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SENATE GROUP CUTS AMOUNT

DOWN T0 $300

"sub Committee mittee 0. K.’s Rum Plan Calling for Pay-As-You-Go.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (U.P) — The senate finance committee voted today to reduce the individual ine come tax exemption for each dependent from $400 to $300. The committee rejected an attempt to increase the houseapproved exemption for single pers sons from $500 to $600. The reduction of the dependency

exemption wil? increase the amount. of tHe 1942 , war tax bill by

$220,000,000.

The committee did not vote on :

the house provision to continue for ‘men in the army, navy and marine -corps the present personal exemption of $1500 for’ married couples and ‘$750 for single persons. It approved the house action in reducing these: exemptions for ali . ‘other taxpayers to $1200 married, and $500 single.

Study ‘Forgiving’ Plan

These were the first actions taken by the committe as it began rewriting’ the $6,270,000,000 house bill. Finance Chairman Walter F. George (D. Ga.), indicated that the ®mmittee = would ' consider this afternoon a subcommittee report on ‘the*Ruinl plan to-place income fax collections on & current basis by “forgiving” taxes on 1941 income. . A subcommittee decided this morning to recommend adoption of the plan. Subcommittee Chairman Bennett C. Clark (D. Mo.), said, however, that no decision had been reached on whether to couple the Ruml plan with an adaptation of the - house-approved plan to collect part of future income taxes by withholding them from pay.checks. The subcommittee had been established to study with withholding plan embodied in the house bill and to seek to modify it so that it would® not create such a difficult bookkeeping task for employers. ' Reject Treasury Proposal The Ruml plan—sponsored by J. Beardsley Ruml, New York department store executive and chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York—involves a bookkeeping transaction whereby taxes owed on income received in 1941 would he wiped off the books. ' The subcommittee rejected the treasury’s proposed substitute for “forgiving” 1941 taxes up to the second surtax bracket only. Under the treasury’s plan, taxpayers whose 1941 taxable income amounted to more than $2000 still would have been billed for taxes on the income in excess of that amount.

Proposes Sales Tax

Senator Robert A. Taft (R. 0) called for a 10 per cent general retail sales tax. Taft estimated that his proposal would raise about $4,000,000,000 annually in new revenue, He objected to the pending house bill because “it fails to tax twothirds of the people’s income” despite lowering exemptions and raising the tax rates. Objections to a sales tax based "on 'the theory that it would work a hardship on the low income groups, he said, can be overcome by exempting food purchases.

TURKEYS FOR YANKS

MELBOURNE, Aug. 2¢ (U. P).— Special arrangeinents have . been made to bring Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys from the United States for "American soldiers in Australia in a refrigerator ship, it Vis faede known today.

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MONDAY, AUGUST

24, 1942

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measure to paralyze business” and European axis partners in Brazil.

STRESS UNITY OF AMERICAS

Chile and Argentina Join In Vote of ‘Adherence,’ Backing Brazil.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (U, P.). — The Inter-American Defense Board, in a demonstration of hes ispheric unity, today unanimously adopted a resolution extending. a

vote of “adherence and friendship”. to Brazil in connection with its declaration of war against Germany and Italy. Votes for the resolution were cast by representatives of the only two American republics . which still maintain diplomatic relation® with’ the axis powers—Chile and Argentina. Further significance was attached to- the Chilean ‘delegate’s asturalios that his government scannot’ “r main indifferent” to axis agaression.

American demonstration. At the suggestion of the Argentinian military attaches, the Chilean delegate—Gen. Arturo Espinosa Mujica, who presided over the meeting—embraced Brig. Gen. Amaro Soares Bittencourt, the Brazilian delegate, in the old world arms-around-each-other gesture. Other delegates rose to their [feet and applauded. :

ROMMEL. EXPECTED T0 START ATTA

Both British - and- Nazis Have Added Strength.

ish sources believed today that ‘Marshal Erwin Rommel is on the point of moving once more against the British Egyptian positions in a drive for Alexandria and the Suez canal. These sources said that Rommel has been strongly reinforced with men and planes and possibly with new armored units. : . The British, also reinforced with their own and American tanks and planes, must, ‘if' possible, anticipate|

5|Rommel’s attack by attempting to

Festore the front tthe old boaer

commander of the Brazilian army, watch There are more than a troops Brazilian army and 300,000 trained reserves,

Recruiting gE Axis Banking Houses Seized

The adoption of the resolution! was followed by a typical “Latin-!

LONDON, Aug. 24 (U. P.).—Brit-|

| Not a single allied plane was | Custiss P-40D planes, in what {| Gen. Douglas MacArthur called

' RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 24 (U. P..—Military police ‘ocetipied : Gerinan and Italian banking “houses teday: as pas of a nationwide R “fingncial enterprises ot the wo one

On the third day of Brazil's entry into the war against Germany srg Tinly, ong; ries of volunteers, numbering many thousands; lined

up outside ‘recruiting: centers throughout the éodntry, and the ministry ‘of - war’ 'herg was : mobbed by patriotic citizens: eager to’ enlist. Today. was the “first ‘day since Brazil- declared ‘war that recruit-; ing offices ‘were ‘open. .

. + Pour Across Border

Concentration camps swelled: with fifth columnists; spies, enemy agents and axis sympathizers, Hundreds of Germans. and. ‘Ital ians, refugees poured across the border” into Uruguay, but Uruguay announced that all would be arrested and, turned over to Brazilian authorities. President Getulio Vargas promised that every axis sympathizer and agent arrested ‘would spend “the war in “hard labor deep in the interior. <Brazilian, British and. United States planes -kept-up a. relentless hunt for submarines “off the coast.

MONTEVIDEOD, A: Aug. 24 (U. P.) — Uruguay, will quickly adopt measures to implement her “complete identity’ of views” with Brazil and put the nation in an internal state of war, but: will not declare war on the axis now, informed quarters said today.

SANTIAGO, “Aug. 24. (UU. P)— Chile will declare today that she; regards Brazil a non-belligerent, it was reliably reported.

BUENOS ‘AIRES, Aug. 24: (U. P). —The cabinet today will fix Argentina’s position in respect to Brazil's declaration of war on Germany and Italy.

LIMA, Aug. 24, (U. PJ). — The Peruvian ‘government late last night - granted Brazil non-belliger-ency status.

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{Dive on Jap Bombers and|

Fighters While Using

New Tactics.

GEN, MacARTHUR'S HEAD‘QUARTERS, Australia, Aug: 24 (U.

{at all angles on a powerful force of ‘120 mew Japanese zero fighters and

| attack completely. They shot down | gling off jettisoning their bombs and

{unlikely they reached the nearest | enemy bases.

‘| time : new’ interception . technique

: formerly. ”,

.| for hauling gasoline for non-essen-

{enemy fleet of 47 which attacked|

great north Australian base of vin, it was announced today.

rilliant. tactical interception, dived

21 heavy ‘bombing planes. The allied pilots smashed the Jap

at least nine zeros and four bombers, saw two other bombers strug-|

trailing smoke, and damaged others so severely that it seemed highly

They Had No Chance

So: devastating was the allied attack, the enemy bombers never had a chance to drop their bombs on military targets. : It was she frst . enetny sitack on

were: shot down out of a fleet of 22 zeros and 27 bombers: for the loss of ‘one allied fighter. ; - Over the northeastern zone, while the Darwin force was smashing the enemy attack, an allied plane unit on offensive reconnaissance bombed enemy buildings and the wharf area on Buka island, at the northern end of ‘the Solomons. . . In their attack on Darwin yesterday the Japs evidently were making a determined attempt to knock out Hughes airdrome, possibly in ‘preparation for a more important attack which might divert attention from the United States naval and marines attack in the southern Solomons.

. Use New. Technique

+ It is understood that the allied fighters put into action for the first

which proved deadly tothe enemy while it afforded the allied planes the. maximum of protection. The enemy planes were miles in the air when the American planes dived on them. + The zero fighter planes scattered quickly to try.to head off MacArthur's planes but it. was ‘too late. Then there was -a wild series of dogfights which lasted until long after the bulk of the enemy fleet had fled. for home. One American pilot who downed a zero over the sea reported: ° “lI saw "a parachute ~ drifting down, I flew over just fo say howdy but when I got there, there was nobody in the parachute.”

HOOSIERS MAY GET LESS GASOLINE SOON

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (U.P) ~ Deputy Petroleum - co-ordinator, Ralph’ K. Davies today -advised motorists in 20 western - states including Indiana to prepare “to get along with a little less gasoline than

He said this’ would be a possible] result of an OPC order, effective today, banning througheut the 20 states all use of railroad tank cars

| tial ‘purposes.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 (U.P). —Henry J. Kaiser, ‘the west’s “miracle builder,” ‘and Howard J. Hughes, ~ multimillionaire airplane designer, toolmaker: and ‘speed flier, teamed today to. build 500 of the world's: largest. cargo airplanes, The "50-50 partnership, it said, will combine the proved pro-

aeronautical whase 57-passenger

0} fuvich at She Lockers sient raf

Kaiser and Howard Hughes Join to Build Cargo Planes

proved engineering ability of the 36-year-old ‘Hughes, materials, plane “Constellation” is under con-|

fiing- date of the first plane is a secret, but construction was ‘reported in final stages. It was announced that Hughes was backing their construction with almost $20,000,000 of his own money. Announcement - of the KaiserHughes partnership was regarded was | 88 Kaiser's first answer to eritics

pro. | Who have described his air frelghter : duction genius of Kaiser with the qu, o

DEWEY TO LEAD jess

Sul Trip.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., ‘Aug. 24 (U., P—The New. York Re-

governor, promised . today. it would) walk “side by side” with President Roosevelt in winning the war, but it criticized the administration for “failing to take the. American people into. their confidence,”

mation was assured, since he was: the only: candidate in: the field.. Since convention ' leaders were looking ahead to -the presidential

L. Willkie ‘figured : in: an ‘incident among leaders : which accumulated a little heat for a time..,

Wish- Willkie Sucéess

Anti - willkie . Republicans’ and Dewey men, who envisage their man as the Republican presidential. can--didate, . objected. They , feared it would be construed as an indorsement of Willkie for 1944. . As a result the conyention will adopt -a resolution, wishing him “Godspeed and success” on his trip to Russia and the Near East as President Roosevelt's special envoy. . But. the: Republicans ' were jubilant. They figured that their opposition, which has been in a majority in all state elections since 1920; would be divided in November between Attorney General John J. Bennett, the Democratic candidate, and Dean Alfange, the -American Labor: party’ man. This, they believed, makes Dewey a shoo-in.. In order that Dewey may open { his ‘campaign with his acceptance speech to the convention, he will not be nominated until this even-ing-and -his speech to the convention and to the state: by radio will begin at 8:15 ‘p. m.. Indianapolis time. . 3

HITLER WATE NAZI LAW THAT OF LAND

Names Thierack Reich * Minister of Justice.

LONDON, Aug. 24 (U. P.).—Adolf Hitler made the edicts of the Nazi y Germany's sole basis of justice y with the appointment of Dr.. Otto Georg Thierack, 53, as Reich minister of justice.

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with three of his companion rangers. They are:

by Acclamation

publican _ convention, preparing to] nominate". Thomas E. ‘Dewey _ for}

Mr. Dewey's nomination by accla-|

race in 1944; the name of Wendell]

Some wanted * the convention to] adopt: a. resolution praising, ‘Willkie. |:

Hoosier Fired First in 1917

NEW YORK, Aug. 2¢ (U. P.).—An artilleryman, Sergt. Alex Arch, South Bend, Ind. oe the - first. shot for. the

_ Fired First Shot on Europe's Soil

Corp. Franklin Koons of Towa (second from right) is the American soldier first to fire a shot on European soil in this second world war. Back in Londen ‘from the Dieppe raid he relaxes over a beer (left to right) Corp. William Brady, 22, of Grand Forks, N. Ps Staff Sergt. Kenneth Stempson, 23, of Russe ll, Minn, and Sergt. Alex Szima, 22, of Dayton, O

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Sorp, Koons Slept Sound

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Oct 23, 1017, . «Arch was a member of Battery ©, 6th: field artillery; 1st division and when the - field piece was loaded at a position ~ northeast ‘of - Bathelemont, he pulled the lanyard.

PEDESTRIAN KILLED, ANOTHER INJURED

Retired Electrician Victim In. City “Traffic. One pedesSirian ‘was killed and another was injured critically in ‘Indianapolis traffic over the weekAlbert Swinehart, 73, of 406 W. .McCarty.st., was struck by an auto‘mobile Saturday night at McCarty and Chadwick sts. He died yesterday. . afternoon in City hospital.| William Danz Jr. 922 Church st., the driver, was not held. William Polk, 42, of 1116 N, Capitol ave., was carried 85 feet by: the car which. struck him: in front of his home yesterday. He was taken -to- City hospital with a broken left: arm, compound -fractures of both legs: and head 'injuries. : Police arrested Clarence Manley, 803% N. Senate ave. the driver, on a reckless driving charge after, they '+said, measurements. showed it required: 120 feet to bring the oor to a stop. ~ Mr. Swinehart was a native of Decatur county and a former resident of Muncie. A retired electrician, he had been making his home with a daughter, Mrs. Stella Milligan. He was a member-of the Moose lodge and the Knights of Pythias. | He also is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Doris Hole, and a son, Charles, both of Muncie. Burial will be in Muncie Wednesday.

a denims PREDICTS OFFENSIVE MOVES WASHMNGTON, Aug. 24 (U.P).— British Ambassador Lord Halifax said today that the British people are “looking forward” to further offensive action against the axis as foreshadowed by commando

or Diehd

LONDON, : -Aug. - 24 w.. P)— Franklin: Koons, a 23-year-old farm boy -from- the JTowa- hog -and corn country, moved. up to a crack in an old. French stable wall,: poked his rifle through and pulled the trigger. Today Corp. Koons was credited by his commanders with firing-the first American shot on European soil. in world war II. J Koons is a member bf the American rangers and he participated in the Dieppe ‘attack last week. But not until he got back to Britain and the reports of the Americans]. in the attack were checked did he know 'he’d fired the first shot. Koons went ashore on the Dieppe

coast with ‘three’ other 'American| ‘rangers... They: moved up under|

cover: of a gully toward their: objective—a Nazi coastal battery— and encountered some sniping from the: Germans. «

In His, Own Words

- Here, in Koons own words, is how the first ‘shot was fired:’ “I. took refuge in a stable and began sniping back; firing. through| a: crack. from a standing : position. I fired quite a number: of rounds at: odd, stray Jerries who sometimes appeared and I am preity sure I got one of them.” ° . : There were three other Americans in his group, and while-he has been|* officially - credited with firing the first shot; his companions also fired at about the same time. ~ ° ° «With Koons: when the invasion barge grated on the Dieppe beach were. Staff Sergi. Ken’ Stempson, 25, a former railroad employee at Russell, Minn; 'Sergt. Alex Szima, 22, & former bartender at- Dayton, O., ‘and : Corp. Bill. Brady, 23, a magazine salesman from Grand | Forks, N. D. : Thinks He Killed One.

Koons. is heavy-set, five feet 10 inches tall, and has dark hair and brown eyes. He was reared on a farm and, before he went into the

army, was a livestock auctioneer v

and farmer.: Before the raid ‘the ton were

addressed by Lord Louis Mount-|

batten, head of the commandos.

Koons said he didn’t have any fears!

about the assignment after that and) : slept soundly until the raid.

Today

's War Moves,

In Good Order; Germans - | Pour Across Don.

By HARRISON SALISBURY . United Press Staff Correspondent - The Nazi threat to Staline grad, Russia’s Volga river lifeline and the oil and mine

| eral wealth of the Caucasus

grew graver today with Sos viet admission that overs whelming German masses were pushing back the Red army defenders. Fo The Germans were said to ba > poured across the Don river in big bend sector and had advanced so close to Stalingrad shat the portant Moscow-Stalingrad ra road is virtually out of service:

ing back slowly and in good in a fighting retreat which was in flicting heavy casualties on the Ges mans. However, the weight of G man men, material, tanks

ten maa rns. At | is not only the industrial and m

BA zeDalls. sald: that. the 3 mans has massed more than 500,000 troops in the bend: of the Don a thai, thig fit is: rolling. ahead points within, 40: miles or Jess:

from two directions, the Klets! and the Kotelnikovski sectors, in both the situation. appeared A ad be critical. : The Russians admitted that a new: 8 wedge had been driven into their. lines around Kotelnikovski, 90 miles southwest of Stalingrad. :

Closer to Naval Base

The Nazi high command claimed that German troops had forced & crossing of the Don northwest west, of Stalingrad and had pierced defense lines to a great depth. The Germans said they w across the Don in major While the greatest threat was 1 ‘Stalingrad, . the. Nazis also moving ahead in the Caugci drawing closer and closer to Black sea naval base of No sisk and the oil center of Grosny. Whether any allied move to relax the Nazi pressure on Russia cc COU : or would—be made’ was not However, the dap of the altin offensive against: Europe 1 brought. closer . by the arrival Britain of a big American con \ of troops and war ‘materials.

Fear North African Drive

There . were hints, ! another German’ ‘move in Africa may be in the making, fo coincide with deeper thrusts into the Caucasus. AS : STSSOnent

MOSCOW: Hueiais > slowly before great. axis in the defense of Stalin

LONDON: Largest’ United troop convoy of the war # Jin Britain; new ‘British