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DEFEND AT ANY COST

among the booty captured at
kharkov," the communique said.
twas an order by the German
command TO defend the city,
whatever the cost"
The blow that paved the way to
victory came from the north.
The enemy was expecting the
main blow to be delivered from
the east and concentrated there
large numbers of motorized in
fantry and tanks" the COM
munique reported
The fall of Kharkov tore the
greatest system of railroad and
highway communications in the
Ukraine from Axis hands and gave
Colonel General Gelikev,s vietori-
Gus armies a formidable spring
board for their operations against
the Dnieper area.
SO MILES FROM SEA
The Russians were also over
running all opposition south and
southeast of Kharkov, nearing
the moment when they will have
encircled Axis forces once esti-
mated at $4,000 men fleeing from
Rostov and the Donets basin.
At the western end of this
salient, the Russians were within
so miles of the Sea of Azov.
The midday communique re-
ported that Axis troops southwest
OF Voroshilovgrad, at the eastern
end Of the salient, were abandon
ing one town after another under
paralyzing Russian blows.
An Axis counterattack was
smashed near Krasnoarmeiskoye,
a short distance north of Saline,
at the northwestern corner of the
DonetS salient
Field dispatches reported that a
big town was captured in this
area.
Stalino. important industrial
center, was imperiled.
DRIVE as MILES WEST
South OF the salient. Russian
forces pounded westward more
than As miles.
The midnight communique dis
closed that the forces farther
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-17

Totals 81 90
Most of this shipping has been
Italian, and the Italians are eSti-
mated TO have lost much more
than half the tonnage wit h
which they entered the war.
Italian replacement capacity
is severely limited, since Italian
shipyards depend on Germany
for steel and coal, which Ger
many cannot spare.
The Allies thus may be able
10 beat the Axis in the Medi-
terranean by warning on ship
ping. just as Hitler hopes to
cripple the Allies by his U-boat
campaign in the Atlantic.
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War TODAY
RommeI PeriIs
Allied Push 10
Tunisid Coast
By LOUIS Y. kEEMlE
nited Pres War ANALYST

MARSHAL ERWIN ROM
MEL, seeking 10 consolidate his
Afrika korpS with the army OF
Col. Gen. Won Arnim in North
eastern TuniSia, apparently IS
scoring a preliminary success IN
the Faid Pass region Of Central
TuniSia.
BY taking GafSa. one OF the
most important links IN the for
ward American communications
system. he threatens TO impede
Allied operations and prevent a
thrust 10 the coast 90 cut of
the southern part Of his forces
from the Rizerte-TaRis area
Rommers present operation is
in no sense an offensive. II IS a
limited maneuver designed TO
strengthen and widen the corri-
dor through which the Afrika
KorpS must pass when II leaves
the Mareth line in the south,
R0MMEL ALREADY holds
the more important ridges and
passes in the area and il seems
likely that he will be able 10
effect the junction of his forces.
If he does, the AXIS will be in
strong. compact position in the
Bizerte Tunis area and the
coastal region south OF II and
able 10 withstand long siege.
Rommel must know that he
cannot hold out indefinitely in
Africa. He is lighting a holding
campaign 10 delay as long as
possible the Allied invasion of
Europe from Africa and give
Hitler more time for the defense
of his stronghold"
The British navy and the
British and American air forces
eventually will make Rommel's
position untenable. The latest
raids on Sicily and the port of
Naples are illustrative of what
the Allies are doing 10 his sup
ply lines.
THESE SUPPLY lines have
become Increasingly vulnerable,
even if shorter, since the Axis
was driven out of Egypt and
Libya. Before that, Axis supply
routes from Italy and Sicily
were spread out over a wide
area from Egypt to Tunisia.
British warshipS and airplanes
had 10 range far TO hunt down
Axis shipping and much of it got
through.
Now, however. the route has
been narrowed TO the waters
between the Tunisian coast and
Sicily and Italy. The Allies
have been able TO concentrate
their efforts and the result has
been a sharp increase in Axis
losses.
ACCORDING TO British fig-
ures. in the three months since
the Allies landed in North At
rica last November. enemy ship
losses on the route TO Tunisia
have been as follows:
DAM
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laps Mass Mighty Mystery Fleet at Truk Isle
NaZiS in Wars
hi SSeSt Retreat
CONTINUED from Page one)

Continued from Page One)
bank of the Dnieper River, $50
miles southwest of Kharkoy,
seemed hardly possible.
Between Kharkov and the Dnie-
per lies only great open flat land
with no natural obstacles along
which a defense line could be i'm
proViSed.
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NAVY STATEMENT

Significantly, the navy said:
During the latter part of
January, United States recon-
noissance planes located heavy
Japanese feet units, including
hattleships and carriers, In the
waters between Truk and the
SOlomOns Islands"
Subsequent developments re-
-veaied that these important units
-dIt not go into action against
Americas South Pacific fleet and
AR forces, indicating that the
enemy high command was massing
armada for a purpose
still undisclosed.
According TO some naval sources,
The japanese may have abandoned
their plans To retake Guadalcdnal
but they may save. face" by at
tempting 10 seize some poorly
defended American island along
tho long supply route between the
United States and Australia.
INCREASED POWER
The increase in American air
power was demonstrated
in 10 days OF action around the
Solomons between January % and
February 7 when II enemy ships
were sunk or damaged while the
United States lost the cruiser Chi
lcago and destroyer.
In these actions two Jap de.
lStroyers were sunk and foul
probably sunk and eight destroyers
enc corvette and two cargo ships
damaged.
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REPORT RESERVES RUSHED

"A Turkish broadcast heard
in London said the Germans
were rushing thousands of
troops, tanks and guns from
west Europe to KieJ. main AXIS
base in Russia which is on the
great bend of the Dnieper, 80
miles southwest of Kharkov)
The high commands statement
that the Russians were pursuing
remnants" of the Kharkov garri-
son indicated the greater part of
il had been killed or captured in
the bitter battle for the city.
Among the decimated and routed
Axis forces were the elite adolf
Hitler" and Reich panzer divis-
ions, the pride of Hitler's armies.
The midday communique said
the Russians were now counting
the great quantities of enemy
destroyed or captured
and the huge numbers of troops
in the battle for
KharkoV.
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DRIVE as MILES WEST

South OF the salient. Russian
forces pounded westward more
than As miles.
The midnight communique dis
closed that the forces farther
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-17

ACCORDING TO British fig-
ures. in the three months since
the Allies landed in North At
rica last November. enemy ship
losses on the route TO TuniSia
have been as follows:
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
Del Mitchell
Continued from Page -

Light & Power Company.
Although Mr.. Mitchell is not a
native of Arizona, he has spent all
but 10 years of his life in the state
and was graduated from Globe High
School. Mr.. Mitchell was born in
San Antonio, Texas, and before
coming to Globe lived in Ell Paso,
Texas, Clifton, Arizona, and Old
Mexico, where he received his first
schooling.
Mr.. Mitchell stated he hopes that
his knowledge of Arizona and Mex
leo will help him not only to handle
his new assignment to the satisfac-
ton of the public and his superiors
but also to make place for himself
and Mrs. Mitchell in the life of the
community
GOOD LUCK, MACK!
EDITORS NOTE: Retiring Man
ager McNulty and wife have a host
Of friends who will regret to learn
they are leaving Nogales. They have
been prominent in civic and social
circles during their many years res
idence here and it is doubtful if
two finer folks ever lived here.
''Mack," as Mr.. McNulty is known
to his host Of friends, has been one
of the city's best Rotarians, one OF
NOgales' most public-spirited citi-
zens, and the good relations exist
ing between the utilities company
and local citizens, is due largely to
his efforts. Good luck to yOu,
Mack, wherever you may journey!
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
PVT. JOHN REDDOCH
GOES TO AMARILLO

Pvt. John G.. Reddoch left yes
terday for Amarillo Air Field, ANA
rillo, Texas, after a visit with his
father here. Before coming to No
gales, Pvt. Reddoch spent part of
his furlough with his mother in
North Hollywood, Calf, where he
was met by his father. Young Red
doch, born and raised here, left the
border about four years ago for
Yuma where he was local manager
for Postal Telegraph. He was hold
ing similar position in Santa
Maria, Calf, at the time he was
called to the army. He is serving
as a clerk in the Air Corps. Red
doch graduated from Nogales High
School with the class of 1888.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
Want. Ads

FOR SALE: A 24-foot house trail
er with city connections and Beauty
Rest bed. Sleeps three. New Cole
man stove and new General Electric
mangle. Also for sale set Of
electric brakes and two thorough
bred six weeks old wire haired
terriers. Officers Trailer Camp,
Fort Huachuca.
LOST: Pair Child's Glasses. Re-
ward for return to Mrs. Paul Pei
tier, 800 Elm st.
FOR SALE: Piano Accordion.
Mrs. Herb King, Telephone 1853.
LOST-Pigskin coin purse, on
Grand avenue. Liberal reward for
return to Nogales international.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
CURIO DEALERS CALL ON
SONORA GOVERNOR

Gonzalo Guerrero Almada, Ed
mundo Juillerat, Limo Carrasco,
Humberto Choza Canedo and Rene
Loaiza, made up a group Of Nogales,
Sonora, curio dealers leaving Tues
day to see Gov. Rodriguez at Her
moSillo.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
PETE BERGIER
RECOVERING

Pete Bergier of Harshaw who was
critically i'll last week as result
of pneumonia is reported well on
the road to recovery. He is a
brother of Mrs. Maude Peterson
and Robert Bergier.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
GRANDPA AGAIN

A. j, Mitchell, superintendent of
the Nogales schools became
grandpa again when the stork left
a six pound, thirteen ounce, boy at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Francis Mccullough elaine Mitch
eID, in Van Nuys, Calf, Tuesday
afternoon.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
LOCAL NEWS
G. MASCARENAS
BACK FROM MEXICO CITY

Guillermo Mascarenas is back
from Hermosillo where he attended
a meeting of the board of directors
of the Banco del Pacifico of which
he is secretary. The banks main
offices were recently established in
that city.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
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WANTED: Used Typewriters in
good condition; Standard models,
no portables, elite or plea type.
Special Service Officer, Post Head
quarters, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
ROBERT KERR
BECOMES MAJOR

The war department announced
Wednesday promotion of Robert
Kerr Holbrook from captain to
major.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
Schools Close
Today For
Holiday Vacation

Nogales schools will close today
for the annual holiday vacation.
They will re-opep on Monday,
January 8.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Hutchinson
we're here Monday from The Little
Outfit Ranch in San Rafael Valley.
They attended the annual Senior
Prom of Tucson High School at
Tucson Saturday night.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17

NOGALES INTERNATIONAL -
1.-THE PAPER WITH THE SER
VICEMEN'S PICTURES"
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
THREE NEW ELKS

Bob Sands, Alfred Holler and
George Gerard were initiated into
the Elks Lodge Tuesday evening.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
TYPEWRITER STOLEN
AT LINCOLN SCHOOL

Smashing two window panes,
burglars broke into the Lincoln
School Friday night and took the
schools only typewriter.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17

Use the BORDER CHRISTMAS
CARD for all your Out-Of-State
holiday greetings. 1Oc. Created,
printed and sold by NOGALES
INTERNATIONAL.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17

RUDY FLEISCHER
ON TRIP SOUTH
Rudy T. Fleischer of R. T.
F1eischer & Company left Monday
on a business trip to the Los Mochis
area.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
STEVE SPEAR
NOGALES VISITOR

NOGALES VISITOR
Steve Spear, managing director
of the Arizona Tax Research ASso-
citation, was here yesterday from
Phoenix.
r. G. Dunham and family were
in town Tuesday from their ranch
in San Rafael Valley.
Constable Blain Lewis of Pata-
gonia was here Tuesday.
Mrs. o. L. Cornwall was shop
per in Nogales Monday from Elgin.
Mrs. James A. Upchurch Of Pata-
gonia was here Monday.
Sheriff J. J. Lowe returned Sun
day night from a trip to Texas.
Mrs. George klmbrO Ruth Cat
linz was a visitor here Tuesday
from Tucson.
Major George Horral was at Ft.
Huachuca to see 1t. Col. Leroy
Weyrick who is there on a trip from
Texas. Weyrick is former resident
of Nogales.
Mrs George Januel has been i'll
with influenza at ST. Joseph's Hos
pital since the first of the week.
Nal EaSon was in town WedneS-
day from Camille.
Mrs. Bud Baldwin was a shopper
here Wednesday from Patagonia.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
NEW ROTARIAN

william Beatus, manager of Ran
cho Grande. was inducted as "a
member of the Nogales Rotary Club
Friday.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
BOWMAN ILL

BOWMAN ILL
Writ G.. Bowman, chairman of
the First National Bank, has been
i'll with influenza at his home in
Walnut Grove since Tuesday.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17
IN NORTH AFRICA

A letter received Saturday from
Sgt. Frank A. Bennett announced
he is in North Africa.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17

A. A. Underwater was able to
be out Monday following Today
illness with influenza.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17

Jimmy Martini has returned from
an American Legion meeting at
Phoenix.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17

Ferald Parks of the Shippers
Sales Service returned Sunday from
business trip to Guasave, Sinaloa.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17

Constable Blain Lewis of Pata
gonia was here Tuesday.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Cicero Martin were
here Saturday from Sonoita.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17

r. G. Dunham and family were
in town Tuesday from their ranch
in San Rafael Valley.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17

Steve Spear, managing director
of the Arizona Tax Research Asso-
citation, was here yesterday frcm
Phoenix.
Nogales international., 1943-12-17

Mrs. o. L. Cornwall was a shop
per in Nogales Monday from Elgin
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-16

The group buying, however, was scored
yesterday by Chairman Thomas A. O'Dea
Of the local committee on supply and dis
tribution. His opinion is that it is unfair
to retailers to band together and give the
business of a sizeable group to one agent.
So when you consider it from this angle
you wonder about the matter Housewives
are hard put to make shopping easy. Per-
haps it might be well to consider that
shopping cannot be made easy for the
time being. Good natured ones who live
far from the central shopping district
are for the most part agreeable and push
their carts to the neighborhood markets
or else embrace the total of their market
ing with both arms. In fact it is no
longer considered bad taste to carry
bundles, but rather it is looked on as
genteel.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-16
Press Comment
POSTWAR WOMEN
(BOstOn POSt)

(bOSGOll fOStJ
The WatertoWn Arsenal News
has just disclosed that 81 per cent
of the women working in the shops
there, plan to keep on working after
the war. This is something to think
about.
The arsenal possesses one of the
highest percentages of women work.
ers of any war plant in this part OF
the country. Most of them draw the
same pay as men for the same work
and have proven satisfactory in the
places they took over during the
manpoWer emergency.
An even higher proportion of the
women office workers at the arsenal
plan to continue working after the
war, the same poll showed. This is
not SO surprising. They constitute
the "white-collar girls and have
their counterparts in women secre-
taries, stenographers and clerks the
world over.
But the women shop workers -
that's something else again. If
they keep on in mems shoes after
the war, where will poor male be
able to find a job? And who's going
to cook and mind the children?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-16

lapse or months of stubborn struggle may
be decided by the strength of German
railroads.
If the German railroads are so vital,
what Of our own railroads? The world
doesn't have to wait for an answer. Our
railroads are strong and the whole world
knows it. They are strong because pri-
vate railroad management spent billions
of dollars making them strong long be-
fore Hitler had built his first plane. Pri-
vate management spent those billions at
time when good many people thought
the railroads we're an "outmoded" means
OF transportation. It's faith in railroads
has long since been justified. The nation
has recognized the job the rails are doing
and appreciates the efficiency with which
they are doing it.
With the lesson of Germany before us,
every effort should be made to meet the
requirements of our railroads for neces-
sary equipment. Locomotives are as i'm
portant as guns.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-16
A Record to Talk About

Activities in this country, commonly
referred to as natural resource industries,
such as oil, mining, and water power
development, have made an outstanding
record in war production. While costs
have been skyrocketing, oil and coal
prices have remained practically station
airy since the war began, and rates for
electric power have shown a steady de-
cline
Failure of citizens to get all the oil
or coal they may have desired has not
been due to inability of industries in
volved to produce those products, but to
causes wholly beyond their control.
There has been no shortage of electric
power.
That is remarkable record for private
enterprise in the face of record-breaking
demands. 1t should silence those who
would place the development of indus
tries so essential to the welfare of our
people in the dead hand of bureaucratic
control, thus smothering the incentive
OF free enterprise which has done such
a remarkable job in making available to
our people the benefits to be derived from
the nations natural resources.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-16
More Tax Complications

Between now and the New Year, Sec
rotary Morgenthau wants to get a new
tax law which will siphon off as much
as possible of that $4,000, 100000 of
excess income that makes up the "infla-
tiCn gap"
Income during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1914, is expected to +otal $3.50
billions. There will be enough goods to
use only $50 billions This leaves $40
Billions for taxes and savings - ard
higher prices. Last year we saved as
people, $27 billions. If we do not better
this year, there will be S43 billions left for
taxes and higher prices. Randolph
Paul, general counsel to the Treasury,
suggests leaving $40 billions in the hands
OF the public and taking $50 billions in
taxes. These being mostly round figures,
they don't total up exactly, but they give
the general idea.
Now the Treasury is trying to find some
way to take the excess from those who
Lave prospered because of the war pro-
gram, without running those who have
not The experts have gone so far as to
think of using base year and applying
the tax to increases above the base years
income.
To protect those who had no income
curing the base year, 1t would be assumed
that they did have an income equal to
the personal exemption, which is $500 for
man and wife. The tax would apply to
the excess above that Then what about
the relatively small number, which yet
may be a few hundred thousands, whose
incomes are smaller now? What about
those who struggled along for years, in
debt or on the verge, and suddenly ac-
CURED good incomes in war work?
Picture, for example, two families. One
had $500 income, actually or by statutory
concession, during the base year The
other had $4,000 income Both have
profited from the war. The first family
now has an income or ST 300, the second
SIS ,0OO The increase in each case is the
same ST 900. Will the same tax on that
added ST 900 be taken from each family?
Obviously not, for number of reasons,
including the compelling one that it
would be bad politics. Would you like
the job of drafting a popular bill to get
that $45 billions out of circulation?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-16
Holding Out on Us

A shortage of table pepper looms, and
it appears that one reason is because two
investment houses, which have half the
country's supply, decline to sell it at OPA
ceiling price of IL cents a pound.
Beef is all but disappearing from the
nations tables. Slaughter re-
ceipts are off 81 per cent, and almost half
of what does come in has to be set aside
for the armed forces. Yet the nations
cattle population is at an all-time high.
Producers are reported selling for higher
than ceiling prices or the black market,
or holding for raise.
In these instances, at least, food short
ages remonstrably are artificial. The food
exists The machinery for getting it into
consumer stomachs has broken down
What is Washington going to do about
ito
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-16
Rocking Chair Patriots

Freedom to US in this country, is our
greatest heritage-likeWise, its preserva
ton is our graveSt responsibility. We
Lave used the freedom our men are fight
ing to perpetrate, as an instrument to
avoid discomfort. Some of us went out
on strike in vital defense work because
we did not get total wage increases de-
1nanded. Hundreds of thousands of us
struck against government because we
didn't think we were paid enough to dig
coal with which to win the war We
actually have had the gall to wave the
American Flag over such acts, the same
flag under which our troops are dying in
every corner of the world.
Many of us, in our own selfishness,
cheer at proposals for our government to
run the show. after the war, just like
other governments have been running
the show in Europe. We cheer because
we think we can get more handouts from
government. Apparently, after the war
we don't intend to stand up to wave Old
Glory we plan to do it sitting down
in an easy chair.
This abuse of freedom must end some
where, or there won't be any freedom
to abuse. Our employing, tax-paying
enterprises must be preserved as private
endeavors. Men returning from war
must be saved the right to 60 back to work
under private employment, as free citizens
Unless the right is retained its corollary,
representative government, cannot sur
vive. Neither can survive unless the
shameful attempts to use our freedom to
avoid the hardships of war are put down
effectively and soon.