The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1942-11-28
A WEEK OF THE WAR; ALLIES
GAINING ON ALL FRONTS

President Roosevelt IN a radio
address said that During the past
two weeks we have had great
deal of good news, and it would
seem that the turning point of
this war has at last been reached.
But this is not the time for exul-
tation. There is no time now for
anything but fighting and working
to win"
Navy Secretary Knox, reported
the following damage inflicted on
Japan in the battle of the Solo
mons, November 1915: Sunk two
battleships, one may have been a
heavy cruiser, heavy cruisers,
light cruisers, destroyers, 8
transports, cargo transports, Da-
mayed: 2 battleships, 1 cruiser, 7
destroyers, The Japanese lost be-
tween 10000 and 10000 troops, as
well as large numbers of naval
personnel. u. S. losses were 2 light
cruisers and destroyers sunk.
Mr.. Knox said u. S. forces are
in complete control of the area in
and around Guadalcanal and Our
hold on the island is very secure.
The president said the battle is a
major victory. War Secretary Sti-
mson said army aircraft from Aus
tralia and new Caledonia played
an active part in the battle.
Allied headquarters in North At
RIGA reported that American, Bri-
fish and French Troops are dri-
wing into Tusisia from all sides,
closing in ring around the North
eastern triangle of Bizerte and Tu-
mis-. The British First Army, rein
forced by U. S. and French troops
engaged Axis mechanical colum-
MS in Tunisisa and drove them
back, the War department ann
ounced. Gel McArthur's headquar-
tiers reported November 21 that
American and Australian forces
are driving hard against the ia
panese, who are pinned along the
northeastern coast of New Guinea
between Buna and Coma on a mar
row beached extending 20 miles
along the coast and 6 miles in
land.
SELECTIVE SERVICE
President Roosevelt ordered that
registration for Selective Service
for all young men who have rea-
ched the age of Is since July /,
as follows: Those born July to
August 81, 1924, inclusive, to re-
gister the week beginning Dec.
IL; those born September 1, to Oct.
81, inclusive, register Dec. 1924;
those born November 1, to Deem
Der 81, 1924, to register Dec. 1851.
Young men reaching Is after jan
uary l, will register on their bir-
thdays. Selective Service Headqu-
arters ordered distribution Of ques-
tionaires to Is and 10 year old re-
gistrants, who will be indicted
a stheir order numbers are rea-
ched.
ITO make sure that no one who
is really irreplacable shall be Sc
parated from an essential position
the president ordered the Sec. of
War and Navy to see to it that
present Government employees,
who have been deferred, are not
enlisted or commissioned, unless
they can produce the approval of
the head of their agency. Mr.. Ro-
osesvelt said that after his order
November II for cancellation of
all deferments already made on
the basic of federal service, ther
was a rush of Government employ
ees to get into uniform. He said
his new order should apply not only
to the regular civilian employees
of the Government, but also to
employees in Army arsenals and
in many yards and navy stores
establishments owned or operated
by the United States.
The manpower Setup to be COM
pleted soon, the president said,
would provide for deferment and
prohibition on enlistment of men
needed more urgently for war pro-
duction than in the army. More
uniformity could be obtained from
local draft boards, he said by plant
managers certifying to the boards
cases of men who are irreplacable
and by more consultation between
draft boards and war production
employees.
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