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ing unimportant ground and
offering stiff defense only when
the Russians threatened their
key positions.
In these operations the at
tackers' losses were far greater
than the defenders. To make it
worse, Russia did not receive all
the vital war materials she ex-
pected from England and the
United States, because of the
effective NaI submarine war
fare. The result is that the Rus
slams are now short Of planes
and tanks and are deficient. but
to less extent, in artillery,
especially heavy rifles.
Timoshenko Feeling Pinch.
The principal reason that the
Axis armies have been able to
make such tremendous progress
in Russia despite heavy losses is
that the armies under Marshal
Semeon Timoshenko are begin
ming to feel seriously the pinch
in modern war equipment.
Soviet factories are greatly
handicapped by lack of basic raw
materials. The stories circulated
last fall that Russian industrial
equipment was being trans
ported to the rear as more and
more territory was evacuated
were somewhat exaggerated. The
effort unquestionably was made,
but its success is doubtful.
Leningrad, where the principal
ordnance factories of the U. S.
S. r, are located, is still sur
rounded and under the enemy's
guns. If the Putilov and other
factories can produce anything at
all they can just supply the
powerful invested armies of
Marshal Klementi Voroshilov.
AS the situation is now de-
veloping 1T appears that the
Soviet forces will have to with
draw quickly in order to foil the
principal Nazi objective-their
annihilation. Numerically the
Soviet armies still have marked
superiority over the enemy. But
regardless OF their bravery, men
with nothing more than rifles
and machine guns cannot stem
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ular, would deter the Nazis from
their objective, so long as their
covering forces In Western
Europe can prevent the Allies
from causing them real harm.
The prevailing opinion in mill
tary quarters is that we must in
tensify the shipment Of large
quantities of war materials to
Archangel and speed up trans
portation facilities by way of
Iran. The former can be accom-
plished by use of more escort
ships with conveys going to Rus
sia; as for the latter, every effort
is being made to organize Iranian
roads so that the flow of sup
plies to Russia may continue un-
interrupted, provided. of course,
that the Nazis do not reach the
Caspian Sea in the meanwhile.
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Kerchenski Strait Drive Seen
Maj. Eliot Forecasts Germon Attempt
To Invude North Cuucusion Area

they are far from that yet, and
the chief barrier in their way Is
the Russian Army. Their i'm
mediate purpose must therefore
be the destruction of that bar
rier, in whole or in part.
To that end, If a general Rus
sian withdrawal in the south
takes place we may expect to see
a German attempt to invade the
North Caucasian are by way of
the Kerch Peninsula. If they
had no such intention they would
hardly have wasted four weeks
in the reduction of Sevastopol.
Should they succeed in such an
invasion attempt they might de-
prive the Russians Of their ad-
vantage of space and depth in
which to withdraw; In other
words, they might succeed in
completely surrounding a large
part of Marshal Semeon Tim
oshenko's forces. But it will prove
no easy task for the Germans to
force the Kerchensk1 Strait in
the face of what will most cer-
tainly be desperate Russian op-
position by land, sea and air.
The Germans will have to con-
centrate considerable air power
and may also be expected to use
small submarines and motor tor
pedo boats In an attempt to
neutralize or whittle away the
Russian Black Sea fleet, which
can be expected to be a powerful
factor in the Russian defense.
The crossing of the strait itself
may be effected In barges and
other small craft under strong
fighter protection and supported
by large numbers of para
chutists-and later by air-borne
infantry II the parachutists get
possession of suitable landing
places. The types Of planes
needed-dive bombers, fighters
and transports-are precisely the
types most needed by Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel in Egypt,
so that some difficulty as to al
location Of strength may airse;
indeed, 1t is just possible that the
requirements of the Caucasus
may compel the German high
command to write off any hope
of further success in Africa.
Must Seek Knockout.
All in all, the Kerchenski
Strait operation seems almost
certain to be tried when the time
Is ripe for it. Without 1t, barring
general and quite unlikely Rus
sian collapse, it will be very diff
cut for the Germans to cash in
on their present successes and on
the logical result thereof-a Rus
sian withdrawal behind the lower
Don.
1t is not sufficient for the Ger
mans to go on pushing the Rus
slams back over a series of sue
cessive positions, suffering heavy
losses and lengthening their
communications as they go.
That takes altogether too much
time, and what the Germans
need is quick and decisive vic
tory before winter shuts down
again.
(CopyriRht, 1942, by New York
Tribune. 1nC)
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Cuba Takes Steps 10 End
Fifth Column Campaign

by the Associated Press.
HAVANA, July IA campaign
to put an end to war of nerves"
being carried on in Cuba by fifth
columnists, including many persons
said to be "of high social standing
and well connected" will be started
Immediately by the national police.
it was disclosed last night.
Acting on request of Prime Min
lister Carlos Saladrigas to curb the
"anti-patriotic and anti-democratic
flood of rumors" now sweeping Hav-
ana. Brig. Gen Manuel Benitez has
ordered his police to arrest all per-
sons caught repeating false reports.
The Prime Minister said In a
letter to Gen. Benitez that the fifth
columnist element" is circulating
rumors to place in doubt before
the people of Cuba and OF the
Americas, the firm democratic stand
of the United States Government,
to block the unity Of the Cuban
people and produce q break in the
democratic stand of the govern
ment."
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Henry McLemore. dDouC ~ Ilr "oe
as positive as calendar Is announc-
ing the DAYS OF the week, and he
said his information was based on
a military secret"
To be honest, Mr.. Mays state
ment has bothered us, and on mora
counts than Tunney got In his sec
ond fight with Dempsey.
To start with, why wasn't the
President given copy of this In
side dope? 1t seems pretty small
of Mr.. May TO go trotting around
Washington knowing that 1t was
going to be short war, while Mr..
Roosevelt was using precious
strength trying to impress on the
country that it was in for a hard.
long pull, that was going to tax
the resources of every citizen.
Too, why has Mr.. May founts OF
information that are denied the
President. Mr.. Churchill. Mr.. Stain
and all the other leaders of the
United Nations? 1t can't possibly
help the morale of the people to
know that Congress member, even
one from Kentucky, knows more.
about what is going on in this world
than the men who have the final
say on the lives Of millions of men.
II Mr.. May is right-and far be
it from us to question a Congress
member-then millions of Ameri-
cans are being taken for suckers
If the war is going to end within
year, possibly sooner, what Is the
sense of giving up gasoline, rubber.
aluminium, and all the other things
that the Government has asked that
we contribute to the war ef1ortP
Why all the tremendous taxes, and
the fevered effort to buy as many
War bonds as possible?
Mr.. Mays prediction makes all OF
this nothing but waste of time. 1t
must give him laugh to watch US
preparing for hard, lean years in
1914 and 1945 and 1916.
Mr.. May owes it to the country
to reveal his source of information.
Until he does, there are going to
be skeptics who will question the
reliability of his information. and
string along with the President and
his view that we are In for g. long
war. This, of course, makes for con-
fusion and dissension.
We hope Mr.. May will not be
| shocked when we tell him that
guesses as to where he got his in
ternational information already
have been made. One authority at
least is convinced that it came
straight from ouija board that the
Congress member ran across In his
attic while looking for tail coat
In anticipation of an invitation to
Harry Hopkins wedding.
Another maintains that Washing
tons heat is to blame-that on q
blistering day Mr.. Mays tropical
worsted suit didn't come back from
the cleaners and he was forced to
wear double breasted blue serge.
Naturally, all Americans hope
that Mr.. May is dead right In his
prediction, and that before long he
will get another batch of informa-
ton, straight from the interna-
tional feed box, and be able to tell
us the hour of the armistice, the
temperature. and the glove and hat
sizes OF the soldier who will fire the
last shell.
If he is, we will gladly add another
slogan to our list;
Remember the May.
Distributed by McNausht Syndicate, fne8
Evening star., 1942-07-14
This Changing World
Allies Moy Heed Russian Pleos for Action
To Relieve Pressure on Eustern Front

the advance Of forces which pos
sess distinct advantage in planes
and tanks.
Much Material Sunk.
There is a tendency in Russia
to blame the United States and
Great Britain for being too slow
in supplying the Soviets with
equipment to match that Of the
Nals. The answer is that while
both countries have done their
utmost to rush war materials to
Russia, there has been a great
lack of shipping and much ma
terial has been lost in the Nazi
submarine campaign.
Moreover, lines of communica-
ton between Murmansk-the
only available ice-free port in the
Arctic Circle-and the battle
front are poor, and movement OF
materials from the docks, before
they came under incessant fire
from the Luftwaffe, was neces-
sarily slow and irregular.
How useful demonstration by
American and British forces in
Western Europe would be under
the present circumstances is diff
cult to say. In some military
quarters it is felt that it would
not be any more successful than
the French-British feints against
the Siegfried line in the early
days Of the war when the Poles
were pleading desperately with
the Allies to attack the Reich
and draw away some of the Ger
mans forces from invaded Poland.
Wouldn't Deter Nazis.
A landing in France or some
where else on the coast of West
ern Europe is possible, If the
United Nations want to make the
necessary sacrifices. But many
competent observers believe such
an operation would not deter the
Nazis from their present objec-
tives. They are believed to have
sufficient forces in that area to
RrLt = Jafopciua a ri ion
Some Soviet military men re-
mind the Allies that the sacri-
fee of two Russian armies in 1914
saved France, and eventually the
Allies, from certain defeat. OF
course, the situation is totally
different now. Our own military
men do not believe any demon
stration, no matter how spectac-
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familiar pattern of seeking to
cut off and surround a portion of
the enemy force, is making prog
ress in a scheme quite similar in
principle to that which succeed
ed so well in France in 1910.
1t will be remembered that
after the German break-through
on the Meuse and the bold thrust
down the Somme to the sea, the
question of the safety Of the So
called armies of the northwest
(the Belgian, British and the LIST
and 9th French armies) rested on
their ability to counterattack the
flank of the long German salient
and break through to re-estab-
lish contact with the bulk of the
French armies farther south.
They were unable to do this;
the Belgians and later the
French surrendered, and the
Bxitish were able to withdraw
by sea but lost their equipment.
The position of the southern
Russian armies is, however,
somewhat better, though In prin-
ciple not dissimilar. If they possess
sufficient offensive power their
natural countermove would be a
drive against the southern face
of the German salient, probably
somewhere in the neighborhood
Of Kantemirovka.
If this is going to happen it
should come very soon. II it is
not possible, then we may be-
gin to see signs of general
Russian withdrawal from the
Donets Basin, perhaps clear
across the lower Don into the
North Caucasian region.
Ample Room to Retire.
Unlike the Allied armies of the
northwest in 1910, the Russians
have plenty of space into which
they can retire. fighting delaying
actions, and they can still re-
ceive reinforcements and supplies
both through the Caucasus and
by the roundabout rail line
through Stalingrad, which is still
open. Moreover, their fighting
spirit appears unimpaired, which
was hardly to be said of some,
at least of the Allied troops in
1910.
It is not quite accurate to
think of the Germans as having
a geographical objective.
AS previously pointed out,
their real objective is the de-
struction of a part of the Russian
Army. Stalingrad or Rostov or
any other place is in this sense
only a marker on the map which
is useful for keeping track of
their movements; what really
matters for the immediate fu-
ture Is whether the Russians are
able to keep their fighting forces
intact
1t Is not yet question Of the
Germans breaking through to oil
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end? You Know,
r e p resentative
M ay, W h o is
chairman OF the
House Military
Affairs Commit
tee. Remember,
he told report
ers that the war
probably would
end In 1912, and
IL n q uestionably
in 1913"
There were no
Ifs, ands or butts
L1,t ~ ua rryac
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a sort of hard boiled military atti-
tude in getting action from the ci-
william side. There has been too much
coddling, pampering and temporiz-
ing already. 1t is a strange COM
mentary on current happenings in
America that the military, which Is
supposed to be fighting the war, can
not sit down with the civilian side
and get what it wants for the soldiers
and sailors and airmen who are con-
stantly calling for weapons and mu-
nitions at the front.
to4nroInCfiop oh
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Crack Pilots of Indies
Leave on Allied Mission
a, the Associated Press.

H{ the AsSOClaUcu FEess
MELBOURNE. Australia, July IA.
Several crack pilots Of the Royal
Netherlands Indies Air Lines. each
of whom has flown more than a
million miles, will leave shortly for
the United States to take up new
United Nations war mission, the
Netherlands News Agency Aneta
said yesterday.
In addition to their special work
with the mission, some of the pilots
will aid In instructing the approx
mately 900 Netherlands and Neither
lands Indies officers and men now
receiving advanced air training at
United States flying fields.
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Of r ost v.
Bog u C h a r is
actually east
of Rostoy and
W e ii beyond
the main-li
railway which
form ed the
con n e c t | ng
lin k between
these southern
a rm les and
farther to the
north. G e r.
man strategy,
following ! t S
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But Only One Wos Bitter

LOS ANGELEo (P).-An OPA in-
spector canvassed 200 merchants on
their reaction to price control regu-
lations. The results: Very bitter,
/; grumbling and unhappy, IL; CO.
operative, as: strong for regula-
tions, 1876.
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tlOll Was Vie - ~ "'"N"'
Norconian Hotel and spa, located
on a 670-acre tract near Los
Angeles and owned by Rex B.
Clark. Briefly stated, the chro-
nology of events respecting it Is
as follows:
October 7, 1941-Rear Admiral
Gather, after inspecting the
property, asked and received
from Mr.. Clark an offer to sell
it complete for 100000.
November 8-Rear Admiral Ross
7. McIntire, who combines the
functions of surgeon general of
the Navy and presidential phvsi-
clan, notified Mr.. Clark that
President Roosevelt had directed
him to purchase the property and
had set aside $4,000, 600 from his
war emergency fund to pay for 1t,
Meet at White House.
November 11-Admiral McIn-
tire and Mr.. Clark conferred at
the White House. The property
was discussed at length and the
S2,o00,000 purchase price reit-
Grated.
December 3-A Navy board, ap-
pointed by Rear Admiral Ben
Moreell, chief of the Bureau of
Yards and Docks, appraised the
property at approximately ST.
250,0O0.
December 9-(Two days after
Pearl Harbor)-President Roose-
welt took over the property by
executive order. This order
stated that the purchase would
be financed from the Presidents
emergency fund and added the
phrase that final price of ac-
QUESTION will be subject to ne
gotiation or condemnation at fair
market valuation"
December 19-T'he Navy for
mally announced that the Nor
CONAN Hotel had been purchased
for 100000.
January 3-Real Admiral w. B.
Woodson, judge advocate general,
directed preparation of certificate
Of title and agreed with Admiral
Morrell that transfer should be
as of December 9.
Seek to Save Fund.
January l3-In support of a re-
quest for appropriation to save
the President from using his
emergency fund, Admiral McIn-
tyre testified at congressional
hearing, that "the Navy has pur-
chased the Clark Hotel properties.
These properties are easily
worm three and half to five
million dollars and our purchase
price was $2o00,O00," he said.
Under questioning Admiral Nc
Intyre told the Congress members
how he tried to bring Mr.. Clark
down to $1,800,0o0.
L wanted to get below the 81
100000 mark just on general prin-
ciples," he said, but there was
not time. Moreover this property
I know had over S5,000,000 spent
on it and every one who has in
spected it-in fact, had at least
five different groups of civilians
look it over before we even asked
our people to look at it--thinks
we made a good buy.
"Of course, we had to find some
way to finance this thing, and
after sounding out the Budget
Bureau (and they all thought 1t
was q pretty good deaD I took a
chance on the President and
said, What would happen If the
Budget Bureau asked you to use
a part of your fund to pay for
this thing?' I didn't get a very
good answer at the start, but
when he (the PresidenD found
out the kind of deal we had made
and what the properties amount
ed to, he told the people over in
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lem Of efficient
organization for
war. 1t is still
a fuctua t i n G
battle between
guns and butter.
Donald Nelson,
chairman of the
War Production
Board, inadver-
tently perhaps,
re We a | e d the
flaw, h i'm S e If.
when he out
lined in a re-
cent address his
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his war pro-
gram is called
into question
by the story
of the Nays
hurried a c.
QUESTION of a
w e st Coast
hospital t o
accommodate Ie
the wounded
from Pearl
Harbor.
The prop
erty in ques-
tion wa c the
Evening star., 1942-07-14
BY JAY G.. HAYDEN.

The ability of President Roose-
welt himself to circumvent bu-
reaucratic red tape and political
wire pulling in connection with
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BY MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT.

The German advance to Bogu-
char represents a serious threat
to the Russian armies in the
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THE opinions OF the ortter this page their opn not
necessarily Stars Such opinions presented in The
effort oiue all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1942-07-14
Flaw in WPB
Mechanism
Charged
Nelson Pictured
As Confused
Over Needs
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

There is central flaw in the
mechanism of the War Production
Board which is not apparent on the
surface, but goes deep into the prob
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McLemore-
Source Of Moy's
information Sought

Bv the way, what do you think
OF Representative Andrew Jackson
May's statement the other day that
he knew when the war was going to
Evening star., 1942-07-14
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Washington and London are
besieged with SOS calls from
Moscow for immediate action to
relieve the terrific German pres
sure on the eastern front.
Under this pressure, it is not
impossible that the Allies will
attempt a major diversion in the
near future, unless there Is
radical change in the course of
the fighting in Russia.
The Nazis, who have been pre-
pairing for the present large
scale offensive since last March.
have thrown their best troops
and the most complete mechan-
lied and air forces ever used
into it.
While the Russians were press
ing their winter and spring
offensive and using up large
part of their equipment-the
bulk of which had to be replaced
for overseas-the Nazis were
warding off Russian blows, yield
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-16
WARTIME WASHINGTON

On downtown street corner, three sightseeing limousines were lined up, waiting for business. The drivers sat on chairs on the side walk, looking ruefully at the pass ing crowd.
 A newsman sauntered up. Flows business?" he asked.
 Wonderful" was the sarcastic reply.
 Have you got enough gas to operate?"
 The rejoiner was, Do you want to go to Mount Vernon? What do you say? Ten bucks. Shrine of the Father of Our Country-ten bucks. Want to go?"
 The newsman shook his head.
 Sure" said the driver. I've got enough gas-but no customers. See all those people?" And he waved his hands to the crowded streets of downtown Washington. Plenty of people, but they're all busy with the war, nobody wants to see the shrine at Mount Vernon no more"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-16
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL ACCOUNT AND REPORT AND
 pE1rITTnN Enn IcnIrrr m


 In the United States Commission . CTS Court for the Juneau Pre- cinct, Division Number One, Ter ritory of Alaska Tn Probate. Before FELIX GRAY, U. S. Com missioner and -officio Probate Judge.
 In the Matter of the Estate of HARRY WILLIAM HOFFMAN, Deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 16th day of September 1942, GORDON GRAY, as admin istrator of the estate of HARRY WILLIAM HOFFMAN, Deceased, made and filed in the above entitled Court at Juneau, Alaska, his final account and report and petition for distribution, and that on said day this Court entered it's order directing that a hearing be had upon said final account and report and peti- ton for escheat, before it on Mon day, November 16, 1922 at 10:O0 o'clock AM, of said day at the of flee of the United States Commis- sioner and Probate Judge, in the Federal Territorial Building, in Ju- neau Precinct, Territory of Alaska, and requiring all persons to then and there appear and make their objections, if any, thereto, and to the settlement thereof; and, to the payment and distribution of the entire residue of the assets of this estate to the Territory of Alaska by escheat.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska this 18th day of September. 1942.
 FELIX CRAY,
 United States Commissioner and
 Ex-officio Probate Judge. First publication, Sept. 16. 1942. Last publication, oct. 2, 1942.