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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17
s. Jap Planes
Raid Darwin for
4th Straight Day
Damage Negligible;
Each Side Loses z
Planes; Allies Hit Lac

UNITED NATIONS HEAD
QUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA,
June II (INS).-Resumption of
large-scale aerial combats over
both japanese and United Nations
bases in the Southwest Pacific
was disclosed by Gen. Douglas
Macarthur today in a communique
announcing destruction of 10
enemy planes.
A strong force of 50 Japanese
planes, consisting of 81 bombers
and 25 Zero fighters, raided Port
Darwin in northern Australia for
the fourth straight day yesterday,
General Macarthur said. The as
sault was centered on the towns
Iharbor area but damage was
negligible.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17

Army Minister Francis NJ Eorde
announced that the rapid eX-
panSion of the Allied fighting
forces made il necessary 10 take
over hotels. clubs and golf houses
in some areas to house troops.
Prime Minister John Curtin, in
a radio speech, said the Pacific
victories, however heartening. were
not conclusive.
Macarthur conferred with
Curtin today and then attended
the meeting of the war council,
composed of government and other
leaders.
1t was revealed officially that
the government would have 10
shift nearly 10000 workers from
civil employment within the next
few weeks to meet demands for
military and munitions work.
Curtain. speaking at war loan
rally, said that but for the recent
deliverance, presumably the Coral
Sea and Midway Island battles,
"the enemy might now be estab-
lished in Australia"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17
2 JAP PLANES LOST

One enemy bomber and one
fighter were destroyed while two
United Nations pilots and their
planes were lost in the Darwin
air battle.
Day and night raids we're car
ried out by American and Austria
liam fliers against two Jap bases
in New Guinea, Lac and nearby
'Salamaua. Large destructive fires
were started in the airdrome
areas
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17
Italians Pay
Big Price to
Rip Conveys

Continued from Page One)
smashing blows at the Italia
fleet. said:
$50 far as we know, the Itai-
ian battleship force which came
out of Its base, presumably at
laramie, did not get into con-
tact with our surface forces.
BLASTED BY PLANES
cit demonstrates again that IL
you stick your nose out within
range of shore-based aircraft
without formidable fighter cover,
you are going to catch It."
Omitted States warships were
reported to have made a major
contribution in the Mediter-
ranean victory, international
News Service said in a dispatch
from London. ms said reports
from Cairo indicated that an
American naval squadron-pos-
sibly consisting of an aircraft
carrier, two battleships and four
or five cruisers-iS operating in
the Mediterranean
(The London Daily Mail. ac-
cording TO international News
Service, said in describing the
United Nations air action
against the Italian feet:
("The sea was alive with tor
pedoes and powerful armOr
piercing bombs from the Liberia
tiors, Consolidated B-24's, which
were dropping all around the
twisting, writing italian war
ships.")
Announcement that the B-24''
had taken part in the battle make.
ii possible to reveal that the Brit
ish air council has long been work
ing to divert American built all
to the Middle East, anC
that in pursuit of this policy, the
practice of flying heavy bomber:
direct from the United States via
Africa has proved a complete
success.
1t was indicated clearly here
that American Army planes viii
be heard of more and more in the
middle eastern theater, not only
in the Mediterranean proper but
in other areas such as those from
which four American planes which
landed in Turkey took off TO bomb
Axis Black Sea targets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17
Legislators Tip: 10c
Staff Of House Restaurant Strikes During Lunch
Hoffman Calls Service Terrible. Food Worse

representative is a nickel or, al
most, a dime.
For that, the striking walters
said, they had to take a lot OF
irate grumbling, threats and NUT
tered curses.
Flatly denying the charge that
congressman are long on CONVEX
sation and short on tipping, rep
resentatives nonetheleSs agreed
that the walters should be paic
more money. even treated a little
nicer.
Representative Clare Hoffman
of Michigan, said:
Its about time we start
looking after ourselves. Let's
get those walters back, pay
them a decent salary, and cut
out tipping entirely.
"No wonder our fellows are
short-tempered," Hoffman con-
tinued. 1.-THE service In that res
/ taurant IL terrible and the food
worse. Maybe IL those people
were paid better, we'd get fed
better"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17
British in Libyd
IurI Back Axis
10 Save Tobruk
Gen. RommeI Baked
in Move That Periled
Egyptian Frontier
BY LEON KAY
-nIied Prr., siaff Corre,nonae I'D


CAIRO. June 17.-BritiSh forces
wv defending the approaches IL
obruk and the Egyptian frontier,
ave hurled back strong. ANS
.tacks on the key imperial posi-
ons al Sid Rezegh anC Acroma,
idle East headquarters an
yunced today.
A communicate said the British
micircular defense line guarding
re Tohruk perimeter still was
tact after day-long attacks on
re Acroma outpost, 13 miles
nthwest of Tobruk.
BY breaking up an Axis move in
,e Sidi ReZegh area. 20 miles
ntheast Of Tobruk the British al
asst temporarily baked Col. Gen
irwin Rommel's attack TO out
ank the new imperial line and
vest Tobruk from the east.
.F FAIL TO ATTACK
The communique said a third
kAS lOiNC iildocCA ONkrOSAlS III ANifil
,sitions at FL Adem, Is miles
rectly south Of Tobruk. failed tC
tack.
In the area around Sidi Rezegr
pbably will be staged a grand
ale tank battle that may de-
rhine control of Eastern Libya
Va Tobruk itself.
Failure of the Axis to attach
rftish positions at FL Adem was
slieved to indicate that Romme
ny be awaiting reinforcements
ne British have massed large
mored units at Fl Adem. which
ntrols an important pass dowr
q escarpment TO Tobruk.
Forced to abandon coastal F.
axala and the Knightsbridge
osxroads, Lieut.. Gen. Neil Nj
-ttchIe's British eighth army con-
ntrated on defending a new line
ssed roughly on Acroma and Fl
dem, only 80 miles west OF the
gyptian frontier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17
Starvation Stalks
Greek Islands

NEW YORK. June II (INS) -
King George III of Greece revealed
today that starvation, stalking all
of Greece, is most appalling in the
island of the Aegean Sea.
Many thousands of women and
children have escaped from those
islands and have fled TO Turkey,
Cyprus. Lebanon and Egypt, SAID
King George at a Greek war re-
lief dinner in his honor. The
islands are located close 10 the
Turkish shores.
During the last few months"
King George said, "the popu-
lation OF the villages In the
islands was compelled TO subsist
on wild grass which, however,
with the coming of the dry sea-
son, has withered and disap-
peared. Thus certain death
from starvation suddenly faced
these villagers"
Three Comic Pages every day
I'm Daily Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17
Strategy
Mapped BY
Macarthur

MELBOURNE, June II (UP).-
Gen. Douglas Macarthur and
Australian army and government
leaders completed today a series
of conferences on the Pacific
strategy situation in the light of
Japan's defeats in the Coral Sea,
Midway Island and Aleutian en-
Igagements and the sudden fiaring
of big scale aerial fighting in this
war theater.
No announcement was made OF
the result of the conferences but
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17
merqency Rule in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela. June IL
NS).-President Medina today
stunned vast emergency powers
ser labor and industry following
y decree suspending certain con-
itutional guarantees GOVERN 6
orking hours, vacations and holi-
lys. The decree was issued ito
I've VeneZuela's pressing eco
mic problems, growing out OF
artime conditions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17
Plane Carriers Key
Of New u. S. Navy
100000 Tons May Be Built
Not a Big BattIeship Planned
BY LOUIS r. KEEMLE
or the United Press War Desk

A revolutionary C hange in
of naval warfare is being
brought as the battle OF the Pa
cific proceeds over the vast
stretches of the worlds largest
ocean.
The navy of the future will be
far different from the navy OF
the past and it will operate in a
far different way from the navies
that fought at Jutland, or even in
the earlier stages of this war.
Aircraft have brought about the
change, and it looks as though
the long controversy over the eff
IfectivenesS of battleshipS is about
to be solved.
NAVY PLAN CHANGE
1t is significant that Senator
Ralph Brewster of the naval al
fairs committee and of the special
Senate committee investigating
the war program, said that the
navy has abandoned plans to builc
the five 60,000-ton super-battle-
ships authorized by Congress.
The $500, 100000 Vinson bill
now before Congress authorizes
the building of 500 new fighting
ships totaling ,9ee,e9e tons, Of
which 100000 tons would be de-
voted to aircraft carriers. Not
single battleship is provided for
Depending on the size of car
riers chosen by the navy, the pro
gram should provide between x
and 80 of the vessels. The United
States entered the war with sever
carriers and IL under construc
ton. Since then, an undiscloseC
number of uncompleted ships ha!
tbeen. converted into carriers.
AIR POWERS INFLUENCE
/ Since the start of the war IL
the Pacific, air power has played
the dominant role at sea. Thu
Pearl Harbor debacle was exc
cuted by carrier-based planes
In the battle of the Coral Sea
the Midway battle and now the
battle of the Aleutian Islands, air
craft caused nearly all the dam
age. 1t is reported that in thu
battle of the Coral Sea, surface
vessels did not make contact. /
A striking feature of the Ma,
and June battles in the Pacific
has been the perfect coordination
of the army, navy and marine all
forces with the fleet. Land-basec
planes played major part in con
junction with the carrier planes
The navy used land-based plane:
as well as the army and marine
corps.
The combination was so effec
tive that future battles in deeI
water beyond the range of land
based planes probably will b.
avoided. Even so. long range
bombers may be developed tha'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17
Mass Meeting Set
To Fiqht Prohibition

A mass meeting Of liquor licen-
sees and their employees will be
held Thursday at 1:30 p. m. at the
Masonic Temple Auditorium 10
map a campaign in opposition TO
the move TO restore prohibition.
The meeting is sponsored by the
Michigan State Federation Of Al
coholic Content Dispensers, Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17
Move Ia Halt US.

LONDON, June II (INS).-
Japan's seizure of the western
Aleutian Islands was carried
through to forestall American
plans TO bomb Japan systemat-
ically. beginning the latter part
of June, THE Standards" mill
tary commentators declared to-
day.
A secondary purpose, "The
Standards" expert said. was 10
give Japan bases which would
enable her TO interfere with any
effort of the United States TO
go to the aid of Russia in case
of a war between Russia and
Japan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17

will make no waters inaccessible
Something of the sort is envisagec
by Maj. Alexander de SeverskS
in his book, Victory Through the
Air"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17
u. S. Calls for Air Instructors

WASHINGTON, June II UNS).
Civil aeronautics administration
officials disclosed today that a
shortage of aviation instructors
lis a potential bottleneck in our
mass production of pilots" and
issued an urgent appeal for in
lstructors in the CAA pilot trans
lportation program.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17
+Nazis Crushed
In About Attack
On Sevdstopo|
Battle RACES II Hours
as Reds HurI Back Foe
in 7 Stormine Assaults
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
United Press stan Correspondent

MOSCOW, June IA supreme
German attempt to knock out Sc
vastopol has been crushed In a
ferocious 22-hour battle at the
southern approaches 10 the for
tresS where all available Nazi
strength was thrown into seven
IStorming attacks, official Soviet
'advices said today.
NAZIs OFF GUARD
German pressure on the Khar-
kov front, $50 miles north of the
.beleaguered Crimean stronghold,
was eaSed meanwhile by Russian
counter-attack that caught the
Nazis off guard, knocked them out
of an important village and de-
stroyed a motorized column.
The fiercest fighting of Sevasto-
polls IA days of Nazi siege with
its "coloSSal, casualties for the
enemy was said by the official
army organ Red Star TO have &C.
Cured during the last "a hours.
At d a. m. yesterday the enemy
threw all of its available reserves
including sappers and detachments
brought up from deep in the rear
into the storIning attacks along q
highway south of the city.
From then until midnight the
Nazis unleashed seven strong at
tacks. supported by swarms Of
tanks and heavy artillery, anc
finally succeeded in fighting witt
bayonets and grenades in seizine
the first row of Russian trenches
The Red Star said the Germans
were then halted by a Russian
bayoxet charge, which drove the
Nazis from the line of trenches.
Thousands of dead and doz-
ems of tanks bore testimony to
the Soviet determination to
cling to the fortress to the last
man." the Red Stars front-line
account said.
MARSHES HAMPER MOTORS
The Rec Star said that, with
German pressure waning, the
Russians were slowly taking the
Initiative on the Kharkov-Donets
battlefront.
The opening guns of new battles
rumbled on the northern front.
A Red Star correspondent, some
where between Kalinin and Lenin-
grad. reported fierce offensive
battles in which the Germans had
lost several thousands dead in the
last 10 days.
Fighting still was OF loca
Significance, because the marshy
wooded terrain, not yet dried BY
the spring sun, hampered large.
scale mechanical warfare, he said
The Soviet communique last
midnight, reporting the counter
attack on the Kharkov front, said
that in a short but stiff engage
Iment," the Russians destroyed a
German motorized column of sc
trucks, II guns and four tanks.
USE ALLIED ARMS
Particularly in the Kharkov
area, the Russians were said to
be making good use of British and
American equipment.
The Soviet air force on Monday
destroyed or damaged II German
tanks, 100 trucks loaded with
troops and supplies and 10 anti
aircraft guns, blew up a munitions
dump and a petrol depot, wrecked
a railway train, sank transport
of 5000 tons and two motorboats,
damaged four transports and three
patrol ships and dispersed and
partly wiped out up to four COM
panies of enemy infantry, the
midnight communique said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17

"Your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, Is one of many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-17
CHANGES SEA WARFARE

III Ills DOOhJ NlClOly lHiOu5h 'hS
Air"
CHANGES SEA WARFARE
The air arm thus becomes no
longer a mere auxiliary of the
fleet, as it has hitherto been re-
garded by navy men. The entire
concept of warfare at sea has
been changed. The battleship,
once regarded as supreme, will
assume a subsidiary role. 1t may,
in time, be abandoned.
Land troops still have TO be
transported and transports need
naval protection. The vulnerable
carriers also need protection,
notably against submarines and
aircraft. 1t seems not improbable
that cruisers, swift destroyers
torpedo craft and submarines will
form the backbone Of coming
fleets.
A glimpse Of the growth of all
power is given in the aircraft year
book for 1912, published by the
Aeronautical Chamber of Com
Imerce of America. 1t reports that
the army and navy program calls
for 100000 airmen, the number t.
be doubled as soon as possible
With ground forces, the year book
says, an air army of 100000 mer
lis in the making.
Evening star., 1942-09-08
Jap Suggestions Reported
Rejected by Russians
By the Associated Press.

CHUNGKING, Sept. s.--Reports
circulated in foreign circles here
today that Japanese Ambassador
Naotake Sato had presented recent
suggestions" to Russia which the
Soviet government found unaccept-
able, and that as a result a break
into open conflict between the two
nations was expected at any moment.
These reports did not specify what
suggestions Japan was alleged to
have made. They were said, how
ever, to have Deen laid before the
Russians since the resignation of
Shigenori Togo as Japanese foreign
minister last week.
An army spokesman said ut q
press conference that China had no
new knowledge of Japanese troop
movements outside of China, but
reports reaching other quarters in
this capital continued to describe a
steady flow Of Japanese forces into
Manchukuo. across the border from
Siberia.
Evening star., 1942-09-08
|Schenck Freed From Prison
After Serving Four Months

Court Of Appeals upheld the convic-
ton but on April a stay OF 80 days
was granted pending an appeal to
the United States Supreme Court.
Because Schenck aided the Gov
ernment in prosecuting Willie Bio1
West Coast labor leader, and George
E. Browne, former president of the
International Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees, who were charged
with extorting 100000 from film
companies on threats of labor
trouble, the Government recon-
mended last May / that Schenck's
three-year sentence be suspended
and his plea of guilty to perjury
charge be accepted. Schenck i'm
mediately was sentenced to the
year and day and fined $40 900.
The next day Schenck surrendered
and was taken Immediately to DAN
bury to begin serving his sentence.
He became eligible for parole Sep
tember 4 after one third Of his
sentence was served.
Evening star., 1942-09-08
Worker Who Found Bomb
In War Plant Held by FB|

said the prisoner protested he had
made and planted the bomb only as
heroics and to demonstrate that
it could be done.
Mr.. Conroy said ODonnell stole
four sticks Of dynamite and deto-
nators from a quarry August Is,
made a timing device from clock
and combined them into a we'll
built and deadly bomb.
Then, Mr.. Conroy said, ODonnell
spent several days smuggling the
bomb into the plant, bit by bit in
his lunchbox. He assembled 1t and
set 1t to explode while thousands
OF employees on changing shifts
would be in the plant Sunday night.
ODonnell was brought to Newark
last night for further questioning
and confessed this morning. Mr..
Conroy said.
Evening star., 1942-09-08
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Seven States holding primary elec-
tions today. Page A-3
Roosevelt right. it's our war" says
Fordham head. Page Al
Washington and Vicinity.
Lancaster bomber shown to Army
officers here. Page AS
Light vote being cast in Maryland
primaries. Page A-3
Young gives prizes for 10 best home
piaygrounds. Page "A
Funeral services held for Mrs. Maria
jenkins. Page A-10
PUG tells OPA 1t won't reconsider
gas rate formula. Page B-1
House group to consider child care
Dill tomorrow. Page B-1
Evening star., 1942-09-08
u. ). and British Aide!
Reach Vital Sfrateqy
Decisions in London
July PorIey Revealed;
President Says Attock
PIons Are Being Sped
BY GARRETT d. HORNER.

Important decisions regarding
United Nations war strategy
presumably covering plans for a
second front i. In Europe-were
made in conferences between
high American and British off,
cials in London during July, the
White House announced today.
The announcement followed as
surances by President Roosevelt in
"fireside chat" last night that
preparations for direct attack on
Germany are going forward and that
"vital military decisions" which will
become known In due time" are
directed toward taking the Of
fensive"
Americans participating in the
July London conferences included
Harry L. Hopkins, personal repre-
sentative Of the President; Gen.
George c. Marshall, Army Chief Of
STAFF, and Admiral Ernest j. King,
Commander in Chief of the United
States Fleet and Chief of Naval
Operations.
Military Decisions Made.
They held important meetings
covering period of 10 days with
the British chiefs of staff and the
British Prime Minister" the White
House announcement said, adding:
"At these conferences the whole
conduct OF the war was thoroughly
canvassed, and, with the approval
Of the President, the necessary de-
cisions regarding military operations
were made"
News Of the pariey came stimuli
taneously in the address of Prime
Minister Churchill in London.
The announcement here also said
that Presidential Secretary Stephen
| T. Early was in London at the same
time for conferences with Brendon
Bracken, British Minister of Public
Information. The American con-
ferees visited Iceland and inspected
the American bases there on the
return trip from London.
There was no amplification of the
| nature of the decisions reached in
the London conference. However,
in the light of the Presidents en-
phasis on offensive aims in his Are
side chat" war report, the an
nouncement appeared to put new
stress on the possibility of early
opening of q second land front in
Europe.
Must Break Naxf Power.
Declaring that I'VE shall neglect
none Of the four great theaters of
war;" Mr.. Roosevelt said the aim in
the European area "is an offensive
against Germany" and added:
There are at least a dozen diff
ferent points at which attacks can
(See STRATEGY, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1942-09-08
Spending Tax Plan
Rejected, Z 10 0, by
Senate Committee
Studies Now Limited
To Sales Levy or New
Impost on Eornines
By the Associated Press,

Rejecting the Treasury's
spending tax plan, IL to 0, the
Senate Finance Committee mar
rowed it's hunt for new revenue
today largely to proposal for. a
new 5 per cent victory" levy on
individual earnings above 1924 a
year and an alternate S per cent
sales tax.
Chairman George said the COM
mittee had rejected on a voice vote
$500, 900, 900 spending tax pro-
gram submitted by the Treasury
and now was considering his sug-
gestion for a per cent victory"
tax which would raise total of
$3.50 100000 yearly of which 81
100, 600 900 would be rebated to tax
payers.
Senator George brought this sug-
gestion before the committee as a
substitute for a motion by Senator
Gufey, Democrat, of PENNSYLVANIA.
to impose fiat per cent retail
sales tax, without exemptions, cal
culated to raise about $4,000, 900 900
yearly.
Danaher Plan Rejected.
The committee also rejected Sen
ator George said, a proposal by
Senator Danaher. Republican, OF
Connecticut, to levy 10 per cent
against retail sales and collect this
amount by the issuance of stamps
which could be converted into
bonds for postwar rebates.
Senator George said that several
committee members, including Sen
ator La Toilette, Progressive, of
Wisconsin, who sought to modify
the Treasury plan, did not vote on
the overall spending tax program.
No record was taken of this vote,
Senator George said. Committee
clerks said 18 members were present
fCnA TIA vTsC nn~~
Evening star., 1942-09-08
b. the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fTeS9.
DANBURY, Conn, Sept. 8.-Jo-
seph M. Schenck, former chairman
of the board of Twentieth Gentry
Fox Film Corp, was released yes
terday from the United States Cor
rectional Institution here after hav-
ing served four months and five days
of his one year and one day sentence
on his plea of guilty to a perjury
charge.
Schenck, originally indicted on
charges of income tax evasion, con-
spiracy and making false statements
to Government investigators, went
on trial in New York City March 5,
1941, at which time the Government
charged he owed $4,000 income
taxes for the years 1935-36-37.
Convicted April II, lS41, he was
sentenced on April "a to three years
and was fined sac, 900.
schenck appealed and resigned
from the Craftsmanship OF the Aim
board. Last March al, the Circuit