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Evening star., 1942-09-07
British Attack RepeIIed
In Egypt, Nozis Report

BERLIN (From German Broad
casts, Sept. 7 (P).-The German
high command reported today the
repulse of British attack along the
central sector of the Ell Alamein
front in Egypt.
Axis airmen were credited with
carrying out successful raids on
British artillery positions, tank and
armored vehicle concentrations and
an airport on the Arab gulf.
Fifteen British planes were re-
ported downed in aerial combat and
another south of the occupied Greel
island of Corfu.
DNB reported today 'on the au-
thority of the German high COM
mand" that Axis forces destroyed
or captured 124 British tanks, 81
guns and over 100 trucks in Egypt
between Augut 80 and September 5
A considerable number" OF pris-
oners were taken, the dispatch said
The operations in the desert during
this period were described as sue.
cessful."
Evening star., 1942-09-07

sian position remained strong In this
great battle for the Volga despite
broadcast from Germany Saturday
which said the fall of Stalingrad
could be expected within 4s hours
or by today.
Nazis Moving Into Passes.
While the Red Army was writing
a proud page of history under the
brutal battering at Stalingrad, Ger
man mountain troops were moving
into the forbidding passes of the
Caucasus mountains in the first
phase of a campaign to conquer
that difficult barrier.
The Russians said the Germans
had failed everywhere in this ma
neuver, but Red Star said German,
Rumanian and Italian mountain
troops were attempting to move be-
hind the Russian mountain posi-
tions, climbing the difficult passes
with pack animals.
Strong German forces moving
along the Rostov-Baku railroad en-
gagged the Red Army in fierce en-
gagement in the Mozdok area, the
Russian midnight communique said,
adding that 800 Germans were
killed and considerable German
equipment, including eight tanks,
destroyed.
The communique said more than
$50 Germans were killed in the op-
Grafton northwest Of Stalingrad in
which it reported the Russian troops
preoccupied "a number of populated
places"
Nazis Use Umbrella of Planes.
On the southwest approaches to
the Volga River city the Germans
were reported attacking ceaselessly
under an umbrella of planes, but
the communique said Soviet troops
are holding their positions and re-
pelling the enemy attacks. Gunners
of one of our units destroyed is Ger
man tanks and about two German
companies"
The Russians said 400 German
planes were destroyed in the week
ended yesterday, while only $50
Soviet planes were lost. Russian
warships in the Baltic sank 10000
ton German transport, the COM
munique also reported.
1t was reported that 70 German
planes attempted to break through
to Moscow Saturday, but were in
tercepted and forced to turn back by
Russian planes.
Evening star., 1942-09-07
More Ground Gained
Before StaIingrad,
Germans Declare
Capture Of Novorossisk
Took Reds Lost Black
Sea Base, kozis Claim
b. the Associated Press.


BERLIN (F'rom German Broad
casts, Sept. German and
. Rumanian troops have gained
further ground in the battle for
Stalingrad, although the Rus
slams have renewed their reliev-
ing attacks to the northwest and
the fighting has been very Sc
we're, the German high command
said today.
The Nazi war bulletin said 108
Soviet tanks we're destroyed in the
fighting northwest of the Volga city.
Throughout yesterday and last
night it reported the German air
force pounded Stalingrad and air.
ports on the east bank of the Volga.
Occupation of Novorossisk, the
high command reported, took from
the Russians their last important
Black Sea naval base after the fall
of Sevastopol
The communique gave no addi-
tional information on fighting in
the Caucasus, where yesterday the
German high command announced
capture of pass in the Caucasus
and further gains in the drive on
the Grozny oil fields.
The high command last night said
the Russians were throwing reserves
into the fight to hold Stalingrad
against ''relentlessly advancing
German troops
The Berlin radio quoted the Ger
man TranSocean news agency as
saying all Russian counterattacks
had been beaten off.
The agency report said an attempt
by 10 Soviet divisions and seven
tank brigades to halt a German
tank spearhead in the northwest
sector between the Don and Volga
Rivers collapsed under German
fire" with the loss of "a Soviet tanks.
German dive bombers were re-
ported destroying anti-aircraft posi-
tions in Stalingrad and making re-
peated attacks on railway stations
and traffic on various rail lines north
of the Volga city.
Earlier the regular high command
communique said German Alpine
troops have captured another high |
mountain pass" in the Caucasus and
the whole of the Taman Peninsula |
in the northwest Caucasus had been |
occupied.
Evening star., 1942-09-07
Labor Day
Continued From First Page J

tai promises ito raise more food on
our farms and to fight shoulder to
shoulder with you on the battlefield
so that our common enemy, Fas-
cism, may be wiped off the face of
the map"
I'VE are not at war with the
Germans" but with your insane
leaders" is the message from Berlin
Pa. to the peoples of the German
capital. Americans are working
night and day, producing crops,
mining fuel, building guns and
tanks-war materials we know will
help to break the bonds that now
enslave you"
Other messages were sent from
Athens, Pa; Amsterdam, N. Y;
Oslo and New Prague, Mimi; War
saw, N. c.; Bayonne, N. j.; Den
mark, Wis, and the st. Clouds of
Minnesota and Florida.
Green and Murray Comment.
William Green, American Fedora
ton of Labor president, said last
night that after the war labor
would insist upon the addition of
fifth guarantee to the -four free
doms" enunciated by President
Roosevelt
The freedom of workers in every
land to join free and democratic
trade unions of their own choice,
is labor's plank of the peace plat
form, Mr.. Green declared.
Philip Murray. CIO president, in
a Labor Day statement, declared
1--WE call this labor's war because
its great and basic issue is the right
of the working and common people
everywhere to enjoy liberty, democ-
racy and the opportunity to work out
their destiny as free men and
women"
Secretary of the Navy Knox and
Undersecretary of War Patterson, in
a joint statement, noted that "in nc
other country has labor enjoyed sc
full an opportunity to win its battle
of production voluntarily and with
out coercion" and expressed hope
that the relationship OF cooperation
between labor and the armed forces
may continue "as the stresses OF the
war increase"
Patterson Broadcasts.
Speaking from West Point on the
weekly Army broadcast, Secretary
Patterson warned: The time is at
hand when we must begin to win
this war or go down to ruin. The
Army knows that with the full.
hearted support of American labor
every minute, it can and it will bring
all-out defeat to the enemy"
Labor demands a larger voice in
tye direction OF war production. de-
Gared George Maany, secretary
STeasurer of the AFL and member
OF the War Labor Board, In a radio
Evening star., 1942-09-07

broadcast from New York. He said
the forthcoming peace talks between
the AFL and CIO must succeed" p"
Labor, he added, can and will do
whatever is demanded Of 1t to
achieve victory.
Seven months after the Japanese
sneak raid on Pearl Harbor, Un-
dersecretary of the Navy James v.
Forrestal, yesterday told Navy Yard
workers at that outpost that the
fighting men have tasks ahead of
them that will call tor even greater
effort from you" His warning was
during the presentation of the
Army-Navy presentation Production
Award to the civilian personnel,
officers and men of the Pearl Har-
Dor Navy Yard.
Manpower Administrator Paul "
McNutt, broadcasting from Chicago,
said this Nation has 54,000,00 in its
labor supply and "our victory de-
pends upon every one of that 54,-
100000 being fully employed"
Official Program Arranged.
Washington's official Labor Day
celebration will be a radio program
over WJSV at $50 pm. under au-
spices of the Central Labor Union,
which represents IT'S labor groups
with an estimated membership OF
10000. An address will be delivered
by John Locher, Union president,
and there will be musical tribute
to the armed forces.
Henry I. Adams War Production
Board consultant, and Kramer
Goshal lecturer and writer, were tt
address picnic and rally of the
/ Washington Industrial Council to-
/ day in Fort Kemble Park.
In Maryland Labor Day was moi
! the festive occasion OF the past al
most industries, and particularly
defense plants, were working at full
capacity.
Resorts, while reporting business
good, were not as well patronizee
as on other Labor Days. Automo.
bile traffic was smaller but rail.
roads and bus lines indicted all-timt
records might be set.
Baltimore is holding a street pa.
rade with the annual conclave o.
the 29th Division Association a fea.
ture.
Workers Get Bonuses.
Baltimore's war plants, however
worked on as any other day excep
that the workers in many cases were
getting bonuses of from SO to 10t
per cent, the Associated Press re.
ported.
Launching of two Liberty ships a.
the Bethlehem-F Fairfield yards wa!
one of the high lights of the day.
BraZils entrance into the war wa!
to be honored at a review OF tn.
10th Infantry today at Fort George
@. Meade. representatives of tn,
Brazilian Embassy and Gov. Herber
r. O'Conor OF Maryland will attend
Banks, stores and public Office.
throughout Virginia were closed to-
day but. war plants adhered to tn,
day-and- might policy.
Evening star., 1942-09-07
Raids
Continued From First Page.

Meaulte, which the Flying Fort
resses we're attacking for the second
time since they began operations in
this theater August IT,
The pilot of Spitflre fighter
helping to escort the bombers said
the formation was engaged by a
swarm Of Germany's vaunted new
Focke-Wulf 100 fighters as soon as
1t crossed the French coast.
The fight. continued on and off
all the way to the target and most
of the way back to the French
coast" he said. TT was one of the
toughest spots we have been in for
some time"
An hour before the Flying Fort
resses took OIL on their mission,
American-manned Boston bombers
escorted by three squadrons OF
American fighters and squadron of
Canadian fighters-sttacked the
Nazi airheld at Abbeville, returning
without loss.
In the interim between these day.
Evening star., 1942-09-07
Sunderland Night Target
Of Raid, Germans Soy

BERLIN (From German Broad
casts, Sept. 7 (P).-A strong forma-
ton of German fighters struck at
Sunderland, on the east coast of
England, last night, German Off
cials reported today.
In daylight yesterday they said,
the town and harbor basin of Dover
was attacked by fighters
Informed sources reported also
that long range batteries of the
German Navy shelled the south
coast of England last night. Fires,
visible from a long distance, were
reported started.
Evening star., 1942-09-07
Gen. Macarthur Awards
Cross to Army Flyer
Ps the Associated Press,

Fy INC AsSoTlhtSu FlFks'
SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. T.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur yesterday
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross to Capt. George Kiser, COM
mander of four fighter planes which
engaged "a japanese bombers near
Darwin, Australia, last April, dis
rupting the formation and personally
destroying two.
Evening star., 1942-09-07
Bullet Hurts Youth

Fourteen-year-old Marion Horner,
ALSO N. Twenty-first road, Airing
ton, was sprayed with lead yesterday
by an exploding .32-caliber bullet
which he had placed at the end of
his air rifle, according to Arlington
police. He was taken to George
town Hospital, where his condition
was described as not serious.
Evening star., 1942-09-07
Spanish Steamer Sails
After Delay of II Days
Bs the Associated Press.

Bs the Associated Press.
MADRID, Sept. THE Spanish
steamer Magallanes sailed from
Vigo last night with 300 passengers
and $50 tons Of freight for Ha-
vana and New Orleans after having
been called back to port August 25
because of fueling difficulties.
A Cuban newspaper last week
linked the call back to changes in
the Spanish cabinet. which actually
occurred 10 daYs later.
Evening star., 1942-09-07
Egypt
Continued From First PaRe.)

and trucks, Marshal Rommel was
said to have lost heavily in aircraft,
the Raj reporting that S. enemy
planes were destroyed in combat in
the first six days of fighting.
Allied losses both on the land and
in the air were said to have been
comparatively small.
The campaign was the first in the
desert in which United States Air
Force planes and American-manned
tanks--except for a small "observa-
ton" trip-had participated.
Observers estimated that approxi-
mately half the equipment and sup
plies used to halt the German
Africa Corps came from the United
States.
Evening star., 1942-09-07
Robbers Win--but Lose

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. tF.--
James Hanley and Francis Bren-
nan battled three holdup men and
lost. The loot was 90 cents. At
the hospital where they were treat
ed for cuts and bruises, one of them
looked into the next room--and
there were the assailants, also cut
and bruised. Police took over when
the doctors finished.
Evening star., 1942-09-07

American tourists are estimated
to have spent $4,000 900 in Mexico
last year.
Evening star., 1942-09-07

Swat the swastika-with War
savings bends.
Evening star., 1942-09-07
Russia

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1942-09-07

sian position remained strong in this
great battle for the Volga despite a
broadcast from Germany Saturday
which said the fall of Stalingrad
could be expected within 4S hours
or by TODAY.
Evening star., 1942-05-19

a local radio station at the close Of
the contest, six weeks hence.
Speaking OF composers, Mrs.
Maria Kramer is one. The charge
d'afIaires Of the Victory Room has
just dashed of words and music to
I'm Tryin'." Jim Walters. charge
de publicity. says it is so good he
even goes around whistling 1t.
The Shoreham show for the week
lists Varios and Vida. rumba spe-
cialists; Paul and Petit, Danish
equilibrists; Georgia, a be-gloved
magician, and Songstress Airline
Thomson and Dancers Betty and
Freddy Roberts, all three of whom
are held over.
There will be a Navy Relief party
tomorrow night in the Louisiana
out Georgetown way. Special en-
tertainment for the occasion.
1t becomse definitely known that
the celebrated Adrian Rollini Trio
will be the next to visit Ell Patio,
starting about the first Of next
monh. Johnny Longo knows how
to pick them, 1t would appear.
Evening star., 1942-05-19

summer long proposition consist
ing Of the features included in the
voices 900-word synopsis.
Consider yourselves notified.
The Crossroads Ralph Hawkins
isn't the only talent about town
which ranks on out-of-town impre-
sarios' desirable" lists. There is
also Johnny Velasquez Of Copaca-
bana. The Hurricane Room in New
York has been angling for Johnny
and his boys in recent days, but
Johnny just drapes his arm across
the shoulders Of Louis the Maison
and says mol"
II any one should wonder where
Misha Bess, or BeSSoff, who makes
the Balalaika to function, gets ideas
for some of his chauve souris re-
vues, look him up at the ballet
when 1t pays one Of its almost un-
precedented visits to Washington.
He was observed last night happily
emerging from = performance Of
Prince Igor"
That's the one we're going to
do soon." he beamed. In modified
form, of course.
In the event the Marines or
somebody are casting about for a
secret weapon to counterbalance the
one which Hitler and Goebbels seem
to have misplaced since the Russian
campaign started, it might be sug-
gested that they consider Ina Ray
Hutton, currently Of the Victory
Room. No acme of armor plating
skill, the Hutton item nevertheless
would serve admirably for infiltra-
ton Of enemy lines by virtue Of
swift static drive that surpasses
anything the Diesel engine medium
tank combination has shown thus
far. AS a highly mobile flame
thrower the Hutton's fame is al
ready widespread.
Tonight is the night the Neptune
Room begins its series of So-caued
Tin Pan Alley programs Each Tues
day the music OF some popular COM
poser OF hit tunes as well as the
theme Of = popular dance band
leader will be played in special ar
rangements by Padova's Stream
liners and the Collins-Arlo nova
Evening star., 1942-05-19

And father had no worries about
overtime hours at the ONCE. or the
matter Of adding color locally to
his reputation as distinguished lab
itue.
Until, one night there came q
call. Guardian A must leave i'm
mediately for a special conclave
in the Midwest. And right upon
the heels Of that one came sum-
mons for Guardian B: Business out
OF town, and please hurry. That
contingency. of course, left three
youngsters without benefit Of over
Seerage.
That also left one habitue, with
naught but to shelve nocturnal &C
tivities for subsidiary duration OF
about three weeks. in order to play
nurSemaid to a group of bounding
minors who. incidentally, enjoy
nightly their new object for the
lavishment of excess energies.
In this departments summer in
dex to the night club industry pub
lished in one of last weeks editions,
the department took pride in the
exhaustive scope of the project.
Wow. does this put the whole
situation in a nutshell" the depart
ment breathed to itself, flickinx \
bit OF lint from its night-blue hon.
burg, and throwing its typewriter
under the desk for the week end.
But the following morning there
came a stern voice over the tele-
phone.
Glen Echo is a night club" it
intoned. 1T has a dance floor ac-
commodating upwards Of 5000. 1t
has Paul Kain's dance band with
charming Iris O'Brien to do the
vocals, it has two nice dining places
within easy reach and all this is
open all summer Besides, we pay
the night club advertising rate each
and every week. How come no
mention?"
The department hastily consid-
cred the situation, and had perforce
to admit that Glen Echo was indeed
Evening star., 1942-05-19
Human War News Needed
Editors at Symposium Say

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, May ia
need for more human" presentation
Of the Nations war news by the au-
thorities Of information, and a call
for wariness on the part of news
papers against foreign propaganda
and "overplaying" minor victories,
were voiced yesterday to so Of the
country's leading newspaper editors
attending a symposium on war
problems at Harvard.
THE people need an uplift, a
fighting uplift," declared william Y.
Elliott, professor of government at
Harvard, who is on leave to serve
with the War Production Board,
land one way that they can get it
is by having the centers of informa-
ton dispense news both of victory
and defeat in terms that are human
and close to the people"
Hanson Baldwin of the New York
Times told the editors who were
the guests of Harvard's Nieman
Journalism Foundation that they
should guard against propaganda
from Bern and Stockholm" in re-
porting the war and declared "the
best possible source today is Wash
ington."
Evening star., 1942-05-19
After Dark
News and Comment Of the Night Clubs.
BY the Spectator.
Registered. q. g. Patent cnmce
Trade Mark Registered. o. s Patent Once

Not always are habitues able to
carry on unrestricted the carefree
recreation they have chosen for
themselves. There was one, for ex-
ample, who recently abandoned the
night life of Far Western cline to
settle in Washington for the dura-
tion. Visions of taking up unin-
terrupted the night club rounds here
were vivid and sweet in mis- mind,
Notwithstanding the fact that he
was bringing along his 7-year-old
boy. For by previous arrangement
he had found a harbor among
friends in which to place the young
fellow.
The setup worked fine. The boy
wasted no time at all in becoming
attached to his guardians-at-home
and especially to their own two
children with whom he daily 1omped.
Evening star., 1942-05-19

as follows: Mrs. Elizabeth Latham,
Mrs. Grace Wilson knight, Mrs.
Eleanor Peabody, Mrs. Susan B.
Thompson. Miss Lettie Marshall
Dent, william H. Mattingly and
County Treasurer Harry P. Wise
Evening star., 1942-05-19

chord-organ duo. For example,
Irving Berlin and Paul Whiteman
this evening, and not only will their
musical style be displayed. but little
anecdotes of their careers told by
the same principals who provide the
music.
Local tunesmiths are invited to
send in samples of their work, which
will be judged by special board of
experts. the winning tune to be
featured on a local stage and over
Evening star., 1942-05-19
New Russian Envoy
Named to japan
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. May by. A. Malik
has been appointed Russian Ambas-
sador to Japan to succeed Constan-
tin Smetanin, who returned to
Moscow three months ago.
When Smetanin left Toxic, his
visit to Moscow was described as
routine, and it was said would be
returned to his post. Instead. the
announcement said, he has received
another appointment.
Evening star., 1942-05-19
Draft Boord Aides Named

LLEONARDTOWN, Md. May 10.
(SpeciaD New members OF the
kgal advisory staff OF the Selective
Service Board here have been named
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-17
Replies
TODefeIlSe
Problems

Glenn {. Richards. associate CO.
ordinator Of civilian defense in
this area, today answers more
questions asked by Detroit Times
readers. If you have civilian de-
Tense questions YOU wish answered.
address them 10 the City Editor,
Detroit Times.
Questions and answers follow:
Where can I get sand for use
In fighting incendiary bombs:
Free sand is Obtainable Al any
of the Department Of Public
Works yards. You will find them
listed in the telephone hook. Also
you can buy II for few cents at
most coal yards.
Are incendisry bombs ever
explosive?
A small percentage Of inccn-
diary bombs contain mild ex-
plosivc.
How many hours must elspse
before YOU can he sure bomb
II a dud?
Al least as hours must elapse
before you can know definitely
that a bomb IS q dud.
Can an incendisry bomb pene-
trate slate roofs? Also will N
penetrate second floor?
Yes. an inCendiary bomb will
penetrate A slate roof, but II uSu-
ally will not 90 through q second
floor However, n can burn
through the second floor
How many bombs can a plane
carry?
a German plane recently
brought down over England Is
capable Of travelling 1000 miles
with a load Of five tons OF bombs.
one medium sized plane can
carry 1000 Of the average sized
incendlsry bombs, weighing two
and two-tenthS pounds each
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-17
518 Volunteer
As Wdrdens,
A Low for Drive

The number Of volunteers fol
air raid wardens dropped 10 SIS
today, the lowest Of the campaign
as civilian defense officials an
nounced that the entire wardcr
system will be set up on a block
by block basis. which II is hoped
will arouse neighbors 10 the need
of having a raid warden in their
areas.
William J. Scripps and Council.
man George Edwards, chief ali
raid wardenS. issued a statement
in which they explained the re.
vised warden system as follows
THE basic neighborhOOd unit
for the air raid warden division
will he the normal rectangular
city block. An air raid post will
he established in each such
block. Each post should serve no
more than 500 persons and no
fewer than 100.
APPOINTED BY DIVISION
zach of the post wardens
will be appointed by the air raid
warden division after he or she
has volunteered and then en-
rolled In civilian defense traip-
ing classes and has had his
fngprprints checked nv the
police department. The warden's
authority will stem from the
official civilian defense orgsni-
ration and he can he removed
for cause.
"Neighbors In blocks where
no mir raid warden volunteers
have enrolled are urged 10 hold
block meetings and designate
persons 10 enroll for training.
Following the training Of air
raid wardens the senior post
warden will he selected by the
air raid warden division. he
will have charge of the post
with at least three post wardens
under him. Eight thousand air
raid warden volunteers started
training classes this week. This
includes all enrollees up to Feb
r,IaEy IL. Volunteers enrolled
from then To date will he in
cIuded In training section No. 2.
Dates for this training sections
classes will he announced this
week and all enrollees will be
notified by mail"
In report 10 Mayor Edward J.
Jef1ries. Scripps stated that the
civilian defense committee here is
insufficient in personnel and equip
ment and the procedure Of obtain
ING volunteer defense workers too
slow.