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Show Help Win the War America needs ; men, , materials money and you must furnish the money. Bay defense ' bonds and stamps every payday. FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR, NO. Score One for U. S. ': lapanese bands played when the fast Japanese merchant liner Yawata Maru sailed down the Wangpoo from thanghai for Japan. Now the ship, or one of her class, has been reported sunk by a U. B. submarine. Sht was readily convertible Into an aircraft carrier. JAPANESE DRIVE IN PHILIPPINES HITS HIGH PEAK BY HARRISON SALISBURY WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (U.R) Special Japanese shock troops, dive bombers and attack planes are being hurled against Gen. Douglas MacArthur's B a t a a n province lines in "in'cessant" attacks, at-tacks, the war department reported re-ported today. The communique indicated that the Japanese assault has hit a peak of fury. It did not indicate how well the American and Filipino Fili-pino forces are standing up under the furious assault. MacArthur's report indicated that the Japanese attack may be the most deadly of the war "Enemy shock troops with special spe-cial training are attempting aggressive ag-gressive infiltration," said the communique. "Attack planes and dive bombers are being used incessantly in-cessantly by the Japanese against our front lines and artillery positions." posi-tions." It was the second successive day that the communique had reported re-ported Japanese efforts to infiltrate in-filtrate MacArthur's lines. This indicated that the Japanese are sending forward special jungle and mountain fighters who are attempting at-tempting to slip behind Mac-Arthur's Mac-Arthur's lines to attack his com-( com-( Continued on Page Two) " Modern Traffic Signal Installed At Seventh East Installation of a new, modern traffic signal at Seventh East and Third South has been completed by Provo city and the state road commission. "In following our three-fold program in traffic control and regulation engineering, education and enforcement we feel that by installation of this up-to-date signal sig-nal system we have really accomplished accom-plished something." said Police Chief Claud F. Hawkins. During the past three years 15 accidents seriously injuring eight persons and causing $3000 property prop-erty damage have occurred at the intersection. The new installation includes replacing of old equipment equip-ment and the addition of several new signal faces which will simplify simpli-fy vehicular control. . Inasmuch as highway 91 to the south makes a right turn at this point, a right turn arrow is installed install-ed in connection with the signal. This, in accordance with the uniform uni-form motor vehicle law, indicates to motorists that they may turn right to make the movement indicated in-dicated by the arrow but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within a crosswalk and to other traffic which is lawfully using the intersection. The setup also includes adequate signals to pedestrians. Design and installation has been under the supervision of E. L. Ericksen, assistant traffic and safety engineer, state road commission. com-mission. "We have found the state highway high-way engineering department very cooperative and anxious to assist us in our local problems," Chief Hawkins said. "They have agreed to make s, further survey of the conditions and problems at Third South and Fifth West. We feel confident a similar system will be installed at this oint within a reasonable time." 1341 Subs H uge Japanese Liner Is Sunk "I" '"T a. aw . a Joint Axis Break Sought at Parley By EVERETT R. IIOLLES RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 16 (U.R) A resolution calling for a joint break in diplomatic, commercial and financial relations re-lations between the American republics and Axis nations, was placed before the conference of foreign ministers. of the American republics today. 1 : The resolution, presented by Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela, was one of many proposals handed to the conference as it went to work today in an effort to sweep the last vestige of Axis influence from the western hemisphere. hemis-phere. Other resolutions put forward by South American delegations, sought in effect financial and military mili-tary aid in return for their stand alongside the AJnited Sates In a Strong hemisphere front. It was revealed that the efforts ef-forts of Argentine Foreign Mini ter Ruiz Guinazu to have the anti-Axis resolution softened in order to provide Argentina and also Chile and Paraguay with a means of maintaining commercial and economic, relations with the Axis, have apparently failed. The resolution was in three parts. The first contained the same provision as the Havana resolution that aggression against any American nation by a non-American nation would be considered as aggression against all. The second said that, therefore, there-fore, the commendatory course would be for the American nations na-tions to break off diplomatic, commercial and financial ties with the Axis. - The third provides pro-vides an agreement for all the American nations to act in concert con-cert in re-establishing relations. Delegations supporting the severance, numbering at least IS, reported that Ruiz Guinazu appeared ap-peared to be changing his stand "rather quickly." Argentine sources, however, Insisted In-sisted that he was determined not to agree to the break. It was understood that Ruiz Guinazu, in a series o'f bi-lateral conversations, was told that there Is no chance of a compromise It was reported also that the Argentine financial and economic advisers, several or wnom are with Ruiz Guinazu, have warned him. of the possible disastrous effects ef-fects if Argentine is Isolated. Mother, Three Children Found Dead in Ruins ELLSWORTH, Wis., Jan. 16 (C.p) Puzzled authorities inspect ed the ashes of a burned farm home today for clues to explain the fiendish slaying of a young mother moth-er and her three children. Mrs. Arthur Petan, 28, and her children, George, 10, Neil, 6, and Sylvia, 3, were found stabbed to death lae yesterday in their burning farm home near here. They were estabbed in the chest and their throats were cut before be-fore the murderer set fire to the house. The crime baffled authorities, who said they had discovered no clues to identify the slayer. The sheriffs office reported four men were picked up for routine questioning ques-tioning although there was no evidence against them. Three were transients. JAPS DRIVE ON Mac ARTHUR'S ' LINES WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 U.E) The war department asserted today to-day that specially trained Japanese Jap-anese units, supported by planes, are attempting to infiltrate Gen. MacArthur's lines in the Philippines-in intense' fighting. DX PRO VOr UTAH COUNTY. UTAH, Plans Made for Mechanized Army Of 3,600,000 Men WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 U "United States .army official set out today to build and equip a mighty mechanized army of 3,600,-000 3,600,-000 men in the next 12 months without disrupting family life. Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, national selective service director, said his organization - probably could supply that many men without with-out calling upon men with dependents. depend-ents. If it should become necessary to exceed 3,600,000-goal authorized by President Roosevelt and announced an-nounced yesterday by Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, selective service officials may have to adopt "just a little different conception of the family," Hershey said. The great expansion in the army would more than double the present pres-ent force of 1,700,000. The numerical num-erical ipea of this country's ground forces was the 3,673,888 who were under arms when the first world war ended. The 1942 program Includes doubling the air combat strength, doubling the armored forces, and adding 32 new triangular Infantry divisions .the bulk of which will be motorized. Hershey told a press conference yesterday that there are "something "some-thing over" 1,000,000 men already in a reservoir of class 1-A regis- trants: that the other 900.0OO can be obtained from reclassifications now underway and from the men who wlU register Feb. 16. Between 50 and 60 per cent of the men in the 20-21 age classification classifi-cation will be eligible for military service. Hershey estimated, and about five per cent of the 8,000,000 between 36 and 44. Tax Deferment Plan Proposed WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 OIB Chairman Walter F. aeonr n Ga., of the senate finance commit tee proposed today that tax payers pay-ers be allowed to defer part of their taxes until after the war through the purchase of government govern-ment bonds. George said he intended to ask the treasury to consider such a plan in connection with the tax bill it now is preparing to meet President Roosevelt's budget calling call-ing for $9,000,000,000 in new levies during 1943. At the same time, Chairman Robert L. Doughton. D., N. C, of the house wavs and means nwn. mittee had another suggestion for easing the impact of the new tax program on the average taxpayer a suggestion that state and local lo-cal government cut their expenses to the bone to allow reduction of their taxes. Doughton emphasized he was expressing only personal views and not seeking to instruct state and local governments how to handle their affairs. - Lmi n : : , ' i ' WIDE POWERS GRANTED MEW-WAR MEW-WAR BOARD Roosevelt Order Gives Nelson Over-All War Powers WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 U.R) President Roosevelt n an executive order today formally for-mally set up the new war production board and outlined out-lined sweeping powers for its chairman, Donald M. Nelson, The order directed Nelson to "exercise general direction over, the war procurement and production produc-tion program," and to "supervise" the office of production management. manage-ment. It abolished the supply priorities and allocations board, whose functions now will be performed per-formed by the WPB. Over-All Authority- Mr. Roosevelt thus gave Nel-I son and the new board over-all authority to guide the huge -war production program. i The order said in part: "The chairman of the war production pro-duction board with the advice and assistance of the members of the board, shall:' 'a. Exercise general direction over the - war -procurement ndprrttsn - bombing r -planes - wared nrodiMtlnn nmmun "b. Determine the policies, plans, procedures, and methods of the several federal departments, establishments, and agencies in respect to war procurment and production, including purchasing, contracting, specifications, and construction; and including conversion, con-version, requisitioning, plant expansion, ex-pansion, and the financing thereof; there-of; and issue such directives In respect thereto as he may deem necessary or appropriate. "c. Perform the functions and exercise the powers vested in the supply priorities and allocations board, x x x "d. Supervise the office of production management in the performance of its responsibilities responsibili-ties and duties, and direct such changes in its organization as he may deem necessary. "e. Report from time to time to the president on the progress of war procurement and produc tion; and perhorm such other duties as the president may direct." di-rect." In addition, the army and navy munitions board was ordered to (Continued on Page Two) Lehi City Takes Over Hospital LEHI Lehi city officials have announced that the city will take control of the Lehi hospital, Which has been controlled and operated by Dr. E. Eddington since its purchase and remodeling by the city in 1937-38. The hospital will be controlled by a hospital board consisting of H. A. Anderr-, Virgil Peterson. E. B. Garrett, Mrs. Sadie Russon, Mrs. W. L. Worlton, Joseph E. Smith, Dr. E. Eddington, E. N. Webb and William Wil-liam Hadfield. A hospital staff will be appointed ap-pointed with a superintendent to manage and operate the hospital on a community basis. Red Cross Workers Asked to Close Drive, Submit Reports An urgent appeal to Red Cross war fund workers to conclude their share of the task was voiced today by Chairman Wyman Berg. "tt is exceedingly important for workers to finish as soon as possible," pos-sible," he declared. "Our aim was to reach the $4000 goal this week, and we are anxious for final reports." re-ports." " Partial reports Indicate a generous gen-erous spirit among Provoans, Mr. Berg said. One of the most optimistic opti-mistic signs thus far is the donation do-nation of S511 from the 146 teachers teach-ers and employees of Provo city schools, as reported by "Major" J. C. Moffitt. FRIDAY JANUARY ri ". . i lans Rout Japs In Malaya Remnants Of Japanese Columns Retreating In Disorder By HAROLD GUARD With the Advanced Imperial Imper-ial Forces On the West Malaya Ma-laya Front, Jan. 16 (U.R) Remnants of a Japanese tank and infantry column were retreating re-treating in disorder today after a dawn attack by Australian Aus-tralian troops which has delayed de-layed the enemy advance by at least 24 hours. Six Japanese tanks were smashed and at least 200 Jap anese were killed In this first ciasn oetween me tnvaaers ana a tough and . powerful Australian army which had gone into action for the first time. As I write, the Australians and the Japanese are in fighting contact con-tact over a widening front. Huge Air Attack- As the battle . developed. - bisr high over the fields and groves of v the area and, in one of the largest Imperial aerial attacks of the war, attacked Japanese transport, trans-port, .rolling stock on railroad lines and highways in the Tampin area oh the west coast 120 miles north of Singapore. (A Malaya general headquarters headquar-ters communique issued at Singapore' Singa-pore' said the British planes damaged dam-aged railroad tracks and left vehicles ve-hicles afire.) Maj. Gen. Henry Gordon Bennett, Ben-nett, commanding the Australian Imperial force, told me that the Australians, specially trained in Jungle fighting, had gone into action ac-tion at 4:15 p. m. Wednesday for the first time, only a few hours after their arrival at he front, in a great and perfectly affected movement northward. Then at dawn, in their first offensive action of the battle for Singapore, the Australians ambushed am-bushed a Japanese tank and infantry in-fantry column which was pushing southward.. They waited until the Japanese had approached and then attacked. at-tacked. Two Japanese heavy tanks were destroyed in the first assault. as-sault. Four more, it was said officially, official-ly, were destroyed before the Japanese broke. Eight to 10 Japanese tanks, which Gen. Gordon Bennett said had evidently managed to cross damaged bridges, were blocked by the Australians. Bennett said the Australians casualties were surprisingly light, and that the estimate of 200 Japanese kUled was conservaive. When the Australians attacked their first columns, the Japanese ran screaming into the Jungles. The Australians went up to meet the Japanese, and it was an advanced section which met and routed them. Unofficial reports from the fighting lines said the Japanese column which the Australians am-mushed am-mushed had been almost wiped out. - The Red Cross benefit dance at Utahna Wednesday night, sponsored spon-sored by the 20-30 club, netted S35 for the fund, reported Kenneth Ken-neth Martin. L. J. Eld red donated the use of the hall, and Dob Or-ton Or-ton and his orchestra gave "their services at a marked reduction. Encouraging responses are coming com-ing from, the business houses, industries in-dustries and wholesale divisions, Mr. Berg informed. Women workers work-ers In the residential districts are likewise doing very well. Professional Pro-fessional men are "responding wonderf ully.'V he said. Miss vLuclle Thorpe and Evan Croft report, a gratifying response at Brigham -Young -university.- - Austral 16, 1942 TRANSPORTS, TWO CARGO SHIPS SUNK Navy Runs Its Bag Of Japanese Warships Up to 24 Today WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (U.R) The navy today ran its bag of Japanese warships, transports and supply ships up to 24 with the sinking of five more vessels in the Far East. The new sinkings were achieved by "units of the U. S. Asiatic fleet," the navy communique com-munique reported, indicating that surface warships as Well as submarines sub-marines may have participated in the attack on Japan's tenuous sea lines which are vital to her campaigns cam-paigns over thousands of miles of ocean water. The bulk of the previous navy sinkings have been achieved by U. S. submarines, naval aircraft and the gallant marine defenders of Wake island. . . jiThr Iatest't6n c Japanese aa. power ' included two large cargo ships, presumably of 6,000 tons or better, two large transports, probably prob-ably about the same size, and one medium-sized transport. If the navy is able to continue this rate of sinkings and Dutch and British forces maintain their equally heavy attacks on Japanese sea forces, the punch of the Japanese Jap-anese attacks on Singapore, the Dutch East Indies ' and General MacArthur's men on Luzon will be weakened. The latest navy sinkings indicate indi-cate that despite the concentration of Japanese naval power in the southwest Pacific and the constant operation of fleets of Japanese bombers and observation craft there, Admiral Thomas C. Hart's) far smaller united nations fleet is still able to challenge the Japanese Jap-anese control of the ocean. In two days, JtT. S. naval forces have sunk six Japanese ships, including in-cluding a crack 17,000-ton liner of the Yawata class a total tonnage ton-nage probably close to 50,000 tons. The effect of these sinkings has not yet been noted in Japanese land operations. 19-YEAR OLD SLAYS FATHER MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 16 UR A 19-year-old Minneapolis Minnea-polis high school honor student who killed his father during a family quarrel over the war surrendered sur-rendered today at a Watertow S. D., naval recruiting station after attempting to enlist Police said navy authorities notified no-tified them that James Brose confessed con-fessed that he shot his father last night in their Minneapolis home because the elder Brose had slapped slap-ped his mother. The youth's enlistment was rejected re-jected because he had no birth certificate. Fruit Men Slate Annual Meeting Annual meeting of the Utah State Horticultural society will be held Saturday at Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City, according to J. Erval Chrlstensen of Orem, president presi-dent of the Utah county organization organiza-tion and - a director of the state society. Outstanding speakers have been, lined up to address the 0:30 am. and 1:30 'p. m. .sessions, and all fruit growers are invited to attend. The report of the state .marketing committee will also be given. Two Colorado men will speak on marketing mar-keting of peaches and marketing cooperatives. - COMPLETE UNITED PRK8 Allies Attempt To Slow Japanese Singapore Drive Intensified Allied Blows Delivered Against. Japanese Offensive in Dutch East Indies, Malaya Reports Say By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign Editor The American fleet sent five more Japanese ships to the bottom today as allied armed forces fought with mounting fury to stall the enemy offensive against Singapore and the East Indies. Three enemy transports and two large cargo ships were sunk, according to a navy communique, boosting the American Amer-ican toll of Japanese vessels of all types to 24 since the war began. Dispatches from the fighting ; front in Malaya, from the hills of Luzon where American troops uic JtSULwu iaoi xuuicB tut bum vi i intensified allied blows against H The enemy still hammered at defense lines by land and air, and the threat to Britain's great naval base continued grave, but allied resistance seemed to be growing stronger - and counterblows were slowing the Japanese. - Tough Australian shock troops storming" into ' the Malaya fighting fight-ing zone probably 100 miles north of Singapore . scored a local success suc-cess by virtually wiping out a tank-led enemy column. British bombers struck again at the Japanese Jap-anese rear-lines. The aerial defense de-fense of Singapore turned back new enemy raids, downing several planes. Dutch submarines joined aerial units watching for new invasion in-vasion thrusts by sea. U. S. Admiral Ad-miral Thomas C. Hart indicated confidence that the allied base in the Dutch East Indies can be defended de-fended successfully. In the Philippines, ' American forces still held out on Bataan peninsula where fighting continued con-tinued with Japanese shock troops and dive bombers Incessantly attempting at-tempting to break through the defense lines. News Still Grave-British Grave-British sources in London emphasized em-phasized that the news from the Far East still was grave .and that the allies still face superior Japanese forces in tank, aerial and land fighting. In this connection. con-nection. United Press dispatches' from the Malayan front pointed out that the imperials were fighting fight-ing a delaying and destroying action, which meant that the de fense forces were still falling back to their strongest positions, probably prob-ably in upper Johore state. Despite the fact that the enemy offensive had not lost Its momentum, mo-mentum, it appeared certain that the allied counterblows had been highly effective and that still more reinforcements might bar the Japanese path until a large-scale large-scale counter operation could be started. Even the axis claims 'broadcast during the day failed to indicate any important gains by the Japanese Jap-anese in the Far Etst, although they contained the customary propaganda blasts in which earlier successes were repeated and re-( re-( Continued on Page Two) Allies Fighting In South Burma RANGOON, Burma, Jan. 16 U.H) A war communique tonight said that allied troops were in contact with the enemy in southern Burma. Bur-ma. The dash was announced In a" Joint Royal Air Force and amy communique, -v.- "Our troops were in contact with the enemy at Myittha, in southern Burma, late yesterday," it said. -No details are available." Both British forces from India and Chinese troops had been moved mov-ed into Burma recently and a British spokesman said that the problem of offensive against the Japanese in Thailand was being considered. The nature of the operations in the Myittha sector, however, were not officially indicated at once. The Weather Newly-established military regn-latlons regn-latlons prohibit the .release of any farther weather information. Including In-cluding temperatures. PRICE FTVE CENTS I a a iaiiviai I V L P fcl ll V I M If I M P ft m f f nvii f P n A H H REPORTED FROM ATLANTIC COAST WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 OJJIV Tea, navy revealed today"., that , second meehant- ship an allied vessel of revealed nationality andv tpnnage has been attacked andY' presumably sunk by an enemy ' submarine off , the Long Island ' coast; . Reports of a second submarine attack off Long Island had been " circulated for 24 hours but until noon today the navy had reported it was without information on the attack. The brief statement today gave ' no details beyond the fact that the submarine's victim was an allied vessel of foreign registry and that it presumably was sunk. The announcement of the second sec-ond attack was made orally by a navy spokesman, who said: "The navy department is now able to confirm that a second merchant ship, a vessel of foreign registry, was attacked by an enemy submarine off Long Island. The vessel, an allied ship, was presumed to have been sunk." It seemed likely that the ship was a victim of the same submarine sub-marine which sank the 9,577-ton Panamanian tanker Norness at la. m. Wednesday about 60 miles southeast of Montauk Point with the loss of two seamen. Naval patrols have been ranging rang-ing the Atlantic seaboard in a shoot-to-kill hunt for Nazi U-boats since the first indications appeared appear-ed that the enemy submersible were operating against American coastwise shipping. , Ther4 was a long delay in mak--ing an official announcement con-' cerning the second sinking. First news that another ship had been attacked was reported from locat officials at Quoque and Hampton Bays, Long Island yesterday. RED TROOPS NEAR KHARKOV LONDON, Jan. 16 HE Dls-; patches from the Russian front indicated today . that . Red army troops may have encircled Kharkov, Khar-kov, strongest ' German position -on the Donets river, and that its fall was imminent. . Radio Moscow reported than "an important town on the southwestern south-western front has been encircled and its capture is only a question of 'days." Military observers believed' the town might be Kharkov, as fighting fight-ing has- been raging around the town for several days. They-said that If Kharkov' has been encircled encir-cled the Russians have cut an (Continued on Page Two) . FBI SCHOOL : ENDS 7-SALT 7-SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 18 UH- A FBI school for peace officers ended today after agent R. J. Brandt stressed that military traf-' flc had precedence over i civilian, traffic in wartime and urged all unessential civilian traffic be kept off roads during alerts. - s - 4 |