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Evening star., 1942-06-25
7 Generals Shifted;
Named
Air Chief Of Staff
Harmon Given Important
Post; Gront to Succeed
Gusser in OCD

Changes in assignment for
seven high-ranking Army off,
GERS, including the designation of
Maj. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer
as chief of staff of the Army Air
Forces, were announced today by
Secretary Of War Stimson.
Gen. Stratemeyer, who was COM
mander of the Air Forces southeast
training center at Maxwell Field,
Ala, succeeds Maj. Gen. Millard F.
Harmon. He has already reported
to 1t. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, COM
manding the Air Forces, for duty.
Mr.. Stimson explained that Gen
Harmon has been assigned to
another very important post"
which cannot be made public at this
time.
Grant to Succeed Gasser.
Other assignments include that
OF Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant III,
at one time superintendent of Public
Buildings and Grounds in Wash
ington, to succeed Maj Gen.
Lorenzo D. Gasser as War Depart
ment representative on the board
for civil protection. Office of
Civilian Defense. Gen. Gasser,
former deputy chief of staff, has
been assigned to duty with the
Services Of Supply in Washington
Gen. Grant now is in command
of the Engineer Replacement Train
ing Center at Fort Leonard Wood.
Mo. He will relinquish that post on
June 80 when he returns to WASH
ington for service with the OCD.
A grandson of former President
Grant, Gen. Grant is one of the
best known Army officers who has
served in Washington since the
World War.
Field Assignment for Spalding.
Other changes in command in
clude Brig Gen. Isaac Spalding,
who will be relieved on July l as
chief of the Army Exchange Service,
Services of Supply. He will be given
field assignment. the nature of
(See OFFICERS page A-6l
Evening star., 1942-06-25
| |AmericonWomon
| Leading Desert
| Ambulance Unit
,v the Associated Press.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June "a de-
layed) Mary Borden, American
author and wife Of the British MIN
lister to Syria, is somewhere in the
Egyptian-Libyan Desert with an
ambulance unit which she directs.
She and her eight English nurses,
eight English girl drivers and 80
Free French surgeons were in To-
bruk shortly before the Germans
captured that fortress.
Daughter of William Borden OF
Chicago, she has been married since
1918 to Maj. Gen. Edward Louis
Spears.
She received the French Croix de
Guerre and membership in the
Legion of Honor for her ambulance
work during the last World war.
Her numerous books include "A
Woman With White Eyes" Pass
port for a Girl" and THE Black
Virgin"
Evening star., 1942-06-25
Withholding Tax Plan
May Be Modified,
Morgenthau Says
so Poy-Cheek Deductions
In l943 Considered
Instead Of 1919 Rute
"Details OF new tar program in story
on Page AL

"Details OF ne,D tar program in story
on Page Az
BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau revealed today that the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee was considering seriously
a substitution of a per cent in
come tax collection from pay
checks next year, to be applied
to l943 taxes, due March Is,
1914, for the 10 per cent plan
adopted previously on a tentative
basis.
Under both plans, employers
would collect for the Treasury that
percentage of a persons income in
excess of his personal and family
exemptions.
The Secretary explained to
press conference that the tentative
committee plan provided for 10
per cent deduction beginning next
January !, with half of the deduc-
ton to be credited against 1912
income taxes and half against 1943
income taxes. The committee, he
said, now seems to think that it
might be a good idea to omit the
half of the deduction which would
have been credited against 1912
taxes, which become payable March
mi
deduction, if finally adopted, would
be a credit against l943 income
taxes payable beginning March Is,
1914
Under this plan, however, the rate
of deductions would go up to 10
per cent in 1914, with the deduc-
tions usable as credit against 1914
income taxes payable March IS, 1915.
The Treasury head also disclosed
that he had suggested to Chairman
Doughton of the Ways and Means
Committee-"and Doughton liked
it"-that in 1943 taxpayers be given
the choice of paying their 1912
income taxes on monthly instead
of the usual quarterly basis.
The Secretary declined to make
any comment on the decisions Of
the committee, except to express
regret over the committees rejection
of proposal to require joint income
tax returns from married couples.
He indicated that so many changes
might occur in the measure by the
time it goes through the remaining
congressional procedure that it
would be premature for him to make
any comments.
Evening star., 1942-06-25
OCD Workers Aid Souaht
As Rubber Drive Logs Here

afternoon between James E. Colli-
flower, chairman Of the District Sal
wage Committee; Horace Walker,
committee executive secretary, and
j. P. Mcdonald, chairman for Wash
ington of the Petroleum Industry
War Council.
The group will take up the gen.
eral rubber salvage situation and
seek to determine methods of OBJ
tanning final figures on the drive
at its close June 30.
Mr.. Walker was scheduled to ad-
dress a meeting of the Districts 81
civilian defense chairmen at the
United States Chamber Of Com
merce tonight to enlist the support
Of all the organizations volunteer
workers in the scrap drive.
The women's division of the sal
wage committee arranged to open to-
(see RUBBER, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1942-06-25
U. S. Military Attoche
Visits Russion Front
BY thf Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, June 26.-Lt. Col.
Joseph A. Michela, United States
military attache, returned today
from his first trip to the Russian
German front.
His trip was the result of the
United States-Russian agreement
signed in Washington by Foreign
Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov pro-
viding for the fullest possible eX-
change of information.
1t was the first time an official
United States observer had visited
the Russian front. (There had been
criticism of the Russians failure to
show their Allies the Red Army in
action)
Evening star., 1942-06-25
RAF Hits Supply Vessel
In Ruidinq Axis CONVOY

BY the Associated Press
CAIRO, June 25.-Two large Axis
supply ships, escorted by two de-
stroyers, were attacked by the Raj
Monday night, east OF Palermo.
Sicily. the RAF Near East command
announced today, and a direct hit
on the stern of one of the supply
vessels started fire.
Evening star., 1942-06-25
Gen. Eisenhower to Command
American Second Front Effort:
White House Report Cheering
Churchill Reported
Saying Egypt and
Suez Will Be Held
By GARRETT ID. HORNER.

~ AAOAsASAAASs
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill gave an "en-
couraging" review of the war
situation to a group of bi-parti-
san congressional leaders at the
White House today.
House Minority Leader Martin
told reporters at the Capitol later
that Mr.. Churchill indicated that
Britain would hold, and that there
is no danger of losing Egypt and
Suez"
The conference with the congress
sional delegation began a busy day
for the President and Prime Min
lister, who later met with the Pacific
War Council and planned extended
discussions with Secretary of State
Hull and British Ambassador Lord
Halifax. Mr.. Churchill also ar
ranged separate conferences with
representatives in Washington Of
India and South Africa.
Speaker Rayburn told reporters
as the congressional group left the
White House that they came away
feeling very hopeful and very good. "
Report Is Optimistic.
Mr.. Martin said the group re-
ceived from the President and Prime
Minister a very interesting recital
Of the war situation as they saw II
to date, and it was encouraging.
Chairman Bloom of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee added
that he was very much encouraged
by the very enlightening and very
satisfactory" discussion with the
two leading planners Of United Ma
tions war strategy.
1t was assumed that Mr.. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Churchill divulged to the
group the general nature of the
plans for offensive action against
the Axis that they have developed
during a week of secret conferences,
but Speaker Rayburn said it would
be the Presidents business to make
any announcements about specific
subjects discussed.
Second Front Mentioned.
Mr.. Rayburn told newspapermen,
however, that the question of a Sec
ond front in Europe was touched on
and that the British situation in
Libya was discussed in some detail.
Mr.. Rayburn described the confer
ence as "a review of the world sit
uation by the President and Prime
Minister" which was made in a
fashion that was very pleasing to
all of U.s."
Much of the information given
the congressional group, he added.
was of such a nature that they
could not have known about it be-
fore, since it concerned military
matters.
The congressional group, includ-
ing Vice President Wallace, Senate
Minority Leader McNary, Speaker
Rayburn, majority and minority
leaders of the House and chairman
and minority members of the For
eign Relations Committees, met with
the President and Prime Minister
in the White House at IL am.
Council Meets As Minutes.
The Pacific Council, augment
ed by Canadian Prime Minister
w. L. Mackenzie King, Harry l..
Hopkins. special assistant to the
(See CHURCHILL, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-06-25

New steps, including the enlist
ment of civilian defense workers,
were planned today to spur scrap
rubber collection In Washington
where collections, on the basis of
official figures, have been among
the lowest in the country.
Statistics released yesterday by
President Roosevelt on the first six
days of the Nationwide drive, to-
gether with newer but incomplete
returns from the District Salvage
Committee, indicated the rate Of
contributions here was declining.
The tabulation showed that
Washington had gathered in 239, 900
pounds through June 20, or an aver
age of .43 pounds-a little less than
Z ounces-per person. The total for
the entire country was 200 0,881 900
pounds, or 1.52 pounds for each
individual.
A meeting was scheduled for this
Evening star., 1942-06-25
Red Envoy in Turkey
Called to Moscow

BY the Associated Press.
ANKARA, Turkey, June 25.-Ser-
gel Alexandrovich Vinogradov,
Soviet Ambassador to Turkey, has
been recalled to Moscow for con-
sultation, it was announced here
early today. He will fly to Moscow
from the frontier in a special plane.
Two Russians were convicted in
an Ankara court last week Of COM
plicity in a bomb plot against Franz
Won Papen, German Ambassador to
Turkey. The arrest of the pair had
caused a strain between Turkey and
Russia, and Tass, official news agen-
cy, assailed the verdict as Shock
ing"
Evening star., 1942-06-25
Gen. McNoughton' S Son
Missing in Action

b. the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 25.-RCAF head
quarters today confirmed a report
that Squadron Leader Ian Nc
Naughton, son of 1t. Gen. A. G.. L.
McNaughton, commander of the
Canadian Army in Britain, is
missing.
The 25-year-old aviator was first
reported missing from an opera
tional flight June %. He is one of
Gen. McNaughton's five children
three sons and two daughters. His
two brothers are in uniform, Flight
1t. Andrew McNaughton with the
RCAF and Capt. Edward McNaugh-
ton with the Royal Canadian artil-
lery
Evening star., 1942-06-25
York PreIote Criticizes
Bod News ConceuIment

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 25.-The Arch.
bishop of York criticized the British
government today on grounds OF
unnecessary concealment of bad
news"
Referring to the Libyan reversal
and the shipping situation in his
presidential address at the York
Diocesan Conference. he said the
government should take the people
into its confidence.
1T Is irritating and humiliating
when the enemy tells US on the
wireless what we are not told Of
flcially and more accurately until
many hours have passed." he said.
Evening star., 1942-06-25
Chino's Counselor Here
Gets Ministerial Rank

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, June 25. - Liu
Chieh, counselor of the Chinese
Embassy in Washington, has been
raised to the rank of Minister, the
Foreign Office announced today.
He will remain in the Washing
ton Embassy as chief aide to Am
bassador HUI Shih, whom he is ex-
pected to relieve of some of the
burden of wartime duties.
Evening star., 1942-06-25
Bomb Wrecks Offices
Of French Pro-Nuzis
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
V1CHY, June 25.-Advices from
the German-occupied zone said to-
day a powerful bomb explosion
the second this week-wrecked the
headquarters of Jacques Doriot's
collaborationist organizasion. the
National Popular Party, at Nantes
at 6 am. yesterday.
There were no casualties 1t was
recalled that the Nantes "Collabo-
ration" Club was bombed about the
same hour last Monday.
Evening star., 1942-06-25
British Honduras JuiIs
IS for Assisting Axis

BY the Associated Press.
BELIZE, British Honduras, June
25.-Through several arrests, Gov.
Sir John Hunter announced to-
day, military authorities are be-
lieved to have broken up IAN Or
ganization which has been rendering
active assistance to the enemy in
the Caribbean area"
British Honduras fronts on the
Caribbean about 750 miles northwest
of the Panama Canal. About Is
persons were taken into custody on
Monday night.
Evening star., 1942-06-25

ers and IS fighter planes were
involved in the raid early the
morning of June 3, with an un-
reported number of planes re-
turning six hours later for what
apparently was a reconnaissance
fight. The Navy reported dam
age was not extensive, although
some warehouses were set afire,
and casualties were not great0
Mayor John w. Fletcher of Un.
alaska Dutch Harbor is in UnalaSks
(See DUTCH HARBOR, Page AL
Evening star., 1942-06-25

Lifting of the military restrictions
disclosed that the commander OF
the Dutch Harbor naval base issued
a commendation for courageous duty
under fire by the Army transports
crew and the gunners.
How many Jap planes were
downed has never been announced
officially. Reports brought by the
witnesses to the raids failed to clar-
ify the point.
(The official Navy announce
ment Of the raid on the Dutch
Harbor base reported four bomb
Evening star., 1942-06-25
Ritchie Narrowly
Escaped Capture,
Nozi Radio Says
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN (From German
Broadcasts. June 25.-The
German radio quoted the Ital-
ian paper II Popolo d'Italia
today as declaring that 1t. Gen.
Neil M. Ritchie, commander of
the British 9th Army, barely
escaped capture at Tobruk.
1t said he got out by plane
the night before the surrender.
Evening star., 1942-06-25


25In first dramatic eyewitness report Of
HarbOr, told
arrival of transport here how the japanese air attack at 55
caught civilians surprise and how the gallant gun
their ship and ashore laid deadly of antarcraft
fire about the rading planes.
While Army Navy the anti-arcraft guns
some ships snatched rifles away
Evening star., 1942-06-25
Jops' Attack on Dutch Horbor
Described by E Eyewitnesses
Raiders Met Deadly Fire; ! Foe Planes
Reported Downed; Our Damage Light

what actually happened at Dutch Hurbo? The dramatic
the question: American minds the
first tollo,ung dspatchJ
Evening star., 1942-06-25

(See OFFICERS, Page AS.
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(See EGYPT, Page A-4)
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(See RUSSIAN, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Ernest Cornelius Buried
In Arlington Cemetery

Funeral services for Ernest M
Cornelius. SIS, World War veteran
who died Sunday at his cottage in
Shady Side. Md, we're conducted
this morning at Hines funeral home
Burial was in Arlington Cemetery
A native Washingtonian. Mr.. Cor
nelius in 1887 retired from the hab-
erdashery business. He was men,
Der of Potomac Lodge, No, 5, F. A.
A. NJ
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Minnie Cornelius, who lives in their
Washington home, 3612 South Da-
kota avenue NE, and brother,
Homer Cornelius of 5000 Warder
street NV
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Hepburn Assumes Duties
As Head Of Navy Board
q. the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn, 64,
former commander in chief Of the
United States Fleet. today assumed
the craftsmanship of the Nays
chief policy advisory agency, the
General Board.
Reorganization Of the group was
announced by the Navy yesterday as
a move to bring to the agency out
standing naval officers we'll qualified
through long experience to deal
with the vital problems constantly
arising under the stress of the war. -
To the board, which advises Sec
retary Knox on policy matters, was
added Admiral Thomas c. Hart. IS.
of Sharon, Conn, recently retired
commander of the Asiatic Fleet.
Other board members who con-
tinue service are Admiral Claude
C. Bloch. "a, of Bowling Green, Ky:
Rear Admiral Gilbert j. Rowcliff,
81, of Washington; Capt. Harry l..
Pence, SO, of Hillsboro, Ohio, and
Capt. John j. Mahoney. so. of
Hoosick Falls, N. Y, secretary Of the
board.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
War Plants Exceeding
Schedule May Be Shut
Or Slowed for Time
WPB Holds Ports Tie-up
As Undesirable as
Idle Stock Piles
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
War plants which are running
far ahead Of schedule may be closed
deliberately or slowed down for a
time to ease the drain on scarce
materials, under plans now being
considered by the War Production
Board.
The production cuts would be
brought about by curtailments in
the ALLEGATION of materials to such
firms for the last three months of
the year, it was disclosed by an
Official who requested that his name
be withheld.
In many cases new or converted
war plants are discovering that
their output exceeds earlier eX-
pectations, with the result that
parts they produce lie idle for weeks
or months before they can be in
corporated in the finished product.
List of Excesses Sought.
There is growing recognition that
it is just as wrong to tie up ma
terials in the form of component
parts as it is to tie them up in
stockpiles of Impressed metals, ="
the WPB source said.
WPB's Requirements Committee,
which allocates materials among in
dustries, is expected to request the
Army and Navy to furnish lists of
their contractors who are producing
in excess of present need, either be-
cause of unbalance in the produc-
ton of parts for a weapon or be-
cause strategic developments have
made the weapon itself of less i'm
mediate Importance
The committee, headed by Vice
Chairman James S. KnoWlson, soon
will have in its hands the estimated
requirements of virtually every
contract holder using large amounts
of metals, through priority applica-
tions submitted under the produc-
ton requirements plan. The ap-
plications for the final quarter of
the year were to have been in WPB s
hands Monday.
Similar Army Action.
Working with the armed services,
WPB would be in position to govern
the schedules of plants which are
overproducing by cutting down the
materials allocated.
In some instances the Army has
followed roughly similar pattern,
by canceling contracts for new
plants when it was found that new
ly-built plants were producing above
expectations and in sufficient guam
tity to meet strategic needs. The
WPB source said one $4,000, 900
bag-loading plant was Cancelled out
of the munitions program in this
fashion.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Funeral Services Held
For Mrs. 6. H. Murtin

Funeral services for Mrs. Mar
garet Oswald Martin. IS. who died
Monday, were held this morning in
the Hines funeral home. Burial will
be in York, Pa, her native city, this
afternoon.
Mrs. Martin was the widow of
Charles H Martin, a merchant
tailor in Washington who died IS
years ago. She had lived for the
past 20 years with her only daugh-
ter, Mrs. Marguerite Thompson. 40l
Ethan Allen avenue. Takoma Park
Md. Until her health failed, she was
Lutheran Church and its Ladies
Aid Society.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Funeral Rites Held
For Thomas Shannon

Funeral services for Thomas A.
Shannon, 58, former member of the
Army Band. who died Sunday at
Walter Reed Hospital, were held
this morning in Fort Lincoln
Chapel He was buried with mill
tary honors in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Mr.. Shannon retired as a master
sergeant in 1887 and made his home
at 2118 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
A native of Lima, Ohio, he is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Donna M
Shannon; two brothers and two
sisters.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Mrs. Dorothy |. RaIsten
Dies in Hospital Here

Mrs. Dorothy Lyon Ralsten SO
widow of F. H. Ralsten. former edi-
tor OF the Chicago Herald d-Examiner
died yesterday in Emergency Hos
pital after short illness.
A daughter. Mrs. Dorothy D. Buck
of Alexandria, is among the sur
vivors. Funeral services will be
conducted Friday in Coral Gables
Fla.
Mrs. Ralsten. a native of New
York. was visiting friends here and
was en- route to Battle Creek, Mich.
when her illness developed.
Evening star., 1942-08-12

n, JAMES a. The members o
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp. Nc
/, Department of the Distric
of Columbia, will assemble a
Deals funeral home, S16 H st
ne. at SIS am. Thursda y
August 13, 1912. for the fu
neral of our late comrade
SHEEHAN. Burial Arlington
emetery.
Mt A. OSTERMAN, Comdr.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
In mrmuriant

BANKS, ANNA: In loving remembrance
Of our dear mother. ANNA BANKS, who
August -, 1941.
It's lonely here without you,
And sad along lfes way:
Life does not seem the same, dear mother,
Since YOU have gone away.
Forget you? No. we never will;
We loved you then. we love you still;
Your memory is as fresh today
As IN 5he n"Mrg h9nT you opaEf PaSSfd away
WALTER, AND AUNT GEORGIA.
BARNES. JOSEPH H. tribute of love
and devotion to the memory Of our father
eteTna, rest two yeaTs ago today. Aususi J
-, 1910.
Treasured thoughts of one so dear
Often bring silent tear
Thoughts return to scenes long past,
Time rolls on but memory lasts.
God took him, home.
Within our hearts
He liyeth still
THE CHILDREN.
memhrance of our dear father COLMAN
ago '0oaS' august - HIS HIS CHILDREN.
GAsKINs, JOSEPHINE AMOS. In low
Gs 0 ANUS aeS desr Ns snd who a
m PsfS TINS i HER RE 6rEoTrD s5Fi 'fH FaMIY 4ISns.
JENEMAN, KARL II. tribute OF love
in memory OF our KARL, who entered the
higher lie one year aso today. August
IL. 1871.
You are gone. but the treasure you left
US is truly Of value untold. OF a life
filled with deeds of kindness for us and
all others you knew.
When her, , vs. It. 4 death ndf,d must ST. part,
But one b Christ and one in heart,
We p4xt to meet again.
Thy4Wny aurs n Lord
AND MetHER HIGGs.
memory % & oxIBEFRTA FRANCIS JoHNsoN,
VINO depa this life two years ago to-
day. Aug AZ, 1910.
/ csnnot and will not say
| That sh dead. she Is Just away
With a Dry smile and a wave of the
She hal ndered into an unknown land
Think ~ tarns on as dear
In the of there as in the love Of here,
Think IeT stili as the same today
She is dead, she is Just away.
HER DEVOTED FAMILY.
our lova one. % HoWARD &. LEAPTEY' Ine9fy who %
ppsssedd swas SIX years In,n ago today; cd Ausust
WEINBERG. MARY c. In loving mem
ory Of my dear mother. MARY c. MEN
DEVOTED son, JOHN E. WEINBERG. {.
MLETTI, sANTINA. Sacred to the
memory of our dear mother, SANTINA
MILETTI who departed this life Ave years
ago today, August II, 1887.
4 loving thouaht, true and tender.
DEVOTED DAUGHTERS. FRANCES AND
PROVIDENCE.
Evening star., 1942-08-12

". on TUESDAY, Ausust II. 1912, at his
residence. 5551 Prospect ave. NV, VII,
LIAM GEORGE MOORE, beloved husband
of Catherine Ann Moore, father of Mrs
James A ODonnell. Mrs. Hans R. Maurer
and Francis Leo Moore. AND grandfather
of Ann and John Maurer Remains rest,
ins at Chambers funeral home, 31st and
M stS. NV.
Mass at Holy Trinity Church on Thurs;
day August II, al . am. Relatives and
friends invited. Interment Holy Rood
A.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-03
Published every Friday at Wrangell, Alaska, by

LEW M. WILLIAMS Editor & Prop WINIFRED WILLIAMS---Associate