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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-10
By RICHARD ID. MCMILLAN

WITH THE BRITISH FORCES
BEFORE TOBRUK, Jan. 10. CUP
Italian troops were reported fleeing
westward through Libya today be-
fore British advance patrols who
had reached the GaZzala region
100 miles from the Egyptian form
tier and one-third of the way to-
ward Benghazi, heaquarters o f
Marshal Rodolfo Graziani, COM
mander in chief of the Itatlian
armies in Africa.
It was indicated that the Brit
ish were meeting no opposition and
that Italians were making rapidly
for some fortified line far to the
west of. Gazzala.
Before Tobruk, as I write, British
guns and British airplanes are
pounding methodically at the 96
blockhouse- fortress surrounding the
town on its land side
My belief is that the final assault
will be withheld for a few days,
at least until the tens of thous-
ands of italian prisoners struggling
toward the rear have been dis
posed of. They are so numerous
as to constitute an embarrassment.
The prisoners have strained Brit
ish transport, food and water sup
plies and it is indicated that the
storming of Tobruk will probably
be delayed because supplies would
be entirely overtaxed if the Tobruk
garrison, estimated to number at
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-10
German Munitions
Factory Blows Up,
British Informed

LONDON. Jan. 10. CUP)- The
Press Association reported receipt
of information today that big
German munitions factory at Po-
licka, in eastern Moravia, had
blown up accidentally on Christ
mas eve, killing so persons.
There were said to have been
three explosions in quick success
sion, SO violent that the town of
Brno, go miles away, was shaken.
The SKY was said to have been
lighted up throughout the night.
The factory was reported by the
press association to have been one
of the largest in Czechoslovakia
and was said to have been manned
largely by Czechs The factory has
been under German military con-
troll since the Nazi invasion of
Czechoslovakia on March Is, 1899.
Edouard Benes, former president
>and head of the Czechoslovak ma
tional committee, indicated at a
luncheon in London Wednesday
sthat sabotage had been occurring
III CzechesloVakia.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-10

by heavy fleets of fighter planes,
considerably outnumbering the force
which the British can concentrate
for raids. Nevertheless, in Fridays
drive the British must have caught
the Germans off guard or else the
NaziS have scattered their planes
more than has been anticipated
Only by daylight operations can the
British expect to establish equality
with the German air force or ex-
ceed it. Hitherto, that has been
impossible because the British h
planes have been so much inferior
in numbers to the Germans.
There can be no doubt that the
Germans still have more numerous
planes than the British but some
question is rising about the COM
parative efficiency of the older
German fighters and bombers, con-
strueted before the outbreak of the
war. These aircraft have given the
Germans their air superiority to
the present.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-10
BY JOSEPH w. GRIGG, Jr.

BERLIN, Jan. 10 CUP)-The Ger
man high command toGay cdmitted
extensive British flights into Ger
many last night and said that at
least 20 persons were killed and a
number injured in British attacks
on towns which included Cologne,
Dusseldorf, Gelsenkirchen, Wes2l
and Bergheim.
The high command said that q
number of private houses and the
Bethlehem convent near Cologne
were hit and it said that a Catholic
community house at Dusseldorf
was destroyed.
Military and industrial objec-
tiveS were not hit" said the COM
munique, which added that casual
ties were caused because the air raid
victims did not take to cellars.
Two British planes were shot
down, the communique said.
In addition to attacking points in
Germany, the high command said
the British planes raided Flushing
the Netherlands.
Telling Of German raids on the
British during the night the high
command said that "strong German
units successfully raided numerous
important military objectives in the
Midlands and southern England,
particularly Manchester, London
and Liverpool. 1t said that armed
reconnaissance flights yesterday ex-
tended as far north as Scotland.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-10
BY MARY MERLIN

PREMETI, Albania, eVia Athens)
Jan. 10. CUP)-The Greeks have
won a long and bitter battle in
southeast Albania with the capture
of Klisura, an italian stronghold
dominating the road north to Berat
80 miles away
For weeks, Klisura had been a
no mans land. Greek artillery in
mountain peaks south of the town
had driven the Italian rear guard
into heights, which were honey
combed with gun positions and
could be reached only by scaling
sheer rock surfaces.
To break the stalemate, during
which neither side could occupy
the town itself, the Greeks hauled
up siege guns and reinforcements
for the line by mule train, accord
ing to information gathered at this
Greek base, ~ miles southeast of
Klisura.
The Greeks ferried their guns
across the VioSa river on crude
RATS at night, dragged them to
mountains northwest of Klisura and
then started a combined artillery
and infantry attack against one
Italian position after another north
of the town. :
Tired, half frozen italian Alpini
prisoners streamed into Premeti
saw large group of them guarded
by one Greek private armed with
captured italian Sub-machine gun.
No stronger guard was needed. The
Italians were whipped and war
weary. Many limped on frost bit
ten legs. L saw an Italian major
with a roughly bandaged arm. lead
ing private who seemed to be
snow blind.
Greek troops said that the Ital-
ians defending Klisura redeemed
the fighting spirit of their army
Three weeks ago. they asserted, an
Italian division had been seized by
panic and had run
l learned of the battle of Klisur;
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-10
BY j. w. T. MASON
United Press War Eypert

British daylight raids Friday over
channel invasion ports mark con-
tinuance of the first stages in Brit
aims tentative search for the Of
fensive in the air. On only a
few previous occasions has the
royal air force attempted daylight
operations across the channel and
apparently Fridays thrust was the
most intense.
If simultaneous reports of day
light air alarms over Switzerland
refer to British planes en- route to
Italy, the incident will have still
further significance. But, an in
tensified attack on trans-channel
objectives alone, not concealed by
darkness, is sufficiently indicative
OF increasing self-confidence by Brit
ish pilots, quite apar- from the
long journey to Italy.
Germany is supposed to have the
channel ports carefully protected
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-10
FasCists Claim
Air, Navy Victory
In |nMediterranean

ROME, Jan. 10. (UP)-The high
command asserted today that an
italian plane squadron had bombed
British battleship in an attack
on big naval formation in the
western Mediterranean and that
italian destroyers had sunk two
submarines, including the French
submarine NarVal
(The loss Of the Narval had been
announced at London by the Free
France regime and the British ad-
nliralty had reported the loss of it's
submarine Regulus)
An Italian submarine, according
to the cOmmunique, sank the 500
ton British armed ship" Shake
Speare, after bitter fighting" in the
Atlantic, and another submarine, it
was said, torpedoed and sank the
Greek steamship Anastasia, 1888
tons, in the Atlantic.
In the Mediterranean, the COM
munique said, an Italian submar-
inc sank two steamships of unde-
termined tonnage which were in a
strong convoy.
In the attack on a British naval
formation, the communique said,
one British and two italian planes
were shot down.
italian planes in an attack on
Malta struck two ships, an anti
aircraft battery and five grounded
planes, it was said.
A British plane dropped small
incendiary bombs on Messina Sicily,
and started fires which were put
out at once, the high command said
in its communique. There were no
casualties, it reported.
In Libya, the communique said,
Italian artillery destroyed British
motor vehicles in the Tobruk zone.
(This was the first admission
that the British had reached the
Tobruk area)
On the Albanian front, it was said
Italian naval units effectively"
shelled ANGLO Greek" coastal posi-
tionS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-10
Another African
Fort Captured by
British Attackers

CAIRO. Jan. 10. UP) British
African forces, pressing their of.
fensive operationos against Italian:
in East Africa, have occupied Buna
northeastern Kenya, which Italy
occupied several months ago aftel
driving the British from Somali-
land, a general headquarters COM
munique said today.
While claiming new successes a
gainst Italians in East Africa. Brit
ish general headquarters said thai
the concentration of British forces
agains Tobruk, Libya, was con-
tinuing and that units of the army
of the Nile which have pressed or
west of Tobruk have been rein
forced.
'On the Sudan frontier our pa
trolls inflicted number of casual
ties on the enemy holding posi-
tons east of the post of Serobatib
which we captured" a communique
said.
Headquarters said that the Brit
ish mobile column which pushed
into Buna without opposition con-
firmed that the italian had aban-
doned Ell Yak Gel Wak) as result
of a successful raid there last
month. In last months raid on
Ell YAK British forces operating
from Kenya captured or killed an
Italikn garrison after its COM
mander had fled by mule-cart upon
learning of the impending British
attack.
The British move into Buna and
the victory in the Anglo-E Egyptian
Sudan followed operations yesterday
in which Ethiopian forces encour-
aged by royal air force raid, at
tackled and vanquished the Italian
garrison at Gubba. in Ethiopia near
the Anglo Egyptian Sudan.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-10
italians Fleeing
Across Desert

least 10000 men and possibly to-
falling more han 10000, were
thrown today on the British ra-
ton list.
For 100 miles, along the road to
the British rear, great cloud of
dust marks the trail of thousands
of captured italian trucks, burning
captured italian gasoline, which are
racing up to Tobruk with troops,
munitions and food for the forces
here.
I can hear British field guns
firing at Tobruk's double circle of
forts.
The guns flash in the warm bright
desert sunshine and light the cloudy
night sky with warm glow, as
every few minutes, batteries of
them open up and shatter the
desert silence. The bombardment
is increasing slowly and ceaselessly
as fresh batteries arrive from Bar
dia.
In lulls between bursts of artil-
lery fire I hear the rumble of light
and cruiser tanks, tractors and
trucks, hauling the new guns to
the firing line.
Troops and supply trucks are
arriving in great conveys.
Tobruk's forts are in 16 main
groups with six block houses in
each. The outer circle of them
stretches in a semi-c1rcle 25 miles
long about 7l4 miles outside the
town. The inner line is between
three and five miles from the town.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-10
Greeks Capture
Hill Stronghold

and the Greek victory from the
troops who led the attack on the
last peaks the Italians held.
An Evzone. enjoying a rest in a
hut near the front, told me:
After we had Shelled the ridge
for "a hours we got the order to go
up and finish off the remaining op-
position. 1t was dawn when we at
tackled but it might have been mid
night. The snow made it impossible
to see more than yard ahead, and
the wind was so violent we were
forced to grip each others rifles
to make living chain. or we should
have been thrown down the cliffs
into the river"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-10
New Nazi.Soviet
Treaty Signed

BERLIN, Jan. TO- (UP)-A new
German-Russian pact of friendship
covering new problems which arose
during the past year was signed
today, authorized German quarters
said.
The pact was said to have been
signed at the foreign office here
between and 5 p. m. 1t was dis
tinct from a commercial accord
which has been under negotiation
in Moscow for several months and
signature of which is believed i'm
minent.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-10
Roman battIes|1ip
Damaged by Bombs

CAIRO, Jan. 10. (UP)-An ex-
ceptionally heavy raid on italian
battleships, merchant marine ship
ping, docks and the railway station
at Naples on the night of Jan. 80
was disclosed in a Royal Air Force
communique today after British
general headquarters had told of
new British successes against Ital-
ians in East Africa.
Bombs fell on or very near the
stern of a battleship of the Littorio
class. causing a dull, red glow" a
communique issued by the RAF
middle east command said.
tShips of the Littorio class, among
Italy's newest, are of $4,000 tons
Normally they carry about 1000
men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
oh School Gridders Open 1871 Season Friday
INews of the Turf World
GOVERNOR ON PAN
I'M BOWLING DISMISSAL
BY LEWIS II. WALTER

trained at Detroit, Is doing all
right in a saddle comeback up IN
Canada Johnny recently scored
with j. f. +. Seagram's Heel Up
in the Lou Marsh Memorial al
Thorncliffe George King IS
betting them down at Paramount
Park Young Jim Norris stable
is trying hard 10 put over a good
thing named Marmeduke anc just
missed twice at good odds =. Col
Bradley is feeling pert
again so steel yourself for those
stories on the "Or Cunner come
next Derby day.
The latest argument resulting
from Whirlaways photo finish
decision over War Relic is that
cameras which employ a wire
across the track as the finish
gauge are likely to turn out faulty
pictures Some of the experts
say the wire cannot be made taut,
that sag and sway may throw the
finish off as much as ) inches.
The Bomar Stable is trying to
score with Calls Pet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Hilltop Monitkers
Easy 10 Handle Now

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 49,
Announcers will be pleased to
learn there are no jaw-breaking
names on Marquette Universitys
football squad this Fall, but Coach
Tom Stidham calls their attention
and that of fans 10 Center Mel
Maceau (Mack-o), Guard Chuck
Roger (Reeger), Tackle AL Klug
(Kloog), Guard Russ Dahlman
(Dollman) and Quarterback Ollie
Vogt (Votel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
.BartheI Funeral
Set for Monday

While messages of coincidence
were beins received from all parts
of the United States by the family
of Commodore Otto +. Barthel,
final funeral arrangements were
completed Saturday for the yachts
man and attorney who died Friday.
Services will be held at 800
p. m. Monday at the Hamilton
Chapel, Cass and Alexandrine ave-
nues. The burial will be at Oak
view Cemetery. Leonard Thomson,
w. Willis Bugbee, Allan A. Temple
ton, Henry Forler, Commodore
Harry c. Kendall and Chester
Kicker will act as pail bearers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Another Bononis

Kujawa filled the center berth
capably after Capt. Frank Kern
was hurt last year. and the $50
pound pivot ace promises TO be
another Vince BanoniS despite his
weight.
The 1871 Shamrocks. inciden-
tally, will be much lighter than in
previous years especially IN the
backfield. Groth weighs only $50
and none of the other backs, Bill
Pernelli, Bill Meyer, Harry Melia
and Frank GawronSki go over 100.
Centrals first string line will be
picked mostly from reserves and
last years freshmen. The leading
candidates are Gene Carano
Gerald Christ and Larry Doyle
guards: Bob Ochocki and Harold
MilejcZak. tackles, and Bob Woods
Dick Yata and George Sinkus
ends.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

The firing has just started in
the case of William j. Bowling
versus Politics.
Outraged turfmen, including
some of the most prominent OF
Detroit industrial and social
figures, are preparing 10 ask Gov.
Murray -. Van Wagner how he
can reconcile his public stand for
the Improvement Of racing with
his apparent stand in the Bowling
case.
Bowling is the one man on the
commission staff who has always
fought for all of the things the
governor demanded and didn't
get--including totalizator
Yet Racing Commissioner Ed
ward j. Fry says he asked for
Dowlings layoff as assistant COM
missioner only when given he
order by the governor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Cosmos 10 Face
Green Shamrock
Team in Opener
Hackett Has Only 2
Regulars Back From
Last Years Team

Johnny Hackett, Catholic Cen
trail Highs football coach, will
have to wait until September u
TO get line on MS f94t grid
prospects.
On that date the ShamrOckS run
into Hamtramck High at Key
worth Stadium. an admittedly
tough foe and a severe test for an
openers
Hackett's doubts arise from the
fact that only two regulars from
last year, halfback Tommy Croft
and center Harry Kujawa, arr
available this season. From a small
squad of two the Shamrock coaci
will have 10 construct an almos
new line and baCkfield and iinC
replacement material,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

1t will be his
third fling at
the boys in the
heavier class.
Leo took on
weight d u T ing
his layon re-
c e n thy a n d
decided 10 at
tempt 10 SCI
lanother prece-
dent in wres'
ting having al.
READY set one
the winning o,
a.Al-.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
.Wa|Ii(k Shoots
For Heavy Title

Leo Wallick will be shooting at
heavyweight honors when he
meets Bobby Bruins. the former
champion of the class Monday
Evening in the Arena Gardens.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

He will be the only mailman in
mat history 10 annex the light
heavy, junior heavy and heavy
weight titles if he succeeds in his
quest.
Other matches: Sgt. Bob Kena-
son VS.. Walter Roxy, Zenko Ear
Inoff VS.. Fritz Kreuger, Bert Rub
VS.. Stanley Buresh and Dave KarI
VS.. Harold Chaundy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Can't Sell Him Short

Hackett's past record, however,
does away with the possibility
that rival coaches will sell Cath
Ollie Central short. In five years
his teams have dropped only three
games, one to u. of ID. High in the
charity game of 1889 which ended
a 35-game streak without a loss,
and the others TO Toledo Catholic
Central and st. Theresa last year
There is little doubt that Hackett
is placing his hopes on Groth and
Kujawa. Tommy. with two seasons
of competition left, may develop
into the best triple threat back ir
the city and a worthy successor
10 his two famous brothers al
Catholic Central, Harry and Tony
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Pirates Get Test

ST. Theresa. Catholic League
titleholder which tied Cooley IN
the annual charity game last Fall
puts It's green team against St
Gregory a week from this Sunday.
This weeks schedule:
FRIDAY
Northern ~ Central
Denhy ~ Eastern. MACK PARK night
Mackenzie -. Wilbur Wright N0rth
veFtefn Field
NgrhCas'rrn ~ Eedforf
De Ia sale A. pershing
SAT- HDAN
Highland Pax yt. 4. n y X N r. n
Stadium (ulghti.
Western a. Cooley.
Northwestern " southssstsfn. Mach
PARK might
sfFIENBfR ~
Catholic EeuiFA! a. Hami fAnck
- Gregory a. ~ Theresa
~ Leo ~ EedssmeT
81 Mays tR-dforaJ ~ 81 Leo
r. 'LRdxIaIs A. 81 Juseph
81 Anthony Al 81. Ambrosr
81 Rita A. 81 Mays ~ Jackson
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Ordered to Do So

There are two men IN the mid
die in this case. One IS Bowling,
the other is Albert a. Wagner,
Mt. Clemens politician. who was
given a $500 berth on the racing
commission Just before Bowling
was given his notice for reasons
of economy.
Wagner. who admits he knows
nothing about horse racing. is
sorry he ever heard Of the racing
commission,
Paddock tips: The latest rumor
TO get a bouncing around is that
the Detroit race track would re-
open for a short meeting starting
September % Edward p
Strong OF Cleveland. general man.
ager of Thistle Down and a heavy
stockholders at Detroit, says NO"
!. 1t would be too much of q
good thing.
The New Orleans race track
saved from real estate subdivision
by a laSt-minute bid. will run 4C
days this year, commencing Christ
mas Under new management
too, and without the whirline
numbers on the odds board which
usually made the winner the
favorite +. And a short priceC
one, too =. New Orleans for some
years existed only to keep the
bookmakers' of the United State!
busy during the Winter season.
Johnny Mattioli, the little Chi
cago Italian who rode and thei
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
One Month Record?
Gould Be

In July Ray Starr veteran
Indianapolis pitcher. worked 81
straight innings in which he gave
up only four earned runs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Football Travellers

Auburn's football team will have
to travel about $500 miles this
season TO complete its schedule.
The longest trip will be to Phila-
delphia TO meet Villanova.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
State Takes Two

Illinois tracks, under the new
law, can now take 10 per cent of
the money bet. The state takes
two.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Highland Pdrk11
Meets j. D. HiQh
Saturday Night
Western Is Cooley
Foe as Metro
Teams Open Play

Whipped into AS good shape
as three weeks of practice would
allow. high school football teams
IN Detroit this week get their first
taste Of competition in 1871.
Within the next eight days most
OF the Metropolitan League elevens
and good portion of the Catholic
League teams will have gone
through their openers.
The Metro loop will be first 10
get under way, five contests being
scheduled for Friday, and three on
S turday. All are nonleague
games, regular competition being
put off until September 26.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
TWo Standout Tits

The opening card presents two
games which, while having no
bearing on league races, IS certain
10 attract big crowds. ON Satur-
day night Highland Park and L..
of n. renew their old rivalry in
night game al L. of -. Stadium.
On Sunday. September y. Ham
tramck and Catholic Central clash
for the third straight year at Key
worth Stadium The Cosmos are
still seeking a victory over the
Shamrocks. losing 300 in 1899
and playing a scoreless tie last
season
Cooley, Metropolitan l. c & u .
! champion with another strong
Steam this year, faces Western IN
Tits opener Saturday Southeastern,
east side champion, takes on
Northwestern in a Saturday night
tilt at Mack Park.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

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