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Evening star., 1942-09-23
Douglas A-20 Bomber
Proves Ruggedness in
Tough Assignments
Craft Becomes One
Of Fovorite Weapons
In European Sweeps
BY WILLIAM F. BONI,
Wide Warid Military Editor.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23-The
young lieutenant colonel spoke in a
tone of ill-used patience
THE next man who comes in to
this field with branches on the
planes wings he told the pilots
gathered about him, is going to
have to explain to me-
The officer. commands light
bombardment group at a California
desert base, in a region where there
are no tree branches more than
10 feet above the ground. But since
his men are flying Douglas A-20
light bonbers, the same warning
might be issued in England, Egypt
or Australia
The A-20 is that kind of plane.
Pet of Pilots.
1t is, In fact. the pilots pet-fast.
hard-hitting, well-armored, and a
JOY to handle. That holds true
whether the plane is being flown
by Americans or by British pilots,
for, like the bombing Boston by
day and the night-fighting Havoc
after dark, this plane has become
one OF the best and most frequently
used weapons of the RAF.
For all its sleek appearance, it
Is one of the most rugged aircraft
yet porduced. Best proof of that
came last July 4 when, in the first
AAF attack on Nazi-held Europe,
one of squadron of six came back
with this story to tell:
On the return flight from a raid
on Holland the A-20 was flying
extremely low. An anti-aircraft
battery knocked out one of its
motors. The plane dipped and
knocked a foot and a half off one
wing tip. Before the pilot could
get her squared away, she hit: the
ground tremendous whack that
ripped off several feet of her fuse
lage.
Finally level but still limping, the
polit saw Nazi anti-aircraft tower
dead ahead. He lacked the speed
to pull away, so he flew right for it.
The tower was blasted to blazes,
while at the same time the bonbar-
dier and the gunner riddled two
Nazi machine gun nests with their
machine guns. Still on that one
motor, the Douglas continued on
across the Channel and returned to
an English base
Certain Notifications.
Like the Lockheed Hudson, which
the British call "Old Boomerang"
because. it always comes back, there
have been no complaints about the
A10 since 1t went into service. The
British nave asked for certain modi-
hcatioas between the ones they re-
ceive and those which go to the
AAF-but fundamentally it is the
same plane.
1t also is a plane about which
you will hear a good deal once our
land-f fighting Army goes into action
in force. 1t is one of the chief
striking arms which will be used
by the Ground-Air Support Com
mand, the Air Force subdivision
whose task 1t Is to work hand -in-
glove with the ground troops.
Fo rthis type of wor kti1e A-2O
Is suited almost ideally. 1t packs a
heavy enough bomb load to make
1t effective against fixed defenses or
armored concentrations which are
holding up an advance; it carries
the type of armament that will
make it straflng threat more po-
tent than any the Germans used
in France; it is SO maneuverable
that it is a perfect plane for hedge
hopping, and above all it has so
much speed that it is tough tar
get for enemy fighters or ground
defenSes.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Mexico Will Buy 1000
Freight Cars From u. S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 23.-Four
thousand freight cars built in the
United States for a South American
country but unbelievable because
of the shipping shortage have been
sold instead to Mexico and will begin
to arrive next month, the govern
ment railway administration an
nounced today.
1t said the lack of locomotives still
was serious despite the fact it had
bought all available engines, new
and second hand, in the United
States.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Lyon Post to Buy Bonds

Funds collected for construction
Of home for the John Lyon v. F.
w. Post in Arlington County will
be used instead to purchase War
bonds, 1t was announced today by
Comdr. E j Steger.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
Leon B!um's Property
Seized by Germans
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 23-The German
controlled Paris radio said today a
small property owned by former
Premier Leon Blum in the Narbonne
area in Southern France had been
conhscated under French anti
Jewish laws and would be. sold at
auction.
Evening star., 1942-09-23
47 Report for Army Today
And 81 Go Tomorrow

Forty seven District registrants
reported this morning for assign
ment to Army training camps. and
81 selectees were scheduled to re-
port tomorrow morning.
Both groups of men have been
given two-week furlough following
their induction. Today's contin-
gent was inducted September 9 and
those beginning Army life tomorrow
were lnducted September 10.
TnInp'c -
Evening star., 1942-09-23

DrelSel1, Oscar
Bolt, CORTLAND B.
McGlynn, John F,
Gilbert, Joseph
Gleason, Thomas B,
Hudon, Edward G.
Haley, George c.
Hurwitz. Aaron
DAILY. William r.
VESSELS. Snowden "
RICHTER. Paul P.
Haggeriy. Wallace r.
Ficke, Herman j,
Fowler, BENJAMIN E.
WEIGH, Harold P.
Fling. Lee
Mock, John T.
Ea ton. Lawrence c.
Hellyer. Richard c.
Rouse. Claude T.
Golden, Sidney A.
SeltZer, Charles o.
Wiener. Ben
Hllleary. Walter S.
Meyer, Morris
Weber, Henry NJ.
Phelps, Thomas r.
Clerman, Paul J.
Rubin, Solomon
Caranfa. Leonard j.
Fowler, John B.
Dulin. Mark H.
Butterfield. Earnest
Hoffman. Joseph W.
Ras an, James K.
Dean. Robert E.
AdWell. Clarence A.
Maybell, Bruce E.
Woodsend, George r,
McHan. Thomas w.
White, Thomas J.
Whalen. william H.
Moore, Leonard J.
Link, James T.
Cordel, Raymond c.
Be- Ssin. Solomon
Wolf, Karl F.
Weineer, Simon j,
Slankey, Curtis j.
Evening star., 1942-09-23

Az NS.
Karger, Harry j.
Mitzler, Edward l..
Bernard. Jules r.
Mcmillan. Clifton c.
Bressman, Verl J,
Nelson, Stewart J.
kemphfer. Dewey 3.
Mittman, Robert L,
ParaSkevas, Louis
Hongell, Carl B.
Tabor. Irving
Manson. Earle W.
Hyatt, Neil E,
Elman, Stanley A.
Cohen, William B.
Cole, John c.
Mulhall. William r.
SchapS, Max
Henry. LYLE B.. ir.
Lear. King E.
Bell, Bates w.
Britten. Harry N, ir.
Gruber, Joseph NJ.
Baker, Perry R.
Gleason. Charles E.
Sancewich. Adam J.
Burke, Charles A.
Farrow. George c.
Tascnler, Emanuel j.
Boswell. William v.
Ruocoo, Frank
Collins, Herbert E.
Artes, Carroll E.
Arps, Harold F,
Levine. Norman w.
Morrill,, Alfred R.
Anknev. George r.
Gallagher. Daniel ].
Browne, Austin w
Scott, James r.
Solet. Ellis L.
Peoples, Fred L.
Lilly. Andrew C.
Stouffer. Charles M.
Hanes. Philip S.
Charles, Albert E.
Miller. William p,
GEORGE, Gemeale j.
HouSer, John G.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Woman Held
For Gun Joke

A 25-year-old woman who said
she borrowed a policemans gun
for a joke, pleaded not guilty to a
charge of carrying conce e d
weapons today before Recorders
Judge Donald Van Zile.
Miss Helen Briggs of 81 Temple
avenue. the defendant, testified
that she took the service revolver
of Patrolman Claude Humble of
the Garfield Station, during a
party in his home. When she re-
turned home she gave II to the
caretaker of her apartment for
safekeeping, she said.
81 didn't know the officers
name so I went down to q bar
at 524 Michigan avenue to ask
the bartender who the officer
was so I could return the gum"
she said. THE bartender had
been at the party. The barten-
der wasn't there and when the
customers saw the gun In my
pocketbook they called police
and I was arrested"
Miss Briggs was held on $500
bond for examination next week.
She arrived in Detroit from Mil
waukee three weeks ago, she said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Jailed 4th Time
On Back A|imony

Joseph Drost. SO, OF 6332 Dever-
eauX avenue. who owes S2,525 in
back alimony and has paid only
$40 in the last IL years. was in
Jail today for the fourth time for
not paying s. per week for the
support of his 12-year-old son.
Drost was sentenced to a year
in Jackson Prison for contempt
of court by Circuit Judge George
B. Murphy.
Drost was divorced by his wife,
Alma. in October. 1881. For three
years he paid nothing for the sup
port of his son and in 1888 was
sentenced to six months in Jail.
The following year he paid only
$40 and was sentenced TO two
months in prison.
Against in 1887 he was arrested
for not paying the money and
given a year in Jail.
Almost since his release he has
been sought by the friend of the
court on the charge which again
sent him TO prison.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Praise Tinker,
Hero Of Midway

HONOLULU, June Is CINS).-
Lieut.. Gen. Delos c. Emmons,
military commandant of Hawaii,
delivered a tribute today to the
bravery of Mai. Gen. Clarence
Tinker. air force commander lost
In the battle OF Midway.
"The entire Hawaiian depart
ment mourns the loss of General
Tinker and his gallant crew"
General Emmons said.
BE cause General Tinker
would not ask his subordinates
TO undertake risks which he
would not undertake. he selected
himself as the flight leader on
m important combat mission
requiring great courage, skill
and experience.
He died knowing he had an
important part in winning the
great air victory. His leadership
was an inspiration TO his COM
mand. His loss Is a deep per-
sonal one 90 me-"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
SevdstopoI Siege
Takes Big Ndzi
Toll, Reds Say
German Drive TO Take
Great Crimean Fort
Reported at lis Peak

MOSCOW, June 13 (UP).-The
valiant garrison Of Sevastopol was
making a supreme effort to crush
the massed infantry, tank and
plane assaults of the German
Eleventh Army today, and Nazi
casualties were reported to be
'frightful."
The German offensive there,
now in its eighth day. was believed
TO have reached its peak and a de-
ciSion was expected soon. Although
the situation was very strained
on a number of sectors, the Ger
mans were far from taking Sevas-
topol, Russias great Crimean
naval base.
Last midnight's Soviet commu-
nique reported that the Russians
had counter-attacked the Germans
who three days ago began an as
sault on the Kharkov front. BOO
miles north of Sevastopol. Soviet
units there were engaged in "furi-
Gus fighting with advancing
enemy tanks and infantry, the
|communiQue asserted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Board 10 Offer
dyRaise Report

Henry Miller, chairman OF the
county welfare commission, said
today his commission will make a
full explanation next Wednesday
on pay raises which were voted
to 81 of 1874 social welfare en-
ployes and which were rescinded
by the board of auditors.
Most of the increases, Miller
said, were to equalize pay of peo-
pie doing similar work within the
County Bureau of Social Welfare,
and a few others were merit
raises. Detailed reports will be
ready at the regular meeting of
the commission. Wednesday.
Ray Hafeli. county auditor, at
tackled the increases as hard 10
understand" pointing out the well
fare load is dropping.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Jdps Claim Fall
0fChina Air Base

TOXIC, June Is. (By official
Japanese wireless) - INS). -
Japanese forces operating in Che
kiang Province on China's eastern
seacoast have occupied Yushan,
site of an importnt airport, the
Domei news agency claimed to-
day. II is the last important air.
base in east China, Domei said.
IA Chinese communique ad-
mitted that enemy forces had
entered Changshan, Chusien and
Kiangshan, nearby towns, but
there was no confirmation of
the enemy claim that Yushan
had fallen. Yushan is II miles
southwest of Changshan, which
was occupied by the japanese
Tuesday night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Struck Out
RineIeaders Who Tied Up
Defense Work Fired
FINAL BATTLE BEGINS

Discharge OF seven ringleaders
in a wildcat strike that held up
defense production at the Bohn
Aluminium Company was an
nounced by UAW-CIO officials
today.
They were convicted before a
union trial board of violating the
union policy Of preventing all
work stoppages for the duration
OF the war, said Russ Baril,
business agent for the Bohn local
20S.
The action of the union. Baril
said. was strongly commended by
Major George Strong, United
States Army Air Corps. Negotia-
tons now are in progress at the
company for a new contract 10
replace the present expiring agree
ment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Coral Sea Air Victory
More Aircraft Carriers Planes Urged in Congress
by Vinson, House Naval Chairman

WASHINGTON, June 13 (INS)
- Chairman Vinson Of the House
naval affairs committee today
hailed the navy's smashing Coral
Sea victory as strictly an air
battle" emphasizing the need for
swift action on the pending So
300.o00,000 naval expansion bill.
Even as Vinson pressed for
clearance Of his program for
100000 tons OF new aircraft car
riers and other ships. the commit.
tees ranking minority member
Pep Melvin J. Mas (R) Of Min.
neSota closed his civilian affairs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13

TO report for active duty as Z
air corps colonel.
Vinson said the Coral Sea vic
tory bears out the vital import
ance Of carrier and land based air
craft"
This was strictly an air
battle" he said, carried out by
fighting and torpedo planes
operating from carriers and
shore bases.
"All OF this should impress
upon us the Importance OF the
government undertaking st the
earliest possible date an &C
celeration OF the carrier pro-
gram now pending"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
4 Bornbers
ofU.s.Lond
In Turkey

4 ANKARA, Turkey, June IS
CUP America crews of four
giant Douglas bombers forced
down yesterday in neutral Turkey
were quoted today as saying:
I'VE ACCOMPLISHED our mis-
sion I'm the Black Sea-"
The mission was not explained.
but 1t was thought possible that
the long-range, four m o tore d
planes had been bombing the
Germans at the Russian Crimean
port of Sevastopol. which the Ger
man Eleventh army has been as
saulting for eight days.
Whatever the objective, II was
believed TO have been German. A
bomber that landed at Arisiye,
near Ismet, $50 miles southwest of
Sevastopol, was reliably reported
to have entered Turkish territory
with a German fighter plane be-
hind il.
2 OF CREW WOUNDED
Turkish anti-aircraft gunners
were said to have fired on both
planes and the bomber was re-
ported to have crash-landed in
Turkish territorial waters, with
two motors damaged by anti
aircraft fire and two of the seven
members of the crew wounded.
Three bombers, with a total Of
u Americans aboard. had TO land
at Ankara airport when they ran
out of gasoline.
1.-THE four planes with their
crews were interned In accord
ance with international law" a
Turk communicate said.
Some of the informed filters were
seen strolling In the streets Of An
kara under guard. The United
States embassy declined to COM
lment.
international News Service,
under a London dateline. quoted
the Ankara radio as saying the
planes had raided the Rumanian
coast. The Ankara radio also
was quoted as saying that Turk
ish officers had offered to parole
the informed Americans.
Later. ms said, the Ankara
radio reversed itself and stated
that the bombers were British.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
British Repu|se
Ell Adem Attack

CAIRO, June 13 tUP).-Axis
armored forces. pressing their
campaign 10 take Tobruk. at
tackled at FL Adem, Is miles south
of that Libyan fortress, but were
repulsed, an imperial headquarters
communique said today.
The Axis armored troops later
Unanswered around FL Adem and
drove on Acroma, 15 miles SOUTH
west OF Tobruk.
Imperial arrnored forces and the
Royal Air Force hammered them
all day and inflicted considerable
damage.
The communique said all i'm
perial positions were intact.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
H. P. Teacher Learns
Son in RCAF MISSING

Sgt. S. Mulhauser, %, OF 205
Highland avenue, Highland Park,
a radio man on Royal Canadian
Air Force bomber, is missing after
an RCAF air raid over Germany,
his mother, Mrs. Helen Mulhauser
said today.
Mrs. Mulhauser. teacher at
the Barber School, Highland Park,
said that information she has
received indicates there is a pos
sibility her son is a prisoner in
Germany.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
i. ). Resumes
Africa Relations

WASHINGTON, June 13 tINS).
Secretary of State Hull, in
announcement vitality
affecting United Nations political
and military strategy. today dis
closed that the United States
has resumed trade relations with
French North Africa.
Americas move. Hull said in
his press conference. was taken
following consultations between
the state department and all"
branches of the United States
government in any way inter-
ested" on its advisability.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Red Aid Day
Mayors Proclamation Sets
90
June n for Observance

Monday. June %, was officially
proclaimed Aid to Russia Day
by Mayor Edward j. Jeffries Jr.,
today.
His proclamation pointed to
"the unprecedented year of cour-
age and sacrifice" by the Russians
and pledged continuation of De.
troit contributions to the Russian
cause.
The event, marking the first
anniversary of invasion of the
Soviet by Germany, will be OBJ
served nationally.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Aluminium VaniSheS
Il 900 Pounds Of Metal. and Traier-TrueI
Disappear .AirpIane Tieup Feared

HARRISON, N. j.. June 10
Jersey state police
today flashed an eight-state alarm
for a missing trailer-truck loaded
with II, 900 pounds Of navy-owned
ingots.
The aluminium was consigned TO
the Aluminium Corporation of
at Garwood for CONVEX
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Home Of Foreman
Pilketed by Workers

A new type of picketing appar.
emily had developed today after
20 men picketed the home OF
Russell Dragsdorf, a foreman al
the Dodge truck plant, demand
ing he reinstate two men he had
fired recently. The pickets
marched before Dragsdorf's home
at $50 Marlborough avenue for
two hours. There was no disturb
ance and Dragsdorf was not at
home at the time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Unions Yield Claim
For Overtime Paw

An agreement between tn e
Briggs Manufacturing Company
and two UAW-CIO locals by which
the union gives up its claim to
time-and-a-half and double-time
for Saturdays and Sundays worked
in a 40-hour week was signed
today.
Joseph Ferris. president of Local
212, and Samuel Sage, president
of Local TAP, signed for the union.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13

sion into airplane propellers. The
trailer-truck. driven by Mike Col
Inns of Chicago vanished between
Buffalo. N. Y, and Garwood.
An aluminium plant official said
failure of the precious cargo to
arrive has delayed production and
may result In the shutting down
of the section of the plant that's
working on che propeller contract.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
One Michigan Marine Held

MUSKEGON, June 13. - Sgt.
Sherwood Vontom, son of Phillip
Vontom. 1925 Wilcox avenue. Mus
kegon, was the only Michigan man
listed among the 1873 marines
which the Japs have imprisoned
on Shikoku Island, the navy de-
partment announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
CANADIANS ARRIVE

LONDON, June ID (INS).-An-
other convoy of Canadian troops
has arrived safely in England, II
was announced today. The rein
forcements include infantry, en-
|gineer units, signal corps and
service corps men and antistas1k
gun battalions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
.4th AEF Lands
In N. Ireland
Continued from Page One)

battle helmet which covers almost
the entire head. and neck.
The troops were greeted by Maj
Gen. Russell P. Hartle. commander
of United States forces in North
ern Ireland, and the commander
of American armored forces in this
area.
The troops in the latest units to
arrive included men from Pennsyl-
vania, the District of Columbia,
Maryland, Kentucky, Georgia,
Texas, Oklahoma. Illinois, Cali
fornia, West Virginia, Arizona. In
diana, New York. New Jersey and
New England.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13

prise in the hHrbor or tufag1. IN
the Solomons, land all but an.
initiated them" Results of this
engagement, said the communique
were:
1.-THE sinking Of, or damage to,
IL Japanese vessels, and destruc-
ton OF six aircraft. Our entire
loss amounted to but three air
craft"
FINAL BATTLE BEGINS
The next day American planes
shot down a four-engined japanese
flying boat. and on May z the final
battle of Coral Sea began.
Admiral Fletcher's aircraft
struck the main Japanese force in
the Louisiade archipelago and sank
the big enemy aircraft carrier
Ryukaka and a heavy cruiser be-
fore the carrier could launch her
planes.
"Shes sank within a few n,in-
utes with most Of her plsnes on
board" said the communique.
1.-THE enemy counter-attack
which followed was fought of
successfully.
During this days fighting,
moro than % enemy aircraft
were shot down. as compared to
our loss of six"
Shore-based army aircraft from
Australia aided in the battle.
Then came the eighth of May
and the last day of the battle,
which saw serious damage to an
other huge Japanese aircraft car
rier. the Shokaku, which was left
ablaze," and the counter-attack on
the Lexington, which survived the
battle, only to 60 down hours
later.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
jap Coral SEQ Loss:
81 Ships 100 Planes
CONTINUED from Page One)

damaged and set on fire during
the battle, but her crew succeeded
in extinguishing the flames. Sew
eral hours later, however, a great
explosion. presumably caused by
gas. sent the carrier to the bot
tom.
Niney-two per cent of the Lex
ington's crew was saved. A large
part of the personnel of the Neosho
and Sims also was rescued.
Full results of the battle. or
series of battles, which ragged at
intervals from March 10 through
May S-were withheld, the navy
department made clear, until the
trap for Japan's next move, the
attack on Midway Island, was
sprung with more disastrous re-
suits for the enemy.
From Pearl Harbor to date, in
lcluding the Coral Sea battle and
the known losses, at Midway
Island, navy department COM
'muniques disclose that the Japa-
'nese losses total 125 ships sunk,
81 of them war vessels; LOT more
ships damaged. with II of them
listed as possibly sunk and 10 as
probably sunk--a total of 232
ships sunk or damaged.
Against that toll United States
losses have been % ships sunk in
action, % of them warships of
various categories; 9 scuttled to
prevent capture by the enemy, and
10 damaged grand total of AZ.
That Is just fraction more than
|one-fifth of the enemy losses.
Against the toll of three Ameri-
can ships lost under the azure
skies of the Coral Sea, northeast
of Australia, the enemy toll in
ships sunk. the navy departments
communicate stated. were:
. One aircraft carrier.
Three heavy cruisers.
One light cruiser.
Two destroyers.
Several transports and small
vessels.
Severely damaged and probably
sinking were one additional
cruiser and one destroyer. and Sc
verely damaged" were more than
20 other ships. including one car
rier, three cruisers. two aircraft
tenders and three destroyers.