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Evening star., 1942-05-01
BY WILLIAM HIPPLE.

Free French island.j
BY WILLIAM NIPPLE.
MELBOURNE, May IL was in
Noumea. principal city of New Gale
donia. the day the War Department
at Washington announced that
American forces had arrived there
and saw reassuring evidence that
the islands on the strategically vital
northwestern flank of Australia had
been fortified strongly.
American soldiers were to be seen
everywhere when I touched the Free
French city after an extended tour
with United States naval units op-
Grating in the Southern Pacific.
Military police sauntered through
the streets. keeping 1 watchful eye
on the troops. e ~
Like New orleans.
This place reminds me OF the
French Quarter Of New Orleans"
said one American soldier from 4
Southern State.
In the city square the Army band
was playing concert. The program
included popular American dance
tunes, Sousa's STARS and Stripes
Forever" The Star Spangled Ban
nenr" and the French national an
them. THE Marseillaise.
The crowd of local residents
Samoans. Fijians, Javanese and
French soldiers and civilians
listened and applauded enthusi-
astically
We are happy you Americaines
are here to combat with U.S." one
Frenchman said in hating English.
He said the arrival of American
troops was "veree populaire with
us He added that Vichy sympa-
thizers on the island either were
interned or had come over with us
Noumea residents told me the
japanese were not yet on the Is
land.
After December we arose early
every morning, expecting to see
waves OF Japanese bombers," one
resident said. TT was hard on our
nerves, but we feel much better now
that your forces are here"
A United States Army ofI1cer told
me that If the Japanese occupied
New Caledonia they would have
an ideal spot from which to bomb
Australia and cut the American
supply line, but we're not eoins
to let that happen"
Evening star., 1942-05-01

War bonds Are The best buy on
The market today.
Evening star., 1942-05-01
Vital New Caledonia
Strongly Fortified,
Correspondent Finds
Arrival of American
Troops Welcomed by
lsIunds Residents
"A. P. Wirephoto.

William Nipple. correspondent
OF the Honolulu Star Bulletin and
the Associated Press. Disited
Noumed, NeU Caledonia, in the
course OF tour Dith United
States nnDdl forces in the South
ern Pacific and reports in the
tollo,Ding dispatch on the Amer
icon troops notU guarding the
Free French island.j
Evening star., 1942-05-01
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
The War Today

ATLANTIC - Flaming tanker
sighted off New Jersey coast.
page L.
DUTCH EAST INDIES-Dutch
bombers attack japanese feet
concentration of east coast Of
Sumatra. page II
RUSSIA-Two German armies
encircled by Russians In
Rzhev and Staraya Russo
regions. page p
NEW YORK-Soviet Ambassa-
dor Litvinoff calls for Allies
to open a second front against
Hitler in western Europe.
page 81
AUSTRALIA - RAAF heavily
attacks Japanese-occupied
Rabaul, on New Britain
Island. page 81
BURMA-Jspans grand offen-
sive awaited; Allied air fight-
ers bag at least 81 japanese
planes. page %
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27

Workers
May Get
New Cars
Times star Correspondent

LANSING, Feb. 27,-Detroit in
dustrial workers in vital war in
dustries may be able to buy new
automobiles to get them to and
from work when auto rationing
regulations go into effect March
2, it was revealed today.
State rationing board spokes-
men, while hesitating to comment
on the new regulations, said wal
industry employees would probably
have to prove they have no other
means of transportation to their
jobs before being given auto pur'
chase priorities.
They may also have to prove
the spokesman said, that the,
drive other persons to work will
them.
Meanwhile. a plan to pool al
state cars for the war duration L
save tires was called impossible
today by Auditor General Vernon
J. Brown.
"Since the highway depart
ment Is already pooling its own
cars and state police need what
they have and more, that leaves
nothing for the rest" Brown
said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Drivers EffOrt---eA'
He Tries Twice. Once TO Drive Over Tracks, Again
TO Flag Freight With Matches

Dearborn police today chalked
up an a for effort on the record
of Edward Rappley while they
wrote off his car as a total loss.
Rappley of 5145 Reuter- avenue,
Dearborn, made his first effort just
before 3 a. m. when he sought to
drive across the Pere Marquette
railroad tracks at Gould avenue.
The street does not cross and
neither did Rappley.
With his car straddled the
tracks helplesSly, Rappley made
his second effort.
Armed with a box Of safety
matches. he stood on the tracks
trying to flag down a 95-car
freight train engineered by a. J
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Duel to the Death
Sheriff in BARRIERS Chair as Political Rival Enters
One Found Killed. Other Fatally Wounded

OZARK, Ark, Feb. u (UP).-
wondered today what provoked the
barber shop gun duel in which
their sheriff and his 1910 political
rival were killed.
The sheriff was Champ Craw-
ford, Al, who won fame three years
ago when he disguised himself as
a fisherman and captured the no.
toirious kidnaper and slayer, Jack
Russell.
Crawford was in the King &
Jacobs barber shop on Main street
yesterday being shaved by Mol
lard Jacobs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
No Survivors
Reach Shore
After Blasts
Witnesses Warned
by Navy to Reveal
Nothing About Blaze

ASBURY PARK, ~ j., Feb. "a
(INS).-A few miles outside New
York Harbor and five miles off the
New Jersey coast an American
tanker burned today. Flames
reached a hundred feet into the
sky while shore watchers heard a
series of explosions which rocked
the ship.
The tanker was at approxi-
mately the same place where the
Moro Castle burned in 1884 with
loss of 134 lives.
So close was the vessel to shore
that dozens of private boats put
out to the scene along with naval
and coast guard craft but their
occupants, cautioned by navy CEN
sors, told little when they re-
turned.
The first blast was heard at
12:40 a. m. by a police sergeant
riding along the water front who
saw a sheet of flame rise up from
the ship.
Another officer, State Police
man John Thomas, reported:
II heard the first explosion
and I saw the blaze that re-
suited. Then there were several
other sharp blasts, as IL the
tanker might have been shelled.
but no one could say for sure"
NO SURVIVORS ARRIVE
Mayor Leon Abbott of Belmar.
N. j., one. of those who put out
to sea to have a look, returned
shortly before 8 a. m. to report:
I'VE were all around the ship.
1t was still afloat when we left"
Later in the morning. shore
front towns prepared to receive
survivors but none came ashore.
Called out for the first time
since their organization. units Of
New Jerseys women's defense
groups set up coffee kitchens and
delivered war clothing at strategic
points along the shore front await
ing arrival of the survivors.
Doctors from Belmar and
nearby communities set up an
emergency hospital at the Belmar
Fishing Club but on receipt Of
word that the navy was prepared
to handle everything, the tenn
porary hospital was closed out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
.Hc||ywood's
Oscars Theirs
Phntn BIZ Internatlonal NeNs Photos

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 81 INS)
Joan Fontaine and Gary Cooper
today were presented Hollywood S
most coveted awards-gold-plated
Oscars-for best screen perform
ances during the past year.
How Green Was My Valley
(Twentieth-C y-FoD was
voted the outstanding picture of
1871.
Miss Fontaine received her
award for her performance in
Suspicion (R-K-O) and Cooper
for his Interpretation of the Amer
lean hero, Sergeant York, in the
Continued on Page FOUR
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27

Tumble, 1916 Vinewood avenue.
Rappley jumped just before the
crash.
From a license plate-one of the
largest remaining fragments
police identified the car as one
that had been zig-zagging through
Maple street at 10 o'clock last
night and had nearly run down a
pedestrian.
Since the pedestrian was unable
to identify Rappley as the driver,
no prosecution is contemplated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Frdhnn Gives Up
His Graft Appeal

Fred w. Frahm, former police
superintendent. today dropped his
appeal of a graft conviction and
obtained a 45-day stay before he
enters prison to serve four to five
years.
Frahm is under indictment for
income tax violation. Through his
attorney, j. Richard Newman, he
appealed for a stay of his prison
term so he could confer with fed
eral authorities on the income tax
matter.
The stay was granted by Judge
Earl c. Pugsley, who imposed sem
tence on Frahm after the former
superintendent was found guilty
of conspiring to permit operation
of baseball pool.
Frahm also was granted a sepa-
rate trial on a grand jury warrant
charging him with conspiracy and
grating in hand book gambling
This trial was scheduled TO begin
March 9. Former Mayor Richard
w. Reading. also a defendant. had
already been granted a separate
trial.
A second officer who had been
among SO scheduled for trial was
released when special Prosecutor
Chester p. O'Hara agreed the EVIL
dence against him was insufficient.
Earlier, Judge Pugsley had dis
missed the charges against De-
tective John Krimmel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Auditors Make
More S|ashes

Three jobs were abolished and
four clerks discharged today as the
county auditors continued their
economy measures.
The action was recommended
by John Poleski. newly appointed
superintendent of the abstract and
tract index department. as a step
toward putting the unit on a pay
ing basis. 1t now loses $50 900 a
year.
Jobs of Norton Rosen. Fred vii
liams and John koscher in the tax
division were abolished and their
pay added 10 personnel savings
already adopted that make up
the total economy SIG, 565.
Four verifiers will be replaced
by employees who can also type, ii
was decided, to improve efficiency.
They are Nora Foley, Margaret
McMullin. Theresa Flissakowski
and William Osby Jr. The jobs
pay around S2.100 year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Yanks, Dutch
Bomb Fleets
In Java Area
Americans Attack
OF Bali. MEL, at
Sumatra Jap Ships

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Java, Feb. u Via telephone)
CUP).-Air squa drons of the
United Nations struck at Japa-
nese invasion armadas today as
the enemy sought to reinforce and
push forward the spearheads
thrust toward both ends of Java
Island.
New enemy warships and trans
ports were sighted in the waters
Of Sumatra Island on the western
approach to Java. Dutch airplanes
bombed them. In the neighborhooc
Of Bali Island, on the eastern
approach, American bombers led
the attack.
The japanese air force, now
operating from bases within short
flying distance of Java, was bat
Ting to protect the enemy fleets
and hammering steadily at the
big Dutch naval base of Surabaya
on eastern Java.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
SOUGHT TO QUIZ MAN

The shooting came two hours
after the two guards, James Spill
lane and Thomas Bicycle, had en-
deavored to question a man de-
scribed as about 6 feet, inches
tall 81 heavily built The man
ran.
Later Spillane and Bicycle noted
the same man on a footbridge on
the river side of the property.
This footbridge borders the Edison
company's S-foot fence.
From a distance of so feet the
guards hailed the man. Again he
fled.
Spillane fired twice and Bicycle
once with the 12-gauge shotguns
with which II night guards are
armed.
As he disappeared behind a pile
of coal in a yard at the boundary
of the plant the fugitive fired sew
eral pistol shots.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
WARNS BARBER

Jim Wilson, 80. former county
treasurer and unsuccessful candi-
date for sheriff in 1910, walked
from the hardware store where he
worked and sauntered across the
street to the barber shop.
"Stand aside, Mollard, I'll fin
ish this gentleman" Wilson said.
Jacobs raised the back Of the
barber chair and said:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Don't do anything rash, JIM"
This Is none of your affair"

Don't do anything rash, jim"
This is none of your affair"
Wilson answered. drawing a .3s
caliber automatic from his pocket.
Jacobs and his partner, Charlie
King fled from the shop and heard
Crawford protest:
you're wrong about this.
Jimmie"
No one witnessed the ensuing
gunfight.
DUEL TO DEATH
When the BARRIERS returned few
minutes later with help they had
mustered to prevent the battle,
Crawford was lying dead on the
floor with two bullets in his chest
and ~ene in his heart. His .38 cali
Der revolver was in his hand.
Wilson lay beside him, fatally
wounded, with two bullets in his
body and one in his head.
Four bullet holes were found in
the wall. Hair tonic was dripping
from a bottle lying shattered on a
shelf.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
JAPS ATTACK SAVAGELY

Enemy navy-zero fighters. carry.
ing two cannon and four machine
guns and equipped with detachable
reserve fuel tanks that give them
a long range. savagely attacked
Netherlands airplanes. The Dutch
planes had pounded Japanese ships
off the east coast of Sumatra near
Bangka Island. One enemy fighter
was shot down, the Dutch COM
munique indicated.
Summoned to fight to the bitter
end with the aid of Allied forces
that Gen. Helm ter Poorten said
included thousands of Americans
Britons and Australians, the peo-
pie of Java were ready for the
hour of decision. The aerial at
tacks on the enemy ships off SUI
matra indicated the ties would not
be long delayed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Raid Drill in Toxic

TOXIC. Feb. u Thy official
japanese wireless) GNS)-Tokio
had its first air raid drill with
civilian participation last night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
in THE
NEWS
TIME Han Empire of


China grew to great
ness about 800 years
before Christ.
1t became rich through
trade and to increase its
riches opened trade routes to
India and Persia and even TO
the far off Roman world.
Its wealth was a constant
temptation to the wild tribes
Of northern Asia (whO were
and are singularly like the
Indian tribes of our own
country, and i'm order to pro-
tect its people from the raids
of these wild tribes the Han
government built the great
Chinese wall.
This wall was 100 miles in
length and would stretch half
way across the United States.
Hundreds of thousands Of
workmen were engaged i'm its
construction and when the
great work was finished thou
sands of these wOrkmen, out
of their jobs, emigrated to
Korea, a more or less unde-
velOped country to the far
east of China.
THOUSANDS of tn e
northern wild folk too,
who had now lost
THEIR jobs of raiding and
plundering, also emigrated to
Korea.
Korea became as lively as
any frontier community that
we know of today.
There were probably night
clubs and bar and gilded pal
aces of vice, and bandits and
desperadoes known as 1.-TWO
bOw-and-arrow men," and
brave sheriffs and romantic
cowboys who saved little gals
from destruction exactly as in
other frontier communities
with which we are now IA
miliar.
We do not know any Of
these facts from first hand.
We were not there.
However, history records
that eventually a Han colony
of half a million people was
established I'm northern no
rea, where the tail of the re-
cumbent sea monster, Japan,
lies close to the Asiatic main
land.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
The Weather
HOURLY TEMPERATURES

The sun will tet A. 7Ie p m today,
and rise tomorrow AZ 90 A m
The moon will rise today al $40 p m,
and set tomorrow at 63s a. m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
M'Arthur
Pushes
.Japs Back
BY JOSEPH A. BORIS


WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-With
fighting continuing on the Bataan
front. the war department re-
ported today that Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's counte r-blitz has
pushed the japanese invaders back
distances varying from one-half TO
five miles along the 13-mile front
stretched across the peninsula.
MacArthurs surprise counter
offensive commenced as hours ago,
apparently has caught a numeri-
Ically superior enemy off guard and
forced them TO retreat from ad-
Ivanced positions about midway on
the embattled peninsula.
! In brief communique, the army
said that "the greatest advance
was made on the right of the lire
north of Pillar"
IMPORTANT POSITION
Pillar is an important coastal
point about midway down the
peninsula on the Manila Bay side.
This is approximately the position
of the lines held by Macarthur
against all japanese attacks dur
ing the past month.
The communique disclosed,
however. that the Japanese are
striking back at MacArthurs
forces with light air and artillery
attacks.
The latest dispatches also stated
that for some unknown reason
the Japanese have temporarily
ceased their siege of four Amer
ican-held forts in Manila Bay.
Outcome of MacArthur's sur
prising offensive remains in doubt,
however, in view of the fact that
the defenders apparently still have
not penetrated the enemys main
positions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27

TIME chief center of this
colony was the boom
city of LOlang.
Trade routes opened up the
!, country then, just as rail
roads opened up our great
West.
LOlang by trade - got
rich and high brow and high
hat, and soon Chinese fami-
lies of wealth were estab-
lished there.
Magnificent homes were
built, like on Nobb Hill, San
Francisco, i'm former days.
Silks and ivory carvings
and gold jewelry and lacquer
dishes and trays and cum
ningly wrought metal mirrors
and all sorts of luxury goods
were i'm demand.
And just think of ii. YOU
COW hands of the plains,
"where the deer and the ante
lope play" the saddles and
girths and stirrups for horses
in these remote days were
often ornamented i'm gold.
row do we know of
n these riches and lux
uries If we were not
there?
Well, all these beautiful
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
Fleeing Man
Fires Pistol
At Pursuers
Possible Sabofeur
May Be Wounded,
Hiding in Vicinity

A Apostolic sabotage plot against
an important power unit of the
Detroit Edison was being inpesti-
gated by police and FB1 agents to-
day following an exchange of shots
between guards and a man who
twice fed attempts 10 question
him.
The FBI agents were assigned to
aid in the inquiry by John . S.
Bugas, head of the bureau here.
The shooting occurred about
l3:45 a. m. at the Edison unit or
the river, at the foot of Lycaste
avenue.
Two guards fired shotguns al
the fleeing figure, who whirled and
fired back with a revolver.
HUNT FOR SUSPECT
Police were combing the vicinity
in the daylight TO determine
whether the suspect had been
wounded or was hiding in one of
the nearby coal or lumber yards.
Three youths. taken into custody
near the plant at a. m. were re-
leased when police checked their
story that they were on their way
home from work and had been at
ltracted to the scene by curiosity.
According to the explanation,
they had learned of the shooting
over a short-wave radio set at a
gas station.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27
TODAY-In The Times

CONTINUED on Next Page, Col. 2
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27

TIME chief center of this
colony was the boom
city of LOlang.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-27

Continued on Page Four
Evening star., 1942-01-25

Alexander was plaintive. "Ain't no crime -
workin' in zoo.'
mo, but -
"Sendin' poor oolored man to jail A
nice young gem mum like your
For Pete's sake! Nobody said anything
about jail!''
But Alexander was hurt. Just takin' a
funny-lookin' thing like that out of an old
junk heap! Thinkin that just nachally some
body must "a throwed it away!'
well. all right" cried Bill. II put it in
the ZOO and somebody took it out and put it
on an old junk heap and you took it off the
Junk heap and gave it to Francine! But listen!
Do you think you can get that bust away from
Francine and sell it to me?"
''Oh, yes!" cried Marty. For three dollars
and eighty cents Please, Alexander"
Alexander's brown eyes cleaned for an
instant. Then. mournfully, he shook his head.
Il dassent. l give one or two other little
concerns like that to Francine - and then
took 'em away. Francine was mighty sore at
me. But she didn't like anything ever give
her the way she likes this here bust. She's
took fancy to it. dassent."
They were no match for Alexander.
After they had left. Bill said, I'VE haven't
chance, Marty. There's no way we can get
that thing back on that pedestal before nine
o'clock tomorrow morning! No way!'
But Bill, he stole it! He must have!"
Sure. But stole it first, didn't 1? Gosh,
Marty, this is spot'
YES" Marty said, thoughtfully, but
Alexander just kind of slides out of everything
you say. think we'd better 60 back and talk
to Francine We'd just better go and tell her
the plain and simple truth"
Bill looked family alarmed. well, don't
queer things between her and Alexander!
wouldn't feel right about it."
mo" Marty said, I'm put it in some kind
Evening star., 1942-01-25

of roundabout way, Bill. III say it isn't that
we think Alexander took it, but it might look
to other people as if he had. 1t might look
kind of suspicious if she had bust of Mr..
Hilbert on her wall that ought by rights to
be in the high school library y"
Yeah! That's the angle! And then you
can say we want to pay her for any little
trouble she's been put to-
Marty ran over the argument. 1t was not
bad little speech that she finally rehearsed
but, like most rehearsed speeches. it never
reached human ear. BY the time Marty and
Bill got back to Francine's house, Mr.. Hib-
bert's bronze bust was gone.
1T was that Mist Abbott" Francine wept.
He took it for the rent!'
The rent, Francine?"
We'll, I've been OWN him, and top him
couldn't pay him an he kind of looked
aroun' here - an he saw that there bust -"
And he wanted it," Bill demanded in
credulously.
Francine looked at Bill in honest wonder.
why, o course he wanted it," she said.
Marty sighed What's Mr.. Abbott's first
name, frdnClne! Ana Wnere QOeS ne i've!
Mr.. MATHEW ABBOTT opened the door to
his young visitors. He said at once that he
didn't want to buy anything - and that,
furthermore, he didn't want any tickets to
anything. Reassured on these points, he let
them in - though looking little baff1ed.
They saw the bronze bust right away. It
had very prominent place on Mr.. Abbott's
mantel. Mr.. Abbott saw them looking at the
bust and he beamed on them broadly. That"
said Mr.. Abbott, is my old granddad
Marty and Bill looked at him, and looked
at each other, and looked at him again. 1t was
Marty who first regained the power of speech.
Your - your what. MIR. Abbott?"
Please turn 10 neat paQe