Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 May 1943 — Page 2

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A soldier takes apart a “leaping Tena,” Nazi anti-personnel mine, for Gen. Dwight Eisenhower (center) and Maj. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (right), commander of the 2d corps, somwhere near Bizerte.

American and British troops, released from an Italian prison ship,

come ashore at Tunis after the allies eaptured the town.

Wrecked shipping clogged the harbor at Tunis when the allies entered the town, The photos was taken through the ruins of a warehouse, wrecked by U. 8. army bombers wha “softened up” the town.

tickets were largely given to speed-! ETS | Co-operation of the courts in curbing atcidents was indicated by

31% IN INDIANA 3061 convictions out of 3410 arrestsy in the first quarter. Other cases

Pon ¥. Stiver, state police super. pending.

Africa War Trained [EISENHOWER IS Chemists Probe for : iv | Causing Castoria Sickness fntendent, said today that state-! por the first three months of the Allies tor Invasion | | The legislative committee cre« wide traffic accidents had dropped, year, there were 5916 auto accident Ie

| LAUDED BY FOR By Science Service our own Pharmacopeia, an official : ated to investigate the state welfare FDR Congratulates General WASHINGTON, May 10.—Chem- | book of drugs, since 1820. | department discussed plans of pros st rt ¢ reports made as against 8683 re- . obi ec bl bib n he i WE ERNTREY ports in the same period last year. Myth of Nazi Military Invineibility Destroyed, a. Urban accidents were down 19 per, . Forever but the Future Campaign on

ists of the food, drug and cosmetic) Natives collect the leaflets from cedure at its second meeting here On Brillaint Victory Traffic arrests by state IYOOPErS ..ny Rural accidents decreased 50,

Drug ~~ |WELFARE PROBERS DISCUSS PROCEDURE

(administration are now analyzing Wild bushes, dry them, and later today. In Tunisia. were down 25 per cent in the first

samples of the drug product called 'T8nsvort the senna by camel to the, The committee at its first meets market place. ling here last month elected officers quarter as compared with the simiJar period last year. The traffic

Fleisrs Custite. % Yeveal Sut yusy wis happened, however, 50 and then adjourned to give the " death toll, Stiver said, is 146 this

year. State police issued 7400 warning tickets so far this vear, an increase of 28 per cent over tickets issued in the first quarter of 1942. These

per cent.

! MANNERHEIM RETURNS

! HELSINKI, May 10 (U. P.).—|

Field Marshal Baron Carl Gustav Mannerheim, commander of Finnish

armed forces, arrived by plane dur- |

ing the night from Switzerland, ‘where he had been resting for several weeks, it was revealed today.

“Hey! With Fats Rationed How Am | Going to Save

Continent to Be Hard.

obscured by censorship in the past

Some of the highlights of the Tunisian campaign which were

are discussed in the following dis-

patch summarizing anthoritative military opinion at allied headquar-

ters in North Africa.

By VIRGIL PINKLEY United Press Staff Correspondent

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, May 10.—

WASHINGTON, May 10 (U. P.). | —President Roosevelt has congrat- | ulated Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for the brilliant allied victory in Tunisia and said the unprecedented | | degree of allied co-operation “makes. {a pattern for the ultimate defeat {of the axis.” | He also expressed to French Gen. | Henri Honore Giraud “the admira-|

{why the medicine has caused nau-| far remains a mystery. But officials committee members time to ace

| sea in children taking it recently. here commend the manufacturer for | quaint themselves with the state

A spokesman for the manufac-| taking the initiative in protecting | welfare law before today’s meeting. turer, the Centaur Co. reported to- lhe public from the contaminated Earl Teckemeyer, committee day that company laboratories drug. | chairman, said that today's “closed” should be able to announce shortly | All druggists were notified by the committee meeting was devoted to just what foreign ingredient acci- company to turn in their stocks and the laying of plans. No witnesses dentally entered the medicine dis- balt all sales. Press and radio an’ were called. tributed since March 1. nouncements last week warned con-' The committee has two years in Ordinarily Castoria contains sen- sumers and asked them te turn in which to make the investigation or-

‘The myth of Nazi military invincibility lies deeply buried tion of the people of America in "8. Sodium bicarbonate, peppermint, | the Castoria on hand and get their dered by the Republican-controlled

under-the wreckage of axis dreams of North African co quest today, but now some details can be told of how the .... of Tunis ana Bizerte. enemy tried many tricks and threw many hard punches in|

‘Tunisia.

n- saluting

the brilliant contributions of the French forces” in the capTexts of the messages follow: “Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower:

“My warm personal congratula-'

There is stern recognition in allied circles that Hitler's tions to you on the great success North African troops throughout a long campaign were ex- of the recent operations in North

|. Africa. The power and co-ordina-

anise seed and a flavoring syrup. money back. | legislature. Action of the drug is mainly due to] As far as can be learned, unto-| tA ———————— senna, one of our oldest laxatives. ward reactions from the product! SWISS USE BOW WEAPON Senna was introduced to Europe have been confined to temporary Switzerland still uses the ancient by the Arabians and has been in!stomach disturbances. ferossbow as a weapon, A LLL

‘cellent, stubborn fighters and among the best trained so {diers in the field today. There!

Them for Gunpowder?”

A VERY SENSIBLE QUESTION, and one your government wants answered right now, Of course, vou should not only save your cooking fats, you should use them—as long as you can get any good out of them. But when that is done—then every spoonful, every single drop is desperately wanted.

AND MAYBE YOU THINK that what you have left over isn't worth tuming in. But just ome single tablespoon of fat—waste fat, the kind you used to pour down the drain—will make five machine gun bullefs for some American boy fighting the Japs. And it doesn’t matter whether it's pan drippings, old shortening, skimmings from a soup or any other kind of used fat. It’s loaded with dynamite to help America.

AND DON'T WORRY about what kind of can you use. Any kind will do—even a tomato can. Save a few when you've emptied them, and keep them on hand. They'll go to tin salvage anyway, when you take them to your butcher full of fat. And no matter how little you save each day, or how long it takes to fill your tin, rush it to your meat dealer when it’s full. It won't make any bullets on the back of your stove,

Approved by the War Production Boied. Pid for by Indiomy

tion with which the allied forces are crushing our enemies in Tu-

is no question that the inva- or took over an area. This is an- isis js a tribute to your leader-

sion of southern Europe will

‘be a hard, costly fight. Some light is shed on coming

events by study of the Nazi tactics. { They still tend to stick to a definite plan of battle even when that plan | is poorly chosen, but there has been growing evidence that they are being encouraged ta exercise more

dash and daring.

First Class Intelligence Marshal Erwin Rommel, until recently German Afrika Xoips | cbmmander, demonstrated this re- | peatedly. This was particularly true last February when he attempted

|to capture Lekef in an effort to]

|drive a deep salient into the allied {front and place himself astride the communications and supply lines of

the British 1st army and American |

2d corps.

He nearly pulled off this maneu- |

| ver, and the situation actually was

‘extremely critical for several days.) ! The German intelligence service

| throughout the campaign con-

{tinued by end large to surpass that!

of the allies. The German system

[of signals and communications also |

| was demonstrated to be first class. | The Germans repeatedly came up ‘with a little more of everything ‘than anyone thought they pos-

Clever Use of Mortars

! The major innovation introduced (by the axis was the gigantic use of | mines to provide static barrages be- | fore all strategic areas to delay the attackqing army and enable their own to withdraw in good order. The Germans and Italians planted liter‘ally hundreds of thousands of mines throughout Tunisia. They used a wide range of types and sizes. As the axis falls back into its | European fortress an increased use of mines can be expected. One of the leading factors in our ability te advance in the future will be the degree of mastery we exert over mines. | The Germans also made clever use of mortars and artillery. Their big guns were especially well hidden. i Used Good Equipment | Even between batitles the Germans drilled and trained, attempting to remove weaknesses they had |discovered in previous fighting. Physically the Afrika korps was always in excellent shape—much ‘better than the Italians. | ‘German equipment, while frequently running low, always was of good quality. Their guns, particularly the dual purpose II milimeter (35 inch) anti-aircraft and ‘anti-tank gun, were among the best {produced in this war. The Nazis also made expert use of the Luftwaffe’s diminishing ‘strength. Once the Germans lost lair superiority somewhere around January or early February they concentrated on attempting % gain local superiority here and | there along the front or massed {the bulk of their striking force {against a single target. | Throughout the campaign the | Germans used Italians to provide a shield for all their withdrawals, |The Ttalians also were employed as ishock troops until the final stages {when the Germans had to try bo | fight for their own lives. | As the Germans retire toward their own frontiers they doubtedly will continue fully %

utilize the soldiers of their satel-

i. Sates in sacrifice roles,

sessed. § | Ships »

un- |

Jother technique they are certain to apply te ‘continental countries lalong with forced labor. | Throughout the campaign the {axis played desperately for time and achieved a large measure of success in this. Today the axis still seeks to gain time. | The peak of axis manpower and of the strength of its armies, navies, air forces and production has hand, still have not reached the {passed. The allies, on the other ‘peak of which they are capable if [they make an all-out effort.

Communiques

| EISENHOWER COMMUNIQUE (Issued May 10, 1943) NAVAL Intense activity continues on the part of our naval and coastal forces to prevent | any escape of the enemy by sea, With the clearing up and surrender of Bizerte and Tunis most of the recent navel work has | been carried on on both. sides of the Cap Bon Peninsula, where the enemy that remain are concentrated { Peninsula is closely blockaded, though full Yeports are still lacking from the | many ships at sea. The naval tesk has been susiained and arduous, particularly ge the ‘part of the inshore patrsls, There ave been incidents in plenty in addition 16 those reported in the communique vesterdav aiterneoon. It | that ‘eariy yesterday morning one of our {ships sank & barge full of troops, oil and ammunition about 30 miles northeast of | Cap Bon vesterday, May 9. | One of the allied light ‘coastal ‘eraft | also torpedoed a ship in Rasidda | anchorage on the east side of the Cap { Bon penmsuin, The cnemy vessel blew the afternoon another of our bombarded an enemy battery at idi Daoud on the west side of the | peninsula with useful results. {ade continues without remission and will be continued until the Cap Boa peninsula 11s in allied hands and the last enemy [troops in North Africa have been ac-

counted for. GROUND

1 Di Tn northeast Tunisia all organired fight- { ing ended on the 2nd U. 8. corps front (at 1100 hours (11 a. m.) yesterday. the (terms of surrender being unconditional. Tt is estimated that about 25000 prisoners have been captured in this sector alone, | including six generals, but counting has , hot vet Been completed. Targe quantities | of enemy ‘equipment and War material have also been ‘captured. Mopping up operations continwe in the Sector southeast of Tunis. Heavy bitter fighting is still in progress and (enemy are resisting with determination | By the evening our armored elements had | made progress and the advance continues. { French forces also met with strong op- | position in ‘the aghouan sector, but succeeded in making a local advance. In the 8th army sector active patroling | Was carried out throughout the day and a (local attack achieved all ts objectives. taken,

Some prisoners were ATR Yesterday the tactical air force main: | tained its heavy and comtipuwous Attacks jon the enemy in the Cap n peninsula. Co ant a were attacked with Spite an at damage wa 1s Shipping around the consr: A hen {insula and to the east of Bizerte was aed yepsels Sore sunk and others : considerable los enemy RNY losses caused to : rong force of light and i | bombers attacked the air field on rion | lelleria. Bombs burst ameng aircraft on | the ground and several fires were started. {The strategic air force carried out its | heaviest bombing reid of the campaign { When the docks and industrial area of | Palermo were attacked by very large forphat loms of fy yoTHestes and medium Be bers with -38 ighthing escorts. | Many of the targets in the aren received direct a and great fires were le ing. i enemy aircraft were sho of this raid. a”

down in the course NAVY COMMUNIQUE 311 So (Yssued May 8, 1043) COU TH PACIFIC (All dates east longi. 1. On May 6. U. 8. plane shot p hwest NORTH PAG 2. On v6:

v i May 6: Ya) ations of army Warha - tisk PokGY PER oarried ont . Attacks gaint Japan installations at Kiske. bs were in all the target BR He vate Wout On Ey (BY) On the same @ay, a plames carried out ase st ese i

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iship. The unprecedented degree of allied co-operation makes a pattern {for the ultimate defeat of the axis. | “Convey to Gen. Alexander my appreciation of the splendid manner in which hes directed the ground armies of three nations in a series of devasiating blows agamst the enemy. My congratulations te Air Marshal Tedder on his overwhelming air victory; to Admiral Cunningham on the destruction of the axis shipping by his naval craft; ‘to Montgomery on the culmination lof his odyssey, and to Gen. An-

go for his perfect veam-play.”

“Gen. Henri Honore Giraud: “I express the admiration of the people of America in saluting the {brilliant contributions of the French {forces under your command which culminated yesterday in the ecapture of Tunis and Bizerte. Soldiers of France have demonstrated that they waited only the opportunity te spring back at their Nazi oppressors. This precedent, so victoriously established, is the beginning of the day when the united nations, working in concert, will restore France to its people.”

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Invasion Soon, Giraud Tells Troops

{ ALGIERS. May 10 (U. P) —Gen. {Henri HE. Giraud, commander of {French African forces, said in a {message to his troops yesterday that {the day of the allied invasion of { Europe “is not far off.” “In a few days there will be no Germans left in Africa,” Giraud (said in his victory message. “Their {dream of world domination is be{ginning to crumble. “Tomorrow, the European Zor- | tress will be attacked. For it to be attacked from the inside as well las from the outside there must be

end |closely interlinked efforts to shat. ‘ter end dislocate the formidable

German war machine.

“It will be hard—long perhaps, {Above all don't grow impatient.” 1

LOUIS RUTHENBURG TO ADDRESS ROTARY

Louis Ruthenburg, president of Servel, Ime, Evansville, and presi‘dent of the Indiana State Chamber ‘of Commerce, will discuss the post[war perspective before the Indian‘apolis Rotary club at 12:15 p. m. | tomorrow. The Indiana committee for eco{nomic development, which will be in | session here tomorrow, has been in- | vited to attend the meeting as guests of the club.

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