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Evening star., 1943-11-10
Americans Rout 9 Counterb|ows
In Drive on Nazis' Italian Line;
Japs Try Bougainvi||e Squeeze
Several Hundred
Men Landed Neo,
u. S. Beuchheud
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS, Nov. 10
United States marines, tanks,
artillery and planes are battling
hard against several hundred
japanese who have landed north
OF Empress Augusta Bay, thus
forcing the Americans to tight
on both sides of their Bougain-
vile beachhead in the Northern
Solomons.
Latest advices from Admiral Will
liam F, Halsey indicated strongly
today that the japanese already are
attempting to exert squeeze play.
While the northern force brought
Comm. mortars into action another
force attempting to push up from
the south skirmished with marines
and was pounded by l6 tons of ex-
.plosives loosed by Avenger torpedo
oombers and Dauntless divebombers
Escorted by Warships.
Fully equipped the northern group
sneaked down from Buka Saturday
might and early Sunday in self-pro-
PEELED barges. Presumably they were
escorted by the cruiser and two de-
'troyers previously reported to have
oeen attacked early Sunday SO miles
from Buka by the torpedos of low
flying Australian Beauforts. These
bargeS had to move through the
same waters in which japanese
naval task force was intercepted and
1ecisively beaten by American war
ships November 2 while trying to
get close enough to lombard the
then day-old beachhead.
The first japanese to land Sunday
at s a m. miles northwest OF Cape
Torokina were met by marine
observation post which killed 80 of
them.
An hour and a half later patrol
torpedo boats attacked one troop
laden barge but it put into Asthma
Bay, seven miles north of Cape To-
rokina, where the marines had first
established their beachhead.
Divebombers Strafe Barges.
Shortly after noon a japanese unit
was encountered on a jungle trail
leading to Torokina and was forced
to withdraw. leaving eight dead.
More than 125 Japanese were slain
Sunday and the marines sustained
so casualties, Admiral Halsey's head
quarters said.
During that afternoon Dauntless
divebombers strafed the barges, each
capable Of carrying IS to $50 troops,
at the mouth of the Laruma River
where the first Japs landed. Fighter
escorted Ventures later attacked
them with four and a half tons of
bombs and Mitchell medium bomb
ers followed in.
Some Japanese planes had made
night forays during the landing
operation. dropping so bombs on the
marine beachhead and on nearby
Puruata Island, killing two marines
and wounding several.
Evening star., 1943-11-10
Chinese Hold Invaders
On Yangtze River Front
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHUNGKING, Nov. 10. - Con-
tinued fighting for control of the
vital Yangtze River front, with the
Chinese holding the invaders on
most sectors and recapturing the
important town of Nanhsein near
Tungting Lake in the heart of
China's rice bowl was announced
today by the Chinese high COM
mand
Nanhsein, which had fallen to the
left wing Of an estimated 10000
japanese troops operating on a 90
mile frone. was retaken Sunday.
The enemy lost heavily in Chinese
attacks on column that had pene-
trated into the mountains to points
about 40 miles south of Ichang on
the Yangtze
Evening star., 1943-11-10

The force of the second rammine
was too much for the old Borie
which was built in 1920, and holes
opened in her hull below the water
line. With water pouring in, she
managed to rejoin her task force
but damage was so great it was
necessary for her personnel to aban-
don her. The Borie then was sunk
by bombs from her own groups
planes.
In announcing the losses the Navy
Department emphasized that al
sinkings of United States vessels in
the South and Southwest Pacific
now have been announced. The
japanese recently have claimed the
sinking Of large number of Amer
ican warships during engagements
in those theaterS.
The Borie, the Navy said was part
OF task force which included the
lSee DESTROYERS page A-221
Evening star., 1943-11-10
Nazis Acknowledge
New Retreats Over
Snow in Kiev Area
Red Army Advances
II Miles in Day,
Retukes 30 Towns
BY the Associs ted Press.


LONDON, Nov. l0.-The Ger
mans acknowledged fresh re-
treats north and west of Kiev
today before superior Russian
forces laundering over the first
heavy SHOWS of the Western
Ukraine toward the Polish and
Rumanian frontiers.
Gen. Nikolai Vatutin's 1st Ukra-
inian Army was said in official
Moscow advices to have advanced
u miles in day from Kiev, cap
turing 80 towns and villages. The
Kiev combat carried within So miles
Of the important rail city of Koros-
ten. further threatening Germans
in the Ukraine with encirclement.
Russian tanks and infantry were
pounding heavily at German lines
northwest Of Smolensk in swaying
fights" on the approaches to the
Latvian frontier the German COM
munique said. Violent Russian at
tacks also were reported in the Newell
OIL VI Gl1C lloLCll IlO1 III.
The Germans described fighting in
the Crimea as local. They have ac-
knowledged a Russian drive from
the north In the Perekop Isthmus
and from the east around Kerch.
The Berlin communique said So
Wet landing formation had been
driven back in the Kerch Straits.
There was no confirmation of a
Reuters report that Kerch itself
population, l05 00O had been cap
tured.
tAnother Berlin broadcast
heard by Government monitors
in New York said the Russians
had made fresh landing at an
unidentified spot in the Crimea
and that heavy fighting was in
progress on the Perekop Isthmus.
The Columbia BroadcaSting Sys-
tenn said Russian patrols knitting
south of Kiev had made con-
tact with Russians in the Pere-
yaslav bridgehead."D
In the Kiev fighting area south
and southwest of the town German
troops again on November 9 were
engaged in fierce fighting against
the enemy thrusting forward on a
wide 'front.' the Berlin communique
said. Despite tough enemy re-
sistance, German counterattacks
reached their assigned goals and
captured lost localities
$500 Germans Slain.
The Germans said the Red Army
was attacking lin severe struggles
southwest of Dnepropetrovsk and
north of Krivoi Rog in the Dnieper
bend. making local dents" which
the Nazis insisted were straight
ened out.
The Moscow bulletin said that
$500 Geremons were slain yester-
day-700 in the Crimea, 1900 in the
Kiev area and $500 on the Nevel
sector on the north-central front,
where Red Army forces threaten the
Latvian and old Polish frontiers.
Other Moscow dispatches reported
a Russian drive from a Dnieper
River bridgehead so miles south
east of Kiev, apparently aimed at
the flank of the German forces
under attack by other Russian
columns operating in the vicinity
of recently captured Fastov, south
west of Kiev Here, the Soviet COM
munique said, the Russians captured
so antiaircraft guns, % field guns
and huge stores of other war gear
Gen. Vatutin's armies were re-
ported operating on 50-mile deer
arc west of Kiev in the first heavy
snowfall on the Ukrainian front
Evening star., 1943-11-10
War Fund Solicitors
Due 10 Report Today
On 15Pct. Deficit
Eisenhower and HoIsey
Appeal on BehoIf Of
Servicemen on Fronts
BULLETIN.

Community War Fund con-
tributions have reached a
total of $4,2O2.48l-l3.5 per
cent short Of the $4,000. 900
quota-it was announced this
afternoon at report meeting
in the United States Chamber
OF Commerce.
Community War Fund solici-
tors were scheduled to NEE
again today to report gains mad.
toward obtaining the 10000
still needed to reach the $4,000,
600 goal
Meanwhile. Admiral William F
Halsey, United States naval com
mander in the South Pacific, ant
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Alice
commander in the Mediterranean
cabled urgent pleas for completion
of war fund drives all over the coun
try.
Our men are proving themselve
out here" Admiral Halsey declared
May your will to win be equal a
home"
Cites Morale Building.
Best wishes for its complete sue.
cess" Gen Eisenhower wired to Wa
Fund officials
The military chiefs commented or
the morale building activities OF tht
fund, which includes 145 agencies
for the relief of servicemen at tht
front, people in the Allied countrie.
and families at home.
Your dollars are providing tn,
means" Admiral Halsey declared
with which our already successful
drives will increase in scope and ef
fort until the enemy covers in terro
in its homeland"
Herbert L. Willett. jr.. executiv,
director OF the drive, joined with
the District Commissioners in plead
i ing for special effort by the 19.00t
| fund solicitors in connection witt
Armistice Day.
Commissioners Appeal.
1T we cherish the memory o.
those who died for us and are still
dying for us he declared, "ther
let's finish job we have to dt
right here in Washington-put tht
War Fund over the top"
The Commissioners official proc.
lamation, issued yesterday, urgee
contributions to the drive on Armi
stice Day, tomorrow. The city
heads also suggested that those wht
have given might see fit to give &
little more"
Total contributions now stand Al
81. .10l ,0O0-about $780, 900, or IS PEI
cent, short OF the goal. Business.
men still are leading the eigh
groups of solicitors with "a per cen
Of their quota collected. The gain.
will be reported this afternoon al
the United States Chamber of Com.
merce
Evening star., 1943-11-10
Red Cross Ship Reported
Sunk by Mine Off France

BY The Assoclated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov 10. - The Bern
radio announced last night that the
1,080-ton Portuguese mail ship
Padua, which was commissioned by
the International Committee of the
Red Gross to transport from Lisbon
1000 bags Of packages intended fol-
Allied prisoners of war, had struck a
mine and sunk off Marseille.
Six Portuguese members of the
crew are missing, said the broadcast,
recorded here by CHS. The broad
cast said sinking constituted the in
ternational committees first ship
loss in more than two years of mari
time activity.
Evening star., 1943-11-10
German Puppet Leader
In Albania Assussinuted
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. 10.-Idhomone
Kosturi, president of the puppet Ma
tional Assembly in German-occu-
pied Albania, has been assassinated,
the Albanian radio said today in a
broadcast recorded by United States
government monitors.
The broadcast said unidentified
persons" shot Kosturi as "he was
leaving Parliament In his car"
Evening star., 1943-11-10
Fourth u. S. BottIeship
iCIoimed Sunk OFT SoIomons

LONDON, Nov. 10 (P.-The Ber-
lin radio quoted japanese Dispatch
es as saying today that an Allied
battleship reported damaged of
Bougainville yesterday was now as
certained to have been sunk raising
to four the total number of bat
tleships sunk In that area OF the
Solomon Islands.
The broadcast added that Toxic
said three additional large cruisers
and a small cruiser or destroyer had
been damaged.
There has been no Allied confirm
alton of the Japanese claims.
Evening star., 1943-11-10
Hull Sends Message
ION Soviet Anniversary

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (Pl.-Tass
radioed to Russian newspapers yes
terday the text of a message from
Secretary Hull, congratulating the
Soviet Union on it's national ami
versary and sending best wishes
for the future" to Premier Stain
The message expressed Mr.. Hull's
thanks for "a most pleasant and in
teresting visit to your great coun-
try" 1t was recorded in this coun-
try BY Government monitors.
Evening star., 1943-11-10
Three Records Set
In Waste Paper Drive

Jefferson Junior High
School, located at Eighth and
H streets S.W., set three rec
ords Monday for single-day
collections in The Evening
Star-PTA Salvage for Victory
waste paper program with a
total of 1850 pounds.
Details on these records and
other news concerning the
drive to get in the vitality
needed scrap paper will be
found today on page AS.
Evening star., 1943-11-10
Portuguese Red Cross
Hears z U. S. Ships Sunk

By the Associated Press.
LISBON, Nov. 10.-The Portuguese
Red Cross received a report from
Lourenco Marques yesterday that 10
United Nations vessels, including
two of American registry, had been
sunk in the Indian Ocean. and that
survivors were landed in Mozam-
bique.
Survivors landed in the Portu-
guese colony in Southeastern Africa
from the American ships. Alice
Holmes and Robert Bacon.
Evening star., 1943-11-10
Late News
Bulletin

Woman, Hit by Bus, Dies
Betty J. Gordon. IS. Of 512S
Second street NV. died in
Garfield Hospital shortly be-
fore noon today Of injuries re-
ceived several hours earlier
when she was struck by a Cap
ital Transit Co. bus at Kansas
avenue and Gallatin street
NV.
Earlier story on Page BID
Evening star., 1943-11-10
Eden Back in London

LONDON, Nov. 10 (P,. y Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden returned
today from the tripartite confer
ences in Moscow after a stopover in
Cairo, where he talked with Turkish
Foreign Minister human Menemen-
cioglu.
Evening star., 1943-11-10

(See MARINES. Page A-22.)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-01-23
O'Mdhoney Sees
Danger at Home
IN BureGuCrOtS

Editors of the nation are prOclaiming
the speech Of Senator O'Mahoney of
Wyoming, democrat, as one Of the most
far-reaehing of the past generation,
from the standpoint of preserving in
dividual liberty under the American
form of government. Without rancor or
partisanship, he showed that this nation
faces a danger at home, not so much
from outside enemies Gas from the
theology which made those enemies
prepare and preeipitate the war, the
theology of the authoritarian state"
eve are rapidly drifting toward the
totalitarian idea that the state is the
master, and that the individual has no
rights which the state must respect" he
said, tracing the growth of bureaucracy
in this country up to the moment and
showing that it is but short step from
this point to the European theory of
the authoritarian state.
of we believe, as the founders of
this nation did, in a separation Of the
powers of government into the legisla
tive, the executive and the judicial, and
if we look for the restoration of that
balance after the war, then it is i'm
perative that we should at least make
ourselves acquainted with the recent
trends of government" said Senator
O'Mahoney. "TO say that congress in
tended to surrender its legislative func-
ton would, of course, be the sheerest
nonsense. Advocates of a new order OPP
posed to democracy have reached their
conclusions because they believe that
the modern world has become so com
pick that people can no longer govern
themselves as they did in the handi-
craft area, but must be governed by
experts who will tell them what they
ought to do and also what they must
do"
The senator pointed out that gov
eminent by executive order, and bureau
cratic announcements which sidetrack
congress, is dangerous because pattern
can be set whereby weak executives
surrounded by tremendous concentrated
power viii become the instruments of .
permanent bureaucracy" (
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-01-23
If Only OPA ond
WPB Would Read
These Conclusions

"Thus, it appears the refiners (of
petroleum) are given a ceiling at
prices below their cost Of produc-
tion. Is this a wise governmental
policy7 We think it is not" says the
report of the special congressional
committee which investigated the
oil industry. 1.-THE citizen should
bear his part Of the expense Of gov
eminent through taxes. To exact
property below the cost of produc-
ton is not Just policy and may
well serve as handicap to our war
effort, where it applies to critical
war material. A fetish should not
be made Of price ceilings to stand
in the way Of reasonable adjust
ments justly due producers. This
normal incentive to production
should not be withdrawn from
critically needed war materials.
Such q policy is not only unjust,
but is also an unnecessary hazard
to war production. A just price
ceiling for crude is Of even greater
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-01-23
Higher Prices on
Fuel Oil MoY Be
Boon to Wyoming

Higher prices for Wyoming oils may
result from the recommendation of the
Petroleum Industry War council that
OPA Immediately allow an increase in
price of fuel oils, particularly in the
middle west. The resolution called for
an increase of Is cents barrel for
No. fuel oil 90 degrees gravity and
below and the use of formula which
viii increase the prices of lighter fuel
oils on a gravity scale. The increase was
asked for the entire United States, ex-
cept the Pacific coast, where increases
already have been allowed.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-01-23
Senator Brown
Is New OPA Heed

The appointment Of Sen. Prentiss NJ.
Brown of Michigan as price administra-
tor to succeed Leon Henderson has been
approved by the senate. Brown, 53-year-
old native of st. Ignaee, Mich, is i'm
mediately taking over. Henderson is
retiring "because of i'll health" Senator
Brown was author of the price control
bill but is neither "red" nor a "pink"
and the nation will watch with interest
his handling Of the gigantic OPA or
ganization which Henderson and DR..
Galbreath, his right bower, built up
under a definite plan of RECOMMENDATION.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-01-23
Price Situdtion
In SSt0tus Quo ds
Henderson Retires

"The overall crude price situation
seems to be held in allegiance" reports
Russell Brown, IPA counsel at Wash
ington. "The members of the Price Ad-
ministrator's staff have not indicated
any willingness to take any action until
recommendation has been made by the
Office Of Petroleum Administrator. It
is hoped that some recommendation will
follow early after the report of the
crude price committee of the Petroleum
Industry War Council" This report is
to be submitted January 20.
'The present petroleum administra
ton has been in operation for more than
IL months, and SO far, nothing has been
done to increase the reserves of crude
petroleum." he continues. "In order to
make available supplies necessary for
our war activity, it was generally in
dicated that we needed to drill more
exploratory wells in 1912 than we did
during the year 1941, but the report of
the production division Of the Office of
Petroleum Administrator indicates that
there were drilled approximately 90
percent of the number of wells drilled
in 1941, and that the results were very
diseouraging in that we discovered
much less oil than was consumed"
Other Washington sources suggest
that price consideration has been de-
layed pending removal of Leon Hender-
son and his staff of "pinks-" Senator
Prentiss H. Brown of Michigan, au-
thor of the price administration law,
has been confirmed as Henderson's sue
cessor.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-01-23
STANDARD Oil To
Sell Super Fuel
When Won Ends

LINDEN, y. J-Super fuels for su
per engines were brought a step nearer
in two wartime developments, with
tremendous possibilities for peaectime
applications
STANDARD Oil Co. IN. j. formally
put into full operation its new fluid
eatalytic cracking plan, $6,0Oo,00o
maze Of pipes that can produce mill
tarily secret amount Of I00-octane avia
ton gasoline daily.
In opening ceremonies, Standard Pres
ident Ralph NJ Gallagher predicted au.
tomohiles could achieve 80 miles to the
gallon with motors designed for this
special fuel, and in speaking Of gaso
line with an octane rating much higher
than 100" said: 1--WE recognize no
ceiling
Another announcement, from Houdy
Process Corp, said that company had
developed catalytie refining method
by which such powerful gasoline could
be produced that airplane motors would
have to be redesigned to get full use Of
its energy
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-01-23
Confusion of
Authority Is Due
For Investigation

Appointment of a committee of five
senators to investigate the Confusion
of authority >. relating to production,
transportation and use of essential fuels
F." in the midwest, between the
Mississippi river and the Rocky noun
tains, has been recommended in the
United States senate. Says the resolu-
ton: "this region is threatened with a
shortage in the supply of these essential
fuels (coal and oiD which are pro-
duced within its borders"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-01-23
90 NEW TRUCKS RATIoNED
FOR ESSENTIAL WESTERN USE

Ninety-two new trucks were rationed
to essential users in the six mountain
states during December, ALLEGATIONS Off
GERS for the Office of Defense Trans
portation report. The trucks were re
leased as follows: Nineteen in Colorado,
25 in Wyoming, 10 in New Mexico, in
Idaho, 9 in Utah, and "a in Montana.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-01-23

Montana oil men extend their cor.
gratulations to C. W Gross, who has
been appointed chief clerk for the Mon
tana board Of equalization, succeeding
the late Phil H. Greenan of Helena.
Gross has been for many years identi-
fled with the oil industry, and in recent
years has served as an official of the
Independent Refining company at
Laurel
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-01-23
RATING Is AJAX

A recent release by the WPB on
preference ratings on emergency re-
pair and maintenance in oil fields gave
the new rating as AA-2. 1t should have
been AA-2X, says a correction just re-
ceived.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-01-23
New Group Wages
Bureuucrut Won

Why $50 percent more men and
women are now on the federal civilian
payroll than the first war is one of the
things National Small Business Mems
association is trying to solve, says that
organizations national publication.
"There are only 25 percent more men
serving in the armed forces and only
10 percent more at work in war in
dustries," the paper asserts. Dewitt
Emery, president, writes: owe all
strenuously object to being kicked
around for no reason other than some
bureauerat thinks we should be-"
DAKoTAN GETS LEASE
Tom CORDIALLY of the Great Falls land
office announces receipt of oil and gas
leases from the general land office as
follows: To Robert B. Nipple of Pierre,
S. D., for 24O acres in Twps. 35 and SO,
Rg. 4S E.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-01

nETROIT singers are coop
~ Grating with musical and
civic organizations for perform
ence OF Smetana's famous
comic opera, THE Battered
Bride 10 be given Sunday eve
ming, oct. 81, at the Scottish
Rite Cathedral of Masonic
Remple.
The opera, TO be sung in
English, will be the first OF a
planned series of the better
known operas, in which aspir-
ing Detroit singers will be
auditioned in actual perform
ances.
Cooperating in the perform
ance will be the Wayne Uni
versity Dance Group. headed by
Ruth Murray; the Detroit Art
Institute Mixed Chorus. under
Arthur Gnau; the Detroit or
chestra and a cast OF we'll
known Detroit singers. Three
eminent members OF the Metro
politan Opera Company will
come to Detroit to aid in the
presentation.
Also cooperating in the
performance will he Detroit
nationality groups and COM
mittee of music-loving citizens
headed by Mayor Edward j.
Jehries as honorary chairman.
With Mayor Jeffries on the
committee will be Fred NJ. But
gel. Detroit attorney; Dean
Waldo Lessenger OF Wayne
University, DR.. Vaughn S.
Blanchard of the Detroit Board
OF Education. anC others.
The date for the performance
has been set for the Sunday
following the anniversary Of
CZecho Slovak Independence
Day. which has become tradi-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-01

known as king Of ~ Saxo-
phone and his band will take
over for an engagement. The
voice Of Mary Ann McColl will
be heard on the swing numbers,
Tuesday will be the sign for
Carnival reyelry in the park
with all rides in the amusement
area at cut rate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-01
6dgewater Park
Gets New Acts

BEN MOUTON. known as
The Man in the Clouds" who
performs amazing acrobatic ex-
hibitions al the top OF a sway
ing l35-foot pole, closes tonight
as the outdoor attraction al
Edgewater Park. There will
be a matinee and two evening
performances.
Starting Monday. Edgewater
will present the dare-devils Of
the air, Kurtzo and Kurtz. Al
Kurtzo is the originator n
back-bending feats atop a 100
foot platform. The team offers
a combination Of thrilling ira
peze and contortionistic rou-
tines.