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FOUNDED 100 一拜九月二十英沁香

No. 10278

MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1940.

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GILMAN'S

ONE-QUARTER OF ALBANIA FALLS

INTO HANDS OF GREEK FORCES

BRITAIN'S A. A.

Becomes Their "BRAIN TRUST"

"Tirana "Tipperary

99

War

By RICHARD MACMILLAN

"United Press" Staff Correspondent

Song

WITH THE GREEK ARMY IN THE FIELD, VIA ATHENS, DEC. 8 (UP).—THE GREEKS HAVE CAPTURED ALMOST A QUARTER OF ALBANIA, CONTINUING THEIR ADVANCE ALONG THE MILE-HIGH BATTLEFRONT, EXTENDING more thAN 120 MILES, THEY HAVE PENETRATED A MAXIMUM DISTANCE OF 50 MILES ALONG THE MOKRA RANGE ABOVE LAKE OCHRID. THE AREA SEIZED FROM THE ITALIANS IS APPROXIMATELY 4,000 SQUARE MILES OUT OF A TOTAL AREA OF ALBANIA OF APPROXIMATELY 17,500 SQUARE MILES.

Fall Of Argyro- Castron

House-to-House Fighting

By PAUL PAELOLOGOES

UNITED PRESS WAN

GORRESPONDENT

As I marched with the Greek troops to the battle positions on the heights around Pogradetz on the extreme northeastern flank, I heard a Greck Tommy singing "Tipperary," but an entirely new brand of the old marching song. It was sung in Greek and instead of Tipperary. the town was!. Tirana. I spoke to the songster, who told me he had served in' the British forces in the last, wur, to prove which he began warbling "Tipperary" in English.

Carry No Gas Masks Comparing the conquers of the Fascist regions with the British Tom-) my 1 jouna that Greeks, in addition to their rifles, carry hay for thele' mules as well as blankets to wrap

front

Brilliant

Siege Is

Described

How Italians Fought Rearguard Action By JAN YINDRICH

UNITED PREGS STAFF CORRESPONDENT WITH THE GREEK BATTLE

WITH THE GREEK AD-around the face against the cold, but COMMAND IN ALBANIA, Dec. musks. The Greek considers 8 (UP)—From this eagles nest VANCE FORCES, ARGYRO-nu CASTRON, Dec. 8. (UP). The himself lucky if he has one tally of a village built like a fortress

usually of black battle-for-Argyro-Eastron-ended per

breath, rice cacked-in-ou-and-goat's perched_on_a_high_mountainside just after noon to-day when the case. What chocolate and jam are the Greek divisional command Inst Italian Atronghold was to the British Tommy, olives are to directed the brilliant siege of

the Greeks. Beer, wine and cigarettes¡ Argyro-Castron. stormed by the Greeks.

Far below the main road Between Korza and the The Italians, who are mostly e extremely rare.

to Argyro- Castron from the Second Bersaglieri ne, within the sound of the guns, I winds division, used heavy tanks to recasionally see old Albanian women, through a valley flanked with blockade the narrow streets and usually dressed in much patched snowcapped mountains, some of caggy trousers. Most of the young fell back on the last stronghold worner fled when their husbands the peaks being hidden in swirl- in the centre of town. The threw down their arms and deserted, ing clouds. Greeks fought their way from for the fialians, and are now hiding The village is built with house to house, attacking the in the mountain fastnesses until the rate-like slabs of the same stene as the mountain, and must be invisible} rine War rolls on. tanks like mid men, pushing

Cates in the villages near the line to the high flying Italian bombers. butts into the tank runners, while |

is radlo, and it possess a ellers dropped from the balconies of ally

grenades curious to see Greek saldiers tune in Directed Fight From Balcony

the broadcast by. B.B.C. Greeks

houses.

forcing

hand

Final Storming-

flat

Omvers sheltering under a balcony)

through the gunners' look-out slits.nundreds rather than listen to the watched through glasses the tiny

the opposite mountain! news of their own battles as relayed figures on iron London. The Greeks

are ridge and directed the battle goingį

volley in the on

Argyro-Castron below,

Inside the large house burned tog

Anti-tank units took an important enthusiastic about everything.

part in chelling the Italians

barrlended bülldings.

. from The Anal

storming, which began at dawn, CHARGES PROVE Ares and over bright coloured rugs

worked with the precision of a field

movement. The Greek batteries in

the

surrounding hills

in the half darkness and shells

In hilla Bashed road

in the outskirts of town where the

ped around the solid looking musque

The

sce the

TO BE FALSE

rooms

there was a tangle of deld telephone

inner wires while from radia transmitter sputtered the latest nzws

Ews of the fighting, or transmitted fresh orders from the High Com HONOLULU, Dec. 8 (UP)-Mis- mand somewhere behind us,

American Woman Freed

· SPECIAL- TU THE "TELEuHurm"

wooden bridge

A scene in a Control Centre of the Observer: Corps, that vital "Brain Trust" of Britain's anti- aircraft defences, which' have proved so worthy against the air might of Nazi Germany. Seated around the table are the "plotters", who receive informa tion of the movement of enemy aireralt from the observation pasts, and move the symbols on the table in accordance with the messages. The men with the rakes are the Supervisors who they clarify the situations

arise, and on, the dals above are the "Tellers" who pass informa- ilon forward to the Higher Com- mands of the R.A.F. A "Re- corder" seated high in the corner maintains an accurate record of overy track.

Luftwaffe Lull

Is Broken By Violent Raids

By HOMER JENKS

United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Dec. 8 (UP)-Wave after wave of German raiders swept up the Thames Estuary on London to-night showering leads of high explosives on the Capital,

Haiphong Incidents Cause High Tension

Special to the "Telegraph"

Italians were holding the main road. zionaries from Kebe abcard the To file this despatch was forced The Greek guintes were uncanny as Asama Maru which arrived here to- to wait. alx hours. while Creek

HANOI, Dec. 8 (UP)-Tersion reigned in Haiphong on they dropped five shells dend on day said that they understood Miss engineers threw a target.

domed root collapped Edna Lawrence, the American woman over the swollen river to replace a Saturday when Japanese soldiers took into custody a group of a cracked eggshell.

who was arrested by Japanese au- magnificent stone bridge which the French soldiers, who went to the assistance of a French woman I could plainly

Italians thorities at Yokohama recently, is Italians blew up in their retreat. running for cover, outlined by the now at Kobe awaiting a chance to The roads are filed with horse and engaged in an argument with Japanese troops. The Japanese glow of the burning storthouses,

depart

mule trains ankle deep in mud. We alleged that the woman had insulted the Emperor of Japan. Greck machine-gunners who had They said that Miss Lawrence was were forced to pull off the road more

forced the} The Hallans in

Japanese worked down to the outskirts under arrested on charges of Communism, than once as captured cover of darkness then caught them but that the allegations were sub-lerries, repainted with Greek regis-French soldiers to march to the

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tration number, rumbled past rushlog Headquarters of the French suppiles to keep up with the relent- Naval Liaison Officer, from less Greek advance.

whom they demanded an imme- dinte apology. › I watched the sure shooting of the

soilled later The incident was Greek artlilery clearing the last when Governor Decoux and Major remnants of Italians from the heights General Sumita intervened.

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The Hellenic Still Held

Trader

At Hoihow

A wire was received to-day from the master of the Panama vessel Hellenic Trader in Hoihow stating that she is still being detained by the Japanese, the agent for the vessel Mr. Dwight Hill said to-day.

The agent pointed out that the ver The vessel, which went aground in rel was formerly Greek, but was sold Hainan Straits was refused clearance to American Interests in October ́and. on Friday. Owned by American in-transferred to the Panama flag. She terests and valued at £50,000 the proceeded to Hongkong and was on

Sure Shooting

NAZI SHIP SINKING

Torpedoed By Cruiser

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI

Japanese Land Guns

LATEST

Small Pox Case On

Greeks. Demand Capture Of Tirana & Rome

8

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SALONIKA, Doc. (UP)-Huge crowds cele- brated the fall of Argyro- Castron with wild thusiasm here to-day.

en-

Parading the street with flags, they demanded the capture of "Tirana and Rome".

shattering the longest period FURIOUS

of quiet since the air blitz-

krieg began on August 7. ARAIDS ON

very heavy anti-aircraft barrage was thrown up.

Early reports indicated the bombing was widespread and very heavy.

GERMANY:

Steel Works Reduced To Blazing Rubble

The inferno was in sharp con- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" trast to the peaceful quiet of the LONDON, Dec. 8 (UP). preceding 48 hours until the Striking with new fury of night attack, not a single bomb destruction at the vitals of the had fallen on all Britain since German war machine, R.A.F. the relatively light attack last bombers are reported to have Friday. Since then, until short- reduced many buildings of the ly after dark to-night, only one Reich's biggest steel works into raider was seen heading for Bri-“blazing heaps of rubble," and Itain and it was shot down over set fire to six Nazi held naval

the English Channel.

buses and seaports.

The first wave of attackers In what may have been the dropped a cluster of high explo- R.A.F.'s mightiest blow to date, sives on one district, which dug nearly 4,000 incendiary bombs a huge crater in an important and many high explosives were thoroughfare and straddled a unloaded last night on the huge park,

The second wave ran the Press & Walzwoke steal works gauntlet of heavy fire and drop-blast-furnaces at Dusseldorf, ped-seven-high-explosives. There engulfing the plant in raging was some damage, but no casual-flames, according to the Air ties.

Ministry.

This Morning's Raids

Coast Ports Battered

At the same time, American-made

LONDON, Dec. 9 (UP).The Gar- man air raids continued carly this morning when hundreds of incen-Hudson planes of the Coastal Com dlary and high explosive bombs were mand were battering Brest, Lorient,

Antwerp, Calais and. showered over the entire London Dunkirk,

Delougne and the German aerodromes

Larca.

The raid was as fierce as any since stretching across France, Holland and the first intensive bombings in Sep- Belgium."

tember, and it appeared as though Naval shipyards and docks at Brost the Luftwaffe, after concentrating on and Lorient are

the

provinces for the past fortnight,

said to have been

and

cro again aiming at London for the ripped with "great explosions brunt of their attack.

huge dres."

The Ministry stated that not only

of Dusseldorf itself were bombed.

The attack was extended over a wide area and many districts have reported the heaviest pounding since the steel works, but many other parts the war began. Sometimes the thud of heavy bombs and the crackle of The Ministry admitted that four incendiary bombs mingled in na R.A.F. planes failed to return. Two most continuous roar with the rumble R.A.F. planes were lost in the attack of the ground defences. Planes were on Dusseldorf, but "they nevertheless

and heard flying fairly low criss tent messages by radio" that their crossing the capital.

their mission was completed.

•

Biggest Fire Ever Seen

Fight Embryo Fires "Molotov brendbaskets" were c6-

One of the returning RA.F. pilots, pecially numerous, and the police and describing the bombing of Dusseldorf, ARP. wardens, as well as civilions, said: "We started the largest fire were kept busy dousing embryo fires, have ever seen. In a single Interval One started on the roof of a hotel of five minutes, ono observer saw 20 where it burned for a short while explosiona."

before porter, alded by a soldier, extinguished it. Other blazes strao

The Air Ministry said that Brest,

died rouds where they were easily which is now held by the Nazis, wis "severely battered." One plane was smothered.

A number of buildings scattered lost in the fierce anti-air fre through several districts were dam- ground guns in the bright

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from

moon-

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Unhappy Evacuates Complaint To Paper

Hongkong Ship Complaint

A reliable eyewitness here report- ed that on Saturday afternoon the Passengers who arrived at Hong- French Customs at Haiphong made kong on Saturday on

board a

in effort to prevent the legal land-Jardine's steamer from Shanghai had

The

The following letter signed by nine Hongkong evacuates

bourne "Argus."

freighter is leaking and should have her firal voyage under charter when The Headquarters of the Cuban diepori* another. clash between deck passengers on board the steamer.may I say that these Isolated cac faction with the conditions are mostly

cannot, the Most of us are anything en routeYours; etc..

ng of Japanese arullery, for which to remain in quarantine until this now resident in Melbourne appeared in a recent issue of the Mel

ditions to contend with. There will here is no provision

the exist under

morning owing to a case of small pox ni ngreements confronted

being discovered. the

Sir, The Argus" of November 4 be no contented wives until this mud- The Port Health Officer said that Japanese i

falte about our return announced. French with Mauser pistela and af-the casoa 28-year-old male Chinese carried a report, hended "Hong Kong die is cleared up, and comething de- erwards continued to unload theirwan a mild one. There were about Familles Happy to Stay Here." The wives who now express ratis- HAVANA, Dec. 8 (UP)poris from the Thai frontier 40 galoon passengers and 400 Chinese behalf of a large number of evacuees.

that Navy to-day announced that French and Thailand troops occurred The Panama Consul at Hongkong Government radio

operators along the Mekong River in Northern yesterday when the French re- by working the pumps the vessel is Mr. F.A. Xavier said to-day that he Holding satisfactorily at present, but had received no reply to his two have picked un an 8.0.8. signal turned the Thailand fire. the damaged plates might widen at protests lodged with the Japanese from the German freighter

Contul-General. any umound of

Adm. Idarwald, which reported that A public session of the Compulsory arly In November the ship was He said that the Japanese Govern she was sinking off the south Service Tribunal will be held on held 10 days, by the Japanese at ment would be held responsible for

the Cound! Chamber, Colonial Tuntain on the same pretext of in- any damage caused the vessel while coast of Cuba, after having been Thursday, December 12, al 4 p.m. In

torpedoed byan British cruiser. Hecretariat vestigating her nationality.

procated to Hongkang for dry-dock-the present incident occurred.

repairs.

agent said

under distention.

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