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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
Allied Big Guns,
Troops Move Up
To Blast Tunis
Coastal Road Seizure
Cuts AXIS Last Link
Between unis-Bizerte

LONDON. Dec. I tUP)-Allied
heavy guns moved up 10 lombard
runIS today and the armorcd
ferees and infantry pressed on 10
invest the ring of old French
forts around the city.
Striking swiftly and giving the
Germans no time 10 consolidate
outer positions. tho Allies adj
tvanCCd eight miles yesterday from
the railroad junction town of Die
.dcida. -
BY capturing tho coastal road,
they severed tho last link between
TuniS. chief ANS stronghold in
TuniSia. and Bizerte naval base, 40
miles 10 the northwest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
FRENCH ATTACK ITALIANS

In Central TunlSia, strong forces
of French regulars were pressing
eastward fast 10 attack the Ital-
ians reported holding positions
along the coastal road between
TuniS and Libya.
Dispatches indicated that the
French forces were nearing the
coast.
A dispatch from Phil Ault,
United Press war correspondent at
Allied headquarters, revealed that
British paratrOOps had captured
an important airfield in the Tunis
area Sunday. The field apparently
had not been occupied by the Ger
mans. the dispatch said, but was
taken so that they could not
Ault reported that the Britons
and Americans of the First Army
were advancing through thickly
SoWn mine fields and under heavy
airplane attack. The Germans. he
reported. had put up well
planned and skillfully executed re-
firing action, mining bridges and
roads and defending them with
machine guns and throwing light
and medium tanks into action
when possible
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01

couldn't get away.
ISLAND HIDES ONE
zone got behind an island
where we couldn't reach II. The
other dropped anchor. When IL
stopped we fired n torpedo from
long range. We got him under
thr-stack. The ship broke in
two and sank In about *
seconds. There were no sur
NiNorS.
we didn't stay around any
longer by This time they had
an escort OF Japanese patrol vcs-
sells which were firing and drop
ping depth charges NJ IL, but we
got ont and away.
trr--E,..-..i~.,
Of the remaining ships ia the
convoy and hit him with two
t0rpedne> lie broke mp and
sank.
"a Unfortunately the sixth ship
got away i'm the darkness.
we suffered NO damage in
this action Getting ont OF the
unfamiliar haghur after We got
the thIrd ship worried IT, more
than the attack
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
DETRoY PARATRooPERs

Along the coastal plain between
TuniS and BiZerte strong forces of
1t. Gen. Kenneth A. ~ Anderson :
First British Army, supported by
United States Army mobile ar
mored units. established a broad
front and 10 the south their com
bat troops wiped out groups Of
/ German parachute troops left 10
hufd key positions in the field
Three columns OF Allied troops,
with big guns and strong armored
support, were reported advancing
steadily on the TuniS forts which
the Germans were expected to try
10 hold.
Between HHnis and Bizerte were
tanks, motorized infantry and mo-
bile Infantry 10 insure that Gen.
Walther Nehrlng, the German
.commander-in-chief. could not re-
establish contact with his isolated
forces at BiZerte.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
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See Japanese
Horse Races
Anchor OF Enemy City.
Close Enough TO See
Track; Sink 8 Vessels

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them into,thc harbor where they
couldn't get away.
ISLAND HIDES ONE
Evening star., 1942-05-03

raped in Manila, were now convinced
more than ever that the high commits
sioner to the Philippines was bad news
to Japan's new order in greater East
Asia.
Maintained U. S. Face"
Shortly after the commissioner first
arrived in Manila he was invited to the
annual celebration of Emperor Hirohito's
birthday. The host, japanese Consul
General Kiyoshi Uchiyama, mounted
platform and toasted Emperor Hirohito
and then President Quezon. The toasts
were followed by those officials re-
spective national anthems. Then the
consul looked around, and, as an after
thought, announced that he was honored
by the presence of the American high
commissioner and thereupon proposed
toast to him.
Next day Manila consuls received from
the Office of the high commissioner
circular citing a ruling made by the
President of the United States at the
time the commonwealth government was
inaugurated that the high commissioner
should have Official precedence over the
commonwealth President and outlining
the proper toasting procedure in Manila.
On formal occasions, the McNutt
circular said, the first to be toasted
should be the head of the sovereign
state in whose honor the function was
held, and the second the President of
the United States. If further toasts
were desired the high commissioner
should be toasted before the common
wealth President.
The McNutt circular was sadly mis-
understood in the United States. McNutt
was called a high-hat, meddler and
bungler. But the representative OF
American sovereignty in the Philippines,
realizing the Importance of face in the
Orient succeeded in putting the jap
anese in their proper place.
Already at that time the Japanese
considered the Philippines an indepen-
dent country. Although the United
States was still in complete charge of
the foreign affairs of the Philippines,
japanese officials preferred to take up
international matters directly with COM
monwealth officials to the endless en-
barrassment of the Filipinos.
Advice From Baron Sakatani.
High Commissioner McNutt was aware
of the fact that in November, 1885. when
the large delegation of United States
Senators and Representatives, headed by
Vice President John NJ Garner and
Speaker Joseph W. Byrnes to the in
ap,,ration of the Philippine common
wealth was passing through Toxic it
received some gratuitous advice from
Baron Sakatani.
Writing in the goodwill supplement
of the Japan Times Sakatani said THE
United States should no longer act In
a motherly fashion toward the Filipinos
meddling in their affairs and causing
untoward trouble . = The United States
| occupancy Of the Philippines was very
Evening star., 1942-05-03

the Burmese have started
hundreds Of fires in towns used by the
Allied troops. Japanese columns cutting
cross country In persistent efforts to en-
circle British outposts frequently are
helped by rebel villagers whose bullock
carts are pressed into service to keep the
invaders supplied with ammunition.
The Japanese government showed
anxiety to prevent popular overconi-
dence in Japan. Premier TOTO told the
japanese on the radio:
THE wars coming stage will be real
test for the Japanese nation and will
demand the nations utmost unity. The
Japanese people must always bear in
mind the fact that we are still in the
midst of a great war. Even we who are
behind the lines must be Of the same
mind as the troops At the front and
be fully prepared to cope with any attack
on Japan itself and in that way help
operations of our men at the front. With
unalterable determination we must carry
on to final victory, completely destroying
Anglo American influence"
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Asiotic Front

Nobody expected the United Nations to
hold Burma and their retreat before the
advancing Japanese has been commend
ably and usefully slow, keeping the Japa-
nese from the principal objectives until
near the time when the monsoon is due
That big wet wind will come two weeks
from. now, dropping a waterspill of rain
which will make fighting impossible. In
Burma has been the same sad story
that is the key to the loss of Malaga, the
Indies and the major positions in the
Philippines-inadequate air power.
The Japanese in the seizure of Lashio
demonstrated once more their extraordi-
nary capacity at jungle
Supplies fighting and for fast
DESTROYED movement through the
forests and mountains.
The Japanese moved in four days the
ITO miles from Loilem to Lashio, which
they took on Wednesday after q battle
In which both sides suffered heavy cas-
ualties. At least some Of the lend-lease
supplies which Burma roads overbur-
dened truck transport had failed to
move on into China were known to have
been destroyed by the British and the
Chinese before the Japs could gain pos
session of them.
The forces which took Lashio were
moving northward from the main Japa-
nese force along q valley route east of
the troops which have carried the burden
OF the japanese battle in Burma until
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Americas TwenH-First Week of War
(13oth Week of World War ~
b. Blair Bolles.

Today the hold city shaded oaks and chestnus
hills Of
Nam Yao This prize 1t ends for practical the Allied hold
Lashio
Lasho
think blocking the Burma Road is blocking China
the occupied Chna Yangtze banks
developed the Road the outside world Now that
the ingenuity probably will find China equipped
continuing fight which China
will
Inda
objective will
time wonder about what the
Salzbug Mussoni
cooking It's about time Spring 43 DID, almost half
without the Allied
certain that the Axis needs oil with the machines
Diesedven Uboa expected push
Mosu
petroleum But push begins.
whenever the
It, the Saburg
Hitler
thought
the outs with his generals President Roosevelt disclosed that have
fighting Another
from Russia Stan said smash Hits
surrender death basis make of final defeat for the
mi armies
Evening star., 1942-05-03

The least known continent on the
globe-Africa-emerged from the shad-
ows and became a main crossroads of
this war when pro-Nazi Pierre Laval
took command Of Vichy France.
Whoever controls that dark and tragic
continent-notorious for its slave trade,
sleeping sickness and its fevers-wiu
control more supply lines to more fight
ing fronts than can be reached from
any other spot.
Over Africa fly United States bombers
and transport planes on their way to
the Middle East and Russia.
Around Africa ply ships from the
United States and England to the Mid
die East, to India, to Australia to routes
leading to Russia.
Across Africa are being built roads to
shortcut shipping lanes, save vital time,
stretch shipping space further in the
race to reach the distant warfronts
"fustest with the mostest."
Holds Commanding Position.
North Africa is the southern shore Of
the Mediterranean Sea. East Africa
guards the alternate searoads to the
Middle East and its oil. West Africa and
its nearby islands command much of the
South Atlantic Ocean, are within easy
flying distance of South America.
Some military experts say that a log
ical first step in winning the war would
be to clean the Germans out of Africa.
This would lessen pressure on the Mid
die East, make possible concentration
of United Nations forces now thinly
stretched across great areas of the
earth, break the threat of a German
junction with Japan in India, and open
a vulnerable spot to strike the Nazi
through Italy and Greece.
Many believe fear of such ma
neuver is one reason why Berlin forced
Petain to accept LavaPs return to
power. In other words, Hitter reached
for the north hump of Africa because
he was afraid some one else would
beat him to it. President Roosevelt has
mentioned Dakar, the westernmost
point of the hump. as a strategic out
post of the New World
Tactical Difficulties Equal.
All else being equal, the side which
holds Dakar has the best chance of
keeping it. Almost equal distances sep
arate 1t from the Americas and from
Europe. Almost equal difficulties beset
an invasion, the sea on the one hand
and the desert on the other.
Laval's new position may increase
Africas Importance as a crossroads of
war. 1t might give the Germans a new
trade route to get around the Atlantic
blockade.
Wars are not new to Africa. Moses
and Joseph of the many-colored coat,
had trouble with conquering Egyptian
kings. Solomon's word was powerful
enough in Ethiopia to bring the Queen
Of Sheba to see him. Commercial wars
have carried slaves from Africa for ages.
In modern times. the British fought the
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Pacific Front

In the Southwest Pacific area, the
Allies punched a few holes in the Japa-
nese hope for complete destruction OF
Anglo o-American influence. During the
week additional American troops ar
rived in Australia to aid in the Mac
Arthur preparation for an offensive
northward into the Indies. Wide-rang-
ing Allied bombers lashed out Monday
to blast enemy bases at Lac. in New
Guinea, and Bougainville, Solomon Is
lands. At least four Japanese planes
were destroyed in the raid on Lae-one
in the air and three on the ground. Late
in the previous week it was announced
that American troops had been landed
on New Caledonia, Free French island
between the Solomons and New Zealand.
Twice during the week the Australians
blasted away from the ground at Japa-
nese planes attacking Port Darwin. On
Friday, Gen. Sir Thomas Blamey, Allied
land commander in Australia under Gen.
Douglas Macarthur, said the Allies were
building up their forces in that area
even as the Japanese reinforce their
positions in the islands north of Aus
tralia.
Bringing our thoughts back to the fall
Of Lashio in Burma, Gen. Blamey said
Japan's immediate
Jops Seek hope" in the Asiatic
EncjrcIement theater was to COM
plete the encircle-
ment Of China. He added that "it is
not yet clear whether completion Of this
objective would leave the Japanese free
to move in other directions"
Thursday brought tragic news from
Austrana-the deaths Of Brig. Gen.
Harold H. George, U. s. A., and Mel
vile Jacoby, Time and Life correspond
ent in Australia. who were killed when
their plane was struck by another plane.
Gen. George had directed all air defenses
of the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor
in the Philippines until March II. The
War Department. announced that he was
being posthumously awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Medal for "excep-
tionally meritorious service to the Gov
ernment in a position Of great RESPONSE
bility'
Even as he died, his old colleagues left
behind at Corregidor were carrying on
in the great tradition. American guns
on that beleaguered fortress in Manila
Evening star., 1942-05-03

unfortunate because it conflicted with
the iron rule of the Monroe Doctrine.
Moreover, in case of conflict arising
between the United States and some
Pacific country the Philippines might
be made the center Of attack and de-
Tense"
In Manila Commissioner McNutt had
another brush with Fascists. Soon after
the civil war broke out in Spain an over
whelming majority OF the members OF
the Casino Espanol, swankiest Spanish
club in the Far East. recognized Fran
cisco Frances government and threw
the anti-Franco Spanish consul. who had
his Office in the club, out Of the clubs
premises.
The man who had been called
"Hoosier Hitler" back home did not like
the Fascists strong arm tactics on
United States territory. Desiring to do
something about it, he discovered way.
The Casino Espanol, as a Philippine
corporation, was Philippine citizen and
therefore United States national. said
Mr.. McNutt. Its recognition of the
Franco government violated United
States neutrality. The high commits
sioner ruled that the club should with
draw its recognition Of the Franco gov
ernment. The Casino Espanol complied
with the ruling.
Had the American people listened to
Mr. McNutt more in the days when he
was President Roosevelts eyes and ears
in the Far East, they doubtless would
have been better prepared for the jap
anese attack at Pearl Harbor and the
other subsequent sad events. He was
one Of the few men in high Office who
saw what was coming and had the cour
age to risk his political future to sound
of the warning, unpopular as 1t was in
those days OF peactime complacency.
Mr.. McNutt's two years in the Philip
pines gave him an excellent opportunity
to study and observe the Far Eastern
situation at first hand. His tour Of serv
ice there doubtless furnished him q valu-
able background for the big. new job
ahead Of him In this war against Japan
and her allies.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
AFRICA BECOMES VITAL CROSS ROADS OF WAR
Supply Lines Of Supreme importance in GIoboI Struggle
By Vide World Ne,Os.

Beers there. The. Germans fought the
World War partly to expand colonies
then centered in Africa.
The current war opened with Japan's
invasion Of China a decade ago, but the
conflict spread from Africa. The die
tators were emboldened by Mussolini's
seizure Of Abyssinia. They tried out
their dive bombers and their new ma
chine war tactics in the Spanish Civil
War, which started with an invasion
from Morocco; they went back to Africa
to try to find an easy path through the
deserts to Suez.
Built Supply Lines to Dakar.
From Morocco and neighboring Algiers,
the Germans have been building supply
lines to Dakar to bind their new empire.
Survivors of Nazi cruelties tell stories
of Frenchmen trapped by fraud into
railroad bed through iron-like earth
in terrible heat. to suffer burial alive
for escape attempts, to die unattended
If fever struck.
If the railroad has been completed,
the news has not been announced but
there Is at least one highway from
Algiers to Dakar And the Germans
began taking over the Moroccan coast
months ago.
Dakar has double significance,
strategic and political. Strategic, be-
cause it is the point of the Old Worlds
land mass closest to the New World.
Political, because it is the capital of
French West Africa and the seat of the
governor general OF that now pro-Nazi
territory.
Dakar is the third port in the French
empire, rating next to Marseille and
Havre. Before the war cut it off from
world trade, 1t was the chief importing,
exporting, revictualing and refueling
point on the South Atlantic. Ships on
long voyages found 1t cheaper to carry
full pay load and stop at Dakar for
food and fuel than to start out with
enough oil and victuals for the full
journey. Dry docks and repair shops
are capable Of handling the largest
vessels. The fueling station can pour
out 1000 tons Of oil an hour. The water
at the piers is 81 to 80 feet deep. In
1910, the breakwater leading to the
island Of Goree, which shields Dakar
from the sea, was doubled in length,
creating an immense outer basin for
scores Of ships. A submarine base is
reported prepared. Nearby are excel
lent air fields and flying boat base.
H>k
Recent visitors say the harbor is pro-
tected with land batteries, encircled by
concrete pill boxes, prepared with bomb
shelters. A fort In itself is the French
battleship Richelieu, which has noated
at Dakar since the British and Free
French damaged 1t in their vain efforts
to seize the port in 1910.
West Africas Governor General says:
II defended Dakar against the British.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
By James G.. Wineo.

he gave brief resume of Americas
noble experiment" in the Far East,
which was new to the world of colonies
and empires"
He explained the Importance of the
Philippines to the United States and
vice versa He said the economies of the
two countries had been complementary
and could be made more SO, with little
more long-range planning.
Mr.. McNutt pointed out that the
Philippines was not only an economic
but a vital military and naval outpost,
which the United States must hold for
its own security He warned that if the
United States withdrew from the Philip
zines it would leave barrier reef of
islands from Kamchatka to Borneo,
which. in the hands of a certain for
eign nation, would block American trade
and intercourse with the Southwest Pa
cific and Asia and would end abruptly
all American claims of freedom of the
seas and freedom of the air.
He advocated realistic re-examina-
ton of Philippine independence. Our
flag and sovereignty should remain, al
lowing to the Philippines every ounce of
domestic autonomy they can absorb" he
declared.
Millstones Of Progress.
Today many Americans are talking
about making our age the American
century, but in March, 1888, when
American isolationism was at its peak,
Paul McNutt was saying: The Philip
pines is an outpost Of decency and peace,
the only outpost for Christianity in the
Orient, the only sure outpost for Ameri-
canism in the Orient. And whenever
have we not had outposts? Our entire
history has been one of pushing the
frontier of setting distant points to be
reached and distant aspirations to be
achieved. Outposts have been the mile
stones of American progress"
More people resented the speech than
approved of it. Mr.. McNutt would never
be elected President If he continued to
talk like that, the veteran political OBJ
servers predicted. Some even said that
| because the speech had previously re-
| ceived the White Houses imprimatur
! just so much rope had been given to
hang the political neck of another presi-
Dental aspirant.
The McNutt speech obtained more
favorable reaction in Manila. Even
l Commonwealth President Manuel
4 Quezon, long time champion of Philip
pine independence hailed it as an open
ing for better American Filipino rela-
tionS. In Chungking the Chinese saw
ray of hope for eventual American
interest in their cause. Hong Kong
Singapore, Batavia and Canberra also
hailed the speech as an indication Of
American determination to play strong
role in the maintenance Of peace and
order in the Pacific
AS expected, Toxic did not like the
speech, called 1t "imperialisic.' Ths
Japanese, whom Mr.. McNutt had already