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Evening star., 1943-11-04
Japanese Admit Loss of Cruiser
And ? Destroyers in Sea Battle
U.S.. Task Force Commander Describes
Rout Of Enemy Force OFF BoueoinviIIe

an advanced base while his crews
were busily reloading his flagship
with ammunition and fuel
1T was helluva black night and
raining heavily when we first con-
tacted the enemy at 227 OPT am
Tuesday about 80 miles off Torokina
Point, which is the entrance to the
harbor where our marines landed
Monday.
Previous reconnaissance showed
II enemy ships approaching from
the northwest.
I'VE opened fire on the enemy
about 240 They returned the fire
almost Immediately. They sent up
planes which dropped flares from
of to the side to silhouette us. They
had splendid illumination from their
bright white flares. They lighted up
the whole scene as soon as they
dropped through the overcast.
You understand that in these
night actions everything is vague as
can be, and from cruisers fighting
at long range it is impossible to tell
exactly what's going on. We have
to reconstruct it in conference later
and We have not yet had time to do
this.
We exchanged fire without a
break for an hour and 10 minutes
until the enemy started to with
draw. This action moved slowly
about 10 miles westward into the
Solomons Sea.
Then We pursued the enemy
ships an hour longer until after 500
IS am while they were retreatlng
about 20 more miles into the Solo
mon Sea toward ST. George Chan
mel between New Britain and New
Ireland"
Evening star., 1943-11-04
Cotch-AN Appropriation Bill
Cut 81 Pct. by Subcommittee
$1,l96,428,749 in Budget Bureau
Requests Soshed to $2l5,368,444

BY the Associated Press
The skelctonlike remnants of a
S1,196, ,428,749 catch-all appro-
priations bill emerged from the
House Appropriations Committee
today slashed by 80 per cent in
a congressional economy drive
to total of $215,368,44.
Aftermath of six weeks of day.
and-night scrutiny into the requests
of almost two-score Government
agencies for extra funds. the
measure was reported to the House,
with several proposed allocations re-
duced drastically, others eliminated
entirely.
Escaping the one-removing op-
eration'-a description which came
from Chairman Cannon-the Oft
er,hstt1ed once Of War Informa- =
Evening star., 1943-11-04

additional s5,ooo,OoO after top-rank-
ing military chiefs highly praised
its war work.
The biggest single cut was in re-
fusing the Navy's request for an
additional s75o.OOo.OO0 for its stock
fund capital. Instead, the commit
tee suggested transfer to the fund
of that amount from previous ap-
preparations for Navy ordnance.
Opening the way for resumption
Of battle over the future of
the Farm Security Administration,
the committee turned down that
agency's request for $6,500,000 for
salaries and expenses and denied
its request for authority to borrow
s37,50o00o more for operating loans
to farmers.
Even as the committee stressed
economy without danger to the war
effort. 1t touched on the problem of
Evening star., 1943-11-04
26 JAPANESE SHIPS blasted by
Allied bombers at Rabaul
Page A-20
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SOUTH PACIFIC ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS, Nov. 4.-In a
binding flash of star shells and
parachute flares, American
cruisers and destroyers drove of
a Japanese force of at least II
Warships at the entrance to EN-
press Augusta Bay on Bougain-
vile Island early Tuesday and,
by the admission of Radio Toxic.
sank at least one cruiser and two
destroyers.
The japanese admission of losses
was certainly conservative, in the
estimation of American Navy men
who participated in the battle.
(This was the first detailed re-
port on the battle and the first
indication of enemy losses. Gen.
Douglas MacArthurs communi-
que yesterday told of the rout-
ing of the japanese and said the
American force suffered some
damage IN later attack by Jap
anese bombers. His communioue
made no mention of any damage
inflicted on either force in the
naval engagement ITSELF
All the American warships re-
TUNED to their bases after driving
the surviving japanese ships back
toward Raboul A few of his ships
suffered slight damage in the bat
tie. which was fought at the maxi
mum range of their guns.
The commander of the task force
told his story to correspondents at
Evening star., 1943-11-04
Whole Nazi Position
Worse as Reds Reach
Dnieper in South
Soviet Bombers BIust
Foe Trying to Cross
In Other Sectors
By the Associates Press

MOSCOW, Nov. 4.-The whole
German position in South Russia
grew worse by the hour today as
the Red Army reached the lower
reaches of the Dnieper River in
strength at numerous places and
approached tie port of Kherson
at its mouth.
In other sectors, Soviet bombers
and Stormovik planes blasted hun
dredS Of Germans trying to make
their way to the western bank.
The Berlin radio announced
new Russian landing IN the East
ern Crimea south of Kerch. The
Germans asserted that the
three -day-old brideehead south
of the Crimean port had been
reduced.
CThe Germans also announced
renewed Russian offensive
pointing north and west of Kiev
in the sector above the Ukrain-
ian capital. Strong artillery
preparation preceded the attack,
covered for formations of battle
planes, Berlin said of the heavy
defense BATTLE
Demoralized Nazis Fleeing.
The Russians have not intimateo
A crossing Of the lower Dnieper
The river in the south is very broac
an estuary, in fact, of the BLACK
Sea, Banks on either side are &
combination of mud and sand. Pom.
toon bridges across the river vii
require extreme engineering dex.
terity.
Time Is on the side OF the fleeing
and demoralized Germans and the
Russians are eager to follow up theil
successes by keeping contact tc
chop and trap the foe
Gen. Feodor Tolbukhin's Att
Ukrainian Army which scaled ano
by-passed the Crinca was filling the
eastern bank of the lower Dniepel
swiftly A crossing anywhere from
Nikopol in the bend to the Khersor
sector would increase the peril tt
thousands of Germans still in the
Dnieper elbow and around the iror
and rail center OF Krivoi Rog.
The Germans at Krivoi Rog have
been engaging the Russians with
heavy tank forces to cover othel
thousands Of Nazis backtrackin,
southwest of Dnepropetrovsk doWr
the railroad to ApoStolovo.
Reds Gaining Momentum.
The large sector between the lowe
Dnieper and the Ingulets River mus
be watched in the next few weeks
If the Russians cross the lowe
Dnieper and fight their way up TIN
valley toward Apostolovo and Krivo
Rog, or southwark to Kherson, Ger
man domination in Southern Russi;
would be ended. A major break
through in either direction woult
hurl the Nazis back to the Bui
River, and perhaps beyond.
Winter already is marching south
The Red Army's offensive is getting
stronger. gathering momentum. 1
is difficult to see where the German
can halt it. In both winters of tn
war the Red Army has beaten tn
Germans soundly.
Unable to master the terrible COLI
and the Soviet winter tactics, tn
Germans consistently have put W
bad performances in the snow.
Indications are that the German
Army this winter is more poorl,
equipped than ever before, while tn
Soviets are much stronger than eve
Evening star., 1943-11-04
Roosevelt 10 Deliver
Two Radio Addresses
e lie inrlafed Pre-

Ey the Associated Press.
TIE White House said today that
President Roosevelt will deliver two
speeches within the next two weeks.
The first will be a l0-minute radio
address from the White House
around 1890 pm, next Tuesday in
connection with the signing of the
United Nations relief and rehabilita-
ton agreement.
The second speech, also to be
broadcast by radio but of uncertain
length and subject, will be delivered
the night of November II on the
New York Herald Tribune Forum.
Evening star., 1943-11-04
Raj Blasts Dusseldorf Cologne
After Biggest y. S. Raid on Reich;
|sernia Capturedb by Allied Forces
1o Aircraft Lost
In Night Attacks
BY British Flyers
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. A great
fleet of Raj heavy bombers
hammered the German indus
trial cities of Dusseldorf and
Cologne last night as a swift
sequel to a smashing daylight
attack on Wilhelmshaven by the
largest force of American air.
craft ever thrown against the
Reich.
The main blow was concentrated
on Dusseldorf, making that big
Ruhr armament center probably the
worlds most heavily bombed city
next to Hamburg, while diver
bionary assault by smaller force
was made on Cologne on the Rhine.
Mosquitoes also bombed objectives in
the Ruhr and Rhineland
Nineteen aircraft we're lost in the
nights operations, which included
minelaying in German waters and
Intruder patrols over targets In
France and the Low Countries. Four
enemy aircraft were destroyed by
the bombers.
1000 Reported Killed.
Dispatches from Stockholm quoted
the Social Demokraten as saying
more than 1000 persons were killed
in Tuesdays attack by the American
heavy bombeTs based in the Mediter-
ranean theater on Wiener Neustadt.
Austria
The size Of previous attacks on
Dusseldorf Yesterdays record
American strike at Wilhelmshaven
and the fact the Raj has had two
weeks Of bad weather in which to
prepare last nights offensive hinted
1t may have been the greatest effort
yet.
The steel manufacturing center.
which has a population of 10000,
was pounded with 1000 tons of ex-
plosives in its neXt-to-last raid on
May % and on June II was hit by
the RAF's biggest heavy bomber
force up to that time,
The Air Ministry described the
new attack as concentrated and
effective. and a greatly weakened
German defense was indicated in
the loss Of only l9 raidlng aircraft
engaged in that and the other oper-
ationS
Site of Big Iron Works.
Dusseldorf, Germany's third-rank-
ing inland port, is the site Of the
great Rheinmetal Iron & Steel
Works. almost comparable to Krupps
at Essen. as we'll as Vereinigte
Stahlwerke. one of Germany's big
four" industrial outfits,
Previously attacked l22 times, Co.
logne has many vital war targets, in
cluding a synthetic oil plant and a
Diesel engine factory.
In the RAF's last large-scale op-
Grafton. the night of october %, the
main force went to KasSel, where
more than 500 tons of explosives
started great fires which ragged for
more IMAM week. SulCC lIltIl 10y
and rain had prevented both the
Raj and USAAF from resumine
their big combined day and night
blows.
Yesterday. however, great armadas
Of American planeS-estimated un-
officially to total more than 1000,
including fighters-took advantage
of the weather break and resumed
the offensive Wilhelmshaven was
the chief target Of the Fortresses
and LiberatorS, which we're escorted
all the way by Thunderbolts and
LightningS.
Five Heavy Bombers Lost.
The number of heavy bombers
participating vas not disclosed, but
the largest previous reported Amer
ican heavy operation involved 400
planes. making it appear that 500 or
more we're sent against Wilhelms-
DaTDC
Evening star., 1943-11-04
(PiCtUre on PAGE BIZ

Lord Halifax. British AmbaS-
sador. was scheduled to speak
this afternoon at report meeting
of solicitors for the Community
War Fund, which is expected to
90 over the S4,000,000 mark
today.
Leaders Of the 1000 solicitors will
gather in the United States Cham
Der of Commerce Building to record
new gains on huge chart. So far
S3.675 000-807 per cent of quota
has been collected.
Second Rally Slated.
A huge rally for the fund also
has been scheduled today by en-
ployes of the Division of Central
Administrative Services. National
War Labor Board, Office of Censor
ship. Office of War Information
National Archives and Federal Trade
Commission.
Pvt Henry J. Jubinville, patient
at Walter Reed Hospital who lost
his right hand in TuniSia Will speak
Herbert S Willett. fund director
also was scheduled to make an ap-
peal
Il know We won't fall down if We
really understand what this drive
is for" Joseph B. Eastman. head
of the Office of Defense Transport
tation, declared a a fund rally yes
terday in the Interdepartmental
Auditorium.
Criticizes ODT Employees.
Criticizing ODT employees because
they have contributed only 55 per
cent of their fund quota, Mr.. East
man declared:
If We dOn t reach our goal, II will
be necessary to Curtail the service
of war fund agencies"
A Navy medical officer, speaking
at rally for Maritime Commission
employees, described the "veritable
hell of shellfre" endured by soldiers
landing III Africa.
Those boys want to come home
as quickly as they can Ii. r Z
McLachlin, Medical Corps, U. S. N
R. declared. They are convinced
that they have it much harder than
the people in the United States, but
that is not stopping them from CIV
ing the best they have When they
are doing such a splendid job on tho
fighting front, it is up TO us on the
home front to get behind this wal
fund drive, put our shoulders to the
wheel and push it over the top"
Admiral Emory S. Land. chairman
of the Maritime Commission. urgec
employees to ask themselves If yol
have done your share, is Your con.
science clear and if it isn't, why
not? ."
Evening star., 1943-11-04
Lord Halifax 10 Speak
At Meeting Today Of
War Fund Workers
Leaders to Record Gains,
Big RoIIy Also Slated
By U. S. EmpIoye Groups
BULLETIN.

Community War Fund con-
tIlbutlOnS went over the
s4,000,000 mark at a report
luncheon at the United States
Chamber of Commerce this
afternoon. leaving only $780,
000-l6 per cent-Of the
S4800.000 goal to be collected.
Evening star., 1943-11-04

(See MILK, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1943-11-04

fSee ITALY, Page A-3.D
Evening star., 1943-11-04

tSee HOOVER, Page Abb
Evening star., 1943-11-04

MINERS WAGE INCREASE means
increase in price Of coal, Tckes
says. Page Az
Evening star., 1943-11-04

See RAIDS, Page A-2O.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-17
Would King Cole Be Merry
With Stomach Ulcer Pains?

The legendary Old King Cole might not
haze heen A merry old soul " he had stom-
ach ulcer pains Sufferers who have 70 pay
the penalty OF stomach or ulcer pains,
indig estion. gas pains, heartburn. burning
sensation bloat and other conditions caused
by excess acid. should try Udgs and they.
too may he merry. Get Csc box Of Udga
Tablets from your druggist. First dose
must convince OF return box ~ us and get
DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-17
Viereck's Attorney Barred

WASHINGTON. April 16-Emil
Morosini Jr. of New York. defense
attorney for George Sylvester
Viercck. today was banned from
representing the Nazi propaganda
az his trial next month on the
g>pd of alleged courtroom dis
esY.N y y
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-17
I Bn"ri@rM To Make You Proud of Them
II er First ashton Coat
595

She'll look little princess in her picture coat chosen with
care from This group Of beautifully made fitted and ooW
styles Lovely spring aOrcs-tweeds, shepherd checks he
Iands-some in owoo! You'll marvel at The unusual trims
ard delicate work oo-eoats at this low price, Pases navy
Sizes | 10 . Attractive little hats to match 90
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-17
Hosiery Rules
Unfair, Retailers
Say;Ask Change

NEW YORK, April 16 (INSl--
kFive hundred representatives Of
retail merchants throughout the
United States today called upon
the OPA 10 withdraw and redraft
its rayon hosiery regulation on the
grounds that IL is thoroughly un-
American" and unfair 10 consum-
ers as we'll as retailers.
AT a mass meeting yesterday,
the retailers adopted a resolution
attacking the recent hosiery order
as a blow directed at the American
system of private enterprise. The
order established two standardized
grades of rayon hosiery and a
complicated set Of price ceilings,
placing trademark brands at a
decided disadvantage.
HITS PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
II was cited by the retailers as
enc Of many regulations issued
by the OPA that are not limited
10 the control of prices but under
take 10 change the American
system Of private enterprise"
Pointing Cut that the savings
~ consumers promised by the OPA
Will not materialiZe because the
regulation permits increases in
price on approximately tWo-thirdS
of the entire production Of hosiery
which is unbranded. the state
ment adopted by the retailers
declares:
TN-AMERICAN RULING
The principles embodied in
the rayon hosiery regulation 10
which we 50 strongly object, and
which we regard as thoroughly
un-American. are the following:
"A-The establishment of vari-
Gus classes OF purchasers and
sellers. All retailers should he
free 10 buy in the customary
manner.
'B-No price regulation
~Should undertake TO establish
iNed standards Of merchandise.
Ut is the duty Of OPA 10 control
prices. not 10 dictate what shall. .
or shall not. be manufactured
and distributed.
"C-Price regulations must he
based upon a realistic instead Of
theoretical approach. Hence.
they must he closely related 30
the service and the cost expert
PnCe Of the individual merchant"
lev Hahn, general manager OF
the National Retail Dry Goods
-A--eet4tteft tifScioSed ttat retail
OF, throughout the United States
VII call an their congressman 70
correct the Injustice IN the rayon
hosiery edictS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-17
Chandler
Supports
Nf'Arfhur

Continued from Page Twol
our failure or inability 10 carry
the fight 10 him. even a. the
enemy In the East Germany
seems to have passed the zenith
of his power.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-17
DUTCH HARBoR PERIL

OF his power
DUTCH HARBoR PERIL
Chandler lifting some Of the
secrecy surrounding his Senate
committees invests CATION OF
Alaskan defenSeS. said that tho
JapS would have taken the vital
American port Of Dutch Harhor
last June 81. if they had at
tackled in force
This was narrow escape"
he recounted. land II il gen
orally believed that except for
- fact that an airheld had
IN hurriedly constructed at
mnak. about 100 miles west Of
Dutch Harbor, upon which the
Japanese stumbled, much 10
their surprise. we would have
suffered disastrous defeat
upon that occasion.
THE japanese, surprised 10
find land-based aircraft making
attacks upon them, retreated
with their carriers and trans
ports and landed at kiska and
Attu."
The kentuckian stated that II
was ! 400 miles closer TO the Japa-
neSe mainland via the Aleutians
than il was by the way OF Hawaii
and Pearl Harbor.
MOST VITAL AREA
"This tthc AieutIanS) Is the
most vital area and II Is easier
for us 10 conduct an offensive
against Japan from this coun-
try" Chandler said. ut is like
wise easier for them 10 conduct
nm offensive against us through
this country.
Regardless of those press re-
ports and statements made by
some Of our military men over n
period Of months minimizing the
japanese gains in this area, IL II
deadly serious situation and
the longer they are permitted TO
remain there, the higher will he
the cost 10 us I'm men, munitions
and equipment in order to dis
lodge them
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-17

ADVERTISEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02
Like Sports Quiz

Hundreds Of phone calls de-
scend on sports department from
individuals trying 10 settle argu-
mentS. Most of the present-day
arguments concern (a) Demp-
sey's record and the million
dollar gates in which he was
involved; tb) batting averages
of DiMaggio, Ruth, Cobb. Green
berg, ct al: (c) incidents that
took place in the 1884 and 1885
World Series games in which
- Tigers were involved.
chicago has Lem Franklin and
Zee Savold signed for February
IS. So what?
A 17-year-old girl. Laverne
Murgel. is Pittsburghs city
women's bowling champion.
Four former heavyweight
champions and the present one
are all in the service. They are
1t. Com. Jack Dempsey, Com
mander Gene Tunney, Pvt. Max
Baer, 1t. Jimmy Braddock and
Sgt. Joe Louis. Louis hopes
soon TO go TO officers training
and grab a second lieutenants
commission.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02
Ohio State Stars
In Boston Meet

BOSTON. Feb. 2 QNS).--Two
Ohio State graduates will start in
two trophy classics in the fifty
fourth annual Boston A. A. games
at Boston Garden. February -.
The entries of Charlie Beetham for
the Hollis 600 and Harold Eisen-
hart for the Lapham 1000 were
announced today. Beetham will be
defending the Hollis event and
seeking his fourth consecutive vic
tory in the race.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02
bob Tales
Olympia Headed
for Best Year in
I4ockey's History
BY BOB MURPHY
SPORTS EDITOR

Let's throw little sports Null.
ban together and see what hap
lens:
Only three father and son COM
Sinations have won the Kentucky
Derby. Helma in 1895 and his
on, Alan-A-Dale, in 1902. Bub-
bling Over did the trick in 1926
nd his offspring. Burgoo King
biz the wire first in 1882. Gallant
Fox, with Sande up, was there ir
1880 and his son, Omaha, hit the
Finner's circle in 1885.
If any town has two better
sports go-getters than Frederick
c. Matthaei and Russell Gnau
we would like TO see them. The
way they accepted the response
bility of filling Olympia for next
Tuesdays hockey game, all pro-
ceeds TO go to the Red Cross,
Is inspiring.
Incidentally, this looms as the
best financial year in Olynpia's
hockey history. Things are going
so well now that Fred Haner
and Jack Adams have quit
counting the money. They just
toss IL on the scales and
weigh it.
One of the jobs they are
handing Clark Shaugnessy. new
Pitt coach. is 10 land the Pan
thers a Western Conference
berth. DIR Danny EeFtfHaBH,
signed by Shaugnessy as line
coach. Is tabled by Hunk Ander-
son as one Of the smartest men
ever TO play football.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02

the Vogue House. Ravine was pull
ing for a 800.
William MacLeods 286 and
Harry BremHer's 23e in 6O1 split
the ticket in the Grand Central
Senior rolling.
Little Tony Barone of Joe
Muers celebrated heavyweight
Frank Resch. William Weese,
Frank and Joe Bova-startled his
Brother Eiks with 230-2f4 in 635
when Harold Goat" Allen, as
his brother Bert calls him and
everyone else, forgot to dial again.
Olga Leidich tossed the usual
"high-scOre Shippers" into the back
seat on 1856 190-188 for 574 I'm the
Ladies' Lutheran.
Gertrude Cores I7s Uds the
leading score in the Garfield Ladies
No. 2. Vicky Rolus 10ds tops in
the Nottingham Ladies by the
same count.
East Side Five backed into a
tie for first place in the Conglo
circuit when it lost three points TO
Dictor as Disrael scuttled Henry's
Five for four. Paul Talberg re-
gained the individual average lead
on a 244 finish for 600.
Marie ROzycki, 1873 average, hit
232 to better her former high OF
226 In the Southeastern Ladies'.
Ella Oliver also tipped 212.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02
Grid TO Chickens

Remember Doug Hertz. the
guy who was going TO organize
n new pro football league and
do wonders? Well, he's now
running a poultry farm. The
cackling you may hear comes
not from the chickens, but from
owners of the National pro
league. Hertz really got into
their hair.
Joe Cronin. In Hawaii for the
Red Cross. will return in time
for the start of the baseball
season.
Branch Hickey wants wives OF
the Dodgers in camp. Mickey
Cochrane once banned them
when he piloted the Tigers.
I'll bet less people can name
you the present national singles
tennis champion than any of the
other so-called major sports
titleholders.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-02
BY HAROLD KAHL

OF the three remaining defend
ing bowling champions in the elev-
enth annual Detroit Times Sweep
stakes. Chester Zdanio is the only
captain who will come up with an
entirely new club.
Known as Altes last year,
Zdanio, Cass PasZek, Chef Zarawa,
Henry and Walter Jaskiewicz COM
bined for PITT TO win the Class ID
title. When Zdanio's mates left
for the army he recruited four new
members. James Butler. Milton
Light, Emil Wyko and Earl John
son. AS the Gamboleers of the
Dodge Truck League, they will roll
in Glass d at Imperial. March G
at 6 p. m.
Nick Blossoms DENLY Recrea-
ton, winner in Class b on 1898,
will defend its honors next Satur-
day at 1890 p. m. but will have
two new men in its lineup. Harold
Downing and Eddie Rateick. re-
placing Fred Miller and Frank
Teschler. Fred Stark and Jimmy
Foss are the other two back besides
the DENLY co-proprietor.
With the exception Of. Chef
Slicey, the Murdoch team, which
posted an all-time record high oil
1902 in Class A. will be intact
March % at 7:30 p. m. Paul Cite
has taken Slicey's place to go with
Frank Cell, Bert Pearson, Jack
DiGiovanni and Elwood Blake.