Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 December 1943 — Page 29

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SEA AND IN AIR

~ MacArthur Spoléesan Says ;

Yanks Sinking Ships

Steadily.

By RICHARD MOWRER

CAIRO, Dec. 9.—~The Japs are being hurt where it hurts them the most, namely, in shipping; Jap pilots are not as good now as they ‘were when they attacked the United States; the Jap war policy is to make the war expensive for us in] the hope that we won't go through with it to complete victory; morale shows no signs of weakening. These are the highlights of the talk given to correspondents bere by a high-ranking American officer close to Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The Japs’ greatest vulnerability is in shipping, the correspondents were told by the speaker who had participated in the China conference at Cairo, American submarine warfare has been eminently successful and there have been remarkable runs by individual American subs, one notable having recently sunk a 10,000-ton tanker—the juciest of all targets.

Suffer Heavily

The Japs have suffered heavily, particularly in light surface craft, notably destroyers and light cruise ers, and these are not being replaced in equal proportions to losses, The Americans have been consistently successful against the Japs in night naval actions, the speaker said, and the Jap shipping is being steadily whittled down. Oil is another Jap weakness. The Japs have the oil of the Dutch Indies all right, but they have to get it to Japan. The only route is the long haul by sea, and American subs are plenty active on their sea communications. Jap pilots are not as good as they were at the time of Pearl Harbor when the cream of the Jap air force thoroughly trained on the China front, swung into action. In the speaker's estimation, American pilots with 450 ‘hours of experience are superior to Jap pilots with 450 hours. Our planes are knocking down Jap planes on an average of four to one in our favor, - At one period the proportion was 10 to one in our favor. It is.estimated that the Japs are building 750 planes a month, which has been

sufficient so far-to make up their us

losses. ‘Live Jap Rare

The Japs are strongest in land forces. It is still a rarity to capture a livé Jap. The Jap warlords apparently still think they will win the war because they think we will get tired of it before they do. Jap war policy is to make the war expensive for us in the hopes that we will decide eventually to make a deal. Thus, they instruct their troops to fight to the death. However, our strategy has been to hit the enemy where it is weakest. We have been able to by-pass strong Jap concentrations on various 4slands and to isolate them from | their bases. Thus, we by-passed as many as 30,000 Japs at Buin. We are compelled to follow an island-| wi hopping strategy because we need fighter bases. Our strikes are limited by the gange of our fighter protection. Pretty soon we will be able to make it hot for the Japs at Rabaul, now that we have invaded Bougainville. It is to be expected that the Japs will fight desperately to hold Rabaul because the loss of this base would mean a 750-mile retreat to the island of Truk. The Japs are most vulnerable on

Jap|

the sea and in the air; and that is where We are going to beat them.

Newly clected oficers aud direetars of the Indianapolis G Clure, retiring president and new director; Chris Iverson, new president; (standing) Lynn Logsdon, director; G. W. Toole, treasurer; Fred Sale, secretary, tor. New officers not shown in the picture are Bert Mull, vice president; Emil Voelker,

and Earl C. Rehm, director.

Death Stalks at His Foxhole

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (U. P)~— Orders were: “Anyone found walking around must be killed immediately.” For that reason, Tech. Sgt. Harold Azine of Duluth, Minn., said today, night strolls on Bougainville were looked upon with disfavor by all

concerned. If the Japs didn't kill|’

you, chances were the U. 8. marines would. Azine, a marine corps combat correspondent just back from the Solomons, spent a night in the jungle with a company of marine

raiders. He told about it at a press

conference. “It was raining,” he said. “Boy! how it was raining. We were ordered to dig in until we hit water. “Then, as darkness came over the jungles, we were ordered to crawl

Linto our foxholes and to stay there

for a 12-hour stretch. Smoking Prohibited

© “We were told there was to be no audible talking and no smoking, that we were not to emerge from our foxholes for anything. “Anyone found walking around must be killed immediately. “We dug in around 6 o'clock and broke out our rations. A couple of hours later we heard our first firing of mortars. But they were missing

“Then the Japs came in and surrounded us. They started to infiltrate. The boys on. the outer fringe fired their tommy guns into the blackness. “The jungle is not quiet at night. There is a constant fabric of shrill sounds. And the Japs take ad-

vantage of that. They blend their

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mucous membranes. Creomulsion blends beechwood with other

creosote process time tested medicines for coughs.

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You . Can Fight, Too, Buy War Bonds

But Solomons Marine Escapes

whistles and calls into the jungle sounds, “We knew they were coming in real close. We heard them talking to each other with bamboo sticks. We could hear them pulling the

yro club are (seated, left to right) W. R. Mec-

Robert Potter, vice president; and Kenneth Smock, direc-sergeant-at-arms,

rings from their grenades and rap-

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NAMES CHIEFS

Nick Ricos New President Of Shortridge Chapter; 61 Members Added.

Nick Ricos, sports editor of the Shortridge high school annual, former Echo editor and Press club chairman, has been elected president of the school's chapter of the National Honor society. Nancy Rawlings, also on the Echo staff, is secretary-treasurer. The other 61 students chosen to membership are:

Don Apple, Ila Belden, Alan Boyd, mel Cecile, Mary

Belle - Barnes, Louis Joanne Caldwell, Car-| Chollar, Norman R Mary Ann Compton Hannah Combs, Jane Curle, Elizabeth Finley, Carol Fleigenschmidt, Barbara Franzen, Rich. ard Freeman, Cecil Frethofer, Nina Gal Un, Phoebe Qood, Keith COreen, Mary Hall, Margaret Harding, Betty Lou Has. selbring, Clara Rose Holmes, Marilyn Hooley, Ellen Jacobsen, Bara Jafte, Philip Knachel, Jo Ann Krauch, Joanne Landers, Alan Levinson, Dick Light, Jacque Loser, Betty Lee Mansfield, Ann Metzger, John feyer, Bally Mitchell, Heiga Nepple Alice O'Neal, Jane Osborn Ruth Ane | Perry, Gloria Poe, Jean Redwine, Lou

ping the grenades to prime them for the explosion. | “Right in front of our own foxhole 16 grenades went off. Some- | times the boys would reach out and | grab a Jap by the leg, pull him into] the foxhole, and dispatch him with a knife. “The marine raiders are tough. But they told me they didn’t want another night like this one. The, next night we were relieved.”

lof water a day.

Ellen Rouch, John Scales, Ann Schaffner {Lela Jo BServaas, Joan 8herwood, Jessle Lou Small, Richard Smythe, Jean Stacy, Sonia Talesnick, Betty J Thompson, Marjorie Turk, Evangeline Tykle, Carolyn Unger. Diana Van Qevt, Joanne Warvel, Charlene Weddle, Nancy Wileox, John Wilson and Richard Wood The sponsors are Mrs. Hope B. Nevitt Mrs. Elizabeth Helm. Mrs Blanche Rawl. | | ings, and Mrs Gertrude Weathers

BEWARE LEAKY FAU CET

WASHINGTON, D.C,—One leaky faucet may waste over 400 gallons

Tea chers' Guest

J. Dan Hull, principal of Short- |

LIQUOR FIRM PAYS $200,000 OPA FINE WASHINGTON, Dec. § (U. P).— The capital's leading liquor dealer, Milton 8, Kronheim & Sons, Inc. has paid $200,000 to the U, 8. traesury in a settlement which the office of price administration said yesterday was probably the largest ever made in the OPA's drive against liquor ceiling violations. The Kronheim firm had allegedly made overcharges running up to $10 on a case of whisky, and totaling $76,802 for which the OPA originally sought treble damages. District of Columbia OPA officials

sald further investigations were in

a senate committee inquiry liquor prices.

ridge high school will speak on |

“Our Social Lag” at 10 a. m, Saturday at the 25th annual Indiana conference of the History Teach-

ers’ association in the Travertine |

room of the Lincoln hotel

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ROCKFORD, 111, Dec. § (U.P)

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progress here, where the tight liquor | situation was one factor in speeding | jurymen: into |

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In the New Three Sisters Children's Dept,

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But Just in Time

CHICAGO, Dec. 9 (U PI—~ Albert Yario, 50, refused to testify before the grand jury “because I might . . uh, I can't remember : the word, " The jury sent Yario to criminal court to be cited for contempt of court. Judge Benjamin P. Epstein told Yario he had to testify unless “anything you say would incrim< inate , . ." Yario interrupted the judge. “That's it. That's the word.” He promptly dashed back into the grand jury room and told “1 refuse to testify bee cause I might incriminatq myself." The jury released him,

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The three small children of Mr. and | Mrs. Forrest Page were burned to death yesterday when a fire of un- | known origin destroyed the home their father had just finished build- | ing seven miles north of Rockford The children, Lonnie, 4, Theresa, ! 3, and Larry, 2, had been left alone

by their mother while she delivered |

collar full . $1.99

skirt

Basement

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