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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
American Bombers
Smash 10 Enemy
Ships at RabauI
BY DON CASWELL

GEN. MACARTHUR II E D.
QUARTERS. Australia, Oct. "a
UP0-American flying fortresseS,
scoring one of their greatest sue
cesses in this theater of operations,
sank or severely damaged 10 Jap
anese ships, including cruiser ana
a destroyer, during a raid ON the
harbor of Rabaul, New Britain, Gen.
Douglas Macarthur announced to-
day.
They were striking in support of
the embattled American forces i'll
the Solcmons.
A communique said a total of So
900 tons of enemy shipping were
sunk and damaged during the
deadly air raid" on Rabaul before
dawn yesterday.
THREE SUNK
The cruiser and destroyer. and
two large cargo ships, were believed
definitely to have been sunk. A
large transport and five other car
90 ships were damaged SO badly
they may have sunk subsequently.
Fortress pilots were unable TO OBJ
serve the exact damage their crews
had inflicted.
Tons of bombs, including 500
Founders, were planted with deadly
accuracy among the Japanese ships,
silhouetted in the harbor by the
light of a bright moon.
ALL PLANES SAFE
The heavy bombers went in just
before daybreak, and despite heavy
anti aircraft fire, delivered their
explosives fro mloW altitude. All
the planes returned safely.
The raid was another in con-
tinuous series of attacks by Mac
Arthur's Southwest Pacific planes
in support of American forces bat
tling the Japanese in the Solomons.
It was the second consecutive day
they had struck at japanese ship
ping concentrations that might
have been used to support the enc
my's efforts to regain control OF
Gtadalcanal. Yesterdays COM
munique announced a heavy RAID
on japanese shipping off BUN, at
the southern end of BougainVillc,
northernmost of the Solomon Is
lands.
LAND FORCES ATTACK
While MacArthur's air crews
struck to the northeast, his allied
land forces, pressing through the
owen Stanley mountains of New
Guinea, were reported attacking the
retreating japanese near Alola,
half-mile north of Fora creek,
DOUGLAS A-20 Boston) bomDerS
and Curtis P-4O fighters raked the
enemy's position along the Buna
track between the japanese strong
point at Kokoda and the village OF
Deniki. Bombs and machine guns
were used to good effect.
The advancing allies now had
passed Fora creek village, and were
within nine miles by trail of ko-
koda. Flanking movements ana
frontal pressure were forcing the
Japanese into a steady retreat, front
reports said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25

along the Alamein line, but was also
worried about his rear positions.
Highly mobile forces have not been
idle.
ATTACK FROM REAR?
This appeared to indicate that
striking forces may have Skirted
the desert lines and fallen on ROM
mel from behindl
Allied air attacks have been di-
rected not only at enemy air bases
at Duba, Fuqa, Sidi Heneish and
Qutofiya but also at the supply
ports of Mersa Matruh, Tobruk,
and Benghazi. Meanwhile on the
other end of these lines, bombers
have plastered Navarino Bay,
Greece, Suda Bay, Crete, seaborne
conveys. And in the last two days
RAF heavy squadrons have blasted
Genoa, the north Italy supply port.
(The Eighth Armys offensive
brought to elimination an unprece-
dented wave of rumors and reports
indicating that the allies were
about to launch general attack
on Axis positions in North Africa.
Axis and Vichy sources have open-
ly expressed. fears that an allied
move against West Africa objectives
such as Dakar and Morocco may
be launched coincident with the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
ANYBODY BUT
MekUTT

Reports have been published that Pres
ident Roosevelt is casting about for sue
cessor to Secretary of War Henry Stim-
son, who is rumored about to retire. One
of the persons upon whom the preslden-
tal eye lighted, according to these re-
ports, is Paul V. McNutt, war manpower
commissioner.
To the President, who displayed con-
siderable interest in the views of farmers
during his recent tour of the country, one
bit of advice might be appropriate.
Ask the farmer how he feels about the
war manpower commissioner.
McNutt was given the manpower job
when it seemed a post productive OF
much publicity but calling for little actual
work. The second half of the descrip-
tion no longer fits, but Mr.. McNutt is
still living up to it. He is still not doing
the work. There is no other wartime
agency in the federal government which
has made such a mess of its duties as the
manpower commission.
Months ago, it became apparent that
this nation would escape an Internal
crisis only by developing and sticking
to we'll rounded, long range manpoWer
program. No such program was develop
ed although the whole country outside
of Washington knew it was needed. Even
now, when we are in the midst OF the
crisis which had been foreseen, no such
program has yet been developed
Mr.. McNutt is in direct charge OF the
agency charged with developing man
power program. Upon him must rest the
blame for failure to do so. Is he the kind
of man who should be elevated to one OF
the three most important-in wartime
positions in the United States govern
ment? We think not.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
u, s. Draws Treaty
ToFree Chinese
From Old System

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-UP)
A draft of a treaty in which the
United States proposes to relinquish
its extraterritorial rights in China
was presented to the Chinese am
bassador today for the consideration
of his government.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
handed the document to Ambassa-
dor Wei Tao-Ming when the latter
called at the State Department.
The proposed treaty, in which
the United States gives up the eX-
traterritorial rights which it has
held in China for a century, came
after several years OF expressed
American willingness to negotiate a
new arrangement with China.
The offer to relinquish extrater-
ritoriaiity was extended most re-
Gently on October 10, the anniver-
sary of the Chinese republic.
1t was understood the treaty pro-
posed REIMBURSEMENT CT the en-
tire system under which Americans
have enjoyed freedom from Chinese
Jurisdiction and have been govern
ed by their own laws and courts
while in China.
Great Britain has announced its
Willingness to take the same action.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS

LONDON, Oct. "a. tUP)-ln a
powerful attack timed to coincide
with the opening of the British
North African offensive, the Royal
air force has subjected northern
Italy to the heaviest bombardment
of the war, it was made known to-
day.
For the second successive night
the heaviest bomb-carrying planes
of the Raj roared over the 1900
miles to northern Italy and back,
dropping a huge load of high ex-
plosiveS and incendiary bombs on
picked targets.
The attack was directed particu-
Larry at Genoa, the great northern
supply port through which the axis
ships both men and munitions to
supply Marshal Erwin Rommels
Afrika Korps, and at the industrial
plants of Turin and Savona
BIGGEST IN HISTORY
Only once before had northern
Italy ever been attacked for two
nights in succession. And never be-
fore had such large flights of bomb
ers dropped such heavy bomb loads
on the italian targets. Three Brit
ish bombers we're missing.
THE bomber command sent an
other strong force to northern Italy
last night" it was announced, but
the weather was not SO good as
Thursday night. Bombing conditions
were difficult.
Genoa was again attacked
through heavy clouds. Turin and
Savona also were bombed. Three
bombers are missing"
HEAVIEST PLANES
The announcement disclosed that
Britain's heaviest bombers-Welling-
tons, Strings, Halifaxes and Lam
casters-participated in the two
nights raiding. One Lancaster flew
most of the way back to Britain
on three engines.
Genoa, the chief objective for
the two nights raids, is the chief
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
IMPERIAL VALLEYS
DEMOCRATIC ANSWER

If nobody in Imperial Valley knew
Frederick F. Houser, he still should OBJ
tain a majority of votes for lieutenant
governor, come Nov. 3. The fact that
Houser's reputation is we'll and favorably
known here should cinch the matter.
Perhaps there has never been another
California state official as outSpoken IN
his dislike for Imperial Valley as the
present lieutenant governor Ellis (. Pat
terson Our memory fails to recall any
other who has attempted as brazenly as
Patterson to hold the people of the valley
up to ridicule.
1t will be a long time before the valley
forgets that Patterson on one occasion,
addressing a group later proved to be
Communist front organization, described
this area as some sort of fascist state llV-
ing between Mexico and California.
We have not liked Governor Olson's
policies, but we are sincerely grateful,
from the bottom of our heart, that Olson's
health remained good during his term in
office. Had Patterson become governor;
as he would if anything happened to the
incumbent Imperial county would In
truth be like a state divorced from Cali
fornia, insofar aS any consideration from
Sacramento is concerned.
Houser, member of the state assem-
bly, now campaigning for lieutenant
governor, would bring to the office
sense of dignity, if nothing else, which it
has lacked during the tenure of the pres
ent office-holder. In addition, however,
Houser is we'll versed in procedure of the
legislature, with which he would have
much to do as lieutenant governor. He
is a straightforward candidate, deserv-
ing all possible support against man
who seems to place politics above every
thing except left-wing theories.
Imperial Valley is no fascist state;
its vote in California's election Nov.
ought to porve that to Mr.. Patterson.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25

new drive in the eastern deserto
ALLIES IN STRENGTH
The initial reports rushed back
to this battle headquarters OF the
desert army did not indicate the
full scope of the imperial attack.
However, the powerful reinforce
ments known to be available 1t
seemed certain that major effort
to smash Rommels power in the
eastern desert was under way.
Whether the offensive was timed
to coordinate with other blows
against the enemy was not known.
The United States Army air force
which has been flying wing-to-wing
with the Royal Air Force for weeks
was presumed to be in the thick of
the fighting-with both fighter and
bomber elements.
ROMMEL STRONG
American desert tank crews
their extent still unrevealed-
were working in similar close proX-
unity to British formations.
The Eighth Army is attacking an
Axis force which was known to be
formidable despite the loss of many
supply ships.
Rommel was believed to have at
his proposal two German armored
divisions, two Itailan arlnored dl-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
Ghorm|ey Replaced
In South Pacific

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-(U.PD
Vice Admiral William F.. Halsey,
Jr., has been assigned to command
naval forces in the South Pacific
area, succeeding Vice-Admiral Rob-
ert L. Ghormley the Navy an
nounced today.
Halsey has been a task force
commander operating in the Pacific
area and conducted carrier opera
tions in the South Pacific area last
spring with distinguished success.
Ghormley has been in charge OF
the battle in the Solomons.
other changes in important naval
commands we're announced at the
same time, including:
Vice Admiral William >. Eye
who has been commander OF Pa
cific fleet task force since the out
break of the war, has been made
president of the Naval war college'
Newport, RI, relieving Admiral Ed
ward C. Kalbfus, U.S.N., retired. Pyc
will bring the latest experiences ol
the Pacific war to the war college
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
ANXIOUS RELATIVES
(Chico Enterprise)

The parents, wives, brothers and sisters
of Americans who We're in the Philip
pines have been beseiging every possible
source for information whether they still
are alive and, if so, where they are and
what is their condition.
To these questions there is no answer,
because the japanese have not provided
those lists of prisoners-of-war which hu
name peoples compile and transmit,
through the Red Cross, as speedily and
accurately as war conditions will per-
nit.
This negligence or deliberate restraint
emphasizes one difference between Japa
nese and Occidentals. We wage war to
accomplish purpose, good or bad, and
regret the human suffering that becomes
inevitable, and try to limit that suffer
ing as much as possible. The japanese
wage a war of determination. To them
human suffering is not worthy of con-
sideration, unless from it they obtain
SadiStic pleasure
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-CU.PD
American forces on Guadalcanal
today were on the alert for further
Japanese "feeler" attacks which
might be mere feints to screen
start of a large-scale offensive.
They repulsed a second attack by
a small enemy force against the
western flank of their defense lines
on October q dsland time) but
the Navy gave no further details.
While naval forces here believed
the latest attack, like the first,
was designed to test the strength
of defense positions, some observ-
ers believe he Japanese might be
feinting in preparation for a hard
blow against another sector.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
The enemy is believed mGneuV-
ering into position to choke Off one
of the sea supply routes to the en-
battled American soldiers and Ma
rines on the northern side of Gaud-
alcanal, key island Of the hard-Won
American positions in that south
west Pacific area.
That belief arose from three new
developments:
First, Gen. Douglas MacArthurs
Australian headquarters revealed
that Army flying fortresseS sank a
cruiser, a destroyer and two other
ships and badly damaged six
others at Rabaul, some $40 miles
to the northwest. The devastating
raid possibly shattered an enemy
invasion armada assembling to join
the Solomons battle.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
TIE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
SAN nIEGO
SAN DIEGO
No 3O738


IN THE, MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF JOSEPH CARITY, Dc
ceased
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
undersigned, eXecutriX of the last
will and testament CT JOSEPH
CARITY. deceased, will sell at pri-
vatc sale to the highest bidder upon
the terms and conditions herein
after mentioned and subject to
confirmation by said Superior
Court, on October 81, 1912, at the
hour of 1000 o'clock AM, or
thereafter within the time allowed
by law, at the office of HARRY p.
SWEET and JOSEPH BRAND
COTTON, all right, title, interest
and estate of said JOSEPH CAR
ITY, deceased, at the time of his
death and all right, title and inter-
est that said estate has acquired,
by operation of law or otherwise,
other than or in addition to that
of said JOSEPH CARITY, at the
time of his death in and to the
real property described as fol-
lows:
The Northeast Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter and the
East Half of the Northwest
Quarter of the Northeast Quar-
ter of Tract One Hundred Eigh-
ty-five and one-half G85R) in
Township Thirteen South,
Ranges Thirteen Q3) and
Fourteen 0D East, S.B.M.,
according to United States
Government Supplemental plat
of resurvey approved May 2,
1913, Imperial County, Cali
fornia.
Bids or offers are invited for said
property and must be in writing
and will be received at the office
of HARRY p. SWEET and JO-
SEPH BRAND COTTON, attorneys
for said eXecutriX, or may be filed
with the Clerk of said Superior
Court of delivered to the said exc
cutriX personally at any time after
first publication Of this notice and
before making said sale. Terms
and conditions of sale: Cash, ten
per cent of the purchase price to
be paid at the day OF sale and the
balance on confirmation of sale
by the Court.
Dated October 14th 1912
FLORENCE EUBANKS.
Executrix Of the last will of JO-
SEPH CARITY, Deceased.
HARRY P. SWEET and
! JOSEPH BRAND COTTON,
Attorneys for said EXecutrix.
Slpite lll0-530 Broadway. San Die
go, California.
No, "a Oct, 10, 30, inc, Daily,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
End CuoduIcdnul
Attack RepuIsed

Second, the Navy disclosed that
the japanese have occupied Rus
sell island, about 30 miles north
west of GUadalcanal.
And third, the Shelling CT the
us. base on ESpiritu Santo island
in the New Hebrides-the second
attack in a weekly an enemy ship
believed to be a submarine.
FEEDER BASE BLASTED
Rabaul, the enemy's key feeder
base on New Britain island, has
been hit repeatedly by long-rang-
ing bombers of MacArthurs COM
mand but the latest attack was
one of the deadliest since the Ma
rines stormed ashore in the Solo
mons on August 7.
BY Smelling ESpiritu Santo, the
japanese may be attempting to dis
tribute communications from that
American base It was and still
NAV be the headquarters OF us.
aerial and scouting forces for the
embattled Marine and Army troops
on Guadalcanal.
The enemy's presence on Russell
island was REVEALED for the frs
time when the Navy announced that
American dive bombers raided enc
my positions on october 81. Us
land timcD
Since the enemy already controls
the northwest tip OF Guadalcanai,
nearest point to Russell, it appear
ed that the japanese may be seek
ing to close the 30-mile gap of wa
ter between the two.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
GOOD NEWS FOR
TAXPAYERS
(Christian Science Monitor)

(ChrStlan Science MonltOr)
Time was when many an American was
hardly conscious of Federal taXes-which
he vaguely knew were collected through
stamps affixed to barrels and boxes and,
from time to time. on documents The
tax bill that used to cause him to growl
and rumple his hair came from the asses
SorS or tax receivers office in the City
Hall.
No need to dwell upon how that picture
has changed. Municipal taxes are high
enough, in all conscience but they have
remained comparatively stationary.
Now, however, apparently realizing
that many citiZens-eSpecially the house
holder who doesn't get war wages and
whose living costs have risen-are having
difficult time to make ends meet,
number of American cities are thought
fully adopting measures of economy cal
culated to reduce the tax bill.
Kansas City, Missouri for instance, has
unified its public inspection services
plumbing, electricity smoke boilers, elev
ators weights and measures, pumps and
meters, buildings and signs-cutting its
force one-fourth and economizing on Of
fices, clerical staff, files and telephones.
Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Charlotte, North
Carolina; Detroit, and other Michigan
cities have taken similar steps.
A dozen cities in central California.
near San Francisco, have pooled their
police facilities under state law which
also permits them to exchange fire,
health, and welfare services. All this
is progress which other communities
might pattern.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
Raj Blasts Italy
For Second Niqht

embarkation point for Field Mar
shal Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps
reinforcements and is an important
center of the Italian aircraft indus
try.
1t was not yet known whether last
nights raid duplicated Thursdays
in strength, when many 4,000-pound
bombs and numerous" 100-pound-
ers, were dropped on Genoa.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
By RICHARD ID. MCMILLAN

BRITISH BATTLE HEADQUAR-
TIERS. Egyptian Desert, Oct. "a
UP)-Paced by American and
British fighting planes which vir-
tually drove the Luftwaffe from the
skies, the British Eighth Army roll
ed forward today in a North Afri-
can offensive which may prove the
most decisive action Of the war in
this theater.
The attack started yesterday and
gathered force with a big push for
ward along the Alamein line in the
hours before daylight today.
An American Army air force COM
munique revealed that us. air
souadrons were in the thick of the
battle and American tank units
were operating with the armored
of the Eighth Army.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
Timoshenko Slices
Deep Into German
Flank Near VoIqa
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

MOSCOW, Oct. PAU. PD-Bat-
tie front dispatches said today that
Marshal Semyon Timoshenkos
powerful relief offensive northwest
of Stalingrad had smashed deeper
into German lines at three points,
killing 1000 more Nazis.
Timoshenko'S pressure against
the Germans was unrelenting,
these dispatches said, and his men
were attacking night and day over
steppes boggy with slush of re-
cent snow.
The Soviet noon communique re-
ported that his men had driven into
a German fortified zone.
STALINGRAD DEFENSE
The defenders of Stalingrad it
self hurled back desperate new at
tacks against a vital factory in the
northwestern part of the city and
ran German losses up to at least
400 men killed and Is tanks in "a
hours. Guardsmen, in a raid, killed
200 more Germans and burned or
disabled five tanks.
In northwestern Stalingrad, the
Russians have not budged from po-
sitions they were holding five days
age.
Timoshenko's drive steadily gain
ed momentum, and it seemed that
he soon might realize his plan of
slicing through the German left
flank and trapping the Nazis at
Stalingrad between his army and
the defenders. fighting with their
backs to the Volga within the city.
TIMOSHFNKO STRONG
Driving into the German forti-
fled zone. his men killed $50 Ger
mans, and on a neighboring sector,
killed 400 Rrnanians attempting to
counterattack and shot down eight
planes.
(Reports reaching London said
that Himoshenko's onslaught against
the German flank was stronger than
ever and was nearing German main
defensive positions northwest OF
Stalingrad)
The Germans threw 5000 men and
many heavy tanks yesterday into
continuous dCUdCkS against lac
tory fortress in northwestern Stall
ingrad. where they hoped to reach
the Volga. Their efforts availed
them nothing but heavy losses.
NAZIS WIPED OUT
The noon Soviet communique re-
ported the destruction Of IL more
tanks, 13 trucks, two artillery bat
teries and two companies-at least
400 men-of German infantry.
At one point, it said, German
tommy gunners penetrated the out
skirts of the factory probably the
Red October" foundry and were
wiped out to the last man. The
Russians killed 1000 of the attack
ers yesterday and knocked down
four tanks.
It was the 18th day of supreme
German effort to crash through the
northwestern part of Stalingrad.
Confronted by unyielding resist
ance. fearful losses, mud, rain, snow
and cold, the Germans sharply di-
minished their attacks Sor sew
eral days, evidently, they used the
time to regroup, before resumine
| the main drive yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25

If given country produces certain
specified products, we will not be her
competitor by producing the same prod
uts for the same export market. Solidar-
ity depends on the coordination OF con,
tinental economy. - President Manuel
svila Camacho of Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25

Europeans have been coming to this
land ever since $50 years ago in an unin
terrupted pilgrimage seeking liberty and
plainness; they have found them. This
irrevocabe destiny Of America is the very
soul of the common front we form today.
Former Colombian Minister of Educa-
ton German Arciniegas.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
LUFTWAFFE DECIMATED

Battle reports revealed that the
terrific air preparation by British
American and allied squadrons had
virtually driven the Luftwaffe from
the sky Their bases and landing
grounds had been plastered for
nearly 10 DAYS by day and night
bombing attacks.
An American communique, issued
shortly after the offensive started
rolling, said that us. fighter
squadrons participated in strafing
and bombing attacks of the forward
Axis landing grounds and carried
out escort missions for allied fight
er-bomberS in the initial phase of
the attack.
There were indications that Mar
shal Erwin Rommel was concerned
not only with the frontal attack
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The foliolDing edit.
oridis are presented as interesting opin.
ions Doiced bg editors elselohere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion Of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

We want to do something now, so that
the society of the future will not have to
be an armed camp.-Chnese Minister of
Foreign Affairs T. V. Soong.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-25
Allies Open Offensive
Adainst RommeTs Army

visions. one German motorized dl-
vision. the 164th German infantry.
There are about haif dozen ital-
ian infantry divisions, most OF them
not up to full strength.