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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14
Labor Shortages
To Affect Draft

WASHINGTON, May IA up --
Fast growing labor shortages are
forcing at least temporary defer
ments from military service of viz
tually all skilled war workers, it
was disclosed today.
The question no longer is Whe-
Their a man can be replaced one
manpoWer authority said. ITS en-
tirely matter OF whether he's per-
forming an essential job in an eX-
panding war industry"
If present measures TO prevent
drafting of badly needed skilled
workers are unsuccessful, he said,
it MAJ be necessary for the United
States, like Britain, to order blan-
ket group deferments of such
workers.
Blanket deferments would require
new regulation, since the selectiVe
service act specifically prohibits
them. Draft headquarters now is
attempting to achieve the same re-
suit through directives to local
boards urging them to consider
carefully" the cases of registrants
will critical skills.
Two directiyes earlier this month
urged special consideration for
workers in the railroad, coal min
ing, shipping and shipbuilding in
dustries. That was only the be-
ginning of an endless job" officials
said. Directives eventually must be
issued fc. neaI-J every war indus
try.
AT first, we're trying to get at
the squeaky wheels and only act
in the industries where labor
shortages have been certified to
us by other government agencies,
but the problem is growing fast"
a selective service spokesman said
The new war manpower commits
sion, which faces the task Of find
ing requirements for such workers
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14
BY BRYDON c. TAVES

MELBOURNE, Australia, May Ia
(UP) - Gen Douglas MacArthur's
Flying Fortresses and Catalina
Consolidated bombers, opening a
new phase of their offensive, have
sunk ole japanese ship, damaged
two and smashed Is Japanese
bombing planes in attacks over a
1850 mile front, it was announced
today
Defensive fighters, newly arrived
from the United States, shot down
two and damaged one of fcrma-
ton of japanese NaVy-O fighters
which vainly attempted to raid the
Allied airdrome at Port Moresby,
New Guinea.
Macarthur announced in a gen.
eral headquarters commun i q u e
that his planes had sunk a 5000
ton enemT invasion ship and OBJ
tanned direct bomb hits on one
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14
Today
WarMoves
By Louis F. keemle
of the United Press
War Desk

Adolf Hitler's spring offensive, Il
! the Crimean drive is the start OF
it, is not going according TO plan.
While the Germans made prog,
ress in the Kerch peninsula, Mar
shall Semyon Timo5henko has start
! ed a powerful drive in the Kharkov
region CT the northern Ukraine. The
Kerch attack being a localized af-
fair, it hardly fits in with the pic
/ ture of a general German offensive
on the eastern front.
The Russians have said that the
offensive will be theirs, not Hitler's.
Tmoshenko's move shows clearly
that he has not dug in to await a
German attack From the tone OF
the Russian and German COM
muniques, the Kharkov drive is on
a major scale Berlin says, our
troops are fighting defensively
against attacks by strong enemy
forces, supported by tanks"
This tenuS to offset German
progress in the Kerch peninsula, so
that midway finds the Germans in
nc better position than they were
during the long winter. The Ger
mans may reach Kerch, but they
did that once before. only TO be
hurled back.
Moreover, the Russians still hold
Sevastopol and the surrounding area
in the southwestern Crimea. That
maintains the base Of the Black Sea
fleet, which would be an important
factor in repulsing a German at
tempt to cross the Kerch strait in
to the Caucasus
Thus the Russian situation re-
mains very much a question mark.
Timoshenko, stubborn man and
an able strategiSt, stands in the
way of Hitlers expected drive thru
the Ukraine to the Caucasus region.
American military observers believe
it will be necessary FOR Hitler TO
drive past Rostov due eastward to
Astrakhan at the mouth of the
Volga, and thence down the west
ern shore Of the Caspian sea TO
Baku.
Baku oil is a lubricant of quality
Hitler needs most, even more than
the oil of the middle eastern fields.
The suggested route involves a pen
etraticn into Russia which would
be a more severe campaign than
any Hitler has undertaken since
he invaded the Soviet Union last
June. Unless Timoshenko's army
collapses, the success of Hitler's
drive is at least highly problemati-
cal. TimoShenko's present attack IN
dicates he is not in collapsing
mood.
South Russia is not Hitler's only
problem. Military observers be-
lieve that he will have to bolster
Finland, which is rapidly weaken
ing and has not been able to block
the flow of Allied supplies south
ward from Murmansk and Arch
angel. II is of primary importance
TO Hitler to block that flow. His
submarine and aerial attacks from
Norwegian bases have not succeed
I'd in doing it,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14
Reds Smash Ndzi Lines
In New khorkov Drive

MOSCOW. May IA CUP) - Red
army shock troops smashed thru
the German first line defenses be-
fore Kharhov and inflicted "enor-
nous losses" on the enemy in an
offensive that is gaining momentum
against hastily-Summoned Axis re-
serves, official dispatches reported
today.
The Russian troops hammering
toward Kharkov were said b. the
official news agency, Tass, to be
hotly pursuing the Axis forces,
which were thrown back a con-
siderable distance" and forced to
abandon many big guns and other
equipment.
The Red army spearhead toward
the Kharkov industrial sector was
regarded as of greatest Importance
in connection with the fierce fight
ing still in progress in the Kerch
sector of the Crimea, where the
Russian communique acknowledge
a retirement to improved positions
due to temporary numerical SUI
periority CT the Axis attack forces.
The Moscow newspapers. led by
the Red Star. said that the intense
German onslaught on the Kerch
peninsula had made some progress
but ridiculed Berlin's claims Of a
victory and said, our Crimean
troops can and will halt and beat
the enemy
RREACH WIDENFD
The Russian drive against the
important German-held base and
communications center of Kharkov
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14

was designed to threaten the rear
of the Axis forces in the Crimea,
where the NaZi high command adj
mitted fighting was still in progress
on the Kerch peninsula although
Vichy reports claimed the Germans
had reached that town
Dispatches to the Red Star said
that the Soviet forces were wild
ening the breach they had made in
the Kharkov defenses and were
dealing heavy blows to the enemy,
who is sustaining enormous losses
in men and ornaments"
The Soviet troops are continu-
ing to develop their success" the
dispatches said.
Operations of the attacking
troops were so vigorous that the
enemy was forced into hurried re-
treat without time to evacuate
artillery, ammunition and ether
war materials, large quantities Of
which were abandoned.
BATTLE IN CRIMEA -L
German reserves were called up,
it was added, but they failed to
check the Soviet advance and a
number of centerS of resistance
and fortified places were captured.
On the Crimean front, 800 miles
to the south, massed Russians and
Germans fought a nightmare battle
under sky blackening swarms OF
Stormavik and Stuka dive bombing
planes in the Kerch peninsula
Marines of the Russian Black
Sea fleet joined the land forces
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14
Japanese Regain
Yunnan Initiative
By Reinforcements
Nv ROBERT P. MARTIN

CHUNGKING, May Ia tUP) -
Fast-moving Chinese units have
severed japanese communication
lines at three strategic points in
northern Burma, but reinforced
enemy columns have regained su-
periority in China's Yunnan Prov
ince, a military spokesman said to-
day
Joined by Thousands of REIN
forcements along the Burma road
in southern China. the Japanese
column had branched northward
and was now attacking the city of
Tengchung. about 80 miles above
the frontier. the spokesman reveal
cd
He said the Chinese forces there
were fighting under extreme diff
ficulties and admitted the city was
gravely endangered.
SECOND DRIVE
The attack was believed TO have
been launched from Lungling, so
miles above the border on the
Burma road. A simultaneous drive
was b lieved developing against
YungcLaag, 100 miles north Of the
border.
Chinese ambushers are still en-
gsging the japanese at Chefang
IS miles north of the frontier
and ~ Lungling.." the spokesman
sara The Chinese also have sue
ceeded III hating Jap column on
the v est l1oank Of the Salwtpn
river md have destroyed no less
than two suspension bridges across
the Salween."
Japanese communications lines,
he said. now are cut between Las
hio. in Burma, the Burma roads
southern terminus, and Wanting,
the border town 1l6 miles TO the
north: beween LaShio and Bhamo
{ a distance Of 100 miles, and be-
tween Bhamo and Myitkyina "a
distance of Is niles.
The spokesman said Chinese mill
tary quarters were fearing a new
japanese attack in Chekiang Prov
ince. He said a japanese aircraft
carrier with 30 planes recently ap-
peared in Hangchow Bay.
The central news agency reported
that $4,000 Japanese troops had
launched a major offensive Monday
in Chekiang territory.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14
Stimson Warns of
Air Attack Peril

WASHINGTON, MAJ ID UpD-
Secretary of War Henry L. Slim
son declared today that there was
real danger" OF air attack on
the west coast and that he was glad
that the armed forces there were
on the alert against it.
He made this statement in reply
TO a request for comment on the
numerous blackouts caused on the
west coast by alarms resulting from
the approach Of friendly planes.
While he had no information on
the cause of the alarms there, he
said he knew they're on their toes
out there"
Il think there's a real danger
there" he continued.
I'm glad they're on the alert.
They can't be on the alert with
out going farther than necessary
at particular times
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14
Cermony's Slave
Labor Plan Told

labor problems independently. EX-
cess of labor will be obliged to
shift to places where there is lack
of labor. Foreis.l workers must
have the same rights and obhga-
tons as natives, and the problem OF
wages must be solved
ECONOMIC POWER
Surprisingly, the German RADIO
broadcast the plan, apparently as
another example Of brilliant dou-
BILE domed Teutonic thought with
out realizing its implication to men
and women who would be torn
from their countries and homes.
If only European labor would
work according to plan Biegiebel
said What a colossal economic
power it would Representa-"
Riegiebel's plan came one day
after the Germans in occupied
F-snce had Cancelled az laws at
fecting hours and put it up to
German commanders in each zone
how many hours a da" Frcnchmen
and Frenchwomen work.
The magazine DaS Schwarze
Korps. organ of the SIS bodyguard
storm troops, which is often a step
ahead of German civilian authori-
ties in thought. said today that in
Germany henceforth nobody has
right and everybody has only du-
ties"
NO CIVILIAN LEAVE
The article was an Interpretation
of Adolf Hitler'S speech Of May I,
the occasion on which his hand
picked Reichstag gave him supreme
power over every individual Ger
man without regard to law.
AS the soldier receives no leave
from the front. the civilian is not
expected to go on leave either,
it said.
Nobody is allowed to refer to his
rights. Judges can be dismissed
Why was it necessarr to give the
fuehrer these rights? 1t is because
right can not be replaced by might
that these supreme powers were
accorded to Hitler by law"
Reinhardt Heydrich, second in
Va lAlC Ultima 6NoAoHO
conferred in Paris Wednesday with
Vichy police leaders, in an attempt
to get their cooperation in fight
ing French patriots.
United fresS advices said that
gestapo agents and storm troopers
were being dispatched from Ger
many hot only to France but all
over German dominated Europe to
combat the rising tide Of patriot
underground activity.
London reported that at least 223
persons had been executed by the
Germans in the last 10 days in
France, Belgium. Holland, Norway,
Czechoslovakia and Poland.
1t was understood that a wave
of fires had spread in Norwegian
towns and that gestapo agents. in
an attempt to stop them, had i'm
pressed Norwegian youths as fire
wardens and told them they would
be held responsible for further out
breaks.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14
BY UNITED PRESS

GERMANY disclosed Thursday a
gigantic plan for the permanent
enslavement of European workers
"after the German victory"
Under a plan announced by Chief
OF Cabinet Biegiebel Of the Ger
man labor ministry, the German
government would form a pool of
labor in all European countries, so
that workers. men and women.
might be shifted anywhere as it
desired.
After the German victory there
will be no unemployment in Eu-
rope" Biegiebel said. No country
will be allowed to deal with its
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14
Australian Made
Privy Councillor

CANBERRA, May II. australian
Broadcast recorded by Up in San
Francisco DIR. Herbert We're EVatt,
special attorney general, minister OF
external affa=is and special envoy
to America from Australia, has
been created a priyy councillor by
King George vi, it was announced
in parliament today.
Evatt is the third Australian to
be SO honored. The others are
Prime Minister John Curtin and
the former deputy prime minister,
Arthur Fadden. leader Of the OPP
position.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14

LONDON, May IA up Ger
many's high command admitted to-
day that the Russians had opened
powerful tank-led offensive on
the Kharkoy front and that the
Russian army in the Kerch PENN
sula which it "annihilated I with a
sweeping stroke of Hitlers pen yes
terday, fought on.
AT several points on the Doncts
front cur troops arc fighting de-
fensiyely against attacks by strong
enemy forces, supported by tanks,
communicate from Hitlcr'S fuehrcr
headquarters said.
Regarding the Russian army IN
the Kerch peninsula, which 1t sad
Yesterday had been annihllatcd al
ter being overrun and encircled, 1t
said today that pursuit OF the rem
nants" of the Russian forces who
escaped encirclement continued.
KERCH CLAIMED
II admitted that the "retreating
Russians were offering occasional
resistance but said it was soon
broken.
The Vichy and Swiss radios quot
ed Rumanian advices that the Ger
mans had captured Kerch with
infantry, cavalry and tank units,
and that second force had cap
tured Takil.
This would mean that the Ger
mans and Rumanians had reached
arms of land which extend from
the northeastern and southeastern
ends of the peninsula toward the
Caucasus side.
A British military commentator,
expressing belief that German
claims were exaggerated, said that
even if Kerch fell the Russians
would still be in the peninsula.
Experts studied reports Of the
Russian Kharkov offensive, believ-
ing that it might upset German
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14

who are capable OF military service,
reported that its first maj or action
probably will be directed at growing
shortages OF agricultural labor.
Fowler v Harper, deputy chair
man of the commission, said the
board decided at its second meet
ing yesterday to take immediate"
action after hearing summaries of
the problem by Maj Gen. Lewis
B Hershey, selectiye service di-
rector, and Secretar" Of Agriculture
Claude r. Wickard, both of whom
are members of the commission.
Harper said some sort of make
shift order to freeze farm workers
at their jobs" was a possible course
of action.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14
MocArthur's Bombers Get
Another japanese Vessel

flying weather would keep the AL
lied filters home, had left a group
of at least Is great bombing planes
on the runway
Within a few seconds demolition
and augmentation bombs were fall
ing among them. The crews saw
three go up in bits, and it seemed
unlikely that any of the rest re-
manned serviceable
While japanese fighters lowered
about nervously, apparently fear
ing to attack, the Allied bombers
plastered tie shipping in Rabaul
harbor with more bombs and flew
home.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14
Germany Admits
Soviet Offensive

arrangements for their Crimcan at
tack.
Though asserting that its ''pur-
suit" of the Russians in the PENN
sula continued. Germany explained
that "clOudbursts which soaked a
few roads and temporarily turned
them into moraSses" had slightly
impeded their men.
Reporting the Russians to be re-
treating along a railroad and a
coastal road, it said that occasional
resistance mostly was broken
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14

The Russian drive against tn
important German-held base an
communications center of Kharko
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14

of 1900 tons and another of 1000
tons in a Furnishing raid on Am
BONA, Japanese naval base ego
miles north of Darwin in the Meth
erlands East Indies.
RABAUL ATTACKED
Bombs were shoWered on the gen.
eral harbor area. FilotS saw a
wharf burst into flames and it was
indicated that extensive damage
was done to dock installations, with
the possibility that other ships
were damaged by near miss blasts
or bomb fragments.
A second fleet of United States
and Australian filters attacked the
great enemy invasion base at Ra-
haul, in the Bismarck Islands
northeast of Australia.
The swept over the field to find
that the unSuspecting Japanese
apparently believing unfavorable
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-14

in their stand and the guns of
the ships. steaming off the coast
and fighting off attacking Ger
man planes, rained death on Ger
man troops and communication
lines.
On the Moscow front, the Rus
slams, defeating dramatic Ger
man attempt to relieve the 10Th
Germany army. long encircled at
StaraTa Russo, by air-borne troops
have shot down 229 German trans
port planes and 81 fighter planes
within the last few days, dis
patches said.
KHARKOV ATTACKED
Stubborn fighting continued thru
out the night in the peninsula,
MoscoW's noon communique said, as
the Germans sought desperately to
break their lines.
Russia announced the attack on
flame scared, bomb shattered
Kharkov. Russia's fourth city and
industrial capital of the Ukraine,
in a communique which admitted
that in the Kerch peninsula, at the
eastern end of the Crimea, the
forces of Lieut.. Gen. D T. Koslov
had retired to new positions before
superior German numbers.
1t was emphasized that the Rus
slams had retreated in good order
and had inflicted enormous losses
on the robot-like German shock
troops who advanced woodenly in
lace of point blank fire from Rus
sian machine guns and the famous
Russian artillery.
The communique denied German
statements that the pcninsular
battle had ended, that it had re-
suited in a German victory and
that the Germans had captured
great numbers Of prisoners, tanks
and guns.
Asserting that these claims we're
completely false, the communique
said the Russian Withdrawal was
effected for strategic reasons and
in good order
There was every indication that
the battle, now in its seventh day,
was just in its opening phase and
that the Russians had fallen back
on one of a series of increasingly
formidable defense positions as
they backed toward Kcrch and the
four-milc strait which separates
the Crimea from the Russian Cau-
CaSuS and its rich oil fields.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-29
Of Interest To Women

through the body and thus aid in the elimination of waste material from the digestive tract. As sources of energy. vegetables differ accord ing to their cont ent of carbohyd- rate, fat and protein. A S2-page booklet, vegetables Cookery, con- taining new recipes for cooking all kinds of vegetables can be obtained from Waterbury Democrat Service Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St., Wash ington, D. 0. for IS cents in stamps or coin.
 e. Please give me a recipe for baking canned pears.
 A. Here is one that is a bit dif- ferent: Arrange 6 halves of canned pears in a buttered baking dish. fill the cavities with mixture of diced narshmallows and chopped nut meats. pour over them the liquid (about Ia cup) from the pears and bake, uncovered. in the oven.
 c. I am planning to spend q week. end near an nrmy camp to visit young man in the service. Will il be proper for me to take him e small gift? Can you suggest something appropriate?
 4. Yes, by all means take him . gift, he will appreciate it. An al- ways welcome gift is an attFactigG box of "thinga Co eat"-craekeFs, cheesen. cake or cookies. jams. chew. Ing gum. candy. etc. Such boxet can he purchased Eeaay packed ln attractive cartons, but he vii prob- ah'v auuTeelais . home niade' enc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-29
WE, THE WOMEN
American Women Are In The Fight Even If They Haven't Shot a Nazi
American

Because the average American woman isn't one.
 She is ready and willing to do anything that is asked of her.
 It isn't her fault that she isn't yet needed for all the kinds of jobs women in some other countries are already doing. She is taking over mems work wherever there is need for it. And the jobs she has taken over so far she has done well. WOMEN STAND READY
 FOR TOUGHER JOBS
 When the time comes, she will take over more of mems work and assume more responsibility.
 No job looks too big for her to tackle if she is given the chance. And should America be invaded there is no doubt but that she would grab rifle to defend her home and her children.
 American women shouldn't be judged harshly by the women of other countries-even though in comparison they are leading soft lives and having an easy time.
 Every sincere, thinking one of them wants to do more to help win the war than she is doing now. And chances are they all will be doing more before the war is much older.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-29

Shortages of sole leather inspired the War Production Board order that prohibits two-color shoes, limits one-color shoes to six colorS, and holds down styles in order to reduce the number of fancy shoes in the well dressed family's ward robe.
 The Office of War Information explains the order is not aimed at necessary shoes, but at fancy spec ial-occasion" shoes .t novelties which do not really work for a living since their owners cannot wear them with as many outfits and they therefore stick around in closets-just so much good leather on vacation"
 Full force of the order will be felt only next spring. New fall shoes, which were made or on work when the order came, are plenti- ful, varied, and notable for color, nailhead trimming, high platforms. One maker stresses 8 lovely moss green, red. sherry, American beauty; another shows red calf slippers and green ones, also golden tobacco brown, blue, and black ones with -colored platforms.
 THREE STYLES ARE
 BEING EMPHASIZED
 Many style-setting houses and fashion effect of the order-they'rG emphasizing three kinds of shoes: oxfordS; a wear with every dressy costume shoe; and the play shoe" which used to go out to frolic, but now goes to work.
 Makers are accenting quality as never before. Shoes designed espec- ially for woman in the drivers seat of the taxi. women who carry the telegraph message and grow farm crops are frankly sturdy, comfort able. However, several are neat enough to be pretty smart at heavy work and elsewhere. too.
 The harvester's shoe, ankle-high to keep earth and brambles under foot, would compliment jodhpurs. There's a five-eyelet oxford which