The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-13

Libya.
SATURDAY - Germany continued
to send troops to the Grecian and
Turkish border. British were sending
equipment to Greeks and Turks,
enough arms from captured Italians
in Africa to equip an entire Greek
army corps. Diplomatic battles still
were being waged in Turkey and
Yugoslavia. Turkey, however, dis
played a belligerent tone to Germans.
British announced the campaign in
Somaliland had smashed two chief
bases for sea raiders in Indian ocean.
Twelve German and italian ships were
captured or scuttled there. British
troops also advanced in Ethiopia.
British acknowledge German raid on
Malta but said sixteen planes were
shot down. A Nazi supply ship was
sunk in a Dutch harbor.
SUNDAY-Greece called on Turkey
to say yes or no as to their intentions
in case of Nazi invasion. The British
pushed two columns into Ethiopia
with Adds Ababa, capital, as the
Joint goal. A Nazi bomb landed di-
rectly in London night club, filled
with dancers. Germans claim two de-
stroyers and 16 freighters sunk by
them by motor speedboats. There were
editorial attacks from Rome and Ber-
lin against United States following
passage of "aid to Britain" bill. In
Albania the Greeks captured 1900
Italians by using bayonets.
MONDAY-An Italian sea raider
was sunk by British in Indian ocean.
Germany claimed $4,000 tons of Brit
ish shipping. Nazi planes were over
Britain in large numbers. British
forces continued to advance in Eth
opia. Greeks were said to have, been
repulsed in one attack in Albania.
France announced that its African
empire would be defended by French
forces alone" against any outside at
tack. The Balkan situation seemed
unchanged, although Russia was con-
centrating troops near the Turkish
frontier as precaution against Ger
man forces.
TUESDAY-France threatened to
use battle escorts to insure French
people getting food. Darlan appealed
to U. S. for 10 million bushels of
wheat to feed his suffering country.
A cargo of clothing and food from
here already had been allowed to
reach France. Italy's press viewed
the British aid bill as ".open interview
ton" against the Axis. Italians
bombed the Greek front. Greeks
claimed heavy losses on Fascists in
four days heavy fighting. Germany
was applying diplomatic pressure to
Yugoslavia. British advanced in Eth
opia. An Italian cruiser was sunk by
the British and the air force attacked
Nazi held French ports. German air
force concentrated on an English
south coast and there were alarms in
London. The U. S. army now has over
million men on duty for the first
time since the World war.
WEDNESDAY, British were told
it had the trained personnel to man
all American equipment sent to her
under the British aid bill. They adj
mitted weekly loss of 148,OO0 tons
OF shipping. The planned visit of the
Japanese foreign minister to Berlin
and Rome was pointed out there as
the Axis reply to the British aid bill.
An attempt to kill the British minis
ter to Bulgaria failed; a bomb ex-
ploded shortly after he arrived in
Turkey; six were killed. Russia prom
Used Turkey she need fear no attack
from Soviets should she enter war
against Germany. Italians suffered
heaviest losses yet in Albania. The
drives in Ethiopia continued, town
$50 miles from the capital being cap
tured. Italians were still defending
the Eritrean capital. British bonn
barded Tripoli. The peace settlement
in lndo-China resulted in French
ceding some $4,000 square miles to
Thailand, including rich rice lands.
Germans pounded England with
bombs.
THURSDAY-Greeks smashed the
great counter attack of Italy in AL
bahia in spite Of Mussolini's personal
appearance with his troops. Yugosla-
via was reported ready to sign with