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^vyy-EIGHTH YEAR Ir1?E,Ans8^!lABT^,VVlEfsor HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 11. 1941 ' v" N FIVE CENTS <<·,Υ
State Retirement Bill
Passed By Legislature
Unanimous
Approval In
Eotii Houses
2o,000 bchool ieach
ers arid More 1 han 9,
IfOU Other Mate Em
ployées Come Under
Ketirement Program
As Lnacted.
Kaleigh, Fei». II. Λ ( ; lin» le#
i i.. iu j ι « 11. : ( cd ml·· iii. i< uiriy the
bill I" j■ ι ' 'ιiti1 ι ι·'.!Γ*μιι< : pensions
i · ι 2r-..huif -· ! .· ii li . .m· : mure
Ulan il.Uiitj . .. ι ι Stale <·π ;,! ,ya· .
The ni·.' ti. ρ.ι .-.«ci b-'ti. . η aic'u ·
«»! ihi· .ι ~ ■ ■ : ■ ·_ without ·· negatis
vote. ti·..· thr.d i.kI.m·.; Till ■ ; ;:i t î li
.V o.r · o< .ο;: '7 i > 0.
C / ' Λ I Ί « i/h *,i »'. I ■!· . iί ·. i
' : 1 ' I'M I ; 1J >.Ό V, ; l ί! . ι ■ Ο ' ■ V. ' » U ί - ' ί. e Π -
, riment <>î . · '' < ·· < nt p. ·#!'.*·η.. i'
\\ .i - 1 li. Sv"· il ·; ..I'»;· \ U-ttJlV ill l Λ ■.>
c? 11 y s. iis thi ..1 ο' iri',. ' ' ;11, . ι' 1 inanee
Γ \ . . ît.l u.iY .·.'".( : λΟι'.Ι ; ι pj e
\ iuU> stand . i-i ierumrnended ex
l ; , iju I. HI · ·ί , ! . ■ " .d 1 < ·: 1 lui: Îf · coi;
i mpt:oii I rm.i ' :u· sd 1«lux.
i he retii'fioLnt biLI provides the.I
U·; ι coi0' and · Ί11 Γ SI ·ΐν' rmpluyet·
would ccmtrlb-i te 4 percent ol toei ·
: al tint. - tu «' ret i. en.ml iuncl. The:e
CulltnbU'uuJ! Wnold be i: liiteiltrd by
tin- State t·· it op a pen>iun wlnen
they wuuid c ΊΚτΙ on r* iirement at
(ίο v; > ι > i
Ί lu· lloii.-e debated tin- revem e
i ill without re.-olving itself into ;ι
committee of the whole, which was
unusual, but the measure itsell was
only a group of amendments to tho
last continuing ι c\ enue act which
was enacted i:ι ΙίΙΜί).
Kcprc. t .ntative levant oi l-luruani,
11' . -e ! 11 :ι ! ι ■ et Κιΐι . m, ι xpiainca
<i.(· ι ': o\ ι ·. ι . ■ ! ; i ■ emu· ict and
.-aid til·· only I v. < ι ii.ijor change.- .t
made \\ «.:'<· In uk.i i-e the cxemp
11 ο ; ι > to the ale.- '.i\ and change tin
d'.ision ol receipt- from the in tan
gibks tax ' a. to gi\e cnuntie- and
cities 7Λ peicent . 11 -11 id of (ill pel
cent. ( >n 11 nt h m twi - "minoi '
amendment '·> the u-e tax section
were adopted.
After c aside, able debate tin
House postponed until tomorrow a
:econd leading \oti on the tax bill.
Se\ era I en. ι tor- ι η I Τι a tall io
(hange the hours lor general elec
t ions so ι ι h -ep the poll.- ι ipcn
Iron ι 7 a. i... Io 7 p. m. in.-'ead of
if'·aitin ι· "η Pane Four)
COMMITTEES REPORT
ON PROPOSED BILLS
Hali m. 1* el ' II . ΜΊ The
1 loi j .e i · ι In ν ιίι] ini tier ι in1 ihcr
2 today g.r ■ <n unta· 'Table report
t ■ a lu II in' ι odiici d I y liepi c. enta
11 χ « · Worthing1·!!· Γ ν 11 relating to
del ιηψιοηΙ taxe- ai i 'il t. The ac
tion was taken on : Ίιοη ol Worth
.ington.
The core : a.i ttfe iblv r.-ροι led
House Mill 'd ·*» certain
land a les in h'· ihe ι >ιι c unty
The Scliale eo: ·■■ il'ee on court
and judicial di-lne' appro ed Houe
Hill 1L!7 relating Io the lï"be-,oii re
cordcr's com t.
Gas Blasts
Kill Four
Two Homes Wrecked
by Explosions, Seven
Others Destroyed In
Resulting l ire.
Philadelphia. Fci.· I 1 (At')- -At
l»('ison ·· 1.! 1 led and
I in· In.ni a score .niured early to
l,.y ii· illuminatii ιι κ - explosions
II ; .· 1 "Milled two hurl- 111 south
'i.iladi Ipliia and e d a Γ ι re which
I'-troyed e\en ι 'I.its
Oik- of the dead v. a Patrolman
!a π ,e . CI.·: ·.. v.· h ο w 1 crushed to
i''ath by a falling wall when he ran
into ;; nr:se in an attempt to rescue
!·· occii|i;.n!s. Three lories · 111 ς from
·:··!>-is v. ai not ι · edately denti
ied.
Ί"· ■ ' v! Ida t ι h c a ι·! d at 5 a. m
ir.d \va ■ followed ihoai 15 min
;(ι·. by a second. A third came
lour h ni'-; later.
The I'.iurtii ol' the evplosiuns
■racked the pavement in nearby
trie!· and hurled c'lin'-- ol aspiia.lt
into tin· air. Burning fias shot
through the rrevUe . Window-' were
shattered in home lor two blocks
and ■ :any resident: ran screaming
irnm their homes.
Deputy Fire Chief William Simrri
ler laid the e\pl ..sion t illuminating
:;.··· I.iut had r.· flirtnc:' explanation.
At le t 23 persons were taken to
hospital . Man> others were treat
d a' the scene by phy: ;cian and
Il 1 l'S'.'S.
SOLDIER IS VICTIM
OF WRECK INJURIES
Wilson, F1Ί1. 11 -(ΛΡ) — Gradv
Skinner. 1!!, a · · ιιΙηί· ol' the Tilth
Field Art ll< r.v a' Fort Hrasg, died
tod: y ■ Γ l:i.i ιri( fl'er"d in an auto
n i'iic .'I'Tiflcnl Saturday.
S k i 111 : · · ι ν a ·. a brother of J. L.
Skinner. I'd ,νί:·> also wa-i killed :n
the accident.
Shakeup Due
In Revenue
Department
i)jii\ ti Tiurcau.
In the *!r '« «;<«>!· "totci.
tU I.VNN NISBET
U-itih Feb II. With bill-, al
ready in the le^'-laliv» mill setting
*jι1 .ι nev di'iiai 'm·. nt of motor ve
'nιcΊ<■.- a.id revamping the -.tale high
way < ■' .ι ι :. nission, capitol hill expects
that one o' tli«- next move.-, ol the
MCA administration will he reor
ijaii ι ; 11 ion "I the Dcpai'u cut ol
Revenue.
This department has lieen ema-cu
latcd by reniov.a1 of all m t·>r \ ■
mil· activitie- in the new depart
nent. but tho. ι· claiming to be "in
I he know" say that further steps
ire contemplated to restrict the in
flueiHv and patronage of Commis
(Continued on Page Fourï
WILLK1E URGES
EFFECTIVE AID
FOR BRITAIN
Proposes That United
States Furnish Britain
With Five to Ten De
stroyers Monthly;
Favors 'Modifications'
In Bill.
.1 Feb. 11. --( ΛI ') —I ' ι g·
nu ι ■ . ni ι no Brit lit: .ml ί·, :
V. . . ι ι .t'.i i. ltl.. v, rt m : j ! ι ,
>'Vnli;,i :/11 .[iii. i'd to t.h<· Senate ;
ΐ',ιι in- ; ι. .η . committee · .tiny '
• ii,· biiiucl Suites should hirm-a!
• i iiit l.i il l.π Witt! five to ten fu
ll ">·. i.-, ii month.
'l'he ISJ-ltJ Republican pici< 11 · : : · : 111
..•.neiciate, who returned to t!:i ι ■·. ι m
try Sunday 1 r< : ι η a Hying loin of the
British J : ι e , tic flared tli.it Biii.i.:
needs both "immediate" .mil -:.»ηι·
term' assistance.
As an example of "immediate aid"
tie uiicl tne committee tiiat il "we
are to aid Britain cfcle": ny ·,·.<·
should provide lier with t'i five
.ο ten Destroyers a month.'
As to modification.·., \\-11.:.ι·:· said
it would be "wise' t., In·. · : ... pro
Ρ sed aid to tin- British ·. ιίμ.ιίι
..>•11..:. L./iina and i;i cote.
"To render ineffective aid would
be disastrous," h(. continued, "lnel
iL'ctivo aid would give Hill·.·! .i. -t a.·»
good a pretext against us as eifective
aid."
"But il Din' y id is effective Britain
may go down."
YVillkie expressed approv i ol pr >
visions made· in the House to .-.et a
time limit on the powers granted the
Président and auto rixing Congre·.s
to terminate the program by a ma
joi :tv vote ol botli houses.
Λ study ol the bill - provision.-., he
.said, had forced upon inn, the "con
clusion that the only was to render
aid quickly enough j.- t pass tin.
bill witli modifications."
"I have wanted to ,>ee America
stand united before the world a
lriend ol' all who light lor liberty;
tiie déposer ol' all aggressors and di
spoilers ol the democratic way, ' he
declared.
"It would be truly insp.ring for u
and liberty 1 vmg people every
where il this bill could be adopted
v. itli a noil-partisan and almost una
mmous vote."
Mayor LaGuardia of New York
city told the committee that "col;
plete plans" for joint defense of the
United States and Canada were ivm
.11 :>xistanee.
Adding his indorsement Ί the
tiritish aid oill to that ol Willkie
nd I'resident .lame IÎ. Cm ant 1Ί
Harvard University. LaGuardia de
dared that the measure was "part of
ι ί ï e national defense program" ol the
United States and should be appli
ed "from a purely -elfish American
interest-."
Collant l iatly a -.-.erled that ' τ 1.·
axis (lower.- m 1st be defeated", and
aid that "as a last resort to détend
this way of lite lie favored sending
American troops to Europe.
U. S. Courier's
Passport
Seized
Si 11 Buli;a lia, Feb. 1 ! ι AI''
Unitarian police sci/.ed an Λι> π ran
;ip'-i:a1ic co'aiei's passport today
and the United States legation an
H"..need that rnerge!ic protest" had
been made to ilie K"\ t run en!.
lie courier. Ua.vi nd Loddy.
tclephuwed Sofia Iron) Istanbul, Tur
. tliat Hulgarian police -ei/.ed his
I·;. , port at a station in southern
!'. i.Luaia and that he was 'orced to,
ι i:tiuue by train without the doeu
: : ent He said 1 i 10 Turks allowed
I ■ ι to cross the fftmtiei without the
passp· rt.
United States Minister (ïrorse I''
Earlc protested immediately to the
torcign office in what was reported
(Continued on Page Four*
Lù&athsûi
roi; north ( λκομνλ
Fair to p.trllv cloudy in tlit*
interior, cloudy with probabh
!isbt showers on tin· coast; slow
1\ rising temperature tonight
and Wednesday.
«
I'xtended weather forecast for
the period from *:.'!0 p. m. Feb.
II to 7:30 p. m. Feb. 15—light
to moderate rains toward end of
period, otherwise fair: tempera
tures rising <jlft\vly to normal in
above.
Captured in Fall of Tobruk
1
C. I®. Cable photo
■ r.ival prisoners are marched throuprh the streets of the wrecked
if Tohruk, important Libyan base which fell to the British on
ιiy 'J.2. The buildings bear scars of shellfire, evidence of the
of the British bombardments. Leaving Tobruk far behind, the
'.i.-h are now reported to have swept into Italien Xripolitania.
AntirFascists Seek
Overthrow Of Duce
4 i ree Italian Commit
tee' Launched in Bri
tain Enlists Members
Ovc r World.
l'Vi > li. (Ai1) Anti-us
: : ( ΐ : i ·: it 1 il ' ; ' 11M, ;iCt ill^i
.s·.· · 1 U.·.· Ilntish K"'· '
.nohed ι "iroe II ill,in
t..ιi.·y, which they said
I ciili tin:; 11.11 i; m .til
ι i<i m .ι nn i\ ement to
l'iomier Mussolini'.- re
iy .nid h· lp Britain v. in
\ mi· d i : y «he group
I. I 11II . ,· Τ 111' ';ill wl'ill HI"
■ ■ . tlx : itur ana v, ho
■ ι ι··.u t1 for wnteh the
-.it nig."
.1 ί' ο .ι;;' -ι ι '".0
■, ipr :■ It ι!y ht-r civil
it » ' . h.T ii..li >nal h^nor
i bv ' ■ τ.· m;i'l di ·α j 11 ·■
■ ι, ιuηod l.y 1 he
I· :;li lttC<\ I ».
. 1 , , · I < ΪI ipei .Hid Il.lt
ν ■ interned in
'■> ■ ' ·.»»*-1 η ι .'litly
ι 1 : .111- v·. ι ill '' to th.
1 ■ ι ■ m I' lri-h ι Γ ι homo ;md
·, unly nui -t imv sti'i\ ·- '
! ici·· Is victory" till
I * ; 1 ' ' ■· · ' «Is·
■ Ί 'in .;c tin i.i ι ! I " >1 ι It'll"1·
"Ving abroad, many of whom v.'i'if
' ii- tuv. ai d the In. i-i-ts.
' Hi .ί ι \\ in· lient at)· .it tilt ir
' 1 ! ι ! li1 11. ivel 11; lit. but 11 V.' .1 "
» ·'··< <1 't t lit» Iracit is h .·.. at Hum'
!"· ■ the facilitiof tin' B"iti h
I'.itii- «, ·. ,,, informatioM : r.d t'h i>
"u> ·· ' ι '.aided :iii m ,>o. 'a .1
iWj tue Briti.-h c mipaitfii to
achieve the Internal collapse oi Italy.
FIFTEEN vessels
SUNK DURING WEEK
b'.'.itim, Feb. 11. (AIM—Fifteen
:i!■ Ίι. Allied and neutral merchant
'"U— tut;.ling 57,203 ton- were sunk
In >·'■'-' war at sea in the week end
, ^L*'>. 1. the admiralty reported to
Clay.
1 ses were given as eleven
fr'tish i s els totaling 40,429 tons,
1 1('e allied ,-hips totaling 13,88li
,:n" ίικΙ a neutral merchantman ol
tons.
" t tul compared with an aver
of 62,000 tons weekly since the
"Ruining of the war. The January
"seklv average was 34,000 tons and
■< lJueember weekly average was
lù.ooo i ns.
BRITISH WARSHIPS
BOMBARD OSTEND
London. Feb. II. (AIM The ; ι < ί -
miralty announced tljat BritJsh wa.
- ! 111 >. bombarded Ostend, on 'he ljei■
in: η-held Belgian coast, curly thi
: hoi niiig.
ΊΊκ admiralty c. mn in·ique ai:r
"Units ol tin myal navy carried
ι ni a bombardment oi aie Οί man
oecup'ed port ol Ostend m the early
hour: thi.-. morning. Our .alvoe.-· fell
on the harbor works .mrl many fires
were observed à." c ■. · s 11 ■ 1111 es or
damage was ..obtained by our
lorees."
Wine Bill
Under Study
Wet and Dry Factions
In Legislature Expect
ed lo Agree on Restric
tions.
I? i! i;;b, Ι·'ι·Ιι II ι \I> ι Hoi h
"ii :,nd dry I'aei όιι ι '1 General
Λ -en |y apparently !''·ι· will»
fio\eriv r Broughtm '.·! ,! iw the
ile of all "fortified" \ .· in dry
en aille., i: was inn t a I » day by
member·. of a special l'année siib
commiltee charged ν !li d .''ting a
mea "n that will "clean p' a nur
porlcdiy "bad wine -itua! ·ίι" in 111·:1
A ■ ι hi r of the I a ■ ι iic; >m
mitlee. wet, said ti'daν 'it . ρρ·•:,r·
t'τ ' ae ord that the new v. ine
I 111 II ι 1 "h il ι it sal" : ' ι .ill dry
ce a : : : id put the -ale Ί v. ne in
w et ι··, nt.f under supervision of
the ABC ton s.·
S a h ri 'V the subcommittee,
scheduled ! held it*- last public
hearing tomorrow morning ht I ire
coming forward with a revamo'd
wine bill. would i'a-iirpiv -te a bill
by Representative Reynold* ol Bun
combe and an amendment t" the
measure by his colleague. Represen
tative Jarvis
The Reynold- bill la amend
ment and proposal- f leaders ul the
North Carolina A-sociatiou for \V η
Control for creating a special wine
control division within tlie present
State Alcoholic Control Hoard were
handed the subci mmittee for study
with the view to composing a ineas
lire that would both satisfy the ad
ministration 'nd "clean up" the state
for wine sales.
Opposition To Exemptions
From Sales Tax Collapses
in Week-End Conferences
I>.ι11λ Dispatch iluirau.
In I'·" cir Walter Hotel
l?v II. MtY AVICKH.L
Raleigh. I'· !>. 11 The eifect of a
week-end "i <·■ <· ·Ι ι : ι^ί and conferences
was clearly evident in the finance
111 ! 11 η ι i ί ι ee Mr"fl;iy afternoon as the
belligerent opposition to food ex
emptions troiii the -ales tax collapsed
The result \v;is a victory for Jim
Yogler and Governor Breughton mi
comnle'e thai only determined John
I'm tead ot Grunge voiced an au
dible "no" whi n il came to a ques
tion of adopting an amendment to
the revenue bill inserting into it ,
blanket exemption ol "all toods an 1
i t Hid products loi human consump
tion."
All that was the exact opposite of
last week's overwhelming voice vol -
te strike ju- ill exemptions other
11 : . μ ι )ιι ι ι π il ι! Med in I lie I induct
( niiimissi il'.- m.ilt of the revenue
bill. At tn.ι, tii i0 there were pro
poets t!·■.11 tin· committee would uo
even iuiI'ti and eliminate p.-,any. it
not all. tin- :;·.·:η> not included in the
1939 revt-nue ao'
Altei having Yielded almo-t will ι -
out a struggle on the exemption
iiuest!..n. tin· committee - perhaps
lent on showing M lias a mind of i!
own took what -cemed an entirely
unprovoked vlap at "labor" by re
lating i" adopt an inconsequential
amendment wh rl would have ex
empted lend.- ni labor organization ;
trom the tax oil bank deposits. "Fr, -
ternal. Knevolen' and some othei
classe.·· ot organ., ations are already
exempt under this section. Tin
(C- iitiii.iea uu Fuiii')
Killed in War
I'ranri-: Dean CarraRhcr
1 loath ->f I i1 an ' ;i: iii<rh'T.
<il I." Λ ι . · , ι m 1 in · (1 win η he
was a stu.!-!.t flier at 1 iaη<1·>1 |»ll
Fiild, T· ■ v..is ii ι. 11 ■ 1111 : ι ■ . i by the
British Mini ι y ni' Air· raft I'rn
ductmn I ai'airh<-r, wlm tlmv his
first f >.ι h ' to Britain liv·· months
ago, was serving as « ferry pilot ia
the Air Transport Auxiliary.
Apparent Suicide or
Former Russian Offi
cial IVi ay H ave Been
Assassination.
F< I! ΛΡ Dc
Sarin:; 1 : ,.i ι η : :l have
ί,οαηterïeited" apparent suicide notes
• ι .ml ,.v · ■ ■ oullet-toi ;. b<<dy ol
ι ;t·ιn· ·.) Wnltei t ι. Κ , :t ;y. a
; ι icnd ol tin· 1 π.. ft S> ;·. · ! ; .■-iaii
ι ··, et .■:·.· Ill ',· ιι1:> ν '■■;·■'! ι ' i ιΊ:
nvc-t ':·>»! "I til'.· "·ν-1ι death.
Luiiis U'airinian. Kri\ ;:>K> New
y ark attorney, hurried here after
:!)<■ bnfh u.i- found in ' i tel roui::
. t stι ■ Ίΐ. y and di.-cliiscri t I. i- client
iold ·.· · -illy recently ' ··.(· .. m ai
ii ,\i V ι· κ · I a h an i,..· cri 1 (au
"T! an \va> kiiuv : !·> Kr.·. '
r.\ · icadlv a.-, as .. . t!" ι jup
• S·. .· ' cret | » i! h \\ ,'i ■ . ι :.
ι :( ! tilt· iiri'1 ! !. !. :.
' : State- Kir. ' ν ."i' ' ,.·
ii.- ti..> - were limited, lie a.-kod ;i.e
in d ι ;· H tliiiiKs to get .. ..t····;. ■·
Ai". · : l il ollci' Λ '.i.. 4 li
M.ici )'·ιι.iiri e-irlicr iiad issued a cer
i * ii.lc, ] ι 1 icc t : d the\
w î ili d ■ l. ι : ι .i ease ι ipen.
38 ci I:I)' τ i> .H"!
; ■ i, ■ 1.11' 111" : I ·. i 111 ·.
Ί η·.' i." :,ηιι\ν:
Dot etr. - -..ici a
elutelicd
■ d ■ . .ι ί ι hi ' wa>
■ ■ Imwt'd nu
1 ■ I IV. :i
the Met
fil , · Il ill
Slate School
Commission
Proposed
IÎ ; » Κ Κ· · \i* S', ,ι.
St,u \ . ·· i; .
Indi'.v I·. .;> ■ ■ < · ' ι ί '
.mrmi: ·■··! ' . '
)Lli ' I If ,-ff <»J \ ' . I M \ t'!i
1'iVn !l Ό!" 1 .it· ' ' ■ ι : ' I » · ί ί ' .i . · \ I ■ ! ■
ι s 1 i η jh - ν 1 1 pi· .! '·■>! : ·
: i : t - «o\V! ! . . ' i < l ' * ' ' ' ί l'· li'r.ul* .
>1 public in.-truct.Mii
Il tluv.·-: :i:i. u!' the cmè<
ί ; i < * 11 <i.
p:..\« 1 .. 1 · ι ι ' ' · - · ι · ι ν
,it t ht ji. \i : «ί·.·.
: ;μπ t lu· ; ■ " · ■1 ut ·■.·:,«. η i ··, ι, ί \ · » u i - i
U'ikc «Ail' I:u* op. r.iî:. η t.»! tin -τικ ni.»
ί Continued on Four)
CAMP DAVIS WORKER
KILLED IN ACCIDENT
U lington h cb. ! ! AI' > .i un
Γ. Horion, 40, a Mortîauton electri
cian in the employ M Camp Davis
contractors. died t'>dn\ - 1 the mili
tary reservation, ;i victim of 2-300
volts ut electricity Iron .. hmh pow
er line .it the camp.
Horton. wo; king top powci
pele. apparently lost lu- l· . \nu .nul
accidentally made e intact villi .ι
charged w ire. He v« as found uncon
scious. bent ove) tin· pule crossbar.
hi< hand -till graspuiK the lush volt
uge wire, ....
Fiaries Rus«
New Forces
Into Area
L, veins Deneved iviuv
îng Kapidiy 1 owarci
tiimax in Southeast
Lurope; British Planes
Continue Raid s on
Germany.
I Till \ .«»! i.ll: (i ι ι
% ι » ol'li· i«l Turl-'sh 11 < ■ sp.i ρ
<'r ..lid tod.η (<<·ι·|Τ!;·]> tulips
vter· pourint, ste.idil\ into < · 111
U;i! ϊ;i u i:1. their iv : n ci . d> f.n
in:, "mil- .I'.ii is the f'ospimi >
and ti ι Mi dit ii.inc.tn' and sini
liftaiii ' i i. II. i ts ni na/i ti .1 lis
pin t 1 l ines ue:<- report-:i lis i:· ·
acfiin iluiiKurv headed lur Ku
mama and Bulgaria
In llie ι n · i ΐί 111 « · 11 i 11 ίί 1 isis Itiik
is.h (juarters in Iamdou said 1 ui
ke.\ would li" wiling to lielp
1;>i1l. i ;.I "ii Bulgaria withstands
'<1 rmaiiv."
Both British and Turkish
sources in London said *>ui;:aria
·· iSiil resist. lint tii.it tailmr
So\ i-t Russia's help lwisi like!»
-!:<· would vield il Germany (i
iriaad'. d transit ol na/i troops to
atiaek Turko or t.reei ·.·.
The official Turkish r.eusujp
er said (icrman troops wear·.,
civilian overcoats were arrivin ■
111 tl.e interior ol Bulgaria \ ia
Dobruja.
ιΒ> Tin· Associated Pi'ess
i': i' .·: German transport ρ J; ι ■ -
idet.t.iied lis the t.vP(' ■· ■■■· " '' ; ·
no./.. jAiracn te troop- ·. ;!.· :.· <·»
blti/.krieg mi tin wc-.tc: η . ..ι.: ! ■
rep'.rted Hying s'iutt:\v;nd .· :·.
Hungary t'Htay :n :û: .·ρΐι;.ι<·ΐι· · .
ti Britain's r iptiire ol d.'pi i:. ■ ! c
relations with Kumania.
';·.(· ι!ane ι·ιι· : < · j n ; '.id : ·· ·
11 the direct,"ii ol Κ m.aiii ι and B.il
garia.
Balkan capital· nervou.ly •^•cil
iated that Hitler : aigiit be 1,1. .: ■„ ι
thnM into Bulgaria toward Ore- ce
and Turkey.
Inli.lined olirres in Loud··:. .d
Britain v. a.· expected 1 ■■ . ■. ι ·.. . dm
il iat ic I'i'iat ion.·· w <t!-. Β . gari ι . : ι .a.·..
1i ι ..ψ- w ere admitted int · ' n,>! · . ·.
try.
. ) ! : : .
■ >: ' II· UMIlt ! ι . ι: ι >!' ·. . μ ι· .
the Hungarian ι ■ ;
. · · ·I>. mU »<i 1· >\v tin·.: .ι . iu;
.·>■.·. plainly visible.
Th' it v. a- ii" immédiat·· ··:<pliai .
; · ··! lli<; hurried rem i"i< · πι: ·.:
Germany' armies massed in the
B.ilkan-. alieady estimated I" mm.
ner η 'he h mdreds I th" ι .and
md po| itical
1 ■ ι .·!·■' ' "I Υιιι··ι.!ί·. de
, ·■·■·;. · ■ . · . tll.it . ι ·,'
ι ■ I a el ix in
-".lia. · Κ: "ί····
I , · · ·■r\ CI · Ί
u a · .·· .1 ι y ΐ'·ι "H 1' η S"
\ let Κ' d η··' I a-d 1 î iln·.·
ι·' ·· I pi ·■ ' e ., < „·.·.> II
111.in·· ■ .: Buiu-r..- ! >\V ·I'll
( i r. ■ . ■ \ . : : i · I > . ι Ί.ι nelle
i . , : '· pec ilaticii
■ ■ . ·ίι· ·' I!.
. 'I I I. ' 'ι ■ ■ 1II : II ...
11 '..ι ι : 11 . -1
Μ .-,· Γίΐιιτ)
British Navy
lakes Over
Bengasi Port
B\ l.\KKY M.I.I Ν
■ \ ! : . t I..1·!· ·■■■'. ι!;»· |>:it a)Us
hiii ί)ι·: ιΜ ! >ι·ιis,. . and ·· ' mm
tly into a
' .1 r. 1 li'lil \ ι « -< t. τ ' · ι ι 11 .vJll'sh
, \ ' Ί ρ··ι : μ : ι : U'n ι [/.,
In ! .η· m·:.. 1 la y ' ί . '■ oi the \\ * ι. ■
i'i It ■ I ΪΙ it - ! I I 1 : (i i il Μί,.Ί ι lit le
.It till· mast miporlant prize- to lall
•ii· · ' ι ι·· r Ιι id since lt-.l.v ι ;.lei ril
ι v . . . The city ha.- a Kiln ally
ι 111 · liai I.î. if anil tli- Hal ι .n> -pent
large .sums m recent years £aj mi·
I . va ι ··; it : ir \v 1: cli 11 it Πι ί · ι
. ι· now ιirepurmg t>> reap ' ι··
ι t·!iel ι' -
1 ». - ·ι·>'.iiin .a 1 !enga .· > .. ciiluii ■.·
cil i>: at,tin's vaunted ra.-tery ni' the
Au ί.;· rr.au'aii. mihtaiy ·>ui c>· ii·
·. la! eii.
Hitherlii Britain's only central
Mediteri anean base ha been the ι -
1 inri ni Malta, isolated between
G Ι ι altar and Alexandria
Bengasi is (inn null's west oi Alex
andi ia and fleet 11 ιι 11 - based there
would be within easy striking dis
tance not only a' Tripoli but 11a I>
hersell. It is about UN) miles tram
Bi nga ι to Tl ipoli. 412a mile t ι S cay
and hiu mile.- to the toe oi tin· Ital
ian "boot".