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CHEVROLET LEADS the TRUCK SALES
Following are the U.S. Official registrations
for the first three months of this year:
Chevrolet
2ad. Truck
3rd.
4th.
自贴
47,343
39,409
10,143
12,701
Truck buyers are keen judges of value, and Chevrolet's leadership in truck sales for the sixth time in the last eight years can only mean that Chevrolet leads in truck VALUE.
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No. 1036
- **+ЯÆ MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1940.
日五十月八
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people
BRITAIN'S AIR FORCE WINS ANOTHER DRAMATIC VICTORY
ou
HITLER would like to assassinate
King- Hic planes now bomb Buckingham Palace daily. The King is supreme C. in C. of Britain's forces technically, the Navy in his personal property.
OFFENSIVE IN EGYPT
Italians Advance. Report
Special to the "Telegraph"
ROME, SEPT. 15 (DOMEI).—ADMITTING FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT MARSHAL GRAZIANI HAS LAUNCHED AN OFFENSIVE ITALIAN FROM LIBYA, AN EASTWARD OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE ANNOUNCED THAT FASCIST LEGIONS HAVE CROSSED THE EGYPTIAN FRONTIER.
The offensive has been under way since Friday, It is unofficially reported that a number of positions having been occupied.
The Italians are using a
RUMANIA large number of tanks and
JOYOUS
Frenzied Welcome For New King
Special to the "Telegraph" BUCHAREST; Sept. 15 (Domel)-Official sources to- day denied reports that Russia has presented new demands on Rumania, or oven a demarche.
However, it was admitted that the ...recent
armoured cars and an im- pressive air force.
WE
HAVE
THE
GUNS
SHIPS Illustrative
of
the might of an Empire which Hit- ler must overcome before he can set foot ол English soil, these two photos have just been received by air mail.
Berlin Given A Late Night Raid Fright
Special to the "Telegraph"
By EDWARD W. BEATTIE.
UNITED PALER STAFF CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, Sept. 16 (UP)-Britain's out- numbered Royal Air Force to-day claimed the biggest victory of the siege of London in raging air battles that knocked out at least 175 enemy raiders from the skies and sent the Nazi planes' pilots plunging into streets in the heart of the Metropolis.
Wounded German pilots, pleading “Kamerad” fell in London's bomb-torn streets while others were rescued by police and soldiers when angry Londoners tried to seize
! them.
TERRIFIC AERIAL BATTLES
Vivid Report
Hitler Loses Gamble
No Invasion This Winter
Special to the “Telegraph”
Hitler has lost his gamble. German He has now given up all
Second Biggest "Bug" To-day's bag of raiders is the second biggest of
the war-181 were shot down idea of invading Britain on August 16. The RAF's this year, "but will launch a bag compared with loss of only final attack on England in 30 British planes odds six to the coming spring.”
one on Britain's favour and twenty pilots.
This is the contention ad- vanced by Signor Roberto While German planes again bomb-|Farinacci, Secretary to the Ita- et Buckingham Palace, damaging the lian Fascist Party, in his Cremo- Queen's private apartments and caus.
Special to the "Telegraph”
newspaper, "Regimo Fas- Some of the fiercest air battles fires in the Palace grounds, Nazi na planca
fell around Victoria Station clst," says "United Fress." of the entire war were fought within night of the Palace, in Ken- Farinace says that Hitler will over London and the Britishningten across the Thames, and of spend the coming winter in preparing southeast coast yesterday, ac-
for a spring Invasion of Britain. cording to special descriptive messages. from “United Press" correspondents in England.
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One report, telephoning from Foutheast coastal town declared: "The Agreest air battle ever fought in this district began five minutes after the first sirens
were sounded in the
Streatham.
"Hell's Corner"
the
As Against France.
He emphasizes that Germany fol- lowed
n similar plan in her against France, and adds that the
war
ek
The air battles which gave RA.F. this hearting victory extend- ed with almost unbroken fury from Nazis will attack the British Isles London, eastward along the Thames to only when she is sure of obtaining
Hells Corner" on the Channel coast, victory with the least amount
Two heavy bombs and sixteen in-bloodshed. cendiary bombs crashed on Bucking- "In the war against France," he ham Palace resulting in fires which declares, "Germany let the winter were quickly extinguished. Neither pass for the purpose of preparing of the explosive bombs exploded. herself for a winning attack in the batteries. The shells burst in the Witnesses suld the plane which bomb-spring. This will be repeated in the middle of their close formation. ed the Palace was shot to pleces" in war against England.
mid-air. One of the crew plum- "Germany will unleash a decisive metted to his death on a roof nearby attack when it is opportune, and, when his parachute fulled.
above all, when she will be able to win with the least possible sacrifice of human lives,"
morning.
"A strong formation of at least 100 German bombers came within range of a terrific barrage from anti-ufrcraft
Formation Scattered
"The raiders flew relentlessly on and then the second line of defence went into action, while British fighters One of the most fashionable re- zoomed to the attack and senttered sidential areas of London was bomb the formation out of the cloud layers.ed and houses were amashed, white "Sometimes the planes uppeared in several paris of London fires screaming through the clouds and broke out, then wildly zoomed up again with The official announcement, how- machine guns roaṛlug.
ever, said to-day's casualties wero "Two German planes spun, shriek-very small. ing to earth.
"All the raiders were No busily engaged in warding oÍT the British fighters that they had no time to drop their bombs.
"One German pilot landed by parachute and was unhurt. Another German bomber was seen to crash. It was half an hour before the noise of the battle subsided.
Furious Battles
Never has London seen such furl- ous air batlles ns were fought to-day above the bomb-wracked metropolis beginning shortly before noor. The same fitree air struggles occurred all along the Thames estuary to the 200 Channel coast and over Portland, Southampton and naval basca along the south coast. The Air Ministry enemy Another "Up" message from Lon. sald whole squadrons of don says that in a second daylight raiders have been either shot down raid yesterday a lone Nazl bomber or so badly wrecked that none cur- dropped two bombs on a London dis-vived to reach their home bases. trict, after which the raider made a forced landing in flames.
Bomba On London
Italian planes with green, red and white stripes on their wings Numbers of screaming and high ex-
are reported to have joined the plosive bombs were dropped in the
swastika marked raiders, but of- Arst daylight raid of the day. One
otal sources here have reserved bomb fell in one of the most ex-
their
comment on these
reports. clusive residential London suburbs, where residents reported that bombs they identified Italian planes, and Eyewinesses, however, insist that were coming down four and five at Saturday's newspapers told of Far time..
cist raiders dropping medallion rings bearing Il Duce's head and the
R.A.F. Activity New Assassination inscription "We strike hard."
BERLIN, Sept. 16 (UP).—Although the British air Italian bombers and fighters defences were engaged yesterday in one of the are attacking in waves, assisting greatest battles of the war, the Royal Air Force found the mechanized formations and frequently executing dive bomb-time and opportunity once again to raid Berlin.
ing attacks patterned after the The alarm was sounded in the and a state of emergency existed TURN to Page 2, Column Four German capital at 11.28 p.m. for 17 minutes.
Nazi Supplies Bombed To Bits By The R.A.F.
frontier Russo-Rumanian
incident repaired unsettled.
New Era Inaugurated
LONDON, Sept. 15 (Reuter) Last Saturday night strong "United Press" reporting from forces of R.A.F. bombers made heavy sustained attacks on Bucharest says that a new era for shipping, barge concentrations, military equipment and stores Rurnania was inaugurated as King assembled in the Channel ports. Brussels were attacked as were also Michael and Queen Helen, the Queen- These forces also made heavy the rail communications in Rheine, Mother, who has just returned from a yours of absence, stood arm in arm sustained attacks on distribution | Ahaus, Sundern, Husten and Westho before the Royal Palaco and received centres and lines of communica- the homage of their people.tion used by the enemy for move
The boy-king and his mother weroment of supplies. tumultuously welcomed by the threngs,
which hundreds of par- ticipated, erinding more
thousanels 4 M Guards
Far Flung Attacks:
The ports of Antwerp, Ostend, Flushing, Dunkirk, Calais, and It was not merely a day of rejoicing, Boulogne were heavily bombed, however, but one of prayer for the supply/depois at Canabruck, Mann
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Nazl authorities announced that several British planes attempted to reach Berlin “but it were forced to turn back by well-aimed anti-aircraft fire before they reached the defence barrage outside the city.”.
Authorised quarters officially on- nounced that no bombs were dropped in or around Berlin,
However, this confident statement Wes mullified somewhat by an added official announcement that “this re- newed attempt to bpjob.Reich "clvi·· Hans will be met by renewed re- prisals on London.
Widespread Raide LONDON, Sept. 16 (Reuter), fen.
Large forces of British bombers Our pilots and crews pressed home ranged last night over Germany, spile of severe Franes, Belgium and Holland, their attacks In weather conditions and heavy oppost- jaystematically seeking out and break- tion from the ground defence.. ing up the German High Command's Much damage was done, particu-invasion machine, states the “Air larly to the docks of Antwerp.
Ministry news service.byty gallon i Gun emplacements at Cap Gris Nez They few through, sippaiting and several enemy Berodrome
aerodromes were weather, Mireraft being struck by also bombed.
Lightning while, radio-marsals were One of our aircraft is missing." TURN to Far: Zi Column: SİK
In Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Sept. 18 (UP)—A lone gunman disguised -11.5 * messenger delivering Moon Festival gifts to-day shot and killed Liu Yu- ting, a high official of the Yunghwa Textile Company, which is owned by Japanese.
The shooting occurred in Hongkew which is controlled by the Japanese military.
The gunman, bearing parcels, gained entrance into Liu's house after convincing the watchmen that he must deliver the parcels personally.
Ho entered the living room and opened fre; killing Liu on the spot in front of his wife. He escaped..
£5,047,000 In Gifts For Warplanes
Heavy Damage Feared
The sins walled the fourth warn- ing for today at 7.11 p.m. The London district was bombed again with probably extensive damage but
Einall comparatively
numbers .of TURN to Page 2, Column Six
Drama of
Cathedral
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St. Paul's Revealed
LONDON, Sept. 15 (Reuter),—How St. Paul's was saved
from destruction by a bomb of the biggest calibre ever dropped
on London and which fell close to the west end of the Cathedral
is told in a statement Issued by the Ministry of Home Security.
LONDON, Sept. 15 (Reuter)The When a bomb disposal squad com-| With great dimeulty it was drawn. Minister of Aircraft Production on manded by Lieut. R. E. Davles began up with a special tacisio by two lar... nounces with gratitude that gifts. from the public in Britain and over to dig, they found that a six-inch gas rics in tandem and then driven at Davies to Hackney, marshes, the risk seas for the purchase of aircraft have main had been fractured and three high speed in a lorry, by Lieutenant
a total of £5,047,000,
of explosion being imminent all the of explosion.
The streets, between the Cathedral The
reached
men gassed.
The Gas Company were called in to deal with the fire. When the gas
Raid Victims Fund
was cut off, the bomb disposal section and the marshes were cleared by the BYDNEY, Sept. 15- (Reuter) had to dig down seven feet before Police TRULY public meeting is being held here to they found the bomb which was . The bomb, blown morrow, to inaugurate; a furid for tom in weight, and eight feet long, Hackney marked, calmed a crata assistance to British air raid victima, nited withi fuses which made it dead" hundred feet across and shook the
It is hoped to raise £250,000.
dangerous to touch, padahNE windows of houses for RWEY
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