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Evening star., 1942-08-12
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

Army newspapers are blooming
like flowers in May.
It's the biggest journalistic boom
in history. Already approximately
500, scattered all over the earth,
are printing every week the latest
jokes about top kicks, recounting
the current love affairs of second
lieutenants. giving news about camps
and organizations, etc.
The Stars and Stripes-the Army
paper par excellence in World War
has been revived in London. Its
clientele are all American troops in
the British isles.
The While Falcon recounts the
news Of the occupation force in Ice
land. The Kodiak Bear details the
activities of the men on Kodiak
Island. Soldiers at Camp Shelby,
Miss, turn weekly for the current
gossip to The Revielle. At Carlisle
Barracks, Pa, Medical Corps enlisted
men keep abreast of the times locally
by reading The Medical Soldier.
Picturesque Names.
There are lot of picturesque
names for these papers, all Of which
have sprung up spontaneously. A
few of them: The Jungle Cat for
troops in Panama, The Horned Toad
for men near Las Vegas, New; the
Midnight Sun for troops at Ladd
Field, Alaska; the Rip Cord for
troops at McChord Field, Wash.
Apparently there Is no post, how
ever small, where some officer or
enlisted man hasn't been a news
paperman once himself" And his
first impulse is to start a journal
with whatever facilities are avail
able. Some camps near cities con-
tract with local printers for the
mechanical reproduction. In few
cases enterprising civilian journal
lists have started commercially oper-
ated papers. But at many posts the
journals are turned out on the
orderly room mimeograph machines
and some Of these are among the
best.
Military authorities recognize that
the local newspaper is a valuable
morale builder. They are encourag-
ing the practice of starting newspa-
pers, remembering the value of the
old Stars and Stripes and OF the
numerous division papers which
sprang up in France and Germany
after the last war. There was, of
course, certain difnculties. If SOL
dier paper accepts advertising it
must be self supporting, with no
call on camp recreation funds. 1t
must not take business from any
firm which has contracts, or is ne
gotiating contracts, with the War
Department.
Largely Conservative.
Otherwise, the editor of a camp |
newspaper can do and say about
Evening star., 1942-08-12

special service units in rest areas
near combat zones. These units will
have mimeoeraph equipment ready
to turn out soldier newspaper for
the combat organization in the rest
area.
Yank Published in New York.
The only official newspaper for
the entire Army is Yank, published
by staff of soldier -newspapermen
in New York City. Yank, written
from the soldier point of view. is
available to American soldiers wher-
ever they may be. In connection
with the Yank Office, news and
feature service is being established
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Diamond Mine Brings $54l

OROvILLE, Calf. R.-One OF
the few diamond mines in the
United States has been knocked
down at 4 tax sale for $541. This
famous old property, the Cherokee,
which was workeed by hydraulic
methods, produced $4,000, 900 in
gold and more than 400 diamonds
and Sapphires.
Evening star., 1942-08-12

for camp newspapers. The ONCE
also will advise camp newspaper ed
itors and suggest methods of i'm
provement.
Now, it is believed, there is hardly
single United States military post,
in the United States or abroad,
which does not have a newspaper Of
some sort. Recognizing the great
influence these publications have Oh
morale, the War Department wants
to help the editors put out better
soldier papers.
Evening star., 1942-08-12


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the right love beauty and laughter for DUTY isn't rounf word!
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Evening star., 1942-11-16
Viereck Wins Review
In Supreme Court
BY the Associated Press.

George Sylvester Viereck, sentenced
to serve two to six years in Federal
penirentiary for not giving the State
Department full information con-
corning his activities as Nazl
agent, was granted Supreme Court
review today of his conviction.
Opposing a review of the action Of
District courts, the Justice Depart
ment said Viereck had registered as
an author and Journalist and did
not disclose any Of his activities in
the political affairs of this country y
The department said he had taken
over a company which published
books highly critical of British
foreign policy" organized Make
Europe Pay War Debts Committee"
and "frequented the Senate and
House Office Buildings, especially the
Offices of the late Senator Lundeen
of Minnesota and Representative
Hamilton Fish of New York -
viereck's petition asserted that he
should not be punished because he
happened to take what became the
losing side of the great issue" as to
whether the United States should
enter the war.
Describing Viereck as an American
citizen, his petition said the record
of the case showed he was not an
agent for any German principal at
the. time the United States declared
war ON Germany"
Evening star., 1942-11-16
OPA Orders License Numbers
Written on All Gas Coupons

The OPA moved today to break up
the black market" in gasoline here
by requiring all washington motor
lists to write their license numbers
on the back Of every gasoline ration
ing coupon used after November IL.
Local OPA authorities this morn
ing were undertaking a large-scale
investigation Of filling stations here,
as result Of charges made public
last week by Federal authorities al
leging illegal sale of gas here.
The requirement that rationing
coupons carry the identifications OF
motorists using them will be applied
throughout the East on November
81. under the new order, and will be
applied throughout the rest Of the
Nation when mileage rationing
starts elsewhere on December l.
An OPA spokesman explained that
the move was aimed at making more
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Community War Funt
Sends New Crews In
For Final Effort
Fresh Volunteers to
Replace Tired Workers;
Million Still Needed
detailed Report OF Group Solicita-
ton Unit on Page A-19)

New crews of volunteers,
mostly from the agencies of the
Community War Fund, went into
the field today to help out hard
pressed teams in getting the fund
drive over the top.
Convinced that many prospective
givers had not been reached by over
worked volunteers, Edwin N. Lewis,
War Fund secretary, sent out tele-
graphic appeal yesterday to repre-
sentatives of the member agencies
as we'll as local organizations which
already have supplied number of
volunteers.
Quick response to his plea put a
number Of new volunteers into
action today in an effort to bring
the campaign to a close tomorrow
at the Willard Hotel report lunch
con- Officials hope the entire goal
of s4,l41 900 will be pledged before
tomorrow is over.
Million Still to Be Raised.
Still remaining to be raised is
more than sl,O0O,OOO to care for all
the services rendered by the 100
participating agencies.
One of the weak spots in collec-
tions, it was discovered yesterday,
are the real estate dealers. Checks
and pledges, a survey showed, were
going begging among real estate
dealers who have not been reached
by the volunteer collectors. Volun-
teers who have time to make these
collections were asked to call Com
munity War Fund headquarters.
Many groups in the city, it was
found, have been late turning in
complete reports. Among them are
4 newspapers, So theaters, Is auto
mobile dealers, banks, II brokers,
rs hotels, 20 laundries, 81 parochial
schools, 26 private schools, II Com
munity Chest agencies and 3sutili-
ties.
Larger Gifts Reported.
Business and professional people
undoubtedly are working under
greater pressure than ever before" +"
Bernard j. Kelly staff secretary Of
the Group Solicitation Unit, de-
clared.
+ Our volunteer leaders remain con-
vinced that the lag is due more to
tsee WAR FUND, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Jops Expand SoIomons Claims
To BottIeship and 3 Carriers
Elmer Davis Soys Oct 26 Losses, as Previously
Listed, Were Carrier and Destroyer

by Japanese bombers and torpedo
planes.
ELMER Davis, director of the
Office of War Information, today
branded the japanese claims as
false for the most part"
LAS far as I know" he said,
'our loss was one carrier and one
destroyer, as previously an
nounced by the Navy. I have
every reason to believe the Navy
is telling the truth.')
In addition to the vessels reported
sunk, the Japanese said three un-
identified warships and three de-
stroyers were heavily damaged.
The japanese announcement fol-
lows:
Imperial headquarters at $3.50
pm. announced further details in
the results of the South Pacific
battle upon the survey of reports
received since the previous an
nouncement on October 81 of dam
ages to enemy surface craft:
"Sunk-One battleship, two air.
(see JAP CLAIMS. Page A-20D
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Fumes Overcome
Couple Sleeping
In Parked Car

/ A man and his wife, who had been
sleeping in their car for the past
week because they were unable to
obtain housing accommodations,
narrowly escaped death from carbon
monoxide poisoning today when they
were discovered unconscious in their
car parked on a lot in the $500
block of Colesville road, Silver
Spring.
They were found by another
couple, who have been sleeping In
the same car, police said. The mo-
tor of the car was running and the
heater was turned on, apparently in
an effort to keep the interior of the
car warm. according to police.
The Silver Spring Rescue Squad
took the unconscious couple to the
Washington Sanitarium In Takoma
Park. They gave their names q
Harry Earn Barnes, 81, and Mrs.
Maxine Barnes.
Police said Mr.. Barnes told them
he had obtained work in Silver
Spring about . week ago. The two
are expected to recover.r
Evening star., 1942-11-16

ton with three buildings occupied
as post offices where the owner had
refused to change from oil in accord
ance with the ruling from the War
Production Board which makes II
possible for conversion to be ordered
If necessary as an oil conservation
measure.
"Crack Down" Threatened.
Petroleum Co-ordinator Ickes said
last week that it might be necessary
for the Government to "crack down.
on building owners who did not con-
vert.
"It is well settled" Mr.. Warren
said, "that . Government contractor
may not be relieved Of liability to
perform In accordance with the con-
tract because changed conditions
brought about by general activities
Of the Government, Is distinguished
from acts directed particularly
tSee CONVERSIONS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Hitler Reported Ordering Troops
10 Stay in 1unisia At Any Cost;
Japs Pressing Drive in SoIomons
RivoI Fleets Spar
As Allied Troops
Close In on Bunu
B! the Associated Press.

B! the Associated Press.
Japanese and American war
ships spared with each other in
a battle of maneuver today as
Allied jungle fighters closed in on
the enemy stronghold at Buna,
New Guinea.
The Navy reported that "de-
termined effort" was under way by
the japanese to recapture positions
in the Gaudalcanal- Tulagi area OF
the Solomon Islands, but said de-
tails would be withheld until the
outcome of running sea battle
was decided.
The action at sea was described
as hit and run, hide and seek,
touch and 60"
Numerous enemy surface forces
are active in the Southeastern
Solomons in an attempt to reinforce
the enemy troops now on Gaudal-
canal and to disrupt our delivery
OF supplies to our forces which now
occupy shore positions in this area, "
the Navy reported. The engage
ments are continuing"
Details Lacking.
While official details were lacking
here, the German radio broadcast a
Toxic dispatch declaring the fight
would "decisively influence the whole
war situation" and j. M. Maxim
Australian Navy Minister, said in
Melbourne that the outcome might
determine whether Australia is in
vaded.
Continuing their ceaseless ham,
mering OF enemy ships and supplies
throughout the area, Allied bombers
under Gen. Douglas MacArthurs
command threw an umbrella over
American and Australian ground
troops as they converged for an
attack on Buna.
The Australian and American
columns are in contact with each
other and are jointly moving in to
attack" communiuue said.
The enemy, under command OF
1t. Gen. Tomatore Hori, now faces
the Allies to the west and south
with the jungle and the sea at his
back. Our air force is attacking
without respite"
The Americans and Australians
met yesterday north of the Kumusi
River. The advance had been made
difficult by heavy rains which
caused the river to spread to 9
width of between 200 and 400 feet
All day yesterday the Australians
moved supplies across the river.
No Mention Of Convoy.
The Macarthur Communioue
made no mention of an enemy
convoy previously reported off New
Guinea Island, northwest of Guadal-
canal, which apparetly was aimed
at strengthening the Japanese force,
that have been trying vainly to re-
capture Henderson Airfield.
One 12,000-ton transport in this
convoy was reported set afire by
Allied attackers.
Heavy bombers also scored direct
hits on two enemy ships in the har-
Dor at Rabaul, New Britain, and
started fires in the supply dump
area at Malaguina and in the docks
area, where eight explosions were
observed.
A formation of Catalinas from the
southwest Pacific command fiew
across the Coral Sea to support the
embattled American troops in the
solomon Islands and destroyed eight
Japanese planes at the BUN air
field. Other Japanese planes were
damaged in bombing and strafing
sweep over the airfield.
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Nozis Reported Rushing
New French Defenses

BY Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily
News.
SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE, Nov.
lo.-Ihe Germans have started
requisitioning French workers in
the south of France for building
new defenses along the Mediter-
ranean coast, according to reliable
information reaching here today.
This same report reveals that the
important cement factory 1T st.
Tropez has been ordered to, hand
over Its total output to the GSrman
occupiers. Similar orders, it is be-
lieved, will be shortly issued to all
other cement factories In the Rhone
Valley and the south Of France
generally.
tCopyrisht. 1912. By chieaso Dailye News,
1nc)
Evening star., 1942-11-16
PUG Denies Motions
For Reconsideration
OF Gas Rate Boost
Action Seen Clearing
Path for Appeal Of
Ruling in Courts

Clearing the way for an expected
court test, the Public Utilities Com
mission today denied motions of the
Office of Price Administration, Eco
nomic Sterilization Director James
F. Byrnes and Is civic groups ask
ing that the 100000 increase in
consumer rates of the Washington
Gas Light Co. be rescinded and the
case reopened.
The motions had been filed, after
weeks of legal battle before the
PUG, in petitions for reconsidera-
ton which. under District public
utility law, constitute necessary first
steps for appeals to court
officials of OPA said its course
of action had been determined and
that statement might be made
shortly.
officials of the company an
nounced they were prepared tc
apply the increased rates to all
bills issued after today, but that
they had not yet determined what
to do about bills rendered between
September l and today. The PUG
order made the increased rates ef-
fective as of September l, the be-
ginning of the new rate year, under
the sliding scale agreement for an
nual adjustment of the company's S
rates.
Price Administrator Leon Hen
l,i hal E
and for Directro Byrnes, last week
filed two petitions for reconsidera-
ton. He asked the rate order be
vacated. or at least stayed, and the
case reopened to permit all elements
of valuation and rate-making to
be considered on broader basis.
Mr.. Henderson, speaking for the
OPA, had alleged that the PUG
made 40 errors in its handling of
the gas rate case.
Petitions for reconsideration and
motions that the increased rate Or
der be rescinded also had been filed
by the following civic groups-all of
which also were denied today by the
PUG:
The Anacostia. Benning, Chillum
Heights. Citizens Forum of Colum-
bia Heights, Fort Davis, Hillcrest,
Kenilworth. North Randle Com
munity Citizens, Randle Highlands,
Sixteenth Street Heights and Trini-
dad Citizens Association; the How
ard Park Civic and Kingman Park
Civic Associations and the Wash
ington League of Women Shoppers.
Evening star., 1942-11-16

dificult certain black market OPP
erations which have cropped up
here and elsewhere in the rationed
areas. It was pointed out that this
would make difficult the use of
stolen gasoline ration books, such
as have been passed here In recent
months.
It also will discourage the dump
ing" OF IS" coupons in the East
before they expire this month.
Many Of the illegal sales Of gas In
this area were made possible by the
use Of IS" coupons.
: In the case Of coupons In inter-
changeable books issued to . fleet
Of vehicles, the name Of the State
and city where the truck company
has It's home ONCE, as well as the
name Of the company operating the
trucks must pe written on the back
(see OPA. Page A-20.)
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Uprising Is Reported
In Western Croutiu
BY the Associated Press.

6y tut A190ClHteo Ffe83.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-Reuters re-
ported today that an extensive re-
volt had broken out in Western
Croatia In old Yugoslavia where
between 10000 and a5,000 guerrillas
were operating and that they were
holding two towns.
The guerrillas were operating In
dependently OF the Yugoslav guer-
rilla chief, Gen. Draja Mihailovic
the Reuters dispatch from the
German frontier" added. !,
Evening star., 1942-11-16
BY J. A. FOX.

The owners of buildings leased
by the Government can be re-
quired to bear the cost Of con-
verting the heating plants from
oil to some other fuel, If the lease
provides that both heat and fuel
are to be furnished to the occu-
pant, Controller General Lind
sey c. Warren held today in q de-
cision to the Post once Depart
ment.
The ruling seemingly has . wide
application inasmuch as the Gov
ernment is the tenant Of privately
owned buildings all over the coun-
try-many In Washington,
The issue was raised in connec-
Evening star., 1942-11-16
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-The
Japanese imperial headquarters,
in a revised report of the October
26 naval battle east of the Solo
mons, asserted today the Japa-
nese sank one battleship, two
aircraft carriers, identified as the
U. S. S. Enterprise and Hornet;
another large-type aircraft car
rier, three cruisers and one de-
stroyer.
A United States Navy communique
October 26 reported the United
States destroyer Porter was sunk by
enemy action; one United States
aircraft carrier was severely dam
aged, and other United States
vessels suffered lesser damage when
a Pacific fleet carrier task force ex-
changed air attacks with strong
Japanese forces northeast of Guadal-
canal. Then on october 81 the Navy
announced that the carrier, which
was not identified. was destroyed
after she had been heavily damaged
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Cunudo's S PIune Rate
Put at 5000 a Yeur
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Canada is producing warplanes
at a rate Of about 5000 a year,
Munitions Minister c. D. Howe told
a press conference at the Canadian
Legation today.
Mr.. Howe, who came here for
today's meeting of the newly es-
tablished British American. Cana
dian Combined Production Board,
spoke with pride of the progress
made by Canada in many fields
of war production. He estimated
Canada's total war production for
1912 would aggregate about $780,
100000 and for l943 about $780,
600 900.
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Byrd Asks 0ne-Third
Cut in Government
EmpIoye Rolls
Virginia Senator Calls
Federal Waste of
Monpower Criminal
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Government 'is
the chief offender in the waste
and boarding of manpower, "
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia charged yesterday. Dis
missal of one-third of the Gov
ernment's civilian employees, he
added, would help the war effort.
In a public statement. he said the
Senate Committee on Reduction of
Non-Essential Federal Expenditures,
of which he is chairman, would open
hearings soon ito tell the people the
whole truth with respect to dupi-
Gated activities, the overmanning of
practically every agency of Govern
ment and the useless employees that
are carried on the payrolls of these
agencies"
The committee will prepare con-
structive suggestions for elimination
of abuses, he added.
Thumb -Twiddlers."
THE -twiddlers in our Gov
ernment service should be given
other work to do he declared.
Senator Byrd estimated that by
January the Federal Government
would have 100000 civilian en-
ployes and State and local govern
ments an additional 2,5OO,00O. Last
August 81, he noted, the Civil Service
Commission said 2,606,300 civilian
employees were on the Federal pay
roll, with new ones being added at
the rate of more than 100000 a
month.
Counting in State and local gov
ernment employees, he declared, there
are more public employees than there
are soldiers, sailors and marines.
He predicted that Americans would
be shocked and indignant" to learn
that the Federal Government now
has three times as many employees as
it did when the 1918 Armistice was
signed.
Calls Waste "CriminaP'
I'm time of peace the waste of pub
lie funds is to be condemned Sc
verely," he said, "but in time Of war
the waste of manpower by the Gov
ernment in non-essential activities
as well as the waste of public funds
is inexcusable and criminal
'On November II, 1918, there were
30 agencies of Government. Today
there are 81 distinct agencies, many
of these making no direct contribu-
ton to the war effort. -
Outside of Washington, as of
June 80, 1912, there were 1894 branch
Offices of different agencies estab-
lished in every nook and corner of
the country, employing large and
frequently unnecessary personnel,
and overlapping and duplicating the
activities of each other. The number
has increased since then. '''
"Only prompt and drastic action
by Congress will prevent a con-
tinued increase in civil service en-
Evening star., 1942-11-16
Two Boys Are Killed,
In Crossing Crash
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
PARKSLEY, Va, Nov. 16.-One
Maryland youth was killed and q
l5-year-old Parksley boy died sew
eral hours later as the result of a
collision Saturday night between
an automobile in which the youths
were riding and a Pennsylvania
Railroad train near here.
A third youth, also in the car, was
reported by hospital attendants to
be in fair condition"
The dead: h
Ira Tull, II, of Pocomoke City
Md, reported killed instantly.
Dorsey Dix, Is, of Parksley, died
yesterday at Nassawaddox Hospital
The injured youth is Harry Wus-
sells, 10.