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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-02
MEDITERRANEAN:
Eyes Turn to Sicily

With Allied shipping reported
massed in the Sicilian straits, all
Italy awaited invasion.
Preparatory to the expected blow
at the "underbelly of Europe" AL
lied airmen ranged over the Italian
islands of Sardinia and Sicily, the
Axis remaining bastions in the Med
iterranean following the fall of Pan
telleria, Lampedusa, Lampione and
Linosa
Airfelds at Catania and Gerbini
in Sicily were attacked. At Cata-
MIA, enemy fighters rose in force to
challenge the Allied assault.
Although Allied headquarters re-
manned silent on their military
movements in the Mediterranean,
the Nazis reported that their air
men were engaging in running fights
with large conveys off North Africa.
The Axis also stated that the Allies
had massed invasion barges at BIZ
Zerte.
Meanwhile, the Allies kept the
Axis guessing about their next
move. Strong aerial formations at
tackled Axis shipping in the Aegean
sea, where the Nazis have fortified
the islands leading to the Grecian
mainland.
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NAZI SPY:
Intrigue in Hawaii

In November, 1941, Bernard Julius
Otto Kuehn offered his services as a
spy to the Japanese vice-consul at
Honolulu. In confession to the
FBI, he said he volunteered to sup
ply the enemy with information
about the national defense of the
U. S.
Shortly after, Kuehn worked out
a system of signals to transmit in
telligence of American fleet positions
to the Japs. According to testimony,
the signals were developed through
a window light in the dormer of
Kuehn's home near Pearl Harbor.
Mrs. Kuehn played a prominent
role in the intrigue, according to
the FB1. In 1899, her daughter op-
Grated a beauty parlor designed to
attract navy business" and in 1910
Mrs. Kuehn visited Japan, returning
with geographical literature describ-
ing American and British islands in
the Pacific. Kuehn, first sentenced
to death, was later committed to so
years at hard labor.
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FOOD CAR:
Wanted by Congress

Shortly after a bipartisan group
of legislators conferred with Presi-
dent Roosevelt and suggested that
he appoint single czar to handle
the food situation, the War Food ad-
ministration prepared issuance of a
report dealing with unfavorable crop
and meat prospects.
Led by Senator Walter George, the
five senators and four representa-
tives urged that single authority
be delegated to coordinate produc-
ton, distribution, preservation, ra-
tioning and pricing agricultural COM
modities.
1t was reported the President sug-
gested an appropriation from IL to
2 billion dollars for subsidies to be
used in trolling back" the prices of
foods. Many Legislators oppose the
subsidies, contending the money
used only will have to be repaid in
taxes.
In commenting on crop prospects,
the War Food administration de-
clared floods in the Midwest and dry
weather over the great plains have
caused considerable damage. Meat
slaughter and dairy production have
failed to approach expectations.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
World Cooperation

American participation in the es-
tablishment and maintenance of
postwar peace was unanimously
recommended by the house foreign
affairs committee.
In a simple, 35-word resolution
which it recommended to the house
and senate for approval, the COM
mittee declared: g. Congress
hereby express itself as favoring the
creation of appropriate information
al machinery with power adequate
to establish and to maintain a just
and lasting peace, and as favoring
participation by the United States
therein"
Introduced by Representative j.
W. Fulbright (Ark.), the resolution
was passed after being stripped of
the phrase calling for the organiza-
ton of an international body to pre-
vent future aggression, and to main
tain law, order and lasting peace.
Since this section touched on the
highly controversial subject of an
international police force, it was
eliminated.
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SIMPLIFY GOODS:
From, Cradle to Crave

In an effort to increase production
of necessary essentials, the govern
ment has ordered the simpliication
of more than 1000 manufactured
items. Elimination of frills and vari-
ETY. of sizes is expected to result in
enough conservation of material to
add to production.
The simplification order will affect
Americans from the cradle-to-the-
grave. Metal will be restricted in
baby's cribs, and the length, width
and depth of collins will be limited.
Cast iron kitchen utensils will be
confined to II items, and 40 styles
of enamelware have been eliminated.
Wood furniture will be reduced to
"a basic patterns. Whereas 1,15O
types of tools formerly were made,
only 357 now will be permitted. Pro-
duction of electric bulbs will be cut
from $500 types to loo. Feminine
apparel will be simplified along with
children's sportswear and rayon
dresses.
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DRAFT:
Fathers Due for Call

Fathers will be placed in uniform
at least by the last quarter of this
year."
With this statement the War Man.
power commission, headed by Paul
V. McNutt, announced the Selective
Service boards new draft policy in
informing employers to prepare for
replacement of married men with
children in industry after October l.
In addressing $500 employers who
have filed replacement lists with
state draft directors, the VINO said
that after July l the employers also
should plan to release the childless
married men within six months.
Although the WINGS remarks
were directed to the $500 employers,
it indicated that its new policy would
be broadly applied throughout all in.
dustry. Speaking before house ap-
preparations subcommittee, Draft
Director Hershey said 10000, 900 men
will be in uniform by December 81.
During the first six months of 1914
$4,000 men will be indicted month
ly, Hershey declared.
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RUSSIA:
Action in the Center

Official announcements pertaining
to the Russian front continued to be
as confusing as the fighting.
While the Reds claimed to have
thrown back German counterattacks
in the Orel region in the center
of the line, the Nazis reported the
continuation of the strong Russian
offensive in the Caucasus.
In neither sector, however, did
either side claim any major ad-
vance. In relation to renewed Rus
sian activity in the center, the Nazis
said the Reds were massing huge
forces there, apparently to press the
initial attacks of week ago when
big holes were punched in the Ger
man line.
Bolstered by the addition of Amer
lean planes arriving under lend
lease, Russian airmen continued
sweeping attacks over the German
rear. Military installations and
transport were bombed.
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AIR OFFENSIVE:
Cities in Flames

Bremen's big Atlas shipyards were
rocked by a dozen bomb hits as
American airmen continued their
joint attacks with the Raj over Ger
man industrial centers. Results of
the U. S. raid on the submarine
base of Kiel were unobserved, as
swarms of Nazi fighter planes arose
to the defense.
While the Americans hammered
the Atlas works, strong British units,
bolstered by huge four-engined
bombers, ripped Dusseldorf and
Bochum in the Ruhr.
Blockbusters caused heavy dam
age in both cities, sweeping fires
adding to the havoc. Mass evacua-
tons were reported, and the German
radio asked people in other districts
to make room for the refugees.
Size of the raiding fleets can be
cleaned from the Nazi claim of hav-
ing shot down 46 planes, 20 of which
were supposed to be the four-engined
machines. German aerial activity
meanwhile was limited to a short,
sharp sally over a London suburb,
where bombs were dropped.
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CORN:
Plan Call on Loans

Aiming at loosening the tight stu
alton in corn for professors and
feeders, it was reported Commodity
Credit corporation planned to call its
loans on 81 million bushels of 1912
corn.
Under the proposal, farmers would
be allowed 80 days to liquidate their
loans. The call would not interfere
with the agency's previous move to
redeem IS million bushels of corn
on the 1894 crops, effective July l.
Decision to call the 1912 loans
was reported reached after the War
Food administration, headed by
Chester Davis, turned down pro-
posals for requisitioning the corn.
The VIA said requisitioning only
would incense farmers and leave
the government with the problem of
Smelling, grading and hauling the
corn off the premises.
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MEAT PRICES:
Do,Un 1910

Answering to President Roose-
velt's "hold-the-line" order, retail
prices of meat have been "rolled
back" 10 per cent, a move that
will save housewives an average of
three cents per pound.
The "roll-back" will be accom-
plished by government payment of
subsidies to meat slaughterers to
cover their costs of livestock.
Although the action will reduce
meat prices, consumers will be COM
PEELED to eat even less beef. The
War Food administration announced
that federally inspected slaughter
ers had been ordered to reserve As
per cent of their steer and heifer
production for the army.
Flat price ceilings on meat have
been drawn by the OPA for four
classes of stores, starting with the
small independent doing less than
$4,000 worth of business a year,
and ending with the large operator
with an annual volume over $3.50, 1000.
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SUPREME COURT:
Bans Compulsory Salute

Reversing previous decision by
6 to 8 vote, the U. S. Supreme
court ruled that the nations public
schools cannot require pupils to sa-
lutte the flag.
Said the majority: Compulsory
unifcation Of opinion achieves only
the unanimity of the graveyard
No official . O.. can prescribe what
shall be orthodox in politics, reli-
gion, nationalism or other matters
of opinion :"
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ID q II l. G 81 is -. in the weeks neos

SOFTWOOD: Softwood lumber
will be made available for essen
tial farm repairs. About half a bill
lion board feet will be released by
the War Production board.
TOBACCO: Possibility of short
age of tobacco, caused by unrestrict-
ed buying for export, was voiced
when government officials conferred
with leaders Of the industry recently.
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B r E F S by Baukhage

The Japanese-controlled Bangkok
radio has issued more advice on
good manners to the people of Thai
land. "Since the clothing and man.
ners of those who are in private
business are not respectable yet, we
request that they observe the follow
ing principles: BE well dressed, be
clean, be agreeable to customers,
do not smoke or be intoxicated, have
food manners. be honest.
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The United States was producing
fighting equipment eight times as
fast as Japan in the spring of 1913.
A popular joke in Holland deals
with the bicycle shortage. So many
mems bicycles have been stolen that
it is asked what happens to the
ladies' bicycles. "Oh, they're being
kept for the Scotch Highlanders
when they get here"
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Washing ION Digest
History Will Write Details
OF Lewis-Rooseve|t Feud
Story Begins During Roaring Thrties' as the
Forgotten Man Is Remembered by
New Deal and clio.
By BAUKHAGE
Ne,us analyst and Commentator,

md Commentator.
spite of their respective handicaps,
to leadership. Egocentric enough to
elbow their way up to the counter;
altruistic enough to have something
to contribute to the general welfare
when they got there. Reader, be
fair even if you have your honest
prejudices-both these men are gift
ed
A Quick Look
Pick up the story in the roaring
thirties-the New Deal is beginning
to strut its stuff. The forgotten
man" has been remembered and
he's grateful to Roosevelt.
The forgotten laborer is being re-
membered; he's grateful to Lewis.
mean the man who couldn't
because of the bylaws of the ALL,
get into a labor union any more
than he could get into the Union
League club. Lewis stepped out of
the ALL with his miners. The CLIO
was formed in 1885.
1t looked as if John of the eye
brows and Franklin of the amber
cigarette holder had something in
common. They did. 1t began by
being an ideal-a better deal for
the man who hadn't had such a
good deal before. Later, the issues
became more complicated but we
won't 60 into that now.
Anyhow, the Wagner act was
passed in 1885. (Labor's Magma
Charter, they called it.) That gave
the poor, heretofore outsider, the
workman who couldn't qualify, to
join the snooty ALL, chance to be
somebody. If there were more of
his group than there we're of the
AFL's in plant, shop or factory,
his outfit was recognized as the col
lective bargaining unit.
That was real step forward in
economic democracy.
The CLIO thrived. 1t had the bless
ing of the administration. 1t gave
its votes in return. 1t also gave the
largest campaign contribution in re-
turn. Some of the starry-eyed young
men in the New Deal (they have
departed, most of them, for Puerto
Rico and elsewhere on the fringes)
dreamed dreams. They told their
dreams to Lewis.
why not a real labor party,
! Jawn," they smiled encouragingly,
with you as the leader? Well get
rid of the democrats without imagi-
nation. You'll be vice president next
time
| Tho Sirens Conc
But then Mr.. Lewis made a great
mistake. He went to Paris. Other
men have erred in that once-fair
city before this. Il visited it my
self.) But John met another siren
he witnessed the sit-down
strike.
Now, frankly, this is hearsay but I
am told that it was Lewis brought
that illegitimate Gallo child of the
proletariat, conceived in a strange
moment of alteration, back to Amer
lea. 1t did not thrive. 1t needed a
more rarified atmosphere than that
which blows across the prairies and
once tapped the cover of the COW
cred wagon.
| Mr.. Lewis went to the White
House, jerked the previously well
coming latchstring, and went in. But
old man Vox Populi got there be-
fore him. Up to then, V. p had
been pretty satisfied with things as
they were under the New Deal.
But things had changed.
In a chilly voice v. P. said: mo,
Franklin, no John. No dice"
l
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WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Mediterranean Victories Prepare Way
For New Allied Campaign Against Axis;
Essential Production to Be Increased
By Simplification of Consumer Items

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Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
New Commander
To Direct Navy in
s. Pacific Waters
Kinkaid, Formerly in
Charge of Aleutian
Operations, Switched

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.
(UP)-Vice Admiral Thom-
as C. Kinkaid has been trans
ferred from command of
Joint military operations in
the north Pacific to command of
the U. S. naval forces in the south
west Pacific, Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox announced today.
Kinkaid replaces Vice Admiral
Arthur S. Carpenter, who becomes
commander of the ninth naval dis
trict, headquarters at Great Lakes,
Ill. The present naval district COM
mandant is Rear Admiral John
DowneS.
Knox made the announcement at
a news conference at which Kin
kaid told how the Japanese on
Kiska fooled him" by continuing
to build roadway and by main-
tanning heavy antiaircraft fire as
a cover to their evacuation from
the island b. submarine.
Kinkaid will operate under Gen.
Douglas Macarthur. He probably
will have a most important role
when hte southwest Pacific opera
tions are coordinated with the Brit
ish-led drive into Burma.
Kinkaid said that American
forces in the Aleutians got some
of the japanese subs" which were
evacuating the Kiska garrison.
Il hope they were full of evacu-
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Scion |nterprets
Peace Resolution

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-UP)-
Sen. Wallace w. White, r., Me-, one
of the frames of the Senates pend
ing peace resolution, today inter-
preted its power" clause as en-
bracing the possibility of military
force to suppress future aggression.
White voiced his Interpretation
of the admittedly vague resolution
in an exchange with Sen. Claude A.
Pepper, d., Fla, one of group
seeking to write military force
into the statement of the Senate's
postwar foreign policy.
White urged that the senate ac-
cept the resolution without amplifi-
cation or any attempt to particul-
arize ways and means. of carrying
out its objectives.
Pepper asked White if he though
that international authority with
power to prevent aggression and
preserve the peace of the world
meant creation OF an international
police force.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
Fewer Books in
Fl Centre Issued

Showing a drop over the number
of No. ration books issued the
first part of the year, OPA officials
Tuesday revealed that there were
1882 No. 4 books issued by Ell Gen.
tro schools last week prior to the
deadline last Saturday.
OF this amount, 789 were issued
to Mexican nationals who have
been imported into this area to
work in vegetable fields, chief clerk
Mildred Rinehart, of the Ell Centro
office, said.
In Brawley, only 9,42O books were
issued as against 13,343 of the No.
2 book.
Books issued in each school dis
trict were: Harding, 1880; McKin-
ley, 2259; Wilson, 2280; Washing
ton, 1888, Lincoln GmperiaD 1886.
These figures do not include those
issued to the Mexican nationals.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
Extra Shells for
Farmers Must Be
0kayed in Capital
Attempt to Get More
Ammunition for |. V.
Hunters Seems Doomed

Recommendation that re-
strictions on shotgun shells
be lifted in this area so that
farmers may begin a cam
paign to rid their grain
fields of ducks and other birds has
been made by Kenneth Vaughn,
WPB district inspector, and the
matter placed before Washington
officials for final approval, Charles
H. H. Small, executive secretary of
the Ell Centro official announced
Tuesday.
At the same time Small declared
that a proposed movement to lift
restrictions on the number of shells
obtainable by hunters so that they
may join in the campaign will not
be considered b. the board.
There is no way to control hunt
erS. The board has announced that
since the failure of the experiment
in Nevada, where an attempt was
made to use hunters to rid that
territory of surplus deer, no further
efforts along that line will be
made, Small said.
But hunters who have shells, or
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squadrons at Rabaul, New Britain.
The victories, revealed today in
front reports from the Solomons
and in a communique from Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's headquarters,
were scored at cost of only five
of the hundreds of Allied fighters
and bombers sent into action.
A japanese destroyer and five
coastal vessels were added to the
enemy toll during the battles, which
ragged from Friday to Sunday, and
two cargo ships and a number of
bargeS were damaged.
INSTALLATIONS HIT
Enemy ground installations at a
half-dozen points from, New Guinea
to the Solomons were blasted heavi-
l..
Rabaul, main Japanese strong
hold in the southwest Pacific, was
the principal target.
Three hundred Allied heavy and
medium bombers, supported by
Lightning fighters, hammered the
base Saturday and Sunday after
aerial reconnaissance disclosed the
arrival of strong enemy aircraft
reinforcements.
At least l23 and probably 1863
en- my planes were DESTROYED
aground and aloft in the two-day
action, accounting for more than
70 per cent of the 222 planes dis
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Bureau Opposes
Consumer SUBSIDY

Imperial County Farm Bureau
members Tuesday telegraphed Sena-
os Hiram johnson and Sheridan
DoWney and Congressman John
Phillips to oppose consumers sub
sides in the commodity bill be-
cause such subsidies are infla-
tionary and the Subsidity program
will add another vast bureaucracy
to further confuse and obstruct the
food front"
In the telegram the farm bureau
members declared that consumers
now are able to pay their grocery
bills. The commodity bill, it was
explained, was designed to reduce
the cost of food to the consumer.
Putting a five cent subsidy on
butter" Scott B. FouldS, farm
bureau secretary, said Tuesday,
means that the five cents on each
pound must be paid with taxpayers
money. We lose some, though, in
putting it from one pocket into an
other because the administration
bureau must be paid for"
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affair, and not one sponsored by
the CITY," he said.
Asserting that there is no place
for Mexican youths to congregate
other than pool halls or In streets,
Patterson urged that some steps be
made to organize baseball and other
athletic games, and a weekly dance
to give boys and girls of the east
side the social contacts they so
badly need.
While this recent trouble was
not 'zoot suit war in any sense.
several of the Mexican youths re-
vealed an interesting sidelight on
this type of garb at the school
meeting Monday. Patterson recall
ed.
I'm the first place this is supposed
to be free country and we should
be allowed to wear whatever we
like But. as a matter OF fact, most
of US don't like zoot suits. Several
of us have been forced TO get them
because our girls threatened TO quit
us unless we did, Patterson quoted
one Mexican youth as saying.
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Du ID
Draft
Begins
Cal Fathers 60
Before Expected
As Probe Started

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 26.
(UP)-The draft of pre-
Pearl Harbor fathers was
underway today in Califor-
nia as state Selective Service
headquarters started drive to To-
cate some 1000 draft delinquents
whose induction would slow the
father draft to some extent.
Several fathers were inducted at
the Sacramento induction station
yesterday, the date set several weeks
ago by state headquarters for the
start of the father draft, although
other induction stations in the
state were not expected to follow
suit until today.
HASTENS ACTION
State headquarters said it had
been thought at first that the
father draft could be delayed until
Nov. l, but new regulations on oc-
cupational deferments hastened the
action. No estimate was available
on the number who would be sworn
in before the present induction
period ends next Monday.
1t. Col. Hal P. Skemp, mobiliza-
tion officer for state headquarters,
announced meantime that Califor-
mia is listed as the second worst
state in the union for number of
draft delinquents-men who have
failed to report for induction or, to
obey other local board orders.
A substantial number" of FBI
agents is being assigned to Califor-
mia to investigate the delinquents,
he said.
After Nov /, he pointed out, men
who have failed to obey local board
instructions will be placed in class
IA for immediate induction.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26


towns which the Germans had con-
verted into strong points guarding
the approaches to their new line,
as we'll as a number of additional
villages and communities.
Allied armies crashed the last
formidable barriers on the ap-
proaches to the German line
through Mondragone, Venafro, and
Vasto, on which it appeared that
a showdown battle for Rome might
be fought.
ADVANCE 6 MILES
Pounding the heels of the lIazis
as they carried out what appeared
to be their final pull-back to their
new Notifications, American and
British troops of the Fifth army
advanced five to six miles in 48
hours everywhere except in the
coastal sector
Wrestling additional dominating
heights from the foe, the allies seiz-
ed the vital road junction of Fran
colise, two miles west of Sparanise,
for their most important gain. A
merican troops occupied Raviscan-
ina, five miles northwest of Alife:
and Rochetta, two miles north of
Pignatoro.
The British Eighth army cracked
the strongest German positions in
the center of the Italian line. 1t cap
tured Baranello, scene of many
days of heavy fighting; Bojano,
four miles west of Vinchiaturo;
Spinete, six miles northwest of Vim
chiaturo, and Petrella, eight miles
north of Campobasso.
Bojano lies only 13 miles from
Isernia, rail and highway town
serving as the middle hinge of the
German line.
COVER WITHDRAWAL
The Germans were covering their
orderly withdrawal with heavy
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