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Martin (B-26) Marauders and North American (B-25) Mitchells of Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle’s 12th escorted by Lockheed (P-38) Lighinings, madea ‘co-ordinated attack on the airdrome at Gabes, on the Tunisian east coast close to the. point where Marshal ‘Erwin Rommel was expeclted to ‘make a stand with the remnants of his Afrika Korps. An attack to deny Rommel “access to the sea” presumably would be directed toward the Gabes area, where
{Knox Defends Lend-Lease) As Means of Obtaining Needed Bases. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 @. P)—
declared today that the United | States must maintain control of the
Pacific ocesn after the war and : ‘na
that he would favor {negotiations toward this end “qt, once.’ ” "Saves American Lives “We are not avid for more terri- | tory, but we will be wise to insist on complete control of a sufficient number of bases in the Pacific to | prevent another war of aggression in th future,” Knox told the com~ 0 ie} ‘ which is considering exten- / sion of the lend-lease act after the June 30 expiration date. - Knox said that the psychological effect ‘of ‘ “such an unprecedented and generous measure as lend-lease” should help the United States win support of its allies for such a plan, particularly if it is brought forward now “while we still have something to offer them.” Declaring that the “most profound reason” for continuing “lendlease was to save American lives,
Observing the 80th anniversary of its founding in Geneva, the International Red Cross is today go- |Knox added: “We know we're go-
‘there is a 15-mile bottleneck be-| ing through one of its most active periods of service. The smiling Red Cross nurse and her asso- [Ing to be operating in occupied ciates help in hospitals, give aid and relief in time of fire, flood or disaster, teach first aid, maintain [countries where local: populations contact with war prisoners and give scores of other services, including the vital work of collécting blood {Will be on our side. How silly it plasma. The pictures show how blood from an American donor goes into bottles and packages, then is |would be not to arm them and let
‘bombed Sousse, 135 miles north of Gabes, firing buildings and scoring direct hits on at least two enemy :
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NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (U. P.).— Edward J. Flynn today accepts relection to the chairmanship of the Bronx county ‘Democratic executive pmimities, which be solEned VO ne orerment to see and soe ination as minister to Australia. civilian men between 18 and 65 and He said he also would try to get women between 18 and 50 years to on the De atic national war jobs, lies today before the miliback fitee, the Pais of tary affairs committees of house and which he resigned. Senate, James A. Farley, New York state ere are about 33,330,000 women Democratic chairman, has been| 209 19,900,060 en in ie ndioated : age groups many © men mentioned as a candidate for the and a few. of the women already are in the services. Many of the on ie nsiional Souiinlitge. in Far- women would be exempted under ley was in favor of his (Flynn’s) be- special provisions for pregnant a member of the national women and for those responsible for coming = again. care of the aged, the ill or of children up to 18 years. Advertisement War Manpower Commissioner
Would King Cole Be Merry Paul V. McNutt, the only adminis-
With Stomach Ulcer Pains? tration official who immediately
1 Old King Cole might mot| cOMmented on the bill, refused on Pens merry oid soul” if he haa either to indorse or repudiate it. a the Jenarty’ of stomach "or uicer He said he favored working out digestion, gas pains, heartburn, manpower problems on a voluntary bloat and other condishould try | basis. \
. Get Controversy Seems Certain -~
The bill was introduced by Senator Warren R. Austin (R. Vt.) and Rep. James W. Wadsworth (R. N. Y.) and is backed in part by the same non-admiaistration forces which sponsored and obtained favorable action on the first selective
service act of 1940, This bill promises to be even more explosively controversial. It not only raises questions of compulsory labor and forced migration of workers, but also touches the dispute whether the armed forces can | be expanded to the proposed 11,000,~ VITAMIN B & IRON 000 men and women without reducing
production below danger levels: I yea. WANE Some persons believe there must be
an enormous redistribution of labor : ; effort in this country—forced ' or 'NAHON'S voluntary—if the armed services are TONIC to attain projected numbers, olin a Union Clause an Issue elievin, 1} L ory own The sharpest, dispute is promised pepless feeling to. the| ground a proposal by some backers
extent caused by 'lack neklof the draft-bill that workers so se-
of ‘Vitamin B blood - building oo, lected for service be guaranteed the
Safeguard, the -prime| Light to join a union or not to join, 3 Ma ant as a as they might see fit, on entering
their new: employment. Such a provision evidently would crack closedshop industries wide open. One of the most experienced of Repulican legislators took a look at the proposed bill and snapped: “It hasn’t got a chance.” Senator Claude Pepper. (D. Fla.), an administration partisan, said he did not believe the country had reached an extremity requiring a labor draft and added: “If the bitl’s sponsors want to be logical, why don’t they draft capital and the brainpower of needed executives, 00?”
Rickenbacker Favors Labor Draft
Senator Edwin O. Johnson (D. Colo.) said he disliked a labor.|dratt but that if “work or fight” regulations were ineffective, some
By LYLE C. WILSON y United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. — The draft-labor bill, designed to gnable
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carried to distant warfronts to be used im saving the lives of soldiers in the field or sailors in ship’s |them help us fight.”
Helped Stop Axis Knox said lend-lease had ‘been
FREIGHT TRAIN CRASH a major factor in stopping the
axis” and that “its extension will |:
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tor in our ultimate victory.” . LOGANSPORT, Ind, Feb. 9 (u. Knox said the navy transferred
P.).—Two railroad workers escaped|material- and services worth, $800,-f
farms. Otherwise, he said, we could |death yesterday when a Pennsyl- 000,000 to the allies from March'11;
lose the war on the home front by}; underproduction.
Agriculture Secretary Claude R Wickard estimated before the sen-|Hervey, 47, Logansport, a fireman,
1941, to Dec. 31, 1942, ' Of: this tovania freight train crashed into the tal, the united kingdom received
rear of another freight train. A.W. $764,000,000 and Russia, $20, 000,000
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sunk an entire. four-ship Japanese
convoy, totaling 30,000 tons, in one ‘{day, ‘after bagging an -1800~ton
= destroyer. -
The convoy included a heavily| ; laden transport and all the Japanese troops were lost. = “This submarine, whose motto is
“Shoot the Sunza B——,” is com-
-|manded by Lieut. Comm. Dudley W. (Mush) Morton, 35, of Miami, Fla., and her executive officer is Lieut. Richard H. O’Kane, 32, of San Rafael, Cal. The Wahoos officers and crew crowded more excitement into their lives between Jan. 24 and Jan. 29 than most men ever know. On Jan. 24 the submarine sunk a Japanese destroyer at close range with its last . available torpedo within the narrow limits of a harbor at'Mushu island, off northern New Guinea. On Jan. 26, with fresh torpedoes aboard, the Wahoo bagged the fourship convoy after a 14-hour running fight. © On "Jan. 27, the sub attempted to attack a. six-ship convoy and narrowly escaped disaster iat the hands of enemy destroyers.
On Jan. 28 another heavily-loaded enemy vessel was sighted, but it
{evaded thé Wahoo.
Morton said the Wahoo again exhausted her supply .of torpedoes in the fight on Jan. 26 and from then on had to depend on her deck
guns when she sighted the enemy.
“I sure felt naked,” he said. Goes After 6 Ships
: ‘Nevertheless he went after the sixship convoy until driven away by
its escort.
Morton said the allies knew the Japanese are establishing bases
Wakes Betray Position
The Wahoo started firing longrange torpedoes and their wakes betrayed the sub’s position to the destroyer, which started charging. The last torpedo in the tubes hit the vessel admidships at 500 yards. “He was bearing down on us at 20 knots,” said Morton, “If we had ‘missed him with that one, he'd have gotten us.” The destroyer broke in two, but it is believed most of the crew were saved. Telling of the attack on the convoy, Morton said: “We contacted two enemy freighters of about 9000 tons, first and then ‘a 7000-ton transport, which was loaded with between 1500 and 6000 troops. “We shadowed the convoy on the surface until noon to get into position for attack. ‘We destroyed one freighter and transport and damaged the second freighter.” Knocked Off Bow
O'Kane broke in: “And we knocked the bow and the stern off the first freighter. The transport hit amidships exploded and blew sky-high and all personnel was lost. The debris went higher than a kite.” The damaged freighter ‘tried to escape and was joined by a tanker. “We got in a shot at the tanker about sunset, damaging it,” said Morton, “We continued to pursue the two, but the freighter kept continually firing on us. We laughed, but when one of the shells landed right in front of us, it took the smirk off our faces. About'9 o’clock that night we sank the tanker and then the, freighter with our last torpedoes.” When Morton ran across the six-
along northern New Guinea above|ship convoy he tried to maneuver
'‘Salamaua, from which they .are moving supplies into the fighting
area. The Wahoo was assigned tolattacked. He revealed the navy has trans-|patrol the New Guinea coast to at-|to bring all his starboard guns to
ate military affairs committee that|Was injured slightly and Homer|ferred 285 vessels and ships, and tack these supply lines. 3,100,000 farm laborers would have |CGoddard, the conductor, escaped in-|251 small craft and boats valued. at]:
to be recruited for this year’s crops.'jury when he jumped.
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into position to use his deck guns, but one of the Japanese destroyers
“I ran when he turned
‘| bear on us,” said Morton. “He drove us down and let go with depth
$127,000,000 to Ioreign., countries: estaniishing a base at Wewak, about! charges.”
“He is the best all-round man on the ship,” said Morton. The Wahoo performed a mission of mercy on the patrol when it en-
rying six Malayans suffering from hunger and thirst. One already had scurvy and another had gone blind, while three of an original nine had died. The Wahoo’s crew gave them food and water. Marton said the sub crew got their motto because when in doubt, they always shot. “That's the only way we can beat the enemy,” he said.
REFERENGE BUREAU PROPOSED ‘IN BILL
The senate yesterday received .a proposal to create a legislative council in.a bill introduced by Senator Thurman A. Biddinges (R.
Marion). The council would serve as a “legislative reference bureau” to general assembly. . : IY would be composed wr 10. senators appointed bhy\ the lieuten= ant governor and 10 representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, not more than three-fourths of the members to belong to the same political party. The measure ‘appropriates $20,000 for expenses. The work of the council would consist of the collection of information and studies concerning hte government and the “general welfare” of the state. The conclusions reached as a result of its research would be used as a basis for legislative action on the part of the as sefnbly. The council would maintain a research division headed _by a person academically or professionally qualified in the field of public administration and government.
a carton of Camels — the soldiers’ favorite such legislation might be; neces- 7 is
; SURE, you'd rather hand them: coliim, ue you! don’ t ps . have to see him to know that he'll’ appreciate ‘carton ward V. ee re New ‘of Camels. For with men in all the * services, ¢ cigarettes York audience that labor should bel. are a gift they want most from home, =
drafted for war industries and agriculture. Former President Her-
Introduction: of the bill was ac{companied by some possibly sig‘nificant
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And when you send him Camels—the mild, slow-burning cigarette—you’ re sending the brand men in the service prefer. Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard—the favorite. is Camel:* And though there are RO :