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Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08

BdlllC.
With a throng of 54,674 third
largest ever to see the all-sos~r game,
looking on, williams came to bat III
the last of the ninth with two mates
on base, two out ard the American
leaguers trailing by one run.
Claude Passeau, Cubs right-hand-
er, was on the mound. The first
time he faced williams in the
eighth he had whipped over call
ed third strike. He tried to do the
same thing again in this tense
situation, but the lanky Red SoX
slugger caught hold of the pitch
and drove it deep into the right
field stands.
Passeau, who was the fourth Ma
tional league pitcher, just missed
winning the game a moment earlier
when Joe DiMaggio came up with
the bases loaded and grounded to
Shortstop Eddie Miller. Miller toss
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08

and reserve equipment stocks will
be effected as quickly as funds are
voted by congress. The weapons are
expected TO be delivered by the end
of 1912.
The increase. 1t is said, will pro-
vide $4,000 additional enlisted men
in the air corps program To man
$4,000 airplanes already voted, The
program envisages training pilots
at the rate of 10000 per year in
stead of the current 10000 and in
creasing the number OF technicians
in training from IS 900 10 10000
annually. The air corps now has
total of 167,6G0 men Of whom 65C0
are pilots.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
Service

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July g.
CUP)-The first bolt of lightning
struck an electric transformer at
the Waddell Manufacturing COM
pany, starting a fire. The second
struck the nearest fire alarm box,
turning in the alarm. Firemen eX-
tinguished the fire quickly.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08

SAN FRANCISCO, July 8. (UP)-
A spreading strike of AF'L culinary
workers protesting wage cuts today
closed three downtown restaurants
and threatened to extend to Los
Angeles and Nevada.
Nearly 100 San Francisco res
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08

carried out and yesterday sent an
unrevealed number of Panama po-
lice to the area to carry out the
orders.
The Germsns, it was said, opened
fire on the police, but were out
numbered and outgunned and N
the battle the German colony was
said to have been almost wiped out.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
BY Any Other Name

BY Any Other Name
Taze Lamb, former valley news
paper man now living at Jacumbo
is a bit puzzled by the manifesto
tions of nature. He finds 1t diff
ficult to reconcile appearance and
odor, in some of the concoctionS
old Dame Nature has whipped up.
Take garlic, for instance.
Some time ago Taze stuck a few
bits of garlic into the ground
around his Jacumba home. They
sprouted. They grew. They blossom
ed. And what bloSsomS
They're as pretty as any orchids
you ever saW!" Taze exclaimed
dazedly.
RR, still unbelieveing, refuses to
get close enough to see the proof
Our experiences with garlic have
not been on the pleasant side. And,
Taze Lamb or no TaZe Lamb, we
refuse to concede that you make
a silk purse, etc, etc.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
: fS,k7Hs HsSk4ts
The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch
Just wait until all those women In
the Imperial Valley Defense corps
get through taking lessons in how
to change tires and spark plugs!
Those As women will say farewell
TO helplessness as soon as they
complete the course under the di-
rection of garage mechanics. The
powder puff division of the home
defense set-up threw away their
powder puffs, rolled up their sleeves
and got down to the business OF
automobile mechanics.
"And a good thing, too" a sour
faced male commented, now they
can change tires and spark plugs for
us for a while"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
Army Asks Huge
MdnpoWer Boost

WASHINGTON, July 8. (UP)-The army soon will ask
to fully equip active force of 172500O men,
$1,000 than the present strengthand to provide
planes tanks guns ammunition and other material
for projected force of 5000 00O learned today.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
Homer Defeats
National League

BRIGGS STADIUM, Detroit July g. (UP)-Ted Will
lams Boston Red Sox oufelder blasted Dick Merriwe
home into the stands with two base in the last
half of the ninth today and the American league defeated
the National league to 5, in the ninth annual astar
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
Ri ps Thru
Break
so on Emergency Crew Close Gapin
All Night Battle Against 7 orient as
Washou+ Thre atens Main Supply Canal

An emergency of so men Tuesday morning closed
25 by 35 foot break the East Hghlne canal after
all night battle.
The break occurred at pm Monday four miles south
Brawey where the heading of the Oxalis canal
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
County Increases
Assessed Values
Three Cities Also Show Boost Despite
Earthquake Damage. West Reports;
Total Valuations Over 81 Millions

Imperial county and three cities within its borders
showed increase this assessed valuations in spite
the destruction caused by the 1910 earthquake Assessor
collector Dan West said Tuesday.
The public utility assessment fixed by the state board
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
Terrible Losses
Inflicted When
Germans Attack
Hi+Iers High Command Silent in Face
Of Optimistic Soviet Claims: Advance
Reported on Only One Fighting Front
: BY UNITED PRESS

Russia reported the German blitzkrieg offensive had
been checked with terrible losses most of the eastern
front Tuesday and the Nazi high command avoided any
claim of gains against the Red armY
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
She Aimed High

She Aimed High
Patty Gies, almost s. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Giles, sat at
the dinner table. She was plagued by
Jack of appetite and dreamy mood.
The dreams and the neglect OF food
attracted her mothers attention.
She gave Patty a reproving look
Patty snapped to attention and Said
disgustedly:
81 wish I could be either God or
Santa Claus SO I wouldn't have
to eat"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
The Lesser Evil


Blanche Cavanah has put in con-
siderable worry over an appendec-
tony she is scheduled to have dur
ing her vacation this summer. She
lust didn't like the idea.
Last weekend her mother was
away from ho'ne for the three-day
holiday. Blanche had to be house
keeper and cook for her father, her
brother, and a cousin. She brewed
and cleaned, and washed dishes.
II wish I had had my operation
this week." she painted in the midst
of her labors. THAT would have
been easy compared to this
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
MELONS

Imperial Valley: HOneyballs-
demand good, mkt stronger car
loads fob. Cash track, std ASS, jbO
36s, $1.4O; jbo Ass $1.60-1.65.
l.. A. Hay U. s. NO. l S18-19;
U. S. No. 2 leafy Nv $17-18. No.
S14.50-15.50; Mpls. Sept. flax S1.94
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-08
And A Glacier, Too

And A Glacier, Too
AS soon as Fred Nebel-Thau heard
Monday that President Roosevelt
had sent Americans to Iceland, he
sent the following telegram to the
chief executive: "Glad you took
Iceland. We need it."
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13

In the north sector, according
to Struga reports, Greeks captured
whole italian battalion with all
officers and equipment, in re-
pulsing an italian attempt to break
through the Greek lines between
Brzesda. in the Shkumbi valley,
two miles south of the Lin -Elbasan
road, and Kjuks, two miles south
east of BrZesda.)
A dispatch from Mary Merlin,
United Press correspondent with
the Greeks in the Tepelini sector,
said the Italians were being driv-
en- from heights around the town
although the town itself( consist
ing of a few hundred yellowisb
stone houses was demolished.
She said Greek scouts entered
the town during the weekend and
found it sacked and abandoned.
They brought back as sovenirs a
half starved black and white span
iel, the only living thing they found,
and flag from the italian Cara
binieri troops former headquart-
erS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13
Fascisfs Gust New
Chief in Albania
After Nine Weeks

ROME, Jan. 13. CUP) - Gen.
Ubaldo Soddu, made commander
in chief of the italian forces in
Albania only nine weeks ago, has
resigned for reasons of health
and will be succeeded by Gen.
Ugo Cavallero, chief of the gen.
eral staff, it was announced today.
Cavallero, who succeeded Mar
shal Pietro Bodaglio as chief of
staff in the shape-up of Dec. 6. will
retain that. post
After the first Italian reverses in
Greece, it was announced on Nov.
9 that Soddu, then under secre-
tary of war. had succeeded Gen.
SebaStiano Prasca as commander
in chief in Albania. It was said
at the time that Soddu was favor
ably known as a practical soldier
who had served with distinction in
the world war. and as an energetic
leader, whereas Prasca had been
known as a strategist.
Marshal Badoglio. conqueror of
Ethiopia and Italy's foremost sol
dier since the end of the world
war, was succeeded as chief of staff
by Cavallero Dec. 6.
Cavallero had served as under
secretary of war from 1925 to 1928,
and in 1888 and 1889 he was COM
mander in chief of italian East
Africa. He is known as a be-
lever in German blitzkrieg methods.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13

LONDON, Jan. 13. (UP)-British
planes. in one of their busiest "a
hours since the war started, bombed
submarine bases, shipping and
troops on the French and Belgian
invasion coast; airdromeS in occu-
pied France and military targets
in Germany and Italy, the air
ministry announced today.
Fighter planes conducted the in
vasion coast operations, darting
over to the invasion coast and
sweeping down to sea level TO
machine gun German motor tor
pedo boats and German troops
in trenches along the beach. Their
raid was made in full daylight.
During the night, planes of the
bomber command attacked Ger
man submarine bases at Brest, LIE
Havre and Lorient with good re-
suits" and bombed airdromes in
German occupied France as well
as targets in Germany.
Docks at Brest were attacked
with incendiary and high explosive
bombs,' the air ministry said. "a
number of heavy bombs burst along
the water front and fires broke
out. A warehouse was set ablaze
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13
Reporters Find
Britain Depends
Largely on u. s.

an invading force would take a Sc
we're mauling. No Britisher believes
an invasion could succeed today.
That wasn't true last July when
Britain was wide open to Hitler
literally. 1t didn't have guns. 1t
didn't have trained men or defense
machines. Last July was when Ger
many really missed the bus" for a
relatively easy invasion.
British land offensives: It's hard
to see how the British army, even
with its new millions Of trained
men, could beat Germany's crack
divisions on the continent unless
an invasion failure broke the Nazi
machine beyond repair and left the
British powerful enough to whip
across the channel with lightning
blows.
Industrial production: Not dis
aStrouSly reduced. Because air losses
on both sides have been low since
last October, both Britain and, pre-
sumably, Germany are building up
great reserves of planes which pro-
badly will see action in the spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13
BY BEN AMES

ATHENS. Jan. 13. CUPl--Greek
circles hailed the retirement of
Italy's Albanian commander, Gen.
Ubaldo Soddu, today as an indica-
ton that Greek capture of Xii
sura has cracked the Fascist de-
fense system in Southern Albania.
Greek troops are pushing up the
coastal road toward Valona and
fighting forward in the Klisura-
Tepelini area and Greek opinion
was that an important hinge of the
italian Albanian defense system
had been smashed at Klisura.
Gondon reports said that italy
has rushed almost an entire divi-
sion-about $4,000 men-into the
Klisura- -Tepelini area in an effort
to block the gap punched by the
Greek attacks)
Greek troops in the coastal sec
tor captured seven italian officers
and la men, government spokes-
man said.
At another sector unspecified but
believed to be the Tepelini- Klisura
region. where fighting has been
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13
BY j. w. +. MASON
United Press War Expert

Mondays announcement that Gen.
eral Cavellero has succeeded Gen.
eral Soddu as commander in chief
of the italian forces in Albania
marks the third successive appoint
ment to that position since Musso-
linis war against Greece began IL
weeks ago There is no modern
precedent for such rapid changes
in generals.
The SubStitutions indicate con-
fused condition in the italian war
plans as we'll as lack of confidence
in II Duce's appointments. 1t does
not appear that the Italian high
command had contemplated defen-
sive fighting in the Albanian noun
tains and only opportunist strategy
seems to be available for the Fascist
army.
Had the Italian general staff pre-
pared in advance for all possible
emergencies in the Greek war, the
collapse of the commanding Off
GERS should not have occurred to
the present extent. 1t is apparent
that the Fascist plan of campaign
has had to be too hastily improvised
for its full comprehension by the
commander in chief in the field.
The successful Greek offensive not
only seems to have taken the Ital-
ians by surprise but also to have
uncovered an astonishing lack OF
effective defenseS which should have
been ready before the start of the
war. When the Italian retreat be-
gan, the Italian high command
seems to have lost control OF the
strategic situation and never has
regained it.
That fact probably accounts fer
the failures of the italian generals
who have found the shifting bat
tlegroundS too difficult for coordi-
mated defense. 1t would seem that
defensive strategy in the mountain
terrain of Albania would not be
hard to improvise, but the snow
and intense cold have injected ele-
ments against which the Italians
were not prepared.
The fortitude of the italian troops
: cannot be the same as the Greeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13
By HARRY FLORY
and EDWARD w. BEATTIE, Jr.


NEW YORK, Jan. l3. CUP)-Half
of Britain's fate rides on the wings
of the Royal Air Force, on her
flame-seared fire-fighters, her in
dustrial workers, the sailors of the
royal navy, and the tough Austral-
ians in Africa.
The rest, the British believe, de-
pends on the United States-on the
price America is willing to pay in
guns, ships, planes and food.
Few Englishmen, except the lock-
ed-up fifth columnists, would ad-
nit it bluntly but the best Britain
can hope for on its own is a stale
mate.
There's one qualification The
British believe a Nazi attempt at
invasion might be so costly in Ger
man men and material, so cruel a
blow to Nazi morale, that Britain
with lightning strokes on the Euro
pean continent might completely
wreck Adolf Hitler's hopes.
A stalemate between Germany
and Great Britain might bring for
NAL peace for time. But, the Bri-
tish believe, a stalemAte in realis-
tic terms means a German victory
"a German victory within the few
years it would take the Nazis to
forge Etlrope's industry, arsenals
and manpower into colossal mill
tary weapon such as the world has
not seen since the days Of Genghis
Khan.
So much for the British viewpoint
on peace.
Where has Britain arrived ON the
bomb-spattered road that started to
unwind September 3, 1889?
Here is the score Of the war TO
date as we have seen it written in
the bombs and broken buildings of
London, in the sooty winter skies
and the lonely heather of the in
vaSion posts that ring the British
Isles:
German bombs: Can't win the
war for Hitler unless dropped on a
scale surprising anything that has
been seen SO far, They kill MAIN,
destroy and disrupt. But they anger
the British and make them fight
all. the harder.
Submarines and surface raiders
Today's biggest threat to Britain,
Must be beaten if Britain is to be
fed and fight on more than a sub
sistence and defensive level. She
needs destroyers and light naval
craft worse than planes, consider
ably worse.
Night raids: A headache to both
Germany and Britain. Neither side
has the defensive answer and most
Britons would rather go on with
the present ineffective defenses
than find the answer and have ii
copied by Germany before they
could give Berlin thorough taste
of what London has had.
Air power: British air power is
on the Upgrade. New, heavier bonn
bers are expected to carry the wal
back to Germany in 1941 so that
it really will be felt. New fighters
will make it harder than ever for
the Luftwaffe to visit the isles by
daylight. Neither side has an effec-
tive night fighter yet.
British defenses: The British,
Isles bristles with guns, forts, Sec
ret defense weapons, traps, hard
muscled mobile defenders. The
high command is confident that
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13
Greeks Believe italian
Defense Lines Cracked

heaviest) Greek troops attacked the
rear of italian fortified positions
and found 40 dead Italians still in
battle positions, the spokesman said.
The rest of the italian force had
fled, leaving behind eight NOR
tars, 10 machine guns and ammu-
milton, he said.
(Reports from Struga, on the
Jugoslav border, said Greeks cap
tured five italian officers and $50
men, three light field guns and
eight machine guns in a fierce
fight near the Greek-held village of
Suka, two. miles northwest of Xii
sura, on the road to Berat.
(Struga reports said that Italians,
reinforced by mechanized units
from Valona, recaptured the vii
lage of Dora. ID miles northeast of
Tepelini and IS miles southeast of
Valona. which the Greeks had
captured Dec. Is. The Italians cap
tured three Greek officers and $50
men and the rest of the Greeks
fled toward Zemblan, on the north
ern slope of the Griba mountains,
the report said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13
ltQIiun Division
Sent to TepeIini

LONDON, Jan. 13. CUP)-Italy
has rushed nearly a division, or
$4,000, men to the Tepelini sector
in Albania because of the Greek
advance beyond Klisura, British
military authorities said today.
There has been a slight but
very important Greek advance north
and northwest of Klisura," an ill.,
formant said. THE Greeks have
got behind Klisura and well over
the road to Berat. The next lateral
communication of the Italians is
30 miles to the north.
The Greeks have pushed on
about two miles along the heights
north of the road westward to-
ward Tepelini and that has put
Tepelini in an awkward position.
1t is too early to say that Tepelini
is lost to the Italians, especially
as the best part of a new italian
division has appeared in that area. "
Operations in Libya are continu-
ing, authorities said, but there is
at the moment no question of a
final attack on Tobruk.
British forces re-occupied Buna,
in northwest Kenya south of Ethio-
pia, last Sriday. authorities said.
1t might be, an informant sug-
gested, that due to the state of
affairs in Ethiopia" the Italians
found it desirable 70 shorten their
communications
The Italians took Buna almost
without resistance early in the
war. The town is 80 miles below
the Ethiopian frontier. Since then
aside from its reverses in Albania
and North Africa. Italy has been
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13
FDR's Ernissary
Calls on Kinq

LONDON, Jan. 13. UP)-King
George received Harry Hopkins,
personal emissary of President
Roosevelt, at buckingham Palace
today
Hopkins remained with the king
for more than 80 minutes.
Earlier the king received Prime
Minister Winston Churchill and
Lord Halifax, who is to leave soon
to take up his new post of ambas-
sador to the United States. Church.
ills meeting with the king was the
first since Christmas.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13
Invasion Troops
Excite Londoners

LONDON, Jan. 13. (UP)-London
newspapers today headlined reports
that the Royal air force had ma
chine gunned German invasion
troops" on the coast of France as
powerful forces of British bombers
smashed at vital Axis oil facilities
in Germany, italy and Belgium.
The London Evening News ap-
peared with a double banner line in
a big type proclaiming that:
+. Royal air force fighters machine
gun German invasion troops in day
attack"
The headlines followed the report
of the air ministry that the Raj,
following up its new policy OF day
light raids on the German held in
vasion coast, had attacked German
troops in trenches on the beaches
along the coast facing Britain.
Official sources declined to specu-
late on the purpose of the trenches
or the presence of German troops
III such ground works.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13
italian Confusion Shown
By Custer, Mason Ayers

The latter are fighting to defend
their country against conquest and
the knowledge undoubtedly is Civ
ing them spirit of endurance su-
perior to the Italians, who have no
such Indictment to sacrifice.
The swift change in the Greek
war from the initial Italian often
sive to a continuous retirement, too,
cannot have failed to affect the
Fascist fighting morale. The gen.
erals have had this difficult condi-
ton to handicap their efforts which
has been beyond their control to
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13
Berlin Denies
Bulgaria Invasion

BERLIN, Jan. 13. (UP)-Infor-
nation made available to the for
eign press through the official news
agency, DNB. today characterized
reports that Germany was sending
or had sent troops into Bulgaria as
untrue and sheer speculation.
Political circles here consider
it is not to be wondered at that the
Soviet agency Tass took occasion to
deny these reports" an announce
ment said. The announcement then
carried the text of the Tass denial.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13
British Artillery
Pounds at Tobruk
To Open Up Gap
By RICHARD ID. MCMILLAN

WITH THE BRITISH FORCES
BEFORE TOBRUK, Jan. 13. CUP)
British artillery shelled Tobruk
steadily today, its pace steadily in
tensifying, in preparation for final
attack. Long conveys of British and
Australian troops continued to ar
rive in the area, ready for the zero
hour.
The British guns are shelling the
wells around Tobruk to deprive the
Italians of water, and also are fir
ing at the pole squatterS" as the
gunners call the Italians in observa-
ton posts situated on the two ridges
between the British forces and To-
bruk town.
Italian prisoners say that the NOR
ale of the italian North African
army is broken, and doubt that the
Sc somewhat formidable forts which
form a semi-circle around the town,
will be defended strongly by the
estimated 10000 Italians in the
garrison.
The Italians here seem not to
have guns of as large calibres as
those at Bardia did, and the Ital-
ans guns are firing wildly. l saw
them fire for hours and merely dent
open spaces i'll the desert. This
seems to be due to the absence of
airplane observation. The British
guns, on the other hand, are ac-
curate.
There are two ridges between the
of forts, with the forts between the
second ridge and the town. The
Italians have some guns on the
second ridge, but the ridge is not
high enough to permit them TO see
the British positions.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13
British Continue
Daylight Raids

and a larger fire started at the
military port.
lie HavTe and Lorient also were
attacked and high explosive bombs
were seen to burst along the docks"
German airdromes at Vannes,
Chartres, Evereux and Morlaix were
attacked. Airdrome buildings were
set afire and a number Of air.
planes on the ground at Exreux
were ignited. the ministry said.
All British planes returned, 1t
was added.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13

plagued, according to reports here,
by steadily increasing danger of
q real uprising in Ethiopia.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-13

rectify.
1t is always disconcerting for any
army to lose confidence in it's COM
manders. The replacement Of gen.
eral after general causes troops to
believe they are being sacrificed to
the ignorance of officers.
When this psychological condi-
ton begins to spread, it saps the
vitality CT the soldiers and disin-
tegrates the command. The troops
become critical and fight to save
themselves rather than to gain vic
tory.