davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La gaceta., 1941-04-25

ma favorito de la propaganda a
lemana que los nazis y sus ALA
dos son numericamente invenci.
bles, y que nadie puede poner en-
ell campo de batalla tantos sol.
dadoS como los poderes fascis-
tas, o con msjor equipo militar
Este argumentO fue repetidO
haSta el cansancio durante Is
guerra por los alemanes, hasta
que la derrota. militar y moral
les cay6 encima. Esta vez los a
lemanes Y los italianos declarar
que ell blo2ueo no les puede inju
riar, Y que la victoria final de
pende unicamente del superior
numero de hombres.
iCual es la verdadera posi-
ei6n?
Hubo un tempo en- que Mus
solini hablaba jactanciosamen-
te de los 8 millones de bayone.
tas con las que convertirfa el
Mediterraneo en- un mare nos
trum', en- un lago italiano. E.
la presente campaha del noreste
africano (Abisinia, Eritrea y Is
Somalia italiana) ell ejercito ita
liano, incluyendo todas las re
servas, era de 60 a 80 mil tropas
blancas italianas. Habfa tam
bien como ell doble de este MI
nero de soldadOs indigenas; en-
conjunto no mas de 240, 900. En-
Libia (incluyendo Tripolitania
Cirenaica Y Marmarca) las fue
zas talianas eran, aproximada.
mente, de unos $4,000 HON
bres, al comienzo de la guerra.
BESIDE entonces ell General Wa
veil ha mandado unos 200, 900
de estos a los varios campamen-
tos de prisioneros.
En- Albania Ia fuerza italiana
nunca excedi6 de 100000, auu
despues de reemplazar las per.
didas.
Ell ejercito aleman condiste
de 200 divisiones. Una division
comprende POGO mas o menos
unos $4,000 hombres hacienda
un total de $500, 900 soldados.
POr otra parte hay Otros tantos
en- las escuelas militares, Guar
teles generates, hospitales, II.
meas de communication y fuerzas
de Ocupaci6n. Las guarniciones
alemanas estan colocadas en- una
enorme Inca que Sc extiende
desde Noruega a la Bahfh de
Vizcaya en- ell oeste, o DanZig,
en- Ell Baltico y Varna en- ell Mar
Negro. La frontera opuesta a
sus "amigos" rusos esta erizada
de bayOnetas. Tropas alemanas
estan colOcadas en- Italia, la tie
ira de su "aliada" para prove
mir que su complete intente uns
paz separada. Incluyendo la re.
gi6n del Sudeten y Austria, Ale
mania tiene "a milllones de ha-
bitantes, en- cambio las 1ltimas
reservas militares parece que
han sido va usadas. Algunos de
los aviones derribados sobre In
glaterra estaban tripulados por
muchachos. La escasez de obre-
ros en- ell Reich es tan aguda
que-para suplir solo una par
te-centenares de miles de obre-
rOs forzados han sidO llevados q
Alemania de todos los paises O.
cupados.
Esta es la raz6n por la que
Hitler invite al Senior Matsuoka
a visitar Alemania y por la que
ell "Muenchner Neueste Mach
richten" escribe que ell Jap6n
debe declarar la guerra ahora
contra la Gran Bretaha. Ingla
terra debe ser forzada a luchar
en- otro frente. La poblaci6n de-
Jap6n es de rs millones 600 m
Homes 81 contamos Korea y For
mosa cuyas pOblaeiones no son
japonesas sinO koreans o chi.
nas) y de esta un eiercito de a.
proximsdamsntN 3 mlIonNs -
La gaceta., 1941-04-25

Nuevas palabra del corOnel
Lindbergh en- favor del "aisla-
miento" Y por ende de los ale
names.
iMal sirve a la patria quien
por la espalda lie pega y Lind
bergh... es ahora admirable poi
los comunazis!
La gaceta., 1941-04-25
CHUNGAS Y NO CHUNGAS
Gel colega cobarde de los alemanes." Lind
bergh ayuda a los nazis.-Los rebeldes y sus &C
tividades. = De 200 libras. = Grecia Sc lamen-
ia. - La verdad empieza a conocerse.

es otra cosa que una propagan-
da comunazi... cimentada EN- Ia
creencia de que ell pr6jimo eS.
tonic O consentidor.
La gaceta., 1941-04-25

Publican y comentan los dia-
rios de Roma las palabras del
senador Nye... otro que detesta
a los ingleses y acaricia indirec
tamente a Hitler y Mussolini.
La gaceta., 1941-04-25

va vienen las explicaciones en-
cuanto a las protestas de los
griegos: los nazis hundieron en-
ell sur del Atlantico I'm vapOr
que La Cruz Roja mandaba ?
Grecia.
Sc llemaba ell "Grigorios". O.
tro vapor, que mandaba tam
bien la Cruz Roja, el "Casandra
LOulodis", desapareci6 hace cua
tro semanas y no sc ha vuelto a
saber de el.
Hay que empezarle a devol-
yer su credito al Tic. Estaba va
luado Ell cargamento del Casan-
dra en- $1,176,00O.
La gaceta., 1941-04-25

Andan escasos de aeroplanos
en- Grecia. los ejercitoS aliados..
iHabra que esperar hast
1912 para que Il dominic del al
re pase a las manos de los pilo-
tos ingleses!
Lo que mas convene actual
mente, mientras Estados Uni.
dos fahrica, es resiStir, resis-
tir...!
La gaceta., 1941-04-25

Despachos de Roma: Sc nos
rindieron incondicionalmente
100000 griegos...
liza jactancia de Eel cOlega CO
barde de Alemania"!
La gaceta., 1941-04-25
Ell TEMPO

Nublados parciales y menos
calCr. Maxima aver, 90 grades
minima, 10.
La gaceta., 1941-04-25

taker, L. A. Grayson, Ray G..
Brown, William E. Thompson
y K. l. Mckay,
La gaceta., 1941-04-25

FL Montanes pasa con la ca
beza erguida porque como el di-
ce, en- tono dramatico, mo comf
orejas nj lame botas'.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-01

Dr.. Clendening viii answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-01
Castle ICOntentment
" s'sss.a. By ZOREWA CARLTON GN


n ~confeSstoh rtpers, stone said
Sharply All f2ht. take them
away. 81 CUT everyone except
tIathShh
Iha' ''hglnG Inquire met stones
rhJhltSsIN aEtnStn& look.
can I'D IT, N" f~lIaVered. You
can MAKO ne me Joker.
con intent 10. II sign the
same SORT ~ paper, only you il m
'il'iildi' IAe"'ofe instead
81 N'dlreIl.
No 'rlet GARRISON III plteouS
Tear J iont dare
N7u don't dare MOI t. sign"
N'o1" told hlnt bluntly. Not II you
value your SKIN. see, ClarkSon,
there are some things IL winch
even a moneyed Vincent should not
get entangled n one Is Fldnap-
ing
In II noarse voice, Garrison said.
bui you Wouldn | accuse MI. Nln-
cent Oh lie thoked, unable 10
hrlnS hlflSeH 10 repeat Jhdl Ter
rorlzlnS WORD.
why not could you Know
On 'o''id MAKE NM pay dearly
iot every hour ne mas mace Kos
S%''liei. re SHOOK MS head p'izZieu
~ ms hdtrea Tor 1Iefla must De
pretty '~dr-let'heo uo MAKE MN
take out spite on d poor old woman
merely Siie VAS Syhlpa-
lhetic yes might ue''ue 10 De an
aNehGihS angel CIarkSoh' so you q
oelltf syn 'lI4S l"' your own pro-
iecliofl' otler"lSe you truly are
titt joker ne pushed the comes
sion 'oN"io ne 'feh'pi'ils servant
surrey YOU N''"l'hl ACCUSE mn
ana lur' MS iIoli1er
N''t'oiln 'iIH"'i N"' .,,'s
NoI'tu' ma dIS'o lilealI h'eli''is
20 ne O''i NH''' N'"'" mo- N"oN
ne "dS lying,
Alter d l''olIIeht Oh S"%iHs liz
i'l'il'iSiy hH'o ''ii'''l H'O'iVH az
u" Hii'hi'lS ! h2oi, i'r iH'
''"'e' '''o '"' 'tStV'' Pc"
per 70 Ifle oIiIefH III d SiiIali' SAFE
i"cked drawer OF MS uesh.
mat hNeS H. ne SAD WIN sat
lN1aell"h' facil person lhVolFeo Is
permanently AZ pay. Airdiu II
move, as the slang expression
goes, he looked al MS trembling
Nlctlin through haffo"e eyes
Well o'dfKSoh' you We c
Ia enc OF your foDkt fodt. FOL
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-01
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-01
Castle %C0ntentMenz
" z&ass4@. ! Br ZOREWA CARLTON o.

port Il lot OF things" The police
nan took Clalkson'S arm in a grip
not to be ignored and showed him
into the back seat of the limousine.
I'm sure these two gentlemen viii
be glad to donate their car to the
cause of justice.
Up TO then Clarkson had not no
tiCcd the two occupants of the rear
seat In only an instant he was
slung between them. the officer
hoped in beside the chauffeur and
they began rolling swiftly uptown.
"Gentlemen,' the captive snort
ed derisivelv, looking at his Two
fellow travellers.
They looked back, silent and
without expression Brutes of men
with fierce, misShapcn faces. Clark
son wished he had kept quiet Ncv-
ertheless, he rallied when they
parked before Vernon stones Office
building, directly back of the ma
room and chromium coupe.
'Ha,' he calculated. The car
Nov l don't know what's up, but
you won't get away with it
Still Wordless the men hustled
him into the building. deserted or
Sunday morning, and into the Gle
vator. AS he was jostled down the
threatened the officer. you'll be
sorry you got mixed up IN this
Just wait until l report you"
The object of his verbal assault
said, Il laugh long and loudly
then added in a grooming voice, III
| We're as smart as you I'd hate t
be taken in by a few gilt buttons
from a costume shop"
For a moment the budgeret
Clarkson VAS too angry to speak
But when they reached the rrivat,
sanctum of Vernon Stone, in spit,
of the attorney back of the desk
and the various seven or cigh'
other men at various places abou.
the room, he recovered arrOgan'
confidence. He directed his atten
ton toward the sOber-faced Stone
so this is all your doings? Wei
wen you can't get by with his
Stealing a a is a serious otfcnsc.'
The lawyer said very quietly
$50 is Kidnapping"
Hurriedly, Clarkson glance
about him at the other men, sin
iste, in their silence. You can
give me that old mob stuff. Vim
cent will look after me. If yo1
know what's good for You, YOU
better let me call linn up.
Go ahead No emotion shoWe'
IN stones face a. he watched tn
man before him make a sOmcWha
nervous call to Theodore Vincent
apartment, nor when he heard
repetition of the message.
He isn't there. He's gone to
rest home again. I'll call Docto
Wetherill..
He isn't there either, but call i
you like"
Clarkson did. His face blanche
as the news from the other end {
the wire reached him. He hung II
the receiver and braced himself o
the edge OF the desk.
Stone said, Il told you he WASH
there. We've got Vincent, Clarl
son, just as we've got you. AS yo
know, your employer drinks tG
much and here lately he emphG
sized, he has been talking tc
muCh.'
Clarkson sank into a chair an
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-01

LDllT BUSINESS NOW IA Ik-l4F Won
knov nm. MOOD.
rrottv we'll v,,'s hotter
i.ave TOWN for some far 5~sgtira-
flo, while h. SIN * ~inrtroa,ataa
cans ne isn't going 10 like Won
very yvau when he trI. ont ubat
has happened"
Two iavs later Vernon stone and
Ylena AGAIN faced each other in
the l~avver's office stone eai1 with
iuhilance we have Theodore nm
der control now When he returns
from what comes nearest To q real
cure h. a,ar tak.r III have a lit
H.. talk with hin, and pIlt the fear
Of Cod into him, m teil him about
his nr4c;,,is C1arkson ON hon hn3
his playhouse blown TO bits and I'm
sure he'll think twice before both
erinp Won again"
The cir, ,nev,ared his smile
"And now 70 m. She took off her
emerald ring and hounced if pent,v
in the palm of her hant What can
Won pet me on This Uncle Perniep
Won must stou mo that
uonthIv allouanca UaS stuni6 to
think # cane from, Th.ndoreu
Tin LAWYER accented the eror-
moue ~o,,,re solitaire set atom ,
o,,au nlatin,,n aueraid-stud5ed
CIRCLE He 1auehed without h,1mor
"EmbJaua.ic of baoninase en'or.
aids Did vo,, know that ylerao
And tbere,s an old myth from 9Th
Hc.l times that an emerald viii
fracture if chastity is violated
What a blessing h.. said drvlv.
that vou'ye been wearing this in.
stead ~ Theodore ON MS hand II
would be a green powder bv now
how did Won ever hammer to marry
Theodort YIenap wish had
known Won then. I wouldn't have
let Won do if"
EVERY sirl wants 20 Get mar
ried Vernon. and ! was no eXcrp-
ton. Every girl wants to be q rich
mans wife. was no execution
there either. I WAS vounp and Won
know how charming Theodore can
h. TO, few hours AT = time +
didn't realize what he was actuallv
beneath that veneer of culture that
wealth has put on him. So / mar
ried him wanted 10 marry him
He wasn't so terrible al that time.
Vernon He was WORKING hard in
the art class. He'd even taken a
small apartment with another stu
don, instead nt l,viuo in his a.
room penthouse castle-and he did
have talent. Vernon. Haven't O
ever seen his painting of the sol
der inst returned from War2"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-01

natural form of exercise which
does exercise the muscles Of the
trunk and arms, but it requires
a little too much agility for most
of US. But swimming gets to prac-
tically every muscle i'll the body,
Swimming, however, IS some
times followed by some Disagree
able and even serious conse-
auences, as DR.. H. Marshall lay
lor, of Jacksonville, Florida, mas
pointed out in a valuable series OF
studies on how poorly adapted
man is for an aquatic existence.
Protective Devices
Warm blooded animals which
normally lead a seml-aquatic ana
under water life have been pro-
vided by nature with protective
devices. The hippopotamus has,
instead of rigid openings into the
nose, a pair of Sits which can be
closed and opened voluntarily and
are closed when the hippo sub
merges.
Diving birds, such as the frig-
ate bird, have membranous flaps
that close the nasal openings. The
alligator is provided with similar
mechanisms, and these can be
moved by voluntary muscles to
cover or uncover the openings.
Water Enters Nose
Man, of course, has no such
mechanism. And as a consequence
water enters the lose during div
ing and under water swimming,
d~eprivins the mucous membrane
OF the inside of the nose of its
protective reactions to infection
and resulting in many cases a year
Of sinus disease and infection of
the middle ear.
As proof Of this the striking re-
mark of DR.. Paul Mahoney, of
Little Rock, isl have neveEseen
a professional swimmer whose
nasal mucosa did not resemble the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-01
Swimming Gives Best
A|-Around Exercise

appearance of a dishWashers
hands,
DR.. Taylor advocated the con-
tinuous forcing Of ?ir bubbles out
of the nose after the diver hits the
water and during under water
swimming.
Diving and Colds
DR.. David MeZz, of Brooklyn,
however, who has made equally
valuable experimental studies on
the subject, does not believe that
nasal eXhalation or combined eX-
halation to hold back water is ef-
fective in preventing water from
entering the nose. He quoted the
experiments Of Hasty to show that
in pools during the time of SKIM
ming, the water represents the
combined washings Of tho nasal
mucous membrane Of every SWIM
mer.
Feet-frst diving, repeated div
ing and packstroke swimming are
the worst offenders in exposing
the most to deluges of water.
Chilling Of the body surface is
also a factor in producing nose
and ear infections.
DR.. Mezz has devised a rubber
lied nos clip to close the nasal
openings and recommends !, Tor
swimmers and divers. especially
those who tend to catch cold easily.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
F. A. S.: "Will you tell what
causes the heart to skip a beat
every few minutes? There is no
pain. Would it be from gas?"
Answer: Skipping pulse is so
common in people over forty as to
be normal. 1t does not harm. The
skipped beat is really a premature
beat and called an eXtrasystole.
Anonymous: as it possible to
have a good healthy tooth pulled
from one person and set in some
one else's MOUTH"
Answer: I'm afraid not. At
least | know of no successful eX-
ample.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-01

EDITORS NOTE: DR.. Clendenine has
seven pamphlets which can be obtained by
readers. Each pamphlet sells for 10 cents.
For any one pamphlet desired, send 10
cents in coin. and a self-"Gd, essed envelope
stamped with a three-cent stamp. to DR.
Logan Ciendening. in care of this paper
The pamphlets are: Three Weeks Reduc-
ing Diet. indigestion and Constipation.
Reducing and Gaining. Infant Feed
ing, instructions for the Treatment III
Diabetes, Feminine Hygiene" aud The
Care Of the HAIR and Skin.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-01

Freddy Cochrane
Flashing his championship grin. here
is Freddy Cochrane. new king of the
welterweights. The Elizabeth, N. j.,
fighter took the title from Fritzie
Zivic, of Pittsburgh, in a l5-round
battle to q decision in Newark.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-01
Bv LOGAN CLENDENING, NJ. d.

. Swimming, as we mentioned re-
Gently, is the best natural all
around exercise. Walking is a ma
tural form of exercise, but it does
not exercise the arms, trunk, or
shoulders very much. | suppose
climbing trees could he called q
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23

to stick together
The witness insisted that he had
no personal animosity toward the
California CIQ director whom the
government seeks to deport to Aus
tralia.
Bridges never did anything to
me personally he said in response
to a later question. when I came
from Minnesota to Portland
thought Bridges was great labor
leader.
Later came to doubt him. Grad
ually as I saw things happen in
the CIO l began to think the labor
movement would be better off with
out Bridges"
Wilmot said when Bridges at
tempted "to liquidate my good
friend Ed Foss" from CIO po-
sition, Il decided there was nothing
democratic about this man; he was
just another dictator
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Coal Settlement
Seen; New Strikes
Hit Defense Jobs
One Walkout Settled by
Mediation Board but
Two More Join List
By UNITED PRESS

While union miners and
southern coal operators NOV
ed to comply with Presiden:
Roosevclt's appeal to reopen
the soft coal mines at once by con-
terripg in New York Wednesday
the defense mediation board, Great
ed to smooth out labor troubles
in defense industries. announced its
18th settlement and received two
additional cases from the "a cur
rent strikes.
An agreement to end d Ss.iEe a.
the CoWles Tool c., Cleveland, o..
where 80 United Automoo'le Work
ers (CIO) walked out on Feb. 27
will be submitted to union members
Tor ratification.
Secretary of Labor Frances Per-
kins certified strikes at two New
Jersey plants of john A. Roebling
Soils Co. manufacturers of air.
craft control cables, and at the
American Car and Foundry Com
pany, Buffalo, N. Y, TO the board
The Buffalo plant makes army
tanks and shell castings.
At the Roebling plants, the steel
workers organizing committee call
cd out $500 employees April l6
while federal labor Lricn.
American Federation of Labor, call
eel the strike at American Car and
Foundry April 15.
A threatened spread of the strike
Continued on Page 2; Column a
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Movie StarIet
Attempts Suicide

HOLLYWOOD. April 23 (UP)-
Police revealed today that at the
request of some unidentified person
who telephoned here from Rich
mond, Va, they went to the apart
ment of Bunny Harley, 22-year-old
movie starlet, and found her lying
unconscious on the floor.
Apparently she had taken an
overdose of sleeping tablets, police
said. They listed her as an attempt
ed suicide, and reported she would
recover.
Miss Hartley, whose real name
is Arabelle Hayes Hartley, is a
former Powers model of New York
City and is the daughter of Conf
mander Howard w. Hartley of the
U. S. navy. She was born in Nor
folk, Va.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23

from JllS lull)OI tdilCC tildt Aiioi ooe
enjoyed as the diversion point
through which all Imperial Valley
water flowed.
Directors of the Imperial Irriga-
ton District Tuesday afternoon
authorized the salvage OF all equip
ment and facilities not necessary
to present operations at Andrade,
This involved reducing the present
crew from more than a score to a
half dozen men; looping $4,000 d
year off the cost of maintaining
Andrade.
Andrade's importance as the
point where Colorado river water
was turned through lockwood gates
into the Mexican canal system for
eventual delivery to Imperial VAL
ley has waned as the flow OF water
into the All American canal up
stream increased. For every foot
of water that was turned into the
All American at Imperial dam, g
foot was cut off the Andradc take"
Now that the All American carries
water for nearly third Of the val
ley, Andrade's importance has been
reduced just that much and as the
All American takes over more and
more of the load Andrade will slip
back until it supplies just enough
water for the Mexican side alone.
Equipment to be saivaged includes
two outmoded locomotives whose
boilers have not seen file in eight
years, two steam shovels, suction
dredges, a number of dump cars
and variety of other equipment.
-Four years Andradc was a key
Continued Oil Page 2. Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
j. 5. Turns Over 70
Torpedo Boats for
Use Against kazis
Canada May Build Some
Ships for Britain
With i. S. Financing

WASHINGTON, A april
%. (UP)-Secretary of the
Navy Frank Knox announc-
ed today that the navy is
delivering about 20 small,
fast torpedo boats to Britain.
The navy is discussing a mutual
small craft construction program
with Canada to hasten allotment
of additional boats to the British.
Knox said the small craft as
signed to Britain either are at
docks ready to be shipped in cargo
vessels or already have been placed
IN British hands
He said as the result of con-
Versations with Canadian Naval
Minister Angus Macdonald and of
discussions be t wee en- Pre- dent
Roosevelt and Canadian Prime
Minister w. L. Mackenzie King,
Canadian shipyards may take over
construction of number of small
boats. This would relieve United
States facilities and would facili-
tate that type of aid TO Britain, he
explained
I'VE would be very glad to have
Continued on Page 2, Column D
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Gambling Status
Here Confused as
Court Bans Poker
Draw Outlawed; Local
Authorities May Wait
Supreme Court Action

Ell Centro's card playing
fraternity was in an even
more precarious position
Wednesday and authorities
were frankly beWildered
about what to do as result OF
District Court of Appeal ruling
handed down at Los Angeles out
lawing draw poker.
Draw poker is among the most
popular games at Main street card
rooms and hitherto had been con-
sidercd perfectly legal.
The new decision, as reported
b. United Press, was made in up
holding a superior court injunction
aimed at the Monterey club The
appellate court denied a petition
for writ of review. Superior Judge
Emmet II. Wilson had ruled draw
poker illegal on the contention 1t
is gambling.
Frank Martin, proprietor of the
Monterey, contended IN his appeal
that Attorney General Earl Warren
and his predecessor, U. S. Webb,
had ruled draw poker legal.
Already confused, the new ruling
added bit of chaos to Ell CentroS
card game operators with Chief
of the Broadway games city author
Continued on Page 2, col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Officer Describes
Tank Battle With
BIitzkrieg Army
German Troops Advance
With Arms Locked to
Meet Rear Guard Unit
BY HENRY t. GORRELL

ATHENS, Greece, 6 pm,
April %. (Delayed) (UP)-
"I'm not much good at de-
scribing it," the British tank
officer said, but if I ever saw a
dramatic scene it was that day we
were covering the retreat of our
infantry from the north and the
whole German army bore down on
us from Monastir' (the Bitolj pass
into Greece)
There had been some heavy she'll
ing over the entire sector. Finally
we could see the German panzers
iarmored units) come shaking dowa
the road. Behind each tank the
German shock troops advanced eu
masse, their arms locked together.
"In the valley, our tanks-grim,
gray hulks-squatted like toads, in
battle formation, their guns pointed
the right way, but showing no signs
of life.
"The sun was just going down.
I'VE let drive with rapid fire
shells. The barrage played hell with
the ferries. They retreated.
"IT WAS GOOD SHOW"
But knowing we we're outnum-
bered, we pulled out. This fooled
the ferries, and few minutes
after we were out of the valley,
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Offensive Siezed
By Army of Nile

CAIRO, April 23. tUP)-Britisil
forces in Libya have seized the
offensive from the Axis desert
troops, well-informed sources re-
ported today.
The report came as British Mid
ole East headquarters said Austral-
ian troops, in two successful raids
from bssieged Tobruk, had captured
II Italian officers and 430 Italian
troops.
The situation at Tobruk report
edly is highly satisfactory.
The Italian prisoners captured in
the two Australian forays, they
said, were bombed by enemy planes
shortly after they were taken.
In Adds Ababa preparations pro-
ceeded for the return of Halle Sell
assie, who led Ethiopian patriots
in the campaign in East Africa.