Waishington, Feb, 19.
One of the German raiders preying on British shipping in the Pacific is the former "Latvian ship, Horsey Jakob (9,000 tons), with a speed of 18 knots, according 0 a five source here.
It ig stated that the year boarded the vessel was in a Mexican port and replaced the Latvian crew, all of whom were made prisoners, with the exception of three. These three jumped over-Board, were rescued by a Danish vessel and lived to tell the story.
The fate of the others is not known, but it is believed that they were put on a Pacific island after the vessel had been fitted out as a Genoa Port Entry Ban London, Feb, 19. Reports reaching London "from Zurich state that the authorities in Genoa are still forbidding pedestrians to enter the port districts or docks following the Britizh bombardment of the town—Reuter Nazi Claims on Balkans Refuted London, Feb. 19, Flamboyant Nozi claims that the joint declaration by Turkey and Bulgaria constitutes a victory for Axis diplomacy, which will destroy the Anglo-Turkish accord, are completely at variance with "the view expressed in Turkey towards what her Foreign Minister has called a modest document.
Te is in fact abundantly clear that Turkey has in no way changed her policy, and it is explicit in the docu ment itself that the doctoration is founded on the. proviso that nothing in it shall. prejudice her agreement with Britain, The Times" says that it Is not the fault of Turkey that no agree ment was. reached. at a time when might still have been effective for the salvation of Bulgaria, and odds that the moral of cooperation time Is once more inescapable, 5 ally Telegeaph" says: "There wes no mystery about the negotiations between Tatkey and Bulgaria, "They were begun and carried on with the Full approval of the Bu'tish govern= ment in order to save Bulgaria from the enslavement to Nozicm which Rumania has chosen, "The first. principal clause that Bulgaria and "Turkey will abstain from. any" aggression against" each other 4s wholly In accord with Brit ish poliey."—-British OMelal Wireless.
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