Cairo, Aug. 6.
Six Italian planes were shot down in two air battles over the desert, y bill empowering President yesterday, a Royal Air Force communique announced here.
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Goer Guard and military reserves In both battles, RAF. planes engaged 50 Italian fighters, the com-bill might be approved without a record Alben W: Barkley, Democrat of jue said. The Italians are believed to be preparing for a major assault against British forces in Africa. bill ae oan Colonel Charles A. Lind-, of Florida, last night inter-The communique said that during a British raid on Massawa harbour, a direct hit was scored on a naval a's Fifth Columnists. vessel anchored there, During the onél}the ages of 21 and 31 as potential same raid, "in low level attacks, life re-}-material for a years compulsory German air raids will grow in in-bombs were seen to burst among Germany's ale commutes 12 to three in tensity; and Britain had better build submarines," according to the com. up interceptors. [favour of the controversial bill. defensive forces are growmunique.
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Democrat of Texas, ind he Senate Committee, Senator Morris Shepard, of fighters substantially increased violent during the raid, the com-during the past few weeks and still munique said, but it was ineffective. A small force of British bombers increasing. The Royal Air Force is. x upon and the stronger today than ever before, with raided a fuel dump at Massawa and "all bombs dropped within the target more reserves and more fighters to call upon, area," the communique continued. Aeroplane production, be: "A building was struck," the com. increased. by leaps and bounds and munique said. "Enemy fighters at. the hopes of the Air tacked and anti-aircraft fire was intense, but all our aircraft returned." Germany, meanwhile is suffering}—United Press. from some production handicaps and therefore it is doubtful whether pro-this country as France was duction will be increased in the proportion as Britain's, this expert
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