The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
Italy Ready To Join
 Nazis For Invasion
CcOntinued From Pare D

Iof native forces, claimed t6 have Sos pulsed British attacks.
 Italian planes which participated in the Haifa raid yesterday re- turned safely to their bases after hitting oil refineries and other plants, the conimunique said.
 It alleged that British planes un- successfully attacked Tobrrk. ltai- ian North African base, that one British plane was shot down and that its crew was captured.
 Points which the Italians claimed to have occupied in East Africa were Sukeila Terkale. Tagaba, Ko- katy Dola and Danisa. As result of these occupations the Italians claim to have cut of . lo7 miles Kenya salient between Italian Go- maitland and Ethiopia.
 The Rome radio emphasized news paper claims that Italy had the right to exercise protectorate over the Holy Land. The Tribuna was quoted as saying that the pal- estine question could be solved by elimination of Zionisra and the British rule that had cost "such heavy sacrifices in blood during the past 20 years"
 The Press said that Italy's right to the Holy Land rested on the fact that Italy is now the strong est Mediterranean power" Italy Bombs Holy Land.
 Jerusalem, July 16.-(Up)-One Arab was killed and . United States citizen and several other persons were injured yesterday when Ital- ian planes bombed the Holy Land coast, it was disclosed today. | J. E. Flannigan of Way Side, Kans., oil refinery employe, was the American casualty.
 Ten Italian bornbers in two waves dropped 50 high explosive bombs in 20-minute attack on the Palestine port of Haifa, infiicting only slight material damage. Anti-aircraft bat- teries fired at the raiders with no apparent effect. The Italian bomb. CTS later were seen lowering over the coast to the north, partly con. cealed by clouds.
 Local oficials said the air raid precautions system operated "Suc. cessfully."
 German Communique.
 Berlin, July IS. = (UP) - Three British merchant ships totalling 1S,O00 tons were sunk by German bombers in the English Channel yesterday and five others were dam. aged, the high command said to. day. A submarine was said to have sunk a 5000 tons tanker in . con- voy and another U-boat, returning to its base, reported the destruction of 23,600 tons of enemy shipping.
 A communique, reviewing yester. days aerial activities, said that Ger- man warplanes bombed airdromes at Pembroke, St. Nathan, Plymouth and Bicester, harbor works at Car diff and Brighton and an airplane factory at Yeovil, causing numer. ous fires and explosions"
 British planes, 1t was admitted, last night bombed northwest Ger. many but inflicted little damage. Meanwhile. the newspaper Nc. tional zeitung said that Prime Min- ister Winston Churchill had as- stunned "the role of hangman of the British nation" The newspaper, commenting on Churchills speech last Sunday night, said that If Churchill "does not prefer to free England and the world of his pes ence, then the same memorable fate will overtake England which struck down France"
 It added that the defense of IscEi- don street by street would not de- ter the German advance and point : ed out that German bombing planes , did as much damage to downtown Rotterdam in 20 minutes as artil- fiery did to Warsaw in two days Of heavy shelling.
 Grenoble, France, July 16.--(Up) -Leon Noel, special French envoy to the German army of occupation, has returned to Paris to negotiate with the Germans for the return of the Petain government to ver- sailles, a vichy dispatch said today.
 The new cabinet held its first meeting at vichy late yesterday and after discussing the return to Paris, the refugee problem and the ques- tion of transportation, adjourned until late today.