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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-19
EXPECTED TO LIVE

Tho officer who told mo this
story sand he had Just heard from
a field hospital that Bianchi had
passed tho crisis and was expected
20 recover.
In tho same action First Lieut.
r X. Roberts af BiSbc6. ARR. led
his infantry platoon and himself
wiped out an enemy machine gun
nest with a mnd grenade.
lie reached Mis- objective with
only two of his men The rest had
fallen -bcfoLS< japanese machine
gun fIc =
This counter-attack. tho largest
and most successful Of the war
was proved by captured japanese
documents 10 have spoiled Japa.
neSc plans for A big drive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-19
SMALL DIVISION

Eofh divisions were small in
the number Of employs. bat they
had provided positions al high pas
for several prominent officials and
CN-maNOrS.
indicating that additional
changes would be made, Lands
said
1T i necessary that OCD he
Immediately stripped down for
emergency action.
at the same time We must
recognize that many az the men
and women affected have been
periodically volunteering their
ArerNices. II j. To he hoped that
hey will find other opportuni-
ties tn serve in the war effort
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-19
0CD Stripped
OF I Divisions
eAnd an Official
Lands Indicates
More Changes for e
Emergency Action

WASHINGTON. Feb ~ GNSl.
4 further >hakcup in the Office
of Civilian Defense was indicated
by Director James NJ Lands today
following his action in aholishing
Two OCD divisions and eliminating
an associate director.
PumOrS were current that Mrs.
Franklin ID. Roosevelt would re-
sign her post Is assistant director
Of OCD early next week.
Lands abolished the division Of
Office OF Inspectors General, the
division Of Know Your Government
and eliminated the position Of aSSo-
Ciaic director Of the division Of
state and local cooperation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-19
.DaID:lIleSe Meet
Their. Match
Philippine Troops Wipe Out
Crack Regiment to Halt Drive
nv FRANK HEWLETT
ntted frcSs stan tnrrrypuuurUt

chine gun and directed fire against
IT.. rs he did so hc VA, wounded
again
Tho platoon kept on BIanchI IN
tho lead j. reached an American
tank which had been abandoned
the previous day when n land mine
disabled n
Bi7nchl climbed. despite his two
wounds INTO tho tank and with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-19
WIPE OUT REGIMENT

Sled By side with tho famoU
Philippine Scouts. who arc a par
of the American regular amy
they met and disposed Of cracl
Japanese regiment, including ~
commanding colonel
HIcWlcttS dispatch covers a
battle already ended IN lis main
phase, and does not conflict with
ofIclal dispatches indicating
that tho Japanese arc launching
a now major offensive }
The battle was fought on thJ
American left WING.
The FillpInoS. many Of then
recruits. fought with bayonet anC
hand grenade coollN and cunnlnglN
under their young American Off
Gers who by personal bravery So
tho example As they battlod beside
the hardened, seasoned Scouts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-19

Douglas MacAr'hur~ Philippine
troops have wiped Out a japanese
regiment IN the most successful
American counior-attack Of The
war. and frustrated what was 10
nave been The start OF "a malol
japanese drive.
In tho battle. which !, now IN
the mopplng-up stage after q
week OF savage and difficult fight
ing on the American lcf, wing
the Filipino troops trained anc
by Macarthur answered
the most vital question Of rho
campaign
That was whether they would
bo able 10 stand up IN battle
against veteran Japanese regulars
They answered u with a positive
and inspiring affirmative
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-09
JORDAN

Two continents throb as Axis pinesrt
seek 70 clutch the oil Of Russia's CaueosuI
and the Middle East. This map shows zones
OF hottest warfare in southern Russia and
along Eeypt's Mediterranean shore.
Having reached Rostov, Germany seeks
TO capture Stalinerad. VoIea raI-river me-
fropolis through which flow Caucasian oil.
90 per cent Of Russiss supply and United
Nations war material.
Doughty Russian defenders man the east
bank Of the Don. in the StoIinerad area. and
It's southern bank as II drops TO the Sea Of
AIoV--e nstural defense line which will tax
Nsri menpowet and ingenuity 70 hurdle.
Beyond Rostov, The overwhelming Don, The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-09

Sea OF A1oy end the Kereh strait, between
the Crimea and Caucasus. are further deter
rents 70 Maxi progress toward the oil fields.
Should The Russians stop the oil-wsrd
trek, Germany may choose TO go through
Turkey tby permission or by foreel 10 stab
al Russas greatest oil fields-the Batum-
Tiflis-Baku system. and at potent British
oil source in Iran in move to gain petrol
supply for its thirsty engines and curb that
Of the Allies. Brown area indicates approx
matey current Naz-held territory.
Meanwhile. Axis forces move much
slower in Egypt. where, al e. Alsmein. be-
tween the sea and impossible desert de-
preston. British defenders hold Romme
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Charles Brooks Smith,
IS, Correspondent, Dies

Charles Brooks Smith, IS, one Of
the oldest members Of the congress
sional press galleries, died last night
of heart attack at his apartment,
1850 Harvard street NV.
Mr.. Smith came to Washington in
1913 and was Washington CORES
pondent for the Wheeling wv. Va
Intelligencer and 4 number of other
West Virginia papers, including the
Wheeling News, Parkersburg Sem
tinal, FAirmont West Virginian,
Fairmont News, Martinsburg Jour-
nal, Elkins Intermountain, Welsh
News, Hinton News and Point
Pleasant Register.
Born in Parkersburg. he was the
son of Charles Brooks Smith, MEM
ber of the Fifty-first Congress. Be-
fore coming here. Mr. Smith was
editor of the Parkersburg News. He
was q member of the National Press
Club and the Elks.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mil
dred Mayhall Smith: 4 step-son,
1t. Comdr. F. Kent Loomis, U. 8. n,
and . sister, Mrs. Julia CARL Of
Parkersburg.
Funeral services and burial will
take place Monday In Parkersburg.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
leaY Plans Dealer Aid
On Frozen Tire Stocks

District Rationing Board Chair
man Whitney Leary said today he
hoped" some plans could be worked
out to relieve tire dealers now sitting
on sixAble frozen stocks Of tires
since January 1.
Under the present system Of
rationing. it was explained, persons
given cards for tire purchase may
get their tires from any dealer they
wish. regardless Of the accumulated
stocks which other dealers may have
This. it was pointed out. means that
some dealers with sizable stocks
have done practically no business
and have in their possession q COM
modify which is now valuable
enough to tempt theffs. Not 50
much from financial as from safety
considerations, it was said. some in
QuirieS have been made G to
whether any relief can be expected.
Mr.. Leary said that the tires Ger
tainly won't 60 to waste" and
pointed out that there is nothing
now to prevent dealers from selling
tires to each other or to any manu-
facturer. This was confirmed at the
Office of Price Administration where
it was said the market has been left
open backward" and only closed
forward.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Labor Board at Odds
On Wage Lag Opinion
Dy the Associated Press.

Labor members Of the National
War Labor Board do not agree with
the boards announced opinion. that
workers must expect wages to lag
behind rising living costs.
Dean Wayne L. Morse. public
member who. wrote the majority
opinion in Thursdays Aluminium
Co. Of America decision. issued a
statement last night saying the
labor members concurred in the
wage increase granted but differed
with some of the reasons set forth
because some of the wage theories
were contrary to theirs"
Hence it may be said that the
labor group concurred In the wage
rate result but did not join in all
OF the reaSonings OF the decision" !"
Dean Morse added.
1t was learned that the sentence
which caused the disagreement was
one reading: "On the other hand.
labor. especially workers IN the high
paid brackets, have no right to ex-
pect that they should receive wage
increases during this war period
which will enable them to keep day
by day pace with upward changes
in the cost Of living"
The boards 7-to-4 decision gave
employees at the Badin IN. c. and
Alcoa CTenn) plants Of the Alumi-
mum Co. 7-cent hourly increase
in starting pay. with corresponding
increases for other workers.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Gov. He'll S Gardener
Seized as Enemy Alien
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 14-Gov. Ju.
Illus Heil's gardener, who admitted
having frequented a Bundist camp
near Milwaukee two years ago, wa:
arrested yesterday on a Fedora
charge Of being q dangerous enemy
alien.
The gardener. Johannes Bernhari
Nauman, At, was a German Army
corporal in the first World War He
came to the United States in 1921
and for the last II years has beer
in the Governors employ.
Naurnan said he had not engaged
in any subversive activity. and pro-
fessed loyalty to the United States
He told a reporter that he had vis-
tied Camp Hindenburg, q German
American Volksbund camp north Of
Milwaukee, "a couple Of times" but
declared that he was not bunc
member.
The r. B. I. refused to comment or
the Nauman case, but Nauman him
self revealed that he had been under
investigation for some time.
Gov. Hell said he knew nothing
about Nauman's activities and hac
never talked politics with him. Ths
Governor added that If Naumar
needed legal advice he would SET
that he obtained q lawyer.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Naval Flying Crosses
Given Two Members
.0f Byrd Expedition
Ashley. Perce Are Cited
For Aerial Discoveries
Over Hazardous Teroin

Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate
Ashley Clinton Snow, jr., 3417 Min
nesota avenue Sc, and Earle Baker
Perce, who Is stationed at the Naval
Research Labofntory at Bellevue,
were awarded Distinguished Flying
Crosses by the Navy today for haz-
ardous flying with the Antarctic
expedition Of Rear Admiral Richard
E. Byrd in l939-40.
The citation accompanying
Shows award says that he piloted
the airplane on many flights during
which mountain ranges, islands and
TOO miles Of Antarctic coastline were
discovered. The flights were made
over broken pack ice where forced
landing would have resulted In .
crash. and where rescue would have
been almost impossible.
Particularly outstanding in aerial
achievement was the final evacua-
ton Of the personnel from the east
base on March y, 194l," the citation
said. In the successful accomplish
ment Of this hazardous undertaking
Snow demonstrated an unusually
high degree OF sound Judgment.
courage and professional skin which
reflect great credit upon the naval
service"
The citation with Perce's award is
identical to SHOWS, except for his
Identification as co-pilot and radio
operator on the flight.
Snow, native Of Mississippi, is on
duty at the Naval Air Station, Ana
costa. He lives with his wife, Mrs.
Norma Essie Snow, ut the Washing
ton address.
Pefce is q chief radio man and
his permanent address is San Diego.
CALI.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Detroit 10 Stay on War Time,
Ignoring State legislature
b the Associated Press

b the Associated Press.
DETROIT. Feb. 14.-Whatever
happens, Detroit is geing to stay on
Eastern war time.
The City Council has decided that
as far as the Nations fourth largest
city Is concerned. clocks won't be
turned oack to conform to = legis.
lative act placing Michigan in the
Central time zone.
Suburban cities, such as Dearborn
site Of the Ford Motor Co.'S River
Rouge plant, indicated they would
90 along with Detroit.
The special session of the Legisla
ture voted Thursday to place the
entire State in the Central time
zone at am. Monday. but that
isn't going to happen-yet.
At Lansing. Gov Murray D. Van
Wagner. in the face OF mounting
protests, said he would refuse either
to sign or veto the bill pending
further public reaction.
Many OF the protests criticized
the Legislature for being "dhloyar
and ''unpatriotic."
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Man Sei1es Navy Worker
As She Enters Home

A 24-yeAr-oh woman Navy De-
partment empioye reported to police
she was struck on the back of the
head early today by colored man
who seized her as she was about to
enter her home
The Government worker. Miss
Angeline Greeley of l54 North Caro-
lima avenue Sc. said she had
alighted from q bus ut First and &
streets Sc and was unlocking her
door when she was grasped by the
arm from behind and struck. She
screamed. and the outcry was heard
by nurses and internes in nearby
Providence Hospital. The assailant
loosed his hold and ran at the ap-
proach of assistance.
Miss Greeley described the man
as about feet tall and thin. She
said he was wearing an overcoat,
but no hat.
The incident occurred in the gen.
eral area in which two women were
criminally assaulted recently and
one other foiled an attack attempt
Police announced a confession in
the attempt, but the assaults have
not been cleared.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Proposals for War Command
Shoke-up Opposed in Congress
Administration Supporters Soy situotion
Is Too Serious for Sudden Change

Dy the Associated Press-
Administration supporters in
Congress lined up today against
any drastic shake-up in the
Army and Navy high command
during the present grave days Of
the war.
There was sharp senatorial criti-
cism of the Nations war policies.
But leading administration Sena-
tors said the onward march Of
Japan in the Pacific and the Ger
man Atlantic threat. immeasurably
greater through rehabilitation of the
Man feet, made the sttuAtion too
serious for any sudden change now.
Turning aside a suggestion by
Wendell L. Willkie that Gen.
Douglas Macarthur be brought back
from the Philippines 10 assume
leadership OF the entire military
effort, Senator Hill, Democrat Of
Alabama, the majority whip. told
reporters he thought this was no
time to replace the men now direct
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Lee J. Lam, Examiner
forf. .D.i.C., Dies at 3

Funeral services will be held at 3
O'Clock tonight at the Danzansky
funeral home, 350l Fourteenth street
NV, for Lee J. Lam. 80, who died
yesterday at Garfield Hospital He
will be buried in New York, probably
tomorrow.
Mr.. Lam was graduated from the
National University in 1888 and was
a member of the District bar. He
was employed for some years at the
City Bank and more recently as
bank examiner with the Federal De-
posit Insurance Corp.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Sylvia Lam: three brothers. Jack
Of Washington and Max and Ben
jamin Of New York. and his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Lam, also
OF New York.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
WeIders Reinforce
Tacoma Picket Line
By the Associated Press.


TACOMA, Wash. Feb. ia re-
inforced picket line OF welders was
called up today at the big Seattle
Tacoma shipyard here, where Is
pickets were attacked and beaten by
several hundred workers yesterday.
This time we're going to back up
our pickets with about 400 observers
just in case" said Charles L.
Brinkerhod, spokesman for the weld
ers, who are seeking independence
from the A. F. L. Boilermakers'
Union to avoid multiple payment
OF dues.
They all have strict orders not to
start anything. But II they're at
tacked-well. mans got to defend
himself"
Mr.. Brinkerhon himself was
knocked to the ground and beaten in
the early-morning darkness yester-
day. A dozen policemen were unable
to stop the fighting. Some pickets
took refuge in railroad cars nearby.
Others were chased for blocks.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
D. c. Budget
Continued From First Page }

made was made up last August, long
before the voluminous demands
were made upon the city govern
ment.
II feel that these budget figures
are obsolete and that we should not
be cropping in the dark in making
UP the new appropriation bill for
the District, In view Of the fact that
the city officials who appear before
us each year tustifying appropria-
tions would have considerable din
Guilty in justifyiny appropriations
based on the needs Of the city last
year Is compared With the needs
which are demanded at this time
and which win be demanded for the
future.
Il do not knew Il Z re-study can
be made Of those budget figures. but
I certainly, feel that some review
should be made Of the entire fiscal
conditions Of the District"
Representative Hunter. Democrat.
Of Ohio, Il chairman OF the Fiscal
Affairs 0ubcnmmittee of the District
LegislativQC Committee.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Takoma Silver Spring Junior High
School would see 1t advised:
Let's beat the yellow Japs."
Teachers Are Registrars.

bCSS Ucot tiiC yCiOW SdpS.
Teachers Are Registrars.
Public school teachers served as
registrars to enable the personnel
of local draft boards to continue
without interruption their classi-
fication of old resistrants to f1ll
current quotas.
Expected to register in Arlington
County, where senior high school
students assisted teachers as regis
trars, were 5000 men. Montgomery
County expected to add $500 men to
its lists; Prince Georges County,
10,500 men, and Fairfax County,
5000 men.
Many of those who reported to
registration centers were Federal
employees working in the District
but living in the nearby counties.
The two Maryland counties, Mont
gomery and Prince Georges, will
register men tomorrow as we'll.
District Job Monday.
The District will open its registra-
tion centers in SO schools and at
local selective service headquarters
Monday morning at o'clock. BY 9
pm, when the registration centers
close, an estimated 10000 men will
be added to the pool of military
man power in the District and 0,O00, =
900 men throughout the country.
Alexandria also will hold its regis
tration Monday.
The registration applies to every
male resident of the United States
who has not previously registered,
is not excepted by law and was born
on or after February II, 1897. and
on or before December 81, 1921.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
100000 Expected
To Register Monday
IN N-H Draft
1870 and 1854
EnrolIments PIunned
Within Few Months
By the Associsted Press.

By the Associsted Press.
Selective Service officials said to
day THAT the current registration OF
about s0O0, 900 men from 20 through
a for possible military duty would
be followed by the listing in the next
two or three monrns Of those be-
tween l8 and 70 and IS through 81.
Census oficials estimate there are
around $500 900 men In the l8-
20 and 1854 age groups. These men
will be classified for civilian defense
and war production activities, with
the younger men becoming eligible
for military service in future drafts.
With 17,63s,118 men between 81
through IS already registered, the
next two nstings will bring the ma
tons registered nan power pool
to more than $4,000, 900.
Many Already Listed.
BY special order Of the selective
service, registration got under way
today IN many localities. In Michi-
gan, Rhode Island and Utah some
men were permitted to enroll yes
terday. On Monday, however, all
of the 6.443 Registration Boards
over the country will be open from
7 am, to 3 pm, local time, for the
first registration since the United
States entered the war and the third
since October 10, 1910.
Close to 1000 900 registrants al
ready have been inducted into the
Army, which Secretary of War Slim
son said would be increased to B.
600 600 men, regulars and selectees,
by the end Of this year.
The difference between present
strength and the 1912 goal viii be
made up by drafts from existing
registrants yet to be called and those
registering this week end. with the
latter being integrsted. for order Of
call. with those already registered.
Local boards will integrate the order
numbers Of the new registrants after
a lottery, probably in mid-March.
On the Must" List.
All males. not already enrolled,
who were 20 on or before December
81, 194l, and who will not be over
As on Monday, must register
Registration requires only a few
minutes for an individual. He will
be asked only nine simple questions:
Name, residence, mailing address il
other place of residence. telephone,
age and date of birth, place Of birth,
name and address of person who will
always know the registrant's where
abouts. employers name and sd-
dress. and place of employment.
Physical examination will come
later after questionnaires are filled
out.
Persons away from home may
register wherever they are, but must
give their correct home address so
their registration cards will be for
warded to the proper local board.
Evening star., 1942-02-14

the Washington
Chapel. Church
Of Jesus Christ
Of Latter Day
Saints.
Capt. Bennion
is reported to be
the officer to
whom Secretary
Knox referred
" h en- he said
after his return
from Pearl Har-
Dor: The dying
captain Of a bat
tleship displayed
the outstanding
individual hero
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Civil Service Seeks 80
Steel Ship inspectors

An urgent appeal for 30 inspectors
of steel vessels has been issued by
the Civil Service Commission.
The positions pay from $2,000 to
s. 200 q year and are available to
men from n to s. years Of age who
have had three to six years COM
prehensive experience in the ship
building industry.
Information Is available at the
City Post Once. Massachusetts,
avenue and North Capitol street
NV, and the District Employment
Center, % Fifth street NV.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Russians Storm nazi
Positions Built for
Stand Until Spring
Ski-Troop Speorheod
Reported Operating
Behind Germon Lines
~ the Associated Press.

y
MOSCOW, Feb. 1&.-Red Army
forces driving west mile after mile
On the front between Moscow and
Leningrad reported today that they
had stormed fortified positions
which the Germans built In prepar-
alton Tor . stand untA spring.
One unit reported that Its ad-
vance was SO long continued that
its soldiers' felt winter boots were
worn out from steady marching
and had to be replaced.
With one ski-troop spearhead re-
ported operating in White Russia,
behind Nad invasion lines, the
Soviet Information Bureau said "our
troops continued to advance, over
coming German resistance"
Naxis Say Attacks Fail.
Continued Russian attacks in
various sectors Of the eastern
front have proved "unsuccess-
ful," a German communique
broadcast from Berlin said to-
day.
tRiflemen of German-occupied
Latvia. one of the three Baltic
republics urged recently by Soviet
authorities to revolt, were de-
clared in a Moscow broadcast
relayed by the British radio to
have aided Russian troops in
their capture of strongly forti-
fied village"
The location was not given,
but Latvia adjoins the northern
tip of White Russia above the
Polish White Russian border.)
Retreating Germans were declared
by the information bureau to have
left 300 dead. two crippled tanks and
two destroyed field guns under a
Russian infantry assault on q west
ern front sector.
Capture Quantity Of Loot.
''On another sector Of the front
our troops captured two machine
guns, one gun, 1000 shells, l,670
mortars and q large quantity of
hand grenades and rifles." the bu-
reau said. THE enemy lost 200 men
and ofncers dead"
German reserves thrown into bat
tie on the KAlinin front northwest
Of MOSCOW ARE melting rapidly"
dispatches said Red Army men
were reported to have slain 800 Ger
mans In one fight and 10 in an
other.
A Soviet unit on the southwestern
front q phase which might refer
either to the Donets Basin or the
Crimea) was reported omcially to
have beaten OH two comterattacks,
captured Is blockhouses and killed
$50 Germans"
A Helsinki dispatch broadcast
from Berlin declared the Russian
Arctic supply port Of Archansel was
cut Oh by ice from overseas trafac
after air raiders had battered the
harbor ice breaker out Of service.
Evening star., 1942-02-14

ism Of the day" The ofAcer contin-
ued to direct action despite fatal
wounds.
A resident Of Washington for
many years. Capt. Bennion lived at
the Broadmoof Apartments before
leaving in 1s41 for his Pacific assign
ment.
Expected to speak at the memo
rial service is his father-in-law. j.
Reuben Clark. jr, former Undersec-
retary of State.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Rooney's Bride Operated On

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. Ia tP.-Ava
Gardner, the bride Of Mickey
Rooney. underwent an emergency
appendectomy yesterday. Her ply
sician described her condition as
satisfactory.