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communique said the Soviet forces
"retreated to new positions and
continued fighting"
At Krasnodar, north of Maikop
and 90 miles northeast of the Black
Sea naval base of Novorossisk, the
russians reported they repulsed
heavy attacks by German tanks and
infantry, killing more than 300 Ger
mans.
The Red Army's most critical
front seemed to be that in the
Don bend northwest of Stalingrad.
especially in the Kletskaya sector,
where the Germans were applying
extreme pressure night and day in
an effort to reach the important
industrial and strategic center of
Stalingrad on the Volga.
Rumanian Regiment Routed.
The midnight communique re-
ported fierce defensive engage
ments with the enemy" there.
Northeast of Kotelnikovski. on the
southwestern approaches to Stalin-
grad, the invaders were likewise ag-
gressive, but their attacks were re-
ported repulsed with the routing of
a Rumanian regiment.
The Russian position at Voronezh.
on the Don some 300 miles southeast
OF Moscow, took a turn for the worse
as large German forces launched an
attack and broke into a village on
the west bank of the river held by
the Russians. Street fighting was
reported in progress there.
The midnight communique said
1863 German planes were DESTROYED
in the week ending August Is,
against the loss of 241 Russian air
craft.
New and savage German attacks
in a sector of the Voronezh front
were reported in a Pravda dispatch
which said the Russians were sub
jected to a severe hammering. The
Germans forced them to withdraw
from large wooded area, the news
paper said, but the Soviet troops
regrouped and wrested the wood
from the Germans In a counter
attack.
The momentum of the Soviet drive
took the Russians beyond the wooded
land to an important height, which
was captured, Pravda said.
Germans Throw in Reserves.
The midday Soviet communique
added little to the picture outside
Stalingrad and in the Caucasus, but
1t said the Germans had suffered
severe losses in the fighting north
east of Kotelnikovski and were
throwing in reserves"
The heavy fighting southeast of
kletskaya continued, the communi-
quie said, and Pravda dispatch
said the Germans were continuing
to move forward despite heavy
losses.
The main problem of our fight
ers is TO increase their counterbloWs
tenfold and not let the enemy into
the depths of the Defense" Pravda
said.
There was no indication yet of
decisive turn in the struggle, dis
patches reported.
Russian seaplanes operating in
the Baltic area raided enemy bases
and ships and caused widespread
damage, Pravda said. One 5000
ton German transport carrying mu-
nitlons was reported sunk and the
dispatch said 20 fires were observed
after raid on one enemy port.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Allied Flyers Hunt Jops Trying to Aid So|omons

the vast network of island bases
protecting her own supply lines. A
conflict so conclusive in character,
it was said, probably would not de-
velop until an enemy stronghold of
greater Importance was challenged.
Northwest of the Tulagi area of
the Solomons, where the fighting is
currently in progress. the enemy has
several other bases, including those
on Bougainville Island and at Ra-
baul, New Britain. To the west Of
Rabaul are the much-bombed jap
held ports of Lac and Salamaua,
New Guinea.
The offensive begun at Tulagi
may be extended, island by island,
to those other bases and even fur
ther west into some of the Neither
lands Indies where, it is believed,
the japanese by now are strongly
entrenched and could put up terrific
resistance.
Islands Reported Fortified.
But such an American advance,
while greatly strengthening the Sc
curlty of Australia, would still fall
short of the territory which Japan
could lose only with mortal injury
The advance, therefore, would have
to go beyond that point, striking
north, once the Australian fanks
were protected, into the Caroline
and Marshall Islands.
The japanese are reported to have
been fortifying those islands for the
past Is years. They protect, dis
family but effectively, the approaches
to the China Sea and the japanese
mainland. Once the main fortified
island line, running from west to
east, of Palau, Ponape, Truk and
Jaluit, was pierced Japan's vital de-
fenses could indeed be said to be
crumbling.
A great victory over the japanese
fleet, which would make it very hard
for the enemy to supply and REIN
force his outposts except by air,
would have the same ultimate effect
OF disrupting japanese supply lines.
So long as supplies could be sent in,
however, adequate local air pro-
lection would make it extremely
costly to assault the island bases.
Many Explosive Possibilities.
Stressed by authorities here was
the fact that the Pacific situation
is full of explosive possibilities
which might change the main
strategy overnight.
Another naval action, such as
that at Midway. in which the Jap
anese lost heavily in the main sea
forces, is one possibility. That
would greatly weaken their ability
to defend themselves.
A japanese attack on Russia
would mean the availability to the
United Nations of bases in Siberia
and Kamchatka from which the
japanese mainland could be at
tackled directly by air The develop
ment of an Allied offensive in China,
If that were possible, would likewise
strike close to the heart of Japan
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Aug. II lP, Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture ,-salable hogs,
Ia 2;oo2; so. total 1890 wsishts 24o pounds
1s0-24o pounds, II s5-15 s5: top. 1890:
pounds, I4s5eso sows STEADY: 5000 snd and
choice 300 pounds down, 14.25-4O: ex-
tremes, 50: 33o-400 pounds, 14.oO-35
4OO-55O pounds, 13.50-14 10.
Salable sheep. 5000: total, IL 900: early
trading around steady on good native
at.r1;,o at 1900 and o6 above; good handyweight
choice offered; few choice fat ewes up
salable cattle. $1,000; calves, 1900:
generally steady market. throughout: fed
steers and yearlings grading average choice
and anf f;vo better in moderate supply. fairly
warmed up, killer steers selling 1880
down similar kinds with. replacement
heifer run with bulk steers Ia. 4.Oo-l6 90;
most heiferS 13.00-15.0O early top 1,315-
pound steers, 1850: several loads. 10 90
40;. best light steers 1875: strictly choice
heifers. 1875, new high on crop: weighty
SAUSAGE bulls sold up to Il 90; cutter
Vealers active. strong at 14.5015.50.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
BIimp
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burning brush in the hills, quit their
fire and arrived in their fire engine
just as the bag settled gently tc
earth. 1t struck one house and two
autos, but caused little damage.
There was considerable damage tc
the fabric and gondola, but Navy
maintenance men said the ship
could be put back into service.
Depth Charge No Hazard.
One depth charge still in the
bomb rack under the gondola Of
fered no hazard, inasmuch as ii
would explode only under water at
considerable depth, naval men said
The depth charge left on the golf
course likewise did not endanger
anyone.
Bruce B. Mcintyre of Sharp Park
was first to see the derelict coming
in from the ocean.
'It was dished on top and ap-
peared to be drifting with its motors
off, he said. "It came in over
Mussel Rock very low, then over the
hill back of us. 1t was so low !
could see shroud lines almost touch
Ing the hill top"
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, Aug. II lP.-Poultry. live
naundl ducks steadg dg13s to Arm arm hens over
horn hens, 20; brolers, 21a pounds ane
down, colored, 23:. Plymouth Rock. 25la
spp1rnes p1rmes,, pod pounds up eoqred J3h
under pounds, colored, %: Plymouth
Rock, 23R; White Rock. %: bareback
chickens. 1920; roosters, Is: Leghorr
roosters, 1412 ducks, 4ls pounds up: col
ored IA; white. IA small colored, 1874
yn Whits s.nI l@s geese 13; turkeys toms
Butter, receipts, 91s430; unsettled
prices as quoted by the Chicago price cur
rent: Creamery, 93 score, Ala AZ; %
41-41h: 81, 40a4; 90, 401a 50. 39h
S.. 3sA 80. centralized -carlots. 4os4
Eggs, receipts, IL .2a5; firm, fresh GRADED
local, "a; cars, 35; current receipts, 80
dirties, 30-31; checks, 29-30; storage.
packed extras, 81 u; frsts, 33h.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
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achieved their major initial objec-
tiveS.
This has apparently been done
by seizing control of Tulagi Harbor
and of the big air base on Guadal-
canal Island which was nearly
ready for use by the japanese when
it was taken" he said.
When American and Australian
fighting planes are able to operate
from that field in substantial num-
bers the japanese will have lost
all chance of driving them from the
island, he asserted.
That stage may be very near"
he added.
Japs Still Make Big Claims.
The japanese radio continued to
broadcast sweeping claims of victory
in the Solomons, which it failed to
reconcile with the admission that
the battle is continuing between
our forces and American Marines
who have succeeded in landing"
An imperial headquarters commu-
nique made it evident, the Japanese
announcer said, that Australia has
become the orphan of the Pacific
and the possibility of launching a
counterattack against Japan with
Australia as a base of operations is
absolutely gone"
The Allied announcement of the
air attack on Timor yesterday said
merely that large fires had been
started in a apanese-occupied
town on the southeast coast and
that all the planes participating
had returned safely to base, despite
heavy fire from enemy anti-aircraft
batteries.
Allies Still Fight in Timor.
The Sydney (Australia) Morning
Herald's correspondent reported to-
day from Gen. MacArthur's head
quarters that Allied troops still are
resisting in the hills of Dutch Timor,
which was occupied by the japanese
early this year.
He said the fact that Allied air
forces were bombing the ports of
Timor suggested growing enemy
activity in that area. Allied planes
based on Australia make almost
daily raids on japanese positions in
Timor.
Disclosure that Australian and
Dutch forces still were fighting in
the interior of the half Dutch, half
Portuguese island was made by Gen.
MacArthurs headquarters last April.
An Allied spokesman said the land
skirmishes in the Kokoda area of
New Guinea were mot of particular
though the japanese
were reported to have been re-
inforced there of late.
Losses Believed Terrific.
The London News Chronicle pub
lished the following dispatch, dated
IAN advance base:
Losses which in proportion to the
Evening star., 1942-08-17
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Labor party to an appeal to the
government to make clear that
"on abandonment of civil dis
obedience it would be ready to
resume free and friendly dis
cussions" looking to Indian self
governmentD
Jinnah spoke as leader of India.
biggest minority and of a people
whose contribution of men has beer
larger in proportion to their mum.
bers.
Jinnah contended that the Mos.
lem League repeatedly had beer
shunted aside because it had agreed
TO cooperate in the war effort
Asked If he would tell the Moslem:
to resist any Hindu government the
British might setup, he answered
I would do it even if it meant
my DEATH"
Evening star., 1942-08-17
N17-18 Draft Cards
Are Transferred 10
Census Bureau
| Records Can Be Used
! By Persons Lacking
! Birth Certificates

Draft registration cards, signed
by 24000,000 men in 1917 and 1918,
have been transferred from the
MAR Department archives to the
Census Bureau and are now avail
eble as source of evidence on age
and place of birth for persons lack
tng birth certificates. it was an
hounced today. The records trans
ferred contain age and place of
birth or citizenship information on
the draft registrants of the first
World War.
In requesting search of the
a917-19l8 draft records, an appli-
cant must furnish the Census Bu-
feau with his name in full, date and
place of birth, permanent residence
ht time of registration, and the
name of the town or city where reg
istered. An application fee of
81 must be paid to cover the
cost of the search. If the applicant
desires a photostatic copy of his
draft card, the total fee is 50, and
tor certification under seal, SO.
u.
! Information on age and place of
birth may also be obtained from it's
population records, the Census Bu-
reau said Since individual census
records are confidential, informa-
ton contained therein can only be
released upon the written author
ization of the individual to whom
1t relates. Information from the
draft cards, however, can be fur
nished to any one as public record.
Thousands OF empty file cabinets,
which previously contained draft
questionnooires and other papers re-
lating to the first World War which
have been stored temporarily in the
open along the Occoquan wharf on
Maine avenue SW., have been
turned over to the Treasury Pro-
curement Division by the War De-
partment, it was revealed today.
Distributed to Agencies.
The cabinets that are still suitable
for use are being distributed among
other Federal agencies, some of
them outside Washington, and the
others are being turned over to the
Navy Yard for salvage.
Congress authorized the War De-
partment to destroy the World War
draft questionnaires. All told,
about $4,000 cabinets have been
turned over to the Treasury Pro-
curement Division, most of them bv
the War Department. About 5000
are still to be disposed of, it was saio
yesterday
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Bureau Of Mines Reports
Decline in Oil Stocks
By tie Associated Press.

By TIE Associated Press.
The Bureau of Mines reported
stocks OF domestic and foreign
crude petroleum at the close of
the week ended August totaled
246 6,975.000 barrels, a net decrease of
1851 900 barrels compared with the
previous week Stocks of domestic
oil decreased 1,498,OOO barrels for
the week and foreign crude in
creased $1,000 barrels.
Daily average production for the
week was 100000 barrels or an in
crease Of $4,000 barrels compared
with the previous weeks level. Runs
to stills averaged 1851 900 barrels
daily. compared with 3,672 900 bar
rels for the preceding week.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Lumber Output Logs
Behind 1941 Marks
By the Associated Press.

3. the Associated Press.
The National Lumber Manu-
facturers' Association reported that
lumber production for the week
ended August 8 stood at 1876 per
cent of the average of the corre-
spending week 935-1939, and Ship
ments 1856 per cent.
Production totaled 263 ,e01 900 feet.
which was a per cent greater than
the previous week, and per cent
less than the corresponding week a
year ago.
Shipments aggregated 264,375, 900
feet, which was IL per cent less than
the previous week, and 10 per cent
less than last years corresponding
week.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
New York Produce

NEW YORK Aug. II R-Eggs, two
days receipts, 27,32s; firm. Mixed colors:
Fancy to extra fancy. 3712-42A; extra,
81: graded frsts. 3512: current receipts,
34-34A; mediums, "a; dirties, No. /, SO
average checks, 32Ha
Whites: Fancy to extra fancy, Al h-46;
specials 40-40R: standards, 37h-34:
39i2
Browns: Fancy to extra fancy, 4Oh-
~, specials. 39a4-4O; standards, 37k;
mediums, 3S
Duck eggs. 36-39
Butter: Two days receipts l ,O6e s66;
steady. Creamery, higher than 90 score
and premium mark 41A-43; % score
tcash markell, 4112: sS-91 score, 3912-
41E: S5-87 score, 3S-39
Cneese: Two days receipts, 75416s;
29A; full grass. 2424-25. Other fresh,
23A-24L Ate'ii'
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Aug. II t49.--Noon foreign
exchange rates follow Great Britain in
dollars. others in cents):
Canada: Oficial Canadian Control Board
rates for U. S, dollars: Buying 10 per
cent premium: selling. / per cent pre-
MUM; equivalent to discounts on Canadian
dollars in New York of buying, 99l per
cent; selling. 8: 90 per cent
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket l0as per cent discount, or SO 62 "
U. s, cents.
Europe: Great Britain. official Bankers
Foreign Exchange Committee rates.: Buy
ing Ilns 4'os; selling, 4;04' open market; cables
free, 1882; Brazil, oficial, 6O5n: free
B 2On: Mexico, 90 66n
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
Nominal.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
MosIem Unity to Defeat
Axis Urqed on Jinnoh

NEW YORK, Aug. II (P.-J. J.
Singh, president of the India
League of America and a former
member Of the All-India Congress
Committee, yesterday cabled an ap-
peal to Mohammed Ali Jinnah,
president of the All-India Moslem
League to create unity to defeat
the Axis"
This is an appeal from your coun-
trymen abroad" the cable read
"Today's (Monday's) Moslem League
meeting will go down in history.
You can help to bring peace and
freedom or bloodshed to India. Beg
you to create unity to defeat the
Axis"
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Executives Promoted

BALTIMORE, Aug. II F.-Pro-
motion of G. M. Spaulding, formerly
assistant chief engineer, to super
intendent of power, and of Donald
Gum, to chief engineer from as
sistant to chief engineer was an
nounced today by the Pennsyl-
vania Water and Power Co.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Trade Failures Increase

NEW YORK, Aug. II P.-Busi-
ness failures totaled l74 in the week
ended August 13, Dun & Bradstreet
reported today, rise of 9 per cent
from the previous weeks 100. In
the corresponding week of 194l the
total was $50. For the year to date
failures totaled 6,736, we'll below the
8,108 shown for the comparable
period last year.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Indians in South Africa
Demand GondhIs Release

PIETERMARITZBURG, Union of
South Africa, Aug II (P). - About
1000 Indians, meeting under Com
munist auspices, demanded today
the release of Mohandas K. Gandhi
and other All-India Congress lead
ers, but asserted that they did not
support Gandhi's civil disobedience
policy.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
| New Insurance
In July Logs
| Behind 7o47
a. the Associated Press.

b tft Associateu FreSs.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17-New life
insurance written in July amount
ed to $500. 728,000 a decrease of 6
per cent from $500, 0,125 900 in the
comparable month of l94l, the Asso-
citation of Life Insurance Presidents
reported today.
The figures were based on returns
from 80 companies doing most of
the life insurance business in the
United States.
For the first seven months Of
1912 new business written totaled
S4,731, 79l 900, an increase of ST per
cent over s4,433 ,291 900 in that
period of 1941.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Money Market

NEW YORK, Aug. II P-Cau money
steady l ser cent; prime commercial pa
per, "a per cent Time loans steady. 6O-
snLyi ~ gays =; four-six months. "A per cent
days All. per cent: four months, So
per cent; five-six months, ss-,s per cent.
Rediscount rate, New York Reserve Bank
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Black Market
Continued From First Page.

iations by warehouses, further in
vestigation will be made by WPB o1
two other possible improprieties
which came to light in the Higgins
inquiry:
v 1. Possible evasion by two OF
three warehouses of WPB regula-
tions forbidding the sale by any
warehouse of carload or more of
steel to any one customer on a
single order.
2. Some evidence that mills have
shipped steel to warehouses in
preference to other purchasers.
Frank Higgins, a son of the firm s
head, testified that warehouses were
''bulging" with steel and that it
could be obtained from warehouses
more promptly than from mills
themselves.
A Higgins contract with the Mari
time Commission to build a ship
yard and 20 cargo ships was cam
celed July 18 when the yard was
already under construction.
Frank Higgins testified before a
House Merchant Marine subcom-
mittee at New Orleans August 4 and
that there existed BLACK market
for iron and steel products, that the
warehouses were bulging with "all
types of steel'' obtainable at above
ceiling prices, and that Higgins In
dustries, Inc, had pushed it's con-
struction work by dealing with this
so-called black market instead OF
placing priority-rated orders with
steel mills.
Terms Used "Ill-advisedly.S
Questioned August and by WPB
and OPA representatives, Andrew
and Frank Higgins and Andrew j
Higgins, ir., submitted all CORE
spondence produced before the
House subcommittee in support OF
their charges. On being questioned
concerning the alleged "black mar
ket" operations, they all agreed that
the term "black market" had been
used "ill- -advisedly," the report said
Andrew Higgins, sr, repeated In
substance a statement previously
given the New Orleans Times
Picayune, as follows:
"I wouldn't actually say there is
such thing as black market by that
term for it is business as usual
There is nothing illegal, technically
or otherwise, in the selling spoken
of. It isn't even vaguely BLACK
market"
Mr.. Higgins told the investigators
they said, that ship plates were not
available, and were undoubtedly IN
short supply, but claimed the snort
age was caused by faulty distribution
of the steel ingot available and oy
failure to use existing plate-makine
facilities. There is no shortage OF
steel itself. he asserted, citing the
full warehouses.
Warehouse Quotas Set
WPB regulations set quota fol
every steel warehouse and prohlblt
any warehouse from accumulatlne
steel in excess of this quota.
IF, as Higgins charges, lhe ware
houses of the country are bulglng
with steel of all types and sizes
this steel may have been received
by the warehouses in violation of the
quota restrictions, the compliance
branch said.
"An analysis of the reports com
piled as a result of recent COM
pliance survey of steel warehouses
will disclose whether or not such
violations have occurred. A further
check will be made on the particular
warehouses cited by Higgins"
Some evidence that steel mill.
favored warehouses in steel ship
ments was uncovered in the recen
investigation by the compliance
branch which resulted in consen
DEGREES against two of the country
largest steel companies, Jones &
Laughlin, and Carnegie-Illlnois.'
Evening star., 1942-08-17

mans still were on the defensive
northwest and southwest Of Mos
COW, and on the northern front.
East of Vyazma and at Rzhev
troops of all categories are engaged
in continuous heavy defensive fight
ing" the war bulletin reported
yesterday also number of enemy
attacks were frustrated and the
enemy was thrown back at various
points in counterattacks.
In the northern sector of the
front attacks were repelled at sew
eral points -"
Evening star., 1942-08-17
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Cotton
prices moved over a small range to-
day in mixed trading. Trade price
fixing halted an early downturn but
hedge selling and liquidation in
creased whenever values reached the
previous close.
Trade buyers we're looking for
larger supplies of contracts when
the new crop starts to move in VOL
ume and were reluctant to follow
price advances. On the other hand
sellers were not aggressive because
of belief that any major decline
would expedite the movement of
new crop receipts into Government
loans.
Late afternoon values were un-
changed to cents bale lower, Oc-
tober 1901; December, 1877, and
March. 1886.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
S2.10 q Share Earned
By Anaconda Copper
Bv the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Anaconda
Copper Mining Co. and subsidiaries
reported consolidated net income of
S18,204,0 ,033, or s2,10 a capital share,
for the six months ended June 80.
compared with $22, 2,844 ,O60, or $263 a
share, in the like 1941 period.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Visible Grain Supply

NEW YORK. Aug. II lP.-Visible
supply of American grain showed
the following changes from a week
ago (in bushels: Wheat increased
1,328000; corn decreased l,558,000;
oats increased 100000; rye increased
132, 900: barley increased 100000.
Evening star., 1942-08-17
Steel Veteran Retires

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. II (P).
Karl Landgrebe, vice president of
the Tennessee Coal, Iron g. Rail
road Co., retired today after 80
years service with the concern, a
subsidiary of the United States
Steel Corp.