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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-07-22

eeren Maidinen fcrtbetpeet. Dod3 ba
Ihen mir auh motoriiierte. Oaau ge
BORT sic 155.mmlSaltbite, Sic cir
3iel NIT 95pfiinoisen 8ranaten ai'
f2, 400 Daros Gntfernung erreiher
ifann.
! Mir boben ferner idtperere @e.
lagerungsgeid,ilbe als bic abt50ui.
gen, ndmlih &iiiten- lrho 16-soaige
Sbiffsfanonen. uniere 6Iafs fonne.
pertifal mebrere Weilen neit rei6en
@ir baben ai1h fleine Shiitengra.
hen-Mrtillerie, sic Mnen BON 20 Gio
Uetuidt auf groBe gntfernungen tpirit
@ie glt a,,h aue bieie @affen iein
'nogen, Inn Sen 6eino in Seten 81,
tbla9en, 10 mliB Ole Suuptarbeit bel
iciner grlebieune bon ser Snfanteris
perrid,tet ,peroen. Die 3eit lit Dor,
bel, ga Elm Ssnfanteriit nur elm Sc,
.oebr ilno Elm paur SanOgrauaten
ilrit'bleppte. 9tin lit Die sseucrfrafi
scr Snfanterie auberorbentlih per-
ltdrft poroen Sober pierte Ssniante.
rift beoient jett Maid)inenge,pebre
Yafs. Minenmcrfcr uim. Sic iogc-
rannten Snnoieuerruffen rangie,cn
BON 8arano.@ .@etpebren bis su 90
falibriaen &arabinern lno 5Ofalibri-
gen M@.
Hanacrs
Sn oieiem ariege gibt es unter Ser
Snfantere einen Guberit ipe5ialiiier-
i'm &timpfer. Sen mir. gum Inter.
|ihiebe bonn britiifen &ommanoo,
v&anaer" nennen. Gr lit nit alIer
|mcgliben @aifeu iiir oen Mabfampi
ausgcriiltet, oarlnter einem libel aus
isbenoen 9oIh. SIMMER in @emein,
itnit NIT Ser Snfanterie arbeitan bic
Sioniere. Sic bnbnen nit 0pnamit
Wege burh Sic MlnenfelSer, legen
/, goobp"- -6aIlen, iiberipannen itier
nnpa'iierbcre Strone nit 8riiden
nno beoientn erbeutete gtienbabnen.
Sic bauen unter llmitGnoen ipaar
ielbit ipelhe.
9ercits slniang 1913 batten ,pir
sinen Srrcn9itoif. ser Elm Irittes
itGrfere 3eritorungsfrait beiist als
19t5. llniere Bomber unb &f-
rlua5euge baben ibre eigene 8eitiid.
ung. 0as idaperite @aifiis, tpelhes
IN 6lugseug n,itfiibrt, lit Die 37.mm,
aanone. A6cr 9ronsportflug5euge
fonnen leibte Nrtiaerie, 5anfs unS
ioaar 8elGnoe,pager beioroern, faas
es nottpenoie miro. ..
3u unlcrsn 8ombern 9eboren blc
5liegenoen 5eitunaen. ipelbe in elmer
oobe Don $4,000 SUB 81 freu5en
nermogen 1924 Siberators, 8.2j
mittlere 9cmber uno 1926 Bomber,
Die 375 Neilen in ser Stunoe suriif,
legen uno oils Die id)nealteu Bomber
ser Welt gelten.
sln &filug5eugen baben mir
ben 1888, ober 2odbeeo .9igbtning"
zen Q-39 yMiracobra", oen Y.51
eortb american MlItang", ser mebr
ais 400 Weilen in ser Stunoe iliegt
uno ben Y-47 &epublic .Sbunber.
5olt", ser in 10000 Sub SObe 81;
fGmpien perma9.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-07-22
2lns eric, pa.
OdnfSdouno

Sir Sic anlnBlih hes 3pbes meine$
seliehten Naters
Stefan 6eunins
geitorben IN Grie, Gu., mir entgegen.
gebrod)te Spmpatbie. fir bie Vlumen-
ipenben, sic 9eteilieung am 2cid)en-
beaGngnis uno alien oie uns ireeno-
apie beiaeitanben, ioiuie Dem Central
Gerbanb fir Mussahlina Der Ser
itGberling iage ih Den innlgIten Ganf
aus. ..
2ie trauern0e Softer
aatbarina Senning. Sheia,
$50 W. y. Ctr, Gric, ia.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-07-22
1000 S6iffe an Heft
GanH,at,eci,' an ii,iIiieber
1tmife beteiliat 't

Galablanca. Mebr oils 1000 Shif,
ic iuaren an oer 2anoungsoperatio
men IN Si5ilien beteiligt (perglider
init Sen $50 0riessibiifen ,,nb9rans-
ncrtern, Sic I'M oeraangenen Serbit
h,e Snpaiionsilotte fiir Noroafrifa
filbeten.) Gs tpar cine gesualtige
Nnfaa6e, aieie sroben @cleitsiige
Surd einen ser engiten @arlGle mad,
ihrem geltimn1lnasort 5u bringen,
>amit ieoes sd)ifi inn rihtisen 3eit-
pltnft an Sem Oorae!friebeneu @riif-
fenfopf anfam.
Gurh bas @etter 1purSe oie 9lni,
aobe 'iir oas Ysricnal ser Shiffc
nod erIdlrert IS mar elite berppr-
rngenoc 2ciitlna, cine iplbe Streit-
hlad)t obre mlrflid)e ltngliifsiille Al,
Snno an icten. Gin amerifaniihes
,Slottenperbano oerfte sic 2aneuna
omcrifatiiher Eruppen unS am
Strano, no sic 9lmerifaner lanOcten,
herrid)te itnrfc Dining, absr trobnem
ipuroeu ale MngriffsfrGfte rehtseitig
abgeiett:
Gs fat iih ulnmehr beitGtiat, Oab
feinerlci ssiibllng nit feinblihcn
&rieasihiiien genomnleu muroe. Oas
einSiee. mas rnicre SdEffe iaben,
ipur cine fleine @ruppe italieriibcr
Sbnaaboote. Sic raiheitens oas @eite
luhtcn oils tie Die alliierten @eihiua,
ser naberfommen iaben. General 81.
lenbotper Sollte ser slrbeit ser SSlotten
Sci Ser 9anbung boben Sribut:
r@ei ben ii5llianil6en Sperationen
baben sic 6Iotten ser Sereinigten
Staaten unb 8rcbbritannien ernellt
heapieieu, SaB iie trot ibrer Speratio.
men aui Sen iieben @eltmeeren llm-
|iangreihe uno idlpierise Manooer 5ur
l(nteritiitlng Scr Salrooperatipnen
pIanen mo erfplgreid) aisfiibrer
fonnen. nno 3luun trob Sinoernilie
Ser @ntferm,ne, Oes @etters rno
ieinSliheu &iDeritanocs.
Sn oieicm &riegsihauplas ipiegeit
iib sic @eifidlidlfeit ser ulliiertcn
Observation-Disclosures unter Ser ,siib-
runs BON 6lcitanoomiral Cir Mnoretu
g. Cunningham mo ieiner 6aupt-
heller - Sem anerifaniid)en I5c-Mo.
miral Senrp a. Se.ritt nno Dem brl.
tilden slomiral 9ertram Humiap -
IN Der 5eitliden @enauigfeit Mno Der
pollfomnlenen Sed,nif lpioer, Die lie
;an ben aiiiten Sisiliens CUR Sd)au
1;ellten, tpn S,ul,bcrte BON Shiffer
uno 8ooten Gclanret ipl,roen, beren
llripr,lnssbafen in ser gan5en Nelt
|iino. Sbre &ameraScn Der Snft. uno
Observation-Disclosures itimmen elm begei-
itertes uno nnnfDares .@ut getan"
an"
Sor 8eginn ser Speratiouen bate
Iomiral Cunningham folgenoe Bot
ihait an alie mitpirfenaen St,iiie &C.
rlftet: Ia
II. 8ir itehen unmittelbar Dor Dem
entif)eioeniten unteriangen oes arie-
ses - mir geben gum eriten Wfal &C.
gen Sen iSeinb in ieinem eigenen Snnb
por. s~
~. Der Grioig bsbeutet bie Au'.
ridjt,lng Ser s'ueiten 6ront nit aueln,
luas harunter fdilt. ano lit ser erite
Sbritt CUR roihen llnb entiheioenoen
8eiiegune unierer Seinoe.
B.. llnier 3iel lit flar, un0 unlere
oterite Hflid,t lit, oieie geiualtige 81
petition in Der Minbeitaeit an 9ano 81
leten unS irGter uniere 8runb; uno
YuitltreitfrGite 81 neriorgen, ipenn tie
unab!Giiis in ieinAlid)em 8eblet por-
riiden.
A.. Ingeiihts oieier Yflif)t miiiien
uno .ueroen groBe 3iiifen ein9egan.
gen rraroen. Die S:derbeit unierer
eigenen Sfifie Mllo ale ablenten0c,l
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-07-22
@ur WeridDt

Mldter (5llm 3eugen, Der elm blaues
suge bat): ,Saben Sic ielbit an oer
ShlGgerei teilgenomnen,
3ellge: .Nein. id) NOR nur augen
seuge"
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-07-22
Ua3is iftaeteft >en
Htaliettcrtt 2lnait

Ser gerliner Munofunf berbreitets
Sic 5clgen elmer italieniihen Nieoe,
laae unh nannte 12 Gunfte. Die iid,
leoer Staliener 5u Screen nebmen
IoIlts: -..'
1. Stalien mus oui ieine ;slotte
nno Suit!uaiie nerSitbten.
,. Stalien mlB metallursiide un6
id,inen- SnSuitriebetriebe einiteaen.
). Stalien m,B ieine Mrmee aui
ssoliseiitdrfe reousieren.
4. Stalien mus YanteQeria, Co
truf, Saroinien llnS anSere Itrate-
glide Stiibpunfte an Gualono ab-
treten.
5. Sitrien (NorSoititalien) nit
srieit uno Eola on Ser Moria mub
an Sugoilatpien absetreten iperoen.
6. Mebrere ,Snieln i'm Soniiden
ilnn gesiiiiden Neer miiiien @rie-
d)enlano iiberaeben ,rerben.
Z. Stalien mlB iGmtlihe Mniprii-
die aui Elm &olonialreih, einiblieB-
lid Sibpen, nlfgeben. r.
8. Stalien miro bon ser SiIte scr
8roBlntidlte geitrihen meroen.
9. Stalien muB iit aui unbeitimm.
te 3eit cine @tilitdrbeiaeana aefaaer
laiien. ...
TO-. Stalien mus Oen 8etreioean.
Eau einitellen uno ieine Mgrarrpirt.
ibait oolia oui Sic 8emiiieansuft
umitellen -.
H. Stalien mlB pieIe llniperiitd-
ten idlieBen.
~. sStalien BARI niht mehr LANCER
flaililhe @cifitte uno 2iteratur, leb.
rem. bamit Die italieni'he Sugen6 ga.
ran geblnbert miro, etrpas iiber' Die
llltorilhe 8rGBe Sons gu erfabren.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-07-22

Der &rieg irornt piele Qeute a,t
ltoglidit biel an t,ln. gr gibt aber
aud e!nigen an0eren cine bequemc
sl,sreoe, Dieles nj tt au tun.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-07-22

- llnteritlsen Sic bic i'm .Dolfs.
6Iatt~ anoeieeMOen @eiddftel
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-07-22

Ser &ongreB bat beihloiien, iiG)
au oertagen. Gin 8eihluB, an 'oem
faum jemano etipas aus5uieten baben
Niirfte.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-30

MONEY TO LOAN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-30
FURNITURE. HOUSEHOLD GOODS

REPOSsEssED rooms of furniture; s.
piece finished breakfast set apiece
. oveIsiuffed living room suite; apiece wal
nut bedroom suite; lamp. table; Sxlz
Congo rug; SO for all 90 DAYS TO PAY.
BANK BLDG, 2isf CD. RIVER, at 3RD.
RUGS = USED, CLEANED. 9xi2. sxi0.
6N9. Wit. AKIN, 50 30 up; carpetlng,
CSC yard up. throws. 81 up AMERICAN
CARPET CLRs., 1888 Oakland. MA. 1919.
RUGS, gxi5, skis. i2xi5. l.3xi2, others
today. 2s49 l2th So. nr Temple. DIR,
STUDIO coUcHEs--An spring eonstruc-
ton. Limited supply. Other eouehes only
sac. DetrQlta best selection. OPEN y
BALDWIN.
FURNITURE. Ward Furniture Co. 7i34
Z Harper. Mr.. stevens. PLAZA 1850. lNot
connected with any other ssore.)
WASHING machine, radio, record changer,
bedroom complete living room suite,
humidor stand. china cabinet. indirect
lamp. Must sell boy Wed, army officer
being moved, olive 1856,
$500 A WEEK BUYs THIS BRAND
NEW HOME OUTFIT-COMPLETEi
Includes living room suite with springs
extra chair. eXi2 administer rug, 3 lamps,
3 tables mirror. picture, bedroom suite
Of bed, chest dresser or vanity Of walnut
veneer on hard cabinet wood. box spring
and mattress. pillows dinette set 5-pc. IN
solid oak, set OF dishes
STATE SAMPLE FURNITURE co.
1872 MICHIGAN. NEAR GRIsWOLD
open Mon, Fri. sat. Ewes. 10
4 LoVABLE, LivABLE ROOMS. $3.50
MARTIN FURNITURE. STAT MICHIGAN
Evening star., 1943-03-17
Appointing Officers
Blamed for Retaining
Inefficient Workers
Commissioner FIemminq
Says Civil Service
Can't Gust Shirkers

Appointing officers are re-
sponsible when inefficient en-
ployes are retained in Govern
ment service, Commissioner
Arthur S. Flemming Of the Civil
Service Commission told the
House Civil Service Committee
today
Testifying for the third day before
the committee which is Investigate
ing Federal personnel practices. Mr.
Flemmlng explained the procedure
that is followed in separations. ex-
planning that there is no subject
about which there is more misun-
derstanding.
The commissioner said that for
the first II months of an employees
tenure he may be dismissed per-
emptorily. After that time there are
just two steps: The discharging
office must give the individual. in
writing, the reasons for the action
taken and permit him to make a
tSee CIVIL SERVICE, Page A-5J
Evening star., 1943-03-17
Building Manager Loses
Race 10 Prevent Suicide

b. he Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, March 1.-Two
elevators sped toward the llth floor
Of a downtown office building today.
The man operating one of them,
with head start, opened his door,
ran Gown hall to a window and
leaped to his death.
Henry Chapman, manager of the
building, who was in the other
elevator. reported to police that he
was an instant too late to prevent
Thomas w. Carrell's leap Mr..
Chapman said Mr.. Carrell had been
respondent since the death of his
wife two weeks ago.
AS he entered the elevator he
said he could not go on living with
out his wife and he told me not to
be surprised if something happened
70 him. Mr.. Chapman told police
II took the other elevator after him.
but arrived Just in time to see him
lump out of the window"
Evening star., 1943-03-17
$4,000 Allotted by FWA
For Child Care Projects

The Federal Works Agency this
afternoon allotted $4,000 for the
alteration, repair and partial equip
ping of nine dwellings in Southeast
Washington for use as child care
Centers and nurseries for children
Of working mothers.
Previously FWA had allotted
sl3,l25 for the operation and main
tenance Of the projects from March
TO August 81 1t was not possible
to start the nursery schools, how
ever, until funds for renovations
were made available.
The houses will be remodeled into
two war nurseries for the care Of
80 children between the ages of
2 and 5 and into three sChoOl-age
recreation centers for 30 children
The houses are located at 327 and
329 North Carolina avenue Sc. and
at 308 to 800 D street Sc.
The District has also applied for
Lanham Act funds for 10 nursery
schools and 10 School-age recrea-
ton projects. but no action has
been taken vet
Evening star., 1943-03-17
5oviets Claim Victory
In Big Tank Battle
For Donets Valley
Russians RoIIy Below
Khurkov After Their
Retreat From City
By he Associated Press.

By he Associated Press.
Soviet headquarters claimed
victory over the Germans today
in a giant tank battle for con-
troll of the Donets River Valley
below kharkov, while on the
central front the Red Armies
swept into more than 80 towns
and villages in their drive toward
the Nazi keystone fortress at
SmolenSk.
Dispatches from the Donets sector
reported that tanK-led Soviet troops,
rallying after their retreat from
Kharkov. destroyed a force of Ger
man tanks and trucks and then
stormed an enemy occupied village
where 200 Nazis were killed
The Germans we're hurled back
with great losses" the Red Army
high comYand announced
The German high command, in a
communiQue broadcast by the Berlin
radio. said that the enemy forces
encircled southeast of Kharkov were
compressed in the narrowest area
and are approaching their
annihilation.
Furious Clash Near IZyum.
Furious fighting was reported
through the small elbow of the river
near Izyum, 10 miles southeast of
Kharkov.
1t was stated in Moscow that there
was reason to assume that the Ger
man tank force battering at the
northern Donets line was as strong
as. If not stronger than. the units
which figured prominently in the
kharkoV region.
The weather and land conditions
were reported good for mechanized
warfare and it was indicated that
the current struggle was as fierce
as anything which has taken place
IN months.
Soviet headquarters said the Red
Armies were knitting deep into the
center of a 400-mile line between
Moscow and Kharkov with fighting
IN progress west of SveSk, 80 miles
south of Bryansk. This wedge, if
developed, would jeopardize the Ger
tSee RUSSIA PAGE A7l
Evening star., 1943-03-17
Red Cross Collections
Hit S677,386 Mark,
43.5 Pei. Of Quota
Three Units to Submit
Reports Today; Leaders
Urqe On Drive Workers

Workers in the District Red
Cross 1855 400 war fund cam
paign today redoubled their
efforts. encouraged by the fact
that S677.386 or 43.5 per cent of
the area quota already has been
raised.
With three units-city, residential
and counties-scheduled to submit
reports tomorrow. and the twin big
guns - Government and general
business-slated to report additional
progress at Fridays meeting, Cam
paign Chairman A. G.. Neal and Dis
trict Chapter Chairman John Cliff
ford Folger today urged workers to
help push the totals above the ST.
100000 mark as quickly as possible.
The national Red Cross drive for
$125 900 900 has resulted so far in
raising s50O00.0O0. Chairman Walter
S. Clifford announced yesterday.
Complete success of the campaign.
ne emphasized will prove that
however difficult the problems we
face in these wartimes, we can make
the necessary sacrifices voluntarily
and cheerfully to meet them
Federal Division Report.
Evidence that the Government
division is telling the story of the
Red Cross to all Government Off
cials and employees was seen in the
nature of reports submitted yester-
day The Library of Congress re-
ported it had exceeded its quota by
per cent and was still gathering
subscriptions. The War Production
CSee RED CROSS, Page A
Evening star., 1943-03-17
NavyShips She'll Villa,
In So|omons;; Flyers
Blast Kiskd Six Times
Davis Says Only Five
Jops Of $4,000 Escaped
In Convoy Battle

American naval surface forces
in the Southwest Pacific have
bombarded the japanese install
latiOnS at Villa in the New Geor-
gia group for the second time
with telling results, the Navy
Department announced today.
At the same time the Navy re-
ported that japanese positions At
Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands, were
attacked six times by bombers.
The surface bombardment of Villa,
in the central Solomons, Sunday and
Monday was followed up with an
attack by Dauntless dive bombers
with Wildcat escort. Results of
these later air attacks were not OBJ
served, the Navy said.
While the Navy was reporting on
recent actions, Elmer Davis, director
Of war information, told a press
conference that only five Japanese
out of $4,000 escaped dealt or cap
ture in the battle Of the Bismarck
Sea March 2, when % aJpanese
warships and other vessels were de-
stroyed by Allied air might.
About 100 Japanese escaped
drowning and reached shore. Mr.
Davis said, but of this handful only
five escaped.
Mr.. Davis gave the lie to recent
japanese broadca5ts that the United
States had suffered serious naval
losses in the South Pacific, declar-
ing:
Every one of our naval losses has
been announced, and by no stretch
(See NAVY, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1943-03-17
Income Tax Receipts
Drop 145 Million on
Final Payment Day
Treasury Says Figure
Doesn't Reflect All of
$4,000, 900 Returns
By he Associated Press.

bF nv HsNoClHltu fTtHh.
The Treasury reported today
that income tax receipts record
ed on March Is were s145 ,623,247
less than the amount reported on
the same day last year.
The Treasury daily statement for
the end of the first quarter, issued
today, listed s246 ,850,735 in receipts
from income taxes, compared to
1892, ,473,98 reported on March l6
last year. the final date for filing
income tax returns in 1912.
45,000,000 Returns Filed.
Treasury officials said the re-
ceipts listed for March Is In nc way
reflected a true picture OF income
tax payments. since several weeks
would be required to process the
45 ,000, 600 returns fled this year and
report the payments made.
Reports to the Treasury indicated
they said, that the iast-minute rush
OF taxpayers seeking to meet the
March IS deadline had .wamped
collectors Offices all over the country.
The income tax receipts reported
for March Is represented an increase
of about $l00.000,0O0 oyec the pre-
vious business day, which was Sat-
urday, when the daily statement
listed them as sl47,87l.87l.
Comparisons Given.
The statement issued today showed
that while income tax receipts for
March were about 100000 900 less
than for the corresponding period
last year, receipts for the fiscal year
of l943 were substantially ahead of
the corresponding period in 1912
Income tax receipts for the first
IS days Of March this year as re-
ported in the daily statement were
1867 ISL .86l. compared to 1868 ,999.-
985 in the corresponding period last
year. For the fiscal year l943 be-
ginning last July /, however. receipts
were $6,485, ,l9l, ,240 compared with
SO, ,208 868,4l4 in the corresponding
period of the 1912 fiscal year.
Evening star., 1943-03-17
BRITISH REPORTED DRIVING on MARETH. line
Giroud Repeats 81 Vichy Laws
Discriminating Against Jews
Elective Municipal Assemblies Restored
And Jobs Given Back to Musons

At the same time discriminatory
laws were removed, it was revealed
that postage stamps bearing Marshal
Petain's likeness were being with
drawn and his picture was being
taken down from public buildings
While Petain's pictures were being
removed as a result of suggestions
rather than an official order, one OF
Gen. Giraud's DEGREES stated that
all laws must start by reading In
the name Of the French people, and
shall end with the following for
mula: Therefore, the republic re-
quests and orders
Under the Vichv regime. laws
were enacted under the name of
Marshal Petain.
Gen. Giraud's DEGREES carried out
promises he made in a speech Sun
day
The next step in the North Afri-
can house cleaning is expected to be
union between Gen. Giraud and
tSee GIRAUD, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1943-03-17
Eden, Roosevelt 10 Hold
Another Talk Late Today
By tic Associated Press.

b. tre Associated Press
President Roosevelt will have
another talk late today with British
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden on
war and postwar problems.
Prior to this conference Mr.. Eden
will see Harry Hopkins, Mr.. Roose-
VeltS leaselend adviser, and Assist
ant Secretary of State Adolf A
Berle, jr
Soviet Ambassador Maxim Lit
vinof was Mr. Eden's host at a
luncheon at the Soviet Embassy
this noon. The occasion gave the
two statesmen an opportunity to
discuss important problems of
RuuSO- British American co-Opera-
ton in the war effort and the broad
er question of improving collabora-
ton among all the United Nations.
Mr., Eden will meet members OF
the Senate and House committees
dealing with foreign affairs at a
luncheon tomorrow given by the
chairmen of these groups, Senator
Connally of Texas and Representa-
tive Bloom of New York.
Evening star., 1943-03-17
Japan Expects Air Raids
By u. ). Planes This Year

b. 'he Associated Press.
The Toxic newspaper Asahi said
today that Japan expects the United
States air forces to bomb industrial
districts of Japan this year or, at
the latest, next year, and appealed
to the population to be prepared.
The account, broadcast by the
Berlin radio quoting a Toxic dis
patch, was recorded by the Asso-
ciated Press.
Asahi said the japanese expected
the Americans to launch some Of
their attacks from the Aleutian
Islands, but these raids could not be
very effective owing to distance"
Any intentions to establish bases
in Siberia have been shipwrecked by
Moscow's refusal, the report added
"a third possibility is the establish
ment Of air bases in China and the
Americans already have number
of alrdromeS there"
Evening star., 1943-03-17
Use Of four-Ton Bombs
Defended in Commons
By he Associated Press.


LONDON. March 1.-THE use
of Atom bombs by the Raj was de-
Tended in the House of Commons
by Air Minister Sir Archibald Sin
clair today in response to questions
concerning the effectiveness of the
block busters" but he declined to
go into details.
Asked whether reconnaissance
photographs proved the monsters
were more destructive than the
same weight Of smaller bombs, MI
Sinclair said:
I can only say that the use of
this bomb is considered tactically
justified"
Mr.. Sinclair then was asked
whether the Raj had considered
the possibility Of dropping heavy
bomb in the crater of Vesuvius to
see If it would start an eruption.
He replied amid laughter.
All possible targets for bombing
attacks are carefully considered.
Evening star., 1943-03-17
3, ne Associated Press.


Owl Director Elmer Davis told
his staff today that congressional
criticism of Office of War Informa-
ton output has no basis in fact,
but may be expected to continue
until the election CT 1914
A memorandum from Mr.. Davis
to members of his staff was n&de
public today at the request Of news
men who regarded it as Mr.. Davis
first public reply to recent sccusa
tons by Senator Taft. Republican,
of Ohio and Representative Taber
Republican. of New York.
Senator Taft charged in a state
ment that Mr. Davis had "comman-
deered" all United States radio sta
tions for the dissemination Of
propaganda in his recently
launched series OF reports to the
Nation. Mr.. Taber previously had
Evening star., 1943-03-17
By he Associated Press.

ALGIERS, March II. Gen.
Henri Giraud issued DEGREES to-
night repeating 81 discriminatory
laws imposed by Vichy against
the Jews, restoring elective mu-
nicipal assemblies and giving
back Offices and Jobs to those re-
moved because they were Free
MasonS.
The North African commander
in chief also placed native born
Jews and Arabs on the same basis
by repeating the Cremieux decree.
Justice henceforth will be ad-
ministered in the name of the re-
public" the official statement said
the laws which wiped out the
principles of democracy in local
councils are abrogated"
The DEGREES lifted legal discrimi-
nation from about 100000 Jews
100000 in Algeria, $4,000 in Tunisia.
10000 in Morocco and the re-
mainder in West Africa.