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WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Formal Declaration of War by Italians
Adds Impetus to Allied Drive on Rome;
Heaviest Air Raids Blast Nazi Plants;
Action Increases in Southwest Pacific


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Salaries:
u. SIS Highest

Highest salaried official in the
u. S. in 1941 was Hollywood execu-
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Italy No1U on DUN

Allied consideration toward Italy
will be greatly influenced by the de
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GERMAN RAIL
LINES TAKEN
BY RUSSIANS
Fast DwindIing Ndzi Com
municdtions on Eastern
Front Serious Threat

MOSCOW, Dec. 2S-Gen. Vatu-
tins First Ukrainian Army swung
southwest of Kiey in new plunge
toward Rumania and the old Polish
border, cutting two railroads out OF
the Germans discriminating net
work OF communications and threat
ening to flank the enemy forces
along the lower Dnieper River.
Gen. Vatutin's spectacular adj
vance through the town of Andru-
shevka, 100 miles from the Ruman-
ian frontier, was preceded by ter
rifle artillery barrages which carried
his troops forward approximately
40 miles from the starting point OF
his offensive in the Brusilov sector
and carried him to within Is miles
of the Zhitomir TO Odessa lateral
railway line.
This strategic railroad, which Mar
shall Won Mannstein cleared at heavy
cost during his Inflated November
tank onslaught, is again in imminent
danger. according to dispatches from
the front. The capture of Andru-
shevka pat the Russians 20 miles
northeast OF the key rail city of
Berdichev. even closer than last
month before Mannstein's attack
pushed them back in the Zhitomir
and Korosten sector Berdichev is on
the major Axis railway feeding the
German forces in the Ukraine from
Poland
Soviet forces turning southwest
from Brusilov crossed the east to
west Fastov-Zhitomir railroad and
another line running southwest from
Vinnitsa and Zhmerinka. which con-
trolls the eastern web of the vital
Warsaw Odessa rail network. The
Red Army passed Vcheraishe, a town
10 miles southwest OF Kiev.
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TARGET HILL,
new BRITAIN,
IS OCCUPIED
Enemy Opposition Driven
Out Of Hump by lest
ed LeaiherneCks

ADVANCED A l. L, l E d HEAD
QUARTERS IN NEW GUINEA,
Dec. 90. = Light medium tanks
movS7a along the road to the Cape
Gloucester airdrome as American
Marines spread the invasion front
from two beachheads in western
New Britain.
Jungle tested Leathernecks drove
the enemy opposition from Target
Hill $50 foot hump near Bergen
Bay which was pounded heavily
from the air and by Naval war
ships before the Marines landed on
Sunday.
Marine artillery began Smelling
the Cape Gloucester airdrome on
the Arawe front. so miles southeast
of Gloucester
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Two Engined Mitsubishis
Attempt 10 Pound u.
5. Navy Task Force
MARINES GO INLAND
ON CAPE GLOUCESTER
Occupation Of New Britain
Area Beautiful Co.
ordindted Action

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTH PACIFIC, Dec. d.
Eighteen 2-engined Mitsubis h /
bombers unsuccessfully attacked
the United States Navy task force
whose planes raided Kavieng, New
Ireland, on Christmas morning.
Admiral Halsey's headquarters
reports the attacks on the Navy task
force began during the day and
lasted until night.
Early reports said the task force
suffered no damage.
Carrier-baseu planes sank one
jar. destroyer, two cargo ships and
damaged one destroyer and other
ships in the harbor at Ksvieng.
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
announces the Marines on Cape
Gloucester, New Britain, have al
ready moved inland from the
beachheads established last Sun
day
Maj. Gen. William Rupertus,
Marine Commander, at Cape Glou-
cester, said the landing was a
beautifully coordinated a tta k
from the sea, following a devastat-
ing bombing and Naval fire"
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6 | ENEMY
AIRCRAFT
SHOT DOWN
American Fighters Engdg-
ed in Two Furious Com
bats in South Pacific

ADVANCED ALLIED FIGHTER
BASE IN NEW GUINEA, Dec. %.
American fighters covering the
Marine landings at Cape Gloucester
last Sunday downed 81 enemy air.
craft in doubleheader combat that
came close to matching the most
furious aerial scrambles of the war
in the Southwest Pacific.
Every type of aircraft, Thunder
bolts, Lightnings and Warhawks
shared in the days achievements as
they patrolled the landing areas in
relays from dawn to dusk but the
actual combat was concentrated in
two brief sessions, 20 to 80 minutes
each.
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HeIIdive
Just That;
Then Some
New Aircraft Gives Navy
Something 10 Hit and
RunAgdinstE Enemy

WASHINGTON, Dec 28.--Newest
teammate to the carrier based killer
crews. the helldiyer, was introduced
today with the official tip that ut
gives the navy the reach it is seek
ing for its aerial Sunday punch"
Dive bomber is an old name. but
it is a brand spanking new war;
plane. The Helldiver was described
by the Navy as fast enough to
keep up with its speedy new fighter
escorts, the Hellcat and Corsair."
Performance and striking power
are still secrets.
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international Law"
Is Only Just a Code
0fEtiqueite, No More
BY HERMAN r. ALLEN

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-War is
supposed to be fought according to
international law"
But it isn't for a very
simple reason.
The reason is that the interna-
tional laws of war are little more
than code of etiquette. The only
real force keeping warning nation
from violating them is fear of re-
prisals. This explains why the
Germans are SO careful about the
treatment of prisoners and why
they have been so ruthless in sub
marine warfare. They have few
merchant ships of their own which
could be lost by reprisals.
In the broad sense international
law is a code built up from CEN
turies of custom regulating the
commercial, diplomatic and military
relations of civilized nations.
The military regulations are con-
tanned for the most part in the
Hague Convention of 1899 They
have been supplemented from time
to time, principally by the Geneva
Convention of 1906, the Hague
Convention of 1907, the Washington
Treaty of 1922. and the Geneva
Protocol of 1925.
Provisions Listed
These are some of the main pro-
visions of the laws of war.
1t is forbidden to use poison,
poisoned arms, poison gas or viru-
lent bacteria.
1t is forbidden to kill OF wound
a surrendered enemy, to declare
mo quarter" TO use arms causing
unnecessarily severe wounds, to
make improper use of flags Of truce
or the red cross emblem. to attack
a city which has been declared
open" or undefended, to pillage
any place even if taken by assault.
Hospitals and religious, artistic,
scientific and charitable institutions
must be spared as much as possible
unless they are used for military
purposes. But it is up to the home
team to mark such buildings and
notify the enemy where they are.
Unanchored mines are prohibited
unless they become harmless with
in an hour after passing from con-
troll of the side which plants them.
Anchored mines must become harm
Continued ON rage Two)
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The w ashinqton
Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON
tlGaJor Robert Q. Allen on sctivs dutyJ

Observation-Disclosures Of Ag-
riculture Wickard will soon trot up
to Capitol Hill with proposed
bill in his pocket to put an end to
the farm land boom. He is keenly
worried about speculation in farm
properties, has made couple OF
speeches on that subject, but has
not disclosed the full extent of the
penalties he will propose to stop
land speculation.
His bill carries a tax of 80 per
cent on profits from the sale of
farms held less than two years. In
other words, If farm is bought
and then sold again in a few
months, the deal is obviously for
speculation. not for farm produc-
ton, and the profit would be prac-
tically confiscated by the proposed
tax.
Farm sales are so heavy that, If
the present trend continues, they
will surpass those of 1920, which
was record year. Iowa farm land,
for example, is bringing $225 an
acre.
Wickard has evidence indicating
that the men engaged in this spec
ulative buying are not farmers, and
most of them are not even residents
of farm areas. They are invest
ment houses and insurance COM
panieS. who have money lying
around loose and think they can
make a killing, as they did in World
War l.
The record of their speculation in
that period is still written black on
the pages of farm history. 1t is
seen every time AAA makes benefit
payments, for the largest checks in
many States go, not to individual
farmers. but to insurance compan-
les and banks which have bought
land or taken it over by foreclos-
ing mortgages.
Wickard is prepared for opposition
to his bill. However. the opposit-
ion will come, not from farm ele-
ments, but from the spectators,
and also from Wall Street brokers
<~~-<a~..~A -. vanw> w~.sva
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7 NEWSMEN
KILLEDIN
PLANE CRASH
Met Death While Covering
American Landings,
Cape Gloucester

MELBOURNE, Dec. %. - Brydon
Taves, 20, Australian Bureau Man
ager Of the United Press, and Arthur
Raynor, Australian war correspond
ent. were killed in plane crash
while covering the American land
ings at Gloucester, New Britain, last
Sunday.
Taves was the husband of Diana
Parnham, Australian actress.
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HE-MEN CROCHET

AKRON, Ohio - Don't tell these
huskies crochcting is a sissy bust
ness for women. They are the ones
at war plant here who crochet the
big nets that cover the envelopes
of the Nays sub-hunting blimps
1t takes 275,0O0 knots to make one
net,
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STEEL STRIKE
IS DISSOLVED;
PAY INCREASE.
War Labor Board Takes
Sudden Action : Men
Returning 10 Jobs

WASHINGTON, Dec %. = The
crisis in the strike of steel work.
ers seems dissolved as the War
Labor Board suddenly voted last
night, s to 4, to guarantee wage in
creases to be retroactive to the
steel workers to date of the expira-
ton of the contract, Christmas eve.
Phillip Murray, CLIO head, i'm
mediately announced an order for
full-time production. and steel CEN
tiers almost at once began reporting
back to work. The movement OF
about 10000 men, who went out
yesterday, back to their jobs also
Immediately started.
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MEN BACK ON JOBS

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec 28-The
one day walkout of more than 170,-
900 steelworkers appeared ended as
the result of granting their demands
and possible retroactive of pay.
New contracts are being nego-
tiated
Reports from the union score
boards shows that plants i'll nine
states are swarming with returning
men obeying the orders CT Murray
to resume work for uninterrupted
production of steel.
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homesitk Soldier
Gets Some Leaves

ELIZABETHTOWN, Tenn.-Post-
master Mrs. Grace Shell weighed
the light feather package des-
tined for soldier in Alaska.
She asked the sender what it con-
tanned and the mother said:
ITS just leaves. The most BEAU
tiful autumn leaves could find.
My son would like to see the color
full East Tennessee mountains and
/ thought maybe he'd pin these
leaves up in his quarters, look at
them, and not be so homesick.'
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MRS. DANIELSON, SON
LEAVE FOR ANCHORAGE

Mrs. Carl Danielson and young
son left last night for Anchorage.
They will join Mr.. Danielson, who
is in the armed forces, stationed
at that place.
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Orders for Move Are Is
sued Last Night by
Roosevelt
ACTION Is ESSENTIAL 10
PROSECUTION OF WAR"
Maj. Gen. C.P. Gross, Army
Transport Chief, Is
in Charge
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. -
Swiftly taking over the physical
possession Of railroads, the
Army is concentrating troops
with railroad experience TO sup
plement any possible manpOwer
shortages.
secretary Of War StimsOn
disclosed the use Of troopers 1T
special press conference, as
sorting that terrific dangers"
confront the Nation II strike
is carried out"
Stimson also announced seven
railroad Presidents have bccn
appointed Colonies and are
ready to take over operation Of
as many divisions.
Stimson explained that rail-
roads will be returned TO civil
arrangements when the crisis
Is over.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %. - The
United States Army last night took
over the United States vast net
work of railroads under direct or
ders of President Roosevelt.
The President ordered the seizure
of the rail system so transportation
of war materials will continue in
the face OF threatened strike.
Gen. Brehon Somervell, head OF
the Army Service of Supply, inn
mediately acted for Secretary of
War Henry l. Stimson in making
the seizure.
Maj. Gen. C. p. Gross, Army
Transport chief, was placed in
charge with Martin w. Clement.
President of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. as advisor
President Roosevelt's order said
the move is essential to prosecu-
ton OF the war;" although II to 20
rail unions had abandoned plans to
strike at o'clock Thursday morn
ing.
The railroads were taken over at
7 o'clock last night, Eastern War
Time, the unions agreeing to arbi-
trate. The unions represented about
one million three hundred thousand
workers.
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In answer, Coordinator of Inter-
American Affairs Nelson A. Rookie
Teller declares that our expendi-
lures, including military establish
ments, in Latin America haven't
been over $600,000.000.
Senator Kenneth Mcclellan
Democrat of Tennessee, defending
the Administration, sets the figure
at $4,000 100000. Vice President
Wallace skips over all the figures
and issues an apology to all of Latin
America.
This thing isn't going to end here
and it may be well to understand
few things about it. Senator
Gerald p. Nye, North Dakota. one
OF the most vigorous Administration
foes, and ranking Republican men,
Der Of the Senate Appropriations
Committee, has declared his COM
mittee will go to the bottom Of
Senator Buffers charges. Senator
Harry F. Byrd, the Virginia anti
New Deal Democrat, and leader of
the economy bloc. already has an
nounced plans for his committees
investigation.
During the Investigations. bear
these things in mind:
% 1t soon will be election year.
The Republicans and anti-NeW
Dealers have apparently got their
teeth in something that may en-
barrass the Democrats. It's good
politics TO pursue it,
CD Don't let that vast discrep-
ECAAfir1toA
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One Small Coastal Trans
port Is Also Damaged
in South Pacific
SECRETARY KNOX
GIVES OUT REPORT
Sinkings Took Place Before
Landings Attempted at
Cape Gloucester

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Dec.
20. - One American destroyer
was sunk and a small coastal
transport was damaged by Jap
bombs during the landing at
Cape Gloucester, Secretary Of
Navy Frank Knox officially an
nounced this afternoon. 1t was
previously reported that both
vessels went down but the Navy
later announced the transport
was only damaged.
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EARLIER REPORT

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. = One
American destroyer and one coast
al transport ship went down under
Jap bombs during the landings at
Cape Gloucester, at the western tip
of New Britain Island, Secretary
Knox announced early this morning.
No names were given nor was
the Navy Secretary able to provide
any information as to the number
of men lost.
Secretary Knox described as fan
tastic as usual" the Jap claims that
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HARyEYs HERE

Here from Hoonah, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Harvey are guests at the
Baranof Hotel.
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Republicans Think
TheyHave Something
In Buffers Charges
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.--One OF
the phrases becoming stock around
here is anything can happen in
Washington and generally does
F just when we thought the Good
Neighbor policy was rocking along
smoothly and we could take our
eyes off 1t for more important war
affairs, Senator Hugh A. Butler,
Nebraska Republican. makes a TO-
000-mile trip through Central and
South America and comes back to
blow the lid off with charges that
the New Deal has "boondoggled'
its way through six billion dollars
on this project. He insists the
manner of handling the Good
Neighbor policy has created more
i'll will than good and has placed
the nation in the old indefensible
position Of INDUCING in dollar dip
lomacy."
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, 1943-09-16
Action AZ 6o6

Local 696, UAW Local at Delco
Brake, has started a drive In
which they hope to register every
worker In the plant. A committee
has been selected to start the ball
rolling, but registering the work.
ers in a plan of this size Ii q job
and will take a great deal of help.
A meeting will be held on Sun
day, September 10, at 1:30 p. m.
This is a special business meet
ing and included on the regular
agenda will be the setting up of
a larger group to assist In the
registering work. Local 696 has
realized the importance of pro-
tecttng it's membership in the halls
of government, and Is placing
great emphasis in urging every
worker to help himself as well as
the organization hat is doing 50
much to protect his rights.
, 1943-09-16

great slacken-
ing off of en-
ploy ment in
this city. It Is
true that Day
ton is over-ex-
banded today,
and many of
the immigrants
here, will, no
doubt, return
to their native
homes. Still, out
of the many
h o u sands of
, 1943-09-16

Is taken Oy
m a n a cement,
provisi sion is
made for i'm
m e dia tie en-
trance of the
anion into the
case, employees
SO reprimand-
ed still insist
on going home
and then try
ing to t k G
their case up
with the union
, 1943-09-16

d. Vel wal OS.
The national UE-GM contract
provides for a 5-day limitation on
filing grievances in connection
with disciplinary action taken by
management. It is most important
that facts be obtained in regards
these grievances, and our COM
mitteeman most certainly has a
better opportunity to get facts
Immediately If the employee will
only cooperate by telling super
vision, "Call me a committeeman"
Your union is trying to better
the National Agreement, but no
matter how good an agreement we
would obtain, it still will not help
you if you do not follow the pro-
visions contained in it. Remember,
the committeeman is in the plant
to help you; help him and the
union by calling for him when a
grievance arises.
Many employees r still not
aware that a policy of Frigidaire
was changed by the union, that
of receiving a SC increase at the
expiration of thirty days. Manage
ment's policy always had been to
give a new employee a Sc in
crease above starting rate at the
expiration of thirty working days
which meant a raise in about six
weeks.
The negotiating committee of
Local 801 through negotiations
with management reached an
agreement whereby a new en-
ployee would receive a SC increase
above starting rate at the expira-
ton of 30 calendar days, and If
the end of the 80 calendar days
period fell on Monday, Tuesday or
Wednesday, the employee would
receive the increase starting the
end of the pay period preceding
the Monday, Tuesday or Wednes-
day. If the end of the 80 calendar
days fell on Thursday, Friday or
Saturday, the employee would re-
ceive the increase at the start of
the following pay period. This has
not been followed in some cases,
and newly hired employees should
check to determine of they were
properly hired on the starting
rate agreed between the company
and the union and then see that
they receive the proper increase
at the proper time.
If you have a grievance in re-
CARDS the above rate, call for the
committeeman and get the matter
Strengthened out.
, 1943-09-16

Of the many
tn O u sands of
workers who have come into Day.
ton the past few years, there will
be many that will remain and be-
come permanent residents of Day.
ton.
Today, there should be plans
made for the postwar period.
Pressure should be brought to bear
on the state of Ohio to broaden
the present unemployment insur-
ance benefits. There should be
more benefits paid to those re-
ceiving unemployment insurance
and for longer periods of time,
than is now the practice.
Each industrial center, such as
Dayton, in the postwar period
will have a relief problem. In
creased unemployment insurance
benefits would tighten the load
on the taxpayers of Dayton. In
creased benefits would enable
Dayton to struggle along until
things would somewhat approach
normally.
Civic improvements in the post
war period would greatly relieve
the relief burden. One thing that
would greatly improve and beau
tify the city, would be to adopt the
suggestion made by the City Plan
ming Board from 1889 to 1910,
which recommended that a system
of marginal river boulevards be
constructed to facilitate traffic,
and beautify city.
A project such as this would
be in line with the Presidents
report of the National Resources
Planning Board. The boulevard
system would increase property
values, make work for unem-
ployed, and be much better than
cleaning leaves off of roads to re-
lieve unemployment.
I am of the opinion that the
federal government would help
to finance such a project as this.
It would give our people work,
instead of charity.
Does Labor in Dayton have rep
resentation on any postwar plan
ming board at present? To my
knowledge, none.
We have no illusions regarding
the problems facing industry in
the postwar period. We hope
that industry will let Labor assist
them in their problems. Perhaps
industry may find some of our
thoughts very constructive. The
same problems face industry and
Labor alike. Therefore, ! feel
that a mutual understanding and
cooperation will go a long way in
solving the multitudious prob
lens that will be our lot in the
postwar period.
Again I urge every resident Of
Dayton who is eligible, to regis
ter and vote. It is our duty as
Americans to buy bonds, be on
the job, and produce for Victory,
and is also our duty as Americans
to register and to vote for those
whom we think will best represent
The regulations on register
ing are carried elsewhere in the
columns of the Dayton Union
, 1943-09-16

News, let us back up our boys on
the fighting fronts, by doing our
American duties at home by being
active American citizens.
, 1943-09-16
The Way See It
BY MYRON SMITH, Candle

BY MYRON SMITH, Candidate for City Commissioner
In previous articles for the Dayton Union News, we have been
discussing current problems, and In this issue I would like to take
up the postwar problems that the citizens and tax payers of Dayton
, 1943-09-16

We all are aware that when this
war is over, that there will be q
, 1943-09-16
Know Your
Rights
BY ROBERT N. ELSNER, Pres
Local Sol UER&MWA

Although it has repeatedly been
brought to the attention of Frig-
idaire employees that in ALL
cases where disciplinary action
, 1943-09-16
Do You
NEED 4 TRUSS?

Call KE-2621 and make an ap-
pointment for day or night. Our
expert truss filter will examine
and fit you with the proper truss.
You may wear it ten days and
if you are not entirely satisfied,
return it and your money will be
refunded.
No need to suffer from rupture
when such a liberal offer is made
to you right here at home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-27

Mr.. Macdonald and The children