Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 September 1942 — Page 18
VICTORY’
ommel Lost 100 of 270 Best Tanks in Desert, He Says in Turkey.
ANE ARA. Sept. T (U. P.).~—(De1); — .German Field Marshal win Rommel lost more than 100 his 270 first line tanks in last pks fighting on the Alamein line, Wendell ‘Willkie said today on his
» which he formed in course a tour of the battle front in company with the highest British cers, including Lieut. Gen. Ber“nard L. Montgomery, commanding “the British eighth army, that Rommel had suffered a serious and big
= “The extent of the united nations victory has not yet been reported,”
. “The axis calls it a reconnaissance Sin force, If there are many more “such reconnaissances there won't be any Germany left.
“FT Was There—"
I “Rommel lost about 40 per cent of ‘his first line tanks, more than 100 “gut of 270. He was out to take t. Now, in ordinary language, is in a hell of a hole. “1 was there and I saw the tanks “which had been destroyed. I.was on ‘the battle field two days ago. & «I ‘think this battle is a visible “sign of the turn of the tide.” Mr. Willkie arrived here to confer th Turkish officials on his way to ussia and China as President “Roosevelt's special envoy.
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By FRANK TREMAINE United Press Staff Correspondent HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET, Pearl Sept. 8.—United States
.|forcés in the southern Solomons “lare - steadily strengthening their
offensive bases while their domi-
nant air force fights off Japanese
aerial attacks and frantic attempts
:lto land men, it was indicated - to-
day. ings in the Guadalcanal area Aug.
7 are still mopping up the scattered| ;
Japanese parties which they drove inland from the beaches in the first
* |phase of fighting.
Navy department communiques issued at Washington yesterday and fresh United Press dispatches from the battle area agreed: 1. That the Japanese are making
Sergt. Everett ‘Woods, (right), of Indianapolis, enjoys an apple |daily aerial attacks in greater or during a “lull” in maneuvers of the 113th observation squadron in |lesser strength on the marine posi-
Louisiana. Herbert Williams, Arcadia.
In the cow stall bivouac are (left to right): Eubanks, Martinsville; 'Sergt. Dick Averitt, Plainfield, and Sergt. |almost suicidal rate.
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Desert Front Again Quiet:
U.S., British
CAIRO, Sept. 8 (U. P.).—American and British heavy bombers
were reported today to have attacked heavily axis shipping in the Mediterranean gas Marshal Erwin Rommel sought to pull back the remainder of his desert forces from the south end of the Alamein line. A communique reported that American bombers carried out a daylight attack upon the enemy supply line across the Mediterranean in co-operation with heavy bombers of the royal air force. The bombers reported a direct hit on a merchant ship and a near miss on a tanker. The first phase of the fall battle of the Nile was over. Rommel had taken a beating but it was indicated that he was now preparing to make a stand and any tendency to gloat over his reverses was discouraged by British railitary leaders who expected him: fo try another offensive soon, as he had staked his reputation on breaking through: to Suez.
15 Miles From Coast Road
The front was quiet after a week during which Rommel hag attacked with all his nower and, it was finally revealed, had reached a point only 15 miles from the vital coastal road from El Alamein to Alexan-
2 HOOSIERS NAMED Y LETTER GARRIERS
Walter Nevins, Elyria, O. was elected president of the National Federation of Rural Letter Carriers yesterday at the -closing session of a two-day meeting by the association executive committee. Other officers named were Richard Jensen, Tyler, Minn., vice president, and S. V. Sloan, Tylersville, Pa., secretary-treasurer. Frank S. McGuire, Indianapolis; George F. Klinker, Lafayette, Ind., and Edward Blough, Johnstown, Pa. were appointed members of the national publicity committee. * A resolution urging an additional one cent per mile for equipment expenses for all rural mail carriers, as an amendment to a bill asking a flat $300 increase for all postal employees and now pending before congress, was adopted by the com-
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dria before he met the main weight of the British eighth army and suffered a, sethack. Today’s communique said that
tions but are losing planes.at an They hate done little, damage. 2. Navy and land-based planes are ripping to pieces the enemy detachments which are attempting to land on Guadalcanal island, the marine base, and San Jorge island, 65 miles northwest of the Guadalcanal air field.
Lone Landings Possible
3. It is probable that the Japaag trying to sneak. their men ashore, have succeeded in landing
there was nothing to report on the|some to join the scattered enemy southern sector yesterday, that pa-|¢orces in the Guadalcanal jungles
trols were active in the central and southern sectors Sunday night and that at least six enemy planes had been destroyed yesterday for an allied loss of one. This indicated the extent to which the fighting had subsided.
London Is Cautious
Dispatches, however, gave the impression that by means of a rear guard reinforced by strong tank units, Rommel was trying to ‘maintain a bridgehead in the allied minefields where he had made his first advance eight day's ago. (London military observers were cautious today regarding the situation in Egypt, not wishing to make claims which would: rule out the likelihood of a fresh German offensive soon. (The conservative London Times said the recent German setback should not be regarded as a major British victory because Rommel had made a deliberate withdrawal in good order. (The general feeling in London was that there was little hope of a British offensive soon to drive Rommel out of Egypt.)
Draft Suit Fails, Army Gets Youth
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind: Sept. 8 (U. P.).—Grant Walter, 23, North Manchester youth who sought a federal court injunction to keep his draft board from inducting him in the army, has been accepted for service by the army. Walter was sent to the Indianapolis induction center last Friday after Federal Judge Thomas Slick refused to make permanent a temporary . restraint on the draft board. : Married and the father of one child, Walter had sought deferment on the grounds of dependents, and had charged his wife's parents had conspired with the draft board to break up his marriage by having him drafted. - When Judge Slick refused the injunction, Walter's attorneys indicated an appeal will be taken to the federal court of appeals in. Chicago.
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and mountains. 4. The position of the marines is becoming steadily stronger because supplies and reinforcements are being landed apparently at will and the air field on Guadalcanal, which the enemy had 85 per cent completed when the United States forces landed, is now fully in operation. Announcement that the Japanese were trying to land men on San Jorge indicated that they were devoting some attention to the area
immediately north of the marine]
positions, in fear of an early start of the promised marine push northward through the Solomons.
Raiders Pay Heavy Price
A dispatch from Robert Miller, United Press correspondent with the marines on Guadalcanal, told how the Japanese were raiding the island with “monotonous regularity,” paying a heavy price and causing little damage. On Aug. 26, Miller reported, marine fliers downed seven bombers and five zero fighters out of an attacking force of 16 two-motored | medium land based bombers and 12 zeros. The marine losses were two fighter planes downed and two missing. This meant nearly a 43 r cent loss for the enemy, and De to one loss as compared to those of the marines. All dispatches from the Solomons now refer to the field which the marines took on Guadalcanal as «Henderson field.” This is the name the marines gave the field in memory of Maj. Loften Russell Henderson of Washington, D. C., the marine hero who dive bombed his flaming plane down the smoke stack of a Japanese aircraft carrier. The name is unofficial, so far.
Report Loss of Destroyer The first of two navy communiques issued yesterday at Washington told how on Saturday 26 enemy bombers, escorted by 20 zeroes, inflicted but minor damage in an attack on Guadalcanal and lost three of their number, two bombers and a fighter.
The second reported the steady|
reinforcement and supply of the marine forces, and the development of Henderson field and other shore positions. It admitted that the attacks of planes and submarines had caused some loss, specifically the sinking of the destroyer Blue and the small transport Calhoun, as previously announced, in protecting the landing of supplies and reinforcements. . It mentioned Grummans, Wildcats and Avengers as among the planes which on Guadalcanal intercepted enemy air attacks and took a heavy toll.
Small Ships Sunk
° Grumman fighters and Douglas Dauntless dive bombers, the communique said, attacked several small enemy detachments which attempted landings on Guadalcanal and nearby islands. In the most ambitious of these attempts, the communique said, the Grummans and. Douglases sank
many small enemy vessels trying}
to land troops on San Jorge, and caused a heavy loss of enemy life. Air patrol and Curtiss army pursuit planes sank three landing
boats, damaged several others andj}
killed many enemy troops in an attempted landing : side of Gaudalcanal, across the
3000-foot mountains from the ma-| :
rine positions.
FREAK ACCIDENT FATAL
ALBION, Sept. 8 (U. P.).—Nelson F. Brown, farmer, was killed in a freak accident while plowing his fields yesterday. Mr. Brown, caught in a
sudden thunderstorin. : was stunned } by a halt of lightning. He fell from|
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furrow, 10 or 11 notes deep, was filled with water and he a
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: President
‘Emeritus Calls For Courage; Recalls Feats of Bundy.
Times Special ©
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Sept. 8.
DePauw university students were charged today with the ‘responsibile ity of facing the current world crisis
“with the ' courage displayed’ by
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alumni of the school during world
{war I.
Dr. Henry B. Longden, 82-year-old president - emeritus, addressed 'stu-
‘| dents for the 61st year.
He outlined the activities of Gen, Omar Bundy, an alumnus, during the earlier war and asked the stu dents to prepare ‘hemselves:for the time, not too distant, when Amer~ icans. must again counter-attack to win victories like those of ® Gen, Bundy at Chateau 'Thietry and Bel
. |ieau Wood.
Enem lanes s score a couple: of. near misses on one of the British merchant’ ships in the recent Malta
convoy. The vessel ‘Was. ‘among: those that got through. Prime Minister Churchill said today ‘that enough
supplies and: reinforcements to make the island base secure for several months had reached Malta despite very heavy enemy attacks. The official photographer who took this picture was on board H, M. S. Man chester when :she® was. sunk, but he was transferred to a destroyer with his camera intact.
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