The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-05-15
DIARY OF The WAR

MIA I-DIlllSi CldtIllGu Iva NAIL
planes in first days of May. British
effectively raided several German
held places while Nazis claimed de-
struction in several English cities and
a direct hit on a battleship. Russia
denied concentrating armed strength
on German frontier. Germany de-
clared French armistice must be
modified due to dragging out of
war;" meaning Germany demands
further concessions. NaZis attacked
Suez canal British troops were in
control of the situation in Iraq.
SATURDAY - 300 British planes
blasted Hamburg and Bremen. Ger
many admitted considerable damage.
British sank a German sea raider in
Indian ocean, Nazis struck at Hull
and other English ports. British ship
ping in April was 106 ships, almost
half million tons. Italians claimed
hits on two British battleships, an
aircraft carrier; two cruisers and de-
stroyer and 3 merchant ships in
Straits of Sicily. Britain gave no ac-
count of any battle. The situation in
Africa was unchanged. Britain was
concentrating on interrupting the
flow of supplies in to Libya.
acknowledgements were said to
be thinking seriously of possibility of
U. S. entry into the war and increas-
ingly heavy British air raids. Britain
was disturbed over it's admission of 6
million tons of shipping sunk since
war began. British fleet attacked
harbor of Bengasi, Libya, destroying
two Axis ships and denied any dam
age in supposed Italian attack. Ger
mans acknowledged destruction in
Berlin raid by British. Nazis attacked
Suez again. British claimed new ad-
vances in southern Ethiopia and their
patrols in Iraq pursued retreating
forces.
MONDAY-Ancient landmarks in
London were struck by NaZi bombs,
including House of Comons, Big Ben,
Westminster Abbey, British museum,
as they staged heaviest raid of war.
British bagged 33 bombers. British
bombed Berlin, but concentrated on
Hamburg with 100 bombers. Bengasi
city and fortress were again shelled.
The Nazi raider supply ship in Indian
ocean and a tanker were sunk lraq
troops said they repulsed British in a
twenty battle. British reported
good gains in middle Africa, A hint
in Berlin pointed to Gibraltar as the
next battlefield.
TUESEDAY-Rudolf Hess, Adolf
Hitler's own second lieutenant, left
the Nazis and landed in Scotland by
airplane. Berlin said Hess presuma-
bly, "the victim of hallucinations" was
missing and had probably committed
suicide. Vichy reported it expected
meetings between Hitler, Mussolini
and Stain. British and German
bombers were busy, the former blast
ing Hamburg and Bremen again and
continental ports. Nazis concentrated
on Britain's air bases. China's leader
, declared that his people could defeat
Japan alone if they had economic aid
He added that Japanese aggression
had neither the strength nor the au-
! dacity to risk clash with America. A
British naval publication estimated
that more than 70 percent of German
subs commissioned in past year had
been sunk.
WEDNESDAY-The flight of Hess
to Britain stirred up a tremendous
pother among the German people anc
also much speculation in Britain
Hitler called in high Nazi officials
I. and after speech they gave an i'm
pressive demonstration for victory
/ Britain declared the event better thar
major victory on the battlefield. 1r
Africa British claimed five Axis col
umns were thrown back to Salum anC
routed by British bombers. In ETH
/ opia the British closed in on the fort
1 ress where $4,000 Italians were. Al
Associated Press correspondent will
. British fleet reported it had returned
I unsecured to Egypt after repellin&
one of biggest Axis torpedo anc
bombing attacks of war The Red Sc;
was made a war zone by Germany.
= THURSDAY-Hess' flight to Scot
: land was to meet the Duke of Hamil
| ton and set up one-man peace of
. fensive, it is now thought by boil
British and Germans. This launched ;