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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
II. S. Has Won Second Round
In SoIomons Battle, Knox Says
But Secretary Warns Jops Are Sure to
Make New Attempt to Toke GuodoIcunoI

"in complete and undisputed pos
session of the (Guadalcanal-T ulagi)
area, and of the Island of Guadal-
canal and the airfield there and has
caused the enemy very severe losses
both In ships and personnel"
Secretary Knox, In reviewing the
naval clashes that chased the Japa-
nese fleet northward, said it was
"the most daring type of action"
that any one could employ.
The effect of these losses, Mr.
Knox said, obviously will be hurt
full to the japanese Navy, but he de-
clined to say that the Jap feet had
been crippled.
U. S. Outbuilding Japan.
mo doubt" he declared, "the
processes of attrition operate more
against them than against us. Re-
member that we build faster with
our greater resources than they do.
But remember also that the jap
anese operate pretty much in home
waters and adjacent waters. Our
Navy is spread all over the seven
seas. While the Japanese feet has
suffered severely to date it is still
operating in comparatively narrow
waters"
The Secretary was asked whether,
(See KNOX, Page A-6)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
Kaiser Sets New Record
With 3-Day launching
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VANCOUVER. Wash, Nov. IA
Henry j. Kaiser shipyard claimed
another record today-a three-day
ship launching.
A tank landing craft slid into
the Columbia River from his Van
couver yard here last night, just
two days, % hours and 40 minutes
after keel-laying.
The size of the vessel was secret,
the Navy announcing only that it
was smaller than the 10,500-ton
Liberty freighter with which Mr..
Kaiser previously set construction
speed records.
Yard officials said the 7l-hour,
Commute launching was one-fourth
Of the normal time for such ships.
Mr.. Kaiser's Richmond. Calf,
yard holds the record. four days.
15la hours, for Liberty ship launch
lnss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
War Fund Campaign
Extended 10 Reach
S4,141,000 Goal
Beneficiuries of Drive
Are Represented at
Report Luncheon

Individuals and institutions
for whom the Community War
Fund is working were represent
ed at the 10th report luncheon
meeting of the campaign at the
Willard Hotel today by II guests
and 10 empty chairs at the head
table, vivid reminders of the
campaign slogan: Don't let
them down."
None of the guests spoke for HIM
self. Instead, their stories were mar
rated by Comdr. Victor F.. Blakeslee,
U. S. N, as hundreds of campaign
workers intently watched the guests,
and listened to their stirring &C
counts.
The campaign. which did not
reach its goal of s4,141, 900 today,
went into an additional period with
intensified endeavor, as a result of
the presentation of the people for
whom the appeal Is being made.
Akers Announces Plans.
Campaign Chairman Floyd D.
Akers announced plans for carrying
the drive to successful conclusion.
Among guests at the head table
were a Greek schoolgirl who had
been bombed while escaping from
her native country, 103-year-
woman from the Hebrew Home for
the Aged, a British refugee girl, a
little boy on crutches, men from the
Army, Navy and Marines. a girl file
clerk, a Dutch girl refugee and
others.
The empty chairs represented,
among others, an American soldier
In prison camp: starving Greek
mother, and a 10-year old Dutch
boy who was saved from an airplane
crash by his mother who died after
pushing him out to parachute to
safety.
The Greek girl, now a student at
Anacostia High School, is Miss
Mache Haniotis. With her father
(See WAR FUND, Page A-18.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
: Rumdnidn Priests and Editor
Indicted on Espionage Charge
Leader Accused of Efforts to Admit
Ex-King Carol to the United States
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Nov. 1.-THE Fed
eral grand jury today indicted
two priests of the Rumanian Or
thodox Church and an editor on
charges of espionage.
The priests are Father Glighaerie
Moraru of Dearborn, Mich, identi-
fed in the indictment as leader in
North America of the Free Rumania
movement, and Father Stephan
Orpreanu of Detroit. Father OPP
reanu and George Zamfir, Detroit
editor of Rumanian publications,
were named as agents of Father
Moraru.
Louis M. Hopping. assistant dis
trict attorney. said Father Moraru
twice visited former King Carol of
Rumania in Mexico and received
$4,000 from him to further the
movement.
One of the four counts in the
indictment charges violation of the
Espionage Act. The others alleged
the defendants acted as agents OF
an enemy power, failed to register
as foreign agents. and disseminated
propaganda without labelling it as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
| Mrs. Roosevelt
Files Back Here
From London

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt re-
turned to Washington by plane to-
day after a visit of nearly a month
in Great Britain.
The President met Mrs. Roosevelt
on her arrival and motored with her
to the White House. They planned
to have lunch together.
Mrs. Roosevelt left New York Oc-
tober 81, flying to England to be a
guest OF the King and Queen. She
visited many army posts and war
factories.
In announcing her return White
House Secretary Stephen T. Early
declined to give details about the
route or where her plane landed
here.
Mrs. Roosevelt scheduled a press
conference at II am. tomorrow,
when she is expected to describe her
trip to Washington woman CORE
SpondentS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
Cotoe Execution DELAYED
9th Time, Pending Plea

Jarvis r. Catoe, So, colored, con-,
victed of a criminal assault murder
and facing a death sentence. was
given stay of execution in District
Court today pending the outcome Of
his plea for executive clemency.
Justice Jesse C. Adkins postponed
the execution date from Friday to
January IL.
1t was the sixth stay granted
Catoe while various appeals we're
pending. He was convicted of as
saulting and numbering Mrs. Ross
Abramowitz in her apartment at
1901 Sixteenth street NV, March
8. 1941. Four other indictments
charging murder-criminal assault
are pending against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17

United States forces have won
round two in the battle for the
Solomons and are now in undis-
puted possession of the Guadal-
canal area. Secretary Knox told
a press conference today, but
warned that the Japs must be
expected to come back for an
other attempt to take the stra-
logically important islands.
1t is the only safe assumption, ,
Mr.. Knox said, to believe the Japa-
nese forces will make the third
attempt, and to that end We are
already making plans for the de-
lenses of American-held territory
there.
Sees Victory Not Decisive.
The Secretary called last week S
American naval victory-which cost
the Japanese II warships and II
other vessels sunk and 7 ships
damaged-"a major action, but not
decisive one"
I'VE have at the moment" Mr..
Knox said in response to a press
conference question. naval suprem-
acy around Guadalcanal."
He declined to claim more ad-
vantage than that strategically. but.
the battle leaves American forces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
Proclamation Advocates
Separate Jewish Army

BY the hSSOclaseo PRESS.
NEW YORK, Nov. ia proc
lamation signed by 1871 leading
Americans advocated yesterday that
dispersed, disinherited Jews of Eu-
rope and the proud Jewish people
of Palestine" oe given the right to
fight the Axis in their own Jewish
army.
Pierre Van Paasen national chair
man of the Committee for Jewish
Army of Stateless and Palestinian
Jews, made public the document-a
proclamation on the moral rights of
the stateless and Palestinian Jews"
The proclamation stressed that the
solution of the age-old Jewish
problem in Europe must be one of
the detectives of democracy, pro-
claiming the right of the Jews of
the Old World TO live in freedom
and equality, enjoying the rights
and privileges Of all other human
beings"
Among the listed signers of the
document are Joseph E. Davies.
Herbert Hoover. Thurman Arnold,
Mariner S. Eccles, Mrs. Louis D.
Brandeis, Van Wyck Brooks and
scores of Government officials, in
dustrlalists. labor leaders, authors,
clergymen and artists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
Charles (. Schneider,
Arms Mognote, Dies

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 17.-Charles Eu.
gene Schneider, "a, Frances great
est arms magnate, died at his Paris
home today, the Vichy radio re-
ported in broadcast recorded by
Reuters.
Schneider headed the SPRAYING
armament plant at LIE Creusot, tar
get Of the RATS biggest daylight
assault Of the war on october Is,
when o. Lancaster bombers hurled
2-ton block -busters on the factory.
A past president of the Steel and
Iron Institute and one-time member
Of the French Parliament. Schneider
headed . French economic mission
to the United States In 1919.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
BY J. REILLY O'sULLIvAN,


Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
WITH UNITED STATES FORCES
IN CHINA, Nov. Is Delayed The
forced landing Of an American
transport plane at a mountain vii
lage near the China Tibet border
probably saved the life of a mis-
sionary's 18-month-old daughter. its
crewmen disclosed today.
When the plane was forced down
during q run on the India China
ferry service. the crew found the
child apparently dying OF bronchial
pneumonia. They quickly took the
oxygen tanks from the disabled
plane and improvised an oxygen
mask with . hose and q funnel.
For three days this crude appara-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
U.S.. Dominates So|omons Waters
After Great Victory Over Japs;
Allies Reported in South Tunisia
Further Details of
Naval Bottle Nav
Raise Enemy Toll

Os n'e ASeOCiAteo PreSS.
The United States Navy domi.
mated the battle-quickenec
waters of the Solomons Island.
today after crushing a mighty
Japanese armada in an epic
struggle which might we'll have
broken the back of the enemy
fleet.
In a savage three-day conflict
that sent the foes battered nava
remnants into hiding, % japanese
ships were sunk, were damaged
and possibly 10000 to 10000 Japa-
nese troops were lost in the swirl oil
sunken transports.
First details of the battle that
ragged from November Is to Is were
released by the Navy last night
Further reports may boost the stag
gering toll taken of enemy ships
but already the victory was hailed
by naval officers unofficially as the
greatest Of the war thus far and
perhaps of modern times.
The partial reports listed the sink
ing of Japanese battleship, three
heavy cruisers, two light cruisers,
five destroyers, eight crowded trans
ports and four cargo ships. The
American losses we're given as two
light cruisers and six deStroyerS.
Jap Ship Losses Now 365.
Thus, in II months of war Asso-
ciated Press records show that 1865
Japanese ships have been sent to
the bottom of the Pacific, as against
"a American vessels, including those
at Pearl Harbor.
OF these losses, 119 were Japa-
nese warships and so were American.
Much of the running sea fight was
fought at close range and in dark
ness. So furious was the action
that at one time two of three large
Japanese units that converged for
an attack on priced Guadalcanal
Island seemed confused" the Navy
said. and were firing at each other"
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, COM
mander in chief of the Pacific Fleet,
declared at Pearl Harbor last night
he believed japanese brought down
everything they had"
"As a result" he added, AL the
enemy forces were either destroyed
or driven back and a major victory
was obtained by our gallant forces"
No Japs Carriers in Battle.
While battleships took part in the
engagement, the Japanese brought
no airplane carriers to bear. Admira,
Nimitz expressed belief the foe
either had no carriers left or didn't
choose to risk them" No mention
was made as to whether American
carriers participated.
Admiral Nimitz's assertion that
both sides had battleships and that
our battleships contributed to the
loss of the enemy to great degree"
was the first official disclosure of
the presence of the big United
States battlewagons in the South
western Pacific fighting So far
they have not been mentioned spe-
officially in Navy Department COM
muniques.
The Nays description of the
spectacular combat, fought under
the immediate direction of Vice Ad-
miral William F. Halsey, told of the
discovery early this month of heavy
japanese shipping concentrations in
the New Britain Northwestern Solo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17

such or furnishing files to the Gov
eminent.
Conviction could result in a maxi
mum prison penalty of five years on
each count. Father Moraru is a
naturalized Canadian citizen and
Father Opreanu is Rumanian ma
tional Zamfir is a naturalized
American citizen.
The indictment charges Father
Moraru started the free Rumania
movement in March, 194l, at Mon
treal and continued his activities
until last October Is, when he was
detained as an enemy alien.
Federal investigators said one of
his activities involved efforts to OBJ
tain permission for King Carol and
his companion, Magda Lupescu, to
enter this country.
Carols funds in this country have
been impounded. as have all Official
Rumanian gold stores here, and in
vestigators pointed out that if Caro-
could be recognized as the head OF
government in exile, this money
would be freed.
Zamfir has edited weekly
Glasul Romanesc, and a monthly
i The Free Rumanian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
Roosevelt to Speak
Over Radio Tonight
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt will make a
radio address at 1890 o'clock to-
night in connection with the New
York Herald Tribune Forum.
The Presidents topic will be The
United Nations-Their Greed for
a Free World" It is believed the
President also might touch on recent
military and naval events, including
the American victory in the Solo,
mons.
The White House said the Presi-
dent PROBABLY would speak for four
or five minutes, unless he decided,
In revising his first draft of the
address. to add to it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
Foes Of Poll Tax Ban
Seek Showdown With
Administration
FiIibuster Leaders
Ready to Meet Test
In Cloture Threat
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Opponents of a bill to abolish
State poll taxes openly chal-
lenged administration leaders
to test of strength today with
a move to invoke the seldom
used cloture rule limiting Senate
debate.
AS Majority Leader Barley ma
neuvered to take up the bill at a
time when his motion itself would
not be debatable, Senator George
Democrat. of Georgia told reporters
he had no doubt an attempt even
tually would be made to obtain
cloture.
Il think it would suit us all right
if they went ahead and tried it, >
Senator George said Il don't be-
lieve the Senate would vote for
cloture.'
Last Used in 1927.
This drastic rule, last invoked in
February, 1927, when the Senate
was considering a bill to create a
bureau of customs and prohibition,
would bar any member from speak
ing more than an hour on the bill
under consideration.
A cloture petition, however, would
not be in order until the bill Off
cially was brought before the Sem
ate and there were indications some
members of the opposition would
leave no parliamentary stone un-
turned to delay and possibly pre-
vent that action.
The Southerners turned today to
the summary of yesterdays pro-
ceedings as prepared by the Senate
Journal clerk to find new time
killing devices to forestall action.
Senator Doxey, Democrat, of Mis-
sissippi said the group would insist
on the reading of the Journal
usually dispensed with by unani-
nous consent.
Yesterday the chamber turned up
something new for the record
books, fllibuster without the usual
long speeches.
Foes Gain One Day.
Southern Senators provided
enough parliamentary pyrotechnics
to stave of Senator Barkley's mo-
ton to bring up the bill in a two
and-a-half-hour session which
found Senator Barley himself max
ing the longest speech-25 minutes
Consequently, opponents gained
a calendar day in their fight to
strangle the measure, which die.
automatically If not passed before
December 81.
A delaying action by Southern
Senators included nine quorum
calls, taking from six to Is minutes
each. keeping Senator Barley from
making his motion until 2:05 pm.
when it become subject to debate
His subsequent move for adjourn
ment, at 2:30 pm. meant that the
(See POLL TAX, Page A-1S.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
$350,OOO Youth raining
Center in BeItsviIIe Closes

stripped of all plumbing. heating
and electrical equipment, as well as
furniture.
Under the direction of Joshua
Miles Byrd. the Beltsville project
trained approximately 1000 boys and
girls for jobs in Maryland industries,
recapitulation disclosed. The peak
enrolment was 227.
Aubrey williams. NYA admins
traitor, said lack Of sufficient youth
for training prompted the closing
OF the Beltsville project.
He added that II the Department
Of Agriculture approves, girls will be
quartered at Beltsville and trained
at College Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
American Flyers Forced Down
Save Missionary ChiIdFs Life

tus was used and she was nursed
through the crisis.
Our landing was providential,"
said 1t. Lloyd Aronson of Norwalk,
Conn, the Chinese doctor said she
couldn't have lived "a hours without
oxygen"
Others in the crew were 1t. Bruce
Kregerhbaum, Dayton, Ohio, and
Pvt. Murray LANCER OF the Bronx,
New York City.
The child is the daughter OF
Harry Fisher. q British missionary,
and the former Ann Andrews Of
Cleveland, who died In childbirth.
The transport was marooned In
the mountains for IA days until re-
pairs were made after rescue planes
dropped food and tools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
1900 Germans Slain
In Fresh Fighting,
Russians Declare
Reds Reported Holding at
All Points and Toking
initiative at Some
By the Associated Press.

| 6y tne ASSOCldteQ FIesS.
MOSCOW, Nov. 1.-THE Red
Army killed more than 5000 Ger
mans in fresh fighting while
holding solidly all along the win
try front and taking the initia-
tive at some points, today's early
war communique reported.
The official report said the Ger
mans in the last two days spent 1900
lives in futile efforts to retake an
important town on the Volkhav
front in the Leningrad sector where
the Russians had seized the initia-
tive and advanced after long Pc
riod of relative calm.
A like number of Nazis were sacri-
feed yesterday in renewed attacks
at Stalingrad. the communique said,
and the invaders made no Roadway
at all as their siege of the Volga cit
adel entered its 18th Furnishing week.
Nazi Gains Nullified.
The Russians even reported that
minor gains purchased at appalling
cost few days ago in one part of
5talingrad were nullif1ed by counter
attacks which showed the enemy
from line he occupied two days
ago.
Another slight Russian gain was
reported in the mid Caucasian area
southeast of Nalchik where only a
few weeks ago the Axis threatened
to effect a major break through
toward the great Soviet oil stores.
Northeast of Tuapse along the
Black Sea fighting zone the enemy
advanced slightly but was dislodged
quickly by Red counterthrust and
thrown back to his initial positions,
the report said
In addition to frightening the
Axis death list, the communique had
fresh entries of German materiel
losses in the costly struggle of at
triton. These included an 5000 ton
German transport reported sunk in
the Barents Sea; 2 tanks, 6 guns, II
trench mortars. II machineguns and
planes destroyed in the Stalingrad
area; German planes brought
down in the Taupse zone, and 4
tanks lost near Nalchik.
Attack Repulsed.
! Today's midday communique re-
ported light German attack re-
pulsed last night at one point in
Stalingrad while elsewhere In the
city the Russians were active often
sively and artillery destroyed four
invader strong points northwest of
town.
Tanks wedged into German lines
near Nalchik, destroying a number
of enemy tanks and firing points,
the report said.
An Axis battalion was thrown back
with heavy losses in thrust at a
Soviet-held height near Tuapse and
on the Kalinin front scouts pene-
trated German lines, killing 80 and
taking prisoners, the report added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
BY the Associated Press.

BELTSVILLE. Md. Nov. 1.-THE
$3.50, 900 resident training center in
Beltsville, largest National Youth
Administration project in Maryland,
has been closed seven months after
1t was opened.
Under orders of Glen Callaghan,
region administrator. Of Charles
ton. w. Va, machine and power
tools already have been removed to
be set up in Virginia and West Viz
ginia shops and plans have been
made for razing the shop building
preparatory to transporting it South.
The eight frame buildings which
completed the center are being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-17
Macarthur in Field
Directing Allied Drive
On Key Base al Buna
U. S. and Aussie Forces
Advance to Within
30 Miles Of Stronghold
BY the Associated Press.

GEN, MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, Nov. IT.
Led by Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thur, jungle-toughened Ameri-
can and Australian troops forged
within heavy cannon shos of
Buna today, ready to fight the
japanese for that key Papuan
base or take it by default.
The commander in chief of the
Southwest Pacific went into the field
himself to direct the campaign and
with him were Gen. Sir Thomas
Blamey, his commander of Allied
land forces. and 1t. Gen George
C. Kenney, his commander of Allied
air forces.
Today's headquarters communique
said Australian patrols had reached
the vicinity of Awala, only 80 miles
by trail from Buna, with Australian
and American forces closing in
rapidly from the west and south
against steadily retreating enemy.
Japs Face Last-Ditch Stand.
The Japanese faced either a last
ditch stand or an attempt to flee
by sea. Buna is their only coastal
toehold in Papau, but up the New
Guinea coast they have strongholds
at Lac and Salamaua, some $50
miles away.
Gen. Macarthur last had been in
the field during the battle of Bataan
to direct active operations.
American B-25 medium bombers
and A-20 attack planes teamed with
Australian Beaufighters to strafe
and bomb the retreating enemy
around Buna and along the Kumusi
River. Japanese were fleeing toward
the coast in canoes going down the
Kumusi which reaches the sea
northeast of Buna and these frail
craft thrice were made the targets
for Allied planes.
At Awala the advancing Allies
we're closer to Buna than the Japa-
nese were to Port Moresby last Sep
TENDER when their thrust across the
towering Owen Stanley Mountains
reached its high-water mark at lori
baiwa, only 80 miles from the Allied
base on the south coast.
Bombers Strike at Ships.
The Allies disclosed on Septem-
Der % that they had begun counter
attacking in the Ioribaiwa area,
starting the offensive now nearing
its climax after nearly seven weeks
of grueling campaign through jun
giles and mountains.
While the Australians outdid the
enemy at his own stealthy, infiltrat-
ing type of jungle warfare back
along his invasion trail, American
soldiers fought and pushed and
hacked their way through coastal
jungles from the southeast to form
a junction with the Australians last
week end.
Gen. MacArthur's presence testi-
fed to the Importance attached to
the job of clearing the enemy out of
Papua. But Gen. MacArthur's
forces were keeping up with their
tasks in other sectors, too.
| Today's communique reported
American heavy bombers again had
struck at Japanese ship formations
in the BUM -Faisi area Of the North
ern Solomons, damaging destroyer
and q transport.