Show Allies Blast 34 Jap Vess Vessels ls Nations Pool Resources Munitions Raw Materials Lumped For Dispatch to Any Axis Foe Australia Dutch China Beg for Aid WASHINGTON Jan 27 INS INS The The United States and Great Britain Tuesday jointly pledged to place every ounce of their munitions shipping and raw materials into a common pool for immediate allocation to any spot on the world-wide world front against the axis powers where critical needs may develop President Roosevelt revealed from Washington simultaneously with Prime Minister Churchill's first appearance before the house of commons since returning to London that the two leaders had agreed upon establishment of three joint boards to deal with munir muni tion assignments shipping adjustment adjustment adjustment adjust adjust- ment and raw materials The White House later announced announced announced an an- that the president will name Lend-Lease Lend Administrator Harry Hopkins as the American member of a joint U. U S. English munitions assignment board Emory Emory Emory Em Em- ory S. S Land chairman of the maritime maritime mari man time commission as this country's member of a joint shipping adjustment adjustment adjustment adjust adjust- ment board and William L. L Batt Battas as the U. U S. S member of a joint raw materials board This joint pronouncement from Washington and London came as Australia the Dutch East Indies and China China to to say nothing of General General Gen Gen- eral enal MacArthurs MacArthur's valiant forces in the Philippines were Philippines were pleading for scale large-scale rein reinforcement f for o r c e a m men e n t against the Japanese and Russia was looking for replenished supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies to meet a predicted German counterattack In the spring A formal White House statement statement statement state state- ment announced that President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill had agreed to establish One One One-A A munitions assignments board with the understanding that the entire munitions munitions' re resources reo re- sources sources- of Great Britain and the United States will be deemed to tobe tobe tobe be in a common pool about which the fullest information will be in in- l Two Two Two-A A combined shipping adjustment adjustment adjustment ad ad- board through which in irs principle the shipping re resources resources resources re- re sources of the two countries willbe will willbe willbe be deemed to be pooled and the fullest information will be inter inter- changed Three Three A A combined raw materials materials ma ma- board charged d with best and speediest development and expansion expansion ex ex- and use of the raw materials materials materials ma ma- under the jurisdiction or control of the two governments to offset temporary losses of supply supply supply sup sup- ply sources Will VilI Aid Axis Foes Indicative of the determination to send assistance to any anyone one of the 26 united nations battling the axis powers as pressure may develop develop develop de de- de- de the White House announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment said Members of boards will confer with representatives of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics lies China and such other of the united nations as are necessary to attain common purposes and provide provide provide pro pro- vide for the most effective utilization utilization of the joint resources of the united nations Mr Roosevelt announced formation formation for formation mation of the boards as a fur on age Two Column Fhe Nippon Advances on Malaya Front Bitter Fighting Reported ted Raging 48 Miles North of Strategic c Base By ROGER D. D GREENE As Associated Press Iress ress War Editor American battle forces dominated the news new's news on flung far-flung war warfronts warfronts warfronts fronts Tuesday as Britons wildly c cheered eer d the he arrival of a second A E F vanguard in northern Ireland Ireland Ire Ire- land and halfway half around the world U U. U S. S planes and submarines rines slashed at the remnants of a once powerful Japanese invasion invasion invasion in in- armada off Dutch Bor Bor- neo Pressing home Japans Japan's s first major major major ma ma- jor defeat in the week seven ld conflict American and Dutch forces already had had sunk or damaged damaged dam dam- dam dam- aged aged 34 4 J Japanese Warsh warships ps and troop transports in the shark- shark infested Strait of The running battle continued into its fifth day Tuesday Another Warship Sunk In addition dispatches from Batavia Batavia Batavia Ba- Ba tavia said another heavy Japanese warship believed to b be a ba battleship battleship battle battle- tl ship was sunk in strait Imperial Tokyo headquarters acknowledged acknowledged acknowledged ac ac- ac- ac that four Japanese transports were lost in oin a battle Friday during landing operations at Balik Papan rich oil center enter on the east coast of Dutch Borneo facing strait A Tokyo bulletin said Japanese warships escorting the transports clashed with allied destroyers submarines submarines submarines sub sub- marines and aircraft and sank one of the attacking submarines The Dutch already had destroyed the Balik Papan oil fields in pursuance pursuance pur pun of a scorched earth policy pol pol- icy On the Malayan front the critical critical cal battle for Singapore raged with heightening fury as Japanese troops scored a mile 12 advance on the west coast and bitter fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing developed at ng only 48 miles north of Singapore Rail Road Center Falls Frontline dispatches said the key rail and highway town of 50 miles above Singapore apparently had fallen The British British British Brit Brit- ish acknowledged fighting south of there Balancing reverses in Malaya the arrival l of American troops inthe in inthe inthe the United Kingdom and official disclosure that United States bombers would join the R A k F A-F F in blasting Germany brightened the outlook for the united nations On the American home front a a. aGerman aGerman German asserted that nazi U-boats U preying on In ships off the United States and Canadian coasts had sunk 12 more merchant vessels totaling tons tons tons-ob- ob obviously a propaganda tion Since their first appearance off all the shores of the western Atlantic our U boats U-boats boats have sunk 30 enemy enemy merchant ships aggregating tons a special bulletin from Adolf Hitler's h headquarters e a d qua r t e rB boasted Only 7 Ships Attacked Actually only seven ships have been reported attacked in U. U S. S waters Other swift-breaking swift developments developments develop develop- ments meats included One One One-In In London Prime Minister Minister Minister Minis Minis- ter Winston Churchill told a a cheering cheering cheering cheer cheer- ing parliament that defenders of Malaya and Singapore have been considerably reinforced in the last week and declared that the critical critical cal jungle battle would be fought to the last inch Tu-o Tu Two Churchill Churchill also disclosed that U. U S. S fighter and bomber squadrons will take part in the defense of the British isles and andu U U. S. S bombers will attack G Ger r- r many Three In Three In the Philippines a T To- To Continued on Par Pap Two Column Two POOL p o FORMED BY U Us S S. S BRITAIN Continued from Page One ther coordination of the United nations' nations war effort between himself himself himself him him- self and Churchill Under the Washington agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment the munitions assignment board will be represented in both Washington and London by committees committees committees com com- under a civilian chairman and otherwise composed of members members members mem mem- bers of the combined chiefs of staff in a manner similar to the southwest Pacific agreement I Nelson May Be Head HeadIn In establishing the combined shipping adjustment board It was agreed that while in principle the shipping resources of the two countries will be deemed to be pooled each nation will continue i ito to control and direct its own shipping shipping ship ship- ship ship-I ping as heretofore subject to fullest fullest fullest full full- est interchange of information This would leave Admiral Emory Emory Emory Em Em- ory S. S Land chairman of the U. U S. S maritime commission in control of American ship movements and the British minister of war transport transport transport trans trans- port in a similar capacity for Lon Lon- don Joint committees will function In each capital President Roosevelt's Roosevelt's Roosevelt's Roose Roose- velt's recent elevation of Captain Howard L. L Vickery a member of the maritime commission to the rank of rear admiral led to speculation speculation speculation lation that he would represent the United States in London Rubber Tin Needed The combined d raw materials board already has been fairly well forecast Loss of ot rubber and tin production centers in the Malayan peninsula and the Dutch East Indies Indies Indies In In- dies focused early attention on the need for equalizing these vital materials ma ma- Erection of several tin smelters in the United States and development development development develop develop- ment of ail ajl available methods for making synthetic rubber are said to be their most urgent goal Resources Resources Re Re- sources of all the Americas are being brought into play in overcoming overcoming overcoming over over- coming the rubber shortage |