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Home Front Forecast

Fewer High Priced Men's Clothes to Be Sold; Use of Bacon Drippings Saves Fats.

FORECAST: Warmer this afternoon through tomorrow forenoon with miederate heat wave condition bedoming site) by noon tomorrow.

VOLUME 53—NUMBER 109

Is Rolling Cigar Front

By ELEANOR RAGSDALE Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, July 16.—Here are some advance tips While based on authoritative information, they are subject to sudden changes in wartime conditions that compel federal agencies

on swhat to look for on the

to alter plans.

The largest cigar production since ’29 boom. days will provide about three cigars per week for every adult male in the U. S. thig year . . . however, since purchasing power is vastly expanded, manufacturers still

expect to fall short of demand .. biggest percentage of increase will be in cushy 20 centers and over; 2-for-15 centers are next . . . though Sumatra tobacco won't be available next year, BPH (before Pearl Harbor) shipments will fill 42 needs. Cuba leaf may be scarcer, due to shipping shortage . . . but bulk of cigar tobacco is locally grown-—so expect little change.

Men’s Summer Clothes

Fewer high priced men’s and boys’ seasonal clothes will be found in shops this summer . . . OPA has forbidden stores to introddce new lines at prices higher than previously sold store maximum . . . p is to encourage plenty of low t clothing and discourage evasion of the ceiling by introduction of new lines subject to higher limits.. "i

Cosmetics

Far less curisilment of colors and perfumes than expected will’ be included in the new cosmetie limitation order . . . however, lotions and liquid perfumes will be limited to some extent to save strategic alcohol and glycerine « . « expect to find more creams and solid perfumes on the market to meet this limitation.

Pork Pickle

Underneath pork ceilings a tempest is brewing .. . . live hog prices are above the 110 per cent of parity limit, and retail ceiling on finished pork can’t keep them down. Heavy army-navy lend-lease demands are forcing packers to buy up live hogs even at a loss . . . OPA promises to hold its retail ceiling, however « « » & live hog ceiling—first to be clamped on any raw agricultural product—may be in the offing. Terrific difficulties of administration and enforcement are all that’s stopping it. Sane Salvaging Bacon drippings, included on the list for fat salvage, are excellent, tasty basis for many soups, sauces, gravies . , . don’t let patriotic zeal cut them out of your cooking pictures . . . using drippings saves buying new fats—so helps the “Save Fat for Explosives” campaign, too.

More Part Wool In ’43 That's the result of a new WPB order restricting woolen, manufacAurers’ quotas of virgin wool. To encourage mixing and reworking of virgin wool with used or reprocessed yarn, or with cotton or rayon —t0 make it go farther—manufacturers who “spread” their allotments are given extra bonuses . . . no new wool is allowed: to be used in garments containing less than 20 per cent wool . . . tests have proved that wool content under 20 per cent

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home front.

2 SHIPS SUNK; TOLL NOW 393

Local Woman’s Brother Killed on Flaming Craft in Gulf. By UNITED PRESS The navy today announced the sinking of two more U. S. vessels, bringing to 393 the toll of axis subs in hemispheric waters. Twenty-seven men died in a flaming medium sized cargo vessel after it was torpedoed while anchored close to shore inthe Gulf of Mexico. Six crewmen survived. All of the men except five lookouts were ‘below deck when two torpedoes rammed the port sifle within 10 seconds and set the ship ablaze, When the first struck, many men rushed up and jumped overboard. Those who survived swam around until they found a burning lifeboat. They put out the fire and reached shore.

Local Woman's Brother Dies

(Among the casualties listed was Noble G. Thaxton, brother of Miss Frances Thaxton, 1124 Broadway, a clerk at the Mayflower Transit Co. She said she came here five months ago. She said he never lived here.) The second ship sunk was a -me-dium-sized cargo vessel in the Caribbean. She “said goodby to the crew with a long mournful toot of her whistle as she took the final plunge,” the 48 survivors reported. Four sinkings were announced yesterday. One, a medium-sized American ship that went down in four minutes, 400 miles off the Atlantic coast two weeks ago, carried 381 persons, including passengers and crew. Nine were lost and 51 injured. The , second ship that carried passengers was a medium-sized Norwegian cargo vessel, sunk May 17 off the north coast of South America. One man was lost. Twenty passengers and 177 crew

members were rescued.

‘Remove Glass to Protect

Tires, Defense Chiefs Plead

A plea to remove broken glass from city streets was made to citiof Indianapolis today by defense officials who claimed the|e hazard was shortening the life of auto tres,

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Mayor Sullivan, city defense director; and C. Harvey Bradley, county defense director, urged every home owner and business man to see that glass and nails are removed from the streets in front of their homes or places of buslness.

. “Nearly. all the transportation facilities of the city now depend on rubber tires,” the mayor said. “It is imperative that we conserve -this rubber in the present emergency.” The ‘mhyor said a special city truck is devoted to patroling the streets to, sweep up glass and tireinjuring materials but. job was too big for the equipment. The city has also asked to call the street department when glass is noticed on the streets but this has been unsatisfactory because few people have called. “Mr. Bradley pointed out that the

BUjglass was eopeialy bad around -and :

FUTURE CALL T0 YOUTHS 18

‘Wars Have Never Been Won Without Them,” He { Tells Interviewers.

—Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson said today he believed it Would be necessary ultimately to lower the draft age limit to 18 years. Stimson said he thought it would be. necessary to lower the age limit

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to fill the demands for military service manpower.

war without calling on the single men between the ages of 18 and 20 as well as young married men. Stimson said men aged 19 %o 20 should not altar their immediate plans in anticipation of being called up, however, thus indicating they

would not be required for some months. Young Husbands Called He said young married men are already being inducted into service. Stimson repeated that weather conditions in the Aleutians make it extremely difficult to reconnoiter and ascertain just what the enemy is doing there. a told a press conference that lic is being informed of Aleuevelopmeénts as fast as they are received here. Stimson said that he and Elmer Davis, chief of the office of war information, were “working in close and harmonious contact.” “Last week we had a long talk at. my house concerning the relations between the war department and the OWI,” Stimson disclosed. “As a result of this conversation I feel that Mr. Davis can be of great help to the army and that he will be as anxious as I am to preserve military secrets.”

Optimistic About Planes

Asked whether the navy’s requirement for land planes might affect the supply for the army, Stimson said that naturally this would reduce the number of planes which otherwise would go to the army. But, he added, airplane production is moving forward rapidly. He said the army and navy were collaborating on various aspects of aviation. For example, army personnel is operating coastdl gatrol planes under the command of navy officers responsible for Patrolling the coast.

TIRES TURNED OVER TO OPA AGENTS HERE

Investigation of Possible Violation Starts.

Fifty-three tires and 59 tubes were at the police station today, where they had been placed for “safe-keeping” by agents of the office of price administration. The tires and tubes were “voluntarily surrendered” to the agents yesterday who said they had evidence of possible violation of. tire rationing regulations. OPA officials here said they could not comment on the matter until the investigation and report to Washington had been completed.

SENATE APPROVES - HENDERSON FUNDS WASHINGTON, July 16 (U. P.. —The senate today passed by voice vote and returffed to the house the $1,861,000,000 ‘supplemental appro-

priation bill carrying $125,000,000 for the office cf price administra-

tion and providing funds for 18

other war agencies.

GUARD FRENCH SHIPS

sociation, which often speaks for the foreign office, said today.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

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Russia Facing Most Serious

Joe takes a gander over the backyard fence while Mrs. Mannie Jines of 2005 S. Meridian st., points out her garden of 50 tom:iio plants

to Tomato Editor Power. said Mrs. Jines.

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“I always have liked to grow iomatoes,” "They re so easy.”

Fremont and Joe Give Nod “To Mrs. Jines' Tome Ibs

- By FREMONT POWER Times Tomato Editor

With . pride and pleasure, I wish to report that Joe no long: ris afraid

of going’ through underpasses.’

At first, whenever we'd come to the overlisad tracks, Joe would sashay and sidestep like a tomato editor trying to rhumba. And if there happened to be a train going over, that really got pal Joey b:iuddled. He'd whinny and twist-and give the general impression ‘lat he'd be

willing to do anything in the world if you'd just let him off without going through that underpass. But on the second day of the garden tour yesterday, Joe was much more calm. He might slacken his pace and prick his ears. But with that, Joe would pull the buggy primly through.

Tomatoes on Table

The first stop was Mrs. Mamie Jines at 2005 S. Meridian st.

At the Jines house, they're having

fresh tomdtoes every day now and there are ‘plenty more coming on. Although Mrs. Jines was seriously ill a year ago and doesn’t have the full use of one hand, she put out 50 plants herself. No corn cobs, deep holes or anything like that, she said. Just dug little holes for each plant and put ’em out, plains fashion. Now, Mrs. Jines agrees that other plants might be taller, ‘but she’ll match production with' anyone,

Joe Brings Back Memories

“If I were a- carpenter, I- could get them staked up high,” she said. But as-it is, she’s content to use

chest-high stakes and let the plants:

spread. When Joe and I drove up to the house; it must have brought back fond memories to Mrs. Jines. “My husband -always thought it was a great thing to take me for a ride in a buggy,” she said. “We used to take a ferry across

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INDIANA PUT 19,000 TONS IN RUBBER PILE

Indiana collected about 38,000,000 pounds-of scrap rubber during the aign which ended recently. This was about 4,000,000 pounds short of the state’s self-imposed quota, according to J. G. Sinclair, state chairman for the drive, ‘However, Marion county went

over the top with a collection of

nearly 8,000,000 pounds compared with its quota of 5,400,000.

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‘LITTLE STEEL’ "RAISE

War Labor Board Grants 44 Cents a Day ihcrease Instead of $1. -

WASHINGTON, July 16 (U. P.).— The war labor board: ii ‘an order prepared for announcecinent today has, granted 157,000 ‘little steel”

_| workers a wage increas: of 44 cents

a day, maintenance of union membership -and a checkof: ‘of union dues. The decision was Ten ched. after nearly two weeks of hoard discussions in which union members insisted upon the full §! a day increase and a union shdp demanded by the United Steci Workers (C.1.0)). 4 Public members joing with industry representatives 0:1 the hoard in ordering the wage increase, by an eight-to-four vote. Vizorous protests by the labor men:bers and re-

'sentment among steel 1nion leaders

at rejection of the $1-a-ciay demand led to some doubt abou immediate union acceptance. | .The wage increase will be retroactive to last February. ‘The wage increase is expected to have a direct bearing in: the board’s action on identical demands affecting 400,000 autoirobile workers

In addition to the 157,000 employees of Inland St::l, Republic Steel, Bethlehem Steel, 2nd Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. directly

affected by the order, the wage in-|

crease probably will bc made effective for 450,000 emplcy es of “Big

Steel. ”

“Labor officials exp:ci. that the order also will have a bearing in deciding wage demands of approxi-

mately 1,000,000 avia ii on industry |. ; | workers.

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Military Experts in China Think Tokyo Waits for

Opportune Moment.

By ROBERT P. MARTIN United Press Staff Correspondent

CHUNGKING, July 16 (U, P.).— Japan is at a crossroads in her campaign to conquer Asia and Chinese authorities believe that Tokyo may

attitude pending decisive developments in Europe—especially in the battle of Russia. There have been frequent unexpected moves by the Japanese in the]. years that I covered the China war at Shanghai and since I escaped from Japanese-occupied territory to Chungking last winter. But a poll of informed sources today found attention centered on the possibility of a blow by Tokyo against the Soviet Union rather than in the south. Authorities believe that, barring

outlook for the next phase of warfare is as follows:

An invasion of Australia is out for the present. The Coral sea and Midway defeats, plus the growing strength of allied forces in Australia make that too costly a | prize to bid for now.

Japan will not attempt an im-

Anglo-American aerial protection is strong there and: roads: and other communications are poor, so the Japanese may prefer to permit Indian nationalists and Britain to squabble until the nation is weak‘ened and invasion is made easier.

Japanese will not attempt immediately to knock China out of the war. They will continue .trying to disperse major Chinese forces in central China to consolidate their hold against a possible allied offensive and to capture important “bomb Tokyo” air bases.

An offensive against Siberia is most logical as the next big Japanese move. It is a prime Japanese objective as one of the last jumping off points for a major allied air and land counter-offensive. Japan may be urged by axis partners to exert pressure on Russia’s eastern door whether the ¥ipponese are ready or not.

On the War Fronts

July 16, 1942

RUSSIA: Germans claim new gains and capture or encirclement of vast number of Russians in Don River bend; Moscow acknowledges retirements from Boguchar and Millerovo in south; great battle still rages in and around Voronezh.

EGYPT: ‘British advance to ridge on central sector of desert front, but on north coastal sector the Germans regain some positions near the Hill of Jesus, west of El Alamein; severe aerial fighting continues. : ’

debate of shipping losses despite opposition demands for greater public information.

HUNGARY: Nazi radios report trial of officials implicated in Serbian revolt last winter when some 2550 Serbs were reported killed in battle.

U. S. Bombers Make Heavy

‘Raid on Benghazi.

CAIRO, July 16 (U, P.).—British imperial forces, aided by a United

ghazi, held gains attained. in. a limited offensive on the central

sector of the desert front today, and battled with artillery and

‘was in progress over the bat-

‘up movement of axis

be forced to adopt a wait-and-see|

“ymediate “invasion of India.{

BRITAIN: Commons opens secret]

BRITISH STILL BLOCK “ROMMEL IN EGYPT|

] ‘Late reports from the front in- | dicated that stiff “serial fighting

of. Tobruk.

VITAL OIL AREA MAY BE CUT OFF IN RAPID DRIVE

Decisive Battle Believed Shaping Up for Stalingrad; Germans Seek to Close Pincers on Rostov.

By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign Editor .

‘Axis armies pushed into the big bend of the Don river today in perhaps the most dangerous offensive of the war in Russia. i The Red army still fought one of the great battles of : the war in and around Voronezh, but dispatches from Mos~ cow made it clear that the enemy steam roller was advancing southeastward in two converging columns flanking Rostov : and aimed at Stalingrad on the Volga.

Implications of the main German offensive were fare reaching and, despite persistent Russian counter-attacks, a late dispatch from the Russian front line forces said that the tempo of the enemy advance was accelerated after the fall of Boguchar and Millerovo.

Claim Russ Forces Encircled The German high command, claiming encirclement of large Soviet forces, obviously was attempting to: : 1. Clean out the Don river bend. : i 2. Close a’pincers from the north and from Taganrog. on the west against heavily bombed Rostov. 3. Seize the entire Don Basin. 4. Crash across the Don to Stalingrad and down the Volga to Astrakhan on the Caspian sea. That would isos late the Caucasus. i “The sweep of the Nazi war machine is accelerated and is bringing Hitler within closer reach of the principal objectives of his summer campaign,” United Press Corre spondent Henry Shapiro, the dean of American correspond= . ents in Russia, cabled from Moscow.

Worst Threat in 13 Months “The enemy advance to within less than 180 miles of 5 Stalingrad is the most serious threat of 13 months of war. The road ahead of the Germans is rolling country with. only small streams, except for the Don, and provides ideal s ground for the enemy’s mechanized operations. If the Nazis reach the Volga they will not only be in position to strike at the isolated Russian forces in the northe

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_|ern Caucasus, but will be within about 50 miles of Asiatie -

Russia. The supply line for allied war material from the south would be cut. “Should Hitler reach Stalingrad the effect would be als most catastrophic,” Mr. Shapiro’s dispatch added. :

Decisive Battle Near

“The Russians are making no attempt to conceal or under-estimate the strategic and morale consequences of such a blow. A decisive battle may be fought between the Don and the Volga—a stretch of only 50 miles.” : This seemed to indicate that Soviet Marshall Semyont Timoshenko was falling back to the Don river line, which makes a great curve eastward from Boguchar to within 50 miles of Stalingrad and then sweeps back to the west to empty into the sea of Azov at Rostov. : Stalingrad, great industrial and war center, has a population of 400,000 and it dominates the lower reaches of the Volga, down to Astrakhan. The river is the most vital trade and industrial artery of the Soviet Union and the:

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Today s War Moves

By LOUIS F. KEEMLE : United Press War Analyst News that Marshal Erwin Rominel’s army in Tavot has been reinforced from Crete is coupled with ports from Istanbul that 50,000 German and It troops, including three motorized divisions, have been ‘concentrated on that Mediterranean island. This may presage a renewed axis drive for the : Middle East, timed to coincide with the Germ smash toward the Caucasus in the Don river region. General Sir Cla Auchinleck has not been able to take the initiative in Egypt and operations, which are invariably Sessribed as “limited,” actually are fensive. His slight gain on the Tene socior cf the Alamein front Slates army air corps, supplies has been offset by a German ad-lammunition and fresh fig vance to the north, near the coast. units must be reaching him. In the opinion of Brig. Gen. H.| “The result is that he now S. Sewell, British military commen- Pears to'be in a position once ma to resume ‘the Offensive,?

Sewell observes. i “There is no doubt that the

pace of his adyance since the fall His air strength has been rein-

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and Sicily, and by