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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
BLASTING
 JAPANESE
 AT MUNDA
Air Forces Make Many Separate Attacks in
 SoIomons Section

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, July 15.- The Munda battle has settled down to a methodical blasting of the Japanese out of their foxholes be- fore the airbase.
 United States Air Forces pounded the shipping and airdromes the enemy uses to supply Munda.
 Two Japanese barges were de- stroyed near New Georgia and a cargo ship was also sunk northwest of Munda.
 Flying Fortresses struck enemy airdromes at Buna Buin and left many installations in flames.
 Over SaIamaua, Kittyhawks broke up dive bomber formation and shooting down three of the Jap craft. One Kittyhawk was downed in the fight but the pilot was saved.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
LOU MAx0N
 QUITS 0pA
Can'i Go On, He Says, But Declares Organization
 Must Continue

WASHINGTON, July Is. - Dy- manic red-haired Lou Maxon, De- troit advertising executive who took over as non-salaried Deputy Ad- ministrator in charge of the OPA public relations several months ago full of confidence, has resigned and expressed conviction that only Houdini himself could untangle the OPA's legislative tape.
 Maxon said he was offered a po- sition as General Manager of OPA but reached the conclusion he could not continue with the OPA associa- tion in any capacity, however" he said, "OPA must not fail as it af- fleets directly the lives of everyone in this Nation"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
D K I'VE IS
 MADE UPON
 7 SECTORS
Americans and Australians Charge fo Clear Japs
 from Areas

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, July 15.- American and Australian troops in the New Guinea theatre are keying for an all-out attack in the drive against Munda and closing in on Japanese positions in the Mubo area flor decisive action"
 A new offensive is announced in a special communique from Mac Arthur's Headquarters stating this offensive is designed to clear the long contested Mubo zone of all enemy troops and also pin the Japs back on the lines around Salamaua, on the eastern New Gu'1ea shore line, 12 miles to the north.
 As a preliminary move, Allied Forces have captured Green Hill and also an enemy force of medium size" cut off from Mubo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
MORE BEEF IS COMING
 5AY5BR0WN
0PA Chief Reports Heavy Movements on Live
 stock Mart

WASHINGTON. July l5.-Price Administrator Prentiss Brown pre- diets beef for hungry civilians will be received in increased supplies as a result of heavy movements on the livestock market.
 Brown also said pleasure driving on the East Coast will be lifted for A card-holders as soon as possible.
 He told reporters there is no pres ent move to place a ceiling at the live animal level oh beef because the OPA wants to give the industry every chance to work out the prob lem"
 He said the price of corn will re- main at present levels.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
Another Important Airport Is Cdptured-Heights
 of Another Taken
BRITISH ARMY FIGHT
 OFF ARM0RED ATTACK
Two Towns Taken in Big Thrust Toward Axis
 Base dt Cdtdnid

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA. July IS. The jaws of the Allies have clamped down and taken deeper bite into eastern Sicily after a furious bat tie, the British Eighth Army hurl- ing back a powerful counter-attack of Nazi armored forces.
 The American Seventh Army has scored the greatest advance. Driv- ing inland, on line paralled with the British East Coast push, Lieut.. Gen. George S. Pattons Americans that dug into the Ragusa and Viz zini sectors moved forward some six or seven miles, captured an- other important airdrome and also took the important heights of an- other airdrome.
 Italian Staff Surrenders
 Another Italian General, com nanding the 54th Napoli Division, has surrendered with his entire staff.
 Hurling forward against stern re- sistance, Montgomery's Eighth Army has driven to the town of Beucoli, four miles north of the port of Augusta after weathering a crisis yesterday when German armored forces, counter-attacking actually reached the harbor at one time.
 Advances on Catania
 Alfred Wagg, NEG correspondent, reporting from cruiser off shore, said the British advancing upon Catania, captured both Lentini and Carlentini, l3 miles to t h e south.
 The official communique said heavy and medium Allied bombers dropped more than 100000 pounds
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
Four Americans Capture g
 Italian Officers

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA. July 15.-Four American Rangers, charging the heavily mined beach at Gela, cap tured 52 Italian officers in one building after a short fight. This is confirmed with the arrival of the Italian officers accompanied by one lone ranger, who took them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
The W ashinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
 tMajor Robert 6. Allen on active dutyJ

WASHINGTON When you see how Navy brass-hats get completely off base on simple matter like uniforms, you can get better in- sight into why the Navy has been so inexcusably slow in building es- cort vessels, using helicopters, and adopting auxiliary airplane carriers.
 The inside story on the Navy's new uniforms becomes more amaz- ing as more leaks out.
 It is now revealed that last fall when the subject of new summer uniforms was debated, Procurement officials warned that new uniforms would strain the textile industry, so they wanted notice well in ad- vance.
 Finally, in December, Procure ment officials got promise that there would be no new summer uniforms, but that the old khaki
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
F THOUSAND CAPTURED IN SICILY NOW
American lake 5000 as Prisoners British, Can
 ddidns Remainder

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, July 15.-More than 12,0o0 Germans and Italians have been taken prisoners in the Sicily invasion. The American fore es have captured 5000 and the British and Canadians the remain der.
 Most of the prisoners taken have already been evacuated from Sicily,
 There are no signs of enemy withdrawal from any points of Sicily.
 The Sicilian population is friendly and helping to unload ships.
 The Allied troops have been eau toned that Axis forces of higher calibre are ahead
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
ALERT AT 7:15

There will be a practice Alert tonight starting at 7:15 o'clock. First Aid Corps will render first aid to patient suffering from a simulated fracture of the lower left leg with wardens acting as patients. All members of the Auxiliary Po- lice and Air Raid Warden Corps are urged to report for duty. Traf- fife, both pedestrian and vehicle will cease during the alert.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
AXIS GIVEN HARDBL0W
 IN SICILY
Viehy Broadcast Declares Situation Extreme
 Iy Serious"

LONDON, July 15. - A radio broadcast from Vichy depicted the situation of the Axis in Sicily as extremely serious" and declared that further @infiltration attempts must be checked in order to avoid endangering the Axis defensive positions on Catania plain.
 The radio also mentions that the crack Goering Tank division has been cracked" already in the battle in Sicily.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
Hopkins kifthenette
 Cabinet Is Attacked;
 New wGroup Demanded

TOPEKA, Kansas, July l5. = United States Senator Arthur Cap per, veteran senior Senator, cele- brated his 18th birthday yesterday by making a plea for nonpartisan War Cabinet to replace Harry Hopkins and his Ketchenette Cab- met"
 Senator Capper said. T am not attacking the war effort, but I be- lieve it is best to have new group, officially recognized, rather than the Hopkins group"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
Move on Sicily Just Sta!ter of
 European Drive

WASHINGTON, July Is. - The Allied invasion of Sicily is only the first of many fronts in the campaign of Europe" said Elmer Davis here who is leaving for New York to depart from there shortly for Lon don, possibly North Africa.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
THIRD WAR LOAN SOON
 COMING UP

WASHINGTON, July l5.-Secre- tary of Treasury Morgenthau, says the Treasury expects to announce the goal of the third war loan drive by August which opens Septem- Der 9.
 The loan is expected to be higher than the thirteen billion dollar drive which brought sales to eigh- teen and one-half billion dollars.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
Who Is Assistant presidenf!" 7 Men
 Put as Long 5hots
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, July 15.-There are two schools of t h 0 u g ht in Washington One holds that James F. Byrnes, head of the Office of War Mobilization, is the Assistant President" with greater powers than ever were accorded before to an appointive official.
 The second contends that liar " Hopkins is the real Second President'-that behind the scenes the same old New Deal' is being perpetuated and that the recently established OWN already is being circumvented on some orders issu- ing from the White House.
 This group argues that Hopkins is closer to the President than any other individual; that he is the mentor of that group of admins trative assistants'-the men with passion for anonymity; and that he has, his own little cabinet" made up of Ben Cohen, Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter and Samuel l. Rosenman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
LUCKY BREAK IN SICILY IN
 FIRST MOVES
Casualties Light But Pre- pare for Worst, Says
 Patterson

WASHINGTON, July 15. The Sicilian campaign has progressed far ahead of schedule but sharp fighting and heavy casualties must be expected when the imminent battle comes with the strong Axis forces on the island, Under Secre- tary of War Patterson told the newsmen at conference this afternoon.
 Heavy casualties were escaped in the first few days of the inva- sion but this may not be repeated later" said Patterson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
BIG FORCE
 p0UR5 INTO
 PA(IFI(N0W
Submarines Continue 10 Send Down Many
 Ships of Japan

PEARL HARBOR, H. l., July IS. Ships, planes and troops are pour ing into the Pacific in sufficient force to insure retention of the AL lied initiative in that area, Admiral Chester w Nimitz says.
 Submarines are destroying enemy shipping that Japan can ill afford to lose.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
Delegate Dimond
 Coming
Expe1fed 10 Be in Seattle Today Then 10 Continue
 His Trip 10 Alaska

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond is re- turning to Alaska for his summer vacation and should arrive in Se- attle today. travelling there by air.
 Delegate Dimond will go by steamer to Ketchikan. visit there and other sections in Southeast Alaska for several days before go- ing to Valdez.
 Delegate, Dimond expects to in spect the northern end of the AL aska Military Highway from Fair banks during August.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
GET 5s-POUNDER

William Stevens, of the Signal Corps, and Verena Murphy caught 58-pound king salmon off Tee Harbor last night and have the fish to prove it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15
. . c c . .
 DIMOUT TIMES

. Dimout begins tonight .
 . at sunset at 9:52 o'clock. . . Dimout ends tomorrow . . at sunrise at 4:i6 am . . Dimout begins Friday at . . sunset at 9:5l pm. . . sss sss ee .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15

In naming these men, the second school of thought has some argu- ment about perpetuation of the New Deal that reached it's zenith during the second administration, because most of them were as influential then as they possibly could be today.
 The Byrnes school doesn't ignore these contentious, but says simply that the "old New Deal"-that out growth of the depression Brain Trusters-is dead. They ask you to point to one piece of New Deal social legislation" that has been passed since Pearl Harbor and ask you to think of any that is likely to get by the present Congress.
 They single out such legislation as the modified Ruml Plan and the anti-labor legislation which were allowed at least to pass both Houses without serious protests
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15

The California redwood is the largest tree found in North
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-15

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20
Ndzis Executed
$4,000, Reds Say

NEW YORK, oct. 20 (INS)-
The Soviet information bureau
charged today that NaZi execu-
TONERS killed 1900 Soviet civil
fans in one day during German
occupation Of Kharkov.
The statement, broadcast by
the Moscow radio and recorded
here, said the mass execution
was carried out under the direc-
ton of the Gestapo on Jan. 2,
1912, near the KhArkov tractor
factory. II claimed the victims,
who were said TO be elderly per-
sons, women and children, were
hurled into a huge ditch that had
been mined.
Thousands" of other residents
Of the Ukrsinian city were tor
tured 10 death and killed" by
shooting or by placing them in
motor vehicles known as "suffo-
Gators" where they died from
carbon monoxide poisoning, II was
charged.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20
Doom BAN
ON Chinese

WASHINGTON. Oct. 20 QNS)
Approval of the administrations
Chinese exclusion repeal bill was
indicated by Republicans and
Democrats today as the measure
came up for House action.
Members of a determined Re-
publican minority fighting 10
block passage of the bill in its
present form would not even
venture a hope of success on their
side.
Their battle, however, promised
TO center on an amendment spon-
Sored by Rep Bennett (R) of
Michigan. which would eliminate
key sections of the legislation
granting the Chinese an immi-
grafton quota of 105 a year as
well as naturalization rights.
my amendment would repeal
the present Chinese exclusion
law but leave the Chinese in
the same position as other
Orientals," Bennett said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20
Roosevelt Persists
Inn Food Subsidies

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UP)
President Roosevelt. having re-
jected farm organization proposals
of a compromise, prepared today
TO send Congress a strongly
worded message in support of his
food subsidy program.
Heads of three of the four
major farm organizations proposed
that present subsidies be con-
tinued only until a fair scale Of
prices" on farm products could
be put into effect.
MIR Roosevelt told his news con-
ference later that he would send
his 30-page message to Congress
today or tomorrow. The essential
aim Of subsidies, he said. is keep
ing down the cost of food TO the
! housewife.
Farm leaders said that MIR
Roosevelt was determined 10 &C
ahead with the subsidy program
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20

commission members, that
price ceiling regulations would
not be violated by such a
move.
The commission recently voted
TO permit importation of liquor
provide, that the licensees would
pay he regular markup in price.
Then the OPA stepped in with
the claim that such traffic, with
tavern keepers paying premium
prices. would cause a violation of
the ceilings.
Wayne Babler and Walter
Healy. district OPA attorneys of
Detroit. attended the conference
yesterday.
"We'll have an answer for
you In a couple of days" Babler
said. while I'm satisfied the
system Is all right. I will have
TO consult with others in the
office"
Both Commissioners Theodore
/. Fry and r. Glenn Dunn pointed
out that the system devised for
the present emergency is in reality
the same as the one which has
been in effect since the Michigan
law was written.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20
NaZiS Fall
Back ON
2 Fronts
CONTINUED from Page One)

Continued from Page 0ne)
for embattled German forces re-
naming in Dnepropetrovsk is one
running southwest TO Nikolayev
on the Black Sea. This road, incl
dentally, is threatened by another
Russian spearhead advancing from
recently-liberated Zaporozhe, be-
low Dnepropetrovsk.
Capture OF Pyatikhatka was ef-
fected after 12-mile gain by the
Russians, who liberated 100 other
towns.
Having seized the rail junction,
the Soviet troops advanced north
westward 10 take other points on
the line. thus gaining control Of
some y miles of the railroad.
Much booty. including Is loaded
railway trains, was captured as
were 1900 German soldiers and
officers.
North OF Kiev the Russians beat
of determined enemy counterat-
tacks and then launched their own
attack. This drive was successful
in capturing the strongly-fortified
point of Vyshgorod. which is a
Dnieper river town on a fine high
way into Kiev.
In the Gonel sector. Russian
forces continued 10 advance on
the western bank OF the Sozh
River. Numerous enemy counter
attacks were hurled back with
heavy German losses.
Meanwhile. the Soviet offensive
launched south of Rechitsa prog
ressed favorably despite strong
German resistance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20
Judge HdIstedd
Dies in PetOskey

PETOSkEY. Oct. 20 (UP)-
Services will be held Friday for
Circuit Judge Benjamin II. Hal
stead, O. who died after a heart
attack Yesterday
Appointed 20 the bench in 1871
by former Gov Murray y. Van
Wagner, Halstead had been
elected 10 a SlX-year term last
spring He had practiced law
here al years and served as city
attorney 33 years. He also was
former chairman of the state
board Of agriculture.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20
Ration Table
Nm Times Daily

The Detroit Times RAJ
TIONING TIMETABLE. de-
signed TO keep war-busy
homemakers up to the min
ute on rationing headlines.
now appears daily on the
women's pages.
The Rationing Timetable,
printed every day for the
convenience of Detroit Times
readers, gives starting and
expiration dates OF ration
stamps for processed foods.
meats, cheese and fats,
sugar, fuel oil, gasoline and
shoes. also tire inspection
headlines for A, B and c gas
ration holders.
Dial Cherry $500 for
home delivery service Of The
Detroit Times to assure your
self of the latest Tationing
information.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20
UmbertO Grieves
Over Naples Ruin

NAPLES, oct. 20 GNS) -
Crown Prince Umberto OF Italy
today expressed his sadness over
the fate of this terribly smashed
city of Naples, which he IS seeing
for the first time since il was dew
aStated by the retreating NaziS
Umberto said he had expected
to move into his big house the
royal palace. blasted by more than
20 bombs and some German dem
olitionS -- but il had been com
pletely smashed"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20
Jdps Strengthen
Burma Frontier

LONDON. Oct 20 CUP)-The
German radio said today that
japanese reinforcements were be-
ing sent 10 the Burma Indian
frontier, suggesting that heavy
ground fighting might be develop
ing in that area.
Allied reports earlier this week
had disclosed that British forces
crossed the Indian frontier into
Burma and attacked the town OF
Maungdaw, so miles north of
Akyab.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20
Sforza in Italy
To Speed Victory

ADVANCED ALLIED AIR
BASE, Oct. 1S delayed tUP)--
Count Carlo Sforza, former ltal-
ian foreign minister who went
into exile in Europe and the
United States Is years ago, re-
turned 10 Italy with tears in his
eyes and a pledge on his lips to
do ali in his power TO speed an
Allied victory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20
Jeffries Fears
Amateur VIII
Undo Progress

In a series of campaign adj
dresses last night, Mayor Jeffrics
cautioned Detroit voters that a
green hand in the mayors Of
flee might undo all the city'S
progress since the dark days OF
the Ferguson grand jury
The mayor spoke TO two Ma
sonic groups. Acacia Lodge and
Detroit Lodge. the Greater Detroit
Taxpayers and Property Owners
Association and the Mack Avenue
Business Mems Association,
when | became mayor" he
said. II found pretty COM
pIetely demoralized city.
scarcely got the chair warm In
the mayors office before
started losing the heads Of
my police department by In
dictments. Not long afterward
my predecessor also was in
dicted.
AS a matter of fact. the city
~ a municipal corporation was
In pretty shoddy condition.
We were Overburdened with
debt and our credit was low.
TRIPS RECoUNTED
81 took n suitcase and his
tory of the City of Detroit and
went 10 New York and Chicago
where I talked 10 bond peddlers.
10 bankers. to financial experts,
To every one who could aid tho
city financial condition.
II succeeded i'm selling the
city's credit upstream. Detroit
il now the most improved city
financially I'm the country. nv
the efforts l made | was able
10 save the taxpayers $1,000
600 year from 1912 through
1868 in interest on our bonded
debt. That saving comes right
out Of your taxes"
JeffrleS experienced the first
heckling IN his campaign az the
property owners association meet
ing despite the fact that Karl II.
Smith prcSidcnt'Cavc the mayor
a rouSing Introduction
Members. mostly women nc
cuScd the MAYOR oil responsibility
IN the citys federal rent ceilings.
PLANNING NECESS AIRY
~ helped only 10 this extent"
JcffrlcS said II was asked who
would be "A good man for The
job OF local rent director. I
suggested Patrick Mcnamara
because he had served on the
city's rent committee and knew
the problem.
why don't YOU Idck him out
now" woman shouted
MAYBE I've changed my mind
about him. too" the mayor an
swcrcd, but I don't have any
more Ia do with naming federal
officials than you do"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20

even if it meant another con-
gressional fight such as the one
on the same subject which ended
last spring in a virtual stalemate
by postponing a decision until
this session
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20

the first time how his shiE
trapped the enemy undersea
craft on the surface.
1T was a dark night, and ap-
parently the sub didn't know
We were anywhere around" hc
said. The sub was lying almost
still on the surface, making
maybe FIVE knots st mOst--and
we GOT on the beam"
SEARCHLIGHT FLARES
The destroyers searchlight bat.
tery threw a garishly bright light
upon the unSuspecting japanese
and in matter of seconds Tho
guns were pouring a stream OF
shells al the enemy
The first couple OF SaivoS car
ried away the submarine s con-
ming tower and other shells anc
shot, from the ships machine
guns, poured into the leaky hui!
COMES TO DEAD STOP
The sub seemed 10 come 10
. dead stop, then settle and go
down." RonoSer said. THE de-
stroyer rushed in TO close the
range for ramming in the event
the underSea boat had re-
manned near the surface.
''She was too far under for
us 20 ram, so we cut loose with
our depth charges, and about
three minutes after the last
one exploded we heard a ire
mendous underwater explosion.
The surface was filed with oil
slick and debrls--cork and wood
and cloth, but, unfortunately,
no survivors"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20
How Jap Sub NheG
Its End i'm Battle

WITH THE PACIFIC FLEET Delayed INS)-Tn a
blaze of spotghts shell flashes and the explosion of depth
charges an American destroyer obtained sweet revenge
against the Japanese submarine fleet
The captain Of the destroyer Condr William klllan
Rnrnnser Of Ranrp and MlddletoMn r. l. told TODAY TOR
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20
Liquor Imports
Wait OPA'S OK.
BY DON GARDNER
Tlmes stat Correspondent

LANSING, Oct. 20-OPA attorneys who have blocked
Michigan operators in their to purchase out
ostae liquor to repensh their dwindlng stocks indicated
today with reservations after a conference with liquor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-20
BATTLES RECALLED

"Gentlemen." he said, "in at
lacking youth problems, have
all of you ever tried sitting
down and working out the prob
lem together"
Recalling past history. when
each department battled indWidu-
ally for IFS budget. grasped TOR
iurisdictional gains, boosted ITS
own program and. very largely.
ignored the wants or oh iectiveS of
the other departments. the COM
mitteemen were forced TO admit
they had not.
Can you do it?" the COVER
nor asked.
With a unanimous assent. the
committee proceeded TO its pro-
gram.
Earlier the committee members
had been guests of Or. Bow at
the Wayne County meeting. From
studious, factual reports. they
learned Of the work mapped for
this community. And from a dele
cation OF youngsters they heard
the wants Of Youth.