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Precautions By Rumania, Turkey and Egypt: Allied War Council Meets As Mussolini Confers With Defence Chief: Bulgarian Alarm

AMERICA AND VATICAN JOIN IN

EFFORTS

FOR

FIRST PICTURE OF A NAZI INVASION

EBBA LARSEN

THIS DRAMATIC PHOTOGRAPH; the first received in Hongkong from Denmark, shows German troops marching through a street in Copenhagen after the Blitzkrieg invasion--By Air Mail. Copyright

THE GERMAN INVASION of Norway. This dramatic photograph, received by air mail from Lan- don, shows the effect of Nazl incendiary bombs on an unprotected Norwegian city. The photograph was taken in Elverum. 75 miles north-cast of Oslo. The city was completely razed by Nazi bombs,

OVERLAND DRIVE ON NARVIK

Nazis Pushing North From Trondheim

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, May 6 (UP).—In- formed circles say the German forces from Trondheim

nre

already half way to Narvik.

The German radio cites

ANOTHER NEW DEATH WEAPON

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, May G (UP),—According to the latest issue of the Army and Navy Journal. German planes are being equipped with cannons to destroy French planes which, says the report, would be "blown to bits in the air as a result of a direct hit by an ex- plosive bullet."

Swedish reports that those | ***

troops had reached the towns of

Mijoen and Mo.

Norwegian Resistanco

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

STOCKHOLM, May 6 (UP)—The

"Aftonbladet" report from the Nor-

SUBMARINE CAPTURED?

wegian frontier states that Norwegian Nazis Claim British||

delachments are putting up

resistance in the Gauldal Valley, half way between Stoeren und Roeros.

Fighting is reported to be going on between Rognes and Singsons to the cast of Stoëren. It is claimed thot) one Norwegian force at Rognes had "some success" against 3.000 Germans.

Vessel Seized

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, May G (UP).- Nothing is known in London re- garding German reports that a British submarine Kas been cap- tured in the Kattegat.

Norwegians Holding Out LONDON May 0 (Reuter) According to the Norwegian telegraph agency, Norwegian troops are still holding out in the wild Gu! Valley

If the report is true it would i between Roeros and Sloeren,

be the eighth British submarine | A detachment of 250 Genman the British have lost so far in soldiers passed through Roeros to-day the war, en route to Guldal.

It

the

PEACE IN ITALY

DIPLOMATIC

ACTIVITY IN BALKANS AS SCENE DARKENS

Renewed FEVERISH

Efforts By Pope Pius

PLANS FOR WAR HASTENED

By REYNOLDS PACKARD

("UNITED PRESS" STAFF CORRESPONDENT)

are

ROME, May 6 (UP). His Holiness the Pope and President Roosevelt authoritatively reported to be collaborating to keep Italy out of war.

This report is being circu- lated among usually reliable ecclesiastical quarters fol- lowing a 35-minute audience which the Pope gave to the Prince and Princess of Piedmont this morning.

The report is also connected with the meeting at Florence last

week-end between the United States. Ambassador and Mr. Myron Taylor, President Roosevelt's representative to the Vatican

The United States Ambassador is expected buck in Rome to-morrow, it

FEVERISH DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY IS EVIDENT IN THE BALKANS AS RENEWED EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE BY HIS HOLINESS. THE POPE AND PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO KEEP ITALY OUT OF THE WAR.

The Allied War Council met at the Elysee Palace in Paris at 2 p.m. yesterday.

A "United Press" message from Washington states that President Roosevelt has suddenly curtailed his visit to Hyde Park, and has taken a special train for Washington.

Attaches refuse to state why the President took this extraordinary

course.

IL DUCE SEES COMMANDER

WAR IN NORWAY

During the latter part of his stay in Hyde Park ENORMOUS President Roosevelt received telephonic summaries of the situation in Europe.

It is officially announced in Rome that Mussolini received the Prince of Piedmont at Venice Palace yester- day afternoon.

LOSSES

Norwegian Minister Tells Of Havoc LONDON, May 6 (Reyter).-

grent," declared Professor Kolit

The Prince is one of Italy's two Army Corps Com-"Our losses have been very

manders.

hour.

Italian defence measures were discussed for over ann an interview with Reuters to-

day.

The conversations followed the Prince's with His Holiness the Pope at the Vatican

He added that vast numbers audiencend been killed or wounded or

had disappeared. A great part. of the Norwegian forces have Bulgaria been lost.

north & very fine army which

Considerable agitation has been caused in portant conversations with Italian at reports that Turkey is massing troops on the

is believed he will have further im-

Government authorities, including Mussolini,

British Envoy's Return The return to-night of the British Ambassador is also seen in many quarters as an indication that he will undoubtedly have conversations with

frontier.

Greek

It is believed that the Turkish move is connected with British naval activity in the castern Mediterranean.

Meanwhile, Rumania has instituted extensive civil

NETHERLANDS Mussolini within the next few days defence exercises.

PRECAUTIONS

AMSTERDAM, May 6 (Reuter).—

Bucharest will be placed under VEHEMENT

when he will have an opportunity to explain the British viewpoint in con nection with the reinforcements of war-time conditions to-morrow the fleets in Use Mediterranean.

be

That France muy also be interested in order to accustom the popu- By virtue of the present state of slege in joining the Holy See and the lace to air-raid emergencies. In Holland, the Defence Minister has United States in appeasement efforts. Similar exercises are to appointed the Commanders of the which some Vatican quarters even held in provincial towns. garrisons at Amsterdain, The Hague and Rotterdam as Military Commis-os far as to say may resolve into sioners in the three cities--the lead- an actual peace effort to end the pre-

PLEASE Turn To Page 7. Ing cities in the country.

THE DESTROYER BISON

Three Destroyers Sunk By Enemy Air Action

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Egypt's Precautions

A "Reuter" message from

CRITICISM

Labour Says Premier Should Resign

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

LONDON, May 6 (UP)-The Calro states that special ordin- Labour Party demanded drastic 'ances were signed by the Egyp changes in the policy and per- tian Prime Minister yesterday.sonnel of the Cabinet during to- These ordinances provide that day's debate in the House of nobody will now be allowed to enter

Commons.

or leave Expt without a special per- mit and anybody possessing fire

Mr. Hugh Dalton, prominent

"There

arms, explosives or material from Labour M.P., declared: which bombs and explosives can be must be drastic changes both in made must declare such possession to.

the authorities before May 15 under the policy and in the persons at

a penalty not exceeding eight years the top." Imprisonment.

Tightening Security Measures

The authorities are empowered to to search private dwellings.

This is part of an energetic action being taken by the Government to tighten up security measures through lout the country.

Extra precautions are being taken In the Suez Canal zone which is being continually swept for possible mines.

The output of the Suez all fineries is being stored in huge underground, tanks in the desert:

"Under New Management"

He went on to say: "Chamberlain and Simon эго our two greatest Hlablilties, both at home and abroad, They would best serve their country by resigning

now. Then couraging board could be put outside of No. 10 Downing Street saying “War Agafast Hitler Under New Manage- ment."

en.

"We have no assurance, whatever, in the light of our Norweglan experl- caces, where the Intelligence Service re-broke down or was ignored by Down- Ing Street; where no plans-were ready and not sufficient troops prepared fur fan attack on Trondheim, that the same thing may not happen again

of half dozen other countries."

NAZIS TO LEAVE ITALIAN TYROL

from the

next week in any one

They had still, however, in the far

absolutely intact.

ly.as

was

This army, he said, should be of great assistance to the Allies especial-

it was the strongest party of the Army and knew every inch of the difficult country.

Tha force was well-equipped but there was shortage of anti-aircraft

guns.

Large Gorman Army Regarding the size of the Gurman army in Norway, Professor Koht sald that it might be 50,000 or 100,000 but in any case it was very large.

He also stated that no, appeal of any kind had been made by the Nor- weglan Government to Sweden for assistance. They did not want their good Swedish friends to be dragged through the misery they were going PLEASE Turn To Page 7.

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BRITAIN'S UNEMPLOYED LOWEST ON RECORD

THE three Allied navies-British, French, and Polish- Norwegian troops at Trymil, north- Previous losses were the sub have each sustained the loss of a destroyer in the latest east of Elverum, retreated on orders marines Oxley, Sochorse, Undine, aperations at sen. In each case, the vessels concerned are

VATICAN CITY, May 0 (Reuter). destroyers and all three were vletima of bombing attacks by The Primate of Poland has inform- received after the Allled evacuation. Starish, Thistle, Tarpon and Sterict 19 belleved that they will disperse. It is worthy of note that part of The Germans are reported to have crews of the Undine and Starfish, Nazi planes,

British sailors from the Nazi hell-ed His Holiness the Pope that Ger arrested many civilian Norwegians, which are understood to have been

The British Admiralty has ship Altmark just prior to the Nazi fallon Tyrol will be sent to German-

man-speaking families alleging that they had assisted Norost in the Heligoland Bight, have

of the invasion of Norway. been rescued, according to a German announced the loss

Poland next August. occupied wegian armed forces,

Franco's First Loss · wireless report) -

1,800-ton

, Afridi, } -

The Primato has also presented, u destroyer which has a complement of 200 announces the loss of the 2,340-ton tions of Polish Catholics.

The French Ministry of the Navy report giving details of Nazi persecu-

destroyer Bison, which was sunk dur- The report refers to the death of The Afridi is a sister-ship of the Ing a German air attack on an Allled 39 priests of six dioceses by shooting extended unemployment insurance scheme began to operate,

PLEASE Turn To Pago 7. Jor from torture in prizon.

London Silence

LONDON, May 6 (Reuter) —A War Office communique Issued to- day states that there is nothing to report from the Narvik area.

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Towed By Minesweepor LONDON, May 0 (Reuter).The men. Berlin news agency gives alleged de- PLEASE Turn To Page 7.

famous Cossack, which rescued the

LONDON, May 6 (Reuter).—It is officially announced that the number of unemployed on April 15 was 972,695 as compared with 1,121,213 on March 11 and 1,644,894 on April 17 fast year...

This is the lowest. figure since the end of 1920 when the