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stallations and port works at
Gelsenkirchen and the inland
port Of Duisburg- Ruhrort in
western Germany last night.
Ostend. Belgium, was hammer
ed again. In Berlin, m author
lied German spokesman said
the British flew over % COM
munities, but attacked only one
of them intensively.
Premier Dragisa Cvetkovic of
Yugoslavia and Foreign Minister
Alexander Cincar-M arkovic re-
turned to Belgrade from Ger
many, where yesterday they
held a three-hour conference
with Adolf Hitler. They went
Immediately to report to
Prince Paul, the regent.
Both men refused to make a
statement, but sources close to
the premier earlier indicated
that Yugoslavia probably would
adopt q course more in accord
with German desires.
Authorized German common
tators in Berlin said relations
between Germany and Yugo-
slavia were most cordial. but
there were no indications whe-
Their there had been negotiations
to prepare the way for Yugo-
slavia's signing Ct the tripartite
pact Of Germany, Italy and
Japan.
In Belgrade, Yugoslavia was
described in informed circles as
q nation driven into q corner
by Bulgaria's reported willing
ness to accede to German press
ure for troop passage and by
Russia's hands off" policy in
the balkans.
Yugoslavis hoped to keep
aloof from actual warfare, these
sources said. by accepting Ger
man terms described as COM
paratively favorable.
Developments in the Balkans
constituted only one of q far
flung series Of events indicating
that spring might bring q world
wide conflagration in connec-
ton with an all-out Nazi assault
on the British Isles.
British diplomatic and mill
tary authorities admitted grave
concern over the possibility that
the Axis might be planning to
strike simultaneously at Eng
land, at Gibraltar through
Spain, at Suez through the Bal
kans and Turkey, at Greece
through Yugoslavia and Bull
garia, and at Singapore and the
Dutch East Indies through the
medium Of the japanese.
The growing tension abroad
and in the Far East was reflect
ed In Washington in the unusual
proposal by Senator Wiley (R-
Wis., that the entire Senate meet
In closed session to hear q re-
port from Secretary Of State
Hull on all phases of the world
situation.
The cabinet information bu-
reau In Tokyo advised Japanese
residents Of North and South
America not to be alarmed by
irresponsible and sensational
reports" Of increasing tension
between japan and the United
States, asserting that "it~is, un-
warrantable to jump at q nasty
conclusion that the situation
will be overtaken by any such
eventuality as war;"
On the Albanian central front
the Greeks reported, Italian
lines were cracked at several
points by hard charges launched
after long artillery preparation.
Two hundred Italians were re-
ported captured.
Britain and Germany ex.
changed aerial blows again last
night, with Nazi bombers show
ering London with hundreds of
incendiaries while the Raj re-
taliated with raids on "indus.
trial targets" in Germany's Ruhr
Valley, Calais and Luftwaffe
bases In France.
The German raids on London
began at Dusk and lasted until
nearly ii p. M. Defense work.
ers smothereG the fire bombs
as thew fell md M lerc~ k1.