Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Miners cob Chaplin s protege Heads Stop con nue fi9h  rally a Quot a he per for troops in Algiers area one franc Lckes meets new strike threat by modifying fines Washington june 13�?ne-lofts Between Coal miners and a i i a tors blew up Over the weekend As solid fir s administrator humid likes my it a new strike threat by Modi my his Holland for fines imposed on 450.000 soft Coal miners. With to it h sides accusing each a ther of walking out of the conference. The United mine workers and the Coal Nitra tors broke off in go to at ions in the wage controversy and adjourned indefinitely rile action came at the same time Miat miners quit work at two Ai Al Kama prs m protest against the Fine of a Dollar a Day levied by administrator ekes on soft roil miners who struck from june i to june 7. After tin new walkout Lckes announced that miners would have a r i Lance to escape the Fine by bar gaining with the government manager of each mine. No fines were let on 80.000 hard Coal miners because their contracts did not carry provisions for a penalty. Previously. Lckes explained that the fines totalling about two and a Quarter million dollars were levied under a penalty clause in soft Coal Union contracts which he declared were extended indefinitely pending a new agreement Lckes said he had warned the miners about the Fine before they struck june i. And at that time add d lie would Fine the miners again if they walked out before or after the present truce expired june 20. Meanwhile the House passed by a vote of 210 to 129 a Compromise Bill providing jail sentences for anyone promoting a strike in government operated plants. The Senate is expected to approve the Bill As soon As it is received. Hollywood june 13 a Juan Barry the 21-year-old former a protege Quot of screen comedian Charlie Chaplin revealed yesterday that Shell continue her attempts to prove that Chaplin is Hie father a if her unborn child Joan agreed j however not to use the Chaplin i name when registering the baby a a birth. Tact that Chaplin pay All maternity monthly contrib Childs support a by Given the child at the age of four months to determine whether or not Chaplin i a it the baby s father. Meanwhile Chaplin still denies that he is the father of the unborn child. Allied forces take Lampedusa Lino a ii Pite the has agreed to Bills and make Lions for the Blin it test will Axis has difficult time explaining loss of Pantelleria president re pm Vel described i a surrender of Pantelleria is a a i \ k ski piece of news. But at the same tune reiterated that the Allied fight is not against the Milan Hoople but the to peal my in Evi Able result of the ruthless weekly Issue gets special delivery Issue of was de \ Simpio of the weakly i e stars and stripes slivered to i Island of Pantelleria but a Rak Platie levs than a Day after tie Island wits captured the Island positions consolidated in Mediterranean re ins were tilt to if Pantelleria in thread the Story current . Lend lease from Britain Large quantities to yanks in Africa course follows other fascist Alliance to explain Quot Malta and words As t Bose veil was difficult radio on the m ii an 11. Tile fall of to counter in in pre Idem indeed tor Day of t ii i r t such Roose ror tip pan Argentine Rule of d Raf planes blast Ruhr smash Dusseldorf in heaviest raid London. June 13�?heavy rap bombers winged their Way Over Germany s Ruhr Valley and Rhineland Over the week end drooping More than 2 000 tons of bombs on Dusseldorf and Munster in the heaviest raid of the War. An estimated 1.000 planes were believed to have Pattie Ned in the n gov raid which followed a Daylight Tea k by More than 200 american flying fortresses on the submarine bases at Wilhel shaven and our Havell the Raf raid was the 53rd attack on Dusseldorf and lasted Mot e j than an hour. The British air ministry commenting on the nit. Sud that never before had so Many heavy bombers earned Home to the Axi. The Type of warfare initiated by Germany. From Germany the Berlin radio admitted that the u. S and Raf attacks on Dusseldorf. Cuxhaven. Wilhel shaven and Munster have caused great damage and. Said Berlin resulted in Many casualty. The Usa of broke a three week Lull in its Daylight Aerial offensive against Germany with an attack on the submarine Yards at w in Helms Haven. The bombers then continued on to Cuxhaven Dwiere they blasted the submarine docks. The Raf last 43 bombers on their 1,000-plane raid and eight of the u. 3 fortresses Are missing. Washington. June 13 a under a reverse lend lease plan the j British government has been sup i plying american troops in both the i african and euro Jean Heaters of a operation with Large quantities of War materials according to United states  administrator i Edward r. St it tim us or. In the first three months of this i year the British supplied our j forces with 16.251.000 pounds of wheat flour 5.425.000 pounds of potatoes 4.920.000 pounds of bread 7.274.000 pounds of sugar 3,500,000 pounds of vegetables in addition to lesser quantities of Many others foodstuffs. Up to March. 1943. The British had turned Over to americans 675 aircraft tor use in French North Africa and West Africa. During february and March alone contributions listed by the air ministry included the following bicycles motorcycles binoculars oxygen masks flying suits and a horde of other items which were used during the recently concluded Campaign. Indicating that reciprocal lend lease was the basis for Long Range plans of army cooperation the air ministry revealed that it was prepared to meet the requirements of the Saaf for vital de icing and defrosting supplies for the Winter of 1943-44, and would Supply 3.500 dinghies for american use i Teller i a s surrender the italians were still putting out such broadcasts As Quot it Ower Fui formations of enemy bombers and filter planes this evening continued their uninterrupted attack on pan Elleria whose Garrison although hammered by a thousand planes proudly left unanswered a new demand for surrender Quot tins broadcast Carne three hours after the fall of the Island and they were still saying Quot the resistance of Lanix Dusa to a British reconnaissance party Early in the week has aroused the w Orlds admiration at the moment the Island was collapsing Tjit under a 24-hour Aerial attack. Eight hours late when the fall of Pantelleria was finally admitted by Berlin radio. Eight hours after the Allied announcement. It was phrased thusly Quot the Garrison Lias now Laid Dow n its arms but Only after proving ifs  to an arabic broadcast 15 minutes later radio Berk in was waiting off the loss of Pantelleria As of Little value to the allies and certainly not the handwriting on the Wall for Europe Quot the air raids that Laid pan Telleria Low and destroyed its re United nations act on new regime june 13 recognised the the Abbington United states a new Argentine government headed by president Pedro Ramirez. Secretary of state Cordell Hull announced that our ambassador Norman Armour delivered the proper notice Over the weekend. Meanwhile Many nations which had not yet extended recognition were doing so. Bbl reported great Britain recognized the new administration and Secretary Hull said that All the american republics which had not made the move would probably do so immediately. Latin american countries air end recognizing the Argentina government included Brazil Ecuador. Paraguay Uruguay. Bolivia. Chile. Panama and Peru. Or. Hull declared the United states was acting primarily on its own initiative in taking the Stem but that we Are keeping in close touch with other american nations. At a press conference the so Alifier Force Headquar-ter8. June 13 within the past 34 hours the italian islands of Lampedusa and Lino a have been of cupid. Pantelleria is already being used a it a base for Allied operations and the blasting of Sicily his been resumed by the North african air Force Oigt rations against Lampedusa a Barren Island 83 Miles Southeast of Pante Heria and about too Miles East of . Began immediately after the surrender of Pantelleria at ii .�8 hours Friday. The is jiul fell less than 36 hours later. Strong forces of medium and fighter bom hers of the Naaf. In conjunction with planes of the Middle fast air Force gave Lampedusa the same dose they had Given the stronger better fortified Pantelleria. On Friday night they were joined by a British naval Force of four cruisers five British destroyers and the greek destroyer Queen Olga which opened a bombardment that continued throughout saturday. The final Nunah was delivered by the air Force at about 1730 hours. When the smoke and Dut of the bombing had cleared Hie White Flag was seen on various parts of the 15-Souare mile Rocky claw rear Admiral c. H. Harcourt the Allied naval commander ent an officer ashore at 1900 hours to negotiate the surrender. But before the surrender the Luftwaffe had lost 14 planes in a futile attempt to protect Lampedusa Allied losses were til rec. R. I ret Ary was asked if recognition tenses cannot do the same thing carried in Europe. No matter How Power Ful the air raids Are they can never overcome Italy a  Elmer Davis of tile office of War information in his weekly report to tile american people compared the Allied assault on pan continued on Page 2 with it any change in confirmed on Page 4 re Benny can t explain How his shoes were under the bed soviet air War crows soviet repulses attack on Gorki White Plains. N y., june 13 the double divorce action Between Jack Dempsey and his Wile. The former showgirl Hannah Williams resumed yesterday when Hannah and Benny Woodall named correspondent by Dempsey appeared on the stand for Cross examination. The former heavyweight Champion w As on duty w it ii the goad guard and did not appear at tile trial his wife stuck to Lier denial of any improper relations with Lew Jenkins or wit ii Benny Woodall. Hannah insisted that they were just two of her a Many and milers. Dempsey attorney asked Hannah whether she always paid the Bills when she and Benny w Cut out together and Hannah answered haughtily Quot i consider that an insulting  Hannah testified that  used to slap me around a bit and once threatened me with a gun and said. Ii you done to look out. Theres going to be trouble around Here. She insisted that Jack was a callous and indifferent husband when jealous said Hannah Jack used ins strength and famous fists to discipline her sister and guests lie did no to like Hannah admitted however that Jack never punched her. Benny Wax Lall followed Hannah to ii ii stand and denied every accusation previously made by Dempsey. In trying to explain his presence in Hannah a los Angeles apartment last november. Benny said that Hannah s sister. Dorothy Gomez and his sister. Mrs. Jackie Griffin were both present. Benny revealed that mrs Gomez leu i shortly to go on an errand and mrs Griffin was Ca i led to Hie bedside of a sick child thus leaving him alone wit ii mrs. Dempsey when Jack and two detectives raided til apartment. Benny insisted that he had Iai Len asleep on tie sofa and was still sleeping when Jack broke into tile room he  explain How his shoes got Iii hannahs bedroom. But suggested that the detectives put them there the former fight promoter denied Ever kissing Hannah except. Perhaps a in a brotherly sort of Way a a Benny also had trouble explaining the picture of him and Hannah taken in a restaurant showing Benny evidently holding Hannah s hand. When asked where his left Arm was Benny admitted. Quot it must be behind mrs  at the request of mrs. Dempsey a attorneys. The Day ended with a closed hearing in tile judges Chambers Moscow. June 13-As tile Lull in ground operations continues on the Eastern front raids and counter raids on strategic centers Are the main features of activity Iii Russia observers note that an intensification of the air War is expected in the near future. The Moscow radio reported Alioth nazi attempt to bomb the big soviet armament Center at Gorki 250 Miles East of Moscow. As Well As Olkhov and Yaroslavl. Russian aircraft and ground defences broke up the Gorki raid accounting for sever German planes no soviet aircraft was lost in this action meanwhile soviet night bombers have changed their tactics and Are concentrating on Axis Aird Romes. More than 700 soviet planes destroyed at least 150 grounded enemy aircraft and shot Down to nazi fighters in a night raid on enemy airfields. Nineteen soviet planes did not return. An additional 22 German fighters and bombers were shot Down when a big formation heading for Leningrad encountered Strong red Ai my ack ack and interceptor defences. In a Moscow dispatch Cyrus Sulzberger of the new York times wrote Nihat the red army air Force is now almost certainly continued on Page 4 Lino a does no to resist tile smaller Island of Lino a about 20 Miles Northeast of Lam i Ped Usa was occupied this morning without resistance a destroyer appeared off the Island to find White hags flying. One Hundred and forty naval and military personnel were made prisoners and Evascu a a t de Wiiilie part of the Naaf was operating against Lampedusa the remainder of the powerful air Arm struck North smashing a Large number of planes on three Large airfields in Western Sicily the attacks seemed to Surprise Hie defenders for they put up Only a few enemy interceptors and hardly any flak. The targets were caste Vetrano Ai drome. Where fragmentation bombs were showered among 76 planes in til dispersal area and at Bocca Difalco where bomb strike photos showed 72 planes scattered about Many of the planes at both Fields were destroyed. Milo Ai drome near Trapani was the third bag attacked by strategic Force flying forts and medium bombers. Here and at Bocca Difalco some enemy fighters came confirmed on Page 4 43 draft will Call fathers Washington. June 13 a the Odds Are one to six that fathers of Drain. Age Wall carry a Rifle tills year. Selective service has let it be known that about 17 out of too daddies in the Correct age group will be inducted into the armed forces in 1943 Farmer fathers will generally be deferred. Out of 6,000,000 draft age non farm Papas probably under a million will be called. The other 1.800.000 new service men for next year Are expected to come from 850.000 youths who reach 18, plus a sizeable group of childless men whose occupational deferments Are expiring. Women in the service will help reduce the total of men needed