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The Valley settler., 1942-11-20

purpose Oh ClVIllto IL0I5 Oh OIlC
Assoc iation's work, tits pro-
lens, it's 1ccoc1pl slr icnts,
and news OF loci lid general
int rest.
lTe2zt week we, al Of US, wi Il
celebrate the annual renewal
Of d custom more than 800 yrs
old--- TIL -Il--SGIVIIG.
Some times We wonder If any one
OF us reilly has taken the
time to realize just how i'm
portant this event is to US,
as .lnericans all.
Surely the Pilgrim fathers had
no more to Give thanks for tllan
we Of modern Anerica. The
.lnerica founded upon those pre-
copts Of IRE edom OF speech,
freedom Of worship and freedom
Of the press and the right to
be heard in the making Of our
Laws.
10 one OF US would say for al
instant, that the principles
Of our Democracy were not
worth fighting for, yet how
seldom do we take iCle TO
really analyze the advantages
and privil EGGS enjoyed under
our form Of government.
In this present great struggle
some Of usl. = complained 40 out
our inabi lily to to purchase
certain commodities. Yet how
many Of these items nave actual.
" INSTITUTED q hardship In
in any sense Of tho word? Cert
ain1y none Of us is s6arvin3--
few, il any, are going cold
and none Of US has been deprived
OF the right to meet tobc Their,
to worship as VIC see fit or
to VOTE.
Yes, we DO hav- * auen. if net
more, to be tl.drl. - { D., than
those hardy fot >4.ti'J'l ; $40
souGhG re1is io-.s ,Acr y
b. ce- low M Ia =, IS.
L. ~ouI. CO K - l.. - o.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-21

that they have gotten used to the
situation.
The other day Fred and I sat on
the edge Of slit trench at ad-
yanced headquarters within four
miles Of Buna-there were ZerOs
hoycring around at the timc-and
he told me his story.
Neither Fred nor his family minds
talking about his peculiar position
in the American army They no
longer have any close relatives in
Japan, and all are the most Of loyal
Americans.
Fred was born on his fathers
farm at Las AnimaS, Colo. He fin
ished high school in Colorado and
later worked in Pueblo. His family
went TO California five years ago
but voluntarily moved inland TO Fort
Garland, Colo, last March.
Fred volunteered for the army
July Il. l94l. trained l3 weeks at
Camp Roberts, Calf, and was then
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-21
NiZIS LOSE MATERIAL

German counterattacks in the
central Don area apparently we're
intended to delay the Russians.
From, line dispatches reported that
the main Axis forces had abandoned
most Ct their heavy equipment and
were retreating with all haste in an
effort to reach new lines
Col. Gen. Valutin's column from
BokhovsEa, the main assault force,
had now famed out into three
prongs. dispatches said.
In the middle Don area, Soviet
troops continue their successful ad-
vance. the noon Communiquc said
The enemy CounterattackS in an
ATTEMPT to stem our advance, but
the enemy is rolling back south
westward under the blows OF the
Red army and suffering enormous
losses.
More localities have been occu-
pied by our troops. a Soviet unit
wiped out 1850 Of the enemy, and
captured u guns, 20 machine guns,
56 trench mortars, 81 trucks and
many prisoners.
"On another sector, Soviet units
surrounded an enemy garrison and
in a fierce battle stormed and cap
tured the inhabited locality, killed
385. took several hundred prisoners
and captured Is guns, SO machine
guns. "a mortars and 40 trucks
The Stalingrad garrison was still
systematically cutting off and re-
ducing German pill boxes and dug
cuts in q northern factory district.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-21
GERMANS DESPERATE
BY DON CASWELL

SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA,
Via Courier, NOV. 25. delayed
CUPl-American commanders il
the Buna area have had 10 assign
personal bodyguard with rifle
TO one Of their most valuable men
lest other Americans make an en-
barrassing mistake.
The man is a 26-year-old Sgt.
Fred Nishitsuji-an American whose
parents are japanese A former Los
Angeles wholesale liquor salesman,
he is now an translator
with an advanced command post
which IS in almost constant contact
with retreating Japanese.
As he goes about his duties, the
sergeant is accompanied during
every waking moment by his grim
ming bodyguard, Pvt Albert Jack
son. CharleyoiX, Mich Fred and
al are good pals. and Fred gets
along fine with his campmates now
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-21
WuveIiAdvonces es
Into BurmdAreu

their bombs on runWays and build
lngs.
The bombers drove off challeng-
ing Japanese night fl-hter planes
and returned safe to make it a
loSslesS n hours for the Royal air
force
Last night 4 force OF Japanese
planes dropped few bombs at
widely dispersed parts OF the Cal
cutta area. 4 Joint army-air force
Communiquc said causing extreme
~ light civilian casualties and light
oamage.
This raid in which il was said
there were no mili;ar" casualties
and no military damage. was re-
garded as an attempt to hinder
Wavell by striking at Indian civil
morale.
PLANES FROM CARRIER
Calcutta air raid alarms sounded
at lG:l7 pm. and the all clear came
two hours later. 1t was the first
enemy raid on Calcutta of the war
The possibility was recognized that
the enemy planes might have come
from a carrier. but it WIS believed
they came from AkyaN I'd which
WavelrS troops were .lg.
Japan opened Nter-dIiVc
500 miles east lis offensive
area. japanese ops based ON the
Burmese tow Keng Tung ad-
vanced mort ard TO cross the
Nan Lei riy China's Yunnan
province in II where China,
Burma, u io-China and
Thailand ad
Chungking. g., ineSc capital,
where the Japane i've was an
nOunced. said that i, re the ene-
my troops lay mountainous, road
less. unhealthy country. The Japa-
nese probably aimed at occupying
routes by which Thailand might be
/ invaded rather than starting a real
! offensive
Chinese were excited at the news
Of Wavell'S advance and Chung
king said it was ready to synChro-
nize offensive action with the Brit
ish forces. But Chungking also cau-
toned as did infOrmants here,
against the assumption that Wavell
had opened general offensive de-
signed to recapture all Burma.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-21
Ameriean-Born Japanese
With Yankees i'm Guinea

assigned to the goth infantry at
son Francisco. Last October The
army sought interpreters from
among the 5000 American-bofn
japanese in its ranks, and Free
was one of 60 picked for special
training.
He went to school last November
and took a six-months course. He
had learned ordinary japanese as
d child from his parents, but he had
to learn the intricate technical Ian
guage Of the japanese military or
ganization and other specialized
courses.
Assigned to Australia shortly af-
ter graduation. Fred worked for a
while at Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
headquarters He joined his present
unit in mid-Scptember, shortly be-
fore it was ordered TO New Guinea.
Fred says his family likes the
idea of his being in the u. s. army.
America has given ~ every
thing he explained
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-21
4-Hour POUNDING
Given Continent
BY Bomber Force
BY SIDNEY ]. WILLIAMS

LONDON, Dec. 81. - UP
British planes from heavy bomb
erS to fighters attacked Germany
and occupied territory during the
night in a new nonstop aerial Of
fensive as part of which hundreds
of planes including United States
Army Flying FortreSses and Lib
orators made one of the biggest
sweeps of the war yesterday.
An American Army spokesman
said great many" German planes
were shot down in yesterdays ter
rifle air battles over occupied
France, by Flying Fortresses and
Consolidated Liberators which made
the daylight raids with the aid
of sWarms of fighter planes.
In the night raids four-motored
British bombers attacked Duisburg
Great German industrial city and
communication center.
TRAINS GUNNED
British WhirlWind bOmbers Used
for the first time as intruder planes.
shot up eight trains in France, one
as far inland or orleans. l40 miles
from the coast. and Boston bomb
ers also penetrated deep into
France to bomb the ammunition
dump and railroads while Others at
tackled small ship in a Belgian
harbor
The raids deep inside Flcnce
marked q new phase in the Allied
aerial offensive. Orleans is 10 miles
south OF Paris, close to the VichT
zone. and the American bomberS
had gone l80 miles into France yes
terday to attack Romilly.
Yesterdays daylight planes had
hardly finished their operations
when the Royal Air Force night
shift went to work.
FIRES STARTED
An Air Ministry cOmmuniquc said
strong force of bomberS made a
heavy, concentrated raid on indus
trial Obicclivcs at DuiSburg and
left maDR large fires burning.
Aided by bright moon. the four
motored planes membed the docks
and barEeS at orc Of the greatest
inland ports in Europe and attack
ed the mCtdllurClcal. chemical and
other war factories which crowd Onc
of Germany's most contested indus-
trial areas II was indicated that
the canal which Joins DuiSburg with
Dortmund might nave been dam
aged
It was the 18th raid on DuiSbure
and the first since September 6.
In tho target area. on which il
was believed that some 7000pound
triplc-block- -bl,tcr bombs Wr"c
dropped are factories which turn
out parts for Diesel, airplanc and
sumbarine motors. great railroad
Yards and one-milc railroad bridge
across the Rhine.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-21
Reds Fightfor
Vita! RoiICitV

ped % DIVISIONS.
The noon communique reported
six counterattacks, all repulsed,
northwest of Stalingrad. The Ger
mans lost 400 men and 81 planes
which the Russians destroyed a
ground or in combat.
Southwest of Stalingrad. Soviet
artillery wiped out 1000 Germans,
and helped infantry beat off coun-
terattacl. in which 300 more Ger
mans were killed and eight tanks,
TWO guns ana 20 trucks were demol-
ishcd
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-21
BY DARRELL BERRIGAN

NEW DELHI. Dec. 81. up
Gen. Sir Archibald WavellS British
Indian army pushed an unoppoSed
drive along the Bay of Bengal coast
in Burma today while the japanese
retoued with a sudden counter
drive into southwestern China.
AIoying out from their Baungaw-
3uthidcung line. where they had
thrust 30 miles into Burma. Wa
wells forces drove ahead along a
front of about 20 miles between
tic coast and the Manu- river to-
ward ANyab, thC important Japa-
noSe-heid N0rl 80 miles to the
south
Ahead oi the ground forces. the
ROYAL air force swept japanese baS-
o and troo0 concentrations III wide
Is extended offensive operations and
flew $50 miles 10 the east to bomb
the CuemN alydrCmc AT ToungoO on
thc main railroad between Ran
EOCu ard The Burma road
ChICITTA BOMBED
Ensrcr> C-cortcd by fighters flew
ta!lalu .eavy gan tire and enemy
p,.ue opposition TO rain bombs or
a.. Japanese aigGromc At NagWe,
49, ..lle> oIsl OF Akyab. scoring
~..s Ll. on the runway.
Two Japanese planes bombed
rhluaguuz. lust INSIDE India on the
Bcaaa. E.. during the night.
Japan sx;crded the new front,
c0coed shen Wavells men march,
ci INTO Burma from the Chitta-
SONS hin OF India. 10 an 800-milc
cast 10 west line by bombing Calcut-
ta. India larEeSt city.
"OGy troops continued their south
ward movement. No contact was
maie with the enemy" WayellS
conlmm'auc said in reporting Sat
urday'S operations.
sIRDROME HIT
Fighter planes extended their
sweeps down the Mayu river tC
Akyab. where they cannonaded and
machine gunned enemy held build
ingS.
Big bomber planes, in their raid
on Toungoo. heavily attacked the
airdromc and scored hits with al
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-21
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

WopyrIght, 1872, by United Press
WITH THE RED ARMY ON
THE STALINGRAD FRONT. Dec
l9.-CDelayed)-(UPD-The liberia
ton OF Stalingrad now seems to be
only a matter of time.
The remnants of % German di-
visions that once were among the
pest fighters in the Wehrmacht are
trapped in the snow between the
Don and Volga rivers and the Red
army is slowly hacking them to
pieces.
/ have known Russian military
leaders for six years. and have dis
cuSsed the war with the in their
own language. But never since the
beginning of the Soviet German
conflict have I found such supreme
confidence among soldiers of all
ranks as I found here on a vast.
snow-wrapped battlefield that cov-
ers approximately 10000 square
miles.
SURE OF VICTORY
There is no doubt in the mind
of any Red army man from COM
manders down TO the raWeSt pri-
vate just entering battle that the
siege of Stalingrad will be lifted
and that Russia's armies will surge
on to ultimate victory in the war.
The comment of Maj Gen. 7. n.
ChriStiankov. commander of the
2lst Russian Army and one Of the
Soviet's most distinguished mill
tarv leaders, was typical of the
high orale of the Red army. He
told me that unless there is an un-
foreseeable change in the fortunes
of war the full liberation of the city
of steel may be expected soon, and
important units Of the Russian
army will be released for action
elsewhere.
The outstanding facts about the
present Russian countero1fensive
may be summarized as follows:
NAZI PLANS SHATTERED
/. The blow took the enemy COM
pletelv by surprise That was ad-
mitted to me my a captured Ru-
manian general with whom ! talked
at a frOnt-linc railroad station
where he was waiting TO be taken
TO Moscow. The Russian offensive
was SO unexpected and SO crushing" g"
he said. that it sottered all the
plans Of the German -Rumanian
high command We learned about
Russia s offensive capacity last
winter. but we did not think the
Red army could do it now on such
a large scale. The preparation and
execrtion of the operations were
classical"
2. Plans for the cOunteroffensiVe
were worked out under the direc-
tion of Premier Stain. Clock-Work
precision was needed because the
Germans enjoyed superior forces
and better communication facilities.
HELP VIA AFRICA
3. The Allied occupation Of North
Africa gave n tremendous boost to
Soviet morale, according TO Red
Army Officers As they expressed
il. the Russian army now is conf
dent that Il is not fighting alone.
4 The Stalingrad winter-bad as
II iS-WaS not the primary factor
in the Axis setback Soviet Off
GERS say the German -Rumanlan
forces were out-fought and out
thought
In seeking information about
what surely will be known as one
of the great battles of history-a
Red Verdun," il might be called
I was given all the liberties that
are possible under the rules Of war.
] was allowed 10 plan local trips,
90 converse in Russian with Off
GERS and men, TO inieTogate pris-
oncrS aud 60 STUDY confidential
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-21

combat maps. I watched action
from a forward line about 35 miles
west Of Stalingrad. Although I was
accompanied by a staff officer, no
attempt was made to prevent free
dom of movement or Interrogation.
Here is the situation on the Stall
ingraG front:
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-21
iIRDROME HIT
NeWsmon Sees Germans
In Trap at StaIinsrod

At present the Red army has two
objectives: % to keep the trap clos
ed on the remainder Of the % enc
nv divisions caught between the
Don and the Volga and o. to
thrust westward and southwark and
keep open a Soviet corridor at the
bend of the Don river.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-21

a brand party game. Hcalthiul too
Sol consists Of rubbcr-faccd bats
balls and not, Rule BOOK
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-21

thitors Note: The following
dispatch is the first one-the-scare
account written by an American
reporter at the StaIingrad front
IL was filed by Henry Shapiro.
MOSCOW manager of the United
rress who has just returned to
the Soviet capital, after a two
week inspection trip of the Stall
lngrad battle zone.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-21
Bv VI. :. HANDLER

MOSCOW, Dec. 81. tUP)-Red
army forces, driving ahead hard in
an attempt TO win the city Of Mil
lerovo as a birthday present for
Premier Josef Stain were believed
today to have threatened additional
units of the German army with en-
circlement near the important juno
ton on the -Rostov rail-
ROAD.
Stain is 63 today
Front dispatches indicated there
was fighting in the outskirts Of Mil
lerovo. which is about 200 miles
southwest OF Stalingrad. The Red
army. fighting in bitter weather
was rolling the Germans southwark
and inflicting mounting losses on
the enemy. The Russian noon COM
munique announced that the Ger
mans had suffered 1920 killed or
captured since the offensive started
five doyc aon
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-21
VILLAGES CAPTURED

More towns and VilIages-beSldeS
we'll above 300 that had previously
been announced-were taken by the
Russians today the communique
asserted.
Among more tllan 100 localities
captured yesterday were NaucovO-
kalkhcnsEaya and ShcStuchoyka,
Oh the KalitYa river, a tributary of
the Dor, 20 miles or less from Mil
lerovo.
The Russians in their new Of
fensiye. already had seized control
Of s. miles Of The vital VorOneZh-
Rostoy railway Twenty-Five Ger
man divisions were trapped be-
tween The Don and Volga at Stain
graC. and if Col Gen. Valutin, i'll
his central Don offensive, occupies
the entire stretch Of the railway
between Kantemiroyka and Aam-
enSf- -SchaChtinsSy, all AXIS forces
inside the northern half of the Don
valley will be cut off,
GERMANS DESPERATE
Forcsccng this, the German we're
communicating with desperation
in the Stalingrad area, trying To
establish contact with their trap
Evening star., 1942-09-14
Union Asks Leniency
For Steel Strikers
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GARY, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE United
Steel Workers of America asked
leniency today for some of the ~
men whose wildcat strike halted
production for about 20 hours at
the big Carnegie Illinois steel plate
mill last week.
All the strikers were suspended
for violation of the company's con-
tract with the CIO union. The
union concurred in the suspensions
and a company spokesman who de-
clined to be quoted by name said
the action was a sign that neither
management nor labor would tol-
crate interference with war pro-
duction.
Evening star., 1942-09-14
Senators Refuse to Boost Tox
On 1wo-for-NickeI Cigars

Of Maryland to allow a drawback of
$3.75 per proof gallon in the regular
liquor tax for alcohol used for
medicinal and food preparations
Senator George said the Treasury
estimated an s18,200,0OO loss in an
nual revenue on this action, but
representatives of industry disputed
this.
The group acted to cut to 30 days
the time In which retail liquor deal
ers would be permitted after en-
actment Of the new bill to file in
ventories for floor stock taxes. The
House previously had allowed 30
days. The beer stock tax also would
be made to apply to all beer held on
the premises of retailers, under an
other amendment.
The committee revised cabaret
taxes to apply to dinner-dance en-
tertainments, even if there were no
increase in the price charged after
dancing started. Senator George
said this was designed to clear, .up
confusion caused by court opinions
The committee declined to re-
open the question of taxation on
mutual insurance companies (other
than life) and rejected a proposal
for levy on outdoor advertising.
Evening star., 1942-09-14
Army DiscIoses
Names Of Seven
Missing on Bomber
Test Pilot Is Killed;
Three Hurt in Crosh
Of Transport PIone
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, Sept. IA
Seven men-five oficers and two
enlisted men-were aboard the Army
bomber which has been missing
four days from Geiger Field, the
base public relations ofncer said
today.
He said the next OF kin have
been notified that the following are
missing:
First 1t. r. Pinneo, Denvor, Colo. !;
Second 1t. A. F. Di Menna, Newark,
N. j.: Second 1t. Peter Knudsen,
San Jose, Calf; Second 1t. r. A.
Fournier, Hadley, Mass; Second 1t.
j. w. Zurich. Litchfield, Conn. !;
Corpl. r. c. Raschka, La Porte, Ind,
and Pvt. 6. L. schaf1er, Milwaukee,
Wis.
Evening star., 1942-09-14
Jefferson Heights Man
Held for Grand Jury
In Hit-Run Death
Valentine Pringle, 81,
Is Charged by Police
With MonsIouehter
Earlier Story on Page B-1.)

Valentine Pringle. 81, colored, Of
1910 Sixty-flfth place, Jefferson
Heights, Md, today was held for
grand jury action by a coroner's
jury in connection with the hit-and-
run death Saturday Of Mrs. Freda
Alpert, SO, OF 1927 B street NE, at
Seventeenth and G streets NE.
Police later placed a charge OF
manslaughter against Pringle.
The jury deliberated Is minutes
before returning its verdict holding
Pringle responsible for the woman's
death.
An unusual legal move was made
by Attorney John P. Mullen, repre-
senting Pringle. After placing his
client on the witness stand, Mr..
Mullen demanded that the defend
ant be given the right to make y
statement under oath. Deputy Cor
oner Christopher j. Murphy, who
had temporarily relieved Coroner
A. Magruder Macdonald, called in
DR.. Macdonald, who denied the at
torney's request.
Withdrawn From Stand.
The defendant could make a VOL
untary statement but it Is not the
function OF an inquest to receive a
sworn statement. Coroner MacDon-
aid ruled. The defendant was with
drawn from the stand without testi-
flying
The only eyewitness Capt.
Luther p. Hines, of Army Exchange
Center. New Armory, was unable to
say whether the driver Of the hit
and-run car was white or colored,
male or female. A taxi cab pas
senger, Capt. Hines testified he
turned around and looked back as a
sedan automobile being driven at a
high rate Of speed crashed into
Mrs. Alpert.
Missing Ornament Matched.
Police arrested Pringle after fol-
lowing up clues afforded by dirt
from the fleeing automobile and a
broken radiator ornament. Henry
Morris, 521 Longfellow street NV.
testified Pringle brought the car to
his garage for repairs. and that the
broken radiator piece fitted per-
fectly into the machine.
1t. w. J. Liverman said Pringle
at first denied he was the driver
of the hit-and-run machine. HE
later told me-" 1t. Liverman testi-
fed that he did not see any per-
son but heard thud against his
machine at the scene of the acct
dent"
Pringle, police testified, accounted
for the missing radiator ornament
by saying 1t was lost when a truck
backed into his automobile.
Evening star., 1942-09-14
Planes
Continued From First Page.)

why we can't give the boys better
pursuit planes" Senator Truman
declared.
He said that while the question OF
unified command, relating to mat
ters of strategy, was one with which
his committee hesitated to deal, It's
absence had contributed to the dis
aster at Pearl Harbor, that Congress
subsequently had been assured
that unity of command had been
achieved, but that the subcommit-
ices report on Alaska indicated it
needed more attention
Commends Nelson.
In seven-page address, Senator
Truman asserted that "wasteful and
extravagant" construction practices
had not been eliminated under the
Army Engineer Corps and it was
insufficient for those in charge "tc
render lip service" to the principles
of economy enunciated by the COM
mittee.
Although commencing Chairman
Donald NJ. Nelson of the War Pro-
duction Board, Senator Truman de-
clared that Mr.. Nelson still was en-
countering obstruction" from Gv-
ernment agencies and the armed
forces.
mfr. Nelson should show speed
equal to that with which he pro-
poses to act in appointing a rubber
administrator and appoint a two
listed, competent man to remedy the
steel situation" Senator Truman de-
clared.
The iron and steel branch of the
WPB should not be left under an
acting head who is under the double
disadvantage Of knowing that he is
not the head OF the branch. and OF
being from one Of the large steel
companies whose affairs he is sup
posed to administer on behalf OF the
Government"