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Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09
Vichy Due
TO Sever
Ties TODAY
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Franco American relations on Feb.
g. 1777. when he negotiated a
treaty by which France became
the first nation 10 recognize Amer
|ican independence.
Adolf Hitler cracked the rela-
tions in 1910 by defeating France
and. through puppet government
set up in Vichy, brought about
their complete collapse by pressing
for closer and closer French col
laboration with the Axis.
But the historic friendship be-
tween the American and French
people will live. President Roose-
welt assured Frenchmen of that
Saturday night in his dramatic
broadcts to them in their own
Language. He addressed them as
mes amis." and concluded his
message with "Vive La France
eternelle!"
The certainty OF a break was
clinched late yesterday when the
White House made public an ex-
change of messages between the
President and Chief of State
Henri Philippe Petain.
SPAIN REASSURED
TIL White House also desiclosed
that the President had pointed out
TO Generalissimo Francisco Franco
of Spain and President Carmona
of Portugal the desirability of
their neutrality for all concerned,
assuring them that they have
nothing TO fear from the United
Nations"
Petain's reply to the President
was a bitter denial that France
needed the assistance of the
United States in protecting the
African colonies.
1T Is you, who acting In the
name OF a country to which 50.
many memories and ties bind
us, have taken such cruel
initiative" Petain old the Presi-
dent.
France and her honor are at
stake. We are attacked; we
shall defend ourselves; this Is
the order I am giving"
AS President Roosevelt pointed
out 10 Petain. the American oper-
ations were designed to do more
than preserve the French colonies
for France.
II know you will realize" he
told the French leader. "that
such n conquest OF Africa tby
the Axis would not stop there
but would be prelude TO further
attempts by Germany and Italy
10 threaten the conquest OF large
portions of the American hemis-
pbere, large nominations over
the Near and Middle East. and
Joining OF hands in the Far
East with those military leaders
of Japan who seek TO dominate
the whole OF the Pacific"
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09
20 u. S. Agents Paved Way for Anvasion of Africl
u. =. FOrfreSSeS
Hammer France

LONDON, Nov. 9 INS).-Re-
appearance of American Flying
Fortresses over Occupied France
in daylight raids served warning
on the Axis today that the expan-
sion of the Allied offensive to Af-
rica would mean no reduction in
the scope and power of the aerial
front in the west.
The American air corps at
tackled in great force at Lille and
Abbeville. France. as indicated by
the fact that more than 300 Spit
fire fighters accompanied the Fort
ress squadronS.
This daylight smash Sunday fol-
lowed the early morning raid on
Genoa by the largest force of RAF
bombers yet sent over Italy.
Coastal observers reported that
the outgoing squadrons of Stir
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09

issued last night:
North Africa:
1-'Landings by Unite
States forces on the Atlantic
and Mediterranean coasts are
proceeding according to plan.
2-"Several important air
fields have been occupied by the
United States Army air forces
and the Royal Air Force. Ranger
units are participating in the
operation.
3--"The lack of resistance en-
countered at most OF the beaches
indicated that the French armed
forces In North Africa had no
desire TO oppose the entries OF
American troops into this terri
tory.
4-"The forces that landed
during the night and the early
hours Of this morning are ad-
vancing rapidly, and other land
ings continue. Resistance ap-
pears to have been confined
mainly to navy and coast de-
fense artillery.
5-"Our naval forces are In
control and suffered no losses
except for two small ships
which entered Oran harbor.
6-"During yesterday, one of
our transports was torpedOed
and disabled. Our troops aboard,
under a commander who refused
to be idle during the operation,
took up their light landing craft
and continued toward their OBJ
jective 120 miles away, landing
there this morning."
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09

lings, Halifaxes and Lancasters-
Britain's largest and deadliest
bombers-roared over the channel
coast for more than an hour.
1t was the second raid in two
nights of the north Italian port.
Four bombers were lost.
Before the big American Boeing
Eortresses smashed at Lille and
Abbeville, Raj fighters and bomb
ers made numerous daylight sor-
ties over Occupied France Sunday.
The locomotive works at Lille and
the German airdrome at Abbeville
were targets of the American at
tack.
Strong enemy fighter opposition
was encountered over both targets
and number Of enemy aircraft
were shot down.
Allied losses were one Fortress
and six Spitfires.
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Won t Quit
Screams Hitler
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pledged in his Berlin speech of
September 20. But he insisted
that his baked legions at Stain
grad had already achieved their
objectives of cutting traffic on the
Volga.
He acknowledged that Germany
faces bitter winter on the Rus
sian front and elsewhere, but con-
tended that the Reich is better
prepared for it than it was last
winter.
Drawing a parallel between the
Germany of today and the Ger
many OF 19f4-18, Hitler declared
that the Reich today faces the
same coalition" Of enemies-the
United States, Britain and Russia
Thereupon, he screamed in a
hoarse voice. that he would never
flee Germany and leave it to sur
render as the Kaiser had done.
WILL NEVER GIVE IN
"Once II was the Kaiser, but
now I am here" he exclaimed.
81 am an enemy who does not
think Of the word capitulation.
The Kaiser capitulated. / will
never capitulate!
"Since I was a boy I have al
ways had the bad habit of
having the last word TO say"
Hitler promised that the Axis
would unleash "counter-blows" tc
offset the American drive into
Africa, but he gave no hint oi
what these counter-measures
would be.
Rejecting his rage at President
Roosevelt and, at the same time
his fears over the potential con-
sequences of the United States
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09
Ndzi Spy's Doom
Confirmed by Batistd

HAVANA. Nov. 9 INS). -
President Fulgencio Batista Of
Cuba. has issued decree confirm
ing the death sentence imposed on
the convicted Nazi spy. Heinz
August Lunlng, and ordering his
execution.
The sentence is due 10 be car
ried out by a firing squad, some
time before Wednesday.
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09

push into North Africa. the Nazi
fuehrer shouted:
'When today Roosevelt
launches his attack on North
Africa under the pretext OF pro-
tecting IL against Germany and
Italy, we need not waste words
about the lies of this scoundrel.
vows COUNTER-BLOWS
The decisive last word will
certainly not. he spoken by
Herr Roosevelt; you may be
sure of that.
I'VE shall prepare all our
counter-blows thoroughly a. al
ways. And they will come, as
always, I'm due time.
you may have full confidence
In German leadership and the
German army. They will do all
there II to do"
Hitler. in effect, appealed to the
German people not 10 'succumb'
to the democratic propaganda
broadcast from foreign radio
stations-a pointed reference tC
President Roosevelt's message tC
the French people and a betrayal
of Hitler's fears that this message
may have a profound effect on the
peoples of Nazi-dominated Europe
BOASTS OF SOLIDARITY
The fuehrer said Mr.. Roosevelt's
words and other United Nation:
utterances will not have the same
effect on the Germany of today a,
Woodrow Wilson's enunciation o.
the Ia points had on the Germany
Of the last war.
To-day we are the best
organized people In the world"
he asserted.
Calling President Roosevelt {
host of violent names, the appar
emily despairing fuehrer inveighec
bitterly against what he called
the Presidents Jewish brair
trust" which he said is linked
with the "Bolshevik beast" oi
Russia.
I'VE fell victim 10 these
powers In 19l8," he said. "It
cannot be repeated"
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09
Private Hanged in Australia

GEN. GLAS MacAR-
THURS HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, Nov. 9 UNS). -
Private Edward ]. Leonski of New
York City, was hanged today for
the assault and murder of three
Australian women. A court mar
tial found him guilty July 1S after
plea of insanity had been
"a iaotad
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09
i. ). Air-Troop
Action in Guinea
LikeCrete B|itz
Mass Movement First
Of Kind for Americans;
Transport Crews Praised

GEN ERAL MacARTHUR'S S
HEADQ UARTERS IN AUS
TRALIA, Nov. 9 QNS).-Trans-
portation of completely equipped
striking force of American ground
troops by air from Australia to
New Guinea was revealed today
as a daringly conceived and bril-
liantly executed plan that rivaled
the aerial seizure of Crete by the
NaZis.
The mass movement, executed
last month, marked the first time
American forces have been flown
into a combat area. The green
clad jungle combat troops helped
.hurl the japanese out of the Owen
Stanley Mountains and have pene.
trated to the vicinity of Buna, Jap
held base on the coast.
The Buna area is the only beach.
head still in control of the enemy
in the Papua area.
CREDIT GIVEN TO CREWS
A large share of the credit fol-
success of the Allied drive must
go to the air transport command
which got the United States troops
into the area after organizing the
entire operation, and to the ground
crews which made it possible.
Ground crews worked day and
night preparing transport ships for
the big push. They had to patch
renovate and even improvise tc
get the maximum number OF air
worthy ships into action.
Pilots and crews who flew the
|doughboys into action worked tire
lessly shutting back and forth
across the treacherous Coral Sea
BoMBERs RAID ISLAND
American B-25 bombers raideo
Mako Island, on the southwest
tip of New Britain. headquarters
communique announced. Medium
bombers also strafed the enemy.
held base at Gasmata, on the
southern shore of New Britain
destroying the wireless station
there and bombing enemy planes
on the airdromes.
Allied attack planes overnight
were reported to have attacked
Buna, sweeping in from Wairopi
Allied medium bombers attacked
Salamaua, on the New Guinea
eastern coast. and one air unit
bombed coastal shipping near Ku
.pang on Dutch Timor.
The situation at Oivi. In New
Guinea, next objective of the AllieC
troops which recently freed Ko
koda from the Japanese infantry
was reported unchanged.
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09
FICTION ABANDONED

Il
Continuation of relations with
Vichy made il possible for those
representatives to carry on their
work.
But now that the military
Iphases of the situation have un-
folded, informed persons here said
there Is no reason for carrying or
that fiction longer
The initiative in breaking To.
llations, however was left tc
Vichy since the United States
avowed purpose in the whole cam
paign is TO help the French pee-
tpfe remove themselves from the
Nazi yoke.
POLICY EXPLAINED
Hull revealed that the British
and Canadian governments had
W h o e h eartedly supported the
American policy toward Vichy. He
gave five principal purposes of
that policy. describing the fifth
as the most important:
line opportunity Tor OBJ
tanning information from inside
German-controlled areas and
from North Africa.
2-Maintenance Of close re-
lations with the French people
and encouragement of anti-Hit-
Ter factions.
3-Keeping alive the basic
concepts of freedom of the
French people.
4-Retention OF close per-
sonal touch with the French
German situation; assistance in
promoting resistance to German
pressure for French naval forces
and French bases outside the
French = German armistice of
1910.
6-Paving the way and pre-
pairing the background for the
present military expedition in
the Mediterranean and along
the Atlantic Ocean areas of
French North Africa.
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09
The War
Today
African Victory
Hailed as Vital
To All Allies
By CAPT. JOHN H. CRAlGE
Writes Especially for International Ns~'
service and The Detrsh Times

RESULTS OF tremendous
strategic Importance may be
expected to Aow from the VIC
tory of 1t. Gen. B. L. Mont
gomery's imperial Eighth
Army over Nazi Marshal Err
win Rommel's Afrika Korps in
the Egyptian desert, should
that triumph prove as COM
plete as is indicated by dis
patches from London and
Cairo.
First and most important OF
these results is the elimina-
ton of the Nazi-Fascist threat
to Egypt, vital bastion of air,
naval and land strength in the
whole Middle Eastern theater
of war.
Alexandria is the greatest
naval base between western
Europe and Japan in the Far
East. It's dockyards, iron
works and factories support
the whole British naval cam
paign in the eastern Mediter-
ranean. Loss of Alexandria
by the British would mean the
realization of one Of Hitler's
fondest dreams, the establish
ment of free Axis sea COM
munications from the Black
Sea to Italy, Fiume and south
ern France.
VASTLY IMPORTANT,
also, is the elimination of the
standing threat that has hung
over the great oil fields of
Iraq, Iran and the Persian
Gulf since Rommeps drive last
spring. These fields contribute
more than 10000, 900 tons of
oil a year to the war effort of
the United Nations. which
keeps the wheels Of industry
and battle turning on a huge
sector stretching from South
Africa to India and Australia.
Of equally great strategic
Importance in the long run
would be the effect on France,
Spain and Turkey.
Spain exercises a tremen-
dous influence on Mediter-
ranean strategy because Of
her gun positions overlooking
Gibraltar.
Spanish leaders are de-
scribed favoring the Axis but
unwilling to make a decisive
move until Nazi-Fascist VIC
tory seems certain.
Britain's triumph in the
Egyptian theater Of war gives
Franco and his advisers much
food for thought.
France, like Spain, Is a
power vital to the struggle for
sea and air dominance in the
Mediterranean.
Her naval establishments at
Toulon and Marseilles, to-
gether with her colonies of
Morocco, Algiers and Tunisia,
render it possible for her to
control Europe's inland sea
from Gibraltar to Sicily.
UNQUESTTONABLY THE
xeench people would IKE to
join the war on the United
Nations side, and II the threat
Of the Axis occupation of
Tripoli were completely elimi-
mated, her African colonies
might do 80.
Meantime, today's dis.
patches from General Mont
gomery's advancing army in
dicate further progress Of the
three British armored divi-
sions that broke through
Rommel's e. Alsmein line on
Tuesday.
Those galloping tank for
nations seem TO have fought
their way for a distance OF
more than 100 miles into the
rear areas Of Rommel's army.
II they can be spread out
where they are reported to be
at present and establish a
permanent barrier TO the Ger
manhattan retreat, their VIC
tory seems likely TO be COM
plete and decisive. Y
But even In the present
circumstances it would be un-
wise 10 discount too heavily
Marshal Rommels ability.
Just q year ago at FL Cazala
he seemed TO face certain de.
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09

statenneats ssf epinieas herein AZ,
private 10 the writer and are aot 20 n.
eenstroed as r,eectinG the visws of the
navy department.
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09
Reds Kill 2,700,
K. 0. Il Tanks in
Caucasus Drive
Stalinerad Fighting
Wanes; Factory Area
Attack Turned Back

MOSCOW, Nov. 9 (UP).-The
Russian high command announced
today the killing of 1000 more Ger
mans southeast of Nalchik, where.
in earlier offensive action led by
Cossacks, LOO Nazis were slaugh-
tered and q tanks knocked out.
II was evident that the situa-
tion was undergoing a drastic
change southeast OF Nalchik.
whence the Germans had tried TO
drive toward the Grozny oil fields,
and Ordzhonikidze.
The Russians noon communique
reported that a battalion Q,000
mem Of German infantry had
been wiped out and several tanks
captured in three days fighting.
Last midnight's communique said
that Red units attacked and that
CoSsacks in two days had killed
LOO Germans and burned or dis
abled II tanks.
SAME AS MOZDOK
Apparently the Germans faced
the same sort of situation that had
almost ruined them around MoU.
dok. 80 miles 10 the northeast
where they strove for 10 weeks -
get 10 Grozny and OrdzhonikidiSA
Soviet artillery. which iisk
stopped the advancing Germahs
southeast OF Nalchik a week ago,
accounted for four more tanks, the
noon conrnunique said.
Only light fighting was reported
inside Stalingrad. Russian troops
battlcd small enemy groups" the
noon communique said. and, re-
pulsing an attack around factories
in the northern area. killed a COM
pany GOO Germans). Three Red
Iguardsmen set six German tanks
on fire with bottles of gasoline.
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09
African Invasion
Connmunique
RsEistered U. s. Patent ONCE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 INS).
Text of the armys third COM
on the North African in
issued last night:
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Ishpeming Civilian
Held in Philippines

Laurence Hebbard, Of Ishpen.
ing. Mich, today was revealed to
be one OF the rs American civil
ians interned by the japanese on
the Philippine Islands.
Hebbard's name was included In
the list made public for the first
time by the War Department. He
is the son OF w. j. Hebbard.
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09

Save time and avoid Inconvenience
by making travel plans in advance
and going direct TO our Office for
reservations and tickets.
Wartime conditions the vital
transportation Of troops and sup
plies have placed an unusually
heavy burden on all railroad faeili-
ties. Our travel experts are in
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09

Order War Stamps delivered
to your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09
AMERICAN TOURISTS

When il can all be told il will
be found that some 20 American
representatives (the Nazis would
call them "tourists") had done an
excellent job of laying the foun-
Idation for the invasion of Africa.
Those men were sent 10 French
Morocco TO supervise the delivery
of food 10 the natives.
They not only saw that the food
ibid not fall into German or pro-
Axis hands. but promoted good
will toward the United Nations
and kept alive in French minds
the freedoms which had been ira
|ditional under their governments
before the fall of France.
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09
Vichy Relations
Permitted Them
To Work There
Often Criticized Policy
Of Friendship with
Peisin Regime Clarified

WASHINGTON, Nov. Q tUP).-'
After nearly two and one-half
years of public criticism of its
policy toward Vichy France, the
state department is now able 10
explain that policy was part OF
the preparation for military opera
tions now in progress on the north
coast of Africa.
The state departments policy
had been denounced as "appease-
ment" and Secretary OF State Cor
dell HullS resignation had been
demanded by various groups of
citizens on several occasions be-
cause of continuation of relations
with Vichy.
Hull called an extraordinary
Sunday press conference yeSter-
day afternoon and told the assem-
bled correspondents that part of
the story could now be told.
Detroit evening times., 1942-11-09

position TO give more time and
thought TO your requests than are
the depot tieket-seIIers during the
last minute" rush at train depar-
fure times.
If you will phone or drop In TO see
US. we will gladly assist in making
arrangements for travel anywhere
TO the West.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-14
TAX COLLECTIONS
7. BELOW ESTIMATES
Total Of $4,000 Paid to
Date on Old Age Assist
ance Taxes

Collection of old age assistance
taxes is running behind expecta-
tons, Tax Collector Humbert Man
gini said today. He hopes for a
large increase in the number of
payments before the end Of the
month.
Since February I a total of $751;
900 has been collected, meaning that
little more than 10000 Of the $1,000
persons billed have mace the SO
payment. The 1912 budget estimates
collections of $143,5 500. The state old
age levy against Waterbury will be
about $135, 900 which sum must be
paid by the city even if that amount
is not received from taxpayers.
Last year, for the first time since
the establishment of the tax some
years ago, the city collected enough
money to meet the state levy in full.
Mr.. Mangini had been hoping for a
similar record this year.
The tax must be paid by March I.
Failure to pay by that time means
the addition Of a 81 penalty to the
tax for delinquency.
Mr.. Mangini urged Waterburians
to pay the tax as soon as possible,
warning that there will be long lines
at the City Hall during the last days
before the deadlne.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-14
Fight For Control OF
Reservoirs BeingWaged
Continued from Page u

Some people thought that when
the Japanese sank the British bat
tleship Prince of Wales and the bat
tie cruiser Repulse they had won the
naval war;" he said.
This Is not true. 1t Is as sure as
that the sun will rise tomorrow
The American fleet victories may
seem a small thing but they are a
symbol of the geratest Importance
They indicate the ultimate result OF
the Pacific war.
1T is true that we understood
Japanese naval power and that this
base, built at such great cost, has
been badly damaged
But left it not be forgotten what
our bomber stings have done tc
Japanese shipping. Japan has lost
untold thousands of tons of ships
in these last two months. And what
is Japan's capacity for productions
Adm. Helfrich Praised
The commentor continued to praise
Admiral Conrad E. L. Helfrich
Dutch naval commander in CHIEF
who has just succeed Admira
Thomas G. Hart, U. S. N, as United
Nations naval commander in the
southwest Pacific.
"Helfrich knows these waters bet.
ter than any other man." the com.
mentator said, land he knows Japa.
nese tactics and Japanese mental.
| ity."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-14
OBITUARY

LOUCKS-Mrs. Ida B. Loucks,
widow of Henry B. Loucks, died
Tuesday at her home in Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loucks formerly re-
sided in this city. She Is survived
by three sisters, Mrs. Sophie K.
Hahn, Mrs. Francis S. Ansell, and
Mrs. Stella X. Baggett and BROTH
er, William j. Kibner, all Of Detroit.
Temporary interment will be in
White Hall Memorial chapel, De-
troit. Burial will be in Riverside
cemetery, at a later date.
MORGAN - Miss Katherine A..
Horgan of 273 Cooke street, died last
night at her home, following a lin
gering illness. A native of this city,
she was the daughter of the late
Cornelius and Mary TX. Mccarthy
Horgan.
Miss Horgan was a graduate of St.
Thomas School and Notre Dame
Academy.
She leaves five brothers, John J.
Horgan of Hartford; James T. Hor-
gan of Akron, Ohio, Cornelius Hor-
gan, Jr., TO Youngstown, Ohio; Mich
ael Morgan of New York city and
Dennis A. Horgan of Waterbury,;
two sisters, Miss Mary j. Horgan,
and Mrs. Arthur J. Bob, Of Water
bury, also several nieces and ne
phewS.
The funeral will be held from the
Lunny funeral home, Is Central
avenue on Monday morning at 9:15
o'clock to st. Thomas Church at
10 o'clock. Burial will be In the
family plot in new st. Joseph's
cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home after z o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-14
ACCIDENT VICTIM
IMPROVED TODAY

John J. Long, 80, who police said
has relatives in Westf1eld, Mass,
was reported in a flair condition"
this morning by Waterbury hospital
authorities. The 80-year-old man
was the third victim of the war
time" which went into effect Mon
day morning. He was struck in the
dark hours shortly before z O'Clock
as he attempted to cross Freight
and Meadow streets yesterday. He
is under treatment for fractured
left hip and a fracture of the ankle.
Pedestrians were particularly eau
toned yesterday by Captain William
Duggan, in charge of the motor
patrol squad, to be alert when cross
ing intersections on their way to
work before O'Clock while it is
still dark. Captain Duggan said mo-
florists also must keep their head
lights on as they drive to work.