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Greeks Closing In On Albanian Port Valona
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gunners shot down low-fying Italian fighting plane which was straf1ng the Greek lines.
 War Bulletins
 London, Jan. 15-(UP)-The mis- istry of economic warfare said today it would refuse to lift the British blockade to permit five French ships to sail with cargoes for France from Montevideo, Uruguay.
 The ministry said that no request for navicerts for the vessels or their cargoeS had been made.
 It asserted that the question of British violations of Uruguayan ter ritorial waters had not arisen in the action of British warships in inter- cepting the French freighter, Men doza, off Montevideo. It said that Uruguay had no grounds for protest in the British action.
 The ministry said that five French ships were at Montevideo apparent ly preparing for an attempt to run the British blockade with supplies for France.
 The ships were listed as the Men doza, Katila, Formose, Campana and Aurigny.
 "The ministry would refuse if navicerts were requested and if any of the five sail for France Britain , will not lift the blockade in their fa- vor," the ministry said.
 Ships sailing without navicerts for Europe" the ministry said, "o1 whatever nationality, will, if pos sible, be intercepted and held as prizes"
 Unoficially it was said that Brit isll warships intercepted the Mendo- ga outside Uruguay's three-mile limit of territorial waters but that the French vessel drifted back inside the limit after it was signalled to halt. The British then, it was said took no further steps out of respect for Uruguayan territorial waters. London, Jan. 15- CUP)-C Czech circles in London said today that the German administration in Bohemia Moravia had threatened new repres- sive measures and that Baron Kon- stantin Won Neurath, German con- missioner, had threatened to use military force if necessary to break the spirit of Czech resistance"
 It was claimed that Neurath sum- moned German officers and civil servants to his residence in Prague and said he was dissatisfied with the actios of the Czechs, particular ly members of the Autonomous gov ernment.
 Reports said that Neurath said he planned to repress all "unreliables' regardless of social or official posi- tion.
 T shall not hesitate to establish even a military dictatorship if nec- eSsary," Neurath was reported as saying. The spirit of resistance of the Czechs must be broken"
 Last week Czech circles here re- ported that big German munitions factory at Policka, Eastern Bohemia had been blown up.
 London, Jan. 15-(UP)-British planes of the coastal command fighting bad weather, bombed Ger man airdromes and other targets in Norway during the night, the air ministry said today.
 The airdromes at Mandel and F'oruS were attacked, an important railroad bridge was bombed and two direct hits were scored on motor ship in Stavanger Roads, an aiI ministry communique said. All Brit iSh planes returned safe.
 The airdromes attacked are among those from which Germans send planes to attack northern Brit ain and coastal conveys.
 Bangkok, Jan. 15-(UP)-The of- ficial Thai (Siamese) radio reported today that Siamese forces were con- tinuing to advance into northeaS- tern French Indo-Chin and 1t was reported that Siamese and French troops were exchanging fire at many points along the Mekong river
 According to the radio reports, the French suffered heavy casualties in clash on the frontier. It was claimed that Siamese planes had bombed with satisfactory results seven barges preparing to transport troops in the Pakse district of the disputed frontier region.
 Rome, Jan. IS (UP) - United States Ambassador William Phillips arrived in Rome today by train from Florence at 4:l5 p. m.
 Phillips is returning to his post here after an absence of some months because of illness.
 It has been reported without con- firmation that he carries a personal message to King Victor Emmanuel from President Roosevelt.
 London. Jan. 15-(UP)-A lone German raiding plane bombed and machine gunned a northern Scot land village today and anti-aircraft guns drove off German planes from an East England town.
 Bad weather had grounded Ger man planes during the night.