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HOW MUCH ARMY DO WE NEED?
How much are we learning as to war
preparations from what goes on in Europe?
In Congress and on the air ana in print
wherever he can get space, Congressman
Ross Collins keeps hammering for a more
highly trained and specialized army, instead
of a vast, unwieldly "mass army" such as
met disaster in France. Our general staff
keeps pressing for larger numbers and yes
terday's appropriation of an additional 8
billion for defense carries with it provision
for adding 300,000 men to the present force
of approximately 1,500,000. It is no secret
that our high command would like to have
3,000,000 men equipped and trained to fight.
.' The plain citizen ought to seek some un
derstanding of this problem. It really is
much more important than whether men
now in service are to be retained another
year or for "the duration." Nothing will
matter unless we WIN THE FIGHT. Is our
army planned for victory?
There could be no greater fallacy, we
believe, than to suppose that modern total
war can be won with a relatively small
force a first team a highly specialized
shock troops, and we doubt if Congressman
Collins believes that. Behind the relatively
small advance units of the German army
which swept through France came Ger
many's mighty "mass army."
It would be folly to forget that every
male in Germany, able to bear arms, has
been trained in at least the rudiments. Just
as you will hear "Tex" Oliver or any other
big time football coach insisting that you
can't win a championship without sufficient
squad to back the first team up, so modern
war requires not only the highly specialized
"first team" with, plentiful and well trained
reinforcement and support.
: The problem, we believe, analyzes this
way:
Without the highly trained "fast troops"
(tanks, motorized infantry, dive bombers, para
chutists) the old fashioned "mass army" is in
1 effective, but
Without a sufficient and well trained sup
' porting force, the modern "fast troops" can't
hold the ground they gain.
The present campaign in Russia offers
a striking demonstration. The German "fast
troops" have "made their accustomed yard
age" but their advance has been limited
strictly by the ability of the mass support
to come up.
The German "fast troops" are not only
picked men mentally and physically but
they are men whose training has been ex
tended over years, not just a few months.
German losses in killed and wounded have
been held to an amazingly low figure be
cause of intensive and expert training.
Losses in the Russian campaign will mount
in proportion as the Germans must use less
well trained troops.
One point raised by Congressman Collins,
we applaud with enthusiasm. He is de
manding that we weed out most of the "old
dowagers" who now occupy so many of our
high command posts. There are plenty of
the younger "sisters" that need to be elim
inated also for the good of the service.
honestly to help defense by providing more
power as quickly as possible. Ickes is inter
ested only in his political empire.
It is difficult to believe that Ickes is still
motivated only by ignorance. Even he
knows by this time (as TVA's sad experience
with low water for power dams proved) that
it is necessary to balance hydro plants with
steam standby (just as we have done in Eu
gene). Ickes is interested only in power for
Ickes, not in honest service for this region.
Former
Students
Will Wed
WHAT OTHER EDITORS THINK
MR. ICKES IS NOT PLEASED
Latest outburst of Secretary (Donald
Duck) Ickes is to denounce the federal power
commission .because it has approved plans
for steam standby plants for the Portland
General Electric company's system and the
Puget Sound Light and Power operation at
Seattle.
"It does not suit this department at all,"
says the Royal Ickes.
At the time when the government (and
especially Mr. Ickes) has been bemoaning
power shortage in the Nortwest and suggest
ing rationing for defense industries, it would
be very difficult to understand this opposi
tion to an increase in power production if
we did not have before us the bill by which
Mr. Ickes hopes to make himself the political
czar of this region.
Under that bill, Ickes hopes to buy up
and bring under his control the PGE and
the Puget Sound and every other utility
public or private in this region including
the Eugene municipal plant in which we
have some $6,000,000 invested not counting
the millions of advantage which we now en
Joy in low rates achieved through good man
agement and HOME RULE.
Itt is the Ickes aim not merely to buy
these plants but to buy them at bankrupt
prices. It requires only a short study of the
Bonneville tactics to realize why Mr. Ickes
gets excited over the federal power com
pnission'i action. Tha commission is trying
EUGENE LOOKS BACK TO MEASURE UP
(Corvallii Gatette Timet)
EUGENE, July 25. (To the Editor) In these
days when we look ihetd with uncertainty, it is
reassuring to look back and the Oregon Trail
pageant which Eugene presented for the fifth time
in 20 years offered tn unforgatable opportunity.
Those attending ire Indebted to the university city
for delightful informative entertainment.
Of course, going back to the Greek Dhilotnhers.
Rome's Sclpio and even Moses wn far enough to
suit the most discriminating of the spectators at
tne pageant, wnoever thought that Moses was
connected with Eugene? The Moses family Is can.
erally associated with CorvalUs.
The parade Friday attracted 80.000 spectators
and in it were vehicles and tools displayed which
already are museum pieces and costumes out-
dating even the horse and buggy days in many in
stances, for then ox teams to pull primitive plows
ana wagons were plentiful and horses were the
only other mode of travel locally, except when
iraveier waiKea. waturally rafts and dug-out
canoes were used on rivers and lakes in olden
times.
The parade took over an hour to pass a elven
point and the pageant lasted slightly over two
hours but both were so well managed that not a
dull moment was felt. Leslie M. Scott. Intallwtnoi
son of the west's foremost editor, pioneer, was
grand marshall of the procession..
A Queen's ball and the nlanMrt h.rV......
Interesting though smaller and more rtrirrri
parts of the entire celebration. You can find cab
arets anywhere and many hotels fumish music
and dancing for the diversion of their guests but
the Hotel Osburn was unirnie: It hi ir i,m.
of Indians in full regalia, who before and after eat
ing played Indian music and danced in the lobby
and on the dining room floor. Close by was the
table occupied by the queen and her suite. Where
else may you find this in a hotel? In some national
parks Indians present daneaa nnf.Mo , v.n.i.
just as the natives of-Ball do In Den Paser when
tourists are gathered there.
The writer, who attended with Mrs. Helen O.
Damon of Newport, has teen the five pageants and
can select no preference: he leaves Eugene with
but one wish: that he may return when the sixth
pageant takes place. Joseph Patterson.
WASHINGTON LETTER
JOHN W. KELLY
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 29.-Complaint is
growing in congress that there is too much central
ization of war defense industries and not enough
orders given to most of the states. This is a vital
matter with members of the house, for when they
return home their constituents put them on the pan
for not locating some of the activities. In this con
nection, Assistant Secretary of War Patterson in
formed a senate committee a few dayt ago that
fr 5 Efrcent 0 tha "vailable facilities of the
United States are engaged in defense production.
This leaves 85 percent idle at a time when the
administration is asking for 100 percent productive
capacity. Congress suspects there it something
wrong.
To date most of the money has been advanced,
allocated or loaned In the defense program has
R"!? J0-' few of the largest corporations in the
United States; for the rest nothing. Statements are
made that these big corporations hesitate to assume
responsibility for the contracts, yet at the same
time they maintain lobbies in Washington and are
on the alert for any work they can do. OPM or
ganization is loaded with WOCs (without compen
sation) and dollar-a-year men. These men have
been drawn from big business, and big business
is taking the lion's share of the orders. These men
in OPM and its various subdivisions do not know
little business or medium-size plants and there
fore no orders are placed with them. It is of a
pattern with the first world war.
The percentage of facilities being used, is, ac
cording to Assistant Secretary Patterson, far less
than what Bill Knudsen reported, and there were
so few that Knudsen appealed to "spread the
work." It has not been spread. Men have come to
Washington and remained until their funds were
exhausted by high hotel bills trying desperately to
obtain a piece of the defense work. .They could not
get to first base with army or navy; the large cor
porations had the inside track. One man proudly
announced that he had a contract because he bid
$2.65 per unit whereat the government hat been
paying $7 to a large corporation for the tame
article.
It is the opinion of congress that if th war nrA
navy department would avail themselves of the
small concerns the work would be spread and
money would be saved. It is difficult to convince
the departments of this, however. The big corpora
tions know In advance before congress is asked
for the money what plans are proposed by the
two defense agencies and by the time the public is
aware that a few hundred millions or a couple of
billions are to be spent the big fellows have the
contract neatly tucked away.
Prioritiea are in such confusion that even con
cerns with defense orders can not obtain a certifi
cate. When priorities were started a number of
smart boys horned in and gathered up licenses. No
one can get anything without a license. Steel mills
can not sell without the prospective purchaser
showing a license. The chiselers who obtained lic
enses are now hawking them around to the highest
bidder, and one Portland concern with a defense
order is being forced to buy one of these licenses
of the company it to supply a particular article
important in aviation.
Navy work is slowed down because of priorities.
It can not obtain a certain type of gun mounts for
anti-aircraft guns. There is a shortage of armor
and one battleship may be delayed 10 months for
want of thit material. There is delay In obtaining
armament. And while the navy It confronted with
this situation, the administration It proposing a 24
inch steel pipeline which will requre enough steel
to buld 22 battleships and the administration
wants the pipeline built immediately to relieve the
oil shortage in the east because tankers have been
given to Britain.
Always repalrt on navy vessels have been taken
care of In navy yards, but this precedent is being
shattered and private yards will receive $91,180,
000 to expand their equipment and facilities. Rea
son that this it being done is that the British are
ending their crippled boats to American navy
2!V.wr'J'slra: " n" bMn ssted, and not
?.r?- J1?,tab6uf 100 Brl,1,h ,hIP being
VUl. 'n American 'h'P yards. This, however, is
being paid for by the British and does not come out
of the lend-lease fund of seven billion dollars. Con-
oreBXnhM ,h'.t'f " were not "r the rePring
of British ships the appropriaUen for private and
nav vards would not have to be jnada, "
By MARIAN LOWRY
INTERESTING the univertity
group Is announcement of the
engagement of Miss Lillian R.
Mersereau, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harrison I.' Mersereau of
Portland, to Robert C. Broderick
of Eugene, son of Mr. and Mrs.
F. D. Broderick of Portland.
The wedding is planned for the
eany Ian.
Both are former students of the
University of Oregon, Mr. Broder
ick being a member of Alpha Tau
Omega fraternity on the camput.
He it on the businest staff of the
Register-Guard.
IN LOS ANGELES
Miss Mildred S. Kehoe of Hom
Lane is spending her vacation with
friends in Los Angeles, Hollywood,
and Long Beach. She will be Bona
two weeks.
PICNIC GIVEN
A croup of fifty-one attended
the picnic dinner given Monday
evening at the J. A. Zimmerman
home by Illahee division, G.I.A.
of B. of L. E. Another picnic was
planned for August 18 at the Mc
Kenzie river home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Merriman at 5 p. m. Engi
neers and their families are in
vited. Rolls will be furnished.
AID MEETING
The Central Luthern Aid will
hold its meeting Thursday after
noon at two-thirty o'clock in the
church parlor. This meeting was
postponed from the regular meet
ing date last week.
FOR WEDNESDAY
An all day meeting will be held
Wednesday by the sewing group
of the First Baptist church in the
chapel of the church.
The Sunset Home Ladies' aid
will meet Wednesday afternoon
at two o'clock at the home.
FROM OLYMPIA
SPRINGFIELD, July 29 (Spe
cial) Terry Stafford and Etta
Patterson of Olympia, Wash., are
visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ike Endicott.
ENTERTAIN AT DINNER
SPRINGFIELD. July 29 fSDe-
cial) Mr. and Mrs. Ike Endicott
entertained at a birthday dinner
Sunday night in honor of their
ion, Ike Endicott, Jr., home on
leave from Fort Lewis. Guests
were Bob Davis. Beauford Hol
verson, Faye Holverson, Walt
Johnson, Roy Jameson, Olympia,
Wash.; Truman Greenland, Terry
Stafford and Etta Patterson, all of
Olympia; Jack Endicott, Ventura,
Calif.; Roy Holverson, Crescent
Lake; Mrs. Hanna Lepley, and the
guest of honor.
FROM AMITY
SPRINGFIELD, July 29 (Spe
cial) Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Campbell of Amity were euests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Flanery over the week-end.
FROM MICHIGAN
SPRINGFIELD. July 29 fSDe-
cial) Homer Meads of Tecum-
seh, Mich., is here visiting his
niece, Mrs. Bill Cox.
HERE ON BUSINESS
SPRINGFIELD, July 29 fSrje-
cial) Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rogers
Of Frazier station were here on
business Saturday.
Calendar
Wednesday
9 a. m. Weekly golf day for
women at Country club.
All day meeting Baptist
church Red Cross sewing group.
2 p. m. Sunset Home Ladies
Aid meeting.
'
Loyal Band Class
The Loyal Band class of the
First Christian church it meeting
at one o clock Friday afternoon on
the church annex lawn for a pic
nic, husbands of members to be
guests. Each member is to take
her own table service. A business
session for the class will be held
following the picnic.
Eyesight Faults
Blamed On Muscles
DENVER U.R Dr. C. C. Held,
Denver, believes that many caset
of sub-normal eyesight result
from failure of optic musclet to
focus . automatically,
To help relieve auch muscular
failure, he has worked out a aer
ies of 16 eye exercises, which
follow:
1 Close both eyes tightly, then
more tightly. Open and repeat six
times.
2 Open eyes wide, then wider.
Close and repeat six times.
4 Close one eye tightly, then
more tightly. Repeat alternately
with each eye three to five times.
8 Rest all facial muscles with
eyet closed for a few minutes.
8 Place three flngera of each
hand on forehead over eyes and
rub vigorously up and down ten
times. v
7 Place fingers on templet and
rub as before.
8 Place fingera firmly on cheek
bones and revolve ten times.
9 Pick up skin all around eye?
with fingers at if pinching.
10 Close right eye. Face for
ward and without moving head
look at small object (tack, pin
or spot) with left eye at far to
right as it can be seen.
11 Close left eye. Look as far
as possible to left with right eye.
12 Face forward and without
moving head look with both eyes
alternately at objects located at
at 10 and 11 o'clock, winking eyes
between each focus.
13 Cover each eye with palm
of hand without touching eyeball,
but excluding all light when eyes
are opened; then close eyes and
rest them with head supported by
hands and elbows resting on table
until all color disappears and total
blackness is registered. Hold this
position until eyes feel rested.
14 Look at dot on card 13
Inches from eyes with first right,
then left, then both eyes.
15 Look across room at dot or
small object on white background
with each eye, then with both
eyes.
16 Repeat exercises 14 and 15
several times, then rest eyet by
seeing Diacit - as in 13,
Christening
Event of
Sunday
CHRISTENING tervices for Stev
en Peter Hendrickson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hendrlck
ton. were held Sunday at the
Danebo Lutheran church. Rev. N.
Damskov of Winnipeg, Canada,
great grandfather of the child, of
ficiating. Rev. Mr. Damskov also
officiated at the christening for
the baby's mother, father, and
grandmother.
Present for the services alto
were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hen
drickton, parents of Mrs. Hendrick
son. The baby wore a long white
dress worn at the christening for
his mother and aunt
Following the church service, a
dinner for forty-five relatives was
served in the garden at tha home
of Mr. and Mrs. 3. E. Hendrick
son, parentt of Marvin Hendrick
son. . , , ,
Seavey-Blachly
Reunion Held
MINIATURE COMPLETED
DULUTH. Minn. (U.R) Work
has been completed on Duluth's
"newest church" a 7H ft. ttrue
hire. A. M. Lidberg. who desim.
ed and built the miniature church,
started it as a hobby in January.
Huge Power Development
Program Before Senate Group
WASHINGTON, OP) A tenta.
tive list of potential power devel
opments west of the Mississippi
river, prepared by the bureau of
reclamation, has been submitted to
a senate subcommittee by H. W.
Bashore, acting reclamation com
missioner.
Bashore testified before a public
lands subcommittee, headed by
senator U'Mahoney (D., Wyo.)
wmcn is studying mineral re.
sources of the public land states
ana how they may be developed.
Secretary Ickes recommended to
the subcommittee last Wednesday
mat construction begin as soon as
possible on multiple-purpose
plants to produce 9,004,500 kilo
watts By 1847.
Bashore testified today that
"with the west facing critical de
ficiencies in electric energy, the
bureau of reclamation is ready to
begin construction of projects
which will avert what otherwise
might be catastrophic conse
quences." He said that although power for
national defense provided the "im
mediate urge" for most of the
plants, they would all "serve one
or more other beneficial purposes."
Discussing anticipated power
shortages in the west, Bashore said
it had become "exceedingly diffi
cult" to make estimates of power
demands tnat would stand.
Basing his prediction upon a
$36,000,000,000 annual defense ex
penditure, he said there would be
material increases in estimates of
power deficiencies west of the
Mississippi river.
"Reports are," he asserted, "that
1945 requirements will demand an
increase in present installations of
more than 2,100,000 kilowatts of
dependable power. Bv 1P.4S th
need rises to nearly 2,500,000 kilowatts.
Construction of new nrniivfe snri
Installation of additional machin
ery at such existing nrnloi-fa i.
Boulder and Grand Coulee dams,
Bashore declared, could avert "the
crises which these estimated de
ficiencies would represent."
ne uiM-ussen estimated rieffKlAn- I
cits in various western areas and'
what he said could be done to
avoid "the consequences of neg-J
lecting to utilize the resources that
are available." For the new plants
ne iisrea ooin rated or top pro
duction capacities, and firm power
or continuous now capacities.
ine Bureau's list of potential
developments showed the possible
year of completion, state, name of
the project, stream on which it
wouia De situated, plant designs.
tion, rated capacity and firm
power capacity, Doth in kilowatts.
In that order, it listed the follow
ing: 1943, Idaho: Cabinet Gorge,
Clark River, 99,000 kilowatts rated
capacity, 50,000 kilowatts firm
capacity.
1944, Washington: ColunTbia
Basin project on the Columbia,
Grand Coulee, 4 units, 432,000 and
284,000; Klickitat, on the Klickitat,
two points, 70,000 and 20,000; Sno
qualmie, on the Snoqualmie, two
points, 56,000 and 24,500; Sultan
river project on the Sultan, 60.000
and 26,500.
1944, Oregon: Stayton project on
mo norm oanuam, Detroit plant,
50,000 and 25,000.
1945, Washington: Priest Rapids,
on the Columbia. SSO.nnn an
000; Stillaouamish on th still.'.
quamisn and Deer creek, four
plants, 112,000 and 42,000; Colum-
ui Dasin project on the Columbia;
u Plant, o units, 840,.
000 and 183,200.
1946, Washington: CntifmM.
Basin project on the Columbia
Grand Coulee plant, 3 units, 324 -OOO
and 10,000; Z Canyon project
um i-mrit iorK, c tanyon plant.
200,000 and 100,000. '
1946, Washington-Oregon: Uma-
tuia rapios, on tne Columbia, 850.
000 and 180,000; The Dalles on the
Columbia, Celilo falls plant, 420 -000
and 225,000.
1944, Oregon: Rogue river, on
Debenger Gap, Rogue River plant,
30,000 and 15,000.
The Seavey-Blachly family re
union was held Sunday at John
Seavey's picnic grounds on the
Willamette river. The reunion,
which is an annual event on the
last Sunday in July, was the larg
est in its history. The family has
met together for thirty years, but
this year was an even, as seventy
four relatives and friends were
present.
Of interest to all was the pres
ence of Dr. A. T. Blachly, a phys
ician of Portland. He exhibited
the old Blachly family Bible show
ing all branches of the family of
Dr. William Blachly, a physician
of the Revolutionary war, and
father of Eben Blachly who led a
wagon train to Oregon and found
ed the Oregon Blachly family.
Thomas Blachly, the original emi
grant, born in London in 1615,
came to New England in 1635 on
the Hopewell.
Events in the life of Sarah Mor
gan Butler when she crossed the
plains in 1852 were read. The in
vocation was given by Rev. Mr.
Armstrong.
A musical program was given.
Numbers on the accordion and vio
lin were played by Verne Sellin. A
song was given by Dale Gustaf
son; duets by Hazel and Kenneth
Kienzle and Myra Simmons and
Mrs. A. T. Blachly were sung. The
entire crowd sang the old pioneer
songs accompanied by Mr. Sellin
on the accordion. Two readings
were given by Dr. A. T. Blachly.
The relatives stayed all after
noon, enjoying boating, playing
voney Dau and visiting. Four
daughters of Elizabeth Blachly
January were present, Mrs. Anna
Moore, Mrs. Susie Armstrong, Mra.
Minnie Yates, and Mrs. Katie
Cooper.
Those present were Dean Gus-
tafson, Nonda Gustafson, Dale
Gustafson, Sereatha Gustafson,
Douglas Wassoro, Clara A. Was-
tom, Stella Edenfield, Vana Howe,
Philina Yates, J. H. Seavey, M.ra.
John Seavey, Cal. Forrester, Mrs.
E. T. Bushnell, E. T. Bushneu,
Mrs. H. A. Stoneberg, KermitJ
oiuneueig, marvin atoneDerg, Her- I
Wt CI. 1 T.I... .. .
ucii, oiuueuerg, oonn atoneoerg,
Barbara Seavey, Mrs. Lee Seavey,
Lee Seavey, Lloyd Howe, Urcel
Gustafson, Stanley Gustafson, Ed
na Gustafson, Vance Howe, Don
ald Grown, Ralph Blachly, Theo
dore Blachly, Bud Blachly, Lee
Cooper, Lorna Jager, Eleanor
Jager, Jacob Jager, Jr., Cleone
Cooper Hamlin, Jerry Hamlin,
Anna Moore. F. R. Conner. Wat.
Cooper, Florence Garrison, Janice !
msun, iNorman uarrison, Clara
B. Blachly, Mrs. Hattie Park, Mrs.
John Lund, Mrs. Vance Howe, La
Velle Brown, Mrs. Myra Simmons,
William Simmons, Mrs. Will Seav
ey, Walt Seavey, Don Seavey, Bert
Simmons, Dr. H. T. Blachly, Ger
trude Blachly, Susie Armtrnn
Mrs. Eugene Armstrong, Eugene
Armstrong, Wild a Armstrong,
Nina Armstrong, Willard Ham
belton, Betty Seavey, Verne M.
Sellin, H. L. Stewart, Lieutenant
Alyan Parker, Mrs. Alvan Parker,
Alice Anne Parker, Kenneth
Kienzle, Mrs. Kenn.fh v;.n.i.
--"-"He, lare orumwell,
Lorinda Stoneberg, Mr. and Mrs.
I. L. Kienzle.
District Picnic
Planned By Groups
A dlitrlft picnic of the Letter
Carriers and auxiliary will be
leld Sunday at Cascadia park on
the South Santiam. Members
from Portland, Salem, Bend and
other cities will be present.
Plans for thit picnic and for
the national convention in Lot
tageles, Calif., September 1-6
were announced Monday evening
at a aix o'clock dessert of the
auxiliary at the home of Mrs. Art
Krey. Mrs. Rott . Beeton was
named as delegate to the conven
tion and Mrs. Orville Richardson
as alternate.
EX-SLAVE LEAVES ESTATE
MARTINEZ, Cal. (U.R George
Washington Lee, who began life
as a slave, died here, leaving an
estate of "more than $10,000." He
was 89,
Golf Dav
Arranaerf
weeklynf-.
on the Mrs. EarlThi;"ll
Luncheon woib,,,
Ut.hgirrto'.S:
training progr,,,
Fuller, a student &
nlor College in $2
nor tpare time tb?.
to drive an au.'
awWIg.
English Sub Commander
Describes Sea Battles
By GRATTAN P. McGROARTY
ABOARD A BRITISH SUBMA.
RINE DEPOT SHIP U.R) (De
layed) Officers of a submarine
credited with sinking 17 axis ships
in the Aegean and Mediterranean
told today of frantic German sol
dlers seeking clemency behind a
Greek teaman they had forced to
pilot their craft in unfamiliar wa.
ters.
The submarine had jutt return.
ed from patrol duty in the Aegean,
where it had sunk six German
troop and provision ships. The
vessel also sank the 6,232-ton
Italian tanker Strombo when it at
tempted to aneak out of Istanbul
where it had been repaired after
a previous torpedoing. Four Ger.
man vessels were destroyed by
moonlight in one of the few re
corder night surface actions in
volving a lone submarine. An
Italian troop ship also was tent to
tne Bottom.
The tubmarine commander had
to send a boarding party on one
or tne snips to force the German
soldiers to abandon it before it
was blown up. In each case, all
hands were given an opportunity
to taste to lire rafts before their
vessels were destroyed.
The commander's account of the
actions follows:
"Early one morning we spotted
a convoy of two Italian ships es
corted oy one destroyer and air
craft in the Aegean. They ob
viously were troop ships. We fired
torpedoes at each and the first,
of about 4,000-tons went down.
The other vessel was of about 2,
500 tons. I don't believe we hit
her. The destroyer pursued us
and dropped depth-charges for
about one hour but none was very
close and the remainder of the day
was quiet
"The following morning we en
countered one craft carrying about
50 German soldiers. We came to
the surface and opened fire with
our 4.7-inch deck gun which sank
her shortly.
"Sn was the first of a series of
craft flying thsGtiMnju J
""V Bmaui but nivl
eral reinforcement of gZ
risons in Greece and fviTl
In the afternoon of thai
day, we met a schooner wul
was carry n am,...rl
German troopers, After t3
C r , . rrois rial
the caught fir. ...u I
"The nazistriedtotrtsJ
but I couldn't han, sZJl
whether any got awiy. I
'One early, moonliht J
thre or f,,,- j "1
into a convoy of three snai
"' coast o rwj
schooner fivU. u.. H
flag-of which I have ou)
i.ic. yyo Bans mem 111, ait H
before dawn. Th
petrol and some mittittfeJl
went up in great W. .J
as result of our gunfire, M
u returnea lire with 1 1
antiaircraft run. I
"One tchoner eonttauHl
for more than thru 1
hours, attracting Oemwuf
out lortunateiy tney did
cate us. i
"We were forced to tttf
last crait and force the i
off to we could place i eh
hold and blow her un. 1
"When we went itaajf
German soldiers veiled: N
tain Is Greek.' I wu Km
mm out it wasn t my nil
she had to be sunk, We 1
tnem to take to boats or bi
on. I
"Finally, we had to md J
aboard to force the Geima
As my men climbed overt!
German tried to fire a grn
us, but before it ever left hi
he was shot. Another triedl
my number one mm nil
fire, but he suffered ftil
fate. I
lrWe then continued wi
and we picked up the Italia
Ker strombo, attempting
Istanbul, presumably for ill
fired torpedoes at her nil
two hits, finishing tier rat
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