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Evening star., 1943-02-12
British Commands, Assisted
By french, Raid Bizerte Area

recorded by the Associated Press
said attacking British and Amer
leans in the north of Tunisia had
been ambushed and wiped out"
In Central Tunisia. the broadcast
said, American reconnaissance
forces felt their way toward ad-
vanced fortified positions west of
Faid, but were easily repulsed by
Axis flre')
l slogged with these crack Com
mando troops into the rugged hills
northwest of Mateur, near the Med
tterranean, and watched them shoot
up italian posts, blow up roads and
lay mines with the audacity of border
raiders.
Evening star., 1943-02-12

EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. IL
Canadian Press Two United
States cargo transport planes
with 13 persons aboard, including
servicemen and civilians, have
been missing four days in Can
ada's wild north country. 1t was
learned here today.
Offlcers said that aerial searches
so far have failed to disclose any
trace of the transports.
Belief was expressed that all the
missing persons were United States
citizens. The names were not an
nounced here, but authorities said
their next of kin had been notified
One Of the planes is missing near
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Earlier Story on Page AID
BY ROSS MUNRO,

Canadian Press War Correspondent.
WITH BRITISH COMMANDOS
ON THE TUN1SIAN FRONT, Feb.
10 lDelayedD (P.-British Com
mandos, supported by French troops
carried out a bold, successful raid
on the Bizerte corner of Tunisia
last night and prowled behind the
enemy lines for hours, while British
infantry carried out a simultaneous
attack on the right flank. killing 200
Italians and capturing 20 Italians
and several German officers.
"a DNB dispatch broadcast to-
day by the German radio and
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Four Youths Are Held
In FaidIey Beating Death

A coroners jury today ordered
four colored youths held for Juvenile
Court action in the fatal beating
Of Charles M, Faidley, 81, OF the
1900 block Of Massa achusetts avenue
NV. late last Friday.
Those ordered held are Charles
Jack Lewis, II, 100 block u street
NV; Lenton DeVere, Is, 400 block
n street NV; James Lee Davidson
IA. 60y block M street NV. and
George Brooks. is, 100 block Of
Seventh street NV.
The bows. police said, attempted to
rob Mr.. Faidley and were frightened
away after striking him when they
found he had no money. He died at
Casualty Hospital the following day
from head injury.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
PhiIs Sale Delayed Again

NEW YORK. Feb. II tP).-Nego-
tiations for the sale OF the Phila-
delphia franchise of the National
League bumped into another delay
today when Ford Prick, president of
the league, came down with severe
cold. His secretary said Mr.. Frick
hoped to be back in his ONCE Mon
day and that in the meantime all his
appointments had been Cancelled.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Late News Bulletins
Chinese War Minister Sees WoveII

NEW DELHI India DPp.-The Chinese Minister of War
Gen Ho Yng arrived today by
shall Sir Archibald Wavel British India
visit follows of Field Marshal Sir member the
joint British American staff and 1t Henry Arnold
they consulted with him. Generassmo Chang Kai-shek and
British in Widespread Air Raids
LONDON, '-Swift mosquito bombers raided Northwest
Germany Belgium and France during daylight today
announced authorita lively Fighters the
targets in Holland Belgium and Northern fighter
was lost
Seventy Reported Executed in Warsaw
LONDON tP.-The Polish government in exile reported
today that notices had been in announcing
the execution Of 70 for armed attacks against
mans Because of the attacks it said pm had
been imposed until February 20 the city
zlotys, at prewar rates about 81 100000.
LETTERS Pushes Race Ban
PROVIDENCE R. l. pP>.-Wilam M. Jeffers, national
rubber administrator today sought the
Howard McGrath in his campaign to close all suburban
tracks where the majority of patrons would have travel
by Gov McGrah said he would make
talking to the management of Narragansett
Pascoag track at Burrlville.
Miss BIonchfield to Head Nurses
Col Julia O. Flikke will superintendent of the
Army Nurses Corps May 81 and will succeeded by
assistant superintendent Miss Florence Blancheld whose
appointment announced today by Secretary of War
Stimson.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Wright Field
Fraud Laid 10
Midwest Firm
Federal Jury Indicts
Four in 81, 100000
Contract Charges
(Story on Po9e A-l)
By the Associated Press.

Attorney General Biddle an
nounced today that a Federal
grand jury at Kansas City. Mo-,
has indicted the Baker-Lockwood
Manufacturing Co.. Inc, Of North
Kansas City and four persons on
a charge of conspiring to de-
fraud on contracts involving
more than $7,000,00O for the air.
craft accessories used at tho
Army's Wright Field near Day.
ten, Ohio.
The individuals indicted, Mr.. Bid
die said, are w. L. Mellor, president,
and Dahne w. Winebrenner, gem
eral manager of Baker-Lockwood:
Ben D. Christian, president of Safe
way Steel Products Co.. Milwaukee,
and Cornelius G.. Loose, a civilian,
principal administrative oficer in
the general procurement branch Of
the Contract Section, Materiel Gen.
ter, Wright Field.
Face Heavy Penalties.
The Attorney General said the
indictment was under a law which
provides a maximum penalty of two
years imprisonment and $4,000
fine,
A statement by the Justice De-
partment said that the alleged con-
spiracy involved charges of . rep.
resentation by Mr.. Winebrenner to
companies seeking Government con-
tracts for various types of shelters
that Mr.. Loose would refuse to ap-
prove contracts for such equipment
and would cancel recommendation
on such prime contracts unless
Baker-Lockwood was made sub
contractor for the canvas covering
and canvas accessories Of the
shelters.
Mr.. Loose was given money and
other presents, the department al
legged, under the guise of winnings
In games Of chance"
Collusion Charxed.
The indictment charges, the state
ment continues. that the defendants
arranged to submit arbitrary, ex-
cessive and exorbitant bids" for
the manufacture Of aircraft field
drying shelters and dispersed posi-
ton maintenance shelters.
1t is charged also, the department
said. that Mr.. Winebrenner quoted
a low unit price for the canvas
portion Of the shelter to the Safeway
Co. and Substantially higher unit
prices to other companies for SINH
lar material in order to prevent the
latter from obtaining prime con-
tracts"
The department said that as a
result of the alleged conspiracy
Baker-Lockwood had obtained q
prime contract for the manufacture
of shelters amounting to $3,667 ,o50
on June 26, 1912.
Maj. Gen. Oliver p. Echols, in
charge of the Material Command of
the Army Air Forces, said mean
while, he was very interested In
these indictments"
1T is the policy of the Material
Command to guard zealously against
the attempts of any men or organi-
cations to get rich quick. by any
means, at the expense of our fight
ing forces" he said.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Mrs. Jack Dunn, Owner
OF Orioles, Stricken

BALTIMORE. Feb. ~ (P).-Mrs
Mary Dunn, owner and president of
the Baltimore Orioles, Interna-
tional League club, was reported in
critical condition today at the
Maryland General Hospital
Evening star., 1943-02-12
By EDDY GILMORE.


MOSCOW, Feb. 12.-Breaking
fierce resistance and smashing
into deep German defenses and
ranks of reserves, the Red Army
today had stretched two strong
arms around the vital Nazi held
Donets Basin in Southern Rus
sia and extended the threat
to Kharkov, capital of the
Ukraine, the Russians reported.
The longest arm clamped about
the Donets coal country stretches
east to west across the top Of the
basin, 200 miles from positions just
east of Kamensk to Lozovaya. in
the Ukraine on the Kharkov- Crimea
railway.
The other arm reaches north and
south from positions east of
Kamensk to Melikhovsk. on the
northern bank of the Don River
only 81 miles northeast of Novo-
cherkassk.
Ger. N. F. Vatutins army thus
has driven down toward Rostoy
through corridor which provides
him strong positions from which
to move westward against the
Donets Basin and to hit at Rostov
from its southern tip at Melikhovsk.
Rail Line Recaptured.
This arm reaches through
Bogurayev, "a miles southeast of
kamensk; through Mechetny, 10
miles due south of Bogurayev;
through Zaitsevka, IA miles south
west Of Mechetny; through Kerchik,
q miles south Of Zaitsevka, and to
Melikhovsk.
In taking Bogurayev the Russians
seized the last remaining miles Of
the Likhaya-Stalingrad railway and
at Kerchik the Soviet troops were
just 10 miles east of Shakhty, an i'm
portant city between Kamensk and
Rostov.
Kharkov, principal objective of
the Red Army in the Ukraine, was
f1anked on the south by the sur
prise thrust that had carried the
northern arm into Lozovaya, IS
miles due south of Kharkov and
only go miles from the great Dnieper
industrial region to the southwest.
Lozovaya's capture cut the main
railway between Kharkov and the
Donets Basin and the Crimea. 1t
drove wedge between the two large
German armies on the southern
front.
New Menace to Khark0v,
From Lozovaya the highly mobile
Red troops offered a new menace to
Kharkov, already threatened along
50-mile front to the east; pointed
spearhead toward the Dniepero-
petrovsk electric power area, and fur
nished another base in the Donets
region from which to point south to-
ward the Sea of Azov to trap the
Axis defenders of Rostov.
Another segment Of the army try
ing to cut south through the Donets
Basin to the Azov shore continued
fighting in the Kramatorsk area
against heavy German counterat-
tacks, the Russians said. This army
was situated about 100 miles north
Of the Sea of Azov and about 100
miles northwest of Rostov.
About Rostov Red Army troops
were reported taking more towns on
the railroad line to the northeast.
Elsewhere in the battle for the
Caucasus, it was reported that the
Russian Black Sea Fleet had pounded
German shore positions in the West
ern Caucasus and in four days had
wiped out about seven enemy infan-
try companies, silenced 26 artillery
and mortar batteries and destroyed
ammunition dumps.
The report was contained in a
broadcast from Moscow recorded by
the London Soviet radio monitor.
1t credited unit of Russian marines
with killing 1000 Axis troops in two
days fighting ashore.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Joe Louis Sent to California
By the Associated Pre-

FORT RILEY, Kans., Feb H.
Sergt. Joe Louis. who is going to be
an actor in the Army-sponsored
film, This Is the Army has been
ordered to report at Burbank, Calf,
next Monday.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Advancing Reds
Closing In Or
Donets Basin
Threat to khurkov.
Ukraine Capital,
Also Extended
BULLETIN.

LONDON iP). KraSnodar.
capital of the Kuban Cossack
region, 100 miles southwest of
Rostov, fell to the Russian
Army of the Western Caucasus
today, a special Russian COM
muniQue broadcast from Mos
COW said tonight.
Evening star., 1943-02-12
Weather Report

Not 50 cold tonight, with lowest temperature
near freezing; moderate winds Temperatures
today-Hiehest, 49, at $50 pm: lowest %, at
10 am. Full report on page on page Az.
fuel oil consumption should b. "A per cent
OF allotment for period ending March 3.
Evening star., 1943-02-12

(See NELSON, Page A-3
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-25
Officers Capture
'Houdini of Chain
Gang in Georgia

SAVANNAH. Ca. April "a up
Police threw a blo-k3de around
Savannah today in hope Of tap
ping two companions Of Forrest
Turner, sclf-styled "HcUd.ni OF the
chain gangs Who was captured
last night week after he led a
mass break Cf % prisoners ON
Georgias ESCAPE lroot' Tattnal.
priscn at Reidsville.
The men. believed to be Leland
Harvey and D. C. Bllck, fled into
the marshy land &I.er police Shot
the rear tires Of TIE automobile
IN which tie tie Was ri-ing.
Turner walled oJt CT the machine
with his nanC5 up AID offered no
resistance, although Police found
a runp-actiCn shotgun AID a pistol
in the car.
The others. Two q the fou con-
victs still at large from the prison
break. fled down the river bottom
Police Immediately blockaded all
roads and sent 4 detail through the
mars.y lard il pursuit.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-25
WAYS To SAVE
Tires ARE TOLD

"One of the most essential serv-
ices rendered for motorists this
year, now that rubber rationing is
in full swing. is the systematic and
critical examination of tires
Such is the statement of Mobilgas
dealers who are official OPA in
spectors, and do a large volume of
this work to help keep cars rolling
we have learned and are now
practicing many things that make
for longer tire life and rubber pre-
Servation.
I'VE know that the 35-mile-an-
hour limit is adding 25 to so per
cent to the life of millions of tires.
A service greatly adding to their life
is neutrality-suspicious. them
about on the wheels every few
thousand mileS-to even the wear.
One more way to get added tire
miles to balance the wheels, be-
cause the difference of an ounce or
two in weight at one spot will cause
cupping and rapid tire wear.
Another important service, spe-
cialized on during Summer-proofing
embraces a system OF puncture pro-
lection. This is done by injecting
into the tubes a product called
Tire Saver to prevent tubes from
losing air when you pick up nail,
and thus avoid travelling on a flat
and running the casing.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-25
Batteries Fail
Without Warninq

Nowadays, with less driving, due
70 rationing, car batteries often fail
without any warning.
This is because most cars aren't
driven enough to keep batteries
.ully charged, or they stand idle so
much that sulphite forms rapidly
on battery plates and puts them
out of commission. Hence, batteries
should be checked oftener than ever.
When you starter turns over 5000
slowly this is a sure warning of
weakness. But often you don't get
any such hint of impending trouble.
Look out for that mythical little
Gremlin, Drinky, who drinks your
battery dry. Among other things,
Summer-proof service helps offset
the work of the mischievious imp
who destroys batteries
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-25

and if machine shops can do the
work.
Il do not wish to be an alarm
ist. But it seems only right that
motorists should be warned. BY
taking heed of such warnings we
will take better care of our ma
chimes.
Engineers tell us that cars will
ordinarily last for many years with
out parts failures-when they are
fabricated properly and regularly,
when we use the right grade and
weight of oil and change it fire.
quently, when we keep wheel bear
ings properly packed, when we keep
air and oil filters and cooling sys-
TENS clean, when we keep various
parts properly adjusted. That's why
Mobile Men feature the semi-an-
nual inspection and service period,
called Summer-proofing, at this
season of the year"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-25
5 Die as Gale
Whips Washington

SEATTLE, April "a. (UP)-Four
youths and an elderly woman died
in the gale that lashed Seattle
and the Puget Sound area yester-
day, strewing the streets with wreck
age and looSing ST. army oarrage
balloons, the coroner's office re-
ported today.
Deputy Coroner R. w. Garvin
said the four youths were presumed
drowned after a Sail-equipped row.
boat swamped off Sylvan Beach near
Vashin island. one body was recov
cred.
In the craft were Byron Moore,
Il; Rolph Anderson, II; Melvin
Anderson, II; and Don Edwards,
l9, all from Cove, a town on Vashin
Island. Also dead was Mrs. Sadie
Wilkinson, 70, who burned to death
when flames believed started by
a fallen power line destroyed a
residence.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-25

ishing as more mechanics are re-
called into war production. or into
service with our fighting forces.
This shortage of skilled labor
often spells long delay in getting
q car repaired. 1t means that If
cars are neglected and parts fail,
many motorists will walk for ex-
tended periods while waiting for the
indefinite. future time when their
machines will be repaired and again
ready for use.
In addition to the shortage of
skilled repair men, We motorists
are faced with another serious situ-
alton. This is the fast diminish
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-25
Joe f. Brown
Back from Pacific

SAN FRANCISCO, April "a. CUP)
Joe E. Brown, Is pounds lighter
md with his hair turned iron grey,
las returned here after a three
months tour entertaining service
nen IN advanced Pacific bases.
The tour was partly a memorial
% his son, Capt. Don Brown of
he Arm air corps, who was killed
n a flight accident.
Once I entertained just six min
ties away from the Japs,' said
Blown Our boys went out on pat
rolls to bring back Japs to hear
ne"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-25
Negro Cuts Off
Hand Of Youth

MARION, Ark. April "a CUP) -
Clarence Edwards, % year old
Negro, who took the advice of a
"yoodoo doctor and cut off the
hand of another Negro boz for a
good luck charm was held here to-
Gay on a charge Of assault with
intent to kill
Bud Holland. West Memphis
marshal, said Edwards, known as
Fish Man" told him that a voodoo
doctor had prescribed the severed
hand of a Negro boy be carried in
his left hip pocket for good luck.
Fish Mans victim. 11-year-old Joe
Blumfield, Jr., meanwhile was re-
ported in a serious condition at a
hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-25

Lack OF sufficient skilled mechan-'
les is one of the serious war time
conditions which stands as a threat
to the continued operation of many
automobiles.
This is the substance Of a state
ment just made by John Erickson.
district manager for the marketers
of Mobile petroleum and automotive
products.
Lack of skilled mechanics is
really very serious" said the district
manager In one metropolitan area
of the Pacific Cast 1900 mechanics
were working on automobiles year
ago Now. only about 500 of them
are still available for car repair
work. This number is fast dimin-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-25

other occupants escaped over roof
tops or We're rescued and seven
firemen were felled by smoke early
today when a two-alarm lire swept
a South End tenement house.
The dead were: Mrs Margaret
McAuliffe, 35 Joan. ?, her daCgh-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-25

ing stockpile of automotive parts.
Even now it is difficult to find
many of the parts needed for re-
placement without combing wreck
ing yards, or having such
parts specially made to order, when
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-25
Boston Fire Kills
4 :, Iniures others

BOSTON, April "a. - CUP)-Fom
persons we're burned to death, 40
Evening star., 1943-03-29
1912 Bank Earnings
Lower in New York
Reserve District
a. Per Cent Return
Compares With SIS
For Previous Yeor. !,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 2o.-The
Federal Reserve Bank Of New York
reported today member banks In the
Second Federal Reserve District
showed an average return of ~
per cent on capital funds for 1912.
compared with SIS per cent the year
before.
Larger banks In New York City.
with deposits of more than $780,
000,0 900 each. averaged per cent
return against 80 per cent in 1941,
the survey showed, partly as . re-
suit Of participation in loans to war
contractors.
Commenting on the survey, the
bank said:
THE reduction in net profits ap-
pears to be chiefly the result of in
creased expenses, notably, larger dis
bursements for salaries and wages.
and larger FDIC (Federal Deposit
Insurance CorpJ assessments as a
result Of increased deposits An
other factor was the considerable
reduction in recoveries and profits
taken on securities sold, rejecting
the more stable prices in 1912 on
Government securities"
Other factors were repayment of
loans and larger investment in Gov
ernment securities, which yield q
lower rate Of return.
Cash dividends of the banks sur.
veyed averaged 1.8 per cent on cap
ital funds in 1912, against 10 per
cent In 1941.
Evening star., 1943-03-29
owl Plans 10 Launch
biq Radio offensive
v the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. March 29.-A big radio
Offensive" in which Owl programs
originating in New York will be re-
broadcast each week to the CONT
nent by the British Broadcasting
Corp. was announced last night.
There will be morning and even
ing broadcasts in virtually every
European tongue and on all wave
lengths.
The broadcasts will be transmitted
by special facilities from Owls New
York studios to the BIC studios in
Britain, and rebroadcast instan-
taneously.
Included will be 10 broadcasts
weekly in Finnish and daily pro-
grams in Portuguese. Broadcasts
to Spain, Bulgaria and Hungary
will begin later, it was stated.
Evening star., 1943-03-29

remaining $214,097 will be raised If
the spirit that has characterized the
drive to date is continued another
week.
The special performance by Holly
wood movie stars scheduled here for
April 10 for the benefit of the Dis
trict Red Cross War Fund has been
called off, it was announced today.
It was said by spokesman for the
War Activities Committee of Wash
ington Theaters that after all in
itial plans had been completed it
was found impractical to transport
a large roster of stars to five sepa-
rate cities within a period of seven
days. All local theaters will have
programs celebrating Red Cross
theater week from April l to 7, it
was announced.
Evening star., 1943-03-29

Iron and Steel Institute and in
1929 was awarded the institutes
first Gary Memorial Medal for meri-
torious service to the steel industry.
Received Many Honors.
Mr.. Farrell also was one of the
founders of the National Foreign
Trade Council, of which he was
chairman. In 1889 he received the
Capt. Robert Dollar memorial award
from the foreign trade organiza-
tions in the United States for his
contribution to the advancement of
foreign trade.
From 1882 until 1889 he was a
director of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United Staes, and for
many years he was member of the
American section of the 1nterna-
tiOnal Chamber of Commerce.
Other decorations and honors re-
ceived by Mr.. Farrell included the
degree of LII. D. from Georgetown
University and st. Bonaventure Col
lege, the engineering degree from
oGCtCllS 1lloUlGQtC Va 1CC1llIOAOSy,
Commander of the Order of the
Crown of Italy. officer of the French
Legion of Honor, Knight of st. Greg
ory the Great and knight of the
Order of Malta.
Among the positions he held were
honorary vice president of the Iron
and Steel Institute of Great Britain,
founder member and honorary pres
ident of the Pan-American Society,
member of the Board of Trustees of
Stevens Institute of Technology,
member of the Board of Trustees of
the Webb Institute of Naval Archi-
lecture, a director of the China So
ciety of America, president of India
House. vice president of the Ameri-
can Irish Historical Society and
member of the Executive Committee
of the American Asiatic Association.