DISORDER IN ZAGREB

Evening Star, Issue 24288, 1 September 1942, Page 4

DISORDER IN ZAGREB

CLASH BETWEEN POLICE AND PEASANTS (British Official Wireless.) (Rec. 10.30 a.m.) RUGBY, Aug. 31. Disorder has broken out in Zagreb and neighbouring villages following a large-scale drive bv Ustachi police to requisition foodstuffs, according to reports reaching the Yugoslav Government in London. Armed encounters took place in some villages between special police and peasants, in which some police were killed and some taken prisoner and sentenced to death by peasant tribunals. WANTS COMBAT DUTY GENERAL HURLEY'S KEENNESS (Rec. 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON, August 31. General Hurley (Minister in New Zealand), who accompanied Mr Fraser, revealed that he is seeking a more active war role. He likes the New Zealanders, and believes he_ has assured them of America’s determination to win. He wants President Roosevelt to transfer him to combat duty. EXCHANGE OF DIPLOMATS AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN (British Official Wireless.) (Rec. 10.15 a.m.) RUGBY, Aug. 31. An exchange of diplomatic staffs between Australia and Japap. has been effected, according to a statement made by Dr Evatt at Canberra. Ships from Japan carried at least 14 Australians, including the staff of the Tokio Legation, and a ship from Australia carried 34 Japanese, including the Minister and his staff. A WILD GOOSE CHASE NEW YORK, (Rec. 9.55 a.m.) August 31. The newspaper 1 P.M.’s 1 Washington correspondent says the Dies Committee’s list of subversive Government employees has turned out to be a fake. A year ago the Dies Committee sent complaints to the Justice Department against 1,121 Government officials. The Federal Bureau of Investigation made a year’s investigation, costing 100,000 dollars, and found evidence resulting in only two resignations. Six others resigned voluntarily, leaving 1,119 unsubstantiated charges. ‘ P.M.’ comments that the Dies wild goose chase kept a considerable part of the F. 8.1. staff thus occupied when they should have been running down Axis spies and saboteurs. CAPTURED IN DESERT BRITISH ADMIRAL’S EXPERIENCE (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, August 29. The almost incredible escape from death in the Western Desert of Admiral Sir Walter Cowan, who is 71 years of age, is described in a letter to ‘ The Times ’ from Major-general Sir Hereward Wake. Admiral Cowan had been with an Indian cavalry brigade in the desert fighting for some months when lie was taken prisoner. Prior to the fall of Tobruk, part of the brigade was holding an unprepared position when it was over-run by a large force of the* enemy, including many tanks. Admiral Cowan bid in a Bren-gnn carrier and was not noticed at first, but a second wave came along and four of the crew of an armoured car came towards the carrier! Admiral Cowan emptied bis revolver at them, knocking one over, and the three others ran back to the car. They fired several bursts of machine-gun fire at Admiral Cowan and called on him to surrender. Ho pointed to the empty revolver at his side, and ws taken prisoner.