Current Events April 23, 1942; FRENCH FLEET TAKEN OVER BY JAPANESE:

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HOPE, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1942

French Ships to Japanese

Madagascar to

Go Next; Nazis - . . ; ^

Get Workmen

LONDON (AP)— A British spokes-,

man said Thursday "it is now re-

ported that 50,000 tons of French

shipping have been taken over

by Japan and these are almost all

certainly ocean going vessels."

He said it would not be in the

public interests to disclose what

information "we possess regard-

ing the present situation of these

ships."

A Free French authority said

Tuesday he heard the Vichy

government had turned over a number

of ships in Indo-China lo the

Japanese and that the Japanese,

were .negotiating for more.

1,900,000 Axis Troops Called Up By Hitler

By the Associated Press

Adolf Hitler who is believed to

be trying to fulfill his long-heralded

offensive has called up a total of

1,900,000 fresh reserves, official

Russian spokesmen said Thursday

as Stockholm dispatches reported

increasing German nervousness over

the prospect on an Allied invasion

of Europe.

Japanese Keep Up Fast Pace on Burma Front

CHUNGKING — (AP) — Japanese

troops driving up the Salweem river

valley in eastern Burma captured

the key town of Loikaw from

the Chinese defenders on Tuesday

evening, Chinese army command