The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-09-24
A WEEK OF
THE WAR

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have cleaned out the entire
Milne Bay area at the south
eastern tip of New Guinea. thus
consolidating the biggest japan
csc defeat of the war in the
Australian zone. Despite heavy
fighting in the Owen STANLEY
mountains pass where the jap
anese have thrust forward to
within 80 air miles of the allied
base at Port Moresby, Gen. Mac
Arthur's bombers and fighters
have made heavy raids on jap
anese troops and on key enemy
bases in the northeast Austria
liam zone in a continuing Of
fenSive.
A strong japanese naval force.
including battleships and cruis-
erS, was attacked by army
bombers northeast of Tulagi.
with possible hits on two battle
SHIPS, the navy reported Sep
TENDER ID. After the attack, the
Jap fleet turned and fled north
ward. U. S. Marines continued
to hold their positions in the
SolomonS despite constant air
attacks from the enemy and
successful landings of small
numbers of enemy troops and
supplies. U. s. planes destroyed
Al more enemy planes in the
Solomons fighting. Army planes
in several raids on Japanese
held Kiska in the Aleutians des-
troyed many installations and
inflicted the following damage
two m1neSWeeperS sunk, six
ships damaged, 500 troops killed.
seven large and small planes
destroyed. Two U. S. planes were
lost in a collision.
Army headquarters in London
announced a force of American
parachute troops have been in
Britain some time undergoing
intensive training. Commander
IN chief OF the Pacific fleet MINI
1tz said the December 7 damage
to Pearl HarbOr has been repair
ed "far beyond expectations"
The navy announced the air
craft carrier Yorktown was sllnlr
June Z after it climaxed 1O4
days OF continuous battle cruis-
ing by locating the last of the
TOUR japanese carriers which at
tackled Midway. News of the
YorktoWn'S sinking was with
held, the navy said, because the
enemy possibly was not aware
OF 1t. The navy also announced
three more United Nations mer-
chant ships were sunk by enemy
subs in August.
Rationing and Rubber Situation
Three -fourths of the nation
races the prospect of uncomfort-,
ably cold homes this winter"
Price Administrator Henderson
said in announcing coupon ra-
tioning of fuel oil which will e
duce consumption by Is percent.
Machinery for the program will
oe set up by October IS. The
area affected includes the II
eastern states and the District
OF Columbia, where gasoline ra-
tlon1ng Is already in effect. as
well as Minnesota, Wisconsin
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio,
missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebras-
ka, North Dakota, South OAK
ota, and Kentucky.
| The office of price adminis-
tratlon said apartment houses
ana commercial, industrial and
institutional establishments able
TO convert oil burning furnaces
TO coal, but which refuse to do
SO, Will be denied fuel oil a
lions. Only hospitals. where
such a move would present SER
lous health hazards, will be
cepted. Special provisions will
be made in the rationing pro-
gram Tor sections Of the country
with unusual" climate. The OPA
SAID consumers in the rationed
area may fill their tanks up to
20 gallons between now and
september 80, but oil purchases
during this time will be deduct-
ed from their allotments for the
enUre heating season.
Agricultural Secretary Wick
ard, acting on authority from
MI. Henderson, issued a temnor-
~NS4 Y 1dI0Oll 1lGW larm
machinery and equipment, an
pointing Fred S. wallace, AAA
ADMINISTRATOR, to administer the
program at the national level.
OPA placed a printing order for
tne t1rSt Issue of $50 million "all-
purpose" ration books, to be
called war ration book number
2 designed for rationing any
article or commodity, and to
distribute throughout the nation
probably before Christmas. vii
liam M. LETTERS, president of the
Union Pacific railroad, was ap-
pointed rubber director by presi-
dent Roosevelt and WPB Chair
man Nelson with full RESPONSE
bll1ty for and control over the
nations rubber program in ali
OF its phases"
Labor Supply
War Manpower Chairman Nc
Mutt said he considers adoption
or national service legislation
inevitable in order to place tai
entS where they will best serve
the war effort. The mere exist
ence of power to force an in
dlv1dual to serve where he is
most useful is Drohah1v oil tbot