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one year old and in some re-
spects of . more advanced type
than those the Allies now have
in the air. The Reich is said to
have another group Of 1000
planes which are exclusively used
as transports and for training
purposes.
If these figures, which come
mostly from responsible British
quarters, are accepted, the num-
Der Of British and American
planes - after deducting ma
chimes needed for training or
other non combat work-far ex.
ceeds the Axis total.
The Italians have excellent
plane factories which produced
satisfactorily in the past. But for
the same reasons which make the
italian armed forces . negligible
quantity, their air production
seems to have become Of little
consequence.
On the other hand. there are
q number Of experts in the
United States and Britain who
do not believe that the Luftwaffe
is composed Of only 1000 planes.
They base their deductions, since
real information is hard to OBJ
tain from the Reich, on Nazi
plane production before 1910.
These experts, who visited the
Reich while the production Of
airplanes was only q semi-mili-
tary secret, say German factories
alone had an output Of at least
$4,000 planes 4 year. Later the
output was increased by the ad-
dition Of the Czech factories ut
Pilsen, where there were facilities
to turn out 1T least $500 planes
. month.
LuftW4ne Put ~ ~, 0O0.
After the war broke out and
Poland and Western Europe fell
before the Nazis, the French.
Dutch, Belgian and Polish fac
tories were put to work for the
LuftwafYe. It is believed that
plants Of the defeated nations
have been retooled and their
production increased. The French
In particular had excellent fac
tories ready to begin mass pro-
duction at the end Of 1910. BY
accepting q very conservative fis-
ure and by taking into considera-
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lied strength winch mas seen
fighting is probably much less
than with the Axis.
This general view of the situa-
ton is borne out by . Reuters
dispatch, which refers to the
commander Of q division which
has borne the brunt Of the Tight
ing for the LIST Army.
A British army, by definition,
includes at least two corps, and
. corps includes at least two d.
visions. Thus We may assume
that the British LIST Army has at
least four divisions, and one d.
vision would be . proper strength
for its advance guard.
Other reports from the front
put the total Allied force engaged
a. about 10000, which would be
about the strength Of one d.
vision reinforced by additional
elements such as mounted troops,
armored troops and parachute
units.
Units Mission Explained.
Our field service regulations
declare that: THE mission Of an
advance guard is to prevent UNI
necessary delay of the main body
and to protect 1t against surprise
and observation. The advance
guard insures for the main body
the time and space required for
its deployment for action. When
contact with important enemy
forces Is made the action Of the
advance guard depends upon the
plan for the employment Of the
main body"
The regulations continue: The
advance guard accomplishes It's
mission by accommodating the
terrain to the front and on each
side Of the line Of march, over
coming isolated hostile resist
ance. In proximity to the enemy
1t SEXES and holds important fea-
lures Of the terrain, particularly
those that will cover the deploy-
ment Of the main body from hos
tile observation and provide good
observation and cover for the
employment of the artillery.
According to circumstances, 1t
pushes back hostile covering de-
; tachments, or opposes an enemy
advance force long enough to
permit the main body to make
its dispositions"
"a" British Follow Plan.
All this u an almost perfect
description Of what has been
done by the advance elements Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
BY SAMUEL GRAFTON.

I can't imagine Prof. Harley L.
Lutz, Of Princeton, delivering
speech last December calling on bu-
siness to fight 4 desperate civil
war" against Government controls.
He did 1t this December, before
the National Association Of Manu-
facturers, using 4 phrase which
would have made 4 national scan
dial had it popped up at q labor con-
vention.
We are feeling better now, partly
because Of the recent North African
successes. AS war prospects improve,
current speech slips back into the
invective patterns Of peacetime.
Something Of the same situation
obtains in the field Of pickering over
price controls.
I put it to several business men
In the dairy line: What would the
price Of butter be tomorrow II there
were no ceilings?"
The consensus was that q great
deal Of butter would be selling at
81 . pound. One man, who has
sold butter for 40 years, said he was
sure 1t would be possible to get 81 as.
II butter were selling at $l.25,
price controls would be . lot more
popular.
Leon Henderson would be receiv-
ing Christmas cards, and there
would be public prayers for his
health.
Luxury Of Protesting.
As it Is, under the protection OF
the ceilings, we can enjoy the luxury
of cussing out the regulatory devices
on which they depend.
Similar ebullience Is showing up
in England, where, as here, every
body feels much better.
Mr.. Churchill's tart phrase about
not desiring to preside over the
liquidation OF the Empire" would
not have been uttered the day after
Singapore fell.
No, then the talk was about work
ing out q plan to free India, and
Sir Stafford Grips was sent on his
way.
In England, Is In America, when
prospects are dark We hear that this
Is 4 peoples war; when chances
brighten We are more likely to hear
that we are not fighting to give q
quart Of milk . day to every Hotten-
tot"
This forward and backward
movement shows up most amusingly
in the field of rubber.
Last summer, when We were
badly frightened Nation on the rub
Der crisis, every commentator in the
country was on his knees asking
Government to do something In
slant, drastic, terrific and colossal,
about rubber.
q Once We started on a rubber pro-
gram the mental climate changed.
Now We hear that 1t Is an imposition
to make . man I'LL out long ques-
tionnaire In order to get q new truck
tire. 80 uae p. r.s ,-..-.
One Senator even put 1t quite
blunty, wanting to know what Gov
eminent was doing, poking its nose
into . mans private business, any
way?
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Signs to Mark Highway
To National Airport

Redectorized signs shortly will bs
installed along the highway leading
from the west end q the Arlington
Memorial Bridge to the National
Airport, George 3. Keneipp, mana.
ger c6 the Keystone Automobile
Club, said he has been informed b.
the Public Roads Administration.
Mr.. Keneipp said Q number a
Keystcne members had complained
about The difficulty experienced n
attempting to get on the right road
70 the airport from the Memorial
Bridge, particularly ct night.
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I'D Rather Be Rioht'
Public Opinion in skyIorkins Mood Would Put
Hopes for Future on One Days Headlines

AS we begin to get out Of trouble,
the spirits Of those who want to win
the war meaninglessly begin to rise
sharply.
The pale, pastel hope, held by
some, that nothing further will have
to be done to route unemployment
and want and colonialism out Of
the world begins to take on more
vivid colors.
The old American dream Of get
ting along with little or no Govern
ment sits up In bed again, and calls
for . hearty breakfast.
1t was q shock, last week, to hear
. man say that he wasn't fighting
to put a IVA on the Danube"
1t brought laugh, being precisely
as funny as M. Flandin's remark to
the French, In 1899: Il don't want
to die for Danzig."
A section of public opinion is liv-
Ing from day to day, from hand to
mouth, In a happy go-lucky, sky
larking manner. It will deduce the
whole future Of the world for you
from one days cheerful headlines.
Yet this is only a kind Of vacation.
We shall one day have to ind peace
time jobs for $4,000 900 soldiers and
war workers. The wise man will
swallow some Of his gags. The
higher he gets now. the lower he'll
be then. This war cannot end
meaninglessly. In q gale Of laughter,
because while statesmen can be de-
feated with the ridicule treatment,
problems can't be solved thereby.
It's a pity that a problem will not
respond to q mood; 1t would be such
fun to sheer the world out Of coun-
tenance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08

the British LIST Army and Amer
lean forces operating in Tunisis.
They have reconnoitered the
enemy's positions, developed his
strength, seized and held favor
able terrain features covering the
deployment of the main body
and at the same time have OBJ
tanned possession Of airfields and
communications necessary for the
further progress Of the attack.
The enemy troops which have
been encountered in the course
Of these operations may be de-
scribed Is = covering force.
The mission OF q covering force
In front Of . defensive position,
the regulations state, "is to in
fiict the maximum delay upon
the enemy to permit the defend
er to utilize advanced artillery
observations, to permit the lay
ing Of mines, demolitions and
obstacles In front of the outpost
and battle positions and to de-
ceive the enemy as to the actual
location Of the battle positions.
49, The advance covering force
should be mobile: the use Of cav
airy, mechanical and motorized
troops and engineers is indicated.
1t should have strong artillery
and anti-tank support"
Here, again, is an almost per-
feet description of what the Ger
mans have done in their opera
tions agains the Allied advance
guards. They have checked the
progress Of the advance, they
have compelled our advance
guards to deploy and take up de-
fensive positions covering the de-
ployment Of the main body and
they have succeeded In retaining
a considerable depth for subse-
quent defense on their outpost
and main battle positions.
Nazi Reinforced.
While these operations are pro-
ceeding, the Germans are doing
two things-they are working
very hard, probably with italian
or impressed native labor, to i'm
prove the quality of their de-
lenses, especially the defense of
Bizerte. and they are bringing
in men and supplies by air and,
In some measure, by ship.
Men are said to be arriving at
an average rate Of about 4 thou
sand . day. This Is not 4 very
rapid rate of reinforcement and
will hardly do more than make
up for the casualties to be An
ticipated once heavy fighting be-
gins.
AL this goes to show that the
Germans can hardly hope to
make anything like a permanent
stand In Tunisia, and that what
they are doing now Is in the ma
ture Of q delaying operation for
the benefit of Field Marshal Err
win L. Rommel.
They must know that the main
body Of the British LIST Army
plus an undetermined but con-
siderable number Of American
troops Is close ut hand and they
can hardly hope to create in North
Africa, by the means available
to them, an army capable Of
offering decisive battle to such 1
force when 1t Is fully deployed
for combat.
rAl0 N>- ~.lk,.>> 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08

on the Allied
side, only adj
vance guards,
and on the
Axis sid e
what may be
c allied the
mobile COW
ering force.
In ueltncI
case have the
main forces
b e e n e n
& q & e d >,
though the
proportion OF
the total Al.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08

I AT appeared
b e him d the
scenes in the
last few weeks
while the ap-
pointment was
under consider
ton. ~.
Some said Mr..
McNutt- would
be political and
would try to
build up a po-
hticai machine
for presidential
AcHfrAf }are -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08

few votes for
Senator Arthur
Vandenberg.
His is the most
prominent voice
raised to date
against the un-
holy number Of
Questionnaires
with which the
g over n m . n :
II flooding It's
c1tise n 8. The
8 nator b a.
expressed the
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This Changing World
Experts, Putting Luftwoffe Strength at 10000
Warn Allied Air Arm Against Optimism

.tton the workers lack Of enthu-
siaam and the damage from Al
lied air bombardments, It ID esti-
mated that German production
must average at least $1,000
planes . year.
In three years of war the Nazis
should have reached the figure Of
about 10000 planes. Halt that
number must be considered lost
in action and half the remaining
5000 are used for training and
transport. Hence, less optimistic
quarters believe that the Luft-
waite should have today at its
disposal no fewer than 10000
first-line planes on al fronts.
If this figure is correct these
questions arise: Why hasn't
Reichsmarshal Hermann Goer-
ing, the Nazis' air chief, sent
more adequate support to the
hard-pressed forces Of Marshal
Rommel; Why have bombings Of
Britain not been resumed, and,
particularly, why have German
pilots been ordered not to take
unnecessary chances when they
meet an Allied air force?
Warn Against Allied Optimism.
There are two plausible an
swers to these questions. One is
that the shortage Of gasoline and
oil is finally being felt in the
Reich and the Nazi high COM
mand must conserve It's remain
ing stores. The other is that the
Nazis have suffered severe losses
in flying personnel and have not
yet been able to train enough
men to replace the experienced
pilots lost In the last three years.
A young man physically At Is
supposed to be able to take to
the air after about II months
intensive training. This is true
in most countries.
But the young man who has
won his wings does not neces-
sarily make q good fighting pilot.
According to a general estimate,
not more than 80 per cent of the
flyers are really good for air
combat. Although the Nazis be-
gin training their airmen by in
doctrination when they are not
more than Is years OF age. and
although they have excellent
flyers. 1t is not believed they are
able to produce a large number
Of experienced pilots and bonn
bardiers.
They have suffered heavier
losses than the Allies because
for one reason-they have been
fighting for . longer period Of
time. But nevertheless, they have
to be very careful with their
aviation manpower, particularly
since the American air arm has
come into action on the trans
Atlantic front.
Those quarters which assume
that the Luftwaffe boasts far in
excess Of the reported 1000 COM
bat planes believe that the Nazis
will soon prove their contention
by a spectacular show somewhere
In Europe. They warn against a
wave Of Allied optimism based on
air superiority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08

r. Smith Os3s Kappa Sigma Of the
year, and Beauford II. Jester Of
Corsicana, Tex. Mr.. Jester Is the
worthy grand master Of the fra
ternity and also State railroad COM
missioner Of Texas.
Program arrangements are In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08

GernAn air
power.
The most
prev al e n t
o pi ION Is
tn At Mast
Luft " 4 tie
has q maxi
mum Of 1000
c o m b q I
planes. They
q r e & o o d
first I. line
craft, n o n .
Of which 10
mora than
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charge Of Roy st. Lewis. president
Of Washington alumni Of the fra
ternity. Mr.. st. Lewis is an attor-
ney in the National Press Building.
H. A. De Lashmutt, $50 Munsey
Building. Is In charge Of reserva-
lions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08

HE opinions OF the i0riters this page their o
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars effort to oue all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
McNutt Has
Vast Job Of
Pioneering
Moy Emerge From
Problem Hated or
As q Hero
By DAvID.LAWRENCE.

Now that Paul McNutt has been
appointed manpower administrator,
1t Is possible to discuss the many
currents Of support and opposition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

There Is . wide divergence of
opinion among military men in
both the United States and Great
Britain regarding the extent Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
McLennore
Fuel Oil Quiz Hit
As 'Orneriest Task

II I happen to be In Michigan
when the next election rolls around,
and md myself near an unguarded
ballot box, I am going to STUFF In Q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Tunisio Fighting Analysed
Moj Eliot Says Allies Are DepIoyins
Into Position for Major Offensive

By MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT.
The present situation In Tu-
nisia can perhaps best be ex-
planned by pointing out that the
ground forces 80 far engaged are,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
On the
Business
Front
BY WARD SCHULTZ
Detroit Times Financial Editor


The Washington wire OF the
Wall Street Journal openly
raises the question OF whether
the United Nations will be able
10 open a second front in 1913.
II points TO two developments:
1-United States war produc-
u ton lags behind schedule.
The army and navy told the
WPB some months ago what
was needed to open a second
front and the WPB could not
deliver. 1t admitted production
was behind schedule for June
and July and will shortly con-
cede another deficit for August.
The question now Is whether
the needed material will be
ready by the spring of 1913.
Some officials doubt IL.
O-Stalemate on the Eastern
- Front would actually re-
double the task of opening a
western front because that front
would have first call on tanks,
guns, planes, etc.
The picture is definitely not
pleasant and il is well to recall
the statement of the undersecre-
taIy of the navy that We are
NOT winning the war;"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Execute All Orders

In between there should be a
control department. which gathers
the tell tale figures, and summar-
ICES them for the chief executives
or policy makers. The control
department should also be in posi-
ton to execute or distribute orders
coming down from the policy
makers.
Instead of dissipating their time
and energy in cropping for data,
the top policymakers should have
the operating figures synthesized
for them in summary form. similar
to the manner in which the man.
aging directors of a giant private
company are kept informed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

ON FUEL ECONOMY: As the
news came over the wires that
OPA wants 90 cut use of fuel oil
by ,33 1-3 per cent instead of %.
II focused attention on the
situation in RElain.
A campaigHto cut the con-
sumption of(aN fuels is under
way with a gosfof a 6 million
ton reduction in homes and 4
million tons in industrial use.
The country has been divided
into sections and zach section
has its fuel chaser" who will
conduct the economy campaign.
Women will be taught TO read
gas and electric meters and TO
keep Kitchen battle charts"
They will be told where 194
heating units were formerly in
the average household, now So
OF those units will have 10 be
saved. A unit equals Sc pounds
OF coal OF 500 cubic feet of
gas or 50 units of electricity.
Recommended are "five-inch
baths and fewer Of them, meals
N tePeeets. no elevators, and q
"fift your cinders" drive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Nations Store Sales
Top 194i by 5 Pct.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Sales
of the nations department stores
for the week ended September is
were up 5 per cent over the cor
responding week a year ago, Fed
eral Reserve Board reported. In
the preceding week. sales declined
g per cent from the 1941 week,
while in the last four weeks sales
were 3 per cent higher than in
the corresponding period last year.
New York district reported a de-
cline of s per cent last week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

NEW YORK, Sept. &c INS).-
The stock market encountered
additional profit-taking today,
which carried prices a shade
lower on the average after a
mixed opening.
Trading was dominated by tech
nical factors. Unusual weekend
evening up was augmented by
realizing from traders who had
n egistered substantial profits
Through the upswing of the four
preceding sessions.
Declines generally were small,
and several representative stocks
maintained modest gains.
Fractional declines were in
Cured by Anaconda, Chrysler,
General Motors. Santa Fe, Ameri-
can Telephone. New York Central,
Southern Pacific, Lockheed and
Goodyear.
Steels showed a relatively steady
lundertone, with Bethlehem and
u. S. Steel behind plus signs
through most OF the abbreviated
tsessidnN
STANDARD Oil Of New Jersey
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Fed1 Truck Wins
Army-Navy E
Ceremony Will Be Held
at Plant on Monday

The Federal Motor Truck Conn.,
pany has been awarded the army
and navy "E" for excellence and
efficiency in war production, r; E,
Patterson, undersecretary of war,
notified the company Saturday.
The officials and employees OF
Federal will receive the "E" PEN
nant and their "E" pins at an i'm
pressive ceremony TO be held at
the plant in Federal avenue Mon
day, September % at 3 p. m.
=. T. r. Lippard, president of Fed
eral Motor Truck, in announcing
the presentation program, stated
that Leo J. Fitzpatrick, director
of Radio Station WJR. would Of
ficiate as chairman of the cere-
monies and that Associate Justice
George +. Bushnell of the Michi-
gan Supreme Court would make
the address of welcome on behalf
of the company. Col. NJ. Z. Wilson,
chief of ordnance, motor transport
service, Washington, d. C.. will
present the much coveted pennant,
while Lieut.. Com. A. F. Duern-
berger, executive officer, United
States Naval Armory. Detroit, will
present the "E" pins to all en-
ployes.
Among other notables from
and Detroit appearing
on the program is Edgar A. Guest,
who will speak on the significance
of the army and navy &c" A
large number of army and navy
officers, as well as officials of the
War Production Board, will attend
this presentation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Divco Truck
Profits Drop

Divco-Twin Truck and its sub
salaries report for the nine
months ended July 81 a net profit
of $50, 063 after charges and pro-
vision of S36,S69 for federal in
come taxes based on the combined
normal and surtax rate OF 81 per
cent under the 1871 revenue law.
The above net is equal TO SO cents
a share on DDS, 900 shares of COM
mon stock.
This compares with net profit
for the nine months ended July 81.
1914. after providing Sie0,f23 for
federal income taxes, of 1919. 25l
equal TO Sl.69 a share.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Bio Corset Problem

TIP TO WOMEN: Corset
manufacturers dolefully admit
that these who rushed out and
bought UP a spare girdle or two
may have been very smart.
The sad facts are that for all
the big talk about rubberless
girdles, industry experts concede
there is nothing in sight that
holds out any great degree OF
promise. according to Business
Week.
Now, corset manufacturers
are trying to educate the women
to get the most out of what they
have-and on. this score, they
have a very touchy problem.
Most corsets wear out long
before their time for the simple
reason that they are not washed
often enough. Body acids, oils
and perspiration xiii the rubber
quickly.
One indignant customer re-
turned a $40 garment TO a big
specially shop with the COM
plant that il was falling apart
after only pa months wear.
Suspecting that the garment
had BEEN worn continuously
without washing, the store sent
the garment to a laboratory for
tests.
The lab extracted q full test
tube full OF body oil from the
garment and this was turned
over to the somewhat shame
faced customer along with the
bedraggled all-in-one.