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TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1941.
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R.A.F. PLAYS IMPORTANT PART IN The Germans
GRIM BATTLE FOR THE RUPEL PASS
Reported Yugo-Slavian Advance Into Albania
Special to the "Telegraph"
NEW YORK, APR. 7 (UP),—fierce fighTING IS REPORTED TO BE TAKING PLACE IN THE VITAL RUPEL PASS ON THE NORTH GREEK Frontier, WHERE ONE SEGMENT OF HITLER'S BALKAN ARMY, TOTALLING ABOUT 150,000 MEN ÁRE INVOLVED.
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE ARE ATTACKING THE INVADERS TO GAIN AERIAL CON- TROL OVER THE PASS.
THE GERMANS ADMIT THAT THE. GREEKS ARE STIFFLY RESISTING.
Great British Army
Ready To Fight In Greece
Special to the "Telegraph"
ATHENS, Apr. 7 (UP).—The official silence con- cerning the presence of British troops in Greece has now been broken. It is officially announced that a British Expeditionary Force has arrived in Greece.
ITALIAN LOSSES
Quarter Million
Another German army of about 150,000 men is attacking Yugo-Slavia from Bulgaria and Ru- mania, while a third army of 300,000 Germans is invading Yugo-Slavia from the north. The Italians have 100,000 men threatening Yugo-Slavia from the northwest.
Approximately 2,000,000 men are opposing the Germans où several fronts, including 1,000,000 Yugo-Slavs, 80,000, Grecks and between 100,000 and 300,000 British.
· VARDAR THE OBJECTIVE
ISTANBUL, Apr. 7 (UP).—A British military official to-day revealed that one of the most important German thrusts is from the vicinity of Petritch through the valley leading to the Vardar.
Bulgaria.
He added that it is now understood that one. of the secret provisions for Yugo-Slavia's adherence to the tri- Newspapermen are now allow-partite pact was the cession of the Vardar Valley to ed to say that the B.E.F. com- prises scores of thousands of sea- soned desert fighters, including { Australians and New Zealanders. They are highly mechanised andį have taken up battle positions to deal with any Axis move in the Balkans.
Besides their own equipment with.] which they knocked out the Italians from Tobruk and Benghazi, the B.E.F. has brought in to Greece tre-
Men Out of War mendous supplies of captured Italien
material including: cannon and A.A. guns, much of which has been dis-
Blitz Forestalled
Yugo-Slavs
Occupy Fiume,Zara
& Scutari
Operations. Against Albania
7
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. (UP). The Ankura radio announced to-day that Yugo-Slav troops have commenced operations on the Yugo-Slay-Albania border.
It is reported from the Greece-- Bulgarian frontier, that despite heavy| German attacks, the Germans have not yet succeeded in breaking through the Greek defences,
It is understood that the Yugo- Slavs are successfully resisting the German attacks and an unconmed
report says they have captured a Military observers regarded the situation as very satisfactory.
dozen German tanks.
LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter),tributed among the Greeks. Well over a quarter of a million Italiana have been taken
The presence of the B.E.F. is be- NEW YORK, Apr. 7 (Reuter). prisoner, killed or wounded in lieved to have forestalled a German-According to the Colombia; Africa and Albania, according to bit-against-Salonike-in-curly-March; Broadcasting Company, quoting an estimate issued here today, and is also regarded as a major con-an Ankara report, the Yugo- tributing factor to the turn of events Slavs are said to have occupied The total is 283,000, including in Yugo-Slavia. As the II.E.F.
began arriving in Flume, which is in northeast offlelal news agency reports that the 110,000 prisoners in Libya 20,- Greece, the tide turned overnight, as Italy, Zara, Italian port on 000 in Eritrea and Abyssinia;
wist- Dalmatian const, and Scutari in frontier are their aunty air and and 30,000 in Italian Somaliland, cracking, the bronzed and tough
Albania. British troops inspired general con- The total for Albaria is 92,000 and fidence in an ultimate. Allied victory includes 20.000 prisoners, 20,000 at the most critical period in the his- killed and 52,000 wounded.
tory of the Balkans.
British casualties in all African fights up to February 23 are estimated nt 604 killed and 2,362 other losses.
U.S. Army For Europe If Necessary
Congressman's Opinion
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
with
stant stream of British troops, tanks For many weeks there was a con- and guns being sent to the front.
Air Raids On Britain
Last Night's Visitations
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
LONDON, Apr. 8 (UP)-An ule raid alarm was sounded at 10.30 p.m.)
London arca,
the
10-
Thrace Evacuation LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter).--The Greek High Command 'communique, night, states: "The German attack according to the Athens radio
continues with the same violence and is being resisted by small Greek forces.
"The evacuation of Western Thrace Is proceeding in a regular manner.
Albanian Front
Berlin Claims Advances BERLIN, Apr. 7 (UP).-The German troops on the. Serbian-Greek
When British mochanised material and troops arrived on Greek voll recently they received a very warm welcome from the Inhabitants, as this picture testi- fles. These men and maschines
oven now, be in action against the Nazis in the Struma Valley, where the main German assanit on Greece has been launched.
למות
Britain's Budget; Compulsory
Lending To The Government
LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter).-The following are a few budget snaps:
The British tar-payer is called on to pay an extra £205,000,000 in a full year. The income tax rate is increased by 18. 6d. to 10s, with a reduction of abatements on lower incomes.
An income tax and surtax of 198. 6d. in the pound on the largest incomes. An estimated total expenditure during the year of £4,207,000,000..
R.A.F. Bomb Sofia: Belgrade Avenged
CAIRO, Apr. 7 (Reuter).—The R.A.F. quickly replied to the continually advancing. German air attack on Belgrade by bombing German military con- Resistance of enemy fortified posl-centrations at Sofia last night, says a Middle East communique. tions was overcome after 2 fterco battle.
A station and marshalling Croats to Break Away? yards, railway junction, ware- Anthouses, motor transports and a ROME, Apr. 7 (UP).-M. Anle Pavelle, former Chairman of the
the large factory were heavily Yugo-Stavian Senate and now head bombed. There were many ex- of the Croat National Movement, has plosions and one very large fire wired Mussolini stating that and several smaller ones.
to
various Croatian Nationalists will fight with the Italian troops against Yugo-Slavin. He proclaimed an "In independent Croat state."
"On the Albanian front, a strong offensive by the Greeks resulted the capture of 500 prisoners."
Attack. On Hungary?. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
MURDER TRIAL
IN KENYA Expert Evidence
"Spend as little as
possible.. Lend as much as possible." This was the appeal made by Sir Kingley Wood, Chancellor of. the Exchequer, when outlining before the House of Commons to- day his schemes for financing what he termed "the most ex- pensive war in history."
The figures he quoted were astro- nomical but the House of Commons heard him calmly because the country is by now insured to high levels of taxation and was fully prepared to hear much worse from the Chancel- Jor's lips:
Object of Chancellor
Sir Kingsley sald quite frankly that the object of his taxation proposals was to make a considerable cut in purchasing power during the war to avold the ever-present dangers of in- Aution.
In one case, trucks were seen to be hurled into the air.
After carrying out their bombing
NAIROBI, Apr. 7 (Reuter), attack. The aircraft dlved and The Government' Analyst, Mr H. New Military Measure machine-gunned their objectives and M. Fox, was the chief witness the Chancellor ranged over the whole Taxes on income as announced by ROME, Apr. 7 (UP)-It is official-motor transport on the roads in the when the hearing of the charge social sphere. Basically the income further Struma Valley. Considerable damage against Sir Delves Broughton of tax is raised by is. 6d. to 10s, in the All the aircraft engaged in the raid murdering the Earl of Erroll was pound with a lessening of abatements returned safely to their base.
resumed here to-day.
ut the lower end of the scale and with Mr Fox said that he was satisfied tightening of taxation at the other. that both bullets fred at Lord Erroll
This
a single man carning 45s. BERLIN, Apr. 7 (UP)-A report and the bullets found at the farm week who paid no income tax last from Budapest to the official news where Broughton practised with a year will pay 2s, a week. agency states that two Yugo-Slny revolver were fired from the same In his particular instance, the bombers this morning made six bomb weapon.
whole payment will be treated as on the Kuenkirchen airfield, wounding several
The hearing was adjourned tin credit to the individual in the Post persons. Both April 16.
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
iy announced that until LONDON, Apr. 7 (UP)-Radionotice. Italy and Germany will close was caused. but the all-clear was soon given in Ankara unconfirmedly reported tdown all communications with the the London area without any in-day that the Yugo-Slavs had me TURN to Back Page, Column 3 eldents being reported. Later the lightning attack on Hungary in the WOODWARD, Okla. Apr. 7 anti-aircraft guns opened up in the direction of Szeged.
It was also reported, without con- (UP). Representative Ross
firmation, that the Yugo-Slavs had Rizley, In a speech here to-night, throughout Britain and continued this had captured Scutarl in
Scattered raids spread virtually occupied the Italian part of Zara, and Albania. declared that it was "the con-marning but there were no reports of Scutart is 20 miles Inland from the sensus of opinion amongst Con- any particularly heavy attacks.
Adriatic coast. gressional leaders" that the Night raiders were over Liverpool Thus, the Ankara report would in- United States would send an ex:west, eastern and southwest England, tempting to drive the Italians Into a at various Umes, as well as north- dleate that the Yugo-Slavs are, at- peditionary force to Europe 'if East Anglia and central Scotland, huge trap between the Greek aud Britain cannot handle Germany." where a few bombs did but little Yugo-Slav armies and the Britishi
He predicted that United damage. States warships will convoy freighters to Europe "if such a course becomes necessary to get materials to the Allies."
PETAIN FACES CLEAR ISSUES
naval forces along the Adriatic coast.
German Parachutists
Land in Macedonia
ATHENS, Apr. 7 (Reuter).—Parachutists and propaganda leaflets were dropped in Macedonia yesterday, stated an official LONDON, Apr. 7 (Router).-Mor- spokesman to-night. A number of parachutists had been cap. shal Potein, in a special appeal for na- tured, he said. tional unity to-dny, from the Lyonn
Using overy modern mechanical The leaflets dropped by the weapon of war, however, they did radio, said: "It is a matter of honour German pilots profossed German not effect a passage, Greek soldiers for us to do nothing. against our former ally. The
on the German front, continued the pro- friendship for the Greek people spokesman, withstood heavy artillery necessary
a"whom they wished to preserve are and destroyed orcoming tanks,
from the horrors of war."
and counter-attacked, Darlan has my entire "The main German thrust," added The Greeks brought down six Ger- the Greek spokesman, "is at Belles man planes without suffering any "The Government has no other and along the Siruma Valley, but all losses in planes, themselves. cause to defend but that of France along the frontier from Belles, their In Albania, he concluded, tie and there is no other manner of divisiona stabbed us in the back white Duce's army was inactive, "avidently being faithful to Franca but by stand-our-army was confronting another expecting to gather the fruit of other Ing by the Government."
peoplo's labours,”
visioning of the country
sacred duty on us.
Imposer
aggressor.
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The "Magyar Orszag" reports that two Yugo-Slav planes were shot down at Peca, making to-day's total ten. The paper said that two bombs TURN to Page 2, Column Ono
TOKYO PAPER SUSPICIOUS
How Addis Ababa Fell
To British Forces
CAIRO, Apr. 7 (Reuter).—An official communique states: "On the evening of April 5, our leading troops entered Addis TOKYO, Apr. 8 (Reuter) The Ababa. The Viceroy and Government had left the city. Anny organ, "Kokumin Shimbun"
"Ag suspects a Soviet-United States agree dropped by us on April 1 an Emperor, Haile Selassie, and the city.
a result of messages
The Union Jack now flies over the ment and warns Jopun to be wary in
Palace formerly occupied by the future of Soviet-United States moves, envoy from the Viceroy of seems in be very rapidly resuming commenting on the Soviet-Yugo-Slav Italian East Africa flow to our normal life,
lines on April 8 when conditions Santini, one of the lending Italian
It is now revealed that "General
Meanwhile, the Duke of Aosta, the Italian Viceroy, and the milliary clefs and forces accompanying him are reported to be making their
way to the north.
The "Kokumin Shimbun" adds that the Japanese should not allow them wore presented to him to ensure commanders, narrowly escaped for selves "the least bit of optimism" on the safety of the civil populate second time being captured, future relations with Russia and the tion of Addis Ababa in the ovent United States.
of fighting round the city." Tho "Asahi Shimbun" says that under the name of peaceful neutral
Normal Routine polley, Russia has gained a political NAIROBI, Apr. advantage in the Balkons and adds Armoured cars led the British column
·7(Router) that the German-Russian relations into Addis Ababa on Saturday. must be watched carefully but there They found the city in charge of the was no Immediate danger of their Italian police, who formally surren rupture.
dered it.
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a