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Evening star., 1942-10-27
Heavy Metal Salvage Drive
Gaining Momentum Here
100000 Pounds Accumulated in Five Days;
Committee Flooded With Calls for Pickups

depot, Third street and Constitu-
ton avenue NV, in the first four
days of the campaign.
At l pm. today approximately 30
calls had been received. -
TIL 250,000-pound estimate of con-
tributions to date was made by Mr.
Walker this morning on the basis
of the following report: $4,000
pounds at the depot, 100000 pounds
from Goldenberg's warehouse, 472
L street NV; 10000 pounds from
the American Building steeple. 5000
pounds from the Yellow Cab Co.,
10000 pounds from the Albee Buila-
ing water tower and $4,000 pounds
from telephone donations received
yesterday and anticipated today and
tomorrow. = y
The heavy" drive ends officially
at 6 pm. tomorrow, but COLLECTIONS
See SCRAP, Page As5T
Evening star., 1942-10-27
Coffee Firm Shut Down
For Violating WPB Rules
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Oct. 27.-Describing the
action as the first of its kind in the
East, the War Production Board has
barred the Pilgrim Coffee Co. from
engaging in the tea or coffee busi-
ness as long as there is any ration
ing or restriction of the commodi-
ties.
Arthur Fisher, chief of the WPB
Compliance Division, said last night
the order was issued after investiga-
>tion Of complaints that the COM
pany delivered coffee and tea SUBJ
stantially in excess Of it's quota and
that it had submitted false figures
to the WPB.
Abraham Charest of Nedtord,
president of the company, refused
comment.
Fisher said that, pending ration
ing OF coffee to consumers, the WPB
had control of the quantities OF
roasted coffee distributed to whole
salers and retailers, while the Once
Of Price Administration watched
prices.
Evening star., 1942-10-27
British Pierce
Main German
Desert Positions
Way Is Widened
For Tank Attack
Through Mine Field
BY the Associated Press.

CAIRO, Oct. 27.-Slashing for
ward in hand-to-hand fighting
under cover of darkness and
beating off desperate Axis coun-
terattacks by day, the Army of
the Nile has penetrated Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel's main
positions and widened a road for
tank attack through enemy
minefelds, battlefront dispatches
reported today.
AS the battle for North Africa
ragged through its fourth day there
was no word of clash between main
armored forces, but the cautious
British advance through mines,
barbed wire and fields of heavy fire
was clearing a battle ground for the
expected test.
United States Army fighters and
bombers were taking an increasing
part, along with the Raj and South
African Air Force, in holding the
mastery of the desert skies, with a
tight protective cover over the Brit
ish advance and a ruinous battering
OF enemy positions.
Advance ground forces operating
within sight of the bombing of Axis
troops and strong points sent back
their message OF praise: Good
show: keep it up"
1s Axis Planes Shot Down.
In all aerial operations yesterday,
over the desert. the Mediterranean
and Malta, Allied airmen scored
18 to 10 over the Axis in planes
shot down.
United States fighters intercepted
four Macchi 202's over the desert
and knocked down all four, equalling
IN a single fight their total bag for
the day before.
United States medium bombers
dealt battering blows at Rommel's
land supply lines and his massed
tanks, and heavy bombers blew up
a merchantmen and hit a tanker
and barges in convoy attacks.
The bitter fighting, on the sand
and in the air, is continuing, the
joint British Headquarters-RAF'
communique said. Eighteen Axis
planes were reported destroyed, 16
over the desert and 2 over the Med
iterranean, and at least three more
over Malta.
United States air squadrons gave
strong support to the British and
Allied land forces in yesterdays
desert fighting. In one instance
two important Axis concentrations
forming for counterattack were
broken up by continuous shuttle at
tacks by American planes.
Ranging out over Rommel's supply
lines on the Mediterranean, Allied
bombers attacked a convoy off To-
bruk and saw one tanker burst into
flames and large merchant vessel
blow up after hits by bombs and
aerial torpedoes.
Long-range Allied fighters shot
down two German escort planes
after an attack on the convoy.
The convoy attack was carried out
by planes of the United States Army
Air Force, the Raj and the South
African Air Force.
Axis forces guarding the convoy
included four destroyers and large
air escort. Only one Of the con-
voyed ships, second merchantmen,
escaped.
The heaviest enemy air blow
against the 9th Army advance was
dealt at dusk last night in a dive
bomber attack on British advance
positions The Stukas roared down,
(See EGYPT, Page A-16.)
Evening star., 1942-10-27
Get In the Serop!

The Districts "heavy" scrap
metal drive, slow to get under
way, appeared today to be wind
ing up in an avalanche of dona-
tions as salvage chiefs report
ed that approximately 250,000
pounds of metal have been ac-
cumulated from business houses
during the last five days.
The Salvage Committees tele-
phone, Republic 8488, was jammed
with calls for pickup assistance
yesterday and today, and there ap-
peared to be no lessening in requests
for transportation facilities.
Horace Walker, Salvage Commit
tee executive secretary. reported his
Office received IS calls Monday, more
than three. times the number OF
donations which. had, been received
at the heavy drives emergency
Evening star., 1942-10-27
War Fund Campaign
Rolls Up $471,S13
Al First Luncheon
1852 Gifts TotuI
1890 of Goal
Of $4,l41, 900

The Community War Fund
campaign rolled up a total of
$471,813 toward it's goal of 81
141 900 at the first report lunch
con today at the Willard Hotel.
Results of the preliminary solici-
tation by an army of volunteer
workers showed a total of 1882
gifts, for the total of S471,813.41,
which is 11.39 per cent of the goal.
Substantial contributions obtained
by the Advance Gifts Unit. headed
by Richard H. Wilmer, we're re-
ported through the other three
units, and were not disclosed sep
arately.
Other Units Report.
The 0then big uAits. in the cam
paign turned in the following:
Government Unit, reported by
James D. Bennett, 9,128 gifts, total
of $88,51478, which is 43 per cent
of its goal of $2,O65, 900.
Group Solicitation Unit, reported
by Thomas N. Beavers, 414 gifts,
$3.50, ,6e5 ,26, which is 1895 per cent of
the 81 ,285 900 goal.
Metropolitan Unit, reported by Lee
D. Butler, 1,080 gifts, $152 ,633 .39
which is 1929 per cent of it's goal of
$7s1 900.
Floyd D. Akers, campaign chair
man, enthusiastic over the showing
today, called on the workers to reach
s2,000,000 by the fourth luncheon
meeting.
Navy May Reach Goal Soon.
1ntimation that the Navy may
reach 100 per cent of its goal soon
was given by Mr.. Bennett, in intro
ducing Capt. G. A. Eubank, in charge
of the Navy campaign. who will be
featured at the next luncheon meet
ing Thursday at the Willard.
The only details disclosed included
contributions from Lansburgh &
Bro. and individuals in the COM
pany, totaling $13,400. This included
the following: Lansburgh & Bro,
the firm, $4,000, increased from
$4,000 to the Community Chest last
year; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gold
smith, $1,000; Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Goldsmith, $1,000; Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Lansburgh, $500; Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton P. Shlesinger, $500.
Mr.. Akers at luncheon yesterday
emphasized the goal is so much
higher this year that much greater
effort will be necessary to attain the
quotas. Increases in taxes and cost
of operation, he indicated, probably
will raise the actual needs of the 12O
Evening star., 1942-10-27
Wi||kie Again Urges
Second Front, Warns
OF Allies Resentment
SCOTS at 'Info|IibiIity'
Of Military Experts;
Scores Censorship
Tert of Willkie Speech on Page B-14

Tert of Willkie Speech on Page B-14.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Wendell
L. Willkie again has urged a
second European front, and says
that "if we continue to fail to
deliver to our Allies what they
are entitled to expect of us or
what we have promised them,
our reservoir of good will will
turn into one of resentment"
1--WE owe them more than boasts
and broken promises" Mr.. Willkie
told a Nation wide radio audience
last night in an uncensored report
of his recent journey to the Middle
East, Russia and China.
The 1910 Republican presidential
candidate declared the wars record
thus far was not such as to inspire
"any sublime faith in the infallibility
of our military and naval experts
He termed "misdirected censorship"
the idea that non-military experts
or persons not connected with the
Government should not make sug-
gestions about conducting the war
military. industrial, economic or
political"
Lets have no more of this
nonsense" he declared in the speech
carried by the four major networks.
Military experts as well as our
leaders, must be constantly exposed
to democracy's greatest driving power
the whip-lash of public opinion,
developed from honest, free discus
sion.''
I'VE and our Allies must establish
q second fighting front in Europe, /"
Mr.. Willkie said. II also hope that
shortly we can put the considerable
force in India to aggressive use in
about attack on Burma, as Gen.
Wavell has urged. Thus we will
relieve the pressure OF our enemies
on China and Russia, our superb
fighting Allies"
Mr.. Willkie asserted that America
was "also punching holes in Our
reservoir Of goodwill every day Dy
failing to define clearly our war
aims" and continued:
Besides giving our allies in Asia
and Eastern Europe something to
fight with, we have got to give them
assurance of what we are fighting
for. The 200, 600 900 people of Russia
and the o,000. 900 people of China
people like you and me-are be-
wildered and anxious.
What Of "Wor1d Charter"
'They know what they are fight
ing for. They are not so sure of us.
Many of Them have read the Allan
tic Charter. Rightly or wrongly,
they are not satisfied. They ask
What about Pacific Charter?
What about q World Charter'?"
Mr.. Willkie attacked what he
termed a h"half- lf-ignorant, half
patronizing way in which we have
grown accustomed to treating many
{see WnlLKIE. Page A-l6.5
Evening star., 1942-10-27
U. 5. Suit |mperi|s
Freedom Of Press,
A. P. Says in Reply
Charges Government
Fosters Chicago Sun
In Prosecuting Case
(Tert OF Suit on Page A-6.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The As
sociated Press, charged with mo-
nopoly by the United States
Government, today answered
the antitrust suit against it with
a denial of the charges, and said
that if deprived of its right to
choose its members, the assur-
ance OF an Impartial and un-
biased news report would no
longer exist.
If the news gathered through
the cooperative facilities of A. P.
and its members" the answer said,
were required to be made avail
able to every one, whether a mem
ber or not, the incentive of each
member to contribute his time, ef-
fort and money to the upbuilding OF
an organization for the mutual ben
efit of himself and of others making
a like contribution would dis
appear"
> 7,O0O-Word Answer Filed.
Were A. P. obliged to admit to
membership every newspaper which
was prepared to pay its pro rata
share of the cost of gathering and
distributing the news" the nom
profit association asserted, "A. p
would not only become a CONNER
cial news agency, but in view of
good will attaching to its name
over a long period Of years, it
might we'll become the only news
agency furnishing complete news
Continued on Page AS, Column g.
Evening star., 1942-10-27
Japs Claim Sinking
Of 6 u. ). Warships
In SoIomons Battle
Four Aircraft Carriers
Declared Victims; Loss
Of II Vessels Admitted
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The
Japanese today broadcast their
version of a big naval and air
battle yesterday in the Solomon
Islands area, claiming the sink
ing of six United States warships,
including four aircraft carriers,
one battleship and another ship
of unidentified type.
The announcement, credited to
Imperial Headquarters and broad
cast by both the Toxic and Berlin
radios, said American casualties also
included another battleship, three
cruisers and destroyer heavily
damaged.
Gn Washington, Secretary of
the Navy Knox said the Japanese
claims were another of their
fishing expeditions Both the
American and japanese forces in
the South Pacific, he added, we're
engaging in war Of maneuverJ
The enemy report recalled others
emanating from Toxic after the
Midway and Coral Sea battles,
which turned out to be greatly
exaggerated.
Minor Losses Acknowledged.
Comparatively minor losses were
acknowledged by the Japanese, who
said they suffered slight damage to
only two of their aircraft carriers
and cruiser in the engagement,
which was said to have taken place
yesterday to the north of the Santa
Cruz Islands, which lie just east
of the main Solomons group. This
would indicate that the Japanese
were describing the same battle
which the Navy Department In
Washington announced yesterday
was in progress northeast of Qua
dalcanal.
The United States Navy said
severe damage had been done to
one of its carriers in this battle,
and that the destroyer Porter had
been sunk and lesser damage done
to other ships.
Two Japanese carriers and three
cruisers were damaged, the Navy
said.
Accompanying its version of yes
terday's sea-air battle, the Toxic
radio also broadcast an imperial
headquarters summary of alleged
losses of the two sides in the Solo
mons area for the two months from
| o. - CI A nc - "a
Evening star., 1942-10-27
Edmund S. Tuttersu||,
Famed Auctioneer, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-The death
yesterday of Edmund S. Tattersall,
70, one of the worlds best known
race horse auctioneers, was an
nounced today. He was the senior
partner in a firm founded in 1766.
Tattersall has become an English
word meaning market for the sale
and exchange of horses and, speci-
fically the London market, since
the house was estaglished by Richard
Tattersall In the 18th century.
Evening star., 1942-10-27
RAF Bombers Attack
Akyob Area in Burmu
Nv. f1e Aceariafod Droce

By the Associated Press
NEW DELHI, India, Oct. 27-Two
formations of fighter Raj
bombers yesterday attacked objec-
tives in the Akyab area of Japanese
occupied Burma, a British commun-
ique announced today.
Bombs were dropped on buildings
housing the enemy and fires broke
out, after which the fighters made
low-level attacks with their machine
guns, the communique said.
1t reported that none Of the
raiders was lost.
Evening star., 1942-10-27
StoIingrod Defenders
Promise Coventry
To Withstand Foe
y the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The
defenders of Stalingrad have
sent a message to the people of
Coventry. England, saying Stall
ingrad will continue to with
stand the enemy" the British
radio said in a broadcast heard
last night by the CHS listening
post.
Replying to a message of en-
couragement sent from Coven-
try, which suffered one of the
heaviest German air attacks
during the blitz on England, the
Stalingrad local Soviet also
said:
1--WE hope that our hard
struggle will be lightened by the
brotherly aid of the British peo-
pie so that we may defeat and
annihilate our common foe."
Evening star., 1942-10-27

velopments of the last two days
active fighting in the Solomons and
announcement of loss of the air
craft carrier Wasp and the destroyer
Porter-would change his address
to be delivered tonight at Navy
Day observance in New York. He
replied, II won't change a syllable.
That's why was late for the con-
ference this morning. I was going
over my speech and I decided
wouldn't change thing"
Mr.. Knox was asked to comment
on the sinking of the Wasp and
replied that the carrier was on con-
voy duty, protecting lines of COM
Evening star., 1942-10-27
Italy Loses Submarine

ROME (From Italian Broadcasts) :,
Oct. q (P).-The italian high COM
mand announced today that an Ital-
ian submarine had failed to return
to it's base The communique also
said an italian naval unit had sunk
an Allied submarine.
Evening star., 1942-10-27

What is gong on out there IN the
Pacific is war of attrition," Mr..
Knox said at his press conference
in reply to a question regarding
the seemingly inexhaustible supply
of Japanese troops and ships. He
described the operations as a war
of maneuver," with both forces still
in the area. No longer do the naval
forces simply line up and shoot at
each other formally, he explained.
Asked if this was not the blacklist
Navy Day in history, Secretary
Knox replied, wait a minute. In
some respects this is the most
notable Navy Day in all our history.
The Navy is putting up stubborn
fight"
Mr. Knox was asked If the de-
Evening star., 1942-10-27
Not Foreshodowing Defeat
In Pocifc,' Secretary Asserts
Toxic Is Conducting War Of Attriton,
He Says; Speaks in New York Tonight

THE issue has been joined" in the battle the Solomon
Secretary of the Navy Knox declared today adding
reshadowng results and certainly foreshadowng
The Japs have lot of strength
Evening star., 1942-10-27

"U0P' "a !. CVTIULO.
for me to come home early in the
afternoon and play ball with you
and 90 mountain climbing and see
the trees and brooks and learn all
about woodcraft, hunting. fishing,
swimming and other things like
that. .
When you are . little bigger you
will know why your daddy is not
home 30 much any more. You know
Evening star., 1942-10-27

(See KNOX, Page A-16.)
Evening star., 1942-10-27

(See JAP CLAIMS, Page A.16)
Evening star., 1942-10-27

(See RUSSIA, Page A-16.)
Evening star., 1942-10-27

(See EGYPT, Page A-160
Evening star., 1942-10-27

1r. Knox was asked if the de-
Evening star., 1942-10-27
GUIDE FOR READERS

(See WAR FUND, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1942-10-27

(See SOLOMONS, Page A-30
Evening star., 1942-10-27

Late news and sports are covered On
Pages TX and 2-X Of this edition Of
The Star, experimenting the news Of
the regular home delivered edition.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
FamiIYIife in War.
Theme OF Institute

A study of family life in war
time will be the theme OF the
thirteenth annual Parent Educa-
ton Institute sponsored by the
Michigan Congress of Parents and
Teachers, it was announced Satur-
day.
To conserve tires and gasoline
the conference will be held in five
Michigan cities. The schedule
calls for a one-day program in
Ann Arbor, November 2; Bay City
November 3; Cadillac, November
a.; Grand Rapids, November 5
and Benton Harbor, November s.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
REP. WARREN MAGNUSON
lDemOcratl. Washington:
International New. Service stan Writer

International News Service stan Writer
NEW YORK, Oct. II. - Every
day when Capt. William A. Sulli-
van opens his mail he knows what
he will suggestions for rails
ing the Normandie.
Eight months ago the stately
liner, taken over by the navy and
renamed the u. S. S. Lafayette,
was ravaged by fire and then, her
hold filed with water, she slid
over on her side.
She is still in that position, but
things are happening inside the
Normandie as a dozen reporters
learned when they were taken on
a crazy-house walk-on-the-wall
tour by Captain Sullivan.
Some day-and Captain Sullivan
isn't predicting when-the Nor
mandie will be righted. Today the
whole stress is on the prepare
tions for righting her.
Decks are being sealed, bulk
heads are being built, pumps work
constantly and when the time
comes TO pump out the so feet of
water still in the ship there will
be no uncontrolled sloshing around
to send the Normandie tipping
over on her other side.
The general plan has been de-
lveloped but whether she can be
raised without chopping away
part or mast Of the pier against
which her bottom rests has not
been determined.
It's difficult job. almost a
IthanklesS job. pouring concrete
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
so Yards Operate

When -Nazis- started on
the march in the fall Of 1889 we
doubled our building schedule
from so 10 100 ships a year. This
was redoubled TO 200 in 1910.
In 1871 the President issued a
directive for 400 ships a year.
In order TO keep pace, we had
increased the number of ship
yards from 10 10 18. Now there
are more than 60 yards and
over 500 industrial plants in the
shipbuilding program.
The record of SO ships pro-
duced in September is nearly
"a per cent better than the best
single months production dur
ing the shipbuilding program of
the first World War.
Moreover. in September-our
tenth month in this Wharf.-The
total of over 100000 tons de-
livered was more than IL times
the tonnage built in the tenth
month OF the first World War.
II was 81 per cent greater than
the tonnage delivered in the
best month OF that wars pro-
gram. 10 months after the ar
mistice.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
Stop or GET Shot,
Germans Tell Danes

STOCKHOLM, Oct. II (UP).-
The new German occupation chief
OF Denmark has warned all Danes.
effective today. 10 halt instantly
IL challenged by a German soldier
on guard or patrol and to follow
his Instructions. with the alterna-
tive that they will risk being shot,
newspaper dispatches from Copen-
hagen said today.
II was explained the order was
necessary in order TO avoid incl
dents"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
FATHER BERNARD
HUBBARD

(Fdmed "glacier priest OF
Santa Clara University, IN
ternationolly kno,Cn as an
expert geologist, meteorolo-
gist and geogropher, who re-
Gently completed an erpedt-
ton IN AlaSkd):
cit will be harder for us to
get the Nips out of kiska than
IL was for them to get In, be-
cause OF the protecting bank of
mist and fog. However. IL Is In
evitable that they will be run
out.
Japanese invaders Of the
Kiska area have a distinct adj
vantage due to the trans-Pacific
sweep OF the weather under
which storms and Gains Origi-
nate along the China coast,
move up 10 the Kamchatka Pen
can observe the weather and
insula, then cross the acean TO
the Aleutians.
"Whoever Is I'm the Boring Sea
side of Siberia knows what kind
of weather Is coming up. They
predict Kiska and other Alaskan
conditions.
another vital reason why
the Japanese must be driven
from the Aleutians at the earli-
est possible moment Is that
Kiska's harbor Is even better
than Dutch HarbOr, and Is 1000
miles nearer America than any
other japanese submarine base"
REP. JOHN M. COFFEE
(DemOcraD, Washington:
"The people OF the Pacific
northwest are vitality concerned
over the growing menace of the
Japanese war machine, as repre-
scented by their occupation Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18
French People
Ready toRevoIt,
U. 5. Is Informed
Second Front to Signal
Uprising Against Nauis,
De GaulIe Aide Declares
BY KINGsBURY SMITH

International News Service star Writer
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE
United States government. 1t was
learned today. has been informed
by the French National Commit.
tee that an overwhelming ma
jority Of the people of France are
eagerly awaiting the opportunity
TO rise against the Germans the
moment a second front is estab-
lished in western Europe.
This information has been con-
veyed to Acting Secretary of State
Sumner Welles by Andre Philip.
commissioner for the interior and
labor on Gen. Charles de Gaulle's
French National Committee.
Philip. who was leader Of the
underground movement in France
until he was forced TO flee 10
England last August, has arrived
in Washington 10 acquaint the
American government with the
efforts which are being made TO
prepare the French people for the
day of liberation.
FEARS REVOLT TOO SOON
In his conference with Welles,
Philip said that today 100 per
cent Of the people in the occupied
war zone of France and 80 per
cent of the people in the unoccu-
pied war zone are. against the
Vichy regime and favor resistance
to the Axis"
Philip said the one great dan
ger concerning the reaction OF the
French people TO an Allied inva-
sion of the continent would be the
wholesale killing of those who
have co-operated in any way with
the Germans or the Vichy regime.
He said that in almost every
village in France there has been
compiled a blacklist" of the peo-
pie who have aided the Germans
or co-operated with the Vichy
government.