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No. 16302
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1940.
(日九月十
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GREEKS AND ITALIANS AMERICA'S NEW London Trial Of
BATTLE TO CONTROL STRATEGIC HIGHWAY
Special to the "Telegraph",
OHRID, NOV. 7, (UP);—THE BATTLE FOR DOMINATION OF THE ROAD BETWEEN KORCA ANd biklishtA CONTINUED THIS MORNING WITH INCREASING VIOLENCE, ACCORDING TO REPORts from thE FRONTIER. THE GREEK THRUST IS SAID TO BE
| DIMINISHING.
Hitler Refuses Safe® Conduct
To US. Refugees
Fighting centres in the northeastern spurs of the Morova Mountains dominating one side of the pass, through which runs the road to Korca. The other side of the pass is dominated by the Suha mountains.
The Greek Third Army Corps is reported to have forced this pass through to Cangan, and Greek artillery is concentrating on motorised Italian troops along the road from Cangan to Korca.. ·
The Italians, meanwhile, have fortified their positions in the WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Reu-|Morova and Suha mountains ter)-Germany has refused from whence they are shelling safe conduct for an American the nearby Greek positions, ship to proceed to Ireland to heavy cannonading being audible bring back United Slates citizens continuously from this sector. although Italy has granted safe conduct, it is announced by the State Department.
Defeat For Italians Frontier reports claim that Greck The German Government is troops, supported by a motorised detachment, carly this morning iti said to have declared that the the central sector defeated, Italion areas around England were troops attempting to attack in the "areas of military operations" direction of Kalpaklon on the road and that "Berlin is not in a posi-between Argirocastro and Janina anti
Big Nazi Forces In Rumania
8 Divisions Reported
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH LONDON, Nov. 7 (UP),--- ottle is in progress near the Information reaching a usually tion to furnish any sort of assur-village of Visamt about 18 miles from well informed diplomatic quarter ance of the nature requested.”
The Italian Government's prompt "The Greeks took prisoner about so in London to-day said that the of Germun troops and favourable reply was com-talian soldiers, two officers and two number
#!
Janina.
creased from approximately one! to saven or eight, divisions during the past fortnight.
to Germany, but Berlin Italian autotrucks in this battle.. the stationed in Rumania has in- ard to net likewise, the State reports state. Department reveals.
Three Greek planes this morning The United States is contemplating again bombed Argiracastro, one of sending a liner, possibly the Manhat-the Falian bases which was bombed planes at 14 p.m. nine Greek ion, to a West Ireland port to by evacuate about 1,200 Americans from yesterday,
Italian Version Britain.
here was that Germany's answer will probably intensify the already strain- ed German-American relations,
The reinforcements are be- lived to exceed the limits.neces- sary to garrison the oilfields and
The immediate-reaction-by-ometals ROME, NOV. (Domel)-Aided key transportation--points,-and- by the operations of Italian bombing believed to indicate that Hitler squadrons, Italian troops crossed the is establishing an army of for Kalumas River
northeastern Greece, the Italian High Command midable dimension in Rumania. disclosed in a communique,
British Aid For Greece
In
Could Threaten Turkey
This army would then be available elther, to occupy or cross Bulgaria to the aid of the Italians in Greece, and to threaten, Turkey.
Other units of the Italian Air Force struck the Greek defence posi tions along the Janina-Kalibaki road, in the Phlorina sector and in the areas near Lake Presba.
The possibility is also envisaged Still other air formations bombed that German soldiers may be sent Volo and
Patrass harbours, the from Rumania to Syria by aeroplanes Flowing In, Says Athens Larissa airdrome and
the railway with an Intermediaté landing at SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
station and military objectives at Rhodes. SOFIA, Nov. .7
Experts In London, however, say (UP). Zakynthos, said the communique. British aid is now flowing into The communique claimed that all that before trying to conquer Syria, Germany will almost certainly at- Greece, regularly and in ac-Italian planes returned, while
tempt to neutralise Turkey in order to avoid hostile Turkish forces on cordance with plans," the Athens Greek plane was shot down. Radio announced this afternoon. Į Koritza Capture Denied
their flank.
one
ATHENS, Nov. 7 (Reuter)The Reviewing the ten days of war,, the announcement said, with satisfaction, report that Greek troops had enter- that the balance is now in Greece's ed Koritza is authoritatively denied favour, in view of the Albanian ter- here.
Latest reports indicate that the ritory occupied and the number of
situation on the Macedonian front is Italians taken prisoner.
still static.
.. British Planes For Salonika
SALONIKA, Nov. 7 (UP).—It is
Athen's Raid Alarms
understood that British planes are; ATHENS, Nov. (Reuter)--Athens arriving here in the very near future. had had five nir alarms by
British Assurance
between General Sir
1 p.m.
to-day.
First British Casualty ATHENS, Nov. 7 (Reuler).-Gen-
British
soldier
In the hoad
In an
interview with the newspaper, machine
yesterday,
over
Albanian
Italiana Cross River SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
territory
"Assy matos."
In this interview he paid a high tribute to the heroic Greek people" for realating the invader, thereby OHRID, Nov. 7 (UP)-The Italian setting the world a magnificent troops which have been advancing in
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example."
CZECHS SILENTLY
HATE
Celebration Of Republic
VICE-PRESIDENT
Mr. Henry Wallace, formerly Secretary for Agriculture in the Roosevelt Administration, now be- comes the new Vice-Presi-
Soviet and U.S. Fifth Columnists
dent of the United States as Prison, for Admiral's Daughter
a.result of this week's elections. His administra- tive ability makes him an Ideal right-hand man for President Roosevelt, and he is popular. Here is a recent portrait of Mr. Wallace.
LONDON, Nov. 7 (Reuter).—Anna Wolkoff, the 37-year-old daughter of Admiral Wolkoff, once Russian Naval Attache in London, was sentenced in London to-day to ten years' penal servitude.
She was found guilty of committing offences contrary to the Official Secrets and Defence regulations.
Tyler Kent, formerly a clerk at the United States Embassy, who was convicted last week of communicating documents which might be useful to the enemy, was at the same time sentenced to seven years.
Hearing was in camera and took three weeks, extraordinary precau- tlons being taken throughout to ensure complete secrecy.
Documents From Embassy The Judge, addressing the prl- documents soners, referred to two which he said Kent had taken from the American Embassy.
Wolkoff, he said, was a Russian who became a naturalised British and at a time when Britain was fighting for its existence, she sent a document to a treltor who broadcast in Ger many for the purpose of weakening the British war efforts.
7 NAZI PLANES DOWNED
And R.A.F. Did Not
Lose A Pilot
LONDON, Nov. 7 (Reuter) Not a single pllot of the five R.A.F. aircraft lost in to-day's air fighting is missing, all having safely bailed out.
Seven enemy machines have been destroyed, one of these, a Messerschmitt 110, crashing: In the outskirts of London.
Secret Proceedings "United Press" says that the trial was reminiscont of the famous spy Four of the others threo 109s and trials in the last war since the pre- an 87 dive-bomber-were brought ceedings were secret and the doors down off the south const by one to the Court had brown paper pasted Hurricane squadron,
Two Hurricane pilots who account-
over the
Some of the witness, including ed for a raider who come down near famous, personages detained. under London did not know that they had the Defence Regulations, were driven shut it down. This fighter-bomber into the Yard of the Old Bailey in was first sighted as it flew nearly closed motor ears and led through six miles above the East Anglian the
and into the coast, says the Air Ministry, news corridor prisoners'
the
service.. The RAF. fighters were witness box by
dock. prisoner's Mr. Justice Tucker,
patrolling 10,000 feet below and they addressing Kent,
said he was guilty of Ave, chased the enemy over London,
time. offences of obtaining and communica-
Above Chiswick, they came into ting documents which could be of range.
climbing all the
The German pilot tried to
use to the enemy for purposes preescape by climbing still higher, but. Judicial to the safety and interests one R.A.F. fghter opened fire at a
of the State. Kent was sentenced to
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Japanese Newspaper's Warning
To Netherlands East Indies
Special to the "Telegraph"
TOKYO, Nov. 8 (Domei)-Declaring that Japan's ultimate aim lay in the liberation of "the oppressed people in East Asia from the pressure and force of the White Race," the "Nichinichi Shimbun" warns the Netherlands East Indies against adopting "an arrogant attitude" towards Japan.
PATROCLUS SURVIVORS
Ciling the broadcast made by the Director of Publicity of the Nether-
lands East Indies Government, Mr. U.S. VOLUNTEERS
J. H. Ritman, in which he stated that
he considered the Netherlands East Indies outside the Japanese.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Reuter).
chain of East Asintle copt / record influx of volunteers has
brought the United States regular the "Nichinichi" Баук
ys: "If the Nether-army to more than the peacetime full Total 263 lands East Indies authorities Intend strength of 375,000 for which number to fuce the new situation in East Asia Congress provides funds nearly two with the attitude of a conqueror months ahead of schedule.
An official stated that the Intensive based upon the old order, they must
enlistment drive is to be continued up expect due and sudden
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'!'
** "Grozily Mistuction."
to the new war strength objective of
"The change in the Dutch attitude 431,000 men. probably reflects the Anglo-American pressure, but if the Netherlands East
But if the
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District
Abyssinian D
Taken From Italians
ATHENS, Nov. 7 (Reuter).-"The
LONDON, Nov. 7 (UP)--Six British forces in the Middle East are capable of crushing any enemy from erat John Metaxas, the Greek pre
hundred and thirty-one Burvi- whatever quarter he may come, mier, attended the military funeral
vors, by their stories, Indicated Victory is
is certain and as Mr. Chur- to-day of the first
that at least 160 men had died chill said, we shall share its fruits,” killed in action in the Gracco-Italion declared Major-General M.D. war.
LONDON, Nov. 7 (Reutor)-in the torpedoing of the auxiliary Gambler-Parry, Chief Liaison Officer He was a Sergeant Observer in a The population of Prague has cruisers Laurentic and Patroclus, Indles authorities believe that they
Archibald British bember shot
petty hagging und' setting up a bold Wavell and the Greek General Staff during an encounter with an Italiant outwitted the full forces of including the Master of the Pace can evade Japan's just demands by
the Gestapo in successfully mak-troclus, Captain G. C. Wynter.
they are, grossly, mistaken. front, are. reputa ing a collective gesture to mark the 22nd anniversary of the and 310 men of the Laurentle and The survivors included 52 officers
lon
of cunningly prolonging diplo- matle Czecho-Slovak Republic.
negotiations. 33 officers and 230 men of the Patro-Netherlands East Indies authorities Heavy penalties were threatened by clus who landed at a Scottish port intend to exceed mere diplomatic the German authorities for any form Wednesday.
CAIRO, Nov. 7 (Renter) --A British column, supported by, Bargaining and adopt on arrogant at- of demonstratiori..
itude by ignoring the principles and R.A.F. units, surprised and captured Gallabat, on the Sudan- According 10 reporta reaching
requirements of the chain of East Abyssinian frontier, according to a communique issued here. London, everywhere the workers re ported
Aslan co-prosperity, they must ex- for the
daily task. There
pect an appropriate reaction. Our
They took a number of three quarters of an hour. were no manifestations and shops
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In addition, to prisoners taken, the and cafes carried on as usual, But
prisoners.
Italians auffered many casualties and- when work ended, workers from
An enemy counter-attacked prisoners captured included 17 deser- offers. and l'factories returned straight home, remaining Indoors until the next morning
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI For hours in the evening .com- sequently the sull. brightly lit shops LONDON, Nov. 7 (UP).—It and cafes, remained empty and the is reliably reported that the From To-Morrow streels practically deserted.:
British American Australlan
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY **The Impressive silence of the talks have resulted in an agree CANTON, Nov. 7. (Domel).It is Czech capital fell_warningly mont in principle on military ometally announced that the steam- bases in defensive co-oporation ship services between Canton and kon, and also between Canton In the Pacific, so that an emerg Hongkong,
and Macho, which have been tem ency décision can be taken atally discontinued due to the and Indian troops, supported by air- The base from which the The short notice
cholera epidemics spreading in Hong-craft, tanks armoured cars and operated is not disclosed The details have not been divulged kong and Macao, will be resumed as artillery, participated in the surprise officially stated that fast andomcializare reticent regarding from Saturday, November 9 follow-capture of Gallabat, which adjoins yard, desireyari kad rub the possible use of the Singapore the docline of the epidemics in the the Italian frontier town of Metemma. well and Emah railwery bara by the United States navy, muffccted drehen rinse GoThe whole action lasted barely attacked;
Yugo-Slav Minister Sacrificed To Axis
ISTANBUL, Nov. 7 (Router)—A coming crisis in Yugo Slavia, Is "indicated by the resignation of the Wur Minister, coupled with bombing of Monastir (Bitoll) by foreign planes.
Tallan press attacked him and Gestapo's care. Iinister, General Reditch, The Tea times in the past offered demanded his resignation,
Ion itals anid, na a
It is therefore feared that" the re- nignation of General Reditch Is In- the pro Xia Kerided as top to the Ax26) Slavinay Only!
(usually-inform reported
consider, that; Gene
stand
Captain Ramsay
Agreement On Pacific Bases
London Report
Canton River was successfully ropulsed, follow torg
Reopening
ed by two heavy bombing attacks.
frat
Little damage was caused by the
two air
attacks which followed the counter-attack. A British mobile force is continuing
Brindisi Bombed to maintain pressure on an · enemy i' CAIRO, Nov. (Reutor) Italy dotachment in the Jebel Teneelal har again been effectively visited by area, which is in the Kassala sector. | bombers of the R.A.F. Middle East
command of objec Indians Take Part
On Tuesday
night, Later, ves at Brindlat were heavily bomb- CAIRO, Nov. 7 (Reuter)British (ed...