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Evening star., 1942-08-09
All Steel Warehouses Face
Black Market Checkup
Ps tht Associated Press.

fS tIIt Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 8.-Federal
agencies investigating charges of
black market in steel will make a
nationwide check of steel ware
houses to determine whether price
regulations and inventories have
been violated, H. j. Dowd, chief of
the compliance branch of the War
Production Board, announced today
The alleged black market in steel
furnished war plants was barred here
in testimony by Frank O. Higgins,
shipbllilder, before a congressional
committee conducting a hearing on
the Maritime Commissions cancel
lation of the 200 Liberty ship con-
tract of the Higgins Corp.
Mr.. DoWd returned to Washington
today but yeft members of his staff
here to complete 10 day check of
Higgins records in cooperation with
OPA and Justice Department in
vestigators.
Evening star., 1942-08-09

But it wasn't clean death. You
died with stencil in your nose or
your eyes filled with Nightmares or
your ear drums taut and bursting
with sound. Or you died with your
hands bound behind your back. Or
when you were captured as pris-
oner of war you were lined up and
machine-gunned In the back.
That was the way the fighting was
at Hong Kong. But will tell about
that later. There are many things
that have been told so far that were
utterly wrong and I will tell the
truth about those.
That was the way the fighting was,
too, at the Repulse Bay Hotel and
I will tell about that also; OF the
200 women, children and infants
who were captured there by the
Japanese; of the men who went
out to meet what they thought was
Continued on Page A-8, Col. D.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
MacArthur'S Planes
Blast Many Jap
Island Bases
New Guinea, SoIomons
And New Britain
Hit in Offensive
PH the Associated Press.

e, the Associated Press.
GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, Sunday,
Aug. 9-The first Allied offensive
in this Southwestern Pacific area
was smashing today against
japanese bases in the islands
North of Australia.
The battle appeared still to be in
its early stages. -
United States and Australian
warships were believed participating
and the wording of United States
naval communique in Washington
limited ground forces were in the
fight on the Southeast Solomons.
Air forces stationed in the South
west Pacific also were lending their
strength to the widespread opera
ton, making heavy raids on New
Guinea, the Solomon Islands and
New Britain.
Brief Mention of Solomons.
The communique made only a
brief mention of the battle develop
ing in the Solomon Islands:
Our naval forces are participat-
ing in an attack on the southeast
Solomons. Our air forces are CO.
operating, it said.
The communique said there had
been "a prolonged and harassing
raid at night on the airdrome and
harbor of Lac, strong japanese
base on New Guinea, and that the
attack had been continued by day.
light by two flights of medium
heavy bombers which dropped one
ton bombs.
"An anti-aircraft position re-
ceived direct hit and other bombs
landed on aircraft in the parking
areas" the communique said.
Another big night raid was made
(See MACARTHUR, Page A-9)
Evening star., 1942-08-09

The opinion of top officials in the
War Production Board, Navy and
Army, expressed softly and mot for
quotation because of political dy-
Mantle" involved was about as fol-
lows.
/. 1t will be impossible for Mr..
Kaiser to build Glenn Martin Mars
type flying boats without interfering
with the military aircraft program
In regard to critical materials and
highly trained personnel. In giving
Mr.. Kaiser a commitment for 100
Mars craft, with a tentative COM
mitment for 400 more, Production
Chief Nelson made it condition
that there be no interference with
the combat plane program.
2. That something more than a
supermiracle would be required
to attain production of 5000 huge
planes year within 10 months as
Mr.. Kaiser has indicated could be
done. The planes would be built
in shipyards, not aircraft plants.
Martin Is Noncommittal.
The Star, realizing that public
hopes are high for giant cargo
planes and that Mr.. Kaiser has a
remarkable record of performance
in other lines, has attempted to
analyze the more mature thoughts
of officials and problems involved
in producing the Mars type Of planes
under best conditions.
For problems involved In large
scale production of the Mars, The
Star talked with Glenn L. Martin,
creator and builder of the 70-ton
(Continlied on page A-3. Column g.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Scrop Institute Head Warns
Against Sacrificing Statues

so tons Of metal scrap could be OBJ
tanned by dismantling Washington's
46 bronze and iron monuments.
President Roosevelt himself has
suggested that monuments and
memorial cannon were potential
metal sources.
TT the war lasts long enough"
said Mr.. Barringer, there may be
an unsatisflei demand for scrap
which statues and monuments can
help I'LL, but to destroy them now
would merely increase an already
existing surplus in some classifica-
tions of nonferrous scrap.
MANY old cannon, especially
those antcdating the Civil War, are
also bronze and brass, the latter
especially being In slack demand.
Most Civil War cannon and cannon
balls are cast iron, grade Of scrap
in which there Is no particular
(See STATUES, Tcsc T. -
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Arrests Follow Vote
For Civil Disobedience

BOMBAY, Sunday, Aug. 8 (P.-
The British Government of India,
accepting the challenge of the ALL
India Congress party in entrusting
a campaign of civil disobedience to
Mohandas K. Gandhi, early today
began roundup of Congress lead
ers in the city of Ahmedabad.
The Government acted just few
hours after the full committee of
the All-India Congress Party had
handed complete authority to the
mystic 72-year-old leader Of the In
dia nationalist movement for a
drive aimed at forcing an end to
British rule in India.
Seventeen arrests had been made
up to early hours today in Ahmeda-
bad. They were the first reported
after the Congress Committee ad-
journed.
The Government has placed ban
on gatherings of more than five
persons. issuing the order under the
criminal procedure code.
Challenge Regretted.
In statement at New Delhi, the
Government reply to the Congress
Partys resolution said:
There is nothing the Govern
ment of India regrets more than
this challenge at so critical a juno
ture, but on them lies the task of
defending India. That task the
Government of India will discharge
in the face of the challenge now
thrown down by the Congress Party
with clear determination. -"
Il am pledged to the Congress and
the Congress is pledged to do or die, y
Gandhi declared in concluding a
two-hour address. that wound up the
(See INDIA Page A.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Fraudulent Bidding
On Naval Contracts
Charged by F1C
Nine Complaints Filed
On Materials for
Cromp Shipyords
e, the Associated Press.

e, TIE Associated Press.
The Federal Trade Commits
sion announced yesterday that
it had issued nine complaints
charging collusion and fraudulent
bidding on Navy Department
contracts for materials used in
rehabilitating the Cramp ship
yards at Philadelphia.
The complaints are against SELL
ers of electrical supplies, mill work,
lumber and other building materials,
and machinery, most OF whom have
offices in Philadelphia. Twenty
days are allowed for response to
allegations.
II the FTC finds the charges
substantiated, it may issue cease
and desist" order against continu-
ance OF the practices. A violation
Of the order would take the case
into Federal court, with the pos
sibility Of fine UP to 5000.
Central figure in the allegations
is Charles r. Rohleder Of Philadel-
phia, who is named in each COM
plant. The Cramp Shipbuilding
Co. contracted with Mr.. Rohleder
to do the construction work on =
cost-plus- -fixed-fee basis, with the
stipulation that materials and serv-
ices would be purchased through
competitive bids.
Jury Investigates Yard.
A Federal grand jury in Philadel-
phia has been investigating the
yard for the last several days on
allegations of collusive bidding
which were made in a hearing
before Senate committee.
Others named respondents in the
FTC. complaints are:
Westinghouse Electric Supply Co.,
with headquarters in New York and
branch office in Philadelphia, and
its agent, r. r. Devices; alleged to
have submitted sham, false, fictitious
and fraudulent bids to prospective
purchasers.
Crater -Bodey Co., Norristown, Pa,
and its president, S. w. Roberts
alleged to have prepared fictitious
bids on the stationery of competing
lumber firms.
p. Rainey, Philadelphia. trading
as j. p. Rainey & Co.: alleged to
have submitted two fictitious bids
higher than one of 500 ,280.12 for
electrical wire and cable prepared
as agent of Rohleder.
James A. Clancy, M. A. Webster
and Joseph Duffy, trading as j. r
Duffy Manufacturing Co.; alleged to
have carried out false appearance
of competition in bids on metal par
titions and doors.
Walter H. Cave, agent of the Phil
adelphia branch of the American
Steel and Wire Co. OF New Jersey
and Cyclone Fence Co.; alleged te
have secured false and non-com-
petitive bids for wire and other steel
products from A. F. Crawford, who
| -- 80 DYrC noro A oN
Evening star., 1942-08-09
BIC Tells Europeans
Of Suboteurs' Execution
B. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated PreSS.
LONDON, Sunday, Aug, 9-Be-
ginning at o'clock last night the
British radio spread throughout the
continent of Europe the news that
the United States had executed six
of the eight Nazi saboteurs seized
after they landed from German
submarines.
The broadcasts, made in several
languages, emphasized particularly
for the Germans the swift capture.
trial and death In the electric chair
of the men before they could begin
their sabotage campaign.
Up to an early hour today the
German radio had refrained from
any comment on the mems fate.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Russian Defenses
Crack North of
Moikop Area
MAP on Page Az
By the Associa ted Press.

MOSCOW, Sunday, Aug. g.
Two German columns were re-
ported converging on the Maikop
Oil fields today after cracking
Russian defenses in the Krasno-
dar-Armavir area 60 miles above
that prize at the foot OF the
Caucasian Mountains.
Red Star announced the German
break through toward ikop
whose wells supply 7 per cent of
Russia's oil and the midnight COM
munique gave this version Of re-
verse at Armavir:
"In one sector after bloody fight
ing during which IA enemy tanks
were destroyed and 500 Germans
killed our troops withdrew to new
positions.
The Red Army defending the
southwestern approaches to Stain
grad fought with varying success"
against German tank and infan-
try wedge into the Russian positions
northeast of Kotelnikovski. The
phrase northeast of Kotelnikovski"
indicated the Germans were gaining
ground in that area, too.
A communique yesterday had 10
Gated the fighting as north" of
Kotelnikovski, which itself is about
95 miles southwest of industrial
Stalingrad.
Nazis Hurl in Reinforcements.
Thousands of German reinforce
ments were hurled into battle both
above and below the Don River in
the effort to reach Stalingrad, and
another ominous development re-
ported in the latest communique
was that the Nazis had concentrated
huge tank force south of Klets-
kaya, which is IS miles northwest of
Stalingrad in the Don elbow.
The Germans were said to have
left thousands of their own dead IN
the wake of their advance, but their
reserve flow thus far has filled the
gaps.
The German drive on Maikop ap-
parently sten1med mostly from tn.
Northeast Kuban River bend BE-
cause the Russians said their troops
also were fighting the Nazis in the
Kropotkin sector. SO miles north
west OF Armavir.
These Kropotkin fighters may be
the remnants of the Russian di-
visions which had been fighting a,
Kushchevka farther to the north
on the Rostov-Baku railway be.
cause today's communique did no,
mention the Kushchevka sector.
(The Germans claimed their
troops had crossed the Kuban
River to capture Armavir, then
seized Kurgannaya 80 miles to
the west on the Laba River. in
the drive toward Maikop. That
would place the Nazis only 30
miles from the Oil city.
(The Soviet plight in the Mai
kop area admittedly was so crit
lcal that 1t was possible the Rus
| fSee RTTSSIA poCo 49,
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Fish Expected to Win
denomination Over
Divided Opposition
Veteran House Member
Seen Facing Harder
Fight in November
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

NEWBURGH, N. Y, Aug. g.
Representative Fish, Republican,
of New York, slated for the polit-
ical ak by the anti-isolationists
and the Democratic New
Dealers-is about to win the
first round in his fight for re-
election to the House. There
seems no doubt he will win re-
nomination in the Republican
primary Tuesday, despite the
strenuous efforts which have
been made to defeat him.
Opposing Mr.. Fish in the primary
are Augustus w. Bennet, clean
cut young lawyer Of Newburgh; !;
Prof. Emmerson Fite of Vassar Col
lege, and Edward j. Doc) Bowen
Of Poughkeepsie. They will finish In
the primary in the order named.
in all probability. Mr.. Fish says
that he will receive more votes in
the primary than all of his oppo-
nents combined, and there is neutral
opinion which bears out this claim.
The contest in Mr.. Fish's district
the 26th, has been the most pub
licized of any of the primary fights
for denomination. Mr.. Fish repre-
sents President Roosevelt's home
district. He has been violently anti
New Deal and anti-Roosevelt fol
years. He was a leader of the iso-
lationist group in the House Hi
has been under scrutiny of the
grand jury in Washington because
OF alleged connection with George
Sylvester Viereck, Nazi agent now
in prison. The most recent attach
on him was in connection with 6
$25 900 credit made to him by Gen
Rafael L. Trujillo, dictator of the
Dominican Republic, in 1889.
Strong Republican District.
Despite the mass of criticism
which has been hurled at his head
Mr.. Fish still has a firm hold, ap.
parently, on the great bulk of tht
Republican voters in his district
The 26th district is TRADITIONAL,
strong Republican district, and i
has been represented in the House
for % years by Mr.. Fish.
There are three counties in tht
district, Orange. Putnam ane
Dutchess. The Republican organi
cations in the first two counties
overwhelmingly Endorsed Mr.. Fish
| for denomination. In Dutches!
County the organization has no
indorsed any of the candidates.
That, by the way, is the President
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Gloucester at GibruItur

LA LINEA, Spain, Aug. 8. F.--
The Duke of Gloucester, brother Of
King George OF England, who has
been on'a tour OF inspection in India,
and Viscount Cranbourne, colonial
secretary, were reported to have ar
rived at Gibraltar today. Il
Evening star., 1942-08-09
NavyLaunches Offensive to Drive
Japs From So|omons> A|eutians;
Nazis Converge on Red Oil Fields
Actions Progress
FovorobIy Says
Admiral Nimitz
p the Associated Press.

p the Associated Press.
PEARL HARBOR, r. H., Aug
8.-United States forces in the
Southwest Pacific have launched
offensive operations in the Tu-
lagi area of the Solomon Islands
and they are progressing favor
ably, a communique by Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz, commander
in chief of the United States Pa
ciflc Fleet, said today.
The communique, which indicated
the possibility of turning point in
the Pacific war, also reported a
United States Fleet task force at
tack on the japanese at Kiska, in
the Aleutians Islands.
Cat his headquarters in Aus
traha Gen. Douglas Macarthur
issued a communique today
which also told of naval and air
attacks on the Japanese posi-
tions in the Solomon Islands
and new bomb raids on enemy
bases at Salamaua and Lac in
New Guinea)
Nimitz' Communique.
Admiral Nimitz' communique
said:
Forces of the United States
Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean
areas. assisted by units of the
Southwest Pacific area, launched
offensive operations in the Tulagi
area of the Solomon Islands on
August 7, east longitude time.
These operations are progressing
favorably in spite of opposition by
enemy land based aircraft and
garrisons.
"On August 8, East longitude time,
a task force Of the Pacific Fleet
bombarded enemy ships and install
lations In Kiska."
The communique showed that
powerful combined American forces
of sky and sea had swung into Wig
orous offensive action on the widely
separated battle sectors of the
Pacific Ocean.
While only sparce information re-
vealed the nature and extent of the
operations. there were clear indica-
tions that an important turning
point in the war in the Pacific has
been reached and that an initial
effort was being made to wrest from
the japanese some of the strategic
areas they have seized.
The nature Of the turning point
was from war Of attrition to the
dealing out Of smashing blows to roll
back Japanese lines.
These blows thus differed from the
last February United States naval
raids on the Marshall and Gilbert
Islands and similar raids against the
enemy on Wake and Marcus Islands
and in the Solomon Islands, such as
the Tulagi raid which preceded the
Coral Sea battle.
The Japanese made their initial
landing at Papula and in the Solo,
mons January %. Their heavy fol
low-up infiltrations in New Guinea
and in the Solomons came March
8 to 10.
First landings by the Japanese ir
the Aleutians were early in June
coincident with the battle of Mid
way Island, in which United States
Army, Navy and Marine Corps
forces turned back an enemy force
Of warships and transports.
Admiral Nimitz's communique fol
lowed one issued yesterday afternoon
by the Navy Department which sale
the attack on the Solomon Islands
was "in force" and was still con-
tinuing.
There was belief that the Nav.
(see PACIFIC. Page ABB
Evening star., 1942-08-09
First OF q Series
By BENJAMIN PROULX

AS Told to Carl B. Wall
I was a Japanese prisoner Of
war for "a days.
l made the break to escape
from the North Point military
prison on Hong Kong Island
when I discovered that I could
easily encircle the wasted part OF
my left arm above the elbow with
the thumb and middle finger of my
right hand. I knew then that in a
short while I would either be dead
or there would not be enough life
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Little Food, No Medicine, Free Use of Boyonets
Mark japanese Prison Camps at Hong Kong

Ho,D are the japanese treating
their prisoners OF War? A pariety
OF accounts OF atrocities, mostly
iron, Hong Kong, haze been
printed. Here a French Canadian,
iDho escaped from a Hong Kong
military prison, tells his story,
and it is not a pretty one.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Two Destroyers Launched

CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. B.
Two sleek destroyers, the Burns and
the lizard, slid down the ways at
the Charleston Navy Yard after
only Is weeks abuilding.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Officials SkepticoI on Kaiser
Plan for Giant Cargo Planes
Declare Proposal Would Interfere
With Present War Production
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

Ofca Washington settled down last night and wondered
whether Henry Kaiser miracle man. of West Coast shpbud
ing plane construction Think
ing high places had recovered somewhat from the whwnd
and be crystazing against the plan.
Evening star., 1942-08-09

Radio Programs Page E-3
c-~-'-'c tide Page AZ
Evening star., 1942-08-09

(See BIDS, Page A-8D
Evening star., 1942-08-09

(See INDIA, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Weather Forecast

Intermittent light rain early today;
showers and thundershowers this after
noon. Moderate temperatures; moder-
ate winds.
From the United States Weather Bureau Report
Full Details on Page Az.
Evening star., 1942-08-09

(See FISH, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1942-08-09

Continued on Page AS, Column
Evening star., 1942-08-09

tSee RUSSIA, Page A-2.D
Evening star., 1942-08-09

(See SPACE, Page A-10)
Evening star., 1942-08-09

(See MACARTHUR, Page A-9.)
Evening star., 1942-08-09

(see PACIFIC, Page A-8D
Evening star., 1942-08-09

The Evening and Sunday Star Is
delivered in the city and suburbs at
75c per month. The Night Final
Edition and Sunday Morning Star at
Csc per month.
Evening star., 1942-08-09

Admiral Nimitz's communique fol-
lowed one issued yesterday afternoon
by the Navy Department which said
the attack on the Solomon Islands
was lin force" and was still con-
tinuing.
There was a belief that the Navy
- 1Caa pACIEIC Pace A.Ql
Evening star., 1942-08-09

(See STATUES, Tc.c I. j.
Evening star., 1942-02-01

levfLy sAReARA MosDy. wythevilIe,
Va, debassante, says: "A facial cocktail
With Woodbury. Soap gives sparkle TO
ny skin i bait for complime nss."
Evening star., 1942-12-04

See sonto and His Gans from the "Funnies" IN our
Animated Window :. see Doewood and Blonde
come to life. +. Popeye and Borney Google -.
Snuffy Smith, the Kotzenjomner Kids and the
Coptoin and the whole gang right in our Corner
Window on Street at 7th.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-01

FREEDoMS IN AMERICA acqyf q
and who and
York. 200 this week the
which the patriot Andrew Hamilton addressed the Jury
Detroit evening times., 1942-01-08

DOMBERS are the big, heavy planes
X of modern war fleets.
They are built for the specific
purpose Of DESTROYING naval or land
objcctives.
The Times presents on this page
pictures of the American bombing planes
Of which YOU viii probably hear most
during this war.
When Uncle Sam went shopping for
bombers during the past year, he liked
especially these four, ordered them in
large quantities to join the Flying
Fortresses' (B-10:
B-23 Douglas
B-24 Consolidated
BPS North American
B-26 Martin
One Of these is a heavy bomber
(B-2D, the other three medium bombers.
They are the four that the army
has already arranged to be built by
Detroit mass production methods.
Parts, some motors, many sub
assemblies for them are being built in
Detroit and shipped elsewhere for line
assembly into completed planes. Soon,
too, the Ford Motor Company will start
the production Of complete planes.
The price tags on these great ships
run as high as $3O0000
YOU may not be able to afford to
buy one, but YOU may help to get one
for the army as a gift from Detroit by
contributing today to The DCtroit Times
BUY A BOMBER fund.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-23
CONDUCT OF GIRLS

My dear Editor:
Just because women in defense
work must wear Stacks does not
necessitate their losing their femin-
unity and refinement.
The other evening we dropped
into a small but high class place
for dinner. II was crowded. Within
FIVE feet of us in a booth sat a
young woman in SACKS: opposite
her couple This young woman
sat with one leg stretched out full
length on the seat of the bench sne
occupied, Men don't eYen do that
She drew out a mirror and comb.
and ran the latter several times
through her dark, wavy hair AT
THE TABLE. Then, as if to finish
her JOB completely she cleaned out
the comb under the table, and hor-
rors of abused her hand to brush
the hairs of her cl)thing brushing
toward the table. 1t completely
ruined our dinner, In fairness tn
the owners OF the business let me
say that We know that they try 10
conduct a very sanitary place buc
had We been newcomers what kind
Of an impression would that have
made upon us?
am writing this hoping that
any young woman who may be
away from home for the first time.
perhaps earning her first good
money may watch her manners.
What is a good pay check if one
knows not how to conduct ones
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-23
Rural Events
TODAY
NauN|ug

TODAY
Willis
Women will meet in Methodist
annex to complete first aid kit
under direction OF Mrs. Harry Con
ser, X. n
JUNE %
Belleville
Board of Review for village of
Belleville will meet at Van Buren,
Township Hall today and Friday,
l-5 p m. and SO p. m
JUNE rs
Oixboro
Women of Dixbnro Church will
entertain at luncheon at 1870 for
women in neighbor'ng churches.
Cherry Hill
Superior Community Farm Blu.
reau will meet at home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Gill.
Unit | of W S C.. $. will enter
tain the society.
Salem
Mrs. George Weed will enter
tain Federated Aid for supper.
East YpsiIanti
Spencer Club will meet with Mrs.
Leo Hosman.