Show z e '' 1 - z ' zz Z - - I: t I : ' I c - t The Viciom Cvele 1 I - 1 I ' 1 '91 f ttlef3 i mean higher wages Higher prices and higher wages mean higher Help your government prices "hold the line" on the cost of war- time living 1 - ' ' 11- i i : ii ) i 1 ' 11 1 1 1k r 11 41i' Allt:' i ' -- - f i - — 7- a iI i i444 ' c 1 l'I1114'4'ri)0' 1 1 1 kI 'l Ii 1 t I! t1 J )' 4"44a- f 3 - 41 L)(Ita The ii t I ' k' '' 14 Lake City and vicinity Friday Maximum tem- -in Salt Lake City Thursminimum temperday ature: 32 degrees (Issued by per- mission of military authorities) 6W8 1 tzeie i 1 I1' 4 1 ' Vol No 30 I Senate Waits Crucial Tax Vote Friday I :i 1 ' - - WASHINGTON May 13 (11') senate's decision on the controversial issue of granting a full year's abatement of taxes of limiting this cancellation to 75 per cent Of a year's 1 -or I liab Thursday to turn of on rest the night about five votes iliti--appear- ' I I ed A showdown is expected Friday It will come on a proposal by Senator George (D) Georgia to provide for cancellation for most tax- pays of 75 per cent of the amount they owe for 1942 apply their first two quarterly Installments of thia year to their 1943 liability and pay currently for the remainder of the year For lower bracket taxpayers a 20 per cent withholding levy on wages and salaries wctiJd accomplish the current collection Others would pay quarterly on their estimated 1943 1 a 1 I i 4 I 1 ' 1 i 1 i i 1 i Income Swings Support The administration ' swung Its strongest support behind the proposal Thursday and strategists skald an informal canvass indicated the senate was ahnost equally di NIdod on its acceptance or rejection with about five senators listed as doubtful Conceding that the decision was In doubt Senator Vandenberg (11) Ilichigan one of the leaders fi-in the fight-foadoption of the nance committee-approve- d bill which in general v:ould cancel all 1942 or 1943 taxes whichever is the smaller said he saw no room for compromise between the two plans 'I'm not interested in any compromise" he declared "We either adopt the committee bill or we I 't How Western Congressmen Voted on Pact r don't If we go down go down fighting for the principle of 100 per cent forgiveness and equal treatment to all taxpayers" Vanwe'll The roll call on house passage of the bill extending the reciprocal trade pact for a two-yethe following period- included HEADQUARTERS North Africa May 13 —The balance sheet of nazi and Italian losses in the African Ldventure although not yet closed indicated Thursday that Hitler had suffered a drain in resources rem 'inis- cent of Napoleon's in Spain while Mussolini llost even more heavily Up to the last moment Hitler obviously misguided by intuition sent men in to Some prisoners be captured told of having arrived in Africa as late as May 5 In completely smashing the r Limit ar It represented a substantial victory for the administration which had warned that unless the act was extended in its present form it wouldzbe notice to the world that the United States would revert to "Isolationism" after the peace Republicans gained a partial victory by aucceeding in limiting the period of extension to two years instead of three as origin al- - British Chief P1 ins Talk To Congress tf 4 Churchill Accepts Invitation of Speaker Rayburn WASHINGTON May 13 UP)— For the second time since the war begRn Prime Minister' Churchill is to address congress lie will speak Wednesday and most legislators anticipate a majc7r analysis of the global war situation The British leader here for a new series of strategy talks with President Roosevelt accepted an invitation from Speaker Rayburn to make the address It will be at 12:30 p m eastern war time before a joint session of senate and house and is expected to be broadcast Mr Churchill last spoke to congress on December 27 1941 The bitter shock of Pearl Harbor weighed heavily on the country and it could only watch In angry impotence as the Japanese overran American and British Pacific outposts Confidently he told the legislators then that although hard days lay ahead the allies would be on the offensive In 1943 and promised that the German-Italia- n armies in Africa would be destroyed Those prophecies have been borne out His second address will come against a background of heady success in Tunisia growing revolt in Europe and accumulating allied power which carries the certainty of eventual defeat of the enemy It was widely expected that Mr Churchill might have much to say about the meaning of the victory in Africa which both Secretary of State Hull and Secretar'Y of War Stimson hailed Thursday as a forerunner of additional blows at the axis Hull In a message to the exiled Greek government in Cairo said measure with instructions that the ways and means committee bring back the bill with an amendment prohibiting lowered tariffs on agricultural or industrial products Imported under agreements authorized by the act Most important of the defeated amendments was one which would have given congress veto powers over any future trade agreement This was rejected by a teller vote of 170 to 149 'Despite their efforts to curb the powers delegated by the act many Republicans voted for the extension when the final balloting came "The members of the house and particularly many of those of the minority deserve credit for the nonpartisan manner in which they dealt with the bill just passed" Speaker Sam Rayburn (D) Texas said crippling Among the amendments which were beaten was one sponsored by a Democrat Representative Hatton- W Sumners Texas His proposal rejected 169 to 142 would have authorthe presiized congress to make trade dent's author-0111-treaties upon passage of a concurrent resolution Approved without opposition was an amendment designed to prohibit granting of advantages to international cartels in connection with future trade agreements so-call- ed ed the-Akro- o" ft Wyoming Files Suit on Park May 13 CHEYENNE Wyo Wyoming filed suit in federal district court Thuisday- - to test the legality of President Roosevelt's March 15 proclamation which created the Jackson Hole national monument Formation of the 220000-acr- e monument in northwest Wyoming has been protested by various groups Deputy State Attorney General John J McIntyre filed the complaint against Charles J Smith the monument's administrator asking the court to restrain the federal government from "interfering with" state jurisdiction over the area and to stop Smith from carrying out the provisions of the president's proclamation The state also seeks a declaratory judgment and asks the court to construe the antiquities act of 1906 and rule on the validity of the president's proclamation The monument area adjoins Grand Teton National park of which Smith is superintendent Governor L C Hunt has declared that Wyoming's terms in its fight against the Jackson Hole monument would be "unconditional surrender" by the federal government The state contends that the reservation interferes with ranchers and removes large acreages of land from state tax rolls UP) — forces commander thanking north African shore" Whatever the allied losses for this catastrophic retreat they were relatively light It was not alone that the were ril 1 nil& r victorious—par- (Continued on Page TA()) (Column Four) Russ Hit Waisaw As Yanks R A F Strike In West LONDON Friday May 14 (UP)—It A F bombers attacked Germany again Thursday night 24 hours after they gave Duis-- berg the greatest raid in history and a few hours after Fortresses American Flying made their own heaviest attack of the war on Europe Non-- o- - 1 First Army Becomes Italian Last to Quit Tunisia Fight Allies (Official) By Associated Press - LONDON British and May 13—American Russian aerial armadas smashed heavily at Hitler's war installations with three major bombing blows from the west and east in the last 24 hours The royal air force pounded Duisberg Wednesday night with the greatest blockbusting raid of Home Pub liekts Attempt to Gloss Over e the war while Russian were and bombers Warsaw hitting Danger of Inuninent Allied Invasion Thursday American heavy bombers blasted Meaulte and St Omer Claim Troops Won Valuable Time for Axis in northwestern France The day's dual American raids employed a greater force of heavy Enemy Origin—By Associated Press than has ever before atThe Italian First army—"to which fell the honor of the last bombers tacked European targets from axis resistance on African soil"—quit fighting in Tunisia Thurs- British bases it was announced day on Premier Mussolini's order the Rome high command an- officially The R A F followed up its Duisnounced while Italian publicists sought to soothe those fearing berg attack with three secondary daylight assaults—one on railway an imminent allied invasion of the homeland yards at Boulogne another on conA special German communique centrations of planes at broadcast Thursday night by Ber- important moment in the history Abbeville and grounded a third on the lin and recorded by the Associated of the Italian nations Cherbourg docks Press also announced that "the had no tragical effect on the Down 18 "It heroic struggle of German and Italian people Fighters Italy has left Italian African detachments today the African war theater with digNo less than 18 enemy fighters came to an °honorable conclusion" nity" were shot down during all the adding that the troops had won A report from Stockholm said daylight raids The time "of the greatest advantage to however that Premier Mussolini lost three bombers and Americans five fightthe axis" had sent a peremptory demand to ers over the French targets and (Continued on Page Four) Captain Ludwig Sertorius milithe British five planes at Abbe(Column Four) tary correspondent of the German ville Transocean agency said that an The Warsaw attack was one of allied invasion was "technically the heaviest on the Polish capital a in and week's time possible" since it was virtually pounded to could strike against Sicily and pieces by nazi airmen at the start Sardinia off Italy or against of the war in 1939 Crete and the Dodecanese islands air (Because of the stepped-u- p in the eastern Mediterranean attacks Reichsmarshal Hermann to not Rome did report attempt WASHINGTON May 13 (2P) — Goering has ordered construction what effect the crushing African slit trenches for protection of defeat had on Italians at home President Eduard I3enes of Czecho- of civilians the German radio said visudslovakia Thursday predicted a Germany which of course is Thursday night of in reaction the interested of den dramatic collapse tally Germany broadcast recorded by the (The her exposed junior partner gave like that of the axis armies in federal communications commisof how the only available version sion detailed instructions for gave a defense Tunisia after desperate the Italians took the news building the trenches) A Transocean correspondent in of the axis stronghold in Europe Communications in systems Rome reported thus in a Berlin Here on an official visit to Preswere the chief targets of broadcast: he expressed in thb red air force bombers Mos"The faces of the people on hear- ident Roosevelt his belief that cow said Thursday night in ana conference solpress were news extremely ing the emn but at the same time one the German army would defend the nouncing the raid 'Yankees Hit Hard could read in their faces that they fiercefortress of were aware of being present at an ly then go to piecesEurope The American attacks on the "completely broken and n4ferable at the same French objectives were carried out time" by "a strong force of heavy bomb"When this will be It is very ers" the Eighth air force andifficult to say" Dr Benes added nounced It was regarded here as "I have my own idea but it is one of the strongest American air forces ever to hit into occupied very dangerous to predict" WASHINGTON Earlier in the day Benes said Europe May 13 (INS) Operating in perfect flying The White House announced in speeches to congress that at the end his republic will begin weather the American heavy late Thursday that Prime Minister war's reconstruction as a democracy bombers hammered a large GerhisChurchill of England made his "considering itself again the god- man plane factory at Meaulte 60 miles inland from the coast of toric trip for his fifth conference child" of the United States with President Roosevelt by sea Prolonged applause greeted the France and nazi airfields at St of the Czech government in Omer destroying many aircraft Stephen T Early secretary to chief exile in both senate and house on the ground Another bombing made the President Roosevelt Later at a luncheon in his honor unit attacked important German brief announcement Benes expressed belief that vic- fighter bases at St Omer "The prime minister has agreed tory for The big American air fortresses the united nations in it may now be stated he came to Europe is not were escorted by strong flights of off but the far that the United States by sea" Early and Canadian fighting to achieve it will be "the British American said fighters The fighters met strong most terrible" Early further announced are I am sure almost in opposition from intercepting airChurchill came to Washington by the"We last the most craft' but knocked down six The train after landing in this country terrible phase of thethewar victorious bomber pilots reported "splendid phase No other details were given results" he he said adding hopes phase" and believes will not be long until we will see victory come for long-rang- Benes Visions Nazi Collapse - so-call- Churchill Made Journey by Sea FRANCISCO May 134heavy creosote smoke Large areas of the big piers were left (UP)—Fire which swept through Charred and bmouldering two navy piers sent 85 persons to Two vessels moored between hospitals and thredtened navy the burning piers were towed to stores and ships was put out safety and' a quantity of ammunition also was removed from the Thursday night All available fire apparatus path of the fire of undetertnined hundreds of volunteer fire fighters origin The navy had no estimate of including soldiers and office work- ers swarmed to the waterfront the damage to save valuable navy supplies The fire burned for four hours fire at the before it was braught under when the four-alarwas reported trol Twelve fire boats deluged the None was reported injured seri- - piers with water joining 22 fireously but harbor emergency hos- -- fighting companies and the volunteers pital reported more than 60 persons were treated for smoke in-- 1 Ambulance crews shuttled back juries to their eyes and between and forth from the waterfront 20 and 25 received first degree taking injured firemen and volunburns from braving the heat and tetra to the hospital SAN m con-doc- 1 ks Hosts at the luncheon attended by more than a score of senators and representatives were Chairman Connally (D) Texas of the senate foreign relations committee and Chairman Bloom (D) New York of the house committee After Benes' house speech Representative Celler (D) New York assailed Otto Van Hapsburg pretender to the throne of Austria as a man who "would destroy everything Benes stands for" Celler told the house to be cautious of "the schemings and machinations of Otto Von Hapsburg" adding: "He has the temerity to hold court' as a king at the Essex House in New York where he demands and receives kingly allegiance from satellites and cafe society licksplittles There are those in this country who would place this chocolate soldier on a throne" A 1 1 i - ' d Indian livision which actually captured Colonel General Dietloff von Arnim German us" f k RiSill"nt lide of Rebellion Sweeps In Wake of Allied Victory Axis Admits Great Battle Ends Raids Blast Vital Nazi Centel I s ticularly that crack Fourth San Francisco Pier Flames Destroy Navy Property I 1 ' 1 v - t r - allies e 1 I i i 10-1- t 1 I I1 "We haNe wiped out the entire army and today we stand masters of the whole two-thira- Thousancis ngry I - I in Bernit 1 Ao Unrest Grolsts Occupletel Lands -- count i ' his staff for their cooperation and mentioning t he 150- 000 prisoners already rounded up said that in addition "we have taken over 1000 guns 250 tanks and a mass of lorries and equipment of all sorts vhich will probably take days if not weeks to Italian and German armies in Tunisia with the capture of perhaps 175 ' 000 axis troops 4 of whom at least and probably more are German General Dwight D Eisenhower allied commander in chief Thursday stated that the governments of both ly proposed The present set expires June 12 The final vote came after the Douse defeated 188 to 122 a Reloublican effort to recommit the To Bus Strike I Two-Yea- A as well as their French allies "can have real reason to Lel encouragement and hope" General Sir Harold R L C Alexander allied ground ALLIED Amend Act - Britain'and the United States Exclusive: N Y Times-Sa- lt Lake Tribune By Frank L Kluckhobn W ASGTON May 13 (UP)— The house Thursday approved ft two-yeextension of the recipro- c al trade agreementa act after rejecting a series of Republican- sponsor ed amendments which administration leaders said would "cripple" the whole program The vote was 342 to 65 The measure now goes to the senate WLB Seeks End 1 Axis' Tunisia Loses Cripple Gerntatty ' 1 "pay-as-you-g- 0 Sets denberg estimated the committee bill would cancel a net of about 83 per cent of a year's taxes because of the recoupment provided in its !1'windfall" provisions The committee measure was attacked by Senator Byrd The Virginia Democrat told his colleagues that while he favored current collection of taxes he opposed abating a full year's liabilities assertinc this would result in ''a very sub- stantial loss" to the treasury Outlines Procedure' Byrd who voted against the pending bill in committee " said he thought that if the class-ohigher bracket taxpayers want to get on a current basis they should be required to pay into the treasury a substantial part of the taxes to be canceled" "By some method of financial juggling the taxpayers would be forgiven $8500000000 but sup(Continued on Page Pot 1r) do ( Column One porters of the bill which would would the that claim that treasury suffer n loss' he declared "It is true that this loss would not be immediate But the effect of canceling one year's taxes is to con-In fer a gain on each taxpayer the long run that gain would reAKRON Ohio May 13 UPI — flect itself in one year's less taxes The war labor board strove Thursto pN:" - day night to end a CIO transit corn'of the said approval Byrd strike that paralyzed Akrnittee bill would be followed by workers' ron's system 'vital transportation tax rates demands for increases in to war production in this rubber 'before the ink dries on signatures capital on the enrolled bill" unexpectedly at 4 a m Before it quit for the day the theStarting strike tied up all street cars senate agreed to meet an hour buses and trolley buses operated earlier than usual Friday and to Transportation comlimit debate to 15 minutes for each by pany which also serves neighborspeaker on a pending amendment ing Barberton and Cuyahoga Falls by Senator Ellender (D) LouisiMore than 12 hours later the ana Ellender proposed that no tax abatement be given but that tax- strikers—numbering about 200 opto respond immepayers be placed on a current erators—failed basis and permitted to pay off diately to a WLB order to retheir back Lability in' 10 semi- sume work and the union's execannual installments beginning utive board adopted a resolution next March 15 Urging the government to take While there were reports this over the transit system claiming proposal has treasury backing the company operated it ineffifew members said the senate is in ciently Later Mayor George J Harter any mood to inaugurate a system without the abate- asked President Roosevelt to rnent of some taxes assume control of the system and George told his colleagues he appoint an administrator to "run the equipment for victory" A thought the time had passed when congress 'could contemplate such meeting of the strikers was called action "withbut abatement of some for Friday afternoon of the liability" He assailed also Meanwhile thousands of first-shithe contention that the treasury workers were forced to go would lose revenue through abate- home from war plants the same ment way they went to their jobs — by hitchhiking' rides with motorists Thinking ineircies or walking "We are thinking in circles hiring taxis Director Frederick H Disputes when we say that the government Bullen is going to lose something when it nounced of athe regional W L B anpanel studying union does something which will improve demands had been instructed the taxation system" he declared wage until Its mere child's play to talk to suspend deliberations about what the government's go- transportation service is restored panel has had before it for ing to lose when the government The has the powerto take every cent several weeks operators' requestfb v e ry taxpayer earns if the po- for a $125 hourly wage a 381litical sentiment at the country cent increase over present hourly would accept it" pay "able-to-pay- - GOP Loses Fight ry ll votes cast by members from the intermountain area delegation: Voting in favor of the extension were Representatives Granger and Robinson of Utah and Representative Sullivan of Nevada Al! three are Democrats Barret of Representatives Wyoming and Dworshak of Idaho voted against the exten- -' felon Both are A summary Republicanng by the entire house follows: 195 Democrat! for the bill 145 Republicans for the bill Minor parties for the bill 2 Total for the bill 342 11 Democrats against the bill Republicans against the bill 52 Minor parties against the bill 2 Total against the bill 65 Total voting 407 nazi-occupi- t Price Five Cents : ' 4' ' - I I Salt Lake City Utah Friday 'Morning May 11 1913 "louse Passes Trade Pact Extension Bill ar Result Appears To Depend 1011 Five Ballots - - - ' i - - - Allies (Official)—By Associated Press The first riot in Berlin since the beginning of the war—an angry demonstration before the German army information office by men and women demanding news of their relatives in north Africa—was reported Thursday night while axis captives in the Tunisian campaign approached 175000From Moscow to Mexico the allies celebrated a turn in the war that left the Germans and Italians faced with a rising spirit of rebellion in occupied Europe and trying painfully to guess the decisions being taken behind the pleasant facade of a colonial mansion at 1600 Pennsylvania avenue in Washington D C—the White House Japanese as well as the and Italians were out on limb the of suspense their allies had already lost the Initiative en- tirely and some thought that Tokyo was about to lose it too With morose the German and Italian commands acknowledged that it was all over with their armies in Tunisia where during the day it was anPremier RevamPs nounced that the Italian Marshal Giovanni Messe had become the Staff as Allies seventeenth axis general officer to surrender Threaten Invasion All day long Thursday reports had poured in of armed clashes BERN Friday May 14 with the nazis in Poland Norway from Rome said that a Yugoslavia and Greece of sabotage and direct patriot attacks on communique issued late Thursday the already strained German-operatPremier announced night which were hayBenito Mussolini Informed that ing the railways effect of a creeping parItaly was threatened with invasion alysis on transport: of somehad entrusted the nation's defense thing approaching open revolt in of bloody incidents in to a military tilerarchy of six mar- Holland and in Warsaw of GerBelgium shals including King Victor Em- man troops moving into the lowlands manuel and himself Then late Thursday afternoon These reports said Mussolini ancame the story Of rioting in Berlin nounced the new military hier- The British news agency Reuters archy at an extraordinary meeting relaying a dispatch from Berlin of the Fascist party directorate ranted in the press of neutral convoked at 9 p m Thursday in Sweden declared that thousands of Rome women and old men turned away I The °thezr four two of whom abruptly Wednesday when they already had tried their hand at sought information at the Berlin battling the united nations in army information office set up Africa and Europe and failed are: disorders which were broken up Marshal Rodolfo Graziani for- by nazi S S troops mer commander of Italian troops in Cyrenaica who after his initial LONDOIst 13—Rioting In thrust into- Egypt in the first Berlin among May anxious relatives 'of months Of the war was thrown German solcliers killed wounded back to Benghazi in General Archi- or captured 'in the concluded Tubald Wavell's first British counter- nisian and spreading Vi 0- fighting attack knee in Holland and Belgium Marshal ligo Cavalier° former against occupation forces were rewar minister who was removed ported Thursday from office after the failure of The attacks on military estabItalian troops in Greece in 1941 lishments in the low countries and one of the reported movement of German Marshal Emilio De Bono the triumvirate of the initial fas- troops into them were taken as cist march on Rome commander signs that an allied Invasion of of Italian forces at the start of the continent may be Imminent the Ethiopian campaign in 1935 Marshal Enrico Caviglia of Attempt Premature Revolt The Dutch news agency Aneta World war fame one of Italy's most popular Marshals and hero reported that Radio Orange the of the battle of the Piave in the Netherlands station In London had last World war warned Holland's population Thursday night that the Germans Caviglia is in his early 80s were trying to provoke a premature revolt The broadcast charged that the Germans were distributing forged calls to rebellion to provoke the Dutch people to violence and added: LONDON Friday May 14 "Resistance Is only good If It is carried out in concert Do not —Desmond Tighe Reuters corbe Provoked" respondent with the British The report of riots In Berlin Mediterranean fleet reported was carried in a Reuters dispatch Friday that units of the royal from Stockholm which was based navy had shelled Pante Hails on an account published In the 'Island in the Sicilian strait Goteborg (Sweden) Handelstidningen Thursday It said thousands of women and It was the first naval attack old men gathered outside the inof the war on the Island which formation office of the German had served the axis as an air army in Berlin Wednesday In efforts to learn the fate' of their base during the battle of Tumen In the beaten African corns nisia The correspondent of the GoteThe stronghold has frequently borg paper was quoted as saying their requests were turned off been bombed from the air how brusquely with the advice that tVe they would be given the Information at a moreopportune time Then the report said the crowd began rioting and S S elite guard troops were called They were said to have broken up the riot without resort to arms The Reuters dispatch said simiA Pravda dispatch reported that lar incidents were reported from hundreds of guns had paved the other parts of Germany way for an infantry and tank lilt Rail Arteries From the low countries to the wedge in the new German defense line near Novorossisk after the Balkans rising patriot bands were red army had smashed its way reported concentrating and increasing attcaks on vital rail arthrough the first enemy line The mass shelling of the Ger- teries for axis troops and supplies man positions was on such a scale on a scale strongly suggesting that as to presage a final big push the underground war now emergaimed at throwing the enemy into ing is guided by central orders to the Black sea help clear the way from within Moscow corn- for invasion of Europe (The midnight ' The newest attacks forcing the munique recorded by the soviet monitor in London said Russian nazis to arm and guard virtually artillery mounted above Novoros-ar- all trains were reported spreadsisk had destroyed 19 German ing to Belgium from Holland tillery batteries 54 machine gun where two weeks of martial law nests as well as two German tanks and at least 43 executions have and a number of blockhouses) failed to restore order eno-- o - DThe Defense in Rands of Six self-prai- se ' that 1 t1 ed t t t t" E t t I :: t t - British Navy Shells Isle Near Sicily I I i I t t ' 1 t ' ! t t t t t Y I 1 v ) i Heavy Russ Barrage Opens Wed btre ill Axis Caucasus Line 04WS-- 0 Russia (Official) By Associated Press MOSCOW May '13—The red army attacking under a tremendous barrage of hundreds of big guns has smashed its way into secondary German defenses northeast of Novorossisk in the Caucasus dispatches said Thursday The agency Tass also reported e Russian bombers that touched off fires and explosions amid German ammunition dumps stores and railway installations at the Polish capital of Warsaw in a series of raids reaching far behind the lines to disrupt German offensive plans Bryansk and Orel also have been attacked repeatedly in this strategic pattern long-rang- : D id - t i 1 I ' - i - I 4 - 15 - ''' - ' - 1 ' : - - - |