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Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, NOV. 11 (UP) —NOTHING WAS HEARD DURING THE FIRST HOUR OF THE NIGHT-BLITZ UP TO 7 P.M., AFTER AN EARLIER ALL-CLEAR SIGNAL HAD BEEN GIVEN IN THE LONDON AREA. AT 5.30 P.M., THE AIR MINISTRY ANNOUNCED THAT 26 RAIDERS HAD BEEN DESTROYED UP TO 5 P.M., INCLUDING 13 GERMANS AND 13 ITALIANS. THE ITALIANS LOST SEVEN BOMBERS AND SIX FIGHTERS AND SOME ITALIAN CREWS WERE TAKEN PRISONER. TWO BRITISH PLANES WERE LOST.

The all clear signal was sounded in London as

R.A.F. BOMB FROM early as 9.30 p.m.

BALTIC TO BISCAY

Twenty Areas Attacked

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Nov. 11 (UP).-The Air Ministry, in to-day's communique, said that British bombers made extensive attacks. last night which included the railroad junctions at 'Danzig.

CALL TO

FREE NATIONS

The attacks extended from the Baltic to the Bay of Biscay and included the oil tanks at Gelsen- kirchen, the Rhurland and Bremen; factories at Essen, Mannheim, Amsterdam Dresden; docks and shipping at Kiel. Lorint, Cherbourg, Le

and

This was undoubtedly due to the weather, which is described as providing one of the most

difficult flying nights since the blitz began."

There were only few raiders and light anti- aircraft fire during the raid and the German planes were apparently scouts investigating conditions.

Official Statement

Italians

Again

Repulsed

The Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security in a joint com- munique to-day said that several German formations crossed the southeast const this. morning. British fighter planes intercept- ed them. but a few reached London.

Havoc. Dunkirk, and Flushing: Stubborn Greeks nighters were lost railway junctions at Danzig,

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Dessau, Muenster, Mannheim

-By Roosevelt and Dresden, and 14 aerodromes

Other raiders attempted to attack a convoy off the north Kent coast but British Aghters: @rove them off. In. these engagemeník," TU.' German" "dik~ craft were destroyed and two of our

Bombs were dropped on several places in southeast England and a OHRID, Nov. 11 (UP)-few points in the London area. damaged and there in Germany and in occupied Frontier reports say that the "Houses were WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 territory.

Greeks, early this morning, re-were a few casualties. This after

ralders attacked some noon, German (Reuter)-The people under

towns on the southeast coast." the iron heels of the dictators Factory targets included the Kropp pulsed the Italians on the left on

that over 100 will rebel, said President Roose-works at Essen and the Fokker fac-bank of the Kalamas river when it is understood

the latter attempted to advance raiders tried to reach the London Brea in the first daylight-attack, The attacks were "hampered by in the direction of Paranthia.

shortly after the second alarm had been sounded, raiders were be-

Thie lieved to have been high above the Clouds which were blanketing the

velt, in his Armistice Day speech

Hory-at-Amsterdam.

at the tomb of the Unknown severe electrical storms icing condi- Soldier in Arlington Cemetery.

He expressed faith that democracy. in spite of all, would survive.

"I, for one, will not believe that the: world will rovert to a modern form

of ancient slavery or to contro's vested in modern

Icadalism

or

modern emperors or modern dictators or modern oligarchs in these days. People under lieir fron heels will themselves rebel."

tions." It was added that last Sun- day, shipping

was attacked nt

Scores of Prisoners SALONIKA, Nov. 11 (UP),

WIS

Bologne and Colaik Five British Five air raid alarms were sound-Capital at the moment of the usual planes are missing.

ed to-day. Scores of vehicles of Armistice Day silence, which every description are continually not observed to-day. bringing in Italian prisoners from various fronts.

French Ready

For Anything

Along Mekong River

The provision of armour for the soldier of to-day is a step nearer. The Ministry of Home Security is experimenting with a special armour jacket, the invention of Mr. W. L. Distilltor of the U.S. Armoury Corporation. It is already in use by the New York Police and It is hoped thất G-Men, and is capable of stopping bullets from Tommy Guns and small arms. a tougher armour will yet be made to stop machine-gun bullets and rifle fire. The armour weighs 14 pounds, and here wo see the inventor fixing one of the jackets on to.a ̈man.

1,000 Dead And 4,000 Injured

-

In Quake Which Shook Balkans

Special to the "Telegraph"

BUCHAREST, Nov. 11 (UP).—Two new earthquake shocks rocked Bucharest at 8.36 this morning.

The authorities have estimated Sunday's toll at 1,000 dead and upwards of 4,000 injured. So far this morning there have been no casualties, although the capital is still unable to contact some of the isolated areas.

UNREST IN HUNGARY

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BUDAPEST, Nov. 11 (UP)

-After-sixty-bodies-had-been-recovered all-rescue-work at the Carlton ceased owing to the gigantic explosion of a crude oil reserve in the basement used for supplying fuel to the central. heating system.

Thousands of people have been given 24 hours to quit their This number homes following surveys by official architects. includes three familles in one wing of the building occupied by "United Press."

Decisive R.A.F. Victories London, Nov, 11 (Reuter),

the Armistice Day was celebrated by

Mr. P. Lambright, director of Reports from Jannina last Sunday Royal Air force with decisive victor-

Ja Standard Oil subsidiary com- say the town is rejoleing as several les over the air forces of the Axis. thousand prisoners arrived from the

pany told the "United Press" Up to 1

p.m. they had destroyed 13 south and central franis.

Italian and 13 German aircraft for

that he would be obliged to close the loss of only two planes. It is

the company's big refinery for In what was his first public speech

oficially announced that some Italien since his re-election, President: HANOI, Nov. 11 (UP).—A

London, Nov. 11 (Reuter).-British airmen were taken prisoner. The Police and riot squads with rifles ten days for repairs, and that the Roosevelt denounced the "unpatriotic

patrolled Parliament cost of the damage would run efforts" which, he said, had been traveller from Laos, northern

frontier, told the Planes operating from Greek alr Italians lost seven bombers, and six lo-day

Square in Budapest to prevent into important figures. made by some Americans since the Thailand

fields have again bombed embarkation fighters.

Many enemy formations came over incidents through the assembly A high Government spokesman Great War "to make us believe that "United Press" that the French points in Italy and Albania and have the sacrifices made by our own are in readiness to meet any joined Greek planes in attacking sup-south-east England heading for Lon-of Green Shirts whose leader also told "United Press" that the only

nation were wholly in vain."

Great War Gains

In 1914 à definite effort was made In part of the world to destroy democracy. That effort was designed to substitute: the doctrine that makes

night right.

British In Crete

attack along the Mekong riverinly trains and troops behind the den int they were all routed and onwirth Koyarch was arrested at/olt fire in the petroleum

yesterday was quickly extinegions

oil

few succeeded in reaching their message 2 areas which are quiet at the enemy front line, anys

objective.

the doors of Parliament.

by expert fremen, working along- from Athens.

Londoners observed the two minutes present.

Greece has had respite from Bir

To-day's session in the House side the Ploest fire department, He

said the damage inflicted was in Native canoes from Laos are no raids for two days but a small village silence with bowed heads and further

stormy, and two Nazi significant, and that the entire. longer stopping in Thailand, across on the island of Crcle was bombed afleld flerce battles were waged over was the Mekong, as all river traffle has on Sunday. No material damage men and women everywhere standing deputies, charged with the industry is intact, although slight

10 to attention: was done.

It is not clear what part the Italians organisation of a plot against repairs to the plants will be neces- sary. The greatest damage was to in the few days since the British took in ralding London since the Admiral Horthy and the Hung-official buildings of the oil companies, forces arrived in Crete it has become communique deals only with the Cer-arian Minister of the Interior, few of which escaped.

strongly fortified Island and British man attempts to reach London in the had their immunity suspended. guns manned by veteran troops are morning and, during the German

censed.

The traveller said that the natives "The attempt failed 22 years ago of Thailand are stationed in. Jarge to-day," he said. A hundred years numbers facing the French border. from now

histerlona "will say rightly that the Great War pre- served "the new order of the ages" for at least a whole generation. They would say that "if the Axis of 1918 had been successful in a mill- the associated tary victory over nations, resistance on behalf of de- mocracy

in 1940 would have been wholly impossible."

Era of Democracy America was, therefore, proud of Its share in maintaining the era of democracy in that war in which they took part. To-day, wo, recognise facts of 1040 which did not exist in 1018-the need for the elimination of aggressive armaments, the need for the breaking down of barriers in o more closely-knit world, the need for restoring honour in the written and spoken word. We recognised that the processen of the 'democracles must be greatly improved in order that wo may attain those purposes."

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jattacks on south-east coast towns in moming ал Italian the afternoon, an Italian attempt on bomber was shot down near Kandja, Crete's main city. This is the first shipping off the Thames catuary.

Hurricanes. Score jenemy machine to be brought down

In Crete.

HANOI, Nov. 11 (UP)-The Post

.. Planes Described Office Administration announces that

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" because of the suspension of the

LONDON, Nov. 11 (UP).-The Hongkong-Indo-China air mall ser- vice, letters may be sent by ship Italian bombing planes brought down from Saigon to Manila and thence were all Caproni 135's-two engined via Clipper from Manila. to Hong-bombers designed for a maximum of

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Empress Of Japan's Ordeal By Bombs

LONDON, Nov. 11 (Reuter)The Empress of Japan was brought safely to port owing to the coolness and heroism of Cap Intain Thomas and a Chinese quartermaster, (both in the capacities

TO THE TELEGRAPHY- BUCHAREST, Nov. oficial Rutinarian, radio to-night an

(in which they frequently visited Hongkong), according to news

received since the vessel's safe arrival.⠀

shot Eight of the Italians were down in this combat-by a single squadron of Hurricanes and nearly, nil fell into the scar

One which ended its career on land crashed on a rifle rango many miles away at Woodbridge, Suffolk. Five of the crew were taken prisoner, two

of them with serious injuries. Tha

sixth member of the crow was dead.

ARK ROYAL BOMBERS

IN ACTION

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov. 11 (UP).

This formation which is believed to The Admiralty issued a com- be the first exclusively Italian forma

tion

to rald Britain, is understood to munique to-day saying that

consisted

of twin-engined naval planes from the aircraft- Caproni 135 bombers and Flat CR 42 carrier Ark Royal: bombed the

have

fighters. The fighters were just able to keep harbour and nerodrome at

up with the bombers they were e companying, for the maximum speed of the CR 42-about 275 m.p.h does not exceed that, of the Caproni 135. It is small wonder that the entire formation was easy meat to the much faster Hurricanes

Cagliari in Sardinia.

Explosions And Fires

LONDON, Nov. 11 (Router). Aircraft from the aircraft

Rushing Relief

Food and clothing is being rushed to the areas stricken by the earth- quakes in the provinces where there are legions rendered destitute and homeless,

Arc of

tents Building material and

the province being rushed, to Moldavia where the damage is re- ported to be very great.

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Gaulle Announces Fall of Libreville

Special to the "Telegraph" LONDON, Nov. 11 (UP),~~~General De Gaulle's headquar

:. tions with Libreville have been out carrier, Ark Royal, have deliver-ters, in a communique issued to-day, states that Libreville sur- Even before noon the Germans sent sama three formations of Agistered a bombing attack on the rendered on November 10. bombers over the Channel, and they harbour and aerodromo of It" adds: "The officar com since 10 pm, Sunday but there are manding at Libreville surrender-no confirmation of the British re- were met and dispersed by the Royal Cagilar in Sardinia.

General Tetu said, "Murderous at were dropped only in the target area November at 4.30 nm. Tho

Lacks wore

at the gates, of and explosions and fires were warships. Savorgnan, Garrazza the observed.

and Commandt Domine of the The High Commissioner at Italian bombers retaliated by Free French navy, have entored reports to-night? that Port attacking the Ark Royal but made no Libreville harbour"

and other Oubon per the hands of the loyalista hits: There were no casualties or CURTEA RESTAUR

city.

["Tho only sign of the attack direct hit saved us all. The Ching Air Force's reinforced: fighter patrolIt is officially recorded that bombed himself on the tenth of Ports regarding the capture of the

was alightly-damagel rail, quartermaster at the wheel was a suffered when one bomb struck hero. Loving prons on hill stomach to dodge machine-gun fire * from s the

the skipper

SPECIAM FARTENsg} ~~ng the rail a glancing blow and a plane, ho' carried out perfectly, every

nounced that General Antontreuine. Low life-boats which were hit by Thell had burst under one

rived in Rome lust Thursday to con-machine-gun bulletal miss!

fer with Musolini and Count Ciano.One of the crew, describing, this of the raider's wings, the plans wa #101% beloved winnt he will leave Captain's coolness; zaklade The skil" Moon to be crackin gand the gun for Bucharest, to how altholth ful way in which he zig-zagged the were certain the

the radio die!

ship'out of danger, and

Cabinet Changes Rumour Demed

EROTIKA EJATELEGRAPHN

NDON NOV 11 (UP) The htry of Infckmation stated-to-day the rumors of an impending inet change ware "entirely with

foundation,

SANTE Communications Cut ....... D' Two Italian aircraft were destroyinCHTY: NOV.III (UP) The Mini” SHANOURA ed. by British fighters, who had no try of Colonies, in a communique is Admitral|

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