The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-02

reliably reported that the Swedish
cabinet, with King Gustav presid-
ing. decided last Friday to cancel
Swedens agreement whereby Ger
man troops are given the right of
transit through Swedish territory.
Such a move would severely hamp-
er Germany's ability to defend Nor
way.
Threats Cause Peace Cries
There were conflicting reports as
to latest developments in Italy, but
1t was obvious the Allied threat of
new big-scale air raids had inten-
sified demands for peace. The
union of five Italian Socialist par
ties, recently reported active in
Northern Italy was said to have
appealed to Italian troops not to CO.
operate with the new government of
Premier Marshal Pietro Badoglio.
"a CHS broadcast from Switzer-
land said Germany had prepared to
Occupy the northeastern corner of
Italy If Rome surrenders, setting up
line on the river Pc and blocking
the Allied path overland to Jugo-
slavia)
The German tranS-ocean agency
said the Italia npeople were calm
and rallying in support of the new
government despite the lies" broad
cast by Allied radios concerning
rioting.
The British radio said German
and italian troops were fighting
each other at Brescia, northeast of
Milan, and that Italians were stand
ing off Germans in the Pc Valley,
while criticism of the Badoglio
government is increasing"
Effectuating Gen. Dwight D. Eli
senhower's threat to renew assaults
on the Italian mainland in view of
Italy's failure to accept his peace
offer, American flying fortresses hit
Naples in daylight yesterday and
Allied warships bombarded Who
Valentia Marino harbor IS miles up
Italy's west coast and Crotone har-
Dor on the sole of the italian boot
Saturday night.
From Cairo came areport that
the Germans are massing naval
crews at Toulon, split, Jugoslavia,
and Corfu, off the west shore of
Greece, preparatory to taking over
by force if necessary the Italian
fleet.
A well-informed neutral source In
Cairo was quoted that the Germans
already have taken over Is 600-ton
Italian submarines based on the
Greek Island of Syros. Altogether
the Italians we're believed to have
IS submarines of all classes in the
Mediterranean.
Peace demonstrations continued
in all major italian cities, includ-
ing Rome, Sunday, reports reach
ing Madrid from France said, but
there was no indication that Mar
shall Pietro Badoglio's government
intended acceding to the Allied de-
mand for unconditional surrender.
Counter Proposal
Cairo heard that Badoglio had
made a counter-proposal providing
for Italy's surrender on condition
that Italian land, arms and troops
would not be used against Ger
many, and had met with a flat re-
lection
1t appeared certain nothing had
occurred over the weekend that
would affect Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hower's announcement Saturday of
the Allies intention to renew with
all force aerial attacks on the Ita1-
ian mainland because of the Ba-
doglio governments insistence on
temporizing in the face of defeat.
Developments in the fast-break-
ing italian situation included:
l. italian frontier reports said
large numbers of italian troops in
Milan and Turin mutinied against
orders to put down peace demon
STATIONS and were arrested.
2. Reports reaching Spain by
way of France asserted that German
troops are Selling all vantage
points in northern Italy and on the
Istrian peninsula and have COM
PEELED italian garrisons to evacuate
the harbor districts Of Trieste.
Fiume and Pola.
3. Radio Algiers quoted Swiss re-
ports that German forces have be-
gun to evacuate Sicily and southern
Italy, but London broadcast told
of the arrival of additional German
reinforcements in Sicily.
4. Madrid heard that Pope Plus
XII regretfully declined a request of
Count Dino Grandi, former italian