The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-28

The 1910 Repubiican pcooiden.
ton candidate. who u slatod "a
meet King George n the Hoxt
few days, was leaving Sc. Paul's
Cathedral after inspecting bomb
damage when the alsrm walled.
Second and third winnings
came after noon.
A single raider showerod fire
bombs on the capital, but war
dens, police and civilians quick
~ extinsuished the flame6
In Rome. Fascists quarters In
Dictated that cooperation between
Germany end italy was reaching
q more intense phase h readiness
for q joint Axis offensive aimed
at driving the British out Of the
Mediterranean.
These quarters said two spring
drives were In prospect-against
the British In Africa and the
Greeks In Albania--as Z prelim-
mary to . sudden, surprise At
tempt to invade the British Isles.
Coincidentally, Premier Mus
solinis high command chronicled
three asserted successes by Ital-
ion arms in Africa and Greece
Acknowledging overnight at
tacks by British Raj bombers on
Naples, Italy, and Catania, Sic
lily, the reported base for German
dive-bombers sssailing the Bril-
fish Mediterranean fleet, the
high command declared:
ION the Greek front, we in
flicted heavy losses on the enemy
and captured prisoners and auto
matte arms In local actions.
I'm Cirenaica (Libya), fight
ing continues east of Derna. Our
troops repulsed an enemy col.
,,mn, inflicting losses and captur-
ing prisoners. Our air force
bombed and machine-gunned en-
envy armored units and infantry.
''In East Africa, on the Kenya
front, our Dubats (native troops)
surprised an enemy post. inflict-
ing considerable losses in men
and material"
At the same time, It was dis
closed that two more of Musso-
lini's cabinet ministers have gone
to the front. Three others had
gone previously, including II
Euce's son-in-law, Foreign Min
lister Count Galeazzo Ciano. who
left to join his bomber squadron
last night.
While the Fascist high COM
mand reported . sudden stiffen-
ing of Italian resistance, the Bril-
fish and Greeks gave . different
picture:
Italian troops fighting to hold
Premier Mussolini's empire were
under pressure by the
+ ritish on four widely scattered
fronts in north and east Africa.
The British said their troops
were threatening Agordat, about
midway in Italian Eritrea, and
Barentu, south Of that railway
key city.
Other British forces were re-
ported driving into Ethiopia from
the north, west and south. The
latter attack was directed from
Kenya Colony. South African
and Colonial forces, operating
from bases in Kenya. also were
said to be pushing east into Ital-
ian Somaliland.
In the north, the British said
they were massing men and
troops to take Derna, mainly val
liable for its Gases, 95 miles west
Of captured Tobruk.
The Greek high command said
m Italian counter attack in Al
bania, attempted with tank sup
port, had been beaten back.
An Associated Press Cores
pondent with the Greek army
said the appearance Of German.
type warplanes and dive-bomb-
ing tactics in Albania had caused
Greek officers to speculate whe-
Their German airmen were active
|y aiding the Italians there.
Rome disclosed two more of
Premier Mussolini's cabinet
Minister of Public Works Giu-
seppe Gorla and Minister of Edu-
cation Giuseppe .Bottai - had
gone to the front.
Foreign Minister Count Gale
AGO Ciano was reported to have
Joined his bomber squadron last
night; two other ministers went
10 the front several days ago.
In Japan, Premier Prince Flu.
nimaro Konoye was quoted to.
lay as personally assuming full
responsibility for the "China in:
,ident". for which, he said,
There Is no sign of a solution"
despite heavy expenditures
IF men and money.
He sid he intended to remain
In office so long as I continue
70 enjoy the confidence of His
Majesty"
Fighting on the Thailand
lSiam)-French Indo- China bor-
Ter halted ut IL p. M. (EST)
Yesterday under an armistice ar
'anged by Japan. Peace nesotia-
ions, with Japan - arb.ter.