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i A 1 v- i -i V1' 1 Page Thraa "A-i 1 t- -t -1 v- 4 jP i 1 THE WICHITA EAGLE TUESDAY EVENING APRIL 20 1943 i V- a1 1 4" OF FUEL IS French African Army Is Using IK Si Tools of Warfare 309 -EAST DOUGLAS 3 seen racing in all directions from planes which crashtlanded on the Tunisian beaches communique raised the number erf enemy fighters destroyed Sunday by three The other four enemy planes shot down yesterday fell to fighters pa-trolling the forward areas the communique said I American Flying Fortresses shift! ed their main attack back to Tunic yesterday and bombs were seen to fall in the dock area Medium and light bombers pounded La Sebala airfield north of Tunis and fighter bombers attacked a tank concent tration Both the airfield and tanks were covered with the communique said I On Sunday night light and me diurn bombers attacked enemy air fields in Tunisia and started large fires La Marsa Ll ALLIES SMASH AT 6 JAP AIRFIELDS i Hammer Enemy Arc North' of Australia HEAD-' air-1 i STYLE QUALITY UALUE ---SERVICE ---SATISFACTION CORRECT STYLE FINE QUALITY CASH SAVINGS FOR Air Power in Tunisia Crippled: Allies Bag 24 More Aircraft (Continnd from Page conference and now is being con verted into a reality Inspired anew by the American equipment which replaced such items as 18th century rifles the French Colonial Frenchmen foreign legionnaires senegalese Moroccan goumiers Arabs nnrf now are talking about the French expeditionary force that some day win land in Europe and help ffee Fance The process of" re-equipping the French stiH is in its first stages For weeks I the British and Amer- in have been giving them guns' the center and Gasmata and Cape trucks jeeps and clothes in Gloucester on New Britain in the packets for emergency: use Now the Fires were caused at Finsch i -v-i IhnrhAw GENERAL QUARTERS AUSTRALIA April 20 Allied bombers continu- ing their attacks against enemy bases raided five Japanese dromes in the islands arc north ofi Australia yesterday a communique1 said today The raids were made by 'single! planes and some of the bases were hit for the second straight day The attacks were on Hollandia Dutch New Guinea in the western end of' the Australian defense arc Finsch harbor and Lae in New Guinea in! harbor FRENCH I SE FOE Every Easter Americans have refreshed their -viewpoint on life by improving: their outward appearance Yoii desire more style more quality for your' money in Improving1 your appearance That desire will lead you to this "store where you will get satisfaction as to style and quality at big cash savings i (Continnd from Pagel) transports -shot down in tltc last two days alone reached TO Allied losses In all -operations yesterday were 12 aircraft Once again the Allied planes DAY Oil TAXES caught the big Junkers 52 transports over the Sicilian narrows ester day The communique did not spec ify whether the planes were loaded ia which direction they were traveling but those shot down the previous day were northward bound and apparently carried troops at least 500 to 1000 of whom were believed to have' been killed More Fighters Downed' -Late Cairo dispatches' detailing the destruction of a record-break-Ing 53 transports Sunday that numerous figures were Oh Sunday night a formation of medium bombers raided Koepang Timor starting fires visible for 30 miles The previous day the Penfoe airdrome on Timor was attacked A medium bomber attacked a small coastal vessel in Selwassa bay Tanimbar islands yesterday while another bombed and strafed the building area at Wald bay New Guinea JAPS KEPT BUSY IN PACIFIC AREA Allied Jabs by Air and (Continnd from Fare 1) prediction that thp bipartisan group would produce a tax plan thi week are no big files left in the ointment now only a 'few nai ones The conference with Rayburn wag understood to have produced three new Republican plans for compromising the total forgiveness features nf tho CarIcnnRmnI of the Carlsan-RumI main program is shaping up There was a general feeling amon American and British troops tha the French soldiers deserve a bette break after the way -they have fought the Germans and Italians In recent weeks practically with £heir bare fists certainly are happy" a French captain sakl should see the grins of those boys who are unpacking the equipment and learning how it works At last we are going somewhere" When the re-equipping is completed the French troops will look like the Americans They the American uniform difference being the insignia Top French divisions are outfitted the same as American divisions getting the same of guns trucks shoes mess and other equipment calls for some alterations in structure of the French the divisions are being remodeled to fit the equipment But is not difficult since the Pull the Trigger on Lazy Land Forces proposal which would: 1 Forgive 75 per cent of the tax on earned income up to $20000 and 50 per cent on income above that figure All income up to $5000 re gardlesg of source would be con-jj sidered earned 2' Provide a straight 75 per cent forgiveness on all taxable Income 3 Forgive all 1942 taxes for persons making up to $5000 and either 1942 or 1943 taxes whichever is less fnr wmnni tniHns mnn th nnn i amencJtn exactly will wear the only being number kits radios That the basic army and the change for perscuM maJring imVthii $3 I (By United Press) Sharp offensive jabs by Allied ground and air forces in the widely: separated Burma and Southwestern Pacific areas kept the Japanese busy today The British reported that troops! on the Mayu peninsula in Burma! ambushed 200 Japanese killing 25 and wounding many while lasing only a few men RAF flyers in Burma raided Jap-anese1 supply lines and made low level attacks on troops Allied bombers under Gen las Southwest Pacific command hit at five Japanese air-1 dromes in the island bases above -Australia and set big fires at Koepang on Timor A Chinese communique said the Japanese had started a new attempt to clean up tough guerilla resistance in the Canton area far behind their front lines army organization is 1- based fundamentally on a French model The several divisions to be outfitted Include an armored force They are getting tanks armored scout cars artillery and rifles identical with those given the American army Much equipment was being turned addressed to him at Milan federal 1Sr2SS correctional institute where he is £or- who under sentence to hang that he1 have fiShtin Tiyere discussed' the case wlththe chief justice and also had sent lalefk the attomev-senerai for new material reaches them Selected groups of French troops have been training in the use of American weapons for some months in order to instruct the main forces the attorney-general for consideration It was believed that the exchange-of letters between Stephan and -r WHIN CONSnPATIONmikNyrafMlpul as tho dickens brings on stomach nput oonr taste gassy discomfort take Dr famous medicine to quickly pnU tho trigger on lazy intestines and help yon fl bright and chipper again i DR Is the wonderful senna -laxmtrra contained in good old Syrup Pepsin to make it so easy to take MANY DOCTORS nse pepsin preparations in prescriptions to make the medicine more palatable and agreeable to take So be sure poor laxative is contained in Syrup Pepsin insist ON DR CALDWEUS-the favorite of millions for 40 years and fed thsjwholo-1 eome relief from constipation worSof can- children lore it A friendly Murphy was 'largely responsible for the supreme court's action in granting the traitor a stay of execution Wednesday the sam'e day Tuttle 27 as a new 'hanging date T1 set Anril IMPASSIONED PLEA FOR SOONER SLAYER tion: take only as directed on the label or as yoor doctor advisex DR SENNA LAXATIVE SYRUP PEPSIN burning a land other granulated refunded praise it as SAVE to $10 Suit itching or sticky eyes praise Lav-ODtlk refreshing mixture of boric acid beneficial ingredients Soothes eyelids Must satisfy or money 35 years success Thousands Get Lavoptik today At air drus stores Itchinc or tie from $5 on Your New AYAITS COURT HEARIHG Actress Patricia Knox 3 lad to i Ever Ask for Alimony" HOLLYWOOD April Complaining her husband made life with him so impossible she was mid even to ask for alimony" red-haired Patricia Knox actress and dance director today awaited a court hearing on her divorce suit having been awarded fees and court costs The actress refused to accept alimony from Bruce Knox instructor of production control at a war plant saying she wanted only her freedom She told the court he a course of conduct calculated to defeat the ends of matrimony" Superior Judge William Baird yesterday ordered Knox to pay $15 court costs and $100 fees pending a court hearing The couple was married Jan 3 1938 and separated Nov 16 3 SERGEANTS KILLED (Continued from Page 1) doubled with tired inflamed ty lawyer sprang the biggest sur- Qf moming hearing when he declared that Gilmer had the father Federal District Judge Franklin Kennamer tlat he would recommend a parole Gilmer arose to protest denied the statement and shouted: one has got to protect me agalnst being called a liar or do It myself" i I Young Kennamer sat quietly with his lawyer Summers Hardy of Tulsa and his father Occasionally he smiled and looked around the crowded chamber but most of the time he sat looking squarely at members of the- board and Gov Robert Kerr who sat with the group today Fine Quality All-W ool Suits No Beer Like Q9 1 St jiie There is Nothing Like Old Style! 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