Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Daili / thursday. July 29, 1943 new unrest in Balkans guerillas report further Success London july 2a�?adolph hitlers troubles Arentt confined to the Eastern front and Sicily but include Strong underground movements and growing unrest in the occupied territories and Axis satellites. It is indicated by reports reaching Here. Operating in close connection with British army Headquarters in Cairo yugoslav guerrillas latter armed and organized than Ever before have pushed to new successes in the Eastern and Central Balkans. They recently captured four towns in the Vicinity of Mon Romania North of Sarajevo the stronghold from which the guerillas nitrate Bec reported. In Albania several districts have been completely liberated of Axis forces and Are now controlled by the Council of liberation which unites All albanian Antl Parist guerilla bands. The bulgarian government and indirectly its Berlin overlords has been out enly betrayed prime minister Filo admitted according to nows coming from Sofia through Berne. Switzerland. A it is regrettable that the youth allows itself to be deceived by foreigners and paid by them serving foreign interests and behaving in a was which cannot be described As other than treachery towards the government a Filo said. Quot the government will continue to have no pity towards those who work for foreign  another prominent bulgarian nazi collaborationist an official of the second largest City in the country was assassinated in the Street the German news Agency announced. Filo a statement was made a few Days after the pro German office Holder died. North of the Balkans in Central Europe a Lar underground arms is reported forming in Poland Stanislas Minla Ezek new polish Premier declared in an interview Quot when the hour for Poland a liberation strikes an underground army of Many divisions now being trained under its own commander in chief will Spring up in occupied  civilian Aid to the Allied forces who raided Crete july 4 has brought stricter German control Over the population in ordering the execution of 50 cretans tor allegedly helping the raiders the military governor Gen. Bra Lier. Established a curfew from 9 pm to 4 30 am closed All Heaters to civilians and cancelled permission Given to labourers to thrash their own Corn. More severe measures were promised if the Quot saboteurs Italy won t regain colonies Eden London. July 28�?a Blunt Quot no sir Quot was foreign Secretary Anthony Edens reply today when asked in commons whether it was the British and Allied intention to restore to Italy All her former possessions in North Africa if she surrenders. Edens statement was the Only comment any member of the Churchill Cabinet was willing to make today on the political assets of the italian crisis. Many unhappy returns towns taken continued from Page i is very favourable for delaying actions. Italian troops apparently Are period ring in a More or less auxiliary capacity taking Over fatigue duties such As entrenching details and Road repair work. Allied sources concede that the bulk of two italian held divisions. After rounding up All the pack animals available has made its Way to the Axis held Corner of the Island. As yet there have been no retorts of tile effect on italian troops of the collapse of Mussolini a fascist government. It is known Here that the Axis is making attempts to reinforce its sicilian forces. What has not been revealed is How Large or How succeed these attempts Are but the Allied air Force has been Tak German Ju-52 u. S. Army helps China trains soldiers in new methods have tried to ing a High Coll of trans it oits which reach the Island. American forces along the line anchored at Lelafu on the Tyr Hen inn sea Are still Messina the key but. Judging from front Rei it Orts. They steadily against not action. The real test come main somewhere. Alone with his thoughts. Benito Mussolini today is marking his 80th birthday. Of late years Musso Hasni to wanted his birthday publicly observed. This year More than Ever before ii Duce had his reasons for hoping that the world would forget not merely his birthday but his entire existence. So far As is known the Only present muss received was a pie in the puss from the italian people. On the other hand ii Duce gave the world the finest present he could he quit. Italian developments continued from Page ii too Miles from Northern City meager Battle Are advancing too stiff of pols expected to when they bump into the German it ban line about 18 Miles away to the East. Canadian troops have engaged in some stiff fighting and made Progress against Strong opposition in difficult country on the Centra front where the allies yesterday were retried to have remd sed a determined Axis counterattack. Only news of the 8th army Sec tor on the East was that contained in today a communique which said Quot activity on the Eastern sector was largely confined to  hit Hamburg continued from Page i and their caught. Accomplices Quot Are not Soldier design new War knives Aberdeen.  Sajt. Edward Hatpin a Jiu Jitsu Exi it ert at the Aberdeen proving grounds has invented four knives for special jobs on the nazis and japs. The handles will be made of plastic and on the outer edges Are four Sharp knobs to be used As brass Knuckles. The first Model has a Blade five or six inches Long for close fighting. The second is a throwing Job with a weighted Ridge right up the Center to keep it even in flight and a longer Needle pointed Blade. The third Model has a Wavy crease which Halpin Calls Quot the Oriental  because of its Wavy Blade it can be stuck in and pulled out efficiently. The fourth Model has an extremely Long Blade. The Large Plant at Hills. Yesterdays raid on Hanover was their first on the German processing establishments. Since the Raf and United states air forces started their largest Quot round the clock Quot offensive saturday they have rained More than 6,000 tons of bombs on Industrial and shipbuilding targets in Germany and on enemy dominated objectives in Northern France and Holland. In All Allied operations Over Western Europe since saturday. 50 enemy planes have been shot Down. Combined Raf and . Losses have been 23 bombers and three fighters it was announced today. Strong action would be taken. The presidents rebuke to the own seemed to indicate a wish to distinguish Between the King and the fallen fascist party. Rome broadcasters yesterday urged italians to rally round the King again and again asserting that fascism had vanished overnight. This statement was invariably coupled with the announcement that order in Italy still under martial Law. Had been restored and that a United country was ready to Light on. Pictures of Mussolini were said to have been torn from Public places. In Milan apparently a chief Center of disturbance a Street was renamed in Honor of the socialist Deputy Matteo Tuci assassinated Early in the fascist regime. From Neutral sources came rumours of continued disorders and demonstrations for marshal a Doglio a gatherings. A Swiss by rec declared troops with Cannon peace despite ban on mite report relayed that italian and machine guns had been posted in Milan a main squares to halt anti fascist riots in which a number of persons were killed. German anti aircraft gunners who fired on demonstrators last sunday were said to have been removed from the City More rumours reforms required of Cement firms Washington a sweeping reforms in pricing and delivery practices of 75 corporations which produce three fourths of the nations Portland Cement have been ordered by the Federal Trade commission. The companies and their Trade association were charged with unfair Competition and Price discrimination. The commission also said prices were artificially jacked up even on government sales. A startling report on Italo Ger Man relations was brought to Madrid yesterday by air travellers from Rome. According to this Story Mussolini fell because at his last conference with Hitler he accepted the German View that Only Northern Italy could be defended. The fascist grand Council it said refused to consent to the abandonment of Southern and Central Italy and voted to turn Over tile military leadership to the King. After the appointment of the 71-year-old marshal Sadoglio As Premier the germans wipe said to have reluctantly consented to help defend the whole Peninsula. A similar but somewhat less Complete Story was published in the Quot corriere Della Sra of Milan now printed under censorship of Tho Sadoglio government. The whereabouts of la Duce remained unknown but persistent reports said that he and other leading fascists were under arrest in a Villa Between Rome and Ostia. From Berlin came a re Piort that Virginio Gayda once Mussolini a chief mouthpiece had been removed As editor of the important Rome newspaper Quot Gior Nale d  the German press continued to follow the line that Berlin was untroubled by events in Italy while Neutral sources spread rumours of German too s pouring into italian territory. Oddly enough the Berlin radio broadcast a Reakirt that Spain had been much disturbed by the fall of Mussolini who backed Gen. Francisco Francois struggle for Power and that All Spanish monarchists had been placed under observation. In Washington and other Allied capitals there was much speculation on the reaction of the Balkan nations a especially Rumania Hungary and Bulgaria to the italian crisis but those countries were buried in official silence. Munda path continued from Page i lied out ten bombing attacks against Jap installations on Kiska in the aleutians making 41 assaults on the Island this month in addition toll bombardments by u. S. Naval Craft. Japan lost an additional 13 fighters and bombers in attacks was pit airfields in chivas Hunan and Kwangsik provinces yesterday making a two Day lass of 27 shot Down 18 probably destroyed and four damaged the chinese High command announced. In one attack by eight zeros Only one escaped the statement said. A Navy report revealed that the Lith air Force bombers which on july 18 dropped 15,000 pounds of explosives on Shi Mushu Island part of the Large Jap naval base of Paramus Hiru 1,300 Miles Northwest of Tokyo provided american flyers with their first look at the base since the japanese smarted building it in 1922. Bombers brought Back More than 200 photos of installations at the base. Chunking a thousands of chinese of leers and enlisted men Are being schooled in american infantry and artillery practices at two new centers it Aion Hie . Army recently established in Central China according to Gen Chen Cheng vice minister of War and Leader of chinese forces in the recent huge he Honan Battles. The training centers already have turned out scores of key chinese soldiers who have completed courses ranging from  to Complex artillery calculations. And have returned to tar air units to instruct others. This process will continue until the whole chinese army has been affected. Two main centers equipped with the most modern  War weapons. Are the foundation of the program. An infantry Center is commanded by Brig. Gen. Thomas m arms and a Field artillery Center is under the guidance of Brig. Gen. Jerome j Waters. From the centers go trains chinese who in turn establish smaller schools in All sections of unoccupied China which transform willing chinese into Strong skilled fighting men t in schools wire described by Gen Chon As one of the chief american contributions to China s War Effort. I Giles named new Aap staff chief Washington july 28-maj. J Gen. Barney m. Giles today took Over the pot of chief of air staff army air forces succeeding maj. Gen. George e. Stratemeyer who the War department said had been Given another assignment of a a extreme  the 51-year-old, Texas born i Giles has been serving As assistant chief of air staff operations commit men s and requirements. His career with the air Force dates i Back to world War i when he served with the 168th observation Squadron. After several years in Washington and As an observer in England. He became commanding general of the 4th air Force. I returned to Washington last March. His identical twin. Brig. Gen. Benjamin f. Giles commands the North Atlantic Wing of the air transport command. B-17s lash continued rom Page of said that the bombers had Laid Down a perfect pattern of bombs which covered More than 80 percent of tile Airfield. Several sizable fires were started and a number of explosions were observed on the Field. Photos indicated that at least 20 air planes were destroyed on the ground during the two attacks. I there was no anti aircraft fire snips i or enemy fighter interception Over Sicily Raf Bostons and Baltimore made nine separate attacks on the auxiliary it Ort of Milazzo 20 Miles West of Messina. For the second Day in a Row hits were scored on railway Yards Dock installations and buildings moles and quays. Operating behind enemy lines. Saaf a-36 invaders swept Over Northeast Sicily and attacked Road vehicles at Fratello barges and railway sidings at Milazzo. Buildings at Francovilla and a Bridge North of a Roccalumera. An ammunition Barge was destroyed in tile Harbor at Reggio on the italian Mainland. Lii Abner Al . Gas battalions prepared in Sicily new York. July 28 if the enemy introduces Gas warfare during the current sicilian Campaign United states forces Are fully prepared to use Gas in retaliation col. Charles e. So had i chief chemical officer attached to Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower s staff stated in an interview today. Revealed that sever chemical battalions Are now operating in Sicily. He stated that chemical battalions did such a Good Job with smoke screens to protect North african works from dive bombing that no damage to any a Force was caused by dive bombers. Col Schadl a1 american