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TEMPELHOF AERODROME HIT IN SMASHING R.A.F. American

RAIDS ON BERLIN

BERLIN Press Tribute

To Premier

INTENSIVE ATTACKS ON HAMBURG AND BREMEN: MANY KILLED, INJURED

NEW YORK. SEPT. 13 (REUTER)~~~BIG BLACK FRONT-PAGE STREAMERS IN THE NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS PROCLAIMED FURTHER SMASHING K.A.F. ATTACKS. ON. BERLIN. HAMBURG AND BREMEN AS WELL AS THE REPORTED NEW . SECRET" AND SUCCESSFUL' BRITISH METHOD OF DETECTING THE APPROACH OF NAZI AIRCRAFT WHICH APPARENTLY SHATTERED LATEST AND HEAVIEST GERMAN ATTACK ON LONDON.

THE

Prominence is given to the British Air Ministry announcement that the Tempelhof aerodrome, the Anhalter railway station,' and German gun emplacements in the Tiergarten were hit during the rald on Berlin which was simultaneous with an extensive R.A.F. offensive against North-West Germany, the Low Countries and the French coast.

(Ren- ter) - Mr. Winston Churchill's broadcast on Wednesday is the object of much comment

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13

The Washington Post says that throughout his Career Mr. Churchill has never hest- tated to tell the public the truth no matter how unpalat- able and bitter. That is why the note of dogged confidence. which he sounded rings true. The Baltimore Sun, recalling the brilliance which Mr. Churchill has often shown, states that it was not brilliance which spoke to England and the world through Mr Churchill's lips. It was char- acter.

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GENERAL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1940.

Here is the latest type of motor torpedo-boat to protect British shores. She can travel at 452 knots when carrying two tons above the normal load.

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ITALY'S WAR

MACHINE

In the apte hour," self-ambition The Strength Of Mussolini's

According to all reports, British The raiders arrived over the and love of place and power have anti-aircraft batteries hurled the city soon after 11.30 p.m. and disappeared. Devotion rules 'this

most deadly barrage yet when within three minutes of midnight mán-devotion to the ashes of his Nazi planes visited London. the first bombs were falling on the fathers and the temple of his

The American newspapers jubi- city.

gods. lantly proclaimed that the Nazis A large rallway yard south of

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were stunned by the violence of Potsdam Station was straddled by ply ship was hit and left burning the barrage, while one American a stick of heavy calibre bombs, and another was correspondent from London wrote followed by a salve of incendiary damaged. that the German planes feared to bombs. dive through the "Curtain shells."

of

THREE WAVES LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter) -Describing the R.A.F. rald on Berlin on Wednesday night, the Berlin correspondent of the Swedish paper Dagens Nyheter reports that the Bri-^¦ tish bombers approached in three waves from the north and dropped flares.

They were, greeted with anti- aircraft Are of unusual violence, which broke out simultaneously

seriously

Enemy "E" boats were machine- At five minutes after midnight, gunned from low altitudes. another raider, evading the

In the course of this attack, our search-lights and anti-aircraft aircraft encountered a force barrage, attacked Anhalter Station, enemy fighters and bombers, three near Potsdam Station.

of which "were destroyed and In a series of runs over the tar-others damaged. get, this raider bombers the station buildings and tracks.

of

Three of our aircraft were lost

HAMBURG BOMBED CALAIS RAID,

Strong forces of bomber air- LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter) craft carried out attacks on rail- The R.A.F. again bombed way stations, goodsyards and the Calais on Wednesday evening. aerodrome at Berlin, docks, ship Large fires could be seen from yards at Hamburg, Bremen and this side. Aircraft of the Wilhelmshaven, oll plant at Mor- Coastal Command attacked an heim, explosives factory at Frank- enemy convoy off"Dunkirk, furt, goodsyards at Hamm, Colog- One

enemy supply ship was'ne; Coblenz, Mannheim "and Ehrang. a raflway · junction at Another force of Coastal Com-Namur, and enemy aerodromies in height and a large number Ap peared to be taking part in the mand aircraft operating with the Germany and Holland, rald.

Fleet Air Arm attacked a convoy Three of our aircraft falled to off Cap Gris Nez. One enemy sup-return.

all over the "city with the sound-

ing of the alarm.

The planes were

F:

at a great

'sunk

EXTENSIVE FIRES Bomb explosions were" soon heard and many fires broke out innorth-west and central Berlin, Black-out regulations are to be even stricter from now on in Ber- 7in, and all cares, restaurants and cating houses must now close two: hours' earlier-ie. at 11 p.m.

The Swedish correspondent says that even more intensive raids were carried out against Kamburg and Bremen, where extensive fres

caused and many persons were killed or injured.

were

EGYPT INVASION?

THREE ITALIAN ARMIES

ON MOVE IN AFRICA.

A Reuter message.states that it was authoritatively learned

́in London' yesterday that the Italians are moving three armies towards Egypt, although no Italian troops have yet crossed the frontier.

JAPANESE RELEASED

| Libya along the coast.

Fighting Forces

Although since the elose of the last European War Italy has been almost continuously engaged in blooding her braves-be- tween 1924 and 1931 in the reconquest of Libya; in 1935-1936 in the conquest of Ethiopia; in 1936-1939 in bolstering up' General · Franco;t Eastertide 1939 in Albania, it is not easy to determine the exact value of her forces, writes Bosley Crowther in the Japan Chronicle.

The story is told of the famous Lord Brougham that when his horses once bolted with him in the Strand he, thrust his head out of the carriage window and said to his coachman, "Run into some thing cheap. John," Mussolini ha been guided by similar considera tions of prudence.

had

In particular, the fighting had done unexpectedly much to prove that the Blackshirts were an asset and not a liability. It also proved the value of the Fascist system of pre-military training. The Italian conscript now called to the colours is no longer the raw, refractory recruit he often was.

Subjected from an early age to

In the Libyan and Ethiopian j campaigns the feet and air force physical exercises, imbued with no opposition to meet. In intense, not to say excessive, Albania the show of resistance pride in the merits of the Fascist would not have satisfied the re-regime he appears on the barrack quirements of a moderately exact-square already primed with a de- ing Hollywood impresario. The gree of military knowledge which minor skirmishes Just fought it would probably stake about six against an already demoralized months of army service to acquire. France were nothing but prell- minary sparring.

THE NAVY

The Italian Navy in all proba- bility was relatively the most eff- cient of the three fighting services last September. Its ships for the most part were modern or had been modernized, and it was well balanced in its composition.

Only in the Spanish War have the Italian forces had to ight under conditions of modern Euro pean warfare, and even there the test cannot be said to have been wholly conclusive. The war ma- chine, upon which Mussolini has I could not then have risked a 'spent every available centesimo. general fleet action against the "and to the forging of which has British and French Mediter-

brought all the enthusiasm of his ranean fleets, since the only capl-T naturally, bellicose temperament, tal ships in active service were two is therefore still something of an reconstructed battleships (two unknown quantity.

The

outbreak of War

new battleships and two more re- "last constructed battleships have now

The first army, is mot ng from September came at an awkward come into active, service), but it moment for the Italian army. On comprised 19 medern cruisers, the basis of expertence gained in three old cruisers, 70 modern tor- Abyssinia and Spain and tested pedo-boats and torpedo-boat des- during the army manoeuvres of troyers, with another 50 over 10

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The second Is moving north from the neighbourbood Kassala, Just outside Eritrea, to Wadi Haifa. in

STATION DAMAGED LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter)- The Air Ministry announces that aircraft of the Bomber Command the two Japanese detained

LONDON, Sept, 13 (Reuter) Mr. Shunsuke Tanabe,

of one

London under the Allens Order

The third is moving east to again carried out a big raid on Berlin on Wednesday night, and last month, was released yester-Wadi across 400 to 500 miles of

almost waterless day,

desert" from heavy damage was inflicted on a

southern Libya. rallway station in the heart of The other, Mr. Baturo Maki- the German capital,

hara, was freed after a few days.urmy is that a big attack

Official comment on the third from this quarter is unlikely, although there may be sporadic attacks.

There is no reason to suppose that German troops. have, Joinėd

Italians.

GEN, MA CHAN - SH AN

It is learned in authoritative

HERO OF NONNI RIVER the Titans SAYS CHINESE VICTORY ONLY MATTER. OF TIME

N. CHINA FRONT, SEPT. 12 (CENTRAL)-CHINA'S VICTORY IN THE WAR OF LIBERATION AGAINST JAPAN IS ONLY A MAT- TER OF TIME, CONFIDENTLY DECLARED GENERAL MÀ CHAN- SHAN, WORLD-RENOWNED HERO OF THE NONNI RIVER, HEI- LUNGKIAUG. TWICE REPORTED BY THE JAPANESE TO HAVE BEEN KILLED, IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CENTRAL NEWS SOME- WHERE ON THE SUIYUAN FRONT.

that are" running

His weather-roughened face of what they can get from the breaking into occasional smiles,"occupied" areas, Jooking hale and fit despite his 55 Prisoners of war testify years, General Ma related several anti-war feelings marked signs pointing to the de-high among the ranks, terioration of the Japanese fight- Ing strength on the China fronts,

“Whereas”—most of the- Japanese soldiers were erack troops, well-trained, young and healthy, at the beginning of the war," he said “a great many, are now new recruits, below: 16 and over 40. Some are only 13 and 14 years, old.”

LOW MORALE

Japanese Delegation In Batavia

̈LONDON, Sept. 13 (Reuter

A Japanese delegation has arrived in Batavia,

circles in Londen that there har

been further movement of cer-. tain Italian forces towards the frontier in the neighbourhood of Capuzzo in the last day or two..

They are said to be moving eastward but no Italian troops have yet crossed the frontier

1938 the Italian authorities bad years old, about 100 submarines, a decided to replace the existing very large number of M.A.S. (swift temary (three-regiment) division anti-submarine motor-boats), and by the newly conceived binary numerous auxillary vessels..... (two-regiment) division. This de- By the "battle of the grain" and ciston entalled a fundamental re-other measures for developing her organization.

económic self-sufficiency. Italy

It involved, a reduction in the has done something to reduce the size and ponderousness of the column of her indispensible im existing divisions, and it called ports

divisions.

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for the creation of new divisions To that extent she has freed the Incorporating the formations Navy from the task of convoying- drawn from the former ternary merchant ships and thus enabled it to protect her communications with Libya, the Dodecanese, and Albania She is not necessarily compelled to be always on the de- fensive,

THE BLACKSHIRTS Italian military opinion is ap- parently reckoning that the de- crease in manpower and machine-

. Of the personnel, about 20 per us will be 'more than counter- balanced by the greater mobility cent, are long-service men, and power of manoeuver of the against 60 per cent. who are con- division and by the large increase scripts serving for 28 months. in the number of mortars and by Finally, the Italiani Fleet has be

as

EASTERN LIBYA its generally enhanced offensive aircraft-carriers, though the dis-

RAID

CAIRO, Sept. 13 (Reuter) - In a series of raids on objectives in

power.

1,

advantage is largely discounted by

THE AIR ARM

The judgment of foreign, techni- Italy's geographical position in the cal observers has not, however, centre of the ses where she will. been wholly favourable. It is have to aght. obvious that a period of tranquil- Eastern Libya yesterday, R.A.Flity was required to enable the Of the strength of the Italian bombers attacked Amseat

General Staff to reconstitute the "Air Force one can only speak-with A recent trustworthy army on its new basis. The suc- caution, _session of political crises which estimate put its strength at 2,200. preceded the outbreak of war ma first line machines with a 20 per

Four ares were started on the

Darna landing ground, bombs fell among aircraft: n

G. Daria → ba bour and jetty and on Bardia where several dres were started,

terially interfered with this task rent reserve. It is not lipsalbte Apart from the disorganization that this is an under-estimate. states an RAF. communique.

caused by the change from the Since the beginning of hostilities The enemy again attempted to ternary to the binary division, the, Italy has exploited her period of bomb Mersa Matruh yesterday. army was in process of receiving non-belligerency to increase pro- They were intercepted and four new patterns of rifles, machine-duction to the utmost enemy machine were forced down guns, field, anti-tank, and anti The personnel brims over with to the sea and destroyed.N aircraft artillery, mortars and confidence. About 25 per cent of Gen. Ma who was last May ap- It is a military delegation al- The South African Air Force tanks. It was also short of cloth-It is considered by competent cri- polated Governor of Heilungsiang though it is headed by the Minis- carried out a bombing raid on

ing, boots, and blankets.

tics to be really good, while 50 added that the morale of the ter of Commerce.

Selasciamanna, in Central Abys-

It was notably behindhand in per cent is thought to be of Japanese troops Is at its low ebb, Welcoming the delegation, the sinis on September 9. Some anti-aircraft defence of all kinds average worth. "It is only natural," he explained, NEI. Director of Economic Affairs Savola aircraft on the ground "because the majority of them are said that he hoped that the, were burnt out and others ex inexperienced." In actual combat, talks would be conducted in an tensively damaged. having had short period of atmosphere of harmony training before being drafted for would have results satisfactory service. More and more of them to both. prefer, surrender to “fighting.”

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H.M.S. IVANHOE CASUALTIES

The Japanese Minister of Cons Materially, too, said the Gen- merce replied that the fact that LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuter) eral, the Japanese field army to the delegation Included, a member The Admiralty states that one day_compares unfavourably with of the Japanese Cabinet showed officer and 31 ratings are missing that in the mitial stages of the the importance" Tokyo attaches and three ratings are wounded on War. Many wear patched unl-to the friendship between the H.M.B. Ivanhoe, the loss of which forms, their rations often constat two countries, M.

I already announced.

and it was' lamentably jacking in Mussolini's entry into the strug heavy artillery, duke gle has obviously been timed with On the other hand the Abys- these considerations in view. ainian and Spanish campaigns Whether he has guessed right is Had not been unfruitful. The another matter

operations had been conducted Meanwhile the probability that and planned predominantly by the much of Italy's effort must now General Staff. Rivalry between the be made in Africa opens up to her regular units and those of the men the possibility of engaging in Blackshirt Militia had had the type of fighting in which they favourable reactions upon both have had most experience and is bodies, and lessons learned in the best suited to the national tem- feld were quickly absorbed.

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