Weather Forecast Cloudy and continued cool, lowest to- 'From Press to Home night about 46; tomorrow considerable cloudiness, slightly warmer. Tempera- Within the Hour' tures today—Highest, 50, at 2 p.m.; Most in lowest, 46, at 6 a.m. people Washington have The * Star delivered to their homes From the United States Weather Bureau report. every Full details on Pn*e A-2. evening and Sunday morning. Closing New York Markets, Page 16. (JP) Meant Attoeiated Pratt. 88th YEAR, No. 35,244. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1940 — THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. *** THREE CENTS. BRITISH FLEET FIGHTS ITALIANS OFF CORFU Greeks Fascist and Churchill All Heir ---Invaders; Battling King♦.....—-- Pledge /TIT WOULDNtN f MAKE ANr DIFFERENCE \ Roosevelt Acts Turks Reported Entering Thrace; \^WHAT 1 SAID! L To 6 Alarms in Athens; Airports Hit Safeguard T U. S. Interests Yugoslavs and Positive English Phones Hull in Crisis; Metaxas Regime Declares Fear Assurances Sent Bulgars Crowds Turn Out in of War War After Flatly Rejecting Spread To New Ally and New York By the Associated Press. Jersey SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 28 — By the Associated Press. By JOHN C. HENRY, Ultimatum From Rome Fears that a further of Oct. 28.—Both spreading LONDON, King Star Staff Correspondent. the war through Southeastern George VI and Prime Minister BROOKLYN, N. Oct. 28 — Europe might flame from Italian Y., Churchill have Greece BULLETIN invasion of Greece brought hur- promised Keeping in frequent telephonic con- ried conferences to- every help against the and the dis- LONDON, Oct. 28 (/P).—Reuters, British news government possible tact with Washington day in Bulgaria and Yugoslavia, Italian invaders in personal mes- turbing Balkan crisis, President agency, reported tonight from Athens that Greek Greece's neighbors. sages to the Greek sovereign and Roosevelt visited important munici- at one King Boris was reported revis- troops had broken through Italian positions Prime Minister, it was learned pal sections of New Jersey and New ing a speech to be delivered at York today speaking extemporane- place and driven 8 miles into Albania. the opening of the Bulgarian tonight. ously on several occasions and being Parliament this afternoon. The messages, from King George the Associated Press. greeted by crowds of unruly thou- By Semi-official circles expressed VI of England to King George II of sands, many of them children. at sea in the a belief would not seek Greece, and from Churchill to Pre- Great Britain quickly seized the initiative Bulgaria The Chief Executive's first word with informed to capitalize now on Greece's mier John Metaxas. conveyed Brit- CSSiuJ of hostilities war between Greece and Italy today, quarters tC ^ 0 < of thfe imminent spread situation to her claims for ain's “positive'’ assurances that she fleet had occu- press into Southeastern Europe came in Athens reporting that the British already of Thrace which would af- intends to redeem the of part pledge when his special train reached New- the Greek island of Crete and a small island ford a corridor to the in the event of attack pied strategic Aegean support ark this morning. Sea. which was off Corfu. given to Greece by the Talking then to Secretary Hull No in of In London, Both King George VI and Prime Minister Winston general mobilization order Chamberlain government April by telephone, Mr. Roosevelt con- has been issued for the Bulgarian 1939. until Churchill promised Greece every possible help against the Italian tinued his planned itinerary Army. These assurances were dispatched and lunch time when he made a second Invaders in personal messages to the Greek sovereign prime In in to for Belgrade, official statements response Greece's appeal call to the Capital. minister. declared Yugoslavia would re- help. Presumably they were given Phone Hooked Into Train. A flaming naval battle—presumably between British and main neutral, although it was to Greek Minister Simopoulos when Informed of radio reports that said unofficially that Italy vio- he saw Foreign Secretary Lord Hal- Italian warships—was reported fought off Corfu. Simultaneously, Italy had moved against Greece. Mr. lated an agreement with Yugo- ifax at the Foreign Office this aft- Roosevelt had a telephone authoritative neutral sources in Athens reported that special military slavia by not informing her in ernoon. hooked into his train at Newark into Thrace and Eastern Greece. advance move. Turkish troops had moved of the Greek Appeal .Made Through r.nvoy. station, but was told at that time There were unconfirmed made his an Turkey has a military alliance with Great Britain,-which in reports Greece's Premier appeal Democrats Release District Draft that confirmation was lacking of that general Yugoslav mobiliza- through Sir Michael Palairet. Brit- Machinery Ready of hostilities. turn has guaranteed to protect Greece with “full support.” actual outbreak tion was imminent. ish Minister to Greece. Concerned about the need of tak- Florence. Asked if Greece could be Fuehrer and Duce Meet at regarded Time for For National Tomorrow ing the customary steps for invoking Adolf Hitler and Premier Mussolini met in a secret confer- as an ally, an authoritative spokes- Kennedy Lottery the Neutrality Act, freezing Greek man replied: "Assuming that hos- credits here and protecting Ameri- ence at Florence. Italy, and unconfirmed rumors circulated in Hitler and Mussolini tilities have begun, yes.” First of Questionnaires Expected can interests in the newly-troubled Berlin that German troops are about to cross the Pyrenees into j Radio Address Despite presistent reports, how- areas. Mr. Roosevelt instructed Mr. rock fortress of Gi- To Go Out to Spain—probably to attack Britain’s great ever, that the Mediterranean fleet Registrants Wednesday Hull to take all preliminary' steps at was to the aid of and it was that the Chief braltar. Confer Florence already steaming Envoy Refuses Comment After a harassing week end of will know where they stand when agreed authoritative sources said Executive would talk to Washington It was believed that Greece had appealed to Turkey Greece, adjustments. Washington's selective the order numbers are determined widely from Hunter College in New they had no information whatever Before His Broadcast service was set in the tomorrow. again for assistance to combat the Italian invasion, which machinery today drawing it will be military of a York City. At that time, In Accord on the possible beginning to move with well-oiled precision The task of a ultimatum served on Greece's Premier-Dic- Complete Tomorrow finding their serial the President can followed three-hour British Night when the national decided whether campaign. lottery begins numbers was made easier today for Metaxas continue his program for today as tator John in the night. of on Former Premier Neville Cham- tagging the Nation's draft eligibles at most of the draft Views on registrants In advance. Identity (Picture Page A-2.) for classification at noon planned The authoritative British Press Association coincidentally berlain gave Greece the British tomorrow. board headquarters by alphabetical All Present When the first is drawn Be Flown. hinted that “with the move against Greece, Germany and Italy Questions guarantee on April 13. 1939, when B> the Associated Press. capsule card indices. Several boards had Documents to from the goldfish bowl at the de- he said: "In the event of any action NEW YORK. pet. 28.—Am bassa such a system in operation when “There is a fear that this Greek- may conduct another peace offensive,” adding: Is Reported partmental auditorium, draft boards being taken which clearly threatens dor P. Kennedy, whose re- the lists were posted Saturday; Italian incident, if confirmed, may Hitler throws out feelers of and are Joseph the of them “If and when peace they throughout city—25 others a similar T. Bv tH Associated Press. the independence of Greece or Ru- turn from Great Britain aroused arranged setup not be a complete action,’’ Stephen will be blamed for ex* now—will be ready to begin the next scornfully rejected, then Britain again mania, and which Greek or Ru- as to its later. At Central High School- secretary’, said, FLORENCE, Italy. Oct. 28 —Adolf widespread speculation pur- in the selective service Early, presidential manian step pro- for Board 11—where be a tending and continuing the war.” Hitler and governments respectively pose, announced today that he would headquarters “but that it may preliminary Benito Mussolini talked gram ; the relisting of registrants consider it vital to resist with their to the Nation in a broadcast some confusion resulted just as in move to a more serious situation in Strong battle forces of the British Mediterranean fleet were in complete harmony “on all present speak to order numbers and national forces, the over C. B. S. tomorrow according many other areas when the list the entire Balkan area.” to the aid of the little Grecian questions" here today as Italy took government night, of the first batch of reported speeding beleaguered preparation was first an Roosevelt's conversa- what were described as would feel themselves bound at Mr. Kennedy, who conferred with posted, alphabetical After Mr. war on after dawn and "urgent questionnaires for mailing. kingdom, which declared Italy shortly once to lend the Greek or Rumanian President Roosevelt for four hours index was completed by midafter- tions with cabinet officers, it was measures required to face the dan- Registrants continued to flock to threw an estimated an invading army of as the case all last in imme- noon Saturday and operations have 100,000 troops against ger of the situation" in Greece. government, may be, night Washington local draft board headquarters to the in their diately after his return by 200,000 Italians along the Greek-Albanian frontier.