Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 October 1942 — Page 5
N CUADALCANAL
. 2 Jap Warships Damaged; U. S. Reveals Loss of
Three Cruisers. . (Continued on Page Three)
this is what the Japanese could do if they controlled them: Launch a sea-borne thrust at Port Darwin and Australia. Seriously threaten American supply lines to Australia and New Zealand. Seriously threaten island bases in New Hebrides, New Caledonia and Fiji islands. . That warning by the navy dis closed for the first time that the United States has a base in the New Hebrides islands—to the southeast of the Solomons and to the north of New Caledonia. Admiral McCain, who had charge of air scouting and striking forces in the Solomons area, made his base at Espiritu Santo on New Hebrides. At Navy Secretary Frank Knox’ press conference this morning Ad-|! mirdl McCain told reporters, “I think we've shown sufficient super-|° fority in men and material to Justify the assertion that we can hold the Solomons.” He said that
Mrs. Barbara Robbins, chairman of the committee on arrangements for war fund report luncheons, points to one of the huge thermometers which record progress of units in the campaign.
Dead Nazi War of Nerves Boomerangs Through Europe.
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major: decisions of strategy have been made. One of them—on which we .have all agreed—relates to the necessity of diverting enemy forces from Russia and China to other theaters of war by new offensives against Germany and Japan. An announcement of how these offensives are to be launched, and when, and where, cannot be broadcast over the radio at this time.” {Although China was bracketed in Sha statement with Russia, last t's statement differed most notably from the first and most striking of Mr. Rosevelt’s second front or offensive statements by the omission of any date.
Intimated 1942 Front
The only intimation of the time a second front might be expected came in early June after Soviet Foreign Commissar Molotov conferred here with Mr. Roosevelt. On
Japanese air power there had been 80 depleted that the enemy was attacking with obsolete biplanes instead of zeros used at first.
Most of Sailors Saved The loss of the three warships © was revealed in a naval communique late yesterday more than two months after a devastating night ee eo |CS{UNG of men fn any other age ~|grou St n a ou mation, the navy said, and it was Broun: armies of our Rp are presumed here that it was with- strong because of the many youths held until naval ‘reinforcements in their ranks. bad arrived. Senator Robert R. Reynolds, ~The loss of the three Srulsers, plus chairman of the senate. military afBe J Australian Spier. Can a fairs committee, said he would open il RY suffered by the U. S public hearings: at 10:30 a. m. tofleet since the: Japanese atta oR on morrow on the draft age reduction al iv i pal s were many|Pll Of Senator Chan Gurney (R. casualties, although a majority of 8. DX ian Andrew J. May (D the personnel of the four ships ilita. frat : Were saved. ane oe Ey = Ci , ¢ The battle raised to nine the follow the president’s recommenda-
number of American combatant : . tions on reduction of the draft age. and non-combatant . ships sunk “He ‘is ‘the co nder-in-chiel”
since the offensive started in the Solomons on Aug. 7, and increased| May said. - “If he Huss his is to 52 the total naval vessels lost|teoesy Ne are Teady lo Teqube fice the war 5 8 Speaker Sam Rayburn told reFought at Close Range porters he doubted that legislation . The extent of damage inflicted|to draft 18 and 19-year-old youths on the Japanese force is not known, | would be ready for floor considerabut it is believed to have been ex-|iion in the house within the next tensive. Otherwise, it was believed, few days. He said he did not interthe enemy naval force would have|,ret the president's speech as meanattacked the relatively unprotect- ing that congress rush a bill ed transports and supply ships. In- through. stead it withdrew to the north. The census bureau has estimated The battle between the American “conservatively’ that there are now naval vessels protecting the landing approximately 2,500,000 youths in
rations and the Japanese force|ing 15.19 age bracket in this couna dramatic night affair at close yy, A good percentage of these range. already have enlisted voluntarily in The naval communique revealed oom st me +3 vie BRITISH BOMB REICH, enemy aircraft dropped flares over ¥ American transports and supply (ships north of Guadalcanal. The enemy destroyers and cruisers. The] LONDON, Oct. 13 (U. P.).—Britenemy opened fire immediately on|ish four-motored bombing planes an American covering force south-|attacked industrial areas of northe east of Savo island, northwest of|ern Germany during the night at seriously damaged and set fire to| Germany, admitting damage to the Canberra, which sank the fol-|northern and eastern Germany by lowing morning. incendiary bombs, said “several The enemy force then altered its|Planes were shot down. sage northeast of Savo island. There |Planes might have been raiding it encountered the American north- |eastern Germany. east screen of cruisers and de-| -The Germans said also, in Berlin stroyers “and a battle at close broadcasts, that British planes had pe western and southern Denmark. The action was fought with It wos the first night raid eB . guns and torpedoes, with targets Germany since last Tuesday, when illuminated by searchlights and starshells” the communique said. a strong force of four-motored royal accurate.” northwest German communications When the smoke cleared, the center of Osnabruck. Raids on Gerjoan -eruisers’ had gon many since Oct. 1, limited by ‘bad three American cruisers had gonejg. her have included daylight at Vincennes having been “hit repeatedly.” The Astoria was badly and Hammover Sunday. damaged, burned through the night g mio aiemeie | TYNDALL PROMISES All three cruiser lost had played ‘ge wage wn nts: AMPLE RECREATION The Quincy, 9375 tons and ecarry- ! ing a normal complement of 952] Wholesome recreation for the cilaunched in 1935. The {following|requirement of the municipal gov=year she assisted in the evacuation|ernment, Gen. Robert H. Tyndall, of Americans from Europe during|G. O. P. mayoral candidate, assertthe Spanish civil war. She was last{ed last night in an address before Moore of Alexandria, Va., now listed|an club. as “killed in action.” “I. don't mean acres of chuckleThe Vincennes, 9400 tons, was|headed frauleins and fritzies going faunched in 1936 and named for|through calisthenics for the fuehrer, 1940, before the fall of France, she|tive sports.of free countries, which went to Portugal to protect Ameri-|devslop mental reactions as well as can interests and on her return|muscles. Free men will win this trip transported a sum of gold|war. United States from the French gov-| for Sop sams, ernment. shoe pitching to softball. horse The Astoria, 9950 tons, was|is important in times like these. launched in 1933. It was that ves-|The cily must not add to its ex1939 the ashes of the :former{2m sure we .can provide recreation Japanese ambassador to the United| without that.” States, Hirosi Saito. That honor : was ordered by President Roosevel.| ‘DEFEAT APPEASERS,
that the attack started at 1:45 a. m. LOSE ONLY 2 PLANES ‘flares lighted the way for the Guadalcanal. Shells and torpedoes|the cost of only two planes. course, proceeding through the pas- was indicated that Russian range resulted.” dropped some of their bombs on “The enemy fire was heavy and air, force bombers attacked the great to the bottom—the Quincy and tacks on the Rhineland last Friday All in the News Before . officers and enlisted men, was|vilian population will be a wartime commanded by Capt. Samuel N.|the Washington Township RepublicVincennes, Ind. In the spring of|the general said. “I mean competiwhich had been. purchased by the sel that carried back to Japan in|penditures for such purposes, but I IONE 90 UINTS' coibs
Stimson Requests Congress Act on 18-19 Draft at Once|s: immu it oes
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“We will utilize city playgrounds ; everything from
STATE C. I. 0. URGES |
‘The people of Indiana must and
that occasion the White House announced: “In these conversations, full un-
1942.” Prime Minister Winston Churchill came here soon thereafter and on
the army, navy and marine corps, but an estimated 1,000,000 or more Juns 37 ue and Mr. Roosevelt an-
are considered still available 1Or|™ upg ‘ooming operations ~ which
military service. The drafting of youths is expect-| Were discussed in detail at our ed to delay the induction of some| Ashington conferences, between ourselves and our respective mili-
men with dependants. ta: ry advisers, will divert German In his fireside chat, Mr. Roosevelt strength from the attack on Rus-
warned parents of ‘teen-age boys sia.” that it was “inevitable” that youths| of 18 and 19 would-be inducted for a vHl)} shorlly Daa a visit to duty with the armd services. How-{ o) got 7 nr Roosevelt delivered ever, he left the general manpower a fireside chat in which he said: situation on a voluntary basis for “Certain vital decisions have been the present, but added that "We|.,.;. 1, que time you will know must learn to ration manpower.” |opnoc these decisions are—and so The president cited ‘two “major| win our enemies. I can say now Shige of a sound manpower that all of these decisions ‘are dipolicy” ’ “First, to select and train men of] 1p. atm dn the Brae aay the highest fighting efficiency. is an offensive against G “Second, to man our war indus- "SInany. tries. and farms.” On the following day, the White : House announced that there had Chan Mind on Draft : ges been secret Anglo-American miliMr. Roosevelt had said previously|tary conferences among senior offithat it would not be necessary to|cers of the respective armed forces draft the 18 and 19-year-old class|in July. The announcement said: before the end of the year, but evi-| “At these conferences the whole dently the growing pace of the war|conduct of the war was thoroughly and the ‘resultant rising need for|canvassed, and, with the approval manpower has increased the ur-|of the president, the necessary decigency in his mind. sions regarding military operations “It may be that all of our volun-|were made.” . teer effort—howeyer = well inten} ' . re an Newspaper Strategists not suffice whally to salve the prob-|. Wendel} I, Willkie shorfly turned lem,” the president said last night. [up in Moscow in a somewhat amThe president . singled * out the [biguous status but carrying cmedenscarcity of farm labor as “perhaps|tials from Mr. Roosevelt. Willkie the most. difficult phase of the man- suggested that the military leaders power problem,” citing a number of |should be prodded a little toward instances he had seen at first-hand |some second front action. during his 8754-mile tour of the| The president was emphatic last country recently. night that civilian prodding for a second front was unwelcome and Lists Manpower Problems would be ignored. ‘To carry out his manpower policy, “l can say one thing about our Mr. Roosevelt said it would be|plans,” he said. “They are not benecessary “to stop workers from|ing decided by typewriter stratemoving from one war job to another|gists who expound their views in as a matter of personal preference;|the press or on the radio. to stop employers from stealing] “One of the greatest soldiers, Roblabor from each other; to use older|ert E. Lee, once remarked on the men, and handicapped people, and|tragic fact that in the war of his more women, and even grown boys|day all the best generals were apand girls, wherever possible and rea-|parently working on newspapers insonable, to replace men of military|stead of in the army. That seems age and fitness; to train new per-|to be true in all wars. sonnel for essential war work; and| “The trouble with the typewriter to stop the wastage of labor in all| strategists is that, while they may non-essential activities.” be full of bright ideas, they are not He suggested to school author-|in possession of much information ities over the nation to work out|about the facts or problems of miliplans for releasing high school stu-|tary operations. dents at various times during the| “We therefore will continue to year to help harvest and plant on|leave the plans for this war to the farms. + military leaders.”
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