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RESPITE RAIDS
ITALIANS
HASTILY DIGGING IN
Following the failure of their big offensive the Ita- lians are now "digging themselves in" frantically on the Albanian front, ac- cording to statements by
MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1941
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Two Bombers Shot Down During Thin Daylight Visits
NAZI U-BOAT
prisoners quoted by BASE IN BRITTANY
Athens radio last night.
Bewildered Italian officers strive
desperately
to
scattered forces.
reorganise
their
Earthworks are being hastily thrown up along positions in
front of Tepelini, to which the italiane were thrown back by
the Greeks in disorder. Meanwhile fighting is
now on
a small scale though on both sides artillery is active. ----
Reuter.
DECLARATION ON WAR IN ANY LANGUAGE
"This country is to-day at war against the Axis powers," declares the "Atlanta Constitution.”
"WE ARE EMPHATICALLY FURNISHING ARMS TO A WARRIOR AND THEREBY ARE AS MUCH A PART OF THE WAR EFFORT AS WORKERS IN ARMS FACTORIES IN BRI- TAIN HERSELF.
"This nation isn't likely to enter the war as an active bel- ligerent. If necessary the people will without question approve such a course."
The "Tampa (Florida) Tri- bune" declares "Now that we are
in the war, since the passage of
DESTROYED
Coastal Command aircraft paid a visit to the French coast yesterday morning, destroyed a German barrack block at the port of Quiberon, the submarine base in Brittany, and scored
direct hit enemy escort vessel near Brest.
0
on an
No British aircraft ore missing from these operations, adds the Air Ministry com- munique.-Reuter.
TWO GERMAN BOMBERS WERE DES- TROYED OVER BRITAIN YESTERDAY, AL- THOUGH ENEMY AIR ACTIVITY WAS BUT
SLIGHT THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
One of two German raiders who were at- tempting to bomb a ship at anchor in the north of Scotland had its tail shot off by anti- aircraft guns and crashed in flames.
Another German bomb- er was shot down by Bri- tish fighters in the south of England.
A number of German 'planes approached a south-west Eng- but land town in the morning were driven off by heavy gun- fire.
Many people coming from church watched while the battis
was in progress.
The destruction of two enemy
in
bombers was confirmed an Air Ministry communique, which recorded little enemy activity over the country during the day.
Single aircraft were reported to have dropped bombs near the Channel coast and at
BRITISH FORCE ASTRIDE ABYSSINIA CROSS-ROADS
THE IMPORTANCE OF NEGHELLI, WHICH
the Lease and Lend Act, it $6 HAS JUST BEEN CAPTURED BY BRITISH
urgent that everybody exert his
utmost effort to help win it. TROOPS, LIES IN THE FACT THAT IT DOMIN-
"The words of the President ATES THE CROSSROAD
put the dictatorships
on notice
that we are going to do every- NORTH, EAST AND WEST.
thing we can to help beat them
and that's a declaration of war
in any language."-Reuter.
N.Z. MEAT EXPORTS TO BE REDUCED
New Zealand's exports of meat will be drastically cut as a result of British Government de- clsions based on the shipping position.
The New Zealand Government has decided that New Zealand freezing works thall, from to- day accept for freezing for ex- bart only lamb, prime beef and parker pigs up to 120 lbs. Reu-
LEADING TO
The Imperial forces are now in a position to strike due north... in the direction of Addis Ababa, about 275 miles away.
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The country is low-lying and When a British patrol encoun... a track running through the valtered an enemy force in the neigh- leys would enable the British|bourhood of one fort they suņi- forces to make fairly unham-moned artillery support. pered progress, "according to a The British guns promptly military expert, in London yes-opened fire, alded by which the British party. inflicted heavy terday.
took The fall of Negħell
losses on the enemy and particularly bitter blow to 130 prisoners, all without loss to Graziani, who was given
themselves. the “title” Marquis of". Nagha!|| "IN"
An example of the courage and recognition of his rapid ad- endurance of the Imperial troops Уапсе when-italy / Invaded is furnished by two Indian mo- Abyssinia. {
chine-gunners who were" "lost when - ac-" on a "mountain peak 'but, tivity plays a large part in the found by a British patrol 48 British siege methods - round hours later, were still ; manning | Koren~ (Eritica) ANTOI their post-Reuter.
- Meanwhile," Intense' patrol
point In northern Scotland. Little damage and jew casual. ties were caused.--Reuter.
IF ENGLAND FALLS....
"If England falls there will be no freedom for the people of England nor for the people of Ireland."
NO NIGHT RAIDS FOR SECOND NIGHT
For the second suc- cessive
night
no
enemy raiders were reported over Britain after darkness last night.-Reuter.
MALTA
BEATS OFF RAIDERS
At least three enemy bombers were destroyed and others damaged in raids on Malta at the week-end.
Two enemy losses are officially confirmed.
The enemy 'planes came over in 2 large formation escorted by fighter's but were chased out to sea by British fighters.
This statement was made by Senator Joseph O'Mahoney, of Wyoming, in a speech before charitable. Irish Society in Bos- SERSCHMIDT
- ..
ONE BRITISH FIGHTER WAS SHOT DOWN BY A MES- WHICH, IN TURN, WAS DESTROYÉD BY Hig ANOTHER BRITISH AIRCRAFT. He added: "It would be neces--REUTER. ary for the people of America to
ton.
assure for ten generations the strike down liberties and insti- burden of armament so that the tutions which Irishmen every dictators Shan't be permitted to where revere."-Reuter.
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