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Peril is Falling; Talks shift to China.

or dy BULLETIN - LONDON, Feb. 11. (U. P,).—Allied plans call for large scale warfare on the continent of Europe

“ in the next mine months with

the prime objective being to “kill Germans, Italians and their satellites and kill as many of them as possible,” an authoritative quarter said today. “We are going to land on the coritinent this. year, but where ‘we land will be a surprise,” it was said. LONDON, Feb. 11 U. P.). —A blueprint for victory. covering the next nine months of the war has been drawn by unifed nations leaders, Prime . Minister. Winston ‘Churchill said today. . The first step toward executing

the plans has-been the: appointment of Lieut. ‘Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-

hower as allied supreme commander.

in the African-Mediterranean the-

* imter ‘of operations, he revealed.

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'“For ‘good or ill we know exactly what it is we wish ‘to. ido, Mz] Churchill ;told the house of comhistoric. conference. “with: Rogsevelt’ and his Journey. to Key. !

Tur, Tha prime minister's Speen re< vealed that the united nations, who only afew short months ago were - fighting delaying - actions = with * Hastily improvised strategy, now had what amounts to a global plan for vistery, ‘Submarine Biggest Peril - Mr. Churchill made: these: points: 1. Gen. Eisenhower will .be in

over-all charge of the campaign: to clear’ the axis out of Africa. Gen.

+ Bir Harold R. L. G. Alexander,

British - Middle ' East commander, will be Eisenhower’s deputy: Air Marshal Sir Arthur W. Tedder will command allied air forces in Africa; Admiral ‘Sir Andrew B. Cunningham will have charge of AngloAmerican naval operations in the

: ‘Mediterranean theater.

2. The submarine now is the greatest me enace to, the allied cause, ‘but recent reports, including a mighty flow of new vessels from American shipyards, show that progress is being made in the campaign to. safeguard united: nations supply lines. 3. Marshal Sir John Dill and Lieut. Gen H. H. Arnold, commander of , the United States army air foree, “have just concluded a conference in Chungking with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and in India with Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell, commander. there.

Plan Another Meeting 2

* 4. During the coming nine months Mr. Churchill hopes to confer again | with President Roosevelt for a

4 check-up on. progress of the plang

drawn at Casablanca. ' "8. Britain intends to maké war ‘to the death against Japan regardléss of the outcome of the European

. conflict. Mr, Churchill said he sug-

gested. to Mr. Roosevelt that Britain commit this pledge to writing in a treaty, but that ‘the president told him it was not necessary, 8. ‘Gen. Douglas ‘MacArthur and Marshal Wavell will confer in due course’ on military plans affecting the the vast perimeter of defenses Japanese conquests have drawn around the home islands. 7. Mr, Churchill said that the allies: have landed 500,000 men in North ‘Africa and that they are oppose by an axis army. estimated at

“Make Enemy Burn and Bleed -

Regarding the plan he and President Roosevelt: formulated at their Caesianty conference, ‘Churchill

“The dominating aim is to ‘ena “the ‘enemy's forces on land, a5 and air on the largest possible ang. “ab the earliest possible . We. have to make the

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SOVIETS DRIVE NEARER ROSTOV

Less ‘Than 22 Miies From “Steel Center; Attack in. ~ Great Arc.

By. UNITED PRESS ‘Soviet armies tightened a death

grip today. on Kharkov, - Russia's fourth city, and drove: toward the

suburbs of Rostov. “Attacking in: a great arc, the Red

d report on ieiahy was?le

Kharkov, “the Pittsburgh of the Soviet Union. ? Stockholm dispatches said the Russians: were six to. 10 miles from the Donets steel city, but there was no confirmation of that from: any ‘allied source. Russian communiques ‘reported an amazing mile-an-hour advance

: yesterday and: revealed the capture

of Volchansk, 37 miles northeast of Kharkov; Belyi’ Kolodets, 12 miles ‘southeast of Volchansk and 40 miles northeast of Kharkov; Chuguyev, 22 miles southeast -of Kharkov, and Pechenegi, 10 miles east. of -Chuguyev. - { A new threat to Rostov appeared from the northeast, where a Russian column ‘cut the NovocharkasskRostov railroad. South of the city the German Caucasus army was penned in the Taman peninsula between Akhtyrskaya and Novorossisk, 98 miles south of Rostov. A third Russian army faced the Germans across the’Don north of the gateway city. 3

ROOSEVELT oN RADIO TOMORROW NIGHT

Expected to to:Reyiow Recent Casablanca Parley.

- WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (U. P.). —The White House announced to‘day ‘that President Roosevelt will

month—one tomorrow ‘night on Lincoln’s birthday and one on Feb. 22, George Washington's birthday. “Mr. Roosevelt will go ‘on the air tomorrow night at 8:30 p. m.:(In-|

‘networks: ‘He probably will :review his recent Casablanca conferences

discuss latest developments on the home front.

address George Washington day dinners which will be: ‘held throughout the country under auspices of the Democratic party.

make two 'radio addresses this| -

with Prime Minister Churchill and}

On Feb. 22, Mr. Roosevelt win}

EISENHOWER IS FULL GENERAL TOPS IN AFRICA

Youth Emphasized ‘in New Mediterranean Staff; Alexander 2d.

By UNITED PRESS

President Roosevelt today nominated Lieut. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for the rank of full general as the 52-year-old Tormer aid to Gen. Douglas - MacArthur ‘became supreme commander of all allied forces in the African-Mediter-ranean theater of war, He will direct a -campaign in which Americans were warned ftoday by War Secretary Henry L. Stimson to expect heavy Seiitine and heavy casualties, Ten the near future.”

Three of Great Britain's out-

standing Middle Eastern war leaders were named as his deputies and Gen. Eisenhower welcomed them as “the stars I wanted for the job.”

" Recommended Set-Up, Himself

Gen. Eisenhower, it: was learned, recommended this command set-up at the Casablanca conference, where it received full approval, Gen. Eisenhower thus became the third full general of this country’s armed forces. George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, and Gen. MacArthur, commander .of united nations forces in the southwest Pacific theater. Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of forces in- the. first world war, holds

the title conferred by act of consl.

gress, of general of the armies of the United States. £53 No other general ever’ “a0 op idly as Eisenhower. A- year ago] he

Iwas a. colonel,

He is a “soldier’s soldier” and “the

army’s favorite general.” Graduated | | from West Point in 1915, he coms-| manded: a tank ‘camp as a captain]. in the first world war and later|

moved to the Panama, canal defense zone.

None Over 60

"He became ‘a protege of Gen. MacArthur and went to the Philippines with him in 1935 to help establish the Filipino army. He won notice two years ago in army maneuvers in Louisiana and was called to the general staff by Gen. Marshall. On June 25, 1942, he was named commander in chief of American forces in the European

theater, a post he relinquished this|

week to Lieut. Gen. Frank Andrews. The new allied general staff in Africa is remarkable for its youth. Adm. Sir Arthur Cunningham, who is to be the supreme naval commander in the Mediterranean, is the eldest—60. Air. Vice Marshal Arthur Coningham, who will be operational chief for all air forces, is the youngest—48. ° Gen. ‘Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander, deputy commander in chief, is a year younger than Gen. Eisenhower. He commanded the first British division in France in 1939, and was in supreme command of the British in France after Viscount Gort was recalled from Dunkirk. He was made general in command

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(Feb. 11, 1943)

RUSSIA—Soviet - troops rolling on toward Kharkov and Rostov.

NORTH ' AFRICA—British * eighth army ‘hammers axis forces with artillery and armored equipment well inside Tymisia. Allied bombers sink small axis troop ship m the straits of Sicily. :

= By RICHARD LEWIS "Artur Rubinstein, : the Polish pianist, refused to mit that he has } convenience during his recent, rans.

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I. {ncthe site way Be io being wade

Rubinstein, Here for Concert, Thankful Instead of Plaintive|™" Guim

Jand the Brahins Gonesrio numibee 1 in the most -ambitious program in _| the orchestra's history.

An internationalist in viewpoint, Mr. Rubinstein, who considers himself more or less a citizen of the |"

Others include Gen.|

American expeditionary.

‘By EARL

today that: “we must join. togethe or ‘there’ will “be no. hope’ for- either . He. spoke before the; Session at day ‘rogram committee,

MRS; WILLKIE 00 BUSY: FOR INTERVIEW

Has. alot of Ideas, but Not For: Publication. | “By HELEN RUEGAMER

this morning. There: ‘were _severdl * things 1 wanted to,ask her—if ‘being able to buy ‘only! three. pairs of “shoes ‘a year would bother ‘her, if ‘she .was in any ‘new civilian defense’ work, what’ kind "of a trip she had and what. her future : plans were, I called the Willkie suite, but the line ‘ was busy. About 10° minutes later, Mrs. Willkie came to the phone and I asked if I might see her for a few minutes. %Oh,1-can’t now,” she said. “1 haven't had my hath. I must do that. frst. 2 always like ol have u

world" since his native Poland has|™>

the fallen, believes that the only hope.

for Europe after the war lies in a,

confederation of states, similar to

the United States. He has: played |;

all over the world. He. tells about an experience per-

forming before the aunt of the for-|. Fae

Wendi wae e oiler + ners no’ » place for a decadent “America.”

A Hoosier Comes Home

Said the governer to Wendell Willkie . , + “tell me about Russia.”

Legislature Heer: Willkie - Urge Leadership for Stone

RICHERT,

‘Wendell Willkie: told’ an applauding Joint session of the legislature

for the preservation of this country palitical party.” the invitation of a special Lincoln

, The. Tipite: fgallexies, were, packed. for the first time this -session.

the floor ‘of the house was full of} { both - ‘Republican ' and ‘Demdctatie | dignitaries in addition to the 150 ‘| legislators. Mr.’ Willkie was given a strong ovation when he, Governor Schricker, Lieut. Gov. Dawson and’ House

‘the platform. ; : Praised by Selrioker - Democratic Governor Schricker

-. {himself won some applause when “the introduced Mr. 1 went to: the Columbia club tol.

= | interview ‘Mrs. Wendell 'L willkie

On the War Fronts

dianapolis time), speaking over all|

Willkie.

“I ‘want to present to you,” he said, “a man who typifies the spirit of Abraham Lincoln himself in my opinion; the man who has won the Jove of millions of people; a man who can lay aside political prefudices and who in time of perii can say to the president. ‘of - the United States, ‘you can count on me” " “This is typical of ‘the Hoosier spirit sd now I give you our own beloved and distinguished citizen, the Honorable Wendell L. Willkie.” Mr. Willkie devoted the first 10

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Speaker Homer Creighton mounted| -

WARNS STATE T0 ACT NOW ON INSTITUTIONS

Schricker Declares Special “Session of Legislature May Be Necessary.

if the critical problem is not met now. “This is not a political issue,” declared the governor, speaking at the dinner sponsored by the organized employees of the state institutions at the Claypool. “We've been neglectful. We've been penny-pinchers. Now we've got to handle this problem. We can

building, road repairing, we can shorten school hours, curtail the health department, drop the fire marshal’s office—but we can't close

‘|the state institutions for a single

hour. There’s only one way to do the job—provide the money.”

Union of Employees Host

many members of the house and senate, were at the dinner, which all

lof them termed the most unusual {event in the state's political his-

| tory.

Ai) principal host was the union itutional employees, in collaboration” with the Indiana Council

{on Crime and Delinquency and the b diane Mental Hygiene Associa: i 2 embers of which paid for

“Long Hotirs and Low Pay’ Pointed speeches were made by E.

:{C. Gorrell, Winamac publisher who ¥ lis a member of the board of trusE [tees of the state prison; Dr. Palmer 4 Gallup, psychiatrist of the State

| Hospital

for Insane Criminals; Floyd Hemmer, superintendent of the state penal. farm—and the

Imeeting was enlivened at the end iby the impassioned impromptu ad“ldress of one legislator from the “| floor.

Mr. Gorrell made bitter references to the long hours and low pay of the state’s institutional employees. Applause broke out when Mr, Gorrell shook his fist and cried: “I wish I were a modern Harriett Beecher Stowe that I might write a modern ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ with Indiana as my Simon Legree.” Mr. Gorrell said he had been shocked ‘to learn the condition under which state’ employees must

{work and he taunted legislators

with the statemient that inmates in the state prison work eight hours a day, while guards and other aids work 12, six and a half days a week. He defended union organization by the state’s employees, declaring pointedly that “individual instances of accomplishment are rare-—group instances frequent.” ‘Dr. Gallup said that Indiana (Continued on Page Four)

|HOLD ‘3 HOOSIERS

IN LOTTERY CASE

Three Indiana men, arrested here Tuesday and charged with conspiracy to ship lottery tickets interstate, today awaited removal to Chicago in connection with the Peoria, I, lottery conspiracy case. The men were Samuel A, Walker, 56, of Kokomo, who was released under $1000 bond; Robert D. Boyer of Anderson, and Charles R. Locke, 44, of Lebanon, both held in the Marion county jail. . The arrest was made by U. 8. {Marshal Julius J. Wichser and the men were arraigned yesterday be-

‘minutes of hfs speech to lauding ~ (Continued on Page Four)

fore U. S. Commissioner Howard S.

"Young: Sr.

Bue e Searches for Contracts | 00 Julietta Wing

It was ~ disclosed last Saturday jens the infirmary addition, yet un-

el mo

‘As ‘Mr. Blue scanned the state

al revonds, is chins dsp, Saul Rabb, |

Pleading for larger appropriations} {for the 20 state institutions, Gov{ernor Henry PF. Schricker last night {warned members of ithe legislature '|a special session may be necessary

suspend a lot of operations—road |g

More than 250 persons, including

No, boys, that wasn’t Hedy Lamarr doing the paging in the state senate today, It was Patsy Hamilton, 16, of Anderson, daughter of Paul C. Hamilton.

ASK ROAD FUND

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Highway. Board Seeks 1" Million More Than Original Budget for Next 2 Years. By WILLIAM CRABB - The ‘state highway ‘commission today 'akked the legislature for $11,000,000 more ‘for the next biennium: than the present budget provides in order to keep the state's roads fit for wartime travel. The budget bill provides $19,000,000 for the mext two years with

an escalator clause that would give the highway departments additional,

McNutt Creates Bureau to Help Employers Raise Efficiency.

BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (U. P.)~The war manpower commission today ‘listed Indianapolis as one: of 102" “labor stringency”. areas in which the 48-hour “week ultimately may have to be established. Other Indiana cities included in the Jist are Bloomington, Evans ville, Ft. Wayne, Gary, Michigan City, Richmond, South Bend and. Terre ‘Haute.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (U, P —War manpower commission offi= cials today are advising employers throughout the country to adopt a 48-hour work week as one official said that it might be made mandas tory ‘in 102 more areas within six

months. WMC Chairman Paul V. McNutt already has: desigr i bor shortage areas wheng’the

{ hour work week. is.

tively. » William Habet, planning division, t ican management Chicago last night

other areas and thab.@ Ahe' of war contracts let, ‘all of Si areas are expected to have acute labor shortages by mid-sunumer. He did not name them, .-

Urged in All Areas

In a series of questions and an swers on the new policy, the WM said this about. other areas—ev

funds if revenues exceed estimates. tthose with no labor shortages:

But ‘the budget does not allot funds for new construction and resurfacing, and Sam Hadden, highway commission chairman, said that resurfacing and reconstruction is necessary. He placed the minimum requirements of the department at $30, 000,000 for he next two years. This is proving to Bo one of the knottiest' problems facing: the legislature ‘and some legislative leaders fear that! a special session will be required if some agreement is not reached within the next two weeks. Outlines Projects Mr. Hadden said that much of the repair and reconstruction work could not; wait two years until the legislature convenes again. He gave two .eéxamples of the work to be done: I One is the road from Bloomfield to the naval ordnance. depot at Burns City. The traffic between

the two towns now is handled by a

county dirt road and Mr. Hadden said navy officials are urging a hard-surfaced road. : The other is road -40 hetween Lewisville and Straughn where a 15-year-old lane of the highway is in “very bad condition.” The average life of a concrete road is 12% years, Mr. Hadden said, and many stretches of highway are past that age. Legislative leaders believe that the highway commission can be (Continued on Page Four)

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“Other areas should go on a hour week, if by doing so they &

on their payrolls. Most war plants in all areas expanding their work-week . « non-war: plants would be well ad= vised to plan similar action in view of the drain of their workers into the armed forces, and into ¥ industries.” * | <= The decision to send labor ut tion consultants into the areas ready designated. appeared to the first step in setting up administrative machinery for carrying on

Creation of a new bureau of man= power utilization. within the WM was announced last night by. McNutt in a speech before Management association. , McNutt defined the new bureau’ work as “fintling out, down in individual plant and prod: unit, how effectively the peopl the job are performing, and to gest means [of ’ Increasing

effectiveness.” The way utt - described new bureau, it would operate voluntary approach. He said (Continued on Page Nine)

WELLES | SAYS NAZI PRACTICE BLACKMA ' WASHINGTON, Feb. 11

~Undersecretq y. of State m Welles today a sed the Nazi