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Evening star., 1942-09-17
I'D Rather Be Right
LovoI Unwittinely Corries Message
OF Bottle Against Foscism in Fronce

out to harbor the thought that per-
haps it is reserved once again for
the shamed but still glorious people
Of France to start what it has
seemed so impossible to start.
If I were q British or American
labor leader, would accept all the
implications of the new civil war in
France, and try to persuade the
military general stats (Which often
do not think in these terms) to make
the calling of a general strike in
France, coincidentally with the be-
ginning OF the second front, q major
part Of our strategic plan.
Who's Decayed Now?
Some Of our writer's have been
much too swift to accept the Fascist
myth Of the general decay Of
France. We know who decayed. We
have just read the forced Labor
order written by one Of the captains
of decay. The very need for issuing
that order, which Hitler tried for
two years to avoid. tells us that the
people of France are not nearly as
decayed as some of their critics, that
the special meaning OF France in
the history Of the worlds fight for
freedom still exists, just as the
magnificent soul of France still
exists.
It has been SNUG Of us to say that
We shall set the date for resuming
the battle Of France. Hitler knows
that 1t has never stopped, and he
has Just confessed that fact In
public.
Evening star., 1942-09-17

the same communiques inform
us that Jap men-of-war are
shelling our positions.
The implication is that Vice
Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley
either has not received badly
needed reinforcements to prevent
Japanese men -of-war from land
ing forces in the Tulagi area, or
is concentrating the bulk of his
force to hit the Japanese when
they deliver their major assault.
The battle is on and we shall
know what Admiral Ghormley's
strategy is In a few days. There
is no question that the American
forces are In the hands of one
Of our ablest naval officers who,
If properly supported. will give
as good an account Of himself
and the units under his COM
mand Is he did In the first battle
OF the Solomons, when he cap
tured the principal Nipponese
bases.
Marines Fopght With Skill.
1t Is equally true that the
American forces fighting in that
area OF the Pacific will live up
to their reputation. At least IS
per cent of the Marines par
ticipating in the first battle
were what may be described as
raw troops men in service for
less than a year. From all ac-
counts they fought with the
skill, shrewdness and brilliancy
of veteran leathernecks. But In
modern war these qualities alone
are not sumcient.
Until further news from the
Solomons reaches US 1t will be
difficult to say how many REIN
forcements In varships, planes
and men have been sent to that
area. After the first battle
every high-ranking onlcer knew
the Japs would return in force
to try to recapture the islands.
It is deeply regretted in many
quarters that our commitments"
on 50 many other fronts pre-
vented the high command IN
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Luxembourg Deportations
Reported Begun by Nazis
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE Nazi
conquerors Of Luxembourg are be-
ginning deportations in efforts to
stop anti-German activity in the
little grand duchy, q Reuters dis
patch from q German frontier point
reported last night,
The dispatch said Nazi commits
sions are compiling black lists Of
Luxembourgeois known to be loyal
to the grand duchess, and 1t was
reported reliably that the first batch
already has been rounded up.
The Germans were quoted as say
ing they were prepared to deport
the entire population (296,913 in
1885, II necessary and bring in
German workers to keep the iron
mines running.
Luxembourg ranked high as 4
steel-producing center before the
war, but since the German occu-
patton production was said to have
dropped from 2,000 900 tons annual
ly to 100000.
The Luxembourgeois last week be-
gan q general strike In protest
against incorporation of the grand
duchy into the German Reich and
the call Of three classes Of youths
to the Nazi armed forces.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
The Political Mill
Review Of Primary Results Show Purge Of
So-ColIed lsoIotionists Largely Failure

their opponents with being "iso-
lationists" and seeking to defeat
President Roosevelt's national de-
tense program.
Treadway's Election Expected.
Mr.. Treadway-and also Sena-
tor Lodge-insisted he was not
an isolationist. Mrs. Rogers. Re-
publican, was another Of the
Massachusetts, members Of the
House to be renominated. 1t was
Mrs. Rogers bill. providing for
the establishment of the WAACS,
which was passed by Congress
and under which thousands Of
American women are to be taken
into the service to relieve from
non -combatant duty many men
who are qualified for the fight
ing forces. ...
Both Mrs. Rogers and Mr..
Treadway are regarded as sure
OF reelection on November 8.
In Michigan, which has be-
come again Republican, the COP
senatorial nomination went to
Judge Homer Ferguson. Judge
Ferguson, known as the racket
busting, one man grand jury, has
succeeded in placing a lot of
crooked law enforcement officers,
gamblers and vice establishment
heads in Jail in Wayne County
(which is Detroit). He stands
high in his home community.
Gerald l.. K. Smith, ranking
former follower of the late SEN
ator Huey Long Of Louisiana,
tried for the Republican nomi-
nation against Judge Ferguson.
Judge Ferguson received 19o,-
900 votes and Mr.. Smith 105 900.
Elton R. Eaton, publisher in
Plymouth, had $1,000 votes.
Faces Brown in Election.
Judge Ferguson will run
against Senator Prentis Brown,
Democrat, in the general elec-
ton. Senator Brown is popular
and has made good record in
the Senate. The Republicans
are happily out Of the situation
which would have occurred had
Mr.. Smith received the nomina-
nation. .,s
As a demagogue. Mr.. Smith
ranks well up with Senator Long.
With the tide turning Republi-
can this year, as various political
events have indicated, Mr.. Brown
will have a real fight on his
hands. The Republicans have
nominated a strong ticket head
ed by Judge Ferguson and Sec
retary Of State Harry F. Kelly
for Governor. The Democrats
renominated Gov. Van Wagner.
In New Hampshire, a personal
political feud will have its big
moment in November when Sem
ator Bridges, Republican, runs
against former Gov. Murphy, who
when he was chief executive Of
the State was a Republican, but
who has now become q Demo-
crat. There is no love lost be-
tween Senator Bridges and Mr..
Murphy, who is q millionaire in
dustrialist.
Senator Bridges defeated Mr..
Murphy, then Governor, In his
effort to be q member Of the
State delegation to the Repub-
lican National Convention in
1910. The two have had other
difficulties.
It was 4 foregone conclusion
that Senator Bridges would de-
feat Gov. Murphy II the latter
entered the Republican primary.
Mr.. Murphy, wherefore, took the
only course open to him to run
against Senator Bridges-he be-
came = Democrat.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Russian Woman
Sniper kked by
u. S. Attitude
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Sept. l7.--Lt.
Liudmila Pavlichenko, Russian
woman sniper credited with killing
800 Naziss declared yesterday that
1t Is plain to see that with Ameri-
can women what Is important is
whether they wear silk underwear
under their uniforms"
She added grimiy: What the
uniform stands for, they have vet
to learn"
In an interview at the Soviet Con-
sulate here. the attractive lieutenant
said she had been amazed by "the
silly questions asked me In America"
"One woman even criticized the
length OF the skirt Of my uniform,
saying that In America women wear
shorter skirts and besides my
uniform made me look fat" the
Russian woman fighter added,
This made me angry. I wear my
uniform With honor. II has the
Order Of Lenin on it. It has been
covered With blood In battle"
Evening star., 1942-09-17
BY SAMUEL GRAFTON.

Inc people OF france nave man
aged to get another message
through to us. The joke is that
they have got Laval to write it for
them. He thought he was only COM
posing a decree requiring all
Frenchmen to give compulsory la
Dor to the Nazis. What he has
really written, between the lines,
is: "Frenchmen will not work for
Hitler; I have tried my best and
cannot persuade them to do 1t;
they have rejected the New Order;
France remains democratic In spite
Of all my efforts; the only way I
can get Frenchmen to help Hitler
is at the point Of gun Quite
message.
Thus does Laval, the Fascist rat
serve unwittingly as secretary, re-
cording the will Of the incorrupti-
BILE soul of France.
This Is Civil War.
The battle for France is under
way. 1t has not waited for the sec
ond front. The people have already
won several major engagements in
it; once, when they refused to free
$4,000 French prisoners of war by
voluntarily sending 10000 skilled
French workers to Germany; again,
when they refused to work for Ger
many even after Laval closed 1900
French factories to make them do
so; and now, again, by precipitat-
ing the compulsory labor order,
which can only be called q form OF
civil war between the French peo-
pie and the Fascist contemptibles
in Vichy.
Laval's order Is a confession that
the democrats of France have won
a victory. 1t means that Fascism
still stops at the Rhine. We must
recognize the Laval order for what
it is, declaration Of civil war. The
pathetic and puzzled gendarmes OF
Vichy will now try to make Fascists
OF the French people, after. the
might Of German arms has failed
to do SO.
| Petain's Muddled Tears.
All the issues in France are brill
liantly lit up by Lavals forced-la-
Dor decree. For two years Petain
and Laval have tried to make 1t
appear q case Of France against
England, OF France against the
world, Of France striving to main
tain her empire; now they have
made 1t clear: 1t is quite simply {
case Of the French people versus
the Fascists. French Fascism ha.
had to take the chains out Of the
closet and show them. That issue
will no longer be muddled by the
tears dropping OF the end OF M
Petain's nose.
The next wave of strikes the worle
will see will be. strikes agains
Fascism. For having decided t.
fight the people of France explicitly
and by declaration, Fascism will GER
tainly be confronted by popular
weapons. The people will use wha
they have.
In fact, Fascism's new tactic o
proclaimed war against French
labor may mark the beginning of ,
new use Of the strike Throughout
Europe. When We remember hoy
the appeal of the democratic caus
popped from capital to capita
throughout Europe in 1S4s, startinI
in France, we may take q momen
Evening star., 1942-09-17
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The third battle Of the Solomon
Islands is on and American
forces have been on the defensive
for the last fiye days. But only
brief communicates, indicating
that the Marine force is holding
its own, are available.
Reading between the lines, 1t
appears that the Japs have sent
substantial force to retake
these islands. which are of great
strategic value to both sides.
Under darkness of night, we are
told, some Jap detachments have
landed on Tulagi Island, while
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Nv GOULD LINCOLN.

The Tuesday wtnd-up OF the
primaries for party nomination
in the coming congressional and
eubernatorial elections brought
few surprises. AS in the case
OF the other States, incumbents
in the House and Senate won
denomination with few excep-
tions. The so-called isolationist
issue, by which a good deal Of
store was set last spring by var
ious so-called purge" political
committees, aided and Abetted
by the Democratic organizations,
did not pan out. Only few OF
the so-called isolationists were
defeated.
In Massachusetts,, Senator
Lodge, Republican, won renomi-
nation with little real opposition,
as was expected. His Democratic
opponent will be Representative
Casey an attractive, active
member Of the House. Mr..
Casey, q strong supporter Of the
New Deal administration, ran in
q field Of four for the Senatorial
nomination. His closest oppon-
ent was former mayor John F.
Honey Fitz) Fitzgerald of Bos-
ton, father-in-l of former
Ambassador Kennedy.
Mr.. Casey had los 900 votes to
10000 for Mr.. Fitzgerald. About
$4,000 votes were split between
two other contestants. 1t Is
obvious, therefore, that Mr..
Casey did not have a majority
OF the total vote cast In the
Democratic primary. A plural
It'll is all that is needed to win in
the Massachusetts, primaries.
Curley ut Odds With New Deal.
Former Gov. Jim" Curley, who
won the Democratic nomination
for the House from the Eleventh
Congressional District over the
New Dealer, Representative Eliot,
is trying to stage q political
comeback after several defeats
at the polls in the general elec-
tions. The II district, in which
Mr.. Curley is running, has been
Democratic, although in the re-
districting OF the State some
new territory has been included.
Mr.. Curley was at one time
member Of the House. While he
jumped on the Roosevelt band
wagon In 1882. Mr.. Curley has
been at outs with the admins
tration on numerous occasions.
II he is elected to the House,
there will be no particular re-
joicing in administration quar-
ters. His youthful opponent, how
ever. was regarded as a particu-
lar friend Of the administration.
Mr.. Curley defeated Mr.. Eliot by
about 1000 votes.
Both the Democratic and Re-
publican leaders OF the House
were renominated in Massa-
chusetts-Representative McCor-
mack Of Boston and Representa-
tive Martin Of North Attleboro.
Both are expected to be re-
elected in November. The vet
eran Representative Treadway,
Republican, ranking COP MEM
Der Of the House Ways and Means
Committee, was renominated,
Notwithstanding the opposition
which developed.
It Is not without interest to
learn that both Senator Lodge
and Mr.. Treadway won renomi-
nation although one of the purge
committees had declared that
their effort in Massachusetts,
centered about these two Re-
publican members of Congress
both of whom were charged by
Evening star., 1942-09-17

a tremendous
discovery any
day now.
For weeks he
has been hot in
purs uit of a
formula which
" ould enable
him to take the
reports on the
rubber situation
and onv e r t
them into rub
Der. If he hits
on it. this coun-
Evening star., 1942-09-17

ASt QeCllneQ the
Job, but 1t is not
known whether
President Roose-
welt asked any
Of the others.
The re a on 8
for the declina-
ton by the top
man are not re-
Ntd, but they they
~ persuasive.
It is further re-
ported that one
Of the reasons
Wyhirh yNrnho h1v
Evening star., 1942-09-17

for q trafic jam on the Northwest
Side.
Lukow rushed to the scene after
motorists appealed to the Cragin
avenue station that plump opos-
sum, far from his wooded retreat and
dazzled by the bright lights, veered
dizzily back and forth across the
street, tying up trafic.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Nothing Wronq' at TOT

ASHEVILLE, N. G. R.-Mrs.
Fannie Maria Peters, who Is cele-
brating her 10lst birthday, says she
doesn't see why she shouldn't live to
be los at least. There's nothing
wrong with me now" she said.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
McLenore-
Use Found At Lost
For Rubber Reports
By HENRY McLEMORE.

Our staff scientist, little gnome
who works with test tubes and bun
sen burners back Of the couch in
the living room, may come up with
Evening star., 1942-09-17

THE opinions OF the cers this their oon not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars effort to all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Advisers Can
Cloud Task
orJeffers
Rubber 'Czor' Must
Become Thoroughly
Grounded in Problem
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Not single man on the list rec
commended by the Baruch Rubber
Committee finally became rubber
administrator. The top man on the
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Policeman Uses Losso
To End Troffic jam

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. - Policeman Herman
Lukow had to resort to cowboy tao
tics and lasso the party responsible
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-09-10
Jap Losses
I'abulated
rs w airs h Ups and
Transports Definitely
Sunk, 800 Planes De-
stroyed in Pacific.

Melbourne. Australia. Sept.
10.-tAPr Allied forces have
definitely sunk p Japanese war
ships ana transports and de-
S;roycd 800 enemy planes and
perhaps 500 in less than five
months. review of commune
ours from General MacArthur's
ht aduuartcr> disclosed today.
The operations all were in the
Australian war zone.
Fur;N-rnc additional WarShipS and
transports were damaged and a total
of IL enemy planes severely dam
aged OF "prnbably damaged" max
lnG Inc aerial toll III.
The tabulatiun since April u
shows these Japanese shipping loss
e.. exclusive OF many landing bargcS
destroyed and damaged:
Sunk. three cruisers. one aircraf;
carrier. two dCstrovcrS. three large
submarines. IuUr midget submarines
and twelve transport 90 cargo ships.
Damaged four cruisers. one air
craft carrier. three dCS,roycrs. two
damaged ~ deStroycd)
three tanl;"rS. five glnboats. and 90
other vessels.
Totals. - sunk. II damaged.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-09-10
Income Tax
Rates Changed

Washington. Sept. 10 (AP)-Thc
Senate finance committee today re-
adjusted individual surtaX income
rates for the brackets below $4,000.
lowering them in the luwcr brackets
and increasing them IN the higher
Treasury experts estimated the
changes would increase total pros
pcctivC revenue Ivy $@3 900. 900 u
year. As a result. .iucic persons with
net income ur 50 900 or less will pay
lower income taxes Than proposed
Under the House bill and for those
with above $1,000 the total tax
liability win bc higher.
For married couples without dc
pcndcnts. thc break between higher
and lower rates a. compared with
the House bill will come between
$500 and $4,000 and for married
ccuples with two dependents between
So 400 and $4,000.
The Ilousc-approvcd bill provided
Il per cent .urtaX on The first $4,000
Of Surtax not income. l6 per cent
rom S2.nuu ru 81 GOO. 20 prr cent
ROW si.OnO - ,G.onn ma - ~
.,u Ir.u 80 luu r,,uru
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-09-10
Egyptian
Front Quiet

Cairo. Sept in--(ApD--British
mobile column, and artillery cngag-
cd small parties OF axis tanks yes
,crday in the southern sector OF the
Egyptian desert front west of FL
HimCimat. British headquarters an
nounCcd today.
Activity Tuesday night was re-
ported limited 10 general patrol
work and artillery exchanges in the
northern and central sectors.
"Air activity over the battle area
was on q reduced scale" The British
communiuuc said. although our
light bombcr> scored hits on lorrtcs
and the Sid Matruh road.
Long raugc British fighters shot a
MeSscrschm'i 100 into the Mcditcr-
rancar and Malta Hers downcd two
AXIS Iigu',... SO ~r''l y WIS hr'-
rruEu. 81
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-09-10
laps Watch
Stalingrad

Cau cI,inG. Sep. lO.-CtP)
An authoritative Chinese ccm-
mCnta;or said today that whcth-
rr open conflict breaks out be-
twccc Japan and Russia may
depend upon the outcome Of
StalinGrad.
Japan might move against
Siberia IT The Germans over
come Soviet resistance at Stall
inGrad." the commentator said.
"hu; he might stay her hand il
N" uaZi drive Cn!lu?scS.'
japanese leader, are finding i,
difficult To- decide upon their
mex; move. he added. but h"
predicted that the estimated six
divisions .u Burma arc more
likely 90 Toe used against China
than India
India can nc rr;icd out At
present" ne said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-09-10
Indirect
Warning
Given Japan
| n d i an Uprisin e
Charged to Japanese
Fifth Column; In New
Guinea, Japs Drive
Across Sum nit Of
Mountains.

Prime Minister Churchill in
directly warned Japan today
against thruSting her invasion
tentaclcS into India. declaring
that large rcinforcrmentS have
reached India and the number
of white soldiers now in India is
!armer than al any time in the
British connection"
The British war leader said
Britain intended TO preserve
order among lndia'S rcbellious
elements by all necessary meas
ureS. 50 that the allies could
defend the soil of India from
the Japanese.
Charging that widespread
Japanese fifth column activity
may have inspired the All-India
Congress party's campaign for
immediate independence, MIR.
Churchill declared:
1T is noteworthy. for in
stance. that communications of
Indian forces defending Bengal
and on the Assam frontier have
been especially attacked"
Bengal and Assam provinces both
adIoin Japancsc-COnQuere Burma.
RAF warpiancS continued To pound
the enemy in Burma. Il British COM
mtnique said. attacking supplies and
shipping in the JapancSc-occupied
harbor OF Akyab. not far below the
indian frontier on the Bay of Ben
gal
Churchill told parliament in Lon
ion that DESPITE fhC riots and blood
shea in India. IN which nearly 500
persons have been killed i'm the last
four weeks. the situation was I'M
proving and was "on The whole, re-
assuring"
In the southwest Pacific. out
Thanked allird troops feel back in
the towering Owen Stanley
mountains in New Guinea as
Japanese columns drove across
the 5000 foot summit and push
ed down the opposite si0:> with
in ~ airline miles of Port
MorcShv
General DOUGLAS NacArthur's
hcadQIaricr,. acknowledging the
setback. said Australian troops were
battling calamity To- halt the enemy
advance along a NARROW. iunGle-bor
dcrcd trail crossing q series of ridges
which still lie between the invaders
md their goal
In japanese hands. Hor; MorcSby
(ContiuUcd OF Page Sovcn)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-09-10
Struggle
Increases
In Ferccity
Soviets Acknc Nledgc
Loss Of Two Mcre Vii.
lagos West Of Volga
City to German Power
Drive; Heavy Losses
Sustained.
tBy The Associated IRE -

The German storm beat more
ilrrtcly around Stul:ngrad in Il
thundcroUS mclC" ~ ,ankS.
planes and struggling masses of
mvn to-day. aid the nyrllA radio
asserted that naZi N.,nguardS
had driven 10 the great NoIga
steel city itself.
Soviet headquarters acknow-
lodged that Field Marshal Fcdor
Won Book : incrSSant power
drive had ovcrrun two more vii
lagos west of the city, but dis
patches said the Red armies.
fully conscious OF the danger
hanging over Stalingrad. are
defending every inch of their
dear land.
Al midday. the Russian COM
mand declared Soviet troops had
stiffened again in fighting ,hat
ragged through the night and
w,rc rNacting Il deadly toll uf
the Germans.
ItIlI.ll'S SISI!lIG iillt.. ii!t t'i.IN
bulletin from naIi field hcadludr-
tiers mentioned the grca, assault on
Stalin2rad only briefly:
In III" fUrtrCs> zone of Stal,nGr"d.
more Soviet Iugi.iicatiun- bitterly
defended by the "nCmry have hccu
taken During 'H.s lighting ~ Sr,.i"t
tInks We're destroyed during ye.-
tcrnay."
Cold rains were now sweeping
the battlefield. dispatches said,
breaking a heat wave and sig
mailing the approach of WINERY
conditions which might bog
dCwn Adolf lIitIcr'S giant me-
chluiZcd forces.
The Soviet m.u-duy communIquc
said Russian infantry. murtarmcn
me- macnEurg,W crews. off, eng. rrd
in savage 3ayruyt fighting. had
driven eff repeated attacks over
nigh, III he key sector west of Stii-
Continued on Page S"vcn)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-09-10
Double
Pay Ruled Out

Washington. Sept. 10 - (APD -
Payment of duublC-timc rate. for
work on any particular day in the
week such rs Saturday. Sunday or
holidays was discontinued today by
a Presidential order.
The decree ,igncd by President
Roosevelt; yesterday. was intended.
the White House said, Ia CnCorrag"
one day OF rc,t in seven lin the in
tcrCSt 90 efficiency.
DOublc-tmc payment for work oH
a seventh consecutive dTt still is pre-
misiblc under the order but not be-
cause il happens 10 fall on a week
end or holiday Thus the days 81 the
week lose their identity for wage
determining purposes.