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The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 22

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Americans- Arrive in Nick of Time To Seize Command Post Atlanta-Made Room-to-Room Contest Raged For Headquarters in Chateau How to Pronounce Names of Towns In War Theaters By Th Associated Press. on Scores Weap That was how the American and FKfc.Nl11. Bret-veer Bretteville Grahn-veel Sehn Mahr-tahn- der-vahr-veel' Traiv-yair Granville St. Martin-de- Varreville Trevieres Bernieres Ike Writes Bond Champ WILSON, N. June 10.

(P) Nicky Lazzo, 12-year-old newsboy who sold more than $7,000 in bonds in the third and fourth war loan drives, received the accolade from Allied headquarters today. A month ago he wrote General Eisenhower for a picture. Today's mail brought him an autographed photograph and a letter which said: "Dear Nick: "Because you have sold so many war bonds and are working so hard to further the war effort I shall be very happy to enclose my autographed photo. Good hick. "DWIGHT D.

EISENHOWER." Bairn-yair fool-gat' ITALIAN. Houlgate Ivanoe Bonomi Re-vah-noh'-ay Boh-noh'-mee Vejano Vay-haj'-noh Allamiere Ah-lahm-yay'-ray Magliano Mahl-yah'-noh i I 7 Rocket-launching equipment, of the type made by the Firestone Aircraft Division in Atlanta, was used in the probable destruction of a heavily armed German U-boat, company employes have been informed by Rear Admiral C. H. Woodward, chief of the Navy's incentive In a telegram to Firestone Aircraft workers here, Admiral Woodward stated: "You may take pride in helping to provide a new and effective weapon for the Navy." Rockets were used for the first time by two carrier-based Grumman TBF Avengers early this year. The Avenger pilots.

Lieutenant Leonard L. McFord, of Baltimore, and Lieutenant Willis D. Seeley, of Huntington, surprised the Nazi submarine on the surface, just after taking off from their escort carrier. At a distance of two miles they opened fire with By RICHARD D. McMILLAN.

(Representing the Combined American PresiO WITH BRITISH AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE, June 10. UP) Welsh Tommies chased the Nazis from the dining room of their chateau headquarters into the gilded Louis XIV salon and then into the bedrooms. They almost had control of the situation when German reinforcements arrived with 88 mm. guns and opened fire. The Welsh retired into the undergrowth outside the building.

Their situation was critical. Then, just in the nick of time, a battalion of veteran American infantrymen appeared unexpected- ly from the west, slogging through the underbrush. They swarmed into the chateau with machine-guns. They smashed up a lot of furniture, and drilled a lot of holes in the walls and windows and also in a lot of Germans. Soon there were no more Germans.

British invasion troops made their second junction today west of Bayeux. The Welshmen had a hard fight to get to the chateau in the first place. Their thrust west from Bayeux was preceded by a night long barrage by British long Toms and field guns. Shortly after starting out, the British turned a corner and ran into a formation of German 88's. The Germans were more surprised than the British.

A few bursts of gunfire destroyed the gun crews. This action cleared a path across a stream for the British. Fording it, the British brought up more munitions and prepared for the attack on the German command post. The chateau proved a tough nut to crack. It was like Indian warfare.

Posting themselves at win- if I 1 f'- I their rocket projectiles, registering hits. The bomber pilots then closed In and completed the attack, bombing, and strafing the U-boat, until it went down. Nazi antiaircraft fire failed to damage the attacking pla.ies. Both pilots have been awarded the Air Medal for their achievement. Tommies.

A machine gunner told me the Nazis first tried to make a stand in the cellar. Dislodged from there, they made a fighting retreat upstairs. Then the room-to-room battle developed. 4 LIEUTENANT COLONEL MIKE MURPHY first by Glider CAPTAIN FRANK LILLYMAN First by Parachute 4 You May Buy Them Singly or In Fairs! it Sturdy 54-Coil Tempered Steel Box Spring! Comfortable 100 Felted Cotton Mattress! I i i 'i: I 1 Designed to give you the fullest advantage of limited space! Sturdily constructed for utmost comfort with box springs consisting of 54 tempered steel coils! Mounted on six sturdy legs! woven stripe covers! Choose from our complete collection of Odd Chests and Vanities to complete your group! (o i I I i. iii -nnirir--T-- CAPTAIN LEONARD T.

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in command of the first boat to land on the French invasion coast. Lower right is Captain Leonard T. Schroeder, of Baltimore, reportedly first man ashore from a landing craft. Cedartoicn Boy Starts First Fire On French Coast For Kitchens and Bathrooms! DOUBLE-THREAD VJ Cool Rugs for Summer Comfort 9x12 HUGS Quit Quickly LONDON. June 10.

(JPi Some Germans in Normandy are so panicky they seek to surrender at the very approach of Allied troops, an RAF bomber crew discovered. The RAF crew, forced down after towing a glider to France, was captured and locked up in a chateau. Canadian forces advanced toward the chateau and the Nazi guards surrendered their prisoners. The RAF crew walked into an Allied command post with a dozen prisoners. 2 U.

S. Destroyers Lost In 3 Days of Invasion SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITION ARY FORCE, June 10. (P Two destroyers were the United States Navy's only losses up to the fourth day of the invasion, it was said at General Eisenhower's headquarters today. RED CROSS HOURS In order to continu an uninterrupted supply of blood plasma to lhe fighting fronts, the Red Cross Blood Donor Service will remain open today from 9 a. m.

until 5 p. m. to receive telephone appointments for the coming week. CEDARTOWN, June 10 Bullets from the guns of Paul Scott, of Cedartown. started the first fire on the French coast D-Day, accoiding to a London radio commentator.

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