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Evening star., 1942-05-17

CAIRO, Egypt.-HeedlesS OF the war
raging on their doorstep, men are digging
excitedly in the desert sand not far from
Cairo. And they aren't digging trenches.
either.
They are archeologists. and in recent
weeks they have reported several i'm
portant finds.
1t may seem odd to call anything but
the war important, but these scientists
feel that the work they are doing is of
lasting value. To some extent, at least,
the Egyptian press shares their interest.
Accounts Of the diggings have been front
page news.
The latest excavations have been tax
ing place at Sahara, location of the
famous step Pyramid and site of the one
time capital city, Memphis. Every week
end the place is invaded by khaki-clad
sightseers from Cairo.
New Tomb Discovery.
Here a few weeks ago the Egyptian
archeologist, DR.. Achmed Badawi, dis
covered the 10Th Dynasty tomb of one
Of the Governors of Memphis. Later the
ssrcophagus itself was opened and what
must once have been richly decorated
silver gilt CONN was found, together with
more than 800 mortuary statues and
fragments Of rare iron weapons.
There was evidence, however, that
thieves had rified the tomb. Such thiev-
ing, done back in antiquity, is the bane
Of Egyptologists.
The most important clues discovered
may lead to the unearthing OF the tomb
of the bull god Aphis.
In the course of the same excavations
a few weeks previously the tomb of young
Prince Shishenk of the 22d Dynasty was
unearthed Wall reliefs were discovered
depicting the prince making sacrifices
to the gods Inscribed on one Of the
offering tables was the name Of King
Nikkaw, who planned . Red Sea-
terranean canal thousands OF years be-
fore De Lesseps.
Evening star., 1942-05-17
By Rayn ond p. Brandt.

Mr.. Davis cannot tell at this time how
large his organization eventually will be-
Doubtless it will number thousands, with
a small headquarters staff in Washing
ton, operating whenever possible through
its own officers in the various corps areas.
Two Primary Functions
The new organization will have two
primary functions: First to act as liaison
agent between the War Department and
civilian industries. and, second. to relieve
many officers and men trained for COM
bat service from work which can be per-
formed as well or better by civilians with
special talents.
If Mr.. Davis preliminary plans are
followed. and they probably will be- the
corps will not be separate entity except
on paper. AS he visualizes the final set
up, the specialists will be incorporated
in various Army branches such as the
Ordnance, Quartermaster and Engineer
Corps, or serve in the field with combat
forces such as the Tank, Air and Infantry
Corps. The Finance Corps will look after
the pay of the officers and men,
When large eroups of men, say 100
radio experts or 1000 tank mechanics,
are needed. the first recruiting will be
through civil service rolls of applicants
To obtain the more talented and expert
enced officers, Mr.. Davis expects to ap-
point capable and well-informed busi-
nessman in each corps area who will
cooperate with the Army commander
and the businessmen of the region.
Should the commander need an excep-
tionally trained man for particular
post, he would give the specifications to
the specialist officer who probably would
know where man of those qualiflca-
tions was employed. Through his busi-
ness connections. the specialist officer
presumably would be able to arrange for
the mans release from civilian work for
the duration" or until he had completed
the special task.
Hopes to Cut Red Tape.
eve hope" Mr.. Davis said, Ito make
such arrangements by telephone and cut
through red tape"
Most Of the specialists serving with
the overseas forces will be technicianS,
such as mechanics and other skilled
Evening star., 1942-05-17
By Stephen Barber
Wide World News.

Another more ancient tomb dating to
the 7th Dynasty was found recently in
the Sahara region by the Egyptian
Egyptologist, Prof. Zaky Saad. More
than 5000 years old, this tomb was
opened from the bottom of a 60-foot
Persian well.
1t was in a state of almost perfect
preservation and much is hoped for when
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15

Tries 10 Solve
Skull Injury
Woman Companion
Describes Events
Of Fatal Evening

Prosecutor William f. Bowling
and police Investigators today
began questioning associates of the
late John Duval Dodge. seeking an
linking as to how the 43-year-old
playboy received 10-inch skull
fracture. apparently during corr
vivial evening spent with friends
and, later. police.
Assured by an autopsy that the
scion of the famed Dodge auto
family died of an ear-to-ear split
at the base of his skull, and not
by stroke as at one time was
supposed Bowling said that be-
tween now and the time of the
inquest into his death, set for next
Wednesday or Thursday, he would
question dozens of Dodge's ac-
lquaintanceS.
Tn. coroner's jury at the inquest
will be called on to determine
whether Dodge received his fatal
injury accidentally or whether it
was at the hands of another. The
jury is also expected to decide
whether the injury was received
before Dodge appeared in Van
Dyke place Tuesday night, or dur
ing the hectic evening there, or
afterwards when he was in the
hands of Mcclellan precinct police.
MISS FONTAINE'S STORY
Well up in the list of witnesses
will be Miss Mignon Fontaine, at.
tractive brown eyed interior deco
rator with whom Dodge spent
most of his last conscious hours.
Late yesterday Miss Fontaine,
for the first time, told in detail of
the series of incidents, mostly
commonplace, which eliminated in
Dodge's enigmatic death.
Here is the story as told by Miss
tontaine to Prosecutor Bowling:
Tuesday night, about 8 p. m,
/ was home reading a book and
had just decided to finish my
chapter and visit a girl living In
the neighborhOod when the door
bell rang.
1T was Theodore Klein. an ac-
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Dutchmen betrayed them, an I'M
specified number Of hostages would
die before German firing squads
at dawn.
Christensen al first tried 10
win betrayers by Offering a re-
ward of 100000 Dutch guilders
tS54OO0) for the betrayal Of the
patriots.
The Netherlands government In
exile feared that the Germans
held 1900 or more prominent
Dutchmcn as hostages. to be muir
dercd at their pleasure-poSsibly
even If the saboteurs we're ar
rested without Dutch cooperation.
Christensen had warned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Rhodes Blasted
By British Navy

LONDON, Aug. Is CUP)-An
Exchange Telegraph correspondent
aboard a British warship in the
Mediterranean reported today tina,
an eastern Mediterranean naval
squadron has bombarded IN @
Italian island of Rhodes in the
Dodecanese.
The correspondent said the at
tack was made early Thursday.
The squadron, commanded by
Admiral Philip Wan, plaStered
Rhodes for L MINUTES.
Fleet aircraft spotted for the
naval squadron. dropped flares 10
illuminate the targets and bombed
Martha airdromc, on Rhodes.
All British ships and planes re-
turned 10 their bases without a
scratch, - despite shore batteries
and enemy E-boats, Exchange
said.
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Murder i'm Holland?
Netherlanders in Exile Await News That Nazis
Have Slain Dutch Hostages in Revenge

LONDON. Aug. Is (UP) Neither
landers in exile in Great Britain
waited grimly today for news that
at sunrise this morning, the Ger
mans had slaughtered innocent
Dutchmen because patriots who
a German troop train had
not been arrested.
The deadline for surrender was
Friday.
Gen. Friedrich Christensen,
the brutal commander-in-chief Of
the German occupation forces in
the Netherlands. had announced
that unless by midnight he sue
ceeded in arresting the patriots or
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
BOHllberS
Maui Jap
Convoy

GEN. DOUG GIL AS MacAR-
THURS HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA. Aug. Is GNS).-
Allied hierS operating from
Australian bases battied today
against japanese Zero fighters and
unfavorable weather in an effort
10 knock out an enemy convoy
seeking 10 reach the Solomon
Islands with reinforcements.
A second severe pounding was
administered 10 the Jap convoy
Cen Douglas Mac
Arthur revealed in a communique.
as the enemy warshipS and trans
ports moved eastward from the
vicinity Of New Guinea. Two Of
SIX Japanese Zero fighter planes
that tried to intercept the bomb
ers were downed.
AN Australian brosdcastng
commission correspondent re-
ported that Allied attacks had
forced the convoy out 10 sea,
United Press said
Poor visibility prevented OBJ
Servation Of results Of yesterdays
attack and Of the initial attack
on the convoy. made in three
waves Thursday by Flying For-
tress planes and medium bombers
That the Jap warships and
transports had made some head
way was disclosed by the an
that Fridays attack.
by heavy bomberS, was made off
New Britain Island.
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i, 5. Air Fighters
In Egypt Battle

CAIRO, Aug. IS (UP).-Fighter
pilots of the United States Army
Air Corps, joining the squadrons
of the Royal and South African
Air Forces, have gone into action
in the Egyptian desert for the
first time. it was announced today.
The American fighter units
opened fire on the enemy WedneS-
day for the first time, it was re-
vpaled.
United States Army Air Corps
heavy bombers had been in action
and had Joined the British
and South African air forces in
widespread and damaging raids
against Axis naval and land tar
gets.
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As the pollen count mounted to
80. II was pointed out today that
has an unenforced law
for the relief of hay fever suf-
fererS.
Passed in the last state legisla-
ture was a bill empowering county
supervisors to set up a weed COM
delegated to eradicate
weeds. Such a commits
sioner would be authorized to force
all citizens 10 cut their weeds or
cut them himself and submit a
bill.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Anfi-Hay Fever Law
Pollen Count Mounts but County Officials Fail
TO Appoint Weed Commissioners

Bruce H. Douglas, city health
commissioner, nothing has been
done on this. No one gets ex-
cited about hay fever season
until II comes. Then it's too
late
Thus there are only two known
reliefs - de-sensitizing treatments
which should have been started
weeks ago, or a trip to a pollen
free area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
BY LEO v. DOLAN


International News ser,ic, stan Writer
LONDON. Aug is - United
States forces have blasted the
japanese from their main air b. e
in the solomon Islands and Amer
lean landings have been made at
two more points in the sO0-miIc
archipelago, dispatches TO London
disclosed today.
The naval correspondent OF tho
Yorkshire Post. who disclosed that
the American eXpeditIonary force
in the SolomonS was being rein
forced hours before this was an
nounccd by the navy department,
in Washington. reported today
that the large japanese air base
on Guadalcanal Island had been
knocked out of action.
MARINES ONERRUN SITE
American marines beSicging the
base have overrun the site, the
correspondent said, and il was
assumed that when appropriate
repairs have been made and sup
plies received, il Will be trans.
formed into United States
sprineboard.
New landings in the Solomons
were revealed by the London
Daily Mail which reported tina,
marines had seized Makambo and
Gavutu Islands. inflicting heavy
casualties and taking thousands
OF prisoners.
Dispatches from the Pacific
have said that the Japanese fleet
has been driven out Of Tulagi Har-
Dor and is forced 10 fight al a
disadvantage away from lis base
The Yorkshire Posts corrc-
spondent said that JapancSc
ground forces al other points on
Guadalcanal and elsewhere in the
SolomonS have been driven into
harmless positions and are
fighting 10 avoid capture.
The pressure Of Allied attacks
spearheaded by United States ma.
rineS and units OF tho American
Pacific fleet, has swung 10 the
bigger islands Of the SolomonS and
the scope Of operations is being
widened. he said.
The campaign will be pro-
tracted. he said, because the
japanese are resisting stubbornly.
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j. ). Makes
NewLdndinQs
In So|omons
Vichy Radio Admits
Americans Capture
Japanese Air Base

VICHY. France. Aug IS INS).
The Gcrman-Conirolled Vichy
radio today broadcast an admfs-
sion that United States forces
had captured an unidentified air
drome in the Solomon Islands.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Benton Slated
To Face Chisox
photo By Tlmes staff photorrsph..
BY LEO MACDONALD

AL Benton and Johnny Hum
phrieS will be the rival pitchers
when the Tigers and White Sox
take the field at Briggs Stadium
today in the second Of a four
game series.
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GIRL SEES CRASH

As a soldier picked up the ninth
he remarked:
This was the officer"
Profrock's daughter, Cathleen
Ia. saw the crash from her bed.
room window.
There was terrific roar"
she said. Then everything lit
mp rs bright as day. II hit first
in the soybean field out by the
road, Then 1t skidded down the
lane into the cOrnfield and II
stopped when IL hit the culvert
at the edge of the lane.
THE light was almost blind
ing. II seemed TO he coming in
the north windows. even though
the fire was on the south side
Of the house.
Prosecutor L. T. Barnett Of
Hastings. who saw the wreCkage.
said some of the occupants appar-
entity had tried to bail out through
the rear door.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
Army -Navy Disur1ity in Alaska Revealed
9 Killed
Inn Army
Air Crash

HASTINGS, Aug. Is CUP).-
Unfavorable weather and perhaps
motor trouble today were believed
10 have caused a huge army air
plane 10 crash in a corn field last
night. explode in flames and kill
at least nine men.
The known dead.
Second 1t. l. II. Tally. I'd 1t.
Maurice +. Mccall. I'd 1t Eugene
George King. I'd 1t. James j.
Daley, Staff Sgt. John Hazen,
Cpl. f L. Prother. Steve J. Span
tard, George F. Strenge and r. W.
Carlton. -
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BODIES REMOVED

The bodies have been removed
To a Battle Creek funeral home.
The pilot apparently had lost his
bearings and was in trouble when
he circled over the brilliantly
lighted Barry County fairgrounds
and headed south. still flying low
toward Battle Creek. site of Fort
Custer and Kellogg Air Field.
A few minutes later it crashed
300 yards from the farm home OF
c. w. Profrock and scattered
burning parts over four or five
acres. Its wings were reported
To have been sheared off by tall
willow trees a quarter of a mile
away.
Soldiers from Fort Custer picked
up five bodies in one spot. -Four
more were scattered over an area
OF 80 yards.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-15
WLB Panel
Recommends
sc GIN Raise
Night Work Bonus,
Union Security. Paid
Vacations Also Urged

A three-member War L alb r
Board panel in Washington today
a general 5-cent-an-
hour wage increase for DDS, 900
General Motors Corporation en-
.ployes, who had sought a $1-a-day
boost
To WLB the panel proposed an,
increase of IL cents an hour as a
cost of living adjustment" plus
an additional 3ia cents an hour TO
bring wages in the 95 GM plants
TO a level comparable with those
in the Ford industries.
Only dissenter to the recommen-
dations, which also included a
union security shop. was the en-
ployer representative.
NIGHT WORK BONUS
Other recommendations handed
down by the panel, which took
over the General Motors dispute
April p on certifcation from the
labor department, included vaca-
lions, a 10 per cent bonus for night
workers and a minimum of three
hours work for call-ins after regu-
lar working hours.
In addition, the panel recon-
mended that all wage provisions be
made retroactive 10 April 2S.-
1t could not be determined i'm
mediately to what extent the pan
els recommendations--if they are
accepted by the full board-would
affect the future wage and work
status of the $4,000 employees of
the Ford Motor Company and S.
600 employees of Chrysler Motor
Company.
CIO UNIONS ASK RAISE
The pay increase had been
sought by the UAW-CIO and the
United Electrical. Radio and Ma
chine Workers of America (CIO) !
which have enrolled most of the
General Motors employees.
The union security provision
would REQUIRE that all members
Of unions in good standing as Of
Jan. /, 1912, shall remain so for
the period of the contract; that
present dues and initiation fees
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World Famous Comics, Three
pages every day in Daily De
trOit Times.
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Jap Carrier
Gets AWAY
Mixup
Commands Unified
Now, U. s. Attacking,
Magnuson Reports

SEATTLE, Wash. Aug. j.
GNSl - Back in-.Seattle from a
fve-day tour of Alaskan military
bases. Rep. Warren G. MagnuSon
I'D of Washington a member OF
the House naval affairs committee,
today bluntly blamed lack OF
army and navy coordination for
the escape Of Japanese surface
forces after the attack on Dutch
Harbor early in June.
MagnuSon also termed the Japa-
nese occupation Of the Aleutians
tho scandal Of the war, but tenn
pered his criticism with the heart
ening news that American forces
were now on the offensive in the
island chain.
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JAP SHIPS ESCAPE


lie said his investigation in
Alaska showed that Jap surface
forces, including an aircraft car
ricr which took part in the Dutch
Harbor attack, escaped possible
humiliation because OF "a tempo
rary and unfortunate failure Of
army and navy coordination at
the time
The army command was To-
Gated within operating distance
OF the japanese task force"
MagnuSon said. 81 have in
formation that IL was notified
soon after the Dutch Harbor at
tack that navy patrol planes had
a japanese carrier under con-
tinual observation. and that they
were waiting for the arrival of
army land-based aircraft TO
make the Kill.
THE army command, how
ever. believed its orders were
not broad enough 10 warrant
sending out a bombing force at
this phase Of the battle with
out definite directions. A. re-
suit, army planes remained on
the ground and before naval au-
thOrities could straighten the
matter out, the laps had slipped
away
The congressman, who is also
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CIO UNIONS ASK RAISE

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JOIN THE PAYROLL SAVINGS PLAN
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Evening star., 1942-12-06
By SUSAN B. ANTHONY. II.

The new nursery school at Glen
Echo MD for children of working
mothers was officially opened Friday
by Rear Admiral Herbert S. Howard,
commanding officer at the Navy's
Taylor Model Basin at Carderock.
The school was started because
James r. McRea, quarterman ma
chinist at the Basin, decided that
the plant was going to be short of
workers unless women could replace
drafted men. Mr.. McRae saw that
the Basin couldn't get women work.
ers unless care was provided for
their children.
The result was that Mrs. McRae
and Mrs. Charles H. Smith of the
Macarthur boulevard area got to
work. They talked with the vicar
of the Chapel Of the Redeemer at
Fairway Hills and one of his vestry-
women, Mrs. Clayton Smalling,
about using the large Sunday school
room as nursery school.
Trained Nurse in Charge.
Today eight pre-school children.
five girls and three boys attended
and nursery from 7:30 am. to $50
pm.
Evening star., 1942-12-06

The nursery school is getting on a
paying basis because parents pay 81
a day to cover costs of the care. The
projects original capital" was $l7.
A trained nurse, Mrs. Lila Olson
Roemers is in daily full-time attend
ance at the nursery, while Mrs.
Smalling handles the story telling,
games and feeding of the children.
Can Care for 45.
Equipment was gathered from
residents of the Macarthur boule-
ward area. Mrs. Roemer's husband
and Clyde B. Fishel. both OF the
Model Basin made eight little cots,
Curtains were donated by resident
Of Fairway Hills.
Admiral Howard paid tribute to
Mr.. McRae and the women of the
community who have made the
nursery possible.
If I were one of the parents Of
these children" he said, II would be
glad to have them here, because they
would be so we'll trained when they
come back home"
Mrs. Smith, one of the founders
OF the nursery, said that the large
Sunday school room made available
by the chapel would hold IS children.
Evening star., 1942-12-06

the night Of November 20, and that =
Foy and Russell drew guns and
forced Miller to drive them to.
Toledo. Foy is said to have left the
car in Pennsylvania but not until
after it had passed through Mary
land.
According to the FBI, Mr.. Miller
was released in Toledo after his life
had been threatened and $22 had
been taken from him. Mr.. Miller re-
ported the case to Toledo police, who
apprehended Russell last Tuesday.
He is being held at Toledo under
$4,000 bond.
Burnsworth was arrested at SOM
erset Friday by police of that city
and will be taken to Toledo for
prosecution. His bond has not yet
been set.
Evening star., 1942-12-06

now has risen to 1880 900, while
next year we must add at least
10000 to our working and fight
ing force. BY the end of 1943, nearly
all Of the working population win
be engaged in war work or civilian
activities geared to the war.
While the country will be hard
put next year to produce sufficient
food. especially in view of the farm
labor shortage and military and
lease-lend buying of IS per cent of
farm output, IAN adequate overall
diet can be assured" owl declared.
Our country has done a great
deal in this one year." concluded
owl. Under any ordinary stand
ards we would be entitled to in
Gulge in some degree of satisfaction.
The standards of war, and in par
ticular of this war. are much too
exacting for any feeling of salts
faction. Next year calls for greater
tasks and presents us with equal, If
not greater, obstacles. The record
of the past may give us this much
assurance that we have no cause for
feeling that the job ahead cannot
or will not be DONE"
Evening star., 1942-12-06

area came the announcement that
Maj. Gen. Carl spaatz, commander
in-chief Of American areial forces In
the European war theater, had
reached North Africa to take per-
sonAl charge Of the air warfare In
Tunisia.
Though reported greatly outnum-
bsred over the actual fighting front
by swarms Of Axis planes operating
from scores Of convenient bases,
American and RAJ fighters were in
continuous sweeps over the battle
area.
Great sky battles were raging over
the struggling ground forces, but un-
certain communications afforded
only 4 fragmentary picture. Ameri-
can Flying Fortresses were described
Evening star., 1942-12-06

had captured . town In Central
Tunisia yesterday "by direct as
saults In which French Unnamed
75S played . decisive part"
An Allied spokesman said the
famous French field gun Of the
first World War turned the tide Of
battle. Allied columns-principally
been reported from
time to time in action against Axis
forces isolated at various points in
South and Central Tunisia and
along the coastal route to Tripoli-
tania.
Evening star., 1942-12-06

as operating on . timetable schedule
Is they precision bombed Bizerte
yesterday and shot up German
fighters that rose to intercept them.
Axis Fighters Destroyed.
Over Bizerte the Allied Twelfth
Air Force. including American P-38
twin-engined Lockheed fighters and
British Spitfires, was reported to
have destroyed three German fight-
ers yesterday against the loss Of
one Of its own planes. Additional
information added another three
German planes not previously re-
ported In aerial battles on Thursday.
Late reports revealed that q force
of Americans and French under
Col. Edison Raf1, chief Of American
parachute troops In North Africa,