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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
Reports Show
80 Sunk, II
Suffer DAMAGE
Tokyo Suffers
Greatest Defect
in Modern SEQ War
BY The Associated Press

Japan's Naval losses in the
South Seas during the past week
probably reached the staggering
total of at least 80 ships sunk
and IL damaged today as Amer
lean and Australian troops near
ed the end of their seven-week-
old drive against the Japanese
in New Guinea.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
Headquarters reported that AL
lied troops now were attacking
on the outskirts of the last enc
my strongholds on the Papuan
Coast at Buna and Coma after
Allied filters had smashed a Jap
anese sea-borne relief thrust.
Flying through rain squalls
and heavy clouds, United Ma
tons heavy bombers sank a
crusier and a destroyer and sent
another destroyer fleeing as the
enemy attempted to reinforce or
evacuate trapped japanese land
troops at Coma.
OBSCURED BY RAIN
Dispatches said landing barges
and small boats, some filled with
Japanese troops, were seen NOV
ins between the warships and
the shore, but darkness. and the
rain obscured, the direction OF
their mo4pg4Snt-whether they
were land Usf feinforcmemen's
or pulling I SID
Previously. eitat japanese des-
troyers had been reported hover
ING off the Buna-Gona sector,
where Gen. Macarthur announc-
ed that enemy troops were now
pinned down" in the 3O-mile
coastal strip.
Coupled with these new blows
to Japan's Navy off N ew
Guinea. Washington disclosed
that delayed reports on Satur-
day nights final battle off
Guadalcanal Island, in the Solo
mons, told of the sinking OF a
japanese battleships or heavy
cruiser, three large cruisers and
a destroyer.
"This report may include
some of the damage already re-
See JAP FLEET-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 20-(R
"A ten-year breach in diploma
tic relations between Mexico
and Soviet Russia was at an end
today after an exchange Of notes
between the two nations am
bassadors in Washington. Mex
leo had severed relations in pro-
test at what she called "propa-
ganda activities of Russian dip
lomatic missions in other Amer
lean countries"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
late X X X
bulletins
Halt Board

LANSING, Nov. 20 - Up
The State Supreme Court today
forbade the State Board Of Can
vassers to certify George D. O.
Brien as winner of the seat In
Congress now held by Rep. Clar-
ence ]. Mcleod, pending a hear
ing of McLeod's challenge Of the
November 3 election results
scheduled for November "a.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
Convoy Attack

b E Rim (Fr0m German
BrOadcasts), Nov. 20-(R-A
DNB dispatch said today Ger
man submarines sank eight mer-
chantmen laden with war mater
ials and fired a large tanker In
an attack on a Britain-b0und
convoy in the North Atlantic
yesterday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
Legion Sponsors
Thanksgiving Bids
for Turkey Dinners

Charles Mikelait, commander
of Harry Ollrich post, American
Legion, today urged Mount Gle
mems residents to invite q Sell
fridge Field soldier for Thanks
giving dinner.
Mikelait quoted Col. William
Colman, commandant Of Sell
fridge Field, as saying that .
special Thanksgiving celebra-
ton Is planned at the post and
that . majority Of the soldiers
will prefer not TO leave the field.
Persons wishing to invite .
soldier to dinner should tele-
phone Mikelait at l341-W.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
Today Deadline
for Gasoline
Registrations

Hoping to avert q last minute
rush prior to the nine o'clock
deadline tonight, county motor
lists were urged to register for
basic "A" gasoline ration books
this afternoon at the nearest
public school.
Thousands Of car owners re-
gistered either Wednesday or
Thursday, but q rush tonight
might tax facilities to q point
See GASOLIN%Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
Comedy Ends

LONDON, Nov. 2o-(R-The
Paris radio said today that pro-
Nasi Pierre Laval, cloaked with
governing power over France,
was considering "many import
ant and delicate measures which
will end the era Of comic opera
revolution in France"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
Move I'm

CANBERRA, Australia, Nov.
20 - R - The japanese have
completed occupation of nine
anchorages In Portuguese TimOr
r. moving into Lantern, it was
stated officially today. 1t was
said that motor trucks were be-
ing assembled there. Dill, the
capital, was occupied by the
Japanese early In the Pacific
war.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
Share-the-Aide
Registration
Urged In City

Ernest Pettingill. ehaln1noo
Of the War Transpoetatie1 60.
mittes In Mount ClemsnA to6Iv
urged workers intsrestsd - -
share-ths-ride plan - foGl1o1R
ct the Board Of. Commoceo @.
fice at - North Wa1nuk "
He pointed osat that shaBe -
swap ride srrq1oo1lGnhs ~
Be made now boooa11o onoo11Do
rationing becomes sf1activo D.
Il ~ ~ II
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
Admit Losses

TOKYO, Nov. 40 Japanese
Broadcast Recorded BY United
Press in San Francisco The
newspaper Nichi Nichi said to-
day that Japanese losses in the
Nov. 1915 Naval battle of the
Sol0mons were "by no means
slight"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
New Program

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20-(R
President Roosevelt said to-
day that a manpower program to
be announced soon would pro-
vide machinery for draft defer
ment of essential workers in
munitions plants.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
SpringbOard

ROME (From Italian Broad
casts), Nov. 20. - (P - The
Rome radio said today that
North Africa was only the
spring. board from which Amer
lea would pounce upon the Eur
Opean continent and "Italy's
hour has struck"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
North Africa. Nov. 20 -(u.H -
Allied commanders threw =
powerful fleet of flying fortress
bombers into action today to
soften the way for the United
States, British and French arm
les pressing eastward through
Tunisia.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
"
Crush German
Tank AhadE,
Menace bizeIle
Allied colusnns
CIoss-ln On
Vitol eosss

ALLIED HEApoUA
IN NORTH AFRICA 49, g.
R - Allied foguo1t Aoy14b'
smashed one-third q = G6E1nol
armored eolumn and exU I'M o
Naxi tank attacks, ~ ee111 Ky
on al landward 49,
the Naval bose % Hi31G1 1
Tunis, capital At Tunisin = 1oo 4
quarters spokesman sni& ~ y
vanguards IT IL A. R
and British combat tooq -
their pro-Allie xrsneh ~
have reached points N1l RI
miles Of both coaG1al 1eo
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20

extinguished q fire with utter
disregard for his own safety"
then saved q mans life by ar
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20

ALLIED u3A1DG W
TKRS, NsstA Alsiaa -
- IT, Lisal O. 81
1ssesvslt, ~ yeoq y
was semswhsss - - M
NertA Africa tooOo M 81 i!
Rocoonaisunnoo - t
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after - NJ aR11Voa ~ "
hass fRe1 Enelan4 =
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Evening star., 1942-11-30

that whoever starves in Europe
it will not be Germans. Remem-
Der that these guilty villains
know their lives are at stake.
Attacks by U-Boats
Still Increasing.
Remember how small a portion
OF the German Army the British
have yet been able to engage and
destroy. Remember U-boat war
fare Is not diminishing. but grow
ing and that 1t may well be worse
before 1t is better.
Then facing facts undaunted,
we shall learn how to use victory
rs spur to further effort and
make good fortune a means OF
gaining more. This much only
will I say about the future and
say 1t with acute consciousness
OF the fallibility of my own judg-
ment.
1t may we'll be that the war in
Europe will end before the war in
Asia. The Atlantic may be calm
while in the Pacific the hurricane
rises to full pitch. If events
should take such a course we
should of course bring all our
forces to the other side Of the
world to aid the United States,
to aid China, to aid our kith and
kin in Australia and New Zealand
in the struggle against the ag-
gressions OF Japan.
While we were thus engaged in
the Far East we should be sitting
with the United States, Russia
and those of the United Nations
concerned, shaping international
instruments for national settle
ments which must be devised II
the free life of Europe is ever to
rise again and If the fearful
quarrels which have rent Euro
pean civilization are to be pre-
Evening star., 1942-11-30
Churchill Calls
On Italian People
To Get Rid Of Duce
Notion Is Urged to Seek
Separate Peace or Foce
Scientific Air Attack

Continued From Page B-14)
enmeshed is the latest and most
perfect example.
That fleet, brought by folly and
worse than folly to its melan-
choly end, redeemed its honor by
An action of self -immolation, and
from the flames and smoke of
the explosions at Toulon, France
will rise again.
Good News Provides
British New Test.
The ceaseless flow of good
news from every theater of war
which has filled November, con-
fronts the British people with a
new test. They have proved that
they can stand defeat. They
have proved that they can bear
with fortitude and confidence
long periods of unsatisfactory
inaction.
see no reason why we should
not show ourselves equable, res
olute and active in the face of
victory. I promise nothing. l
predict nothing. I cannot even
Evening star., 1942-11-30

vented from once more disturb
ing the progress of the world.
1t seems to me that should the
war end thus-in two stages
there will be far higher sense
OF comradeship around the coun-
Gil table than existed among the
victors at Versailles.
Then the danger had passed
away. The common bond be-
tween the Allies had snapped.
There was no sense of corporate
responsibility such as exists when
victorious nations who are mas
ters Of one vast scene are most Of
them still waging war side by
side in another.
should hope therefore that
We shall be able to make better
solutions, more far-reaching and
Evening star., 1942-11-30
guarantee that more successes

guarantee that more successes
are on the way.
I commend the immortal lines
of Kipling:
IF you can dream and not
make dreams your master; II
you can think and not make
thoughts your aim; II you can
meet with triumph. disaster
treat those two imposters just
the same"
There Is my text for this Sum-
days sermon, though I have no
license to preach one. Do not
let us be led away by any fair
seeming appearance of fortune.
Let us rather put our trust in
those deep, slow, moving tides
that have borne us thus far
already and will surely bear us
forward-if We know how to use
them--until we reach the harbor.
! know of nothing that has
happened yet which justifies the
hope that the war will not be
long or that bitter, bloody years
do not lie ahead. Certainly, most
painful experiences would lie
before us if we allowed ourselves
to relax our exertions, to weaken
the disciplined unity and order
of our victory before victory was
won.
We must not build on hopes or
fears, but only on the continued,
faithful discharge of our duty
wherein alone will be found safety
and peace of mind.
Remember that Hitler with his
armies and secret police holds
nearly all Europe in his grip.
That he has millions of slaves to
toll for him, vast mass of mu-
nitions, many mighty arsenals,
many fertile fields. Remember
that Goering has openly declared
Evening star., 1942-11-30

more lasting, Of the problems Of
Europe at the end Of this war
than was possible a quarter of
century ago.
It IS not much use pursuing
these speculations further at this
time for no one can possibly
know what the state of Europe
or the world will be when the
Nazi and Fascist tyrannies are
finally broken.
The dawn of 1943 will loom red
before us and we must brace our
selves to cope with the trials and
problems of what must be stern
and terrible year.
We do so. with assurance, ever
growing strength, and as a ma
ton. with a strong will, a bold
heart and good conscience.
Evening star., 1942-11-30

Continued From Page B-14)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-30
Help the Red Cross

The wave of indignation sweep
ing the race because the Red Cross
refuses to accept the blood of Ne
gro donors, should by no means
lessen ones contribution to a
worthy cause.
The local officials of the Red
Cross do not possess the meanness
and snobbish wisdom of the Red
Cross Solomons who so wisely"
refuse the blood of a Negro.
BY blaming the Navy for their
refusal to accept the blood of Me-
gro donors, the Red Cross enters
the Annanias Club. Their refusal
to accept the blood of Negro dom
ors is offensive to the Army, Navy,
and the President of these United
States.
Follow the example of Joe Louis,
give every dollar you can. 1t is
a worthy cause.
Seattle needs $4,000 to fill it's
quota. Do your part.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-30
Mrs. Broderick
Regrets Closing
OF tumble Shop


The tumble Shop, established by
the Red Cross in Seattle "a years
ago, will be closed out within the
next month because the war emer-
gency has forced it to move from
Ills Fourth Ave-, Lew V. Day,
chairman of the Seattle-King
County Chapter of the Red Cross,
said today.
Removal of the shop and its
forthcoming closing were described
as "a shame" by Mrs. Henry Bro
derrick, chairman of the tumble
Shop committee.
There has been criticism all
over town about the moving and
closing the the tumble Shop" Mrs.
Broderick said. But there is
nothing we can do about it. Ma
tional defense comes first and the
Red Cross simply must have the
space the shop has occupied"
The tumble Shop is in tempo
rary quarters at 1108 Third Ave.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-30
Major Blocks Bias
In Army Office

Philadelphia, PA bright note
for the week is the report that
an attempt to segregate 20 colored
girls in the typist section of the
Army Signal Corps department
here, was scotched by Major
Schall, in charge of the unit.
The incident was reported last
week to Theodore Spaulding, pres
ident of the Philadelphia branch,
who said that a Mr.. Weinberg,
supervisor of personnel in the Of
flee, approached most of the girls,
who are scattered in various parts
of the department, and asked them
''if they would not be better sat-
isfied working together as a col
ored group"
According to Mr.. Spaulding, Ma
jor Schall heard of the incident
and chastised Weinberg in the pre-
sence of a number of the girls. He
stated this Is not time for the
raising of racial issues when our
country is at war. and we do not
want any disturbing factors intro
duced which will separate the cit
liens of our country in their in
terest to help it."
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-30
Editorial Says Whites Snobbery
To Reap Harvest

CHICAGO-"Before this phase
of the world war is finished, the
West will reap a bitter harvest for
the racial snobbery which marked
the attitude of too many whites in
the East" thus does a brilliant
and militant editorial in the Chris
tan Cetnury, an undenominational
magazine, clearly analyze the war
in the Far East and the hate the
white man has engendered there.
Listing lessons for the white
mans complacency, the editorial
points out that by this time even
synthetic official optimism can
hardly hide from the American
people the extent of the victories
which the Japanese have already
won the Far East. The whole coast
of Asia from Vladivostick south to
within 200 miles Of Singapore Is
now In their hands.
Chinese have Given better Account
Both Britons and Americans
can wellafford to ponder the speed
with which the Japanese have cap
tured Hong Kong and Manila.
Hong Kong, often called the Glib
raltar of the Orient, had been
expected to hold out for months.
General Macarthur had prophesied
that the Philippines could hold off
a Japanese invasion for an almost
indefinite period. Actually, Hong
Kong fell in IL days and Manila
in 25.
Compare this with the Chinese
resistance at Shanghai. There, al
though the Japanese position was
infinitely superior and the Chinese
equipment infinitely inferior, the
Japanese conquest was held up for
nearly three months I'm 1887 and
for twice that long I'm 1941.
"The general tendency In Great
Britain and the United States has
been to make light of both the
Japanese and Chinese forces. Well,
now we see. So far by any given
test of comparative results, the
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-30
U. S. Army Calls
Mrs. Carol Peoples

Mrs. Carol c. Peoples of 507-
21st Ave-, Seattle, Wash, is the
first woman to be selected in the
U. S. Army Nurse Corps as nurse
attendant at station hospital at
Fort Lawton, Wash. Mrs. Peoples
accepted and assumed her duties,
January 81, 1912, by order of 1t
Col. Branson, Commandment of FIT.
LaWton.
Mrs. Peoples civil service stand
ing made her eligible for her ap-
pointment.
It is believed that Mrs. Peoples
will be instrumental in assisting
the placement of other race wo-
men.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-30

The Northwest FEB ,4s
Enterprise Rs-Organizes SEATTLE WASHINGTON
FEB q l942

Several months ago a group of
Seattle citizens met and considered
the problem of continued publica-
ton of the paper and were able
to keep up the publication until
more recent date. Then, fate
played a cruel part in the program
as was expressed by the injury of
the Editor-publisher, Mr.. e. I. Ro-
binson, and his resultant incapac-
itation.
The group of citizens met again
and gave careful consideration to
the matter of permanent organic
alton and the establishment of ade-
quate control and supervision of
the paper.
A Board of Managers was or
ganized, consisting of the follow
ing persons: P. 1. Frazier, pres;
b. E. Squires, secretary; Mrs. Mel
lie Wilson, Mr.. e. r. Chainey, and
Rev. John r. Harris.
This group, to be known as the
Board of Management of the
Northwest Enterprise has as its
duties the following activities: the
establishment of a sound financial
basis and program for the paper,
establishment of sound adver-
Using policy and in general the
management of the staff and per-
sonnet and operation program of
the Northwest Enterprise.
The Board in considering the
need of an increased staff in con-
nection with the paper, gave
thought to the creation of the po-
sition of Business Manager of the
paper and considered itself ex-
tremely fortunate in being able
to secure the services of Rev. F.
w. Penick, former pastor of the
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, to fill
this position. Rev. Penick, because
of his business ability and back
ground of community services, is
very well equipped to fill the po-
sition of Business Manager of the
Enterprise.
Already he has met with the
Board and plans have been made
for an enlargement of the paper,
as soon as such is possible, and
he has also developed a program
of increased circulation and sub
scription of and to the paper.
The entire program is one which
merits the endorsement and sup
port of every race citizen in the
northwest and calls for unstinted
backing and support of all who
feel the program of improved
conditions of working and living
are basic in the lists of essential
necessities of the group here in
this section of America"
May we solicit your support and
endorsement of this new program
of racial advancement here In the
Northwest?
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-30
Negroes Given
Armored Unit
An Innovation

WASHINGTON = Formation of
a Sixth armored division and of
the first entire division of in
fantry composed of Negro troops
was announced today by Secretary
Stimson as part Of the army's
current expansion to 100000
men.
The war secretary reported at
the same time that second air
force pursuit squadron composed
of Negro flyers also had been
ordered created.
AS a measure of military eff
ficiency, he announced further that
division commanders and their
general stamms, as well as line Of
ficers, will receive intensive in
struction designed to weld them
into closely knit command teams
before they take charge of newly
created divisions.
The new 9Th armored division
will be organized at Fort Knox,
Kentucky, early in February and
later moved to permanent sta
ton whose location was not an
nounced.
Officers for the new unit, which
will number more than 10000 men
already have started for Fort
Knox.
The Negro division will be the
93rd infantry and will be stationed
at Fort Hauchuca, Arizona.
The army already includes va
rious smaller Negro units in vir-
tually all major arms, and Stimson
noted that Negroes are included
also in the various officer candi-
date schools where enlisted men
who have shown outstanding lead
ership are trained as second lieu
tenants.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-30
Missouri Heads Lynch Parade, 1912;
Wounded Negro Victim of Torch Mob

estimated that about 800 persons
watched the burning of the body.
Stabbed Woman
Wallace told this story of events
leading up to the mob action.
About 1870 a. m. a man entered
the Sturgeon home, occupied by
Mrs. Sturgeon and her sister-in
law, Mrs. John Sturgeon, also the
wife of a soldier.
Mrs. John Sturgeon escaped, but
the intruder grabbed Mrs. billiard
Sturgeon and stabbed her, inflict>
ing a deep wound in the left side.
After a chase across the town,
Officer Perrigan captured Wright,
disarmed him of a knife and put
him in the back seat of his motor
car.
The officer, apparently having
obtained a driver for the machine,
joined his captive in the back seat.
Wright pulled another knife from
his shoe and began hacking at the
officers face, severing an artery
under his tongue. In the struggle,
Perrigan drew his revolver and
shot Wright three times.
Patrolmen On Job
The southeast Missouri office of
the state highway patrol concen-
trated 16 of its % patrolmen here
tonight.
They were patrolling the Negro
section in the western outskirts of
this city. Approximately one
fourth of the population is Negro.
American Legion members
guarded streets leading into the
area.
Negroes were ordered to remain
indoors. White persons were pre-
vented from entering.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-30

Chinese have given a better &C
count Of themselves than either
British or Americans. Anglo-Am-
erican complacency has been
taught swift and salutary les
son.
Why The Japs Are Fanatics
"In trying to explain the swift
Japanese advance on Manila, Am
erican correspondents again and
again referred to the .fanaticism'
with which the invaders pressed
forward under the murderous fire
Seemingly In the eyes of the cor
respondents no ordinary troops
should have been expected to stand
up to such punishment. The same
characterization has REQUIRED In
reports from Malaga. Undoubted-
ly these reports are founded on
fact.
"The Japanese have been fight
ing like fanatics! And what are
they fanatical about? The answer
Is not far to seek. A major in
gredient I'm their fanaticism arises
from the sights which they are
convinced they have suffered be
cause Of their color. They know
that they have been regarded witt
condescension, frequently with
contempt, caused by the white
sense of racial superiority.
1.-THE fact which gives the wal
In the Pacific Its peculiar ferocity
Is that there the Japanese, fired
with a feeling of racial outrage
faces the whites with a gun In
his hand. His strength Is as the
strength of ten, not because his
heart Is pure, but because he Is
making up for years of what he
has regarded as racial insult. Be
fore this phase Of the world wal
Is finished the West will reap Q
bitter harvest for the racial snOb-
berry which has marked the att.
tude of too many whites in the
East"
Pittsburg Courier