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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31
Damage In
Daylight
Raids Heavy
Explosions and Fires
Set at Both Points in
Fortress Raids
Over Week End

Allied Headquarters in North
Africa. May 3l-(APD-Morc
than $50 United States four-cn-
gincd bombcrS, cooperating in
twin attacks on Axis bases in
southern Italy. blasted Naples
and Foggia by daylight, Sunday
and left Smokc-Shroudcd ruins
in their wake, it was announced
today.
Explosions and fire ragged 1T
Naples, hit by a force of more
than 100 BIZ Flying Fortress
cS of the North African com
mand. More than 30 B-2l Lib
orator BOmbrrS of the Ninth L.
S. Air Force struck from middle
east bases at the airdromc of
Foggia. 80 miles northeast Of
Naples.
These were the major lorays of Il
day which included renewed attacks
upon Sardinia, potential stepping
stone of invasion. and Pan,Cllcrln.
the battered Italian bastiun in the
olCIlIan SldllS.
Communicates told the story of
the powerful American thrust in
an air offensive maintained for
more than fortnight against
! MuSSOlini'S homeland and island
OutpoStS. II was the second
raid on FOggia in three days and,
the 10th against Naples. which
by Italian broadcast accounts.
was said to have suffered casual
ties and great damage"
~ large force OF BIZ Flying For
tresseS yesterday attacked Naples"
said the war bulletin issued at Allied
| North African headquarters bombs
were dropped o" an aircraft factory
and a ncghburInG airiICid. Larg>
explosions were caused IN an oil
storage depot and many fires were
reported.
\ Cairo cOmmuniquc said thr
LibcratOrS thoroughly covered
the Foggia airdr0mc and scored
direct hits on hangers and bar
racks.
Numerous aircraft in the dispersal
areas were destroyed, including some
siX-cngincd craft" /; SAID. "HiJrI,
smoke WAS observed rising from rIl
fires and buildings were left Duruu:
throughout the target area"
For all operations Of the uay I'LL
thOrIticS announced thai IT enemy
planes were destroyed in combat and
one plane from tnu North African
air force failed to rctuIn.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31
Red Front
Sees Fierce
Air Battles

Moscow May - - (NTD -
Fierce aerial battles continued
10 prcdomin..c in fighting in the
Kuban sector of the Russian
front today following u week or
bitter struggle in which i5G
German planes were dDwncd al
loss OF iiS To tho Russians.
front line dispatches said.
\ German propaganda agCrCy war
correspondent. IN Hn account broad
cast bv 'u" Brgiin radio and record
cd by Tn" Associated Press. asserted
that ~" German air force yesterday
"lrus'ra'cd repeated Soviet attempts
10 o. u tho rear Of the German
dcfrrsc Fo"I IN the kuban AREA with
boats from 'Yr SEA of AZrv. He
claimed that ~ fuI!y-manrcd land
Continued on Page Two)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31

New Work.. Nav 2l--lNrl-
The Office ui War Information
rrU"rt"d today that The Mel
h"Hrnr radio hL~ quoted Chi
Dr," rnnnI.niuUc a., announcing
III" death III hUu&k'mr at Lin
Sen. Si-ycar-uid ErrN.".;ii III
hi:il.
The rcpnTt WI~ not immediate
~ confirmed. hrWr,"r. rs adj
wees direct from hUighinG.
An Associated rr,,> Dispatch
i:l"d at :i:IG y. IN. I hunciliug
time. and received IN Nrw York
AZ 6:?S Il. III. rL-,rrn var time.
to-day. said that frilur, reported
that Lin WI continuing To- main
tain The improvement which had
brrn noted in hI- condition yes
tcrdLy.
u" was ~;r.rn.u ill MAY -
when he suffered rtrokc. ana
had brcm IN G v"iuI since sat
urday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31
7-Man French Committee
70 Govern African Area

perhaps they vii bc filled by lead
crS who may arrive ~ the future.
All those oh the committee
assembled in a secret place in
AlgicrS. In effect. the commit
tee created itself and. while the
meeting started only as scs-
sion Of a group of men. il ended
as the assembly Of Frances new
governing body.
Catr0uX. high commissioner for
Syria. IS - iiVc-Star general who
served ~ lIai>on officer between De-
GauIlc and Graud IA preliminary
negotiations for unity.
GEORGES. the western front COM
mandcr Of French armies before the
fall of France. arrived in AigicrS only
recently from France.
Massigli was fighting French tor-
eisn commissioner
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31
Attn Again
In Hands OF
U.S.. Forces
About Final Attack
Annihilatca Jap
occupants, Even
Tokyo Admits Loss

Washington. May 3l-(AP)
-lhc battI" of Aitu is over and
the Stars and Stripes once again
lly over tn" barren but Stratc-
glcaliy important little island III
tho western end of the Aleu-
tianS.
Scattered .nipcr5 and possible a
lew Isolated machine rin nests H5C
all that remain 10 Oppose United
States troops win" freed from i'll
radcrs the FIRST American soil to-
be rccapturrI 3D. this war and started
the northern route march toward
Tokyo.
The loss OF Nttu. which has
been conceded by the Japanese,
garrison on Ki>lia virtually eat
off.
a battle in which American
troops struck with guns. bayO-
nets. rifle butts, fists and knives
marked the ED of the 20-day
campaign.
1T was the biggest battle on Alta"
aid navy spoke maG in "cpprinr
humiliation Of II" lat !aYG c"Cmy
urcc on tie island.
Japan appeared 10 ag,c". lrr tn"
enemy broadcast CummuG!IUc tel
ing Of a final blew" aga u-t the
cnCmy'S main inrCC. In TINT Dt'i'"
he enemy bro1dr;.i asserted IT /.
thought that the entire uuuprr u.
our forces has completely persisted
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31

Algicrs. May 3l-tAPD-A
srN"n-man executive committee
wa. set up today under the Joint
presidency of General Charles
DrGaullc and General Henri Gil
raud. To VCrn liberated
FrcnchmCn and French terri
tory and TO direct the French
war effort until ihcir homeland
IS freed.
The members. in addition To- Dc
G1u.ic and GTaud. arc Rene Mas
~rGl and Andre PHILIPPE. who were
designated 10y DcGaulC. General A.
pnOrsc Georges and jean Nonnct.
vino were named by Giraud: and
General Georges CatrouX, who was
accepted by both.
Two places were left vacant and
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31
House Reports Year Of
Great Progress AT UNC

=, ,n"p"i iii. May 3l--Thc aca-
",'h'' year l9i2-43 has been ono
~ E'"at educational progress at the
university al North Carolina AT Cha
b. T., liiI!. Dear of Administration
,'''' u. House told Alumni. par
[ t' ana graduates today in an adj
Sn .". al Class Day luncheon. an
.i., ,..'"lding feature of the Univcr-
E Commence program.
y, ,,Wing tho developments Of the
;"'' Dean House said that the COM
f., =" INC Navy Prc-Flight School
In ' ..c campus has not crampcd tho
",,,.. yISl'y program but has been
s,rii',,.iS'"mcIy and progressively alb
i,y ~" INTO the life of the commun-
to,.: ne Prc.Flight School," the Dean
'''''eo' has developed here one
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31
Ten Persons
Die Violently
In Carolinas
my The Associated Ercsa)


AT least ten person, d.cd by v!u-
lcncc during the week cnd In tn
Carnlinas. IL survey showed today.
Helen Gle" Lowe. p. nl CHolc"u
drowned al At!auii" Ecrch while
swimming with friends.
William +. Surrar. 81. al |abuwu,
county. SuCclImbcd Ia injuries .cCrly-
- IN a tall al his lone
William Franklin Stroud. 10. OF
Great Falls. s. G.. WHS drowned wink.
swimming in the CatawDa river
Playing on the wharf al Now Be-.
James Herbert TubcrVIIlc iIvc. fell
into tho NcuSc river and WAS drown
cd.
John Cleveland R.ddlr;. -. m
Fountain. and John G. Hayes. ul
Chucnwiniiy. were Killed N q head
on collision rn the FUu"iriu highway
near Farmvillc.
Mallic Reginald Dca.&. 10. suit
icrcd heart attack and drowned
while swimming in Little i:vcr i'm
Johnston county.
Robert Leo Trmar. -. son OF VI"
and Mrs. l.. +. Jarman Of Gum
Branch near Jack wH% auu'r-
CT drowning victim. He lot his h'r
when he stepped into u deep hole
while wadIng in the New River.
J. II. Edwards. 27. 60 NacC.csi'Cld.
was killed mar Tar5nr" wncH
thrown from his motorcycles.
Ashley Griffin. -. Nash county
farmer. fatally shot himself. COR
oncr NJ. E. Gullcy said. adding that
no inquest was likely.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31

of five unique CCntCrS oi naval AVA
tiuu training IN this nation and now
has dbou, 1000 cadets. In spite OF
new quarters. new problems and try
ing conditions. il has done IFS work.
We do not have here Prc-Fllght
School and University. One is
equally part Of the other
Dean House cited the progress oi
fine Naval Officers Training Corps,
now roundup. ont It's third year: the
pilot training program at the Horace
Williams Airport: the Carolina Vol
tniccr Training Corps. which has
trained hundreds ol students IN milf
tarv science and tactics; and tho Pre-
MCrrorulogy School. in which 300
Army Air cadets arc being trained.
Continued on Page Two)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31
Order
By Degrees,
Welles' Idea
Undersecretary of
State Outlines
Procedure in Negro
College Address
at Durahm

Durham. May 3f-(APO-A
set uf cardinal principles on
which To build 4 world Orsani-
zatiGn to keep peace after the
war was laiD down today by
ndcrScCrctary of State Sumner
WcllcS.
Wrllc>. declaring il would he
premature To blueprint postwar
plans now. proposed instead
gradual evolution of an intcrna-
tional organization during the
'Cha0tiC" transition period that
will follow the end of hOStiIitics.
Any such organization. nc said III
a commencement address prepared
for Inc North Carolina College for
must be based on these
principles. ~ combination of armed
forces made available by the powers
which are prepared 60 do So, which
may hC used rcGIn"alIy or on a
broader scale" Ia prevent aggression
and enforce peace.
An international tribunal 10
when international controversies
can DC referred and in which inter
coniidc"c" can be safely
place.
"Nn efficient international method
for tho oUt!awiuG oi certain kinds
of armament and Tor the inspection
ct all national ornaments.
The rcruGuIt!un--nnt merely IN
words. hat IN practice. as in the
western hcm'SphrrC-uf the principle
of the Equal sovereignty of all states.
whether great ar small. And. to-
gctncr with TINS. the establishment
of the principle that the path must
he prepared for the freedom and
Scli-auycrnm"nt of all peoples who
desire their liberty. as sonn rs they
Az, able - gssuuc that right"
Finally. WCl!cs said. there. must
cease To- exit any need for TIC use
of that aCrwScd term racial or re-
ligiuuS minority
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31
Motor Club
Gas Charges
Investigated

EamiCh. May 3l-(Ap-B. VI.
Clever, inspector of the state
tIHu.rS commission, returned
to-day from Greensboro and
Chir:uttc where he investigated
incarnation of the Carolina Mo
Tor club that alleged irrcgulari-
iir> had occurred i'm the ship
mcnl uf gasoline within North
tir"Iina and border states.
r - Glover and Fred &. Hunter,
...'... commissioner, said they
,Np'r'"i - have Il final rrpurt with
80 . ',A days and II would bc made
p."Ir mo matter whether the ale
-. 1r we're SubStantIatcd on found
g. b.. ur'nuut foundation.
la'y greed that if the motor club
aHn..t'I'n OF the last large enemy
sep. mould De takcr. against he
{, '.' nIrjlCrS. even To- removing
'@,. license plates and thus forcing
''m '' 'nC roads. Motor carries
d" -t.'rn" do not operate under the
'.n.v laws and thus their right
20 Tat aspect could not bc revoked.
u SO" sHmc time. Glover and Hun
~. q. u the allegations were VIII
o. .r g., then the pubic should be
;dr.cd.
IT,, Carolina Motor Club, under
'N" -uiiurc of Coleman Roberts.
u. president. published full page
'.". W'r'r advertisements recently
sn''.ci Are We Being Sab"tagcd?
lH' ".tn said II had learned that gas
ml'nr had gone from Charlotte To
".lnnnginn. for instance. had their
''I'' OF ladlngS changed in the seaport
Guy nd then returned Ia Charlotte.
"" understand. the advertisement
.''I. THIS stupid manipulation oi
transporting gasoline around the
Gu. Try Is done by some oil com
p'h''' for the purpose of adding
.''' 10 heir product and restricting
competition"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31
VVEAE FRER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA
Little change in temperature.
some likrlilood Of few light
scattered showers in the noun
tLirS and extreme north portion
this afternoon and tonight.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-31

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Evening star., 1943-05-05
Fielder Bowie Chew,
Attorney and Resident
Old. {. 50 Years, Dies
Funeral Services Will Be
From St. AIMS Church
Tomorrow Morning
! omorrow Morning

Fielder Bowie Chew, "a. a resident
of Washington for more than 60
years. who died Monday in a con-
valescent home here, will be buried
in Oak Hill Cemetery, following fu-
neral services at 8 Am. tomorrow at
st. AIMS Catholic Church, Wiscon-
sin avenue and Yuma street NV.
Mr.. Chew studied law at George
town University, and later received
q law degree from Columbian Col
lege. now George Washington Uni
versity. He practiced law before the
Supreme Court here until 1879, when
he moved to Minnesota, where he
practiced law before the State Su-
preme Court for 10 years In part
nership with Charles L. Brown, later
chief justice of the State.
Mr.. Chew continued his law prac-
tice in Morris and Duluth until
1897. when he retired and returned
to Washington. He was founder
and editor of the Morris Sun. vice
president of the Duluth Banking Co.
and Catholic charter member of
the Minnesota Society of Colonial
Wars. He also was a member of
the Maryland Sons of Colonial Wars.
the Maryland Historical Society and
Kitchi Gammi Fraternity of Du-
luth.
Mr.. Chew was born in Yazoo
County, Miss, February %. l84s. He
was the last of family of three
brothers and a sister, the latter
being the mother of Maj. Gen.
Charles H. Lyman, jr., U. S. M. c.,
retired.
Evening star., 1943-05-05
D. {. Man Is Questioned
In MARYLAND Youth 5 Death

Lloyd Hughes. 80. of Washington
was being questioned today by Anne
Arundel County tMdD police in con-
nection with the death yesterday OF
Edward Aloysius Gaghan, II, OF
Chevy Chase. at a Laurel race track
stable where both were employed.
According to Detective Sergt
James S. McAuliffe of the Mont
gomery County police, young Gag
han died yesterday morning in the
truck of his father, Michael Gaghan,
an employe of the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission. An autopsy revealed
the youth had been struck on the
head and suffered a skull fracture.
The father told Sergt. McAuliffe
that he and his son had attended a
party at the stable Monday night
and that his son had been struck
with "an iron bar" during an alter
cation.
Police Chief John Souers of Anne
Arundel County was called into the
case and ordered lookout for
Hughes, who surrendered last night
at the Silver Spring police substa-
! ton.
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Mrs. Thomas Ewinq
Dies in Yonkers, N.Y.,
After Brief Illness
Widow Of Potents Chief
In Wilson Administration
Lived Here Four Yeurs

Mrs. Anna Cochran Ewing, widow
of Thomas Ewing. commissioner of
patents during President Wilson's S
administration, died after short
illness yesterday at her home in
Yonkers, N. Y. according to word
reaching friends here today. Mr..
Ewing died last December.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing made their
home in Washington during Mr.
Ewing's four-year term as patent
commissioner from 1918 to 1917.
Prominent in the Episcopal Church
in her home State. Mrs. Ewing at
tended St. Johns Episcopal Church
on Sixteenth street while in WASH
ington.
The Right Rev. James E. Free
man. Bishop of Washington, who
knew the family WELL recalled to-
day he was summer rector for A
years in Sorrento, Me. where Mr..
and Mrs. Ewing maintained sum-
mer home. He paid tribute to Mrs
Ewing as a great mother who
evidenced fine zeal and devotion to
her family"
Funeral services will be held at
ST. Johns Church at Yonkers, with
burial in that city.
Mrs Ewing was born in Yonkers,
a daughter of the late William F..
and Eva Smith Cochran, and a
granddaughter of Alexander Smith,
founder of the Alexander Smith &
Sons Carpet Co., in Yonkers. She
was educated at the Masters School,
Dobbs Ferry.
She was former president of the
Yonkers YWCA, former secretary of
Woman's Auxiliary of Episcopal
Churches Of the State of New York,
one of the founders and a member
of the Colony Club in New York
and a former director of the Smith
Carpet Co. The late Alexander
Smith Cochran, yachtsman, was her
brother.
Mrs. Ewing is survived by four
sons, William F. c. Ewing of Bed
ford Village. Sherman Ewing, and
1t. Clifford c. Ewing. U. S. NJ, both
Of Armenia, N. Y, and Bayard Ewing
of Providence: daughter, Mrs.
Alexandra Ewing Stone, wife of
Thomas Stone of Ottawa, and a
brother, William F. Cochran, of Bal
| timore.
Evening star., 1943-05-05
lnfiltraiing Japs Engaged
Near burma-ln Border

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI. May 5.-Infiltrating
japanese troops approaching the
Maungdaw-B -Buthidaung road near
the Burma Indian frontier north Of
Akyab were engaged by British
troops. British communique said
today.
The inconclusive action was east
of the Mayu ridge along which des-
ultory fighting has been In progress
most of the fall and winter.
The curtain Is due to ring down
on the abortive Burma campaign
soon, because the monsoon Is about
to start.
West of the Mayu ridge the British
said there was nothing to report.
The Raj made widespread and
damaging raids on the enemy in
Burma. Railroad yards at Rangoon
were bombed last night and many
casualties were inflicted on enemy
troops at a camp between Toungoo
and Thai" north of Rangoon. Sup
ply sampans. two steamers and roll
ing stock also were attacked in raids
from which all British planes re-
turned.
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Plane Crashes and Burns,
Killing Two Navy Flyers

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. May 5.-A
Navy plane crashed and burned Is
miles southeast of here last night.
killing its two occupants.
Comdr. Earle C. Peterson of the
naval aircraft delivery unit at Port
Columbus, where the craft was
based. identified the victims as the
pilot. Ensign Claude Ray Bassham.
~, OF Hot Springs. Ark, and Acting
Chle1 Quartermaster Walter Montee
Holcomb, 80. of Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Boy 9, Hit by Auto,
In Critical Condition

Robert R. Rider, 9, of 822 G street
Sc. remained in a critical condi-
ton at Providence Hospital today
after being struck by an automobile
yesterday in the 500 block Ninth
street Sc.
Police said the boy. fourth grade
student at Cranch School. was play
ing in the street at the time he was
struck. He was treated at Casualty
Hospital for compound fracture of
the skull and later transferred to
Providence Hospital.
The driver of the automobile was
listed by police as Samuel K. Wood
%, of 20l2 Third. street NE.
Evening star., 1943-05-05
GoIIinger Patients
Death Ruled Suicide

A certificate of suicide has beer
issued by Coroner A. Magruder Mac.
Donald in the death of Felix Bland
70. colored. 2202 Thirteenth stree,
NV, who jumped from a fifth
floor window of the medical build
ing at Gallinger Hospital early yes.
terday.
Police said he had been under
going treatment at the hospital fol
heart condition.
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Eight-to-One Girls Club
Sees Preview of Movie

Fifteen Marine Corps combat cor
respondents last night were honor
guests at meeting of the Eight
Girls-to- Every Man Club at the
Interior Department Auditorium.
Five hundred girls turned out to
see a preview of the new movie
comedy, The More the Merrfer. "
based on the plight Of girls facing the
eight-to-one ration which brought
about the club. Among the guests
were Mrs. James Doolittle, wife of
the leader of the Toxic raid. ana
Mrs. Carl Spaatz. wife of the COM
manding general of the United
States Air Forces in North Africa.
Evening star., 1943-05-05

Ideal for furniture, walls,
woodwork, metal, etc. Avail
able in II colors. Dries N
4 to 6 hours.
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Greet Lakes Skipper Dies

BUFFALO, N. Y. May S P,.-
Frank L. Weinheimer, "a. retired
Great Lakes captain. died yesterday
after a long illness. He spent sc
years on the lakes and was captain
at various times of the package
freighters Lackawanna and Che.
mung and the freighter P. P. Miller
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Luurel's Ex-Wife to Rewed

HOBOKEN, N. j., May S P.-
Mrs. Vera Ileana Laurel, former wife
of Stan Laurel, screen comedian,
and James B. Long, who identified
himself as seaman, obtained q
marriage license yesterday. Both
gave New York addresses.
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Botisto Sends Roosevelt
| 900 Havana Ciuors
BY the Associated Press

Dy the ABs0clated PreSS.
HAVANA. Cuba, May Sin ac-
knowledgment of the courtesies
shown during his visit to the United
States last December. President
Batista has sent to President Roose-
welt 5000 Havana -made cigars in
cased in 4 box OF Cuban wood.
Evening star., 1943-12-21
DC. Newspapers Publish Again
As Printers End Work Stoppooe
WLB Orders Men to Return to Jobs
In Controversy Over Wage Provision

Capital newspapers resumed
publication today when mem
bers of Columbia Typographical
Union 101 acceded to the order
of the War Labor Board and
ended a work stoppage that
started Sunday afternoon.
At the same time. Jesse B. Man
beck, president of Columbia. said he
had conferred with Peyton R. Evans
executive secretary of the Publish
ers' Association, this morning and
asked for a meeting with the pub
fishers of the four local papers as
early as convenient.
Mr.. Manbeck said if no satisfac-
tory conclusions were reached within
48 hours he would call a specia
meeting of the union if he thought
this should be done. Such a ses.
sion would mean another stoppage
The union president also deniet
that the printers went back to worl
in response to an order" of tn,
War Labor Board, insisting that hi
had never received the telegram
yesterday in which the board calico
for immediate resumption of work
He said the men went back of theil
own accord
He was attempting today to gel
in touch with Claude M. Baker, in
ternational president of the ITU. tc
discuss the situation. ITU officers
Evening star., 1943-12-21
FIandin and a Others
Accused Of Treason
In AIgiers Warrants
Peyrouton and Boisson
Are Among Frenchmen
Facing Charges
BY the Associated Press

ALGIERS, Dec. 81. The
French Committee of National
Liberation announced today that
warrants had been issued for the
arrest on treason charges of
Pierre-Etienne Flandin, former
French Premier and later Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs in the
Vichy cabinet, and four other
prominent Frenchmen.
The others were: Marcel Peyrou-
ton. former governor general of
Algeria; Pierre Boisson. former gov
ernor general of French West
Africa; Pierre Tixier- -Vignancourt,
former French deputy and high
Vichy functionary, and Andre AL
bert, former French deputy.
A spokesman said the warrants
had been issued about a week ago
but that all five had not been taken
IN custody.
Under Surveillance.
Flandin had been under surveil-
lance pending investigation by a
commission inquiring into suspected
collaboration with Vichy.
The charges against Peyrouton
concern his action while interior
minister when he allegedly sup
pressed underground pro-Ally and
probe Gaulle organizations.
The charges against Boisson MAIN
ly concory, I,ic raf,,co1 II, Copfop, hor
1910. to turn Dakar over to a Brit
ish-De Gaulle expeditionary force
which precipitated a short sharp
battle between shore batteries and
naval squadron.
Subsequently, 1t was alleged, Bois-
son directed the suppression of pro-
Ally and probe Gaulle groups in
West Africa. The Communist week
ly, Liberte, declared Boisson was re-
sponsible for condemning lis per-
sons to death and imprisoning Ala
others.
BOisson Imprisoned.
Warrants were issued by the JUS
tice commissariat on recommenda-
tions from the purge commission
which investigated the dossiers
against Peyrouton, Boisson and
Flandin earlier this month.
Boisson was imprisoned several
days ago and Peyrouton was trans
ferred from his guarded home in
Southern Algeria to prison Decem-
ber TO-
Peyrcuton was envoy to Buenos
Aires before coming to North Africa
prior to the formation of the ma
tional committee to become Gov
ernor General of Algeria under Gen
Henri Giraud.
Flandin was in North Africa at
the time Of the Allied landings.
ixier-Vignancourt formerly was
secretary general for information In
the Vichy regime. ~