The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-15

Panama City reported that an- ether German sea raider, probably 6 disguised merchant ship, appears to be operating in the Pacific, pos- stbly not far from the approaches to the Panama Canal. This raider is credited with the sinking of q Dutch merchant ship, the 7322.ton Kota Nopan recently.
 Rome admitted new British air raids on Tripol and Benghazi. Gayda Speaks Again
 Rome, Sept. 16-(UP)-Virginio Gayda, Italian commentator, wrote in the 0iornale D1talia today that the United States has now entered the war De F'acto."
 dayda, devoting his commentary for the fourth day to President Roosevelt's shoot first" orders, said that the axis now has the right to complete liberty of action in all seas, including the Atlantic, Medi. terranean and Red Sea.
 washington" he wrote, "has eyl. tered the war Dc Facto, carrying out open acts of war, including activity of United States submarines in the Mediterranean"
 (Cayda has charged previously that American submarines, pre-. sumabiy turned over to Britain un- der the lend-lease act, are operating in the Mediterranean.)
 Tn view of the fact that Roosevelt announced no limitations on the ag- gressive action of American ships against the Axis" he said, 1t can be assumed that all the waters of the world will be used for American ag- gression.
 "On the basis of such . premise the Axis forces today acquire the right to complete liberty of action in the battles of the Atlantic, Mediter- ranean, Red Sea and also other seas useful to war;"
 l. Norway Hit Again
 Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 16- (UP)-German secret police author ities in Norway have annulled all hunting licenses and reminded Nor-' wegians that under martial law ex- isting in the Oslo and other areas, persons who fail to give up their weapons are subject to the death penalty, advices from Norway said today.
 The decree was believed here to mean that the Germans do not ex- clude the possibility of armed re- sistance by Norwegians, because hunters had been permitted to keep their weapons in order to alleviate an acute meat shortage.
 It was reported that the Germans would soon confiscate all radio sets throughout Norway except those hold by Quislings and Germans. Be- cause of the report, 1t was said, ape plications for membership in Quis- ling organizationse have suddenly increased, and the Germans are slls- picious of the motives of the would be joiners.
 Rome, Sept. 15-(UP)-Bread ra- tioning is to be started in Italy Oct. for the first time since the war started, it was reported today.
 A ministry of agriculture decree issued yesterday placed at the dis posal of the armed forces and hos- pitals throughout Italy the remain ing stocks of biscuits made 6 cereal or vegetable Hours and fats.
 It was announced at Milan that foot-propelled "taxicabs" would be put into general use soon to save gasoline.
 Fsnzand Runner Helslnki, Finland, Sept. l6-(Up) ". A. Tanner, minister of trade and industry, said in Q speech at Vaasa last night that Finland would fight no longer than was demanded in It's own interests but that it would not make . separate peace with Russia because it did not trust the Russian government.
 There is not the slightest doubt that the Soviet Union will lose the war with Germany" he added.
 For that reason, he saids any separate peace with Russia would be meaningless and the question of the ultimate" frontiers Of Finland and Russia could be decided only at s'the coming (seneraD peace conference"
 Tanner complained that the world was not 90 sympathetic now when it was fighting as an ally og MaM Ger