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Evening star., 1942-10-15

pending legislation to forbid the use
OF teen-age soldiers in combat service
until they had received at least one
year Of training.
II certainly do," Mr.. Stimson said
when asked if he believed it would
be unwise to leave that provision in
the bill. Gen. Marshall urged Con-
gress to "have some faith in us and
in our good sense" in the matter Of
writing restrictions into the law.
Blow to Schools Seen.
Acknowledging that the lower
draft age might play havoc with the
Nations higher education system by
draining youths from high schools
and colleges, Mr.. Stimson said the
War Department did not desire to
"needlessly destroy the influences
OF colleges" but bluntly added:
There won't be much need for
colleges if we don't win the war;"
The nucleus of the Army, he
stressed, should be young, vigorous
men with the stamina to face a
ruthless enemy.
While IL months is the normal
time required for training, Mr.. Stim-
son said he did not want the Army
tied by any legal requirement that
teen-age soldiers have that much
training before going into combat
service because unexpected emer-
gencies" might arise.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Widow Of Edmun4kx Fox:
.se@@sz ~, Nssssa - ,..sss,sss
Dies in UniontoWn. Nd,

Mrs. Florence Weaver Fox, 10,
/ widow Of Edmund, K~sNox, once a
well known Washington real estate
dealer, died this morning at her
summer home in Uniontown, Md.
Mrs. Fox, who had been i'll, went
to her summer home about three
months ago. Her Washington resi-
dence was at 1709 S street NV.
She was the daughter-in-laW of
the late Albert F.. Fox, once presi-
dent of the Columbia National
Bank.
She is survived by two daughters,
Grace E. Fox of the S street ad-
dress, and Mrs. Mary Fox Whit
tlesby Of Wallingford, Pa, and
a granddaughter, Margaret Whit
tlesby.
Mrs. Fox was a member of one of
Washington's oldest families and
was active in various District prof.
ects. She was a committee member
OF the YWCA, held membership in
the Daughters of the American Rev.
olution and the Twentieth Century
Club. She also was a member of
st. Paul's Lutheran Church.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
u. ). Planes Raidinq
Tobruk Score Hits
On Big Axis Ship
23 More Enemy Aircraft
Shot Down by British
Fighters at Malta
b. the Associated Press.

-A>oo~>~So~
CAIRO, Oct. 15.-A daylight
heavy bomber attack on Axis supply
shipping in the port Of Tobruk was
announced today by the United
States Army headquarters, which
said two direct hits were scored on
a large merchantmen.
A lighter alongside the merchant
vessels was said to have been de-
molished by another direct hit.
The raid was carried out yester-
day, a sommunique said.
% Axis Planes Downed.
British fighters shot down % Axis
planes over Malta yesterday, engag-
ing most of the raiders before they
were able to do any damage, a joint
communique of the Raj and British
Near East headquarters said.
Air activity over the Egyptian
battle front was reported on a re-
duced scale, but Allied fighter
bombers attacked Axis targets In
the Salum area and at Ell Daba, 1t
was announced, and two direct hits
were reported on large merchant
vessel In a daylight raid on ship
ping at Tobruk harbor.
The % Axis planes downed over
Malta were among a total OF at
least IS reported bagged at that
island stronghold since Sunday. The
communique said the days victims
were II bombers and II fighters.
Damage Is Slight.
All the raiders were engaged be-
fore they reached the island ano
the damage inflicted by those which
managed to get through the f1ghte,
screen was slight, it was announced
Our aircraft losses were five
l.Spitfirex but three of the pilots
|1are safe" the communique said.
The italian high command de.
clared Axis flyers shot down 2s
British planes: over Malta yestsrday
|tand did not mention the loss OF any
Axis aircraft,
Evening star., 1942-10-15

however, have not undertaken such
campaign. One of the reasons
seems to be that they are not anx-
ious to tie in too strongly with the
stepchild of the COP, Representa-
tive Day, candidate for Representa-
tive at large. Senator Brooks has
been much of the time in Washing
ton. He is. expected, however, to
make six or eight Statewide radio
addresses before the election.
Polls Differ on Brooks.
Unlike the poll conducted by, the
Chicago Tribune, a secret poll made
by Democratic organization leaders
IN Chicago shows Senator Brooks
to be weaker in the city than he
was two years ago. This Demo-
cratic poll indicates that Senator
Brooks has only 38.5 per cent of
the vote to 61.5 per cent for Repre-
sentative McKeough.
The Tribune poll gives Senator
Brooks As per cent or a little less,
II the Democratic poll is a correct
estimate of political strength, it
woud be difficult for Senator Brooks
to win. He had A per cent of the
vote in Chicago two years ago and
won the election by about 10000
votes. His opponent that year was
former Senator Slattery, a compar-
atively weak candidate, appointed
to f1ll the Senate vacancy caused
by the death of Senator James
Hamilton Lewis. Nevertheless, the
opinion of most observers here is
that Senator Brooks will win, be-
cause of the discomfort of the
voters.
1t is difficult to get the voters to
go to political rallies. AS one of the
foremost political leaders here said,
1T is easy to7get 5000 turnout;
for defense rally, and very dif1icult
to get 500 to come to a political
meeting in Chicago"
This does not necessarily mean,
however, that the voters will not
go to the polls on election day. Two
mac cnfnes, tKS Democratic machine
in Chicago, headed by Mayor Kelly
and Patrick j. Nash, the Democratic
chairman, is very effective in get
ting out the vote, while the Repub-
lican machine downstate, built
around State officers, is quite
capable.
For the first time there is perma-
nent registration by law in effect
in the downstate area-the coun-
try districts. Republican registra-
ton downstate is good, with 25o,-
600 more potential voters regis
tered than cast votes In the 1910
election.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Poper Products Makers
Price Boost Plea Denied
BY the A.socla4edzprssa

BY the AssociatedPress S.ssss.s s:.s..s.s. !.
The Office Of Price Administration
today rejected the plea OF manu-
facturers of paper products to in
crease their ceiling prices because
the War Production Board restricted
and standardized their output.
OPA issued official refusals tc
the Papyrus Co., Kenilworth, N. j..
and the Erving Paper Mills, Erving
Mass, and said it would take similar
action on seven other applications
The firms manufacture such prod
ucts as decorative crepe paper and
paper napkins.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Druft
Continued From First Page.)

told the Senate committee the
Army's policy would be opposed to
draft deferment for college stu
dents, and Brig. Gen. M. G. White
of the Army's general staff, told of
developing plan of the Army to
send its brightest young men to
college.
Gen. White said leading educa-
tors had been consulted and that
it was hoped concrete plan within
six weeks whereby the Army would
select from the ranks the men to be
trained, plan their courses, accele-
rate them as much as possible, and
provide steady flow into the Army
of specially educated men, with a
margin for the essential industries.
Instead of deferring selectees, Gen.
White said, the Army would release
those with the. most aptitude to 20
to existing colleges as part of a def
mite program contemplated to run
to 1947 or 1948.
Senator Chandler, Democrat, of
Kentucky said he hoped that under
such plan the men would not be
sent to co-educational colleges.
Mr.. Patterson appeared primarily
to recommend suspension OF an
existing law that calls for the dis
charge from the Army OF enlisted
men under 81 on application of their
parents, where the parents consent
to the enlistment was lacking.
He said such a law was inconsist-
ent when you can take men under
81 without the parents consent"
La Guardia Offers Ideas.
Mayor La Guardia suggested to
the Senate committee that 100000
or 100000 women be enlisted to
wash and mend soldiers clothes,
perform the Army's paper work and
take over kitchen police-"the most
irksome detail soldier has to 60
through"
He also urged these other steps:
Opening local draft board records
to the public.
Retaining students in colleges for
officers pertaining after their
induction.
Better classification Of soldiers to
insure their assignment to the Jobs
they can perform best.
Concentration on correcting re-
medal physical defects In men de-
ferred from the draft.
Il have no criticism OF the
WAACS, Mr.. La Guardia said. II
do think perhaps there has been a
little too much publicity about what
they wear.
"But think we can enlist 200, 900
or 300, 600 women to take care Of the
kitchens, take over the laundry
rooms and mending rooms and do
the Arn1y's paper work.
There is where the womer,s aux
iliary would BE- valuable, and they
are available"
Advocates Of the lower age limit
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Request for Teen-Agt
Draft Brings Rush
.0f EnIistments Here
Army Recruiting Office
Notes Increase Since
Roosevett's Address

President Roosevelt's speech urg-
ing the draft of 18-and- -19-year-o -olds
and speedy consideration OF the
request by Congress has resulted
in definite increase" in the en-
Istment of that age group here
according to Capt. John A. Andre
in charge Of the Army recruiting
office at Eleventh street and New
York avenue NV.
Despite the rain, which has beer
almost continual since the Presi-
dent spoke, there was an immedi-
ate pickup in the response by boys
of 18 and 10, Capt. Andre said.
Enlistment in the Army is on the
upgrade among all ages, Capt
Andre said, reporting that in Sep
tember the District recruiting Office
had the biggest month in its his
tory. So far in October there has
continued to be a big increase, he
said. He could not disclose the
actual figures for military reasons
Speech Spurs Clinton Youth.
Among the youngsters respond
ing today was Charles B. Sharpe, 10
of Clinton. Md. Sharpe said he hac
been thinking about the Army for 6
long time, but when he heard the
Presidents speech at his home i.
helped him to make his final deci-
sion. II persuaded my mother tt
give her consent" he said, "anc
here am" His mother is Mrs
Edith Cue. He selected the all
forces.
Another 19-year-old who hopes tt
get into the air forces is Roy S
Bridges, jr.. of 625 Keefer place NV
The youngest one to apply thi!
morning was Jack Levin, 18, of IL
Quincy place NV. The ages O.
those enlisting this morning ran u1
to 80.
Several nurses appeared at tn,
recruiting Office this morning to bt
sworn in by Capt Andre.
Third Enrolment Spurt.
The present one is the third def.
mite squirt in enlistments, the recruit.
ing officer said. The first one came
when the Army permitted enlistee
men to select one of the eight com.
bat branches The second one wa!
the result of the announcement tina
additional branches of the servic,
had been opened to selection, includ
ing the Quartermaster Corps, tn,
Chemical Warfare Service, the Medi
cal Corps and the Military Police.
Many recruits are surprised t,
learn, Capt. Andre said, that sew.
eral branches of the service ar.
offering commissions to recruits a!
young as 18 years of age who car
qualify.
The most substantial response
among the 18-and- -19-year-olds ap
parently came to the Army, but a
the Navy recruiting Office on c
street it was reported that despit.
the rain, which usually causes 6
slump in the number of applicants
enlistments had held to the recen
level.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Nazis Say Red Defense
In StaIinqrad Broken
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN (From German Broad
casts, Oct. 15.-The high COM
mand said today that "in Stain
grad, infantry and panzer
formations broke stubborn So
Wet resistance offered in blocks
Of houses and barricades, and
advanced deeply into the north
ern district Of the city"
(This was the first time in
five days that Hitler's head
quarters mentioned actual opera
tions inside the besieged city,
Bomber and Stuka formations in
rolling engagements smashed enemy
pillboxes and artillery emplace-
ments," the war bulletin declared
Enemy attacks of relief were re-
PEELED and sanguinary losses in
f1icted upon the enemy"
OF fighting to the south the high
command said:
/ I'm the Caucasus, German and
Slovak troops operating in densely
wooded mountain territory pierced
new enemy positions and stormec
over 500 pillboxes and fortifica-
tionS,
Evening star., 1942-10-15
German Radio Reports
Series Of Commando
Raids Against France
British Attacks Durina
September Declared
Preparatory to Landing
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN (F'rom German Broad
casts, Oct. 15.-DNB today re-
ported a series of British Com
mando raids along the coast OF
France last month and said 1T
can be deduced that the British
command intends to give way to
the Soviet demand for a second
front and to make Normandy
the scene of such an attack"
I'm early September, Commando
raids on larger scale were carried
out by the British" it said, adding
that they were in preparation for "a
British landing on the coast OF Nor
mandy"
One night during the month, the
news agency said, the German post
On a small rocky island in the Cas-
quets group west of Alderney was
attacked.
tThis position is in the Chan
mel northeast of the Channel
Islands and west of the peninsula
Ion which the French port OF
Cherbourg is situated)
On September 7, it said, the Brit
ish attempted to approach the west
coast of the Coteatin Peninsula of
Anneville, but coastal defenses were
stated to have driven off the boat.
r Further such attempts we're OBJ
served on other points of the coast
of Normandy during the same pc
riod, it said.
The last Commando raid on Ger
man positions in France itself to be
announced was the August 10 at
tack on Dieppe.
However, after the Germans had
disclosed a small-scale raid on the
Channel island OF Sark, the British
announced that party OF 10 Of
flcers and men raided Sark on the
night of October 3. They said the
raid was one of many such opera
tions which frequently were carried
out but not ordinarily announced.
The Germans charged the British
in the Sark raid with binding Ger
man prisoners, precipitating the cur
rent Stacking controversy in which
the Germans have shackled more
than 1875 British prisoners and the
British and Canadians retaliated by
putting like number of Germans IN
chains.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Nine Spitfires Downed
At Malta, kozis Claim

BERLIN (From German Broad
casts, Oct. Is LR.-DNB said today
that German fighters protecting
bombers in attacks yesterday on
Malta destroyed nine Spitfires. It
said British losses of aircraft in re-
cent operations over Malta there
fore increased to 40.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Inclusion Of Rebate:
System, in Tax Bill - -
Believed Assured
Joint Committee -.
Studies Plan to Roise
$l,750, 900, 900 Yearly
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Joint congressional commit
tee today appeared heading
toward an agreement on a new
and untried system OF taxation
designed to raise $1,750, ,0O0, 900 a
year, part of which would be only
Borrowed" from the taxpayers
and returned to them after the
war.
Although he said House members
had not disclosed their attitude,
Chairman George of the Senate
Finance Committee expressed con-
fidence that postwar rebates LOT
both individuals and corporations
would remain an integral part OF
the new revenue bill when 1t Is pre-
sented for final action.
The joint group planned to wade
through a mass OF non-controverslal
amendments before getting down to
the chief disputed issues-the per
cent victory tax on individual earn
ings above 1924 yearly and Senate
changes in House-approved corpora
ton rates.
Involve Postwar Rebates.
Both of these proposals involved
postwar rebates, as well as current
deductions for payments on debts.
These provisions were inserted oy
the Senate primarily to cushion the
blow of stiff new tax rates which Will
have the effect of making individuals
pay "a cents-19 normal and surtax
plus victory tax-on the first taxa
BILE dollar of their net income and
will levy 80 per cent against cor
poration excess profits. -
The need for a postwar rebate to
soften the impact was emphasized
by Senator Walsh, Democrat. OF
Massachusetts, another conferee,
who told reporters: -. -
"The American people have no
idea yet how hard this bill Is going
to hit them"
The Senate attached the postwar
credit to the victory tax under which
single persons could claim credit for
"a per cent OF the victory tax they
paid, with limit OF $500. and mar
ried persons could claim 40 per cent.
plus 2 per cent for each dependent,
up to $1,000.
s6s.so Victory Tax >on $1,000.
A taxpayer with gross income OF
$4,000 a year would pay s6880 a year
victory tax. If single, he would have
a credit of $1720. If married, his
credit would be $27.52 and If he had
one additional dependent it would
increase to $3O27.
If he made no claims for current
credit, the Treasury simply would
give him bond or a certificate for
$3O27 which would bear no interest
and could not be cashed or trans
ferred until after the war.
However, he could take immediate
credit for life insurance premiums,
payments on debts, or Government
bond purchases. If these did not
equal his total credit, he would get
a bond or certificate for the differ
ence.
If the $3.50 victory tax had al
ready been withheld from the tax
payers salary and he could claim In
surance and debt payments or bond
purchases equal to or exceeding the
maximum credit that applied to his
case, the $l7.20 or $27.52 or $30.27,
as the case might be, would be ap-
piled against what was due from him
the following March on his regular
income tax. w.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Loudoun Schools to Open
Half Hour Earlier
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, Oct. 15.-The
Loudoun County School Board has
changed the opening hours for all
schools to $50 am. beginning Mon
day. The schools had been open
ing at 10 am,
Evening star., 1942-10-15
1900 Croat Peasants
In Revolt Against.
Nazi Puppet Chief
MihoiIovic's GuerriIIus
In Yugoslovio Reported
Being Reinforced
By the Associated Press.

BERN, Switzerland, Oct. 15.-
The Nazi-created state of Croa-
tia was reported torn by civil
strife today, with followers of
the powerful peasant leader, DR..
Vladimir Mack, in open revolt
against the puppet government
of DR.. Ante Pavelic.
Yugoslav sources, who would not
permit their names to be used, said
an army of about 1000 well-organ-
lied peasants was battling Pavelic' s
brown-shirted Ustachi-the militia
which he organized in emulation of
Premier Mussolini's Blackshirts.
Guerrilla Army Reinforced.
The revolt added to the compli-
cations facing the Axis armies of
occupation in. Yugoslavia, already
engaged in bitter strife with the
insurgent forces of Gen. Draja
Mihailovic, who has been waging
guerrilla warfare from the fast
nesses of the Yugoslav mountains
Gen. Mihailovic was said to be
constantly reinforcing his army, and
the effectiveness of his campaign
was demonstrated by official Italian
figures reporting that 4389 italian
soldiers had been killed and 4,49O
wounded in the Balkans in the last
10 months. --...
(Advices from Ankara, Turkey,
said reports were current there
that the Germans might take
over control of Croatia and
Slovenia because of dissatisfac-
tion with Italy's failure to cope
with continued anti-Axis out
breaks. These reports said Ger
many might also demand full
control of the Adriatic port of
Trieste, which Italy got from
Austria at the end of the World
| War;
As Trains Derailed in Month.
Communications in Yugoslavia
were reported in a turmoil as a
result of repeated attacks by in
surgents on railway trains. Yugo-
slav quarters said 46 trains had
been derailed in Croatia alone in
September and declared Nazi troops
were compelled to guard the whole
length of the Zagreb- Belgrade rail-
way.
These quarters expressed belief
the Croat revolt had been stirred
up by the arrest of DR.. Mack and
five other leaders of the Croatiap
peasant party for their refusal to
cooperate with the Axis.
DR.. Mack. who for years had the
largest popular following of any
Croatian leader. was opposed to
Pavelic's Fascist-type regime, but
being an exponent of modification
had not actively opposed it.
News Of the revolt followed by
two days German radio announce
ment that Pavelic's cabinet had re-
signed and had been replaced by a
new set of ministers pledged to
govern according to "Ustachi
principles"
Evening star., 1942-10-15


right front Richard Kelley T Roanoke Johnson 20 ndanhea
S
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William E.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Ha|der and Won Book
Believed 0usted by
Hitler in 5hake-up
Had Headed Nuzi Stuff
And Directed Drive
Against StoIinerod
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Oct. 15.-1'he belief
that Hitler has made a drastic
shake-up in his military COM
mands, ousting both Col. Gen.
Franz Halder and Field Marshal
Feodor Won Book, was expressed
today by qualified London OBJ
se4 Vers on the basis of persistent
reports from Stockholm.
Gen. Halder was chief of the
German general staff and Marshal
Won Book commanded the powerful
Nazi drive on Stalingrad.
These observers, whose names
could not be disclosed, said the con-
tinued reports that the generals
had been ousted appeared based on
fact, but that the names of their
successors had not yet been dis
closed. q
The Stockholm correspondent of
the anAily Tele2Earf ffen0ttsd HE
disnlissai OF Gem. Halder of1 4tfie
most reliable authority" and said
the reported dismissal OF Marshal
Won Book had been confirmed from
f1ve separate sources, ....s...s,s..s
The Stockholm report d@Cen.
Haldef, who headed the German
general staff since 1898, was believed
to have been replaced temporarily
by Gen. Alfred Jodl, who has been
with Hitler as an adviser at the
German eastern front headquarters.
A Stockholm dispatch to the Daily
Express said Gen. Halder's removal
was a concession to the Nazi party,
which had opposed him. He was
said to have demanded last month
that the German offensive into
Russia be halted to enable the army
to consolidate its positions and pre-
pare for its second winter on the
eastern front.
Reuters quoted Tass report from
Geneva yesterday that Won Book had
been placed under arrest.
Evening star., 1942-10-15

Why should your Uncle Sam have
to dun anybody to buy a War bond
to help preserve the democratic way
of living? Buy a bond as your own
expression Of willingness to help.
Evening star., 1942-10-15

A Berlin broadcast, heard today
by CHS in New York, denied the re-
port that Won Book had been ar
rested 1t had nothing to say, how
ever, of the report that he had been
relieved of command on the Stalin-
grad front.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Close Battles Seen
- -. ! = e"
In Illinois Races;
For House Seats; s. =
Democrats Predict Coins:
More lmportioI Observers
Expect COP Pickup

Mr.. Lincoln Is taking a pre-
election Suing around the coun-
try. This Is another In a series
OF articles on election prospects,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-20
ssnEPnERDy Pc SUPPER PLATE

Mix IA cups cooked mashed potatoes
with IN cups cooked mashed carrots,
4 tablespoons NUcoA, 2 teaspoons salt
and " teaspoon pepper. In individual
Nucoa'd casseroles, or in one large
Nucoa'd casserole, arrange alternating
layers of cups diced leftover roast
lamb, cups cooked peas and l n cups
sliced scallions or onions, seasoning
each layer with salt and pepper and
dotting with NUcoA. Cover with cup
medium white sauce. Arrange mashed
potato mixture on top, as border or
in crisscross pattern, as desired. Bake
in hot oven (425o F.) 20 minutes, or
until brown and thoroughly heated.
Serve on dinner plates with mixed
green salad. Pie serves six.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
SUPPOSE AIsob Had Run Differently?

that Aab and s99 out of 1000 other horses from
ability when making
would the old Biscuit would him
uncommon for the Biscuit.
Sabisc older than Aab when he doing such
3yearod the colts and fies Biscuits
convinced Spndegs headed for only place
the glue factory Seabscut became later life and Aab still
has time.
almost safe that Asab next time he
will along with
the imagination
the Society.
5
those
little disappointed
a
friend really horses agreed But he sighed
rum" Makes feel old, doesn't it?