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Evening star., 1943-11-12

his Oficers Can 1t. J. A. stoutenbursh.
didate School training at Camp
Davis, N. c., receiving his commits
sion in July. 1912.
1t Shaffer, %, of 1850 Quincy
street NV. is also native of Wash
ington. Graduating from Central
High School in 1885. he entered his
fathers business, the Shaffer Flower
Shop at 615 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc. He then joined the Home Life
Insurance Co. in 1910, leaving that
concern to enlist in the Coast Artll-
lery at Fort Eustis. Va, on Novem-
Der 13, 1941. 1t Shaffer went to
OCS at Fort Benning. Ga, receiving
his commission in october S, 1912.
He is stationed now as an instructor
at the University Of Nebraska.
1t. Stockwell, jr.. %. of 5024 Lowell
street NV, born in Washington, was
graduated from woodrow Wilson
Evening star., 1943-11-12
SD. {. Area Officers
Receive Promotions
In Army Services

Temporary promotions for i've
ofdcers from the District area were
announced today by the War De.
partment.
A Laurel (Md) ofIicer, First 1t.
Charles T. Clark, was advanced tc
captain. Second Its. James A
stoutenburgh, Arthur j. Shaffer, jr.
and Henry c. Stockwell, all OF
Washington, and Keith C. Morrison
Of Arlington were raised to first
lieutenants.
1t. Stoutenburgh, Is, OF zoos
Evening star., 1943-11-12

Columbia road
NV. is a native
w q s hingtonian
who has been in
the Aleutian Is
lands since July,
1912. He was
graduated from
Roosevelt High
in 1886, and
worked for the
Packard A u t o
co. ana Cne civil
Service before
entering the SER
vice in March,
1941. He took
Evening star., 1943-11-12

February, 1941, 1t. Morrison was
awaiting embarkation in July, 1912,
when he was ordered to OCS at
Fort Sill, Okla. He received his
commission in October, 1912 Re-
questing training as a flyer and air
observer, he took further training at
Fort Sill and get his wings as a
liaison pilot there in June, 1943 He
Is stationed at Camp Gordon, Au-
gusta. Ga.
Evening star., 1943-11-12
luzzuri Art Exhibited

An exhibition of painting in oil
tempera, sculpture and portfolio
drawings and etchings by Pietro
Lazzari, art instructor at the Jew
ish Community Center is on view
a. the White Gallery. The exhi-
bition closes November 80.
Evening star., 1943-11-12

HlSQ SCnOOl. he
was a member
of the Student
Cadet Corps for
four years. 1t.
s t oc k we'll at
t e n ded George
Washington and
American Uni
versities, receiv-
ing his A. B. de-
gree from tn e
latter in 1898. He
had just COM
pleted work for
his law degree
at the Washing
Evening star., 1943-11-12

state OF Arkan-
sas. He worked
for a Fort Smith
newspaper until
he joined h e
18th Field Artil-
lery in 1882, stay
ing in the serv-
ice u til 1888.
He then came to
washington a S
an employe Of
the P o tom a c
Electric Power
Co., Tenth and
E streets NV.
Called to ac-
tivo soryire in
Evening star., 1943-11-12

1t. H. c. stockwell. ton College of
Law when he entered the service in
July, 1912. He received his commits
sion at Camp Lee, Va, in April, 1943.
He Is stationed at the Army Air Base
at Clovis, N. Mex.
1t. Morrison, 20. of lilo North
Lexington street, Arlington. Va, was
graduated from Fort Smith High
School in that town in his native
Evening star., 1943-11-12
ReSiIiO HiStOr'icuIS:
Classic Inspiration,
n, MO1er1, Necklceu1'

Out Of the stored post :. {. from the works Of old
masters :. . from architecture thot has stood the
test Of time comes the inspiration for these
superb ResiIio Historical" Neckties Woven of
luxurious royon and silk fobrcs in full fine tying
shapes :. neokties that make the finest kind of
"a gift at Christmas time In our group are mo.
tifs from English Decorations, GrecionArt, Swedish
Art, Ancient Peruvian ShowIs, Aztec Art, Re-
nowned Cathedral Inspirations all in different
color backgrounds to hormonize with shirts and
sui suits s:;c oad an j.. each tie is labeled with $3.50
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06
Photo by international News Photos

LONDON, Feb. s (UP). Lit.
Gen. Frank NJ. Andrews, one of
the best known air officers in the
American army, became command
ing general of United States forces
in the European theater today,
andpromptly pledged about aerial
against Germany.
Andrews. born in Nashville,
Tenn, in 1884, takes over the post
formerly held by 1t. Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower now Allied supreme
commander i'm North Africa.
EiSenhower's North African
command is unaffected by An
drews appointment. Presumably
the European and North African
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06
u. =. Picks Andrews
He Commands All Yanks in European 1heater;
Eisenhower Slated TO Lead in North Africa

will be separate from
now on.
THE appointment OF Eisen-
hover as supreme commander OF
all Allied forces in North Africa
will be announced within a few
days according TO rumors spread
ing in Washington. ms reportsN
II, is expected that Gen. Sir
Harold Alexander, British COM
mander. will be deputy chief in
charge OF land forces. Admiral
Sir Andrew r. Cunningham. of
the British navy will head ,the
combined fleets in the Mediter-
ranean and Chief Marshal A, w.
Tedder Of the British air force
will command the combined air
corps.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06
'Guadalcanal Diary
in Mondays Times

An eyewitness story of the Guadacana invasion written
by reporter who Here-thats "Guadaconal Diary"
by Richard Tregasks international News Service
respondent in Mondays Detroit Times. Tregaskis 26
with the first marines who plunged into Guadalcana He
roamed the battle line for weeks and kept diary that
presents amazing picture of the great and tiny
details that form the pattern of Pacific He writes
of Detroit and Michigan men by name! Don't miss this story
of of the most glorious pages in American history told
by star reporter who shared dangers with the United States
Marines exposed to bombing and guerrilla fighting and
ate, slept and sweaed with front line units Follow this pic
ure version of the starting Mon
day in The Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06
1t. Com. Murphy
Has Broken Back

1t. Com. George Murphy
recorders court judge. suffered a
broken back. fractured heel and
arm in the accident at Alameda.
Cal. according TO word, received
from his brother, United States
Supreme Court justice, Frank
Murphy. today.
Although he is being kept under
opiates. he recognized his brother
who flew to his bedside when the
Justice arrived at Treasure Island
navy hospital
He was with the chief OF staff
OF the naval air station when the
accident occurred Tuesday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06
Army in Full
Retreat Over
.erCh Straits

MOSCOW, Feb. 5 CUP. Soviet
forces closed in today on Bataisk,
only 10 miles south of Rostov, and
in the Ukraine the Red army
to encircie Kursk as IL
into position for a grand
assault on Kharkov.
(Hitler's Caucasus army h In
full retreat by the only way Of
escape left open--the Kerch
Straits" BIC said in q broad.
cast recorded by CHS. Leaving
all heavy equipment to pursninK
Russians, one German unit after
another n now making the
hazardous crossing Of the straits
under the guns Of the Russian
Black Sea fIeet.")
Col. Gen. Andrea 7. Yeremenkos
troops were driving up the Sslsk-
Rostov railroad and already were
at the approaches OF Bataisk, an
center which Is the
key to Rostov from the south.
NEAR ENFORCEMENT
Col. Gen. Philip Golikov's forces
had only to cut the Kursk-Kha
kov rail line TO complete the es1.
of Kursk. which was
from three sides.
1t seemed only a matter of tirne
until Golikov would be ready to
drive on Kharkov in conjunction
with Col. Gen. Nikolai F. VatutiD's
army. which was advancing north
westward toward the city from
Kupyansk, SIS miles from Kharkov.
Golikov's forces held Shchierys
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06
LdMOttd Gets
Edge

Jake LaMotta will have a 1524 :
pound advantag over Ray
tSugar) Robinson for tonights
fight at Oily m pi a, LaMotta
weighed in at 1901 and Sugar at
144ia, With the exception of
5000 unrescrved seats which 60
on sale at 6 o'clock tonight, the
Olympia is sold out for the first
time since Joe Louis defended his
title against Abe Simons.
Robinson. unbeaten in both anna
teur and professional ranks. is the
heavy favorite. despite LaMottaS
two fine showings az Olympia.
Jake defeated two of DctroitS
best middleweights. Jimmy Edgar
and Charley Hayes at Olympia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06
|Runn| Plan
.0fJ.W.Hdnes

WASHINGTON, Feb. s INS).
John w. Hanes, former under
secretary of the treasury in the
Roosevelt administration. today
urged congressional adoption OF
the Ruml tax plan as an anti
infiationary step. contending that
1t would assure a maximum con-
tinuity" OF revenue flow into the
treasury which will 60 further
toward stopping imitation than any
other single proposal"
Hanes assailed arguments by
treasury officials that pay-as-you-
go plan is likely TO set off a dan
gerous infiationary spiral. and
termed the claim that il will favor
upper income groups "demagogic."
HEARD RUML TALK
Hanes made his assertions in an
interview granted just after he
had heard Beardsley Ruml, AchaiF-
man Of the New York Federal
Reserve Board, outline his plan TO
the House ways and means COM
mittee.
Asked what he thought OF the
treasury's claim that the plan
would contribute TO initiation by
releasing for spending large sums
of money which people had saved
to meet taxes. Hanes said:
Perhaps don't know the
meaning Of the word fnfiation,'
hut how anybody in his widest
imagination could be brought to
the point of view that the Ruml
plan IL infationary, when cou-
pied with vigorous Withholding
taxes and current collections, is
something cannot comprehend.
Under the contemplated
rate of taxation In the 1913 tax
bill, can not see where any
group In our whole population il
going To have surplus funds for
expenditure on anything other
than the essentials of life.
THE RumI plan without n
vigorous withholding tax coupled
with compulsory savings might
Continued on Page Eleven)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06
Us Hitler Dead?
Davies, Former Ambassador to Russia, Cites Nazs
Mourning Over StaIinerad Defeat

NEW YORK. Feb. 5 GNS).-
Possibility that Adolf Hitler i.
dead was raised today by JOSEPH
Davies, former United States am.
bassador TO Russia. who said:
These days Of mourning and
grief In Germany. supposedly
because Of the Stalingrad defeat,
and the fact that Hitler did not
make his tenth anniversary
speech last week. suggest the
possibility that Hitler Is dead"
Davies added, however. that
even If Hitler is dead. the MAJ
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06

Freezing
Jobs Here
Defended

The new program for job
sterilization announced in Wash
ington will not affect Depoit's
voluntary labor freeze except to
strengthen it, Montague A. Clark,
Detroit district director for VINO
announced today.
While Detroit was listed among
the 80 areas in the nation where
the voluntary plan had begged
down. Clark was assured by
Robert c. Goodwin, regional direc-
tor for Michigan, Ohio and Ken
lucky. that the new plan merely
would provide ways of making the
local plan stronger.
WORKED WELL HERR
"Far from having fallen
apart" one spokesman for the
VINO said, "the plan has worked
remarkably well In Detroit
Clark pointed out that stab.liZa-
lion plans now are in effect ia De-
troit, Port Huron, Muskegon and
Grand Rapids and that in the near
future, Pontiac. Monroe. Battle
Creek. Bay City. Saginaw and
Flint will adopt the plan.
Local ACKNOWLEDGEMENT COM
mittees already are in operation
in these latter areas, Clark said.
"It Is now doubly important
that management and labor CO.
operate fully with the provisions
of the plan so that Detroit can
meet requirements Of the VINO
In Washington on purely
voluntary basis" he said.
The local plan was put into
effect on December 10 and Clark
was appointed district director at
that time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06
Dokor's
Forces
Join War
BY ROBERT G. NIXON
News Services star Write

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA. Feb. 5.-The
entire military resources of French
West Africa at Dakar, including
100. 900 men and 10 TO 20 warShips
were handed over TO the United
Nations cause today.
Gov. Gen. Pierre Boisson OF
French North Africa made formal
announcement that all naval and
air facilities at Dakar, plus a
crack Senegslese army OF 100000
men. have been placed entirely
at the disposal of the Allies"
GIRAUD GETS AID
French West Africa and all It's
equipment. he said, has been
turned over TO Gen. Henri Honore
Giraud for use in the common
aim of winning the war against
Germany"
Not the least of the acquisitions
thus gained are powerful units of
the French fleet. These include
the 35,000-ton battleship Richie
lieu, which was damaged in an
engagement with British and De
Gaullist forces. but presumably
can be repaired, plus three 1900
ton cruisers. three destroyers,
from eight TO twelve submarines
and submarine tender.
USING AIR FIELDS
"Our air fields" Boisson said,
already are being used by the
Unite Nations, especially
American forces.
"All air fields In French West
Africa now are available for
American use and one large new
field has just been completed
with United States aid. Trans
atlantic planes already have
landed there.
"AIl harbors likewise are now
being used and French naval
units are cooperating with Al
lied Atlantic patrols"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06

Party with its industrial FasciSts
and military leaders is still alive.
Uniformed sources in London
said they regarded reports that
Hitler is dead as greatly exag-
gerated," His disappearance from
the public scene may be part of
a German peace offensive, they
said.
(Nor were they impressed UNI
duly by the deep gloom that per-
vadeS the Reich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06
McNutt Aides Start
Freeze Machinery

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5 (INS)
Regional offices of the War
Manpower Commission today pre-
pared TO carry out Chairman Paul
V. McNutt's order 10 freeze essen-
tial workers in 81 critical labor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06
0uertinae Pay Delayed 700 DSR Workers Walk Out

Between 700 and 800 DSR employees quit work 40 minutes
day in dispute overtime pay Fred Nolan DSR general
said stoppage occurred yard after 140
tested the omission of several hours overtime pay from their
checks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06

They returned after that omission due to
clerical and that they would receive the tomorrow Nolan
attributed the shortage of help the roll department.
which he said overaxed preparing checks for retroactive
pay ordered by threeman arbitration board in December
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06
The Weather

The sun vii set ~ s.57 .. m. today.
and rise tomorrow 81 $40 q m.
The moon viii set a. 7:ST o. m. today.
and rise tomorrow at g.4s q N.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06
u. 5. F|iers
'Hit 81 Planes
In Tuniisid

LONDON. Feb. s CUP).-Amer-
lean air forces have struck a heavy
blow at German air powers in
Tunisia, destroying or damaging
50 enemy planes, communiques
disclosed today, and there were
reports that advanced units of the
British and American armies had
made a junction on a southern
Tunisian sector.
Today's Alice headquarters
communique said 25 enemy planes
had been destroyed by American
Flying FortresseS and Lightnings
during a raid on Axis air facilities
near Gabes and that another
enemy fighter had been shot down
during a sweep over the forward
fighting area.
JUNCTION SECUTED
The 18th United States Air
Force in North Africa reported
that an additional 26 enemy fight
ers had been damaged. Some were
presumed TO have been damaged
badly enough to make them use
less.
1.-THE News Chronicles CORE
spondent. Philip Jordan, sug-
gested in a dispatch from the
Tunisian front today that the
Germans may be preparing TO
evacuate Tunisia.
Gle pointed out that the Ger
mans were strongly defending
the corridor through which the
Afrika Korps must retreat TO
get to northern nunisia. He said
the Germans were using inferior
troops in superior numbers.
which the British were holding
off or driving back
Flying Fortresses destroyed "a
Messerschmitt-109's and Focke-
Wulf-190's and their escorting
accounted for another
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06
Ruhr, France,
Italy Bombed
In One Night

LONDON, Feb. s CUP).-The
Royal Air Force carried the Allied
nonstop aerial offensive 10 France
again today, following UP heavy
night attacks on Turin and Spezia
in northwestern Italy. the indus
trial Ruhr in Germany and the
U-boat base at Lorient on the
coast Of France.
Many Raj squadrons crossed
the channel 10 France this after
noon, flying high in the clouds.
Visibility was exceptionally good "
Last nights tri-nation raids
were heavy and the most wide
spread in recent operations.
At a cost of only three planes,
the giant British bombers heavily
attack Turin. key of Italy's
northwestern industrial triangle,
and made a thunderbolt raid on
Lorient.
SIXTH RAID ON TURIN
II was the sixth raid on Turin.
site of the vast Fiat Motor Works,
the Lancia Motor Works, the Mon
tecatini Chemical Works. the Ital-
ian Royal Arsenal and two big ar
tificial silk factories.
Spezia Italy's chief naval base,
on the Gulf of Genoa, got its share
of the bombs. and selected war in
dustry targets were attacked IN
offensive reconnaissance flights
over the Ruhr. II was the first raid
on Spezia.
The raids, which took the Royal
Air Force crews over European
front of $50 miles from north TO
south and at the farthest point a
distance Of $50 miles from their
bases, were the night shift con-
tribution to an Allied night and
day offensive. A major force of
United States Army Flying For
tresses attacked northwestern Ger
many yesterday in their second
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FORECAST

FORECAST
For Detroit
and vicinity:
Little change
In temperature
tonight:
warmer fonor-
roy morning.
Gentle 10
moderate
winds No
skating
'r tobogganinG
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-04
7ThunderboIt I Raid
Hits Hamburg

I sands o. lnCendiary bombs are
/ showered within a few minutes.
GERMAN VERSION
Germany admitted that British
planes in attacks on North Ger
man coastal areas" during the night
had destroyed or damaged "a num-
Der Of buildings and caused civil
ian casualties.
Germany claimed only IL planes
dOWned, es against the l6 which
the air ministry reported missing.
Il was indicated that the HAM
burg raid had caused cancellation
of q national broadcast by Paul
Joseph Gochbels, German propa-
ganda minister, who. according to
Bcrlin spoke last night to tank
Workcrs at n Berlin war factory.
Berlin anG other radios left the
air.
It was the 95th raid on Hamburg,
and Tuesday nights raid was the
11Eth attack on Cologne.
V-BOAT CENTER
More submarines are turned out
OF the great Hamburg yards than
any other place in Germany and
Hamburg is Germany's largest port
end second largest city, with l,700,-
eco people
a period OF gales had intcrfered
with the British raids on German
submarine centcrS now a prime OBJ
ieCtiYC of The Royal Air Force, but
last night was clear and starlit over
the Dover Strait.
II was indicated that the planes
in last nights raid met heavy Ou-
position from anti-aircraft guns.
and possibly from night fighter
planes because of the clarity of the
night
BONES POTENT
German planes dropped few
bombs last night over the coastal
area of Northeastern England at
the cost Of one plane. They did
but little damage and no casualties
were reported
The air ministry revealed today
that its four = ton block buster
bombs which are being used with
increasing liberality might possibly,
in lucky circumstances, devastate
an area OF six acres in a city.
IT was announced that more than
1000 tons of bombs were dropped in
the four raids made last month on
the submarine base of Lorient on
the French occupied coast.
In January raids during which
enemy targets were bombed on %
days and % nights, the ministry
said, submarine bases and manu-
featuring centcrS were the prime
CbjectiVeS.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-04

started their disastrous summer Of
fensive.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-04
British Subs Take
Toll From Enemy

LONDON. Feb. 4. - CUP)-Onc
anti-sI 5marinc vessel and nine
enemy supply ships have been de-
rtroyed by five British submarines
during the last few days in the
central Mediterranean. a British
admiralty communiquc said today
The communique revealed that
most OF the damage was done bY
the submarines guns, rather than
by torpedo. and gave the lie To
recent German claims that a Brit
iSh submarine had been sunk by
cannon fire from armorcd patrol
cars.
Another large transport vessel,
travelling north was successfully at
tackled and probably destroyed, the
communique said, while another
smaller vessel was damaged.
The admiralty said, curing these
operations Intellectual fire was cX-
perienced from what at the time
was thought TO be the enemys
shore batteries. 1t is presumed it
was to this that the enemy re-
ferred in IT, recent broadcast in
which he claimed gunfire from ar
mored patrol cars had destroyed q
British submarine.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-04
ImperioIs Hold
Strategic Spot

tiHV "ailWay town % miles south
west OF Maknassy and on the main
"oad to SfaX.
GERMAN PRISONERS
The Americans reported that the
ryi onerS they took in capturing
Scncd included an Italian brigadier
general Most Of the prisoners were
Germans.
The Allied spokesman reported
that there had been no German
tort to drive the Americans from
their positions about a mile east
Of Scued.
Allied bombers continued attack
inc Axis supply lines and communi-
cations in the narrow central Tuni-
sian sector.
One bomber force attacked an
enemy airdrome at Gabes on the
Gull Of Gabes in eastern Tunisia.
Other planes raided targets near
MaknasSy, a headquarters commu-
nique reported.
Six enem" planes were destroyed
in Yesterdays operations and eight
Allied planes were missing, it was
announced.
The Allied cOmmunique referred
TO the fighting at Djebel Mansour
as "a small local engagement" and
added that the Allied forces met
with limited success
Elsewhere, fighting was light,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-04
Palermo Raided
ByU. 5. Bombers

ROME, Feb. q. 49, Italian broad
cast recorded by UP in New York.
American heavy bombers raided
Palermo on the northern coast Of
Sicily and attempted raid on an
italian air and naval base, a COM
munique of the Italian high COM
mand announced today.
The communique said that 16
persons were killed and Al wounded
in the Palermo raid and that con-
siderable damage was done to build
ingS.
American planes attacked in
waves in the daylight raid. They
we're challenged by Italien fighter
planes and anti-aircraft fire and
iuur or the raiders weir .lul dawn.
the communlque SAID.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-04
BY SIDNEY j. WILLIAMS

LONDON. Feb 4 CUPD-Brit-
ish long-range bombers made a
thunderbolt raid on Germany'S
great port of Hamburg during the
night in the second day of neW
offensive against enemy scbmarine
bases and manufacturing areas.
Sixteen planes failed to return
flCm the attack, an indication that
up TO 800 or more planes joined in
q concentrated raid in which gi-
gantic demolition bombs were in
terspersed with incendiaries.
1t was the second time in five
rights that Hamburg had been at
tackled in force, and on Tuesday
night shattered Cologne, a key
center for essential U-boat parts,
had been the target for one of the
new thunderbolt attacks in which
tons of demolition and tens of thou