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along east bank of Kan river and
renewed attacks in Nanchang sector
but Japanese, led by strong all
bomber squadrons. continued pound
ing at railroad defenses in Chekiang
province.
The japanese naval operations
failed with heavy losses off Midway
island but resulted, according to a
Washington communique. in land
ing of enemy soldiers on the west
ernmost Aleutian island of Attu,
some 1,500 miles from the Alaska
mainland and 800 miles west of the
U. S. Dutch Harbor Base. Enemy
ships also were seen at Kiska harbof
700 miles west of Dutch harbor
Air attacks already have driven
the Japanese from the populated
area into the 3,000-foot high noun
tains of Attu and, as weather per-
mits, further operations are being
pressed against the enemy.
DEFENSIVE STAB?
The japanese stab into the Aleut-
ians appeared to be primarily de-
fenSive-to block American naval
attacks from Dutch harbor toward
Tokyo or to protect the japanese
flank if an attack is made on Rus
sian Siberia.
But the operations also might be
of great offensive Importance if
other japanese attacks in the Pa
cific should be successful. The Jap
anese probably planned to take
Midway, advance on Hawaii, and
use the northern islands as STEP
ping stones toward Dutch harbor
and Alaska.
Failure of the Midway attack and
loss of probably four japanese air
craft carriers there, as we'll as the
smashing American victory in the
battle of the Coral Sea, crippled
enemy striking power at sea SO Sc
verely that the Aleutian island oper-
ations may have been disrupted, and
become purely defensive.
The japanese have now lost 81
Warships sunk including 10 or 20
ships sunk and 81 to "a damaged
Evening star., 1942-01-05
ditiOn to be transported.

ditiOn to be transported.
(The convention also provides
that for humane considerations"
belhgerents may" agree to direct
repa triation of able-bodied pris-
oners who have undergone a
long period of captivity"
(The United States has in
formed Japan. through Switzer-
land, that it is following the rules
set out in the Geneva convention.
with the expectation that Japan
will do the same. No reply has
beer receivedD
While the pilot talked. the two
japanese gunners sat on their cots
mostly listening. Sometimes the
young forward gunner with patch
Wer his right eye uttered few
words aniuatedly, momentarily los
ing mis- dull deadpan expression. The
rear-gunner, burly Japanese peas
ant who said he used to be a wrestler
looked even more like a second-rate
former wrestler than his companion
He just looked dim and you couldn't
tell whether he was thinking or may
be just trying to. All three greatly
resembled most of the Japanese
soldiers I had seen in Southern In
last September-tough
(see STOWE. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1942-01-05
Railroad Worker Accused
Of Propaganda Activity
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Jan. 5.-John S. Bu-
gas, agent in charge of the Detroit
ONCE of the Federal Bureau Of In
vestigation, disclosed today the ar
rest Of Glenn c. Kline, 3l-year-old
stenographer in a local railroad
ticket office, and described him as
engaged in spreading vicious propa-
ganda here"
Kline was arrested by F. B. /.
agents Saturday charged with fall
ure to register under the Selective
Service Act Mr. Bugas said evi-
dence OF subversive activity would
be placed before a Federal grand
jury.
Bugas said Kline has been active
in the silver shirts" and he had dis
tributed subversive literature to
members of the Civilian Technial
Corps sent to Great Britain from
the United States.
Mr.. Bugas said that when asked
why he failed to register Kline de-
clared he believed the law unconsti-
tutional and would not tight "for
bogus America"
Evening star., 1942-01-05
Seized Jap, Ashamed at Capture, Indicates
T okio Never Will Exchange Prisoners

with him. the pilots head is close
cropped, his features plain.
He looks as if he would have made
a good chauffeur or mechanic in
peacetime, but was certainly much
below the level of intelligence aver
aged by British and American avi-
ators. But he was happy at last to
meet some one with whom he could
converse in japanese, so he talked
on quite freely.
Its very depressing being prison.
ers like We are because We can never
be exchanged Japan has no eX-
change prisoners-no japanese is
supposed to become prisoner. This
is the most shameful thing that
could happen to us. Now we can
never go home. Even after the war
ends We cannot 60 back to Japan.
If we did our families would be dis
graced."
There has been no oficial in
dication of whether Japan will
live up to an international agree
ment for exchange of incapaci-
tated prisoners Of war.
THE Geneva convention OF
1929. which Japan signed but
never ratified, binds belligerents
to send back to their own coun-
try" seriously injured and seri-
ously i'll prisoners when IN con-
Evening star., 1942-01-05
Owner Asks O. P. N. 10 Run
Plant Closed by Pay Row
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TARENTUM, Pa, Jan. 5.-Samuel
Corbis, proprietor of the Aluminium
Ladder Co., said today he had closed
his plant because of labor dispute
and had asked the Once Of Produc-
ton Management to take over and
operate the firm, which has been
busy on defense orders.
Mr.. Corbis said members OF the
A. F. L. Aluminium Ladder Workers
Union were demanding wage in
creases OF IS cents an hour. Union
representatives asserted they had
asked pay hikes of 10 cents an hour
for some 80 employees earning from
IS to 73 cents an hour.
Mr.. Corbis said he decided to close
his plant, which manufactures
aluminium ladders for submarines
and bombers, after union leaders
told him they would walk out
Wednesday unless their wage de.
mands were met.
Evening star., 1942-01-05
Paper Urges
Cessation Of War
Against Russia
Labor Council Stresses
Strain on People in
Continuing Fight
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Jan. 5-The Helsinki
newspaper Suomen Sosialidemok-
ratti said this morning the present
time seems a suitable opportunity
to break off military operations
against Russia, Reuters reported
today.
Referring to Field Marshal Baron
Karl Gustaf Mannerheim's state
ment at the end of November that
Finland's strategic goal almost had
been reached, the newspaper said
the goal appeared now to have been
achieved as several important towns
had been occupied since that time.
Since then our troops have not
launched any offensive operations"
the paper added. Therefore, it
seems a suitable opportunity to
break of military operations at this
point"
Labor Stresses Problems.
Meanwhile, the Central Council
of the Finnish Trade Unions drew
the attention OF Premier Jukha
Rangell to problems troubling the
workers. 1t said that although the
working class Loyalty supported the
country. the workers relied on the
government in continuing the war to
consider the strain on the Finnish
people and their capacity to en-
dure it.
'Great Britain announced Decem-
ber 6 that she was at war with Fin
land. Hungary and Rumania be-
cause they persisted in fighting her
Russian ally. but thus far no mill
itary action has been reported
against the Firms by the British.
Before that declara ton. both Brit
| ain and the United States brought
diplomatic pressure to bear on Fin
land in an effort to stop her war
against Russia. but Finland. last
November II, stated in note to the
! United States that her war against
Russia still was defensive.
The Helsinki government advised
the United States that Finland did
not wish to continue the fight
against Russia any longer than her
vital security demanded.
Territory Recovered.
Since going to war against Russia
on June 26. l94l. Finland has re-
covered substantially all the terri
tory she was forced to concede to
Russia after the 1939-40 winter war
and has pushed on into Eastern
Karelia
But the government in its note
said vital areas still were in Russian
hands, including the Fisher Penin-
sula, whose guns control Petsamo,
Finland's only ocean port: outer
islands in the Gulf of Finland. and.
above all, the Hango Peninsula at
the southwestern tip of Finland.
The Hango Notifications control
shipping in the Gulf of Finland.
Shortly after the British declara-
,See F'INNS, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1942-01-05
Americans Battle Japs
In New Ranqoon Raid
Nv tie Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
RANGOON. Burma. Jan. S.-Six
fighters of the American volunteer
group were reported today to have
battled a large formation Of jap
anese planes which staged a day
light raid on Rangoon yesterday.
The Americans. greatly outnum-
bered, were said to have lost three
of their planes, but all the pilots
were reported safe. The Americans.
known as the International Air
Force. are guarding the Burma road.
British headquarters announced
there was an early morning jap
anese air raid today on the Ran
COON area" which lasted an hour
and a half. Slight damage to build
ings and a runway at an airdrome
north of the city was reported.
Evening star., 1942-01-05
By LELAND STOWE,
Foreign Correspondent Of The Star ar
Chicago Daily News.

Foreign Correspondent Of The Star and
Chicago Daily News.
RANGOON, Jan. 5.-"All the way
down in my parachute I was think
ing, as soon as l land I must kill
myself I must commit seppukI
thara -kirD. l was ready to do it.
Then I hit the ground so hard 1
was knocked OUT"
The japanese prisoner the pilot OF
an Army-97 fighter which was shot
down in the Christmas Day battle
near here, was speaking with great
earnestness. He turned to our inter-
prefer. Maj. Frank D. Merrill. former
American military attache in Japan,
and asked anxiously:
Tell me, is it a disgrace in the
American Army If you become
prisoner before you commit sep
puku?"
When the major assured the cap
tive flight sergeant that, of course.
officers in the American and British
armies could honorably become pris-
oners, the japanese pilots face
broke into a broad grin for the first
time. Like the two Nipponese gun
ners, survivors Of the eight-crew
bomber crash who are sharing the
same steel-barred hospital room
Evening star., 1942-01-05
Commissioners Plan
Sweeping Revision Of
Traffic Department
No Steps, However, Will Be
Token Now to Obtoin
New Personnel Needed

Reorganization OF the District De-
partment of Vehicles and Trafiic
along lines similar to traffic depart
ments in Pittsburgh and Minneapolis
was approved in principle today by
the Commissioners.
The Commissioners said, however,
that in view of the uncertainty OF
the personnel to be needed by the
department during the fiscal year
of l943, no steps will be taken at
this time to obtain the additional
personnel needed for the new Or
ganization.
They said this reorganization plan
should be used as q guide in acting
on any personnel changes Under
the approved program. the traffic
department would consist of a motor
vehicle division, an engineering di
vision, an operations division and
public relations section. The public
relations section, which is new. will
succeed the trafIic safety education
section which is to be abolished.
Eight New Positions.
Eight new positions are asked for
the department in the l943 budget
and % others proposed to complete
the reorganization. Three minor
posts would be abolished.
Plans for the changes were worked
out for the Commissioners by
special committee consisting of As
sistant Engineer Commissioner Bev-
erly c. Snow and Highway Director
H. c. Whitehurst. This committee
called on Traffc Director William A.
Van Duzer for his suggestions.
In the investigation the commit
tee studied the organization charts
of 30 cities of the country, II of
which have a population Of more
than 100000. The members also
consulted the chart recommended
by the National Safety Council and
recommendations Of Mr.. Van Duzer.
Will Report to Van Duzer.
The heads of the three divisions
created and the public relations sec
ton will report directly to Mr.. Van
Duzer. Under the present setup the
heads OF the main divisions OF the
department are under the super
vision of the assistant director OF
vehicles and traffic.
The assistant director will be given
a new title Of deputy director OF We
hicles and traffic and will be placed
in charge of the engineering divi-
sion. which is regarded as the most
important division. The assistant
director is M. 9. Eldridge.
The secretary OF the Commits
sioners' Traffic Advisory Council is
placed at the head OF the public
relations section.
The operations division will consist
of an inspection section, signals
and design section. a signs and
marking section and parking meter
section. The engineering division
will be divided into a planning sec
ton. a surveys section and an ac-
(See TRAFFIC. Page A-6D
Evening star., 1942-01-05
London Reports Air Activity
On Both Sides Of Channel

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Jan. 5.-Heavy air &C
tivity on both sides of the Channel
was in progress this morning.
While r. A. F. bombers we're be-
lieved attacking Nazi big-gun en-
placements and other positions
along the French coast, two Mes
serschmitt l09 fighter planes car
ried out low-level machine-sun
raids on a stretch of the English
south coast.
. The Nazi planes ran into heavy
anti-aircraft fire. One was believed
damaged badly.
Island Raids Reported.
BERLIN, Jan. (Ofhcial Broad
cast LP.-German air raiders Sue
cessfully attacked ports and radio
stations in the Faeroes and Shetland
Islands last night and also blasted
at industrial installations on the
British east coast, the Nazi high
command said today.
Evening star., 1942-01-05
Marines to Seek
Swamp Recruits
Louisiana

The Marines are going to sweep
the swamps and the backwoods for
recruits
Equipped with '.pirogue." or dug
out canoe, and knowledge of bayou
French and Spanish. Capt. Robert
L. Mouton, United States Marine
Corps Reserve. will soon tour the
bayou districts of Southern Louis
lana in search OF recruits. Capt.
Mouton is a native of Louisiana and
a former member OF Congress.
Col. Frank Halford. United States
Marine Corps, retired. director Of
recruiting. expressed the hope that
many ideal recruits will be obtained
from the area to be explored by the
dugout canoe. He pointed out that
as hunters and fishermen accus-
toned to life in the open. the Louis
lana bayou men are expected TO
make excellent Marines.
Evening star., 1942-01-05
Coca-CoIa Firm Starts
Rationing in Chattanooga
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Jan. s.
The Coca-Co Bottling Co. started
rationing case deliveries to retailers
today due to the sugar shortage and
other soft drink manufacturers in
dicated they would adopt similar
action.
Sam r. Connolly. manager of the
Chattanooga Coca Cola Bottling
Co.. said sales would be reduced
about IS per cent. He explained
in a letter to customers that the
Government had placed limit on
sugar consumption of the carbonated
beverage industry and that his COM
pany had been forced to greatly
curtail the production"
Sugar consumption for the month
is limited to that in January. 1910
Mr.. Connolly seid, and added that
sales here then were low, due to
extreme cold weather.
Coca-Cola limited retailers pur-
chases to a figure based on past
purchases
Other bottling companies said
they planned to adopt rationing
system for retailers. but had taken
no definite action.
Evening star., 1942-01-05
Soviet Drive Menaces
Entire German Winq
Southwest Of Moscow
Recopture Of BeIev, Key
Town Near KoIueo, Is
Reported by Reds
By the Associated Press.

by the ASSOClAteQ eTeA.
MOSCOW. Jan. 5.-Recapture Of
Belev in a Red Army drive west Of
the Okla River, hurting the Germans
back 100 miles from the high-water
mark OF their thrust south Of Mos
COW, was announced today in a Soviet
communique.
The communique declared the
Germans lost 1890 men-8OO killed
and 1.500 wounded-in fierce fight
ing for the KEY town so miles south
OF Kaluga and halfway to Bryansk
from Tula.
The drive. which appeared to
menace the whole Nazi wing south
west OF the Soviet capital, paralleled
the pincer movement farther north
where Borovsk fell, threatening en-
trapment of the last German forces
at Mozhaisk west OF Moscow. A
grand assault on the German garri-
son at Mozhaisk impended.
(The British radio reported
that the Russians had closed in
on the Mozhaisk sector and that
fighting already was under way
In the outskirts Of the town, 81
miles west Of Moscow.
The British report. heard by
Columbia Broadcastine System,
said 100000 Germans were re-
treating in the area west of
Moscow alone in an attempt to
escape encirclement by Russian
forces whose swift flanking ad-
vance caught the Nazis by sur.
prise.
observers in London declared
that the Russian push was be-
ginning to put hard pressure on
the defense line which Adolf
Hitler has been reported to have
chosen for a last-ditch winter
stand.
That line, it was said. runs
from Leningrad through Rzhev.
Vylazma and Bryansk. Rzhev, l25
miles northwest OF MOSCOW. al
ready is under pressure OF a Red
Army attack from Staritsa, less
than 80 miles to the east. and the
(See RUSSIAN. Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-01-05
Wardens Are Urged
To Take Over Watch
Al Smaller Schools
Civilian Defense OfficioI:
Indicate BuIIou's PIon
Is Acceptable

Supt. of Schools Frank w. Ballou
suggested today to the civilian de-
fense authorities that the 24-hour
guard over schools. which has been
maintained largely by teachers. be
modified to require air raid wardens
to provide a watch over the smaller
elementary school buildings.
DR.. Ballou made this suggestion
in a letter to Commissioner John
Russell Young, defense co-ordnator
While there was no formal comment
made Immediately on the new plan,
it was indicated at civilian defense
headquarters that it would be ac-
ceptable to the Authorities.
Meanwhile. Col. Lemuel Bolles;
executive director of civilian de-
fense, told the first session of a
school for volunteer workers at the
Departmental Auditorium today
that Washington's civilian defense
was approximately 80 per cent
complete
We have established here a
sound basic organization" said Col
Bolles. 1T is exceedingly simple and
exceedingly effective
DR.. Ballou pointed out in his letter
- - ~r~NYCr ~. e.
Evening star., 1942-01-05
All Latin Countries
To Have Embassies Here

By the Associated Press.
The United States will place
diplomatic relations with all South
American countries on a full en-
bassy status within the current
week, diplomatic sources disclosed
today.
To facilitate relationships in a
hemisphere at war. the only three
countries now with legation
rating-Bolivia, Ecuador and Para
guay-wfll be raised to the top
diplomatic rank. The other eight
South American republics already
have exchanged Ambassadors with
the United States.
The diplomatic advancement will
bring few, II any, personnel changes
in the four capitals, diplomats said.
Evening star., 1942-01-05
Brig. Gen. Hershey
Is Forum Speaker

"Selective Service in Total
War" is the subject OF an
address to be delivered by
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey,
national director Of Selective
Service in the National
Radio Forum at . o'clock
tonight. The forum Is ar
ranged by The Star and
broadcast over the network
Of the National Broadcast
ing Co. 1t Is heard locally
over Station WMAL.
Evening star., 1942-01-05

The 20-44 age group is to be
covered-with approximately S,000.-
900 men expected to sign up. Regis
tration applies to all male citizens
and some n-citizens who were
born on or after February II, 1897,
and on or before December 81, 1921.
Mr.. Roosevelt urged all employers
and Government agencies to give
their workers sufficient time to at
tend the registration centers. In
exceptional cases. men may reg
lister before February is, by arrange
Evening star., 1942-01-05
Eicher Hearing Called
By Senate Committee

A Senate Judiciary subcommittee
today ordered a hearing at 10 am.
January Is, on the nomination OF
Edward c. Eicher as chief justice of
District Court. Mr.. Eicher. chair
man of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and a former member
of the House from Iowa, was nomi-
mated to succeed Chief Justice Alfred
A. Wheat, who is retiring.
Chairman McCarran Of the sub
committee explained that the rules
of the Judiciary Committee require
that an opportunity for hearing
be given on all judicial appointments
before they are acted on.
Evening star., 1942-01-05
R. A. F. Ruids Germans
Sub Base at Solomis
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, JAM 5.-The Ger
man submarine base at Salamis,
near Athens. was raided by the r.
A. F. Saturday night, Near East
communique announced today, and
bombs fell on the base itself as well
as munition factories and work
shops.
LARGE fires broke out after the
bombing, the communique said.
Evening star., 1942-01-05

ment with the local director of Sc
lective service.
u. S. Possessions Included.
This registration will take place
not only in the continental United
States, but also in Alaska, Hawaii
and Puerto Rico. Men who are
outside the United States at the time
are to register as soon thereafter as
possible on their return.
This and other registrations . = =
will be required to insure victory,
final and complete. over the enemies
(See REGISTRATION, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1942-01-05
Auto Industry Switch
To AII-0ut War OUTPUT
Planned al Conference
200 Foctory, Labor
And Federal Executives
Swing Into Arms Effort

D. c. TIRE RATIONING begins
with seven applicants for new
tires. Page B-1
SOME AREAS DELAYED as tire
rationing begins throughout Ma
ton. Page AS
More than 200 top-ranking in
dustrialists. labor leaders and Gov
ernment officials buckled down here
today to the task of converting the
Nations vast automobile industry to
production of armaments
War and Navy Department
oficials attended the closed confer
ence to present details Of a new
Army Navy commitment of 5000,
900 900 to the automobile industry
The sum is to accomplish the con-
version and start immediate mass
production of war materials within
the industry.
Undersecretary of Navy James V.
Forrestal and Maj. Gen. c. M. Wes-
son, chief of Army ordnance, were
participating in the session. They
were expected to be joined later by
either Secretary of War Stimson or
Undersecretary Robert p. Patterson.
The conferees jammed one of the
large hearing rooms adjacent to the
Office OF Director General William S.
Knudsen.
Car Rationing Explained.
Price Administrator Leon Hender-
son opened the conference with an
explanation of the Government s
new automobile rationing program,
which is scheduled to become effec-
tive January IS.
Mr.. Knudsen and o. P. NJ. Associate
Director Sidney Hillman also were
present at the conference. Among
representatives Of the automobile
industry attending were Edsel Ford,
president Of the Ford Motor Co.;
c. E. Wilson. president of General
(See AUTOS Page A-3)
Evening star., 1942-01-05
2O-to-44 Draft Registration
Will Be Held February Is
100000 Men Expected to Sign Up;
No Date Fixed for Other Groups

proclaimed today Americas third
the United States went Warw
be on 7 a
Evening star., 1942-01-05

(See AUTOS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1942-01-05

(see D. c. DEFENSE, Page AS
Evening star., 1942-01-05

(See TRAFFIC, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1942-01-05

tSee FINNS, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1942-01-05

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages TX and 2-X of this edition Of
The Star, supplementing the news Of
the regular home delivered edition.
Evening star., 1942-01-05

(see CONGRESS, page A-6D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-23

minister received was, "Oh, It was not any of the sermons. The truth of the matter is that as I was leaving the church one evening, an elderly woman stumbled on the steps and I stretched out my hand and caught her before she fell. She was very grateful, and as We walked down the street together she asked me whether or not I was a Christian and told me what her faith meant to her. That started me thinking. and I decided to become Christian and make public confession of my faith"
 Too often people imagine that they are being kept from accepting the Christian life by intellectual difiiculties. The episode related above shows how tender the heart of the average person is to just such an appeal as the elderly woman made to the young man.
 What we need to convince us of the efficacy of Christian faith is not some WelI-reasoncd argument but the testimony of someone who has cast himself upon the mercy of God and found 1t to be completely sufficient.
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