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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12
Was s!!sZ:ISslSy Digest
Ndzi Submarine Menace
Is Allies Chief Problem
Pref fabricated U-Boats Said to Boost German
Output; Vanishing Luftwaffe' Puzzles
United Nations Military Observers.
wNU Service, ls4s n Street, NV.
Washington, D. C.
BY BAUKHAGE
Nesps Analyst and Commentator.

WNU Service, 1343 II Street, NV.
Washington, D. G.
''It will be long and bitter war;"
That was the remark of the Aus
tralian minister Of defense in a re-
cent interview. Two days later,
I heard a general, who had visited
many fronts, make similar state
ment. You have heard the same
prediction made from dozens of Off
Gals. And the strange thing is, 1t
is usually preceded with an account
of Allied successes. Nothing but
'but" stands between the enumera-
ton of victories achieved and the
prediction of the long, hard road
ahead.
Since this perplexed me, I tried
to get concrete answer from vari-
Gus persons as to just what lies on
the long, hard road. Out of the an
swers, two obstacles stand out, the
submarine and the story of the "van-
ishing Luftwaffe." Only recently has
it been definitely revealed that the
enemy's greatest and most effective
weapon is the submarine. For a
long time, the British permitted only
the most general statements regard
ing the sinking of Allied or even
neutral ships by U-boats. Lately,
because it was realized that the peo-
pie were in ignorance Of the extent
of this menace, more detailed state
ments have been made, although
still no figures are given out.
We know that America is building
ships faster than American ships
are being sunk. We know that the
margin between launchings and
sinkings is very narrow. And we
know that launchings alone do not
really balance sinkings hull for hull
because the enemy sinks loaded
ships-valuable cargoes are de-
stroyed-trained men not easily or
Immediately replaceable are killed
or at least taken out of action for
long periods-gaps are left in the
war effort with each lost cargo.
When I was in Berlin covering the
outbreak of the European war in
1899, heard a great deal of talk
about Germany's CONFERENCE.-THE,
how the Nazis could fill seas with
their U-boats. There was much talk
of the great numbers which could
be produced by the American meth
cd of the assembly line. had no
idea how much truth there was in
those statements. Then in the
months that followed, not much was
said about the U-boats. For a pc
Rod when they were operating on
our coasts, America was conscious
of their presence but when they
were driven out of sight of our
shores, they were driven out of mind
as well.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12
RUBBER PROGRAM:
Green Light OF, $50

While house of representatives
naval committee ordered an investi-
cation of charges made by Rubber
Administrator William M. LETTERS
that "army and navy loafers" were
interfering with war production,
WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson
disclosed that he had directed that
SIS per cent of the synthetic rubber
program for which Mr.. LETTERS has
been battling vigorously be carried
through "as rapidly as possible. !"
In testimony before the senate
rubber investigating committee, Mr..
Nelson defended his curtailment of
the rubber administrations de-
mands and declared he was aiding
letters as much as possible without
serious interference with other ur-
gent war production.
The SIS per cent rubber plant con-
struction program means that rs
synthetic rubber plants will be COM
pleted as early as possible, the WPB
chairman indicated. Mr.. LETTERS had
been demanding right of way for
65 to 10 per cent of the original
Baruch program.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12
TUNISIA:
Activity Stepped Up

Indications that the long awaited
offensive to drive the Axis out OF
North Africa might be near, were
seen in reports of the recapture OF
several central Tunisian positions
with which the enemy had sought to
form a line of protection for the
TANKS of Marshal Rommels army
retreating into Tunisia from Libya.
Conferences of top American, and
British military chiefs in Casablanca
even after the departure of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill had emphasized the impor-
lance of the next Allied moves.
Lieut.. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower's
American forces had driven the Ger
mans back from six to nine miles
in the Ousseltia Valley and had
pressed steadily toward pass
through which Rommels troops
must pass in their effort to join Ger
man Gen. Won Arnim's army.
Rommeps widely strung out rear
guard had been constantly under at
tack by General Montgomery's Brit
ish Eighth army.
On% dof the heartening features Of
the American activity was that this
drive had recaptured several posi-
tons of tactical importance previ-
ously lost by the French when Ger
man arrnored units had smashed
through their lines.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12
Ndzi Boasts
Largely Confirmed

Now we learn how great their dep
relations are on the shipping lanes
where they converge in the eastern
Atlantic, confirming to some degree
the German boasts which are sound
ing again. It is stated by British
naval observers that the Germans
are pre-fabricating the subs, MAX
ing the parts in factories scattered
all over the Reich and assembling
them in great underground caverns
hewn out of the rock or covered
with concrete on the shores of the
Bay of Biscay in France.
Therein lies clear and simple
explanation of the Allies greatest
problem, the chief obstacle on the
'tlong, hard road"
The second obstacle may be a
fancied one but it is real in the
minds of many. The unknown is
usually more terrible than the
known and perhaps this one is at
least partly myth but no hard
headed realist can afford to under
estimate the enemy's potentialities.
Those who believe this Obstacle"
exists, say it is hidden behind the
mystery of ''the vanishing Luft-
WAITE"
According to military men, there
are at present very few German
planes on the Russian front. heard
a recent estimate of one-seventh as
many as year ago.
There are not many German
planes over Africa-the Allies have
at least achieved parity in air pow
er. Where is the German Luftwaffe?
Its presence darkened the skies of
Europe once-has it really van
ished? Been used up? Worn out?
The factories which turn out re-
placements all destroyed by Allied
bombers? Is its necessary fuel and
fabrication exhausted? Some people
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12
RUSSIA:
Cause for Rejoicing

With President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill's joint note
in his hands promising decisive
blows in the West, ''Uncle Joe''
Stain could look with considerable
satisfaction on affairs in the East.
How well the Russian offensives
were going was indicated by a
steady parade Of Soviet communit
ques reporting successes all along
the line. The Red army had driven
forward to within go miles of Rostov,
with the recapture of the railroad
towns of Ataman and Yegorlyk. To
the north, the Ukrainian offensive
westward from captured Voronezh
had pressed on to within 80 miles of
the big Nazi base Of Kursk, with the
reoccupation of Gorsehechnoye.
The Russian Stalingrad trap had
closed its jaws on all but a few
scattered remnants Of the 200 Axis
divisions of 100000 men who had
besieged that industrial stronghold.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12
Ideologies-
Put Them on Ice?

AS I 60 wandering round the town
taking look in every quarter-with
apologies to Wan Eyed Reilly Il
have acquired data in the last few
days that have convinced me that
we will have to expunge the word
theology from the bright lexicon of
war, if we are going to win.
I have observed three places
where the ideologies have gotten in
and done more damage than buff
falo moth in an overstuffed sofa.
Of course in North Africa--it may
be the climate or the rainy season
--ideologies have done some of their
most devastating work. have con-
versed with an army officer, an Off
cial, who knows that terrain and
also what it produces, newspaper
philosopher and radical-all of
them look at the situation on the
shores of the Mediterranean a lit
tie differently. The official explains
that the politics are very impor-
tant-the radical, happy over the
success against all Fascists, but in
furiated over using them even to
help defeat themselves, shouts
"We should have shot Darlan the
day after he served his purpose"
WELL" remarks the official, "some-
body did, didn't they?" The army
officer calls the whole controversy
a backyard row that will be forgot
ten as ground dries up and the Al
lies get a few victories.
But the correspondent philosopher
paused to analyze.
He said: "You have heard that
one thing that greatly improved the
morale in the Russian army was
making the officers supreme and re-
moving the authority of the COM
missars which were originally
placed at their elbows. You know
the Russian officers could make no
move without the okay Of the COM
missar and yet the officer was re-
sponsible if anything went wrong,
Now, the officer has the final word
many of the former commissars who
had military training have become
officers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12
AIR BLOWS:
By sAU-American' Team,

Ominously prophetic of more and
deadlier blows at the heart of Ger
man Industries and naval bases
were the first "All-American' day
light bombing attacks in which
swarms of unescorted Flying For
tresses and Liberators smashed at
the naval base of Wilhelmshaven
and industrial installations at En-
den. s
While three of the unescorted
American bombers were lost on the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. raids, United
States headquarters said that a
number" of enemy planes were de-
stroyed.
Hitler's northern flank was given
a pounding when the shipyards in
Copenhagen, Denmark, hitherto I'M
scathed, were bombed by the Raj.
The principal targets of this raid
were U-boat engine factories which
are working for Germany.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12
SOUTH PACIFIC:
Jap Casualties Heavy

From New Guinea came Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's consoling an
nouncement that American casual
ties in the victorious Papuan CAM
paign were less than half the Japa-
nese losses. Previous statements had
said that a Japanese Papuan army
of $1,000 had been wiped out. This
indicated American casualties might
have totaled 1000, including those in
capacitated by sickness.
AS General Macarthur consolidat-
ed his forces for the drive to clear
the enemy out of the rest of New
Guinea, military activity was limit
ed to continuous bombing of enemy
bases. The raids included a heavy
concentration on Lac, which is ex-
pected to be the next target of Mac
Arthur's offensive operations.
The navy department disclosed
that new Jap air base established
within easy raiding distance of
Guadalcanal in the Solomons had
been strongly attacked by American
bombers. The new Jap airfield is on
Ballale island, about 300 miles north
west of Henderson airfield on Quad
alcanal.
The navy likewise announced that
in air action over Wake island,
number of Jap Zero planes had been
shot down, while all United States
aircraft had returned safely to their
fields.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12
NAZI PEACE:
Offensive Is Nipped

AS political observers viewed in
perspective President Roosevelt's
historic North Africa conference
with Prime Minister Churchill, the
conviction grew that one of the most
significant but unheralded results of
that meeting was the forestalling of
prospective new German peace Of
For. several months it had been
evident in world chancellories that
Hitler would offer a compromise
peace as part of his 1943 plans. Re-
ports had indicated that his pro-
posals would be made through nom
belligerent Spain and would include
an offer to withdraw from Western
Europe while still retaining terrific
ries occupied in Poland, Russia and
the Balkans.
In the light Of these disclosures
the Casablanca declaration that the
Allied nations would be satisfied with
nothing short of the unconditional
surrender of Germany, italy and
Japan, definitely destroyed this spu-
rious peace offensive.
President Rooseve1t's visit with
President Vargas of Brazil at Natal,
en- route home, was significant of the
solidity of South Americas adhesion
to the Allies. Observers. believed
Axis peace moves would make no
dent in Latin America, even if made
through still-neutral Argentine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12

The Swedish Labor federation re-
ports that the number of strikes, and
workers involved, during 1912, was
the lowest ever recorded. Only "a
strikes, with some 1922 workers in
volved, were reported. The number
of lost working days totaled $4,000.
Only three times before in the his
tory of Sweden's labor, have there
been less number of working days
lost through strikes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12
HITLER:
Produce or Die

Significant of even sterner meas
ures ahead on the Nazi home front
was Adolf Hitler's decree imposing
compulsory labor service on all Ger
man men from is to 65 and all
women from II to As and limiting
the death penalty awaited slackers.
Observers who had been puzzled
for weeks over Nazi radio propa-
ganda stressing the seriousness of
the military situation in Russia now
readily saw that this device had
been employed to prepare the Ger
man people for new sacrifices of a
most bitter and stringent nature.
Clearly Hitler was trying desper-
ately to solve his manpower prob
lem. Allied military experts esti-
mated Germany must recruit at least
100000 new men to fill the gaps in
her army.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12
DRAFT CALL:
Faces Fathers in '43

Evidence mounted that the draft
ing of married men with children
would be under way before the end
of 1913, following the U. s. high
commands announcement that the
nations armed forces would total
10, 420, 900 this year.
Observers recalled a statement
some time ago by Maj. Gen. Lewis
B. Hershey, selective service chief,
indicating that the supply of child
less married men would last only
about 10 months. The statement in
ferred that drafting of men with
children would begin around next
October if 10000, 900 or more were
to be called without drafting Is and
10 year olds.
Since General Hershey spoke, the
minimum draft age has been low
cred to include those age brackets,
but the gain thus made in the num-
Der of draft eligibles has been off
set by deferment of all men SO
years or older, apparently reinstat-
ing his forecast.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12
German Advances
In Synthetic Gas

We know that Germany has made
remarkable advances in the manu-
facture of synthetic gasoline and
oils. We know that some oil has
been retrieved from the Maikop oil
fields in Russia, new ones developed
in Austria.
If Germany is not yet starved of
gasoline and lubricants, if the Luft-
waite has not really disappeared
from the earth, its absence from the
air may have another meaning. We
know that in spite of the heavy Ger
man losses in men and material in
Russia, Germany still has a large
and powerful army. Possibly over
300 fully equipped divisions-trained
men.
1t is estimated that aside from
soldiers engaged in Russia and
North Africa, the garrisons in the
occupied countries, there must be a
striking mobile army of a million
men and more. Of course, these
are estimates but they are not over
estimates. And besides this army
there is the vanished Luftwaffe."
The assumption is that this great
army like the airforce is resting,
conserving and building up its
strength for one of two things: Ell
Their long, last stand defense of
the borders of the Reich or one
more powerful offensive.
Meanwhile, we know that every
day that Japan is allowed to occupy
the rich possessions of her stolen
empire, she is nearer to the ex-
ploitation of their resources, the de-
velopment of which will make her
stronger. And every day she is left
undisturbed by major attack, she
is able to increase her Notifications,
wear down the Chinese and spread
her "silver bullets" among the less
loyal war-lord followers on the
fringe of Chang Kai-shek's central
army.
There are two factors which make
the road ahead a hard one-the pres
ent successful operation and the
rapid replacement of the German
submarine f1otilla and the probabili-
ty that Germany is holding back a
powerful army and air force either
for another telling blow or to de-
fend its strongly fortified terrain.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12
Rather Late Hour to Be
Changing Instruments

The street musician was tired,
and the motorist agreed to give
him lift to the next town.
AS they were racing at terrific
speed down a hill, the motorist
suddenly shouted above the noise
of the car: "What instrument do
you play?"
The musician shouted back:
1.-THE violin!"
The driver crouched over the
steering wheel, peering ahead. He
yelled: That's a pity!"
"Why is it a PITY" demanded
the musician.
cts a pity you don't play the
harp!" yelled the motorist. 1.-THE
brakes won't work."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12
YANKEE FOOD:
lids Russ Ofe1asipe

That American lend-lease food
shipments have helped the Russian
armies deal their deadly blows to
Hitler's Nazi legions was revealed
by Claude r. Wickard, secretary of
agriculture.
Food shipments to Russia which
rose sharply as the winter offensive
progressed went directly to the Red
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12

Feed grain supplies are IL per
cent larger, hay supplies are per
cent larger, and supplies Of grain
and hay per animal on farms are
somewhat larger than they were this
time last year.
This year, civilians will probably
eat more peanut butter than ever
before, because peanut butter is high
in both protein and fat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12

army, Wickard disclosed. "In De-
cember, for the first time" he de-
clared in report to the war council
of the National-American Wholesale
Grocers association in Chicago,
shipments to Russia were larger
than the combined shipments to the
United Kingdom and other British
destinations.
Discussing the 1913 outlook, Mr..
Wickard said that ''our armed forces
and those of our Allies will require
almost a quarter of all the food we
produce"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12

CANBERRA: Prime Minister John
Curtin told parliament that from the
outbreak of the war to the beginning
Of 1913, total Australian battle casu-
alties in all combat theaters were
So, 148. The number, comprised .6,826
killed, 1882 missing, 9,059 known
prisoners and II, 81 wounded. Aus
tralian CASUALTIES date back to early
1941 operations in North Africa I'M
der General Wavell.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-12
HICHLIGHTS 49,. in the week. ne~.

NEW YORK: Pearl Buck, author,
expressed the fear that through
political domination an international
Fascist government may follow this
war and seize the peace in the name
of world order" Speaking at an In
dia independence celebration here,
Miss Buck said: .There are men
of many nations who are thinking of
world organization in terms of world
military power. 49, $3.50
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23
william
McCreery
Dies at 81
The DETROIT TIMES

Funeral services were being
arranged today for William II.
McCreery, 81, prominent Windsor
jeweler and civic leader, who died
yesterday while vacationing with
his family ar French River, Ont.
The body was expected 20 arrive
at the Sutton Funeral Home in
Windsor. today.
Mr.. McCreery, who was born
in North Ridge, Essex County
Ont, was head of the w. II. Nc
Creepy Ltd Jewelry Co. at the
tiTe of his death. He was active
iH the Windsor Chamber of Com
Inercc and was a member Of the
Windsor Board of Control in
1904.
Survivors include his wife.
Isabel: two daughters. Mary and
Elizabeth; two brothers, Allen
OF Windsor, and A. b. McCreery
of Detroit, and three sisters, Mrs
Charles Sieberr Of Windsor; Mrs
Eva McPhail Of St. Thomas, and
Mrs. George Chittenden of De-
trOlt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23
Detroit Aviator
Killed in Action
In Pacific Area

First 1t. Norman Lyle Jr., p.
son of Norman Lyle ST., Detroit
and Birmingham insurance broker,
was killed in action with the L. S.
air forces in the Pacific theater Of
war, il was announced today. De-
tails of his death were not made
public by the war department.
Lyle, an air force navigator.
was awarded the Order of the
Purple Heart last February for
wounds received over Kiska. The
citation pointed out that the pilot
of combat ship, bombardier,
radio man and Lyle himself We're
wounded by enemy fire and Lyle
took over the controls.
At the bombardie[S inSiStence,
Lyle flew over the target. allowing
the bombardier 10 drop his bombs
Then the bombardier died and
Lyle flew the plane back TO It's
base.
He was graduated from Birming-
ham High School and ObeTlin
College, Oberlin, O. He was editor
of the college paper during his
last year in school.
Besides his parents, the deceased
man is survived by sister, Lynne
Lyle of Birming h a m, and a
brother, Cpl. Charles Lyle of
Gelena, Wash.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23
County Schools
FACE Shortage
OF Teachers

With war industries taking so
many teachers from the countys
80 school districts. the county
board of auditors today is worry
ing about what can be done TO
keep the schools going next
winter.
Under the county system not
more than Al mills more can be
assessed 10 increase salaries or
teachers and hire new ones. This
will fall far short Of the amount
needed. according to Otis u.
Walker, chairman of the auditors.
It was said that many teachers
living in or near industrial centers,
who last year were averaging $50
monthly, now are making twice
that amount in war industries.
Unless some solution TO the
problem Is Forthcoming members
of the board say, many school
activities in the county will be
curtailed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23

.DYERTIsENFNT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23

PLEASE don't take us too literally. But if you'll
use your telephone directory more and call
'Information" less, you'll save lot of valuable
hours that ought not TO be wasted in wartime!
In Michigan, 3 out of ) of all ssInformaiion'
calls now are for numbers already listed in the
directory. Those needless calls tie up crowded
equipment and busy operators for a total of
1917 hours every day. That's the equivalent
of l43 full.time operators.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23
hoto hY Tlmes staff Photogra nher

and stamps during May and June,
Liquor Commission Chairman r.
Glen Dunn announced today. The
sales were part of the drive spon-
Sored by. the Michigan War Saw
ings Council Of the liquor and wine
industry which will be extended
10 all SDD'S and licensed drink
ing places in the state.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23
Gas Use gdshed
Two-Thirds in Year

WASHINGTON, July % GNS)
The OPA announced today that
gasoline rationing on the East
Coast was reducing consumption
by passenger car drivers to less
than one-third OF normal after a
full year OF operation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-23
DetFOIIerS
Sentence
COMMITTED
Time. star Correspondent

LANSING, July 23--The death
sentence OF pvt. James II. Nc
Cloudy, former Detroit Negro
soldier, has been committed by
President Roosevelt to eight
years at hard labor because of
ahe interest of a state employe
who once represented him in
recorders court, Gov. Kelly dis
closed today.
McCloudy was tried by court
martial in North Africa. early
this year. and sentenced TO death
for assault with a dangerous
weapon with intent to do bodily
harm, assault upon a noncommiS-
stoned officer escape from
confinement and desertion."
The doomed man wrote Joseph
"a. Powers, employed by the sec
rotary of states office in Detroit,
and asserted that the sentence
was a miscarriage Of justice -
Powers had successfully defended
McCloudv on an auto theft
charge. Powers turned the letter
over 10 Gov. Kelly and the latter
forwarded~1f|to the war depart
Enent. The communication followed.