The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14

peoples.
 ''On the wise use of the YaavieS of the world may hang the destinies of free peoples of the world" the Amer lean ambassador told the English Speaking Union.
 'The freedom loving peoples of this earth are coming to realize that this is not Britain's fight alone"
 "So far the totalitarians have been appallingly successful" Winant said. Experience has proved that they have a way of keeping their threats and breaking their promises.
 When dictators conspire together men and women of goodwill every- where must act together. This is no time for vain regrets or futile Tecriminations."
 Winant said that "in the contro- verSy that has arisen regarding the sinkings of goods manufactured in the United States, I hope that the people here and at home realize that 6 mere statement of sinkings of ships from America does not tell the whole story"
 Tt only proves, as does the success full transport of troops to the middle east, the protective power of an ade- quate convoy" the ambassador said.
 British Bomb Helgoland
 London, May l4- (UP)-British planes bombed jetties and buildings in daylight raids on Helgoland yes- terday causing & number of fires, the air ministry said today.
 Other quarters said that several ships had been sunk or damaged of the coasts of Holland and France and in the harbor of St. Nazaire. Tn daylight yesterday a squadron of bomber command aircraft attach cd the naval base on the fortified island of Helgoland," the ministry said.
 Bombs dropped on petties and buildings, causing number of fires Machine gun attacks also were made from g very low level and barracks and gun positions were raked. Great confusion was caused ir1 the town The whole operation was completed before ground defenses could offer effective opposition. None or our air. craft is missing.
 "A successful attack was made or, chipping in docks at St. Nazaire Dockside buildings were damaged and an enemy supply ship of about 12,000 tons was hit and set afire Another supply ship of about 2,o0t tons was encountered of Ushant It was hit and left sinking. Two ot our aircraft are missing from the attack on St. Nazaire."
 Maxi Raiders Alt Coast
 London, May l4-(UP)-Germar air raiders confined themselves te deSultory attacks on coastal areas last night, including the machine gunning of a farm house and a lighthouse tta Northwest England.
 A corninuniQue said damage wal slight and the number of casualties very small.
 It was the third successive night without @ concentrated attack any. where in Britain.
 There was only slight activity i1l the coastal areas yesterday. 4 communiQue said that mo bombl were dropped and one enemy air. craft was shot down at sea bS fighters"
 An admiralty cornmunique sait nine enemy planes had been des. troyed and six damaged during at. tacks on the British fleet in the Central Mediterranean during the week ended Monday. In that period the feet did convoy work and twice bonbarded Benghazi, Libya. British loses were only two fighter planes and "despite the usual exaggerated claims Of the enemy, no damage of any sort was sustained by any Brit ish warships during these opera tions," the cosanaunique said. Tn the whole Mediterranean area, l6 enemy planes were shot down and six damaged In the week ended Monday, the cornrnunique said.