Pr!’ rrrr Q8 B“ QNC‘ ‘H!’ ‘HI-h nan-n‘- n-ni-vn n rrui "llcri- ne come, Siiibe Park!" say these three merry rnen_of the ‘mikw .l'~ they point for Philadel hla and baseball's grandest mid-sea- I soil t‘1.l~\1('—l1\€ eleventh annual a l-star game betyveen picked teams oi ' 2h.- miitmiil and American leagues. Left to right are “Retl“ Barber, Bill r.-v>- m Jllti .\li-l .-\llen. who will be remembered for their sparkling lire- iiun til 111i’ 1M2 World Series. Tuesday evening duly 13) they bring .\ i ‘._\-1l\-])l‘.|_\' and commentary account of the all-star game to radio 11‘.lt‘llt‘l\ llirotigiiollt the Us‘. and Canada by tray of Columbia Broad- casting .~'_\~tem and a network arranged by (KB-C, also by short-wave to i('l‘\'ii'l‘ men in thi- far corners of the world. Broadcast a sponsored by " <aicty Razor (‘om any. ..\l. EWT. m»: l-lhum |ll(*\(1;i_\. July iii, 9.00 P 3.9.01-5... B4QQILYm Came Scheduled Today u... Auk“. Hack, Chicago, 3B. Herman. Brooklyn. 2B. Musial. St. Louis, LF. Nicholson, Chicago. RF. Fletcher. Pittsburgh, 1B. W. Cooper. Si. Louis. C. H. Walker. St. Louis. CF. Marion, St. Louis. SS. M. Cooper. St. Louis. P. The American league batting order announced by McCarthy, including various alternatives. wast- Casc, Washington. RF‘ or LP‘. Keltner. Cleveland. 3B. Wakefield. Detroit. or Heath. Cleveland. LP or RF. Stephens. St. Louis. SS. York. Detroit. or Slebert, Philad‘ elphia. IB. Ltiabs. St. Louis. CF. Dickey. New York. or Rosar. Cleveland. or Early. Washington C. Gordon, New York, o: Doerr, Bos- By Judson Bailey Associated Press Sport Writer PHILADELPHIA, July i2—i'AP) Alla lllliltillfli league was confid~ ent and lilt‘ arnerican league appa- rvii v 1>t"i‘.i1(1\‘l't‘(1 today as the head- im two circuits gathered for l'l1I\‘.' night's lltli annual all- L'1l\\lC at Shibe Park. > cirtliv, manager of the .nti pilot of the American .i.. lll the dream game, hem- .ll‘.f1 1l.'l‘.\'(‘f1 about a starting i l - “.11 admitted frankly that he doubt not only about his - but about some of the other I tnnirnst manager Bilty South i\'tll"ll of St. Lotus Cardinals, who will dire the national league rep- rv~-!i:.i'i\'<~s. \\'il specific about his 1‘;l"l1l1f.l order rind ticclnrcd that it an. .1 team he thought good enough in viii. The notional league will open the griinc with this flTffl_\'I~— iiitytaliorerr (Continue-ti From Page 01191 ___ .1043. Tenders to close‘ ailflllt) noon. Moved by, Chinnlcr; seconded byl 5 rriis, at the blaritiinc Cen- bc dftllllltti such per- . lt‘. city can give for the SilCll ilflligiilg and ad- llic buildings {is may 1)!‘ ti for n. si-ivice in the cine g .1. Shcrtvood 110W under o. of tlic DJlllllllUll Govern- illt .i. for llic duration of the war, ‘ill’. this right to such erec- all be recognized by tho ~ the termination of the CvuVCfllmCllt control by "cli-rcnce of considerat- ton. 2B. Pitcher not selected. con‘ acts was very small since few~ contracts came to the ClLV» cost of living has increased 31 per-i ccnt in the post two years and 501 per cent of the laborers earnings’ are needed io pay family expensesJ he said. It was agreed by all that‘ the Street Committee consisting of. Councillors Butler. Dougaii, Mc—_ Kec, sic-ins. and MacDonald, con- sider the matter and make a ie-1 port at the next meeting. The bill for glazing oi the Public Library windows and cost of labor received considerable discussion zit tne meeting. It was decided that the Public Properties Ccminitteez, 1Councillors McKee. MacKinnon ancll Chandler, had ordered the work done, but the council, gencrallyx was unaware of the procedure. i Councillor Butler sympathize-cl iwiih the Labor Protective Union |men, some of whom received only $9.00 per week at times. and often l in .inv arrangement! ‘ _ v M, Ui- m“ nupm-y 0,- by I got oniy a four days working week. < ~,,1,,-,-@Ql_ Moved by The need of paint on llhe railing <ilc1' seconded by along the Victoria Park breastwork. was brought up by Councillor Blan- chard. and the cost was estimated at $300.00. Commenting on the market report 1COllllCl1lOI‘ Butler asserted that cer- triin market fish at 25 cents was dearer than that bought at stores. Reporting for the streets committee . the Laborers Pro chairman McKee told the council discussed, and that much constructive work was that he thouzhl being done in patching the street sovernriiciit i ire Chief 010171118 to fl‘ MacEach- , Fire WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 Races Start at 2. um. Till-I ii.\"l'ltIl'lS ARE AS FOLLOWS: SZ50.00—.IL.\'i()R FREE FOR. ALlr-SZSOM] 310N111‘. 2.09. Dr. F. C. Dougan. Charlottetown- ii. l 2.1m, Waiter Hcnncssev, Charlottetown. \‘.. . . \I.\‘.'\F.Y. 2.00M. Milton Bell. Charlottetown. l|.l.ll-; RALNILKJK. 2.08M. Willard Kelly, Southport. $250.00—-2.i6 ’l"ii()'l' AND PACE~S250l00 i3 Seconds Allowed Trotters) n, Murray River. . RE.“ , , . . i. I ..\I a. 04 . JEAN IllINLl-ZY. 2.08‘. o Walter Henness BASIL H.-\.\ OVER O. ii. Horto '. “i. Dr. F . l’.\Gi.l.»\('('l. Z00‘? C Dougan, Charlottetown. ey, Charlottetown. . suLsiti. ll.\\()\‘iuR. 2.08. Tyndall Scmgle. Kensington. it '.i"li'i\'l| LUNG, f’ l" P. Clar e. Charlottetown. . .\|.\.ltllt B0“ . 2.10‘... . .- Sampson Grady Summerside. ". sites r JUL. 40M. Herbert Wisner. Pictou, iv. s. 525000-212 TROT AND PACE-SMOAJO i2 Seconds Allowed Trotters] ». George Hughes. Brackley. George Callbeck, Summerside, 11130. 114%. James Power. Charlottetown. 2.15%. Willard MacDonald, Charlottetown- . t 0W1: .134, J. Farmer. Kinkora, ' KALFIUCK. 2.13%. Vernon Proud. Brackley. i'Dl0 i. 6.. P. L. Bowness. Summerside. . 2.11M. Dr. R- F‘. Setimnn. Charlottetown. , E. Burke, Charlottetown. 325000-219 TROT AND PACE-SEEM . .\l1\R(i.-\Ill-‘.T FRISCO, C01. J. P. Hooper, Charlottetown. CHRISTIE BUDLONG, James Shaw, Roseneath, KELLY swarm/ms. c. n. Horton. Murray River. TIIF HI I-IT. Charles O'Brien, Stanhope. .\'('tl'l‘TY Ji-KANE. Milton Bell. Charlottetown, IEDITII GRAY. Ed. McGuignn. Montague. llALl IF‘. ll.\l.. Annear 8c I-fiitclieson. Montague. "'\ VURTIIY. Dr. Preston McIntyre, Montague. It! .I.Y IINYIOI’. Di. ileiilh Mi-lntvre, Charlottetown. 0. ('lIl‘|t(‘llII.I., George Mclntvnn Ml)ll1,'1g||n_ ll- ‘tl-HHURIII MUDLOVH, L. ltriukiu. Houthllort. 5 <~ If 3 >1 p» T. 5' 5 O 5 3 a Z 9- PPflP?Puu~ .a waefiwa-lwrnv-l-mw-nmfimmrtnmmvmwmw 7-12-31 1 l Elie Bil-me t0 119191"- the Aces 17-15- vehicles, guns. stores and ammuni- The Aces were hitting the Tigers around almost at will for a. time early in the game and at the end of the seventh inning were leading by seven nuts. Then the Tigers‘. pulled themselves together and with; a new pitcher on the mound im-i proved their play. rolling up ten] runs in the eighth and going on to win by two runs. i The next game will be between‘ the Aces and the All Stars on Wed-1 nesday night. The lineup:_ Accs: Corbett, Zake . Richard.‘ Burke. Nelson, Brad ey, Martin Nicholson Shepherd. Tigers: MacDonald. Walsh, Mar- tin, Morris, Doyle. Ranaghtin. But- ler. Campbell. Callaghan. Umpire. Professor Barlow. Base Judges, Louis Butler and B. Callaghan. Meeting tlf Horsemen Tonight There will be a meeting of horse- men tbis Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. at Hugh Walkers Barn, when pre- sentations of plrizes won on the ice ast winter wi be made. Positions of races for Wednesdav at Mon- tague will drawn, for and horses declared in. Fritzie Zivic Wins Decision PITTSBURGH, July ill-MP)- Fritzie Zivlc, Pittsburgh's old ring master, tonight tried his weary legs for 15 rounds. felt them fail in the closin stanzas, but held on to win a spit decision over Jol- tln' Jake La Motta of New York Zivic weighed 151. Lamotta 1571i- It was a return bout to settle arguments that followed a June l0 lO-round meeting in which the 20- year-old Lamotta got the nod over his 30-year-old opponent. pavement. A Justified plea by Councillor But- ler. on behalf of Mr. Frank Whear tion have been rushed to the beaches. This attack was the stuff the men had prepared for an intensive com- bined-operzttions training in Bri- tain. Immediately after the exer- cises the convoy carrying assault troops sailed for the Mcditerran eon and they went right to these Sicilian beaches without being at tacked by aircraft. The entire 2,000-mile trip was considering that we sailed in day- light right through the Sicilian1 channel and the Malta channel to- 1 wards Pachlno Peninsula with the whole invasion armada concentrated in one gigantic convoy. Preparations for Attack The day before the attack we started to head in the general dir- ection of Sicily and everyone was keyed to a high pitch. In the mnrn- . ing the wind started to kick upi wiiitecaps on the Mediterranean which up till then had been as calm as a. millpond. The wind rose steadily until by afternoon it was of Bale orouort ions. By that time we could see Malta. Our spirits sank for we thought the operation would have io be postponed. Our small boats could not live in that sea. Some of the waves were 13 feet high and a heavy swell was running but ftiere was bright. burning sunshine-and no message came telling us the job off. A Colonel told us the attack was to go on. At last we were definitely on our way. There was quite a strong surface swell, though. and it wasn't going to be anv sinecure landing on what everyone knew to be a tough beach with a sandbar stmetdied across the face of it. During the evening (Friday. July 9) we leamed from the headquart- ers ship that the Paciilno airlields had been plowed up. Some thought perhaps the Italians had got \viiid_ of our attack. But security had‘ been maintained 101) per cent. The attack was definitely a tactical surprise, according to headquarters staff officers. Landing Preparations Down in the mess decks the Canadians were preparing for theiri landing. They got their kit 10'] "ether. dabbed it little more oil on, to regain for him his job as care- taker of the east end bathing houses, was made. and the faot that Mr. Whear ind two sons in the armed forces solicited for him much credit in the decision of the Councillors. Cotmclllors MacDonald and Mc- Kee offered their resignation as Thqmembers or the Light and Empioy-ltuncs and a few melancholy oncs. ment Committee on the grounds that it had no power to aDDOInt men for certain jobs. This decision followed the preference of Care- taker Mr Whear for Mr. Gurney whom the committee had appointed. It was decided to separate the Light and Employment Committee in two committees. Health Report Dr. B. C. Keeping, cltv health officer. reports 340 chest examina- tions made during the month. Com- mtinicablc diseases were limited to two cases of tuberculosis. and two of measels. One case was quarintened. There were 60 births, 44 deaths and l1 marriages reported. Details of laboratory examinations and v.d. report were also submitted. together yvith a detailed report of the Sani- tory Officer. Police Report Arrests within the city limits during last month were 41. accord- ing to the report of he Chief of Police submitted last night. They included 24 dnink and incapable. 'l drunk and disorderly". 1 drunk in charge of motor vehicle. and 4 vagrancyn There were two prosecut- ions and convictions under the Prohibition Act, one for neglecting to stop a motor vehicle alter an accident. and 3 under the s'..'t:iry bylaw. Six motor vehicles were taevrd for l~~--~‘--= of m.» traffic regulaticrr ~ "v o; g1 being imposed in all cases. AmOlW-l“ in fines and Gifts’ during 1h»: month were: Pro- hibition fines. ti’): excise fines. $100; misccllnneoiis $172, DETAILED _(Continued F‘rom_ Page__One)__ atic. The Canadians went through the beach delences in a matter of minutes and struck inland, mopp- Ihll up groups of Italians en route. More than 700 prisoners, including l5 officers, have been captured alt ready by the Canadians. All day columns of Usenet-g poured down from the ront, a MPPY1°°1<1X18 crowd, guarded by one or two soldiers. The Royal Nav has been giv the troops magni icent gun nu por and big and small warships ying close in to shore bombard their targets with thunderin salvoeg which shake the Peninsu a. During the day we saw no enemy aircraft. It seemed eerie not having anyhabgut. h I e eac ooked like a big traf- fic jam with tanks gurig mu mm“ plowing through the sand to roads leading inland. It was almost un- believable to Canadians that thll first stage would be so easy. Bu; once the Axle army gets re-orgen- ized to try to cope with this aur- prise descent on the coasts, there mgIy be stubborn fighting. here are some erman format- ions in Sicily and everyone keepl asking themselves: "where are tho Italian navy and air force?!‘ I started this story of the tint day in a slit trench on my cliff top position and it is bein finished now in the early mom n; about} a headquarters ship. This i| the story now of my trip onto m; beaches, the assault and the follow up. Last night bombers attacked the troops near the beach and tried to hit nur ship under the glnre of dropped flares. The raid lasted only about 3O minutes and wits nut eff- ective. Our rick ack from ships and shore was terrific. filling the fly with red ball: of tracer. their iveapons, sorted out grenades‘ and loaded up ivitfi ammunition. They were having n whale 0f a, time. In the Sergeants‘ mess wine, N.C O.‘s were playing cards and. drinking soda. pop~our ship was‘ "dry" z-ll the may. In the ofiicers‘1 lounge a British Tommy played a ‘piano expertLv-playing some lively The officers met in tlhe lounge and were addressed by their Col-i onel. Similar meetings were heldl aboard the other ships as the zero hour approached. , "We are on the eve of a nighti in history that will never be for,‘ gotten.“ said the Colotxcl. “We will; look back on this night. and our‘ children will. We will look back onl it as the night we started to put‘ the skids to the enemy." The lord's Prayer Then everyone repealed the bird's, Preyer and chock hands all around. Then the meeting broke up. I went on deck and watched in the moon- light. There was still no air attack. U_n- balievable! At midnight we sow] great flashes in the distance where; Sicily lay. Our bombers were hitting- their targets. Tracers reached into- the sky. There were some coastal’ marchlights playing over the seal ,__..___ BRINGING 1"’ l“"i'Z-i1€R not last long. and this one didn't. Convoy Arrivel The high command gambled on the wind falling- dmibtedly it had the weather “taped"—and won. Then the big convoy broke up. ‘Ifhe Americans headed off for the Gela beaches. We sailed right ahead un- der a first-quarter moon that gild- ed the ocean. The sky was clear and crowded with stars. It was a ,made without any trouble-fantastic, Medmmnean nigh, o! ‘Mum and peacetime cruises. I could hear our bombers droning over towards Italy. Some flares shot up from the shore. They were unnerving and lingering. I was go- ing in with the naval command in a naval motor launai which was to guide the assault troops to the rLcht beaches. At l am. we went down the side of our ship in an assault landing craft and hit the swell which lifted PS high in the air. We rocketed about and moved among the ships which now were anchored a num- ber of miles off Pachino Peninsula. Finally we located our motor launch and clambeied aboard. My trmibie was I had my typewriter, water broofcd with aclheisive tape for the plunge from the sandbar to the beach. Slowly the assault landing craft gathered around us for the run in. There were scores of these 40~foot craft bouncing about on the swell. Many of the troops were seasick in them. Through a megaphone, our com- mander on our little, leaping motor launch told the flotilla: destined for our beach to follow him. and he started off. Other flotilla: sped off noiselesslv for other beaches. Bri- tish commandos were on the Can. edian left flank and another Bri- tish formation on the right. Pachino Ablaze Crack units were to land first and destroy a coastal battery. Ahead of us we could see a glare 1h the Sky. The air attack and naval bombardment had set Pach- ino ablaze. Wooden buildings in the town of 15.000 population were burning. To the left I saw tracer bullets and could fiear th-e bang of mach- ine-guns. Troops were landing. We crept in closer until we could see the low, dark coastline of Sicily in the shadows. It was a thrilling moment but l1 tendency towards seasickness took a lot of the edge off it for many of the men. some red flares shot up. lingered and snuffed out. The enemy was doing some kind of signalling. Tremen- dous explosions bocmed out in the night. I think it must have been 1b0mblng far inland. we could see gigantic flashes. On our right there were more flashes. but this time from sca- ward. Warships of the Mediterran- ean fleet were shelling positions on the peninsula. The noise was ear- splittuig. though the ships were miles away. When the flashes oe- curred you could see the gleaming gun barrels lit up even at. that dis- tance. Trc; -rs started to arise-cross our beaches. Some Royal Canadian Engineers from Nova Scotia and two compen- ies of an Ontario regiment were , touching down ahead of us. ‘There were spurts of machine-gun bullets at their boats. Then I heard our, orcn guns. The brens have a G15". tinotive knocking sound like a stick Slflkhlit an oak door. Canadians were in action. Dawn was creeping up as ‘f transferred from the motor launch‘ to a landing craft for beaclilng. The typewriter was still tagging 810ml somehow. Just then tank landing craft bringing up the first wave of an Ontario regiment came. hit the sandbar and stopped short. We piled over the side and plunged into four feet of water. My type- writer was dunked. 1 suddenly thought oi Dieppe and wondered who would be writing this story for it looked plenty hot here. But we waded frantically thmugii the breakers and ran onto the beach. Troops swarmed off their craft. and ivent through a tap in the wire defences which had been cut by suppers a few minutes before. Infantrymen were already spreading out in the sand dunes on the other side of the wire. Not an enemy beach machine- gun was in action right here. More gaps were cut through the vyire which stretched the whole length of the beach which was sandy and 50 yards wide from the sea to the dunes where the wire was locaited. Canadians were firing to the right and left and an occasional iburst o1 enemy fire was heard from Tseveral hundred yards inland. The Canadians went for them. Beach organization now was being set up with the navy and army personnel working speedily. ' I c esred off down the beach with one thought in mind-digging in for dive-bombing which, on the bus of a past disagreeable experieme. I thought was certain to comp. I had no spade so I scooped out sand with my hands and my tin cup. The sun now was up. Infantry- men with fixed bayonet; were prod- ding bushes on the dunes. The first prisoner had been taken-a soldier in a illbox. Apparently his oom- radea ad run for it. Firing From Farmhouse Canadians moved up a hill to the right of the beach and occupied it. Others scouted north and west. There was some firing from farm- houses among thie vineyards on gently-rising land. There were stone walls around most of the .fields. It was miserable farm land. Mhough, with many rocks. rm- half an hour we waited ;tcnsely for enemy planes but they never showed up. The beach was organized now. and special British ',beach groups bad the whole situa- ition in hand. . Canadian infantry were racing up the mad leading to Mancini, a mile and a. half from the beach. Mancini is an old monastery on a hilltop and served as an Italian barracks and ammunition dump. The troops surmised nearly 200 Italian soldiers there and captured the lot of them. Then infantiymen went on to a coastal battery a mile farther north on he same road. This was the one that blasted at us on the way in. Attacking with grenades. the Canadians stormed the gun posit- ions and knocked the battery out, taking more prisoners. Troops of an Ontario regiment by now were also about three miles inland and pushing ahead at toll Speed. The 12.0.15 Mid British sappers were going through fields with mine, detectors. They located several largel mineficlds and dug up scores of thei latest model German mines. On the‘ right flank a British formation had equal success in landing and taking out beach defences. Thev oc- cupied the tip of the peninsula and then, I believe. captured Pachino town. (The capture of Paciiirio was confirmed Monday, some hours‘ after lvlunro ivrote this dispatch, and was unofficially credited to British and Canadian forces.) Alt any rate. Pachino. burned to a crisp. fell during the morning. Similar success was achieved on lthe beach adjoining 0n the left. now and they cluttered aionl hard, dusty roads u gentle 111118 on the way to the acnlno area.- Long columns of troops marched along, following up the assault in- fanny. The beach was a conglo- mera ion of soldiers, vehicles land- ing craft, wireless set-u and hand carts of supplies. First Prisoners Just behind our beach were two salt marshes. They had dried out a little but the surface was still slimy. Here mosquitoes bred and we remembered our anti-Mal- aria precautions. Four hundred yards from the beach I went H- round a aha turn in the road and saw the firs prisoners. They were six short, swarthy Italians dress- ed in soft forage caps and flimsy gray uniforms. One carried l. sach- el with food and wine in it. He seemed to have been pro ared for capture. They looked any hing but good soldiers and when the Can-. ticks ave them the odd cigaret to see w at happened their faces lit up. They were evidently quite eon- tent with their lot; as we assed the grinned, said hello in taliim an gave us a Fascist salute. There were also two horse-drawn Italian army ammunition carts. filled with ammunition, and the Canadians took them over fin- mediately to carry mortar bombs to the forward troops. There were still a few snipers around and we walked along the road cautiously. Bren carriers passed us at top speed. At Maucini a handful of Canadians were in charge. Outside the courtyard 0! the white stucco buildings were piles of Italian steel helmets, am- munition puches, rifles and machi- ne- una. e area around Mancini was quiet but ahead there was firing 01' small arms and we hes-rd the deep crump of mortar bombs. The ad- vancing troops had met some 01>- position. Two hundred Italians taken at Maucini were marching down the road with three Can- adians escorting them. The uarcls were having no trouble at a.l. One Canadian commandeered an Ital- ian army car and after fumbling with gears got it rolling and rush- ed his section to the front. Be- tween Maucini and Pachino I pass- ed two Italian dead lying by the Three Miles into Sicily ht A.M. and I was three miles in S ilv already. pursuing the forwar infantry- I stopped then with press relations officer Dave McLellan of Halifax. who was with me all the time. t0 make a cup of tea. We sat under an olive tree in a grove and settled down m breakfast, such as it was. The Canadians were attacking the Pachino airfield a mile ahead of us by now and the sound 0f Ill!- iou; firing reached us. On a hill 500 yards from our olive range enemy mortar fire banged down. It was off ran e- Justaslwas about tosi te first mouthful of tea I loo ed a- cross into the next field and there were three tanks. ‘Iliey were mov- ing in our direction. Droppin the tea, I elled “German tan s—- they loo ed like mark W's at that distance-and scooted for cover. Mae crouched with a Tommy- gun. Then I got out my binocular and identified them as British- They were with the British forces cn our right. With relief we went back to our cold tea and we had scarcely started pro erly into the breakf t of biscu is when We heard t e crack of a rifle. It went off twice and seemed close. Some sniper perhaps had spotted us. So at this stage we left the olive. grove, walking back to the beach and It W85 IlOt b wherever Vancouver and Win- 1nivpeg regiment; assaulted. 1 They practically walked in ‘standing up and infiltrated inland, gassing hundreds of Canadians 8°- C y _ PAGE SIX W _,___'I‘l'll:.' HDFIARLOTTEHTOWN MGVUARIQIAN ____,_ _ __ '_ ___ JULY 13, 1943 _ ‘ ' The tron were well dug in asli- We were too for out than b be up and in In weak. Navel creft| cleaning out pocket; of numerical _ ore and t e bombers could not .o.n:i:a by mun. were laying a smoke screen for us," and occupying high ground with . ‘ touch them except by direct hits. I Earlier we had all been getting and gunfire from destroyers. 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Advance Seems Unreal Canadian and British troops, in their tropical kit and wearing shorts, limited like veterans by noon, all covered with winte dust. A HEQUCIIL OOmiflBflL IO U5 B5 we passed uiem was, "say where is the war." This wnule advance seemed 80 unreui and it was nothing like what tne troops had expected. While the Canadian intelligence had the thing doped out exactly right, mere was a tendency during the voyage out to expect far more trouble man there was. But the boys were not. inciting that the aa- sault had been a soft touch. They had got over the first hur- dle in good style. iviany had been in action, and they were feeling like the kings oi Sicily. The pri- soners they saw going down the line did not even give them a very high impression oi the Italian I-t- my. By noon the heat Was hard to take. I went back to the beach looked for brigade headquarters. f never found it. Then I watched other units come ashore. “An Ontariglaregiment came in th p pers y g. Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Brun- swick and French-Canadian re- giments landed and moved into position up the line. A western light ‘infantry support group was away up front after ianduig close behind assault troops. A Quebec tank regiment landed. British artillery also got into pos- ition with us. Canadian mutt-tank guns and blunt-nosed vehicles poured up the roads. ‘Ii-oops in the beach area were saying “something is queer about. tiiis"- because there was n0 I11‘ attack, "perhaps Italy i, going to pack up," said one British officer- Strong Naval Support During the morning Royal Navy ships ‘figured shells on inland tar- gets. ey stood off about half a mile from shore and caunonaded Italian concentrations. Artillery 0!- ficers with the front-line infantry were giving targets by wireless. Naval support all day was most impressive. 1n the evening I climbed to I slit trench I had dug with an Italian shovel on the cliff east of the main beach. A; t-h red run went down I watched the country where the Canadians were fightihl. To tho north and west vehicles and flifu?“ “K313i? ‘° Siiiiitm" c up w owa - With their initial success behind them now, and some blood on their bayonets. Canadians were re- plared to go into really tough M- tes. But they saw they hit a wit spot in the Sicilian defences. As I got ready to return to Shore 1° to get to one of the butt-lei which might be developing, an 0 - flcer on cur headquarters shill came over and said "you Bhvllld have seen what I saw: theres a Corporal on deck reading a west- ern thriller." And the headquarter: ship was barely half a mill off the beaches with the battle- E1‘ *< forward. is is inhospitable - looking, ground beyond. "ity George MeManus 1 LOTS or: BlLLiN’--AN’ Tl-VJUGGLER WAS FIT TO BE TIED" ' _rt \ ANY KIND ‘THAT DO AS t SAV- CALL up Mv HELLO-OH-HELLO! SISTER~AND SAY WE'LL ‘T YOU BE OVER TO CALL ON EVER HAVE THEM THIS AFTERNOON! PLEA5AHT IDEAS? 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