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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-02
Q GIN RUMMY QUIZ

-Q-De-all-clubs- recognize
counting the ace one?
A. No, there are few excep-
tons. For instance, The Whist
-Gittb-in New York counts the
ace fifteen, but allows it to be
played around the corner"
that is, A-KQ or K-A-2.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-02
ROVER THERE

SEATTLE. Wash. - The Brit
ish had word for her, Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt laughingly
told group of high school in
reviewers.
In all code messages relative
to her travels in Britain, she was
labelled Rover"
And when she had difficulty
locating one of her sons in Eng
land, she added, a tcletypc OPP
orator sent this:
"Rover has lost her pup"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-02
GOOD EXAMPLE

The United SteeIworkers, C.IO have met square,
" public demand for union financial responsibility
This orgonz otlon-second largest on the American
labor front-hos presented on independently audited
financial report.
Initiation costs only s. dues not more than S. So
There ore Us ,625 members. The unions net worth
is 81 TIA ,oO5. Of Sc, 552 342 collected from men,
bers, S947 80 wos returned to local units and ST.
BOA, Ol5 spent for district and international opera
tons
This interests the public mildly, the members in
tensely 1t is their money They ore entitled to on
accounting. From the Steeworkers they received
one
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-02
BRIGHT SPOT

HUNTSVILLE, Tex. - Crime
may be increasing in the out
side world. But
Only 81 disciplinary cases
were brought before Texas pris-
on officials in the last month,
the smallest number in history.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-02
INTENT

DENVER - A mural painted
by soldier artists at the Buckley
Field theatcr shows a group of
enlisted men standing at atten-
ton before a seated officer -
all eyes focused on his desk.
Shown clearly in the mural is
the inscription onthe- desk blot
ter:
Mabel, Keystone OTTO"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-02
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

meeting in February but il -Was.
given its first public airing be-
iore the Truman committee in.
vestiga'ion of labor efficiency
On its face, the theory has con-
siderable merit and as a criticism
of War Labor Board policy il is
hard to KISS Off Murray goes On
from this premise TO assert that
IL War Labor Beard has dis
regarded the wage sterilization
law of Oct. 2, 1912. which charg-
cS tho board 10 correct inequiti"s
and correct Embellishments.
This IS perhaps he most con
Structivc criticism OF the War
Labor Board and the Little
Steel formula tuat has been
made thus far, but the situation
il presents is not one TO whicn
the board itself has been blind
For an example, you need go
back no farther. tnan the BE-
Four packing hose workers
case last February, IN which the
War Labor Board recommended
"a general wage increase Of 5la
cents an 1our for all employees.
Furthermore, The panel unani-
mouSly recommended the iron
ing out of inequalities within
the wage scales of PARTICULAR
plants as we'll as inequalities be
tween packing plants in differ
ent localities Note that the
board did not correct the in
cqualities itself, leaving that to
local negotiation.
RECOGNITION OF WEAK
NESS
George w Taylor, vice chair
man of he War Labor Board
writing the opinion in this pack
ing house workers case, pointed
out that, The Lite Steel form
ula was not designed TO cqualize
IN cents per hour or in percent
ages, the general wage increases
IN all industries, that have been
maze available to some indus
tries. General wage increases
have not been UNIFORM in times
Cf peace and could not be made
so in times Of war particularly
al time when the national poll
cy is TO stabilize wages at Sep,
Is levels. "
There you have recognition
Of this weakness In the Little
Steel formula. The War Labor
Board has attempted to meet this
point in several ways. -prlncl-
-rally by It's order Of March IL
setting up a shortcut procedure,
giving regional boards authority
TO determine sub standards OF
living and grant increases 10
bring wages up 10 so cents an
hour or $50 a week without go
ing through the formality of a
full dress War Labor Board case
In spite of this effort to adjust
Observation-Disclosures
brackets, it has not been possible
TO correct sufficient number.
In the meantime, the cost Of liv.
ing has advanced some % per
cent since Jan. l941. Prices
have not been frozen, though a
better Joo of freezing wages has
been done.
If prices and the cost of living
had been frozen at Sept. Is lev
els, the Little Steel formula
might have held. Prices can't b,
lowered, so it is becoming in
creasingly apparent that the Lit
tie Steel formula may have -
give and tit docs here we 90
up the first round of the ladder
Of initiation.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-02
BYPFTER EPSON

Go President Philip Murray
has thrown new one into the
hopper of criticism against the
War Labor Board and its Little
Steel formula of wage stabil'za-
ton, whose ceilings organizct
labor is now trying TO puncture
Under the Little Steel form
ula, you'll recall, the War Labor
Board will grant wage increases
of up to Is per cent over straight
time wage rates in effect Jan. |
l94l, 10 cover increases In the
cost of living between that date
and Sept. Is, 1912, the idea be-
ing that prices Of everything
would be frozen at the levels of
the latter date.
Murray's argument is briefly
this:
If wage adjustments are made
on a straight percentage basis, a
laborcr getting 40 cents an hour,
if given a l5Aper cent increase,
would get raise of only six
cents an hour while a worker
making Sl50 an hour, if given a
Is per cent increase, would get
a raise 70 % Il cents an hour.
II is Murray's contention that
such percentage-wise hikes in
wage rates merely increase the
disparity between wage groups,
and is bound TO promote further
unrest.
URGES FLAT INCREASES
The CIO president therefore
proposes that q termination
should be made TO give workers
sufficient increases in dollars
per week, corresponding TO in
creases in living costs per week,
and these same increases applied
horizontally to all wage levels.
If the determined in reasc
amounted to S4 week for
basic 40-nour week, that would
be an increases of 10 cents an
hour, and the Accents an-hour
worker and the 81 50-an-hour
worker would both get that
amount.
This theory Of flat increases 10
meet rises in the cost Of living,
as opposed TO percentage III
creases, was first presented by
Murray at CIO executive board
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-02
WAR SHIPPING PROBLEM

Figures just published by the War Department
oive odded reason to question whether il desirable
to out 200 900 men into uniform by the end of this
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-02

Q-How many different pos
sible poker hands are there?
A ,598, $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03
CHAIN OF BASES
Allies Sink Three
Axis War Vessels

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North
Africa, June CUP)- Allied de-
stroyers sank two supply ships and
a torpedo boat and drove q de-
Stroyer ashore in flames in an at
tack on an enemy convoy off the
southern tip of Sardinia Tuesday
night q communique announced to-
day.
The Anled force, described as
small" suffered neither casualties
nor damage
Gan Italian communique report
Cd without elaboration that the
Allies had renewed their aerial and
naval bombardment of the Mediter-
rGnean island of Pantelleria, which
previously had been shelled by
Allied warships Sunday night and
Tuesday,
Medium and fighter bombers of
the northwest African air force
bombed and strafed Pantelleria.
strategic Italian island midway be-
tween Sicily and Sardinia, yesterday
for the 26th time, the communi-
Que said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03

pointed out. is bound to force the
enemy to freeze" a considerable
portion of its armed strength over
a wide area. For example, The loss
of Attu is expected TO result in the
diversion of additional enemy naval
and air strength to the northern
Japanese islands
If the next major American Of
fensiVe in the Pacific is undertaken
against Rabaul, it will involve large
naval and ground forces, supported
by powerful air elements. 1t will
be a tough bastion to crack, because
the japanese have many geogra-
phical advantages.
Furthermore, the enemy is esti-
mated to have at least 10000 troops
in and around Rabaul, as we'll as a
large concentration Of aircraft The
town itself is protected on the land
by a rim of mountains, while the
sea approaches to the harbor are
narrow and easily mined.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03
All Resistance on
Atfu Now Over

WASHINGTON, June Sup
American forces on Attu island,
where all organized Japanese re-
sistance has ceased, are "now with
in striking distance of Japanese ter
ritory,' Secretary of War Henry
b. Stimson declared today.
Stimson did not elaborate other
than to admit that the distance to
japanese territory is fairly long.
He declined to say whether the Attu
landing strip might be employed for
aerial operations against Japanese
territory.
"All organized japanese resistance
has ceased" Stimson said of Attu,
except for a few isolated groups
of the enemy garrison which are
being annihilated.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03
Protection Seen
In Naming Naval
Officer by Giraud
BY UNITED PRESS

Reliable sources said Thursday
that Gen. Henri Honore Giraud's
appointment of Admiral Emile Mu-
seller as his assistant was interpret
ed in Algiers as a move to forestall
a possible putsch by the followers
of Gen Charles DeGaulle.
Muselier, VINO has the reputation
of being a strong man, was placed
in charge of assuring order in the
Algiers area and thus would deal
with any attempt by DeGaulle par
tisans to seize power.
Muselier has been variously al
ODDS with DeGaulle since the ad-
miral then head of the Fighting
French navy, was arrested by Brit
ish authorities late in 1910 and
jailed on a charge of tipping off
the Vichy government in advance
Of the abortiYe Fighting French at
tempt 10 land at Dakar. French
West Africa
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03
New Pacific Action Moy Be
I'm Wind as u s. Bides Time

WASHINGTON, June 3 up
The apparent lack of aggressive ac-
tivity on the part of the U. s.
Pacific fleet recently led military
Observers to speculate today over
the possibility that it is preparing
for a powerful blow against one or
more japanese S.rongholds.
These observers believe that a
new American offensive in the
Pacific is about due and that when
it comes it will be directed at some
point north of Australia and south
Of Hawaii. Some Of them feel that
an attempt will be made to take
Rabaul. on New Britain island. key
point in Japans southwest Pacific
island defense system.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03
laps Machinegur,
FIiers in 'ChMtes

CALCUTTA, June l. = CUP)-
Delayed - Nineteen-year-old Sgt
Marvin Wayne Beckman of 3146 w.
10th street, IngleWood, California,
promised today to get even with
those dirty Japanese" who machine
gunned him and his comrades as
they parachuted from a bomber
over Burma.
He was more fortunate than
three others. Bullets fired by zeroS
ripped up their silken parachutes.
They presumably plummeted to
earth.
One of Beckman's crew may have
reached ground safely. New Delhi
authorities said Lieutenant John T.
World of Hendricks, Mimi, was
killed at his post, and these three
were missing; Lieut. Robert E. Mo-
reen, Macon, Ga; Lieut. Perry F..
Van Schaick, 4878 EXtell street, Los
Angeles, Calf, and Sgt. Melvin e.
Miller, 4417 Market street, San Die
go, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03
BOMBS LOUISVILLE
WITH S36 IN CASH

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 3.-UP)
Lieut.. Clifford H. Rees got his
pants back today and also the $36
in a wallet with which he acci-
dentally bombed" Louisville. The
officers pants fell through an open
bomb bay door during a flight, and
fluttered down to a Louisville street
Two youths found the trousers and
wallet and returned them to Bow
man Field.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03
JOHNSON IMPROVED

BETHESDA, Md, June 3. (UP)-
Sen. Hiram w. Va:lnson, R, Calf,
who has been under treatment for
more than a month at the naval
hospital here, is very much i'm
proved and is convalescing nicely"
hospital authorities reported today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03
Chinese Retake z
important Cities

CHUNGKING, June 3. (UP)-
Victorious Chinese forces. led by
two of Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek's ablest commanders and aided
by the 14th U. S. air force, drove
demOralized japanese army back
all along the Yangtze river front
today after capturing two import
ant cities.
A military spokesman revealed
that the Chinese had recaptured
Changyang, 15 miles southwest of
the big enemy base of Ichang along
the Yangtze, and Chikiang, on the
south bank of the river some 30
miles southeast Of Ichang.
OFFENSIVE BROKEN
Thus, a major japanese offensive
that began more than three weeks
ago which brought the enemy closer
TO Chungking than at any time in
siX years Of war, had been turned
| back completely and the invading
army was partly cut off and threat
ened with military disaster.
Gen. Ii Tsung-Jen, commander
of the Yangtze valley area, directed
the Chinese forces in the decisive
engagements south of the river.
The japanese had been forced to
retreat at the rate OF several miles
day all this week. Ii was under
orders of the high command to
turn the battle of the Yangtze into
a"Chinese Stalingrad."
The task of defending the Yang
TIE gorges-the gateway to Chung
king-was borne by Gen. Chen
Cheng, who coaxed the japanese
into the rough country Of western
Hupeh province and created the
illusion that the Chinese were weak
there. When he had the enemy
trapped, he opened up and started
cutting them 10 pieces. Chen sue
cessfully defended western Yum
nan province earlier this year and
threw back the japanese at the Sal
Ween river.
AREA WON BACK
Occupation of Changyang marked
the regaining of nearly 1900 square
miles won by the Japanese in their
offensive which was broken early
this week.
The spokesman reported a renew
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03

Il of the japanese effort to clean
up guerilla activities in the Tai
hang mountains of north China
the 18th such campaign in six
years
An earlier communique said the
central China counteroffensive
along the Hupeh- Human border
had driven the japanese back so
miles to within 30 miles of the
western shore of Tung Ting lake.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03

fronts yesterday.
Symbolizing the quickening tenn
po OF fighting all along the vast
Russian front, Soviet troops also
killed 1000 enemy officers and men
in a fierce two-day battle that re-
suited in the recapture Of territory
yielded in the face Of a strong Ger
man assault on the Kalinin front
northwest of Moscow.
GERMAN CLAIMS
Radio Berlin said the Russians
threw fresh rsinforcements into
heavy attacks on the eastern sector
of the Kuban front in the north
west Caucasus, but claimed that
the main Axis fighting line re-
manned intact. Fifty-eight out Of 100
Russian tanks we're said to have
been destroyed west of KrymskayaD
The newly towns west
of Kursk were in the Sevsk area.
the Soviet midday communique
said. The Russians attacked after
a strong artillery barrage Softened
up the enemy defenSeS. Two hun
dred Germans were killed and
others were taken prisoner.
The Germans later brought up
reinforcements in an attempt to
dislodge the Soyiets, but were
thrown back
HURL 500 PLANES
The Germans hurled 500 planes
into their five raids against Kusrk
on the south-central front yester-
day, believed the largest number
used against a single objective in
a single day since the LuftWaffe's
le40-4l attacks ON Britain.
Ninety-three German planes were
shot down by the Red air force in
air combat and anti-aircraft guns
accounted for 80 more. Thirty Rus
sian planes were lost. Some of the
bombers broke through the Soviet
defenses and bombed the city, caus-
ing casualties, the Russians said.
Twenty-four German planes also
attempted to raid Shchigry, 80 miles
northwest of Kursk, but Soviet
fighters intercepted them and shot
down eight. An additional plane
was forced down on Soviet terri
tory. One Russian plane was lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03
IN CAUCASUS

but the creWmen escaped by para
chute.
IN CAUCASUS
In the northwest Caucasus. the
Germans continued their air raids
on Soviet positions in an attempt
to ease the pressure against the
threatened German bridgehead ar
ound NovorossiSk. Thirty Ger
man planes were shot down yester-
day in air combats and by anti
aircraft guns.
Twenty-Five more German planes
were shot down over the Leningrad
front yesterday, % of them in dog
fights.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03
VASTLY STRENGTHENED

There IS no question that the
Pacific fleet has been vastly
strengthened during the past six
months, especially its air arm. This
will make it possible to carry on
the war more intensively and deep
er into japanese defenses.
One possible explanation for the
comparative inactivity of the Pacific
fleet is that it may be marking
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03
Cermons Lose 191
Planes S i'm | Dew

MOSCOW, June 3. (UP)-The Red army has seized
three towns in surprise attack of Kursk where the
Germans lost 1913 planes in five raids yesterday
the Soviet high command announced today.
Altogether 19l German planes shot down all
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03
STRONGLY DEFENDED

There is one school of thought
here that believes the United States
for the present will pass up a drive
to retake Kiska, main japanese base
in the Aleutians. Such an opera
ton would involve force of con-
siderable magnitude, since Kiska is
strongly defended. However, these
observers contend, it no longer has
any great worth to the enemy now
that its usefulness has been neu-
tralized By the loss of Attu and the
frequent aerial bombardment from
nearby American air bases.
Both President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
have said that the bulk of America s
AIMED forces are now concentrated
Oh the Pacific war front.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03

time until the task of establishing
American bases close to the Japa-
nese defense perimeter is COM
pleted The occupation of Funa-
futil in the Ellice islands. the Rus
sell islands in the Solomons, and
perhaps the conquest of Attu, are
all part of that strategy. There
undoubtedly are other islands taken
over by our forces which have not
been disclosed
CHAIN OF BASES
The development Of a chain of
American bases close to the outer
ring Of Japan's defenses, it was
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03

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Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03
BASED ON LETTER

The British accusation was based
on a letter purportedly signed by
i Muselier. However, an investigation
instigated by Museher's friends dis
] closed that the letter was a forgery
and the admiral subsequently was
/ set free with an apology from the
British government.
Muselier then was reported to
nave gone to DeGaulle and de-
manded an investigation of the
frame-up, but the admiral'S friends
aid DeGaulle refused to comply.
Despite this apparent affront,
Muselier resumed E-s post as the
head of the Fighting French navy.
He next came into prominence
when, early in 1912, he commanded
Fighting French force that seized
/ the French islands of st. Pierre and
Miquelon off Newfoundland.
N MISSION
Reliable sources said Muselier was
on mission in Canada when he
received orders from DeGaulle to
seize the islands. He was said to
have replied that such an action
would offend the United States, but
informants said DeGaulle ordered
him to 60 ahead in spite of pos
sible repercussions.
Museher carried out his orders,
but subsequently resigned from the
I French national committee, gov
erning body of the Fighting French,
to show his disagreement with what
he regarded as DeGaulle's anti
American policy, informants said.
When the Allies entered North
Africa in November 1912, Muselier
again offered his services to De-
Gaulle and also to the French au-
thorities in North Africa. DeGaulle
ignored him and it was not until
month ago that Giraud took ad-
vantage of the offer.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-03
DRIVE OUT

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cause real trouble
inside you or your
child ! Watch for
Warning aiRns:
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Red Cross Donations
Expected 10 Exceed
100000 Today
Movie Actors to Give
Program Here April 7
To Help Campaign

Reports to be submitted today
by Government and general
business divisions in the District
Red Cross drive for 1855 400
were expected to send the cam
paign total considerably above
the 100000 mark Through
yesterday S594,917 had been
raised.
Stimulating to campaign work
erS was announcement of the
appearance here April 7 of movie
stars in a Red Cross benefit
performance.
A program of entertainment fea-
turing Ronald Colman, Alice Faye,
Reginald Gardner, Paulette God
dard, Cary Grant, Rita Hayworth,
Hedy Lemarr, Priscilla Lane, Flea
nor Powell, Red Shelton and others
was expected to add large sum
TO the District fund total, aside
from spotllghtlng attention on the
necessity for meeting Red Cross
wartime needs with greatly in
creased contributions.
Announcement of the forthcom-
ing entertainment was made by
Carter T. Barron and John j. Pay
ette, District co-chsirmen of the
War Activities Committee of the
Motion Picture Industry of Amer
ica. Last fall group of celebrated
movie stars appeared at the Capitol
Theater here in an Army and Navy
benefit performance. Place of the
April 7 performance is to be an
nounCed later.
Gifts Total l3,808.
Contributions numbering 13,808
and amounting to 1921 we're re-
ported yesterday by the city and
residential divisions and by Airing
ton and Montgomery Counties.
Prince Georges County has not sub
mitted report, and Fairfax Coun-
tvs progress statement will not be
available until Thursday. it was an
nounced by campaign officials.
Government and general business
tSee RED CROSS. Page A-2D
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Allies Gain Ground in Tunisio;
Air Battle Breaks Out Anew
lst Army Advances in Northern Area;
Artillery Routs Patrols Near Gofso

So miles northeast of Gafsa. in
which the entire airfield and
number of parked planes were
blanketed with bursting bombs.
Heavy bombers continued to blast
at the Axis supply lines across the
Sicilian Straits, and in an attack
on convoy scored a direct hit on
one ship.
The western desert air force. with
activity confined to patrolling along
the Mareth Line positions facing the
British 9th Army, also conducted
sweeps among Axis transport north
of Foujane.
British infantry. which previously
had failed to clear out the German
elite troops from the forested high
ground miles southeast of Tamera
in the Sedjenane area. swept for
ward again yesterday and found the
enemy had withdrawn to new posi-
tionS protecting the road to Sed-
.(See AFRICA. Page A-l6)
Evening star., 1943-03-16

agents are harbored among the
many foreigners in our midst" the
notice said. They believe the hour
has come to cause unrest by spread
ing wild rumors"
The paper said so many Essen
stores had been ruined that it was
necessary to set up new ones imme-
diately-"even if it is only table,
in the debris-li street-so that
the elementary needs of the popu-
lation would be filled.
Essen, target of many RAF as
saultS since the war began, was be-
lieved to have received its heaviest
pounding last Friday night, when a
huge fleet of four -motored bombers
was estimated to have dropped more
than 1000 tons of high explosives
in an effort to demolish the sprawl
ing Krupp plant.
Tre paper reaching here today
was dated March 9-before the Fri
day pounding. 1t said all schools
were closed in the city, that special
trains were evacuating thousands
daily and that the military had
rushed a relief train to the city to
serve warm food.