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Evening star., 1941-12-10
Gen. Pershing, 81,
|Offers Services
| To President

Gen. John j. Pershing, America s
military commander in the first
World War, today offered his serv-
ices to President Roosevelt in the
present conflict.
Deeply stirred. the Chief Execu-
tive answered the 81-year-old SOL
dier as follows:
Dear General.
you are magnificent. You always
have been and you always will be
/ am deeply grateful to you
under a wise law, you have never
been placed on the retired list. You
are very much on the active list and
your services will be of great value
Always sincerely, FRANKLIN D
ROOSEVELT"
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Germany Cuts Off
Press Relations
With America
U. S. Newsmen Confined
To Homes; Hitler Is
Reported in Berlin
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Dec. 10.-United States
newspaper correspondents were dis
missed from the daily press confer
ence today and instructed to go to
their homes-not their offices-on
grounds that Axis newspapermen
had been arrested in the United
States in violation of international
practice.
(The British BroadcaSting Corp.
said today that Hitler is now
back in Berlin in order to address
the Reichstag." N. B. C. heard
the broadcast in New York.
(The Rome radio said in a
broadcast heard by N. B. C. that
President Roosevelt's speech last
night lis Of such a manner that
the functioning of the tri-partite
pact may be expected
(The Toxic radio broadcast a
Domei dispatch from Rome last
night saying ''it was understood"
the United States Embassy in the
italian capital had started burn
ing important documents in prep
aration for severance of American
diplomatic relations with the
AXis)
Instead of going to the conference
table, the Wilhelmstrasse spokesman
(See AXIS, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Heavy Bomber 0utpuI
OF 1000 Per Month
Pledged by Knudsen
Fovors Work or Fight
Principle for Labor
And 168-Hour Week
BY the Associated Press.

4
William S. Knudsen put himself
on record for work or fight. pro-
gram for American industry today
and declared that production of
heavy four-engined bombers would
be boosted to 1000 a month, twice
the present goal.
The o. P. NJ chief told a press
conference that the 168-hour, 7-day
work week, urged by President
Roosevelt last night, must go into
effect as rapidly as possible in five
more industries.
Guns, planes, tanks, ammunition
and shipbuilding were the five fields
he named.
Told that appeals by the War De-
partment and the President had
previously failed to bring about the
l68-hour week and asked what fur
ther step could be taken to achieve
it, Mr.. Knudsen said:
Il think the Japs have done ii
for U.S."
New Plants Needed.
He added that construction OF
new plant facilities was essential
for heavy, long-range bombers and
for the production of TINT and pow
der.
New bomber plants, Mr. Knudser
said, would be located far inland
out of range of Axis raiders, insteao
of being concentrated as most o1
them are now, along the Atlantic
and Pacific shores.
At the present time, he said, there
appears to be sufficient skilled iabol
to go on the 168-hour week.
Asked whether he thought il
might become necessary to conscrip
labor, he first passed the question
of with pleasantly. 1t was re.
peated, and he replied gravely:
DO you mean work or fight?
Good, I'm for it."
Mr.. Knudsen indicated in the dis.
cussion that he believed the 16S-
hour week could be accomplished ir
the five industries named by 9
Swing shift arrangement without
increasing the hours of individual
workers for the time being.
In complementary move, o. P. M
established machinery to requisi.
tion boarded supplies of critical ma
(See INDUSTRY, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1941-12-10
King GeorgeV
AIsoCIaimed
ByJapanese
London Reports Loss
Of Two Ships; Heavy
Loss of Life Feared
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 10.-Britain lost
two Of her mightiest capital
ships today-the powerful new
35,000-ton battleship Prince Of
Wales and the 32,OO0-ton battle
cruiser Repulse-both sunk by
the Japanese of Malaga in the
most disastrous single blow
struck to the British Navy in
the whole war.
Their loss was announced by the
Admiralty without word of how
they we're sent to the bottom of
the Pacific Ocean or Of the fate Of
their crews, together more than
5000 men.
The normal complement of the
Prince OF Wales is $500 men and
that of the Repulse is between l,181
and 1,205 men.
The Japanese communique said
the two ships were destroyed by
air attack. This, if confirmed
WOulu bC lllC III St hllOWIl clllhAlS
Of any warship of the size either
Of the Prince of Wales or the Re-
pulse by aerial bombardment.
King George Declared Sunk.
D.N.B. quoted japanese naval au-
thorities today as announcing they
had reason to believe that the IS, 900
ton British battleship King George
v also had been sunk with the
Prince of Wales and Repulse
mo explanation was offered for
this reported belief and there was
no confirmation from any other
quarter that the new British battle
ship, sister ship of the Prince of
Wales, had been hit or even in
volved in the air-sea battle.
tThe German wireless. heard in
New York, carried this: Flash
Tokio-the japanese Naval Once
announced that also the British ma
val battleship King George has been
sunk
Imperial japanese headquarters
declared today that the British Far
Eastern battlefield has been oblit-
Grated" with the sinking of the
Prince OF Wales and Repulse. ac-
Continued on Page Az, Column, ~
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Coast Raid Alarm Laid
To Mixup in Signals
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10.-An air.
raid warning was reported to the
Los Angeles police teletype depart
ment today by mistake, due to a
mixup in telephone signals.
The Federal communications
Commission ordered radio stations
in the Los Angeles area off the air
at 1920 pm, and at the same time
a private number flash signal was
recorded in the police teletype room
indicating an AFRAID alarm.
1t was the second erroneous air.
raid warning notice and police said
different equipment would have to
be installed at once to remedy the
condition.
Evening star., 1941-12-10

and beneath trees during the four
separate afternoon attacks.
From where I stood. nine miles
directly across the bay from Cavite.
flames roaring high in the air could
be seen at the end of the raid
Smoke also rose from a smaller fire
at Cavite an hour after the assault
Another Cavite fire apparently was
tsee EYEWITNESS, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1941-12-10
U. ). Was 10 Get Authority
To Declare War for British
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
So anxious was Prime Minister
Churchill to keep his promise that
Britain would declare war against
Japan within the hour If the
United States went to war in the
Pacific that he contemplated giving
either Lord Halifax. British Ambas-
sador in Washington, or President
Roosevelt authority to declare war
for the British.
The story was related by Repre-
sentative Cole of New York, one OF
the five Republican members of the
House who returned today from ar
inspection trip through the bomb
torn sections of England and Scot
land.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Positions Still
Remain Intact
Elsewhere
japanese Drives
BuIked 200 Miles
North Of Singapore
By C. YATES MCDANIEL,


SINGAPORE, Dec. 10.-The
British apparently have lost Kota
Bharu, the northern Malaga air
base where the Japanese have
landed strong forces just inside
the Thailand frontier, but a
communique indicated tonight
they have baked japanese drives
both in that area and at Kuan-
tan, only 200 miles north of here.
The communique mentioned jap
anese tanks for the first time, saying
seven were trapped and destroyed
yesterday in the Kedah area along
the Thailand border by a British
Punjabi motorized unit.
British troops, after acquitting
themselves splendidly have reorgan-
lied south of Kota Bharu and now
are in excellent spirits after heavy
fighting over a wide area yesterday"
the communique said.
Our casualties remain compare
lively light 1t added.
Elsewhere our frontier remains
unbroken.
Positions Remains Intact.
"The situation in Kuantan has
been unchanged since the morning
communique and the position there
remains intact"
The communique was issued at 10
pm. q am. e. S. t..
Strong Netherlands Indies war
ship and warplane reinforcement
had joined British land and air
forces in trying to check the JAP
anese assault on Northern Malaga in
the spreading battle of Southeastern
Asia.
probably because of local CEN
sorship, this dispatch did not
mention the loss Of the $4,000
ton British battleship Prince OF
Wales or the 32,0O0-ton battle
cruiser Repulse)
Transports and Bases Pounded.
Dutch bombers and fighters flew
in yesterday and already have
Continued on Page AS, Column, l.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Cecil Brown
orc. B. S. on
Lost Wales
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED fIeSS.
SINGAPORE, Dec. 10.-Cecil
Brown, C. B. S. reporter, was on
board the Prince of Wales when she
was sunk, informed quarters said
today. With him was O'Dowd GAL
lagher, London Daily Express war
correspondent, who had covered the
Chinese-Japanese and the Spanish
Civil Wars and the battles of France
and Britain.
Brown cabled his New York Office
on Monday morning:
"Out-towning four days. Swell
story"
Subsequently two cables were re-
ceived signed by Brown, which, i
was explained, could have been
written by some one back-stopping
for him.
Brown was 80 years old. native
of New Brighton, Pa He was grad
uated from Ohio State University
in 1929 and for the next eight years
worked as reporter on the West
Coast, on the youngstown tOhio)
Vindicator, the Newark IN. j.
Ledger, the Pittsburgh Press and
the New York American. In 1887
he joined the c. B. s. publicity
department.
Subsequently he went to Europe
as q staff member of international
News Service, then resigned to take
a C. B. s. post in Rome. He was
expelled from Italy last spring or
the ground that his reporting was
unfriendly to the Fascist regime.
He reached Belgrade q few hours
before the first German bombing
in the invasion of Yugoslavia. After
the Balkan campaign he was at
| tached to the British Middle Eas'
forces as C. B. S. correspondent
with headquarters in Cairo and wa!
recently transferred to Singapore.
His wife, Martha Brown, lives II
New York.
Evening star., 1941-12-10

s-year-olds and upward; Charles Town
High Bud tDunord) 4.2O $50 $50
Doctors Nurse kelly 400
Also ranSTar Anne. Brazen Hussy, Dis
tsnt Star. Ronnie. Crusand.
SECOND RAcE-Purse, $500: claiming:
a-year-olds and upward; sl furlonss' ~
jean s'nffe Lee 5Glidevem $50 $50
Grand Duke tDatillo) 32o
Also '' rran-Peetomar; Queen Meadow,
a-year-oids and upward; Charles Town
East Esste4 flsiaafkfP5 Rsbsi Palumbo 'So $40 SO 80
Don Dash IWrighD 800
Also ran-oNot High. Tavern, Raylight
Lady Nadi. seplin
FOURTH RAcE-,Purse, $500; claiming;
. for 3-yesT.clds and up: 81 miles; eS ,oo
Bsba fDatillo) $50 $40
Legal Lisht Root 2.sO
Also ran1Dark Ace, coroca, Idle
FIFTH RACE-Purse. $100; for 3-year-
olus and up: z furlongs.
Cheer Me Palumbo) $50 ESQ go
Dainty Ford Datillo) $40 go
Dulie Goturco) 2.40
Time, 1:24 2-5.
Also ran-Dashinr Doe. War Smoke.
Brokers' Bud.
SIXTH RACE-Purse. $1,000; the Dr.
Dudley King Handicap; for 3-year-olds and
up; ! la miles.
Royal Business iCowley) 4.6O $50 240
Key Ring (Datillo) $50 2.40
Gooseberry iGlidewelD 4.40
Time. 1:52.
Also ran-Clapair. Darby Du. Five
OFour.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse. 5000: claim
1nE; for 3-year-olds and up; q miles
Allen Caid kirk $50 $40 $50
Bull Terrier fCarrillol $50 400
Hot Man Dattilo) $50
Time, $40
Also ran-Enales Hone. Worthovnins<
hsoroom. ouil and Ripping Ray.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Markets at q GIonce

NEW YORK. Dec. 10 tP.-
Stocks mixed; list RECEIVERS after
early slump. Bonds lower; some
rails resist. Foreign exchange
quiet: generally unchanged.
Cotton lower; New Orleans
selling, liquidation and hedging.
Sugar firm; trade and commits
sion house buvi
Evening star., 1941-12-10

Nichols Air Depot.
American interceptor planes and
japanese dive-bombers fought q
brisk battle over Nichols Field and
one plane was believed to have been
hit.
beach house IL miles from Nichols
Hundreds of other persons along the
beachfront huddled against fences
Evening star., 1941-12-10

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 tPl.--
Northrop Aircraft answered Presi-~E
dent Roosevelt's plea for continuous =
production today with announce
ment of an immediate 24-hour. 7-~s
day program as the metropolitan {
area began taking the war in stride.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
u. S. Writer Gives Eyewitness
Story of Manila Air Battle
Hundreds HuddIed on Beech Front See
jap Bombers Make Four Fierce Attacks
By RUSSELL BRINES,


MANILA, Dec 10Japanese ourmotored bombers smashed
military obectve shipping moored in the harbor today
prolonged assault the Manila that started huge fires
Cavite Naval Base sent columns Of smoke sng from
Evening star., 1941-12-10

Press
United States Army Navy forces blasted
borne Japanese attack against the west coast of Luzon
Island in the Philippines the War Department said today
but other japanese troops have effected landing the
north end of the island in the first fuedged enemy land
ing On American soil since the War of 1872.
Dispatches from Manila quoted the Philippine consabuary
saying japanese troops the
200 miles northwest of Manila
Two of japanese bombers raded Manila and its suburbs
pounding military including Nichols
Knley and the Nelson Airport districts This shortly after
noon Wednesday, Manila time.
The repulse of the landing attempt the west
coast of Luzon
by the War Department The landings in Northern
Luzon in the region of Apar
the American command Manila.
Simultaneous Actions in Different Areas
All indications that they approximately simultaneous
actions but in quite different Both Wednesday
morning Manila time There doubt that
succeeded in landing the north repused
There apparent conflict between Washington and
does not that the
northern landings admitted in Manila.
Because of the long transmission delays between Manila and
the United States partly due censorship possible
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Child Killed by Auto

Kenneth Hartman, !, Of the
500 block of Allison street NV,
was killed about 4:30 pm. today
when struck by an automobile
in the $500 block of Seventh
street NV.
An Emergency Hospital ambu-
lance responded, but the child
was dead when medical aid
reached him. 1t was the Districts
S7th fatality Of the year.
Resignation Accepted
President Roosevelt late today
accepted the resignation of Miss
Harriet Elliott as consumer ad-
wiser on the Defense Commission
and as associate administrator of
the Consumer Division, Office of
Price Administration.
Earlier Story on Page A-6.) \
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Northwestern Luzon Port of Viqon
Reported Taken by jap 'Chutists

MANILA 445 pm, Dec. 10 (345 am. Eastern Standard
time l-Japanee captured
the northwestern port Vgan today
landed the northern the fuedged
landing American soil since the War of 1912.
An Army communique said the japanese first landed
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Late War Bulletins
Mines Placed in New York Horbor

placed in the approaches to New York
Harbor, the Navy Department announced today.
Cable Indicates IT, S. Still Holds Midway
NAPA Calf GA cablegram arriving here today indi
Midway the Pacific in American hands,
least late hour yesterday The message was from
ASH Calen 49, the Navy to his parents Mr. and
Mrs Ace Cae His message said merely Safe don't worry
1t appeared to have been dispatched last night.
Navy to Bury Men in Areas Where They Fall
In its first war communique, the Navy Department an
today that the remains OF naval personnel
including Coast Guard and Marine Corps would be buried
in localities lost their lives This
the Navy said because of the dfhcues OF ocean
transport in wartime The will be buried with full
military honors
Jap Leaflets Urge Filipino Revolt
MANILA Qp9.-Japanese planes dropped leaflets Monday
the ocos extreme northwestern
Luzon urging the Fiipno revolt and stating I'VE are
here to finish the in the Far East and berathe Fill
pino people" 4
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Porochutists Gain
Hold; Bombers Help
Repe| Other Assault
One Of Six Enemy Transports
Sunk; Rest Are Damaged;
Manila Pounded F rom Air
BULLETIN.

MANILA, $40 p.n,., Dec. 10 (5:2O am, East
ern Standard time) (P)-Two of three Japanese
bOmbers which flew over Baguio, north of Ma
Mia, late today were shot down by United States
Army flyers. The crews of the downed planes
took to their parachutes and were captured. No
bombs were dropped on Baguio, summer capital
of the Philippines
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Racing Results
Charles Town

Rossvan's, Other Selections and
Entries for Tomorrow, Page 2-X.
Evening star., 1941-12-10

tSee WAR, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1941-12-10

(See MANILA. Page A-6D
Evening star., 1941-12-10

(See RUSSIAN, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Weather Forecast t

Light shower tonight colder; lowest about "a
degrees by morning; tomorrow fair quite cold
Temperatures today-Hiehest, 54 at pm;
lowest. 29 at 6 am
From the United weauner sureau Report.
Full Details PAGE B-4
Evening star., 1941-12-10

Mines have been placed in the approaches to New Yor
Harbor the Navy Department announced today
Evening star., 1941-12-10

Continued on Page AS, Column, l.,
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Plane Plant on 7-Duy Week

(See AXIS, Page A-60
Evening star., 1941-12-10
GUIDE FOR READERS

(See INDUSTRY, Page A-6.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-16

Pesciailo. Robert Waiter RuSeher.
Beverly Rhozdss. Yohsi sagamL
Hirnshi Sakahara. Roberta Eliza
beth Savers. LaNerne :. Schu-
mock. Ruth EvaneeIine sehuur.
Donald Wesley SeeharEer. Geral-
dine Lucille Shinkle. Joseph SIC
sar. Frank .. Spear. Robert }.
sproul. Walter 4. Stretch. Rosie Z.
svenoch. sachiko Tamura. Maxis
c. Turner. Shiyoke uchida. Gerald
Yalenta. Robert Xinson. Richard
Walden. Patricia Wells. YeiiEi
Yamada. Tauneko Yaguehi. Hama
ko Yamamoto. Robert Youngehild
and Margaret Mary ziegan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-16

thy Hal. Willie J. Hamanishl. r.
len Louise Hansen. Doris Louise
Hegwine. Ben II. Holdener. Var
ren Howell. Hlldur Lucille John
son. Marie johnson. Euyeko Kali
kawa. Andrew J. Karpaek. Tsu-
yako Kasai. Mary Louise keyes.
Kaors Kimura. OLAF kVamme.
Plat J. Lebert. NJ James Lewis.
John Edward Iundy. and Alhina
Julia Maytiek.
Ralph Willard. Yoneko Mn
motn. Ella Mae Morrison. Betty
Lee Moser. Donald a. Nyholm.
Ruberta n Nyholm. June Beverly
Otto, Carol A. Peacocke. Rose
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-16

BE specially observed - : day on
which We Americans might re
dedicate ourselves 70 the nation
one and inseparable' and stand
with united hearts Tor an America
which no man can corrupt. no IN
fluence draw away from its ideals.
10 force divide against itself -
= nation signaily distinguished
among AL the nations Of mankind
for its clear, individual conception
alike Of It's duties and It's privi-
1eees. it, obligations and its
riehfs.s"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-16

ell representative Miss Barbara
Reynolds s faculty advisor.
Graduates announced BY Princi-
pal Bert Kepka are. Gladys Jean
nette Anderson. Helen Lydia
Baydo. Edith Evelyn Bloomquist.
Dorothy Margaret Canale. Fran
ees Dolores cappa. Ronald Christy.
Reva Elcanore Decent. Toxic Do
gen. Lowell Edward Egman. Ed
ward Ellis. Frank J. Evanieh. Nj
roshi FuJita. Matsuye GOSH. Doro-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-16
Last Rites for Editor
OF Wenairhee Paper

TTLEIFunera services
we're held late wednesday a. Kirk
land near here Tor Samuel ,. Col
lins. 50. owner and editor Of the
Wenatchee Sun. who died a.
Barring. King county. Monday.
Collins. born in Florida. founded
Kirkland's first newspaper 30
years ago and later edited weekly
papers in Edmonds. Kent and
Niles. Cal. before going 70
wenatehee five years ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-16

slxiy-six pupils win receive
diplomas from Fife high school Al
the annual commencement exxr-
eises June !. Baecalaureate serv-
ices All Be on Sunday evening.
June l.
Seniors W1li present their class
day assembly June 2 Officers are
Jim Lewis. president. Andrew kar-
pack. VICE president. Ruth schuur.
secretary. June Otto. treasurer.
and Frank Eyancich. student coun-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-16

WASHINGTON - Prcciaiming
June i ~ Flag day." President
Roosevelt Thursday declared that
re American principles OF unity
I'd freedom zymholized BY Old
Glory are under attack
Rnztafinr words first used IN
months preceding ire World var
~ President Woodrow Wilson, Mr..
Roosevelt called for Americans 70
redodiczfe themselves TO their Tag.
president Wilson. n his proc
1amafion q Ny %. 1915 re I'D.
requested that henoeforth June Il
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-16
Epworih Leagues
Session on Friday

Annual spring convention Of the
Tacoma district q Enw orth
leagues vin Be he'd n Bethany
Methodist church. 50. 5Tth and
Park ave. Friday. Opening With
a potluok supper Al $50 ?. N. the
meeting VIII include election Of
officers for the ensuing year and
discussion Of plans for the insti-
tute At Epworth Heights July T.
70. The meeting vii conclude
with a social hour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-16

Black butchers with Good
wear welt and leather storm
welt 10 dam out moisture.
steel arches; triple stitched,
riyeted. Q 10 u.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-16

"Mearmaster" black elk leather
butchers with trIple-stitehed, rip
proof upperS. Goodyear welt con-
strucfion and genuine Neoprene-
Neocord soles and heels. Sizes s-12.
Tan Leather-Bound
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-06
4 Supply Ships
Sent 10 Bottom
With Bismarck

Internnuonh NeNs NefNNt tnbte
LONDON. June 6.-The adj
miralty announced today that
British warships sank four OF the
Bismarck's supply ships after
sending the huge Nazi dread
naught TO the bottom.
after the Bismarck opera
ton. our forces encountered and
sank three supply ships and one
armed trawIer Intended to sup
ply the Bismarck"
London experienced its five hun
dred SEVENTEEN air raid alarm
today butrthere were no incidents.
The warning sirens sounded half
an hour.
A small formation Of German
raiders crossed the southeast
English coast and headed for
London. British fighters chased
them away when they reached the
Outskirts. No bombs were re-
ported dropped.
Later. antiaircraft guns took
|spasmodic pot-shots at one Ger
man fighter-bomber which swooped
lover London.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-06
New Yorker 0uizzed
In Draft Bribery

NEW YORK, June SINS
Police today said they were
Questioning Francis O'Connell, 81
year-old son OF a wealthy Bronx
contractor. about an alleged at
tempt 20 bride his way out of the
draft for $1,000
According 10 draft officials,
'O'Connell was trapped May 10 as
he attempted 10 pass the money
in $50 bills 10 Arthur Henry an
inspector OF selective service head
Quarters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-06
CLAIM SINKING OFF CRETE

For the Inside News" NJ
Washington. Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-06
Convoy Ships
Sunk by Planes,
Berlin Reports
International New. ssrvIe. Cable

BERLIN, June 6.-The high
command announced today that
German planes last night sank
three conveyed merchant vessels
OF 10000. 5000 and 800 tons.
Four other vessels totaling 49,
900 tons were claimed 10 have
been severely damaged. The at
tacks took place off the east coast
Of Scotland.
The sinking OF 6,0O0-ton Brit
i3h auxiliary warship by German
speedboats off the English coast
also wsS announced.
A counter-attack by British de-
stroyers was repulsed, said the
high command, which announced
submarines had sunk another "a
600 tons of British ships in tor
pedo raids in the north and middle
Atlantic.
CLAIM SINKING OFF CRETE
NEW YORK, June SIMS
The 1,375-ton British destroyer
Encounter has been sunk off Crete
by German bombers. according to
Berlin radio announcement heard
by NBC. The broadcast said sew
eral OF the Encounters crew are
now German prisoners. The ship
carried a normal complement OF
las officers and men.
An earlier Berlin broadcast
claimed three British destroyersl
had reached Alexandria severely
crippled.