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Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
RAF Stages Huge
Sweep Over France

LONDON, Aug. 27 CUP)-Coastal
observers reported today that the
Royal Air Force this afternoon
carried out one of it's biggest
sweeps over northern France in
many weeks.
The operation was exceeded only
by the recent Dieppe attack.
Observers reported scores of Brit
ish fighters passed over the south
east coast and headed for the Ca
lais and Dunkirk areas.
The planes were flying at a
number of levels and as they
swept back from the attack, ap-
,peared to be coming in from all
directions.
Previous heavy explosions were
heard from the direction of both
Calais and Dunkirk and houses on
the British southeast coast were
shaken by the concussion.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
Great SEQ Battle
In Decisive Phase

HEADQUARTERS, United States
South Pacific Fleet, New Zealand.
Aug 81 (UP) - United States and
Japanese aerial and naval forces
are fighting it out over hundreds
OF miles of the south Pacific
around the Solomon Islands in a
battle which has now reached the
decisive phase, we'll informed
sources said today.
1t was indicated that the battle
now had developed into series
of sharp fights both on the sea
and in the air, with the aerial
forces predominately active as was
the case in the battles of the Coral
Sea and Midway,
IMMENSE THEATER
InformantS said that it was un-
likely that the present sea activity
would develop into a naval test on
the order of Jutland in the last
wa rbecause of the immense the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27

ater of operations.
Belief here was that it might be
many days before the final con-
elusive result was apparent. There
was no doubt, informantS said,
that the fate of the Solomons hung
on the battle.
A smashing victory for the Unit
ed States Navy - and confidence
existed here that such a victory
could be xpected-would undoubt-
edly mean a breathing spell need
ed for consolidation of Solomons
positions for further offensive ac-
tion northwards.
There was little belief here that
the Japanese were prepared, at
least at once, to undertake another
grand-Scale counter offensive if
the present one failed.
FLEET SIZE UNKNOWN
The size of the Japanese fleet
engaged was unknown here. It
seemed obvious that Japan had
put a substantial part of its sea
strength into the fight. But the
number of ships it could throw
in seem limited by the necessity of
guarding its own coasts and its
long lines of communication.
Japan could not be sure if it de-
nuded those areas that a swift
and possibly vital blow might not
fall upon 1t from another direc-
ton.
Thus while Japan might be able
to employ almost unlimited land
forces, it was said. the full strength
OF its fighting fleet could not be
so readily risked.
1t was assumed that the Jap
anese command had a fairly &C
curate knowledge through aerial
reconnaissance of the force op-
posing it and that its fleet was
correspondingly strong.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 81 Be-
hind the screen; Two years ago a
Los Angeles aircraft inspector,
William Engelbert, Jr, went to a
movie and fell in love with the
leading lady, Lynne Roberts, a
20th-Fox starlet. Later he tried
unSuccessfully to meet her but he
learned her address and often
drove past her house in the hope
of seeing her One morning Engle-
bert noticed that family was
vacating the house next door, so
he promptly rented the place and
moved in. 1t was easy to meet the
actress then, and after few
months of courtship he married
her.
Not until recently was the story
known around the studio. Then a
producer heard it and assigned a
couple of writer's to whip up a
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
Jops Attempt New Guinea
Invasion as Diversion

SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA,
Aug 27 tUP) - Japan has landed
an invasion force at the southeast
tip of New Guinea in desperate
attempt to create a diversion from
its threatened disastrous defeat in
the southern Solomons Islands, it
was announced today.
A small enemy force effected a
landing under a ferocious airplane
attack in which Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's planes sank troop
transport, heavily damaged and
probably sank cruiser, damaged
a destroyer destroyed six landing
barges and heavily and effectively
bombed and machine gunned sup
plies and troops on the beach.
Fires were left blazing among
the supply dumps.
A spokesman for Gen. MacAr-
thur announced that Allied troops,
quietly dispatched to the area in
anticipation of Just such an enemy
move, already were in contact with
the enemy.
BATTLE AREA
The landing extended the battle
zone off eastern Australia to a
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
Japs Withdrawing
From Central China
Area |, Says Report

CHUNGKING, Aug. 27 CUP) -
The Chinese Central News Agency
reported today that the Japanese
have begun to withdraw from
Chuhsien in the interior of Che
.kiang province which the Chinese
hope to use as base from which
to bomb Japan.
The bulk of the Japanese gar
rison at Lsshri, another bomb
Tokyo" base about so miles up
the WI river from the port of
Wenchow, also has withdrawn,
the agency reported.
Only skeleton Japanese forces
were said to be left to meet Chi
nese onslaughts on both cities.
The japanese looted and set
Chuhsien afire before withdrawing.
There was no information ON the
situation at Kinhwa, about so
miles northwest of Chuhsien, the
third principal city which the
Chinese hope to recapture as a
base for raids on Japan.
The news agency report con-
flicted somewhat with an earlier
statement by a military spokesman
who said the Japanese had con-
centrated large forces in the tri-
angle formed by Chuhsien, Lis
hui and Kinhwa, apparently in
preparation for strong stand
Regarding japanese strength in
occupied areas outside of China,
the Spokesman said they had five
divisions in Burma and two each
in Malaga, Thailand and Indo-
China. He said one division landed
recently at Haiphong in Indo-
China. was transferred to Rangoon
in Burma.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27

reason the closer it got and was
finally stopped.
THREE DRIVES
Dispatches said the battle for
Stalingrad had reached a new in
tensity. The Germans we're appar-
emily within 80 or 25 miles of the
city and the Volga river line, and
three drives conyerged on it from
the northwest, west and southwest.
Ignoring huge losses, the Ger
mans threw in more and more re-
serves of tanks, planes and motor
lied infantry. Tank battles of "un-
believable ferocity" were reported
northwest of Stalingrad with the
screech of tank treads, the yelling
of the wounded and dying, and the
roar of artillery rending the air
day and night.
On one sector northwest of
Stalingrad the Germans concen-
trated a large number of tanks
under the cover of aircraft and at
tackled Soviet positions" the Rus
sian noon communique said. Soviet
artillery engaged the enemy and
put 18 tanks out of action. Only a
few succeeded in penetrating our
depth defenses and all were de-
stroyed by hand grenades and fuel
bottles.
Northeast of Kotelnikovski (Which
is go miles southwest of Stalingrad)
enemy tanks and infantry tried to
penetrade Soviet positions, but were
repelled by artillery fire. One OF
our cavalry units penetrated the
rear of the enemy and inflicted
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27

F'ortresses to fighters, the enemy
gained a precarious foothold on
the muddy, rain-swept shores of
Milne Bay, $50 miles down the
coast, 200 miles from the enemy
Buna-Gona base on the north
coast and 750 miles west of the
southern Solomons.
WEATHER BAD
MacArthur's planes attacked de-
spite almost impossible weather.
The heavy bombers, attacking at
daringly low level to get better
visibility in the sheet-like rain,
sank a transport, damaged a cru
iser SO heavily that it probably
sank and damaged a destroyer.
Medium bombers and fighters
heavily attacked the barges in
which the enemy forces and sup
plies were being landed, and took
care of the shattering attack on
the troops and supplies which the
enemy had been able to land under
cover of darkness.
SO thoroughly had the Allied
command charted the Japanese
move that it was indicated Allied
troops were waiting along the
southeast coast to contact the
landing force.
In a victory which on an ordi-
nary day would have been suf-
ficient, MacArthur's fighter planes
caught a fleet of 10 japanese
fighters as they took off from the
Buna air field, evidently on the
way to support the Milne Bay land
ing party.
Six of the enemy planes were
shot down, two were damaged ano
fires were left burning on the
landing field.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27

Safewsy Stores are Lo Gated in el Centro
BrawIey - HoIt vile and CaIexao
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27

heavy losses"
The Russian offensive before Mos
COW is intended to wipe out the
Rzhev-Vyazma- Gzhatsk salient that
extends toward Moscow and force
the Germans to withdraw forces
from their victorious campaign in
the south.
Rzhev is the key to the salient,
and once it is taken. Vyazma and
Gzhatsk are expected to be consid-
erably easier. The offensive, which
Gen. Gregori zhukov, one of Rus
sia's greatest tacticians, opened on
Aug. II, has driven the Germans
back "a to 30 miles along a 70-mile
front.
The Russians drove against Rzhev
from the north, then the northwest.
The Germans stubbornly resisted,
but the story was different than
in the south. Forty-five thousand
were killed in the first two weeks
the total casualties obviously was
two or three times as maryland
the Russians added to the German
losses every hour.
The Germans, determined to hold
Rzhev whatever the cost, installed
artillery and minethrowers on the
first floors of half-ruined houses,
and stationed tommy-gunners on
the upper floors. The Russians meth
odically destroyed each enemy nest
and proceeded to the next, under
pail of binding smoke from burn
ing building.
LOSSES HIGH
The Soviet army organ Red Star
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
HoI|ywood's
Fdnci eS
By Paul Harrison

comedy based on the romance.
But Lynne Roberts isn't going to
star in it; the role goes to Janis
Carter instead. The studio decid-
ed that Miss Roberts wasn't the
type.
STILL TYPED
Ever since Mikhail RaSumny
switched from the stage to movies
four years ago, beginning with
"Comrade X, he has been cast as
a comedy mechanic. You may re-
call that the laugh highlight of
Hold Back the Dawn" was his
portrayal of a Mexican garage me-
chanic.
Rasumny had been typed be-
fore, and didn't like it. On the
stage, mostly with the Moscow
Art Theater, he played dolw, ira
gic parts He begged for a change
and was happy when he was
chosen as the gypsy, Rafael, in
For Whom the Bell Tolls" May
be in my role are a few laughs, u
he said, but at least I am not
an longer a mechanic"
But in his first scene he is
shown vainly trying to reassem-
BILE machine gun which he has
taken apart.
Harold Huber who played a
Japanese SPY in Little Tokyo,
U'S.A.," was called to the Gold
Wyn studio to test for the role
of another secret agent of Japan
in They Got Me Covered" After
the tests were screened Huber was
TOLD: You get a part all right,
but not as Jap You're just what
we've been wanting to play an
italian spy
GOOD OMEN?
About l8 years ago Harry Lang
don looked around Hollywood for
newcomer to be his leading Wo-
man in Tramp, Tramp, Tramp"
He selected a Metro cutie named
Lucille LIE Sueur, who of course
went on to become a star called
Joan Crawford.
The other day Langdon was
looking for another unknown to
play opposite him in comedy
short at Columbia. He chose Sly
via La MARI, who recently was
Joan Crawford's stand-in.
Tom Brown, who started in pic
lures 10 years ago as a prep school
student in Brown of Culver" has
been playing juvenile roles ever
since. But he finally gets a break
in Republics "Chatterbox" he's a
college senior, and he manages to
graduate.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27

comedy based on the romance.
But Lynne Roberts isn't going to
star in it; the role goes to Janis
Carter instead. The studio decid-
ed that Miss Roberts wasn't the
type.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-27
Bombers Destroy
Jap Installations
In Lashio Attack
BY KARL ESKELUND

WITH THE UNITED STATES
ARMY AIR FORCE IN CHINA,
Aug. 26.-9 pm. CUP)-CDelayed)-
United States Army bomber and
fighter planes in one of their great
est raids of the war attacked the
great Japanese strategic center of
Lashio in northern Burma today.
They left japanese military build
ings including troop barracks aflame
and destroyed the only four Japa-
nese planes they found en- the big
Lashio airdrome.
Col. Caleb v. Haynes of North
Carolina and Col. Robert L. Scott
of Macon, Ga, commanding the
United States bomber and pursuit
forces, led in person a devastating
raid of which this correspondent
was an enthralled witness.
Intelligence reports had revealed
the concentration of 10000 new Jap
anese shock troops at Lashio for
an offensive on Running, at the
other end of the Lashio Running
Burma road, and the United States
Army air force went into action.
HIGH ALTITUDE
While the great bombing planes
attacked from high altitude, the
fighters, in imminent danger dart
ed in through a hail of the big
planes bombs to attack with ma
chine guns at ground level.
Japanese military buildings all
over the LaShio airdrome burst into
flames. Barrack grounds and fields
were left strewn with Japanese dead
and wounded.
The bombers took care of Lashio
City while the fighters attacked
the airdrome, sweeping in at so
feet altitude with their machine
guns blazing.
Soon after we took off from this
secret base in China, we ran into
heavy rainstorm.
Our plane shook under the rain
and it was almost impossible to
see the old Burma Road twisting
beneath like a yellow snake.
The Japanese we're waiting for
these rains to end to start their
fall offensive.
We flew low because of the rain,
and again and again I feared we
were going to fly right into one
of the green mountain tops which
we seemed almost to skim.
SUN BROKE THROUGH
Just as we reached Lashio the
sun broke through the clouds.
From the bombers we could not
see a single Japanese plane and
we waited vainly for a burst of
anti-aircraft fire.
We flew over the airdrome but
dropped no bombs because we could
see no enemy planes.
Col Haynes led the bomber force
toward Lashio City
I watched the bombs drop from
his plane like shiny cigars and
seconds later I saw them explode
right in the middle of a big group
of buildings, probably troop bar
racks.
The buildings we're hurled into the
sky.
Our bombardier, Lieut.. Robert Da-
Wis, Savannah, Ga, released his
bombs. They hit another large build
ing.
Lieut.. Everett Holstrom, Tacoma,
Wash, jerked the plane into a
sickening turn which threw me
against the side as our plane shot
almost directly upward.
AS soon as he Strengthened the
plane Holstrom made another pass
at Lashio.
This time we dropped our bombs
along a one-mile line at selected
targets, and started at least three
big fires.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-29

/ had to be satisfied with II, with
such a tiny morsel. Because he
wasn't satisfied he said now. You
know, though. my dear, that you
cannot keep me wondering forever
You must tell me as soon as yot
can. You must make up you
mind" Therein, after all, did lie
bigger hope to cling TO. She had
not refused him. She had not sale
she could not come to care fol
him. II she had not said yes, she
had not said no.
II WILL" libby said. AS soon as
she could, although she had hoped
to postpone all thoughts Of love, OF
marriage, for a long, long while.
1t seemed you couldn't. II
seemed that people fell in love
whether they wanted to or not
whether you wanted them to oil
not, either. She had hoped. one day
to have someone fall in love with
her as Wayne had now, wildly. ir-
revocably. She had wanted Great
Love" So she had thought that
night when Tommy had proposed
to her, only to withdraw 1t almost
Immediately. In weighing the love
he had offered her, she had found
1t lacking because there had been
no romance with it. Well, now there
was romance enough, surely, flying
high up in the dark clouds, with
billions Of twinkling stars all
around, and beneath, other twin
king lights of the earth, like glim-
mering reflections. with the moon
full and bright for added measure.
Why, she had even dreamed Of
someone like Wayne to complete
the picture, someone strange and
dark and exciting! He was all of
that and more. He was the sort Of
man any girl might dream Of, wish
to come riding, as the fairy books
Of old would have phrased it. Only
this was a modern fairy tale, the
rich man proposing to this Gin
derella, offering to fulfill all her
hearts desires, giving her a beauti-
full silver ship to fly, laying his
heart at her feet high up in the
sky.
Wouldn't she be very foolish
girl indeed to refuse so much, Il
ask for more? She ought not even
need time to think 1t over. She
ought to grasp at the chance with
greedy fingers Her heart ought to
leap with Joy, instead Of still being
filled with doubts and questions and
evasions, instead Of going on in its
lonely search.
There was no one else. Probably
no one else ever would come into
her life, certainly no one who
would give her more in every way,
romance included, than Wayne.
Tommy was only the past, child
hood memory. no longer even that
old playmate with whom she had
shared so much.
Yes, libby would be a very fool
ish girl, indeed, If she did not tell
Wayne-and very soon-that she
would marry him.
Since her heart, and her good
common sense as well, told her that
much, maybe 1t was answering al
the rest along with 1t. Maybe Il
HAD spoken at last.
ITO Be Continued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-29
CHAPTER THIRTY

WHEN WAYNE told libby that
he had bought the beautiful silver
ship that she was flying just for
her, that she could have II, and him
If only she were willing, libby
was so stunned that she could not
possibly answer. He had said, You
know that. don't you, my dear
that that is what want?" But
she had not known She had
guessed. OF course, that their
friendship might lead to something
more; Wayne had suggested that,
but he had spoken OF it as in the
far-away future. libby could not
know that-he had Het-FHsaHt- 1t to
come this soon, either. He had not
even meant to speak so soon, while
they still were high up in that dark
sky, among the stars, but he had
spoken, so now she must give him
some answer.
Aren't you going to answer
me? he said, leaning toward her,
trying to see the look in her eyes.
Have you nothing to say. my
dear?" His tone now was gently
reproving. After all, he had pro-
posed marriage to her, a hostess in
MS company, a little girl from no.
where practically. Fanatic still,
when one thought of it in that
plain way.
libby said, II can't answer. Not
right away. You've given me too
many surprises this evening"" That
must be it, for all she felt yet was
that stunned silence. II Wayne
were the one, the only one, wouldn't
she feel more? Wouldn't delight fill
her heart Joy and ecstasy her
soul?
you realize-1 hope-that I
have asked you to be my wife ?"
Reproach was dominant in his tone
as before. He wished she would
look at him, not keep her eyes on
the controls, her mind on them.
100, he felt. II only she would look
1t him, think about him. That
was her way. always to hold her.
'elf separate, never to give herself,
Or any small part. And that, of
course, was why he must have her.
Steena now - why should he
think Of her at this time ?-she had
given her mind, her heart, even her
Kisses willingly enough. She would
awe had a ready answer, realizing
he momentousness of this high
moment. He had not been fooled by
he beautiful Steena's cleverness.
had she been really clever, she
would have put higher value on
her kisses. Odd, for she, though a
hostess, too, In Waynes company,
had a background and moneyed |
connections that libby could not
claim. Steena Winters would have
made more fitting wife for Wayne
COPYRIGHT, but 1t was libby Lane
ae wanted. She he had to have.
There was no sense to love,
Wayne decided, even as libby had
before him. There was no rhyme,
,r reason.
You don't have to answer me
right away" he said to libby now,
out he was hurt that she didn't. II
suppose have given you too many
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-29
Chicago Now Important
In Naval Air Training

CHICAGO-INS-With the, re-
cent opening of the new Navy me-
chanical school in Chicago, this
city has become the center OF th<
naval aircraft ground school train
ing program.
The plant formerly was operated
by the Board OF Education ~ q
technical high school, II cost
S3,500,000.
The Navy is constructing a $780,
900 housing unit for the sailors.
Hundreds of blue Jackets are ar
irving weekly at the center and
soon there will be more than 1000
attending classes, Lieut.. Com. F.
L. Carlson, officer in charge. said
The school has four separate
faculties. The chief purpose of the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-29

about 20 jump and 20 observe their
general physical condition.
As the men Jumped, one after
another in quick succession. fell
into what ROW seems Ike a hyp-
hottie trance and an instant after
the last man leaped ! Just follow ed
him out
AT an altitude OF about 500 feet
! pulled the ripcort A shroud line
split the canopy and decreased It's
Effectiveness. Il was a hard land.
ing. but / wasn't hurt"
Schroeder wont have 10 hold his
Navy hat and sun glasses when
he makes his next jump
He has a regulation OUTFIT now.