The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-22

man bomber planes.
 German planes attacked airports, harbors, oil supplies and factories, the communique said, and observed explosions and heavy fires.
 British plane losses yesterday were put at eight, against four German planes, including what was called marine emergency" plane shot down by the British over the North Sea.
 "The German high command claimed that British raids over north and western Germany and occupied territories up to the night of July p caused only material damage to property" The communique reported that naval anti-aircraft guns had shot down one plane. A night" pursuit ship accounted for another British bomber.
 Italy Sees No Quitting
 Rome, July p - (U.P) - Au- thoritative Italian circles indicated today that they had little expecta- ton ha Grea Briain would sue for peace, and newspapers prediced the defeat of Britain after London and other cities had been destroyed.
 These circles declared that the reaction of the British press showed clearly that the London government is determined not to consider any peace appeal to Axis powers.
 Generally well-informed quarters thought the Axis Powers would wait a few days before launching a blitz. krieg to see whether there is any reaction from the British public or any diplomatic move by the British government.
 The Italian press said inevitable defeat faced by Britain and painted dread pictures of the destruction of London and the seizure of the Brit. ish Isles.
 Matter of Ways The authoritative political weekly Relazioni Internationale, said that the debarkation of German troops for Britain was only a matter of days and soon Mussolini and Hitler would be the arbiters of new order in Europe.
 Virginia Gyda, 1taly's leading po- Itical writer, appealed to President Roosevelt and the American people for a better understanding of the problems and aspirations of l30,- 100000 Italians and Germans. Gyda said MT. Roosevelt,s hatred" of Italy and Germany was blinging him to realities. Calling MT. Roosevelt champion of the rights of other peoples, Gyda asked why he didn't pay more attention 10 the needs" of the Italian and Ger. man peoples. Gayda's editorial was published yesterday in the Voce DItalia.
 Italian Communiaue Rome, July 9 - (U.P.) - An official communique asserted today that British battleship and two British cruisers had been severely damaged during airplane-warship fights between July 8 and July 13, and that the crews of the ships suffered heavy losses.
 Information of a positive sort" indicated, the communique said, that a battleShip of the Warspite class, 30,600 tons; the Cruiser, Gloucester, 9,100 tons, and the Cruiser Arethusa, 5,270 tons, were damaged.
 These the communique said, were in addition to the battle cruiser Hood and the aircraft carrier Ark Royal, previously reported damaged.
 "One enemy plane was shot down in flames during its atetmpt to ma chine gun the crew of an Italian plane which had alighted on the sea to carry out rescue work" said the communique. 'The crew of the Brit ish plane, composed of one officer and several men, bailed out and were taken prisoner by one of the Italian seaplanes."
 "An intense and effective" bom- bardment was carried out of the British bases at Sidi Barrani and Marsa Matruh in North Africa, the communique said.
 In East Africa, the communique said, British bases at Buna and Waj- ir were bombed and Italian planes machine gunned British planes and troops. One British plane was shot down, it was said.
 British planes attacked Asrnara in Ethiopia but the communique claimed there were no victims or material damage.
 The communique added that ell Italian planes had returned safely after their operations.
 Mussolini's Pape.
 Rome. July a. - (Up)-Premier Benito Mussoiini's newspaper. Popo- 10 pItalia of Milan. claimed today that the British people. if given q chance to hold a plebiscite. would