Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1943, Oran, Oran Catania of x shells of a be 410,1943 slate of siege exists in Italy patriots taxi troops in Paris Street Battle Algiers. Aug. 9 a hand to hand fighting Between German troops and French patriots has broken out in Paris streets follow Tiff Vatican radio asks for peace bar set. William Hogan stirs and St prs Start writer Algiers. Aug 9�?the whole of i Taler today is in a state of seige. A Royal decree to this effect was published in last nights official italian Gazette while the italian socialist tarty was calling for a general strike by All elements opposed to the Sadoglio regime and in favor of the abolition of the monarchy and immediate peace. Rome messages to Swiss newspapers said that the Allied warning of resumption of the Aerial offensive had had a remarkable affect. It is Learned that representatives of several political parties yesterday handed Sadoglio a petition which said a the extreme seriousness of the situation demands that the Gav Crement make immediate decisions based on the reality of the War situation and on the wishes of the majority of the people. Open attacks another oin attack on Bado Lions Tempo izing policy was reported from Home. Despite the order of the italian minister of ing the recent Sharp increase in Daylight attacks on nazi personnel and instil amp tons in the French capital it was announced Here by the French committee of liberation. The committee received this news Over the weekend from underground sources. All furloughs for German troops stationed in the Paris area have been suspended and machine gun posts have been erected on Corners of the main Paris boulevards the information stated. Popular unrest was reported to be mounting. Washington the arrest of Roberto Lanas Vallecilla a translator for the coordinator of inter american affairs by Fri agents As a spy had All the elements of an old fashioned melodrama. He was charged with sending three letters in invisible Ink to a German agent in Lisbon Dot cussing aircraft production and shipments. If found guilty he faces a sentence of death. An additional Story Book touch to the Case was his offer of 460 dollars a month to a Beautiful new York Model if she would help the ads the department of Justice said. The Model refused. Washington a a new counterfeiting development uncovered by the secret service in the printing of an unauthorized u. S. Postage free for the armed forces it was designed to defraud stamp collectors authorities say. Washington Only 87 convictions for failure to Register for the draft in nearly three years of enforcement of the conscription Law Are re. Ported by j. Edgar Hoover Fri chief. In the first year of the 1917 draft Law there were 10,000 prosecutions. Allied production triples Axis output London a Ourer Lyttleton minister of production told the House of commons that United nations production including a the u. 8. S. R., now is More than three1 pm a a that of tha Axis. He said in the same Quarter of 1944, the War production of the United nations is expected to be four times that of the Axis. Troops feeding continued from Pape u mortar shells Washington a own reports of japanese propaganda broadcasts using the name of 80-year old mrs. Henry Topping were denied by her continued Frodo Page 1 third Day of fighting for the town of san Fratello. The background of the German mortar is Well known. It. Too. Is deadly accurate but has to the punch nor the Range of the american weapon. The mortars moved into position last night on the backside of a 300-foot Ridge which looks up to the 700-foot Hogshead on which the germans Are strongly fortified. The enemy led off by shelling the general area before Dawn. They missed the mortars and the men but it was close. Of How close. Close Calls sgt. Robert j. Hurlbert. Of St. Popular culture or. Guido Rocco. The news Quot Popula i roman attacked the government saying that if Sadoglio continues his present policy he is guilty a it an act of violence and oppression against the nation s will and determination. Quot it is cowardly said the Popolo i Roma Quot for the government1 to remain on the borderline of Liberty. The italian Public is sufficiently Ripe to enjoy full Liberty and the re spent of Italy a True meanwhile the Sadoglio Cabinet continued to try to appease the popular clamor for peace by re further fascist institutions. Paul. Mirn was sleeping near his son the Rev. Willard Topping of Boulder col., who said the Tokyo voice is that of a younger woman. K Washington the u. S. And japanese governments have agreed on Mara Goa portuguese India As the site for the proposed second Exchange this fall of 1,500 More nationals it has been disclosed Here. Names of those to be exchanged have not yet been revealed. The two governments last year exchanged an initial group of the same size. Washington War labor Board has stepped into the dispute Between the american federation of musicians headed by James c. Pet Rillo and seven electrical transcription companies. The Case which web Hopes to Settle involves Only the manufacture of the Large size broadcasting discs not Standard Home and Juke Box types although Petrillo has ordered musicians to Stop Mak Ingvall types. Washington All material needed was supplied Gen. Dwight i it. Eisenhower a full month before the invasion of Sicily Begarif Cit was disclosed by maj. Gen. W. D. Styer chief of staff of the army service forces. W on january 26, Gen. Eisenhower asked that delivery be Mdse by february 15 of 5,000 trucks 20 locomotives 40 Flat cars 400 dump trucks and smaller items for a total of 22 shipments. Styer advised the Allied commander in chief that the deadline would be met adding a if you want the Pentagon fuel building shipped to you give us a Tuc More time.�?�. Put wit with the Grain already there. Bread will be distributed through Normal All in All the civil affairs officers had quite a time of it. They opened proceedings by hoisting British and american flags in front of the sex a fascist Headquarters and removed All pictures of Mussolini. Portraits of King Victor Emmanuele were allowed to stay t the italians sure hollered the glee when the flags went up a recounted another official you a never think by looking this building Over of Chat they a Welcome the allies Quot we looked Over the building and it really was something for books. Never in icily and we be seen most All Otter captured big towns was there amp Ich a Monument to Mussolini and fascism. Pictures of old muss in All his fantastic poses by the hundreds. Classroom for a fascist University. Athletic rooms Replete with foils and Row Inge equipment for Competition in Muse the bar which contained All his belongings. The bag was riddled. And the Only thing lie salvaged was a pair of sox. Very full of holes. Quot that a Okay All my sox have holes a he said. A a what i hated losing was a picture of my girl and two decks of cards especially the the mortars got in their first round at 6 of clock this morning when they threw 60 smoke shells Over As a cover for advancing infantry. That smoke is not Only cover for us. But it puts heat on the enemy setting fire to Rush on the Hill and smoking him out of Jap losses heavy in Solomon Isles the Etna league. Medals and All Cerdan Kaytes manner of fascist j Itera Ture. One Budi co to fined from Faye 3 Melbourne a the japanese lost twice As Kanany warships and four times As Many planes As the United states in the South Pacific since the Start of the Solomons Campaign a year ago a Navy spokesman announced. Enemy losses from aug. 8, 1942. To May 8. 1943, were 96 warships sunk 18 probably sunk. 129 damaged and 802 planes lost. Rated w a a a a a a a a _ a morning the German artillery fascists accused with excellent observation they fourteen former High fascists Are practically looking Down our including the party Secretary throats have been surveying the Carlo Sforza have been charged Hillside putting one first at the with fraud by the Rome tribunal observation Post on top of the the. Fact that Italy a expenditure Crest then one on the Oridge at on the War has brought i coun the nearby coastal Road then one try s finances into a chaotic state where they think the mortars was admitted by the new finance might be. Minister at the last meeting of the fire Mission Sadoglio Cabinet. T a the mortar Crews when they Are his report broadcast by radio Rome said the enormous increase i War expenditures was so serious that Quot the value of the lira May be reduced to the min not firing lie in their Slit trenches. They Are very thirsty for shrapnel has punctured their water cans. About noon the Pytoon of in. Mortars commanded by it. 8. P. ? �?o2 Comninaki of Norfolk va., gets a been getting worse for years and a remission and this time it s High that a the fascist a government had see not smoke a St id by for a a coated the fact Frens the Public shout it get publishing an annual Bud com Nikal As he receives the data Pope Pius Xii was Hoard by a test in from Italy s people last night urging the observer �?�12 rings deflection a it a left 200. Elevation 820.�?� there is Lac a i More or the a Rae talk coming out Otreace the pos him of the ratio 1x11 his tune to 18 in. La a foreign Tongue. The German fire we commands from the other Hill Are a Hart the people of to pro Telnet up ask that German Bastard where Mote Public prayer for the tii Summit of their wishes a i Hes at so we can get snarls 19-year-old pfc. William Thomas panics sweep cont Mue from Page 1 of Wilkes Barre pa., the youngest Man in the outfit. Now the mortars Are ready to fire. The shells slide Down the tube with a spine tingling sensation. Lab naval units shelling them from the propelling plot an comes a the East coast and mommies mov Brief second later. Hwy whistle tog up from Qatar a pushed the through the a Tan headed for the me atm Gormanjr Back beyond enemy. The kick Adeale eight Mes North. British sends the mortar Aloag this Eaxt coast Joad into the ground ids Kors up 1 it glowed by the narrow Road on the coastal slopes of i. Etna r Dot Sec in 90 seconds. Perhaps it was the dust that the German observer saw perhaps it was the muzzle blast. Anyway the mortar men had just swabbed out the tubes and were settling Down to a sweaty cigarette when a whistle came our Way. It died and a second later the thing hit. The germans were mor Taring our mortar positions. It was a Lucky hit. That first one. It struck a pile of ammunition and in a minute there was a roaring fire a billowing Cloud of White smoke and then our own exploding shells began going off All around us. The germans knowing they had struck something were letting us have a Volley. One was striking every ten Yards around us. You a hear the scream if the scream passed Over your prone body you knew the shot was Long. But there weren to Many Long ones. Mostly you a hear the scream and then it would die. And then a round full blast would Rock your ears and a spatter of dirt and rocks would cover your sweaty body and rattle off your helmet that is. Only dirt and rocks if you were Lucky. Some of the men weren t. This went on for 30 minutes and then we were Able to throw some hot stuff Back at them. Our mortars set fire to the 700-foot Hill just As they had set the 300-foot Hill on fire. The Quot Battle of the mortars soon was covered by a smudge of smoke. We took advantage of the cover to change our position. I guess the enemy us too and then the Quot feeling out began All Over Agola that is the Way they a re fighting in Sec Llor these Days. .4 of cutting lefts and hard rights to take the round by a wide margin. The eighth was All Tipton As he sent a veritable barrage of smashing lefts and rights to the challenger raking him from head to Waist throughout the round. Brown was still trying to get in a Teller but his bruising Battle Cost him much of his opening snap and Speed. He did get in a few hard rights but Tipton was the master of the situation and won the fight by a unanimous verdict african titleholder put on a neat display of boxing and hitting to win by a technical knockout in 2 40 of the fourth round against sgt. Lloyd Virdre of the army air corps. Virdree a Corner threw in the Towel to save their boy further punishment from the Dusky battlers hammering fists. Young Garcia brought the crowd to its feet when after taking a1 beating in the first round from terrible Zorro he came Back to Knock his opponent through the ropes into the arms of his seconds to win by a clean Cut knockout in 1 30 of the second round. Quot Chick Quot Broussard. Infantry new Iberia la., and Willie Sampson quartermaster. New Orleans la. Gave the Pelican state a draw in three rounds of hard battling. Sanchez Oran and Vival. Morocco won the opening boats by decisions. Peytie meets Kin Scotts blk off Lotito 22, italian prisoner of War had a Brief Ard Joyful meeting with his grandmother mrs. Carmelo Toniola of Brooklyn at the Scotts Bluff internment Camp. Lotito re turned to Italy to claim an inheritance and was drafted into the italian army. He was captured in North Africa. Riot in laundry bethe3da, mde a near riot Bra Kef out a Moog la undresses in a local laundry when they met their first Day with a 2d percent withholding tax removed. It seen they. Had Rdv of heard of a tax and thought tit to a amid by was a duh a tit m a top room its Light subdued by Glass covered with spun Glass harboured some 50 fascist banners. The a Glass was smashed. The spun Glass jumbled on the floor. What once must have presented an impressive sight that made Young italian hearts beat faster now looked a tawdry mockery of a myth. And the Man responsible had Only a huge Bronze bust of himself left to Mark the Good old Days. The Man. Himself had taken the Well known powder. British soldiers enjoyed the former fascist hangout. Thev bedecked themselves with medals and tacked a Nice nazi Flag on the up a stretched hand of Mussolini in a Large portrait with Hitler. They. Played songs on a piano that was in excellent tune. They tried to orate through four Large loudspeakers which studded the front of Casa Del Fascio loudspeakers through Mussolini once told Cata. Niass 250.000 people that Sicily would never he invaded. We re. Quasi toned a. Photo of muss and walked into Cathedral Square. Two typical Toonerville trolley cars stood there abandoned and plaster from a bombed building littered one Comer of the Square. An a Talian woman saw the picture of. Muss and uttered a shriek of anger. Before we could intervene she sized the picture Tore it. Into bits and stamped on it. The then Drew her fingers across her Throat suggestively it and borrowed our last can of rations. A la Bambino she said bawling and weeping. You can to blame them much said an a a they be had a hard time a but things Are Well in hand there is no looting maybe because there is practically nothing to toot. There some disturbance around a warehouse which was quickly quieted. Just before leaving Catania we saw Many italian prisoners being loaded into trucks. As usual the germans left them behind to fight a delaying action while face germans effected a Safe Retreat. And As usual the italians hastened to surrender. A curiously we did not see Quot a sin Gle German prisoner. We vote go our Litis of tour wonderment to the Quot British supervising the loading of italians a a Zermah prisoners. V feb rugged his shoulders1 suggestively Why there just Aren any it can be Eisely defended by a Gfa Abmd Bly Amah numbers of traps. M a Adsit the British and the ads i Many Tanka in. The fierce in the sects. Of to to army mopping Byal Capp r11
