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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16
Million in State
File Returns
On Income Tax

With more thsn oo0oo 'aN re-
turns already f,.ei here officials
OF the internal revenue Cthcc to-day
expected that 10000 more VII
be mailed in Michigan before the
desdline al mldrsht ton 81.
Tax returns poStwareco later
than midnight are subject o. a
penalty o. ; PEI cent OF The tax
Tor each 50 da,s 7f hardness up
10 a maximum 81 - per cert,
YESTERDAY more than loo mo-.
hacS containing approximately
25C.pO0 returns were delivered no
the tsA officc IN the Federal Build
inc whore 40U persons worked az
tie gigantic task O. opening and
sorting them
Including yesterdays returns the
number az reports already received
Is 200 600 moro than the grand
total las year.
The income tax office VIII re-
main open until $50 p. m. today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16
No Hairpins at Fort
Nurse in Correedor Writes Parents Optimistic
Letter. Believes She'll Return Safely

where. We are comparatively
safe here. If we have TO stay too
long food may be problem but
so far we have done very well.
or course there are a lot OF
things we don't have but II Is
surprising how many things one
can get along without.
I'VE left the hospital the day
after Christmas-most of us
and hte rest came Monday. Some
have gone across the way and
are having a harder time Of II.
But things seem to be going
very well. or course by the time
you get this the whole picture
will be changed, and the best, l
hope.
"Could bring very little-uni-
form and essentials. Did have
sense enough TO bring the dia-
mond bracelet and rings, but
that Is all I'm that line.
But NO HAIRPINS
"Finally had TO have my hair
cut-impOssible to buy halrpins.
"In moving all records seem
TO have been lost so we may not
get any pay for some time.
IL got your Chrlstmas radio
gram on Christmas Day (the
day before she moved TO Core
gidorD
Haven't had 10 work very
hard but most of mine will come
later. l expect. Don't worry too
much. Things are not too bad
and am sure I'll get back
safely.
Love to all,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16

WASHINGTON, March 16. :
Things are not too bad" in the
beSieged fortress of Corregidor in
Manila Bay, but the women
of the garrison have had
to cut their hair because of in
ability to get hairpinS, a letter
from an army nurse revealed
today.
The letter. one Of the first 10
arrive in this country from the
fortress, was written by Miss
Brunetta kuelthau, a United
States army nurse who moved TO
Corregidor from Manila when Gen.
Douglas Macarthur decided TO
make his last stand on Bataan
Peninsula and the bay forts. 1t
was written January Platter one
of the worst bombardments in
history.
PARENTS IN WISCONSIN
Miss Kuelthau wrote the letter
to her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Kuelthau of West Bend,
Wis. short while after the
japanese had stopped bombing the
fortress.
Things are not too bad and
I am sure I'll get back safely"
she said.
The letter follows:
Jan. 2l-WednCsday:
"Dear family:
"Have no idea whether you
will ever get this or when, hut
there is a chance and L thought
1 had better try.
Things have quoted down a
lot. We don't know why except
that the Japs must be busy else
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16
Obituary
Corwin Huston
Burial Of Postmaster's
Brother Wednesday

Private funeral services for Cor.
win Huston, deputy collector OF
internal revenue and a brother Of
Postmaster Roscoe 2. Huston. Will
he hold at 10 a m. Wednesday ir
the William r. Hamilton Company
Chapel, 1878 CaSS avenue.
Huston died Of a heart attack
yesterday in ms home at ~ Dav.
export avenue. He was born ir
BlandinSVllc, H. - years age
and was graduated from the Uni.
vcrsity OF Michigan IN 1908. HC
came TO Detroit in 1911 and was a
contractor until his appointment
10 the internal revenue depart.
mcnl FIVE years ago.
lie was a former member Of The
Detroit Athletic Club. the Detroit
Golf Club and a former amateur
billiard champion.
Roscoe and another brother
irwin Cy Huston, survive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16
Recluse Leaves Riches

BOSTON, March Is INS).-
Miss Mary Ho,ey a 65-vcar-old
recluSe, was found dead today in
a lodging house room where police
discovered a pearl necklace. two
rings. six brooches. $500 in
stocks, $1,000 in bankbooks and
$500 in defense bonds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16
Hart 0pposes
Unit

NEW YORK. March Is TNS)
to the creation Of q
separate air force was voiced 10.
day by Admiral Thomas c, Hart
former commander of the United
Nations naval forces in the Far
East.
Declaring the warship-versus-
airplane controversy as lust plair
silly" the admiral asserted that
the naval and air arms must be
continuously trained together.
"They must he continuously
trained together" he said, $50
they may understand each
Others problems and speak
each Others language"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16
I Ndzi E-Bodts
Sunk, 4Cripp|ed
ByBritishF|iers

LONDON, March IS GNS).--
Six enemy E-boats (motor torpeS
boats) were destroyed or damaged
in the English Channel and North
Sea Saturday and Sunday, British
authorities revealed today.
The admiralty announced one
E-boat was blown up and second
sunk in a 212 minute engagement
in the Channel during which the
British vessels suffered no cas-
ualties and only superficial dam
ages.
On Sunday Spitfire fighting
planes strafed and damaged four
Nazi E-boats off the coast OF Hol-
land.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16
26 on Tanker Flee
Flaming Sea

CHARLESTON, S. c., March 16
QNS).-Stories of heroism and
hours Of horror were told today by
survivors from a large tanker tor
Ipedoed off the Atlantic coast last
Thursday night.
The death toll apparently was
% of the tankcr'S crew of 40,
sixth district naval headquarters
reporting that Is bodies had been
recovered and seven other persons
were missing.
Eleven of the survivors were
landed at Wilmington, n. c.,
after nine hours aboard a life raft.
They had TO fight desperately 10
escape the sea of flaming oil IN
(which number of their fellows
persisted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16
Danish Vice Consul Dies

MUSHROOM, March 16.-Peter
Ibsen, 70, former MuSkegon resi-
dent and Danish vice consul in St.
Louis. Mo. died at his home in
Golden Beach, Fla, it was learned
hcrc today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16
Is IN LIFE BOAT

Fifteen other survivors were
brought to Charleston. They were
rescued after four hours in a life
boat. Capt. Allen D. Tucker, mas
ter of the ship. was among these.
The reSourcefulneSs of Ensign
r. b. HutChinS of Chicago made
him one Of the heroes of the sea
tragedy. He was one Of those who
got on the life raft after seeing
several of the crew members dive
into the sea only To- die in the
flaming oil.
The raft itself having no oar.
locks, also was in great danger Of
being caught in the blazing oil.
but IIutchins quickly devised thu
man oarlockS." directing some OF
the men 10 bend their bodies over
tho oars while others pulled the
oars
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16
Ex-kova Scotia Premier Dies

OTTAWA. March IS ms
Edgar Rhodes. IS. member a. the
Canadian Senate. and former
premier OF Nova Scotia, died IN an
Ottawa hospital today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16

"YOur Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, is one OF many
famous features in The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16
ACTS Z Ways Ar ONCE 10

ACTS WNvS At UNCE 70
bring relief PEkEIRArES 70 upper
breathing passages with soothing me
dicinal vapors STIMULATES chest
and back surfaces like warming poul-
tice . and WORKS Foa HOURS to ease
coughs, relieve muscular soreness or
tightness, and bring real comfort.
To get this improved treatment
just massage VapoRub for ; minutes
ON BACK as well as
throat and chest, For BstfH Results
then spread thick q Ho~Hc
layer on chest and v.SNS
cover with warmed " NAsoNvs
cloth. Try i'll The improved WU
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16
LED FORD STRIKE

spring and upset division in the
Ford Rouge plant and was one Of
the leaders in the Ford strike last
spring.
Both Richard T. Leonard. adj
and r. J. Thomas, international
president, refused 10 comment on
Ringwald'S appointment.
a 10-man committee was 10
appear here today 10 ask au-
tonomy for the Ford local. the
largest JAW local in the coun-
try. which has been under an
administrator since its organiza-
ton.
Thomas revealed yesterday that
a survey taken among 10000 NOM
bers of the union employed on
defense work revealed that a
majority Of them feel that man
agement is not cXcrting all pos
sible efforts or using all available
resources for war production "
The poll showed that 59S per
cent Of those questioned were not
satisfied with the present war
effort, and 400 per cent were.
August Schalle, state Go preSi-
dent, and Tracy Doll. president
Of the Detroit and Wayne County
Industrial Union Council tCIOl
conferred with Thomas today on
the political action 10 be taken
by the union in the coming state
elections.
1t was reported that Carl
Sandburg. the noted author, had
respected pleas Of Go officials
that he oppose Clare Hoffman
Republican congressman in the
coming congressional election.
II was also announced that
negotiations with the General
Motors Corporation viii get under
way this week in Detroit
The board meeting is being
held AZ the Hotel Sherman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16

Rlngwald'S appointment was al
most unprecedented in JAW his
tory. Only one other international
representative has ever been APP
pointed labor relations director in
an industrial plant.
The appointment caused deep
concern among the top officials of
the union.
Walter Reuthcr. director Of the
GM division of the union. indicated
that he will seek an amendment
to the unions constitution at the
coming convention which would
bar the union from dealing in any
with a former union mem
Der who goes to work for the
Ringwald was close associate Of
Homer Martin. former JAW pres
ident, and was one of the last to
leave Martins ranks at the time
of his split from the Go.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16
JAW Aide
Becomes
Ford Boss

Continued from Page One)
expected to employ upwards OF
10000 persons.
OFFICIALS CONCERNED
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-16
When Chest
Colds
Strike Give

give the important job of relieving
miseries To the IMPROVED Vicks treat
ment that takes only 3 minutes and
makes good old Vicks VapoRub give
BETTER IMAM EVER RESulrxi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
aziArmored Columns Halted By Russians
CcunHnnsd from Page D

msnts and made several counter attaeAs. We destroyed two tanks and mora than 100 EttlexiteB."
 RmlAM1amasmt KmflacseA
 Of fighting northwest of Stalin- grad, the eommuniQue said:
 Soviet troops o0unter-Attacks inflicted blows on the enemys man. power and equipment. One unit of artillery and trench mortars de- Stroyed 16 tanks and annihilated over a battalion of infantry"
 The communique also specified fighting @sOutheast of Kletaksya," 1" an area that has not been men, tioned since the Germans crossed the Don in force at the great bend and advanced toward Stalingrad and the volga river line, % miles away.
 A German gain was acknowledged. however, southwest of 6talingrad, in the area northeast of Kctelnikov- ski. Kotelnikovski is % miles southwest of Stslingrad.
 There the conmuniQue said, the Germans succeeded in wedstng ing themselves into Soviet battle formation In 6 fierce battle that followed, nine German tanks were knocked out, IA trucks destroyed, more than 200 Germans killed and the Russians captured considerable booty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28

(ContanNed from Page D
 The Allied fighter craft had made q dawn machine gun attack on en- emy barses. supplies and fuel dumps along the shores.
 Then Allied medium bombers went over on . full daylight attack. Be- tween 70 and l9 Japanese hglateEa engaged them, probably riisng from the enemy Buna-dona base 200 miles up the north New 0sines coast.
 MacATthuT's hOnabeTs destroyed four og the enemy fighters and re- turned to base without loss.
 Then the Japanese sent 10 Zero fighters and 4lve dive boEnbe1x to attack the Allied forces moving 10. ward Milne Bay.
 Fighters intercepted them, sNot down two Heroes end two dive bombers. end badly damaged tilArd dive bomber.
 Antl.aircra3t guns with the Allied mobile forces destroyed CT damaged three more Japanese planes.
 In this action one Allied plane was missing. the only casualty 0g 8 big and victorious day.
 In the third fight Allied medium hombeys with & strong Fighter eg- coet plasteFe0 the BNn@ aardronae. runway and plane dispersal areas.
 Ten Heroes rose to combat them. Four of the zeToes were Shot down, two were probably destroyed and three others were damaged.
 In the only Japanese offensive action reporteA i've enemy hofnbers caused slight damage in an attack on the North Australian base of Darwin and two seAplaues did minor damage in . raid on DrooRe. down the northwest coast 3roan Darwin. Both were night attacks.
 1t was believed that the Jananese landed in MilAe Bay were shock treops of the type the enemy used in such operations. lightly but very efficiently equipped, intelligent and able to live OR almost nothing, and determined fighters.
 In this landing, aS in their pee vi0VS one on the 20sAnilA Buna- 0ona mission stretch of the north coast, the Japanese had departed from their usual practice by dis- embAfkinG only sTnal Horce.
 The Japanese were known to have some men in the Netherlands ares of New Guinea, the nosthwesteru end. and by establishing base ai Milne Ray they new effectively iel9 the whole north coast.
 Headquarters said that from the land aspect the Milne Bay landing was of little comment. Any attacb toward Port MoEesby would be 4e- veleped westwart, in the direction of Mullen HAEhoe which opens into the Coral Sea 2lO miles down the coast from strongly de1enAAA 9uEt MOresby over dinaeult coastal Gosln. tsy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28

ms Germans were desperately mTAm@ Co relieve their troops by tNSshinR achievements from the lDu&h and dropping fuel and am- enlAmikion from transpCrt planes.
 TFnP CaameA on Mask
 TMe trap was closed on the Jsg- mans hy c numerically inferior eonee under the command of Of- eieeg 0orelik. Previously he had ataR4ed enemy a& the approaches os tss most important military ob- Jeetives.
 In a battle lasting several hours, 1he Aussians destroyed 60 German tanks. At the same time, units at- taeEfm9 froEn the south wedged into tho NnMs of the Germans and cut aIaem off from their main force.
 T7aae. firgt good news from the 4talln@sad front in days, indicating that ttse Red army had the iniatIve A& ae least one point, was supple mented by the Soviet noon com- naasniquess indication that the Rus sion central front was being rap- Idly w1dened. The Russians were driving the Germans back through the sEreetS of North Rzhev, key point in the Rxhev, Gzatsk- k-Vyama salient facing Moscow.
 Elnting of a broadening offensive, the eommunique said:
 "On another sector 9oviet troops developing an offensive around seven inhabited places, destroyed 13 tanks and 70 anti-tank guns"
 (0erman broadcasts reported So- v1ek attacks around Kaluga, 30 miles below Vyaxans, which might indicate that the Russians had more than douh1ed the length of their advanc- ing fTont)
 sOn enc sector of the western front, Soviet units occupied an in- place fortified by the en- emy,~ the noon comnunique said. xhe Germans brought up reinforce
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
GERMAN POSITION
 AT RzHEY BAD
Russians Rush Across Railway on Central Front
 Inpefiling Nazis
(EgEA TelspAoso)

London, Aug. 2e-(UP)--Rspogts reaching London said today that the Russian offensive on the cen- tral front had carried Acrosa the &hev.Vyazna railway, and in- formed Briuah sources saId the German position at Rxlaev was ss- rlously imperiled.
 The Russians were reported dS1v~ ing through the streets in North Rzhev, and informed soufces said: '"The Germans ln Rxhev must be very uncomfortable aS the Rssslnas could close in from the northwest and southeast" having psNetfated across the railway.
 A violent struggle was anticipated for Rzhev, however, heesuse it as an important center of cosnfnlnica~ tions in any attack that the Ger. mans may be planning against Moscow.
 Competent military observers be. Meved that the Russian offensive had attained sufneient proportions to affect the whole stTAtegical s1t- uation, but had not lessersA Ger- man blows on the stalngrad and north Caucasus fronts.
 The offensive may already have forced the Germans to withhold some reserves intended for the campaign in the south, these ob- servers said, and they believed 1t also might force the Germans to redistxibute tank and plane foRcea to compensate for the heavy losses suffered on the central front.
 Some quarters suggested that German reports of RussiAn attacks in the Kaluga area, 60 miles hssow' the nearest point mentioned in 20" vlet dispatches on the extensive, indicated that the Russians soueht to drive against an enemy wedge based on SnAelensk.
 Rxhev, into which the Russians have stormed. Zya2naa and QElhatsk are the forward pgQngs oE ehs wedge. If the wedge. only % miles thick At some points along the Smolensk-Vya9naa railway. were eut then ssnolensk, pivot of the whole German position. would bs in Tavs danger.
 It was regarded ss perhaps gig. nificant that the Russians had n0t mentioned . thrust in the Kaiugs area, but 1t was In keeping with their usual practice. They did nos announce tsae central front o1ensivs until t had hsen underway for two weeks.
 London newspApers warned against over r-optinism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28

ANNNNAN&AANAAaM 
 renee for failing to either remove the obstruction og remedy its de- fectS RsEeFence iS made Co the actual and constructive" notice the city has had Of the 'nuisance," [" the plaintiffs apparently indicating theiF knowledge of the numerous previous accidents which have Oc- cured at the intersection.
 The driver of the caH, who claims 126 ,0OO damages, is said t0 have sustained an eye injury, lacegations of the face and A severe injury to his knee. The complaint states he lost . large sum of wages as q journalist as the result of his inc capacity following the accident, and he also seeks to recover for damages to his car which was demolished, Ills wife, Bessie DeGAhunta who al- leges she was permanently scared from her injuries seeks e000OQ damages. The complaint states that all of the bones in her upper Jew were broken and that her teeth have been wired to keep them closed. Need of plastic surgery and dental care is pointed out, and t Is held that ste will need eye, ear, nose, and x-ray specialist care for at least two years.
 Edwin MacKeever who claims 925 900 damages IS said to have s1s. tainad fractures of both legs, a broken nose, eye and ear injuries and reference is made to his imam tial loss as a journalist.
 His wife, Doris MacKeever, seeks 4lO,O 900 for the alleged loss of her voice and for injuries which inelud- ed . broken nose.
 The action will be returnable to court October 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
JAPANESE FLEET
 $ RUNNING AWAY
toontlnueA from Page l)

that another fierce composed oI transpoyts-peesamably bearing Oc- cupAtiou trcops-and escorting wAr~ ships wAs forced to flee after max. ing an attempt to approach Guadel- canal, one of the major islands now in American hands.
 With the final score not yet In. the Japanese Nset casualties new stood St 13 ships damaged. some severely. and At least g planes lest. American losses have net yet been disclosed except that four planes were lost.
 Disclosure that the enemy has withdrawn came five days after the big Japanese cAUnteT-AstSek was started. The Nays cosnmunique said:
 eslnee the issuance of Navy de- psrtsnent ecuhInmiqve No. al2 (wednesday s1tesnooEa). there hos been no further action in the see battle on the solomon IalAnds.
 "JapAnese surface lOsces appear to have withdrawn from the vicinity Of our positions iS, the TulAgl ayea." !"
 Thus. on the basis of prsAminaxy indications. at appeared that the Americans had won round two iM the battle for the solomohs, As they did the initial round when the maTines captured several islands in the 0saadAlcanal-1 -1ASiAgi area.
 Experts, seeking to deduce the cause of the Japanese withdrawal. believed the retreat was IaecessiEAt- cd by @ depletion of the attaching YOrcsSs air strength. They pointed out thAt hesadss sho0ting down 99 enemy planes, American Airnsen also bombed two aircraft carriers, scos- ing four hits cn the largest Ot the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
HEDY RAISES ANTE
 FOR HER KISSES

Chicago. Aug. 28-(UP)-Like the man who bit the dog. Titus Haffa, g businessman, made news today by suggesting that he would kiss Hedy Lamar if sine bought Q $2S, 900 War Bond.
 Haffa made his qualified proposal in reply to Hollywood victory conn., mittee announcement that he had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28

United states Navy even now seems nearing 0efinitive victory, it's big gest of the war.
 Toward the last of 4ts voyage there. lashing rain squalls and treAehefous unpfediceable currents hindered navigation hut the heet hit the rendezvous point at the time ap- pOinted.
 silently the MaT3nes got ashore Ia the blackest hour of 6 moonleas night in small boats through . dano gGgOvsly heavy surf.
 They all landed ct about the SaYae time.
 The landing was completely unde- tected. The Marines soeted tlaem- selves out and started for the vital base a1ea. But the Japanese, even though surprised. were on the alert.
 A group under Lieut.. Wilfred 8. Le Francois. Watertown. N. Y, formed the advance element aud pushed quickly across the island to make the 4a&st contact with the Jap aneSe. Le Francois. 2 s0ymer enlisted man who served under Carlson in Nicaf- agua, got i've machine gun bullets In his shoulder. Lieut.. Charles T. Lamb, snowhill, A. O., another former enlisted man, stepped into the command. He was wounded q few minutes later and . sergeant took charge. @eeeRves AEeve I'm
 By this time the enemy reserves were already On the move in Afnegi. can made trucks hleled with Ameri- can gasoline.
 AS dawn broke snipers In c0conut trees. strapped there SO they would net fali if they went to sleep, opened fire and the erem ytsoops, trying to organise a defense. opened with ma chine guns, automatic rifles and hand grenades. It was indleAkad that the Jap anese were similarly on the alert In every tiny island they held In the P0cdsic. IeA1ang that the navy and marines, and possibly army troops. might attack ct any hour. Natives told the marines that the suipeTs had been in the trees for several days, apparently since they got word of the marine landing in the Solomons.
 The JapansAe hand grenadiers got In six salvoeS of bombs before the marines disposed of them. Then the marines went after the machine gun nests which dotted the base area.
 Tt was one Oe the coolest and most outstanding jobs I have ever Seen," commented Carlson.
 Jap Planes Sweep I'm At 11:3O q. m. Japanese planes swept overhead. They had come apparently from Jahiit and Wotje, thee neFny bases in the Marshall islands to the north which 8 navy task force had devsstAted in Janu- aTy.
 They Eeconnoitsred and dropped q few bembs. At l:2o ?. m. l2 enemy bombeYs ana pTUteCGW1g xOTCS 0G ZSxO 1a&hS~ CTS appeared and opened q 75-min- ute attack.
 They really went to town," said Carlson. "Dut they hit their own troops more than they did cur posi- tions."
 It was during thls raid that the marine machine sunne. knocked out the lagoon. By { p. m. the fighting was nearly oyer and the tnasanes were lookA ing vainiy for the eight Japanese remaining 90 they could take back sagne prisoners.
 4hs next dsy JApan@se planes At- tAcked fes1r ElsnAe while the marines were Killing the rernatmtn6 six en. elsay troops slseS 1eAiMd and deetrcw- ing the base. No marines were casualtlas in any air yaid..