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Evening star., 1943-07-12
Eyewitness Tells How Troops
Smashed Ashore in Sicily

first critical period has passed"
for the Canadians engaged with
Allied forces in the invasion of
Sicily, but 'the most critical
period is to come"
The past night and day have been
one incredible series of incidents.
! landed alongside the first wave
of assault companies of a famous
Canadian regiment on the sandy
beach of Costa Dell Ambra, 4 miles
southwest of Pachino, at Sis, yes
terday morning and the Canucks
have been rushing ahead ever since
1t is tough job keeping up with
them on two feet
Casualties Extremely Light.
Canadian casualties for the first
day were very light. The colonel
who heads the divisional medical
service said less than 40 had been
reported to him so far. During my
trip around the battle zone I only
saw three wounded soldiers who
had been hit cleaning out pillbox
just before the beach defense COL
lapsed.
There is British hospital ship in
our convoy now. 1t Is lighted up at
night.
The italian beach defenses which
folded UP like a concertina were
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Evening star., 1943-07-12
pCargoShiips
|nterceptedon
Way 10 Kiska
One Sunk, ; Others
Hit; Island SheIIed
Again by Navy

American Army and Navy
bombers, attacking four japanese
cargo vessels apparently at
tempting to supply the enemy
base at Kiska, sank one of the
ships, left another in sinking
condition and damaged two
others about $50 miles southeast
of HoltZ Bay on Attu Island Sat-
urday, the Navy reported today.
A communique said the cargo
fleet was discovered by force Of
Army heavy and medium bombers
and Navy patrol bombers. The loca-
ton reported by the Navy would
put the ships on a direct line from
Japan to Kiska, and it was believed
the ships were attempting to reach
Kiska with supplies for the enemy
force there
Kiska Shelled Again.
The Navy also reported a new
bombardment of japanese positions
at Gertrude Cove on Kiska and on
Little Kiska Island during Sunday
morning. The enemy did not re-
turn the fire.
The attack on the cargo ships
brought to go the number of jap
anese vessels which have been sunk
or damaged in the Aleutian Island
campaign since last June 30, These
figures included II sunk. seven prob
ably sunk and So damaged.
The fact that the japanese forces
at Gertrude Cove and Kiska for a
second time failed to return the
fire of American ship bombardments
would seem to indicate, 1t was said,
that the Japanese there may be
without ammunition for their shore
batteries.
Garrison Seen Hard Pressed.
Certainly, according to naval OBJ
servers, they are sorely in need OF
some kind of supplies to risk the
dispatch of unescoi ted vessels to the
island which has been under periodic
air and surface attack for several
weeks. These attacks have been
stepped-up since The American forces
have established themselves on Attu
Island
In this connection the Navy re-
vealed today that yesterday four
more struggling japanese soldiers
were captured on Attu.
Evening star., 1943-07-12
Birth RATE Increase
Twice That for Deaths
As Both Continue Rise
Military Casualties
Abroad Not Included
In Census Figures
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Both birth and death rates in
the United States continue to
rise, the Census Bureau reported
today, but the birthrate increase
is more than double that of NOR
talities.
Provisional rates for May COM
puted on an annual basis are 203
births and 105 deaths per 1000 pop
ulation, compared with 1874 births
and 10 deaths for the corresponding
month q year ago-or a percentage
increase of 1913 for births and so
for deaths. The figures do not take
into account military casualties
abroad.
The birth rate began a marked
acceleration last fall and the death
rate also turned higher beginning
last September, the bureau said.
It added that although exact in
formation is lacking, a sampling of
death certificates indicates the NOR
tality upturn is due to diseases of
the older ages, childhood diseases
and accidents other than those in
volving motor vehicles.
The bureau said the infant NOR
tality rate continues extremely
favorable" 1t placed the rate of
42.5 per 1000 live births for the first
five months of this year, compared
to AT for the corresponding period
Of 1942-a drop of 40 per cent.
Evening star., 1943-07-12
Federal Court Denies
Motion 10 Restrain
Investors Syndicate
SEC Attorney Declares
Action Will Continue
On Funds Misuse Charge
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne hsSOci1leQ PreSs.
MINNEAPOLIS. July 12.-Fed-
eral Judge Gunner H. Nordbye
today denied a motion for tenn
porary restraining order prohib-
iting Investors Syndicate. Inves-
tors Mutual, Inc, and Investors
Syndicate of America from max
ing cash surrender and loan pay
ments to certificate holders.
The temporary order was sought
last week in Federal court here by
attorneys for the Securities and Ex-
change Commission as preliminary
to a complaint instituted by the
commission charging gross miscon-
duct and gross abuse of trust" in the
sale of more than S1,500, ,000,00 in
securities and certificates to more
than 100000 investors over a Is
year period.
Action to Continue.
Edward H. Cashion, attorney for
the SEC, said the denial of the tenn
porary restraining order will not
stop continuance of the action. Mr..
Cashion said the next development
would be arguments July 81 for
temporary injunction, broader in its
scope than the restraining order
would have been, if granted.
E. E. Crabb, president Of In
vestors Syndicate, said The deci-
sion by Judge Nordbye against the
Securities and Exchange Commfs-
sion in it's suit for a restraining
order against our company is nat
urally gratifying to us. The COM
panies will proceed in all respects
to carry on their business as usual,
keeping intact record of nearly
SO years of meeting all obligations
promptly when due.
"The confidence shown by our
certificate holders during the prog
ress of this suit has been exceed
ingly gratifying"
Ruling by Court.
In his ruling Judge Nordbye said
THE showing does not seem to
justify such drastic measures at
this time. Moreover, the showing
is quite insufficient to warrant the
court assuming tnat the defendants
will not faithfully account for all
moneys which were paid for such
purposes.
There is no fraud or unlawful
practice or violation of the act
charged in connection with the orig
inal sale of any certificates issued
by the defendants.
Evening star., 1943-07-12
Green Calls AFL 10 Defeat
All Antistrike Bill Backers

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July H.. William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, which claims
a membership of more than 6,000,-
900, said today it was "a part of AFL
policy" to seek the defeat of every
Senator or Representative who
voted for the Smith, -Connally anti
strike bill.
BE ready for the fight in 1914"
Mr.. Green told delegates at the 33d
quadrennial convention Of the IN
ternational Longshoremen Associa-
ton. GO back home and organize.
Let the congressman know that
labor never forgets.
Let them know that they are 60
ing to be defeated If the laboring
man has it in his power to do it.
Six million members of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor have been
penalized and insulted by the action
of the Congress in passing the
Smith Connally bill.
1T is already part Of AFL policy
to seek the defeat Of those members
~ Cororess vf,o voted for IRE hill >
Evening star., 1943-07-12
Army Band Plays
live for Soldiers
In North Africa

The United States Army Band,
we'll known for its outdoor con-
certs at the Capitol, the District
World War Memorial and other
places about the city, now is in
North Africa, the War Department
revealed today.
The band formerly was stationed
at Fort Myer, Va, but now is play
ing for the benefit of American
and Allied wounded, it was ex-
planned.
Led by Capt. Thomas F. Darcy, jr.,
the organization of 86 musicians
gave its first public concert In Africa
before an immense crowd OF service
men in Casablanca. Capt. Darcy
reported to the War Department
that music really gives the wounded
soldiers a lift"
The soldiers want to hear live"
he reported, and that is wnat the
Army Band is giving them.
Capt. Darcy, who has been asso-
ciated with the Army Band since
1926, led the 18th Regimental Band
of the lst Division during the World
War.
Evening star., 1943-07-12
Montgomery Revealed
As Visitor 10 London
Ry the ASson;ated pras

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 12.-Gen. Sir
Bernard l.. Montgomery. who led
the British forces in the invasion
of Sicily. visited England recently
after his famous British 9th Army
had capped its great drive across
North Africa with a share in the
victory of Tunisia, it was disclosed
only today.
While the general was here. news
papers and radio, acting on the gov
ernment's advice. carried no news
of his presence, but he was recog-
nized several times in public and
Londoners cheered him at every ap-
pearance.
On one occasion the audience at
a theater recognized Gen. Mont
gomery in a box and gave him an
ovation. He was seen again at
st. Paul's Cathedral.
Londoners, recognizing the need
for secrecy, winked knowingly and
Gen. Montgomery's visit remained
an official secret until today.
Evening star., 1943-07-12

considerably reshufled, with
many new units added and sew
eral older ones standing by in j.,
reserve.
Gen. Montgomery plunged toward
Messina and the strategic straitS
some 80 miles northward after Sc
curing firmly the advantageous port
of Syracuse, a city of $1,000 and 20!
tential springboard for invasion Of
the italian mainland.
(The Americans were holding a
bridgehead Is miles long and 10
miles deep after taking Licata ,
and Celia on the south coast, &C
cording to dispatch from the
Allied command post by Edward :
Gilling, representing the COM
bined British press. Their equip
ment already was being unloaded =
at these ports.
(Florida, eight miles inland
from Syracuse, already is in
British hands, said another dis
patch)
Allied warplanes already were
sweeping the skies from airfelds
captured in Sicily.
They had left Catania. the next
objective of the British march,
afiame, and they had dive-bombed
columns of Axis troops beins
brought up for counterattacks. de-
(See SICILY. Page 2-X0
Evening star., 1943-07-12
Sfeps Taken 10 Correct
Situation al Wright
Plant, Patterson Says
No Instances Found
OF Defective Motors
Going in Service
Earlier Story on Page A-1)

AA~A osoAy VA = H6S - AsF
BY the Associated Press
Undersecretary of War Patter-
son said today that the situation
at the Lockland (Ohio) plant of
the Wright Aeronautical Corp,
charged by the Truman COM
mittee with supplying defective
aircraft engines to the Army,
has been much less sensa-
tional than some of the infer
ences drawn in recently pub
lished statements"
Mr. Patterson said however that
the Armys own investigation headed
by 1t. Gen. William S. Knudsen,
found "a falling off in inspection
procedures" at the plant, and con-
firmed the greater part of the in
formation furnished by the Tru-
man Committee.
Vigorous remedial action" was
taken Immediately, Mr.. Patterson's
statement said, including changes
in the company's personnel and
methods, lengthening the engine
test runs at the plant and removal
of the Army's resident representa-
tive at the plant as we'll as the
officer in charge of the inspection
at Wright Field, Ohio, and sub
stantial increase" of Army inspec-
ton personnel.
The Undersecretary said that the
Truman Committee three months
ago turned over to the War De-
partment its findings on the Lock-
land plant, and the Air Forces i'm
meditely assembled its own investi-
CATION board, headed by Gen
Knudsen.
mo instance. however. was found
where any engines known to be de-
fective we're ever placed in service,
Mr.. Patterson said, adding that
failures in engines from the Lock-
land plant have not exceeded nor
NAL experience with engines in CO.
bat planes"
Evening star., 1943-07-12
Axis Forces in Sicily
Now Are Estimated
7A,OOO Men

Allied sources now estimate
that enemy forces defending
Sicily may consist of II divi-
sions, or up to 144,000 men, it
was stated TODAY in a delayed
dispatch sent from an Allied
command post in the Mediter-
ranean area by Edward Gilling,
representing the combined
British press. The dispatch was
dated July 10.
London sources previously
estimated the total of Axis
forces as ranging up to 400, 900.
Two of the divisions probably
are German, the remaining 10
being five Italian coastal divi-
sions and five Italian infantry
divisions, the Gilling dispatch
said.
Evening star., 1943-07-12
BY ROSS MUNRO,

Canadian Press War Correspondent.
Distributed by the Associated Press.
WITH THE CANADIANS IN
SOUTHEAST SICILY, July IL de-
layed) .-Slicing through Italian de-
fenses in night and dawn landings
on the long crescent beach, Cana
dian assault troops with crack
British formation on the right flank
overran Pachino Peninsula within
"a hours and established an invasion
bridgehead.
It has been one success after an
other in this Canadian-British Sec
tor as the greatest combined opera
tion in history was launched.
The Canadians now have ad-
vanced into hilly country northwest
and west of Pachino and major en-
gagemenus are expected with PROP
ably more determined Italians than
the coastal defenders who put up
only a mild fight.
In Ottawa today Prime Min
lister w. L. Mackenzie King told
the ro,,se of Cor,r1Nrs thst the
Evening star., 1943-07-12

CThe Morocco radio in broad
cast recorded in London by Reu- ,
ters said the Catania airdrome
had been captured)
Leading the western crecent OF
the Allied attack, Americans under
1t. Gen. George S. Patton, jr.,
crashed the heaviest of the enemy
armored counterattacks IN the
Licata-Gela area some 80 miles west
of Syracuse and advanced north
ward to Gela.
Correspondents dispatches from
North Africa today identified the
main forces invading Sicily as
the American 7th Army and the
British 9th Armies, the Associate
ed Press in Lopdon reported.
-The~American 7th, commanded
by It, Gen. Patton, was believed
made up largely of the troops
previously known as the United
States I'd Army Corps, which
fought in Tunisia, plus some
armor, and infantry and air.
borne divisions.
The famous British 9th Army,
commanded by Gen. Montgom-
cry, was believed to have been
Evening star., 1943-07-12
SIopper Of CoIored Man
Gets 90 Days in Detroit

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, July 12-In the race
riots of three weeks ago a colored
man being supported by two police
men was slapped in the face by a
white man. Today in Recorders
Court George Miller, 81, of Detroit,
was sentenced to 30 days in the
House of Correction after one of
the police officers identified him as
the man who administered the slap.
Evening star., 1943-07-12
De Marigny Heard
On Murder Charge
Crowd Gathers at Court
For Sight of Son-in-Luw

Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
BY the Associated Press. N
NASSAU, July 12.-Alfred de
Marigny, son-in-law of the late
Sir Harry Oakes, appeared at a.
brief preliminary hearing today
on charges by the crown that he
bludgeoned to death the 68-year-s
old baronet. At the request Of
Police Maj. Herbert Pemberton
the hearing was postponed unity
next Monday and De Marigny
was rerna ne3ed to iail.
Evening star., 1943-07-12
American Trucks
Almost Bombed
ByOwn Planes
Flyers Are Surprised
To Find Columns
So Far in Sicily

By the Associated Press.
AN ADVANCED ALLIED AIR
BASE IN NORTH AFRICA, July
IA convoy of American trucks
drove so far inland in Sicily that
American fighter pilots almost
strafed them, thinking they were
Italians. the returning pilots said
today.
First 1t. Robert E. Glendinning
of Maplewood, N. j., said he was
amazed to find our forces at that
point"
II saw a line of trucks speeding
miles inlanad from the coast. We
bore down on them, thinking they
were fleeing Italians. We saw those
Evening star., 1943-07-12
Giroud Inspeets Army
Schools at Fort Benninq
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT BENNING, Ga, July H.
Gen. Henri Giraud, commander in
chief of French forces in North
Africa, inspected the United States
Army infantry school and the para
troop training center here today.
Accompanied by Brig. Gen. Lewis
J. Fortier of the War Department,
he was escorted through the in
fantry school by Maj. Gen. Leven
C. Allen, commandant, and through
the parachute school by Col.
Ridgely Gather, paratroop COM
mandant.
Evening star., 1943-07-12
ALLIES TAKE SYRACUSE 9 OTHER CITIES
BRITISH RACING ON TOWARD CATAN|A;
Late News Bulletins
Rnndifs Roh + Sfreef IeweIrv Store

Bandits Rob F Street JeweIry Store
Two armed coloed bandits this afternoon held up and
robbed Mrs Gertrude Faweathr clerk the Progressive
Jewelry Co., SIG street NV, at 2:50 pm. taking six
watches tray of diamond rings and $40 in cash. Mrs.
Fairweather said the out of the store
their escape up Sixth street
Jops Reinforced in China
CHUNGKING, GA Chinese communique said today
that the again attacking in the Taheng Mountain
aided by reinorcements which brought Japa
nese force at Lnchwan alone than 10000 The
Chinese holding their advances in all directions Heavy
fighting is going Strong enemy Notifications at Chinko
chin northeast of Kungan, occupied by the Chinese
July d.
Canadian Finoncier Dies
KINCARDINE, Ontario Canadian Press)-Six Aexan-
der Mackenzie soyear- lawyer and international fnan
cier died at his home today director
of the Canadian Bank of Commerce and held executive Of
fees in number of South American power companies.
Toto Returns From Tour
NEW YORK oF9-Premier Gen. Hideki TOTO returned to
Toxic today from inspection tour in the Philippines
Burma and Maaya the Toxic radio reported in broadcast
recorded by United States Government monitors
Evening star., 1943-07-12
Americans Beot Off,
Axis unks in SiciIy:s
More roops Pour In
BULLETIN.

ABOARD A BRITISH CRUISER OFF EASTERN SICILY
Delayed Caught hat-footej by the Allied invasion OF
Sicily the bounced back and since Saturday
have subjected this ship and other warsps and the great
assault to violent and persistent air attacks These
attacks going at the moment that this Is being
written
After sporadic h-skp bombings the first really deter
mined blows struck at Saturday when two waves
about 20 to "a JU88s plus few stray strafers subjected
to high level and dive bombing.
barrage thrown up by the convoy. Two bombers
plummeed into the Apparently of the ships was
hit by bombs.
Evening star., 1943-07-12

(FollotDing is detailed eye
1Ditness account OF the Canadian
assault on Southeastern Sicily
and the first ID hours OF their
inD1Sion.
Evening star., 1943-07-12
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, July IL (P.-Stocks
higher; coppers. rails, specialties ad-
vance. Bonds irregular; some car
Tiers improve. Cotton quiet; price
fixing, liquidation and hedging.
Evening star., 1943-07-12

By
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS NORTH AFRICA, July 12-Genss
Mongomerys British Armies raced toward Caanas
captured in tremendous push up Sclys east
today American and Allied forces had captured
other back counter
tanks also announced that 1000 ps
oners. mostly Italians captured
Evening star., 1943-07-12

KNOCKING OUT SICILIAN AIRFIELD-The invasion Sicily
preceded succession of air attacks which outdd in in
tensy bobngs of the Here four pictures taken
by Air Forces reconnaissance before and after
softenng mission Milo Areld Above is the air
drom the attack with 122 Axis aircraft the field
Evening star., 1943-07-12

See TRUCKS, Page 2-X)
Evening star., 1943-07-12

(See SICILY, Page 2-X.)
Evening star., 1943-07-12

From the United states weather sureau Report.
A thunderstorm early tonight; continued rather
warm Temperatures today-Highest, 81, at $50
pm; lowest rs, at $40 am.
The union times., 1943-07-10
Conciliator
 Hears Case At Stamford
Petroleum, Heating Co. and LAM. Contract Is
 Considered

Henry Tucker, US. COnciliatOr, is trying to compose the differences between the Petroleum Heat and Power Co.,, Stamford, in the negO- tiatiOns for an agreement between the Company and Lodge 1857, Stamford Machinists. The Lodge was certified as the bargaining agency by the National Labor Board recently, according to Fred Cederholm, Grand Lodge Represen- tative of the LAM.
 Two hundred employees are involved. Points of the contract in dispute are union shop; top seniority for stew ards and room committeeman; and a wage adjustment The company of- fers a flat per cent increase, stated -Cederholm.
 The workers are seeking the fol- lowing scale: $l.5O an hour for tool makers; SIPS, for machinists and maintenance mechanics; 75c to 9Oc for production workers. The LAM. Lodge won closely contest ed election at the plant recently.
 Cederholm has notified the Union Die Corp.., Stamford, that Lodge 1857 which was recently certified by the N.L.RB. as the bargaining agent for the 75 eligible workers at the plant, is seeking a contract calling
The union times., 1943-07-10
 May HelpOn W.M.C. Order
Bridgeport B.T.C. Advised To Take Appeal To
 Washington Board

The Bridgeport Building Trades Council this week was planning to work with employers to appeal to the Critical Labor Area Appeals Board, Washington, D. C., from the stringent directive of the War Man power Commission that is causing unemployment of tradesmen.
 This is according to Dennis P. Byrnes, vice-president of the Council, and Harold Barker, business agent of the Bridgeport Carpenters District Council, who have been leading the fight to keep carpenters employed at vital war work through relaxing the restrictions placed upon Bridgeport as a No. Critical Area.
 Joseph D. Keenan, vice-chairman of the National War Production Board, advised Byrnes by letter that employers with special facilities who are denied the opportunity to bid on war contracts should appeal to the Washington Board for ex- emption from the W.M.C. order.
 Letters were also received by Byrnes from Acting Area Director William J. Fitzgerald and from Sen. John A.. Danaher, and Rep. Clare B. Luce.
 Fitzgerald's letter quoted con- munication from Joseph A. Smith, regional manpower director of the W.M.C. Smith asserted that the Con- mission cannot make any recommen- dation favoring the relaxation of the contract limitation because of the labor shortage in Bridgeport.
 Danaher's and Luce's letter enclos- led copy of letter from Manpower Director Paul V. McNutt addressed to the legislators on the Bridgeport situation.
 McNutt said that he questioned ''the conclusion that unemployment in Bridgeport is due to that city's classification by this Commission. It only certifies to the existing condition, and such certificatiOn is not the cause of the condition but is merely a statement of facts con- corning it for use as a guide to the War Production Board and the pro- curement agencies.
The union times., 1943-07-10
Local l9l Wins Pay Increases By Arbitration
Board Of Three Awards In- creases To Dugan Bakery
 Truck Drivers

Pay, increases ranging from $5.95 to $6.82 a week have been awarded bv the board of arbitration in the con- tract dispute between Dugan Bros. Bakery and Locals 802 New York, and 191 Bridgeport Teamsters, joint ly announced John Kiely, president ot Local 1o1, and Peter J. Sullivan, sec retary-treasurer of Local SOP, this week.
 Forty members of the Bridgeport Local will be af ected by the pay increases, retroactive to January l, if they are approved by the War Labor Board to which they have been forwarded.
 The case was in dispute since May 13, when the Teamster Locals and the company, unable to reach an agree ment on the wage terms of the l943 contract, turned the matter over to a board of three impartial arbitrators for a decision which both sides agreed would be binding.
 The arbitratOrs were Joseph w. Lanes, Ben Golden and Jules Frund of New York, where the case was heard. The weekly increases, which are in addition to all present earn ings, follow: Retail men, $5.95 ; Wholesale men, $5.45; and Trans pOrtatiOn men, $6.8Z.