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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
NAILS DEMORALIZED

Communicates continued TO indi-
cate that the Russian offensive in
the middle Don was gaining mo-
mentum. Not only the capture of
thousands of Germans in single
patches but the abandonment of
new, heavy guns and especially
rifles, which individual soldiers
had thrown away, told the story
of mounting decentralization in the
enemy ranks.
Yesterday alone, a special COM
munique said, the Russians in the
Don battle captured II
towns in addition TO dozens of
smaller inhabited localities.
The armies of Col Gen. N. F.
Vatutin driving down the west
side Of the Moscow-Voronezh-
Rostov railroad. and 1t. Gen.
Philip Golikov, advancing down
the east side, were now within
six miles of the big railroad juno
ton city of Millerovo, $50 miles
west of Stalingrad and 135 miles
north Of Rostov-on-Don, gateway
to the Caucasus.
At Millerovo the Moscow-Rostov
railroad connects with one run
ming into a rich industrial and
coal mining area 100 miles to the
southwest.
German desperation was shown
by an increasing use OF mines.
In captured houses at Stalingrad
the Russians found mines tied 10
the bodies of German dead so that
Russian burial squads would be
killed in trying 10 lift the bodies.
In the Nalchik area of the eau
caSus Russian engineers found
more than 1000 anti-tank mines
in one day. The Germans had
Lid them AT all approaches TO
places.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
British Films
lake z Top Honors, Highest
10 Noel Coward

NEW YORK, Dec. 26 GNS).-
The best film of the year award OF
the National Board of Review OF
Motion Pictures today went 10
Noel towards British made pro-
duction, I'm Which We Serve"
The runneup spot was taken by
another British film, One Of Our
Planes Is Missing"
Others OF the top 10 in the order
OF selection were: 3-"Mrs. Min
iver, Journey for Margaret. f."
Island" 6-"The Male
Animal. THE Major and the
Minor" 8-"Sullivan'S Travels" 9
The Moon and Sixpence." and
l0-"The Pied Piper
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
Pirate Ship Contributes

COVINA, Cal, Dec. 90 tUP). -
Chinese pirates made their con-
tribution to the scrap metal drive
here. The wheel OF an erStwhile
Chinese pirate boat, eight feet
tall and weighing half a ton,
was contributed to the scrap
metal drive by its owners. 1t
was 400 years old and was taken
from a pirate ship beached long
ago off Catalina Island.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
"a Zap PLANES X. Cd
I'm New Georgia Raids

WASHINGTON, Dec. &c QNS)
-TWenty-foJr japanese planes
were destroyed in series Of
Christmas Eve bombing raids by
American aircraft against the
enemy New Georgia Island base,
$50 mics northwest OF Guadal-
canal Island.
The navy department said that
none Of tho United States planes
was even damaged in the attacks,
which silcnced the japanese anti
aircraft batteries az Munda. prin-
cipal Japanese concentration point
for future assaults on American
positions ~ Guadslacanal
Japan's Mun6a airfield and the
adjacent shore installations also
were heavily bombed and ma
o. N.l,n- t,IfF.fDT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
Slayer Of Sweetheart
Sings Hymns in Cell

CHINOOK Mont, Dec. 26
(UP). Leslie Sellers, II. sang
hymns and played cards in Jail
today while authorities prepared
TO charge him formally with the
murder Of his high school sweet
heart, Elaine Allen. IS. "A
Leslie, a studious, religious
youth and member of a promi-
nent family az nearby Harlem,
confessed that he had shot Elaine
at his home Wednesday night.
His motive was not disclosed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
Jap Air Power
On Downgrdde

NEW DELHI. India, Dec. %
GNS).-The japanese air force
has been materially weakened in
every theater." Brig. Gen. Clayton
L. Bissell, commander of the
United States army air force in
India. said today in a statement
TO the press.
Asked if Japan was using fewer
planes in the air war over Burma,
Bissel answered that they them
selves. admit that in their own
releases
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
BORROW ON FUTURE

1--WE may set the dates of the
coupon valuation forward"
Henderson said. I've may make
make a number of special pro-
visions for meeting emergencies
SO fars the mechanics of the Ta-
tioning system are concerned.
But none of these things pro-
duces more oil. In fact. some
OF them are, in effect, a means
OF borrowing against the future,
and that future Is not bright.
II therefore appeal most sin
cerely TO every consumer OF
home heating fuel oil to use the
absolute minimum Of the supply
he bets with his coupon"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
War News Speeds tip

SEATTLE, Dec. 20 (UP). =
Forty years OF discoveries in
transmission of news has speeded
the movement Of war news more
than a little" since the Spanish
American war, Joe Smith, 60 a
war correspondent for a Seattle
newspaper in 1898 and 1899, be-
lieVes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
NAZI POWER lessons

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 tUP).
Germany is showing signs OF
weakness in air strength and man
power, informed diplomats here
believe.
Diplomats with access 10 re-
ports coming out of Europe. from
underground sources in occupied
countries as well as from Allied
or neutral centers, say their in
formation indicates growing
Allied air superiority and an APP
parent crisis in Hitler's manpower
problem.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
British Beat Off
2COunterdttd(ks
On Burma Front
Broadening Of Drive
From India Hinted; Raj
Raids AirfieId, Railroads
BY DARRELL BERRIGAN
United Press stan Correspondent

NEW DELHI, India, Dec. %
The British Indian command an
nounced today that its forces in
Burma had beaten off two Japa-
nese attempts TO retake positions
in the Chin Hills, we'll north of the
area where the spearhead of the
British drive southwark along the
Bay OF Bengal coast is established.
(This might indicate that the
British had broadened their
drive and were now pushing east
as we'll as south.
The j a pane G counterattacks
were made Thursday. a British
communique said. Only the Japa.
nese suffered losses.
"Patroling activity I'm the
Arakan district (along the Dor
der above Akyab) continued
without further incident" the
communique said.
Raj ATTACKS
II reported that Royal Air
Force fighters yesterday made
several low-level attacks on en-
.emy detectives in the Toungee
area OF South Central Burma, and
damaged japanese planes on the
ground at Toungoo airdrome, in
ficting casualties on personnel
Railway trucks on the siding at
kyaukpadaung and an oil tank at
Chauk were managed.
Other Raj fighters shot up gun
posts and buildings at Akyab,
machlne-gunned locomotives and
a train near Monywa and dam
aged a large river steamer and
other craft on the Chindwin
River.
The japanese counterattacks in
TIE Chin Hills were the first re-
ported since the British began
their drive. The Japanese previ-
IouSly had offered practically no
resistance, and in the southwest
ern part Of Burma were believed
TO have holed up at Akyab.
BIG OFFENSIVE SEEN
1t. Gen. n. NJ. s. Irwin. Indian
born commander Of the eastern
army in India. told his command
in a Christmas message that he
was preparing the day 70 set in
motion great armies" against
Burma.
We've assured the integrity
OF midas eastern frontier, and
our advanced forces are stead
lily, II slowly as yet, moving for
ward In Burma" he said. ITS
satisfactory first step"
The japanese raid on Calcutta
christmas Eve was the fourth in
n week. ne first three raids. it
was officially announced, killed IS
and injured less than 100 civilians.
There was some evidence OF ma
Itives evacuatinE Calcutta, but no
panic such as followed bombings
Of Rangoon last year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
BY GLIDER FROM CRETE

Italian troops, the dispatch said
were being sent by glider and
transport plane from Crete 70
southern TuniSia, where French
forces have advanced toward the
east TuniSian coast by way Of
Pont du FANS.
The enemy reinforcementS flown
into the Bizerte-Tunis area of
northeast Tunisia consisted mostly
of German troops, front reports
said.
While Allied thruSts In most
Tunisian sectors pointed TO an inn
sAietFtieWf in the struggle
for that strategic country opposite
Sicily, rainy weather continued 10
restrict aerial activities, the com
munlQue said.
Reuters reported from the Tu-
nissan front that the Allies we're
gaining air superiority. RAF
pilots were quoted as reporting
that Nazi planes have their tails
down" which is the fliers way of
saving that the enemy is avoiding
combat.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
Expects TO Fall Dead, Does

PHILADE LPHIA, Dec. 26
GNS) For five years. Katherine
Colahan, 81, carried Identification
cards because some day I'll prob
ably drop dead in the street. Her
body was found on a downtown
sidewalk yesterday. She had sue
cumhed 10 a heart attack.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
ANS RAIDS ALGIERS

Axis planes raided Algiers last
night causing four alerts, the Al
gierS radio reported today. accord
ing 10 Reuters. The enemy aircraft
met fierce barrage from ground
defenseS Of the Algerian capital,
the report added. First announce
mentS gave no details OF damage
and casualties.
French units from the Chad
region Of central Africal were re.
veaied 10 have fought" the Sa-
hara Desert as well as the enemy
and 10 have come out victoria us.
After a forced march across the
burning desert sands from oasis
10 oasis. the French engaged Axis
Iarmored units in the Fezzan area
in southern Libya. After two DAYS
Iof battle, a French headquarters
.communique said:
Advanced French elements
routed an enemy motorized de-
tachment"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
APPEAL TO UKRAINE
"The Ukraine was and will be
Soviet country" the appeal said.

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Soviet country" the appeal said.
The noon communique reported
that in the Kharkov area, 15C
miles west of the Red army'S
bulge into the rich Ukraine, guer-
rillas in a raid on a German bat
talon headquarters killed II en-
envy staff officers and 70 men.
Attacking tireleSsly through the
night southwest of Stalingrad, the
Russians captured fortified point
and knocked out 30 German tanks
and killed 600 men.
a special communique had re-
vealed that. after breaking Ger
man counterattacks which started
December u and had steadily in
creased in ferocity, the Russians
went over to the offensive. made
gains along a wide front for from
10 TO Is miles. liberated up to
i 900 square miles of territory and
drove the Germans across the
Aksai River to a point 60 miles
southwest OF Stalingrad and only
30 miles from the city Of Kotelnl-
voko, on the main railroad to the
Caucasus.
In their Caucasus drive south
east of Nalchik, where the Ger
mans had tried vainly To drive
into the great oil fields. Russian
.troops occupied more Inhabited
pOintc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
U. S. Officers Promoted

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 QNS)
The war department today an
nounced the promotion of nine
United States Army infantry Of
ficers for gallantry in action in
the North African campaign.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
HoUsE-To-HOUsE FIGHTING

One Of the grimest fights Of the
Caucasus campaign was waged in
one such town, where the Ger
mans defended every street and
every house. the noon communiQue
reported. The Russians hanked
the enemy, killed 200, took the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
Fuel Oil Users
Will Pay More
CONTINUED from Page One)

but were issued only TO offset
abnormal demands because of cold
weather.
The valuation date for coupon
No. 3 in the 17-state eastern area
was advanced from Jan. s, 1913,
to Dec. IS, 1912. A similad adj
vance was announced some time
ago for the Midwest and was fol-
lowed by a 10 per cent increase
in the value of coupons for that
area to offset a protracted cold
WaVp
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
GIiders, Junkers
Rush Help 10
Retredting Foe
Allies Nearing Railway
Center After Beating OF
Nazis' Counferattacks

LONDON. Dec. % (INSl.-
American and British troops, sup
ported by tanks and mobile artil-
lcry, captured a strong point six
miles northeast of Medjez-el-Bab,
in northeast Tunisia, to drive
within - miles OF TuniS, an Allied
-eonlmuniaHe revealed today.
Medjcz-cl-Bab, an important
junction. is IS miles southwest of
Tunis. The Allies thus struck for
ward along the highway lom
.Mediez-el-Bab -Tebourba, Is
mics ta-the northeast and 20
miles southwest Of TuniS, and
their newly-gained position evil
IDENTIFY Straddled that road.
NEARING RAIL CENTER
The American and British units
apparently had advanced nearly
half way back TO Tebourba, a rail
and highway hub which the Allies
had previously h I'D but rclin-
pushed because their spearheads
-ifad thrust beyond the range of
air cover.
Patrols are operating In
other sectors the communique
added.
The Allied advance, achieved
after several counterattacks were
fbcaten or, was announced as adj
vices from the Tunisian front said
German and Italian reinforce
.mentS were being rushed into
northern and southern Tunisia in
glders and Junkers transport
planes.
These reserves were being flown
across the Mediterranean from
southern Europe and from the
AXis-occupied Greek island of
Crete, according to dispatch
from Reuters correspondent with
1t Gen. Kenneth a. N. Ander-
sen : British FirSt Army in Tu-
nlSia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
Fifth Great Drive
Opened by Reds
CONTINUED from Page One)


in the south, which extended $50
miles from north to south and $50
miles from east TO west, a total
area of 1877 800 square miles, over
Swallowed the fighting on the CEN
trail front.
But coRmuniques reported the
Russians still on the offensive both
in the Rzhev area, 135 miles west
of Moscow, and the Velikie Luki
area, lao miles farther west.
In the Velikie Luki area, the
midnight communique reported the
Russians stormed their way TO the
approaches of big inhabited
locality and inflicted heavy cas-
ualties.
Before Rzhev, at a point where
they had yielded ground to a big
German counterattack, the Rus
slams regained the lost terrain
killing 1000 Germans and destroy
ing AZ tanks and armored cars
and Is field guns, the midnight
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
NJ Arthur S Men
Cutting Jap Line
In Two al Bund
Yanks Continually Pound
Highly Fortified Area
Mile Long, 500 Yds. Wide

ENERAL MacARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS IN AUS
TRALIA, Dec. 26 (UP).-Ameri-
can forces have made a significant
advance in Northeastern New
Guinea and now threaten TO cut
the japanese Buna beachhead in
two, a spokesman for Gen. Douglas
Macarthur revealed today.
The American advance was on
the western end of the line. They
drove toward the coast through
government gardens, southeast OF
| the Buna Mission, on Thursday.
General Macarthur described ac-
tivity in one Of the shortest COM
lmuniques he has yet issued in
Australia:
"On Christmas Day, our ac-
tivities were limited to routine
safety precautions. Divine serv-
ices were held throughout the
command where possible.
BIGGER BRIDGEHEAD
But the spokesman added:
1.-THE importance of the adj
vance Is that II secures a bigger
bri6gehead across the entrance
of Sinem Creek and threatens
TO cut off Japanese positions at
Buna Mission from those at
GairOpa Point adj the coconut
grove dispersal bays at the north
western end of the main air
strip"
The Japanese have been COM
lpressed into a small, highly-forti-
fed coil. a mile long and 500 yards
wide, centered at Gliropa Point
Just east of Buna Mission.
United Press Correspondent Don
iCasweH reported in a dispatch
from the front that Australian and
iAmeriean forces seized another 106
yards of the airstrip on Thursday
and now control both sides. three
quarters Of the way, east and west
CLING TO DEFENSES
The japanese, however, cling &c
strong defensive positions at the
western end.
The spokesman said Japanese
depth defenses included dugouts
protected by logs and sand-fillec
oil drums. They are field forti'
! fications of the strongest type. he
said. that stand up against artil'
lery and mortar fire, while tho
japanese, directed by snipers In
the trees. fire through small ports
The spokesman revealed that
Australian forces advancing down
the coast from Coma, six and a
half miles northwest of Buna Mis-
sion, he'd reached the vicinity OF
tGaee- ktilleFteH- three and three
quarters miles northwest OF the
mission.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
Yonks. British Push Within 20 Miles of Tunis
Don't Tell!
l. Names Of Ships on Which Sailors Serve.
2. The Troop Units Of Soldiers Overseas.
Distributed by International News servic.

by
On battle fronts every day risk their lives discover
the strength of the military units of the enemy
Yet at home, many of presenting the enemy
with information of the military value, the office Of
censorship says in statement.
information which newspapers and individuals
asked TO tell the enemy:
DO NOT TELL the names of ships upon which sailors
serve.
DO NOT TELL the troop units in which soldiers serve
overseas.
There is objection to revealing that Pvt John Jones
is In Australia that Seaman Tom Brown action in the
Atlantic but there military information which endangers
of American fighting stating that Pvt John
Jones' Company S. 6O0th Infantry is in Australia,
Tom Brown aboard the u S. Wisconsin, is in the
Atlantic .-->-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
Chicago Entertdins
10000 Seryi(emen

CHICAGO. Dec. 26 GNS).-
Proud of its record of hospitality
10 servicemen, Chicago today esti-
mated that more than $4,000 sol-
diers. sailors and marines were
Christmas Day at the
city's three servicemen's centers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
The War
TODAY
Year Brings
A Miracle
In Strategy
. 49, DxVrI a AnnRE
BY MAJ. PAUL {, RtB0RG
Military Analyst and Author Of
.....-h..t..4 NffrRftf


'MechAniIed Might
Written Especially for Internal ,onal Nevs
ssr,ice aud The Detroit Times
COMPARISON OF Christ
mas time a year ago and ;he
same period Of 1912 is indeed
both fascinating and amazing
On Dec. 23, 1911, it was
announced from Washington:
president Roosevelt today
created joint American
British war council, which
will have its first meeting in
the White House cabinet room
at ) o'clock sthis afternoon.
The council will lac headed
by Mr.. Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill, and will
include members of the Amer
lean military and naval high
command and high ranking
members of British national
defense of6cialdOm."
Later, the same article said:
AT the same time Sir
Gerald Campbell, head of the
British press service in Wash
ingtOn, announced that the
main purpose of the council
will be 10 plan-'world wide
strategy, world wide supply,
and world wide victory"
EVENTS OF the year
definitely prove that this coun-
Gil has been successful, in
Guiding unified action among
Britain, Russia and the United
States. The strategy Of the
United Nations for the year
has been amazing, the world
wide supply has been accom-
plished, and world wide vic
tory is in sight.
On December "a, President
Roosevelt, as commander in
chief of our armed forces,
sent the following Christmas
message to our soldiers, sailors
and marines, throughout the
world:
ITO the army and navy: In
the crisis which confronts the
nation, our people have full
faith i'm the steadfastness and
The high devotion to duty
demonstrated by the men i'm
all ranks of our army and
navy.
you are setting an inspir-
Ing example for all the people,
as you have done so often in
the past. I'm sending my per-
sonal Christmas greeting to
you ! feel that l should add a
special measure Of gratitude
to the admiration and affec-
ton which have always felt,
and have expressed in other
years. am confident that
during the year which lies
before US you will triumph on
all fronts against the forces
of evil which are arrayed
against US"
IN THE year that has fol-
lowed the sending Of these
two messages, the battles Of
ting Coral Sea, Midway, the
Philippines, Guadalcanal and
the Solomons, the invasion Of
North Africa, the offensives
In New Guinea, the battles 20
maintain our supply lines to
all parts Of the world. and
the battle Of the Atlantic,
prove that the President, our
commander in chief, and the
chief Of staff of the United
States armies, if anything
underestimate the capacity
Of our armed forces TO per-
form in the acid test Of war.
THE UNITED NATIONS
have gone through great trib-
ulation, ground has been lost,
and we have had disappoint-
ments and unpleasant sur
prises-but, the democracies
have proven they can take
whatever this war has in store
for them. Still more, that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
he Office of censorship says:

The Office of censorship says:
eve ask editors not publish these troop dentihcatiOns
parents relatives reveal them. Don't
give the enemy anything that may lengthen the war"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26

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miles.
From Moscow, the Ukrainian
government, Premier Josef Stain,
the cabinet and the Russian Com
munist Party, informing the
Ukrainian people of the break
into Hitler's European fortress, y
appealed TO men and women to
intensity guerrilla activity, pre-
pairing for the complete liberation
of thpir nntINe land
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26

THE UNITED NATIONS
have gone through great trib-
ulation, ground has been lost,
and we have had disappoint-
ments and unpleasant sur
prises-but, the democracies
have proven they can take
whatever this war has in store
for them. Still more, that
they can dish out more than
can our enemies.
In spite of the bitter punish
ment we have taken Pearl
Harbor, the Philippines. the
loss Of Singapore and Hong
kong. and the loss Of the
Dutch East Indies, the pre-
ceding year has been success
i ful far beyond the dreams of
the most optimistic. The year
10 come will be even more
successful. The doom Of Che
AXIS nations sno the doom o.
Hitler. Mu5olini, and Hi1o-
INTO, is definitely sealed, and
they know IL
Evening star., 1942-10-19
Arlington Man Kills Big,Howk
After 1t Dives at Girl, 3

A large hawk, said to have
swooped down on a four-year- old
girl in Arlington, hangs today on
the back fense of the child's neigh
Dor who killed it.
Rena George, 705 South Fox street,
Arlington, was playing alone yester-
day in the street near her home
when the bird dived at her with "its
claws outstretched," Harold Warden,
a neighbor. said. Mr.. Warden, who
was in his yard a short distance
away, said he watched while the
bird swooped near the child's head,
rose, circled and dived again. Mr..
Warden said he ran over and struck
at the hawk and then led the girl
a safe distance away.
Mr.. Warden then went to nthe
home of his next-door neighbor, fra
D. Bell, of 608 South Fox street, to
get gun. Mr.. Bell got his 20 rifle
and shot the bird which was perched
in a locust tree nearby. His first
shot struck the bird through the
shoulder, and 1t toppled dead to the
earth.
Birds experts today denied earlier
reports that the bird was wild
eyed, ferocious eagle"
DR.. Herbert Friedman of the Di-
vision Of Birds, Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, said that from pictures he
has seen, the bird is a red-tailed
hawk, and definitely not an eagle. |"
Experts at the zoo. agreed.