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Evening star., 1943-11-07
Gunner Attuins
Fame for Makinq
Artificial Legs
BY Csbie to The Star.

by SSbit 10 Inc Star.
LONDON, Nov. 6.-Parts of a
derelict baby carriage and some
beer barrel hoops provided the ma
terial for an artificial leg for Com
mandO Capt. Robin Campbell while
he was interned in a German prison
camp in 1912 The ersatz leg was
made by fellow prisoner, a Scottish
flight lieutenant nicknamed File
ger by his fellow pilots.
"Fieger,' q rear-gunner who had
lost his leg during an Raj raid,
made a reputation for himself
throughout the camp as a master
maker of artificial limbs. Although
he had never seen an artificial leg
before, by the time he was repa-
triated, he had made 20 such legs,
including the one for Campbell and
another for himself In several
cases, he manufactured makeshift
legs for men who had lost both
limbs.
Back in England, Campbell told
the story Of his own war adventures.
Wounded in November. 1941, in the
commando raid on Field Marshal
Rommels desert headquarters, he
was picked up by party Of German
soldiers, was sent to Derna. and
then flown to German hospital in
Athens to prevent his capture in
the British advance. From there.
alter his leg had been ampuuated.
he was sent on to SaIonika. Soon
after that he was moved to a hos
pltal camp in Central Germany
There he met "Flieger."
Evening star., 1943-11-07
20 Suffer Food POISONING

BALTIMORE, Nov 6. (Pp.-An in
yestigation Of several cases of food
reported after a school
harvest festival dinner was begun
today by the Baltimore County
Health Department. Dr.. William H.
F. Warthen announced Dr.. War
then, county health officer. said that
about 20 persons had been reported
i'll after attending a dinner Ca
louisville High School last night.
Evening star., 1943-11-07

Corpuscles, as well as corporals,
can fight. Enlist yours at the Blood
Donor Center, District 5000. Enlist
ments accepted at your convenience.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-04-17
a WEIL FED NATION IS A FIGHTING NATION"
by DEAN GORDON B.ntNCOCE
FOR AMP


him Rui the south and the Negro al, Aa
nation has made them The Negro is %, 4s
whhe the South and the nation are the c..aies
IN READ blame Tor the crlminal propensif' 90 az
b, laid at III, door OF the southern Negro ha 'nisd
rather 90 the system that produced him re
Than the southern Negro meratcs in scare ie.
,our but this should not hc held against 81
races do this al some tinc other in tn
THAT the Ncgro manifest certain anii-soes aaa.
cc- in his habitat is 20 be expect ne
blame moi on him but on the section SIS.
tom mar produced him OF course the iudp Z.
si,ous OF pa,aine The South and the uoria Ne.
gro bu' IN So doing nc VAS dong volcn,
iap humane considerations. He VAS playf p's
southern Nca4o as q ~coundrel whereas va
MGR y a scapc-goat II may be easy to ta tie
child Tor his delinquency bur deeper conside a'.n
mpHcate his parents.
The rrodic Son was nhat The father ma.e IN
ana nobody understood this better than the + isss
father who SO gladly Welcomed hack home
ng son 10 blame southern Negroes for tho zine
n Nc Nofih is worse than blaming them NJ 'hfr
crimes the Sonh They arc too often The ras
OF lniqnlous system and the system, me- ite
are 10 blame. Good judge Brancaio threw -set
mofscl TO the white south and TO the Noe N0'l
hai he missed great opportunity TO roin' lie
why's and wher, fores Of Negro crime tho aniig
over.
IN ~" hrst place why would the Negro ~ "
ca,e the south Tor the North in search Of ''
Cfimcs be must migrate starye but migrate. No
der such circumstances is not TO be charged gl.as'
The Ncsro He deserves commendation for gong
s,aroh OF better land If H. is maadisf'd %
his new surroundings it is not his fault fog ias
be is not different from tho European vae must
have his ups and downs until he become s'ed
20 his new social climate.
Then too the question arises. just What nor
hcrn Negro against southern Negr ho'
one does Negro have to live North to be ONE
northern Negro relatively small nuTh'f OF
Neeiofs living in the Nouh were born ihei' Wae'
can he Negro go 10 escape being made sears'
goffs or a scoundrcle
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-04-17
EPIDEMIC
MENINGITIS
INCREASES

There has been sharp in
c''a." 'n iho number q cases ~
'n'dem.r meningitis in Detroit
rrfe lbe first ~ This year 10
eases with deaths During the
'sf four wears there was n YEAR
ir average ~ Is cases and s
feaihs according to DR.. Bruce H.
nrrlas health commissioner
Epidemic meningitis Increases
whom there are concentrations OF
people In normal times small
number OF cases occurs each year;
ercrowding and the close con-
tact 81 masses produce epidemics
Epidemic meningitis Is found
most frequently In children and
Young adults II Is a cold wealth
CT disease and usually subsidies
when tho DAYS become warm.
IT. Douglas SAYS
Early symptoms arc sore
throat. headache. chllis and few
90. and n The disease + recog-
nixed carly " yields 10 treat
mont with tho sulfa drugs. hi
says. There are no recognize
preventive treatments.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-04-17
PLAIN 7 AK

misleading headlines designed apparenls 80 sn"
tie Harlem as essentially more criminal ihaN V'nr
sections Of tho city without one line ~ 'omaew
about the greater crime conspiracy agains' Negro
youth never other residential section aeaa'
lined IS crime enters. What excuse can there
for conservative dignihod daily paper headlinps
the petty depredations OF youth in Hailcm lns
juvenile delinqucnc's common to youth mo- only ~
Harlem but in the Bronx in staten Island. ~ NJ
capo. as we'll as in Pdwtuckct and Dubuque ana
ihousand other towns and villages
went On III onc-hflh Of the reports which Ne
gro boys in the armed forces returning home on '''
loush bring are true then tho situation in Harle"
trivial compared with the situation which 0in ~,
'elop after the war when eight hundred ihoa',uu
Negro boys return TO their homes broodine ana 0'
Ter With the memory Of unprovoked insult l} 'n'"
white superior officers. OF segregation and dis''"'
nation OF ostracism and contempt rcligously ""'"
tanned in Europe in Africa. in the south Pacih' 81"
in their own country
What has the great American newspapers %"
about these things what about the limitations 'p
posed on Negro boys in the air corps. in the '"I"
services OF the Army and Navy? what have ~.
great papers said about the impasse in when W
War Department finds itself by pursuing policy ~
racial segregation? what have they said about VIZ
liam Hases report to the nation on tho Treatment
Negro soldiers what have they said about lus
continued defiance OF the Presidents Executive W
der $500 by industralsts engaged in production "
the instruments and weapons Of war
Crime in Harlem is a social phenomenon
causes are known The remedies arc simple gu"
available And at the most II is confined TO w.
small group Efficient police administration dHF "
day rather than spectacular display Of police POW -
or Tor TWO or three days for publicity purposes W..
give a partial answer to tho question OF crime !"
Harlem. But only partial answer"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-04-17
Scape-Goats Or Scoundrels?
southern Negro ". Northern.

uAPLESS HARLEM Is stirred once mere ly what
IL appears to be an ncipicnt orime wave. few
months AGO controversy of some proportions was
waged between those who f'i that Harlem ~9s
crime center and these Who bitterly denied ~ Our
easily explained sensisvcntss and our robust race
pride make II dincult for US 90 admit even h most
casual scientific proposition that people OF lower
economic bracket are pltdisp. scd % crime and dis
case and the evil roncomitan'- thereof Explains
ing crime does not remove b. And 50 Harlem j Eo
Inc rest OF tn undcrpfni.escd world is wrcs'lms
win principaliles and rover that will not he dc
MED
These mugsns ihar arc GYMS .iom some adj
verse publicity arc not confined TO This center OF
Negro life alone Even here IN stiid old Richmond
these mugens going apace with II for an orr
binary week nd Natnally enough Negro uuescrs
hy NJ means haze monopoly ON CHS ~ lime. dis
trcssmg practice Whites arc Wei represented which
show that crime is not racial nor arc the nlcn-
eics thereof
In arraening Two Ncrroc- judge Pores Ban.
tain of the Kings County oout N,w liWh Ciiy. ic-
Gently said. at Is eilins shme thar such as YOU
como up from IN South 10 50 GA fcll hen, and
bring di-eraec upon your psoilc 'oofed people
born and brouph' ny IN Now York are law 'lidiur
II Is because OF your kind thai they eond emncd
The TWO Negro were called "diseiacc 90 fhtr race
while the mdacs words seemed Woi1hi,d with
Wisdom calculated to nattcr The pride Of the north
crn Negro they do not carry conviction TO make
is appear i,.t AN the crime ia mates A IN" Spnih
is to dismiss without cop~idcraticn The great mur
der trusts ana rackeiecring and eangstcrism mat
have houlishcd long above tho Mason and Dixon
line II so happened tina one OF thos' Negroes wa
from Nolth Carolina and thc ether from south
Carolina and the Judge concludes thar The trouble
in Harlem hinges about the southern Negroes. a
generalization that will stand close inspection
Tho judges conclusion may be popular hu it docs
no, do justice 10 the critical situation and certainly
II does not do justice 10 tnr Negroes invoked.
The Negro of the South is what The South made
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-04-17
The Other Day Lost My Temper.
II, ELuLR A. CARTER

| 10 Nor often lose m, temper. cspccisllyou dis
cussions over The problems q race. Bui ! lost
my temper last week 10 put it poely--to be abso-
lutcy truthful. ! got mad.
a white friend OF mine started 10 ccnsurc me.
lie is a friend generous honest and profoundly in
terestcd in humanity I have known HIM many
years lie is free from racial prejudice or rclig-
ious bigoiry as anyone know. ne is busin So
man, a fairly biz business moi him at one
OF those mnumorahc unchcons ARRANGED for In.
ly had greeted me when ne said "Cator. what are
You doing about the crime conditions IN llarlcne"
lie pointed to headlines IN paper no. carried
"Nohnr said. Why he said in evident sur.
Prise don YOU realize that this situation Is dong
your people great harm Tremendous harm and n
u uncalcd for / replied THE situation in Harlem
l. largely The creation of respectable daily news
papers like the NeN York Times that have sunk to
the eselof raccbatng press OF the puileus Of Mis-
sissirp Th re- is crime in Harlem as there Is crime
IN oihor crowded sections OF The CITY of New York
And II there !, disprorortonaie amount Of crime
in Harlem u Is because in addition 10 the war psy-
choss, colorcd youths are filled with a sullen re-
sentiment over another situation in which they are
INC victims a situation which has the aspects OF
crime against youth and ambition situation with
cut parallel in any country in the world except Nazi
ridden Europe"
oh know, he said. prejudice. discrimination.
all those things but | think you arc I'm error about
the press saw very complimentary editorial in
The Times about Negro children Newspapers Won
know must print tho news"
II saw the editorial too was ms rcpIv I'm, All
the editorials in tho world cannot undo the damage
done by so-eaied news reports carrying iurid an
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-04-17
PRACTICAL
NURSES

TIE Common Council for the City
= Of nctroit amended the Prac-
Teal Nurse Ordinance in April.
1912 II requires all who give nurs-
ing service for hire, other than
registered graduate nurses or reg
istered trained attendants. 10 So
cure permits 10 practice from The
Department OF Health.
SO far, 5f2 permits have been
issued and 25j applications are on
fi'o and are being Investigated
These applicants were reached
through the nursing rcgistries and
the hospitals.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-04-17
Responsibilities
OF White And
Negro Citizens
nv AIiCT SIMMONS cox

W. Ast prone W 10 So 'h"
" There are on lhe American con
n,ur wi.h,n me boundaries OF
he ni,l States move minorli's
'haa aIy Neefo Tho jews me In.
taH. rhc tskimo- and The yellow
gsa.ie> hsvt hcea Indicated hy
~fNu leaders as possessing
..c capacities needed ~-h iAos,
I'D ltcs for the promotion %
crasai ana common prcf's-.
fhte tt also national as We'll as
fat fesl ana recial-reisious mi.
naNc which haze yei 20 become
ta rn3ibens and sh1rns ,lc-
e'~ Ia Ams'nsn me-
aW 'ae N,sro lace stands or
KS s m Important minority
lttA heel.-c IS Ae large namhcr
I'D Nee oc- as onf-ierla 3. fHe
aea ana mcaa~ ~ he
N3s prtsd insuse prejudice
oya 81 III Problems
ts,ea- ana d progress
e- eer eeamn@ -nla ION and
aN, sanu. nc usct Great
Ne1,a s ace aNahe 80 'hDr
pons tf own race
ai 10 - ~oNn Shes cn rcraer
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-04-17
The Press And Public Morale


NEWSPAPERS WELD a tremendous infiu-
cnce in moulding public sentiment and
STIMULATING morale Sach a grave reSponSl-
bilitF should no, be abused or niSuSed and
this s particularly true at this time when our
nation is engaged il Wm
Conscious Of this fact leading journal
lists OF both races are redouhlng their efforts
to make jheincW spanel~ serve the public IN
such constructive way as TO build stronger
public morale more vigorous Spnlt Of pa
trotiSm and greater national unity
A sinai minority eli papers. however
still cordonc certain NWholcsone practices
bu scsc teticeS are disapproyea py out
staralgl- r. sl,4 ISIS. as well as leading civic
and Religious rcani2ations
AT .,~ March meeting. the Executive
Board ot Tie ilolN Name Society which rep
resents wMe t6an 100000 Catholic men in
the AecaGiecc-t 81 Detsot issued The follow
ing protests against th}Se newspapers whose
policies Ge net tend til build public morale.
I sire piningof ta-phemy and pr
fanny tela!',ieml events from the WaE
fronts
Te printing Of ped adverisc-
Met- uf n e- l.a>s, nign' eNh Programs
alra SaUA~ ald giving favorable or
g tH tnr -aac.
unnecessary detail
ar G1 trials and
eN space far beyond
htne,Ntm Tho Baard of the Holy
aa te-, abuses are causing
ND b oia community To
boal iWthe feels that
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-04-17
PEOPLES DAILY DOINCS.

No.: and never Will accomplish what
nc 50 fer,cn,ly hopes to accom-
plsh iv freedom tor his much
loved India
England as We all arc aware has
many landed and Titled noblcmen
whose source Of income lies Who'll
ly in ihcic ability 20 hold The IN
dams. as wei as many other dark
er race. in subsection and hey
also rcalilc mn 10 allow these
peoples their freedom would. of
neccssifv. end this nobility which
would mean That they TOO the no.
binv would have 10 climb dowA
on thcir Meh horses of respect
ah li'v and divine right Of The no
hil'v and struggle for a meaeer
s'cncc me same as You az !.
McNnb> that Mr. Gandhi and all
OF India. or any Of tho other sub
ieacd roplcs o. ihe RrIiish empifc
val and CON accomplish much more
woe fhrs fo iosor' 20 more iercc-
III IN 'hod B4 Why siaryc one
aclf in ,ar2
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-04-17

NOW 10 Gter into bi Of INC
~ wet knomn ho; water am
constantly IN hot water. Tor one
reason or another so hy nov
have hcoouc accustomed 20 H..
Much has boon sand IN condcmna
iion OF The pcei among ms known
as me iircrhue but nothing as
20 why fhcy exist 50 viii attempt
10 Justify thoir existence. n that
is possible
First Of all lhe average Iitterbue
VAS nshcreA iu'ot4s maladius'cf
world at los NonN period the de-
precision % nod.
The so-calel jittcrbug found. al
a very tender are, because OF the
existing conditions. that it was
ccssary 10 hehi for what he
wanted or else that which he seem
ed 10 have would be 'akcn from
INN When he reached carly boy
hood poverty was all around him.
no jobs We're 10 hc had to earn a
few pennies for his thon mcager
desires such as show fare. q soft
drink. or what have you. even his
own mother and father were with
cut work and the means 10 ade-
quafcly SUPPORT "A family The lit
tcrbue then SET aboul To solve his
small problems which TO him were
big ones in The accepted manner
Il The times to-Nii: by his wits.
through foul or fair means. bun,
nevertheless. 10 solve his problems.
he must; So because of malad-
jusied society he grew. Of ncccs-
silly hard aud cynical. he lcarnp I
that he must take what he wanted
or ho would not got IT, At this
Stage This spirit has the upper
hand and he continues 10 take what
he wants even II he must go to dire
cxirchcs in doing SO. Existing So
ciai Conditions created the much
maAsn,d ll'crbue and now this
sarhe society seeks to disown the
creature Of lbs own making
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-04-17

WiAT HAS hccome q the maeh-
W hcfNdsa fUt freedoms Of
thai hsioHr Nlaul, Charter!
prinn. Nm-t cnurehHi of Eng
lard. seems 90 have transformed
iac Foe Ffccdom, INTO a nerc
scrap % pap' bus recn' round
the world ipio broadcast in Which
he empnairasy and nrcyocably
stated Ng' y, rfmc Minister Of
,he HrNsh commonwealth r. Vas
no, Sis nt,Hi u 20 r'daco the
size ~ the Raash cmpir by one
ioia
Su,h statement coming from
NJ aarhpl blasts all hopes 90
all uaW- pd peoples a eecr y
josine ans such utopia as is set
Forth aul ~ mulsaiyd by ih'
-Four Freedoms In thus s'at
mont, one can readily understand
thar " churchill merely mado
those aeh SOUNDING lcclarlion. a.
a time Whom Englards hack Was
up a-aN lnc so.ctlird wall ana
had uo mentions oi yof granting
The ia ,lJhirr reforms 10 wprd
dcmnoa,y ihc Four Freedoms
implied n lhoe+ had been an,
such ltsr on ne part Of Mr.
Chua ln fnltil SUCH promise
he wslA Aa,c hceun this hnmani-
iaitn tsh immediately by grant
ins lHaH aor request for freedom
and heu an otlcr suhjugated peo-
Hes ot the world would have taken
uraec and oncrfd The type oi
spiritual moral aud maieria re
sisiancr 'ha' would have made Oh"
going mighty ioaeh Tor Herr Hitler
and h unaolN alliance isn't. Nj
Chuchll chose ihc hard way 10
ca' his cake aud s'ill max, j.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-23
Den of U-BodtS
Blasted in Raid
By Flying Forts

LONDON Sept q up
Waves Of L. 8. Flying Fortre,ses
bombed the German U-boat base
ar Nantes and arr centerS m
France today few hours after
British horber> had attacked
Hanover breaking = i7-niehi i4iA
with one az the wars heaviest
raids on Germany
Tho FnriresScS. - escorted -LN
ThunderholiS, bombed German
operated naval installations an The
French port. the NanneS- Neucon
aIrfield. s. miles northwest Of
Nantes. and Tho AIR base az ker-
linz Bastard
The American forces included
a fight Of Narauders which
raided CorChcs alrdeld so miles
west Of Paris
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-23
u. s. Chart
$. patent ozic.

Detroit and vicinity Cooler tonight and
tomorrow forenoon with light frost tonight
Gentle 20 moderate winds
DETROIT DATA
Temperatures Wednesday Highest. -
lowest IS mean. Sc
Departure from normal temperature
Wednesday 3
Departure from normal temperature
since Jan. ego
Temperature one year sE0 today. HIGH
est 80 lowest 80 mean 90
Temperatures THIS date n last u wears
Highest 50 IN 1885 lowest. 80 IN 1898
- p %trttvr ruurrrrrv NErnFEfEy ~
m 9tr s 80 n sq0, 2 80 2 m
5]N- 90 m 3sr
Precipitation tn "a hours ended A. 80
n None
Departure from normal precipitation
since Ian ~ inches
Degree days f0r Wednssday Sept p
None
Normal FOR sept q
Accumulated dsgree dsys This month
in
Normal decree DAYS ;or ssr'snbsr ifl.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-23
HALF-HOUR ASSAULT

Several hundred British four
engined planes loosed hundreds of
tons Of bombs on Hanover IN a
concentrated half-hour assault.
An air ministry communicate
described the attacking Raj
force as very strong and said
g bombers are missing.
The Hanover raid possibly
equaled or exceeded the record
2,S00-ton assault on Hamburg,
the Evenings News said today,
according 10 International News
Service.
Returning RRF- crew members
reported fires could be seen 80
miles away with one column Of
thick black smoke indicating that
tho Gummlwerke rubber plant
last hit two months ago again
had been set afre.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-23
Report Invasion
Of S|dv Coast
Continued from Page OneN

the attack might haIa-teeen car
RED out by Chetnik groups Wtfch
Mihailovitch disowned three
months ago on grounds they were
collaborating with the Germans.
Allied sources have been unable
10 identify or establish the au-
thenticity of the Free Yugoslav'
station.
The broadcast, heard by the EX-
change Telegraph Agency. quoted
a communique from BrozoviCh S
partisans as saying they had
killed more than 1000 Of Mlhailo-
vltch,s attacking troops and cap
tured 100.
The communique reported the
capture of Sarengrad. on the
Danube, while the Algiers radio
quoted another communique fro
the Partisans as claiming the oc-
cupation Of Zabliac, 100 miles
of Split, and three towns
south of SaraieVo. Bosnia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-23
LIQUOR, GAS COUPONS!

When officers stopped Carl
ScheroS. b.. of 42s5 Webb, for a
minor traffic violation al Bur
lingane and Livernols. they found
III bottles Of Illinois liquor in his
car. At his home they discovered
554 more bottles, the total aggre-
eating So cases.
Officers said that there were
!. 676 loose gas coupons IN Sche-
ros' home and several more on his
person.
ScheroS and his wife. Norma.
IS, were taken INTO custody and
held for investiga ton Of violating
Michigan liquor laws and violat-
ing OPA regulations.
Lena Wallace az. arrested in
the other raid al 1909 81 Aubin
was also held for investigation
Three other women arrested al
the house were held on diSorderly
charges. Twenty-eight quarts 81
unstamped whisky were conns.
Gated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-23
Mobiles EVERYONE

The DEGREES. approved by the
cabinet in view of the internal
and external emergency facing
the nation as a result of the
serious war situation in effect
place every man, woman and child
at the service Of the government
TO Stave off defeat.
Most spectacular OF the total
mobilization" DEGREES was the one
ordering removal of various gov
eminent establishments. the loca-
ton Of which is not necessary in
the capital and important cities,
to other localities and readjust-
ment Of these establishments.
I'm this connection" said the
decree. redistribution and dis
persion of various government
buildings and industrial plants
will he undertaken, concentrat-
ing them in those localities with
satisfactory air-defense facilities
and abandoning those which are
vulnerable"
All personnel Of the government
offices and industrial plants also
must be moved 10 less vulner-
able places. the decree ordered.
thereby calling for a mass migra-
ton of a good proportion Of the
larger cities populations.
Premier TOTO warned that
drastic and decisive steps might
be expected 10 be resorted 10 in
order 10 carry out the (evacua-
tom measures.
One Of the most important Of
the DEGREES. as far as the con-
version of the industrial system
TO total war output was con-
cerned, said the government was
TO devote the total
strength Of the nation for the
speedy increase OF munitions pro-
especially the expansion
of air power.
Indicating Japan feared isola-
ton from her rich conquered
territories 10 the south. one decree
ordered the establishment of
absolute self-sufficiency in food
stuffs between Japan and Man
Chukuo"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-23
.BapS to EVacuate Tokyo
I'm Fear of u. .. Air NHiSIlf
Kobe and Yokohama
May Also Join List
Of Yank DETECTIVES
BY HOWARD BERRY

LONDON, Sept. % INS). -
Japan has decided TO evacuate
government offices. war indus
tries and civilians from Tokyo
and other large mainland cities
TO places less vulnerable to air
attack.
The desperate decision empha-
sized the threat Of Americas rap
iiiy growing air power and be-
trayed official fear that Tokyo,
Kobe and Yokohama may join
Paramushiru on the American list
of bombing ebieetives, The deei-
sion was announced yesterday in
an imperial command Communi-
que and explained in a speech by
Premier Gen. Hideki Toto.