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GREEKS AND ITALIANS LOCKED IN BATTLE WHICH MAY BE DECISIVE
Janina The Focal Point: Invaders Plan To Try And Cut Off Thrace
By REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press Staff Correspondent.
ROME, NOV. 3, (UP)—GREEK AND ITALIAN TROOPS ARE LOCKED IN BATTLE IN THE JANINA sector which might DECIDE THE OUTCOME OF THE WHOLE WAR, AND IN WHICH THE FULL Might of boTH SIDES IS INVOLVED, ACCORDING TO RELIABLE
||FASCIST SOURCES HERE.
Two other Italian columns are reported to be
GERMANY WILL advancing through the invaded country-to-
AID ITALY AGAINST GREECE Ready To Act, Says Report
By HUGO SPECK
"UNITED PRESS" CORRESPONDENT
ISTANBUL, Nov. 4 (UP),Authoritative circles. state that Germany is ready to join Italy in the hostilities
against Greece.
The German Ambassador, Herr Franz von Papen has been summoned to Berlin to report the Turkish attitude.
The reports regarding the imminence of German aid to Italy are ascribed to the Nazi desire to uphold the reputation|
of the Axis alliance.
IL
is understood that the Axls Powers are ready to offer Turkey some guarantees hi exchange for non- belligerence.
Repurts are being circulated that Bulgarian mobilisation might
be
RUMANIA
TO RATION
Meatless Days
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BUCHAREST, Nov. 4 (UP). expected in the next few days, but-Rumania, the richest country the plans are believed to be merely in southeast Europe, reputed for precautionary.
its abundance of foodstuffs, has adopted the rationing system for a number of staple articles as from November 1. Meatless days have been in vogue for] several weeks.
Reliable sources declare that if Bulgaria moves suddenly, Turkey will
do likewise.
Increasing Turkish enmity against the Axis is seen in a statementJn the semi-omeial publication "lus- tha", which says that a "new order" means only a new master. The
With a feeling that the ration-. paper adds: "And we may recall noting system would eventually only the greatness of ancient Rome,
but also is death."
come, the people have been put- Ling aside supplies and shop
owners have been filling their cellars.
Turkey Calls Up Reserves SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov. 4 (UP)-Twenty classes of Turkish reserves have The authorities have now stepped been ordered to report for duty to-in and have told both the people and day, according to B.B.C., report, the shop-owners to lauldate
stocks und reduce them to the brondenst early this morning.
The reservists include men between prescribed Ifmits, the ages of 21 and 41 who have not previously served.
Rainfall Record Near
Three more inches of rainfall is all that is required to beat the maximumn annual rainfall for Hongkong which was 119.715 inches in 1880.
their
Stocks in private homes must be reduced to one and one half kilos per person, and when that has been consumed, a monthly allowance of one and one half kilos per person will be made.
Japanese Hold Greek Ship
Detained In Shanghai
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Nov, 4 (UP).~~~Aa Ørst At 10.30 a.m. to-day the rainfall for evidence of Japanese collaboration 1940 had climbed to 110.860 and it with Italy against Greece, the Japan- was still raining.
A
ese Navy is still holding the Greek Winter is the dry season for the freighter Coulouras Xenes, 8,300 tons, Colony
Saturday ony but this week-end was spoiled which was detained On for sportsmen by light rain. There night near Shanghai, Is always something gratifying about
The Greek Consul here sald the
beating a record and roost people ship ja, not carrying cargo but is in would like to see the 1889 figure ballast. He belloved that the ship la broken- it can be done between detained as the result of a "misunder-
standing," - week-ends.
Axis Talk Concerns Russia And Balkans
Special to the "Telegraph"
-BUCHAREST, Nov. 4, (UP).—Messages from Berlin say that Count Clano and von Ribbontrop are discussing at a "secret hunting party somewhere la the Sudeten region”; the new Axis problems posed by the Italo-Gro ek war. They have not clarified the French situation.
for an Axis agreement with Russia In connection with the Balkans. The
It is believed that they will be nature of the agreement has hot been Jólned by Franz von Papen, the disclosed although it is believed to German Ambassador to Turkey, envisage the stabilisation of the de
In Rome, well Informed eireles anid liente Balkan-Axis relations. The thet Count Clano and von Tubbentrop position of Turkey latiso expected Zare drawing up; comprehensive plană 'to be, discussed.
wards their major objectives-one is believed to be pressing down the west coast of Greece.
DRIVE TOWARDS SALONIKA
An official spokesman to-day said probably the most important of all operations from a strategic point of view is the drive along the Greek-Jugo-Slavian frontier north of Salonika. A thrust to Salonika would cut off Thrace from the remainder of Greece and hamper communica- tions between the Greek mainland and the many Greek islands. From a British standpoint, Salonika is the. vital key to the whole situation, the spokesman said, because of the fine large harbour which the British occupied during the World War.
Today's Italian war commüni- que claimed conquests in the advance from Borfosennini and Perati on the bridge at Kalibaki. Italian Advance Claimed The communique also reported the passing of "numerous defence lines" the presumably referring to what Grecks call the Metaxas Line. How- ever
it is understood that the Italians
have advanced considerably these lines.
past
To-day's "Popolo di Roma" said that the Greek General Stuff expected the Greek Army to hold the frontier positions for at least two weeks.
Weekly News Budget For
Greeks
Strike
Back
Italians Lose Big Advantage
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
OHRID,. Nov. 4 (UP) Re- ports from the Yugo-Slavia bor. der states that crack Greek
The Evacuees troops, driving into Albania,
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the
The paper also asserts that Italians occupying Greece elimlaste any threat of war in the Balkans and pince Italian forces in a position from which they can drive on British posliferis in the Mediterranean.
have launched new ntincks on the Italian Invaders.
From positions.gained by an assault after a 36-hour battle, the Greeks drove forward yelling their traditional war cry, "We: will drive them into the een." The famed kilted Evzones made, a spearhead drive.
Italian Air Raide
The Italians aro sáld to have lost all the advantage, which it had taken To-day's officlat war communique them five years to gain. From the said Italian planes repeatedly bombed detalls filtering across the border li military objectives in Corfu where appears that a sudden Greek, thrust "numbers of: explosions were threatened to rolate the Italian observed." Raiders also started frea column which is theatening Florina,
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Athens Communique
ATHENS, Nov. 4 (UP)—To-day's communique states that the flower of Greece's small, army sought out the invaders by land and air in Al- banian territory and violent artillery and air battle resulted. tions the Greeks had taken, have been held
heavy_Italian
counter-at
Koritza sector,
The
on
the Florina The Italians ed explosives from their bomberwon large and smail Greek towns
while Greek, bombers – attacked: “Koritza, Italkin airfelde urtillery batteries, fuel dumps and other concentration points which started large fires. :-
The communique says: Thero is violent" artillery, duels on the Epirus- West Macedonian, front.".
British Bombers Take Part
Reports, from Yuga+Slovakia bald
that four British bombers participat-i ed with, Grecke war planes this week- end in raids on Albania
Two heavy. Italian bombers landed
Intact nehr
Kasterle, The pilota
denied they were shof down by anti- aircraft fire and gave no reason for
The Crimes of Adolf Hitler
Here are three children, Jane, Jacqueline and John. They are blind,
It would be difficult for Hitler to find weaker or more helpless opponents—yet he is trying to destroy them,
At the actual moment this picture was taken, at the Sunshine Home for Blind Babies "at East Grinstead, an air raid warning was
sounded,
There is a touching story behind this pleture.
When there is an air raid the Matron rings a bell. The kiddies are still ignorant: of the meaning of a siren, but when they hear that bell, they prepare for a treat.
Wisely, the Matron has made the air. raid shelter a party to which children who have been good are invited.
Sometimes they have meals there--and as a special treat they may even sleep.there- during night | raids. '-
When the bell sounds, six-year-old Jane hurrles to find her especial friends to take them to the party.
Those three little blind children go to their shelter, guided by a rope, Ignorant of the fact that a mad beast, is seeking their Ilves.
Jane, Jacqueline and John, weak and helpless, are yet terrible accusers against the monstrous crimes of Hitler.
Naval Action Off Corfu Is
Reported By Greek Navy
Special to the "Telegraph"
BUDAPEST, Nov. 4 (UP)---The Greek Navy has announced that a heavy, naval engage-
landing - A third **Italian "* bomber ment is in progress off Corfu. No further detalls were announced. landed south Kastoris with its
fuel exhausted. All the planes are The report did not discloso
in parfect
condition and will be used whether British units were in- by the Greeks 13.
"Blazing Ship Seen
from Corfu, the broadcast, said that NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (Domel)ing northward, at 8.30 to-night
a large vessel was seen ablaze steame
It is announced by the Italian volved. One Italian ship is roto-night in the Ionian Sea west of
A naval battle took place at 8 o'clock RODASIE BROADCASTER
Minister in Greece that his start will
The Inhabitants of Corfi and the proceed to Rome, presumably to- ported to have been driven Corfu, the Athens Radio reported in mainland are reported to have heard
à broadcast
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Baxing the report on a telegrami: TURN to Bick!Page, Columa
northward in flames.