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definite military strategy" but
also had discussed certain long
range principles which we believe
can assure peace in the Far East
for many generations to come"
These principles" he explained,
"are as simple as they are funda-
mental. They involve the restora-
ton of stolen property to its right
full owners, and the recognition Of
the rights of millions of people in
the Far East to puiid up their own
forms of self Government without
molestation.'
The president emphasized that
essential to all peace and security
in the Pacific and in the rest OF
the world is the permanent elimi-
nation of the empire of Japan as
"a potential force of aggression"
Never again" he said, must our
soldiers and sailors and marines be
compelled to fight from island to
island as they are fighting so gal
lantly and SO successfully today"
RAPS ISOLATIONISTS
The president was blunt and
harsh in his treatment of cheer
full idiots in this country" who hid
behind their isolationist policies, and
he was plair-spoken in spiking
theories of quick victory
1.-THE war is now reaching the
STAGE" he said, where we shall
have to look forward to large cas-
ualty lists-dead, wounded and
missing.
War entails just that. There is
no easy road to victory. And the
end is NOT in sight"
Back in this country only a week
after five weeks overseas, the preSi-
dent said he found upon his return
"a tendency in some of our people
here to assure quick ending of
the war-that we have already
gained the victory"
And perhaps" he added, las a
result of this false reasoning,
think I discern an effort to resume
or even encourage an outbreak of
partisan thinking and talking. l
hope 1 am wrong. For, surely, our
first and foremost tasks are all
concerned with winning the war
and winning just peace that will
last for generations.
The maSSed offensiveS which are
in the making-both in Europe and
the Far East-will require ever?
ounce of energy and fortitude that
we and our allies can summon on
the fighting fronts and in all the
workshops at home
Mr.. Roosevelt obviously directed
this passage about the need for
greater effort in the workshops at
home" at strike threats for higher
wages and the preoccupation of
some industrialists over reconver-
sion to peacetime production.
MORE, GREATER CASUALTIES
His demand Tor greater effort
and his attack on those who think
the war is nearly over underlined
statement made earlier this week
by high Washington official who
forecast American war casualties
during the next 80 days three times
as great as the present total OF
about 1000 for the entire war
so far.
The announcement of Eisenhow-
Continued on page 6, col -
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type of plane in their British ar
senal against the Pas De Calais
area of France, across the narrow
est stretch of the channel, in one
of their biggest and most concen-
trated and most sustained bonn
bardmentS.
-Four -motored bombers of the
United States Eighth air force
made their first attack on the strip
of gun-studded continental soil.
American Marauder medium bomb
ers struck at the same area.
The skies over the Straits of Dover
thrCbbed all day with the beat of
motors as Allied bombers and fight
ers shuttled back and forth cease
lessly, carrying the attack on the
French shore to new peak of
intensity and past its fifth day.
(The Dutch Aneta news agency
reported in London that INVASION
jittery German forces were hur-
riedly strengthening their defenses
in Holland and intensifying meas
ures of suppression against the CIV
ilian population)
Big British bombers still were
returning to their bases from the
heavy attack on Berlin when the
daylight formations headed for
France.
The aerial traffic picked UP prog
ressively until the American heavy
bombers, escorted By fighters, crash
ed their bombs on the Pas De Calais
strip around Boulogne and Calais
Marauder medium bombers of the
Eighth air force, also accompanied
by Allied fighters, joined the big
parade.
Early reports made no mention OF
the specific targets. Speculation
over the aerial concentration on
the French coast had dwelt on
Continued on page 6, col. u
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at CAIRO ana Ienran, EISENHOWER,
now Allied commander for North
Africa, had been given the task of
leading the new combined attack
against Germany.
Eisenhower, the president said,
will be succeeded in the Mediter-
ranean by a British officer whose
name will be announced by Prime
Minister Winston Churchill.
Eisenhower will have command
of "air, sea and land power" in
tacklirg Germany from new points
OF the compass" and he will be
assisted by 1t. General Carl Andrew
Spaatz, who will command "the en-
tire American strategic bombing
force operating against Germany"
Mr. Roosevelt, speaking from his
home where he was spending
Christmas for the first time since
he entered office, reported at
length on his recent overseas con-
ferences, saying that the United
States, Great Britain, China, and
Russia were in agreement after
the war that international force
would be used if necessary to pre-
serve peace.
He also struck at those who see
the wars end near at hand, saying
I'VE shall have to look forward
to large casualty lists" and that the
end is mot yet in sight"
In telling the news of Eisen-
hcwers new command, the presi-
dent printed in general terms the
plan of global battle that came
out of the talks in the Middle East
with Churchill, Premier Josef Stall
in, and Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek.
THE Russian army will continue
it's stern offensives on Germany's
eastern 'front.'" he said in discuss
ing plans for Europe, "the Allied
armies in Italy and Africa will
bring relentless pressure on Ger
many from the south, and now their
encirclement will be complete as
great American and British forces
attack from other points of the
compass"
"The commander selected to lead
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; The announcement was made in
the White House lobby by A. F.
Whitney, of the. Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, and Alvanley
Johnston, president of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers.
The unions represented by Whit
ney and Johnston agreed late Thurs
day to accept President Roosevelt's
offer to arbitrate the wage dead
lock, but the other three operating
railroad brotherhoods declined the
offer.
MAKES STATEMENT
Referring to their decision to is
sue statement later calling off
"any strike for any future date
Whitney told reporters:
1--WE feel that the public is en-
titled to this information now as
Christmas present. We feel that
this will be bad news for Hitler
and Hirohito."
Whitney also revealed that War
Mobilization Director James F.
that President Roosevelt has de-
cided to go ahead and arbitrate
the dispute regardless of whether
the other three operating unions
agree to submit to such a plan.
Meanwhile, Byrnes called a meet
ing of the incorporating railroad
unions at the White House this
afternoon, apparently to give tn,
governments answer to their coun-
ter wage proposal. Both the oper-
ating and incorporating unions had
scheduled a strike to start next
Thursday.
VINSON TO ATTEND
Economic War Sterilization Di-
rector Fred NJ Vinsor also will
attend the meeting.
1t was the first move since Presi-
dent Roosevelt, before leaving for
his Hyde Park, N. Y, home ordered
Attorney General Francis Biddle
to prepare papers necessary for the
government to take over the rail-
roads.
The incorporating groups repre-
sented to Mr. Roosevelt new wage
proposal which War Mobilization
Directo James F.. Byrnes planned to
submit Friday to the management
representatives and to Sterilization
Director Fred M. Vinson.
Meanwhile, Attorney General
Francis Riddle received instructions
from the president to prepare the
papers necessary for the govern
ment to seize and operate the rail-
roads in event a satisfactory wage
formula is not developed before
the strike dladline. Any seizure pre-
sumably would apply to the 300
railroads involved in the troubled
negotiations and would duplicate
government action in the World
war l when President Wilson took
over the roads Dec. %, 1917. Union
leaders indicated there would be no
strike under government operation.
PREPARES FOR CONTROL
Mr.. Roosevelt prepared for pos
sible federal control after day OF
swift developments in his efforts
to force a settlement and break
the deadlock between the admins
tration, the union, and the car
riers.
With negotiations between the
carriers and the five operating
brotherhoods at hopeless stalemate,
Continued on page 6, col. a.
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Russians Regain
Upper Hand
In Kiey Sectors
New Offensive Strikes
At Weakening Nazis;
Hit at Key Rail Points

LONDON, Dec. "a. (UP)-The
German high command reported
Friday that the Red army had
launched a new offensive with sew
eral divisions in lower White Rus
sia and had regained the initiative
in the Kiev salient, where the big
gest Nazi counterattack of the cam
paign had fizzled out
An official Berlin broadcast said
the Russians attacked in force along
the upper Dnieper northeast of
zhlobin, key rail junction of south
ern White Russia. It added that
heavy fighting" is going on, sig
nificantly giving no hint of the
trend.
Soviet attacks southeast of Koros-
ten and east of Zhitomir had COL
lapsed. It was in the region of those
towns west of Kiev that the Nazis
apparently had expended their su-
preme effort to reverse the sweep
ing gains of the Red armys sum-
mer and early winter offensive.
The reported Russian offensive
near zhlobin apparently was syn
chronized with the Newell drive
bearing down into White Russia
from the north and threatening the
keystone bases of Vitebsk and Pol
otsk.
A United Press dispatch from
Moscow said General Ivan Bag
ramian's army was developing its
campaign along the secondary roads
and cross-country approaches to
Vitebsk in an effort to crumple the
German outer screen of defenses
before the town.
Swinging multiple punches on a
broad arc before Vitebsk, the Rus
slams we're advancing over fields
streWn with German dead, while a
series of battles developed along
the shores of the many lakes dot
ting the region.
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Navy Announces
Sub MISSING

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a UP)-
The navy announced Friday that
the l,475-ton u. S. submarine Gray
ling is overdue and presumed lost
Although the navy did not say
where the craft disappeared, II
presumably was in the Pacific OF
the Far East where the preponder
ance of the U. S. underseas fleet
is carrying on a destructive cam.
paign against japanese supply
lines.
The Grayling, which carries a
normal complement of 65 men. was
skippered by Lieutenant Commando
er Robert Marion Brinker. 80, of
Park Ridge, Ill.
The Grayling, commissioned In
March, l94l, is the 10Th submarine
and the 133rd naval vessel lost In
this war.
Drinkers wife. Mrs Margaret
l.. Brinker, lives at Vallejo, Calf.
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Yanks Close in
On laps at
Cape GIouchester
Pressing Attacks Cut
Enemy's Supply Line
To New Britain Port

ADVANCED ALLIED HEADQUAR =
TIERS, New Guinea, Dec. "a CUP
ALI supply lines to Cape Glou-
cester, Japanese base at the north
western tip of New Britain, prob
ably have been cut by an Allied
aerial blockade and the garrison
faces a growing food shortage, re-
connaissance reports said today.
American four-engined Liberator
bombers dropped 155 tons of ex-
plosives on Cape Gloucester We'd
nesday to boost the total tonnage
unloaded on the area this month to
more than $500 tons.
The base, an important trans
shipment point on the northern
barge route from New Guinea to
Rabaul, has been SO pitted by bombs
that hardly 20 foot square re-
mains unscarred, returning pilots
said.
"a Japanese announcement broad
cast by Tokyo radio claimed that
Japanese fighters shot down "a out
of rs Allied planes which raided
Rabaul Thursday. Six japanese
planes were lost, the announcement
said. 1t also claimed that japanese
planes set fires at eight points in
raid on the American beachhead
at Arawa, New Britain)
Other American pilots reported
the japanese were cultivating native
gardens in an attempt to repleniSh
food supplies cut off by the almost
nonstop Allied air attacks.
The airdrome, supply and bivouaC
areas and defense positions were
hit by Liberators Wednesday, and
air patrols harassed the enemy with
strafing attacks during the night.
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Luce and Duchess
Tie as Sty|ists

anything new lin ages" but said
"of course, I'm flattered."
Others chosen by 40 New York
critics. in order, were Mrs. Byron
Foy, Mrs. Walter Hoving, Mrs.
Harrison Williams, Mrs. Andre EN-
biricos, all New York socialites;
Madame Chang Kai Shek, China S
first lady, Lily Pons, opera singer;
Mrs. Harold Talbot, Mrs. Lawrence
Tibbett, both of New York, and
Rosalind Russell, screen actress.
ITS woman's duty" Lily Pons,
who favors junior miss, pint sized
styles, said, ito look her best in
wartime" Miss Pons said she'd
just bought her Easter clothes, but
friends said that she was saving
chinchilla fur, valued at $4,000
for postwar wearing because you
shouldn't overdress right now.
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COP Says Slogan
New DeurHoIds

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a CUP) -
Republican leaders insisted Friday
that - President Roosevelt to the
contrary the new deal" is the
no. l issue of the 1914 presidential
campaign.
The presidents desire to discard
the new DEAL slogan with which
his administration has been affil-
lated since he took office in 1888
was confirmed Thursday by Presi-
Dental secretary Stephen T. Early.
He said the president suggested
win the war" as a more up-to-
date slogan.
Republican leaders generally re-
piled that win the war" had been
the slogan of the entire nation since
Pearl Harbor.
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"Tke new deal is the no. / is
sue," declared Senator Robert A.
Taft, (RD, Ohio. "It resolves itself
around the question of who is go
ing to make this country over after
the war.
THE question is whether we shall
have the government controlling
everything, every civilian activity,
doing all the spending and building
everything. Or, will we revert to
the system of private enterprise"
Taft believed that domestic prob
lens such as subsidies, taxes and
government control of private en-
terprise will be the major issues of
the 18th congress second session,
the preview ground for the 1914
election campaign.
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Is PERISH IN FIRE

NEW YORK, Dc. "a. (UP)-F'ire
ate through a small factory and
into cheap west And street lodg-
ing house Friday, trapping many
persons inside the building. At
p. m, police and fire officials at
the scene said there were Is known
dead. Ten bodies had been re-
moved from the building at that
hour and five had been counted
inside.
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generalissimo of Allied forces. The
appointment left the American top
command unchanged Gen. George
c. Marshall, fresh from confer
ences in the Pacific, remains as
army chief -of-staff in active charge
OF the nations global war plans.
Admiral William d. Leahy continues
as President Roosevelt's personal
chief -of-staff.
Mr.. Roosevelt promised Eisen-
hoWer's successor in the African
and Mediterranean theater that
our powerful ground, sea and air
forces in the vital Mediterranean
area will stand by his side until
every objective in that bitter the
ater is attained"
Hailing the Cairo and Tehran
conferences as being eminently sue
cessful, the chief executive said
the four powers rejected the enemy
doctrine that the strong shall
dominate the weak"
But at the same time, we are
agreed that if force is necessary
to keep international peace, inter-
national force will be applied-for
as long as it may be necessary"
SOUNDS WARNING
seemingly as a warning to ma
tlons that refuse to cooperate with
the allies, the president added:
1t has been our steady policy
ana 1t is certainly a common sense
pollcy-that the right of each ma
ton to freedom must be measured
by the willingness of that nation
to fight for freedom"
Mr.. Roosevelt far from ignored
the war in the Pacific, saying that
he and Churchill had settled with
the Chinese generalissimo not only
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-24

LONDON, Dec. "a. CUP)-Gen.
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson is
succeeding Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover as Allied commander in
the Mediterranean theater, it was
announced tonight.
General Sir Harold r. l.. G.
Alexander, Eisenhower's deputy
commander, takes over command
of the Allied armies in Italy.
General Sir Bernard l.. Mont
gomery, commander of the Brit
ish eighth army, will command
the British forces under Eisen-
hover.
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DEATH CLAIMS FARMER

Julio Miranda, 68, farmer living
two and a half miles northwest of
Ell Centre, died Thursday. He had
lived in Imperial Valley for l6 years.
His survivors include his wife; and
six children, Mrs. Josephine Aceve-
do, Natividad, Antonio, Cruz, Pau
line, and Eloy. Funeral arrange
ments were not complete Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-24
Wailing Wall

Shirley Gilletts birthday comes
on Christmas eve and Myrel Gillett
celebrates his birthday anniversary
Christmas day. OF course their
birthday celebrations usually have
been swallowed up in Christmas
festivities. But not this year. Mrs.
Nellie Gillett entertained with a
special birthday dinner for them
two DAYS before Christmas.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-24

the combined attack from these
other points," Mr.. Roosevelt an
nounced dramatically, "Is Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower. His per-
formances in Africa, Sicily and
italy have been brilliant. He knows
by practical and successful expert
ence the way to coordinate air, sea,
and land power. All these will be
under his control.
Lieutenant General Carl A.
Spaatz will command the entire
American strategic bombing force
operating against Germany"
Spaatz now commands the Amer
ican strategic bombing force in
the Medit crranean.
TAKES FOCH ROLE
Eisenhower thus assumes the
role approximate to that occupied
b. Marshal Ferdinand Foch, who
late in World War I was appointed
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-24
SOLDIERS DONATE S2,5OO

TYLER, Tex, Dec. "a CUP -
Members of the Tyler War Chest
Fund drive are ready to believe in
Santa Claus again. J. S. Hudnall,
chairman of the drive, has received
check for $4,000 representing
voluntary contributions from the
soldiers at Camp Fannin.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-24
ARMY SAVES BUGLER

CAMP ADAIR, Ore, Dec. "a CUP)
The Army has awarded anonymity
forever to the service command unit
bugler who trilled reveille an hour
early one Tuesday morning. Safer
that way, the Army explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-24
Many Happy Returns

This year George Campbell, for
mer sheriff of Imperial county, is
celebrating his fortieth Christmas
in Imperial Valley.
He must like Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-24
Roosevelt Pie dses Drives
To Bring Nazis to Knees:
Eisenhower Gets Big Task

Y, UP)Prident
f
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-24
D AMsLINe
~ EpoR1ER
Merry Christmas

Good luck and Merry Christmas,
Public, and may we have many a
laugh at each other as time goes
on.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-24
Biz u. s. Bombers
Strike Blows
At'Rocket' Coast
yanks Follow RAF's Hardest Raid
On Berlin in Night Attack;
Vast Air Armadas Cross Channel

LONDON, Dec "a. (UP)-Amercan heavy bombers
swarmed into the unprecedented aerial onslaught the
French rocket coast for the first time Friday after Brit
ish night raiders strewed flaming destruction through
Berlin with more than 900 tons of bombs.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-24
ANSWER ALARMS

The Ell Centre fire department
made two still alarm runs Thurs
day evening. A car fire at ST. Vine
was extinguished when they ar
rived. A hot stove of G. l.. Thomas
at 615 Holt, caused no damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-24
An Annual Event

Every year Harry Maddux, busi-
ness manager of the Imperial Irri-
cation district, fills a big basket
with bright red apples and presents
one to each employe in the system
along with a Merry Christmas.
He did it again this year, priori-
ties, high prices, and shortages not
withstanding.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-24
OIeander Bureau

OIeander Bureau
We vote a large bouquet of OLE
anders to Eva Wilson, Ell Centro
high school teacher, for her Won
derful contribution to the Red
Cross recreation kits for service
men. She prepared 1000 bound
magazine stories for the kits.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-24
President States
Seizure Move as
Others Stand Pat
Trainmen and Engineers Accept
Offer to Mediate Differences;
BiddIe Ordered to Draft Plans

WASHINGTON, Dec ~ = (UP) - fhee-hour White
House conference the railroad controversy recessed late
today until Monday Some Of the conferee said basis for
agreement had been found.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a (UP)-Spokesmen for The
Brotherhood of Railroad Tranmen and the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers announced at the White House
Friday that they will call off their scheduled strike
submit the issues President Roosevelt for arbitration
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-24
GOT OFF EASY

GOT OFF EASY
NEW YORK, Dec. "a up
Mary Basso, 31-year old pedestrian,
suffered fractured nose Thursday
night when she ran into an auto
mobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-24
Too Much Speed

Too Much Speed
FL Centre firemen grew tired of
waiting for the county to finish the
lean-to addition to the fire hall
so there would be place for coun-
ty fire fighting equipment.
So the firemen are building it
now. They have worked so fast
they are working themselves out of
a job.
(Pretty smart on the part of the
county workmen, we'd say. And
to think the firemen fell for it.
The Orphanage
z In the middle of the night
Thursday the telephone in the M.
Continued on page 6, col. g.
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WEATHER

Maximum Thursday 10. minimum
Friday 40; 5 am. Friday 54, humid
ity 8S; noon Friday 63, humidity 81;
5 pm. Thursday 65, humidity IS.
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