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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
Enemy Weakening
On kiska Island
As Raids Increase
RY WALTER LOGAN

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-U.Po
An analysis of recent Navy COM
muniqueS indicated today that Jap
anese resistance on KiSka island in
the Aleutians-last enemy base in
that arca-was becoming progress
SiVely weaker.
The Navy's latest report on the
situation. describing an October 6
raid by Army bombers which drop
ped a total of Is tons of bombs on
enemy positions, significantly men
toned no resistance. One Jap sea-
plane was destroyed on the water
but the Navy made nc mention OF
enemy planes in the air.
A communique on Wednesday
said the islands of Attu and Aggatu
apparently have been abandoned
by the invaders, that only light
anti-aircraft opposition was en-
countered and all of our aircraft re-
turned" Six seaplane fighters
were shot down in that encounter
but previous communiqueS had
mentioned crack Zero fighters in
the area.
WILL NOT QUIT
The leSSening of resistance does
not necessarily mean that the enc
my is ready to pull out of the Aleu-
tians. On the contrary, they are
believed to be gigging in in prep
aration for further heavy attacks
by Army four -motored fortresses
and Liberator bomberS.
The base at Kiska is tco i'm
portant to be given up without
a struggle. 1t provides a check on
American movements in the Aleu-
tians through aerial reconnaissance
and more important provides a
base where japanese submarines
may be refueled and rearmed and
fresh crews put aboard Then, too
the enemy would lose face" at
home by quitting the islands.
FIRES STARTED
The latest Navy communicate re-
ported that Liberator bombers, es-
corted by Bell Airacobra and Lock
heed Lightning (P-38) rfighters
dropped approximately seven tons
of bombs on the sea surrounding
the seaplane hangar at KiSka. II
said eight more tons of bombs were
dropped on the camp area, start
ing fries.
In addition, the planes attacked
two cargo ships in Kiska harbor
leaving one ION fire and sinking.
The radio station was damaged by
strafing, probably from cannon
firing fighters; seaplane was de-
Stroycd Cn the water and another
was damaged.
IT was the 18th attack in as many
days.
The constant pounding by Army
bombcrS, submarine attack and 9
Naval bombardment have cost the
japanese heavily So far, at least
80 WarshipS and auxiliaries have
been sunk or damaged, some Al
planes destroyed and hundreds o1
troops killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE

LONDON, Oct 10-(UP) - Ger
many retorted angrily but weakly
today to a United States army
bomber attack which cost it an
estimated 46 of its challenging
fighters and left the biggest loco
motive works in France in flaming
chaos.
Air raid sirens shrieked in the
London area during the morning
rush hour in the first daylight
alarm in months, when a lone
enemy reconnaissance plane streak
ed across the home counties out
side the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
MORE DILLY- DALLNNG

Everybody realizes that l8 and 19-year
old youths will be drafted soon for mill
tary services. There are few persons
naieve enough to think that the draft law
will not be changed in the near future to
make these young men available to the
army. The President knows it is going to
be done Congress knows it.
The army is urging even now that there
should be no delay in drafting the 1919
age group. High army men point out
that these youths are the best soldiers of
all, and that military effectiveness is
lost with every year of added age.
Yet the President maintains silence,
after one utterance indicating that the
young men will not be drafted until the
middle Of next year. Congress stalls,
blocking those courageous members who
want to move now.
Election is coming. That seems to be
the reason.
As for us, we'd like a chance to vote
against some Of these chaps who consider
politics above victory.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
Ry HENRY SHAPIRO

MOSCOW, Oct. 10. CUP)-For the
first time in the bloody 47-day battle
of Stalingrad. a Soviet communique
reported today only small infantry
attacks"
Communiques and front-line dis
patches for As days had described
almost hourly assaults upon Stain
grad by thousands of planes, hun
dreds of tanks and divisions of
shock troops. Today came the break
the attacks were now small.
Thursday the Germans announc-
ed that they would abandon frontal
attacks on Stalingrad where at
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF CITY TAXES DUE


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
all taxes for the fiscal year of July
/, 1912 to June 80, 1943 in the city
of FL Centre are now due and pay
able.
That all taxes upon personal prop
crty and onc-half of all taxes upon
real estate, mortgage, deeds of trust,
contracts or ojner obligations by
which debt is secured upon real es-
tate will become delinquent upon
the last Monday in November next
thereafter at five o'clock pm, and
that unless such taxes are paid
prior thereto ten per cent will be
added to the amount thereof
That the remaining half of the
taxes upon real estate, mortgages,
deeds of trust contracts or other
obligations b? which debt is secured
upon real estate, will become delin-
quent upon the last Monday in
April next thereafter at five o'clock
pm, and that unless such taxes are
paid prior thereto five per cent will
be added to the amount thereof.
That all taxes may be paid at the
time of the payment of the first
installment as herein provided.
That taxes may be paid at the
City Hall to the Deputy Tax Col
lector, in the City Clerks Office,
between hours of nine o'clock am,
and five O'Clock pm, with the ex-
ception of Saturday and on which
day the hours shall be from nine
O'Clock am, to twelve o'clock noon.
Dated this 26th day of Septem-
Der, 1912.
r. r. VOYLES, City Tax
and License Collector.
by Neal IL. Gavin, Deputy.
mo, 2O (Oct. 0-ll-l2-l3-l4-l5
-16-18-IQ-oOOI o. ooA
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
BY DON CASWELL

GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, Oct. 10.
P)-Docks, machine shops, sup
ply dcpots, barracks and defense
installations of the greatest Japa-
neSe base in the southwest Pacific
lay in ruin today after a shattering
attack by Allied heavy bombing
planes on Rabaul, in New Britain
Island of the BismarckS.
Gen Douglas Macarthur put into
The attack the greatest force of
heavy bombers ever used in this
theater to smash a base which is
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11

ident Roosevelt to Lin Sen, chair
man Of the national government
of the Chinese republic, in which
Mr. Roosevelt said the anniversary
affords us an occasion to re-em-
phasize our determination to press
forward until the cause of freedom
shall be victorious
During the past year" Mr.
Roosevelt wrote, "the bonds of
friendship which long and happily
have existed between our peoples
have been welded even stronger in
a common struggle against preda-
tory enemies who are attempting to
stamp out freedom which your
country aud mine so greatly cher
iSh"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
u. S.; Britoin Recognize
China as Equal Nation

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-tU.PD
The United States and Great Brit
ain. setting an example of demo-
cratic processes, today announced
their willingness to negotiate for
abandonment of their extra terri
tcriality rights in China.
The step was revealed by the
State Department last night. A 81
muleaneous announcement in Lon
don told of Britain's willingness to
surrender her eXtra-territoriality
privileges.
Extra a-territorality is a system
whereby a nation maintains juris-
diction over its citizens who are
i'm another country. Thus citizens
of the United States in China have
been subject to the laws ana courts
OF this country, rather than those
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11

of China. Similarly, British cit
liens in China have been subject
to British laws and courts, rather
than Chinese.
Acting Secretary of State Sum
mem Welles notified the new Chi
nese ambassador, DIR. Wei Tao
Ming, that his countrw wishes to
negotiate promptly a treaty pro-
viding for immediate relinquish-
ment of this country's eXtra-terri-
toriality rights. They were first
acquired under a treaty negotiated
in 1914.
Welles' statement came on the
occasion OF China's national ami
Versary 1t was accompanied by
disclosure Of letter sent by Pres
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

Our fighter planes are doing spl en-
did Job. In combat they are bringing
down an overall average of two and
half Zeros to one of our planes lost In
August this average took tremendous
leap of five to one-Air Chief Lieut.. Gen.
Henry II Arnold
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
Editorials and Comment

EDITORiS NOTE: The foIlolcing edit.
0riols are presented as interesting opin-
ions UOiced by editors eiseIOhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinioR sf
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
Raid Lays Waste
TO Big Jap Base

a constant menace to the Marines
in the Solomons and his own forces
in New Guinea.
Driving through furious anti-air-
craft gun fire, Consolidated Catalina
medium bombers hit the Rabaul
area in the dead of night, shower
ing incendiaries throughout the tar
get area.
FOLLOW-UP
The biggest force of Boeing Fly
ing FortreSseS ever sent against a
target in this zone followed up with
60 tons of demolition bombs, pick
ing their targets by the light of fires
and explosions the incendiarieS had
caused.
While some planes attacked base
targets, Nhers blew up enemy gun
batteries and searchlight positions.
Eighty miles from Rabaul, on
their way home, the plane crews
still saw the fires.
built Beaufort fight
erS, the tough combat planes devel-
oped by the British Royal air force.
and North American B-25 medium
bombers attacked the airdrome dis
persal area and water front supply
depotS at Lac, on the north New
Guinea coast. Their 16 tons of
bombs sent smoke and debris from
fires and explosions belching hun
dreds of feet into the air. The Beau
forts raked hutS, buildings, and gun
positions with cannon and machine
gun fire in face of fierce enemy
barrage.
THIRD RAID
A third force of planes, ConSoli-
dated Catalinas, bombed the air
drome runway and plane dispersal
area at Buka, northernmost OF the
Solomons Islands.
Reconnaissance fortreSses patrol
ing over st. Georges Channel, be-
tween Rabaul and New Ireland Is
lands in the BiSmarckS, shot down
two of three intercepting Japanese
fighters and drove off the other.
In the fourth attack of big day,
MacArthur'S Lockheed Hudson med
ium bombers destroyed a medium
sized enemy merchantmen, damaged
in a previous attack, at Saumlakki,
in the Tanimbar Islands off the
north Australian coast.
In all these operations, unprcced-
ented in MacArthur'S territory, not
a single plane was lost.
CONTACT AT GUINEA
On the land front, the Australians
in the owen Stanley Mountains OF
New Guinea contacted enemy patrols
for the first time since they started
their drive from IoribaiWa village,
80 air line miles from Port MoreSby,
more than one week ago.
Contact was effected in the Koko-
da gap area, Oe,Ween Myola Lake
and village, on the Port Moresby
side, and Templeton's Crossing,
which is just over the edge of the
gap.
The enemy patrols were small
and uncombative, dispatches from
the front reported, and It yaS indi-
Gated that the Australians would
probe farther northward in light
patrols in an attempt to determine
how far the enemy were prepared
to continue their retreat.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
PILOT IMPRISONED

The German pilot of another
plane which attempted an ATTACK
il the southeastern area bailed out,
to be made a prisoner when anti
aircraft guns smashed his plane
and it was reported that two more
planes had been doWned
Bad weather grounded the Royal
Air Force heavy bomber planes of
the night shift, and conditions were
unfavorable this molning for oper
ationS from the Allied day shift.
1t was indicated that Germany
had expected daylight raids posi-
bly, extending to the German inter-
ior Berlin announced last night
that its broadcasting service would
open half hour late this morn
ing, 9 a. m. g a, m. EWT) instead
OF $3.50 a. M, for technical rea-
sons"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
Americans Blast
Nuzi Industries

A lone raider bombed a southeast
coast town. -Four MeSserschmitt
fighters -bombers, attempting to at
tack a southeast coast town, were
driven off and iettisoned their
bombs in open fields.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
NO SUGAR INCREASE

Chances of an increased sugar
ration are said TO be slim. Secre-
tary of Agriculture Claude A.
Wickard has reduced the estimates
of the sugar stockpile from &c
million tons to 81 million tons
a drop of a billion pounds.
Real tipOff on the sugar situa-
ton, however, is the fact that the
governments interdepartmentaI
sugar committee, made up if rep
resentatives from WPB, OPA,
War Shipping Administration,
Commerce, Interior and Agricul-
ture, is negotiating for the pur-
chase of the Puerto Rican crop
for this year, and possibly for
the Cuban crop of next year.
Not only will this winter in
Washington be colder, because Of
fuel oil rationing, but next sum
mer in Washington will probably
be hotter, because Of the threat
ened seizure of many air condi-
tioning units in public buildings.
War Production Board people are
now considering the necessity of
moving the big air conditioning
units into war plants where tenn
perature control is important to
efficient manufacturing
Bottleneck history of the war in
three Ms;
l94l Machine tools.
1912 Materials.
l943-Manpower.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11

least 100000 of them had died and
try to reduce what was left of it
by concentrated artillery fire.
ON other sectors, there was an
exchange of artillery and mortar
fire" the noon communique said.
ATTACK REPULSED
OF fighting in Stalingrad, the
communique said:
In the Stalingrad area, Soviet
troops repu1sed small infantry at
tacks. On one sector, German in
fantry company 900 mem tried to
penetrate a Soviet stronghold and
were repulSed by machine gun and
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
ANSWER TO CRITICS

Jubilant crews of army bombers,
claiming a bag of Al German planes
themselves in their attack on Lille
yesterday in addition to five down.
ed by escort fighters, said they had
given their answer to critics of
American military planes.
The army put into its attack per-
haps the most formidable planes
the world has ever seen in new
Consolidated B-24s. in action for
the first time, and Boeing FLYING
fortress B-17FS.
Escorted by their own fighter
planes and British, Canadian,
French, Norwegian, Czechoslovakia
and Polish flown fighters of the
Royal Air Force, the -motOred
Boeing flying fortrosses and Con-
solidated lberators led the greatest
daylight attack Of the war on oc-
cupied territory.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
RETAILERS CONFORMING

Thus far, there has been no
great rush of suits filed against
retailers by citizens seeking to COL
! lect treble damages of $50 which,
ever is greater, for being charged
! prices in excess of ceilings set by
general maximum price regula-
ton.
This provision of the law went
into effect July 80, six months
after the new price law went into
effect. In one of the first suits,
a man in Baltimore collected $50
for being overcharged 2 cents on
tube of tOothpaste.
Idea of this seemingly drastic
provision was tc stop chiselers. 1t
was at first feared that filing OF
these suits might become racket
for shyster lawyers and chronic
nuisance suit filters, but it hasn't
worked out that way.
Conclusion of OPA officials is
that observance of their price reg
ulations has in general been eX-
tremely good, or else consumers
don't take time to check.
Amazing stories continue to pile
I'D on the size of Washington's
new Pentagon building, which is
to be Army headquarters. This
weeks prize goes to John E.
Haines of Minneapolis, MINI, who
came down to Washington to check
up on the work of 81 steamfitters
and three engineers who were in
stalling air conditioning controls
in the 25 miles of offices which
Pentagon contains.
Haines went to the building and
got his pass without trouble. Con-
tractors and engineer officers did
not know where the steamfitters
were working, but they knew they
were there. Haines went to the
fourth floor and walked its miles Of
corridors, inspecting the air condi-
tioning control installations as he
went along.
But he didn't find his "a steam
filters and three engineers. Then
he made the rounds of the third
floor, with the same result Then
the second floor. then the first. He
was in the building all day, from
Q in the morning to at night.
i He found that the controls he was
sent to inspect were all right. But
he never did find his workmen,
so he went back to Minneapolis.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
FOUR PLANES LOST

The fighters shot down five
planes for total days bag Of 16,
In this entire operation by 100
army bombers and 500 Allied fight
ers, four planes were lost - two
fortreSSeS and two conSOlidatedS.
One of the Consolidateds made a
crash landing on the English coast
and it's crew were safe.
Five records were set. 1t Was the
biggest American ar force opera
ton of the war i'm any theater. The
Germans lost more planes than in
any one day Of Allied plane at
tacks on continental targets. 1t
was the biggest daylight raid of the
war on the continent. It was the
first operation by army manned
Consolidateds in this thcater. IT
was the first operation in this
theater by American manned Amer
lean fighter planes.
1t was believed that every Ger
man plane shot down was one of
Germany's best-the FoCke-W Wulff-
/ ION
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-11
ATTACK REPULSED

.-''''t sA4ass ~ ~"%F FN'ass
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18

fornia. arrived at the Mt. Clemens
air base. They represent all parts
of the nation and none are re-
lated.
They are: Edwin H., Fallon
New; Francis NJ. Erie, Colo; Jack
W., Minturn, Colo; Gerald f.,
Youngs, Cal; Marion W.. Duncan,
Okla, and Russell f.. Chicago.
Included in the arrivals was a
solitary Jones, Charlie l.. from
Socorro. ". NJ
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
Draft Strikers
Again Sought 10
Staff Hospital
Time. star Correspondent

LANSING, Dec. 18-A new
attempt 10 enlist the aid of con-
ScientiouS directors in stating
YpSilanti state hospital will he
made by Civil Service Director
Thomas J. Wilson.
Insane patients al the hospital
still are preparing food for their
fellow inmates despite the warm
ING of its director, DR.. O. r.
Yodcr who said he feared an
accident" might result in a
disaster similar TO the one in
Salem. Ore, where 30 died Of food
poisoning.
II am writing Washington
again for help in this matter"
Wilson said THE situation Is
desperate and will remain so
until we get an adequate NUM-
Der Of employees"
STAFF SHORT 2Is
The staff at YpSilanti is short
DIS workers.
Meanwhile. the state hospital
commission decided 10 pay over
time wages 10 its employees in an
attempt 10 Offset personnel losses,
which are mounting steadily.
Wilson made previou Is
attempt 10 use conscientious OBJ
iectorS in state hospitals. but was
blocked by Mort Furay organizer
for the State, County and Munich
pal Workers. a Go union
Col Lewis +. Kosch. national
camp director for Selec1Ve service,
wrote he could not grant permits
sion for their use until Mort
Furay changes his attitude
NOT MATTER FOR CIO'
This Is not matter which
should interest the CO" Wilson
said. conscientious DIRECTORS
would not he permanent en-
ployes and would not replace
any regular workers. I hope
they change their attitude"
He said the hospital commits
Sion's decision 10 pay overtime
was in accordance with civil
service rules.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
No Volunteers
Before Jan. | for
Navy. Marines

No volunteers Vill be accepted
by local draft boaFds for induction
IN the navy marine corps during
The balance Of December, state Sc
lective service headquarters an
n0uncc6 from Lansing
They explained that the Deem
her quota is already filled Officer
candidates may enlist however,
by obtaining letters from recruit
inc Offices and preventing tt1rrT- to
draft boards for approval
Volunteers for the navy ma
rineS ana coast guard may con-
tinuc 10 enlist through draft
boards tletti teltnlarN 1913.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
N. Y. Car Lines Deny
Soldiers Free Rides

NEW YORK. Dec. is GNS).-
Members of armed forces are
going to have TO pay their nlckcls
10 ride on New York City's sub
way and elevated lines after all
The board of estimate Yesler-
day killed. by vote OF - to ?, a
proposal 10 permit members of
the army. navy, marines and coast
guard TO travel without charge.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
l Call Gets &
All al SeIfrid9e, They Hail
From Devious Parts

When the sergeant at Selfridse
Field calls for Private Johnson. f."
he'd better be specific.
Six of them, all graduates OF an
airplane mechanics course at Cali
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
BERNARD L. MONTGOMERY

General Montgomery, COM
mander Of the British Eighth
Army, pictured in the Libyan
desert at a conference of staff
officers. He points westward
toward fleeing General Rom
mel and beyond TO Tripoli.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18

Tousle-headed David Galbrailh
"A months old. is 100 young "a
realize that Christmas with It's
surprise filled stockings doesn't
lust happen
He's too young 10 know that
loving mothers and fathers and
oldSterS make possible the exciting
tinSel days.
For that matter David's broth
erS and sisters Gerald > Bar
bara 3 and Loretta, 5 are Toe
young 10 understand that Santa
ClaHe- ear forget children.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
Cotoanut Grove Fire
Probed by Grand Jury

BOSTON. Dec. rs (INS).-A
Suffolk County grand jury will
begin hearing evidence today on
the Coeeshut- Grove fire disaster,
which took 1856 lives.
Three Comic Pages every day
I'm Daily Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
LEFT COLD. HUNGRY

Because their IN other, Mrs.
Catherine Galbraith apparently
left them hungry. cod and unat-
tended TOT - hours in Their home
at 1855 Mulberry venue, the
three younger children are in Re
ceiVinc Hospital and Loretta is in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18

Order War Stamps delivered
70 your heme ny your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
Children and No Santa
-Four Taken, Cold and Hungry 70 Hospital
Mother Faces Neglect Action

a Chndren's Aid Society boarding
home.
The hospitalized children are be-
ing treated for an infectious skin
disease which physicians blamed
on improper care and which is eX-
pected TO keep them in the hos
pital over Christmas.
Meanwhile, Daniel J. Ryan. SEN
Tor adminlstra assistant of the
Department OF Public Welfare,
said they will. bring neglect action
against Mrs. Galbraith.
THIRD SUCH INCIDENT
This is the third time Mrs.
Galbraith has left her children
TO our knowledge in the last six
months" Ryan said.
I'VE feel that her neglect Is
-EeSponSihle- faE-thaiE-
conditions and we will take
steps In Juvenile court 10 have
them removed from her custody.
The father deserted last Sep
tember. then provided care for
a time and disappeared again"
He is reported farming in Ten
neSSee.
Although neighbors said Mrs
Galbraith returned Tuesday within
a few hours after she left her
children. Socia! service workers
said they were unable TO locate
her.
And in Receiving Hospit a ]
brown eyed Barbara has stepped
into the mother role, introducing
her baby brothers TO the nurses
and announcing she doesn't want
to go home.
Its nice here" Barbara cX-
planned.