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Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-10
IN BEHALF OF
THE PROPOSAL

The affirmative side of the question
apparently bases its argument largely
upon such an dealistic perspective. #
we jeopardize a mans life and limb and
health by drafting him for combat ser
vice, certainly the American people
should be willing to forego their habitual
way of life and be willing to submit to
draft for war activities. The latter GER
tainly is not as much Of an infringement
upon private rights as the former.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce Tor
the gander This may be drastic, but this
war is drastic. No stone must be LETT
unturned TO accomplish victory as quick
ly (and thus as cheaply) as possible. And
such move is necessary, too, as means
of solving the rapidly growing chaos Of
government rulings, controls. labor turn
over, worker pirating and whatnOt.
So runs the reasoning in behalf OF the
legislative proposal.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-10

LONDON, Feb. 10. - CUP)-Neu-
trail dispatche said today that the
British Eighth Army had crossed
the Tunisian frontier in force on
two sectors and it was announced
officially that American Flying
Fortresses had bombed the air.
drome again at Kairouan.
There was no official cOnlirma =
ton of Algerian reports reaching
Madrid that Gen. Sir Bernard l..
Montgomery's Imperials had cross
ed into Tunisia from Tripolitania
on the central and southern sec
tors and that a major battle was
expected east Of the French built
Mareth line.
The Allied headquarters commu-
nique said that there is nothing
to report from our land forces on
the TCnisian front
American planes, including Fort
resses, Lightnings, Airacobras and
Warhawks, planes Of the French
Lafayette Eesqadrille, and Royal
Air Force Spitfires were active over
a wide section Of the front yester-
cay, however.
FIGHTERS DOWNED
AT least three enemy fighters
were shot down Not a single Al
lied plane was lost.
The Flying Fortresses dropped
bombs among 20 TO 25 enemy planes
dispersed on the Kairouan air field
and scored hits on a nearby rail-
road. The lighter planes attacked
enemy positions in the Gafsa- Max
naSSy, Faid and OusseltialPichon
areas
Spanish reports said the bulk of
the Eighth Army was pouring into
Tunisia in the wake OF advance
patrols that entered the French
protectorate two days ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-10
Officials Deny That
Shortage Exists

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10--CUP)-
The government, striking to combat
p wave Of Scare buying" of cloth
in6 in many areas, today assured
Americans that there is no short
age Of clothes and therefore no
need for rationing.
A joint statement by War ProdS-
ton Chairman Donald NJ. Nelson
and Price Administrator Prentiss
NJ. Brawn denounced scare buy
ing" as unnecessary and contrary
10 the best interests OF the war
program,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-10
Red General Tells Of Woy
StaIinsrod Wos Captured

STALINGRAD, Feb 8-Delaved
Lieut.. Ger Vassily Chuikov tolt
To-Day how StaIngrad had beer
turned into g graveyard for tht
! German army
He said there were five distinct
/ elements in the great struggle.
The Red army organized specia.
shock units of 80 or more men
equipped with bayonets. Grenades
tommy guns. antitank rifles and
/ flame throWerS.
Close combat was intensively de-
veloped. Frequently. opposing no.
sitions were only 25 yard apart.
There was vast amount ul
hand-to-hand fighting Even now
groups of soldiers lie in the snow
drifts, frozen in death embrace.
The Russians specialized in night
fighting 10 which the Germans
appeared entirely unaccuatomed.
There was almost no street fight-
ing, in the general sense; most OF
the fighting went on in houses,
from cellar to attic.
SAPPERS WORK
Soviet shock troops often seized
the upper floors Of buildings, while
the Germans were still entrench-
Ell in the basement. Russian sa0-
pers bored holes through the floors,
dropped hand grenades upon the
Germans and turned flame throw
ers upon them When such tactics
failed. the Russians moved out aEa
blew up the building, burying the
Germans alive
"Stalingrad demonstrated that
even an unfortified city can be
converted into an impregnable bas-
ton when men have CUTS and are
determined not to yield" Maj. Gen.
Nikolai Ivanovich Krylov, Chui-
kov's chief-of-staff, interposed.
Chuikov. commanding the Sow
let 62nd army, told his story at
dinner, quipping and iotin2 md
exhibiting a row of gold teeth.
KTyloV filled in with his special
accounts of StalinErad's defense.
HOUSES FORTRESSES
Krylov said his experience had
| SHOWN that every mouse IN CITY
can be made a fortress to hold up.
pin down and exterminate masses
of enemy troops.
Chuikov employed relatively few
tanks against the divisions of
tanks the Germans threw at him.
Antitank guns and bottles OF gaso-
line prove most effective weapons
against them, he said. His tactics
were to let the German tanks
either filter through the raVines
that traverse Stalingrad, cut them
Oft from the infantry following,
tlen go to work with combustible
bottles, hand grenades and anti
tank rifles.
The Germans were entrenched
five or six miles along the bank OF
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-10

lust north of Guadalcanal. ms
was the first phase OF the battie
of the Coral sea III which Japan
suffered a big defeat.
ENTER SOLOMONS
Between May and August the
japanese moved into the Solomons
unhampered. Their construction oi
an air field ON Guadalcanal within
range of United Nations bases ana
supply lines farther south, made
action imperative.
So the marines, supported by the
fleet, moved in and landed on Quad
alcanal, Tulagi TanambOgO Gavu-
tn and Florida islands. the Japa-
neSe cleaned out the small landing
forces in the last four islands, it
may be said now, in the first few
days OF bitter fighting. Z
But on Guadalcanal, where the
first landing was unopposed, seven
months Of fighting under frightful
conditions of climate and terrain
brought American victory, and the
Stars ana Stripes now fly from Hcrfr
derson, the air field which IN
japanese had just about completed
when the marines landed.
CLING BRAVELY
Outnumbered, under-Supplied the
marines clung to their foothold un-
der savage air and naval lombard
ment until new planes gave the
United States air supremacy and
the navy wrecked the japanese
naval forces in a series of fights.
the most important that OF Nov.
12-16, in which 90 Japanese ships
were sunk including eight trans
ports, and 10 damaged, and an es-
timated 10000 Japanese were killed.
1t was estimated that the Japa-
nese had 10000 troops in the south
eln SolomonS, including the REIN
forcements they managed to land.
OF these probably 10000 were killed
or captured or were now trapped in
small pockets on Guadalcanal.
Well informed sources expressed
belief that. though Japan claimed.
to have withdrawn troops frolI
Guadalcanal, only very few cs-
capped because the rescue ships
which might have operated in the
last week would have to do so in
an area in which the United StateY
now maintains naval and aerial suA
prem&cy.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-10
determination OF
Remaining Japs
On Isle Goes On

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-(UP)-
Tie slow process of mopping up
the shattered remnants of Japan's
Guadalcanal army was all that re-
manned today to seal the first all
American land victory in the Pa
cific.
Fighting ON Guadalcanal app2r-
emily has ceased. except that of
scattered bands of japanese trap
ped by an American pincers in
V-shaped pocket III the northwest
corner OF the island
The Japanese had held the is
island only about year. In Jan
uary. 1912, they drove the natives
and few British officials from the
PRINCIPAL villages of the Guadal-
canal-Tulagi area and began build
ing an airfield that was to become
known as Henderson Field
DENTS RAMPARTS
Virtual elimination of the enemy
from Guadalcanal barely dents the
outer ramparts Of Japan's South
west Pacific defense perimeter
Knox said the conquest has brought
the United States within striking
distance Of some of the more i'm
rOrtant Japanese bases.
But the road to Tokyo is long.
There are still several Well-es-
tablished enemy bases in the Solo
mons, northwest of GuadaiCanal,
from which the enemy must be
drlveu-MunGa and k0lombangara
in The New Georgia island group;
Rekata on Santa Isabel island;
Shorthand island; BUN and Kieta
on BouganVille island and Buka
island.
The chances are that strategy has
already been mapped for American
conquest of the rest of the Solo
mons. And it is likely that Munda,
the nearest enemy post to Guadal-
canal--135 nautical miles distant
will be one of the first on the
American calling list.
laps HAVE TIME
In their exaltation over the
Guadalcanal victory, observers
warned, Americans should remem-
Der that the six months consumed
in gaining complete domination of
the island also served the Japanese
in good stead. 1t gave them that
much more time TO develop The re-
sources Of the rich areas they had
conquered in the early months of
the war-tlle Dutch East Indies,
Malaga and the Philippines
Another unknown but important
factor in the present situation in
the Southwest Pacific is how the
opposing forces will fare in the Sc
lieS of air-sea engagements which
nave been in progress in the Solo
mons area for nearly two weeks.
These actions may dictate future
strategy, but the Navy has released
no information on their progress.
AT any rate, the Americans now
have their first real revenge from
the imperial, japanese army for
Bata3n and Corregidor. The COM
paratiVc handful Of enemy troops
trapped on Guadalcanal have had
no real supplies or reinforcements
Tor months At least 10000 of their
Fellows have been killed. The num-
ber of those remaining is uncer-
tain-ranging perhaps from 2000 to
400J effectiveS.
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than q hours, in the snow and cold
and delivered the supplies on time. =
Russian humor flourished in the
trenches. One of ChGikoV's adju-
tants said that early in January, a
German facing a Russian across a
trench several feet away, shouted,
Hey, Russian, will you trade your
fun cap for my tommy gun?"
Nothing doing, Frit2ie." the Rus
sian replied IN keep my fur cap
ana get your tommy gun anyway
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-10
Editorials and Comment

same top-headS.
And what about the enforced union
membership in defense industries? This
would mean drafting civilians into un-
ions. Why not unionize the army and
make soldiers take out cards in A. F. Of
l., or clio? Army men wouldn't stand
for it and neither will the people. The
governments labor policy has been bad
enough without this last straw.
Thus, apparently, goes the argument
against the measure
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-10
YOU MAKE THE DECISION

There will be many pros and cons
voiced in the days to come, and everyone
Of us should consider all arguments from
both sides It's an obligation that will
rest heavily upon us until the issue is
decided. In the making of that decision.
legislators will watch carefully the reac-
lion Of public opinion and be guided by it,
The people. after all, make the final
decisions i'm the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-10

! nent, Gandhi issued a call for
passive resistance against British
rule and promised complete sue
cess within two months.
There was an outbreak al New
Delhi, the capital, when on Gand-
his birthday Oct. 3 Nationalist
mobs tried to observe "Gandbi
Week"
Gandhi had been weakened ser
iously by his ascetic life. his age
and his recurrcnt fasts in the in
torest of his life work, the free
dCm of India for government by
the NationalistS.
STARTED FAST 4
In 1892 Gandhi started his fam
Gus fast unto death" in protest
against the governments grant of
separate electoratcs to the Hindu
"rntouchableS," " the millions of th,l
d@presset claS3cs whom Hindus
regard as outcasts.
He ended the fast when Hindu
Caste leaders and the untouchables
fcached an agreement.
1t was feared at the time of his
lnternment last August thai he
would start fast because he tols
lis followers: Remember the Slo-
gan-We get freedom or die" Many
Natlonalists died in riots.
Gandhi has tasted eight times in
tne last 25 years, the last in 1889
when he threatened to fast untd
dcath as the result of n dispute
with the authorities of Rajkot
state. This fast ended after five
days when the viceroy intervenedI
and assured him that he had beeiN
wrong in alleging breach of faith
Ey The Indian state authorities. He
ioSted also in 1918, 1921, 1924, twice
in 1893 ana in 1894.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-10
Japs Lose 10000 In Pacific

i UNITED STA TIE S PACIFIC c
FLEET HEADQUARTERS, Pearl
Harbor, Feb. 10. CUP)-Japan lost
10000 men killed, 200 ships sunk or
damaged and 1000 planes destroyed
in it's first great defeats of the war
on Guadalcanal island and in New
Guinea, informed quarters es-
timated today at this nerve center
Of the Pacific theater.
In the southern SolomonS alone,
it was estimated, Japan lost about
$4,000 men killed, $50 ships sunk or
damaged and more than 1000 planes
destroyed The rest of the losses
were suffered in the New Guinea
campaign
The United States, naval, marine,
air and army forces suffered pain
ful losses. But they were relatively
light and throughout the campaign
the American forces were outnum-
bered.
The United States forces at sea
and on land won their victory with
4 minimum of ships and men and
equipment. Recent reports indicat-
ed that the naval forces were now
being strengthened rapidly. A
United Press dispatch reported that
new guns, new ships. new planes
and more and more supplies wera
going in and r.Iat more we're oil the
way. But it was emphasized in COM
petont quarters here that future
operations in the south and south
west Pacific would be most import
ant ana would require every avail
able ship, man, plane and gun which
could be assembled
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-10
INTO ENEMY WATERS

Nimitz on the eve OF the ami
Versary of Pearl Harbor promised
that the United States forces event.
ually would advance into enemy
waters in the western Pacific. Hal
sey, who even hopes to see the de-
feat Of The entire axis this year
said in his New Year message to his
command: Great things are ex-
pecCed Of you during the coming
year
But already Japan had suffered
its most humiliating defeat since it
started its expansionist program
in 1881 with the theft of Man
chuia from China.
TnC Solomons campaign actually
began last May when force of
United States carrier planes sank
II japanese Warships. transports
ard cargo vessels at Tulagi harbor,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-10
FUTURE OPERATIONS

Obviously future operations can
not be mentioned. But two factors
limited at their character. First
Guadalcanal and Buna are poten-
tial spring boards for a move against
Rabaul, the great japanese base on
New Britain island northeast of
New Guinea. Secondly the japanese
are concentrating forces at Rabaul
rs their strong point in the South
Pacific area, planning to feed it
from the Irak naval base, $50 miles
to the north and 1850 miles north
west of Guadalcanal. and from Jap
an proper
Statements by Admiral Chster w.
NimitZ, commander in chief, and
Vice Admiral william F.. HalSey,
commanding III the south Pacific,
indicate Il determination to keep
Slugging the japanese in the often
Sl1e which started with the marine
landings in the SOlomonS last Aug.
Evening star., 1943-11-10
President 10 Report ia
Congress Tomorrow
On Aid Among Allies

President Roosevelt will send a
message to Congress tomorrow deal
ing with the subject of lease-lend
particularly Of raw materials. and
reverse lease-lend.
He told a news conference yes
terday that the message would 90 up
several hours after publica ton of a
British white paper on the same
subject.
While the President did not 90
into details as to what he would
say, he commented that a check of
the White House message and the
white paper will show they were
independently written.
Concern has been expressed in
congressional sources that aid to the
Allies is draining this country of
natural resources-particularly Of
oil
Along somewhat the same line, the
President re-emphasized at his news
conference that the United Nations
relief agreement, signed earlier in
the day, is based on the promise that
all the United and Associated Ma
tions are to share the burdens of re-
construction and postwar stabiliza-
ton throughout the world He had
made the same point in his speech
at the signing
In some quarters it has been con-
tended this country would be called
on to carry most of the load.
Stressing the importance of the
agreement. Mr. Roosevelt said that
emphasis would be on relief in the
broad sense and rehabilitation in a
limited sense. For the purposes of
the program. he. interpreted re-
Mobilization to cover, among other
things, seed, farm implements, and
the nucleus of dairy herds.
He said it did not include all sorts
of measures to bring people back to
their full normal economic level,
though work will be done in that
direction.
Mr.. Roosevelt pointed out that
arrangements to give effect to the
international relief agreement will
be subject to ratification by legisla-
lures
Evening star., 1943-11-10

on Economy and Efficiency from 1911
to 1913, became chief clerk of the
Post Office here in 1913 and served
as postmaster from 1916 to 1923
For the past 10 years Mr.. Chance,
who was born in Salem, Ill, had
lived at Brookeville. Md.
Mr.. Chance figured prominently
in one of the most sensational police
inquiries in District history. In 1929
he served as foreman of grand
jury which charged then 1t. Edward
j. Kelly, now major and superin-
tendent of police, and Inspector
William S. Shelby, former chief of
detectives, with inefhciency in con-
nection with the investigation of the
death of Mrs. Virginia Mcpherson.
Mr.. Chance became vice president
of the iffith-Consumers Coal Co.
after his term as postmaster.
He formerly was director of the
Liberty National Bank and the Sc
curity Finance Corp. He held mem
berships in the Board of Trade
Cosmos Club. City Club and the
Mid-City and Conduit Road Citizens
Associations.
Fraternally he was affiliated with
the Masons as member of Temple
Moves Lodge, No. 80.
He Is survived by his widow, the
former Euterpe Fitzgerald: a son,
Maj. Gordon NJ F. Chance, U. S.
Marines; brother, William w.
Chance of New Jersey, and two
sisters, Mrs. Richard Buckman OF
Mount Vernon. Ill. and Mrs. Edward
Hobbs of Evanston, III.
Funeral arrangements have not
been cOmpleted
Evening star., 1943-11-10
Net Estate Of S718,851
Left by Otis Skinner

Ry the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Nov. 10-Actor Otis
Skinner left net estate of s71S.o51
when he died January 4, 1912, an
estate tax appraisal shows.
After bequeathing $1,000 each to
the Actors Fund of America and
the permanent fund Of the Players
Club. Mr.. Skinner named his daugh-
ter, Cornelia Skinner Blodget of st.
James, N. Y. as his principal heir.
The daughter was left all his per-
sonal effects, his property at Wood
stock, Vt, and life interest in the
residuary estate, which includes Sc
curities listed at s553,624 and $685.
1877 cash.
Evening star., 1943-11-10
Helena (Mont. Newspaper
Mercer Is Announced

BY the Associated Press.
HELENA, Mont, Nov TO- - The
Montana Record Publishing Co. to-
day announced the purchase of the
Independent Publishing Co. plant
and equipment and, effective No
vember %, will consolidate the Hell
ena Montana Record Herald and
the Helena Independent.
The combined newspaper, to be
known as the Helena independent
Record, will be published afternoons
and Sunday mornings. The merged
paper will be a member of the As
sociated Press.
"Curtailment of the newsprint
supply and entry of more than go
per cent Of the male employees of the
two companies into the military
services were major factors in the
decision to consolidate" a joint
statement said.
Evening star., 1943-11-10
Film Talent Scout Runs Out
On Cast He Recruited Here
He appeared to be the real thing

He appeared to be the real thing
q Hollywood talent scout
Stage-wise veterans jumped at the
opportunity to appear In the film he
said his large Hollywood studio was
to make in Washington. The Statler
Hotel was happy to have him as q
guest.
His movie was to star Bette Davis.
John Garfield and Pat O'Brien, and
members OF Olsen and Johnson S
Sons O. Fun" cast playing at the
National Theater, looked forward
to the opportunity his picture would
provide.
When Ole Olsen had birthday
party at the Club Bali after Sat-
urday nights show, the talent scout
was right there.
There was talk that Miss Davis
would put in an appearance. She
didn't arrive, though. Her plane
was grounded en- route, the movie
representative explained.
All week long the man, who called
himself national talent scout for
Warner Brothers Studios" was very
busy. Monday Warner Brothers en-
phatically denied that Miss Davis
had any intention of appearing here
Frank La Falce, Warmers represent
ative here, also denied the scout"
was connected with his organization.
But now. Mr.. Olsen will tell you
this about the genial Mr.. x:
On his first day here. Mr.. Olsen
says the man introduced himself
and asked to see members OF the
show. Next thing Mr.. Olsen knew
was that the Hollywood agent had
lined up members of his cast for
the Bette Davis picture"
Mr.. Olsen said he felt sure the
man was "on the level" because he
talked of everybody in show business
But Mr.. Olsen foressw contract diff
f1culties If the Sons O Pun" stars
appeared in the movie.
The stars sent for their New York
agents. Mr.. Olsen sent for Harry
Kaufman. general manager of the
Shubert shows in New York. There
was an undertow OF contract dis
cussion. Meanwhile Mr.. x went on
busying himself with preparations
and with entertaining his prospec-
tive workers. 1t was to be a real
break" for every one, he kept repeat
ing.
Lionel Kaye, billed as the "Da1y"
auctioneer in Sons O. Fun" will
tell you this about Mr.. x:
The man was convincing and
showed me a wonderful time for a
week" Mr.. Kaye was to have one
Of the roles in the movie. according
to the talent scout" And the actor
never doubted" when, on his BIRTH
day, Mr.. x gave him party last
week Furthermore. Mr.. Kaye points
out that Mr.. x obligingly affixed Mr..
Hayes name to number of hotel
hills
Evening star., 1943-11-10

Eighteen chorus girls of the show
have this to say about Mr.. x:
He told them they were to make
$25 a day for four days when the
film work began last Sunday morn
ing. One Of their group dated the
alleged talent scout. All of them
spent money freely during the past
week, anticipating the extra money
soon to be theirs.
Mr.. Olsen and members of his
show became suspicious of the man
Sunday when they could not locate
him. BY checking, they learned
that his movie company did not
know OF his activities, and that Bette
Davis was in Hollywood and not on
grounded plane bound for Wash
ington, as Mr.. x had led them to
believe.
Mr.. Olsen said today the hotel
management had checked and found
only suit and pair of shoes in Mr..
KS room, plus considerable unpaid
expenses on his hotel bill
Now the hotel is still awaiting the
talent scouts temperance. He is
out of his room and has not been
located, they tell you.
The hotel management was re-
luctant to discuss the expenses run
up by Mr.. x, but did say that his
room bill for weeks stay amounted
to about 500. Apparently no one
else lost financially through Mr.. KS
visit and police said they have not
received any complaint
At the Club Troika, where Mr.. X
appeared twice with parties. no loss
was incurred by the night club. On
each occasion, a spokesman at the
club said, some one else paid the
check.
Paul Young. owner of the Rom
any Room, said he met Mr.. x Tues
day night. when the talent scout, /"
accompanied by a party which IN
cluded the manager of the Statler
Hotel and Mr.. Kaye, came to his
night club after the theater show.
The check was paid by one of the
party, Mr.. Young said.