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Evening star., 1942-03-31

sanctuary more than 20 years ago.
His latest patriotic tune, III De-
fend You, My America" which has
something more of a genuine ring
about it than the countless Slap
the Japs" and "Yippees Over Yoko-
hamas," currently limping down the
pike, testifies to the professional
skill he has acquired in that time.
Especially fond of the folk music
Of America, the type to which folks
dance in adter-dark spots, Matt has
never tried a serious hand at larger
forms OF composition. While still
In Russia he dashed of a few gypsy
melodies but no operatic outburst
such as Merry Wives of Ekaterina-
burg" Since he has been located
in Washington he has authored over
is tunes, such as Charming" and
Time for So Long," but no epic
opus for symphony like "Jocelyn
From Rosslyn." The reason is and
has been that timeless, bitty cry,
mot enough time"
Ever since the Odessa days, when
he crammed two-yeaE course of
piano, harmony and theory into
eight months of daX-and- might
study, time has been short for Mr.
Windsor. In fact, the second day
(See AFTER DARK Pbpe R-7)
Evening star., 1942-03-31

|. Next to baseballs, statistics are
perhaps the handiest objects to bat
around for amusement of languid
spring afternoon, whose little tree
buds currently are struggling and
cursing against snowfall of
thoughtlesS intensity. Statistics
have grown to be the great Ameri-
can indoor sport, championed
through every season by such nota-
BILE professionals as Government,
business and Gallup and INDUCED
in at odd moments by amateurs Of
the greenest stripe. And why not?
Sources for vital figures are entirely
unlimited. They would at least ap-
pear to be so when statistics can be
plucked from the regions Of the
after dark world.
Working on the clearly proven
theory that statistic isn't statistic
unless it is vital, this departments
efficiency experts disregarded the
obviously trivial fields-number and
color of salk shakers, amount of
pomegranates consumed per custo-
mer per evening, etc.-and concen-
trated on an essential element Of
night clubs: the ladies who check
your hat. What field!
In the first place, as an individual,
the average hat-check girl is skepti-
cal. Inquire of her politely, re-
spectfully and with your neatest
bow her avocations, likes, dislikes
or her age and your initial reply
will invariably be complete visual
overhauling of decided Whats
up, brother?" nature. In fact, she
may even accompany her glance
with words to the same effect. Dis
comforting But once she is con-
vinced you are no labor spy or aims
seeker she may conflde that she
prefers to read magazines go to the
movies or, better still, simply to
stay at home and wash stockings or
sleep, ah, sleep, during thesprecious
time she is away from checking
hats. She doesn't care for gentle
men who ask for their wraps in
roaring voices, nor does she give
her most gracious service to those
who lean across her counter and
just leer. She likes the boys in
uniforms. They are pretty swell
guys"
So much for the spiritual fiber.
Physically your composite hat
checking lass would have hair some
thing of a cross between chestnut
and blond, eyes Of a browniSh hue.
weight approximately lis (honest
weight, no springs, height roughly
SIS in French heels or 5-4 in the
comfortable fiat or Cuban" type.
Fingernail polish, scarlet to mod
crate pink; eyelashes, partly mas
cara; rouge, moderate to a strong
Southerly with a faint Whit of
Coty's. AS for her age, a coyly mur-
INJURED "16" will have to do until
mental telepathy comes into its
own.
The languidness has disappeared
from the spring afternoon. and the
young ladies with the hat checks and
tired smiles are preparing for an
other evenings plodding through the
litter Of more hat checks and smiles.
Evening star., 1942-03-31

position. 1t is a parody on the tune
when the Swallows Come Back to
Capistrano, and it deals with the
Army's powerful plane, the Lock-
heed Interceptor-YP-38. or just
plain "Yippee' in Army jargon. BY
phenomenally devious thought proc
essing the parody is worked out to
when thte Yippees Fly Over Yoko-
hama"
Which aptly shows there are patri-
OTIS and there are patriots.
&E&
Matt Windsor. who collaborates
nightly with Eileen George to dis
pense music in the Anchor Room,
has been writing songs ever since
he left the music conservatory Of
Odessa and headed for American
Evening star., 1942-03-31
After Dark
News and Comment of the Night Clubs
By the Spectator.
Trade Ark Registered O. 8 Patent once

Besides, there are pleasanter things
to do in this world than to sit and
conjure statistics.
A report from one wide-awake
press agent looking fondly after the
interests Of his client accredits the
client with an epic in musical COM
Evening star., 1942-03-31

(See AFTER DARK, Phge BID
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13


the ground or in the AIR.
3.-American and British forces,
moving east from bases at Bone
and Bougie, were presumed to be
APPROACHING the Tunisian fronuer
if they had not already crossed It,
4.-Allied headquarters reported
the capture of considerable num-
bers" of the German armistice COM
mission which had been stationed
in North Africa: the Nazis were
known to have had about 500 COM
mission observers on the ground
when the American offensive was
launched.
5.-Major negotiations were under
way at Algiers with Darlan-who
has already suggested to the French
fleet that it come over to the allies
AS the focal point. Joining in the
negotiations, according to Allied and
Vichy reports, were Gen. Alphonse
Pierre Juin, Yves Chatel, governor
general of Algeria, and Gen. Aug
uste NogueS, governor general OF
Morocco.
The possibility that the Germans
will not attempt to send a major
force into Tunisia but, instead, are
evacuating their slender personnel
appeared to be growing.
This was the Interpretation placed
on the shooting down of italian
transport planes earring Nazi SOL
diers north across the Mediterran-
can.
1t was noted by military author
tiles that as late as yesterday the
Germans were estimated only to
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
By EDWARD w. BEATTIE

LONDON, Nov. 13. capitalized
planes today raked TuniSia and
axis supporting bases in the Medit
crranean and reports indicated the
Nazis may be hastily evacuating
that French colony in the fear of
imminent arrival of a powerful
American and British invasion force.
One London press report said the
Allied eXpeditionary force, racing
cast from bases at Algiers and Bone
-cnly so miles east of the TuniSia
frontier-may cross the border to-
das in race for the French naval
base of Bizerte and the Italian port
of Tnpoli which lies $40 miles to
the southeast.
At the troop jammed Allied base
of Algiers. significant negotiations
we're moving forward with group
of high French officials, headed by
Admiral Jean Francois Darlan, which
may have an immediate bearing on
the question of TuniSia'S resistance
to American British occupation.
Developments:
1.-The Tunis airdrome was under
continued attack by Royal air force
planes, based on Malta, which shot
down six large Italian troop-carry-
ing planes flying Germans north
from Tunisia.
2.-American planes, according to
the Vichy radio, were attacking Tu-
niSian airdromes; British and Amer
ican attacks were estimated TO have
damaged or destroyed upwards of
40 or so axis planes in TuniSia-on
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
A VOTE FOR
WORLD UNION
(Christian Science Monitor)


The first electoral test of American
opinion on the subject tor an internation-
al federation should greatly encourage
those workers whose unSelfiSh efforts
resulted in placing the question of world
union ON the ballots in IL of the 240 rep
resentative districts of Massachusetts,
Voters who had an opportunity to express
themselves voted by more than three to
one in favor of world government
This fact will interest workers for
world order throughout the United States.
Judged by the representation Bay Staters
have received in the Senate, they might
hardly have been expected to favor even
such an innocuOus approach as this,
which simply asked for an expression of
opinion as to whether representatives in
Congress should be instructed to request
the President and Congress "at the earll-
est possible moment to take steps for
the framing of a world constitution.
Doubtless a vote with more definite
consequences would be made more cauti
ously even today, when the tragic alterna-
tive to world government has become SO
plain in disruption of Americas desirable
manner of living and in the lengthening
casualty lists. Experienced workers for
world peace will be the last to assume
that this vote indicates an easy path for
them in postwar days. But they will be
heartened by the possibilities for further
progress toward public understanding of
world issues which this vote suggests.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
Submarines Prey
On Shipping Lines
Running to Africa

LONDON, Nov. 13. = CU.PD-An
Allied headquarters spokesman S
statement today that Axis "subma-
rines have been drawn to our con-
voy routes and ports as by a mag
net" conceded with a flood of enc
my claims of heavy Allied shipping
losses in North African waters,
The wide variance in claims, all
of which originated in the Nazl
and Italian propaganda ministries,
left no doubt they were highly eX-
aggerated, but the Allied spokes-
man indicated that SCme United
Nations ships had been lost. This
was to be expected in an operation
involving $50 vessels, the largest
armada in history and including
$50 WarshipS.
GERMAN CLAIMS
Nazi-controlled radio Paris, no.
torious for its extravagant claims,
said Axis Submarines and planes
countering the Allied occupation of
North Africa so far had sunk l3
warships, including three heavy
cruisers, three aircraft carriers, in
cluding the Argus, while it alleg-
edly was being toWed to Gibraltar
and a destroyer. The authoritative
James fighting ships does not list
the Argus, which the Germans say
is British carrier.
The radiot asserted that heavy
cruiser. two light cruisers and four
destroyers we're damaged. 1t
claimed the sinking of Al merchant
men, "all transports and said %
mere were damaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
News Man ellis
Of Plane Attack

putting up a terrific barrage. Sud-
denly all was quiet. My watch
showed the initial attack lasted
cnly 10 minutes, but it seemed like
10 years.
I hardly had time to finish a Gig
aret before the enemy was on us
again-this time with 30 torpedo
carrying planes. One dove on the
carrier at terrific speed, but the
torpedo sailed past the carrier The
plane was almost cut in half by
ack-ack.
FINAL PUNCH
Four hundred feet away another
plane Wavered and crashed. A tor
pedo released by 1t Whizzed by
about so feet overhead.
A slight pause soon ended with
another attack by dive bombers
which headed straight for our ship
and the carrier. Two planes crash
eo in flames. Our ships kept flr-
ing like mad and those japanese
planes which escaped finally with
drew.
Just as I was thinking of relax
ing, a lone bomber came hurting
out of low clouds. Leveling OH at
about 200 feet, he plunged directly
above our ship. / braced myself
There was a tremendous explos-
ION and a sheet of flame swept
past. But there was no serious
damage and the attacks were over
for the day Down below a COM
paratively slight number of wound
ed men were being attended to,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
Order Blamed for
India StaIemate

NEW DELHI. Nov. 13.-(UFD-
Chakrayarthi Rajagopalachari, one
of Indias most influential Hindu
leaders, today maintained that the
Marquis of Linithgow's refusal to let
him visit Mohandas' K. Gandhi yes
terday shuts off all chances OF
settling the Indian independence is
sue
Rajagopolachari, who resigned
from Gandhis All-India Congress
when it rejected Sir Stafford
Crops proposal for solving the In
dian question last summer, confer
red with the Viceroy for a half
hour yesterday.
Gandhi and other congress lead
ers were arrested when the con-
gress late last summer voted a cam
paign of civil disobedience' which
developed widespread rioting and
sabotage. The British have not al
lowed any Indian leader to see
Gandhk.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
Nazis Evacuafe Tunisia

have about 1000 air-borne troops
and air force personnel in Tunisia
not enough to fight off the Amer
leans and British. London observers
suggested these men may have conf
prised demolition squads, sent into
Tunisia to blast installations and
get out as fast as their jobs were
done.
Action on the air front in the
Mediterranean held the immediate
center of attention.
With the advance Of the Imperial
9Th army westward-it swept past
Tobruk today-and the growing
concentration of Allied planes oper-
ating from Algerian bases. the axis
was faced with a nutcracker attack
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
MacArthur's Air
Fighters Blast 4
Enemy Transports
RY RRYDON TANES

GEN MacARTHURS HEAL
QUARTERS, Somewhere in AIS
tralia Nov. 13.-CUPD-Amerlcan
flvine Fortresses dropped high eX-
niosiye bombs on four japanese
transports loaded with troops ana
equipment in dawn RAID yeseeIo
dav on the Buin-Faisi base, sou
miles north of Guadalcanal island
and enemy casualties and material
losses were believed heavy, Gen.
Douglas Macarthur reported TO-DAY
In New Guinea, Australian troops
wined out the remainder OF a Jap
anese force entrenched in the OlVi-
Gorari sector and were driving
along a jungle trail toward the enc
mv's north coastal base at BCna.
The spearhead cf the Allied Often
sive was within less than As miles
of Buna, and American forces are
thruting toward the base in an
other column.
SHIP TOLL HEAVY
The four ships hit at the BUM
Faisi base, on the southern TIP OF
Bo,lgainville island. were estimated
to total $1,000 tons. They were
estimated at 10000, 10000, 5000 and
1000 tons respectively American
tcmbers had hit one of them in an
attack Wednesday.
The transports apparently were
preparing to sail for the southern
Solomons to reinforce Japanese
troops attempting to recapture
American held positions, particu-
larly Henderson field, where
American fliers destroyed II of 50
japanese planes Wednesday with a
loss of only seven American air.
craft.
JAP PLANES BLASTED
American medium bombers 81
multaneously attacked an airfield
in the Buin-Faisi area, catching a
number of planes on the ground
and setting eight fires.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
CHAINS FOR PRISONERS
Dallas Morning News)


Recently, it was announced that our
Government might retaliate against Jap
anese treatment of prisoners by inflicting
severe prison and internment camp con-
ditions upon japanese in this country
The only justification for such procedure
would be the possibility of relief to Amer
lean prisoners in Japanese hands. 1t is
doubtful if any such good end would be
effected
Under any circumstances, it seems
probable that we would eventually find
ourselves on the losing end of any intens-
ification of harsh treatment Of prisoners
Brutality is an axis speciality. Nazi lead
ers have shown that they are little con-
cerned about the fate of their own men
whose fighting power is lost to them. In
the long rum it might be better if we kept
our record clear for the future light of
history.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

MOSCOW. Nov. 10. 49, tU.PD-A
powerful flank drive by the Rus
SANS already has thrown a new
German offensive against Stalin-
grad out of gear and forced the
Nazis to divert big forces to de-
tense positions. battlefront dis
patches said today.
The new offensive ragged on to-
cay over frozen ground in sub
freezing weather, but the Germans
appeared to have been checked and
to have lost twice as much as they
Units of five German divisions,
supported by dive bombers and
tanks, opened the main thrust at
E am. yesterday against the CEN
tral sector of Stalingrad's defenses.
SLIGHT GAIN
Other German forces simulta-
reouSly attacked on all other Sec
tors. Suffering heavy losses. the
Germans managed to gain 100 to
200 yards on the central sector,
but the Russians, in a counter-drive
on the northern sector, hurled the
Germans back 400 yards.
Hastily the Germans diverted big
forces from the central sector ana
rushed them to the northern sec
tol in an effort to contain the Rus
sian advance, weakening their MAN
drive.
Meanwhile, the Russians were m
creasing the score on their slde,
Radio Moscow reported that they
had taken a village northwest OF
Stalingrad. and Red army forces
officially were reported to nave
taken two villages southeast Oh
Nalchik. in the Caucasus.
VEHICLES DESTROYED
They destroyed ITO trucks, and
retreating, the Germans transport
begged down in roads transformed
into mires by rain. They were re-
rorted burning them before the
advancing Russians could capture
them.
The noon communique reported
Cnlv artillery duels today south
east of Nalchik, where Adolf Hitler
had suffered another big deleat
ard the Georgian military high
trying to seize the Grozny oil fleioS
way, c-,,d
Of the situation in Stalingrao'
the noon communique said:
In the Stalingrad area, flerce
battles continued. Soviet troops
staunchly defended their POSITIONS
repelled infantry and tank attacks
and inflicted heavy losses.
Northwest OF Stallngrad, SoVlee
troops repelled an attack and wiped
ont about $50 of the enemy, On
another sector, Soviet scouts pene-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13

as we'll as a fast closing pincers on
the ground.
The battered British base
of Malta. strategically located just
north of Tunisia and Tripolitania
was also playing its part.
German planes wera countering
with air attacks on Allied concen-
trations in Algeria and the Vichy
radio said Nazi nombers attacked
Anglo American shipping concen-
trations at Bougie during the night.
The allies were not confining their
attention strictly to Africa. The
Raj also blasted at Sardinia and
Sicily-Italian island bases from
which any axis counter move By
land. air or sea might be launched.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
Py CHARLES p. ARNOT

ABOARD A u. S. BATTLESHlP
IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, Oct 26
-Dejayed)-(UP)-Ihe japanese
today tried to knock out a United
States naval task force operating IN
the Solomon Islands area WIN
waves of dive bombers and torpedo
carrying planes, and final score
sheets showed that of 80 attacking
aircraft, 65, with their crews, were
sent to the bottom of the Pacific.
watched my first big air-naVal
battle from an observation plat
form of battleship. All night
T sat or stood on the platform-or
nsced it's small surface-and Wond-
cred what it would be like to be
under the heavy attack we were
sure was coming with daylight.
PLANES ATTACK
Looks like this it it" the COM
r,ander announced to officers and
men at action stations below.
At HOB a. m. japanese dive
bombers sWooped down. saw at
least half-dozen bluish-grey
planes diving in single file at
nearby American aircraft carrier.
But all missed the mark. Then
our guns opened up. One japanese
nlane burst into flames. There was
: spash as it hit the water the
fuel burned for a few minutes on
the surface and then there was
only water again. -, -
In the distance l saw three more
nianes 20 down. Our guns were
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
BY LEON KAY

CAIRO, Nov. 13-CUP) The Mid
die Eastern command announced
in a special communique today that
Tobruk, Axis stronghold rs miles
inside Libya, had been taken by
the advancing eighth army.
Tobruk was the greatest prize to
fall into the eighth army's hands
since Marshal Erwin RommelS Al
rika Korps was routed in Egypt,
It has an especial significance for
the Imperial army, because an Aus
tralian garrison made an historic
stand there from May to Decem-
ber, 1941.
The British, when they drove to
FL Aghelia last December, reliev-
ed the garrison. Subsequently, To-
bruk was retaken By Rommel when
he drove back, almost to Alexandria,
only to be cut to ribbons and sent
into headlong retreat a few weeks
ago by the British offensive.
FLIGHT CONTINUES
Reports from a United Press COR
Ill IIiC dNoCAb oNNNA 90
days ago reported that the Axis
rear guard was trying to evacuate
Tobruk and apparently was burn
ing it's stores.
In an earlier communique, the
Middle Eastern command had an
nounced the fall of Bardia, 60 miles
east of Tobruk. Rommel was be-
l,eved to be more than lao miles in
side Iibya in his flight toward
Tripolitania.
A delayed dispatch from On-
tied Press correspondent in the des-
ert put the vanguard of the 10000
men remaining in the Afrika korps
beyond Ell Tmimi Wednesday morn
ing. Tmimi is 140 miles inside
Iibya, and the fleeing Germans OBJ
viouslv are much farther west than
that now.
The Middle Eastern commands
communique reported that Allied
planes had bombed and machine
cunned enemy vehicle concentra-
tions between El Tmimi and Ell
Gazala wednesday night.
BOMBERS ACTIVE
It said that yesterday Allied
planes made loW-flying attacks
against enemy columns west OF To-
bruk, and that barges sailing west
mad been attacked between TooruK
and FL Gazala.
This lent substance to reliable
reports that the Germans for sew
eral days had frantically been try
ing to evacuate their rear guard
from Tobruk, which obviously was
too badly battered for any sort OF
stand
Despite our constant attacks
against retreating enemy 1orceS
there is no enemy air activity, the
communique said.
The harvest of forlorn, thirsty
prisoners continued as the Allied
drive progressed.
The communique also announced
that a southbound schooner was
attacked in the central Medlter-
ranean Wednesday and a floa
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
CONTROL OF ALL
LABOR HIRING

The nub of the whole report is in item
six, which asks for VINO the power to
Regulate hiring, rehiring, solicitation
and recruitment in labor shortage areas
and gives to VINO the undisputed power
to designate such areas. In considering
this recommendation, it is we'll to bear
in mind that McNutt has declared this
program would be wholly voluntary.
With such regulation, there would be
nothing voluntary about it. 1t would be
simply dodge to evade an outright draft
of labor, which the administration does
not want because of the union issue. In
a formal labor draft, the government
would have to decide whether it was going
to force the draftees to join labor
union. This way, the same effect is
achieved, but the administration can pl-
Ously close its eyes and say everybody
joined a union voluntarily
We realize that control of manpoWer
is necessary, but we say again, as we
have said many times: Since we've got
to go all the way, let's do it honestly, not
by subterfuge. Let's face the problems,
not dodge them.
The seventh recommendation Is purely
political. 1t asks the removal of per-
sonnel restrictions which have been i'm
posed on VINO by congressional action,
because VINO was growing more politi
cal and less practical in its appointments
daily That item, we believe, can safely
be left to the new congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
Nozis Open Last
Attack on voIqu

trated the enemy's lines and an
hilated scores"
The Germans were open
ing disaster at Stalingrad .IJugh
the forces they employ this,
the 82nd day of the siebc.
were smaller forces til had
in the beginning of stly
offensive.
The defenders had NJ use
of a preceding lull to imp nd
fortify their positions. Presu 'y,
the Germans were trying to mose
good Adolf Hitler's promise that
Stalingrad would be taken, or Sc
cure winter positions for themselves,
or both.
Any day terrible blizzards will
sweep Stalingrad and the bleak
Steppes about it. In such weather,
which will hold until spring, nei-
ther Germans nor Russians can
fight. The Germans have no shell
ter, and dispatches from Stalin-
grad had said they must retreat 40
miles across the Don river, where
it is milder, soon or freeze to death.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
Rome Tells Tribal
Attack Story

LONDON, Nov. 13-(UP) - An
Italian radio report from Tangier
said today that Moroccan tribesmen
had attacked an American troop
column in the interior of French
Morocco and wiped out the U. S.
detachment.
The report said that the Nor
ocean natives in at least one area
had started guerilla warfare against
tho u. s. forces.
The location of the report at
tack was not specisSd,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-13
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

A policy based on domination Of the
world by one nation is impossible. Events
in the future will show even more clearly
that small nations as well as great ones
have the right of freedom and existence.
President Ismet Inonu of Turkey.