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HITLER'S DEPUTY, HESS, LANDS
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 aeroplane 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 suicido.
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 states: "last night in very good weather, aircraft of the Bomber Command again attacked objectives in Hamburg and Bremen. Heavy weight high explosives and incendiary bombs were dropped on shipbuilding yards and industrial areas in
both cities.
MIDDLE EAST WAR REPORTS
"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 (he was suffering, but Hess had managed to obtain an J'aeroplane.
HESS
DE ONE OF
THE MAN: HITLER'S "OLD GUARD"
The news agency added that "one letter which Hess
LONDON, May 12 (Reuter). Since the 1934 · purge left behind, revealed mental derangement and creates
when Captain Rochm and other National Socialist Party fears that Hess was the victim of mental délusions."
"Under the circumstances," continued the statement, leaders were killed on Hitler's personal intervention, the "the National Socialist movement must, unfortunately, mystery of the death or suicide of Rudolf Hess is reckon that Hess has either crashed or met v..th a mis probably the most sensational event in German political
history. fortune."
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 intenso 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 ed an open part in the Nazi made the request apparently to TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 prevented them nor reported them immediately."
There are no indications that
Nine Nazis Breaks An Downed Ankle In Yesterday
Landing
LONDON, May 1p (Reuter). Many large fires were started"It is now known that in last during smaller attacks on other night's attack on this country. targets including the docks at a total of nine enemy aircraft Emden and Rotterdam. Four were destroyed," says to-night's of our aircraft are missing. | Air Ministry communique, Coastal command aircraft -at-
Hess's Flight Described
Berlin's Version Of Flight
Suicide Story Announced
LONDON, May 12 (Reuter). —Rudolf Hess, Hiller's Deputy, LONDON, May 12 (Reuter) has met with sudden death in
Cabinet in the way of Goering or Goebbels, he has often been reported to have had great in- fluence over Hitler.
BENGHAZI BLASTED
BY NAVY
LONDON, May 12 (Router). -During Saturday -nigirt, powerful-units-of-British-light forces carried out an intense bombardment of Benghazi from point-blank range, states an Admiralty communique.
Damage was caused to shipping and military objectives.
Fire from the shore batteries was effective as were also repeated at- tacks by enemy dive-bombers.
No casualties or damage were sustained by any of the British ships. R.A.F. Activity
Named By Hitler
Addressing the German Reichstag on September 1, 1939, on the day of the German Invasion of Poland, Hitler declared: "Should anything happen to me, then my successor 39 Field Marshal Goering, after him Party member Hess, to whom you would then
owe your
duty
as Leader Just as you owe to me."
At one time, pictures of Hess were seen more often in the Illustrated papers and on the screen than of any other Nazi leader except Hitler.
Born In Egypt
CAIRO, May 12 (Reuter)-Heavy tacked the docks at Ijmuden.during daylight to-day. Early this-Leaving behind a farewell mysterious circumstances while close friend of Hitler who named attacked and three large fires start- Rudalt Hess has for years been a raids on Benghazi, where ships were point un bon sticas com doing note, Rudolf Hess has fled from an an aeroplane flight from him, shortly after the outbreak of ed on the mole, were made yester moming bombs were dropped at a
little damage
Germany and is now in Scotland. Augsburg, Bavaria, from where war, to be successor after Goering in day, states a British R.A.F. Middle and causing no
the event of the, Fuehrer's death.. East communique. He crashed from a German he took off on May 10,
Hess was born in Alexandria, At Benina three German and one Almost A Respite
An official announcement by Egypt in 1800, was a flying officer in fighter which significantly did CAIRO, May 12 (UP)-To-the impact of Saturday's attacks, yet LONDON, May 12 (Reuter)not have enough petrol to return the National Socialist Party is the World War and devoted himself other plane. were set on fire while day's General Headquarters another strong force of British Enemy bombers last night were re-to Germany.
sued by the German news to Hitler after hearing him speak for a Berka direct hits were obtained on buildings north-west of the land- communique states: "Libya: At bombers was despatched last night ported to be over widely-separated to continue the destruction and dis-districts in Britain, and some bombs
Semitic but is otherwise moderate ΕΙ Tobruk our mechanised patrols organisation of this great seaport. were dropped, but it appeared un-war was told to-night in a com- Hess was suffering from "men- and pleasant. He has a strange hob- Al Demo, the landing ground on surprised a considerable party shipbuilding yards nine miles long, develop on any area.
A vast expanse of the docks and likely that a big scale attack would munique from No. 10 Downing tal disorder" and says that he by, faith-healing, for which ho which a number of enemy aircraft
Official Communique
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
None of the planes is missing.
Port Disorganised
It adds: There has been very Hittle enemy activity over Britain
LONDON, May 12 (Reuter)-Be-casualties." fore Hamburg could recover from
The "All-Clear" was sounded in London in the early morning,
Alert In London
The most amazing story of the agency to-day suggests that the first time. He is very anti-ing was also raided.
of the enemy inflicting casual-lining the banks of the Elbe, were
Street a few hours after Berlin ties and capturing 32 prisoners. threaded and crossed with fire, saya
had attempted to anticipate the In the Sollum area, our patrols the Air Ministry."
nows by stating that Hess had of yesterday were continuing their
The Blohm and Voss Yards, where LONDON, May 12 (Reuter).-left a note showing traces harassing tactics and captured built in the last war, were further ed in the London area, but for some committed suicide or fallen from famous German capital ships were Before midnight an alert was sound-muntal disorder and had either an enemy tank mounting an damaged by high explosive and in- time afterwards no ralders were anti-tank gun,
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"Abyssinia: Advancing from the north on Ambaalagi, Indian troops; have again made important progress by capturing Gumsa and taking four park guns together with
quantities
of other war materiais.
Meanwhile,
South African troops are continuing their advance northwards on Am- banlagi. In the southern areas the operations are proceeding well,
"Iraq: All is quiet in the Hab- baniyah and Boara areas.
Our mechanized forces have occupied Rutball"
Home For
Substitute Home
Commons Prepared
(By “Reuler's” Parliamentary Correspondent) LONDON, May: 12-The extensive damage done to the House of Commons will make necessary the use of the replica of that Chamber which has existed elsewhere for some time past and which has actually been used on a number of oc casions for full meetings of the House of Commons.
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a plane.
Hess, who broke his ankle when he landed, brought photographs of him- self at different ages to establish hin Identity and he has been recognised by several people who knew him well,
Flight To Identify
"either jumped out of the plane or met with fin accident."
It adds that Hitler hus ordered the arrest of the dead man's adjutants. Nazi No. 3 "Nazi No. 3." He
The 45-year-old Hess
the was to follow TURN to Back Page, Column 3
Was
Argentine
Pro-British Sentiments
founded a hospital at Dresden, and were dispersed was attacked and he is stated to be the only leader motor transport in the vicinity was close to Hitler who is entirely devold bombed and machine-gunned. i of ambition.
Considerable damage was enused
Hitler's Man Friday
to
· enemy mechanised units in various Derna. |other places between · Tobruk and
Hess has been described as "Hitler's Man Friday" and "Hitler's Shadow."
One German plane, He was responsible to Hitler alone serschmitt. 100, was attacked and a Mes- TURN to Back Page, Column 5 destroyed..
America is Suspicious of Japan Peace Move Report
Special to the "Telegraph"
A Foreign Office official has flown to Glasgow to see him in hospital.
Mr A. Duff-Cooper, Minister of Information. was present at the Ministry to-night when this remark- able announcement was read to xo- 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 that are a tense atmosphere.
againat liberty, human dignity and new peace drive in the Chinese war are Interpreted here as an- was obviously breaking the news to former President of the Argentino Pacific, regardless of events in the Atlantic.*
The earlier German announcement Christ," declared Dr. D. E. Alvent, other attempt to ensure that the United States feet stays in the
Germans that Hitler's "shadow" and Republie and leader of the Liberals, successor-designate after Goering had addressing the Radical Party Con- Some of the rumours are conferring with the State Department disappeared.
vention celebrations of the The reserve chamber is smal-1 space with diplomats whọ formerly |
137th originating in Washington, but and has presumably touched on the The Berlin statement" sold * that
subject of United States-Australian song calculated to draw a statement ese move in the south Pacific. [adjutants for not preventing or re-imbly's the national It is not, therefore, in any hasty or porting his fight, and there are Denouncing
who from the United States as to
The Chinese peace suggestions have, The Speaker's chair, green benches tion of the old Commons will be met. is suffering from mental disorder.
Improvised fashion that the destruc-several attempts to suggest that Hosa
now
clamour for
ality," Drljust what naval policy will be not been taken seriously here, but and gangways familiar to visitors to
Another site is ready and complete
Alvear sald that there were some followed in the event of a are tagged as no attempt to make the The enemy's morale, according to the old Commons are reproduced in in every detall and is well tested in
Downing St. Statement
people who some time ago thought reports received here, is being form, though the familiar grechea debates, which have taken place following statement was issued from the Falkland Islands, but that ques-ward, da
LONDON, May 12 (Reuter) The that they could make trouble over further Japanese move south- Unlled States fear that the Japanese freed from the war; In China, shaken by ground-stranng by the ther is replaced by green cloth. South African Air Force - and at- |* The Pross alt at the opposite end of There is a similar reproduction of Net Downing Street at 11 p.m. 1ollon would never runte Anglo-President Roosevelt and Me
Argentine rolations and 'some day Menzies, the Australian Prime Minis-eno pross that Mr Matatoka visit the tacks of the various patriots armies the chamber, from, that to which they the House of Lords in existence which "Rudolf Hess, the Deputy Fuehrer would be settled in the friendilest ter, are expected to discuss the situa. Untied Staten Is likewise classes de
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tion: to-day." Men Menzies › has boeri | being (without
responsible backing Pa
the southern sector of Abyssinia arelor than the original House of had their own very exclusive gallery. Hitler had ordered the arrest of Hegg/Anniversary of the Argentine As most of them in Tokyo, ai collaboration in the event of a Japan~ ·
Enemy's Morala Shaken, NAIROBI, May 12 (Reuter),--Des- pite bad weather, British forces in
following up their succésses strong pressure is being maintained | Commons. by columns operating south of Addlari Aunbo.
while
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