San Francisco, Jan. 28, The United Slates Army transport Kvichaka late yesterday sent out SES. messages, heard here, that It had struck: "Sisters? rock," midway between Seattle and Ketchikan, and needed help badly.
The Coast Guard cutter Namana was speeding at full steam to the Fescue but not expected to reach the vichoke, 1200 tons, until T pin. to-
whether the Kvichaka carried troops.
Coast Guard ofelas wore not sure "United Press, 'A captured Italian pilot said today that long Fows of machines on aero-romes (0 the rear had been put out of action by British bombers. Tobruk itself suffered severely under bombardment by the Navy and RAP. From the minaret of a mosque which almost miraculously escaped damage panoraniic view of the town showed that herdly a building was un-seathed. Barracks, the naval headquarters, radio station and fortifiea-
"From the harbour uphill towards allan gun. positions the Impression is given that thousands of tons conerete have been crumpled by mighty earthquake. One of four naval qurs—made in Pilsen in 1017 had Tecelved a direct Mit. Th the! centre of the fort was a huge crater caused by thousand-pound. bombs. The place reeked of cordite and smouldering timber.
Mystery still surrounds the fate of General Berganzoli, who was at the time reported to hive escaped from Bardia at the last minute in a rowing
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