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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-02-11

Among those entering the Memorial
hospital nursing school this week was
Miss Thelma Lucille GIotfelty, of Ac-
cident.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-02-11

Miss Kathryn Butt, Baltimore, was
weekend visitor at the home of her
mother, Mrs. S. E. Butt, Green street.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-02-11

Junior Tichnell spent the weekend
with his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. A. Junkins.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-02-11

Charles E. Duckworth, of Morgan
town, formerly of near German, was
here for a few hours yesterday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-02-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

Miss Rose Copp, Of Corinth, West
Va, visited Oakland on business last
Friday afternoon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-02-11
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Ray Teets was a Cumberland
visitor on Monday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-02-11

Mrs. f. G. Lancer entertained mem
bers of her bridge club at the home
of Mrs. E. R. Fike, High street, on
Tuesday evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-02-11

Frank Kley, Jr., George Washington
University Medical student, visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kley,
Second street, for several days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-02-11

Miss Mabel HaddoX spent last
Thursday in Cumberland with her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Okey McDaniels.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-02-11

Lloyd C. Liller was in Baltimore
Sunday and Monday on business.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
Harmon Gets
1st Zero
Victory Is Credited
In Raid Last thursday

CHUNGKING, Aug. 2S up
Reports from American air head
quarters somewhere in China re-
vesled today that 1t. Tom Har-
mon former Michigan football
star drew his first blood IA com
65J Thursday during 18th Ar
Force raid on Honckonc
Llbcrator bombcrS lcf' many
fires burning IN the target area.
a few minutes away on the home
ward flight al least 40 ZerOS At
tackled Tho Libcrator CunnorS
and GttrtrSS P-f0 fighters shot
down n Toast FIVE and counted
four aS probably destroyed
one Of the confirmed victories
MaS- cIcdlled to -Aarmea--
EAe-d3~patati failed 10 make
clear whether Harmon was pilot
iDG 2 fighter plane or vas
aeosrd a LlberatorJ
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
Nazii Pamphlets
Seized by FBl
Agents Find Propaganda
Papers in Doctors Home

John s Bu-as Detroit head Of
the FBI revealed Saturday that a
large number Of Nazi propaganda
pamphlets had been seized IN the
home Of D.. Fred W Thomas. ac-
cuSed as one of the principals IN
the master German spy ring seized
here last week
a study of these pamphlets was
begun al once hy BugaS and his
assistants, Buga> said mat there
was a p0>s .hilIty of moro arrests
IN tho case bat would not COM
l.. s District Attorney Lchr
Saturday began assembling the
volunlnous documentary evidence
against The SIN members Of the
spy unc for presentation 10 the
federal grand Jury Sept He
said tho espionage case would he
he first major matter given 10
.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
Vatican Radio Promises
Important Announcement

WASHINGTON. Aug % INS)
NIThc Vatican radios statement
that II may issue an important
announcement tomorrow was be-
heved tonight by informed Wash
ington sources 10 foIcShadow a
declaration that Rome has hecn
completely dcmilitarlzed and is an
open city %
In New York The FCC recorded
the EngiSh-language broadcast
from thc Holy City As asking
listeners 10 be on the watch FOR
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
Anthracite Ordered Cut
One-Half in II States

WASHINGTQN AHg 2S lINSl
The QPA today ordered house
holders and non-induStrial users
of hard coal IN l. eastern states
and The District OF Columbia 10
limit thor present purchases OF
anthracite to 80 per cent of last
wears tonnage Michigan is not
INCLUDED i'm tho order
OPA sand thc order. effective
Sept | would assure home own
crS and tenants whose Inns arc
empty or nearly empty OF a supply
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
SwEDES PROTEST sINKI<Gs

STOCKHOLM. Aug - up
HE goNernment announced TO-
night Mat ~ had delivered 10 Ber-
In a protest against the sinking
OF Two Swedish trawlers by Ger
man deSlroyers.- pointing eai that
~7VTTTCU doFS not recognize thC
Nazl VoIhiddcn. Zone of Den
maIR who're tho incident occurred
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
life Insurance Firms
Feel Nazi War Losses

NEW YORK. Aug. IS tINS1-
Nazi war losses especially on the
eastern front are so blch that
from now on all German Tie IN
>urancc companies will collect 4
special extra payment 70 enable
them 10 meet their obligations.
The British radio said today.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29

o1 eoal belorc cold Wcaihcr sni>- N
The price agency pointed ou'
that itS action SctS up "a priority
system for deliveries OF domestic
sizes of anthracite for space heat
ing domestic hot water and cook
inc purposes and is not ratiouns
on Goupon or certificate basis.
NEW EVENING HOURS
industrial National Bank Down
town Office MONDAYS. S 10 s
Uptown offer and Branches.
FRIDAYS. 3 10 S.LAdv.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
KnudSen, Patterson
Land in New Guinea

SONEW WHERE ~ NEW
GUINEA. Aug IS DJPl- Gen
NaCAIfm greeted Undcr>ccro-
tarl of War Robert p Patterson
ana n Gen William : knudeen
wan department production dIrcc-
tol TODAY whom they arrived
aboard a special plane on an D-
lprctioD tour of the southwest
Pacific
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
Ndzis Reported
Ruling Denmark
Danish Cabinet Quits,
Lines Cut TO Sweden
Photo by international 4,

LONDON. Aug % Sunday
GNSJ Premier Eric Scavcnius of
Denmark and ms cabinet were
reported carly today TO have re-
signed and the Germans were said
30 have taken over full military
control of the entire occupied
country
This report was carried by
Reuters in dispatch from Stock
holm citing rumorS trickling 10
the Swedish capital from Copen-
hagen through -NaZI=InpoSed
news and communications black
out.
Travellers arriving in Sweden
from Denmark SAID they had
heard that King Christian had
boon taken into custody, United
Press reported
Earlier during thc night Stock
holm messages had SAID all -1cle-
phone and telegraph communica-
tlQn between Denmark and Swe-
don had boon broken of abruptly
by The N3li> in Denmark late
Saturday amid report, NJ grave
events unfolding In the latter
ElLnt4-t
-----r~ TT 11-T-St TIm0 ~Wnd ~h-
Danish communication had been
eur since April g. 1910. when
Adolf Hitler s forces invaded Den
mark and NUrvaH.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
Onion Shipping Cut

WASHINGTON. Auc IS tJP
The WA sand today thai after
Tuesday onion shippers IN II
states tinclud,nc Michigan Will
have 10 obtain permits before ship
ping dry onions 10 excess OF 100
pounds except for nearby storage.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
7 Axis Planes FeNed
In Trip Gets Filler DSC

ALLIED HDQS North Africa.
AJC * tUPl- staff SGT Bcnla-
min r Warmer. san Francisco.
was awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross on Aug rs his 29th
birthday. for shooting down seven
ANS aircraft. z ccord- ia ono
mission over Gerbini, Sicily. on
July :
II also vas the seventh wod-
ding anniversary of Warmcl g.
foot 6-inch waist gunner on a
FlNlng FORTRESS.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
War Fronts

PACIFIC Allies tighten pm
GERS on Jap base at ko.aom-
bancara alter capiWlrE all
of NoW Gcolg.a Island.
PAGE
CHINA L. s bombs Hong.
kong for second TIM IN
weeks and hits at japs in
Canton. Page d.
RUSSIA Reds threaten Brl-
an,ks raN lifeline 20 kiov
after taking Sovsk. page -
ITALY All of south l'alyS
railroads severed following
mighty pummelingS by L :,
British homber>. Page p
GERMANY Giant RAE ar
mazda cuts SA14lA -thrnGEh-
49, y tt-----.-- r-1rtrf~-rr7t 777r1 r-7-tt
facilities In one of wars hcay-
Jest attacks 1paec % Oho-
tenth o.. Berlin devastated n
last week 5 record rad.
page 4
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
Narvik Bomb Hits Nazis

: TT X t-f--1vf. 7ttUE- * rtr--f'T
Reliable sources reported today
headquarters of the German mli-
tary command m NarvIk. Nor
way were blown up by a bomb
Thursday. and u was assumed
sry-r~Tf r,eTTnlnS ~NrIN kilfCf
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29

merit immediately after mas.
broadcast tomorrow
The Vatican asserted The an.
nouncement would follow tht
broadcast Of Sunday mass from
ST. Peters
Immediately after the mass"
SAID radio Vatican there may
possibly he an important an
nouncement in English"
DENTIST. III MICHIGAN AVE
Or. I. r Jamison Hours @ 10 s
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
Bulgarian King Dies Mysterousy
Soon After Conference With HHle,

LONDON Aug IS lUPl-Kng Boris III of Bulgaria died Of
mysterious ament late today in Sofia pungng the INVASION
menaced Balkans into the crisis since the Naz
through ugosavia and Greece years S-year-od Prince
Simeon Immediately ascended the throne King Simeon H. but
control Of the country No Axis satellite placed in the hands
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
Hitler 10 Abdildte,
Turkish Report SAYS

f-t-1AAT,ttJr1--TJ'- VIZ IS rUT1-TTe
Exchange Telegraph Agency rc-
ported from lStanbul today that
the German ambassador 90 Tur-
key. Baron Franz vOn Papen has
been advised that Adolf ILIi.GE
viii abdiCate" m favor of hm
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
DEAL WITH DECISIONS

But there was some belief here
-tHat Churchill would make his adj
dress from the United States
picking some historically symbolic
site Tor a speech expected 10 deal
with decisions reached a Quebec
and expanding on what Mr. RooSc-
Welt described ~ Ottawa As plans
10 crush "oncc and tor all inter-
national canGStcrlSm
Meanwhile the Pacific phase OF
The current Allied strategy talks
ended last night as Lord Louis
Mountbatten new Allied COM
mander IN southeastern Asia. left
Washington for an unannounced
destination
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
EIisss Landi Weds Author

NEW YORK. Aug 2s INSl
Ac'reSS-Writer EllSSa Landi was
married today 10 author Curti,s
Kinney Thomas AZ Christ Church
IN Tdrk avenue
Ruptured-IngramS are specialists
IN selecting and fitting trusscs and
surgical supports. iii4 woodward
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
Last Jap Isle
In S0|0nnOnS
Area Doomed
Yanks Near Bastion
Of KoIomba
From Three Sides

ALLIED II 2 Australia sun
day Aux % UPl-American
forces duplicating the fankirg
maneBlor which sent the JapS
fleeing from the AlcutIanS. TO-DAY
were closing on kol0mbancara
Island fra# N0rth. South and
Ncs'. virtually sealing the doom
oi the ias' enemy stronghold IN
mo Central S7tomon-
fEh0ninoU>lV ending 6t-day
battle on Now Georgia during
which both sides suffered hcavy
casualties. The Jap, sncakcd out
oT Balroko harhOr under cover of
darkness carly "Wednesday to-take
lporary refuge a. Via s miles
acro,, kuis G4f on knlonbsn-
CARA
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
10000 Strike,
Production al
Murray Halls
Fines for hardness
Blamed; Thomas Calls
Walkout Uniustified

T1oIlclan o. -Llal atrur
par's a4- haltor Sarmda. ~ 'he
Nuua Corp Of hrcuca planters
an estimated 10000 rAW.CIO
members struck n dispute over
Interpretation Of u Naf.ons Wm
Ia0or Board dtee'.
fre -GI<o started ~ noon vton
i'a4d Jones pEe-idani -ef Ieer
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to .caro ,hc plan Whoo the come
pa0y 4,irE1dIy mp'ed 70 dls-
c.piHo 655 workers rcporhR- +rt-
from t1o lunch period
AFTERNOON SHIT LEAVES
TIE afternoon shift ~ 'hc same
n.roer ALSO went homo on ihc
advice of union shop steward.
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Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
Advertising
Omitted Due 10
NewspFini Shortage

In order that We may bring
you complete coversge Of the
news Of the DAY and az the
-ss-rr trr1s c5-5p5T5ts with
the Governments newsprint
conservation program. Il has
been necessary 70 withhold
several columns % paid re.
tail and classified Advertising
from todsxs- LINES.
The ne~spttot shortage also
makes Il necessary Cor Us 20
restrict the number of news
papers printed
5y pstronixtns the same
dealer each day. you Will help
ease the situation, or better
yet call the Home Delivery
Department. cHerry ssoo. and
order the paper delivered
directly to your doors,ep.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29

c. ~ NcARTHuR. DENTIST.
litl GrisVold over knScrs
Hours 80, Sundays. lo-l2a-Adv.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
Allied Chiefs
Seek Closer
Russian Ties
Roosevelt, Churchill
TO Tell Postwar Plan at
Washington Meeting

WASHINGTON. Aug % OUP)
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill meet again in
Washington next week and In
doubtodly II Was believed here
tonight. VIII devote considerable
time 10 talking about Russia and
the prospects Of arranging con-
ference with nigh Soviet repre-.
-SCTr7rIy.C
tan Anglo-American-Russlan
conference VIII take place
shortly in London. the London
Sunday Dispatch declared in
early editions tonight, ms re-
poftcdD
Tho Russian angle Of ChurchilIS
impending Washington visit was
supported by the generally &C.
cepied fact that British American
military plans for ensuing phases
of the war were well set AT Que
bee and that tho renewed RooSe-
vclt-Churchill talks will center on
political matters which received
less extensive attention there.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
CHURCHILL TO SPEAK

British sources predicted that
Churchill also would be the CEN
trail figure of a dramatic public
appearance while in tho United
States, the actual setting chosen
With view toward q graphic
haCkdrop for an extension by the
prime minister OF the Declaration
of Quebec
Evidence that ncw and import
ant plans involving Churchill were
in- the making was found among
other sources, IN The rapid shifts
made IN IN, planned full-drcSS
radio address 10 The world
Originally the address was set
for today Then ~ vas changed
10 Sunday without any eNplana-
ton. Finally tho speech ws<
scheduled for l p m Detroit
timel Tuesday AdviceS from
Quebec said The speech would be
made from that city.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29

of a council of minis
tels which will name
a regent to act for
Simeon until uuln4tt til he he be-
comes Of age. Boris
also had a daughter,
Princess Marie, aged
10.
The king, 49, died less
than a week-after visiting
Adolf Hitler at field head
quarters. Reports were
denied by the Berlin radio
tn at Boris, W no h a d
escaped assassins' bombs
and bullets many times in
his life, may have died of
bullet wounds.
The London radio said it
was reported from Switzer-
land that Boris had suffered
three bullet wounds in the ab-
domen, inflicted as he was
turning from the meeting
with Hitler.
THREAT TO HITLER
Boris death was expected to
confront Hitler with a new and
acute threat TO his southeastern
European bastion at time when
his whole resources are strar,d
almost 10 the breaking poin
II was believed this maybreJ
clplate Bulgarian revolution
which. coinclding perhaps with an
Allied invasion, would lay Hit1er's
whole southeastern defenSes wide
open.
The Berlin radio relayed q
Bulgarian radio announcement
signed by Premier Bogdan FiIov
and his ministers which said:
His Majesty Boris the Third.
the Unifier. died at 4:22 %. m.
in the midst Of his family after
short and serious illness. The
Bulgarian people are filled with
great pain. We all have a
sacred duty TO carry out his
heritage and carry on the way
which he himself has traced
for us"
SCRAMBLE FOR POWER
A dispatch from Istanbul fled
before Boris death. said diplo-
matte circles there apticinsted
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
SCRAMBLE FOR POWER

a dispatch from Istanbul. filed
before Boris death. said diplo-
matte circles there anticipated
-tf'at- ms dcafF W4UId AT least
precipltate a mad scramble for
political power and possibly pro-
woke civil war IN A country where
me people are pro-RusSlan and
the leaders pro-German.
Boris was reported stricken
tuesday but II was not until Fri
day that AXIS radios broadcast
Continued on Page Eight
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29

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Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
PIT Ur TERRIFIC FIGHT

Nonrr. Thar Kl>ka vas widely
separated from our positions
v7rle kolomhsnzara IS right ncN'
20 o- positions IN rac Barokc
vicinity the spokesman va,
quoted n a dclsycd dispatch a,
predicting y savage pounding after
vhca Vou 20 IN there 10 bWl
'ra doai
Ir <oW Guinea closeup fight
M. was SAID 70 bc andor way a'
The south end of SaIamaua air.
drome Vtn Australian troops
picking up more yardage despite
bitter c0om} opposition west OF
thc town
All reports Indicated thar tho
JapS were putting up q tcrriti,
fight on the approaches 30 the
hadl> hammered aItiic'd despite
the heavy ram Of bombs from
Allied planes
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29
Income Tax

What you Will have 10 do
on Sept. Is Is explained by
Frank Morris on Page 4.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-29

Continued on Page Eight
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Axis Cracked Roosevelt Says

and we must do more al all costs. -
Over Burma, he said. the United
Nations had gained air superior
ity and Allied fliers were bombing
japanese communications. supply
dumps and bases in China, Indo-
Chine and Burma.
The President assured the ma
ton that the government lis
drawing up other serious, con-
structive plans for certain imme-
date forward moves
These plans, he said, concerned
food. manpower, and other do
nestle problems as they tied in
with the armed forces. Then, he
disclosed that. within a few weeks,
he intended TO speak again 10 the
nation on definite action 10 be
taken by the administration and
including specific recommended
tions for new legislation by the
Congress
All our calculations for the
| future, however, must be based
on clear understanding of the
problems involved" the PreSi-
/ dent said
DEFENDS POSTWAR AIMS
"And that can he gained only
by straight thinking - not
guesswork or political manipu-
latiOn."
The Chief Executive Stoutly de-
Tended the postwar aims and for
eign policy of the United States
and her allies.
( Stressing that the Unit e d
Nations had started to make
good the promise of the Four
Freedoms, the President said:
81 am sorry IL l step on the
toes OF those Americans who,
playing party politics at home,
call that kind of policy crazy
altruism,' starry eyed dream
ing
CITES SHIP PRODUCTION
American production of ships
was described as almost unbe-
lievable' by the President, who
revealed that, this year, the ship
yards were producing over 49,
000,0 600 tons of merchant vessels
and next year our production will
be over 2l,000,000 tons"
The President indicated that
the U-boats were being whipped,
but warned against oVeroDtiniSnn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-29
RUSSIA PRAISED

Praise was given by the Presi-
dent to Russia for her sledgeham-
mer blows against the Fascists.
II am glad" he said, that
the British and we have been
able to contribute somewhat to
the striking power of the Rus
sian armies.
THE world has never seen
greater devotion, determination
and self-sacrifice than have
been displayed by the Russian
people and their armies under
the leadership OF Marshal Jo-
seph Stain"
Mr.. Roosevelt asserted that I'VE
are delivering planes and vital war
supplies for the heroic armies OF
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-29

fight goes on and that the war
was far from won.
lie said that there were much
bigger fights ahead that the
United States and her Allies
would go into them as we went
into Sicily together.
"And we shall carry on to-
gether," he added.
Mr.. Roosevelt told the Japanese
that they would not be given time
10 consolidate their stolen Asiatic
empire and he promised that the
time would come when the United
Nations would storm the japanese
islands themselves from all direc-
tons.
Eve are pushing forward To
occupation of positions which In
time will enable us 10 attack
the Japanese islands themselves
from the north. from the south.
from the east and from the
west" he said.
JAPS Whitfield DOWN
The japanese, the President
pointed out. are being pushed
around from the Aleuuans TO New
Guinea, and he said they were
being whitfield down in power As
the striking arm of America grows
in the Pacific war.
The President notified the Axis
that Americas production OF
planes and ships and guns. whit
tling-down warfare against the
Japanese, and improved supply
lines in the far reaches of the
Pacific forecast the doom Of the
Mikado's empire.
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(COntinued from Page Onel

punished for their crimes against
humanity said that the MAJ
against Italy would 60 on until
the Italian people realize the
futility of continuing 70 fight,
and held out the promise OF q
helping hand TO them as soon as
they capitulated.
FIRST CRACK IN ANS
Mr.. Roosevelt hailed MuSSolni's
downfall as the first crack IN
The Axis.
As for MuSsolini himself and
his Fascist gang the President
promised in his fighting address,
beamed throughout the world
that they would '''be brought "a
book and punished for their
crimes against humanity. -
"No criminal will be allowed
10 escape by the eNpedient of
'resigna ton. the President de-
clared.
The Chief Executive said Italy
eventually would reconSutute
herself and that the Italian people
in peace would choose their own
government on the basic demo
cratic principles Of liberty and
equality.
Mussolini, in stepping down as
Italys leader. said the President
"came 10 the reluctant conclusion
that the jig was up, he could
see the shadow of the long arm OF
justice"
Then. speaking Of the terms
that will be offered a beaten
Italy, Mr.. Roosevelt stated:
"Our terms To italy are still
the same a. our terms To Ger
many and Japan--'unconditional
surrender
1--WE will have no truck with
fascism in any way. shape or
manner. We will permit no YES
tige Of fascism TO remain"
Mr.. Roosevelt pointed out that
the Allies already were helping
the people in Sicily 10 strike away
the chains of Fascist tyranny.
ASSAILs BARBARISM
In saying that Italy would be
reconstructed. the President de-
plored the barbarous methods Of
the Axis in occupied countries and
contrasted their savage programs
with the humane, progressive pol
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-29
WAR FAR FROM WON

The exploits of the American
Seventh Army, which swept with
record speed through Palermo,
the splendid team work between
Gen. Eisenhower and the British
high command. the coordination
of the forces on land and sea and
in the air and the dauntlesS fight
ing spirit of the British and
Americans were praised by Mr..
Roosevelt.
The President warned that the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-29
RIGHT PLACE, TIME

The military superiority Of
the United Nations-on land
and sea and in the air" said the
Chief Executive. has been APP
piled In the right place at the
right time
Mr.. Roosevelt said Hitler had
refused 10 send sufficient help 10
save MusSolini, that the Nazi die
tator'S troops in Sicily had stolen
The Italians motor equipment and
had left the Italian soldiers with
no choice but 10 surrender.
Mr.. Roosevelt told of the ter
rifle difficulties of supply and
tranSporta ion overcome IN
achieving victory over the AXIS
forces.
He disclosed that the initial as
sault force on Sicily had involved
5000 ships which carried 10000
American, British. Canadian and
French troops and $4,000 vehicles,
600 tanks and 1900 guns ashore
TO storm the Mediterranean is
land.
The casualties in men and ma
terial, the President said, have
been low, lin fact, far below our
estimate"
The Chief Executive expressed
pride at the superb skill and
courage Of the officers and men in
Sicily"