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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-13
Army Carried
Locomotives
Bridges Included
on Transports
on ronSportS

NEW YORK, Nov. 13-(P-
The army's landing in North
Africa was so powerful and SO
thoroughly equipped that even
bridges and railroad locomotives
were put ashore, Robert p. Pat
terson, under secretary of war,
said last night at a dinner meet
ing of the Crowell-Collier Pub
fishing company.
"The expedition was one Of
the largest, II not the largest
operation, of its kind in the
worlds history" Patterson said,
adding that 100000 different
items of equipment and supply
were landed with it on the
North African shore.
He said that seven tons of
shipping per man were required
to land the expedition and q
ton and q half of shipping a man
would be needed to maintain
supplies.
There are more than 800 diff
ferent items of clothing and in
dividual equipment" he said.
More than 10000 different sig
nal corps items, $4,000 items Of
medical supplies and drugs,
100000 engineering CGPS arti-
cles, including such things as
bridges, bulldozers, well dig
ging equipment, storage tanks
and railroad locomotives. There
are 100000 different ordinance
items, alone. These include
tanks and guns, ammunition and
spare parts"
Patterson said that 1--WE
have not yet won a decisive
victory - in the Mediterran-
can area, and it would be a mis-
take to suppose that the road
from now on will be easy"
1--WE know that Hitler and his
Italian satellite will react as vio-
lently as they have the means
for, and their means are not
spent by a long shot," he added.
He said that I'VE have passed
from the defensive to the Of
fensive and that is great pro-
gress. We have made a sue
cessful landing and have opened
up a new theater for fighting.
We have also won the support of
a French army"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-13
Italy Jittery
over Allied
Invasion
BY RICHARD G. MAssOCK

Former Chief Of the Rome Bureau Of
the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is -
Faced with its first threat of in
vasion in the war, a quailing It.
ally is hastily looking to its de-
lenses against American and
British troops, radio reports to-
day indicated.
The obvious ap prehension
among the Fascists was consid-
cred all the most significant by
those acquainted with wartime
Italy because an Allied invasion
still is believed here to be a
long way off.
Italian morale, meanwhile, al
most certainly has reached a
new low as the first effect of AL
lied occupation of French North
Africa. This statement is based
on first-hand knowledge of the
fluctuations of Italian morale in
the past, particularly during the
ill-starred Greek campaign. 1t
is backed by the Fascist propa
ganda Ministry's broadcasts to
the people.
AS overheard by American
listening posts. the Rome radio
is exhorting Italians to cease
their trembling. Dictator Benito
Mussolini's Popolo D'Italia has
called on Italians to hold fast
(tenor duro,) now familiar
plea in times of stress on the
internal ront. The Duce used it
particularly a year ago when
Italians began to grumbie more
or less openly at the pinch of
stringent food rationing.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-13
Reward
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1.-THE bearer of this letter is
United States so der and a
friend of all Arabs.
"Treat him well, guard him
from harm and give him food
and drink. Help him to return
to the nearest American soldiers
and you will be literally re-
warded.
peace and Mercy. God be
with you.
Franklin Roosevelt"
The Arabs were delighted
with the S. gold pieces they re-
ceived for each pilot returned
to headquarters, although Arabs
returning British pilots in the
Middle East are given 10 pounds
($40) for each flier.
But the finance officers con-
science hurt him so he gave
each Arab an additional IS gold
piece for returning the Ameri-
can pilots parachutes.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-13
TObruk
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hope it does mean that."O
The communique d d not
elaborate on the indication that
the Axis was fleeing from Tu-
nisia, but only yesterday Allied
sources had reported that Ger
man reinforcements were being
flown into the French protect
Americen-British force rapidly
crate to m e ct the combined
approaching it from Algeria.
With Tobruk, q vital and nor
mally defensible position, al
ready in British hands there
was no indication where Nazi
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
might try - if at all - to halt
his retreat.
800 MILE ADVANCE
The British already have
pushed him back 800 miles from
the Ell Alamein Line and vir-
tually with each mile his man.
power and armored strength
have dwindled under ceaseless
land and air attack.
British headquarters announc-
ed that the Eighth Army had &C.
cupied Bardia, 236 miles west
of Ell Alamein and about Is
miles deep in Libya from the
Egyptian border, and that al
lied planes were hammering at
RommeIs transport near To-
bruk.
Then, indicative of the furious
pace of the chase across the
African desert, a special COM
munique soon after made the
terse announcement:
"Tobruk is reported in our
hands this morning"
It's harbor, important as
source of sea-borne supply for
the forces in the desert, is the
chief territorial prize of the
battle over the sandy wastes.
This was the second time 1t
had fallen to the British.
1t was captured first from its
Italian defenders in General Sir
Archibald P. Wavells 1940-41
drive across Africa. When the
battle swayed back, the Axis
counter drive was compelled to
detour around 1t and it stayed
in British possession for II
months. For eight of them, an
heroic British and Allied gar
rison withstood siege until
Rommel's troops stormed into
the port last June %.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-13
Kaiser Sets
New Record
Builds Ship
in 4 Dogs

! SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10 -
w - A new record of four days
and 15l2 hours for assembling
the merchant ship Robert E.
Peary hardly had a chance for
full recognition today before
another ship yard made ready
to launch one, a bit smaller, af-
ter only three days and eight
hours from keel-laying.
Another moral jinx for the
Axis on this Friday the 18th, the
Pacific Bridge Company in Ala
media prepared to float the 5000
ton Samuel Very from its grav-
ing dock at 8 a. m, Pacific War
Time. Her keel was laid down at
1901 a. m. last Tuesday.
Only yesterday Henry j. Kali
ser's big Richmond Shipyard
No. 2 launched the 10,500-ton
Robert E. Peary, its fifth mer-
chairman since No. !, more than
halving the previous record for
the class held by Kaiser's Ore
gon Shipbuilding Corp, at Port
land.
True, the Samuel Very is a
smaller ship than the Peary, but
Pacific bridge officials said 1t
takes just as much work to put
5000 tons into the water as the
larger size.
Spirited competition on the
construction end of this war
business and new methods of
prefabricating entire sections Of
ships have made the ASSEMBLE
ing of a merchantmen a matter
of days where it took many
months during the World War.
For the sake of accuracy, both
these ships were put together"
rather than built" in record
time. The prefabrication process
is handled separately from the
actual assembling, and some
times begins weeks. before the
keel is laid.
The forepeak, afterpeak, en-
tire cabin sections and the like
are hauled to the ways in giant
carriers to be welded into posi-
ton. So complete are the ships
at the launching that only few
days are required before actual
delivery to the Maritime Com
mission.
At neither yard was there
of work on other
ways to speed the record ship.
Clay Bedword, General Man.
ager of Kaiser's Richmond
yards, credited workmen with
the mark there possible.
"Our primary purpose has
been the experimenting in new
prefabricating methods" he
said, land after receiving hum
dreds of valuable suggestions
and time-saving invention from
our workers we all decided to
try them on one hull and see
what would happen"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-13
| MOdOc Still
Loose; Turns
on PurSuerS

WABASH, lnd., NOV. l3-tH)
-Modoc, runaway elephant,
charged today at a group of her
pursuers and Kenneth Kindley,
35, farmer who had joined the
Hoosier safari, suffered dan
gerous injuries.
Kindley was taken to a hos
pital at Huntington. Fellow
companions in the hunt said he
may have suffered broken
neck. There were conflicting
reports as to whether he had
been trampled by the animal or
was injured in fall while
scrambling to escape its charge.
The elephant dashed at a
group of farmers who had sur
rounded her on the farm of Ros-
coe McDaniels along the Sal
amonie River nine miles south
of Andrews.
Terrell Jacobs, owner and
trainer of the elephant which
broke away from handlers
Wednesday as she was being
led into a high school gym
nasium for a scheduled appear
ance, called off the search late
last night until daylight after
beating the bush steadily for 20
hours without sleep.
well get her." he said,
when she's had some rest -
and when l have"
When the pachyderm broke
away from her handlers, she
numbered through town, wreck
ing residential plumbing and
heating system, breaking up
equipment in drug store, at
lacking and injuring slightly
woman, and trampling down
hedges, lawns and the green's of
the Wabash Country Club golf
course.
In desperation, two handlers
two other female
elephants which were trained
and shown with Modoc and
plodded through the river bot
toms, but Modoc wouldn't even
trust her own kind.
She's scared" Jacobs said
before collapsing in his automo-
bile and falling to sleep. TOO
many people. Too many car
headlights. She'll calm down
some time and we'll lead her
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-13
Africa
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iaan SHUTS, premier of the I'm
ion of South Africa, declared
that the spectacular British
American campaign made posi-
bic a great Allied offensive year
in 1913 which might end the
war in 1914.
An Allied spokesman said
preliminary and partial reports
show that United States casual
ties in the North African oper-
ation have been extremely
light"
ENTER TUNISIA TODAY?
Observers here estimated that
an American assault force which
landed yesterday at Bone, so
miles west of the Tunisian bor-
der, should cross that frontier
easily today, leading the way for
Lieut.. Gen. KAN. Anderson's
British first army.
The Berlin radio broadcast a
Vichy communique which said
United States planes had bomb
ed the Tunis airport. The Vichy
radio said Tunis had alarms last
night from BIS to 1890 p. m,
and this morning from 2 to 4 a.
m, and from $40 to GAS a. m.
A spokesman at the Allied
headquarters said he did not
know definitely that the de-
struction of Axis planes carry
ing Germans north from Tunisia
meant a precipitious Axis exit
from the protectorate, but II
hope it does mean that"
The Germans had little choice,
however. There seemed no way
by air or sea that they could re-
inforce the few thousand men
they rushed to Tunisia suffic-
iently to check the Allied on
surge.
Some sources speculated that
the Germans shot down might
have been demolition experts
sent into Tunisia for the sole
purpose of attempting to wreck
airdrome installations which
might be useful to the Allies.
CANCEL ORDERS?
Another possibility was that
the planes might have carried
reinforcements to Tunisia which
were ordered back W h o u t
landing when it was realized
that a stand there would be flu
tile.
The Axis already has paid
considerably for its attempt to
interfere with the northwest
African operations. An Allied
spokesman said that Allied
counter action to German air
attacks against the North Afri-
can expedition had been ex-
tremely effective, and that DE
tween 40 and so per cent of
their air effort has been destroy
ed"
From the East, the British
eighth Army kept Rommel on
the run with an advance that set
speed records in the desert
campaign. At Tobruk the British
had advanced 800 miles in nine
days after breaking the old Ell
Alamein line.
They were so close to ROM
mel's heels that it was not re-
garded as likely, with the linn
tied force at his disposal, that he
could put up enough rear guard
action to escape by the bomb
battered port of Bengasi, 230
miles air line across the hump
of Cirenaica from Tobruk.
British military observers
said the nearest line on which
Rommel could attempt stand
was at Ell Agheila, on the Gulf Of
Sirte southwest of Bengasi. That
vas the highwater mark Of pre-
vious British drives into Libya
and there a narrow line like
that at FL Alamein could be es-
tablished extending from the
coast into a trackless desert.
Even at Ell Agheila, Rommel
will be roughly 400 miles air
line from Tripoli, with every
further retreat bringing him
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-13

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13-(R)
Representative Mas
(R-Minn) Of having rendered
aid and comfort to the enemy"
in q speech broadcast last night,
Rep. Vincent (D-Ky) called to-
day for a congressional investi-
CATION Of Mas serious
charges"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-13

LONDON, Nov. l3-F-
Twenty-Five more persons in
Nazi-Occupied Europe have been
executed for espionage and on
other charges, Allied govern
ments in London said today.
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Salute
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bonds will be taken tomorrow to
the Mount Clemens and First
National Banks.
Persons honoring pledges at
the banks are asked tn request
that their names be checked from
the list. Beal said.
Otto Nickel, Alvin Hameister
and Ralph Clark again conduct
ed a Bond selling drive from the
stage last night. They sold $10,-
200 in two nights, the remainder
of the Bond- and Stamps being
purchased from students.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-13

President A n drew Jackson
and his wife both liked to smoke
corncob pipes, according to his
torians. -
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-13

The lightning of winter thun-
derstorms is said to be more dam
gerous than that Of su m m r
storms. ------------
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-13
Draft


students of ID or 10 who are
called up during the last half Of
the school year may, on applica-
ton, receive deferments until
the end of the semester. In ad-
dition, registrants who have
passed their forty-fifth birth
days could not be indicted
without their consent.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-13

Indians of pre-Columbus days
used ipecac as a medicine, and
Europeans derived their knowl-
edge of the drug from them.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
All Auto Races
Called off for
War Period
b. the Associated Press.


Auto race fans must forgo their
favorite thrills in order that rubber
may be conserved for the Nations
armed forces.
This was disclosed last night,
when the Office of Defense Trans
portation forbade all motor vehicle
racing in the United States. Eff
fective July 10, the order applies to
midget cars, the larger cars, and
motorcycles as well. In ali, about
1900 vehicles are affected.
The Nations racing program al
ready had been drastically curtailed
because of a decision by the Amer
lean Automobile Association last
February to cancel all automobile
race programs under its auspices.
Moreover, the Eastern gasoline ra-
toining program had cut off gas for
exhibitions such as auto racing and
regattas.
In other parts of the Nation, how
ever, an estimated 1000 midget and
500 large cars had been left free to
race under meets not sanctioned by
the AAA. These races are now to
be stopped.
ODT officials said that these car
owners now held at least 10000 tires,
and that those used on midget cars
could be used for the skid wheels OF
training planes and for industrial
plant automotive equipment.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Argentine Anti-Axis Head
Challenges Deputy 10 Duel
D. ~, Aesoci.ted press

1y the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, July 4.-Raul
Damonte Taborda, aggressive anti
Axis leader in the Chamber of Dep
uties, yesterday challenged a polit
ical foe to duel as the result of
teacup- hurting episode in the cham
ber.
Reynaldo Pastor, Conservative
Deputy, threw the cup at Damonte
Taborda Thursday, but missed him.
Pastor refused to apologize and was
challenged to fight it out "on the
field of honor
Seconds for the two were unable
to agree on the challenge, so it was
decided that Jose Luis Cantilo,
chamber President, would determine
in "a hours whether duel was nee
essary to appease the two.
Damonte Taborda was chairman
of the Dies Committee but re-
signed Thursday after accusing the
Conservatives of failing to COOP
crate.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Peculiar 0dor Puzzles
Residents Of Bronx
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. ....
NEW YORK, July 4.-Something
smells in the Bronx.
Neither residents, police, visiting
hremen, nor chemical experts were
able to discover the source of the
peculiar odor that permeates the air
Of the Clason Point section.
A few asked, "Are we being
gassed?"
A chemist said that he believed
the odor was that of hydrogen sui
phide. 1t resembles the fragrance
of rotten eggs.
The odor first was noticed last
Saturday, when, besides offending
the nostrils, it made its presence
known by creating dark spots on
white pain: and furnishing silver
and chromium.
The gas company denied that the
odor came from its nearby plant
Some residents believed it came
from the silt being dredged from
the Bronx River; others thought it
rose from crevices in the earth near
the park.
In any case, the sanitation de-
partment has promised that its men
will continue to sniff around the
Bronx.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Arlington Man Elected
VFW Department Head

Austin j. Matthews, a charter
member of John Lyon Post, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, Arlington, Va, has
been elected department commander
by the State encampment in session
at Richmond
Mr.. Matthews has been an Arling-
ton resident for about 18 years. He
served with the Navy during the
World War.
Mrs. Helen Edwards, past presi-
dent of the Arlington Ladies Auxil-
iary, was appointed chief of staff
at the auxiliary convention, held in
conjunction with the encampment.
Chester H. Sipes. jr., was appointed
department inspector, in addition to
being approved as 9Th district COM
mander.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
BuItimoreun Will File
For Cole Congress Seat
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMO July 4.-Dr.
Charles j. Welles, Baltimore City
councilman, will be a candidate for
Representative in Congress in the
second congressional district, subject
to the Democratic primary Septem-
ber 8.
He said he would file his certifi-
cate of candidacy early next week.
H. S. Baldwin, president of the
Baltimore County Board of Commits
sioners, already has announced his
candidacy.
DR.. Welles and Mr.. Baldwin will
contest for the seat now held by
Representative Cole, Democrat, who
will retire from Congress to be judge
of the United States Customs Court
in New York City.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Joint Staff Formed Here
.By Canadian Government
B! the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, July 4.-Formation OF
a Canadian joint staff in WASH
ington, comprising three senior ofd-
GERS representing each OF the three
Canadian chiefs of staff, was an
nounced last night by Defense Min
lister j. l.. RalSton.
Mai. Gen. Maurice Pope will act
as chairman and has been desiN
mated representative in Washington
of the Canadian chiefs of staff.
He will represent 1t. Gen. Kenneth
Stuart, chief of the Army general
staff.
Rear Admiral v. G. Brodeur. so,
formerly naval attache at the Can
adian Legation in Washington, will
represent Vice Admiral Percy w.
Nelles, chief of the naval staff, and
Air Vice Marshal George Victor
Walsh, formerly Canadian air at
tache in Washington, will repre-
sent Air Marshal l.. S. Breadner,
chief of the air staff.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
Brazil Threatens 10 Send
Soldiers Abroad if Needed
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 4.-For-
eign Minister Oswaldo Aranha told
a press conference yesterday that
Brazil would "even send our SOL
diers abroad" If that was necessary
to resist any Axis threat to tho
Western Hemisphere.
Referring to Germany's recent
warning of countermeasures against
Brazil should his country persist
in what the Germans charged was
mistreatment of Germans here,
Aranha disclosed he had informed
Germany through the Spanish Am
bassador that no Brazilian reply was
forthcoming.
While Germany continues to sink
Brazilian ships, Aranha told the
Spanish Ambassador, the Nazis have
no cause to object to what Brazil
may do.
Eleven Brazilian ships have been
announced lost in Axis submarine
attacks.
Evening star., 1942-07-04
BIackouts Will Halt
All Traffic on River

The Navy and Coast Guard are
drawing up regulations to halt the
movement of all private craft on
the Potomac River during blackouts,
both real and tests, it was disclosed
last night.
No details were disclosed except
that the regulations are in the MAX
ing and will affect all private boats.
The statement followed an
nouncement yesterday of investiga-
ton of the Potomac River Lines for
alleged failure to be blacked out
while approaching the city during
the June II test blackout. Corpora
ton Counsel Richmond B. Keech is
investigating.