Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1943, Algiers, Algiers Vol. I no. 30 a saturday july 3, 1943 Grafric u. S. Army newspaper two francs heavy bombers smash leghorn Messina Naples Axis fighter losses heavy As allies increase raids ready for action by but. George Dorsey stars and stripes staff writer Allied Force Headquarters july 2�?during what was probably its busiest period since the fall of Pantelleria the strategic air Force last week sent heavy Anc medium bombers and fighters in increased numbers against targets in Italy Sicily and Sardinia. Oji rations of the week were highlighted by 100-plane flying fortress raids on Messina in Sicily and leghorn on the italian Mainland. Less spectacular perhaps but of equal importance to the whole air strategy was the work of Saaf medium bombers Mitel us is and marauders in pounding the airfields Barracks and docks of widely scattered cities on Sicily and Sardinia. Losses were Light losses of Allied planes were Light and the toll of enemy fighters was heavy As the Axis demonstrated again its inability to oppose successfully the Allied operations in this theater. In the most recent air reports in tins theater Saaf spitfires of the coastal air Force shot Down four enemy fighters off the North african coast thursday. Three of the fighters approached the coast flying at a High Altitude were engaged by the spitfires and Hest Royed. Later another enemy plane entered the same Region and suffered a similar Fate. Beau fighters and marauders left two Axis schooners in a sinking condition w heyday. Cagliari the South sardinian port whirl has Bren the target of Allied bombers on Many occasions. . Launches new offensive in Pacific a a _ president commutes new Guinea forces sentence of Stephan Washington. July 2�?president Roosevelt intervened at almost the last moment to spare the Hie of Max Stephan. Detroit restaurant Man convicted of treason three separate Pees the u. S sup erne court ret used to save Stephan from the death sentence enclosed on him for aiding an is Caw i German flier. Before Dawn this morning the doomed Man was to have been hanged at the Federal prison at Milan Mich. Last evening the president step Ped in to commute the sentence to Lite imprisonment. He acted because of a belief the penalty was too severe for the degree of treason committed. Threaten japanese base at Rabaul Miti hell b-2> s of maj. Gen. James in Doolittle a strategic air Force became the first medium bombers to attack targets in Italy. Here is the Crew of the �?�oh-7&Quot getting ready for the Takeoff. From t to re i Frank j. Klocke of Mccook. Neb., cant. Richard i. Tipton of Illy the Ville ark., la James la. Evans of six mile s. Norman Sharah of Charleston w. Va., to sgt. Robert finn of new Lurk to sgt. J. J. Chereski of Florence mass., and it. Walter a. Triplett of Culpepper a. Production suiters As strike continues was it irked on wednesday night by Raf wellingtons. Barracks and the railway station were bom bed and several fires were started. One fire was caused by a 4.000-Nound bomb which burst near the station All the bombers returned to their base. Messina is hard hit hardest hit of the targets the strategic air Force attacked during the past week was Messina tile sicilian City on in a few Miles from the toe of Italy a Boot like Peninsula. To Start off the pounding of Messina More than too flying i fortresses were sent Over to unleash High explosives and incendiary bombs in one of the most concentrated assaults of the Mediterranean air War. It was up to that time the largest numb r of b 17\s to be vent or single target from North Africa. Both italian and German interceptors attacked the unescorted forts in Force before during and after the bombing and heavy rials was encountered but Only three continued on Page 8> Washington. July 2�?defying the new anti strike Law As Well As continued appeals by Union Lead ers. About 100,000 of the nations a >50.000 miners were still away from their jobs one week after the strike was officially called off. Sporadic walkouts occurred in various parts of Alabama. Wes Virginia and Pennsylvania but most of these petered out in a Day or two. A Large majority of the Washington july 2�? striking Coal miners were urged today to return to work Quot on the eve of the greatest military Campaign in the Appeal was made by Secretary of the Interior Harold l. Likes government custodian of mines. Surgeon Breaks Parachute record Spokane. July 2 making Iii first Parachute leap. It. Col William r Lovelace. Ii. An air Force surgeon broke All records when lie jumped from 40.200 feet. He explained he did it to Quot find out for myself whether emergency Roxy of n i equipment was As Good As Laboratory the lieutenant colonel who is an expert on High Altitude equipment. Received a Frost bite As his Only injury when his Glove Flipi Ted off at 50 below Zero. The Shock of the Parachute opening brought miners voted to return to the pits and near capacity production was soon reached in those Coal Fields the worst situation was in tile Central part of Pennsylvania where the revolt against Union officials is entered. The continued idleness raised grave problems for the nation War production suffered a serious blow As blast furnaces and Coke ovens were forced to close Down. Limited Coal rationing for civilians this Winter was brought closer due to the increasing Coal shortage. Two puzzling questions remained unanswered As the week Drew to a close would the government the anti strike Law and against whom would the mines he returned to the owners in spite i of the United mine workers threat j to walk out again if that happened on a temporary blackout regained consciousness of 30,000 feet. At 8,000 feet he Felt Norma and spent the rest of his journey enjoying the ride. It took 23 minutes and 51 seconds for him to reach the ground. Lovelace stated that it was the last Parachute jump he would make for some time. Anti strike Law that the government had not decided on use of the anti strike Law was indicated by the one new official act that occurred during blk j he t Elk Secretary of Hie Interior Harold l. Ickes merely issued an Appeal to the miners to get Back on the Job because of the urgent War need for Coal. If the Law is invoked there is a till the question of whom to an ply it against. Leaders of the ump Are apparently Safe from i the Bill a penalties because they ordered the men to end the strike before it became Law however punitive measures could undoubtedly be taken against local Union leaders and others who Are Balking at the Back to work movement. Paving the Way for the government to run the pits seized when the miners went on strike. Secretary Ickes appointed Carl Newton As director of mine operations Newton is president of tie Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad which moves More Coal Over ifs tracks than any other Road As soon As details Are worked out. Government operation will be applied to the soft Coal mines. Extension to the hard Coal mines Wall be deferred because the Anthracite operators Are still negotiating with the ump. Ickes confers meanwhile Secretary Tokes conferred with the mine owners and with president Roosevelt on the advisability of returning the mines to the operators he indicated at least the soft Coal mines we Ould be Given Back Quot As soon As tile miners give reasonable Assurance they will work for the but lie added carefully this omit not be for a considerable time. By these statements he soothed Tho owners who Are demanding their property Back and yet satisfied the ump which opposes such a move. Tile ump has made no Bones about its determination to work for the government and not for the operators. Ump head John l Lewis pointing to the oct. 31 deadline set by the Union warned that the miners Wall walk out be-1 fore that time if the mines Are Given bark. The president an noun Rod he definitely does not accept the deadline and Secretary Ickes asked the ump to revoke it but so far the Union has ignored the request. Secretary Ickes revealed it will be Quot touch and go whether nor Mal Coal reserves can be built up by the fall. He said soft Coal Shick piles were increased less to an one third of exacted amounts in May unless production is uninterrupted from now on lie emphasized the ground lost during the past two months May not to regained. Congress balks on subsidy plan veto anticipated Washington july 2 the Battle against inflation occupied National attention this week As con-g1 Ess registered Sharp disagreement with president Roosevelt s policy of keeping Down the Cost of living. In the face of the presidents we Ming that the move might bring inflation both houses overwhelmingly approved a Bill forbidding the system of subsidy payments. The Cornerstone of the administration s fight against rising Tood prices. At the moment the measure is on the presidents desk and he is expected to veto it. The subsidy program was established to maintain farm prices and hold Down consumer prices. I his was done by a series of Price rollbacks on butter meat Coffee and other food products. Rollback of prices heres How the Price Rollback system worked out taking butter As an example. Before tile subsidies were paid the Price of butter continued advancing As did prices of other commodities be cause the expenses of making butter raw material and production costs kept increasing. Lets say the retail Price of Butler reached go cents a Pound the of fice of Price administration derided so cents was a desirable Price and slapped on a ceiling of 50 cents a Pound the to cent difference was paid out to butter processors to make up for their increased costs. Without subsidies Price ceilings cannot be maintained. Processors cannot meet their expenses and Are forced out of business. Butter becomes scarce the Price shoots i up and the Black Market flourishes in s in Francisco for example the butter ceiling was removed by error for three Days and the Price skyrocketed to one Dollar 29 cents a Pound. A look at the meat Industry in pirates what might happen if the proposed subsidy a in becomes Law. As Congress voted to eliminate the subsidies scores of Small meat packing plants announced they would have to close. This forced Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones to order the reconstruction finance corp to provide any financial assistance Hie meat continued on Page 8 notice nip editorial and circulation departments of the stars and stripes have moved from 1 1 Boulevard Bau Din in the american red Cross tub Algiers series the Street to 12 Boulevard Baudin. The phone numbers remain the same. Washington july 2 a Amer iras new offensive in Hie Southwest Pacific in which combined army and Navy forces Are moving on a 1,000 mile front from new Guinea to the Solomons is a proceeding on schedule War Secretary Henry l. Stimson announced the offensive Appie title is designed to Clear til japanese from the Island fringe North of Australia. A of a a Othold on vim Tarbor on the Southeastern tip of new Georgia Island. 40 Miles from the Jap base at Munda. Followed the Landing by . Forces on Bendova Island where the taps unleashed a a furious Quot at Jai counterattack in which 110 Jap aircraft of various types were shot Down. The Aerial Battle lasted More than 12 hours it was reported. Seventeen u. S. Planes were last. Additional landings Allied landings also were made at Nassau Bay on the North coast of new Guinea and at Trobriand and Woodstock islands West of the Solomons. In new Guinea itself the allies threaten the Jap base at Salait Nua. In the Solomons they have driven More than half Way up tin Island Chain from Guadalcanal. I a. Salama iia and a Ltd Are evidently the immediate objects of the pincer thrust aimed ultimately at the japanese base at Rabaul. The forces of Gen. Do is Acai Muir who is leading combined gyrations landings in the Central Solomons Are covered by Strong naval formations under Admiral William f Halsey. Gen Mac Art Burns Headquarters announced that it Gen Walter Krueger is in charge of certain phases of the Allied Ope actions. Gen Krueger has Lieen in the australian area since Early in the year when he arrived to command the . Sixth army. I he Navy department announced that the transport Mccawley. Hie former Grace liner Santa Barbara was sunk by a submarine after it was damaged by aircraft during the Bendova operations. Hut there a re no casualties. Toledo boats and an umbrella of fighter planes gave close support to the landings on Bendova and continued on Page 8> French Complete reorganization Algiers the French were on tie Road Back this week to a Fuller it a i Izat Ion of tin older and honorable Creed of Quot Lily try. Equality and in a week of developments which saw the completion of tile supreme War Council the most outstanding change was the replacement of Piei re Buisson Vichy appointee to it it Hie governorship of Lien ii West Ai Nea. By Pierre-charle.? Cour Narie. Who has headed the government in the French cameroons since being named to that Post by Gen. Charles de Gaulle in 1940. The resignation of Buisson was accepted by the French committee of National liberation on tuesday and his successor was appointed i thursday it is generally believed that Buisson s resignation had but in in the hands of the committee for some time but that action was delayed because of controversy Over whether or not it should be accepted. The former governor general had been on Gen. De Gaulle a list of political enemies for some time and it was the de Gaul list group which insisted that he be removed. A too fresh in the memory of de gaullist was Boissonas successful continued on Page to
