The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-01

scored local successes" in the of- fensive into Egypt.
 Dive B0mbers
 Dive bombers again attacked shipping in the British held harbor of Tobruk and were reported to have sunk 5,000-ton merchant ship. Heavy destruction was caused to Tobruk forts and to Fort Palas- tion, part of the Tobruk defense system.
 Reconnaissance aircraft, the high command said, attacked @ British wireless station, field positions and assemblies of trucks and armored cars In North Africa with good ef- feet"
 Following up the evacuation of British forces from Greece, the high command said that the German air force had carried out an attack upon Crete where, 1t was said, a large tanker and two large mer- chant ships were badly damaged during a raid on Suda Bay.
 Other German level bornbers and direv bombers carried out big raid on the harbor at Valletta Malta and teh airfleld at Venezia,
 Three hurricane fighters were said to have been shot down over Malta,
 The attack on Malta was describ- cd by German sources as one of the heaviest thus far and a fore runner of what can be expected in view of the strengthened Nazi po- Bition in the Mediterranean.
 Tn the war at sea, the high coln- inand said that submarine com- manded by Lieutenant Commander Hessler had reported the sinking of a 7000-ton ship. bringing total sirkings for Hessler's current trip to 42,650 tons.
 Hits At Shipping
 In waters around the British Isles reconnaissance planes were reported to have heavily damaged a large merchant ship, sunk 1000 ton freighter of the Scottish east coast and to have heavily damaged two freighters and destroyer SO "that thelx loss can be reckoned."
 Successful attacks" were report cd by the Luftwaffe upo2 harbor works of the south and east British coasts.
 The high command admitted that "y 'als" British air squadrons drop pee :plosive and incendiary bombs at vt.totls points in northern Ger many as well as the outskirts of Berliu."
 No military damage was caused, it was said, but e few civilians were killeu md wounded.
 Italian Paracbutists Busy
 Rome, May 1 - (U.P) - Italian parachute troops protected by squadrons of bombers and chaser planes yesterday occupied the is- lands of Cephalonia and zante, west of Patras on the west coast of Greece, the Italian high command said today.
 The maneuver, 1t was said. was followed today By landings of 1tal- ian infantry units from Albania on the Island of Santa Maura (Lev- kas), also off the Greek west coast. Santa Maura is south of Corfu and just north of Cephalonia.
 The communique claimed Italian torpedo boats attacked a strongly escorted British convoy in the Ae- geail Sea and torpedoed one Cruiser snd one large destroyer. It was as- serted that all of teh Italian tor pedo boats returned safely to their 7 bases.
 Turkish Reserves
 Istanhul, Turkey, May 1 - CU.P) Newspapers said today that Turk ish reserves of the classes 1908 to 1918 must report to their respective military units between May and June g. It was said also that the military class of 1921 has been call ed up for training.
 Government circles said that President General Ismet Inonu was planning to inspect Turkish de- fenac positions on the west coast.