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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
Only FiUs Return

But all that was forgotten here
tonight M the city toasted The gal
liant crews of the dozen Lancasters
which went out on the 1,OO0-mile
roind-tffp.
Only 1--WE Of them made II back
20 England. Four were shot down
by German fighters south OF Paris,
almost at the start OF the Journey.
Bot the rest, shot full Of holes,
carried on into Germany - 400
miles farther than the British ever
had ventured by daylight into
Germany,
They swocped down 10 levels,
two Of them 10 200 feet, and
bombed the Diesel works, which
turn out half the engines for Ger
manys U-boat fleet.
Three more of the new planes
never before officially reported ir
action, were brought down b,
fierce bursts OF anti-aireraft fire.
but only after their bombs hae
hesviIA damaged the Maschin
fabflk Augsburg Nuremberl
works, rapularly called the MAN
factory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
Washington Halls Bombing
As LOng-AWaited Offensive

WASHINGTON, April IS QNS)
This war capital Of the United
Nations tonight rang with tn c
fervent cheers OF a people conf
dent that the long-awaited often
sive against the Axis has begun,
Only the war and navy depart
ments and the White House re-
NAMED silent. Officially the
bombing of japanese cities was
without confirmation tonight but
excuses were readily found for
that.
Philippine High Commissioner
Joaquin Miguel Elizalde, whose
hopes for his people dimmed with
Bataan. searched for words 10 ex.
press his elation, finally said in
straight Americanese:
I'm damned glad"
Clark Kawakami, former DomeI
correspondent who denounced the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
declared he was surprised this
hasn't happened before"
Kawakami, worried because the
army turned him down after be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19

Ing drafted, said both he and his
wife. a pretty japanese actress,
were positive that the news Of the
bombing was true.
II believe IL will have q de-
cided effect on the Japanese
people. There has never been
any bombing or fighting on
Japanese soil before and it
should bring home TO them tho
meaning of war"
While he hasn't been back &c
Japan since the spring of 1889. the
former representative Of the Of
fetal Nipponese news service. said
the island was ill-prepared for
bombing attacks.
The air raid precautions. he
stated. are extremely amateur.
This fact combined with tn
OF flimsy wooden
houses In Toxic, he added, Should
cause considerable fear-perhaps
some panic"
But" he finished, II doubt
that IL would crack morale to
any great extent. The national
philosophy would prevent that"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
Reds Breach
Line,
Stay 1900 Foes
Seize Fortifcafions
in KareIian lsthmus
North OF leninerod

KUBYSHEv, April Is (UP).-A
new Russian offensive, breaking
through the Finnish-German lines
on the Karelian Isthmus north OF
Leningrad, has annihilated 1900
enemy troops and seized fortified
places, Soviet dispatches reported
tonight.
The battle was said to be con.
|tinuing with Russian successes, in
the face Of strong but futile coun'
|ter-attacks by the enemy.
(The Moscow radio. heard In
London, broadcast q Pravda dis
patch which said that on the
northern front Soviet fighter
planes of the northern Russian
fleet shot down seven German
bombers and eight fighters and
damaged II others from fleets
attempting to raid Murmahsk.
(The dispatch said that 80
German bombers were in a first
raid and 25 in a secondly
Other Soviet successes reported
in war dispatches:
1-Smolensk, 225 miles west
of Moscow. where the Red army
OF Gen. Gregori khukov Is clos
ing the prongs OF q pincer
around the Germans, and guer-
| rillas were revealed to have re-
captured 20 districts in the past
few months and killed 5000
Nazis, including five generals,
since war began.
2-Bryansk, 900 miles SOUTH
west of Moscow, where the
Germans, trying TO force a
"river passage" Undoubtedly
the Desna, which runs north OF
the town. In an effort to take
an important position, were
hurled back.
J 3-Dniepropetrovsk, key in
dustrial city on the big bend OF
the Dnieper River In the
: Ukraine, 100 miles south OF
J, Kharkov, where guerrilla activ.
J, ity was reported paving the
way for imminent liberation OF
J; the city near the great dam
which the Russians blew UP
4 last year In their most forceful
example of the "scorched earth
policy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
.Wdrship Fires
On Palestine

JERUSALEM. April IL tiNS).
An enemy warship fired a few
"Small-caliber" shells at a point on
the Palestine coast Friday but
caused no damage or casualties. 1t
was officially announced tonight.
Identity or nationality Of the
wsrship were not diyulged. but it
was believed 10 be Italian since
the Germans have no surface fight
ing vessels in the Mediterranean,
SO far as is known.
This was believed TO be the
wars first naval Smelling OF Pal
estine. although the Holy Land
has been subjected TO several air
raids.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
Ndzi Targets
In France Hit
Again by British
Bombing Follows
Audaeious Attack on
U-Boai Motor Plant

LONDON. April is (UPlt-
Nazi targets in northern France
were pounded today by waves OF
British planes In the RATS 7-day'
old second front" offensive, which
has reached across Germany TO
within 10 miles OF Adolf Hitler'S
famous mountain retreat at Berch-
tesgaden.
The shuttle attacks on northern
France followed the wars most
audacious and longest daylight
attack in which the survivors OF a
feet Of four motored Lancaster
bonibers hurled bombs on the large
Diesel motor works at Augsburg
close to Munich. Just at dusk.
The Raj estimated that at least
3,0oe sorties were carried cut this
week In the air fight over the
Reich and other Nazi-dominated
areas, ms reported.
Grounded Saturday morning by
Ynlsts which cut visibility 10 less
than 2 miles. the RATS day shift
took of during the afternoon
across the channel. choosing OBJ
jeetives in the Boulogne area.
Last night. the Raj pounded the
German port OF Hamburg, hit at
the Nazi submarine base at st.
Nazaire on the French Coast, and
bombed docks az lie Hsvre with a
loss OF nine bombers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19

The Japanese indicated that all
the nine planes they claim TO have
shot down were destroyed over the
Toxic Yokohama zone. Apparently
the raiders in small, successive
groups kept sweeping over the
main area of Japan for hours
throughout the afternoon.
disclosure OF the raids In
creased the mystery concerning
q Toxic broadcast Thursday
night that denied reports that
three Allied planes had bombed
Toxic. United Press pointed out.
This seemed to suggest that Sat-
urday's raid might not have
been the first appearance Of
Allied planes over Toxic, that
previous reconnaissance had
been carried out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19

LONDON, April 10 (UP).-
British military commentators sale
tonight that Adolf Hitler has fai'
len behind his usual springtimt
zero hour in launching his heraldeo
1912 offensive.
The Russian weather general,
is given as the reason for Hitler
delay, especially by the Nazis. bu'
Allied leaders point out that thu
Germans not only have been sty
mied on the Russian front, bui
have failed to launch expected
blows in the Mediterranean anc
the Near East.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
Periodical Shift
Of Police Aides
Ordered by Berg
Station Bosses Shifted
TO Different Precincts;
New Inspectors Placed

Three newly appointed police
inspectors were given posts Satur-
day and six other inspectors were
reassigned by Supt. Louis L. Berg
in a periodic shifting of precinct
Officers.
Additional changes of lieuten-
ants and sergeants were made
under the policy of Commissioner
! ank D. Eaman TO keep officers
ION the move"
Inspector Miles Furlong was
sent to Schaefer precinct, Oscar
Trudeau to Palmer Park and Wall
ter Stelt TO administration work.
by the assignment of new inspect.
ors. Capt. J. Wesley Brown. also
newly-appointed. was put In charge
OF the police training school.
Inspector Joseph McNally was
moved from Schaefer TO Central
station. Other transfers of in
spectors were James Hoye from
Trumbull TO Fort-Green. Ezra
johnson from Fort-Green TO Trum-
bull, Samuel Throop from Conner
10 Hunt, Michael LARGO from Hunt
to Conner and Walter Clago from
Palmer Park 10 motor division.
Other transfers included Lieu.
tenants Howard Fowler. Trumbull
TO Central; John Stewart, Trunl-
bull 10 Hunt; Cornelius Boyl. Pc
{, skey to traffic; Robert Ellisons
Fort to Davidson; Sergeants Sim
clair Davis, traffic to drivers lie
Icense bureau, and William Donats
Nice lellan 10 harbormaster.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19

graphs OF IAN enemy base" 1t
was announced.
BRIG. Gen. Ralph Royce, who
led the bold flight of 13 United
States bombers in the attack on
the Philippines last weekend,
said on his return Ia, Australia
that Burma was the vital spot
from which to attack the Japa-
nese in their own territory
The news that the hoped-fol
raids had begun-much sooner
than many expected-was received
with jubilation throughout thu
United Nations. American ant
British newspapers and radio sta
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
Victory Significant

The Karelian victory was de-
scribed as significant" in that it
came at q time when new fighting
is expected all over the northern
front to keep open the lend-lease
route over the top OF the world TO
and Archangel. and to
shatter Finnish bases from which
attacks could be spring-boarded
against those vital cities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
Elect Detroiter Head
OF Alpha Siqma Nu

Delegates from 10 Catholic
Jesuit colleges, in Detroit today
for the tenth annual meeting oil
Alpha Sigma M, national honor
society, were told by the Rev
Charles II. Cloud, S. j., president
of the University of Detroit, that
the ideals of the organization were
identical with the war aims OF
Freedom Of scholarship, 10y
atty, and service, are needed
especially today" he said. Will
liam j. McGrail Jr.. 1881 Monte
Vista. was G lie e d national
president.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19

1--WE went on our own hook 20
Lansing for legislation to permit
us to 70 beyond the city's 10
mile limit. Still we received
no request. In the first place,
they built that plant as far from
the city ~ possible, then after
all other means had failed, they
suddenly informed us that this
Is our problem.
eff II IL, wen accept IL and
do what we can TO handle the
situation"
First promise Of direct action
was the ordering of 500 new buses
this week by the commission, SOC
from Ford and 200 from General
Motors. The Ford order was given
with the assurance that as soon as
deliveries began. partial service
would be started to the bomber
plant.
DSR Manager Fred A. Nolan
long has recognized the need oil
buying close 10 1000 new buses
But. ne pointed out. this need die
not take into consideration the
servicing of Willow Run, but
rather the increasing Transports
ton load brought by the influx oil
new war workers and the ration
ling of cars and tires.
Here are some OF the means BY
which the DSR hopes TO meet
growing transportation problems
including the Willow Run puzzle
Removal OF all buses from
streets paralleled by street cal
lines, This would relieve some 25(
coaches.
2--Repiacement OF these buses
by l60 idle street cars.
IA trip to Washington b,
Nolan and Gilbert to petition fol
federal funds for the purchase o.
new buses.
4--Legislation to prevent pri
vate bus lines from crossing tho
city limits, thereby further pre-
venting parallel lines.
5-If necessary, placing street
cars back In service nights, SUN
days and holidays.
Although opposed by various
groups, DSR officials are still ne
gotIating with trucking interests
tconcerning the use OF converted
haulaway trucks for buses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
Burma Vital Spot

IT was recalled. said United
Press. that April - IL had been
announced at Honolulu that the
distinguished flying cross had
been awarded 10 five enlisted
men and four officers who car,
ried out "a hazardous and i'm
portant mission over enemy ter
ritory." The nine flew a large
plane and took complete photo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19

Later Saturday night the Japa-
nese central defense headquarters
command announced that fire.
fighters had checked the flames,
II was considered significant that
the japanese had not claimed, up
10 a late hour, that the fires were
completely subdued. The fire peril
has been Japan's greatest source
OF fear because OF the peculiarly
fragile nature OF japanese dwell.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
60.Day Destroyer

NORFOLK, Va, April 10 (UP).
The destroyer Shubrick set
record of only 60 days from keel
laying to launching. At New
Losdon, Conn, u. r. reported a
second submarine launched in 16
DAYS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19

tons relegated all other of the
days news to secondary positions
London papers gave the sustained
Raj offensive subordinate posi-.
tons in their pages. One OF them
printed a headline, saying:
"And now, Toxic"
But nowhere did the raids or
Japan evoke more joy than in
China, where there was wild re-
joicing over the news that the
Japanese had at last received q
taste of the bitter medicine they
have been doing out to the Chi
nese people for more than four
years.
War Minister Ho Ying-chin, al
Chungking, issued a special state
ment declaring that the "Ameri.
can raids on the Philippines and
Toxic" were "only the beginning.
More to Come
"As time goes on" he de-
clared, "the enemy will certainly
experience moro vigorous bomb
ings on their territories just like
those they have carried out
against China and other places
for the last several years"
London recalled that only Il
days ago Chairman May of the
House military affairs committee
in Washington promised that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
DSR in Tangle
On Willow Run
No Solution Reached
on Problem
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believe that our services were
not wanted, that no buses were
to be used and that railroads
would furnish all needed trans
portation from Detroit.
'When the railroad interests
turned the proposal down cold.
we still were not asked for aid.
At no time have we received q
formal, written request that our
services were needed at Willow
Run.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
Economical Radio and Appliance Go.

j+o9 CASS psboro Special sbH"S
LEARN dEIsma Tune radio
Q 5
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19

ings and many important build
ings. Vast sections OF Toxic and
other cities were reduced to ashes
in the fires brought on by the dis
astrous earthquake of 1923.
Incendiary bombs fell also on
six towns near Nagoya and three
populated. places near Kobe, the
Japanese announced. They said
the raiders also machine-gunned a
number OF small peasant villages
without, however, causing any
damage.
It was stated by Japanese i'm
perial headquarters that the fire
bombs dropped by the raiders were
too small 10 cause any serious
damage But Americans who
have lived in japan all agree that
II does not require more than the
lightest inceHdiary bombs to
start serious conflagrations in the
Icongested "house of cards" cities
dotting the island empire.
Usual Axis Trick
Although there was no indica-
ton that any bombs had fallen
outside of Honshu Island. where
most of Japan's big cities are con-
Icentrated, raid alarms sounded
along more than 800 miles of the
Japanese archipelago from Hok-
kaido Island in the north down to
IShikoku Island in the south.
The first announcement OF the
raids broadcast from Toxic de-
clared that damage had been in.
lflicted on schools and hospitals
II but said the invading planes
failed to cause any damage to
military establishments.
1t said Casualties are not yet
known" Resorting TO the usual
Axis trick of covering up their
alarm by outeries concerning harm
to civilians, the Toxic radio al.
legged that "this inhuman attack
on cultural establishments and
residential districts is causing
widespread Indignation among the
populace.
The official japanese accounts
indicated that most of the raiders
were concentrated in the attacks
on the Tokio-Yokohama area. Only
two planes were said TO have car
ried out the attack on Nagoya
and only one bomber was seen
over Kobe, the Toxic wireless
stated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
Drawn by Detroit Times stan A

American bombers would shortly"
attack Japan. British quarters
generally seemed convinced that
the attacks on Japan were exc
cuted by bombers from American
aircraft carriers which may have
taken advantage of the japanese
navy's thinly strung-out communi-
cations to strike at the Nipponese
homeland.
The British pointed out that II
was hardly possible that the bomb.
ers could have come from Soviet
Vladivostok, only about $50 miles
from Toxic. since Russia Is not al
war with Japan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19

Apart from Siberian bases. other
possible jumpoff points for United
Nations bombers would be the
Chungking area, nearly 1000 miles
from Toxic; a secret base In the
Philippines, more than 1000 miles
from the japanese capital; the
Aleutian Islands, $500 miles to
the northeast of Toxic, or Austria
liza, 5000 miles away.
Since all these bases are far
beyond practicable bombing range
from Japan, the British said the
only logical explanation is that
carrier-borne American bombers
staged the assaults.
The British Press Association
declared that America has at
least six big aircraft carriers suit
able for such an attack"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-19
The ARISTOCRAT 125Ooo
Lees Liberal Allow,
Hnce for Your Old
Piano. Radio or
Phonograph

Technically Speaking:
Dual Concert Grand
speakers. Uses every
basic Armstrong FIN
patent. p tubes, Is
watt output. 80 to
$4,000 cycle musical
range. Plays both sides
of all records inter-
mixed. Amazing. life
like. living, tone quail
ity which gives you a
front row seat TO ell
the great music and
all the great artists in
the world, as if in per-
son.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-30
Trade Winds" by Schneider

Motor Truck has favorable tax
position Long-rsnge estimate
Burroughs Adding Machine 1912
net will run under 90-cent esti-
mate for 1s41; higher material
and labor costs F.. Anaconda Cop
per being switched into Phelps
Dodge; for greater trading APP
peal.
Cleveland Electric illuminating
taken for attractive yield Lee
Rubber almost complete in con-
version of plants for about war
work Long-range estimate
Mack Trucks 1912 net will inn
prove on S6 estimated for 1e41; il
taxes do not cut Fertilizer
shares reflect department of agri-
culture plan to increase farm pro.
duction.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-30
Pan-American Conference
Finally Ends in Harmony

The Peruvian Ecuadorean agree
ment was based ON the 1885 status
quo. Peru agreed TO withdraw her
forces from the occupied zone
within Is days and the perma-
nent boundary will be fixed at a
later meeting. Any further dis
cord will be mediated by Argen-
tina. Chile. Brazil and the United
States.
The accord cleared the way
for Ecuador 20 break relations
with the axis and she MAS ex-
pected Ia do ~ within -
hours. Chile. . primary In
stigator Of the conference,
yet one Of the two most Inn
placable holdouts against =
mandatory break--thc other
WAS Argentina--was expected
10 sever relations after sun
days elections
Then. all except Argentina
will have been done with the Axis
for the duration. IL was not
known when Argentina would
break. Most delegates thought
she would b. forced TO it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-30

MO DE JANEIRO-The most
turbulent and most important
Pan-American conference In his
tory-the emergency conference Of
American foreign ministers--end-
I'd In harmony Thursday.
At : .. m Peru and Ecua-
dor signed m agreement TO
ead their century-eld dispute,
. cause Of Intermittent war
fare. Thus ended the last biat-
antly discordant note Of the
two-wcelx conference.
Representatives Of the Il Amer
lean republics. at the final plen-
ary session "Wednesday night. for
mally approved 20 resolutions. the
keystone Of which was . recon-
mendation that all sever diplo-
matte relations with the Axis. and
. supplement, that all break COM
mercial ard financial relations.
Coincidentnlly. President Cetulio
Vargas Of Brazil announced his
country had broken all relations
With Germany. Italy and Japan
and that their diplomats had been
handed their passports.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-30
Submarine Net
Halls Ferry Boat

SEATTLE = The ferry Willapa
Of the Puget Sound Navigation
Co. BLACK Ball line) fouled her
propeller Thursday in submarine
net in Rich passage and was de-
layed about three hours.
Hundreds OF passen gers
were stranded aboard the
ferry until II was freed with
the aid OF n naval patrol
vessel.
No damage was done To the
net. 18th Naval District head
quarters said.
Black Ball line officials did not
believe the ferry was damaged
because she made port under her
own power.
First reports said the Willapa
became caught in the net in an
effort to avoid collision with
the ferry Chippewa.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-30
Rules Society
Is Institution
Historical Group
Must Pay Employees

oLYMPIA-The State Histori-
cal Society h legally a state IN
stitution and must pay Its em-
ployes the 500 monthly minimum
salary, Attorney General Smith
Troy ruled Thursday.
He also ruled that state
Auditor Cfin YeiIe was given
the duty of auditing its books
the same NJ any other state
department or agency. Al
though the society h privately
incorporated II has 90 be con-
sidered a state institution be-
cause 10 has succeeded In get
ting appropriations from re-
cent legislatures.
In an opinion to Yakima coun-
~ Prosecutor Lloyd L. Wiehl
Troy ruled that school districts
under a le4l law. had TO give
teachers their old Jobs back after
they have finished their military
service.
He said the only exceptions wers
where such return WAS "imposs-
ible. unreasonable OF against thu
public interest"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-30
Funds for New
TypeC
0kehed by Senate
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - The senate
Thursday passed and returned to
the house a $3.50. 100000 authori-
cation bill to provide for oonstruc-
ton of 1879 minor combatant and
auxiliary naval vessels of "a dozen
new types" for sea convoy duty.
Chairman David I. Walsh,
d., Mass, of the senate naval
affairs committee, told the
senate that the type of ships
to he built under the program
are entirely new.
The main type" he said. will
be used in convoy work. They are
small, fast-moving vessels, and
are armed"
No further explanation was Of
fered. and the bill was passed
unanimously on voice vote. The
bill went back to the house for
concurrence in two minor amend
ments.