Massawa loss could strike new blow at Italian morale
War dispatch analyzes the failed Italian destroyer and merchant ship attempt from Massawa in Eritrea. The report notes the strategic impact of Massawa's possible fall, British river and Red Sea bases, and risks of a broader Mediterranean war tied to Berlin Belgrade tensions. It links Eritrean collapse to Mussolini’s regime and Yugoslavian theater concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massawa
Red Sea
East Africa
London Admiralty
Cheren
Asmara
Italy
Greece
Eritrea
Massaua
Suez Canal
Mussolini
Rome
Berlin
Belgrade
Albania
Balkans
Durazzo
Witness Says Reds Seek to Shatter Morale of U S Army
Benjamin Gitlow testified at the Harry Bridges deportation hearing that systematic agitation to undermine U S Army morale is a Communist tenet. He recalled the 1920 21 point doctrine from the Communist International and linked it to alleged subversion within the armed forces and to Bridges, a key West Coast labor leader, in the deportation case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
United States
Communist Party
Benjamin Gitlow
Harry Bridges
Communist International
International
Gitlow
Bridges
California
Italians Flee Toward Addis Ababa
Cairo dispatch reports 30 000 to 40 000 Italian troops retreating south toward Addis Ababa as Eritrea nears collapse. Masawa, a Red Sea port, is described on the brink of capitulation while 60 000 additional Italians are isolated in Ethiopia. British advances press Eritrea and Sudan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Eritrea
Addis Ababa
Italy
Massaua
Red Sea
Ethiopia
East Africa
Massawa
Mediterranean
Eritrean
Libyan
North Africa
Khartoum
Sudan
Asmara
Baldissera
Cheren
East Indies Command
Kandahar
Bertram Rickmers
Duke of Aosta
Diredawa
Weather Outlook for Butte and Montana
Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday with little temperature change in Butte. In Montana the same pattern with warmer conditions east of the divide on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana
Divide
Butte Anglers Club Reports Outstanding Year 1940
The Butte Anglers Club reviewed a record year highlighting hatching and rearing millions of fish and 750 Chinese pheasants transplanted under scientific direction in nearby counties. Reports detailed improvements at Maiden Rock hatchery and rearing facilities, with officers re-elected and plans for continued distribution of game stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Angiers’ Club
Maiden Rock
Stockyards Chiefs to Visit Famous Cattle Area Today
Butte Public Stockyards officials led by G F Silknitter R M Harben and C F Topping will tour the Big Hole basin today. The group will meet Montana stockmen at Wisdom and Dillon and discuss the proposed Butte market and marketing plan. Delegation from the Butte Chamber of Commerce joins the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Public Stockyards Company
Big Hole Basin
America
G. F. Silknitter
Sioux City
Butte Company
R. M. Harben
Butte Yards
C. F. Topping
St. Paul
Silknitter
Harben
Topping
John DeWitt
L. A. Snyder
Butte Concern
Butte Chamber of Commerce
James H. Rowe
Ray J. MacDonald
E. G. Leipheimer
J. J. Burke
Roy Murray
J. L. Markham
John Sullivan
Charles Woolfolk
J. Hermes
Lee Layne
W. 5. Thompson
Wisdom
Butte
Dillon
Montana
Winter Wheat and Livestock Survive Montana Winter
The Montana winter brought generally good results for winter wheat perennial grasses and livestock. Conditions were milder and drier than normal with 41 percent of normal precipitation, but livestock fared well and hay carryover remains substantial. Lambing and calving progressed with good yields, though spring labor demand is tight due to competition from non agricultural industries and the draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Federal Weather Bureau
Agricultural Marketing Service
Germans Arrest Four Americans in Passport Sweep
Berlin reports that four U S citizens were arrested and held for hours over passport irregularities, amid fears of German reprisals for American seizing of Axis ships. John Paul Dickson, New York newspaper man, released after eight thirty to ten thirty p m, with others named as Arthur E. Dunning, Welsh the New York music student, and an unnamed California youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U.P
United States
U.S
John Paul Dickson
New York
Germany
Dickson
Arthur E. Dunning
American Chamber of Commerce
Welsh
California
German Freighters Found Burning Off Peruvian Coast
In Lima on April 2, Navy authorities said two German freighters fled Callao Monday without clearance papers and were later found burning at sea. The Munchen, 3,315 tons, was sinking about 200 miles from Callao, while the Hermanthis, 2,819 tons, was burning about 250 miles away. Crews were not traced. the ships had fled after Axis seizure actions in American ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Callao
Almirante Gray
Munchen
South America
Continental Rubber strike affects 700 in Erie
About 700 Continental Rubber workers in Erie walked out Wednesday in a strike organized by the CIO Rubber Workers' union in a dispute tied to government contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Continental Rubber Company
Axis Powers Plan Joint Action Against United States
Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka agreed with Premier Mussolini and Adolf Hitler on a joint plan of action against the United States if hostilities arise. He bade farewell to Mussolini before returning to Berlin for talks with Hitler. Observers doubt full Japanese aid and mediation prospects remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RCME
Yosuke Matsuoka
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
United States
Stargaman
Berlin
Hitler
Britain
Matsuoka
Japan
Europe
Africa
Asia
Italy
Germany
Plan to Settle Ford Co Strike Reached
Washington announces certification of the Allis-Chalmers strike to the national defense mediation board. In Detroit a swift mediation produced a plan for settlement at River Rouge after state police were stationed. Federal Mediator James F. Dewey said a plan had evolved following talks with Gov. Murray Van Wagoner and C I O officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Perkins
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
National Defense Mediation Board
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Great River Rouge
James F. Dewey
Murray
van Wagoner
Dearborn
Dewey
Ford Company
Roosevelt
United Automobile Workers
August Scholle
Walter Reuter
City Clears Way for Paying Job
The city council adopted a resolution to enable the state highway commission to bid by April 26 for repaving Montana street from Park to south of Second Street, with city paying for rail removal and curb repairs estimated at about $2,000. A second resolution called for condemnation of land needed to enlarge Butte airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Montana Street
Butte
Frank Curran
John Lindquist
Highway Commission
Park Street
Second Street
American Legion Post
Ed J. Lowney
National Defense
Judiciary Committee
Survivors Say Italian Destroyers Sunk Before Fire Could Come
Survivors of the Italian cruisers Fiume and Zara and the destroyer Alfieri arrived in Athens claiming British warships destroyed their ships ten minutes before any shot could be fired. They said hundreds of sailors perished trapped below decks as British forces opened fire Friday night. A Fiume gunner recalled the sudden illumination of the searchlights and the ensuing chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wes Gallagher
Athens
Fiume
Zara
Alfieri
Screen Actress Mary Pickford Under Observation
Mary Pickford is under observation at St. Vincent's hospital for a kidney stone. Doctor Verne C. Hunt said her condition is not serious and she may need surgery. she was alert enough to comment on the income tax trial of Joseph M. Schneck in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
St. Vincent's Hospital
Joseph M. Schneck
New York
Verne C. Hunt
Germany and Italy lodge new protests over seized ships
The German embassy published a note demanding release of two Nazi ships and crews and removal of the American flag from one vessel, calling the seizure a violation of treaty rights. Italy's note details remained unrevealed as the State department declined to disclose specifics. the coast guard ordered flag removal from 69 ships held in custody amid claims of sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Italy
United States
State Department
Coast Guard
Bos
Ravalli County Senator Dies in Accidental Gun Wound
Ravalli county Senator Harry Martin was killed by an accidental shotgun discharge on his ranch near Stevensville. Coroner John Dowling reported the chest wound occurred while Martin climbed a fence en route to investigate a disturbance. no inquest will be held. Born May 24, 1883, at Laurin, he moved to the Bitter Root 13 years ago and served in the Montana state Senate since 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevensville
Harry Martin
Ravalli County
Here
John Dowling
Hamilton
Martin
Root Valley
Dowling
Montana
Laurin
Madison County
State Senate
Nazi Blitz Units Reported on Yugoslav Border
Belgrade reports indicate German motorized blitzkrieg concentrations near Bela Crkva across from Yugoslavia and massing near Szeged Hungary. Diplomats say war chances rise, while Simovic resists Mussolini aid to appease Hitler. Two Yugoslav liners sunk by mines near Zara. all crew saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yugoslav
Belgrade
Romania
Bela Crkva
Danube
Szeged
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Dusan Simovic
Rome
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Simovic
Albania
Adriatic
Adriatic Sea
Karadjardje
Prestolonasiednik Petar
Bay of
Obravas
Zara
Vladimir Macey
Germany
Skolpje
Voters Urged to Choose Two Trustees in School District
Qualified voters of School District No. 1 are urged to polls on Saturday to select two trustees for three year terms. Polling places in 38 precincts open 8am–12pm and 1pm–8pm. Campaign rallies by People’s Party at 127 North Main and Independent Party at Carpenters’ Hall urged turnout and support for Scott Lyle Bob Quayle Arthur Lehwalder and Mrs Ralph Rand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
People’s Party
North Main Street
Scott Lyle
Bob Quayle
Independent Party
Carpenters’ Hall
Arthur Lehwalder
Ralph Rand
New Steps to Aid British Are Discussed
Washington reports indicate an enlarged White House meeting on defense and lend lease amid talks on new ship tonnage for Britain. Participants included Hull Stimson Knox Morgenthau Hopkins Marshall Stark Holcomb with Jackson joining later for a naval matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Attroney
Jackson
White House
Hull
Stimson
Knox
Morgenthau
Hopkins
Stephen Early
George C. Marshall
Army
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Thomas Holcomb
Marines
Stark
Macek Sees Slim Chance of Peace With Germany
In Zagreb on April 2 Vladimir Macek told confidants that Yugoslavia’s peace with Germany is extremely slim though a peace possibility still exists. Croat leader Macek echoed by Ivan Andres the new commerce minister in a similar cautious view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Germany
Vladimir Macek
Macek
Ivan Andres
Brazil Protests Air Attack on Brazilian Freighter Taubate
Brazil protested to Germany over an air attack on the Brazilian freighter Taubate in the Mediterranean March 22. The 5,099 ton ship was bombed 100 miles NW of Port Said, one man killed and three wounded. vessel continued to Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Germany
Taubate
Mediterranean
Port Said
Alexandria
Montana Recruits Exceed Standards for Army Enlistment
Lieut. Col. W. G. Dockum, Montana induction district commander, says Montanans top Army physical standards. He notes growing interest among youths for three year enlistments as Montana plans to recruit 225 men next month and 6,000 across the Ninth corps area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Union
W. G. Dockum
Field Artillery
Missoula
N. F. Hertges
Dockum
Ninth Corps
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Kirkel. Simpson
U.S. Army
Butte Anglers Club
William C. Carpenter
U. S
Peruvian
Ford Co
Mediator
Ravalli
Solon
Homie
Legation
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