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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-14
Sabotage Of New Kind
Revealed; Many Fires
Damaging Production
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, May Ia = The
other day I ran across a statement
from the National Fire Protection
Association that during the first
three months OF this year there were
20 fires in the United States that
each did more than $l25,000 dam
age or over. There were only eight
during the same period last year
and AZ during the whole year l94l.
The same day ! found state
ment by j. Edgar Hoover, director
of the FBI. He said. There have
been several acts of wllful dam
age, but during the first three
months Of Americas participation
in the war there have been no in
dications Of any foreign-directed
sabotage"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-14
INSURANCE. ADJUST0R
S0UTH0UND AFTER
FIRE INSPECTION

Perry Huff, member OF the 1lrm
of Parker and Huff, Seattle in
surance adjustors, IS in Juneau from
Anchorage awaiting plane passage
south.
Huff has spent several days in
Anchorage in connection with the
fire there recently which involved
losses of about $4,000.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-14
SUBMARINE
OF u. ). IN
BOLD MOVE
Torpedoes, Sinks Large
Jap Merchant Ship
Under Escort

TOKYO, May IA large Jap
anese merchant vessel has been
torpedoed and sunk in the eastern
part of the South China Sea by
an enemy submarine but the under
sea beat itself is believed to have
been sunk.
This is the official statement
made today by the War and Navy
Ministeries, also admitting in the
fficial statement that the tor
pedoed vessel was under naval
escort when attacked on May 8.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-14
{. ). JACKSON BACK
FROM KET(HIkAN

E. S. Jackson, Conciliator for the
United States Department OF Labor,
returned yesterday afternoon from
Ketchikan where he has been Tor
the last week getting preliminary
material necessary for the settle
ment OF the dispute between the
cold storage workers and the cold
storage operators and fish buyers,
for which he has been appointed
arbitrator.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-14
US. MERCHANT
SHIP IS SUNK
BY ENEMY Sub

WASHINGTON, May IA The
Navy announced this afternoon that
medium sized American merchant
vessel has been torpedoed and sunk
in the Gulf of Mexico. This state
ment said the survivors have land
ed at gulf port.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-14
New Freeze
Order Made

WASHINGTON, May IA - The
War Production Board has applied
6O-day freeze order on all sales
and deliveries of soft wood con-
struction lumber by large producers
except to fill orders of the Army,
NAVY and Maritime Commission
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-14
FLYING TIGERS BUSY

CHUNGKING. May 1.-THE Fly
ing Tigers, American Volunteer Fly
ing Group in China, bombed the
Japanese airdrome at Hanoi in
Indo-China and destroyed five
grounded planes.
The AVG headquarters announced
that at least five more japanese
planes had been damaged and that
direct hits were scored on the Adj
ministration Building. One Ameri-
can pilot is reported missing.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-14
ON
SIBERIA IS
PREDICTED
Chinese Newspaper Warns
ofCoordindted Attack
by Japanese

CHUNGKING. May 14-Chinese
newspapers today expressed the be-
lief the German drive in Crimea
is a prelude to general Axis Of
fensive and warned of the possible
ity of a coordinated japanese at
tack on Siberia.
The newspaper China Times says
such Japanese move is most
highly probable
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-14
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, May IA = Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is IN, American Can
61R, Anaconda 23A, Bethlehem
Steel 525s, Commonwealth and
Southern 3f16, Curtiss Wright 6l2.
International Harvester 42h, Ken
necott 27ls, New York Central rs,
Northern Pacific SIS, United States
Steel ass Pound $404.
DOW, JONESE AVERAGES
The following are today's Dow
Jones averages. industrials 97l3
rails 24.07, utilities 1188.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-14
IN FROM TENAKEE

Mr.. and Mrs. B. s. Wade, of
Tenakee, are in Juneau for visit
and are staying at the Baranof
Hotel.
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Vessels
Torpedoed

WASHINGTON, May IA = The
Navy announces that a medium
sized American ship and a small
Norwegian vessel have been tor
pedoed. Survivors have been land
ed at United States ports.
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This seemed to me to bespeak a
dangerous situation. SO. | called
on DR.. David j. Price Of the De-
partment OF Agriculture's Bureau
of Agricultural Chemistry and En-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-14

Flocks of boobies hunting 1ish
will dive in unison from heignl
of 10 feet and disappear in flash.
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kavyAwards
H 0 n or.S 10
Com m ander

WASHINGTON, May IA = The
Navy announced today that a gold
star. equivalent to the second Navy
Cross, has been awarded to Lieut.
Comm. Richard Ellington Halves, for
heroism,
Comm. Halves was in charge Of
the minesweeper Pigeon during the
heavy Japanese bombing attacks on
Cavite, Philippine naval base.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-14

Ar albatross caught off Chile
had been released near New Aea-
land only eight days before.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-14

The earth's axis continually points
in the same direction.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-14
The W ashington
Merry Co. Round
Bv DREW PEARSON
und ROBERT S. ALLEN

WASHINGTON Blacked-out by
Corregidor- Burma headlines, tnree
bills have been introduced IN CON
gress recently which in normal
times would have brought an army
of lobbyists crashing their TEEN
to Washington.
These bills are calculated to make
vital, basic changes in our economic
system and head off the type OF
thing which helped bring war TO
Europe. They provide for:
/. Reforming the patent system
so that companies like Standard
Oil. General Electric and Alcoa
would not be able to cooperate with
Germany in hindering production
of synthetic rubber, carbolide, and
magnesium.
2. Developing U. S. raw mater
ials. such as aluminium clay, SO
this country will not be caught
short again; also SO that little COM
panies will get break in develop
ing them.
8. Registering corporations under
the federal government. This would
mean that corporations no longer
could register under the laws OF the
state of Delaware which has the
most lax corporation regulations IN
the Union BY requiring federal m
corporation, the government couio
prevent child labor, set up various
standards without going to each
state for constitutional amend
ments.
Authors of these three bills are
a trio of western senators who have
waged unceasing war against mon
opoly: Joe O'Mahoney of Wyoming
Bob LaFollette of Wisconsin; and
Homer Bone of Washington. Work
ing with them behind the scenes
is trust busting. Thurman Arnold
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wAR-BoRN MONOPOLIEs

For months these three senators
watched and helped Arnold expose
the iron-clad cartels by which Am
erican big business joined the Nazi
big business to throttle inventions,
hold patents out of circulation, pre-
vent the development of supplies
absolutely vital to the Z. s. Army
and Navy.
This senatorial trio also has seen
how Nazi cartels tmonopolies)
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La gaceta., 1942-12-10
DOS CONTRO-
Ian TODA LA LUZ FLUO
RESCENTE

Washington, Die. 10.-El
gobierno estableci6 aver un
pleito contra las companies
house, a las que acusa de mo-
nopolizar la fabrication de
lamparas fluorescentes, las lu
ces tubulares usadas en- mu-
chos eStablecimientos e indus
trias.
Ademas de esas corporacio-
mes Sc mencionan en- ell escrito
variaS companies subsidiaries.
Sc les acusa de restringir e.
concrete y fijar los precios de
esas lamparas como parte de
un programa para repartirse
ell mercado del mundo y divi-
dir ell negocio domestico en-
dos camos generates, ilumina-
ci6n y alumbrado de %anuncios
luminicOs.
La gaceta., 1942-12-10
0TORGADO UN E CON
TRATO A LOS ASTILLEROS.
DE PALMETTO "A

El gobterno de los Esstados
Unidos otOrgo aver I'm nuevo
.contrato a la Compania Tampa
Shipbuilding, dueno de los asti-
lleros de Palmetto Beach.
Al5arca ell ~contrato la cons
trucci6n de GO barcos, v ell 60
bierno pagara por ellos Is mi
Homes de pesos.
Actualmente Sc emplean mas
de 11,000 homlbres EN- esos as
tilleros.
Todos los barcos que en- Tam
pa Sc conStruyen, en- opinion de
los t@cnicos, son de primer
orden.
Semanalmente los obreros
de la Tampa Shipbuilding in.
vierten en- bonos de guerrs
sos, 900.
George Howell, ell conocidc
banquero, preside esa impor.
tante corporation.
La gaceta., 1942-12-10
CHICO UNIONES FERROVIA
RIAS PEDIRAN UN AU-
MENTO DE 80 POR N

Chicago Diciembre TO- Los
jefes de cinco uniones ferro-
viarias con un total de $4,000
miembros, acordaron aver Pc
dir un aumento de so por Glen
to en- los salaries o una subida
minima de $500 por dia.
DID la noticia en- represen-
taci6n de esas uniones, ell Sr.
Alvanley Johnson, presidente
de la Hermandad de Maqui-
nistas de Locomotoras. Este
aumento es necesario, seg1n
el, por las horas excesivas y
las mayores responsibilities
que sobre los obreros pesan, y
tambien por alto costo de la
vida v la desigual paga de los
ferrocarrileros en- compare
ci6n con otras industries.
La gaceta., 1942-12-10
CENTRO A DE TAM
= PA

Sc eta a todos los miembros
de esta Sociedad, para la Junta
General Extraordinaria que ten
ara lugar Ell dia II de Diciem-
bre de 1912, a las 8 Y media de
la noche en- ell edificio de Ybor.
Esta junta es solicitada por
mas de rs miembros de esta So
ciedad: Ell objeto de la misma
es presentar a la consideration
de la Junta la siguiente propo-
sici6n circunstancial, o reforma
transitoria y temporal a nues-
tro ~reglamento.
l.. Los socios del Centre Es-
panel, acuerdan que, hasta tan
to termine la guerra actual sc
suspendan los preceptos regla-
mentarioS en- 10 r~eferente a la
renovation de su Junta Dlrec-
tiva Y los actuales socios que la
integra seguiran en- sus puestos,
hasta la termination de la que
ira.
2. Las vacantes que ocurran
en- la Junta Directiva, seran Gu
biertas por socios nombrados
por los demas directivos.
8. Sc celebraran elecciones
para nueva Junta Directiva, an
ties de transcurridos dos meses
despues de la termination de la
guerra, ~volviendO a normalizar-
Sc entonces todas las p~rescrip-
clones reglamentarias del Cen
tro EspanOl de Tampa.
Tampa, Fla, Die. 5 de 1912.
c. TOrrenS, Secretario.
La gaceta., 1942-12-10
DOS DIPLOMA.
TICOS CHILENOS

Miami, Die. 10.-Llegaron "a
yer por aeroplano los Sres. Os-
car Schnake, embajador de Chi
lie en- Mexico, y Edward Bello,
emlbajador de Chile en- Cuba.
Obedece su viaje, segdn dijeron,
al prop6sito de establecer mas
estrechas relaciones entire su
pals v EstadOs Unidos.
ESperaran aqui a Rail- Mora
les Beltrani, ministro chileno de
la Gobernaci6n, a quien acom-
paharan hasta Washington.
La gaceta., 1942-12-10

racial contra los conceptos raciales
japoneses y alemanes, como garan-
tia de que America sera un CONT
nente fibre e independence que
sirva de ejemplo al resto del
mundo."
La reunion estudi6, ademas, las
propuestas siguientes: intensified
ci6n de las actividades de defensa
civil en- todas las otras Rep1blicas
Americans, con la activa participa-
ci6n de las mujeresj igualdad de
salaries; cooperation con las muje-
res del Canada; establecimiento de
una Universidad Panamericana en-
Panama; obtener ell apoyo de cada
una de las Rep1blicas Americans,
para los acuerdos sobre SECURE So
cial Rdaptados por la Co~nferencia
Interamericana de SECURE Social
celebrada recientemente en- Chilei
|y fomentar Ia cooperation intelec-
tual entire las ~rep1blicas de la Ame-
RIGA incluyendo Ell estudio de los
cuatro idiomas de las Naciones
Americans y Ell intercambio de
e~studiantes,
Seguridades de Argentina
Para terminar, la delegada de
Argentina y presidente de la Coz
mission, sonora Ana Rosa de Marti-
nez Guerrero, dijo 10 siguiente:
"Puedo asegurar a ustedes de que
mi pueblo es muy democraticoj
nosotros nunca hemos luchado para
conquistar. Somos un pueblo paei-
fco v muy democratico. Tenemos
fe absolute en- ell ideal panameri-
cano. No hay otro pals que sea mas
concienzudamente democratico."
Ell delegado del Brasil, sonora
} Ana Amelia de Queiroz Carneiro de
Mondonca, fue muy aplaudida al
lleer un mensaje del Presidente &C.
ltulio Vargas en- la session final, en-
ell que expresaba la esperanto de
; que las resoluciones adoptadas por
la Comisi6n f~avorecerfan a todos
/ los pueblos del Hemisferio. r
Doce paises estuvieron represen-
tados en- la reunion, como siguel
Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile,
COLOMBIA, Cuba, Rep1blica Domini-
= cana, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Esta-
IdOs UnidoS y Venezuela.
La gaceta., 1942-12-10
CAST ELIMINADO Ell PELI-
GRO DE LOS ~HUNDIMIEN-
TOS EN- LAS AGUAS GU
BANAS

Washington, Die. lola
Ilando con los periodistas, Ell ge
neral Fulgencio Batista, presi-
dente de Cuba, dijo aver que ell
peligrO para la marina mercan-
te, en- las aguas cubanas, cast
ha desaparecido desde Ell comien
20 de la campana de Norte de
Africa.
Batista recibio a la Prensa en-
la Casa Blair, Residential de los
huespedes oficiales del gobier-
no.
clos espias de los nazis han
sido descubiertos y castigados
en- Cuba, agreg6. "Tambien Sc.
ran castigados, en- Ell future, to-
dos los que sean declarados cul.
pables por los tribunales."
La gaceta., 1942-12-10
Ell TEMPO

Temperature propia de esta
epoca del ano.
La gaceta., 1942-12-10
FUERZAS DE LA SOMALIA
Sc AGREGA-
RON AL COMMANDO DE LA
FRANCIA LIBRE

lLondres, Die. 10.-Llegaron
a Diredawa, en- Ethiopia, 40 off
ciales y 1000 soldados france
SEES de la guarnici6n de Jibuti,
los que Embellishments Sc pu-
sieron a las 6rdenes de su exco-
mandante, ahora en- relaci6n
con la Francia Combatiente.
Ell coronel Renal, jefe del
contingente, mand6 un mensaje
de adhesion al general LIE Gentil
La gaceta., 1942-12-10
LOS NAZIS CONFTESAN LA
DE SUS
LINEAS

Berlin, Die. 1O.-El comuni
cado de hoy, leido por la Ra-
dio, confiesa que las tropas ru
sas penetraron las lineas ale
manas entire los rios Don v
Volga; pero despues anade:
"Fueron rodeadas y extermi-
nadas."
La gaceta., 1942-12-10
DIVORCES Y PLEITOS

Decretos: Margaret Tanner
contra William c. Tanner:
Emelina Betancourt contra
Manuel Betancourt; Mike X.
Carter contra Rilla Carter;
Gladys Mills contra Arthur
Mills.
Nuevas demandas: Virginia
E. Stanley contra Fred STAN
ley; Angela Aguirre contra
Domingo Aguirre.
La gaceta., 1942-12-10
Las mujeres de las
Americas formula un
PrOgrama de guerra

WASHINGTON. - L o s
micmbros de la Comisi6n In
t.ramericana de Mujeres, re-
cresaron a sus respectivos
paises con un solo objective: ell
de l.evar a cabo su programa
para ayudar a las Americas a
ganar la guerra. Estos planes
fueron perfeccionados en- las
sesiones de la tercera confe-
rencia annual de la Comision,
celebrada recientemente en-
esta ciudad.
Los Comites e~stablecidos en- cada
pals, Sc ocupan de hacer que Sc
cumpla ell programa general y. que
las muieres contribuyan en- TODD 10
possible para lograr la victoria final.
Sc adOpta un plan
FL plan de actividades adoptado
por la Comision, es ell siguiente:
Obtener Ell apoyo de cada dele
gada, en- su respective pals, a TODD
movimiento tendiente a fortalecer
los ideales democraticos y a luchar
Dol ell reconocimiento de los dere-
chos de la mujer.
Cooperation en- la organization
de la defensa civil y otras activida-
des relacionadas con la emergencia
actual.
Recopilaci6n de todos los datos
necesarios para ell informe especial
de la Comisi6n, ell cual habra de
presentarse en- la Novena Conferen-
cia International que Sc celebrara
en- 1913 en- Bogota.
Intensifcaci6n del esfuerzo para
obtener plenos derechos civiles y
politicos para la mujer y promul-
gaci6n de leyes sociales que ebmi-
men Ell favoritism0 econ6mico.
Aplauden ell esfuerzO
Esa organization, integrada poi
representatives de las Fl Rep1blicas
Americans, adopt6 una resolution
elogiando q "los Estados Unidos dc
Norteamerica por 81 magniico es'
fuerzo, ell cual ha determinado Ia
aperture de un segundo frente que
f~ortalece ell espfritu de todos los que
tienen fe en- la libertad y Ia justicia
principles que pueden asegurars'
1nicamente bajo regimenes demo
craticos."
Despues de declarar que la de
fensa de la democracia es uno de To-
principles fundamentals de la Co
mission Interamericana de Mujeref
la reunion acord6 10 siguiente:
"Adoptar la Carta del Atlantic
como una declaration de principles
instar a la Cruz Roja InternacioIs
a que Sc esfuerce por obtener ]
abolici6n de represalias contra IL
rehenes de guerra" y "enviar un
solicitud a cada gobierno pidiend
que Sc nombre q una mujer CON
delegada plenipotsnciaria q la PR
kama conferencia de paz."
Mensajes de simpatia
La Comisi6n envi6 mensajes
simpatia y estimulo a las mujerC
combatientes de Russia y China y
las que hacen heroicos SACRIFICES e
los pafses sojuzgados, igual que
las que luchan en- los frentes domei
ticos de las Naciones midas.
Las delegadas adoptaron una r
soluci6n en- pro de una union multi
La gaceta., 1942-12-10
DEFUNCIONES

Muri6 aver la Sra. Maria
Otto Carrera, de 70 amos, que
residf aen Tampa desde hace
46 amos. LIE sobreviven varios
sobrinos Y sobrinas. Habitaba
en- la casa n1mero 1913 de la
Novena avenida.
La gaceta., 1942-12-10
MANIFESTATION PATRIO-
TICA EN- LA HABANA

Habana, Die. 10.-Mas de
$4,000 personas tomaron parte
en- una manifestation patri6tica
organizada para conmemorar Ell
primer aniversario de la entra-
da de Cuba en- la guerra global.
iRevist6 a la manifestation
en- ell Malec6n, ell Sr. Cuervo Ru-
desde una plataforma levantada
bio, vicepresident de la Repd-
La gaceta., 1942-12-10
ESTA EN- MIAMI LA ESPO.
SA DE BATISTA

Miami, Diciembre 1O.-Llego
aver, acompanada por varias a.
migas, la Sra. Godinez de Bats
ia.
Aguardara aqui a su esposo,
que esta de vista en- la capital
lei pals, como hu6sped de honor
del presidente Roosevelt.
La acompana tambien su hiia
Mirta.
La gaceta., 1942-12-10
TO ROUSE FLOW
OF LIVER BILE

Get a bottle OF Kruschen Salts tonight.
Half an hour before breakfast, take as much
as VIII lie on a dime In a glass Of water (hot
or cold) or in your morning cup Of tea ar
cofee and keep this up for 80 days. Kruschen
taken this way helps relieve such symptoms
as sick headaches, bowel ~sluggishness and
so-called bilious indigestion when due 70 M
suficient flow of bile from the RaIl-bIadder.
You can get K~ruschen, a fenons English
formula made in the u. 8. A., at any drug
store. You must be satisfied or money back.
La gaceta., 1942-12-10
You Women Who Suffer From
hot flashes the.
Chilly FEELINGS

II you-like so many women between
the ages Of 38 and 52-suffer from
hot flashes, weak, dizzy, nervous feel
ings, distress Of Irregularities, are
blue at times-due to the functional
middle age period in a woman's life
try taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound at NICE. It's the best
known medicine you can buy that's
made especially for 1comen.
Pinkham's Compound is famous to
relieve such distress. Taken regularly
1t helps build up resistance against
such annoying symptoms. 1t also is a
fine stomachic tonic.
Thousands upon thousands Of
women-rich and poor alike-have
reported benefits. Time and again
Lydia Pinkham's Compound has
proved some women's happiest days
often a be during their "40's".
Follow label directions. Worth trytHoi
La gaceta., 1942-12-10

|houme, un exgobernador de j.
butt que es ahora comisimado
tde Ia Francia Combatiente en- la
'iSa de Madagascar.
En- Angel orden6 aver Ell al
mirante Darlan que todos los a
lemanes residences Sc presenter
a la policfa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20

he intends to do, but what he thinks
the enemy is likely to do.
The Italians from the beginning
avoided showdown with Admiral
Cunningham's ships. The few times
they came out they evinced a weak
ness to run back to port, and gen.
orally have shown a desire to stay
there.
In those days the admiral paced
the bridge, thinking and planning
And one day he turned to an aide
with his decision:
IF they won't come out, We'll
blast them out"
1t was only q little later that a
squadron of naval torpedo carrying
aircraft from the Illustrious moved
over the landlocked harbor Of the
big Italian naval base at laramie,
down at the heel of Italy's boot,
and launched their torpedoes at
Mussolini's battleships and cruisers
on the night Of November II, 1910.
Three of Italy's six battleships
had to be beached. Two cruisers
and two fleet auxiliary ships were
sunk, and others were badly dam
aged. That, for a while at least,
broke the back Of Italy's battle fleet.
Later that year-on December 20,
1940-the admiral won the hearts Of
the Greeks by taking his feet into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20

year at the Imperial Defense Col
lege was appointed to the battleship
Rodney.
In 1882 he was promoted to nag
rank, and then was commodore In
command Of the Royal Naval Bar
rack at Chatham. From 1894 to
1885 he commanded the destroyers
Of the Mediterranean Fleet, and in
1899 when Admiral Sir Dudley
Pound became first sea lord, he
became commander In chief of the
Mediterranean Fleet.
He received his decoration Of
Knight Commander Of the Bath on
New Year Day, 1899, and was ap-
pointed commander In chief Of the
Mediterranean naval forces, and
on January 8. 1941, was promoted
from vice admiral to admiral.
His wife, Lady Mona Cunningham,
Is active In organizations for the
welfare of seamen.
His brother is Gen. Sir Alan
Cunningham Of the army, who was
sweeping the Axis forces back over
the desert while the admiral was
chasing them down the Ssa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20
Admiral Cunningham Coming to Capital
Fresh From Mediterranean Naval Fame

the mine strewn waters Of the Adri-
attic. The big 15-inch guns Of the
British battleships poured more
than 100 tons Of steel into the Ital-
ian base Of Valona, Albania, easing
the Italian Army's pressure on the
Greeks and helping the Allies ad-
vance closer to the sea.
Again he moved. close to Bardia
and had his ships fling over 500
tons Of high-explosive shells into
the Italian Arr1y's principal bases,
not only destroying these bases but
wrecking good part Of the italian
morale 50 that they were properly
weakened when the land forces
moved ahead into Cyrenaica and
took over 100 900 prisoners.
The full import Of the tremendous
value Of airpower to . fleet was
brought home to Cunningham In
evacuattig the British Army from
the Island of Crete in May, 1941.
Swarms OF Naz bombers, often
as many as 500 to 1000 planes,
pounced upon the British warships
taking of soldiers from the island.
The British lost four cruisers and
eight destroyers In that action, and
few Of the warships got back to
Alexandria without some damage.
But Cunningham walked his bridge
and shouted his orders as coolly as
II he were in port.
After that he concentrated on
conveys, and sent more than q mil
lion tons Of Axis shipping to the
bottom in the single year Of 194l.
He made British naval history by