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Evening star., 1943-07-10
Canada Joins Thrust
With Greatest Assault
Unit in lis History
By The Associated press

| BY the Associated Press.
| LONDON, July 10-The greatest
assault force Canada ever has as
sembled as such went into action
today on the shores of Sicily with
American and British troops.
There was no immediate an
nouncement of the exact size of this
section of the Allied battering ram.
Russ Munro, Canadian Press corre-
spondent, said, however, in a de-
layed dispatch written in England
as the fighters embarked, that
thousands and thousands of Ca
madam and British troops rolled to
the docksides." Transmission of the
dispatch was forbidden until today
by censorship.
1t was the first time the Cana
dians had been in battle formation
since the attack on Dieppe last Au-
gust, and it gave them an opportu-
nifty to avenge the losses suffered
there.
The Allied headquarters commu-
nique announcing the start of the
invasion was the first public men
ton that Canadian troops had
moved into the Mediterranean. al
though it was reported yesterday
that Canadian wellington bombers
were In action there.
For three years the Canadians
have helped guard Britain, ana
every day they have trained for the
day they would go into Europe.
1t. Gen. A. G. l.. McNaugnton,
Canadian Army commander, pre-
pared his men for just such an
eventuahty. The difficult lessons OF
the Dieppe raid we're used as a
guide and combined operations went
a long way toward developing new
tactics.
whether Gen. MacNaughton
was with the invading Canadian
forces was not disclosed)
The Canadian Army is self-suf-
flclent, heavily mechanical ana
fully trained force ready for any
type of operation, capable of hitting
hard and travelling fast. 1ne nnal
stage in tion-the intro
duction of tank or armored 'forma-
tlons-took shape in l94l wnen Or
ganization of an armored division
was ordered.
Un Ottawa it was estimated
the Canadian Army overseas now
totals at least 200 900 men,
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Eisenhower
Continued From First Page.)

it was sheer numbIng shock now.
You're accustomed to hearing or
learning military information of a
highly confidential nature, but none
of the khaki-clad newsmen in Gen.
Eisenhower's conference room that
day ever expected to be given the
place and the approximate date of
the operation that will 60 down as
one of the decisive events in history.
Thought Job Could Be Done"
Gen. Eisenhower said that the
Allies might be riding for bloody
nose" but that he thought the job
could be done.
The picturesque simile seemed to
break the thread of tension Almost
in unison the correspondents drew a
deep breath. blinked, shifted in their
chairs and lighted cigarettes. They
asked a few questions and Gen
Eisenhower swered, disclosing
some details of the coming opera
tion.
Before the conference ended he
Evening star., 1943-07-10

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Evening star., 1943-07-10
Countless Allied Bombines Laid
Sicily Wide Open for Attack

offering a foothold for troops COM
ing in landing barges.
The northern coast is steep and
cliff bound. abounding with good
harbors, but difficult to assault. The
east coast also is steep and rugged
with bold cliffs. Here is lofty
Mount Etna.
Sicily's transportation arteries
skirt her 600-mile coastline for the
most part, and are susceptible to
crippling attack. There are few
main routes of communication and
supply across the islands breadth.
Principal strongholds on the
roughly shaped island are
Marsala, air station on the west
coast; Trapani. naval ard air base
to the north; Palermo, big port on
the northern coast; Messino on the
northeast tip; Catania and Bastion
on the eastern coast.
Air attacks on Sicily began In
June, 1910, few days after Mus
solini plunged his land into war.
Since the North African landings
last November they have gained
steadily in weight and fury and de-
structiveness to prepare the path of
invasion.
Since the ancient days, the balance
of power among nations and empires
repeatedly involved the control of
the 90-mile Sicilian Strait, and
therefore many bloody wars have
been fought for Sicily and its cities
back through the centuries.
Before 1896 BIC, the city of
Marsala. now in ruins, was occupied
by the Phoenicans and the Greeks.
That year the Carthaginians built a
mighty fortress on the site, and the
next eight years saw the Romans
besieging the fortress. That was in
the first Punic War. In the second,
Carthage struggled to regain the
fortress, to control the strait.
Conquered by Saracens.
(. The Saracens. landed there in the
9th century and named it Marsa Ali
Port of Allah and then began the
Saracen conquest of Sicily, COM
pleted in 895. In the 18th century
Marsala served as the springboard
for the taking of Mahdia and other
African points. Four centuries later
Charles v of Spain followed the
same pattern in capturing Tunis
The story of Sicily tells of no less
than Is rulers of the island or its
cities.
The Port of Trapani, where Italy
in this war had its main Sicilian
naval base, attracted ambitious
rulers as far back as the days of
Carthage. The Carthaginians put
up one of their leading naval sta
tions at Trapani.
Syracuse, one of the ancient
WORLDS biggest, wealthiest, strongest
cities, was founded in 1874 BIC.
when Greeks began to flock to
Sicily, and has lived through count
less outbreaks of violence.
Dionysius built the greatest navy
of his time and stationed it at Syra-
cuse. From there he swept the
Mediterranean. Even the great
Athens bowed to the might of Syra-
cuse. In Alb BIC. the Athenian
feet was bottled up in the harbor
and destroyed.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
BY the Associated Press.

bs the Assoclated PresS.
Countless bombings of key cities,
air fields and Notifications softened
Sicily for the assault which carried
Allied troops to the front door of
the Italian mainland early today.
For months heavy bombers show
cred the mountainous stronghold
with high explosives and smashed
at its numerous airfields. The skies
above the island were the scene OF
some of the most violent air fighting
of the war.
In one day Allied airmen knocked
down or destroyed on the ground
70 Axis planes and two days later
raised that score to 81. The raids
grew in ferocity to the extent that
near the first of June civilians were
reported being evacuated from the
battered island.
Messina Was Chief Target.
Probably the most heavily pound
ed of all Sicilian cities was Messlna,
on the strait separating Sicily from
the mainland and the site of a ferry
terminal.
The triumphant conclusion of the
Allied North African campaign and
the capture OF Pantellerla laid Sic
lily open for attack
With the fall of Tunisia the ner-
vous Axis rushed to armorplate the
island into shield against the
lightning gathering on the shores
of North Africa. Their efforts were
continually harasseo by the pun
ishing air, attacks.
Invasion of the island was neces-
sary prelude to entering either the
Italian mainland or southern
France.
Sicily, IN peacetime never pros
porous, never-progressive land of
figs and almonds and olives and an
cient traditions, commands the
Mediterranean corridor between
Italy and North Africa. Like Sar-
dinia. it f1anks the routes of Allied
advance in direct assault on the
continent. 1t is also stepping
stone directly to the toe of Italy
separated from the mainland only
by the 2-mile stretch of the Strait
of MeSSina
Every Town Called a Fort.
Sicily as an Allied possession, a
base for planes and artillery and
ships, would subject Italy to fearful
punishment.
For months the Axis has been
rushing planes and men and armor
into Sicily. building up airfields.
setting up barricades and block
houses, strengthening its forts,
stocking up supplies.
Fascist officials early this spring
declared that every town in Sicily
was a fort. Nonessential civilians
from the population of roughly
100000 were evacuated to the
mainland to prepare the island for
battle.
The island. $3.50 square miles in
area. is mostly mountainous and
hilly, with many natural defenses.
But its western and southern coast
lines. nearest to North Africa, are
for the most part fiat, with the hills
starting farther back from the sea,
Evening star., 1943-07-10

warned listeners not to talk. 1t was
more. than warning.
An edged, steeIy quality came INTO
his voice. Gen. Eisenhower smiles
continually when he talks. His fore
head wrinkles and his eyes DART
around rapidly. He wasn't smiling
at that moment.
Something in his voice struck
deep. 1t was cold and hard. 1t felt
like small splinters of ice riding
down your spine. He told US not to
talk. 1t was an order delivered by a
man who knows how to utter orders.
1t hit hard.
Conscious of Responsibility.
After the conference one CORE
spondent murmured: II almost wish
he hadn't told us. have never been
so conscious of responsibility"
And so through the next weeks
you occasionally heard elaborately
casual references about the "Magoo'
and that Thing"
Meanwhile, the taut, breathless
feeling grew. Each day IN passing
was like another notch in belt
being pulled tight around.
Conveys churned the Mediterra-
mean and came into ports. Landing
craft appeared mag1cany and long
conveys of trucks carried them to-
ward harbors. Then they disap-
peared. One day most of the ships
were gone. The few correspondents
who had been selected to accompany
the landing parties disappeared, too.
Still nobody talked.
Desks Were Emptied.
You would notice empty desks in
the pressroom some morning That
was all. You never asked, Where's
| so-and-so today?"
That was the tipoff that ID" day
was very close.
One morning a few days ago a
British colonel attached to the press
relations branch made a brief an
nouncement. He said: II would
advise all of you to telephone me
every night at midnight from now
on" He gave three telephone num-
| bers where he could be reached.
Last night he told everybody to
! be in the conference room at 4.45
| am.
Most of the correspondents came
down directly. There was no Sleep
ing. Even if you closed your eyes
you saw series of pictures melting
into one another like special effects
| in the movies-faces of your friends,
! faces of soldiers and officers that
you knew, the face of the COM
mander in chief as it was that day
a month ago-all those things.
! At 4:45 am. the chief American
and British press officers pushed
their way through the jam-packed
room beneath hot white lights. They
had a brief typed communique.
! 1t said: Allied forces began
/ landing operations.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
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Evening star., 1943-07-10

east of the Messina Strait. One of
these hit in the British air torpedo
attack on Taranto may still be out
of commission.
No aircraft carriers supplement
the capital ships and the Italians
have no more than one or two of
the original seven heavy cruisers
left, naval sources said Light
cruisers number 6 to 8, destroyers
probably less than so and sub
marines probably between 60 and 80.
The combined British and Ameri-
can naval strength in the Mediter-
ranean was believed adequate to
deal with the Italian f1eet-even if
the main units are able to join and
in case Premier Mussolini decides
to gamble.
The best guesses in London were
that he wouldn't take the risk at
this stage, although it was consid-
cred likely he would use E-boats.
of which the italian Navy has
plenty, as harassing force by
night.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Allied Timetable

ish troops join near Ell Guetar In
TGnisia.
April 13. 1943-Enfidaville Falls.
May 3, 1943-Americans capture
Mateur.
May 7, 1943-Americans seize
Bizerte. British take Tunis.
May 10, l943-Surrender of $780,
900 Axis troops on Cap Bon ends
fighting in North Africa. Large
stocks of war material seized.
June II, 1943-Pantelleria sur
renders after 20 days of aerial at
tack.
June IL, 1943-Lampedusa sur
renders.
July 10, l943-Allied troops land
on Sicily.
Evening star., 1943-07-10

tiHe JOttOUlng story 1OdS tGrft-
ten by Sergt John T. Kirby,
formerly OF 1923 Rittenhouse
street NV, Marine Corps
combat correspondent
TRINIDAD. B. w. l., June 90
(Delayed Marines here enjoy
liberty in city that embodies all
the atmosphere of the Far East,
coupled with familiar hints of en-
croaching Western civilization. To
marines, Port Spain, the island
capital, is paradox involving the
customs Of separate worlds.
In the city Americans find
polyglot population from the scat
tered corners of the globe, uncon-
cernedly enjoying luxuries of mod
ern life.
Occidental influence is evident at
this crossroads of the Caribbean -
but ancient electric trolleys, slow,
rumbling oXcarts and yelled, bejew-
eled Indians serve to ad da discon-
.certing note
Marines continue to notice pre-
dominating British customs. such as
left-Slde driving. Leathernecks
show a marked preference for the
leisurely speed OF open horse-draWn
CABS. The favorite evening ride is
a turn around Queens Park, the
governors mansion and the botani-
cal gardens.
RefreShment offers a very real
problem to marine liberty hounds y
Tastes run to hamburgers and beer
or things equally American, both
virtually unobtainable here. Food
is served Chinese styles at most
restaurants, whose proprietors make
up the large Chinese settlement.
Marines pride themselves on having
learned to order ''Wong-tongs," or
fish chips, and other dishes by
proper names.
Marines mingle with variously-
uniformed British regular and Co.
lonial troops on shop-lined streets.
Native policemen known as "Trini-
dad Volunteers" appear resplendent
in f1awless white jackets, gloves and
sun helmets. Street haWkers vend
their wares from the curbside.
Leathernecks who have seen ser
vice in the Far East agree that
Trinidad offers much of the atmos-
phere of the Orient,
Evening star., 1943-07-10
F. 6. Humrick Dies;
Manufacturing OfficioI
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
RIDGEWOOD, N. j., July 10
Forrest Gains Hamrick, SO. con-
troller of the American Smelling 81
Refining Co. since 1928, died today
at his home here.
A graduate of Wake Forest Col
lege, Wake Forest, N. c., in 1902, he
became associated with American
Smelling g. Refining in 1907. He
was chairman of the Committee on
Federal Taxes of the Controllers
Institute of America and also was a
director of the Citizens First Ma
tional Bank. Ridgewood.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Russians Loud Sicily Attack,
But Say It's Not Second Front

another important blow to the
Axis"
= The public apparently recog-
nizes the potent possibilities of the
Sicilian landing as another step to-
ward a continental invasion ana as
an important action in making the
Mediterranean still safer for Allied
shipping.
The Russians are vitally inter-
ested IN any development wnlcn can
increase and quicken the supply
ships of the Allies.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
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Evening star., 1943-07-10
BY the Associated Pres.

bS IIIt hSSUCIdJtU PTGSS.
MOSCOW, July 10.-The Russian
people joyouslv welcomed news of
the Allied landing on Sicily today.
Even before the newspapers had
time to comment editorially, the
people entered into excited discus
slons, calling the new offensive "a
fine gift" for the Red Army, now
striving to block the summer often
sive of the Nazis.
1T is not the second front. OF
course" they we're saying. But 1t is
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Soldier Helps Marine
Get Married in STYLE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO-The Army came to
the aid of the Marine Corps when
Ruth Domke and Marine Sergt.
William Hoffman got married.
Bills buddy was denied a furlough
to offlciate as best man, and Ruth,
reviewing her list of male ac-
quaintances, found they were all in
service. So she called the Chicago
servicemen's center, which sent
Tech. Sergt. Thomas Carter. White
vile, N. c., to the rescue. The cere-
mony went off with the Army hav-
ing the situation well in hand.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
STAR, WASHINGTON D. G, SATURDAY
German People Told
Allies in Sicily Met
Strong Resistance
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 10.-Military circles
in Berlin presented initial details of
the Allied invasion OF Sicily to the
German people at noon today in a
broadcast which said the operation
was launched with considerable
forces. and that it began with "the
support Of strong naval and air force
formations"
BY now Allied forces have landed
In the southeastern part of Sicily,
said the broadcast recorded by the
Associated Press. 1t added that
fighting was proceeding but said 1t
could not be stated whether attempts
to land at other points on the island
had been made.
The invasion forces were imme-
diately engaged in heavy fighting
which proved extraordinarily costly
for them" one Berlin broadcast
said, quoting dispatch of the In
ternational Information Bureau,
German propaganda agency. THE
parachutists were encircled and
rendered harmless.
Coastal batteries and Axis bomb
ers sank number of landing trans
ports manned with troops and
laden with material. Thirty three
enemy aircraft so far have been
brought down in aerial combats.
Enemy parachutists who bailed out
during the dawn were wiped out"
The German high command itself,
in its communique, said merely:
"On the night of July 9. the enemy
with the support of strong naval
and air forces began an attack on
Sicily. The enemy Immediately en-
countered strong defenses on the
ground and in the air. Fighting Is
still progressing"
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Marines in Trinidad
Find Hamburgers and
Beer Hard 10 Obtain

tThe totlo0ing story ,0as tUrit-
ten by Sergt. John T. Kirby,
formerly OF 1923 RttenhouSe
street NV, a Marine Corps
combat correspondents
Evening star., 1943-07-10

Every time you lick War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis.
, 1943-08-19
How About
24-HOur Service?

Under the present set-up, child
care is provided for mothers
working the first shift only. If
the need and demand is provided,
24-hour service may be gotten.
The same holds true for the open
ing of additional centers.
Only mothers in war work are
eligible to use this child care
service.
IL you have nay comments on
the program, we would appreciate
hearing from you. Just address
the Dayton Union News, 9 E. Fifth
ST., Dayton 2, Ohio.
, 1943-08-19
Extended School
Service Centers

For children 6 to IA years old.
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