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Evening star., 1942-10-21
Laval Faces Crisis,
Gets 11Days 10 Enroll
10000 Volunteers
Nozi Extension of Time
May Decide Whether
He Can Retoin Power
BY the Associated Press.

HN lDe Associated fTeSS.
BERN, Switzerland, Oct. 21.-
France today entered her most
critical period since she signed
the 1910 armiStice, the II days
remaining to Pierre Laval before
he is expected to try compulsion
to send protesting workers into
German war factories.
The period to November /, private
advices from Unoccupied France
said, represents the extension of
time set by Berlin for fulflllment Of
its labor demands for 10000 volun-
teer workers.
1t also is the period, informed
French observers said they believed,
which will demonstrate whether
Laval could hope to cling to his
position as chief of government in
the face of persistent, although thus
far scattered, opposition.
These observers said popular re-
sentiment over work conscription
increasing agitation in Axis quarters
over the question of whether Dakar
would be involved in an African
offensive and revival of discussions
of the dangers of new Allied land
ings along the Channel all combined
to make Laval's position difficult.
The Vichy radio reported that
Laval arrived in Paris this morning
and summoned the provincial pre-
fects of the occupied zone who it
was announced earlier, would be
charged with enforcing labor con-
scription.
In his radio speech last night, in
which he renewed his appeal for
Frenchmen to go to work for the
Germans, he announced an agree
ment for a levy on each factory
which will be obliged to furnish a
certain number of workmen.'
This levy, he said. had been agreed
on by his government "out of appre-
hension lest measures, of constraint
be applied to France"
He referred to but did not specify
the Lyon strikes with a declaration
that his government would not toll
crate individual resistance. group
agitation or resistance of those re
naming deaf" to his order.
Laval gave what was interpreted
(see FRENCH, Page AID
Evening star., 1942-10-21
American Air Power
In SoIomons Risinq:I
.StoIingrod Stiffens|
Jops' Invasion Bases
Blasted, FuII-SeoIe
Drive Is Stalled

BY the ASSOcloeo PreSS.
Allied domination of the skies
in the vast Pacific battle front
appeared growing mightier today
as American bombers hammered
japanese invasion bases from the
Aleutians to the SolomonS.
The fury of the Allied bombing of
enemy troops and supply concentra-
tions in the Solomons seemed thus
far to have stalled, at least tempo
rarily, the full force of a japanese
thrust to retake the American-held
Guadalcanal air base and win con-
troll of the Southwest Pacific.
While a large force of Japanese
warships and auxiliary vessels in
the Solomons and reinforced enemy
troops on Northwestern Guadal-
canal still held an expected attack
in leash, United States bombers
dropped explosives on the embattled
islands invaders on october 18 and
l9, and started fires at the japanese
Rekata base on Santa Isabel Island,
$50 miles to the northwest.
Extensive Damage at BUN.
At the same time, Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's Australian command
reported last night, Allied bombers
were believed to have inflicted ex-
tensive damage on the japanese
airdrome and shipping at BUM,
Bougainville Island, about 315 miles
northwest of Guadalcanal.'
All Allied planes, meeting no at
tempts at interception, returned
safely from the BUN night raid, the
communioue said. The Nays re-
port yesterday of the latest Amer
ican assaults in the Solomons and
Aleutians made no mention of any
enemy planes rising to counterat-
tack
Possibility that the Southwestern
Pacific skies may soon become a
hornets nest of Allied planes was
| seen yesterday in an assertion by
Secretary of the Navy Knox that
the number of Navy land-based
planes was steadily increasing"
In the North Pacific, the Navy an
nounced that on October 18 the
Army's heavy four -motored Liberia
tor bombers smashed again at the
island of Kiska, the last Of three
Aleutian bases once held by the
japanese.
Shore Installations Bombed.
Twelve tons of bombs were dropped
on enemy shore installations and or
a beached ship in the harbor. The
/ explosives set fires in the camp area
Fhe communique made no mention
of any further aerial resistance, last
encountered early this month.
Meanwhile, Gen. Macarthur
Australian troops further reduced
the Japanese threat to the Alliec
Port Moresby base in New Guinea
by pushing the enemy back thre,
miles in the Owen Stanley Noun
tains.
The expected japanese assault t.
recapture Guadalcanal arhelc
from which the American aerial at.
tacks evidently are being launched
appeared still to be forming al.
;hough the Navy declared the enemy
had not landed additional reinforce
nents on the island since October Is
Presence of United States war
ships in the Solomons was dis
closed by the Navy two days age
and for the last several days, Amer
ican bombers and fighter planes
have maintained steady attacks or
japanese shipping, supply dumps
and troops.
Evening star., 1942-10-21
No NyIon Hose on Sale Here;
Price Ceiling Comes Too Late

Relax, girls, there aren't any nylon
stockings to be had for love, money
or even Leon Henderson's new prices.
A survey Of nearly all major de-
partment stores in Washington
brought nothing but pooh, poohs''
from hosiery buyers and merchan-
dising managers.
Said one of them: 1--WE haven't
had nylon stockings for weeks. Those
we did receive came in small dribbles,
10 or 20 dozens, which We imme-
diately advertised and sold in the
course Of the first day"
One buyer had just returned from
New York and Milwaukee where she
talked with presidents of the coun-
try's three largest hosiery mills. They
aren't manufacturing nylons now
and don't expect to for the duration
Most mills discontinued making n.y.
Ions as early as last April.
The buyers also scoffed at the
Once of Price Administrations con.
tention that jobbgs and wholesalers
Evening star., 1942-10-21
Soviet Counteruttucks
Improve Positions in
Cuucosion Areas
BY HENRY C. CASSIDY,

MOSCOW, Oct. 21.-Red Army 3
men were reported strengthening s
their positions at Stalingrad to- 4
day, working and fighting in a B
cold rain that drenched the z
ruins, while beating off success
sively weaker attacks in the :
Week-Old NaZi offensive. ,
Maintenance of Stalingrad's de- !,
fense lines, unbroken since Sum- !
day, was indicated by the noon
communique and, coupled with this
were announcements of an i'm
provement of Soviet positions in
both the Western and Central Cau-
casus through counterattacks /
A battered power plant still sup
piled electricity within Stalin-
grad, A newspaper continued to
publish.
Pravda said the southern suburbs
were quieter than the northern sec
tor, although bombs and shells fell
occasionally.
Battle in 58th Day.
The battle for Stalingrad was In
It's 58th day. Bolstered by reserves
from the east bank of the Volga for
the fight to the death. the garrison
was but five days short of equaling
the memorable Russian stand in the
nine-week siege of Odessa last year.
German war prisoners stated
that German divisions which par
tlclpated IN the attack during the
past days (the new offensive started
last Wednesday, have lost 10 per
cent of their effectives," the Soviet
Information Bureau announced.
The army newspaper Red Star said
| detachments guarding the northern
factory section of the city liquidated
an enemy ak-through and covered
their f1anks in slackened. though
still severe combat Russian esti-
mates of German casualties dropped,
indicating a marked reduction in
the scale of the attacks.
Press Relief Attack.
Northwest of Stalingrad the Rus
slams pressed their relief attack
deeper into the defense lines guard
ing the German left flank.
Red Star said that in one sector
the Nazis were thrust back from
their front line, tried to regroup on
the steppes. but we're driven back to
second line positions.
Seven successive German counter.
attacks in an attempt to regain lost
ground in another sector were re-
pulsed. the army newspaper said,
and the Russians continued to i'm
prove the positions from which the
Nazi drive into Stalingrad is men
aced sharply.
(The strength of Marshal Tom
oshenko's relief assault from the
north was indicated in the Ger
man high commands COM
munique which said the Russian
onslaught had been resumed with
fresh, strong infantry and tank
forces" and reported 40 Russian
tanks destroyed in the developing :
battle) :
Red Star said that rains had
fallen on the Stalingrad battlefield
since Sunday and that the present
German drive of two infantry di-
visions massed into a single salient
was only about half the strength of
earlier German attempts to drive
the defenders out of the city.
OF the overnight fighting tor the
Volga River city the noon COM
munique said:
Men of one unit repulsed several
attacks and hurled back the enemy
to his initial positions. About a
(See RUSSIAN, Page AID
Evening star., 1942-10-21
Jops Claim Capture
OF Three Londino Places

BERLIN (From German Broad
casts), Oct. 81 LP.-A Toxic dispatch
claimed today that the Japanese had
recaptured three important landing
places on Guadalcanal Island in the
Solomons.
(The Berlin dispatch did not
say when the action took place,
but stated it was announced in
Toxic Wednesday morning The
claim may refer to landings previ-
ously announced by the United
States Navy)
The action was carried out by dive
bombers and tanks, the dispatch
said, and the positions were being
held despite furious American coun-
terattacks.
The dispatch also said eight
United States bombers, including
three Flying Fortresses, had been
shot down over Guadalcanal and
neighboring waters.
There is no confirmation of this
claim from, any source.
Evening star., 1942-10-21
|Willkie to Broadcast
Story Of Trip Monday

by IHe hSSOClaCed PTeSS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-The Co.
lumbia Broadcasting System an
nounced last night that Wendell
Willkie will report on his globe
circling tour of United Nations war
fronts over four major networks
from 1890 to II pm. next Monday
The 1910 presidential candidate S
talk will be broadcast over Column
bia. the National Broadcasting Sys-
tenn. the Blue and the Mutual net
works, the announcement said.
Evening star., 1942-10-21
Fierce Aerial Battle
In Egypt Reported by
Nazi High Command
Roids Against Malta
Continue; Germans
Claim Tanker Sunk
BY the Associate Press.


BERLIN From German Broad
casts, Oct. 21.-A fierce and
large-scale aerial battle over the
Egyptian battle zone was report
ed today by the German high
command, which said German
and Italian fighters and anti"
aircraft fire thereby scored great
success"
A communique account Of the
operation said the Axis air forces
suffered only minor losses, but that
exact results are not yet available. -
(The Rome high command
said Italian aircraft shot down
scores of British planes in
bitter and violent aerial en-
gagements" over Egypt yester-
day.
Continued air raids against Malta
were reported. and the German
high command said 5,OOO-ton
tanker was sunk Monday night in
a bombing attack in the Gulf OF
Suez.
Evening star., 1942-10-21
|lorton First-Termers
Urged 10 Seek Parole
For Army Service
JelIeff, Boord Chairman,
Exploins Procedure for
Reformotory Release

A notice has been posted in the
District Reformatory at Lorton,
Va, encouraging all inmates who
have only one felony conviction
on their records to apply for
parole so that they may be re-
leased for Army service, it was
learned today.
Frank r. Jelleff. chairman of the
District Parole Board, explained
that wherever we can. we get a
man into the Army" The notice,
posted three days ago. was ito make
sure we haven't overlooked any one
who might be eligible" he said.
All Eligibles Apply.
Mr.. Jelleff expressed belief that
virtually all the eligible inmates
have applied for parole and have
entered the Army. Fourteen had
been released to the Army by the
close of the reformatory's fiscal year
on June 80 and some have gone in
since that time, Mr.. Jelleff said.
A half dozen" cases now are pend
ing before the Parole Board.
The selective service, Mr.. Jelleff
said, will not accept men who have
been convicted more than once of
felony, but is glad to get all first
offenders.
When man is first offender
only our first thought is to try to
get him in the Army" he declared.
Only in rare instances does the
Army accept man convicted of
more than one felony and these
cases must be approved by the
adjutant general, Mr.. Jelleff ex-
planned.
Procedure Explained.
The procedure in the case of first
Offenders Is for the inmate first to
be given physical examination by
the reformatory's physician. If. in
the physicians opinion. the inmate
could not meet Army physical stand
ards, attempts to get him into the
Army are dropped.
Men who pass the physical exam
ination are turned over to the Sc
lective Service Boafd. with the Pa
role Board waving jurisdiction over
their>cases. Mr.. Jelleff said
If any famate paroled for military
service is discharged from the Army,
he will be picked up again by the
Parole Board.
Evening star., 1942-10-21
Eden Denies Agreement
Not to Bomb Rome

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 21.-Foreign Sec
retary Anthony Eden, answering
questions on foreign affairs in the
House of Commons today, said there
was no agreement between Britain
and Italy or any other country to
avoid bombing Rome or other cities.
Answering another question, he
said control of the Suez Canal was
wholly in the hands of the London
directors" though the head Office
is till in Paris.
The foreign secretary said ne
gotiations for the REIMBURSEMENT
Of extraterritorial rights in China
will be opened "in the near future" :"
Evening star., 1942-10-21

are boarding nylon stockings for the
Christmas trade. IF there is any
boarding going on" said one buyer,
ut is in very small amounts and
concerns small stocks that would not
be of the slightest Importance to the
large, legimate department stores"
Most of the department store
heads agreed that the Government
us half a year late, as usual" The
squeeze play on nylons, they main
tain, has been going on since April.
At that time the Government set
ceiling price for wholesalers and re-
tailers on nylons based on the prices
charged by the company in question
for the same quality stocking in
March. Merchants say the regula-
ton had two inherent weaknesses:
1t was well-nigh impossible to en-
force the ceiling. because outsiders
had no way of verifying the March
price for given quality. and second,
hijacking. profiteering companies
(SeA NYT 0,T pace AIN
Evening star., 1942-10-21
Leaders Will Oppose
Any More Major Tax
Proposals This Year
Biggest Of All Revenue
Bills on Presidents
Desk for Signature
BY the Associated Press.

Congressional leaders turned
an unofficial but emphatic
thumbs down today on any
further major tax legislation
until after the first of the year.
With the biggest Of all revenue
bills on President Roosevelt's desk
for his signature today. after its final
! approval by both Houses yesterday,
the chairmen of the two tax-framing
committees let it be known that they
and their aides felt they had done
enough for a while.
Chairman George of the Senate
Finance Committee told reporters
that while Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau might carry out his
announced intention of requesting
Sc, 900 900 900 more in direct revenue,
he tSenator George, thought Moth
ing concrete would be done about it
by Congress until after January /.
Sees Near Maximum Load.
! Moreover, Senator George made it
plain that he believed the tax load
| COIfUdlllSu III lllC llcW I'LL OH Cddy
approached the maximum.
"Of course" he said. I'VE are going
/ to have to go into the question of
compulsory savings to help IN flnanc-
| ing the war 1t may be that Mr..
Morgenthau will bring back from
London some ideas of what the
British have accomplished in obtain
ing such forced loans and they may
be useful to US
Mr.. Morgenthau has been In Lon
don on an undisciosed mission and
his absence was regarded as likely
to delay any new recommendations.
President Roosevelt told his press
conference yesterday that he would
sign the new measure before mid
night. thus breathing life into the
second of two pieces of legislation
! he told Congress September 7 he
must have quickly t. prevent further
increases in the cost of living. The
first of these, which Congress gave
him speedily, was Ermer control over
prices. wages and salaries.
Major Provisions of Bill.
The Senate talked the measure
over for an hour, heard some sharp
criticism of the 3 per cent tax on
freight bills. then approved the bill
| by voice vote which sounded
unanimous.
+ Before the House acted, Chairman
Doughton of the House Ways and
Means Committee recommended the
compromise bill as 'the best that
can be done under the very difficult
circumstances under which the COM
mittee has labored in its prepara-
| tion."
AS the tax measure stands, it con-
tanned these major Provisions:
A S per cent victory tax on in
dividual income over s12 week, with
postwar credits. This was COM
bined with stiff increases in the
normal and surtax rates on net in
come and broadening of the base
of the income tax by a cut in ex-
emptions.
A percentage point increase in
corporation taxes on normal and
surtax income and an elevation of
the sliding scale of excess profits to
a fat 80 per cent rate.
Increases in excise taxes on
liquor, cigarettes, cigars and other
items, which would become effective
November |,
Evening star., 1942-10-21
Moderate 'Quoke jars
Wide California Area
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21.--An
earthquake of moderate intensity,
described as varying from a gentle
rocking motion at inland points to
fairly sharp on the seacoast, was
felt throughout most of Southern
California at 9:24 am today.
There were no reports of damage
or injuries.
1t was sharpest at Santa Monica
and Long Beach, the latter scene
of a disastrous shock in 1888.
1t was felt with moderate force
at Ell Centre, deep in the Imperial
Valley and scene of a quake which
killed several persons and did con-
siderable damage in May, l941.
Evening star., 1942-10-21

punished in accordance with inter-
national law"
Four United States airmen whose
names closely resemble those given
in the Toxic broadcast, as heard in
London, were in the list of 80
officers and non commissioned Off
GERS awarded decorations for the
raid in Washington on May 10.
They were Its. w. D. Farrow and
D. E. Hallmark and Corps. Deshazer
and c. Spatz. The list gave no
addresses.
Today's Domei broadcast said 9TH
(See FLYERS, Page A-14)
Evening star., 1942-10-21

bTIg. OeN. JdNltS II. DOOIIICIe.
The names were given as Second
1t. William J. FarroW, %, of St.
Jones street. Darlington, S. c.:
Second 1t. Dean E. Hollmark, 27,
of 80 Way avenue. Dallas. Tex:
Corp. Jacob D. Deshazer, %. Of
Oregon, and Sergt. Mechanic Harold
A. Spatz, 20, of Kansas.
The Toxic radio Monday said
United States airmen captured after
the raid had been convicted of in
human acts because, it was
charged, they bombed civilians and
machinegunned school children. 1t
was said they would be severely
Evening star., 1942-10-21

eight governmental agencies that he
had given instructions to revoke
priority assistance to large part
of military construction for
the Federal Government and said
a review now was under way Of all
military projects of the Army,
Navy and Maritime Commission,
with the same end in view.
A spokesman for the Federal
Works Agency said he did not be-
lieve that Metropolitan Washing
Evening star., 1942-10-21

the Board of Commissioners made
a formal request to all commercial
and business houses to make a
careful search" of their premises
for scrap.
In their special call, the city heads
said:
The continued need for indus
trial scrap has recently been
stressed by the War Production
(See SCRAP. Page A-4J
Evening star., 1942-10-21

Contributors to the heavy" scrap
drive are asked to be guided by the
following suggestions:
l. Make an inventory of scrap
possibilities. Most, If not all, busi-
ness establishments already have
done this.
2. Transport the scrap. at any
time convenient to the contributor,
to the emergency depot at Third
street and Constitution avenue NV.
On the eve Of the heavy" drivc
Evening star., 1942-10-21
u. S. Crews Play Big Part
In Raids on Nozis in Desert
BY FRANK L. MARTIN.

BY FRANK l.. MARTIN,
Associated Press War Correspondent.
AT A UNITED STATES AIR
BASE IN NORTH AFRICA. Oct. 81.
American crews operated more
than half the "a medium bombers
with which American, British and
South African air forces made a
heavy raid Monday afternoon on
the German forward fighter station
south of El Daba.
Flying Billy Mitchell North
American B-25s) and Baltimore
Bombers, the three air forces
dropped 20 tons Of explosives on the
airport runways, facilities and
planes inside protective blast walls
They started three fires, one of
which was especially large, and dam
Continued on Page A-ls, Column y
Evening star., 1942-10-21
Nozi Leader Visits ltoIy

BERLIN (From German Broad
casts, Oct. 81 (P)-Bernhard Rust
Germany's minister of education
has ended few days visit to Italy
Transocean reported today in a dis
patch from Rome Last week an
other German visitor to Italy was
Heinrich Himmler, chief of the
German state police.)
Evening star., 1942-10-21
Salisbury Man Indicted

BALTIMORE. Oct. 81 (P,.-Milton
c. Parker of Salisbury was indicted
yesterday by a Federal grand jury
on charge of unlawfully posing
as an Army officer.
Evening star., 1942-10-21
Get In the Scrop!
Drive for Heavy Scrap Metal
Opens in District Tomorrow
Business Firms Urged to Make
Careful Inventory of Plants

Final preparations for the heavy scrap metal
pete District salvage chiefs today business
mercia houses awaited the start of the weekong
salvage effort which expected to add thousands
of salvageable items to the city's mounting total
The drive starts officially and ends at m
Wednesday, October
Evening star., 1942-10-21

tons s25,O00,0OO public works pro-
gram would be interfered with.
"As things now stand" Mr.. Mel
son said, facilities and construction,
including many projects not related
to the war effort, programs for
1943, with the carry-over of uncom-
pleted 1912 projects, will absorb
between one-fifth and one-fourth
OF the total war effort
He added that the aggregate de-
(See PRODUCTION, page Alb
Evening star., 1942-10-21
Toxic Renews Threats, Naming
u. S. Flyers 1t Claims Are Held
Four Said to Have Been Captured
After April l8 Roid on Capital


NEW YORK Oct 21The Toxic radio continuing to broadcast
threats punishment
raids japanese territory today named four armen said had
fallen hands after the April raid Toxic
Evening star., 1942-10-21
Nelson Bans All Construction
BY u. S. Not Vital to War Effort
Nj Eight Federal Agencies Ordered to Revoke
va Priorities for Non-EssentioI Projects
By the Associated Press.


Chairman Donald M Nelson of the War Production
nounced today he would limit Government construction projects
directly essential" to the effort
Evening star., 1942-10-21

There is no confirmation of this
claim from. any source.
Evening star., 1942-10-21

(See NYLOT, Page AID
Evening star., 1942-10-21

See RUSSIAN, Page A-7O
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-05-23
Young Matrons
Hold ColorfuI
Music e

Under the sponsorship Of the
Young Matron's club Of St Steph-
ems AME. church the Silvertone
Zodiac Singers were presented in
concert at the church last Monday
evening.
Members OF the sponsoring COM
mittee were lovely in formal attire
and served in the dual capacity OF
ushors and hos;esses 10 the large
crowd which attended the recital.
Mrs Rosa L, Jones, president OF the
group made remarks on the pro-
gram while Mrs Sarah Jones acted
as mistress OF ceremonies.
Mrs J. L. Brooks, mother Of the
heavyweight champion OF the
world, Joe Louis. was honor guest
at the event. Following her inspir-
ing remarks the Young Matrons
presented Mrs. Barrow with beau
tiful corsage Of gardenias. Rev. J
L. Howell, pastor OF the church
introduced Mrs. Brooks.
Members Of the Silvertone 10
diacs, under the direction OF Mrs
Emma + Kelley. rendered a splcn-
did and created an imposing i'm
preston as they sang their highly
inspiring rendiuons in the midst Of
lavish palm and cut flower decora-
tons.
Mrs Kelley and Miss A1eetha