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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
FRIGHTFUL ATTACK

u
The Nazi drive was described as
concentrated on an exceedingly
narrow front in an effort to smash
through tc the Volga banks in the
northern part of the city.
Red Star reported the huge Nazi
effort started 48 hours ago with
"fightful air attacks on the mar
row sector designated for the break
through
Now the decisive battle for
Stalingrad is raging said the Red
army organ. I'VE must defend the
city at any cost
NAZIS REORGANIZED
"a dispatch from Zurich said a
German military spokesman had
told neutral correspondents that
after the reorganization of Ger
man troops, the lull in fighting at
Stalingrad ended, and the German
offensive was resumed with all re-
serves. infantry, artillery and air
craft" He said the fighting was
heavier than heretofore
(Radio Berlin, however, was
heard in London brOadcaSting that
German forces on the Russian front
had moved into their winter quar-
tercD
Red Star said the German air
force made 1900 sorties against a
sector less than mile wide ana
about a mile deep Wednesday
morning, in an effort to wipe every
vestige of life from it before send
5yNf
Fifteen hundred sOrties in SIN
gle morning would represent con-
tinuous bombing. If morning
was intended to mean a period CT
12 hours 1900 would figure to lE5
sorties an hour or little more than
two a minute. If morning meant
from dawn to noon, or period OF
six hours, it would figure to $50
an hour or more than four min
ute
CROSSING ATTACKED
Other dive bombers attacked nv
er crossings in an effort to isolate
a small boxer area, through which
the Germans intended to ploW to
the Volga
More than 10000 storm troops
and 100 tanks moved forward to
cross the narrow strip, where, ac-
cording to all normal calculations,
not a single defender should have
remained alive.
The enemy vanguard met hur-
ricane of artillery fire from mass
ed Russian artillery that somehow
had escaped the bombing. What
the Germans had expected to be
victory parade turned into bloody
combat that might well become the
final battle for the city.
CAULDRON OF LEAD
Tanks in deep columns moved
forward, dispatches said. They met
a hurricane of shells. One by one
they dropped from line, shrorded
in oily fire. Some, however, ad-
venced until they exposed their
flanks to hidden Russian anti-tanK
riflemen and grenade throwers.
A few continued the advance, but
80 were knocked out.
At this stage, Red tanks rumbled
cut and added their fire-power to
that of Soviet artillery. The mar
row corridor became cauldron OF
i hot lead high explosives and fly
ing shrapnel.
German tanks burst into flame.
1 Hundreds Of storm troopers were
killed
Then. the Germans rushed up
1 fresh forces, and at the end OF the
day had advanced slightly at sew
! arol ,,Ciptc az cOCt Of more than
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14
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Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14

TIERE is IN Congress and
L very naturally so. an cnor-
Htott>- -vyrrpatt1v- or--tt7C- vTCrTT-.
OF the plundcrcd and ravaEc' 4
countries winch have been oVer-'
run by our enemies.
But there would Sccn 20 he
no statutory authorization for
extending charity TO these VIC
TINS under a law that was cn-
acted by Congress for the de-
fcn>e of the United States.
Plainly additional authorize
tion hy Congress, 90 enable the
Pres dent 20 use funds from
The federal treasury for the re-
habihtauon Of a considerable
part ol tho entire globe, would
seem 30 bc m order before this
policy can he carried out
Already some S66 O00O00 900
has been appropl lated, IN yar.-
ous appropriation measures, for
icnd-lca>e purposes 1t Is "a stag
ccrnE sum- and tho question
which confront, craftsmanship
I'm The legislative branch Of the
government ,s h0W much fur
thor thl, policy can bc carried
without wtcckn. our own do
'Uc-lc economy
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14

running in little circles in the
middle of the road and a menace
to himself and the navigation Of
such few vehicles as might come
by. Worried. restless and weak.
the little dog ran dlzzily IN one
place and when a car stopped
and honked he paid no heed. If
he happened 10 OverStep the
pavement onto the weeds he
would let out frightened
whmper and get back on the
road where nc could feel the
pavement, as though knowing
he might get lost IN the weeds
and forest.
His eyes were yellow and
hulbouS and blind and IT de-
vcloped that ne was deaf as
we'll
Then a farmer came by and
tried 10 pick him up. but the
dog >narled and the farmer went
home 10 get a blanket with
-te->H4e+her struggles
and take him. When he returned
the dog was missing. picked up,
possibly, or Strayed into the
woods.
At , a. m. the farmer was
Still awake. and got hiS gun, de-
tcrmlned to find the dog and
pu, him out of misery and him.
self to sleep This time the dog
was back. beside the road, Shlv-
cring and whimporlng, and the
farmer decided he was too cold
to be killed now, so took him
hCmc fed him warm milk and
egg, wrapped him in a blanket
and saw him 10 sleep,
Next morning he called the
dog catcher. who put tho little
deaf and blind beagle in The
gas chamber and SAID he must
be all Of l5 years old. and both
wondered who could have been
so brutal as 10 keep a dog that
long and thcn abandon him,
helpless ON highway ON a cold
night and recalled kipling.
contribution 10 the sentimental
literature Of the dog, which
asks only the mercy of a quick
and painless death when the
eyes and legs arc gone.
Copyrighted hy United Features synd Inc.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14
Defense Workers
Need Meat

DETROIT civilians would gladly restrict their meat
II diets if they were convinced their normal allotment
went to their soldiers and sailors and to the soldiers and
sailors of our Allies,
Were such fact established beyond question loyal
Americans would forego meat altogether and without
Whmpor.
But they'll rise and kick over the traces If they find
they're being deprived Of meat simply because of sloppy
distribution management out of Washington or maudln
ondease prorgacy which takes the meat out of their
mouths and sends the civilian population of other
countries that have maintained dietary standards
as high ours.
And in any event ii should occur even to the glib
economic drill sergeants Washington that war workers.
to function compecnty need nearly much meat as do
the soldiers and sailors for whom they turn out the guns
and ammunition and tanks and planes.
n ETROTT is the largest war production center IN the
II world today.
Workers Detroit factories deserve their full ration
of meat regardless Of IFS and butts and alphabetical red
tape and bureaucratic njunctions.
If they don't get it. they won't be able to work as
brsky as they should and that Will hurt the war effort
that the boys Washington -stridcnty tell us TO
support.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14
JOHN LUkASItk.
5l08 Thirty-fifth street.
TO TIE EDITOR:

WHILE the citizens are being
w enlightened by the press Of
the tax wasting bureaucracicS
in Washington. which every one
-wtfi attrnIt arr unnecessary CN-
Ccpt those who arc on the pay
roll, why don't YOU enhchtcn
them on our CityS non-cs,cn-
tIalS9
Can any one give n logical
reason why we need Detroit
Housing Commission? ! mean
besides advertising some one
who has political aspirations.
The citizens OF Detroit are
capable OF solving their own
housing problem (ccrtainly Il
hasn't been done by our we'll
paid housing personnel.
| also believe no ono has 70
tell private builders. whether
there Is or is not a market for
new homes. The builders and
public got along very nicely for
years before We had such q
bureau as the Detroit Housing
Commission.
OF course rent must now be
collected from tho white clC-
plants public housing proicct>'.
bat this could very nicely hc
accomplished by the city treas
urcr> Office with very W'Io
additional hclp.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14
\ 4 Americas
lOIOI vi GVSI 10 World Job
by Benjamin DcCaSScrcS

eral Wainwright is also speciouS.
Wainwright remained behind 10
cover General Macarthur and
his staff IN their flight 10 Aus
tralla. Besides. he put up a far
longer and more desperate re-
SiStancc than did King Leopold
who lald down almost on the
morning after the invasion.
Some one should put into King
Leopold'S hands the story Of the
retreats and defeats Of. General
Washington
Leopold is not a great nor a
competent king Of a people in
dcSpalr-LnuG- -lIAn-1he- Eels+y.fHt- p
But as for King Leopold in tho
Lacken Palace VOL hos the
next thing % = bctiaycr.
4 1 MOST every human being
n has TWO. religions hls prl-
vatc relation 10 The creative
power and his relation 10 his
country The United states of
America is a good religion for
all Americans Cheap political
patriotism is dcSpicahle.
But that patriotism which Is
founded IN a fcryent love Of
liberty such a. the founding
fathers conceived il. such rs il
Is formulated IN The Con>titu-
ton and such aS We have lived
II for l66 year, j. religious i'm
MS very nature To win this
war that flame must be kept
burning in all United States
Americans. lis absence may
mean defeat
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14
VIRGIL CHANDLER.
1925 Tenelon avenue.
TO TIE EDITOR

THROWN ou' Of o lifetime
L travel position on account of
~, tsrttt- tAt--7-r-t-rr-f-r-r
IN an office here. Ny family
lives in Toledo
Spent SIX weeks in search for
n small furnished apartment but
80 far met without any success
Have a 7-ycar-old daughter, a
perfect little lady she Is ju
school most OF tho time The
first question asked by the own
crN: Have you children ? ~
That settles IT, Ny last expert
cnCo was an upstairs apartment
became vacant. Woman asked
me the same question again, and
refused 10 rent her apartment
10 Us ! pleaded with her. bu'
she would not listen and refused
again In my experience ! find
that children arc no better than
rats. They are barred out Of
tho homes. II Is no wonder why
oue Lord piIniShcN mankind
when they sin against God and
the laws of nature Jesus SAID
Let the children come unto
me. for theirs the kingdom oi
heaven Were not these SEI-
FISH property owners once chill
drcn themselves?
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14

EOLkS, arc we going hay
Il wire? President Roosevelt
now tells Us he has postwar
plans for improving the social
and economic conditions in the
West Indies"
Besides winning the toughest
war We were ever IN. here's what
we're told we've got 10 do up 10
date / Free every country IN
the world from hunger want.
fear and oppression. = Remakc
the maps Of Europe and Asia.
3 Open the raw materials Of the
world 10 whoever wants a grab
at them 4 Abolish unemploy-
-meHt hentr- = fJcn1ObItf7e
millions of men and women in
the army, navy and war indus
tries. Is Prevent postwar inlla-
ton :. Watch the debt and the
deficit and the banks. S Com
bat socialism and communism.
9 And a lot of other things.
Z Meanwhile are the Jap> still
having lunch in KiSka? And if
50, why?)
TIlE argument over King Leo
Il pold of Belgium should he
have remained IN Belgium or
fed to England when he sur
rendered 10 the Germans p still
RACES My contention has been
that he should have become The
General De GalIc of his people.
Instead of which he is now ac-
cordinC 10 Prince Edward dc
LIEnc who has escaped from
Belgium living at the Lackcn
palace. near Brussels.
Defending King Leopold
March of Events has received
long letter from Prince Alexis
Schcrbatow OF Russia. now
resident Of New York. After
tracing the lineage OF King Leo
pold " h ON he admits TO be
partly German, nc says
"On May p, 1910. King Leo
pOld surrendered a. n soldier
and not n the head of the state.
He surrendered because the
army was completely Isolated
and without planes. All air
bases having been destroyed dur
ing the first days of the inva-
sion. neither France nor Eng
land could give any support.
King Leopold is already re-
habilitated by the Belgian gov
ernment eXiled in London. He
could certainly have easily gone
10 England or the L. -. \. He
could have had prestige and
money. He has an enormous
personal fortune in the Belgian
Congo and other countries not
occupied ny the Avis. However,
ing Of his people. He remains i'm
Belgium n symbol of the uncon-
querable spirit of the BelgianS.
There il a-Similarity i'm the
surrender Of Leopold 10 that of
General Wainwright at Corregi-
dor. Each fought against terri
bile odds. each remained with his
own army until the end and no
one has yet tried To discover
whether General Wainwright has
German or japanese ancestors"
ITIIINi< HAT r poor dcfcuSc 0f
Il Leopold II iS something his
great father King Albert. could
not have conceived himself do
ing Why should Leopold re-
main with his army or his people
when his place a. a soldier Is on
the field OF battle or az least
lending the prestige Of his pres
cnCe in Washington and Lon
don
The comparison with our Gen.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14

THE battered American cruiser San Francisco steamed
| through the Golden Gate Friday morning, and thus
was HOME.
She was home because it at the Mare Island
Navy Yard March g. 1883, that she first dipped her
keel in salt water
But it is what she is home FROM that has the
American people down the last man, and child
vocng praise for her achievements and thankful prayers
for her safe arrival.
A few short weeks ago the San Francisco went into
battle under the urging of fighting slogan that will live
in American history and be repeated by proud Americans
a thousand years from
I'VE want the big frst!'
THAT was what Rear Admiral Daniel j. CaIaghan,
l commander of the task force Of which the San
Francisco the flagship said to his men as the battle
began
They were his last words for he died minutes later
under the shatterng impact of 14nch shell against the
bridge of his vessel
Capt. Cassin Young Of the San Francisco died with
him
So did too many other officers and men.
But the San Francisco went in after the big
ones" and GOT THEM.
And there plenty of big ones in the formd-
able japanese invasion force the San Francisco met that
day.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14
| etters
To HE Editor
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR;
TT WAS more than a year ago
Il when i had a Letter TO the
Editor published in the Times,
as follows:
"It II unwisc for either the
Republican or Democratic Party
10 he such enemies"
When war was declared on the
Axis both parties made reSo-
luton that they would forget
about politics and do all they
could TO help win the war But
did they? Positively no!
When election IS near every
newspaper and radio station IN
this nation Is reminding Us
Americans 10 be sure 10 vote. |
always do after l have heard the
men who make a speech of what
they Will do when elected.
Once these men get into office
that's different story as there
are but a very few of them who
are doing what they should bul
arc trying TO find fault with one
another.
If they had done what they
should and watched more closely
what other nations arc preparing
for, We never would have been IN
this war aS We are today.
| think that II the money was
saved that went into politics
-~tncr thr faSt-wHr, VT wuHfd br
we'll paid up for what We arc
gong TO pay for this war today.
JOHN LUKASIik.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14

Americans, in War Time
Ashamed at Suffering
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14
The Big Ones First

THE battered American cruiser San Francisco steamed
l through the Golden Gate Friday morning, and thu
WAS HOME
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14


/ Guadacanal and that was vital job for them and
they the habit of sending boy to do mans
job
The first enemy to come under the San Francisco's
guns a heavy cruiser and she exploded under
savo of direct hits and slipped under the tropc
Next looming out of the night, came huge Jap
anese bateshp and the San Francisco sugged her
of actionto be sent to the bottom by following Amer
lean destroyers and aircraft
And while this smuggling match was on, the
San Francisco found time train her secondary bat
teries enemy destroyer and blow her out of the
water.
A DMIRAL CALLAGHAN'S battle slogan had been
n MADE GOOD
The ship he loved had tackled the big ones FIRST
and GOT THEM
He didn't have to live to see it done
He knew would be done
And the and the ship in which he had supreme
The San Francisco took almost as much as she gave
in that binding Commute saga which President Roose
Welt mas called "onc OF the great battles of history
She received brIsing and Furnishing wounds
She bore the grim evidence of those wounds into
her home port Of San Francisco.
DUT she also brought back the most convincing and
u thrilling story Of victory by good little guy
over guys as big as they come that American fighting
men have ever enacted.
Goliath was big guy too. The Bible tells us
his height six cubits and a span He
brass helmet and coat OF mail! and had brass plates
on ms legs and shoulders tie carried spear that was
like a weayers beam. and his shield big
panion carried II for him until ne was ready to fight
And David was little guy" He was so small
Goliath mocked him. He had neither sword
but only FIVE smooth stones, shepherds bag and
sling But nc pitched into the big Phillistine and slew
MIN, whcreupon all the other PhilIstincs fed.
(WHICH is just what the surviving Japs did when
w the San Francisco got her big not merely
first but GOOD
This is wonderful story the san Francisco mas
brought 10
Americans are wonderfully proud Of her deeply
grateful 10 her
She and her brave personlfy the American
spirit IN this the spirit with which it Is being fought
and will Dc won. the spirit which Dan Callaghan
pressed best when he said
I'VE want the big FIRST
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14

The pleasure a man Of honor
enjoys IN the consciousness Of
having performed his duty Is .
reward he paws himself for all
his pains la Bruycrc
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14
Dog Stories
Don't Always
End dHappiy

End Happily
Americans in War Time.
Ashamed at Suffering
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER
THE Fricda lIcmpcl dog story
ha, run a high score in the
metropolitan papers, with art.
Miss Hempel. tho opera star, for
a long time had left food at a
certain spot in Central Park for
a wild and wary mongrel and
finally was induced 10 impose
on his trust in connivance with
tho SPCA 10 bring about his
capture for his own good. Now
he lives in a fine apartment
overlooking his old hunting
ground and goes walking on
leash five times a day
Webb Miller in~hS) book. Il
Found No Peace" noted that
Americans and British were
more sensitive to the SufferingS
Of animals, especially horses IN
war than 10 the agonicS Of their
fellow mon suggesting | believe.
that they felt a panC Of guilt
that man made wars were. i'm
-EeHerHt=Way, responsible Tor his
own distress whereas the poor
artillery horse, starved to emaci-
alton and weakness and always
cold in winter and utterly hope
less IN any case, was laShed into
barrageS which he didn't under
stand until he fell in a tancle
of harness mortally laceratcd hy
Jagged steel 10 die as nc might
without even the blessing of
mercy shot
II that IS The true explanation.
II Is 10 our credit. proving that
We h We the decency TO he
ashamed.
n q MCINTYRE wrote n trih-
We ute 10 a little dog OF hls
which had died. in which he on
ViSloncd dog heaven. 1t made
a great impression on manV Of
ms millions Of readers and
doubtless clippings of that little
piece are still preserved and will
be for long time, although the
story would seem 10 have been
a splinter off stick Callc d
Beautiful Joc's Paradise" " pub
hShed around 45 years ago This,
itself was seconds on an origi-
nal idea, for the same author
had made a hit few years
earlier with chIldrcn'S book
called Beautiful Joe" the story
of an abused mongrcl. probably
inspired by Black Beauty" the
life Of a horse which had many
pathetic adventures. r h cS
books like Uncle Toms Cabin"
helped 10 awaken sympathy and
shame IN sentimental Americans
and Black Beauty and the
beautiful Joe books probably
were responsible for our tender
ness to animals. In earlier days
We must have been pretty harsh
on them.
MaSn,I-hnFe-then---l- l-tft--uiri--
time New York newSpapcrmcn
have told me that James Gordon
Bennett used 10 have standing
rule requiring a dog story on
Page | every Monday, and that
press agents for actresses. know
ing this used 10 snow the desk
under on Sunday nights with
stories a bout their clients
poOChcS mostly pug> in those
days, with the result that oven
tuallN any piece OF press agents
fiction about an actress. whether
her milk bath her divorce or
tho theft OF her Jewels. was
known As a dog story
Whether aS It cause effect or
coincidence most star actresses
did have dogs which they car
ricd on the road and the best
laugh Of one of The dramas a
long way back occurred when
Small-town Skoptic said 10 the
star.
"If YOU are an actress, where's
your dog
Tho standard dog story has a
happy ending but
4 r DUSK on a recent cold
"A day an understood cmacl-
atcd beagle was seen on a side
rp4H ~ tb, Eppp.rt ttgttt b1Il.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14

60 FAR 5S this writer Is
- aware. there is now no poll
icy OF government which has
been sanctioned by the lcgi>l3-
tive and taN-rai>irg branch of
the government such as Tho
President is putting into effect
by executive fiat.
Il is not enough 10 be merely
"on our way through preSl-
dental statement.
VIC must know, through tho
authority OF Congress. where We
are going.
Detroit evening times., 1942-12-14
lend-Lea
Philosophy
Faces Test
Expect New Congress- :
10 Dig Into Theory
BY GEO. ROTHWELL BROWN

WASIIINGToN, Dec. lit
" Is now apparent that one OF
the first things the new Con-
grcSS viii have 10 take up in
January : reconsideration Of
tho whole theory and philosophy
of lcnd-lCaSc.
1t Is also apparent that, If
the proposed policies of Mr..
Roosevelt are TO be carried out,
along the lines he has indicated
in his latest report. the lend
lease law Will have TO be re-
written.
II does not seem that the
President under existing
statutes, has the authority 10
extend the blessings of the fed
cral treasury. under tho lend
lease SCI up, a. he proposes
Tho original lcnd-lca~C law
was described MS an act TO
promote the defense OF tbc
United States" but me Prc>I-
dent has now carried forward
lis purposes flr beyond tho
original scope and had informed
Congress that the United Ma
tionS VIII help the victims of
war in liberated territories, not
only our of common humanity
bat for thc most urgent political
and military reasons.