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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
u. :. Is Winner
In First Phase Of
So|omons Battle
Marines Consolidating
Their Positions Warships,
Planes Hold Advantage
BY ROBERT HUMPHREYS


SHIN GTON. Aug. IS
There was every indication in
Washington today that the United
States has won the first phase OF
the battle of the Solomon Islands.
From the fragmentary informa-
ton which the navy department
has released up to this, the ninth
day of the raging conflict, United
States forces, supported by
Australian naval and air units,
appear TO have achieved the fol-
lowing
United States marines have
l. occupied some OF the prin-
cipal Solomon Islands.
C-American planes and avia-
- tors have gained superiority
in the air.
-Shorc.bascd army and Allied
- bomberS have prevented the
Japs from bringing up any size
able reinforcements.
1-United States warshipS have
+ won sufficient margin over
the enemy 10 protect American
lines of communications, sup
plies destined for the invading
marines. and probable reinforce
ments
S-The leathernecks have lived
~ up 10 their reputation for
landing and staying put and, IN
the words of the navy depart
ment, are consolidating their
shore positions satisfactorily"
The navy's sixth communiquc
on the battle came late yesterday.
and like those preceding il was
brief and conservative. II read
The task OF consolidating the
shore positions now held by
United states marines In the
Solomon Islands II progressing
satisfactorily"
Naval units are engaged In
protecting our lines Of communl-
cation and escorting supply yes-
sells 10 our occupying forces.
United States Army and
Allied short-based aircraft are
continuing 10 attack Japanese
air bases and ship concentrations
In enemy-held harbors."
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WLB Panel Asks
&c GIN Raise
Continued from Page one)

(LOntlnueu from rage OHFJ
shall not be increased except with
the consent of the internationaI
headquarters Of the union; ano
that employees failing to remain in
good standing during the contract
shall be discharged.
General Motors officials opposed
any union security clause.
The panel recommendations
were approved by Fowler V. Har'
per, public representative, ano
Patrick T. Pagan, employe repre-
sentative. In minority opinion
employer spokesman Wilbur II
Doran proposed that the union Sc
curity provision be applied to
members in good standing as OF
the effective date of the directive
to the board.
In addition, Doran recommended
only a ~ cents an hour wage IN
crease AS a costsof living adjust
ment. ftt -
. The vacation recommendation
provides a weeks vacation and
pay for 40 hours for employees OF
one years seniority standing, and
two weeks and so hours for those
with two years seniority.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15

We have been through q lot to-
gether and we. know how each
man reacts 10 any situation.
II Just returned from our
squadron mess hall where Nal.
Gen. Ralph Royce came to give
our squadron q talk. 1t was
very good. He asked me IL j
had played any squash lately.
I used to play with him In Salt
Lake.
SQUADRON COMMANDER
AS you know, Maj. Bill Lewis
Is my squadron commander,
Capt. Frank Bostrom Is execu-
tive and I am squadron leader In
the air with crew No. I.
II bought a wind-up Victrola
and an electric pickup so that I
can now play records through
my radio. As long as i can
have my music and the three
chocolate cakes every Friday,
I can fight quite q war.
Keep the letters coming and
tell President Roosevelt to send
plenty Of planes over"
Captain Eaton, son OF Mr.. anc
Mrs. Frederick Choate Eaton oi
is a former Dartmouth
student, and was among the mrs.
fliers TO reach Australia.
Returning from one bombinl
during which they were
attacked by swarms of Jap planes
he was forced 10 set his plane
down in the jungles when his ga
ran out. Re and his crew were
for weeks but finally, after
a series Of thrilling adventures
they made their way safely back
10 their headquarters
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15

HEADQUARTERS, u N 1T Z u
STATES SOUTH PA CIFIC
FLEET, NEW ZEALAND. Aug.
|l5.-The United States marines
attacked the Solomons with the
best invasion weapons and equip
ment ever made after weeks OF
secret training in this area. it was
revealed today.
Naturally it is impossible to dis
close specifically the new weapons
with which the marines are smash
ing the japanese. 1t is possible to
say that the Japanese must have
got some rude shocks when the
marines landed.
Ingeniously devised assault craft
replaced old style boats in which
the marines of other days helped
make American history.
Amphibian tractors. tanks. arm
ored barges and almost unsuitable
rubber boats were among 'the
things the marines used.
What must be called heavier
stuff followed
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Dodge Friends QuizZed:
Woman Tells Her Story
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qualntance. and we sat talking
about the war for some time.
When we heard some one yelling
Extra! Extra paper. in the
street we were curious as 20
whether II meant some new de-
Yelopmeni In what We had been
discussing,
FINDS DODGE AT DOOR
"Mr. Klein went 10 the door,
whistling for what he thought
was n newsboy. But II was MIR.
Dodge. lie came up on the steps
and heard him say that he
knew IL he shouted long enough
some one would let him in.
previous statements 10 the
prosecutor have brought out
Dodge knew many persons lIV-
ing in Van Dyke place, a block
long thoroughiare IN Stsid In
dian Village }
81 knew him, having met him
some six times I'm the past three
years. He came in and sat down.
He Was quite drunk. He
talked good deal, saying he
was working on plan to make
arnor out OF ordinary auto
metals. At 1880 MIR. Klein said
he had 10 go home and Mr..
Dodge suggested we 20 10 a
nearby tavern for drink.
But Mr. Klein said ne had
~ be going along and l declined,
because I was I'm Stacks and
didn't want 90 change clothes.
Some one suggested we 20
across the street and see the
Granville Berlins Mr. Dodge
aad rreRt eser and HfT. Klein
left.
GETS RYE AND SCOTCH
at the Berlins'. Mr.. Dodge
sent out for quart of rye and
quart of Scotch whisky. We
had couple snort Scotches,
then We left Mr.. Dodge told me
he would 20 home II I would
have one nightCap with him. !
agreed
We returned 90 the LANCE
house Miss FOntaiuc vas a.
roomer a. the home Of Howard
LANCE az 1860 Van Dyke place.
and went into the Kitchen 90
pour the nlghtcap
"Mr Dodge pat his arh
about ue but ! warned him. \
am not one for love
The doorbell rang and Mrs.
Dodge came iH She carried a
punch bowl She wanted some
ice cubes Mrs Dodge had been
visiting wfff friends ln auothef
nr.rhborur Homel and Mr.
dodge helped her MI the pune
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15

howl from the refrigerator.
Suddenly he became abusive and
spoke 10 his wife profanely and
vulgarly.
DEPARTS HEARS THUD
II left the room, embarrassed.
Then l heard a thud. Think
ing Mrs. Dodge might have
fallen. went In and found her
on the floor.
"She was bleeding from the
mouth and from one ear.
helped battle the wound with a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Naval Officer
Says WeCouId
Clear A|eutians
Jsps' ToehoId Lacks
Strategic importance,
He Asserts After Tour
BY RICHARD HALLER
News Service Stan Writer

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Aug.
15.-The Japanese have little more
than a toehold in the Aleutian
Islands, it was disclosed today by
high naval officer who said that
the invaders could be cleaned out
of the area at any time the United
States considered it advisable to
concentrate a heavy attack against
them.
The officer, who has just re-
turned to Pearl Harbor from the
Aleutians, said that the Jap occu'
patton OF KiSka Island and other
points had not improved the
enemy's position materially as fan
as the general strategy of the Pa
cific war is concerned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Major Aid
To Malta
Revealed

LONDON. Aug. Is tINS)-A
good proportion" of the cargo
vessels carrying planes, munitions
and other war materials TO the
island of Malta reached the harbor
of Valletta despite the heaviest
concentration of Axis air an
naval forces ever sent against
convoy, the Daily
Express said today.
ut IL reasonable to suppose
that the arrival OF these ships
will provide the defenders with
the essentials for repulsing Axis
air attacks for several months"
the newspaper added.
A special Berlin communiqut
picked up by Reuters claimed thai
Is transports, tankers and cargo
ships totaling 10000 tons hat
been sunk in the engagement. The
official German news service
NDB. admitted that an earlier
German claim that the United
States aircraft carrier Wasp hat
been set on fire in the battle wa!
erroneous.
"a broadcast by Robert Fra
ser, British broadcasting ana
lyst. picked up in New York by
CHS, said that naval losses
known TO have been suffered in
taking the convoy through are
grievously heavy" Fraser
pointed out. however. that the
reinforcements OF fighter air
craft reaching Malta in the con-
voy undoubtedly would weigh
heavily against the AXIS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
REACH RIVER BANK

The midnight communlque re-
.Vealed that the Germans had
penetrated 10 the river bank and
they now appeared 10 be enlarg-
ing their wedge Kletskaya is rs
miles northwest of Stalingrad.
AT least on the kletskaya
front, the Russians were reported
10 have partially recouped. The
Soviet army organ. Red Star, said
they entrenched themselves IN
new positions along the river
bank. then counter attacked, i'm
proved several positions and re-
an important hillock.
Red Star said the German
gains near KletSkaya had been
achieved by groups of 20 10 80
tanks, attacking AZ intervals OF
several minutes. simultaneously,
the Germans tried 10 clear The
way for infantry by intensive
dive bombing and Smelling
In the North Caucasus, Russian
counter-attacks slowed the Ger
mans in the areas of Maikop Cher
kessk and Mineralnye Vody.
In the Krasnodar area, $50 miles
south OF RoStov, the Germans at
tackled in two directions stimuli
taneously yesterday, overwhelmed
Soviet forces and drove deep into
their defenses. The Russians at
tackled on the TANKS, inficting Sc
we're losses and slowing the adj
vance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Allies 10 Build
Base at Tu|dgi

LONDON. Aug. Is (UP).-The
London Evening Star reported
from Sydney today that indica-
tons are Tulagi harbor rapidly
will be transformed into an Allied
advance base as a jumping of
place for ma or excursions" against
Japan.
The Stars correspondent said
that substantial equipment was
expected to. be concentrated at
Tulagi. although furious fghting
still was in progress in the sur
rounding islands.
Despite the fighting, the Star
said. Tulagi already is center for
Allied activity in the Solonons
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Sales Tax Butchers
Poor, Henderson Says

MONTPELIER. VI. Aug. Is
GNS) Price Administrator Leon
Henderson, reiterating his staunch
opposition 20 any general federal
sales tax. said today that such a
tax "as FAR as tho poor person is
concerned is nothing short of
butchery.'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15

Dodge on the dust porch for a
prowler)
HERE AM, BOYS
II was on the Berlin front
porch when the police came.
heard Mr.. Dodge say. Here !
am, boys. am John Duval
Dodge. Then he said some
thing about being a state police
man or n sheriffs deputy. Some
OF the other people came out
Of their homes now, including
the fuckers, and went In their
house"
Suspicious OF Dodge's behavior,
the officers took him into Nc
Clellan station. Whether he was
already suffering from the skull
fracture or whether he received
III during an argument with the
I officers in the station -they said
at one time while sitting on the
floor he launched himself back
ward lis for the coroner's jury 10
decide. He died 40 hours later in
Receiving Hospital
Another mystery element was
injected into the case when
Howard Lange. who was away
from his home VaCatloning at the
time of DodGe'S visit TO If re.
marked that II was strange
Dodge had not come home or
Monday night tho night before
the series of events IN Van Dyke
place. Said Lange. a close per.
SOnal friend OF Dodge
NO matter how heavily John
might have been drinking, he
always went home. lie didn't
stay away from home all night.
fhr fart that he did on Monday
il highly unusual"
NOT SEEN At TANERNS
Lange also said ne had at.
tempted 10 learn from various
tavernS that Dodge frequenteC
where he had been drinking before
appearing at the Lauge home. lie
had been at.nonc of them. Lang,
reported
In announcing his plans for tho
inquest Bowling declared that h,
would go all over the ground
we've already covered once. ir
The light of the knowledge gained
by the autopsy
n want Ia talk with every
one who knew John Duval
Dodge and who was with him
on Tuesday night" he said
One problem facing the prose
cutor and Inspector John q
Whitman OF the homicide squat
Will be- tracing Dodge's move
mentS before his visit 20 In
LANCE home on the chance h.
might havc como by his MUIR,
earlier than 5 .. m. Tuesday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Germans Gain
In Two Drives
On StdIingrdd
Russians Yield Slightly,
Fortify New Positions;
Check Caucasus Advance

BERLIN. Aug - BY official
German WlrclcsS) tINSl. -- The
official German news agency
DNR asserted today that Nall
forces marching southeast toward
the Grozny OH ncidS IN the eau
saSus had captured Georgievsk,
$50 miles southeast OF Malkop.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15

CAIRO, Aug. Is tUP).-British
fighter planes have shot down al
least 10 and probably more enemy
planes in two days Of convoy OPP
erations in the Mediterranean on
Thursday and Friday, communi-
que said today. Four British fight
erS were lost.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15

LONDON. Aug. IS HNS).-
Benito Mussolini emerged from the
gloom today to congratulate the
Italian navy and air force, which
he credited with "annihilating" 3
British convoy. In the Mediter-
ranean. II Duce referred 10 the
scene OF battle as The Roman
Goa -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
The al
Today
Allies Gain
z Detectives
In Offensives

TWO important hawaiian en-
cagemerts have taken place on
opposite SIDES ar The globe. and
rom the incomplete information
40 Ear available ihe United
Nations achieved n measure of
success Ia both
One a non was in he solomon
Islands. northeast Of Australia
and the other in the Meditcrra-
mean. Both had important objec-
tNcS.
In the Pacific. the United States
forces are seeking 10 occupy the
Solomon Islands
IL the operation is successful,
the islands will provide bases
which Will protect Austraha's
flank, guard the supply line 10
Australia and New Zealand and
be the key 10 the task of rolling
the japanese back from New
Guinea ana later the Philippines
SUPPLIES TO MALTA
In the Mediterranean. the
British objective was 10 land sup
plies on Malta. This has been
successful. according 10 an admir-
atty communicate from London
The Importance OF the tiny
Island of Malta cannot be eXaG-
Gcrated Lying athwart the Axis
supply route 20 North Africa. il
is the one thing that has prevented
Marshal Ronmel from sweeping
through 20 SueZ and into the
Middle East
Land-based planes from Malta
have PLAYED havoc with AXIS ship
ping and made II impossible for
Rommel 10 get the necessary
equipment for a successful drive 10
Alexandria.
e. s. CARRIER RISKED
Malta's importance is atteSted
by the mighty efforts which the
German Air Force has made 20
snnihilate IL from nearby Sicily
The United States, too. riSked its
carrier Wasp repeatedly 10 get
needed planes 20 the island.
Malta still stands. and while il
does RommeIs chances of getting
the necessary reintorcementS are
not too good The British believe
chat II the Germans ever get clear
~ Russia. they will be forced 20
attempt a frontal attack on Egypt
by way of Greece and Crete, which
would enable them 10 Sldestep the
Venemous bombers and spitfires
based on Malta.
In both the Mediterranean and
Pacific engagements, the United
Nations have suffered losses. The
losses were anticipated and writ
ten of in advance as the price
that had 10 be paid to gain essen
ftaI ends
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Nv HENRY SHAPIRO

MOSCOW Aug 15-Front line
dispatches and communlqueS said
to-day that the Germans had made
gains both northwest and south
west OF Stalingrad, industrial city
on the Volga River and one OF the
most coveted oblectiNeS IN Adolf
HItlcr'S campaign.
The Soviet noon communlquC
said Russian forces. under heavy
enemy pressure, rctIcdIcd Shghtly
land fortified themselves IN ne"
positions south OF Kotelnikovski
which is 90 miles southwest ol
StalingTad.
Dispatches reported that the
Germans had advanced on severa
sectors near the bank OF the Dor
River in the kletSkaya area after
.all-nlght and all-day tank anc
motorized infantry attacks
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Funeral Monday

Funeral services Of John
Duval Dodge will be held at
2.30 y. m Monday at the
William r Hamilton Funeral
Chapel 1878 CaSS avenue, IL
was announced today. Burial
will be in the family mauSo-
leum in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Only the family and close
friends viii attend, a SpokeS-
man for Dodge family said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15

towel Mr.. Dodge apologiled
for striking his wife.
a little later MIR. Dodge
went out, saying. I'm going 20
hght them.
Presently Mrs. Dodge left.
At about the same time. her
husband returned, saying. 4
beat them, or \ fixed them,
can't remember his exact
words.
ON tho basis Of other state
i+i>-v,ii.f ---f---fttt - was
where Dodge went 90 the nearby
home of another acquaintance.
William Tucker seeking a fight.
bur was turned away with &
friendly word
ASKED TO LEAVE
Il told him ! thought he had
better leave. But he said he
was dizzy and wanted Co lie
down. 80 ! told him 90 rest ON
the davenport, that I WAS going
60 retire for the night.
II went upstairs and was un-
dressing when | heard him come
up the stairs. heard him
stumble into another room. Then
he went out on dust porch
near mt room IT this I ran
Out Of the house In my robe
and went 20 the fuckers. hut
NO one answered the bell.
Then ! went 10 the Berlins
and was ringing and ringing
the doorbell when the police
arrived
tLhLL- had Alln .--umnned b.
another rCgtD9r Who mistoot
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15

"Your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake. IL one OF many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Disunit.y
lin Alaska
Charged
Registered U. s. Patent once
Continued from Page One)


naval reserve lieutenant com
Imander, added that he understood
this particular army command
has been relieved"
Magnuson said there should now
be no concern over a unified com
lmand in the territory and ex
planned that the navy is now II
charge OF the Aleutians.
Army commanders are now
working In closest cooperation
with naval authorities. he said.
THE Naval command itself has
been greatly strengthened with
new blood and experience. Com
municatiOns are now better. Our
bases are rapidly rounding into
shape and all the time 1 was
there j never heard the word
defense mentioned once.
WOULD WELCOME JAPS
tits offensive from now on.
I think the army command In
Alaska would welcome a Japa-
nese task force at this stage Of
the game"
Magnusore said he saw no i'm
mediate threat that Alaska woulc
be invaded by the Japanese, but
warned that the Aleutians coulc
become a handy springboard fol
such drive.
"In one way. he added, 'the
japanese occupation OF kiska
and Attn helped us. IL concen-
trated Jap forces 50 that we
can get at them up there all in
one blow, and has already given
us a chance for attack.
Our subs sank seven or eight
destrOyers and our planes got
ships I'm the Harbor."
FOG HELPS ENEMY
The weather in the Aleutians
Magnuson said, is proving of more
help to the laps than 10 American
forces because the fog blows from
west 10 east.
"Our losses have been heavy,
but more plane crashes have re-
suited from blind flying than
because Of shooting ability OF
the Japs," he asserted.
Magnuson said he was convinced
the military plan is TO pulveriZe
Kiska out of commission or 10
take il by invasion before winter
"Air power and more air
power IL needed To smash the
Nipponese from the islands,"
he said However, the army
and navy are moving In Alaska.
There are plenty of troops In
Alaska II the military authori-
ties want to take Kiska back
by INVASION"
UNITY PREVAILS NOW
Speaking again OF the unity
new prevailing in the Alaska COM
mand. he said:
II found army and navy COM
manders rOoming together and
eating together. They are In
constant conference. But
wish the navy would announce
its commander In Alaska. The
name OF this man would be n
wonderful stimulant and morale
builder"
He said one of the minor diff
ferences between army and navy
authorities he noticed was over
aerial bombing.
THE army wants 90 stay up
10000 and $4,000 feet" Magnu-
son explained. That's all right
for bombing big industrial areas,
but IL won't work i'm AIaska's
rugged rocks and snowfields.
THE navy wants the army
bombers to come down Ia 1000
feet or so. It's friendly diff
farnaaa ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
JAPS PAY DEARLY

The battering the japanese have
received from United States units
has made their Aleutian venture
costly. the officer said. Their
losses, he added, are much greater
than American casualties in this
theater.
Repeated bombings of kiska by
United States airmen, he eX-
planned. are hampering the Japs
and preventing them from making
progress in the construction Of in
stallations.
ut Is better to consider the
general strategy as II relates to
the whole picture and to execute
major offensives where they are
most important" he said.
1--WE can't engage In maj or
offensives everywhere at once.
We can neutralize the japanese
holdings i'm the Aleutians and
render them vslueless to the
enemy"
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STRONG DEFENsES

The naval spokesman remarked
that at this phase of the Aleu-
tian operations IL is impossible
to tell whether the Japs want e
attempt to capture Dutch Harbor
Alaska. He said American de
lenses in the Aleutians chain are
strong enough to resist such ar
offensive and the Japs would fine
any such attempt extremel,
costly.
The officer. who must remalr
unnamed for reasons of security
described the difficulties expert
enced in North Pacific warfare.
He termed il war OF stealth
somewhat like old-fashioned In
dian warfare.
"T have seen service In the
North Atlantic and the North
Sea and conditions I'm those
areas cannot compare with ex-
periences in the Aleutians,' he
said
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FOGS AND WINDS

"Fogs and shifting winds con-
stantly block operations. In 80
days we had one two-day period
and one other day when the
horizon was visible and unlim-
tied operations were possible"
He said both sides were affected
by the severe weather conditions
requiring both resourcefulness anc
courage.
A change OF tactics was indi
Gated for the near future because
of seasonal conditions. The Japs
current operations are favored b,
sea conditions. Carriers would en-
counter extreme danger because
of the fogs and, as it was ex
planned, probably get smacked.
The fogs disappear in Septem'
Der but then the gales begin anc
from October until spring oppos
ing forces will be handicapped by
the cold snow and rain.