North}ENGLANDSOSTOC*WILNIIMSHAHAMIURGMfMfNBERLIN*• fSSfN —^DUISBURG'COlOONfTA0CITS Of 10 PlANf RAIDS LAST YfARf ngJtth Cho***GERMANY^on mLIHAVIf\ •rAttStUNfFRANCEYyHEl HI R X * . wilt ' ern.imI I on .’peace ’ t»me or wiMreturn to w.ir t*me, in etfecHere until «» few week* ago, *swhich it being considered by other cities in this area toirmission fust voted to st^y o»“fast” tin after the stat^adopted “sIoa time to conformwith other cities One commassloner suggest'd that if Xen^iwait a few w-.-'Xs. perhaps state will again return to fasttime and thus relieve comm*?, sion of enacting legislation twrn »ng ahead th? r * y‘s clocks onehour.rRACTORSWant a tractor? Hun a wai i*ad in the Gazette and yet vour pick. Call 111.F U I. LLEAS E D WIRE TELEGRAPH NEWS S E R V I C Ed On Italy i re -Invasion AirALLIED HEADQU ARflERS.North Africa. May 14.—Tremen-1 dous allied naval and air power last remaining swung agamst Naples and the 8- rendered at 11:4 land stepping stones |o Italy, *t was disclosed today, after the un j conditional surrender at 7:52 p. m,Wednesday of all Axis remnants in North Africa.4 A t i t it*Africa who are not prisoners in our of May/f ful German anchands/’ a communique said. #*The Thus, after six months of fight Tunisia Had HHdelements gur- mo minus two days, the last of thr continent was pconce was a large and power-f o re3 arms and11:45 a. m.) 13th j whatBlows DeliveredTonnage Record SetViolentRapps For Jap-Held Aleutian IslandU. S Flying Fortresses and me dtum bombers hammered the Sar diman port of Cagliari Thursday, blowing up a ship and Hitting two others and setting fire to two more Nine Axis fighters were shotdown.Started Mav 12(HIW \SHILETTN)(.TON, Mav II.—r. S. forces landed on\HuInland on Tuesda\ and are now fighting the Jananese theresion of the westernmost island of the Aleutians.ind saidfor posses:The navy department announced that hare factdetails of the operation will he released when the situationrlarifics.By I NITED PRESSrican units have landed on Attu Island,utians. and a violent fightfor 1 heThe British navy poured twentybroadsides into the harbor area of Pantellana Island in defiance of weak fire from the shore batter ies of the little base which has been battered almost into helpless ness by allied airplanes.RAF Wellington bombers, guid ed by smoke from Mt. Vesuvius, dropped block busters (ranking up to 4.000 pounds) on the railroad tracks and yards and docks at the great Italian port of Naples.The allied raids on Italian ports and bases were aimed at weakening enemy strong pomts along the route of possible invasion.No Axis forces remain in Northfor weak and Infrequent air rads The first contact with the enemyin Tunisia wan made last Nov 15. The allies announced Wednesdaymqht that nil OfQtRiiifd re^t^tanceheld ceased T he ffw isolated Axisit wrnt on fighting aft or mopped up quickly, of thr remnants of the s in Tunisia account ed vere indications that thrdstrs in allied band*I At IC «1 St% of thrgirr§ satmrrs exlt;At tfnt ifvfntffiwrrr believed to hrlnw Col.German noblema accept th# Itemssurrender And Giovanni Messe, commander of the Italian firstFrom Three Sidesf f ell!pOCk^fl t1 th.11 wereWith aAxis irm for, theirhag of prwould re a latter at aRAF' Loses B1 Planes In New Smash At Berlin;S. Bombers Return To Germany; Raids000 for t H ii m pii i g n, ^||^|that the numfd 175 000 i* nI/OMDOi\, May 1*1.—American bombers were reported in iWlin broadcasts to la* striking at north Germany againin the greatest United Nations air offensive of thedinB th« two prin prioonrr*. w*r »« center* of Germany, Italy, the occupiedGen jurgen Von Armm. the countries and the invasion islands of the Mediterranean.Berlin, Warsaw, Naples, the great Ruhr valley, Sardinia, unconditional Sicilv. north France and Bohemia, the Nazi-held arsenal.who refused towere smashed from thnv sides in an unprecedented series ofcoordinated blows bv the RAF. the United States air forceThe allied command announced and the Red air force. At noon today the Nazis said Ameri-Thr man trarf*« th** rout* of RAF bom2000 tons of I aircraft rneuvtomDia^ting on industrialfactories. Bomb tor.n,-,astated Colocs which imfoadcd a rnrDuisburg, florm; e was f00 more than dd . §that eleven German and twenty six ran h,.aVx bombers were again engaged by German fightersItalian division* had been de ‘.h, ,Mt„ mlt;T llio north (.(’rnmn coant area,na.on .nciud.no the f.ghtmg m The RAF Ixunlhdi Berlin and Struck simultaneously lastpaign, includingF q v nt and t ihyaa Tokvo broadcast said today.The brief Tokyo report said the landing took place!a\ 12. The a^ertion was not immediately verified b\illied sourceXeniaStreetsnight in Germany's great industrial citadels in the central Ruhr and Czechoslovakia. Thirty-four planes in all were lost, the same number lost the previous night during the hoav-n t raid of the war on the inland port and industrial centernews agency, broadcast the Tokyo im-headquarters announcement shortly after it had been in the United States bv the Federal Communica-reported b.v the British BroadcastingToBeImproved.The announcement followed by seven da vs the Hisclos-n Washington of the occupation of Amrhi’ka, 211 milesof Attu and only seventy-two miles from the other Japa-Ans h®-tedmkgHwan.12r' 'hitka itself is within theoretical operating range of he new type bombers reportedly being built by tes and Attu is even closer. Attu ii MHBH from Tokyo. c --—— ---------- f Occupation of Attu would put theoutpiCJrator arthel Ohiowa$ W anionw cck toi h«i #*.*c i «2,005 air-Old Law Victimnorthern Japancsf1 Th*iKurile irraup in diiect danger n* American air assault by prcsfnibombna such as the Liberator The reported action againstAttu came amid widespread predictions of an impending drive against Japan at all points m tb? Pacific, including the Aleutians.The text of the Tokyo radio an nouncc mem as recorded by the PCCThe Dai Honei (Imperil! Head quarters) announced at 1 p. m (3 a m RVVT) that a stronj; United State- force on May 12 landed on1 Attu Island tn the Aleutian group.Severe fightm* is nc^\ going on, between the Japaneee defense forces and the enemy s force?, the announcement added jThe (Kfice 0/ War Information eaid the broadoast wai beamed to North America The DN! Berlin Ibroadcast did not expand the an*| nouncement.The Tokvo radio later repea01 ting held (r^rnian*.M • Sni] 1* n: M Ti fJKwave broMflra*Nt on hor tn homo |\VrodnoMlay| night, Loul«villo youth on iho i all who hoard to notify h that hi! piano had boon®I hiislxTg.American crews made the heaviest raid ev er untlertaken bv Flying Fortresses over Europe when they attacked St. Omer and Meaulte in northern France yesterday but they were back over Germany eighthours later, the Axis re-lorted, claiming that ai least three American planes wereshot down todav.m m1 atoly placedthe IiOQt.iv||bUUabu to rorupb*!eday mot||B| I w ht^ni hof, that, hh aill CooperateAnother Perrylio gtihtr 1grgmgtm arltlin on10 in\im#b#aMi jtbt 1l^lppbonglamalug«If, a.»kingm rn,|tOftfrIf.a nm11 itIs parents •non | w mi |a |flioh # *a!rftiyhot flaw itforem ami t hatl#h#h*dnot h! fOI't■tltPBoon iini.„,. of thr itilH highwpurtmen! following thr pa§fin onktnanrr | hv |nty roni Thursday night k tv ing t hlt;nro if* r 1oIMHIWPHPilHBHIHBHiiHiliiiPH Street* affrtted to the miprovemfnt proomoi Arp C»ocinnat 1 Ave., N. DetroitE, M«io St N. Columbiaand Home AvrWithin the thirty six Hour period, the Ruaaian air force had attack^ i Waraaw, aHied pianea from TumaJa hadHfaated at Cagliari in Sardinia ana the great Italian port of Naples and other American pfauM from the Middle Eastbombed the harbor of Augusta on the east coast of Sicily.A nr#*at tone of allied plan^aitoh b f4*I the St r%t tn of tlotfor l h anit. t oiMot bended toward not thornkVa ti lt;# Heavv antt a i rot aft fir#roiild he hoard ftoiti the— 1TODAY’SWARMOVES\V a t c horfDUTCH REVOLTConcealed NAZI-INSPIREDPIkri andtnprovectionr *fttl approv* drutrnnnt, wh •idK| soon 71nn*i*t fli ta ■Price HikesREPORT 70 DIEShopper?CiStreet Clashes, SahotacGood As Kvlt;And Mass StrikesSpreadingBV PETER EDSONGazette Washington CorrespondentLONDON. M^y 14 Ge-n« - -w * w^w 1 1 jniuCom m lit ton e r irecordmeeting no action on than 4#off the discussion at p their Thursday night, tooktime questionH r r a * PI MiMmMiMMi'I h** raid on 0#rlifi thr Hid)ondlof fhlt;*|wat* on theritpdal and tho tirat hhhlt; Aprilshm Ko.Htoi k and biidfift. h. _ W f M* | II11 k 1 * 11/IflI h»* n**w ar»und*Ihc rUwk Allied,i« 1 ..it otfeimivn i*gumst ViioH HHIn 1 European stronghold beganwith th** retold ^ha hii; indu1 trial iMiinhuig in *htrb aSmost j 000 p\nnv« dropped mot**, l|iOo tons o! v iHimhs lltgwas k«*i»t rninu « t^iday v io*n the iatg«w’ fiiK * of A riM*r 1 lt;it 1 * FlyitlKnr*nt out on a KNtrope it Pntt#r«d Ht (on if inot t bur n k i ann*.7 hr it 1 minlJMt y *It A F bom hr 1By LOUIS F KEtMLfUniltd Fr#i§ War AnalystJapan's audacious approach to the North American continent by way of the Aleutian Islands apparently is bemg put m its proper perspective in the pattern of the Pacific war,JipHlt# BIOVA itAttOd bit JttftOiri 1* v 1*1 appi (hi * b td t h» propo ft lorn* id a friii invasion inrniet.f hi Jana? * -♦* pioatram(Continued on Pasje Two)DRAFT FURLOUGHSTHeod ore Donay, convictedbemg involved in the bar* boring and aiding of Ober*leutnant Hans Peter Krug. Na/f flyer who escaped from a Canadian prison camp, faces a sentence for misprison of treason, the first such conviction under the 154.year-oldlaw.WILL BE EXTENDEDoccupation forces Struggto put down mounting! unrest and disorder in Europe, reported today to have wip* ^ out the fast W 000 Jews in tn* W a rtaw 1 Ghetto^fin |a ten day battle with tanks and y u r s against its feebty arm^drd I if LiIiNH t*tdfi inbeNELSON HOPESWOII) ( LOTUESRATIONINGASHING! ON. May 14—War Production Board Chairman Donald M. Nelson expects to avoto rationing of clothing but has warned that it is imminent” unless the best brains of the textile industry are made available to the government.I believe it (clothes rationmg) can be avotted; althoughthere are many who think I am wrong Nelson said.He outlined the WPB’s fight to prevent restrictions on the purchase of clothing in testi-mony before a bouse appropri ations subcommittee. The testwas made public tocay.WASHINGTON May II The war department today ordered the 1 furlough period between the dates of. induction and reporting for duty extended from lt;ven d»s to ,iPPfl ; fourteen davs bv Jtllv 1 Between I July 1 and S^pt !, thr* ftirlotiph i prriod will ho to twr n' ty onr* days.I In Homo sr^ftion^ of thr* rnun*try thr* war drpartmmt thr*\ lt;»xtf*nsion to fourtpon days will ho* j comp pffppflvp immediatPly j Informpd iOttrcplt;s said that , pxtpnsion was mado jirimarily to avoid hardships whirh mtnht pnrountorpd whpn familios wor# hmkm up by thi drafting of fa* there this summer.rmiontrtf ^ out ;nriro rontrol ■hiniri mav notLONI\£ imif tpfitit#lt*a in pveryu tbe \aft f*n«ufir *r#na,OllijMlv*! rt w#r#Iff manly to k**c{» the **iiif an pottittoi# from theand the holdingK a*died in the westm ( oiid a rijy, f heylumping oft piatMMlines or for inva*OflI Kiska and A It II toi the firat J a pa nesp athwiftapproach to t h#irfoiiDtd a •‘nuinanee* t ei\mfiijon in that df* ♦ me time, it fore ed states to devote ex ! and naval effor to latuuiAse threat fromEX-MANAGER DEADfit on. p^p T wenlyjllClfirAGO. May 11 -John] |f\the “dark ‘ Hendrtcks former man-a Ate r of the St IxuK c ardinals114 j t .I ahr and the f'moinnnii last nigh* a' hi? hom«death came lt;horllcom plainedIt Can Do Everythina-Except Flynut ftpokp.nman raid |The Germans spreadlets catling for the upns nspeed the Mhour of Hberat♦ n an effort to find toeers of Dutch resistance believed. The spokesman a liberation army of 75,00( in htdmg in the Nether to spring to the support i m vasion.a roc k ai hr same1 y t o n A agi mmih# niHv (oirimitribute |I lie projecti ing thr rr n•naff* (h\ Uu 1f 10 s M f 1Comaor dliia nelt;*ordinanceCHINA ASSURED:: ALLIED nBV CHURCHILLREVIEW OF JUDGESBLACKOUT FORPENSION BILL DUEAREA MAT 27(LonPIER BLAZE PROBEDMAN PR aval bon?( gat eel! aSPEAKER CHOSENNEW CONCORD. O., May 14.— Gen. Edward Martin, governor ofPennsylvania, will speak at Muskingum College i omraencement ex, rciaee Uty 24, it VM announcedtoday.TEMPERATI RESYESTERDAY(Up to 6 p. m.)• Min. _________ 7 b....MaxSti576263similar of ] r#vcr: ^.iS * r A ejtt W r i j Hy piers*-’!I r#port#d in Belgium. Belgiumx . I eighty7ive pernormfind thi1 ! ilr government murtm snid i, ? i a v h 1 store* and1 ‘people are on edge and thnmooredHet.u mnl| bept wo|f hotlgi was spreading Kevlt;-H i p l o n aefe t f w *(I ! 0 Hat e. fire binned fr jfoL^^our! 1 (C ontjntied on Fage 1 4 o it. wasf 4|g;, Xg♦ Hf “armiof t b **United N«iT . J I *ItxfS i« * t . * IF' * * ' *;H*e IB a 1U IIP *ad tkst fbe rn« *1 lions •will surr!y drive theant« ... i . . c ft t fitm ! h * e m * i *' e 'W h 1 € ti; . Japanese jinv|idef ftfit the soilHiair andiof China,C H u t c b * it's message|nf ,i4 J O fmuch h* ri * i *m lt;t olCHia ngsupport tci the be lieft R«?4)i i 11lt; 1 t % first year niGreene County will be among twelve countincluded m a sectional blackout scheduled Thursday, May 27, and* announced Frtday on authority from the Fifth Corps Ana at Fort Hayes. Exact time of the test will not be an nounced in advance and civilianprotection corps volunteer* will toerequired to be on the alert* for the warning that evening.STRIKE CONTINUESn e wminister andare plotheavy blowsagamstJapan,TO FLOAT BY FALLLIQUOR RATIONING BOOK SIGNUPMay f £ a 1AKRON O . May 1 I A g#B#nittmnaportation strike of thi* vital rubber city’s public tysfe® cotitin-u#d today He mcitibrri of t fitTransport Workers Union (CIO)igfiotfHf plnn of union leaders, thfWar Labor BoarSTARTS MONDAT AT XENIA STORERegistration of app liquor rationing hookh will k Monday at the Xonlu ntnU f store, 21 Green St., prior to rationing of liquor, scheduled J 1, Jamr*H Siddon, manager ofXenia store, said Friday. Applicant* will register duthe nnxf two w«‘fks accord H;on the follow!to the letter olMonday, MaTuesday, Maynesday, May Thursday, May Friday, May 21 day, May 22 last names be?ATEST thing in pilot train ing is this motorized prepivot, the tiny ship never leaves the ground, attainslt;»___ -J **by thp Hlato liquor departmrn’Beginning Monday. thlt;* X fstore, which Kf-r\o* all of Grc*County except Bath Twp will j open from Monday fhrough Sa . da from 10 a m to 0 p mi' k a f i \ A/i11hiWASHING* ON,vago operations in New York on w0 *the burned and capsi/ftd Lafay-ette the former French luxury-• tner Normandie—will be completed and the ship floated by fall, Admiral E. L. Cochrane predicted to a house appropriations subcommittee in testimony released today.d Mayor return toBusiness NewsExtra train service to resortsthis summer banned by ODT in a new move to avoid travel ration.BILL IS RECORDHOLD GIRAUD'S XINP elusive, and who i on the day on w i a?signr*d during the workMonday. May 21 M andTuesday, May 25 O, P. Q and HIf Wednesday, May 25 S; Thursdajnd Mav 27 T. V, V. W. X. V and 7.ALLIED HEADQUAH I ERS, North Africa, May 14.- The daugh ter and four grandchildren of Gen Henri Giraud were taken from Tu ni® to Axis Eurooe as hostage* be fore allied troons reached the TuWASHINGTON, May 14.— The house appropriations committee, hailing the aircraft carrier as the backbone of a new navy far different from the one projected or advocated before Pearl Harbor, today approved the largest naval appropriation bill in history—$29,463,687,198 without cutting a smgle itemMAKE EVERY PAY DAYBOND DAYJoin Tlfe Pay-Roll Savings PlarVOL. LXII. XO. 115PRICE FOUR CENTSXENIA, OHIO, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1943TEN PAGES