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Beneosi
Captured
AFRICAN CRISIS SPURS ACTIVITY AT VICHY
Hore Beiho Sees Possible Moves South

ports to be specified. there to be demo-
bilized and disarmed under German or
Italian control.
The German government solemnly de-
clared it had no intention of using it for
its own purposes during the war, except
those units necessary for coast surveil-
lance and mine-sWeeping. 1t may well be
that the Germans assertion they al
ways have logical basis for the disputes
they initiate-that there have been
breaches of these requirements and that
the French feet has not been stationed
in the manner intended in ports under
axis control.
Whatever may be the facts, Admiral
Raeder, even if he had possession of the
greater part of the French Navy, could
not provide the crews which would en-
able them to participate in any action
contemplated at an early date. In the
present circumstances it is inconceivable
that even at the behest of Admiral
Darlan, French personnel would light
ole-heartedly on the axis side.
Time may bring about changes in at
titude. but Germany, if she is to act
decisively in the Mediterranean, must
act speedily. What, then, are the courses
now open to Hitler? There are three
mai directions in which he might con-
slider an advance.
The first is through Bulgaria and
Turkey to the oil wells of the Middle
East, thereby drawing away some por-
ton of the British forces concentrated
on eliminating the Italian empire. Such
an operation would be challenge to
the integrity of Palestine and the security
of the Suez Canal. 1t would be long
arduous adventure.
The second is to proceed through Spain
and from the southern coast of that
country, in conjunction with bases In
Morocco to close communication through
the Gibraltar straits.
French Might Balk Axis.
The third is to obtain control of
Bizerte in an attempt to block traffic
through the channel between Tunisia
and Sicily, where the Germans are al
ready installed. Occupation of Bizerte
would be advantageous also from the
landward point of view. There is always
the possibility that when the British
have conquered Tripolitania, French
patriotism and courage will reassert
themselves. Should at some later stage
of the war the French African empire
! once again throw in its lot with its old
ally, then the whole of North Africa
with the exception. of Spanish Morocco
would finally be beyond the reach of axis
influence.
Spain, particularly in view of her re-
| cent high-handed seizure Of Tangier. un-
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the position of Vichy. But that border
is about 400 miles from Bengasi.
The capture of Bengasi was effected
by troops moving through a cutting
desert sandstorm to strike
Beneosi at the city from two di-
Cootured rectionS A few details
are worth adding here to
the previous stories told of the same
armys captures of towns on the route
from Egypt to Bengasi. British armored
forces skirted the Jebel El Akdar range
on the inland side of the town and then
knitted across the main coastal highway
south of Bengasi These forces, including
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IONDON-He who negotiates with
Hitler is lost
"A clever conqueror," he has written
in "N-ein Kampf," will always if pos
sible impose his demands on the con-
ouered by installments. For the people
that makes a voluntary surrender saps
its own character, and with such peo-
pie you can calculate that none of these
expressions in detail will supply quite
enough reason for it to resort once more
to arms"
Let US trace the course of this pro-
cedure as it is being applied to Marshal
Petain and the Vichy government.
On last June is the spirit of the brave
declaration of M. Reynaud-"We shall
fight before Paris. fight behind Paris,
shut ourselves up in one of our provinces,
end if they drive us out go to North
Africa and if need be to our American
possessions broken. Marshal Pc
tain, who had succeeded to the pre-
miership, announced he had requested
the enemy to sign as between soldiers
and in honor a means to put an end to
hostilities.'
He stressed that under no circum-
stances would he accept shameful con-
ditions which would mean an end to
the spiritual freedom of France. He
received the necessary assurances from
Gen. Keitel, who after signature of the
terms stated that "as soldier" he had
only to say that we know how to honor
q defeated, courageous foe"
What has happened to cloud the pros
poets of an understanding relationship
which seemed to Marshal Petain, at
any rate to open out from this appar-
ent reconciliation? To find clues to the
controversy, which has at no time been
automatically explained, it is necessary
to examine tbs articles of armistice.
Petain Within Rights.
When on December IA it was reported
that Petain had deposed Laval as Deputy
Premier, who allegedly had threatened
his chief with physical violence at a
cabinet meeting, he in no way was in
fringing the agreement made with Ger
many.
By the armistice France was divided
into two areas In the occupied area
Germany was to have all the rights OF
an occupying power, excluding local ad-
ministration; and in the unoccupied area
the French government was to be free
to choose for itself the seat of govern
ment or even to transfer it to Paris II
desired. In the latter event, Germany
was to allow the necessary facilities oi
administration from Paris of both occu-
pied and unoccupied territory.
The plain implication was that there
be no interference by Germany with the
domestic arrangements OF the French
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African Front

The Imperial Army of the Nile, COM
manded by Gen. Sir Archibald p Wavell,
last week continued its astonishing march
westward across the sands of Tripoli,
which is better known in these times as
Libya. On Thursday this army of Brit
ish men and Anzacs captured Bengasi,
the important seaport which marks the
western edge of Eastern Libya. The town
fell easily. The main body of the army
advanced about so miles in two days
to complete the reduction of this Italian
stronghold There is no sign that the
army will not continue its advance along
the coast even to the western extremity
of Libya. There lies the French colony
of Tunisia. and the British arrival at the
Libyan- -Tunisian border might arouse
interesting questions once more about
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dable pressure By Hitler.
Wide World Photo.
doubtedly has been pressed to draw the
obvious inference and forward the at
tainment of axis designs before 1t is too
late.
question of even more pressing and
practical importance is posed to the axis.
1t would be humiliation indeed, heaped
heavily upon the series of degradations
which Fascist Italy has suffered, if the
whole of Marshal Grazianis legions were
to fall helplessly and unresistingly into
captivity.
There is the reason-perhaps the para
mount eXplanation-of Nazi insistence on
a servile Vichy government.
The destiny of the axis in Africa after
Libya has fallen must be of interest
greater and more urgent to Germany
and Italy than any immediate contro-
versy about disposition of the French
fleet BY craft and cruelty, by intrigue
| and propaganda, the Nazis may COM
pletely undermine such powers of re-
sistance and still retain Vichy govern
ment.
It is with foreboding that Britain must
contemplate the effects of the pressure
directed against her interests and sur
vival of what remains of the spirit OF
civilized Europe She must with in
genuity endeavor to counter such machi-
nations.
Much can be done to change the char
acter and outlook of people by those
who have at their disposal the instru-
ments of education and power On the
short view, however, if Britain presses
home her great victories in Africa to
ultimate success, and particularly If she
aids effectively in the extrusion of the
Italians from Albania, she will not be
thwarted in her immediate purpose even
by a second surrender on the part Of
Marshal Petain.
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newspapers to give the Weygand COM
prominent display.
The French activity was watched with
the keenest interest in London. British
planes three times bombed
England the occupied French coast
Prepared in attacks on German in
vasion points, but the ac-
tion between England and Germany was
slight. A British force of 3,000,0 900 men
waits in England to meet whatever move
against the island Germany may con-
trive. The past week brought an illu-
minating dispatch from Drew Middleton
of the Associated Press concerning this
English home army in which he said:
Firmly embedded in the British grand
strategy is the belief that, although the
naval blockade will weaken Germany and
nightly bombings will whittle her in
dustrial output, it is up to the army to
repulse invasion and then strike a final
blow on the continent to end the war.
Mobility, mobility is the chant of the
generals"
Another day War Correspondent Mid
dleton described an English anti-invasion
base, where he found long-range guns
pounding their shot at Calais, the Ger
man-held invasion port on the French
coast across the Channel.
Everywhere I went in a two-day tour
of the area" Mr.. Middleton said, "the
soldiery, from brigadiers to buck pri-
Yates, had the same desire. 1t was best
expressed by one trooper who said: I
hope old Jerry (the Germans) will have
a go at it dnvasion). Wewill brown his
hide for him I counted many field
guns, light, medium and heavy, in
stretch. Farther along heavy and light
machine guns, plus mortars and gren-
adiers, commanded the beach.
"Barbed wire and concrete blocks dot
every available landing place and the
heights above can be swept with con-
centrated artillery fire.
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reported that in hard fighting around
Agordat, Italian war planes participated
ceaselessly with attacks on British ground
forces This air strategy was ineffective,
to Judge from results.
The British in Cairo reported on Tues
day that their troops were driving deeper
into Eritrea, Ethiopia and
GeneroI Somaliland - all Italian
Retreot colonies-after crushing the
N6t vestiges of Italian re-
sistance along the irregular l, l,4OO-mlle
frontier separating those regions from
the Anglo Egyptian Sudan and Kenya,
which is an English colony. Most of the
Italian troops holding interior posts were
said to be still intact on that day, but
retreating frontier garrisons were said
to have been cut up and forced to aban-
don main routes to travel. They were
taking to the bush.
In this great East African drive ap-
parently it is the British hope to deal
Italy a crushing blow before March, when
the temperature rises to more than 100
degrees and three-month period OF tor
rental rains begins So rugged is the
territory through which the Italians are
withdrawing that organized movement
of men and supplies is virtually impos-
sible. The Eritrean region aboundS in
wild beasts.
The principal Eritrean objective is As
mara, the colonial capital, and the Brit
ish are within 40 miles of it. In Ethiopia,
Italian troops, who have been cut off
virtually from the homeland for 18
months, were reported withdrawing fur
ther into the interior along roads little
better than muletracks, harried by fierce
revengeful tribesmen.
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swift Bren gun carriers, armored cars
and tanks, straddled the road while Aus
tralian assault troops lunged against the
citys defenses on the northeast.
The operation was successful. The
army communique issued in Cairo said
that the Italians were "demoralized and
outmaneuvered' and unable to put into
effect their plans for defense" The
capture took place on the 6lst day of a
British offensive begun as an effort to
drive the Italians from Egypt, which
they had penetrated more than 10 miles
along the coast The R. A. F. reported
it gained control of the air at Bengasi
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without challenge from the Italian air
force on the eve of the surrender
A day later, 1,50O miles south of Ben
gasi, the British pushed onward into
Eritrea, Italian Red Sea colony in a
campaign in which they have taken so
far $500 prisoners. The English in their
relatively swift advance into Eritrea from
bases in the AngloEgyptian Sudan took
Barentu. about so miles within the
Eritrean border. and Agordat, 40 miles
further, on Monday. By the weeks end
they were closing in on the rail center
Of Cheren, about ITO miles inside Eritrea
The Italian high command last Sunday
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Review of Seventy-Fifth Week of War
BY Blair BoHes.

No of fired
two cities of France battle which
effect on the fortunes of England in her contest with the
political battle out of which the Germans
cd France Complete
the
Britain records each victory perhaps England itself
The English iumphS in Africa include the Benga
Itas stronghold Lbya That fortress
Friday The African fighting the
British
calmly and deerninedy not restessly.
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Home Front

Activity IN the United States waits
on the lease-lend bill for British aid. 1t
was hurried through the House, where it
was modified by amendments cutting into
the powers originally sought by the ad-
ministration. What amendments will
survive the trip through the Senate time
will show.
measure, Chairman Taylor of its Appro-
priations Committee told the group that
American defense expenditures in the
last half of 1910 totaled sl,732.2Oo,0oo.
In the last six months Of 1889 the eX-
penditures amounted to S689, 500 900.
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Of the Nile Completes Conquest Of Eastern b Cmong Great Push

japanese Ambassador to the United
States, who on Thursday arrived at san
Francisco from across the Pacific.
LAS I am now on my way to take up
my duties" he said in a statement upon
his arrival, Il am not ready to discuss
any problems affecting either the United
States or Japan. I can, however, say
this-that l am confident that there is
no question whatsoever outstanding be-
tween the two countries which cannot be
settled IN an amicable and satisfactory
manner through timely display OF
craftsmanship by the responsible people
on both sides And with that confidence
I am proceeding to Washington"
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5000 Bridges, Tunnels
On Yunnun RuiIwuy

japanese military authorities have
threatened to blow up South China
bridges along the French-owned Hail
phong- -Yunnan Railway, if war ship
ments to the Chinese are not discon-
tinued.
The railway is one of the worlds
boldeSt engineering achievements"
points out the National Geographic So
ciety. 1T extends from the port of Hal
phong on the northeast coast of French
Indo-China for 900 miles into the heart
OF Southwest China. Its trains pass over
and through 5000 bridges and tunnels.
On its way to the inland Chinese city
of Yunnanful, the railroad passes
through tropical jungles, scales noun
tains and dips into barren, rugged
gorges."
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
National Doubles
Stars Serve Up

Chestnut HILLS, Mass, Aug
18 (UP)-Play started today in the
Goth national doubles tennis cham
pionships at Longwood club with
Jack Kramer and Ted Schroeder OF
California defending the mems
title and Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke
seeking share in her ninth wo-
mems title.
Paul Lukas, stage and screen star,
was paired with DR.. William Rosen-
baum of New York in veterans
doubles.
Mrs. Cooke was paired with Mar
garet Osborne of San Francisco in
the womens doubles Their principal
opposition appeared to be the Paul
inc Betz and Dorothy Bundy duo
of Rollins college, Fla. and Cali
fornia. In the mems field Kramer
and Schroeder were seeded first and
Don Mcneil and frankie Parker
,aoa,l
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
Fresno Takes Lead
In State League
BY UNITED PRESS

The Fresno Cardinals swept their
three game weekend series with
Merced to go one game ahead OF
Santa Barbara in the tight race
for leadership of the California
baseball league.
In the Sunday doubleheaders,
Fresno beat Merced, So and 1910.
Cy Cyrulewski held the Bears to
three hits in the opener and Frank
Nelson allowed them the same
number in the nightcap shutout.
Bakersfields third place Badgers
tripped Santa Barbara Saturday
night but the Saints came back to
win both SUNDAY games, 81 and
4-3. Manuel Perez former Riverside
Red pitched a two hitter in the
first game.
Stockton beat Anaheim twice, AL
and 80. Bill Whaley busted off
the Aces on two hits in the seven
inning nightcap.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
Gene Crawford
Inboard Winner

LONG BEACH, Calf, Aug. IS
(UP)-Gene Crawford of Ceres,
Calf, yesterday drove his 225 cubic
inch racer Hi-Ball to two victories
in main events of the All-Pacific
coast inboard regatta at Marine
stadium.
The Hi-Ball topped her class by
defeating Richard Hallet's Holiday
III, of Monterey Park. and Tommy
Ince's So What, of Hollywood, then
captured the seven-lap free for all
handicap.
w. r. Campbell of Long Beach
won the stock runabout race in
Ginger
The Excalibur, driven BY Kenneth
Ingram Of Ell Monte, took 1875 inch
honors.
Jack Riley of Burbank set an
unofficial water skies record of 56l
miles an hour for one quarter mile
behind the Miss Hollywood.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
Congressman Take
DELAYED Vacation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (UP)-
The house Saturday began series OF
recesses scheduled to continue until
Sept. Is unless international devel-
opments become so threatening as
to interrupt the vacation.
Members returned to their homes
for rest after being assured that
they would be recalled by Speaker
Sam Rayburn if the situation be-
came critical. 1t was the first ex-
tended vacation the legislators have
had in 20 months.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
$500 Idle in New
Automobile Strike

DETROIT, Aug. 18 (UP)-The
second strike within 80 hours at
the Briggs Manufacturing compa-
ny's Mack body plant today threw
approximately $500 workers in the
automotive industry into idleness.
Company spokesmen asserted that
CIO United Automobile Workers
pulled another unauthorized strike
and refused to work"
Lack of manpower, they said.
forced the closing of the entire
plant-affecting an early shift Of
4,5GO men.
This also caused closing down
of the first shift at the Plymouth
plant, employing another 5000
men, the spokesman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
7-INSTRUCHON

AIRCRAFT MEN Needed at once.
$4,000 will be hired within the
next six months. One major air.
craft plant wants so of our grad
yates per week. If you pass our
free qualifying test WE WILL FL
NANCE YOUR TUITION 1907.
Only tool and material charge to
start. See our tSaff Manager at
Barbara Worth Hotel, Ell Centro
8 am. to 9 pm. Tuesday thru
Sunday. WESTERN AIRCRAFT
ENGINEERS, INC.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
Tanker Clears |. A.
Harbor for Russia

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Aug. 18 (UP)
The American tanker l.. P. st.
Clair, carrying $4,000 gallons of
aviation gasoline, departed early
today for Russia.
Delayed a day awaiting clearance
papers from the maritime commits
sion in Washington, the vessel sail
ed soon after midnight with the
first of four cargoes allocated to
Russia by Harold Ickes, national
petroleum coordinator.
Destination is Vladivostok.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
7-INSTRUCHON
WOMEN

WOMEN WOMEN
THOUSANDS NEEDED FOR Ma
TIONAL DEFENSE JOBS. We will
finance your tuition 1907 if you
qualify You begin with regular
mems wages. Major Aircraft Fac
tory wants III or our woman
graduates a day. Apply personally
to our Representative at Barbara
Worth Hotel, Ell Centre, Tuesday
through Sunday 9 am. to pm.
WESTERN AIRCRAFT ENGI-
NEERS, INC.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

WILL PARTY who picked up over
night case, containing ear phones,
letters to Mrs. Fetters, etc. Please
return to 625 State ST. Ell Centro.
Reward. 8-21
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
23-MisceIIaneous for Sale

FACTORY REBUILT HEADS,
carburetors, generators, starters,
fuel pumps, clutches, distributors,
water pumps, clutch plate. etc. You
can't tell them from new yet cost
only about 5O% as much.
CARTER MOTOR and SUPPLY
1868 Main Phone SO
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

MANAGER fer riding academy
near San Diego. Salary. House
furnished, near school. See Roxie
Stewart, owner, at Chevrolet
Agency, Ell Centro, Tuesday 49,.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
q-BUsINEsS OPPORTUNITIES

FOR SALE. 1900 Acres on highway
80, level building site, splendid
trailer court site, water. Terms
Write w. P. Capehart, Box 1913,
Jacumba, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

FURNISHED house, completely
electrically equipped. Close in.
6l2 Olive. $50
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

3 ROOM house, furnished. Water
paid. Electric refrigerator and
cooler. Inquire at 1888 Olive or
phone 1l84-J 800
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
I-LOsT, FOUND, ESTRAY

LOST: Black and white Cocker
Spaniel, male pup. About mos.
old. Finder call Miller SO El Cen
tro. 3-19
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

LUGGAGE, Suitcases and Trunks,
all types, real values. See
DELOZIER'S FURNITURE
$40 Main Phone 1874
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
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TRANSPORTATION

DRIVING ROCHESTER Thurs
am. via Boulder City and Yellow
stone. Take 2 share. Ref Required
SIS So Imperial, Brawley. Mrs.
Albert Jacobs. 800
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

If You Don't See Advertised Wha.
you seek, order Il Wanted to Buy
charge it.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

FLOWING, bedding, all kinds of
tractor work. V. d. Ingle, jr., "
mi. S. Heber on Dogwood canal.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
8-SlTUATIONS WANTED

STENOGRAPHER, Typist desires
permanent position. Seven years
local experience in Real Estate,
legal, engineering, and public
utilities. Excellent references.
Write Post-Press box 99A. 8-19
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

RAGS are higher, We pay &c ID. Best
prices paid on iron, metal and
grain sacks.
SAM NALIBOFR JUNK CO.
584 Broadway Phone 589
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

PORTABLE TYPEWRITERS
Royals, Underwoods, Remette at
$3.50 Time payments.
OFFICE SUPPLY COMPANY
521 Main Street Phone 70
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

UNFURNISHED bedroom house
Permanent tenants only. $2750
per month Water paid. $50 He'll
Key 4l8 So. 9th. $50
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

USED boys bike only $3.50. Full
stock used passenger car tires
75c up. 3 slightly used Portables.
900-20 l0-ply used tires.
GOODRICH SILVERTOWN
TT Main STORES PHI. 9l3
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

FOR SALE OR LEASE 2 bedroom
modern farm house. Az mi. Sc.
Ell Centre. Land leased separately.
Hardwood floors. Water system
$500 per mo. Neal Gavin, City
Hall. 1925
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
6-HElP WANTED

EXPERIENCED waitress wanted.
See Sam, Rice Bowl Cafe, Ell Gen.
tro. 8-19
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
USED BARGAINS

USED BARGAINS
Maytag Washer (guaranteedD $3.50
ABC Washer (gas engine) $49.50
Easy Washer with pump ........ $24.50
c. E. Washer Glke new . $35. 5.00
Easy Washer Ga steaD .......... s17.50
IRA HUFFMAN
1125 Main Ell Centro 948
USED BARGAINS
4 GU. #. G.. E. refrig. ............ $3.50
Hotpoint elec. range ................ $3.50
Thor Washer ..................... $500
Universal Vacuum Cleaner $995
IMPERIAL HARDWARE
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
ll-HOUSES FOR RENT

HOUSES - Furnished and unfurn-
ished, large and small. Marie
Land, 831 Main. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
l7-Country Property = Lease

H-Country Froper1Y Lease
10 ACRES alfalfa ana grapefruit.
y mi. west of Imperial. Modern
3 bedroom home. Lease or sell.
Call Calex. 725 days, Imp. 1901
evenings. 800
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
I3-RCOMS FOR RENT

ROOM for rent, adjoining bath;
inner spring mattress. $3.50 week.
Inquire 664 Holt.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

l0-Apartments For Rent

2 ROOM furnished apartment,
lights and cooler furnished. $3.75.
Across from plunge. 783 Park. TT
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

2 BEDROOM housekeeping apart
ment. Cooler and electric refrig-
orator. 1853 State. TIA TF.