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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
The War
Today
Once Mighty
French Empire
Falls to Pieces
By CAPT. JOHN II. CRAIGE
Written Especially for International Ne"'
Ser,ice and Detroit Times

Ser,ics snd Detroit Times
THE WORLD looks on in
dazed amazement while the
once mighty French empire
falls to pieces under the touch
of the audacious American
army under the command of
1t. Gen. Dwight d. Eisen-
hover and United States
troops race with Nazi para
chute detachments for its
strategicdlly important fras-
ments.
History is being written in
these astonishing days that
will rank through the CEN
turtles among the most re-
markable episodes in the
worlds annals.
II seems only yesterday
that the structure Of French
colonial greatness, second
mighuest empire ever as
sembled by man. stood mas
sive, imposing and apparently
possessing great inherent
strength.
Now, assailed in its seats
of power by Yankee audacity
and skill, it is visibly fold
ing up and vanishing like the
drea m when the sleeper
awakes.
The earth in all its long
history has never witnessed
anything approaching n
almost instantaneous dissolu-
ton Of so vast, long estab-
lished and imposing a state
that seemed destined to en-
dure through ages to come.
SIN CE THE Americans
went ashore on the beaches
of Morocco and Algiers in the
early hours of the present
. week, the face Of the war has
been altered almost overnight,
and accomplishments recorded
that will ring through genera
tons TO come.
Necessary censorship pre-
vents one from grasping much
more than the main outlines
of what is happening.
CREDIT FOR the diagnosis
of French unwillingness to
fight for their country's Nazi
bosses against their American
and British friends must 60
principally to wise Admiral
"Bill" Leahy. long American
ambassador to Vichy.
Thus our state departments
much-criticized policy in keep
ing relations open with the
Petain government stands
justified as one Of the most
intelligent moves Of the war.
Apparently, Leahy was one
of the few men in the world
who had a thorough under
standing of what the French
would do and what they would
not do.
NOT THE least astonishing
feature of the situation deals
with Admiral Darlan, known
to fame as an apparently ir-
reconcilable hater Of Britain.
Whether Darlan's seeming
willingness to work with Hit
ler's agents during the long
period since the fall of France
was a mask remains to be
seen.
II it was really mask, it
was good one, apparently
deceiving the Nazis as much
as any one else.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
Fires Started
Even in Berlin,
Many Executed
French, Serbs, Poles
Turn on invaders;
GestaPo Attacked

LONDON. Nov. 13 (UP).-The
Anglo American offensive in North
Africa. lifting the spirit Of Axis
occupied Europe's oppressed mil
lions, has touched off new acts OF
sabotage, and the Nazis have
struck back with executions anC
death sentences, underground adj
vices from the continent and Ger
man reports revealed today.
Frances reaction was reflected
in a German radio announcement
that l3 Frenchmen were SEN
fenced 10 death in the Normandy
region along the channel coast
for acts OF sabotage against the
German armed forces"
DNB, official German new,
agency. confirmed that Jugosla,
guerrillas had intensified theil
warfare against German anc
Italian occupying forces. The
agency reported from Belgrade
that 20 Serbs were executed fol-
espionage and sabotage in behalf
of Gen. Draja Mikhailovitch, Jugo-
slav patriot leader.
UNDERGROUND PAPERS
Advices from Poland said under
ground organizations, picking up
news from the British Broadcast
ing Company. issued specia
editions of their newspapers. They
were distributed throughout the
country and in Warsaw, where
Mari repression has been par
Iticularly brutal some papers were
even exchanged furtively in the
street.
Patriots Infatuated the Germans
by chalking up news of German
defeats and the Allied offensive on
walls under cover of darkness, the
advices said.
"The Allies victory In North
Africa has provoked spontaneous
I joy here, increased enthusiasm
TO contin resistance and
strengthened our faith that de-
feat of Germany II near" mes
sage from the Polish under
ground organization to- Premier
Wladislaw Sikorsky said.
SABOTAGE IN BERLIN
I'VE beg you, In the name Of
the Polish nation, to send heart
lest wishes for continued success
of the operations to Roosevelt,
Churchill and the British-Amer-
lean armies"
An underground German radio
station reported that there had
been several attacks on Gestapo
Officials, that two railroad lines
were damaged by sabotage, and
that five fires, apparently the re-
suit of sabotage, broke out in Ber-
lin. An arms factory and an
electric cable and chemical works
also were sabotaged in the Ger
man capital, the station said.
In Hindenburg. near the old
Polish-German frontier near Glei-
WITT. the station reported. a Nazi
party office was damaged by
bombs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
DEMOLITION LIKELY

London observers suggested
these men may have comprised
demolition squads, sent into Tu-
nisia to blast installations and get
out as fast as their jobs were done.
With the advance of the i'm
perial Eighth army westward
it swept past Tobruk today-and
the growing concentration Of
Allied planes operating from AL
gerian bases. the Axis was faced
with a nutcracker air attack as
we'll as a fast-closing pincers on
the ground.
The much-battered British base
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
ORDERED TO ASSIST
British Cdpture
Tobruk, Bdrdia
Continued from Page One)

reports that the Germans for
several days had been trying
frantically to evacuate their tat
tered army of 10000 men from
Tobruk.
There Is no enemy air ac-
tivity," the comnunique said.
The harvest of forlorn, thirsty
prisoners continue daS the Allied
drive progressed.
Halfaya (Hellfire) Pass, on the
Libyan-Egyptian border, was cap.
tured at 8 a. m. Wednesday.
Rear guard action has been OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13

Statements and opinion. herein are
private 20 the writer and are not 20 be
construed - rejecting the views u the
navy department
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13

Sid Ferruch, which we had eX-
pected to take by assault. was far
more potent than we had dreamed.
1t had four 75-millimeter naval
guns and plenty of Hotchkiss ma
chine guns.
If we had had TO fight for it,
we might not have taken il and
we certainly would not have taken
iii within the 30 minutes allowed
us.
We spent a wild night trying
to- capitalize on our coup and we
were only partly successful. There
was a delicate situation at Blida
airdrome, Is miles south. Wisely
disregarding previous orders, 1t
Col. Tom Trevor of the Com.
mandos dashed off in some camions
tlorrieS) with $50 men and, within
an hour, had cajoled and bluffec
his way into possession of the city
land airdrome.
DAWN SPOILS GAME
7 set Off on frantic effort Il
locate our combat team and ge,
them on TO Fort rEmpereur, west
ern bastion of Algiers, before dawr
spoiled our game.
Our communications have beer
rotten throughout this show. Per,
sonally, feel very lucky TO bt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
Dar|dn Requesta
Fleet at TOuIon
To Join Allies
His Strange Appeal
Ignored as Maxi Force
Stands by Near Port

LONDON, Nov. 10 (UP).
Mystery was added to the inten-
tons of the commanders of the
French warships remaining In the
French naval base at Toulon, on
the French Mediterranean coast,
by the strange appeal of their
former Commander in chief. Adj
miral Jean Darlan. TO take the
vessels to American-dominated
French North Africa or otherwise
remove them from "the German
grasp"
Darian, in radio broadcast
from Algiers, oddly asked the
commanders Of the ships 10 leave
Toulon.
The correspondent who filed the
announcement Of his action from
Allied headquarters was careful to
point out that he had RETAINED
from ordering" them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
DAWN sPOILs GAME

Continued on Page Five)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
TraPNazis
Fleeing
Africa

Continued from Page One)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
Miss Mary OWeiH Becomes Bride OF Daniel Callahan

Before an altar banked with pink gladiolii, palms and pink roses Miss Mary Elizabeth O'Neill this morn ing exchanged her nuptial VOWS with Daniel J. Callahan.
 The Reverend Francis O'Neill of New Haven, brother of the bride, united the couple at nine o'clock at the Church of St. Francis Xavier. The Reverend George ONeill, an- other brother, celebrated the solemn high nuptial Mass, assisted by the Reverend Francis O'Neill as deacon, and the Reverend Vincent McDon- ough of New Haven as sub deacon. Robert Birt played the musical pro- gram, with Mrs. James Vance sing ing Gonouds Ave Maria"
 Miss Helen T. O'Neill attended her sister, who is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Daniel O'Neill of Piedmont street. Jeremiah Callahan of Naugatuck served as best man for his brother, who is the son of MT. and Mrs. Jeremiah Callahan of Naugatuck. James J. O'Neill, a brother of the bride, and Joseph Sullivan, a cousin of the groom, ushered.
 Escorted to the altar by her fath- CT, the bride wore gown of white fashioned with a bodice of Belgian lace having high round neckline, and Bishop sleeves; and bouffant skirt of silk marquisette Her fingertip veil was draped from a sweetheart bonnet of marquisette trimmed with orange blossoms. She
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
Curtin Sprano Church. Wedding

At nine o'clock this morning Miss Susan Sprano, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Robert Sprano of Gates ave- nue became the bride of John Jo- seph Curtin, son of John Curtin and the late Bridget (CarrolD Curtin.
 The Reverend Michael Heating performed the ceremony at the Church of SS. Peter and Paul. Dur ing the nuptial Mass Joseph Lezotte sang Ave Maria"
 Miss Violet Sprano attended her sister as maid of honor, with the Misses Ann and Catherine Curtin, sisters of the groom, as bridesmaids. Henry Curtin served as his brothers best man, with Thomas Curtin, al- so a brother, and Stanley Gryniuk, as ushers.
 Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore gown of white vel varay with short sleeves, and train. Orange blossoms held her short veil. She carried a prayer book marked with gardenias. The yellow velvaray gown of the maid of honor was styled similarly to that of the bride. She wore matching headdress with short veil, and carried a colonial bouquet. The bridesmaids were dressed in gowns of orchid mousseline de soie, with hats to match, and carried Col onial bouquets.
 A reception followed at the home of the brides parents. Guests at tended from New York, Washing ton, New Haven, Bridgeport, and Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11


 it is announced by the National Brt
 The program will be broadcast from AIS to 6 p. m., E.W.T, over a national hook-up. It will be carried by short wave to the rest of the world.
 The first public concert per- formance, as previously announced, will be by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, under pr. Serge Kous- sevitzky, at the Berkshire Music Center in Massachusetts during August, and will be followed by one led by Toscanini with the New York Philharmonic-Symphony at Carnegie Hall in October.
 The symphony, written by the young Soviet composer under fire during the German seige of Lenin- grad last year, runs about an hour and-a-half and calls for an en- larged orchestra. It was first per- formed in Kuibishev last March, but has not been heard outside Russia. The score. reproduced on microfilm was brought here by tir- plane and is being enlarged for dis tribution to the instrumentalists of the orchestra.
 A new recording of Beethoven's mellow Eighth Symphony, by Tos- canini and the NEG Symphony has just been brought out by Victor on it's July list. A Toscanini re- cording of this masterpiece was needed and it is supurbly done. The reproduction is first rate. It comes in an album of three 12-inch records.
 Victor offers an innovation in Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory" recitative be Helen Hayes, to an elaborate and stirring musical background of some of Americas most beloved patriotic songs and poems. Miss Hayes does not sing, but enunciates the inspiring lines with dramatic effect not possible in the customary rendition. The numbers comprise Battle Hymn of the Republic" "Star Spangled LoulllIc1, I1cuSc CO IllU Tldb uilu Beat, Beat the Drums." by Walt Whitman. The music for the Whit man poem was composed by Weill. Both he and Miss Hayes have do- mated their royalties on sales to the American Theater Wing War Ser vice for the duration. It is done on two 12-inch records.
 Tn Chicago Opera Company, which is planning its usual fall season, has announced two special outdoor events to be held at Sol- diers Field this summer. The first will be a concert by Lily Pons, with symphony orchestra conducted by her husband Andre Kostelanetz. The second will be an operatic per- formance on Aug. 8, details yet to be announced. The opera company recalling the crowds attracted by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
USO Plans Won1en's
 Recreation SerUice

Women as well as the men who are serving Uncle Sam are being provided with recreational facilities by the United Service Organizations, it was revealed today as Oliver V. Ober, of New Haven, state chairman of the USO War Fund campaign, announced plans of the USO to es- tablish a service unit at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, for the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps.
 Chester I. Barnard, national president of USO, has approved the plan. Details are now being worked out by Mrs. Pearl Case Blough, di- rector of the Womens Service for the USO, Miss Genevieve Lowry Of the Young Women's Christian As sociation, and Miss Anna Rose Kim pei of the National Catholic Con- munity Service. The latter two agencies will operate the new center
 Women, wearing the officers uni form of the Army and Navy nurses, are also finding the USO facilities available to them.
 MT. Ober cited these new services to women as he issued an appeal in an effort to put the state USO War Fund campaign lover the top" The drive, now in it's final weeks, lacks only 10 per cent of its $64300O ob- jective.
 'The USO is expanding it's work daily to meet the increases in per sonnel of those in our armed forces. MT. Ober said every dollar raised means that just so much more can be done to supply these men and women with recreational and spirit ual aid so necessary to maintain morale"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11

carried prayer book marked with orchids, and showered with white sWeetpeas.
 The pale pink gown of the maid of honor was styled with lace bodice having a sweetheart neck line, short, puffed sleeves, and a bouffant net skirt. Pink and blue velvet ribbons trimmed her sweet heart pockets. She wore a Colonial bonnet of pink net and horsehair, with pink and blue forget-me- -nots, and carried Colonial bouquet of pink rosebuds, bachelor buttons and delphinium.
 A breakfast for the immediate families followed at Waverly Inn. Mrs. O'Neill was dressed in fuschia printed chiffon with a hat of natur- al straw, and white orchid cor sage. Mrs. Callahan wore teal blue printed chiffon with white access sories, and a corsage of gardenias with stephanotis.
 The couple left for an unan- nounced trip. For travel the bride chose a suit of black and white checked silk jersey, Kelly green ac- cessories, and Kolinsky furs.
 The bride is a graduate of New Britain Teachers College, and has been a member of the faculty of Washington school. The groom, an alumnus of St. Bonaventure's Col lege, is chief deputy sheriff of New Haven County.
 Upon their return MT. and Mrs. Callahan will reside on ElmWood street. Naugatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
MISS GERTRUDE E. FOLEY
MISS GERTRUDE D. FOLEY Miss Gertrude Foley Weeds Francis E. Smith Today

A summer afternoon wedding will take place today at two o'clock when Miss Gertrude Estelle Foley of Lockhart avenue becomes the bride of Francis Eugene Smith of Bunker Hill avenue.
 The Reverend Samuel A. Budde will unite the couple at Christ Chapel, which will be decorated with palms and white gladioli. An organ recital will include ITO A Wild Rose, "At Dawning," Salute de more" and Venetian Love Song" The vocal selections will be q Love Thee" and Because"
 The bride. the daughter of MT. and Mrs. William J. Foley, will be attended by her sister, Miss Rose E. Foley, as maid of honor, with the Misses Mary H. Foley, another sis ter, and Gertrude Bonaker, as bridesmaids. The groom, the son of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11

cancelled, but the committee pre- pared 8 set of hands for use in the college tournament and in games already planned by Olympic cap tainS.
 Today's hand is No. 6 of the series. North and South earn par by defeating the four-spade contract one trick. The defensive play is not spectacular, but is of fundamental importance. North sees from the opening trick that East must have the guarded queen of diamonds. Once this queen is cleared it will give dummy discard, and the only useful discard is a heart. North should therefore win the first trick and shift at once to hearts, even though in so doing he has to lead away from his king. Any other line of defense is without prospect.
 D. T. Harris and s. L. Ham of Princeton. who starred for their team by placing fifth among 2l6 pairs, were one of the few who made this precise defense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11

Mrs. Myra Gates Smith, will have as his bestman, John Bordt. Fred erick Kirschbaum and Joseph Bouf- fard will usher.
 Given in marriage by her father, the bride will wear a gown of white marquisette. The fitted bodice has a sweetheart neckline edged with self f1uting, and short puffed sleeves with insertions of Alencon lace. Lace inserts trim the hemline of the full skirt which ends in train. Clusters of fresh sWansonia will hold her fingertip veil of illusion. She will carry an arm bouquet of white roses with baby breath and sWansonia.
 The attendant will wear similar frocks of marquisette with silver metallic. Self duting edges the square neckline of their fitted bod ice, which have puffed shirred sleeves. The maid of honor will wear a horsehair picture hat in blue to match her gown. It is trimmed with yellow velvet streamerS falling to her hemline. She will carry an arm bouquet of yellow roses, delphinium and baby breath.
 Floor length streamers of blue velvet trim the bridesmaids horse hair picture hats, which are in yell low to match their gowns. Each will carry an arm bouquet of Talisman roses with baby breath.
 Guests from New York, Philadel- phia, New Jersey, Hartford, Naug- atuck, and this city will attend the reception at the Copper Kettle. Mrs. Foley will receive in a gown of navy blue and white printed chiffon with white accessories and a red rose corsage. Mrs Smith will wear blue silk crepe with white accessories, and corsage of red roses with baby breath.
 When leaving for a trip to New Hampshire and Vermont the bride will wear a powder blue ensemble with white accessories.
 The bride is graduate of Wilby High school. The groom, an alum nus of Crosby, is associated with the Scovill Manufacturing Company.
 Upon their return the couple will reside at 182 Willow street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11

Miss Pons and Kostelanetz at other outdoor performances, counts on a capacity attendance of 3O,00O.
 The 18th annual festival of the International Society for Con- temporary Music will be held at the Greek Theater on the campus of the University of California at Berkley on Aug. 8 and 9. Werner Jansen will conduct the Jansen Symphony Orchestra in a presen- tation of new works of the world s leading composers, selected by an international jury which includes Aaron Copland, American com poser.
 Jose Iturbi and his sister, Am paro Novarro, will be heard in duo-paino recital during this sea- son of symphonic concerts in Hol- lywood Bowl, which starts next week. Iturbi will conduct from the paino at the joint concert, sched- uled for Aug. Is,
 leopold Stokowski will conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic Or chestra at is first summer season in Pasadena. an eXtention of the Hollywood Bowl series.
 Rose Hampton. Metropolitan Opera soprano, is en route to Buenor Aires for a season at the Teatro Colon, which will last to the end of October. Gluck's "Armide, :" which has not been heard in New York for more than a quarter cen- tury, will be revived for her. She will also sing the leading soprano role in Wagner's "Lohengrin" and "Tannhauser" and in Richard Strauss "Ariadne auf Naxos." Miss Hampton is being accompanied to South America by her husband, Wilfred Pelletier, Metropolitan Opera conductor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
Personal

James Cannon of Vermont street is spending a week at Fort Dix, New Jersey, with his son, Private Emmet J. Cannon. MT. and Mrs. John Kelly of Wal nut Street have returned from New York, where they are registered at the Hotel Taft.
 Mrs. Margaret Greaney, Miss Marguerite Greaney of Willow street and MT. and Mrs. Hector Roberts of Willow street are Vacationing at Bantam Lake.
 Miss Anna Ashfield, John Ashf1eld of Mahanoy City, Pa, and John Collins of NorristoWn, Pa, have been visiting MT. and Mrs. James John son of Woodtic road.
 Announcement has been made of the birth of son, Thomas Francis, on July at St. Mary's hospital to MT. and Mrs. Joseph Taylor of Tracy avenue. Mrs. Taylor is the former Mary Ahearn.
 Charles Kellert of Hillside avenue, William Latimer of Pennington ave- nue, and Andrew Cooney of Chip man street, have been on a fishing trip to Lake Spofford, N. H.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-11
Lena SZager
 Becomes Bride
.Loring Studio.

The First Lutheran church will be the scene of a wedding today when Miss Lena Slager of North Main street becomes the bride of Julius Louis Lawrence of Oak street, Naugatuck
 The Reverend Martin J. Lorenz will officiate at the two o'clock cere- mony. Conrad Russo of Naugatuck will sing 70 Promise Me-" and Be cause"
 The bride, the daughter of MT. and Mrs Martin Slager, has chosen as her maid of honor, Miss Grace A. Lawrence of Naugautck. and as her bridesmaid, Miss Edith Slager. The groom, the son of MT. and Mrs. Louis Lawrence, will have as his bestman, Herbert Ludgewait of Naugatuck, with John Ludgewait, also of Naugatuck, as usher.
 Escorted to the altar by her father, the bride will wear gown of white marquisette. The fitted bodice has insertions of lace, a heart shaped neckline, and long sleeves. The full skirt terminates in train. A pearl tiara will hold her full length veil of tulle, and she will carry a shower bouquet of white roses with baby breath.
 The maid of honor will wear yell low lace and marquisette, with fit- ted bodice and full skirt. Her scal- loped veil will be draped from a floral tiara. She will carry Talisman roses with baby breath. The brides maid will be dressed in blue lace with marquisette, and floral tiara with scalloped veil She will carry tea roses with baby breath.
 A reception will follow at the Col- onnade. Mrs. Slager will wear navy blue with white accessories. Mrs. Lawrence will be dressed in ice blue chiffon with navy and white access Sories.
 When leaving for a trip to New Hampshire, the bride will wear navy and white printed costume.
 Upon their return the couple will reside on Oak street in Naugatuck.