The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-06-05
DIARY OF THE WAR

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vaders of Crete captured Suda Bay
and occupied city of Gambia. British
said they were inflicting terrible
slaughter on Germans in slow retreat.
Max Schmeling, former heavyweight
boxing champion, was shot dead at
tempting to escape from British cap
tors. Italians were also giving aid,
landing on the eastern tip of the
island. In middle East British were
driving toward Iraq capital of Bag
dad. In Africa British stemmed Axis
columns striking toward Suez. Salum
was in British hands once more. U. S.
planned to train Canadian and Brit
ish pilots in this country. Kurt Helm
rich Rieth, No. l Nazi in America,
was arrested in New York and faces
deportation charges.
SATURDAY-British fought rear
guard action on Crete as end became
near. Italians claimed the British
Mediterranean fleet had gone back to
Alexandria. The Anti-British premier
of Iraq fled into Iran and British
troops were only five miles from the
Iraq capital. Japan reasserted her
support Of the Axis agreement. 1t was
reported the Bismarck was filled with
2,400 officers and men, 400 of them
cadets under 20 years of age when
she was sunk by the British. Some
were rescued.
SUNDAY-The battle of Crete was
almost over with British withdrawing
from there. British campaign in Iraq
was capped by a plea for peace and
they indicated an armistice would be
promptly granted. The future of the
SueZ was thought to depend upon
how well Britain could consolidate
Iraq and middle east positions. There
was air combat over Mediterranean.
French were angered by British
bombing attacks on harbor in Tunis.
Darlan charged Britain had taken 143
French ships to replace her tonnage
losses. There was a raid in Dublin.
Japanese press launched a vigorous
word attack on U. S. foreign policy.
England got clothes rationing orders.
England reported 35,756 civilians
were killed in II months, nearly
twice fatalities in armed conflicts.
MONDAY - British acknowledged
serious losses in Crete The Iraq re-
bellion officially ended with British
the victors. The Pope in Rome de-
Tended the right and duties of the in
dividual and families against excess
sive state interference Feeling be-
tween Britain and France grew more
belligerent but British continued to
bomb Italian ships in French harbors
Nazi bombers caused damage over
England. In Cairo seven Axis bomb
ers were destroyed. British put Nazi
plane losses at 1876 for May, a new
record British also claim Axis had
1896 planes destroyed on Middle East
fronts.
TUESDAY-Axis appeared ready
to make thrust at Suez as Nazis were
disembarking motorized troops in
French Syria. British were reported
preparing immediate military action.
Hitler and Mussolini met once again
at Bremen Pass. Goering boasted the
capture of Crete by air proved that
there were no unconquerable islands.
Manchester was heavily raided in
England. A story coming out of
Crete tells of one British gunner bag
ging 20 Nazi dive-bombers before
leaving there.
WEDNESDAY-British shot down
Nazi transport plane off Malta, forti-
fled British island in Mediterranean.
Germany gave France right to de-
fend Syria if attacked by British, but
German troops were reported enter
ing Syria in large numbers. The two
dictators were agreed on plan to
meet U. S. Intervention, Rome limited.
British bombed Nazi capital and also
Kiel canal. U. S. took over Britain's
ship routes in Pacific to release more
ships for Britain's war effort.
THURSDAY-Britain sped prepa-
rations to meet the storm in the
Middle East and Egypt. Egypt sew
cred relations with Syria, calling it
"German-occupie territory" Evid-
ence was growing that French were
preparing something. Nazis were said
to have $4,000 men in Syria. Both
sides announced sinking of ship.
Kaiser Wilhelm II, world war ruler
of Germany, died in Holland. Nazi
planes struck at English coast.