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JOHN STEINBECK • Produced & Directed by LEWIS MILESTONE
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ARMISTICE DAY Italians Advance
Customary Observances
Abandoned
Five Miles
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November 1, 1940.
U.S. Planes To Speed British Victory
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LONDON, Oct. 31 (British Wire- less) The King has decided that the usual Armistice Day service at the offering stiff resistance, especially Including boll) fighters and Cenotaph shall not be held this year, with their artillery,
bombers. and the Government feel that in the
followed. It has rained continuously for 48
Nobody can say when the output present circumstances it would be preferable that other large services hours in the fighting zones which have of 1,300 planes a menus can be which it had been the custom to hold been transformed into a vast swamp reached since there are, two serious throughout the country should not be land with bleak mountains
"bottlenecks in American Industry, held.
namely, in production of machine In view of the risk of confusion Responsible ciretes in Rome, deny tools and acro-engines, but informed with air raid warning signals. It will reports that the Italians have taken Americus sources express the view Janina, but an Italian communique that resort may again be made to minutes silence as in previous years.states that the Italians continued to the system of releasing to Britain
Poppy Day As Usual
advance on Epirue and have reached planes ordered for the American sir November 11 will, however, be the Kalamas River at several points. forces. observed as Poppy Day as hitherto and the British Legion are making the usual arrangements for the sale of popples in aid of Earl Haig's Fund. The following announcement has been issued by the Archbishop of Canterbury:
not be possible to signal
The port of Patras was bombed) from the air find Greek ships loaded with troops were hit, claims the com- munique.
nt
Third Plan
The now plan will be the fourth warplane bullding programme in the United States.
The others are (1)35,000 planes Bombs were also dropped on the for the United States army, already bases at Lepanto, the encampments mostly contracted; (2) the original H.M.G. have announced that in the at Metrovo Pass and the defence British programme for 14,000 planes; present clrcumstances Armistice Day works in the Kalmus Valley, says the (3) the new British order for 12,000 cannot be observed in the once Rome communique.
planes. customary manner. While this 'Is Athens reports that the rumour that inevitable, there will be general Russan planes have arrived clesire that Armisticellde should not Salonika has been denied. pass without associations which have so long surrounded - It, It is, there- fore, proposed with the approval of the King that Sunday, November 10, The police authorities in Athens should be observed in Our various have forbidden foreigners to remain pinces of worship and in our hearts in the streets between 9 p.m. and und homes as a day of remembrance daybrenk, without n special police and dedlention."
pasя.
Athens Precautions
Monday, has again been heavily al- tacked from the air.
by
the
Air Raid Damage A communique Issued Ministry of Pubile Safety states that in two ralds yesterday damage was used by eight planes to a number of houses, but only one person was injured.
The trees were cleared in re
it is reported that 110 bodies have WU TEH-CHEN cord time late yesterday afternoon been recovered following Monday's
when an air alarm was sounded.
The bombing. Goodwill Tour Results
victions Include A few of the suficiently curious priests, police, ufficials. 30 women CHUNGKINS, Nov. $ (Central)
peered at the sky as on the first day and 45 children. News)-General Wu Tch-chen, of the war; they saw a lane reco31- More than 200 bombs are sak! tu Minister of Oversee Affairs and naissance plane fly over the city and have been dropped on Patras, des- China's goodwill envoy to the Souil the Tato, aerodrome, but no bombs troying a large number of buildings. Sea Islands, has left Batovin for were dropped. The machine then none of which could be described as Sumatra and other parts of the disappeared into the murky horizon, military objective. Netherlands East Indies,
One person was killed in the third: As a result of General Wu's visit, raid on Patras yesterday morning. thue la fresh demonstration of patriotism among Chinese In the Netherlands East Indies who have contributed $1,000,000 (Nutional cur- cency) to the Chinese Government.
General Wu is expected to complele his goodwill tour in the Netherland East Indies within a week.
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Lepanto Bombed
Invaders Penetrate ATHENS, Oct. 31 (Reuter).--The greatest depth of, Italian advance at any point is only six miles, according ATHENS, Oct. 31 (Reuter) to authoritative sources here. Lepanto, in the Gulf of Corinth,! It is stated that Italian artillery and advanced Agrinion and Egina were bombed by are pounding Greu Italian nireraft yesterday. The ruid posts but nowhere has contact been the main lines of the on the latter place led to an afternoon inade with alarm In Athena,
Greek defence.
Italian Shot Down Minor damage was done to all three places.
LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuter).---Re- A 9 o'clock curfew for nfi foreigners connaissance flights, aver Greek and at Athens und this is Hallan coastal waters were made by imposed belleved to be connected with the the R.A.F. on Wednesday, and during Police comb-out.
one flight an Italian plane was en- countered and shot down in flames.
Steamer Captured LONDON, Oct. 31 (Reuter).—The
Spaniards Decorated For Saving Britons LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuter).-Theis King has awarded silver medals for gallantry and humanity to Jose Oiere
It hoped that British subjects, as Cusmano and Juan Masce ad allies, will receive permits permitting members of the crew of the Spanish Ashing vessel, Meco, who showed the freedom of movement shortly. greatest disregard for personal safety The table field guns in which Italians are using a large num- to the Greeks.
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The mountainous nature
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frontier dictutes only three practical lines of advance for the Italian forces. SALONIKA, Oct. 31 (Domei).— In the north-east the gap in the The Greek lines in the Macedonian high ridges which affords an approach scetor of the Albanian front remain to Florina on the road to Salonika is unbroken, according to the latest field exceptionally well-guarded by the dispatches. Until now there has been Grecks. The Italians had concentrat no air attack on Salonika which has ed heavily at Knolca in Albania for been blacked out for the past three
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against Florina, but hitherto state of readiness. they have failed to make any signin- · Usual bright, waterfront cafes shut- eunt progrOSS.
Another gap found in the centre lights. Air raid shelters are being front leads only into difficult country hastily dug in the main square of the where low,
strategic city. advantages are to be won by. an Italian residents numbering 500 attacking force.
Ihave been arrested but Germans are Near the coast is third line bestill at large. Everything on wheels tween the mountains and the sea. has been requisitioned. Even bleycles The Greek port of Patras, where are affected and only trams are more than 100 people were killed on running.
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