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roim ItATTIESBURG (MISS.) AMERICAN Tuesday, June 9, 19-12 but the patches cost him more than the tube did. NAVY PATROL BOMBER (RASHES, KILLING SEVEN Jap Navy Still Travels Toward Setting Sun ROTARY Ehlers Discusses 'World Affairs' whether we want to win this war we have got to win it. Jackson said the regional war production board organization was determined to give "southern Industry, both small and large, every opportunity within our power to utilize its facilities and resources to the umit." He outlined the etup planned in the region and said operations would be carried "right to the place where the problem lies. "The industrial problems of the gulf coast can best be solved on the gulf coast. Therefore the regional WPH will have an office in Mobile for tne specific purpose of considering the problems common to this 4 ZT" jrrl eleven more heavily damaged, ana the accompanying air arm practical ly wiped out.

(ht Against this liquidation of Japa-V nese sea power, announced United States losses were one destroyer sunk, one airplane carrier damaged and some planes destroyed. Official reports listed these casualties to the enemy in addition to the disastrous blow against its air arm: Two (possibly three) aircraft carriers and one destroyer sunk. One aircraft carrier (possibly two), three battleships, four (possibly six) cruisers and three transports damaged. Thus, whatever dream Japan may have had for occupation of the Hawaiian islands such apparently was the ultimate aim of the invaders-was turned Into a nightmare of destruction. Observers expressed the opinion that units which managed to escape the battle sought hiding near home waters where they would probably prepare with reinforcements for another "face saving" assault against American defenses In the Pacific.

(By AiMclatrS frrut PEARL HARBOR, June 9. Somewhere In the vast Pacific today the remnants of a once proud and powerful fleet from the land of the Rising Sun was beaten and broken and headed toward the horizon of the setting sun. Last Thursday morning it was that the mightiest naval force Japan ever sent across the International dateline reportedly the bulk of that country's sea power launched an all-out attack on Midway, America's Hawaiian group. And. on Saturday It was, what was left of the fleet after a relentless pounding by United States sea and air forces, "hollered uncle" and slunk away to seek hiding In home waters.

Contact with the enemy was lost Saturday night, said Admiral Chester Nimltz, commander of the Pacific fleet. But before contact, was lost, official reports said Uncle Sam had dealt this bitter punishment to the enemy: At least three warships sunk, Winging its way homeward from pairnl (light, a navy bomber of the Catalln type rrashed Into a tree, sheared a wing and partially burned on a hilltop near Half Moon bay, 20 miles from San Francisco, Sharply-Cut- WPA Bill Reaches House were killed. With an ambulance atandlng by, sailors and aoldlera search Calif. Seven of its crew of amid the wreckage after clearing a in the foreground Is a part of the Seek To Produce Interim' Auto Tire WASHINGTON, June 9 A WPA bill designed to give employment to 400,000 persons a month starting July 1 was sent to the house by its appropriations committee today with a warning that a sharp retrenchment program was Inevitable. In an accompanying report committee said that the appropriation, recommended only two weeks ago by President Roosevelt, would mean a reduction of 575,000 persons from the average of the current fiscal year.

With WPA employment this mnoth estimated at 750,000, the committee said that 400,000 figure would mean either a "precipitous decrease" of 350,000 immediately or a gradual decline which would force employment far below 400,000 later. The report asserted "During the fiscal year 1943 with estimated unemployment of to 2,500,000 and one-half of that number estimated to be eligible for work projects administration employment, the WPA with estimated employment of 400,000 under the funds available would provide employment for between one-fifth and one-sixth of the total unemployed, and between one-fourth and one-fifth of those eligible for WPA projects." The committee said that "casual thinking" might lead to the belief that unemployment would almost disappear with the war effort. But it pointed out that civilian goods production has fallen sharply, in-W dustry is disinclined to hire olderr workers and many persons can not get to war Jobs. Statistics presented to the house showed that: About 1.200,000 women entered the labor market and took Jobs in March. The average age of WTA workers has risen from 42.4 In November, 1937, to 46.4 last February.

Reductions in the appropriation may mean the closing of some regional Held offices, particularly the state headquarters. In seven years, the WPA had provided work for more than 8,000,000 different persons. By DAVID J. WII.KIK DETROIT, June 9 There will be an "emergency" or "Interim automobile tire, designed to keep most of America's motorcars In operation until the government -sponsored rubber substitute program bears fruit. If the combined technological resources of the nation's automotive and tire Industries can produce It A spokesman from both Industries, which are represented on a committee of the war engtneerlry? board, emphasized, however, that the solution to the present rubber shortage was not "Just around the corner.

The committee, headed by James O. Zeder. chief engineer in charge of laboratories for Chrysler corporation, has been exploring for more than a month all possible sources of relief for the Impending tire shortage. Zeder said the tire and automotive companies have pooled all their Information from many years of experimentation In rubber 1ivT of the tragedy. The log-like object last Instant it swerved a bit and missed him by a scant margin A heavy cruiser steamed past, her crew lining the rail grimly watching the destruction of their fleet units.

In the twilight. Gay inflated his rubber lifeboat after making emer gency repairs and clambered In for a few winks of sleep. Several hours after sun-up a navy patrol plane spotted his life-raft and picked him up. As they flew back to their base, the surface of the battle area was littered with black Japanese life rafts, presumably used In abandon Ing ship. Great patches of oil were seen.

Gay is the 25-year-old son of a Texas oil operator and a gradu ate of Texas A. M. His parents Mr. and Mrs. O.

H. Gay, re called that their son had been turned down by the army twice because examiners said his heart couldn't stand the strain of dive bombing, but he worked hard and passed the physical examination a year and a half later, and went to Florida for his training. "He was determined to get Into aviation," his father said. "That was all he thought about all his life." Admiral Nimltz had high praise for Ensign Gay. In the navy," he said, "there are many Texans both officers and men who, like Gay, are tough and full of fleht." And then aside, the admiral promised There will be plenty more stories like Gays." HOLD NEGRO J.

T. negro. Katie avenue, is being held in the county Jail on an assault and battery charge and for investigation in connection with the alleged raping of a negress Mon day night on Arnold street, Constable William J. French, Beat 3, said today. He will be arraigned in Justice of the peace court, according to the officer.

DEATHS LAST NIGHT AaxM-lRtrtf lre MRS. CATHERINE R. MATHEWS UPPER DARBY, Pa. Mrs. Kath- ertne R.

Mathews. 102, known as Upper Darby's "oldest mother." DAVID P. VAN ALSTYNE WILTON. N. David P.

Van Alstvne. 77. mechanical engineer as sociated with the Louisville fe Nashville and Northern Pacific railroads and a former vice president of the American Locomotive company. MAX WINSLOW HOLLYWOOD. Max Wlnslow.

59, vice president of Irving Berlin, who was associated witn tne composer almost continuously since 1919. R. R. PINKNEY A AMARILLO. Tex.

R. R. Plnk- ney. 51. head of the Plnkney Pack tne company, one of the nation's biggest independent packing firms, ONE Tl BE.

88 PATCHES Or IiinHH riml KING CITY. Mo. Eighty-eight patches have bloomed upon Louis Klusman's old Inner tube. He accidentally ran over an old radiator grill. He couldn't buy a new tube, BRITISH TRAP 't3VS Sevastopol Heavy Siege Pilot Gets 'Fish-Eye' View Of Epochal Battle LOCAL WOMEN ELECTED Officers elected today by the auxiliary of the United Spanish War Veterans of Mississippi in the closing session of its convention at Jackson Included Mrs.

Callie Mc-Kinney, chaplain, Mrs. C'ara Barks-dale, historian and Mrs. Lena Ice, conductor, all of Hattlesburg. COWBOY STAR INDUCTED Mid-dleton, 32, who passed up the metropolitan opera to play in western movies, was inducted Into the army yesterday as a private. InleTvSewWAAC Candidates Today At (amp Shelby A group of prominent Mississippi women, applicants for commissions in the Women's Army Auxiliary corps, were being interviewed today at Camp Shelby after passing aptitude tests Monday.

"Quite a few" of the 130 Mississippi women who applied for commissions were eliminated after taking the aptitude tests, according to Captain Alex G. Asscff. commanding officer of the recruiting and Induction station. Names of women accepted by the Interviewing board will be sent to Fourth Corps Area headquarters, Atlanta, Captain Asseff said. Members of the board are: Captain Asseff: Captain James M.

Backes, assistant recruiting and Induction officer: Mrs. J. B. George; Miss Lynda Ramey, dean of women at Mississippi Southern college; and Mrs. J.

K. Avant, Grenada. REFUSES TO QUASH INDICTMENT FOR GOVERNMENT THEFT (f ImmUM rmtl BILOXI, June 9. Federal Judge S. C.

Mine today overruled motion to dismiss an Indictment charging Edward A. Braun with conspiring to steal government prop erty and continued his case to June 29. Braun was formerly In the util itles department at Keesler field. HERE'S MORE ABOUT BUS LINES (Continued from Page One) meet the seating capacity require ment. "Inter-clty bus service," as defin ed by the order, excludes runs with in 15 miles of city limits and schedules on which the average fare is 35 cents or less.

The order prohibits any extension of bus routes after July 1, without special permission of ODT. Opera tors of competing lines must plan Jointly maximum use of equip- ment through pooling of services staggered schedules, exchange of operating rights, or other means, ODT declared. Such plans, or a statement as to why no plans have been agreed up on, must be submitted to ODT by July 30. Express service was ordered stop ped, ODT said, to release vehicles needed In local service. The nationwide control followed two special orders based on opera tors' plans affecting four bus lines operating New York and Washington and two lines operating In the west.

Other special orders covering particular routes and lines are forthcoming, ODT noted. HERE'S MORE ABOUT LOCHNER (Continued From Page One) execution of Johann Walter, a 24-year-old Vienna clothes thief. Two persons who aided him were sent enced to 15 and 12 years hard labor respectively. The next day the press announc ed the execution of seven Germans who committed thefts during black outs. There followed an announcement to the effect that two Berlin captains of industry had been yanked into a concentration camp because they assigned several laborers In their munitions plants to do chores for them In their private homes.

There was also published the story of a Frankfurt merchant who had 18,000 reichsmarks stolen from his safe. He was fined 18,000 marks and sentenced to three months In Jail for hoarding money! During March and April the Frankfurt Zeigtung, which the Bad Nauhetm Internees were permitted to repeatedly published stories of heavy fines imposed for profiteeringstories obviously intended as a warning. 3 Years for Killing Pig Johannes Zulauf was found guilty In a Kassel court of killing four pigs and one calf In violation of regulations. He was sentenced to three years. Flve citizens of Koblenz were given sentences varying from six to two months and heavy money fines for killing one pig surreptitiously.

The Frankfurter Zeitung of April 9 and 10 devoted two columns to detailed stories of three, two and one year penitentiary sentences imposed on war profiteers. The list of offenses punished bv death was extended in two Important direcuons during the middle of April Heads of firms workins on war contracts which made false returns regarding the number of laborers available in their plants, or regard ing the raw materials In stock or ordered for fulfilling any assigned contract, were warned that death or the penitentiary Is In store for mem. mey were men a short re-! spite during which they might con- I iess past sins, in which case these transgressions would not be charged i up against them. From explanatory articles it an- peared that some firms, 1 ving learned from exoenenc th the; pnoriUea boards will never grant i road through the brush to the scene plane. Asked whether Thlokol, the sub stltute upon which Dow Chemical company has been working, was in eluded among the possibilities, Ze der replied: "All materials are being consid ered." The committee's objective, he said is to "do something quickly" to meet the essential transportation needs.

Thus the present search Is mainly for a re-trending substance, design ed to rejuvenate tires now on the nation's vehicles. Zeder termed as "criminal" the use of tires already worn to the cord. At that point, he said, "you are getting at the very heart of what la left that could be used." In the sesrch an almost endless variety of substances has been con sidered. including linseed oil. as phalt, pitch, oils, glues, casein, soybeans and other materials.

The committee has even considered wooden or cushion wheels and ruled them out aa providing no so lutlon. mate, unable to free himself, went down with the plane: Gay's luck was with him. Prom the wreckage of his plane floated a bag containing a deflated rubber life-raft, and a black cushion of the type bombardiers use to kneel upon. He used the life-raft bag to keep himself afloat, and hid under the cushion to avoid detection from enemy planes and ships all about him. Cautiously, Gay felt his wounded arm.

The bullet, apparently spent when it struck him, dropped out into his hand. He bandaged his injured leg under water. Then from the surface of the sea he had a fish-eye view of the epochal battle in its most violent stages. Before his eyes. American torpedo-planes scored direct hits on the two other carriers.

Tremendous fires burst from the wounded ships. Internal explosions ripped their aides and belched great gushes of flame and smoke at Intervals. Burning Ships He saw United States aircraft blast other Jap naval units; he saw Jap planes, their mother ships aflame, listing or their decks battered into "Uselessnesa, circle helplessly for a landing place; he saw a line of burning Jap ships pass close by him. pouring black smoke into the darkening sky. Gay reported that one carrier of the kaga class could be listed as a certain loss, and the two other carriers were probably lost.

Surface craft gave Gay some close brushes with death. One enemy destroyer, speeding to aid a stricken carrier, appeared to be driving straight at him, but at the FORCES CAUGHT IN Charles Ehlers. vice-chairman of the International Service committee of the Rotary club, addressed fellow Rotarlans today at the clubs weekly luncheon In the Forrest hotel on the subject "World AfTairi." In reviewing the world'a history from 1914 to the present time, Mr. Ehlers said -There can be no world political peace unless we have world economic peace. "It Is a thousand times harder to make the peace," Mr, Ehlers said, "than to make the war, for men are human.

Try as they may they are bound to be affected by the passions which the realities of war fanned Into white heat. New World Order "Yet even at the present stage attempt are being made on both aides of the Atlantic to formulate Ideas and principles of a new world order. Whatever may be the tenor of these efforts, it is certain that there la one principle that must be worked out. As has been shown by the lessons of the last 20 years, there can be no world political peace unless we have world economic peace. "We see that one of the major causes for bringing on present world conditions was the economic discontent and friction resulting from an unequal distribution of the world's raw materials and the closing of ready markets to products and manufactured goods because of tariff walls.

None Self-Sufficlent "No country is self-sufficient or can live unto Itself. Each is in a more or less degree dependent upon other nations, and the general or universal welfare will be served by a lessening of artificial barriers against trie flow of commerce be tween the nations of the world." Mr. Ehlers was presented by 8. It Blair, president of the club. Guests of the club were: Lieutenant MaAcolm Dickson; S.

S. Turner, Panama; S. P. Marland, Danielson, S. P.

Blssell. Laurel; J. Hardin, Laurel; and Parson Ingram. Rotary district governor, Bogalusa, La. County Court The C.

L. Dews and Son Foundry company has flkd suit In Forrest county court asking Judgment of $250.69 plus interest against the Maynard Equipment company. The Reconstruction Finance corporation has filed a complaint asking Judgment of $17.73 against Lee Wllkerson. At the calling of the criminal docket In county court Monday afternoon. Judge William Haralson announced that no Jury cases will be held prior to June 22 in order to avoid conflict with chancery court, now in session.

J7r Court CAFIRTON Lula Burney. negrees, was fined $2.60 and costs on a drunkenness charge by Justice of the Peace J. D. Caper ton of Beat 1 Monday afternoon. BAKfK Charged with reckless driving, L.

D. Day was fined $50 and costs by Justice of the Peace M. H. Raker of Beat 3. Docketed on the same charge, James Jeffries was fined $5 and costs.

HATTIESBURG RANKS HIGH IN NAVY RECRUITING Home of one of the nation's largest military cantonments. Hat-tiesburg is doing its part to keep the vessels sailing, reports released from the New Orleans recruiting office show. Statistics from Uie New Orleans office show that only two recruiting substations in Louisiana and Mississippi had more enlistments than the local sub-station during the month of May. Forty-five enlisted men and 10 air corps cadets were enrolled here during the month, giving the local sub-station a total of 55 men. The eub-sUtlon at Shrevenort.

La- led the list with a total of 72 enlistments and Jackson was second with a total of 66. The Hattiesburg station, located in the courthouse, waa third in the list, topping such cities as Alexandria, Lake Charles and Monroe in Louisiana and the Meridian station In Mississippi. REGIONAL CHIEF OF WAR PRODUCTION SPEAKS AT BILOXI BILOXI. Miss, June 9 M. Jackson, deputy regional WPB director, asserted here today that all southern industry cannot be used for war work but pointed out ther la no escape irom uie r.arasnips oi all-out production.

"Many civilian p'ants cannot be converted to war production." he declared In a speech prepared for delivery to the Mississippi Hardware and Implement Dealers association. He said however, that the closing down of some businesses which required use of critical materials was the inevitable resu't of allout conversion of the country's resources to the war program, and retailers would have fewer and fewer things to sell. "Tere la nothing eay about this," Jackson added. "But there Is no Alternative. It 1 not a question of 1 in on of on the of Ed in area.

"Or to give another example, the problems of northern Mississippi are common to those of certain area in Tennessee. Therefore we will have an office In Memphis to serve business men and the public In the western Tennessee and northern Mississippi trading area. The Jack son, office will be enlarged and serve central Mississippi." FUNERAL SERVICES FOR AP WASHINGTON CHIEF TOMORROW WASHINGTON, June 9 Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning for Brian Bell, 52. chief of the Washington bureau" or the As- BRIAN BELL soclated Press, who died of heart disease yesterday at his home In nearby Arlington, Va. The services will be conducted at 10 o'clock In St.

Mary's Epis copal church, Arlington. Burial will be in the Columbia Oardens ceme tery. Arlington. Bell, whose passing hrought expressions of sorrow from thousands of persons In all walks of life throughout the country, was stricken first while watching a major league baseball game, one of his favorite diversions. Twelve hours later a second attack, in his home, proved fatal.

Bell was widely known not only as a reporter, sportswrlter. editor and news executive, but also as a raconteur. He was equally at home covering a presidential press con ference or a prize fight. In congress, Representative Priest (D-Tenn.) paid him this tribute, which he raid was "reserved for the truly great in the profession of Journalism:" "He was a good reporter." Grocers Seek National Price Policy CHICAGO. June 9 The National Retail Orocers association called to day for a "mandntory national price policy" under which retail ceilings would be accompanied by effective controls over all mnjor Items of cost, Including wages and farm commodities.

"Unless, relief (from conditions caused by ceilings) Is speedily forthcoming, tens of thousands of retail grocers face bankruptcy within six months," the organization declared a resolution adopted at Us 45th annual convention. The resolution reported grocers were contending with an estimated overall average Increase of 10 per cent in replacement costs over those which the March price ceilings were established; the prospect of at least a 50 per cent Increase In taxes over last year, scarcities of merchandise, manpower and delivery services, and added; "The cost of farm commodities and lubor costs represent approximately Bj per cent of the total cost food to the consumer," and "are subject to no effective controls but the contrary are everywhere advancing, thereby steadily reducing already slender operating margin the retailer and, already In some instances, eliminating it entlrelv." The association also asked that nationwide gasoline rationing be deferred until after some official Investigation of "the utmost confusion" existing in the public mind in connection with the rubber supply situation and the need for gasoline rationing. worTbegins on highway 24 by-pass road Work of clearing the right-of-ay has commenced on the bypass road which will route traffic on Highway 24 around Camp Shelby, the highway department said today. E. Morgan and company of Jackson has Uie contract for constructing th road at a cost of JONI GETS COMMISSION' 4 frftlr4 t'rrftl I WASHINGTON.

June 9 The war department announced today that Booby Jones, the famous Atlanta goifer, has been commissioned the army and ordered to active duty ft ui at aged by bomb hits, the Germans reported. RED'S VERSION MOSCOW, June 9. German troops, tanks and planes pressing an offensive against Sevastopol, the fortified "August City" of the Crimea, were reported today to have been repulsed in fierce battles in two sectors where they attempted to deal deathblows to the Soviet Black sea fortress. The army newspaper Red Star, In the first detailed dispatch from Sevastopol since the start of the offensive June 5, said the Ruslans broke a wedge which the Germans succeeded in driving into one sector and hurled the enemy back In the other sector, Improving their own positions. Lesser assaults on other points in the ring around Sevastopol also were reported checked, with immense losses for the Germans.

SEEK FORMATION OF NEW CIVILIAN DEFENSE CLASSES Any group of as many as 15 per sons who will agree on a time and place to meet will be furnished an By WALTF.R B. f'LAI SLN rEAUL HARBOR, Hawaii. June 9. A tough, fighting Texan who floated for 24 hours amidst the savage Midway Island sea battle returned with a stirring eyewitness account of Japanese naval destruction as viewed from the surface of the sea where he hid under a seat cushion from his sunken torpedo-plane to escape detection. Shot down In the morning of the first day of the historic battle and rescued the next.

Ensign Oeorgo II. Ciay's vivid observations and descriptions of American successes were disclosed last night by Admiral Chester W. Nlmltz. commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet. The Navy flier from Houston, Texas, Is recovering from slight wounds at a hospital here.

Hn was shot down but not before he had his crack at the Japs. Flying with his squadron on June 4. the first day of the battle, Gay and his two mates saw three Jap aircraft carriers below Ahem, two of the vessels big 26.900-tonners of the Kaga class. In the face of terrific anti-aircraft fire and enemy fighter opposition, they leveled for the assault. Gay's machine-gunner was hit, but he nosed the plane down and launched a torpedo Into one big carrier, then swung sharply over the target and sped away.

Fanrakcft His raft But bullets from a Jap zero fighter shot away the controls of Gay'a plane. Gay was hit In the leg and lightly In the arm. Cooly, he pancaked his craft Into the sea several miles astern of the carrier. His gunner was deed. His other ROMMEL'S AXIS BERLIN, June 9.

German Infantry, supported by heavy artillery and strong air squadrons, stormed Soviet defenses on a height commanding besieged Sevastopol and re pulsed Russian counter-attacks with "bloody losses" for the Soviets, the German high command reported today. Other German reports said strong Nazi air forces renewed air attacks on Sevastopol, spreading fires along the water front, with direct bomb hits. On the Kharkov front in the Uk raine, the high command declared, minor Soviet thrusts "failed" while on the central and northern sectors encircled Russian groups were herded together into a small space with effective support of the German air force." A merchant ship on Lake Ladoga, in the Leningrad sector, was dam them what they asked In the way of raw materials, arbitrarily demanded much more than they needed, in ex pectatlon of being cut down to ac tual needs anyway. At times, however, through some bureaucratic error the full quantity asked for was awarded, with the re sult that the excess was used by the manufacturer to turn out highly priced civilian goods at great profit to himself. Industrialists also were in the habit of asking for more men from the labor exchanges than their ac tual wartime needs Justified.

The death decree is to put an end to such practices. All Law Processes Dumped Another decree provided the death penalty In extreme cases of a per son arrogating to nimseu preroga tives or functions belonging to gov ernment officials, officers of the armed forces, or the Nazi party hierarchy. There were Judies nevertheless in Germany, It appears especially pre-Nazi hold-overs who lacked the severity deemed necesary by Adolf Hitler for the absolutist government of a people. Hence, In his reichstag speech of April 25 he, demanded and, of course, obtained without dissenting vote extraordinary powers to set aside all process of law and himself to act as prosecutor. Judge, Jury and witness.

It is to be expected that Judges now will be much more assiduous in handing out heavy sentences. For it goes without saying that any Judge will be sacked by Hitler In case der fuherer finds it necessary to go over his head and Judge the case and fix the penalty himself. I courses, Dr. J. B.

George, Forrest county coordinator, said today. Authorities are anxious to have more trained persons in the Hattlesburg district. To date, a total of about 1,300 have registered with the volunteer office. Housewives who have not yet arranged a blackout room in their homes should do so once, Dr.f George said. It is not known how soon the next blackout will come, he added.

DOG'S LIFE SEATTLE. June 9. Night life is out for the duration for Seattle dogs. The city council approved an emergency curfew ordinance requiring all dogs to be indoors or on a leash from sunset to 7 a. because of the danger both to and from dogs In event of air Yalds.

The only dis MILES fBENGASI rT 'MSUS ssm yyAGEDABIA $aA i by a i senting vote came from a councilman who insisted that it should be both a cat and dog curfew. ENTERS INNOCENCE PLEA Bessie E. Williams. Laurel negro, was arraigned ceiore u. b.

commissioner W. E. Estes Monday aft ernoon and entered a plea of Innocence to a charge of possessing untaxed whiskey. Commissioner Estes set her bond at $500. The bond was not immediately posted.

DoiTr Tell Pop! But I heard that Donavan- Lane is having a contest and the prize is a FREE FATHER'S DAY GIFT! Watch The American For Details! Cairo di.palrhM Indicate that German Field Marshal Erwln Rommel armored Axis forces, which had swept around Bir llirhclm In Libra, have been trapped In a triangle bordrrrd by Aln El Gagala. Tobruk. and nir lUrhrlm. Rommel apparently I lryln ta retreat aeslward through the triangle but mast cut his ay through mine fields laid by the BrttUh along the west aide of the trtanile. th V.

s. legation In Genera, Saltier land..