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Evening star., 1942-03-27

Serbia, Montenegro and Greece and
with the Red Cross division at
tached to the White Russian Army
under Gen. Wrangel, which fought
the Bolsheviks in the Crimea in
1920.
For his services he was made an
oddcer Of the Crown Of Rumania by
King Ferdinand, received the Order
Of Prince Danielo from King Mich
olas, last ruler of MONTENEGRO, and
was awarded imperial Russia's Or
der Of st. Stanislaw by Gen. Wrangel
just before the White Russians
were crushed by the Red Army.
For the next three years he COW
cred postwar development in the
balkans for the Associated Press.
Mr.. Mills himself placed his travel
Ing record at $4,000 miles, reach
ing 81 countries on five continents.
Evening star., 1942-03-27

and he hurried across the Grecian
frontier. For three days there was
no word from him. Then on March
10 4 mud-caked figure appeared on
the Yugoslav border with the first
eyewitness account of the defeat of
the insurgents. It was the end of
an 80-mile trip In which Mr.. Mills
had lost his automobile over q clifY,
ridden a horse until the steed gave
out. and then trudged weary miles.
Mr.. Mills reported the coronation
Of Halle Selassie OF Ethiopia in
1880, and in 1884 covered the en-
thronement Of Henry Pu-Yi as En-
peror of Kang Teh. monarch Of
Manchukuo.
He spent many months in India
with Mahatma Gandhi when that
apostle Of India's freedom was con-
Quoting his famous salt rebellion In
1880. yoyaged with him to the all
India round table conference In
London in 1881. was the last person
to whom Gandhi spoke before en-
tering the Poona Jail in January,
1882, and the first to greet him on
his release II months later.
why, Mr.. Mills" exclaimed the
mahatma on this latter occasion.
IF I should die and start to enter
heaven, I should expect to see you
waiting to interview me at the
gates!"
Was Native Of New York.
Born in New York City June 20,
1883. Mr.. Mills joined the secre-
tarial staff Of the Associated Press
in 1910. Soon afterward he became
confidential secretary to Melville E.
Stone, the organizations first gen.
eral manager.
At the outbreak Of the First World
War he was commissioned . major
of the American Red Cross stan and
first served In France. In 1917 he
went to Rumania, then served In
Evening star., 1942-03-27

1t. Arnaz, husband Of Actress Lu-
cille Ball, was sworn in yesterday
by Mariana Escalona, Consul Gen
eral of Cuba.
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Desi Arnoz Ready for Call

BAN FRANCISCO, March IT (HJ-
Second 1t. Desi Arnaz Of the Cuban
Army Is rready for military service,
but the Hollywood Aim actor does
not expect to be called until June
when his picture contract expires.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-07-24
COOLIDGE Residents
Move To New Homes
Over the Weekend

Nr and Mrs NJ. w. Ware and
sons Billy and Mac moved Satur-
Iay from their Main Street home
10 the new residence they have
purchased from Louis Johnson a.
657 West Pinkley Avenue. former
ly owned by the Karl Paynes
Air and Mrs Roger Hes and fam
ily have rented the former Ware
home ON Main street and moved in
Sunday
". II Laughlin bought the Roger
Hes home AT Isl Pima Ave. and
moved i'm on Tuesday
The II o Nals70 who form.
erly occupied the West Pinkley
Ave home. are CON emPlating re
turning TO California 10 live A.
present Mrs. Nelson and two daugh-
ters are visiting ia New Mexico.
The three deals passed through
the office of Arizona Land and In
yestmeut Company
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-07-24
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE
tNTERIuR
GENERAL LAND OFFICE +;

GENERAL LAND OFFICE al
Phoenix. Arizona. June IS. 1912.
NOTICE is hereby given that
Nora n. Mann Of Route u. Box
7S3, Phoenix. Arizona, who. on
May l. 1889. made Desert Land
Entry. No. 07S717. for Lots l, 2, Z.
s. 9. 10. SlaNE14, Section 4, Town
ship 6 South, Range s East. G.. &
s. r. B. G. Meridian. has filed no
tice of intention to make three-year
proof to appear with witnesses and
to establish claim to the land
above described. before Register of
the Phoenix District Land Office.
at Phoenix Arizona. on the 4th
day OF August. 1912. at 1000 AN.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Fred TAFT. of 81 West Jefferson
St, Phoenix, Arizona: j. c. Steele.
of Randolph. Arizona; c. B. Sluf-
let, Box SO. Randolph, Arizona;
Everett w. Lundy, OF 81 West
Cambridge. Phoenix, Arizona
Thos F. Britt.
Register.
First publication: June 26, 1929
Last publication: July "a, 1922
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-07-24

q Ben Mirkin of the Federated
Store returned Friday from a
weeks buying trip to Los Angeles.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-07-24

o Hearshel Holmes left Wednes-
day TO report for military duty at
Fort Macarthur. San Pedro. Cali.
fornia. Holmes was among the
early volunteers, who was muster
- out Of the service upon com
pletion of a years military train.
ing and has been employed in
Coolidge for the past ten months.
His mother, Mrs. NJ f. Sweeper
spent the weekend here with her
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-07-24
Local Happenings

q Mrs Geore Dell and Mrs Earl
Smith left Monday for the coast
whore they win spend a vacation
OF several weeks Mrs Den will
visit her sister Miss Daisy Hart
man i'm Los Angeles and Mrs.
Smith viii visit friends in Long
Beach. Mrs. Henry Haley of Eloy.
q relative OF the Smiths. viii stay
at their ranch home during Mrs.
Smiths absence
Q Neil Derriuger. director of music
at Miami high school. was a guest
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. c.
Jayne on Sunday Mr.. Derringer is
Mrs. Jayne's cousin.
0 Mrs. y. V. Pippin and Miss
PAMELA Nicholson Of New Mexico
have leased the Roy CARROTS
home and plan to remain in Cool
idge for the duration Mrs. Pippin
Is Mrs Naomi Hills mother and
Miss Nicholson is her daughter
o Miss Minerva Zion of Los
Angeles arrived Saturday TO visit
Mr.. and Mrs. J c. Jayne for sey-
eral weeks She is MIR. Jayne's
cousin.
o Mr. and Mrs Erwin Landy Of
Phoenix were guests Al the home
Of MIR and Mrs Ben Mirkin on
Sunday. Mrs Landy Is the Mirkin 3
daughter.
o Mr.. and Mrs. a c Bickford
Jr. left Sunday for Durango. Colo
RADIO. where they win spend two
weeks visiting Mrs. Bickford
parents.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-07-24

. W d. Kirby and n G. Murray
represented Coolidge Rotary Club
at a Rotary Conference held at the
Westward Ho in Phoenix on Sat
urday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-07-24

Sweeper's n
Globe whore Sweeper
with Mickey, in work.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-07-24

Q Mr. and Mrs. clint Ashcraft ant
sons Curtis and Henry left Satur
day for FL Paso. Texas. to visit
Corporal Calvin Ashcraft who eX
poets to leave on overseas duty in
the near future He is the Clint
Ashcraft's son. The Ashorafts plan
10 return home this week end
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-07-24

o Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Blackwood
were guests at the home of their
daughter and son-in-law Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Howard of Ray on
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. T. NJ. Wall
and daughters Caroline and Gloria
Of Ray were also guests. Mrs. Wall
and Mrs. Howard are sisters.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-07-24

o Mr. and Mrs. AL Sizemore of
Florence were luncheon guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roger
Gates on Monday. The occasion
was Mrs. Gates birthday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-28
Cow Is MIXED
InHotel Lobby

Raleigh. Dec 28-(Ap)-Somc of
the guests of hotel here must have
been Il bit startled today when. upon
entering the lobby. they saw man
milking a COW.
The mixer was d. w. Eason. di-
rector of distribution for the Farm
crs Cooperative Exchange. and the
COW was Wakefield Lou, a purcbrcd
Jersey owned by the Wakefield
Farms of Wake Forest.
The milking was a part of the pro-
gram Of the Farmers Cooperative
Exchange, which heard a. l..
Teachey. state director Of rural war
production training. assert that
Somebody is going hungry unless
our farmers produce more food in
1913 We need this food not only for
winning the war but also 70 help us
write u lasting peace. II won't do any
good to shoot lot of Germans and
JapS If NC don't have something aft
crwards with which we can help
other countries and upon which we
arc TO build the peace
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-28
Bullets End
e-Negro
Troop Fights

Vallejo. Cal, Dec. 28-(AP)-Bul-
lets from Il U. s. Marine Corps mill
larry patrolman's tommy gun brought
an end last night 10 weekend
OF rloting among white and Negro
ScrViccmcn in the Vallejo water
'front.' amusement district.
City police said 400 service men
millcd around in last nights dis
order. and half that number clashcd
~ street and barroom fights Satur-
Gay night.
Navy orders sending all sailorS.
white and Negro. and Marines to
thrlr ships virtually cleared this
p"pulouS town near the Mare Island
navy yard Of uniformed men over
II Ght. 1t was not announced how
long the confinement of service men
10 naval establishments would last.
Wo soldiers were the only casual
lies of the Marine patrols shooting
Both arc Negroes.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-28
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
by LYNN NISBET

Raleigh. Dec. 28-Statc Senator l..
Y. BalIcTtInc Of Wake county, vet
cram of five sessions of the General
Assembly (thrcc regular and two
specially and recently elected for ii
fourth regular term, secs little logic
in the arguments of some political
observers that this will be a very
short session. Ballcntinc fears that
some overly optimistic prophets are
reckoning without knowledge of the
corporate legislative mind. Further
more. he does not think 1t ought TO
DC an extremely short session; and
for that suggestion he offers some
excellent reasoning.
In the first place. the senator
doesn't expect the membership Of
the 1913 General Assembly TO be a
bunch of rubber stamps; he doesn't
believe they will come and receive
an executive message or budget
commission report. vote on il and
90 home. He thinks many of the
members will want to study the
problems so that they can vote in
diligently and for greatest public
good.
Issues
There arc 10 members and each
one has his own idea about what is
tax reduction for next year. What
ought 10 be done about il. No man
is wise enough now to predict which
Of these various ideas may develop
into real "iSsucs." Ballcntine agrees
that major issues now in prospect
may be reduced 10 six or seven,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-28
Large Force
OF Germans
Endangered
Jaws of Russian Tran
y nj y As Mil e S
Apart Mid way Be-
tween Rostov and Sta
lingrad; Allies in Al
RIGA Within $50 Miles
Of Tripoli
(By The AS$oc;0icd p,rysI

(Hy The A$S0c;0jcd PyyHsI
The Red army was rcI,ortcn
today swiftly drawing shut =
second and still l;trpr! circle o.
entrapmcnt around the nuZics
in the Stalingrad sector. threat
cnlrg uncoumtcd new German
IorceS with the tate Of the %
divisions already declared hem
med in and doomed.
The Jaws of the new trap
were said to be only Is miles
apar between Rostov and Stal-
ingrad.
AS ihr Russian combaCk often
Sivc Surscd ahead III the bitter
ccid on all four ma jur fronts on
hItlrr$ eastern flank, the eur
rciatrd allied sweep across north
h'rIcc pressed To within IS0
miles ii Tripcii. where Marshal
kcmmcIS rCtrcating columns
were reported streaming on into
TuniSia for q last stand.
In every phase of fighting. on land
ana IN the air. from the Russian
'front.' 10 north Africa. the allie, were
Keeping To the at1aCI; and the axis
Hattlcd for time. ON the defensive.
The continued British advances nm
IN Trip0ii was announced in a Cairo
communiquc which said "ycSlcrd,,y
our troops were in contact with the
enemy 40 miles west of Sirtc."
That represented q thrust ul al
IA lit.
from FL Aghla since General Sir l..
l.. Montgomcrv's British eighth army
pvrrran that Libvan defense line two
weeks ago.
Frcn both sides. allied bomb
ers battered the aNiS-hclu ports
of TuniSia in hard weekend
blows. Flying FOrtrcsScS pound
ed Bi2c"tc and SfaN. Only two of
the big bOmbcrS were lost. and
two ships al SfaN were reported
sunk. The Cairo cnmmuniuuc
announced raids saturday night
on TuniS and S1uSsc.
On the mrd-cloggcd TUniSiun land
front. General Henri Girand's
French North African troops were
proving their worth in the allied
battle line.
They announced an important ad-
-ancc som" 80 mile, south of TumiS.
where they hold the southern nauI;
If the allied line with Americans in
the center and British - ;hr north.
This was ono ri the two French
forces reported IN Eulr thrust 'hru-
uch stiiicniup German dcfcn-o> to
uositiun> roughly - miles ."w 'hc
gulf of Hamwumui w fine Tnisiuu
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-28
u. S. Planes
Defeat Japs
Nipponese Lose Eight
of II Bombers in At
tacks on Yunnan Prov
ince in China

Jhungkiug. Dee. 2S-tNPD--
United States and Japanese
bombcrS traded blows over the
Christmas weekend and the Jap
auc~c wound up in second place,
losing eight Of u bumhcrS In
raids on Sunnau province yes
tcrdar. Chinese air defense head
quarters announced.
a flight Of NmCIiCen DOmbcrS
manned by volunteers dropped dc
stluCtivc Cargocs of bombs on Jap
arCsC warehouses and barracks a;
Tcng-Yuch in western YuNnan prov
incc Christmas Eve and every flier
returned to a holiday eve party
that nigit
Yesterdays aitacl; by 81 Japanese
hombcrS was part Of a new enemy
gcrial offensive opened Christmas
Day. when more than 80 japanese
planes swc>, over the Salwcen river
district in southwestern China and
northeastern Burma. the Chinese
Central now agency said
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-28
Half OF Drafees
For 1913 To Come
From 7een-Agers
Draft Officials Esti-
mate 1,75O,OOO Youths
Is and is Years Old
Will Join u. S. Fight
ing Forces Next Year

Washington, Dec. 2S-(AP)
of the more than $780,
600 men joining the nation )
lighting forces in 1913 will
come from che IS and 19-year-
old groups.
Draft officials estimated that
in all. some 100000 to 300, 900
men will be indicted monthly.
Or these, l,750,000 will be of
the teen-agc class. The rest
will come mainly from child
less married men 20 TO 81 years
old.
Selcctivc service authorities
pointed out that the pool of sin
gle men within the 20-37 age
group, who are available Tor
military service. has virtually
been exhausted
By the end OF 1913 the armed
services plan strength Of 9.700,.
900 men i'll the ranks. Most of the
100000 men nov in uniform have
ccmr fro mthc 1887 age bracket.
Teen age, 10 and l9-ycar-olds
will be called up nj the rate of 600.
OOo 10 100000 a year starting next
month. From an accumulated poo
Of prospective intuct2cs. from Feb
ruary or, about 100000 more young
stcr1 vii. pass their 18th birthdays
each month ard become subject
10 military service.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-28
CannedFood
Supply Cut
ByRationiing
New Point System Ra-
tioning Goes Into Eff
Effect in F e b h uary;
Warnings A g ain S t
boarding Issued; Ad-
equate Diet Provided
Civilians

Washington, Dec. 28-(AP)
You will need your ration
book with your can opener be-
"lhn'rE i'm February.
In an extraordinary Iroa,l-
cast to the American people,
Food Administrator Claude r,
Wickard outlined plans last
night to ration all canned, dried
and frozen fruits and vege-
tables including soups, as soon
Us the machinery can be set ND.
ne Purpose, as Wickard cX-
pIained II, is to insure an cuIit-
ani; distribution on the home
t;"''t while supplying the armed
forces and our fighting allies,
VINO together will need about %
per cent Of all the food that we
produce next year.
IN warning against boarding, the
Office oi price administration en-
nia"iEtd that consumers must list
stocks ON hand when registering for
war ration book two. the point IA
coming book. which will be used for
canned goods. and later for meats
ana other commodities.
Stamps will be deducted To- cover
The goods on hand before the ration
Dour is issued.
Heavy penalties" said OP.A, ARE
ldcd 10" any applicant who
makes Il false declaration of the
a'l"unt of goods he has on hand"
Fresh fruits and vegetables. and
those preserved at home, will not
DC affected.
Wickard. declaring that nearly hair
Of next years production of canned
and dried fruits and vegetables will
be needed for military purposes, said:
"On the average SO pounds Of can
ned. frozen. or dried fruits and We
gctablcs are expected to be avail
able for each person in l943 as COM
pared with an average of about AZ
pounds Il year from 1887 to 194l."
While everyone will not get as
much of any kind Of food as he
wants. and while there may not be
as much pleasure in eating" Wick
ard declared that there will be
enough for an adequate and healthy
1ict"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-28
Not All Legislators Agree
That Session Will Be Short

but several OF these have such far
reaching ramiilcatIOnS he is not will
ing 10 say they can be disposed of
quickly. There will be tremendous
administration pressure for cOnScrv-
ing the thirty million dollar surplus,
but there arc many legislators who
want 10 spend it-Cithcr in enlarged
services 10 the people now or in
tax reduction FOR nXCt year. What
ever disposition is made of the sur
plus will be made only after pro-
longcd argument.
One new western member of the
house last week said he could sec no
reason for long sessions. BY way
Of explanation he said that he had
only one proposal 10 Offcr-a state
wide referendum on liquor sales.
Rather naivcly he assumes that will
be briefly disposed of: but he for
gets the other 1l9 house members
and so senators who have different
and often directly opposing ideas on
that subject. Another western vet
crn senator says finance and appro-
priationS will as usual be the big
issues and should not take much
time: he seemingly ovcrlooks the
fact that for the first time in a gen
Grafton or longer there is Stupcn-
dous cash surplus 10 complcate de-
libcrations on taxes and spending.
While the long session prophets
arc very mitch in The minority. a few
members have been found who say
they would not be surprised 10 find
the 1913 session as prolonged as the
famous sales tax session of ten years
(rnnfin,,nJ m, Dada
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-28
Japs Chute
Supplies
To Troops
But Army Airacobras
Bomb Supplies on the
Groun d, Destroying
Them; Jap Bases in
Solomons and Aleu-
tians Are Attacked
(By the Associated prcSs)

(By The Associated PrcsS)
ne United States Navy an
nounccd today that the Japan
rSc were attempting to supply
their hard pressed forces ON
Guadalcanal island by air, but
declared that supplies which
the Japanese dropped by para
chat" were discovered on tho
ground and bombed by Army
AiracobraS.
On The same day, yesterday,
Douglas dive b0mbcrS and Air
acobra fighters bombed a Japan
CSC camp northwest Of KOkuml,a,
on Guadalcanal, the Navy re.
ported.
Il SAID that on Saturday, Lock
heed Lightning fighters attacked
hlpHnT.c shore installations on
kiska. Two "f the lorg range blanc;
were lost. but the pilot Of one was
reported rescued.
AIS" on Saturday. Dauntlcss dive
bGmbcrS attacked the Japanese :.ir-
field on New Georgia Island, tic
Navy said.
/; reported that second Japan
e'c vcsSm! had been sunk i. IN al
''ck l,Et Saturday near Wi~!:l.am
ISLAND. An earlier communiquc had
reported "nty one sinking ard gave
oct. of the attack rs Friday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-28
Is Are Dead
By Violence
Traffic Accidents
Cause Seven of Total
Mum Der of States
Violent Deaths Curing
Holidays

Charlotte, Dee. 2S.-(APD-N
least IL persons met vio,cnt
death i'm North Carolina over ihc
threc-day holiday period which
ended yesterday. but relatively
dents.
Only seven of the deaths were al
tilbutcd To highway accidents. The
accident which claimed the largest
number of lives was at Wilson. !
'rhih-altomobilc accident there
caused four deaths.
John Alfred KuOntI. 3G. a farmer
was fatally burned when his CIu,n-
ing caught fire from Il heater at
NlnStOn.
An automobile struck and killed
Henry Luther Blackwcldcr. SO, a far
mcr, as he walked along Il road mean.
Charlotte.
William Pack Cox. 40, drowned
while fishing in the Catawba river
near Hickory.
John Tolar. 81, and Mrs. TuIlr,
III. were struck and killed by an
automobile as they walked alnu. 4
highway near Mantco.
Lafayette Robinson, 81. WAS 'arH-
~ burned when his clothing cm.ant
fire from fireplace in hi home
near Marion
NJ Concord. Everett Curtis Snrr-
rIll, n. was fatally cut m what
Sheriff Ray {. Hoover described as
,ircc for all al Il road h"iisc.
Al Rocky Mount. Il. G. Guthrie. a
buyer Tor Il tobacco company was
Schldcd 10 death at u hotel when he
slipped and fell into the bathtllb.
Margaret FAIR. I7-ycar old Negro
girl. was shot and killed IN Durham.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-28
P-38s Enter
Buna Fight
American Fighters
Make First Appear
ance in New Guinea;
Jap Lines Smashed

Allied Headquarters I'm Aus
tralia, Dec. 20 - (AP) - Allied
troops stOrming heavily fortified,
bunkcr-typc defcnscs are stead
lily smashing the last japanese
lines at Buna In New Guinea.
the allied command announced
today In communicate which
also disclosed that American P-38
fighters had made their debut
on that front with smashing
victory over enemy airmen.
Hammcring cceSclcssly at Japan
csc remnants trapped in coastal
strip in the Buna area. allied troops
attacking from the left have driven
a wedge into the cncmy's defense
system, and on the right import
ant enemy gun cmplacements have
ocen taken" the communiuuc re
ported.
Further up the coast. the allies
were said 10 have made Small but
important gains"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-28
Elliott Roosevelt
Gets Decoration

Allied Headquarters in North
Africa, Dec. 2H.-(AP)-Licutc-
nant Colonel Elliott Rooscvcl,
who commands a 18th air force
Photographic unit. has been
awarded the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross for ''hcroiSm and cX-
traordinary achievement" in
lights made voluntarily with
complete disregard for his per
Sonal safety"
Tho medal was pinned on the
PRESIDENTS son yesterday bv
Major General James II. Doc
little. American air force com
mandcr on the TuniSian front.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-28
Munitions
Output is Up
Biggest Monthly Gain
Since Nation Began to
E-e"Arm Scored Dur
ing November

Washington, Dec. 28-(AP)-
Munitions production in NOvem-
hcr scored the biggest monthly
gain since the United States be-
gan to rc-arm i'm the summer of
1910.
D.ra!d NJ. Nelson. chairman of Tn,
wa production board, reported To.
dav that tho volume of planes, tanks
gun ammunition. ships and othc,
in November was II per
cent grcntcr than in October. as
c"mD2rcd with Il rise of 1 per cent
IN October over September.
Although the percentage increase
Wa SmaiICd than 10 per cent gain
scored i" April over March. Mel
So said the absolute gain" was
g""a'cl in November. bccau.c pro
d"cti"n now is in much greater
volume.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-12-28

London, Dec. % - (AP) A
meeting between General Giraud
and General Charles dc GauIlc
to concoIdatc. the French fac
tons row fighting against the
axis was forecast by London
sources today following the for
mer'S designation rs high COM
missioner of French Africa.
The diplomatic correspondent of
the London Daily Mail SAID the sue
ccSSOr of Admiral Jean Darlan prob
ably would meet the leader Of III"
Fighting French at an early date,
though the time and place of the
meeting had not been arranged.
The Daily Mail story was printed
under iivc-column headline and
said that at the came time develop
mcntS in north Africa were likely
to accelerate dc Gaullc'S departure
for tn United States for a projected
meeting with President Roosevelt.
The old French warrior. Giraud.
upon assuming full mil
itary and civil powers. called for
unity in the rcsurgcnt French fight
against the axis.
81 ak all I" stand united behind
me To assure. with the support ni
our allies. the success Of our armies.
Only one thing counts: France and
her empire: there is but one aim:
Victory"
General Dwight ID. Eisenhower
paid tribute 10 the character and
reputation of General Giraud. and
also said at a press conference that