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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-01-24

president Franklin D. RooSe-
IN is 60 years young today and,
Il Mr.. Abe Lincoln, President
'po,eyelt was born to free men
Inn slavery. But this time the
sctims are white slaves and the
s,kmaster is Adolph Hitler.
Evening star., 1942-11-29
By ALFRED TOOMBS.


There will be no reduction in
the ration of fuel oil for home
heating here before January 4,
the Office of Price Administra-
ton announced yesterday, but
peSSimiStic forecasts concerning
the future of the entire oil ra-
tioning program were heard in
some quarters.
The OPA, which previously had
recommended a 10 per cent cut in
the value Of oil ration coupons next
month, decided to abandon the plan
on assurance from Petroleum CO.
ordinator Ickes that the situation
did not warrant the reduction.
Meanwhile, the Office of Defense
Transportation estimated that Ma
tion-wide gasoline rationing starting
Tuesday would increase the load on
local transportation systems 10 per
cent above normal, but said that
present facilities ARE entirely ade-
quate to absorb the increase.
Fuller utilization of all valuable
equipment, through such measures
as increased staggering of hours
and group riding, presents ample
means for relieving the burden re-
sulting from mileage rationing,' an
ODT statement said.
At the same time the ODT re-
ported that one out of every eight
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Evening star., 1942-11-29
Police Charge Orderly
With Arson al Hospital

James o. Riley, 20, an orderly at
Homeopathic Hospital, was charged
with arson by police last night in
connection with two fires in the
hospital which an assistant hospital
superintendent said he might have
set in an attempt to make himself
a hero.
The fires occurred Wednesday
and Thursday nights in the maids
and orderlies dressing rooms in the
basement and caused little damage,
hospital authorities said.
Each time paper and rags were
burned and the blazes were extin-
guished and reported by Riley, it
was said.
Miss I. L. Gates. assistant super
intendent, recalled that the orderly
was first employed by the hospital
in September and quit after work.
ing about month. A week ago at
his request he was given back his
job. His record there. Miss Gates
declared, had been good and the
patients liked him"
The orderly. who lives in the 400
block of Irving street, has worked
for several other District hospitals,
1t was said.
Evening star., 1942-11-29
Stain Congratu|ates U. 5.
On North African Success

Py the Associated Press.
Joseph Stain has cabled congratu-
lations to Secretary of War Stim-
son, the War Department said yes
terday, on the success of the North
African operations.
Il wish to thank you, Mr.. Secre-
tary of War, for your greetings on
the occasion of the 25th anniversary
of the founding of the Soviet state"
said Stains cablegram.
Il congratulate you sincerely on
the great successes achieved by the
American Army, together with our
British ally. These successes fore
shadow and bring closer the shat
tering blow by the combined forces
of our three nations against our
common enemy-Hitler tyranny"
Mr.. Stimson, in his message to
Stain, had praised the masterful
skill and the superb courage of the
Soviet soldiers in their defense of
Russia against the German inva-
sion.
Evening star., 1942-11-29
Most Important
Rotioning Dates
Listed by OPA

By the Associated Press
The Office of Price Administration
last night issued the following list
OF important rationing dates:
Gasoline.
December 1.-Nationwide ration
ing starts. Local boards take ap-
plications for needed recaps or re-
placement tires. Deadline for turn
in of excess tires by passenger car
owners. Passenger car tire inspec-
tions begin.
December 12-Illegal for motor
lists to drlve after this date if they
have not registered tires and re-
ceived tire inspection record.
Coffee.
November 29-Sales to consumers
begin under rationing.
Fuel Oil.
November 30-Purchase without
delivering equivalent amount of ra-
ton coupons not permitted after
this date.
Sugar.
December 15-Last day to use ra-
tion stamp No. ..
Evening star., 1942-11-29
Boston College, Georgia Tech
And Army Bow in Doy of Upsets

Two football teams with per-
feet records-Boston College and
Georgia Tech-were defeated by
humiliating scores yesterday,
while Navy won a surprising
14-0 victory over Army at An
napohs In a day of upsets mark
ing the close of an unpredict.
able season.
Boston College, previously
rated the Nations No. team,
was swamped by Holy Cross,
55-12, while Georgia Tech was
routed by Georgia, $40. The VIC
tory earned Georgia bid to the
Rose Bowl, and Georgia Tech
was consoled in defeat by re-
ceiving a bid to meet Texas in
the Cotton Bowl.
The defeat of Tech and Boston
College left Tulsa the lone unde-
feated major school In the coun-
try. Tulsa has accepted a bid
to meet Tennessee in the Sugar
Bowl. Tennessee wound UP It's
Evening star., 1942-11-29

skirmishes. In series of these ac-
tions, our patrols killed so japanese
and captured number OF machine
guns Friday about 6 miles west of
the American airfield, COM
munique said
Two enemy bombers made the
third straight night nuisance raid
on American positions on the island
Friday night. They dropped bombs
near the mouth of the Lunga River,
but caused no damage.
Yesterdays communique, like all
others issued in the last two weeks,
indicated the Japanese have been
entirely on the defensive, except for
nuisance activity, since their great
est effort at reconquest of the South
eastern Solomons was crushed by
American air and naval power two
weeks ago.
That they are collecting for an
(See SOLOMONS. Page A-4D
Evening star., 1942-11-29
District 1S-Year-0Ids
10 Register for Draft
Al 15PubIic Schools
Teachers Will Supervise
Enrolment of Youths
On December Ia and II
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

Registration OF 18-year-oldS in
the District for military service
will take place at Is public
schools on December IA and
December 81, District draft
headquarters announced yester-
day.
Eighteen-year- -olds whose birth
days fall in July and August will
register December a. Those born
during September and October will
register December 81,
Those whose birthdays fall in
November and December can regis
ter on either of the other two regis
tration days or at their local draft
boards during the last week of
December.
Districts Plan Approved.
The Presidents proclamation for
the registration of youths who have
become 18 since the last registra-
ton on June 80 called for three
week-long registration periods. but
the Districts arrangement has been
approved.
Although tine Presidents procla-
nation set 9 am. to pm. as the
registration hours, it has been de-
cided here to hold the school regis
tration points open until 7 pm. to
accommodate working youths.
For Maryland youths, the regis
tration procedure will follow exactly
that laid down in the Presidents
proclamation with the registration
handled at local board Offices dur
ing the three week-long enrolment
periods.
In Virginia, registration will be In
local board Offices or at other points
that may be designated by the local
board chairmen during the three
weeks beginning December II and
ending December 81.
Tentative registration plans for the
District worked out by DR.. Chester
w. Holmes, who has been chief reg
(See REGISTRATION, Page ABB
Evening star., 1942-11-29

and dates released by the local OPA
last Sunday and repeated in today's
Star.
The inspection stations are spread
all over the District and drivers are
at liberty to select any station on
the list. The charge for the inspec-
ton, established by the OPA, is Is
cents per vehicle, unless the tires
must be removed from the rim for
closer examination. If tires must
be taken of, inspection stations are
authorized to charge so cents per
tire for passenger cars, IS cents for
small trucks and 81 for large trucks.
A meeting for all tire inspectors
has been called for 8 pm. tomorrow
in the Department Of Interior au-
ditorium. at which time those par
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Evening star., 1942-11-29

the controlled materials plan. the
new way of distributing scarce
metals to manufacturers for making
everything from a comparatively
simple civilian item to a battleship
Officials believe that under the plan
they will be able to make, on time
and in the shortest time, the things
the armed services need to win the
war. The plan is delicately geared.
like watch works. A few mis-
takes down the line could throw
Evening star., 1942-11-29

season with a 1877 victory over
Vanderbilt.
Ohio State completed a good
season with convincing 41-12
win over Iowa Pre-Flight. Other
scores: Notre Dame l3, Southern
California 0; Fordham 6, North
Carolina Pre-Flight 0; Georgia
Pre-Flight IS, Alabama 10; Mich
igan %, Iowa IA: Indiana 81,
Fort Knox O; Illinois 20, Camp
Grant O.; Michigan State I, Ore
gon State 7 (tie); Oklahoma A.
and M. 80, Detroit 6; Rice 20,
Baylor 0: Texas Christian IA.
Southern Methodist s; Villianova
20, Temple O; Auburn 81, Glenn
son 13; Jacksonville Naval Is,
Duke 0.
Frank Sinkwich, Georgia's ALL
America halfback, was chosen
the outstanding college football
player Of the year and will re-
ceive the Heisman Memorial
Trophy.
(Full Detail In Sports Sectien.)
Evening star., 1942-11-29
D. c. Tire Inspection Stations
To Be Ready for Tests tuesday

A list of 287 inspection sta
tions which will be ready Tues
day to begin examinations of all
motor vehicle tires, was released
yesterday by Whitney Leary, di-
rector of the District Office of
Price Administration. This list
appears on Page AS of today's
Star.
The garages, filling stations and
tire stores designated as tire in
spectior stations were selected by a
special board from among applicants
who offered their premises as in
spection stations. Beginning Tues
day, owners of automobiles, trucks.
commercial vehicles and motorcycles
may obtain the first Of the manda-
tory periodic inspections In accord
ance with . List Of license numbers
Evening star., 1942-11-29
Submarine FIees
To Spanish Port
From TouIon
OnlyKnown Survivor
Of ScuttIing Must
Leave Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Nov. 28.-An escap-
ing submarine arrived in BARGE
Iona today as the lone known
survivor of the home fleet at
Toulon which was destroyed, ac-
cording to communique broad
cast from Vichy tonight, on
instructions issued at the time
of the armiStice of June, 1910.
Dispatches from Madrid said the
submarine was the Oasis, 23O feet
long and carrying a small gun and
two machine guns as her deck
armament. She is manned by IS
men, none of whom left the craft.
There was no detail on the in
structions, but it was assumed that
they probably were meant to be put
in operation when and if the Ger
mans preached the armistice terms,
as they did in overstepping the
demarcation line November II and in
grabbing for the fleet yesterday.
At Barcelona, the escaped sub
marine was given the customary
hospitality of the port for 48 hours
during which she could take on
fCao rTNTJTnN Dora Asl
Evening star., 1942-11-29
Jap Naval Force
Sighted Near Troops
Trapped at Buno
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday, Nov.
29.-Risking the bombs of Gen.
Douglas MacArthurs planes,
a japanese naval force again
is maneuvering off the New
Guinea coast near Buna where
their ground forces have been
pinned against the sea, the high
command announced today.
Other activity included AL
lied raids on Portuguese Timor
and a raid by IL Jap bombers
on the airdrome at Darwin,
Australia, without damage,
Evening star., 1942-11-29
Soviet Drive Near Lotviu Routs
5 Divisions, Kills 10000 Nozis;
Subs Sink 9Axis Ships Off Africa
Russiun Radio
JubiIontIy Tells
Of New Offensive
By HENRY G. CASSIDY,
Press War Correspondent

MOSCOW, Sunday, Nov. 29.-
The Russians announced today
that a surprise offensive on the
northwest front had killed 10000
German troops, routed five di-
visions, liberated more than 300
populated places" and broken
wide gaps in German fortif1ca-
tions less than 80 miles from the
old Latvian border.
A special communique issued by
the Soviets said the Red Army had
broken through to strongly forti-
fed defense zone of the enemy and
that in the area of the town of
Velikie Luki, which is 80 miles from
Latvia," the German front has been
broken over a distance of 80 Kill
ometers (about 20 niles.
The Russians have, in fact, pushed
on to the west of Velikie Luki, for
the communique said the rail line
between Velikie Luki and Novoso-
koliniki, Is miles to the west of that
city, had been broken, as we'll as
the line from Velikie Luki to Newell,
IS miles southwest of Velikie Luki.
Broadcast Jubilantly.
The Russians, who usually broad
cast their communiQues without
fanfare, announced this one with
jubilation and singing.
All programs were interrupted.
The radio announcer then re-
peated several times that this is
Moscow calling" in a particularly
triumphant tone and followed it by
reading the recital of victories
slowly and emphatieally.
Songs were sung over the radio
after the text was read.
The Germans already have broad
cast that heavy operations were in
progress on the northwest front
but the Russians kept silent until
the paen of triumph early today.
(The Berlin radio quoted the
Transocean agency military cor
respondent, Gen. Waldemar
Count Stillfried, as saying the
Russian offensive was launched
November Is, but that the Soviet
attacks were repulsed and ter
rife losses in men and material
were inflicted on the RussianS)
Victories Enumerated.
In sum, the Russians announced
these victories in their new Of
fensive while the Red Army was
cutting deeper into the German
lines in the Stalingrad fighting:
About 10000 enemy dead left on
the battlefield;.
-Four infantry divisions and one
tank division of the Germans sent
reeling into utter rout:
More than 300 populated places
liberated
Three key rail lines broken; the
Velikie Luki- i-Novosokoliniki and
Velikie Lukl-NeVel lines and the
road from Rzhev to Vyazma, IS miles
south of Rzhev;
The German front blasted over a
distance of 30 kilometers (about 20
niles in the area of Velikie Luki;
The enemy front broken in three
places west of Rzhev, which is 125
miles northwest of Moscow and 140
miles east of Velikie Luki; and
An advance in all indicated di-
rections over a depth of from IL to
80 kilometers g to 20 niles.
The offensive is an effective COM
panion piece to the Stalingrad drive.
(See RUSSIA, Page A-14)
Evening star., 1942-11-29

out of gear the Nations whole
materials distribution system
Officials are combing the WPB.
division by division, eliminating
the dead wood Employees and
are leaving quietly,
without fanfare. The number to
be so weeded out was said to be
considerable.
Meanwhile, a subcommittee of the
Senate Education and Labor Com
(See WPB, Page A-27)
Evening star., 1942-11-29

NEW YORK, Nov. % (P.-The
father, two brothers and % friends
of 1t. David Furman of New York.
who was killed recently in AN air
crash while training at Fort Myers,
Fla, gave a pint of blood each to
the Red Cross today as a memorial
to the soldier.
Evening star., 1942-11-29
Congressional Action
On War Powers Bill
Pushed by Leaders
Immediate Consideration
OF Measure Believed
Urged by President
CONGRESS DUE TO ADJOURN
in mid-December, delaying all
major legislation. Page AS.

BY the ASSocia ted Press.
Apparently at the urging Of
President Roosevelt, Congress
sional leaders decided yester-
day to push legislation authoriz-
ing executive suspension of tariff
and immigration laws in war
emergencies before the next
session brings increased Repub-
lican strength.
Speaker Rayburn announced after
conference of Senate and House
leaders that the Ways and Means
Committee would go ahead tomor-
row with consideration of the bill
introduced in both Chambers after
the President requested emergency
powers in message November 2.
Chairman Doughton of the Ways
and Means Committe said War De-
partment officials would be called
to testify tomorrow morning before
an executive session of a sub
committee, but made it plain that
unless some compromise could be
reached which would eliminate con-
troversy, enactment by this Con-
gress was doubtful.
Trimming Said Necessary.
"We are going to see if We can
trim this bill down to something We
all can agree on" Mr.. Doughton
told reporters. "If we can't do
that, l don't see any chance of get
ting it through. There would be
fight all the way and we would all
be working for nothing
Chairman George said the Senate
Finance Committee would await
House action before considering the
bill, adding that whether the
measure was passed before January
depended on what kind of bill
came out of the Ways and Means
(See WAR POWERS, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1942-11-29
Four Swiss Nationals
Doomed for Treason
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, Nov. %.
-Four Swiss nationals were sentenced
today to be shot for treason be-
cause of revelation of military
secrets, bringing to seven the total
receiving the death sentence since
the war began.
Two other persons were sentenced
to Is years imprisonment, third
to II years, fourth to 2 years
and a fifth to 10 months.
Evening star., 1942-11-29
Foe Trying to Aid
Forces Pushed
Back Near Tunis
Ey the Associated Press.

Axis supply ships, including a
tank carrier, have been sunk in
the Mediterranean by British
submarines fighting attempts to
rush men and provisions to Ger
man and Italian troops now
forced back within Is miles of
TuniS.
Announcement of this destruction
of Axis ships and supplies urgently
needed by the Nazi defenders of
Tunis and BiZerte came from the
British Admiralty at the same time
that enemy sources described the
mounting scale of the Allied assault
on the North African siege ports.
To the west of the battle scene,
the Morocco radio reported "enor-
nous quantities" of men and ma
terials were being disembarked at
Casablanca.
In addition to the nine cargo
vessels sunk, the British reported
they had damaged three other
supply ships and an Italian destroy
er of the Trione class that was
escorting the relief convoy. The
date of the sinkings was not given.
Passenger Liner Sunk.
Among the ships sunk was a large
twin-funneled passenger liner which
was intercepted off the coast of
Sicily. Another was a small tank
er laden with benzine. A second
tanker which previously had been
damaged by aircraft was found
burning and was sunk by torpedoes,
the Admiralty said.
The tank-landing craft, of medium
size, might have been trying to re-
inforce Marshal Erwin Rommels
Africa Corps at Ell Agheila. 1t was
torpedoed off the coast of North
Africa near Tripoli and burned for
"a hours before sinking Others of
the sunken ships were loaded with
food stores.
1nterception and destruction of the
large supply fleet left no doubt that
Hitler was exerting every effort to
build formidable defense in Tunisia
against 1t. Gen. K. A. N. Anderson's
powerful British 1st Army rolling in
from the west.
Headquarters of the United States
Air Forces in the Middle East to-
night announced from Cairo the first
direct conferences of leaders of the
two Allied forces which are converg-
ing to drive the Axis from Africa.
Generals Hold Conference.
A meeting of commanding generals
was held after an aerial flight to
base in Northwest Africa, part Of the
trip over enemy territory,
Flying Fortresses of the 9Th United
States Air Force carried Air Chief
Marshal Sir Arthui William Tedder
commander of the RAF in the Mid
die East, and Maj. Gen. Lewis H.
Brereton, commander of the United
States Air Force in the Middle East,
from base in Egypt to the western
end Of the Mediterranean.
At the base in Northwest Africa
Marshal Tedder and Gen. Brereton
conferred with 1t, Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower commander in chief Of
Allied forces in North Africa; Ad-
miral Sir Andrew B. Cunningham,
commander of Allied naval units in
North Africa; Maj. Gen. James H.
Doolittle, commander of United
States Air Forces in North Africa,
and their staffs.
Brig. Gen. Patrick Timberlake,
chief of the bomber command of
the 9th United States Air Force, and
1t. Col. Lewis Hobbs, Gen. Brere-
tons aide de camp, accompanied
Gen. Brereton.
The conferences lasted two days,
it Was announced.
While Allied headquarters did not
support the announcement from
enemy sources that the main Allied
(See AFRICA, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1942-11-29
IS Pei. Bonus
Workers
Sought by Mead
Senator Seeks Relief
For Those Not GETTING
Overtime Benefits
Bv ]. A. O'LEARY.

Senator Mead, Democrat, of
New York decided last night to
make an immediate effort to get
a temporary Is per cent cost of
living bonus for those Govern
ment employees not covered by
overtime pay laws.
His announcement revived hope
for some action in the closing weeks
of this Congress to correct existing
inequalities in payment for over
time work within the Government,
after it became apparent Friday
that the general overtime pay bill
now on the Senate calendar would
be sidetracked for further study in
the new Congress.
At present So per cent of Uncle
Sans workers are eligible for over
time pay under prior acts of Con-
gress, and Senator Meads Is per
cent cost of living differential will
be proposed for the remaining AZ
per cent of employees, to give them
temporary relief from what he re-
CARDS as discriminatory situation.
Thousands in Bureaus Here.
Included in the AZ per cent who
would get the temporary bonus if
the Mead proposal goes through are
thousands of per annum employees
in the departments and bureaus in
Washington.
Some of the existing overtime paw
laws covering certain groups of
civilian workers of the Army and
Navy expire tomorrow night, but
the Democratic Steering Commit
tee OF the Senate suggested Friday
that a resolution be prepared to
extend those laws until the end of
the fiscal year next June, while
committees give further study to
the general overtime pay bill.
Senator Mead said he would ask
the Civil Service Committee to in
clude in that resolution his new plan
for giving temporary relief to the
large group of employees who other
wise will continue to work extra
hours. especially in war agencies,
without added compensation.
Follows Steel Case.
In proposing Is per cent, Senator
Mead is following the decision of
the War Labor Board in the Little
Steel case, in which it found that
had been the extent of the rise in
living costs, reckoned from January
/, 1941, to May, 1912. when war
time imitation control was in
augurated.
In the case OF classified per an
mum Government employees, not
covered by overtime laws, Senator
Mead said this formula is even
more justifiable, because their pre-
vious pay increases occurred at
more remote dates than in the case
of the steel workers.
Senator Mead said he is pro-
posing the cost of living percentage
increase only as an "expedient, so
that we can devote all of the next
session of Congress to working out
some scientific plan to govern all
Government employees in the matter
of wages and hours in any period
of emergency"
Calls Standards Unjust.
The New York Senator expressed
the belief that "the charge of sur
plus employees in Government Of
fees is due to the chaos resulting
from unjust salary standards and
rapid turnover"
Senator Mead said some depart
ments could avoid taking on and
training new employees in times of
emergency like this war, if at such
times the department head could
lengthen the work week, with pro-
tSee OVERTIME, Page A-27)
Evening star., 1942-11-29
French Radio Silence
Hints Roids by RAF

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov 28.-The Paris
radio went off the air at 9.45 pm
tonight, hours ahead of its regular
quitting time, indicating the RAF
may be raiding European targets
in force.
Vichy also was silent at the time
of its regular nightly news an
nouncements.
Evening star., 1942-11-29
American Planes Blast
Base and AirfieId in
Northwest So|omons
Navy Revision Adds
Heavy Cruiser to List
Of Jop Ships Sunk
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
American aircraft, striking
heavily at japanese bases in the
Northwestern Solomons, were re-
ported by the Navy yesterday to
have destroyed all buildings in
the Munda area of New Georgia
Island and blasted the Kahili
Airdrome on the Island of Bou-
gainville.
Ground operations around Amer
lean positions on Guadalcanal
Island were limited to local