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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

In the 1St Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss, Tex, officers and men, are making daily efforts to prove there are conditions where only the cavalry man and his horse can re- connoiter and strike out effectively against an enemy. They are also working to make the cavalry unit more formiable than ever by equip ping it with additional firing power and supporting it with mechanized units.
 New Method Adopted
 Many old cavalry officers have foresworn the horse for the. arm ored force. But not those at Fort Bliss. They are training new horses and new men in new methods. They argue that the tank is all right when conditions are favorable for its use. But, they say, a tank can bog down in marshland and steep mountain trail baffles it. To this extent the arlnored force agrees.
 The cavalry's argument is that no one knows where the United States will fight its next war. If it were along the Texas border, in the Rockies, along the Canadian border or in Latin -America-in event of a violation of the Monroe Doctrine-tl.e cavalry might soon become the army's most important unit.
 The horse can travel where there are no gasoline tanks. Its fuel, in an emergency, comes from the coun- tryside. The soldier riding the ani- nal can carry enough ration for himself for days. A horse, led by a rider, can carry machine guns of varying calibers. Horses can draw a 75 howitzer through terrain which would stop a tractor
 Horses May Ride, Too
 The mechanical forces under present plans, could be used to carry horse and rider to the spot of difficult access. From then on the horse can travel as much as 100 miles in a day.
 The most interesting experiment being conducted at Fort Bliss in this connection is the development of the horse-portee in which eight horses and eight men are loaded into a truck for transportation to the field of action.
 The cavalry prefers to get green men and green horses for its new training program. Horses already broken have too many habits to un- learn to become good cavalry mounts according to present re- quirements. Men familiar with horses nave the same shortcoming and are liable to teach their mounts bad habits.
 The quality of cavalry mounts, according to the officers, has vastly improved since 1917. For since that time the army had adopted the practice of placing good sires on many farms in the horse country with the understanding that it shall have first right to buy the ofpring. The results are said already to be visible in a stock which lacks the temperament of the thoroughbred but has the heart of cavalry horse.
 NEXT-Parachute trOOpS.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

pr. Pressner said, "and of Fannie Hurst, who was a great friend of his.''
 Much of the time he "chanted" phrases from his favorite musical composition, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, pr. Pressner said.
 Wrote His Obituary
 Frohman's autobiographical "item'' to newspapers in 1888 was accom- panied by a brief note which said:
 AS I may soon pass away, you may want these facts"
 These facts" included the fact of his birth in Sandusky, O., August g, 1851, the removal of the family
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
SABOTEURS ARE.
 SOUGHT BY F.B.I.
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(Continued from Page D linen in white" in the laboratory who have become an integral part of the governments counter-espionage system.
 Constant research and experi- menting are necessary to keep abreast of the new and ingenious ideas developed by espionage agents and saboteurs whose usefulness is only as good as their ability to con- ceal," FBI officials said.
 Central Files Ready
 "To meet these new demands, var- ious central files were established in the laboratory. These include a collection of samples of explosive ingredients, file of the writings of subjects in espionage cases, a file of code writings, and an index of code words"
 A short time ago. a leading man. ufacturer in the United States shipped some tractors to foreign country that was friendly to Great Britain. Upon arrival at their des- tination, the lubricating oil was drained from the tractors for check ing. It was found that some of the oil contained large amount of metal granules.
 These were sent to the technical laboratory, where they were ana lyzed as a type of cast iron. Fur thermore, the condition of some of the particles indicated that the at tempted sabotage had ben perpe- trated before the machines were shipped. This information was found to be of great value in solv- ing the case.
 (Friday: How the FBI found vital
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

St. Mary's hospital and later dis s charged. No arrests were made. 5. Soulds was admitted to the Water bury hospital Tuesday night after
 he was hit by an automobile on :. West Main street, near Crane street. ' Hospital authorities said that Soulds : would be discharged today. Soulds would be discharged today. Soulds . told Motor Patrolman Joseph Lo- vallo that he was struck by either one of two automobiles and the 1. names of the drivers are not dis : closed pending the completion of !. the investigation.
 { Mrs. Ella Freeman, 67 of Echo
 Lake road was injured when she was
 struck while crossing the Main street 1. in Watertown by M. P. Hickey, IS : Woodruff street, Waterbury, who
 was driving dairy truck.
 Mrs. Freeman was reported today to be doing flair" at the Waterbury | hospital wheer she was suffering
 from a broken leg, broken arm and {. possible internal injuries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

lery. The government spokesman did not specify any positions taken by the Greeks, except to say that they had won some strongly forti- fled mountain supplements west of the Drinos river. where they routed Italian Alpini at bayonet point and captured eight cannons and 10 heavy machine guns.
 In the south coastal sector, the Greeks were reported forging ahead from Chimara toward Valona, 30 miles north. Mary Merlin, United Press correspondent with the Greek troops at Chimara, reported that the rumble of heavy artillery across the hills in the direction of Valona could be heard above the chant of the choir at Christmas Eve church services.
 Italy Raids Corfu
 A public security ministry com- munique said that Italian air raid- CTS killed 15 and wounded more than 30 persons at Corfu, Ionian Island capital, Christmas Day. All victims were non-combatants and most were women or children, the communique said.
 "This was the 23rd raid on Cor flu since the war began" it said. According to international law Corfu is unfortlfied and has no mile itary objectiyes whatsoever. The italian raids were directed against non.combatants with no danger to the Italian flyers. Levkas also was bombed without victims or damage"
 A war ministry communique said: Successful local fighting continued today" (chrlstmas).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
COLBY GETS GIFT

Waterville, Me, Dec. 28.-(UP)-- As Christmas present. Colby Col- leee received check for Sl00,000 from en anonymous donor to use for construction purposes on the new campus being built on Mayflow- 1r Hili
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
STAMFORD MEN KILLED

Greenwich, Conn, Dec. 26.-WP) Two Stamford men were killed early today when the car in which they were riding left the road and struck guide-pole.
 John L. Brass and Felix Bowdef, Negroes, were killed, and George Williams, Stamford, driver of the car, was injured seriously in the crash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
WARNER REAPPoINTED

Washington. Dec. 26. - (UP) - President Roosevelt today sent to the Senate for confirmation his re- appointment of Edward ?. Warner Of Connecticut to tho Civil Aeronau- ties Board.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

Roscoe Ates, stuttering comedian of vaudeville, stage and screen. will add to the laughs of "Ziegfeld Girl' as Simon, the janitor who has to limit his admiration of the glorified girls to dusting off the posters in the theater lobby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

A REICHMANN attention
  recognition military unit which strip
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

Europe's financial holdings in the United States were avlucd at e0,0o0'o00'Oo0 at the end of io3p.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
25O CANNON IN
 BLAST ON BARDIA
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- driven in from their outposts around Bardia, are resisting grilnly.
 The sun is shining brilliantly here but a cold wind blows across the chilled sands at night.
 No Time Off.
 Neither the British nor the Ital- ian forces took any time off from the battle to celebrate Christmas British commanders expressed con- fidence that the end of Italian re- sistance at Bardia could be only a matter of days.
 Yesterday I passed up the British lines through dust that shimmered in the sunlight, Along the coastal road that leads to Bardia I saw what seemed to bt an endless col umn of tanks, fresh troops and guns-many hauled by brand new captured Italian trucks.
 They came along the desert tracks and half-made roads, has, tening to get into place before the final assault on Bardia is made.
 As I watched the battlefield be- fore Bardia a Long Lizzie" went into action. A Long Lizzie" is the name given by the British Tommies to an Italian heavy gun which is believed to be an 11-inch naval rifle installed somewhere in the dried up Wadi Valley, west of Bardia.
 Italian Subs Sink Ships.
 Rome, Dec. 26-(UP)-An Italian submarine sank a British light cruiser in the Central Mediterran- can last Friday nigbt during an att tack on naval formation, the high command communique said today. The sinking was confirmed by air reconnaissance, 1t was said.
 An Italian submarine sang two big ships with gun fire in the Att lantic, it was asserted, and hit a third with torpedo.
 Italian planes intensely bombed a British advance base in Libya Christmas morning and scored hit on British Warship off the coast, it was said. Italian planes also bombed British mechanical groups in Southern Libya, the communique reported.
 In the Bardia zone, according to the communique, there was lively artillery activity and Italian troops repulsed an attack on des- ert outpost.
 On the Greek front, it was said, the Italians repulsed attacks in va rious sectors, inf1icting considerable losses on the Greeks and t.pturinig prisoners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
GREEKS KEEP UP
 ONWARD SMASH

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
New Methods Keep
 Cavalry Vital Asset
Troopers and Horses Get Revised Training at Fort
 Bliss Texas
BY JOHN A. REICHMANN

another story the series progress army expansion observed at first hand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26
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INVERSION CORP
 TO HAVE AUDIT

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(Friday: How the FBI found vital plants unguarded, and what it did about it.l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-26

( NEXT--Parachute troops.)
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-06-07

ton proceeded INT. in recent weeks
ali had assumed a Llliputian COM
parison HUNDREDS OF men IN fact
loo or more ia number. have been
sc1Try1ne IN an organized maze for
weeks and months. building these
sea queens Two shifts % labor
have been used each day 70 COM
plete the construction.
Finally about two months ago
The Excheouef began 70 assume
the form she has today, Pas
cagouia and the citizens Of Jask-
son County. as sch as others who
were privileges % vieW the vast
gargsnfuan structure. swelled with
pride as they looked upon this
colossal specimen q maritime strae-
tire
The t~NuheQuer Is magnificent as
SIZE stands TODAY as graceful and
sllurine as = Greek goddess Her
81 es Or skin. Is smooth IS Is pos
slDle 70 attain IN putting together
huge iFon plates Lack o. rlvets.
ard The polishing of irregular ridges
left from the electric welding pro-
cess have resulted In an almost
elass-hke exterior finish. Hundreds
o. workmen known as clippers
have beer engaged for weeks IN Civ
Ing the hun a genuine manicure
II contrast 10 other steel vessels
Constructed In America before. there
are no RIGGS or seres OF dotted
elevations outlining the joined sec
tons II the vernacular Of the fair
sex. sire has perfect skin. without
a vtsable blemish
Other steel ships have been con-
structed IN Pascagoula IN years gone
hy. II was only 20 years ago that
the last steel ship constructed here
was launched. I IS 8 credit "a
P~ascaRouIa that within a genera
ton is residents can see this In
duStrv revived The steel ships
last eonstructe5 here were much
smaller and we're Of the rivete3
tFue
The C-5 design Of merchant ma
Hne vessel Of which the Excheqaer
is the first 20 be built IS the newest
and latest thing n cargo type ship
building Il Is expected to set a
precedent for ships used IN this
capacity
Today IS she stands. the Exche-
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-06-07

river front ard construction weng
ahead at bFeakbses sEsea.
On june / 1917 Warren johnson.
district director Tor tie q 8 Ship
pins Board known az the ExueF-
Reney Feet Corp announced =
gigantic afiiHbaaidius program for
the country Tie vessels % b. con-
sifuefea we're knoHu a. composite
type with sfeei frames and wooden
ianklng. Il Was announced that
q fieei q these boats xokld he can
atfuefea ln Noss Point Contrast
for constructing 20 merchant cargo
steamers VAS let 10 TIE TrFFE ship
building Co of Mes NWE Moss
Point aas selected Is Tie ste f0s
the YsEd8 because Of he drep zsssr
ans sites available a low easE
The first definite Local announce
meHI however. was made on Nay Is.
1917 - A = Dant3leF of the L.
n teantzier Lumber &c ~ made
knpNu that BE had agfted contract
f0g building 3 series u 400 ton
wooden saln Il Mess posat TIE
old Griffin place on TIE uxef 1Aa
seleefe5 as ne construction ste
Considerable enthusiasm kas DEM
0nslfafsd b ouly s ieN years pre-.
viaasiB tilr Uaufglm Interests rad
given Anas community a Eapf mill
plant ahic6 Nas beelauIng = oneg-
ate successfully anG af aaal fHase IL
saa tas oalg ere ~ l1a kind IL TIE
south NJ EAnfxlsf announced
thaf Nos Pelns Nas chosen because.
fies Only q fHs haFhaH facilities but
D. aaae 81 fhf proximity - EIu~
tHf nsfEa atiAet eolld supply me
miiaaEa d fssf u hlsH grace uIloN
pfa lumber needed ~ tHe eaalssftn<
ton
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or Jane ~ 1917 4 race faf osal-
situation EtA sas e. Henry riag-
GO e Of ~ mnst paaanEAlFaac.
aslaa@ azea 10
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plans e. bring = shfu6asiaiHx pant
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~ mHif flHe aaxiiaN Hgeenaastsd
sHganefs * aaa faH ash IIs als0
stated 81 usa5 Time sf.af TIE first
sfiH aasH afsH RQhH uN named Ene
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The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-06-07

the last steel sfllp constructed here I
Almost al TIE same site Of to9as s
launching that event bsk piaee
That vessel hniis under fiae same
contract a. two othsra Waa launch
ri during q gala celebration 5n
July "a. 1870
The first steel ships built here
0srr made Of ueetsd piates They
3ene 58a feet long 81 feet beam
single deeG vessels with G0oo ton
rating ana equipped with 2O1 II
7 triple expansion surfnee con-
aansing motors The last launched
vas chflsteued the Trieste
In striking contrast Wlfh that Fes-
81 and showing the improvements
IN moeern steel ship construction.
The ~Exehequer l. fs2 feet lone. e.
feet wide and Is a triple decker
Every plate and every joint of steel
msed In Ter construction a. welded
together introducing & new atrae-
tafal trend IN American shiDbiald-
ing Sine has 3 Displacement Of
1880 tons ard Is equipped with
500 II = single screx turbines
she VII burn oil whereas. The
Trieste aas 8 coal burner
shipbuildlng T. Paseaaaala dases
back 70 the World War period II
Is said mat history repeats Itself
ans ~ i Il doing iu Paa9aoala
When re construction It the fret
ships was started in paHaR04ls
Germany France ard Eaelana HeEe
asadiWked ~ ths first World War
s. theg are again loda9 hi tie
seaofs Word VA. There Vas >
demand f0 more ships ard 3 race
40 or - coflalEaet vessels - re-
place those lusl IS ue result 81
conflict s~fipballdlng plants Hpfaua
~ al aser TIE country. Paaa
gpslla got ~ STARE. having fa#H
large shIpFardz Iealed aiang tie
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-06-07
HISTORY OF EXCHEQUER
FROM kEEL To CABIN
ftesKH Handrsd d~n Empiusrd fe fisiis ship Nerth
.f~e Mftea, : : htafr-d fhoa>sg8 i4sl4ss
- be- aa4ae a,.su..a ~ So stan8~ Htf. 49,. t.a4.

~ roHea Al 4 Eart = ~a I@HE-~ 1t r-s 4 a. sosmal reesp-
uon as s s Ezeheo 81 la rU-aeroa aaa .asa Vxassa
h America stands e. The fares a the Ingalls, sfipbmcnR pAaut await.
lE hU lsanehinF Hauorea al hsh ucn
Graceful uuu. IS Eass bsck surface neamauE and cuumanauE
U represents q beaanll master tee a. workmanship wrought of Ne
uEenlE 81 ar artists conception q ceaen combining strength and
grace Ire Excheeaef d q striking mass 81 dignity nestle between tWu
Of her Younger Ssef-Sh4x smsh Vn be completed some time m ne
near futur.
Behind that sickness q skin hes the product q Advancement Of
marine architecture ard engineering IN its most modern stage II IN
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-06-07
SHIPBUILDING HISTORY
IN P~ASCAGOULA
First Steel Ship Launched In Pascagnula. October. 1919.
Exehequer First Steel Cargo Ship Sinee
World War

building Corr plant tosas. hnnes baek memories g ne ohsf PasasoolA
residents memories ~ a generation aNo wien Tire first kee4 snip ever
constructed In ths cy ees launched That was = fnemofabs aAY. nos
engraved IL tho hhtn1 II the city
The steel vessel Of that Gas vas Quilt ff tie italian government
and was much smaller than the one which sill b. received By Hs famed
waters Of TIE Pssaeoda River to-day and It WAs nf different yps Com
partna the Inference III design aud size uegeais the areat Hfoarem shleh
the world hs made since then
D. strange coincidence the laentfdaa Of tie KHcheaaef takFa placs
fst a fea days short 81 beng the E0h aHnitersaF1 q TIE @unehaHs Of
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-06-07

quef Is $3.50 tons a. saont heauu
Tier hostY r. FrMTfallf furm@f
curved to ana uf marine fhrla
IH Fruu krri - aHIsf aek she
D. nearly 81 ferf Through II Ns
VIZ ueiE annaa
tha fsl st nHH dfrr
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me-
.v4 sre ean
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Such a. The n euFinas abich haaas
hfr cargo each cf Wntth haFe so
~ Hartgf fm nouM She
a *-ta 81 - -. a..
0l sa er aarf inEa a1
I uFr uhhH UlFfafe nff
huee tgrtlua r1fHIuf fhe snff
aea Hros - HlaH and Eefeiou-
ue a tgfel - Bhaa horsepower
Pr Of TIE equipment s eum-
piete Oscillation plant wnlch cou-
refts the SAT- water 81 the rams
into psre heaifhfui drinktuF uhief
Besides tins the storage holds
take up the greatest part q ihe
huh she wtli be able 10 transport
s lead o. about 600 tons
The turbines. turn the four blade
propeller which is p feet 6 inches
In diameter and weighs 81 and one
half tons ans are expected 70 pro.
pei the ship az q rate Of 10 and
one-hHlf knots per hour CT 275
miles IN this manner $500 horse
power Is delivered through the
shaft
When loaded the ship viii have 4
total displacement Ct 1860 tons
Above the main deck. tie suger.
structure rises above TO lend further
beauty This portion Of the shin
Is three stories hign also II con-
taiIla the captains quarters. nilot's
glutlse and control room. and II
StateFoonls for officers and men II
ls N this that the crew q a. men
and officers will De CHARTERED
A spacious deck IS pfoyi ed on the
vessel The electrically operated
huists general clearance, super
structure and cargo engines are
located on the deek The loading
booms consist OF 10 nve-ton hits and
ORE 8O-ton boom.
The immensely and completeness
% the vessel Is zen ia the pfepafa.
tons mace for is launching The
ship will weigh about $500 tons
when il slides overheard tomorrow
The cradles upon which Il rests
viii weigh 200 IONS A total Of seven
ton6 Of grease Is being used Is
lubrieate the WAYS as rs ship
slides doxn into the water.
This has been the most difficult
part ri the launching problem The
momentum Of the snip viii Be hard
70 cheek without causing eamnRe
Because 81 this arrangements are
being made e retafd the progress
Ia launching The chains af The
three sister shlps II the Excae-
queF are 70 be bundled and at
taehed 10 the ship and be used as
a ffaR II n estimated tiiaf the
speed - launching VII be about n
feet ger second o. about IS miles
per hour
TIE Exeheuuers Geek Is aoFna-
meuted b. eight kinQ-posfs which
serve dual proposes They serve as
boofus Tor loading cargo and as
they are hollow. their shafts ex-
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-06-07

uaad ln1a - mI4shlp ~ flrnIaa
ventilation.
Al ted TIE EarheaaeT feaae
asHlta 81 expenditure 81 e. go 90 -
+ - ns Mlst H1fHdsfn cargo saan
- u1e United states FaAaRuaa
s proud = be ls builder
H8e mp 81 q y Qpefaisa EHaa9
tie d.fee1Iau 81 fAe AmeFzeau ~
Han LINES ~ Hsa Nas1 plying
sf9QesH Mediterranean aHd oa
aftF
Evening star., 1940-09-11
British Air Force
Blasts Masses Of
German Barges
New Attacks Also Made
On Artillery Opposite
Dover, English Claim
b. the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept 1.-THE rending
crash of bombs on historic build
ings in London and Berlin and the
tumult of air battle was punctu-
ated today by a warning to Britons
by Prime Minister Winston Church.
i'll that Adolf Hitler's invasion may
not be far off-perhaps next week.
The Air Ministry announced that
all-night attacks had been carried
out TO smash the concentrations of
hundreds of self-propelled barges
which. Mr.. Churchill declared. the
Nazis are moving into sheltered
harbors of the French and Belgian
coasts.
An eight-hour bombing of Ostend
Harbor was carried out. and another
three-hour assault on Calais. the Air
Ministry said, and new attacks were
made on the artillery batteries con-
cealed opposite Dover to lay down a
barrage for the invasion. Other
barge collections were blasted at
Avant and Boulogne.
These signs of an approaching
crisis in the greatest air war in
history developed as German war
planes made repeated, determined
thrusts at London. There were three
air raid alarms in the capital In the
day. Raiders fought desperate bat
ties with the British air force.
Potsdam Station Declared Hit.
Other developments included:
British dive bomberS rained eX-
plosiveS on the Potsdam Railway
Station. the Air Ministry said, and
Berlin dispatches declared the
famous old Reichstag Building and
Brandenburg Gate in Berlin had
been damaged. CThe Potsdam sta
ton bombing was denied by
Berlin
The fierce, fast-falling blows of
the British air force, doing its best
to break up an invasion before it
can get off its bases, was reported
by the Air Ministry to have silenced
some of Hitler's big guns and sunk
two of his little speedy torpedo
(See LONDON, Page A-21)
Evening star., 1940-09-11
Text of ChurchiII's Speech

in the hope of attacking military
and other objectiveS by daylight.
However, they are met by our
fighter squadrons, and nearly al
ways broken up, and their losses
average three to one in machines
and six to one in pilots
This effort of the Germans to Sc
cure daylight mastery of the air over
England is, of course, the crux OF
the whole war so far, and it has
failed conspicuously. 1t has cost
them very dear, and we have felt
stronger and are actually relatively
a good deal stronger than when the
hard fighting began in July.
Invasion Hazardous.
There is no doubt that Herr Hitler
is using up his fighter force at
very high rate, and that if he goes
on foc many more weeks he will
wear down and ruin a vital part of
his air force. That will give us a
very great advantage.
On the other hand, for him to try
to invade this country without hav-
ing secured mastery in the air would
be very hazardous undertaking.
Nevertheless, all his preparations
for invasion on a great scale are
steadily going forward.
Several hundred self propelled
barges are moving down the coast of
Europe from the German and Dutch
harbors to the ports of Northern
France, from Dunkerque to Brest
and beyond Brest to the French har-
bors in the Bay of Biscay.
Besides this, convoys of merchant
ships in tens and dozens are being
moved through the Straits of Dover
into the Channel, darting along
from port to port under the protec-
ton of the new batteries which the
(See CHURCHILL. Page A-21)