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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
l6 Held for SelIitiOn
Heads Of Mysterious Mankind United Movement
Arrested by FBI in California Raids

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 19
UNS) .-Sixteen leaders of the
mysterious Mankind United move
ment we're under arrest in several
California cities today on charges
of conspiracy to violate the sedi-
ton laws.
The arrests were made by the
FBI in raids in the San Francisco.
Fresno. Los Angeles and San
Diego areas.
Secret indictments voted by the
Los Angeles federal grand jury
accused leaders of the movement
of conspiring TO disseminate false
information and reports intended
to interfere with the war effort
and undermine the morale of the
armed forces.
CHARGES BY U. S.
They are also accused Of en-
deavoring 10 promote the success
of enemies of the United States,
of obstructing recruiting and en-
listments. of masouerading as pa
triots and OF abusing free speech
and free assembly 10 spread sedi-
tiouS doctrines.
Arrested i'm San Francisco we're
Arthur l.. Bell. head OF the or
ganization. his chief assistant,
George Gouverneur AShwell. and
four others Among his lieuten-
ants, Bell was solemnly referred
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19

heard from. We began taking
catnaps.
"OCT. 25-Sergeant Kaczmar-
czyk not 10 well. He had been
released from hospital only
three weeks before we started.
Suffering from jaundice. The
rest of us fit. Divided the last
orange; began worrying about
water.
"OCT. 26-Now we have moth
ing. I took out my Bible, given
to. me by the First Baptist
Church OF Freehold. I began to
read Il. I prayed for food and
water. We couldn't sleep moro
than a few minutes at q time.
CATCHES sEAGULL
"OCT. GA seagull landed
on Captain Rickenbacker's hat.
He caught IL. We wrung Its
neck. Lieutenant DE Angels
and I ate it's legs. We decided to
use the rest for bait and catch
fish. We had a line and some
hooks. We used Lieutenant
Whittaker's ring as sinker and
Colonel Adamson's watch charm
as n fly. Couldn't catch any
thing. The seagull began to smell
and we threw IL overheard.
OCT. 28-I read my Bible
aloud. IL gave us courage. Each
man read II. Lieutenant Whit
taker did and he was a nom
believer. He now attends serv-
ices. IL rained about an hour.
Sopped up about two quarts and
put II In life preseryer. w
decided we would each take two
sips q day. Our first water In
a week.
"OCT. 29-Two fish Jumped
onto our raft. They were nearly
10 inches long. We ate them.
One looked like n mackerel. We
were burned by the sun and our
eyes hurt from the glare. Heat
terrific.
"OCT. 30-Tried for Ash again.
but didn't get any. Some of US
got into the water to cool of.
One time sharks nearly attacked
Lieutenant De Angeles. Captain
-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
Nice Gage Gate

. CHICAGO, Dec. 10 INS).-A
crowd of 5000 is expected in Chi
cago Stadium tonight when Gov.
Dwight II. Green losses out the
ball to start the basketball game
between the University of Illinois
and Great Lakes in the first con-
test Of a double-header attraction.
DePaul will meet the University
of Southern California in the Sec
ond game.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
Allies Nav Declare
Rome an Open City

LONDON. Dec. 1e tUP). - A
dispatch from Berne, Switzerland,
said today that the Vatican had
nearly completed negotiations with
the United States and Great Brit
ain 10 declare Rome an open city
provided King Victor Emmanuel,
Benito Mussolini, the italian cab
met and military and other similar
authorities withdrew.
British sources said they could
not confirm the report.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
Germans Open Drive to Crack Don VoLga Trap
Tells of SUFFERING
With Rick
Companion Of World War | Ace
On Raft Gives Day-by-Day Story

FIR f E II OIL D, N. j., Dec. 19
HNS).-Cpl. John Bartek told to-
day in detail of the narrowing
three weeks he spent with Capt.
Eddie Rickenbacker and six others
adrift In The Pacific on lie RATS.
The 23-year-old Freehold youth,
home on furlough and fully recov-
cred from his ordeal, told his story
as it unfolded. day by day. begin
ming with the forced landing of
their plane somewhere in the Pa
cific" on October 81. Before rescue
came, one of the eight men died.
He was Staff Sgt. Alexander T.
Kaczmarczk. p, OF Torrington,
Conn.
THOSE RESCUED
Saved with Rickenbacker anc
Bartek were Col. Hans c. Adam.
son, Capt. William r. Cherry Jr.
Second 1t. James c. Whitaker
Second 1t. John j. de Angels anc
Staff Sgt James w. Reynolds.
Herewith is Bartek'S Story-tht
story of eight brave men. and how
seven of them came through
From recollection. and beginning
with those first anxious moment!
in the water, Bartek gave TIT
following account;
"OCT. Give dashed our
three RATS together. I cut my
right hand holding a rope while
Captain Rickenbacker and
Colonel Adamson were getting
on. Our only food was four
oranges. We had several flares.
We didn't eat anything that
day; kept looking for, planes.
"OCT. 22-None Of us slept:
the raft was so small and II kept
bobbing up and down. One
orange was divided into eight
pieces and we ate them. No
water. Captain RiekeHbaeker
warned US against drinking the
salt sea water.
LOSING HOPE
"OCT. 23-Ate the second
orange.
OCT. 24-Ate the third
ora lie, Began TO lose hope.
Tai 4 about fliers who were
fore down and never had been
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
Terms Shock Laval
Hitler imposes Harsh Demands on Vichy, Spain
Reports; Might Seize Entire Control

form a unified party now. Jacques
Dorioi, second ranking Paris COL
laborationiSt. was willing 10 aid IN
forming a single party but lacks q
sufficient following, according TO
Madrid.
These adviceS said Hitler seemed
TO be beginning 10 doubt LaVal's
ability 10 impose suitable Nazi
program upon France and that he
might take drastic action on the
ground that France could not
govern itself.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19

TO as The Speaker" and The
Voice.
Nat J. L. Pieper special agent
In charge of the San Francisco
FBI office, asserted that leaders
of the movement are violently OPP
posed TO the war effort, have ridi-
culed the President and other fed
oral officials and have condemned
the purchase of war bonds and
STAMPS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
JEWS ESCAPE BLOCKED

on THE FRENCH FRONTIER.
Dec. 10 CUP).-German customs
officers have arrested 40 French
Jews, about TO escape into Swift
zerland from Vile Ia Grald. 20o
yards from the border. il was
learned today
To make France air-tight
escapes, the Germans
were understood TO be planning a
forbidden zone on all French from.
tiers This zone would be so yards
wide. WITH French and German
customs officials patrolins the de-
marcauon line.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
Yanks Hammer
Jap Bea1hhead
At Bund Mission
Allied Drive Held Up
TO Northwest by I'd
Peeketed Enemy Force

NERAL MacARTHUR'S
II EADQ u A RTERS, Australia,
Dec. 19 (UP) Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's American troops opened a
heavy attack today on the rectan-
gular japanese beachhead at Buna
Mission on the North New Guinea
coast.
Field guns and mortars bonn
barded the Japanese and, while
enemy guns replied, our infantry
advanced against the strong sys-
tenn of pillboxes and machine gun
nests.
In the attack area, the Japanese
are confined TO an area about Ia
miles long and 1s4 miles deep.
They have strong defense line,
thanked by pill boxes, only a few
score yards from the American
positions.
FIERCE RESISTANCE
A mixed American-Australian
force was still held up northwest
VI Odlids NIlCiC ilitt
resistance by a strong force of
pocketed Japanese.
Allied planes continued TO give
strong support to the ground
forces and Douglas AGO attack
bombers ranged all along the north
coast. They machine-gunned five
barges at the mouth of the Ku-
musi River and dropped more than
100 augmentation bombs on
enemy troops.
Eleven enemy planes raided the
Dodurda area, behind the Allied
lines at Buna, without doing any
damage and a single Japanese fly
ing boat raided Port Moresby, the
Allied base on the south New
Guinea coast, without effect.
In the zone northwest of Aus
tralia Allied medium bombers at
tackled Japanese installations at
Maobisse and Mindelo, on Timor
Island.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19

Buy War Savings Stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered TO your door from your
Detroit Times carrier-salesman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19

Like sending him a gift every
day. Order The Detroit Times
mailed daily TO your man In the
armed forces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
The War
Today
Atrika Korps
Outsmdrted
By 9th Army
By MAJ. PAUL c. RAB0RG
Written Especially for InisrnstioAsi N'~
Service and Detroit TIMES


ONCE MORE General
Montgomery's British Eighth
Army has crashed through to
a smashing YlctnrN--SIIee-
the beginning of the present
offensive al Fl Alamein, this
army mas. for the first time
during World War II, Blltz-
krieged the originators Of the
bhtzkrieg.
And Mars hal Rommels
Afrika Korps, supposedly an
elite panzer and motorized
unit, has gone down TO a
catastrophe d feat which
brings disgrace and shame to
the Nazi legions of Herr
Hitler.
London reports that Brit
ish armored and motorized
column, operating at terrific
speed, completely outflanked
Rommel's retreating forces.
This unit drove through 10
the coast about 500 miles TO
the west of FL Agheila. 1t
cut into the Axis troops and
separated their rear guard,
now estimated at about 10000
men.
The rear guard thus cut off
fought furiouSly 10 reloin the
Axis main body.
This combat conferred at
Wadi la dry rum Matratian,
about so miles west of FL
Agheila. During this fighting
the main body of the British
Eighth Army was at Marble
Arch, about 40 miles in rear
of the advance combat.
Ell AGHEILA is located
on a north and south second
airy road which cuts the coast
highway at right angles. I'm
mediately 10 the east, to the
southwest. and west Of the
town, are marshes or areas
that are liable 10 food.
To outflank Rommel's rear
guard, the British flying tank
column must have been forced
to drive so or more miles
south from the coast and
around all these marshes be-
fore they started westward in
pursuit of the Nazis. And
this had to be done entirely
at night, or the hanking unit
would have been detected by
Nazi air observation.
Rommels Afrika Korps
may turn fercely on this Brit
ish flying column, attacking
it from both sides. Dispatches
indicate this has happened.
But, this should not be too
serious. as the main badly of
the Eighth Army is only 40
miles behind the advance Brit
ish unit.
On the other hand, this new
wedge driven through the
Axis troops may precipitate
another Axis disorganized rout
as occurred in Egypt.
WITHOUT DOUBT. the
Nazi marshal figured that by
the time he reach he'd FL
Agheila, previously prepared
for defense by his troops, that
he had so over-extended Cen
eral Montgomery's line of sup
ply that he had time to stop
and reorganize mis- units which,
up 10 then, had been fleeing in
complete confusion.
But Rommel made the fatal
strategical error Of under
estimating the man, Bernard
Law Montgomery.
This 54-year-old general is
a man Of ruthless physical
and mental efficiency.
Here was the commander
who made all OF his officers
under IS years Of age do 4
6-mile run in full marching
order once a week.
Rommel probably laughed
At this, but he should have
realized that run was in Pfepa.
ration for chasing him.
As soon AS the British
Eighth Army reached Tobruk,
their engineers went 10 work
to prepare the narrow gauge
\ railroad from that city back
to the main line at Mstruh.
The British navy and mer.
chant marine pushed a sea
line Of supplies forward al
most behind the advancing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
SEVERAL CLASHES

There were clashes at several
points. including the area near
Medjez-el-Bab. 30 miles southwest
Of funis. where the Allied patrols
destroyed Axis mine fields.
Reconnaissance showed that the
Axis still was rushing reinforce
ments 70 southern Tunisia. appar-
entity in the hope of helping Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika
Kogps 10 escape from Libys.
Reinforcements arrived AZ east
coast bases by sea and by plane
and glider.
Until recently. the Germans had
concentrated in the Tunis- Bizerte
area. leaving the Italians 10 de-
fend southern Tunisia.
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China Sea coast and establish air
bases from which land based planes
can bomb Japan.
Wavelrs communique revealed
that the British forces had opened
their attack several days ago.
Striking suddenly from the Chit
TAGGING Hill region of India, the
powerful British and Indian forces
moved southwark along the Bay
of Bengal and occupied Baungdaw
and Buthidaung. 30 miles inside
Burma and so miles northwest Of
the port of Akyab.
THE enemy, who had been In
occupation of this area since our
withdrawal from Burma, and
who had prepared defenses, with
drew without offering resist
ance," the communique said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
INDIA REINFORCED

Reinforcement OF India al a Pc
riod when the Middle East, and IN
fact the entire Allied world. uT-
gently required supplies. was an
outstanding feat of the Allied pro-
duction and supply systems.
Squadrons Of heavy American
bomberS poured in and the British
Indian army. always previously
lacking in equipment was rein
forced
For days past the Axis had
shown clear signs OF anxiety over
the Burma situation. and had put
out series of stories claiming
Japanese penetration OF India.
FEEL OUT ENEMY
The japanese had twice raided
ChittagonG. just inside India, as
sorting that a big Allied convoy
was in the harbor my
British forces had penetrated
deep into enemy territory in
Burma on reconnaissance. feeling
out enemy strength, and Wavell
himself had taken part in one such
operation
The possibility that China might
soon be able 10 Join IN a double
push into Burma was toreSeen by
the fact that II. Gen Joseph w
Sulwell commanding the Ameri-
can forces m China India and
Burma arrived in India this week
IlTom China.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
Pleasure Drives
In East FACE Ban
CONTINUED from Page One)

tOOntlnue0 from rage OncD
families, who will be forced to
walk or use public transportation
until il is lifted. Officials worked
at top speed to head off tranSpor-
tation tieups in most of the larger
cities.
There was no indication OF the
new plans details, but officials
said an absolute ban on pleasure
driving was a certainty.
A BOOK CURTAlLMENT
This would not necessarily mean
complete suspension of "A
books. they said. because a mini
mum of driving to ease strained
transportation facilities must be
considered essential.
Germany imposed rigid ban
on pleasure driving at the out
break of war and similar order
has been in force in Great Britain
for eight months. In both coun-
tries. the only driving tolerated is
for vital war purposes.
There were reports--completely
unconfirmed - that the gallon
value of all passenger car coupons
will be reduced. "a rationS prob
ably will be cut from three gallons
to the bare minimum of one or
two, while "B" and &C" rations
will be re-examined 10 determine
how much gasoline is devoted 10
non-essential motoring, it was
said.
The only vehicles spared from
THE no sale order were trucks
buses, taxicabs and other COM
fmercial equipment holding IT
ration books.
EMERGENCY USE
Others would be permitted to
cash only one coupon, and thai
for emergency" use only. Hender'
son said emergencies covered
driving 10 hospital or A doctor
or war workers driving to plants
when their transportation depends
upon emergency ratlonS.
OPA officials conceded that the
strain on transportation facilities
already overburdened by the war
would be tremendous, but they
: expressed hope that the emer.
gency traffic could be borne until
the new plan swings into opera,
ItiOn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19

LONDON. Dec. 70 CuP). - New
German demands on the puppet
Nichy government are 20 harsh
they shocked even Pierre Laval,
advices from The continent said
today
LaNalS sudden return 20 Ntcry
from Paris. where he had awaited
valnly d summons by Adolf Hitler
40 4 conference in Germany. was
explained a. due 10. extreme
anxiety over his own future and
that OF the NlchV qoNernmeni.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
TO ENFORCE 'UNITY'

~ However. Spain received direct
word from France through chan
nels said 70 be reliable that one Of
Hitler'S principal new demands
was that Lava form A. once a
single French political party on
national socialist tNszD lines and
organic a body Of armed national
f--itt-r- enforce unity on the
country
Laval pot On touch with The
ParS collaborat.pi~t 'eader Mar.
cel Deaf Madrid sad and Dest
asserted that IL Was impossible Ia
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
Russians RepeI
Heavy Attdcksin
Sto|ingrdd Area
Bag 90 Enemy Planes,
including 8 Transports;
Tanks Besten Back

MOSCOW Dec--1a- u-Pl-ZIhe
Russian high command indicated
today that the Germans had be-
gun a second big drive TO free
their armies trapped between I've
Don and Nolga rivers on the
.Stalingrad front.
The Russian noon communique
reported that the Red army had
beaten off fierce infantry and
tank attacks southwest OF Stain
grad The Germans rctreated,
leaving many dead and II guns.
This report was preceded last
midnight by official accounts OF
earlier heavy tank and infantry
actions southwest OF Stalingrad.
In that fighting the Germans sue
iceeded in capturing village, but
did not hold it long A Russian
counterattack took il back, killed
hundreds of Germans and de-
lstroycd seven tanks.
BAG 30 NAZI PLANES
Even more indicative of the
German effort was report IN
last midnight's Soviet communique
that 90 German planes had been
destroyed yesterday, among them
eight transports in the Stalingrad
area.
The noon conmunique reported
German counterattacks in fac
tory district inside Stalingrad and
on the central front, opposite
Moscow. where the Soviet advance
In repulsing counterattacks In
the factory area. the Russians
killed more than 100 Germans. On
Stalingrad's southern outskirts the
Russians destroyed nine block
houses in infantry attacks.
REPULSE 1000 NAILS
Northwest OF Stalingrad. Soviet
units consolidated their gains and
German counteratac,.,, :,
On one sector 1000 Germans at
tackled. but were repulsed. and at
least 200 were killed.
Front-,ine dispatches said Ger
man tanks and infantry again had
failed To halt Russian penetrationsl
east and west along the Rzhey-
wanna railway, northwest OF
Moscow.
In a two-day battle west of
Rzhev. Russian guards wiped out
500 Germans and destroyed six
tanks.
GAIN AT XELIKIE LUKI
Around Velikie Luki, $50 miles
west and slightly north of Mos
COW, the Russians forged ahead
and killed 300 Germans.
The noon conmunique reported
IA substantial Russian success
northeast of Tuapse, the naval
base in theh western Caucasus.
The Russians CAPTURED SO pill
boxes and killed $50 Germans.
The Russians were reported de-
Iveloping their successes in the
Belly region, IS miles northwest
of the key German position of
Smolensk, on the central front.
The Germans were trying fran
tically to supply their encircled
I garrison AT Velikie Luki with huge
transport planes The planes re-
Iportedly were being shot down by
the dozen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
BUILDINGS FIRED

Big Blenheim bombers blasted
the entire Rathendaung water
front and left many buildings in
flames, and fighter planes made a
savage offensive sweep along the
Mayu.
Wellington bombers followed UP
with a night attack on the Akyab
area.
The British lost no planes.
Wavell's march showed his con-
fldence in the great force, includ-
ing American army air force units
which he has built up since the dis
astrous Malaya-Burma campaigns
a year ago.
1t was the we'll executed retreat
through Burma TO India with
tiny army constantly threatened
with humiliation that first made
Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery ia.
NOUS and sent him eventually &c
Egypt 10 smash the army of Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
SUPPORTED BY Raj

1t was indicated that the British
advance continued toward Akyab,
80 miles inside Burma.
Royal Air Force planes, closely
supporting the ground forces,
closely supporting the ground
forces. swept ahead. of the army
and heavily attacked Akyab and
Rathendaung village, 20 miles
north of Akyab at the mouth of
the Mayu River.
The British left wing was NOV
ing down the river from Buthi-
daung toward Rathendaung.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-19
Fortresses Set
Italian Cruiser
Bizerte
Axis Railroad Yards
Attacked at Sousse;
Ianks Lose 3 Bombers-

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
North Africa, Dec. 10 (UP). -
United States Army Flying Fort
resses set an Italian light cruiser
afire Is miles off Bizerte today
with a direct bomb hit and, aided
by their Lockheed Lighting P-38
fighter escorts, shot down at least
three and damaged six of Is
planes which challenged them.
A formation of the great Boeing
BIZ bombers was approaching
Bizerte for the daily raid on docks
and shipping when the cruiser was
sighted. Some of the FortreSSes
were diverted and left the ship
afiame.
One Fortres was lost in the raid.
North American Mitchell B-25s
and Martin Marian B-26s. es-
Icorted by PISS. attacked the rail-
road yards at Sousse, on the Tu-
nissan east coast.
RAIL STATION HIT
They scored hits all along 1000
feet OF track-filled yards. They
hit the railroad station, building
near il. and a freight train. One
fire was visible 35 miles away.
The strongly reinforced Axis
antiaircraft batteries shot down
two of the MartianS. a third was
damaged but landed safely.
Today's plane losses were the
heaviest suffere1 by the American
air force since the start of It's
big bombing offensive Sunday.. The
Axis air forces have lost heavily
each day.
On the ground improving
weather brought steady intensh-
cation OF patrol activity by both
sides and speeded the flow OF sup
plies 10 the Allied lines.
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CONTINUED on Page Five)
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British
Drive Into
Burma
Registered u. S. Pstsrt once

Continued from Page One)
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FIERCE RESISTANCE

A mixed American-Australian
force was still held up northwest
of Buna, where they met fierce
resistance by a strong force OF
nncketed Iananese
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-26
Swinton Family In
In+ernment Camp

Ann Arbor Mich. Sept. 26-ot
dl.al word has come that Prof. and
llrs. r. = SNInton and daughter.
Barbara. were in an internment
camp al Manila AS of June, 1882.
ina repor, TO lie University of
Michigan where Prof Swin;on
formerly 1ausu. The War Depart
ment said that there were approx
mstey $500 confined IN the intern
meut camp walch Is located at the
University of Manila grounds. Food
is supplied tc internees by The
Philippine chapter OF the American
Red Cross and reports indicate
health aud morale is good.
Thirty 10 30 people are sleep
ms i'm am average University class.
room but absolute cleanliness Is
observed and there is room for
recreation on the University
grounds
Prof SWiutun was member Of
the University OF Manila faculty
when war broke out.