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Evening star., 1942-12-13
By the Associated Press.

The once Of War Information
yesterday issued the following list
Of Selective Service classifications,
revised to include the new category
created by the recent order suspend
ing induction OF men more than
38 years old:
IA - Registrants available for
general military service
1-A-O-Registrants who are con-
scientious objectors available for
noncombatsnt military service when
found acceptable to the land or
naval forces.
1-C-Registrants who have been
inducted into. enlisted in. or ap-
pointed to the armed forces.
2-A-Registrants who are neces-
sary or essential In their civilian
activity.
2-B-Registrants who are neces-
sary or essential to the war pro-
duction program, excluding agri-
culture.
2-C-Necessary or essential men
in agriculture.
Evening star., 1942-12-13
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Evening star., 1942-12-13
French Loss in Africo
Put at l58 Killed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. Sunday. Dec. l3-
French losses during the flrst three
days OF the Anglo American land
ings in North Africa November s-l0
were 20 officers and 1873 men killed.
and % officers and 254 men
wounded. Vichy broadcast heard
by Reuters reported today.
Twenty officers and men were
reported missing.
Evening star., 1942-12-13
Stimson

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Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
HoIIywood's
Foncies >..
By Paul Harrison

male5-guys like myself, of medi-
ocre grace and agility, who have
to listen to the ecstatic sighs of
their girl friends as they watch
30mc lucky creature whirling
around in the arms of the Great
Astaire. Miss Hayworth told me.
her knees are black and blue from
the humping Astaire's knees have.
given them. And her feet are kill.
ing her.
IT'S HOT STUFF
It's hot on all the sound stages
of Movietown, but on the glar-
ingly lighted sets where color pic
lures are being filmed, tempera-,
lures are around a low broil. While
Claire Trevor, in The Despera-.
does" worked in the corset, petit
coats and heavy wooden dress of
period. costume, a property man
concealed a thermometer ON a.
table in the scene. 1t registered
1877 degrees. Claire looked at it
and collapsed. . }
Over at Warmers The Desert,
Song" is sizzling in a cafe these
days, and the French soldiers. na-j
tiveS and entertainers are slipping
salt water instead of aperitifs and
wine. In spite of the heat, this Is
one of the most popular sets in
town for visiting. The joint has
floor show with the best-look-
ing chorus seen in Africa, proba-,
bly,, since Cleopatra used to toss,
her famed soirees. These we'll.
drilled dancers weigh 10 to ~
pounds more than the average
movie cutie, and it's quite likely
they will set a new fashion in film
figures.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
Queen Praises U.S..
News Men for War
Reporting Tactics

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 fUP) -
queen Wilhclmina CT INC Neither
lands, presented to White House
correspondents today b" President
Roosevelt, praised the newspaper
men who, with complete disregard
of their own safety have gathered
the war news for the sake of
truth
The Queen and Mr.. Roosevelt
both we're standing at the chief
executives desk as reporters filed
into his Office. Wilhelmina wore a
blue-gray cotton dress and Mr..
Roosevelt his customary white sum-
mcr suit.
In presenting the correspondents
the President extolled the Neither
lands governments attitude of free
expression.
The Queen was not questioned,
but read . brief statement thank
ing the President for inviting her
to the conference to voice her ad-
miration of the work of the Amer
lean press and radio.
This applied, she said. to that
work mot only in past and happier
year, but especially since the out
break of the present war
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
Cecil Lechner
Completes Course

Technician Cecil r. Lechner, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Lechner of
Imperial. recently completed a ID
week course in radio operation at
Fort Knox, KY, and was gradu-
ated from the Armored Force school
communication department, Army
officers said Friday.
Along with other "armoraider
radio operators he will be sent to
his original unit to serve in the
communication system used by the
Army's armored divisions. These
soldier-student were picked on the
basis of their aptitude to learn In
ternational Morse.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 UP)-
President Roosevelt said today he
had not yet completed reading
testimony in the trial of eight Nazi
saboteurs here and could not say
when he would finish the review.
Asked if he expected to complete
the review of the case today, the
President said he could not say
The White House announcement
came after publication of an un-
confirmed report that six of the
Saboteurs would be electrocuted at
the district Jail here within "a
hours.
The eight Nazis, in groups of
four each, lanoed on the L1lg
Island and Florida coasts in mid
June after crossing the Atlantic
in German submarines. They
brought with them explosives, in
cendiary materials and money -
$4,000 was found buried in the
sands-with which to carry out
their mission of destruction.
The saboteurs capture was an
nounced June 81 and their trial
before a commission of seven gen.
erals appointed by the President
got under way July 8. President
Roosevelt denied them access to
civil courts and the supreme court
upheld his power to do so.
Thus far there appeared to have
been no leak of information as to
precisely. what recommendations
the militarT commission made. II
was generaiiy believed, however,
that probably one, or more, of the
Nazis would escape death
If all were convicted as charged
OF espionage, Sabotsgo and con-
spiracy, the death penalty would be
mandatory under the ARTICLES of
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07

Amavir, railroad center and juno
ton of oil pipelines to the Maikop
fields near the Black Sea and the
Grozny and Baku fields to the
eaSt.)
CRISIS GROWING
Official Soviet advices told of
strong Russian counterattacks at a
dozen or more points. but it was
stressed that the situation remain
ed as grave as ever with the enemy
advancing in all but one key sec
tor.
Charging into massed German
tanks and the pressing hordes Of
German and other Axis troops. sac
rifice units counterattacked again
and again but the enemy, over
Whelmingly superior in tanks, planes
and numbers CT men. kept up a
drive which put the key towns of
Kropotkin and Krasnodar. the Mai
kop aviation gasoline fields and the
Novorossisk naval base in imminent
peril.
The counterattacks were care
fully timed and planned to dis
organize the German tank thrusts.
They succeeded in slowing the ad-
vance but did not stop it.
DESPERATE THRUSTS
Three times. Russian troops
counterattacked south of Belaya
Glina, at the eastern end of a TO
mile north Caucasus battle front.
The first and second attacks held
the Germans temporarily. But the
enemy broke through the Russian
lines in another sector. A third
counterattack failed to dislodge the
enemy. And the Russian command
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 7.-Direct-
ng Fred Astaire and Rita Hay
worth movie must be one of the
easiest jobs in Hollywood. During
5he dance sequence, anyway. I
don't have the word of Director
William Setter on this matter,
out l have had an hour or so of
fascinated observation on the set
)f "You We're Never Lovelier."
Mr.. Setter sat in his chair by
he camera. The assistant director
would go over to Astaire and Miss
HayWOrth and ask, Shall we try
1t noW?" The playback would be-
gin, and the stars would dance
Almost every attempt would look
tlawless. When the couple stopped
Mr. Setter would stroll over to AS
taire and ask, How did it feel,
Fred?'
AStaire would say, That wasn't
it." The director would go back
and sit down, and presently they'd
try it again.
GOOD-BUT GAUNT
What they were dancing, mostly
was part of the Jerome Kern num-
Der called I'm Old Fashioned" "
Miss Hayworth had just finished
singing. She looked fine, but not
at all old-fashioned in a diaphan-
Gus gown of black lace. Her part
ner, perfectionist who undoubt-
edly works harder than any other
dancer in the world, is beginning
to look gaunt. After spending
weeks evolving a routine, he may
insist on doing it as many as SO
times before the camera
I got a little item which may
be of some comfort to ordinary
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
Heavy Bombers Hit
Ruhr for 3rd Day
In Strong Force
BY WILLIAM b. DICKINSON

LONDON, Aug. 6-CUP)-BritiSh
heavy bombing planes in strong
force attacked the German Ruhr for
the third straight day during the
night while lighter planes raided
airdromes throughout Holland and
Belgium, it was announced today.
Six of the planes engaged were
lost, and on the basis of average
Royal Air Force losses of less than
5 per cent it was estimated official
ly that something more than 100
planes attacked the Ruhr.
Duisberg, one of the key towns
of the Ruhr- -Rhineland industrial
area, one of the greatest inland
ports in Europe and a center of
many war plants including chemi-
calls, was the chief target.
DAMAGE ADMITTED
Germany admitted some material
damage by incendiary and high ex-
plosive bombs.
The Germans made savage
though small scale attack on two
British areas.
Aviation quarters understood that
the British loss of six planes in
the Duisberg raid last night was
remarkably small considering the
force of planes engaged.
1t was apparent, informants said
that Duisberg had not recovered
from the three heavy attacks it un-
derwent during the week ended July
81, and that this fourth attack
showed the success of the RAF plan
of repeatedly smashing with heavy
forces at one target, so that its
defenSes would be weakened.
JULY REVIEWED
The air ministry, in a review of
air operations during July, reported
the RAF lost 432 planes, while de-
stroying 421 enemy aircraft.
The ministry reported 27 raids
against Germany during the month.
Although at no time did the RAF
hurl as many as 1000 bombers
against the enemy at any one time,
on 10 occasions targets were bombed
by 100 or more planes.
The month brought Slight in
crease in daylight activity of the
German air force, the air ministry
said. but the enemy attacks were
in no way comparable to the blist-
ering raids carried out by the Raj.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
India Nationalist
Chiefs Ask United
Nations BACKING

BOMBAY, Aug Z tUP) - Ma
tionalist leaders have decided to
send President Roosevelt, China
and Russia copies of their resolu-
ton calling for civil disobedience,
along with a letter explaining the
reasons for their action, it was an
nounced today.
Well informed quarters reported
that the Nationalists would plead
for United Nations Intervention in
the Indian problem before it is too
iate"-before they precipitate a
civil disobediencc campaign.
Maulana Azad president of the
working committee or executive of
the Nationalist All-India congress,
was directed to cable the resolution
and accompanying letter 60 Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt, Gencr aliSsimo
Chang Kai-Shck of China and
Ivan Maisk%, Russian ambassador
at London.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
De GaulIe Visits
Cairo, Stirs Talk
Of Second Front

LONDON, Aug. 7 CUP - Gen.
Charles De Gaulle, head of the
fighting French, has arrived in Cal
ro, his headquarters here announc-
ed today.
The arrival of De Gario in the
Middle East was viewed with in
terest by observers here in con-
nection with talk of a second front.
They said any invasion of the
continent certainly would include
the aid of the fighting French and
that viewed in this light his trip
to Egypt should be considered signi-
ficant.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
Jops Aim Spear
At AtAuStruIiunS

sive. He is itching to act and Aus
tralia is with him Now is the time
for him to speak out to those who
through lack of imagination or over
prudence are holding him back, and
to those who have failed to give him
the materials to make his COM
mand effective.
I'VE do not want American troops
and materials here just to make
Australia safe for Australians. We
believe the japanese must be stop
ped somewhere and stopped soon.
Until we begin to fight this war;
there is no chance of winning it,"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
Enemy Subs Garry
Midget Offspring

PRETORIA, South Africa, Aug. 7
up - Enemy submarines, so
large they carry midget submarines,
have been operating off the South
African coast and in the Indian
ocean, it was reported officially to-
day.
II. G.. Lawrence, minister of in
terror of Transvaal. reported the
presence of the SubmersibleS and
said permanent blackouts now were
being enforced in all coastal areas
by naval authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07

was compelled to order dogged,
orderly retreat to keep its line in
tact.
At the west end of the north
Caucasus line, south of Kushchevka,
Don and Kuban Cossacks cut into
the flanks cf the Germans in coun-
terattacks similar to those below
Belaya Glina, and for the moment,
special dispatches to the army
newspaper Rcd Star, they were
holding fast against repeated enemy
attacks.
NEW RETREAT
There has been a new retreat in
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07

the Kotelnikovski sector where the
southern claw of German pincers
movement was thrusting toward the
Volga and industrial Stalingrad.
Here, a special dispatch TO the
army newspaper Red Star said, the
Germans captured a section of the
Stalingrad-C Caucasus railroad
The Germans drove through the
Russian line at a key point. Red
Star said, and after repulsing fer
ocious tank and infantry attacks in.
neighboring areas, the Russians
were forced to retreat as at Belaya
Glina to keep their line straight.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
BY DON CASWELL

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, Aug. 7 =
UP)-A spokesman for Gen. Mac
Arthur admitted today that the Jap
anese had occupied the Kai Tanim-
bar and Aroe islands within 225
miles of Australia and 100 miles of
northwestern New Guinea.
1t was believed that Allied recon-
naiSsance reported in MacArthur's
communique covered the island
groups and that plane crews had
reported there was no sign that
the japanese had yet established
air fields in their new invasion
zone.
Macarthur reported that Allied
medium bombing planes had made
a successful attack on the big Jap
anese bases in the Salamaua-L Lac
area of the north New Guinea coast
without meeting challenging enemy
planes. All planes returned safe.
The communique said also that
the situation in the Buna Coma
area, $50 miles from Salamaua, had
become static. Only light ground
forces were engaged in reccnnais-
sance, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
TELLS REASONS

Quarters close to the NationaliSts
initmatcd that Azad's letter, like
letter which Mohandas K. Gand
hi intends to send the Viceroy of
India, would attempt to justify the
Nationalists calling civil dis
obedience campaign as the alter
native to immediate independence
for India.
. Azad opened today'S committee
meeting with a speech, and Gandhi
planned to follow him. Then it was
proposed to take up the resolution
calling for civil disobedicnce,
1t was understood that two
powerful Indian leaders were plead
ing with the Nationalists not to aid
Japan by starting mass disobedi-
ence campaign now but to post
pone their independence drive un-
til after the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
Germans Order
Pigeons Killed

STOCKHOLM, Aug 7 CUP) -
German authorities have ordered
the killing of all pigeons in Hol-
land, it was reported today.
After next Thursday any pigeon
found alive will make its owner
subject to severe penalties. If the
owner can not be found, the mayor
of the community will be hello re-
sponsible.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
Sdboteurs' Fate
Still Und ecided

war unless the President chose to
commute their sentences.
George John Dasch, 39-ycar-old
leader of the quartet landed on
Long Island, was believed to be the
likeliest candidate for clemency, as
he was said to have aided the
prosecution before and during the
trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
Germans Claim 3
Key Towns Taken
On Russian Front

BERLIN, Aug 7 - German
Broadcast Recorded BY UP in Lon
don and New York)-German forces
have captured three n2w key towns
on the north Caucasus front, it was
said officially today
Jeisk, on the arm of the Sea
of Azov which reaches up to Ros-
tov; Timashevskaya, 60 miles north
of the railroad junction of Kradno-
dar, and Armavir railroad junction
and terminus of the oil pipe line
from the Maikop oiA fields, were
the towns taken, it was said.
The Russians lost 1873 planes yes
terday against eight German planes,
it was asserted.
The high command communique,
admitting Russian attacks in the
Rzhev sector of the weSt-MoscoW
front said that the Russians were
losing heavily.
HEAT BEARS DOWN
"In the Caucasus region German
and Rumanian troops are pursuing
the enemy in the direction of kras-
nodar in great heat and on exces-
sively trying marches for the in
fantry," the con;nunique said.
1t asserted that whole Rus
sian division was wiped out In
trying to break out northeast OF
the Maikop oil area.
German planes day and night
attacked transport and railroads On
the Black Sea coast, in the north
ern Caucasus foothills and en- the
lower Volga.
The communique said that north
of the Sal river on the front be-
tween Rostov and Stalingrad. Ger
mans and Rumania were engaged
in a struggle with newly arrived
enemy forces" The Russians were
said to have lost 81 heavy tanks in
vain counterattacks.
Russian attacks in the Don Bend
che Kletskaya sectoD were admit
ted.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
MOVEMENT OPPOSED

c. r RajagopalaChari, leader of
the Madras area and former mem
Der of the working committee or
executive OF the all-India congress,
now meeting here, has sent letters
to Mohandas K. GaHdhi and Maui
lana Azad president of the COM
mittee, urging postponemcnt OF the
campaign, it was understood.
Sir Tel Bahadur Sapur, liberal
leader. was reported to be planning
a visit to Bombay to plead person.
ally with the committee not to
start the disobcdicnce campaign
now.
There were intimations that the
committee, despite its statements
to the contrary, might be appeaSed
by new British appeal for war
cooperation if it were coupled with
a firm guarantee by the United Ma
tions of postwar independence and
the setting up of an all-party In
dian government which would have
an effective voice in shaping In
dian defense policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
NO ULTIMhTUM

Gandhi at a press conference last
night, as he pre- pared TO take the
active lead OF a disobcdicnce cam
paign, said that his prospective ap-
peal to the Viceroy, the Marques of
Linlithgow, to give India its indie
pendcnce within a week, would not
be an utltimatum.
He said it would be an earnest
plea to avoid conflict" and that
if there was a favorable response.
negotiations might be possible But
he added, when he was asked if he
had abandoned his proposal to
negotiate with the Japanese if IN
,dia were given its independence, he
said:
? "I can give no assurance that We
will not deal with Japan.
IF ! dealt with Japan in behalf
of a free Indian government ]
should do so purely in the interest
of the Allied cause" he said IN
dependence must come first. Their
l must have permission of a Free
India government, which as a new
ally would seek the approval cf the
United Nations for its acts
"To wait until after tho war 70"
independence would be harmful.
Freedom now would assure victory
for the Allied Nations"
Gandhi asked impatient .tmer-
leans" TO wait and see what steps
he proposed to take in the disobe-
diencc campaign
He said that he would move cau-
tiously but that if a general strike
became a dire necessity" he would
not hesitate to call one.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
PATROL CONTACT

Allied patrols of Australian and
native troops remained in contact
with the Japanese who now held
Kokoda, 55 miles from Port Mores-
by.
The grave news of the occupation
of the new island bases in the
Karafura sea within easy striking
distance of both the Australian con-
tinent and New Guinea came at a
moment when American and Aus
tralian authorities here showed
plain signs of anger at the idea
that there was anything in the
Australasian situation to justify
complacence.
A spokesman gave a few indi-
cations of the real situation yes
tcrday. Five -sixths of all troops
in this zone are Australians. Ameri-
can aid 50 far hardly more than
replaces Australian losses overseas.
Three days of American war pro-
duction would double the supply OF
equipment and planes of the Ameri-
can eXpeditionary force. The
strength of the navy in the south
west Pacific area approXimates the
Australian warships sunk so far
or being used in other theaters.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
Red Counteratfack Fails

MOSCOW, Aug. 7-CUP) - Des-
perate Russian counterattacks,
which annihilatcd up to 40 per cent
of advancing waves of German
troops in some sectors, today slowed
6sWn but failed to halt Adolf Hit
lers drive into the Caucasus and
along the southern approaches to
Stalingrad.
The German armored forces, buck
ling the Red army lines, struck
deeper into the western Caucasus
along a 70-mile front south of Be-
laya Glina and westward to a point
below Kushchevka.
Waves of Nazi dive-bombers
paced German columns attempting,
with some new success, to close
the southern claw of a pincers
upon Stalingrad in the Kotelnikov
sector about 95 miles southwest of
the industrial city on the Volga.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
DIVERSION SOUGHT

CThe Germans reported new
strong Russian drives on the Rzhev
front about $50 miles northwest of
Moscow and on the Vclkhov front
further north between Lake linen
and Leningrad, undoubtedly design
ed to force a diversion of Ger
many's great strength from the
Caucasus
military observers in London said
that the new Russian attacks in the
north led by Gen. sGregori Zhukov
appeared to be aimed at sectors
stripped of a large part of their
men, tanks, and planes and that
the Germans had the cream OF
their forces on the Caucasus frcntD
CThe German high command re-
ported the capture of three more
key towns on the southern 'front.'
Jeisk on the arm of the Sea CT
Azov reaching up to Rostov; Tina
shevskaya, go miles north of the
railroad junction of Krasnodar, and
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-07
SPEAK, MACARTHUR

Gen. Macarthur must tell the
Australian and American people
more about developments on Aus
tralia's northern front" the sgd
ney Daily Telegraph said today
"He is the one man who can speak
with equal authority to both coun-
tries and carry to the American
people the conviction of the danger
which threatens the United Nations
in this part cf the Pacific
Macarthur believes in the otfen-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-16
RICHARD SCHRAUDT

Dear Santa
For Christmas / would like a
3 wheel bicycle, a pair of socks,
a dolly and a buggy and some
candy and nuts. am 13 years
old & i am in the 9th grade.
Thank you
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-16
New Choirmon Launches
Reorganization of Porty
Many Southern States Distrust
the New Deal, He Asserts

gains by his party but also what
he called third party threats
within Democratic ranks in the
west and south.
From what | can hear" said
the 63-year-old Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, attorney, who was chosen
Republican National chairman
at st. Louis Dec. many south
ern states are seething with dis
trust of the New Deal"
"Oklahoma," he added, els a
perfect example of it. A Demo
crat there (E. H. Moore) ran as
a Republican and defeated Sen
ator Lee in a State we hadn't
carried since 1888"
Commenting on the recent
speech by Gov. Frank M. Dixon
of Alamaba accusing the Demo-
cratic party by "dynamiting"
the social structure of the South
and saying suggestions were
rife" for formation of a South
ern Democratic party Spangler
said:
They tell me the people in
the South are much interested
in forming a new party or de-
feating the New Deal"