The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-15

Mhe Duke used to climb into his
 bachelor apartments in the small
 hours of the morning when he did , not wish 10 disturb his household. A second bomb struck between
 the west side of the palace and the adJoining London museum. It de-
 stroyed the. palace Kitchens and . badly cracked the northwest corner of tho museum.
 On War Fronts
 \ Ankara, May l6.-(UP)--Adolf
 Hitler's letter to Turkish President !. Gen. Ismet Inonu, delivered yester- . day by German Ambassador Franz
 Won Papen, repeated friendly as-
 surances to Turkey but implied that the time has come for Turkey to
 abandon her alliance with Britain < and line up with the Axis New
 Order In Europe 1t was learned to-
 day.
 It was understood that the letter
 drew attention to German occupa- tion of Greece and the Greek islands
 and suggested that the occupation
 and other events had doomed Bril-
 tish power in the Near East.
 Ofiicially, tho government did not
 disclose details of the visit paid
 by Papen to Inonu. A communique
 issued last night said merely:
 Won Papen, the ambassador of
 Germany and bearer of friendly
 message from the chief of the Ger
 man state, Hitler, was received to-
 day by the president of the Turk ish republic, Inonu. Saracoklku was present."
 SuHru saracoglu is the Turkish
 foreign minister.
 Hitler's letter, 1t was understood,
 did not contain specific proposals. It was reported to have repeated the lengthy friendly assurances sent by
 Hitler to Inonu several weeks ago .after q visit to Ankara by British eToreign Secretary Anthony Eden. V Maxi Planes In lraq
 Cairo, May l5.--tUP)-The mid- sstlle east command reported today Athat "a certain number Of German 'saircraft" have now arrived in 1raq. ' The middle cast command dld nat sindicate how many German planes had arrived In Iraq.
 ' However, 1t said that the planes have brought Into 1raq "propagan- kIdists, agitators, and similar Axis Rspecialists." x The revelation by the middle seastern command followed reports ssfrom Syria that German inflltration aby air into Syria is now underway. ' tLondon reported that a strong @British warning has ben dispat tened Eto Vichy that German aircraft VIII Foe attacked in Syria If they are 'sfound at Syrian airports).
 < It was understood here that Q &smau number of German warplanes #have already landed at Syrian air. |sports. ' The Nazi planes were believed to Shave moved Into Syria by way Of 0reece and the Italian-held Dode- scanese Islands.
 ' TURKEY IGNORES THREATS \ Istanbul, Turkey, May l5-(UP)- sIgnoring German threats to sink Fall ships in the Red Sea, Turkey gannounced plans today for modern- %izlng and enlarging tho harbor at ' @AleXardre moving dock equip- ~menE from smyrna and Istanbul sand building warehouses, to handle goods expected to arrive from the : United States through the Red Sea. x The Turks already plan to extend sa shipping line from Mersia to Alex z aandrette to Port Said. to pick up ' American goods. They demonstrated Stheir confidence that the sea route contact with Britain and America Awould remain open, even If the only 2 sremaining land route through Syria ewere closed, by preparing to buy sbuses and electric cables In the w United Sites for Istanbul,
 ' BRITISH IN SINGAPORE ' Singapore. May i5.-(UP)-Large Plumbers of troops from Britain, 'sconSisting Of army, navy and air \ force attachments, arrived in Sing