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GERMANY, ITALY
In SHORT REPORTS
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planes had destroyed convoy. OF
five British merchant ships totalling
1900 tons and that three other
merchant ships had suffered severe
damage.
The high command said that in
addition to raiding British shipping
German planes, despite adverse
weather conditions had attacked
industrial areas in southeastern
England and Scotland.
It was claimed four British air.
planes were destroyed on the
ground in an attack on the Vickers
Aircraft Works at Weybridge.
Great Yarmouth and Glasgow
were named as among the indus
trial areas raided.
Total British airplane losses yes
terday were placed by the Germans
at 10, the communique claiming that
six British planes were shot down
In aerial combat in addition to those
destroyed on the ground. 1t was
admitted that six German planes
were missing.
The British continued raids on
northwestern Germany, the high
command said, but no damage was
done by bombs dropped.
Glasgow ranks next to London as
the largest city In Great Britain.
It is one of the Worlds great ship
building centers and has over 6
miles of quays. The surrounding
countryside is rich in iron and coal.
Great Yarmouth, another ship
building center, Is on the east coast
of England. In addition to boats OF
all kinds, Yarmouth industries pro-
duce large volume of cordage and
heavy industry products.
Italian Report
Rome, July Is. - (UP) - Italy
admitted the loss of another SUBJ
marine in its war commu1ique to-
day, which said that Italian planes
again had bombed the British naval
base at Alexandria, Egypt, and the
Palestine Port of Haifa.
The communicate gave no details
of the loss of the italian submarine
but it said that great fires had
been observed burning at Haifa fol-
lowing the raid.
The raid on Alexandria was de-
Scribed as successful.
The communique said that at
Haifa the Italians scored direct hits
on their objective oil refineries
and all planes returned to their
bases.
The Italians severely damaged
British plane over the British island
base of Malta and a British plane
was shot down during an attempted
raid on Massawa, Eritrea, IN Italian
East Africa, the communique said.
It was claimed also in North
Africa che British planes were shot
down and one italian plane was
missing after the British had at
tempted to raid Bardia, italian for
titled seacoast base in Libya. near
the Egyptian frontier.
The communique said Italian
planes yesterday bombed trains and
supplies in the railway station at
Ghedaref in the Anglo-Egyptian
Sudan.
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jury. besides multiple cuts and
bruises.
Mr.. Hennessy said that the brakes
of the car have been examined to
determine whether they became
locked and forced the car out of
control.
The coroner did not disclose the
result of the test.
The accident occurred at $40
o'clock, according to MIR. and Mrs.
r. H. Pidge. of 778 Cooke street.
Waterbury, who were driving nearby
when the car went out of control.
O'Connor Pinned In Seat
Middlebury police rushed to the
scene, found O'Connor pinned in
the front seat, while his two COM
panions lay on the ground a few
feet from the car.
The, machine, which left tire
marks 229 feet from the point OF
the accident, was virtually dernol-
ished.
Rev. Albert Taylor, Of st. Francis
Catholic church Naugatuck, was
called to the hospital to administer
the last rites to O'Connor. The fatal
injuries consisted of q possible frac-
tured skull and internal chest and
back injuries. The youths were on
the way TO Middlebury from Naug-
atuck when the accident occurred.
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German Torpedo Boat
Sinks French Steamer
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naval blockade against Germany
and italy to all Of western Europe
and northwestern Africa.
NO official statement was made at
London in regard to authoritative
indications that the blockade must
be made to apply to Spain, conquer
ed France, Portugal and the nearby
African ports in order to achieve its
objective of cutting of supplies for
the Nazi-Fascits war machine.
But London political sources re-
ported that Minister Of Economic
Warfare Hugh Dalton was prepared
to announce extension Of the block
ade until last-minute postpone
Ynent Of his scheduled statement to
the house of commons this after
noon. Whether, in view of British
efforts to maintain normal relations
with Spain, an extension will be
formally announced later was un-
certain but there were strong ir1di-
cations that, in any event, deter
mined efforts would be made to pre-
vent goods from being reshipped to
Germany.
Condition of Crops
The Importance of British efforts
TO use sea power to tighten the
blockade of the continent, in addi-
ton to possible political repercus-
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Burglar Escapes Shot
Fired By Patrolman
warned twice by Prosecuting Attor-
ney Michael j. Galullo after he
snapped at the prosecutor.
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warned twice by Prosecuting Attor-
ney Michael ]. Galullo after he
snapped at the prosecutor.
Police were told to keep a strict
guard over him as they transferred
him to the county jail in New Ha-
ven to await superior court trial.
Piccolo pleaded not guilty to two
counts of breaking and entering and
one count of automobile theft.
Charges Of State
The state charged that Piccolo
stole radio from the home Of
Peter Martone, of Ga Railroad Hill
street, July II; and a suit of clothes
from the home Of Edwin Hoyt, 10
Laval street, on July IA. The car
was allegedly stolen from Daniel
Cameron, of 229 Bishop street, and
accessories valued at $50 removed.
Martone and Hoyt identified their
property from the stand today, and
Cameron testified as to his car.
Piccolo was arrested by Detective
Lieutenants Joseph Bender and
Edward McElligott who said today
they will attempt to link him with
more burglaries before Piccolo is
brought to trial.
The radio was recovered after it
was sold for S. to Charles Romano,
of 326 Willow street, who testified
today that he bought 1t from Pic
colo. Daniel Lovallo, of 10 Hopkins
street, also testified he bought the
suit Of clothes from Piccolo for S..
Piccolo Snaps Reply
Asked whether he wanted to
question the witnesses, Piccolo snap
ped at Mr.. Galullo:
II don't know them. What do I
want to question them for?"
He was warned by Galullo to ans
wer civilly.
Piccolo did cross-examine Lieu
tenant Bender, however.
"You questioned me alone with
your witnesses downstairs, didn't
your"
eyes"
"Whatcha do that for?"
Lieutenant Bender did not ans
Wer.
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captured. This use of fear strategy
would seem to lack consistency,
since the Germans assert the right
to bomb civilians while considering
civilian retaliation to be criminal.
The effect of the fear weapon on
the British people is not yet appar-
ent in any way advantageous to
Germany. Little pressure is being
brought to bear on the British gov
eminent by British mothers to
move their children out of the
country. Only a fraction of l per
cent of British children have left
the British Isles and most mothers
wish their families to remain to-
gether as they did in the American
pioneering period. Too, there have
been recent stories of English civil
ians regardless of their lack of mill
tary status making prisoners of
German aviators parachuting to the
ground. In one case the captor was
q young girl.
Fear, an Advance Weapon
The use of fear as an advance
weapon depends for its effective
ness largely on the emotional char
acteristics of the population Of a
threatened country. The British
are Unconditional. In Belgium, Hol-
land and France the fear complex
shown by the people was due prin-
cipally to the uneXpectedness of
the German attack and the unpre-
paredness of the civilian popula-
tions.
Great Britain has received in
Vulnerable warnings for Germany
so that surprise is impossible. The
whsstling bombs have produced
jokes in British newspapers and
cartoonists have pictured German
fear p Propaganda in an ironic man.
ner, showing British Indifference
German knowledge of information
al psychology has much increased
since the last war, but the stoIid
character of the British people is
the most puzzling of all for the
Germans to understand.
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sions in countries such as Spain,
may lie In the condition Of crops
and Of reserve supplies Of food and
war material available to Germany
and Italy.
From British sources in recent
weeks have come many reports that
crops in Europe will be far below
normal, the Nazi-Fascist reserves,
especially of oil, are being used up
rapidly and that Adolf Hitler could
not easily carry the war through
the coming winter. Some Of these
reports, such as the prospect Of suf-
fering among the civilian popula-
ton due to food shortages, have
been supported by neutral investi-
cation, although Nazis repeatedly
have asserted that the continent
was assured of sufficient food for
the winter and that German war
supplies were sufficient for years Of
conflict if necessary.
War Goes On in Air.
The war in the air went on, still
without giving any definite clew to
when or whether Hitler will order
blitzkrieg offensive or invasion
attempt against the British Isles.
German bombers, which were dis
closed yesterday to include Ameri-
can planes captured in France, re-
sumed attacks on British shipping,
but were reported driven of by
anti-aircraft guns and escort British
fighting planes.
Royal air force bombers contin-
ued their raids on German bases,
which have repeatedly caused vast
damage to aircraft and arms fac
tories, harbor facilities and supply
depots.
The London Evening News re-
ported that the Cunard White Star
liner Lancashire, carrying 5000
British troops from France five
weeks ago, had been sunk by Ger
man aerial attack of st. Nazaire
but gave no casualty figures.
Italy reported that Fascist air.
planes had started large fires in
their second bombardment Of the
Holy Land, striking at the once
thriving port of Haifa, which is now
the only terminus for the great
Mosul oil pipe line in the near East.
British officials charged that the
Italians had bombed non-military
detectives, killing As persons, but
the Italians said their bombs were
aimed chiefly at the harbor.
Italians Lose Sub
The italian communique at Rome
admitted the loss of another sub
marine, but said Fascist planes
again had successfully raided Alex
andria.
In the War East, the new Japan
government of Premier Prince
Fumimaro Konoye prepared to dis
cuss proposals for a stronger atti-
tude toward the United States and
Great Britain, and closer collabora-
ton with the Axis powers in the Far
East.
At Havana, the inter-American
conference considered proposals
that the American republics declare
in favor of reciprocal aid in event
Of aggression from an outside pow
er. The proposal, more sweeping
than previously suggested measures
for creating solid front in the
Americans, was offered by Venezuela.
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LAST DAY OF HEAT
WAVE PREDICTED
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nesota and South Dakota. Eighty
three died of heat prostration and
181 were drowned.
Before the cooler weather moved
into the grain belt the sun sent the
mercury soaring to 100 plus degrees,
making the plains states Upper
Mississippi valley and Southern
Rockies and Plateau regions the
hottest in the nation. Highest read
ings reported were 113 degrees at
Tyndall, S. D., and at Las Vegas,
New. Overton, Neb., recorded 100 de-
greeS and Chicago 101, four degrees
short of an all-time record set July
"a, 1884.
Humidity Worst
In some sections. it wasn't the
heat, but the humidity. At Washing
ton, D. c., the temperature was only
SO but the humidity was So per cent,
the highest this year.
Men, animals and crops suffered
from the heat and storms which re-
suited from the abnormal conditions.
Breweries and soft drink compan-
les reported business booming and
beaches were damned with capacity
crowds. Courts and offices were
closed In many cities.
Zoo animals became restless and
at Cleveland Trixie, a 3 l-2 ton
elephant at the Brookside Park
Zoo, was startled by train whistle,
scaled four-foot fence and lumb-
cred over tennis courts scattering
terrified players. Keepers pursued
her is minutes and tied her to q
pole which she uprooted twice be-
fore she was secured and returned
to her enclosure.
The u. s. Weather Bureau report
ed that the extended heat wave had
begun to damage the corn crop,
particularly In the southwest. The
damage has not reached serious pro-
portions, however. and cotton culti-
walton and wheat harvesting were
reported benefited by the hot sun.
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| f1cation cards and a sample eight
page QUESTIONABLE that would be
sent to all men after registrations
were presented to the house mill
tary affairs committee yesterday by
Maj. Louis B. Hershey, represent
ing the army-navy committee, dur
ing consideration Of the Burke
Wadsworth bill.
Hershey said that the committee
planned to use present election ma
chinery as much as possible and to
establish approximately $500 local
selection boards throughout the ma
ton.
The proposed cards and question
naire he presented were patterned
after documents used during the
World war and were printed two or
three years ago to provide training
for army officials who will be
charged with the registration ma
chinery.
Contains 10 Questions
The proposed registration card
contained 10 questions, including:
Name, age, permanent mail address,
telephone number, employers name
place of employment or business,
place of birth, and date OF birth.
Other questions were:
OF what country are you a citi-
zen?
Have you taken out first naturali-
zation papers?
Name of person "who will always
know your address"
Relationship and address Of that
person. s.R ssA
The remaining questions were
concerned with Identification only
race, height, build, color Of eyes,
color of hair, complexion, and:
HAS person lost arm, leg, hand,
eye, or has he any other obvious
physical characteristic that will aid
in Identification"
What 1t Requires
The Identification certificate,
which would be issued on the date
of registration, would bear the reg
istrant,s full name, address and sig
nature, and this inscription - "Be
alert. Keep in touch with your local
board. Notify local board immedi-
ately of change of address"
On the reverse side would be car
ried the registrant's physical de-
scription, corresponding to the re-
plies given to inquiries on the regis
tration card.
The proposed QUESTIONABLE con-
tanned IL sections Of detailed in
quiries relative to the amount OF
income earned, possibility Of a
criminal record, and claims for ex-
emptions for dependents, disability
occupation or religious conviction
against war.
The sample QUESTIONABLE was
prefaced by a warning that failure
to fill out the document was pun
ishable by fine and Imprisonment
"and may result in immediate in
duction into the military service"
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small empty money sack, the bag
contained about 20 skeleton keys,
wire cutter, an ice-pick. jimmy,
three screw drivers, including one
about two feet long. An ugly butcher
knife completed the equipment.
Ralph Piccolo, who was bound over
after Judge Gaffney found probable
cause in city court today, began his
career Of crime at the age Of 8
for stealing pocketbook. Since then
he has served in the Cheshire re-
formatory, and recently completed
a five-year sentence at Wethersheld
State prison.
Piccolo In Ugly Mood
The tall, lean youth was in an
ugly mood today and had to be
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CAMPBELL STORY
OF AIR BATTLE
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lCO1lGlQuSQ 1IOIu rage ~
of England, lurking between two
layers Of clouds with rain beating
down, saw 10 German bombers at
5000 feet, flying in arrowhead for
nation of three, like geese. Then,
above and behind the bombers, the
Spitfires saw a squadron of Mes
serschmidt- 100 fighters. Higher still
came into view IL Messerschmidt-
zoos. Finally the Spitfires saw a
fleet of Heinkel-113 fighters.
The British planes attacked in
line from the rear. One Messer-
schmidt was engaged for only a
fraction of second before it burst
into flames. Rain and clouds pre-
vented the British from seeing what
other damage they had done as the
German planes fed.
OF IL German planes brought down
yesterday, fighters accounted for 10
and anti-aircraft g uns for two.
Losses of two British planes was
admitted.
Watch Closely
British planes and ships watched
closely for more German motor tor
pedo boats such as those which were
beaten back yesterday when they
tried to approach the British Isles.
Naval swordf1sh torpedo carrying
planes, the admiralty said, attacked
and struck with torpedo German
escort ship of the 600-ton Koenigin
Luise type.
British planes. in their attacks on
Germany, partly demolished" the
great Dornier aircraft works near
Wenzendorf, the air ministry assert
ed. The British planes struck build
ings and sheds and four bombs,
falling on the main factory group,
started large fire and caused a
great explosion, it was asserted.
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the aerial conflict from beginning
to end.
The show began quietly enough.
Far up the channel I suddenly no
ticed white plume inching across
the sky. It was reminiscent OF the
tell-tale exhaust trail left by Rus
sian planes saw last winter in the
cold air over Finland.
Suddenly the white plume disap-
peared and then reappeared miles
closer. And the concert OF anti-air-
craft artillery began.
Dives 1000 Feet
The plane dived a thousand feet
or more and sheared off towards the
French coast. AS it was only a
reconnaissance fight, the guns quiet
ed down and the sky was again
clear.
Then the attack really got under
away. AS heavy anti-aircraft guns
.dded thunder to the chatter of
smaller quick-firing guns, German
planes appeared like a swarm Of
birds.
At first could only count six,
but as they swept by a cloud bank
I counted 81 bomberS and many pur-
suit ships behind.
The calm sea erupted in huge
mushrooms of water as bombs began
to fall. A salvo of six feel in unison,
sending up geysers of water well
outside the port. Others followed.
Although we are not allowed to
say where the bombs landed, I can
bear witness TO the fact that only
broad expense Of water was hit in
this attack.
The British anti-aircraft fire was
extraordinarily accurate. Little puff
balls of smoke surrounded one
bomber like SO many pieces of spun
sugar candy.
Soon British fighting ships went
into action, circling high above the
German craft and swooping down
on the invading planes. Half Of
the bombers began heading for
home, while others circled looking
for targets.
TangIe with Nazis
Anti-aircraft guns ceased firing as
British fighters tangled with the
German planes. Occasionally, when
German plane was isolated, the
guns would resume.
AS the fighters faded seward with
machine guns blazing, isolated Ger
man units fought their way west
and southwark and stray bullets be-
gan falling in the hedges and roads
near where I was standing.
Far above, fighters circled and
fought, sometimes appearing to be
little white specks, sometimes out Of
sight except for exhaust plumes and
sometimes silhouettes Of black
against a background Of clouds.
Then the "all clear" signal was
sounded. -Four flights Of British
planes, each with its complement
Of three planes, swept IN from the
sea. One flight stunted bit. APP
parently from Joy over the days
work.
Outside the harbor, the same
trawlers continued along their lone
" beats. Inside, o German sea-
plane painted white with large red
crosses-forced down by engine
trouble q few days ago-bobbed up
and down at her mooring from the
gradually decreasing series Of waves
set IN motion by the last German
bomb 70 fall.
And the quiet Of q normal Brit
ish seaside town returned 10 this
|o'lkheast port.
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that the statement would be an an
nouncement to the house of an ex-
tension of the British blockade to
all western coasts Of Europe and
North Africa.
(This naturally would include the
Atlantic ports of Spain and Portugal
as well as France and the Atlantic
ports of Spanish Morocco and French
West Africa. Presumably Mediter-
ranean ports would be controlled at
Gibraltar an dthe Suez canal.
Reports were that Dalton would
say that Britain must take all steps
to prevent supplies reaching Ger
many and Italy.
Since the start Of the war, In
formants said, certain Spanish and
Portuguese imports, particularly oil,
have increased many times above
normal and have become even larger
since the capitulation of France,
which has now opened an easy route
for supplies to both Germany and
Italy.
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PURSE sNATCHER oUTwITTED

Calgary. Alta.-(UP)-An effective
method Of foiling would-be purse
snatchers was demonstrated here BY
Miss Dora Ridgeway. When . man
approached from behind and
grabbed her. she dropped her purse
to the sidewalk and sat On It. Then
she kicked and clawed her assailant
until be ned.
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Manufactured Here

New York, July 25-UP)-The
American-made bombers being used
British Isles were manufactured by
by Germany in air raids over the
the Vought-Sikorsky division Of
United Aircraft Corp.
British reports said the planes
were Chance vought 156 bombers.
According to James AL the Worlds
Aircraft, the authoritative guide. the
Chance vought-now known as the
Vought-Sikorsky ..Corsair" v-l56, is
the same model which Is standard
In the United States navy, with GER
tain exclusive navy features removed.
1t is a two-place scout and dive
bomber monoplane, equipped with a
single Pratt g. Whitney. 700 horse
power "Twin-Was Junior" engine.
Its wing span s ~ feet, length "a
feet and height nine feet, 10 inches.
The planes armament includes one
fixed 80 caliber gun with 500 rounds
Of ammunition, one flexible gun IN
the rear cockpit with 900 rounds Of
ammunition and provision for an
other gun Of 80 caliber. There Is pro-
vision for either one i,000-pound
bomb or two 500e-pound bombs or
an appropriate number OF smaller
b ON BIS. Regarding performance.
James said mo data available"
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THIEVES CAUSE BLACKOUT

Ell Reno, Okla. (UP)-People be-
tween Ell Reno and Union City,
south Of here, received a commune
cations blackout that took some
time to repair when thieves cut
own 1000 feet of copper wire ap-
parently to sell it for Junk.
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REFUGEE TERM OPPOSED

Vancouver, B. C.-(UP)-British
children being brought to Canada
should not be called refugees" ac-
cording to Miss Marjorie Bradford
secretary of the Coordinating Coun-
Gil for War Work and Civilian Serv-
ices here. call them overseas chill
dren,'" she advocates.
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YOUNGEST DIRECTOR

Edward Dmytryk. currently as
signed to Producer Eugene zukors
Mystery Sea Raider" I'm Of the
second World War, at Paramount
Is one Of the youngest directors IN
Hollywood. At 80 he has f6-year
studio record. HAVING started as an
once bog.
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London. July 25-(uP)-It was
said ofslcially today that Hugh Dali
ton. minister for economic warfare,
had postponed q statement which he
had been expected 70 make n the
Mouse Of Commons today.
Political quarters had reported