INTROL
Lsion
to
Railway
Yards
Sub-
lw
wait
ll'Cl
I
-
.
1
It...
uniy
on
uwunj
ie
grlmness
of
war
is
grad-
pin
hlng
the
casual
edges
life
In
Prince
Rupert.
The
remnant
of
the
old,
easy
tj
'.rumble
is
unrestricted
111
-
(
tne
railway
properties
r
the
waterfront.
In
the
old
a;
-one
with
a
yearning
to
::r.
:e
the
sights
and
smells
'.dewater
activity
could
:ider
along
the
crossties
to
car.
content
or,
It
he
had
ic
'
in
mat
district,
ne
d
ke
shortcuts
anywhere
foD"";raphy
of
the
region
:d
allow
and
no
one
would
him
right-of-way
except
-
lonally
moving
train.
f
t!..
Ings
are
going
to
be
dlf-
if
A:
joon
as
arrangements
been
completed,
which
Is
cd
to
be
shortly,
traffic
ie
ailway
yards
will
be
al
by
official
pass
only.
The
will
be
patrolled
by
rail-)
poli,:e
and
the
Royal
Cana-
j
Mewled
Police
and
unau-i
d
v.
tors
will
be
dealt
bv
them,
Security
reasons
.pt
,he
measure.
for
Ihose
having
busl-
i
the
controlled
area
will
i.urd
at
the
superlntend-';
:e
at
the
town
side
of
.V
:
hrad
bridge
leading
to
raia
depot.
bi:.-
traffic
directly
to
and
..in
depot
and
steam-w;.a;
i
r
never
will
remain
strl'ted
and
there
will
be
iced
for
the
public
to
obtain
ie;
'j
meet
either
trains
or
Is.
Baseball.
Scores
SATURDAY
American
League
blad'-lphla
6,
Detroit
1.
af.i.;igton
4,
Cleveland
0
rv
York
9.
Chicago
2
6,
St.
Louis
3
.National
Leagu
n
nati
6,
Philadelphia
2
looki-
n
23,
Pittsburgh
6
i
aro
10-2,
New
York
4-9
isuls
6,
Boston
0
Paciiic
Coast
League
and
8-11,
Sacramento
4-4
h
Francisco
1.
Hollywood
0
i"le
3,
San
Diego
0.
Angeles
13,
Oakland
6
International
League
park
4,
Baltimore
1
kne
iter
5,
Montreal
1
filaio
8,
Toronto
1
se
city
3,
Syracuse
1
American
League
kllanapolls
5,
Minneapolis
1.
pusvuie
l,
st.
Paul
0
SUNDAY
American
League
B'ladelphla
4-0.
Detroit
3-9
ftveiand
5-4,
Washington
1-6
v
York
9-8,
Chicago
0-6
louis
8-4,
Boston.
7-2,
National
League
!clnnatl
7-14,
Philadelphia
4-2
Itsbure
3-4.
Brooklyn
2-5
h
York
4-3,
Chicago
3-4
Louis
3-9,
Boston
0-6
H'acl.lc
Coast
League
.
I
and
4-1,
Sacramento
0-6
Francisco
14-5.
Hollywood
13
2
"
tile-o
3-1,
Seattle
2-4
"Vnseles
7-1.
Oakland
4-3
International
League
rW'-o
3-2,
Rochester
1-3
ti'ine
4-1,
Newark
0-0
t('
Hty
5,
Baltimore
2
I1
cai
4-5.
nnffnln
3.1
American
League
No
4
-5,
Milwaukee
3-0
P'-
"Ule
I1I4,
St.
Paul
0-8
I'neanolls
7-2.
Tnriinn;innll.!
ll
4
'
umbus
4-9,
Kansas
City
2-1
ny
Show
pearances
I'
fine
Army
Show,
which
fori
r.1.1.1
'.
-
.-
p
ruuay
night,
gave
fur-
pi'Pfuranccs
Saturday
night
Punday
afternoon
and
cve-
mc
naval
drill
hall.
Were
laree
find
hlirhlv
nn.
f
Uve
audiences
on
each
oc-
WAR
NEWS
ALLIES
TAKING
SICILY
With
the
capture
of
ten
towns
Including
Sytacuse,
Allied
operations
on
Sicily
are
advancing
successfully
and
according
to
plan
although
it
Is
officially
warned
that
the
decisive
battle
has
yet
to
be
fought
with
tj-
main
Axis
defence
forces,
Including
100,000
Germans,
who
"V
'ting
In
the
mountains
to
counterattack.
Meanwhile
t
"o
h-
rces
are
advanc,nS
at
all
points.
The
Canadians
ha&0
Igehead
and
occupied
an
air
drome.
Taking
part
fy.
X-Jn
operations
was
a
complete
paratroop
battalion,
it
-carried
out
its
task
with
complete
co-ordination
aJi
'
x
bases
already
taken
are
being
held
In
firm
control
nnce
continues
with
bomber
and
fighter
plane
cov&H
jtance
collapsed
be
fore
United
States
forces
movtfe-.'-
,
Se
main
Sicilian
coastal
road.
To
the
right
the
.
V
-"
i-J
Canadians
met
with
stiffer
resistance.
-.
i'
BATTLE
FAVORS
RUSSIANS
In
Russia
the
battle
still
favors
the
Soviet'
forces
who
are
holding
the
Germans
at
all
points
as
well
as
maintaining
air
coll
ol.
CLOSER
TO
HVilh
naval
and
aerial
co-operation,
United
States
ground,
forces
are
moving
coloser
to
Munda,
Important
Japanese
held
base
on
New
Guinea
Island.
They
are
now
only
two
miles
NEW
BAND
IS
HEARD
First
March
Through
Downtown
Streets
of
Prince
Rupert
This
Morning
Prince
Rupert's
fine
new
naval
band
attached
to
II.M.C.S.
Chatham
swung
smartly
through
the-downtown
streets
this
morning,
winning
the
admiration
and
complimentary
plaudits
of
all
who
hoard
It.
Under
the
baton
of
Petty
Of
ficer
Herb
Jeffrey,
it
Is
a
smart
marching
band
with
a
good
re-petoire
of
that
type
of
music.
It
also
has
good
concert
talent
and
the
expectation
Is
that
there
may
be
frequent
public
appearances
before
long
so
that
they
can
be
demonstrated.
The
naval
band
Is
here
to
stay
for
the
duration
of
the
war
and
will
be
a
decided
acquisition
both
to
the
navy
and
the
community.
Rev.
W.
R.
Welch,
transferred
from
Bella
Bella
to
Hazelton
In
the
pastorship
of
the
United
Church
of
Canada,
arrived
in
the
city
last
night
from
down
the
coast
and
will
proceed
to
the
Interior
on
this
evening's
train
MUNDA
John
Mellor
Passes
Away
Former
Stewart
Business
Man
Passes
Away
in
Capital
City
John
Mellor,
for
many
years
well
known
as
a
general
merch-
ahtMatStewart,arjd.tlsQ.lnter:
ested
In
mining
In
thb
Portland
Canal
district,
passed
away
last
week
in
Victoria
where
he
had
lived
In
retirement
for
the
past
few
years.
Mr.
Mellor
was
born
In
Eng
land
but
as
a
young
man
went
to
Australia
where
he
followed
the.work
of
a
tele'grapnic
operator,
later
going
into
ranching.
From
Australia
he
came
to
British
Columbia
and
to
Stewart
where
he
was
a
telegraph
operator
for
a
short
time
before
going
into
the
general
store
business.
Mr.
Mellor
Is
survived
by
his
widow,
one
son,
Stavely
J.
Mellor,
formerly
chief
operator
of
the
Digby
Island'
wireless
station
and
now
located
In
Vancouver,
and
two
daughters.
DeSeased
was
a
member
of
the
Masonic
craft.
PANTKLLKIUA
PRISONER
SEARCHED
This
Is
one
of
the
first
photographs
to
come
from
the
Island
of
Pantellerla,
Duce's
ex-Qlbraltar,
since
It
was
smashed
Into
submission.
Amid
the
ruins
left
by
heavy
air
and
sea
bombardment
a
British
soldier
searches
a
prisoner
for
weapons.
PROVINCIAL
Local
Temperature
LlSflA
Tonight's
Dim-out
he
Maximum
55
(Half
an
hour
after
sunset
to
Minimum
49
half
an
hour
before
sunrise).
10-41
pjn.
to
4:51
an
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
7
No.
161
XXXII,
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
JUNE
12,
1943
PRICE.
FIVE
CENTS
m
MASH
FORWARD
INTO
SICIL
IGHTEN
Strike
Blows
t
On
Nipponese
T
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
SOUTHWEST
PACIFIC,
.
July
12
Allied
bombers
struck
heavy
blows
at
Jap-
an's
major
bases
In
the
southwest
Pacific
Sunday,
.
hurling
fifty-two
tons
of
bomb's
on
Munda,
from
.
which
United
States
land
forces
are
now
but
two
miles
distant,
and
forty
tons
on
Kahili
airdrome,
major
enemy
air
operating
base
on
Bougainville
Island.
1
j
PIONEER
j
IS
DEAD
D.
McD.
Hunter
Passes
Away
Suddenly
at
Age
of
Seventy-One
Years
Douglas
McDonald
Hunter,
;
veteran
schoolmaster
of
British
Columbia
and
a
resident
of
Prince
Rupert
since
190?,
passed
away
suddenly
shortly
before
6
0
clock
Sunday
afternoon.
His
death
occurred
at
the
home
of
his
son,
O.
A.
Hunter,
244
Fifth
'Avenue
West.
He
was
the
victim
of
a
sudden
heart
attack
of
which
there
was
no
previous
warning.
He
expired
as
he
sat
in
a
chair
reading.
The
funeral
will
take
place
Wednesday
afternoon
from
the
Orenvllle
Court
Chapel
of
the
B.
C.
Undertakers
with
Rev.
A.
F.
MacSween,
pastor
of
First
Presbyterian
Church,
officiating.
.Seventy-one
.years,,
of
ag?
had.
lie
lived
until
September
26
next,
the
late
Mr.
Hunter
was
born
on
a
pioneer
farm
near
Elora,
Ontario.
He
left
the
farm
at
an
early
age
and
attended
business
college
and
normal
school.
For
a
short
time
he
taught
school
at
Dundas,
Ontario.
In
1895
he
came
west
to
see
British,
Columbia,
arriving
in
Vancouver.
He
neer
returned
East,
taking
up
school
teaching
at
Port
Moody.
Later
he
was
at
Cumberland,
Vancouver
Island,
and
then
went
to
the
West
Kootenay
district,
teaching
at
Rock
Mountain,
Sandon,
Greenwood,
Boun
dary
Falls
and
Kaslo,
engaging
also
at
Intervals
In
mining
and
business.
In
1906
he
returned
to
the
coast
and
was
principal
of
the
Ladysmlth,
Vancouver
Island,
public
schools
for
three
years
before
coming
to
Prince
Rupert
in
1909
to
assume
the
prlncipalshlp
here
which
he
held
until
leaving
the
profession
In
1917.
Since
then
he
had
followed
the
Insurance
business.
He
built
the
Leeds
Apartments
several
years
ago.
He
was
among
Prince
Rupert's
earliest
horticulturists,
being
one
of
the
first,
at
the
old
family
home
on
Fifth
Avenue
East,
to
demonstrate
what
could
be
accomplished
in
gardening
here.
He
was
for
a
long
time
active
In
the
affairs
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Exhibition
As
sociatlon.
,
The
late
Mr.
Hunter
was
high
ly
esteemed
and
respected
among
a
wide
circle
of
friends
and
there
are
general
expressions
of
regret
over
his
passing.
He
is
survived
by
his
widow
and
family
consisting
of
two
.sons
O.
A.
Hunter
and
S.
J.
Hunter
and
one
daughter,
Mrs.
J.
R.
(Qcorglna)
Mcllralth
of
Co-
bourg,
Ontario.
There
are
two
brothers,
one
in
Tornntn
nnrt
nnc.
ln
Alberta,
and
three
sisters,
one
in
Vancouver
and
two
In
Ontario.
1
Halibut
Sales
American
Kanaga,
52,000,
17.7c
and
16c,
Atlln.
Omaney,
50,000,
17-lc
and.
16c,
Storage.
Senac,
52,000,
17.8c
and
16c,
Pacific.
Signe,
45",000,
17.6c
and
16c,
Whiz.
Tatoosh,
31,000,.
17c
and
16c,
Royal.
,
Canadian
Sea
Ranger,
46,000,
going
to
Vancouver,
Allied
Forces'
Capture
Ten
Towns
and
Ports
Including
Important
City
of
Syracus
SICILY
IS
BEGINNING
Much
More
Fighting
Will
Have
To
be
Done,
Premier
King
Points
Out
OTTAWA,
July
12
ID
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
told
the
House
of
Commons
today
that
the
"first
critical
period"
has
passed
for
the
Canadians
engaged
with
the
Allied
forces
invading
Sicily
but
''the
most
critical
period
Is
to
come."
A
hint
that
the
Sicilian
oam-palgn
is
not
expected
to
end
quickly
was
given
by
the
Prime
Minister
when
he
referred
to
Canadian
Interest
"In
coming
weeks"
centering
in
the
battle
for
Sicily.
"We
should
remember
too,"
Mr.
King
said
'that
Sicily
Is
only
the
outpost
of
Europe.
Many
qther
brldegheads
will
have
to
be
established
before
the
final
struggle
even
begins."
Four
Cases
In
Police
Court
Four
cases
made
up
the
docket
Ui...,cHy
police
xourt
this
morn
ing.
Walter
Emms,
Norman
Young
and
Edward
Franklin
Horton
all
charged
with
drunkenness,
were
each
fined
$25
with
option
of
seven
days
In
Jail.
James
Coldln
Duncan,
also
charged
with
drunkenness,
was
fined
$25
or
one
day
in
Jail,
which
he
had
already
served
Hanged
Himself
At
Port
Edward
Frank
Timar,
43-year-old
Hun
garian
Bull
Cook
Takes
His
Own
Life
Frank
Timar,
a
Hungarian
by
birth
and
forty-three
years
of
age,
died
at
Port
Edward
on
Friday,
having
taken
his
own
life
by
hanging.
He
had
been
employed
as
a
bull
cocj
by
the
B.
C.
Bridge
and
Dredging
Co.
and
had
been
at
Port
Edward
for
four
months.
Peculiar
circumstances
surround
the
dea)h
of
Timar
whose
body
was
found
hanging
from
a
rope
looped
about
the
neck
un
der
a
hut.
The
body
was
found
by
Capt.
John
F.
Jubeck,
of
the
United
States
Army
military
police
who
Immediately
called
Capt.
Watson
of
the
Medical
Corps.
Capt.
Watson
gave
the
opinion
that
the
body
had
been
hanging
for
about
three
hours
at
the
time
of
discovery.
Timar's
only
relative
Is
a
sis
ter.
YilnoJ
Hlmar.
living
In
Hungary.
The
peculiar
factor
In
the
hanging,
which
may
have
been
self
inflicted,
was
the
place
where
It
was
done
and
the
posl-
tlon
of
the
body
when
found,
Tne
neignt
or
tne
area
unaer
the
floor1
of
the
hut
was
only
about
five
feet,
not
enough
for
a
normal
sized
man
to
stand
upright,
"and
the
body
of
Timar
was
found
hanging
with
the
legs
extended
horizontally,
a
most
unnatural
position.
How
a
body
could
remain
in
that
posl
tlon
In
the
process
of
strangula
tion,
and
after
death
is
not
understood.
Provincial
police
were
called
and
a
number
of
them
under,
Sgt.
O.
L.
Hall
of
the
district
office
arrived
later
In
the
afternoon.
Coroner
M.
M.
Stephens
also
In
Sicily
ROSS
MUNRO.
Canadian
Press
Correspondent
Bulletins
I
STIMSON
IN
LONDON
I
LONDON
Henry
L.
Stimson,
United
States
Secretary
of
War,
has
arrived
in
Britain.
He
will
meet
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchijl,
Inspect
United
states
forces
and
study,
strategy
against
the
Axis.
BLOWS
AT
AKYAB
NEW
DELHI
New
blows
have
been
struck
by
the
Royal
Air
Force
at
installations
in
and
around
Akyab
in
Burma.
Three
vessels
have
been
hit
on
the
Irrawaddy
River.
LIQUOR
FOR
BEEF
EDMONTON
Mayor
Fiorella
LaGuardia
of
New
York
suggests
that
United
States
swap
liquor
for
meat
with
Canada.
There
is
no
shortage
of
meat
in
Canada
but
there
is
a
shortage
of
liquor.
COMPULSORY
SERVICE
OTTAWA
A
fourth
compulsory
employment
transfer
order
is
being
issued
by
the
Department
of
Labor
affecting
youths
sixteen,
seventeen
and
eighteen
years
of
age.
MISSION
BOAT
SINKS
VANCOUVER
The
mission
boat
Ambassador
II
sank
near
Calamity
Point.
Those
on
board
Svere
rescued
safely.
BATTLE
IN
RUSSIA
MOSCOW
Despite
massive
attacks
by
tanks
and
artillery,
the
Germans
have
been
unable
to
make
any
further
progress
anywhere
on
the
Russo-German
front.
A
particularly
heavy
German
attack
near
Orel
was
smashed.
Miss
Sarah
Mills
Dies
in
Victoria
Former
Principal
of
Borden
Street
School
Passes
Away
Miss
Sarah
A.
Mills,
for
many
years
principal
of
Borden
Street
School
here
and
for
the
past
three
years
living
in
Victoria
which
had
been
her
home
city
for
a
long
time,
passed
away
at
the
end
of-the
week
in
Victoria.
She
had
been
In
111
health
for
some
time.
News
of
Miss
Mills'
death
has
heen
received
with
deep
regret
by
many
old
friends
here
and
particularly
among
those
who
had
been
her
old
pupils.
Shc
was
Investigated
the
circumstances
known
as
a
very
successful
of
Timar's
death
and
announced
teacher
and
also
took
a
keen
ln-that
an
Inquiry
will
be
held.
terest
in
sports.
Troops
by
Many
Thousands
and
War
Equipment
in
Huge
Quantities
Being
Thrown
Onto
Italian
Island
as
Advance
Continues
Steadily
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA,
July
12
(CP)
Smashing
forward
in
coordinated
land,
air
and
naval
assaults,
Allied
forces
have
captured
ten
major
towns
and
ports,
including
Syracuse,
in
their
lightning
invasion
of
Sicily,
now
in
the
third
day,
Allied
headquarters
announced
to
day.
An
Ainea
communique
said:
"Our
ground
forces
have
con
tinued
to
make
good
.progress,
During
the
course
of
the
day
heavy
enemy
counter-attacks,
which
were
being
made
with
tanks,
have
been
repulsed
and
at
least
two',
thousand
prisoners
taken.
It
can
now
be
stated
that
the
following
major
towns
and
ports
have
been
captured
by
our
forces:
Syracuse,
Avola,
Pach-lno,
Pozzallo,
Scogllttl,
Gela,
Ll-cata,
Isplza,
Rosollnl
and
Noto."
There
was
no
Immediate
con
firmation
from
headquarters
but
earlier
dispatches
had
said
that
Allied
forces
were
near
Catania.
It
was
learned
that
an
Allied
hospital
ship,
fully
lighted
and
anchored
three
miles
off
the
coast
ui
oiciiy,
was
sunn,
oaiur
day
night
by
enemy
bombers
but
400
wounded
who
were
aboard
were
transferred
success
fully.
An
eye-witness
story
by
Ross
Munro,
Canadian
Press
War
correspondent,
covering
opera
tlons
from
the
Allied
force
command
post
up
to
July
11
when
the
Canadians
sliced
through
Italian
coastal
defences
of
Sicily
after
landing
the
morning
before,
told
how
Canadian
assault
troops
with
a
crack
British
formation
on
their
right
flank
overran
Pachlno
Peninsula
of
Sicily
within
24
hours
after
their
landtag
had
established
an
Invasion
bridgehead.
Behind
enormous
naval
and
air
night
bombardment,
the
Canadians
practically
walked
into
Sicily
Saturday,
meeting
very
little
determined
resistance
on
the
beaches
four
miles
southwest
of
Pachlno
on
the
southeast
tip
of
the
Island.
The
Canadians
smashed
through
beach
defences
nc
pnAn
oe.
ttiAir
Ti-oro
eat
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1
and
infantry
attacked
inland,
establishing
an
extensive
bridgehead
which
was
the
initial
task
of
the
Canadians
In
the
Eighth
Army
invasion
plan.
Success
After
Success
"It
has
been
one
success
after
another
jn
this
Canadian
British
sector
-as
the
greatest
combined
operation
in
history
develops,"
wrote
Munro.
"The
Canadians
have
now
advanced
into
the
hilly
country
northwest
and
west
of
the
fishing
town
of
Pachlno
and
major
engagements
are
expected
with
probably
more
determin
ed
resistance
than
that
put
up
by
Italian
coastal
defenders
who
staged
only
a
mild
fight
when
Canadian
and
British
forces
first
landed
on
Tachino
Peninsula.
"I
landed
alongside
the
first
wave
of
assault
companies
of
a
famous
Canadian
regiment
on
a
sandy
beach
at
Costa
del
Ambrao,
four
miles
southwest
of
Pachino,
early
Saturday
morning.
Canadian
troops
have
been
rushing
ahead
ever
since."
Canadian
casualties
on
Saturday
appeared
to
be.
very
light.
On
one
beach
where
two
assault
units
landed
there
were
only
half
a
dozen
men
wounded.
A
colonel
heading
the
divisional
medical
service
said
that
less
thaa
40
casualties
were'
reported
to
him
so
far.
"During
my
trip
around
the
battle
zone,
said
Munro,
I
saw
only
three
wounded
soldiers.
They
were
hit
cleaning
out
a
pill
box
Just
before
the
beach
defence
collapsed.
These
defences
were
merely
barbed
wire
and
some
machine
gun
posts
which
CANADIANS
ON
SICILY
No
Official
Statement
Available
As
Yet
Casualty
'Lists
As
Soon
as
Possible
OTTAWA,
July
12
(CP)
Defence
headquarters
said
today
it
would
probably
not
be
possible
for
some
time
to
release
information
on
the
number
of
Canadians
engaged
in
the
Sicilian
campaign
or
what
units
or
elements
are
participating.
Regarding
casualties,
warning
was
given
that
they
might
be
heavy.
The
next
of
kin
will
be
advised
as
quickly
as
word
comes
but
there
will
have
to
be
a
lapse
of
-
thhe'befoVe
Issue
'
for
publication
of
the
official
casualty
list.
Mrs.
Nelson
Brew
Of
HaysportDies-
Was
Thirty-nine
Years
of
Age
And
Born
in
Port
Essington
Mrs.
Martha
Margaret
Brew,
wife
of
Nelson
Brew,
general
merchant
and
postmaster
at
Haysport,
died
on
Friday
night
in
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital,
where
she
had
been
a
patient
for
some
time,
the
.funeral
taking
place
yesterday
afternoon
at
Port
Essington
with
Rev.
Mr.
Smith
of
the
Anglican
Mission
boat
Northern
Cross
officiating.
Mrs.
Brew
was
thirty-nine
years
of
age
and
was
born
in
Port
Essington,
the
daughter
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
James
FlewhvShe
is
survived
by
a
daughter
as
well
as
the
widower.
Heart
trouble
due
to
thyroid
condition
was
the
cause
of
death.
fired
a
few
bursts
and
then
gave
up.
The
Fifty-Fourth
Napoll
Division
was
droven
out
of
Syracuse
by
the
British
in
a
lightning
blow
which
appeared
to
make
a
serious
handicap
for
the
enemy
in
bringing
up
reinforcements
to
meet
rapidly
swelling
penetration
into
the
Interior
of
the
island.
Several
thousand
Canadian
reinforcements
have
been
landed
in
North
Africa
within
24
hours
of
the
start
of
the
Allied
invasion
of
Sicily.
The
convoy
carrying
the
troops
from
English
training
camps
had
constant
protection
of
warships
but
the
Navy
had
no
enemy
interference
to
cope
with
during
several
days
at
sea.
British
and
United
States
navies
are
pouring
troops
and
war
equipment
into
Sicily
after
the
successful
landing
along
one
hundred
miles
of
coast,
a
communique
says.
General
Sir
Bernard
Montgomery's
British
Eighth
Army
was
streaking
for
Catania
from
Syracuse
at
the
latest
offlcla
reports
after
seven
counter-attacks
had
been
taken
and
some
two
thousand
prisoners
taken.
Swarms
of
Allied
fighters
patrolled
the
air,
some
of
them
already
operating
from
Sicilian
J
air
fields.