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FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1941.

日十二月二十

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WASHINGTON EXPECTS NAZI TARGET Thai

U.S. TO BE IN WAR BY

APRIL, SAYS

Vichy Cabinet

Resigns, Report

SPECIAL TO. THE "TELEQNAPH"

Special to the “Telegraph"

SENATOR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (UP),—Senator Wheeler, commenting on Colonel Henry Stimson's evidence before the Foreign Affairs Committee, BERLIN, Jan. 16 (UP)-to-day declared: "Every informed person in Entirely unconfirmed reports are reaching well informed Washington knows that high officials of the War German circles to the effect Department are working on the assumption that Vichy has resigned in order the United States will probably be in the war by to enable Marshal Petain to April 1. appoint a new Cabinet.

that the French Cabinet at

A French Government spokesman told Foreign newspaper correspondents: "There is nothing in the way for Laval's re-entry into the

Government,”

WRECKED GERMAN BASE

Simultaneously Senator Ellender introduced into the Senate an amendment to the Lend and Lease Bill provid- ing that no American soldier or sailor could be sent from United States territories and possessions.

He said that he wanted to "make sure that American boys are not sent to fight abroad.”

Representative John M. Cos-,

tello also introduced a substitute

Lend and Lease Bill which he OUTSPOKEN

suid would prohibit President Roosevelt from "giving away the entire navy."

ATTACK ON

Fish Heckles Stimson ROOSEVELT Wilhelmshaven Raid cost son during to toy's site "Overt Acts" Alleged

of air-

There was a "breeze" between Re-

Hamilton presentative

und

ting of the Foreign Relations Com-

Mr Hamilton Fish asked Colonel

Britain.

would serve only as a restriction.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Jan. 16 (Reuter).mittee.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -After the first wave craft had arrived at Wilhelm-Stimson if he would oppose an (UP)-Representative George amendment to provide the West Tinkham of the House Foreigni shaven on Wednesday night, it Indles and other British possessions Affairs Committee, in a speech was only necessary for the as payment for United States aid to

on the floor of the House to-day, strong force which followed to

Colonel Stimson said that any such charged that President Roose- find the Datch const, says the amendment would cause delay and as velt had "plotted against the Air Ministry.

speed was required in war time, it peace and safety of the United From then onwards they were Colonel Stimson admitted that there States by knowingly and de led by a glare in the sky across had been a delay in the production signedly committing the United Holland and 50 miles into Ger- of defence materials, but be explained States in advance to active par-

that a change to war economy "eart many to the flames which Was not be done overnight or in a year."ticipation in the present wars in all that many pilots could see of

Stimson Angry

Europe and Asia." the main base of the German The Colonel become angry when North-Sen-Ficet.

MrFish-ought-to-discount-the-defeat He listed four "overt acts” to- of Holland and Belgium because of wards the aformentioned objec- The chief focus of the attack was their nearness to Germany and he tive; Bauhaven, where are crowded allp- said that the United States army to- ways, docks, engineering works, day was no where near as large squarantine" proposal against

Firstly, President Roosevelt's 1937 alorehouse, assembling sheds, arinour Holland's and Belgium's last May, plate shops, foundries, fron works, adding and no where near so well gressors, gun stores and a floating dock for the trained." largest warshipa.

All this was one

fire.

A plot mid, "It was

More like

Mr Fish asked: "Whose foull is

America,"

Pooling Flects

revealed In 1938

the

*g-

that

Hospitals have become

a Favourite target for the brutal Luftwaffe in their aerial attacks on Britain. This picture graphically shows what a bomb did to

a London hospital recently, One ward is filled with' debris and a gaping hole where a wing was demo- lished is in the back- ground.

GREEK THREAT TO TEPELINI Artillery Dominates City

Special_to_the "Telegraph"

ATHENS, Jan. 16 (UP).—The Greek artillery which has dug in above Klisura is able to dominate both Tepelini and the Voyusa River valley, and it is believed that this will accelerate

the fall of Tepelini.

Preparing

t?, and Colonel Simson replied: "It Secondly, he said that Mr Winston huge raging our fault. The United States of Churchil

He added: "The problem to me is between Britain und stoking than bombing. We just not so much keeping America out of [States, he thought that Britain was shavelled our bombs into the tires the war as it is keeping the war out entitled to meal Powers of European

watched them increase."

of America."

the naval The fires covered thousands

Mr of

Fish then asked Colonel countries." Mr Tinkliam said this square yards within which lay a Stimson: "If Britain is our first line meant pooling the American and large proportion of Wilhelmshaven's of defence, do you favour going into British fleets.

"owing to the excellent relations For Assault

On Tobruk

milltary objectives. Huge explosions the war?" were also The first

Colonel Stimson repiled: "I am in 2on of joint

lasted from 8 p.m. favour of assisting Great Britain to Enderbury and Canton to midnight. The second attack be- maintain her fleet."

the Pacife. kan between 5 am, and 6 a.m. this

President's Powers

Fourthly, the abrogation morning. This started

Commercial Treatyling. Representative Charles Eaton then United States

Rep. Tinkham said: "The Presi-

many now

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

The Greek radio refuted the Italian claims of successful counter-attacks by saying: "our troops are still capturing pri- soners close to Valona and Berat and well beyond Pogradetz.

Commenting on the Italian losses the Government spokesman said that one entire division which took the brunt of the Greek offensive, cul-

and reformed.

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Another £2,000 For Bombers

A cheque for $32,066.81, being the equivalent of £2,000 was handed to the Hongkong Government this morning for telegraphic transfer to the British Government. This makes the 17th,instalment re- mitted to London from the War Fund inaugurated by "South Chinn Morning Post" and "The Hongkong Telegraph" for the purchase of bombers. Al p.m. yesterday, the Fund had reached a total of $1,545,- 525.66, the Sterling total re- mitted to London now stands at £96,389-19-6,

Dr Hawks Pott's

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI SAIGON, Jan. 16 (UP).— Fifteen hundred of the best equipped Thai troops yesterday carried out a modern blitzkrieg in south Laos and forced 200 French troops to withdraw about 14 miles towards Pakse.

The Thailanders co-ordinated artillery, infantry, cavalry and tanks and the attacks swept back the French who claim they inflicted heavy losses. Only a few Frenchmen sacrificed their. lives by remaining in the front line, mowing down the advanc- ing Thailanders with machine- guns. Fifteen French and natives were killed or wounded in the battle which resulted.

Pakse is now a front line city, with the French fortifying it, while the Thailanders are only one mile across the Mekong River.

It is believed that the city is pre- paring for a new offensive, the sue- cess of which,

var is doubtful however, owing to

the py

expanse of water. The withdrawal exposes a strip of. French territory on the west side. of the Mekong River from a paint where the Sekong joins the Mekong and southward to a point where the two rivers meet.

Bangkok Claims

BANGKOK, Jan. 16 (UP):~A High Command communique Issued to-day states that Thalland forces continued to advance in the Ubol and Surin sectors with the That air force co- operating with the land forces.

No resistance was met in the drive from Aranyn. Shooting had decreased along the Mekong River due to the fact that "most of the French gun emplacements have been destroyed. Seventy per cent of the French shells were found to be defective.

French Air Pilots

“SAIGON, Jēn. 16 (UP),—It is reliably reported that on Friday or Saturday a French ship will arrive from Dakar, via Madagascar, with around 200 French air pilots.

A neutral foreigner who arrived yesterday from Batambang reports TURN to Back Pago, Column 4

LATEST

If New York Is Attacked

ROME, Jan 16 (UP).The minating in the fall of Kiisura, suffer the British and American British are reported to be maked such heavy losses that it had to be

control

withdrawn overing final preparations for the as- Islands in

Retirement The spokesman stated that al- sault on Tobruk, and Italian fly though there was no heavy fightilug

New York, Jan. 18 (Reuter).-New the ing columns are counter-attack- on the entire front from the Adriatic of

CHUNGKING, Jan. 17 (Central York city's growing war conscious- lo Lake Ohrid, the Greeks were hold-News).After about 50 years of conness is strikingly illustrated by the tinuous service, Dr F. L. Hawks Poil, distribution at the first meeting of Strategic positions in the ing their ground.

President of St John's University. Mayor LaGuardia's new City Defence Germany are so well defended and all this fuss about arms and aero-dent's whole conduct la reprehen- Tobruk and Jarabub zones are

American missionary Institution in Council of a pamphlet "If it comes." the pilots.hod to pasa through a planes? Is it not our war to that sible. I charge that Roosevelt and being bitterly contested accord-

Shanghal, will resign from his pre- Huil have betrayed the American ing to despatches arriving from extent?"

sidency as from February 1 on ne? Colonel Stimson answered: "It is." people and have been disloyal and Benghazi.

the They claim

count of The Colonel then said that the Bill traitorous to the United States, its Italians have advanced in the|

Shanghai, report. would empower the President

to integrity, Its constitution, its Institu TURN to Back Pago, Column 4

Jarabub sector. long and its traditions of safety.

Ares and also fed the flames which asked: "If this is not our war, what with Japan, were still burning. Few targets in are we doing here to-day? What is

prodigious barrage.

Reorganisation Of Transport

By Nazis In Poland LONDON, Jan. 16 (Reuter). -The Gorman authorities in occupied Poland have undertaken

complete reorganisation of Polish railways and waterways in order to adapt them to the German transport system, ac- cording to news received in well-informed circles in London to-day.

Kennedy Criticises Lend & Lease Bill

Special to the "Telegraph"

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (UP).--The New York "Daily News" in a copyright article from Washington says that Mr Joseph Kennedy, former Ambassador to Britain, told President Roosevelt The plan for the extension of that he was opposed to the President's Lend and Lease Bill. waterways includes the linking of and that in his broadcast next Saturday night he would make an Polish canals with German canals from east to west. Polish circles here "all out" effort to keep the United States at peace.

nlao, note with interest that all Ger-

be considerably

Italian circled bellève the bombing) and torpedoing of British naval units In the Straits of Sicily was aimed to block the British fleet from Libyan waters.

British from manoeuvring heavy ar- Ullery Tobruk.

Quiet Night In London

two a.m.

health, says failing

il

11

The pamphlet is prepared by

and New York City Tunnel Authority

outlines civilian defence steps re- commended if New York is raided. It is understood that the Rev. Francis A. Cox has been appointed to instructs the public to keep calm take his place while Mr Wm. Z. put out lights and to avoid crowding. and not to heed tumour-mongers, 10 Sunf Vice-President, hus been named Acting Chinese President to administer the institution through the present emergency..

Blitz On Western Town

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRÀPH" LONDON, Jan. 17 (UP).-At to-day the all clear To-day's communique indicates the signal was sounded in London Dr Pott, who is 75, will be known Italians are trying to prevent the which had been completely quiet as President Emeritus after his re- signation and will continue to live in into position for. shelling since the first wave

of raiders St John's campus where a new resi came over.

dence was recently built for him by a A town in west England was sin-prominent alumnus of the institution. gled out for the blitzkrieg which Trapped In Bombed sinrted early in the evening and

የቢ still in progress nt midnight. The London Hostel raiders came over. In relays and dropped many bombs which started

less). An Air Ministry and Home damage to houses and a number of LONDON, Jan. 16 (British Wire-res, but they were soon extinguish- However, there was considerable Security communique stales, There casualties.

has been very little enemy air activity

over

in the It was as the

The possible use of New York subways as air raid shelters was dis- cussed at the meeting.

Seo Back Page For Further Late News

B. & S. Ship Searched

In

S'hai By Customs

The second night alım this country to-day. Bombs London area was at 10.30. The article sakl that Mr Kennedy man stations along the Soviet-Ger-would follow this by appearing as a Kennedy told the President he was Kent. No damage

The paper revealed that firstly, Mr were dropped at two points in cast followed by heavy gunfire

nor casualties planes droned in a clear sky,,

Special to the “Telegraph” man frontier will

[wlinesa before the enlarged.

House Foreign opposed to the Bill with its present were caused","

At 0.20 p.m. the all clear wos ́SHANGHAI, Jan. 17 (Domei).—The Butterfield and Swire Affairs Committee, and then continue powers; secondly, he told the Preal-

Ploncer le

with moblie cranes helped sounded in the London area after a ship Shengking, which last summer was detained by Japanese The Vistula will be linked with his attack on the Bill by appearing dent he silli favoured all possible rescue squads in London to-day to warning at 8 pm. The period was naval authorities on charges of bringing arms from. Tientsin the Oder and the Danube by n ennal, at the hearings before the Senate ald to Britain that would not weaken save men from the wreckage of a without incident. The Bydgosxox will be deepened to Foreign Relations Committee. inke ships of 1,000 tons displacement.

ITALIAN AIR CRASH

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Secret Summona

the United States defences, and he large men's hospital demolished by a insisted that no shipments should be bomb during last night's rald. Dy mode unless heads of Army the afternoon many trapped had

early

| for Chungking agents, was searched by the Maritime Customs'

patrol yesterday upon Its arrival from North China and had 60

notes concealed aboard confiscated,

The "Daily News" said that Mr and Wave certis cat that tuch would been rescued, some tured U.S. Army Strength bars of gold valued at C$200,000 and Yen 20,000 of Japanese

The Customs patrol was said It is charged that members of the ship's crew have attempted the secret

Kennedy had been secretly sum- not weaken the defences of the Two men were brought out after be SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAFI moned to the White House by a United States: thirdly, that the Presl-ing burled more than eight hours, WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (UP), personal appeal from Use President dent told Mr Kennedy that he was no Police officers having to. chip away The Under-Secretary of War, Mr RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan, 16 (UP), and that after the conference Mr longer "on the hook"-namely, that the stonework to release one of them. Robert Patterson, said that the Army to have acted in view of the trade for the purpose of tako se tud -It is reported but unconfirmed that Kennedy conferred for more than an he was not bound to silence but was Rescuers concentrated on points would have 1,418,000 enlisted men 3 members of the crow and 2 passen-hour with Senator Burton Wheeler, free to speak freely; and, fourthly, from which sounds were heard and equipped with basle weapons by rumours that the ship was en-vantage of the recent rise in the price gors of the missing Italian air liner discussing political strategy in con- that the President told Mr Kennedy cranes stopped at intervals to give a next June and will be completely have been rescued by the British nection with an attempt to defeat that he had already selected his chance of hearing any also made by equipped and ready to take the fold gaged in smuggling gold bullion of old bar to $7,000 in Shanghal, and

to Shanghai from North China. between North and Central China,

the gaps in foreign exchange rates steamer. Orinoco.

the Bill.

the imprisoned men.

successor,

in 1942.