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"BLITZKRIEG
HITLER'S AERIAL FRUSTRATED AFTER
READY TO MEET THE INVADERS
Australian "Diggers" in the Egyptian desert, at the alert as warning of the ap proach of Italian planes is given. Over 150,000 Australian and New Zealand troops -sons of the famous Anzacs are in the Near and Middle East, ready to meet the Italians when the anticipated invasion of Egypt begins.
NAZIS MAY TAKE ENEMY CONVOY
ALL FRANCE
New Crisis for Vichy
Special to the “Tolograph"
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (Domei).-Italy and Germany may occupy the whole of France, according to an "Associated Press" despatch from Washington.
GRAZIANI ATTACKS
The despatch, which quotes reliable official sources, states that Marshal Petain is now faced with the alternative of resign- ing and resisting, or permitting Italo-German occupation of the entire country.
understood to have Petain la
Planes And Troops steadfastly refused the Italian de-
Towards Egypt
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“
ROME. Sept. 13 (UP)-A Fascist communique issued to- day indicates that the Italian Air Force is attempting to blast a path along the Egyptian coast for the Italian troops.-
BOMBED
R.A.F. Attack
LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter).-Coastal Com- mand Blenheims raided an enemy convoy off Calais and dropped 4,000 pounds of bombs.
Escorting E-boats were machine-gunned and four enemy fighters were des- troyed in this operation.
SEVEN DAYS
BUT INVASION PREPARATIONS ARE CONTINUED
EDWARD W, BEATTIE
UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, SEPT. 13 (UP). --- THE SEVEN DAYS' SMASH ATTACKS ON LONDON HAVE CONVINCED MANY MILITARY EXPERTS THAT THE AIR BLITZKRIEG HAS PROVED TO BE A FAILURE AS THE SPEARHEAD TO AN INVASIÓN OR A BODY BLOW TO THE BRITISH WAR EFFORT.
Hitler's invasion fleet is now creeping down the French coast, shock troops are massing across the English Channel and the railways are rushing But more men and materials to the coastal arca. the mass raids of the past month, especially of the last week, have neither seriously weakonod British defences nor halted essential production.
By Germany's own testimony the raids of the past week have been an “all out” affair aimed solely and simply at paralysing London and demoralising the population,
Previously the waves of Ger- | ***9+6e4 man attackers cacentrated on airdromes
Industries STORY OF RAID
ON PALACE
throughout the country. Now almost the sume numbers have been hurled against the British capital.
Frustrated
If it is true that these incal recent ralds represent the suprene effort of the Nazi Luftwaffe then, according to growing opinion, Britain has the air blitzkrieg frustrated.
The raids have done a great amount of damage from the coastline far back bil with icw into
the
country exceptions, like the London docks and some factories, the damage has
contined
been
structures.
homes.
most
to of
non-essential them clvillan
will
bring The raids
always daruge, but with constant improve- ments in the British defences there is no reason to suppose future attacks delivered with the same force as the recent ones will be any more deadly. Hitler Confers
"TELEGRAPH" SPECIAL TO THE BERLIN, Sept. 13 (Domel)--Hitler conferred with the Chiefs of his three defence services to-day.
Observers characterise the meeting
As one of the utmost importance.
ITALIANS DETAIN TURKISH SHIP
and
LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter), ~A "spolter" in one nearby building. describing the bombing of Buckingham Palace, sald
the clouds plane came out of right over the Palace.
"I was petrified on I saw five boroba coming down towards the Palace," he said. "It was not indiscriminate bombing. It was a definite attack."
As soon as the "All-Clear" was sounded. the King and Queen returned to their apartments, and shortly
Icft afterwards
the Palace on a tour which was ar- ranged yesterday.
As they left the Palace, both the King and Queen appeared quie unshaken
their <x- Derience.
br
GERMANS HARRIED
By Terrific R.A.F. Attacks
A VIEW OF RECENT STREET
BARRAGE BEATS NAZI BOMBERS
Special to the "Telegraph"
Confidence is growing in the new British methods of using artillery barrages against the
German raiders and there is increasing evidence that the terrific barrage now created as soon as the enemy appears will continue to prove, suc- cessful:
Last night German bombers endeavoured for eight hours to a few of the hundreds of penetrate the ring of fire. Only machines participating in the attacks succeeding in breaking through.
alarm 13 During the second "Molotov bread-basket" burst above the west London district and spewed incendiary and high a wide explosive bombs over
arca.
"Most of the incendiary bombs were quickly extinguished with sand. One set fire to the ruins of a building wrecked in a previous raid; the roof of another building also caught fire.
Longest Raid of War
LATEST
RAID CASUALTIES
LONDON, Sept 18-(Router).— 103. the London area the number of persons killed and injured in last night's attacks was not heavy.
Fuller reports of the previous night's casualties, show, that 110 per- The forenoon raid yesterday was sons were killed and 260 injured in the longest London has experienced. the London area.
It was revealed last night that,
Early the' morning, Incendiary
In addition to deliberately attacking bombs were dropped in a district of German Northern Ireland. Small fires were Buckingham Palace, raiders bombed, the Houses of started but quickly extinguished and Parliament. The House of Lords there were no casualties.
by 0.0 incendiary was set afire bomb; fortunately, the Bames were
extinguished. quickly
At mid-day to-day, in addition to attacks on London, enemy aircraft in small numbers dropped bombs In
Five bombs were dropped on several districts of south-eastern Buckingham Palace. Two fell in the England.
In an Essex town, considerable inner quadrangle of the Palace; a third hit and wrecked the Royal damage was done but no casualtica Chapel, and the remaining two fell have been reported.
stopped by Itallan warships night continued to harry the Memorial and the Palace Gates.
Dive-Bombing
Attack
in
and plans
district
in central ond some
ISTANBUL, Sept, 13 (Reuter)...
LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter).
In several other places, houses and The Turkish cargo steamer, Sakarya,
cottages were hit but in general the 2,000 tons, is reported to have been-R.A.F. bombers on Thursday in the roadway between the Victoria
damage and casualties are reported Craters in Famous Park
as being slight. detained at the island of Leros.
Other bombs created huge craters
Later, enemy aircraft, continuing It is understood that the Turkish German invasion Foreign Minister is making a pressing struck at the network of vital in a famous park in the city. Oric their methods of sudden attack and retreat which had characterised their demarche to the Italian Government railway junctions and goods-set fire to a gas main.
Western
Many incendiary bombs were also activities throughout the day,, dropped Germany yards for immediate release of the steamer ssssess lund cargo.
despite weather described by dropped in the working class areas bombs in one pilots as "generally foul," states: north-west London. Among the London, In Eastbourne
places it Kent: buildings hit wes a school. the Air Ministry news service.
Incendiary bombs fell in Downing The yards, which include some of Street without causing damage.
Just prior to yesterday's third air the largest and most elaborate in Europe, must play an important part raid alarm, a tremendous explosion in any attempted invasion of Britalo: TURN to Page 5, Column Two
Troops, reserves, equipment and supplies moving westwards to the Channel ports from Germany must pass through one or other of these key transport centres.
Raid In Rain
thut in s It was, before 10 p.m. thick cloud and drizzling rain that the first raider dropped heavy, bombs and Incendiarles on the Hamm yard. At the Ehrang yards near Luxem bourg frontier, north of Trier, heavy bombs burst along a line of trucks causing several explosions and fires which burned with a vivid glare.
Other bombs bursting
On Busy London Road
mands that all French troops in North Africa be demobilised and the Ger- man demand for 58 per cent., of the
LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter)-During London's third. nir live stock in unoccupied France,
Informed circles belleve Petain ro-raid warning, a plane was heard to dive over London with its jected the demands on the grounds mngines cut out, and after zooming upwards, it released high- that they would create a precedent explosive and incendiary bombs which set fire to premises.
Scores of pedestrians fell ful) that would lead to further demands Inter
Italy has demanded the demobilisa-'ength on the roadway and pave- tion of French troops in northernnent, while others raced for Africa owing to the fear that they might revolt and, foin the British shelter.
Although no official communiqué forces. on the subject has been issued, it is becoming Increasingly evident that the Italians have invaded Egypt.
General Graziahi, the butcher of Ethiopia, is reported to be pushing! along the const 'towards Alexandrin. The Telegrafo says that the
Conscription In Burma
Five bombs were dropped. by a Ingle German raider which dived uddenly through low cloude und ittacked one south-east town during the morning.
RAID ON BELFAST
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH".
permanent way south of the yard
caused heavy explosions,
Wants To Help Britain
"Can't Stand By" Says U.S. Senator
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Soviet-Rumanian Tension
BUCHAREST,
Sept. 13 (Reuter), -Anxiety with regard to Soviet- Rumanlar relations has increased as the result of the latest Soviet note Ho
Rumania, protesting against alleged
frontier Incidents on
nts on Wednes
day.
The frontier situation has been threatening for some weeks and it is persistently reported that there aro Soviet troop concentrations along the WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 river Pruth which marks the line of (UP)"It is apparent that the the new border. people of the United States will soon, if it is not the case already, Fourth Raid Alarm A! Osnabrueck, two bombers flow be confronted with a momentous
air BELFAST, Sept. 18 (Domel). through dense cloud and attacking decision," said Senator Claud LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter), The For the first time since the trom various heights, the ralders Pepper in an interview to-day. sound of sirens in London's fourth
"Are we going to stand by and per- rald warning to-day was just dying Railway Sidings imit the conquest of England or the away in the south-west London outbreak of war, German long-started ten large fires in the yards.
At Essen yards heavy bombs were capture of the British Fleet by the suburbs when local anti-aircraft guns opened fire and searchlights: con- dropped on rallway sidings and the Nazis?" he asked. '.... ·
Senator Pepper urged immediate, verged at a point in the western sky. from the Governor, stating that the fires across the centre of another on Thursday night.
Incendiary bombs were drop-rear-gunner of one alreraft saw evening. The systematic bombingh of the Governor had enacted, in the national south-east coast town this
guns for Britain. Po ang tag the flash of anti-aircraft guns als bed Hitherto only one la reported killed ped on the city, setting fire to dashes of explosions among the tangle additional warships, airplanes and A plane was heard overhead and Egyptian coust' during the past work service for European British subjects,
It did not matter, he said, whether the sky a
of engines The Schworte marshalling yards are interpreted as a major part of the an act providing for compulsory but a number were injured..
service of European British subjects As the result of last night's raid public buildings and homes and of sidings and switches.
abruptly. Italian offensive, IN GEN
ment or by the manufacturer. Alexandria: is. 300 miles from the either in the armed forces or in civli on a north-west town, seven: deaths devastating the city's main and sidings at Emmerich were also they were provided by the Govern- The noise of e
street.
attacked. are hitherto reported.
Gas Main Burst Ona bomb fell directly on the RANGOON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)entre of a road, bursting the gas
Italian aim is to capture Alexandria The Speaker read out in the House main but flames were extinguished range bombers attacked Belfast
Incendiary bombs started over 12 of Representatives to-day a message
as soon as possible.
main Italien bases,
works.
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stopped