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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-18
Wander Nicer
Blossoms Out
CincY Mono Star
Wins 4th in Row

NEW YORK - Johnny Wander
Nicer. who has known the heights
and the depths in his ajor league
career, has been giving convincing
evidence recently that he has Just
about conquered his chief bugaboo
witness is about 10 bios
som forth as the national leagues
foremost southpsw.
After his two successive no-run.
no hit games in 1888. Wander Nicer
went down fast. He struggled
through the 1889 season. playing
an obscure role in cincinnati's
championship.
His record that season was
five victories and nine de-
feats. He was even worse In
1910. finally getting 10 bad he
couldn't even get the ball
close to the plate. The Reds
sent him to indianapolis to
cure his wildness.
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OUTBOARDS ZOoM
sEATTLE-The nations speed

SEATTLE-The nations speed
lest pilots OF cupboard motors
zoomed over Lake Washington
today in the Pacific Coast sll-class
championships and national run
about championships. The meet
will last two DAYS.
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Juvenile
Crown Up

Who'll succeed TO the crown
of Campus Fusser. last years
king Of the juveniles?
That's the all important
question TO he decided Sunday
In the second running of the
Washington Futurity - the
rich race for the baby racers.
The race sunday. for which
- have been nominated. will
he step toward deciding.
Although - have been nomi-
mated only seven or eight are
expected to go postward.
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In the ughtest softball game OF
the season Veneermen defeated
AI-Rails, l TO 0. TO enter the fin
ais of the annual Pierce County
Inter-league council tourney AT
Sumner high school field Friday
night.
Also qualifying for the cham
pionship battle was Tacoma Elks
club, victorious in its game with
Sumner Odd Fellows, IL TO l.
Sumner and All-Rails play
Sunday night at 1880 o'clock
for third and fourth places
while Veneermen tackle Eiks
Club In the championship
rame at s:45 o'clock.
The Elks won about as they
pleased against Sumner. as the
home town club made nine errors
to kick away IL Of the II runs
scored off them. while Bob Nc
Kinnell was limiting the Odd Fell
lows To four scattered hlts.
s Hitiess Frames
For five full innings neither
team was able to mark up base
hit in the Veneer-All-Rail tussle
with Pitchers Cas- kuciemba and
Trev MoLain having complete
control of the situation.
In the last OF the sixth McLain
spoiled Kuciemba's perfect game
effort with a high bounder over
his head and across second base.
In the first of the seventh Nc
Lain weakened, after striking out
10 men and letting only three
reach base, as Hal Holcomb open
ed with line single to left field.
Warren Parkhurst hunted
him along and was given
hit when he beat the ball To
first base. Ed Colbo sacri-
ficed the runners 10 scoring
position and Heinie Hademan
popped out TO short center.
Dick Leslie then won his second
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RUBBER GAME

South Tacoma Pines and ONO
Detachment 1907 of Fort Lewis
will tangle at Robert Gray field
at 2 p. m. Sunday. in the rubber
game of their series. Each has
won once. SIEVE Grassi will pitch
for the Pines.
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PoGGIEs TO MEET

A Poggie club meeting will be
held Tuesday. August 10. at the
Point Defiance pavilion. There
will be clam chowder and smoked
salmon for members and their
wives. Motion pictures for enter
tainment.
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Cadinha Wins
Over Pippins
Courageous Mound
Work in Victory
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Spokane !, Vancouver S.
Tacoma 4. Yakima 2.
Salem Z, Wenafchee ..

spokane ], Vancouver s.
Tacoma 4. Yakima 2.
Salem 4. Wenafchee ..
Nit Cadinha didn't have as
much control last night as he
usually does but he'll probably
never come any closer to a shut
out and miss as he did in pitch
ing the Town Tigers to a AZ VIC
tory over Yakima Pippins to even
the current series at Athletic park.
A double by Roy Younker with
two men on and two away in the
seventh inning was the blow that
robbed the slim Tacoma right
handler OF a whitewash which
should have been his reward for
courageous pitching through in
ming after inning Of trouble.
True enough, Cadinha
cansed considerable Of his own
trouble by walking six men
and hitting another. But he
made up for that by flaming
eight men, two Of the whiffs
coming ~ the third outs with
two men on base.
Cadinha's support afield was
likewise just as erratic. Three
times the Tigers erred but three
times the Tigers came up with
double plays.
Two Home Runs
The Tigers won the game in the |
third inning on two home runs,
one by John Linde over the right |
field wall. the other by Frank
Morehouse over the left field
barrier. i
Tonight the Tges conclude their
Yakima series before leaving on
an eight-day swing around the
returning home on
rs.
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WenatcheS ....4.... 600 oO2 OOo-2
Salem ..... 600 COS DIX
Summary Runs responsible for.
Weller /: struck out. by Weller 7.
Windsor S: bases on balls. off Weller
5. Windsor 2. wild pitchs, Weller q:
left on bases, Wenatchee 4. Salem s.:
two-base hit. Marionetti; runs hatted
in. Griffiths, Petersen: stolen bases.
Adams. Bushong. double play. Crit
fiths 70 Lsnifero to Shoemaker. time
so; umpires. Orsvee and Valerie.
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Sacramento ........ 900 020 000-2
San Francisco $500. 0l0 220 03x-8
Summary Runs responsible for
Joyce 2. Hollingsworth 4: struck out
Joyce 8. bases on balls, off Joyce 2.
Hollingsworth 2. wild pitches Hol-
lingsworth 8. passed ball. Kluttz:
two-base hits, Goorabian, Carroll.
Kluttz. White, Trower: runs batted
in. Goorabian, Carroll, Ogrodowski.
Kluttz 2. Trower. Fain. White. sscri-
fices Fain. Holder; double play, Fain
to Fernandez.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays RESULTS
Chicago 5, Cleveland 2.
st. Louis 6. Detroit I.
Washington 8, Boston 3.
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Oaks Go Down

RTLA D-Portland beat
Oakland twice, 5-3 and 50 Danny
Escobar got two homers in the
first game TO provide the winning
margin.
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Summary-Losing pitcher. Tost: in
nings pitcher. lost ga. Joiner 4: al
bat off lost %. Joiner /; runs, off
Tost 4: hits. off lost Q; earned runs,
off Tost 4. Weber 2: bases on balls.
off Tost Weber /: struck out by
lost 2 Weber 2, left on bases. Holly
wood 8. Seattle 7. two-base hits. Gray
?. Gyselman 2. Mstheson: three base
hit. White. stolen bases. Mstheson
Sickle: PLAYERS walking. Uhalt. Scar
Sella. Harris runs batted in. GRAY 2
Gyselmsn White 2 Matheson, double
PLAYS. Niemiec TO Sickle 70 Scarsella
Dapper 70 shuttle; time, so.
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Veneermen In
County Finals
Elks Club Beats Sumner in Softball
Playoff: All-Rails Beaten
In 10 Thriller

clutch game OF the season with
perfect squeeze bunt in front of
the plate with Holcomb scoring
and Leslie arriving safe at first
base for the third hit OF the in
ming and game.
Game No
Eiks Club 49,. 500 900 5-l2 10 /
Summer ....... 100 600 o. o
MeKinnell and Wieckins. Grub
and Sader.
Game No. g
veneermen .... 600 600 II 3 s.
hIl-hhllt OOO UOO u
Kuciemba and SteinAuer. McLain
and Jowanovitz.
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aBatted for Berry in 9Th
hBatted for Thomas in 4th.
Score BY Innings
San Diego ....... 0S0 n32-I0
Los Angeles ...-. 600 800 2
Summary-Losing pitcher. Thomas.
innings pitched. Thomas I Flaugher
plus. - bat. off Thomas IL.
Flaugher runs of Thomas 3
Flsugher 2 Berry 2: hits off Thomas
!. Fisugher : Berry 1, runs respons-
ible for Heberf Thonnss s Fisugher
base On balls of Hebert 4.
Flaughsr 3 struck out Hsbert J.
Thomas ,. left on bases. San DECO
S. Los Anzeles 8. home run. Pells-
GRIM; sacrifice hit PeIlagrini: stolen
base. Patchett. runs batted in PeIls-
grini 4 Mcdonald. Pstchett Sslksld.
Storey, Wsrstler ststz Mszzera 2:
double play, Warstler 20 Stamper 20
Weintrsub.
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ttirst Camel
90
PoRTI AND
Totals

Oakland ............o 900 003 Oo0-s
Portland ...........2 200 100 iix-S
Summary Runs responsible for,
Specie 3. Salveson 4. struck out. by
Specie 5. Salveson 3. bases on balls.
Specie 1. Salveson L. stolen base,
Luby: home run. Escobar 2: sacrifice,
wright: runs batted in. Eseobar 3.
Devaurs 2. Raimondi. Brown.
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Totals ......2B 3 10 81 9
SAN FRANCISCO

Summary-LoSlng pltcher, Epperiy,
innings pitched by Epperly 6: at
bat off Epperly "a; hits, off Epperly
8; runs scored. off Epperly 8: runs
struck out. Epperly /. Freitas /: wild
pitch, Epperly; three-base hit. Kluttz;
two-base hit, Sturdy, Trower, runs
batted in. Sturdy. Wieczorek, Gutter
idge. Fernandez: sacrifices, Fain,
Handley; time, 90.
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Portland SIS. Oakland "a.
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays RESULTS
Cincinnati 3, Chicago |.
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TACOMA

summary Runs responsible for.
Barkelew 8. Cadinha 2: struck out. by
Barkelew 5. Cadinha 8: bases on balls.
off Barkelew q. Cadinha 9: hit by
pitcher, Madrid by cadinha: left on
bases. Yakima IL. Tacoma 7: home
runs. Linde. Morehouse. two-base
hits. johnson, Younker, Stoeber: runs
batted in. Linde. Morehouse 2,
Younker 2: sacrifice. Koehler; double
plays. Perry to Morehouse 10 Linde,
Mallory to Linde, Perry 10 Linde:
time. l:47: umpires, weisgerber and
Moran.
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sBatted for Prim in 7th.
bBatted for Dobernic in 9th.
Score nv Innings

San Deigo ........ 200 o20 100--5
Los Angeles ......... ol0 900 0lo-2
Summary - Losing pitcher. Prim.
innings pitched, Prim 7, at bat, off
Prim 20; runs, off Prim s. hits, off
Prim 8: runs responsible for Terry 2.
Prim 2. bases on balls, off Terry 2,
Prim l. Dobernic 2: struck out. by
Terry 2, Prim 2. left on bases, San
Diego 8. Los Angeles g.; two-base hits,
Pellagrini. Garibaldi. Weintraub. Nc
Donald, Warstler; home hun. Moore;
sacrifice hits. Pellagrini. Jensen:
stolen base. Mazzera. runs batted in.
Patchett 3. Garibaldi. Slime. Pella-
GRIM. Moore: double plays, Pellagrint
to Sperry to Mcdonald 2.
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" The
D
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

'HfTlF~ bFhInHs
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Seattle As, Hollywood 2-s. fSec-
ond game nine innings.l
San Diego $40, Los Angeles 2-s
San Francisco 81, Sacramento
2-S.
Portland So, Oakland "a.
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Tacoma Woman
Victor, 7 and s
Defending Champ
Scores Big Triumph

SEATTLE - Mrs Herbert T.
Fry. Tacoma defending champion.
yesterday trounced Mrs S. T
PAUL. Seattle. : and s in the
finals Of the Washington State
Women's Public Links Associa-
ton Golf tournament. Mrs. Fry
led sup at the halfway mark.
Mrs. Fry In retaining her cham
pionship, which she first won a
year ago at MapIewood. thor
oughly earned her second success
siVe victory. The issue was never
In doubt after the first Is holes
had been played.
At the morning turn the con-
testants were all square. both hsv-
ing covered the outward nine in
43 strokes. Mrs. Fry. one-up GO
ing TO the 18th. won the next four
holes in succession to be 5 up at
the end Of the morning round. The
defending champion had an SO for
the morning trip to establish her
commanding lead.
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Championship: Mrs Herbert r Frv.
Brookdale Tacoma. defeated Mrs. s,
T. PAUL, Maplewood. Seattle. 8 and 6.
First flight: Mrs. N b Guthrie
Lakewood. Seattle. defeated Mrs p. A.
Cichy. Meadowbrook. Seattle. S and 4.
Second flight Mrs. r L. Atcheson,
Lakewood defeated Mrs Ne
Marias. Lakewood. | up
Third flight. Mrs Ward Y Bell,
Lakewood. defeated Mrs. W II Beard
sley. Juanita Seattle. 20 holes
Fourth flight: Mrs. Ivan c Marble,
Lakewood, defeated Mrs T. L. West,
Highland. Tacoma. and 4
Fifth flight Mrs Mabel Sole.
Cedarcrest. Marysyille defeated Mrs
+. J. Elmore, Highland. Tacoma.
and /.
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Second game
uOIIyWOOn

sBatted for Weldon in sth.
bran for Brenzel IN 6th
Gran for Herman in 6th
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firSt Camel
SAN FRANCISCO

Totals ...36 2 7 "a is 3
a Batted for Hollingsworth in ninth.
b Ran for Kluttz in ninth.
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I lis miles
Lois A. Miriam $50. 80 $50 51o
Glorious Hills G0O $40 $40
Lee Toy U09) $3.50. $40
Jockeys In order: d Dodson. E.
Franklin c. Rails. Time. 1913: ia
cobra. Nuneaton, Crossbeck. Anna
Bubbling. Mahina Pima. Chief Pickem
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-30
Be Quick To Treat
Bronchitis


o u cough, chest cold. or acute bron-
chItIs is not treated and YOU cannot al
ford to take a chance with any medicine
less potent than CreomulslOn which
goes right to the seat OF the trouble to
help loosen and eXpel germ laden
phlegm and aid nature TO sOOthe and
heal raw. tender, intlamed bronchial
mucous membranes.
Circumcision blends beechwOod creO-
Sote by special process with other time
tested medicines for coughs. It contains
nO narcotics.
No matter how many medicines you
have tried, tell your druggist to sell YOU
a bottle of Creomulslon with the under
standing you must like the way it quick
ly allayS the cough, permitting rest and
sleep, or you are to have your money
back. (AdV.J
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-30

President Of the G. 7. O. United Au-
tomobiie Workers, r. ]. Thomas,
appearing before the Tolan Com
mlttee Investigating defense migra-
ton, in Washington. D.. c., con-
demned business for failure to CON-
vert its factories to war production
sooner. He charged that the auto
mobile industry refused to turn
over tools for war production, but
brought out the 1912 model-with
twice as many gadgets as ever
BEFORE
ICentral PresaD
Evening star., 1941-02-17
McNutt Debates Fate
OF Philippines With
Col. Roosevelt
Federal Security Head
Sees Islands as VituI
Bulwurk in Pacific

A forum to consider this country's
policy in the Far East turned into
a debate last night between Col.
Theodore Roosevelt, jr., and Paul v.
McNutt, both former Governors
General of the Philippines, over
whether the United States should
abandon the islands.
Federal Security Administrator
McNutt insisted the Philippines
were a necessary bulwalk Of our
Pacific frontier"
Pointing out that the independence
of the islands already has been
granted, Col. Roosevelt said that
when the day of independence ar
rives the Philippines should be
treated as an independent nation.
If war with Japan comes, he in
sisted, the whole objective of the
United States should be to win and
not be "Sidetracked" by such tasks
as the protection of the Philippines.
Desire to Fight Doubted.
Speaking on the American Forum
of the Air, the two former governors
general were joined in their debate
by Robert Aura Smith, Far Eastern
correspondent of the New York
Times, and William H. Chamberlain,
authority on the Orient.
When one of the speakers declared
that granting Philippine independ-
ence would mean throwing the
islands to the wolves" Col. Roose-
welt responded that he would rather
be given his freedom and allowed
to fight for it than go on without
independence.
Although he said he did not be-
lieve Japan wanted to fight with
the United States, Col. Roosevelt
asserted that in case OF war the
Philippines would be more of ha-
pility than an asset.
Expressing his opposition to CIV
ing up authority over the Philip
pines while retaining the response
rility to protect them, Col. Roose-
welt said:
'I do not believe the United
States should engage in knight er-
rantry for the world. The job is too
great and would only spell deStruc-
ton for our people"
Importance to Defense Cited.
Mr.. McNutt said the Philippines
should be retained by the United
States not only for defense, but for
a market in the long run"
Six of the II strategic" materials
for United States defense, he said,
must pass through the islands en-
route to this country. Three others,
he added, have their origin in the
Philippines.
Mr.. Smith declared that our pol
icy in the Pacific must be the same
as our policy in the Atlantic land
must continue to be resistance to
the utmost of Adolf Hitler and all
MS works, even If that includes the
japanese militarist party and its
'immHtable' axis alliance"
Mr.. Chamberlain warned against
the dangerous and strategic situa-
ton that might arise if the Amer
lean Navy were engaged with the
Japanese in the neighborhood Of
Singapore and Manila at time
when there was a sudden collapse
Of Great Britain"
Evening star., 1941-02-17

town Of Bitolj from the Albanian
frontier said last night 1000 Ital-
ians had been captured in a Greek
attack on the Fascist 18th Army,
and that the Greeks were hitting
hard against the Italian line from
Tepeleni northeast to Moscopolis.
These reports said the Greeks
were closing tighter around Tep-
eleni, pushing steadily north from
Klisura toward Berati, and at
tempting to break through to the
port of Valona.
In the Skumbi River valley the
Italians were reported holding firm
against Greek drives toward El
Basani from northwest of Pogra-
detZ,
Evening star., 1941-02-17
81 inArmy Families
Sailing From Manila
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, Feb. 17.-Sixty-seven
wives and children of American
Army officers sailed for home today
on the transport Etolin.
Although many of them left on
short notice after a Far Eastern war
scare swept the Philippines last
week. Army authorities insisted no
evacuation order had been issued.
Other Army wives and children
were scheduled to sail on the trans
port U. S. Grant for the United
States later this month and the
transport Republic in April.
Many disappointed officers, who
had expected to sail with their wives
today on routine transfer to other
posts, stood on the pier and waved
good-by. They had been ordered
to remain on duty in the Philippines
indefinitely.
No official explanation was forth
coming for the sudden cancellation
of their transfers. Other circles
reported the officers were needed to
train more than 5000 Filipino SOL
diers added to the United States
Army's Philippine Scouts under au-
thoriZation of President Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Fighting Continuing
In Southern Sector

ROME, Feb. II P).-The italian
high command reported today that
fighting was continuing, especially
in the sector of the 18th army" the
southern part Of the Albanian front
The war bulletin declared that
Greek bases, lines of communication
and defense works were scatter
bombed and machine-gunned in
tensely from low altitude, and that
troop concentrations and supply
columns were attacked.
Shrapnel and explosive bombs
were said to have been dropped on
a British air base on the Greek
island of Crete.
Evening star., 1941-02-17

Broadcasting Corp. reported today In
a broadcast heard in New York by
c. B. S.
The B. B. C. said its information
came from an announcement last
night by the Belgian Congo radio
at Leopoldville.
Nazi-occupied Belgium's vast Afri-
can possessions still are under the
rule of the emigre Belgian govern
ment in London. The Belgian Congo
frontier with the Sudan is close both
to Ethiopia and the British Kenya
colony. The Belgian forces, there
fore, may be intended to bolster
either the British campaign in
Ethiopia or, by crossing through
Kenya, the British drive in italian
Somaliland.
Evening star., 1941-02-17

Reports reaching the Yugoslav
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Bio War Stores Taken,
South Africans Claim

NAIROBI, Kenya Colony, Feb. II
(P).-Large stores Of war material
fell into the hands of the South
African troops who last week cap
tured Chisimaio, important port OF
Italian Somaliland, it was announc-
ed officially today.
The announcement said fighting
was continuing along the line of the
Juba River, at the mouth of which
Chisimaio lies.
Listed in the booty taken there
were a number of heavy coast de-
fense and anti-aircraft guns. Chi
simaio's defenses were said to have
been of great strength, including
tank traps and deep belt of barbed
wire,
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Greek
Continued From First Page)

Continued From First PageD
to strafe them with machine-gun
fire.
Retreating Fascist columns and
motor transport were reported
heavily blasted on the Klisura-
Berati road. In one air clash a
number of Italian bombers were
damaged, today's communique as
serted
Important Heights Taken.
Greek troops were reported last
night to have stormed an italian
fortified position in Albania and
taken strategically important heights
of 5000 feet during fierce hghtlng
over the week end.
In a battle for positions on an
other height, a Greek spokesman
said last night, only 200 italian
soldiers escaped of two battalions
that had totaled 1900 men.
The high command communique
last night spoke only of successful
local offenSiveS" and said $50 pris-
oners were taken.
A ministry of home security COM
munique said zone person was
wounded and slight damage was
caused to olive trees" in an air
raid yesterday on Preveza, the only
bombing reported in Greece during
the day.
Evening star., 1941-02-17
British Attacks Beaten
Back, Italians Soy

ROME, Feb. II CP.-Strong Brit
ish attacks by motor transported
troops on the Kenya front in East
Africa were beaten back with heavy
losses, the italian high command re-
ported today.
The war bulletin said other vio-
lent British attacks against Italian
defenders of the Giarabub Oasis in
Southeastern Libya February II and
IA had been smashed.
The British were said to have used
large machanized forces in these
attacks.
Detachments of the German air
force reported to have bombed
British air bases and lines of COM
municationS violently" in the air
war over Africa, and one German
bomber was listed as missing.
Artillery actions on both sides
Evening star., 1941-02-17
Africa
Continued From First Page)


advance might signal the start Of
another spearhead into Ethiopia to
support a drive already under way
200 miles farther north from Gala
bat toward Gondar.
Communiques issued yesterday
here and at Nairobi, in Kenya Col
ony, credited the Royal Air Force
and the South African air force with
paving the way for the Sudan and
Somaliland advances.
The Cairo communique said r. A.
F. bombers attacked Italian troop
concentrations and motor trans
ports in Eritrea, where the British
were gathering force for an assault
on the town of Cheren, AZ miles
from the colonial capital at Asmara.
In Ethiopia, motor transport con-
centrations were reported bombed.
(An italian communique yes
terday said British attacks at
Cheren and in the Karora area
along the Sudan frontier at the
northern tip of Eritrea had been
repulsed)
South African flyers were said to
have harassed the Fascist forces
Withdrawing beyond the Cuba
River and machine-gunned motor
transport columns on the road from
Chisimaio to Mogadiscio.
PontoOn Bridge Smashed.
at was the severe plastering
from the air." one communique said
yesterday, that induced the Ital-
ians to vacate Afmadu" which the
British advancing into Southern
Italian Somaliland took last week.
The same squadron was credited
with smashing a pontoon bridge
over the Giuba River and bombing
Chisimaio just before that port
was captured, and another squad
ron was said to have bombed and
machine -gunned trench systems,
barbed-wire positions and fortifca-
tions at Bardera.
Also in preparation for the TAX
ing of ChiSimaio last week units of
the Royal Navy were said to have
"co-operated by bombardment of
enemy concentrations on the coast" :"
Single plane attacks on the
Mediterranean island of Malta Sat-
urday night and Sunday morning
were reported by a communique
from Valletta last night which said
"one house was demolished and
there was one minor casualty"