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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-27
CONTROL TWO STRAITS

The last bombs and shells st.ll
were falling on Cape Gloucester
when the marine Jungle veterans
pushed off from the mother ships
IN scores Of blunt no>ed landing
craft
With the occupation Of Long
Island and Cape Gloucester. Tie
marines completed their dOmna-
ton of The 54-milo wide Niutz
Strait and adjoining Dampier
Strait through which the. Jana
.ncSc have been moving supplies
and reinlOiccmCntS 20 Rabaul
inc CHUtrTT-r n rtr-Tr- -ATT7t1t-r- / ir-t1-
Ursula. so miles southeast Of Cape
Gloucester. had enabled The Allies
10 sever the route over which
Japanese harGeS formerly moved
along the south coast Of Now
Britain 10 Rabaul AZ The north
ern tip Of the island while the
new landings VIII cut the north
ern barge lines
Gen MacArthurS communicate
noted that the lnvaSjonS increased
the air threat 10 Rabauf--supply
lane and prcSaEcd "our growing
command of The Bismarck Sea
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-27
Yanks Pursue
Ndzis in Hills,
Seize I Peaks

ALLIED HQ. Algiers. Dec.
II tUP) American troops Dap
tured two strategic Italian heights
and today were reported battling
down the Apennlne slopes toward
me Casino plain in pursuit of
Gern,an forces falling back along
tho road 10 Rome
The tide of battle in the Mt
Sammucro region Of the Fifth
Army front had turned IN favor
Of the Thanksgiving Americans,
and they now were pressing down
the mountainside overlooking San
Vittore, six miles southeast Of
Casino
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-27
TAKE . MORE BLOCKS

Across The ApennAne spine IN
the Adriatic sector. Canadian AZ.
Sault forces wreSted two more
eitv blocks from the Germans
putting up a little Stalingrad
nght IN the outskirts Of Ortona,
while Indian troops captured the
village of Villa Grande, two miles
10 The southwest.
The Imperials smashed two
tank supported German columns
preparing 10 counterattack in the
Aciriatc/srea. where the fighting
hlazed up, along N-mlle front
inland 10 OrSOCna.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-27
STIFF. SfRtkf THRE-tr

. The threat Of nation
wide steel strike by tho Go
United Steel Workers following
their failure 10 win unqua lifted
guarantees that any wage adj
iuStments resulting from current
contract negotiations be. made
retroactive 10 the Dec - eN-
piraHon date Of the old contract
On the railroad front. leader,
OF the 100000 incorporating rail
way employees were set for new
White House conferences.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-27
kANIENG BOMBED

Tho ea>'c.n approaches 10 The
Bismarck Sea already were men
aced hy-a-u. s carricr task force
whose planes sank a Japanese de-
Stroyer and fhroc-hlc supply ships
IN Christmas Day raid ON Kavi-
eng New Ireland 80 miles north
west of Rabaul
Another DESTROYER ind n patrol
boat were damaged three barGcS
were sunk and several small cargo
50 2 and harEcS WeLo hill the
commun.que SAID Eight enemy
planes were damaged or DESTROYED.
South Pacific planes carried
the offensive 10 Rabaul itself
Friday and Saturday and shot
down 81 10 81 enemy fighters
Which sought 10 interfere with
'he bombing Of Vunakanau air
r-0rne' -Four Allied planes were
'0Sf
O0 Nov GUncas IlrL7n poriA.
>..a I Australian Wug'o troops
captured W4rdok8 village 20
a.t~- -aorttvrst- ri frrvrrtr7frn,
76s pressed on m pursuit 0T rTC
d.lrcau1od o.. ms enery Sup
Plies Ao.. taken
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-27
RRITISH rInHT MNRsNI1

Fs Sept 80 N4sata 'ana wa.
.'eer vfr y'rhHe charge
'taet POWERFUL ..r-rs v7c tr>n-
t' N7r- I' i'"5
V7- 'rC implication 'h1 N'N,haI
II aroused 'o. Brr-H 'r pres,
'u r- rcmo'7t from 'ne post al
chief - staff
These implications were under.
lined ~ Sept ~ hy an editorial
ir 'rs Utl informed AYul aro
Navy Journal u saudi
Thinking only of Winning -thr
war in the shortest time and OF
saving every American life pcs
>ihlc. General Marshall. Of
course has come into. conflict
with poSLGr!ul forces which
would like To eliminate him
from the Washington picture
and place IN his stead an officer
rTurr- Trrrr-rr-T -
lIaNo Roosevelt would move hm.
Noar~We. MarshaIIS aoiul chiefs
of staff COLLEAGUES Adm Ernest
J KING Adm William y Lcahy
and Cen Horny Ii-ArnoId .HcTc
If-t,tflt. p,I-,t .If f1 LlY, Marshal u
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-27

Veteran u..r "E. f7ht
warned t-a. -rr recent .o>----t
0t gems tUr4-a
ty7s = s.ra--.a f.r r1rfr-. ~ 'rr
0.g -zDC-E ..r. -.r-
Toss NNf- H n
SrC.rr r.
rEe-rrrr- rH u.r' n Sew
YORK arc further Shaken ov the
recent c.rN#.10 1. SIN of IBIS
associates n \rU York
zone shaving viii draw three
or four men 70 The man who did
the ioh, q D0hcr aQ'sI~ >5I7
The upderlords want 20 hc on
the right side
yellow ICy SAID THAT ta- alcohol
fsN unit and OTA have rodoIhI.7
their vigilance against fhc obi
robster> taking oNCr the black
market
one of Chlc8co> largest whole,
sale liquor distributors Is Under
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-27
10000
Strike
Here

An estimated $4,000 steel work.
ers in l6 plants IN the Detroit area
were idle today ae members OF the
United Steel Workers OF America
Go struck in protest of the War
Labor Boards refusal 10 rule that
any wage adjustments received
through current negotiations be
made retroactive. Pee
Arthc Great Lakes steel Corp.
EcorSG the largest steel plant IN
Michigan production was COM
pletcly halted when Che day shift
of 5000 failed 10 report for work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-27

Failure to develop the spirit
Of SaVTifICc VII COST M T1TFS or
many thousands of boys
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-27
CAPo>r WlR RrorrN~

The hICEFr Tho -uVkrr
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11

rarily. 1t. Gibbs promised me aid.
1 never saw him again. The medic
came back and gave me water, but
man helping him got shot there,
and that scared him away.
Life from then on was a ter
rible nightmare. The hot, burning
sun-the delirioUS nights. No one
ca menear me from then on, but
1 did dig a water hole in four days
time, which was wonderful to me,
although it was polluted by all the
rotting bodies within IL or IA feet
of me-"
Two or three rescue parties
from my company came out, but
they never could find me. On two
or three occasions they nearly got
to me, when the Japs or a rain
storm made it impossible.
TRIES TO ESCAPE
1.-The Japs are living within Is
yards of me. 1 see them every day.
have tried to make splints and
crawl or walk out, but just can't
make it.
To-day, as nearly as I can judge,
is Dec. II believed to be the day
on which he died) and l man.
aged to stand. But I could get no
farther.
"A Jap shot me in the shoulder
and neck as I weakly sat there, and
l thought my time had come. But,
no; 1 sit and lie here in this ter
rible place, wondering not why God
has forsaken me, but why he is
making me suffer this terrible end.
UNDERSTANDS LIFE
1T is true understand life and
it's reasons now, but why should he
send it to this terrible grave with
me? Why not let me live and tell
others?
Il am not afraid to die, although
have nearly lost my faith cou-
pie of days here. l have a pistol
here but I could not kill myself
Il still have faith in the Lord.
Il think he must be giving me
the supreme test.
Il know now how Christ felt on
the cross"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11
Canada, U.S.. to
Elevate locations

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL. (UP) -
The state department announced
today that Canada and the United
States have agreed to elevate their
respective legations at washington
and Ottawa to the rank of embas-
sizes.
The departments announcement
said the change in the status will
become effective when credentials
are presented by the respective en-
voys.
There was on official word, but
it was believed likely tnat the
present ministers Ray Atherton,
U. S. minister at Ottawa, and
Leighton Mccarthy, Canadian min
lister here-would be named ambas-
sailors
THE ties of friendship which for
so long have bound Canada and the
United States together during both
war and peace are thus further
strengthened by this accord of the
two governments today" the state
department said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11
Union Wants Govt
To Control IL. D.:
Directors Silent
Workers Reiterate Plan
To Go Out on Strike on
Nov. 18; Follow Lewis

With seven more days of
peace remaining, the electri-
cal workers were standing
firm in their intention to quit
work on November 18 in the
face of adamant silence from the
Imperial Irrigation district board.
Evan T. Hewes, president of the
board, reiterated Thursday the IL.
DIS position that it would be out
of the legal jurisdiction of the
board to enter into any agreement
with the union concerning wages
or working conditions.
In statement issued by Eugene
Heiss, secretary of Local B.447, the
union revealed that it wished to
force a situation which would re-
quire the intervention of the federal
government. IF the men go out
and the federal government takes
over the operation of the plants,
the men will go back to work the
Continued on Page 6, Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11
De Marigny Jury
CHARGED by Juror

NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov. II. (UP)
Justice Sir Oscar DAILY, charging
the jury that must decide wether
Alfred de Marigny killed his
father -in-law, the multi-millionaire
Sir Harry Oakes, declared today
that circumstantial evidence which
''leaves gaps is no good whatso-
ever"
Justice DAILY told that to the II
men who some time this afternoon
will retire to deliberate whether
de Marigny is to hang or return,
a free man, to the arms of his 49,
year-old wife, Nancy.
Then he pointed out to the
jurors that the crowns case against
de Marigny had been entirely cir
cumstantial; that the crown had
adduced no evidence of what wea-
pom was used to kill Sir Harry, or
even of how his slayer got into
the house.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11

son today commended the so VOL
unteers. He said it was assumed
that most of them if not ALL ac-
quired malaria during the tests.
I'VE have watched the casualty
lists" he added, Ito see if the
names of any of these volunteers
appeared, but none has so far This
is our only means at the present
time of determining whether any
have died"
Two other groups of soldiers at
the same time participated in other
malaria tests. One group was
treated with atrabrine as malaria
suppressive. The second was given
drug whose efficacy has not been
disclosed fully. Records on the three
groups provided comparative data
on the malaria cases contracted.
The so volunteers included Clyde
A. Miller, postoffice box 433, Ma
dera, Cal; and Alfred N. Zerfing,
1878 Avenue 46, Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11
Allies
Report
On Aid
America Sends IL
Billion in Goods,
Gets Back Only z

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL.
UP) - President Roosevelt
and the British government,
in simultaneously but indie
pendently prepared reports,
agreed toda; that Great Britain has
supplied this country with more
than 100000 in reverse lend
lease up to June 30.
The president told congress that
while there is no physical standard
by which lend-leaSe or reverse lend
lease can be measured, the United
States has received less than 81
OOo,O0O,O0O altogether in return for
nearly $14,OOOC00,O0O spent by this
country.
In London, Sir John Anderson in
the first mutual aid" report to
Commons, declared that Britain is
giving the United States mot much
less" in relation to British national
income than this country is giving
Britain in relation to American
national income.
AID TO RUSSIA
In addition to reverse lend-lease
given the United States, AndersonS
report said, Britain has given SINH
lar aid totaling $l,500,000,000 to
Russia and other Allied countries.
Both the American and British re-
ports emphasized that the United
Nations were pooling their resources
in a common cause.
"One thing is clear" President
Roosevelt said, "by the help which
our friends and allies have given
us, and b. the help which we have
given them in the common cause,
we have not only made progress in
the war, but we have saved the lives
of our own boys as well as those
of our allies"
The British report asserted that
the part played by the British COM
monwealth in the field of mutual
aid cannot be measured in terms
of money" Financial sacrifice "is
not the most valuable part of what
any of the United Nations is called
Continued on Page 6, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11
FINAL letter
He Was Not Afraid to Die

CHICAGO, Nov. IL. CUP)-After
lying wounded for 10 days in the
steaming jungles of New Guinea
within sight of the Japanese, ma
rine Capt. Herschel Horton, 80,
scribbled letter to his parents and
told them he was afraid to die.
Horton died last December, but
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Horton, did not receive the letter
until last night. The letter, scrawl-
ed on the pages of small note
book, told how Horton was shot
in the leg and hip Dec. l, while
identifying American dead on
mercy mission.
For two days, he said, he lay in
a state of semi i-delirium.
The letter said in part:
GETS WATER
Finally 1t. Gibbs and one of
his men from the anti-tank COM
pany came to me. Their medic also
came up. The medic gave me
my first drink of water in three
days, but he had no food to offer.
1.-The medic bandaged me tempo
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11


knock out the main railway line
between occupied France and Italy.
British Eighth army veterans
plunged forward as much as five
miles on the Adriatic side of the
italian peninsula and massed along
the southern rank of the Sangro
river, the outer barrier to the Ger
mans winter line"
At the western end of the Allied
line, American troops pounded
slowly ahead, hampered by cold
weather, the first winter SHOWS, and
bitter German resistance.
1t. Gen. Mark w. Clark Anglo
American Fifth army bore the brunt
of the enemy counterattacks but
the Allied forces slammed steadily
ahead to within ll2 miles of the
important center of iMignano, six
miles southwest of Venafro and
a major point in the Germans
central line.
WRECKING HARBOR
Meanwhile, front reports indi-
Gated the Nazis were wrecking Pes
cara Harbor, 25 miles beyond the
Eighth army's advanced forces on
the Adriatic flank, snd had blocked
the entrance to Leghorn harbor on
Continued on Page 6, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11


Admiral William F.. Halsey's ad-
vanced South Pacific headquarters
reported the large-scale army REIN
forcements were unloaded Monday
at Empress Augusta Bay on the
islands west coast in the face of
an enemy air attack that cost the
Japanese 26 planes.
The next day, Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur'S communique said, $50 Jap
aneSe fell before marine guns and
tanks along the Laruma river five
miles above Torokima Cape on the
north end of the bay The marines
had killed 125 japanese Sunday.
TELLS OF LOSSES
MacArthur's spokesman described
the Japanese losses in the small
but vital struggle as half of a force
of 300 which sneaked off barges
Saturday night trying to loosen the
marine grip on the beachhead
American losses were light.
A dispatch from United Press
Correspondent George Jones at Hal
sey'S headquarters said the estimate
of the Japanese landing party had
been scaled down from a regiment
to a battalion or less.
The dispatches did not clarity the
discrepancy. A regiment in most
armies would be 5000 men and
a battalion 1000.
(NBC Correspondent George T..
Folster, in broadcast from Quad
alcanal, said the Bougainville in
vasion was successful beyond our
fondest hopes and expectations" but
added there was real job ahead"
Continued on Page 6, Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11
so Risk Lives in
MaIoria Fight

WASHINGTON, Nov. II. CUP) -
Fifty army privateS have been
awarded the legion of merit for
stalking their health in the New
Guinea jungles beyond the call of
duty by voluntarily exposing them
selves to malarial infection for six
weeks without preventive treatment
the war department announced to-
day.
Their experiment recalled the
contribution made in 10000 by a
group under Major Walter Reed
who exposed themselves to yellow
fever in Cuba.
No precautions were taken against
the potentially-d attack of the
malaria injecting anopheles mos
quito, and an undisclosed number
of the volunteers contracted ma
laria. They received prompt treat
ment, but only after they had been
stricken.
Secretary of War Henry L. Slim
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11
Nation in Tribute
To honored Dead

ARLINGTON NATIONAL GEN.
ETERY, Va, Nov. IL. (UP)-Presi-
dent Roosevelt, leading the nation
in its greatest war, set aside a few
minutes today in which TO pay
silent tribute to the dead OF World
War I.
In solemn ceremony attended
by Secretary of War Henry l..
Stimson and Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox, the president placed
wreath on the tomb of the un-
known soldier at IL a. M, the hour
when war ended 25 years ago.
In further ceremonies, Command
er Warren H. Atherton of the
American Legion asked his coun-
trymen to pledge themselves to end
this war, not with an armtistice
such as ended the last one, but
with a peace"-"not just a peace.
but a Just peace"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11

The battle between the Germans
repeatedly was fought through the
streets of the medieval town Of
Villefranche de Rougergue, so
miles north of Toulouse in south
ern France.
The casualties, including many
wounded in addition to the hum
dredS killed, were about equally
divided between the army units and
the elite guards, according to the
apparently authentic reports re-
ceived here
SCORES WOUNDED
About half the men who revolted
against the orders to fight in Rus
sia were said to have been killed,
scores were wounded, and the re-
mainder captured
The SIS troopers, numbering about
600, suffered a similar proportion of
casualties. A number of civilians
were reported victimized by the
battle raging through their streets.
Many of the rebellious troops
were said to have been conscripted
in Czechoslovakia.
-----ss s--s-r - ssss-
GO ON RAMPAGE
They went on a rampage on the
evening of Oct. Is when they got
orders to proceed to the eastern
front, the reports said, first killing
their officers
The SIS troopers were reported
rushed in by automobile from the
town of Dodez, 35 miles distant.
After the battle all $500 inhabi-
tants of the town were forbidden to
leave their homes for three days.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11
500 GERMAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN N1UTINY
Soldier at Side
Of Dying Dog

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. IL (UP)-
An army private, on emergency
furlough, and his dyinE dog were
reunited today.
Franklin E. Higgins, after a L.
50O-mile trip from Camp Crowder,
Mo-, broke into tears as he greet
ed Pal, 17-year-Old black and tan
Airedale-Shepherd at the kennels
where the dog is dying of old age,
4 strike, and grief over the alb
sence of his master.
i've coma long way TO see yOu,"
Higgins whispered as he fell to
his knees before the dog.
We've been pals for II years."
Higgins added as he sObbed. The
dog whined and rubbed his nose
against Higgins face.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11
Second Wars Casualties
Far Below World War Is

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL CUP)-
American armed service casualties
in 90 months of the current war
have totaled 120,967, compared with
total U. S. casualties of 27l,888 in
the 10 months of American partic-
ipation in World War l, it was re-
vealed today.
OF the casualties in this war,
only 25,389 are listed as dead, COM
pared with 50,280 battle deaths in
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11

the first World War. The latter
figure does not include deaths from
disease, accident and other non-
battle causes, which would bring
the total to 10000, a figure for
which no comparable total is avail
able for this war. An additional
32,953 Of the current wars casual
ties are listed as missing.
The total figures came to light
with issuance of an Aimistice Day
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11

applications for the convenience of
farmers in the north end of the
valley. They will be sent to the
war board in El Centre and the
shells will be allocated from there.
Success in obtaining the shells
was credited to the Brawley cham
ber of commerce. the grain grow
ers, and the USDA war board.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11
Lebanon Executive
Is Under Arrest

CAIRO, Nov. IL CUP) - French
Senegalese troops broke into the
home of President Beshara Elk
houris of Lebanon today, arrested
him and spirited him away to an
unknown destination" in an ap.
parent campaign to squelch Leban-
on's bid for independence, it was
reported from Beirut.
(Radio London said the French
high commissioner had proclaimed
martial law
Premier Riad Ell Sohl and two
other ministers also were arrested
and removed for detention.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11
French Ready to
Strike at Enemy

ALGIERS, Nov. II. (UP)-Gen.
Henri Honore Giraud, commander
in-chief of French armed forces,
said today that large part of his
specially trained ''eXpeditionary
corps in North Africa is ready to
go into action against the Ger
mans.
when the moment comes, will
personally take command of the
French troops" he said in reply to
a series of written questions sub
mitted by the United Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11

statement by Secretary OF War
Henry L. Stimson. showing total
army casualties to date To be So
S50-12,84l killed, 30.263 wounded.
1884 missing, and 22.592 taken
prisoner. A navy casualty list re-
leased today showed naval force
casualties, including marines and
coast guardsmen. 10 be 3l,3i7-i2.-
548 dead, 5,542 wounded, 5000 miss
ing and 4,228 prisoners
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11

ammunltlOn ALREADY Is en- route ana
is expected to arrive in the valley
in about a week. The shells will be
allocated only to farmers for use
in protecting their crops.
Applications for the shells may
be made to the Imperial Grain
Growers in Brawley or the USDA
war board in Ell Centre. The grain
growers officers will accept the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11
Engineers Begin
Construction of
Fire Dept Annex
New Building to House
Rural Fire Fighting
Equipment Within E. G.

Engineers broke ground
Wednesday for a new annex
to the building which houses
Ell Centro's fire department.
the new addition will be 20
x50 feet and will be united archi-
tecturally with the present struc-
ture, it was announced by El
Centro's fire chief, Corn S. Reed.
The fire department has had on
hand for some time new truck
loaned it by the State Forestry de-
partment and an ambulance loaned
by w. A. Tondro of the Valley Auto
Supply Co. For want of a better
place the equipment has been
parked at the rear of the fire de-
partment building. Recently, the
county board of supervisors came
TO the rescue with an offer to
finance the building of the annex
so the equipment could be properly
housed. Hugh Osborne, county
supervisor, conSummated the ar
rangement whereby the county will
improve the property and the city
will retain the title to it.
TAKE OVER EXPENSE
After the initial cost, the state
department of forestry will take
over the expense of maintaining
the property. The Ell Centre fire
department will supply the man.
power to operate the equipment, TO
be augmented in emergencies by
volunteer firemen. In return for
the county'S investment, the city
fire department will endeavor to
cover fires in the county within
their reach.
The new fire truck which was
handed over to the city by Forest
Ranger Ed Miller, is equipped with
$50 feet of 2'2 inch hose and 300
feet of 1la inch hose. IT has 800
gallon water tank and water
pump that can disgorge 500 gallons
per minute, besides various miscel-
laneous items such as back pump,
hand lanterns, eXtinguishers, rakes
and shovels. Chief Reed estimated
the worth of the truck to be around
$500.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11
BRITISH DISCLOSE LOSS
OF DESTROYER ECLIPSE

LONDON, Nov. IL. (UP) = The
British admiralty today announced
the loss of the 1,375-ton destroyer
Eclipse. The Eclipse, completed in
1854, was scippered by Cmdr. E.
Mack.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-11
u. s. Lend-Lease J
Times EngIands
3 AMBl'Ne
NEpoR1ER
A New Version

A New Version
We've heard a great many ver-
sions of Happy Birthday TO YOU"
At the marine corps birthday
party Wednesday night the youth
full officers had new one.
Happy Birthday to U.s.
fP. SIT WaSD