The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-08-01
DIARY OF THE WAR
Condensed For Readers Of The
Republican

on German detectives both in Ger
many and occupied countries, max
ing it difficult for Germany to organ
lze mass attack on Britain. German
air force was active over the Channel
and South coast, and announced the
sinking Of merchants ship by tor
pedo boat. Nazis denied discord among
leaders was delaying invasion. Eng
land was on the defensive in the Med
iterranean area because of Frances
surrended to Germany.
SATURDAY - Germany claimed
sinking 100000 tons of shipping in
two days, but England declared an ex-
aggeration by two-thirds had been
made by the enemy. Italians bombed
| Gibraltar and Germans raided south
east English cities. British announced
| many French naval vessels were now
IN service against Axis powers. Brit
ish airmen bombed six oil depots in
| Germany. Hitler conferred with Ru-
manlan premier on reorganization of
the Danube region. In the United
States the army draft bill was com
pleted. The RFC loaned 90 million dol
lars to the Wright Aeronautical Com
| pany with which to build a 12,0OO-a-
year airplane motor plant, and it was
| announced arms contracts in the last
eight weeks totaled $1,728,00O 900.
SUNDAY - Flights of German
bombers attacked Britain, but were
largely repulsed for the third success
sive day. Both England and Germany
| denied any peace bids had been made
or received. Conferences were in SEES
sion concerning the Balkan situation
with Hitler to make the decisions
| England's CONSUMPTION of men passed
the four million mark. Russia has de-
termined to add 168 warships to hel
fleet this year.
| MONDAY - Germany halted all
| passenger service on railroads be.
tween occupied and non-occupied ter
ritory, leading to the belief the Ger
man push on England would begin
soon. British claimed nine Nazi and
A italian planes in raids. Germans
claimed U-boat sank ten British YES
sells. An anti-Bfitish trend is seen ir
the foreign policy of the new French
| government which is dominated by
| the Axis powers
TUESDAY-Nazis unleash greatest
aerial assault of the war upon Dover
with eighty dive bombers and fighter
planes English shot down seventeen
and three others were destroyed in
other raids. British raided seventeen
Nazi airdromes, losing three planes
Germany said England lost eleven OF
the raiding planes. British charged
Germany with using planes marked
with Red Cross for reconnaissance
England acknowledged loss of three
destroyers, making twenty-eight il
all since the war began. In the Fan
East, China turned down a japanese
peace overture which would give the
japanese five northern provinces ir
China Germany has given Rumania
until September Is to settle her ter
ritorial differences with Hungary anc
Bulgaria by direct negotiations.
WEDNESDAY-Germany shut oil
Iail and road communications with
Switzerland, apparently to insure
secrecy of troop movements TOWARD
the British Isles. Germans and British
kept up day and night air raids, anC
| England extended her naval blockade
to keep supplies from reaching Axis
powers. Gibraltar was again bombed
Canada planned a home defense army
of one million men. Italian fighting
| planes and German trained Italian
troops were reported massing along,
side Nazi forces for part in the in
vasion of England.
| THURSDAY a British armed
merchant cruiser chased a German
raider near coast of Brazil but lost
her in smoke screen. Italian news
paper said direct attack on British
Isles was not in immediate prospect
that campaign was in form of constant
hammering and exhaustion. Mean
while Nazis intensified isolation OF
German-occupied France, possibly tt
cloak military preparations. British
bombed gun placements in Norway
naval base at Emden and land objec-
tives in Belgium and Holland. They
extended blockade of Europe from
| Arctic to Africa. Henry L. Stimson
war secretary here, stated yesterday
Great Britain might be beaten in sc
days and that America faced danger
from two sides, Japan and Germany