Evening star., 1941-04-09
German and Italian
Armies Are IS Miles
Apart in YugosIovio
Churchill Warns of Axis
Threat to Egypt; SIovs
Fighting on Own
Earlier Stories on Page A-1.)

Britain and her Greek and Yugoslav allies appeared
today in days their major defenses
the Balkans
Adolf HitlerS 'btzkrieg armies swept through Yugo
sava and Greece like tornado today and military
observers said the end of the conflict in Southeastern Europe
was almost in sight
Striking with the Germans captured the
Aegean seaport of Salonka the trapped
east of the Greek estimated at 100000 before
hoes began westward Yugoava to within
Is miles of junction with Italian troops Albania The toll in
German slain and wounded said to be enormous
Churchill Warns of Axis Menace to Egypt
sgnifed Balkan
might be almost although it still known how well
prepared positions which they
retreating
In London Prime Minister Churchill acknowledged the
turn the Balkan struggle and warned his countmen
that the threat Egypt Text of Mr.
Churchills remarks on Page A-6)
despite British
rnes and planes shipped large force of armord and
planes Tpo Lbya the operation before the
route of the Italians Benga February completed Then
they struck strength than the British expected
he said.
Fortunately he continued the Italian collapse East Africa
will the by permitting release troops
Mr. Churchill also warned Soviet Russia that the Naz drive
heading her He said there that
the Germans would pounce the rich Wheaands of Ruas
Ukraine.
Yugoslavs Fighting OIL
almost certain that Yugosava from fighting
her unless break through the line strung
out Southern Serbia dividing her from the British and
Greeks.
Authoritative Germans in Berlin said that for purposes any
practical military consideration Yugosavia might be
garded as cut in two in the latitude of Mis-.
The body of Yugosavs from the Greeks
British the Naz thrust seemed be moving with r
Albanian said.
goals Yugoslavia the
roads little better than trails The
pressed Yugosavia take
the of Grad
There seemed Yugosav forces,
be somewhat could successfully retreat
Switzerland said that when the
and Italians effect junction the Naz forces could Wh
south heading the Greek peninsula itself and the road to
Athens.
They likely perhaps phase
the prepared positions British forces.
British Confidence Unshaken by Events.
occupation of Salonka Berlin reports that other
Naz than half Yugoslava
failed the British confidence set by Prime Minister
Churchill himself military observers in London said.
These observers said that Importance had attached
Salonka the British would defended
there ample opportunity install there Australian and
New Zealand veterans of the winter Lbyan campaign.
Authoritative London said there British troops
the Thace and Macedonia east Of Saonka where the
high sad the of the Greek Army had
surrendered.
Military circles received with equanmty the that the
Greeks in the east had capulated remarked that
vouy indicated these merely screening units and garrsons
such fortreses those the Rupel attempt to
their fate with that of the British expedonay force at
Dunkerque improper, these observers said
The main units of the Allied believed be disposed
in curving from occupied Albania the Gulf of
Saonika and nowhere these forces cut of from supplies