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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-05-04

Slimak je spoznal, da MOI. ne
kaj kuha.
In Slimakovo prijateljstvo Sc
je naenkrat i%zpremenilo V So
vrastvo.
Vsaka stvar ina svoje me-
je -. tudi prijateljstvo starih
pajdasev. Slimak Sc je naenkrat
odlocil, ukreniti vse potrebno,
da Sc odkriza Panoufla.
Yes zamisljen in navdusen
"a tako dobickanosno lopovsci-
no je prispel brusac S Panou-
flom do okraja Monceau blizu
hotela, kjer je stanoval Robert
d'Alboize.
Lopova tn nista imela nobe-
mega opravka. Nobenega prave-
ga povoda nista imela napotiti
Sc v ia okraj.
Toda motil bi Sc, kdor bi mi
sill, da ju je privedlo sem 60
10 nakljucje.
Poraz, XII sta ga dozivela v
kupciji z Robertom d'Alboize,
ju je tako jezil, da sta nehote,
pod pritiskom Representative
sile krenila prot hotelu.
Ustavila sta Sc pred elegant
MIN polkovnikovim domom.
- Tu stanuje, - je dejal
Slimak.
Panoufle je takoj razumel, 0
kom govori njegov pajdas, ne
da hi mu bilo treba slisati ime.
- Falot! - je oogovoril. -
Imenitno Sc je nastanil, gospod
polkovnik. Skrbno sta 81 ogle-
dala hotel.
- Tam notri bi sc dalo kaj
suniti, - je dejal Slimak tho,
kakor hi govoril sam Ease.
- Tam notri je ponovil
Panoufle. ""
In ne bilo bi tezko opra-
vilo.
- Toda kako priti tia? :. .
Pc stopnicah vendar ne more
va.
- Seveda ne, - je odgovoril
Slimak, = pc stopnicah bi ma
ju ne pustili -. Toda V pritlic-
ju, kakor vidis, so VISA okna
skrbno zaprta.
- Da -.
- LIE poglej, okviri so pokri-
ii s prahom, XII ga je zanesel
sem veter.
- Vidim 80.
- In vidiS tisto-le rastlinico,
tista travico, XII je pognala ma
drugem oknu il prahu?
- Vidim -.
- No torej. IL tega hos men,
da vendar lahko sklepal, da Sc
okna sploh ne odpirajo, kajti
sicer bi Sc travica zlomila in
prah bi odpadel.'
- To je jasno.
- Oxen pa ne odpirajo "a
to, ker V pritlicju nihce ne sta
nuje.
- Bo ze res.
- &c pa V pritlicju nihce ne
stanuje, lahko zlezeva tia brez
strahu, da bi naju KIDD opazil,
kajti stanovalci so ma oni stra-
nj dvorisCa, a vratarjeva koliba
nina Okenca; bila bi torej igra-
ca odpreti okno in zlesti pri-
tlicno stanovanje.
- Recimo, da je to res. A
potem?
- Potem? Arhitekture nj
sem studiral, dragi moi, razen
morda IL vidika svoje obrti, to-
da poznam jo dobro -. Nj mo-
goce, da hi V tenn praznem sta
novanju ne bio nobenih stopnic
ali s~transkega izhoda, kakor
pravijo, da hi lahko prisla v pr
vo nadstropje, ne da hi bilo
treba til skozi predsobo.
49, Da, ko pa prides gori, OBJ
stanes pred polkovnikom, XII tie
sprejme z revolverjem v roki.
- Tepec neumni. KIDD pa
pravi, da je treba takoj zlesti v
stanovanje -. To storiva I'VE
Ger, ko DO kje ma zabavi -. To
bova kaj lahko zvedela; videla
ga bOva odha iati " DO1ni para
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-05-04
BRONCHIAL
COUGHS!
Due 70 Colds or Bronchial Irritation

Stop today at any good drug store and ask for a
bottle OF BuckIey's CANADIOL Mixture triple
actIng). Take a couple Of sips at bedtime. Feel
IT'S instant powerful effective action spread thru
throat, head and bronchial tubes. It starts at
raw membranes and make breathing easier,
Don't wait-get Buckeyes Canadioi TO-DAY, You
oct relief instantly. Only 45o-alI druggists.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-05-04
Posten rnoski

znacaja, ter staIno "a
pos1en, zeli dobiti stanovanje in
hrano pri mirni druzini. Toeen
plaenik. - Naslov Sc maj pusti
v uradu tega lista. ;"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-05-04
P. DECOURCELLE: .
moo

R O M A NJ I. D E L

di. v njegovi odsotnosti bova
pa lahko mirno opravila svoj
posel.
- In prisla v hotel -.
- Oh, ii 81 pa res otrocji.
Panoufle; kaj nisi videl, da je
hotel med dvema ulicama in da
je zadaj lid, XII zapira vrt?
-Visok lid! -.
- Kaj "a to! -. Tam je
svetilka e. in bila hi diva .
Steer pa to Sc nj sklenjeno, gre
lie "a nacrt, XII ga je treba pre-
misliti. Bova videla, &c sc odlo-
civa "a vlom in preplezava po-
noci lid -.
49, Da, treba DO tvegati zlato
svobodo, &c noceva umreti cd
lakote, - je menil Panoufle.
IL okraja nista hotela oditi.
Postavila sta brus pred vrata in
cakala, da hi Sc dobilo delo.
Tisto dopoldne je bio obema
zelo n%eprijetno.
Prislo je mnogo ljudi, XII so
prinesli brusit noze in skarje,
pa sta v bliznji krcmi sproti po-
gnala yes zasluzek. Slimak je
brush, da mu je kar pot lii z O.
braza, toda spraviti nj incl kaj.
Panoufle ga je pc potrebi ma
domestoval pr BRUSH.
Pod pretvezo zbiranja bruse-
MIA potrebnih nozev, skarij in
britev je hodil Slimak cd hise
do hise in 81 ogledoval okna, pa
tudi vse koticke.
Ko Sc je enkrat vracal YES
srdit S polnimi rokami skarij in
nozev, je malo manjkalo, da, ga
nj podrl S kovcegi oblozen: IT,
voscek, XII je bas zavil v to uli-
CO.
Incl je komaj toliko casa, da
je skocil v bliznjo vezo. Obenem
je pogledal kocijo.
Komaj je zadrzal kirk prese-
necenja. V kociji sta sedela
grof Ramon de Montlaur in Mil
eek.
Slimaka k sreci nista opazila.
Re Sc je hotel okleniti zadaj
kocije, da hi zvedel, kan sc
peljeta, re Sc je pripravljal ma
skok, ko je kocijaz naenkrat u
stavil konje.
Slimak je magic odskocil v We
10 sosedne hise. Groza ga e OBJ
sla, ko je videl, da sta Ramon
de Montlaur in Milcek izstopila
in odsla v d'Alboizov hotel.
Ia cas- Sc je odprlo okno in
zagledal je polkovnika, kako
~prijazno pozdravlja prisleca,
docim MI je prisla mlada DANA
naproti do veznih vrat, kjer ga
je prisreno objela in pozdravi-
la, obenem pa poljubila decka,
XII ga je spremljal.
- Kaj pa pomeni to? 49, Sc
je vprasal Slimak zacudeno. -
D'Alboize, Montlaur in Milcek!
..- Skupaj so tn in objemajo
Sc, da jih je veselje gledati. To
Sc pravi, da so najini izgledi
zdaj boljsi Evo, to je pot,
XII vodi naravnost v blagosta-
ME. Toda to pot ne bova mic de-
lila.
Sluzincad je prisla pc prtlja-
90, vrata so Sc zopet zaprla in
kocija je oddrdrala.
Vrata v predsobo so bila "a
prta. Slimak je videl samo la
kaja, sedecega ma klopici. TO je
bio vse, kar je videl.
Slimak je Intel k Panouflu,
toda povedati mu nj hotel, kaj
je videl.
Toda njegov obraz je bill tako
i~zpremenjen in vedel sc je tako
cudno, da je Panoufle moral o.
patti to ~izpremembo.
Kaj pa je S teboj? - ga
je vprasal.
Mic, - je odgovoril Sill
max ma videz ravnodusno. -
Ali hoces, da tie zamenjam pri
Lx1,r,,o
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-05-04

Je meStO IN "a neZaupIJlVO p0-
gledal.
- Ohio, - je zamrmral sam
pr sebi, - tn Sc nekaj dogaja.
Torej sc vendar lie nisem motil,
ia cigan p~ripravlja nekaj "a
mojim hrbtom. Toda ne BOZ Sc,
prijateljcek, ne DO casa, da hi
mi prinesel to kaso ma mizo.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-05-04

David Platt, XII je star ~ let
ina levi) in Jacob Zolotar, star
81 let, sta Steer p~restara, da bi
SM . armada, me 6utita pa Sc
prestara, da bi ne moga vec
delah tako sVanih Urtovih
snaage.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
WIPE OUT CHRISTIANS
American Fighters
Down Four laps

WASHINGTON. June II. 1890 (UPD
The navy announced today that
American fighter pilots intercepted
and shot down four Japanese bomb
erS over Malaita island, northeast
ef GuadalCanal in the SolomonS.
Other American airmen cOntin-
ued the acria, offensive against
Japanese air bases in the central
Solomons attacking Villa on KOlom-
banGara island. near Mica.
The bombers shot CCv'l over Ma
laita were described as Mitsubishi
type but tho navy did not specify
whether they were two or four-en-
gined craft.
The intcrception was made by
Marine corps and Army pilots over
the north end of the island, which
is under American domination.
Tho marines, flying Corsair fight
nrS. accounted for three of the enc
my craft while an army Lightning
pilot doWned the fourth.
Liberator heavy bomberS, accom-
panied by fighters, participated in
thC attack on Villa. Results were
unChScrvcd, however.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
BY UNITED PRESS

1talys island empire in the
Mediterranean has been the scene
of conquest and strife. the battle
ground of Christian and infidel.
throughout history.
This economically and strateEiCally
important empire is composed of
two large islands-Sicily and Sar-
dinia--and one small island Pan
telleria
The peoples Of these islands are
o. many origins and have known
many masters. They began fighting
fof their lands and lives before the
birth OF Christ battled ficUcely
through the middle ages, and final
" settled down TO a somcwha.
peaceful existence during the latter
half of the 18th century This con-
tinued until Allied planes and ships
began bombardinF them in the
Second World War.
BEGAN FORTIFYING
The Axis partners began fortily-
ing the italian islands early in the
war. used them as intermediate SUP
ply points and air and naval bases
during the long African campaign.
and prepared them for tho final
defense against invasion of Furone
after the battle of Tunisia had end
ed in Allied victory
Triangular shaped Sicily is tho
largest and most important 10 italy
OF the three islands 1t really is
n continuation of the Italian main
land, shooting off from the south
west tip of the mother country and
separated only by the Straits Of
Messina which arc no more than
two miles across at the narrowc5t
point
Sicily is 4 mild climated land of
olive, orange. and lemon groves, Of
steep volcanic cliffs and slopes, Of
good roads and fine harbors.
Sicily and the tim island OF Pan
telleria-62 miles from Sicily and
"a miles from TuniSia--form the
stepping stones" that lead from
Africa to Italy. They are the most
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
MUSIC COMMITTEE

Music George Burt chairman.
Mrs. w. c. Costello. A z Y4eckel
Earl Davis. ObjeCtlyes and pro
grams r. p Moore. chairman. Guy
Weakley. Paul jenkins. Ror Won
ack. o. j. Bradshaw. J II Edgar
". H. Tyler. j. W Glasgow. Steven
Harris. Publicity. W. G. Outlook
chairman; Warren Currier, Paul
jenkins. Kenneth Thornton, z. a
FItzhugh. RecreatiOnal council. II
p Never chairman: J W Tyler
W A. Scheniman. II Gallagher. Ben
Herring. d T. Roberts Taxation
W. 4 Tondro. chairman. Scott
Foulds J II Edgar. L. i GOrCc.
Chester irving. Wesley Hell Tourist
and convention. John Brunncr.
chairman W S Lee. Willard Kel-
LEI. Al Bcvins Winter climate
publicity. Paul jenkins chairman.
Guy Weakley Kenneth Thornton
Warren CUlTicr Postwar plan
ming POy WOmack. chairman Paul
jenkins. S. r. Harris, II. W Fa~-
cett Robert Hatton, II Gallagher
Warren CWrier. Rev Hayden
Sears, Charles Bramkamp. Charles
Soncs, O J. Bradshaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
Allies Make Frist Grab O. italian Sea Fortresses

population of PaEtellrria III the
eighth century and held 1t un'll
the 18th centur% when Roger OF
Sicily captured it. Later conquestS
we're made in the middle ages by
the Spaniards and the Turks.
Before the war. Premier Mussolini
tried to convert Pantellcria into
base for small Warships, submarines,
and aircraft.
Sardinia lies 1875 miles west OF
the italian mainland at the nearest
point. 1t is an island 100 miles
long and G8 miles wide Of 9,l67
square miles.
Like Sicily and Pantcllcria, Gar-
dinia is mountainous and rises 10
CClG feet = its hic3cst point.
1t is la"gcly an agricultural island
and its isiory up 10 about 100
wears ago was linked with other
European powers, notably Spain
and Austria. II Wt,it to ,hc Dukes
oil Savoy in exchange for Sicily
under the treaty Of Lordon It's
recent history has heen bo"nd up
with that of Piedmont and Italy.
Victor Emanuel II, bing OF '5ar-
dinia, bccan'a king Of United Italy
il 1861.
Sardinia produces grains, white
Wines, olive ,obacco and Ycgc-
tables. 1T provides good pasture
lands fer cattle, Shecps pies and
goats.
Thc people are ahort~staturcd.
Native coGumcs Still arc worn in
the hills. The first inhabitants of
The island were cave dWcllcrs in
carly times, Greeks, Romans,
CGrthaEinians CUlCnizcd Sardinia.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
Reds Knock Down p Nozi
Plones i'm Leninqrod Roid

MOSCOW. June II Russian
fighter pilots intercepted 100 Ger
man planes over the approaches to
Leningrad and shot down % in a
great daylight air battle thWarting
the second attempt at a mass raid
on the city within three days, the
Red air force reported today
The big German air formation
tried to break through the Soviet
defenses of Leningrad in formations
o. nine planes each. Escort fighters
Outnumbered the German bomberS
two to one, the Soviet account said.
The second major thrust at Len
ingrad spcarheaded the heaV2 air
blows being exchanged over the
battle zone and in long range raids
against both German and Russian
military detectives far behind the
lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
Raft Survivor
Is Thouqht Dead

OF ONSET POINT, f |. June II
Up Lieut.. Thomas f. Durkln, u
Cf Salt Lake City, Utah, who 3urvlV-
ed II days on a lifcratt last year
Was believed dead today after his
navy plane crashed in the sea about
- miles off Block Island WCdne5-
day.
Tho plane crashed during a train
ing flight from the Quonset naval
air station.
Durkin, former WeltcrWeight box
ing champion at Notrc Dame and
Oakland Cal, radio sportScaster,
spent IA days ON thc raft a year
ago after his vessel was sunk dur
ing an engagement with the enemy.
His wife lives in Salt Lake City.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
FOLLOW Up RAE

Official reports SAID soviet bomb
ers followed up two nights of mass
raids on Ndzi airdrOme@ with at
tacks last night on military trains
and supply dumps near Lislchansk
in the Ukraine, causing big fires
and explosions.
The latest raids We're reported in
The midday cOmmuniquc after a
special communique last night re-
voaled that strong formations OF
Soviet planes had loosed heavy at
taCEs against FIVE more erem9 an O.
drcmes Wednesday nlght and de
struved or damaged . great many
enern planes FlrCs and explosions
were observed among ammunition
aud .upply dumps at one 7lrdromc
ONLY "A hours earlier ON Tuesday
night the RUSSIANS were reported
TO have destroyed l50 TO lGQ plane
or the ground iu mass attacks on
six German airdromcs while Soviet
losses totalcd 21 aircraft. All Soviet
planes returned safely from We'd
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11

SHOT down by Soviet fighters ond
anti-aircraft guns.
Ground activity was confined to
patrol and artillery activity which
took at least 1000 German lives in
the past "a hours. The principal
ground clash was reported from
Taganrog. west of Rostov, where
nearly 3OO1 enemy troops with tank
support attacked Russian positions.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
Another Teapot
Dome Scandal

WASHTNCTC@ fJr II G'P'#
The navy. secktaa ~ oispci infer
encc- D. -. parry ~ another Tea
dome 1e8l s3IJ todaF that its
agreement with STANDARD on Com
pany Of California for acquisition
Of oil lands in The Elk Hills, Calf,
oil reserves. was purely IN the in
terests Of petroleum conservation.
Senator William LANCER Repub-
lean. .Jorth Dakota, recalling that
the Teapot Dome scandal two dec
AIDES ago involved the Elk Hills navy
oil reserve and the Teapot Dome
reserve in Wyoming, charged that
the navy's deal already had yielded
Standard oil of California 20 "eX-
eellent producing wells
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
Withholding Tax
In Effect juEy1

WASHINGTON, June II. ~ up
The chances arc you're going to be
hearing from the Treasury pretty
soon abOut the new pay-aS-youg go
income tax collection system.
The new 20 per cent Withholding
rkn' which President Roosevelt
signed into law yesterday, goes into
effect J:iiv l. The Treasury is get
ting out information both to en-
plovees and employers on how it
works.
If you are an employee, and not
in one of the exempted classes such
as agricultural labor or domestic
service. you will he asked to fill out
\ small blank entitled: Employee S
withholding Exemption Certificate. .
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
Shoe Supply Is
Sufficient OPA

WASHINGTON, June II. up
Office Of Price Administration Of
ficials assured consumers today
that the can use their new shoe
stamp No. 18 for summer shoc'
without fear that they will be caught
short in the fall.
OPA decided after analysis OF
shoe inventories and military ano
lend lease needs, TO set the eXpira-
ton date of stamp IL for some time
in the fall probably mid-Septem-
Der A new shoe stamp will become
valid thCn.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
Servicemen ace
Riot Punishment

LOS ANGELES. June II up
Mai Gen. Maxwell Murray COM
manding the southern California
sector of the Western Defense COM
mand. today promised swift punish
ment to all military personnel found
guilty of street fighting with 2oot-
suited hoodlum5.
THE necessary steps are being
taken By me to control military
personnel" General Murray an
nounccd. and any such personnel
found guilty of riotous conduct will
be adequately punished by military
court"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
e.. of G. Tells
Connmit&eem en-

Public schools. Roy WOmack,
chairman: Mr.. A. B. Hanson, Guy
Weaklev. Mrs. (. L Hiteman. Legis-
latiye: Charles Bramkamp, NJ o
King. Charles Freedman, o. J.
Bradshaw. H. Gallagher Leslie
Rogers. c. E. sones, NJ. J. Horton
M. o. Simmr =. W. Asher W. "
McEuen. S. /. Harris Membership
and dues. Arno Yaeckel. chairman.
p. L. Moore, Sherman Fldridge
Wilfred Dryc, William Foss Mcr-
camille trade relations: James Dun
gan. chairman. warren Currior, g.
L Crosswell. Al Missildme, George
Harris. Walton johnson Charles
Jeffries. NJ. Ledermsn. A. II Edens.
c a. Gardner. ROv Ogle.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11

natural pathway of the invader
striking az the heart OF Italy. SAL
diuia also holds a commanding posi-
ton in the Mediterranean, Wost Of
Italy and directly south of Corsica
but Il conceiv3bly could be b.
passed in an invasion of the con-
tinCnt.
4 MILLION POPII ALTON
The population of Sicily IS about
100000 Its area IS a93G square
miles including tiny adjacent is
lands. Most of tie island is more
than 500 feet above sea level
Volcanic Mount Eula rises genUy
from q base Of 100 square miles 20
a height OF l0g58 feet. the Giehest
point en- the island
1t aboundS in frult trees, vine
Yards. and flowers. It is suitable
for sheep and goats and some cattle
raising. Il has rich sulphur mines
ard its FISHING fleet ranged ever
the entire western Mediterranean
in normal times
Palermo, at tho northwest por-
llOU q INC lSldliO. lS lis tllaCsl Ndl
boz. There arc large h0Jbors NJ
MeSsina. the ferry terminal facing
Italy. Catania Trapaui. and Mar
Sala All of these have hCcn shat
tered repeatedly by Allied bomns
Porto Fmpedocle and Lieata shared
with Ca,ania most of the sulphur
export trade.
In the 20 years before the iirst
World War migration from Sicily
was heavy because Of strmeen;
living conditions. Between that Var
and the present one, Italy made
many public Improvements
FROM NORTH AFRICA
SiCihanS originally migrated from
North Africa. The island was
colonized by FhoeniCians and sea
farinC Greeks Hannibal the lesser
invaded Sicily in 400 &c. and there
followed many years of warfare be-
tween CarthaginianS and Greek.
SiCilE was the scene of the first
punic war between 264 ana PAL 3. c.
by the treaty that ended the va,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
Shaw Urges Simple
SPELLING of Words

LONDON, June II. CUP) George
Bernard Shaw said today that the
ust of simplified spelling would
save enough money to pay for the
coming Allied offensive as well as
the entire war.
Writing in the letter column of
the times, he cited as an example
the use of 'fOue" instead of
phone He urged letter writer's
to consider how eliminating one
letter would conserve labor, save
machinery and paper and increase
the number of plays a Shakespeare
could write in = lifetime
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11

complete Italian domination when
Italy became a united nation in
the last century.
Pantclleria, although a small vol
canic island. holds Il Commandjng
position in the Mediterranean
which is vastlH important from a
naval standpoint It is to Italy
what Malta i TO Great Britain be-
cause it dominates the East-Wcst
passage of the Mediterranean.
ISOLATE ISLAND
Allied planes and Warshipa have
virtually isolated Pautclleria since
Axis resistance in Africa was
crushed. 1t. has been subjected 10
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
Young Roosevelt
70 Enter Service

GLEN COVE, N Y June IL.
eUPJ-Dick Roosevelt, 10, son Of
Major Kermit Roosevelt, who died
in Alaska last week, will join the
nations fighting services Monday.
Young Roosevelt asked to be in
Quoted and hoped TO Join the navy.
Kermit Roosevelt's two other boys
already are in the service. Kermit,
ir., is in the navy department at
Washington and Willard is a lieut.
cnant aboard destroyer in the
South Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11

ncsday nights raids.
German planC5 struck back We'd
ncsday night with a raid on Yaro-
slavl, l5O miles northeast OF Moscow,
that set A number of dwellings
afire. another special Russian COM
nuniuue said Six raiders were
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11
Allies Drop Forty
Tons of Bombs on
Rahaul Airdrolsses

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. Aus
tralia. June II CUp) - japanese
ai"dromes at Rabaul. New Britain
where the enemy was believed to
have scores of parked enemy air
craft, were hit with nearly 40 tons
of bombs yesterday in Il damaging
three hour raid. commuuiquc said
today.
Rabaul, ono of the largest 19pa-
neSe bases north OF Australia, was
the latest objective in the current
series of attacks by which Allied
airmen apparently were tr#ing tC
neutrali2C enemy StrongpOints one
by one. Previously they had Ccu-
centrated on the New Guinea
coast
LARGEST GROUP
A Unite TreSs New Giiinea dig-
patch said tho Rabaul raid, carried
out by the largest group of Allied
bombers sent out in nearly three
months, possibly wrecked japanese
plans to resume air attacks on Al
lied New Guinea olItpOste. First
Lieut. James Pickard, Of Walla
Walla, wash, last Fortress pilot
over the Rabaul area, said smoke
was rising 5000 feet when he pulled
away.
CAUSE EXPLOSIONS
Half ton bombs touched off
violent" explosions at Rabaul,
probably in ammunition dumps, the
comnunique said Several big fires
could be seen so miles away and
more than 10 small blazes, possibly
in grounded aircraft, were reported.
A spokesman said that recon-
naiSsance pictures only five days
before had shown l49 enemy planes
on Vanukanau and Papopo air
dromes at Rabaul Additional mum
berS were at the other airStrip
Lakunai. However, the raiding Lib
| orators and Flying FOrtTcSSeS saw
only three Would-bc intcrceptOrS,
which were driven Off. Not raider
was lost.
LAST BIG RAID
The last big raid ON Rabaul was
March %, when FortrcSses dropped
81 tons on the base.
Only three other attacks occurred
yesterday In one, a Libcrator lett
a 1000 ton Japanese cargo ship dead
in the water at Kokas harbOr, or
McCleur Gulf in Dutch New Guinea
By several near misses. Single
planes attacked the Gasmata, New
Britain airdrOme and the toWr
area and harbor of SorOng, Dutcf
New Guinea.
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CarthaginldnS fight Il out
4 later invasion of Sicily by The
Saraccns led TO 263 years of Mo
hammedan domination. Then came
thc Norman conquest that encom-
passed all of the ilSland and in
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augurattd a reign lasting moro than
100 NcarS. The Christians well
coined the Normans as their de-
lvCrers.
Sicily was several times an indie
pendent power and came under
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-11

Carthage ccded to Rome all ol her
possessions on the island. which
thus became the first Roman pro-
vince. The Greeks had withdrawn
aa = fighting force some time
earlier to let the Romans and