crypt of a church wera safely re- Greeks Mistake moved after bombs Ignited the roof. Bans Italian Italians Withdraw Adjoining buildings were destroyed. Egypt Celebration for Houses Demolished. Arithmetic Books; To New Line North Air Raid Alarm Nine were buried when high ex- Calls It demolished two houses In Propaganda By the Associated Press. plosives By the Associated Preee. the Of SALONIKA, Greece, Dec. 9.— southeast area. Two bodies were CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. The Argirocastro $ A lot of Greeks were late last recovered and digging for the others Egyptian cabinet today banned the Italian night for the celebration which was continued. arithmetic book, Eleventh followed the official announce- "Arithmetics Practica," by Can- Army Completes Two big storage in one ment of the fall of the Albanian depots tardo Baffi, from Egyptian •— district were burned out. Several Move Without Loss of city of Argirocastro. schools on the ground that its apartments were hit. Nine bombs > Salonika had a taste of air arithmetic problems were so on regions in the outskirts damaged Men, Command Says raids last and so when worded as to "spread Fascist month, houses extensively. the whistles and bells got going propaganda and justify Italian th« Associated Press. B> p< last night hundreds of Greeks Pour persons were killed and an- imperialist designs against Brit- Dec. Italian other was ROME, 9,—The high :->Ul mistook the sounds for an alarm injured by the explosion ain and France.” of command announced today that and dashed into cellars. a delayed-action bomb they were ; examining near a railroad tunnel in Italy's 11th armv had withdrawn to the southeast. Marion C. Hutton Dies a new defense line north of Argiro- London A residential district in an East CHICAGO, Dec. 9 (JP).—Marion C. castro. Southern Albania. (The Anglian town was reported “plas- From First Hutton, 66, of Little Rock, Ark., Greeks announced of _(Continued Page.)_ tered" with incendiary bombs. No occupation |u of the Voss-Hutton casualties were reported, however, president Co., Argirocastro yesterday.) raiders had nearly 700 beds, but the and little damage was said to have dealers in automotive parts, died "The 11th army,” the high com- number of deaths was not expected been done. in a hotel room war bulletin yesterday, appar- mand's daily asserted, of the H to exceed five as most patients Several deaths in London were at- ently of a heart attack. "completed its orderly withdrawal **■* were removed some weeks One tributed to shock among elderly pa- without loss of men or material on ago. tients in a the two hospital grounds of a line north of Argirocastro and high explosive bomb demolished which were hit by bombs. minor surrounding localities,” blocks of the institution, comprising In 5th it "Q One heavy bomb in a London bor- the army sector, added, of tne In- about one-third hospital. ough wrecked a line of houses, dam- "repeated enemy attacks were re- K cendiary bombs seriously damaged pulsed by our which had aged 40 others and trapped an un- troops, the administrative offices and the launched numerous victorious coun- known number of persons. casualty department. A flre, which took ter attacks." Some hours after the start of the widespread hours to control, was set in a The Italian air force, "although raid, hundreds of incendiary bombs Thames Estuary district by a bom- hampered by unfavorable weather were showered on the city by a bardment of incendiaries. conditions.” bombed military ob- steady stream of planes over one- jectives at Sant Moura and the Gulf half of London. High explosive Your Government soys that of Arta, Greece, the communique bombs followed and then more in- Corn U. S. "CHOICE" IS the said. cendiaries. Argentina Buys To control all corn in highest grade of beef Four "enemy" planes were reported The fires which broke out formed produced regu- GREEKS CAPTURE ITALIAN INVASION BASE—Greek troops sold at shot down in fighting in North a half moon through the city, but the country, Argentina is paying larly retail—so your marched into last of Italy’s invasion GIANT sells Africa, three by Italian fighters and yesterday Argirocastro, the capital's highly organized fire growers nearly $3 a ton above the you ONLY that bases in Southern the nearest Fascist air base one by naval aircraft batteries. Albania, leaving fighters quickly controlled them. market price for ail corn delivered grade of beef regularly. British raids on the airport at at Valona and Berat. The Greek command reported steady Two hundred and fifty persons to government agents, and all stor- who were shelter in the is Tripoli and other localities resulted advances on all fronts. Valona is in the path of the Greek seeking age space bulging with the grain. In one death and five injuries, the drive (1) the Adriatic coast from Porto Edda. Berat lies high command said. up drive (2) on from British raids on Gallabat, in the above the double-pronged Tepeleni Argiro- Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, and Gherille castro and Premet. Heavy fighting was reported at Klisura in Somaliland, "caused several Pass. The Greek drive on Pogradetz (3) and aimed at Elbasani deaths and injuries,” it added. was reported making rapid progress. —A. P. Wirephoto. New Navy Command. The finest butter procurable a more offensive never been a Fascist, the The Italian navy, as well as the might foreshadow opposed or else it would never merit naval forces. Greek which turned out army, functioned under new com- | spirit by Fascist campaign the U. S. Government's former Italian naval to be such a grievous misadventure, mand today after a shake-up by Jacchini, butter as a as well as The highest No which Premier Mussolini apparently attache here, was described politically military. rating. a com- this man other butter intends to intensify the nation's young man for so important politicians, said, appar- is ever sold at underestimated the war efforts. mand. ently strength your GIANT! Admiral Arturo Riccardi. 62, be- Admiral Arturo Cavagnari. who of the Greek resistance and the staff therefore was came naval chief of staff and under- I resigned as chief of the naval army inadequately of the ■ secretary of the navy—Premier Mus- I and undersecretary navy, prepared. sources owed his What Adolf Hitler might solini holds the naval portfolio him- i these said, position part have had in the command self—following the resignation yes- ! "more to his political opinions than high a and he had any- terday of Admiral Domenico Cavag- his reputation as seaman” changes, supposing at all to do with the shake- nari. Admiral Angelo Jacchini was may have been picked as scapegoat thing not known here, but the title “commander of the for Britain's Armistice Day raid on up. is naturally given | 1 it to be clear, in : Your GIANT ever mokes fleet on the sea.” and Admiral Inigo the Italian naval base at Taranto. appears becoming the minds of observers that Ger- Campione was made vice chief of the Duce Seen on Spot. i this egg quality pledge—at ; British circles, cautiously man diplomacy is at work to per- naval staff. military > no time will we the Greeks to offer our In the mist of the series of changes optimistic about the course the war suade accept peace. customers a STOR- two leaders. i is taking with Italy, expressed the single —which placed army AGE EGG. Marshal Pietro Badoglio and Gen. j opinion that the unexpected changes Every egg we Cesare Maria de Vecchi Count di Val i! in the Italian Army and Navy high sell must be STRICTLY that N. L. R. B. Order Is Upheld Cismon, and a naval leader on the ] command were “another sign” FRESH. all at their I Premier Mussolini was on the retired list in this days, j M career. not “own request"—II Duce lost two of |j toughest spot in his Against Gannett Papers Why make this an old-fashioned Christmas, re- 1 so far his generals in an airplane crash Some officers even went The United States Court of Ap- in 1 as to declare he was losing his grip viving the American home these revered In Northern Italy Saturday. peals today upheld a National Labor century- "after two major political blunders” One was Gen. Aldo Pellegrini. 52, Relations Board finding of unfair old Colonial Chairs? the other —his declaration of war against his chief of civil aviation, labor practice against the Press Co.. head of the France and Britain last June and pltStZ! Gen, Pietro Pintor, 60, Inc., publishers of the Knickerbocker The finest domestic Sweit- commission dealing with his Grecian adventure. Both under- armistice Press and Albany Evening News, zer Cheese France. takings, these men said, apparently produced in vanquished morning and evening papers of Gen. Camillo Grossi, one of Italy's were started on the false assump- Americo is officially 1 Albany. N. Y. stamped leaders, was tion that victory would be cheap. Grade "A" high-ranking military Under the order, dismissed em- Wisconsin State Gen. Pintor as The surprising quality of Greek named to succeed ployes must be reinstated with —and GIANT will of- Armistice resistance, the British blockade and your president of the Italian The O-affiliated British back pay. C. I. fer none other Commission. Gen. Grossi, a 64-year- the “increasingly effective" you than this Tri-City Newspaper Guild, rep- old native of Grosseto, commanded bombing, the officers said, have soft- topmost grade. resenting papers in Albany. Troy armies of the East in the ened Italy to a dangerous degree. Salem Rocker Italy's and Schenectady, had contended He has been Italian Lnrest txpeciea. pre-war organization. been dismissed The not cre- that employes had originals of those Rockers a Senator since 1939. Military experts only put because of guild activity or sym- are still Changes In the political ranks of, dence in reports reaching London of prized possessions in and disorders in Northern pathy. Mussolini s Fascist government were unrest many a New England home. "We have The court's decision, written bv in some circles to be in Italy, but also said today: in expected Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner. Done black, with stenciled the to complete the current been expecting it.'1 offing and concurred in by Associate Justice decorations in MUSSELMAN’S M M of keymen. They said British broadcasts and gold. | replacements Harold M. ordered the gk leaflets, plus reports trickling back Stephens, Political Necessity Seen. N. L. R B." order modified, however, belief from the front, have made it im- Foreign quarters expressed out name the «££7“_*i«75 for Mussolini to conceal the by striking the of that the overhauling of the Italian possible true state of affairs in Albania. Gannett Co., Inc., of Rochester, APPLE war machine was due as much to j The fact that Marshal Rodolfo owner of the common stock of the $AUCe4 | 9C as to necessity. political military Press Co., and by eliminating a the Graziani s army, poised for months With maintenance of people’s relief for an attack on and the Suez provision for reimbursement of ' morale as essential as that of the Egypt MKM KITCHEN Canal, is still waiting is regarded agencies where money had been paid MINCEMEAT 23# fighting forces in times which are as another source of on out by them. difficult militarily, economically and disquietude home front. In a partially dissenting opinion II Duce moved on three the Italian politically, Associate Justice Wiley Rutledge PUMPKIN Va»E2 3 here are not brash "DELiaOUS"_2 successive days to supplant his com- Experts enough 15C immediate concurred In the majority’s conclu- manders with trusted lieutenants to predict an collapse, but they believe Italy is growing sion, but held that the Gannett Co. sunmaid expected to carry out his orders vig- I that unrest and disillusion- I should be held liable, as the evidence I SEEDLESS RAISINS orously and produce successes. groggy, ";;7c will set in “clearly established that ic dominat- the air headed by ment among the people Only command, ; ORANGE—LEMON— J ot. and and that if more ed and controlled the Press Co. in its PCCI C O OOC Gen. Francisco Pricolo, which has grow apace, blows are the Fascists relations and in other “Old f itfcLv CITRON—MIXED FRUIT _ pkts. borne the brunt of the war in the struck against employment Ironsides” 0 4U will reach a where col- respects.* Mediterranean, has remained intact. Italy point the name and cannot be avoided. Commemorating What began with the announced lapse fame of the Consti- One officer that the rea- good ship resignation of Marshal Badoglio for suggested I GRAPEFRUITi son behind the changes in the Ital- tution. It is a Hichcock Chair his own reasons, presumably having KODAKS ian command is the to do with the unsatisfacory turn high necessity MOVIE designed by Lambert Hich- of finding men to carry out PANCAKE FLOUR taken by the Greek campaign, quick- willing CAMERAS cock in about the year 1798. [ jKE 7* I wholeheartedly the political and ly turned into a thorough shake-up, TIME fin- of II Duce and LIMITED Faithfully reproduced; as Gen. Ettore Bastico replaced De military policies avoid a growing split between the ished in black, with stanciled f KARO SYRUP ... Vecchi as commander of the Dode- **12* 1 Fascists and the Italian Army. ROBBIN'S decorations in canese Islands and Admiral Cavag- 14th St. N.W. NA. 7024 gold. This man had no doubts that 529 1 - nari stepped down. OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL XMAS Marshal Pietro who has Although Italians have painted the Badogllo, SWEET POTATOESn^s IO* ! record of their navy in glorious I Penwald Bartlett hues, Mussolini was believed by ob- servers to have decided that a ehange was needed nonetheless. SENSATIONAL ALLOWANCE “Changing Guard” Policy. — “Changing of the guard,” however, For Your Car in Trade on a j PEARS has long been a policy of II Duce and he never has hesitated to apply it when he thought conditions de- manded. The cause of the Saturday crash 1941 PONTIAC which killed Gen. Pin tor and Gen. Pellegrini was reported to be unde- A said all 6-CYL. TWO- Complete I termined. communique SOI r ‘•Duck-bill” Windsor aboard the military plane, including DOOR SEDAN_ ^V I J Delivered | “some members” of the armistice A fine copy of on original, of in addition eoijimission—apparently about the year 1800 and one to the two generals—were killed. best of all the Windsor This was the second plane crash of the taking the lives of armistice com- types. Done in black, with mission members this year and the stenciled decorations in geld. second to take the life of a high Chriatmaa Italian officer. Marshal Italo Balbo. FLOOD with whom Gen. Pellegrini flew to Special_ Chicago in 1933, was killed in a crash In Libya June 29. Three French and four German officers, | members of the French-German ar- PONTIAC commission, and six German mistice 8400 soldiers were killed October 10 when 4221 Connecticut Ave. WOodley their plane plunged into the Medi- Oldest Pontiac Dealer in D. C. terranean. More Offensive Spirit « Expected of Fascists Goldsmith Windsor LONDON. Dec. 9 (^.—British Of the of 1790. naval circles expressed belief last vintage Orig- right that the appointment of inally used as a pull-up Chair Admiral Angelo Jacchini as com- v and still serves that same pur- mander of Italy’s “fleet on the sea” int0Sm<, f4t additional 1 nking b°‘ 1 pose today—with uses for bridge, breakfast liEff and as a desk chair. 11 room, Lasting Gifts Cr‘SP'8 _,Q0Itont \| in Fresh-Caught I goldenbrown-^ dtl. ] Accurately reproduced Bedroom Furniture 1 u*e •'**!,T black finished with gold sten- deboous. decorations. PAN Studio Couehoi I w»ys ciled

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