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Evening Star, Issue 23836, 17 March 1941, Page 12

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7 THE BALKANS. LONDON. March 16.—The weather provides the most cheerful week-end news about the. Balkans. Heavy rain and snow are falling over a wide area, substantially slowing down German troop movements. livery day gained is worth .something to the British and Greeks. The Ankara correspondent of ‘ The Times ’ says military circles in Ankara believe that the Germans will not venture to attack Greece without the use of the Varda r Valley, also the Struma and Mesta Passes, but at present there is no indication that Germany will gain these facilities from Yugoslavia without fighting, therefore, Germany thus fur bus not made official demands to Yugoslavia ami is still investigating what concession Yugoslavia is prepared to make. A few weeks before the Germans marched in to Bulgaria. Turkey asked Yugoslavia whether site was prepared to participate in a defensive arrangement. Yugoslavia then was unwilling to undertake more than defence of her own frontiers, but is probably showing greater interest now. BOOSE YELT’S SPE ECU. LONDON, -March IC.—The ‘ Daily Telegraph’s ’ Belgrade correspondent says Mr Boosevclt’s declaration has been given front-page-prominence in the Yugoslav Press. 'The country has been profoundly impressed, and it is generally considered that the speech is the turning point in the war. The Athens radio says the President of the United States lias officially and irrevocably signed tiie death warrant of Hitler's “ new order.'’ Commenting on the speech, the Berlin radio said that no help given to England would alfect the issue. Tl;e German people were determined to defeat England and finally destroy her. DUCK'S PRESTIGE WANING. LONDON, March; jl7. B'lic Athens radio states that Mussolini has returned to Rome from the Albanian front with his prestige weakened and authority shaken. Oil IN KM UP I RACES. Cup.—■'J-h Venture 1, 2-2 Hunto 2, o-3 Mysito B. Scratched : Corot. Paymaster, Bronze Bird.