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SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1042

DEFENSE DRIVE ON ALL FRONTS

Council and Staffs Named; Tire Rationing Mapped; Pilots Licensed.

defense activity| in practically all}

Marion County surged forward

Developments were:

1. A four-member ration automobile tires was appointed by Maj. Gen. Robert H. Tyndall, director of the Marion County Civilian Defense Council. 2. Gen. Tyndall completed the organization of the Council with the) appointment of 31 members, a technical staff of 18 and an advisory staff of 13. 3. Identification cards were to be issued today to Indiana's 5000 licensed airplane pilots. 4 The Indiana State Bar Association’s national defense committee met at the Claypool Hotel to discuss its defense plang with military and civil officials. S. Demands that at least 2000 defense houses be built in Imdianapolis were made by Arnold Atwood, | U. A. W.-C. 1. O. regional director. | » 2 =.

The Marion County Tire Ration- | ing Committee is to meet tomorrow in the Claypool Hotel with Gen.

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A Weekly Sire-Up by the Washington Staff of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.— “War Congress seems qbout over,

Reason: Congressmen home for holidays find people bor” with indignation at negligence of the armed forces.

Honeymoon" of Administration and “Grassroots sentiment. “Remember Pear] HarObvious in-

adequacy of Philippine defenses has heightened this

feeling. Open eritici gress may even

sm in Congress is expected. Coninsist on creation of joint commit«

tee on conduct of the war to watch all military developments, keep a close eye on Administration

moves.

Note: Administration is ready with names, dates and figures on refusal of Congress to fortify Guam.

DON'T COUNT on early centralization of eco-

Jesse Jones Appointment of

nomic machinery under one, despite pressure for it.

Jesse Jones to SPAB was tip-off

this board will continue making policy. Jones’ recs

ord as No. 1 bottleneck (failure to

start synthetic-rubber program last

year, long delay on tin smelters, numerous other delays) is responsible for skepticism here and among business analysts, economists, as to fuls

in year starting oe 1. . = ARMY - NAVY SHAKE. up procurement (appointment of New | York investment banker Fred Eberstadt to head Army and Navy | Munitions Board) seems to be only change in the works there: OPM, with no contract-letting power,

| seems powerless to quicken pace.

A Trifle Late for

Tyndall and 400 other county tire! Guam and Cavite!

rationing committee members and i civilian defense directors of the) State, The local committee is headed by! frwin R. Brown, 5064 Central Ave. | broker, chairman. Othér members| are Herbert J. Reade, 4360 Washington Blvd, former general manager of the Wheeler-Schebler Carburetor Corp.; Chatles E Foreman, | 5620 N. Delaware St, former presi-| dent of the Mid-West Petroleum Corp, and Thomas E. Clark, 4220 Central Ave, factory manager, In-| a plant, U. 8S. Rubber Co.| * Speakers at tomorrow's meeting| will be Governor Schricker, James | D. Strickland, State tire rationing! co-ordinator; Clarence A. Jackson, | State civilian defense director; Atty Gen. George Beamer, and State Safety Director Don F. Stiver, The rationing committee members’ will be sworn in as agents of the Office of Price Administration. According to plans, several ingpection points will be set wp throughout the City where those eligible to buy tires may apply. The applicant's tires will be examined and retreaded if possible. If the tires must be discarded, then the

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NAZI RADIO RAPS NEW ALLIED PACT

BERLIN, Jan. 3 (Official German Broadcast) —The official news agency |

MANUFACTURERS working on special items fF defense of Guam and Cavite-—jtéms not suitable for use elsewhere—have just received orders from the Navy to expedite work, although Japs now hold both these bares. Navy explains expedite orders were started before these bases fell, have been delayed by red tape: cancellation orders will be along laver. » es =. ANOTHER BOTTLENECK—Industrial plants lack skilled war workers, supervisors, to go on three-shift basis. Government training programs trained 2.477.000 in last 18 months: another 2.000.000 learned new skills while working.

Stepped-up program would require Continued on Page Two)

BOLSTER BRITAIN AS ATTAGK SPEARHEAD

Axis Peace e Offer Expected By London Spokesman.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (U.P). — The British Isles, regarded for more than two years as the democratic (front line of defense, are bel steadily bolstered as the spearhead for an eventual Allied counter-

today described the signing of the offensive against the Rurepean con

Washington declaration as a “earnival exercise.” | Many of the signatories have “lost their sovereignty and have no legal right to sign treaties,” the agency | said. The foreign office spokesmen refused to comment on the signing

1 KILLED IN TORNAD

BATON ROUGE. La. Jan 3 (U. PP. One person was killed and several injured today by a tornado which left destruction between

Baton Rouge and Denham Springs cially Hitler—what will be the an- |

15 miles to the east Deputies said a Negro child was killed and six injured at Denham Springs.

NO STRIKES SINCE MONDAY |

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (U. P) —| War Department officials said tay there have been no strikes affect. ing Army orders since last Monday. ' They attributed the perfect eo | ord to the “fine co-operation” of both labor and management in expediting the defense program.

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tinent, a British official said today. Sir Gerald Campbell, director of British information in the United States added that, as result of yesterday's no-separate-peace pledge {by the 26 united nations he believed ! it “fairly certain” that Axis i

|ofters would be forthcoming.

“These offers and feelers will come. there have been three or four already.” he sad. “But declaration of the united allied nations, confirming the Atlantic! Charter with such emphasis, gives) fair warning to all concerned—espe« |

swer of these nations to anyone! attempting to Separate them.

ALIENS TURN IN CAMERAS Two Marion County aliens turned in their cameras and a gun to Ine

dianapolis police yesterday as re(quired by a new Federal regulation.

| fillment of Roosevelt project for $50,000,000,000 war production program

TRAVEL IN CITY

CARS CURTAILED

‘Mayor Issues Orders, Suggests Use of Public Conveyances.

Word went down the line at City Hall today to spare municipal cars and use more shoe leather. Bicycles, even roller skates, were suggested for employees with tender feet. But it was not in fun. Instruetions from Mayor Sullivan's office ordered employees who ordinarily would drive about town on municipal business to use public trans portation wherever possible. The order affected employees of the Werks and Park Boards par ticularly. While tires and automobiles will probably be available for Police, Fire and Health Services, equipment for services not essential to health safety will not be avail-

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able, according to Purchasing Agent {Albert Losche. Inventories of municipal equip! ment outside of the Police and Fire! Departments and the City Hospital | showed that the City has 56 pas-| senger cars, 24 one-half<ton pickup | trucks and 184 heavy trucks. ate 56 passenger cars, coupes and ns will be driven only ocecasioniy ie check will be kept wo see that they are not used for any private purpose, Tire and motor vehicle replacements are expected to be available for sanitation department trucks, equipment used in street maintenance and repair and Citizens Gas & Coke Co. equipment, according to OPM instructions received at City Hall. This is in addition to vital Police and Fire equipment for which pri orities will be obtained. All other employees, Mayor Sul livan's order said, can walk.

Nazis in Russia

'Advance’ fo Rear

MOSCOW, Jan. 8 (U, PO. Commenting on the continued Russian gains west of the capital, the Moscow radio today said that German prisoners told of losses of 75 per cent of effectives in some of their units, One captured Nazi reportedly said their commander had told them to fall back 20 miles until they could reorganize for a new advance and the soldiers replied: “Yes, we will advance but back wards.”

4 WARSHIPS IN 2 SEA BATTLES

"Three German Subs Sunk In 5-Day Atlantic Raid On 30-Ship Convoy.

LONDON, Jan. 3 (U, P) .—A Brit ish destroyer, one of 50 transferred from the American Navy, and an auxiliary vessel have been sunk in a grim five-day battle in which German submarines and seaplanes ate tacked a 30-ship convoy, the Admiralty said today. At least three German U-boats and two planes

destroyer was the Stanley. A third German plane-—like the rest a giant Focke-Wulff flying boat used for Atlantic commerce raiding —was heavily damaged. In an earlier communique the Admiralty had announced the loss of the cruiser Neptune and the destroyer Kandahar in the Mediterranean.

Two Merchantmen Sunk

Its second communique described tersely one of the most drematic sea battles of the war, during which British warcraft fought from Dec. 17 to Dee. 22 German submarines and planes attacking their convey. Of the 30 merchantmen in the convoy, only two were sunk, and the Germans paid dearly for them and the two warships. : American<built Liberator (Consolidated B-24 type) planes joined the British convoy and played an Important part in the’ final series of counter-attacks that finally freed the cofivoy of further pursuit, the Admiralty said. They dropped rthany depth charges and “may have achieved further successes against the enemy U-boats,” the statement added. The Stanley was one of the destroyers the United States turned over to the hard-pressed British Navy under a British-American agreement of Sept. 2, 1940. These destroyers, built during the last World War, were of the flush-deck type. Two Struck Mines Neptune, 7175 tons, and Kandahar, 1690 tons, struck mines, Kanda-

har was destroyed by British gunfire after it had been crippled. Some of Neptune's complement of 550 officers and men were believed to have been picked up by enemy warships. (A German officials news agency dispatch from Rome, recorded by the United Press in London, quoted “a survivor” of Neptune reporting that his commander, Capt. R. C. O'Connor, died after four days in a lifeboat.) (Berlin reported also that in addition to her crew, Neptune had 200 New Zealand troops aboard and that most of the crew and the troops were lost. 12 British Cruisers Lost

(According to Berlin, the cruiser among other British ships was pur suing an Italian convoy Dec. 19, when there was an explosion in her. Neptune listed to port and sank so} quickly that only four rafts were floated and only a few men were saved, it was added) Neptune was the 12th cruiser lost by the British. She was launched Jan, 31, 1033. She mounted eight 6-inch guns, eight 4<inch antiaircraft guns and four 3-<pounders. She carried two planes. Kandahar was the 56th British destroyer lost including Canadian and New Zealand destroyers. She Iwas launched March 21, 1038. She {mounted six 4.T-<inch guns and six smaller guns.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (U. P). ~The anti-Axis powers today established a unified supreme command for all Allied fordes in the southwest Pacific—including United States, British, Dutch and British dominion forces—under British Gen, Sir Archibald P. Wavell. Deputy Supreme Commander under Wavell will be Maj. Gen, George T. Brett, chief of the air corps of the U. 8 Army, who is now in the Far East. Admiral Thomas C. Hart, commander of the U. 8S. Asiatic fleet, will direct sea forces under Wavell's orders. British Gen. Sir Henry Pownall will be Wavell's chief of staff. Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek “has acoepled the supreme command over all land and air forces of the united nations which are now or may in the future be operating in the Chinese theater, including initially such portions of Indo-China and Thailand as may become available to troops of the united nations.”

PACT DENOTES ANTI-AXIS UNITY

26-Nation Agreement for Fight to Finish Hailed As First Step.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 3 (U. P).— The agreement signed by 26 nations [for a finish fight against the Axis will be supplemented in the next few days by further concrete evidence of united action, it was indicated today. The “declaration by united nations,” which had as its chief signatories the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union and China, was only a preliminary to the broad program of unified anti-Axis war moves to be completed and transmitted to the military and naval staffs of the nations involved. Foreshadowing the completed program was the announced fact that | American, British and Dutch warships are co-operating in the Pacific. This type of co-ordinated opposition to the Axis is expected to undergo world-wide expansion soon, perhaps even before President Roodsevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill have concluded their talks here. The conferences among Churchill, Mr. Roosevelt and their respective high commands continued, and important developments are expected to come from the meetings between now and the time Mr, Roosevelt delivers his state of the union message to Congress Tuesday or Wednesday. Mr. Roosevelt's mesage also is expected to contain important information on the unified war effort. The way was left clear for other

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13 DIE, 33 HURT IN PHILIPPINES ISLE FORTRESS

Damage Slight, U. S. Says, As Defenders Make Last-Ditch Stand.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 3 (U, P)— A Japanese force of at least 60 bombers struck for five hours at Corregidor Island, U. 8. stronghold commanding the entrance to Manila Bay, but inflicted “no material damage” to the island’s fortifications, the War Department reported today. The department's communique, covering advices received up to 8:30 a. m. (Indianapolis Time), in dicated that the invading forces— already in possession of Manila and the naval base at Cavite—now are unleashing the full power of their attack on Corregidor, which renders Manila Bay useless to the enemy as long as it is held by the defenders. Corregidor is the anchor point of the consolidated American and Filipino forces under Gen. Douglas MacArthur, which have withdrawn into a comparatively small area

| northwest of Manila.

The attack by Japanese planes

{occurred yesterday and cost the de-

fenders 13 killed and 35 wounded. Three Jap Planes Downed

At least three Japanese planes were shot down, added to four destroyed in a previous attack on Corregidor, Axis radio reports said great clouds of smoke rose over Manila as a result of fires set by the Amerjcans who destroyed everything that might be of military value to the enmy, Tokyo reports as reiayed by radio Berlin said Japanese Army and Navy forces were participating in the attack on Corregidor and that Japanese airplanes had damaged “many” American transports in Manila Bay. The Tokyo Times-Advertiser reported that Mindanao Island, south of Luzon, was now in Japanese hands although American dispreviously indicated that organized resistance war still in progress on the island alter Japanese seizure of the capital of Davao.

Exact Position Not Given

The War Department communique said that with the consolidation of our forces in new positions, “organized resistance to Japanese attacks will be intensified.” It reported a “marked lessening of enemy ground attacks.” There was no mention of exactly where the consolidated forces are Continued on Page Two)

DUCE PLEADS FOR AID TO AXIS PALS

Future of Nation at Stake, He Tells Italians.

ROME, Jan. 3 (Official Italian Broadcast) —Premier Mussolini today demanded that Italians co-op-erate more closely with “our comrades of the Axis” because the future of Italy is at stake. He spoke to the national committee of the Fascist Party, according to the official news agency. Closer co-operation, he said, will enable the Axis to achieve a final victory, “This is a war in which two worlds are facing each other,” Mussolini said. “The future life of the Itallan people is at stake.”

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PHILIPPINES: American and Filipino forces under Gen. Douglag MacArthur still fight in hills of Luzon after losing Manila and hold island fortress of Corregidor at mouth of Manila Bay. Sixty enemy bombers attack Corregidor, killing 13 men and wounding 35. Axis claim of taking 17 American destroyers in Manila Bay obviously false.

MALAYA: British artillery on west coast balk new Japanese attempt to land reinforcements by sinking four ships—one transport and three barges filled with troops. Enemy admittedly putting great pressure on British lines both in Perak sector of west coast and Kuantan sector of east coast. Three heavy Jap attacks on west thrown back. Enemy reinforcements appear to be threatening Tapoh. Japanese claim to have seized Kuantan airdrome on east but British say Hey: sun are fighting there.

RUSSIA—Red Army. pincers closed around Mozhaisk following recapture of Maloyaroslavets on the Moscow front. Soviet reported to be threatening annihilation of 100,000 enemy troops.

LIBYA—British report capture | of more than 5000 Axis prisoners | with seizure of Bardia, where 1150 British prisoners were released. CHINA--Jap forces that fought way to east gate of Changsha reported “annihilated” by Chinese counter-attack that inflicted 15,000 casualties. Tokyo claims Changsha has been entered.

MELBOURNE «Australian planes again raid Japanese Caroline Islands, doing heavy damage to military establishments at Kapinga on Marangi Island.

OGGUPIED AREAS WAIT ‘DER TAG’

Patriots List Quislings for Execution When Nazis Are Driven Out.

LONDON, Jan. 3 (U. P.).--Au-thentic reports are reaching London of rising uurest in occupied

‘| countries, notably Norway, it was

revealed today. Polish guerrillas are active and daring. Sabotage is increasing in Belgium and other countries, In Holland, according to reports, a 24-hour a day watch is kept by patriots on an estimated 15,000 Quislings, who are to be executed summarily when their German protectoys are driven out. The Serbs are keeping a list of Germans who kill Serbs in Jugoslavia. Polish guerrillas were reported to have raided a German army post in the important city of Lublin recently and after they killed a sentry they took away all weapons and ammunitions in the post. Iselated (Continued on Page Two)

RUTH IN HOSPITAL

NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (U. P).— George Herman (Babe) Ruth, one of the greatest baseball players of all times, was taken to a hospital in a private ambulance early today.

AWARD URGED FOR FLIERS

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 3 (U, P) .~Lieutenants E. T. Yarbrough and Frank L. O'Brien, two young Army aviators who rescued a fellow flier from an ice floe after he had spent 24 hours in a nip-tuck battle with nature, were recommended today for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Wounded John Doe, In Bed | No. 87, Recovers Miraculously With Sulpha Aid

By ROBERT J. CASEY Copyright, 1042 by The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Daily News Ine.

HONOLULU, Jan. S.~John Doe, bed No. 87 of ‘base hospital something-or-other, was sitting up this morning and taking on a fair helpihg of dainties such as ham and eggs. Which probably wouldn't be worth a lot of high-priced cable tolls except for the fact that

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“Recoveries were not only complete, they were rapid, In normal times and with normal treatment our John Doe here probably would have pulled through all right, But it’ wollld have been a long and

tedious job. As it is he won't be long getting back to his unit. “In the last war we were in constant terror of gas gangrene. It struck as instantaneously as the shell that stirred it up. And it seemed if we would never get control of it. Here, in spite of ideal condifor it, we have not had a single caSe of gangrene. ‘We have not had a single death among those boys we were able % 5010 le Hie huspital for Sentisient--wiicly SundsiVicrally Sat ed outright by blasting bombs will get out of here o. k. 20 Bgules Jur stvil hoshitals snd Pear} Hasbar stations but results there are similar to ours—men who survived long to medical treatment are coming: through all right.”

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ENLARGE UNITS FROM BREST T0 NARVIK'S PORT

Transport Planes and Subs Added Along Atlantic; May Fear Attack.

By HUBERT UXKULL United Press Staff Correspondent

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan, 3.—Germany has started gene eral big scale military prepas rations along the entire Ate lantic coast from Narvik, in Arctic Norway, to Brest on the French invasion coast, ree liable reports said today.

Army, air and submarine forces have been strengthened greatly, ace cording to the reports, and the gare risons at Narvik and Trondheim, on the Norwegian coast, have been ° greatly increased by picked units which include parachute troops and amphibian as well as ordinary tanks. “Further, the strong aerial reine forcements sent to all newly built airdromes in Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium and France since Dec. 15 include large numbers of big planes suitable for troop transports, it was asserted.

By UNITED PRESS . - The United Press correspondent in Stockholm obtained this story from sources which he deemed re. linble; However, any - dispatch from a neutral capital, such as Stockholm, purporting to describe military dispositions of a bellige erent, is subject to many hazards, Nazi propagandists have known to circulate in these capitals, reports concerning their owit military activities for, the purpose of misleading the enemy. Reliable sources have been misled by them. On the other hand, the first news that Germany was preparing to attack Soviet Russia came from neutral capitals days in advance of the actual invasion,

Despite the mention of paras chutists, amphibian tanks and transport plane; the reports did not include any speculation whether the Germans were preparing for a pose sible desperate attempt to invade Great Britain or were safeguarding themselves against a possible British invasion of the Continent. , A large part of the Norwegian coast has been put under military command, it was reported. Inter ference by civil authorities has been forbidden and thousands of Nor wegians have been ordered from their home districts. Reports from Norway said alsa’ that the Germans, after months of most strenuous work by tens of thousands of men, had completed a gigantic airplane base on the old Norwegian army drill grounds 60 miles from Oslo and an enormous submarine base at Trondheim, Docks Bomb-Proof ° - The airdrome was described as having five runways each 13, miles long and 134 feet wide, and it was said ‘to contain many bomb-proof underground hangars. The submarine base was said, to’

tensive dry docks and repair shops, so that it probably constituted the biggest German submarine base in the north Atlantic. It was reported that in addition to other submarines, 12 U-boats suited for use in the deep-water Atlantic had arrived there. Nearly half of the workmen ene gaged on the submarine base and airdrome were said to be specialists sent from Germany, and it was ree. ported that there were so many of

base that Trondheim's normal popu= lation of 50,000 had been increased by 35,000.

19 IS PREDICTED AS DAY'S COLDEST HERE

That near-zero weather is sull bee hind schedule. v Weatherman J. H. said that temperatures today probe ably wouldn't go below 19 degrees, the low overnight figure which vas recorded here at 6:30 a, m, 3 "At that time the Municipal ‘Are port temperature read 15, equalling the previous low of the winter at : the airport. Mr. Armington said that the cold mass of air which has been moving on Indianapolis didn’t fotiow Souihsasterly direction and

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