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Axis Advances

King and Government flee to Crete; Large section of

Greek army capitulates.

(By J. Wes Gallagher, Associated Press Staff Writer) ATHENS, April 23—(AP)—British and Greek troops fought. desperately against the Germans north of Athens tonight after the entire northwest Greek armies collapsed and King George II and his Government abandoned Athens

for the Island of Crete.

British and Greek headquarters reported intact their vastly outnumbered troops who had been holding Ther- mopylac pass and the Lokris mountains 100 miles to the north, but their exact disposition was not revealed. These

soldiers apparently had these

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Military. Naval And Air "Force Men Take Part In Parade.

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other; parts olvgrinxhs Ehxvlvnagil Islvflvllltd‘, was n holiday dress yesterday a; countless fleas we, from roof. tsxzpsdgilss and windows in honor oi mo. patron saint of England.

The weather was on its best; be havlor with bright sunshine stream. 111R down on thousands of citizens who tun-led out to witness orig of me laziest combined military. naval and sir force parades ever seen here. In the morniniz Patriotic talks were given in each of the ciw schoohs and special services were held in the churches to mark the celebration School children \ve.-e allowed to leave the classrooms earlv in the afternoon to loin other citi- zens in watching the parade. A summary of the addresses given at

Raid On

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(By Larry Allen. Associated Press Staff Writer)

WITH THE BRITISH FLEET‘ BOMBARDING ‘TRLPOIJ. A ril 2l——tDelayed)—(AP) -Ba.ttlesh ps. cruisers and destroyers of this fleet fired more than 1.000 tons of high- explosive shells luto Tripoli at dawn today in a vastly destructive bombardment which caught the Germans and Italians so unaware that they first mistook it for an air raid.

the schools appear elsewhereln the Guardian.

'I‘he feature of the day was thei parade of service men who assembk ed at Willow Corner and marched off at three o'clock. Members ofthei Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer-

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XiiW YORK, April 24-—('l‘hursday) — (AP)— The Athens radio was still sending normal commercial

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Latest German and Italian reports the .\xis troops were drawing nearer almost hourly to the tirci-k capital but the Axis threat thus far has caused

no interruption of the rcgula station.

, Reserve. headed by Petty Officer-l --Ross. the Veterans’ Guard of Cam, ada. under command of Captain J.- J. Iieiizhtizer, men from the Mill-l tarv Training Centre. led by Major A. S. Robertson. and a detachment; of the Royal Air Force. linder Pilot Officer E. A. McLundle. took part. The parade was under the command of Lleut-Col. F. I. Andrew. M.M.

Thousands of citizens lined the route of march and watched from doors and windows as the parade went by. and many complimentary remarks were heard on the fine ap- pearance of the men in uniform.

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southern embarkatiou ports, or retreat into southwestern Greece, the Peloponnesus area.

German dive bombers swarmed over Greek southern ports, especially concentrating on the nearby port of Pir- aeus. Shipping, docks and harbor installations were bomb-

ed repeatedly.

King George and Greek Premier Emmanuel Tsouderos announced to the people the .news of the Government's flight to Crete and Greek intention to carry on the struggle “with all the remaining forces with a view to securing the

supreme national interests.”

Athens had alarm after alarm as German bombers attacked targets rm the capital. but despite this and the huge clouds "of smoke rolling ever ths area of thc Acropolis and the news of the Government's de-

parture. the public remained oa1m_

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They went about their little holiday plans-St. George's Day-and Illhered, in small groups in coffee shops to discuss the sad events. All civil government functions were carried out in s normal manner.

The Royal Canadian Naval detach- eir gun carriage. were

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Empire forces Take offensive In No. Africa

CAIRO. April 23.—(AP)—-'I'he em- plre forces in Libya "generally speaking" now are talciiig the offen- sive against the Gemians and Ital- ians. authorities here said today as British general headquarters an- nounced’ the capture of 447 Italians in a sortie by Australians from the besieged port. of Tobruk.

Military authorities said that the

captured Italians were bombed by‘ their own aircraft as they were be- ing escorted into Tobruk.

A considerable small-scale offen- sive also is in progress around Sul- um. farthest point of the Axis ao- vance just inside Egypt. it was v'c-~ vealed.

Capitulation of the arm oi Epirus. which threw the ltaians out of Greece into Albania last full. was clone without the govern- ment's knowledge the King told the people.

The colla. se of that formidable

Meantime. Nazi-Fascist ac- ' tlon was limited to the bombing of British positions and. small patrcl activity.

force, the reek premier said, ap- Countering previous Italian claims.‘ parently was "precipitated by ex- the British command announced haustion." that a raiding party landed at Bar-

dia. Libya. last Saturday night. fie-l stroyed important objectives and‘ re-embarked with the loss of only 60 men captured.

Calling on the people to fight

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U. S. Navy Likgel; To Patrol Wes tern Half OLAtlantic_

Move would release British and» Canadian navies for concent- rated patrol in battle area.

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Battleship Commissioned

By J. (I. Stark Associated Press Stiff Writer

WABIIINUION. April 38—(APi- The United States NOW. it WM be- lieved in informed quarters to- night. plans to cstablsm. s patrol of the North Atlantic half-way to Great Britain on the routs cf British supply

A statement of Mayor In Gun-d-

NDO ._.A'l‘hurs- 1 of N Y k. chairman of the u, N’ Apmlifitalrim scc- dint Airigricaliir-Cnnadisn defence

3.13’ navwlzttl-e-shlii. the "'- coo-um Prince cf Wales. Ill"? shi of the King Gear V wlsliih tcch Viscount lllli l»! W the United sum. is MW I" commission. the Press Associa- tlcn reported surly Will!-

Three other blttleshlps were nus down with the kins 0W8"

lnard, that the board had provided for the defence of North Amer- ican waters up to 1,000 miles off the United States and Canadian coasts was interpreted here u meaning that British and Canadian naval convoys on this side of the Atlantic would largely or entirely be dispensed with.

The recent acquisition of Amer- ican bases in Greenland and the

V and the Prince cl Wnlfl-

Ths were named the Anson. decision of the United States gov-

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Fleet officers said this was the heaviest assault of its sort in naval history, Certainly it was among the most spectacu- lar. They described as “highly effective" the attack on the last strong Italian base in Africa Officers declared this base was

so heavily hit and had so many wrecked ships in harbor that it would be difficult to use it as a headquarters from which to send Axis reinforcements to the army pressing against Egyp .

For 42 minutes the 15-inch. six- inch and 4.5-inch shells roared over the old Moorish walls. crush- ing buildings like eggshells, strik- ing seven Axis ships which were severely damaged and possibly" sunk. setting fire to the railroad sdation, the power lant. under- ground depots. nava headquarters and pier_ Casualties must been heavy ashore. The British attackers suffered neither damage nor casualties.

(The fleet safel reached . andli" Wedne-‘idflvy where it Alviilis confirmed that the Britlsh- war- ships and planes suffered no dam- age during the Tripoli shellimz. Axis planes which attempted in bomb the warships en route 110m." were beaten nff and at least one was shot down.)

The German-Italian error of be- "Evin?! this was an air raid was understandable. for the naval at- inck Wfls ushered in bv a 90-min. "i6 bombing by waves of Royal

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Australians

Situation

Parliameiitwito Con- vene May 7 to Dis- cuss Developments.

By .I. llclillsworth i Canadian Press Correspondent

SYDNEY. April 23-—(CP)—Par- linmcnt will assemble curly next 'lli'l'.ll.l'i——]ll‘."l.‘ilhl_l/ May 7-—to review the wru- situaflon, it was announc- ed today. as the Commonwealth's advisory war council went into rer- ‘ ion to discuss recent developments in which Australia's men overseas have figured in the forefront of the theatres oi’ war

Although Labor members of the. counctl. which i: representative of all Parliamentary groups. have complained because the council‘ was not consulted on the sending of Australian men to Greece. to- I day's meeting was snid to have been marked bv no bitterness. Ses- sions will be continued tomorrow.

Decision to call Parliament into session was made after communi- cation between cabinet. members tier-e and Prime Mfnluor l-‘tobert Menzies who is in London

Mr, Menzies, in n special mesage to Australia ‘Piles-day night. ex- pluined that the move into Greece was a mutter of high strategy and consequently keni so secret that the council could not be informed. He appealed at the same time for formation of a “truly national ad- ministration."

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Piyiiiihf Again bombed

A SOIYPHWIST. AREA OI‘ ENGLAND. April 2~i—(’IY.".ursday)-— (CPI-—A heavy German sttcck cu this bomb-damaged section of In - land killed at least 1.! persons nary tadsy but. grim sir raid woo" said it, was a " at failure."

mouth, which gone raids for straight ni hts.)

e wrrkeiu ssid skncst all of the many bombs dropped fell on ruins of building; previously bomb- ed. lo that more was "very little new damage."

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cuancorrsrowu, CANADAqT-l-IURSDAY, APRIL it: 1941

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[in demands 0n Turkey?

LONDON. April ‘J-L-(Thurs- (llYl—tCPi—-The Duilv Herald quoted foreign diplomatic circles today as saying Grmiany has demanded from Turkcv cum- plcte military control of the Bosnhorus and Dardanelles in exchange for a portion oi‘ Gre- cian Thrace.

The nuoer said Turkcv reported being pressed for immediate reply. adding:

"According to the London re- port. the Soviet government was informed of the German de- mand, and it proposed tn Ber- lin that Germanv and Russia should share control of the straits.

"This nrnnosai was at mire retested hv the Germans. If this report. of which no confir- mation can as yet be obtained, ls true. it would account for the hurried Ger-mun landings on the Greek islands of Samoth- rake and Lemncs nff thc moiltli of the Dardanciles. It also would account for the rather mgmq-inz attitude of the Nazis gowm-a one soviet Union at the moment.”

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Armed lllerchant .- Cruiser torpedoed

LONDON. April 23 -(CP) —'l'he armed merchant cruiesr H. M. S. Rajputana, l6.664-ton irrier and a sister ship of the sunken Rawal- pindi, "has been lorpedoefi flllti rub- sequently sunk" the admiralty an- nounced tonight.

Beyond mentioning that the ship was under command of Cant Taylor. D.S.C.. R.N., the nth gave no details.

(In Ottawa it was announced that two Canadian naval men were lost with the vessel and l4 others sur- vived. Those lost were 1st. Victor R.

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Hussurcau. Royal Canadian _Nnv. Volniiiccr Ryserve mid ivi-rlshiwivusi-i lilfiliik Johnston H. C. N R. lit

B crvau "JIPC from ll and hfisshipmzm Johnston hm Saint John, among the Slll'\."\'0l's was

Cmdr. Paul B. Cross R. C. N. V. Rm i

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liar East Yokohama and ‘ '1: Kong-before; the war. She wars huih at Greenock in 1926 and was s47 ll.

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Tilie Raiputaria was a sister shin if the armed merchant cruiscrllnw- iplndi, 16.697 tons. sunk November 1.1. i939. olf the coast of Iceland b\ we German battleship (Jeutsclilpnd. with loss of 265' lives.

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LONDON, April 23—(CP)-Aii anxious Britain waited on this 8t- Gcorgeh day for some definite word of her army -in Greece.

Prepared for the worst. the nub- lio had only a one-sentence offic- ial announcement in u Cairo gen- eral headquarters communique to no by tcn‘ilhl.-

“liknpiie forces are consolidating their new defensive positions."

‘lhst was all.

’I‘hc general uncertainty sud be- wilderment concerning the Bukan situation was reflected in s. declar- ation frmn qualified sources com- menting on the re rted surrender of s. portion oi t c Greek arm that "to the best o! ou knowledge’ this did not mean Britain's defence line hsd been broken.

The same sources. however.

nothing cheerful to e news with the added comment that. “as fsr u we know some Greek troops arc still fighting and our forces also. 'i‘herc has been no word of our evacuating Greece."

‘Ric said they knew the esst end o the allied defence lines were somewhere south of Lemin but could not disclose where the lines extended- from t-here.

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IQNDON. April n-(OP Cable)- Institutimr ci s. new military and civil swurd for noeriuirious service. hire Medal. wu sn-

British Empire are being alter-e include the new swsrd. Subsequent scrviceswlll be rec

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iTwo Canadians Lost in sinking Cf liaiputana

Island Man is Includ- ed in List of Surviv- ors.

OTTAWA. April 28.—(CP) -—-'I‘wo Canadian naval men were lost the sinking of the armed merchant cruiser H. M. Sfiailmtana. headquarters said today. _ other Canadians survived loss of the vessel which was announced by the British Admiralty

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(By HAROLD FAIR. Canadian Press Btflif Writer)

Those lost were Lieut. Victor R Bussereau. Royal Canadian" Naval Volunteer Reserve. of Halifax, and, Midshipman Frank Johnston. R..C.= N.V.R., of Saint. John. i

Among the survivors was Cmdr. Paul B. Cross. R..C.N.V.R.. also of Saint John. who has a home in Halifax.

Following is the, list oi and survivors as issued by headquarters. _with next of kin:-

Reported missing. believed killed:

Busscrcau. Victor R... Lieut. (E). R.C.N.V.R._ temporary, Mrs. Patricia. ‘Bussei-cau (wife) 2B1 Tower Road;

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Cross, Paul 13.. Cmdr.._R.C.N.V.R-. Mrs, Eielyn C_. Cross twill!) 123 Co- burg Rd. Halifax.

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Turks prepare For attacks

i i l ISTANBUL. Turkey, April 23- .(AP)--Turkey prepared tonight for any evcutuulityg guarding a- gainst any attack from the Axis even tliouuh ii. “'21s (ieciared that such a cicvel piuciit was not e»:- pected at present.

There was no official comment on reports that Germans seized‘ Greek islands close to‘ Tur-i key. but officials iu Ankara said,‘ their prlicy still is peace if poss- ible and war if 'I‘urkey's iudc- peudcucc is threatened.

(Prime Minister Churchill said in London Tuesday‘ it was pflSSlblli ihe Germans linfi occupied the Greek island of Sa-mothrakc.)

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IZMIR. (Smvrrial. Turkey. ADM 23 ——(A‘P) - To 8.000.000 GFPCRh the German drive in Greece is u.- traaic as any ever conceived byi their great pleywriglm of classical.

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Iyt! was intervention which. the Greeks felt. snatched away at the last moment a victory won by blood and pain ovcr the Italian legions who swept in from the north last fall.

Every regimental headquarters on the Albanian front from Chl- mara. to Pogdradeiz had planned the spring offensive which was to shove the Italians back out of Al- bauia.

“We will throw everything into it,

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LONDON. April 23--(CI' CABLE)—Amid the gloom of apparent ilisastcr in the Balkans. Lorri liflliiltfllrtlllk told the House of Lorils today of fast-growing British air pgwer on challcnle the Nazi air force.

"Vile have already immense American deliveries." he said. “Many of these American machines are in operational ust~—\'ery many. We've handed over to the Royal Air Force nearly 1.000 assembled Amer- ican and Canadian aircraft, including the Canadian Ilurrlrane.“ llc add- ed they uu-ri- "very fine machines ready to fly and fight."

The (‘zinadiarrborn Minister of Aircraft Production, leading llri- tain's effort to surpass the aviation might of Germany, declared that aircraft supplies from North America are arriving here steadily. H0 announced ‘there hnd been only rmc loss In dclivefy by air across the Atlantic.