The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-07-25
DIARY OF THE WAR
Condensed For Readers Of The
Republican

FRIDAY-Nazi planes were over
Britain continuously bombing and
strafing towns. The Royal Air Force
bombed barge concentrations in Bel
GUM and Holland and oil depots in
Low Countries and Germany. Ger
many claimed they had damaged Eng
lish airports, industrial plants and
port facilities. In Africa, British and
Italian air forces continued raids on
Notifications. Each side claimed sue
cesses. Halle Selassie was reported
rallying Ethiopian tribesmen to regain
his country from Italy.
SATURDAY-In lengthy address
to the Reichstag and the world Adolf
Hitler offered Great Britain a last
chance to withdraw from the war OF
else be overrun by German troops and
see her great empire destroyed.
Britain called it "the same old stuff.
There was a heavy air attack over
England and eleven Nazi planes shot
down while British lost five British
airmen continued wide-ranging at
tacks over Germany. British sunk one
of Italy's newest and fastest warships
Gibraltar received $500 reinforce
ments. A German sea raider is re-
ported loose in the Atlantic.
SUNDAY-Germany staged most
Of
planes. British newspapers carried
Hitler's speech against England in full.
An Italian paper said invasion of Eng
land is matter of days. British re-
ported 545 of crew of italian warship
saved by British. Nazi courts have
been set up in Holland to try Dutch
citizens. Britain declared it was
looking to an eventual offensive
abroad.
MONDAY-Nazis continued mass
bombing attacks. Three Baltic re-
publics asked for full union with Soviet
Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithunia.
British claimed that six Hurricane
fighters had successfully driven off
eight Nazi planes. British bombers
were active against Germany. British
announced loss Of submarine Hitler
and field marshals conferred in Berlin.
TUESDAY-Lord Halifax declared
that Great Britain would not stop
fighting until freedom is secure. A
German editor blamed Roosevelt for
the British attitude. Germany declared
its bombers caused heavy damage to
airdromes, ports, factories, and oil
storage depots and had sunk tanker
and four merchantmen. British re-
tallated with raids on Germany. Ital-
ians claimed destruction of torpedo
factory at Malta and successes in
Africa, but British also claimed heavy
damage to Italian bases. Roosevelt
asked Congress for 500 million dollars
for the EXport-Import bank for great
er assistance to Latin and South
America. Cordell Hull, in address at
Havana, suggested trusteeship for
foreign colonies which might be
threatened with transfer to any other
European power. He condemned forces
of ruthless conquest which stop at
nothing to gain their end
WEDNESDAY-Ne reports of
greatly increased German military ac-
tivity in Belgian and Dutch dockyards
and railway yards led to the belief that
attacks on England may not be far off.
Meanwhile, England continued it's at
tacks on German airdromes in north
efn France, Holland, Belgium and in
Germany. Germany announced sue
cessful raids on a number of ports.
They consider responsibility for inva-
sion rests with Winston Churchill and
other English politicians. In Britain
the new war budget called for 421a
per cent tax on incomes. The budget
is about fourteen billion. A German
report said Rumania would be asked
to cede a strip of Pennsylvania to Hun
gary and to make concilitory gesture
toward Russia.
THURSDAY-England said the
United States had approved a plan
to deliver 5000 planes month to
Great Britain. United States says they
were not promised any such number.
British and German forces continued
to bomb, but there was little infor-
nation about damage done. German
planes were repulsed over Thames es-