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THE EMPORIA GAZETTE VOLUME LI EIGHT PAGES EMPORIA, KANSAS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, I94O NUMBER 11 A New Balkan Crisis Appears In The Making Tension Grows As Italy Strikes At Yugoslavia And the Greeks Rome, Aug. 13 Authoritative Italian circles Indicated tonight Italy would claim slices of both Greek and Yugoslav territory sooner or later as due Italian-ruled Albania in a "general settlement." Virginio Gayda, authoritative Fascist editor and often Mussolini's mouthpiece, said the Italian government expected Greece to "answer for its new crimes." Gayda declared Italy could not tolerate Greece's "acts against the Independence of Albania" and accused Greece of design on Albania. With the Italian-Greek tension mounting, friction between Italy and Yugoslavia was reported by the Fascist press. Fascist Leonardo Clurcovich, the dispatch said, was killed when he objected to a stranger singing a Slav song on a Zara street. It failed to say how Ciurcovich, a minor Fascist leader in a Zara suburb, had been killed except that he had been "barbarously slain." It described him as Zara's "first Fascist martyr whose name will be fittingly honored." CHARGES GREEK PLOT.

Virginio B'ascist editor who often reflects official opinion, accused Greece of seeding to seize part of Italian-held Albania. The accusation was contained in Gayda's rejection of a Greek version of the slaying near the Greek frontier of an Albanian, Daut Hog- gia. fit was reported without confirmation in Athens the Italian government had presented a note to Greece.) Greek authorities, Gayda charged in the newspaper II Giornale dTtal- ia, are planning "action against Albanian independence," and Intended to use the slaying as "an act of propaganda for annexation of southern Albania to Greece." (Since the Good Friday invasion of 1939 which toppled King Zog from his throne, Albania has been incorporated within the Italian empire.) AIDS THE DEMOCRACIES. Gayrta charged also Greece long had been A "silent, agitator" for the democracies. "F.om the first day of the war." he declared.

"Greece has conducted a corrosive action on the Albania front. From the first days, it has offered to extend Its aid In every way by contraband and free use of its territory and coasts to the British military command, of which it has become more an open accom pllce every day." The "death sentence" against Hoggia, he assorted, was pronounced at Athens "only after he was seen participating In a great national festival at Porto Edda, In Albania, with highest Italian authorities." Farm Dinner at Broadview Tonight Two hundred farmers and business men guests are expected to attend a dinner at the Broadview hotel at 7 o'clock tonight and hear a talk on the farm sltmtlon and its relation to world situation. The speaker will be Dr. Robert H. professor of economics at the University of Texas.

Dr. Montgomery is coming to Em- porla under the auspices of the AAA committee. A Tent for the Animal Exhibits Remainder of 4-H Club Fair In Auditorium Because animal and poultry exhibits for the annual 4-H club fair would create a "hang-over smell" in the Exposition hall of the Emporia Civic auditorium. Chamber of Commerce and city officials today house such exhibits in a large tent. After a conference with the C.

of 4-H fair committee, the city commissioners agreed to pay half of the cost of providing a large tent, with the city contribution estimated at $75. The proposed site for the animal and poultry tents of the 4-H fair is the city lot across Mechanic street, jwest of the Civic auditorium. Other exhibits of the fair, in the agricultural and home economic departments, will be housed in the nn BITI Willkie Scores Campaign Point Finds Support for Fight on Sale of Democratic Books Colorado Springs, Aug. 13 M. Landon, 1936 Republican nomlr.ee, told Wendell L.

Willkie today sentiment wai swinging to him In Kansas and that he would carry the state In November. Landon, whu drove here from Denver for a political conference with Willkie, asserted the latter "did a good job" in his recent farm conference in Des Moines the conference tended to increase Willkie's strength In corn belt states, Landon added. Plans for Big U.S. Army Spoiled By Draft Delay Force of 900,000 Men Now Won't Be Possible Until About January 1 Washington, Aug. 13 Brig.

Gen. William E. Shedd said today the amount of time required by congress to consider conscription legislation had brought about a postponement of war department plans to have 900,000 men in uniform early this fall. The department now plans to have 900,000 men in uniform by January 1, Shedd said, "and even that la an Skygazer's Diary Noon todsy Minimum last night Maximum Monday Minimum year ago Maximum year ago Rainfall 69 degrws defrtti ,11 inch TODAY'S FOBECAST. Kansas: Generally fair, warmer extreme northwest portion tonight: Wednesday scattered thundershowers.

somewhat cooler in afternoon. Missouri: Generally fair today; partly cloudy. Oklahoma: Generally fair, umtwhat warmer optimistic program." The assistant chief of staff in GREECE IN REFUSAL. Athens, Aug. 13 W) Premier Gencyal John Metaxcs has turned down a Rome-Berlin "suggestion" that Greece formally renounce Great Britain's guarantee of her independence and territorial Integrity, high diplomatic sources reported tonight.

The Axis' "suggestion" was said to have been conveyed to Metaxes by the Italian charge d'affaires this morning at a meeting attended by the German minister. The premier hurried to a long audience with King George and also saw the British minister and the permanent head of the Greek foreign office. Ratner Asks for Platform Ideas Topeka, Aug. 13 Payne Ratner urged the rank and file Republicans In Kansas to assist In shaping the party platform to be adopted by the G. O.

P. council here August 27. Republican in Kansas is Invited to contribute to the making of the platform." raid the 43-year- old executive seeking his second term. In letters sent to approximately 400 members of the party council Ratner asked for "every suggestion whether It comes from a group, an organization, or from an Individual." "Only by encouraging ths rank and file Republicans of the state to Join with those In official places in our party in contributing to the platform, can we make it truly rep- resentativo of the desires of Kansas Ratner continued. Many suggestions from hundreds of replies to a similar Invitation two years ago.

he said, were incorporated Into ths G. O. P. platform. Both the Republican and Democratic party councils meet here In two weeks, as specified by law.

Membership Includes county chairmen and vice chairmen, national committeemen and commltteewo- men, and nominees for all state offices. Veteran, 93, Dies Wichita. Aug. 13 W. Phillips.

93-year-old commander of Gurfifld post of the G.A.R. and one of Wichita's few remaining Civil war veterans, died today. Phillips served in the Eleventh Illinois cav- airy as a youth of 17. Following his dlschhrge, he came to Kansas with a team of horses, a trip which required 22 days. The widow and lour sons suivive.

Colorado Springs. Aug 13 Asserting even Chairman Edward J. Flynn of the Democratic national committee should "understand that there is a limit to political ruthlessness," Wendell L. Willkie said today: "I am gratified to learn that Attorney Robert Jackson and Senator Hatch (D-N. have to- tfay joined in my campaign to prevent the Democratic committee from brazenly violating both the corrupt practices act.

and the Hatch by the sale of Democratic campaign books. "The corporate advertisements In hese campaign book? were In many instances obtained from the corporations because such corporations Rlther hoped to escape punlshmen' from the federal government or receive reward Tom It. "A STEP FORWARD." "It is a step forward that thlf method of raising camnalgn funds has been eliminated. Even Boss Flynn (Edward Flynn, new Democratic chairman) certainly ought to now understand that there Is a limit to political ruthlessness." The Republican nominee Issued his statement In response to reporters' questions about the ruling of Attorney General Jackson that the justice department would not permit the sale of Democratic camnalgn books by state or local party organizations and Hatch'? declaration thnt nurr.hasers of the books would be liable to prosecution. In New York, Flynn said "the advertising contracts to which he refers all entered into long before the Hatch bill became a law No advertisements sire now, or will be solicited, There never was any intention of plae.int: the book on sale.

It will go to 100.000 or more Democratic sneakers and workers." STRANGE ANSWER. Willkie also was asked to comment on a statement by Oliver A Quavle, treasurer of the Democratic national committee, that he was "not at all perturbed" about Willkie's warning that If elected he would prosecute sellers and purchasers of advertising in the books Quavle had said he did not believe the Republican nominee "stands a chance" of being elected. "That Is the strangest answer I ever heard," Willkie, remarked. "They are not afraid of being prosecuted because they don't think the prosecutor will be elected. I practiced law a great many years, and that Is the most interesting defense I have ever heard." A luncheon engagement with Alf M.

Landon. the 1936 Republican nomine.p.. was on Willkie's calendar for today. Landon was expected to read acceptance speech discuss general campaign issues and offer to do what he could in the cu.mpaign. charge of personnel appeared before the house military committee as the senate began its third day of debate on the compulsory service bill under which men between 21 and 30, inclusive, would be required to register for service.

The army schedule had called for registration in September and lor 400,000 conscripts called to the'col- ors October 1. Shedd did not touch upon any new time for registration but testified the fact that conscription legislation had not been approved, together with its necessary appropriations, had necessitated revision ot the program. GUARD CALL CERTAIN. His outline of the program showed the army included regular soldiers, volunteers, and conscript trainees In the 900.000 troops. Legislation for calling up the national guard and other reserve categories for training and use anywhere in this hemisphere has been passed by the senate and was approved by toe house military committee Monday It won legislative right of way to the house froom from the rules committee today.

The senate military committee, meanwhile, decided to invite Gov Herbert H. Lehman of New York to testify Thursday on his plan for creating home guard units equipped by the federal government. These would serve only In home defense. In the compulsory service debate Senator Burke (D-Neb) asserted the controversy had been reduced to a single Voluntary enlistments would produce sufficient recruits to man the nation's 'defenses speedily. Opponents of conscription have advocated the volunteer systeem.

Proponents including Burke, say voluntary enlistment would not produce the men-needed. WHEELER DISAGREES. Senator Whefler (D-Mont) disputed Burke's contention that voluntary enlistments would not produce enough soldiers. He said army enlistment quotas had been filled and the navy had a waiting list. "We do not need a great mass- Ing of troops on our shores," Wheeler declared.

"We do not need an Increase In our' armed forces. We need thoroughly trained troops, with A Heavy Rain Falls Near Lang 2 Inches Reported Northeast of Emporia Monday The Lang community, northeast of Emporia, was the weatherman's pet Monday ftfternoon, when the best rain in weeks was received. Clarv ence DeLong, cattleman, reported a 2-inch rain at farm, with a sufficient run-over to put fair supr ply of water in stock ponds. On soil conservation community, Baseball Results NATIONAL LEAGUE. Philadelphia 0 At Brooklyn 3 (Postponed, rain) Smol! and Warren; Wyatt and Mancuso.

New York 6 1 At Boston 9 1 Lohrman. Joiner, Brown and Danning: Tobin and Masi, Berres. Cincinnati 000100002 At Pittsburgh 201000000 Thompson, Shoffner, Beggs And Baker; Bowman, ning, Heintzelman and Davis, Lopez. St. Louis 12 0 At Chicago 000 7 0 Shoun and Owen; French, Root, Raffensburger and Todd.

AMERICAN LEAGUE. First game: Boston 5 At New York 421 001 12 Aliens to Canada London, Aug. 13 1 R. Attlee, lord privy councillor. Informed the house of commons today that 9.120 Interned enemy aliens have been sent to concentration camps in Canada and Aiistralla in the "Interests of national security" because of threat(ning German invasion.

M. L. Kretsmier, just gooc insurance, 601 Commercial. Phone 301 a knowledge of well officered." Asserting the lleved an army of 500,000. and a (Continued on PaJteTvoi modern warfare, general staff be- farms in the Lang is reported to have run over some field terraces.

ONLY .11 INCH HERE. Emporia, at the Soden bridge weather station, got only .11 inch of precipitation Monday. Residents of the north part of Emporia received a heavier fall in their tin can measuring devices. The rain is reported to have faded out Monday few miles south of Emporia. The rain area in the Lang vicinity is reported to have extended toward the east of Reading.

A good rain fell in Coffey and Franklin counties during most of Monday afternoon. Franklin county also, was favored by good soakers in several communities Sunday. The condition of the corn crop from Franklin county east to the Kansas-Missouri line is much bet- er in the Emporia area, travelers CROP IMPROVES. County Agent E. L.

Mclntosh re? the condition of late corn in county has improved the jast two weeks because of the scat- showers. Mclntosh places the general condition of Lyon county corn at 50 per cent of a fair crop. Individual farmers in the favored rained-on area have good corn, but large acreage of upland corn burned badly during the "dry hot weather. Sorghum row and field crops, Mc- lntosh said, show greater benefits from the showers. The color of the plante is better, but bottoms of the stalks Indicate a continued chinch bug invasion.

Some farmers now are cutting alfalfa for seed. Yields are ranging Tom 1 to 2 bushels per acre, Mcln- tosh said. "Late August grass conditions In extreme northern part of Lyon county never were better than they are now," said M. L. Singer, county commissioner.

He reported that a shower fell Monday north of Americus and near Bushong and hat the rains in his community have been good so far this month. Bagby, Heving, Terry and Peacock; Russo and Dickey. Second game: Boston 00 At New York 74 Dickman, Wilson and Foxx; Breuer and Rosar. Detroit 010010 At Cleveland 100000 Corsica and Sullivan; Harder, Dobson and Hemsley. Chicago 00 At St.

Louis 20 Dietrich and Tresh; V. Kennedy and Swift. Washington at Philadelphia, night same. Fight Postponed New York, Aug. 13 Promoter Mike Jacobs today announced the postponement of the BoB Pastor-Billy Conn fight, scheduled for tho Polo grounds tonight, until September 5, when it will be staged in Madison Square Garden.

Rain forced the postponement. Wreck Kills Youth Garden City, Aug. 13 Tom Withroder, 18-year-old Sylvia youth. who has been living with an uncle, Ed Withroder, near Lcotl, was killed this morning In a car accident which occurred about 15 miles west of Garden City on highway U. S.

50.. Accompanying Withroder was Cletis Hooker, 16, of Leotl, who was taken to a Lakin hospital where hfc was said to be injured critically The car which they were ridinp sideswipcd another vehicle, went out of control and turned over. Occupants of the other car were O. Weldon and Emanuel brothers, of Leotl. Weldon.

Decline in Cattle Topeka, Aug. 13 iff 1 had 15 per cent fewer cattle for market on feed August 1 compared with year ago, the federal and state agriculture departments reported today. Eleven corn belt states reported three per cent less cattle on feed, with Iowa the only major feeding state showing a gain this year over last, the report said. Bitten by a Cat Winfield, Aug. 13 W) Charles Thomas, 10, was given Pasteur treatments after he was bitten Sunday by a cat since found to be suffering from rabies.

The boy was bitten as he attempted to separate his dog ant; cat in a fight. His father, Ollie C. Thomas, is coach of the Winfield Vikings, state high school basket ball champions. Oil Executive Dies Muscatine, Iowa, Aug. 13 T.

Atkins of Kansas City, and Muscatine, a vice president of the Skelly Oil company, died at his home here today. He had been in poor health for several months but became seriously ill shortly after his arrival here 10 days from a vacation trip. A Paralysis Death Sedan, Aug. 13 The first death from Infantile paralysis Chautauqua county was reported today by Dr. Carl M.

Smith, county health officer. Mrs. Elmer Buchanan, Peru, died In an ambulance near Garnett while on the way to Kansas City. Kan. The state board of health his warned against a threatened epidemic of infantile paralysis spreading from the southeastern countries.

A Strong Bid For Industries C. of C. To Present Emporia's Advantages To Washington Emporia's bid for a defense Industry, which has been prepared by the Chamber of Commerce largely through the efforts of Henry, county engineer, and W. Kent, secretarj, Is to go to the proper officials immediately. The completed exhibit was shown anc explained to the board of directors the; Chamber Monday, and the gav: the exhibit its approval The Chamber plans to copies of the exhibit to William 8 Knudsen, production chief of the National Defense commission; the war department, Industrial agents of the M-K-T and Santa Fe railways and others.

TWO SITES SELECTED. Two prospective sites, which are Relieved to meet most of the government's requirements for powder plants, are being submitted In the Chamber's prospectus. Site No. comprises a rectangular block of (Conllnurd on PBRB Cooler Weather On Way to Kansas Topeka, Aug. 13 Humid.

sticky for the crops but disagreeable to the hang on in Kansas until cooler breezes push their way in probably late Wednesday. Showers continue to put more moisture In top soil and give new life to gardens, pastures and row crops. More scattered showers arc forecast. Northern counties received most of the rainfall the past 24 hours. Reading, in Lyon county, recorded a soaking 1.10 Inches, and Osage City 1.00.

Rain barrels were filled in only a few other localities, and precipitation amounts elsewhere were too light to be of much benefit. Cooler conditions are moving Inland from the North Pacific coast, explained Weatherman S. D. Flora A low pressure area and 100-degrcr heat will be driven out of Montana to make way for the refreshing breezes expected to extend into Kansas. NEAR 100-DEGREE MARK.

Bpfore the moderation, however, the mercury will flirt with the century mark as near 95 to 98 degrees prevail today ana Wednesday. Flora said. Low readings near 70 to 75 In the east portion, and 65 to 70 In the west were forecast for tonight. Other rainfall reports: Topeka .03 inch. Leavenworth .25.

Horton .03. Lawrence .02. Wnmego .42, Kansas City .01, Emoorifi .11, Hanover .04, Salina .04. Herington .47, Mc- Fherson .10, Lnrned .04, Dresden Hill City .02. Quinter .09, Scott City .10.

Dodge City .02. Eastern Nebraska and Missouri also received rain the past 24 hours. New Browder Probe Washington, Aug. 13 department officials reported today Issuance of an order for the apprehension of the wife of Earl Browder. general secretary of the United States Communist party, for (tiicstloning about her presence In this country.

Mrs. Browder. a native Russian, was questioned on a previous occasion prior to transfer of the immigration service from the labor to the justice department Immigration officials said there was no of her entry Into this country and Browder had rt- nuested she be permitted to leave the country and return under the miota of some nation such as Canada in order to meet legal requirements. Iced watermelons. Fruit Market, 327 West 6th.

Phone 30J NAZI ATTEMPT TO INVADE BRITAIN APPEARS IMMINENT Germans Prepare By Air French Accuse Former Officials Riom, France, Aug. 13 Pctain government formally accused "ministers, former ministers and their immediate civil and mlll- ary subordinates" today of bctray- ng their charge of servants of the nation by talcing France, unprepared, Into war. The government of the 84-year- old Premier Marshal Philippe Petain, who surrendered to Germany, demanded France's new supreme court inquire into happenings of pre-war and war periods with the purpose of fixing individual "war gulit" accusations. The court was requested to proceed with Investigations against "Monsieur charges against a definite personage or personage, it was said, will be lodged. There were indications the two principal figures will be Edouard Daladicr, the premier who declared war, and Maurice Gustave Gamc- lin, former generalissimo.

PETAIN IS BITTER. Vichy, Aug. 13 Marshal Philippe Petnln, France's chief of state, declared In an international broadcast tonight that "laziness and incompetence" were partly responsible for the downfall of France. From now on, he declared, the responsibility of government officials will be definitely fsxed and France will expect much of her servants. Bombers Continue Assault British Fight Back at Waves Of Hundreds of Nazi Warplanes London, July 13 swarm of German raiders returned to the at- ack on 200 miles of English channel coast late this afternoon, fighting a large-scale combat with defending planes behind low-hanging clouds.

At Nazi raiders were reported unofficially early tonight to have been shot down during the day's raids, five of them late today on the southwest coast. The thunder of scores of motors and the crashes of several planes told the story to ground observers, although the clouds hid most of the flighting. It was the climax to the third successive day of power assault, and again on Sunday and Nazis were using from 400 to 600 planes. From Berlin and neutral Switzerland, too, came predictions the zero hour for actual invasion was approaching. At one southwest port early this evening, a flaming fighter spiralled Into the sea; at a village six miles away, a German bomber crashed, with two dead and one captured.

Air raid warnings were in effect over a wide area, embracing Inland gunnery of them within half a mile of where a big Doroicr bomber crashed this morning with bomb racks still ha.lf lull. These mobile batteries and troop concentrations are scattered from coast to several miles Inland. On nearby roads, new typo barricades, designed to block Invaders and yet to permit swift movement of defending troops, are being erected. The Germans, by British admission, drove their strongest waves today across an 80-mile pathway from the Thames estuary to the Sussex coast of southern England but they struck at distant objectives, too. WITHIN 72 HOURS7 (In both Berlin and the neutral listening posts of Switzerland, the belief was expressed that AdoK Hitler's air force had all but completed its familiar preparation for direct, assauit and that an attempt at actual Invasion was possibly within the next 72 hours) The official British account of today's raids was guarded.

It did, however, concede that the main attack was lengthened to take in the bombing of both seaside towns and country districts In Hampshire, as well as the stretch from Sussex to the Thames. (Thus great naval base sheltered by both the Sussex and Hampshire coasts, obviously was again a principal target.) "A few casualties, some fatal," were officially admitted. BRITISH SCORE HITS. The authorized accounts, however, stressed the damage done by the British Spitfire and Hurricane fighter defenders. One squadron of Spitfires, It was stated, chased a largu formation ol Dornler bombers across the channel toward France and "damagca at least five." Another Spitfire Sends 2,100 Warplanes Against British London, Aug.

13 In four blasting days of her prelude to blitzkrieg Germany has sent at least 2.100 planes ag'ftinst England. Starting last Thursday. Hitler's sky raiders have subjected the island kingdom to a terrific Intensified pounding. Here is the 4-day picture: Thursday Mass waves of 800 Nazi planes attacked shipping in the English channel, engaging in huge serial dog fights with British BAP fighters over the channel. Sunday 400 German planes smashed at the big naval base at Portland, on the south coast, and also attacked Dover and channel shipping convoys.

Monday 500 Geiman raiders bombed Portsmouth naval base. Southampton and Dover. Tuesday Between 400 and 600 German planes attacked all along a 200-mile channel front. In those titanic, struggles for air supremacy, the belligerent nations made the following claims of planes destroyed: GERMAN CLAIMS. British lost German lost Thurs 49 Sun Mon 89 Tues.

69 Totals 300 BRITISH CLAIMS. 10 21 7 62 Germans lost British lost Thurs. Sun. 'GO Mon. 62 Tucs.

31 Totals 213 16 26 13 (no report) 55 Report Ship Losses London, Aug. 13 1 admiralty announced today that British and neutral shipping losses for the week ending August 5 amounted to 75.124 tons. Tlic admiralty announcement, denying German claims that 232,743 tons of shipping were sunk during this period, said the losses consisted of 13 British ships totaling 60,058 tons, one Billed ship of 1,238 tons and five neutral vessels totaling 13.768 tons. Rushes to Shanghai Shanghai, Aug. 13 Admiral Thomas Charles Hart, commander of United States Asiatic fleet was reported tonight to be making a hurried, unscheduled trip to Shanghai from Tsinglao In connection with conditions arising from Britain's decision to withdraw her troops from Shanghai.

It was understood he was to investigate reports the Japanese are planning to take over the British defense sector in the most Important, sections of the international settlement as soon the British leave. Admiral Hart will become the senior foreign officer present and as such Is expected to preside over a meeting of heads of the foreign Shanghai defense forces Thursday In which allotment of the British zone wll be considered. Counting 1 Votes The Lyon county commissioners this morning started counting votes on the withln-the-state absentee ballots cast In the August 8 primary flection. The results are not ci- pecteri to make any change in the results. British Troojps Out Pelping, China, Aug.

13 the first time In more than 40 years Pelplng was without British troops today. Two officers and 30 men of the East Surrey regiment closed the British embassy guard barracks and inarched away to entrain for Tientsin whore they will Join other unil.s departing in pursuance of Britain's derision to withdraw all troops from China. Reds Aid Bulgars Moscow, Aug. 13 (,1 official Soviet press asserted loduy Bulgaria'. 1 territorial demands upon Rumania have the of Soviet "Tho tjovie.t Union always has t.akt-n a position of supporting Bulgarian demands upon Rumania." declared a statement appearing In both the government newspaper laves! In an-1 in I'ravdn, Communist party organ.

The statement said the Bulgarian claims are "Just and well-founded," British Bombs Hit Amsterdam, Ausr. 13 (AP via Berlin bombers started 20 fires In a densely populated area of Amsterdam List, night. One person was killed ami many Injured. Out- sicle nt Amsterdam, two persons v.cro klllod when a bomb lilt a women's dental home. Maximum Damage To Island Defenses Sought Before Troops Are Sent Berlin, Aug.

13 W) All signs pointed today to an early zero hour for a Nazi offensive against England with its climax an attempt to land German troops on the British Isles. To anybody who observed German tactics in Poland, Norway and. western Europe, it is perfectly clear that Germany Is again trying to bring maximum destruction to railways, airports, naval harbors. Industrial plants and gasoline tanks before ordering her troops to move. In the case of England, it is of further prlmt Importance to have coastal batteries silenced.

Only after this has been largely achieved is the hazardous task of landing troops likely to be tackled. Declaring that since Monday the British airforce fliers are seeking to avoid fights, informed German sources said the Nazi tactics now arc to force them into combat or risk having their airports, hangars and shops destroyed and planes demolished on the ground. The latest advices of DNB, official German news agency, added the East Church airport to the day's German objectives. Six acording to DNB, were smashed completely, crew's barracks set nflrc, anti-aircraft batteries silenced, gasoline tanks ignited by heavy bomb hits, 10 spitfires destroyed on the ground and 12 barrage balloons shot down. TIGHT INTO NIGHT.

The air fight still continuing early lonlght, (lie agency said, with new waves of German bombers and dive-bombers again and again roar- Ing over the British coasts in the late summer twilight. Almost every wave, It said, contains tight wedges of high-flying bombers pescorted by swift, mobile Mcsscrschmltl fighters and dnstroy- cr pianos. So etfnctivc nru the.se flying wedges. DNB declared, that they have through the British defenses and. apparently, have not boon compelled once to veer off be- lore reaching their objectives.

Earlier In the day it had been announced air battles were waging over Portsmouth. Aldershot and other points over the English channel nnd elsewhere as the sought to homb military targets. ItKITISlI LOSSES L'P. British plane losses for today have risen to fi!) while only seven German plnncs are missing, the Gorman radio reported. A broadcast summary declared that up to noon 38 British planes had been shot down over England while.15 more were destroyed on the ground.

Sixteen more British planes were reported shot down In two attacks on the town" of Aalborg, in Denmark. The radio said 11 out of 12 pianos attempting the attack were shot down and that when a second attack was attempted In tho Nab London. Aug. 13 who helped a German pilot on! of by 11 planes, five of these a piano shot clown In a stubble were shot clown field in southeast took a a German bomber raid on the novel means to prevent his escape. harbor of Wulsend.

between Ncw- Thi-v took off his shoos nnrt castle and South Shields. DNB said. coast. A British flying officer was declared to have attacked four German bombers "one after the other silencing the rear gunner in two Japs, French Agree London, Aug. 13 Reuters i British) news agency reported of them and seeing thick clouds of from Shanghai that according smoke pouring from a third us it! to Chinese France and Jap- British chasers and anti-aircraft dived crippled toward the an had reached agreement over Jap- batteries trying to rt-pol the before- numerous high explosive and incendiary bombs caused widespread fires in storehouses and warehouses.

Five minutes after the missiles fell, the agency said, a terrific detonation was heard. BATTLE OVKR CHANNEL. Over the Thames estuary, the! ane.se demands in Indo-China. Reu- watcrway to London, two dozen there was no authoritative Dornlers, flying In tight wedge lor-: confirmation of these reports. Chi- mation, were attacked by a group quarters were quoted a.s saying It said fierce air battles, dcvelop- dawn raiders were unable to prevent the attark or even inflict damage, DNB declared.

of Spitfires. The official account said a- sergeant pilot who already liad shot down eight, Oermim planes "saw the rear gunner of a bomber he had attacked jump out by parachute." The plane fell toward the water. Reports from one southeast const town sr.id at least six planes were shot down points In that area. REPORT CANNON they had learned pud of amity Ins over the channel nnd along the between the French and Japanc.se coast, cost (lit British great government liad been concluded. I number of chasers" German fliers In breaking through aerial Australian Leaders Killed in Crash Svdn0 Australia.

Aucr. 13 Gerrimn syonoy. Australia. jo I.T>—¡ off two; Lt Gpn sir Cyr 13. B.

White, chief i British Repel Italian Attack Cairo. Aug. 13 the Aii.strali;in nrmy staff. lan Attack on British cov- three rnmrnnnwpalth cabinet min-l Orninous undertones to the dayj inters, tiled with of aerial struggle were continued in thp rl reporti, trickling belatedly through airliner near tnc Canberra airport til six oilier persons' rc i the flaming rrnsh of an urutii command boro revvrtrd today. "Reports are of a general attack on our covering The ministers, enroutp from Melbourne to Canberra to attend a cabinet meeting, were: Brig.

Geoffrey A. Street, defense, U. J. V. Falrbairn.

air. i of suvjort by Sir Henry Guilett, vire low-flvinK of the. executive council i up t.v oiir ar- Other victims were Sir Cyril's 1 ui'ery chief aide, Thornthwait; Street's! "in cr.p secretary; and the four members of! a 'iva! but the censor, of the reported shelling by long-range cannon Monday of one southeast coastal town. Householders were unanimous In their belief that shells, not bombs, caused damage to houses. However, authorities said there was no confirmation "at all" of the reported cannonade.

The extent of today's maw employment of raiding planes was pointed up by one story which said Hurricane fighters, trying to stem, the invasion over the Sussex coast, ulerl of thp "Oi the crew. immpijtitely Government, officials post poned. mwnv fornoor tr the cnlilnt-t meeting and ft schrd-' by (Continued on Tro) loan council..