Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 March 1942 — Page 10

As Allied Fliers Blast Invaders’ Bases.

{Continued from Page One)

. slon port by land. Australian troops _ were reported braced to defend the port. 8. American and Australian heavy bombers started big fires in a raid on the Japanese held airdrome at Koepang on Timor island. 4, A renewal of Japanese aerial . activity over the Torres strait area on Wednesday, inclding reconnaissance flights near Cape York, the * northernmost tip of Australia. 5. Additional Japanese forces were being landed on New Ciuinea island, especially’ in the Salamaua area on the north coast, apparently in an effort to speed up preparations for an invasion of Australia before arrival of: additional American forces. :

Strong ' Drive by Land

The Japanese land drive through . New Guinea was in considerable force and followed the arc of the Markham valley. from the enemy landing point at Lae on the Huon gulf toward the gulf of Papua, on the Port Moresby side of the island about 350 miles from the Australian coast. They were driving across a 110mile stretch of land, one of the few passable routes in New Guinea, and ‘if they continued they would reach the coast at a point some 100 miles north of Port Moresby, the logical base from which to attempt an invasion of Australia. It was indicated that the Japa- _ nese had made considerable progress. The Port Moresby dispatch . said it was assumed they would soon be in battle with the Australian forces in the island.

Seek New Air Bases

Port Moresby dispatches said it was believed the Japanese, in their advance through the Markham valley, sought, above all, new airdromes from which they could attack Aus- ~ tralia.

They added that the Australians).

‘were confident they could hold the “back door” to Port Moresby if the Japanese essayed a-direct attack on

The body. of Mrs P. M wil-

1 ‘liams, 22, Atlanta woman who has

been missing since Nov. 21, today was found crammed into a small auto trunk in a basement, Police said’ she had been beaten . and tortured, Four were held for pss dhru \

POLICE ESCORT OF TROOPS HURT

Charles Haine, Motorcycle Patrolman, Victim of Crash With Car.

A policeman, riding one of a fleet of motorcycles; dispatched to escort a body of troops through the city, today was injured seriously in a collision with an auto at 38th st. and Emerson ave. The officer, Patrolman Charles W. Haine, 37, of 4927 Caroline ave., re=ceived head injuries, a broken left arm and a broken left hand. He was taken to City hospital, Robert White, 32, of 3809 N. Emerson ave., whose auto figured in the crash, was charged with reckless driving, failure to’ yield the right-of-way to a police vehicle and with operating a car with an obstructed windshield. Second Policeman Hurt Clark Rickard, 25, of 1211 8, High School road, was injured seriously today when his auto collided with a truck at Alabama and Washing-

NORTH IN IN BURMA

Bitter Fighting Reported; ‘Australian: Named to.

~ British War Cabinet. ' (Continued from. Page one)

Announcement of Stiliwell’s new

Jcommand came as strong Japanese

forces thrust northward in Burma up the Irrawaddy river, many of them using small boats, and landed south of Monyo and Tharrawaw, about-50 miles inland from the Bay

of Bengal. To. the east, British troops and American fliers were bitterly battling Japanese htrusts around TaikKyi and Kanyutkwin above Rangoon. The British announced they had with drawn to new defense =| positions. Chungking dispatches reported, a few, hours before’ the war department’s announcement, that Stilwell as Chinese chief of staff was organizing “joint allied operations” ih the Burma-Thailand battle zone, Meanwhile, Chungking military sources announced Japanese troops have captured Siangshan harbor south of Shanghai to close an area from which allied attacks on For-

Imosa and Japan proper might be

made. Casey Named’ to Cabinet

Only 562.5 miles from the great Japanese na base at Nagasaki, Siangshan had remained in Chinese possession through four and onehalf years of tie Sino-Japanese war, In a move to strengthen collaboration between Britain and Australia —particularly in the middle east where their interests overlap and where many Australian troops still are serving—Richard G. Casey, Australian minister to Washington, was named a member of the British war cabinet today by Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Mr. Casey will go to the. Middle East to represent the war cabinet as minister of state. He replaces Capt. Oliver Lyttleton, who joined the war cabinet as production minister. Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Ambassador Ivan Maisky held a two-hour conference which

the town, and the Australian base|ton sts. The truck driver, Elbert was understood to deal largely with

"in its area. The Australian war cabinet, meeting today, considered changes in

E. Smith, 19, of 230 W. Wyoming st., was unhurt.

Mr. Rickard’s back and chest

post-war problems and questions of British-Russian co-operation. ' It was understood that the issue of a

Smilitary and political fields to meet|were injured. The crew of an am-|_.. « “ov front in the west was

the new situation. It was expected that an allied war council would be formed next week after Gen. Douglas MacArthur

bulance that took him to City hospital had difficulty in getting him out of the wreckage of the auto. Another motorcycle policeman,

not brought up. India Bolsters Defenses In Australia Gen, Douglas Mac-

had conferred “with government [Daniel H. Newman, was injured Arthur was reported by the Mel-

. Jeaders.

slightly in the 5200 block on Massa-

bourne radio to be most anxious to

The cabinet was undersiood. to |chusetts ave. while escorting troopsilaunch measures which will relieve ‘have considered changes in Aus-|yesterday. His motorcycle skiddeéd|pressure on his troops on the Bataan

tralian commands, end plans to concentrate allied forces at points where they could hit hardest at the Japanese.

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and went into a ditch. Lawrence Cox, 12, of 1560 Churchman ave, was in serious condition at City hospital today with injuries received when he was struck by an auto while playing with a group of boys at Churchman ave. and Minnesota st. last night, Police said Fred Wolfington, 39, of Beech Grove was the driver of the auto.

GAS CARD RATIONING

DUE IN SOME AREAS

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evaded questions concerning specific gasoline allowances contemplated, but he said he believed ra< tion cards would be issued on a time period basis to prevent hoarding. : Mr. Ickes said there is ‘“something to be said” in support of national gasoline rationing to save

side of his jurisdiction.

drivers obey traffic laws, particularly speed laws,” he said. He declined to elaborate the remark. The curtailment of civilian con-

sumption made necessary by a [shortage of coastal tankers will be | followed Monday by imposition of

temporary price ceilings on gasoline at levels prevailing last Friday. Easter’ states affected are Con-

the Apalachicola river), Georgia, Maine, Maryland, - Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South ‘Carolina, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. - Permanent Ceilings Expected ‘The price ceilings are established for 60 days, and will probably be followed by permanent ceilings. The

be displayed conspicuously in figures at least five inches tall. wilful

order are punishable upon conviction

prisonment for one year, or both. Mr. Ickes also revealed that con-

sumers “in some parts of New England are getting ready to rely on wood for fuel next winter.” ‘Hesald

hab heen aggtavated BOLB BY tank er shortages and by additional

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rubber, but he said this was out-|.

“We have in mind a rationing}: system which would see that all}’

necticut, Delaware, Florida (east of

price for each grade of gasoline must

violations of the price| by. maximum fine of $5000 or im-|

The New England fuel situation

demands’ of industries iota] (Stal their furnaces to- burn coal, he said.

peninsula of Luzon. India, meanwhile, strengthened its defenses against possible sea‘borne attack and new British commanders took over at Ceylon, declaring that island was faced with “obvious danger” but would be prepared to the hilt. In supreme command of all imperial forces there was Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layon, while the army command under him was vested in Lieut. Gen. Henry Pownall.

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SAN FRANCISCO, March 19 (U, P.).~Quentin Reynolds, war

York March 26, it ‘was learned : | here today. - Mrs. 2. T,, in-law, Mrs * file She matron, of s im

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late Adolphus Pine of Chicago and the divorced wife of Edward L. Léhmann Jr, She has a nine-year-old daughter by that marriage.

KENT, FOX FILM PRESIDENT, DIES Heart Attack Is’ Fatal to

Movie Executives.

NEW YORK, March 19 (U, P.).— Sidney Kent, president of Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. died at his home early today of a heart attack. He was 56.

Mr. Kent rose from boiler stoker in a Lincoln, Neb., greenhouse to a leading position in the film industry. His second wife, Lillian, was with him. A daughter by a previous marriage, Peggy Ann Kent, is the wife of Don Wilson, radio announcer,

One of the highest paid executivesnin the movies, Mr. Kent joined Fox Film Corp. as vice president 10 years ago after serving 14 years with Paramount pictures as vice president and distribution manager. A-month later he was made head of the reorganization company, then in financial difficulties.

Madison Garden Director

In 1935 Fox merged with 20th Century and Mr. Kent became its head, one of the biggest units in the entertainment industry. He also was a director of Madison Square Garden and of the Columbia Broadcasting system.

In 1939 he was one of 54 individuals charged by the department of justice with monopoly in the distribution of pictures, More recent|ly he was named as having been a heavy hay) tributor to the $550,000 fund taken by George Browne and Willie Bioff, theatrical union leaders, from the film industry under threat of ruinous strikes.

HOOSIER INDICTED {IN- COUNTERFEIT PLOT

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A week of hard-slugging assaults

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planés-——bombei's, navy dive-bomb-ers and flying fortresses—have sunk or damaged more than 50 Japanese invasion ships off Australia’s northern coasts, these authorities said. The aerial attacks, including the bombing of 23 enemy ships in: New Guinea waters announced in a navy communique yesterday and bomb hits on a Japanese heavy cruiser and to eight other large vessels at an invasion base on New Britain island announced in Australia foday, were regarded ag revealing the allies’ imm te strategy. The at came during receipt in this country of stirring accounts of a “flood” of American “#roops pouring into Australia.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur, new

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Et cen. ~|with Japan's naval and air superi-

]t0 continue the aerial boribings of{w

Japan’s supply line and air bases in greater force while he

When the promised counter-of-Jetuive is to come depends, accordto reliable informants, upon the Gen. MacArthur in coping

ority, Japanese ability to replace

| shipping losses and—the big ques_Ition—whether the enemy will at- *" {tempt to extend conquests to Aus“Itralia or shift westward toward

India. Jap Sea Losses High

Sra BIOn have boon Harbor, continue to arrive as well as

Gen.. MacArthur probably will depend upon the screen of American and Australian bombing planes to hold off the Japanese. War department officials said the Japanese could not afford: for long to take the heavy losses which the aerial attacks ‘of the allies have been inflicting during the past week, especially in merchant and cargo ships. Japen ‘already is estimated to have lost at least 400,000 tons of merchant shipping, a figure equal to a whole year’s capacity of her industrial shipyards. In warships, United States naval

and air forces alone are unofficially

While more and more American) g pouring in-| to Australia since 15 days after Pearl]

planes, guns and other material}

War department officials said American forces were ; building a nétwork of and wool

| positions across northern Australia land - down ‘along the coasts, con-|%ke

verting the continent into a huge

advices called a “mighty river” of American supplies. 7 “Washington. . military observers

Australia must be held if the Jap-

base is to be retained for an allied counter -offensive to win back the Dutch’ East. Indies, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaya,

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