"7eather
Tog and dlrxxle on the)
coast and fair over the In
terior today aad Friday;
little change im temperature
aad hamidity; i moderate
aad mostly west and north
, west wind. Max. temp Wed
aesday, 81, mla. 51. North
west wind.
A Growing Newspaper r
Tbe Oregon Statesman is t" .
a steadily p-owing sew ,
paper. Its reaciers know the !
reasons: It's reliable, com- ii
plete, 11 rely and always in j
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NINEnETH YEAR
Seism, Oregon, Thursday Morning. August 22, 1943
Pries 3a Ncwsstcmds Sc
No. 123
oroeciioes a iew
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Stores Closing
During McNary
Party Tuesday
Plans Laid at Luncheon
for Decorations,
'y h Displays
Airplanes to Fl y Over
- Fircone as Gesture
l of Welcome,
Full Impact of the national In
terest to be centered In Salem
next Tuesday as the result of the
republican -rice-presidential noti
fication ceremony or Senator
rharlioa T. McNarr was felt loeallv
ed to plan the town's part in the
celebration and the state board of
control announced the closing of
all non-essential state ofices at S
p.m. on the day of the notifica
tion.
At a luncheon meeting held in
the Marlon hotel, representatives
of local organizations laid plans
to proride extensive ' street deco
rations and appropriate pictures
of Senator McNary for display in
store windows on the day of the
notification ceremony, as well as
bands and other entertainment
In downtown streets during the
morning hours.
Closing of all downtown stores
after 2 p.m. on the day of the
celebration was also decided upon
unanimously by the board of the
Salem Merchants association,
which met during the afternoon.
Carl Hogg presided.
Airplane Flight
To Give Salute
In addition, plans for a flight
Sunday of 75 airplanes oyer Fir
cone, the McNary home three
miles north of Salem on the river
road, were announced by the Sa-
i lem chamber . of commerce.
The planes, which are partici-
' pating In an air meet at Albany
on that day. will salute the sen
ator at '4 .p.m. on the day .of his
arlval home from- the national
capital. .-t::-i-.-.y s ,.- -
Entertainment planned will not
Include , a parade. It was decided
liuru w page cuiuuiui
Paul II auger's Colum n
This happened some time ago
so falls In the "now it can be
t o 1 dT category f?
whether it can
1
be told or not.
It was a ga
thering of a com
mittee of the city !
council withH
some officials of
a certain utility r
which , has deal-1 A,
Ings with thef,
city. The subject
under discussion t
was a revision in I
rates. I
' Each of the
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s
Utility bigwigs rol H. Hnr. Jr.
present had his say and finally
It came the turn of an engineer
of the company to briefly explain
the proposed revisions.
Searching in his brief case,
the engineer pulled forth a
typed paper and, holding this
before his eyes, began to put:
the scheme into words under
standable by aldermen. He kept
his eyes on the paper ia ais
. hand as he talked.
When he had finished the chair
man . of the committee reached
ever and got a firm grip on the
paper.
-May I see this," he said, think
ing it was a written exposition of
the revisions.
Since he already had it in his
hand the engineer could do noth
ing but. stammer, "Well, yes, I
guess so."
So the committee chairman
took the paper and started to
read it.
Bat what he read bad noth
ing', to do with rates. It was a
letter from the president of the
utility to employee setting out
Sow to act and what to say In
e presence of councilmen.
The gold-leaf lettering on the
door of the Odd Fellows building
has had a number of hands pushed
against It since It was lettered.
So part of it now reads: '
RKBEKAH LODGE NO. 1
eets every Monday nlghC
. L A
rUUIIL'Ali KOTB
- The Marion county
club has pulled its
Republican
Republican
Headquarters banner font .of the
trunk and strung It across Com
mercial street. It looks as if it
had already gone through a mud
linglng campaign. i
Note ' to J 1 1 1 e r bin g s Ran
Wilde's orchestra has been signed
to play for the free but not free
wheeling dances at the state fair
this year, according jto reliable
informants. It will alio play for
the night show, which! will again
be the Ail-American revue with
girls, flags and a "name' star,
MARITIME NOTE ,
The Wheatland Ferry, eon
tinning to defend the hop
bound coasts of Marion county,
put out to sea last week to
sweep " mines; bat came back
whea It was learned the bos'n
En fee Ear
forjot the.brocm.
tfs Paid for, so C
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BUt in 1894 and paid for in fall early ia 104O, Salem's city hall Is
now getting needed repairs, Including leak-proofing aad painting
its metal roof. Note painter perched precariously oa steep tower
roof. Tbe glaring red paint applied to the roof will not be toned
down with a duller shade; weather will do the trick, the city dads
hope -Statesman photo. " f'" '.. "
Hemisphere Loan
Bill Passes House
Authorizes 500 Million
Export-Import Bank
American Loans
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WASHINGTON, Aug. ll-GSV
The house tonight by a vote of
183 to 144, passed the adminis
tration bill authorizing S500,
000,000 in Export - Import bank
loans to help in the "orderly mar
keting" of surplus products of
western hemisphere nations.
. The legislation, still to be acted
on by the senate, also increases
the borrowing power of the re
construction finance corporation
by $1,500,000,000.
One-third of this would go to
the bank- for a revolving fund
for loans to Canada and Latin
American nations. The remaining
$1,000,000,000 would be used by
the RFC for loans to domestic
(Turn to page 2, column 7)
Gibraltar Bombed
Twee by Italians
LA LINEA, Spain, Aug. IMfl5)
The British" fortress of Gibraltar
was twice bombed today. In . at
tacks apparently intended to un
derline explosively Italy's "total,
unconditional" blockade of all the
the vast ' British African areas,
and the Mediterranean was alive
with the 'threat of a broadened
war.
From here, flames could be seen
racing down the crest of the great
rock the site of ; long-range
anti-aircraft batteries toward the
town of Gibraltar Itself.
But the British command there
nxlarerl tha f1r . Wll brought
quickly under control and that the
damage was only raznw uob
of the attacking planes was re
ported brought down.
Bishop Baxter
By Methodist
Over 271 Methodist church
leaders, and laymen gathered at
the First Methodist church here
last night to honor- Bishop and
Mrs. Bruce R. Baxter And the
bishop's mother. Following the
dinner Bishop Baxter spoke at s
mass meeting which closed the
all-day retreat of lay leaders of
CS churches of the Salem district.
-, Governor Charles - A. Sprague
In a brief talk at the banquet said
that not only Methodism-but the
state, the northwest and the na
tion will derive a great gain rrom
the appointment of Dr. Baxter as a
church bishop. Pointing out that
many Salem people think: ef the
appointment ; only in . the terms
of the loss of a Willamette uni
versity president, .Governor
Sprague said the move should be
considered a gain since It gives
Dr. Baxter an enlarged opportun
ity, to f unction as a Christian
statesman. ' .
AIM paying tribute t& Jha sax-
all Gets
pair and Paint Job
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Manslaughter Is
Charged Robinson
Party in Williams' Case
Is Given 24 Hours
to Enter Plea
L. D. Robinson, 10, was allowed
24 hours In which to enter a plea
on a charge of voluntary man
slaughter of Joseph Williams yes
terday when he was arraigned be
fore Justice of the Peace Alf O.
Nelson In Silverton In the absence
of Salem Justice of the Peace Mil
ler B. Hayden.
Ee was held in the county Jail
under $5000 bail, which late yes
terday he had not been able to
furnish.
Robinson was arrested by state
police aftre Williams was fatally
injured, allegedly as a result of
an altercation over details of a
gun-swapping deal.
Robinson, witnesses told au
thorities, knocked Williams down
and drove over him in bis coupe.
Williams was said to hare struck
Robinson over the head with a 12
gauge shotgun, and to havs at
tempted to strangle him.
Williams died shortly after
being received at a local hospital.
Q. R. Mudd, witness of the dis
pute and guest of Williams Mon
day night and Tuesday, was re
leased by District Attorney Lyle
J. Page after being questioned.
Officers said all three of the men
had been drinking heavily.
Williams Is survived by a son,
Joseph, Jr., now serving in the
nary, and a brother, William, of
Wenatchee, Wash.
Malay's Body Found
OREGON CITT, Ore., Aug. II-(tf)-The
body of Robert Malay,
7, widely known river character
of West Linn, was. recovered
from the Willamette river today.
The small boat In which he had
been fishing Sunday was found
overturned earlier In the day.
Given Honor
Meeting Here
ly-appointed bishop In brief ban
quet talks were Rex ' Putnam,
state superintendent of education.
Dr. J. C Harrison, Attorney E. A.
Nott, Dr. D. IL Shultxe and Judge
V. P. Moses. Dean U." G. Dubach
was toastmaater. ; v V
The layman's part ' la helping
the church survive was the theme
of Bishop Baxter's address at the
mass meeting.' The lay leaders, he
said, should go home from the
day's retreat with the' determina
tion to be more intelligent Metho
dists, to find the place of greatest
need In their local churches and
serve it and . to- help emphasise
world missionary service of Meth
odism x . -.V . i"
"Methodists should stop think
ing of the church In terms of the
eight million members and- start
thinking of it in terms of their
own Individual contrihatlona to
its welfare," Dr. Baxter said, i '
During the morning program j
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Trotsky D
les
After Saying
OGPU Did It
Whispers That Confidant
y?ho Slew Him "Most
Likely" Agent
Attacker, Identified
as Native of Iran,
in Hospital
MEXICO CITT, Aug. 21-WV
Leon Trotsky died tonight after
whispering an accusation that his
pickax asasilant "most likely" was
a member of the OGPU. soviet
secret police.
A savage attack by a confident
felled the 0-year-old guiding
genius . of the Russian revolution
in his home late yesterday. An
emergency operation and admin
lstration of oxygen were futile.
He died at 7:25 p.m. (CST) be
fore brain surgeons from the
United States could reach him by
chartered plane.
The attacker was Identified by
police as Jacques Mortan Vanden-
drelschd, 36-year-old native of
Iran. Bodyguards beat him off
from the assault but not until he
had driven the ax into the exiled
revolutionist's skull.
Scene of the attack was Trot
sky's fortress-like residence In the
nearby village of Coyoacan, where
a machine-gun attack on Trotsky
failed last May.
Only hours before he died, the
old bolshevik was quoted as mnr
muring to his secretary that "this
time it is the end" and that he
was sure his assailant "was
member of the OGPU or a fas
cist most likely the OGPU."
Mrs. Trotsky
With Husband
Mrs. Trotsky was at her hus
band's side at the- end, toegther
with attending physicians some
of Mexico s most noted surgeons
The exile died Just 40 minutes
before Dr. Walter Dandy, noted
Bait mors brain jgurgeon, was. to
have left New Tork City by plane
to operate on him.
In the same hospital with Trot
sky was his assailant, under treat
ment for minor injuries suffered
at the hands of the Russian's
bodyguards.
Within the three-hour period
before Trotsky died hospital bul
letlns had shown a steady weak
ening of his condition.
His heart, overworked for
hours, finally began to weaken.
His temperature fluctuated wild
ly, and his breathing became less
rapid and less regular.
Joseph Hansen Trotsky's sec
retary, told of the wounded man's
declarations. Hansen said the
genius of the Bolshevist revolu
tlon also gave him this political
testament:
"Please say to our friends that
I am sure of the' success of the
fourth international. Go forward!"
Stalin Blamed
For Attack
(Hansen, in a telephone call to
New Tork, was quoted by James
P. Cannon, secretary of the so
cialists workers' party, as saying
that Trotsky told him: "I will not
survive this attack. Stalin has
finally accomplished the task he
attempted unsuccessfully before. )
While this was going on, police
questioned a Brooklyn, N.Y. girl
about her knowledge of the man
who attacked Trotsky yesterday.
The girl is Sylvia Ageloff,
whom police identified as a sister
of Ruth Ageloff, a former Trotsky
(Turn to page z, column )
Italian-Creek War
Is Predicted Soon
ROME. Aug. 21-(AP Via
Radio) -A "clash" between Italy
and Greece In the "near future"
as predicted tonight by the Ital
ian wireless while the fascist press
campaign against that little pro
British kingdom reached a new
crescendo of violence. .
The wireless cited the "sharp
tone ef that very campaign as
indicating a showdown was ap
proaching and remarked that this
was the presumption In "political
quarters."
The newspapers published as
sertions that Greeks were plan
ning to burn Albanian Tillages In
the Greek region of CXamarla
a region now declared by Italy to
be rightfully part of fascist-held
Albania and that armed bands
were ready, . "especially In . the
event of complications," to massa
cre the Inhabitants.
Greece was accused of acting as
a "more or less Tolnntary provok
ing agent on behalf of Britain." '
Quoting Vlrginlo Gay da. one of
Italy's main Journalistic . spokes
men, the wireless . said . ' that . a
"final solution", would - concern
not- alone - the .province of da
rn uria "but also parts of the re
gion of Janlna. , :
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tions plant in photo above. Placing charges Into shells, employes pictured are either men too old for
military service, or women. Most young workers, of course, have been pressed into army daties. (UN)
Fire Turned Away
From Two Hamlets
Large Timber Area Saved
as 2000 Acre Blaze
Is Stopped
BEND, Aug. 21-(yp)-Motorl2ed
trenching equipment backed by
160 men halted a 2000-acre fire
six miles east of the twin north
ern Klamath county towns of
Gilchrist and Crescent today.
The commercial loss was not
great although the Sherlln-Hixon
Lumber , company, Gilchrist and
forest service timber stands were
in the path of the flames. Forest
authorities said the fire was
"man made."
Visibility had improved con
sistently in. -aentra Oregon today
and-xalaiwee.ther gave the crews
confidence that the lines would
be held.
On the Klamath Indian reser
ration, reinforced crews checked
four wind-driven fires covering a
total of 10,400 acres.
. The Swan lake blaze swept over
100 acres last night. Increasing
its total to 2 COO. The Wilson
point fire, was halted at 1000
acres and two other less serious
conflagrations accounted for 200
acres.
The Klamath Forest Protective
association said conditions were
"the, worst in history." and pre
dicted "untold damage" if unfa
vorable winds . recurred. Some of
the burned land was timbered but
an accurate classification has not
been made.
Bike Rider Hurt
In Mix With Car
Dayrl LJnnel, 15, of 1490 Hinee
street, was seriously injured yes
terday evening when the bicycle
which he was riding was struck
from behind by an automobile
driven by Oren Stratton, 7S. of
255 Belmont street. Stratton, who
possesses a special driver's license
because of his eyesight and la
required to have a special mirror
on the left side of his car by state
order, said he estimated his speed
at between 12 and 15 miles per
hour. His car dragged Linnel 57
feet before stopping, city police
said.
Linnel was taken to the Salem
General hospital by the city first
aid car where he was treated for
a badly , fractured left ankle, back
bruises, lacerations of left hand
and left knee and cuts around
the waist. He Is expected to re
cover. "
The aecldent occurred when
Linnel, riding north on . Capitol,
signaled to turn west on Center
and pulled in" front of Stratton;
Stratton was Issued a - ticket
charging reckless driving and or
dered - to . appear in municipal
court today. --
Bermuda Awaiting
Big Announcement
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 21
-(AV-The colonial secretary an
nounced today, .after a two-day
secret session of the house of as
sembly, that a rery important"
government . announcement - re
quiring a special edition of the
government newspaper would be
Issued shortly.- ,
Only the most vital notices are
so treated, the last sueh occasion
having .been the issuance . of a
proclamation at the outbreak of
the war. - - ;- -.-rfi--..
' (There has been soma specula
tion that Bermuda m 1 g h t be
among the British western hemi
phere areas leased. to the United
States for defense purposes.) '
Timber Faller Dies
EUGEXE, Aug. 21 -On -Her
bert Wells, 21, Vida timber taller,
died today after, being struck on
the bead by a falling limb at log
ging operations near Blue river.
OLD FOLKS--BUT NOT AT HOME
Halt Order Given
Ships at Panama
BALBOA. Canal Zone, Aug. 21
(JP) An order requiring all ves
sels entering the ports of Balboa
and Cristobal to halt for instruc
tions near naval vessels stationed
outside the entrances to the Pan
ama canal was. Issued tonight by
Governor Glen Edgerton of the
canal xone.
Otherwise, said the order. It
would be "unsafe" to proceed on
account of "changes being made
from time to time In the chan
nels."
Huge Fall Operiing
Ad Club's Scheme
Stores- ia Present Style
Revue on Steps of
Courthouse
i
Under the Impetus of the sue-
e e s s of the Salem Centennial,
members of the Salem Ad club
are arranging a Fall Opening
celebration for next Thursday
night that Is expected to far ex
ceed past year's showings for such
events.
The general chairman Is Dr,
Henry E. Morris.
The highlight of , the evening
will be a fall style revue to be
held on the west steps of the
courthouse at 8 pjn. Tommy
Hoxle has been retained by the
Ad club to stage this event, and
advance information Indicates
that more than ten local men's
and women's ready-to-wear stores
will participate with living models
enhancing the charm and beauty
of this year's fall and winter
fashions.
Hoxie has arranged for a large
stage to be erected especially for
this revue. Spectacular lighting
and clever entertainment features
will mark the high spots of the
presentation.
Many merchants will arrange
special window attractions for
this night The Independence Hop
Fiesta will be represented at the
opening. The Ad club committee
has arranged for several bands to
play on the streets during the
evening.
As a climax to the evening the
official Ad club modern and old-
time dance will be held at the
Crystal Gardens starting at S pun.
Pickets Give up, :
Take The Day off
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. 21
()-Teamster union pickets at the
McCoy Auto company here didn't
know what to do when a repair
crew strictly union called . to
repair the garage floor today. "
So they took the day off.
- When the hole was repaired
they resumed picketing.
Senate Kills Amendment i
To Include
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21-ff-On
a constitutional point of order,
the senate squelched an effort to
day to make the conscription bill
draft - money as well "as men.
whereupon Senator Clark (D-Mo)
stormlly asserted that. the cham
ber might "dodge" the issue now
but would be f ored to rote upon It
later.- '. . '. . ; r '.
1 The question was raised in an
amendment by Senator " Lee (D
Okla) proposing that In time of
war the president hare power to
compel .citizens to purchase. In
accordance with their means, gov
ernment bonds bearing low inter
est rates. Senator Ellender - (D
La) ' challenged the proposal be
cause the constitution prescribed
that revenue-raising legislation
must originate in the house. The
senate, after two hours of spirited
debate, sustained Ellender, 54 to
vT r, :
V?he house military committee.
Collier Survives
Mix With Planes
British Ship Makes Port
After Fighting off
Three Nazis
DUBLIN. Aug. tl-iJPi-T h e
British collier Prestatyn Rose ar
rived here today 16 hours after
being engaged in a combat) with
three German bombing planes in
the Irish sea.
The crew said more than 50
bombs dropped. None took effect.
but the 1151-ton ship was dam-
axed by machine run fire., ;
The attack, said the men of the
Prestatyn Rose, occurred off Tus-
kar rock at the. entrance to the
Irish sea. Three aerial torpedoes
were launched at the ship, ; they
added one, efwhleh passed di
rectly underneatn ner. j
The captain and first officer
stood on the bridge pouring rifle
fire at the bombers while the
crew of 13 manned the action sta
tions.
(The German wireless said to
night that "successful" bombing
attacks on an unstated number of
British merchantmen "far 3 off"
the Irish north coast had been
reported for the first time In an
army bulletin.
(It was added that they were
freighters carrying food from the
United States on a scheduled
course north of Ireland and
through the North channel and
the Irish sea.
(The attacks, said the wireless.
occurred more than 100 miles off
Tory island, which itself is some
10 miles northwest of tne Irish
mainland, and the fact that they
were possible "shows clearly the
extraordinary strategic advantage
possessed by Germany. Germany
is actually in a position to pre
vent supplies from reaching Bri
tain not only In the waters off the
British coast but also far out In
the Atlantic")
Hague Discharge
Refused by Board
PORTLAND, Aug. 21-(3V-The
state liquor control commission re
jected today the demand of Com
mon Sense, Inc., that it discharge
Administrator J. J. Hague, f
Common Sense, Initiator .of a
easwre that would repeal the
state liquor monopoly law ! and
permit sale of hard liquor by the
drink, charged: that Hague vio
lated the law by speaking against
the proposed law at Hood River.
"The commission will not dis
charge Mr. Hague as secretary
and administrator for the Oregon
liquor control commission, the
statement said.' There was no
elaboration. '
The commission" revoked I one
license, suspended four, refused 22
and granted four at its routine
meeting today. ; r
Money in Drjt
working on Its version of the
manpower conscription bill,' Toted
to Increase the baale pay of army
enlisted-men from $21 to 1230.
The action was taken over the op
position of Chairman May: (D
Ky ). who said it would cost 2410
090,009 and that the Whits House
was opposed to it .v -.
iT h committee defeated; an
amendment to defer the draft un
til the United States went to war.
It-also deleted a provision under
which men, who were not called
Into the army could be formed
Into home defense units. Instead,
It stipulated that the units could
not be created until congress pass
ed legislation ordering such ac
tion, i i. -; " ... . .... ; . l-iv
- (The bill before the senate
would require all men 21 to 20
years old, ' inclusive,- to register
and become . liable for ' a year's
military training. The house eom
(Turn to page 2, column C)
7.
Houses Blown
Dmvn hVKow:
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Victims Many
Torpedoes Hurled at End
; of Day of; Hit-Run '. J
V 'Bomhi Attacks ; -
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Whole Town Set Shaking,
as 4 Plane Shucks off , -Deadly
Burden f
. ,
to r p e d o e s propellor-stemmed
cylinders , of destruction were
loosed by ; nasi bombers tonight in
attacks which "smashed houses by
the row and buried uncounted vic
tims in the ruins. ;
, (This certainly was a new ajN
plication of an old weapon If not
the debut of a new fweapon. The
possibility remained, of course,'
that the torpedo-bearing planes;
low in ffnel, merely Jettisoned
their loads to lighten themselves
for return to base. 1
(Lacking naval targets, they
might have chosen land targets
rather than lose torpedoes aim-,
lessly at sea.) i : Z
The torpedoes Were hurled,
along with shriek bombs, at one
southeast town after a day of
ceaseless hit-and-run attacks by
lone nail raiders while the royat
air force kept up iti steady counter-punching
at German bases. I
A whole row, of eight little
worker cottages was smashed into
a tangle of debris where the tor
pedoes were launched horizontal-
1 X.hma.a..b : Atho, p.Ji1nrl
4 jr. iuuiciuu9 : vi v a v. & -.
were wrecked.
One old woman, just put to bed
by her son, was in a house ripped
to splinters by the explosion. The
son alone crawled from the wreck
age. - f i '
-Xot One Brick
on Another"
Not one brick was left upon an
other where the adjoining house
stood. s
Late into tbe night firemen and
rescue squads dug Into the ruins
for bodies. Beneath other-homes
voices were heard faintly and res
cuers believed they? might find
some still alive who had sought
shelter in basements and were
trapped. i
"I saw a bomber sweep down
from the cloud,," One witness re
lated. "It had its engines shut
off and as it dived I saw a huge
black bomb shaped; like a torpeco
leave the plane. As the torpedo
dropped the plane seemed to shoot,
up into the air as though after
releasing a heavy load." s
The witness said the explosion
"shook the whole town." Its crater
measured more than 30 feet long.
Customarily aerial torpedo s
are launched at sea from planes
diving close to tneir targets.
Another raider I splattered a
southwestern 'town with six
bombs which killed' one man In a
garden, Smashed a row of stores,
and wrecked an empty school air
raid shelter.
Nazis Change
Blitx Tactics
The nazi aerial inra&ions brought
a change in tactics darting at
tacks by individual: planes where
only a few days ago they had come
in compact, roaring hundreds.
Solitary raiders appeared here
and there along that "corner of
hell," the southeast coast; oref
the Industrial midlands, over
Wales and northeast England. :
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many civilian wounded, but as al
ways their number was not stated.
The air and home security min
istries - said inhabitants of one
town were machine-gunned. f
Late in the day the British de
clared that the new nazi campaign
had failed in its apparent aim of
avoiding losses by not using big
concentrations of raiding planes.
r Up to that time. It was said
unofficially, 15 - German planes
had been shot: down during the
day. . Officially, 12 were claimed
for certain. ' j .
In an evening communique the
air ministry - said merely that in
daylight raids "airdromes la
enemy-occupied territory bad,
been attackedin obvious pursuit '
of the now-established British
strategy to blow up or constantly
narry every son ot uerman-neia
. m a. sv
bass that might be helpful when
and if the invasion by troops' is
begun.: t . . . . f i
It was disclosed, too, that Brit
ish coastal command aircraft bad
bombed two German destroyers la
the North sea yesterday, damag
ing one and themselves suffering
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 21-4Pr-
Of fleers in both army and nary
ordnance bureaus !aI4 tonight
that they were totally unfamiliar
with - aerial torpedoes for land
bombing auch as nazi planes were
reported to have loosed over Eng
land. - y ' t -
ava saiMuuM n lutaw sr na
1rnr n si va 1 anrf n v4a i f of : aaM
that If the missiles were correct
ly described, -this Is certainly a v
new. weapon: T'-'i . ;
Navy i . . planes . lay . torpedoes
which propel! themselves through '
w tier, similar to.wuuav iihikucui .
by warships, but Admiral Furlong
explained : that -; if they were
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aropna utci uuu iuc; wwmvi -
vertically to the ground." . -