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ALLIED AIR FORGES BLAST JAPS

LABOR CHIEFS | REACH TRUCE FOR DURATION

Murray and Green Agree To Selection of Committee |

To Solve Disputes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (U. P).! — President Roosevelt has proposed and won approval of a labor peace plan under which the A. F. of L. and C. 1. O will set up a joint sixman committee to adjust differences between the riva! organizations for the duration of the war. it was disclosed today. ! The pian was eveived in secret White House conferences with]

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SENTTOF.D.R. AND BRITAN

Nippon’s Troops Land in New Guinea, Other

Islands to North. By BRYDON C. TAVES

United Press Staff Correspondent

gf ceived reports of Japanese troops

SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 23.—| ‘Australia sent an urgent appeal to President Roosevelt and Prime, ‘Minister Winston Churchill for aid | today after the Government re- |

landings in New Guinea and the | Bismarck and Solomon Islands. |

Jap ‘Blitz’ Runs Into MacArthur—Halts

Fighting Downhill and With Artillery Superiority, U. S. Forces 'Dig In for Long Stand.

By FRANK HEWLETT United Press Staff Correspondent WITH THE UNITED STATES FORCES IN THE BATAAN PENINSULA, Jan. 23.—The United States and Philippine forces have smashed Japan's hope of winning a lightning victory in the Philippines campaign and they have completed digging in for a long fight, Men, guns. supplies and materials have been concentrated on this peninsula, T7000 miles from the 5 85 N American mainland, from ports,

docks and warehouses all over the Philippines in one of the

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on record. The American and Philippine

DUTCH FLIERS BOMB 8 SHIPS IN E. INDIES

Allied Planes Lash Hanoi; Riddle Aerial Assault

On Rangoon. (Other War Stories, Page 19) By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign Editor Armed forces of the United States inflicted heavy losses on the enemy today in coun= ter-attacks against a spread ing Japanese offensive from Burma to the Dutch East

Definite reports were received] that Japanese troops had landed at. | Kieta, harbor town on Bougainville {Island in the Solomons about 1000 {miles east of Australia, and it was

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forces are superior for the moment at least in artillery and they are fighting downhill in the steep jungle. They are under constant merciless attack by the Japanese planes which rule the air and are

Indies and the strategic oute

post islands of Australia. American, Dutch, British and Chinese fliers, apparently strongly reinforced with newest type war planes:

Presidents William Green of the! A. F. of L. and Philip Murray of’ Wh i'l the C. I. O. Mr. Roosevelt ~u Passengers Increase | e in effect, serve the seventh| member of the committee in formulating agreements to ban jurisdiec-

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Rejects Lewis’ Plan

Both Mr. Green and Mr. Murray accepted the President's plan! rather than the A. F.of L-C. 1. O.| “accouplement” proposal of Jonn| L. Lewis, former C. I. O. head and present chieftain of the United Mine Workers Union. | The Lewis proposal. made last Saturday without Mr. Murray's prior knowledge—or that of Mr. Green—had been looked upon with suspicion by quarters which feared Mr. Lewis might use it as a means to gain greater power over labor. Under the Roosevelt plan. the] A. F. of L. and C. I. O. each will} name three men to the standing | commitiee to maintain peace be- | tween their organizations. { Lewis May ‘Take a Walk’ It was not known immediately, Mr. Lewis would react to the Roosevelt program. But before it was revealed, labor tircles reported Mr. Lewis was “just about] ready” to lead his 400000 Unifed Mine Workers cut of the C. I. O. It was conjectural whether he had contemplated such a step in anticipation of the President's plan, or whether he was acting because of the rebuke delivered by Mr. Murray when Mr. Lewis first made his labor peace plea last Saturday. Mr. Murray was said by C. I. O. officials to have advised M:. Roosevelt of his acceptance, although formal announcement may be withheld until after the C. I. O. executive board meets tomorrow in New York. Mr. Green likewise advised Mr. Roosevelt that the A. F. of L. would co-operate in the plan. Mr. Green and George Meany. A. F. of L. Sec-retarv-Treasurer, made an unannounced call at the White House late yesterday. | Lewis to Bare Stand

Labor officials said Mr. Roosevelt probably will announce terms of the agreement in a day or two. How~ he made no mention of it at his press conference this morning. A F. of L. officials said they expected to send to the White House the names of the three A. F. representatives who will serve the committee. The C. I. O.| representatives are expected to be named at the executive board meeting tomorrow. “Mr. Lewis’ position on the present labor controversy will be made known this week-end,” a Lewis spokesman said. “A statement will be issued late today or tomorrow.”

PEARL HARBOR BOARD REPORT SLATED SOON

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tions. indicated that lack of adequate Then, too. the workers at other | housing facilities and overcrowding large industrial plants, like Allison’s,| as produced “a serious menace to {haven't felt the pinch of the tire|the health and well-being of many shortage which eventually will families.” cause many of those not driving to Support Is Pledged use the busses and -troleys. : - : RIO DE JANEIRO. Jan. 23 (U.P.).| The company has ordered 20 ad- — Brazilian Foreign Minister Oswaldo, ditional motor busses and five more! Aranha was reported reliably to|trackless trolleys. Its shops are re-| have telephoned high Argentine|building more than a dozen street-

. : j cars. and Chilean officials today, warn-|

ing of the consequences of isolation | May Adjust Working Hours plan to build exclusively for Ssfens. should they fail to sever relations But this is not expected to be workers this year. he said. with the Axis. [sufficient to relieve the situation. The Indianapolis council estimated The deadline for action on the Indianapolis probably .will have to resolution mav come at a meeting follow the lead of Washington, D.C. of the full hemisphere defense !@nd Toronto, Canada, in adjusting healthy slum conditio committee of the American foreign the working hours of thousands of house defense workers, and pledged ministers’ conference, at 4 p. m industrial and business employees. its support to public housing for the (Indianapolis Time). A counter- This is to be handled by the low income groups. offer on the resolution, received Emergency Transportation Com-| The surveys drew the picture of from Acting President Ramon S. Castillo of Argentina, was taken to the Foreign Office by Argentine Foreign Minister Enrique Ruiz Guinazu. Optimism Higher

Capacity of Vehicles Tested During Rush Hours; 8500 More Soon to Need Transportation. | : ‘vey; Find 8000 New DwellBy WILLIAM CRABB | : The Indianapolis Street Railways is facing one of its most serious| Ings Are Needed. transpertation crises because of an equipment shortage. | ‘ Yet, 50 per cent of the company's equipment is idle 20 hours a| By RICHARD LEWIS day. | The housing situation in IndianIn those remaining four hours—the “rush” or “peak” periods—the apolis is “physically unhealthy and streetcars, trackless trolleys and busses are bursting at the seams. Some morally and socially hazardous,” - — - vehicles are forced to carry as much surveys by two social work groups las three times their carrying ca-/ concluded today. ul HOPES LIFTED | pacity. The surveys were made by the | i ; Indianapolis Council of Social ; | Worst Is Yet to Come | Agencies and the housing commitAnd. company officials say, the tee of tlie American Association of worst is yet to come. The Bridge-| Social Workers here. (port Brass Co. with 2500 employees | Floyd Hunter, Council director, rem land the Naval Ordnance Piant with| described the housing situation as y . 7000 workers haven't started opera- “acute.” The Association survey Brazil Warns Argentina and Chile Against Stalling on Break With Axis. (Another Story, Page 19)

statement situation which he described as ‘tight.,” Urban K. Wilde, Indianapolis Real Estate Board executive secretary, said there still are houses available. year constructed 4000 dwelling units

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homes, competing among themselves and with local residents for houses, some of which are unfit for (human habitation.

Rental Vacancies Few

from Harry Reid, president of In- | dianapolis Street Railways, Inc. which will be completed in a few | days. | The conference was attended by The report will be based on in-| Aranha, United States Undersecre- formation being gathered by the “There is a great unsatisfied detary of State Sumner Welles and Transportation Department of the mand,” the Council said, “on the Mexican Foreign Minister Ezequiel company which will Padilla. where each line can be relieved by a month for housing. A normal Optimism increased following the changes in working shifts. ‘housing vacancy rate is between 5 three-hour conference, which was Company officials expect that in and 10 per cent. The present Inalso attended by Chilean Foreign (Continued on Page Four) dianapolis rate is less than one per Minister Juan B. Rosetti. The ina cent. : group will meet again this afternoon “About half of these vacancies

(Continued on Page Four) are not for rent; some of those the Caucasus to Russia has tripled

that are for sale are unfit for habiGREENFIELD WOMAN {since last fall and the capacity of

(Continued on Page Four) ‘present supply routes soon should SLAIN MATE DYING > doubled. a tri-power commission J |of British, Russian and Iranian of-

| ficials disclosed today.

RUSH SUPPLIES TO RUSS

TEHRAN, Iran, Jan. 23 (U. P) — The flow of Allied supplies through

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Shooting Follows Recent. ‘ Quarrel, Police Say. Here's a Draft Registrant

GREENFIELD, Ind. Jan. 23 (U.| P.) —Mrs. Marie McConnell, about 40, was killed today and her husband, Cleil McConneil, 42, was not Times Special expected to live as a result of a] CLEVELAND, Jan. 23.—A local shooting which followed their re- draft board, reclassifying regis-

makes me blink continually, “5) Sinus—sinus! “6) Katarrh,

Investizati , As. Cet estrangement. trants more than 28 years old, toCoats Supreme Gout asics omen Police asia McConnell drove to|duy pondered over a Jeter from 3 J. Roberts (the Harry Ferson home where his man who indicated that he was in : | wife had taken their children after mighty bad shape with a tendency a quarrel Monday night, and fired to get worse. : | two shells from a single barrel shot- | The registrant, responding to the gun, striking her in the head. She board's query ‘on “new evidence”

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that from 8000 to 10,000 dwelling | haul. chief town of the Bismarcks. relieve un-iyyt later statements said that the ns and 10 reports had not been confirmed.

mittee of the Indianapolis Cham- defense workers coming into the ber of Commerce following a report City, and, unable to find adequate]

determine part of families able to pay $8 to $15]

Who Has Got Everything

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“First Time in History”

War Minister F. M. Forde said in a speech at Canberra today that Australian militia forces probably were in battle against Japanese troops “trying to gain a foothold on our shores,” and the enemy intends to get bombing bases within reach of our mainland. “For the first time in history Australian territory has heen attacked and foreign invaders are fying to . gain a foothold,” Forde said. “The Australian militia is probably in battle for the. first time.” Big fleets of Japanese planes ranged over the entire island group northeast of Australia and a fleet of three Japanese cruisers, three destroyers and five troop transports was steaming somewhere off the Bismarcks in addition to three aircraft carriers from which raiding planes took off.

Clouds of Jap Planes

A wireless flash from Gasmata on the south coast of New Guinea reported a “cloud” of Japanese aircraft heading westward toward Australia this morning. Radio stations on the New| Guinea coast went silent as Jap-| |anese airplanes passed. Early government reports indicated that Japanese troops had most probably been landed at Ra-

Cabinet Acts Hastily

It was know that 800 women and (children had been evacuated from Rabaul by plane in expectation of a Japanese landing. | Chiefs of all three fighting serv-| ices, Army Navy and air force] attended an emergency meeting of the Cabinet. It was after this meeting that the government sent the urgent messages for immediate reinforcements {for the entire southwestern Pacific Zone. All Cabinet ministers remained at Melbourne after canceling plans {or a week-end travel.

Rabaul Danger Spot

Rabaul was regarded as the great danger spot for the moment because its fine harbor could give the Japanese a naval base in addition to an air base. ; But the government feared landings in the entire triangular new Guinea-Bismarck-Solomons group and especially at Port Moresby, on the - New Guinea coast only 330 miles across an arm of the Coral Sea from Cape York, Australia.

12 BILLION FUND FOR PLANES 0. KD

House Approves Money Bill For 33,000 New Craft.

(Earlier Details, Page Six) WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (U. P).

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“12) Palpitation of heart. —The House today passed and “13) Hearing bad—right ear. sent to the Senate the greatest “14) I'm troubled with varicose single arms appropriation in hisveins on both legs. tory—a $12,500,000,000 fund to pro“15) Have inverted ankle—right vide 33,000 new Army planes and leg. | equipment for them. “16) Have ingrown toe nails on House approval of the huge fund both feet. came shortly after its Appropria- | “17 I have a tumor on the right tions Committee—which reported | hand muscle. the bill after less than an hour's “18) Hemorrhoides. consideration—disclosed high praise

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overwhelmingly outnumbered. But the morale of the sun-tanned defenders of America's most remote outpost is soaring nonetheless. Gen. Douglas MacArthur has succeeded in concentrating his men, his artillery and his supplies in this stubby peninsula which sticks down to form an arm of Manila Bay and with only moderate casualties. The Japanese have won Manila. But it is useless to them as long as Gen. MacArthur holds Corregidor Island, off the tip of Bataan. The enemy must deal with a powerful Amesican<Pilipiho force, using superior artillery and fighting down hill and 18d by a man who knows the Philippines and the Japanese and has made his name in a 38-year Army career as a first class fighting man,

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'The Japanese Blitz Was an Imitation’

THE OPINION EXPRESSED by an officer here is general: “Like most Japanese products, the Japanese blitzkrieg was an imitation. Tt started well but it failed to hold up. . The Japanese military minds booted a golden opportunity, which might even have prevented the withdrawal to the Bataan peninsula. I have traveled during the last 10 days for hundreds of miles, inspecting camps throughout the peninsula, dodging bombs with Filipino privates and American generals. I have spent a day in the field with the engineers who are building an important road. Another with signal corps lieutenants stringing communication lines. I have seen the big guns firing, the bakers turning out thousands of pounds of bread a day, the Medical Corps setting up hundreds of heds outdoors, the nurses in overalls and the surgeons ready to tend wounded in tented operating rooms. During tramps through the jungle I have sucked sugar cane, pick:d tiny bananas, dug up peanuts which would have tasted better had they been roasted. I have journeyed through country which is rich in deer, boars, pheasants, quail and other game, and with tiny monkeys whom the American soldirs feed and tame for pets. The men who are fighting now in Bataan intend to take them home as souvenirs.

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Precautions Taken Against Malaria

THE WEATHER now is perfect. There is a moderately warm sun by day and the nights are cool enough to make the woollen blankets comfortable.

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There are pure springs and artesian wells to supply safe water, |

and the health of the troops is excellent. But as a precaution against malaria, Army doctors make each officer and man take quinine before meals. I hear the distant sound of artillery as I write. It has been fairly steady for the last few days. Our big guns are giving the Japanese a lesson, }

“Our big guns are giving the Japanese a lesson.”

Wednesday night the Japanese tried to bring up artillery. They made the stupid, amateurish mistake of leaving on their running lights while they moved along the road. Our long range guns knocked them off the road one by one as fast as they came in sight. There .were both motorized and horse-drawn guns in. the detachment: Three Japanese dive-bombers have just passed ‘over us. The anti-aircraft guns blasted away at them as we dived to cover. We heard the roar as the bombs dropped a few miles away.

Even Quartermaster Corps Has to Take It

JUST AS MODERN warfare, with its bombing and strafing, offers no quarter for civilians, so the Army's non-combatants are subjected to front-line dangers now. They used to say that men of the quartermaster corps lived to a ripe old age. That is no longer true. They are exposed to the bombing and machine gunning and they were under heavy fire during the withdrawal to the ‘peninsula. ‘Now the compact defense forces are ready for their great test, under Gen MacArthur who ‘won his first citation when; as a young lieutenant, a vetegan sergeafit said of. him “there goes a ‘soldier’; who led the Rainbow Division in the last World War and.was ‘wouhded because of his persistence in’ geftirly fip Tront’ ahd who is leading

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1. Blasted eight Japanese ware ships and transports with a dozen direct Lits. 2. Dumped 20 tons of explosives on the big enemy base at Hanoi in Indo-China. 3. Shot down 19 to 26 Japanese planes that vainly attempted to raid the Burmese port of Rangoon, The American and British fight ers over Rangoon took a sensational toll possibly 35 per cent of an gstimated 70 attacking aircraft, while not a bomb fell on the city itself, the Rangoon radio reported. Two Allied planes were lost for a 10 to one triumph over the Japanese. The rapidly-improving performs ance of Allied air forces throughout the Far Eastern fighting zone came at a time when the Japanese were thrusting into the Bismarck, Solomon and New Guinea island sector northeast of Australia and pushing closer to Singapore on a hostlycontested land front in Malaya.

Repulse Bataan Attacks

Still another Japanese invasion force headed toward the big Dutch oil port of Balik Papan on the east coast of Borneo suffered large losses when Dutch war planes scored 12 hits with bombs weighing up to 660 pounds on eight enemy vessels. In the Philippines, the forces of Gen. Douglas MacArthur fought off continuous attacks by reinforced Japanese troops, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. Opposed by an entire new Japae nese army and constantly arriving reinforcements, Gen. MacArthur's forces were repulsing continuous J attacks on his short lines on the Bataan, in a fight described as the ! greatest American battle since the | Argonne, On other Far Eastern fronts: AUSTRALIA—Militia at island | outposts was believed to be fignting | “to the uttermost limit” against Japanese air and sea fleets that landed at Kieta on Bougainville | island in the Solomon group. Ene emy landings also were reported at Rabaul on New Britain and on | New Guinea island.

CHINA-—American and Chinese fliers heavily damaged Japanese aire drome and barracks at big enemy base of Hanoi, Indo-China, in a surprise mass attack. BURMA — Japanese pushed the British back from defense lines 43 miles. from Moulmein and Axis broadcasts claimed a rapid advants (toward Rangoon in drive to cut the Burma road to China. MALAYA-The British fell back on all three sectors of front about 60 miles north of Singapore, but furious fighting continued. Jape anese planes again raided Singae pore. The Japanese offensive was spreading out in a vast enveloping operation from Burma to Australia, but the main objective still was Singapore, where the enemy’s ade vance has become steadily slower in the last week.

Four Warships Blasted

Heavy damage and loss of life was reported as a result of the sure prise attack, in which Dutch and possibly American-made heavy bombers struck one of the most furious blows of the war against the Japanese offensive into the East Indies. The Japanese invasion fleet, ace cording to a war communique, was caught in the Macassar straits: be tween Ceiebes and Borneo, , pres sumably en route to Balik Papap, where the Dutch already had de stroyed all oil installa