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change the the prescribed IN
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ORDINANCE NO. le fst7
An Ordinance authorizing the
Beard OF Mayer and couneilmsu
Of the City Of pazeaaouia. Mis-
nixSippL to levy en- all the taxable
property within the eomporate
limits Of the City Of psseaaoula.
Mississippi for General Improve
meni Purposes. except improve.
ments fer which special assess
ments are levied. > tax not to
exceed -Four Mills Ter the fiscal
year beginning October /. lS4z-
and ending September 80. 1888
and for each fiscal year there
after.
Section / BE IT ORDAINED
ny THE BOARD o. MAYOR
AND COuNCI14MEN ol the Gifts
q paScakeHh Mississippi that
tne Beard Il Mayer ana C0Sin
eilmen u ~ City VI naseagouIa
Mississippi - ano they arr here
as authorized % iexs - ali tax
able property real and personal
within the corporate limits Of the
Gifts Of Rssesgogla lef general
Improvement purposes excepting
improvements Eos which special
assessments are levied. , tax not
g. eNeeed four mills Tor the fiscal
year ueginninE October i. 1912
and ending September -. l94s
and iot each fiscal year there
after TIE levy q SAID taxes
shall be made al tire same umo
other taxes Tor the Civ of Pas
eagouia are seVicd bx the Board
Of Mayor and couneiimen ~ said
Iclts.
section : BE II FURTHER
ORDAINED that TINS Ordinance
snail take effect and b. IA sures
from ana aftef rs pazase puh
Ilcstiuu ana approval Is the qual
TIED ELECTORS 81 the CHS II Pus
eagoula xeflag in . speeiai elee
tium Is =. called and hed fo
sau Purposes
Ihe above and foregoing Ord
nance haeInE been Introduces IN
writing - Councilman heckhan
at this = fsKulaf meeting - TIE
Eaard - MasOr aua CaslncH
men - fHe CITY II paseaguuIa
Mississippi Reid on TUESDAY. O
tober 6 1872 ana the same haV
inE tsen read discussed and con
sfdcred section hy aeuon para
graph Is paragraph end then q
8 whole Il Was on nzutian made
~ Councilman heEaam duls
econdea adopted b TIE foiioW
ing vote - Wit
Berkhau Ave
FfeaeTIe AKa
Gulley A.
APPROVED
WALTER + GUILTY.
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Legal Notices
7 70 CREDITORS
Ne esq

NasEff al hefeaF glfNn Nat -
terx tessAgn3Htars ah ftN vssata 81
Airs MttiiN Akely. ae
wsge xranitd e. thN N~rs1eftNnra
~ in Enenna1x Eusgf 81 4aek
asn County. Nthals sippi a. a
e4H Has IA entNt. fA&1 ana
III narg2aa having elaiuss aEaansf
aaal estate are hereby notified So
psnagsf thess ela4s@ @ m @AeFh
81 Hsf3 EsA4st ana 81 has Hsefi
psobase8 aua alioAee within AN
munshx ffhfn ftss este failure -
e 10 will bsf tbs claim
TINS uae 18TH aa8 u Septemnef
4nF9
MRS HATTIE u WITlfKHs
ExerutFtx
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NoH T

THE STATE or MISSISSIPPI
TO HENRY SElDisER
You are hereby cited 10 be- ana
appear befoFe the Chancefg Court
0f Jackson County. Mississippi
unnn the Second Monday. the
l4ib aay 81 December 1892 u
aefend the suit Of 6enevievc God
lenaki Soldier. (Bal for Divorced
wherein the Complainant b seek
ing d divorce all As Is prayed for
IN SAID Hill Of Complaint on file
WITNESS MY HAND unon
this the 2ath dag If September
1914
PRED TAYLOR.
Clerk
.iD1 70 4. 10 10. 10 a
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BOARD OF nAYoR ksD

BOARD OF MAYOR AID
CUNNEILAEN = re Civ e Pc
eaEaaAa Mississippi e foiloss
Haa Thsf SectSon II
0EsAaanee No = faf2 b. and ed
t1e AHa b hezEaF amended - 3
g rad Is follows
ssetlou 4 Tat ne foIIewZ
hasas 1aF he onznIaK and aaine
e - sstab shHenss Witftla Eh#
cezaezate limits . TIE Cts q
FEk1la Mrpi " uazzh
aeE. Htne e. znzaHEaflne IIo
U.s. 80 Sold q permitted = -
a1 - gwen aHaz e. the ZaHH
- HHaA ~ 80 HzEH RzHAHz.
aganfnAed q Eaae s Sc =
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sTATf 81 MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF aAcKSOk
CITY or pAs AGDDLA

/ tss unaeraignea $ n FRED
ef4e Ctefk II lhe CITY = p
eagaaa Miatssippi De- by
certify mat tfe above and fare
Kasne Is i uae ard e0frecf copy
of 0ralnanet No 10 ls4a whlrh
Ofd4nanes 1aa asay adoptaa ~
the BeaFd q Mayor and cos1n
ellneu az TIE Cisy % pasenami
i 81 IL regular meeting held on
Tuesday Oetghsr 6 1914 ~ nana
snaear3 from the minutes uf Mald
rs citing w ms custody
Gwen 8ndef nv hand and nsal
. afiire ihn the 6 day - oetu
ng 1914
(sEALl
S ii FREDERIC. cEess
Cts n rasrag0aia Mississippi
II0e 10 20. 10 =
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NON RESIDENT
Ne 671l
TIE STATE Of MISSISSIPPI
TO MAINLY NELSON

TIE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO MANIsFY NELSON
You are cited - appear haIofe
the chuncerg Court IN the Eaun
- 81 Jackson IN 4s3d State 81
Mississippi upon the Second Nor
DAY Of Deeeuh4st. ie42 h plesa
answer or demuf "a The Bill 81
Complaint lBIi Tor Div0feef of
LYDIA ROGERS ON.
wherein she seekz q divorce al
"a Is shown ns Bill 81 Complain
on file
WITNESS Nj HAND ansf Sesl
- Office up0n ihis the 9th aax -
October. 1912
fSFALJ
FRED TAvIoR
CLERK
10 10 rs. 10 .. 10 30
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A2AN 7 1T
CITY OF
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS
OF THE CITY OF PASCA9Ou.
IA MISSISSIPPI
Notiev Is hereby gwen nat IL
accordance win the pratIsiuns
ol thf Laws q the State Of Ms
slssippi as set forth n Chap
- 81 ol he MISSISSIPPI Ode 81
last and amendments iaereto.
that an election viii he held an
tn 9th day II Novembea. 1872
within legal hours Ia ihc man
nef provi1ed b law iof the pur
aase Of admitting o. fhu auaii
tied electors u the Cts - Pas
esguula the question ct uhefh3r
OF net Ordinance 30 Is "a 81
said City shall b approved rati
led and heeome operative The
sid Ordinance authorize the
Hoafa Oi MAYER and CouneIlmen
= the City q PascagouIa sis
lssippl % lexy 3 TAX iur Genafai
improvement Purpose eNeepfinr
improvements lor which snee1ai
assessments - levied MOI - 81
SEED four mills an each dollar n
saEaauun upon the asaessnent
rolls 81 The CITY 81 paseanoula.
Nissleslppi for he iiscaI veaf
eginninR 0efaAaf O. lgsz and
aaaing Sepiemhef sd les 80
e e8ch flseaI scar lheaaafter.
i lacb eieetloh al qualI!ea Lee
e9s q the Cts = PascaeauIz are
q vote at he polling uaIaes III
heif respective nrecincss now
Ised bv OfuInance 81 H. effv
= Pa eagouta TINS noi.e ~
r II pufsaanee Of o resaIIifian
aaopted Is Ne Baauc a Naxos
Nd CounclimeH 81 the g#8v 8.
scag0uia = 3 neEulaf asaz.1lna
Il said Board hello on Hzazazr'
kfIhar 8 ia4z
Witness IN sINnauaHes = ne
aaafd 81 Maxor and Ez48nra.
aen or the CITY Of easeazsaa.
Mississippi e. THIS the - das
October 1912
WALTER n GuLuET.
NaN0R
L Z BECKHAN
s + FREDERIC
COUNCIL MEN
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ELECTION NOTICE

STATE or MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF JACKSON
CITY or PAsCAGOuLA
To THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS
OF THE CITY or pASCAGOU
LA MISSISSIPPI
NOTICE + hefeby given that
n accordance with provisions 81
Chapter az Of the laws OF the
State ut Mississippi enacted "A
1852 that an election viii be
held an MONDAY. NOVEMBER
g 1912 within legal hours for
liz purpose Of submitting t. the
qualified electors Of the CITY OF
pwscagouiA Mississippi. the cues
tions 81 whether "a not Ordinance
No 10 1912 shall b. adopted and
become effective. which Ord
nance changes the salary IF the
MAYOR from xisT SO per month 10
500 % per month. ana changes
the salary al she Eounriimen FROM
SifF 50 pei menth a. s20O % ps
month
At such election afl qualified
electors Of the City OF Pasraguu
IA shall be entitled a. vote AZ the
polling places in their respective
voting precincts
THIS notice Is given in pursn
ance Of g Resolution adopted bs
the Board Of Mayor and Council
#.M- - sAa 49, - n
at the recess regular meeting 81
said Board held on Wednesday,,
October Z 1872
WITNESS the bands af fhs
Board uf Mayuf and Councilruesl
Of thu City IF pasragoula. Mlssis
sippl. on this the Seventh eav 81
October 1912
tSEAL1
WALTER r GULLEy
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Mase4 Cts - Pa~sG0al& lis
atestppt
S u FREDERIC
CNfk
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NOTICE 70

sealed haas los the eonatFue
ten II Extensions and Improve
ments Ia tIIe C4tss Sanitafg
system N4I b. received
~ flte Mayor aIad Couuelimen Of
Ire Glty IS FaesEaiLa MEszassip
- i ihe Chs Hal m paseagoaia
anilI II % u Central We Tlmef
Aoaaas October ~ fAf1 az
which fiue .na nsce 0aeg vii
y publicly opened and read
TIE work uH WHICH bauz are
invited Nll eaaAa 81 the iatiu9
NJ
Division No. !
TIE construction Of 2 primary
ssae freaUuaaf plant sssah 3
design capacity - Is ~ CD and
to construction Of eight sewage
IL pump Stations
Division Ne z
Extensions ala improvements
a. Ife sewer collection system.
Under Wissea EIaa principal Ilems
= week 10 ~ Constructed aIa ap.
nHo1ImafeIs IS follows
Ia679 Lsn F. s men Y. e Sewer
= 81 Ian p E men " G Sewer
- Ian = fl inch " & Sewer.
50 lin - = inch " e. seNsfl
Z68z I'm II = Iaen " Z Sever
Iaa Lln r = men " G Sewer.
80 liz = 8 inch a Z sever.
1888 iln F E inch a { SEVER
= IS lAn - = lnch A 9 Seven.
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Financial Statement

d Rseslpaa DlhaFssmsna ana balaassa q ~ ctr g Msas Faint
MiaahmtppL Tor rsenl ysn Ending neptsnbes &c. ts1
wATEn wchKs TuNn
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ELEcTroH NOTICE

STATE or MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY O. JACKSON
CITY OF PASCAGOUIA
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS
or THE CITY OF PASCAGOU.
Ia MISSISSIPPI
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WALTER r GULLEy.
MAYOR
l. & RECkHAM.
s n FREDERIC
cOUNCfLMEN
10 . 10 le. 10 e 10 80
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VI .|INN|
Bonds II 1871 15H44% s E8HaaW kaae s s. 60 -
! " & Stewart Clerk q the Cts = Moss Point Mississinn a
aefeby certify thf the foregoing statement Of the financial cuaaeloA
+ the Cts = Mos Point Hlsaalppl q q septemheT 30 1914 S
rue and cosFecl
= c STEWART. Cts clefk
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10 . 10 ls. 10 Is 10 30
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Clerk. Cnanesge EoaIrt Jaeksar
County. Mississippi
s = TO- u 8 - 10.
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NOTICE

10 z 70 2. 10 %. 10 q
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0HECk A.
s

.ms 10 ls la . 10 * ae
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5 i0S0l -
Bauk haAancc Seusesn-
bex -. la42 6Ezks
MOSS POINT sEPAaA
CONTnIeu'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15

As soon as Allied cruisers, in
GLIDING the Houston but without
the Exeter. which was unable 10
keep up. drew clear Of smoke they
again engaged the enemy, this tune
at shorter range
Less than half an hour later the
enemy cruisers turned away under
cover Of a smoke screen.
II was seen that one ~ The
enemys heavy eight inch gun
cruisers had been hit aft and vas
burning fercely
Admiral DcoOrman led his force
about and chased the enemy &c
northeastward bur he failed 10 re-
gain touch with The enemy in The
fading light.
After. nghtfall the Allied cruiS-
ers sighted four enemy ships Il
westward and engaged them but
without definite knowledge Of the
results
Admiral Deoorman attempted II
work around these enemy ships in
order 10 locate thc convoy which
was expected 10 tho northWard
This was found 10 be impossible
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Nippon Tanks
Attack 70 Miles
Beyond Rangoon
British Lack Line
in Burma. Military
Commentator Says

LONDON, March II (UP).
The japanese invaders Of Burma
were reported officially today TO
be moving patrols northward from
Rangoon, and according TO Radio
Sydney they had attacked WITH
tanks 20 10 80 miles northwest @.
the fallen capital.
a Communique Of tho India
Burma command said the invaders
main force were still well south
Of Taik-GNi. 40 miles north and
slightly west of Rangoon.
"Our operations In the Nya-
unglebin- Shwe- GYM area are
proc eeding satisfactorily" it
SAID.
That area is approximately 45
miles north OF The Rangoon-to-
railroad junction OF Pegu
and Is apparently being used by
the British as an aChor point while
the defense line swings northeast
ward in an are from the old Sit
tang River front.
The Sydney broadcast quoting
reports from New Delhi India,
said that several enemy tanks
had heavily attacked a British COLI
umn between TharTawaddy. -
miles northwest OF RanCoon and
a point ON e 10 miles farther
A.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
7 Of 70 in Crew
Safe; Berlin Lists
Toll Of Isl Ships
International News service Wire

king of the forty-ninth
American ship attacked by enemy
submarines i'm Atlantic areas told
of the continuing U-boat warfare
against United States merchant
shipping.
An unidentified steamer loaded
with sugar was reported shclled
and sunk by an enemy submarine
Saturday i'm the Atlantic 40 miles
off the port of Nuevltas on the
northeast coast of Cuba.
The Inflated ship had been fol-
lowing the same route as that
of a vessel which had reported by
radio this morning that IT was
followed by 4 submarine which
disappeared an hour later.
Earlier in the day, Cuban radio
stations had picked up distress
calls from another unidentified
vessel reporting that It had been
torpCdOed and was sinking, north
of Santo Domingo.
With the arrival OF the captain
and 10 crew members of the Amer
lean merchantmen Cardonla al
West Palm Beach. Fla. il was re-
Vealed only one seaman had been
lost when the ship was sunk in the
Atlantic several days ago. In adj
dlliOn, II other SURVIVORS were
brought ashore AZ annthor port
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15

WASHINGTON. March i
GNS) The tent Of navy depart
ment communlQuo No. ~ As ol
noon Detroit time;
Far Ea>t-Joint British admiralty
and United States Navy depart
ment comUunlQuc
Although full information is NOT
yet available n H. now possible 10
give some account al events lN
the Java sea or The VentN->cNou'N
Of February and subsequent day -
during the Japanese invasion @,
Java.
on afternoon 81 FRIDAY Feb
,uary -. an Alfred force consist
inc Of II. VI 4. :. Perth. II NJ :
Exeter tho L s $. Houston and
Dutch cruisers De RuytcT and Java
were AZ sea north OF SurabaNa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Meet After Dark

After dark on February IS the
Perth and the Houston left Tan
long Prick with the intention Of
passing through Sunda Strait dur
ing dark hours.
During the night a report from
the Perth was received which indi-
Gated that she and the Houston
had come into contact with a
force Of Japanese ships off St
Nicholas Point at about II sc
p. m.
Nothing. however, has beer
heard from the Perth or the HouS
ships during these actions.
The next OF kin Of the Houston
crew are being Informed accord.
nCly
The same night tho Exeter
which was capable Of only hall
speed, left Surabaya accompanied
by II. Nj. s. Encounter and The
|. s. destroyer Pope
on tho forenoon Of SundaA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Jap Cruiser Fired

II has also been reported that a
cruiser Of the MoGami class was
set on fire and three deStroyerS
seriously damaged and left on fire
or sinking.
II. NJ. A. s. Perth and L. s. s.
Houston, which had received some
damage in this action. reached
Tanlong Prick at 7 o'clock the
morning Of Saturday, February IS
Five United States dcStrOyers
reached Surabaya after the action
With the enemy in command Of
sea and air north of Java IN over
whclming force the Allied COM
mand was faced with the problem
of eXtricatlnG the remaining Allied
ships from a dangerous situation.
The way 10 Australia was barred
by the 600-mIle long island of Java
with the straits al either end of
II bpdcr opnp,y coptroI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
GarriSons Trimmed Out

The eastern section Of the
Lunghai Railway and the entire
TicntSn-Pukow line were beng
strongly fortified. The japanese
have destroyed railway tracks be-
tween Yochow and Wuchang in
northern Human and Hupch prov
inccs in Central China. The Chi
ncSe believed this meant prepare
tons for Withdrawal from the 70
chow area. one Of the weStcrnmoSt
limits of enemy occupation.
This withdrawal would not
necessarily conflict with reports
the japanese had maSSed 10000
men with artillery and air forces
AT YochoW for their fourth al
tempt 10 take ChangSha. the scene
OF the worst japanese defeats Of
the 5-ycar-old war.
Meantime. they said. garriSonS
in key cities We're being thinncd
10 release men for the Burma and
South Pacific campaigns.
Along with tho reports the
Japanese were digging in came m
.dicatlonS that China soon might
he ready 10 change its own war
fare from defense 10 offenSe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Bath City Filler
Killed in Crash

John Joseph Clifford Jr. 81
former employe Of the Mt. Glenn
ems Daily Monitor, who recently
announced his engage ment 70
Marian GaSImeier Of Nj Clemens
was killed Saturday near Mathcr
Field. Cal. in one Of his last
framing flights before receiving his
iieutenant'S wings.
Cliford'S training ship which
carried two fellow air cadets and
an instructor TO I heir deaths.
crashed mySteriouSly while flying
in formation with 10 other planes
10 miles east of Taft. Cal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Number of Hits

-HtH' -~htPS 5t-totttt- ettt=15tt-tet'ttt- ard
number of hllS were secured on
the enemy. Tho De RuytcT was
hit by one shell. Afterwards the
De Ruytcr made a large change o.
course, presumably IN order TO
avoid torpedocS fired by the
enemy.
The other Allied cruisers were
following the De RuytCT when
under water explosions occurred
simultaneously in cruisers De RuN.
Ter and Java Both these Dutch
cruisers blew up and sank at once
II is impossible 10 estimate with
accuracy the damage inflicted
upon the enemy during these ac-
tons Of February -.
Observers in the Perth consider
that one Japanese: eiGht-inch gun
cruiser was sunk. second eight
inch gun cruiser damaged and a
dpStr rover sunk
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Torpedo Attack

Soon afterwards the other Jap
anese destroyer floulla delivered
a torpedo attack.
While action was being taken 10
avoid these torpedoes II. NJ. S.
Exeter was hit by an eight-inch
shell in a boiler room.
This reduced her speed and
forced her 10 drop out Of line
Only one Of the torpedoes
launched in this attack took effect.
This hit the Netherlands destroyer
Kortenaer and she sank.
Three destroyers were ordered
TO counter-attack the Japanese
destroyers. who were retiring un-
der cover of a smoke screen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Jupiter Disabled

lINt an hour after This Allied
force had TUNED To- westward
along the Java coast H. NJ S
jupiter was disabled by an under
Watot explosion she sank lo."
hours later.
H. NJ : Jupiter was not far
from rhc mainland OF J3\a and q
number of Survivors have alrcadE
reached Australia. \ United
States submarine assisted IN ne
rescue of % SuINiNorS
A. ! 80 .-prhen-the-femHln-
miles north of RcmhanE tWo en-
CmN crlHSerS Mere sighed between
our ships and the coast.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Contact Jops

At Ala p. m on February y
this Allied force made contact
with a japanese force about half
way between Bawean Island and
Surabaya.
The japanese force consisted Of
al least nine cruisers Of which two
were Of the Matt class Of 10000
tons armed with 10 eight-lnCh
guns. The japanese cruisers had
with them two flotillas Of de-
stroyers.
Action was Joined AZ extreme
range. Almost al once one Of the
japanese destroyer flotillas
launched an attack but this attack
was driven off by the fire of Allied
cruisers and one Of the enemy de-
stroyers was seen 10 be hit by
shells from II. NJ. A. s. Perth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Who HI Was
Police Lieutenant Reveals
SoIdier-Son in Picture

Nobody know il until now but
the soldier featured on the front
page Of last Sundays Detroit
Times Pictorial Review Robert
Martin. 90. a Detroit boy and son
Of Police Lieut. Howard Martin Of
Grand River precinct.
The picture, fun page in color,
showed four soldiers Of the United
States Coast Artillery in Cali
lorna, manning a huge gun.
The 6-foot 2-inch curly headed
hoy right In the center of the
picture is my son" SAID Lieut..
Martin He enlisted when he
was just l8. i'm July of 1910"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Btish COmnunque Huge Sea Battle Near JaUt
Atlantic U-Boats Sink
49th Vessel Attacked

name of which the navy did not
make public.
Latest American victim Of the
AXIS undersea campaign was a
small freighter torpedoed off the
Atlantic coast, from which seven
survivors out OF a crew of 2S
were landed at Norfolk. Va. The
p missing crew members were
presumed lost.
Meanwhile "a survivors from
the crew Of a torpodoed Nor
wcgian tanker, and two crew
members from a small American
vessel arrived in San Juan, Puerto
Rico, after they had been float
ing for days in open lifeboatS.
The tanker was sunk Monday
night with presumed loss of seven
lives. The American freighter
was sunk March 6 and Of tho
81 crew members and passengers
aboard. IL were feared to have
been drowned. Three women were
among the rescued.
Torpedoing of freighter in
Bahaman waters last Wednesday
was disclosed when the vessel
entire crew arrived safely al
Nassau, and another submarine
attack off Canada became known
when % Seamen reached an east
ern Canadian port.
From Havana. also, came word
that 3S survivors Of the s. S.
Heandeact. sunk Monday had ar
rived there safely. while 36 Nom
berS Of the crews Of two ships
sunk Thursday of Puerto Padre,
arrived i'm NuevitaS Friday.
Berlin claims that German
submarines had destroyed Isl
American and British merchant
vessels, totaling 1929 600 tons
in the Atlantic since the United
States entered the war;
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Destroyer Beached

The Dutch dCStrONCr tNOrtSon
encountered two Japanese cruisers
IN Sunda Strait She was damaged
and was beachcd.
The destroyer II NJ s. Strong
hold and Sloop II. NJ. a :. Yarda
are also missing and are prcSum-
ably lost
1t has not been possible TO form
any accurate estimate of damage
inflicted on tho enemy by these
ships during these actions
There Is nothing to report from
other areas.
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laps Reported
SET 10 Abandon
Chinese Sectors
Planning TO Use Men
Elsewhere, Chunekine
Army Intelligence Says
BY ROBERT Il. MARTIN
I nitpd Press stan Correspondent

CHUNGKING. March l4.-Chi-
ncSe military intelligence reports
today indicated the japanese were
preparing 10 withdraw from some
sections Of occupied China and
were fortifying sectors they hope
TO hold.
The Japanese apparently arc
planning 10 abandon all offensive
tactics in China except for scat
tered mopping-up expeditions tc
release men for other campaigns
the Chinese reported.
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Allied DeStroyerS

The Allied cruisers we're accom-
panied by 4 group Of British, Dutch
and United States deStroHerS.
This force was under the sea
command Of Rear Admiral Decor
man Of the Dutch navy whose flag
was flying in Tho De Ruyter,
The whole naval force in the
area was under the strategic Cou-
troll Of Vice Admiral Hcltrlch Of
the royal Netherlands navy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Little Information

Little information is available
about the result Of this counter
attack. II. NJ. s. Jupiter reported
seeing only two enemy destroyers
both of which she engaged with
gunfire.
II. NJ. 6. Electra was not seen
after she had disappeared into the
smoke screen and IT is presumed
that she was sunk,