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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-16
18.19Draft Bill
Goes Next Week
To Roosevelt
BY ROBERT HUMPHREYS

International News Service stan Writer
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-Sen
ate and House committees today
prepared TO remove the last bar
riers to enactment of Legislation
to draft Is and 19-year-old youths
with final congressional action b,
the middle of next week in
prospect.
The time table fixed by con,
gressional and military officials
calls for:
THE House to pass the
legislation tomorrow.
2-Then Senate TO act Tues
day.
3-The bill to go TO the White
House late Wednesday or Thurs
day for President Roosevelt's
signature.
Issuance of an order late
next week 10 local draft boards
TO start sitting through their
Is and 1S-year-old classifications
TO make ready for the December
selective service call.
5-First inductions of teen
age youths TO start December i.
The House military affairs COM
mittee reported its version OF the
legislation late yesterday, with
the rules committee slated 10 act
on the measure today. The House
bill bears the name Of Rep. James
w. Wadsworth (R) OF New York,
co-author of the original draft act,
and was approved by the COM
mittee unanimously.
The Senate military affairs
committee ended its hearings yes
terday on a similar bill sponsored
by Senator Chan Quincy tR) of
South Dakota. and convened to-
day behind closed doors to whip
the legislation into final shape.
Mai. Gen. Lewis b. Hershey.
selective service director. esti-
mates that 100000 youths of
Is and 10 will be drafted under
the law.
The House committee, however.
adopted two amendments which
might affect the speed with which
selective service will be able TO
act.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-16
Status in Draft
Cleared Up by
TeenAgeDebdte

WASHINGTON. Oct. 10 (UP).
For the first time since Pearl
Harbor the average American to-
day had a relatively clear picture
of his draft prospects until the
end of 1913.
Testimony by high army officials
before congressional committees
on the bill to lower the draft age
TO Is made this possible.
The selective service situation
until the end OF 1913 shapes up
about like this:
YOUTHS OF IS AND 10
Those who have finished high
school. are not attending college
and have not already started to
enlist in the army or navy or ma
rine corps or the aviation cadet
corps of those services can expect
20 be called starting in late No
vember.
BY the middle of February all
such youth who are physically fit
will be in the army.
AT the end of the present school
ear, and no later than next July
i, 'teen-aged youths who have
been attending high school and
college will be called.
Exceptions TO an extent net vet
determined will be made for medi-
cal and premedical students. en-
gineers and other prospective
scientists.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-16
STUDENT DEFERMENT

One amendment allows any
youth who requests 1t 10 finish
his school year before induction,
but in no case would this type
of deferment be operative beyond
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-16

A second amendment forbids
any state draft quota 10 be filled
with men having dependents until
all single men have been indicted
who are available in that state.
and forbids any state 10 draft
fathers until all married men with
out children have been drafted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-02
6 PLEAD GUILTY
 IN FEDERAL COURT
Gasoline RatiOning Law ViOlatOrs Will Be Sen=
 fenced Dec. 9

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 2-(UP)- Six men pleaded guilty in Federal court today to violating the gasoline rationing laws and Judge J. Joseph Smith continued their cases until Dec. 9 for pre-sentence investiga- tion.
 At that time two others will be put to plea on similar charges.
 John Antoci, Bridgeport, admitted stealing 5000 gas ration books from the Bridgeport rationing office.
 Paul Insera, Bridgeport, pleaded guilty to receiving ITS stolen books. Kenneth Lindquist. West Hartford admitted selling stolen books, anc three men, Arthur Hanke, Hartford, and Henry Turek and Anthony Moscus of New Britain. pleaded guilty to purchasing them.
 Two others entered not guilty pleas and will go to trial Dec. I5. They were Peter Geneva. Bridge port. accused of receiving 1900 stolen books. and Ira Sussman, Stamford, with receiving TOO stolen books.
 Walter c. Patterson, Jr., stam- ford, pleaded guilty to white slavery and will be sentenced Dec. g.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-02

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 Russian planes were blasting from the skies great Junker-52 transport planes which sought to take rein forcements and supplies to the Ger mans in the Stalingrad area.
 Today's noon communique re- ported that in one northwest -Stalin- grad sector the Russians storme6 a strong fortified position frontally and from both Hanks, forcing the Germans to retreat in disorder, leaving 300 dead and large quanti- ties of arms and equipment.
 Tn another northwest Stalingrad sector the artillery. pr 1ring the way for new advances, destroyed l9 German dugoutS and block houses and blew up an ammunition dump
 Southwest of Stalingrad. the Rus sians were now within eight miles of Kotelnikovo, 90 miles from the city on the Caucasus railroad. after capturing the towns of Nishni- Yablitchy, rche-Zablitchy and Nebykov which form an arc north and east of it.
 In this area the Russians took Zhutov and Toulikov railroad sta tions IS miles from Kotelnikoyo.
 The noon cofnmunique said that in one southweSt-Stalingrad sector the Russians had destroyed 25 pill boxes and 2l firing points.
 It was here that the German op- erational base was taken.
 In the fighting. a German bat talion of 1000 men was routed and nearby four disabled tanks were captured.
 Inside Stalingrad city artillery and mortars were active, destroying nine block houses and dugouts and si- fencing eight field guns and I6 trench mortar batteries.
 Scattered German counter-attacks were broken.
 On the central front west of Moscow. the Russians continued to advance slowly west of Rzhey and east of Velikie Luki.
 Marching through blizzard snows, the Russians took a number of vil- lages and smaller fortified points, said, and killed 3.200 Germans in the last 24 hours. They had captured in the same period. 30 guns and damaged i2 tanks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-02
NEW RATIONlNC
 SYSTEM COMING
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(Continued from Page D higher than others, dependent on current available supplies as well as demand.
 The housewife will have complete freedom of choice in spending her points. She can spend them on the kinds of mEat that are more lex pensive" or cheaper" in terms of points. Her only limitation is that she will not be able to spend more than total of 48 points.
 The total meat ration under the new system was not revealed, but Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wockard announced Sept. l that a weekly ration of about 2 l-2 pounds for each adult is contemplated. That would be more than three tinl:s the ration of about l2 ounces weekly prevailing in both Great Britain and Germany.
 War Ration Book Two will con- tain four pages of blue stamps and four of red stamps. Each color will be used for different point ra- tioning program. Each page will contain 24 stamps lettered and numbered. The letters run from A to z and the numbers are either I8, 5, 3 or l, representing that num- Der of points.
 During the first month of point rationing the housewife D. 0bably will use the A, B, and c blue stamps, totaling AS points. In the next month she would use the D, E and F stamps.
 It will be left entirely to her to decide on what kinds of meat she wants to spend her 48 points. The price" in points of each kind of neat will be published by OPA and displayed in all stores.
 OPA officials said Britain's ra- tioning experience was used in plan- ming the system. Point rationing in Great Britain has been in force for more than a year. It is not used there for basic food, but for a wide range of scarce commodities includ- ing canned fruit, canned vegetables, condensed milk, dried cereals. syrup, canned meats, tapioca, sago and many American bnd-lease products. There IS also point ration card for clothes and shoes.
 The British food ration book con- tains 20 points a month. A popular item such as a can of Sardines cost as much as 24 points. Dried figs or prunes cost six points pound and box of dry cereal only two to four points.
 Meat is rationed in Great Britain on a money-value basis of shill- ing (about 25 oents) per person each week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-02
GREAT A.E.F. LANDS IN NEW ZEALAND
Convoy Carried Out With Utmost Secrecy-Big
 Welcome for Troops

Auckland, Newa Zealand, Dec. 2-
 UP)-A powerful and magnif1cently equipped American EXpeditionary Force has arrived in New Zealand, 1t was revealed today.
 Crowds gathered in the harbor to cheer when the dark gray warships of the United States convoy escorted the sea-stained, deep-laden trans ports into port, their decks crowded with troops and their holds heavy with supplies and equipment.
 For hours the next day the troop ships disgorged their men. and for days afterward materials poured ashore from their holds.
 The expedition was organized and embarked with the utmost secrecy and its men did not know until they left the American coast what coun- try they were bound for.
 They arrived in the highest Spir- its.
 Cigarets, oranges and American coins showered down on New Zeal and soldiers. as the ships reached dock, and the New Zealanders threw back coins of their own.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-02
ICKES GETS NEW
 PETROLEUM POST
Roosevelt Establishes Of- flee of Petroleum Admin.
 istratiOn for War

Washington, December 2. -- (UP) = President Roosevelt today estab- lished an Office of Petroleum Ad- ministration for War and named Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes as its administrator.
 IckeS now is Petroleum Coordina- tor. But an executive order signed shortly before noon by MT. Roose- welt delegated to Ickes additional authority and responsibility for "the planning and control of Pe- troleum activities"
 The text of the executive order was not available immediately. White House Secretary Stephen T. Early told newspapermen that bud get Director Harold E. Smith in submitting the order for approval said he believed it represented the best definition of functions and division of responsibilities which can be achieved at this tin:c."
 Ickes has been mentioned prom inentily as being in line for trans fer to the Department of Labor to direct the manpower program, but the Presidents action today in giv- ing him new and expanded authority over petroleum seemed to indicate that such a move is not imminent.
 Matters involving petroleum have been divided among several divisions of the government. It was judged from Early's brief announcement that this would continue to be the case, at least to some degree.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-02
''TASK FORCES" WAGE WAR
 ON OVERSIZED WAISTLINES OF NAVY DESK ADMIRALS"
By JAMES CULLINANE NEA Service Staff Correspondent

ANA]A 0CA WASV 0S&A WE ~cPVAAGCbt
 Washington, Dec. 1.-Manned by volunteers from the Navy's gold- braided ranks of swivel chair ad- mirals" two gallant task forces are engaged in a do-or-die action here.
 About 250 soft-muscled officers leave their desks at the Navy Department each evening to wage war on their waistlines.
 Exuding vigor and vitality, Lieu tenant Commander Gene T1lnney. head of the Navy's physical fitness division, shamed the desk officers in- to volunteering to attend physical education classes three times week. TUNNEY STARTS IT
 Commander Tunney, his muscles ripping under a gym suit, formed his volunteers into two classes, told them how much better they would feel after they became accustomed to their exercises. He then caught plane out of Washington.
 Two full-chested, hard-waisted young officers, Lieutenant Robert Francis and Ensign James Lie- bertz, took over the classes.
 What we intend to do with six simple exercises is to leave you exhausted after an hour," said Lieutenant Francis, smiling hap oily at his paunchy Superiors. These exercises are given at every officers indoctrination school and each is intended to fatigue certain set of muscles"
 Bereft of their rank and dignity by the gym shorts and shirts. the senior officers. most of whom came directly into the Navy from civilian life and never saw an in doctrination school looked startled. But Lieutenant Francis treasured them: =
 We won't take up the strenu- ous exercises until you have loosen ed up a bit. Today we'll just run around the track four times and do some setting-up exercises"
 The, officers ran twice around the Western High school athletic field track and walked the other two laps Then they dog -trotted two blocks back to the gymnasium.
 Lieutenant Francis and Ensign Liemertt tried barking snappy mili- tary commands at their charges put gave up in despair when hopeless confusion resulted.
 It will take at least eight weeks to get the desk admirals" into reasonably good physical condition. the instructors said. The classes will continue all winter.
 In the Navy Department all of- ficers assigned to stationary duty are "desk admirals". Tunney hopes to have all of the Navy Depart ment's officers in Washington in his classes before Spring."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-02

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 CT Genoa; 4,569 slightly damaged in central Genoa and 4,S69 in
 greater Genoa.
 Mussolini said 21 British generals, 2,412 officers and 39,089 men had been taken prisoner.
 Discussing the war at large, he said it was extending to wider parts of the globe and twill naturally take long to conclude"
 Today there are no internal or external fronts" he said. There is only one front, divided into sec- tors"
 Commenting that he was giving more of a military and political report of the last IS months than a speech, Mussolini divided his "re- port" into three headings = Russia, Japan and American landing in North Africa.
 Regarding Russia he said T must admit the Russian soldier has fought well but the German soldier fought better and has beaten him."
 Commenting that he was confi- dent of the outcome in Russia. he said that the Axis (by attacking Russia) had chosen the right mo- ment to protect its rear. Today, he said, Russia had lost its most fertile territories, its main raw material sources and between 80,000, 900 and 90,000,000 of its people.
 1trf,,i,ao fn Dvac;la,,f Daneo,,nIk I.o said:
 This man who had solemnly promised American mothers that their sons would not be sent to die outside American frontiers deliber- ately wanted war.
 Naturally Japan could not wait until the United States was ready to shoot first"
 He said Japan's entrance to the war was an absolute guarantee of Axis victory because Japan was un- touchable and unbeaten.
 Mussolini said that at the moment Allied troops were disembarking in North Africa he sent message to Berlin. urging that the only pos- SAbAI ~dNNAOlA hdo l1lE NAlo occupation of the whole of France and Corsica.
 Later We had proof that the French fleet at Toulon wanted to join the British Mediterranean fleet and the Axis powers were forced to take control over the French naval base to avoid such action" he said.
 Mussolini asserted that "conni- vance" of American officers. clad in civilian clothes. with uniformed French officers. had bee nevident for a long time.
 "All French are opportunists," he said.
 The disembarkation of the Allied forces was not 6 glorious action"
 He sad that there had been no sabotage in Italy. despite many ru- mors.
 He said the Axis would win a final and complete victory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-02
AXIS LIFELINE
 CUT BY ALLIES
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The effect of the latest Allied op- erations, as reported by Radio Morocco, was to split the Germans and Italians in Tunisia into three isolated forces. one at BiZerte. the second at Tunis and the third along the coast, and to cut their com- munieations with Libya.
 A French communique broadcast by Radio Morocco reported that de- spite the massing of German troops for counter attacks. French regulars had taken up positions just north of Pont de Frahs. 38 miles south of Tunis and g miles from the Gulf of Hanmamet.
 They were expected to strike through the Bou Ficha. on the coast. ;eize the airport to the north and continue on to Hammamet.
 German broadcasts insisted that the Axis was moving strong rein- forcements into northeast Tunisia despite Allied airplane bombings. and said Axis planes. in attacks on the Algerian bases of Bons and AL gters. had sunk three transports in Algiers harbor.
 4 long-deiayed dispatch by Ned Russell. United Press correspondent with the advanced Allied forces, gave additional details of a daring American armored column attack on the Tebourba airdrome 22 miles west of Tunis week ago today.
 Attacking at night across 6 lat plain. the American troops destroy ed 90 German Junker-80 dive bomb- ing planes. six anti-tank guns, six armored cars and several ammuni.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-02

have been in tough spot" my in- formantS said. "The Germans could have established themselves quicker in the East"
 Saved Bloodshed
 I was told that Darlan "has been pitching big league ball for us; he was a lucky catch for us-saved a lot of bloodshed on both sides"
 I was told also:
 'The French are looking to Dar- Ian as their number one hope now that the Germans have occupied all France"
 Marshal Henri Petain is a pris- oner with virtually no control but Petain is a great symbol to the French who now allegedly look to Darlan, since he came direct from Petain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-02
|RAF PLANES | GET TWO SUBS
One in St. Lawrence Gulf, Other in Atlantic on
 Same Day

Ottawa, Dec. a. (UP)--Royai Canadian Air Force bombers, carry. ing the attack to German sub- marines in the St. Lawrence Gulf and the Atlantic, Sank two U.boats the same day in October of the east coast and heavily damaged an- other two days later, Air Minister c. O. Power disclosed today.
 Power reported three recent at- tacks on the German raiders. Tn the first, a crew from an east coast base sighted a surfaced U-boat some distance off the coast and dropped a depth charge pattern which flied the submarine nearly out of the water. Its propellors were clearly visible. It sank rapid ly, leaving large oil slick and the plane sprayed 1t with 300 rounds of machine gun fire.
 On the same day, a crew from another east coast base plane de- tected surfaced submarine about 125 miles east of the coast. As the U-boat crash dived, charges were dropped and landed direct on the target. After the first explosion a dark object was seen to rise and then settle back beneath the sur- face. Air bubbles rose, and as the plane left 100 by 300 yard oil slick was seen.
 Two days later, plane picked up the trail of a submarine stalking a convoy POO miles out. One of the planes depth charges exploded di- rectly ahead of the coming tower. The U-boat rolled over on its port beam and quickly settled beneath the water. A kill" was not claimed but the submarine was believed heavily damaged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-02
OCTOBER DEATH :.
 RATE ADVANCES
Gain Over September's Mark-ChrOnic Diseases
 Cause of Gain

New York, Dec. 3 - The long continued downward trend in monthly mortality among the indus trial pollcyholders of the Metropoli- tan Life Insurance company was broken In october when the death rate rose sharply not only over that for September, but also over that ot October of last year, according to the company's statisticians. But despite this setback, the statisticians explain, the cumulative death rate for the first ten months of l942 showed decided drop as compared with the corresponding period of last year. The cumulative rate for this year was "A per 1000, or l l-2 per cent under the l94l rate.
 Among the insured group, little if any change occurred in mortality from acute conditions during October, 1922. "tt was the chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and diseases of the heart, kidneys and arteries" the statisticians say, that accounted for a large part of the increase in the october death rate. Inasmuch as these conditions had been running at lower-than- average rate in the earlier months of the year, their records for the year through October still remained comparatively favorable"
 Pointing out that industrial ac- cidents and accidents in public places continue at a higher rate, as compared with recent years, the StatisticianS comment:
 This is, of course, a reflection of the increased industrial activity and the dislocations resulting from the war effort. The rate for motor ve- hicle fatalities for October is only two- thirds as high as that of year ago, while the figure for the year to date is donw more than IS per cent from last year"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-02
WHITE ARMBANDS
 FOR PEDESTRIANS

Hartford. Conn, Dec. 2=(UP) - The State Motor Vehicles Depart ment. concerned over possible in- crease in the highway death toll be- cause of the dim-out, today consid- cred Q suggestion that all pedes- trians were white armbands or handkerchiefs on their arms so they can be seen more readily by motor ists.
 The Department urged all drivers to cut sueed to the minimum,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-02
WHOOPING COUGH
 CASES REPORTED

Waterbury has four new cases of whooping cough and two new cases of lobar pneumonia, according to weekly report made by the state department of health. A case of scarlet fever has been reported in Naugatuck, and one pneumonia case is listed for Thomaston.
 An increase by more than 100 cases of measles in the state was noted. None of them. however, are in New Haven county. The total is l76 for the whole state.