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GENERAL

“WOLF OF THE ATLANTIC" NEW GREEK Sanguinary Fighting

PRISONER IN BRITAIN

FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY

ON NAZI WAR ON SHIPPING

of LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter) Germany has now lost, two her three best, U-boat aces, said Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking of the successes in the "ups" and of the Battle of the Atlantic at Tottenham yesterday.

downs"

was

the

Schepke, the ace captain of U100, said Mr. Alexander, dead. His submarine had gone to join U99, captained by another ace, Otta Kretchmer, who was now a prisoner, Both captains have been decorated by Hitler with the Oak Leaves, the highest decora» tion which Germany has bestowed on her underwater pirates.

Only three U-boat captains held to take toll of both and as this decoration.

strength of the co-operation of "Both Schepke and Kretchmer the Navy with the Coastal Com had addressed meetings for re-mand increases, and the number cruits for U-boat service and Mr. of escorting destroyers and cor- Alexander added: "I don't think vettes expands, the toll of the that this sort of news wil en

courage then much."

Kretchmer was known and ido- sea in Germany as the "Wolf of the Atlantic. He had the highest record of destruction of any boat captain.

enemy will increase until the Battle of the Atlantic is won."

Д

The Arst Lord said that "we had got to continue fighting. labour- ing and struggling to get back to U-something like the escort pos!- tion we had in the last war when we worked not only as single. HEAVY BURDEN Mr. Alexander stated that near-fleet but had five powerful Allied ly 2.500.000 tons of enemy ships fleets and five times the present had been captured, destroyed or number of destroyers, forced to scuttle. The burden of the Atlantic battle

"

#

LIFE-LINE KEPT OPEN

was both "The amazing thing is that the grievous and heavy, but never for Navy has kept the life-line open," a moment in day and night was Mr. Alexander said. there any slackening in the prose- He continued: "We published cation of the fight,

the other day that we had many "This battle has its ups and hundred U-boat prisoners, downs but I assure you that, nel-many more of the U-boat ther U-boats nor German leng-sonne le at the bottom of the

all their ocean. I can assure you that range aircraft have it

"We continue ports to the Admiralty own way," he said,

Stirring Call

To Greek Nation

"REMAIN UNITED

AND FIGHT”

LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter) "Remain united and steadfast and carry on the fight for the coun-

very end.".

but per-

13-

01 Our anti-subinarine captains are near- ly always on the conservative side"

CABINET

KING GEORGE TO

In Mt. Olympus Area

LEAD GOVERNMENT GERMAN INFANTRY MOWN DOWN

new of the IN ASSAULTS ON ALLIED LINES

LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter) The composition

Greek Cabinet, presided over by King George of Greece, was an- nounced last night states, the Athens radio,

The Deputy Prime Minister

| Vice-Admiral Alexander Sakol,

larious, Chief of Naval Star who will also be Minister for the Navy. "PERSONNEL,

LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter)-The Allied fine in Greece remains unbroken. A Greek Press Ministry bulletin, broadcast from Athens, says that while the Allied line has been modified at some points on the defenders' own Initiative the Bne continues to be firmi

The bulletin nada that the Germans are persistently at- tacking fiercely along the whole Greek and British fronts but "all their violent efforts to force a final and immediate decision have falled".

Other Ministers are: War-General Panagakos.

The Germans are bringing UP Alr.-General Nicolaides,

more and more reinforcements of Communications and Railways │mechanised · unita, infantry and General Kerzas,

aircraft, but despite all these National Economy.-M. Emanuel fighting like lons and

Foreign Affairs, Finance and efforts the British and Greeks are still hold their lines.

Underos.

Public Welfare and Press.-M. Nikcloudas

Agriculture and Labour. M. Demetratos

Education and Justice.-M. E. Sekeris.

Advancing in waves the tier- mans attempted to secure at all costs the

the passes in Kalabaka area but they failed

and paid dearly in casualties for their failure.

BULGARIA GIVEN NEW FRONTIERS

LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter)→ Bulgaria has been granted tem- porary new frontiers in Mace- | donia, Thrace and the, Moravia re- gion in Yugoslavia, according to

Under-Secretary of State for,

In the Olympus area the Gerthe German radio, Shipping.-M. S. Theophanides, mans continued to sacrifice their The new government took the soldiers in thousands without beins oath at 5.15 p.m. yesterday after-able to break through, noon and held its first meeting Immediately afterwards

British Most Respected When Tough"

to advance in Western Thrace so Bulgarian troops will continue

as to occupy the territory limited The heroic exploits of the Aus- in the east by a line leading from tralians and New Zealanders are the Bulgarian frontier town of weaving new legends about Mount Servenerade southward to Edegach Olympus.

on the Aegean Bea SITUATION SERIOUS

In Macedonia, the Bulgarians CAIRO, Apr. 21 (Reuter-The will proceed as far west as the situation in the Balkans is still River Vardar and south as far as regarded here as serious.

the former Greek frontler: in the right north-west, the advance will be to

the River Moravia.

The Germans emphasise that these lines are not to be regarded as definite frontiers.

Mount Olympus, on the flank of the Allied line, was eva- cuated by the British troops be- LONDON: Apr. 21 (Reuter) tore the Nazis took it, according Rome radio claims that the to well-informed quarters here. Speaking of the ten Coast Guard

The operation cutters America had sent to Bri-Spanish Press and public were in-

was part of the shorter tain, the First Lord said. "Believe dignant at the British threat to British retirement to a

bomb Rome with the inference tine, which is proceeding to plan of them are a little bit bigger than that the Vatican City will be in- under a heavy air and mechanised REINSTATEMENT

me, they are some ships. Most

destroyers. They were bullt" to

cluded.

actiori.

Madrid, however, says that Bri- stop the ships of bootleggers and tain's warning can be said to have Germans continue to hurt masses Despite terrific casualties the I think they will be even more created favourable Father than usefully employed in protecting

of troops into the battle, unfavourable repercussions, our convoys and hunting Ger- the British are

most respected man pirates,"

"when they are "tough."

NAVY CRITICised Continuing, Mr. Alexander said.

"I see that today the Navy is cri

* NAZI ASSERTION

as

OF NEGUS

Arrangements Under Progress

of

LINE INTACT SYDNEY, Apr. 21 (Reuter)-Tpe | Acting Premier. Mr. A. W. Fadden, declared that the defence line in While declaring that Britain's Greece is intact,

LONDON, Apr. 21" (Reuter) try's honour and independence: ticised for not having prevented drop British bombs on Vatican city lent spirits and have been engaged the Emperor of Abyssinia to his

disclosure of the Italian plan to "Australian troops are in excel-Arrangements for the returni we must defend the nation to the Italian and German reinforce-

if Germany "ralds Athens ments reaching Libya, But re-

and in heavy fighting and have ac- capital, Addis Ababa, are progress- This call to the Greek people member that the decision having Cairo is an old British trick, the quitted themselves with great dis- ing with all speed, Reuter was was made yesterday by King been taken to support GreeceGerman Radio self-righteously as- tinction."

informed yesterday. George of the Hellenes in a pro-which surely in honour. we werc

Mr. Fadden expressed Australia's Emperor Halle Selassie was last clamation broadcast by the Athens bound to do we had to

perform respect for historical and valuable sympathy with the Greeks in the reported to be at the head of his

Greek sites to have any intention loss of their Premier, Mr. Alexan-army in the Debra Marcos radio list night.

the great task of transporting

to bomb Athens. The proclamation reads: "Hel-very large numbers of troops lenes: After the untoward death and equipment which was safely Mr. Churchill can be sure that

of Alexander Korizis, who gave done, thanks to the Royal Navy. all his strength to the great strug-

"We had at the same time to

gle which has been imposed on the nation by two powerful empires

and in view of the critica; moż

been said about enemy, reinforce- ments through which the country ments, we have destroyed Italian is now passing. we have decided transports running into ourselves personally to direct the rage of six. Agures, business of the Cabinet for the

time being.

NO APOLOGY

а ton

"I do not think that the Gov-

serts that Germany has too much

as soon as the first bomb drops on Rome, Italy will follow Germany's

centres.

INDIAN TROOPS

AT TOBRUK

der Korizis,

R.A.F. ACTIVITY CAIRO, April 21 (Reuter)-In

area

some 100 miles northwest of Addis: Ababa.

R.A.F. ACTIVITY CAIRO, Apr. 21 (Reuter) - In maintain supplies to the garrisons plan to administer hundred-fold Greece, there was considerable and in Libya. In spite of all that has reprisals on Britain for all the successful activity by the RAF the Dessie-Alomata area,

enemy the previous day. positions bombing of Germany's cultural Yesterday and

and mator transport German dive-bombers, escorted by were bombed and machine-gun- fighters, attempting to attack our ned, direct hits being obtained on ground troops and shipping at fortifications and military build- Khalkis, were intercepted by ourings. fighter patrol.

R.A.F. fighters "machine-gunned "A new government has been ernment has any need to apolo-

During the day, without loss to motor transport north of Dessle. formed and sworn in, and we ap

themselves, our fighters shot down causing..considerable damage and peal to the Greek people and to gise for its decision to go to the

CAIRO, Apr. 21 (Reuter)-Indian three Junkers 87's, two Junkers setting oil tankers afire. all who are fighting at the front ald of Greece

mechanised troops are among the 88's, four Messerschmitt 109's, 'one- as well as to all who are contri- apologise for its work."

RAF. bomber pilots, he said. British forces defending Tobruk, Heinkel 128 and severely damaged buting to our war effort behind

striking well-informed circles revealed yes- many others. the lines to remain united and were striking

Yesterday several other Savola steadfast and carry on the fight hard, and it was evident from the terday. for the country's honour and f-complaints over the German wire- The Indians have been taking 79's were seriously damaged by our

less after the raids on Berlin. Kiel part in the fighting in the West-fighters over Melas, and Bremen that the Germans ern Desert and have been in action did not like it.

dependence.

NATIONAL RIGHTS "We must defend the nation to the very end. This duty is impos- ed upon us not only by the high

or the Navy

back and

to

in the west around Gebel Akhdar.

"We Mr. Alexander concluded: must go on with that until

traditions of our history and the win,” reverence due to our brave dead, but also by the fact that in

There is no indication of any

we change in the situation of the Axis

'forces in Tibyn

guarding the rights we have ac- RA.F. HARASS ENEMY IN

quired by our victories and sacrl-

fices, we shall fully secure our TRIPOLITANIA, CYRENEICA

national rights" in the hour of final victory.

"We, therefore, call upon you. Féllenes, to stand calm, determin- ed, united and disciplined at our side in the unflinching per- formance of our supreme duty to the country.

"May we go and save Greece."

CAIRO, April 21 (Reuter)-R.A.F. bombers and fighters" in- flicted heavy casualties and damage on enemy personnel and material in Tripolitania as well as in Cyreneica during Saturday and the previous night, according to an R.A.F. communique. Enemy motor transport was dea-

troved in numerous localities, in- SPAIN AND cluding Acroms, El Adem, Bardia

INTERNATIONAL

and Monastir.

A number of enemy aircraft were

NAZI AIR ACTIVITY bombed and damaged at Derna

LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter)

aerodrome and the Berks airport SITUATION .

There was some enemy alr acti-was also raided,

heavy

casualties

they

MADRID. Apr. 21 (Reuter)

巍 statement

CASUALTIES IN LONDON “BLITZ”

EXPECTED TO BE "FAIRLY HIGH" LONDON, April 21 (Heuter)-

|Reports filtering through from the dazed villages and small towns in

East Anglia and the home counties

and

MOPPING UP Imperial forces have practi- the outskirts of cally reached Dessie, one of the last remaining Italian strongholds in the coun-

try.

bound to

are

Operations in Abyssinia

slow down somewhat because of the task of mopping up

pointed out here.

various Italian columns, It 越

ABORTIVE RAID ON MALTA

Three Fiat Fighters Brought Down

un-

from the Thames Estuary districts yesterday confirmed that there was a wider path" of the. German air blitz on London and MALTA, April 21. (Reuter)-A the neighbourhood on Saturday small formation of Italian Savola night even than on Wednesday bombers, escorted by Italian Flat when many outer suburbs, includ- biplane fighters and Messer- ing the south-east, suffered as hea-schmitts, flew over Malta yester vily as the metropolis, writes Reu-day morning.

Bombs were dropped in the sea ter's Air correspondent. vity during daylight yesterday Fighters carried out continuous "Benor Sumer made

the anti-aircraft defences According to the German High and over the coasts of Kent and offensive, patrols and inflicted on the various aspects of the in-Command, this was another re-were heavily engaged. northeast Scotland..

British ghters shot down three on motorised ternational situation relating to prisal raid for the R.A.F. attack on

and Bombs were dropped by single troops:

Flat fighters into the sea machine-gunned important military and diplomatie Berlin, but from the communique aircraft at two points in north- Gazala aerodrome, where they happenings of the present mo- in which the raid was given pride damaged a fourth which is east Scotland, causing a few ca-destroyed one Bavola bomber and ment," declared an official of place, the large fires claimed likely to have reached its destina- sualties, states an Air Ministry damaged a number of Fiat Fight-nouncement after a two-day. Ca-in the Thames bend, the Milwalition, states an official

binet meeting ending last night. dock and Greenwich

appear toque, The Phalangist newspaper Ar-have given the Nazis the " most MYSTERIOUS S'HAI shot down over Gazala!

riba follows this up with an ar-satisfaction. Junkers "dive-bombers which tele somewhat reminiscent of The Air, Ministry stated yeater- ARRESTS

ralded Tobruk were engaged by the others printed at the time day that the attacks on CHUNGKING, Apr. 21 (Central) British fighters and one was shot when Spain faced political de- were heavy and caused much dam- Four Chinese were arrested yes- down and others were damazed clsions,

age and that the casualties were terday morning in No. 1, Lane 107 During the night of April 18, "Arguments, allen to only the expected to be fairly high." in Rue Bourgeat in the French RAF bombers raided Benghast, foreign policy to which our dea- The communique adds that the damage to civilian property, but Concession, Shanghal, by Jap-obtaining direct bits on a ship and tiny ties us, cannot be considered," bombs dropped outside London in few civilian casualties. anese agents accompanied by starting fires on the quays. On states the Arriba, adding that the "eastern and southern countles One Junkers French police. They were escort-the same night, Tripoli was hea-foreign affairs must be viewed in did damage at several points but into the sea, ed to Hongkew. The cause of the vily raided and about 18 tons of unity, and those who think other the casualties on, the whole were arrest has not been ascertained bombs were dropped,

wise are traitors and cowards. Juof heavy.

communique.

ers on the ground.

Two Messerschmitt fighters were

27-

London

communi-

un'-

All British fighters landed scotched and there were no casualties.

FRIDAY'S RAID CAIRO, Apr. 21 (Reuter) - The enemy attacked Malta during the night of April, 18.. causing some

·was shot down

From all operations, "one of war |fighters is missing.

.TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1941.

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