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The capture of Sidi Barrani, which was the first signal success in the British drive against the Italians in the Western Desert, is fully described in a press dispatch just received in the Colony. Writing from Sidi Barrani itself, the correspondent says that troops which took the place were a British brigade of an Indian division which had been rushed to the spot on the previous day. The correspondent says:-
The British-drive from Mersa Matruh to the Egyptian fron-1
tier will no doubt go down to history as the Battle of Sidi Barrani. Aid To Britain Bill In this series of engagertients, which lasted four days, the fight- ing round Sidi Barrani itself was undoubtedly the stiffest. Here Obstacle Removed · four Blackshirt divisions put up what is admitted by their opponents to have been a very stout defence. General Gallina, commanding the 23rd Corps, was personally in command and the morning after the surrender this elderly officer asked permission to address his troops. In a dignified and touching speech he thanked them for having fought as Fascists.
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years,
But which would limit President Roosevelt's authority to two and restrict loans to members of the The troops which took Sidi; morning a message was dropped into Commonwealth and Ireland.
Mr Simpson said that he had con- Barrani were a British brigade the camp Informing the garrison that
both Tummars had been captured, ferred with Mr Wendell Willkie be- of an Indian division which had and inviting them to surrender. No fore introducing the Bill, but he de been rushed to Nibeiwa and
Was to altack
on bat when elined to elaborate Tummar on the previous day. Indian (roops
The Bill is offered as
answer
miles
wide
promptly went up.
fil
this state-
DIL amend-
concurrent
They were. materially assisted while flags
As I proceeded from Tummar to ment and also provides that other by an armoured brigade which" already had pushed forward be- Sidi Barrani the whole of a belt 10 nations included in the original. Bill
between them appeared have to be named by hind the Italian positions and to be one vast imunitions park. Every resolution of Congress.
Investment Trust Parleys reached the const between Sidi few hundred yards were dumps of
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Reuter). Barrani and Bugbug, thus prae- oil fuel and other munitions. Thou-
thousands of rounds were Mr Henry sands upon
Morgenthau, tically cutting off the Blackshirt collected here.
United" Prisoners
declare States Secretary of Treasury, dis- division's retrcnt,
that an advance to the Nile was ex-closed to-day that the British Govern. After bivouacking is the desert pected during the coming weeks.ment is negotiating with large groups the three battalions advanced at The Immense accumulation of stores of American Investment trusts for the dawn over the few remaining miles, which our troops found in all these sale of British investments in the
South Country battalion of the camps and in the distributing centre United States. Teft, Highlanders in the centre, and of Buqbuq fully bears this out. Midlanders on the right,
About two miles south of the village they came under fire from the defences. Going in to the at- tark, our men found the Italians well posted in a strongly entrenched! position, protected by well-sighted difficult to advance without heavy toss.
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The help of tanks and artillery was called in. Tanks of the armoured britade were the handiest fur the leftward battalion, while guns suc
eeded at first in casing the way for the Midlanders on the right. These
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Mr Morgenthau sald, "One very! large group of Investment trusty has made one offer and another group will make an offer to-morrow." He added that Sir Frederick Phillips, the Bri tish Treasury representative now in Washington, had Informed him that the British Government was "ready to do business with them."
Mr Morgenthau said that he could not estimate the amount of securities that might be involved or disclose the |identity of the companies which might
buy them.
The British were encountering no great difficulty in selling American securities regularly traded on
or-
two baitallons wero consequently LONDON, Jan. 13 (Reuter)ganized exchanges
General Soddu has had little milltary The Federal Board recently placed
Vice-the value of A Hail of Bullets.
Was experience although he
these investments t $950,000,000. About two o'clock the officer.com-Chief of Staff under Marshal Gra-
Time Limit manding the Highlanders, hearing in from June to. November last that the other two battalions were
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Router). His two months in Albania have making progress on the flanks, decid-
At-The suggestion of a possible attempt ed to take the bull by the horns, and been one long series of defents. ordered his men to rush the position, to point have the forces under his to unpose a tune limit on the powers fine command made a stand against the given to President Roosevelt under Grecks and he has been out-the Aid for Britain Bill was made at the a press conference held by Mr Sam der a ball of bullets from en strategy of General Mataxes and Rayburn. Speaker of the House of machlaeguns, got in
to-day in among the
ew General Papagos. General Cavallero, Representatives, shirts with the bayonet. In a few
Mr. Rayburn said that he would few his successor, is an experienced man minutes of close fighting the trench and was Chief of Operations during not oppose the imposition of a time line was carried, und, advancing to the crest of the ridge behind it, the the lust war. He was made Under- limit provided that the limit "ran
the Secretary for War when Mussolint concurrently with the emergency." Highlanders were met
mel by the wel come sight of the white-walled houses came into power and he was called
on to
to All Marshal Badoglio's place ITALIAN FORCE of the village close in front of them, when the latter vacated office in with the sea behind.
December.
They on, and, working forwallug/manoeuvred on every hand by
By five o'clock Sidi Barrant was Soddu's resignation is yet another
the
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British casualties were very
Oasis Bombing
taken, the Blackshirts surrendering in in a long series. On December 11 groups as they found themselves Marshal Badogito resigned, reportedly penned in by the tanks and men of because he was disgusted at the all three battalions pouring in from Mussolini had entered
way alf sides. The last phases of the fight war without adequate prepara-
The took place in an eddylog sandstormation and against the wish of most which limited visibility to 200 yards. Tations. A day later the general small
The infantry are full of gratitude in command of the Dodecanese for the work of the Air Force, which Islands followed suit and he was LONDON, Jan. 13 (Reuter).-The successfully subdued the activity of joined by the naval leaders including retreat of the fallana from Bardia the enemy's aircraft, so that the the Chief of Naval Staff, his deputy, jeopardised the force in the oasis. A troops had to suffer from dive-bomb- and the Commander-in-Chief of the few days ago the R.A.F. bombed
the Italian fleet. ing only five or six, tunes in course of the day.
Italian convoys north-west of Jarabub, but it Was not stated whether these were withdrawing from the oasis or were attempting to relieve the troops there.
The strength of the besieged forces is not known.
Shortage of Leaders Captured Base Visited
The fact that Mussolint has had to After a visit to the entrenched camps at Nibelwa, Tummar, and Sidi all on his Chief of Staff is a sign of Barrani, my frat main impression is the extreme shortage of military of the skill and the fighting qualities leaders willing to conduct Mussolini's
Meanwhile the hard stony desert s which enabled the British force to war. In addition to those who have roll up in a few days an enemy force resigned two have met their death recounding to the roar of gunfire as more
than twice as numerous and and almost a dozen have been taken British artillery continues to pound the perimeter defences of Tobruk second im- prisoner. entrenched;
my
the Italian At the same time
preparatory to the anal onslaught on pression Is of the immense mass
military situation goes from bad to the town. There is still no indication
When
General Cavallero of the full strength of the trapped
ig mulated in these advanced bases for worse.
to believed be reaches Albania he will find a Greek garrison, but it
con- the invasion of Egypt, and which has offensive in full swing in the central siderably smaller than that at Bardin. Its position is also more dimcult now fallen into our hands, for the
sector with Tepelini in a bad way.
than at Bardia as the outer perimeter defences straddle a broader area.
must purt undamaged.
of
The Greeks are still making gains beyond Klisuri and one correspon- dent calls it the biggest Greek offen- sive of the war.
The Italians are losing prisoners LATE NEWS
Nibelwn, the first position to have been carried, is a
a camp covering u bare platenu about a mile square with
shallow valley
In front. The whole position is surrounded by a double
50 by the hour while Greek artillery is stone wall, with shelters yards for the Libyans who lined the keeping up an intensive fire. The perimeter. To the east and south it eight inches of snow which fell re- further strengthened by anti-cently turned into six inches of mud tank obstacles, barbed wire, and over the week-end and more snow is lund mines, Dotted about the falling.
every
armaments
Interior
the were [General Maletti's column,
BEY
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Important Advance
They
The Greek advance is not great in The place presented an extraordin-distance but London circles say that
Fight
stlit with vehicles of every it is a very important one. sort, from giant Diesel-driven 10-ton have got behind Klisuri and are well tanks to staff cars-although by the time I reached the camp most of the on the road to Berat so that Italian Interal lines of communication are immediately serviceable lorries and
trucks had been requisitioned for the now 30 miles further north,
Tepolini is in an awkward position evacuation of prisoners. Here and
but is not entirely lost and part of o there troops and transport mules wandered disconsolate, and in one new Italian division has been ceni corner I found a sheep suckling baby there.
General Cavallero will have to pro-
lambs. Immense quantities of stores,
Three Smaller Camps
both of food and of mechanical vide better leadership than Saddu did equipment, were stacked in tents or if the Italians are to retain the town. Among his war trophies General In the open.
Cavallero will find 1,000
hostages. An Athens message says that the Sunday A short way north of Nibeiwa les list of civilians issued on it group of three camps, each some night does not represent the full what smaller then Nibelwa-namely, total. It is impossible to say what Ilabsa (otherwise known 13 Point 20), Turnmar East and Tummar West, the Italians intend to do with these elvilians who include women. The The troops which had taken Nibelwa taking of these hostages violates till went on and captured first Tummor the principles of international law East, then Tummar West. Both and humanity and the advantage the were in our hands by Monday Italians hope to gain la completely evening. Here, too, the action short and sharp.
was obscure.
EGG SURVIVES CRASH
Twelve tanks, which were attached to the second Alpine division, at- templed to counter-allack without success In both engagensents our
Wayne Long, of Cambrin, Illinois, |enaualties – were
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