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to a l2-foot width, just sufficient to
bring up heavy equipment.
Demolition Chief Axis Weapon.

DemOlltlOn was the chief AXIS
weapon against the advancing
Allies. Unit commanders reported
eight bridges had been blasted and
that strategically- placed heavy
artillery was shelling the most likely
of the bypass routes. The Allies
also found the mountain roads
heavily pitted and were experience
ing difficulty with motor transport.
In some sectors mechanical units
ceased to function entirely and food
and ammunition was brought up to
the front by mule train.
1t was evident that the closing
stages of the Sicilian campaign
were to be the most difficult, for as
the victorious Allied armies ad-
vanced the once thinly-spread Axis
forces became a compact mass with
a smaller and more advantageous
front to defend.
Possession of higher ground on
the slopes of Mount Etna and the
ridges abutting the Tyrrhenian Sea
gave Axis artillery, mortars and
machineguns command of the mar
row approaches over which the
Allies were travelling.
According to dispatches from
Sicily and broadcasts on the Rome
radio, the brunt Of the Axis defense
was being borne by German units.
Rome said fatty that all Italian
troops have been withdrawn be-
cause of the overwhelming superb
ority of the Allied forces.
Harold v. Boyle, Associated Press
war correspondent in Sicily, reported
that the Germans also were at
tempting to remove troops and
heavy equipment from the island
and had placed guns with a 2O-mile
range on the Italian mainland to
protect the retreat across the narrow
Strait OF Messina.
Movement OF small ships and
barges across the narrow passage
between Sicily and the toe of Italy
has been accelerated in the last few
nights, flyers based on Sicily re-
ported, and Allied air operations
against the traffic have been ac-
celerated.
Flyers said the Axis would find
the attempt very costly if it pressed
evacuation attempts further since
the moon Is nearly full.
At least 100 barges were counted
late yesterday on the italian main
land between Cape Spartivento and
Cape Arni. For the first time in
days barges and one large ship
rsked coming into Messina before
dark. Two transports entering the
harbor Of Milazzo along the North
ern Sicilian coast were promptly
dive bombed by American ABS
fighter r-bombers. They reported a
direct hit on one vessel Six bargeS
also were detected in the vicinity of
Milazzo and strafed.
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10 Stranded in Jungle
Are Only 70 Miles
From Allied Railway
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, Aug. ll,-Nineteen
men who paracnuted into the Burma
jungle inhabited by head hunters
August 2 were reported today to be
In a better spot tnan was believed
earlier.
A check showed they could reach
a railroad line held by the Allies by
travelling only 20 miles over noun
talns, and it was said they had no
need to fear trouble with the Japa-
nese
Indications were that the men
among them an American diplomat.
CHS employe, a Washington Off
cial and some Chinese generals
were waiting for rescue party to
lead them out
Two Stayed in Plane.
United States Air Force officials
here said. meanwhile, that they had
not vet heard from the rescue party
which set out through the dense
jungle a few hours after the Grip
pied plane sent message giving its
position and saying it could not
remain alott.
Two men remained aboard the
transport, which had developed en-
CINE trouble during trip from In
dia to China, after the 19 had
Jumped, Their fate has not been
learned.
Members of the group who had
been reported injured were said to
be receiving medical attention from
Col. Don Fliekinger, flight surgeon,
of Long Beach. Calf, who had para
chuted to their aid from a rescue
plane, bringing along medical sup
plies.
Supplies Dropped Daily.
Other planes have dropped sup
plies to the group daily since
Among those who bailed out are
william L. Stanton. Office of Eco
nomic Warfare member; John Da-
vies, jr., second secretary of the
United States Embassy in Chung
king, and Eric Sevaried of CHS.
First reports said these three had
escaped injury.
American Army officers had said /
earlier it might be weeks before the !
men could be brought out from their |
position, which was said to be close |
to tiny native village 100 miles |
from the nearest Allied base, an |
American outpost.
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Long Silence on kiska
Raises Speculation
Over Early Invasion
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Prolonged silence on American
military activity in. the North Pacific
raised new speculation today over
the imminence of an invasion OF
Japanese held Kiska Island
The last reported action at Kiska
was IL days ago. when naval force
shelled defense positions for the
eighth time in July. The day before.
an Army. Flying Fortress made the
61st air raid of the month on the
island.
Usually well-informed quarters
here profess to be without informa-
ton on the fighting in the Aleutians
since then and cite the weather as
possible explanation for the ap-
parent inactivity. In the past Jog
and storm have made aerial opera
tions impossible for several days at
a time. but except in midwinter
have not caused a halt of as much
as IL days
One explanation discussed unof-
ficially is that the American COM
manders in the Aleutians have been
gathering their forces for a final
campaign to reconquer Kiska. An
other is that any operations which
might now be In progress preliminary
to such a campaign are not being
disclosed for strategical reasons.
Whatever Toxic finds out about its
beleaguered garrison. therefore. must
come from Kiska itself. and the
Japanese there might be having
trouble furnishing adequate reports.
There communications equipment,
like all their other installations.
must have taken heavy beating In
sea and air assaults.
Navy men do not discount the pos
slblllty that the Japanese might
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Sicily
Continued From First Paee.)


bombs across the Sicilian beaches,
shattering Axis barges and scatter
ing troop concentrations.
Four more Axis vessels were sunk
and another damaged in continued
blastings of the Messina beaches
and strait.
The struggle for Randazzo rivaled
German armored grenadier troops
appeared determined to make it
their Sicilian Verdun.
Although German war prisoners
questioned in the last few days ac-
cepted Sicilian defeat as inevitable,
Allied spokesmen warned that no
swift advance is anticipated"
There was no disgusting the fact
that the German defense thus far
had been eXpertly directed, with
small but elite force capitalizing on
almost every natural advantage in
fighting a successful delaying action
and avoiding entrapment
422 Planes Destroyed.
Air Force commanders meanwhile
disclosed that total of 422 enemy
planes had been destroyed in the
month since the invasion began, at
cost Of 16l Allied aircraft. At least
30 enemy planes were destroyed
or captured on the ground, and more
than 10000 tons of enemy transport
and war ships destroyed by air ac-
ton.
Five AXIS planes were accounted
for yesterday and five Allied planes
were lost in action which included
the bombing and shooting up of rail
and highway targets in Southern
Italy
FThe German Communique, re-
corded by the Associated Press
from a Berlin broadcast, said
the defenders in the northern
sector had adopted tactics of
moving warfare" against the
advancing Americans
Even larger fleets of light bombers
and fighter bombers than before
were thrown into the work of de-
Stroying Axis communications and
Notifications in Sicily, especially
around Novaro and Randazzo They
hits several gun emplacements and
caused numerous road blocks.
Kittyhawks, patrolling the small
coves where small barges were seen
putting in, sank a motor torpedo
boat and three smaller vessels off
the toe Of Italy and damaged 20
barges and freighter near Milazzo
Bostons over Barcelona set off a
huge explosion which shook planes
| flying 5000 feet high.
American Lightnings wove a fiery
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Corps Radiophoto.

pattern of destruction over South
ern italy, especially at Palmi, Locri,
Bovalini, Sombasi. Mardina di Ca
tanzaro and Cape Spartivento. blow
ing up locomotive. straf1ng rail-
road yards, hitting bridge, blasting
at a tunnel and setting one long
train. believed TO be carrying troops,
blazing from end to end.
The italian communlque, re-
corded by the Associated Press
from Rome broadcast, said
heavy defensive fighting took
place in the central and north
ern sectors of the Sicilian front
"in order to check the enemy
advance"
(The communique announced
a total of 124 persons killed and
392 injured in the last Raj
bombings of Turin, Milan and
Genoa in Northern Italy. includ-
ing 10l killed and 267 injured at
Milan. The communique said
Messina was "intensively and re-
peatedly bombed" yesterday.
-Four transports, two steam
ers, light cruiser and a destroy
er were damaged in Axis aerial
attacks at Augusta, Palermo and
Syracuse, the communique de-
claredJ
Mountain Roads Blocked.
Advancing American and Cana
dian columns converging on Ran
dazzo found the mountain roads
blocked by masses of volcanic rock
torn from the hills by Nazi dyna-
mite crews, while small units OF
machinegunners entrenched in
strong points protected in some
places by barbed wire pecked away
at the attacking forces.
The fall of Randazzo appeared
imminent, however, as the Germans
continued to withdraw the bulk OF
their forces and equipment and re-
ports placed the Allied columns
within miles of the mountain
town.
"A Reuters dispatch to Lon
don said the distance was only 2
miles,
Advance patrols Of the 7th Army
moving in a line almost directly
east from CeSaro in the interior were
reported to have made a junction
| with Canadian units rounding Mount
Etna from a northeaSterly direction
One of the riddles of the stubborn
Axis defense was solved and partly
liquidated yesterday when American
officers discovered that heavy artil.
lery hammering at the American
/ columns operating along the Sar
Agata- -Cesaro line had been brough,
up over an unmapped mountain
road. The road, discovered by all
reconnaissance, was apparently ar
old mountain trail which the Axis
| forces had painstakingly hewed ou
Evening star., 1943-08-11
Quurtet's Last Concert
To Mark Pairs Induction

A farewell concert by the Euterpean
String Quartet, in honor of two of
the members who are to be inducted,
will be given tomorrow evening in
the garden of the Petworth branch
of the Public Library.
The quartet includes Vito Pa
Jumbo, first violin; Robert Garzilia,
second violin; Rene Julian, viola,
and Ronald ingalls,, vlolonceilo.
Mr.. Palumbo and Mr.. Julian will
be indicted August 16.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
'WPB Authorizes Award
For Prisons War Work
BY the Associated Press.

War work achievement awards for
prisons and reformatories have been
authorized by the War Production
Board.
All State penal or correctional in
stitutions are eligible for the "A"
award for excellence In production
OF war materials, farm production,
canning, dehydration, salvage, or
training Of workers to take their
places in war plants on release.
Nominations for the award will
be made by the prison industries
branch OF WPB.
Evening star., 1943-08-11

have delivered some essential sup
plies by submarine or even by = rare,
fog protected surface run, but the
general belief Is that neither REIN
forcements nor supplies in quantities
required by q garrison OF 10000 men
have been delivered for several
months.
About q month and q half to two
months of fairly good campaigning
weather remain in the Western
Aleutans. Thus If the fight is TO
be made before winter begins closing
in, 1t will have to begin soon.
Evening star., 1943-08-11
FOUND.

PAIR OF GLASSES. found on Lincoln Park
car, Sunday Cali Franklin $3.50
POLICE PUFFY. wearing harness. Phone
BRING OR REPORT strayed or unwanted
fnimsis 70 Washington Animal Rescue
&eague, II o st. nv. North $3.50.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-04
TX ENT KIANS
|TOPPLE HOLMAN
SHOOTING STARS
c. c. N. Y. Defeated 20
Points, 60-40 on M.S.G.
New York Court

New York, Feb. 4 Western
Kentucky is the latest college bas-
ketball power in the eyes Of excited
New Workers who patronize the
Madison Square Garden DOUBLE
headers, week In and week out. Last
night, some $4,000 sat in on the
killing" which disclosed the boys
from the bluegrass state q SO to
40 winner over CCNY or "City" as
the Nat Holman Club is known to
the average Gatharn basketball bug.
The Beavers outplayed the much
taller Hilltoppers during the early
minutes Of the opener and led lie
at the 10-minute mark.
Sheer Of City was the first to find
the cords with a free shot, but Lab
hart and Ray put the Southerners
in front, Al. Shinkarik and Fine
stone promptly placed the busy
Beavers in command at ga.
Both quintets broke fast but the
Hilltoppers could not match the
cutting Of Nat Holman's lads and
while limestone tailed with a one
handler and Trubowitz a set shot
and Sheer and Levine penalty offer
ings, the towering Southerners were
held at bay. For five minutes they
failed to tally.
Long Shots
They began to click after ~ min
utes when they tied the count at
12-all and then went to the fore
l7-16. They never relinquished their
advanget for the balance Of the
period. Ray Lambert and McKin-
ney had the crowd cheering as they
fired home an amazing series Of
goals In the last Ave minutes to
head the Beavers 1923 as the half
concluded.
CCNY lost Bill Levine, regular
right forward, on personals after 10
rminutes. Ray and Labhart scored
10 points each and limestone was
high for the Beavers with in the
initial half.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-04
NAUGATUCK SWIMMERS
OPPOSE CROSBYTTES

Naugatuck High school swim
mers, though not officially repre-
senting the borough school will
some to Waterbury tomorrow night
or meet with Crosby High squad,
Which has seen little action in the
water thus far this season. The Wis
itors will include several good per-
formers who expect to give Crosby
plenty of keen competition. Prob
able lineups and events follows:
800 yard medley relay-Won by
Bridgeport Moore, Davidson, Bow
er). Time-i:O9.3.
40-yard freestyle-Tic between Il.
nixon (N), Garfield (B); third Rat
kiewich). Time :02.S.
220-yard freestyle--Wn by Has
betf lB); second, sullivan (A); third
Dodge ODD. Time-2:30.s.
DfVlng-W0n by sullivan (N);
second. Oneehuek lB); third. Netski
ODD. POints-53.S.
100 yard backstroke - Won by
M0hr lB); second, RRtkiewieh lN);
third, Wood CD. Time-i;l05.
zoe yard breast stFoke-Won by
Davidson tB)fii second, Mel fB);
third, II. Nixon fND. Time-iil0s.
100 yard freestyle-Won by Has.
set (B); second, Bower ODD; third.
Holland lH). Time-is9.i.
tae-yafd relay - Won by Rauga'
tuck Sullivan, Rafkiawieh, fS0F'
gnnias n. NlS0n,) TiIDs-iisf.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-04
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Service Sports Editor

New York, Feb. 4.-Prof. Ralph w
Aigler complains to Michigan re.
gents that off1ciating In Western
Conference football games In io4S
gave even worse satisfaction than
usual"
This would lead those knowing lit
tie about football to believe that the
officiating was always bad and that
last season 1t was less competent
than ever.
This is unfair to many fine ofa-
cials.
Professor Aigler shows poor taste,
and, with colleges streSsing a wider
athletic program In the war effort,
poor judgment, especially for o man
In his position.
Athletic officials have, or should
have, vastly more important prob
lens and things to talk about at the
moment, particularly one like Pro
lessor Aigler, who Is chairman Of
the Big Ten faculty committee and
secretary Of the board in control Of
athletics at one institution as large
as Michigan. He has been Michi.
gan's conference faculty representa-.
tive for 20 years.
Rule interpretations In key situa.
lions frequently depend on the
Judgment Of officials. A team gets q
tough break on a debatable decision
now and then, a good one on an
other. They even up, and any high
class coach takes what he considers
bad decisions with favorable ones.
He realizes that in question OF
Judgment, the offlcial on top Of the
play is more likely to be correct.
Professor Aigler's uncalled for
blast would lead one to suspect that
winning is emphasized by one Of
the more powerful football schools,
and in circuit that abhors-for
public consumption, that is-au the
evil things associated with the game.
And all the time, according to the
highest preachments of the men in
cap and gown, the principal purpose
of football is to teach young men
the usual morals--the desire to win'
etc.
A disputed drop-kick gave Mime
sofa a 1914 victory over Michigan
last fall. Michigan hasn't beaten
Minnesota in q decade.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-04
ST,MARY WIN ON
|UNEARNED HOOP
St. Thomas Drops 1915
Contests; Hearts, St.
JOes Victorious

For the second time against the
same team, st. Thomas parochial
school basketball team helped the
enemy" when the bah was tossed
into the st. Mary's hoop by a st,
Thomas player; yesterdays game
winding up 1913 for st. Mary's al
lowing an undefeated slate In the
second round Of competition. When
the two schoolboy teams met In a
first round game, there was but two
points difference at the finish, and
In that game a goal was scored for
the winners through .Inisplay by
the losers.
AS a result, Coach John Thomp-
son Of st. Mary's will continue to
carry his rabbits foot, even at prac-
tice sessions Of his young stalwarts.
Easy
Sacred Hearts parochial school
team came up with a big game ef-
fort out-pointing st. AIMS 20 to 8,
while st. Joseph's had no trouble
with st. Francis Xavier 20 to 4.
Murphy and Bostaler scored a
dozen points for st. Mary's DelDeb-
bio and Charette getting total Of
II for st. Thomas.
Piersall and German accompanied
most of the scoring for the Hearts
against the st. Ann club, the pair
accounting for l6 points as Johnny
Maher got 4 more In the 1923 run
away. Scores: