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Major League
Standings

THURSDAYS RESULTS
DETROIT 4, st. Louis 2.
Chicago 2, Cleveland /.
New York 6, Boston 8.
Washington at Philadelphia
rain.
FRIDAYS GAMES
st. Louis at DETROIT.
Cleveland at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Boston.
Washington at New York.
NATIONAL, LEAGUE
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FRIDAYS GAMES

THURSDAYS RESULTS
Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 1 CT
innings).
Cincinnati 8, st. Louis 2.
Brooklyn 8, Philadelphia !.
New York at Boston-cold.
fridays GAMES
Cincinnati at st. Louis.
Boston at Brooklyn.
New York at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-07
BY WALLACE CARROLL

LONDON, April 7 up Gen.
Sir Archibald Wavell. hero of the
British empire drive against the
African empire, has assumed su-
preme command of British forces
on the Balkan front, it was re-
ported today in we'll informed quar-
ters.
II was indicated that Wavell and
his staff had made full dispositions
Of the British army in Greece and
had worked out strategic and tao
teal plans with the Greek nigh
command. In view of the fact
that a German attack on both
Greece and Jugoslavia had been
forseen for weeks, it was assumed
that the Jugoslav general staff had
at least been advised of plans.
One of the most decisive mo-
ments OF the war had arrived.
Britain had challenged Germany
force in southeastern Europe and
Hitler had expressed his determi-
nation to drive the British into the
sea from any vantage point they
might seize on the European con-
tlnent. The issue was clear.
Great Britain disclosed officially
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-07
Greeks Fight Back
To Slow Germans
Invasion Attempt

ATHENS, April 7 CUP)-Greek
troops, aided by strong British air
formations. were reported officially
TO be fighting back strongly to-
day against German armed forces
invading Macedonia.
A royal air force cOmmunique
said that Hurricane Fighter planes
had shot down five German planes
and severely damaged others as
they launched a counter-thrust at
the Germans III Bulgaria.
The Raj attack appeared to
center on The Rupel area of Bull
garia where attacks began Sun
day in an effort TO slow up the
Nazi air force and break communi-
cation lines.
cThe Rupel sector is q key area
at the head of the Struma Valley
SiX-mile pass through which the
Germans must move III their main
attack on Greece
The Greek land forces, backed by
British troops and equipment were
on the Germans IN the first phase
OF fighting, while the Raj planes
attacked the Germans in the air
"A small formation of Hurricane
Fighters on patrol in the Rupel
Pass area of Bulgaria yesterday
encountered a large formation of
German Messerschmidt 109 Fight
ers,' the communique said.
In the ensuing combat, five en-
emy aircraft were definitely shot
down and a number of others dam
aged.
"A formation of RAF bombers
carried out a successful raid on
military objectives at Berat, in AL
bania.
"A single enemy aircraft on re-
connalssance in The Athens area
was shot down in flames. From all
these operations all of our air
craft returned safely"
The Germans SWarmed out of oc-
cupied Bulgaria across the border
OF Greek ThraCe and east Mace
donia at dawn Sunday, coincident
with an assault on Jugoslavia. Since
then, the Greeks have destroyed
five Or six German planes and 10
tanks and have captured some
prisoners, according to a COM
munique.
Although the Germans had un-
leashed the full fury of blitzkrieg
or this country, smaller in both
area and population than the state
Of Illinois, German planes streW-
ed pamphlets on Thrace read
ing, We will not hurt you. Our
war is against the British who
have robbed you of liberty. The
Serbs have acted rashly and they
must pay"
1t was learned that Piraeus, port
of Athens and second city of Greece
had been bombed with slight dam
age to one cargo ship and ware
house.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-07
Rome Claims Greek
Drive to JugosIav
Frontier Smashed

ROME, April 7. (UP)-Italian
forces in Albania smashed a Greek
attempt to make contact with the
Jugoslav army, the official news
agency reported today, and inflict-
ed severe losses on Greek and Brit
ish forces.
Three Greek regiments were an
initiated" the agency's dispatch
from the zone of operations re-
ported, and a Greek division was
forced to withdraw TO the rear.
cThe place of battle was not CIV
en- in the italian dispatch and it
was not indicated how the Greek
forces might have attempted to
contact the JugoslavS in view OF
the fact that any contact would
normally be made along the Greek
Jugoslav frontier, far behind the
Greek lineS).
The agency said That Greek at
tacks against the 9th Italian army
in Albania had been smashed and
That Fascist planes had strongly
attacked British motorized units.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-07
BY JOSEPH w. GRIGGS, JR.

BERLIN, April 7 CUP)- German
armies have pushed between 20 and
25 miles into Jugoslavia and Greece
informed Nazi quarters reported to-
day.
German troops, extensively SUP
ported by the luftwaffe. were said
TO be advancing steadily, after
pushing across the frontiers of
Jugoslavia and Greece, although
they admittedly were encountering
heavy resistance.
Huge German bomber formations
were reported TO be making vide
spread attacks in Jugoslavia. Bel
grade, where great fires were rag
ing from three previous raids, was
said TO have been bombed a fourth
time during the night.
Advances by Germans mechanic
ed and motorized forces were re-
ported on all fronts. Informed
quarters, reporting advances be-
tween 20 and IS miles, did not
specify where the gains were made.
The high command said German
planes plastered air fields in cen
tral and southern Jugoslavia with
bombs, destroyed many planes on
the ground and doWned a number
In air battles.
The high command reported that
35 enemy planes were shot down
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-07
Germans Re port
Steady Advances s

yesterday, Sd were destroyed
aground and nine others were dam
aged. while the luftwaffe lost only
nine planes in all Balkan opera
tons.
The high command and inform
ed spokesman showed unusual re-
tlcence about details OF the Ger
man advance in Jugoslavia and
Greece emphasizing difficulties of
the Balkan terrain and likelihood
that the push OF the Nazi forces
would not be the "blitz" tempo
that marked the Polish and west
ern campaigns.
Informed spokesmen, comment
ing on difficulties facing the Ger
man forces, said the nature of the
rugged, mountainous terrain made
rapid maneuvering virtually impos-
sibble.
Even weak, badly armed troops
might we'll be able to hold up
good, modernly-equipped troops for
long time they said. we are
making no secret of the difficult
ties we face in the southeast and
do not wish to give the impression
that We expect to make a 'blitz'
advance"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-07
Belgrade AfIame
As JugosIavs Meet
German Offensive

ZURICH, Switzerland, April 7
(UP)-German mechanical forces
drove into Greece and Jugoslavia
today, over plains and through
mountain passes, against the allied
armies of Greece, Jugoslavia and the
British empire.
Belgrade was reported in flames
after three merciless bombing at
tacks by the German air force.
Jugoslavia was blanked out. It
had been silent since soon after the
German attack at dawn yesterday.
The Jugoslav government was be-
l:eved to have withdrawn to Vranes.
in southwestern Jugoslavia. Secon-
Diary government offices were re-
ported to have been established at
Cacak, rs miles south of Belgrade.
Bulgaria asserted that Jugoslav
planes had raided Sofia and Kus-
| tendel
Rumania asserted that Jugoslavia
had bombed the towns of Orsoya.
Arad and Temesvar. killing three
! persons and Wounding three. and
had killed one additional person in
an artillery bombardment of Orsoya.
German dispatches reported that
the German air force had centered
its attacks on Belgrade throughout
Sunday, but had also mercilessly
bombarded countless" other OBJ
JectiVes throughout the country in
cluding attacks on troop concentra-
tions, railroads, towns and air
fields by bomber, dive bomber and
fighter planes.
1t was asserted that 80 Jugoslav
planes had been destroyed, 33 in
air battles and the remainder
aground, against the loss of four
German planes.
Throughout Sunday Zurich had
been the news center because nor
mai communications were cut off
throughout nearly all southeastern
Europe, though the official radios
OF Germany and other countries
supplied bulletins.
The German radio between pro-
grams OF military music and such
classical music as TchaikoWsy's
Nutcracker Suite, asserted that the
German armies everywhere were ad-
vancing methodically into Greece
and Jugoslavia, despite difficult
terrain and strong resistance. and
had reached all of Sundays OBJ
jectiyes on schedule.
Repeatedly, radio listeners here
heard a Boston station instructing
Arthur Bliss Lane, American minis
ter to Jugoslavia, in the name of
Secretary of State Hull to follow
the Jugoslav government wherever
it went, leaving a senior official
of his legation at Belgrade.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-07

Out of one traffic speed into another Speed
up Slow down Now speed up again. AT one of these
traffic speeds your probably fails smoothly
with ordinary gasoline. Perhaps it's at IS miles an
hour, or maybe at IS Perhaps it balks only at slow
speeds-at 10 miles an hour IS. But you don't have
to put up with this. Not any more. We have actually
created a gasoline made to give you snoothness at
epery speed
lts sosolines blended into one. You've heard
of most of them =. . PolJmerized gasoline, Cracked
gasoline Alkylated, Solpentrefned Natural, Straight
rim and Reformed. These are all in Finer Flying A.
And each is in there working do a certain job One
keeps your motor smooth as you cruise at highway
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-07
British Hike Tax
To SO Per Cent

LONDON, April 7 CUP)-Great
Britain must increase income taxes
tc 90 cents on the dollar. Sir
Kingsley Wood. chancellor of the
eXchequer. told the house of COM
mons To-Day IN introducing the
l94l-42 budget.
Wood said that the total expendi-
tufe OF Britain tor l94l-42 to-
gether with aid from the United
States under the lend-lease bill
would far exceed $4,000 900
pounds sterling (S20,OOO,O0O OOO).
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-07
British Mop Up
Afrie dn Empire

CAIRO. april 7 CUP)-Te East
African theater OF war rapidly APP
preached a state of complete paci-
fication today with the remnants
of the defenders of the fallen Ital-
ian East African empire being
driven into trap north of the re-
captured Ethiopian capital, Adds
Ababa.
(The Importance of the pacifi-
cation of East Africa as regards
the entire war, is greater than is
apparent on the surface. In Wash
fngton last Friday, President Roose-
velt hinted that when fighting had
ceased in East Africa, he would lift
his designation of the area as "a
combat zone This would mean that
American ships could haul ma
terials needed by the British-Jugo-
slaV-Greek Balkan armies from the
United States through the Red Sea
as far as the Suez canal, tre-
mendous aid to hard pressed Brit
ish shipping)
WI lleliIlii Quill WtIt It.
SiSting the British empire forces
in what, until a few months ago,
was italian East Africa" One was
fleeing northward from Adds Ababa
which the British forces occupied
Saturday evening. hotly pursued.
The other was fleeing southwark
from Eritrea into Ethiopia, also
hotly pursued 1t appeared that the
two armies would meet between
Bessie and Gondar, perhaps for a
last stand. Together they numbered
perhaps 100000 men.
A free French force was within
few miles of Massua, the Red Sea
port of Asmara, capital of Eritrea,
Italy's Oldest capital, which fell last
week. Massuas fall seemed immi-
nent. The empire army pursuing
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-07

the italian army which surrendered
Asmara, had entered Adigrat and
AdoWa. in Ethiopia, approximately
100 miles northwest of Gondar. The
Italians fleeing from Adds Ababa
were believed to be near Bessie,
Approximately $50 miles southeast
of Gondar.
When the empire army reached
Adds Ababa Saturday evening, an
Italian officer approached under a
flag of truce. He said he had a
message from the Duke of Aosta,
governor general Of the italian East
Africa. to Gen. A. c. Cunningham
the British commander. He deliver
ed this message orally: His royal
highneSs, the Duke of Aosta, wishes
to express his appreciation of the
initiative taken by Gen. Wavell and
Gen. Cunningham regarding the
protection of the women and child
ren of Adds Ababa, thereby DEM
onstrating that strong bonds of
humanity and race still exist be-
tween our nations
Sunday morning, the British
army entered the capital and found
approximately 10000 italian civil
ians. The bulk of the Italian de-
tenders had fled, but official COM
muniques issued here did not state
whether the Duke had succeeded IN
making his escape or whether pris-
oners were taken. The city had been
bombed heavily by British planes
Saturday and fires still were burn
ing.
The British army which restored
to Britains ally, Halle Selassie,
the bearded liking of kings, the
capital that the Italian conquerors
captured May 2, 1886, began its
march at Kismayu in British Kenya
Feb. IA.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-07
Allies Outnumber
German Forces

heaviest opening offensive in areas
where the British presumably are
assembled.
The more natural initial phase
OF the German campaign might
have been expected to open III the
plains OF northeast JugOslavia,
where field operations are less diff
flcult than in the mountains. Such
q movement would be aimed at
the capture of Belgrade and domi-
nation of the Danube river and
the principal Jugoslav railway sys-
TEN.
Instead, the heaviest German at
tack seem TO be concentrated at the
other end of the battle fronts, in
the Struma valley, leading from
Bulgaria into eastern Greece. That
is the area which was to be pene-
trated if Jugoslavia had remained
q member of the triple alliance,
and is the nearest approach to the
presumed British positions in
Greece.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-07
BY J. w. 4. MASON
United Press War EXpert)

. Hitler's war of aggression against
flict, in its present opening phase,
OF superior Jugoslav, Greeks and
British manpoWer against superior
German equipment and material.
Each side thus has its own ad-
vantage and its own handicap, with
the Germans being forced to use
cautious tactics because of the diff
ficult mountain terrain.
The largest estimate Of the strik-
ing force of the Germans on all
Jugoslav and Greek fronts is ap-
proXimately 100000 men. A con-
serVative estimate Of the opposing
armies should give the Jugoslavs
600,000 men in immediate battle ar
ray, the Greeks, excluding those
in Albania, 100000 and the Brit
ish possibly 10000 either in Greece
or Ell route, making total of l.
100000.
The Germans have large reserves
but they are fighting on the Of
fensive. Normally, that should re-
quire a superiority of two or three
t0s one but it is apparent that the
Germans are counting on their
large excess of instruments and
munitions to counteract their def
icit in men. If their calculation
fails, they may taste some of the
bitterness that has fallen to the
Italians in Albania.
The German plan of campaign,
as indicated by their initial move
ments, is to terrorize the population
by bombing civilians, such at the
attack on the open city of Belgrade
Hitler apparently has ordered that
1.-THE German army develop VI,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-07
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-07
WoveII Chief on
Balkan Frontier

Hly last night the worst kept
secret of the war''-that a British
army had been landed in Greece.
Estimates of its number ran
from 100000 to 10000 But it was
indicated strongly that the total
strength might soon b. If
not now. 100000 men. fully equip
ped with the latest types of auto
matice arms and mechanized and
armored transport.
The cOmmunique announcing the
presence of the British army in
Greece said:
The British air force. which for
some tine has been operating in
Greece against the Italians, has
been strongly reinforced
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-07
Hungary Protests
Bombing Attacks

BUDAPEST, April 7 (UP)-Brit-
ish and Jugoslav warplanes today
attacked key railroad Lines and air.
ports in Hungary and caused a stiff
official protest to Jugoslavia in
which it was asserted that Hungary
is not at war.
The air raid sirens sounded for
the second time in Budapest since
outbreak of the German-Jugoslav
war but no planes were reported
over the Hungarian capital.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-09

weakness lay in her lack Of leader
ship. Dietrich said:
'TimOshenkO's sO-called often
sive was nothing but swindle
and a bluff.
"Neyer did anything deserving
of the name take place i'm the
last fortnight. Before then there
were only weak attacks, which
were quickly beaten"
Leningrad, Dietrich said. is en-
circled in an alright" ring and
not a single soldier will break out.
The whole Red front, Dietrich
said, is collapsing. and nothing but
regional garrisons are left TO
carry on sporadic Winter fighting
after Timoshenko's armies are
shattered.
Everywhere, an official an
nouncement said. the Russian
armies are now beating a hasty
retreat"
Asserting that England's dream
of two-front war against Ger
many had exploded. Dietrich said
that the plan of campaign for the
Operations in Russia had been
drawn up and led by Hitler him
self.
Dietrich said Hitler would not
ALLOW Stain time 10 recover from
the latest military blow and added
Reconstruction of the Soviet
armies is entirely out of the
question"
Observers in Berlin regarded
this remark by Dietrich as a
verbal tilt at United States plans
for sending material aid to the
Soviet Union.
The press chief said the gigantic
Operations now rocking Russia
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-09
Russia
Defeated.
NaZiS Say
Continued from Page One)

unimaginable to us Germans.
This is the result of 25 years
of Jewish rule, which In the
shape of BOlShevism was funda-
mentally equal to the basest
form of capitalism.
1.-The pillars of both systems
are one and the same-,jews.
when you were summoned
on June 22 twhen the invasion
- Russia began) YOU were faced
by the largest military power OF
all times.
within hardly three months,
you succeeded i'm smashing one
tank brigade after another,
annihilated countless divisions,
took uncOunted prisoners and
occupied areas with which the
foe was supplying its war in
dustry with raw materials.
within few weeks the
most decisive industrial centers
of the Soviet Union will be In
your hands"
TELLS OF HUGE BOOTY
Hitler dealt at length with the
gigantic quantity of war ma,
teTiafS captured and told of the
vast amount of work done in re,
pairing and regauging railway
lines and rebuilding bridges in tn,
areas under NaZi rule.
messed anything like it," he said.
up TO now, 100000 prison
ers, over 1880 tanks and more
than 21,600 guns have been de-
strOyed or captured.
German and allied troops
now occupy territory four times
as large as the English mother
land.
Behind the front, nearly D.
600 bridges measuring over IL
lilometers i'm length have been
built, 405 railway bridges have
been repaired, 25f 500 fSiiometers
of railways are again I'm opera
ton and over $4,000 kilometers
of railways have been converted
to European gauge"
Summarizing the entire cam
paign and the events preceding it
Hitler charged that Russia haC
been d g I ERIN inc d TO "smasl
Europe. 80
Woe 10 us and all OF Europe
IL the barbarian foe had been
allowed TO launch his 10000
tanks" he said.
THE whole of Europe would
have been lost, for this foe OF
ours consists not of soldiers, but
of beasts"
Dietrich, the press chief. handed
copies of the feuhrer'S manifesto
to foreign correspondents at thI
WilhelmStrasse and ridicule {
claims of big Russian counter
offensives and heavy German
losses.
Asserting that RuSsia's militar,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-09

light. she became a symbol to
thousands of Americans in the
hectic era of bathtub gin.
1t was her husky voice, throb-
bling with emotion, that%Won her
fame. She was a torch Singer-one
of the first. Her friends say that
she sang her first torch song as a
child in a. church entertainment in
Danville.
The song was Don't You Know
the World is Dying for Little Bit
of Love"
She was singing in Chicago
when a theater critic called her to
the attention of Florenz Ziegfeld.
He hired her for an appearance in
Sally the beginning of her rise
in the theater, the movies and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-09

lapart" were the product of a care
fully conceived plan.
at is not an accident, nor Is
II the result of a single battle"
he said.
Dietrich said that i'm accordance
with this plan the northern Russian
armies under Marshal Voroshilov
first were "hopelessly bottled up
then the southern armies of Mar
shall Budenny were tom TO
shreds."
Finally, he said all this was
climaxed by the powerful blitz
against Marsh al Timoshenko's
forces on the central front. which
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-09

some SEQ Camp Fire Girl lead
crs from throughout The nauor
are In Detroit today studying no"
the 500 GOO members of the or
canizahon boz the United states
can best serve IN the national 0e-
Tense program
The occasion is The annua.
meeting of The National Council
.of Camp Fire Girls which con-
tnues here through Saturday
BosdcsSung from Washington.
" & last night. Mrs Eleanor
Roosevelt called upon every Camp
Fire Girl % aid their nation IN
the crisis through various types
of home service.
PRAISES DOLLAR DINNERS
The First Lady praised The dol
lar dinners program oi the Camp
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-09

precipitated his collapse.
"In three and a half months
we have thus destroyed the great
Russian armies" Dietrich main
tanned
Instead OF evading us, they
faced us i'm battle, which was
just what we desired.
ut was a hard and difficult
fight.
But the German armies are
still strong enough to seize and
smash the greatest foe at the
greatest distance and TO carry
out successfully the PRESENT.
ODeratiOns."