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Evening star., 1942-03-05
Damaging Tank Attack
On Ndzis Reported
By Russians
Area Where German Army
Built Big Snow Walls
Declared Captured
By EDDY GILMORE,

MOSCOW, March 5-Front-
line Soviet dispatches today
said the Red Army was throw
ing tanks into a successful at
tack against remnants of the
18th German Army" in the
Staraya Russa sector.
This army has been reported en-
circled for days in the area just
below Lake linen, with the Ger
mans struggling to bring up rein
forcements.
The Russian accounts said the
tanks scored particularly damaging
blows against the German 502d
Regiment and captured heavily
fortified settlement where the Nazis
had erected great snow walls COW
cred with ice. They said the Nazis
were desperately trying to organize
anti-tank units from regular in
fantry and sapper companies.
Heavy Losses Reported.
The 5th German Infantry Di-
vision, which tried to help the be-
leaguered Nazis. was declared to
have suffered great losses. 1t had
been intended for use in the spring,
but was rushed in from France on
the relief expedition.
(The beleaguered 18th Army
while originally made up of at
least 5000 men-"had lost $4,000
killed since the attack began"
some 18 days ago, said a Stock
holm dispatch to the London
News Chronicle. The British
radio said Germans captured
about Staraya Russia reported
they had gone foodless six days
Evening star., 1942-03-05
Fire-Swept Rongoon DesoIote
After Pi|aging by Looters
japanese Face Major Problem Recognizing
City When and if They Ever Occupy 1t

created chaotic conditions by whole
sale looting. The largest depart
ment and luxury goods stores in
Rangoon were ransacked at night
when complete police control was
impossible.
Persons who were in the city at
the time say the looters smashed
what they could not take and
dumped quantities of abandoned
goods into the streets. The authori-
ties were obliged to shoot a score
or more pillagers to check the loot
ing. Order was restored in all Sec
tions where military or police super
vision was maintained to the last
minute, but this had to be confined
to certain districts which were most
important. Consequently, the street
debris in other sections piled up,
giving Rangoon the aspect of ram
sacked city in which, in any case,
the Japs could seize little Of real
value.
Today Rangoon is a battered kind
of no-man's land awaiting only the
final torches in a few places where
demolition work will be carried out
only as a last resort. Only few
thousand old people remain, aside
from such lawless individuals as are
hiding there 1t is assured that the
Japanese will have a major prob
lem IN recognizing the life Of the
city whenever, If ever, they occupy it.
copyright, 1912. by Chicago Daily News)
Evening star., 1942-03-05
Attack on AustroIio's
East Coast Predicted

SYDNEY, Australia, March 5 (P.
"A correspondent of the Sydney
Daily Telegraph, just returned from
Malaga and Batavia, said today he
gave Java two weeks of life at
most" and predicted an attack on
Australia's east coast.
The Dutch will fight to the end
and the airnen will fly their OBJ
solete planes until they are unable
to take them off the ground" wrote
the correspondent, Tom Fairhill.
with Java almost gone I think
the Japanese will attack Australia S
east coast, probably in Northern
Queensland, as they are probably
preparing a base at Rabaul."
Evening star., 1942-03-05
RyLELAND STONE.

Foreign CORRESPONDENT OF The Star and
Chicago Daily News.
MANDALAY, March 5.-Accord-
ing to British and American eye
witnesses who have just arrived
here after viewing the last days
of Rangood. Burmas capital is now
virtually uninhabited and unin-
habitable as a result of the ruth
lessly thorough work of the demoli-
tion squads and also as result of
wholesale night looting by lawless
elements, including escaped jail
birds.
The city is SCARED by fires where
materials were destroyed and the
central streets Uttered with debris
so that the japanese whenever they
might enter would find little more
than a ravaged shell, where half a
million people once lived.
In the dock area all the stocks
which could not be moved have been
fired. Several hundred unassembled
trucks, cars and jeeps in shipping
cases have been burned In the last
week. Other immovable materials
were dumped into the harbor under
the supervision of British demolition
officers and such gasoline supplies
as were not removed we're ignited
at the dumps.
Aside from these organized activi-
ties. several hundred escaped GRIM
inals, aided by some unruly natives,
Evening star., 1942-03-05
and described the plight of their
comrades as catastrophic)
Two Nazi Planes DESTROYED.

1.-TWO enemy JU-52S landed on an
airdrome," the Soviet Information
Bureau said in telling of operations
against aerial freighters and troop
carriers seeking to supply the Ger
mans. Our artillery opened fire
and with the first salvo destroyed
both German planes"
A northern front unit was said to
have reoccupied three villages and
killed more than 100 invaders
through an action in which they
turned captured field guns on the
Germans.
Guerrilla detachments fighting in
White Russia we're lauded for ex-
ceptional courage and skill and the
Information Bureau said already
they have accounted for 700 Ger
man officers and men"
Red Army troops striking toward
Smolensk. on the central front 23O
miles west of Moscow, have broken
into a Nazi defense zone and in
flicted heavy losses on the 17th Ger
man Infantry Division, a special
government announcement declared.
Two Headquarters Smashed.
1.-TWO regimental headquarters of
this division were smashed" the an
nouncement said. Prisoners anG
rich SpoilS were taken"
The site of the action was not
identified, but Russia recently an
nounced the recapture of Dorogo-
buzh, so miles east of Smolensk.
Dispatches from the Staraya Rus
sa front declared reserve transport
planes from Denmark and Yugo-
slavia had been thrown into the
German effort to fly supplies and
reinforcements to the 10Th Army.
Uondon accounts said the RussiallS
had destroyed 200 planes in the sec
tor within one three-day perlod)
Ironically, the Staraya Russa ac-
ton was across terrain where Ger
many claimed last September Is to
have completely annihilated" nine
Soviet divisions and crushed nine
other through encirclement Of three
field armies. The sector offensive al
that time was directed by Col. Gen
Busch, who now is on the defensive
against the same encirclement tao
tics at the hands of the Russians.
Evening star., 1942-03-05
java
Continued From First Page.)

(southern) shore from the Japanese
infiltration assault, the principal
port of Tjilatjap, was bombed yes
terday, the high command said, but
the damage was slight.
Tjilatjap is now Of great strategic
importance as the last possible har-
Dor at which reinforcements might
be disembarked in comparative
safety" said Aneta, the authoritative
Dutch news agency.
"Au over Java the battle against
the japanese invasion troops is now
raging" said the communique.
Because OF the peculiar character
Of infiltration warfare, as a result
of which establishment of regular
front is completely impossible, 1t is
difficult to give clear review Of the
state Of affairs.
"On the whole, however, the jap
anese have numerical superiority
and are advancing continually.
In this way they succeeded, In
spite of the heroic and courageous
resistance Of our troops, in occupy
ing several places. Definite air su-
periority contributed to the success
of the enemy"
Then followed the names OF places
in japanese hands.
The loss Of the airdrome at Ka-
lidjati was acknowledged through
report that defending Hurricane
fighters had attacked the field, losing
two of their number in Straf1ng OF
grounded japanese Zero planes
navy fighters. Several of the
grounded planes were bullet-riddled.
One was shot down in combat and
another damaged.
The Kalidjati airdrome IS the base
of Japanese planes now dive-bomb-
ing and strafing the Dutch-Britlsh-
Australian-American defenders.
Air attacks on Bandoeng and It's
airfield continued. There were six
alerts here between am. and 6
pm. today. Six bombers roared IN
on a hazy, overcast sky this morning
but two were downed by anti-air-
craft fire and two others so dam
aged that they probably could not
| return tn base
Evening star., 1942-03-05

Congress. Mr.. Hickey cited.
The Government attorney said
Vierecks object was to "lull us to
sleep, to promote the interests of
another country" Through Vie
reck's manipulations. he added,
tons of franked literature were sent
broadSide over the country.
Defense Charges Smearing Tactics.
This man." Mr.. Hickey said of
Viereck, has shamed and defiled
his citizenship, but We are merely
asking his conviction for violation
of the Foreign Agents Registration
| Act"
Mr.. Cohalan charged the Govern
ment with "smearing" various per-
sons, including several members of
Congress, in an effort to get" Vie
reck. Representative Fish, former
Senator Holt of West Virginia and
finally the late Senator Lundeen OF
Minnesota were dragged into the
case. Mr.. Cohalan said, although
nothing they were alleged by the
Government to have done with or
through Viereck was discreditable
to them.
Senator Lundeen is dead" said
the defense attorney. His men,
ory has been soiled in this court
room. He cannot answer back"
Mr. Cohalan contended that no
German propaganda in the books
issued by Flanders Hall and no con-
nection between the German gov
ernment or their publication had
been proved.
There is no testimony suggest
ing anything un-American in what
Mr.. Viereck is alleged by the Gov
ernment to have DONE" his counsel
declared. And there Is nothing
un-American In these books In evi-
dence published by Flanders Hall. :"
He pointed out that the r. B. I.
had gone over the publishing house
thoroughly and had found nothing
illegal.
Evening star., 1942-03-05
Robert F.. Hand Dies;
Retired Oil Official
Bv tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
PLAINFIELD, N. j., March s.
Robert F. Hand, So, retired vice
president and director of the Stand
ard Oil Co. of New Jersey, died to-
day after a long illness.
Mr.. Hand started with the COM
pany as an Office boy In 1902 and
at his retirement in 1889 was gen.
eral manager of marine operations
with responsibility for one OF the
largest privately owned fleet OF oil
tenkers in the world.
Evening star., 1942-03-05
American Patrol Vessel
Sunk, Joponese Claim

TOXIC F'rom japanese Broad
casts, March 5.-Imperial head
quarters reported today that Japa-
nese naval forces had sunk the
United States patrol vessel Ashe-
vile, 1,27O tons, two days ago. 1t
said the action took place south OF
the island of Java and was carried
out without loss to the Japanese.
On the preceding day. imperial
Evening star., 1942-03-05
British Forced to Move
Burma Planes, Jops Say

TOXIC From Japanese Broad
casts, March (P).-A Domei dis
patch from Saigon, French Indo-
China. reported today that the Jap
anese advance in Burma has forced
the American volunteer group and
r. A. F. pilots to abandon Minga-
ladon airdrome. CMingaladon does
not appear on available maps)
Domei claimed the japanese push
was making smashing headway,"
and that one spearhead had driven
well past Pegu' after crossing the
Sittang River.
There has been no Official Jap
anese claim Of the capture Of the
town Of Pegu. which is slightly more
than 40 miles north and a bit east
Of Rangoon.
Evening star., 1942-03-05

went on to score planning for fu-
ture campaigns"
Opposition to Pound.
In addition to desiring Mr.
Churchill's downfall, the opposition
was declared by the political OBJ
server to be eager for the finish Of
Admiral Sir Dudley Pound as first
sea lord. The contention is that
Sir Dudley has been antagonistic
toward the R. A. F. and the fleet
arm, to Britain's cost.
1t is even asserted that some
where in this reported antagonism
lies the answer to the escape of the
German battleships Scharnhorst
and Gneisenau and cruiser Prinz
Eugen through the Straits of Dover.
A 5-minute talk with the average
enlisted man, taxicab driver or dock
worker, the opposition also asserts,
will indicate that these classes are
fed up with a policy of preparing
for future offensives." that they
would prefer dangerous effort
which might help end the war this
year.
This feeling is said to find an
echo not so much among the mid
die class, but among peers and men,
bers of Parliament, Conservative,
Liberal and Laborite. who have pro-
tested for months against pedes-
trian progress Of the war effort.
Officers Declared Resentful.
Besides the Times of London,
which is said always to have evi-
denced a certain distrust of Mr..
Churchill, and Leslie Hore -Belisha,
former war secretary whose public
following is large, great numbers of
younger army, navy and R. A. F. Of
fcers are listed among the elements
out of tune with the Prime Min
lister.
The younger officers are portrayed
as resentful of Mr.. Churchill'S pres
ence at some staff meetings and his
ability to exert pressure on the
highest military councils.
Although Mr.. Cripps is not quite
the man the Conservatives would
have chosen. he has come to the
front in a hurry and they believe
the people would accept him and
that once in power he would fight
the war as they and other opposi-
ton elements want it fought:
A war hinged on campaigns in
l942-not l943 or 1914.
Don't fire until you see the whites
Evening star., 1942-03-05
japanese Reported
To Have Made New
Landings in Java
Dutch Stripping Island
Of Business Offices
And Foreign Assets

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 5-Further
japanese landings in Java were
announced today by a British
military commentator.
The landings were effected on the
west coast Of the embattled island
and Dutch, British and United
States troops Immediately launched
fierce counter attacks against the
invaders, this source declared. He
said the Allied forces were greatly
outnumbered.
A Dutch government source said,
however, that there was no confir-
nation of new landings, although
"it is entirely likely that a few fresh
troops have beer added. On the
other hand, we have nothing to
show that there has been another
assault from big invasion armada"
Dutch Moving Wealth.
The ominous situation on en-
battled Java was reflected by Dutch
steps to strip the island of such
movable wealth as commercial
Offices and foreign assets which
might fall to the invading japanese.
In a variation of the "scorched
earth" to which the Dutch willingly
have put Java and the other East
Indies islands as they came exposed
to the enemy, the Netherlands gov
ernment-in-exile here has approved
a mass transfer of such possessions
to the greater security of the
Netherlands West Indies.
There they will be under the wing
of the United States defenses Of
the Caribbean, in a region which
Axis submarines already have vis-
tied in raids but which is relatively
unassailable for invasion.
Sweeping Island Clean.
The decision was announced last
night after the dark news from
Java that the enemy had deepened
his inroads on the last stronghold
of the eastern archipelago under
the weight of numerically stronger
land. sea and air forces.
Dutch circles emphasized, how
ever, that the measures were die
tated by the desire to sweep the
island bare Of anything which
might benefit the japanese.
Among the great enterprises
whose main Offices in the East In
dies will be shifted to the West
Indies are shipping companies op-
Grating in the Pacific. Also in
volved are foreign assets held by
the Netherlands Indies and COM
mercial undertakings in the islands.
Reasons for Move.
Three reasons underlie what
amounts virtually to the voluntary
abandonment of all the Neither
lands principal colonial possessions,
at least for commercial purposes,
( except those in the American de-
fense orbit, Aneta news agency
explained in its announcement OF
the development last night:
! /. It has made it impossible for
| the Japanese, If they should win
! control of Offices of agencies owning
American accounts, to block or
otherwise molest these assets;
2. It forestalls the economic
waste which might result were con-
troll of these assets not continued
in the normal way or we're the
right to dispose of such invest
ments lost;
g. 1t facilitates the problem for
American institutions concerning
authority for instructions about
them.
Assets In e. S. Transferred.
AS temporary precaution, Aneta
said, East Indies assets In the United
States-involving many millions OF
dollars-have been transferred to
the Netherlands Indies Purchasing
Commission in New York.
Evening star., 1942-03-05

headquarters said, another japanese
naval force in the same general re-
gion sank the 905-ton British de-
etrovpr Strnpphnld
Evening star., 1942-03-05

Don't fire until you see the whites
of their eyes. While you're waiting,
why not buy some Defense Bonds?
Evening star., 1942-03-05
Criipps

Continued From First Page1
Evening star., 1942-03-05

Assets in e. S. Transferred.
AS a temporary precaution, Aneta
said, East Indies assets In the United
States-involving many millions Of
dollars-have been transferred to
the Netherlands Indies Purchasing
Commission in New York.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-09
Corporations
May Be Forced
To Save Profits

WASHINGTON. March 9 GNSl.
A strong move developed in the
House ways and means committee
today 10 compel American ,cerpo-
rationS to save much of then war
profits until after the hostiliticS.
The move came as the commit
tee opened general public hearings
on tho trcaSury's record $500
100000 victory lax program. with
NJ. l.. Scldman of the New York
Board Of Trade called as the FIRST
witness.
The idea Of enforced corporate
savings. Yer. Is strongly
hacked by Representatives Robert
son CD of Virginia Disney ID
of Oklahoma and others 1t has a
dual purpose combat initiation
by eHftatiihe money IN circulation
and 10 rrvC thc- companies a ''ncSr
egg for the probable postwar
slump
Tentatively, supporters of the
plan believe something like the
system IN England may be worked
out In that country all excess
profits are taken by tho govern
mcnt i'm taxes. and 20 per cen.
is returned 10 rho company IN
government SECURITIES rCdCCmabtc
after the Wdr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-09

Reds Near
Accord

ANKARt Turkey March Q
ms The threat Of q crisis be-
tween Turkey and Russia appeared
today 20 have diminished ate =
Soviet Ambassador s 4 Nuno-
-sado> conferred AT length With
Turkish Foreign Minister Sukm
Sararogiu
The talk concerned Vie arrest OF
TWO cnployc, OF the So>let com
mcJcal mission IN Aukara and tbo
throwing OF q police Gordon around
the Russian consulate at I,ianbu.
IN connection with the IcCcnl
hom0,n. attempt aIlcgediy dl.
rcc'cd "a, me lIlc of German Am.
bas~ador Col Franz Won Papcu
Diplomatic circles m Ankara
understood that The discussion be-
tween NmoGIadoN and SaI5coGlu
was of conC.iIa'ory character.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-09
Let Army, Navy
Run War ,Landon
Urges Roosevelt

KANSAS CITY. March 9 GNSl
An NJ Landon, 1895 Republican
presidential candidate demanded
an end toal!cgcd "bnnshng leadeE-
snip IN Washington and urged
that tho military high command.
not President Roosevelt, plan tho
nations war strategy
The former Kansas governor also
called for elimination OF lrill, and
eNtralaganccS i'm civilian defense
and other activities and asked
Americans 10 adopt the Spartan
lie ~ one aid toward winning
the war
"Nigiiant observers" Landon
said. "are united in the need of
of a united military command
under the President with the aid
Of general staff. That means
ttrr President fnuSt rrfrufft trurrI-
planning the war strategy, which
he could not possibly under
stand
Laudon docricd chickering's over
tho country war aims. over
The dead issue Of i>olatoni>m ard
over other distractions but IN
sisted that America may ptopcrlN
discuss tho Que tons OF division
,ir,krr,, and lack Of foresight n
Tho NATIONAL administration
H. added
II am conNin ccd that those
who are attempting Ia suppress
All >ueg"StiOns on the conduct
OF this war are unCOnSCiOuSlN
great aids Ia Hitler The idea
that man cannot he 100 per
cent behind war President and
at the same time critici>e and
suggest where improvement can
he made i'm hi administration of
affairS-that is pure \azi think
ing"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-09

three DAYS until il cooled of.
They call me a hilibillN now
and some OF them AR mad AZ me,
hut still know I'm right
Arnold, letter is addressed q
Follow Worker, and fC.lo" Gu
lcu>
! says in part:
we have ceased Ia build
automobiles for profi'-We re
building weapons Tor DEi ENNE.
we have completely reversed
our motive from one of profit
10 that of SELF PRESER' ~
TIO\. should we not likewise.
have a reversal of policy in our
union activities: II the union
protected the workers in peace
time, should il not protect the
soldier i'm wartime?
1T We would be brave men
on the field al combat. let III
be- brave men noN. and demand
that every worker produce 10
the limit of his ability and
capacity.
There j. no abuse that com
pareS with the accusation
THEY FAILED rs N OUR
HOUR OF NEED"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-09

Hollywood Suits. The plaid,
wool coats contrast etec-
lively with the plain wool
covert Stacks. Blue or
brown. Sizes 8 to y SASS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-09
His Plea for .ArasaS
Worker. Soon TO Be Drafted. Asks Defense Plant
Men TO Stop Shutd towns, Keep Boys in Arms
BY SCOTT wIGLE

Clyde Arnold, a 3l-year-old dc
tense worker who will soon be IN
the army. has written a letter 10
his fellow workers telling them
10 get behind the war effort and
cease their slow downs and work
StoppagcS.
Al cost Of $40 Arnold has had
1000 copies OF his letter printed
and ne has personally distributed
them 10 workers al the Contin-
entail Motors Corporation plant, IN
East Jefferson avenue.
"SiX months from now" Arm
old has written. "yOu MAY be- re-
placed here Tin the factory by
your sister. wife. or sweetheart
who will have To work harder
because YOU failed 10 work now.
2596 FACE DRAFT
twenty-five per cent Of the
workers in this plant are sub
iect 10 call for military service
~
weapons We build to-day, We viii
certainly use tomorrow. MaN
God help the man who lOaiS
here on the job. or, protect he
man who does when he goes on
the battlefield with Out a
weapon"
Arnold said other things too
things which hc wrote a. me Gln
1nc room tahlc a. ms boarding
house at 2lil Algonquin aNcnu,
after he had stood IDLE part e.
4 DAY
just got tired of- stripping
work" he sand today THE more
] thought about ID the madden
got and finally I decided Ia
write letter for the bulletin
boards thought maybe il
would make some of the boys
wake up that there j. war
going on"
Arnold Is member OF The JAW
Go
II decided Ia get IL printed
myself" ne explained II passed
them out myself. too, and some
of the fellows got pretty mad
An dtOrP them up. But they
knew what ] said was the truth.
They knew while they WIRE
arguing about nickel raise.
Hitler and Japan were goinl
right on There are no SlUw-
downs over there.
ALLIED HIILBIIIl
Things got pretty hot for me
around the shop and ! stayed
aMaA- frnm Mark fOr-iAo-u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-07
OTHERS CAN SELL
LIFE INSURANCE
State Savings Bank Fund
Trustees Make Arrange
mentS for Sale

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 7--(UP)--
The State Savings Bank Life In
surance fund trustees today APP
proved plan whereby agencies 9TH
err than Mutual Savings banks may
sell low-cost insurance policies III
Connecticut.
The new arrangement was ap-
proved to give residents in commit
mites where there are no issuing
bans an opportunity to purchase in
surance policies.
Under the new system, such agen-
cies as credit unions, trust COM
panies, labor groups and teachers
associations may place policies for
their members. Each issuing group,
however, would have to be approved
by the trustees.
The trustees voted acceptance of
the Winsted Savings bank as an
agency bank, the fifth in Connecti-
cut.
A report for January, the first
month the system was in operation,
showed applications in all banks
amounted to $272,300. The medical
director has approved applications
totaling $160, 800, and of this amount
banks have issued insurance
amounting to $138,800