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HITLER'S PLANS UPSET BY RESISTANCE: FOND DREAM
(By "Reuter's" Diplomatic Correspondent)
November 4, 1940.
NEW
GREEK SOCKS
SHELVED
LONDON, NOV. 3.—THE GREEK RESISTANCE SEEMS TO HAVE CAUSED `A`HITCH IN HITLER'S PLANS.
for men
One of the finest selection of Men's
Italian Duplicity Socks in the Colony will be found at
Before War
Displayed Greek Flag
Greek markings which was forced to
Mackintosh's.
Included is a large selection of the A week ago it appeared from rumours that he was going to announce the completion of
ATHENS, Nov. 3 (Reuter)-Photo-popular. "Argyll" Checks: (as illustrat- his "Now Order in Europe" and combine it with a peace offensive against Britain with the
possible hope that it might be accopted here and Graphs of Italian seaplane bearing ed), plain and ribbed in solid colours How Nazi-Conquered Peoples Fare
with a stronger hope that it might cause' disland in Cephalonia before the out- and various designs to suit all tastes. sension in America on the eve of the presidential prominently published in newspapers All are made of fine quality yarns
here which point out that by illegally using Greek colours Italians were which will give every satisfaction in olections.
able to elude British vigliance and patrol the Adriatic.
War Against Spirit Of Nationalism
-Gestapo Methods
Sub-
There is still the possibility of his trying a peace offensive in America-though he has left it very late- but the rest of his grandiose plan seems to have been shelved for the moment.
Up Against It
LONDON, Nov. 3 (Reuter). Italinn troops are finding them- selves up against a well-fortified line of resistance, admitted the Rome radio this evening.
break of Italo-Greek hostilities are
VICHY, Nov. 3 (Reuter).—The
Swiss Government has agreed to take
charge of Greek interests in Italy, says a Berne dispatch,
CAMPAIGNS FOR PRESIDENCY
U.S. Candidates Await Result
LONDON, Nov. 3 (Reuter).-Germany's treatment of the populations in occupied territories varies from country to coun- try, according to reliable news which has reached London by
to [cording
good sources. devious channels.
Janina Not Taken The Poles appear to suffer the sequently he appeared to waver but
BELGRADE, Nov. 3 (Reuter).-- most severely and the Danes the new there are signs that he is re-
turning to his former attitude.
General
Falkentuusen, the According to a report from the Yugo- least severely.
In Poland it almost appears that military governor of Northern France Slay frontier, the Italian offensive the Germans are intent on a polley and Belgium, wields supreme power against the western gap at Janina has. of extermination. The Danes are while the provincial governors (many been repelled.
by Germany) One thousand Italians were taken Comparatively mildly treated partly recently appointed
administration, prisoner, many tanks were captured because organized opposition to the maintain the local
་ There are ng signs that they are and large units are in a dangerous regime in Denmark is impossible and parily in order to encourage
way position. the resisting the Germans. In any
Italian Attacks Held by the Rexists! and terrorist nets and terr Danes to produce foodstuffs.
ATHENS, Nov. 3 (Domel)-While Austria is the only subject country (Helgian Nazis) are reported in same
Mr. Italian attacks were held at points, which has benefited, for large num-districts. bers of Gestapo
Sabotage does not appear to be Greek planes uided by the British agents have been
Force attacked the military withdrawn owing to the necessity of organised, but it is noteworthy that Air large-scale Gestapo activity in other
the Schaerheck rubber factory and object at Ives bebind the Italian lines, countries. Hence Austrian anti-Nazi the Habroken oil dumps were burned according to the latest reports from organisations are beginning to Brive, while military cables were cut in the front.
Yesterday British and Greek There is been much industrial Waterloo and Belgian Luxembourg.
bombers ralded Tirana, the capital of sabotage and the growth of Coin-
Patriotic Belgium ຕາມ.
Jarge towns
Patriotle leaflets are reported to be Albania, and also bombed Italian ships in Albanian fighting is reported reaching .menuchag proportions.
distributed at Antwerp while it is to-day. Occasional wholesale orrests are
that made bel the manifest injustice of toured on good authority
"Libre Belgique," which was such indiscriminate punishment only in-
a thorn in the invader's side in the. creases the general discontent.
last war, ha reappeared.
"ceils" In
Crushing Czechs
other
feed
Ocupied France is being systematic. Between the extremes of Poland ally fouted. Food for Frenchmen is rearce but German officers in Paris and Denmark, oppression in
to repletion at the Ritz or countries varies in degree only. In
Maxim's. Czecho-Slovakia the German nim
Resistance, however, is not dead. nationalistic appears to be crush, feeling and forcibly to convert the German posters put up churing the Czechs to German Ideas and ideals. day are mysteriously-forn down dur-
Are
New Facts On C. N. A. C.
Shooting
Re-
NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (Reuter).~With only election eve radlo addresses to wind up the presidential election, campaign excitement is at fever heat this week-end.
President Roosevelt Is returning to-day to his Hyde Park estate, where he will rest until after Tuesday's election.
Re-National Committee Mr. E. Flint. Wendell Wilkie, the
would win 420 of the 531 electoral publicam candidate, is also resting at predicted that President Roosevelt home here,
The general opinion here is that votes while Mr. Joe Martin the advantage resting with President Wendell Willicie will win 324 electoral the polling will be close with the publican Chairman said that Mr. votes--both claiming New York's Roosevelt,
Mr. Wilkie has covered nearly vital 47 votes which experts feel Mr.
stutes in the
With the solid south electoral votes 30,000 miles by air, rail and roud Wilikle needs in order to win. through 34 strenuous campaign of the century, in his pocket and holding the edge of and the West, during which he has appeared before the "silver" States about 12,000,000 people and made according to polls the President enn lover 500 speeches.
be re-elected without New York. The Democrats, however, are taking no chances and to-night the full dress battle for New York is progressing.
Industrial. Votes
most
has covered far
President Hampered President Roosevelt, on the other hand, has been tied to Washington and by offelal duties less ground. President Roosevelt's It appears that the votes of the supporters have given his opponent large industrial States of New York, very "warm" receptions, and Mr. Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Willkle, at his meetings, has had to Michigan, Oblo and New Jersey will CHUNGKING, Nov. 3 (Reu-face !! exceptional variety of decide the presidential battle. The the missiles, including eggs and tomatoes. outcome in some of these States is Poles are treated as persons with In the night. British radio broad- ter)-It is revealed that
This is regarded as poor campaign regarded as so uncertain as to in- no rights and only the Jews are worse nets blare out from behind darkened American representative of the
re-ing as observers believe that every spire speculation on the effect of the served; the Czechs are slightly better windows and the Gestapo is power- off. Nevertheless all Czech children less to punish the offenders. News C.N.A.C. cabled his official
of voles.
John Lewis. are compelled to attend German is passed from mouth to mouth and port concerning the tragedy in- b cost the Democrats a number endorsement of Mr. Wilkie by Mr.
Battle For New York thousand Czech cyclists are forbidden to ride abreast volving the airliner, "Chung- schools. Twenty
Some surveys put as many as 180 students are forced to work in Ger- in order to avoid this passage of king" to the United States De-
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" electoral votes in doubt and also in- NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (UP)-Thedicale a trend towards Mr. Wilkie's many. Public libraries are deprived information. of all Czech works on political Resistance is not organised the partment of State yesterday
too stunned but the after completing investigations | national elcellon compaign roured election in the Middle West which ccunomy and natural history. Czech people
towards
a noisy end, with labour tea might result in a Republlean victory. theatres are closed and determined situation will doubtless change in personally here.
ders joining In the forecast that Many experts, even those inclined This is considered the reason why labour workers will decide the most to favour the Republicans, concede attempts are being made to substitute time. German for the Czech language,
General von Falkenhausen headed the State Department has made. no bitterly fough! conquest in a quarter Mr. Roosevelt 200 to 231 electoral. Property Spoilated the German military experts who comment on the incident so far.
votes. With 231 electoral votes Mr.. The report reveals that the Japan-
win The verdict actually ties with some Roosevelt would need only 35 to Public property is systematically were advising China at the beginning!
of the Sino-Japanese hostilities, ese aircraft only started to machine 50,000,000 people who are expected in other words Mr. Wilkie must spoilated and arbitrary fixing of the rate of exchange at ten Czech crowns They were withdrawn at the request gun the machine after it had landed to vote on Tuesday. Private surveys make a clean sweep of all the crucial
Incidentally von on the Changyi airfield, where "Foxy" for one German mark mulets the of the Japanese.
election will see
close finish. cast if he expects to overcome the Czecha of money at every financial Falkenhausen was Governor of Bel-Kent, the pilot, intended to wait for and public polls. Indiente that the States in the Mid-West and industrial stium for many months during the further information, knowing of the Democratic and Republican high President's initial advantage conceded operation.
presence of Japanese aircraft nearby.quarters express confidence,
to him by reason of the Democratic The Gestapa is laying heavy 1914-19 occupation of that country. weight on Holland. Despite drastic
The Chairman of the Democratic southern bloc and the far West, punishments the ban on hearing British and Free Dutch_radio_broad- casts is widely defed. German girls are placed in the main Dutch tele- phone exchanges while Gestapo agents swarm in the citjes listening for "subversive talk" with seant success.
A
Dutch Work In Reich Holland is being systematically despoiled and a huge volume of Fresh German clearing debts is being built up. The worth of these debts is very doubtful.
Italian Propaganda Amuses Greeks
ATHENS, Nov. 3 (Reuter).-"He's as big a liar as an Italian communique" is a new tag here. A.meteorological phenomenon has Athenians are jeering at a taken place at the front apparently As the Italian communique claims Rome radio report that Italian that forrential rain is flooding their The latest estimates suggest that planes heavily bombarded frontline while the Greek trenches
Dutch workers have been
Such Piraeus yesterday since many are bone-dry. transported
Germany. เบ labour is practically compulsory have seen Italian machines The Rome story of the lynching though ostensibly voluntary,
scuttling away as fast as they of British Air Force oflcers following The attitude of King Leopold is the could
their relensc from Internment in without dropping any chief engima in Belgium. Originally
Greece is also going down well here. the king's intention was to regard bombs as soon as three Greek The facts are that the officers were
mobbed by a cheering crowd. himself as a prisoner of war, ac fighters appeared.
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