Detachments consisting of between 20 and 40 officers and men manned ines atop roofs and around the Douglas, Lockheed, Northrup, North American, Vultee and Consolidated aircraft factories.
One hundred armed guards were stationed at the Wolf Creek ordn~ nce plant at Milan, Tennessee, afler man had been arrested while attempting o crawl through a fence.
Power plants, irrigation plants, mines, lumber "mills and factories were placed under guard in Arizona on advice of the FB.1—United Press. for Crete London, May 31.
ERMAN troops continue to pour into Crete from the air, and fierce fighting is continuing in some districts, state -the latest reports received in London.
Apart from this there is li tle further news of the actual situation, which was yesterday described as serious, 'A message from Alexandria says that British wounded who have been {taken there estimate German losses jin Crete are between 10.000 and 15.000 men.
About 1.500 parachutists are said {to have been killed during the frst days of fighting.
Authoritative quarters in London' pointed out that the situation in [Crete is obviously dimtcult.
The view held in London is that whatever happens in Crete British faction was fully justified, Grstly. Jbeeause of the destruction of highly: tained German personnel anid thei specialized material, and secondly. Lecause it enabled Britain to clear up situations elsewhere—Reuter.
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