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Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
N. Y. Schools Shut Feb.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (UP).-
Ellsworth B. Buck. president of
the board of education. announced
today that because of the fuel
shortage all public schools in the
city would be closed from Febru-
ary ] through February s. The
closing will take the place OF the
Easter recess. April 26 to April 30.
Schools will be kept open then.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
Opposes Independent Air Force

Then, the conference turned to discussion of
independent air force
IF any could show where the air of
navy has fallen down. there might to be need for H.
Stark said "But has. i need for an inde
pendent air force think would be catastrophe at this
time to adopt SUCH"
AS for the Japanese, he thought that beating them
would be "long proposition"
You've got to kill the Jap to beat him. They've got
great empire in being and they'll not give ii up easily"
British morale he found to be very high and the
health of the nation splendid in spite OF its greatly
duced food supply
Stark said he had been ordered here for consultations
and that he would return to his post abroad soon.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UP)-
A minimum 54-hour work week
for all industry with no overtime
pay was recommended by the ma
tons big four" farm organiza-
tions today They also formally
began a drive TO include labor
costs in computing parity for price
ceiling PURPOSES.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
9Th Ruhr
Air Attack
In 1913

LONDON. Jan. 9 British
bomberc raided the German indus
trial Ruhr during the night for
the fifth time since New Years
Eve, the air ministry reported
today.
Five planes were lost, an indi-
cation that the attacking force
may have numbered 100 or more
planes.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
Coast Plane Wages Raised

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9 UNSl
In a move 10 stabilize wage con-
ditions. the West Coast aircraft
industry today accepted a WLR
pay increase recommendation OF
s.. cents an hour for more than
300, 900 employees.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
Sank Destroyer
Blasted Cruiser,
Stdmpeded Rest
Eyewitness Recounts
Exchange Of Salvoes in
Battle at Close Range

(EDITOR'S S NOTE: Fol-
'0Wjng IS an eyeWitHeSS oc-
count Of the battle bCttCecJl
n British n0rGL force and
German WGrShipS off Nor
l00y, WTtteH by the Amer
ic0H WGr correspondent
assigned to the British
home fieetD
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
Allies
Advance
I'm Burma

NEW DELHI. India. Jan. 9
6UP) British and Indian troops
have resumed their advance down
the Bay of Bengal coast of Burma
and occasional encounters" have
taken place in the last few days,
a communique revealed today.
The Empire forces are operating
on both sides of the Mayu River,
both in the tongue-like peninsula
on the bay side and in the vicinity
of Rathedaung on the east side.
II was indicated that the British
forces were nearing Rathedaung.
25 miles above the important port
of Akyab.
Blenheim bombers OF the RAF.
escorted by fighters, attacked the
Rathedaung area yesterday.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR
FORCE II f AD @ u ART ERS,
China, Jan. 9 (UP).-North Amer
ican B-25 Mitchell medium bomb
ers raided Japanese-held Bhamo,
in northeastern Burma. COM
munique from the headquarters Of
Gen. Joseph w. Stillwell an
nounced today.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
By CLINTON Il. CONGER
[ nited States Navy War Corrsspondent
with the British Home Fleet
Distributed by United Press

Distributed by United Press
a THERN BRITISH
NAVAL BASE. Jan. 7 ODelayed) d.
The British naval force which
raced out of the Arctic darkness
TO aid a Russian-bound convoy
under attack by German war'hips
caught one Nazi ship squs rely
with its first salvo and stamprded
the remainder, il was reve aled
today.
When the battle was over, one
German destroyer had been sunk
and a cruiser had been badly
crippled.
THE admiralty announced in
London yesterday that one de-
stroyer of the conveys escort
the flotilla leader Achates. 1880
tons-was sunk, and another.
the Onslow, was damaged. No
ship of the battle force that
went 10 the aid of the convoy
was sunk. The convoy contin-
ued on TO Murmansk. arriving
without the loss of n single
cargo boat, the admiralty said.)
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
General Spddtz
Allied Air Chief

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lessed communique from lie Clerc
said today.
Announcing the capture OF one
OF the most important Italian
bases in southern Libys, lie Clerc
added:
"The Fighting French Bre-
tagne (alr) squadron razed the
enemy's hangers and workshops
at Sebha, $50 miles nerth OF FL
Gatrun. A munition dump In
this area also was destroyed"
GERMAN BASE POUNDED
Allied planes also pounded the
Axis armies 35 miles east of the
big German base at Tripoli in
Libya. toward which the remnants
of the Afrika KorpS are retreating.
Marshal Erwin Rommel was at
tempting TO get his supply units
into Tripoli. but il was uncertain
whether he planned TO make a
stand there.
A United Press dispatch from
Cairo said Allied fighters at dawn
Thursday machine-gunned Axi $
land transport as close 10 Tripoli
as Castelverde, 35 miles TO the
east. The road was packed for
45 miles, from CaStelverde 10
Zlitn. with German and Italian
vehicles of all types.
ENEMY SHIPPING HIT
AT Cairo. the Raj and Middle
Eastern command announced that
Allied heavy bombers had struck
heavy blows at enemy shipping
and military installations at Sfax
and Tunis, in Tunisia. The COM
said there was nothing to
eport from the land forces in
Libya. ANN N "A N
French headquarters reported
that Axis forces trying to encircle
French units around Fondouk, on
the southern Tunisian sector, had
suffered heavy losses and severe
setback. The Germans and Ital-
ians had tried 10 encircle the
French with tanks.
IL was officially announced yes
terday that the Axis had lost
more than twice as many planes
as the Allies from November g
to January Z. The Axis lost 344:I
the Allies 147. OF which rs we're
American.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
Allies Sink Sd
Jap Transport
Registered U. =. Patent once
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took up the attack, raking the
landing beaches and installations
at Lac with their cannon and ma
chine guns.
They saw fires start, explosions
burst and fleeing troops drop
under their bombardment, and the
communique said enemy troop
losses were heavy.
Nine times yesterday, in forma-
tions of from . to 20, the Japanese
Zero fighters sought to intercept
the Allied attacking planes.
Twenty enemy fighters were
shot down, seven were so badly
damaged that they probably
crashed and l5 were damaged. Two
enemy medium bomberS and two
fighters were destroyed in strafing
attacks on Lac airdrome.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
The War
Today
RostoY Key
To Victory
For Russia
Rr MAI. PAUL c. RABORG

their key 10 victory.
Soviet communiques state
that one of their spearheads
of attack is within 90 miles
Of that decisive Don River
city. II should be remembered
that capture Of Rostov is not
necessary 10 final, definite VIC
tory for the Red armies. They
can bypass the city just so
long as the Soviet troops
reach the shores OF the Sea of
Azov, hold that position and
their lines leading 10 It.
When the Red armies have
accomplished this objective all
of Hitler's Axis soldiers now
in the Stalingrad and south
ern Caucasus areas ere
trapped and cut off from
escape.
The Nazis hold a very small
portion of the Caucasus Black
Sea coast, Immediately north
of the northern point Of the
Caucasus Mountains and in
the vicinity of Novorossiisk.
1t is my opinion that the
Soviet battle feet on the
Black Sea could prevent any
water evacuation of Hitler's
trapped armies.
! BELIEVE that the Red
northern offensive, west Of
Moscow and aimed at Latvia,
is at this time more in the
nature of holding operation
than a major offensive.
The Soviet. high command
is successfully attempting TO
pin down all Axis troops
north OF the Caucasus so that
they cannot be sent south
ward to reinforce the fighting
which is Hitler's death battle.
OF course, ii is entirely pos
sible for this holding attack
TO develop into a full fledged
offensive at any time and, if
it should successfully drive
into Latvia, il would trap all
Of the Axis troops to the
north.
The question has been
raised as to why German COM
muniques are based entirely
on the north portion fighting
and ignore all reports as to
the combat in the Caucasus
area.
The answer TO this is sim
Pile: They are not going to
publicize their headaches to
their own people. only in this
case they are not headaches;
the present Caucasus fighting
represents their death strug-
gle.
THE AMAZING thing about
the Russian offensive is, that
in spite of winter, the Red
armies are striking stimuli
taneously on a front that is
more than 1,100 miles long.
Their key pincer attack is
aimed at Rostov. One Soviet
spearhead is moving from the
north, southwark on that city.
This is the column which has
been reported 10 have by
passed Millerovo.
Another spearhead is liter
ally plunging westward along
the lower Don from the direc-
ton Of Stalingrad. The en-
tire southern Caucasus Red
offensive is driving northward
TO squeeze Hitler's elite Nazi
legions into this great trap.
have been unable 10 un-
derstand why Axis troops in
the Stalingrad and southern
Caucasus areas have not CON-
menced a withdrawal long be-
fore this. But, apparently,
they are truly fighting like
trapped rats and how long
their resistance may continue
is anybody's guess.
There can be no doubt from
Red army communiques that
the Axis troops in this vital
area are taking terrific
beating.
I HAVE been amazed that
Axis forces have remained
and are still occupying Ger.
tain portions Of Stalingrad.
II is quite possible that only
the Axis high command and
STAFF are aware Of the numer-
Gus and serious defeats the
Axis armies have suffered.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
crippled
LURED FROM HIDEOUTs

The British force has returned
10 harbor intact.
The German ships had been
llured out of their Norwegian hide
outs by convoy en- route 10
north Russia and launched their
attack east of Bear Island, of the
northern tip Of Norway.
Gallant British destroyers of the
close escort were holding off the
ATTACKERS when the main British
naval force streaked out OF the
darkness, catching one enemy YES
sci with the first salvo.
Splendid craftsmanship was the
miracle of the ensuing engage
Iment which was fought during
the twilight midday perio
which, with II hours of darkness,
makes up the Arctic day"
Throughout the engagement.
the German ships were visible
only as silhouettes in the gloom.
The fall Of shot was almost i'm
possible to judge except when hits
were scored. but the admiral
summed up the shooting with;
German Workmanship was
very good--Ours was better"
The same conditions made posi-
tive Identification of the German
units engaged impossible. but
British officers feel almost GER
tain, Judging from the silhouettes,
that one ship was the 10.0O0-ton
heav. cruiser Admiral Hipper and
the other probably the 10.000-ton
pocket battleship Lutzow or pos
sibily the 6,000-ton Nurnberg.
FIRST SALyo HITS
The story of the battle. or that
part Of il which can now be told.
begins with the sighting of gun
flashes in the Arctic gloom at
$40 a. m. December 81.
The captain of the flagship said.
I'VE had all the advantages
Of dawn light 10 the south sill
houetting the Germans. Finally
we made out on each bow two
ships which were larger than
destroyers.
AT II :28 a. m. at about IL 900
yards we opened Are on very
large ship. We hit II with the
first salvo and could see flashes
amidships. We were closing fast
and In matter of minutes the
range was down to 5000 yards.
Already we had scored hits with
up 10 fve salvos.
We saw an enemy destroyer
5000 yards ahead, 40 we steered
straight for him.
LEFT SHIP SINKING
I'VE let Hy with the forward
main armament and again we
hit with the first salyo. asked
permission 10 ram, which the
admiral gave me. but we hit him
30 badly-it was a pitiful sight
that we slipped around his stern
instead, pumping four-inch and
pOm-pOm shells from secondary
armament into him as we passed.
The rest Of the formation con-
frmed that we left him In n
sinking condition with his bow
In the air" \
BY now the\ German heavy
ships had opened 10 $4,000 yards
and turned westwards for home.
We opened fre on the large
ship again." the captain said,
"and ourselves came under very
severe FIRE and had some very
narrow escapes. However. we
were not hit, except by spllnters.
by now, u was IS hours
II % M and getting dark
again They finally got out of
sight In the darkness. We fol-
3 lowed them for while and
then returned to the CONVOY"
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
BAG ENEMY PLANES

Two Lockheed Lightning P-3S
fighter formations accounted for
eight planes downed, four prob
ably downed and five damaged.
Eleven types Of Allied planes
took part in the Lac convoy at
tack Boeing BIZ Flying Fort
reSs and Consolidated B-24
Liberator heavy bombers, Consoli-
dated CO Catalina patrol bomb
erS flying boatS), North Ameri-
can B-25 Mitchell and B-26 Mar
tin Marauder medium bombers,
Douglas APO attack bombers,
Lockheed Hudson A-29 light bomb
ers, the Lightnings. Australian
Beauforts and Beau fighters, and
CurtiSS Kittyhawk fighters.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
ALSO BORN IN OTTAWA

Lapthorne. now unemployed,
worked for the ViCkerS Company
between January and July, l941.
He was also born in Ottawa and
obtained his citizenship through
his fathers naturalization.
Benoit. il is charged, used the
mails 30 negotiate S11.729.64 in
commissions from subcontractors
of the Wright Aeronautical Com
pany for releasing confidential in
formation on bids of competitive
firms.
lie was assigned as an Inspector
at the Wright company by the
Pioneer Engineering and Manu-
featuring Company, 1869 John r.
street. where he worked from
May. 1910, to April, 1912. His
salary was $500 annually.
Findings Of the Bugas investi-
cation were handed recently TO
the local war frauds office. headed
by John S. Pratt. special assistant
attorney general. which made its
recommendations 10 the federal
grand Jury.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
PAY OFF ALLEGED

johnson paid Oft regularly to
Lapthorne but he doesn't re-
member how much," Bugas re-
ported.
Under questioning, Bugas sale
Johnson admitted:
II arranged the contract,
therefore l kept all the over
charges In case Clawson lost
money. had made the bids
and didn't want the company to
suffer n loss"
The pany manufactures
covers and drives which
are used in construction of hydro
matte ammunition hoiSts by the
VickerS plant for navy ships.
The Lapthorne-JohnSOn indiCt
nent contained three mail frauC
counts:
THE mailing of a purchase
order from Vickers TO Clawson.
2 THE return of an invoice
from Clawson.
3-The sending Of a S249.46
part payment check by Vickers
TO Clawson.
Co-owners OF the Clawson COM
Dany apparently were innocent of
knowledge in the transactions and
have been exonerated OF blame
Bugas said.
Johnson, father Of two children,
VAS born in Ottawa and natural
zed in Detroit in 1894
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
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In Fraud

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contract for war materials, John
S. Bugar. FBI chief, said.
Through their maneuvers, Bugas
added, they increased the contract
bid total of $2O293. johnson
was to have been paid this amount
plus legitimate 10 per cent COM
mission from Clawson for obtain
ing the contract. it was charged.
Apparently conscious of FBI
investigation. however, johnson
refused TO accept any more money
after he allegedly had been paid
S13,636, including his commissions,
Bugar said.
In fact, it was alleged. Johnson
returned Sl,750 TO Clawson, cut
his commission to ) per cent and
finally applied for straight salary
Of 5000 weekly.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
Russians Closing
On Rail Centers
In No. Caucasus
CrumbIe Resistance
on All Fronts. Mop Up
Maxi Sacrifice Troops

MOSCOW. Jan. 9 (UP).-Rus-
sian armies, their momentum and
impact increasing steadily, drove
throughout the night toward Ros-
tov and Salsk and closed in on two
railroad centers in the Caucasus,
dispatches and the noon commune
que reported today.
In the area of the southern Don
bend and below 1t the Russians
captured three towns and villages
during the night against desperate
German resistance and in the Cau-
casus they drove through the Ger
mans to storm and capture an
Inhabited place"
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
THREATEN FLANK

The Russians yesterday cap
tured Zimovniki, AZ miles SOUTH
west of Kotelnikovski, 68 miles
northwest of Salsk and l40 miles
southwest of Stalingrad. In this
area the Russians threatened TO
'envelop the German flank.
The midnight communique re-
ported the capture Of 10 towns
and villages in the corridor be-
tween the railroad running west
from Stahngrad and the southern
arm Of the Don bend, and the
Russian troops freed as the re-
suit were available 10 strengthen
the drive below the Don.
Desperate German counterat-
tacks were reported along the
lower Don. The Russians smashed
them all and continued to ad-
vance.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
SACRIFICE TROOPS

Red Star, the army newspaper.
reported German resistance had
been broken on all important lines
in the Georgievsk railroad center
area and the Germans were fall
ing back everywhere, leaving sac
rifice troops TO make a stand and
even 10 attempt counteratt ttacks in
hope OF slowing the Russian pace.
Northwest OF Stalingrad. in
flareup of offensive operations,
Red Army troops captured 40 Ger
man trenches in a night fight and
threw back counterattack by
5000 Germans supported by 20
tanks. killing 500 enemy troops.
disabling five tanks. capturing 20
machine guns and taking prison
erS, the noon communique re-
ported.
On the central front. the Rus
slams consolidated gains and killed
200 Germans in repelling counter
attacks west of Velikie Luki. They
shot down five German planes.
In the Leningrad area snipers
in three days killed up 10 400
Germans
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11
NEAR RAIL JUNCTION

In the Caucasus the Russians
were now II miles southwest of
the Georgievsk railroad junction.
Dts miles southeast of Rostov. and
only seven miles southwest OF
Budennovsk.
They were advancing up 10 the
right Of the main Caucasus rail-
road. rapidly clearing out the
eastern half OF the Caucasus. and
directly up the main line.
In a drive on the right or eastern
side OF the Caucasus railroad. the
Russians captured II Inhabited
places yesterday.
Dispatches said the Russians
were advancing through dense fog
and heavy slush.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-11

/ HAVE been amazed that
Axis forces have remained
and are still occupying Ger.
tain portions Of Stalingrad.
II is quite possible that only
the Axis high command and
stan are aware Of the numer-
Gus and serious defeats the
Axis armies have suffered.
The rank and fle of the
Nazis may have no knowledge
whatever that their entire nar
effort in Russia is collapsing
over q precipice.
Evening star., 1943-03-09
Contest Winners
Are Announced

Announcement of the prize
winners in the NaVy's Make
Your Room a Home" contest will
be made this evening at the
second session Of the Mademoi-
selle Career Clinic to be held at
g O'Clock in the auditorium Of
the South Interior Building
Presentation Of the War bond
prizes viii be made by Mrs. James
V. FOrrestal, wife Of the Under
secretary OF the Navy.
Winners Of the 500, $40 and
SIS War bonds are. respectively:
Miss Ann Harris, 1914 N street,
an emplOye of the Bureau OF
Supplies and Accounts, Eric BO-
vet, 2702 Wisconsin avenue, en-
ployed in the Secretary Office,
and Miss Mary Lillian Walkup,
1924 Wisconsin avenue. who
works in the Bureau of Ord
nance.
The contest was sponsored by
the Bureau Of Personnel Of the
Navy Department and was open
to all civilian employees. Judges,
members OF the American Insti-
tutc Of Decorators. included L.
McCartey Little. Miss GcncVicVe
Hendricks and De"ring Davis.
Honorable mention IN tho con-
test went to Miss Wilma ShuItz.
1912 Thirteenth street, Bureau Of
Ships, Miss Muuel Grudbcrg.
1920 Holbrook terrace. Bureau Of
Medicine and Surgery. Miss Doris
Lee, 5000 Connecticut avenue.
once Of Naval Intelligence. and
MIS-. Janet Meckcr, 1867 Thirty
first street, Bureau of Personnel.
Evening star., 1943-03-09

his hand. Miss Rosebud took IL
and said, II am glad to have you.
Tom. hope you will enjoy being
here"
Thank you" said Tom. firmly
grasplng and shaking her hand.
Il know I shall like It. And. Miss
Rosebud, I have been going 10
school now for two years 80 I know
little about It. II there ts any
thing I can do to help you, I shall
be pleased to do It."
Miss Rosebud looked into the
steady gray eyes 50 earnestly fixed
on hers and said. Thank YOU, Tom,
III be more than glad to have your
help. Would you like that chair
by the red table?' and so school
began for Tom, aged 4-going- -on-5.
In another school, in a big city,
Dick was taken TO kindergarten by
his mother When they reached
the door Dick pulled back hard
and roared. Il won't go, I won't go"
Yes, you will you gotta 60"
scolded his mother.
Dick lay down on the floor and
howled and kicked and made such
a cOmmotion that the teacher
opened the classroom door. the
principal hurried out of his Office.
the nurse came running down
stairs. the ianitor appeared from
the boiler room. each and all in
quirinG i'll his most anxious voice,
What's the matter?'
He won't go to school for me-"
said his embarrassed mother.
Well" said the principal. re-
covering his usual calmness. Why
not take him home until he changes
his mlnd?' SO home went Dick.
What made Tom behave one wav
and Dick the other? Home train
ing. Home influence and the train
ing Of the nursery school that al
loWeu Tom to learn how to live
with other children and with other
people, Toms mother began early
to condition her son to school .ife,
made 1t a matter Of course. a daily
routine. Dicks mother allowed him
to grow up pretty much as he
Wi)ied, the only mention of school
being, Wait. You Just wait. The
teacher will fix YOU. When she
gets you in school you'll see what
you'll get"
Too bad for Dick, After all. he
ought to have chance at lite. too.
Even without sending him to nurs-
cry school, his mother might have
given him truer picture of school
life, and opened the door to him
instead Of shutting it in his face
like that.
Evening star., 1943-03-09
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