The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-04-17
!; wv S
@he
WEEK


FOSTER GILRoY
r.n-Russian Pact Signed

Jap-Russian fa1' o
,foecow USS.R.-A fiVe-year
,,sSoe Of neutrality between Japan
p the soviets surprised world
~, ssiornacy whether it frees Japan
~ a,pv nossible action against the Axis
~ Va ms in the Pacific, or indl-
. s stains fear of Nazt invasion
,rs his western front confused dip
,ar,ats decline to hazard a guess.
= promises no interference by Rus
- with Japan's designs in China.
Nazi Balkan Drive Slowed
Athens Greece-Stiff resistance
~ creek and Yugoslavian troops,
,s;nforced by large bombing squad
rms Of the Royal Air Force, have
.hved down the .blitzkreig of the
German armies in the Balkans with
terrific losses to the invaders. AL
fbough Belgrade is in possession
4 Nazi troops, the Yugoslavian
smv has in several sectors launch
4 counter offenses with mex-
ucted success.
British Lose Bardia 8
Cairo. Reinforcements are
hing rushed to the British army
Of the Nile in Northern Africa,
where the defeated Italians, heavily
reinforced by German panzer divi-
SONS. have retaken a strip of the
Libyan coast in a drive toward
Egypt. Instead of attacking Tob-
nk, a heavily forbified British
port, the Axis troops eVaded con-
tact by taking an inland course.
leaving a strong British garrison
IN their rear.
Congress BUSHES Ship Bill q
Washington New Nazi invasions
h the Balkans have aroused con-
CESS to the necessity of rushing
al pending defense measures, espe-
ciaIly President RooseVelt's request
for power to purchase foreign ships
now mmobilized in us. ports. II
Is expected that this authority will
be voted without opposition early
/, next week. r.
- Danish Minister Fired" -
WaShington-After signing a pact
with the State Department plac-
ing Greenland, Denmark's largest
colony, under U. s.. protection fol
irtlfying as a national defense
measure, Henrik de Kaufman, the
Danish Minister to this country, was
recalled and his action nullifieo
y MS home government. De-
caring that he acted as the repre-
sentative OF the Danish King, ano
Mat his government was under
saz duresS, Minister deKauffmanr
reused to recognize any order.
Eom Copenhagen so long as Den.
marx was under German occupa.
aM. Secretary of State Hull also
rsClined to recognize the present
uanisn government, and immeai.
&C steps were made to build air.
,sias and proper defense in Green
anu as provided in the agreement
Pope Makes Easter Plea
nome-In a worldwide Easter
~saacast Tor peace, Pope Plus made
~ earnest plea that warning nations
.is.a lrom using more homi.
s1 Instruments of warfare" Il
NleVed that he referred to the
..sNated rumors that Hitler plan:
~ - Use deadly gases in his attacks
Irish Warned of Danger
Celebrating the 25th an.
ps.sary OF the Easter Rebellion
va-. e Minister canon de Valera
svsrr su the Irish Free State thai
n..i s oay of warfare increased the
n m oi Ere, and urged his people
u,a.a auisan a constant state O.
NeuneSS against invasion.
shirt-Lived Ownership
~. ssS York City-Arthur Kudner
~, sl ~ advertising man. ordered 8
i've LocSneed tWin-engine plane
a iaa oalhs ago. He took delivery
iipb. t field, enjoyed a shor
Oys- ana Immediately turned i
ieasa ne government for de.
him purposes, at what it COS
ecan Legion Protests
/ pos. saAaangton- American Legion
haeed m;eS the country hav,
aSoa, WIN the Federal Communi
Protests commission hundreds O
Aasrisss. against a series of ant
transnisu.,p plays enacted for radi,
gnustSiSa.on by group of alien
GoernmsasS on the Pacific Coast
saeckina investigators are nov
asas 4I, on the Communist record ord
Of vho sng leaders OF the group. on,
.eFeSento.: Wy MS New YOr]
I'm. @'''es to be in a sanitar
h. Advertising I've Maps Popular
hap ava VIZ, NJ-The humble aut
Ton, is haoa aole at any filling sta
Nsta.S 0eac a more popular witt
say-in tsomoat divisions of tn
sse militar lng than the eIabor
Sg the so, survey maps provide
Sause it . sso'ernment, largely be
e sanna, 50 simple that it ca,
Ugh spesS o IN a tank racing a
small tive ' rough terrain, an
ssay in aiD st 1t can be stowe
any tuDi ash0st any pocket of a