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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

elaborate stage, pit, and gal
leries. SIS
A revolving stage was in
vented, so that curtains were
no longer necessary to hide
changes of scenery. \N
Platforms from the stage
were often built out into the
pit, and part of the perform
ance was often enacted on
these stage extensions, "a
sort of Reinhardt technique.
The auditorium itself was
very elegant.
The best boxes were hung
with curtains, and surrounded
with screens so that wealthy
patrons could enjoy the enter
tainment i'm luxurious seclu.
sion.
The audience came to the
theatre i'm the morning and
spent the day.
They brought their lunch
boxes with them, and if Their,
were dull spots in the play
they sOlaced themselves Will
food and saki.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
AEF IN AUSTRALIA

NEW YORK. March II GNS)
Several conveys with American
reinforcementS have arrived in
Australia" the British radio said
today in a German language
broadcast picked up in New York
by CHS.
CHS said the broadcast was
brought to the attention Of the
navy department in Washington,
which had no comment"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

tea cups to the value of much
money.
This bourgeois family was
a little too Ostentatious in its
prosperity, but wealth gener-
ally increased, and with in
creasing wealth came demand
for entertainment and gaiety.
T ITERATURE. music, the
theatre, and painting
were literally patron
lied.
Literature became very
modern i'm its sophisticatiOn-
so sophisticated, in fact, that
some books were suppressed
even as some of our modern
literary products should be.
Saikakus' books were very
popular.
Women and money were his
theme.
why otter D,oucy 10
Buddho?" he 7rrote. "is
not a land o6 3c0mCi para
disc? Gire .yoUr NANCY Ia
1cOmeH. "
Music was supposed t.
bring harmony TO mems souls
and some of the music was
quite i'm accord with OuI
modern ideas.
The favOrite instrument OF
the people was "a sort Oi
three-stringed BAN OF
ukulele, introduced from the
LOOchOO Islands.
On this easy to play instru
ment the pOpulace strummeC
and sang what corresponds II
1.-The blueS"-a sort of music
"plaintive and wailing-eXcit
ing lovers to despair and ever
to suicide"
You see. folks. there i
little new under the sun.
The theatre, too, becam,
very popular.
The stage, TO add TO it,
other attractions, was libcr
ally furnished with beautiful
women.
"FOllieS" became the rage.
SO mueh-so that the gov
eminent, because of theil
ldemoralizing inf luence,
banned all actresses from tn,
stage.
ICTILL theatres grew In
- popularity and impOr
~ lance.
Two, and even three stOr,
structures were erected, witt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
over Darwin Yesterday but were
driven of BY antiaircraft fire."

The attacks were made daringly
AZ low level, il was understood, on
Japanese bases all over the inva-
sion zone northeast OF the-AHS-
tralian continent.
The Australian planes, including
tho heaviest bomberS. machine
gunned as well as bombed and il
was believed that Japanese troop
concentrations ashore were at
tackled
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
Fence for Naval Armory

At the request of the United
States Navy, the parks and recre-
alton department today agreed 20
fence around Gabriel Richard
Park. in which the Naval Armory
is located.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
Burglar Up on News;
Steals Rubber GirdIes

KENOSHA. Wis. March Il
0NS) The police were looking
today for a burglar who knows
his prioritieS.
The burglar broke into 4 Kc-
noSha dress shop and took 36
panty CirdlcS made Of rubber.
These VIII soon be noncXiStent
according TO the War Production
Board.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
Army and Navy
Under | Head,
Before Senate
Clark Of Missouri
Launches Move for
Unified War Command

WASITINGTON March II
ms With demands growing in
Congress for a supreme war COM
mand. Senator Clark Cd Of Mis-
souri,. disclosed today that the
Senate naval affairs committee
will consider legislation 10 unity
the army and navy under a single
department Of national defense.
Leaders Of the committee gave
assurance 10 Clark. who has pro-
posed two bills 10 unity American
fighting forces, that the measures
viii be- taken under study.
Although the Senate military
affairs committee recently can
cclcd hearings on a proposal for
an independent air force. some
members of that group also plan
10 seek consideration of single
department Of the armed forces
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
JAPS TIGHTEN GRIP

BY their FinSchhafen landing,
the Japanese had frightened their
grip on the-Darpier Strait, be-
tween New Guinea and New
Britain island where they had
made their first landings in the
Australian defense zone.
As the government prepared
urgently to safeguard the country
against invasion attempts, War
Minister Francis NJ Forde said in
public statement;
"Know nothing. II there Is an
invasion, and If possible give the
enemy misleading information.
Place every obstacle in his way"
The government forbade the dis
play Of tourist maps outside hotels
and other places and warned the
public against permitting maps to
fall into enemy hands.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

FINALLY, if there was
not gaiety enough in the
- theatres, there were the
pleasure boats upon the
canals and rivers.
Beautiful ladies were not
banned nor banished from
THEM.
Musicians there were upon
t h I'm, and dancing girls
aplenty providing entertain
ment.
Rich folk owned their own
richly appointed pleasure
boats, like yachts and house
boats.
Poorer folk rented theirs,
took their own food and drink
with them, did their own sing
ing and dancing-and doubt
less had the better time.
At any rate, in spite of $50.
latiOn, there were art and
literature and drama in Japan
and among the people pros.
-PeFitF-and gaiety and a
degree of luxury = wher
Perry came.
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IN THE NEWS
CONTINUED from Page Onel

Continued from Page One)
quired to maintain splendid
establishments there.
With these palaces went
crowds of retainers which, of
course, included multitudes of
samurai.
AristOcratic kyOtO. the old
capital, was called the city OF
fine ladies.
And Osaka the city of mer-
chants.
The merchants were highly
esteemed and were declared
to be daring, self-respechng,
faithful to promises, yielding
to no threat, brOad-minded,
and brightly dressed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
SUNK OFF CUBA

The 7q00-ton tanker Hanseat
OF Panama registry was the third
ship reported sunk She was one
OF the vessels attacked of Cuba
and her crew OF 80 was rescued,
although two wcro injured by
--A+-+4t+ -frr-r-
or the other four tankors At
lacked by three Submarines in the
Cuban action. one unidentified
ship was badly damaged by she'll
IRE hut managed 10 reach Guam
tanamo Bay Thirty members Of
her crew were wounded Three
later dIod
. The Haitian radio heard that
another one OF The tankcrN had
reached Haitian shores with -
dead and an inspected number
of wounded
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
Aid War Drive
Or Face Force,
Nelson Warns
WPB viii Erase
Production Snags
He Promises Ne+io0


-, !" - a. ,.'
A,,n,.ios, r,,,,e.-..r.~. --.rv pol.
Vu~'S 'i'-'
ports with me Var .'.
BOARD on CON. I>u0 t0 F" "olt
aFi.~ lK-pr rs-.s T,-. nelson
- H.. ......, 20.
co-oPrIat' '.t
face proc U i.,..1 .s '.tdI-.
ta~an me- ODDS.
Nelson ..... rC"9 'n0 a>co pro-
duClOr ~ a.s second lkN radio
addrc>, RnCf SAID THAI
THOUSAND .a.1 ~aghnCS are
STANDING .. part JT 3II OF every
week-eul auo from rlEht 10 10
hour every Week G
j. a iet-er- 80 Industry, hc asked
that .ae FIRST QUESTIONABLE be re-
turned By March = and that
similar forms be forwarded after
wards 10 the bureau of labor sta
uSucs. which he designated as the
collecting and tabulatlng agency
INFORMATION ASKED
Part Of his plan 10 speed up war
output, Nelson said that the re-
ports will provide basic informa-
ton upon the degree TO which
plants are approXimating the full
utilization Of their equipment
which is necessary" if l942 and
1942- goals are TO be met.
"The form provides also for a
statement of any factors. which
currently NAV he interfering
with the maximum use of your
plant -capacfty." he told the
manufacturers. with this infor-
nation at hand. I can assure Won
that we shall take all stems
within our power TO remedy such
limiting factors"
The plants are requested 10 fur
nish list of their nroductS the
number of hours worked bv both
men and machines tools that need
additional war work and describe
-.hair work and prahlAp,x- drtIy---
cries are behind schedule.
FORCE ALTERNATIVE
He said the government will
provide the bmeprints and then.
have management and labor bend
every conceivable effort 10 achieve
maximum production QUICKLY.
and warned that the only other
method is the way of our enemies
the way of bondage the
way of the totalitarian state"
Nelson charged management.
labor and government with iolnt
responsibility for taking up the
production slack. declaring:
eff we fail i'm that. We shall
burn In the flames of a public
wrath so intense that. in its
heat, II might consume the very
standards we have set for free
men TO live by"
Nelson said that the man-hourS
being put into military production
could be practically doubled If
ali our equipment now involved IN.
war production were used "a hours
a day, seven days week.
WPB IN ACTION
Pointing out mat idle tools
work Tor Hitler, Nelson said that
production IN the nations 81 AIR
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
APPROVE NAVY SHAKEUP

While President ROOScVelt'S ac-
ton in Streamlnlng army COM
mand and shaking up the naval
Sctup won approval IN Congress
inSiStent demands for creation OF
supreme war staff with author
itv over both of the forces, has
continued.
Questioned about tho prediction
Of Senator Chandler lD) OF Ken
lucky, that the nation is moving
rapidly toward establishment Of a
supreme command. the President
said he did not know what a
supreme command was and in
fcrred that neither did the senator
nor any one else who IS writing
about the subject
Clark declared that statements
Of Mai. Gen. johnson Hagood, re-
tired, that the widespread dupli.
cation and conflict exists between
army and navy have presented &
challenge TO Congress.
ONE-MAN CONTROL
"The present reorganization OF
the armed forces Is fine rs far
as IL goes, but there must be one
man in general charge beth
branches" he said.
Senator Austin OF Vermont
ranking Republican on the Senate
naval affairs committee, also urgec
a supreme war command.
81 believe that the various
I branches of the armed services
should he cO-Ordinated here in
Washington with a view TO facil-
itating operations and to better
morale" he said. whether we
should have one supreme COM
mander or "A supreme staff, 1 am
not prepared TO say"
Senator Ellender CD Of LOuiSi-
ana. member Of the naval affairs
committee, declared that the OBJ
iectives can be achieved without
legislation.
EXPLAINS PLANS
I'VE have war plans" he said.
"The President Is commander
in-chief. If the navy has the
dominant role in a task, / would
assign naval officer to COM
mand the naval units. air force
and land forces engaged in that
operation. If the land forces
were dominate. I'd give COM
mand to an army general"
Senator Schwartz Cd Of WyOm-
ing. member of the military affairs
committee, opposed legislation Gre
ating a single department Of ma
tional defense.
ITO use a homely expression.
I think il would be bad 10 un-
hitch the horse in the middle Of
stream" he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
Navy Sinks Sub
As U-Bodts Raid
Tankers' Fleet
3 Ships Lost 4 Others
Damaged; One Sent
TO Bottom OF Jersey
Nv International New. seryic.

United States destroyers ac-
counted for one enemy submarine,
it was reported today, as three
more ships were sunk without
warning and four others damaged
by torpedoeS and gunfire from
Axis submarine wolf packs oper-
ating in the Atlantic.
Ninety-tWo lives were feared
lost in the new attacks by enemy
U-boatS.
Report of the sinking Of the
enemy submarine reached Havana,
Cuba. and while il was not con-
firmed by the navy, II came from
Well-infOrmcd sources.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
ONE or 3 SUNK

The report said that American
deStroycrs sank one of three en-
envy subs that had attacked five
tankers of the eastern tip Of
Cuba.
Greatest loss of life was feared
in the sinking Of the 5152-ton
Brazilian passenger liner Cayru
Sunday night The third naval
district in New York announced
% survivors from the Cayru had
been landed IN New York, but
that 80 others were missing.
Another sinking reported by the
navy in the New York area was
that of the American tanker Gulf
trade. 6-776-ton vessel. She
was ripped JIM TWO by torpedo
only three and a half miles of
Barncgat Light. -N-J--S Sixteen
survivor, were landed. but IL
others were missing and presumed
dead
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
XXTHAT manner of places
w were these prouc
citipSo

w were THESE proud
V v cities?
Osaka is described i'm the
official records as having
100000 inhabitants, and in
addition To its great business
houses having 200 govern
ment officials.
(HOw different from our
own time and country where
we would have 100000 gov
eminent bureaucrats).
There were also i'm Osaka
300 rice brokers', 1872 bridges
2l1 hotels and inns, 30 book
stores, 270 druggists, ) exc.
cutiOn grounds, IL brOthels
313 buddhist temples, 256 tea
houses, 100 breweries. "A
lighthouses, CO. pawnshOps
5,400 ships and ferries.
Osaka surely had the max
ings of a lively city and as q
matter of serious fact it has
continued TO progress in i'm
portance as a great com
mercial and industrial center
up to the present day.
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.COME merchant families
~ grew Overwealthy.
- In fact, one great house
of merchants had its wealth
cOnfiscated by the govern
ment because its members
were living in grandeur that
ill-befitted its social rank or
political standing.
A partial list of its holdings
showed that it possessed 412
houses i'm Osaka and 800
houses, farms and fields i'm
the surrounding country.
1t also owned 80 store
houses containing beans and
rice, and 800 large junks for
carrying on business.
They possessed in addition
rubies, pearls, agates, and
amber in enviabIe quantities,
5000 rolls of velvet, 10000
rolls of Chinese silk, Is tons
of quicksilver, 7i3 paintings,
and numberless swords and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
was a headquart
7 ers for wealthy mer
chants also.

Many of these who supplied
the government bureaus lived
i'm as much splendOur as the
feudal lords themselves and
maintained almost as many
retainers.
Stores in the shopping dis
tricts were as impressive as
palaces and were continually
crowded.
The YeddO merchants knew
the value of publicity and the
singing girls in various re-
sorts often interrupted the
entertainment Gas does the
radio today to tell OF the
attractions Of certain shops
or of the arrival of special
lots of merchandise.
Then silkwOrm dealers and
other businesses held cOnven-
tons in Yeddo just as our
own rOtarians do i'm our lead
ing cities today.
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INFORMATION ASKED

Part Of his plan TO speed upwar
output, Nelson said that the re-
ports viii provide basic informa-
tion upon the degree to which
plants are approXimating the full
utilization Of their equipment
which is necessary" if 1912 and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

ICTILL theatres grew in
~ popularity and impOr-
~ lance.
Two, and even three story
structures were erected, with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
4AuSSieS
Rake Jap
Fleet

Continued from Page One)
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west through North Dakota,
Montana and Idaho TO Washing
ton, down the length of the Pa
cific Coast and returned through
the Southwest, Arizona New
Mexico, Texas to Louisiana, and
thence to Washington, stopping
ut army contonmcnts In Missis-
sippi snd South Carolina.
"Unon his return 20 the White
House, the President announced
ne would hold . press conference
late today for the purpose of
giving the Washington c0rre-
spondents the story Of his trip.
He was accompanied on the an
spection tour by Representatives
of the AP, UP and the ms"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-01

cessful two-week inspection tour
of the country.
THE President lea Washing
ton Thursday evening. Septem-
Der IL, and returned shortly
after noon today, completing a
trip of 1854 miles, during which
he Inspected army and navy
bases. shipyards, tank, airplane
and shell producing plants, army.
navy and marine training cen
tiers, supply depots and embarka-
ton ports.
1.-THE President travelled from
Washington through Michigan.
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-01

RUSSIA-Red Army takes in
itiative south of Stalingrad
and recaptures three villages.
but Russian position is grave
in two sections of Stalingrad.
Page L.
SOLOMONS Navy discloses
loss OF two United States
transports. Page p
EGYPTIANS FePefts sharp
British attack at southern end
Of Alamein line. page 2.)
NEW UINE A-Australian
troops recapture village
pursue fleeing apanes
Page p
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-01

the farm bloc ended last night
when the Senate approved. 81 to 0,
a much-amended version of the
original bill.
The major issue-farn prices
was compromised. The vote on
the controversial farm amendment
was sc TO 4.
But neither side would admit
that it had given in
Farm bloc senators and leaders
of the big Four" farm organiza-
tons. which lobbied for a new and
higher parity price level, claimed
"a victory for the farmers"
Senator Prentiss M. Brown CD
of Michigan. who bore the brunt
of the administrators fight to
prevent a change in the parity
formula, said the bill was Sub
stantially what the administration
forces wanted when we started"
The bill. Brown asserted, is
worth $3.50, 100000 TO the Amer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-01
Baby Dies in Duck Pond

Nineteen month old Richard
Bladder. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Bladder 149oS Fairfield
street. Plymouth, drowned in 3
feet OF water when ne fell in a
duck pond while playing near his
home, state police said today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-01
Warship Beats Schedule

QUINCY. Mass. Oct. l uNS)
at the Fore River yard
of the Bethlehem Steel Corpora
ton were praised for speed with
which they built the destroyer
u. S. S. Nields. which was
launched today, many months
ahead of schedule. The ship was
built in 10S days.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-01
Soviets Rout
Runnaniians
At Std|ingrdd
American Tanks Aid
Russians in Fierce
Drive South Of City
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

Gnited Press stad ICoFSespOn1enS --A-A
MOSCOW. Oct. Front dis
patches today reported the Red
army had driven Rumanian troops
out of three villages on the south-
ern Stalingrad front and had
fought stubbornly against large
enemy reinforcements" to the
northwest in what was believed to
be the decisive phase of the battle,
Berlin reported that Soviet
forces had started powerful
counter-attack on the northwest
Stalingrad sector with 100 Brit
ish and American tanks and adj
mitted Nazi troops in the vo<
ronezh sector. $50 miles north-
west. were engaged in heavy de-
fensive fighting to hold, back .
Russian attack. The Naxiy
claimed the 1o0-tank attack war
beaten off with destruction of 50
of the machines. ~
Can Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Moscow said Premier
Joseph Stain was in constanE
contact with headquarters of the:
Stalingrad defense command and
was directing these operationrs
by direct wire.) ~
REPORT REINFORCEMENTnl
Despite the success of Russian
forces in driving the Rumanian
troops from. the villages south cf
Stalingrad. il was Indicated that
the major battle continued In the
northwest sector.
The Red army newspaper Red
Star reported large enemy REIN
forcements" had arrived at the
front for a final desperate smash
at the defenders" 1
Front reports said the Germans
were attempting to synchronize Z
new offensive on Stalingrad with
what may be their last drive b.
fore winter, toward the Grozny Oh
fields. in an effort to win domina-
ton of the lower Volga reacheu
and arrive at the Caspian shors1I
NAILS COUNTER-ATTACK !.
Curh an a~hioxcx,nsr< ~s,~.s,lS -.
vent the Russians from employing
the Caspian-volga route for trans
port Of oil and other vital supplies
from the south.
The Germans were counter
attacking above Stalingrad, but
failed to take an important height
|wrested from them yesterday.
Front line advices said that
(COuffuued nm Newt p~U~ r,~1 %
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-01
Boy, 8, Confesses
Wre(kiing Train

FORT MORGAN. Colo. Oct. !
QNS).--An S-year-old third-grade
pupil was held by police today
after confessing he was responsible
Tor the fire which last night burned
five cars OF the Chicago-bound
streamliner City of Denver as il
roared eastward across the Colo
RADIO prairieS
Charles +. Davis OF SNYDER.
Colo, son OF section employe of
the Union Pacific Railroad. said
he placed two angle bars across
the tracks 10 see what the heck
would happen" when the stream
liner roared across them. The child
admitted he watched from a
nearby hillside.
The impact Of the angle bars
punctured the fuel lines of the
Diesel engines, creating a blaze
that damaged five cars, including
two power units and three baggage
and mail cars. The streamliner
was travelling at a 90-mile-an-hour
clip at the time of the accident.
No passengers were injured in
the fire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-01

FORT CUSTER, Oct. Post
cards requesting an absentee ballot
for the coming election are now
being distributed to all soldiers
requesting them by the post press
relations office.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-01
LATER YANKEE VICTORY

Old time fans here like to recall
that THE Cardinals dropped the
first game of their series with the
Yankees in 1926 and then went on
10 win the worlds championship
in the full seven games.
The same fans would just as
soon that it be forgotten that the
Yankees two years later swept TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-01
BY LEO MACDONELL

ST. LOUIS. Oct. /. - With
Johnny Beazley. 23-year-old fresh
man 21-game winner on the
mound. and heartened by their
courageous last-ditch rally in the
ninth inning of the first game. the
Cardinals planned to strike back
hard at the Yankees. their con-
querors. 7 TO 4. in the opening
game of the World Series here
yesterday.
Ernie Bonham. like Beazley a
right-hander and 21-victory hero,
will be on the firing line for the
Yankees. determined 10 check a
desperate ST. Louis bid to square
the series at one-all.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-01
OTHER LEADERS HEARD

OTHER LEADERS HEARD
''if % has not been used for
three months and Ii cannot be
proved that II will be used In
the next three months, scrap t."
will be the motto OF the cam
paign within all industry, ac-
cording 10 Cabot.
Principal speakers at the con
ference last night. beside Cabot
were George Romney. managing