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Evening star., 1942-11-28
Nine Axis Ships Are Sunk
On African Supply Route

LONDON, Nov. % R.-British
submarines have sunk nine more
Axis supply ships and damaged
three others which were attempting
to cross the Mediterranean from
Italy to reinforce and provision Ger
mans and Italians in Tripolitania
and Tunisia, the Admiralty an
nounced today.
An Italian destroyer of the 855-
ton Orione class was damaged in
one submarine attack.
Among the sunken enemy vessels
were listed big two-s stacker pas
Senger liner, intercepted off the coast
OF Sicily; tanker laden with ben
zine and manned by Italian naval
seamen, and second tanker, dam
aged previously by aircraft, which
was found burning and was finished
off with torpedoes.
A medium tank-landing carrier
was torpedoed off North Africa near
Tripoli, and burned "a hours before
finally going down, the admiralty
said.
The other ships sent to the bot
tom were loaded with food stores.
One of the damaged ships was a
well-armed vessel of 10000 tons, the
admiralty said.
Evening star., 1942-11-28
Dr.. N. |. K|inefe|ter,
Bone Specialist, Slain
ByWoman Patient
29-Yeur-OId Woman
Arrested in Shooting
Of St. Louis Doctor
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 28.-Dr. Mar
Ion L. Klinefelter, nationally
known bone specialist, was shot
and killed in his office at Mis-
souri, Baptist Hospital today by
a woman patient.
Police said the woman fled the
hospital after the shooting and es-
capped but shortly afterward they
announced the. arrest of Mrs. Flor
ence Ferrara, 29-year-old st. Louis
woman.
"Glad 1 Did It."
I'm glad I did it," they said Mrs
Ferrara told them. Il saved the rest
of the world"
DR.. Klinefelter, So, died within a
few minutes after a woman identified
by a nurse as a former patient fired
three pistol bullets into his left ear
as he sat talking on the telephone in
his fourth floor office at the Missouri
Baptist Hospital.
The nurse, Gladys Wright, who
was seated at the physicians desk,
and DR.. William R. Bohne, DR..
Klinefelters assistant who met the
specialists assailant in the corridor
after the shooting, identified the
woman as Mrs. Ferrara, who lives
a short distance from DR.. Kline
felter's home.
Nurse Tells Story.
Miss Wright said the woman en-
tered DR.. Klinefelter's office while
he was talking on the telephone,
strobe over toward him, muttered
something incoherent, jerked a pls-
tol from under her coat and fired
three times at close range.
She then ran into the nall, where
DR.. Bohne met her as he emerged
from his Office across the corridor.
DR.. Bohne rushed into DR.. Kline
felter's Office. The bone surgeon
died in a few minutes. Meantime,
the woman had disappeared.
DR.. Klinefelter had been in charge
of the orthopedic branch of Mis-
souri, Baptist Hospital almost from
the time of his graduation from
Washington University, st. Louis, in
1908.
He was born in Taylorville. III.
was married and had three children.
Evening star., 1942-11-28
R. W. Kenny Stricken
III in New York

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 28.-State Sem
ator Robert w. Kenny. attorney
general-elect of California, entered
Hardness Pavilion for treatment to-
Gay after becoming i'll suddenly yes
terday.
The Senator and Mrs. Kenny had
come to New York to attend Ma
tional Executive Board meeting of
the National Lawyers Guild of
which he is president.
Mrs. Kenny said the exact nature
of the Senator's illness had not been
determined, but that his appearance
as guest of honor at the guilds
luncheon at the Hotel Roosevelt had
been Cancelled.
Evening star., 1942-11-28
First Men Wounded in Africa
Brought to Walter Reed
Eight Officers and l07 Soldiers, None
GroveIy Hurt, Return to U. S. by Boot

The first group of American
wounded from the North African
campaign, eight officers and lot
enlisted men, are at Walter Reed
General Hospital here, the War
Department disclosed today.
Most of the men were ambulatory
cases and were in good spirits on
their, arrival, the announcement
said.
Ninety-four Of the group arrived
early this morning and 81 were
brought to the hospital Thursday.
The wounded, the first known to
have arrived in this country from
the North African theater of opera
tions, were brought back by boat.
Hospital trains met the boat at an
East Coast port, the War Depart
ment said, and transported them to
Silver Spring, Md. There they were
Evening star., 1942-11-28

met by ambulances from Walter
Reed Hospital. w
All the men are under medical
care but it was indicated by the
War Department that few are seri-
ously wounded. No names of the
wounded have been given out.
Since the entire group is under
medical care, officials said personal
interviews cannot be permitted at
this time.
When the hospital train arrived
at Silver Spring the War Depart
ment said one soldier called to an
other as they entered a vehicle:
We'll, snap into it; an automobile
ride is what you have been waiting
for"
The War Department report did
not specify from what field of action
in North Africa the wounded came.
Evening star., 1942-11-28
Orderly Held in Probe
OF z Hospital Fires

James O.. Riley, 20, an orderly at
Homeopathic Hospital, was held for
investigation by first precinct police
today in connection with two fires
in the hospital.
One Of the fires occurred last
night and the other on Thursday,
paper and rags having burned each
time, police said. The. fires, 1t was
said. caused little damage. Riley's
home is in the 400 block OF Irving
street.
Evening star., 1942-11-28

By the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Ca, Nov. 28.-With
an almost certain Rose Bowl in
vitation hanging in the balance,
those bitter rivals of football
Georgia Techs Yellow Jackets
and Georgia's Bulldogs-clashed
today in Sanford Stadium before
a crowd of at least $4,000. Geor-
gia Tech was undefeated in nine
starts. Georgia lost only to Au-
burn in 10 games.
Georgia was leading Georgia Tech,
Z TO o, at the end of the first period.
First Quarter.
PoSchner took the kickoff and
fumbled on the runback. Manning
recovering for Tech at the Georgia
36. Costleberry went for 3, but
Tech drew 15-yard holding pen
atty. Helms punted out of bounds
at the Georgia "a and Davis and
Sinkwich circled opposite ends for
a first down at the Georgia 81.
Sinkwich missed pass to Lamar
Devils, but 1t was ruled complete at
the Tech 46 for interference. Nc
Phee ran for 2 and L. Davis on a
reverse behind good blocking ran II
yards to the Tech n. Sinwkich
ripped through tackle for u, but
Georgia drew a 15-yard holding
penalty, setting the Bulldogs back
to the Tech 43. Line plays got only
I yards and Sinkwich punted over
the Tech goal.
Castleberry picked ups yards and
9 l5-yard clipping penalty against
Tech put the Jackets on their 40.
Stnkwich intercepted Castleberry's
Evening star., 1942-11-28
Tulsa U. to Play in Sugar Bowl;
Foe May Be Selected Today

which have games scheduled for
today.
Boston College plays its tradi-
tional rival, Holy Cross, today and
Sugar Bowl officials pointed out that
it was their policy not to announce
a selection before the completion of
schedule.
Joe David, president of the Sugar
Bowl. announced that Tulsa. which
completed its perfect 10-game
schedule with 40-7 defeat of Ar
kansas Thanksgiving Day, had ac-
cepted an invitation to play here
and that several teams were under
consideration for its opponent.
Evening star., 1942-11-28
Holy Cross 5wampinq
Boston College, 41-6,
After ; Quarters
Crusaders Clip Wings
Of BowI-Bound Eagles
Before SeIIout Crowd
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Nov. 28.-A stunned
and badly demoraliZed Boston
College eleven trailed Holy Cross
by a 6-to-41 score at the end OF
the third period of their football
game here this afternoon before
a sell-out crowd of $4,000 at Fem
way Park.
The Eagles couldn't cope with
the furious attack of the Cru
saders, who dominated the
game throughout.
First Quarter.
Holy Cross showed great strength
at the outset After Canale booted
the opening kickoff outside on the
80, Bezemes battered his way to Bos-
ton Colleges 35, wheresan offside
penalty forced Sullivan to punt into
the Boston College end zone.
The Eagles drew two consecutive
5-yard penalties and Doherty punted
to Bezemes on Boston Colleges 40
Sullivan tossed a pass that Murphy
carried to the TO- Bezemes then
took over the Holy Cross passing
and his first effort was intercepted
by Boyce on B. C.'s 1-yard line.
Doherty booted to Bezemes and
the Crusaders started rolling again.
Bezemes and Sullivan alternated in
smashing to Boston Colleges 16 in
decisive fashion.
Sullivan went to Boston's g.
McAfee picked up another yard and
BeZemes failed with pass before
ploughing to the l. From there
Sullivan smashed over for a Holy
Cross touchdown. E. Murphy place
kicked the seventh point.
Connolly and Grigas were rival
fullbacks when the Eagles were
given the ball on their 35. After
Holovak ripped and slashed to Holy
Cross Is B. C. drew two 5-yard
penalties.
Doherty then clicked off a pass to
Currivan, the latter took a 21-yard
heave from Connolly in the Holy
Cross end zone Alberghini blocked
Connolly's try for the extra point
The resulting kickoff went out on
Holy Cross 38. The first period
ended with Holy Cross leading, 7-6
after Bezemes and Grigas had
driven to Boston Colleges 81.
Second Quarter.
Holy Cross continued on from the
81, penetrating to the Boston 2 be-
fore Bouley stopped Sullivan and
Currivan threw Bezemes for a 13-
yard loss. On the next play Grigas
faded back and whipped a touch
down pass to Bezemes. Murphy
again converted. Doherty returned
the kickoff to the 81 and Holovak
made it first down on Boston's 81
On the next play Boyce passed
to Currivan. but the ball ploppee
tSee HOLY CROSS. Page 2-X.)
Evening star., 1942-11-28
British Expert Says Nazi
Communication Lines Fail

By the Associated Press
LONDON, Nov 28-Adolf Hitler's
interior communications lines have
begun to fail lust when he needs
them most" Philip Noel-Baker,
parliamentary secretary to the Min
istry of War Transportation. de-
clared today in an exhortation to
transport workers in Axis territory
to commit sabotage.
Every railway car that is wrongly
labeled, every tank that is pune
tured, every radiator that leaks.
every order that is misunderstood,
every bridge that collapses is a vic
tory won for freedom he broadcast
to the workers over the BIC.
Evening star., 1942-11-28
TenEnemyTanks
|InCounteratfack
Are Destroyed
Retreoting Germans
Blow Up Bridges,
Roads, RoiI Lines

Allied forces successfully re-
pulsed a strong German coun-
terattack at Tebourba, IS miles
west of Tunis, destroying 10
enemy tanks, the War Depart
ment announced today.
Reporting that the enemy is gen.
orally on the defensive in the Tun-
lsian area. communique at 12:45
pm. stated that retreating German
forces are attempting to blow up
bridges, roads and railway lines in
an effort to delay the Allied advance.
During the night, Allied air fight
ers shot down four enemy planes in
smashing an attempted Axis aerial
raid in Algiers. This was accom-
pished despite weather conditions
and muddy airfields which recently
have hampered air activities.
1t. Gen. Kenneth A. N. Anderson's
powerful British 1st Army, supported
by American mobile units, seized
Tebourba last night.
While details of the German
counteroffensive were lacking, it was
evident they were using strong ele-
ments of tanks. Tebourba is the
farthest approach Allied forces have
made in their continued drive toward
the Tunisian capital, officials said.
Enemy on Defensive.
Text of the communique:
Il. The enemy is generally on the
defensive in the Tunisian area. In
an effort to delay the progress of our
troops the enemy is attempting to
blow up bridges, roads and railway
lines.
so. Allied forces successfully re-
pulsed an enemy counterattack at
Tebourba, destroying 10 of his tanks
during the period.
%. Although weather conditions
and muddy airfields have recently
hampered air activities, Allied night
fighters shot down four enemy planes
which last night attempted to raid
Algiers."
Evening star., 1942-11-28
BY the Associated Press.

BY The ASS0clAted PfeS8.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 28.-Sugar
bowl officials announced today that
Tulsa University, unbeaten and un-
tied this season, would play in the
ninth annual Sugar Bowl football
game January l against an oppo-
nent to be selected after today's final
contests.
Mentioned as probable for the
other selection were Boston College,
favorite among those close to Sugar
Bowl circles, Georgia Tech, Georgia,
Tennessee and Alabama, all of
Evening star., 1942-11-28
Bulgarian Court Sentences
Seven Persons 10 Death

BY the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, Nov. 28-The
Prague newspaper Der Neue Tag
said today that a military court at
Tirnovo. Bulgaria, had sentenced
seven persons to death and IL others
to lifet imprisonment at hard labor
on charges of sabotage.
A Nazi court at Prague was said
to have decreed death for four
Czechs on charges of treason.
Evening star., 1942-11-28
| Sub From TouIon
| Reaches Port
| At Barcelona

Ry the Associated Press.
BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 28.-
A French submarine which escaped
from Toulon when the Germans
marched in arrived at Barcelona at
1:30 o'clock this afternoon.
The commander of the port ad-
vised the submarines captain he
must leave within 48 hours or face
internment according to interna-
tional law.
Evening star., 1942-11-28

NEW YORK, Nov. % (P.-
Stocks mixed; peace stocks ia
vored. Bonds irregular; some
rails and utilities improve. Cot
ton quiet; scattered liquidation
and hedge selling.
CHICAGO. - Wheat-Deferred
contracts higher; mill buying.
Corn higher: brisk shipping busi-
ness. Cattle nominally steady.
Hogs steady; quotable top, S13. 80.
Evening star., 1942-11-28
New Orleans

BY the Associated Press.
FIRST RAcE-Purse, $500: claiming;
4-year-olds and up: 6 furlonEs.
Prince Waygo highly $50 400 $40
Searcy tHsuerl $50 $40
joss Stick tRicharD $40
Time, 1:l4s.
Also ran--Catapult, Two Ply, onig,
0iss Persel and Prince Danny.
Evening star., 1942-11-28
Bernhurd to Join Navy

NEW YORK. Nov. % (P,.-Joseph
Bernhard, vice president Of Warner
Brothers Pictures, has obtained leave
of absence to join the Navy Monday.
Evening star., 1942-11-28
Late Races
Entries, Earlier Results, Page 2-X.)
Bowie

FIFTH RACE-Purse. 81 200: claimins;
e-year-olds: / mile and 20 yards
. Her Guardian tKeiperl $50 $40 go
Top Sergeant tClaggett $50 800
d Scotch Abbot tTurnbulD 2.40
Budded tGilberD $50
Time, Al.
Also ran-Conowinso, Sweet Repose
Molasses 10. Evening Shot. Merry Leige
aVenture Cap. Tommy Atkins and Rex
al, Bieber and Mrs, Z. D. Jacobs entry.
Dead heat for third
Evening star., 1942-11-28
ALLIES REPULSE AXIS IS MILES FROM TUN|S
Late News Bulletins
South Africans Land on Reunion Island

OUUtH H777CuHS IOHU OF KeUH1On TSTdnd
LONDON GA communque broadcast from Vchy to-
night said British troops mostly South Africans landed
this morning on Reunion Island 400 miles east Madaga
car in the Indian Ocean, and that the Vchy governor was
organizing resistance.
u. S. Planes Wreck Jap Base on New Georgia
By
The Navy announced today that American aircraft had
destroyed all buildings in the Munda Japanese-hed
New Georgia Island in the Soomons American ground
trolls Guadacanal Island killed captured
number of machine guns west of Point Cruz November 2
the communque said Army Flying Forresses
16 hits the runway at Kah Airdome the
island of Bouganville.
Germans Seize French Army Air Base at Istres
BERN, Switzerland Q1-A Havas French agency,
report said today that the French Army air base 1es
near the Mediterranean coast about Is miles northwest of
Marseie had been evacuated of authorities
German troops sad taken of all services
and now occupy all sections of Istres
Evening star., 1942-11-28
Georgia Leading Tech,
10, in First Quarter;
Trippi Pass Scores
As, 900 Crowd Athens
For Game Thot May
Decide Bowl Bid
BULLETIN.

Georgia was leading Geor-
gia Tech, 20 to 0, at the end
. of the half.
Evening star., 1942-11-28

(See HOLY CROSS, Page 2-X)
Evening star., 1942-11-28
Markets at q Gfunce

(See TONI 10, Page 2-x)
Evening star., 1942-11-28

(See ARMY-NAVY, Page 2-XD
Evening star., 1942-11-28
Weather Report

Slowly rising temperature today, continued cold
tonight, lowest temperature about 2s degrees.
Temperatures today-Highest, 80, at pm; low
est, 28, at 4:45 am. Full report on page A-2.
Fuel oil consumption to date should be "a per
cent OF allotment for period ending December g.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-25

WPB has informed Jesse Jone:
that the whisky distilleries are
to be converted to manufacturing
industrial alcohol from grains
And
"The situation may turn out
TO be a blessing I'm disguise"
Jesse Jones told the Senate SUBJ
committee last Thursday, 'ff IL
brings us TO the use OF surplus
grains 10 make us independent
OF far-off natural rubber sup
plies for United States needs"
The Senate of the United States
also took a big step toward en-
couraging use of surplus grain:
for making alcohol and rubber foi
industrial purposes this week.
Into the annual appropriation
bill for the department of agri'
culture the Senate wrote a pro
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-25
GERMANY PUSHED ON

Meanwhile, Germany had gone
ahead and developed synthetic
rubber very efficiently; also the
use of alcohol-gasoline blends of
motor fuels.
Japanese action in the Pacific
shut off the supply of natural rub
Der. Submarine activities, plus
transportation shortages and other
causes, severely limited the sup
ply of sugar for all purposes in
the United States.
So you see that early in this
year supplies of natural rubber
and supplies of sugar were so
severely curtailed that the way
appeared open-more than that, it
had become necessary-to rely
upon some other source than rub
Der for the making of tires; also
upon some source than sugar mo-
lasses for making much needed
industrial alcohol.
Instead of British-Dutch cartel
opposition to the making of syn
thetic rubber in the United States.
early this year the British had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-25

vision TO allow the Commodity
Credit Corporation to sell govern
ment-owned wheat to make alco-
hol or rubber at prices not less
than the parity price for corn
Wheat to be fed to animals, up to
l25, 100000 bushels in the coming
fiscal year, also may be sold al
this lower price.
1 voted for this provision. I be-
lieve it is a step toward producing
grains, wheat and corn especially
in abundance, instead of in ever
continuing scarcity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-25
German Bond Seller
Tried as SwindIer

PITTSBURGH. May 25 up
William Pohan Adams, 80. German
alien, Of New York. goes on trial
I'm Criminal Court today on charges
OF swindling Pittsburgh district
residents by threatening reprisal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-25

70 their families In German II they
did not buy Nazi bonds.
He was indicted on Is bills, in
Guiding charges Of fraudulent con-
version. false pretenSe. violations
of the state securities act and
blackmail.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-25

WASHINGTON, May 25.-It be-
gins TO look as if the powers that
be in Washington. after consider
able buck passing and run-arounds
for those Offering 10 make syn
thetic rubber from alcohols made
from grain. arc preparing TO break
loose from rubber and sugar cartel
influences, and also from petroleum
dominance. and really go into the
problem of producing rubber from
-graian alcohols.
Last Thursday Jesse Jones. sec
rotary Of commerce. head of the
RFC, head of the Rubber Reserve
Company. head Of the Defense
Plants Corporation, and 'steen
other government agencies, made
several significant statements be-
fore Senator Gillette's subcommit-
tee OF the Senate committee on
agriculture and forestry.
WANTED TO FIX BLAME
Senators Gillette, Norris and
Wheeler Of the subcommittee had
been trying 10 find out who or
what has been responsible for
blocking every effort for several
months past that would lead to
utilization OF surplus grains for the
production of much needed indus
trial alcohol.
Incidentally, they never did
find out definitely. Mr.. Jones said
he would assume full response
bility for whatever any Of his
agencies, headed by RFC, had
done.
"Then why not set the distil-
Ieries to making industrial aico-
hoI? asked Senator Wheeler.
1--WE do what we are asked to
do by the war production board,
the army, the navy and other
governmental agencies" said
Mr.. Jones.
SYNTHETIC BACKGROUND
The background of synthetic
,Y,hhar yorodIct - and am not
stating this in a spirit of criticism,
because conditions we all know
have changed rapidly from month
TO month and from week to week
in the past year-the background
seems to be this.
Up to Pearl Harbor, the British
Dutch controlled rubber cartel had
made successful representations
TO United States government
agencies against any attempts to
produce synthetic rubber in the
United States.
Also, through a series of agree
ments by /. g. Farben. the Ger
man chemical trust (carteD on
the one side, and Standard Oil
and American chemical concerns
on the other, no attempts were
made in the United States to
make synthetic rubber for auto
motive uses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-25
u. 5. Chiefs Finally Start
On Grain Alcohol Rubber
BY ARTHUR CAPPER
United States Senator from Kansas
special 10 THE DETROIT TIMES

reached the point where they no"
must depend upon the United
States to supply Britains rubber
needs. A..
But today, 7 am glad TO say
the picture seems to ue changing
WPBs rubber co-ordinator has
on S | d alton OF
grain alcohol for making rubber
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-25

"YOur Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake. il one of many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Evening star., 1942-07-08
BY HUGH FULLERTON,

NEW YORK, July 8.-The In
ternational Leagues North
South" fuss tonight is next on
the list of all-star baseball at
fractions, and there may be lot
of kids in there who will be up
in the big show in a few more
seasons. Shag Shaughnessy, the
Jnts' preXy, claims the squad has
a half million bucks worth of
talent if you could buy it.
Besides a dozen major' foot
ball games, Bernie Bierman's
Iowa SeahaWks offer spectators
at their home tits a parade of
cadets. two cheering sections and
the big SeahaWk band as extra
attractions. Main complaint
from all the pre-fight schools,
however, is too many 160-pound-
ers. When soldier from Boston
drew a furlough in San Fran
cisco he wrote home: Visited
Joe Di Maggio's restaurant. The
food was swell, but the prices
were as high as his batting av-
erage used to be-" Joe admits 1t
Evening star., 1942-07-08
Mats Score Easy Win,
But II Is Against
Camp Lee Nine
Busy With Bots While
Scarborough, Wilson
Check Doughboys
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, July 8.-Maybe
Washington should drop out of the
American League and finish the
season playing Camp Lee, for it did
all right against the soldiers in an
exhibition game last night, winning
by a So count.
If Bucky Harris had been here
he could have sent Clark Griffith
one of those Having wonderful
time, wish you were here" post cards,
because Rookie Ray Scarborough
and Jack Wilson limited the dough-
boys to eight hits while their mates
we're pounding Porter Vaughan and
Henry Nowak for II.
Scarborough opened the third
with a looping single to right that
touched off the Mats first scoring
outburst. Case. Campbell and Yer
non followed suit to drive over two
runs. Another counter in the sixth
and two in the seventh clinched
matters.
Tony Ruffas double that rico
cheted off the left-field fence in
Camp Lees half OF the second was
the games only extra base blow.
Washington didn't have Sid Hud-
son or Johnny Spence, who were
with the American League all-stars
in Cleveland, but got along very
well without them.