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Axis F orcesH Hammering At British In Africa
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official news agency said today. It was the first victory claimed for the famed Panzer forces over the Brit ish at ase.
 The agency said German military sources estimated that two-thirds of the British Expeditionary Force in Greece was lost; that the German occupation of the Peloponnesus was complete and that there were no longer any British electives on the Greek mainland.
 In the Peloponnesus Peninsula alone, the agency asserted, the Ger mans have taken 8,200 British em- pire prisoners, most of them Austra- Hans and New Zealanders.
 A well informed source estimated that German dive bombers sank 50000 to S0,000 more tons of ship ping in Greek waters than they did during the British evacuation at Dunkirk, where the losses were es- timated at 100000 to 3o0,000 tons.
 The news agency said an "i,n- inense" number of British impei ials were captured at Mount Olympus, Thermopylae and in the Pelopon- flesus during the battle of Greece. Most of them were said to be Australians and New Zealanders. German planes destroyed so many ships that the British had to leave all their heavy war materials In Greece, the agency said. The propaganda ministry said Gestapo agents, cooperating with the army, had seized part of the Jugoslav treasury from a monastery at Ostrog,. near Niksllich, Montene- gro. Jugoslavia's King Peter spent his last night in his country at the monastery, the ministry said. The Serb patriarch Gavrilo was arrested on charges of misappropriating state property, in connection with the seizure.
 Italian Report
 Rome, May 2. - (UP) - German and Italian land forces attacking Tobruk, are increasing their pres sure while axis bombing planes con- tinued intensive raids, the Italian high command said today.
 A communique disclosed that British planes had raided Derna and Benghazi, behind the axis front lines in Libya, causing some vic- times and slight damages"
 British quarters said yesterday that axis forces in heavy land and air attack had succeeded in pene- trating Tobruk's outer defenses)
 The communique said Italian and German attachments again were ac. tive in the Sollum sector on the Egypt-Libyan border. Germ 0 T planes, operating ct e low altitude strafed British troop concentrations batteries and motor vehicles in the Sollum area.
 There was nothing worthy oi mention" In East Africa, the com. munique added. Italian planes agair bombed the port of La valletta Malta.
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cate a large-sized British naval-air attack. Torpedo planes normally are used to attack warships or troop conveys such as he Germans may be moving to Libya or among she Greek islands9
 The high command said there had been no new enemy air attacks on Reich territory, but that Nazi bon1b- CTS last night attacked the Liverpool harbor, starting extensive fires and causing several explosions on mill tary objectives. Harbors, factories west England also were reported and airfields in south and south bombed.
 Armed reconnaissance planes bombed an arms factory on the Britigh South Coast, the comuni- que added, with special success"
 Other planes were credited with sinking a merchanirnan south of Plymouth.
 German naval guns fired on ship ping off Dover, while German planes shot down two barrage bal- looms at the British naval base Of Scapa Flow.
 German armored units, firing from the shore of Greeces Gulf of Cor inth, sank one British transport and captured another Wednesday, the
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MUSSOLINI IN
 ACCUSING MOOD
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powerless before the president.
 Fourth, the Axis never dreamed of menacing the United States ter- ritorial integrity or political Aade- pendence and remains open-inouth- cd before the pretended aims which members of the Washington gov- ernment attribute to Axis leaders and peoples.
 Fifth, the Axis is supplied by the manner in which Roosevelt, Ba- ruch and the Rockefeller clan in- timidate the North American peo- pie.
 Sixth, the Axis is completely aware that the president will pro- cecd from provocation to proyoca- ton until they result in legitimate rtalo- German defense finding the incidents he is hoping for.
 Seventh, ignoring Roosevelts provocations, the Axis attempts to neutralize the presidents bellicose campaign. However, the Axis knows there are limits beyond which pa tiences cannot be extended and knows Roosevelt is doing all pos- sible to pass these limits.
 Eighth, in view of this, the Axis declared from the beginning that any ship loaded with arms or raw materials headed for England will be inexorably attacked with bombs and torpedoes and if possible sunk whatever the nationality of the ha. val or air escort which is conveying 1t. The Axis decision is categorical and recognizes no exceptions.
 Thus Roosevelt has nothing to dc but organize escorts and conveys tt attain his tragic goal. But he cant organize escorts without assuming responsibility for having cold-blood. edly started the war which he sol. emniy understood to keep away from the United States. With thiI proposition in mind, Roosevelt hatct cd his juridicial rnonstrosity which answers by the name of patrol sys' tenn. A patrol system Is nothing elS' than . reconnaissance service on vast scale carried out by neutsa power in favor of a belIigcrent pow CT. Therefore, patrol system is ehcc' olate icing hiding actual naval aus
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BEAVERBROOK IS
 RAISED IN RANK
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government problems which Church. Ill had been handling, enabling Churchill to throw all his energies Into supreme direction of the war. He has rated the battle of the At lantic as vital to the British cause.
 Released From Aircraft
 In releasing Beaverbrook from the ministry of aircraft production, the shake-up made him available for any branch of production that de. veloped q weak spot. Newspapers have suggested that he might take charge of tank production. He is a "go-getter" who made the produc. ton of planes one of the most Suc- cessful units of the home front.
 It was believed that Americans would favorably regard the promo ton of Beaverbrook, who was born and raised Max Aiken, of Newcastle, N. B., son Of Presbyterian minister, and who had accumulated 6 fortune of $5,000 900 by the time he was 3i from financial organization work at Montreal.
 Lieut.. Col. J. T. Moore -Brabazon, minister of transport, the first man to fly an airplane made entirely in England over English soil, was ap- pointed minister for aircraft produc- ton.
 Frederick James feathers, coal adviser in the ministry of shipping, afi important industrialiSt who is a director of 51 firms, but little known to the public and not mentioned in Who's Who, was put in charge of both the shipping and transport ministries, which were consolidated into a ministry of wartime commit. nicationS. He was made a baron at the same time.
 Helps Home Front
 Leathcrs' appointment was in tended to strengthen another section of the home front for the battle of ships, in response to a parliament ary commissions charges that much time was lost in unloading at the docks. The commission also said time was lost in transporting from the docks to the interior of the country. It was recalled that dock CTS flying squads composed of picked bodies of men able to speed to any port where local dock hands need help, had been formed as a result of the commissions findings
 Ronald Cross, former minister of shipping, was made high commis- sioner to Australia. Col. John j. Llewellin was made parliamentary secretary for the ministry of trans. port. and Frederick Montague be- came secretary for the ministry oi aircraft production.
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Continued from Page D pounded ships of other nations, the ships we are building.
 Give to her destroyers, and # necessary, see that those ships, loaded with the cver- Increasing pro- duction of of American factories and farms, deliver their cargoes safely to the ports of western end northern England. Thus England will survive"
 Lindbergh Out Of Date
 Willkie said Lindbergh,s assump- ton that vast expeditionary forces of American boys will be required was "out of date" and rejected his isolationist views on the grounds that If Germany wins, we shall al- most surely find ourselves fighting after all-and by that time, fight ing alone"
 He denied Lindbergh's assertion that this country was being pushed toward war by ''subterfuge" and added: Neither the president nor Mir. Lindbergh will decide the mat ter. The question of peace or war will be decided by MT. Adolf Hitler" {"
 Lindbergh had asked if the coun- try should leave it's guidance to men who created the greatest na- tional debt fin American history and still left us a nation unprepared."
 Willkie replied:
 If we don't leave 1t to them to whom are we to leave it under cur constitutional system? Without revolution we cannot have 6 differ- ent administration for four years. certainly did all I could 10 remove 1t from power last November. But the democratic process spcke. I believe ill the democratic process. ! accept It's verdict"
 He added that # was the duty
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State Trade School
 Here Is Dwindling g
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were those instituting a state in- come tax, and higher taxes on in- surance companies and public util- tiles. " 5,. r
 These increases were supported by State Tax Commissioners Charles J. Mclaughlin, who said the added revenue would enable the state to cancel the state tax on towns.
 Hartford, Conn, May 2-UP) - The state welfare department to- day ordered all able-bodied persons securing relief from the state to reg ister with the state employment ser- vic.
 Director Clayton s. squires said the order was issued to bring reg iStrations up to date SO that jobs might be found for those who have not yet found employment in indus tries expanded by the defens boom.
 As of March 3l, Squires said there were about l2,500 persons on relief, but there was no accurate data as to how many of these fell within the able-bodied classification.
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British Claim Nazis
 Hurled Back At Fort
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of the British force in Greece had been lost. They asserted that their sinkings of shipping in Greek har- bors and waters exceeded 100000 tons and that one British transport had been sunk and another captured by armed forces which cut through to the coast of the Gulf of Corinth.
 The British placed casualties at sea in the course of the evacuation at about 500.
 Another Thrill Story
 The United Press staff correspond ents with the BEEF, Richard D. Me- Milan and Henry T. Gorrell, ca .bled graphic account of the evacua- ton. They repo l that the BEEF rapidly was being prepG cd for more fighting, having escaped from Greece after fighting Nazi parachutists and exhausting it's ammunition in an effort to halt the endlessly advance ing German columns.
 Australia's Prime Minister Robert c. Menzies said in London that when he comes to the United States short- ly he will tell Americans that aid on large scale Is needed to shorten the war.
 Prime Minister Winston Church. i'll shuffled his cabinet for the criti- cal days ahead. He put Frederick James Leather, a political unknown irf charge of the key ministry of shipping and transport.
 Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian born publisher, was removed from his post as minister of aircraft produc- tion and given a rowing assignment as sort of assistant prime minis- ter" There was no clear description of his function but apparently he will spark critical war production efforts. The vital aircraft produc- tion post went to Lieut.. Col. J. T. c. Moore -Brabazon, an air specialist.
 In Rome Premier Benito Musso. linis newspaper, Popolo DItalia, claimed that the United States now Is 100 per cent" enemy of the Axis.
 The German air force attacked Liverpool in brief sharp raid last night.
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(Continued rom Page ID concrete lined air shelters when the alarms sound and there are few casualties,
 Terrific Fire Always
 The anti-aircraft guns are main- taining a terrific fire even during the height of raids when the Ger man planes dive on them. A little while ago I was watching, with a Royal Air Force officer, the puffs of exploding shells around three fiee- ing dive bonibers.
 T would not like to be among that, the officer commented.
 AS he spoke a shell exploded under one plane and the blast bounced 1t three feet in the air. It escaped, but 1t must have been rid- dled by shrapnel.
 The German plane losses have been heavy, forcing the Germans to change their tactics and sending out more fighter planes than bomb- CTS.
 In one recent raid there were 24 fighters, mainly Messerschmidts, to protect 21 dive bombers, mainly Junkers-s7s and Junker-88s.
 They kept this up until Royal Air Force planes and anti-aircraft guns shot down an average of 10 planes @ day for several days.
 After the British had shot down 20 planes in single day, the Ger mans changed their tactics again and now and then send out smaller formations.
 Tanks Were Held Up
 Until the concentration of Ger man-1talian infantry started today the situation had been static for some days. The Germans had stop- ped sending out their tanks to at- tempt breaking through the outer defenses. That had been costly be- cause of the unerring fire of Brit ish artillery and Australian anti tank units, and because of the bravery of individual Australians One Australian captured a tank single handed by creeping up be- hind 1t and throwing hand gren- ades into It's control tower.
 The Germans have lost about 3t tanks altogether, over 2000 prison. CTS and many more in killed ol wounded British and Australian losses have been light. The British Australian and Indian troops arc busy making the fortress ever stronger.
 Since the tank attacks stopped land activity has been confined tt occasional Australian patrols. These patrols go out and capture one cI
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GENERAL MOTORS
 IS FOUND GUILTY

(Continued from Page 1) purchase and retail sale of General Motors cars.
 "These practices occurred often and with sufficient continuity to constitute a definite course of bus iness conduct" the court contin- ued. Undoubtedly the jury was warranted in attaching the coercion label to the action thus adopted to the appellants"
 The decision added:
 Although every dealer is an in. dependent business man, the super. vision and control exercised by MGSC over It's business operations is almost as complete as if the dealer were an agent in all respects xx x we do not hesitate to hold that the jury finding of conspiracy and coercion are supported by the evidence"
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State Merit System
 Is Bitterly Attacked
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Institutions from the merit system. Efaciency of these units was inl- paired, 1t was said.
 Abolition of promotional examina- tions, The committee said Q list of qualified persons should be sub- mitted to the department head by the personnel department for ap- pointment.
 Abolition of the system whereby only three names are certified for a job. The committee said the erl- tire list of qualified persons should be given to the appointing author ity.
 Abolition or reduction of special outside examining committees. The committee urged an increase in the paid examining division of the per- Sonnel department, and consulta- ton with outside experts
 Appointment of Q deputy person. mel director. The committee said heads of various personnel depart ment divisions should have no deal- ings with other state departments dIlO Iklab AlA puo1AkScS oAA0ukA bS VVAA- ducted by the director or his deputy
 Reduction in residence require ment from two to one year.
 Changing qualifications for the director to include five years of ac- tual experience as a responsible executive in industry, or in state municipal or governmental service
 The committee attacks appoint ment of persons under special con- tract by the state.
 It "disapproved" of contracts mir. ing former State Finance Conn1is. sioner O. Glenn Saxon ct $60( monthly; l.. Norton Reed, Milford at $400 monthly for a heating planl survey of state institutions; ant Frederick J. Dixon in the state public works department.
 "The possibility of abuse is toe great" the committee said, in urg.
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two officers and assorted privates. They come back under hail of fire from artillery, trench mortars and machine gun fire.
 A testimonial to the accuracy of the British artillery has come in the diary of a German machine gunner, who says that If he survives the war he is going in for religion.
 If we only had artillery to re- ply to theirsl" his diary said. But now 1t is just a question of holding on after every salvo from the Tom mics. We have a lot of dead or wounded In our company. Nerves are taut to the breaking point"
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ing greater. publicity to these con- tracts.
 A reclassiflcation of state en- ployes "that is worthwhile"
 The committee urged creation of new bipartisan legislative com- mittee to investigate further the workings of the merit system for the next two years, Another re- port then would be made to the l94S legislature.
 The report scored actual operation of the personnel department as re- gards examinations and computa- ton of grades as confusing" It said delays in the department fore ed many appointing heads to Ignore the system entirely in order to get employees in 0 hurry.
 involved procedures and endless red t. pe have resulted with no one either having the authority or the inclination to simplify them," the committee said.
 The committee comprised Rep. Harold E. Mitchell, R., West Hart ford chairman: Rep. Joseph P. O'Connell, D., Bristol: Sen. John A. Holbrook, R., Madison; and Sen. Jo- seph T. Rourke, Dr., New Haven.
 START NEXT WEEK Hartford, Conn, May 2.-(UP)- The judiciary committee was ex- pected today to begin work next week on recommendations of the special legislative committee which investigated the merit system.
 The report of the committee con- tained bills carrying out recom- mendations, and the judiciary group simply may submit these measures to the House and Senate for con- sideration.
 House Leader Speaks
 Hartford, Conn, May 2-UP)- House Majority Leader William l.. Hadden, Orange, declared today the state merit system "has up to now completely failed to accomplish the results for which 1t was adopted and installed"
 Commenting on the criticism of the system by Q special legislative Investigating committee, Hadden said the system had cost the state more than $l,000 900 and tan un- known and perhaps larger amount in impaired public service"
 He said he was HOO per cent" for the adoption of the committees recommendation and that 6 "prop- erly administered system will result in great benefits to the state ser- vice and to the people,"
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YOUTHS PAY FOR
 DOG TORTURE

Basin, Wyo. (UP)-Two youths, charged with shooting concen- trated ammonia into the eyes of dogs as they rode along the streets on 8 motorcycle. pleaded guilty. Both were fined $25 and costs. Upon failure to pay their Inc they were sent to jail.
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air espionage.

air espionage.
 Germany and Italy deplore the possibility that United States aid should prolong the conflict which otherwise would already have ended to the great relief of mankind. Therefore, all ships with war ma- terial headed for England, whether conveyed, or escorted or patroled, will be sunk with all possible means. North American ships loaded with war materials will be sunk like ell the rest"
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Joseph B. Downes, Democrat ot Norwich secured a favorable report from the Appropriations Committee, of which he IS the Senate char. man, on the Norwich Trade School, then joined Republican members in voting to let other trade school bills carry over for three or more weeks. He is said to have been Joined in this vote by Senator Pierre Larramee of Wiilimantic, also
 General COP Plan
 It gradually has become evident to everyone that such action as the above is part of a general plan that has come out of Republican head- quarters, namely, to delay all Wa terbury legislation. including, also, the charter revision bill, and vari- ous pension measures. None of them will get any further in the House until some sort of trading basis has been made between Water- bury Democrats and Republicans.
 However, Democratic legislators, particularly Senator Edward P. Egari and Michael V. Blansfeld, are adopting tactics calculated to break down this wall. In the Senate they are quietly but effectively delaying through motions to table, to carry over, and to discuss further bills that are coming from the cities and boroughs committee. They are watching closely for all bills in which Rep. Edward s. Birge, House chairman of the committee, Is per- Sonally interested to adopt similar delaying tactics and thus force Q showdown on the Waterbury meas- ureS.
 The committee on forfeited rights had hearings scheduled today on bills restoring right to James Moore and Charles DiRenzo of Waterbury. The latter bill was raised in conl- mittee at the request Of Rep. Daniel J, Mahaney of Waterbury.
 Members of the appropriations committee were on an inspection tour of the Mystic Oral School to- day. Making the trip were Senator Edward P. Egan, Reps. Daniel J MhHHHey Ol WhteEUuEy nAIu Sh"hASf Harper of Middlebury.
 The House Is now ready to pasf two bills affecting the Watertowr and Oakville fire districts, having received favorable reports yesterday
 The Watertown bill would allow the district to extend its water mains.
 The Oakville bill would allow for. nation of Q volunteer fire depart. ment and also calls for issuance oi bonds with which to expand tht water main system.
 Hartford, Conn, May 2-UP)- The legislative finance committed today turned down all except one proposal to institute new or increas- ed taxes in Connecticut.
 The sole measure retained for further consideration provided a five per cent tax on interest and dividends. Approval of this measure however, appeared slight as 1t does not have administration backing.
 Among measures disapproved | of every good citizen" to heip thl
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Sweden has requisitioned nine Norwegian vessels laid up in Sweden since April ioAO.
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of every good citizen" to help the administration carry out foreign policy overwhelmingly epproved'' by Congress.
 Denouncing "the doctrine of fear'' and proposing "a religious belief in democracy as a conquering force" WilIkle asserted that I've cannot have freedom by default"
 "Tfe capital Of the world of to- morrow will be either Berlin or Washington" he said. T prefer Washington"
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WILLKIE CRACKS
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-31
Lions Show
Ready to Open
N. w. Products on
DisploY q Week

Entertainment as well s an
education In the variety Of Pacific
Northwest products will be pro-
vided for visitors At the huge
Manufacturers show Of Progress
which ALL open this Saturday
afternoon N Exposition hall. near
Puyallup ave. and BAY Vt.
Sponsors Of the show. for the
third year. the Tacoma Lions
club. will turn over its proceeds
To aid for the blind and under
privileged children.
Nightly vaudeville, with Nick
Lucas. grooming troubadour and
motion picture actor as Sunday
afternoons featured performer.
viii be a special attraction of the
show.
Spacious Exposition hall will be
filled with display booths show
ing Northwest products.
The show will run eight days
and nights. Robert s. femme -
general chairman Of the club COM
mittee which planned the EXPOSE
ton.