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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28

ference in time and Henke rey
ported that it was 10 minutes to-
in Ireland.
lola asked her boy friend II II
had met any good looking girle
yet and he answered: ia
No, 1 haven't had time" go
Then. she asked if he found
Irish girls attractive.
sure" Henke said, "but Pll.s
take the Minnesota girls" Ddi
Miss Christensen turned the air,
waves over to Henke's mother,
Mrs. Carl Henke, wife of Ger.
Iman-born restaurant proprietor. "
Then the youths father. who
had ordered his son Ito give tha
Germans hell" began talking. He
was so choked with emotion that
he hardly could speak. 's
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
Call of Home
Wants TO Return as Fighter
TO Philippines

Pedro Duran. 81. wants 10 visit
his native Philippine Islands,
which he left Is years ago-but
he wants 10 90 there in tho
Of a United States sailor.
Duran Of 90l Conner avenue. a
defense plant riVcter. was ac-
cepted aS a cook by the United
States naval recruiting office. in
the Federal Building. He said his
parents are still in Catmon Cebu
town IN the war zone 300 miles
south Of Manila. but he haSn't
heard from them since the battle,
started
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
AEF NOsesGoUD
AT Irish Coffee,
Beer Even Worse
Yanks in British Isles
Find Whisky Costly
but the Girls Pretty
BY {. X. CUNNINGHAM
United Press stan Correspondent

WITH THE AEF IN TIE
ISLES. Jan %. Troops
Of the American EXpeditionary
Force reported today that the
coffee on this side Of the ocean
was bad. the beer Indifferent and
the whisky expensive and very
strong
They have found the people
friendly and the girls pretty and
easy 10 get acquainted with
The complaint about the coffee,
the favorte beverage. is that al
though its quality is good the
British and Irish cooks do not
know how 10 make il, and as 10
the beer they find it hattcr and
less palatablc than American
iappr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
Board Of Commerce
HOnOrs Bank Head

Charles r Fisher Jr.. IS. presi-
dent Of the National Bank Of De-
troit and scion Of the wealthy
automobile family, today holds the
annual award for distinguished
service Of the Detroit Junior Board
of Commerce
a director Of the ReConStruc.
ton Finance Corporation Fisher
was unable 10 attend award cere-
monies in Masonic Temple because
Of rush OF official business in
Washington The gold key was
presented by Harry r. Guest Of
the Junior Board 10 Ben Young
acting As Fishers proxy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
buy a Bomber
Skid Feta 10 Detroit Woman

FLINT. Jan. Is Mrs. Edith
Crowder. -. Of 1891 Brooklyn ave-
nue.. Detroit. died today of injuries
caused January p when the auto
mobile in which she was riding
Skidded on icy pavement a mile
south OF Grand Blanc and over
turned in a ditch The car was
driven by Stephen Murdoch, who
was taking her 10 visit a sister in
Sarinau.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
YANKS 4 SOBER LOT

Cantcen managers, barkecpers
and ShopkecpcrS report that the
YankS are a sober lot and believed
they Will learn 10 like the beer.
There was some difficulty AZ
first when the soldiers offered
American money for their pur-
chaseS, but that has been worked
out in most cases.
The rate OF exchange is half a
crown t2l2 ShillingSl for half a
dollar. which is the same as the
official rate of one pound sterling
for 81.
Irish people learned quickly 10
distinguish the Americans because
of their steel helmets.
The YankS, however. still have
in recognizing the rank
of British soldiers. In some cases
they have made the horrible )to
the privatel mistake of Saluting
British enlisted men and some of
them have solved the difficulty by
Saluting nobody but looking in
tently the other way.
The biggest complaint paid the
potent Irish whisky was that by
an officer who bought a bottle
noting that because Of taxes il
costs twice here what il does al
home downed a drink of it anc
gaSped:
Boy, that must have been
keeping two Spitfires grounded"
buy "A Bomber
For the "Inside News" Of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
MICHIGAN HERO

The marines who successfully
the island were com
mended for their GOODNESS and
courage by the commanding Of
fcer, who especially praised the
heroiSm Of FIRST Lieut.. George II.
Cannon Of Ann ArbOr, Mich.
Lieutenant Cannon, despite frac-
lures of his legs and pelviS, re-
fused 10 be evacuated from action
before the wounded men in his
command Cannon, wounded when
his post was hit by a Japanese
shell, later died, the navy said.
Corp. Harold r. Hardwood. a
switchboard operator in Lieuten-
ant Cannon's battery command,
managed 10 re-establiSh communi-
cations even though he was suf-
fering compound fracture of the
leg
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
IDEAL FOR ATTACK

II was moonlight night, ideal
for attack" according to official
adviCes 10 the navy.
Twenty minutes later a cruiser
and destroyer neared the range of
the Midway b atteries, which
opened fire at 400 yards, at the
same time illuminating the ships
with the American searchlights.
THE searchlight was In action
only three or four minutes" the
navy department said. During
this time three observed hits
were scored on the leading ship
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
US. Rushes Aid
As Jdps Expand
Drive in Pacific
Allies Fight Offensive
Backed by Possibly
-
BY HARRISON SALISBURY
United Press star Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Amer-
lea today poured aid toward the
Southwest Pacific where Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's men and the
forces OF Britain, Netherlands and
Australia fought off an expanding
japanese offensive backed by pos
sibly 100000 men.
President Roosevelt revealed
that help is being rushed with all
possible speed 10 the Pacific war
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28

two on the superstructurP,
putting the forward gun out of
action, an one near the water
line, forward. The trailing ship
took two observed hits near the
water line, forward.
According 10 the report, the
Japanese broke off the action
by a sharp change OF course
which took them out Of range.
Black smoke was seen to emit
from the hole In the side Of the
trailing ship, when II was hit by
fiVP-inch shells"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
GirllIeS Snap Back
Supply Plentiful, Although Feminine land Male!
Figures May Be Quite Revealing

them look like hourgIasses. With
out the girdle. they look like
barrels. And they're all scared
because the rubber shortage that
affects women's girdles, affects
the kind men wear too, only
rVnnra ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
Wife Safe

ASHIN TON, Jan. %
(INS) ..- Washington relatives
today said the war department
mad notified them that Mrs.
Douglas Macarthur, wife Of the
Philippine commander, is safe
but her whereabouts have not
been disclosed
II is believed the generals
wife was AT Fort Mills, Manila
Bay fortress OF Corregidor when
the war began, but since no
direct word has been received
from her.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28

CHICAGO. Jan 2s GNS) 49, The
foundation kicked Out from under
the foundation garment industry
nv rubber restrictions snapped
back today.
Previous reports nothWithstand-
ing, there Will always be plentl-
full supply Of corsets and girdleS.
said Daniel l.. Jones, president OF
the Corset and BraSslere ASSocia-
ton of America.
on display at the spring corset
clinic opening in Chicago next
Monday. Jones said Will be the
victory Inc the products OF de-
signers meeting the rubber short
age by re-Styllng the foundation
garments 10 avoid the use Of two
way stretch rubber and 10 cut the
use of rubber 10 the minimum.
He treasured manufacturers by
predicting the war production
board will allow limited amount
OF rubber, reasonable under the
circumstances. 10 be used by the
foundation garment industry"
FIGURES IN DOUBT
Just what effect tho re-styling
Will have on the feminine figure
Jones did not state.
And for tho men, here's what
Herman McrenS had 10 say:
Don't let anybody tell you
that men don't wear corsets. And
II anybody does tell you such a
thing, bring him around To see
me. because I'm a shower room
attendant and l see our most
prominent citizens In the raw.
with n girdle on, some OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28

theater. He declined 10 specify the
type Of aid or whether it included
one of the six. eight or 10 Ameri-
can expedtionary forces which he
said have been dispatched around
the world. However. ne said very
good progress is being made in
movement Of supplies TO what nc
called the AIDA area America
British, Dutch, Australia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28
BATAAN GETS RESPITE

Macarthur men Of Bataan en-
ioyed a nomentary respite but
new and even more fierce Japa-
nose attacks were expected.
His small force Of American
regulars and FillpnoS is faced by
the entire lith japanese army plus
stable rclnforCcmcntS and special
units possibly 100000 to- 800 600
mon
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-28

-DUN DUTIIDFT-
For the "Inside News" Of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25

airedale named Alpha. She was seriously wounded in the head but crawled back to her master who applied bandages. An hour later the dog was back on the job..
 Troops in that sector near Naro- fominsk had no means of communi- cations except Alpha and for two weeks the founded dog maintained liaison with our reserves. She later was killed by shell.
 On one sector of the front re- cently dogs of the medical corps dragged out by sled l,2S9 wounded soldiers in a five week period. Also during that time they carried S27 tons of ammunition to the front lines. Another group of sled dogs carried 1882 wounded from a sec- tor under heavy attack.
 Before me is note which Q medical battalion commander had hastily written in pencil and dis patched from the front by a dog "Our division advancing with heavy casualties" 1t read. Many wounded lying in church, have nc means transporting them. If pos- sible send dog team immediately or tomorrow morning. Situation Y serious"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
Hundreds Of Dogs Helping Red Army On Every Battlefield On Russian Fronts

The dogs arrived in time and the wounded were saved.
 The dogs seem to respect and follow the heroes among them. There was fine Eskimo dog known as Zhuchka which saw crawl into battle with a head wound from & bomb splinter. Zhuchka seemed to be an inspiration to the other dogs, who followed him to the front.
 Later I saw 6 Red Army soldier give Zhuchka his own ration of meat for the day.
 "Moybe it is the same dog, maybe not" he said. Anyhow it looks like the dog which saved my life"
 Then there was the dog named Bob in a battle near Duminichi which crawled along the front. talk ing medicine to the wounded. Duminichi had found is injured and brought back the little leather tags which tel lthe stretcher bear- CTS that the dog has found a wound cd soldier.
 On the l7th trip Bob found wounded lieutenant. Crawling away to fetch streteher bearer, q shell splinter tore away one of Bob's paws. But the dog continued the trip. grasping the leather tab.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
BUT FIVE PERCENT
 MAY BE DEDUCTED
Secretary MOrgentbau Has Cut Original DedrdctiOn
 Plan in Half

Washington, June 25--(UP)-Sec- retarS of. the Treasury Henry Mor- genthau, Jr., said today the House Ways and Means committee Is con- sidering a last-minute plan where by deductions next year of income taxes ct the source would be limited to five per cent instead of 10 per cent.
 Under the new plan now being studied, the five per cent "pay-as- you-earn" tax would be applied en- tirely to taxes due on 1943 income. Under the plan already adopted by the committee at the treasury's sug- gestion, a 10 per cent withholding levy would have been applied half to taxes on 1942 income md half to taxes on 1943 income.
 Morgenthau disclosed at a press conference that he had asked the committee to give taxpayers the op- ton of paying their 1922 income tax in monthly installment next year instead of in quartely install ments due on March l5, June lo Sept. IS and Dec. 15.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
Nazis sAreLosingP Plenty
 Of Men Against Russia
But They Are Forcing Russians Back, No Matter What It May Cost-They Must Win or Lose War
 Right Here
BY HENRY SHAPIRO United Press Staff Correspondent

(OnAtCW EECSS OV"AA SvAAS~PO~.~~I
 Moscow, June 25-(UP)-Germar1 tank, infantry and air assaults gained ground lat enormous cost on the Kharkov front and forced back the Russian defenders on the northern sector of the Sevastopol battlefield, the army newspaper Red Star said today.
 Masses of enemy tanks supported by aerial squadrons continued a four-day offensive on one sector of the Kharkov front, the dispatch said. ..... ......
 The Russians withdrew to new position but repeatedly counter attacked and several important heights changed hands many times the correspondent said.
 "The Germans managed to ad- vance at enormous cost he added while other dispatches told of slight enemy gains at Sevestopol.
 The Communist party organ Pravda said the defenders of that sector fell back only after 8 day of the most violent battle, and that fighting was mountingly fierce along the entire Sevastopol front and especially on the northern and southern sectors.
 Doing their utmost to widen the gap in the city's defenses, the Germans were paying terrific cost in men and materials, Pravda said.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
Mayor Scully May Fill
 Vacancies On Board
Gov. Hurley May Ask Him to Recommend Successors
 to SchiavOne, Guastafferi On SeleCtive Service Committee

Mayor Vincent A. Scully is ex- pected to be asked by Governor Robert A. Hurley to make .recom- mendations for filling the vacancies created yesterday in selective service board 16-B by the removal of Chairman Anthony Schiavone and Advisory Board Member Hugo Guastaferri.
 Mayor Scully has not received a request for recommendations. but he said today he will be glad to comply with any request of this type received from the governor.
 Meanwhile Arthur E. Blewitt of 7l Eastwood avenue, a regular member of 16-B board has been named chairman pro-tem and will serve until new member is named. The entire board will then elect a new chairmen.
 Capt. Frederick E. Phelan, public relations officer of. the state selec- tive service system yesterday an- nolTaced the removal of the two men by order of Major General Lewis B. Hershey, national selective service director.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
Major General Eisenhower
 Made Commander-In- Chief
BR|TA AIN FEELS
 VERY ASSURED
Churchill Tells Leaders of Congress That Egypt Will
 Not Be Licked
BY MERRIMAN SMITH

(UnAte0 RreSS Sta1k COEreSpOnuent)
 Washington, June 25.-(UP)- Prime Minister Winston Churchill told congressional leaders today that Britain feels confident she can hold Egypt against the mechanized drive of Germany's desert legions.
 House Republican Leader Joseph w. Martin, Mass, told newsmen in a joint press conference with Speak, CT Sam Rayburn that Churchill had given the conferees considerable en- couragement on the African situa- tion despite the serious reverses this week.
 "Hc indicated that Britain will hold and that there is no danger of losing Egypt" Martin said.
 Rayburn, House Majority Leader John w. Mccormack, D., Mass, and other conferees agreed that they also were greatly encouraged by the presentation of the situation on the war fronts made by President Roose- welt and Prime Minister Churchill in White House conference.
 Defensive Position
 Churchill explained, Rayburn said, that the British have withdrawn to defensive positions that lie across 400 miles of desert from the Suez
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
BY ILYA EIIRENBURG Soviet War Correspondent

With the Red Army on the Kali min Front, June 25. - (UP) = Hundreds of dogs are serving the Red Army in many heroic ways in battle.
 They carry ammunition to iso- lated front line troops, take aid to wounded soldiers lying in front line shell holes and relay messages between units under fire. Many other tasks also are performed by the dogs.
 Their record of service under fire rivals that of the bravest soldier. Freqeuntly they have turned the tide of a battle.
 There was the case of Tor which brought a note back from the front which read:
 Have lain down. Dare not raise our heads owing to fierce firing"
 From regimental headquarters Tor brought orders:
 Raise up your men and advance
 Two hours later our guards en- tered Vereya and Regimental Com mander Orlov said 1t twas the dogs that saved us." Then there was the case ot ar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
CHURCHILL WILL
 FIGHT ENEMIES
To Defend War Policy to Last, or Remove Himself
 From Office
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE

NOHutCU GGCSS 0tAh NVAHCORVAuCaASI
 London, June 25-(UP)-Prime Minister Winston Churchill, assured of solid labor party support, will ac- cetp a vote on the most hostile of office house of commons motions at a two day full dress debate next week on the Libya defeat, it was in- dicated today.
 The parliamentary labor party, at a caucus, decided to oppose the mo. tion and support Churchill.
 Sir John Wardlaw-Milne, conser. vative, laid down the motion today with 20 supporting signatures:
 That this house, while paying tribute to the heroism and endur- ance of the armed forces of the crown in circumstaces of exceptional difficulty, has no confidence in the central direction of the war" It was aimed at the prime min ister in his capacity as minister or defense.
 As soon as 1t had been laid down, for action in the debate, Sir Staff ford Cripps, leader of the house, an
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
PARKING METERS
 SUIT CONTINUES
Mayor SculIy Was Called On Today to Testify for
 Defense

Improvements created by use of parking meters were noted in com mon pleas court today by Mayor Vincent A. Scully who was called to the witness stand to testify for the defense in the damage suit brought against the city by Atty. John H Cassidy. The mayor pointed out that since the meters were in- stalled double parking decreased traffic has been freer in motion, peo- pie do not stay parked as long as they did previously thereby freeing parking space for other users, and that a greater convenience has re- suited for the business public which has short errands to do in the business area.
 Corporation Counsel J. Gregory Lynch questioned him on conditions on West Main street and on Leav- enworth street. where Atty. Gas. sidy owns property, and the mayor testified that conditions on both streets have improved since the meters were installed. Atty. Cassidy claims that the value of his prop. erty on both streets has decreased since the meters were set up and that they have been Q hazard tc pedestrians.
 DOuble- Parked
 The mayor stated that before the meters were installed many drivers double parked on Leavenworth street when they had short err rands to do at banks or other busi- ness places, with the result that 2 dangerous conditions resulted. HG pointed out the narrowness of the etreet and the fire hazard created hy double parking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
War Dept. Announces Eu. rOpean Theater of War
 In London COMMANDER GEN. IS ALREADY IN ENGLAND U. s. Soldiers, Pilots Are Arriving Steadily in by
 Thousands

Washington, June 25. - (UP) = Establishment of a European theater of opera tions for United States forces" = presumably a pre- Jude to a second European front by the United Nations was announced by the War Department today. Desig- mated as commander of the new war theater was Major General Dwight D. EiSen- hover, 51-year-old strategist and untfl now assistant chief of staff in charge of the Army's operations division.
 In Army language 8 "theater of operations" normally means an area of actual or prospective combat, as distinguished from a training area. The American forces in Northern Ireland and England thus far have been engaged in training.
 Establishment of the European operations theater follows close after formal announcement that the need for ceration of second European front was agreed upon in the recent conferences here be- tween President Roosevelt and other American officials and Soviet For eign Commissar v. M. Molotov.
 Many high-ranking U. s. Army officials have visited London in recent weeks, conferring with Brit ish leaders about combined opera tions by British troops and the thousands of U. S. troops which have been landed in Britain. Eisen- hover. chief of Staff General George c. Marshall, Air Forces Chief Lieu tenant General II. H. Arnold and several other high officers have been included in these talks.
 Arrived Last Night
 4 dispatch from London revealed that Eisenhower arrived there last night to take command. It also disclosed that he had conferred with MT. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill - now conferring here with the president - as late as Monday of this week.
 The War Department made public a statement by Eisenhower on his arrival in the British capital in which he said formal establish ment of a european theater lis a logical step in coordinating the ef' forts of Great Britain and thG United States"
 He noted that Churchill and Mir. Roosevelt, in their December con- ferences, "heartened the people of the United Nations by moving swiftly to merge the military and economic strength of Britain and the United States for more com- mon effort"
 "At that Washington conference" he said, "they set a more effective pattern for unqualified partnership than has ever before been envisaged by Allied nations in pursuit of a common purpose. Only recently they have met again to bring coIn- bined action into even closer CO., ordination.
 ''The presence here in the British Isles of American soldiers and pi- lots in rapidly increasing numbers is evidence that we are hewing t@ the line of that pattern"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-25
JOSEPH BLEKAS
 GETS 12 YEARS
North Riverside St. Man Given Maximum Sentence
 for His Crime

Joseph Blekas, 30, of 625 North Riverside street, was given a maxi mum sentence of 12 years in the state penitentiary when arraigned in superior court this morning be- fore Judge Edward J. Daly on charges of indecent assault The accused man was arrested June 1S on a complaint involving a ten- year-old girl. One other assault case involving four-year-old girl was disposed of with sentence at the morning session.
 Atty. J. Henry Weisman, counsel for Blekas, pointed out that his client was feeble-minded and con- finement to an institution other than a prison would be more ap- propriate. He stated the accused should not be sent where he would have to associate with hard crim- inals. Tn pleading for leniency he described the accused as "short, subnormal, feeble-minded person not far removed from an animal" :" Blekas had the same overall type clothes on when first brought into the court today that he wore when he appeared last week, but was taken out a few minutes before court opened and returned wearing an ill-fitting brown coat and a light shirt several sizes too large.
 Judge Rebukes Attorney
 When Judge Daly stated just pe- fore imposing sentence that the longer the period of incarceration the better it would be for society and the accused, Atty. Weisman in- terrupted to ask for a private hear ing. The judges wrath was evident when he emphatically and in loud voice stated Anything I'll hear in these cases I'll hear in open court." "
 The accused man who pleaded guilty to three charges of indecent assault, was sentenced to serve 6 to 8 years on the first count. and two years each on the other two
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