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Evening star., 1943-12-06
New Jap Weapons
Proven Inaccurate
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The War Department reported
yesterday that tests OF the latest
japanese rife and light machine
gun show they are inaccurate at
long range.
Tests conducted at the Aberdeen
Proving Ground. Md, and at six
arsenals. the Army said, prove that
the new Japanese rifle. a manually
operated bolt faction weapon with
an increased bore OF 1903 caliber, is
inaccurate at a range Of more than
$50 yards.
The Japanese light machine gun
can fire 80 rounds in three seconds,
the Army added. but the effective
rate of fire is reduced 10 200 to 300
ROUNDS per minute and at 500 yards
1t does not compare in accuracy with
the American 80 caliber Browning
which fires 500 to 600 rounds a
minute
Experts of the Ordnance Depart
ment obtained this information
from captured enemy arms.
Approximately LOO major types
of German and Japanese equipment
comprising about 100000 separate
Items are under examination not
only to determine characteristics but
also effectiveness against American
tanks and armored vehicles, the
Army said
After ordnance analysis of the
captured weapons they are shipped
to Army training centers for scrutiny
by American troops.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Frances Future Seen
Linked 10 Speedy Victory
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Dec. g.
The degree Of greatness of the fu-
ture France depends in large meas
IRE on the speed with which the
United Nations finish their war
against Germany. in the opinion of
Prof Alexandra Koyre. former pro-
fessor at the University of Paris.
who has been visiting the Univer-
Sity of Virginia here.
Even though Germany loses its
military struggle. Hitler will win his
objectives if the war lasts long
enough for him to eliminate the
strength of France and of other
conquered nations" Prof. Koyre said
in an address.
After telling of the systematic
destruction carried out bv the Ger
mans. Prof Koyre predicted that
little will be left for rebuilding in
France. or in other occupied coun-
tries, unless the United Nations
announce their decision to force
repayment from Germany for the
destruction.
we hope the Allies will not re-
peat their mistake after the last war,
and will not this time turn their
energies to the rebuilding of Ger
many" he added.
Prof. KOyre is on the faculty of
the Ecole Libre Des Hautes Etudes
in New York City.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Mrs. Roosevelt Predicts
Hard Fiqht 10 Win Peace

Several hundred American and
British servlcemen and women
gathered yesterday at the United
Service Organization Servlcewomen's S
Center. 1911 H street NV. to meet
Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Winning the peace will take as
much fighting as winning the war.
Mrs Roosevelt warned them in a
brief address.
You are not only fighting a wal"
she declared. but you will have to
continue to build a world in which
peace may exist don't say will
exist but may exist if we are
willing to pay for it
The Presidents wife said Amer
leans would have to broaden their
thinking from national to a world
viewpoint. There should be eco
nomic arrangements, she said to
give other people hopes for better
way of life"
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Ke||y's Bad Temper
Causes Nazis Plenty
OF Trouble in Italy

By the Associated Press
WITH THE 5th ARMY NEAR
MIGNANO, Dec. 4.-,Delayed,-
Up in the front lines they call
Second 1t. Charles E. Kelly of Pitts
burgh Commando Kelly"
For Kelly, with a mug as Irish
as shamrock. turned out to be q
real tough gent where the Germans
are concerned.
A fracaS started on a mountain
side near here. with the Yanks con-
testing with some stubborn Nazis
who did not know about Kelly's
temper. The Pittsburgh scourge
moved in on q machine-gun nest
with his automatic rifle blazing
but suddenly the gun jamrSed.
The Germans saw Kelly was in
trouble. so they came out of their
foxholes after him. Kelly could not
shoot at them. but in a slit trench
beside him was a stack OF, mortar
shells. So he pulled the plugs on
some shells and tossed them at the
Germans by hand. And he stopped
them
Not long after that Kelly was in
q little town when the Germans be-
gan an attack. Kelly had only
few men with him and saw they
didn't have a chance to hold out
against overwhelming numbers.
Get the he'll out" he told his
sergeant. III hold 'em OF and see
you later"
The last his buddies saw OF Kelly
he was shooting at the Germans
from the window of building. his
lone tommy gun popping like mad.
Back at the battalion they felt
pretty bad about losing Kelly.
Every one liked the Irishman and
his friends walked around with
glum faces.
But Kelly turned up.
n Il want some more ammunition"
He said. I'm going back after those
b. They can't chase me out
of town
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Allies Change Tactics
Ito Confuse Nazis and
Raid French Targets
Ry the Associated Press,


LONDON. Dec. 6.-Allied air
might. apparently changing tactics
to confuse Nazi defenders, turned
from shattered German cities yes
terday to Occupied France, loosing
heavy and medium bomberS and
fighter planes in a smashing blow
at enemy targets.
American Flying Fortresses con-
centrated on unspecified targets in
the Nazi-dominated country for the
first time in more than two months,
and United States medium Ma
rauder bombers and Thunderbolt
and Lightning fighters also played
prominent part in the daylight
assaults.
The 9Th Air Force lost II heavy
bombers against the destruction of
IL Nazi fighters during the day.
but the crews of two of the wrecked
bombers were known to be safe.
One Allied fighter was lost.
Raj, Canadian and Allied fight
ers also joined in the activities over
France.
The daylight assaults were q fol-
loWup to RAF Mosquito raids on
Western Germany Saturday night
and kept under way the sustained
day and night assaults which sent
Allied planes over Europe almost
continuously during the last week
and heaped new destruction on al
ready burning Berlin.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
IS Injured as Truck
Loaded With Gas ExpIodes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT MYERS. Fla, Dec. 6.-Sev-
enty-five persons were injured when
a truck loaded with 5000 gallons of
aviation fuel exploded here yester-
day. spraying them with blazing
gasoline.
The gas-laden truck blew up with
tremendous roar and sent a sheet
of fame towering 400 feet into the
air five minutes after its collision
with another truck had attracted a
crowd of spectators.
All available ambulances and pri-
vate cars rushed the IS injured to
Lee Memorial Hospital. Sixty-four
were dismissed after being treated
for varying degrees Of burns. Eleven
other remained for treatment.
The force of the blast knocked
down almost all of the spectators
and disrupted Fort Myers communi-
cation lines.
A soldier from Buckingham Air
Field. Sergt. Lucian H. Rogers, 30
pulled the driver out of the truck S
cab just before the explosion.
One Of those burned was a IA
month -old baby who still was
|clasped in the arms of his aunt
when they were taken to the hos
'pital.
The truck burned for six hours be-
lore firemen extinguished the blaze
Evening star., 1943-12-06
376 Influenza Deaths
In British Cities in Week
Qv fha aAsenriokad pr>s>

By the Associated Press.
NDON, Dec. 6.-Infiuenza
claimed 376 lives in London and
other large cities in Britain during
the week ending November ~, it
was disclosed today, more than
tripling the number of fatalities
recorded during the previous week.
Health authorities, describing the
current influenza wave as the worst
since that Of 1887, which caused
1000 deaths weekly at its peak,
acknowledged that the number of
cases was rising steadily.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
MosIey Still 'Tied,'
Morrison Declares
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. Dec. 6.-Home Secre-
tary Herbert Morrison. in a speech
at Wembley repeatedly interrupted
by hecklers. declared yesterday that
IN releasing Sir Oswald Mosley. Brit
lSh prewar Fascist leader, from pris-
on. he had tied him up with sterner
conditions than any other l8-B de-
tention order.
Mi Morrison finally silenced the
heckler by shouting in the micro
phone that Il don't mind fighting to
make my speech, but I will not
break my neck to answer your ques-
tions. Either you listen or I will
wind up"
He declared that any one would
think I had let Mosley free to re-
sumo political activity. That is the
reverse OF the truth. I've tied him
up with sterner conditions than in
any other l8-B detention order
And I've warned him that if there
Is any nonsense. my powers of re-
detention remain in full force.
The real underlying cause of pub
lie concern about Mosley is the fear
on the part Of many people that
something is being done or contem-
plated that will weaken or defeat
the rooted determination of this
country to have done not merely
with the Axis. but with Fascism. .. :.
Il say it is those who want lS-B
administered politically and In the
light of doctrinaire idealoges and
opinions who are PLAYING with Pas
cism"
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Free Enterprise Seen
Key to Postwar World
By the Associated Presa.

By the Associated PreSs.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Dec. 6.-In-
dividual initiative and free enter
prise must shape the postwar world.
Ralph Bradford. general manager of
the Chamber of Commerce Of the
United States. declared today.
Addressing the Florida State
Chamber of Commerce, Mr.. Brad
ford said:
I'VE believe that freedom Is still
the touchstone, the priceless in
gredient without which no govern
ment can endure and no economy
can fully develop and flourish.
If at the same time we act upon
the principle Of stateism, looking to
Government for leadership, author
ity and money upon which to predi-
cate our future economy, our
Evening star., 1943-12-06
King Peter Protests
Rump Government

CAIRO. Dec. 6 (P,.-King Peter
OF the Yugoslav government in
exile yesterday violently protested
the formation of a r,lmp govern
ment-the Council of National
Lberation-inside Yugoslavia by
Gen. Josip Broz and DR.. Ivan Ribar
Rlbar heads the new rump gov
ernment, and Tito was made a field
marshal and chairman of a new
committee for national defense.
Formation of the government was
announced Saturday by the Free
Yugoslav radio. mouthpiece OF the
pro-RuSsian Yugoslav Partisan
movement. which said l40 delegates
had created a parliament and gov
erning body for the areas already
wrested from the Germans.
The Allies. including Russia, have
recognized King Peters exiled gov
ernment which has headquarters
here. The provisional regime inside
Yugoslavia was established in op-
position to ii.
King Peter in a formal statement
declared this was "a movement of
terroristic violence" that it was
non representative. and tended
further to incite "internecine strug-
giles in the Nazi-ridden country
already divided by the feud between
Tito and Gen. Draja Mihailovich
The Yugoslav exile government
announcement said the rump GOV
ernment resulted from props ganda
from abroad. to whose success, un-
fortunately. certain Allied institu-
tlons contributed a great deal"
Gen. Broz'S Partisans have had
considerable Soviet support and it is
known that the hammer and sickle
insignia is frequently seen in Par
tISan mountain hideoutS.
This latest Yugoslav headache
was disclosed at time when Cairo
and other newspapers were full of
reports from Moscow and other
sources OF a big harmony meeting
OF President Roosevelt, Prime Min
lister Churchill and Premier Stain.
King Peters government COM
planned it had no public means to
communicate with its people and
added.
This is the first repercussion of
certain allegations that the legiti-
mate governments of the United
Nations in exile do not represent
their people-and this is the thesis
which until month or two ago
we heard only from the German
invaders. but which is now adopted
by certain part of the free public
opinion
Peters statement said the Yugo-
slav people will give back to these
attacks the answer thev merit"
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Nazis Rush Reserves
Into Bitter Fighting
On Yugos|av Front
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 6.-Bitter fight
ing ragged along almost the entire
length of Yugoslavia's irregular
front today as fresh reserves of
German and Bulgarian troops
were thrown into the struggle to
smash guerrilla opposition, a
communiQue from the forces of
Gen. Josip Broz (Tito) said.
The broadcast announcement
said reinforcements being rushed
to Yugoslavia included two divi-
sions from Austria. 1t asserted Po-
lish, French and Russian prisoners
were being used to plug the Nazi
ranks, and repeated the charge
that Chetnik guerrillas of Gen.
Draja Mihailovich were fighting
alongside the invading armies.
Particularly bitter fighting was
reported from Slavonia, where the
communiQue said the enemy failed
to break through into liberated ter
ritory after achieving local sue
ceSses in the capture of Cacini, a
town on the Zagreb-Osyek railway.
Heavy lossese were suffered by
the enemy in dead and wounded,
said the announcement, citing the
capture of 270 soldiers of the lst
German Alpine Regiment during q
battle In Croatia, in which arms
and ammunition also were taken.
Another guerrilla success was re-
ported from Bosnia, where Tito's
forces said they captured Trnovo,
near Sarajevo.
At other points along the noun
famous defense positions held by
the guerrlllas in the hinterlands.
11to's forces said they had repelled
all enemy attacks.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
La Guordio's Policemen
Critic Quits Force
81 the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Dec. 6.-Patrolman
David Lehman. who was sus-
pended from duty by Police Com
missioner Lewis j. Valentine after
he made a speech in civilian clothes
recently, denouncing Mavor F. H.
La Guardias handling OF the police
department. announced Yesterday
ne had resigned from the police
force
Evening star., 1943-12-06
C|emenceuu's Son
In German Prison
BY lhe Associated Press.

ASSUVIH FTtNS.
NEW YORK. Dec. 6.-Michel
Clemenceau. son of the late Pre-
mler Georges Clemenceau. has been
transferred from an internment
camp in France TO a prison in Ger
many. the Dakar radio said yester-
day in broadcast recorded bv the
United States Foreign Broadca st
Intelligence Service.
The same radio. quoting a Zurich
dispatch. said 400 Alsatian families
recently had been deported to Ger
many because the men refused to
obey Nazi mobiliza ton orders.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Admiral SowelI Credits
Allies Secret Weapons

BY The Associated Press.
HAMILTON, Bermuda. Dec. g.
Secret Allied weapons have been
responsible for lopsided victories
over the japanese in the Pacific
Rear Admiral Ingram c. Sowell
commandant Of the United States
Navy operating base here, said at
the legislative assembly speakers
annual dinner here.
While he did not disclose the ma
ture of these weapons. Admiral
Sowell said they were growing
more efilcient He declared they
were the product of the combined
United Nations scientists, techni-
clans and workers.
Evening star., 1943-12-06

theological intentions will 90 for
nothing and we ourselves shall have
forged the shackles that will pres
emily bind us to another type of
economy and another way OF life"
Evening star., 1943-12-06

Gather We rosebuds while ye may
in peace; in war, gather scrap metal
to win.
Evening star., 1943-12-06

Uncle Sam will give you man,
tanks-if you get In that scrap.
Evening star., 1943-12-06

You, too, can 20 on a raid. Make
yours on that old pile of junk metal.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-07

Installation was made by Vane
Wilder the retiring president.
That-Monday evening the men,
bers of the local Masonic olue
Lodge installed their newly elected
officers when Marvin Carnahan was
installed as worshipful master; Har-
ry Linn, senior warden; Floyd
Hutchins, Junior warden; Russell
Day, treasurer; M. N. Hudnall, Sec
rotary; Charles L. Powell, senior
deacon; Geo. A. Purdy, junior dea-
con; Audrey Kirby, senior steward;
Carl Cady, Junior steward; Herman
Schmidt, marshall, and r. @. Mac
mahon, chaplain.
That-Approval of the selection
of new board members was the prin-
cipal order of business at the annual
meeting of the Washington Early
Crops. W. H. Lose of Kennewick,
was elected to succeed M. N. Hud-
nall as chairman of the board.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-07

AS we see it the biggest mistake
the rationing authorities have made
is in announcing in advance items
to be rationing. Why come out six
to eight weeks in advance of the
effective date of the rationing with
the announcement that cheese OF
is o rationed in six weeks. The
mkt week the newspapers and the
radios state that in only five weeks
soap is to be- rationed in six weeks
The next week the newspapers and
the radios state that in only five
weeks ches and soap will be rationed
Why not say nothing about it until
tn effective date and then make the
announcement? Under, the system
used consumers are badgered into
boarding scarce items. Oftimes 1t
is the fact of the boarding that
creates the scarcity. '->'.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-07

A number of small newspapers
through the country are solving the
help problem by quitting. Printers
these days are good mechanics and
the demand for good mechanics is
tripping the trade of its skilled men
A linotype machinist can, with little
instruction. take over most any jon
in a defense plant. MANY of them
are going to defense work. The
effect is being felt through the rural
newspaper field.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-07
A LEGISLATIVE SERVICE WE
RECOMMEND TO YOU

Busy as we are these days we
are inclined to elect our legislators
and promptly forget all about them
until the legislature adjourns and
We find that laws have been en-
acted which we do not like. This
is many times unfair to the legis-
lative members and could frequently
be prevented if we take the trouble
to keep informed on just what the
legislature is considering.
In order to meet this situation,
number Of the more progressive
newspaper publishers of the state
including ourselves have arranged
to supply a brief report covering
the operations of the legislature
each business day Of the session,
and we are in a position to offer
you this service at the low price of
$3.50 for the entire session. It will
come to all who subscribe for it
by first class mail in a readily
understandable form. The service
will be brief summary of import
ant measures especially bills which
would increase costs of government
and will not include recommends
tions or opinions but will be con-
fined to facts only.
The use of this service will en-
able each Of us to keep informed
on what is developing before it
is too late to act by way of recon-
mendation if we wish to take action.
After the bills are passed of course
it is too late.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-07

We are predicting that when the
going gets too tough in Germany
the Nazi crowd will assassinate Hit
Ter and then attempt a peace. They
will figure that what they can't win
on the battle field they will take a
chance at winning around the peac
teable. Any promises the Hitler
underling make will be just as
worthless as though Hitler himself
made them and no attention should
be paid to them. The only terms
on which peace can be made with
Germany is that she shall give
I'D every submarine, every battle
ship, every airplane, every tank
every gun. Not only this, the Allies
must police Germany for the next
50 wears to see to it that no more
war equipmen is built in Germany
for so years at least. A new genera
ton has to come into power before
the Nazi leopard will change his
spots.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-07
Magic Makers Club
Elect New Officers

Hover-The Finley Magic Maker!
club elected officers for the coming
year on Dec. % at the home o.
Gladys Mae and Alice Marie Ash
Officers are: Maxine Schneider
president; Alice Marie Ash, VICE
prsident; Mary Louise Birdwell, sec.
rotary; Helen Ball, reporter; Gladys
Mae Ash, historian.
Finley-Hover Methodist church
gave a program and also the Christ
mas treats on Christmas eve at the
Hover church. After the program
a group of young people went car
ding.
Finley Juvenile Grange held its
regular meeting. Past Master Alice
Marie Ash installed the officers fo1
the coming year. Gifts were ex-
changed.
Miss Dorothy Aumann spent he1
Christmas vacation at her home in
Port Angeles.
Mrs. Alvin Dye left for Vancouver
where she will visit her husband who
is working on defense.
Miss Lorraine Massinger is home
for the Christmas vacation. She
returned Sunday to Walla Walla
where she is attending st. Vincent
Academy. @
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-07

Mrs. William Thomas was 1:
luncheon guest Of her mother, Mrs
DR.. Curry Of Kennewick on Tuesday
Mrs. William Blair and son, Mer.
rill, called at the Guy Nelson home
Saturday afternoon.
Frank Montague has been Il with
an infected throat.
Mrs. Roger Markham of Kenne-
wick was a guest Of her sister, Mrs
Russell Blair and family Christmas
Christmas day guests at the home
Of Mrs. Clarine Thorpe were Mrs
Irene Hughes and family, Mrs. Benz
son Of Finley, Mr.. and Mrs. Chuck
Neel and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Ely and family Of Horse Heaven.
Rose Mary Ashby has been on the
sick list the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Gilmore were
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-07

Some folks are complaining of the
rationing program because it re-
stricts their buying of sugar, coffee,
meats, fuel oil and gasoline. Did
you ever stop to think that If the
rationing program did not restrict
buying of some things that there
would be no need for it at all? All
the rationing program is trying to do
is to divide the available supply of
items on which there is a shortage
equitably among all of the people
that everyone will get fair share.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-07

Every person who is laying aside
part of his income each pay day
through the social security tax could
have done the same thing without
the aid of the social security tax
The fact that. so many lacked the
decision and the will power to SET
up such a program for themselves
made the social security tax neces-
sary. In other words when we won't
do the things we ought to do the
government proceeds to make us dc
it. In this connection we note that
plans are under way in England fol
compulsory life insurance. Under
this plan every citizen will buy an
insurance stamp from his wages
each week. His insurance will be
in ratio to his wages earned.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-07

Miss Thelma Ashby Of Spokane
was home over Christmas holidays
Mr.. and Mrs. John Num- of Finle!
were dinner guests at the Rex Ash.
by home Christmas day.
The Grange will hold a pot-lucl
dinner at the hall at $50 Jan. 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Franklin anS
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Evans were din.
ner guests at the c. L. Evans home
Wednesday evening.