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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
CITES DEFEATS

"Since our arrival I'm the Phil
ippines with the imperial Japa-
nese forces, already three
months have elapsed, during
which, despite the defeat of your
Allies, Great Britain and the
Netherlands East Indies and In
the face of innumerable difficult
ties, the American and Filipino
forces under your command have
fought with much gallantry.
I'VE are, however, now in "A
position to state that, with men
and supplies which surpass, both
numerically and qualitatively.
those under your leadership, we
are entirely free either TO at
tack, and put 10 rout, your
forces, or wait the inevitable
starvation of your troops within
the narrow confines of Bataan
Peninsula.
"Your Excellency must he well
aware of the future prospects Of
the Filipino-American forces
under your command. To waste
the valuable lives of these men
In an utterly meaningless and
hopeless struggle would he di-
rectly opposed to the principles
OF humanity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23

TT Is extremely important
f.r iac British Ia retain
~ lc Burmese oil fields,
anl entirely essential for the
5t.-..i-t--,r. TT ; t.,--4tiittf HEM
Whca America denied oil
60 Japan The absolute neCes-
,.'y 81 obtaining it some
where became urgent and the
war for the conquest Of the
East Indies was precipitated.
The oil fields of Java and
Sumatra have been occupied
h7 FIR ,iap7rrsc, and the oil
fields II Burma are now in
the path of the Japanese add
v,1fr1-77-t'- ;rtfTiit'S.
But more important than
the Burmese oil fields TO the
British Empire is the close
approach to India, the road TO
Mandalay.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
Governor for Bigger
Insurance Rate Cut

LANSING. March ~ An 'r.
surance rating commissions ar
reducing Detroit residential @
insurance rates 7 per crrt-vr~ rI'
enough. Governor Van Wagon.
said today.
II had hoped ~ would DO
more" he said. but this f. &c
least a step In the right. diret-
fion. The order requiring com
panies ia keep accurate record,
Of profits and losse~ viii show
US how much rates should BE- DOB
re future"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
REDS DRIVE FORWARD

Russian troops. driving forward
on the Kalinin front. 100 miles
northwest Of Moscow, were re-
ported officially TO have killed
Iabout 10000 German officers and
men between March II and q.
On one sector of the Kalinin
front. the Russians occupied sew
eral more inhabited localities, a
.c0mHanidue said, taking heaty
toll of GarTDaDs.
On the BgYa9Sk front, 210
miles southwest Of Moscow. Rus
sian. Stormovik dive bombers sup
ported Soviet infantry in storTning
a heavily fortified enemy center.
il was announced Three field
Notifications were captured.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
II War 0bjeefors
Testify in Secret

The largest group Of consclen-
tlouS DIRECTORS yet heard here gave
testimony before a special board
today on reasons why they should
not be called into service.
The list totaled II. William NJ.
Donnelly. Walter J. Mckenzie and
Mark RoWley prominent attor-
neyS. took The evidence AT closed
sessions in the Federal Building.
Hugh -. Johnson, Americas
Fighting Thinker" writes daily
for The Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
Navy Civilians Cited

HONOLULU. March % GNS)
More than 100 civilian employees
Of the United States Navy in
Hawaii had been cited today for
distinguished devotion 10 duty
and extraordinary courage during
the December 7 sneak attack on
Pearl Harbor. Admiral G. c. Block
announced the citations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
Workers Back Camacho

MEXICO CITY March ~ GNS).
Twenty-Five thousand members
oi The AIHNran confederation of
workers tCTNJ paradcd in the
c7PItal to show their sympathy for
President AFIla CamaCbos foreign
policy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
Offensive Hinted
Near in Libyd

CAIRO, March % GNS).-
Disclosure that British forces had
carried out a successful raid in
force on Axis positions IN the
Libyan desert raised hopes today
that the Stagnant Middle East
campaign was about 10 take an
Offensive turn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
Zero Hour Finds
Bdtddn SteeIed
For Jap Attack
Ultimstum Expires;
Ignored by Doughty
Peninsula Defenders

Continued from Page One)
note advising honorable surren-
der was sent to the commander
in-chief of your fighting forces.
To this. no reply has yet been
received.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
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NfOresby
Pounded
by laps
Continued from Page One)

NSohtihued from rage One)
opened during the weekend a
ferocious offensive on the japanese
invasion area northeast of Au-
Stralia.
The war department IN
Washington announced that
American army planes in the
series of raids on Rabaul, New
Britain and Lac, New Guinea,
had destroyed IL japanese air.
craft)
Twenty-three OF the total OF
enemy planes destroyed or dam
aged were bagged in this offensive,
and the twenty-fourth was shot
down over the north Australian
roast
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
Brutal. Attd(k
By laps Barred

Continued from Page One)
the planes were set afire and the
passengers burned TO death.
1T was horrible. We tried tn
rescue some of the injured and
helpless, and did save some.
Others dragged from the harbor
waters were dead.
II brought out one little girl
about the same size as my own
4-year-Old back home. Half Of
her back had been shot away.
But she wasn't even whimpering.
l have never seen such courage
like that.
CAUGHT AT SEA
zone plane. loaded with ~
passengers, got away just before
the Nip planes attacked. But
they saw II and followed it, and
caught IL n few miles mt sea.
One American, Merlin DonOhO of
Covington, Okla. managed some
how TO get safely out after the
ship had crashed on the water.
He was strappiDg big fell
low hut he had n terrible time
getting ashore against the 30
foot tide He told me he would
get within hslf-a-mlle Of shore
and then would he swept back.
ct was bitter struggle
throughout the day. hut at night
il was worse. for he was fighting
not only the tides hut the stark
horror Of sharks. They were all
about him-big 20-foot long gray
nurse sharks.
IN WATER 30 HOURS
"They lowered around all night
like u convoy, hut for some mir
aculous reason they did not
attack.
when the dawn came the
sharks departed. and DonOho
again took up his fight against
the tide. lie made shore finally
i'm the late afternoon. He had
been In the water 30 hours.
There was no sense i'm that
raid by the Japanese. None Of
the poor souls they murdered
could have done them much
harm in military way.
Il personally buried 10 81
them. The little girl with her
hand shot away will be in my
memory forever.
"All of the fellows who were
there, and many more who have
heard the story of the dirty
business are pretty determined
to do some paving Oft at the
first opportunity.
You can count on II that
wei give the Nips some in
tcrrSt."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23

WYNN cannot the Eng
w lish take a leaf out of
Americas hook in
dealing with the native pop
ulatious within their empire?
Why should they not do
this particularly in the case
of India
india is n mighty nation. II
has been exploited by Eng
land for very many years.
Apart from the emergency
If the moment. is il not time
that England granted to India
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
Grips Reaches
India for Farley

NEW DELHI. india. March o.
INSIST Stafford Grips spe-
cial British envoy 20 India are
rived in New Delhi today after a
flight from Karachi.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
IN THE NEWS
CONTINUED from Page Onc)

the dominion status that
India dCmandS9
Is il not additionally impor-
tant FOR England 10 have the
whoIe-heartcd support of In
dia's mighty man power in
this war, aIlegcdly to eStab-
Iish liberty and democracy
throughout the world!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23

"a e OST vital in this rap.
I'VE idly eliminating crisis
- is the attitude of the
natives Of India toward their
English masters.
II the people of India adopt
the attitude of the natives of
Malaga and OF New Guinea
and Of Burma the English will
not only lack the services Of
midas millions in overcoming
the armies Of Japan, but will
probably be unable to hold
India against the invading
Japanese.
The English very deeply re-
sent any sugEestion-nO mat
teP hsa Welisintenled=--=adyis-
ING ,t1t'--,. military DC
diplomatic measures to win
this war.
They regard such sugges-
ton n a reflection upon their
approved and practiced meth
DDS Of not winning the war.
And perhaps they are right
in sense.
But the war is not now eX-
cIusivcly England's war.
Mr.. Churchill, according to
his proud confession, has sue
ceeded in invCigling America
into il.
So the war is now our war
as we'll rs England's.
II England loses we might
also lose.
Many a man trying to res
cue a drowning friend has
been drowned himself.
90 WE certainly have the
g, right to take an imme-
- date interest in Eng
lands maneuVers-and mis-
takes.
Particularly has America
the right to advise i'm matters
affecting the loyalty of the
native populations OF these
eastern localities.
The natives are not betray-
iDg American interests in the
Philippines because the inter
ests Of the Americans are the
interests OF the Filipinos.
Because America has given
the FiIipinos liberty and is
fighting rs sincerely and un-
reseTVcdIy for the welfare of
the Fiiipinos as are the Fill
pinOS themselves.
As n matter of fact. the
war against the Japanese on
these islands is recognized as
a war for Philippine freedom
and independence, and is con
ducted in great part by Phil
ippinc- SoldlerN.
Even the wild tribes Of the
outlying islands are striving
60 contribute their services in
support of the common
cause.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
DOWN ? JAP PLANES

Sixty enemy bon1bcrs escorted
by 20 fighter planes Joined In the
daylight raid Saturday \ COM
munique from ChungkinC revealed
indicating the invaders were at
tempting TO co-ordinste their
aerial power with Hand assaults
The con1muniuue disclosed that
American volunteer fliors and
British pilots joined in a counter
attack, shooting down two enemy
planes. II added that Several
Allied aircraft still we've una"-
counted for following rhc first
major Japanese raid since thef
December and January attacks or
Rangoon. Burma, and Running
China.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
NO DIsHoNoR

".And. Furthermore. such n
course would sully the honor Of
any fighting man. Your Excel
ency, you have already fought to
the best OF your ability. What
P. dishonor IL there In following the
defenders OF Hongkong. Singa-
pore and the Netherlands East
Indies In the acceptance OF hon
orable defeat?
"Your Excellency. your duty
has been performed. Accept our
sincere advice and save the lives
of those Officers and men under
your command. international
law will he strictly adhered TO
by the imperial forces and Your
Excellency and those Officers
and men under your command
would be treated accordingly.
The Joe Joy apparently m
tended) and happiness of those
whose lives will be saved and
the delight and relief OF their
dear ones and families would he
beyond the expression Of words.
NOON DEADLINE
I'VE call upon you 10 recon-
slider this proposition with due
thought.
"If a reply TO this advisory
note hasn't been received from
Your Excellency through spe-
cial messenger by noon, March
%, 1912. we shall consider our
selves at liberty to take any ac-
ton whatsoever.
(Signed) Comma nder-in. chief
Of the imperial japanese army
and navy"
Meanwhile. Wainwright was nd
the oath OF office a
commander of the Philippines fore,
BY the silver-haired and Away
busy adjutant, Brig. Gen. Carl II
Seals.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
go Planes
Raid RAF
HIM Burma

LONDON. March - (UP)-
japanese bonn b or and pursuit
squadrons, operating from nc"
bases in the 1rrawaddY Delta
battled for aerial command Of
Burma today while their grolnc
forces mqssed along tho Slttanl
River front for anticipated ihruSls
northward toward Mandal7y anc
westward across the rugged PcgL
Yona mountains.
That the japanese have opener
a new phase in the battle 81
Burma was evidenced by a heavy
enemy aerial attack on an Alice
airdrome somewhere in Southern
Burma"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23

tai7ll come mp like thunder if
the Japanese get possession
of trner territories 80 close
to iIaA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
RETURNS SAFELY

The British boats, the admiralty
said, have returned 10 their base'
and suffered neither damage no.
casualties despite attacks by on
envy planes, shore batteries anC
machine guns.
The communique said another
italian submarine, the Armmirag
Ito Milo, described as large anC
new" was sunk off Salo Point
near Calabria province on The
southeastern toe" OF the italian
boot.
This sinking. the admiralty said
occurred I'm view of watches or
the Italian coast"
"Six large schOOners. one Of
which flew the Nazi flag, and
ono motor vessel crowded with
enemy troops all were sunk by
gun fire from one submarine"
the communicate said. attempts
to rescue survivors from the
Italian U-bOats were interfered
with by enemy planes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
RESULTS DELAYED

The battle in central Burma was
: fostrt-t 7'rtt~<Say, t,ist results e,fee
not annoEncsd npLl .odav. Tht
japanese. seeking 10 push iheI
way up the To&ngoo Nahcy, ItS"d
+. infantry, cavalry and four armorcd
cars.
They retrcated. leaving behind
them so dead or wounded and
two wrecked armored ears. The
battle occurred somewhere north
of Pegu. which is 30 miles above
Rangoon.
Fighting in hlisterinC heat that
made guns and armorcd cars TOO
hot to touch. these Chinese vet
Grams proved once again what
they have proved for four years
in China-they know how 10 meet
and beat the Japanese.
The fifth and sixth armies sent
into Burma by GencralissinC
Chang 10 protect vital comInunt
cations between Mandalay and
Chungking. are equipped with
American lease-lend materials.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
HIT AMMUNITION DUMP

The Allied planes made a direct
hit on a japanese ammunition
dump.
In this offensive, one OF their
heaviest and most successful Of the
Pacific war, the Allied air fleets
host two planes and two members
Of the crew OF a third were
wounded
During the weekend the Japa-
neSe bombed Darwin, the great
Allied north coast base, and
Broome, on the northwest coast,
in addition TO Wyndham.
Planes believed TO be Japanese
were sighted over Townsville, on
the northeast coast. both Satur-
day and Sunday. Apparently on
reconnaissance. single planes. at
midday. flew high over the town,
which is on the important east
coast highway.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
LOW LEVEL ATTACK

In their New Ginea raids. Allied
planes made a daring low-level
attack in force on Lac, the Japa-
ncse invasion base on the Huon
Gulf.
They destroyed three great Jap
anesc bombing planes and nine
fighters which they caught on the
ground. leaving them aflame, and
damaged two bombers and three
fighters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
British
Sink Ill
Axis Ships

LONDON, March % (UP). -
British underseas raiders sank two
Italian submarines. two supply
ships, six schooners and one motor
vessel carrying enemy troops in
daring attacks within sight of the
Italian Mediterranean coast, the
admiralty disclosed today.
A communique told how four
British submarines ran a gauntlet
OF mines and underwater traps to
move dangerously near the enemy
coast and sink the II ships. The
attack was a smas ing blow
against an Axis attempt 10 rein
force Field Marshal Erwin Rom
mePs North African troops for ar
expected early offensive in the
Middle East.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
GERMAN SHIP SUNK

The admiralty did not state
when the action occurred. but
made clear that the enemy vessels
Including a German schooner, were
en- route to Libya.
One OF the raids was staged IN
the narrow Straits of Messina be-
tween the lower tip of Italy and
Sicily. In the southern approaches
TO these straits. which range from
three TO Is miles wide, the admir-
atty said an Italian U-boat of the
Argonnauta class. 778 tons, was
torpedoed and sunk.
The British submarines, de-
scribed as of the largest and
latest types" inflicted their great
est d am age by gun fire after
weaving h ir way through the
Italian mine fields and lying in
wait for the Axis ships attempting
to sneak across the Mediterranean
to Tripol.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
IFINDIA shall be given thu

e a q IN OI common
- status she will fight for
liberty and democracy-her
own liberty and democracy
as vigorously and as yictOri-
ousIy aS the I'ilipinos are
fighting for their four free
IdOmS.
England would have loyal
allies then instead of disaf-
lfected and 0ftentimeS trail
itOrOus subjects hardening To
the Establishments of the Jap
ancSe.
The situation is critical
critical for America aS well as
for EnGlanl-CFiiiCal FOR all
the Allied powers.
But Mr.. Churchill is tempo
rizing and compromising dan
gerOusly.
He has apparently given a
partial promise 10 India of
qualified dominion status at
some undetermined time in
the future.
What is needed is a gener-
Gus compliance with midas
full requirements NOW.
MOhandas X. Gandhi de-
clares that British imperial
ism has been the greatest
crime against India" and calls
upon the British, government
IS "aa:.ss essss- shp wrong and
'uHss9 ~
"Bm." 2ous the areot
lcndcr ofHdin's masses de-
SpondcHtIB. "of the W0dojHg
there is yet M Sign riSibIc
in the IHdjoH sky.'
"Bctorc Britojp can claim
W0tdf SVpcH0'2tB, cO7f1b-
ucs the M0hGtmo, she
must take the first step.
"ThW oil else foHo1rs as
day ioiIo1cS uigit.'
Mahatma Gandhi
states the case moder-
II ately.
Before Britain can claim
moral SINCERITY she must
grant TO her own great sub
ject nations the liberties she
claims to be fighting for in
behalf Of all mankind.
"Th0u bypocyitc first |
cast out the beam ant Of |
thine oWn cyc and then |
shat thou sec clearly to cast |
the mote ont Of thy broth
Cr's eye"
Not until England shall
Confess the wrong and undo
twill she receive the loyal
support of the peoples who
now doubt and distrust her,
and who might possibly be-
tray her and her Allies into
the cruel arms of Japan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
BATTERED FROM SHORE

As news Of this battle was re-
vealed for tho first time y va,
announced that a japanese naval
squadron steaming toward Foo
chow. on the cast China coast had
been battered back rs Chinese
shore batteries.
This ship V. share -d4al fol-
lowed a naval bombardmc0t ot the
Foochow district Saturday hE
several japanese warSh'ps.
Several days ago tho japanese
launched a drive against the
Chekiang coast. south Of shanghai
The obvious purpose Of this drive
and the assault Of Foochow Is 10
close this vital coaslllne 10 the
United Nations and render D.
useless as a base for bon1blnc-trt7'
tacks against Japan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
ATTACK INLAND TOWN

Attacking an inland town for
the first tlpe, !. the japanese
bombed Katherine, on the Darwin
railroad 175 miles southeast ot
Darwin and 100 miles north OF
,B>yfipTD. southern terminus Of the
railroad. in an evident attempt 10
cut the vital Allied supply line 10
the north coast.
Between Birdum and Alice
Springs a 600-mile defense high
way connects with the railroad
leading 70 the south
One abOrlglne was killed In the
Katherine raid. Little damage was
done.
Darwin also was attacked yea
tcrday for the sixth time. but no
bombs fell in military areas and
neither damage nor loss Of life
was rcDOrtcd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
laps Defeated
By Chinese Vets
Under StiIWeII
Shore Guns Better
Foes Naval Sousd-o-
Headed for Foochow
nv FRANCIS ITr


int'i Views >erNtff SIAN OFT. ....'....' '
CHUNGkING. China March
The soldiers Of the Chinese eN
peditionary force IN Burma u01''
command az Lieut. Cen. Joseph j
Stilwell have fought their itr-'
major battle with the japanese
and have won.
The Chinese troops, hard l''00
splendidlp- e-7i1++I-a.a-l .-.----s ---
Chang Kai-ShckS famed Chm.
fifth and sixth armies, were sio
to have hammered back the
enemy 10 the south .a'00- M.
Rangoon- Mandalay railway.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-02-20

frank to persons on Fish's mailing
list.
viereck, Hill added, then gave
him $100 "tip."
The Lundeen speech was entitled
"six men and war" the govern
ment contends Viereck wrote it for
the Senator.
Hill testified that about $3.50 ex-
pense was involved in the mailing
and that he wrote Viereck asking
for the money. The latter replied,
he said, that he was "only the in
termediary' and that Lundeen
would pay him.
Subsequently, Hill said, Lundeen
did pay him, giving him $125 on
two separate occasions.
At their first meeting, Hill said,
Viereck asked how large was
Fish's mailing list and expressed
disbelief when told it contained
100, 900 names.
'I told him. Hill continued 1--WE
were anxious to use Who's Who in
America but lacked the money to
have it copied"
"Was anything done about Who's
Who'?" asked William Power Ma
loney, special assistant attorney
general.
Eyes, we got three or four copies
from the library of Congress and
put girls to work typing them of" "
Under further questioning, Hill
described a visit to the office of
Prescott bennett, then director of
the Make Europe Pay War Debts
committee, and said he often had
seen bennett in Fish's office.
Emil Morosini, defense attorney,
protested that this was irrelevant,
and the prosecution replied that it
would be linked directly with the
case later. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-02-20
Eisenhower Heads
War Plans Section
Of General Staff

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.- R -
Assignment Of Brig Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower to be chief of the
general staff's war plans division
was disclosed today by the War
department.
Eisenhower, a longtime associ-
ate of Gen. Douglas Macarthur in
reinforcing the defenses of tn e
Philippines, succeeds Maj. Gen.
Leonard T. Gerow, who was shift
ed to command of the 29th di-
vision.
The change completed a virtu-
ally complete reorganization of the
general staff since the United
States entered the war.
Eisenhower came to the War
department from the 3rd Army,
San Antonio, Tex, of which he
was chief of staff. He was as
slstant military adviser to tn e
Philippine commonwealth. 1935-4O,
having gone to the islands with
Macarthur, the principal adviser.
Eisenhower is a native of Tyler,
Tex, and holds the Distinguished
Service medal for World war serv-
ices.
General Gerow is native OF
Petersburg, Va, and graduate
of the Virginia Military institute.
He was named chief of the war
plans division in December, 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-02-20
Marginal Gasoline
Station Operators
Advised To Close Up

CLEVELAND, Feb. 10 P) -
Marginal gasoline station operators
We're advised today by the presi
dent of Standard Oil Co. of Ohio
ITO get out while the getting's
good and get a job in a munitions
plant"
Addressing distributors for a sub
sidiary of Ohio, w. T. Holiday
declared there can be no optimis-
tic picture of our business. We
can look for increased consump-
ton until July, then decrease.
There will be a 80 per cent de-
crease next year and in 1914 We'll
be in real trouble"
"Gasoline stations already are
beginning to close throughout the
country. Tell your dealer, if he is
a marginal producer, to get out
while the getting's good and get
a job in a munitions plant"
In the near future, the oil COM
pany president added, I'VE must
start charging for some services
we have been giving free, such as
tire changes" Other services, such
as air for tires and cleaning of
windshields, will continue to be
free.