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ITALIAN OFFENSIVE

ON COASTAL SECTOR

TWO-OCEAN

NAVY URGENCY

The speedy completion of a two-ocean navy was urged by Colonel Knox,

Mass Infantry

Attacks:

Losses

DANGER

Enormous TO EIRE Inflicted

Secretary of Navy, Ad- THE ITALIANS HAVE ADOPTED MASS miral Stark, Chief of INFANTRY ATTACKS WITH TREMENDOUS Naval Operations, and FORCES, IN A FUTILE ATTEMPT TO RE- Admiral Towers, Chief of PULSE THE GREEKS ON THE COASTAL the Bureau of Aeronau-

FRONT IN ALBANIA, ACCORDING TO A tics in testimony before the U.S. House of Repre- GREEK PRESS MINISTRY BULLETIN QUOT- sentatives Appropriations ED BY ATHENS RADIO LAST NIGHT. Committee yesterday.

The mass attacks were supported by a heavy artillery bombardment, but despite the international situation might frantic efforts no ground was regained.

All three warned Congress that

continue to grow worse from time to time.

Speedy completion of a two- ocean navy was necessary be- cause the rombined German, Ita- lian and Japanese fleels at the beginning of this year totalled 1,835,000 tons against the 1,250,- 000 tons of the United States.

This did not take into account -the French ships.--Reute..

Yugoslav Attitude

America

Takes

Strain

be-

Finally the Italians were forced to desist and retired, leaving the field į strewn with dead and wounded.

Mussolini's

presence in Al. bania is now confirmed by so many prisoners' statements that it cannot be doubted, the an- nouncer said,

The Duce has not succeeded in heartening the troops, nor in changing, the fortune of war.

The announcer zdded: "The Duce is returning to Italy on Saturday.

Responsibility for tween $300,000,000 and $350,000,000 worth of un- filled British orders for war material and British- owned facilities for muni- The Yugoslavs are re-tion production in the sisting Nazi pressure, ac- United States, may be cording to Ankara radio transferred to the United disconsolate people. last night.

States Government.

This was disclosed in Washing- ton yesterday by a high adminis- who stated that trative official, negotiations on the subject were proceeding which would relieve some of the pressure on Britain's efforts, to raise dollar exchange.

"The Yugoslavs are resolutely determined to remain neutral," said the Turkish announcer, "and German pressure is fast leading to anti-Axis feeling in Yugoslavia."

The announcer added that al- though an understanding between Germany and Yugoslavia was ac- claimed on Wednesday, the sub- It is estimated that the British sequent change in the German de- own about $100,000,000 worth of mands seemed to have prevented munition factories and production the Yugoslavs from signing an facilities in the United States.— agreement.--Reuter.

Reuter,

500 CARGO FROM NAZI SHIPS FOR SOURCE BRITAIN

THE

·BUILDING".

One More Defeat

"His plan was to take back a victory with which to console his

Instead he will take back one more 'defeat -- the heaviest of all together with the maledictions of the battered Italian army." Peuter.

....

Greek Communique

The failure of heavy Italian al- tacks in Albania is announced in a Greek communique.

The communique says: "The enemy continued his offensive throughout the day, launching re- peated violent attacks along £1 wide front all day.

"Large forces of infantry were used, supported by strong artil- lery and many aircraft.

"Our troops repulsed vall enemy attacks, inflicting heavy Fossés.

"Our aircraft successfully IN bombed military targets, and our

THE PRESENCE FOR THE}, SECOND TIME · OF ́ ́M, " MOLO- \TOV; SOVIET FOREIGN .COM/ OF 600 CARGO SHIPS FOR BRITAIN MISSAR, AT A BANQUET AT 18 PROVIDED FOR IN THE THE JAPANESE EMBASSY IN U.S. MARITIME COMMISSION'S MOSCOW, IS REGARDED NEW EMERGENCY PROGRAM- DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES THERE anti-aircraft guns brought down ME, ACCORDING

THE AS AN INDICATION OF TO JOURNAL OF COMMERCE,

The Commission is also con- Aldering .......... placing..............., the ...Jiners

Washington and Manhattan the New York-Lisbon route, re- placing smaller ships at present operating that route, according to the New York Times, Reute

on

THE, two, enemy aircraft.”—Reuter, PROGRESS TOWARDS IM- PROVEMENT OF SOVIET-JA- | PANESE RELATIONS, ACCORD- honour of M.' Molotov, ING TO A GERMAN OFFICIAL M. Vyshinski, Deputy Com-

DESPATCH NEWS AGENCY

missar for Foreign Affairs, and FROM MOSCOW.

other prominent Soviet person- The banquet was given by Mr. ages were present, the despatch Tatekawa, (the Ambassador, in adds.-Reuter.

SECRET SESSION ON SHIPPING POSITION

The House of Com- mons held yesterday's session in secret to

AS THE CRISIS OF THE WAR GREW MORE ACUTE THE

DANGER TO IRELAND COR-

RESPONDINGLY

INCREASED, SAID THE EIRE PREMIER, MR. EAMONN DE VALERA, SPEAK- ING IN THE DAIL YESTERDAY ON THE VOTE OF ACCOUNTS.

Mr. de Valera said that from the moment war broke out Eire had been in danger, not because the belligerents wanted directly or indirectly to injure them, but because the country happened to be placed in such a position that -there was a temptation on one side or the other to seize the ter- ritory for military advantage.- Reuter.

discuss the shipping HUNGARIAN

from

position, says a Reu- ter despatch London.

MANISTEE SUNK

FUNDS FROZEN

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS "FROZEN" ALL

HUNGARIAN FUNDS IN THE UNITED STATES, ACCORDING TO AN ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY

THE AUXILIARY VESSEL MR. HENRY MORGENTHAU,

SECRETARY OF TREASURY, IN WASHINGTON YESTERDAY.

MANISTEE HAS BEEN SUNK, ACCORDING TO AN ADMIR- ALTY COMMUNIQUE IN LON- | Mr. Morgenthau added that the DON YESTERDAY,

President and the Treasury had. arted at the request of the State Manistee is a converted vessel discuss reasons for the action.

Department but he declined to

of 5,300 tons.-Reuter.

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