The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-14

- termined to stand fast despite the threat of German attack from Bul- garia).
 The authoritative Aviation Jour- nal, the aeroplane, frankly predict ed that the next week or two prob- ably will show that the military ini- tiative seized by the British in the Mediterranean has not been ex- hausted."
 The aeroplane said that the Brit ish would be foolish if their bombers allowed men and machines to be as- sembled upon the Greek frontier without let or hindrance.
 "All success in the diplomatic sphere seems to have gone to the enemy"
 On the other hand, the aeroplane claimed that Britain had obtained full understandings with Turkey and Greece" which must be set against the German dominatoin of Rumania and Bulgaria.
 "The British have not underlined them with announcements of march, ing columns and migrating airflets
 "That is not the British way"
 The publication said that one of the special merits" of the tactics of Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell was that they embrace full cooperation between all three arms (air, army and navy) and that when @ par ticular occasion arises (he) can make ingenious and bold use of any one of the three"
 It was noted here that the Royal Air force for three nights running has carried out extremely heavy air attacks upon the Italian airdromes established in the Dodecanese 1s- lands.
 (The dispatch did not amplify this reference to the Dodecanese. It was recalled, however, that before the imperial army of the Nile struck out on its Libyan campaign the RAF heavily blasted Italian air forces on the ground and virtually cleared the air of Fascist planes, allowing the British advance to proceed with a minimum of interference by the Italian airforce and only limited Fascist airforce reconnaissance of the surprise British moves).
 Jug0slavla Balks
 Belgrade, Jugoslavia, March 14-- (UP)-Usually well-informed diplo- matic quarters reported today that a deadlock between Jugoslavia ana Germany on the extent of Jugoslav cooperation with the Axis powers had been broken.
 They admitted that they were not positive that @ solution had been found, but said Premier Dragisha Cyetkovitch and Foreign Minister Alexander Cincar- -Markovltch might leave for Berlin at any hour in q German plane which had been walt ing for them all week.
 Tnformants, aware of the previous sudden changes in the diplomatic situation between Jugoslavia and Germany, said that 1t was still pos sible there might be delay.
 Until this morning, well informed sources had reported that negotia- tons remained deadlocked, as they had been all week.
 Then, at least, now common ground had been found, they saia, between Germany's demand Tor a strong German Jugoslav agreement which would imply that Jugoslavla had submitted to membership m the German italian Japanese alliance and Jugoslavia's determination to concede as little as possible and to retain as much as possible Of It's ov- ereignty and independence.
 As the negotiations continued, diplomatic circles heard uncon- firmed reports that about 3o,0Oo Brit- ish troops had dLsembarked at PIT aeus, the port of Athens
 Italians On Frontier
 (Radio Ankara reported also that 8O0OO Italian soldiers had been concentrated on the Jugoslav rom tier of Albania and that Q large number of German troops had been concentrated on the Austrian rom tier of Jugoslavia)
 The situation had changed, q ac- cording to diplomatic informants, in that for the moment Germany seemed no more in hurry Tor a solution of the diplomatic deadlock than did the Jugosiav government, which had delayed decision in the hone that 1t would get lead from Turkey.
 But It was more strongly indi- cated that Germany wanted, In the end, Q big diplomatic and "morar' victory, and did not feel that a mere non- aggression treaty would be such victory.
 usually well informed sources as- serted that Germany was insisting on n direct and strong declaration of Jugoslav foreign policy In favor of the Axis. Its position seemed to be, informants said, that 1T Jugoglavia was unwilling to join the Axis outright, in the subordinate role which Hungary, Slovakia, Ra,- mania and Bulgaria had accepted. 1t ought at least to take Q stand which In the eyes of the world would be equivalent to Joining.
 The same sources denied reports that Germany among other de- mands wanted Jugoslavia to demo- bilize its army and to permit Ger many to "take part" in Jagoslav economy and in control of the press radio and other means of propa- ganda.
 Planes Go Down
 Cairo, March 14.--tUP)--Royal Air Force fighters yesterday shot down IA Italian planes while nc British planes were lost. the RAF middle east command said today.
 The communique said that tho Italian planes were shot down in 2 big battle over the Tepelini sector ol the Albanian front.
 The RAF fighter patrol, the RAT said, encountered formation ol Italians SS-79 bombers escorted bN more than 50 Italian fighters Of th' G-5O and GRAZ types. :.
 Although greatly outnumbered, said the RAF, "our fighters immedi ately attacked the enemy and sho I...,.~ fA 0g tha,,n 10 CR-A2'S al1(