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on Tuesday night bombers struck at Bizerte, the big axis base in nisia. The British eighth army convinued to pursue the Afrika Korps through northwestern Tripolitania and axis radios reiterated their fears that the American forces: in . Tunisia were about to start an offensive designed to cut off the re“treat of Rommel’s forces! i The Nazi Radio Vichy said the American were driving between Gabes, 100 miles from the Tunisian.Tripolitanian border, and Sfax, 65 airline miles above Gabes. The Americans, Radio Vichy said, had contacted axis foroes and fighting was in progress. The middle eastern command announced today that the eighth army fought the Afrika Korps’ rear guard

yesterday in the area of Sabratha,

40 miles southwest of Trigoli and 56 { miles from Tunisia. “-

14 © Big Drive Impending?

Allied successes in the Kairouan - area and northwest of Gabes had lent substance to axis.fears that a - big drive was impending against the German-Italian bridgehead in Tunisia. ; The initiative in the Ousseitia area, northeast of Kairouan, had passed from the Germans to the allies in the last three days. - A French communique announced that an American force had driven

Tunisia Mop-Up

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the Germans back six to nine miles north of Ousseltia, and regained domination of the northern . pass into ‘the Ousseltia valley. French and Americans, fighting side by side, advanced in the mountains east of Kairouan. Kairouan is only 30 miles southwest of Sousse, on the Tunisian east coast, and the advance further narrowed the waist through which the fleeing Afrika

troops in the north.

KIWANIANS TO CITE ‘VICTORY FARMERS’

Ind., chairman of the state Kiwanis agricultural committee, said yesterday that plans were being drafted for the award of a “VF” pennant to farmers for outstanding contribution to the war effort. Redenbacker said the awards to

the farm’s contribution to the food for freedom program, co-operation in bond purchases, salvage drives, Red Cross, U.S:O. and other civic enterprises. The ability to be a good neighbor also will figure in the award judging, he said,

‘Awards will he made in August.

Korps must pass to join the axis

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 28 (U. P.).—0O. C. Redenbacker, Princeton,

“victory farms” would be based on

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NAT! TROOPS IN RUSSIA MUTINY

Hopeless Battle in

J “Stalingrad Area. (Continued from Page One)

surrendered yesterday, the survivors numbering a few hundreds. Individual German officers, willing to die for the glory of Adolf Hitler and the Prussian tradition, sought still to organize resistance in fortified buildings, dispatches sald, and there was fierce fighting when they succeeded. But demoralization was sweeping through the survivors, dispatches said, and refusals to obey orders were increasing. . * (The Russian official news agency Tass reported from Switzerland that mutinies had broken out at Bayonne and Dijon, France, in December among German troops who refused to go to the Russian front and that as the result four officers and 18 men were shot at Bayonne. An infantry platoon at Dijon was disarmed and sent under guard to Germany, Tass said.)

0il Center Recaptured

On thé Voronezh front, where the Russians had freed the east side of the Don and were driving on Kursk, 5000 axis troops had surrendered in one group yesterday. On the North Caucasus front, the Russians had scored a major victory in capturing the oil center of Neftegorsk. Twenty miles southwest of the main Maikop oil fields and one of the newest of Russian oil towns, Neftegorsk produces the best aviation fuel in the entire Soviet union. The Russians reached Sredni Yegorlk on the Stalingrad-Salsk-Tok-

|| boretsk railroad. This is only 40

miles west of Salsk and 62 miles southeast of Rostov.

Jobless Payments Up in December

Indiana's job insurance payments rose in December after a downward sweep during the preceding eight months, the Indiana employment security division said today. Payments in the last month of the year rose to $282,681, compared to November's all-time low of

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SENATE TO RECEIV STATES RIGHTS BILL

A council of state governments bill to enable Indiana to join other states in a “retrieve. states rights movement” after the war was to be introduced in the state senate today. g The measure, drawn at a council conference last week at Baltimore, was brought back by Senate President Pro Tem Thurman a Biddinger (R. Marion), who attended the meeting. ei The bill would make Attorney General James Emmert responsible for studying existing and proposed federal legislation for its effects on state functions and powers and to co-operate with other attorneys general who are making similar studies. The attorney genersdl would be required to report his findings to thé governor, U. S. senators and representatives. Nothing is contained in the bill which would dispute the right of the federal government to take over normal state fupctions during the war period.

‘TWO OTHER GUYS’ HAD STOLEN TIRE

PAY-AS-GO-TAX "HEARINGS SET

Chairman Doughton Doubts “Bill Can Be Effective

By March 15.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (U. P). —Chairman Robert L. Doughton (D. N. C.) said today the house ‘ways and means committee will begin open hearings on “the general subject of pay-as-you-go tax legislation next Tuesday.” First, however, the committee will start consideration tomorrow on Doughton’s bill to increase the statutory national debt limit from $125,000,000,000 to $210,000,000,000.

: The committee expects to dispose

of this bill in a hurry. Doughton emphasized that as regards pay-as-you-go, the committee would not take up “any specific plan, Ruml or otherwise.” Nor

| | would the hearings be limited to

testimony on any of the three pay-as-you-go bills now before the committee for consideration, he said.

Would Handle Separately

He said it had not been decided whether to separate pay-as-you-go from the general tax program, but added, “It is my opinion that the sentiment of the committee favors separate consideration. If coupled we couldn't dispose of the program in time for pay-as-you-go to be effective this year.” He said the committee did not feel it was possible for pay-as-you-go to clear congress and become effective by March 15, and that the committee was “not aiming at any particular date.” But he said he was hopeful that it would apply on “at least part of this year’s. income.” ’ :

“It is my opinion that a subject

as controversial—that is, as new— as pay-as-you-go couldn’t possibly get through both houses, out of conference and be finally adopted and give the treasury time to set up the needed machinery — why, there is no human possibility of getting it done by March 15.”

Many to Be Witnesses

He said the pay-as-you-go plan was “controversial to some extent” and that “many witnesses” would be heard. “It’s going to be a headache,” he said. “There’s much more to it than the propaganda indicates.” Doughton said it would be “well up into the summer” before the committee gets around to considera-

aries of fairs of City of Indianapolis)

[LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR]

. SENATE ~ Bills Introduced Jan. 27

4 X 8S. B. 103—(Aldridge)—Gives blind persons owning their own homes $2500 exemption on property taxes. (Finance) 'S.: B. 104—(Chamberlin)—Changes ¢ivil procedure in establishing burden of proof. (Judiciary B) g : 8. B. 105 — (Chamberlin) — Raises salIndianapolis city officials. (Af-

S. B. 106— (Chamberlin) —Permits police officers to serve municipal court warrants and clarifies procedure and assessment of court costs between city and Souniy courts. (Affairs of City of Indianapolis .. 8. B. 107—(Biddinger)—Repeals 1899 law requiring county auditors to publish statements of allowances made by circuit, superior and criminal court judges and by boards of county commissioners. (Judiciary B) x 1S. B. 108—(Fleming and Lucas)—Provides that a “no-lien contract”

) B. 109—(Gonas)—Prohibits the confinement of an insane person in a county fait under any circumstances. (Judiciary

S. B. 110—(Moore)—Includes township assessors where population is over 5000 in the annual meeting of the state tax board and increases mileage allowance of assessors from 3 to 4 cents. (County and Township Business) S. B. 111—(Johnson of Morgan)—Makes state fruit standards correspond to U. S. standards. (Agriculture) S. B. 112—(Johnson of Madison)—Gives justice of peace who is to enter the armed service the right to assign his authority to a Jeputable attorney of his township.

(Judiciary S. B. 113—(Lucas)—Providés that the juvenile court referees shall be appointed and serve in the counties in which the court is authorized by the 1941 juvenile court act to appoint referees. (Affairs of Lake county) S. B. 114— (O'Grady and Chamberlin)— Raises salary of members of state tax board from $4500 to $6000 a year and board secretary from $3600 to $4200. (Judiciary

S. B. 115—(Phelps)—Makes official the name of ‘Wilbur Wright Memorial.” (Natural Resources) 3 S. B. 116—(Stemle)—Places the hunting and fishing on Sunday prohibition into the fish and game law. (Natural Re-

sources) Bills Passed Jan. 27

S. B. 62 (Phelps)—Provides for establishing a state hospital for treatment of crippled children, including infantile paralysis cases, in northern diana, north of U. S. No. 30; site to be chosen by a committee of four representatives and four senators; appropriates $250,000 for acquiring land and constructing building. 0 ayes; 16 noes. S. B. 64 (Vermillion)—Amends 1941 act providing for sale of property on which taxes are delinquent for five years to give the county auditor four years, instead of the original two, from effective date of the act, to prepare lists of such delinquent: property. Emergency. 42 ayes; no noes. . S. B. 60 (Johnson of Morgan)—Provides that when a surplus remains in a drainage ditch fund created in two or more counties, the surplus undistributed for two years must be retained and used only for maintenance of the ditch for which the levy was made originally, Emergency. 43 ayes; no noes. 8. B. 73 (Vermillion-VanNess) —Cuts time reguired for advertising county property or sale, except at public auction, from 60 days to four weeks, 47 ayes; no noes,

Bill Withdrawn Jan. 27

S. B. 105—(Chamberlin)—Raises salaries of city officials in Indianapolis.

HOUSE Bills Introduced Jan. 27

‘H. B. 219—(Hoesel)—Repeals 1939 law which requires judges to be members of the bar and to have had at least three years’ practice. (Organization of Courts and Criminal Code) H. B. 220—(Thompson)—Gives trustees of Muscatatuck colony for the feebleminded at Butlerville authority to use any unused portion of hospital for medical and surgical care of the public and to charge fees. Appropriates $10,000 for alterations and $15,000 annually, (Benevolent and Scientific: Institutions)

H. B.’ 221— (Welsh, Heller)—Strengthens present fire inspection law by fixing

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orders of $500 plus a possible maximum imprisonment of 90 days; provides that each day offense continues shall b counted as a separate offense. (Public Safety) H. B. 222—(M. Downey) reates a probation office in city couft of Hammond and gives city court judge power to apoint a probation officer at $3000 a year. mits expenses for administration of office to $3000 a year, Makes it mandatory for city council to appropriate the necessary funds. (Organization of Courts and Criminal Code) 2 H. B. 223— (Lowe, Baxter)—Provides $600 a year salary for Indianapolis school board members. (Affairs City of Indianapolis) H. B. 224—(Teckemeyer, Evans)-—Re-duces gross income tax to three-fourths of 1 per cent for all persons now paying 1 per cent. (Ways and Means.) . B. 225 — (Claycombe, Lee) — Gives purchasing agent at Sunnyside sanitarium power to purchase food and medical supplies for the institution. (Affairs of City of Indianapolis) H. B. 226 — (Richards) — Provides that drivers licenses of persons convicted for the first time for drunken driving be suspended for a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of six months and the second time for a minimum of one year or permanently. (Public Safety) : H. B. 227— (Ogden, Willis)—Makes it a person who has a license to (Natural Re-

London Expects Fast Ac tion Carrying .Out Plans

Made at Casablanca.

By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign Editor

LONDON, Jan. 28.—Belief hardened in well-informed British quar= ters today that new and forcible blows against the axis, possibly against Germany direct, would emerge soon as the big result of the Casablanca conferance between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill. : The statement that the uncondi tional surrender of the big axis powers was the aim of the confer= ence had left no room for any more of the peace feelers which Germany has put out at various times since the war started, and yes= terday’s daylight raid on Germany by American flying fortressés was taken, in line with the conference, as part of a growing feeling that Germany ought to be hit hard and soon even if the capture of Tunisia is delayed. . Ce

Doubt Giraud Is ‘Trustee’

Dispatches from North Africa claimed that Gen. Henri Honore Giraud, chief of the French regime there had been recognized by Roose= velt and Churchill as possessing supreme powers to guarantee French interests during the war. » A Daily Herald dispatch from Al giers said that Vichy was no longer considered the legal government of France and that Giraud was the guarantor of French interests.

lawful for hunt and fish on Sunday. sources) i H. B. 228—(Newsom, Thompson)—Defines farm transportation; provides for a $3 license fee for farm machinery. (Ways and Means) H. B. 229 — (O'Connor) — Re-enacts “Veterans Administration” law of 1931. (Judiciary A) ” H. B. 230—(Hughes)—Permits issuance of township warrants or bonds by advisory boards to purchase necessary fire apparatus and equipment if cost will be in excess of sum available out of annual levy; warrants or bonds to run for a maximum of 10 years and to bear a maximum interest of 5 per cent per annum; provides for advertising and payment of warrants or bonds. (County and Township Business) H. B. 231— (Eckerty) —Codifies conservations laws dealing with oil and gas drilling. Levies 5 mill tax on each barrel} of oil and 1 mill tax on each 1000 cubic feet of gas produced. Provides that 10 per cent of revenue to go to division of geology. (Natural Resources) H. B. 232— (Baker) —Suspends until March 15, 1945 on account of: present emergency 1941 law providing for the letting of bus drivers’ contracts by bids, advertising, etc. (Public Safety) . H. B. 233— (Lowry, Heller) —Legalizes investment of surplus funds of municipal utilities owned and operated by cities and towns in U. 8S. defense and war bonds. Judiciary A) i H. B. 234 — (O'Rourke, Teckemeyer) — Limits indorsement in primary election campaigns of ‘‘slates’’ to political parties, regularly organized. and incorporated national political organizations, chambers of commerce or labor unions. (Elections)

Bills Passed Jan 27

H. B. 70—(Murray)—Amends fish and game law to shorten open season on furbearing animals 15 days and lengthen seagons on commercial fishing in the Wabash and seine fishing; outlaws wire and stovepipe animal traps; standards for measurements of net mesh sizes and size of fish. (79 ayes, 0 noes.) H. B. 98— (Hardin) —Provides for the enforcement of certain attorney's fees in non-support cases in the same manner as enforcement made by the court in divorce proceedings. (86 ayes, 2 noes) H. B. 104—(Moffett)—Sets renewal license fee for registered podiatrists at $5. (83 ayes, 1 no)

emphatically did not hand over su preme authority to Giraud, espe cially since Gen. Charles de Gaulle, the Fighting French leader, has charge of a huge part of the French empire. It was understood here that a prime factor in American and British policy was not to try to “hand over” anything to anybody in the French empire and this build up some political figure. .who migh not be acceptable to the - French

OPA CUTS PRICES OF THREE WAR METALS Pople when they have their chance

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (U. P.). %

today ordered "vodntor m- he| LOCAL MAN SCORES | IN FORTRESS RAID

prices of aluminum, magnesium and Sergt. BE. Smith of Indian-

copper base castings designed to save the government and heavy industry. more than $25,000,000. apolis, a g er on a flying fortress The reductions are 3 cents per (participating in the first “all-Amer= ican” raid on Germany yesterda was credited with shooting down

pounds for aluminum castings, 3 cents per pound for magnesium i one or more Focke-Wulfs or Mes=

castings, and 1% cents per pound

for copper base castings. serschmidts.

ders on war construction jobs and to slowing of work because of weather. Other factors, which figured in the rise, included regular

penalties for disregard of fire marshal’s

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Christmas Sale, that we now have an abundance of Trade-In and Pre-Owned pianos all styles and makes. These are “one-of-a-kind” bargains,-irre-placeable under wartime conditions. You

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (U. P.).—|tion of plans fer meeting the presiWhen police picked up a young man dent’s request for $16,000,000,000 adfor questioning after a stolen tire|ditional revenue.

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ment of civilian business. Payments to Marion county residents for December totaled $32,590. The total for the year was $1,137,873.

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take up “the next most important matter” once pay-as-you-go legislation clears the house. :

the Guffey coal bill extension—that runs out on April 26—or the reciprocal trade act extension. The deadline there is in June,” he said.

HINT HANFSTAENGL NOW WORKS FOR U. S.

. WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (U. P.). —Reliable sources said today that Ernst (Putzi) Hanfstaengl, onetime intimate friend of Adolf

Hitler and former Nazi foreign press chief, had been doing work

{| for the state department for several

months, ; There was no official confirmation. State department officials,

\ | after declining to comment on the

report, said they had no record of

his having been formally employed by the department or any record that he was so employed at the present time. Government officials—not at the state department—said they could not deny his presence in this country or that he is working for the state department. There appeared to be a possibility that Hanfstaengl might be doing work for the state department on an informal basis. It was assumed that if he had been, it would be as an adviser on Nazi matters. He broke with Hitler five years ago under mysterious circumstances that never have been revealed.

OFFICER INJURED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

A motorcycle policeman and a teacher at Tech high school were injured in a traffic accident this morning at the E. Michigan st. Arsenal ave. entrance to Tech. Policeman Dale Smith, 44, 2266 Adams st., was taken to City Lospital with an ankle injury after he was struck by an automobile driven by Raymond Stewart, 42, R. R. 17, Box 571. Clarissa Morrow, 56, Spink-Arms annex, a passenger in Mr, Stewart's car, was treated at the Tech first aid room for bruises on her head and knees. ; ~ Mr, Smith was directing traffic at the intersection, when an eastbound streetcar struck Mr. Stewart’s car, knocking it against Officer Smith and another car driven by Bernard Walters, 31, 829 N. Emerson ave. ; = Miss Halcyon Mendenhall, another Tech teacher and passenger in Mr. Stewart’s car, was uninjured. Conductor of the streetcar was Clyde Barbee, 47, 1012 S. West st.

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