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er said. He added that Axis
dreams Of conquest have been shat
tered by the recent allied often
sives. and the mounting flood of
arms from the arsenals Of the
United Nations
Two factors emphasized the
growing strength OF the democra-
cies. An American aviation pro
duction chief revealed that New
United States warplanes will
make the angels gasp and Prime
Minister W. L. Mackenzie King of
Canada, in a speech In New York
City. made public for the first time
the prodigious efforts the Domin-
ion is making to defeat the dicta-
tors.
With its limited population and
comparatively meagre industrial
plant the British empire associate
nevertheless has contributed $780,
goo fighting men, including an air
force OF $4,000 and supplied 40
600 motorized vehicles for the al
lied expedition 20 North Africa.
During the coming year, said the
Canadian prime minister, his coun-
try will produce $500, 100000
worth Of war goods equivalent to
S40OOOOOO.OOO FORTY billion
output by the United States.
Back up Optimism
Allied fighting men calamity
backed up the optimism of their
statesmen. The Russian offensiyes
forged ahead before Moscow and
Stalingrad, taking a frightful toll
Of German casualties.
Italy was reported to be in a
state of near panic with residents
rushing from the northern indus
trial areas to adjacent country
sides to avoid Raj bombings
Mussolinis speech. designed to
calm and stiffen his people, APP
Feared to have had the opposite
effect.
The Yellow Aryans OF Nippon
we're up against tough going in
New Guinea as allied bombers
smashed a force Of four japanese
destroyers which had attempted
to bring achievements to their
weakening garrison in the Buna-
Coma area. The landing force was
turned back, and % japanese fight
ers covering the invasion attempt
were shot down by our planes.
Meantime American and Austral-
ian ground troops pushed the enc
my back closer to the sea.
No achievements
While there has been little news
Of activity on Guadalcanal Island
in the Solomons, It was learned to-
day in Washington that the ia
panese have been unable to land
any reinforcements since their
disastrous naval defeat in mid-No-
vember As result the enemy
forces remaining on the island
have had to dispense TO avoid an
Inhalation by our bombers and
81 bulh lOl Nths
Apparently mindful Of Musso-
lini's promise to his people that
Germany would supply anti aircraft
batteries TO defend their cities, the
Raj resumed raids on western
Germany's industrial centers dur
ing the night, reminding Hitler and
Mussolini that the Reich could i'll
spare its air defenses.
Firs, announcements did not
identify the targets Of the night
attack. Berlin said four Raj
bombers had been shot down, and
made the usual claim OF slight
damage
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BOSTON -lNS-The Boston lie
ensing boards padloocks today
snapped shut on 50 night clubs,
some OF them the swankiest in the
city as an aftermath OF the Cocoa
nut Grove disaster. Meanwhile, as
more victims we're identified. the
official death list was set at $50
after officials rechecked their lists.
eliminating Implications An unveri-
fled report told OF ten FBI agents
arriving in Boston to conduct a fed
eral probe OF the holocaust under
orders Of Chief Agent J. Edgar