The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Axis Powers
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England Attacked
BY Nozi Raiders
on WAR FRONT


Great Britain stood her
ground dog9edly against the
axis powers war of nerves
and aerial bombariment in
Europe today and struggled
to reduce the dangers of con-
fliet in the Far East.
In the war In tho wsst. German
and Italian threats against tho
british Isles were intensified by
the hiItzkrisg Invasion stlll de-
iaycd
british bombing planes were re-
ported striking st German bases
In daylight raids again and in
Africa thu Royal air force 70.
ported u had heavily hombsrsied
the big Italian hare at Tnbfuk,
starting huge fires and doing
much damage German raids on
the British Isles continued at q
slsckcned tempo. hut there we're
some casualties in northeast scnt.
land and some damage In soath
wales.
Gibraltar Housts~d
Airplanes. believed 10 be italian,
again bombed clbraitar, causing
some damage 10 the great British
base and killing three civilians
Francisco Ffanco coopefaird with
his axis allies by limiting that spain
wanted Gibraltar and former North
African possos@ions, thu. raising
the threat Of a spectacular military
blow At ..fhs foeA
Germans claimed 10 have bonn.
bsrded the British military train.
Ing camp at AIdershot. within 80
miles Of London. 10 have occupied
the island Of usbant Off Brittany
as a possible addition "a what tho
German high command described
as 10 good bases for attack on the
British iales and to have started
many big fires by aerial attack In
southern England.
Ma, Invade HsIy I.asd-
Italy eisined 10 h. pursuing fsrit.
ish forces that withdfew from
Moysls. on fhs Ethiopian frontier
81 kenya colony. and 10 hass
bombed British Afrcan baaes with
"satisfaetofy results while Rome
newspapers published reports thai
thousands ~ armed Arabian var
riors we're concentrating on the
Palestine frontier IN preparation
for an invasion ~ the iiDiy Land
British bombing planes batilsd
10 wreHt the initiative from the
Germans and Itslians by regular
raids on vital bases aud production
areas Ia tho r.ieh. gsit for IN. moss
part the European war VAS mark
ing time ia preparation Tor the
threatened invasion az ths British
Isles
Gs..sasv Ariifi.iaI fsx
The German high commands
pnblie alton Die Wsbfmaest# said
that the invasion could ts laune he'd
from 10 big ports. some within ~
minutes Of Britain. ami that details
had been prepared even n consid =.
GRAFTON Of tho use ~ tftifleiai fog
Since the defeat of Ffanes. ihs
British have prepared furiotisiy for
the first great attack on their
shores In nine centuries. There
sAs no lack of realization u the
possibility Of success ~ sBeb bio~
BY Hitist fssit today with the Tins
u the threatened INVASION attempt
stiil hidden ~ the German ma
nsuysfs. tins isfitlah fighting sefy
ices ~efs dsserit'ea as confident
that they could turn back ihs fas-
clsis and Mans
Ia ihs Par East. ths japanese
premier designate. Princes Punt.
marc kenoy.. drew psafsf % tbs
ssis pes3efs BY ssisctisn u 10sass
Hafsu0sa a. his fofsign minister
and confederation ~ Cen K1ki Tojo !
"a saf minister The Bsw eablnet
appeared likely ~ b. ess thsf
Nosiid sofs IN eioasst essopsfstlsn /
Nith me army ami navy plans for
expansion in tbs Far Fast and ina
South E4as