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IN SCOTLAND BY PARACHUTE! Berlin Says He Committed Suicide, Deputy Fuehrer Hess But London Declares He Is Safe
THE MOST ASTONISHING AND DRAMATIC STORY OF THE ENTIRE EUROPEAN WAR HAS JUST BEEN REVEALED. ACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT ISSUED IN LONDON, HERR RUDOLF HESS, HITLER'S DEPUTY, LANDED IN SCOTLAND BY PARA- CHUTE, AND HAS BEEN CAPTURED.
It
That this is no fairy tale is proved by the fact that Berlin officially reported that Hess had committed suicide. was admitted that he had flown from Germany in an acroplane at 6 p.m. on Saturday last and had not been heard of since. Berlin stated that Hess left Augsburg by plane and messages had since been found to indicate that he intended to commit suicide.
Hitler Seeks Use Of The Franco - Spanish Railway
LONDON, May 12 (Reuter).—The Germans are reported to be pressing the Vichy Government for permission to use the Pau-Saragossa Railway to convey Ger man troops to Spain because the Bordeaux-St Sebastian line in occupied territory is! inadequate to carry troops in large numbers, says an independent French Agency correspondent on the French frontier.
Latest Raids Leave Hamburg In Ruins
Special to the "Telegraph”-
LONDON, May 12 (UP).—An Air Ministry communique aircraft of the states: "last night in very good weather, Bomber Command again attacked objectives in Hamburg and Bremen. Heavy weight high explosives and incendiary: bombs were dropped on shipbuilding yards and industrial areas
MIDDLE
EAST WAR REPORTS
Official Communique
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
both cities.
in
"United Press" from Berlin quotes the official German news agency as stating that Hitler had forbidden
Hess to fly because of a "progressive ailment" from which HESS THE MAN: ONE OF
he was suffering, but Hess had managed to obtain an acroplane.
The news agency added that "one letter which Hess left behind revealed mental derangement and creates fears that Hess was the victim of mental delusions."
HITLER'S “OLD GUARD”
LONDON, May 12 (Reuter).—Since the 1934. purgë |when Captain Roehm and other National Socialist Party leaders were killed on Hitler's personal intervention, the "Under the circumstances,” continued the statement, "the National Socialist movement must, unfortunately, mystery of the death or suicide of Rudolf Hess is reckon that Hess was either crushed or met with a mis probably the most sensational event in German political fortune."
history.
Hess was a man of imposing Hitler has ordered the arrest of Hess' adjutants, adds presence, tall and well-built, and the Germans intend the imme-the "United Press," the official statement observing that with intense commanding eyes. diate use of the Pau line even if "these men alone were cognisant of these flights and He was one of the. Nazi old guard. Although he never play- Vichy agrees, but they have they, despite the prohibition known to them, had neither an open part in the Nazi made the request apparently to
Cabinet in the way of Goering TURN to Back Page, Column 3 prevented them nor reported them immediately."
or Goebbels, he has often been reported to have had great in- fluence over Hitler.
There are no indications that
Nine Nazis Breaks An Berlin's
Downed Yesterday
LONDON, May 1p (Reuter),
Hittle
casualties."
from
Ankle In Landing
Hess's Flight Described
Version Of Flight
Suicide Story Announced
Named-By-Hitler- Addressing the German Reichstag on September 1, 1930, on the day of the
BENGHAZI BLASTED BY NAVY
LONDON, May 12 (Reater). -During Saturday night, powerful units of British light forces carried bombardment of Benghazi from out an intense
German Invasion of Poland, Point-blank range, states Hitler declared: "Should anything Admiralty communique. happen to me, then my successor 1 Field Marshat Goering, after him Party member Hess, to whom you would then owe your
as Leader your duty
Just
BS you owo to me. At one time, pictures of Hess were seen more often in the Blustrated
papers and on the screen than of any other Nazi leader except Hitler..
Born In Egypt
war,
to
An
Damage was cóused to shipping and military objectives.
Fire from the shore, batteries was Ineffective as were also repeated at- tacks by enemy dive-bombers.
No casualties sustained by any of the British ships. or damage were
R.A.F. Activity
"It is now known that in last Many large fires were started during smaller attacks on other night's attack on this country. aircraft targets including the docks at a total of nine enemy Emden and Rotterdam. Four were destroyed," says to-night's of our aircraft ure missing. Air Ministry communique.
LONDON, May 12 (Reuter).j Coastal command
It adds: "There has
Rudolf Hess has for years been a aircraft at-
been
-Rudolf Hess, Hitler's Deputy, very
close friend of Hitler who named CAIRO, May 12 (Reuter).-Heavy. tacked the docks at 1jmuden. during daylight to-day. Early this Leaving behind a
LONDON, May 12 (Reuter) has met with sudden death in him, shortly after the outbreak of raids on Benghazi, where ships were little enemy activity over Britain
farewell mysterious circumstances while None of the planes is missing. morning bombs were. dropped at a
to be successor after Goering in attacked and three large, fres start- aeroplane flight from the event of the Fuchrer's death." fed on the mole, were made yester- Port Disorganised
point on the southeast const, doing note, Rudolf Hess has fled from on an
Hess was Germany and is now in Scotland. Augsburg, Bavarin, from where damage
British R.AF. Middle and causing
born in Alexandria, tay, states a
Kanaria, Enst communique, a German he took off on May 10. LONDON, May 12 (Reuter),~-Be-
He crashed from
Egypt in 1806, was a flying officer in the World War and devoted himself Almost A Respite
An official announcement by
At Benina three German and one fighter which significantly did CAIRO, May 12 (UP)-To-fore Hamburg could recover
the Impact of Saturday's attacks, yet LONDON, May 12 (Reuter)not have enough petrol to return the National Socialist Party is- Hitler after hearing him spent for other plane were set on fire while
time. the first
He General day's
Headquarters another
is very anti-nt Berken direct hits were obtained strong Iorce of British Enemy bombers last, night were re to Germany.
sued by the German news Semitic but in otherwise moderate on buildings north-west of the land- communique states: "Libya: At bombers was despatched last night ported to be over widely-separated The most amazing story of the agency to-day suggests that and pleasant. He has a strange hob- ing ground. Tobruk our mechanised patrols to continue the destruction and dis districts in Britain, and some bombs
were dropped, but it appeared un-war was told to-night in a com- Hess was suffering from "men founded a hospital at Dresden, and
by, alth-healing, for organisation of this great seaport.
which he "El Gazula was also raided. surprised a considerable party A vast expanse of the docks and likely that a big scale attacks would munique from No. 10 Downing tal disorder" and says that he he is stated to be the only leader which a number of enemy aircraft At Derna, the landing ground on of the enemy inflicting casual-shipbuilding yards nine miles long, develop n any area,
lining the banks of the Elbe, werd The "All-Clear" was sounded Street a few hours after Berlin "either jumped out of the planu close to Filler who is entirely devoid were dispersed, was attacked and
had attempted to anticipate the or met with an accident." tles and capturing 32 prisoners, threaded and crossed with fire, says London in the early morning.
motor transport in the vicinity was It adds that Hitler hus ordered He
bombed and ma In the Sollum area, our patrols the Air Ministry.
machine-gunned." ~ news by stating that Hess had
Considerable damage was caused Papen In Ankara yesterday were continuing their
LONDON, May 12 (Reuter)-left a note showing traces of arrest of the dead man's adjutants.
Nazi No. 3
to enemy mechanised units in various harassing tactics and captured
ed in the London area, but for some committed suicide or fallen from "Nazi No. 3." He was Before midnight on alert was sound-mental disorder and had either The 45-year-old Hess
VICHY, May 12 (Reuter).-Herr other places between Tobruk and WUB the
Franz von Papen, the German Am-Derna. an enemy tank mounting an
time afterwards no
to follow
bassador to Turkey, arrived at One German TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 Ankora this evening, says an Ankara serschmitt 109, was anti-tank gun.
Mes- a plane.
telegram.
destroyed.
"Abyssinia: Advancing from the north.on Ambaalag!, Indian troops have ngain made Important progress by capturing Gumsa and Inking four, pack guns together with quantities of other war materials. Meanwhile, South African troops are continuing their advance northwards on Am- baalog). In the southern areas the operations are proceeding well-
"Iraq: All is quiet in the Hub- baniyah and Basra areas. Our mechanized Rutbah."
The Blohm ond Voss Yards, where built in the Inst war, were further famous German capital ships were damaged by high explosive and in TURN to Back Page, Column 3
Alert In London
heard overhead.
ralders were
For
Substitute Home
Commons Prepared
the
"(By "Reuter's" Parliamentary Correspondent) LONDON, May 12. The extensive damage done to forces have occupier
House of Commons will make necessary the use of the replica of that Chamber which has existed elsewhere for some past and which has actually been used on a number of oc-
Enemy's Morale Shaken
NAIROBI, May 12 (Reuter)-Des-casions for full meetings of the House of Commons. pite bad weather, British forces in
timn
the southern sector of Abyssinia are The reserve chamber is emal-space with diplomats who formerly
Hess, who broke his ankle when he landed, brought photographs of him- self at different nges to establish his Identity and he has been recognised by several people who knew him well,
to
Flight To Identify
A Foreign Office official has flown
Glasgow to see him in hospital.
Mr A. Duff-Cooper, Ministor of
Information. (was present at.. the
Argentine
Pro-British Sentiments
that
are
of ambition.
plane,
attacked, and
America is Suspicious of Japan Peace Move Report
Special to the "Telegraph"
Ministry to-night when this remark- able announcement was read to re- BUENOS AIRES, May 12 (Reuter). WASHINGTON, May 12 (UP).-The inspired reports of a presentatives of the world's press In-We want no regimes
against liberty,, human dignity new peace drive in the Chinese war are interpreted here as an- ja tense atmosphere.
other attempt to ensure that the United States fleet stays in the Pacific, regardless of events in the Atlantic,
and
while lor than the original House of had their own very exclusive gallery. Hitler had ordered the arrest of tenniversary of the Argentine As most of them in Tokyo, ali collaboration in the event of a Japan-
following up their successes strong pressure is being maintained
song
The earlier German announcement Christ," declared Dr. B. E. Alvear, was obviously breaking the nows to former President of the
Argentine Germans that Hitler's shadow and Republic and, leader of the Liberals, Ruccessor-designate after Goering had addressing the Radical Party. Con- Some of the rumours are conferring with the State Department disappeared,
vention celebrations of the 137th
originating in Washington, but and has presumably touched on the The Berlin statement said that
subject of United States Australian adoption of the adjutants for not preventing or re-u
calculated to draw a statement ese move in the south Pacific. It is not, therefore, in any hosty or porting his fight, and there are
as the national 1 anthem. by columns operating south of Addis Commons,
who from the United States as to Ababa.
The Speaker's chair, green benches Improvised fashion that the destruc- reveral attempts to suggest that Hess Denouncing Argentintons
"how clamour
for tion of the old Commons will be met. is suffering from mental disorder,
noutrality," Dr just what naval polley will be Alvear said that there were some followed in the event of and gangways familiar to visitors to ~The enemy's morale, according to the old Commons are reproduced in in every detail and is well tested in
Another site la ready and completa Downing St. Statement
people who some time ago thought reports received here, is being form, though the familiar green lea-debates, which have taken place following statement was trued' from the Falkland Islands, but that ques-ward. shaken by ground-strafing by the ther is replaced by green cloth.
there. South African Air Force and at- |**
Thero is similar reactions of the
No. 10 Downing Street-at-11 p.m. to- tion would never rufle Anglo- President Roosevelt and Mr. Indles. The suggestion: Its the Jepan tacks of the various patriots armies The Press sit at the opposite end of
Argentine relations and, some day Menzies, the Australian Prime Miniseno press that Mr Matsuoka vialt, the directed against the Italian flank the chamber from that to which they the House of Lords in existence which
the Deputy Fuehrer would be settled in the friendliest, ter, are expected to discuss the situs United States is likewi Balazsodia and rear
are accustomed, sharing the available! TURN to Back Page C Column 3 TURN to Back: Page, Column 5 way.
tion-to-day. Mr Menzies has been being without responsible backin
aro
The Chinese peace suggestions have not been taken seriously here, but United States fear that the Japanese tagged as an attempt to make |_ the
freed fromthe war in Ching, 24|mighf
LONDON, May 12 (Reuter)The that they could make trouble over further Japanese move south-, anti'attempt to seize the Dutch East