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Show page mo THE TIRiES-NEW- NEPHI, UTAH S. DRAFT: Inductions Soar WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS U. S. North African Occupation Seen Second Front in Africa Points North to Italy As 'Springboard for European Front; Hitler's Seizure of Southern France Thins Axis Forces for Russ Campaign in Italy Want Underground Strong Brand of Democracy for Aiding Allies; Seek U. S. Pledge. Anti-Fascis- ts (EDITOR'S NOTE : When opinions are expressed In these columns, they are those of Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) Released by Western Newspaper Union. By BAUKIIAGE News Analyst and Commentator. WNTJ H Street, Service, Washington, D. C. 1343 N-- According to a number of people In Washington, of whom your correspondent is one, the most important event of the war may be taking place and nobody, including the enemy, will admit it. A second front has been opened, the first carefully planned and meticulously timed offensive against the Axis since the war started has begun in Africa. There are diplomatic developments as well as military which, some believe, indicate that the path to victory will lead star-tling- ly through Rome. Of course, you couldn't get even a whiff of official confirmation for such a presumptuous assumption from anyone higher than a first sergeant. Nevertheless, there seems to be quite a bit of circumstantial evidence to support the observation of such a development. At the same time certain happenings in the diplomatic field add their touch of verisimilitude to what the military might say was a bald and unwarranted, if not unconvincing statement. Such military information as I might othtr, which has not been a part of official statements, would not be wise to print But it is permissible to recall that the Germans claim that the British have a million men under General Alexander's command in Africa. The official accounts of the number of American flown planes in almost continuous activity over a huge area indicate that the American air force in Egypt is not inconsiderable, even In these days of giant armies and armadas. Apprehension in Tunisia There are diplomatic reports of apprehension on the part of the populace of Tunisia, a vital strip of territory lying along the coast of the narrow waters that separate it from Sicily, the Axis stepping stone from Italy to Africa, which hint that activities may extend even further west than Libya. These are some of the outward signs which are there for all to see, From a military standpoint Italy is the weak sister of the Axis partnership. From the standpoint of internal subversive organization she is perhaps the strongest ally for the United Nations. An African offensive might logically end in an invasion of Italy. The recognition of these underground organizations as important elements in the general Allied offensive against the Axis can be taken as a straw showing which way the tide of war may be flowing. And they are being recanti-Fasci- st ognized. One very significant development was a recent statement from Lon- don. which at first blush simply seemed to dampen any hopes that the king of Italy might be a force in bringing about a separate peace with Italy. But this negative suggestion, when taken together with certain other indications, has quite anotner meaning. The London report indicated that the king was no longer the "prisoner of Mussolini" he bad been pictured, but really the friend of Fascism. This seemingly gratuitous statement may well have been offered as a piece of firing data for the diplomatic marksmen indicating that they must change their sights. And an inkling of just what must be done in order to obtain the support of the elements in Italy which can be of service to the Allied cause comes from an objective report on the underground in Italy. This report originating with sources in the United States, clearly analyzes who these people re, what they have already accomplished and what must be done to A realistic get their program is laid down by inference which will not be at all palatable to the conservative or the conventional masters of official intrigue among the United Nations. According to this report from sources the underground in Italy is now composed largely of young men, born and educated in Fascism, who are working entirely from within its framework. They re members of the party because anti-Fasci- st anti-Fasci- st BRIEFS The U. S. Civil Service commission is looking for dietitians to fill 'jobs at $1,800 a year. When soldiers don't write to their girls, the girls write to camp hostesses. One company is hoping to ease the transportation situation by building a bus. they have known no other party and no other government through their mature years. They are members of the armed forces because thqy are loyal to Italy. According to the report which I mention, made by supposedly authentic and authorized representatives or the the underground movement in Italy is powerful and effective; it has accomplished a weakening of civilian and military morale; publishes a large and efficient press; has organized political meetings and combat groups In nearly every Italian town; has brought about unity for the first time in Italian history between the working class and the intellectuals. It has caused general inefficiency in the army, caused sabotage in the campaigns of Greece, Albania and Libya and effectively sabotaged war industries. The members of these groups, the young men who grew up under Fascism, are not revolting to bring about a status quo ante they are revolting against the status quo for definite aims. They want a new democratic order. M00A0OR A. - in u. s. hands ; gl fMsjgAgAgg S (U.S. CONTBOIS coast 5T ' ENTIRE Moaocco " si ALEXANDRIA I - - v , jf SA fj t, iIBYAs' r- uffl. j EGYPT pagyr- r Pf - Italian Demands Anti-Fasci- st The members of the Italian un derground are thoroughly deter mined to overthrow Fascism wherever it exists. But they demand a concrete, complete, sincere state ment of the program of the anti- Fascist forces before they will join them, since they risk everything in revolt and think they might simply gain new chains for old if they faced a typical political peace. They want, specifically, a clear-cu- t statement of the peace aims of the United Nations. They want these aims stated without equivocation or couched in the fine generalities of the Atlantic Charter. And they want to be sure that they have the guarantee of the United States as the administrator of those terms with freedom to build the kind oi an Italy they want. There is something of a parallel between these Italian demands and the revelations, or what the conservative diplomats would call the indiscretions, of Wendell Willkie when he called for assurances of the designs of the United Nations. Willkie, as is his wont, used a blunderbus instead of a scalpel to obtain his end, but he did clear up the atmosphere on the subject of what Russia and China thought about the need of extending the scope of the Atlantic Charter. The realistic Jan Smuts, prime minister of South Africa, echoed this sentiment a few days after WiUkie's report to the nation. Others are re peating the demand for a full statement of peace aims. Strong Brand of Democracy Another point upon which some of our allies, and particularly our potential allies in Italy, want recog nized by us and emphasized is the belief, many times stated but very seldom elaborated, namely, that we don't expect to go back to things as they were. They expect democracy, but they make it plain they expect it to be economic as well as political, and they want a brand that may prove stronger medicine than everyone might care to take. The groups in Italy, like those in ether countries, have forged their political philosophies in the fire of persecution. The revolt against the physical brutalities of totalitarianism is likely to carry them far In the opposite direction. They demand an ideal of democracy hard to attain. It becomes, therefore, a vital task of the American statesman, in assuming the necessary leadership of the United Nations as their supreme physical effort approaches, to formulate a post-wa- r world peace ideal. If, as seems possible, the second front will touch Italy, home of Fascism, before it reaches the Nazi borders, the attitude of Italy's must be clearly understood and taken Into account. anti-Fascis- ts North-Africa- n Hitler-dominate- ROMMEL: 'Nutcracker Bait" Like a groggy prize-fight- back-pedalin- g before a knockout punch, Marshal Rommel's shattered Afrika Korps had scurried across Libya pursued by General Montgomery's conquering Eighth British army. The chase had been nip and tuck with Rommel trying to reach Trip-olhis main base near Tunisia in an cfTort to use his remaining strength to make a stand. But Tripoli meant no rest for Rommel, for oncoming American armies from Algeria in the west and Montgom ery's battering ram from Egypt in the cast would converge in a mighty movement to annihilate Axis power in North Africa. i, HIGHLIGHTS by liaukhage San Francisco motorists can now r unpark their cars in a derground steel and parking area beneath the park. four-floo- Farmers received higher prices Two immediate jobs had remained for Gen. Dwight D. ("Iron Mike") Eisenhower's American invasion forces after they had completed of their spectacular blitzkrieg French Morocco and Algeria in the record time of 77 hours. One job was to secure control of rectangular Tunisia, a French protectorate jutting northward into the Mediterranean and offering via strategic Bizerte an ideal stepping stone toward the Axis "soft spots" of Italy and the Adriatic Balkans. The other job was to complete with their British Allies the nutcracker drive into Libya to smash forever Marshal Rommel's all but extinguished Afrika Korps. The capture of Morocco and Algeria had given the Americans control of 1,300 miles of precious North African seacoast on the Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean sea, including the key ports of Casablanca, Rabat, Oran and Algiers. Significantly enough, it was Adm. Jean Darlan, French chief of all defense forces who had given the "cease-firing- " order to the French n colonies. Darlan was now in a new role of collaborationist with the United Nations, after secret negotiations with American army officers. The welcome of the American forces by the French-Africainhabitants had been warmed by the presence with them of heroic Gen. Henri Giraud, dramatically flown to Algeria from France after a secret rendezvous with British airmen. Neighboring Tunisia was of key importance not only because of its strategic value for future offend Eusives against rope, but because of the concentrae tion there of Axis troops and combat planes. Hitler had not intended to give up North Africa without a struggle. His hold upon it would not have been possible without Tunisia. Possession of the port of Bizerte, best equipped French Mediterranean naval base, by the United Nations would mean that the Allies would have relatively easy access to Sicily and the Italian mainland and an effective springboard to nearby Tripoli, former "powerhouse" of Axis North African activities. Success of the AEF operations prompted President Roosevelt to raise Gen. Mark Clark, second in command, to the rank of lieutenant general. In than a month earlier for grains, cotton, tobacco, fruits, dairy and poultry products, reports the U. S. bureau of agricultural LA VALETTA, MALTA: British forces in Malta opened a new airdrome with ceremonies presided over by Viscount Gort, commander In chief. Lord Gort said he was looking forward to the day when the island which has withstood so many Axis aerial attacks would become an advanced base for an offensive against Italy In movements from North Africa. January 1, 1943, appeared certain as the senate finally approved legislation lowering the selective service induction age. In order to fill military requirements up to the first of the year, local boards throughout the country indicated they would soon have to begin drafting childless married men. Final impediment to the law's passage was hurdled when a group of senators decided not to press their attempt to require a full year's training for all the 18 and before they could be sent into combat service overseas. The house had previously approved a measure' eliminating this feature. Meanwhile, selective service headquarters disclosed that local boards had been advised that "increasing demands of the armed forces require that a large number of men in essential activities who are liable for service be released for in- toys that were ever found on a Christmas tree! The soft bodies are .covered with muslin, the hair is of yarn, the outfits can be colorful cotton scraps. Pattern No. 8293. long, each requires J EGYPTIAN ( SUDAN U pattern desired. Pattern No Name Address Size Treat Constipation This Gentler Way! RUSSIAN FRONT: Many folks say that almost as bad as constipation are harsh cathartics and purges. That's because many medicinal laxatives work this way: they either prod the Intestines Into action or draw moisture Into them from other parts of the body. Now comes news of a gentler and pleasanter way of treating constipation, for the millions of people with normal Intestines whose trouble Is due to lack of "bulk" in the diet. This way is by eating KELLOQG'S a crisp, delicious cereal, and plenty of water. drinking unlike many medicinal laxatives, acts principally on the contents of the colon and helps you to have easy, normal Is made elimination. by Kellogg's in Battle Creek. II your condition is not helped by this simple treatment, better see your doctor. Communiques from Moscow took on an increasing note of optimism as the Russians maintained that the German offensive against the Red lines from the Baltic to the Black sea had been smashed for the year. Southeast of Nalchik where the German drive for the strategic military IS inefcaa SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 149 New Montgomery Street Calif. San Francisco Enclose 20 cents In coins for each Nazi Drives Stalled Trans-Caucasia- n are Dolls cloth yard for body; costumes to be made from remnants. Send your order to: army and navy. Territory in North Africa occupied by U. S. expeditionary forces Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will be used as a springboard for action against Italy, the Adriatic Balkans and possibly southern France, military experts believe. Principal features on above map show (I) American control over Atlantic ports in French Morocco; (2) Mediter ranean ports of Oran and Algiers in American hands; (3) strategic Bizerte in Tunisia, which would complete Allied control of the south Mediter ranean; and (4) Vichy-hel- d Dakar, which military experts expect to be taken over by Allies. BLITZ TIMETABLE: Beats Schedule PATTERNS SEWING CIRCLE Induction of 18 and into the nation's armed forces by duction." This meant that war plants would have to release key workers for the anti-Fascis- anti-Fasci- st Thursday, November 19, 1942 highway had been stalled, the Russ defend- ers continued to repel attacks. Elsewhere in the Caucasus the Reds HITLER: were holding the Nazis well in check. Soviet armies continued to Seizes All France keep a German force encircled in observers that Military agreed the mountainous vicinity of Tuapse, Hitler's seizure of unoccupied Black sea base, and thwarted every France meant a further lengthenenemy attempt to break through. ing of his lines and a weakening of The defenders of Stalingrad conhis forces. tinued their heroic resistance. While The Fuehrer had no other choice small detachments infiltratthan to try to close the "back door" ed fromenemy the south these were thrown to prospective Allied invasion by or- back. Meanwhile Soviet troops dering his own legions southward to northwest of the city continued to the Mediteranean and the Spanish harass the Germans. frontier and those of his Italian "stooge" northward to the Riviera. SOUTH PACIFIC: Corsica, island birthplace of NaMacArthur Pincer poleon, was likewise seized. Slam-banwarfare continued in But Hitler's move into southern France meant that 20 to 30 Axis the air and on the ground in the divisions' would be tied down in South Pacific, with American and occupation duties, thus weakening Australian forces pressing the Japs the English channel invasion coast hard on New Guinea and at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. and also his forces along the g Russian front where action General MacArthur's headquar was at a stalemate. He had liketers reported that at Oivi on New wise enlarged the area where the Guinea, Allied forces were using pin-ce- r Nazis would be sabotaged as they tactics to squeeze the Japs out. already have been elsewhere in oc- Australian- columns had cut off a cupied Europe. Reports from Russia indicated the Nazis had already begun to withdraw troops to build up their defenses elsewhere in Europe. These . z i , were further substantiated by word from Greece indicating the arrival of fresh German units at key sea port bases. I Hitler had first Significantly, 1 I stopped his occupation forces 30 miles short of the French naval base ' at Toulon, designating it as a "camp f A retranche" to be and set apart from occupation. Center of speculation since the 1940 armistice, the French fleet comprising 62 warships was the prize at stake with the Axis standing on the near side of the Mediterranean and Allies on the other. Now an Allied "collabo1 1-rationist" in Africa, Adm. Jean Darlan had added his voice to that of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in a GEN. DOUGLAS MacARTUUB request for the French fleet to join Pincer squeezes Japs. him in Algeria. Japanese retreat by means of a1 ALLIES OPTIMISTIC: flanking movement. The Japs' effort to cut their way through to the Channel Thrust? rear had been by American From both sides of the Atlantic troops flown bystopped aerial transport to official optimism over the war's futhe vicinity of Buna, 55 miles northture outlook was expressed by leadeast of the Oivi battleground in the ers as a result of the Allied suc- Owen Stanley mountain area. cesses in North Africa. At troops President Roosevelt predicted the .met Guadalcanal, American enemy attempts to recapture Axis' inevitable defeat, and welHenderson airfield by an offensive comed the Increasing number of threw the Japs back several' Frenchmen who are joining the that miles. An example of spectacular United Nations' cause. heroism in the Guadalcanal fighting In London Prime Minister Churchwas cited by a navy department reill for the first time since the bleak lease recounting the feat of Marine 1940 of told the British public Pvt. Albert A. days Schmid, whose comto rejoice. Mr. Churchill pointed out in arms say he killed more panions that a direct thrust across the Engthan 200 Japs in a single night, while lish channel was coming in due time. a machine gun. manning He suggested that the day would be From Washington came a navy nearer as soon as it was evident that Germany was becoming "de- communique announcing the sinking moralized." The prime minister of seven more Jap ships in the southsaid that the Allied drive in Africa west Pacific by American submahad as its primary objective the rines. "exposure of the underbelly of the U. S. ARMED FORCES: Axis, especially Italy, to heavy attacks." To Total 9,700,000 The extent of the armada that Armed forces for the United States had carried American and British totaling 9,700.000 by the end of 1943 forces to the shores of North Africa were envisioned by President Roosewas disclosed by Oliver Lyttleton, velt, British minister of production, who Mr. Roosevelt's estimates includsaid that 500 transports and 350 wared an army of 7,500,000, a navy of ships had comprised the mammoth 1.500,000 and marines and coast invasion fleet. guard forces totaling 700,000. The bulk of future additions to the military forces will go to the army, in the week's news whose present strength is 4.500,000, the President pointed out. The navy will be augmented by 500,000 and HAVANA: President Fulgenclo the marine corps and coast guard Batista of Cuba will pay an official by 300.000 men during the next 12 visit to the United States, arriving months. in Washington December 8, It was On the basis of calculations that announced here. The Cuban chief executive will confer with President It requires nine workers to support Roosevelt and then visit various one fighting man in the field, the American cities. General Batista President's estimates would mean will make the trip on the Invitation that a working force of 87,300,000 of President Roosevelt and will be men and women at home would be a White House guest overnight. needed to back up the armed forces. ALL-BEA- Twin Toys. X7"HAT will we name the twins? vv Judy and Jim? Willie and Millie? Whatever you call them they are sure to be the best loved ALL-BRA- ALL-BRA- N Mourning Colors Colors for mourning vary in dif ferent countries. Red is used in some parts of Africa, white in China and Japan, grayish-brow- n National Strength n in Ethiopia, in Iran, The achievement of national e in Syria and Armenia, strength can only come frpm unviolet in Turkey and yellow in interrupted processes of character Egypt and Burma. building. Newton D. 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