The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-29
Rritain's Big Loss
FOSTER GILRoY

feet, anu Is IdGco o1ic VI UAAS htoo
powerful ships ever launched in fir
IND power. The fact that she is raid
inc in the atlantic is a severe threa
10 Britain's blockade.
Intense Fight for Crete
Cairo, Egypt-Although the MAJ
parachute invasion of Crete show!
dQus of diminishing in the mum.
her of troops landed. the forces tina
have already gained a footnold or
hotly-contested island threaten.
British domination of the Eastern
Mediterranean. King George O.
Greece has escaped from Crete anc
Is believed on his way to England
German casualties are terrific, but
the Nazi command apparently takes
no account Of man-power losses ir
an air-borne offensive where thous.
ands Of parachutes are used to dror
troops and supplies on previously
bombed detectives. In a single at
tack by the British on a convoy OF
troopships, 5000 Germans are be-
leved to have persisted.
Nazis Warn U. s. s- ~.
Berlin, Germany-In an inter-
view with japanese newspaper
correspondent, Grand Adm. Raeder
Commander in Chief of the German
Navy, warned the q. s. that any at
tempt by American warships to con-
uy supplies to Britain meant
shooting" His inference was plain
that convoy system was compar-
able to declaration of war between
Germany and the u. s. -. ~ =.
Newark Stages Black Out
Newark, N. First OF any big U.
8. city to attempt a "blackout" to
foil an air attack. this city achiev-
ca Tor Is minutes what army Off
Gals called dark gray" instead of
the complete darkness urged by the
local police and army observers. Cit
lens thronged the center of the city,
whereas they were asked to stay at
nome and darken the house, and
even the glow from thousands of
cigarettes, pipes and cigars helped
70 destroy the effect desired.
Mail Swamps Capital
Washington - With 10000 tele-
grams and letters a day reaching
me White House, and the largest
mal deliveries in U. s. history being
dumped on the desks of Congress-
men, it is agreed by Washington old
LINERS tilat the aid-to-Britain con-
Wy controversy is the biggest pub
~ question ever raised here. Even
.ae ssa1e, war and navy departments,
Usually ignored in outpouring of
pu0ilc expressions of opinion regard
nas foreign or domestic policy, have
0ne In for their share of advice
u oln john @. Public. The White
nouse makes no announcement of
-; s.e uVislon OF opinion indicated in
~ mai, and members of congress.
s sss With extra help, haven't been
a aule as group TO tabulate the COM
S Sisaion OF incoming mail on the
''sseSt question of the day.
Japs Seize U. S. Goods
-, hanoi, Indo- china-varied II. s.
hs aiuets to the value of SO, 900 600.
Mungng to two U. S. import COM
ssa nave been seized by Japan
lar r troops after breaking into two
co., warehouses;. The seized goods
lam Seo materials claimed by the
. .ap as being destined for China
tra. Included American trucks and
noes the seizure was made on
81, .ay French territory, but 10
sins representatives. of the Vichy re-
s sM.e admitted their helplessness in |
Pressure. ~ '"paheSe
an american Planes at Front
,i. Aaasara, Turkey-American-b,,iltI
ma. .iag planes have made their first !
Sbsr.a appearance in the Near East, |
Rnss e tney have been used by the
aonis a slr force in bombing the IT.
Rife III tneir efforts to block the
Oil .;a advance toward the Mosul
have elus. The American machines
ers proved themselves fast fight
m ma saa exceptionally speedy in air
queen Mother Celebrates
widow aaon On -Dowager Queen Mary.
her ~. VI King George v celebrated
hosni,atn birthday by visiting local
GOOD H,; where she expressed her
tins W wishes hes for the recovery Of VIC
niIier's raids on England
PARA Laval Woos U. S. Sympathy
tbrous' France - Pierre Iavo1
Is a ssoS out OF the vichy government
st n S1tooge for Hitler. made an ', earn.
very 's ao1 for U. S. sympathy " at the
band noment German military
ironu t Sserenaded his fearful 'i appea1
ID tba she street below He espress-
,loe III nope y1e that the U. S. instead Of
HitIsn Vichy's Collaboration" With
he sn.,, would itself become par TSS of
FORD new se European order" the Nszi's
''f mass slavery.