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Show PAGE- TWO PROVO (UTAH) DAILY HERALD MONDAY, JANUARY ' 5, 1942 . ' r J, .. '. : ' ... JAPANESE SUSTAIN CRUSHING DEFEAT AT II NDS OF CHINESE . GY GEORGE WANG ''.' - CHUNGKING, China, . Jan. 5 IIE) Remnants of a crack Japanese Japan-ese army sought desperately today to-day to fight out of a Chinese trap after a crushing1 and humiliating defeat in which they lost upwards of 60,000 men." - 7 . , - On New 'Year's morning "- the i Japanese drove to the suburbs of Changsha, a key city on the Han-i kow-Canton railroad 400 miles east of Chungking. For four days Chinese and Japanese troops "fought hand to hand In fields and streets. .4" 4 Late yesterday the Japanese army collapsed. It had lost about one-third of its men. Parts of four Japanese divisions were driven back in disorder from Changsha itself and two more divisions were : hopelessly trapped by Chinese artillery ar-tillery and infantry to the north. Now, it appeared, the best the Japanese could hope ' for was ' to break through in full treat with less than 100,00- of the 150,000 men who started their great Changsha . offensive early last week. . ";j Hospital Destroyed t It was the first Chinese contribution contri-bution to the new gigantic interallied' inter-allied' defensive-offensive -'set up In the Far East, and it came while, 1,000 miles to the west, a picked Chinese army was marching to the aid of the allies In the Burma-Malaya Burma-Malaya front. ' . In their fury of frustration,- the Japanese set fire to the American Yale-in-China university and hospital hos-pital at Changsha, the hospital was one of the finest in China. - Nothing was known of the fate of Dr. James W. Pettigrew, in charge of the hospital and uni versity, or his youngr wife, nor had any word been received of the fate of between 30 and 40 other Americans and Britons, most of them missionaries, who had re mained at the Presbyterian and other missions. It was hoped that they had escaped to the south before be-fore the Japanese reached the city. Chungking -was jubilant as detailed de-tailed war communiques gave the blow by blow story of a major : Japanese defeat. Last Friday spearheads of the Japanese army reached the edge of - Changsha, driving in four massed columns. Chinese troops marched to the rescue along an 80-mile line from the east, but admittedly the situ ation was critical. Japan already claimed the capture of the city. The Japanese had ridven down over the plain between the Laotao and Liuyang rivers to reach the 'tityV- But they found stubborn Chinese troops who, after absorb ing the impact of their final dive, began encircling them, repeating tactics they had used with success suc-cess before, and cutting off river . crossings. " At dawn Friday the Chinese under a barrage of their artillery counter-attacked and inflicted 15,-000 15,-000 casualties on the Japanese closest to the city. The first Japanese wiped out were contingents which had reached the east gate of Chang- tha disguised as Chinese. Machine gunners attended to them. ROOSEVELT (Continued from Page One) the expected $50,000,0 0 0, 0 0 0 budget. . The senate was expected to ' make considerable changes in the house, version ! of the price control con-trol bill because when the measure passed the house war had not yet broken fully upon the United States. An indication that the house would be asked to go along with stricter price legislation came when McCormack said today that "we need a price control bill now. . that will operate fully in the present pres-ent situation." Mr. Roosevelt has indicated that he would ask for the largest budget in history to prosecute the war against the axis. He is contemplating expenditure of $50, 000,000,000 this year on the war effort alone. There has been no indication what, if any, recommedation he will make concerning taxes. It was learned from reliable source that the budget bureau has been urging him to put in his message a recommendation' for some sort of direct . consumption tax, probably prob-ably a manufacturers tax. However, How-ever, the treasury was said to be opposing such a plan, preferring instead to let congress work out a tax program without White House recommendations. " -. rem ' COLDS -eons right straight to the sneezy uniffly misery zone In your nose. That's the way famous Penetro Nose Drops 2-drop relief-starts to work in one-two time. Just follow directionsput direc-tionsput two drops in each nostril, to soothe as they touch, shrink as they act and cool as they vaporize- Brings relief by opening the way for the healing, aid of fresh air. Give your head cold the air the two-drop way.. Always use Penetro Nose Drops. Generous supply, only 25c. OSE DROPS (Adv. pKERIES Auto Industry Asked To Double Its IVar Output By JOHN D. GONiCZIJSS WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (TIE) The government has asked the automobile industry to deliver be tween $5,000,000,000 and $6,000,- 000,000 worth of finished weapon to the army, navy and allied forces this year, director general William S. Knudsen disclosed to day. Knudsen said that the industry -which had been scheduled to de liver 52,500,000,000 worth of weap ons now is expected to more than double its war output. - Appearing-with Associate' OPM director General Sidney Hillman in a joint ' press conference. Knud sen said the new,r stepped-up de livery 'schedules will require new plants to be operated by the in dustry and conversion of most existing factilities which had been producing passenger automobiles and light trucks - Both the automobile industry and labor were informed of the new demands here today. An army-navy plan to place Immed iately approximately $5,000,000, 000 worth ' of rnew contracts also was outlined to the conferees. TQilman told reporters that it was "hard to say" what percent age of the industry's tools could be used for war work, but that it is "easy to say that they will have all they can do." "We are asking them to convert as soon as possible," Hillman said. P'in order that we can do every- uung toaay instead of tomorrow." ne saia we conference was "most encouraging and everyone expressed the desire to go ahead and see If our system Of produo tion can compare to that used by timer. Knudsen said many of - the - industry's in-dustry's present facilities may have to be pooled as some companies com-panies have been doing heavier or lighter work than others. TIRE RATION (Continued from Page One) which authorizes purchase of a tire. As expected by officials in charge of the rationing program, many Interesting "situations" have developed. In Dagget county, Utah, authorities claim to be confused con-fused because they have bat 'one tire and one tube to distribute this month. Only 25 per cent of a monthly allotment may be issued in a seven day period, according to the regulations and Che citizenry citizen-ry is wondering what to do with the one tire and one tube. There are no problems regarding regard-ing distribution for passenger cars, motorcycles and light trucks in two U. S. counties Alpine, Calif., and Hinsdale, Colo. they have no tires to sell. Price Administrator Leon Henderson Hen-derson advises persons outside terms of the first rationiiig order not to get "panicky as the average aver-age tire still can run more than 9,000 miles a property cared for. retreated and used tires are not yet under government control. Thomas P. Henry, president of the American Automobile association, asso-ciation, revealed over the weekend week-end that congress will be asked soon to make tire stealing a federal fed-eral offense. State legislatures also are expected to tighten existing law as tire "rustling" is expected to increase as tires become more scarce and bootlegging more profitable. prof-itable. U S DEFENSES (Continued from Page One) ese. For the time, Allied air power pow-er was supreme on this front and it was assumed that Wavell will make every effort to reinforce the Burma squadrons rapidly enough to' hold the advantage against Japanese attempts to wear down the Allied fighter detachmens. Lose IS Planes In the two latest Burma air battles the Japanese suffered a loss of . possibly 13 planes down and another 13 probables, - One battle occurred In a Japanese attack at-tack on an R. A. F. airdrome at Montmein arid the other in an Allied Al-lied attack on a Japanese base at Rahengtek In Thailand. Burma's importance was em phasized by the dispatch there of Chinese troops of Gen. Chiang ttai-sneK. The rorces win fight under un-der British comniand. They were expected to protect the Burma route asralnst Japanese '. attacks from Thailand and possibly to take the offensive to relieve pressure pres-sure on Malaya. ' ' 1 t- However, the Japanese made one gata in . their encirclment drive. The British admitted Japanese Jap-anese occupation of Westqn1 in North Borneo. That gives the Japanese Jap-anese another in a series of important im-portant positions on the north and northwest coasts of the important island. The Japanese air force also attacked an Australia air base at Rabaul in the Bismark Islands just north of Australia. TT ' The ' Australians' Were rushing emergency civil defense measurs and were encouraged by the prospect pros-pect of extensive U. S. naval aid from Australian bases. Balances Navy Loss ? f ' " - -:; HA' Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor cost U. a Navy 2839 men, but enHstmenj, In Los Angeles alone balanced oft that . numerical , loss when Edgar Young, 19, became the Navy's 2639th enrouee there. , j t-: ; . . - . - - -- JAPS REPULSED (Continued from Page One) rens in that- -city- perhaps many as 2,500 of them. as 'It is understood - that -many American women and children have found refuge: in the fortress on Corregidor 'island and that many other women fled to Batan province, behind the American- Filipino lines, before the Japanese entered Manila. -All white persons in Manila have been ordered by the Japanese military to remain indoors on pen alty of being shot. These disquiet ing developments are accompanied by active Japanese campaign to rise the race issue against white persons among Filipinos whose troops have been battling bravely against the invaders. Japanese fliers are dropping in the islands pamphlets containing what the war department described as "abusive attacks on the white race." War department communique No. 44, yesterday revealed Gen, Douglas MacArthur's report that there was Japanese discrimination even against German and Italian nationals, although those countries are allies of Japan, and against Spaniards, whose country is neutral neut-ral and friendly: to the axis. Meantime, Japanese bombers again attacked Corregidor, the fortress at the mouth of Manila bay, but with slight damage.' Mac-Arthur Mac-Arthur said four of 21 attacking planes were shot down and that others were damaged. The communique com-munique also reported enemy air attacks in the area north of Manila Ma-nila to which American and Filipino Fili-pino troops have withdrawn and Japanese ground operations against our forces in Pampanga province which is northwest of the city. Axis sources reported that the United States and Japanese fleets have joined "in the battle of the Pacific," but there was no confirmation confir-mation for that here. MacArthur's report of. harsh treatment of Americans was in contrast to repeated admonitions by President Roosevelt and others here against persecution or har-rassment har-rassment of aliens. Ugo Carusi, executive assistant to Attorney General Francis Biddle, said last night in a radio address that our own ideal of individual liberty could guide the government in Its dealings with all aliens, neutral and enemy alike. NEW BISHOP (Continued from Page One) I' school high school at B. Y. U. and Snow academy; -graduating from the latter institution in 1914, and later attended University Univer-sity of Utah. ; ' . He taught -school three years, being principal of the -elementary and junior high school of Fountain Foun-tain Green, and entered the 5 livestock live-stock business as a woolgrower in 1917. He has been engaged in this business since that 'time except ex-cept for an interval of six years as cashier of the Bank of Fountain Green and manager of the Utah Livestock Production Credit association as-sociation of Salt Lake' City. - He filled an L. D. S. mission, and has held many church positions, pos-itions, including counselor in the Fountain Green ''ward bishopric, M7I. A. president in the. Manavu ward of Provo, assistant superintendent superin-tendent bf Utah stake Sunday schools, member of the Granite stake M. I. A. board, and superintendent superin-tendent of the Provo First ward Sunday school. Springvilie Plank Emergency Relief SPRINGVILLE i- S prtngviUe city is organized for emergency relief, it was announced today. The local - post American Legion has organized for police reserves, air raid warden and - aircraft oh servers duty in and around the town. .-' i" '"'' --: - Squads are organized for pro tec tion. of -all ' vulnerable point in the Immediate vicinity. Special f -squads have been detailed for the-patror and 'protection of the business district. v Air 1 raid v wardens have been appointed' for each ward - with groups of assistants. 5init UthbNot COUNCIL MEETS IN SALT SALT LAKE CITY,- Jan. 5 (TIE) Western- defense Headers met here today with the . Utah , etate defense --council and - chairmen of all county, councils "to work out in detail f the state's role in the war emergency.'? ft'.FV- V.v" -X Gov. Herbert B. Haw welcomed delegates to the general session opening the conference, ; and pledged-the state to an all-out ef fort to aid in prosecution or the war Twhile minding its own defenses de-fenses - - fSjoV-i 'Other speakers at the morning meeting included Jack H,- Helms, actiner regional director of the western states civilian defense or ganization.-and Miss Lou Richard-t son, regional director for women's activities. ; -, , .. Helms - outlined - defense' prob lems and various methods of meeting them; particularly in re gard to organization of civilians and the necessary precautions against attack. Followine' the ODenlna: session. the conference split into division al meetings. . Topics under discus sion mciuaea neaitn, weirare, nu trition, recreation and " education needs; toersohnel und labor prob lems; housing; agriculture; auto mobile production and tire ra tioning: . and. consumer, needs. me conierence nigmigmea a busy defense ' day Tor Utah. Tire rationing' officials Were stalled until Wednesday by the failure of federal agencies to Bhip necessary clerical supplies. At the same time, Chainrran Gus Backman announced an-nounced an eight per cent slash in the 4 tire allocation for 'Utah. Meanwhile, a survey group of army ' officers, headed by Lieut. Col. Walter M. Crandall, continued a flyinr trip about the state In specting possible hospital Bites. The - army has indicated it will build a 1,000-bed hospital at some inland city. The unit visited Price today, and was to inspect four sites near that city. Earlier, proposed sites at Lava . Hot Springs, Ida., and Morgan, Utah, were surveyed. . LAKE h CAMELS EVERY TIME,) I s ' ; 1 4 j ' " - ' f THEY'RE FIRST ft K .- - - ' .: V i f- V WITH THE MEN IN ) 'V - M :V ' X ' ' 7"U4Pi H THE ARMY jS : - Vv.V, ' 1 - I ; . a:i .r hsc) Z: - x in this i j Vr (s" Vr ( MAN'S NAVY J 1 r'-v' i.?77r rr-r4n r?,- '" ' L camels. ) I WITH THE MARINES, Vl ; WHAT 1 CAMELS L FLAVOR! J pr r--I' ipp -.mil ' - - ttiiiftiWrtiiaiififJ itfimipioitirirwwitiiwiij ' fi rMmmM y i t i i : ir: : ' ; -hhvippih-iJiki) SEND THEM THE SEND A CARTON OF CAMELS TODAY! O Audio tat you and ready for; mailing to men in the $ervie. ."Whether he's stationed on land or sea whether he's in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, when you send your carton of Camels you'll be sending, the cigarette men in the service prefer see right top la at your dealer's today and send a carton of Camels THE SMOKE ?oz:- n , than the averase of the 4 other lar-at-ellinp brands tested leia thari any of them -according ti independent scientific tests bf the smoke Itself! The smoke's the thing! V War in By UNITED- PRESS SINGAPORE ; Japanese t lose seven to . 13 planes m heavy wr combat over Burma with, another 13 probable losses; British With drawals ; continue ' in Malaya; air attack on Singapore beaten off; Japanese occupation of i weston on North Borneo coast admitted. ? CinJNGKINQ- Japanese lose 50.000 troops In futile . attack on Changsha. cause considerable damage dam-age to city. .t'i ' MELBOUIIIVE Japanese air attack on Rabaul, Australian air base in Bismark islands... NEW DELHI Gen. Sir Archibald Archi-bald Wavel admits likelihood of further Japanese - gains but expresses ex-presses confidence they will be temporary. '- : ' trOKYO-i- Propaganda broad casts claim advance near Kuala Lumpur, 200 miles northwest of Singapore report- Japanese - wars, ships damage U. S. warships'- in unnamed Hawaiian habor. ; - - ' KTJEBTSHEV Sovial r-drtve ; on Mozhajsk gains; increasins- pressure pres-sure on Rzhev. BERLIN-Official radio reports French interior minister . Pierre Pucheu and aide found dead, apparently ap-parently assassinated. , STOjCKIIOLTH German-Finnish tension irises; 20 Nazis killed in Helsinki outbreak. r- IvONDON "r Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden indicates Britain and Russia near full collaboration. collabora-tion. U. S. Submarine Sunk, Japs Claim BERLIN, Jan. 5 (Official Ger- man broadcast recorded by U. P. in New York)-t-A dispatch from Tokyo today, said that a Japanese submarine had sunk an American submarine with shell fire off the coast of northern Borneo. The dlstpatch, quotnig the Japanese .press, said that a "rare Incident" occurred when the Jap anese submarine discovered the American craft on the surface. The Japanese vessel also came to the surface and attacked, sinking sink-ing the American ship "within a few minutes," according to the reports. time and trouble, your dealer now has to that chap who s waiting to CIGARETTE THEY ASK FOR- .-7WJS; Op SLOWER-DURNirlQ CAMELS CONTAINS S KI01TDM LI Japiflc3oc: Dicoriinlnaiion Hgaiiisl VJIiiic3 -WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (ILE- Secretary of State Cordell Hull today described- s.Vte6n&rous'. the reported Japanese -discrimination and -death ; threats-, against white -civilians of occupied Manila, but added ' that he 'was awaiting further confirmation of the re ports.' ! rit- i . ("jv'e' Hull said he had not 'learned to what -extent sthe- c reports of the terrorizing Japanese measures, as contained in' information to"3en, Douglas MacArthur from Manila, had been ftmfinned: vn rtff-.m f It was Indicated that the state department ; was '- awaiting; information infor-mation from f diplomats of Bwit- erland. Which Is handling united States interests ito-Manilau- mue. rA formal tjrotest may be made after Buch information is received, although tome 'quarters said that any "protest probably. ; would be worthless in; Tiew of Japan's pre vious "wanton disregard ' of in ternational law and decency? -as shown in the bombing of Manila after it was declared an . open city. ' ------ - -TOKYO, Jan. 0 au)-(OfflcIal broadcast recorded by United Press in New; York) The Imperial high command sources said today that measures were being .'taken in conquered Manila - to prevent activities by "white fifth column ists. ;v?.;r ' '.-4-:.:: -r-i-;.-- ; smm:C ' Officials .-'Categorically " denied "foreign 'reports' that the white population : of Manila was being subjected - to discriminate treat ment. Such .. reports Hbvtously were faked" to serve the purpose of "propaganda," the high com mand said. JARS CLAIM ATTACK ON U. S. SHIPS ROME, Jan, 5 U.R (Official Italian broadcast recorded by United Press in London )--The official of-ficial news agency today quoted Japanese reports that Japanese airplanes had attacked American warships off the north coast of Java. :- -.1- i , WM' .- The agency said-that reports of the attack were published in Tok yo newspapers. Camel cartons specially wrapped near from you. 3 Of American Fliers Hit Jap Planes SINGAPORE, Jan.- 5 COR) Pilots of ; the- American volunteer '' corps operating in Burma . have destroyed at least seven and pos-sibjy pos-sibjy 13 Japanese planes .In smash- iwg' f a- Japaneser-attack J on J the Moulmeto area, of Burma and in attacking ar-Japanese' air- base in Thailand, dispatches . indicated to-day. to-day. ' 1 :. : .-- !.- r Ki United Press dispatch from Rangoon told how the , -American planes had broken: a-Japanese attack-Saturday morning on 'a. Brit ish . Royal Air force station near Moulmein, shooting- down , three Japanese planes, end then, pur suing me Japanese . -across f the border, had 1 shot down four more Japanese planes .- as they tried to land on the Thailand side. Tire . iipiurig , Directors Named u WASHmGnrON; Jam 5 ulEJ Price Administrator Leon Hender son today named tire rationing ad ministrators tor ail ef the states. the district .r of . -Columbia, :; New York City and metropolitan Chi' CagO.-s; J(S-.;tV - Those appointed Included ' Gus PV Backman,- executive of . the state .defense - council, for Utah: Tom D.' Caverly for Montana, and C. C Ahderson for Idaho.- v 'In addition to heading local boards, they will serve as liaison agents for the OP A; State admin istrators as "well as local v board members will -serve without pay, Henderson said. -Stocks irregularly higher in moderate trading. . Bonds irregulargly 'higher; U. S. govenments irregular. Curb stocks mixed. Cotton up. Wheat off to cent; corn off 1-8 to up 18. Silver unchanged. ; iir nK t ... MARICETS tit a Glance I mw& W fc. I 'I " ' J Wlmlan MINER IS KTXJJSp . IJDUISVJlLe, Colo.,' Jan. 5 (11EJ William,.'. Splrkoff, . 62-year)ld miner, was; killed instantly Satur-, day . when : his . automobile ; was struck by i a Colorado , and South ern southbound passenger train at a grade crossing. . S '. Engineer George Doyle said the train whistle was blown but Spirk-. orr apparently did not hear ; it. Spii1ioff,bodXT''ras hurled 50 feet and his car was. demolished, w - . .. By WYMAN . BEBG . , . '"Pieces used to. be much more popular a couple of decades back than 1 they - are now. " There was seldom a school or church affair that dldnt in- : ' -' -- dude s "pie ces! spoke n by schoolboys - an d schoolgirls. I guess all of us in our time had a taste of- the agony ag-ony of standing before a crowded crowd-ed . classroom and trying to re member the next line to "The Wymaa Berg Charge of the Light Brigade." juvenile speakers Speech,' were "Patrick henry's 'Friends, Romans and Countrymen." . "Mazeppa, "How Sleep the Brave," 'Gunga Dinh, "Mandalay," '"Curfew Snail Not Ring Tonight,. "The One-- Hoss Shay," "Paul Revere 's Ride" and, "LitUe . Orphan Annie." ' f How many of them can you remember, remem-ber, now? - - - - 5 There should be happiness involved in-volved in looking back on the past. Even in times of bereavement bereave-ment where there is little happiness hap-piness to be expected, there should be satisfaction that . the finest care and service has been accorded ac-corded to a loved one! We invite you to visit our establishment now so that you may be familiar with our faculties and services before be-fore a need for our assistance arises. Berg Mortuary. Phone 378. B. 7. 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