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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-04-08

shade, and that mosquitoes are numer-
Gus.
Pvt Harry Coddington, recently in
ducted spent the weekend here with
his parents, Sheriff and Mrs. George
E. Coddington. He is located at Fort
George G. Meade.
Harland G. Bittinger, Of the U. S.
Coast Guard beach patrol, stationed
at Georgetown, S. c., spent the week
end here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Bittinger.
**.k
Private George d. yelling, who was
recently indicted into the U. S. Army,
and stationed at Fort George G.
Meade, spent the weekend here with
his mother, Mrs. Charles R. Yelling.
Mrs. Verna Comp Junkins has re-
ceived word that her husband, Staff
/ Sergeant James w. Junkins, Jr., who
has been in Hawaii since December,
1871, is in California and will be home
soon. Sgt Junkins is the son of
James w. Junkins, ST., of Altamont.
j. Donald Junkins has recently been
promoted to corporal. He is sta
toned at Fort Custer, Michigan He
is the son of Mrs. Robert E. Dorsey,
Keyser, w. Va, and a grandson of
James w. Junkins, of Altamont.
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Franklin Earl Sweitzer, who recent
ly landed in North Africa, has been
promoted to Private First Glass.
Private J. William Sweitzer, who was
stationed at Camp Sibert, Alabama,
is now at Camp Bowie, Texas. Both
are sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P.
Sweitzer, of Mt Lake Park.
Sgt Roy R. Glotfelty, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James G. Glotfelty, of Nc
Henry, has returned from England,
where he has been for the past sew
eral months, to attend Officers
Candidate School at Aberdeen. An
other son, Sgt. Robert L. Glotfelty
has also been home on a seven-day
furlough from the Aberdeen Proving
Grounds.
Private Ernest w. Knots. sta
toned at San Luis, Obspo, Calf, has
been home on a fifteen-day furlough
visiting friends and relatives at
Horse Shoe Run, w Va. He is with
an Infantry unit which has been on
desert maneuvers for several months.
Corp. Irwin Savage, Fort Jackson,
S. c., is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Savage, Friendsville.
Sgt. Arnold Dixon returned to his
base at Langley Field, Va, on Tues
day after having spent ten days in
Friendsville where he visited with his
parents.
IS 4:
Pfc. Kenneth Lawton, in the Army
Air force, recently completed a course
at the aerotechnical school at Los
Angeles, Calf, and is now awaiting
assignment to an air unit. He is a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lawton.
Pvt. Daniel NJ Wrightsman, Jr.,
with an engineering unit at Camp
Breckenridge, KY, has been hospital
patient for some time, but is now i'm
proving.
Pvt Albert NJ Harvey is now sta
toned at Camp Howe, Texas.
PFC. Harley Wildesen, with an en-
gineering unit in Canada, connected
with constructing the Alcan highway
from the northwest through Canada
to Alaska, is spending a vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Will
desen, near Gormania. Wildesen, a
graduate of Oakland High school, was
indicted in January, 1912, and has
been in Canada for more than year.
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Howard Smouse, boatswain's mate,
2nd class, stationed on a destroyer, is
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said storm victims streamed int.
the emergency receiving ward last
night, filling it to capacity.
The first death reported was that
OF a five-year old Negro boy, Nc
klnley Darby, who drowned when
he fell into drainage ditch as
he ran from his house. Robert
Louis Harter, go, night Waterman
at a manufacturing plant, died of
heart attack as he waded through
Walst-deep water.
At Galveston, Mayor George w.
Fraser said a damage estimate of
81 100000 would be mild" Virtually
every building in Galveston's down.
town bushes district was damaged,
ne said, either by wind or by water
which ran several feet deep in the
main streets.
Several dozen small fishing YES
sells were reported lost in Calves
ton harbor.
Among the towns struck as the
storm swept inland were Goose
Greek, Pelly, Baytown and La
Porte. These towns could not be
reached because of disrupted COM
munications.
Swift action by several thousand
aviation cadets at Ellington field
between Houston and Galveston
was credited with saving hundreds
OF trainer planes. The cadets ran
out on the field and, hanging onto
ropes controlling the planes, held
the craft on the ground through
the storm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-28

But each day of delay means that
the Italians haN less to offer. This
is hardly likely to escape the king
and Badoglio since Churchill made
that point crystal clear. From the
Italian standpoint it also is impor-
tant to gain as much Allied good
will as possible by quick. frank
offer. If there is hard fighting or
dickering ahead this good will asset
will dwindle rapidly.
There is no indication that any
thing less than unconditional sur
render will be accepted but the
circumstances or surrender and the
Allied Interpretation of that sur
render will be important. 1t is be-
coming increasingly plain that I'M
official feelers are going out in re-
gard to a peace deal and some ne
gotiations may be forecast by diplo-
matte activity at Istanbul or Vati-
can City.
TIA must not be forgotten that the
Italians also must deal with the
Germans, who naturally are hopeful
of persuading them by every step
short of increased military aid to
continue to fight. But the Germans
are believed unable at present to di-
vert sufficient troops to Italy to
fight the Allies and to terrorize the
Italians
One Italian armistice condition
however, doubtless will be that the
Allies rush in sufficient troops at
great speed to protect the Italians
from their angered Axis partner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-28
Wake Quokes
As Bombs Fall
Continued from Page |

I'm spite of heavy enemy anti
anti-aircraft fire bombs were placed
on certain designated targets he
Navy reported.
In last Saturdays raid on Wake
the Liberators destroyed nine of
30 intercepting zeros, probably four
more and damaged five.
The latest attacks on Kiska ap-
parently were more destructive
than previous ones. Thirteen of
the shuttle assaults were made on
Monday. Fires and explosions wea
caused on north an dsouth heads,
which guard the entrance of Kiska
harbor, the runway, the bivouac,
and submarine base areas, Gertrude
Cove and Little iKska. Fighter
planes strafed individual targets
in those areas.
The other six attacks we're made
on Tuesday, when hits were scored
IN the bivouac area, but spotty
weather prevented full observation
of results.
The attacks raised to so the
number of air raids on Kiska so
far this month OF this number,
40 were carried out in the last
four days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-28
.Nozis Retreat
As Reds Hit
Continued from Page -

The Russians generally gained two
and a half to four miles and captur-
ed more than so villages yesterday
in Tightening their iron arc around
the Orel bulge, where some CSC, 1000
enemy officers and men are threat
ened with summer Stalingrad.
Fighting also flared on the Lenin-
grad front with the Russians i'm
proving their positions in a limited
offensive toward MGA 30 miles east
of Leningrad and IA miles south of
Schlusselburg. The recapture of
MGA, a junction of four railroads
on the edge of the Soviet corridor
south of Lake Ladoga, would i'm
prove Leningrad's communications
and relieve the northwestern front.
Advances also were reported near
Belgorod. 165 miles south of Orel.
On all fronts yesterday, the Rus
slams disabled or destroyed 80 Ger
man tanks and shot down "A planes.
Huge Nazi Losses
Red Star said the Germans were
suffering such huge losses in the
battle for Orel that they were hav-
ing to reinforce their divisions con-
Stantly.
The heaviest resistance now was
being encountered in the thickly-
populated area north of Orel. where
the Germans were counter-attack-
ing in great strength in an attempt
to contain large Russian forces while
their southern troops withdrew.
Beating off the German thrusts,
the Russian continued to push
ahead, however, and overran several
more villages and towns and cap
tured a number of important
heights. On one height, upwards OF
400 enemy dead were counted.
In another sector north Of Orel.
a center of resistance changed
hands repeatedly, but a strong Sow
let flank attack at dusk routed a
German infantry battalion and en-
abled the Russians to consolidate
the positions.
German counter attacks also we're
smashed east OF Orel, where 300
Germans were killed in fighting for
one village alone. A number of other
towns also wore seized in this area.
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CONTINUED from Page ID
ton of the White House, the state
department. or Robert E. Sherwood,
playwright head of Owls overseas
branch.
Sherwood Is investigating, but the
indictment is not expected to result
in any dismissals. He described it
as ''regrettable Slip which was
made at time when it was posi-
bile to obtain official policy clear
ance.
Owl Director Elmer Davis is in
London. Acting Director Milton S
Eisenhower, brother of Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower, said the broadcast
was beamed twice to Great Britain
Monday, but was not sent to Italy
or any other country.
Prior to Sunday" Eisenhower
said, I'VE attacked Fascism on our
broadcasts and all individuals con-
nected with it. Since Sunday the
tone and substance of the Owl
broadcasts indicate that Owl policy
40 oiiaO dlly 6opCI QUILL do UlllS
(Badoglio'S one, which announces
adherence to Hitler and continues
to fight with him and against the
forces of the United Nations, is an
enemy of the United States and the
other United Nations.
Columnist Quoted
An Owl spokesman in the over
seas division of the New York Owl
office where the broadcasts origi-
mated defended them and declared
that the Owl itself did not call the
the king moron and Badoglio a
Fascist, but had quoted newspaper
columnist.
The broadcasts in question were
sent over short-wave stations which
Owl calls the Voice of America. In
presenting unofficial American reac-
tons to events in Italy, Owl quoted
an imaginary American political
commentator, John Durfee" 1t
also quoted Sunday night radio
speech of newspaper columnist
Samuel Grafton who described the
king as moronic.
Grafton issued the following
statement in New York on the pres
ident'S comment:
c'The phrase 'moronic little king
seems to me rather temperate
reference to the head of state
which has declared war on my
country, but in view of the ominous
indications that England and
America may accept the Badoglio
government, can only say that
perhaps the moronic little king is
smarter than I thought.")
An Owl Official here, who de-
scribed the broadcasts as IAN out
and out boner," said 1t was IAN Or
ganizational blunder.' He indicated
that the blame could not possibly
be placed on the shoulders of the
person who actually prepared the
script because the broadcasts were
entirely within the broad policy
laid down by owl following the
custer of Benito Mussolini and as
described by Eisenhower.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-28

record 1900 tons hurled on the city
Saturday night by British planes in
the first of the current series OF
Anglo-American attacks.
The assault probably boosted the
tonnage of bombs unloaded over
Axis Europe by British and Ameri-
can planes during the past four days
and nights above the 9,000-mark
including 5000 tons on Germany
alone.
Hamburg now has been subjected
to the most concentrated and re-
lentless bombing ever given a Ger
man city in SO short a time. On the
basis Of British experience in raids
on their own cities, it was reason
able to assume that large portions
of the city were without water, gas
or electricity.
Railroad, street car and bus
transportation probably has been
paralyzed and tens of thousands
made homeless.
Huge fires that turned the pail
of smoke over the city into a rosy
hue guided Britain's big four-en-
gined Lancasters, Strings and Hall
faxes back to Hamburg last night
and Illuminated the city for the
latest attack
Super Block Busters
High explosive bombs, ranging up
to four-ton super block busters
capable of blowing an Office build
ing to bits, and tens of thousands of
incendiary bombs were dropped on
the burning city, stocking the fires
and setting and spreading new
CONGREGATIONS.
The offensive presumably was de-
signed to destroy Germany's largest
submarine construction center and
one of her biggest industrial cities.
and also possibly to test an Raj
theory that an entire city can be
wiped out by bombing.
The Germans tried to wipe out
London in 1910 by dropping $500
tons of bombs in 80 days and 90
nights of almost continuous raids,
but failed. Hamburg now has been
raided 104 times with bomb tonnage
probably exceeding 10000 tons.
Significantly, it was at Hamburg
that German U-boat crews first
mutinied during World War I to
mark the beginning of the end of
German resistance in that war.
Last nights attack followed a raid
by British Michel Medium bombers,
with a fighter escort, on the Ger
man held Schipol Airdrome in Hol-
land, during which four intercept
ing enemy aircraft were shot down
without loss to themselves.
American medium bombers joined
In yesterdays offensive with raid
on an enemy airfield at Triqueville
in Northern France. where good
results were reported. Other Amer
lean medium bombers and thunder
bolt fighters participated in sup
porting sweeps over North and
Northwest France.
Altogether Allied planes shot down
16 enemy planes in daylight yester-
day against loss of only two
fighters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-28

seeking simply to win favored posi-
ton for themselves.
A diplomat who is in position
to know what is happening in neu-
trail capitals believes that Italy's
capitulation will come militarily
rather than through diplomatic
channels. This source, in a general
discussion of the European situation,
said it was not unlikely that Benito
Mussolini's downfall might be fol-
lowed by similar developments in
Spain, with Generalissimo Francisco
Franco giving way to monarchist
movement.
The unconditional surrender
theme was reiterated yesterday by
President Roosevelt when he told
press conference that he thought
Secretary of State Hull had covered
that situation adequately. Hull had
said he had heard no intimation OF
any plans to relax the unconditional
surrender policy.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he did not be-
lieve it would be useful for him to
go into hypothetical questions, such
as discussion of whether Italians
would be told to hand over MusSolini
for punishment by the United Ma
lions.
The president then denounced an
Office Of War Information broad
cast which described King Victor
Emmanuel as 'moronic." The broad
cast ought never to have been made,
he said. 1t was not authorized either
by the White House, the State De-
partment or Robert E. Sherwood,
overseas director of the Owl, Mr..
Roosevelt said.
While the italian situation still is
too unsettled for clear-cut analysis,
Mr.. Roosevelt's regret over the Owl
broadcast was connected by some
observers with Prime Minister Win
ston Churchill's warning against
any actions which might encourage
chaos and anarchy in Italy
One of the factors in postwar
planning is the determination in
advance of elements or institutions
which might provide rallying points
for defeated, demoralized nations.
In the case of Italy such a rally
ing point might be the House of
Savoy and it was understood that
this administration wished to pre-
serve at least for the time being the
dignity of the throne.
In the case Of Japan, where the
throne is held in much greater rev.
erence than in Italy, this govern
ment is exercising meticulous care
not to ridicule the emperor.
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Continued from gage ~
Commons that he and President
Roosevelt had received no formal
reply to their joint call two weeks
ago to the Italian people to capitu-
late unless the disappearance
Of MuSsolini is to be considered as
his own reply to it,
The Turkish Anatolian News
Agency said that Raffaele Guarig-
liza, named foreign minister in
Marshal Pietro Badoglio's new Ital-
ian government, still was in Ankara
yesterday despite premature re-
port Of his departure and ''if he de-
lays his departure after tonight,
inportane events must be impend-
ing
Guariglia, as Italian ambassador
to Turkey, has had an opportunity
to contact British and American
diplomats, but there was no indi-
cation that he has done So He con-
ferred Tuesday with Turkish For
eign Minister human Menemenci-
oglu and it was considered note
worthy that President General Is
met Inonu was due to return to
Ankara last night.
A United Press dispatch from An
kara said that Guaraglia in recent
months has openly asserted that
Italy would do well to quit the war
as best she can.
Sensational Rumors
Radio Rome was heard broadcast
ing early this afternoon an appeal
to the Italian people not to believe
''rumors about sensational events
being put out by irresponsible ele-
ments with only aim of disturbing
public order"
Swiss dispatches quoted an Ital-
ian newspaper as reporting that
four Fascists have been killed and
rs wounded, three severely, in riots
in the northern Italian industrial
center of Milan.
Many other clashes and pitched
battles were reported between Fas-
cists who barricaded themselves in
their homes and fired on soldiers
and crowds outside. CA Moscow
broadcast, recorded by CHS, said
that huge crowd surrounded the
Germany embassy in Rome without
being opposed by troops but that
the German representatives had
fed. The London radio said that
the Milan demonstrators carried
red flags and that disorders EXTEND
ed through Rome, Bologna, Flor
ence, Turin and other big cities,
with some Fascist groups still re-
ststing the regular army forcesD
The report of the suicide of Gay
da, editor of the Giornale DItalia
and long known as the mouthpiece
for deposed Benito Mussolini, orig
mated in Marseilles and wasn't
confirmed from any other source.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-28
MussoIini
Is Debated
Continued from Page y


A meeting of the grand council at
7 p. m. Saturday followed. The
council voted 81 to 7 against con-
tinuing Mussolini and the party in
absolute power.
Exchange Telegraph, in a Zurich
dispatch, said Mussolini was attack
ed bitterly by Count Dino Grand.
justice minister, and other members
of the council at the meeting and
that the session ended with the
dictator weeping and calling his
son-in-law, Count Galeazzo Ciano,
an infamous traitor"
During the meeting, the dispatch
added, Marshal Pietro Gadoglio,
who succeeded Mussolini, gathered
loyal troops to remove the Fascists
in case Mussolini refused to give
up. Other London reports asid Mus
Solini was in villa near Rome and
that other Fascist leaders were held
at their homes)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-28
Musso' Fall
Hurts Nozis
Continued from Page y

Demokraten said German friends
ran to him with indescribible ex-
pressions" crying out in wonder
ment, What do you believer" The
reaction, the Aftontidningen Ber-
lin correspondent said, was like that
of a man declared with moving
seriousness, so, it has gone that
far"
1T is not concealed that de-
velopments In italy can directly
AFFECT the entire German position,
the Berlin representative OF the
Svenska Dagbladet wrote.
Teh fact that NaA censorship al
lowed these and similar statements
to pass led to the belief in neutral
circles that the Germans were pre-
pairing their people for Italy's loss
through a separate peace with the
Allies.
All reports stressed that the fall
Of the Fascist dictator, whom Ger
mans had been taught to believe
represented Italy as much as Adolf
Hitler represents Germany. was a
complete surprise even to Hitler
himself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-28
Allies Push
On In Sicily
Continued from Page u

NCOIlIlIluGO ITOlu rage -
The major Allied line ran from
below Catania on the east coast to
Cefalu on the north coast, although
advanced American units were con-
siderably past the latter port. A
German stand was expected along
the Dittaino river against the Bril-
fish Eighth Army.
Eight Axis Divisions
1t was learned that two Italian
field division that were nearly trap
ped in the American drive that cap
tured Palermo had managed to
widthraw eastward toward Messina.
This made at least eight Axis divi-
sions known 10 be still in the field
on Sicily.
Allied planes battered Axis COM
munications and airfields on the
Italian mainland, holding down en-
! envy hopes of further bolstering the
Sicilian forces. Strongest attacks
were made in the Naples area.
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Despite difficult terrain, the Can
adams drove back strong German
forces trying vainly to save an es-
cape bridgehead in eastern lily
and captured number of prisoners.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
headquarters communique said &C
tivity on the eastern 'front.' where
the British Eighth Army faced Ger
man units before Catania had fall
en- off to patrol action and that the
American front on the left flank was
static.
U. S. and Canadians
Twenty-four hours earlier units
from the American Seventh Army
had joined with the Canadians to
break up an attempted German
counter-at in the center.
While the Eighth Army was held
up temporarily by the stiffened Ger
man defenSes south of Mt. Etna on
the east coast, front reports said
German losses in that area were
running as high as so per cent for
some battalions.
With indications pointing to a
German attempt to continue stalling
the Allies as long as possible, Allied
planes pounded airfields and COM
munications throughout southern
Italy, maintaining their patrols on
a day and night basis.
Can Italian communique broadcast
by Radio Rome said that German
planes sank a corvette and 1000
ton tanker and set af1re six trans
ports totaling more than 10000
tons in an attack on Augusta har-
bor).
Air Field Bombed
Night bombers Monday attacked
the Capo di Chino airfield in the
suburbs of Naples and the Monte
Corvina Ravella airdrome in south
ern Italy. In daylight raids Tues
day the Catua Scalea airfield was
bombed heavily, hits being scored
on hangers, runWays and among
grounded aircraft.
Lighter planes kept up their
scteady assaults on southern italian
railroads while bombers and fight
ers attacked the port and rail CEN
ter of Millazo in Sicily and swept
over vital roadwayS.
Five enemy planes were shot down
in the operations while three Allied
aircraft were lost.
Unescorted Flying Fortresses raid
ed Capua, 20 miles north of Naples,
starting several large fires. 1t was
the first time the field had been hit.
Other formations of Fortresses bat
tered the Lioni railroad yards and
shot down three of from Is to 20
enemy fighters that attempted in
Perception.
Raj Wellingtons battered Capa
di Chino, setting fires visible 20
miles away and causing several eX-
plosions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-28

Marshal Piero Bdogo at 70 the hope Italy in his
remembered
the Ehopans the Italian East African campaigns Of
1856
bitter Musson Badogio
beside the carried dirty
halt
Emmanuel waited him the World
chief of staff 1910 when Muoni his
back" declaration of
He rewarded for his the
of that Bottom Badogio
Ethiopian followed
surprised
them pieces"
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and shot down three of Is to 20
enemy fighters.
Raj WellingtJns touched off the
series of raids on the mainland on
Monday night, setting two big fires
at the CPO Di Chino airdrome In
the Naples suburbs.
BoStonS and Baltimores made
nine separate attacks on Millazo
hitting railways yards, docks and
buildings and meeting only two
enemy planes. Beaufighters flown
by Americans wrecked an Italian
transport plane off the Sandman
coast.
Capt. Charley Atwater of Proyi-
dence, r. l., and Lieut.. Francis B
Clark of Paducah, KY, were cred
tied with shooting down the three
engined Italian transport.
The score in air combat Tues
day was five enemy planes shot
down for three Allied aircraft lost
from all operations.