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Evening star., 1943-05-09
INTERNATIONAL

These Italian colonists were simple, hard
working peasant folk. Several-soore thousand
of them had been transplanted by the will of
dictator from the fertile Po Valley, the rock
ribbed Apprentices and the Calabria hamlets
to found the Fascist African Empire. In two
decades of tenacious effort they made the
desert fair with citrus and olive groves, vine
yards and vegetable gardens.
But last November, when the Axis forces
crumpled under General Montgomery's at
tack, the Italian government ordered the
colonists to evacuate. Outside Tripoli we
caught up with these refugees. They were
quartered in farms and villages, still waiting
for planes and ships to take them to Italy.
Trapped
Nor many succeeded in making getaway
from Tripoli. The harbor and the big airport
at Castel Benito outside the city were blasted
by Allied bombers, so neither ships nor planes
could leave.
In the city of Tripoli, the Germans behaved
much as they had in the country. The bum
ing stores and installations were cloud of
smoke by day and pillar of fire by night that
guided our Eighth Army through the desert
from afar. Not only did the Germans wreck
all warehouses, railway terminals, port in
stallations and defense works measures in
keeping with the rules of warfare) - they
also razed the lighthouse and for good measure
burned down the municipal grain elevator
which contained the city's entire rations.
For the first week after the Allied entry,
Tripoi was almost without bread. Send
your complaints to Hitler" heard harassed
bakers tell angry housewives who stood in
line for hours only to go home empty handed
The men of the Eighth Army, after their
long trek across the desert, had only their
hard rations. And the first ships - four
American freighters which anchored outside
the breakwater Che harbor entrance had
been blocked by the Nazis) - brought only
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Evening star., 1943-05-09

ana sanitary measures
must be taken to pre-
vent the spreading of
disease. Under the
American plan, all
this is done by our
occupying Army be-
fore the civilian au-
thorities take over.
Thus the British
occupation in Libya
was typical OF our
operations, as we'll as
theirs. That little Ital-
ian agricultural settle
ment of Tarhuna, 40
miles south of Tripoli
in the fringes of the
desert, was providing
a dress rehearsal for
many, many perform
Evening star., 1943-05-09

as the war RACES on,
there must be interim
organization. Hunger
must be overcome.
Men and industries
must be put back on
their feet. Rehabilita-
ton must 60 forward,
whether under military
or civil authority.
The British prefer
the concentration of
authority in the mill
tary, up to the time
that it is turned back
to the civil govern
ments which emerge
with the peace. Our
American system is
semimilitary. Repre-
cartativos Of Governor
Evening star., 1943-05-09

w provised flags of surrender - flut-
w tered above the red-tiled rooftops of
Tarhuna, little town in Italy's once-proud
province of Tripolitania Grim, dust-caked
General Sherman tanks of the Eighth Army's
spearhead rounded the crest, paused for a
minute to drink in this first view of civiliza-
ton. then plunged full speed ahead down the
slope. through the trim young olive trees and
vineyards.
There were no enemy troops around save
for score of Italian stragglers waiting in the
square to give themselves up. Among the
clusters of civilians who waved to us, some
of the men, especially the younger ones
looked as though they had just half-stepped
out of uniform. They all wore battered felt
hats, but military boots, field-gray breeches,
shirts and other articles of army issue we're
still in evidence 1t looked like very hasty
Standardization
In far corner of the little main square,
a model of modern Italian town planning,
grimy, throaty crowd of desert Arabs were
loading boxes and -four sacks onto camels and
donkey carts while two Italian Carabinieri
in muscal-comedy police uniforms watched
them listlessly. The Arabs we're busy finishing
job of looting begun by the German troops,
who, during the night, had broken into stores
and houses in town and on the nearby farms.
We learned these and other details from
the mayor, mild, elderly gentleman with the
profile of Roman senator shadowed by
l0-gallon Basque beret. I'm a patriotic
Italian" he said, "and therefore grieved at
my country's Affections. But rejoiced when
your tanks came over the ridge. Now at least
our lives and homes will be safe. Our German
allies treated us the same as the conquered
peoples of Europe"
Technically, we were now the conquer
ors. Yet this, for them, was not the day
of defeat, but the day of liberation. This,
l thought, as we talked to the dignified
old man, was the pattern of many days
to come, not only in North Africa but
in Europe, in the Far East - wherever
the armies of the United Nations
move in.
The ultimate aim of United Nations plan
ming for occupied territory is liberation -
"a new life, in which the basic freedoms of
man can find their true expression" says
Herbert H. Lehman director of the US.
Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation.
But that can't be done overnight. At first,
tho war RACES on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Liquor Ration
Speeded

LANSING. May Z tUP)-Michi-
ganS program for consumer ra-
tioning of liquor will be ready for
announcement soon, II was prom
iscd today 10y Theodore l. Fry,
member of The state liquor COM
mission
Fry revealed that card forms
which Will be distributed to liquor
buyers are now ready for printing
and that other details of the ra-
tioning program are rapidly being
shaped
The cards. containing Identified
ton of purchasers. Will form the
basis for allotment of dWindlIng
liquor supplies
1t has been estimated that from
/, 100000 10 100000 of the ration
cards Will be needed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Perfect Cooperation
Hey to TuniS Victory

WITH BRITISH FIRST ARMY,
Tunisia, May : CAPITALIZED bomb
erS and tanks co-operated to crush
the remnants of Axis panzcr re-
SiStanCe and laid open the-way to
funis. il can be revealed today
The direct smash down the road
TO TuniS was masterpiece of tim
ing by air power. artillery and in
fantry which gave the tanks their
chance to lance through the AXIS
dcfenSes
The assault was worked out
and executed--on a split second
schedule from the first attack on
Djebel bou Aoukaz through the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Bombers Blast Out Path

British First Army tanks crashed dozen
miles across the rolling plains to seize the
town of LIE Bardo, site of the palace of the
Bey of Tunis only mile and half from the
capital, and the race track only four miles
from the heart of the city
Heavy fighting ragged in the outskirts
of Tunis early this afternoon.
Overhead, a mighty Allied air armada again
gave the ground offensive powerful support, blast
ing path through the remnants Of Axis armored
units and spreading death and destruction among
clogged enemy transport columns which apparently
trying to fall back for last stand in the hills
of Cap Bon, east of Tunis.
delayed reports revealed that Allied planes dropped
1,25O000 pounds of bombs Axis targets yesterday,
sank % ships and destroyed % planes the biggest day
of aerial activity during the North African campaign
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Enforced Savings
Now Seem Unneeded

WASHINGTON, May Z CUP)-
President Roosevelt said today
that the heavy overSubScription of
the Second War Loan drive very
definitely decreased the need for
enforced savings
He pointed out 10 his press con-
ference that total sales during the
Second War Loan mpaign
amounted 10 S1S.300. 900 000-an
overSubScription Of IS. 100000. 600.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08

Nreakout onto the plain before
hIpis.
AT 3 a. m. yesterday a burst Of
artillery launched the main drive
against hill positions, north of the
Medjez-el-Bab and TuniS road.
These hills commanded the road
and had TO be eliminated. They
were on schedule.
Tanks numbered in towar d
Frendj and the Germans began
pulling out. One British tank
column had TO brush IA German
tanks aside south of the road. An
other ran into "a enemy tanks
which turned tail.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Battle on Beaches Imminent

GA London broadcast quoted a German radio
mentator admitting that Allied troops had penetrated
the inner Notifications of Bzerte and saying that the
battle of Tunsa has entered its last stage.D
The town of Ferryvle the southwest corner Of
Lake Bizerte fell to American amored reconnaissance
unit at 1255 p. M today
The Americans Immediately swung to Bizerte, which
also under attack by Americans and French from the
coastal north of Lake Achke The outskirts of the
town penetrated and captured short time later.
Many prisoners taken by the Allied forces 20
they seized the racetrack Tunsonly four miles from
the heart of the cit-and up isolated enemy
guards.
1cnntInneh NJ CnIa IN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Pole ENJOYS
Expelled by
Reds as Spies

MOSCOW, May 7 (UP)-Dep-
uty Foreign CommiSsar Vishinsky
today charged the Polish exile gov
eminent with spying on the Soviet
Union through a system of relief
Offices and said Poles guilty OF
espionage. including diplomats and
high-ranking military officers, had
been punished or expelled from
Russia.
He also accused the Poles of
failing 10 send an army 10 The
RuSso-German front under a 1871
agreement.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
SAYS 11S,257 LEFT

Officers responsible for evacuat-
ing Polish citizens from Russia, he
said. had been used as a gigantic
network for intelligence work
and espionage"
Altogether. 75.491 Polish SOL
dierS and 37766 members OF their
families were allowed 10 leave
Russia, ViShinsky said. The Po-
liSh relief offices, he added. had a
staff of 421 but he did not say
how many were accused Of spy
activities.
He said, however. that the
Overwhelming majority" OF those
who were charged confessed at
court as TO the details and meth
DDS Of their organization for
spreading defeatest or provoca-
tive rllmOrS "
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Rep. Shdfer
Will Probe
Se|fridge

The House military affairs com
mittec in Washington today o.
dered Rep Shafcr tR) OF Michigan
10 come 70 the Detroit area 10 in
veSugate the shooting Of an en-
listed man AZ Selfridgc Field. and
asserted irregularities in connec-
tion with assignments at the air
base
Meanwhile, Chairman May ID
Of Kentucky. said he would ask
the war department Tor an Official
explanation OF the shooting, al
lcgedly done by Col. William l.
Colman, dcposed Selfridge conf
mandant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Danish Shipyards Burn

STOCKHOLM. May 7 CUP)--
Several small vessels being built
for Germany were destroyed by
fire in Copenhagen shipyard
Wednesday night, the newspaper
Bagens Nyheter said today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
New ZeaIanders Aid U. S.

. WASHINGTON. May Z CUP)-
The navy revealed today Mat the
New Zealand air force bombers
joined American planes blasting
the JapS al Munda. in the Solo
mons, where numerous explosions
and fires were caused.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Donoy's
Ex-Aide
drilled
By VERA BROWN

BespcctaCled. earnest vol c d
Walter Rintelen. a bonded German
alien, returned 10 the witness
stand today TO weave the govern
mentS web Of evide nce more
tightly about his accused eX-em-
pioyer. Theodore Donay.
With the case expected TO reach
the federal court jury late this
afternoon. Rintelen told how he
had called the FBI to notify them
OF The presence OF Max Stephan,
convicted traitor. and the fugitive
Oberleutnant Hans Peter krug in
Donays importing shop.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
CONDITION FAIR"

Col Colman was arrested ard
sent 10 Percy Jones Hospital in
Battle Greek for observation.
He is confined 10 has room by
military police
PVT. William MCRac Of MorVen
y. C.. the victim, was in fan"
condition az SellridEe Hospital
Details of the shooting were not
revealed.
Shafer. who charged the private
was shot because he knew too
much, plans 10 meet a committee
investigator in Detroit. Sunday.
and proceed 10 Battle Creek 20
interview Col Colman
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
DEFENSE LAWYER sNEERs

He said he overheard Donay use
the word camp. apparently in
reference 70 Krug'S escape from
Bowmanyille, Ont, and that he
maveled al the flier'S command
OF the English language.
Are YOU an former 80
Nicholas Salowich, defense at
torncy. sneered as he took over
the important rebuttal witness
for croSS-eNaminatlon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
FBI PROBES

Shafor charged also that the
shooting was closely connected
with a reported conspiracy 10 sell
assignments 10 inducted persons
seeking soft spots for the dura-
ton
Meanwhile. it was revealed ny
John S. BugaS. head OF the F'BI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08

c. NJ MACARTHUR, DENTIST
iii Griswold. Over KinseIs.
Hours. 90, Sundays, l0-12.-Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
ANSWER TO SIKoRSKI

Among officers expelled was
Gen Romuald Wolikowski, former
head of the Polish military mis-
sion TO Russia.
Nishinsky described the evacua-
ton of Polish soldiers and the
formation of the army-baSed on
Russian loanS--in an apparent an
Continued on Page Isl
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NORTH TUNISIA (TOP); TUNIS IN DETAIL (BOTTOM
detailed map Tunis where the British First Army
having smashed the coastal plane behind armored
spearheads and unprecedented aerial attack is fight
ing today Farther north the Second u S. Army Corps
drove inside the port city of Bzerte after first Selling
strategic Ferryvile Junction, miles TO the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
DoNAY GEsTICULATES

"Yes," Rlntelcn replied quietly.
"If YOU mean that l report anti
American activities"
During the testimony Donay
gcSticulatcd. alternately StiffenCd
ana >lumpe} in his chair and al
intervals prompted his counsel on
Earlier the defense trained its
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
DANCE All THE OREGON

Tack Madison's Band Opens To-
night, May 7th-4255 Woodward.
Dancing Partners Flrnished.-Adv
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
The Weather
HOURLY TEMPERATURES

The sun viii set at s:37 y. m today.
and rise tomorrow al 6:1e n.
The moon will set At HAS 2. m.
today, and rise tomorrow At 9;36 =. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
Bombs Sink Is Axis Ship'
rdd gHt

Despite fierce German resistance,
the end of the big scale fighting In
North Africa appeared imminent. A
tremendous weight of Allied air and
land power converged on the beaten
enemy who was being driven back
toward "Dunkirk" on the beaches.
The Second u S. Corps in the north
seiezed Ferlyville, an important part of the
Bizerte naval base installations, battled for
ward nine miles to the suburbs of the city OF
Bizerte itself
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
American League
PHILADELPHIA r II 4
600
NEW YORK
%

Black and Swift; WinSlod and
Dickey.
Boston at Washington, night
game.
Cleveland at ST. Louis. game
postponed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08
NEW YORK

Trinkle and Berries johnson and
Livingston.
st. Louis at Pittsburgh game
postponed.
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KEYKO MARGARINE

nomical to spread, bake. fry cook.
ADV.
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National Leag que

Head and Owen; Javery and
Klutty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-08

Todoy's Map
The Shrinking
War Zone
Page 3
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-19

"Your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, is one of many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-19
British Subs Sink
10 More Ships

LONDON. May 10 (INS)-Brit-
ish submarines were disclosed to-
day TO have torpedoes 10 more
Axis ships in their underseas of.
fenSive 10 clear the Mediterranean
lanes for the prospective Allied
invasion of Southern Europe.
At least six enemy vessels were
listed as certainly sunk and an
other four as probably sunk. An
admiralty communique said those
seen TO have gone to the bottom
included Eone Italian destroyer,
four Sman and one medium-sized
supply ships.
Recorded as probably sunk were
one large and two medium sized
supply vessels and one Axis sub.
marine chaser
The communique revealed that
a British submarine had moved in
and successfully bombarded' an
AXiS-operated railroad al Plata
none on the Gulf of ThesSalonika
along the northeastern coast OF
Greece.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-19
2B Generals
I'm Allied bag

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA. May 10 INS)
Allied armies took considerably
more than 100000 Axis prisoners
in the final victorious phase Of the
TuniSian campaign, Gen. Essen
hover revealed last night.
Eisenhower made this disclosure
in releasing for publication mum
Der Of replies he had sent 10
messages Congratulating HIM and
his command on the triumphant
conclusion of the battle 10 Gust the
enemy from Africa.
He thus boosted by more than
25.OO0 the total of AXIS prisoners
previously announced.
At least % generals, mostly Ger
man, are included in the Allied
bag.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-19
Docks, Shipping
In Sicily Bombed

ALLIED HEADQUAR TIERS
North Africa, May 10 (UP)-
American Flying Fortresses. pro-
tected by Lockheed Lightnings
bombed the docks and shipping al
Trapani. at the western end OF
Sicily. the Allied high command
announced today.
One ship was seen 10 blow up.
The dock area and railroad yards
were plastered by bomb bursts,
and fires were started. Six enemy
fighter planes were shot down
when they tried TO break up the
raid.
A strong force of medium bomb
ers and fighter bonn bers with
/ fighter escort attacked Pantel.
leria, which lies between TuniSis
and Sicily, scoring hits on two
small ships and targets in the
dock area AT the air field. BOMBS
burst among grounded planes.
Seven Allied planes were lost in
Yesterdays operations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-19
Yanks Rain New Block Busters on Wake Island
Reds Big Guns
Wreck Trapped
German Tanks

MOSCOW, May 10 CUP)-Rus-
sian forces have surrounded and
destroyed with artillery fire an
important concentration of Ger
man tanks and trucks in a forest,
the official army newspaper Red
Star reported today.
Aerial photographs revealed
only charred remains of the armor
and vehicles, the article said. The
Russians ringed the woods with
big guns without detection by the
enemy and pumped shells at such
a rate that not a single piece of
equipment escaped.
Red Star reported that the bat
tel for air supremacy was increaS-
ing in intensity. with the enemy
continually bringing up new squad
rons Of FoCke-WulfS and McSScr-
SChmittS
The Germans were said 10 have
lost more than 500 planes in com
bat during the last three weeks
The newspaper said the enemy
was concentrating a bomber force
for front line operations rather
than attacks on Soviet targteS be-
hind the lines.
The Russians continued 10 re-
pulse small scale attacks north.
east Of NOvorOSSiSk in the Kuban
area where operations were re-
ported 10 have settled down 10 a
positonal campaign
Russian troops killed 100 men
and sank four boats loaded with
Germans as they tried 10 cross a
river in the Kuban rea. the mid
day communique announced.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-19
Chinese General PanQ
Is Captured by laps

CHUNGKING. May 10 UNS)-
A Chinese army spokesman &C
knowledged today that Chinese
General Pang Ping-HSun had been
captured in the Taiheng Mountain
fighting but denied the japanese
claim that he had surrendered
with his 10000 men.
Pang was wounded when the
Japs closed in on his headquarters,
the spokesman said. and repeat
eddy attempted to commit suicide
after being taken prisoner.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-19

Flimflamming Our Foes With
the Newest Tricks of Camou-
flage. The Army's Dazzle Diyi-
sion" Transforms Soldiers Into
Scenery. Rubbish Into Death
Traps and Towns Into Tickets.
Read How Our Fighting Men
Are Given Protection by the
Latest Deceptive Devices, as
Told by Joseph Gollomb I'm The
American Weekly. the Magazine
Distributed With This Sundays
Issue Of The Detroit Sunday
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-19
JAMS Fear Americans
Will Bomb Dams

HOLLYWOOD. May 10 GNS)-
James r. Young, for 13 years
Toxic bureau chief OF Interna-
tional News Service, disclosed to-
day that the japanese long have
feared the results Of a bombing
OF their industrial dams such as
the Raj has visited upon the
industrial heart OF Germany.
Patterns employed by the
Raj In blasting industrial dams
In Germany can easily he fol-
lowed in bombings on Japan,
since the island itself IL n net
work Of reservoirs" Young said.
I'm the last Is years, Japan
has become the third largest
kilowatt-hour producing country
In the world" he continued.
"Most OF her machine tool and
light industries are hltched 10
electric power.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-19
New Se|fridge Officer
Appointed in Shdkeup

MT. CLEMENS, May Mai
David c. Boy of Harding Field
La. today had been designated
base personnel officer of Sclfridge
Field. according to Col. William
b. Wright, commander.
He is the sixth new officer in
the reorganization az SeltridEe
Others are 1t Col Russell G.
King, executive; Mai. John NJ
Trossbach, supply; Capt. Albert
L. York. adiutant; Mai. Henry
F. Tyson, provost marshal and
Capt Morris I. Porter, post eX-
change officer