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GERMANY is prepared to lose 5,000 planes or more in the air-war against Britain, declare authoritative British circles according to a United Press message from London. It is still too early, says the message, to know whether the German invasion of England, perhaps coinciding with an Italian offensive against Egypt, will follow the present wave of air attacks.

THIRD SUCCESSIVE DAY OF NAZI MASS AIR ATTACKS ON BRITAIN Big Battles Start at Dawn, Continue Throughout The Day

A FLIGHT FORMATION of Bristol Blenheim bombers operating over the English Channel. This plane, which has a range of, 1,125 miles at 220 m.pl., is an excellent medium for carrying out long-range bambing operations on targets in Germany.

Rome Starts Campaign Against Athens

ITALO-GREEK

TENSION MOUNTS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

· ROME, Aug. 13 (UP).—The Italian Government, following proof of the assassination of Daut Hoggia, the Albanian patriot, by Greeks, calls upon the Greek Government to answer its guilt, says Signor Gayda writing in the “Giornale di Italia" to-day.

"In this decisive hour of European history such guilty errors cannot be tolerated." Signor Gayda said.

Similar comment appears in other Italian and Tiran news- papers.

The "Popolo di Roma" also declares that the Albanian Fascist leader, Leonardo Churcovich, was murdered: on the Dalmatian coast last Saturday. "His death made him the first Fascist martyr' for the liberty Dalmatia," the paper asserts.

of

It is noteworthy that Italians for the last ten years have been carn- paigning for Dalmatia to be a tree from Yugo-Slavia.

The Fascist press generally for plans phasise Italian

re-organisation of the Balkans."

the

EIRE CAN RESIST

INVASION

Confident Declaration By Mr. De Valerá

NEW YORK, Aug. 13. (Ileu-

57 NAZI PLANES

DOWN IN VIOLENT FIGHTS OVERLAND

:

GERMANY'S AERIAL BLITZKRIEG ON BRITAIN CONTINUED WITH UNABATED INTENSITY YESTERDAY, BUT AGAIN THE INVADERS MET WITH SUCH STIFF RESIST- ANCE BY THE R.A.F. FIGHTER COMMAND THAT THE NAZI LOSSES WERE FAR OUT OF PROPORTION TO THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE INFLICTED BY THEIR BOMBS.

According to a communique issued by the Air Ministry and the Ministry of Home Security, says "Reuter," no less than 57 German planes were brought down during the day's raids.

Further enemy attacks were made

Mysterious yesterday evening, and bombs were dropped on Southampton, where several fires broke out, but these were soon extinguished

Explosion

-LONDON,~~--Aug. 13

on

were

(Reuter). Two hilled and a number wounded by a mysterious explosion which damaged several houses

the south-east coast yesterday. Although there is no official confirmation of the incident, it is stated that metal fragments, believed to be shell pieces, were picked up. One piece re- sembled part of a nose cap and it is suggested that it may be from a British gun.

M. T. B. ACTION IN CHANNEL

Nazi Ship Rammed : Hot Engagement

Very-few-casualties are reported,_adds the communique, though there were some fatalities.

Bombs were also dropped

again on the Isle of Wight

and in the country districts Still Treason

of Berkshire and Wiltshire. No casualties are reported from either of these areas.

Several RA.F. aerodromes in southeast England were attack- ed and at one of these a number of easunities were caused, in- cluding some fatal injuries.

54 Downed By Fighters Further reports show that of the 67 German planes destroyed, 54 were dralt with by fighters and three by anti-aircraft fire,

Nine of our fighters have been lost, but two of the pilots are reported to be safe.

A later report says that four blazing German acroplanes crashed between two southwest coast towns during yesterday afternoon's battle.

Others fell into the sea and a life- bout made half a dozen trips to rescue survivors

There was terrific machine-gun fire, LONDON, Aug. 13 (Reuter). An Admiralty communique but the shore gups were silent and no states that in the early hours of bombs fell.

An aerial battle broke over the ter)-The danger of Eire fall- this morning some of our motor southeast coast: yesterday evening, eeing an easy prey to aggression torpedo-boats made contact with The ralding planes were driven out to sen before they could drop their like some other countries was the enemy light forces.

bombs. vigorously discounted by Mr.

The enemy, when sighted, was Relentless Fighting Rolations: Worse

Eamon de Valèra in an interview

LONDON, Aug. 13 (Reuter)-Tho given to the Dublin correspond only about 100 yards from our SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

ent of the "Christian Science motor torpedo-boats, which were Air Ministry news service says that travelling about 30 knots. They air battles started soon after dawn (Domel)—The [Monitor." ROME, Aug. 13

with mass attacks on aerodromes and were two small ships. relations between Italy and Greece

Valera Mr., de

declared that

[shipping. have taken a definite" turn for the worse as authoritative sources dis geographically the position of Eire closed that the Italian Government will send a strong protest to Greece presents considerable dificulty for an regarding the slaying of Daut Hoggia, invasion by a long sea route and the Albanian minority leader, in Clamurla attempt could be made very costly.

the Albanian- Province, Greece, on Greek frontier on Sunday.

DS

Feeling runs high throughout Italy well as Albania. Daut, Hoggla is described by Italian Press as a "patriot activo in Clamuria Pro- vince (Greece) where 50,000 Alban- Jari inhabitants are anxious to join."

Grocco Donies Responsibility

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH",

13: (Domel) ATHENS, Aug. Greece has denied the responsibility for the afaying of Daut Hoggio, the Albanian nationalist leader.

Officials here disputed the accuracy of the Italian Press accounts of the affair.

20 Years Preparing

One of our motor torpedo-boats, thinking that the enemy ahead was hour. an E-boat and being too close to take

In France

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VICHY, Aug. (UP).-Petain said to- day that there was still "some treason among -Government function- aries but that this would be eliminated."

He said that not only must

be institutions changed but also the men who administered them. He refuted the charge that the Vichy Government was not do- ing sufficient for the people of France.

DAY AND NIGHT, British bombers are in action' destroying Ger- man air bases in Germany and German-scoupled territory. This artist's Impression, speclat to the "Telegraph", shows Whitley bombers of the RAF. attacking a large Nazi aerodrome.

Direct Hit On Ammunition Dump

R.A.F. ATTACK 17 GERMAN BASES

LONDON, Aug. 13 (Reuter).-An Air Ministry communique states that the targets attacked by R.A.F. bombers last night included the Gotha Air Frame Factory and other objectives in North-west Germany and enemy- controlled territory in France and Holland.

The attacks were pressed home despite, cloud and ice.. Raids' were also made on 17 nerodromes and the seaplane base at Borkum.

From these operations four of ♦♦♦lour aircraft did not return.

Helder Harbour Bombed

on the The harbour of Helder Dutch coast was bombed in

Co- operation with aircraft of the Fleet Alr Ar.

GERMANS ACTIVE IN

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Medium bombers carried out day- light operations to-day over an area extending from Jutland to the Bay of Biscay.

LATEST

Theodora Jose Thomas, 52,

Including the objectives attacked collapsed and died at No. 21. were enemy-occupied aerodromes at Pilken Street, ground floor, Walraven,

Tingene, Caen, Cher- bourg, Morlaix and the seaplane base yesterday. Death

parently due to natural causes,

of Nrest

Was ap-

69 PLANES DOWN

S. AMERICA U.S. Senator Charges Invasion Planned A relentless war raged hour after

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Twelve aircraft did not return, WASHINGTON Aug. 13

Ammunition Dump Hit Reports from British pilots are

The Air Ministry news service states that a tremendous explosion at other action, rammed the enemy. The pouring in minute by minute telling (UP)-Senator Warren Austin, enemy ships, however, were larger briefly the dramatic story of their Assistant Minority leader, in a

LONDON, Aug. 13: (Heuter)The nation-wide broadcast to-night, the quayside during a bombing attack than E-boats and this motor torpedoi) adventures. beat suffered some damage to her! One squadron of Spitfires chased a charged that Germany has made on Helder was probably an ammunl-Air Ministry announced that further bows.

large formation of Dornier bombers right across the Channel and dam- preparations in South America tion dump was hit, as there was a reports now established that the total Point Blank Rango'.,

to land and operate parachute series of twenty smaller explosions number of enemy aircraft destroyed nged at least Ave.

while the pilot circled over-head, Eleven of our fighters are missing, Another of our motor torpedo- A Oficer attacked four troops "after Britain is de- while there were still more when the but the pilots of five are safe.

Flying boats passed between, the two bombers successively, silencing the feated." enemy ships and engaged them with rear-gunners in two and saw, smoke machine-yun fire and grenades ́ats pouring from third. almoel point-blank range.

One plot, who attacked a Dornier, It is considered that this fire took aw the entire crew of five bale out

Fierce dog-fights continue." Those in Elre":"Who might ald one

other of the belligerents are considerable effect.

B Earller Report negligible in numbers,

The training of a small well equipped mechanised Irish army for 20 years has been naturally directed to the problem of how to resist an invasion.

Defences were recently greatly strengthened.

or

Mr. de Valera finally said that it "A" invades us, "B" would be ready -to como lo-our-nid.

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aeroplane was far out at sea,

Senator Austin said that German A Hudson bomber got a slick of air facilities in Latin America were bombs across a dozen ships in the An aerodrome on Texal island was suppiles and interchangeable plano: the danger points and that petrol Helder harbour.

wwwdings we already available at also attacked and 'parts were atrategic places in Latin America for afire. (use when required by the German *Factory Damaged

Damage to the Gotha air factory passed beyond these two enemy ships LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuter)-It is air forces.

The Senator specifically named the was confrmed by a late arrival over These officially announced that 28 chemy and sighted two larger vessels. Turn-to Page 5. Fifth Column Turn to Page 5, First Column Turn to Page 5, Fifth Column Turn to Pago 5. First Column

A third of our motor torpedo-boats

to-day's actions is 69.

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