The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-03-28
War.


(Centlnssa Pro- rage ~
beating G German citizens IA
Dolsrido, tho xueoolav eapftnl.
whero wildly Gnthnsiastic Yugo-
slavs shouted In the streets for
war and cried:
''Down with Germany and
Italy"
Authorized quarters in Berlin
said they had no immediate
comment On the status Of Yugo-
slav-Axis relations, resulting
from Yusoslavia's reported bolt
from the pact signed Tuesday IN
Vienna.
The Yugoslav army was de-
scribed ~ ready to fight II At
tackled by German panzer divi-
sions now massing along the
Yusoslav- Bulgarian frontier.
German anger was reflected
by the Maxi radio. which IN
formed the German public OF
anti-Nazi demonstrations IN
Yug0slavia.
At the height Of the upheaval.
the scholarly Regent Prince Paul
was arrested near the Hungarian
frontier Is he sought to Zee the
country md was brought back
to Belgrade.
Later, however, he was freed.
With his wife, Princess Olga OF
Greece, his son ani. two daugh-
tiers, he left the Yusoslav capital
shortly before midnight Last
night for Athens.
The Yugoslav populace greet
ed the coup with roaring APP
prevail.
Crowds roamed the streets
hours, wrecking German and
Italian travel agencies. storm
ine q theater showing Ger
man films, tramplins pictures OF
Hitler and Mussolini, overturn-
ins and smashing German auto-
mobiles, and beating German
and italian residents. Americans
and Britons were cheered.
Assistant German Air Attache
Moser was attacked and serious
Nv injured. 0erm1n and Italian
nationals, gaily triumphant only
: few hours previously over
Yusoslavia's enrolment In the
totslitarian bloc, sought frantic
ally to get out Of the country.
High diplomatic sources de-
clared Premier Dusan Simovic
had advised the German Minis
ter Yugoslavia had no intention
of participating In any alliance
with any nation - either Ger
many, Britain or Greece.
These quarters said the Yugo-
slav army Of 1900, 900 men was
ready to fight II Germany sought
to hold the nation to the pact OF
alliance with the Axis powers
signed only last Tuesday by the
regency government which was
deposed by young King Peter II
and the army In . bloodless coup
d'etat yesterday.
Silnovic was understood TO
have taken the position that his
government would neither re-
nounce nor ratify the treaty.
British and Greek sources
previously had interpreted the
Belgrade government upheaval
a an indication that Yugoslavia
was about to become . comrade
In arms against the Axis. There
were indications the Yusoslav
public, which had INDUCED in
violent demonstrations against
the deposed regency council,
had had similar expectations.
There was no immediate indi-
cation what Germany might do,
but even before the Yugoslav
decision was reported Maxi
troops were said to be moving
swiftly from the Bulgarian
Greek frontier to positions on
the Yugoslav border.
Developments in Yugoslavia.
which held the key to the whole
military situation in the Bal
kans, largely overshadowed new
British successes in East Africa
interpreted by some observers rs
foreshadowing q quick end of
Italian resistance in that theater
Of war.
Finally in possession of the
stronghold of Cheren, which has
been blocking their drive into
Eritrea since Feb. 3, British
forces were reported pressing
rapidly on toward the colonial
capital Of Asmara, AZ miles to
the east.
British military circles previ-
ously had said that should they
take Cheren, regarded a. one of
the strongest defensive positions
in East Africa, conquest Of the
remainder Of Eritrea would be q
foregone conclusion.
In Ethiopia, the British were