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Evening star., 1943-04-19
High Court Dismisses
Appeal on Price Cut
OF Electric Bulbs
New Jersey Firm Charged
Slash Was Ordered to
Drive Out Independents

By the Associated Press..
The Supreme Court dismissed to-
day an appeal from decision which
declined to direct the General Elec-
trio Co. of Schenectady, N. Y, and
the Westinghouse Electric & Man
ufacturing Co. of Bloomfield, N. j.,
to abolish % per cent reduction in
the retail price of the 40, SO and
60 watt incandescent lamps.
Dismissal was ordered on the
authority of previous Supreme Court
decisions. There was no written
opinion.
Monopoly Aim Charged.
Seeking reinstatement of the
higher prices. the Jewel Incan-
descent Lamp Co., Inc, of East
Newark, N. j., contended the reduc-
ton was ordered for the obvious
purpose of driving the independent
lamp manufacturers out of business
and for the ultimate purpose of sub
jecting the public, for years to come,
to arbitrarily fixed high prices
which thus would become possible
by the complete elimination of all
competition"
An antitrust suit against General
Electric and Westinghouse was filed
by the Justice Department, Janu-
ary 27, 194l. The companies were
charged with acquiring monopoly
in the manufacture, distribution
and sale Of incandescent electric
lamps.
After the trial had continued four
days, the Jewel firm said, The
court announced that the cause
would be adjourned, at the request
of the War Department. Because,
assertedly, q continuation thereof
would or might interfere or hinder
the war efforts Of General Electric" j"
Bread and Butter" Lamps
Later, General Electric and West
inghouse were said to have an
nounced a reduction from 13 cents
to 10 cents per lamp, effective Sep
tember /, 1912
This simultaneous price reduc-
tion," the Jewel company said, was
pointedly limited to the 40, so and
so watt lamps-"the bread and but
ter" lamps of the independent lamp
manufacturers
The Jewel company sought to in
tervene in the litigation and to
have the higher prices restored.
Both were denied by the Federal
District Court for New Jersey, which
said there Is no suggestion as to
how the public could be identified
in case the Jewel Co. should fail
to sustain its position"
Evening star., 1943-04-19
'y the Associated Press,


HARTFORD, Conn, April ia
message from Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur to Mrs. Adele H. Wainwright
today highlighted ceremonies con-
Quoted by the Connecticut Legisla-
ture in honor of her husband. 1t.
Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, hero
OF Bataan and Corregidor now .
prisoner of the Japanese at Formosa
God grant that before too long
we may have him back in our ranks.
an honored soldier who did his dutv,'
said Gen. MacArthur's message, ca
bled from Australia.
The rolls of no State in the
Union are emblazoned more hero
lcally than those of Connecticut and
no name shines more brightly on
that great scroll than that of Gen.
Wainwright"
Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin handed
Mrs. Wainwright the Legislatures
resolution expressing to her husband
and his men Connecticut's heart
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Nelson Backs Report
OF Truman Committee
On Ship Plate Policy
Investigators Announce
They Will Accept No
Excuse for Fraud
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
In a report concurred in by
WPB Chairman Donald M. Mel
son, the Truman War Investi-
eating Committee said today it
would accept no excuse for
fraud upon the Government by
any industrial firms failure to
comply fully with chemical and
physical requirements in tests
of plate steel.
Charging some steel company of
ficialS. who were not Identified had
"resorted to gossip and rumor' to
suggest that there had been a 35 per
cent slump in steel production be-
cause of the committees exposure of
faxed inspection tests, the commit
tee said it had asked all producers
OF steel plate to report any reduc-
ton which they attribute to the re-
quirement that they comply with
Government specifications"
Report Filed in Senate.
The report, filed in the Senate by
Senator Mead, Democrat, of New
York said Government agencies are
studying the facts to determine
whether it was safe to lower steel
plate specifications.
Unless and until they find that
it is safe to reduce their specifca-
tions, the committee and all Gov
ernment agencies expect that the
steel plate furnished will be in ac-
cordance with specifications the
report said.
1t added that where elements of
Judgment existed such as in the
physical inspection by visual ex-
animation for ripples and lamina-
ton, the committee agrees with
Mr.. Donald Nelson that care should
be taken to exercise the judgment
properly and not to be unnecessarily
rigid"
Not Applicable to Exact Tests.
This does not apply, the committee
said, to chemical and physical tests
that are capable of exact ascertain
ment
In this connection, the committee
recalled that Mr.. Nelson recently
telegraphed steel companies that in
| spectors should not be too strict,
where questions of judgment are in
volved.
Mr.. Nelson desires to make it
clear the report said, that the
telegram did not mean that specil1-
cations subject to exact ascertain
ment should be disregarded. He has
requested the committee to include
in its report statement that he has
read and concurs in the report
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Slum Rents
Continued From First Page)

2442. 2444, 2446, 244s, 245o, 2452, 2454
and 2456.
James Morris Woodward. Nos
922, 924, e26 and 928.
John w. Hardell, Nos 2426, PAPA p
PAPA.
D. Connor & Son, No. 2420.
H. G. Smithy Co.. No. 2418.
FENTON COURT. between North
Capitol, First, K and L streets NV:
Thomas P Brown, Nos. l, 3, 312
25 81, %, 81. 33.
Charles S. Shreve, Nos. 5, 5l2, 7
8. IL.
H. H. Carter. No. liz
'Hohenstein Bros, Nos. 13, Is, 40
Woodbridge Realty Co.. Nos. IT
l9, 81.
R. A. Humphries, Nos. 35, 80, Al
43, As, AZ, 69, II, 73, Is, II, "a, 36
20. ~, "A. 4S, 80, 81, SO, 1909. Also
agent for No. 81.
Floyd E. Davis, Nos. ST. 81.
Waggaman & Brawner, No. IS.
Edgar A. Miller, Nos. %, 30 and
80.
George I. Berger, 38, 46,
Frank Sander so.
FREEMANS COURT, between
Sixth, Seventh, N and o streets
NV:
Floyd E. Davis, Nos l, 2, 3, 4
e02, 604, COG, 6O8.
Francis A. Blundon Co., Inc. Nos
s07, 6o9, Gil.
Charles w. Garner, Nos. 613, 615
GIT.
PHILLIPS COURT between Twen-
ty-fourth, Twenty fifth, l. and M
streets NV:
Guaranty Realty, Inc, 2460, 2462
2464, 2466, 2468, 2470, 2472, 2474
2476, 247S 248O, 24S2, 2484, 2486
248S, 249O. 2492, 2494, 2496.
TEMPERANCE COURT, between
Twelfth, Thirteenth, T and U streets
NV:
Myrtleo Bell. Nos. l922-194O.
A. E. Gaskin, Nos. 19l1-19l7.
H. H. Carter, Nos. 1910-1920.
The houses on Temperance Court
were reported by Inspector Black
stone Smith of the Bureau of Sani-
tary Inspection of the Health De-
partment. The other houses were
reported by c. w. baltimore, also an
inspector.
Evening star., 1943-04-19

Eastman continued, "is putting at
our disposal "a tractor trailer We
hicles which will be so equipped that
records can be made of speed, dis
tance, time, brake applications and
the number and duration of opera :
ton in overdrive gears Other in
struments will be used to record rub
Der loss through tread wear and
heat.
"Of the "a vehicles, 6 will oper-
ate under a speed limitation OF 35
m.p.h., 6 under speed limita ton
OF 40 mp.h. and IL under a speed
limitation OF IS m.p.h. In the latter
group a comparison will be made
between two different qualities of
tires"
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Cut in Charter Rates
Would Revise Policy,
Ship Lines Contend
House Group Is Told
Vessels Served Nation
By Red Sea Voyages
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The House Merchant Ma
rine Subcommittee investigating
charter rates earned on voyages
to the Red Sea in 1941 was told
today that any compulsory re-
vision of the earnings below what
the vessels admittedly could have
earned in their normal. trade
would violate public policy enun-
ciated by Congress in the Mer-
chant Marine Act.
A brief filed with the committee by
the American Merchant Marine In
stltute, Inc. said that stripped of
irrelevant arguments and distorted
facts, the evidence before you leads
inescapably to the conclusion that
the shipping companies who rem
dered a real service to the country
by entering the Red Sea arrange
ments have been subjected to an un-
justified attack"
The institute, an organization of
the Nations principal shipping lines.
ll1CluuCS lIso lliCLllDSl0 Ol
the 10 companies participating in
the Red Sea voyages carrying criti-
cal war material for the British.
Charter hire for the total of 80 voy-
ages by 81 vessels, the committee was
told, amounted to $31 1854 1888 for the
outbound voyage, and profits earned
on the round trips amounted to
S26,874,176.
Lease Lend Paid for Hire.
The charter hire was paid out of
iease-lend funds.
TN the Merchant Marine Act"
the institute brief asserted, Con
gress adopted fundamental law by
which it hoped to create and main
tain a privately-oWned and oper-
eted American merchant marine,
sufficient for purposes of commerce
and defense
.''If this subcommittee wishes to
adhere to the policy enunciated by
this act, it must not disturb the COM
pensation paid for services per-
formed pursuant to a fair and equit-
able bargain"
1T is the duty of this subcommit-
tee to find that the rates fixed for
the Red Sea voyages are not subject
to adjustment" the brief said. "and
1t is its further duty to report for the
record that in the light of all the
circumstances, the attack upon the
ship owner is unjustified and dis
service to the people of this coun-
try"
Owners Agreed to Reduction.
Although going market rates for
the Red Sea amounted to 81 or
more per cubic foot, the brief said,
the ship owners, in negotiations
with the British and with the Mari
time Commission acting as inter-
mediary, the ship owners agreed to
accept only IS cents, and this figure
later was reduced to so cents.
Asserting that the real issues in
this matter have been clouded by the
injection of irrelevant arguments
and by distortions of facts and
figures, the brief said committee
counsel ''misled this entire investi-
cation by high lighting the depre-
ciated book value of the vessels en-
gagged in the Red Sea operations"
In fixing rates for ships, it was
argued, the only fair basis to con-
slider is their earning power at the
= time and the value of services rem
dered lis properly determined by
the market rates prevailing at the
time the contracts were made"
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Richmond Pitcher Fears
He's Frozen in War Job

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, April 19.-Guy
Fletcher, pitcher for the Richmond
Colts, went to Newport News today
to try to learn whether or not he
was frozen in his job with the
Newport News Shipbuilding &,
Drydock Co.
Winner of 13 games for the Colts
last season, Fletcher hopes to learn
whether the War Manpower Com
mission order of Saturday will keep
him from quitting his job as an
employe in the payroll department
OF the company to play baseball this
summer.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Count Fleets Injury Slight;
Leaves for Kentucky Derby

jury when he was walked for 10
minutes around the barn.
Two other Hertz horses, neither
Derby eligible, will accompany
Count Fleet to Louisville. Trainer
Don Cameron said Count Fleet would
be entered in no races at Louisville
prior to the Derby. Only workouts
will be scheduled for him.
Travelling in the same car with the
Count on the lis train will be Allen
Simons' Blue Swords which ran a
Well-heaten second to the Hertz
standard-bearer in the Wood.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
House Leaders HOPE
For Final Vote Today
On Farm Supply Bill
Heated Debate Expected
On RuruI EIectrificution
And Crop Insurance

With the S7o7 04O,844 Agriculture
Department supply bill going into
its fifth day of debate, House lead
ers were hopeful of bringing the
measure to final vote today and
sending it on to the Senate.
At least two phases of the con-
troversial bill-rural electrification
and crop insurance - promised to
bring forth heated debate, and per-
haps delay final passage.
Some members of the House have
Indicated they wished to speak on
behalf of the Farm Security Admin
istration, but they stand to be ruled
out on point of order. The bill
makes no provisions for FSA, and
hence no debate could be held under
the rules outlined last week.
May Restore REA Estimates.
Meantime, Representative Rankin
Democrat, Of Mississippi, announced
he was prepared to submit amend
ments restoring the budget estimates
for REA, both for loans to farmers
and for administrative purposes.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee cut fREA request for loans
from $30,OOo,OOO to $4,000 900 and
its administrative budget from ST.
477,5l0 to $2,258,00O.
Mr.. Rankin said it was "unthink-
able" that the committee had ap-
propriated s707 ,04O, ,844 for all agri-
cultural purposes and cut the rural
electriflcation program to only $2O,-
600, 900 when farmers all over the
Nation are begging for the pro-
gram"
An attempt is expected to be made
by administration supporters to
forestall the abolition of regional
agricultural credit corporations
Secretary Of Agriculture Wickard
has urged revival of the program
for making loans on critical war
crops.
May Debate Soil Conservation.
Private lending agencies, some OBJ
servers point out, maintain they
have enough money to meet all de-
mandS for loans to farmers.
Also slated for debate is the sec
ton reducing the Soil Conservation
Service budget from $2O,OOO,OOO to
s17o0o,o00, the amount appropriated
for Interpretations, including DEM
onstrations and technical advice to
trainers.
The administration Saturday re-
celved its first setback since intro
duction of the bill last Wednesday
when the House wrote into the
measure a provision barring use of
any funds for incentive payments to
farmers. The amendment, spon-
sored by Chairman Cannon of the
Appropriation Committee, prevents
revival of s10O,0Oo,0OO program
asked by President Roosevelt sew
eral months ago.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
ODT to Test High Speed Effect
On rucks in Baltimore Runs
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, April 19.-Gov.
OConor said today he had been ad-
vised by Joseph B Eastman, director
OF the Office of Defense Transporta-
ton, that test of the effect of the
35-mlle-an-hour speed limit order
on the, transportation services of the
Nation will get under way April 20.
Mr.. Eastman said that the tests
would be conducted between Balti-
more and Burlington, N. c.. uring
the vehicles of Associated Trans
port. in connection with their regu-
lar operations between those two
points.
"The transport cOmnany" Mr.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Flyer Decorated Aouin

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, April 10 (P.-A
28-year- old squadron leader. Lance
Wade of Tucson, Ariz, holder of the
British. Distinguished Flying Cross
with bar and top scoring pilot in
western desert operations with 2e
planes, received the second bar on
his DFC, the Raj announced today
Wade was former Eagle Squad
ron member.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
GuoyoquiI Welcomes
Wallace From Quito
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, April 10.
Vice President Wallace arrived
this morning from Quito and re-
ceived spontaneous demonstration
He rose at 6 am. to take the
plane from Quito after remaining
at an embassy reception until 1:30
am.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Earlier Story on Page A-IO.)
ha

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 1e.-Showing
no trace either of soreness or infec-
ton, Mrs. John D. Hertz Count
Fleet, heavy favorite for the Ken
tucky Derby, will be shipped to
Louisville today as scheduled.
Count Fleet, which suffered hoof
injury in winning the Wood Memoir
lal Saturday, seemed perfectly sound
today. Removal of a surgical dress
ing revealed no sign Of infection nor
did the Derby choice favor the in
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Rubber From Charcoal

The Bulgarian government will
sponsor a new factory to produce
synthetic rubber from charcoal by
q new process.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. April 10 tP.--National
Association Securities Dealers. Inc:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-26

handed him tho Iced pineapple
Juice, abrupt concern swept tho
provocative teasing light from her
face, you're alex ngalnl"
Ito explained bitterly that II
was The work he'd done, Ito
wanted n got II cut and
the broke IN eagerly IN do
tho tipping I'm marvellous nj hunt
ard peck You dictate"
Ito Refused at frat, but event.
ually tried II ITO found tho
method worked and warmed 10
hin task, Hope lifted him He'd
get tho reports out All right this
way,
Alliaon typed .0bodlently NJ first,
but gradually her riaing interest
broke Into questions, The picture
Of his mission began 10 take form
for her, Ito answered h0r quGas
tIona readily Told her Of tho
estimated amount Of quicksilver
10 be found IN tho volcanic tauiGhG
highlands Of tho huge mining
and transportation system ready
10 bo hurled Into tho country tho
moment Gulche permission WIN
given,
"YOull gCt II, I, know you Will"
aha Aald, Excitement Waa like q
trance on her "iIenald6 Will help
YOU"
II wal late but ahc insisted on
finishing WnGn thu reports were
done, Hhe put away tho types
writer and moved back chair and
table, turning out Tho bright typ
lng lamp The small night lamp
by his he'd WaR u feeble glow
In tho flooding lnO0nllgh Az her
silhouette moved by tho open vim
dow t0Wnfd lllR empty glaBe, he
had again tho swift impression
that she waa cay debuLAnt6 a.
n club dance,
i8he was muFmuFlng peacefully,
"irull moon mahes tho jungle r6Ats
leaH, 10 many f0isGA tonight,
Mules stamping around, Indians
stamping around, Tho trees shols'
Inc around
MAKE YOU n6rv0llaP" he asked,
She paused b6Alde him, Rlaag
| IN hand "Nerv0uap" ghe echoed
w0nd0FlnGly, why ahOlild thGyf
Illght AZ the moment love them
ILL"
10 searched the whitG oval Of
ter face turned 80 10 him, She
meant II. "YOu'TH q miracle
woman" he Told her, "And Thanks
ioF everything"
nhe Started 10 anHwer him, tiien
broke on 10 Iist6n, her face stiIl
llft0d n hla, 10 was only tht
N0uFid Of Footsteps on tho hard
wood of the hall, but tie rhythm
ol Ilpa movement waa wrong :.
Ilnl,l0r than HenaId0 not TN
aIllbeFlgsa step Of q servant
A taiL aI6ndaf nguTe ~ ilNhl
eIlk. boots nHd Sun helmet moved
lIIto I|Is oDaN eoofWaf Galialf
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lBY JOHN c. FLEMING 6 LOIS EBv

| but was content 10 mold herself 70
the Jungle. She had q qualify OF
rceeptiveneSs, that's what she had
that essentially feminine Key.
note 10 eternally lacking IN most
women.
IIc not hold Of his thoughts by
main force then, realizing ned
been about 10 compare her with
hls tlanoec, And Lila Grad
ually no was able 10 concentrate
on his reports,
Ito worked nj flrSt with nh.
sorbed speed Tho mule train Ro-
Inn out with ohlelo would be- the
last chance 10 start tho reports
10 tho New York Once before no
made hia next attempt 10 persuade
tho QulchU chief 10 open up hm
mercury mines. 10 wanted theNo
reports complete, IN caae no didn't
come out of thu Qulcha country
thin time, thu company would
have nil data nj hand and could
carry on tho campaign for TIM,
mines without loaa OF time
Tim0
HiB fingers moved faster ever
tho keys, There was 40 damnhbly
little tlm0 and the need Of the
mines VIVA no great Ito felt u
frnHh wave VI impntlenoo burn
through him Ito cured hlH stupid
fever II hc could only start hack
tomorrow For n minute hN played
+, with thu Idea, Why not riak w
Ito might make II, Ito might hO
able 10 prove 10 The chief that
no had bHen framed, Ito might
Dut cold logic smashed hiA
wIbhfui thinking, Ito wna already
trembling with Tho effort Of d half
hours typlnR, Ills head fclt llght
and dlEsy No, h0 would be
throwing away Tho ono chance OF
accomplishing his mission II IN
went on halt-G0cked better 10
walt VII IIenald0 hnd ilnlbhed the
chlol0 boiling, ami madG the trip
10 tho nav grove, Then he had
promised 10 80 With him And
ilOnald0'B friendship with The Fos
mote old chief would b. thu ono
hope OF explaining The Auhpi6l0n
pinned on Barry IN their llnf0Fs
LlnntN first encounter
iIlB fingers ware stumbling over
the keys now, hitting moro wrong
kGyE than right, tie pushed back
hia rude chair and cr0h6ed the
low. rooted room 10 pllgh Lho win
dow Open further, Ito clntGhed
The glll for support and struggled
tn his breath m no looked nut
nj Tho moon flooded clearing Of
the esthnclm, Cured fever maxi
Inv n w0akllng out OF y man IN
n couple OF weeksl
A knock sounded on hla door,
And NJ hb invitation, Allison en-
tered,
TtHnald0 didn't come" sh6
innrmuFed WIekedly, no ! bFollsht
'ou your drink" But ~ she
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LILA
CHAPTER XIX

wl,s moon was full--a brilliant,
luminous disk moving through the
WARN blue OF the troplc sky, the
breeze was warm. Even the towering
depths on the jungle SEEMED pulSing
with some dark, vibrant elixir OF
life. .,,.,
harry, strolllng beside Allison
anr0as tho clearing from the ln-
dian huts, gave n sigh OF I'm.
patlence. In I'LL this vital, urRcns
rushing OF nature he felt himself
tlle ono fixed, helpless point,
s,fta been nine days since ] Rot
back from tho Quiche country, v
NJ nuttored. y can't sit around
f0fover.v
Allison lifted The soft ilared
ekiFl OF her evening gown 10 leap
d puddle. "aenaldo says you arc
4 very strong man " you can
threw on the kind Of fever you
rot In two WEEKS"
barry IGNORED tho reminder,
sT1I ~ Ali right II ] take u slow,
1loW ef,On do you expect 10 have
Tie ahlcie ready for HhlpmentP"
Iha glanced involnntnFily TO-
wards The limo OF cooking watts IN
kiie fleep shadows Os Tho jungle,
s,rOmoFTow," she said, "or ~
latest che next day"
They went up the HtepB 10 the
vofnnlin, BhH crossed 10 let
down tho bamboo screen ana
called a servant,
"IIaye her brlng my drink 10
nv bedroom, will your" Barry
asked. u want ~ get out soma
reports ~ Bend bnpk 10 head
QllnFlsFe With Tho ehlclN train"
a0h, bother rep0rth" cried Al
Ngoli, Vita such lovely night"
The hanging lamp above her made
n fnoitali AllreOlH 0l her cropped
haIr, She looked like u pnInpered
dfbutnnlo III her black Wlsp Of
d dPees and her RlHaming iewOh
"Ali right then" hh0 flung o'lE
With 3 p0utlng smile, III lnt
1senaldo whisper beautiful Moth
iiiae 10 me-
nm bst he cnn do H." grlnnnd
Barry. "Bee you Nh breakfast >
ii9 vent 10 his roobm, tho grln
lingering on his face, N VIM n
constant source ~ surprise 10 him
how tblB aut0erntln lItllG darling
of society could adapt hers6lf 10
this hnathen mode Of existence
NJ had geen Dther women try ~
10 II md fall - women with far
mufe strength OF ohaFnCtHr, more
ljgiee, What VIVA the diifeFFnce2
A certain feasibility, he decided,
NJ he brought out his small pOrts
hhie typewriter and found u suit
nl5lg low table. ghe had no strain
DF drudge over the IoAs OF her
fortune, Dlla WnB not making the
alLaInnA "a innld The lIlnRln u her,
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~ n her being there w0re On
ordinary, not an imp6eqiblC thing
ah0 smiled across tho iiO0nllt
room NJ the two standing together
In tho window,
'IIeli, dariingi" II was Mia's
(IO Bs Continued
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Two British Subs
Sink 8 Axis Vessels
On To-Day Patrol
Six Supply Croft,
Tanker and Naval
Auxiliary Included
re Associated Press

B, Re Associated Press.
LONDON, March 19.-Two
British submarines sank six sup
ply ships, a tanker and a naval
auxiliary en- a recent Today pa
troll in the Mediterranean, the
Admiralty announced today.
within 10 days two Of his
majesty's submarines operating in
the Mediterranean have sunk four
large enemy supply ships, tanker
Of medium size and a small supply
ship the Admiralty said in a COM
munlque. In addition, they de-
stroyed naval auxiliary and an
other small supply ship"
In addition, a minesweeper was so
severely damaged she had to be run
ashore.
Two Of the large supply ships, it
said. were torpedoed off Sicily while
they were westbound under escort of
two destroyers and a sloop. The
other two large supply ships were
sunk off Northern Italy.
The tanker was torpedoed of
Northwest Sicily, burst into flames
and blew up almost Immediately, the
Admiralty said.
All the others listed as destroyed
we're engaged by gurfire, including
two small supply ships and an anti
submarine vessel.