Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 June 1941 — Page 3
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BRITISH ADVANCE
IN SYRI
A IS SLOW
One Column at Ancient Sidon, Another 10 Miles From Damascus, Third Half Way Between; Other
Forces Advan
ce on Aleppo.
By UNITED PRESS British and Free French troops moved steadily, but slowly, today toward Beirut and Damascus.
Vichy claimed that the
brave fighting by Gen. Henri Dentz’ troops.
said they were moving slowly Reports from Beirut said * that four British attacks had been beaten off in the past 24
hours.
One Allied force was outside Saida, the ancient Sidon, seat of Phoenician civilization and northermost city visited by Christ. Saida is 20 miles from Beirut, which was being almost constantly raided by British planes.
The French claimed they had]
checked the British advance at Saida, despite an ‘all-night bombardment by British warships. The British claimed that “the main resistance” had been broken and.predicted they would enter Beirut soon.
Kissive Captured
A second column was 10 miles from Damascus, which the British also expected to take shortly. The London ‘gnnouncement said that the Allied column had “passed Kissive.” The French said they had organized a new defense line. The third British column, also aimad at Damascus, was believed to have taken Hasbaya and to have flanked the French lines. It was 32 miles southwest of Damascus and 20 miles southeast of Saida, where it could aid either of the two main’ columns. Two other columms were driving _ for Aleppo in northern Syria and were reported 165 and 170 miles away after one of them captured |. the important frontier airdrome of Deir Ez Zor. Cairo communiques claimed that many “Vichy troops were resisting on the basis of incorrect information as to Allied objectives, but when taken expressed sympathy with the Allied aim of preserving Syria from German penetration.”
Encouraged by Petain
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain sent a message of encouragement from Vichy telling the soldiers that “France is proud” of them and that they “are not fighting ih vain.” A new British-EFrench clash seemed possible in East Africa after the British have completed “mopping up” the.Italians there. Admiral Rene Platon, Vichy Minister of Colonies, reported that the Brits ish High Command in Egypt had appealed vainly to French. Somali-] . land authorities to. j&i ; the Free French cause. In a message of coral to Djibouti, Admiral Platon said:
“It is in the British power to re-|
duce Somaliland to famine by seige and blockade but Britain will find Somaliland the same as Syria and the rest of the French Empire opposing its coalition of Anglo-Free French.”
DEMOCRATS SPEND $311,242 IN QUARTER
WASHINGTON, June 12 (U. P.). —The Democratic National Committee has reported to Congress receipts of $336,514 from March 1 to May 31, and disbursements of
$311,242. Most of the receipts were from the Jackson Day Dinner Clubs. Lindsey Hopkins Jr. of Miami, Fla., was listed for a contribution of $5,000. W. T. Burton, Sulphur, La., and James A. Noe, Monroe, La. each cancelled debts of $5,000 owed to them by the committee. : The Republican National Committee reported that it had collected contributions of $47,150 and spent $98,445 between Jan. 1 and May 31.
slowness was the result of The British to keep fighting at a minimum.
GERMANS ADMIT DEATH OF 2539
1032 Killed in Crete, Says Berlin; 17,000, Claims
Churchill. |
BERLIN, June 12. (U. P.).—The German High Command, in a special communique reviewing the Bal-
‘|kan and Crete campaigns, said to-
day that 2559 officers and men of the German Army and Air Force had been killed in all operations. The summary said that 3169 German troops and air force personnel were missing as result of the Balkan and Crete operations. It said that in the Balkans and Crete the Germans suffered 5820 wounded. In Crete, the High Command said, the Germans took 10,700 British officers and men and captured 5000 Greek officers and men. Approximately 5000 British and Greek officers and ‘men were killed, it was claimed.
ik this week told the House of Commons in London that the British lost 15,000 Tiny killed, wounded and missing on Crete. He claimed
sea and 12,000 men in land operations.) The communique broken down its main figures into losses of 1206 killed, 548 missing and 3901 wounded in Greece and 1032 killed, 2097 missing and 1632 wounded on Crete. “With ‘the capture of Crete, German armed forces ‘were justified in saying to their supreme commander, ‘nothing .is impossible for the German soldier,’ ” the communique said. “Filled with this knowledge, in which alone to a great extent lies the secret of the victory, the grmad forces are full of confidence‘in the face of tasks which still Toman Jor them to to carly ous. wo Lai
CONGRESS BEGINS STUDY OF GLIDERS
Times Special WASHINGTON, June 12. — A
subcommittee’ of the House Naval Affairs Committee is taking testimony today on the possibility eof naval use of gliders in warfare— the first direct Congressional action on the subject since Germany’s use of gliders to land troops in Crete. Among those scheduled to.testify are Comm. Ralph S. Barnaby, of Philadelphia, and Col. Edward S. Evans, of Detroit. Cal. Evans in 1926 circumnavigated the globe in 28 days, a record which stood until 1936. He managed the Antarctic expeditions of Sir Hubert Wilkins, and has been
active in many phases of aviation. He has been a leading sponsor of gliding. Several bills providing for Government sponsorship of a national glider training program have been introduced.
(Prime Minister Winston Cirurch- )
that the Germans lost 5000 mengat |
Schenectady Laboratories Play a Part; Fliers Are Cat-Eyed.
" By WILLIAM H. STONEMAN
right, 1941, by The Indianapolis Times Cops ant, The Chicago Daily News, Inc
A NIGHT FIGHTER ATRDROME, Somewhere in England, June 12.— The Battle of Britain has become a battle of mathematics. The boys who slash through the night, behind 2000 and 3000 horsepower, banging with batteries of cannon at vaguely visible shapes of Nazi bombers, are only stepsons of the bespectacled - old ‘slaves, laboring away with mazes of wires and radio tubes. If the new night Battle of Britain is won, it will be won by the gentlemen in Schenectady, N. Y. and various out-of-the-way spots in England, aided, but only aided, by the boys who take their fantastic creations into the air and, thanks to the computations, hunt down the enemy and destroy him.
"More Planes Needed
Night fighting, the only solution to the devastating night raids Germany has been delivering to this country, is in a. state of.quasi-per-fection. Developed to a high science as complicated as astronomy, it is now. in a position to deal with the brute power of Germany's Lutfwaffe. It has quality. All it needs now is more gquantity—more night fighters, more of ‘the intricate instruments t uses, more tough -cat-sighted night pilots ,and more highly skilled men on the ground to direct its operations. The aircraft, the personnel and the fantastically intricate methods used by this squadron make you wonder just what the Martians might have that the British don't have. Before the present war began, nobody could have dreamed that science would have to be applied in such plentiful doses to check the depredations of either side. The British planes are . Beau fighters, specifically designed for night fighting. They are just about the fiercest. looking planes we have ever seen.
A “All Kinds of Conditions
“Their “job - sis. to go up in pitch darkness, track down. heavily armored, heavily armed German:heavy
to 360 miles per hour, at anything from 2000 to 25,000 pet of altitude, going in any conceivable direction, climbing toward their objective or zooming back toward. France, get within shooting distance and deliver such a blast of fire that the result is certain. Beau fighters do all these things, . The gentlemen who man these planes are the not too numerous remnants of the boys who blasted the so-called invasion ports last fall. They" are just capable pilots who can urtlerstand’the intricate instru= ments, have marvelous eyesight, and ar® not fraid of anything. One boy here has seen eight German bombers at night, has shot down five of them.” That is a fair percentage: for. the whole corps:
" Lots of Vitamin A
Night sight is the key to success in this strange new business, but no two persons agree just how anybody acquires it. It is said by medical officers that you must have lots of Vitamin A, that you must not smoke more than 10 cigarets- per day, and that you must not drink more than one or two glasses of beer per day. The wing commander here does not smoke and does not drink, and he has half a dozen Nazi bombers to his credit. Yet the flight lieutenant with the five Germans on his list, drinks just as much as he wants, smokes 40 cigarets per day, and never thinks of eating carrots. Everybody down here regards the Germans as a ‘“dead cinch” whenever they come over. Presumably, any other high-class pilots. with the same high-class equipment would feel. .the same. And since they produce results, the conclusion is that enough planes of this kind, with: the same kind of equipment, would make the whole brutal busi-
ness of night bombing a disaster,
IN INDIANA POLIS
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MEETINGS TODAY
Delta Theta Tau, luncheon, Seville Tav-
ern, noon Adveftising Club of Ag luncheon, Tadianapolis Athletic Clu 0il Club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, Doon. Construction League of India luncheon, Hotel Severin. Indi anapolis Camera Club, meeting, 110 E. Ninth St., rr 1 Beta Theta P luncheon, Canary Cota fe dianapt olis Motor Teansporiation Club, Ine., luncheon, Fox's Steak House, noon. Sigma Nu, ‘luncheon, Columbia’ Club, noon.
. MEETINGS TOMORROW Bookbinders Union, meeting, Hotel Sev-
2 p. m. In si iaplement "D Dealers, meeting, 1 er By v a Coal dorian, luncheon, Hotel Severin, 12:15 p. m. Farm Bureau, abphianes ¢ Sivision, meeting, Hotel Severin,
MARRIAGE LICENSES
lists are from official records Bo unty Court House. The es therefore is not res avonsible for errors in names and addresses.)
arold J. Wolf, 32, of 3221 W. 10th; Julie A. Merjea ky, 25, of 739 Concord. William 8S. Patterson, 18, of 31 Bellefoninine Athleen Rucker, 15, of 1941
Cornell. rt ©. Messersmith, 24, of 2355
Robe Wheeler; Mary L. Correl, 18, of 2619 Massachusetis. Fores’ Claycombe, 29, of sms E 34th; 32, of a
Hugh Coomes, Ram 8 Juanita R. Pisher, 31, of 1422
ehusylyahis. ‘Walter Shipp Jr. 18, of 3135 N. Iilinois; Mary Ba Hopper, 18, of 3125 N.
Tilinois. John Mullany, 23, of 334 Rural; 2 O. Szuzygiel,
"Penn-
26, of S151 N. Penn- James
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Richmond Stahl, 29, of ool ‘Singleton; Pauline Long, 17, of §53 Bir Willis M. Sgsbee Jr., 22, of Putnamville, Ind; a inks M. Altopp, 1205: © cle Albert L. Kollins, 27, of 1559 Park; Pear] L. Skomp, 25, = 1336 Broadway. able M. oe lng 5, Marley. zu. wlings, 0 esley. 2 ; 2 i S301 N:.
1028 m on, 20, of 1209 Willa; "Dorok, 17. of 912 . Beasley, 3% of : 55d ‘Central; A. Butz, 23, of 5254 N. Pennsylvania. DuR 2129 W. oor; Mamie Keller, 35, of 2229 W. Mor Ervin B. Tucker, 23, of 55 N Temple; Wanda M. Blumenauer, 23, of 9% N. Ban-
croft. Joseph 'L. Clarke, 24, of 2622 Allen;
Starkey, Smith, 20, of 5520 Washington
va. Robert C. Franklin, 25, “of 102 S. Vine Plainfield, In Ind.; Martha C. Hayes, 26, of
Donald A. lor, 22, West Newton, Ind.; Edith “Wiglough Ye 18, of "840 S. Tremont. Victo ingdon, 23, of 815: E. Beity J. Higbee, 21, of 7603 “NL Pennsyl-
Cigrence L. Raisner, 35, of 849 Sanders; Boperia L. . Beckman, 25, of 1136 N. LaAi ditioni il - i E won Honing ng Sung of Indianapo Exchange Club, eon "Hotel Severin,
Optimist Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, Ebi Delia Theta, luncheon, Canary Cotigma Chi, luncheon, Mop eita Tau Delta, luncheon, Columbia
Club, noon atop Sigma, luncheon, Canary: Cottage,
orris J. ora A,
Canary Cottage,
BIRTHS
“Girls Carl. Alice Huesing at St. V Albert, fllia Trees, at St. \ Aloert, n Feltz, at St. Vincent's. Charias, Ehizabéth Freije, at Methodist. Francis, Mildred Persell’ at Methodist. gr Seith, Marjory Stafford, at 1257 W. Jo ore. llora Johnson, at 1825 N. New Earl, Luvena Shidler, at ze Y: McCarty, Jerry. Easter Robbin, at 2
Boys Thomas. Mary Logan. at St. Francis. John, Margaret Williams, at St. Francis. a) chard, Marian Mehaffey, at St. Vin
Clarence, Louise Michaelis, at St. Vin-
cea eph, Garnett Tunnah, at St. 8 vioonald Mary Louise Davidson, at St. cen! Ernest, Ruth Jtcner, at St. yincent's, Weasley, at 224 Chariss. §
ncent's. /incent’s.
mbia. Bias. Arnsby ‘Weddington, at 2012
Colum "DEATHS al red 2 Moore, 63, at St. Vincent's, carA. Parrish, at City, cerebral
Car 839 | nary FoGoiueio Charle
Dorothy A. Sullmeyer, 24, of 245 N. Persh- || +20, >of: 720 “E. 13th:}
M, Eabeth Hatcher, at 1540” Co-
Lucille Lucas, 25, at I.ong, necrosis of 1,8. au, €2, at 642. B 54th, coroS E Preston, 70, at Veterans, coronary occlus William i Ladd, 58, at City, ar-
teriosclerosis. Irene Ellison, 50, at City, cerebral hem-
; | orrhage.
T. Robertson, 67, at Veterans,
; | abdominal tumor.
Prank Evans, 73, at 342 N. Elder, cere-
bral hemorrhage. : Flora Giltner, 66, at 3364 Carrollton,
coronary ‘occlusion.
OFFICIAL WEATHER
U. S. Weather Bureau INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature. ..l...4:15 | Sunset
TEMPERATURE =—June 12, 1940—
Sunrise ......4:15 | Sunset ....... 9:14
Precipitation 24 hrs. endin Total precipitation since Deficiency since Jan. 1
7 a. m.. n.
MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Parily cloudy, scattered - li hi showers in north portion tonight and morrow; not much change in peratiey, Illinois—Partly cloudy, scattered light showers in north portion tonight and morrow; not much change in temperature. Lower Michigan—Cloudy, occasional rain tonight and tomorrow; no decided change
i] in temperature.
Ohio—Considerable sloudiness with occasional Hehe showers tonight and tomorrow; cooler tomorrow an my southwest portion tonight. Kentucky—Considerable cloudiness tonight and tomorrow with occasional light showers tomorrow in north portion; someFuat cooler tomorrow and in west portion night.
WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M. Stati Weather Bar. Temp Ey tires Clear 30.04 52
Chicago . Cincinnati Cleveland
nver Vin- Dads
I Portland, Ore. San Antonio, Tex. San Francisco ...
NIGHT FIGHTING |
laboratory |:
kombers flying at anything from:160]. .
| capturing Maleme airfield on May
This recent photo taken inside the mighty fortress of Gibraltar shows the tunneling operations which are an important part of the local defenses of the “Rock.” The famed “galleries” are constantly being improved ‘and - extended, Tunnelers have been at work since the 18th century and they are still blasting and carting to improve the defenses.
TRAIN MEN FOR UNDERSEA WORK
Hundreds Take Part in Navy Program to Man New Sub Fleet.
NEW LONBON, Conn., June 12 (U. P.)—The Navy is training hundreds of men for the reinforced submarine fleet being turned out under the defense program. The R-10, a 600-ton undersea craft attached to the New London base, is used exclusively for training recruits. Thirty men at a time receive intensive training in daily dives to the ocean bojtom | at 84 feet. Eleven corfetpondents touring: de-
fense industries under:the auspices of the National Association of Man-
Aufaeturers, ‘inspected the submarine
building ‘plant of the Electric Boat Co., and were aboard the R-10 during a practice dive. ‘When the correspondents stepped aboard the sub, the first thing that attracted their attention was a round iron object with a brass plate upon which was inscribed, “Submarine Sunk Here. Telephone Inside.” It was a marker buoy which the crew would release and send to the surface in case the submarine failed to rise from a dive. The cruise was uneventful. The correspondents did not know that the submarine had reached the bottom until the commander told them.
HONOR S. AMERICAN WELFARE WORKERS
- Sixteen representatives of South American - schools of social work will be guests this evening at an Indianapolis Athletic Club dinner sponsored by the State Welfare Department. Thurman Gottschalk, welfare administrator, will preside at the dinner. ‘Tomorrow the group will motor to southern Indiana to visit foster . homes where children are placed by the state. The visitors have been sent here from 10 South American Republics to study Indiana’s method of coping with the child welfare problem. Interpreters will be with the party tonight and on tomorrow’s ur. :
2 FACE CHAIR TONIGHT OSSINING, N. Y., June 12 (U. P.). —Harry (Pittsburgh Phil) Strauss and Martin (Buggsy) Goldstein changed from ‘prison ‘garb to “death” suits in their pre-execution cells at Sing Sing today and tonight, unless Governor Herbert H. Lehman intervenes, will become the firstt members of Murder, Inc. to die in the electric chair. :
Nazis Report:
BERLIN, June 12 (U. P.) —Reichmarshal Hermann Wilhelm Goering was in supreme command of the German attack on Crete, it was revealed today in a special 3000-word communique describing the operations in the Balkans and on that island. “ Col. Gen. Alexander Loehrer, commander. in ‘chief of the Austrian - Air Force before the Anschluss, headed Air Fleet 4, which made the invasion. The communique said that while German parachutists succeeded in
20, they failed to take Retimo and Candia because of strong enemy Opposition. The summary described a great battle on May 21 and 22 between the German air force and a large portion of the British Mediterranean Fleet. “The mighty battle between the Eighth Air Corps and the British Fleet ended with glorious victory for the German airmen,” the high command said.
United Press The sudden smoke screen thrown up over Germany’s supposed massing of troops along the Russian borders is puzzling neutral observers, both here and abroad, but it should not be allowed to obscure the fact that the real seat of war has: not been removed from the Near East and North Africa. Hitler's objective is to take the Mosul. oil fields - and - drive the British out of ‘the Eastern Mediterranean. His costly stab into Crete can scarcely: be - regarded ‘as 'a idle experiment. It had all the] marks of the opening wedge of a drive towards che Suez Canal. It is granted that Hitler: coves Russia’s Ukraine granary. ‘but it also is obvious that Russia ‘does not] intend to give it up. Hitler has;
nothing discernible to offer Russia]
in compensation. Hence he. would have to take on the Soviet’s land! and air forces if he. tried 10, invade it.
Hitler is engaged in a death struggle with the British Empire. He is occupied on far fronts at sea, on land and in the air. He has no surplus of resources to remove from that struggle for a vast new one. .It does not make sense that Hitler suddenly would relax his: war on Britain and give her time: to gain strength, including life saving supplies from the United States, while - he - concentrated . against a powerful and valuable ally. Hitler probably is increasing ‘ his troep concentrations in Bulgaria and Rumania. By turning over Greece — temporarily anyhow — to Mussolini, he has released a considerable force for duty elsewhere. It has been suggested that. Hitler has been trying to persuade or force Russia to permit him to- march through the Ukraine and Caucasus into Iran to outflank the British in Syria, Iraq and Palestine. . It is a nice theory but it has two drawbacks. The first is that Russia ‘wants no German troops marching through the ripening wheat fields of the Ukraine. The other is that it would mean a march of more than 2000 miles over some of ' the meanest country on eartin, barren of transport and communication‘ facilities. If Hitler does want ‘to outflank the British in the Near East by land, there is a much shorter and easier route. That is by land across Turkey. From the Bosporus to the Syrian border it is an air line distance of about 600 miles. The terrain is difficult in parts and communications none too :good, but they are excellent compared to the Caucasus route. Supposing Hitler is putting pressure on Russia for a concession of some kind, it might be for permission to march across Turkey. Soviet Russia is vitally interested in ‘Tur: key and the Dardanelles, outlet of the Black Sea. Russia and Turkey have been “Allies Since 1923. They have a more recent pact of friend-
“After very heavy losses the Brit-
Today's War Moves
War Experts. - Russias consent would be needed if Hitler is to move through Turkey. If: the consent were given, Turkey, abandoned by Russia, would not be ina ‘position to resist Hitler's armies and it is doubtful that the British could ‘give them adequate assistance.
thetical. If there is any meaning behind the reported German troop concentrations, it is more likely connected with the Eastern Mediterranean states than with any ‘|meditated war with Russia.
LAST ITALIAN PORT ON RED SEA TAKEN
LONDON, June 12 (U, P.).—British troops landed by FEritish and ‘Indian warships have captured Ascab, Italy’s last port on the Red Sea, the Admiralty snnounced today. Two Italian generals, ‘81 Italian
airmen, 50 Italian seamen, 39 German seamen and a number of Italian troops were captured. Generals Varda and Piacentini and a naval captain named Colla were taken prisoner. The date of the otbtmation was not specified. Also occupied was Lamemti, an important town 170 miles west of Addis Ababa.
WILLIS IMPROVES AFTER OPERATION
Times Special ‘ WASHINGTON, June .12.—Senator Raymond E. Willis (R. Ind.), who underwent a minor operation for gallstones at Sibley Hospital here yesterday afternoon, was reported resting easily today. He is expected to be hospitalized for at least 10 days and may return to Indiana after his recovery ‘for further physical examination at the Robert W. Long Hospital ih Indianapolis. Seid ! ‘The operation was performed by Dr. Oliver Cox, who performed the surgery when Mrs. Willis was rushed to the hospital several weeks ago with a bursted appendix. In addition to canceling a Flag Day speech at Elkhart J'riday, Senator Willis also has had to cancel an address scheduled for a Republican rally at Ft. Wayne June 23, his office announced.
KING OBSERVES BIRTHDAY
LONDON, June 12 (U. P.).— Richard B. Bennet, former Prime Minister of Canada, was made a viscount today ir King George's birthday honors list, and Myra Hess, pianist, was made a dame commander of the order of the British Empire. King George was born Dec. 14, 1895, but his birthday is
ship and non-aggression."
observed officially June 12.
‘Goering Led Crete Attack;
the seas around Crete and leave the island to its fa! The communique admitted, however, that the British fleet partially hindered German attempts on May 21 to transport troops to Crete in small motor and sail boats, but it
claimed that only about 200 Ger-|
man troops were drowned rather than the 12,000 reported by British Prime Minister Churchill. Operations at Crete were said to have been conducted in heat of more than 86 degrees. “The achievements must be still further appreciated in that they had to be carried out exclusively with infantry weapons supported by only light mountain guns,” the com=munique said, adding: “A new and glorious page has been added to the history of the German armed forces.” The summary disclosed that Adolf Hitler on March 27, the day following the Belgrade putsch, gave orders to “prepare to overthrow Jugoslavia and simultaneously attack the British Expeditionary Force in Greece.”
Jugoslav War Ordered Day After Coup’
and tremendous task; ” said the communique. “Despite great difficulties of terrain and provisioning, however, it was possible to overcome this in such a short time that the Fuehrer was able to fix April 6 for the beginning of the attack.” The High Command said that the heaviest hand-to-hand fighting of the entire war to date took place
with Greeks defending the Metaxas]
line, It said that “the whole Balkan campaign was broughi to complete victory with a minimum of forces employed.” “Only two-thirds of the army units in readiness were employed while in fighting against the British only five formaitons were used, including two panzer (armored) divisions, of which one was halted
and withdrawn during operations,”
the communique said. It claimed that prisoners totaled
6298 Serbian officers, 337,864 Serbian |
soldiers, 324 British officers, approxi-
mately 10,900 British troops, apofficers and |
tely 8000 Greek
Alr Force thus|
Joc rs The 0a making a total
DL nor
All“ of this, however, is hypo-
NEW AXIS AID SEEN ROME, June 12 (U. P.)-—The newspaper Popolo di Roma expressed belief today that Spain and
Turkey soon will form a united front with the Axis in the face of
— PAGE 8 BRITISH PLANES
SET RUHR FIRES
Full Moon Aids R. A. F. buf Germans Still Fail to Take Advantage.
LONDON, June 12 (U. P.) —Brite
. lish long-range bombing planes, flye
ing over Germany under the almost full moon, bombed the vital Ruhre Rhine industrial area of Germany, for hours last night and left grea fires in their wake, the Air Ministry, said today. _ Duisberg and Duesseldorf were the principal targets, but the Brite ish planes, in unusual force, ate tacked other objectives in the area and also bombed docks at Rottere dam, Boulogne and Cologne. Huge German oil stocks at Dussels | dorf were set afire, great damage was caused at Duisberg and one gunner said the fire at Cologne was the largest he had ever seen. A pilot at Duisberg said he had been over the Ruhr often but had never seen his target so plainly 8 as last night. Earlier in the night, as the moon came out from clouds which shroude ed the French coast, big formations of bombing planes heavily attacked the French Invasion Coast. They hurled bombs on Calais}
|| Boulogne and’ the Cape Griz Neg area of the invasion coast, blasting
at shipping, docks’ and the long range artillery batteries which the Germans use to bombard the Kente ish coast. The magnitude of the night's raids was indicated by the Air Mine
istry statement that eight bombing
planes: failed to return. The Germans still failed to take advantage of the June. moon to make mass raids. The moon reaches its full phase tonight. A few bombs were dropped during
-| the night on widely scattered points
in England. But the chief Gere man activity of the night was the appearance of a single plane over the: Eastern counties, where i dropped thousands of leaflets advise ing Britons to give up because they would he doomed to starvation “thig
American intervention.
year or early next year.”
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