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BALKAN WAR DEVELOPING
Yugoslavs Not Yet Attempting Major Stand
TURKEY EXPECTED BY U.S. TO GO IN
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It was learned in Washington yester- day that Turkey will be given United States aid since American militory ob- servers believe the Nazi thrust in the Balkans will bring Turkey into the war. --International News Service.
BERLIN RADIO CLAIMS
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the
The Berlin radio claims that 68 Yugoslav 'planes were destroyed in opening hours of the Nazi blitz and that the ad- vance is continuing on all fronts.
It was added that swarms of Nazi 'planes started many fires in Belgrade, wrecked
a Yugoslav
troop train north of the Danube, demolished a newly-constructed pontoon bridge east of Belgrade
Greeks Concede Ground After Bitter Struggle
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MEAGRE UNOFFICIAL REPORTS REACHING LONDON IN- DICATE THAT THE YUGOSLAV ARMY THUS FAR HAS NOT, FOR SOUND STRATEGICAL REASONS, MADE ANY SERIOUS AT- TEMPT AT A MAJOR STAND AGAINST THE NAZI MECHAN- ISED DIVISIONS.
Yugoslav preliminary strategy, according
| to these reports, must be to retreat from the GREEKS
borders while fighting mere delaying actions against the Germans.
IN NEW
German troops, advancing behind dive- IN
bombing attacks by Stukas and artillery bar-
rages, have thrust across the Yugoslav border POSITIONS
at many points.
TURKEY
PLACING
ONUS ON
BULGARIA?
and scored direct hit on Bel- (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”) grade railway station.
Twenty-four Yugoslav planes,
The official Turkish Government attitude seems to be that the Ger-
It is claimed, were shot down and 44 destroyed on the ground, The announcer admitted that German detachments encounter- man invasion of Yugosla- ed "particularly stubborn resis- via and Greece has not tance" in the Struma Valley, south of Bulgaria, where German units are moving into Grecian Thrace. It is claimed all German 'planes returned to base safely. -Inter- national News Service,
LIFE SENTENCE PASSED
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brought Turkey nearer to involvement in the war "for the time being."
MATSUOKA CALLED BACK URGENTLY
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Exchange-Telegraph
in London last night reported that Mr. Matsuoka, the Japan- ese Foreign Minister, is cutting short his European visit and is returning to Tokyo "on very urgent business." -International News
Service.
Italian Shot
The Fascists have shot
Within the first hour of the invasion, Belgrade underwent two
Greek troops are taking an Italian subject who, air raid alarms, and the Yugoslav up new positions which they allege, was taken Government declaration of Bel- had been fixed for them in prisoner with the British grade as an "open city," meaning it would not be defended, failed advance, according to parachutists who landed to save the city from
the Nazi latest reports from the in Italy recently. raiders.
the frontier began
received Yugoslav Government completed Athens. final preparations for a with- drawal of the administration from exposed Belgrade to an unnamed centre in the south-west,
As the invasion
Scores Of Bombers
It was a scant 60 miles from the Rumanian border where the first Nazi troops
in
They are marching to the front shouting "Long live the nation, long live the Army. God is with!
us."
was
Official announcement of the execution says the victim, 44- year-old Fortunato Picchi, condemned to death by a special tribunal for defence of the State. It adds the parachutists "com- mitted acts of sabotage in the Calabrian region." Reuter.
THE PEOPLE OF MACEDONIA AND THRACE, THE REGIONS EN- MOST DIRECTLY CONCERN - AMONG ED. -- REUTER..
THE GREATEST broke through | THUSIASM
REIGNS
on the road to Belgrade. No re- ports have yet been received of the effect of the resistance of the advanced elements of the Yugo- slav army.
Nazi bombers arc soaring over Yugoslavia in great num- ber from bases in Rumania, Bulgaria, Austria and Hungary. GERMAN STRATEGY AP- QUICK OCCUPATION OF BEL- PEARS TO BE AIMED AT A
NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE.
GRADE AND ZAGREB.-INTER-
It was emphasised in Ankara
Line Unbroken yesterday that Turkey's attitude is one of "full preparedness." Ac-
"We have maintained our lines cordingly it was announced that unbroken against forces 10 times the schools for Turkish reserve our strength," said the official officers and other military train-1 Greek spokesman in Athens, last ing academies are being moved night,
that enormous from Istanbul to Ankara,
forces of Germans which massed for the attack were met with a terrible fire.
It was emphasised also that Turkey's attitude depends on Bulgaria's action,
A unique trial in Shanghai, In which Judge Milton J, Helmick mains neutral, Turkey most cer- It was stated that if Bulgaria re- acted both as judge and jury un-tainly will not move to war but der the District of Columbia Code, if Bulgaria attacks either Greece this morning with the pass- For Yugoslavia, there is strong perfance of Ul Impelson- chance, that Turkey will enter the Kon General Cement U.S. war, International News Ser- no for the murder of his
stepson internationer Bervice
RAIDERS LEAVE
BRITAIN ALONE
BRITISH EXPERTS
i
adding
A Greek communique an- nounces that the Greeks', have. destroyed 10 Gorman tanks'and' -brought down six German
'planem. :-
.
* The Greek fortifications résist": ed violent shelling and dive- bombing except one.
• SOMĚ AREAS OF NATIONAL" -TERRITORY WERE EVACUAT- | ED" BUT FINALLY THE ENEMY: WAS HELD ON THE FRONT." — REUTER, *
TO AID CHINA batch of over 60 British ex- reports in Shanghai. The reports including specialists in adds that they have been sent by Inputier, pilots; and physlelans the China Society to serve, with en route to China from Eng- the Chinese Government. — Reu-
lingɛta: Chinese ; press | ter..
No enemy air mċtivity had been perts,
tod over England last night
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