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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-16

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-06

NF1ve pounds apprentice allowance
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-06
LEW
WALTERS
BEST BETS
PINiLICO

PIMLICO
i--sUNPHANToM. clingendasi, Sweep
ing Lee.
2-PUGILIsT. Gallant Novice. Briar
a-BuRMA ROAD. PIco Blaneo II. Fifty
Fifty
i-LITTLE OSCAR. sharp Reward.
Saboteur.
5-GENTLE GENE, Alsaee, Tripod.
6-cHALLAMoRE, Bright Willie. joe
ray.
7-HAsTE BACK, one Link. Wen All
Right.
s-LAUDERKIN, Pathfinder. Newfound-
land.
BEsT-HAsTE BACK.
SPORTSMAN'S PARK
-BELLCoDA. Pops Rival Grand Ap-
2-HlGH TALENT. cherrlko. sugsrsge.
a-BRILLIAST JR'' The Gissler'
4-HURI HON HART. vsuct, chief Bud.
BERT W. ssynomore. Maihigh.
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7-NoGGIN. re,rashera. Ambo.
s-MIGH STEP, Perplex Misecret
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DRESS SHOP
ELECTRIC SUPPLIES. FIXTURES

MAURICE sHOP-Fashions for discrim
mating women. Dexter Theatre Buildinl
Omen evenings.
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For Babies
Hospital TO Get Respiration
After SO Births in Month
Times stan Correspondent

BAY CITY, Nov 6.-Sixty-eight
babies born last month at General
Hospital was the deciding factor
in city commission ordering the
purchase Of baby respirator
today.
The respirator Is especially
adapted for handling infants, COM
missioners were told.
The hospital was mentioned
again when commissioners heard
that a. fire department member
refused TO pay an overdue bill
OF $50.
And now he has returned "a
the hospital again" said City
Manager J. Harry Nelson.
City attorney was ordered TO
CarniShee the Greman's pay
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-06
CHURCHILL DOWNS

f-ACKWELL. Perhobo. Brilliant Hope
2-PERFECT SCORE, Black Skinner,
kathy
3-RED HORIZON. Out Front. Canigo.
4-JOss STICK, Wise Dean. Study
Period.
CONTRADICTION. Red Dock, Three
Clovers .
6-RELIoUs. Var. swain.
AGNES s, Dissension Sir, Constant
Aim.
s-PRIMA DONNA. Blue Cadet. Surgeon
Dick
LAZY tones, Recalling. BalmanG.
BEST-AGNES 3.
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Male Help Wanted

Al TRUCK DRIVERS; MECHANICS AND
WAREHOUSE MEN; STEADY WORK
YEAR ROUND. GOOD PAY; VACATION;
SICK ALLOWANCE. APPLY sun OIL
COMPANY. 1884 HoLBRooK.
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WASHING MACHINE, SWEEPER REPAIR

ALL MAKES repaired; rebuilding; guar
snteed workmanship; reasonable: free
estimates Murray of51.
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FU,fIGATING
GAsEs-MEDICAL. INDUSTRIAL

lACETYLENE oxygen, medical gases
wall Chemicals Division" 1859 West
Grand Boulevard. LA. 1890.
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FLOOR SANDING. WAXING

al ABSOLUTELY dustless sanding, III
ms, vanishing. One-day service. Tyl,
i-S3Ss.
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Deatb Dotices
Lost and Found


BEAGLE hound. 4-month. brown; Liver.
nois- Fenkell. Reward. 1871 Alden.
University 2-32s7.
BILLFOLD--Brown upper. vicinity Rus.
! SELL Superior; Identification cards, cash,
check Reward. Temple 2-15is.
BLACK PURSE. glasses, keys, Woodward
Fairgrounds car Tuesday. Reward
BROWN wallet. drivers license. social
security. important papers. Marvin
lThiel Murray 90l4.
CASE containing wedding and 5-damond
engagement ring. Keepsake. Reward.
NOrthlawn 262l
iFoUND-RED Cocker Spaniel. male
/ Grand River, Greenfield. Mornings. Ever
green 2457.
iLADY'S wristwatch. waltham. Broadway
/ Capitol Theater, Sunday afternoon. Re
ward Niagara $40.
LADY's black purse. containing valuable
papers from Texas. Reward. Tyler
1s-si7s
LOST by Pt. Huron lady vicinity Dawson
McNichols, purse containing money, bank
book, drivers license, rosaries. Reward.
Return 10 81. KuRustIners Convent i344i
Justine Twinbrook 2-2559.
LOST : Toy Pomersnisn: weight six
"a b,,l six years Old vicinity rsy West
20 $40 West Willis, Apt 3io: reward $40.
LOST Bnlfold. between s-IO.Mne roads on
Dequndre; valuable papers; liberal re-
ward Lillian Boyer. 20ls3 Revere, Center
Line 9dsz
LOST Jules Jurgensen lady's wrist watch
on Lakeview or jefferson, between Ker-
cheyal and prexel; reward. DRexel 67ss,
evenings.
iLoST--Near Wyoming and Fenkell. ladies
/ Bulova watch; diamond both ends: keep
sake. Reward. Vermont 5-657s.
/ LOST - Citizenship second papers. Call
Trinity 1881. ~. Lrch,erman.
EPITZ. white, female. pet: sunday Trim
ity 2-6s62. 50 West Philadelphia. Re
ward.
SPRINGER SPANIEL. male. liver, white
vicinity Second. Selden. Reward. Temple
2-503I
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COAL AND CoKE-DEuvERIEs

COAL ON CREDIT
BORN. 1920 w. CHICAGO. Ho. s722
PEOPLES COAL COMPANY = Kopper's
-stokeF- pea -Semst-SnlyaY coke. Kopper's
Pocahontas, $500 Nevada. TW. 2-1170.
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81. 500 added. the Molly
Class G. fillies and
and up up. q furlongs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-06

PLASTICS training exclusively for tool and
die men. DELANO INSTITUTE. MA. sIOs
WELDING TRADE SCHOOL
1901 W. LAFAYETTE CHI 574j
CONSULT the enlarged Real Estate list
ings In the big sunday Times Want Al
Section
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SPORTSMAN'S PARK
BEST BERT W.
BELMONT PARK

,-GREEN APPLES. Sparkling Maid.
Yankee Girl.
2-K DoRko. Eric Knight. Roman
Flag.
3-BARIS, Kellsboro, Biz Rebel
A-Fairy Manhursi. Seawsrd Bound.
Donegal
5-PACIFisT. Black Orchid Rsrified.
s-FLYING EASY, Swabia. Red Moon.
7-HfLLBLOND. Enaminondus, star
Back.
s-REAPERs BLADE Troon. Show
House.
BFgT-BAR1S.
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ICE CREAM salesman: excellent future
for the right man; established company:
state experience, give references. Address
Box A-554. Detroit Times.
JANIIOR for small hotel-Between so and
IS. Hoover Hotel. 1899 East jefferson.
Murray 9710.
for nights. Inquire M.
Stewart, after p. m. Eaton Tower
Office Bldg.
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ADVERTISING DISPLAY
BOILERS INSTALLED. WELDED

EVANS BEAUTY. Croqugnole waving
Special scalp treatments. Townsend
s-565p. 3f5 Harmon.
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al. BtbeF entry.
b-J. v. Tigsni and r. r. Christmas
entry.
EIGHTH RACES 500. claiming. B
mil
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28
Nips Raid Towns
In East Bengal

NEW DELHI, Dec. 28-tUP}-
japanese bombers made small
scale attacks on two other towns
in eastern Bengal early today.
Damage was slignt.
A communiqde said the planes
came over in small force a bOu.
q a. m. Casualties in the Calcutta
attack were fewer than 10.
II was the fifth raid on Calcutta
since British forcCJ began NOV
ing toward Akyab. down the west
coast of Burma, on Dec. 10. In
four of the five fewer than 80
persons were killed
The Wrcckagc of japanese bomb
ers shot down by Raj night fight
ers during the Christmas eve raid
on Calcutta was found some miles
east of the city.
British lOng-rangc bomberS made
three hour attack Saturday night
on the important air field Of Hello,
in central Burma. Several tons Of
high explosive bombs were dropped
and considerable damage was in
flicted
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28
BiNGO GOES
SAYS LAGUARDIA
Milwaukee JOurnaD

milwaukee JOurnaD
Mayor La Guardia, the Little Flower"
of New York, is among the latest to real
ize that even in wartime people think
of other things. Bingo is the subject of
his latest story. New York's police COM
missioner, Mr.. Valentine, said that bingo
would not be permitted any longer in
movie theaters or the quarters of frat
ernal groups. But it would be allowed,
Valentine said on church premises if
played under church auspices. Mayor La
Guardia doesn't think so =.
This apparently was one bet the OBJ
jectors to prohibition overlooked when
they were thinking up fantastic ways of
making what was unconstitutional law
full. They didn't try thus to get by with
speakeasies by putting them on church
premises :.
Meanwhile churches are challenged by
La Guardia. Are they above the law? Can
they proclaim at once the right to ex-
pound what is more holy than taverns
and to make holy that which is forbidden
by the tayerns?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28
Tunisia Air War RACES

only small importance" on SAT-
urday allied headquarters announ-
ced
But the French officially an
nounced that they had mace I'M
portant progress south OF Pont'
Dufahs. which is SO miles south
west of Tunis and had taken hun
dreds of prisoners and a great deal
Of booty. French Gntiaircraft gua-
ners destroyed two enem3 planes.
Farthur south, between Pichon
and Kairouan. the French said
they had made further progress
despite bitter resistance. and had
inflicted heavy losses on the axis
and taken many prisoners.
NAH ROUTED
Radio BrazzaVille announced that
fighting French forces from Eq'la-
torial Africa. coming from the Ii
rcction of Lake Chad, had put an
enemy motorized detachment 10
flight in the southern part of tic
Libyan desert.
As for Lieut.. Gen. Bernard l..
Montgomery British eighth army.
il was reported to have passed
Burat -hSun and be advancing
on Misuarta, lib miles from Tfi-
poll. Radio Morocco said an Ital--
ian brigade had been left at Mis-
urata to hold up Montgomery a.
he was concentrating his II"
10 smash it. Montgomery h
nounced that his forces on tur-
day were well west of ~
miles east of Misurata.
Allied headquarters in III
summed up axis and al a.
losses from Nov. S to Ia
day. The enemy lost 277
the allies ia. of which 50
American.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28
Imported Crews
To Be Transferred

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec %
U.Pl-Transfcr Of 1850 Mexican
Workmen, imported from Mexico
to aid in harvesting California
crops, from beet fields in the cen
trail part of the state to citrus
orchards in Ventura. Santa Bar
bara, Los Angeles and San Diego
counties will begin Tuesday, it Nas
announced today by L. l. HeWes Jr.,
regional director of the Farm Sc
curity Administra ton.
Hewes also said 100 MeXicans
who have cleaned up the sugar
beet harvest at Santa Maria would
begin work today in vegetable crops
in the same area.
Another 500 MeXicans will be i'm
ported the first week in January
TO handle vegetable crops in I'M
perial valley. Hewc5 announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28
Lightning Pilots
Down 15Japs In
First Battle Test
BY DON CASWELL

SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA,
Dec. Observation-Disclosures
heed P-28 Lightning pilots, in one
of the fierceSt air battles of the
New Guinea campaign, today had
the chance for they which they had
long been waiting-to show their
stuff as fighters.
The Lightnings. previously used
for patrols and reconnaissance,
streaked to the front after an air
alarm and in one brief clash at al
titudes from $4,000 feet down to
5000, Il of them shot down Is Ze-
ros and dive bombers.
(Today's communique officially
placed the score at Is japanese
planes out of a formation of 42)
Two zeros tried to decoy the
swift, -fuselaged and twin-en-
gined Lightnings to low levels,
while other enemy planes hid in
cloud layer 10000 feet up. The
Lightning pilots didn't fall for it.
All the zeros and dive bombers
then plummeted from the clouds
and jumped the dozen Lightnings
at 1900 feet. BY the time the
battle was down to 5000 feet, the
remaining japanese decided they
had had enough and sped for
home While other Allied fighter
units were still rushing to the
fray
Second Lieut.. Kenneth C. Sparks.
Blackwell, Okla, had the toughest
trip. downing one Zero and one
dive bomber but received damage
to his plane that made landing
difficult.
"My flight hit the main group
of bout 80 japanese planes at
$4,000 feet over land" Sparks said,
but we milled out over the sea. I
got Zero on my first pass, set
ting his motor Attire
Then I climbed back to 10000
feet and began working on a dive
bombers. when 1 discovered
five Nips on my tail. They hit my
left motor, disabling it, and I
started diving away.
"On the way down, I found two
Juicy dive bombers in my sights. l
saw my tracers entering the cock
pit of one of them. My shots
must have killed the pilot because
the bomber just went straight
down to the jungle. However, his
rear gunner still was alive and
shot up my nose wheel"
The Lightnings have tricycle.
landing gear.
Four other pilots brought down
two planes each They were Capt.
Thomas J. Lynch, Catasaqua,
Penn, First Lieut.. Hoyt A. Eason,
Meridian. Miss, and Second
LieutS. Jan II. ManguS, Portland,
Ore. and Richard S. Bond, of
Wisconsin.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28
MacArthur'sAir
Crews Victorious

GEN MACARTHUR II F. A ID =
QUARTERS, Australia, Dec. %
UPD-Amcrican air force units
backing up the drive to clean the
japanese out of New Guinea were
credited today with downing 81
more japanese planes and destroy
ing $4,000 tons of shipping.
Ground forces of Australian and
American infantry, artillery and
tank units slowly contracted their
grip on remaining japanese posi-
tons near Bma in some of the
heaviest and bloodjcst fighting of
the campaign.
OF the ground fighting, today's
communique said:
The struggle to breach the enc
mv'S last line of defense is contin-
uing in n progression of sangui-
nary local actions for reduction of
bunker type strong points.
"Cn the right (of the Buna
heachhead, important enemy en-
placements have been taken. On
the left, a wedge has been driven
in the enemy's defense system.
East of the Sanananda track,
we made small but important
gains
The wedge, driven between Jap
anese positions at the Buna Mis-
sion and others at Gairopa Point,
threatened to divide the enemy
again into two pockets. The Jap
oucse we're on their list lines OF
defense and we're resisting in bloody
fighting.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28
Planes Strafe Jap
Chute Supplies

WASHINGTON. Dec. 28-tUP>
The navy announced today that
army Airacobra fighters bombed
and strafed enemy supplies drop
ped by parachute for japanese
forces on the beach at Tassafa-
ronga about 10 miles west of Hen
derson airfield on Gnadalcanal Is
land
A communicue said that aerial
observers on Dec. 81 tsouth Pacific
tjme) discovered about 80 cargo
laden parachutes on the Tassa-
faronga beach.
1t was believed to be the first
time the japanese have attempted
TO supply their troops on Guadal-
canal by air
The communiquc said that
"dauntlcss' dive bombcrs and air
acobra' fighters also bombed and
Gtrafed a Japanese bivouic area
northwest of Kokumbona, about
miles wcGt Of the Cuadalcanal air
field,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28
BY ROBERT 2. MARTIN

WITH AMERICAN AIR FORCES,
China, Dee. 26.-Dclaycd)-tU.PD
Seven japanese planes were de-
stroyed today in a brief air battle
ever the rugged western Yunnan
nountsins as the enemy tried to
retaliate for repeated raids on
bases in Burma and do-China.
Even as the japanese raiding
force Was being shot down in
flames, American bombers again
were ever Lashio. important base
in Northern Burma. blowing up
warehouses and Wrecking the enc
nv airport.
Two American fighter planes
we're shot down in the mountain
clash, re9r an advanced American
base. hut the rilot of one was
own TO be safe.
@F'CND ATTEMPT
It was the second japanese at
@orlnt this week TO retaliate for
.l?o ATTACKS a"airst Lashio, which
ri. Cen. Claire l.. Chennaults
TO 49, o9n-n'nd now has raided
I rcc tines this week A small
r."cc Of enemY bonberS attacked an
..-~ -riC7n + sc in western Yunnan
FriCay. inflicting small damage.
Nine bombers and nine fighters
Of the enemy participated in to-
DAVIS attack. American P-40 fight
ers broke up both formations.
down three bombers and
r,,,.. fioI,tars AS the sun set,
t"c fires burned fiercclv over
vro~i-cd enemy planes in the bills.
Chinese observers said only sly
Of the ORIGINAL l8 raiders returned
over the front lines, but WrecKage
OF only seven had been found.
DOWNED
Col. Robert Scott, Macon, Ga
and Maj. Harry Pike, Portage
Wis, led the fighters in breaking
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28
By EDWARD w. BEATTiE

LONDON, Dee. 28-tUP Fly
ing fortresseS and the newest,
deadlicst American fighting planes
were believed engaged todas in a
supreme offensive to utterly wreck
axis communication lines and
transport in TuniSia.
The German controlled radio
Nichy said there had been violent
fighting i'll Tunisia for the last
"a hours. particularly around the
important junction of Medie2-el-
bah. q miles southwest of TuniS.
PORTS ATTACKED
Allied North African headquar-
ters announced that United States
bombers and fighters resumed their
smashing attacks against the Port
Of Bizerte and SfaX. on the Tuni-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28

Not until women are thoroughly &C
quainted with the many jobs which Navy
men are doing at shore stations will the
women's reserve make it really signifi-
cant contribution to the war effort-Lt.
-Comdr. Mildred McAfee, of WAVES
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28
Scouts in All Day
Outing Here

Camp jenkins" cnc3mpment
near New River. was the scene Of
an all-dav on mo Of the ranther
rctrcl of Boy Scout t-ocp Il GuH-
Gay.
Ten leaders ro|o bicycle 10 t,'r
river sire fror' II C"n'ro t"',.D"
along iron ratio9s' for DC meal.
Dave Goddard. A.si"ignt Scout
masters Bill Allard and John Nc
Laughlin, junior Assistants Clair
In the company we're: Scoutmaster
Biggs, Richard Larry, Geore Dur
niger. Jack Mason and Charles
Nails. jUnderStudy Jack Burke and
81. Patrol Leader Earl Moroni,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28
5. Burton
Heath
Writes:

So long as we do not eXaggerate
the Importance of the situation, 1t
is encouraging to note that the Ital-
ian people would be elated if they
could pull out of this war today or,
at latest, tomorrow.
We are not thinking wishfully
when we envision the approaching
collapse OF Italy as an active axis
partner. The form that the break
! down will take can hardly be proph-
esied: nor is the layman in posi-
ton to guess intelligently whether
MusSolini'S duchy will capitulate
before or after the Anglo-American
blitz strikes across the Mediter-
ranean
But whatever the exact time, cir
cumStanccS and form of the break,
it is opportune for the United Ma
lions peoples to remind themselves
of certain pertinent facts ABOUT
Italy'S participation, and to condi-
ton themselves mentally for the
diplomatic situation that will re-
suit
The Italians as a people never
have been in World War II. From
the beginning they have been anti
German. They have never as race
feared aggression from the democ-
racieS They have known for long
time that from a Na2i victory they
have nothing to gain and every
thing to lose.
They were taken into the war
by the dictator whom many had
embraced for internal and nation
aliStic reasons that had nothing to
do with Hitler's global strategy.
Finding themselves committed to
war they did not want, allied
with a partner they hated and fear
ed, fighting against races they ad-
mired and liked they have put on
one of the most impotent military
exhibitions in the worlds history.
On the word of highly competent
American observers, Italy would
have cracked long since and tossed
Signor Mussolini off his tinsel soap
box if the Nazis had not been there.
One reason why no layman can
estimate the when, where or how
of the coming debacle is that
revolt involves armed conflict be-
tween the Italians and what in
effect amounts to a German army
of occupation.
We must make up our minds now
that the Italian people are diff
ferent breed than the Germans or
the Japanese, and are entitled,
when they find opportunity to cast
off their shackles, to a different
reception from us.
Also, without denying that Italy's
military collapse will be a real vic
tory for us, we must not eXagger-
ate its Importance. On the whole,
Italy has been no great aid to Hitler.
He will not miss Italian fighting
men so much as Nazis he must send
there to defend the Mediterranean
shores.
1t is reasonable to believe that
when we are ready we can conquer
Italy with much help from her peo-
Pile 1t will still leave us a long
way from Berlin.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28

sian east coast, Saturday.
. Apparently there had been
break in heavy winter rains. hold
Jig up the Allies beth in the air
and on land
Flying fortresses sank two large
vessels and a small one, damaged
. medium-sizcd ship and scored
Tits with heavy bombs on the
docks at SfaX.
Docks and enemy shipping were
sci on fire and admist The holo-
caust. American bomber pilots saw
one large ship blazing tiercely.
> FORTRESSES LOST
Two fortreSses were shot down
by antiaircraft fire over Bizerte,
and two other planes, presumably
fighters. we're lost in Saturdays
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28
YuIe Postponed
One Day TooLong

OAKLAND, Dec. 20. UP)-Mr.
and Mrs. william Hargrove and
their houscguest, Mrs. M. M. Shea,
postponed opening Christmas pack
ages until yestcrday-whcn they all
would be off work.
They waited too long.
A thief entered the Hargrove
home with a pass key, stole all OF
the presents stacked under the tree
and some $500 of clothing as well,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28
Giruud in Deal
With De GQuIIe

TO cooperate With one another, re-
liable informants said today.
Negotiations were now conferred
on ARRANGEMENTS for an early meet
ing between De Gaulle and Giraud,
and it was believed in some quarters
that it might take place in the ut SG
10 days.
There were uncorfirmed reports
that De Gaulle also would go to
Washington to confer with PreSl-
dent Roosevelt, and might be ac-
complished by Gen. Georges Ca
troux. Fighting French leader Tor
the Middle East.
It was believed that Dc Gaulle
might go to Africa TO confer with
Giraud, newly elected French high
commissioner in succession to as
sassinatcd Admiral Jean F'"al co.'s
Darlan.
CONFERENCE DESIRED
De Gaulle has desired a confer
ence with President Roosevelt since
soon after the Allied landings in
Northwest Africa, Darlan became
the recoenized French African lead
er.
The fighting French whom De
Gaulle has led since Dunkirk never
recognized Darlan but they, like
Britons, seemed completely salts
fled with the election OF Glraud as
high commissioner and commander
in chief of land, sea and air forces.
But De Gaulie and his associates
had maintained close silence on
the African political situation in
order not to embarraSs Lieut.. Gen.
Dwight d. Eisenhower, commander
in chief in Africa, and Allied leaders
generally
TALK WITH CHURCHILL
De Gaulle lunched yesterday with
Prime Minister Winston Churchill,
discussing the situation which had
arisen as the result of Darlan'a
assassination b" a young French
citizen and the election of Giraud
to take the former Vichy vice pre-
micr's place.
With De Gaullc at the luncheon,
was Fighting French Air Marshal
D'Asticre de la Vigeric, recently re-
turned from a secret mission 10
North Africa.
De Gaullc spent most OF the week
END comforting with his fighting
French National committee on the
question of cffecting unity among
all French patriot forces in Africa
and elsewhere in the French empire.
NEW FRENCH SETUP
This would mean the inclusion OF
French leaders in Africa, MadagaS-
car, Syria. the Caribbean, South
| America and the South Pacific i'll
! unified French empire organiza-
ton.
. 1t was made known yesterday that
a British mission had visited Dill
BOUT, capital of French SCmaliland
on the East African coast on the
question of the adhesion of Somali-
land to the Allied cause.
In the mission were the British
commander in chief in Ethiopia and
a diplomatic assistant to Richard
G.. Casey, war cabinet minister for
the Middle East.
There were indications that full
adhesion of French Somaliland to
the Allies might be announced soon.
Enthusiastic British newspaper
reception of the election of Gen.
Giraud showed the changed feeling
here where there had always been
one of open suspicion of Darlan.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28
b. WILLIAM Il. DICKINSON

LONDON, Dec. 26. tUP)-Gen.
Charles De Gaulle, Fighting French
leader and Gen. Henri Honore Cir
aud. new French chieftain in Afri-
ca, have been negotiating for 48
hours on unification of all French
empire forces and have already
pledged their mutual willingness
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-28
EY M. S. HANDLER

Moscow. Dec. 28-tUP'-RuSsian
troops in a night of wild fighting
from the central front to the cau-
casuS made new gains on six sep
aratc fronts. the noon high COM