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NEW YORK, APR. 6 (UP).~THE NATIONAL BROAD- CASTING COMPANY TO-DAY PICKED UP AN ATHENS RADIO MESSAGE DECLARING THAT VIOLENT FIGHTING IS IN PROGRESS ON THE BULGARIAN FRONTIER.

IT WAS STATED THAT FIGHTING WAS PARTI- CULARLY FIERCE AT BELI IN THE STRUMA VALLEY. "OUR ARTILLERY AND ANTI-TANK GUNS DESTROYED TEN ENEMY TANKS. OUR PLANES AND ANTI-AIR- CRAFT GUNS BROUGHT DOWN FIVE OR SIX PLANES. THE ENEMY HAS MADE PROGRESS BUT IS BEING HELD UP."

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1. British and Nazi troopa clash

Main Corman Invailon-of| Yugo-Slavia.

3. Yugo-Slavia may launch af- tack on Italians in Albania, from here.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT ADDED THAT THE INVAD- Addis Ababa Falls Without A

ING FORCES WERE MOST POWERFULLY EQUIPPED. ·

British Tommies In Action.

By CLIFFORD DAY

Special to the "Telegraph"

ZURICH, Apr. 6 (UP).-Yugo-Slavian and Greek troops fighting side by side with the British Tommies furiously re- sisted the Nazi's war machine which crashed over their frontiers at dawn.

In the absence of any direct communications with Berlin,

Belgrade, Bucharest, Sofia and Budapest, the Nazi and Fas- cist radios throughout the day blared the Axis version of what is happening.

The Nazis boasted that after three heavy Luftwaffe at- tacks, Belgrade was "a sea of flames," but they admitted meet- ing with strong resistance, particularly from the Greeks in the Struma Valley.

Hitler is believed to be using a half million men or more against one million Yugo-Slavs and an unknown number of Greeks and British, in tactics paralleling those used against Poland.

Fabulous German Claims

Struggle:

Duce's Lost Empire

By WALTER COLINS Special to the "Totograph"

Wavell To Lead Our Forces In Greece

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Apr. 6' (UP).— The Government communique stating that Imperial troops are now in Greece revealed that Britain had "sent an army to Greece comprising British, Aus- tralian and New Zealand troops," and that the R.A.F. în Greece has been "strongly reinforced.".

Informed circles state that General:

will Wavell

have supreme.command of the British army in Greece.

The War Cabinet decided to, send troops to Greece upon, the recom- mendation of Mr. Anthony Eden, General Sir John Dill and General- Wavell.

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Situation Changes Since the decision was taken, the situation in the Mediterranean and Red Sea areas have changed siderably, A German panzer division suddenly appeared in Libya which compelled the British to, withdraw east of Benghazi.

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CAIRO, Apr. 6 (UP)—It is officialy stated that Addis Ababa was taken The Soviets have endorsed

without a struggle, climaxing an eleven weeks drive and shattering the East African Empire of Italy which needed 70 years to build.

Addis Ababa is still smoking from the fires resulting from a British raid. The Italian garrison under the Duke of Aosta is believed to be fleeing northward to Gondar and Dessie where a last stand is possible. It is estimated that 40,000 Italian civilians remain in the city.

The South Africans captured the city driving" in along the Djibouti railway. It is believed that 70,000 Italian troops re- main in Ethiopia-awaiting-the British mop-up. The South

swept

Axis Tried To Bribe Belgrade With Promise Of Salonika

Special to the "Telegraph"

ZURICH, Apr. 6 (UP)—The Italian Stefani news agency

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the

Yugo-Slay attitude In the strongest

stand they have taken to date against.

German penetration in the Balkans although they have given no indica- tion that they will lend the Yugo-

ea they gave to China and Republicari Spain.

Slavs any kind of material support,

Where The

Africans were so milies in thNazis Are Attacking

hours last Saturday to assault Addis Ababa,

Emperor Haile Selassie is personal-

bra Marcos, the Italiant base 100 miles north of the capital. To the south of

assault on DC- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" to-day revealed that according to a High Command communique, medin Hulle

and Italy had secretly promised the fallen Cvetkovich

BERNE, Apr. 6 (UP).—Well Government the "fulßiment of Yugo-Slavian aspirations at the expense of Greece when they signed the tripartite pact, with Addis Ababa, the British are striking informed foreign diplomatic from Enghelli and the Javello regions, sources told the "United Press” Balonika being specifically mentioned."

and the number of prisoners is rapid- that they were convinced the The agency asserted that ly mounting.

main German attack on Yugo- Italian relations with Yugo- An entire Italian battalion was Slavia was launched from south- Slavia had steadily deteriorated captured at Agordat, 25 miles east o Bulgaria at the headwaters of since 1987 and therefore Italy Adawa while enroute to Dessie and the Struma River, aimed at was collaborating with Germany. Assab.

The fall of Stoyadinovitch Govern moving towards Maasawa, ment marked the revival of Italo-: Yugoslav hostilities which, it said, was the work of "Powers who for 20 years had poisoned relations between the countries," presumably referring

RUMANIA BOMBED · Yugo-Slav Planes In Action

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

THE GERMAN RADIO DERISIVELY-CLAIMED THAT THE YUGO-

NEW YORK, Apr. 6 (UP).

Columbla Broadcasting SLAV GOVERNMENT FLED FROM BELGRADE BEFORE A SINGLE BOMB The

System to-day heard the British FELL. THEY CLAIMED THAT SIX YUGO-SLAV MILITARY BARRACKS, radio announce that Yago-Sav INCLUDING THE MAIN BELGRADE BARRACKS WERE DEMOLISHED, planes had opened an aerial AND THEY DECLARED THEY HAD SHOT DOWN TEN YUGO-SLAV bombardment on Rumania. PLANES IN THE FIRST AIR BATTLE, IN THE COURSE OF WHICH THE Rumanian Ministerial Council is BELGRADE RADIO STATION WAS SET AFIRE.

The Germans alleged that a British force has been in control of Belgrade since last Friday and, that British submarines were operating from Dubruvsk, Kottor and other Adriatic and Dalmatian bases. -

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reported to have made the an- Houncement, which added that the Yugo-Slavs fired on Rumanian territory at Orsovo

to the United States and Britain,

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French Troops Leave S'hai SHANGHAI, Apr. 7 (Reuler) from across the Danube, killing Two hundred Annamite troops from one person. General Antonescu the local French Garrison are report is reported to have protested ed to have gone aboard the French

sloop Francis Garnier. formally to Belgrade.

On board also is M. Egal, the Bulgarian Border Clash arrested leader of the Free French in ZURICH, Apr. 6 (UP) Rome Radia to-day announced that a clash occurred on the Yugo-Slav-Bulgariar attack against the British_ Uสด

of frontier on Aril 3, the Bulgarian Yugo-Slavinn and... Greek bases frontier MENTA

guards don returning the fire. observing, "Germany will fight until the last Englishman has been driven Bulgaria,To Blackout from southeastern Europe.

BERNE, Apr. 0 (UP) The official | Garman hows agency states that the

They claimed they had destroyed 50 Yugo-Slav planes on the ground and at least 35 in the air, while Italian planes, "with similar success," attacked the Yugo-Slavian airfields in Herzegovina, southern Yugo-Slavia, striking as far north as Sarejevo. Only four German planes were lost according to the Nazis.

BULGAS FIGHTING IN GREECE

An unconfirmed report says the Bulgarian army is fighting in Greece alongside the Germans at two points in Thrace and along the Struina Valley. Some sources The Nazi radio also angrily declares Bulgarian Government at Bona" has heard that the Rumanians also may be joining in the assault.

that Communist machinations have ordered a completo blackout through being Europe's powder keg

won for the Balkans the name of cut Bulgaria: beginning to-night.

Shangbal.

Special Police of the French Con- cession, of which Egal is a high official, are reported to be striking jo protest against his detention,

Yugo-Slav Planes In Action

? SPECIAL TO THE “TELEQRAPHY.

LONDON, Abr. 6 (UP)Accord

Other British forces are

Skolpje.

They polated out that such

An official communique revealed an attack would have ultimate that the British concentrations cast of simultaneous objectives; firstly, cover Benghazi have Increased operations ing the Italian rear in Albanla; which are "proceeding smoothly." On secondly, cutting off the majority of Friday night, the R.A.F, again rulded the Yugo-Slavian army north of this

Tripoli heavily, starting many fires,

German Claims

spearhead, Reparating them from Greece; thirdly, extending the line of operations to where the bridge can be attacked, ZURICH, Apr. 8 (UP),—The Ger man radio reports a German High forces were recently reported

It is recalled that British motorised Command-communique stating thatị further advances were made in North Greek frontier in the path of this Dwevojellaón. the Yugo-Slavian- Africa, with prisonera and materials being captured.

war.

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Strama Valley Thrust' It claimed the Luftwaffe kank

LONDON, Apr. d (UP)-Radio three

merchantmen and damaged | Ankara stated that the German drive four. Planes also raided Scotland on Yugo Slavia is aimed at Nish and south England destroying while the main thrust is in- Grenco TURN to Back Page, Column 4 TURN to Back Page, Column 5

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Turkey Expected To Maintain Neutrality

Special to the "Telegraph”

ANKARA, Apr. 6 (UP) --Best informed sources expect communique will be issued defining the Turkish position and re- affirming Turkish neutrality and the determination to defend her- self. The Government is watching the situation closely Ing to the Bucharest Radio, Yugo- They stated that Turkish neutrality | It is estimated

that the German Slav planes to-day bombed, Timsoro is in accordance, with the British de air strength, in Bulgaria - and and Oraven" in Humonia, as well as sire to keep Turkey out of the conflet Rumanía la 1,200 planes of which 625 Throughout the day, yewitness The Hemingways

the aerodrome near Arad.

as long as possible.200 20 fourkish saltar source declared NAPIG (Central News), CARS Tarief visit of two days, Mrs Hemingway, accompanied by er here for Chungking by

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......... Zagreb and Ljuvlajuma have been declared open towns and they will probably fall to the Germans since

descriptions related to the punishment the flat plains offer but scant defence possibilities.

meted out to the Yugo-Slavians from Dinlomats report that part of | The official German news agency the air: the Nazis claimed; that the. Yago-Slavian: Cabinet went admitted that the German High Com-| "counter"" energy! planes were shot

> km: (to-day. -- Me; and Mrs. to Franes: 70 miles north of hand realised the invasion' will be no down, that direct bill werk made on - L

recently inspected the 'Scutari and that others are going military paradey but it was claimed large pontoon brides ucross the

that) Garmen, froops are "in contact].

und military to front, prior to to Cucak, 86 miles south of Beld with the Khemy averywhere. They Danube chit of Belfiado, and that coming there Zron Balukwan on April grade marks MERATES Instated that the move was at counter. „TURN to Back Page) Column 8 pos

that the first German military: (tives will be to drivo 'n wedge bat

Greece and Yugo-Slavle, to stablish contact with the Italians and control of the Belunde

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