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Show J ' . - I PAGE EIGHT PROVO TOTAH) SUNDAY HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1942 Has On Tough Policy wage Freezing WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 OLE) The war labor board today laid down a "pretty damn tough" policy pol-icy for freezing1 virtually all wages and salaries up to $5,000 at levels prevailing1 on Sept. 15. Increases will be provided only in exceptional cases which board Chairman William H. Davis emphasized em-phasized likely jwill be few and far between. In detailing the program to a press conference, " attended by nearly 100 newspapermen and most members of the board, he said: - f "ff the ladies present will excuse ex-cuse my language, I'll say our policy is going to be pretty damn tough When it comes to granting increases." He said pay raises for persons with salaries and wages up to $5,000 those over which 'the board has control would be authorized au-thorized only to "correct maladjustments mal-adjustments or Inequalities, to eliminate substandards of living, to correct gross inequalities, or to aid in the effective prosecution of the ,war." Meanwhile, the treasury relaxed relax-ed somewhat its order limiting 192 salaries to $25,000 a move of special interest to high-salaried Hollywood stars, and others, who may have planned on retiring for the rest of this year. It amended an earlier ruling that 1942 salaries above $25,000 net must not exceed those of 1941 in order to permit an increase in instances Where the higher figure fig-ure was stipulated in bona tide contracts entered into before Oct. 4, 1942. The original regulations were announced on that day. Wage increases to correct maladjustments, mal-adjustments, Davis said, will to made only within industries specifically spe-cifically designated by the board. They will be limited to 15 per cent above January 1, 1941, as provided in the "Little Steel" formula. for-mula. A list of industries covered will be announced within a few days. Increases to adjust "gross inequalities," in-equalities," he said, will be authorized auth-orized only where they represent "manifest injustices that arise from unusual and unreasonable differences in wage rates." He said established and stabilized wage differentials "are normal to American industry and will not be disturbed by the board." AFRIKA ICORPS (Continued from Page One) the southern sector of the desert front. "Our prisoners now total well over 20,000, the communique saia. "Valuable material so far captured captur-ed includes a total of 350 tanks, 100 guns and many thousands of vehicles." Allied air forces were harassing the axis legions as they fled pell-mell pell-mell toward Libya. They were engaged in almost continuous low-level low-level bombing and strafing attacks at-tacks on the jammed roads and desert trails, taking a terrific toll in men and madhines. "Particularly successful strafing straf-ing was carried out at a point west of Matruh where heavy casualties cas-ualties were inflicted on vehicles and troops," the communique said. The communique seemed to confirm con-firm reports that the broken axis armies, apparently without air protection of any kind, would be unable to make a stand in Egypt. It suggested that they were attempting at-tempting to reach Halfaya (Hell-fire) (Hell-fire) Pass on the Libyan border, whose precipitious escarpment affords af-fords the best defensive position between Alamein and Agheila in central Libya. Observers considered it even doubtful that Rommel would be able to make a definite stand even at Halfaya should he escape being pinned down on the Egyptian Egyp-tian coast by the charging allied forces. The communique disclosed thai remnants of the axis tank force had attempted to stem the British Brit-ish advance at Fuka, 65 miles west of Alamein, but were overcome over-come after a vigorous attack by the allied ground forces which drove them westward. Front dispatches indicated that three days of full retreat had converted the once-proud coordinated coordin-ated fighting machine of the Germans Ger-mans and Italians into a few directionless groups, each trying to save itself by somehow reaching reach-ing the Libyan border CORRESPONDENT TELLS STORY RED ARMY (Continued from Page One) of two military roads to the southern south-ern Caucasus. East of Tuapse naval base on the Black Sea, where the initiative initia-tive was Russian," Soviet units- surrounded sur-rounded 170 of the enemy and wiped them out to a man, the noon communique said. Stalin, in an order of the day on the 25th anniversary of the Russia revolution, told the Red army that it had put 8,000,000 of the Soviet's enemies out of action. "The enemy's strength already is undermined and approaching the limit," he said. "During the war.the Red army has put out of action over 8,000,000 enemy officers offi-cers and men. Now the Hitlerite army is diluted by Rumanians, Hungarians, Finns and Italians. It's considerably weaker than in summer and autumn of last year. ' Bette Davis will act as special newsreel editor for Warner Brothers Broth-ers on a special feature called "Women at war ..." (Continued from Page One) armored units, including American-made General Sherman, General Gen-eral Lee and General Grant tanks, with the heaviest artillery support, sup-port, delivered a blow between the center bulge and Tel El Aca-quir Aca-quir which paralyzed Rommel's defenses. Axis Reinforcements By this time, Rommel had brought up (his 25th armored division di-vision from the south in an effort ef-fort to form a solid ring of steel with his 15th division, while -the Italian Ariete division held the British southern flank. In the corner salient on the north around Sidi Abd El Rahman, Rah-man, the 19th axis light division, which only recently had come into the tattle, tried to advance along the coast road. The German line was broken in two places, 10 and 15 miles south of the coast. This cut enemy supply sup-ply lines around the Alexandria-Matruh Alexandria-Matruh railroad and enabled British Brit-ish tanks to get through Rommel's Rom-mel's remaining screen of 88mm. guns and start wrecking the enemy's en-emy's rear. As the British cut through the enemy's armor and mine screen they cut off Italian forces in the south, where they are now being cleared up. This was the simplest part of the campaign, because it was only a matter of cutting the main tracks to the south. The 19th light division, which had taken a terrifice pounding trying to stem the Australian advance ad-vance along the coast, now joined up with remnants of the 15th and 21st axis armored divisions. They tried to protect the rear guard of the retreating columns of enemy transport, trucks, troops and anti-aircraft guns, which were being pounded in relays by allied planes. These axis divisions, or what was left of them, had a full job taking care of themselves, as British superior armed forces got to thm. Run Out of Gas Some axis tank groups ran out of gasoline. Their crews jumped out, set their tanks on fire and surrendered. There were many minor pitched battles between axis tanks and Shermans, Lees, Grants, Crusaders, and Valentines, supported by mobile artillery. Hundreds of German and Italian tanks littered the battlefield. It looked as though a sudden wave of flame had swept the desert and seared every tank, truck, armored arm-ored car, oil dump, repair section, artillery post and landing ground in its path. As our fast-moving', harder hit ting, better armored tanks moved forward with their gun sereen, the allied air force, which had all but driven the Germans from the air, began its biggest wave of destruction. The Germans tried to concentrate anti-aircraft guns along the coast, but allied planes were not to be denied. Tanks Far Superior Our tanks, especially the new American made Shermans, were far superior to the Germans' best. They have superlative armor and excellent gunpower, which enabled them to fight long-range battles with heavily armored tanks which previously had been able to stand off and smash British tanks with their two-pounders. The two-pounders' two-pounders' effective range was 800 yards. The Sherman's guns far outclass them. MIAMI (Continued from Page One) occupied by the army was not made available here. It was understood un-derstood that .they would include restaurants and cafeterias needed as mess halls to serve the additional addi-tional troops. The ultra-exclusive bath and surf clubs are located in the area to be acquired by the military, but it was not learned whether they would be taken over. Although the program makes a virtual military reservation of the one-mile long peninsular city, army officials said closure of the three causeways connecting the mainland "was not contemplated at this time." private homes will be undisturbed, they said. It was said enough accommodations accommoda-tions would remain after the army completed its expansion to care for the tourists who could "conscientiously afford" a winter holiday this year. Taxi Operators Refused Permits WASHINGTON. Nov. 7 U.f The Office of Defense Transportation Transpor-tation Saturday denied certificates certifi-cates of war necessity to 48 taxi operators of Louisville, Ky., for "flagrant violation" of an ODT order to conserve rubber. The 48 operators are charged with providing service from Louisville Louis-ville to Fort Knox, a distance of 36 miles, in violation of ODT rules prohibiting trips more than 10 miles beyond corporate limits of a municipality or in excess of 25. miles. This is the first instance where certificates have been withheld to enforce the ODT general rubber conservation order. The 48 violators viola-tors will not be able to continue taxicab operation after Nov. 14, since they will be. unable to obtain ob-tain gasoline, tires or repair parts without certificates of war necessity. Marines Advance On Guadalcanal , (Continued from Page One) U. S. fleet was prepared for the expected return of the Japanese fleet which recently withdrew from the Solomons area. In a desperate effort to stem the American drive to the westward west-ward of Henderson airfield, the Japanese launched a series of powerful counter-atfacks. But the battle - toughened marines and army troops smashed each assault and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy . ' . , , This action occurred the night of Nov. 4-5 (island time) and was revealed by the navy shortly after Secretary of the Navy" Frank Knox reported that the lull in sea fighting continues. "But we confidently expect them to come back," Knox said, referring refer-ring to the Japanese naval forces which withdrew from the Solomons Solo-mons 11 days ago. Knox indicated that the U. S. fleet was getting ready for any new incursions into the area by the Japanes navy. He pointed out that the lull was giving both sides equal opportunity, to strengthen their forces. The navy's communique, beyond reporting repulse of the Japanese coiinterthrusts. did not mention any further advances by the American forces. KJ. S. airmen, however, were reported . strafing enemy troops during continuous air patrols over their lines. No change was reported in U. S. positions near Koli point, east of the airdrome, where the navy previously reported marines pressing press-ing an attack on newly-landed forces. Knox told reporters the ratio of Japanese losses in land action, previously, reported as very heavy in comparison to our own, was be-in. be-in. maintained. Asked what the loss ratio has been, an aide responded for Knox that it was four or five to one. "It's easily four or five to one," Knox interjected, "and I think it's probably more than that." This, he said, was due to the fact that all marines in combat service have been trained as sharpshooters sharp-shooters and when a marine presses press-es his trigger;-" someone is sure to be hit. Commentin5 on President Roosevelt's Roose-velt's press conference statement that American operations on Guadalcanal were not of a major nature, Knox said that even if the U. S.lost the Solomons, it "would not be decisive." By" the same token, he added, if the Japanese ianea 10 regain possession oi them, it would not be decisive. AXIS ARMIES ONRETREAT (Continued from Page One) for a final battle of annihilation. What- was left of the German divisions appeared to be somewhere some-where ' in three concentrations around Buqbuq, 210 miles west of Alamein; at Solium, 20 miles to the west, and at Halfaya Pass on the nearby border. The Axis radio speculated with growing concern over the likelihood likeli-hood of an Allied move from the Lake Chad area" of Central Africa, Afri-ca, a thrust west toward Dakar or up into Libya. German and Italian uneasiness fed on reports from Spain of a great Allied naval, na-val, air and military concentration concentra-tion at Gibraltar, and of a mighty British naval force and convoy entering en-tering the Mediterranean. Genoa Bombed The Royal Air Force, hitting hard at Italian war industry, returned re-turned to Genoa for a concm-trated concm-trated bombardment which left the port aflame and probably unable un-able to give any immediate support, sup-port, if such were contemplated, to the defeated armies of North Africa. Even the Italian radio acknowledged acknowl-edged "notable" damage at Genoa. It conceded that 20 persons were killed and 50 injured. The defenses evidently were swamped by the cascade of bombs, since the Brit-, ish lost only two planes. Amidst a burst of Russian confidence con-fidence incident to the celebration celebra-tion of the Soviets' main patriotic patri-otic holiday, the Red army reported re-ported it had blasted German troops out of their crumbling fortifications for-tifications in and on both sides of Stalingrad, and in a battle involving involv-ing its armored trains had shattered shat-tered a tank-led German force in the central Caucasus. Anniversary reports said the Russians were holding firm everywhere every-where on the front, and in a number num-ber of vital sectors were edging ahead. The Red army recovery after a five months' intense campaign cam-paign and a 300-mile retreat was described as all but- miraculous. German and Italian propagandists propagan-dists relayed purported Tokyo reports re-ports of heavy American sea and air losses in the South Pacific. The Tokyo radio was quoted that 47 American warships were sunk between Aug. 23 and Oct. 26, while only six Japanese vessels were lost. Japanese Imperial headquarters, said also that in August, September Septem-ber and October, 21 "enemy" submarines sub-marines were sunk and two lost by the Japanese, other axis broadcasts broad-casts said. l fT r XL V-1 'For Thrifty Shoppers' DRESS UP FOR THE HO LTD AY S A HEAD! Ws&& UjW if I 1 ri S 1 L lf,UESTT uflLUES VL T At Low Ceiling Prices ,:m L 1 ! i7 f a tY f h A B&g , x rA Ml HMMMIBaai -mm K. u Beautiful, warm winter coats tc wear proudly for years to cornel Every one tailored by master workmen in dressy, casual styles! 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