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U.S. NAVY STRIPPED FOR ACTION Zero Hour For Shoot At Sight Actual Convoying ROOSEVELT

Believed Likely

SINCE "ZERO HOUR" (ONE MINUTE PAST MIDNIGHT) THE UNITED STATES ATLANTIC FLEET, STRIPPED FOR AC- TION, HAS BEEN TAKING UNDER ARMED PROTECTION · ALL LEASE AND LEND CARGOES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ICELAND.

"Pacific Agreement”

JAPAN STICKS TO STORY

Announcement of “Japanese - American agreement" as a result of the recent discussions in Washington, has been delayed owing to difficul- ties which have arisen during the past week.

THIS IS ACCORDING. TO THE TOKYO CORRESPONDENT OF THE VICHY NEWS AGENCY.

The correspondent ädds: "This has caused the Government defer the announcement of basic points on which agreement been reached.

to

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"ALTHOUGH THE NATURE 'OF THE DIFFICULTIES IS NOT) CLEAR IT IS UNDERSTOODI THEY ARE NOT LIKELY

TO

The widely accepted view in authoritative quarters in Washington is that this means actual convoying.

That the statement of the Secretary of Navy, Col. Frank Knox, was broader than the "shoot at sight" policy set forth by President Roosevelt, was the expressed opinion of naval strategists.

growing by the addition of pro- newly-built, vessēja, · and bably by. transfars^from the Pacific Ficet.

Meanwhile the U.S. Navy De- announced that partment has

They declared the adequate pro- meant tection of merchantmen convoys as the only certain way of ensuring the protection of all ships at the crucial moment of at- tack.

FOR ITS TASK OF WATCH-every nuval vessel authorised by for "in DOG OVER THE PRICELESS law has been contracted CARGOES OF AID TO BRITAIN creation of the greatest array THE ATLANTIC FLEET IS BE- fighting ships under one flag the LIEVED TO HAVE SUBSTAN- world has ever seen." TIALLY MORE THAN 125 VES-

SELS.

These include three old bat- tleships assigned to it when it

In Battle Line

It is disclosed that two of six

AND AMATEUR STRATEGISTS

Replying to a query whether convoying was one means of protect- ing the flow of Lease and Lend supplies, President Roosevelt that said yesterday amateur strategists should not assume there was only one means.-Reuter.

Queen's

Property Seized

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands has had all her property seized by

in

the

was created a year ago, while new 35,000-ton dreadnoughts, the the German occupation the Fleet has been steadily "North Caro ina" and "Washing- authorities

ton," have been added to the bat Netherlands. tle line this month, giving the United States 17 battleships in actual service.

BITTER RIVER BATTLE

CAUSE THE COLLAPSE OF German plans to use

THE NEGOTIATIONS OR JEO- PARDISE THE HOPES OF SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME.

islands

small A certain

land one bank of the

The difficulties are alleged to River "V" in the neigh-

have resulted from points raised

•

by Washington, at the eleventh bourhood of Leningrad as a jumping off ground

hour:

"Before these difficulties arose

the two Governments....- are said for a further advance-to-

to have reached agreement on wards the city, have been certain basic principles covering.

future Japanese-American rela foiled after a bitter strug-

tions and relating chiefly to an assurance of peace in the Paciác and the gradual "casing of the economic restrictions Japan-Reuter.

against

PANAMA DEMANDS INDEMNITIES

gle

Preparing for their task, under

The order of seizure applies. also to all property belonging to living The Navy Department alse members of the House of Orange stated that a survey of vessels Nassau,, states a Hague despatch to in the course of construction and the German news agency. contracted for revealed "as- tounding progress" in the acce- terated building

ocean navy.

of the

two-

A total of 2,831 combat and auxiliary ships has been ordered since January 1, 1940, at a cost of $7,234,262,178.-Reuter.

MUNITIONS TRAIN

BLOWN UP

Eleven mysterious ac- occurred in

the cover of artillery fire the Rus slans launched an attack at dawn, Alded by boats and pontoons they cidents crossed the river and stormed the Czechoslovakia during islands concerned with bayonets the latter part of July, and hand grenades.

A girl member of the Lenin- according to news reach- grad: volunteers was among

he first line of the storming ing authoritative Czech party. She was armed with a circles in Jerusalem yes- THE GERMANS PUT UP terday...

ritie and hand grenade, da

The Panamanian Government has FIERCE RESISTANCE BUT IN In addition an ammunition train instructed its Minister In Berlin THE END THEY WERE FORCED from the famous Skoda armaments to present a formal protest to the OFF THE ISLANDS AND NOW works has been blown up. German Government, regarding THE RUSSIANS HOLD: BOTH the sinkings of the steumships THE RIVER BANKS AS WELL,

Sessa" and "Montana," advising The Germans lost hundreds of him, to claim Indemnity.

dead and much material, In this

Over 250 officers and men of the Garinan, army were killed Ingono accident. The mass destruction of crops Decision in this regard was battle. They are now venting, at night in Slovakla has led to the taken at ⠀⠀ yesterday morning's their anger by fruitlessly shelling Imposition of a curfew covering

alt grainfioide-Router Cabinet session, Reuter, the islands concerned-Reuter,

WAR MAY

BE FORCED ON U.S.

"Events of the last few indicate days strongly that war may be forced upon the United States,” announced Mr. Ralph Bard, Assistant ́ Secretary' of Navy, addressing en- signs of the training ship "Prairie State" yesterday.

MR. BARD SAID GERMAN SUBMARINES WERE COMING' EVEN CLOSER TO THE AMERI- CAN SHORES AND THAT. FOUR-ENGINED" BOMBERS HAD SUNK SHIPS WITHIN A FEW MILES OF LAND IN THIS HEMISPHERE.

attack

"The possibilities of which were scoffed at a year ago are viewed with apprehension to- day," he said.--Reuter:

persons a deorée dealing with who foster anti-German senti- ments.

In one announcement issued by the Reich Commissar it is stated that "the former Queen Wilhel- mina has excluded herself from the unity of the new Europe by

front." her persistence in adhering to the Bolshevik-capitalistic

The confiscation is based on Reuter.

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