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Evening star., 1943-04-12
Hitler and Musso|ini
Conclude Four-Day
Crisis Conference
German Radio Admits
Stern Military Events
But Voices Confidence
Sv the Associated Press

90 eiic ASSOtIdtC t'ieSS
LONDON, April 12.-Adolf Hit
ler and Premier Mussolini have
Just concluded a four-day con-
ference in the shadow of the
most alarming Axis prospects
since the war began-expulsion
from Africa and imminent Al
lied invasion of the European
continent.
The Axis leaders, according to the
German radio. admitted their meet
ing was held against a background
of stern military events, especially
in the Italian realm" but came up
with the typical Axis statement that
they had dedicated themselves and
their people to the complete an
Inhalation of any future danger
which might threaten the Euro
pean-African area from the west
or from the east
The loca ton of this 18th wartime
meeting of the two European Axis
partners in which japanese repre-
sentatives apparently took no part,
was described by the Axis radio as
having occurred at "Hitler's head
quarters" which. could have meant
almost anywhere in Occupied Eu-
rope, even somewhere in Russia.
Earlier reports had declared the
meeting was to be at the Brenner
Pass, on the Alpine border between
Italy and Germany.
High Nazi Aides Attend.
With Field Marshal Erwin Rom
mels Afrika Korps and it's Italian
supporting troops in full retreat up
the Tunisian coast before British
and American armies, and Italian
cities, naval vessels and Mediter-
ranean supply lines under violent
Allied air attack during the week
end, British sources were quick to
label the Axis talks a crisis con-
ference
Previous conferences between the
Axis leaders usually have been fol-
lowed within a few weeks by new
military ventures.
lie ldSJ one. ~ ulUllIIlS ago, WAS
followed by RommeIs push into
Egypt, which ended with the crack
ing of the German positions at Ell
Alamein and the beginning of his
long retreat now backing up into
the dangerously restricted area of
Axis Notifications around Tunis and
Bizerte.
The parleys just ended were at
tended by such key German figures
as Reichsmarshal Hermann Goer-
Rg. Foreign Minister Joachim Won
ESAsntrop, Field Marshal Gen.
Wilhelm Keitel, chief of the supreme
command of the armed forces, and
Naval Chief Grand Admiral Karl
Doenitz. The chief of the Italian
general staff. Gen. Vittorio Am
broslo; Foreign Minister Giuseppe
Bastlanl and Ding Alfieri. Italian
Ambassador to Berlin, were in Mus
solini'S retinue.
Bombing of New York Threatened.
One Berlin broadcast recorded by
the Associated Press said the con-
ferees had studied a special survey
of continental reserves prepared
Evening star., 1943-04-12

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Evening star., 1943-04-12
Dr.. Henry l. Davis Dies

INDIANAPOLIS, April IL (P.-
DR.. Henry L. Davis, 70, secretary OF
the Preachers Aid Society of the
Northwest Indiana Methodist Con-
ference and vice president of the
Executive Committee of the Church 8
General (nationaD Pension Board,
died in a hospital Saturday night.
He lived here.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
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Evening star., 1943-04-12

Thirteen billion dollars-the
sum the Treasury must raise
In the Second War Loan drive,
IL only one sixth Of the esti-
w mated cost Of the war for the
1 fiscal year q loIa.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19
Washington DIGEST
Nazi Submarine Menace
Is Allies Chief Problem
Pref fabricated U-Boats Said to Boost German
Output; Vanishing LuftWaffe' Puzzles
United Nations Military Observers.
WNU Service, 1343 II Street, NV.
Washington, D. C.
By BAUKHAGE
Ne,Us Analyst and Commentator.

washington, ID. T..
1T will be long and bitter war"
That was the remark of the Aus
tralian minister of defense in a re-
cent interview. Two days later,
l heard a general, who had visited
many fronts, make similar state
ment. You have heard the same
prediction made from dozens of Off
Gals. And the strange thing is, it
is usually preceded with an account
of Allied successes. Nothing but a
but" stands between the enumera-
ton of victories achieved and the
prediction of the long, hard road
ahead.
Since this perplexed me, l tried
to get concrete answer from vari-
GUS persons as to just what lies on
the long, hard road. Out of the an
swers, two obstacles stand out, the
submarine and the story of the wan
ishing Luftwaffe." Only recently has
it been definitely revealed that the
enemy's greatest and most effective
weapon is the submarine. For a
long time, the British permitted only
the most general statements regard
ing the sinking of Allied or even
neutral ships by U-boats. Lately,
because it was realized that the peo-
pie were in ignorance of the extent
of this menace, more detailed state
ments have been made, although
still no figures are given out.
We know that America is building
ships faster than American ships
are being sunk. We know that the
margin between launchings and
sinkings is very narrow. And we
know that launchings alone do not
really balance sinkings hull for hull
because the enemy sinks loaded
ships-valuable cargoes are de-
strOyed-trained men not easily or
Immediately replaceable are killed
or at least taken out of action for
long periods-gaps are left in the
war effort with each lost cargo.
When was in Berlin covering the
outbreak of the European war in
1889, I heard great deal of talk
about Germany's CONFERENCE.-The,
how the Nazis could fill seas with
their U-boats. There was much talk
of the great numbers which could
be produced by the American meth
cd of the assembly line. I had no
idea how much truth there was in
those statements. Then in the
months that followed, not much was
said about the U-boats. For pc
riod when they were operating on
our coasts, America was conscious
of their presence but when they
were driven out of sight of our
shores, they were driven out of mind
as well.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19
Nazi Boasts
Largely Confirmed

Now we learn how great their dep
relations are on the shipping lanes
where they converge in the eastern
Atlantic, confirming to some degree
the German boasts which are sound
ing again. 1t is stated by British
naval observers that the Germans
are pre-fabricating the subs, max
ing the parts in factories scattered
all over the Reich and assembling
them in great underground caverns
hewn out of the rock or covered
with concrete on the shores of the
Bay of Biscay in France.
Therein lies a clear and simple
explanation of the Allies greatest
problem, the chief obstacle on the
"long, hard road"
The second obstacle may be a
fancied one but it is real in the
minds of many. The unknown is
usually more terrible than the
known and perhaps this one is at
least partly a myth but no hard
headed realist can afford to under
estimate the enemy's potentialities.
Those who believe this "obStacle"
exists, say it is hidden behind the
mystery of "the vanishing Luft-
waite"
According to military men, there
are at present very few German
planes on the Russian front. heard
a recent estimate of one-seventh as
many as year ago.
There are not many German
planes over Africa-the Allies have
at least achieved parity in air pow
er. Where is the German Luftwaffe?
Its presence darkened the skies of
Europe once-has it really van
ished? Been used up? Worn out?
The factories which turn out re-
placements all destroyed by Allied
bombers? Is its necessary fuel and
fabrication exhausted? Some people
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19
ldeologies-
Put Them on Ice?

AS I 60 wandering round the town
taking a look in every quarter-with
apologies to Wan Eyed Reilly II
have acquired data in the last few
days that have convinced me that
we will have to expunge the word
theology from the bright lexicon of
war, if we are going to win.
I have observed three places
where the ideologies have gotten in
and done more damage than a buf-
falo moth in an overstuffed sofa.
OF course in North Africa-it may
be the climate or the rainy season
-ideologies have done some of their
most devastating work. I have con-
versed with an army officer, an Off
cial, who knows that terrain and
also what it produces, a newspaper
philosopher and a radical-all of
them look at the situation on the
shores of the Mediterranean a lit
tie differently. The official explains
that the politics are very impor-
tant-the radical, happy over the
success against all Fascists, but in
furiated over using them even to
help defeat themselves, shouts
1--WE should have shot Darlan the
day after he served his purpose"
'Well," remarks the official, "some-
body did, didn't they?" The army
officer calls the whole controversy
backyard row that will be forgot
ten as ground dries up and the Al
lies get few victories.
But the correspondent philosopher
paused to analyze.
He said: "You have heard that
one thing that greatly improved the
morale in the Russian army was
making the officers supreme and re-
moving the authority of the COM
missars which were originally
placed at their elbows. You know
the Russian officers could make no
move without the okay of the COM
missar and yet the officer was re-
sponsible if anything went wrong.
Now, the officer has the final word
many of the former commissars who
had military training have become
officers.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19
RATIONINC:
Ne,U Date Set

Office of Price Administration Of
ficialS have established March Cor
few days later) as the beginning
of nationwide rationing of canned
and frozen foods on a point basis.
AS announced several weeks ago
these goods include canned, bottled,
and frozen fruits and vegetables,
soups, juices, chilli sauce, catsup and
dried fruits.
Retail sales of these items will be
stopped on February 81 and during
the eight days following that date
a countrywide schoolhouse registra-
ton will be conducted for the dis
tribution of ration book No. 2. Blue
stamps in this book will be used for
the canned goods rationing and the
red stamps for meat rationing.
(Meat rationing is at present sched-
uled to begin about April /, although
this may be changed.) Further de-
tails of the registration for book two
and its use are to be announced by
local OPA offices.
EDITORS NOTE: Watch the
columns Of this, your hometown
paper, for complete details. These
will be published as soon as they are
released)
One member of each family may
register for the entire household for
ration book two. Book No. must
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19
TURKEY:
Rene1Ued Pact

The British-Turkish military alli-
ance of 1899 once again became
document of major Importance as
England's Winston Churchill and
President Ismet Inonu of Turkey met
near Adana to agree on positive
implementation" of the pact.
The alliance called for active mill
tary cooperation if the war moved
to the eastern end of the Mediter-
ranean. Close observers, using more
ordinary language, indicated that the
success of the parley means Turkeys
entrance into the war on the side of
the United Nations. The fact that
Turkey made public the details of
the two-day meeting added signif-
canoe to the occasion. AS a neutral
she could have insisted upon
secrecy.
The Turkish communique referred
to the fact that Churchill came to
Turkey from his meeting with Mr..
Roosevelt at Casablanca and could
speak freely" on the Presidents
views.
At the conclusion of the meeting,
Churchill said:
at is clear that the ancient friend
ship between Great Britain and Tur-
key >. has been revived"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19

A U. S. marine looks over a hand
full of bones-all that is left IF a
Japanese warrior to whom fate had
given a one-way ticket to Guadal-
canal. The new Jap drive on that
area indicates its importance to the
enemy's grand strategy.
the greatest air-sea battle of the Pa
cific to date.
Exaggerated Japanese claims of
United States losses were spiked
early by navy spokesman, who
added that Increased activity on the
part of the Japanese indicates ma
jor effort to regain control of the
entire Solomons area"
One communique, making no ref
erence to the Jap assault, said an
American destroyer had shelled a
number of barges at enemy-held
Cape Esperance, on the northern tip
of Guadalcanal. Those barges might
have been used in new landings or
in coastal troop movements by des-
perate enemy.
A week before the outbreak of the
battle Navy Secretary Frank Knox
described the American hold on
Guadalcanal as secure, predicting
that the remnants of organized Jap
resistance would be wiped out in 30
days. The United Nations were hope
full but not all were convinced.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19

ton to the per cent victory tax,
already in effect.
Stressing the need of prompt &C.
ton by congress, Paul said that
the 10 per cent withholding tax would
be equivalent to the 1912 per cent
normal tax and 10 per cent surtax
on the first bracket, and would SIM
plify collection and unnecessary re-
funds. By the first bracket" he
meant the first $4,000 of taxable in
come after deductions.
1t was indicated that while the
treasury did not believe last years
income taxes should be forgiven"
if the new plan is put into effect,
the government would admit that
these taxes should be deferred and
paid up gradually rather than dou-
bling up this year.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19
Tentative Exemption Schedule

II the treasury 10 per cent with
holding tax plan is carried out
some schedule of deductions to al
low for dependency, etc., would
have to be set up to simplify COM
putation of the tax. Here is a ten
tative weekly exemption schedule
which has been suggested:
Single Person .............S11.00
Married Person .......... $500
Additional Dependent :. 500
The Victory tax of S per cent
would also still have to be paid.
Deductions for this are a nom
dependency basis, allowing a fiat
S12 per week exemption.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19
German Advances
In Synthetic Gas

German Advances
In Synthetic Gas
We know that Germany has made
remarkable advances in the manu-
facture of synthetic gasoline and
oils. We know that some oil has
been retrieved from the Maikop oil
fields in Russia, new ones developed
in Austria.
If Germany is not yet starved of
gasoline and lubricants, if the Luft-
waite has not really disappeared
from the earth, its absence from the
air may have another meaning. We
know that in spite of the heavy Ger
man losses in men and material in
Russia, Germany still has a large
and powerful army. Possibly over
300 fully equipped divisions-trained
men.
1t is estimated that aside from
soldiers engaged in Russia and
North Africa, the garrisons in the
occupied countries, there must be
striking mobile army of a million
men and more. Of course, these
are estimates but they are not over
estimates. And besides this army
there is the vanished Luftwaffe."
The assumption is that this great
army like the airforce is resting,
conserving and building up its
strength for one of two things: Ell
Their long, last stand defense of
the borders of the Reich or one
more powerful offensive.
Meanwhile, we know that every
day that Japan is allowed to occupy
the rich possessions of ner stolen
empire, she is nearer to the ex-
ploitation of their resources, the de-
velopment of which will make her
stronger. And every day she is left
undisturbed by major attack, she
is able to increase her Notifications,
wear down the Chinese and spread
her "silver bullets" among the less
loyal war-lord followers on the
fringe of Chang Kai-shek's central
army.
There are two factors which make
the road ahead hard one-the pres
ent successful operation and the
rapid replacement of the German
submarine flotilla and the probabili-
ty that Germany is holding back a
powerful army and air force either
for another telling blow or to de-
fend its strongly fortified terrain.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19
STRANGE QUESTION:
From, the Nazis

where is the place you surren-
der?"
This was strange question in
deed for the once-proud Nazi SOL
diers before Stalingrad to be asking
the Russians, but it was what the
Reds reported their enemies were
asking as they continued to flock in
victims of the relentless Soviet
drive to free the once-besieged VOL
ga city.
Dispatches described the condi-
ton of the Nazis as "cold, unshav-
en-, and distraught." But the citi-
zens of Stalingrad wasted little pity
on their captives. Too well they
remembered the long days and
nights that the Nazis pounded and
ruined their city with bombs and
shells.
In a single day 16 generals and a
field marshal (Frederich Paulus,
chief Nazi army official in the area)
were surrendered along with hun
dreds of other smaller fry. Even
the German radio admitted that
these losses at Stalingrad were
among the most serious of the entire
war.
Elsewhere the Russians continued
to gain ground or at least hold their
recent gains. In the Leningrad Sec
tor the escape corridor" before the
city was widened and in the Cauca-
sus the drive for Rostov strength
ened as new thrusts on the middle
sector headed fresh for Kursk and
Kbarlxoy
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19
PAY-AS-YOU-CO:
Treasury Style

Flatly opposing the Ruml plan to
skip payment of last years income
tax, the U. S. treasury department
has nevertheless come out in favor
of the enactment of pay-as-you-go
Withholding tax set-up. AS present
ed to the house ways and means
committee by Randolph E. Paul,
treasury general counsel, this plan
would provide for the Withholding
of 10 per cent of pay checks (after
deductions). This would be in addi-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19
PACIFIC TOUR:
And jap Bombs

Returning from a 20,000-mile trip
to the Pacific front, during which
time he was twice under Japanese
air attack, Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox told United States news
men that II think there are darn
good prospects of an air attack on
Tokyo" Knox was accompanied by
Adm. Chester w. Nimitz, command
er in chief of the Pacific fleet, and
Adm. William F. Ha1se5 Jr., COM
mander In the South Pacific.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19

Feed grain supplies are IL per
cent larger hay supplies are per
cent larger, and supplies of grain
and hay per animal on farms are
somewhat larger than they were this
time last year.
This year, civilians will probably
eat more peanut butter than ever
before, because peanut butter is high
in both protein and fat.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19
B r E F S by Baukhage

The Swedish Labor federation re-
ports that the number of strikes, and
workers involved, during 1912, was
the lowest ever recorded. Only "a
strikes, with some 1922 workers in
volved, were reported. The number
of lost working days totaled $4,000.
Only three times before in the his
tory of Sweden's labor, have there
been a less number Of working days
lost through strikes.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19
WAR JOB OR DRAFT:
Fathers Told

Get war job or be drafted!
With that notice the selective serv-
ice bureau lifted the ban on drafting
fathers by abolishing deferments on
April l regardless of dependents"
for men in selected list of occupa-
tons and trades.
The order, announced by War
Manpower Commission Chairman
Paul v. McNutt, was the first move
to draft married men with children
into the armed services.
In Washington, McNutt told the
house military affairs committee
that "by the end of this year 10
out of every IA of the able-bodied
men between Is and 80 will be in
the armed services.
Only the physically handicapped
and those over 81 years of age in
the jobs listed in the order to local
draft boards will be deferrable after
April l. The jobs listed were for
men engaged in 90 occupations or
employed in 10 industries, eight
wholesale and retail trades and nine
service activities.
thousands of men affected will be
given until May to shift to an occu-
patton essential to the war effort
occupations previously listed by the
VINO. The edict amounts to a
"work-in-the-right-industry-or-fght"
order, although McNutt declined to
call it that. The 3O-day period of
grace between April l and May ~
given to those seeking transfers will
apply only to those who have regis
tered with the U. S. Employment
Service for war jobs.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-02-19
WAR BOND SALES:
Hit Ne,U High

Last month, the treasury has an
nounced, war bond sales totaled
81 FAC, ~, 900 to set an all-time
monthly record. Previous high
month was January, 1912, when
sales touched $1,000, 546, 900 in the
first full month of bond sales after
the beginning of the war. Total sales
since the introduction of War Bonds
in May, 1871, amount to $12, 1874, Gill;
600. OF this amount, 98 per cent are
still held by their purchasers.