The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-14
Submarines
And Torpedo
Boats Fight
British Bomb ii
Dutch Towns in
For-Flung Roids
THE WORLD SETTLES

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Great Britain and Germany
traded aerial, naval and artillery
blows today. as axis expansion into
the Balkans alarmed Turkey and
speeded British evacuation from
Rumanls.
German submarines and British
torpedo boats fought off the Tale
of Wight. German big guns duelIed
with British artillery across the
Strait of Dover. British bombing
planes deficd bad weather to strike
at kiel. Hamburg. Brcmerhaven
and many other Nazi bases. and
the German air fleet continued to
batter British detectives. including
London.
ALL WATCH RUSSIA
But both in the Balkans and in
the far east. where plans were IN
operation for evacuation Of Amer
leans from danger zones. the axis
expansionist operations continued
to throw the spot light on Soviet
Russia.
The ambassador to Turkey. Hal
dar Aktay. suddenly returned TO
Moscow. and was reported to be
inquiring as to the Soviet attitude
in event Of an axis drive into the
near east.
DAKDANELI.Es EYED
The Turkish premier at Ankara
also held a long talk with the
Soviet ambassador, presumably in
an effort to determine whether
Soviet expressions of friendship for
Germany would prevent aid to
Turkey in resisting an axis thrust
at the Dardanelles. The Soivets al
ways have held special interest
In the Dardanelles and Russian
support would be essential TO any
Turkish defense of that gateway.
Japan. apparently concerned by
the stand OF the United States and
by warnings to Americans to leave
the far eastern danger zones. also
was looking toward Moscow. The
Tokyo newspapers emphasized
Japan's desire for good relations
with the Soviets and predicted an
early improvement as a result of
new negotiations to be undertaken
at Moscow.
TOKYO PRESS SORE
At the same time the Tokyo
press assailed the United States
and Britain, and charged that big
supplies of tanks. guns. trucks.
munitions and bombing planes had
been piled up at Manila and slnga-
pore for shipment to China as soon
as the Burma road Is reopened
October IT.
Military operations followed the
pattern that has become routine
In recent weeks. except for the
clash of German U-boats and Brit
ish torpedo boats off the Isle Of
Wight. as reported by the Hazi
high command.
IL TOWNS BOMBED
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ish planes had bombed IL Dutch
coastal towns. Leipzig. Nienburg.
Essen, Dusseldorf. Cologne and
other German cities. in what Lon
don termed systematic big-scale
attacks on the most vital parts OF
the Maxi war machine.
In return, the German air fleet |
reported II had started new fires
In London. covering the British
capital with a thick black cloud |
Of smoke many miles long and
had attacked a military camp In
south England and the cities Of
Manchester. Liverpool and Birk-
enhead-
GERMAN CLAIMS
The official German news
agency said $3.50 British planes
had been destroyed during July,
August. September and the first /
II days Of October. according 10 /
precise analysis by the best /
informed sources"
The informant put British losses
at 1900 fighter planes ard 1850
heavy and light bombing planes.
worth in all s4s4. 000. 900.
Nazis asserted that German
planes had dropped f44.s0o pounds
Of bombs On London during the