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Evening star., 1942-04-17
House Group Refuses
Month"; S Delay on
Profits and Labor
Naval Chairman Demands
Showdown by Colleagues
On Work-Hour Issue

rs the Associated Press.
The House Naval Affairs COM
mittee refused by a 9-to-9 vote
today to suspend action for a
month on legislation to limit war
profits and regulate labor in war
industries.
BY agreement later, however. the
committee decided against voting
on the measure until after next
week.
Representative Flaherty, Demo-
crat, of Massachusetts,. indicating he
thought the committee would reject
the legislation offered by Chairman
Vinson, offered the motion to delay
action month. saying:
Were all aware Of the possibility
Of executive action on all phases of
this legislation.
Negotiations to that end now are
going on and rejection of this bill
might have a bad effect on those
deliberations"
Representative Shannon, Demo-
crat, Of Missouri, protesting that
only 80 printed copies of the Vinson
bill were available, said 1t seemed
an attempt was being made to
sneak it through" and argued that
copies should be widely circulated
over the Nation before the commit
tee took any action.
Vinson Demands Showdown.
when you've got issues to meet,
meet them" demanded Representa-
tive Vinson. Let's not dodge them,
let's have a showdown" i"
In the meantime, the House Ju-
dietary Committee opened hearings
on new proposal to subject labor
unions to prosecution under the
antitrust law and to prevent them
from forcing employers to hire "un-
necessary" workers.
The antitrust plan was in a bill
offered by Representative Monroney,
Democrat, of Oklahoma. Unlike the
profits-labor legislation, it was de-
signed to extend beyond the war as
permanent legislation.
On the Senate side, subcommit-
tee drafted legislation giving the
Government veto power over wage
and salary increases and restricting
the extension of closed shop agree
ments.
Modification of Ball Measure.
The measure, a modified version
of a bill by, Senator Ball, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota will be referred
to the full Labor Committee on
Monday and, II approved, placed
Immediately before the Senate.
Chairman Thomas said commit
tee members felt they should offer a
more constructive" bill than one by
Senator Connally. Democrat, of
Texas which provides for Govern
ment seizure of strike-b bound plants.
The revised Ball measure provides
for settlement of labor disputes by
the present conciliation service and
War Labor Board plus three mem
Der arbitration commission to be
appointed by the President.
1t would authorize the commits
sion to forbid any salary increases
above $1,000 a year, a provision
which Subcommittee Chairman Hill
said was designed to prevent corpor-
ations from holding down corporate
income or excess profits taxes by
boosting the salaries of top execu-
tives.
The Monroney antitrust bill in
the House would establish by law
that it shall not be within the
legitimate objects" of labor, agri-
culture or horticultural organiza-
(See LABOR. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1942-04-17
First $500, 100000
Shifted to Chinese
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Treasury announced yester-
day that the first 5000 000, 900 of its
loan to China has been turned over
to the Chinese.
Technically, the Treasury trans
ferred this sum to the New York
Federal Reserve Bank with instruc-
tions to credit the amount to the
accounts of the Central Bank OF
China.
The remaining $500 o0o0,000 of
loan authorized by Congress re-
Gently will be transferred whenever
the Chinese request it.
Evening star., 1942-04-17
Hopkins in Conference
With Churchill
ES the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 17.-Harry Hop
kins, representative of President
Roosevelt. conferred at No. 10 Down
ing street today with Prime Min
lister Churchill following confer
ences with Capt. Oliver Lyttelton
minister of state in charge of pro-
duction.
Evening star., 1942-04-17
British Landing on Isle
RepeIIed, Italy Claims
Ry the Aksocisted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME CFrom Italian Broadcasts)
April 1.-THE Italian high COM
mand announced today that "an
attempt of the enemy to make a
landing on one of our islands
south of Crete was unsuccessful"
No further details were given
presumably such an attempt would
be made by British seaborne forces)
The Berlin radio version of the
Rome communique called the at
tack an attempted coup de main
Evening star., 1942-04-17
Nozis Reported Moving
Morse From West Coust
By tho AsSociated Press

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, April II. - Stockholm
reports said today the Germans had
ordered the withdrawal of large
numbers of Norwegians from the
regions of Tromsoe, Arctic Ocean
port, and Molde, on the hump of
Norway's west coast, indicating con-
tinuing Nazi preparations against a
possible Allied invasion.
Evening star., 1942-04-17
New Era War
Is Suggested
For Conflict
BY the Associated Press.

MELBOURNE. April l7.-An Aus
tralian suggestion to name. and at
the same time describe, the war:
New
Era
War.
The name, which may be read
horizontally or vertically, was sug-
gested to Prime Minister John Cur
tin by Miss Helen Outhwaite after
President Roosevelt's appeal for q
new designation for the conflict.
She said her suggestion was based
on the idea that most persons felt
the war to be gigantic cleanup OF
all mistakes of the past and prepa-
ration for a world where mankind
would be able to live in real free
dom.
I'VE are all working to bring In
this new era" she wrote, "and when
people realize what they are fighting
for it makes their work or fight
worth greater zeal"
Evening star., 1942-04-17
Italian Transport Sunk
8ySub in Mediterranean
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. April ia British
submarine has torpedoed and sunk
a large Italian transport from a
convoy in the Mediterranean, the
Admiralty announced today.
A communique said:
"A large Italian transport has
been sunk by one of his ajesty's
submarines in the Mediterranean
The ship, which was one of two
transports protected by escort yes
sells, was hit by two torpedoes and
sank in seven minutes"
Evening star., 1942-04-17
Treasury Asks Banks
To Transfer Funds
Ey the Associated Press.

E\ the Associated PTess.
The Treasury has notified banks
to transfer s346, 100 900 of its ac-
counts TO the Federal Reserve banks,
one-half on April 20 and the other
half OF April 21. These deposits
originated primarily from the sale
Of securities.
Evening star., 1942-04-17
p tire Associated Press.

Py tire Assoc lated Press.
VICHY, Unoccupied France.
April 17.-German authorities
announced today that IS host
ages had been shot in Occupied
France in reprisal for attacks
against German occupying
troops.
A first group of is was shot April
ID. according to German an
Evening star., 1942-04-17
Foreign

Russians report sinking of fourth
Nazi transport in week. Page Al
British destroy Western Burma oil
fields. Page Al
Sinkings of Brazil linked to fifth
columnists. Page A-4
National
House committee refuses to suspend
action on labor bill. Page Al
Remington cartel hurt arms sales to
Britain, Senate told. Page Al
Henderson sees heavier taxation
need to halt imitation. Page Az
Evening star., 1942-04-17
British Sub Declared Sunk.

ROME From Italian BroadcaStS)
April II GA British submarine
has been sunk in the Central Medi-
terranean by an Italian destroyer
the high command announced to-
day.
Evening star., 1942-04-17
House Unit Approves
Naval Shore Funds
FY he Associated Prsss.

III NE Associated Press.
An $500. .0o0. 900 measure to expand
naval shore facilities. including svi-
alton installations. was approved to-
day by the House Naval Affairs
Committee.
Evening star., 1942-04-17
Army Is Pretty Nearly Ready
For Offensive, Stimson Says
Attock, However Difficult to Be Made
As Soon os Practicable, He Asserts
BY the Associated Press.


War smson said today that so far the Army
getting being
ready for offensive however difficult 1t be-"
Evening star., 1942-04-17

(See NAZI, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1942-04-17

(See LABOR, Page AS.
Evening star., 1942-04-17

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages TX and Ak OF this edition of
The Star. experimenting the news Of
the regular home delivered edition.
Evening star., 1942-04-17

tralian suggestion to name, and a.
the same time describe, the war:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
WILLKIE:
sNotv Is the Time

Before he left Russia for his con-
ference in China with Generalissi-
mo Chang Kai-shek, Wendell Will
kie took time out to tell the Ameri-
can people that in his opinion the
time for opening second front was
not next spring, but right now.
He said that Nazi pressure on
the resources of Soviet Russia was
terrific and that relief was badly
needed. He urged a very definite
step-up in the amount of aid being
delivered to the Russians and point
ed out that almost third of their
population had been subjected to
German rule.
After this statement was issued
Premier Joseph Stain held his fare
well banquet for Willkie, President
Roosevelt's emissary on his round
the-world check-up of the war fronts.
This event was described as being
most cordial.
Though Stain was joking and teas
ing him throughout the affair, Will
kie said later that the Russian pre-
mier demonstrated his clear, logi-
cal mind, and "a vital subject,
which cannot be disclosed was
mentioned often throughout the eve
ming.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
MacARTHUR'S MEN:
DriUe on Japs

The first Jap withdrawal from
some outposts in the Owen Stanley
mountain range above Port Moresby,
New Guinea, was announced in a
communique from General MacAr-
thurs headquarters in Australia.
Strong allied patrols, aided by
light artillery, forced the Jap with
drawal, which came concurrently
with the start of heavy rains, the
communique said. MacArthur's
ground forces made gains in counter
attacks southwest of Salamaua on
the left flank of the Owen Stanley
line. Ground successes were teamed
with new aerial assaults on enemy
posts and island bases across a thou
sand mile area in the southwestern
Pacific.
Allied dive bombing attacks on
vital Japanese supply routes met
with considerable success. The Jap
Kokoda-Buna supply line on the
northern slope of the Owen Stanley
mountains was blasted while other
planes raided Dill, capital of the
enemy-held Portuguese Timor, and
Ambasi.
Allied bombers also struck at Jap
positions in the Solomons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
FIGHTING FRENCH:
A Nod From, MOscOtv

Soviet Russia became the first Of
the United Nations to recognize the
Fighting French movement as
"the only body entitled to organize
participation Of French citizens in
the war;" when it was announced
from Moscow that Gen. Charles de
Gaulle had been accepted as the sole
representative of this group.
Thus the Vichy government of
Pierre Laval and Marshal Henri
Petain received its first official dip
lomatic slap in the face. 1t had
been almost year to the week be-
fore De Gaulle received the recogni-
ton he had been seeking from the
United Nations. For late in Sep
TENDER last year he organized the
Fighting French as a political adj
ministration as well as a fighting
force and through frequent appeals
has sought to replace the vichy gov
eminent as the official agent of the
French people.
This recognition by the Soviet
came just two days after Fighting
French air unit arrived in Russia to
fight on the eastern front against the
Germans. Known as the Normandy
squadron, this unit is being made q
part of the Soviet air force.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
GAS RATIONINC:
For Entire Nation

Rubber Administrator William M.
Jeffers' order for the rationing of
gasoline on nationwide basis
came as no great surprise to Amer
ica's 27,000,0 900 motorists, fore
warned by the report Of the Baruch
committee.
! The rationing system, expected to
take effect in November, will be pat
termed after the permanent program
which went into effect in the eastern
states July %. The system permits
a basic ration of 1872 gallons year,
enough for 1880 miles of travel on
the basis of Is miles per gallon. It
is an average of $3.50 gallons week.
Non-essential motorists receive
'A'' books, permitting them to pur-
chase 80 gallons Of gasoline over a
three-rlonth period. About 68 per
cent of the car owners in the eastern
states have ga" cards. A ssB" book
permits its user maximum of 470
miles a month. Those eligible for
such book are persons with essen
tial occupations. The SCI books are
10rs INDIVIDUALS engaged III wal VI
civilian defense activities. They al
low 1913 gallons a month and holders
may receive as many as they actual
ly need.
In his first statement since his
appointment as rubber car, LETTERS
called upon the nations motorists to
''be volunteers" in trying to keep
our economic life from breaking
down." He asked for a maximum
speed limit Of IS miles an hour, but
told drivers they were to be their
own policemen. He urged that "ev-
cry citizen ration his own driving
and reduce his own speed imme-
diately, without waiting for actual
rationing. sea@tt &48f. s &h A@
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
RUSSIAN FRONT:
Maxi Toll Mounts

Even as Wendell L. Willkie called
for a second front to aid the Rus
SLAMS, Soviet troops were battling
defiantly for every foot of ground on
the Volga river front.
Russian gains were reported Off
cially on the long front extending
from the Moscow-Leningrad sector
to the deep Caucasus. Soviet troops
occupied several heights and vii
lagos southeast of Novorossisk, Ger
man-held Black sea base, killing
about 1900 Germans in one day.
In the Stalingrad area more than
1900 Nazis had been reported killed
in one days fighting. The major
battle had appeared to be in the
northwest of the city. In one Sec
tor the Germans launched eight at
tacks against Soviet positions in "a
hours in an effort to check the threat
to their left flank. The heavy in
fantry attacks were supported by 40
tanks. Four attacks were reported
repulsed. Silence concerning the 9TH
er four indicated that progress had
been made by the Nazis. /
The Soviet communique acknowl-
edged a withdrawal in the Mozdok
area where it was announced that
numerically superior forces" had
captured, village. Between Mos
cow and Leningrad, Soviet troops
continued to mop UP German forces
which had penetrated into the Rus
sian defenses.
In a broadcast the German high
command announced that "In the
northwestern part Of the Caucasus
and on the Terek river the enemy
was elected from deep positions not
withstanding tenacious resistance"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
FUEL OIL RATIONS:
Cut to TtUO.Thirds

Oil-heated homes in 80 eastern and
middle western states will have to
get along with two-thirds of their nor
NAL fuel supply under new ruling
by the Office of Price Administra-
ton.
'"The coupon rationing plan,"
said Paul M. O'Leary, OPA deputy
administrator, sis going to be geared
to an estimated overall average of
1919 per cent of normal consump-
ton. We found that the IS per cent
cut, originally planned, would not be
sufficient to provide an adequate
margin of safety and still meet the
fuel shortage"
O'Leary warned that householders
who cannot heat their homes COM
fortably on two-thirds of the fuel nor
mally used, should convert to coal
if possible.
If furnaces cannot be converted
from oil to other fuels, he said,
"then everything that is possible
must be done to improve the burner
efficiency and to insulate the home
properly"
He pointed out that the household
er who improved the thermal eff
ficiency of his home through insula-
ton and by installing storm doors
and windows, weather stripping and
by oyerhauling his heating unit
would be rewarded by added COM
fort s.,.,
The OPA warned consumers to fill
their tanks before rationing begins.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
Tripped Him Up

cts no use," said the director,
"I'I have to get a new stenogra-
pher."
"Pity," said his colleague. "Miss
Faire seems nice, obliging sort of
girl"
"Oh, she certainly is. But she
will keep interrupting me when Pm
debating to ask me how to spell
words"
''That's a great waste of time"
81 don't object to that" explained
the director, "but it looks so bad
to have to keep saying / don't
know"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
MISCELLANY

BENEFITS: Headed by Joseph
E. Davies, the Presidents War Re-
lief Control board has prohibited
army or navy relief benefit shows
or solicitation of funds after Novem-
Der is unless organized by the serv-
ices and participated in by service
personnel. The order will not pre-
vent private agencies or individuals
from staging benefits for the USO
OF, other war charities.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
AIR OFFENSIVE:
Rene,ved in China

kAC6r a lull Oh ALMOST a IIlOIlLIl, LIlG
American air force in China re-
newed activity against the japanese
with an attack on troop columns in
southwest Yunnan province and a
foray against Hanoi in French Indo-
China.
A communique from Lieut.. Gen.
Joseph w. Stilwelrs headquarters
announced that 10 Jap troop trucks
and a staff car were destroyed in
the strafing attack along the high
way between Lungling and Chefang
by fighting planes. The raid at Ha-
moi was on the Cal Lam airport.
Brig. Gen. Claire Chennault, COM
mander of American air forces in
China, stated that French and ma
tives of Indo-China were becoming
less cooperative with the Japs as a
result of American air successes.
Intelligence reports show that the
French are disillusioned, though the
Japanese are now all-powerful in
Indo-C China" Chennault said.
A new Japanese two-motored, two
scatter fighting plane was encoun-
tered by Americans on the Hanoi
raid. The plane, an las, was re-
ported to be heavily armed with .
20-millimeter cannon and two IS
millimeter guns forward.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
Called

They had been quarreling because
he had arrived home late again.
well, anyway" he snapped an
grily, ''I'm a man of my word. !
call spade spade"
Maybe, George" his wife retort-
ed, ''but you don't call a club a
club-you call it working late"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
Boomerang

Boomerang
The bride had finished throwing
dishes at her hubby, then started to
cry.
'sBut for one thing, I'd 60 home
and stay with mother"
whats that one thing?" demand
ed her husband.
Mothers coming here to live
with us. She's left father!"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
TaIkative

She-You're the incest boy I eve
kissed.
He-Ten that to the marines.
Shell have. Dozens of 'em.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
WAR PRODUCTION:
Progress Report

"Right now" according to WPB
Chairman Donald Nelson, approx
mately 40 per cent of our entire pro-
duction is going for war. BY the
middle of next year that proportion
has got to be around 60 per cent. !"
WPB Vice Chairman Knowlson is
sued a statement about the same
time, in which he indicated that
present war production is 3R times
that of ten months ago.
Said he: "We're beginning to rec
ognize the truth of the situation, to
know we've been behind the eight
ball."
An estimate from the commerce
department revealed that the total
output of machine tools during the
calendar year 1912 would be about
$4,000 units, or almost double last
years production. These would have
value Of 81 400, 900, 900.
Another report, this one by the
Maritime commission, showed that
in the past 12-month period 488
ships, aggregating about 5,450,000
deadweight tons, had been complet-
ed and delivered. Of this total, 327
were Liberty ships.
This report, made to the Presi-
dent by Chairman Land of the COM
mission, declared that: Scheduled
deliveries for the remaining months
of 1912 should bring us to the
5000, 000-ton goal of your directive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
HALTED

II punctuated my tire the other
day."
"Pmctuated? You mean pune
tured, suppose"
Perhaps I do; but anyway, I
came to a full STOP"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
REVEALED

"How did you discover her age?"
II asked her at what age wom-
an should marry and she promptly
said 49,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
WEEKLY NEWS ANALY SIS

Nazi Forces Pay Huge Manpower Toll
In Effort to Maintain Unbroken Line;
OPA Calls for New Fuel Oil Reduction;
American Bombers Blast Balkan Cities
those q
by stern Newspap
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
Too true

at is easier to see the small de-
fects of character than to see that
they are small"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
Like a Man

"Two bankers" she said, "were
talking the other day about a fnan-
cier who had failed"
" And did poor John take his fall
ure like a mann said the first
banker.
Exactly like man. said the
other. He blamed it on the ex-
travagance of his wife,"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
Expensive

''It's as cheap as dirt"
dirt isn't cheap, when you figure
in the laundry bills it makes
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-13
De trOit HOrs e
Wins Toronto Race

Dr. A. ". Morris, owner OF Black
Brunmel, and a number Of other
horses, returned home from Toron-
10, last week. Black Brummell
won the feature race at Thornhill
Park in Toronto June for a 5000
purse. This event was run on the
birthday Of the queen.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-13
ERNEST BOYD Wins HIGH
JUMP IN CITY HIGH meet

ed off the bar on each Of bis three
trials.
Eldred Pickett, Hsmtramck, was
third. James Polk, Northwestern.
and John Kent, Southwestern, tied
with Bob Harris, Bedford, for sixth
place.
Kent came back a short time
later and won the running broad
jump with a leap Of 81 feet, 6 inch
es. L. Brown Jackson, Western,
was second Boyd was fourth.
William Rockefeller, Northwest
ern. won the pole vault with a
jump of 10 feet. 10 inches.
Julius Witherspoon, Northern jul
Nor, was second in the 100 and 900
yard sprints. Jackson was third in
the l2O-yard high hurdles.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-13

Ernest Boyd, an eleventh grade
student at Northern, has been con-
sistent in his jumping during the
past two months, and, as a result,
ne has three championships to his
credit.
Boyd started last winter when he
won the indoor high jump cham
p.onship with a leap Of feet l
inch. He came back with another
win in the Wayne Relays, and last
Friday he won the city outdoor
title by jumping 6 feet inches.
The Northern athlete attempted
10 break the existing record OF 6
feet 47i inches made by Bernard
Lucas, Eastern, in 1884, but knock