The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-08
EI\WS
\ of THE
WEEK
BY
FOSTER GILRoY

c,ounton Va - Defeating the
sirthnlace of Woodrow Wilson as a
pa,;onal shrine, President Roosevelt
ssiIed the services of the former
nresident during the last World wal
ard declared the US. stood ready
ato fight again" to preserve de-
uncracy and freedom in the world
from the terrors Of Hitlerism.
Hitler Still Boosting
perlin-As though in answer to
PRESIDENT Roosevelt's scathing at
taek on relationships at Staunton,
Va Hitler delivered a Statement
n the Reich government" before
The Reichstag in which he reassert-
"a that Germany could defeat the
democracies of the world, and that
German armament would be better
than ever next year and the year
sfterp This was his first admission
70 his people that the war is des-
tined to be Of longer duration than
he had previously promised on many
OCCASIONS.
New War In East
Cairo, Egypt Ancient Iraq seems
destined to be the next Eastern ma
ton to be drawn into the war. It's
grest oil fields are one of Hitler's
objectiyes In his drive eastward, and
an attempt by a pro-Nazi admin
ktration to deliver strategic flying
fields to Germany resulted in a
sharp clash with British forces
guarding the region. The pipe line
10 Haifa, Palestine, one of the larg-
est oil ports of the Eastern Medi-
tensnean, has already been closed.
Axis Stopped in Africa
Tobuk, Libya-German and Ital-
ian attacks on this Mediterranean
port we're repulsed by the British
garrison, with the result that Nazi
forces which pushed toward the Suez |
Canal beyond this stronghold are
non faced with a strong flank at
sack which may cause their with
d1Nal from Egypt. /
Liverpool Again Raided
liverpool, England-Four success
sir raids on this port caused seri-
uu damage throughout the city, but
resulted in the loss Of sixteen Nazi
anbers. In London a German
bomber crashed in a crowded Sec
tm Of the city, causing several
oesths. Belfast, capital OF North
en- Ireland, was also the object of
: Nan attack which caused much
Dcal damage In non military Sec
tims. ~
'Mein Kampf" Recommended
Reading
Nasnmgton-A War Department
circular listing books recommended
- Officers reading includes "Mein
nAmpi the volume in which Hit
:, = nid the world exactly what he
-. to do to free democracies,
~ which neither Britain nor
lance r.s took seriously enough to
mspafe Tor war. Many other rec
~. Slaenoed volumes deal with his
Wy anu army and naval strategy.
Lindbergh Claim Denied
.- sss York City-Seventeen of Am
~ greatest political, economic.
ta;ns ana navy authorities issued a
Ir ~s statement to the public as an
IN .s 70 Lindbergh's stereotyped ..
a.. aat Germany cannot be de-
mes. mat there is no warrant for
lm,pposing a German victory"
adn;. s lae Slgners were four retired
sitv . aa Of the US. Navy, uniyer-i
lon nolessors, journalists, produc-
Mite Engineers and International
1i'ry experts.
;, Disappointed Over swag K
a. Ssso aa. leaders are down. =
ltsly H. s s1s,, division of loot granted '
cnor. ~ Hitler in the partition of ;
thocssse u Jusoslavia. Reserving the 7
ssss 49, J. mineral and agricultural :
,nrsi,. % themselves, the Maj an .
NuSolinai =. 70 their co-conspirator =
prodns.i the most barren and m
6stSc. section of Slovania. a .
sIi MI, hardly able to SUPPORT it. ;,
sal Or farming a raso, to Italy's min p
Jap vetoes US. Visit s
su 1onso. Japan-Fresh from nis tt
lapaSsssaa triumphs, during which v
d css amity was streneth ha, p
en N inia. Italy and Russia, For. "
4 suasss.i sser Matsuoka has vetoed s
aud tv ~ That he visit the rs
he Wss..eo make some friends i, G
"a, "hs srn Hemisphere He Ie4t sts+a IN c
uaited sa gone to college in the Il
bat co,, nSsIes he already knows B
astead any, and suggested that G
sec.rts-r resident Roosevelt 40
'aitious >. 20 study Far Eastern con
- az frst-hand 'oh-
s,,,, Big Ship Program t;
\. ashington-Reflectin~ p.
stasitinsee e d Ior ship tonnage, the tt
sntsact az ' ships are under i'd
.s IN th,. under construction At IL
I spprorihaa,l nus Country, with a total IT,
asaidhs n.ay 5000, 900 tons. The OF
bout = I prosram will ano,,r. &c ",