The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-08

u.s.. he added.
But Britain on her part has three
times as many submarine hunting
craft at work now as at the Begin
ming Of the war and large reinforce
mentS are expected, he said, begin
ming next spring.
I'm addition to U-boat attacks"
Churchill continued, I'VE have to
face the menace OF surface raiders.
It Is certain that one, possibly two,
so-called pocket battleships have
been out on the Atlantic trade routes
in the last six weeks.
"But what Is remarkable Is that
although these powerful vessels have
been lying athwart the stream Of
conveys crossing the Atlantic, they
haven't been able or haven't dared
SO fary-and / speak with the great
est reserve-to make any captures
worth considering"
Other high points In Churchill's
report on the war at sea:
| /. One or two German pocket
battleships are operating in the At
lantic but have done no damage
worth considering.
2. Britain lost the submarine
Oxley in an accidental explosion. He
gave no details.
3. The aircraft carrier Ark Royal
has captured valuable German
prize. This Is ship that the Ger
mans claimed they sank.
4. Britain under estimated the
defenses necessary to protect It's
naval base at Scapa Flow, where a
U-boat sank the Battleship Royal
Oak. Additional protective measures
have been taken.
| War Briefs
London, Nov. 8.-(UP)-Britain
possesses a "secret weapon" which
has not yet been used because of
humanitarian considerations, the di-
rectorate of scientific research said
at a press conference today.
II am not going to imagine that
there Is going to be no surprise in
this war from the enemy but we
certainly have got one for him." a
spokesman for the directorate said
"Britalns scientists have been Or
ganized to deal with any emergency.
If a surprise were sprung on us we
could mobilize the scientific brains
of Britain for complete investi-
cation and a quick answer"
Indicating that horrors from
Germany might be expected, the
spokesman said that there are GER
tain methods Of warfare which have
not yet been adopted, perhaps be-
cause Of humane consideration"
London. Nov. 8.-(UP)-Authori-
tative sources said today that King
Carol of Rumania had proposed to
Turkey Jugoslavia and Greece that
they transform the Balkan entente
into a military alliance applicable
against any Balkan power COM
hitting aggression in the Balkans.
Carols proposals, 1t YVES said we're
so framed that Hungaly snd Bull
garia could enter the alliance later.
italy is being closely Informed OF
the proceedings, the informant said.
He said the four countr.es did not
intend to call a conference az pres
ent, but that the negotiate would
proceed through diploma &c cham
nels, and the idea Of n,esjng "
Carol, President Ismet lnouu Of
Turkey, Prince Paul, the Jugoslav
regent, and King George q Greece
had been shelved.
Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 8.--(UP) -
There was a furry OF diplomatic &C.
tivity In the Balkans to-day COIN
cident with the return OF the Ger
man ambassador to Turkey, Franz
Won Papen, from Berlin, and the
meeting OF the Turkish national as
sembly to ratify the alliance with
Great Britain and France.
Three strong forces were at work:
"a Proposals for a new Balkan en-
tente composed Of Turkey, Greece,
Rumania and Jugoslavia; (2) Ger
man and Russian opposition to Tur-
keys pact with the allies; 90 1taly's
determination to enlarge her sphere
OF influence In the Balkans.
Yesterday q mixed Turkish COM
mission composed OF national de-
tense and foreign departments rau-
fed the pact with the allies. Today
the national assembly passes on 1t.