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No. 14311

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ITALIANS

FALL

BACK IN FACE OF ARTILLERY

Abandonment Of Koritza Sector

Special to the "Telegraph"

OHRID, NOV. 18 (UP).--REPORTS FROM THE FRONTIER TO-DAY SAY THE GREEKS ARE TIGHTENING THEIR SEMI-CIRCLE AT KORITZA WHERE NEW FIRES HAVE BEEN STARTED AS A RESULT OF THE RENEWED INTENSIFICATION OF THE GREEK ARTILLERY.

The Italians evacuated and set fire to the village of Mboria.

R. A. F. Bomb Big Nazi Guns

Successful Early Morning Raid

The Grocks are reported to have resumed the bombardment of Koritza at 6 a.m. setting fire to seven houses in the southern part of the town, killing six officers and 90 soldiers.

The bombardment is being made from the Greek positions on the Congon road and the Moraya mountains, and has been especially heavy during the past 24 hours.

Long columns of Italian, artillery, nuto trucks and tired) SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" soldiers passed through Mborin A SOUTHEAST COAST all day on Sunday going to PORT, Nov. 18 (UP).-R.A.F.wards. Koritza. Mboria burned bombers raced in a southwester throughout the night-and is now ly direction and attacked the a village of ashes; thus, Koritza German gun emplacements at outpost has been destroyed.

The Italians are also reported to

Cap Gris Nez shortly after dawn be continuing their withdrawal from to-day.

Watchers in the Dover arca saw bomb flashes on the French coast where the Germans are known to have established ut least 24 long range guns between Calais and Bolougne, some of which are reported to have been taken from the Maginot Line.

A battery of 14-inch guns has been 'established cast of the Cap Gris Nez lighthouse, and other heavy guns are to the westward of Calais,

Channel Guns In Action LONDON, Nov. 18 (UP)-Heavy gundre shook the channel towns, for W nearly an hour this afternoon when British and German long-range guns engaged in

duel across the Straits through a thick mist.

Raids On Germany SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Koritza towards Bobostica and Duoran.

Italians Abandon Air Bases

Duce Announces Casualties Driven Back To The

ROME, Nov. 18 (UP)-A total of wounded, and 650 missing as a result 372 Italian troops are end. 1,081

the first ten days fighting on the Epirus front.

These gures were revealed in the text of Mussolini's speech to-day.

Battle Continues

Coast-Line

(BY "REUTER'S" AIR CORRESPONDENT)

LONDON, Nov. 18 The Italian air force is believed in ATHENS. Nov. (UP) --The London to have evacuated two three-day battle for possession of of its most modern Albanian Mount Ivan continues between the bases. Both are at Koritza and Greek Evzones and the Italian Alpini, the withdrawal is attributed to

The latter, supported by massed the Greek-advance. allan aviation, ure slowly circling

plosives.

18

hopes with a barrage of high ex-air force in Albania is driven mountain and covering the lower This means that the Italian slopes

The Italians are spreading a tight back to the coast-line because ¿LONDON, Nov. 18 (UP).—To-day's defence of their positions, but the the only other aerodromes aro Air Ministry communique says: "The Greeks are stubbornly attacking the at Durad, Valona and Tirana, main force of our bomber attacks Fummalt despite heavy losses.

last night we

were against

the oil re-

Aineries at Gelsenkirchen,

Bome

20 miles inland from Italian Dumps Bombed- Durazzo,

The Italians are known to have London, Nov. 18 (Reuter)-Italian targets on the Ruhr, rail and river military and

paid considerable attention to store dumps at

the communications in western Germany, Basen in Albania were bombed by development of the bases at Korliza

"Our planes also bombed industriai

El

the naval base at Lorient, and aero-the Royal Air Force yesterday. before the hostilities against Greece dromes in the occupied territories of All bombs fell in the target

France. All our aircraft returned and a fire was started. safely."

Attacks On Gerlenkirchen LONDON, Nov. 18 (Reuter).-The might of the RAF, last night was ugain mainly concentrated on a single German town-this time. Gerlinkir- chen,

Japan-China

area may be of substantial benefit to allen

began. Their labor

labour and foresight

air forces who could make good use

Peace Chances

No Hope Unless

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SHANGHAI Nov. 19 (UP).

The attacks began at an exception- ally early hour. The main objective, was the Scholven synthetic oil plant at Buer, in the neighbourhood of Gerlenkirchen. This is one of Ger- many's most important hydrogena-There is absolutely no hope of tion plants for the manufacture of synthetic aviation petrol from coal. peace if Japan offers terms de- produce 300,000 trimental to Chinese territorial integrity," declares the pro-

It was designed

metric tons annually.

The first squadrons remained near Chungking "Shun Pao" in an

1,000 editorial to-day.

ly an hour and dropped many high

explorive bombs and nearly

Incendiaries on the target.

"There is nothing new in the fact Pilots reported fires including one that Japan is now anxious for peace," conflagration which quickly spread the paper declares, and adds that until it covered half a square mille. United States pressure against Japan

A second raid lasted nearly two and further aid to China could force Hours. Many fires and explosions Japan to sue for peace on acceptable

TURN to Back Page, Column 5

terms,

Infusing New

Spirit

Into Beaten France.

VICHY, Nov. 18 (Reuter)Marshal Petain, President of the Vichy Government, was given an enthusiastic reception by a large gathering when he arrived in Lyons to-day on a two-day visit.

jof ex-Soldiers at Lyons, M. Xavier

A big crowd also gathered out-Vallot, former extreme rightist do- side the Prefecture and, respond-puty, broadcast from Vichy an ex- ing to their repeated demands,planation of the aims of the Legion. Marshal Petain appeared on the found

Hle said that the Marshal's alm in to

Junt Franco balcony

in peaca, at and acknowledged home, and for this purpose ho needed cheers.

brave and patriotie men in every The object of his visit, it is stated corner of France, Yami-oficially, is to become personally M. Vallat exhorted his hearera

acquainted with the dificulties of the form groups in factories and offices s as centren of Leglónary, thought, and While Felain was Witnessing...... the strength, rendering all sabotage (m2 reftentations of members of the Legion | possible,

of the large and well laid out air- field in their winter campaign.

While the Italian retreat is another feather in the Greek cap, it does not follow that the present Italian air

will

operations on the defenders' forward

positions and communications from the Albanian const to Heront necessarily slacken. The distances ore still within range of Italian dive TURN to Back Page, Column 5

LATEST

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1940.

THE FLAG STILL

PROUDLY FLIES!|

A picture symbolic of the "courage and deter mination of the Lordon people under the consteră and pavage bombardment of the Nazi Luftwife Blocks of offices in ceâfrat London were damaged when bombs fell on the in a recent all-night räld but the Union Jack Will flies above them, prižid and defiant.

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SOUTHAMPTON'S THIRTEEN-

HOUR AIR RAID

British Sites For

Special to the "Telegraph"

SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 18 (UP),—German raiders carried out raids for 13 hours here to-day.

Mostly flying high and singly from dusk until dawn, the raiders inflicted heavy damage, mostly on the residen- |tial area and small businesses.

Heavy anti-aircraft fire kept the Germans at a high altitude but both high explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped.

The black-out interfered with rescue work and numerous casualties are reported, although they are considered light in view of the intensity of the attack.

Coventry Scenes

By NED CAMPBELL UNITED PRESS STAFF

CORRESPONDENT ·

COVENTRY, Nov. 18 (UP). -Time bombs are still exploding

Show-Down

There while people stream out In

carrying their posacssions in perambulators and other means

of locomotion.

Thousands of soldiers are pull- ing down walls and the town has begun to look like a vast brick- yard.

I shoved my way into the middle

of a crowd around a board on which wis posted five pages of at least 500 persons' names who were casuallles.

London Quiet

LONDON, Nov. 18 (UP)-With

the exception of a recent Sunday

North Africa Is

Expected

Spectacular Events Said. Pending

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov, 18 (UP)

When the all clear was sounded at Reliable British sources here 6.30 pm and there was no alarm believe that spectacular develop-

counded for 24 hours, to-night bas experienced the latest air raid alarments in North Africa are pend-

for weeks.

All day the raids have been very. ight, probably due to very cloudy

weattter.

U. S. Air

Bases Officially Announced

LONDON, Nov. 18 (Reuter).-Britain and America have agreed on sites for bases to be leased to America in the West Indies, says an official announcement.

Pact With Thailand

Is

Denied

Ing.

They said that Spanish and possibly Italian aspirations may collide with General Weygand's reported vigorous opposition to an surrender of French Moroc- co to Spain or the Axis.

The "Manchester Guardian” to-day. declared that General Weygand [might act Independently of the Vichy

Government or M.Laval

The paper added that while there tre ΠΟ Indications that General Weygand agreeing with General de Gaulle there "seems no reason why Weygand, de Gaulle and Catroux

Administration and Jurisdiction problems will be settled at should not come to some agreement." a conference which the British Government proposes shall take place in London.

Preliminary work on most of the buses, except Trinidad, will be started in the near future. Rapid progress has been made possible by the visit to each Colony, of the United States Board of Inspection. This Board has held discussions with the Gov- ernors of the various Colonies who, throughout the proceedings, had the advice of the Commander of the America and West Indies Station or members of his staff.

The Board also visited Trinidad ¦ Jamales, site on Portland Bight on where the position is still under the south coast of the island, about| examination,

(25 miles west of Kingston.

26 upon are

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHO WASHINGTON, Nov. 18

The Sites Detailed Britain, America and Thailand (UP)-The Tokyo reports that

The site agreed have reached

follows: a secret agree Bermuda, site at the east end of the ment for mutual aid in connec- Colony.

Bahamas, tion with Thailand's demands on

alle on the outlying

French Indo-China were officially island of Mayaguana, denied by Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Sumner Welles, to-

day.

Mr. Welles said he had not read the reports, but from what he had heard he might conclude there were im- plications without any truth at all in them.

He also sald that the State De-

THE AXIS

IN U. S.

Repercussions To

partment has received no Informa- White Paper Feared

tion regarding reports. that the Japanese Government, bus presented new peace proposals to Chungking.

Alexandria Raids

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPHONE ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 18(UP)— There were four air raid ever Alexandria on Saturday night and early, Sunday morning.

There were a few civilian casual- ties and slight damage was indicted,

There have been 21 air, taid alarma during the last eight days after

CHICAGO, Nov. 18. (Reuter). -Some members of the Dies Committee investigating un- American activities are afraid Įthat publication of the White Paper containing their findinga will cause reprisals against the United States in Axis countries and even. Involve the United

States in

Senator Martin Dies, Chairman of the Committee; made this statement

at a press conference.

Fleet In Action LONDON, Nov. 18 (Reuter).The. bombardment of Danie In Italian Somaliland by light forces la an- nounced by the British Admiralty.

Targets were oil tanks, coastal and anti-aircraft batteries and a landing pier, all of which appeared to, be badly damaged.

No damage or casualties were suffered by the British forces.

JOHN L. LEWIS TO RESIGN

Antigua, sile near Parham Harbour on the north coast of the island.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. 18 (UP).- St. Lucia, sito at Gros Islet Bay at Mr. John L. Lewis, Chairman of the the northern end of the island (the Congress for Industrial Organisation, question of further facilies at St. to-day told the C.I.C. Convention that Luela is still under consideration), he will resign office within a few days.

British Gulang, siia on the bank of the Demarara River about 25 miles) from the sea, and at the mouth of the Essequibo.

The official statement adds that the

¿

Canadian Air Force

OTTAWA, Nov. 18 (Router) —A

fact that questions of administration second fighter squadron of the Royal and jurisdiction will be considered Canadian Air Force will shortly be later by British and American experts on active service in, Britain. does not mean that work on the This announcement was made by agreed sites will be held up pending the Canadian Air Minister in the the outcome of discussions,

Dominion House of Commons to-day.

Spain's

Attitude To Sought

New Order"

BASLE, Nov. 18 (Reuter)-The possibility of a statement defining Spain's attitude towards Germany's new order" in Europe emerging from the present talks being held at Berchtes gaden, is stressed by the Berlin correspondent of the "Basler" Nachrichten."

Rumanis, Hungary and Slovakia also expected.

* Hitler Entertains Suner

LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuter)

| Hitler to-day entertained Senór Ser- rane Suner, the Spanish Foreign

The correspondent says that He said that the White Paper, the statement will concern both giving evidence that

political and economic arrange- Ituasie, Italy and Japan are working to stop supplies for Britain, will be monts Committee, but “the question of vinced that a programme is about to

Count Ciano, the Itali whether it is to be made pubile is be mooted for co-operation between Minister, Herr von Hibbentropygihe

· London, Nov: 18; (Reuler) --Lord (for the Commities to decida, sand. Lothian Britlah: “Ambassador to Senator Ples announced that his Spain. In a new ve power band German Foreign Minister and Fleid in a five block, Marshal Wilhelm von Kellel, Coles America, had as conference with the agents are making raids in various says the "National Zeitung Berlin of the German Army Stan,er Porfuriosa Premier De Balasar, on parts of the country to-day seizing correspondent. Russia, he says has present 2075 22.

inbought Lisbon to return to documents of "Italian and German, Enewzdefinitely incenu har, placo /in Enter HiUNE TIKE

De organisations,

l'thia blöcke Closer" contact" between | Ciano“ in the pre

twelve days with no alarms given to the alx members of the Berlin, diplomatie eireles are con® Minister; to teaNEY ME smelen.