The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11
iHITLER'S EUROPE:
Gets n Taste

of the new United Nations offensive
against Hitler on his home grounds
occupied Europe. This first woro
was described as part propaganda
and part actual heavy aerial war
fare. The propaganda effect was
to strike a definite element or fear
into the hearts of the German peo-
pie by announcing that high U. 5.
officials had arrived in London to
plan an about attack upon the
NaziS.
There was loud talk of nonstop
bombing attacks on the Reich. Sald
some reports, these attacks would
be the heaviest and most fearful the
world had ever seen. For the first
time American bombing crews were
taking their places in the nonstop
bombing raids being dealt to indus
trial centers of the Rhineland.
The London radio let the Ger
man people know that Britain was
being visited by U. S. Services OF
Supply Commander Somervell, Air
Borne Command (Ground Forces)
Commander Lee, SOS Chief OF OPP
creations Lutes, and SOS Transporta-
ton Services Chief Gross. Army
Air Forces Commander Arnold and
Chief of Naval Operations (Air)
Towers had arrived previously and
were already in conference with
British military and government
leaders, said an official report from
Allied headquarters in London.
SOS Commander Somerveu told
a London press conference that U. S.
aud British officials were comforting
on a program to standardize mill
tary equipment, including tanks and
planes.
From Washington came report
quoting Army Chief of Staff Marsh
all as saying that American troops
are landing in England and they
will land in France"
Cologne
But the Nazis had something to
listen to that was stronger than
propaganda. 1t was the whir OF
1850 British bombers and the thud
of 5000, 900 pounds of high explosive
bombs as the Raj unleashed the
"most devastating aerial raid in his.
tory to level and burn three-fourths
of the industrial city of Cologne in 6
single night.
Called the first of the 'four-fgure'
bombing raids on German industrial
centers, this raid on Cologne saw G
British bomber swoop over its OBJ
iective once every six seconds
Equipped with both British anc
American-made planes the raider.
were reported by London sources II
have made the vicious Nazi annihi
lations on Britain last year look fee
BILE by comparison.
Even Berlin admitted that terrifi'
damage had been done. The Roya
Air force used so many planes Il
the mass raid that anti-aircraft de
fenses were of little use. This meth
cd was described as supernatural
ing'' the Nazi target field so that hi
aim was constantly diverted. On
after another the planes dove low t
blast their detectives. One Canada
fier was quoted as saying that whe
his turn came so much of the cit
was in flames that he felt like lea,
ing the scene and seeking anothe
target. 1t didn't seem possible, h
said, to do any additional damage.
AUSTRALIAN FRONT:
Exchanges
After lull of over a week, aeri;
fighting on the Australian front b,
gan again. This time it took tn
shape of a series of exchange blow
by first the Allied forces and the
the Japanese.
Heaviest Allied attacks were
American and Australian plane
striking at enemy invasion bases ;
Rabual and Lac. There was ais
a heavy raid on the Jap seaplar
base at Tulagi in the Solomon i
lands.
The Jap hit back hardest at Pc
Moresby, his main objective fl
many past weeks. Damage to mi
tary installations here were sligh
said General MacArthur's hea
quarters.
A u. S. army communique a
nounced that the Army FerryiI
command had evacuated 1923 pc
sons from Burma during the pa
several weeks.
The Jap midget submarines we
believed destroyed in an attempt,
raid on Sydney. The war bullet
stated that "the enemy's attack w
completely unsuccessful"