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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
Nazis Reported in Full Retreat
Blowing Up Bridges in Caucasus;
British Seize Hills Near Mateur
Activity Is First
Of Recent Weeks
In North Tunisiu
By the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Jan. 6.-British
troops, attacking Is miles west of
Mateur, have driven the enemy
from strategic hills and are now
hopping up in the first activity
on the northern Tunisian front
in some time, an official spokes-
man announced today.
Mateur Is 20 miles southwest of
the Tunisian naval base of Bizerte.
The attack was supported by Raj
Hurricane bombers and fighters, and
an Raj spokesman announced that
four Nazi Focke-W ulf 100 fighters
and one JU-87 dive bomber were
shot down yesterday, while only one
British plane was lost.
Flying Fortresses-United States
four-motored Bit Misunderstanding
the enemy port of Sfax, were said
to have scored hits on or near
cruiser leaving the harbor and to
have left the power station in
flames. American medium BPS
Marauder bombers also attacked a
Nazi airdrome at Kairouan, about
So miles southwest of the east coast
port of SouSse.
Sousse Pounded Again.
Heavy bomberS of the United
States Army's 9th Air Force pounded
Sousse again yesterday in a daylight
attack without the loss of a plane.
an American communique an
nounced today, Cairo dispatch
said
All the bombs fell within the tar
get the communicate said. Bursts
were observed on commercial phos-
phate and the southern quays."
A British communique, apparently
referring to the same attack, said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
u. 5. Ships Make
Deepest Thrust
In So|omons
Air Attack Follows
Up Bomburdment
OfMundu Bose
BY CLAUDE A. MAHONEY.

Reporting on one of the most
active days in recent weeks in
the Solomons, the Navy today
told of a successful" lombard
ment and later air attack on the
japanese air field at Munda, New
Georgia Island, $50 miles north
west of Guadalcanal.
The foray was the deepest north
west thrust by United States sur
face ships so far reported in the
immediate waters of the Solomons
archipelago
The communique said japanese
bombers tried to intercept the war
ships making the attack on Munda,
but were driven off by four Grum-
man Wildcat fighters which shot
four into the ocean and probably
destroyed two others.
The communicate also told of a
hit scored on transport and an
attack on an enemy heavy cruiser in
the Solomons area.
"a Japs Killed on GuadaIcanal.
In addition our forces on Guadal-
canal killed "a japanese in hopping
up operations in the Mount Austin
sector.
The heavy cruiser was observed
and attacked at BUN on the island
OF Bougainville, and the transport in
the Shorthand Island area.
The Flying Fortresses and Light
ming fighters making the attack on
the cruiser were set upon by Is
enemy planes, but shot down three
of them. Two others probabl were
destroyed. Two United States fight
ers were lost.
Text OF the communique follows.
South Pacific (all dates are east
longitude:
Il. On January 5:
"(a) During the darkness Of the
early morning United States task
force of surface units successfully
bombarded the japanese airfield at
Munda on New Geargia Island.
Attacked by Dive Bombers.
",b) AS the task force retired it
was attacked by japanese dive
bombers. Four Wildcats (Grumman
F4FD intercepted, and shot down
four Of the enemy dive bombers and
probably destroyed two more. All
Wildcats returned safely after the
remaining enemy planes had with
drawn.
"tc) Marauder medium bombers
Martin B-26) later attacked enemy
installations at Munda. Results
could not be observed.
I'D During the afternoon Flying
Fortresses (Boeing BID, escorted
by Lightning fighters Lockheed
P-38), attacked an enemy heavy
cruiser at BUN on the island of
Bougainville. Results were not OBJ
served. Our fighters were attacked
by Is Zeros and float-type planes.
Three enemy planes were shot down
and two others were probably de-
stroyed. Two United States fighters
were lost.
"te) Flying Fortresses attacked
and scored bomb hit on a japanese
transport in the Shorthand Island
area.
"f During the day "a japanese
were killed in mopping-up opera
tons in the Mount Austin sector of
Guadalcanal Island"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
Allied Bombers Blast
10 Ships al Rabau|,
Fell 6 Jap Planes
Attack Comes After
Reported Missing
Of Enemy Armada
MAP on Page A-10.J
BY the Associated Press

BY tie Associated Press.
MELBOURNE, Jan. 6.-Heavy
bombers of the Allied air forces
under Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
command have smashed again
at massed enemy shipping in
Rabaul Harbor, leaving eight
vessels afire or sinking and de-
stroying a ninth with a direct
hit by a half-ton bomb, it was
officially announced today.
Probably a tenth vessel was de-,
stroyed an Allied headquarters
communique reported on the heels
of warnings that the japanese were
gathering a new war feet in the
Southwest Pacific
In all $4,000 tons of shipping SUI
fered under the newest blows of
the bombers which have been max
ing Rabaul, capital of New Britain
Island, the objective of concentrated
attacks ever since the Solomon Is
lands campaign opened. The direct
hit was on destroyer tender.
Alongside her was destroyer, which
might have been damaged
The eight other ships were mer-
chant vessels.
One Bomber Is Lost.
One bomber was reported lost on
the fight, but six japanese planes
were downed among a fight Of
about two dozen which tried to in
tercept the attack.
The communique also noted new
bombings of Lac, Salamaua and
Madang, in Northeastern New
Guinea; Gasmata Airdrome. in
Southern New Britain, and on Timor
Island, northwest of Australia. Air
dromes at Lac, Madang and on
Timor were the targets.
One air force unit also pounded
the japanese ground forces holding
the spit of beach at Sanananda
Point, north of Buna, as Allied tank
artillery and infantry closed in, the
headquarters report said
The air forces began intensive
commandment of the japanese beach
position two days ago. dropping
II 900 pounds of the missiles on the
Japs in their first sortie, William F.
See PACIFIC, Page A-l4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
A. Lawrence Lowell,
President Emeritus
OF Harvard, Dies
Head Of University
For "a Years Originated
College House Plan
BY the Associa ted Press.


BOSTON, Jan. Cdr. Abbott
Lawrence Lowell, Sc, president
emeritus of Harvard University,
died today at his Boston home.
The aged educator, who presided
over the destinies of the three CEN
turies-old university for "a years,
died after a short illness.
His family announced that funeral
services would be held at the Har-
ward Memorial Church in Cambridge
at II am. Saturday. DR.. Willard
Learoyd Sperry. dean of the Harvard
Divinity School. will officiate. DR..
Lowell was a Unitarian.
After becoming president emeritus
in 1888, he retained an active inter-
est in Massachusetts, civic affairs,
but more recently, with declining
health in the past year. had with
drawn a great deal from public
activities.
Stricken 10 Days Ago.
He was stricken i'll 10 days ago at
his Back Bay home and gradually
failed until his death this morning.
His nearest surviving relatives
were three nephews, George Putnam,
Augustus L. Putnam and Roger
Putnam, who has served as Mayor
of Springfield and was the unsuc-
cessful Democratic candidate for
Governor of Massachusetts last No.
vember. His wife died in 1880.
DR.. Lowell virtually remade Har-
ward University.
He became the Oath president of
the country's oldest school of higher
learning in 1909, when it had an
enrolment of $500 students and an
endowment of $22,7l600O.
When he announced his resignation
in the fall of 1882 there were more
than 5000 students, despite increas-
ingly severe standards of admission,
and the universitys endowment.
$l23, AIS 900. was the greatest of any
in the country.
DR.. Lowell started his career as
successor of the scholarly Charles
Eliot with the conviction that Har-
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present No. hea ting period and will
continue through periods and 5.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the
Office of Petroleum Administrator
for War reported that new type
of ALLEGATION for fuel oil to nom
residential users in the East, pos
Sibly giving schools and churches
a lower place on the scale of es-
sential consumers, is under dis
cussion by the PAW.
The proposed action, it was said,
would take the form of an order
mandatory upon oil companies, in
structing them which users should
get preference when supplies are
insufficient for all 1t would break
up the present long list of essen
tial' users into a priority scale, with
less essential commercial. industrial
and institutional users getting oil
See FUEL Oh, Page A-10J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06

that hits were scored on quays and
buildings" by Allied bombers.
Long-range fighters, it was re-
ported, shot down a German bomber
of Lampedusa Island between
Malta and the Tunisian coast. Only
one plane was lost in these and
other operations. the communique
reported.
Again there was nothing to re-
port" from the British land forces
pursuing Field Marshal Erwin ROM
mels army in Libya. The communi-
que added that there were no i'm
portant air operations over the
Llbyan battle area yesterday.
1t. Gen. Mark W. Clark, the tall,
46-year-old American officer who
made daring landing on the hos
tile shore of North Africa from a
submarine for a secret meeting with
French officers before the Allied
occupation. has been placed in COM
mand of the newly activated United
States 5th Army, now preparing
with its British and French Allies
to drive Axis forces from Tunisia.
The announcement that Gen
Clark, formerly deputy commander
in chief to 1t. Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower in North Africa, had
assumed his command was made
last night.
"a Reuters dispatch from the
Tunisian front said that crack
troops Of the British First Army,
including Commands and para
chutists. had driven the Germans
from strong position in the hills
few miles west of Mateur, about
20 miles southwest of Bizerte
(The British troops fought
three hours on the bare, rain
drenched mountainside against
some of the best German troops
who had been consolidating their
positions for weeks, the dispatch
said. Strong air and artillery
support aided the British in the
difficult action, which APPARENTLY
took place Monday or yesterday,
it was reportedD
Canadian Detachment Arrives.
AS the United States Fifth Army
came into being under Gen. Clark,
fCno AEpTCA non, ol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
Six Die, 100 Injured
In Fire in Chicago
Bowling Alley
Loss Put at $4,000;
Roy SchoIk Once Owned
Share in Structure
picture on Page A-4.)
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-Firemen
delving into the ruins of a fire.
wrecked bowling alley on the far
South Side uncovered six bodies
today, hours after the blaze had
driven more than 200 patrons
into the street, with more then
100 injured.
One of the bodies was Identified
as William Gutrich. 10, son of a
policeman, who had been reported
missing. Ferdinand Gutrich, the
victims father, was assigned to the
Gresham Police Station. The fire
was at 1854 South Ashland avenue,
in the Gresham district.
The other dead were identified as
Thomas PodZimek, 30; Carl Peter
Deddo. %; Anthony Erris. %; Phillip
Gardner, about so, and Joseph r.
Bingham, Al.
In the little Company of Mary
Hospital, where IS victims were
taken for treatment, q were held all
night with at least 7 reported in a
critical condition
Damage Put at S150,OOO.
The fire burned for several hours
and damage was estimated by Fire
Marshal Anthony Mullaney at $780,
900.
Scores of injured, most OF them
with burns on the face, neck and
hands, were treated at nearby first
aid stations.
The five bodies were found
huddled in the wreckage of a wash
room. Marshal Mullaney said their
escape apparently had been cut OF
by the flames and they had sought
safety in the washrom, but had been
asphyxiated. ..-
Approximately one-fifth-39 pieces
of the citys fire fire equipment
answered the sill alarm. Firemen
were hampered by temperatures well
below freezing and vehicles were
slowed by icy streets.
Tentative identifications of four
of the bodies indicated they all were
residents of the general vicinity of
the bowling alley.
Soaring Blast of Flame.
The nearly new, one-story struc-
ture, was built and equipped at an
estimated cost of $780, 900 by syn
dictate of which Ray Schalk, former
Chicago White Sox catcher and
manager, was a member Schalk
however, disposed of his interest
more than a year ago.
Eyewitnesses said some smoke had
appeared in the rear of the alleys
and had been followed by tongues
of flame Many of the patrons
started for the exits-three in num-
oer-but many stopped at the check
room to recover hats and coats.
Suddenly there was a soaring blast
of hot air and flames. those who
felt it said they were pushed through
the front doors and into the street
Some said they heard mufied
explosion, others had heard nothing
Firemen said the blast probably
was a bareback caused by igni-
ton of the heated gases.
All agreed that the disappearing
flames shot the length Of the 20 al
(See FIRE, Page A-4J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
BY the Associated Press.

Elmer Davis, director of the Office
of War Information, spoke out today
against over-optimism about an
early end to the war and stressed
particularly the continuing serious
submarine menace"
Mr.. Davis, who in his New Year
message to the people last week ad-
vised them to expect casualties and
losses inevitable in war, took specific
exception to a prediction of Admiral
William F. Halsey. South Pacific
commander, that the war will end
this year.
Il have no information TO support
such prediction, although I have
been trying to get some." Mr.. Davis
told press conference.
The information director said
that, to the best of his knowledge,
the Germans still were building
more submarines than the United
Nations were sinking, while the toll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06

broken now and to the accomplish
ments of those measures necessary
to the preservation of liberty and
constitutional government, you, Mr..
Speaker. must lead the way"
"A difficult task confronts the
Congress, Mr.. Cox continued, land
that task Is to re-eStablish balanced
government by the Congress recap
turing powers which never should
have been delegated.
Powers which it cannot reclaim
it must redef1ne. Congress must use
that great and certain power re-
served to it in the Constitution
the control of the purse"
Winning of the war will be the
chief business of Congress, the
Georgian stressed, adding:
But we want to keep America
We want to preserve the liberties
Of our people We want to keep our
(See cox, PAGE A-2J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
Safety Campaign
In Radio Forum

Safety in war industries
from preventable accidents will
be discussed by three promi-
nent speakers in the National
Radio Forum this evening,
launching a Nationwide cam
paign to be centered in IA
major production centers. The
Forum is a Blue Network fea-
ture arranged by The Star and
broadcast locally from Station
WMAL at 1915 pm.
The speakers will be William
A. Irwin, national chairman
of the War Production Fund
to Conserve Manpower; Under
secretary of the Navy James
v. Forrestal and Surg. Gen.
Thomas Parran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
Rail yards Ruided
At MondoIoyby
u. S. Bombers
Large Fires, Visible
For 70 Miles, Are
Started in Attack
By the Associated Press.


NEW DELHI, Jan. GA large
formation of heavy United States
bombers raided the railroad
yards at Mandalay, in Burma,
Monday, dropping their bombs
on a concentration of freight
cars and other railroad equip
ment and starting large fires, a
communique from United States
headquarters said today.
Smoke columns from the fires in
the railroad yard could be seen from
a distance of 10 miles, the COM
munique reported.
Other crews attacked a $1,000 ton
vessel moving up the Irrawaddi
River toward Rangoon. Thick
tSee BURMA, Page A-14D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
Marshal McC|ouehry
Killed in Egyptian Crash
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
CAIRO. Jan. 6-Air Vice Marshal
Wilfred McClaughry, commanding
the Royal Air Force in Egypt, was
among IL persons killed Monday in
an airplane crash, it was disclosed
today.
Lady Tedder, wife of Air Marshal
Sir Arthur William Tedder, vice
chief of staff of the Raj, was killed
in the same crash. Her death was
disclosed yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
Direct News Channel
From Algiers to
Washington Opened
Py the Associated Press

2, the Associated Press
Elmer Davis. director OF war
information, announced today
the opening Of a direct news
transmission channel from AL
glers to Washington by Army
wireless, which he said would
speed and greatly increase the
flow of news from the North
African front.
The first transmission this
morning brought in 5000 words
of dispatches from American
newspaper and press associa-
ton correspondents and is ex-
pected hereafter to average
about 10000 words per day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
Pucheu Declared Held
By OfficiuIs in Spain

Special Radio to The Star and Chicago
Daily News.
BERN, Jan. 6.-An authoritative
French source here disclosed today
that Pierre Pucheu, Frances min
lister OF the interior in the days of
Admiral Jean Darlan, is not in
Algiers, as generally believed.
Pucheu tried to reach this haven
OF safety through Spain. but was
stopped at Saragossa by Spanish
officials and confined to a residence
there, it was said.
Copyright, 1912. Chicago Daily News, Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
Pedestrian. "a, Injured

A 74-year-old man was injured
seriously today when he was said to
have walked into the side of a bus
at Fifteenth and H streets NE. The
victim, Harry Stailey of 423 Twelfth
street NE. was taken to Casualty
Hospital. where it was said he was
suffering from head injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
BY ALFRED TOOMBS.

Fuel Oil rations for all non-res-
idential users are expected to be
slashed to so per cent of normal
consumption of oil as against the
present Sc per cent. it was learned
today at the Office of Price Ad-
miniStration.
An order will be issued today
or tomorrow. it was indicated.
Such places as theaters, Office
buildings, stores. bowling allevs-any
building, in fact, which uses more
than 30 per cent OF its area for pur-
poses other than residential-will be
affected.
The cut will be effective in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
Story Of Lebrun Arrival
In Africa Is Denied

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 6--Albert Lebrun,
President of the French Republic
until its fall, was reported by a
Brazzaville broadcast to have ar
rived in North Africa, but unofficial
though completely reliable sources in
London said today it was known
definitely that this was not true.
The report of the Brazzaville radio,
controlled by the Fighting French,
was recorded by the Federal Com
munications Commission in the
United States last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
Non-ResidentiuI Fuel Oil Ration
Reported Due for Further Cut
Theoters, Office Buildings and Stores
To Receive so Per Cent of Normal SuppIy

CAVALIER CRITICIZED by spokes-
man for D. C. fuel oil dealers
Page B.
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(See AFRICA, Page A.,
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(See TEST, Page A-4D
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(See LOWELL, Page A-14.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06

(See FIRE, Page A-4J
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(See CONGRESS, Page A-4D
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(See COX, Page A-2.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages Tx and AK of this edition of
The Star, supplementing the news of
the regular home delivered edition.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04

Manager
Suspended

LANSING, March 4.-For the
fourth time in three years, Grant
Bennett, ~, was suspended as
manager of the Battle Greek
liquor store today by the state
liquor control commission.
On all three previous occasions
the state civil service commission
ordered his reinstatement OF
grounds that charges OF incompe-
tency had not been sustained.
Another hearing on the quail
fcations of the aged manager will
be held at IL a. m. Monday.
Liquor Control Chairman Dunn
said that Benefits reports, sup.
posed 10 be made weekly, are
months delinquent and therefore
an audit is being made.
The Battle Creek store will re-
main closed until the check is
completed. he said.
BESIDES being delinquent In
his reports, Bennett frequently
kept the store closed one or two
days week" the chairman
charged. "He was arrogant I'm
dealing with the public and
showed no evidence that he II
qualified TO continue on the job"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04
Smokes in Bed,
Killed by Fire

Smoking in bed was blamed to-
day for a fire that took the life OF
Malcolm Martin, "a. war worker,
and routed seven persons into the
cold from t"e-steFy Aat5T6333
East Forest.
Martin, whose wife and three
children live in Smithville. Tenn,
retired for the night at 8 p. IN.
Firemen believe he doZed with a
lighted cigaret in his mouth.
Another blaze in the Elsmere
Apartments. 1911 M Jason place.
drove about 40 persons from their
homes in the two-story building,
Believed started by an overheated
furnace. the flames ragged several
hours.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04
Car License Business
DwindIes in Saginaw

SAGINAW. March AIS the
auto license business dwindled 10
almost nothing. Thomas j. Arnold,
district manager for the secre-
tary Of state, today started trim
ming down his extra crew.
Arnold expects al least 1000
cars 10 90 unlicensed because Of
rationing. Another slight furry Of
activity is expected when police
and sheriff's officers start ticket
ing non-licensed cars within the
next few DAYS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04
Boy, IS, Admits
Killing Woman

MENOMONIE, Wis. March 4
uNSl.-Merle Smith. Is. OF Eau
Claire, confessed today that he
killed his employer, Mrs. Eliza
Shellhouse. 66-year-old widow. at
her farm home 10 miles east OF
Menomonie.
Merle told Sheriff Fred Einum
he was shooting birds when Mrs.
ShellhouSe accidentally came into
his line of fire.
"When I saw her fall and
knew 1 hit her, he said. II was
afraid she would tell, so 1 fired
seven more shots at her"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04
Koch Remedy
Causes Skinny,
.Do(tor Testifies
By DOROTHY WILLIAMS

Injections of glyoxylide, a Koch
preparation, usually precipitated a
"shimmy-like motion which travels
along the muscles" jurors weigh
ing the case of DR.. William f.
Koch learned today.
The information was given by
DIR. William Henry Mick. Cleve-
land reontologist, whose belief in
the Koch product Is so profound
that he treated himself with the
remedy.
VET OF WORLD WAR
81 have never seen such a re-
action follow injections OF any
other type" the veteran of the
United States Medical Corps In
World War /. testified.
DR.. Mick credits glyoxylde with
the disappearance of Jumps which
appeared under his armpits.
Furthermore, he testified. his
health is better and there is an
improvement in the pre-cancerouS
dermatitis which nc claims he de-
veloped from early work with
x-ray in treatment of cancer.
He has used the Koch prepare
lion on 228 cases, including Ill
patients suffering from cancer,
DR.. Mick said.
BROTHER CO-DEFENDANT
DR.. Koch, one-time professor OF
chemistry at the University Of
Michigan. is on trial with his
brother, Louis. secretary-treasurer
of the Koch Laboratories. Inc, on
charges of misrepresentation OF
their products.
Federal Judge O'Brien is hearing
the case