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Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-28

tATHENS, Greece, Oct. %. (UP)-
Greek defense forces, backed by
British sea and air power, fought
against Italian invasion and aerial
bombardment today and attempted
to enlist the support of Turkey
against the Axis military might.
Italian land, sea and air forces
attacked at dawn, bombing the air.
ports at Athens and Patras where
four were killed and 40 wounded.
Earlier, Premier John MetaXas had
rejected an italian ultimatum de-
manding that Greece break off
relations with Britain and permit
Fascist occupation of strategic
Greek bases to guarantee the ma
tion's neutrality.
message to the people ordering mo-
bilization of the armed forces.
y The premier, assured of British
support, conferred by telephone
with President Gen. Ismet Inonu of
Turkey, which had been reported
prepared to aid Greece against an
aggressor.
Air raid sirens snrieked four
alarms within three hours and an
tj aircraft guns burst into fire, to
the cheers of tens of thousands of
looking vainly for Italian planes.
Police rounded up all Italians
Public buildings were guarded by
hordes of secret police as safe
guard against Fifth Columnists.
King George in a special proclaim
alton broadcast through the coun-
try said:
'I expect every Greek to do his
duty, to have faith in God and
Greek destiny. The nation is united
and as one man will fight for it's
altars and homes to final victory"
The national youth organization
numbering hundreds of thousands
placed itself at the disposition of
the government.
Pedestrians scurried to cover as
the first air raid alarm sounded at
7 am, one hour after the expira-
ton of an Italian ultimatum de-
manding permission TO occupy the
country.
Put do popuidi tItliiaid5iH IpSe
and the news came that the men
at the front were resisting stoutly,
people stood in the streets and
cheered at the sound of their guns
during succeeding alarms
Thousands of Greek, British,
Turkish and American flags ap-
peared in the streets.
Schools were closed at govern
ment order SO that children could
take shelter.
Thousands of reserve firemen and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-28
keyExpected
To Remain Neutral

LONDON, Oct. %. UP)-Dip-
lomatic sources reported today thas
Turkey was expected to confine
herself at present to attempting to
prevent Bulgaria from participating
in the war against Greece.
Diplomatic sources pointed out
that under the Balkan entente Tur-
key is obliged to offer armed aid
to Greece in event of a Bulgarian
attack on Greece, but is not obliged
to aid Greece in event of an attack
by non-Balkan power, such as
Italy or Germany.
The question also may arise, it
was said, as to whether Turkey
Aill act to facilitate British aid TO
Greece.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-28
Britain to Hell p
Greece Decis sion

LONDON, Oct. %. up = Great
Britain, responding to an appeal
by Greece, will make good its
pledge to defend Greek liberty and
the admiralty already is dealing
with the problem of assistance, it
was made known today as the war
cabinet met to consider the out
break of Greek italian war.
1t was believed that British men,
of war already were racing t O
Greece from their Egyptian bases
and that Britain's naval and air
forces soon would be in the fight
Britain said that Italian charges
of Greek "provoCations' and favor
ltism toward Britain were merely
part of the familiar Axis routine
preceding aggression
The war cabinet met upon receipt
of an appeal by Greece for aid
Charalambos Simopoulos, Greek
minister, visited the foreign office
to discuss defense problems.
1t was announced authoriatively
soon after his visit:
Great Britain regards Greece
as an ally
1t was announced officially that
Greece had appealed for certain
assistance, and it was indicated
strongly in we'll informed circles
that Britain's fulfillment of her
guarantee to defend Greece against
attack would automatically bring
the aid promised.
A foreign office statement issued
soon after the expiration of an
Italian ultimatum demanding the
flght for italian armed forces to
occupy Greece sad said:
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-28
HitIe
III Duce
Confer
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD

ROME, Get. 28 (UP) - Adolf
Hitler and Premier Benito Musso-
line conferred at Florence today as
Italian forces moved into Greece,
and it was indicated that the Nazi
fuehrer would remain in Italy for
an indefinite period to follow mill
tary and diplomatic developments.
The conference, held in historic
Vecchio palace, lasted nearly four
Eours. Besides Hitler and Musso-
line, Joachim Won Ribbontrop and
Count Galeazzo Ciano, German and
Italian foreign ministers, respec-
lively, also were present as we'll as
high army leaders from both ma
tionS.
tIn Berlin, the official news agency
said the conference resulted in
"a complete agreement of views.")
The meeting, another of a series
intended to show close collabora-
ton of German and Italian views
preliminary to some important in
ternational step, also marked the
beginning of an Italian celebration
the 18th anniversary of the Fas-
cist march on Rome.
Hitler, it was learned reliably
probably will stay in Italy for
some time. 1t was indicated he
might stay in Florence, but the
length of his visit will be deter.
mined by the course of his convex
! satlons with Mussolini and the
Greek-Italian developments.
CIhe official German news agency
reported in a Berlin dispatch that
IF no further conferences are held
this afternoon Hitler will go sight
seeing in Florence" 1t also was ex-
pected he would attend a concert
The Greek-Italian Developments
were watched with interest. Vir-
ginlo Gayda wrote in the news
paper Giornale D'Italia that Greece
had been in open completely with
Great Britain since Italy entered
the war He charged that Greece
cid her utmost to facilitate British
War operations, including the sup
plying and repairing of British
warships in Greek waters.
Believing that England is pro-
tecting her Gayda said, Greece
intensified her oppression of AL
oanlans in Greece and also plotted
against the independence of AL
bania, for which there will be an
answer"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-28
Greeks Break Up
Fascist Air Raids

ATHENS, Oct. 28.. (UP) Fifteen
Greek fighting planes and anti
aircraft guns today broke up an
italian aerial attack on principal
Greek communications centers, in
Guiding the Athens airport, Eleusis
and the Patras harbor.
-Four heavy bombers. apparently
Italian, flew over the area near
Athens this afternoon, dropping
bombs from an altitude of about
10000 feet The city proper, how
ever. was not bombed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-28
Admiralty Admits
Loss Of Gigantic
Passenger Liner

LONDON, Oct. 26. ((UP)-The
admiralty announced today that the
Canadian Pacific liner Empress of
Britain, one of the prides of the
British merchant marine, had been
lost "as result of enemy action. -
Germany had announced the
torpedoing of the liner off the Irish
coast, and said today that its hulk
had been sunk
A joint admiralty-war office COM
munique said: -
THE Empress of Britain was at
tackled by enemy aircraft and set
afire and it became necessary to
abandon ship.
Salvage operations were COM
menced Immediately but whilst in
tow the Empress of Britain sub
sequently blew up and sank.
Some 598 survivors of a total
of 643 already have been landed
by British warships. n
Included in this number were
military families and a small num-
ber of military personnel.
"Resolute and efficieri handling
of the Empress of Britain's air.
craft defenses contributed to the
largely high proportion of the total
complement being saved"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-28

News reaching officials circles
in London confirmed a report that
at 3 a. m. Greek time, 7 p. m.
Sunday CST) the Italian minister
at Athens presented an ultimatum
to the Greek government, expiring
at 6 a. m. Go p. m. Sunday CST)
"Details of the ultimatum are
not yet known in London, but it is
understood that it demands cession
of certain strategic points.
The ultimatum has been re-
jected by the Greek government
and the prime minister of Greece
has told the italian minister that
he regards the ultimatum as a dec
laration of war.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-28
London Gets Rest
From Nazi Bonbers

LONDON, Oct. %. CUP) = The
capital experienced its second day
light alarm about noon today but
no planes were seen or heard
German night raids we're report
cd to have been on a smaller scale
than previous nights, and much less
intense over London.
An air anu home security minis
tries joint communique said the
main attacks we're made in the
early hours of darkness over north
west England and the midlands but
that bombs also we're dropped on
Large number of points in other
<parts of England and South Wales.
Casualties, the communique said
were not numerous
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-28
Invasion of Greece Reflects Italy
Failure TO Strike at Suez From
North Africa, War Expert Believes

This part of the Turkish coast is
inadequately defended and might
be open to invasion.
The third objective is the extreme
southern part of Greece, as move
to occupy the large Island of Crete,
still farther south Crete would
form first class air base for bomb
ing the British fleet at Alexandria,
about 300 miles arross the Mediter-
ranean.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-28
Russia Reported
Against Invasion

BELGRADE, Oct, 28. CUP)-Un-
confirmed reports circulated here
today that Soviet Russia has made
diplomatic representations to Ber-
lin and Rome against extension of
the war to the Balkans.
1t was reported here without con-
firmation that the Soviet repre-
sentations followed a two hour con-
ference last night between Soviet
Premier " M. Molotov and Turkish
ambassador to Moscow, Haydar Ak
tay.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-28
Pensioners Oppose
3rd Term Election

FRESNO, Cal, Oct. 26. tUP)-
Opposition of the Townsend pen
sion organization TO President
Roosevelt's candidacy for third
Term was reaffirmed last night by
DR.. Francis E. Townsend, founder
of the movement, during speech
) here to 1900 of his followers.
"The members of the organiza-
ton are standing firmly on the
resolution passed by our 1910 con-
vention no third tefm.' Townsend
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-28

over southern Albania this morn
ing, dropping pamphlets urging the
Albanians to rise against the Ital-
ianS)
1t was said here that orc factor
in Jugoslavia's attitude toward any
Axis request for troop passage would
be the speed with which the British
come to the aid of Greece. Another
was said to be the attitude of Soviet
! Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-28

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Milford chronicle., 1940-09-27

Monday to take their son Asher Jr.,
back to college az Baltimore. We
wish him success,
MIR. and Mrs. Louis Hickman and
daughter Rita were dinner guests
last Monday OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
STEPHENS at their home near town.
AIRS. Samuel Lekites was called to
the home Of her son and daughter-in-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Lekites Of
Philadelphia, last week, where she
found Mrs. Lekites suffering with
m eye wound. It was first thought
she may be blind. but glad to report
az this time that the sight may be
recovered
John Hickman is spending a few
days with his wife here.
James Richards, who Is employed
on Atlantic Refining Company
boat. is spending his vacation with
his wife and son Jimmie.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Wilgus and
Mr.. and Mrs. sDavid Goodwin spent a
part of last week at the New York
Worlds Faiz
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-27
RoXANA

Rev J. E. Jones called a special
meeting Of the Ladies' Aid, Society
last Thursday evening at the Com
munity House for the purpose Of
changing the name to Women's Di-
vision OF Christian Service.
A stosk shower was given Mrs. ].
T.. Jones Friday evening at the par
sonage. Mrs. Jones received a num-
Der of nice gifts.
MIR. and Mrs. William, Richards Of
Ocean City. N. j., and daughter, Miss
R6xie Richards OF California, spent
;he weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Richards. They also called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Cove Bennett on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Derrickson
and daughter Christine were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Zack
Wells at Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Carey left on
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-27

The next meeting of the Milford
Willkie Club will be held Friday eve
ming. September q. Refreshments
will be served at the termination Of
the meeting. which will feature a
round-table discussion and talks by
state and county leaders.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-27

A large number Of glass jars and
glasses are az the Milford Memorial
Hospital waiting for some kindly
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-27

are unable to do those things. hut
who would like to share with YOU the
contents Of the said jars. How manv
Of their parents here
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-27

disposed persons to take them and
I'M them for the use Of patients this
winter AS you are filling containers
for yourself remember the sick who
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
Weed Grading Display
Planned in County

S. w. Daniels, of Washington, D.
c., a representative of the exten.
sion service of the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture, will conduct
two tobacco grading demonstra-
tons in New Hanover county on
Monday, August 5, the Office of R.
W. Galphin, county farm agent, re-
ported yesterday.
Daniels will conduct demonstra.
tons at j. T. Browns place at
Seagate at 9 o'clock in the morn.
ing and at R. c. Murray's place
at SCOTS Hill at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Weedgrowefs of New Hanover
and adjoining counties are invited
to attend the demonstrations which
will feature instructions in the pro.
per methods of grading tobacco
preparatory to the opening of the
markets August 20.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
~Stowaway Penalties
Are Cited By Otis

Jennings Otis. immigrant inspec'
tor in Wilmington, yesterday called
attention to the act recently passed
by Congress and providing punish
ment for stowaways and persons
assisting them on ships leaving anc
entering the country.
S~towaways are subject to a fine
of $500, or one year imprisonment
or both, and persons convicted Of
rendering them assistance are sub.
ject to a fine of 81, 900 or one year
imprisonment, or both, OTIS w a
advised in a letter from Lemue
B.. Schofeld, special assistant t.
the attorney general.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
. STORIES
INSTAMPS
Monroe Doctrine Gains
Importance in Crisis

A DECLARATION Of American
- policy, made by a President Of
United States in a message to Con-
gress, and not officially endorsed
by either Congress or the Ameri-
can people until 70 years after its
pronouncement, today becomes a
bulwark Of Western Hemisphere
defense.
James Monroe, fifth President,
pictured on the U. S. 10-cent
stamp above, defined Americas
hemisphere policy in the historic
Monroe Doctrine" in 1928, as 3
warning to European powers not
to interfere with the established
independence of Spain's former
colonies in South America.
The warning was sufficient for
Austria, Russia, Prussia and
France, and the Monroe Doc
trine," although repeatedly ap-
pealed to by successive presidents,
was not formally invoked until the
venezuela incident" of 1896,
when U. S. decided Britain was
encroaching upon territorial rights
of Venezuela. The nation stood
solidly behind Monroe's policy.
The Monroe Doctrine is not a
principle of international law, and
it. has never been directly ad-
mitted by European nations, ex-
cept in brief mention in the
League of Nations Covenant. II
lacks precise definition, broadens
in its application. It is now the
goal Of an All-America policy
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
lRIED DOCKET DOCKET
HEARD IN COURT

.,,el Switzerland, of 1loS
bn couenth street, drew four
N'f' Il. at the county farm when
r'' '3,+ed yesterday in recorders
con"'s . charge of violating the
jqa05 ort was accepted in the
Judsa''Tr Ernest ]. Rivenbark, OF
es's ,o o. ! Fourth street, convicted
go NGr aroe Of assault with a dead
On c'o1n whose sentence W a $
j H N5gd to read three months in
'% tsd > Of five months at the county
st ses;s Bass was fined $50, taxed
oisle t,e costs. and ordered to
rh H.. a restitution Of $50 to H. J.
make IN a charge OF hit-and-
Rackies with injuries to person
fo driTlng "t to property resulting:
and do Sdefendant drew two months
The he. county county farm in default OF
at INT Of the fine, costs, and res
PAYNE aEaerl' The charge resulted from
t'l IIision involving cars driven by
c0%l lafondant and H. j. Rackley
the yl,1v %. Lucille Rackley was
on !Sip red. in the mishap: enoa
M u another case, Bass was tined
"a III taxed with the costs, and or,
s ,'I.a 70 make restitution OF $685.
aef e H Devane on a charge OF
. 10 and hit-and-run driving
rsthlG damages to personal property
resulting, ,roo r,on+bs ,t
do county farm in default OF pay
rns Of the fine. costs, and restitu'
+ 4LrD' The charges resulted from a
o ayIii involving cars operated by
tSp defendant and T. H. Devane on
July %. a :, ! .
,.sss Of Charlie Mosley. Jr., and
NEW Hankins. convicted on char
ses Of larceny and receiving, whose
Sentences we're amended to read
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
C. R A VI NJ
CIR A OK
SOME WELL-KNOwN pEoMs

Here r the first two lines OF
each OF five well-known peoms. You
should be able to identify each and
give its author.
l. When I consider how my
light is spent
Ere half my days in this dark
world and wide. :"
2. Thou still unravished bride
of quietness,
Thou foster-child of silence and
slow time
3. Whittier, midst falling dew,
while glow the heavens i h
the last steps of day ..."
4. God of our fathers, known
of old
Lord of our far-blung battle
line
S. Drink to me only with thine
eyes,
"And I will pledge with
mine $50"
Answers on Market Pare
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04
Walter Poueu Charged
With Stabbing Negro

Walter Powell, 81, negro, of SOC
Brunswick streee, was arrested
yesterday on a charge of assault
with a deadly weapon with serious
injuries resulting police reported.
The negro vas being held under
$25 bond for trial in recorders
court Monday in connection with
the alleged stabbing of Ruban Rich.
ardson, negro, at Seabreeze on July
S., officers said. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-04

80 days instead of go days at the
county farm. 4
Judgment was also accepted in
the case of Bonnie Roberts, con-
victed on a charge of carrying a
concealed weapon, who received 80
days on the state highways. 4
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-03-01

army of half million men under
the leadership of General Weygandt
is now waiting in Syria, ready for
instant action against Russia or Ger
many in any part of the Balkans.
This army may yet prove the de-
cisive military factor in this war.
Allied victories in Palestine and Tur-
key presaged the collapse of the
Central Powers in 1918.
Germany's commerce raiders
were swept from the seas much
more quickly than during the World
war. The Graf Spec lies wrecked
in Montevideo harbor after being
put out of action by the combined
efforts of three small British cruis-
ers. The Deutschland, her sister
pocket-battleship, thought it best to
return to safe German harbor.
Nazis Stress U-Boat Warfare.
But raiding with surface ships is
minor factor in Germany's sea
warfare against Britain and France.
The Germans remembered how
close they came to forcing a deci-
sion with their submarines during
the World war. They had from 60
to IS submarines ready when the
war began. For the first few weeks
Of the war, they used these to ex-
cellent advantage.
Then the protective measures
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-03-01

Their popular nor efficient. The Fin
nish people are literate, sturdy and
possess strong sense of social and
political independence.
Just as the failure of Poland's de-
tense plan undermined morale, the
success of Finland's well-organized
plan of defense has given tremen-
dous encouragement to the army,
the people and the government. But
the success of the German blitzkrieg
against Poland and the failure of
Russia's blitzkrieg against Finland
depended primarily on the differ
ence between the attacking armies.
The German army was well organ
lied, well equipped, well directed.
The Russian army is poorly organ
lied, poorly equipped and suffers
from bad generalship.
Western Lines Invulnerable.
Already Finland's Mannerheim
line has withstood an overwhelming
Russian assault for more than three
months. It is apparent, therefore,
that the much more completely or
ganized and much deeper Maginot
and Siegfried lines would be SINH
larry invulnerable to attack. And
whereas Russia has q superiority of
something like 20 to / against Fin
land, the forces lined up on both
sides Of the French frontier are
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-03-01
By Fl. v. KALTENBORN
Noted Radio Commentator.

practically equal in fighting strength.
In considering the progress of this
war, we are too much inclined to
dwell on military factors. Yet dur
ing this first half-year the military
front has been less important than
the diplomatic front and the eco
nomic front. There has even been a
more continuous exchange of am
munition on the propaganda front
than between the fighting armies
themselves.
Radio and loudspeaker systems
have made it possible for belliger-
ents to talk to one another inces-
sanity, directly on the fighting lines
or indirectly through the air-waves.
Nazi leaders are apprehensive about
casualties in the propaganda battle.
They impose severe punishment on
anyone who listens to a foreign
broadcast. The British and French,
on the other hand, have enough con-
fidence in their people to permit
them to listen to whatever DR.. Goeb-
bels orders said.
More Activity on Sea.
At sea, a war of movement has
been possible. This is why there
has been much more activity at
sea than on land. Britain's con-
troll of the sea has again demon
strated its Importance. The Ger
man feet is bottled up. Except for
submarines, the German navy and
the German Merchant Marine have
been swept from the seas.
The Near Eastern Franco-British
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-03-01

H. H. Bennett, chief of the soil
conservation service, reported that
soil erosion is costing farmers at
least $500, 100000 a year. At an
average value of $50 an acre that
means that 8,0OO,00 acres are being
washed and blown away each year.
across the farm and range lands
of the country" he said, "some
282 200, 900 acres either have been
ruined or severely damaged by soil
erosion. On an additional IT'S, 000.-
600 acres the process Of erosion is
actively under wav."
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-03-01

WASHINGTON.-The agriculture
department plans to broaden its
nationwide program to halt soil ero-
sion. which already has damaged
half of all the land in the United
States.
Farmers and soil specialists meet
ing here recently with the bureau of
agricultural economics, soil conser-
walton service and the forest serv-
ice developed three-point program
for the corn-belt states.