London, Jan, 22.
WILE encaged in reconnaissance over the North Sea yesterday aircraft of the Coastal Command sighted four German patrol vessels, which opened heavy anti-aircraft gunfire, The aircraft, according to an Air Ministry announcement, retaliated by dropping bombs, some of which were seen to fall within a few yards of the German vessels.
No damage or casualties are claimed to have been suffered by the British aire raft, All leave for German troops at the front has been restricted, according to the official German wireless.
The announcer states that the restriction is due to transport difficulties owing to the bitter cold, Leave for home garrisons has also been restricted, Photographs released by the Air Ministry, taken by the Royal Air Force over Germany, show an as-Aonishing amount of detail regard Italy Resolved Not to ing aerodromes, substitute landing. grounds, ports, aval bases, railways, 'Tolerate Red Expansion canals, rivers and military' and com= mercial roads. All movements, it is London, Jan. 21. "It is Yearned on excellent author~ lated, are soon known to the Allies who have 9 definite advantage in the lity that during the last day or 50, matter of information, Much useful the Italian Government has apwork has been done by comparison proached the German Government with earlier photographs of the same Jasking what the altitude of Berlin Hwould be to possible Russian expan sion in the Balkans," states a diplom-Alreraft Carrles Two Cameras atic correspondent of the "Sunday Each aircraft carries two cameras designed to work in the worst cir-Tialy, according to this source of 'During reconnaissance information, made it clear to Ger-fights, British alreratt avoid contact Jmany that such Russian penetration with the enemy for they seek information which s more useful to the Allies than the possible destruction' of @ German aeroplane, They German Plane Flies fy in a straight level course over their objectives, using a vertical Over Holland camera at a height of 2,000 feet and fan oblique camera or close-ups from Amsterdam, Jan. 22. 1000 feet or less, when necessary.
'The Government' press ser-Within three hours, the aireratls re-vice announced this morning turn, and the photographs are being that last Saturday a German examined by experts to whom stere-plane flew over Dutch terri-scopes and magnifiers reveal much tory at a great height. The which was unseen even by trained machine was seen over Nijme~ gen, Gelderland, Utrecht, and leavy German Troop Movements The Hague. The Dutch Gov-Amsterdam, Jan, 22, ernment has lodged a protest The effect of the British blockade with Berlin over this violation fon German exports has become surprisingly apparent at Dutch frontier of Dutch territory—Havas. stations, according to reports from the Duich-German border.
Jcoula not be tolerated and Ilaly For the greater part of the day, would "have to reserve full liberty these reports. slate, great stillness for action in the event of any de-reigns at. stations through which, a finite Russian movements. short time ago, long goods trains The activities of Communists in passed en route to Amsterdam and south-east Europe have been re-Rotterdam with heavy loads of Jamrmed, it is reported, and Signor
where, man products for America and else-Virginia Gayda, who Is credited with being Signor Mussolin''s mouthpiece, The precautions taken on the Ger writing in the "Sunday Dispatch" man side to prevent passengers look-declares "if Communism should ing: out of windows between Benthelm attempt an advance towards zones and Osnabrueck are. presumed to be Jot vital interest to Europe and Italy, due {0 troop movements in the past Fascism will know how to reply.' week. Numerous troop trains passed. through the Junction at Loohze, in Reich Reserves Westphalia, headed for the southwest, and' many troops have been London, Jan 21. taken from north-western Germany Dealing with the present war in hi to points further south—Reuter, article in the "Sunday Dispatch, Signor Gayda stressed that the Allies French Planes Invade Germany. would be wrong {o underestimate the Paris, Jan, 22. ower of resistance of the Germans, French planes twice flew' over for the Reich has accumulated largo major cities and supply centres in reserves of gold and raw materia southern Germany yesterday, the Indispensable' to the continuation of French High command announced the war. The war threatens to ruin last night, Germany but will also exhaust the French reports said British and domoneracies, he added, and the net French naval forees had discovered yeuult will be the weakening of group of German submarines. 'The Europe in_ general. results of the encounter are not yet 'Although Italy "has no aggressive known, the reports said. intentions against Soviet Russia, she German forces on the Western cannot' permit an expansion of Front in a "reprisal raid" west of the Bolshevism to other parts of Europe, Vosttes were reported to have been he said. repulsed in. a violent hand-to-hand With the Versailles Treaty haviog battle yesterday. The battle was ear-increased instead of diminished the led out while artillery batteries on disparity in the resources of Euro-both sides battered enemy positions, can nations, Ttaly needs a fertile the reports said. sell on which her population can Germans Seek Retaliation develop. The Italian people merely The Germans, French reports said, wish to be able todo constructive were seeking (0 retaliate for recent work in a peaceful Europe—Havas. deep incursions into German territory by French scouting forces. 'The Ger. mans, the reports alleged, attempted 70 Per Cent. of Polish to wound French soldiers' with grent Ades and haul them back to" the Navy Said Saved 'The French High Command said the Germans were met with heavy London, Jan, 22. machine-qun fire and grenades and Seventy per cent. of the Polish were "forced to retreat' in disorder Navy has joined the Allied forces, "The Germans were "widely scatter stales a communique issued by the by the French resistance, the High high command of the Polish Army Command communique stated—Unit-France, broadcast by the France ed Press, wireless, Poland's, pre-war navy, the Western Front Quiet communique reveals, totalled 26,564 Paris, Jan, 22. tons of which 19,174 tons have. been Comparative calm reigned on the: saved, together with almost the en-Western Front again yesterday, Actire Polish merchant marine, cording to a French communique, Sunday was "a quiet day as a whole."
Selling a new record for its brevity, when a train carrying French troops he latest French communique states: on leave collided with a. goods rain 'Nothing to report' near Troyes yesterday. The injured Seven persons were killed, includfolalled about 40, but no one was ing two engine-drivers and a stoker, seriously hurt-—Reuter,
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