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GRIM FIGHTING IN CRETE

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FREEDOM OF THE SEAS RE-ASSERTED

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ROOSEVELT TAKES NEW POWER TO ACT America United States Hunt For Asks No To Take Steps To Prince Favours Deliver The Goods Eugen

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Mr. William Knudsen,} addressing a defence ral- ly in Chicago, warned that America "asks no favours or quarter from anyone

defend our homes and our shores.

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THE PROCLAMATION OF “AN UNLIMITED NATIONAL EMER- GENCY,"

‚” REASSERTION OF THE “ANCIENT AMERICAN DOCTRINE OF THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS," A STATEMENT THAT THE PLEDGE TO HELP THE OTHER DEMOCRACIES WILL BE CARRIED OUT AND A DEFINITE STATEMENT THAT THE UNITED STATES "We have the strength, unity WILL USE ARMED FORCE TO REPEL ATTACK, WERE THE MAIN

to

nd courage to accomplish thes

We have the food, mater-

nds.

ls, machines and men to retain ur freedom, even if this is the

st free place on earth.

"No hours are too long and no sacrifices too great to accomplish this

purpose.

News Service,

International

CRETE POSITION SERIOUS

The situation on Crete was described last night| in authoritative London military circles as fol-

lows:

VERÝ SEVERE FIGHTING IS GOING ON AROUND THE MALEMI-CANEA AREA. THE GERMANS CONTINUE LAND- ING TROOPS AT MALEMI AND THE SITUATION IS SERIOUS.

They are suffering very heavy losses but the Germans never care about losses if they can achieve their object and the 'question is, how long are they going to continue pouring men and aircraft into Crete?

THE TROOPS ARRIVING ARE NOT PARACHUTISTS BUT AIR. BORNE TROOPS LANDING IN TROOP CARRYING 'PLANES ON. MALEMI AERODROME. WHICH IS LITTERED WITH

FEATURES OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S HISTORIC BROADCAST TO THE NATION.

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That Hudson bombers of the Coastal Command first attacked the Bis- marck before she set out from a Norwegian fjord, and shadowed her into

the Atlantic, was revealed in London yesterday.

are

At least fourteen British war-

of 'planes ships and scores now taking part in a relentless

Bismarck's of the

com-, panion, the 10,000-ton cruiser Prince Eugen,

President Roosevelt declared: "We reassert solidarity with the 21 American Republics and the Dominion of Canada in preserva-now tion of the independence of the western hemisphere.

U.S. PACIFIC FLEET NOW IN ATLANTIC ?

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A message from Washington states that Representative Keefe told the House: "I have it from pretty reliable sources that

large

of part the Pacific fleet passed through the Panama Canal into the Atlantic night. International News Service.

O

last

"WE HAVE PLEDGED MATERIAL SUPPORT TO THE OTHER DEMOCRACIES OF THE WORLD AND WE WILL FULFIL THAT PLEDGE. WE WILL NOT HESITATE TO USE OUR ARMED FORCES TO REPEL AN ATTACK.”

By his proclamation of an unlimited national emergency the President took unto himself power to seize ships, to increase the armed forces without congressional consent, to call out reserves without giving them the privilege of resigning, to take over the Federal Reserve Bank and to suspend trading on the Stock Exchange should he so desire.

Scores of other powers, including

censor-

ship, automatically be-

Britain has gone wild with

of rejoicing over the sinking the Bismarck, which cost Ger- 1,300 and pos- many at least sibly 1,500 drowned, including Admiral Ruetjens. Participating in the fight were two British battle-cruisers, four battleships, two aircraft-carriers, four cruisers, and three destroy- ers, and, apart from the loss of H.M.S. Hood, only the battleship Prince of Wales was damaged.

At least four aerial torpedoes and and

bombs Innumerable shells wrecked the Bismarck be- fore

Dorsetshire H.M.S. ordered to loose the final torpedo which sent her to the bottom. International News Service.

come his which, together H HAVE AN H. B.-

of

the authority under the Con- scription and Lease and Lend Acts, combine in making him the most

CRESCENDO powerful President in the

OF FURY

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nation's history.

"The

The President declared: nation will expect all individuals and all groups to play their full parts without stint and without selfishness, and there is no doubt

The fighting in Crete our Democracy will triumphantly

THE WRECKAGE OF BURNT- has now reached a "cres-survive, OUT.""PLANES,

WAS THE London cendo of fury," it

Messages received in

"I REPEAT THE WORDS OF SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPEN-

from Cretecontain little more reported in Cairo yester- DENCE: "WITH FIRM RELI- information than that contained day.

In the communiques.

It is clear that the centre of

ANCE ON THE PROTECTION

An Ankara despatch quoted OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE WE the battle is east of Malemi. a Turkish general as estimating MUTUALLY PLEDGE TO EACH In the rest of the island, Ger- German casualties on the first OTHER OUR LIVES. OUR FOR- AND OUR. SACRED man resistance remains only in day of the battle, as one-fifth the TUNES

dhn Ple- of centres, including total invaders, which consisted] HONOUR.!"

near Retimo, on the coast of 21,000 air-borne troops and Hitler Challenge went of Canea Reuter.de 2534,000 parachutists.vtakan Ak P

DARLAN OFF TO

PARIS

Admiral Darian left terday --morning / for Paris, says Re

MATCHING THE NAZI RE-In smashing words, President INFORCEMENTS THE BRITISH Roosevelt declared the United AUGMENTED THEIR DEFEN- States were unalterably opposed, CES BY LANDING CRACK to Hitlerism."and we will not ac- UNITS WHICH IMMEDIATELY, cept a world like the post-war Vichy PLUNGED INTO THE MERCI world of the 1920's, in which the be BATTLE. INTERNA secds of Hitlerism can again another LESS

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