The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-06

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Black Sea and possibly the Oar.
dsnelles e. route e new middle
eastern fighting fronts.
Turkish reports spoke Of Axis
Control" Of the Black Sen. giving
rise to speculation ~ to Russia =
attitude concerning German oper-
ations In this water area which
previously has been q virtual
Russian lake.
TURKS REPORTS
NAILS IN SYRIA
The Royal Air Fore engaged
n widespread series Of raids on
AXIS stronkholds IN Lihya and the
Dcdecanese islsnds. possibly de-
signed 70 impede Aka efforts 10
interfere with any campaign
against syria
IstsnhuI reported that German
ground forces have taken over the
French sirdrome 1t Pslmyrs,
Syria
An indication that French citi-
sens are far from united behind
Their government IN it, policy q
collaboration with cermany.
was given It vichy. Hundrsds Of
letters were received By thu u. 3.
embassy from Frenchmen pro-
claiming their opposition to ~col-
alteration
The letters were sent in re-
sronse 10 appeal by French
language hroadcssts from London
end activity by supporters of De
Gsulle In unoccupied France.
JAPANESE ULrTMATUM
SENT TO DUTCH
A new crisis appeared 10 be
possible In the far east over a
virtual Japanese uitimatum 10 the
Dutch East Indies over trade con-
sessions. The Dutch were given
- hours to reply TO the apaness
demands. A Dutch official news
agency dispatch said the answer
would b given Friday but would
not be published.
Possibly rejecting the rising |
tension. u. s. Ambassador Joseph |
Clark Grew conferred with For |
eign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka In
Tokyo and Axis ambassadors paid
calls to the foreign office.
The Japanese were said TO have
given the Dutch "a hours to accent
their demands and to have made |
plain that II the terms are not
agreed to the japanese negotia-
tors win return to Tokyo and re-
port to their government.
JAPANESE NEWSPAPER
HukLS CHARGE AT u. 4.
There was no indication how
far the Japanese may be ready to
20.
The far eastern tension came at
. moment when II appeared Great
Britain shortly viii be occupied 10
the fun extent of her fighting re-
sources IN the middle east.
Ths. Tokyo Newspaper. Niohi
Nichi. charged In . dispatch from |
Shanghai that Britain. the United |
States and China are speeding
military collaboration to place |
themselves in q position for possi-
BILE war with Japan In the South
Nichi Nichi asserted that the
United States had embarked on a
program OF rebuilding the Chinese
air force and charged that U. 8,
British and Dutch wsrships are
Tightening a ring around Japan in
the South Pac1ic.
A dispatch from Turkey aroused
nome speculation. II said the
Turks had detained four British
Hhips which the Germans desired
% take over. The dispatch did not
make clear whether the detention
vas for turning the ships over to
ne Nazis or TO keep them out Of
German hands.
ULTIMATE ATTACKS
MIDLlANDs AREA
Berlin asserted that the British
beet had been % weakened In the
heavy attacks in the Mediterran-
1sn that the British would find
: ever more difficult to protect
Inlpping in the North Atlantic.
me high command claimed the
mixing Of 2f.4oo tons more OF
snipping in thu North Atlantic and
asserted that q s.ooo-ton auxiliary
WnrShip had been snnl off AZ.