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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18
Jap Filters Easy To Hit
When Ratified by Fire
BY RICHARD HALLER
Int'i News service staff Correspondent

HONOLULU, Dec. lS.-Japanese
ahmcn are good bomberS when
they're not disturbed, but under
fire they get ratified and provide
targets "aS easy as ducks IN q
shooting gallery"
This was the consensus today OF
United States Army officers. as
they rushed the cleaning up Of the
bomb damage and revealed addi-
tional details of the opening raid
Of the war in which at least Al
Jap raiders were doWned after
r1ote-tharr- 5000 eastta4-
ties on 6ahti.-
All of the japanese pilots
were of small stature and
were poor fighters. army men said.
Most of them were very young.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18
Jap War Budget
Is $50 Millions

BERLIN, Dec. Is Cby official
German wireless INS).-The
japanese Parliament today passed
an extraordinary supplementary
military budget of 2,800000000
yen approximate value $560000,-
000). according to offiial reports
from Toxic.
1t was reported that at the same
time the House of Deputies adopted
a bill 10 take over control OF the
printed and spoken word.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18
British Admit
Loss Of Cruiser

LONDON. Dec. IS (INS).-The
admiralty announced today that
the light British cruiser Dunedin
has been torpedoed and sunk in
the Atlantic by a German SUBJ
marine.
Commissioned in 1918, the Dune
din displaced 1850 tons and had a
normal complement of between
450 and 469 officers and men. She
mounted six 6-inch guns as we'll as
numerous smaller weapons includ-
inc torpedo tubes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18
~. s. Troops Rout jap Patrol in Northern Luxor
QuezOn Talks
Defeat of Japan Certain,
He Tells Countrymen

MANILA, Dec. 1S (INS).-
President Manu- Quezon of the
Philippine commonwealth today
assured his countrymen that de-
feat of Japan is certain and paid
tribute TO the ability and courage
OF Lieut.. Gen. Douglas Macarthur.
Far Eastern commander, and
Francis p. Sayre. United States
high commissioner to the Philip
pines.
The military situation in the
Philippines, the president said in
a radio broadcast. is under control
despite the suddenneSS or The at
tack" by the Japanese.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18
Jersey Unsea+s II Duce

HACKENSACk, N. j., Dec. Is
I INS). A new name will be
chosen for "MusSolini avenue.
the Hackensack city council voted
today. New names suggested in
clude 'LaGuardia avenue" after
Mayor LaGuardia Of New York.
and "Rossi avenue after Mayor
Angelo j. Rossi of San Francisco.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18
HHIr0ii AHhPPE

HONOLULU. Dec. 1S (INS).
Gasoline rationing today
caused many of llonolulu'S bust
ness men 10 ride to their offices
on bicycles.
So great was the rush 10 buy
bicycles that stores were eX-
pected 10 be sold out today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18
-EnpNhGHslibip'

NEW YORK, Dec. Is (INS).
The British radio today quoted
the military correspondent of
the newspaper Voelkischer Beo-
bachter as telling the German
public that Russian resources
appear TO be ineXhauStible, ac-
cordlng 10 CHS.
Fresh troops from Siberia are
arriving daily at the front, we'll
trained for Wintef warfare, the
commentator was quoted as
SAYING.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18

NEW YORK. Dec. Is INS).-
"Retreating Axis troops fleeing
from pursuing Russian cavalry in
the DoneIz basin are fighting
among themselves. the Russian
radio reported from SVerdlovsk to-
day in a broadcast heard by NBC.
The Russian broadcast added:
italian units boarding a west
bound train were forcibly
elected when German regi-
ment arrived at the scene, just
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18
Manila AirfieIds
Bombed With
e.
Little Damage
One Group Attacks
at 10000 Feet;
Driven OF by Guns
By ROBERT RoBB

IngT news Srrvrcs- SrSrr correspondent
MANILA, Dec. rs japanese air
raiders, swooping in over Manila
from a new direction, tod a y
launched a new bombing raid on
the Philippine capital. but official
quarters said that only Slight
damage resulted.
The Nipponese war craft
dropped their deadly cargoeS and
sped away soon after announce
ment was made Of a recent en-
gagement in Northern Luzon m
which American and Filipino
troops soundly thrashed Japa-
nese patrol and sent IT fleeing 10
| its supporting lines under cover
of darkness.
The Japanese planes came in
from the west and southwest. in
stead of the usual northeasterly
route, and loosed their bomb racks
over Nichols and Fabian fields,
previous targets OF japanese at
tacks.
10000 FEET IN AIR
There were two groups. The
first was flying high, apparently
at about 10000 feet altitude. The
second was lower and anti-aircraft
guns went into action quickly.
"A Manila dispatch TO Reuters
In London said u japanese.
planes participated in the at
tack.)
Far Eastern command head
quaters issued this statement:
Enemy activity has been
confined to the air. NICHOLS and
Fabian Fields we're bombed
about 2 p. m. Damage was
light. There has been no re-
port on casualties"
The official communique an
nouncing the December IS victories
follows
"On the afternoon of Monday,
December Is, an American army
patrol met and engaged a Japa-
nese patrol somewhere south OF
yIgan.
FORCE FOE TO FLEE
Excellent morale was shown
by our men who succeeded In
pushing the japanese patrol
many miles northward.
Darkness stopped the fight
ing. There were q number OF
enemy casualties"
Vigan, a small port on the North
western Luzon coast, is the scene
OF an isolated bridgehead estab-
lished by japanese landing forces
who have been bombed again and
again by American fliers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18
Australian Envoy Optimistic

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S QNS)
Richard G. Casey, Australian
minister 10 the United States, was
optimistic today following a con-
ference. with President Roosevelt:
1--WE are far from being down
hearted about the situation i'm
the Pacific" he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18
REPAIR VITAL POINTS

The work of cleaning up the
damage was nearing completion
today. In addition to the repair
work. civilian workers employed
on vital defense construction prof.
Gets Wore rushing ahead with the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18

When American planes engaged
them, their bombing ceased or be-
came erratic, and they made easy
targets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18

work. after only the briefest inter-
lruption when the war broke out.
Repairs TO vital points such as
lairplane runwayS and hangers and
naval facilities were practically
complete.
This correspondent. visiting the
damaged areas, saw 100 personal
cars of army officers which were
wrecked when their owners rushed
to duty during the attack and
parked close to their posts. These
were collected all in one place
to-day for disposal,
One colonel told me he was
starting his car during the attack
when he heard the rattle Of ma
Chine gun overhead.
az scroOched forward. under
the DASH" he said. Bullets tore
through the car and one hit the
seat where i had been. Some
times ii pays to- ScrOOchy'
NAKED GUNNER
One army man, surprised by the
attack. was found stark naked in
a machine gun pit, grimly man.
ming his gun and firing burst after
burst.
Another ran from bombed
building. fresh from shower
clutching a towel around him with
one hand and with the other firing
at low-diving planes with pistol.
AS Honolulu entrenched for
total defense. Hawaii's big sugar
and pineapple plantations were
putting into effect long prepared
plans for food production, to avert
any shortage of staples.
Honolulu had two test air raid
warnings today, and the nightly
Iblackout continued.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18
FOE RUNS LIKE MAD

General VlaSov. commander oi
Soviet forces at VolokolamSk, be.
tween Moscow and -RzheVr said
THE Germans are running
like mad. They are leaving more
than half their equipment be-
hind" $50,
He added that roads followed by
the retreating Nazis were strewr
with the corpses Of frozen Ger
mans. crippled tanks, guns, planes
trucks and armored cars.
"a British broadcast reporting
the German retreat toward
Rzhev, heard by CHS, said:
("These successes suggest that
the Germans are faced with two
unenviable alternatives: either
a difficult and hasty withdrawal
or complete encirclement and
humiliation"
cThe British announcer added
that there are signs that Soviet
operations are beginning toward
kharkov i'm the South.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18
Firms GET A SHOCK

(Quoting an unconfirmed re-
port. the British radio also said
the Germans are actually with
drawing some Of their forces
from Finland" II added that the
Firms had a nasty shock" when
the Russians started an often
Sive in the Lake Omega regionD
A Soviet communique announced
the recapture of two junction
towns below Moscow-Aleksin,
southwest Of Serpukhov, an d
south Of lula.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-18
; Million SoNviets
Drive Foe Back
Along All Fronts
Nazis Flee Toward
Rzhev, $50 Miles FROM
Moscow, in New Rout
CEyewithess story on Page i2)

.A4SG4AN,-R-e-e--fiSs 3 -ttt4AStsSS e A.
Fast-movlng Red army forces TO.
day were reported driving fleeing
Nazi hordes back toward Rzhev
nearly $50 miles northwest oil
Moscow, as the spectacular rout
of the Germans entered a new
stage.
a mighty force Of 100000 Rus.
slams was said TO he sweeping the
Germans westward along tho
entire front from the Sub-ArctiC
TO the Crimian Peninsula.
Russian cavalry is now only
80 kilometers (about 10 miles,
from Orel. pursuing the German
troops. who are getting more
and more disorganized, the
BIC SAID today in a broadcast
heard by NBC in New York.
Heavy fighting has broken
out in the northern sector of
the Donetz Basin. the Evening
News in London said today.
(Reports received by the
newspaper from Bucharest said
the Donetz battle was raging
near Kharkov. about 200 miles
north of Taganrog on the sea
OF AzoV.
WORD from kuibyshev, tenn
pOrary' Russian capital, claims
that after Soviet forces had re-
captured Kiln and kalinin,
northwest of Moscow, the Red
Army had cleared a large tri-
angle north of Moscow and now
is in a position 10 make two
pronged drive from Volokolamsk,
80 miles west of Moscow
Evening star., 1941-12-14

on the set of Foreign Correspondent"
where | went. with some misgivlngs. to in
terview her. The interview was failure -
but only for the reason that Miss Day asked
me all the questions. She was young, beaut-
full, gay and witty; not at all the serious
minded fussbudget had expected to meet.
She wanted to know if had script She
needed script.
What for?" | asked her. The Guild?"
Creative Pictures" she said.
A new one on me- She explained that it is
small group of actors, actresses, technicians
and others actively engaged in motion pic
lures, who on their own time and at their own
expense produce movies in l6 nm. size
They do it for experimental purposes - to
try out their own ideas of writing, acting,
camera work, lighting, direction and so on.
They already had produced ful-length
movie. Miss Day. who is vital element in
that enterprise, took the lead in the movie.
| outlined a script for her and she said
it was no good, which was precisely correct.
These activities, entirely outside her daily
work - which is arduous enough in itself -
add up to good working blueprint of Miss
Day. Very few dates for this beautiful young
girl. Her spare time is just one long busman's
holiday. She seems, if you'll pardon an OBJ
vious conclusion. to have her mind on her
career.
In fact she's had it on her career for good
many years. Her current blooming in the
films is the elimination of long and carefully
planned campaign that began back in Roose-
welt, Utah. when she was small girl. Her
efforts then were strictly amateur - the
backyard variety. With her family, she
moved to Long Beach, California about
thirty miles from Hollywood when she was
around twelve years old. In this migration
she followed the path trod by her great
grandfather who was sent to the Coast by
Brigham Young to establish Mormon
colony there. The colony was unsuccessful.
Miss Day was not.
Evening star., 1941-12-14
Slated for Success

! HE Kildare pictures, while sound enter
tainment, are a type of vehicle which can
serve only as a steppingstone for young
player tagged for the top, And there was
further threat to Miss Day S career in the fact
that she had become so associated with her
characterization that it seemed she was not
being true to DR.. Kildare when she made eyes
at other men in her occasional non- Kildare
pictures.
Evening star., 1941-12-14
That the amazing plight of Larane Day DIR Kildares
And took Hollywood 10
kill her off, she could really go places
by Donald Houqh

This isn't good business for an actress who
has been chosen by vote of fifty movie crit
les as the youngster most likely to reach full
stardom, and who was selected by nation
wide poll of theater owners as the best bet to
reach box office pinnacle during the coming
year.
One things cinch: if Miss Day justifies
her present position as Challenge No. to the
established stars, her success will show up
the Hollywood press agents school of glarnor
and leg art. She just hasn't time for all this
monkey business. In fact, when you first hear
of Laraine Days activities around Holly
wood, you get a first impression that she
might be rather too much of a busybody.
Laraine is a Mormon girl from Utah
Upon her arrival in Hollywood to make her
picture bid, she not only brought her church
activities with her but found time and oppor-
tunity to increase their scope As soon as she
got into pictures for example, she organized
the Wiltshire Players Guild among the young
er members of the Mormon Church in South
ern California. There must be couple of
hundred members. Miss Day is coach, coun-
selor, and general factotum - including,
upon occasion, playwright.
first met Miss Day in her dressing room
Evening star., 1941-12-14
A Bit Phoyer

0HE joined the Long Beach Players Guild,
the late Elias Day. noted teacher. From
him, by the way, she ultimately took her
movie monicker (her real name is Johnson.
AS early as 1896, as a result of her work in
Guild plays. talent scout gave her the nod
and she got small part in a movie called
Scandal Sheet" But nothing came of this,
50 our heroine went back to Long Beach for
more coaching and plenty of hard work.
After modest tour in Guild play along the
coast, she got parts in three Western movies
of no importance In 1898 she was signed to
term contract by the Metro Goodwin
Mayer studio and played opposite Wallace
Beery in Sergeant Madden" This sounds
important, but her part. she ruefully admits.
was not very exacting.
She was cast, somewhat casually. in the
first DR.. Kildare picture, of which a long
series was not then foreseen Then came her
performance as Maeve in My Son, My
Son. which won critical raves for her and
established her as a player of exceptional
promise. Although this was supporting
role, Hollywood agreed that she had stolen
the picture
This brought her the feminine lead in
Foreign Correspondent" and things were
looking up.
But meantime the DR.. Kildare pictures had
emerged as very successful series, and Miss
Day was fixture as Nurse Lamont This
became pain in the neck, as we have seen.
A number of dodges for easing her out of the
medical melodramas were discussed, few
actually were tried, but nothing clicked So
they simply decided to bump her off, Thus
the truck. and the happy result desired by all.
Since her death she has played in ''Unholy
Partners" opposite Edward G. Robinson and
with Herbert Marshall in the current Shirley
Temple picture. Kathleen"
Future plans for her are ambitious, but so
is Miss Day.
saw her last on studio sound stage, to
which she had invited me to watch the shoot
ing of trick process shot. She was not work.
ing that day, but had come to the studio
anyway in order to study the mechanics and
the camera technique employed to create the
illusion
Miss Day and the Others present watched
the proceedings with absorbed interest. Be
ing smarter, l watched Miss Day.
She is no illusion.
Evening star., 1941-12-14

- squeal of tires shouts and screams of
pedestrians. The truck strikes Mary down.
FADE OUT.
The men nod approval
All of which brings us up to the tragic
but convenient death of Nurse Mary Lamont,
which takes place in DIR. kildare's Wedding
Day." recent release in that series of movies
There is a rumor in Hollywood that Laraine
Day wept real tears when she saw the char
acter she had created bumped off by the
truck, but the truth is that Miss Day was
one of the deepest dyed planners of her own
demise: an event representing the most dras-
tic means ever taken in Hollywood to elevate
young actress to great stardom.
Evening star., 1941-12-14

AH HFIUH OOmPIcE OH IHIo age
"HE three men sitting at the paper
Uttered table look thoughtful, and tired.
- It's no cinch, planning the death of a
beautiful girl
She's sure pretty" one of the men says
His name is Ruskin.
The Others nod, look at the large photo
graph propped against a desk lamp. 1--WE
could feed her arsenic" one says. His name
is,Wilson. I'VE could have her take it by mis-
take, in the hospital, and - bingo! She's
bumped off,
The third man yawns 1T might be better
to push her off roof" he says YEARLY.
or he adds. gancing at the clock, lust
throw her in the ocean and have it over with"
Wait minute" Wilson says He turns
to typewriter OH a stand beside him. Il
think I've got it." He starts to type. The
others wait. In couple of minutes he jerks
the paper from the machine and tosses it on
the table. The Others look at it between them.
They read
SCENE 60. Laughing, Mary goes to the
curb. The traffic light says GO. She starts
across. Her eye is caught by an electric sign.
SCENE 81. Electric sign reading:
HAPPINESS
Nothing Down ST week.
Crown Furniture Company
SCENE 62. Back to Mary. She smiles
as she watches sign. Tomorrow is her we'd
ding day, and she's planning her home. She
does not see the traffic signal change. or the
big truck coming. There is a blast of horn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-05
Lindberqh 10 Speak

CHICAGO Aug iINSi-
Col Charles a Lirdacrgh wil.
speak AZ AN America First rally IN
Public Auditorium ~ Cleveland
O Saturday evening u was an
nounced today
On week days enjoy the two
pages Of comics and adventure
strips i'm the daily Detroit
Times; on sunday. the great
Comic Weekly with WORLD
FANOI = comics in COLORS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-05
Blue With thought
OF Obstacles Abe ad

"It Is over and now We can
laugh about it-but then we
were ready to give up. Finally,
l asked Jacques II he kne W
where we could steal cOmpa -
II thought we could make the
other instruments. He said I
was crazy. He was right. But
We decided 60 try.
we examined the gas guages.
There was none. No petrol and
we would need at least three
hours worth for our little 90
horsepower engine. We examined
the oil tanks-fuIl. But We had
TO test its quality. Then we
crawled out OF the barn"
Not 400 yards from the door
As they came out Of the barn
paced sentry They froze in
their places until he moved off
into the dark night Then they
rclocked the door and crept back
10 their bicycleS--happy with
their original success. but blue
about the seemingly inSurmount-
able problems facing them
Tomorrow: From despair TO
hope 10 despair again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-05
Ldthers Union
Agent Jailed

William Cornell. 3T.year-old
business agent for the fathers
union. local No. sos. ALL. was sen.
fenced today by Circuit Judge Ira
w. Jayne to serve from two 10
four years in Jackson Prison for
feloniouS assault
He pleaded guilty 10 the count.
reduced from a previous charge of
assault with intent 10 kill.
The offenSe occurred March Is
al 23S Victor avenue. Highland
Park, when Cornell wounded Per-
nard Diekman and three others
with a l2-gauge shotgun.
Witnesses said Cornell shouted
You cant call mo crooked and
opened fire on Diekman. with
whom he had had previous dis
puteS Diekman lives Al 1855 Len
maine avenue. BEDFORD Township.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-05
Norway Raid
Repu|sed' --Ndzis

BERLIN. Aug. 5.-The German
high command announced today
that individual British raiders at.
tempting 10 attack the Norwegian
coast during the night were forced
TO turn away as a result of anti.
aircraft fire. Two British planes
were said 10 have been shot down
British authorities in Lon
don professed 10 have no knowl-
cCs Of any Raj attack on the
Norwegian coast last night.
Similarly officials denied knowl-
eCS Of any such attack by naval
planes.
They said II was "concciva-
BILE that Russian planes might
have raided northern Norway.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-05
7j Barrels
Brewery Workers to Hold
Outing Tomorrow

All breweries Of the city will be
closed tomorrow for he first
Brewery Workers Outing Day
since 1917 n was announced today
by Charles Hcwgley. chairman OF
tho picnic committee,
The pre-prohibition annual
event IA, been revived under
sponsorship Of The International
Union Of United Brewery and Soft
Drink Workers OF America AL
II viii be held az jefferson Beach
Grove. Jefferson avenue and Nine
and Onc-Half Mile road. starting
az Z r. m.
"Ohe hundred and fifty half
barrels 10 start with" said
HeWglcN.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-05
Meat Dealers
To Aid Nation

4 promise that the meat deal
crs Of the United States are read!
for all defense needs was made
today on behalf Of loOO delegates
20 the National Association o
Retail Meat Dealers in Hotel stat
lar by o. r, Jones wee prcSiden
oi Swift & Co. He said
This war--if war II i Ia he
for oar country be won
with meat cleaNerS.
"nc are AN industry that has
full facilities and has long been
prepared to meet the defense
needs Of america. NJ the re-
quest OF the United states
Army We have shipped boned-
out beef. resulting in saving
81 30 per cent in weight and 50
per cent in shipping bulk. This
may be the solution " the trans
portation prob lem becomes
acute"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-05
6-Week Courses
Still Open for
Retired Nurses

Applications are still being ac-
cepted from retired registered
nurses who would like 10 take the
"refreSher' course offered by the
Michigan State Nurses ASSocia-
ton with the aid of Wayne Uni
verSiiy and the University Of
Michigan 10 meet the defense
inspired demand for nurses.
The first 30 to take the six
weeks course here in Detroit AT
Henry Ford Hospitals and AT
Providence. will finish next Mon
day. Sixty more are scheduled 10
begin the. course August eighteenth
at Harper, Grace and possibly
Highland Park hospitals.
Mrs. Lulu St. Clair Blaine.
state chairman OF the Joint com
.mittee on community nursing.
said that IL is hoped 10 prepare
! 600 former nurses for active duty
again through the prOgra m
financed by the state board for
control OF vocational education
and the ke'log Foundation.
Mrs Thelma brewington. state
co-ordinator Of the program. will
accept applications from an regis
tered nurses who have been mae
tive for the past five years at
Wayne University, 5l25 CasS ave-
nue.. Mrs. Blaine Will also accept
applications al the Detroit District
Nurses Association. 81 West War
rem avenue. Upstate applications
may be mace at the University Of
Michigan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-05

When the two daughters OF the
late Bernard Dunnigan. builder Of
the Belle Isle canals. read i'm the
newspapers that piece Of prop
esty belonging 10 their father was
being offered for sale they decided
to do something about IT..
DiSregarding 1882 court order
that set aside their fathers viii
ard gave all has estate 10 Mrs
Fannie Dunnlgan OF rs East For
man. Royal oak their ,tepmother
the tW0 daughters. Mrs Frances
Rice of ~ PaTkview avenue and
Mrs. Irene Coughln OF 4Ol0 Car
land avenue. appeared on the lot
at 1888 Mack
They carried large signs reading
This lot rs being illegally sold
and DO NOT buy a lol with no