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MONDAY, JULY 12, 1943 It Took Romans 3 Years to Capture Ancient Syracuse

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the Greeks there from reinforcing!would be lifted by the bow and the (The Greeks set-

their motherland. tled Sicily in 700 B. C.) The Carthagian oA Ca

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force,

men. They landed at a spot slightly to the east of what is now Palermo.!

Hamilcar Took Life

A Syracusan army routed the invaders and the Carthagian general, Hamilecar, flung himself into sacrificial fire. Carthage signed a peace treaty and paid an indemnity. That defeat, along with heroic Greek stand at Thermopylae,

brought disaster to Xerxes “pincer” ‘Germans -— to Shift, Lt

movement. The naval battle with which the

Syracusans completed the route of | the invading Athenians was one of | naval

the most history.

Made Bridge of Ships

After defeating the Athenian| army, the Syracusans closed 3 south of the large harbor where / the Athenian ships were anchored by forming a line of ships, fastening the ships together with chains

spectacular in all

and connecting each both to thes

next with a bridge.

The desperate Athenians loaded |

J every available man into every ship K 1at would float and in unison they hurled themselves at the barricades. This naval battle was probably witnessed by more spectators than any other naval battle. Thousands Syracusans lined the harbor shores to watch their barricade of ships hold firm and the Athenians finally retreat and flee into the interior. Their depleted forces were later trapped and their generals butchered.

Archimedes Used Pulley

The Syracusan Roman siege was cause it was largely tween orie man and a huge, equipped army. The weak Syracusans called vear-old Archimedes, one of A greatest mathematicians of times, who lived in Syracuse, help them. Archimedes first put into use the pulley which he had invented. When the Roman ships drew up against the harbor walls, hooks swinging from cranes would fasten themselves in ‘the prows of the Roman ships and when the cranes were set to work the ships

resistance to sensational a battle bewell-

73-

the all

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which ment me from the section of Africa the sun's rays as to set ships afire at is now Tunisia, moved in on|even at a distance. sicily in 200 galleys and 3000 trans-; finally ports, carrying an estimated 300,000 pqwever,

the

the |

| Russ army

| attempt | they

| Kursk the |

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to |

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great |

MONDAY

troops dumped overboard. Also with an ingenious arrangeof reflectors he so focussed

The Romans

broke through the walls,! and promptly disposed of | .the aging Archimedes. | Syracuse had no Archimedes this | time.

RUSS COUNTER | WITH OFFENSIVE

Drive After Losing 2 Villages.

MOSCOW, July 12 (U. P.).—The| | Germans shifted the main weight) of their week-old summer offensive’ to ‘the Orel-Kursk front today after)

troops seized two vil-| lages there in one of a series of | counter-attacks that Soviet sources aid may develop into a full-fledged | Russian counter-offensive. Field dispatches said the Germans | intensified pressure at the northern end of the front after failing in three davs of massive attacks to widen their breach in the Soviet defenses northeast of Belgorod,| some 165 miles to the south. Despite the loss of more than 40.-| 000 men. 2500 tanks and 1100 planes in the first seven days of battle, the | Germans still were attacking with | unabatea violence in an apparent) to encircle Russian troops estimated at 400,000 in the salient.

Surprise Raid

The Russ army's capture of two villages on the Orel-Kursk front followed 2 suprise, heavy air raid} bv Russian Stormovik battle planes | on a German tank division preparing to attack the Soiet positions. | Elsewhere along the Orel-Kursk| front, the Germans attacked with as| many as 400 tanks and thousands) infantrymen at one time, but) everywhere were thrown back. Big tank and infantry formations were launching almost continuous attacks against the Soviet positions around Belgorod in a so-far futile attempt to goepen their wedge.

12:15

TILL 8:45

Accidents

BEAMED—

(were originally a lot more)

= apie a

Lost on Patrol

Plummer Is Killed

San Francisco Bay Plane Crash.

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parents, Saturday.

He enlisted in

the navy in June, 1942.

Harry Gaddie Smith, force gunner, has since July

in action

u un

army air

been missing

his mother,

Mrs. Pearl Smith of Sullivan was

In servi

| notified Saturday.

ce a year,

he had been

sent to England only last month. He is a graduate of Sullivan high

| many. | William Ralston have been noti-

————————————————— GETS ARMY’ PUBLICITY

school and was student manager of athletic teams for two years. A brother, Joseph. stationed in the army in Tennessee, was injured recently while on maneuvers. { Prisoner

THE INDI

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communique from Gen.

from forward areas described the offensive as moving into high gear against stiff axis opposition. The population of Sicily was described as ‘showing great friendliness” toward the invasion forces ‘and as being willing to co-operate, indicating that the conquest might be facilitated by the Sicilians, The allies now are astride the vital road running from Pozzallo, which surrendered to an allied destroyer, to Syracuse, which British and Canadian troops stormed and took at 9 p. m. on Saturday. They were opposed by the Italian 54th (Napoli) division, based near Syracuse. Allied casualties still were described as comparatively light.

Axis Is Vague (Axis broadcasts and communiques | continued vague except to claim [that there was bitter fighting on Sicily and that counter-attacks had defeated the allies at several points.

| The enemy claims hits on three cruisers and said that eight ships ‘had been sunk.)

trong winds on the first night of,

the invasion caused difficuity for allied paratroops, |tered more widely | They got together, however, in sufficient force to reach the first planned objective. They were later driven off by the enemy but succeeded in making contact with invading ground troops and made a new stand. The point of greatest penetration

than intended.

'by the allies appeared to be Roso- | Tind,

about 15 miles inland on the southeast coast. The dispatches reported a “deep penetration’ at sev-

feral points.

Pvt. Frank Ralston, Anderson, is reported by the American Red Cross to be a prisoner in Gerhis parents, Mr, and Mrs.

fied. He was reported missing in action Feb. 17.

Honored

Pvt. Joplin J. Hines, husband of Mrs. Hazel V. Hines, Connersville, was awarded the Order of the Purple Heart in a ceremony at Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, on Saturday. Pvt. Hines, was wounded in ac-

| tion on March 13 while his unit

was being strafed with fire from German planes in Kasserine pass, Tunisia,

STIMSON TO MEET

BRITISH OFFICIALS

LONDON, 12 (U. P). — A spokesman said U. 8. War Secretary Henry L. Stimson would spend a quiet day today. meeting only a few | American officers and other acquaintances. Stimson is expected to meet Prime Minister Churchill, Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and War Secretary Sir James P. Grigg later this week. Stimson, who arrived by plane yesterday, also will meet Lt. Gen. Jacob L. Devers, U. S. commanding general in the European theater and other high United States and Brit- | ish military officials. The party stopped off Saturday at Tceland where Stimson inspected | United States troops stationed there. |

July

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WASHINGTON, July 12 (U. P). —Col. William Westlake, veteran Chicago newspaperman, has been appointed assistant to the director for army air forces, war department bureau of public relations, the war | department announced JOGA

WERE IS THE TRAFFIC RECORD

FATALITIES County City Total 20 15 63

. 35 15 July 10-11— | . 16 | Arrests 151 Injured . f ea 1 SATURDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines Tried tions Paid 1 0 0 ol 0

0 |

Violations Speeding Reckless driving Failure to stop at through street Failure to stop at

signa Drunken driving All others

Yotals 0

EVENTS TODAY Indiana amateur golf tournament, Broodmoor onary club, m., five days, first day Yndianapolis cus and fair,

Youth council, victory cir- | circus grounds on South- ., Six days, first day. Dairy Council of (RMR first of series of puppet shows, municipal playgrounds, school 41, American Legion, 11th district, drive—deposit records at main and branches. ThdianaBotis Restaurant Operators, ,. Hotel Washington, 2. m, Knirh N " i meeting, K. of C

eastern ave.

old record library

meet.

warhiigh Ay meeting, 64th st. and Col-

lege a 2p Indiana Oviter of 01 hotel. three days. iana en's Apparel nan hotel, four days,

EVENTS TOMORROW |

YnAiana Amateur Golf tournament, Broad-| moor Country ‘club, five ‘days, second

day. St. Markiretn Guild,

Ahiepa, convention, Claysecond day. club, meetings, | second day. |

charity "ball game, |

| south of Catania; which is on the railroad a few miles

| diately

‘made with tanks

Important Communications Center

The towns captured were: Syracuse, one of the important ports and communications Avola, inland and south of Syracuse; Pachino, an airbase on the southeastGela, an

Ispicia; | 15 miles inland, and Poz-

American forces captured Licata,

{ one of the main enemy air bases on

the central sector of the south coast,

who were scat-/

center Moto. |

Dwight D., Eisenhower stated and dispatches,

{can be

Italy,

air |

battle”

and ran up the Stars and Stripes |

over the harbor. The navy immebegan pouring reinforcements and supplies into the port. The allied advance generally con- | tine, it was announced. “Few details are available on the work of the navy during the past 24 hours,” the communique from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower said. The task of disembarking troops and their supplies on all beaches continues according to plan.

Weather Conditions Improve

“On the whole, the weather conditions have improved. The enemy interference from the air has been on a slightly increased scale, defended areas near the coast town

l'of Pozzallo, 12 miles westward from

Cape Torrenti and the railroad line between Syracuse and Ragusa were bombarded last night by our destroyers. “The surrender of Pozzallo was

{accepted by the commanding officer

of a destroyer during early afternoon on Sunday. “Our ground forces are continuing to make progress during the course of the day. Seven enemy counter-attacks which were being have been repulsed and at least 2000 prisor srs have been taken. “The advice continues.” The communique, most Complete Picture

the of

giving sO Jer

Roy, Minnie Thompson, at Colem Franklin, Katherine Cretchlow, odist. Frank, Betiy Elliott. at Methodist Oral, Grace Gregory, at Methodist. Charles, Bettye McDermott, at Methodist Alfree, Charlotta Osborne, at 963 Indiana Boys Prank, Fannie Everfole, at St Charles, Alberta Murphy, at St. Roger, Beverly Ferguson, at St. Norman, Elizabeth Fogleman,

"ar Meth-

Francis, Francis. Vincent's at St. Vincent's. William, Lida Milloh, at St. Vincent's, Harold, Ruth Powell, at St. Vincent's. | Harold, Marjorie Quinlan, at St. Vincent's Norris, Nora Starkey, at St. Vincent's, I'Cecil, Thelma Ferguson, at Coleman, Lester, Louise Hardy, at Coleman. Joseph, Sonia Licka, at Coleman. Donald, Doris Phillips, at Coleman, | Sherman. Rosemary Ball, at Methodist. Dry Hivsn, Arbutus Donham, at Methoais Ernest, Josephine Walls, at Methodist. Thornton, Ruth Horsley, At 2391 Hillside.

DEATHS

John Franklin Smith, 82, at 442 N. Drexel, chronic myocarditis. Molly Munns, 11 months, cho-pneumonia. Virgil E. Thompson, 49, at Veterans, onary occlusion, John illiam Pear, 71, at 2823 E. Michigan, coronary occlusion. Robert Glenn Fort, 46, 233 McCrea, myocarditis. 50, at 5%41 Guilford, 5602 3333

at Riley, bron-

cor-

Mayme Potter Sakel, carcinoma. James Florence Patterson, B81, Broadway, cerebral apoplexy. Tsaac Loeb re a Ruckle, coronary occlu Walter C. Hicks, 51, at 151 .

nary occlusion, 1060 W. Michigan,

James Fields, 70. diabetes mellitus. at 42214 E. Washing1728 Colvin,

| Nellie Madden, 75, 825 8. Tremont,

at nt 26th, coroat ton, myocarditis. Ercie Gentry, 58, at noma.

Charlene Watts, 21, acute appendicitis,

carei-

Victory fed American Athletic chub, open free to war workers upon presentation ‘of badges. Rotary club, luncheon meeting, Claypoo) hotel, noon. : i

Rincheon | association.

In eeting, Hotel Washington, Reta ardware Bh hn h days, last ‘day. : Tree 8 App avel i meetings Yoda Lee outh council, victo eastern puppe DA series, municipal plavgrounds, Girls Jena, a» ge at MH

Apartment Owners Association, anapolis Newsboys HT eeting, Ro hington. Nationa incoln hotel. der of Ahepa, convention, Clay-| 1 hot Tndiana hah, 1 of days, ay day. circus and fair, circus ground on Pane ow ne is % OR Second day. Kansas and Meridian sts. BIRTHS v Haley, at St. nels. on 344 at St. Francis. Fite n Cly, ussell, areca 'C¢ lon, a B Vincent: s. Aa Sie Seis | fig at gs a h Ary Bei 8 yh Bas

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U.S. Weather Barean (An data in Central War Ve)

—yuly 12, 15a

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7: 4 a.m, T Total precipitation since Jan. 21.47 Deficiency since . since Jan. 1 67

“The fo following | table Shows the temperature in ‘other cities:

tlanta ston

POLIS [MES

Allies Carts Syracuse, Nine Other Sicilian Towns; Axis Counter-Attacks Repulsed; 4000 Prisoners Taken

| quarters on Sicily, the Algiers]

broadcast added, according to BBC.

Radio Berlin said today that a “few small groups” of allied paratroops still were active in the moun- | tains west of Ragusa. Radio Algiers also reported “fierce engagements” between allied and axis troops along the Sicilian coast seven miles southeast of Gela.

Air Control Complete

Allied informants could be assumed that advance guards of American, British and Canadian troops are far enough inland so that the landing of reinforcements of men, tanks and stores may proceed without the interference of axis artillery. Allied control of air appears complete, it was sald, and the past seven days of air raids apparently { Have compelled the axis to evacuate virtually its entire bomber force | from Sicily. ! The British radio reported intense activity at the Italian naval the invasion, made it clear that bases of Spezia and Taranto and the main communications lines in Said it suggested that fleet units southeast Sicily were largely in might be preparing to put out to allied hands, opening the way for Sea, according to the Columbia a pincers drive from the Licata- broadcasting system. The broadcast Gela sector and the Syracuse 2iso quoted what it descr ibed as an region, which would be A to moving northward toward! Messina.

said is now

Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery . » +» conqueror of Syracuse,

that warships had left Spezia. The official German DNB agency, : : in a dispatch broadcast by the Bersirerican pilots lin radio, said today that German machine-gunning and wrecking troops in southern Sicily had hundreds of troop-filled trucks on thrown an American “formation”

the island said that large sections Pack into the sea. of the island coast were “crumbling, “The Americans were beaten back

returning from

after a fierce battle,” the dispatch

| under the wings.

unconfirmed radio report from Bern

LONDON, July 12

BIG BOMBERS IDLE 20 STRAIGHT NIGHT

(U. P).—The

road and greatly hampered the en- a A. Fs heavy bombers were idle emy's efforts to shift mobile reserves last night for the second straight

to the scene of fiercest fighting. The new A-36 fighter-bomber,

veloped from the Mustang, proved fighter

night,

but the air

bombers

ministry ane de- nounced attacks by light bombers, and fighters on

exceptionally effective, diving on the targets in France and Belgium. Unescorted Boston bombers yess

enemy trucks at tremendous speed

with six guns blazing and two bombs terday One formation of height | A-36 planes attacked a convoy of power | about 200 enemy trucks anil wrecked

half of them. | Photographic reconnaissance the R. A. PF mand disclosed dromes in Sicily used by widespread damage inflicted in allied air raids. (British military

that several

the axis to evacuate virtually entire bomber force from Sicily.)

its

72 Planes Destroyed | The allied bag of 50 enemy planes | vesterday boosted the toll for the two days since invasion forces first swarmed ashore to 72. Twenty- | eight allied planes were lost Saturday on the first day of the invasion, but the axis aerial resistance had weakened so by the second day that only nine planes were lost yesterday. (The Daily Telegraph reported from Zurich that Carlo Scorza, general secretary of the fascist party, called an urgent meeting of the party directorate Sunday night while Premier Mussolini called on Kinug Victor Emmanuel to address} the nation, presumably in an effort to rally the Italian people be-

by fires Middle-Eastern com- France and Belgium, destroying or air- damaging locomotives, no longer can be gates and two gasoline trucks. Twe the axis because of the planes failed to return.

photographs, | 8th | nounced.

from several

afternoon bombed

Mustangs ground

Typhoons, hit the

Direct hits on vital

revealed in

United States air

STRAUSS SAYS:

PLAY BALL

It’s at VICTORY

barges,

Nazi dromes at Caen and Abbeville dure

observers said jhe Saturday's Flying Fortress raid the allied aerial blitz had compelled eye

tree-top electrical stations serving war plants in the Bethune area, and Spite targets

lock

aire

reconnaissance headquarters of the force ane

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smoking ruins” as a result of steady aerial bombardment, Damage to Messina is one pilot said, and port used only by small

“terrific,” probably boats at night. The allied air attack had chased the enemy from his advanced air dromes and it was believed that from now on the main axis aerial operations would be from southern where allied bombers heavily attacked the main fascist air bases. There still was no word of the Italian fleet going into action. (The BBC broadcast unconfirmed reports | that part of the Italian fleet had put out from the Spezia naval base.)

Report Fierce Fighting |

The British Broadcasting Co. | queted the Algiers radio today as

| saying that allied troops and 30,000

Germans were locked in a “fierce for Ragusa, 13 miles inland from Sicilian southeastern coast. More allied paratroops have been dropping west of Ragusa and the allied landing forces now have set up divisional and regimental head-

STORE

| southwestern Italy in daylight yes-|

hind the defense of their homeland. The dispatch also said that a great number of persons had been arrested in a drive to stamp out gossip in Naples.) | (A Stockholm dispatch to the Daily Telegraph quoted a traveler just arrived from Berlin as saving that German troop trains were streaming southward through the Brenner pass. The remnants of “a Hermann Goering division,” he said, were flown to Sicily from Reggio | Calabria.)

‘LA GUARDIA TOURING ALASKA ON DEFENSE NEW YORK, July 12 ((U. P). Mayor E. H. La Guardia disclosed yesterday he was in Fairbanks, Alas, on tour with the United States-Canadian permanent joint board of defense. In recording prepared in Canada last week for his regular Sunday | proadcast the mayor said by the

time New Yorkers heard him he would be in Fairbanks.

“The Germans gave them no time to consolidate their positions on the beaches. Their efforts to rejoin their transport units failed because the German and Italian air forces had destroved considerable portions of the transport fleet.” To the west of the German operation, the dispatch said, Italian troops engaged American formations pushing into the interior of the island and threw them back to the coast. American Liberator bombers attacked axis airdromes at Reggio Calabria and Vibo Valentia in

said. FIELD

TUESDAY NIGHT INDIANS

Vs.

KANSAS CITY