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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-30

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prospective customers for his po-
nies from as far as Defiance, Ohio.
Evening star., 1943-06-06

raids during which harbor defenses we're
wrecked 1t was announced also that
Australian naval units have joined up
with the British indicating considerable
easing of the naval situation in the
Southwest Pacific and in the Indian
Ocean.
On land, Italy found other sources of
worry in addition to the menace from
Africa. Greeks. suddenly revolving in
the Pindus Mountain area near the
Greek Albanian border, killed 300 Italian
troops and took nearly 100 more prison.
ers. Yugoslavia also was the scene of
an Axis reverse when Gen. Mihailovich's s
guerrillas in sudden and fierce offensive
recaptured nearly 1900 square miles of
territory in addition to great quantities
of sorely needed supplies. Hitler has
found it necessary to send Field Marshal
List back to the Balkans as a result of
the unfavorable developments.
In London, the Ethiopian Legation
requested that when, as and if an in
vasion of Italy develops Ethiopian
troops. first victims of Mussolini's ambi-
tions, have the opportunity of being the
first to land in Mussolinis front yard
The troublesome controversy between
the supporters of Gen. Giraud and Gen
de Gaulle seemed far on the way to
solution as the week closed with COM
promise agreed upon under which Giraud
remains in command of all French troops
but with concessions to leaders of the
De Gaulle movement who are given many
places of high command.
Evening star., 1943-06-06
Vinson
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erary style Of his speeches and judicial
opinions.
His baseball was good enough to allow
him to play as semi-pro for Lexington
in the Blue Grass League. His real
hobby, though. is bridge where his re-
tentive mathematical mind comes into
the play.
Vinson was born SO years ago at
Louisa, small town in Eastern Ken
lucky, near the West Virginia border.
His parents were less than moderately
we'll to do, his father was in the timber
business and held minor county offices.
After graduation from Centre College
with A. B. and LII. B. degrees Che was
honored with an IL. B. in 1889 Vinson
set up law Offices in Louisa and Ash
land. His first public Office was city at
torney for Louisa. He was later Com
monweslth attorney for the 32d judicial
district and was elected to the House
in 1924. He was defeated in the Re-
publican landslide of 1923. but was re-
turned to the House In 1880. and was
given The choice committee assignment,
Ways and Means.
Mrs. Vinson, Louisa girl, was op-
posed to his running for the House in
1924. She wanted to remain in Ken
lucky. She has made herself part OF
the Washington life, although the Vim
sons social engagements are mostly con-
fined to their old friends, and Is on the
Board of Directors of Columbia Hospital,
is active in the Thrift Shop and takes
her tour of duty with the Stage Door
Canteen.
The Vinsons have two sons. Fred, jr.,
is 18 years old, and has finished his first
year at Washington and Lee University
He is now waiting to 60 into the Army
as private. He refused an appoint
ment to West Point because he was
afraid the war would be over before he
could get into it. James is IA years old,
a student in high school here.
Vinson has been called 100 per cent
New Dealer, but he is no more the zeal
Gus reformer type than Byrnes or Jones.
Some New Deal critics have protested
that an industrialist with wide business
experience should have been given the
stabilization post Only the most excep-
tional businessman would be able to work
with Congress, the executive office hold
ers and the pressure groups. The tall,
heayyset Kentuckian speaks the language
of these men and knows their ways OF
thinking and acting. He proved his pa
triotism by resigning from the lifelong
judgeship he was just beginning to enjoy.
With cooperation from all sides he may
be able to control the ever-dangerous
inf1ationary threats; without it, he will
be attempting an impossible task.
Printed by Special Arrangement With the ST..
Louis Post-Dispatch
Evening star., 1943-06-06

through the fighter screen thrown out
by the Reds, but accurate anti-aircraft
fire destroyed at least 30 of the attack
ing craft and those that did manage to
get through dropped their bombs hap
hazardly doing no serious damage.
Red planes retaliated with a raid deep
into German-held territory at Kiev, i'm
supplies from Germany are moved for
ward toward the fronts at Kursk and
Bryansk. This was followed by a 500
plane raid on Orel, in German hands,
south of Moscow.
Two German counter attacks, seeking
to offset Russian gains at Lisichansk on
the Donets River front, were thrown
back with heavy losses Monday, accord
ing to Red announcements.
Heavy artillery fire in the Smolensk
area was said by the Russians to have
destroyed some fortifcations early in the
save their trapped garrisons on the
Kuban Peninsula, launched heavy at
tacks north of Novorossisk but Russian
| infantry. aided by artillery, threw the
enemy back with considerable loss.
There was a great deal of heavy
skirmisFing at Velizh, which lies about
half way between Smolensk and Velikie
Luki on the western front, but with no
definite change in position.
AS the week ended, the Russians were
said to have thrown about $4,000 troops
into a drive at Velizh which had all the
earmarks of a ma jor offensive.
Every indication seems to forecast
| tremendous action all along the Russian
front soon, especially on the eastern
front where the Ukraine is an eagerly
sought goal of the Russians and the
Caucasian oil fields are irresistibly tempt
ing to petroleum starved Germany.
Evening star., 1943-06-06
Italian Front

The occupation of Pantelleria, should
1t come shortly, does no. necessarily
amply that 1t will be followed imme-
diately by an invasion Of the mainland
OF Italy. The island lying Just As miles
of Cap Bon, the northern tip of Tuni-
sla. Is menace to Allied use of the Med
lterranean so long as it remains in Axis
hands. From its airfields and from it's
harbors. planes and submarines con-
stltute constant and dangerous men,
ace to the newly shortened Allied supply
lines off the north coast of Africa.
Therefore, Pantelleria must be reduced.
II Italy is to be invaded or If an inva-
sion is to strike at Southern France, it
follows that Sicily and Sardinia must
also be occupied, but regardless of inva-
sion plans Pantelleria must be In Allied
hands
Speeding toward that end, Allied
1orces gave the islands defenders their
worst week of war in continuous series
OF assaults last week by air and by sea-
Ihe weeks operations against Italy
opened with attacks by $50 American
1our-motored bombers which struck at
Naples and Foggia. 80 miles northeast
OF Naples. At both places airdromes
were left in ruins, hidden by great bill
lowing clouds of smoke Sardinia, Sic
lily and Pantelleria underwent lighter
raids. The following day. Monday,
Foggia was attacked again and at least
IS Junkers planes including some six
engined craft were wrecked on the
ground and the airheld, which was we'll
known to American flyers In the First
World War as training base, was de-
stroyed
Tuesday it was revealed that naval
forces had steamed in close to fortifca-
tions on Pantelleria both Sunday and
Monday and blasted the defenses with
out any serious resistance and softened
the island considerably for future land
Ing. Aircraft played havoc among boats
IN the harbor.
Ranging daringly close to Italy ITSELF
q light naval force on Wednesday at
tackled convoy near Capo Spartivento
sinking two ships and driving de-
etroyer, burning, ashore. The italian
fleet was not In evidence. Friday the
British announced two more naval at
tacks on Pantelleria and additional air
Evening star., 1943-06-06
Chinese Front

Winning what Chinese leaders term
the greatest victory for their cause in
the entire six years of war, Chang Kali
shek's troops have broken the offensive
of five crack Japanese divisions aimed
at Chungking and have penetrated the
city of Itu, down river from the impor-
tant Japanese base at Ichang, though
on the opposite shore, and rendering
the Jap's advanced position probably
untenable.
The Japs have employed 100000 troops
in this campaign, the Chinese claim, and
nearly one-third of that number are
now declared casualties. In fact, Jap
losses have been so heavy it was re-
ported that 1000 dead were removed
from one battlefield after the Japs had
retreated toward Ichang.
American flyers have been Of tremen-
dous aid to the Chinese in the present
counteroffensive, bombing Jap lines of
supply, wrecking their airfelds and
sinking boats coming up the river with
reinforcements.
The menace to the Chinese rice bowl
and to Chungking has been considerably
reduced during the heavy fighting of the
past week which the Chinese report has
almost reached the extent Of . rout.
Evening star., 1943-06-06
HunseII
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all have been killed if we kept at 1t long
enough"
Hansell went through the tactical
school at Maxwell Field, Ala, a class
mate of Ira Eaker, now his boss COM
manding the 9th Air Force; served on the
faculty Of the school, and in 1889 was
one Of two first neutenants among all
the captains. majors and colonels at the
Army Command and General Staff
School at Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
After Pearl Harbor Hansell moved
from the head of the European section
of the Air Forces war plans division
to co-representative of the Air Force on
the general planning staff, which, with
British commission, mapped out the
United States participation in the war.
Then promoted to lieutenant colonel,
he became Air Force member of the joint
Army-Navy Strategy Committee advis-
ing the joint chiefs of staff on the en-
ployment Of American forces.
Last August. when Gen. Eisenhower
was commander Of the European theater
Evening star., 1943-06-06
Pacific Front

Monday Premier Tcio of Japan and
Navy Minister Shimada made a pill
grimage to the YasukUni shrine to re-
port to the Sun Goddess about the fight
ing on Attu Island which is now COM
pletely under American control and to
pray for the repose of the souls of the
Japs who died there, some 791 accord
ing to the latest figulos Returning to
Toxic, TOTO surveyed The Japanese pros
poets and apparently found them none
too rosy, for he told the nation that the
situation is extremely grave, that indus
trial production must be overhauled and
that the output of materiel of war must
be greatly stimulated
Nothing which has come to light this
week seems to do other than emphasize
Tojo's words, that Japan's situation is
extremely grave. Even in China. where
last week the Japs were having consid-
cradle success in their efforts to drive up
the Yangtze River from Ichang toward
Chungking, the weeks developments were
almost disastrous for the Japs.
The victory at Attu was not easv. IT.
was a fight to the firish and the fight
finished the Japs. Only II prisoners
have so far been reported as taken. Our
own losses, however, were not light. In
deaths the American figure was less than
one-ffth of the Japs, 342 having been
killed, but total casualties were 1,535
which includes So missing, many of whom
may be dead.
Greatly assisting the American forces
at Attu, as it has in the other island
campaigns, was the effective warfare
against japanese shipping being carried
on by American submarines. So far
the undersea craft have sunk 169 ships.
probably sunk q more and damaged a..
The latest report includes a DESTROYER.
at least one large tanker, four cargo
ships and one transport
In the Southwest Pacific American
aircraft with little or no opposition kept
up constant series of annoying and
destructive raids on japanese positions
In the Solomons and on New Guinea.
Ranging further than usual, Liberator
heavy bombers Monday blasted the har-
bors Of Numa Numa and Tinputs, on the
northeastern tip Of Bougainville Island,
Tinputs being $50 miles from Henderson
Evening star., 1943-06-06
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make a separate peace. He can withdraw
tween Tibet and outer Mongolia-but the
Job of reconquering China later will be an
exceedingly difficult task
The Importance of China to the Allies
does not lie only in the fact that her
millions of soldiers, properly equipped.
could be of great assistance in defeating
a Japan which will have to fight war
on two fronts If China is still in the war.
But her landing fields could be of
upmost importance for the air war
against the japanese islands and Tokio's
new possessions. Should we be unfor-
tunate enough to lose all Of China, minus
the Sinkiang Province, our military
strategists will have difficult problem
when the time comes to deal fatal blows
to Japan.
They have no illusions about what 1t
may mean to us to take piecemeal the
strongly fortified islands protecting ia
pan. The Attu experience has shown us
what We shall be confronted with when
we decide to attack islands occupied by
tens Of thousands of japanese possessing
ample planes based on newly constructed
fields and supplied to a great extent from
the natural resources of the islands
themselves
For instance, Borneo, which is gar
risoned by at least $4,000 Nipponese has
it's own oil wells and refineries. SO have
Java and Sumatra and most of the main
Philippine Islands.
Our British Allies now understand the
immensity of the problem of fighting
Japan. But whether this understanding
is not somewhat belated only the future
will toll
Evening star., 1943-06-06

OF operations, Hansen came to England
on New Year Day took over command
of the Fortresses.
For several months he had to carry
on with token force, watching his
men gradually being whitfield away
without relief or requirements.
No swivel-chair general, Hansell has,
f1rst-hand knowledge of what they went
through because he has commanded
seven raids himself.
The raid on Amiens, France, March IS
was his son Tony,s 11th birthday, so
Hansell christened one of the Fortresses
"Tony H." and dropped load on the
Amiens freight yards.
He has two other children, Lucia, 3,
and bennett, 2. His wife, the former
Dorothy Rogers of Waco, Tex, is living
in Indian Rocks, Fla, where Hansell
hopes to rent tree and sit under 1t"
after the war.
He often works from $3.50 am. until
midnight or l am, taking time out for
an occasional game of tennis or session
With his phonosraph records.
Evening star., 1943-06-06

Field Numerous fires were started and
two small ships were damaged, one be-
ing beached after it was hit.
Far south of this raid, other planes
dropped 13 tons of incendiary and frag-
mentation bombs on the airfield at We
wax. in New Guinea, starting great fires
in the fuel and munitions dumps. Many
planes were believed damaged on the
ground. There was considerable anti
aircraft resistance, but all planes re-
turned.
Other American raiders attacked Jap
establishments in New Britain, the Gel
ebes and the Admiralty Islands
Extensive damage was reported Tues
day in a 36-ton raid on Lac, the impor-
tant Jap base $50 miles up the coast
from American-held Buna Damage
was extensive. Both Lac and Wewak
were raided several times more during
the week, while Timor, north of Port
Darwin, received its usual weekly going
over. No Jap plane rose to resist.
Evening star., 1943-06-06
European Front

Action on the European front was
light last week when compared with the
tremendous rain of death and destruc-
tion which poured down on the Ruhr
Valley industrial centers the previous
week.
Such raiding as occurred was on minor
scale with no reports of action by the
big four-engined bombers. However,
there was a recapitulation of damage
obtained from careful study of photo
graphs taken after the heavy raids OF
the week of May %. 1t was found that
the synthetic oil plant at Duisburg
which produces 100000 tons of sorely-
needed oil annually was completely de-
stroyed. The seriousness of this loss
must depend upon synthetics for at least
25 percent Of her oil supply.
Swedish reports state that the raid
on Dortmund Germany's most impor-
tant inland port, had completely wiped
out the center of the city.
The Nazis. apparently impotent to
stop destruction from the air, turned in
their anger against their favorite whip
/ ping boys. the Jews. dispatch from
( Stockholm relating that the ghetto in
Warsaw was raided, with 1000 Jews shot
| 20 death and 5000 more dying in flames
In their homes. Fourteen thousand
others were deported The Jewish radio
behind the walls of the ghetto reported
/ that water. gas and electricity were shut
! off and that the Germans attacked with
artillery and f1ame-throwers against the
Jews who fought back killing 300 Ger
mans and wounding 800 more. The
| fight, however, was hopeless from the
start.
What was believed to have been an
effort to shoot down the plane bearing
Prime Minister Churchill back to Eng
land resulted, instead, in the destruc-
tion of transport plane which num-
beTed among its passengers Leslie How
ard, the famous movie star So far no
trace of the plane or it's occupants has
been found, although there was an un-
confirmed report that Spanish fisher
men had picked up life boat with five
persons aboard.
German military leaders. looking the
entire situation over, have finally ad-
mitted that an invasion of Europe might
be successful, but that the cost would
pe very heavy. 1t is conceivable, some
stated, that the southern coast of
Europe might be preached but that the
Allied forces would have no chance
against the Axis continental army. In
vasion of the west coast of Europe would
be far more difficult, was the consensus.
The submarine warfare on which Ger
many bases most of its hope for staving
off final defeat. took turn for the better
from the Allied point of view. First
Lord of the Admiralty Alexander told
the House of Commons in London that
during May the greatest number of sub
marines sunk in one month had greatly
reduced the total now operating against
Atlantic shipping. New techniques have
been highly successful in sinking the
underwater craft and greatly increased
ship construction has more than re-
placed the number of merchant ships
torpedoed in recent months.
Evening star., 1943-06-06

out, conquest OF Italy WILL transfer from
Germany to the Allies the problem of
feeding Italys 100000 people, and all
the world knows that the Allies have
more and better food.
The London press freely predicts in
vasion efforts soon, forecasts which
gained in the confidence of their wording
as Prime Minister Churchill returned
safely from his conference here at Wash
ington, journeying back by way of North
Africa, where he conferred with Gen.
Eisenhower, and escaping Nazis air
trap by speeding across the Channel
with heavy fighter escort in the deep
darkness of a moonless midnight
A British Broadcasting Corp. broadcast
recorded by the National Broadcasting
Co. yesterday said Gen. George C. Mar
shall, United States Army Chief of Staff,
accompanied Mr. Churchill on his visit
to North Africa and that he declared:
I'VE are out to win this war in the quick
est and most economical way
Another who attended the Washington
conference who is now IN London is
Vinegar Joe Stilwell, lieutenant general
in command OF all American forces now
serving in China. Burma and India. He
said that he was discussing war plans
in detail with the British high command
Among travellers whose movements
have been watched with great interest
was former Ambassad dor to Russia Davies,
who left here in mldMav TO carry
personal &c to Premier Stain of
Russia Mr.. Davies returned last week
with the Stain reply, which President
Roosevelt said indicated complete agree
ment on all matters under discussion,
though the country was not informed as
to what these matters might be.
A sensational development came Friday
when 1t Eas revealed that army forces
under command of Gen. Arturo Rawson,
pro-Ally cavalry commander in Argen-
tina had staged a revolt and occupied
Buenos Aires, forcing President Ramon
Castillo and his ministers to flee aboard
mine-sweeper, where they set up
an emergency, and mobile, seat of gov
ernment, only to surrender later.
Gen. Rawson in an initial proclama-
'ioAAf Aoi iAieu a EAOS IoIOIldi lllllldly SOf-
ernment with himself at its head and
established martial law throughout
Argentina. In another proclamation he
declared himself for true American
union OF collaboration and compliance
with our international pacts"
Argentina being the only nation in
South America which has not broken
with the Nazis. the revolt is watched
with great interest and with the ex-
pectation that Argentina if the revolu-
tionarv government prevails will not only
break with the Axis but actually declare
state OF war to exist, thus lining the
great South American republic up on the
side OF the United States.
On the home front another serious
emergency was averted when John L.
Lewis ordered striking miners to return
to work tomorrow. This followed
similar order by President Roosevelt as
Commander in Chief in time of war. he
Roosevelt order containing real teeth be-
cause, as 1t was pointed out, coal miners
who had occupational deferment due to
essential employment no longer were en-
titled to escape the draft once they were
no longer engaged in that employment
The truce, however, is only for two weeks.
Evening star., 1943-06-06
Russian Front

There was great deal Of lively but
inconclusive action along much of the
Russian front during the week, out
standing being a raid by 500 German
planes on Kursk. key city for any Nazi
offensive seeking to drive the Red Armies
once more back of the Don River. The
German attack on Kursk. which failed,
disclosed a new technique with small
groups of planes coming from several
directions and at various levels; in fact,
attacking almost in the form of star
with Kursk at the center. The outcome
of the air offensive was the loss of 1862
Nazi planes The Russians say that they
lost at least 30 planes in Tending off the
attack while the Germans set the Rus
sian loss at SO.
Many planes managed to break
Evening star., 1943-06-06
Pone|eo Blasted Axis Victim Of War of Nerves.
Americas 18th Week of War
196th Week of World War II
By Howard P. Bailey.

italian Panteeria
that occupation Of that island not far distant severity
the which both from the
Mediterranean.
question of the second front continental
within reasonably short the the battle
predicting
the first attempt
fishing expedition which failed
which
later
time
Italians fearful than the
attack here there
Evening star., 1943-12-26
Bulunce-Sheet in Italy

Literally on the eve of his trans
lation from command of Allied
forces in the Western Mediteran-
mean to higher post as head of the
gathering blow against Western Eu-
rope, General Dwight D. Eisenhower
gave talk to newspapermen some
where behind the Italian front in
which he surveyed the campaign
there in all its phases. From this
logical and authoritative survey a
balance-sheet can be drawn which
strikes happy medium between
extreme criticisms ranging from un-
warranted pessimism to exaggerated
hopes born of wishful thinking.
General Eisenhower stresses the
great gains won at the very start Of
the Italian enterprise. The internal
upheaval in Italy which overthrew
Mussolini and his Fascist regime,
thereby cracking the European end
of the Axis, would presumably not
have occurred if Allied armies had
not invaded Sicily as an obvious
prelude tosthe invasion of the Italian
peninsula as we'll.
This domestic revolution in turn
gave the Allies the italian fleet,
thereby insuring our absolute COM
mand of the Mediterranean, and
also the setting up Of an Italian
interim government headed by Gen.