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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-26

The cl.o. Council today issued a public statement attacking what they termed to be the voting rec ord Of Republican Congressman Joseph P. Talbot. Cong. Talbot is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-26

and claims that lle is permanently disabled. Tile case is geiurnable td the September term q the miperior court in New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-26
BIRTHDAY CLUB
 MET THURSDAY
Honor Mrs. Ann Carroll 1; Pvt. Ralph TedescO Is
 liOBIe On FurlOugh
WATER RVILLE
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Waieryille. Aug. 26 -- The Birth. day Club met Thursday evening al Burns Restaurant to honor one Oi Their members. Mrs. Ann Carroll. 4 delicious supper vas served tn lhs pink room. Mrs. Carroll received many lovely gifts. Present were Mrs. Louis DaddaFio. Miss Helen Burns. Mrs. Georgianna Gnenier Mrs. Joseph McArdle, Mrs. Joseph BenOit. Mrs. Fred AacIelland. Mrs Hugh Cunningham. Mrs. Joseph Seery, Mrs. James AhrenS, Mrs. Ed- ward Martin, Mrs. Percy MacAaui- len, Mrs. Prank 6eeFy, Mrs. Mary Moore. Mrs. Mildred Robinson, Mrs. Vincent Carroll, Mrs Edith Platt and Mrs. Kay MeDOnOngh. and Mrs Ethel Canlield.
 Mrs. Charles Pl0uroe and s0n, AL ton Of Jhomast0p avenue are vaea- tt0ning at Old Orchard Beach, Maine
 Church keTyieeA
 Following are the church services for tomorrow:
 Grace Methodist Church - Rev. Evan Bergwall. Sunday Sclso0l at e:a5; Morning Worship Service at gg a. m,
 St Paulls Episcopal Church - Morning prayer and sermon at 9:30 2. m.
 wateryille Union Church -- Rey. Milton Nilsson. minister. MofDing service at 10 a. m; Sunday School at lg o'clock Evening Gospel sers- lee will bf held at ' D. n.
 Gospel Hall bTeaklEg Of gsTeAc nt io:3O 4, iD. Evening Gospel seFa. ice meets st 7'30 9. H.
 Mrs Ethel canfeld. Monmouth sssDne left this morning to spend H feN days ln Vermont
 Ailnonnoenlept is made Of the coming marriage Of Mis- BaTbaFa t0en, Avon abenus to John p W00as, 3f Homer street Ths ged- ding Yul be aD eyeilt Of kepifnlllev e.
 Private Ralph Tedsse0. stationed ln Fresno. califOIHia, Is sllendlng a i2sday tuIlougb with his wife, Mrs. kleail0r lknogl Jiedeseo at their home on baase ayeDns gB Ferry. vile, Mrs, Tede6eo Is . former Hhef- iield street TesideDi.
 4 e2b War Bond lbaL Is being slrep agay by the Casper Dagis Drum Corps. gill hf IlreSenied Tiies- day evening iD iheiT BO0nls an t1l0iDasi0D ayeDnf. The pTOeeRdg VIII be ussd t0 increase the fund already started tO purchase Des uniforms for the group
 The Casper DaYik Posi-, No l30. AInerlean Legion sili elapl lls neg 0ffleetR Ri a slaelal meeting lO he held at the Legion rooms on Tgl0In= aston akfDlle Saturday, August ~ at ' D, %, Al members aFs urged io attend.
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 All 1lenlileFs Of llle eaalAer Dayis lsilsl, American Legion, aHe urged to attend tOilighl's meeting fOF election 0g officers scheduled G0r 6 D. nB at Legion rooms, 1b0lnasi0D avenue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-26
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-26

Aviation Cadet gein S. Nerdby, sea ef MT. and MrS. GoBis s. Ner6by, IaS SpeBeeT s., Asngs- tack, has reported at Carlsbad, New blexiee, Army air Fiei1, waaere he Hill receive advanced Aigbt tFsining in higb-leyeI bon,- bsrdiering and dead-recksDing navigation.
 The Carlsbad Army Ar Field 6 the newest bsmhaEAieF sclsael iD the Army Air F0rces Training Command.
 Dnripg tiae eighteen geeks traniing e0Hrse aC1ea Nerdby wiil stHay b0mbiaBing and deaa- Teek, 0ming navigation un6eg simulated e0mbst conditions, Ca graduation hle Mtii be awarded silgeT besn- bsrAier's sings and wilI be ready fer aetige duty ss sU elIierg iD eiie Army Air E0raeS.
 sIe is f0TpseT stadeDI Of
 BeGikeT Csiiege. weressfeF, Mas.
 Murine Private First Glass Jolln D. Willet, son of Mrs. George Hickey of Hamilton Heights and husband Of the former Janice Lon baHdi of ls2 Orange street, Is sery tng iD Panama. 4 former einplose Of the U. s, Time Corp, he entered the service in April, lSss.
 Garpersl Ieanisl AsAgiHi Of fie1k- Fiey BgeaDe Wss slightly wepp1ed sbiie ip sftien iD tFaRee Ang, l sGaarding iO WaT tefpsrgDeDl telegram FeaeiyeA by his psTeRtS, A1E, and NTS, Angelo NeDgipl.. btf hsS heep ip tbe AFmg sinfe Asgeb s. I9gs,
 S0hD F'islleg Of l27 Russell slEeei and Leonard Sacks Of 25b Cooke street, both holding the rating Oi phaFmacisis' mate. third class, age patients at . Naval hospital at H0r- folk, Va, The tB0 seiyteemen eD- tered the Navy Juile, 1928 and yege wounded in action during the iDs yasioD Of Normandy iD June,
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 PTiysle @, 2. hssFTet Of ID Cath, eTine RgeNne ls spRRdiag z fnT' i9Ngb in ahiS eiig, Co thR service Elilee MsFfb lg, he Htn Tep0vt NeNt te eaVg Meade, Aa
 Corporal FgaDeis q. J0llnson 0i Berkeley avenue has arrived 70 Eng land, where he Yill aelye glih \ sieilsllGal eonlJ0l ullii, aee0fdlpg t0 w0Td reaeiyAd by bis DloibeT, Mrs lgenfy L 5allna0D
 RdVale EiTst (ia6s tgllliaw k, gDMffV af le ttilllssns slFeel sad eFls Vale tiFst Glass kfaHiey (, tlsbnis ef e5 Eeg sisaef hags bees eNsTAed liAe Gea9 f;ep9Hel hgeasL aeesr9lns te z gelaaAe fEeEn tbe GiGtb AFnlg hesdgnsTteFs in aeTlileF1 ilalT, Distb eFe seFvsng ss Esiitssgy pelafeaieh
 Marine Private First Glass Tb0mas D0kllng, son Of MT. and MTs, Thomas Bowling 0f Ss Taylor 6lEnel. is serving 0il the tsla5l0 ol Tanian, aae0fdlag to e0rd received here. He entered tila Marine Corps last December %, receiving lTaln' Ing at Paris Island, < G. And kaa Dleeo calif
 Private tttlfeT1 kpenEa. hnshsad ef the ferBleg aan9el fDnnewbnTt q iig AaFtb Main alseea, has ETi1fnea e isls esat e EeFt isennlle. 0e.. after aglanaing 6 fwgiengh heEe. 1sf ls fhe sea af h1F. ane Alss. 8eeee mpomsa ef ls5 mashqp eageeA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-26

Spain recently purehass-a 5s ilaoIouRhbred horses iB Fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-26

Private Philip McGrath of 357 South Main street. who was wound ed in action at Tinian July 2a. ex- poets to return to his Marine outfit shortly. according to a letter writ ten to his parents. Mir. and Mrs. Philip McGrath. In the service since July. 1892. he has been receiving treatment al a Navy hospital
 Private FisSt Glass Brands Me- OmlseF ef Watertomm and hi' broth eT, Sergeant Beajasnin F. MEdmber, weTe befb wonnAea in action Ca Italy guiy Ii. according to sera re- esdged by theig panents Agr. and Mrs Walter MclbmlleF. g'lBe sergeant has returned G0 his suigig. bBt lsiS br0tis- s- eT N sifis at a hospital Co BaaIs.
 Daniel Hull. former reporter for the American, is nov with an aip- phibious unit at Camp Bradford, Norfolk, Va. He recently completed a ye0naDs course at Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-26

Private tttlfeT1 kpenEa, hashsad ef lha terBseg aanaei DnneBbnTv q tig AaFth Aanim alSesa, hAS ETl1rnea e lsls psat e EoFl fsennllg. 0a., after a9amaimg . ewglemgh heFe. Sc ls ihe sea af A1F. an6 Alss. 8eeee MDaman ef b9g niashep eaaeeA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-26

Mrs. Charles Pl0urde and s0n, Al- ton Of Thomast0p avenue are vaea. tlontng at Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-26

BFitain's Waifs and Strays So- ciety has oyer 5000 children tp It's care.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-26

Gerpersl eanif1 Agsngini Of iisIk ? eiey RgfBpe Wss slightly weDn1ed s'bile iD sftien iD FFaReF Aug, [, aGaer9ing t0 2 HaT eefDsTsBneDi telegram FeaeiyeA by his psTeRtS, A1E. and AgTS Angelo NaDginl., ttf llaS beeD lp tbe Army slnee sgsSeb ss, Iags
Evening star., 1944-03-19
u. S. Flyer Kills
Nozi at 200 Feet
In 3H-MiIe Dive
E. The Associated Press

E. The Associated Press
A UNITED STATES BASE IN
ENGLAND, Mar. 18.-Lt. Robert E.
Goodnight of Twin Falls. Idaho,
plotting a Mustang fighter, diyeo
10000 feet--to within 200 feet of the
2round-to destroy German fighter
today.
The victim was one of the Mes
serschmitt zoos with which 1t
Goodnight's squadron tangled while
escorting formations of Flying For
treSses from a target which Lit
Goodnight said was covered by
bombs.
Il got on this fighters tail and
followed him down to within 2OC
feet of the ground right over a little
German village" he said.
There was no doubt about him
My bullets chewed off the whole end
OF his plane and I saw him crash
into the ground"
1t. Goodnight was so low over the
town before he pulled out of the dive
that he could all but see the bullets
splattering In the street. 1t was his
fourth victory. =
Evening star., 1944-03-19
Be Careful With Newspapers

The Star requests It's readers not to single copy
of the paper Wherever it is possible make one COPY of
The Star do the work of by exchange or otherwise
Please save your and every other newspaper and
magazine that into your for the Waste Paper
Salvage Campaign to supply pulp No critical mate
rial for essential military and civilian needs.
The Evening and Sunday Star strictly afternoon
Sunday morning newspapers their circulation being 971s
confined to the city and suburbs of Washington the
remainder going largely to Washngtonians of
In the military service who living elsewhere.
Evening star., 1944-03-19
Rebuffed as Steady Suitor,
Youth, 1o, Shoots Girl, IA

After calling her several times
Thursday night, according to Sergt
McAuliffe's version of Cameron S
story, the youth went back for his
rifle and fired two shots at the
Kerlin home.
The girls father, William J. Ker-
lin, came out of the house and
looked around but went inside
again when he found nothing suS-
piciOuS. A short time later, Sergt.
McAuliffe recounted, Patricia rode
from the garage of her home on a
bicycle
The detective quoted Cameron as
saying he knew he had hit her when
he heard her bicycle fall. The girl S
tath4 carried her into the house
and called a doctor.
A few moments later, Sergt. Nc
Auliffe said, Cameron followed Mr.
Kerlin into the house and said he
had shot Patricia. Her brother,
David, friend of Cameron, found
the rifle and brought it into the
house.
Patricia, who had recovered
enough last night to greet high
school friends as she lay in her bed
room. said she had met Cameron 10
(See SHOOTING, PagnHA-7J
Evening star., 1944-03-19

Rebuffed by the young girl 1T
wanted to date, John Cameron. 10
shot and seriously wounded 14-year.
old Patricia a Kerlin, Montgomery
County (Md} police disclosed las
night. He has been released under
ST 900 bond.
Patricia, an eighth-grade student
at Leland Junior High School, was
shot through the hip Thursday
night. The bullet lodged in hel
lumbar vertebra.
The incident, involving two Chevy
Chase Md families, was traced
partially to young CameronS de-
preston since he was rejected fol
the Army last year and Patricia 5
rejection of the youths attentions
CameronS efforts to date the CIR
last week apparently were the i'm
mediate cause of the shooting, ac-
cording to Detective Sergt. James
S. McAuhffe of the Montgomery
County police.
Sergt. McAuliffe said Cameron
had told him that after failing tc
get a date, the youth took his %
rifle and placed it in the bushes in
the yard Of house on Leland street
IN front of the kerlin home at 696e
Brookville road.
Evening star., 1944-03-19
Two u. S. Subs Lost in Pacific;
Division Chief Aboard One
Capt John P. Cromwell Apparently Joined
Petrol to Check on Underseu Warfare

Capt. Cromwell, whose wife, Mrs
Margaret r. Cromwell, lives at Palo
Alto, Calf, made the final cruise
aboard the Sculpin, commanded by
Comdr. Fred Connaway, 33, Forrest
City, Ark.
The Sculpin, commissioned in 1899
had a displacement of / 1,495 tons.
The 1,525-ton Capelin was COM
missioned in June, 1943. Her skip
per was Comdr. Elliott E. Marshall
36, Portland, Me.
Although the loss of the two SUBJ
marines brought to IA the number
of American ships lost since the
war started, the Japanese have paic
heavily for damage they inflicted
for their sea losses now total zoos
ships of all types sunk, probabl,
sunk or damaged, including 81
ships accounted for by submarine,
alone.
| OF the % submarine casualties
10 have been reported missing, TIVE
were sunk in accidents and on,
was destroyed in the Philippines tt
prevent capture by the Japs.
Evening star., 1944-03-19
photo on Page A-12.)

BY the Associated Press.
Two American submarines
part of the fleet that has been
inf1icting heavy damage on Jap
anese supply lines-are missing
in enemy controlled waters, the
Navy said yesterday, bringing to
% the number of submerSibles
lost since the war started.
Missing with the submersibles
Capelin and Sculpin are approx
mately $50 officers and men who
took the two raiders on their last
war patrols, possibly in japanese
waters.
Among the missing officers, the
Navy said. is Capt. John Philip
Cromwell, AZ, Henry, ILL.,, a SUBJ
marine division commander.
Capt. Cromwell was on duty in
Washington from June, 1899, to May
1941, with the Navy's Bureau OF
Engineering, now the Bureau OF
Ships. He left here to go overseas,
Evening star., 1944-03-19
Six Raids Hit KuriIes,
One Striking Isle $50
Miles From Toxic
MorshoIIs and Eastern
CoroIines Also Bombed;
All Planes Return
AMERICANS USE TANKS to pierce
Jap lines at Lorengau. Page A-3

AMERICANS USE TANKS to pierce
Jap lines at Lorengau. Page AS
| BY the Associated Press.
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS. PEARL HARBOR, Mar.
18.-Six bombing raids on the
Kurile Islands close to the Jap
anese homeland, in one of which
la lone Liberator penetrated to
within $50 miles of Toxic, were
announced by Admiral Chester
w. Nimitz today.
The Liberator's raid Thursday or
MatsuWa Island in the Kuriles was
the deepest penetration of japanese
soil since 1t. Gen. James Deolittle' &
raid on Toxic. 1t was one of dozen
attacks on the Japanese in the North
and Central Pacific Thursday and
yesterday.
In all, American bombers made six
strikes at the Kuriles, four at the
Central Pacific Marshalls and two
in the Eastern Carolines. All planes
retuned, Admiral Nimitz said.
Paramushiro, the big Kurile nava,
base, was bombed twice, and Shu-
mushu, northernmost Of the Kuriles
was hit three times by the Aleutian-
based planes Wednesday and Thurs
day. No fighter opposition was en-
countered and only light anti-air-
craft fire was met at both Paramu-
shiro and Shumushu.
The Matsuwa raid was made by
a bomber from the 18th Army All
Force based in the Aleutians. Navy
planes made the attack on Paramus-
hiro, and both Army and Navy
bombers took part in the ShumushL
raids.
In striking at Matsuwa, American
airmen by-passed half a dozen OF
the 30-odd islands of the Kuriles
which lead like a row of stepping
stones toward Toxic. The new
target is more than $50 miles closer
to Toxic than Paramushiro.
Four atolls were attacked in the
Marshalls, while to the southwest
Kusaie, easternmost of the Caro-
lines, was attacked for the eighth
ltime this month and Oroluk raideC
for the fourth time this week They
are eastern outposts of Truk, Pivo
Of Japan's Central Pacific defense
The Caroline Islands, untouched
by American bomberS until mid
January, have now been raided 3!
times in the gathering air offensiv,
which has proved the vulnerabilit,
of Truk and virtually eliminated
military town of PonaDe.
Evening star., 1944-03-19
Makes Bid
For Farm Support in
Wisconsin Address
Talk in RichIond Center
Offers Program for War
And Postwar Periods
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT.

MADISON, Wis, Mar. 18.-
Wendell L. Willkie, still the
dynamic figure he was in 1910,
today began a hard drive in Wis
consin in an effort to win dele
gates to the Republican National
Convention. Delegates will be
elected in a primary April 4.
A full slate of Willkie delegates
has been entered. Delegate candi-
dates pledged to Gov. Dewey of
New York, Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thur and 1t. Comdr. Harold Stas-
sen, former Governor of Minnesota
also are in the field. Gov. Dewey,
on the theory he is not a candi-
date for the presidential nomina-
ton, asked the candidates support
ing him to Withdraw. The ma
jority of them, however, have re-
manned in the. race.
MIR. Willkie opened his campaign
tonight with speech addressed
particularly to American farmers,
He laid down programs for war and
and postwar periods in Richland
Center.
Farm Policies Attacked.
Il don't aim in this campaign
to do any mumbling in a barrel"
Mr.. Willkie said. He proceeded in
hammer and tongs fashion to at
tack the Roosevelt administration S
farm policies and administration,
first because of its early depend
ence on policy of scarcity and
then on its fumbling when all-out
production became essential to meet
war conditions
Mr.. Willkie spoke in the Richland
Center High School before a crowd
estimated at $500 He was intro
duced by Vernon Thomson, speaker
OF the Wisconsin Assembly, who
started out as a Dewey delegate
candidate but switched to Mr..
Willkie after Gov. Dewey had de-
clared he was not candidate.
Mrs. Willkie is accompanying her
husband on his campaign trip. She
was greeted almost as enthusiastic
Ially as was Mr.. Willkie himself.
Richland Center, which has a
population of about 5000, is in the
heart of the dairy farming section
of the State.
Collaboration Emphasized.
Throughout his address Mr.. Will
kie stressed his ideas of interna-
tional dependence and collaboration
if there is to be peace in the future
and a prosperous America.
"Agriculture's chief responsibility
to the United States and to an in
terrelated world is production" he
said. ut is instructive with the
farmer to produce, Scarcity as an
economic policy was not his inven-
ton. 1t was Government made.
Under Government urging in a des-
perate situation he accepted it un-
happily.
The urge now must be for more
and more production Production
today for the needs of the war, pro-
duction tomorrow for what must be
the eVer-increasing need of an ex-
panding peace-time economy in a
long starved world"
War Needs Program.
He laid down a six-point program
| for war needs. 1t included: A man
power policy which may have to
review all military defermentS but
which must not strip the farms be-
low the minimum of strength and
skill; the speeding of farm machin-
cry production; a workable policy
for the fair distribution of feeds:
food policies that will take into con-
slderation the need OF wise mar
tSae J1NCNJ NJ pooo o.
Evening star., 1944-03-19

The report, said to have origi-
mated in London, declared German
Ambassador Otto Abetz approached
the Swedish consul in Paris in Feb
ruary, asking his views on whether
Gustav would serve as a mediator
A Swedish Foreign Office spokes-
man said there was nothing to it."
Asked about Gustav's message to
Finland urging that country to ac-
cept Russian armistice, Hitler was
quoted as saying he did not know if
the report were true, but at any
rate ''It is purely Swedish matter -
Asked his view on the Russian
terms for Finland, Hitler was quoted
as swapping back:
"T'he Russian terms mean exactly
what they say. They are intended
to place Finland in a position in
which she will no longer be able to
defend herself.
What the Russians want is to
put moose around Finland's neck
Evening star., 1944-03-19

gram to simplify the Nation S
tax laws.
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau described as "well con-
ceived and intelligently planned
the "streamlined" tax plan approved
Friday by the House Ways and
Means Committee
The plan frees approximately 3d.
100000 of the 100000 income tax
payers of ever having to figure an
other tax return and makes things
easier for the other 100000.
Given bipartisan backing, swift
enactment of the new bill was fore
cast. Chairman George of the
(See TAXES, Page A-lO.)
Evening star., 1944-03-19
New York Senate Defeats
Bill Aimed al La Guardia
By the Associated Press.

/ oS the ASSoCldteQ fTeSS-
| ALBANY. N. Y, Mar 18.-The
Senate defeated, 81 to %, today a
bill which the sponsor admitted
would have prevented New York
City's Mayor F. H. La Guardia from
seeking either the Republican or
Democratic nomination for re-
election in 1915.
The measure. authored by Re-
publican Senator Fred A. Young,
Lowville, would have prohibited the
printing, on an official party's pri-
mary election ballot. the name Of
any candidate who is an enrolled
voter of another party.
Mayor La Guardia, an enrolled
member of the American Labor
party, was also nominated by Re-
publicans in 194l.
Twenty six votes, a majority, were
needed for passsa6 of the bill.
Evening star., 1944-03-19
Payments Thursday
| Set Tax Record of
| S525, ,794,103

BY the Associated Press.
Income tax payments of
s525, 1910 last Thursday, re-
ported in yesterdays Treasury
statement, established a new
one-day record.
The previous high was $514,-
6O6,492.67 on March 16, 1943,
with March 18, l943. just be-
hind with S510,884,530.68
Of Thursdays record income,
$64, 4,640,000 represented with
holding taxes, and the remain
der payments by individuals
and corporations.
Evening star., 1944-03-19
Frankfurt Raid
Follows Blow
ByU: 5. Heavies
1000 BIust Plane
Centers in Reich
With Loss of s.
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, Sunday, Mar. 19.-
Heavy night raiders of the RAF'
blasted Frankfurt last night to
follow up a mighty daylight blow
by nearly 1000 United States
heavy bombers and long-range
fighters against aircraft centers
in Southern Germany.
The American Flying Fortresses
and Liberators hammered Augsburg,
Friedrichshafen and other targets
and stirred up one of the most saw
age aerial battles in weeks, losing
43 bombers and 10 fighters.
The brunt of the fighting was
borne by the Liberators in their
attack on Friedrichshafen Swarms
of German fighters swept up against
the big twin-tailed bombers and
fought desperately over Lake Con-
stance. At least 16 of the American
planes came down in Switzerland.
three in flames.
Score Not Yet TabuIated.
Escorting .Lightnings, Thunder
bolts and Mustangs destroyed 80 en-
emy fighters and the bombers shot
down others, although their score
had not yet been tabulated.
While reports of the American
action still were flowing into head
quarters, the RATS big fleet headed
for Europe to keep up the aerial Of
fensive that has lasted continuously
for four days. Observers said the
roar of the RAF bombers could be
heard for an hour as they crossed
the channel coast.
Frankfurt, on the Main River, is
the home of many great factories
including aircraft plants, and is the
center of the German chemical in
dustry.
The German radio claimed &c
American bombers were shot down
yesterday over Southwest Germany
and that a number of British night
bombers had been brought down
last night, though the night was
very dark"
Claim Big Toll in Italy.
The Berlin broadcast also said
that 81 American bombers were shot
down yesterday over Northern Italy.
Dispatches from Allied headouar-
ters at Naples had said United States
bombers attacked five German air.
fields in the Udine area of North
eastern Italy yesterday, but made
no mention of losses.
A later statement by Army head
quarters said the heaviest resistance
had been thrown against the Liberia
tors which blasted Friedrichshafen
near the Swiss border. German
fighters attacked 25 to 80 abreast,
some of them driving right through
the bomber formations.
Besides Augsburg and Friedrich
shafen, military targets also were
hit at Lechfeld, Landsberg and
Oberpfoffenhoffen.
13 Planes Land Safely
The loss was the heaviest for
American daylight raiders since THE
March attack on Berlin which cost
So heavy bombers.
Since last Wednesday, Allied
bombers have 1oosed an estimated
$4,000 tons of explosives on Hitler's
fortress Europe.
This total-more than a months
tonnage a year ago-averages bet
ter than 5000 tons every "a hours
(See RAIDS. Page A-5)