Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Pax 4 the stars and stripes daily wedding Bells flyer nabs 35 italians enemy lined up to be captured Allied Force Headquarters tile dramatic Story of How in Pilot who was shot Down at sea captured 35 italian officers and men after being rescued by four sicilian fishermen was told this week by flight officer John f. Rauth. Of York neb. Ralph parachuted into the water from 700 feet when his plane was disabled in a machine gunning attack on a ship near Trapani on july 23. From the nearby Shore came four fishermen in a Dinghy. When a plane which circled Overlie to protect Rauth fired machine gun bursts near them they hoisted a White Flag waved it frantically and proceeded toward the boat. A when they reached the boat the occupants grabbed me like a Long lost brother a said Rauth. They threw their arms about me and kissed me and one of them produced a Towel some dry trousers and some  on the Shore italian soldiers were waiting to take tile prisoner As soon As the Bhat landed. The fishermen hid Rauth in the boat and one of them who could speak English posed As the captured airman. The hoax did not work for very Long and the soldiers threatened to shoot the italian for attempt Jug to deceive them. Quot i stdi"�?T1-,de shortly Akter the ceremony uniting the two in mar red. So i left my hiding place Ridge. Capt. And mrs. Chester Raphael Are shown making the first a of gave myself up. Tin t, wedding cake. Capt. Raphael. My. Of new York City and a one of the soldiers took off la former Margaret Marion Hubbert. Of Cork. Ireland were married nation toes line on Speed limits tuesday August 17, 1913 Pacific air action soars Washington a the Federal \ works Agency reported that a1 i Allied Southwest Pacific most two thirds of the nation s 1 Headquarters the Jap air passenger cars were conforming to Force absorbed another overwhelm a reasonable degree to the 35 1 in defeat today. Gen. Douglas mile an hour wartime Speed limit j Mac Arthurs communique reported Maine Vermont and South Domko today when Allied planes knocked to had the Best records of con enemy aircraft from the sky infirmity a Survey by the Agency a series of interceptions in which also showed that the average Only five Allied planes were last. Speed of buses was 40 7 Miles an thirty four enemy planes were hour compared Wanh the average shot Down Over veils Lavelle of 50.7 a year ago. Sea Landing continued from Page i a a we had just reached the Road when they let Loose they must have been waiting for us but they used tracer so we were Able to locate and wipe them out that 23 millimetre stuff is  there were no journal entries for nine hours after that Quot i of Busy getting set up. Digging in. Preparing for a German counterattack. We did t have to wait  where Only two Allied Cratt were lost in the Days engagements. Twenty two fighter planes and 12 a dive bombers were lost by the enemy. Seven of the number were downed Over the Kahihi Ai drome when our fighters caught an enemy formation returning to its base and then heavily strafed Many planes left on the Field in new Georgia ground forces were closing in on the japanese Center of resistance near Zed a Village from the North and pm thu the communique added Navy launches Cruiser Alaska 1212 f company ordered to have one Patora i cover the pm interact Philadelphia tack Iii the town of Brolo to the East. Enemy  reported com til from Ute West on Highway 113. 1215 naval fire requested on the town of Brolo 1217 engineers ordered to mine Bridge near Beah Philadelphia pour naval vessels have Ihmi launched in us area. Including a Cruiser two submarines and a Rescue tug. The Cruiser Alaska is the first of a new class of sin shit to to named for u s territories tile Navy has reveal that they will be larger than existing heavy 1230 h Corn a n v ordered to Pine cruisers of 10.000 tons displacement mortar fire for town Quot the enemy was assembling his stuff in tax own a Quot gave them his shirt and gave it to  the at 4 00 of clock sunday afternoon in the Algiers Villa of mrs and Quot mrs everything we had tile Navy. The with eight neti gun. Than battleships but Sniader Pilot continued and an officer who had gone to school in Brooklyn asked me some questions a Samuel Lahmani. Rabbi Henry Tavell. Of Wilmington. Del flew in i rom Amateur to conduct the ceremony tile maid of Honor was nursing sister Kay King. Of Stirlingshire. The soldiers gave Rauth foodj�00 11 a est Man was capt Henry a. Belafsky of the Gen disc a reception was held after the ceremony. Among Tho. Who attended the wedding were nursing Sisters and medical officers of the Gen Hosp and medical officers and nurses of the Sta. Hosp.  and s int photo by Gilbert Sweeney air. Our 105 s. Our mortars. A it gave them plenty and Brok Quot up the attack at least for awhile Quot Naaf bombs continued from Page of and water and when the City began to be shelled they took him with them. T went with the italian officers to a command Post in an old Quarry a Rauth said Quot and when the shelling started they gave me a pair of binoculars so that i could watch the show. When it was All Over they turned their guns Over to me and surrendered. We went Down the Road and i found some american paratroopers who took the prisoners into  new Stamps Honor overrun nations  flashes from the front 1352 it. Reports being surrounded by machine gun pistols Cor ted by p-38 lightnings the me or gtd Nve Shine guns needs help at bombers wrecked rail Lacil knee. 1353 enemy mortar fire on and started a Large lire in e company. It Quot there Wasny to much pm Hank. We could do for them american Mitchells attacked the freight Yards and rail junctions at 1403 naval fire in Biolo 1422 Simbari near the East coast of the air Fircz horrid and machine italian ankle hitting and setting gunned Bro of 1510 naval barrage afire numerous railway cars. On Bro of air attack on or in bomber Crews believed that one town of a tvs p ret to much stopped great explosion they witnessed Mem from the Quot East then to Lvi a came wus caused by a hit on an Ammu frown Tho West. A lot of tanks and nation train. They wanted to get through damned had the Battle be earn 1710 two Mok via a knocked no ust of Lucky escapes would be Complete without the out 1820 one m-7 my one half name of sgt. Nick Kapp ins of Baltimore my. A observer tor a mortar battalion he was on a very exit used of which was soon i brought under artillery fire by the enemy one Shell landed three new York a new series of feet from him it did not go off. Another landed in his Slit Trench five cent postage Stamps Are Hon a minute after he had left it. Oring 12 nations overrun by the a a a Axis. For the first time in amen j . Can history the Stamps feature j. Nolc Essary to enter Catania proper to appreciate the the flags of foreign nations sex critic snuggle which took place Beote the Gentian Aci Back Heel us vet a Quot heretofore a foreign tilt by Irish eighth Aimy. Tile last new Miles belie the City and Flag has always been a comic nil flee air Lott on outskirts Bear evidence to tile Brand of conflict by the United s ates Flag. The ,?,c�?o1lrlyrl i a Are ?.�&Quot,me2 a Quot a Battel de implement of i irs Issue to appear was dedicated a a and a by a my a a a a a Are a a is eacl1 Oul r to Poland. Since then three More 1.,-1&Quot< l.l.,.\-a.deatl�?~.it.�?~ub�?Tlc a a of Hie series have been issued honouring Czechoslovakia Norway and Luxembourg. All of the Stamps Are of similar design except for the Flag. Raf bombs continued Tram Page i the sides of the main Road Aud All detours Are lined by Graves. Some Are single Graven with a soldiers Bayonet thrust into the dirt and he met atop the butt. Others Are mass Graves. One Tommy said a a a when we finally pushed through there were hundreds of bodies in our path. It was in it of Sibic to Bury them properly. We hid to put them together and cover them up Many germans found their final resting place in Slit trendiest they cunning y dug right on Hie Edge of the Road at strategic spots. These trenches had reinforced mortar tops with Peep holes for machine guns. British j is left them there and added dirt. Bodies in destroyed Pill boxes had t been re moved and the stench was sickening. Lightnings bombed and strayed railway and Road Bridges at Porto i Stiletti. South of Bianco on the East coast of the toe of Italy. Bombs struck the tracks at the Southern end of a Railroad Tunnel and other explosives landed on tile nearby Highway. Bianco and Marina Ai Branca Eloiie were other rail a mils in this Region to near tile weight of lightning attacks meanwhile the Straits of Messina were not being neglected As Light and medium bombers attacked Small Craft and troop concentrations. Alii a observers pointed out the difficult in laying bombs on zigzagging enemy boats which can make the dash to the Mainland in As Little As 15 minutes. But the air forces have destroyed a considerable part of the enemy s ferry Fleet in spite of the terrine umbrella of flak the Axis throws up Over the Straits they said. In a sweep Over Southern Sardinia. Via Hawks of the Usa of dropped explosives on tile bivouac since the beginning of the Cam area of the Monserrato Airfield pain the 7th army Lias captured and scored hits in the City of or destroyed 293 75 my. Guns Cagliari and larger and 188 tanks of All three enemy aircraft were de types. J stroked during these operations. Track destroyed by Mark i tiler were no More entries in Dulev a in i in a i tha night. Quot a fn1 proved tint a could last no it. It sounded Tike the plans were null ing out we wondered How the Guys who were coming our w in were in a k a n g  thursday aug 12 0730 american Troon seen advancing from the was on Quot Hway no 0945 Contact Stab to hed with infantry. A a then of came Down off the Hill but i lot of Guys did t a fleeing nazis continued from Page it of the Swiss newspaper die tat said that the City was Quot one gig anti ruin with fires  the Rome radio said that the mayor of Milan has resigned. Observers believe that this action was a peace protest in an Effort to halt raids on the City.  a a. Germany s Luftwaffe struck Ati n e in Tosh finally took Over tile Bridge. England last night when a total a a a us Utu Usan we Xii in m Uchau Vanni on the toe of Italy Satur an impressive sight of destruction was a huge air he d right ing up the terrain. As fast As the on the outskirts of Catania. Planes of All description were burned or germans destroyed roads Bridges in Vale it yesterday die com town killing 12 persons the air bombed to extinction. Four huge hangers were just Frame skeletons and tunnels the engineers rapidly Biu Nique id. Beau fighters Bonsib Mist re said. At least six aircraft and several buildings were torn Complete v in half by the Allied air repaired them to let the advancing eco be Landing Field and Quay at were destroyed. Tokens. Strangely two or three nazi fighters were compel Cly intact. A troops pass. Balamuta in Southern Greece. Of about 25 bombers and fighter bombers struck a South coast a historic scene near Catania was a Bridge crashing a fair the last Days of the Campaign wll Lelve Allied planes failed to sized River As Rivers go in Sci y. British paratroopers were landed were hampered considerably by the rectum 10 their bases. Nearby with orders to hold the Bridge As Ion As possible. Against demolition tactics of tile enemy i it Day s my Del ,i?As.1 a re a concentrated fire they Clung to the position one Day. Preventing the and officials emphasized the mag i a a a a duet to rap Jub pm Quot us Quot a a a a a Quot a trat Quot a 110 6110 fifteen Job of the engineers is army. In in Tlle ferry terminus at san Gio difficult North country in clean v inn _. To fall u l Abner. 4 Ftje-i.1 wvfn0 a stir to eats we Okiw  Arch e in a ? ? a formal cites required 4ean iut rho r to Owci or hav04 to to by Al Capp sunk by mistake a Miami.  medium sized United slates merchant ship floating keel up after being hit by an Axis sub was sunk in the South Atlantic by an Allied patrol vessel which mistook the ship for a submarine. I lie Crew was landed at a South american a it Ort. Legion adjutant dead Frank Samuel National adjutant of the american legion died recently while travelling on a Tram in the us according to news reaching Here. Samuel had been National adjutant of the legion tor the past 15 years and was largely rest Ems Ible far its huge membership of More than 1,300,000 War veterans