The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29
BOMBS WERE USED
 IN FRANCE TODAY
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lied planes have made their third big raid In three days on Japanese invasion bases in the -Salamaua area on the North New Guinea coast, Gen. Douglas Macarthur said today in his communique.
 The communique said that the allied planes concentrated on troop dispositions, apparently indicating that the Japanese now had impor- tant ground forces in the area eith- 'er for offensive work or in anticipa- ton of an allied attack.
 Raiding Lac and Salamaua, the allied planes, in harassing attack carried out by light forces, bombed and machine gunned enemy bar racks for hours in an all-night at tack, MacArthur intimated.
 Another force of planes bombed the Tulagi area in the Solomon Islands 1000 miles east of Lac and Salamaua, in another night attack in which the wharf area was the chief target.
 St. Nazalre Is Hit
 London, June 20.-UP)-British bombing planes concentrated their attacks on the German submarine base at St. Nazaire, on the French invasion coast, last night.
 Fighter planes attacked enemy air fields and railroad objectives in oc- cupied France and bombed shipping in the English Channel.
 One bomber failed to return.
 German planes made their sharp est attack in weeks on southwest England and started fires in one area.
 Two enemy planes were shot down.
 Long range bombing planes were grounded because of the weather after raiding Bremen Saturday night for the second time in three days. It was indicated that 300 or more planes made the second raid and the air ministry said they left large fires burning.
 Million Jews Dead
 London, June 29. - (UP) = The Germans have massacred at least 100000 Jews in Europe since the war began, spokesman for the World Jewish Congress said today.
 The persecution has been particu. larly severe in the conquered coun- tries of east Europe, the spokesmen added. Poland, Latvia, Lthuania and Rumania have suffered greatly.
 They said that probably 100000 Jews had been killed in Lithuania and Poland, i25,00O in Rumania, 200. 900 in Russia and 100000 in the rest of Europe. These victims were selected from Europe's pre-war Jew ish population of 6,0OO,OOO to 7,OO0,- 900.
 The slaughter is part of the NaziS' proclaimed policy that physical extermination of the Jew must from now on be the aim of Germany and her allies" the spokes- man said.
 Destroyer Is Lost
 Melbourne, June 29-(UP)-Navy Ministed N. J. Maxim announced toe day the Joss of the 1890 ton Australian destroyer Nestor June Is while on convoy duty in the Medi- Cerranean.
 Out of more than 200 officers and men in the ship, he said, only three were killed and but one was seri- ously wounded.
 Nestor was one of five British de- stroyers of the Napier class turned over to the Royal Australian Navy. It was commissioned last February
 Makin's announcement made it evident that Nestor was a casualty in the air-nayal battle in the Medi- terranean in which United States army air corps planes aided in smashing an Italian battle fleet. Gibraltar Attacked Gibraltar, June 29.-(UP)-Three enemy planes, believed to be Ital- ian, attacked Gibraltar today in face of heavy anti-aircraft fire and searchIight concentrations.
 A few bombs dropped outside the town, but none struck inside and there were no casualties or damage during the one hour alert period.