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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-31
Gate for Cemetery

| oHts IVT tcWGGFy
A double iron gate mas b0en given
10 tho Woodtijk Cemetery agBOcia-
ton by Fred SlliS OF tho WolcOtL
road and viii be placed soon ~ the
entrance OF the cemetery Oh the
Woodtick road, Berkeley F'risbic,
Theodore Browne, Arthur Bcoficld
William SillJ, Donald Sill8 ana
Charles r. Browne have removed
the old boa"d fence IN front, re-.
paired the gate post and several
other small repair Jobs 10 improve
The grounds Of the cemetery.
DR.. Grace speaker
The board Of education and any
one interested IN Gch00l affairs, ore
Invited by tho Parent Teacher a8go-
citation OF Bethany 10 hear Dr. Alon.
no Grace, commissioner OF cduGa ton
speak NJ tho Bethany community
school, June b ~ 0 .. m. As this N
the same evening OF the Woodtick
p. +. A. meeting Howard KRAFT,
president. Wishes oil members 10
meet at the school a. 1880 y. m. 10
10 IN u body 10 Bethany. II trans
portation N desired call Howard
Kraft, 6.0463 or Fred Mcrgin 6-070b.
Personals
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pcdcn and
daughter Judith Of Waterbury were
dinner guests Sunday OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Howard Kraft.
-~s----a-
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gibson OF
Faryicw avenue had M guests Sun.
day Mr.. Gibson's brother, James
Gibson and MIS-. Gibson OF McridcD.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonsc Mueller OF
the Todd road entertained at week
end house party IN honor OF Mr.
Muellcr'S birthday and their son Carl
Mueller'S first birthday. The guests
wcro: Mrs. Lena Bugglc Paul Bug
gle, Raymond Bugglc and Paul Bug.
gle. Jr. Of Newark, N. j., Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Kohler and daughter, Eve.
lyn OF West New York. N. j., and
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Hafncr OF
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Raymond Bowen oil Waterbury rs
spending some time with his aunt
Mrs. g. Nelson Cole and Mr.. Cole
on the Todd road
MeEln Moderator
Fred Mcgih, 5r. was moderator OF
the special town meeting In the
town hall Tuesday night. II was
voted TO accept the resolution pre-
sentcd by the selectmen TO enter into
All agreement with the high COM
missioner for the expenditure OF all
funds available for the fiscal year
beginning July !, 1910.
The roads TO benefit will be Lewis
avenue, Dale avenue, Fcnton avenue
and from the Long Swamp road to
the Bristol town line. These roads
will be graveled and oiled. $4,000 was
reserved Tor oiling and maintaining
the other town-aid roads. The sum
available is si7,750 and N any re-
mains II will be used wherever tho
selectinen and highway commission
er may approve.
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st. Mary Magdalen's Parish
Chairman: Reverend Thomas Me-
Garry; Mrs Frank Whitney, Miss
Vera Mast, Mrs. Charles Kelly, Mrs,
Felix LeBoeuf.
st. AIMS Parish
Chairman. Reverend Ernest La
montague. Mrs. Edmond Ouilbert,
tchalrman). Mrs. Charles Audet,
Mrs. Uric Dionne, Miss Helen Bel
veau, Miss Cecic Rochon, Miss
stella Belanger, Mrs. william Bro
tleur, Miss Laura Birol, Mrs. Walter
Derouin, Mrs. Julia Descoteaux,
Mrs, Serge Belanger, Mrs, George
Segears.
st. Cecilla's Parish
Chairman; Reverend Peter Cuny;
Mrs. Charles Wollschlager, Mrs, Ed
ward Siebcrt. Miss Barbara Craft,
Miss Lillian Mark, Mrs, Frank Floto,
81. Joscphs Parish
Chairman: Reverend Joseph Va
lentIclus; Miss Nellie Bender, Miss
Elizabeth Rags, Miss Natalie Plan
yis, Mrs Margaret Rags, Mrs,
Mathew J. Balanda,
Sacred Heart Parish
Chairman, Rev. Albert Callahan
Mrs. Thomas Drlscoll, Mrs Mar
garet Doyle, Mrs. Rita Coleman,
Mrs. II. Sweeney. Mrs. jeremiah
Ring, Miss Margaret Tracy, Miss
Frances Guerrero, Miss Florence
Ray, Miss Mary Dillon, Miss Edith
Pilla, Miss Mary Schmidt, tiss
Mary Colina, Mrs. Francis J, Dan
aher, Mrs. Mary Skehan, Miss Mar
garet Riley, Miss Mary Casey, Mics
Helen Mccarthy, Mrs. Mary Egan,
Mrs, George Smith,
81. Michacls Parish
Chairman, Rev. Cyril Higgins;
Mrs. Edward Finn, Mrs, John Hum
phrey, Miss Josephine Mcmahon,
Mrs. John M. Lynch, Mrs. G, Arthur
Dubois. Mrs william DunlaVey,
Mrs Michael Kyros, Mrs william
Rooney, Mrs. John Kelly, Mrs Jo-
seph Seery, Mrs, Joseph McArdle,
Mrs. Joseph Kenney, Mrs, William
Hoaney, Mrs. Leonard Gaugler, Mrs,
Martin Dunn.
~. Stanislaus' Parish
Chairman, Rev. John NJ Balasa !,
Misg Stella Romanofsky, Mrs Lucy
kohnarzienIa, Mrs, Mary Splett-
stcsfer Mrs. Stnsls Latosinskl, Mrs,
Chairman Rev. Francis G. Higgins;
icski, Mrs. Margaret AntC2ak, Mrs.
Pauline CSarSaSty, Mrs Dorothy
RoDelowsl, Mrs. Anna Seipcl,
~. Patrlek's Parish
Chairman, Rev. Eugene p. Cryne
Miss Helen DeVlne, Miss Margaret
Loary, Mrs, Thomas German. Mrs,
John Dunphy, Mrs. Patrick Carney,
Mrn Joseph Farrell, Mrs. George
Ottlnger. Mrs, Peter FitzHenry, Mrs.
james Phelan, Mrs. John Mitchell,
Mira. Thomas RCddlng, Mrs, Bart
Buckley, Miss Frances Courtney,
Miss Mary Fitzgerald, Mlss Margaret
o'Connor. Miss Margaret Kelley,
Miss Catherine Grimm, Miss Grace
Flanagan, Miss Lucy Shanahan,
Miss Helen Casey. Miss irene Sheri-
den, Miss Jane Phelan, Mrs. Will.
liam Dryer, Miss Anna Wheel. an,
MiSS Mary Ray.
NJ. Lucy's Parish
Chairman. Rev, Felix Scogllo
Miss Josephine Menotti, Miss Lilly
Mhnganaro, Mrs, Carminc Clpriano
Miss Rose Meo. Mrs. ErlchettG
Longo, Mrs. Angelina Spadola,
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Council Of Catholic
Women Ends Roll Call
Final Report Of Annual Membership Campaign 10 Be
Filed at Dinner.Meetng Monday Evening

The annual roll call OF members in the Waterbury
Council of Catholic Women which has been in progress
during the past three weeks will be brought to close Mon
day evening with dinner meeting at the Hotel Elton Mrs
George Goggin chairman will preside Following Is list
of parish committees who have been working on the
and who along with other committees published
previously will make returns at Mondays meeting.
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HARTFORD MINISTER
HERE NEXT SUNDAY

Rev, Russell j. Cinchy, y, d.,
minister OF Center church tCongro.
gationaD Hartford, will be the
speaker NJ the last union service Of
the churches Of Waterbury Tor the
season Sunday evening NJ 1880
o'clock IN First Methodist church, 80
North Main street, Minister'S OF
tho local churches Will participate IN
the service
DR., Clinchy w an effective speaker
OF pegonal warmth and magnetism.
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DESIGNS RONNE,T

TO highlight tho pompadour Golf
fure she adopted from the old. fash.
Toned hAlrodresS for her role IN
Metro. Goodwin Mayors pride and
Prejudice" Ann Rutherford created
her own bonnie
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-31
HARDY RECORD

Mickey Rooney had five changes
OF costumes for scenes IN candy
Hardy Meets Dcbutante"--tails. tux,
business suit. sport outfit and paja-
mas-Betting a record for costume
changes In the Hardy Family series.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-31

thIs expose had 20 ceme In IN
election year. Lots Of votes will be
Lost, along with the missing gov.
eminent property.
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GRANGE TO STAGE
PLAY NEXT MONTH
Middlebury Group Plans
hot Water Presentation
Here June II
WolCOTT
Mrs. q. Nelson Cole, Todd
ROad--l'eieph0ne 6OOaO

Wolcott, May 3l-"Hot Water" o
play that Middlcbury grange recent
~ put on VIII be put on IN the VOL
colt grange nall June IL by The Md
dlcbury grange, Tho local committee
IN charge Includes Caroline Snow
Fred Mcgln, Sr, Mic Mtins0n and
Mrs. Charles Winters, Everyone who
saw the play IN Middlebury waB dc.
lighted with the performance.
There VIII be three aCt8, the place
TRANQUILITY" Oh Cedar Lake. MiG8
Virginia Collins VIII give specially
dance numbers between the acts.
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German Troops Get
Nearer City Of Paris
Continued From Page u

of the danger Of complete encircle-
ment Of his centr by Grmans thrust
ing down on Paris from along the
coast and near Reims.
The communique said that Rouen
had been in German hands for sew
eral days and 1t indicated that there
was no challenge to the German &C.
cupation OF Reims, the cathedral
city which suffered 50 severely In
the World war.
The new advances brought fight
ing to the old World war battle
fields in the Paris area.
In claiming the advance towards
Paris, the communique. issued from
Adolf Hitlers field headquarters,
said that the French had been
thrown back acros sthe river Seine
with heavy losses. Below Paris the
Seine was crossed by German troops
at several points, the high command
said.
The high command said that the
German offensive against the French
capital hal led ito complete sue
cess"
On the coast. the high command
said, Germans had cut of and sur
rounded French forces near st.
vaiery en- Caux, between Dieppe and
lie Havre.
lie Harve Bombed
10 Havre again was bombarded by
the German air force, in the Senlis
area. 81 miles northeast Of Paris, the
Germans said, their forces were on
both sides Of the ancient town.
The communique claimed that Sc
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enemy planes and three barrage bal
looms we're destroyed yesterday.
Three German airplanes were listed
as missing.
The Germans admitted that the
BRITISH had bombed Trondheim and
Bergen, both in Norway, from the
air and that four Of IL British planes
had been shot down l.. these raids.
Enemy planes Tuesday night also
bombed town In western Germany,
the high command said.
Operating on far-fiung front, the
Germans said, their troops had
crossed the Suippes in Champagne
despite frequent French counter-at-
tacks which sometimes we're sup
ported by tanks.
In raids on English Channel areas
the high command claimed, German
planes had sunk seven transports
and had damaged 10 other vessels
with bombs.
More Detailed Today
The communique, one of the most
detailed since the start Of the blitz-
krieg against Paris, said that the
German offensive between the Oise-
Aisne canal and the river Meuse had
resulted In defe:t Of the enemy who
were compelled to retreat after
heavy fighting"
It said that the Germans had &C.
cupied Compiegne and villers-Cot-
terets and that eastward Of the
Ourco Valley had reached the Marine
ION broad front with strong
forces"
The sweeping claims OF the high
command followed statements by
authorized German military quarters
that the German armies slowly were
closing a 35-mile semi-circle around
Paris and that the fall Of the French
capital may be expected In the
near future"
Comment On u. s. Aid
Berlin, June 12-(UP)-Author.
lied German quarters commenting
on United States press criticism Of
Italy's entry into the Wal said today
that 1t was tipe for Americans TO
get used to the idea Of America for
Americans and Europe for Euro
peans."
The authorized Nazi spokesman
complained against ''rumors and
agitation for which the United States
press has become q battlefield"
This unpleasant development Is
being Intentionally withheld from
the German public" It was stated,
because America should be left to
decide Its own internal affairs and
solve Its own problems.
1T should be left alone 10 decide
the question Of In what form It
wants 10 hold its presidential elec-
tons.
ut Is high time that II should get
used to the idea Of America for
Americans and Europe for Euro
peans. We here must constantly pro-
tect ourselves theoretically against
being dragooned from over there"
It was stated also. IN connection
with the action Of an unidentified
submarine In hating the American
refugee ship Washington. that the
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skirts Of Turin today but ofiicials
said they failed to hit any military
objectives.
The enemy planes. believed TO be
British, few over the city at I o. m,
dropping several bombs.
italian anti aircraft guns went
into action and firing continued for
two hours. Ofiicials said the raiding
planes had been driven of but none
was shot down.
No casualties were reported here.
Cairo, Egypt, June 12.-(UP)-It
was reported today but not con-
firmed that italy had sent an ulti-
niatum to Egypt. No details were
available.
It was reported that the Italian
minister handed the ultimatum 70
the Egyptian government.
Egypt Ia an ally Of Great Britain.
British airplanes attacking Italian
North African military detectives.
particularly IN Libya operated from
Egyptian soil.)
Milan. Italy. June l2-CUp)--
Four air raid warnings were sound
ed between $40 q. m. and i2:45 p.
m. today but no enemy planes were
sighted. The people went calmly
10 air raid shelters. There was no
anti-aircraft firing.
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FRANCE BATTLES
AGAINST BIG ODDS
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Continued From Page u
French tanks were now counter .at-
lacking all German units on the
French side OF the river In an at
tempt to throw them to death In
1t, the spokesman said. The Ger
mans on the Seine were using heavy
smoke screens laid down by field
guns.
The spokesman admitted that
northeast OF Paris, the French were
being pushed gradually back on the
Paris region. He estimated that
Germany had now thrown 100 In
fantry divisions, 100000 men, and
all OF It's tanks. including training
tanks brought from Germany, into
an about battle from the Seine to
the Argonne Forest.
But he said that the Germans
had failed, as yet, to obtain any
decisive victory, that the French
lines were intact at all points and
retiring only at points where the
Germans had overwhelming nuiner-
ical and material superiority, and
that the heaviest achievements In
men and materials were on the way
to the French lines. In order to
strengthen the new positions plotted
by Gen. Weygand, French troops
were fighting strong rear-guard ac-
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POLISH U.BOAT
BELIEVED LOST

London, June 12.-(UP)--The
Polish naval star announced today
that the l,1lO-ton Polish submarine
Orzel and It's crew Of So were miss.
ing and presumed lost.
The orzel escaped from the Ger
mans at the outbreak Of the war
In Poland and after Q series Of
narrow escapes in the Baltic and
North Seas. arrived In Britain. II
joined the Allied navy and claimed
10 have sunk several German trans
ports during the Norwegian CAM
paign.
The Orzel was the tenth Allied
submarine admittedly sunk since the
start Of the war.
The Polish destroyer Groin was
sunk In fighting around Narvik,
Norway
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Italy Issues Today
First War Communicate
CONTINUED From Page y

fields In Egypt, Premier Benito Mus
solini's assurances In his declara-
tion-of- speech might be sub.
ject to new Interpretation.
Those assurances, 1t was said, were
also a warning iilasmuch as he add
ed: Switzerland, Jugoslavia, Greece
Turkey and Egypt must take note
Of my words, and 1t depends on them
and only on them whether these
words Of mine will or will not be
vigorously confirmed"
The Italian government, II was re-
ported, Is investigating to determine
whether the British bonbers came
from Egypt and presumably will act
In accordance with Its findings.
Meanwhile, Italy officially accused
the British Of having interned near
an arsenal ard ammunition depot
Italians living In Malta and Maltese
nationalist. The arsenal and depot
as military detectives ARE most
likely to be subject 10 Italian air
bombardments."
Turkey Breaks with Italy
1stanbul, Turkey, June 12-(UP)--
Turkey broke of commercial rela-
tons with Italy today, ordered Its
ships TO take shelter In the nearest
Turkish ports, and was reported TO
have sent Its battle fleet steaming
through the Sea Of Marmosa toward
the Dardanelles.
News OF the breaking of Of COM
mercial relatjonG with italy came Of
flcially from Ankara, Turkish Italian
commercial relations had been based
on clearing agreement
Immediately afterward came the
news that all Turkish ships had been
ordered TO proceed at once to the
nearest Turkish port to await Or
ders. Turkish ships had been re-
stricted to Turkish waters by q pre-
vious government order.
Next came the report, disseminated
by reliable sources, that the Turkish
fleet had been ordered from Its bases
at the east end Of the Sea Of Mar.
mora and was steaming toward the
Dardanelles, which lead into the
Mediterranean.
Ofiicial sources here and at An
kara declined to discuss Turkeys
possible action In pursuance Of It's
mutual aid obligations with the Al
Lies, which are operative only In
event that the war rs extended To
the eastern Mediterranean.
Well informed political quarters
said that 1t was the governments
policy for the moment to await de-
velopments and take It's definite de-
cisions on the basis Of them.
An authoritative source said, how
ever, that Turkey would certainly
honor ell It's engagements but that II
was not going to be rushed into any
precipitate course.
One reason for uncertainty was that
| President Ismet Inonu had been ab-
sent from the capital when Italy de-
clared war. He left Istanbul for An.
kara yesterday. Some clarification on
the country's position was expected
later today after he had conferred
with government leaders.
Turin, Italy, June i2-tUP)--
Enemy airplanes bombed the out.
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1t was semi-officially reported that
Ecuador was severing It's contract
with an italian military mission as
a result Of Italy's war declarations.
The Italian mission has been in
structing the Ecuador army for IS
years. II was believed that United
States mission would replace the
Italian.
Mexico City, June 12-(UP)-In.
terror Minister Manuel Garcia Tellez
informed publishers and managers
Of all capital newspapers last night
that Mexico's foreign policy Is un-
equivocally pro-Allied and one Of
cooperation with the United states.
Teller summoned the publishers
and managers to a meeting and
appealed to them to support the
governments policy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12

Berne, Switzerland, June H.
UP-The Swiss army staff said
today that foreign planes had
bombed Swiss territory, that five
bombs dropped on Geneva, seat Of
the League of Nations.
(The Swiss army communique did
not identify the planes.)
An army communique said that
four persons were killed and 10 in
jured In the bombings. In Geneva
two persons were killed and IS in
jured critically. The communique
said:
United Press reports from Geneva
said that air raid sirens were sound
ed at 2 a. nj. A series OF "heavy
explosions" was heard from the VI
cinity of Plain Palais and near the
Carouge bridge. At the latter point
a gas main was ripped open by q
bomb and huge flames shot up.
Other bombs fell In that vicinity.
Sections of suburban Champel were
damaged by bomb splinters and con-
cussion.
Montevideo. Uruguay, June 12-
(UP)-A heavy police guard was
stationed at the italian legation
here after group of students
shouting anti German and anti-Ital-
ian slogans marched on the build
ing last night.
windows a. the italian club here
were shattered by groups Of high
school and University students who
later stoned the italian Gable COM
pany offices and the Italian-owned
Las Corlinas Cafe. A German-o wn-
ed restaurant. Maxim's, was wreck
ed.
Quito, Ecuador, June l2-(UP)-
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Bombing units Of the aviation, es.
corted by pursuit planes, effected al
daybreak yesterday and at sunset
yesterday violent bombardments Of
military detectives at Malta, with
evident results, returning safely
thereafter to their respective bases
Meanwhile other units carried
out reconnaissance flights over the
mainland and ports Of north Africa
"At the frontier OF Cyrenaics
(Likya) q bombing attempt by Brit.
ish aviation was thrown back. Tive
enemy planes were shot down."
The newspaper Messagero report.
ed that the French Italian border
was finally closed at II O'Clock last
night after Cardinal Hlond, Catholic
primate OF Poland, and numerous
diplomats and French citizens hat
crossed the frontier into France
while Italians who had resided ir
France entered Italy.
Italian troops at once occupied arlt
mined bridges on the Italian side Of
the frontier and took up battle posi-.
tions In the mountain passes.
Break French Defense
There had been no war commit
nique yesterday, the first day Oh
Italys participation, but authorita.
tive sources had reported that 1taliar
infantry and African native troop!
had struck into British and French
Sor1aliland and that native troops
breaking the first line French de.
lenses, were heading toward Dji-
BOUT. chief town Of Fresnch Somal
land and terminus Of the sole rail.
road - French owned -to Adds
Ababa, the Ethiopian capital.
1t was reported in military circlet
that Premier Benito Mussolini aimed
at an attempt TO blockade the Red
sea entrance to the Mediterranean
as wei las to cut mid Mediterranean
sea communication between Sicily
and Africa.
Well informed quarters Caid italy
was in position to make passage Of
the Sicily-Africa narrows almost i'm.
HOcOlUlC 4OE nilACa OARAb AhAo WI
troll would be made certain, 1t wal
said, II Malta fell or became TN.
tenable due to airplane bombings.
Then, 1t was said, If Italy gained
Djibouti and dominated Alden II
would control the Red sea and of.
set the effect Of Allied control Of
the Suez canal.
Italy's action was calculated BY
Italians to prove a serious embar-
rassment TO the strong British arlc
French forces In the Near East. ir
Egypt, Palestine and Syria. They
even suggested the possibility that
isolated, the Allied forces might have
to capitulate In the end because Of
lack Of supplies.
Rome, June IL - (UP)-Fascis
sources said today that Italy's peace
full attitude toward Egypt might ufi'
dergo q drastic change II an inves
tigation shows that British plane
bombing Libya were operating from
Egyptian bases.
u9unlly weIl-insoEmed sources sail
that n IL Il confirmed that British
planes which bombed the Cyrenaical
coast Of Libya took on from air
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Bloody Battle Fiercely
Fought On Vast Front
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without exposing the flank against which the Allies plunged
effectively at that time.
otI, dAsD ox DuiC
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without exposing the flank against which the Allies plunged
effectively at that time.
Both Sides Paying Price
The Battle of France in which both sides appeared
to have suffered tremendous losses described in detail
by the German high command for the first time in todays
communicate and from the Allied side said that the
onslaught tremendous that 1t must strike death
blow exhaust itself Whether the French and Brit
sh could hold out until the hour of extreme crisis had
passed remained to be seen.
Thousands of Miles From
France, however, was but the main theater OF war
that swept thousands of mes-amost from the
Arctic Circle to the Equator Developments included
British airplanes bombed the vulnerable industrial
Of Northern Italy, striking military objective Dispatches
from Turin said the outskirts Of the city bombed but
little damage done Milan under air raid alarm,
but no enemy planes were seen.
Cairo Hears Wrong Report
Cairo heard unconfrmed reports that Italy had handed
the Egyptian government ultimatum presumably
result of British air operations from Egypt against Lbya
but London had no knowledge of such an ultimatum
Turkey broke off commercial relations with Italy and
ordered It's ships into port after reports circulated that the
Turkish fleet steaming through the Sea of Marora
toward the Dardanels.
British Bomb Italian Cities
British arplanes reported to have bombed Italian
positions in southern Ethiopia after Fascist craft raded the
British port of Alden, the Red Sea, in combined land
airplanes bombed the German-held Norwegian port Of
Trondheim German bomber shot down off England
The effectiveness Of Allied bombardment of northern
Ttav wa uncertain