Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-04
Nazis Get
Some Rain,
But No Oil
Lack Of Fuel Believed
Slowing BIitz
By PAUL NALI0N

rather widely known here
that the British intend 10 60 in
through Iran 10 establish a COM
mon fighting line with the Reds
in front Of the Caucasus Noun
tain oil fields famed Baku). in
the expectation that the Nazi
military machine may Yet burn
out It's bearings for want of oil.
The Nazis have reached no oil
Vet in the Ukraine, will not
come 10 the rich sources of sup
ply until they have passed the
Caucasus,
If the British couple this
strategy with increased bombing
of synthetic oil plants IN Ger
many. they can do more 10 help
Russia and themselves than in
any other way now open.
II is too much 10 say the Nazi
machine is cracking for want of
fuel But telltale evidence is
beginning 10 come through in
the official dispatches that the
prolongation of the planned six
or eight weeks campaign has
placed grave military strain
upon the supply and transporta-
tion of this essential food with
out which blitzeS cannot blitz.
L. EY secret 10 tho whole Nazi
IN -SlnMdaMn- Russia seems
10 be gasoline. The blitz rolled
-west ward without pause,
through Belgium and France,
mainly because the Germans
were able TO seize big filling
stations and wholesale storage.
tanks before these could he de-
stroNed. The high command has
since claimed il seized more gas
than il used in the conquest OF
The VEST.
Not so IN RUSSIA. There are
no gas stations, retail or whole
sale. because there were no
automobiles. Every gallon must
he hauled from synthetic plants
m Germany, All All He way across
Poland TO the front.
No now oil sources have Yet
been taken by the Germans in
their Russian conquest, except
a few minor wells in Russian
Poland. Earlier they took oil
IN Rumania but the problem of
transportation from there 10
the central and northern fronts
is extremely difficult.
THE season for light, intermt-
i tent rains has descended
upon the central and northern
fronts. The German commu-
nique Tuesday admitted, for the
first time. fighting in mud.
Heavy rains and Slcet usually
prevail from October | 10 mid
November. Then for about 30
days the ground is frozen and
there is little snow. These 30
days are ideal for mechanical
fighting. But thereafter real
Winter SHOWS descend ordi-
narily and operations are nat
urally limited,
The fighting is therefore not
yet near its seasonal end.
TIiE ADMINISTRATION is so
L depressed over the prospects
that It's price control legislation
Will be hcdged extensively by
Congress that some talk of drop
ping the whole idea has devel-
oped. 1t seems 10 be getting
down 10 a question Of whether
the price reStrainer. Leon Hen
derSon, really has taken more
power now than he may get
under new law, after the inna-
tloniStS and farm bloc gets
through with II He can use
thrca sanctions tprioutieS,
transportation. ctc) to make
business take many effective
steps now in wholly unofficial
manner
The severity Of the Senate
committee tax bin Will he
slightly shaved on the floor more
in conference so the final gen
cral form VIII he about hallway
hack 10 the mildcr House bill
All hope OF raising tWo-thirdS
of the sal swelling budget now
around So 600 100000 for this
fiscal Nc8r M this bill has been
abandoned Al agree 10 have
another ht1i HeNt ta4p
Tho senate committee tried
10 hrlng n The defense workers,
making larger salaries NOW, hv
dropping the exemptions but
privately doubts are expressed
that much money will be
brought in Many workers viii
be moving from factory 10 fac
tory within the year and whole
sale failures TO file returns can
hardly he avoided
4 DEFENSE official has
"A warned business trade edl-
tors that the shutting down "
plants due 10 raw material
shortages would become very
serious in 80 10 so DAYS Public
rcpercuSSlons are feared. which
might have an influence on both
defense and foreign policies. II
allowed 20 run
Elaborate offsets are being
MANNED bNl "A . fenSe officials