Among those in custody some are. lor were, recently employed in plants manufacturing vital national defence equipment," said Mr. Hoover.
"Others served until recently aboard American Flag vessels engaged in British Bombers trans-Atlantic and coastal travel. as well as on trans-Atlantic. clipper lan Again Over Reich "Twenty of the alleged spies were Germans. The others were of French.
London, June 30. russian, Austrian and South African Alreratt of the Bomber Command extraction. Two were born in the last "night "attacked objectives United States. north-west Germany.
The maximum peace time penalty 'A. very small number of raiders for convielion under the 1917 anti-flew over Britain last night, A few espionage act is 20 years imprison—bombs were dropped in eastern Eng~ ment—United Press. and but no damage has hitherto been reported, One raider was destroyed. No German fighters were encoun. Vichy's Break With tered when RAP. Aghlers carried out another sweep over the coast of Moscow Confirmed northern France yesterday afternoon. The British aircraft returned Vichy June 3. without neident, states the Air An official statement confirms that the Vichy Govern-'Ministry communique.
Selting up a new record for any ment has broken off diplomatic week this year, the Royal Air Force relations with Russia. The Aesiroyed 183' enemy fighters in Vichy Government alleges that operations extending from the North Soviet diplomatic agents were Allantie to the Indian Ocean last engaging in an action constitute ing an attempt on the order British losses were" 65 machines, and security of the state. The buy a number of pilots were saved: Vice-Premier and Foreign Taking Russian claims into con-Minister, Admiral Jean Darlan, sideration, enemy losses for the week faust have topped the 500 mark. this morning informed the The RAF. lost no aircraft in de-Soviet Ambassador, M. Bogo-fence of Britain, bus the Luttwaffe, molov, of the Vichy Govern-{in their small raids on Britain, lost ment's decision—Reuter.
12 machines at night.
British Take Dembi Nairobi, June 30:
The Mahan garrison at Dembi, in Abyssinia, has" surrendered to the British, "An official communique states: "Our forces advancing north. west from'Jimma on June 27 occupied Dembi, After an artillery duel in which our guns silenced those of the Jenemy the whole garrison surrender jed. Six hundred Talians and 100 Africans were taken prisoners. "West for Lekemti, progress is continuing despite extensive demolitions.""—Reuter.
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