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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-22

WARNING ON JAPANESE MENACE
RESOLUTION NO. 1852
(Seies Of 1881
@bereas during the past quarter century the eminent
American publisher and writer Mr. William Randolph Hearst
with comprehensive knowledge Of world affairs and their
relation to the United States Of America has continually
wdrned the government and people Of beloved country
against the Japanese menace in the Pacific suggesting and
often mpoin9 that appropriate be taken to combat
such threat before it overwhelmed US; and
Dbereas, on December 7, 1884, the ddstdrdy attack
by Japan on Pearl d6or and Honolulu proved to the
sorrow Of this nation that Mr. eas statements and warnings
We're based on sound knowledge Of the yellow peril; and
wbereas, The Honorable Joseph Rider harrington,
delegate to Congress from Hawaii splendid article written
under date Of January 49, 1943 for the Washington Bureau
Of the San Francisco Examiner owned by Mr. William
Randolph eost and addressed the People Of the United
States Of America again the fact that immediate
and additional methods be employed effectively stay the
Japanese menace to our ndion now, therefore, be it
Resooeb, that this board Of supervisors hereby CON-
mend Mr. William Randolph Hearst For his vigilance and G
patriotism displayed now as well as in the past emphasizing
the Japanese menace the United States Of America and
particularly to the residents Of the Pacific Coast California and
our city Of San Froncsco and be it
further Resolbeo that the clerk Of the board be and
hereby instructed to forward copy Of this reso luton
Mr. William Randolph eost in appreciation Of his patriotic
services
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21

Soldiers stationed at Camp San
Luis Obispo, Calf, QUILTED with
new type training gas masks.
ing room of the club, Watt paused
to speak to a gray-haired man in
civilian clothes with a ribbon in his
buttonhole. I recognized a once
familiar figure-Amos Fries, first
general of the chemical warfare
service. He, of course, is retired
now.
recalled that shortly after the
First World war, the activities of
General Fries got under some peo-
pies skins. He was hyper-enthusi-
asst over his specially, and in the
reaction against all things military
which comes after a war, the cynics
used to joke about the stenographer
who transcribed her symbols so that
a letter was sent addressed to the
"comical" warfare service.
NeU Emphasis
But Fries persisted and managed
to preserve his unit in tight little
independent group instead of having
its activities scattered all over the
other services. AS far as the pub
lie goes, very little attention has
been paid to this arm of our military
offense and defense. 1t may, how
ever, become very prominent be-
fore the war is over and some people
say that day is imminent"
If gas comes, the United States
will be prepared for it. From an
organization with "a officers in the
thirties, the chemical warfare serv-
ice has grown until its officer per-
sonnet numbers "many thousand" Il
can't reveal the figure) and many
of them are with combat troops to-
day where they are responsible for
the use of smoke screens and for
incendiaries-the fire bombs and the
flame throwers.
I have witnessed demonstrations
at the Edgewood arsenal near Balti-
more, and although l cannot report
the details, I can say that some of
the effects were remarkable. You
ought to see steel tank or a con-
crete plllDOX go up IN names when
it is 'lighted" by flame thrower.
1t is unbelievable to watch.
There have been, of course, many
developments in this little-discussed
weapon of warfare since gas was
first used in World War I by the
Germans and used so successfully
and yet so stupidity. The attack took
the British and French colonial
troops utterly by surprise and
caused what amounted to rout. If
the Germans had had the sense to
follow it up, they could have broken
through the lines and reached
Calais.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
MISCELLANY:

STORMY: Stormy weather &C.
counted for some of the Allied losses
in the recent big Japanese bombing
raid on Port Darwin, Australia.
Strong winds developed during the
dog fights and forced some of the
fliers into the ocean.
VISITOR: Coming as visitor,
with no hand out, Eduard Benes,
chief of the exiled Czechoslovak
government, will visit the U. S. in
May, confer with President Roose-
welt and make three speeches in
Chicago.
PROFITS: Profits of British ship
builders constructing warships
reached 80 per cent in one instance,
with the average aggregating be-
tween 20 and 80 per cent.
ESCAPE: The entire crew of AZ
of a medium-sized U. S. merchant
vessel recently survived torpedoing
in the North Atlantic. They took to
lifeboats in a calm sea.
MORE ROOM: Three types OF
caskets have been heightened three
inches on order of WPB which took
the action after storm of criticism
greeted an earlier directive to limit
collins to six feet.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
SUBS:
laps Efficient

According to Allied spokesman,
Japanese submarine activity in the
South Pacific has equaled that of
the Germans in the Atlantic.
In both cases, Allied naval lead
ers said enemy U-boats have sunk
about 2 per cent of total shipping.
Using 2 per cent as basis, the
Allies have lost 100000 tons during
the five months of the Tunisian cam
paign. No actual figures were given
for the Pacific theater.
The Japs put out claim recently
that they had sunk 12,OOO-ton tank
er, a 12,0O0-ton troopship and an
8,000-ton freighter.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
Street Clothes Are
Cool but Dignified
Designers Meet New Need
With Skill.
By CHERIE NICHOLAS

What with motoring restrictions
and the discomfort and inadvisabili-
ty of travel due to war condi-
tons, more families will be spend
ing a summer in town than usual.
An interesting reaction to this situa-
ton is the need that has arisen for
comfortable, cool clothes that have
a city-bred look about them.
Designers alert to this birth of a
new fashion phase are turning out
with utmost resourcefulness fasci-
mating apparel collections that COW
er every slant on the problem, be-
ginning with casual cottons and ray
on weaves that are styled with de-
ceptive simplicity, yet are smart as
can be, and going on and on into
modes for every occasion, from suits
to afternoon frocks and "date"
dresses that were never more win
some in both their artful styling
and their practical simplicity.
One lesson we are learning from
this seasons output is that with such
Incompatible styling any fabric, be
it ever so humble, can be made to
take on a patrician air. A convinc-
ing argument is offered by the smart
suits that are tailored of ordinary
denim whisked right out of the kitch-
en- and the farm to fare forth along
city boulevards and streets. With
frothy little white frills, these denim
and cotton gabardine and bright
colored shantung suits are an eye
full of chic and charm.
The little one-piece dresses, no
matter whether they are bingham,
gay prints, pastel sheers or light
wool, take on such cunning detail of
ruffles and sleeves short cap-like
or wrist length-big pockets, capri
cious peplums, side-button fasten-
ings, and so on, that they achieve
personality as much at home in
city environment as they would be
in pretentious summer resort.
Some highlights in the city parade
this summer will include blouses
that have big soft bows at the throat,
lapel ornaments worn in pairs, very
long gloves with very short sleeves,
Mexican silver jewelry necklaces,
bracelets, lapel gadgets, with finger
rings and earrings to match.
You really must include in your
summer-in-the-city wardrobe a be-
witching little black sheer all pref
tied with lacy details-a collection
of wee flower hats to wear with it to
achieve different color schemes and
smart big black Milan hat, for
the wide brims are coming in.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
Fads and Fancies

Twin ornaments for suit lapels
are prominent in new jewelry COL
lections. They are worn clipped
one at each side at the point
where the jacket lapel is scanned
to the collar. Gives an entirely
new look!
The word "tea-gown" has come
into usage again. Interest also is
being revived in housecoats, the
most romantic seen for decades
past. Much of the news story they
have to tell has to do with the taf-
feta prints and stripes of which
they are made. They are charm
ingly styled with ruffles galore
and artful soft bow ties.
A new millinery vogue is seen
in brims that are becomingly
edged with cunning wee lace ruff
fling. Black lace on black or
white lace on white vies with the
reverse, such as, for instance,
the little white sailor that is fin
ished off around its brim with
black lace or the large black
Milan that is edged with narrow
white Val lace. Color contrast is
stressed, too, in pastel tinted
laces outlining brims. A very
dainty lime green lace edging is
shown on black hat.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
NAVAL BATTLE:
C0nUoy Scattered

Happening upon a Jap convoy
northwest of the Aleutian islands, a
daring American naval task force
closed lin for an attack even as
strong Japanese units bore down off
its flank.
After breaking up the convoy
which included three transports
headed for Attu and Kiska, the
American force, led by Rear Adm.
c. H. McMorris, then wheeled to-
ward home, and with three destroy
ers running interference, maneu-
vered clear of the enemy fleet.
Racing in close to hold off the Jap
fleet with torpedo fire, the destroy
ers threw up smoke screens to COW
er their withdrawal after the at
tacks. Checked by the fire, the en-
envy stood by while the Americans
slipped through.
Despite the intense barrage of the
heavy Jap cruisers and destroyers
which fell within the proximity of
the American ships, the U. S. units
emerged with no material losses.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
COAL TRUCE:
Time to Dicker

Following the establishment Of a
15-day truce in the bitter coal strike,
Secretary of the. Interior Harold
1ckes ordered the nations $3.50
mines to shift to a six-day week or
suffer cancellation of price increases
recently granted them to cover the
expense of such operations.
Under the miners present con-
tract, they are paid time-and-half
for all work over IS hours on the
sixth day. The additional pay they
receive under Ickes' order was said
not to need the approval of the War
Labor board.
Reached by the government with
the United Mine Workers chieftain,
John L. Lewis, the truce assures
continued coal production and op-
portunity for additional negotiation
with the operators.
From the first, Lewis gave no in
dication of backing down on his de-
mands for 81 day wage increase;
for time spent in the mines travelling
to and from the coal faces, and
unionization of minor bosses.
At the same time, Lewis continued
to hammer at the War Labor boards
formula for limiting wage increases
to Is per cent over l941 levels.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
Washington, D. C.

WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
Washington, D. C.
Some days ago the British short
wave radio, beamed on Germany,
was telling the German people, who
dared to listen to the forbidden
words, that if their armies used gas
against the Russians, the British
would retaliate and paralyze the
German cities with gas bombs from
the air. Just about that same hour,
I was entering the Army and Navy
club in Washington with a short,
vigorous, bright-eyed general, whose
mental agility makes up for his lack
of length. 1t was no coincidence.
I was there to learn something more
about chemical warfare and knew
of no better way than to pump Brig.
Gen. Alden H. Watt of the chem
ical warfare service and whose book
Gas Warfare" has sold out twice in
Washington book stores.
There was, however, a coincidence
connected with that visit, for as we
walked into the great, crowded din.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
FOOD CONFERENCE:
43 Nations to Meet

Representatives from 43 nations
will meet at Hot Springs, Va, next
week for the Allied food conference.
The conference will revolve around
American proposals for achieving
more efficient production and wider
distribution of the worlds food.
Plans also will be discussed for
restoration of agricultural produc-
ton in Europe after occupation by
Allied forces.
The conference will be wholly ex-
ploratory, it was said, with the diff
ferent representatives laying the
conference recommendation before
their respective governments for in
dividual adoption.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
MYSTERY:
House on r Street

Everybody in Washington is talk
ing about the house on R street. A
big, red, Georgian mansion, almost
as spacious as a hotel, it is the resi-
dence of one John Monroe, also
known as Monroe Kaplan, business
man and manufacturers represen-
tative.
Sometimes the foods terrible"
Monroe said in talking about the
now famous parties held in the
house, "but my guests don't come
for food, but for interesting CONVEX
sation."
Topping the list of Monroe's guests
were Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox; Maj. Gen. Levin H. Campbell,
chief of army ordnance; Senator
Warren R. Austin of Vermont; and
Representative James H. Morrison
of Louisiana. Senator Styles Bridges
of New Hampshire was honored at
the house with party celebrating
his recovery from an illness.
Rubber Administrator William
LETTERS said he had received many
invitations to break bread at the
hospitable house, but refused them
all. LETTERS said that Monroe was
trying to promote an important man
in the United States senate for Pres
ident
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
RUSSIA:
Nazis RepuIsed

Nazi attacks against Russian lines
around Novorosissk were repulsed
with losses, the Reds claimed, and
all OF the enemy's efforts to enlarge
Its bridgehead in the vicinity were
checked.
While ground fighting fared, Rus
sian airmen were active over the
Caucasian front, shooting down 81
Nazi planes in swirling dogfights
west of Krasnodar.
Minor artillery duels were report
ed all along the rest of the huge
battle-line. The Nazis announced Al
lied planes again raided East Prus-
STA, one being shot down,
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
PAY AS YOU co:
1870 FOrgiuen

AS the shadows heightened on
Capitol Hill, 313 congressman end
ed hectic day of debate by pass
ing the Robertson-Forand pay-as-
you-go measure, forgiving rs per
cent of the 1912 income taxes and
putting all taxpayers on current
basis.
After rejecting the Ruml plan as
embodied in the Carlson bill, which
would have forgiven all taxes, and
voting to recommit the house ways
and means committee measure,
which would have applied 1941 rates
to 1912 incomes, the congressman
acted on the Robertson-Forand pro-
posal.
Under the Northumberland bill,
which went to the senate following
house action, all taxpayers would
be exempted from paying the 6
per cent normal and first surtax of
10 per cent en- their 1912 incomes.
Those with taxable income over the
10 per cent surtax, however, would
have to pay balance of the 1912
tax. In that case, their first two
payments this year would be ap-
piled against their remaining liabil-
ity, and if they still had balance
outstanding, they could clean it up in
two later payments.
AS to 1913 taxes, the Robertson
Forand bill provides for 20 per
cent withholding tax against wages
and salaries after exemptions have
been estimated. Of this amount, 3
per cent would be taken out for the
Victory tax, the tax being reduced
from nor rent
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
INVASION:
Nazis to Hit ENGLAND?

According to reports received in
Madrid from authoritative diplomat
ic and military sources, Adolf Hit
Ter may try to invade England and
end the war after stabilizing the
Russian front.
Allied circles accepted the reports
with goodly grain Of salt, however.
There was feeling that the rumors
may have been planted to confuse
Allied preparations for q second
front in Europe.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
Meeting Place
SUPREME COURT:
No Tax on Euangelisn,

Reversing its stand Of one year
ago, the United States Supreme
court ruled as invalid all forms of
licensing the spreading of the writ
ten and spoken word.
Particularly, the court attacked
the collection Of license fees by four
cities from Jehovah's Witnesses for
distribution Of its religious tracts.
Such fees, it said, were violation
of the first constitutional amend
ment guaranteeing speech freedom.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
CHINA:
Fight for Rail Line

Continuing in their reported cam
paign to obtain full grasp of the rail-
road system of China to build up a
communication line from the ASfatic
mainland to Japan, select Nipponese
troops continued hammering at stra-
tegic Chinese positions.
While the Japs claimed to have
encircled 10000 Chinese troops along
the Peiping-Hankow railroad, the
Chinese asserted that their troops
repulsed persistent Jap attacks.
Japanese efforts to drop picked
troops behind Chinese lines by para
chute failed, the Chinese said, when
their forces wiped out these units in
hard fighting. All along the Taiheng
mountains where the battle ragged,
the Chinese held their ground in
hand-to-hand warfare.
In Washington, D. c., the army
announced that Gen. Edgar E. Glenn
of the l4th air force in China was
wounded by bomb augmentation
when Japanese bombers struck at
an American base.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
B K | E F S by Baukhage

Polish saboteurs killed or wounded
424 Nazis, damaged II German
trains and destroyed seven oil wells
within one month.
The famous German military
magazine, Militaerwochenblatt, has
suspended after 127 years of publica-
ton, the London radio said in
broadcast recently reported by Unit
ed States government monitors.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21

A farmer who sells butter, lard or
any other food rationed under the
meats and fats program to a retail
er now must collect ration points
for the sale.
If you are having trouble with the
point rationing system, 90 to your
Red Cross chapter. A nutrition ex-
pert will gladly explain point ration
ing to you.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21

There is a new movement among
millinery designers to create some
thing to match the hat, perhaps a
scarf, a bag or pair of gloves.
The charming hat and bag set shown
here is typical of the lovely mill
linery and accessory items that they
are creating. Pink with black is a
favorite color alliance For this two
some of bag and hat the designer
uses black and pink polka dot taffeta
in the ruffied ruche technique that
is characteristic of this seasons
fashioning. Pink silk roses are GEN.
tered on the crown, and the match
ing bag has an armstrap.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
TRAGEDY:
In Iceland

Tragedy on the bleak island of Ice
land claimed the life of the eighth
American general to be killed or
missing in this war when Lieut.. Gen.
Frank M. Andrews, commander of
all American forces in the Euro
pean theater, crashed to his death.
With the general and sharing his
fate was Methodist Bishop Adna
Wright Leonard, on an inspection
tour of religious facilities in U. S.
military bases on behalf of 81
American Protestant denominations.
A former cavalry officer who
transferred to the air force during
the last World war, General An
drews was foremost among the ear
ly advocates for a strong American
air arm. He was partly credited
with the development of the famous
Flying Fortress.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21
TUNISIA:
Yanks Are Coming

Yielding to strong pressure from
the Second American army of Lieut..
Gen. George S. Patton, Axis troops
fell back to their last stronghold in
northern Tunisia, there to await the
final assault of the Allied forces.
Even as they were being regrouped
for the decisive battle, American
units pressed forward against their
fortified positions in the mountains.
The Axis took up their new posi-
tons along the last perimeter of
defenses ringing the great naval
base of Bizerte, after Yankee in
fantry had cleaned them out of the
strategic hill country to the west.
Advancing under the cover of
heavy artillery, American troops
braved scathing machine gun and
mortar fire to crawl up the scraggly
slopes and ferret the enemy from
their entertainments. Then they
swept into Mateur, strategic rail
and road junction 10 miles south of
Bizerte.
In the central sector, the Axis
maintained their massed armored
columns to stand off the British First
army along the level approaches to
the gateway of Tunis.
Meeting Place
Having finally agreed to get to-
gether, Generals Charles De Gaulle
and Henri. Giraud, the anti-Axis
French leaders, were at odds as to
where to meet. Fearing public dem
onstrations of De Gaullist sympathy
in North African cities where the
Fighting French chieftain is strong
est, Giraud had been angling to hold
the meeting in some secluded loca-
ton.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-21

Testfying before the Truman defense
desecretary War Robert Patterson
been arranged in his eud with Rubber Administrator
Long odds battle for proies aviation
synthetic
together by Ferdinand Ebeadt former WPB Official Washington
hotel make
and rubber plants working
in either
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-01-15
Cans, Scrap, Letters

This week able to tell Greenbelters what goes
on behind their backs regard the transportation prob
lem, You will find the story the front page.
Next week hope to give readers revealing picture
what happened to Greenbes scrap pile after the drive
completed last fall There have been many questions
and Some of them stimulated by the
announcement of tin collections to begin today Some
curious souls know what happens to the after
they have been washed stripped of the label cut at
both ends fattened placed in conainer and carried to
the side of the road for Friday morning collection We
think get the answer to that. too.
And that brings around to the subject of Letters
to the Editor Several received recently commented
the scrap drives but they either unsigned
we asked not to the of the writer's Under
exceptional circumstances where the of signature
might be harmful the writer's letter be published
anonymously-f to be worthwhile Under no cir
cumstances however, do print letters which to
unsigned If letter to the community newspaper is
important enough to be read it important enough to be
signed Persons who send complaints and denunciaons
of officials and omit their names, wasting their
time.
We do like genuine letters, however, and would ap-
preciate 1t is way to keep alive to community
problems
Greenbelt cooperator., 1943-01-15
Local Haircutters Are
Tearing Their Hair

With more hair in town than
the two present BARRIERS can keep
trimmed, the management of
Greenbelt Consumer Services has
been tearing it's own hair in a des-
perate, but to date unsuccessful,
attempt to get another shave-and
haircut man. Washington has
been "combed" without avail. APP
peals to New York City barber
training establishments come back
with "Sorry, no one to recon-
mend". Is there anyone in town
who could do little barbering on
the side? Or should We recon-
mend that our men grow boards
to match their hair.