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No. 10457

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1941. 日九十月四

BERLIN FEARS

WILL DIVULGE

HESS WAR

SECRETS TO BRITAIN

Special to the "Telegraph"

BERLIN, MAY 13 (UP).—AUTHORISED GERMAN QUARTERS TO-DAY ANTICIPATED THE POSSIBILITY THAT HESS MAY MAKE PUBLIC STATEMENTS AND DECLARED: "WE SHALL NOT RECOGNIZE ANY UTTErance hess MAY MAKE IN ENGLAND. WE KNOW THE BRITISH WILL MAKE EVERY CRUDE MIS-USE OF THIS SITUATION. WHO KNOWS BY WHAT UGLY MEANS SOME sort of CONFESSION MAY BE EXTRACTED FROM HIM. WE CANNOT EVEN KNOW IF HE ACTUALLY MAKES ANY STATEMENTS WHICH MAY BE

CREDITED TO HIM."

Hess Escaped To

"Save Humanity

Special to the "Telegraph"

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When queried if Hess will be dismissed from the Nazi Party, it was asserted: "There has been no formal steps taken but obviously such a man is not worthy of being a member.""

The German public was first informed that Hess was

in Scotland when the German radio began its regular 2 p.m. newscast with the official Party announcement

LONDON, May 13 (UP).—Rudolf Hess fled to which said that Hess "better than anyone else, is England with a fanatical desire to "save humanity" from acquainted with the peace proposals which came from the

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the tragedy of a full Russo-German partnership, British bottom of the Fuehrer's heart. He apparently came to Mass Air Attacks On Fleet In

quarters declared to-day.

HOME GUARDS' STORY OF TALK WITH HESS

LONDON, May 13 (Reuter). -During his stay at the McLean farmhouse, Rudolf Hess was in the custody of two British Home Guards, Jack Peterson and Robert Gibson, it is now reveal- ed,

to be at all worried.

live in an illusion that personal sacrifice might prevent

This sensational theory was developments which in his eyes could end only with the advanced after it had been dis-complete destruction of the British Empire."

closed that the Hess plane was

riddled with Spitfire bullets. It

is reported that Hess' first words

were "I have come to save humanity."

Doctors said that Hess is wholly sane and that he did not bring any pesce proposals or other messages: from Hitler or the Nazi Party.

Core is Rotton Authoritative

quarters

declared

that Hess left his wife and child and escaped the Nazis "because the core of Germany is rotten."

Berlin Reactions.. STOCKHOLM, May 13 (Reu- |ter).—Berlin is anxiously wait- ing to learn what revelatons

will make to authorities, according to inform ation reaching the neutral press. Berlin in Insisting that Hess was progressively being relieved of his responsibilities and is attempting to stress the "tragedy" of his case.

It is also said that his flight lacks internal or external significance.

Nazi Partying the British

Statement On Hess Trap By British Suggested

In Stockholm, is thought that executions may now occur but it only imprisonments, then the whole affair will appear a clever trick on the part of the Nazis.

that he did not smoke. He was sur-Hess appears to have got religion." knew would lead to an understanding issued witty Fuchrer has been

prised to And that we had plenty of milk and drank half a glassful.

"He complained that he felt some- what cramped after being in the plane so long and that his ankle was very plainful,

Beaverbrook's New Job

On Defence Committee

an

Moonlit Mediterranean Fail

("Reuter's" Correspondent With the Mediterranean, Fleet) ABOARD H.M.S. BARHAM, May 13 (Reuter).-How more than 30 warships beat off an attempt by enemy aircraft to turn the "Taranto" story on the British battle Fleet while steaming in the Central Mediterranean, can now be told.

No damage was sustained by any British ship in this engagement which was briefly re ported in the Admiralty communique on Saturday. The encounter produced the heaviest and most spectacular night, barrage I have yet seen, with the firing continuing almost ceaseless. ly for forty-five minutes against enemy, torpedo bombers.

2,000,000 Tons of Ships For Britain Next Month

circles

to-day

Special to the "Telegraph" WASHINGTON, May 13 (UP).—Informed stated that the President's goal of 2,000,000 tons of shipping for immediate service to Britain will be reached in mid-June.

It will include 83 idle foreign ships and also six new merchant-

ABYSSINIA

The full moon was some 20 degrees above the horizon when our cruisers escorting a convoy were seen to open fire a few miles distant on our starboard quirter, whereupon our heavy units blazed forth with all their "armament fromTM6-inchers down-

wards.

In the meantime, a strong screen

of destroyers had lung up an um- brella barrage protecting the battle fleet from possible high level bombing attacks.

When the Battle Fleet opencă fire, men which are scheduled for the raiders apparently abandoned the convoy, and, splitting Into groups, completion within 30 days, as attacked the Fleet from all angles. well As Inter-coastal cargo

Another fantastle phase of the war's greatest sensation developed | with the revelation that the Duke of The Guards declared that. Hess Hamilton, on whose estate Hess suid: "I had nu bombs_in_my_plane, landed, belonged to the now pró-

It is thought that Hoss' farewell -LONDON,-May_13_(Reuter). so don't worry,” He had map onscribed Anglo - German Fellowship which his route from Augsburg in Association,

The Nazi Party's "explana- letter will not be made public, but an official communique may shortly Scotland was marked in blue pencil. Hess la belleved to have met the tion" of Hess' flight to Scotland be expected.

Tired But Comfortable. Duke while the latter was engaged is now issued in the Party Hess sold that he had never been on the Mount Everest dying exped-bulletin which declares: in Britain before, but did not seem tion in which Hess was also interest-

LONDON, May 13 (Router). "A perusal of the papers left be- Rudolf Hess is in bed in a hospital ed. The Duke of Hamilton is rehind by Hess discloses that he and save for tiredness is comfortable "He was the calmest man in the ported to be serving abroad with the laboured under the delusion that a and in good spirits, it is authorita- party," one of the Guards continued. R.A.F.

The One responsible person remarked, step taken on his personal initiative tively stated in London. "When offered a cigarette, he said

with Englishmen whom he formerly

pyjamas and army equip- being reached between Germany and ment such as tooth brush, etc.

Though suffering Britain,

pain from

his injured ankle, Hess is quite well.

From the Barham's compass plat- He has actually, as has been con- A British officer is on guard looking Italians Come In

form I had a magnificent panoramic Armed by a report from London,

Meanwhile, representatives of view of the Fleet steaming in line innded in Scotland by parachute near after him, and Hess spends most of a place he wished to visit and was his time resting, dozing and reading

Six-inch

guos, guns, four-inch English geographical Out Of The Rain the inter-coastal shippers and ahead belching flame in all directions.

the Maritime Commission

Lewis presumably picked up there injured mainly

are multiple pom-poms and even magazine. "Rudolf Hess, as was known to the He has been given some novels and

CAIRO, May 13 (Reuter). meeting in New York to-day guns plastered a wide area extend- paper, pencils and ink, and LONDON, May 13 (Reuter).party, for years suffered increasingly writing, quite a lot.

British operations in Amba Alagi and as a result, it is expected ing from sea level to the sky. Each battleship seemed to be aflame from -Lord Beaverbrook's functions in a physical sense and took refuge is and constitutional status were in various forms of hyprolism, He is receiving the usual' hospital area, Abyssinia, are continuing that 60 inter-constal bottoms end to end like a giant sea piece in Before leaving the farm, less further defined by Mr Winston astrology. etc. Attempts to elucidate food, such as bolled chicken and rice to develop satisfactorily and will be released to the shipping a gargantuan firework display. The thanked the Home Guards for their

to what extent these people are to for lunch.

British troops, advancing on the pool. Hess conveyed the impression to kindness and presented one of them Churchill in the House of Com-blame for causing less mental dis- with a drinking cup as a souvenir. mong to-day.

turbance, which led hum to take this Mr Ivone Kirkpatrick, the Foreign town, have captured a further A collection of

Office official, that he was not hav- 200 Italians, according to a compressed food The Cabinet Defence Committee step. are being made.

much ing so

outdoor found on him by his

exercise military will work in two sections-operations

as G.H.Q. communique. escort. He told them that he had and supply. Mr Clement Attlee will

formerly and that he was spending In the south, despite heavy fitted an extra petrol tank to the

much time in office work. plane to ensure that it would cover

His firedness is understandable, rains, the Imperial forces are the journey and dropped the extra

considering that he carried out acontinuing to advance in all tank into the sea as he approached

"The whole manner of his action remarkable 000 miles fight, landing areas. the Scottish coast.

'conarins. however, the fact already in the dark at the end and parachut-

In the Jake district south of Even in the Arst report that being for the first time in his life nor Roosevelt Pays

110 Addis Ababa, Imperial troops the spot where he fun time over

suffered from delusions. He, better had he flown a Messerschmitt

'before.

have successfully assaulted than any une else, know of the many

an Visit To Crete

Premier Promises Statement. enemy position, inflicting heavy peace offers made by the Fuehrer his walch came from the bottom of LONDON, May 13 (Reuter) casualties and capturing 13 CAIRO, May 13 (Reuter)-Cap heart.

Apparently ho laboured

arca "Obviously a further statement will switched off the engine. Just as he tain James Roosevelt, eldest son of under ats impression that by personal TURN to Back Page, Column Italian and 143 African pri-

"He had a camera strapped round his neck but assured us that he had not taken any photos."

wat

A Souvenir

Hess circled for

but in the gathering darkness he could not find

a suitable landing place. He then climbed several thousand. fect, threw the plane over on its back, and

be Deputy Chairman of the former

Trap By British

"It is also conceivable that Hess in and Lord Beaverbrook of the latter. the end was led into a trap by the

Lord Beaverbrook will also act as{British. referee on majority questions.

was falling out of the upturned President Roosevelt, has returned sacrifice he could provent a develop- machine, he again switched on the from a short visit to Crete where ment which, in his eyes, would only engine and sent the plane hurtling he delivered to the King of the Hel- TURN to Back Page, Column 5 to earth while he himself fell clear.lenes a letter from his father,

Nazis' No. 1 Diplomatic Intriguer In Ankara

Malta Holds

Off Raiders

Late Claims Add To Nazi

Air Losses

LONDON, May 18 (Reuter).

soners.

Peer In Group Wiped Out By Bomb

Negligible Damage There has been very slight Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire was LONDON, May 13 (Reuter)The

ANKARA, May 13 (Router).—The Gorman Ambassador, Successive attacks were

MALTA, May 13 (Router)-enemy, air activity to-day and killed by a bomb on Monday night made there are no reports of any together with his secretary and five Herr Franz von Papen, whose return from Germany where he had been having consultations with Nazi leaders had been craft with little success.

on Malta last night by Axis air-bombs dropped," says an Air other people.

The Earl, who had n colourful -Ministry communique,'

career, succeeded to the title at the expected for some time, arrived In Ankara this evening.

A Brlilsh communique says that Activity was in the coastal areas, age of 11. Since then he had been A Guards Omeer, an apprentice in He came by air from Salzburg Herr von Papen that he was dining despite a number of bombs dropped mainly in the southwest.

or civilian whore, according to German at the Hungarian Legation to-night there were no service

hand in Australia. Into the sea by fighters, Frau von Papen and daughter, in casualties and almost negligible clvi-enemy aircraft was shot down the mercantile marine and a farm sources, he saw Hitler yesterday, white derman motoring stuen, lian damage was done. s

It la now, known that the total of At the outbreak of war, he became Herr von Papen was accompanied accompanied the Ambassador.

This morning, the

The Sclentine attacks were enemy aircraft destroyed in daylight Liaison Offeer for by his wife and daughler.

The party entered an open Mer- followed up by escorted reconnals on Thursday, May 8, was 16, an Department in France. Carrying a yellow cane and a black codes which led back to Ankara asance planes and this afternoon a extra one having been claimed by

War In Libya · At Standstill

entire ship shuddered as the shells whistled away into the distance. Shouted orders were drowned by the Indescribable violence of the barrage. Sea Illuminated

In the meantime the sea, illuminat- ed by the blaze of the guns became perlodically a mass of small and large- the CAIRO, May 13 (Router). In water-spouts as splintera fram

barrage fell Libyn, no change is reported in the destroyers' protective

around us. situation at Tobruk.

In the Sollum area, the enemy Lulls were broken by the clatter carried out reconnaissance in force, of thousands of empty shell casc advancing eastwards in five small being swept nakle before the next elements of the Imperial forces in columns. When met by advancing barrage,

US No torpedoes came near the area west and south of Sofaf,

the enemy turned back.

LONDON, May 13 (Router),—Me Winston Churchill had an audience of the King to-day.

al-

though the last ship of the line was

seen to take an avoiding uction dur- ing the early part of the attack.

Darkness prevented us from ascertaining

the the results of' TURN to Back Pago, Column 3:

Labour Party

Scores

Big Gains In N.S. W.

SYDNEY, May 13 (Router) —In" consequence of a heavy swing to Labour manifested in the New South Wales elections, supporters of Dr Herbert Evalt, the Labour member of the Advisory War Council, consider that his position has been

Future developments depend gramme of giving Labour half the strengthened in Federal politics complete vindication of Labour's pro largely on the result of the seats in the House of Representative.” Femoral by-election at Boothby, however, the Commonwealth South Australia,6.

'Government relains. Boothby; äccorda A win Labour will fin- expectations,

hal, Herr von Papen looked. like a long cavalcade of Lancias, Opels and small bomber formation, escorted by the ground defences at a

cade of Lancias, Opels and a large number of fighters, dropped to ground defences at a searchlight SIMLA, May 13 (Reutor) The mediately followed by demand for tormation of a Nailonal Government fashion plate when he stepped from Mercedes... mbrshalled by the bombỹ, causing little damaged seven The "destrución de EENE SE BIndian Army,, it-'is announced, will the resignation of this, Cosimonwealth will probably. ; be renewedziby

his aeroplane, "num Miel Satellites. Greeting.

Axis diplomats rushed to great him,

the Hungbrion & Minister reminding

Ford Laxi...

of three more

accompanying newspaper correspon- Patrolling Hurricanes engaged, the enemy alreraft on the night of May have shorter bayonets, which are Government. LARSO dents struck the only discordant note enemy Baiters Andomero there 11gle now confirmed making the found to be more effective in patrol The Labour, leader, Mr. John Cur

fchemy.tombers: wa

Jin, declared: Victory in this atmosphere not splendour, bei were seenú tó› be i

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