Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1943, Oran, Oran                               A a the cd Oran daily vol. I to. Is monday 23. I on franc doily newspaper for i. S. Armed Franco Hoare meet  warned to stay Neutral London. An. 23�?in what up Peon to be an obvious attempt to dear up the Long shrouded Anglo Spanish relationship. Sir Vanael Hoare British ambassador to Spain few to Corona last Friday for an important meeting with general Franco. The meeting has attracted much attention in the British press and much significance has been attached to the fact that uie meeting comes at a crucial stage of the War and that sir Samuel will return to London immediately afterwards. Middleton rom Tom Corres nazi Bill Marat strange broadcast new you. A. 2a�?owe wiry Berlin since to Power Arsi by the Colma system. The broadcast was to Quot dear fellow americans by a speaker m English calling lbs set  he Eaid f Quot it in a site possible that the suffer big a sacrifice Biml reverses of remont months have chastened German extremists and made the people generally better disposed to accept a practicable workable and Wrt peace. Quot it was the reaction to defeat and injustice of Versailles that gave Rise to totalitarianism some of whose leaders germans Weald gladly shake off once they themselves were free of outside men yanks canadians occupy Kiska Jap stronghold in Aleutian lies nearer Tokyo so sorry pendent of the new York times reports that the British ambassador was instructed to deliver to Franco a Stern warning to drop his status of Quot non belligerency Quot and to adopt instead a Neutral attitude. He was to talk tougher to Spain s dictator than and Allied emissary had since the Start of the Middleton reports according to Middleton sir Samuel protested against Spain s  in the mar against Rumia through the Blue division the relaying of reports on the passes of Allied convoys through the Strait of Gibraltar and the flight of German bombers across Neutral Spain.  recently resulted in an attack on a British Convoy off the Mouth of the Tagus River in .portugal.1 while this is the first time that the British ambassador Nas seen Franco since the overthrow of Mua Souni and the fall of Sicily there is no foundation to rumours that sir Samuel s visit foreshadows any negotiations for peace with  puts police Power behind opa Montgomery  City of Gadsen ala., has adopted an ordinance that puts police Power behind office of Price administration regulations and de Reid executive director of the Alabama league of municipalities has requested that every City and town in the state adopt a similar measure. The anti Black Market ordinance in Gadsden which is a heavy manufacturing Center provides fines up to one Hundred dollars and prison terms up to six months for merchants who sell rationed goods without taking coupons or who violate opa ceiling prices. Convicted corporations will of liable to sob Dollar  confab ends tuesday Fate of Axis Powers discussed Quebec. Aug. 22�?the military program has been decided upon and president Roosevelt and prime minister Churchill a e begun their discussion of the treatment of Italy France and Germany it was reliably reported last night. The sixth meeting Between the Anglo american leaders will probably end tuesday night Stone wite House Secretary Stephen Early announced that president Roosevelt would address the Canadian parliament in an outdoor session in Ottawa wednesday. Last week correspondents were promised a press conference before the end of tin meetings at which some official announcement probably would be made. It has been made Clear however that the decisions of the Roosevelt Churchill talks will not be revealed except perhaps in Broad general terms of policy. Worked at night by work Ixo until 2 30 am the previous night the president and prime minister caught. Up with their current tasks and went on a fishing trip and picnic saturday afternoon. The leaders presumably Are discussing their position on Rome As an open City since it was announced in Washington that the state department received notification from the italian government of its desires in that direction. Acting Secretary of state Sumner Welles added  Rome had not sent word As to what measures if any have been taken to make Rome an open City. 411 Naples railway traffic Cut off after bombings nazi prisoners in United states now have democratic newspaper new York a democratic German language newspaper published to new York was distributed last week at United states Camps where German prisoners of War Are held. The first Issue of the Quot Nene Volks to rung to reach Ike Cairns. Contained a message is the prisoners which said that the paper a Ras laity produced for them that it would contain no one sided poll propaganda and that the prisoners Weald not meet a wave of do Ike pages of the taper. A Yeu we find on the other  the editorial read Quot that we Era concerned to give you a straight account of things that have i during the past ten  the editorial went an to say that the prisoners would find in their tools with americans that the Nasi leaders Quot have a Natri a false picture of the democratic  la speaking of news in the paper about the United states the cite risk said Quot Many of those Adit Les will astonish you few they wed of our country and of sur Goy c i Iusco at hut to this you wis by the Mark of difference Between a democracy and a dec \ the editor of the paper is Rudolph Kate member of the German social democratic forty who escaped from Germany with the Gestapo on his Trail in 1933. It is the first time that Many of the prisoners because of their youth have seen such a  Planas hit As allies slug Italy from air Allied Force Headquarters aug 22�?repeated bombings Over the weekend by medium and heavy bombers of the Naaf have virtually Cut off All rail traffic to Naples. With the Southern and Eastern lines to the West coast italian City already wrecked by past raids Saaf marauders Mitchells and flying fortresses have ganged up to smash the rails which run northward. Yesterday b-26 marauders slugged their Way through concentrated enemy fighter opposition to score direct hits on the tracks and rolling Stock in the marshalling Yards at Villa Laterno North of Naples. The american bombers and their escort of lightnings fought one of the most bitter air Battles Ever recorded in this theater of War As 40 to 50 enemy interceptors staged a Savage attack in two Waves. Planes destroyed at least half of the enemy planes were destroyed 26 falling to the gunners on the bombers and three to the lightnings. It was the biggest bag of enemy fighters by any formation of Naaf marauders. Flying fortresses yesterday bombed Aversa the important Junction 12 Miles North of Naples on the railway to Rome. Escorting lightning pilots saw bombs hit the marshal Ling Yards rip up tracks and Start fires in a storage warehouse and depot a few enemy fighters were seen in the distance but did not Home Wither shooting Range of the deadly b-17�?Ts. St sch was  the Case however the Day before when marauders successfully attacked the targets at Aversa. Thy and their cover of lightnings encountered 90 enemy places and shot Down ten. Key copters hit on the a ame Day Mitchells and t4gutningt attacking the Railroad and. Communications faculties at done veto about 40 a Mitra Northeast of Naples met 5 to 20 an fighters a id destroyed four of them. Allied airmen Mot these increases in enemy air resistance Over Italy by shooting Down 40 planes in two Days while losing Only 16. A timed right after last thursday s devastating fortress libera tor Wellington attacks on Foggia. The raids pm Naples seemed calculated to Complete the severing of All rail communications to Southern Italy. Aerial reconnaissance has shown to at Foj Jia the h in of Eastern continues an Faya 4 Wright Plant rapped by . Poor management cause of defects Cincinnati aug. 22 a the Wright aeronautical corporation has been ordered to improve the management of its huge Plant at Lockland Ohio or hand it Over to the army it was announced by sen. Harry s. Truman chairman of the Senate committee investigating the War  Lockland Plant is one of the worst managed we have discovered a Truman said following a hearing on recent committee charges that the company had sold a number of defective aircraft engines to the army. Currently pending Are department of Justice Federal court suits seeking to recover damages from the company a subsidiary of cur Tiss Wright neither the committee nor the department charged the company with pecuniary fraud. Many faults the accusations were based mainly on lax manufacturing practices faulty inspections and attempts to cover up these faults. Production at the Lockland Plant fell to one sixth of its May Pace after publication on june 11 of the committees charges according to testimony at the hearing by maj. Geo. Oliver p. Echols. Chief of procurement of the army air forces. He attributed the decreased production to a drop in employees morale and to the fact that their i atm sea Ltd pays 41allies now have unbroken Chadnof air sea bases Washington. Aug. 22�?amer-lean and Canadian troops without opposition occupied the Island of Kiska last japanese stronghold in the far Northern Aleutian islands it was revealed in a d Rema tic joint announcement in Quebec Over the weekend by president Roosevelt and Caradan a prime minister Mackenzie  japs apparently evacuated the Island under cover of fog when they realized the position of Allied operations which were begun August 5, supported by the Navy. The  statement said a it is evident that the position of japanese troops became untenable because of occupation of Attu like harassment of enemy Supply lines and recent bomb ii its and bombard ments of Kiska by air and surface  it was the first time the japs have abandoned a major position without fighting. The japanese commander probably took the responsibility for ordering the withdrawal since the to atoms radio station had been blasted from the air and the Garrison was believed Cut off from communication with Japan. Another Allied first recapture of Kiska was the first time in the War that american and Canadian ground forces joined in operation against the japs. Troops were landed by a task Force of the Pacific Fleet under uie command of vice Admiral Thomas c. Kincaid. Commander of u. S. Naval forces i the North Pacific. The Navy estimated that the japs had at least 10.000 men on Kiska before bombardment from the air and sea made positions untenable. The occupation of Kiska frees the last vestige of North american territory of Jap forces. The Navy announced that 106 air bombardments were Carriel out on Kiska in the first 14 Days of August. Naval units also shelled enemy positions 15 times. The capture of the Island gives the allies an unbroken Chain of air and naval bases across the aleutians to Attu. Which is Only 724 Miles from Jap Home bases in the Kunie Island group. Mol than year the. Jap invasion of Kiska and Attu was revealed by the Navy on june 2, 1942. By invading the aleutians the japs hoped to create a diversion from their main attack Oil Midway Island. Some 1600 Miles to the South. The Jap diversion failed and the u. S. Navy was not diverted from the principal Battle area and scored a decisive Victory in the Battle of Midway. American forces then undertook to liquidate the Jap Aleutian foothold and first occupied the Andreanos islands and Amchitka. East of Kiska. From which air attacks were stepped. At Attu Guadalcanal and Munda the enemy fought almost to Tuftie last Man. Kiska in the United nations hands is a first rate naval base and Harbor and serves As an Advance bombing base for attacks on Japar a Northern , powder output now Cut in u. S. Wilmington. Delaware a Charles a. Higgins president of the Hercules powder company said that uie country was turning out so much int and powder that production was being Cut by the government. Quot the production of military explosives since the beginning of the War has always been As much As the army and Navy could ship Load and fire a he said