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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Gain in Counterottack

But the Axis troops received re-
Inducements and. in a counter
attack six hours later, scored some
initial successes. the communique
reported. The British fought back
determinedly and regained the
ground lost except for the highest
ridges, it was added.
The enemy still was not ready
to admit defeat and launched a
strong counterattack at dawn on
Christmas, winning the crest OF
the hill.
Then our troops carried out
a successful counterattack and
restored the situation" the COM
munique said.
French forces holding Pichon. as
miles inland from the eastern Tu-
nissan port of Sousse, inflicted
casualties on an enemy force which
attacked without success yester-
day, the communique added.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Axis Forces Reel Back
On FiUe Major Fronts

The assassin of Admiral Jean
Francois Darlan was executed
Saturday by a firing sqU a d at
Algiers as members Of the French
imperial council met to choose a
successor to the slain head Of the
French in North Africa.
Gen. Henri Giraud. commander
Of the French armed forces. was
the leading candidate.
Russian armies swept ahead on
four fronts and smashed all Ger
man counterassaults in their west
ward drives which threaten TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

,annihilate the remnants OF more
than 20 Nazi divisions. Ny
The British Eighth Army IN
Libya has occupied Sirte. midway
between ElNAgheila and Tripoli. &
American and British forces ad-
vanced beyond Medjez-E Ell Bah, n
miles southwest of Tunis.
Allied forces made further sd-
vances into japanese stronRholds
on the Papuan coast Of Nssv
Guinea. British imperial forces
moved slowly ahead in Durna
after repulsing a Japancse cosns
terattack IN the Chin Hills distrief>
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Feels Scarcity

II looks. not without some re-
gret. but with understanding. on
the passing OF its main commodity
and peacetime necessiiy-the au-
tomobile,
Detroit stores and householders
wrch the steady shrinking of It's
foodStuffs and hard goods. the
refrigerators. washing machines.
vacuum sweepers; its butter and
coffee and sugar and It's meat.
Detroit's women and girls Shud-
dered as they went through their
last pairs of silk and nylon hose,
and then smiled resignedly in the
knowledge that every one was IN
the same boat.
II had given gladly Of its luNu-
rieS and It's time in the interest
Of the greater fight; bought war
bonds with its Increased incomes,
gathered scrap for guns and tanks.
co-operated in rubber conservation
and shared It's cars.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27


vital task of selecting a new high
for French North and
West Africa was tackled tonight
by high ranking leaders of
i RANGES empire after the young
assassin of Admiral Jean Francois
Darlan paid for his crime with his
life.
A late British radio broadcast,
quoting a message from Algiers,'
reported tonight that no decision
on Darlan's successor is expected
until Sunday. The broadcast was
heard in New York by CHS and
the Federal Communications Com
mission.
The killer, a 22-year-old youth
Of half French and half Italian
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Report Ships Sunk

LONDON, Dec. % (INS).-The
Berlin radio claimed today that
U-boats had sunk four fully-laden
vessels aggregating 3d.
900 tons. The merchantmen were
part of small but strongly pro-
tected convoy in the North Allan
tic. Berlin added, according to
Reuters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Flying Forts
Rip Rabaul
Enemy Fighters Take
TO Air. Fail to Attack;
Big Transport Bombed

WASHINGTON, Dec. rs QNS)
Army Flying -FortresSes- based
on Guadalcanal Island carried out
a smashing 560-mile Christmas
Day raid on japanese shipping ir
the harbor of Rabaul, the second
most powerful Japanese base ir
the Pacific, the navy announced
today.
The bombers scored three direct
hits on one large enemy trans
port, and several near hits fei
close to three small ships.
"A force of enemy fighters
took off but did not attack our
bombers." the navy reported-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
IL Guds for War

II has girded for total war
mostly IN one year,
Now Detroit Is prepared TO look
forward 10 what the new year
might bring There is hopeful
news from all The fronts. The
early and upSetung defeats in the
Pacific. on the Russian front. in
the British Isles and in Alaska
are IN a large measure paid back.
Progress Of It's arms has begun
Us SLOW, steady surge toward total
victory.
The center OF the worlds arms
producing industry IS near its peak
with better and still better ma
chimes of destruction pouring off
its lines.
Things arc getting organized.
Optimism tempered with strong
caution has become the order of
the day and the beginnings of VIC
tory are showing over the hill.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Passenger Car Quota
Raised for January

WASHINGTON. Dec. IS CUP)
The Office of Price Administra.
ton announced today that the
quota Of new passenger automo-
biles for January will be $4,000
The December quota was 2S.900
In addition, there will be state
regional and national reserves OF
11.100 cars. December reserves
totaled 10.l00. q.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Final Celebration

SO Detroit can be excused if II
looks forward 10 tremendous
celebration on New Years Eve: If
II had booked all the city's clubs
solidly weeks ago.
There is some excuse for the
rush on the liquor stores which
saw most of the popular brands of
alcoholics near the end of the
supply
New Years will come in 1913
with a huge fanfare
And then--the steady, serious
business of devoting every bit of
energy 10 improving. producing,
fighting and winning this war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

ing squad early this morning, less
than 40 hours after he shot down
the admiral on Christmas Eve, it
was reported by the Algiers radio.
Moving swiftly to bring about
the speedy justice which President
Roosevelt had urged when he
learned of Darlan's murder, a
French court-martia1 last evening
doomed the assassin to die al
dawn today after hearing from the
prisoner what was described Off
Icially as a full confession" of his
crime.
The true name of the slayer had
not been officially announced. He
was reported TO have given the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Winanf Leaves for U. S.

LONDON. Dec. 26 CUP).-
American Ambassador John G..
Winant has left for the United
States 10 confer with President
Roosevelt, the embassy announced
today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Proof of Air Superiority

The fact that Flying Fortresses
are now stationed on Guadalcanal
indicated that the United States
continues to hold air superiority
there.
The fact that enemy fighters
took off but failed 10 launch an
attack on the attackers indicated
that the Japanese were afraid to
engage the Flying Fortresses.
Rabaul is regarded as the second
most powerful japanese base in
the Pacific.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Not So Wet in 1912

Roots first surprise is this:
Soggy old 1912 was NOT an
unusually wet year.
AS a matter of fact. the precip-
itation tmeaning rain and snow
to date is only j. inches more
than normal.
The reason most OF US regard
1912 as a rainy year. he explained,
is because it rained day after day
in August. That was during the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

Slbly assumed.
Authoritative Wa sh ngton
quarters received reports that
papers found on the assassin's
person indicated he may have
been a French university in
structor.)
Gen. Henri Honore Giraud
meantime, was most frequently
mentioned as Darlan's possible
successor in supreme political and
command of French North
and West Africa.
All the five surviving member:
of the French Imperial Council
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Giraud Appointed
To Succeed Darlan
Rules Over North and West Africa Colonies;
Slayer Of Admiral Is Secretly Executed

LONDON 81 Sunday qNS)-Gen Henri Honoe Gaud has
high French North and West Africa
succeeding Admiral Jean Francois Darn announced
the Morocco radio according the British News Agency
Reuters.
dehna &c Morand" under
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Chase Fleeing Foe

"On the central Don front
Russian forces pursued the re-
treating foe, attacking from the
rear and capturing an additional
$50 prisoners. The Germans
were driven from another in
hab'ted locality.
Enemy counterattacks were
repulsed i'm the Velikie Luki
area. West of Rzhev our artil-
lery units destroyed l6 block
houses.
1.-THE Russian offensive con-
tinued southeast OF Nalchik Tin
the Caucasus). where advances
dislodged the Nazis from addi-
tional inhabited places. includ-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Reds DriiviinQ
Germans Out
Of Std|ingrdd
Reeapture Factory,
Kill 500 Germans,
Shstter Big Guns
BY NATALIA RENE

International News Service Stan Writer
MOSCOW. Dec. 26.-The Ger
man besiegers of Stalingrad. al
ready cut off from the rear by
Soviet offensives driving ahead in
many directions outside The Volga
city. were being elected tonight
from their principal footholds
within the metropolis.
A renewed assault by the rein
forced Red army garrison in Stall
ingrad promised finally to end the
4-month-old siege after recaptur-
ing one of the biggest factories in
the city's northern industrial dis
trict while shattering 10 Nazi gin
emplacements and 81 dugouts.
Some 500 German officers and
men persisted and large quantities
OF enemy material, including q
machine guns. were seized in the
lighting that resulted in Soviet
occupation Of the factory Friday
night, the Russian noon commu.
lniQue announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
A Sober City
Prepares for
lis New Year
Arsenal OF World
Getting Ready for
Greater Sacrifices
BY LINTON ARKLEs

A sober, sacrificing. arms-pro-
ducing Detroit took deep breath
Saturday in preparation for the
plunge into new year OF greater
sacrifices--butw with no regret for
the passing of the old.
II hasn't been good year
1t has seen the grist of Detroit
youth 60 through the mills OF Mars
and emerge heroes. II counted its
outstanding sons--Bill McKeever
Jr.. first Detroit casualty, its one
man-army of Bataan. Capt. Ar
thur Wermuth. its Marine hero;
Tt. James Hall Cannon; its Major
Max We'll. and its host Of other
valiant, fighting men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

Announcement of the new pro-
gram before all details have been
worked out to put the rationing
measure into immediate effect n
necessitated by increasing hoard
ing practices. officials explained.
Since December 10, when WPB
withdrew half of next years OUT
put of canned fruits, vegetables
and fruit juices from the civilian
market, recurrent rumors of fur
Their governmental action have
caused periodic flurries of abnor-
NAL buying.
BY revealing plans to distribute
the restricted supply equitably,
Wickard and Davis hope to stop
these market disturbances.
Broadcast Sunday
The Office of War Information.
in announcing that Wickard and
Davis will address the nation over
the four major networks from 8 to
$50 p. m. Sunday, merely stated:
1.-THE announcements win b
of unusual Importance, directly
affecting every family In Amer
lea"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Look at the Record

Well you explain that statistics
kept by the government prove this
is not true. You argue that severe
and pleasant weather run in cycles
and that the old superstitions have
been exploded.
II do declare" says Grand
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

When IT rained just before
Christmas. Grandmother said this
unreasonable weather could be
expected because it always rains
during a war and that is why 1912
was miserably wet.
Disregarding the fact that De-
cember temperatures were below
normal for 20 days, Grandmother
also maintained that winters are
not so severe as they were hack
when every one wore wooden under
wear, the legs carefully folded
under socks or stockings.
Yes, plenty OF rain" said
Grandmother. ITS because of
the war. The air gets full of
gunpowder or something. and
IL rains. That's the way IL was
during the last war"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Limit Public
To 33Pounds
Per Person
Wiekard and Davis
to Broadcast Plan;
Await Book No. z

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26 INS).
A. Wickard. secretary OF
agriculture and United States food
administrator. together with 1n>
formation Director Elmer Davis
will announce a rationing program
for timed goods on a nationwide
broadcast tomorrow evening. It
was learned tonight.
The new program will be based
upon the point rationing system
and cannot go into effect until
war ration book No. 2 is issued to
the public. and perhaps not before
six weeks, according to an OPA
official.
The American public is expected
to be limited to 80 pounds ct
timed goods per capita in 1943s
the quota established by the re-
cent WPB order which. fixed the
total amount of goods which could
be timed next year as well as the
percentage of canned commodities
available for civilian consumption.
Pre-war consumption was approxis
lmateIv as pounds per person.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

G. VI. McARTHUR, DENTIST
I'LL Griswold, over Kinsefs.
Hours: SO, Sundays 10-12.-Adv
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Gain on 8OO-Mile Line

The report told Of continued
gains on all sectors of the 800
mile battle line from StalingraC
to Velikie Luki in the Moscow sec,
tor. Besides the heavy fighting ir
Stalingrad, battles ragged on the
fronts northwest and southwest OF
the city. west of Moscow. on the
western reaches of the Don River
and deep in the Caucasus.
I'm the factory area of Stall
ingrad our forces closed in on
surrounded enemy positions and
destroyed 10 blockhouses and
pilIboxes," said the communique.
I'm an assault on an enemy-held
factory building 500 Nszi troops
were slain.
Northwest of Stallngrad, So
Wet units consolidated recently
won positions, while southwest
of the city our troops forged
ahead after breaking enemy re-
sistance and occupied an inhab-
tied point.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Leo MocdoneH
Reviews Sports

Clip the Column. Send II With
Dear Buddy to Your Boy.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05
War Department Honors Maryland
By Opening A Spectacular War Show
In Baltimore Stadium June 18th, 1912

q. that our people may see their
Army and be inspired to greater eff
fort in supporting it with full conf
dence in its leadership and purposes. "
Maryland, birth place Of the Star
Spangled Banner-whose sons have
distinguished themselves in each of
the Nations wars has been signally
honored by the War Department in
being selected for the national pre-
miere of the Military Spectacle,
"Here's Your Army"
Every man, woman and child would
gain new pride and new under
standing of Americas might if they
arranged to visit the War Show at the
Baltimore Stadium on June 18th, 18th,
14th or 18th.
In outlining the purpose of the War
Show, sponsored by the War Depart
ment. of the United States, we can do
no better than to quote Major General
A. d. Surles, Director, War Depart
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05
NINTH DISTRICT FARM GROUP

The Ninth District farmers club
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T..
X. Mcdowell near New London, Pa,
on May g. The meeting opened with
the singing of the Battle Hymn of
the Republic. The roll call was an
swered by each member telling
what they did to beautify their
yard this spring. After the reading
of the minutes and the experiments
were reported, our host spoke of
our own farm problems such as,
conserving the food value that is in
the soil''.
The program opened with a very
amusing recitation given by Mrs.
Guthrie Mrs. C. H. Morris read
some jokes which were enjoyed. Din
ner being announced, the blessing
was asked by Mr.. c. H. Morris
After delicious dinner, very
good report of the condition of the
farm was given by the inspection
committee. The meeting for the af-
ternoon opened with song follow
ed by a report from Miss Helen
Irene Smith our Home Demonstra-
ton, who told us ways in substitute
ing for sugar Mr.. ]. 2. Miller spoke
on the farm problem and the grow
ing of soybeans for seed for oil.
Mr.. Guthrie favored us with
another recitation which was great
ly enjoyed by ALL Mrs. Fred Fox
had two games for the club which
are full of fun. Mr.. and Mrs. C. H.
Morris read some articles on "Why
are we fighting" which were very
interesting. The meeting adjourned
to meet with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Reynolds, Blue Ball on June 8.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05
THE FARMER AND HIS CAR

"a passenger car is not a neces-
sity for living within few blocks
of a bus line or the shopping dis
trict", says the Dairymen's League
News of New York, "but it is vital
to the farmer living miles from
community.
"These facts should be consider
ed by the government and special
consideration should be given to
farmers need for gasoline"
In many small farming operations
a passenger car provides the entire
transportation, and is the only means
the producer has of reaching his
market. Even in larger operations,
use of trucks is often wasteful
and uneconomic and absorbs unnec-
essary quantities of gasoline and
rubber. The passenger car, in short,
provides farm service that moth
ing else can sufficiently replace.
Gas priorities for trucks alone
will not solve the farmers trans
portation problem. His passenger
car is often essential to his oper-
ation--and essential to the delivery
of food the nation mus have.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

"God, the Only Cause and Great
or" will be the subject of the Les
son-Sermon in all Churches of
Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, June z.
The Golden Text will be from
Acts 4:24--"Lord, thou art God,
which hast made heaven and earth,
and the sea, and all that in them is.
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible--Col. 3:4--
when Christ, who is our life, shall
appear, then shall we also appear
with him in glory.
The Lesson-Sermon also will in
cluIde passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures.
by Mary Baker Eddy, among which
is the following, page 69--God's
children already created will be rec
ognized only as man finds the truth
of being. Thus it Is that the real.
ideal man appears in proportion as
the false and material disappers".
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05
TWILIGHT ON THE wPA

Tn a message to Congress the
President has requested considera-
ton of further reduction or the
possible elimination of the WORKS
projects Administration. A heavy
cut in appropriations for WA Is
made.
These are portents of the passing
of wPA. which the President called
a device to meet temporary neeo.
This does not mean there will never
be such need again. A forecast Oh
things to come is the President
opinion that finding work for the
unemployed must be regarded as
mart of a full program of social Sc
curity.
Few relief measures of the past
aroused so much criticism as WPA,
mainly because of it's early identl-
fication with needless work known
as "boondoggling" This was excus-
ed. some degree, by the argument
that work provided for the unem-
ployed should not compete Win
wage-earning labor, and that MIN
imum of money schould be spent
for materials. The Presidents pres
emit opinion, apparently, is that
there are better ways OF finding
work for idle hands to do.
After the war there are sure TO
be many experiments in this direc-
ton. There will be violent disloca-
lions of industry, the disappearance
of many jobs and an inevitably pain
full period of transition back to the
ways and employments OF peace
Something more adequate and eco
nomically sound than WPA will be
needed to bridge the gap.
The Bulletin
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05

ment Bureau Of Public Relations. He
says:
"The purpose of these expositions
is to assist in raising money for Army
Emergency Relief. They will also
serve to educate the civilian popula-
ton of the United States in the equip
ment, facilities and needs of the vari-
GUS branches of the service.
"They will be an aid in the war eff
fort by reasurring the parents Of the
soldiers as to methods taken by the
Army in the care of the enlisted men.
Each phase Of the feeding, housing,
clothing, medical care and similar
services will be shown"
Tickets, selling for So cents (tax
included) cover both the exhibition
and spectacular night show in the
Baltimore Stadium when 1000 picked
men will demonstrate the weapons
that are the arsenal of Democracy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05
GASOLINE RATIoNING SYSTEM

Recommendations for improve
ment of the gasoline rationing sys-
tenn are made by ]. Maxwell Smith,
president of the Keystone Automo-
bile Club in a letter to Joel Dean,
Motor Vehicle Fuel Administrator,
in Washington.
The first deals with misinterpre-
tation of the question on B cards
relating to distance to business or
nearest committing point, the Sec
ond suggests creation Of a new
classification somewhere between
the B3 card and x, and the third is
that no lowering OF the unit be
taken without due consideration
for the sincerely conscientious and
patriotic motorists who waived all
rights to higher classification and
obtained A cards.
1t is explained that the sugges-
tions are offered in event rationing
programs are extended to other
parts of the country and in case any
reconsiderations are given to the
program now in effect on the East
ern Seaboard.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05
sWEETENING WITHOUT SUGAR

DR.. r. H. Riley, Director of the
State Health Department calls at
tention to the following sugges-
lions from the Nutritionist of the
Department as to ways by which the
problem of sweetening without
sugar, may be solved, now that
sugar rationing has started.
First of all, here is list of avail
able "sweetenings":
Molasses, sorghum, honey, maple
syrup and cane syrup, each, or all
of which can be used in the majority
of recipes.
If recipe calls for cup Of sug-
ar use three-fourths of a cup OF
molasses. Deduct one-fourth of a
cup of liquid from the recipe, and
add pinch of soda. If you use
honey, substitute three-fourths of a
cup for 1 cup of sugar and deduct
one-fourth of cup of liquid from
the recipe. The same applies to corn
syrup. Dark corn syrup has more
iron than light syrup.
Sugar is an energy food, but II
does not contain the minerals or
vitamins which are necessary for
growth and health, and which you
get in other foods. Sugar is avail
able in fruits and in vegetables such
as yellow corn and beets, so that
even if you don't depend upon sub
stitute sweetening you get lot OF
natural sugar in everyday foods.