iierc*s a rather startling aftermath of the epic of the bismarck, It»s a British statement that the giant hazi battle­ ship was bigger than had been supposed. The bismarck was rated as a thirty-five thousand ton monster. But now a British officer who took part in the sinking of that ultra-powerful ship, states today that the ^ismarck must have been close to fifty thousand tons, i-arger, much larger, than the British Goliath she sent to the bottom, the forty-two thousand ton Hoodf reputed to be the biggest in the world This reasoning is based on the amount of battering or two from the Battleship the Hazl battleship took before sinking. It was revealed today that the Bismarck was hit by three torpedoes from aircraft, two torpedoes shot by destroyers, one Rodney, and still another from the Cruiser Norfolk. All that - and a deluge of shell fire! Two British battleships hammered away with their biggest guns. The George the Fifth 4- hodnev from the Northwest. And fired from the Southwest, the ,rck did not sink! It took a salvo of torpedoes send the mighty craft finally still the Bisma: from the Cruiser Dorchester to 1 ^ vi i BISMARCK - 2 to the bottom. That tabulation of torpedoes and shells brings the following statement from the before mentioned British officer, ^The Bismarck was a colossus wi which withstood terrific punishment,” says he. "She undoubtedly was above anything we thought of, and fifty thousand tons must have been necessary to give her such strength." The British emphasize the valorous fight made by ^ the Bismarck. Naval officers in the fight say she went to the bottom with her colors nailed to the mast-head. ^oday were landed two parties of survivors. Twenty four were in one group, eighty-five in the other. Total, one hundred and nine. British sailors guarding them say they are subdued and downcast.^Every man on the Bismarck, " explains a British officer, "was convinced that the vessel was unslnkable. »^hen they felt her going down," he added, "they got the shock of their lives." KAISER his family has not been summoned to nis bedside - his condition is not that grave. He*s eighty-two years old - that one-time warlord who lost his throne in the previous World War. T There were rumors in Berlin today that the Ex-Haiser of Germany had died, but these are denied. The one-time Emperor, Is extremely ill — that is officially stated, however, | !i !l I: s i tmm 1 SCaWELING iJerlin denies the death of Max Schmellng, sxmx and says the British story about him was based on a misapprehension - a wrong Identification, Cairo gave out a dramatic account of the end of the former heavyweight champion of the world - the black-browed German who scored one of the astounding surprises of pugilism, when he knocked out the present champion, Joe iiouis, several years ago. We were told how Max Schmellng, as a iiazi parachute soldier In Crete, was captured by yQdirx Australians - how he seized a rifle, tried to escape, and X was killed. Today Berlin newspapers printed an interview with Schmellng, This represents him as being in a Hospital In Crete, a parachute soldier who took part in the desperate fighting and fell 111 with tropical fever. 0 The German High Command, in telling t of British and Greek resistance in Crete^ uses thoco "pT'eryvfhere collapsed :f The Naxls claim that their troops, pushing on from Suda Bay, the eastern ,;art of the island, joined forces with parachute units, and have been fighting in the RetifflO area. That’s in the middle of the Worth Coast of Crete. They said yesterday tnat they nad captured Candia - on the eastern shore of the island. So apparently the invaders have taken virtually the whole north coast - and that’s the part of the island which counts. On the south. mountains descending into the sea. cience the basis for the A- Max Nazi claim, tdat the seizure of the island is virtually complete. Cairo denies that the Germans have captured Candia. They say British troops are still in control there. London, m,.. on the other hand, concedes the fall of Candia. Cairo adrai ts, that its forces in Crete have had to make still another view. Here's a United witndrawal, and London takes a gloomy Press dispatch from the British capital:- "The situation in Crete," it states, "was reported growing steadily worse tonight. I V.AR - 2 It appears that Britain once again is faced with t the necessity of salvaging that It can from a i± lost campaign." The _Germans_ state that th^Brltlsh General Freyberg, has been killed. He crashed while flyl ng from Crete to Alexandria^i^says a Berlin dispatch. Freyberg, that fabulous soldier from isiew Zealand, who has been a brilliant British military legend, a hero of incredible exploits. London says it has no information about the Razj story of the end of Freyberg, V.C. i^n ugly note is sounded by Berlin - accusation of atrocities. Parachute troops mutilated - outrages committed by civilians. Berlin blames this on British prime Ministei Kinston Churchill, and says that atrocities were incited by the Churchill charge that the Nazi air borne troops were wearing New Zealand uniforms nome comes forward with a rather fantastic story , f 1 foe. The German air borne about a new weapon - artiilciai log. 4j •#* n ejT7nt"he 11 c mist w’hlch caused army advanced with the aid of a synthetic rai . j 1*.= savs Rome enemy saw only shadows weird results - says home. wa H - 2 everywnere,” says tlie Italian account, ”and nervousness com ;Unicated itself from one man to another, causing panic and making men break ranks.” The i^ascist version concludes with the^atdtt^i**&fiCfl»»<*- ”iJetachments of Australians and Greeks,” it says ”ran into the arms of the Germans. They believed they were retreating in the other direction. The mistake was due to artificial fog,” says Rome From that otner theatre of war, iraw conflicting reports came today - London stated that the pro-Nazi Premier Rascnia -li Al-gailani, had run away. In the face of the british advance to^^•Erd Baghdad, he fled to Persia. Ihls was confirmed by a report from Syria, which Nazi leader had fled to the stated, however, that the pro ^ ^ taken with him young i^lng Feisal. North, not Persia, and had taken wit . is denied by Rome, which states The story of running away % , 4 To <;till in Baghdad, but that haschld All al-Gallanl is still conferences with the Turkish about to leave for Turkey - for government I I WAR - 4 However all this may bei British forces are closing ill on Baghdad and expect to capture the city within a few days Today they reported the seizure of Ur, ancient site of Babylonian culture. Ur of the Chaldees, whence Abraham A* i ADD TO IRAQ STORY Here * s about the movements of the >>««« Iraq government. It comes from Vichy and it states that most of the officials have gone to Mosul — the oil field region. (Str-v^ "to There thej^^Jr* under the protection of the forces of Nazi ‘'WW Germany which control Mosul and the oil wsMi wells. MILK From Great Britain comes a suggestion thrtt we Americans I curtail our consumption of milk - that housewives over here use less milk, also, we might go without cream one day a week - a creamless day. The purpose being - to aid British children. The suggestion was made in London today by Food Minister Lord Woolton. In discussing British food supplies, he stated that the milk situation was unsatisfactory, - not enough of that necessary food for British children. TTien he made the following appeal:- ^I know that America has no big exportable surplus of milk," said he, "but I believe that American^ women would be willing to reduce their own consumption, perhaps go S without cream one day a week, so the difference * could be sent in the form of mi^k powder.” T„., ,rop.s.l, » *»« “”>"■> ’*= . ^ ranxpa. but Cunadlsns euthorltlts stated promptly considered in C 11 on to the Dominion. Officials that the appeal hardly appUea to the at the department of Trade and c ommerce in Ottawa 9 Stated m MILK - 2 that Canada’s powdered milk plants were already working at top capacity for Britain. i I GUARi; This Memorial Day witnessed one particular thing throughout the nation -- the guarding of defense plants against sabotage In New York, eighteen thousand policemen ordered to be on the lookout for possible attempts this weekend against defense establishments - plants, docks, and especially the Brooklyn Navy lard. Pittsburgh^- Safety director George Fraley stated that the police are - on the alert. Detroit; cruising police cars on the lookout for suspicious activities in the vicinity of Detroit’s vast defense industries. Fort ^orth, Texas;- armed guards placed pt a fifteen million daiiars dollar bomber assembly plant. Phoenix, Arizona, esp-cia vigilance for the protection of powder plants, irrigation dams, and so on. Seattle, Washington'.- special steps taken to orot„t t« l.cK. of .o i-porfo. o.»l. CalifornlaJ'- the nation »s most important area of warplane Industry was likewise the scene of the largest amount of precaution today 1' GUARD - c ‘■^hese protective measures across the country. are ascribed to warnings conveyed by the F.b, I.'and in (/V Washington government officialsreports hftd""bvtfn received of a nationwide sabotage plot - timed for the weekend of Memorial Day, ■HfOISI aluminum Toiay at Richmond, Virginia, streams of citi sens carried pots and pans to fire stations. That may seem like an odd phenomenon - fire stations getting pots and pans. But, it»s a part of national defease, aad the key to it all is that white light metal - aluminum. Number one rnetal in the manufacture of aircraft. aluminum is running short - not enough of it. i^-itchenware IF is a possible source of supply. In England they’ve had a concerted national drive to persuade people to donate aluminum vessels to war industries. Suppose we should have to do something like that over here - a nationwide call for people to give aluminumT How much of the metal would be collected? The government is making a test. Two sample cities were selected - nadlson, Vilsconsin, and Richmond, Virginia, typical American communities. In each city a five day campaign has been staged, j n cooking utensils to be delivered with publicity and all that - cooki g . Memorial Day. So now we have the news today. Appropriate from Richmond - streams of citizens carrying pots and pans ALUMINUM - S to points of collection - fire stations. The amount brought in will help to fix government i)olicy - If the need should come for a public drive to collect aluminum. n 1 m Usually the excitement of a race Is while It's being run and won. But today In Indlanpolls the aimual automobile classic had a blaze of excitement before It started. Blaze Is right for there was a sweep of flame through garages where the racing cars were kept — those highly expensive vehicles of dazzling speed. In one garage a mechanic was draining gasoline from an auto entered in the tSst — and there was an explosion. The car was destroyed. The fire spread swiftly. There was a frantic scene of getting the speedy autos out into the open, to save them. Even t so more than a hundred thousand dollars in damage was done, and the electric power facilities of the track were disrupted, including electricity for the electric eye- delaying the start for an hour. RACE - t xvfter tiie excitement, the thrills of the race began, there were a number of crashes, as hour after hour the drivers went round and round, burning up the track. No fatalities. fortunately - although things looked desperate for three drivers when tney staged a three-way collision. One car tried to pass another, skidded and hit the back of the car it was trying to pass. A driver coming up ^ust behind had to swerve sharply to avoid crashing into the t«o. He went into a spin, and hit a wall. This IhszB three-way coliidon, however. resulted in only one injury - a badly cut leg. *ho's the winner? Oh yes - Floyd Davis of Springn.U, ““ ““ al.g.lc .. .n -t£j? Can fifteen miles an hour. - ^ ^ ± 3 . GOLF THRILLS ft 1th perfect Decoration Day weather In nearly all parts of the country record crowds took to the highways. Ihlrtleth of ^ May parades were longer than usual, fishermen lined the banks of trcut streamy, and golf courses were crowded. Four of the countries leading golfers jra are doing a sporting tning, going up and down the couttry playing benefit games for british l^'ar belief and for the i^merican Red Cross. The four are Patty Berg, former U.S. Womens champion, helen Dettweiler former Western Womens champl.'^n, Jimmy Demaret, former Masters and Western Qpen champ, and the inimitable Gene Sarazen, former World's Champion. Today ttatyxtmakxtK in the forenoon tiiey played a match for the American Bed Cross, in one section country and then Jumped in their cars for a second Red Cro,. b.«.nt in th. .rt.rno«n. BoH ««»•• ■r.p ,olf Ml And now Hugh can you tell us about a thrill or two.