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Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
GueriEIos Occupy
Adriotic Island

LONDON, Oct. s CUP)-Jugo-
slav National Liberation Army
Headquarters reported today the
capture of 2.135 Axis troops. in
cluding one general and so Of
ficers, the killing of 500 enemy
| soldiers, and the capture of Livno
and kupresh, 81 and so miles
northeast of Split.
LONDON. Oct. 8 CUP)-The free
Jugoslave radio announced today
that guerilla amphibious force
had occupied the island of LuSsino
in the Adriatic Gulf of 0uarnaro,
capturing 258 prisoners and large
military stores after fierce battle.
Disclosing that the fast-growjng
guerilla armies had come into pos
session of a navy" presumably
small boats seized in raids on Jugo-
slav coastal towns, the broadcast
said the landing was made last
Thursday" probably Sept. 30, and
all enemy resistance had ceased.
The landing was made by gueril-
las under the command Of Gen.
Josip (Ttito) Brozovich, leader of
the Jugoslav Army of Liberation.
Lussino. located as miles due
south of Fiume, is one of the outer
most of several islands in the Gulf
of Quarnaro in the northeastern
corner of the Adriatic. 1t is 20
miles long but less than a mile
wide at its broadest part.
The Jugoslav broadcast, which
appeared to be a communique from
Tito's headquarters, also reported
that guerilla forces had captured
the towns of Bjelopolje, Veluki, and
Bielina in Montenegro.
Another Tito communique, rec
orded by Exchange Telegraph,
charged that the German air force
in central Bosnia was carrying
out uninterrupted and merciless at
tacks against unprotected towns
and villages, causing many victims
among the civilian population
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
Action Flares on
1OO0~AAiIe Front

Continued from page II
long as two weeks ago. when they
reached the east bank-presumably
b" parachutists.
The first powerful mechanized
units which forced the Dnieper op-
posite Pereyaslav wiped out con-
siderable German forces on the
bank and stormed the high west
bank which was attacked stimuli
tanecusly by partisans from the
rear.
The Russians forced the river
under cover of night through a
murderous German artillery bar
rage. They erected pontoon bridges
and launched hundreds of rowboats
and ferries, while some units swan
across. Soviet forces used German
pontoon boats captured last winter
on the Don and Donets rivers.
Before crossing in the PereyaslaV
area, the Russians trapped a large
German force on the east bank,
routed it into swamp. and tommy
gunners moved down its men from
the rear. The survivors perished in
the swamp.
Red Star attributed the success
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
Clark, Alexander
Make Inspection
Tour of Naples

NAPLES, Oct. S OUP>-Gen. Sir
Harold r. l. G Alenxader. COM
manding Allied ground forces in
Italy. and 1t. Gen. Mark w Clark,
Fifth army commander, inspected
the Naples area this morning in a
jeep.
They visited the harbor, where
Allied shipping already is arriving
and airfields which had been
cleared of wrecked enemy planes.
Clark, who had visited Naples
several times previously since it fell
to the Allies. pointed ont the vari-
Gus points Of interest to Alexander,
who was making his first visit and
introduced him TO numerous COM
manding officers and Italian Of
ficials.
AS they passed through the
streets doughboys. who know
Clark's lanky figure well and recog-
nized Alexander by the red band
around his cap, cheered Justify.
Alexander noted copies of the
proclamations he had addressed to
Neapolitans posted in various places
through the streets.
The two generals also visited the
front lines in the Naples sector,
where the Germans were pulling
out after evacuating the city.
Alexander conferred with several
top-ranking generals in this area
and chatted with Leopoldo Pic
cardi, Premier Marshal Pietro Ba-
doglio's representative here. He
also talked with Col Edward f.
Hume, AMG chief for this region.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08

! II said partisans we're attacking
Nazi occupation forces in Sank
shark. Montenegro, and Herzego-
vina and heavy fighting had de-
veloped around the towns of Drnis
and Knin and the Cetina river in
Dalmatia.
In Sloyenia, guerillas are attack
ing the railway line between Lju-
blana and Trieste, the communique
said It also reported that an
enemy column had been dispersed
in western Bosnia with the gueril-
las capturing a tank and consider
able war material.
King Peter of Juglosavia promis-
ing that the day of deliverance is
not far Off" appealed to Jugloslavia
guerilla forces to cease fighting
among themselves and turn their
undivided strength against the
Nazis.
In a radio broadcast from Cairo
last night, he told his countrymen
to have patience, obey Gen. Draja
Mikhilovitch and other leaders of
your resistance to the enemy and
refrain from internal struggle"
ARMIES CLASH
The forces under Mikhailovitch.
who is war minister in the cabinet
of Peters government in-exile,
have clashed frequently with the
partisan armies of Brozoyitch.
Reports to Stockholm from Buda-
pest said Tito's forces had placed
Zagreb, puppet capital of Croatia,
under state of near siege by cut
ting its communications. London
sources estimated that the Ger
mans had diverted four to five
divisions to Jugoslavia.
The Budapest advices described
the situation in Zagreb as com
pletely chaotic" with serious food
shortages. At Susak, rs miles
southwest of zagreb near Fiume.
Titos partisans were reported en-
gagged in savage battles with Nazi
occupation forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
Chandler Lauds
M'Arthur Strategy
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tCOntlnued from page II
solidate her conquered territory.
Even with the Burma Road re-
opened Chandler said, it will take
vastly more airplanes than are now
available in the south Pacific and
India Burma areas to maintain the
initiative against Japan.
Chandler was understood to have
given the senate detailed figures on
comparative Allied and Japanese
strength in the various war theaters.
including not only the numbers of
planes on each side but also the
number of ground troops and how
they are deployed.
The senator said that both Gen.
Macarthur, commander-in-ch in
the southwest Pacific, and Mai.
Gen. Claire Chennault commander
of the 14th air force in China, had
obtained nowhere near as much
supplies as they have requested.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
Community Chest
Quota Is Fixed
lContinued from page =

'OUII IIILNUtN IT IItI F'5-
w. Hatton, ice-chairman; Hugh
M. Wilcox, secretary; Arno G. Yae-
excl. treasurer, Hugh Keating,
George Kirk, Warren Currier, Tom
Finney. AL Missildine, w. A. Schen-
imam. Howard P. Meyer, members
at large. Missildine will also serve
as chairman for drive.
Womack then announced plans
for the campaign, stating that it
will be necessary for donors to triple
their contributions this year if the
demands of the home, military and
United Nations fronts are to be
met.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
CASE DISMISSED

A charge of threatened offense
was dismissed in FL Centre Justice
court Friday against James Robert
DUNCAN of Holtville, whose ex-wife
had accused him of threatening
her. DUNCAN was admonished by
Judge J. E. Simpson to stay out of
trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
MARRIAGE ANNULLED

The marriage Of LOrinelle Ben
nett Gay and James M. Gay was
annulled in Imperial county su-
perior court Thursday. She said
GAY had former wife living at the
time she married him in Yuma in
1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
0PA Punishment
Ordered Held UP
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service available to Ell Centrans in
spite of the OPA error which they
said they were told would not be
corrected.
When the OPA ordered Goree to
suspend selling gasoline for Is days,
he appealed from the order.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
FORGERS CAPTURED

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.-UP)
The secret service announced to-
day that an organization planning
to print and forge private corpora
ton checks had been broken up
with the arrest of nine men and
one woman on forgery charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
DIVORCE COMPLAINT

Dolores Hernandez Thursday sued
Jose Hernandez for divorce. They
were married in san Bernardino
April II. 1925. and separated at
Chino April 20. 1886 They have
three minor children.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
Japanese Give up
Central SoIomons
oContinued from page Il

Continued from page II
central SolomornS opened June 80
when American forces stormed "a
shore on Rendovt island, west of
New Georgia. It's end was fore
shadowed several weeks ago when
Halsey's men made surprise land
inc on Vella Lavellg and sealed off
the japanese supply lines to Kolom-
hangara.
STRIKE HEAVILY
With the abandonment of Kolom-
nangara in full swing, American
Liberator bombers and Lightning
fighters struck heavily into the
northern SolomonS to pound the
Kahili airdrome on Bougainville. An
undisclosed number of enemy planes
were destroyed on the ground and
nine intercepting fighters were shot
down without loss to the raiding
force.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
Marines EIated at
Rent Control Plan
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an appeal was made TO marines to
file complaints over excessive rents,
forms for which are available at
the Ell Centre rationing office, 9th
and Main streets.
OBTAIN FORMS
Rationing board officials said that
marine officers obtained 25 of the
forms Thursday afternoon.
The OPA movement to establish
rent control in the city was launch
ed early this week when a request
for the complaints of over-charging
was made. If sufficient number
Of complaints are received the OPA
indicated the plan would be estab-
lished Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
Scanning |. '.
News Horizon
MARRIAGE LICENSE
is ISSUED THURSDAY

A marriage license was issued by
County Clerk w J. McClelland
Thursday to Robert Francis Smith,
20. Holtville navy man, and Mai
torie Jean Reddington, 20, Colum-
biana. Ohio, stenographer.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
STRIKE HEAVILY
Rambling Reporter

Continued from page II
sons hotel about $50 p. m. and
asked the clerk to tell Stevenson he
was waiting in the lobby and want
ed Stevenson to take him to the
laundry Foss waited and waited
and waited. At long last Stevenson
appeared. looking sleepy.
L get up early" Stevenson said
but you get up earlier than l do. "
F'oSs looked puzzled.
Hadn't we better get some
breakfast first?" Stevenson sug-
gested as they started to walk out
of the lighted lobby.
outside Stevenson stopped and
looked around in amazement.
Say" Stevenson said," It's not
even daylight yet"
A Civilian Secret
And then there was the man who
wrote to Ken Thornton and asked
him to tell the public that he want
ed to get in touch with the black
market The letter, worse luck, was
unsigned.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
WILL BE TRIED

Antonio Carlon Avilcz pleaded not
guilty. in Imperial county superior
court Friday to a charge of enter
ing a Brawley home with the in
tention of raping a 12-year-old girl.
The trial was scheduled on Nov. |.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08

in the first crossings to the swift
destruction of the last Germans on
the east bank of the river and the
selection Of the spot where the
Germans least expected a crossing.
Other Soviet armies to the north
surged through Newell, only so miles
east Of the Latvian border, on q
1872 miles front and captured kiri-
shi. 60 miles southeast of Lenin-
grad, in twin drives apparently de-
signed to knockout the Nazi salient
before Leningrad and liberate the
Baltic states.
MOP UP REMNANTS
Still another Russian force was
mopping up the last remnants OF
the battered German garrison at
the western end of the Taman
Peninsula opposite the Crimea -
thus completing the liquidation OF
the Nazi bridgehead in the north
west Caucasus.
The Russians crossed the river
which varies in width from 600 to
4200 feet - on rattS, Ill dsSdol6
boats and over pontoon bridges
under an umbrella of planes and
shells in the face of q witherlng
German artillery barrage from the
west bank.
The Germans used maSsed intan-
try and tanks but the Russians
beat off all counter-attacks and
steadily deepened and Wldened
their bridgeheads.
South Preyaslav alone. the RUS
slams killed more than 1000 Ger
mans in one day in repulsing
counter attacks, while another
formation in two days killed up to
1900. Several score German tanks
were disabled and burned and Red
air force planes wrecked another 20
German tanks, as well as 200 trucks,
! so railway cars, 10 tank cars and
four ammunition dumps. Thirty
two German aircraft were shot
/ down in combat.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-08
Amazing Easy Home Method

back IL not salts
fled. Don't suffer
10 u & q r. q g I
He M p E% today.
81 your druggist
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
Joint Committee Meeting
Held Yesterday To Plan
Postwar. Planning Program

submission to the FWA. Ray Kirk
patrick, of the puplic labor di-
vision of the Federal Works
Agency, assured me, when he was
in Key West, that several projects
that we need will be constructed
after the war. They include four
schoolhouSes, and the committee
will appreciate the presence at
Fridays meeting of the members
of the local School Board, so that
they can give us necessary parti-
culars about the congestions in our
schools and the necessity of build
ing other schoolhouses.
isTMr. Kirkpatrick told me we
should apply for another city
hall, larger sewer disposal plantS.
and a much larger hospital than
the one that shortly will be built
for the City of Key West"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
MOI. Gen.
Rolph Royce

Yesterday morning the COM
mittee, representing the city and
the committee appointed by the
local Carpenters Union, held a
joint meeting in the Carpenters
Hall to make further arrangements
for postwar planning in Key
West.
II was decided to call general
meeting to be held next Friday
night in the county court house, TO
which is invited all civic bodies in
Key West, city councllmen and
county commissioners and the
public generally.
Representatives. 81 the CITY at
the meeting sSesterday were Paul
G. AIbury and Gerald Saunders.
John Carborielb the other qnneui-
Der of the committee, left for Tai
lahasseer Saturday might. The Car
penters, Union committee. com
prised Clarence Higgs, chairman;
Vernon MickIeberry, Fred Weech,
Errold Sawyer anr James Porter.
Mr.. Higgs said today that the
two committees are particularly
anxious that representatives from
the Kew West Chamber of Com
merce, the county commission and
the city council and Mayor Willard
M. Albury be present at the meet
ing Friday evening.
eve have no time TO lose" MIR.
Higgs said, "and / hope arrange
ments will be made Friday night
so that we can Immediately APP
ply, as an organized body, to the
headquarters of the Federal Works
Agency in Washington for appli-
cations and general particulars as
to the way we should proceed to
perfect our postwar plans for
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
COMBINING

ABILENE. Kan.-On the second
day after Kenneth Rich joined
the Army he came down with
scarlet fever. After recovering he
was sent home for three week s
quarantine period. When he re-
turned, he was sent to the army
hospital for a check-up. after
which he was transferred TO Cali
fornia and placed in the customary
quarantine. Just as this period
ended, a soldier came down with
spinal meningitis, and so Rich.
with his entire outfit, was quaran-
tined. In his entire two months, he
spent only one dayson duty. $50
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
Moro Than 1000 Tons Of
Bombs Turned Loose Over
DOrtnund And Ruhr VALLEY
Mayor Albury Leaving For
Miami To Confer With
FWA Regarding lncinerator

The development of the efforts
of Mayor Willard M. Albury to OBJ
tain grant to construct an incin-
orator in Key West has reached
SO encouraging a stage, the mayor
this morning requested the city
council to call meeting for to-
morrow night to consider the pro-
position in detail.
The meeting will be held in
City Hall, beginning at o'clock,
and, Immediately after its con-
olusion, Mayor Albury will leave
for Miami to confer, on Wednes-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
JAPS UTTERY
OVER THREAT OF
BEING BOMBED
CLAIM THEY WILL GIVE UP
THEIR LIVES IN DEFENSE
OF THEIR HOMELAND, RUN.
HEAD-LoNG INTO ENEMY
tBy Assoe,at.d ps.s.,

tBy AssOciafed Pressp
WASHINGTON. Msy 24.-Jit.
ters of the Japs. over the threat
ened invasion of Japan. are
growing apace daily. judging by
retordafions here of broadcasts
over Radio Tokyo.
The latest threat from Tokyo,
heard here today, came after
the speaker said that Japan is
keenly aware that it can be raid
ed from the air, but he warned
Allied bombers that there are
thousands of Jap flyers who are
ready to give up their lives to
protect their homeland from
bombings.
These flyers will run head
on into any enemy planes that
attempt to bomb Japan" the
spokesman stated. They will be
proud to give up their lives in
such a cause he concluded.
Comment here was that Japs,
many times during the war,
have tried to run head-on into
American planes but the Japs
were Blasted out of the air be-
fore they could accomplish their
purpose. The same thing, it was
stated, can be done !, by Allied
flyers when. they bomb. Japanese
cities. ~ IS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
approximately Ore Thou
sand BOnbers TOOA
Part In Attack MADE
Last Night


LONDON. Ma 24.-The great
est air raid Of ire war. On the
basis Of the tonnage OF bounbs
6roEFed. was carried cut last
night On L,0rImund and the Hurr
Valley by the Royal AIR FoECs-
More than 1000 tons Of boubz
were dropped. and returning
Eilots reported that columns OF
smoke assembled as high as 1890
feet and tongues of flame licked
the sky AT a height Of more tEsn
600 feet. FLAMES were stiu VS.
IDLE to pilots when they has
covered mare tran 100 miles On
their return "trip.
Approximately LOO bombss
took part in the raid. and the
British Air Ministry rePorisd
that three cut Of every fur
bombers were four moiorsd-
Tn rfY-eisht plsnes were lest
most of them shortly after the
raid started
When the raid started oze
flyer said. the snti-airesaft Ers
WIS the fiercesf I have ever seen.
but after the explosion Of fsz
blockbus,ers and super -blo-k-
busters. nearly ali the guns rszz-
ed firing. Every blockbustsr
was en- 'ezrfhgusi<e'. and suus
CT anything else had little
chsn1e orsrsfina IN such dsEss
isiinH EXPLOSIONS Tire c1ncE-
ions were 80 great my plan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24

day morning. with L. L. Hackney.
head of the Federal Works Agency
in this area.
Mayor Albury received a letter
yesterday from Mr. Hackney, re-
questing the mayors presence IN
Miami Wednesday to confer on the
proposal to erect the incinerator.
To what extent the applica-
ton has Zeen considered by the
Federal Works Agency" Mayor
Albury said today, Il do not know,
but / believe il is sufficiently
promising for the council to take
formal action on il.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
CHANGE NEEDED

PUEBLO. Col-When Lisieus-
szuieusszesszes Willihiminizzissi-
telzii HurrizzesstuZzi applied fg
[. job at the Pueblo Andnanoe De
pot, he was told everything was
O. K, except his Siamese name
and that he would have 10 change
that. He did, TO Leo Ward.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
MANY EXPECTED TO
ATTENDPAN-AMERICAN
PRESS MEET I'M CUBA

Judging by the favorable re-
sponseS thus far received. there
will be large representation at
the second national and Pan
American press congress to be
held in Havana from June to II,
inclusive.
The purpose of the congress is TO
promote the most representative
assembly possible of the press in
this hemisphere. in order to faci-
litate an exchange of views re-
garding the moral and material is
sues that affect the press as a We
hicle of public opinion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
Y. WPB Report Emphasizes
Importance Of Florida
Sponge In War Effort
Pat Cannon And Other
Officials Are Instru-
mental In Establishing
Fact
Washington Correspondent
of The Key West Citizen)

of The Key West Cifizen)
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May "a.
"A War Production Board re-
Port today emphasized the i'm,
portance of the Florida sponge
in the war effort.
Earlier the WPB had declared
that synthetic material was
equally as good as sponses. but
this position was assailed by
Representative Pat Cannon and
other members of the Florida
delegation. After they presented
new information as to the use OF
sponges the WpB backed wa
ter. and today reported.
Best known to the public
through their household uses.
sponses have long been vastly
important in arts and industries
and now are serving variety OF
wartime purposes. Surgical op-
eraiions and the cleaning of
many instruments and machines
of war require the absorpiive.
ness. durability and softness
found only in sponges.
The Florida delegation. after
obtaining a ten to IA per cent
increase in the price ceiling of
sponges recently. also is attempt
ing to gain a relaxation in the
Coast Guards night time fish
ing ban which would permit
much greater operations.
Meanwhile fewer sponqes
were sold in the Tarpon Springs
Exchange. center of the u. S.
sponge business. in 1912 than in
any other year in the history of
the Exchange. according to Har-
old L. Ickes. co-ordinator of fish
cries.
Only 1920 pounds. worth
SI.700.247. were sold in the Elk
change last year. in contrast TO
100000 to 100000 pounds in good
years. Demand for sponges is
SO great that this small crop
commanded a higher price than
any since the Exchange was or
ganized.
The scarcity is due TO short
age Of experienced divers. who
Continued on Page Threel
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CHINESE GIRL CALLS
CHOP SUEY PET DISH
lBy Assoeiated s,res.l

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May
24-Mai-Mai SEE. daughter of a
former Chinese ambassador to
the United States, has azfavor-
lite American dish 4
Its chop suey,ss she said on a
recent visit here Second choice
is hamburger.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
BLASTING JAps OUT OF POCKETS

MELBOURNEThe few remaining Jsps Atu being blast
ed of their rocky pockets American artillery shere from
wahps and American bombs dropped flight of IS
Jap fighter bomber planes today American
Aft but they driven off after their nubE
dove into the with smoke and flames streaming from their tails
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
ELEPHANT HELPS
In SCRAP DRIVE
Nv Associa,ed Pressl

ASHEVILLE. NJ. c., May "a
Betsey, an elephant at the zoo
here, possibly with the scrap
metal drive in mind reached
over the fence of her pen and
snatched the top off an automo-
bile parked nearby.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
LATE BULLETINS
MUssoLINI MAssINc MEN
tBy Associafed Pressl

LoNDoNRado Rome recorded by the British Broadoastns
Corporation said today that Non mobzed 100000
along the against Allied
The radio said also that Musso had appealed Hitler
guns. large small to Italy
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
NUMEROUS PHONES

NEW YORK.-There are about
q, 500, 5000 telephones in the Unit
ed St9tes, with 100000 listed
in New York City alone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
KILLED I'm TRAIN WRECK

ATLANTIC CITY-Theen persons eight and five
killed wreck last night shortly after 10 o'clock
with s0o aboard left here for Jersey City end four of
sharp The engineer said have exceeded
he speed limit for trains passing along the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
cEsTApo CHIEF RECALLED

TALLhfASSEE.-Governor Holland expected
cigarettes
effect July and period of
annually. Representative of
the
WI be continued in the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-24
BIG JAP ARMY ADvANc1Nc

Jap divisions gradually advancing
this city according official information released
of the army little than zoo miles
other about 800 miles American Chinese
the jap forces.