Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                The stars and stripes monday june 14, 1943 islands cont tved from Page i there is nothing like a a name Story Quot for a Rainy Day. The stars and stripes daily editor reminded me As i sat idly at my typewriter minding my own business. A yes. But it never Rains in  i noted happily a and even if it did we could t print it because that would be information of value to the  Quot nevertheless Quot said the editor brushing the dust off his sergeant stripes a you can go Down to the red crass lobby count All the names in the guest Book find out which state has the most representation and so Forth then come Back and write a Story about it Quot i did and the results were astonishing. Here they Are some 12.182 i s have signed the Book which of course is but a Small Iier pentane of the yanks who poured in daily since the red Cross building was first opened on dec. 15, 1942 the state of new York has the greatest representation naturally enough with 1.596 Loyal citizens i gang on the dotted line Pennsylvania follows with 1.317 Illinois is third with 757. Nothing surprising yet. For those states also run one two three in the Home front population according to 1940 census figures. But in fourth place in this red Cross of popularity poll is new Jer up but Only two me-109�?Ts were in Hie mood for combat and they were driven off without loss to Allied formations. There was another naval action in the sicilian Channel when Allied Light coastal Craft protecting the shuttling of vessels from the tunisian Mainland to Pantelleria. Engaged some enemy Craft which attacked with torpedoes but were shortly driven off at High sign eed according to the Allied communique. But the big Story still was the might of the air assault against Pantelleria which ended Only when the italian commander threw Iii the Towel on Friday. By that time the guns of the Forti Field base had been entirely silence14 and Many hundreds of bombers were Over the Island while others circled Over the sea awaiting their turn at the bomb runs. Some 800 sorties had been scheduled for that final Day. And a Cor bin a naval land and air assault had been ordered to begin at noon tile Gam son surrendered at 11 58. Enemy still fights but in tile air the enemy fought up to the final moment. Axis bombers in two Waves came Over to disrupt the concentration of Allied naval and Landing shills whih had been assembled off the is and but tile allies had their own fielder umbrella and they knocked Clown several of the bomber.4 and drove off the fighters. Then came the White Flag Cai tie Hilltop behind to e port and Hie Vrh Ite Cross on the Airfield the outline of the Island was hard to see. So thick was the dust and smoke from the final bombs the Landing forces both at Pantelleria and Lampedusa were compost d of British troops. There was Light ground fire during the Pantelleria landings but no re it sorted casualties. Some 2 800 prisoners were evacuated on Friday total number of italians both military and i i Vii Ian was reported to be above 10.000, a Kye witness reports Axis explains first Eye witness reports of pan i Tellet la recounted How Quot one can to walk far without coming us Mai Dee bomb  one witness who had been through the London Blitz reported that the bombing was the most concentrated he had Ever seen. Forts had received direct hits through heavy Cement Walls and even tile Stout Pill boxes were not immune. Aircraft in underground hangers had been wrecked by the flying Metal and the blast of bombs Landing just outside the Hanger doors. There were Tow injured among the civilian population. They had lived Day and night in Rock shelters on tile slopes of Monte Grande the highest Peak on the Island. During the last three Days they said they had been without water and Only a Little food. One of them described the last two weeks of systematic destruction As Quot something what i imagine Dante a inferno to  with the fall of Lampedusa the allies obtained a three Island bastion in the Central Mediterranean a Pantelleria. Lampedusa and Malta. Each is about too Miles from the other two. Malta and Pantel Leria had excellent air bases. Tile allies now have Complete control of the Waters South of Sicily and have cleared the Convoy route through the sicilian Straits of enemy observation posts. Italy Lias been deprived of its Quot outer Shock absorbers Quot against invasion there remain the interesting details behind the entire Pantelleria operation. Some of them were being revealed today. The first de j a rid for surrender was in tile form of a letter from la. Gen. Carl Spaatz commander in chief of i of the Naaf. To tile governor of Pantelleria was droid in four copies last tuesday. Gen. Spaatz wrote that in order to avoid useless lass of life. Gen. Eisenhower invited the governor to Certie resistance. A there is no Dishonour. When one has fulfilled ones duty. In accepting an offer motivated by common sense Quot the letter read. Continued from Page ii by pvt. Jack Foisie stars and stripes staff writer sey though it ranks Only ninth among Hie states Iii population j this is a big Bounce from the a song of the same name and in a dictates that either a High per a cent age of Jersey men Are i a or i that a High a percentage can write and Are not afraid to prove it. The guest Book is always Handy though so every Sailor Soldier. Marine and wac has an equal Chance to do his or her bit her the Home state rail Rah other big jumps were made by Minnesota. Iowa Connecticut. West a Obi gosh Quot Virginia Florida Colorado Rhode Island. New Hampshire and Vermont. Most of the Western states had a proportionately smaller representation than their population. No doubt the westerners Are carrying the weight in the South Pacific however every state is represented. Nevada had Only 12 signatures but they made up in the boldness of their scrawl what they lacked in number. You could almost see the writer dotting the a i Quot with a 45 Colt. Ins Lak possessions there were even i s from Homes outside the United states. Listed under Quot insular assess on Quot were one each from Canada. Nova Scotia. Puerto Rico Brooklyn the Bronx and Bend. Ore. These three bus Are strictly individualists apparently. For no word has been received from the Home front of these places being declared off limits. As a matter of fact. Brooklyn was to be found in almost every state in the Union usually accompanied by some reference to a dem  and it is very possible that the new York representation was swelled by some soldiers who had been overseas so Long that they now figure Home Sweet Home is an Apo Box. The guest Book has also become a Date Book and a lost and found department. Frequent requests for red Cross plans town Hall series a How about meeting you follow the entries of Saacs. One wac. Or a gangster chose to answer one such request a no. I Only go out with men from South Carolina. If a fellow is looking for a pal from his Home state All he has to do is turn to his state Section in the Book Many have been successful in finding Long lost friends or enemies. One greeting reads a Hiya Joe. I played football against you Back in 39 remember the Lincoln game How about seeing you some tinier Many others have requested letters a i Don t get much mail. How about dropping me a line Quot for those who Are interested Here is the Complete tally of names by states new York. 1596 a. 1317 111. 757 n a. 653 Ohio. 586 mass., 563 mich422 Texas. 399 mum., 395 Iowa. 387 Cal 381 n. C. 271 ind. 265 was. 255 a. 232 by. 228 Tenn. 208 to204 miss., i94 w a. 199 Conn. 182 Fla. 178 la. 166 a. 159 s. A. 157 md., 152 Ala. 144 colo., 140. R i. 138 Wash. 122 okla. 122 neb., 103. Kan. Too me. 97 Ore. 92 Ark. 87 n h. 64 Mont. 60 it. 60 dist. Of col59. N d53 s. D. 46 Utah. 38 Idaho. 37 Ariz. 32 Wyo. 30 Del 26 n. Mex., 17 nev., 12 insular possessions. 6. There. Editor Golding that a the a name Story. Now i Hope it Rains for a week. Argentine Continua from Page i Telleria Writh the 3-year Luftwaffe assault on Malta a Malta was supposed to bar the sicilian Straits to enemy shipping. Malta did the Job. Pantelleria did not. The moral effects of the Victory Are no less. Pantelleria was the italian Malta but Malta the most bombed place in the world held out against More than two years of continual Jim ending. Pantelleria fell in 18 Days. Only a year ago the situation in Malta was so serious that aircraft carriers at great risk had to run through the Mediterranean to bring new fighter planes tha would help the Garrison of Malta hold out. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox put the loss of Pantelleria to the Axis As a the same thing if the italians had captured  the Malta Garrison itself took the news of the Victory with a few Avouac hours of merrymaking and a lot of cheering. Tire men knew what1 it must have been like for the1 italians. Malta during its seige j had shot a thousand planes out i of the sky it had seen 1,600 dead j 3.700 wounded and 24.000 buildings destroyed or damaged by Axis bombs. The London times editorialized Quot never before in this War has an Island adequately garrisoned in proportion to its size surrendered As the result of bombardment alone. And never before has moral and material resistance been so rapidly and brilliantly  the most caustic comment was this one Quot Pantelleria. Situated right in the backyard of Talv fell in a few weeks while the italian Navy stayed in  the american red Cross has instituted a series of town Hall programs to be held for officers at the officers club and for enlisted men at the red Cross service club. Tonight at 8 pm. Gerald Norman London times correspondent Wall speak to the officers on the subject of the Quot de Gaulle Giraud Accord and its effect upon the War Effort of the  a question and answer period will follow the talk the inaugural town Hall meeting for enlisted men will be held in the main floor lounge of the service club tomorrow evening at 7 pm. Reiman Morin head of the associated press in this area will discuss Why Japan went to War. Period will follow the a discussion address. The red these town areas of Algiers. Crass plans to bring Hall programs to Birn the neighbourhood lations Between the government of the United states and Argentina. He replied nothing of that nature would be taken up in Advance of recognition either directly or indirectly. But he Jan need out that we had the Benefit of Argentina a Public declarations of future a it a icy. No word on policy Pas come i rom president Ramirez since his first statement that Argentina would continue its Friendship Wall the american republics and neutrality with the rest of the world. When questioned if the american nations were acting together in extending recognition or. Hull answered that although we collaborated. Each government was acting on its own individual initiative. Ford gals prefer skirts to Slacks Soldier Art show an exhibit of american Soldier Art will be shown at the officers club commencing today at 8 . Pvt. Edward Vebell is in charge of the collection and will Welcome any additional contributions from both officers and nurses. There will be a musical program and refreshments. Most of the artwork which will be on display until july i is for Sale. Gen. Kuter gets legion of Merit Washington. June 13�?the army a newest decoration the legion of Merit has been awarded to Brig Gen. Laurence s Kilter. Deputy commander of the Northwest african tactical air Force for Quot exceptionally meritorious  general Kuter. Only 38-years-old. Is the seventh High ranking officer to receive this award. The citation said that the general a executive efforts meant the difference Between inadequate fighter support of ground forces in the tunisian Campaign and the present new increasing air  Detroit. June 13 following a three Day dispute the office girls at the Highland Park Plant of the Ford motor co. Reported to work today wearing the regulation Slacks the girls caused the dispute when they complained they Wen not allowed to a act like ladies Quot and Wear skirts. Representatives of the United automobile workers met with the Ford management and said that they saw no Chance of a change in the ruling that women working near machinery must Wear Slacks. The girls have agreed to Wear Slacks until the company and Union grievance panel meets next week. Soviet air continued from Page la stronger in both Quality and numbers than at any previous time. He said foreign exerts told him the soviet air Force Lias More than made up heavy losses brought about in two years of Savage fight ing by Means of its own production As Well As British and american assistance. Sulzberger disclosed the strategic air Arm is being developed to approach the strength of the tactical air Force. More new plane models have been thrown into action by Russia in the last two years than by the nazis he said. Ruined soon Eaker reveals u. S. Air Force doubled in great Britain nazi sterilization of jews protested Stockholm. June 13 dutch Church leaders have sent a joint protest to nazi commissioner Arthur Seyss i quart demanding the cessation of the sterilization of jews in Holland by the germans according to re Jioras reaching Here. The first victims were jewish husbands of childless mixed marriages and were Given the Choice of deportation to Poland or sterilization in the meantime. Dutch doctors have unanimously refused to collaborate in this a a new  i s before civilians says grand Central new York. June 13 the grand Central terminal his started the practice of opening the Gates of All coach trains to servicemen before civilian passengers thus giving the soldiers first Choice of seats. Another plan to help the travelling servicemen is to have a special ticket window tor the exclusive use of the soldiers. Most trains have reduced their rates to one and one fourth cents a mile for the armed forces instead of the two cents charged civilians. Any Soldier or Sailor going on furlough before leaving on Over seas duty will receive airline priority but not a Pullman. London tile big German military and Industrial targets should in pm irked out by the end of the summer it was disclosed by maj. Ira Eaker head of the Saaf in euro in. Gen Eaker warned he did not mean the War will be Over by then or that bombing alone could win the War. What he meant was that the combined British and american bomber forces should have the strength to destroy nazi productive facilities by Hiat time the general also revealed the Well kept secret that population in occupied territories have been warned frequently of impending air attacks he said the warnings were Given by leaflets and by radio Quot Only the Jie Ople la my near military objectives or actually working in them for the germans have much to fear from our  Gen Eaker said Quot our bombing has generally shown commendable  Gen Eaker disc based that the american air Arm in Britain has been doubled in the last three months both in fighters and bombers and he said this new Force would in doubled again during the next three months. Calling it the determining Factor in the air War. Lie cited the fact that the allies can replace their losses but the enemy cannot replace his. During May. He revealed the ratio of estimated Axis fighter losses to american losses was More than five to one. He said that average american losses during the ten months of operation from Britain were let is than four percent and that the ave Rah formation included 409 bombers. Gen. Eaker said the american air Force policy is unchanged and experience has supported the decision to continue Daylight bombing. He said tile accuracy of Daylight bombing had been even better than expected. Red leaders Hail Accord Mark first year of pact with . Moscow. June 13�?the fir t anniversary of the signing of the United St at is soviet treaty of Mutual Aid has been hailed by russian leaders in particularly amiable terms in a message to president Roosevelt. President Kalinin expressed t e conviction that the ties and fighting companions lip Between the two nations Quot will continue to g a strength ensuring further Sui v ses in Mir joint struggle. As Well As close cooperation after til War with the Peoples of other Freedom Loving  foreign commissar Molotov in a Lefter to Secretary of state Cordell Hull expressed Confidence in the a a ultimate Victory and Quot cooperation of the soviet in on. The United states and great Britain after the War in the interest of All Freedom Loving  in Honor of the occasion. Commissar Molotov gave a luncheon to the United states ambassador. Admiral standi v. Reuters c respondent. Harold King a shied that a cordial atmosphere prevailed at the luncheon and the whole spirit Imprest i British and american guests wit ii the intense sincerity of so i to intentions we Ith regard to Post War operation. Responding to Molotov a first Toast. Admiral Standley said that the agreement confirmed the necessity and feasibility of Mutual cooperation. Not Only during the War but Al to in the period of reconstruction. The Allied War Aims he said could be achieved Only in a world in which men live without fear. Nazi sub Havana. June 13-the cuban Navy announced the sinking of a German submarine off Tho Northern coast of Cuba