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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-04-23

daljeval, - ii prinesem sreco
Morda ii povem 0 -.
% dobri gospe il Moissele-
sa?
- Da, o dobri gospe.
- o, gospod, kako bonn sre-
cen, &c izpolnite svojo obljubo!
- In tudi 0 tvojem prijate-
% Claudinetu!
Decku so solze zalile oci.. Pri-
! je LIE Ramona "a roko in mu jo
poljubil.
- " moji odsotnosti delaj
pridno, - je dejal Ramon in
odsel.
Decek je ostal sam in zaman
je poskusal zopet citati.
Zasanjal Sc je. ....
Kako to, da je njegovo pri-
znanje tako globoko pretreslo
njegovega dobrotnika? Dolgo je
razmisljal q tenn, koncno je pa
legel in takoj zaspal. "
Toda vso noe je videl v sa-
njah dobro gospo in Claudine-
ia. Bill je ze dan, ko ;je Sc vedno
trdno spal. =
Nj torej slisal, kako je vsto-
pill Ramon Y popotni obleki in
Sc priblizal njegovi postelji. Nj
videl, da je stal nekaj casa pri
MEM in ga slednjic rahlo po-
ljubil ma cello. J
Tisti hip Sc je decek v spa
nju sladko nasmehnil; v sanjah
je namrec videl svojega dobrot-
nika, dobro gospo in Claudine-
ia; vsi so bill srecni in tudi on
sc Je smehlJal med mimi, OdgO-
varjajoc ma njihove smehljaje.
Ramon Sc je odpeljal il Bre-
sta v Pariz z nocnim brzovla-
kom. V Parizu nj odsel S ko-
lodvora domov, temvec Sc je od-
peljal v bliznji hotel, da bi sc
umil in preoblekel.
Zdelo Sc je, da ga je strah
minil. Dal Sc je voditi usodi.
ze zgodaj zjutraj je bill ma
severnem kolodvoru, odpeljal
Sc je vlakom do postaje, kjer
je cakal avtobus, XII je vozil V
Moisselles.
Ko Sc je vlak ze pomikal in
so Sc vrata vagonov@ zapirala,
sta vstopila v kupe, kjer je bill
Ramon sam, gospod in dana.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-04-23
zaplakal. Slednjic je sprawl il
sebe drhtecim glasom:

zaplakal. Slednjic je sprawl il
sebe z drhtecim glasom:
- Nekega vecera, gospod
nekega vecera ko sva Sc z gospo
dolgo pogovarjala, je nastal v
hisi polar Plameni so svi-
gall do salona, kjer sva sedela
Gospa Sc je onesvestila "a
eel sem klicati ma pomoc
Kar je planil pogumen nezna-
nee V ogenj in naju resil =.
Toda V hipu, ko sem stopil ma
tia, sta me pograbila in odnesla
moja moja svojca Sli
max in Panoufle. Sama sta mi
priznala, da sta ona diva "a
zgala hiso, da bi Sc mascevala,
ker Sc nisem hotel vrniti k nil
ma.
Ramon je prebledel.
- Kako Sc pa imenuje kraj,
kjer 81 bill?
- Moisseles, gospod, vasica
pri Parizu; tam je kaznilniska
kolonija in tia sem bill poslan.
- Moisselles!
- Da, gospod Povedal
sem vam vse po pravici ). Lab.
ko Sc sami prepricate, da 60
vorim resnico Dobro gospo
poznajo dalec naokrog. Pise sc
- in to je nekaj posebnega kar
sem vam hotel ze veckrat pove-
dati - pise Sc Helena de Pen
hoet.
- Helena de Penhoet! - je|
vzkliknil Ramon tako bolest-
no, da je Milcek yes prestrasen
odskocil. - Helena! ). To je
bila ona! ~ona! torejj
sem jo JAZZ resil il gorece hise,
ne da bi vedel, koga resujem,
ne da bi jo bill spoznal! !
Ona!
Yes il sebe je Ramon vstal in
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-04-23

zacel hoditi po sobi. Helena ia
ko blizu NIGGA! Helena, priza-
devajoca 81 odkupiti zloein ali
kdove ,morda samo hipno
zablodo !. s samozatajeva-
MEM in dobrimi deli >.
Kaj zdaj? Ali Sc maj takoj
jutri napoti k Mi in il porece
Odpuseanf ii vse je
pozabljeno ;. ljubim te!
Ali bo mogel Sc ostati brezcu-
ten? Zdaj ina pri sebi otroka.
In ze je kazalo, da DO nazadnje
cello pozabil, da je to otrok dru-
gega in ga DO znova vzljubil.
A Helena? Sc je kaj spre-
menila? Kaksne misli so il ro-
jile po glavi teh dolgih osem
let?
Kaj &c najde namestu odpu-
scanja in prerojene ljubezni
odpor in sovrastvo? Ia misel
mu je pognala vso kri v glavo.
Poklical je Milcka in ga "a
eel vprasevati o *'dobri gospe,' ~
kaksna je, kan je zahajala, kaj
je pocela in "a kaj Sc je zani-
mala.
Milcek Sc je spominjal sa-
mo nekaterih, slucajno ujetih
besed, ter linen d'Alboize in
Carmen. Zato je odgovoril sa-
mo:
- Plaka, moli in lajsa bedo.
Ramon je zaihtel in razpro-
strl roke. Milcek Sc mu je W.
gel V narocje, ne da bi 81 mogel
razlagati silno hrepenenje, XII
ga je nenadoma potegnilo k
Ramonu.
Dolgo sta Sc molce objemala
in njune solze so Sc pomesale.
Slednjic je Ramon izpustil dec
ka il objema in sram ga je bilo,
da Sc je dal premagati trenut-
nj slabosti.
Koncno je bilo videti, da Sc je
odlocil.
- Drago dete, sklenil sem
odpotovati "a nekaj dni.
- Odpotovati?
- Ma pot krenem jutri zju-
traj, ko boS Sc spal Vrnem
sc cez tri ali stiri dni In
>.
Ramonu Sc je tresel glas in
lie z najvecjo tezavo je zadrze-
val solze. - Morda, - je ma
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-04-23

por in Sc obrnil prijazneje k
Billardu, rekoc:
Moisselles so mi svetovali
kot zelo miren kraj, kamor bi
Sc lahko zatekel ma kratek od-
din in kjer bi me nihce ne mo-
til tako, da bi Sc lahko lotil de-
la, XII zahteva samoto in mir.
Rad bi tam najel ali kupil hiso.
Dalje prinodniic) -
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-04-23

1AA AASA S%ilI LNl q v lIlhoFo po'
mocjo bolnega decka il njiho,
viii rok in ga posljem sana.
torij, kjer ga bos lahko obisko.
val.
- O da, gospod, vem V
bolnici, kjer je re bill. All, bill
bi srecen, &c bi Sc mogel vrnitj
MO. Storite to zanj, gospod
- Storm, mic ne skrbi.
Tam Sc mu bo dobro 60.
dilo Kaj pa, &c ga ne bodo
hoteli sprejeti?
- Ia to poskrbim re JAZZ.
- Mexico, gospod, ga je po-
slal zdravnik V bolnico, We
liko, lepo hiso, kjer le6ijo otro-
ke brezplacno. Posetil sem ga
in povedal mi je mnogo lepe-
ga. Takrat sva trdno sklenila,
da sc nauciva delati da zapusti-
va pot najinih roditeljev in "a
cneva posteno zivljenje.
- Kako bi pa mogla to sto-
riti?
- Sklenila sva bila pobegni-
ii il komendijantskega voza,
cim bi Claudinet prisel il boil
nice.
- In nista storila tega?
- Nisem mogel cakati, da
pride IL bolnice pobegnil
sem sam, da bi mi ne bilo treba
sodelovati pri zlocinu, XII sta ga
pripravljala moi papa in ME
gov pajdas. Poskusil sem torej
storiti, kar sva S Claudinetom
nameravala. In usoda mi je po-
slala ma pomoC dobro gospo
- Dobro gospo?
Decek je povesil glavo in
zardel.
- Veste, gospod, to je stara
zgodba; in ko jo vam povem,
naibrz ne boste tako dobri
menoj -.
- Kaj hoces reci tenn?
- Bill sem obsojen, gospod.
- Obsojen?
Da, gospod, tribunal me jeI
bill obsodil ma jeco, kjer bi bill
moral ostati do svojega Fl. leta.
- Ubogo dete! - je dejal
Montlaur. - Zakaj 81 pa bill
obsojen? In kaksna je bila
tista dobra gospa, XII Mi govo-
ris? Povej mi vse po pravici,
nicesar mi ne smes prikrivati.
Ramon je pritegnil decka k
sebi in skoro nevede ga je ne
zno objel. Milcek mu je zacel
pripovedovati 0 svoji preteklo-
sti.
- All, gospod, bill sem sre-
cen! :. Use je bilo pozabljeno,
VISA preteklost, vse trpljenje,
samo ma Claudineta sem mislil.
Dobra gospa me je naucila cita-
ii in pisati; naucila me je tudi
ljubiti delo.
- A ona? -. kaj je delala
ona?
- Ona!
Decku Sc je naenkrat zmra-
Gil obraz in glas Sc mu je Zacel
tresti. Y duhu je zagledal svojo
dobrotnico, Sc vedno zamislj je-
no V zalni obleki.
- Ona. - je zacel pripove-
dovati. - Ona je bila zelo ne
srecna, gospod Morda je
bila bas zato tako dobra z ljud-
mi Neprestano je plakala
Molila je "a tiste, XII so il
storili mnogo hudega, pa jih je
vendar il vsega srca ljubila.
Kar je zagledal Ramon med
deckovim pripovedovanjem V
duhu Helenino podobo pred Sc
boj.
Tudi ona nosi morda veeno
zalno obleko, Cd donna zapode-
ma zena, in neprestano obzaluje
svoj greh, XII Sc il zdi neod-
pustljiv, a sodnik bi il ga bill
rad odpustil, ceprav jo je bill
tako strogo obsodil.
Cudni obcutki so obsli Mont
laura.
- Zakaj 81 pa zapustil tisto
damo? - je vprasal decka. -
Kako 81 Sc mogel vrniti k star
sem, XII 81 bill cd njih pobegnil !?
V odgovor je decek najprej
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-14
United States Only Real
Democracy Engaged in War

/ ign with the America Firsters
program. This is further complicat-
ed by the leading Republican can
didate for 1914, Wendell Willkie
taking a broad-minded. global view
point: while another spectacular
Republican. Clare Boothe Luce,
backed by untold millions, seems
to be for grabbing all We can for
ourselves.
Invasion or Strsnoulstion
Perhaps the most important po-
litical struggle will develop in con
nection with the policy TO be used
in bringing Germany TO her knees.
One group favors the immediate
invasion OF Europe and assume
that President Roosevelt is back
of these Immediate invasion plans.
BY Europe, | mean the invasion OF
the Continent itself. Taking Nor
way is not invading Europe. Ger
tainly. II this is not the intention
of the Roosevelt Administration,
1t has been deceiving the American
people. II is generally assumed
that the real invasion jumping off
points will be England. Norway.
Africa and Turkey. The invasion
may be centered at one point or
scattered over several points. | am
not a military man and am unable
to comment on this problem. do.
however, understand that the Ad-
ministration favors working 100 per
cent with Russia and England. This
means doing what Russia and Eng.
land want as they are in the major
ity. Hence, | admit that an inya.
sion may come at any time.
Some Republicans believe that
the immediate invasion program
would require an uncalled-for sacri.
flee on the part OF our people. In
this belief they may be backed by
majority Of the mothers and faith.
ers, sisters and sweethearts OF the
boys in the army. Furthermore, the
larger the army becomes, the more
sympathizers the Republicans will
have to their substitute strangu-
ization policy. rather than the Dem
ocratic invasion policy. These Re-
publicans might favor an invasion
Of Norway or Turkey In order to get
bombing fields; but their primary
object is to surround Germany and
her conquered countries with a
series of bombing fields in Russia,
Norway, England. Turkey and AT
RIGA, and gradually bomb the day
lights out Of Germany. They also
favor the same policy as to Japan.
AS a student Of political history. l
know it is inevitable that this prob
lem will get into United States
politics. &.
Uncertainty Results In Delay
All this will tend to delay a 100
per cent war effort until after the
1914 elections. These are only IS
months away and Is months will go
very rapidly. In view OF the un-
certainties and disagreements out
lined above. such delays are In
evitable. The nearer we approach
the time OF elections, the easier it
will be TO leave many decisions
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ONE sUccumss

Detroit. May 14-AP-The De-
troit Health Department said
that Is cases Of illness and one
death were reported after admins
tration TO children Of a laxative con-
tanning a foreign Ingredient. DR..
Joseph G. Molner, medical direc-
tor OF the department. said that In
all cases except one the medicine
wa given after publication OF q
warning last week by the manufac-
turers that shipments since March
| contained an element causing
nausea and vomiting
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-14
BY Roger W. Babson

Babson Park, Mass, May IL
First let US remember that the
United States is the only function
Ing constitutional democracy en-
gagged In the war. Neither China
nor Russia are democracies. Ger
tainly none OF the Axis countries
are democracies. England has no
written constitution although this
fact Is not necessary for my thesis
this week. Certainly England and
her Empire group are run on en-
tlrely different principles than is
the United States.
Al the above means that whether
we like 1t or net, World war II is
gradually bound TO get into poll
tics. Furthermore, the longer the
war lasts. the more il will become
Involved in politics. This is espe-
.cially true as fear OF American in
vasion or bombing disappears and
there is a general feeling that we
are bound to win. This is no re-
Election upon either the Republican
or Democratic parties, and least OF
all upon President Franklin d..
Roosevelt. Having once been pres
idential candidate myself want TO
definitely emphasize this point:
World War II is bound to get into
politics even II or any reader OF
this column we're President.
Japan or Germany First
The question OF whether we shall
first whip Japan or Germany. or
60 at them both $3.50, is already a
question OF politics. Many Repub-
licans, led by General Macarthur,
are for whipping Japan first. or at
least giving her $3.50 OF the dosage /:
while most Of the Democrats, led by
the President, are for whipping
Germany first. Furthermore, Sec
tionalism is a factor in this connec-
ton. The Pacific Coast is especially
fearful OF Japan; while the Allan
tic Coast 10 especially fearful Of
Europe. The great Middle West, led
by the Chicago Tribune is more
or-less noncommittal. Before Pearl
Harbor this great section OF the
country was largely isolationists.
Since then they have been very
loyal, but In their hearts often won
der what II is all about.
Then, this country is divided as
70 whether we are acting independ.
emily enough. Some seem to regret
that when pulling our chestnuts out
OF the fire we also are pulling out
England's. Personally. believe we
owe . tremendous debt Of gratitude
To England and am not at all sym
pathetic with this group Of "Amer-
lea Ffrstsrs." In order to save our
selves We are obliged to save Eng
land although We are not in this
war. per Sc, 70 save the British
Empire. II after the war a vote
should be taken on what we should
do for the British B6mpire, | am
afraid our good English cousins
would BE- disappointed. Therefore,
this has become more-or-less Of a
political football, with the New
Dealers lining up with the British
Empire and the Republicans play
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-14

archaeological board recently re-
ported that . thimblsful Of the
chemical. known as triethylene gly.
col and similar 10 anu-treeze,
sprayed into a large room such as
an army barracks. would kin all
the pneumonia and streptococcus
germs Eithiu a few minutes.
But scientists at the university
who developed the solution said II
not only will kin pneumonia ana
streptococcus germs, but also will
Kill influenza germs and probably
common cold germs. Furthermore,
the germs die instantly. they said,
For his research In developing
the solution. Dr. Oswald II. Rob
ertson, professor Of medicine at the
University. Was elected into the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-14

American Academy Of Sciences. He
was aided in his work by three col
leagues.
''Air borne germs are carried on
microscopic particles OF water
floating in the air" DR.. Robertson
explained. The solution attaches
Itself to these droplets OF water
and smothers the germs"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-14

present situation for q least sigh-
teen months longer. On the other
hand. all groups should remember
that this Global War is not going to
end so suddenly as did World War
|. The final end win be seen far
enough in advance so as TO allow
for discounting the event. There
fore. those interests now prosper
ing with the war will begin to H.
quidate before the eighteen months
are up; while those who are now in
the dog.house will be sticking their
heads out the door and feeling chip
pei likewise in advance.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-14

until after the elections. Certainly.
unless q real invasion takes place
fairly soon. Germany and Japan
cannot be conquered before Noyem-
Der. 1914. Therefore. il seems to
me as a statistician that we will
not have world peace until January.
l945 at the earliest.
What does this mean to my read
ers? Il means that farmers. wage
workers. transportation companies
and other groups which have been
prospecting from the war are justi-
fled in planning on a honeymoon OF
at least eighteen months longer. II
means that businessmen and IN.
vestors who have been suffering
from the war must continue in their
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-14
New Solution
to Kill Germs

Chicago, May TAP A neS
chemical solution. described as an
anti-sneeze mixture and which
when sprayed into a room will kill
pneumonia and other germs. today
was disclosed as the by-product OF
pneumonia research carried on for
the past four years by University
OF Chicago scientists.
The War Departments civilian
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-14
KILLED az CAR

Detroit, Mich, May IA ms
The death Of Claude +. Keys. IS.
when he was struck by an automo-
bile yesterday. brought the number
OF traffic fatalities In Detroit for
l9iS to SO. as compared to SO In
the same period last year.
Evening star., 1943-09-26

ternber 81 the 38 local theaters and
thu film exchanges which are bond
issuing agencies, had accounted for
$W5 $50 in sales, exclusive Of the
For Whom the Bell Tolls" premiere,
which crossed more than $1,000, 900,
1t was also announced that tomor-
row will be free movie day" at the
theaters selling securities, to any
one buying bond of any denomina-
ton at theater ticket offices.
In announcing that local bond
purchases to individuals have
amounted to only s16,800,000 or 49, 6
per cent of the goal set in that cate
CORY, Chairman John A. Reilly. of
the District War Finance Committee
urged renewed effort to meet the
quota by November 8, if the District
is to succeed in sponsoring a group
of carrier-ba planes slated to go
into battle bearing the official seal
OF the Capital City.
William M. Galloway, president of
Diplomat Cab Association, reported
his company is backing the attack
by purchasing $4,000 worth of bonds,
with a $25 bond going to each of
Evening star., 1943-09-26
War Bonds
Continued From First Page.)

the purchase of bonds would be a
tribute to them and would inspire
them to greater efforts as well.
This pledge, to be prominently
displayed in yards and factories
will be signed by the workers:
"On this Victory Fleet Day,
solemnly pledge that I will pour
into the production of ships fol-
victory so full a measure of my
muscle, mind and money that the
fighters of our United Nations viii
never lack war materials to blast
into oblivion the enemies of free
labor, wherever they may be found
The pledge, the Maritime Com
mission said, will also be broadcast
to the slave labor Of Europe "as
proof that America can out-produce
#snE system Hitler has to offer.".
In "a message, Adfftra1 Emory s.
Land, commission chairman, urged
the workers to carry on so that
your conscience will tell you at the
end OF the day I've done an honest
ing blow to the Axis: I have sup
Urging Washingtonians to speed
their bond buying. Granville Guide,
president OF the Washington Board
of Trade, asserted yesterday that
War bonds should have priority
over all forms of spending except for
bare essentials.
Mr.. Guide, first to put up his
money among 'Liberator Club"
members to buy q $35o,000 LIBERIA
tor bomber, said Is additional per-
sons had joined the eight who each
bought $1,000 bond Friday to in
augurate the businessmen's drive
Additional members, he said, are
Curtis E. McCalip, j. Milton Der
rick, Mrs. Leonora N. Logan, w. G.
Hill, Maj. j. M. Sanders, Charles B
Dulcan, Emerson Planck, George E
Mattingly, j. Wesley Buchanan, Jo-
seph Cherner, D. r. Collins, Will
liam J. Wohlforth and Herby H
Robertson. These bonds are series
E bonds, the sale of which is far be-
hind quota. A canvass of WASH
ington businessmen is being made
to secure the necessary $50 pur-
chaSers.
Proud to Join Club.
Mr.. Guide, who is chairman of the
special drive, said the Liberator
bomber purchase plan appears to
be most appropriate at this time
- am proud to be a member
of the Liberator Club and every
citizen should take pride in having
the privilege of buying a bond dur
ing the third War loan"
John j. Payette and Carter r
Barron, co-chairmen of the motion
picture industry's War Activities
Committee, said that through Sep
Evening star., 1943-09-26

Identifying types of vessels but we
had all seen the Liberty ships and
knew they were 10000-ton vessels.
So we tried to establish the size of
the ships we had seen for them from
Dixie Dunbar's ''rowboat" of 1000
tons, the smallest ship in the con-
;voy, to the transport vessels. -
I heard later that 1t was the same
way at intelligence headquarters at
Port Moresby. The Mitchells and
the Flying Fortresses were report
ing hits on scores of vessels. No
one could determine what had hap
pened out there, but they knew it
was something big.
There was a newspaperman from
Chicago grabbing every one as they
came out the door.
What did you get? What's your
name? Where do you live2"
Soon Gives Up.
He got too much. He must have
had SO ships sunk before he was
through He knew that wasn't right
and give up trying to get the story
that way.
AS many of our planes were
equipped with cameras for recon-
Nuisance, we knew there soon would
Evening star., 1943-09-26

knew it just wasn't the way those
intelligence reports put it.
That night at the Coral Sea Club,
the name we gave the hut which
served as the officers club, things
were different. Instead of sitting
around in separate groups at the
card table and the other corners of
the room, every one took his chair
to the middle, where we sat in a
circle.
All Tell Stories.
Every one had a chance to tell his
story and did so. Each one was in
formally given the floor for a few
minutes. We tried to straighten out
whose bombs had got what ships.
The pilots who had been unable to
get through the weather that after
noon were all frankly envious of the
ones who had taken off in the morn
ing. And the boys who had left in
the morning with an air of Here's
my pocketbook, may not be back"
were all telling how easy it was and
how much fun it had been. All the
ground officers were sitting on the
outer edge quietly absorbing every
thing that was said.
They all had to give young Mayo
credit. He was the youngest mem
ber of our squadron who had made
such a squawk at going off the
schedule of pilots to fly on the first
mission. Probably because he was
SO new out there, he was the only
one OF IL pilots to kick about going
on alert at the end OF a three day
period. The G. O. made him an
alternate and he got In on the fight
They all gave him credit. But they
all tried to keep him from knowing
IT. don't think they succeeded.
lTomoErcw-Ed Larner.l
Evening star., 1943-09-26
CHAPTER VIII.
BY CAPT. EDWARD CHUDOBA,
As Told to
NEnn UIrArArIHV
GEORGE KENNEDY,
Star staff Writer.

star stan writer.
Some Of the ground crew were
waiting in front of the revetment
where had parked my plane to take
me to the operations hut They be-
ban to buzz me right away as we
bumped along.
what happened?"
what did you get?"
I told them briefly that we got a
cargo vessel but that wasn't all for
the squadron by a long shot. In op-
erations the real questioning began
Our intelligence officers, Capt c.
S. Brown and 1t. Charles P. Mar
tin, and the Australian haison off,
Ger assigne7 to us, Capt. George
, Stevens, " - doing the questioning
and they We're rapidly going crazy
trying to get the score on what had
happened out there.
The operations room was very
small. It was crowded and it seemed
as though everyone was talking at
once.
How was it?"
'It was fun, no kiddin. Sky full
Of planes and all ours
How did you do?"
"Got big one right amidships."
Most Report Hits.
Most of our II pilots had reported
hits The intelligence officers were
trying to determine the tonnage
and the type of ships-also to eImi-
nate duplication.
We were far from experts at