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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-16
GERMANY CLAIMS
CONVOY ATTACKS
N,z;s Say 2 Allied De-
,troyers And 4 Merchant
Ships Are Sunk
d, The Associated Press

ooio1 German communlque
A ' specid said a group of Nazi tor
sunoag ,,isnes mes attacked a large AL
pe90 opnvoy pI entering the Medlter
lied s co'1rn nast Gibraltar Friday eve,
ms G5it loaded merchant ships ano
four lU ged &c other vessels. -
dania7 o1a;m. which was not con
Ine Il bv any Allied source wa. was
flrn,sa fllr1s,,ded = BY the Admission tha1
attenaepf s of the attacking torpedo
;5s,,shers sersF we're lost. The coln5nunl, mum,
00n2oe1s psas recorded from a Berlin
fquue.dcast que Hss by the Associated Press ss
broaaI%21d ''5.s ho1d attacks our crews scor-
III .arnedo hits on 80 units. the tn
ed1,,'o111nioue ed 'orpetu said. Eight i. Of eth the
ddoomaged dol,,d ships were lel' .n;d 1s1ll's
aa[dTS aadIT and on fire. it was SAID
me od tU7 German submarine
oeclad n.' Pf had sunk an Allied suoma-
llae n o,,e-broadcast W., Italian COM
aicn,e Inc said that Italian torpedo
3uae1 %un!qoe eperating ersd over the Gulf 20 o'
pslerrno pls had exploded a lo,ooo.
70, "-' Allied steamer and hit another
of c5'' medium tonnage. ao-
ol 4 '+is LATER Berlin broadcast de- :,
,oS n la 9q5 American and British
cl9reN ;,s tofaling 100000 tons, had
:aaan :llp'' s,,9k in the Mediterranean IN
tss 2es1 month Snltil from July 10, at the be-
me nino moo Of the sicilian invasion, to
,ia'sf inr 10. The broadcast SAID
hese' 1bese ships included SO transports,
'ne1' ID +ba+ another 58 transports OF
3-o s-tp NM M TONS were SO heavily dam
-,u,d't -@ed that their loss could be pre-
suned. o,,+s
,h;cb Hi have emphasized the re-
markably m' small Allied shipping
1oss ll,, incurred as result of the 81
,Giy o;lian invasion. the Berlin claims
anneared to be extravagant, put
rr Tn perhaps on the eve of a Ger
ny NAN admission Of the loss OF 81
ri1v 10 divert the German people S
attention from that defeat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-16
EAST COAST MAY
GET GAS RAISE
Continued From Page One)

" VAAA L @6S OAASJ
tions raised against regional ra-
ton inequalities. He said he shar-
ed the "strong, fundamental belief
that as far as possible the burdens
of war must be shared equally
among u.s. but added:
"Of course, that isn't always pos
sible. and sometimes it isn't even
sensible
The current passenger car cut in
the Northeastern states to 80 per
cent of 1941 mileage, he said, was
the inevitable result of loss OF nor
NAL tanker delivery of fuel, cou-
pied with military demands. He
said practically all the military
gasoline for Europe had to come
from Eastern ports.
Until recent measures permitted
increasing the flow of gasoline
eastward to the pre-war average
of 1,4OO, 900 barrels a day, BoWles
said stricter rationing in the west
would not have meant zone single
extra gallon for motorists on tne
eastern seaboard.
Replying to objections from resi-,
dents of oil producing areas agalnst
being rationed when all the gaso'
line they want is near at hano'
Bowles quoted in paraphrase from
Secretary Iskes, petroleum admin
istrator for war.
The limited supply of oil and
Gasoline which is being produced
near your homes must be shareo
with others far away, just as you
share. through rationing, the can
ned goods, meats, sugar and SHOES
nroduced inr other parts of the coun'
try.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-16
British Turn Clocks
Back To End Summer
Time Period In Land

LONDON, Aug. 15.-CD-Britons
turned their clocks b>11 one hour
today, ending four months of dou.
ole summer time and putting them
only five hours ahead of Eastern
war Time in the United States.
British newspapers marked the
tlme change by intensifying their
demands for alienation of the
stringent blackout.
The Sunday Express and Daily
mail called for 'dim out" say
ing that the blackout was costing
Britain millions of manpower
hours each year and hundreds of
fatalities due to highway acci.
dents.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-16

to carry out the work of the con-
ference.
For two days, the committees
met, and the leaders of the
delegations conferred with Stain
nightly. Suddenly, a bombshell-
or, perhaps more aptly, a fishbaIl
was tossed into the midst of the
deliberations. 1t left a regrettable
odor of caviar.
Philip Jordon, of the News
Chronicle, whose dispatches were
Continued on Page Seven)
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-16
TROUBLE OVER CHURCHILL'S
CAVIAR
CHAPTER 13

| A conference, by common con-
ception before the war, was a for
NAL meeting for discussion, usual
! ly of a dispute. The Moscow con-
ference of 1941 departed complete
| ly from the old formula. There was
no dispute. The parties were agre-
ed in advance that the United
States and Great Britain should
give, and the Soviet Union should
receive, aid against Germany.
There was hardly any discussion,
only two meetings and few COM
mittee sessions. Even funda-
mental law of nature itself was re-
versed. in that the givers gladly,
the receivers received none too
eagerly.
If there was single issue
which ruffled the otherwise
smooth surface of this historic
conference, it was that Of caviar
for Churchill - not supplies for
Stain.
NV first inkling of the impend-
ing conference came the morning
of July 80, when a friend tele-
phoned to ask:
DO you know where Garrlgop-
kins is?'
MY ear, which had been tuned
for days to Voroshilov, Timoshen-
ko. and Budenny, did not catch
the name Immediately. Then /
got it.
Harry Hopkins, you mean? l
asked. The last I saw, by the
Russian papers, he was in Lon
don.'
The Russian habit of convert,
ing our H into a C. the nearest
letter to it in their alphabet, was
always causing puzzles. They
talked of ,Gitler, Gimmler, and
Cess. Now it was Garry Gopkins.
Soon. it would be Averel Garrl-
man. :.
Harry Hopkins, if you like
said the voice, but he's not IN
London. He's in Moscow
I gulped my surprise and my
thanks together, hung up, ana
then put through another call in
hurry to The Narkomindlel
where Robert Magidoff was work
in on the papers. He typed out
sentence. Harry Hopkins flying
representative Roosevelt director
lease lend program arrived un-
heralded Moscow the censor
stamped it. Pavel ran it down to
the telegraph office, and we were
out with the news. I went to IN
vestigate the situation.
It was true Hopkins was IN
town. was told, but nothing
should be said about it. Why not,
since the censor had already
signed the story? Oh, all right ne
would see the correspondents
anyway in few hours. OF such
ephemeral things were beats
made in Moscow.
He did see us that evening, at
the embassy residence, Spaso
House, at p. m. He looked pale
and tired, with one thin leg
dangling over the other as he
slumped in his chair He talked
family, his voice dwindling away
at times to an inaudible num-
BILE. But what he said was amaz-
ing. He had been in Moscow only
a few hours, but he had already
done business with Stain: He
was Just back from the Kremlin.
and he was ready to talk with us.
Thara .,,ar J., fine man as REPRE-.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-16
JUST PEANUTS

A hundred mile long train OF
tank cars the distance from
Philadelphia to Harrisburg
would be necessary to. carry the
peanut oil which could be extract
ed from the prospective 1943 pea
nut crop. Goal is three billion sew
en- hundred and twelve million
pounds of peanuts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-16
OLDEST INHABITANT

Oldest person in the United
States, according to the United
States census bureau, is James
Walter Wilson of Vidalia, Ca, VINO
is III wears old.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
new INCOME TAX
PLAN APPROVED;
GOES HOUSE FLOOR

WASHINGTON, March 10.-The
House of Representatives Ways and
Means Committee today approved
the compromise income tax collec-
ton plan imposing a 20 percent
withholding levy on the taxable
portions of all wages and salaries.
leaving each individual the option
of remaining a year behind in tax
payments or doubling up" taxes
in one year, going on a pay-as-you-
go basis with no tax abatement,
providing Withholding levy
against pay envelopes and salary
checks effective July /
The Committee thus abandoned
all of the long debated current tax
collection proposals and trans
ferred to the floor of the House
the issue OF whether the tax for
one year should be cancelled and
all taxpayers put ON pay-as-you-
go basis as was proposed by
Beardsley Runl. New York banker.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
HEAVY JAP
ATTACK ON
new GUINEA
al Enemy Planes Raid
Wau Airdrome-
Casualties Light

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, March TO- - The
High Command announces that AT
Jap planes have raided Wau, New
Guinea, 35 miles southwest of Sala-
maua, scene of one of the Japs'
worst defeats.
The heavy raid added emphasis
to the warning given out by
spokesman for Gen Douglas Mac
Arthur that Jap aerial strength in
the Southwest Pacific is growing.
Casualties were reported light
from the 26 bombers and 81 fight
ers taking part in the raid
A communique also reported that
an Allied heavy bomber on rec
onnaissance flight near Gasmata,
New Britain, was attacked by nine
Jap fighters and four were shot
down, a fifth probably destroyed.
The Allied bomber returned to its
base.
It was reported March 6 that Al
Jap bombers and fighters were
shot down attempting to raid Wau
airdrome.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
BRITISH 9Th
HITTING ON
MARETHLINE
Enemy Is RepuIsed Along
Wide Front
Stops Air Action
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS I'M
NORTH AFRICA. March 10-The

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS TN
NORTH AFRICA. March 10-The
British Eighth Army, after deanng
Gripping blows to Rommels arm
ored units. have begun harassing
and probing activities all along the
.Mareth line in Southern Tunisia,
the Allied announcement says.
Decisively repulsed last Saturday.
when Rommel's units abandoned
so tanks in six attempted thrusts
at the Eighth Army positions, ROM
mel lost many more tanks yester-
day and today.
The Allied statement says: I'VE
know we won round | and the en-
envy is showing no signs of coming
up for round 2. We also know he
lost more armored craft than he
can afford
Elsewhere on the $50 mile Tuni-
sian front, activity is light. even
most of the airmen forced by bad
weather, are taking today off.
Allied patrols are active however
in northern Tunisia where the
British First Army is stationed, es-
peciaIly innthe Sedjenane area.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10

SPEECH IS
DISCUSSED

LONDON, March 10-Vice-Presi-
dent Henry Wallace's speech on
postwar understanding between the
Western Democracies and Russia
was praised in the London Daily
Mail as the most useful speech
of his career"
The Mail, in an editorial, added
I'VE would go a step farther if Mr..
Wallace would say that the United
Nations are not really united now.
We may not only lose the peace,
but fail to win the war"
The newspaper referred to the
Standby Moscow statement as
somewhat unwisely made" a n d
said every such utterance is simply
a gift to Goebbels"
William H. Standby, U. S. AM
bassador to Russia, Ahad said he
did not believe the Russian people
were being told all of the facts
about u. S. aid to Russia.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
CIVIL GOVT.
RETURNS FOR
HAWAII TODAY

HONOLULU, March 10 - t n G
Military government over the Ter
ritory of Hawaii gives way in part
today to civil government after is
months and three days in command
or ever since the Jap sneak aerial
attack on Pearl Harbor.
The restoration becomes effective
formally at the Iolani Palace at
1890 PW time, in the presence of
a joint session of the legislature,
the Territorial Governor 1. M
Stainback, Admiral Chester Nimitz,
Lieut.. Gen. Delos Emmons and 10
agencies of the government, mostly
emergency organizations established
under military rule and now being
restored to civilian control.
Martial law, however, remains in
effect while the civil writs of habeas
corpus are still suspended.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10

AL(AN MUCH
like A5H(AN
Delegate Suggests Chang.
ing Name Of High
way 10 Alaska

WASHINGTON. March 10.--Al-
can, the name of the new Alaska
Canadian highway, is altogether too
much like ashcan, lacks dignity and
has no redeeming features, Alaska
Delegate Anthony j. Dimond told
Congress in asking for a change
of name.
He proposed either the Alaska
Canadian or Canadian-Alaska as a
name, but observed that such a
long one would be shortened down
by the public.
Rep. Warren G.. Magnuson, Chair
man OF the International Highway
Commission, suggested simply call
ing the road the, Alaskan Highway.
The issue came up upon letter
being received from the Territorial
Chamber of Commerce which met
in Juneau recently and discussed
the question.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
TWO MORE
R Ev ( N UE
MEASURES.

Two revenue measures made their
appearance in the House his
morning, one submitted by the
Ways and Means Committee, the
other by Rep. Leo Royce, Chairman
of the Committee.
House Bill No. IS by the Com
mittee provides that for the next
two years, all persons, firms and
corporations engaged in the can
ming Of salmon III the Territory,
in addition to all other taxes levied
and payable under existing law,
shall pay the Territory five cents
per case on each case of 43 one
pound cans of salmon packed, re-
gardless Of species. Sponsors of the
bill estimated the tax would bring
in an additional 100000.
1t is understood that in the
course of backstage discussion be-
fore the bill came to light, repre-
sentatives of the salmon canning
industry agreed to endorse the bill.
The other revenue measure, House
Bill No. H. by Rogge, would amend
the law relating to taxes on pro
duction OF gold, platinum, palla-
dunn, and other metals OF this
group, wiping out the $4,000 ex-
emption clause At present the first
$4,000 worth is exempt. The new
bill would levy the three percent
tax on the cash value of ell gross
production with no exceptions.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
ENEMY BASES
IN 50L0M0N5,
BURMA RAIDED
lBy Associated Pressl

Two more heavy bombing raids
that started large fires on the
Jap air base at Munda are reported
in naval communique this after
noon. The communique also told
OF raids on enemy bases at Kahili
and Ballale and also elsewhere in
the Solomons.
American-built Liberator bombers
and the Raj attacked enemy posi-
tons in Jap-occupied Burma, blast
ing the rail yards at Prone. The
raid lasted 80 minutes and large
fires were started.
Bomb-equipped U. s. fighter
planes also attacked the Japs in
widespread raids on northern Bur-
ma, showering the enemy-occupied
town Of Mogaung with explosives.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
100000 ASKED
TO ESTABLISH TB
WARDS, ALASKA

Rep. william A. Egan introduced
bill in the House this morning
for the purpose of establishing Ter
ritorially supported tn bercula r
wards in hospitals throughout the
Territory and appropriating $240,-
600 to operate the wards for the
rext two. years.
The bill would establish such
wards in hospitals in Ketchikan,
Petersburg, Wrangell, Juneau, Cor
dova, Valdez, Seward, Anchorage,
Seldovis, Kodiak, Fairbanks an d
Nome.
The Territorial Department of
Health would be authorized to put
the bill into effect after making
a survey Of the hospitals.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
The W ashinqton
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
tMajor Robert 8. Allen on active duty)

WASHINGTON. = There was a
lot more than meets the eye be-
hind the Army's move to pick cot
ton in Arizona, followed by the
sudden resembling of the order by
Manpower Commissioner Paul Nc
Mutt. 1t looked very much as if
the Army were trying to play poll
tics
Last summer, hard-hitting Sena-
tor McNary of Oregon deluged Sec
rotary of War Stimson with letters
urging that men be furloughed to
harvest crops in the Northwest.
But Stimson flatly refused. This
time, however, the Army-though
Stimson didn't know about twas
just itching to pick cotton.
Here are the inside facts
When the question of the Arr
IONA cotton crop arose, Deputy
Farm Security Administrator John
.. Walker submitted report that
only $500 bales of long staple cot
ton were left unpicked as of Feb
ruary /; that only the tag end of
the crop remained, widely scat
tered; that 1,700 cotton pickers al
ready had been moved in from Mis-
souri, and Texas; and that enough
of them remained to handle the
harvest.
Also about $4,000 bales of short
staple cotton were unharvested, but
with two years supply on hand
for the nation, the government
wasn't worried about such a small
amount.
NOTE: Last year when Rommel
menaced Egypt there was consid-
cradle worry about long staple cot
ton, moss of which comes from
Egypt But since then Egyptian
cotton has been moving regularly
10 the USA.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
GREATER ARMED
FORCES LOOMING
BY END OF YEAR
Services May Comprise
900, 900 Men-New
Draft Statement

WASHINGTON. March 10-One
Senate committee today heard tes-
timony that the Nations armed SER
vices will comprise 100000 men
instead OF 100000 men by the
end of the year, while another re-
leased testimony that says all ga
draft registrants may be indicted
by midsummer.
The 100000 figure came from
Senator Sheridan Downey of CAL
ifornia during testimony ON the
Austin Wadsworth bill to mobilize
men and women civilians for in
dustrial and agricultural produc-
lions.
Senator Downey asserted that
unless some such legislation is en-
acted, the American armament
goals could not be attained. He told
the committee while there is talk
about 100000 men in the armed
forces by next January, the figure
is closer to $4,000, 000." He said he
was authorized to make the state
men but did not say by whom.
Meanwhile the Appropriations
subcommittee made public testi-
mony that Charles Taft, Assistant
Director of the Office OF Defense,
Health and Welfare Services, that
Il am convinced from what Selec-
tive Service people have told me
they are going to get all 3-As by
the middle of this summer"
ga classification is one given
TO men with dependents.
Taft made the statement on
March a testifying in favor of
s2,973,oo0,0o0 fund later approved
by the full committee, to make
grants to take care of children OF
employed mothers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
Other Bills
Broughf0uf
Wednesday

Among the seven bills introduced
in the House this morning are the
following:
House Bill No. 70 by Rep. Will
liam A. Egan adding a new section
to the law relating to aid to public
libraries, providing that if libraries
fail to comply with provisions of
the law all property of the library
association in violation will revert
to the Territory.
House Bill No. IA, by Rep r.
E. Hardcaslte, amending the law
pertaining to management of public
and municipally-owned utilities,
providing that after the Board of
Management has been selected by
the City Council, or elected, the
Board shall have complete and alb
solute control over the management
of the utility in question with no
strings attached by city officials.
House Bill No. rs, by Rep. Leo
Rogge, amending the law relating
to the calling for bids by the var
ious Territorial officers on purchas-
es and contracts exceeding $50 to
except for the next biennium the
contracts entered into for secur-
ing bus transportation for school
pupils.
House Bill No. rs by Rogge, am
ending the law relating to entrance
age for school children to provide,
that when child is six years old
on the opening day of school at
place of residence, the child may
enter school. The present law pro-
vides the child may enter if six
on the first day of February next,
following the beginning of the
school year.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
BANKING BILL
PASSES HOUSE

The House this morning passed
House Bill No SO, a bill by Rep.
John J. O'Shea, amending the law
relating to examination of banks
to provide for regular yearly ex-
aminations and assessing banks on
the basis OF assets for the examina-
ton as follows:
Aggregate assets of 100000 OF
less, fee Of $3.50; of more than
100000 and less than $500000, a
fee of $500; of more than $500, 900
and less than s10O0,OOO, a fee of
$3.50; more than $1,00o,0OO and not
more than $2.000,OO0, fee of $500.
more than 100000. fee of $500
The bill passed Is to 0, Rep
Joseph w. Kehoe being absent.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
Ri(kenba(ker Rats
Now Being Made for
Men Who Fly Bombers
BY JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, March 10 It's
too bad the full report of Capt. Ed
die Rickenbacker' recommends
lions to military air experts can't
be made public. His inspection tour
and the brutal experience with
which it ended apparently gave the
captain plenty to think about.
It's said here that Rick was
talking plenty before he was out
of his hospital bed and that the
experts we're listening hard.
AS a result of reports from Rick
enbacker and Capt. Bill Cherry,
pilot, the army already is turning
out improved sevenman RATS to re-
place the inflated cockle-shells Fly
ing Fortress crews now use. In the
future the men who go down to
the sea in bombers, won't take such
a beating when the storms roll in.
The names of the new RATS: Rick
enbackers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
MUNICH IS
RkIDED BY
BRIT|SHERS
Cradle Of Nazi Party, In
dusfriaI Center, Heav-
lily Hit by Bombers

LONDON, March l0-Great Brit
aims biggest bombers took the air
last night to blast Munich, the
cradle of the Nazi Party and seat
of important war industries.
The attack was the 18th the Raj
has made in IA nights.
The British communique said.
Last night aircraft of the Bomber
Command made a heavy attack on
industrial detectives at Munich, and
other aircraft bombed targets in
Western Germany. Mines were al
so laid in enemy waters. Eleven
of our aircraft are missing"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
ARMY LOVES COTTON
FIELDS

Walkers recommendation was SO
negative that no one in the Agri-
culture Department thought any
thing more about the question of
using the Army President Roose-
welt had said that he would order
out the Army only if the Secre-
tary of Agriculture certified that
an emergency existed, and Walker
reported there was nc emergency.
Then an unusual thing hap
pened. Brig. Gen. Idwal H. Ed
wards, on Gen. Narsllalls General
staff. telephoned Farm Security S
John Walker and suggested that
he revise his report. He wanted to
give the Army an excuse for pick
llg cotton.
This was done Walker rewrote
his report, and on the basis OF
this se",ild report, prompted by
Gen. Edwards, this hrpiy was order
ed to pick cotton Later when Man
power Commission Paul McNutt
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
RED ARMY IS
ENGAGED IN
TOUGH FIGHT
Eight Key Cities Surrend-
ered-Enemy Attack
ing Violently

MOSCOW, March 10-Forced to
fall back about 100 miles over new
ly won ground south of Kharkov
and in the Donets Basin, the Red
Army is fighting the bitterest de-
fensive battle since the beginning
of its series of winter offensives in
November.
Soviet dispatches claim however
that the heavy German rush is be-
ing held after the surrender of
eight key towns despite the fact
the enemy has superior numbers
in the area, and are attacking vio-
lently.
In one sector south of Kharkov, it
is said the Germans have been
forced to retreat
On the central front the Red
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-10
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, March 10-Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 4, American Can
rs, Anaconda %. Bethlehem Steel
629s, Commonwealth and South
ern *, Curtiss Wright 8i4, Gen
eral Motors 43h, International
Harvester g.. Kennecott 80, New
York Central l4A, Northern Pa
cific IL, United States Steel 53ls,
Pound $404
Dow, Jones averages today are
as follows: industrials 1916, rails
3l.88, utilities 1871.