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that the Fuehrer had with him
Col. Gen. Franz Halder. chief of
the German general staff, and
Gen. Alfred Jodl, artillery expert
and one of Hitler's most intimate
co-workerS.
Gondon Sunday Express story
from Stockholm said Hitler would
have $50 divisions totaling nearly
100000 men for the spring Of
fensive, but that the Russians
had 500 divisions, amounting to
100000 men. waiting to be at
tackled and then themselves to
attack
The Russian communique last
night said Red Army ski forces en-
veloping the 18th German Army at
Staraya Russa, on the front south
of Leningrad, had captured two
more villages while nine other places
were liberated on the Kalinin front
The front appeared today to shape
up as follows:
From Leningrad southwark to the
Novgorod area and to Lake linen
thence around Staraya Russa south
almost to Velikie Luki. Then the
Red line takes big eastward swing
back to Rzhev, then assumes the
form of a finger extending to Sy-
chevka between Rzhev and Vyazma
Below Vyazma it approaches Smo-
lensk, then curves southwark to the
east of Orel, Kursk and Kharkov
Here it takes swoop toward Dnie-
peropetrovsk. then swings back east
ward and reaches the sea of Azoy
east of Taganrog.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
British Tank Units Bottle
10 Stuye Oft Pincer Move

WITH THE BRITISH FORCES
IN BURMA, March 8 CDelayeO LP).
British tank units battled saw
agely today to stave off japanese
pincer movement directed at cutting
off the defenders of Rangoon from
the British Army in Central Burma.
The grim struggle for Rangoon's
back door-the fiat dry rice lands
extending 50-odd miles from Pegu
to the city limits-entered its eighth
dav with British tanks and infantry
still reported holding the Japanese
in check.
British sweeps once hurled the
numerically superior enemy back to
the Sittang River.
The Japanese are known to have
appealed to discontented native ele-
ments, jobless minor politicians and
petty criminals in an attempt to
form a fifth column and stir up con-
tinual trouble behind the British
lines.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
|18 Of 20 Jops Were Shot Down in Big Battle
|West of Gi|berts, Eyewitness Relates

plain sight. Then our fighters bolted
out of the clouds above them. The
fight was on.
than q minute-the first bomber
came plunging down, trailing a
stream of fire. While a red column
still stood over the spot where he
hit the water, another one dropped
like a gannet "a sea bird) diving for
fish. And there was a second pillar
OF fire.
Then came what turned out to
be the main attraction-a dying
pilots desperate attempt to plant
his inferno on the deck OF the car
-rier.
Directly ahead of us a parachute
opened. It was one of our pilots.
Our destroyer got a call to pick
him up. We aimed our nose at the
orange lifejacket and tossed out
lines. The smile on that pilots
face was a thing to remember. He
said later he was on the tail of a
bomber when they got him. With
motor fsltering rapidly, he man.
aged to get ahead of the feet be-
fore bailing out.
1t was still nearly an hour before
sunset when a second formation OF
bombers appeared. Shells seemed
to burst all around them and among
them, peppering the sky with black
puffs. But on they came, still in
formation. One dropped out,
wheeling and planning desperately.
Others passed right over us-more
than so bombs fell everywhere.
Breath-Taking Moment.
A small piece of metal hinged
against the bridge and the captain
beloved Give the - hell, give
'em hell" His voice sounded
strange. 1t occurred to me that I
had no cotton in my ears and now.
hours later, voices still sound like
a phonograph that needs a new
needle.
That second formation gave us
a Dreath-taking momtnt Of our
own. When we picked up the pilot
We Jagged behind the other ships.
Before We had time to catch up.
a bomb fell fairly close to our stern
and presently our rudder jammed.
We went around in crazy, help
less circles, while the rest of the
feet steamed ahead This was no
time for towing, and besides, night
was falling. With deepest gloom.
I pictured us as sitting bird for
the attack that morning might
bring with greater numbers and
hotter fury.
Nobody else seemed alarmed I
went to work on a piece of chewing
gum, and now the story has a
happy ending. The rudder trouble
cleared in half an hour. and We
caught up with our friends.
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adequacies, but also by the limited
production experience Of the supply
branches of the armed services and
particularly by their limited con-
ception of conversion.
THE absence Of any considerable
changes in the personnel of the in
dependent procurement agencies as
we'll as in the division heads Of the
War Production Board indicates not
only that the faulty procedures for
merly employed may be continued,
but that these procedures will be
limited by a personnel which has no
adequate conception of the produc-
ton necessities of total war"
The committee noted tendency
to permit the major corporations
to determine the extent to which
they could subcontract and to choose
subcontractors with which they were
affiliated financially. 1t argued that
policy worked against bringing small
business into the defense production
program and retarded production.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
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words to the city marshal: You
are - damned racketeer" and
"A damned fascist and the whole
government Of Rochester are fascists
or agents of fascists"
Chaplinsky said he was engaged
in distributing literature of his
organization when "a mob formed
and threatened him with violence
unless he discontinued. He added
that he refused to discontinue, as
we'll as to salute the American flag.
and was assaulted and beaten in the
presence of officers, who subsequent
ly arrested him.
State officials said they had a
right to enact legislation against
conduct likely to cause a public
breach of the peace"
Chaplinsky was sentenced to six
months imprisonment. The con-
viction was upheld by the New
Hampshire Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
| Jap Shot Down
| Wants Peaches
| And Cream
BY Radio to The Star.

PORT MORESBY, New Guinea,
March 9-The first japanese pilot
shot down by nti-aircraft fire over
this strategic port opened his eyes
in a hospital. blinked and then said
to an attendant: Give me peaches
and cream"
He was told bluntly that New
Guinea was not a land flowing with
milk and honey and that he must
share the simple diet on which Aus
tralian soldiers stationed here are
living.
The Jap pilot was flying one of
six Zero fighters which carried out
a daring low-level attack on military
objectives and personnel in the Port
Moresby defense area Saturday
afternoon. He was forced to para
chute from his blazing plane after
it had been struck by "ack-ack" fire.
He was suffering from severe burns
and was hospitalized as soon as he
was captured.
The pilot is the first japanese
soldier captured on Australian soil
and the diggers stationed at this out
post celebrated the event in tradi-
tional style.
Evening star., 1942-03-09

en- route to the Bataan front. The
regiment, about $500 strong, was
moving up in a caravan OF 80
trucks when the American batteries
opened up. Gen. Macarthur said
% of the enemy trucks and most OF
their occupants were destroyed. in
dicating casualties of TOO or more.
Used Infiltering Tactics.
Gen. Yamashita received the sur
render of Singapore at the conclu-
sion of the rapid Japanese drive
down the length of the long Ma
layan Peninsula. His troops sac
ceeded against the British with
flanking, inflltering tactics such as
have failed completely against Gen.
Macarthur, who is credited by mill
tary men with holding strong
natural position.
Gen. Yamashita was the leader
of the Japanese mission TO Berlin
which studied NaZi offensive meth
DDS last year. He was made a
member Of the Supreme Military
Council on his return to Toxic and
was reported to have spread the
results of his European observa-
tions throughout the Japanese
Army. He was given command of
the Japanese forces in China and
then was shifted to leadership of
the Malayan campaign.
Gen Yamashita is regarded as an
outstanding and potential candidate
for future Minister of War because
of his service as chief of the Military
Affairs Section of the War Depart
ment and his former comand of the
Sd Infantry Regiment to which
Prince Chichibu, the Emperor S
brother, was once attached.
Gen. Homma, commander of the
Japanese 14th Army and command
er in chief of all enemy forces in
the occupied Philippines, was
known as a fully Europeanized Jap
anese who learned to speak English
f1uently during long service in Lon
don and India.
Born 81 years ago, he was an OBJ
server with the British forces in
France during the World War,
was a japanese resident officer in
India in 1925, served as military
attache in London in 1890 and
again was in London in 1887 for
the coronation of King George as
a member of the suite of Prince
Chichibu, the Emperor's brother.
The British decorated him with
the Military Cross of the British
Empire.
Gen. Homma, a bulky figure of
characteristic japanese Army bear
ing, became notorious with Ameri-
cans and British in 1889 when he
commanded the japanese at Tient-
sin, China, when the foreign con-
cessions there we're under blockade
In 1910 the army sent him to
Formosa to command the 14th
Army, which. it has developed, was
even then being put into shape for
the Philippine invasion.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
Jap Planes Raid Airdrome
In Botoon, Germans Soy

BERLIN From German Broad
casts, March 9 (P.-German dis
patches from Shanghai said United
States airdrome at Limay on Bataan
Peninsula was attacked by three
waves of japanese bombers yester-
day and that two Curtiss planes
and 40 other pursuit planes were
destroyed on the ground.
A number of direct hits were scored
on hangers at the airfeld, the dis
patches declared.
The German report is the only
one that ever has mentioned an
airdrome with hangers on Bataan
Peninsula.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
$4,000 Troops Surrendered
In lava, Jops Claim

TOXIC (From Japanese Broad
casts, March IPp-Imperial head
quarters claimed today that $4,000
Dutch troops and 5000 British and
Americans had surrendered uncon-
ditionally to japanese armies lin
the vicinity of Soerabaja and Ban
doeng."
| The announcement. made at 0;20
pm. (Tokio time; $40 E. w. t.,
said the Allied forces surrendered
at pm.
The troops said to have surren-
dered were described by the imperial
headquarters as the main enemy
forces" in the centers of resistance
near the big Eastern Java naval
base at Soerabaja and the noun
tain-ringed military headquarters at
Bandoeng.
Surrender Terms Discussed.
Domei reported that the cessation
of hostilities was ordered by Gov.
General A. w. L. Tjarda van Etark-
enborgh Stachouwer over the Kalit-
jadi radio station.
The news agency said terms of the
surrender were discussed by the gov
ernor general yesterday at meet
ing with 1t. Gen. HitoShi Imamura.
Gen. Imamura, thus disclosed
as the Japanese commander in
Java, is listed in Who's Who in
Japan for 1888 as director of the
personnel bureau of the army.
Fifty-six years old, he served as
attache at the embassy in Man.
chukuo and as secretary of the
| infantry school. He was promoted
to lieutenant general in March,
1882
At that time. Domei said. the
render the Dutch forces in the Ban
doeng sector.
Advance Reported Earlier.
Earlier Domei had said dispatches
from Java continue to indicate
smashing Japanese advances on all
fronts with virtually no resistance
from the enemy"
The newspaper Nichi Nichi. mean
while, reported that Japanese forces
were closing in on Bandoeng from
three directions and asserted the
defenders were whitening" under
intense Japanese fire.
The Rome radio quoted Toxic
report s.s saying that the Bandoene
airport was occupied yesterday by
Japanese forces which later pene.
trated into the city itself.
These japanese admissions of con-
tinued fighting on Java conflicteo
with unconfirmed Axis broadcasts
yesterday that the Dutch had sued
for a cessation of hostilities.
Japanese headquarters asserted
that Japanese naval forces in the
battle of Java from March to 8
sank or destroyed So Allied ships
totaling 100000 tons.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
u. ). and Britain Form
Joint Commission on
Caribbean 0utposts
Social and Economic
Cooperation Is Aim
Of New Group
By tE. Associated Press.

BY tt. Associated Press.
Creation of an Anglo American
Caribbean Commission. which will
seek to encourage and strengthen
social and economic cooperation
between American and British out
posts in the Caribbean was an
nounced today in joint COM
munique of the British and Ameri-
can governments.
The commission, which will make
studies pertaining to economic and
social problems, will have authority
only to formulate recommendations
for submission to the respective
governments.
There will be three American and
three British members, with Charles
w. Taussig, president of the Amerl-
can Molasses Co. OF New York, as
one co-chairman and Sir Frank
Stockdale as the other.
Tugwen on Commission.
President Roosevelt also placed on
the commission ReXford G. TugWell,
Governor of Puerto Rico, and Coert
Du Bois. chief of the State Depart
ment's Caribbean office.
Mr.. Roosevelt also created Carrl-
bean Advisory Committee which is
to make studies 'inteded to improve
the standards of living" in the
Caribbean islands.
Mr.. Taussig will also serve as
chairman of the committee and
named to it, along with Mr.. Tugwell,
were:
Martin Travoesi. justice OF the
Puerto Rican Supreme Court; Judge
William H. HASTE, civilian aide to
the Secretary of War; and Carl
Robins of California, former pres
tdent of the Commodity Credit Corp.
Leases Stand Unchanged.
In a statement attached to the
,oint communique, the President
took OCCASION to say that reports
had been brought to his attention
that the Government of the United
States was considering asking Brit
ain for AN indefinite prolongation
of the 99-year lease for the bases"
in the Caribbean area. These re-
ports were branded entirely un-
true"
The President asserted that the
United States had no intention of
requesting any modification of the
agreements already reached: that
the acquisition of the bases granted
to the United States would be for
the term of SO years as fixed in
those agreements, and that the
United States does not seek SOW
ereignty over the islands or colonies
on which the bases are located"
Evening star., 1942-03-09
BY TOM YARBROUGH,

Associated Press War Correspondent
WITH THE UNITED STATES
FLEET IN THE PACIFIC, Feb. 20
Delayed The flame and smoke
and thunder of bombs and guns
have died away now and the score
is in.
1t is a magnificent victory for
Uncle Sam. Twenty Japanese heavy
bombers came out to get us. and
all but two were shot into the sea.
We lost two planes but rescued one
pilot. Not a single surface vessel
was damaged.
Two of the l8 were four-motored
Japanese scout planes which were
shot down by our air patrols be-
fore the battle.
(The United States Navy COM
munique of March 3 telling of the
battle did not mention these
twoD
The outstanding flyers were 1t.
Edward Henry Butch" OHare, 28-
year-old Missourian, who was
credited with assisting in the de-
struction of at least six enemy
planes, and his squadron leader, a
36-year -old native of Arkansas.
The commander of this task force
reported that the entire squadron
attacked the enemy with determi-
nation and skill and deadly effect
Carrier Was Prize Target.
This spectacular battle of planes
against plane-protected ships was
our first brush with the japanese
in these waters-at their own front
door about 5000 miles from Pearl
Harbor. 1t bore out the recent
statement of Admiral Chester w
Nimitz, commander in chief of the
Pacific fleet, that we would carry
the fight to the enemy across this
trackless battlefield Of 10000 00t
square miles
The engagement occurred west of
the Gilbert Islands. Our compact
force of warships was in geometrical
formation around an aircraft carrier
and was out here protecting the
Allied lifeline. The carrier, OF
course, was the prize target, but the
Japanese didn't touch her. The
Evening star., 1942-03-09
u. S.-British Aid to Java
Declared Insufficient

BY the Associated Press
SYDNEY. Australia, March g.
Great Britain and the United States
failed to send sufficient help to be-
leaguered Dutch troops in Java, and
defensive plans failed disastrously,"
the Sydney Morning Herald said
editorially yesterday.
The Dutch Loyalty carried out
their part of such plans as existed
for the common defense Of the A. B.
D. A. area (American, British, Dutch
and Australian, but did not receive
the help they deserved and they
were promised" the paper said.
Aid sent was insufficient to affect
the ultimate issue. The United
States and Britain were unable to
make up their minds that a real
not token-effort should be made to
hold Java.
once again United Nations STRAIT
'egy is having to be recast.
Surely it is time to try to wrest the
initiative from japan"
Evening star., 1942-03-09

bombs all fell wide Of their mark
and their vaunted torpedo bombers-
so successful at Pearl Harbor-didnt
even appear. With ships on the
move it's a different story.
From the highest point on the
destroyer beside the aircraft carrier,
I watched the battle from beginning
to end.
The carrier and her brood had
been patrolling the broad reaches Of
the blue Pacific, but this was her
baptism of fire. She came through
majestically, launching more planes
in the midst of the attack and blaz-
ing away with her own guns in
chorus with the screen OF cruisers
and destroyers around her.
Jap Tried to Crash on Deck.
There was one breath-taking
moment-when a japanese pilot
tried to crash his flaming bomber
on the stern of the carriers big fat
deck AS the staggering raider glided
in cracking with flames started by
an attack by our own fighters, the
carrier held her fire until the right
instant. Then her guns lashed out
with a sheet of flame and steel.
The bomber f1uttered like a
stricken bird, turned on its side
and shuddered into the sea.
1t would be hard to imagine q
more fascinating sight.
Two Scouts Shot Down.
That was this afternoon. The
prelude to the battle sounded this
morning when our patrol planes
shot down two big four -motored
japanese scouts-the only ones they
could find.
A total Of l8 bombers came at us
in two waves about 4:30 pm. and Z
pm. Seven got through TO the
ships the first time and eight the
second time
Anti-aircraft gunners were cred
tied with shooting down four and
the aerial fighters got IL. possibly
| l3. Our destroyer laid proud claim
to one of the four brought down by
the ships guns.
LlIC VIC
scouts had met and destroyed an
enemy patrol plane we were doubly
alert for an attack He might have
had time TO fash word back to his
land base. When the second jap
anese patrol went down, that alert
ness grew even more sharp. All
afternoon we kept telling each 9TH
er, the hour is approaching.
I decided to risk time out for q
shave and was just getting ready
Then the alarm sounded.
This is it." said my cabin mate
slipping his bare feet into his shoes
mo time for socks this time
Fluffy white cumulus clouds wer.
all around the horizon and over.
! head. The enemy formation was il
Evening star., 1942-03-09
Henderson Declares
Initiation Would Be
Greatest u. :. Enemy
O. P. A. Administrator
Addresses Session
Of County OfficioIs

America must understand that
we have only a limited amount of
goods and imitation would be our
greatest enemy" Price Administrator
Leon Henderson told the National
Association Of County Officials
today.
Mr.. Henderson said America need
have no fear as to the Nations pro-
ductive capacity or the fighting spirit
Of its armed forces. The Nations
greatest immediate problem, he said.
is to get the average American to
understand that imitation can be
prevented only by holding down
prices. Higher wages and higher
farm prices, he said, would speed
the inf1ationary trends.
Mr.. Henderson said there will be
SO, ,000, 900 900 more purchasing power
this year than last year, with $6,-
000, 900 900 less purchaseable goods
obtainable. The proposed new taxes,
he said, do not cut deeply enough
into the total national income TO
prevent inf1ationary trends.
Investments Held Ideal.
Mr.. Henderson said this is an
ideal time for citizens to invest in
Government securities, pay of per-
sonal debts, buy property and clean
up mortgages as one means Of pre-
venting initiation.
Nothing would help the Axis
powers more than to see the Ameri-
can economic system rendered help
less because 1t had been struck by
inflation," the o. P. A. administra-
tor said.
Mr.. Henderson. pleading for sup
port and understanding throughout
the Nation, said the people gen.
orally will understand and accept
things from their neighbors. but
would not accept from the great
white father in Washington. add
ing that he agreed with that
philosophy. He said it would be
necessary within the next two
months to ration many goods not
now being rationed.
The speaker said 1t is refreshing
to see how fast local retioning
boards move when compared with
the slowness of industry in agreeing
on price schedules"
Don't Want Functions Usurped.
William A. Smith, association
president, said county governments
throughout America do not want to
have their functions usurped by the
Federal Government during the war.
adding that all political subdivisions
would be glad to cooperate with
Washington officials during the war
to the limit OF their abilities.
Americas war efforts and the role
to be played by county oficials
is the theme of the two-day meet
ing Of the association.
Asserting IL is absolutely essen
tial to save critical materials, as
sist civilian defense, and under
stand the total war effort, Maury
Maverick. chief of the w. P. B.
Bureau of Governmental Require
ments, called for an all-out CO.
operative effort in his Introductory
remarks at the opening session.
Il don't want to be butler for
any Jap, or hold the horse for any
Nazi officer" Mr.. Maverick said
amid applause.
Vice President Henry A. Wallace
is scheduled to speak at S pm. The
program tomorrow includes an ad-
dress by O. C. D. Director James M.
Lands.
Evening star., 1942-03-09
FoII From Bicycle
Is Futul to Former

Eek Orick. 81, farmer Of Ger
mantown, Md, died this morning
in Montgomery County Hospital as
the result of injuries suffered yes
terday when he apparently fell of
q bicycle near his home, according
to police.
Police said Mr.. Orick was found
in an unconscious condition by
passer-by. He was taken to tie
hospital by the Gaithersburg Rescue
Squad. DR.. C. H. Hawks, county
coroner, issued a certificate of ac-
cidental death.