Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Dail Europe air action soars Cen. Devers cites 8th Saaf feats red Cross began Sicily activity Conyngham now with landings on a Day flyin9 uni Rue or London. Aug. 19�?As Allied leaders continued to assess the heavy damage caused by american plying Portress attacks on Regensburg and Schweinfurt and the great it afraid on Pence Ninde air s it Okessen Here revealed that the onslaught against the fortress of eur Dojk is reaching a new fury. To the 24 hours which ended yesterday morning Allied bombers and fighters from bases in in Ain and tile Mediterranean flew Between 2.500 and 3,000 sorties against Axis Europe it was revealed. Rap bombers last month flew nearly twice the number of sorties and or opined 10,000 More tons of bombs than in july 1942. It. Gen Jacob l. Devers commander of the United states forces in the european theater disc based that the 8th Saaf completed a year during which 15.700 tons of bombs were loosed on Axis targets during tile year. American gunners destroyed 1,728 enemy fighters in the air for a lass of 419 bomb ers. Id Gen. Devers congratulated maj Gen. Ira Faker 8th Saaf Omi Nander on the Force s growth from 12 plying fortresses which fax spitfires escorted to hundreds of bombers providing their own Protection. The first red Cross worker in any combat area reported missing Jill action is Russell l. Bullard 35-i year old Field worker from new Smyrna Beach Fla who was last seen on a Landing ship that was of sunbed during the invasion of Sicily it was disclosed yesterday by William e. Stevenson arc Delegate for North Africa. Stevenson stated that nearly 70 red Cross Hospital Field and club workers Alc on Active duty in Sicily or arc on their Way to Itiat Island. A dozen Field men landed with tile troops on a Day with Roy Johnson Yonkers. N v., acting Field supervisor and Martin Codel Washington d. C., information director Stevenson conferred with 7th army chiefs and arc workers and toured sicilian Battle areas. Back at arc Headquarters Here the North Africa Delegate reported the follow i my persons on duty or in route to Sicily City Hup mrs. Hel a and Claire Hospi tii fill Josephine triads Washington d c jute Quimty be York City. Sud a a Foelly a Hie. Milwaukee in Chance of All dubs Howard Barr. Milwaukee of Palermo Headquarters Walter h Heydemann a Chicago. Palermo duos. Talbert Jessup Milwaukee he <1 opera lord Al Fluke Tenafly n j outdo Cetrulo. New irk n j Fra k Lea h. Rochester. N y Alfred o Adams Chi Murray Stephens. Hawthon Ohio Gordon Jackson Covington by Jack and Jack Kirk Oil Aci nil photographs of the Schweinfurt Ball bearing works and the Regensburg  factories show that accurate bombing created crippling damage to these vital targets deep in Germany it is known now that when the plying fortresses made their Daylight raids on the cities wednesday. They met the strongest fighter opposition they have Ever exp Erien ced and took a correspondingly High toll of enemy Pla lies. Thirty six fortresses were lost from the two formations which flew to Schweinfurt. But the four motored american bombers and their Thunderbolt escort shot Down More than too of the Gorman interceptors. Incomplete results show. Tuesday nights Raf raid on the aircraft and radio locator works at Peene Munde on Germany a Billie coast is described As the strongest Mission the British bombers have undertaken under Bright Moonlight conditions this year. The Raf formations dropped i 500 tons of bombs on the vital factories. Lost 41 planes. Carroll Allan Chilli Oihi of o Chi Mobil i Saginaw Mich Adna Calif her in sue m u Cher on. I f Hin . Pas a Hitchcock St Louis Lydia Sherwood new Yolk Sutherland. New Yolk City Chancy Miller con Ord n h Farley. Greenwich. Conn. Arc club workers Eileen Tyle los Angeles. Gladys Patton greens u g a Joyc k Trego y Minneapolis Jos a line m Varnara. Phoenix. Ar.z., Dorothy k Wood for d. Grand red Mich. Elinor Hailey Geneseo. N y Helena w Day Denver. Kay Curtis Chicago Man in Martin Maryville. To ice Miller Borger Texas Bette Baker. Val Vood j a Lien la Hurt mat Ion. Ala kit run Hilton St Ley to Miry an hindi. Mechanicsburg pa., and John Mcwirter. Des Moines Iowa. Air unit Field men Herbert Sifford. I Greensburg a. Douglas of ter Tinley i Ark a. Ours o Whiten Sarasota Fla John Newtone shepherds own w Virginia Charles pet. Durham n c Cleo cum in is. Silver Springs Myn k Ros Ori san pram Isco Harry Lee Smit 1 Wilkes by Are. I. Harry o  Charlotte. N c William c k l k Cheverly. My f Ltd j oar Rpy Wealti Moie. And Edward h Farnham Baltimore with the 1st Divi non John tires White Plains. N y Ray my cd St nigh ton. Win. Tom Furness Cli it Igo and Vav ilium a pm new to Quot a Cit. With the try division Franklin f Gaes. N w Yok City. James Siaw a. Joseph Cappielo Chicago and Sweeney. White pm tins n y Vav i to t tie 9t h division Joseph Mason Miami Jack g Oner Bella a n y. Re pall one. Che a. And Mil on Todd a Tesmond. A Witt tile 45th i Sion  la m Chester. Warren a Fra a f Milon j a  Warren p Sunset of. N a York City an i Kenneth o it it hoi on. Park is Mig w a wry the 2nd armoured div Sion tier Kob Cru. I into Kin my j ten i Lay Al Toon 1 pave a to t corps Jam s in Quot Der Fielding a Milton t Fogel. Rosemont a Allied Force Headquarters aug. 19�?air marshal sir Arthur Coningham chief of the Northwest african tactical air Force and Gen. S r Harold Alexander Deputy Allied commander in chief lived Side by Side from Al Ala mein to Messina and often exemplified the closeness of army air Force cooperation. Now it comes to Light that sir Arthur is teaching sir Harold to Fly. Lessons being Given in a Small com m ii nations plane popularly known As a  the Nir marshal says that his Pupil is an Apt one and is making excellent Progress. Friday August 20, 1943 second raid hits weak allies score again on Jap Aird Romes French told to be ready liberation Day might be near Sun War of ii Ani web Given new Powers unions companies May be penalized naval guns continued from Page la wounded or taken prisoner up to the last week. Many thousands of others How Many will probably never be known threw away their guns Tore off their uniforms and put on civilian clothes. German losses were estimated at two divisions about 30,000 men on the killed wounded or captured list up to the final seven Days of lighting. The vast majority of Axis soldiers evacuated were of cot tsp. Germans. Probably the Only italians shipped out before the end were connected with the head quarters of their 6th army. Casualty figures Are now available for the Canadian forces who fought alongside the British 8th army. Until the morning of aug. 4. Canadian casualties totalled 1.895 men. This was broken Down into the following figures killed�?25 officers and 360 men wounded too officers and  men missing to officers and 300 men. Washington aug. 19�?putting Teeth in War labor Board rulings before he left for Quebec. President Roosevelt has ordered severe penalties Lor any company Union or individual ignoring or disobeying web decisions. Unions which disregard web i orders May lose their contracts i with employers and have their privileges removed the president said in a letter to chairman William h. Davis. He authorized withholding of War contracts and priorities from companies which do not comply with the boards rulings and. In extreme cases said the government might seize and operate plants. Unions May also be deprived of dues checked off by employers with the Money to be held in escrow until the labor organization complies with web decisions the president said. In any Case where tile government finds it necessary to of it Erate a Plant labor rules set Forth by the web will by followed unless the Board authorizes a change Roosevelt ordered. Norse fleeing from Gestapo Stockholm. Aug 19 for 24 hours Gestapo men and Quisling i storm troopers have b in searching Norway for hundreds of norwegian officers who went Lino hiding monday at the first warning that they were to be deported to German prison Camps. According to latest reports Only a few Hundred of the 1.500 officers involved have been caught Manv of tile remainder ave be sieved to be making their Way to the swedish Border where the germans a Noncent Raling troops at various Points pilots freed continued from Page i did t. Fear it As much As the p-38. Tile Doc spoke Good  said Jeffries. He seemed like a smart Man. And lie admitted lie thought wed Lake Sicily without too much  one Day the Doc s id to Jeffries. A a your boys will be in this afternoon. I he germans Skeena i and soon american tanks and half tracks w re on tile streets. Quot it was a great  said Jeffries Quot we hollered and our boys came up with rations. Before Long we were Back in  London. Aug. 19 the Frach people were advised last night to devote All their Elt Orts to perfecting their preparations for their part in the liberation of Fiance. A new stage in Hie freeing of the occupied Conn Ries has begun they were told in an implant Massage broadcast Over bbl by a a Xikes Man of the inter Allied High command although the allies Quot obviously will not reveal before hand where they will Shrike the people of the country which is to lit the first to Welcome the armies of liberation will by notified at die last moment. The speaker said. The preliminary Appeal said each Frenchman should be fully equipped to carry out his part in the liberation of his country at a fun lire Date. Which might be near. Each of you must know to whom to turn for orders what useful information is available How to facilitate the task of the Allied forces and How to make tilings More difficult for the  the message urged the people to prepare in the shortest possible time but to exercise care. They wore warned not to give themselves away prematurely or to give tile enemy the excuse to deny Quot you your Means of action a Washington. Aug. 19 the japanese have had to write Oft  tile Whol of their Ai forces in the weak area of new Guinea advices from Allied South Pacific Headquarters said today. In a big raid on Jap Fields yesterday second in two Days Ai hop join hers fit St shot 28 out of 30 enemy fighters trying to Ward Oit the attack and then As tile Allied coming put it. The an Fields were bombed practically to annihilation. In the first assault in the weak ail in ids mole than 200 liberators flying Fores and Mitchells escorted by lightnings swept the 225 grounded Jap planes with flames it is believed that the attacks Cost the lives of Many trained personnel and also nipped in the Bud a new Strong Challenge tie Jap was about to make to Allied air supremacy Over this Corner of the Pacific As weak is 470 in i is from port moresby escorting Allied fighters  have come trom an Airfield considerably More advanced Thau enc hitherto at Allied Dis it sat weak was known to have a considerable Garrison and All Lour airfields a hacked replied Iii heavy anti aircraft lire. Trial balloon from Berlin army governs Isle successfully u. S. Soldiers top All predecessors new York America s fighting  Are Quot tile Best of this or any other generation in american history capt. Eddie Rickenbacker said on his return from a 55,000 mile inspection tour of the fighting fronts. When asked by a girl reporter if he would be a presidential candidate the world War i Ace snorted. Hell. No i be got headaches  Lamb crop hit St. Paul Lamb chops will b heavy i than usual and Sharp scarcer n it it Winter because Rio in and Shotgun ammunition was scarce last Spring. Sheep growers complained that the ammunition shortage prevented their annul drive against wolves and coyotes. As a result these animals w Ere reduced the 1943 Ion b crop. Washington the Success of the Allied military government in Pantelleria was described in tie  h or broadcast of two cd flyers one of whom recently returned from the captured Island. I found the at i ode firm Bol  said col John m f. Husked Deputy chief of the civilian affairs division of the l 3. Army. Who was on Pantelleria Quot the inhabitants Are getting a Quot or break and Are cooperating to percent with the authorities a the integration of British. Cima i c an and american personnel in it raving of the ooh Des agree up i 011 by the combined governments i represents an important achievement in Anglo american Codozor to on it was announced by Moi. Gen. John h. A Aldrin or. Chief Oft the civilians affairs commit get the office of the chief of staff new York. Aug 19 one of the most extraordinary broadcasts from Berlin since Adolf Little came to Ixia or was recorded last night by the Columbia broadcasting by Stem. 9 lie broadcast was addressed to dear fellow americans by a speaker in English calling himself Bill a he said it is quite possible that the suffering sacrifices and reverses of recent months Piave chastened German extremists and made tile people generally better a posed to accept a practicable workable and just peace. It was the reaction to defeat and injustices of Versailles that gave Rise to totalitarianism some of whose leaders germans would gladly shake off once til a themselves were tree of outside  allies bomb continued from Page la if Lii Abner no two frs either Phi. Adelphi a the six cent Cigar has disappeared from count ers Here. Most tobacco companies face a severe labor shortage and now Are making on in the More aristocratic ten centers. Tribute to Soldier fair mount. Minn this Carrr Mmith of 7.000 rolled no its sir of peeves and harvested the towns Large crop of Sweet Coin As a tribute to sol Bill Anderson who was kill d in North Africa. A a it of a wait or a g gotta Tell in Bride something tfx the we Odin of Aki so in a Pix. O Alu  a pronounces to finally. Legally an hopelessly i Marr i de up of is Tel two doll has j i Pulaski of a it was Worth it my ars a Tive Dollar Wellan shucks keep a ten cent tip outa the a a a change. Sam a is carried away by the excitement a a o Fth moment by Al Capp it s Over an done if. At last of. How Happy everybody  everybody but thet crowd of Winnen Back there. They is sobbing thar maids of who is they Efah knows Nevah seen pm Belo �2? amp or a ass Hest Tiff care what \ while to was Bein to wanted j married up another couple done Ahkao i marry \ adopted Ltd up Wie Hin. So s i Abner c d adopt us Abner de and stymied Railroad and Highway installations at Soverio Iii lilt Gulf of Squillace. The tactical air Force sent Saaf invaders against bag Tiara and Pizzo. Lacy also bombed and hied an enemy storage dump cast of ban Giovanni just across Hie simians from Messina. Raf Baroda aim South Africa Bostons and Baltimore smashed at vehicles on the roads tuesday j night and attacked the towns of in Leto Bova manna Bagnata. By Vagina and others. American War Hawks carried out bombing and strafing attacks on Goi Mesa in Southern Sardinia hitting Barracks rail installations and a Lac Ory. A two mashed ves i Sci near the son til coast of Hie Island was attacked and left burning. A Squadron Leader f. D. Hughes of Pun Aghaee. Ireland finishing a night patrol off Syracuse in in , attacked a German by Pika. He set lire to the enemy plane saw it crash into tile sea. Poi Hughes it  sixteen and a half enemy aircraft destroyed for his Squadron 42 in 38 nights. Bizerte was attack d last night for the second night a six enemy bombers Down. In a were Row. Shot a. Kauai know of amid of let him speak Bot to it he How to of Dowma to Nevah goer wrought n no fool Vav ski dec awarded Allied Force head Quad a terse the distinguished service Cross Lias been awarded maj Gen. Orlando Ward and sgt. Benjamin p. Warmer. The general who i commanded the 1st armoured division in the Early months of the tunisian Campaign was decorated for Quot extraordinary heroism in  sgt. Warmer received the award for shooting Down seven Messe Schmitts when 30 enemy lighters jumped the flying fortress on which he was Waist gunner Over Geromi Sicily