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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
6 9 Shells Fired
At0regonCodst;;
Canada Also Hit
Objective of Attack
Mystery, No Damage
or Casualties Reported
(Continued from Page One)


wireless station at EStevan Point
Saturday and the north Oregon
coast lies within an easy days
sailing for such a vessel.
The first attack on the Ameri-
can mainland was made February
% when a japanese submarine
surfaced off the Elwood oil field,
IL miles north of Santa Barbara,
Cal, and red two dozen shells at
rigs and storage tanks. Damage
was restricted TO one rig and
placed at $500.
The coast line of northern Ore
gon, between Astoria and Seaside,
is desolate. There is a 16-mile
stretch of sand waste between
Warrenton and Seaside, two miles
wide in parts, and the shells prob
ably landed there.
The coastline also is black at
night for there are no towns along
the 16-mile stretch, and seaside
towns in Washington and Oregon
were dimmed out at the suggestion
of the thirteenth naval district
last night.
HIGHWAY SCREENED
The highway along the area
under fire is almost three miles
inland, and screened from the
ocean by a heavy growth of scrub
timber.
The Oregon and Washington
shorelines were dimmed out last
night at the suggestion of the
navy after the attack on Estevan
Point, Saturday night.
1t was believed the veSSel-if il
was a submarine-may have been
the one which attacked the Cana
dian point. -----------.----
The two weekend attacks came
near the vital sea lanes between
Pacific ports and Alaska. Two
weeks ago a submarine torpedoed
and sank a merchant ship off the
northwest coast of the state of
Washington.
JAPS' BIG SUBS
1t is known that Japan has
number Of large submarines capa-
bic OF crossing the Pacific. The
undersea craft that shelled FL
wood oil field was determined
definitely to be japanese.
Toxic radio recently carried
what purported to be an inter-
view with an officer on the craft
who told of the destruction"
visited on the oil field.
japanese submarines also were
active against shipping in Cali
fornia waters last December when
10 vessels, most of them tankers,
were attacked. Only one was
sunk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
One Carrier shattered

One Of them was completely
shattered by explosions following
the bombing.
One Of the squadron command
ers described IL this way:
81 could zee the carriers being
hit by our torpedo planes and
dive bombers. The bombing
looked excellent. IL was very
close I'm. There we're no wild
ones.
'T saw hits on the leading Jap
carrier which appeared 10 be
torpedo as well as bomb hits.
Explosions ON Victims
''The carrier exploded amid
flames as high as the ship was
long. The fire was bright red
in color with plnkish shades. II
looked like q huge bonfire OF
kindling wood. The explosions
were apparently caused by gaso-
line or the ships magazines
were afire.
"Over q second carrier ] saw
great. black smoke column
with red flames AT the bottom.
THE third. or the trailing.
carrier was burning 40 badly
that couldn't see the ships
outline"
Highly effective dive bombing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
FepOrier Sees a Savage Lesson i'm Air Power:
Daring Navy Pilots Help Knock
The Spots off 6O-Ship Jap Fleet
BY RICHARD TREGASKIS
International Nrws Service stan Correspondent


ytrugha
that brought to il
off
tconct japanese
this struggled
II the United States
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22

miralS group, accompanied by a
lighter cruiser and three destroy
lerS. Two cruisers and two SUBJ
marines were in the second group.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Concentrated ON Cruiser

Our carrier bomberS ATTACKED
the groups simultaneously. Most
of their force was concentrated OF
the Mogami-clasS cruiser, in a
shuttle bombing.
Our planes dived low through
screens of anti-aircraft fire. Some
of our planes motors were put out
and they returned TO carriers with
their engines hitting on only few
cylinders. But the leading ship OF
the Jap admirarS group was hit
many times with bombs and the
destroyers were strafed from low
attitudes. The enemy destroyers
and other cruisers also were hit
by bombs.
Finally. amid terrible confusion,
the cruiser of the Mogami-claSS
was abandoned. after four gigantic
explosions rocked the craft. A
cloud of smoke plumed 1900 feet
into the sky.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Gas Stores Struck

Meanwhile. our pilots discovered
the fourth carrier that had been
sending planes into attacks. II
was blasted into flames by many
direct hits with the biggest bombs.
Explosions were heard as black
and white smoke belched forth.
1t was believed her gasoline stores
were struck.
Our bombers then turned to the
escorting Jap battleShip and
smacked il with three or four
bomb hits. One hit from a dive
bomber was believed TO have gone
right through the big craft.
This one was believed to be a
ship of the Kongo class.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
SITUATION GRAVE

The situation at Sevastopol was
considered grave. but the outlook
for the entire 1.800-mile front was
not as dark as a year ago today
when Adolf Hitler sent his legions
into the western provinces.
Then. foreign military observers
believed Germany would quickly
conquer Russia. Today. President
Mikhail l. Kalinin said in the gov
eminent newspaper Izvestia that
the German army no longer is
powerful enough 10 execute a
general offensive along the whole
front"
Sevastopol was holding for the
sixteenth day of the about German
offensive, but communique adj
mitted that the enemy, in one of
the most furious battles of the
war, had succeeded in penetrating
the fortress defenSes at one point.
NAILS LOSE Z DIVISIONS
During two weeks of unrelent-
ing battle, at least seven Axis
divisions. approximately 1880
men, had been destroyed, Russian
sources estimated. These included
five German and two Rumanian
part of the Axis force
which has besieged the Black Sea
naval base for eight months.
The army newspaper Red Star
said the Sevastopol situation re
mains tense" with the Germans
their pressure. Twice
within "a hours, il said, the Soviet
threw back enemy in
fantry attacks supported by tanks
and planes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Ndzis Breach
SevdstopoI Line
CONTINUED from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
days with German artillery NOV
ing forward in support of its
infantry
THE German-controlled Paris
radio said the Germans had
reached the town of Sevastopol.
According to the Paris radio,
after intense artillery prepare
ton, German engineers with
fame throwers broke through
Russian inner defense lines, and
left only Sevastopol fort in Rus
sian hands.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22

"YOur Own Horoscope, by
Frances Drake, il one Of many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22

For the Inside News" OF
Washington, Follow Paul Nal
Ions Column I'm the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22


know of them on this first night
of travel is that they are lraqis,
though Mrs. AL Hashimi was born
a Syrian and still signs for the
of Lebanon.
They have been in America
three years, during which Al Ha-
shimi has earned his masters de-
gree at Columbia University in
New York and his doctors degree
at Ohio State University.
Back in Bagdad he will instruct
Iraqi teachers in American edu-
cetional methods. He hopes such
methods may lead TO a day in
which there are no wars. So do /.
Today's fight. despite the green
curtains over all windows during
landings and takeoffs, was ex-
tremely revealing of Americas
mighty surge toward victory.
UNITED STATES IN ACTION
What 1 have seen today cannot
be told in any detail. But 1 am
sure the censorS will let me pass
on the word that such sacrifices as
we have already made at home in
the name of victory are really
being translated in these hemi-
sphere defense bases into the stuff
of which victory is built.
In "a hours of constant flight /
have not made a single stop where
| did not see members of the
American armed forces, or where
there was not visible evidence that
the output of Americas mush-
rooming war industries is being
to vital positions.
Typical of such places is Puerto
Rico. where we stopped for lunch.
No secret has been made of the
fact that this island is the key
stone of the arch of islands pro-
tecting the Panama Canal. from
the east.
NO FORT IMPROBABLE
I do not like 10 use big words
to describe any military establish
ment. When 1 lived i'm the Maginot
Line in the first phase of this war,
L was told that it was impregnable.
Later. at Pearl Harbor, / was in
formed that Hawaii was the great
est maritime fortress in the world.
After that, 1 was assured that
Singapore was girded beyond all
of successful assault.
But l can say of Puerto Rico,
which / had covered intensively
four years ago. that its present
is highly encouraging.
We had lunch at the Candado on
the beach outside San Juan, over
looking the blue water of the At
lantic where that stormy ocean
has borrowed the serenity and
color of the Caribbean VIII c h
washes the islands other shore.
Looking across the little bay, I
could see the white beach Of a club
where four years ago / lived in a
on the waters edge.
BARRACUDA GUARD
Seeing that beach again re-
me of something about
this part of the world VIII C HI
seemed symbolic of present war
For these blue waters
for all their beauty and seeming
peace are perilouS depths. ranged
by the dreaded barracuda, the
crashing tigers of the deep.
Heavy wire netting extends in al
crescent into the water from the
Escambron beach to protect bath
ers from the barracuda.
- ,,4..t 18th 81 1In
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22

Aboard our ship we heard the
order of flight commanders over
the inter-plane radios:
Attack. Attack immediately
Our dive bombers Numbered
through the air at more than 300
miles an hour; our torpedo planes
.plummeted through curtains Of
! anti-aircraft fire.
In our radio room we heard
the voices of our pilots giving an
account of the attack even while
IL was in progress. Then, when
they returned, they told the story
) personaIly-the story Of hitting
three carriers and leaving them
ell afre.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
LONDON ADMITS FALL

Official acknowledgment Of the
fall of Tobruk was issued from
London.
The mass attack on the stra-
tegic Mediterranean fortress by
strong tank forces followed violent
dive bombing assaults by nu-
merous Stuka planes while h
smashed at pill boxes around the
Tobruk perimeter. Siege guns
Joined in the barrage.
Neither the high command here
nor the war office in London is
sued any details on the fall OF
Tobruk.
1t was feared that much equip
ment and supplies may have been
seized by the enemy since only
last week a large convoy sue
ceeded in making its way 10
Tobruk against strong Axis OPP
position.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Wafer BLACK srifh Japs

The water around the stricken
vessel was black with bobbing
heads OF the japanese following
the explosions, as they abandoned
ship. Some life RATS became en-
tangled and many must have
drowned quickly.
One American pilot landed a hit
on the stern of a Jap destroyer
and il slid to the bottom. Other
Japanese ships were damaged by
the fury of the American attack.
On the evening of June 6 our
task force came within range of
j panese land based patrol
bombers. And SO we turned and
started for home, making a wide
sweep TO look out for any remain
ing japanese ships that might
have been in our waters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22

Many new heroes were created
In the stirring battle. There was
one flight of six American fighters
for instance, led by Lieutenant
Commander John S. Thach OF
Fordyce. Ark. that engaged more
than 20 japanese Zeros as our
bombers attacked the enemy car
riers. At least five of the Zeros
were downed.
Lieut.. Arthur J. Brassfield d,
Browning, Mo-. downed four Jan
planes; Lieut.. Ebert c. McCusky
Stuttgart, Ark, knocked down
five.
Many filters tasted blood for the
first time. One, Ensign Morrill, 1.
Cook. Clay City. Ark, shot down
two Japs. Lieut.. Warren w. Ford,
Charleston. Ark, and Ensign
George Formanek of Chicago each
bagged one.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22

Word came early that morning
that enemy bombers and fighters
were attacking Midway. with
United States marine fighters en-
gaging the JapS in a fierce battle.
Meanwhile, army and marine
planes were out at dawn attacking
the carriers with aerial torpedoes
and bombs. But any damage
caused apparently had been re-
paired when our planes arrived
later.
Our plones roared into the
spotty, overcast sky. and many OF
them soon discovered three Japa-
nese carriers. screened by a clus-
ter of protecting warships. The
fourth carrier evidently was sepa'
rated from the others or hidden
under clouds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22

and accurate torpedoing did the
job.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
British, Germans
Clash Z Miles
From Egypt Line
Mobile Forces Meet
Near Fort Cepuz1o
After Fall of Tobruk
(Why the British Collapsed, p. -
BY GEORGE LAIT

Int News service STAN Correspon1ens
CAIRO, June 22.-Contact has
been made between British mobile
forces and advanced Axis columns
II miles northwest Of Fort Ca
puzzo on the Egyptian-Libyan
frontier, the British Middle East
high command reported today.
The engagement took place as
Lieut.. Gen. Neil Methuen Richie
his British eighth army
behind strong Notifications at
Sollum and Halfaya Pass on the
Egyptian frontier in preparation
for an expected early onslaught by
Axis forces following the fall OF
Tobruk last night.
Mobile forces were In contact
with an enemy column yesterday
near Sidi ALeiz, about l2 miles
northwest of Fort Capuzzo," the
communique said.
SEE DRIVE ON SUEZ
Their way cleared to the Egyp-
tian frontier by the fall OF Tobruk
and with all important points now
in their hands. the armored legions
of German Field Marshal Erwin
Ronmel were believed ready to at
tempt a drive against Egypt in an
effort TO break through TO Alexan-
dria, Suck and the Middle East
1t was estimated that Rommel
six divisions totaling
10000 men 10 bring about the fall
of Tobruk in "a hours.
Can Italian I'm nun que
claimed $4,000 men had been
taken prisoner when the Tobrlk
commander surrendered uncon-
ditionally at 2 a. m. Sunday.
Berlin announced that Biz el
Cobb. 40 miles south of Tobruk.
and the port of Bardia. only 10
miles from the Egyptian
frontier. also had been taken.)
"a large number OF British
prisoners undoubtedly was taken
at Tobruk but the Axis claim of
5000 probably is exaggerated,
an authoritative spokesman In
London said.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Filters Rejoicing

American pilots described how
United States Army high level
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22

Our losses were hght--one car
rier damaged, one destroyer sunk.
The main effort OF our naval
task force was concentrated
against the northern prong OF the
japanese attack-their main Strik-
ing force. consisting of approx
mately 20 warships including all
four carriers and escorting battle
ships, cruisers and destroyers.
The southern column, including
transports and supply ships-thls
was the occupational force-waS
attacked by our land-based naval
patrol planes of the Catalina type,
for the first time carrying aerial
torpedoes slung under their wings.
Early on June A a Catalina
patrol sighted the main japanese
striking force moving toward Mid
way from the northwest. The
preceding afternoon the enemy
occupation force, approaching Mid
way from slightly south and west.
was spotted by our submarines
and struck by huge army flying
fortresseS with high altitude hori-
zontal bombing.
Transports Damaged
This same force was hit the
morning of June a by Catalinas
which damaged several transports
and other ships.
Our task force moved into the
battle at sun-up June 4. Our plan
was to send out our aircraft
while the enemy planes were
attempting to bomb Midway. thus
catching their carriers unaware.
The idea was to obliterate the
japanese carriers first, then take
care of their remaining ships.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22

Three cruisers damaged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-17
NOTICE

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DIS TRICT OF WATERBURY, ss. PROBATE COURT, Sept, 18th, 1942.
 ESTATE OF DENNIS w. CAHILL. late of the town of Waterbury, in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said es- tate to exhibit their claims for set- clement. Those who neglect to pre- sent thlr accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred q recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 JOHN l.. GAFFNEY,
 Executor,
 AddFess--lil West Main St. s-is-3 Waterbury, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-17
SEEK COMPROMISE
 IN PRICE CONTROL
Senate Leaders Are Look ing for Some Easy Way
 Out of Trouble

Washington, Sept. 17-CUP)-Sen- ate leaders sought today 8 compro- mise amendment to the administra- tion's new wage and price control bill that would satisfy farm block demands for inclusion of farm labor costs in the calculation of parity.
 The compromise, it was reported, would authorize President Roose- welt to allow for future increases in farm production costs arising from items such as higher wages for farm labor, but through price increases rather than through the parity formula.
 Such a provision, if accepted, would avoid opening the bill for a new definition of what should constitute parity-the relationship between prices the farmer gets for his products and those he pays for the things he needs. Sponsors of the bill said redef1nition of the par ity formula is out of the question if Congress is to meet President Roosevelt's October deadline in en- acting legislation to curb the threat of initiation.
 The compromise proposal is ex- pected to receive consideration at a caucus of Republican senators this morning. They plan to meet before the Senate banking and cur- rency committee goes into closed session at 1 p. m. nan attempt to get the bill ready for Senate rebate Monday.
 Meanwhile the House banking and currency committee, which has bill including farm labor costs as part of parity price-in effect cre- ating a new and higher minimum price ceiling-was reported in gen. eral agreement to accept it.
 Members were understood to re- gard the main issue on the House bill as involving decision between selecting a specific date for wage control or leaving it to the presi- dent to stabilize them as far as pos sible on the basis of August IS levels, as now provided.
 Although conflicts in the attitude of farm and labor leaders who tes- tified yesterday before the Senate committee seemed to threaten an SxJenden fight, those in charge were confident that all disputes would be ironed out in time to get the bill through the Senate and per- haps the House next week.
 Farm witnesses, headed by Ed ward A. ONeal, president of the American Farm Bureau Fedora tion, and Albert s. Goss, master of the National Grange, urged stricter wage control. O'Neal described the wage stabilization provision as full of loopholes that did not exist for the framer. although Senator Prem tiss M. Brown, D., Mich, author of the bill, insisted both classes got an equal break.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-17

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-17
Legal Notices
NOTICE SEWER ASSESSMENTS


 The Board of Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Water bury, at a meeting held September 18th, 1o42, made assessment for sewer purposes on property and against property owners on Park Lane, from Williamson Drive south erly 260 feet, in the amounts set to their respective names, to witt Alfred Baker $50 OO Alfred Baker 15O.OO Alfred Baker 15O.OO Alfred Baker 15O.OO Alfred Baker l5O.OO Alfred Baker l5OOO Exempt
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 The above assessments are due and payable at the office of the Collec- tor of Taxes, City Hall, Waterbury.
 Attest:-
 JOHN DICORPO, 9-17-3t. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-17
NOTICE
LIQUOR PERMIT NOTICE OF APPLICATION

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-17

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