The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-21
Germans Open
New Offensive

new UUenS1Ve
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n . positlea - pesaf : steady
stream ~ rslnfaFesmsnts lnfe
Crete ~ az unss<r re FFet><ties
a. the hft~sffe. whaeh nsgiin 20
ported haa heavily sltsesed ne
nfttl.h a Crete ard sslnk m 4 30
tea cruiser e he yaFs tgps
British wsFshirs ~srs rFssam<a
u ~ IN srntrei II the ws1ers
srnund Crete - tslsna vital -
defense cf sue AZ fsissita<
est re Germans fiytex FFem
Greece might ~ shts II hoia stf
feros superiority ever - Regal
AIR furcs planes svsIisea~ ea shs
island
Fsmthsrnsors shs Hrts<n ~<F~
- the offensive n frsa n an at
tempt 70 wtp~ eat pfo.sxts foFcss
there and save ths Mosii oslfisiss
sna they wsrs using hotA rlznes
end men N North Affse. 10 hnia
bach the sxls threat from IAtys
Flr~t IT, ~ una~<s
South African trcor~ thst par
tieipstea N The conquest e Italian
Ethiopia. however. ~ess rushing
nofih u oln IN ths defense a
the Mediterranean srss snt hsip
offset whatever gains the Nasss
make IN the hattie ~ Crete.
rhs 0eTm~s ssssrk .. Cs~s~
wss lssr. I'D ~ rss>sssss-ss
tscep. in transport pi@as~. go
fsr the first tiu.<. h Eisaess
and -siF s.afne sreer.~
A british middle east enmmuni'
que sald tie Germans sllsmptsd
10 obtain a foothold IN Crete tut
that q numhsr ~ them had already
been accounted for.
The Crete attack appeared In es
- Importance even exceeding the
implications 10 british eontroi 81
the eastern Mediterranean Dor The
first time. u wss noted. ths Ger
mans are attempting under actual
war conditions the tactics which
they might 10 expected 10 foiiow
IN any invasion attack on Britain.
One step Cls>ss
The attack on Crete wss over 70
miles u open water. three times
the dissancs which the Germans
must eross 10 reach Britain st The
narrowsst reaches Of the Ensllsh
channel.
sheuid ne 0sfm~as sssaeeed.
they wsala sassnes e.< step
eie.~r ts~srd CypFss@ ~hish.
Isiag poet eff ths syrian sss<s.
esusd rem.in Inc last stsiseas
IN relatively free nsssen<nfs
- 0ermsa shIppias s~tws~s
sre~ne and Asia Minor.
the formal surrender ~ The
duke Of Asaia. vicsroy Of Ethiopia.
AS accepted ~ this British. A
Rome romnuniaus claimed that
Italian forces s,lll holding OUT 81
Condnr. northwest Ethiopia. rad
STACKED ,hs British and forced .
withdrawal
sisslsap ,s Msarss
The German oummuniqus claim
81 ths SINKING ~ ta.ooo TINS 81
British tsnksrs IN ths last t>o
days. Air sction aver hath Britain
sna Germany vas light
In Madrid. Gen Frsneiseo
Franco coutlnued BE thorough
Fsins shahssp ~ naming lhFss
nss cabinet D,smbsFs and . ns~
secretary aensrsi foF ths Faianaist
party. viehg ssld that Marshal
Henri Philippe psssln hsS ardsfsd
al Yrench colonies 70 ssfsnd shsm-
selves
Ths Gsrrsn press stsrieS bif-
ter req sitsek M President Rooz<s
vsis. psFgsd m American press 70
ports - defense work bstne esf-
ned ~ ~ shs ennyiets 81 Atisass
psnitsntisry