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JAPAN : Formula FormulaAs As A . m a Toky Tokyo war cabinet tramed framed framedits tramedIta framedit Ita its * reply to Secretary Secrelary of o ( Ktate State Cor- Cor CorU - . dell U Hull'a Hulla Hull's Hulls HuD ' , ' "pun pun 'peace peace "peace " ' ' tormula formula f rmula reports reportsbean reportsbegan reportkegan * bean began , coming corning In from trom Shanghai ten tell tenIng tellLug tellInf Ing Lug of ot a . southward .outhward outhward movement of Jap Jap- Japanese Jap- Jap Japanese Japanese - - anese troops and war material materials * In Ina ina Ina a thrust at Thall Thailand nd Following a aWhite aWhite aWhit White * House visit hy by Saburo Kurusu , , pedal .pecial pecial apedal . Nippon envoy . , the tb state de- de department depnrtment de department - - partment pnrtment announced that there were wereDO wereno w r rno no DO further conversations scheduled scheduledwith scheduledwith scheduledwith with Japanese diplomat diplomats * seeking an ananswer ananswer ananswer answer to the th Far Eastern situationBRITISH situation situationBRITISHLibyan BRITISH BRITISHLibyan LIbyan PushThose Push PushTho Those Tho who had expected a swift swiftand swiftand witand ( and continuous British victory In InLibya inLibya InLibya Libya similar slmUar to the th , great reat push by byGeneral byGeneral byGeneral General Wavell a s army which Iwept swept Iweptthe sweptthe swepttb the ItaUans Italians Italian * back Into Tripoli TrlpoU were weredoomed weredoomed weredoomed doomed to disappointment dJsappolntment disappointmentIt dJsappolntmentIt It was wa evident that there was wasplenty wasplenty wa waplenty plenty of fight dght Aght In the German mech mechanued mechanted mechanized anued anted forces , . even when apparent apparent- apparently - - ly hopelessly hopeleuly trappedYfOt trappedYet trapped trappedYet Yet YfOt Berlin bad had not been cheer cheering cheering cheerIne ing over tha the iltuaUon situation The Britishsweep Britishsweep British weep sweep a at t least temporarily had hadknocked hadknocked badknocked knocked the German Italian ItaUan forma forms formatlons formstions formatlona tlons tions back on their heel heels * and therewas there therewas therewas was little evidence but that the theRommel theRommel theRommel Rommel army would be extremely I fortunate to extricate itself itaeU trom from fromthe tromthe fromthe the trap even with heavy losses lossesBut lossesBut losse * But there also wi was evidence that thatthe thatthe thatthe the British tank tanks * many of ot them 01 of 01American ofAmerican ofAmerican American manufacture were un unable unable unable able to cope on better than even eventerms eventerms eventerm terms * with the German machine machines machinesThe machinesThe * The battle onclI once one * the two armies armieshad armieshad armleahad had made actual contact eontact , , was wal con conluslntt confuain conu luslntt fuain ( ln < ! In the extreme and it showed showedin showedin iho-wdin iho wdin - in aharply sharply etched lInes line * jUlt lust ju t how pol pos pol.Ible possable po .Ible Ible sable . ibie It Is I * for tor v very ry imall smaD small group groups * ot of otmechanized ofmechanized ofmechanized mechanized force forces to throw much muchlarger muchlarger muchlarger larger bodiea bodies of ot men Into complete completecontusion completeconfusion completeconfusion completeconfusionA contusion confusion contusionA confusionA A rather large South African Atrlcan con conUngent contingent contingent Ungent tingent waa was ao 110 so knocked out by s a sGerman aGerman aGerman German mechanized attack even evenwithin evenwithin evenwithin within ttie the 0-caUed 0 caUed 'CHaUed CHaUed so-called so called ' : - - Iron ring of the theI theBritish theBritlib I British that It wu was wa * practically practicany dls- dls dis- dis dlsbanded disbanded dia-banded dia banded - - banded though 10m tome some . parts of It Itwere itwere Itwere were able later to t * attach themselves themielveato themselvesto to the New Zealand forcesYet forcesYet forcea forces forceaYet Yet thia thie this very Nazi Nad group Iroup which whichhad whichhad whichhad had accompltahed accompUlhed accomplished the maneuver lat lat- late later lateor later - er or wa waa was . ahot shot into hurried burried retreat and andpractical andpractical andpractical practical diamemberment dfamemberment dismemberment by a.maller asmaller a mailer .maller maller smaller . greup P'OUP POUP group ' of Britlah British tanka tankJI tanks Iteeemed Itseemed It eemed eeemed seemed that the elemeat element of .urprlle urprlle surprise surpriseand . .urprlleand urprl eand and peed speed counted cotmted tor for far tar more in inmodem Inmodem Inmodem modem warfare ' than did numbers numbersot numbersof numberof * ot of men or machine macbine machines machinesChief * . Chief favorable report from ( rom Libyaon Libyaon Libya LibyaInforcements on the Brltisl British ! part was that al1 an re reIntorcements reinforcements Inforcements Intorcements sought ouht ( to be b brought broughtup broughtup brouehtup up by the Germans Gl"rmans Glrmans " had failed falled ex except except exccpt cept those furnished by airThere airThere air airThere There was considerable conslderable hope hopeamong hopeamong hopeamong among the British that thit this tactor factor tactormlltht factormight factormight mlltht might decide the battl battle perhaps perhapsvery perhapsvery perhapsvery very wiftly swiftly Sam Sornr Some . Nazi tank tanks * were werefound werefound werefound found Immobilized because of lackof lack 01 of f fuel , . . and there were reports thai that thaith thatthe thatUn the th " , . . German Germans * were forced to fly sup supplies supplies suppiles plies to their nun ml.n mln mtn . by transport transportplanes transportplanes transportplane planes * towing towini glidersBut glidersBut gliders glidersBut But the BritiC Brlti&b Brltib British & losses admittedly admittedlyhad admittedlyhad admittedlyhad had been heavy and only a com corn complete cornplate cornplete plete plate victory would be regarded as asreward asreward * sreward reward tor for the expenditure expenditures * of ot men menand menand m nand and material In the sudden and anddramatic anddramatic anddramatic dramatic driveSTRIKES drive driveSTRIKES STRIKES : The cudden sudden end of the coal strike strikehad strikehad trikehad had been follewed tollowed followed iwiftly swiftly by the an announcement announcement annoiincement nouncement that the threatened.trike threatenedstrike threatened .trike trike strike . trike of the long-diitance long diitance long-distance distance - - telephone telephoneoperatorl telephoneoperators telephoneoperator operatorl operators * also had been removNi removed removNitrom removedfrom removedfrom trom from the picture by a reportAd reported reported$3 reported3 $3 3 $ $ 000 000 pay increaseThat incrtBseThat Increase incrt-Bse incrt Bse IncreaseThat - That there wal was wa * to be a new trend trendin trendIn trendIn in the picture wu was wa .een een seen . een when Preli Presi Prelident President Preident * dent Roosevelt called together tolether ma majori7 majority majority jori\7 jori 7 jority \ and minority leaden leaders in ! con conne contress congreaa ne tress . and gave lave them the green greenlight greenlight U.ht Uht light . " as a * tar far aa as s . anti itrit.e itrite strike . legisla legista legislatUn legistatbn leglsiaUon tUn tbn was vicemed concerned c < CONVOY : : ChangesA ChangesAs Changes As A . report reports * begar began to come In 10 ot of otthe ofthe ofthe the arming of American merchantmen merchant merchant- merchantmen merchantmen - men an4 and the belief bellet grew that they theywould theywould theywould ; would be lent sent direct Into British Britishports Britishports Britllhport ports * It ft was wa * said * ald that the whole relationship re- re relationship re relationship - - lationship of the United State States * and andthe andthe andthe the British on the convoy question queatlonIn questionin in the Atlantic was to undergo a achange achange achange achangeThere change changeThere There were no definite detail details * as asto ato * ; to what this chance change would Involve involveother Involveother i iother other than it would be a more con conslderable considerable considerable slderable siderable taking over by this thi * coun country country country try of 01 the whole problem of supply supplyof of leae lease * lend materialsConsiderable materials malerials materialsCon Considerable Con iderable interest Jnterest was evoked evokedby evokedby evokedby by the Harrlman Harriman speech In London LondonIn LondonIn In which the American Amencan envoy said saidthat saidthat saidthat that the U S navy was shooting shootingGerman shootingGerman shootingGerman German planes though there had hadbeen hadbeen hadbeen been no detailed reports of ot such suchengagements suchengagements suchengagement engagements * engagementsThe The general ieneral feeling teehng was that be be- betore before before - - fore tore Christmas American ships shipswould shipswould shipwould * would be going all the way to Brit Brit- Britain Brit- Brit Britain Britain - - ain armed merchantmen protected protectedby by the American navy to a point pointclose pointclose pointclose close to the British Isles isle * and from fromthere fromthere fromthere there in convoyed by Britishnaval British naval navalvessels navalvessels navalvessels vessels and British planes SEVEN . ' - SEVEN-JO SEVEN JO Jom Join in Nazis Nazu NazisSeven NazisSeven Seven smaller European nations nationsmost nationsmost nationsmot most * of them those regarded gener generally generally generally ally aa as more or less favorable tavorable to toAxis toAxis toAxis Axis domination of Europe tormal formal tormalJ.y formally formally J.y Jy ly . Joined the new Axis antJ-Comit- antJ Comit anti-Comit anti antJComittern anti-Comlt-tern anti Comlt tern - - - - . tern pact at a conference in Berlin Berlinwhich Berlinwhich Berlinwhich which was spotlighted by Von Rib Ribhentrop Ribbentrop Ribbentrop hentrop bentrop II a claim that the Russian Russianwar Russianwar Russianwar war already had been wonThe wonThe won wonThe The remainder of the struggle struggleVan struggleVon struggleVon Van Von Ribbentrop Rlbbentrop said was solely be- be between between be between - - tween the Axis powers and Britain Britaintogether , , , together with her ber transatlantic tratisatiantic help help- helpers helpera helpers - - ers era ersHe eraHe He saidIt saidIf said saidIf If It it should tome some day come to towar towar towar war on the one side between the theUnited theUnited theUnited United States of America and Eu Europe Europe Europe rope and Asia Allia on the other side I Istate Istate Istate state once and for far all that the re- re responllbilJty re- re reaponsibility re responsibility - - sponsibility sponllbilJty aponsibility Ues lies with President PresidentRoosevelt PresidentRoosevelt PresidentRoosevelt PresidentRooseveltWhether Roosevelt . RooseveltWhether Whether the United States comel comes comelInto comesinto comesinto Into the war T or not not . , it cannot aller alter allerthe alterthe alterthe the Axl Axis . victoryRUSSIA victory victoryRUSSIAn RUSSIA/n RUSSIA n RUSSIAIn RUSSIA In / a Bad Way WayThe WayThe The Russ jns dns ins were being torced forced torcedback forcedback forcedback back backon on their heels In the Moscow Moscowterritory Moscowterritory Moscowterritory territory by the German system systf"m systfm " of ofshlftinl ofshifting ofshitting shlftinl shifting their chief chlet attack torces forces torcesfrom forcesfrom forcesfrom from one front to another vastly vastlycompilcfl vastlycomplicating vastlycomplicating compilcfl complicating tlng the lhe Reds defense defenseproblems defenseproblems defenseproblems defenseproblemsAfter problems problemsAlter problemsAfter After Alter a 1 I t r g a alt it ck which had hadbeen hadbeen hadbeen been concenlrated concentrated concenlratedn concentratedn concentr ted n the lhe southern southern south southril ern ril front tront aid a id ld i r ng which the theSoviet theSoviet theSoviet Soviet defer deter se of M SI scow had been beencarried beencarried beencarried carried on with sui.h suih sUlh such . success thal that thalthe thatthe thaithe the Gemnai Gennar Germar s Wl wire were re reporledun reportedon reported reporled on un the theretrea theretreat theretreat retrea retreat t in ma y sectors 'ctors ctors ( ' ! the he Gel Ger Germans Germans ' mans then suddei sudder ly Iy imashed smashed back backat backat backat | at Moscow and br ke through the thelines thelines thelines | lines in seveni sever,1 sever1 sever'il severil , ' n i rtant districtsThe districtsThe districts districtsThe The RussI Russn Russia , s Wl wire . re tran frankly wor worned wortied worned ned tied again agam by the situation situation , , and said saidthat saidthat saidthat that theeather the weather \\eather eather \ wh ch eh had been a astrong astrong astrong strong ally during dunng the past weeks weekshad weekshad weekshad had again turned n re favorable to tothe tothe tothe the attackers attlckers who were taking the theudvantage theadvantage theadvantage udvantage advantage to hove ahove shove home bitter as assaults assaults asfaults saults all around MoscowAt Moscow MoscowAt At one point they had been re- re reported reported re reported - - ported within wllhln SO 30 miles of ot the clt city cityand cityand ) ' and from a at I least tour four different sec sectors sectors sectors tors came dtlrpa dispatches tches telling teUmg of ofbreak ofbreak ofbreak break throughs through , by the NarisThe NazisThe Nazis Naris NazisThe The Reds southern souhern ! armies tak taking takIng laking ing advantage advantale of at the farces torces forces thus thusIhifted thusshifted thusshifted Ihifted shifted to the north were on the thecounterotlenslve thecounteroffensive thecounteroffcnsive counterotlenslve counteroffensive and were dnvlni driving drivingwestward drivingwestward : westward at a . good dip clJp clip ha having havingmade havingmade vlng vlngmade made in one line Une a distance of 01 about about120 120 mUea miles mile milesBut mUeaBut . But experience had ha & shawi &bawn bawn shown that thatsuch thatsuch thatsuch such advances by either . side .ide ide could |
