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GRAPHIC STORY OF THE WILHELMSHAVEN RAID

NEW RAF BLOW AT CATANIA

Another

has

heavy

blow

been struck by the R.A.F. at Catania, the big air base in Sicily from which the Germans are operating their 'planes, R.A.F., the

announces

Middle East.

The raid was carried out dui-

night ing Wednesday/Thursday by bombing 'planes of the R.A.F. A heavy explosion was follow- ed by a large fire in the north- west hangar as the first British 'plane swooped over.

The fire burnt fiercely for some time and was visible 50 miles away. It also assisted the other British 'planes to identify their targets.

Another large fire was start- ed among administrative build- ings near the east hangar, where several 'planes were seen to be on fire.

Explosions were caused among many 'planes parked along the southern boundary of the aero- drome.

All our 'planes returned safely from what the R.A.F. justifiably calls "this successful operation."

VATICAN HELP FOR PRISONERS

THE POPE'S SOLICITUDE FOR ALL VICTIMS OF WAR, ESPECIALLY FOR PRISONERS QF WAR OF ALL COUNTRIES. WAS STRESSED IN AN ARTI CLE IN THE VATICAN NEWS- PAPER "OSSERVATORE RO- MANO" YESTERDAY.

The article stated that a mis- slon headed by the Apostolic Nuncio, Mons. Duca, has been

visiting all British and French

prisoners of war and civilians in- terned in Italy. The visits were made with the cooperation of the Ralian authorities.

Similar visits have been made

to prisoners and internees in

LARGE ITALIAN R.A.F. Meets GERMANY

TROOPSHIPS TORPEDOED

According to Athens radio yesterday the Italian liners Liguaria (15,000 tons) and Lombardia (20,000 tons); carrying troops to Albania, were re- cently torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic. Italian prisoners taken by the Greeks. Reuter.

were

R.A.F.'s

Daylight Attack

Worst Winter PUTS ON

Weather

R.A.F. BOMBERS WHICH SUCCESSFUL- LY ATTACKED WILHELMSHAVEN, THE BIG GERMAN NAVAL BASE, ON THURSDAY TO THEIR TARGET NIGHT, STRUGGLED THROUGH SOME OF THE WORST WEATHER CONDITIONS WINTER CAN PRODUCE.

Bomb-racks, gun turrets and cockpit win- dows were clogged with ice and the instru- ments repeatedly froze up. Cold was not the only trouble.

The aircraft also encountered | amount of static about and for two continuous severe electrical hours blue flames crackled all over storms. One aircraft was struck the machine.

while by lightning and disabled another bomber had its wireless

aerial torn away.

Here is the story of the raid told by one of the pilots,

"After leaving base we climbed cloud where ice immediately began

THE SCREWS

Germany is once again pressing Marshal Petain to make a clean sweep of the Vichy Government- and bring Laval back into

the fold once more.

Neutral correspondents in Ber- lin are being inspired to say that this has already happened and that Petain is to appoint a new government..

There is nothing whatever from Vichy to support this as yet, and "Just before reaching Wilhelm- messages from there say that an shaven a small flash inside the air-important Cabinet meeting is to be craft was followed by a blinding held to-day.

one burst and flame shot from end of the aircraft to the other, while blue flames were sparkling off the air screws.

electrical was the worst storm any of us had met

to 7,000 feet and ran into to "It

British bombers are re- ported to have carried out a daylight attack yester- day afternoon on German form. invasion bases on the French coast.

Ghastly Going

was

People in a Kent coastal town "With a struggle we eventually saw a formation of British bom-reached 10,000 feet but that bers flying out across the mist- not high enough to get out of the shrouded sea unescorted by fight- cloud, ers and flying at a great height. Soon afterwards the rumble of heavy explosions could be heard and continued almost unbroken for some time. Reuter.

ROBBER

'Plane Struck

"The climax came when the 'plane was struck. The front turret must have taken the full force of the flash.

the "I could not see out of

"I could not see for several front acreen, which was cover-minutes as the flash had blinded ed with Ice. The going was ab-me. Then, through the side win solutely ghastly.

dows, I saw. flak (anti-aircraft "There was an enormous are) coming up so we bombed the

guns and turned for home."-- Reuter,

BARONS AT

The significance of the: Ber- Iin reports is made clear, in a broadcast from the Nazl-con- trolled Paris radio, in which a Frenchman noted pro-German ls quoted as saying that "the be entire Government .. must re-sorted and rejuvenated."

the Paris Radio also quotes: Nazi-controlled Paris newspaper “L'Ocuvre" as saying:-

"Both internal and external af- fairs must be controlled by one man. There must be a clean-up inside France and foreign policy must not endanger collaboration- with Germany."

WORK IN BELGIUM HAVE AN H. B.-

THE LOOTING of Belgium by the Nazis

is described in an official report now being studied by Administration officials in Wash ington, according to Albert Warner, commen- tator in Washington, broadcasting yesterday. Albania, Greece, Jerusalem and Mr. Warner says the report tells how other places in Europe, Asia, trains and truckloads of Belgian food and other supplies were sent out of the country and into Germany.

Canada, America and: even Aus- stralia,

The Vatican office which obtains and transmits to relatives news of prisonera, internees and re- fugees has also been very busy.

Reuter......”

NO DOUBT HERE

Belgian cattle and horses were shipped away, 80 per cent, of the Belgian tobacco commandeered, carloads of potatoes and butter are going to Germany and for weeks there have been no pota toes. or buttar obtainable by the people of Brussels.. ́

The report declares it looks elmost us if the role of robber AVE ABSOLUTELY“ NO | barón, governmentally planned,

WE SHALL WIN A will be ahead of time. TELAND DECISIVE

USAID MR. CHUR-

ESTERDAY..

de this romark during

of an inspection of civil

oll and food for Germany bought, with German marks. refusal to accept 'which is punishable by heavy fines and Imprisonment.

to the

The Germans, Rccording report, took control of all news- papers, all such American news bets printed is made to look discreditable to the United States, - The Germans rule by decree,

The report estimates there are dne million. Germtins now in Belglum, including the Germun army and civilians who have There appeared. "huge six.been moved to safety from the wheeled. trucks, with dnubla Rhineland to escape British trailers, into which went flour, bombing. Reuter.

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