The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-28
FORTRESS:
In Battle

bonbings of Germany and occupied
territory by the huge American fly
ing fortresses, the stories were that
the big planes flew so high and so
silently that the Germans were not
aware of their presence until the
bombs began to fall, and that by
that time the Nazi fighters could
not get within reach of them.
Presumably, after unloading their
bombs, the big ships were able to
turn about and with their high
speed, get back to England before
the fighters could climb level with
them.
Finally the report came of one OF
them being in a fight, and apparently
suffering some damage. But the
report told of one fortress bomber
being attacked by seven Nazi fight
ing planes, and beating them all
off and getting back, somewhat
damaged, and with some casualties,
to its base again.
This began to bear out what
American flying officers had said
about the BIG, still undelivered to
Britain, and the huge Navy ship
even bigger than the BIG, still un-
tested at the Martin plant. Both OF
these, before many months, will be
in the lease-lend program.
Flying officers had said that the
four-motored American bombers,
with their high speed and maneu-
variability, particularly after their
bombs were dropped, and because
of the number of their crew, their
armament and its location at vari-
Gus parts of the plane, would be
more than a match for enemy fight
ers.
Apparently none of them had be-
lieved one such bomber could fight
off seven fighters, but all were sur
prised when they learned this had
been accomplished, even though
with casualties and damage.
The still larger bombers project
ed, they said, would be still more
able to Withstand and fight off at
tack.
The tale of the battle in the sky
headlined summing up of British
air efforts in which it was stated
that more than 1000 British bomb
ers had dropped over 1000, 00O
pounds of bombs on enemy territory
in four weeks, while in the same
period only about 400 bombers from
Germany had gotten over British
territory.
LONDON:
Press comment revealed that the
country is reconciled to a long war.
The Evening News said:
cit is good that we should be told
that long war is now inevitable.
1t should silence those dangerous
optimists who preach the fallacious
doctrine that immediate shooting
by the United States would be GER
tain to end the war next year."
The Express:
eve are entitled to take new
heart. We are not entitled to relax
our efforts. PeSsimism is idiotic.
Optimism may be dangerous. Real
ism is what we need at this mo-
ment. Our position now is sound,
if difficult. We want victory, not
stalemate, and that is not yet. Only
our utmost effort and sacrifice can
give it to us"
SUIT:
London, always horror-struck at
being badly dressed, is calmly con-
sidering a proposal for the mass
production of a single-styled suit of
clothing for all the civilians of Brit
ain-one that will save cloth and
labor.
DUKES:
With the duke of Kent in this
country, and slated for an official
visit to Washington, it was reported
that his elder brother, the former
king of England, duke of Windsor
and governor of the Bahamas,
would visit Washington at the same
time.
In seven or eight kinds of other
were the socially elite of Baltimore,
40 miles from the national capital,
because of the fact that the duchess
was born there, and might be "run-
ming over" to visit "old friends. I"
HOUSTON:
The firm founded by the late Will
liam Rhodes Davis, oil man who
was reported to have brought Nazi
peace offer to the United States
started to make gift oil for Britain
1t was revealed that shortly before
Davis death of heart attack re-
Gently, he signed commitment for
his company to donate oil for Eng
land. One paper stated: "Mr
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