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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Michigan.
NV Dear Professor Wells:

you so much for
your letter Of March 29th
which has been brought to
my attention.
May I say that Norwegian
at least those with whom I have
discussed Mr.. Steinbeck's book
while highly impressed with his
almost uncanny analysis Of the
moods Of unarmed resistance
against the Nazis In Norway
feel, that Mr.. Steinbeck's char
acterization Of the Germans pei
sc Is wide from the mark. During
the last two years-and tomor.
row IL will be the second ami.
versary OF the invasion - the
Norwegian people have suffered
beyond human comprehension a,
the hands OF the Huns-we know
We have sworn testimony to thi.
effect. There Is no record Of al
truistic or intellectual German,
endeavoring TO rub little rig,
balsam In the open wounds OF oul
people. They are tough. brutal
cynical and ignorant men with ,
fine flair for perversion and sad
ism. We deeply regret that JohI
Steinbeck did not dip his pen II
the vitriolic inkstsnd from, let u
say, Grapes OF Wrath" and pain
picture OF the "Conquerors" q
they really are.
| On the other hand. and In justi
fcation of MIR. Stelnbeck, may
say, that he has portrayed tn
heroic resistance of . BASEBALL,
peaceloving people with great un
derstanding. 1 believe that tn,
kind Of opposition rendered by tn,
people Of Norway against tn,
powers OF occupation IL a concrete
contribution to the winning Of tn,
war. The Germans brought will
them 10 Norway weapons fol
physical destruction and psyche
logical terror. But time ha,
shown that they cannot dive-boml
nor torpedo the spirit OF . nation
We have published under the title
HE Who Laughs - Lasts" q
volume OF anecdotes from Nor.
way. showing that nothing IA,
lbaffled and tormented the Ger.
mans more than the grim chucLls
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
Japanese Make
Greatest Gain
In Burma War
Plunge Into Ho-Pone.
Threaten TO Eneirele
Chinese Defense Army
BY ROBERT p MARTIN
United Press staff Correspondent

CHUNGKING, China. April Is
Chinese forces on the Sittane
River in Burma were threatened
today with enlightenment by saw.
agely driving japanese forces or
the eastern and western flanks
Of the front.
In their greatest single gain OF
the Burma war against the Chi.
nese. the Japanese had plunged
north to Ho-Pong. 10 miles east
of Taunggyi and about lao miles
southeast Of Mandalay.
Japanese planes made another
attack on Mandalay.
On the, western flank, there was
fierce fighting in the Pin River
sector just below Yenangyuang.
The Japanese at Ho-Pong anc
along the Pin River formed q
great pincer, with its prongs 14(
miles apart, that threatened t
trap the Chinese now at Tatkon
on the Sittang River or centra
part of the front, 135 miles soutf
of Mandalay.
HALTED IN WEST
Oblivious TO frightful losses
which the Chinese estimate a
six Japanese for each Chimes
Casualty, the enemy concentrated
tanks, armored cars and plane
into their spearheads and wer'
driving hard in the Taunggyi-Ho
Pong sector TO effect a break
through.
! Taunggyi- is highway cente
from which a first class road ex
tends westward to Thai. only z
miles south of Mandalay and 81
miles north of the present fighting
center at Tatkon.
On the western or YenangyuanI
flank. the Chinese had stopped tn
japanese. But on the Ho-Ponl
flank, il appeared that the Japa
nese had swept around the Chi
nese defense at Loikaw, to tn
south. and driven northwart
across rugged roadless countr,
for a gain of about IS miles.
If the japanese succeeded II
reaching Thai they would no
only cut off any Chinese to the
south but would be well inside
the upper Burma dry belt.
They would be also at the foot
hills bordering on the genera
Mandalay area, with a good high
way and a railroad leading on I,
Mandalay. But it was believed
here that the enemy might have
some difficulty in pursuing much
further their thanking movements
because of the increasingly hilly
country.
Chinese communiques reported
that on the Ho-Pong sector the
japanese were attacking with the
aid of between 80 and 40 planes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25

center but a most important base
for sending men and munitions TO
''the Russian front.
We've Unchecked Rostock,"
one of the pilots who took part
in Thursday nights raid said on
his return.
The air ministry had just re-
LEASED official pictures VIII c h
showed that in the recent attack
on Lubbock. so miles west of Ro-
stock, British bombs and wiped
out complete city areas.
q. 8. MADE PLANES
Spitfire fighters escorted a
small force of American-made
Boston bombers in yesterdays
Flushing attack. and all the bomb
ers got home. Fighter pilots said
they saw great explosions in the
target area and saw direct hits
on docks. shipyards and big blocks
of buildings.
The air ministry said in COM
munique that no English city had
suffered so much in single Ger
man attack as Lubbock did in the
Royal Air Force raid. March %.
The inner town, used for naval
stores. submarine building yards
and war factories. and one Of the
chief ports for traffic to Scandi-
navia. Finland and the Russia
front, was about 40 per cent de-
stroyed. At least 1.500 houses
were Quilted.
Fire so Quilted the target
area that IL was impossible to
tell which parts had been hit by
bombs and which parts merely
burned the ministry said.
Some 500 houses were destroyed
in the suburbs. The city hall.
the central electric station, the
market hall and reichsbank were
Quilted.
ROWS OF RUINS
Row upon row Of buildings
with only their walls line the
streets like open boxes" the
ministry said
Many big apartment houses
were destroyed. Buildings de-
stroyed or damaged included the
gas works. the main railroad sta
tons. railroad repair shops, two
iron works, an engine factory and
an enamel factory.
The air ministry said that now
nearly the entire population OF
$50, 900 were homeless and work.
less and that goods normally
shipped through Lubbock had to
be taken elsewhere.
The Germans again sent small
number Of raiders over coastal
areas OF southwestern England
early today. There was some
damage and IL persons were
known to have been killed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
Jap Battle Fleet
Leaves Bengal

LONDON, April IS tINS).-Dis'
appearance of the japanese battle
feet from the Bay of Bengal has
led some United Nations quarter:
to believe Japan has been forced
by the threat of aerial attacks
against the imperial empire t.
divert her naval strength back tc
the northeast. the London Daily
Mail said today.
This, along with the absence oil
signs of any heavy naval forces
off Australia. the Daily Mail said
may mean the japanese are divert.
ing their naval power Ito neutral
ize American bases in the Aleu-
tians, from where it is now felt
the Toxic raiders came"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
Mr.. Hearst,
Los Angeles, Calf.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:

Mr.. Hearst,
Los Angeles, Calf.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
~ LEASE accept my deep
gratitude for your splendid
- article printed last July
10Th.
As am a Christian Science
practitioner the healing OF your
son and your description OF II
mean much.
have only now come into pos
session of this article and i want
you to know the good II Is doing
and the confidence IL Is inspiring
with those In need OF help.
Thank you again very, very
much.
Yours most sincerely,
MAY PERCY-DIxON
Mrs. George Percy-Dixon, G. s.
101 West SIS ST., New York City
April Is, 1912
1894 Marion Court, Chicago
April Is, 1842
Hon. william Randolph Hearst,
Chicago Herald-American,
Chicago, Illinois.
NJ Heat.
Jour suggestion of flying
the flag is q good one.
Some time ago 1 read In
the Chicago Herald-American Of 9
case In Indiana that IL IL an in.
suit to the American flag to leave
it out over night. Now that we
are at war the soldiers leave old
Glory float while they fight.
What did Francis Scott Key
say: "Oh, say. can you see by
the dawnis early light, what 20
proudly we hailed Mt the twilights
last cleaning" That implies that
the flag was still up after sun
down, and the poet expected to
see 1t before sunup. Now, II you
20 further along In the same COM
position you will find that II was
flying all night: "The rockets red
plare. the hounbs hursftnO In air
gave proof through the night that
our flag was still there"
My opinion Is: hang out the
national emblem and let II stay.
When the wind whips u TO frag-
ments land that's the only thing
that ever whipped ~ put out a
new one.
Respectfully yours,
J. ARTHUR CHRRETTE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
Zero Hour Near,
v Army Told

LONDON. April Is (INS).-The
mysterious leader OF Europe's
underground "V" army, Colonel
". Britton." told his secret follow
ers over the radio today to pre-
pare themselves for disruption OF
German communication lines In
support Of British and Russian
attacks within six weeks.
"Within six weeks there will
open what may prove to be the
greatest battle In the history Of
the world" said the unidentified
radio announcer, who for many
months has been issuing instruc-
tions to anti-Nazis in broadcasts
beamed to Europe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25

Cordially.
NJ. HOYLE.
Granada Hotel,
San Francisco.
"AvENGER" OVER THE
PACIFIC
BY M. HOYLE
Oh they laid them all away
On the hill above the bay,
The hill above Pearl Harbor
Out Honolulu way.
The blood was red on Diamond
Where purple shadows creep
Across the valley, and the Pail
Rises sheer and steep.
The blood was red on Waikiki
Where once beneath the moon
Sweet laughter rang and voice'
sang
Beside . still lagoon.
The blood was red on water,
where
Proud ships at anchor lay,
On little homes In village street,
Where children used to play.
The blood was red on flying field,
Where lovely shining wings
Lay scattered on the blasted
Like twisted useless things.
Oh they laid them all away,
On the hill above the bay,
And slow the beat Of marching
And sad the bugles play.
But far away across the sea,
From out the golden East,
A mighty silver-winged ship
Comes hunting down the
beast"
God rest We, gallant gentlemen,
On the hill above the bay
On every mound Of holy ground,
We swear an oath this day
And this we vow - beginning
NOW;
THERELL BE ALL HELL TO
PAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
Probation in Gun Mishap

For carelessly using a gun and
wounding Harry S. Cole, 81, court
Istenographer for Judge Harry b
|Keidan, Forbes Thomson. As,
dental technician was placed on
one years probation today by
Judge Joseph G. ellis and ordered
to pay Coles hospital bill. which
is more than $500. Thomson acct
dentally discharged his gun while
talking with Cole, friend Of his,
in a tavern.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
.AAA CritiCizes
Gas Ration Plan

WASHINGTON. April. IS UNS)
The American Automobile AS.
ISOLATION, urging liberal gasoline
rationing, today said that IS pei
cent of the automobile; trsnsporta.
ton affected by gas rationing il
necessity driving.
The AAA asked that the gov.
eminent make a more realistic
appraisal of the passenger car ir
national transportation. declaring
that the predicted two and half
gallons a week rationing Is ny
steria-creating" action.
Generalization of millions OF
passenger cars would create a
problem that mass transportation
cannot meet and would have seri+
Gus repercussions on the war
effort, the association said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
Subs Sink
: Allied
Vessels
3, In,ern.,,onn view. ser,,e.

Five United Nations ships have
been sunk by Axis derse a
raiders in the western Atlantic
and the Caribbean, reports re-
vealed today.
United States Navy officials an
lnounced that % survivors of an
American tanker sunk by shellfire
from a submarine off the South
American coast April 10 ha d
reached New York. while IL crew
members were missing.
The navy also revealed the tor
pedoing March 13 of a Panama
nian merchant vessel several hun
dred miles off Trinidad and the
rescue of 80 of its crew of 40.
Eight seamen from a British
freighter torpedoed Wednesday
morning were taken to a Bermuda
port by a United States navy
plane and 81 other survivors OF
the same disaster were brought to
an American port by a United
States destroyer.
A report from Mexico City
stated that the Mexico tanker
Tamaulipas had been sunk by
torpedoes Tuesday off the Florida
coast. The fate of the crew is
Fifteen survivors of the tor
pedeed Panamanian tanker Henry
Won Reidemann were reported to
have reached Cumana, Venezuela.
after their ship was sunk on
April II. The report listed 20
crew members as lost.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
bag Air Transport

LONDON, April Is dNS).-
Two members of the royal air
forces American eagle squadron
today were credited with shooting
down a German Junkers 81 troop
carrying plane over the English
channel.
Pilot Officers Arnold Skinner OF
Webb City, Mo, and William
Daley OF Amarillo. Tex. bagged
the big Nazi warplane while re-
turning from yesterdays heavy
bombing raid on Flushing, in oc-
cupied Holland.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
20 Belgians Shot Daily

LONDON, April Is uNS).-
Executions and arrests are in
creasing daily in Belgium, the
Belgian government information
service said today. The German
occupation authorities, it was
said, are shooting 20 to Is Bel
gian patriots q day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
Yanks, Aussies
Bomb Air Base
In New Guinea
Jsps Flee After Attempt
TO Raid Port Moresby,
Macarthur Reports
BY BRYDON G. TAVES
United Press star Cerrespondeat

GEN ERAL MacARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, Australia,
April 25.-American and Austria
liam planes centered their bombing
offensive yesterday on the Japa-
nese airdrome base at Lac, on the
Huon Gulf of New Guinea, Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's general
headquarters communique said
today.
II was believed that heavy dam
age was done TO enemy planes. the
runways of the airdrome and bar
racks and buildings.
Seven Japanese navy fighter
planes attempted to raid Port
Moresby, on the south shore of
New Guinea, yesterday but were
intercepted by Allied fighters and
fled after short, fierce fight,
said.
The communique revealed that
the Japanese, in their first foray
in recent weeks from their Huon
Gulf bases. had sacked and burned
the peaceful New Guinea native
village of Kaniucun.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25

San Francisco, CAL, April 8, 1912.
Mr.. w. r. Hearst,
Wyntoon, McCloud,
California.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
."SHE fulfillment OF our hope
in the bomber AVENGER,
bought after the splendid
work of our newspaper, the Ex-
aminer, must have thrilled all who
witnessed the ceremony Of Its
name giving the other day.
Although some OF us have never
seen her, nor are likely to now, as
she was not built as an "exhibl-
ton piece"-we oil pray that she
may have a long and successful
career. ~
The purposes for which she
takes the air, the gallant men who
will man her, even the gas In her
tanks are heavy with our prayers
and hopes. Long may she ny!
The little verses enclosed are q
tribute to those who
bought and equipped her, and 10
tho great newspaper which spon-
sored her.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
U. 5. Spending
Scars, Squirting
War on Initiation
Roosevelt Speeds Draft
Of Messages Outlining
hi, Plans for Control

WASHINGTON. April Is (UP)
"A $4,000, 600. 900 increase ir
anticipated war spending for the
fiscal year beginning July ! today
provided further incentive fol-
President Roosevelt's forthcoming
program 10 halt initiation.
Mr.. Roosevelt was busily at
work on the messages TO Congress
and the nation he will deliver next
week outlining his plans for con-
trolling further increases in the
cost of living.
His program reportedly en-
braces more taxation, wage and
rent controls, overall price ceilings
and, possibly. further credit curbs.
Budget Director Harold Smith
prepared the way for the messages
Yesterday with the disclosure that
war spending in the 1943 fiscal
wear will reach $4,000, 000, 900.
That will be equal to $1,000 for
each American family or $526 for
each man, woman and child in the
nation.
The Increase from the $56, 000.-
100000 originally planned neces-
Sarily means further curtailment
Of civilian production and. if not
ccuntered, must result in greater
buying power and further deple-
tiou Of purchaseable goods.
INITIATION CAUSE
II Is this excess Of buying power
wer commodities on hand that
causes the kind Of inflation-or
rising living costs-that the nation
now Is facing.
Smiths Astronomical figures
were presented soon after Mr..
Roosevelt told q press conference
that his 1e42-43 war production
program Is progressing extremely
veil, although some termed it
fantastic" when il was initiated
IN January.
The program. calling for 185. 900
var planes, 120, 900 tanks. 5000
lnti-aircraft guns and 1900, 900
1eadweight tons Of merchant ship
Ding II behind schedule in one cat
sgory only--shipping.
War Shipping Administrator
emory s. Land blames the delay
N q steel plate shortage and
1oafing" by labor and manage
nent. Mr.. Roosevelt thought the
az was due almost entirely to the
,teei shortage, but said Lands
statement was q good burr under
he tail Of labor and management.
AFFECT ON NATION
Smith gave some idea Of what
he new spending program. SUPER
imposed on the original estimates,
yin mean to the average family
when he observed that approx
nately Sc, 000, 000, 900 of the ma
ional income will be left for civil
an use.
Such q sum, he said. will pro-
hde more Of the necessities of
ife than during the depression but
kss than during the past year."
"A concise picture win be given
" the President in his message to
Congress on Monday. He then will
seport to the nation In q ''fireside
Mat" probably Monday night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
HIGHER RATION SEEN

WASHINGTON, April IS (INS)
Government officials in charge
Of the gasoline rationing program
which will be launched in eastern
states May IS today hoped to fix
the average motorists ration of
motor fuel at from tn to 10 gal
Ions week.
However, there still was dis
agreement in official Washington
over the exact amount.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
NaZiS Lose
l.OOO,OOO
I'm Russia

KUIBYSHEV, Russia. April Is
(UP).-The Communist Party or
gan, Pravda. estimated today that
the Germans had lost $4,000 men a
week-or a total of 100000
since the Russians began their
winter campaign December 6.
Pravda said its estimate did not
Include Germans who froze to
death. and the number must be
considerable, because the melting
snow has barred thousands OF
Icorpses.
Intensified air activity was re-
ported in dispatches from the
Crimea. where Russian anti-air-
craft gunners and airmen have
shot down Is German planes ir
AZ hours.
FOREST BATTLE
Gen. X. A. Meretskov's armies
on the northern front have ad.
vanced As miles from their base
Through forests and boys and pene'
Itrated one to two miles into Ger
man defenses. After a violent bat
tie in the forests, the Soviet forces
killed 600 Germans, destroyed 12(
firing points and captured 13(
mine throwers and machine guns
dispatches said.
On the Leningrad front, the
Russians killed 1000 Germans ir
two days, communique said
Twenty-Five German planes were
destroyed yesterday. 1t reported
a n d the Russians assertedly
lost IL.
The Peoples Commissariat o.
Finance announced that the 1874.
state and war loan floated on Apri
Ia for 10000, 0O0,00 rubles was 81
heavily oversubscribed that sub
scriptions were ordered discon
tinued today. a Tass agency dis
patch from Moscow said
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Carl Weideman
Captures Bandit

CONTINUED from Page One)
Weideman and her daughter, Mrs.
lean Widlar. pulled Chaffee into
lhe hall. separating him from
Boutwell,.
Weideman, who weighs 23o
pounds. stands 6 feet 2 inches tall
Ind was for two years q Univer-
lity Of Michigan heavyweight box
ing champion, then knocked South
well down the basement steps and
kaped on him.
His son-in-law, John Widlar. who
was In the basement, joined in the
night, and Southwell was soon sub
nued.
In the meantime, Chaffee ran
sut Of the house and escaped in an
automobile.
sQUEALs ON PAL
Southwell gave Detective Robert
L. Butts Of the Groose Pointe
Park police the name of his &C.
complice, and Detroit police OF the
scheme street station arrested
Chafee at 3:45 a. m. In his home.
Both are now held on robbery
armed charges.
I'VE lust picked on the wrong
guy" said Southwell. II could
have started on weidman with
. club and stiIl have come out
second best"
He said he and Chafee had beer
drinking heavily before the holdup
II don't remember much be-
tween the last drink and the
moment I came to In the base
nrent with some one sitting on
me-" he said.
Chaffe denied that he was with
Southwell last night.
Both men were tried and con.
victed OF breaking and enterins
m 1897 and sentenced 10 Ionis
Prison, from which they were re
leased on parole.
"ScuthWell had q mouthfuI Of
peaauts when I hit him the
hrSt ttme,s Weideman said.
TAey came shooting out Of his
nseufA, asd I thought I had
kneeksd IN his teeth out"
y Weideman n national presiden
u the American Turner'S and las
night had conducted q physica
0t1ess clans st the organization
EA1brpomk
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Raj Again Rains
Ruin on Home
Of Heinke| Plant
U-Boat Assembly Base
at Flushing. Holland,
Also Heavily Bombed

Continued from Page One)
French coast. also were bombed.
Bombers and fighters attacked
air fields in France, Belgium and
Holland, and an American made
coastal command plane set fire to
a German supply ship off the Nor
wegian coasts
Only two bombing planes and
one fighter were missing after the
nights operations.
Yesterdays fighter-bomber
sweep over Flushing. Holland. was
the single biggest offensive of the
war, and up to 600 fighter planes
had taken part in some earlier
sweeps.
FEW PLANES LOST
British plane losses remained
astonishingly low considering the
scale of the attacks. Only four
bombers were lost in Thursday
nights raid on Rostock; nine Brit
ish fighters, against five German
planes. were lost in yesterdays
daylight sweeps.
1t was understood that a. great
submarine assembly depot was one
of the chief detectives in the at
tack on Flushing yesterday.
Rostock was described as not
only an airplane manufacturing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
CORREGIDOR BOMBED

In the Philippines, the com.
lmunique said, Corregidor con.
Itinued an artillery duel with Jap
anese batteries and the Japanese
continued their airplane attacks
on the Manila Bay fortress.
No change was reported in the
situation on Panay and Mindanao
Islands in the Philippines.
General Macarthur. in his first
public appearance since his arrival
here last month. took part today
in memorial ceremony at the
rock of remembrance" at Mel
bourne. dedicated to Australians
killed in the last war.
FLORAL WREATH
Lieut.. Col. lie Grande A. Diller
of Syracuse, N. Y, MacArthur's
aide, placed before the rock the
generals wreath Of chrysanthe-
NUNS. inscribed:
ITO the Amaze forces (Aus-
tralia and New Zealand) from
their American comrades In
arms Of yesterday, today and
tomorrow"
Macarthur. ringed by 80 men,
bers Of his staff of army. navy
and air corps officers. wore his
famous gold braided cap and his
four-starred generals uniform.
bright with rows Of campaign
ribbons on the left breast.
As the wreath was placed. he
saluted. uncovered, and bowed his
head for one minute.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25

Tho Wishing Well" has .
message In cipher for you. Daily
and Sunday Times.