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Evening star., 1942-12-27

horses pranced, adding to the con-
fusion of sounds as the forces went
past the body
Suddenly Gen. Giraud walked on
the scene.
He came from the palace to the
church.
He looked neither to the right MOI
to the left, but, straight ahead.
His tall, straight and austere figure
seemed for a moment to embody
nothing but chill impersonality.
Paying their respects with Gen
Giraud were Gen. Eisenhower, Ad.
miral Sir Andrew Browne Cunning
ham. commander of the naval forces
under Gen. Eisenhower, and 1t. Gen
Mark Clark, Gen. Eisenhower's dep
uty commander.
There was no announcement. but
it was understood the body would be
temporarily buried here.
Admiral Darlan's coffin was
draped with the French flag in the
cathedral ceremony. Nine. Darlan
sat in a pew facing the choir and
over the nave hung the French,
American and British flags.
Nine. Darlan knelt beside her
husbands body for a few moments,
then walked up the center aisle
lined with French sailors and took
her place with large crowd in the
courtyard outside the cathedral. Her
husbands body with a single sheaf
of flowers laid on the coffin by Nine.
Darlan then was borne to the chapel
mortuary amid the strains Of the
"Marseillaise.
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as high commissioner, reports Of a
visit from Gen. de Gaulle assumed
new significance.
The Fighting French, who had
bitterly opposed Admiral Darlan.
were reported ready to cooperate
with Gen. Giraud even before the
death of the admiral. One high
diplomat here, who cannot be quoted
by name, saw Gen. Giraud as the
only figure around whom all sec
tions of the French could rally.
Hulls Statement.
Mr.. Hull issued the following
statement:
THE all-important consideration
Is that We be not diverted for q
moment from the supreme objective
OF the United Nations in the present
battle against the Axis forces for
control of the African continent
and the Mediterranean. This battle
is still at a crucial and critical
stage. The fullest measure Of uni
fled support is needed by Gen. Eli
senhower and his associates
'Of Admiral Darlan, it may be
repeated that the part he played in
North Africa related primarily to
the military situation and was of
incalculable aid to the Allied armies
in the battle which is still raging.
His assassination was an odious and
cowardly act"
The Secretary declined to 60 be-
yond these remarks when asked if
he were hopeful that the assassina-
tion would not seriously affect
French Africa's support of the AL
lied cause.
Mr.. Hull replied that his remarks
covered all he could say at the
moment.
Evening star., 1942-12-27

mans said merely that they had
beaten off enemy attacks and had
captured Strongly contested posi-
| tions."
Continuing its relentless pursuit
of Marshal Erwin Rommel's elusive
Africa Corps across Libya. the
British 9th Army had occupied Sirte,
only 210 miles east of Tripoli, and
was hacking steadily away at Rom
mePs rear guard.
Slrte, some 180 miles west of Ell
Agheila, where the current phase of
Gen. Sir Bernard L. Motgomery's
battle OF annihilation began, was
entered at noon on Christmas Day, a
Cairo communique said. Sirte has a
small harbor useful for barpes and
launches and small craft, but Door
facilities for larger vessels.
To have reached a point 12 miles
west of Tunis the British 1st Army
and Its American allies would have
been forced to throw the Nazis out
OF their formidable emplacements
outside Tebourba, 20 miles from
the capital city, to have recaptured
that hotly contested point and to
have swept on eastward another
eight miles to Djedeida.
Sucn a major break through for
1t. Gen. Kenneth A. N. Anderson's
forces, observers said, would al
most certainly portend the imme-
dlate capture of Tunis and the
rapid destruction of Axis troops
defending their last foothold in
Northern Tunisla.
The Algiers report thus was viewed
with some skepticism, though it was
pointed out that a small Allied
column might we'll have swept up
from the south to within a dozen
miles OF Tunis or even that a size
able American parachute force
might have been dropped close to
the capital.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Giraud Appointment
As Dar|an Successor
lauded Here byCot
Former French Air Chief
Sees U. S. Commissioner
As Next Alternative

The choice of Gen. Henri Giraud
as successor to Admiral Jean Darlan
as commissioner of North Africa
could not be better" from the mill
tary point of view, Pierre Cot, for
mer French air minister, said last
night.
LAS far as political leadership is
concerned, however" Mr.. Cot de-
clared, Gen. Giraud's success as
North Africa commissioner will de-
pend on his achieving unity with
Gen. de Gaulle and with the DEM
ocratic elements of the French peo-
Pile.
ut is my earnest hope that such
unity will be achieved"
American Second Choice.
II, however, Gen. Giraud does not
succeed in reaching a solution
with the anti-Fascist French, the
Arabs and the Jews, M. Cot said
there is only one other alternative
for the United Nations-an Amer
lean civilian administrator"
An American commission, he add
ed, would have the complete sup
| port. of all anti-Fascist elements
because the French would recognize
that his power is temporary ano
that they would be able to elect
their own governors after the war
Expressing complete confidence ir
Gen. Giraud's capabilities in mill
tary leadership of the French. M
Cot said that the general politica
success would depend on four mair
factors.
Important Factors.
First, the new high commissioner
must show his good faith by free.
ing all political prisoners in NORTH
Africa, and second, the refugees
from occupied countries and the
Spanish Loyalists must be released
from concentration camps. Third
Gen. Giraud should abolish i'm
mediately the Axis laws imposed by
Vichy and he should establish a.
much freedom of press as is pos
sible. Fourth, he should call into
conference Arabs and Jewish lead.
ers in North Africa, who NJ Col
said, have so far been completely
out of the picture"
Stressing that international Law
provides for civilian administration
by an army of occupation, M. Cot
said he spoke for the anti-Fascist
forces within as well as outside OF
France in favoring such a step
Such a high commissioner might
even be considered as working for
the United Nations as q whole.
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FOUND,

EEYs, set 81 s. 14th and Pa. ave. NV
SAturday afternoon. RA. 6970.
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sault after having suffered what a
headquarters spokesman said were
some casualties" in fierce night
fighting.
The reinforced British smashed
their way uphill against the Ger
mans, gaining and holding all
heights except the extreme top ridge
This final assault was made at Z
am. Christmas Day.
The spokesman said that some
armored forces might have been
engaged but the whole action, easily
the largest and most important en-
gagement in nearly three weeks on
the all-important Medjez-el Bah
sector, was primarily an infantry
battle.
The ridge, about quarter of the
way from Medjez-el-B to Tebour-
ba, is essential to the Allied plan
because, the spokesman explained,
amy one holding the heights there
would cause lot of trouble to any
one coming up from Medjez-el-Bab.
u. S. Planes BOMB Sfax.
"The ridge commands an immedi-
ate area sloping on the other side
toward Tebourba although there is
another ridge in sight beyond 1t
before Tebourba could be reached" !"
Despite generally bad fight wea-
ther, United States planes bombed
concentration of enemy troops at
Sfax Christmas Day and attacked
a bridge IS miles north of Gabes,
scoring hits on an embarkment near
the bridge.
Commenting on the ferocity of
British attacks and the German
counter attacks northeast of Medjez-
el-Bab, the spokesman declared that
"our troops are encountering the
hardest kind of fighting. 1t is not
like meeting a lot of Italians"
Elsewhere in the North African
area, an Allied command communi-
que said, British submarines patroll-
ing the Axis supply line to Tunisia
sank two merchant ships of 5000
tons and possibly sank destroyer
The communique also said the
French had repulsed attacks on
Pichon, SO miles south Of Medjez-
el-bab. Later the Morocco radio
broadcast French commupique re-
porting that two enemy Counter
attacks west of Kairouan, which is
about Is miles east of Pichon, had
been repulsed and that prisoners
and several pieces Of heavy artillery
were captured.
Thrust Near Tunis Reported.
The Algiers radio earlier broad
cast q report of an Allied thrust te
within IL miles of Tunis but it gave
no indication from what direction
the Allies had struck; whether from
the west against the main arc oi
Axis defenses before Tunis and BIZ
zerte or from the south, where little
previous action had been reported
There was no official claim of such
an advance.
(The Algiers radio is controlled
by the American occupation au-
thorities and is used by them at
times for transmission of official
messages.
German and italian broadcasts
gave no hint Of such an important
Allied advance nor reported any
large-scale engagements In the
swamped Tslnisian area. The Ger.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
Secretary Hull Asks
United Support Of
Gen. Eisenhower
DorIun Assassination
Described as 'Odious
And CowordIy Aet'
Es tie Associated Press,

Es tie Associated Press.
secretary of State Hull, deploring
the assassination of Admiral Jean
barlan, called yesterday for unified
support of 1t. Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
mower and his associates at this
crucial and critical stage" of the
battle for Africa.
THE fullest measure of unified
support is needed by Gen. Eisen-
mower and his associates" Secretary
Hull said at a press conference in
caulng Admiral Darlan's assassina-
tlon AN odious and cowardly act"
AS to whether the Secretary thus
was appealing to the various French
factions to get together, or to public
opinion in this country and other
United Nations to uphold the ensu-
ing military arrangements to be
made by Gen. Eisenhower, no ampli-
11cation was available.
Mr.. Hull went further than Presi-
dent Roosevelt's bare denunciation
OF the murder and paid tribute to
Admiral Darlan's contributions in
africa as being "of incalculable aid
TO the Allied armies in the battle.
which is still raging"
Aid Chiefly Military.
AT the same time, Mr.. Hull said
tnat ut may be repeated that the
part he played in North Africa re-
lated primarily to the military situ-
alton" The President previously
mad emphasized, amid criticism of
the dealings with Admiral Darlan
arising from his former collabora-
Zionist position in Vichy, that the
arrangements with the admiral were
not political, but military.
Mr.. Hull was asked whether Cen
Charles de Gaulle, Fighting French
leader. might come here from Lon
don for consultations, but replied
that this question would have to be
taken up later. Mr.. Roosevelt some
time ago was asked at a press con-
ference whether he had invited Cen
de Gaulle; he commented then that
he had not invited the Fighting
French leader but that he had been
asked, by quarters he did not iden-
tify, whether he would receive Gen.
De Gaulle and had agreed to do 50 if
he came.
With the selection of Gen. Henri
Honore Giraud, commander of
french forces under Admiral Darlan
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Giiruud
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public in the Sedan area after he
had lost contact with the French
high command in May, 1910.
In Koenigstein he plotted and
spun, and eventually slipped down
the sheer prison wall on 65-foot
rope fashioned from threads snug
gled to him In every letter he re-
ceived from his wife.
At the end of the rope his plot
almost came to naught, for sentry
challenged the tall, lean French
general.
Pretty cold, isn't it?" Gen.
Giraud remarked in German, which
he has learned well as a captive
and as a one-time military COM
mander of Metz, near the German
frontier.
"Yes, sir" the surprised German
said, and Gen. Giraud strolled
away, whistling a convincing Ger
man air.
The Germans quickly sounded the
alarm, but Gen. Giraud reached a
nearby railway station, grabbed a
strange young woman by the arm
in fatherly way, ushered her
aboard train and rode without
incident to an Alsatian station near
the Swiss frontier He crossed to
freedom in disguise.
Escape Made Hitler Furious.
Hitler was furious when Gen.
Giraud got to Vichy, but the Petain
government feared his enforced re-
turn to Germany would set off a
revolt among the admiring-and
snickering-French populace. At
one stage of some rather ludicrous
negotiations Gen. Giraud was said
to have offered to 60 back to
Koenigstein in swap for 500, 900
French solder prisoners, but he said
mere Hitlerian promise was not
enough-they had to be delivered.
He wouldn't trust a German taking
an oath on Mein Kampf.
Then Gen. Giraud ostensibly re-
tired to private life in the Lyon area,
but some mysterious negotiations
apparently were in the works all
the while. for an American. naval
officer in a borrowed British sub
marine took him from the French
coast to a rendezvous at sea with
an Allied plane which pumped him
into Allied headquarters for the
start of the African occupation.
Now in his COS and a veteran
of 80 years or so in African colonial
commands. Gen. Giraud was the
Allies ace in the hole, and he was
offered the political command of
all French Africa. He refused, leav-
ing the place open for Admiral
Darlan, and in Gen. Girauds first
authorized interview he said politics
was not his meter, that he in
tended to devote himself to the
single role of fighting at the head
of the liberated French.
His French forces in Tunisia have
operated admirably beside the AL
lies, and his only expressed regret
has been that Gen. Maxine Wey-
gand, the last Allied generalissimo
before the fall of France, could not
be on hand to run the political and
military shows combined in behalf
of resurgent France.
Gen. Weygand is in German
hands and presumable at Koenig-
stein as a hostage for Gen. Giraud.
The Germans have constantly ex-
hibited their fury over Gen. Giraud's
escape from the Reich. Early in
the African operations they made
the claim on the Paris radio-never
sustantiated by any other source
that two young French naval Of
ficers had attempted to assassinate
him in Algiers but that their shots
missed.
Evening star., 1942-12-27
46 Rockville SeIectees
Will Report Tomorrow

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. 26.-
Forty-siX colored registrants 1--we
been ordered by Montgomery Coun-
ty Selective Service Board No.
to report to the board here at 7:15
am. Monday and proceed to the
Army induction station at Balti-
more, The men are.
Evening star., 1942-12-27

Grass Trees Yield Gum
Power alcohol and chewing gum
is being extracted from grass trees
in Australia.
The union times., 1942-02-07
STRESS SOLIDARITY

 Again, we wish to stress our sol idarity behind the program of our great President which you, as our Governor, have long espoused. We do insist, however, on having our rights protected since this has long been our struggle. We would appre- ciate your comments regarding this situation.
 Cordially yours,
 Conn. State Building Trades
 Council,
 JOSEPH T. ROURKE,
 Secretary"
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ated to the Council and to ask them to purchase stock in the Temple if they have not done so already.
 The building will soon have its fence built along the rear and the Gofe Street alley side, it was an- as the material has been ob- tained and Local 424, Iron Workers, is providing the labor without cost.
 A REAL FENCE!
 The material was obtained with discount through the ef- forts of David Mccormack, business agent of 424, and International Vice President Joseph Boyne, Iron Work CTS. The fence, six feet in height, will have barbed wire protection on the inside, two fve-foot and one four foot gates on the Webster Street side, with an eight-foot gate on the Goffe Street alley. The $161 needed for the material was contributed by electri- cal contractors and friends of Local B-90, Electrical Workers.
The union times., 1942-02-07
Directory

Meetings at the New Haven Labor Temple, Friday, Feb. 6 to Thursday, Feb. l2. (All meetings at 8 PM. unless oth- erwise stated
 Friday-Local 79, Carpen- ters; Local 6, Bricklayers, Ma sons & Plasterers; Lathers.
 Saturday-LOcaI 19, Letter Carriers.
 Sunday-Aluminum Work CTS at 9:3O AM; Local 2l62, Railroad Clerks at 3 PM.
 Monday-Local 4O4, Cooks X Walters at 3 PM; Local 34C, Plumbers & Steamfit- ters; Local 532, Shop Iron Workers.
 Tuesday = Labor Realty Corporation.
 Thur ,day - New Haven Building Trades Council; LO- cal 2l5 Barbers.
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LOCALS TO HELP

The meeting also investigated the suggestion that the corporation run regular bingo contests to raise funds. The officers of the corporation were instructed to contact all unions afili-
The union times., 1942-02-07
Afflicted Will Gain
 From Unions Bounty

CHEYENNE, Wyo.-Thanks to the Cheyenne Central Labor Union, the Memorial Hospital here now has modern equipment for the relief of persons who suffer broken bones.
 The central body of A. F. of L. unions contributed a $1,0O0 Hawley fracture X-ray and orthopedic table to the hospital. It was accepted with gratitude, but, significantly, daily newspapers in this area,tWhile always ready to criticize unions, carried hard ly line about the contribution.
The union times., 1942-02-07
Labor Ball May Be Held In New Haven
Locals Discuss Ways And Means Of Meeting N. H.
 Temples Liabilities

A committee to investigate the possibilities for holding a labor ball, the proceeds to go to the La- Dor Realty Corporation, holding company for the New Haven Labor Temple, will be appointed at this weeks meeting of the New Haven Central Labor Council.
 Alexander Winnick, president of the New Haven Federation of Mu- sicians, has offered to furnish with out cost as large a band as desired for the ball. Winnick made this offer at Tuesdays meeting called by the corporation to discuss ways and means of meeting the Temples liabilities. About Is affiliated To- calls were represented.
The union times., 1942-02-07
OFFICERS

Joseph Cambardella, vice-presi- dent and Maurice Katz, secretary treasurer, are representing Local
The union times., 1942-02-07
dgebort Dispute Puts Defense Workers Right I Middle

3O,OOl in the Boston conference. Kenneth McCue is president of the Local and Miss Malia InguiattO, re- cOrding secretary.
The union times., 1942-02-07
400 Defense Hom es Are Threatened
Bridgeport Housing Short age Highlights Argument
 On Stratford

A dispute between the City of Bridgeport and the Federal Works Administration may leave 400 de- fense homes nearing completion in Stratford without sewage facilities. The EVA. wants the Park City to hook its system to the defense pro- ject. Meanwhile the acute housing shortage in the Park City has fO- cused hopeful eyes of many defense workers on the project.
 City Attorney Harry Schwartz was notified this week by Assistant U. S. Attorney Dennis P. O'COnnor that proceedings had been filed in the U. s. District Court to condemn the right of the government to tack into the city sewer adjoining Suc- cess Avenue and to condemn Is feet of land linking the Bridgeport and Stratford connecting points.
 UOWNS N1Eh V EINES
 The papers were to be presented before Judge J. Joseph Smith on Mon- day and at the institution of the suit at that time, the government would have the right to utilize the Bridge port sewer system pending hearing on Feb. 16 when damages would be decided.
 Schwartz notified Congressman Le- Roy Downs, who stalled suit and ar ranged a conference to iron out the dispute. Defense workers in the area are praying that the dispute won't delay the opening of the project. Even for the unlucky applicants the situ- ation will be eased somewhat by the placing of 400 families.
 CAUSE OF DISPUTE
 The cause of the dispute is memorandum of an agreement which states that Mayor Jasper Me- Levy ''stipulates" that the EVA. will pay $25, 700 for maintenance of the sewer connection with the project. The memorandum was die tated and signed by Dr. Clark Fore man. Director of the Division of Housing, EVA. in l941. Since then Baird Snyder has succeeded Foreman and doesn't see eye to eye with his predecessor.
The union times., 1942-02-07
TeaInSterS

(Contil ued from Page One) This deci. lon was reached without governmen: sanction and without con- sultation with state authorities, or with orga uzed labor, and Whereas, this delive V curtailment plan will se- riously inc ,nvenience consumers, harm invalids an adversely affect the health of childre |. since lack of adequate refrigerath Il facilities in many homes will reduce consumption of this basic, vital food, 4nd
 PLAN FAILED
 'Wherens, the every other day delivery pl,m was tried in Westches- ter County, W. Y., more than year ago, and proved failure, and Whereas, dl astic changes in deliv- cries of mik were advocated in trade publications long before the war as a means of ecOnomizing by reducing service to consumers and by eliminating Tabor, and Whereas, under the guise of patriotism milk dealers have hidden the real reason for the adoption of the every other day delivery plan, which is to en- rich their own coffers, and Where as, the government has urged that America shall be made stronger by making Americans stronger through the proper nourishment of our citi- gems, and this requires increasing the use of milk, and Whereas dras- tic delivery changes will reduce the consumption of milk, thus trifiing with the health of the people, low ering farm income and also result ing in unemployment to milk wag- on drivers and dairy employees, and
 LABOR TO SACRIFICE
 ''Whereas, labor is prepared to make any sacrifices to achieve our country's victory in this war, but not merely to enrich milk distribu- tors, therefore, be it
 Resolved, that Teamsters Joint Council No. 64 bring this matter to the attention of the Connecticut 
 Federation of Labor, and respect fully requests this body to protest to Gov. Robert A. Hurley the un- warranted steps taken by milk deal CTS to curtail milk deliveries, and be it
 Resolved, that before changes in the normal milk delivery system are adopted they should be dis cussed with labor, which has vital stake in this industry and is con- cerned with the welfare of cOnsum- CTS, inasmuch as labor constitutes the largest element of our people, and be it further
 Resolved, that copy of this resolution shall be forwarded to ecretary-Treasurer John J. Egan, of the Connecticut Federation of Labor."
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Continued from Page One) its vote, having only one dissenter. The local also seeks a union shop calling for all new employees to be- come members of the union, besides a general wage increase.
The union times., 1942-02-07
George Murphy
 At State, Theatre

Playing for days only, on the stage of the State Theatre, Hartford, is George Murphy, in person. You will remember him with Ginger Rogers in "Tom, Dick & Harry, with Lucille Ball in "A Girl, A Guy & a Cob" with Judy Garland in Little Nelly Kelly, and recently he had the lead ing role in the picture hit, "Rise and
The union times., 1942-02-07

Shine" With him is Maxine Sullivan, and Johnny Long and his Miracle Band"
The union times., 1942-02-07

Without labor, nothing prospers.- Sophocles.