Show Poky f4- C-7-7"--- -- Major J Y Adaing Ninih Corps Area: L Depend on YOU Buy bonds" N'ol 1 1 No it 1 i "The khaki and blue Local Metal 'Market!' - i 1 41'''''!(7-tt 1 r : - Gold - 1Zr?'' t I 4 :y 0 ' LA8d 178 $33 no Silver (domestic) 7111s Silver (toreign) 331254 Copper electrolytic dellv- ered Connecticut valley 12e 4150c Lead Zinc 825o Local tkottioment Cricom 8 boo Salt Lake City Utah Friday Morning April 10 1942 Copptbr witho4o)111160 Price Five Cents 0 i Bunker Links DPC in War Profits Grab Jones Denounces Magnesium Tie-UCharges p Associated Press WASHINGTON April 9—A charge that the Defense Plant corporation had entered into a 'sinister" war profiteering con- tract' with a Cleveland magnesium firm was made in the senate Thursday by Senator Bunker (D) Nevada and promptly was denounced by Jesse Jones as "false" and "unworthy of a And Let's Put The Mercury Over the Top CHICAGO April' 9 C11-The Illinois defense council - suggested Thursday night that cities set up "salvage for victory" thermometera to ahow how much scrap metal they have gathered for war industries The thermometers would record the amount of metal collected in terms of military material For instance: 25 pounds of scrap are required aerial bomb for 50 pounds for a 50 caliber machine gun three tons for antiaircraft a three-inc- h gun eight tons for a light tank 18 tons for a medium tank about 3300 tons for a cruiser and 9000 tons for a big battleship 100-poun- d Reconstrucwhich in headed by Bunker declared that the Defense Plant corporation had agreed to lease a $63000000 magnesite refinery at Las Vegas Nev to Basic Magnesium Inc on terms 'so sinister as to indicate that some officials in our government are guilty of malfeasance" If the agreement he added repn resented "a of con duct on the part of the Defense Plant corporation I can come to only one conclusion: We are tolthe existence of an agency erating of the government that is so corrupt as to make profiteering in the last war look like petty larceny by comparison" Bunker said Basic the "fertile Inc' was a child of Magnesium promotional brain" of Howard P Ells Jr of Cleveland president of Basic Refractories Inc Traces Negotiations Basic Refractories transferred to the subsidiary magnesium firm development rights on 36 mining claims on the public domain in Nye county Nevada Bunker said adding: "These claims on which Basic Refractories admittedly expended less than $50000 represented the Sole asset of Basic Magnesium Inc the corporation to which Defense Plant corporation is giving $63000000 to build a refinery at Las-- Vegas Prior to the formation of Basic Magnesium Inc and prior to the signing of the contract Basic Refractories claimed to have expended in the promotion of this enter prise and the negotiation of the contract the sum of $211000 This no doubt includes Eells' numerous trips to Washington and entertainment at the Mayflower hotel This sum is now being repaid by the Defense Plant corporation to Basic Refractories "In other words the government paid the corporation for promoting its officials out of $63000- cross-sectio- 000 "And finally remember this! The product of the plant is not to be furnished the government at cost The contract provides that the product shall be sold at a reasonable price designed to yield a fair margin of profit!" Jones Makes Reply When word of Bunker's assertions reached Jones the latter issued a statement saying the speech contained "false and misleading statements" which Bunker "must know are untrue" and which took "no courage to make under his cloak- - of immunity" - The plant Jones declared would cost about $70000000 would have an estimated annual capacity of 112000000 pounds of metallic magnesium was contracted for at the request of the office of production management and the war departme'nt and "the- - government's interest is fully protected" "Nine separate contractors are participating in the construction" Jones said "The fees to be paid these nine contracting and engineering firms together with the fee to Basic Magnesium Inc for its engineering' plans supervision will aggregate less than 2 per cent of the total cost of the plant "The operating or management fee of the plant is to be cent per pound of magnesium produced which is approximately 2 per cent of the estimated cost The royalty for the ores will not exceed cent per pound of metal produced magnesium -No irregularities have been discovered in the construction of the plant that would warrant the irresponsible statements made by The plant is Senator Bunker wholly owned by the sovernment and will be operated': for its account:All expenditures in connection with the construction of the plant as well as its operation are carefully audited as the work progone-ha- lf one-quart- er resses" Bunker discussing what he termed the "'international angle" of Basic Iktagnesium said 45 per cent of the stock in the firm was given to Magnesium Elektron Ltd of England which furnished I (Conurupd on PUP Seven) tCoiuma Three) Big British Sett Fighters 67‘ cttliciet A 600 Committeemen Say Method Would Slow War Contracts WASHINGTON April 9 Un- -House ways and means committeemen contended Thursday that the profit limitation effort because of contract difficulties They argued that excessive war profits should be recaptured through existing tax formulae rather than through the scheme approved by the senate Tuesday departgiving the war and navy commisments and the maritime sion broad authority to renegotiate questionable contracts and to require certain repayments Termed Too Complex Voicing the sentiments of some of the committee members who are now studying stiffer excess inprofits taxes for dustries as part of a new $7000- 000000 tax bill Representative Disney (D) Oklahoma said: "The senate's formula is So complicated that contractors could not safely make a contract with the government because of the very nature of it and the risk that they might lose virtually all of their profits "Then after that the internal revenue bureau might come along and claim that the war department's arbitrary computations of excess profits were not in accord Then the with the tax laws treasury would take another slice senate-approve- d bill would "slow down" the war 3:1 By Associated Press LONDON Anril 9 — Japanese 0 DAGAC war-contra- of income ct - — "Like the administration I am for profit limitations but the whole administration is against this plan and all the administration heads have testified against It 'Might as Well Quit' Chairman Doughton (D) North Carolina of the committee said it appeared that the senate "ha's circumvented us" and Representative Duncan (D) Missouri said "We might as well adjourn" house hearings on excess profits taxes Representative Reed (R) New York another member said "It looks as though our hearings based on the treasury recommendations might turn out to have been futile in the light of the senate provisions" From other congressional sources came an expression that the constitution would not permit congress to divert from the house to government departments and agencies the right to impose taxes Meanwhile Representative Case (R) South Dakota author of the flat 6 per cent profit limitation attached as a rider to an $18000- 000000 bill for the war department said he would be willing to abandon a definite percentage in favor of more general language ::(41 0 ' t ' "I - SAYSAIN 0 17—--'i - - Page Six) (Continued (Column Two) British Prepare To Blast Oil Wells in Burma British--(Offici- al) By Associated Press LONDON April 9—With the Japanese only 30 miles from the Yenanma oil fields on the Burma and outfront the numbered British defenders of the Irrawaddy river valley were prepared Thursday night to burn and blow up the wells Although bad atmospheric conditions interfered with radio comhard-press- municationsa ed well-- I nf or med source here said the British were ready to "scorch" the oil properties if the Japanese and rebellious Burmese continued their flanking progress The British' were described as outnumbered three to one on the ground and 10 to 1 in the air Delayed dispatches direct from the front referred to the complete absence of allied air support for ground troops From the eastern end of the held by Chinese SAN FRANCISCO April 9 (AP) Burma lines —The "serve in silence" slogan forces the Chinese reported that hit its stride Thursday as barbers they were in contact with the decided not to talk Japanese but that there had been Consider this resolution adopted little activity in the past 24 hours by local 148 of the Barbers' union: "Whereas it has always been a prevailing custom and best policy for barbers to agree In general with their customers on their te views concerning religion politics and economic conditions WASHINGTON April 9 (UP) — "Whereas the barber shop has been and is a place where much A preliminary alert was flashed loose talk and unreliable informa- over the local air raid warning tion is heard regarding activity system here at 10:40 p 36m and reminutes mained in effect for of our armed forces "Therefore be it resolved: That until the '"all clear" signal was Barbers' ' union local No 184 given There was no immediate expledges ourselves as individuals not to repeat any rumors of any planation for the alert—a "yellow" kind or nature pertaining to our signal which customarily is issued war activities and to discourage as a warning to civilian air raid and protest against same even workers when unidentified planes unto the displeasure of the offend- are believed to be 20 or 30 minutes I " I away ing customer Barbers Take Silence VOW i i '"" -- I i I 1I ' f f I t z N' -- N rI i-- t ? tV:k1t v ol It 7 - 5' ti 1 V no $ I 1 ':: t t ' 1 ::t91 t -- - 0 '' LUZON "§N large number of Utah men many of whom were graduates of the University of Utah and the Utah State Agricultural college ROTC units were believed to hate been stationed on Bataan peninsula Although university officials were unable to determine exactly the number of alumni who were last reported in the Philippines students and instructors said many were known to have been there recently s- LAMAO ' N f i' '' '" '' f :il 'LIMA N( N :::" l k '''s 60" ' ' e I t ''''''''' -- c:: v:- - -::'-'-it s t4 -- 11 ? If° CABCABEN U By Associated Press WASHINGTON April 0—The heroic epic of Bataan peninsula ended Thursday with the Japanese victorious through the 4:4) MARIVELES sheer overwhelming weight of hordes of fresh troops—and with S1P iCP most of the 366853 American and Filipino soldiers slain or facing OA t t t captivity — : Cut off from reinforcement outnumbered by five six seven FORT ii ' 4: :: 1 or even eight to one tragically deficient in air power and exdi: 0 ea MrAcrseILLSiLt4!' 000ecSNt"0 hausted by short rations disease and constant battle a courI 0 s is ageous band of fighting men was forced to a bitter but inevitable defeat TORT MONJA I : t HUGHES ! 4 : Thursday Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright who command when General Douglas MacArthur was transferred took CORRECIDOR I 5 0 to Australia reported that the enemy had enveloped his eastern 4r rPrr : ::::: : : flank manned by his second corps W&fitAka4k1AiUMilikAl on Corregidor from which Wainwright sent Wainwright Orders Counterattack defense line Collapse of the American-Filipin- o on the Bataan peninsula came as the Japanese Thursday's communique is still In command To relieve the situation he ordered the first corps to counterof the entrance to Manila bay according to attack attackers enveloped the east flank (1) of It did but the "complete physical exhaustion" of the American military observers General 'Wainwright's forces Fort Mills (2) made it unsuccessful In view of these developments the troops war department concluded and announced that "this situation indicates the probability that the defenses on Bataan have been overcome" And to this Secretary of War Stimson added at a press conference: "Out troops outnumbered and worn down by successive attacks by fresh troops exhausted by insufficient rations and disease prevalent on that peninsula finally had their lines broken Cripps Yields to Demand of India and enveloped by the enemy Submarine Sinks For Voice in Conducting War "A longbut gallant defense has been worn down and overU S Envoy Helps to Break Impasse Italian Cruiser thrown "We have nothing but praise and admiration for the cornIn Mediterranean manders and the men who have conducted this epic chapter in British--(Offic- ial) By Associated Press American history" India' NEW DELHI April 9—Britain and the Hindu leaders And he spoke the views of a visibly distressed capital whtn British—(OfficiaI) of India were generally reported Thursday night to have come he continued: By Associated Press to terms on the delicate danger-fraugCAM° April 9—A British colquestion of independence "This is only a temporary loss We shah not stop until we umn of all types of arms Includ- drive the invaders from the islands" for India The influence of the 'United States appeared to have ing tanks was testing strength weighed heavily in thè final bargaining Thursday night with axis armored Tried to Send Reinforcements forces at Sidi Bregisch 60 miles Apart from the still open ques-- t southwest of Tobruk in a fight )Nith the battle ended he was able to announce for the first to tion of adherence the comprofor control of the wide Libyan des- time that mise plan by the Moslem league urgent efforts had been made to get reinforcements to ert no mans land As both sides jockeyed for posi- MacArthur and Wainwright despite Japanese control of sea there appeared to be lacking little PT :: i q s 11 : I I f - 1:M1"'m Britain Hindu Leaders Reach British Co hum Accord New Delhi Reports Battles Axis Push in Libya ht Germans Rush than the formalities New Bombers ture and promulgation to give dia a national government guarantee her dominion status er the war with dominion's right To Russ Front her the more of signa- In- now aft- of secession a and place in front as an Asiatic bulwark of the United Nations The successful formula compounded by Britain's negotiatorin-chief Sir Stafford Cripps and leaders of the dominant congress party with the helpful Influence of President Roosevelt's personal emissary to India Louis Johnson was reported to provide for a clear division of functions under the projected national government for India General Sir Archibald P 11awn British commander for India it is said would be supreme commander for conduct of the war under an Indian war cabinet whose defense minister would be an Indian Both Cripps and Johnson were believed to be eager that Pandit Jawaharlal 'Nehru past president of the congress party and one of its ranking leaders take the defense portfolio The consolidation of Indian and British direction of India's war effort as envisaged was believed to have composed the sharpest difAContinurci on all-Ind- ia Page Rix) ' (Column Three) so- - Allies— ( Of ficial ) By Associated Press LONDON April 9 — Junkers bombers fresh from the factories of Germany are being rushed to the eastern front and put into immediate operation it was disclosed Thursday in official Russian dispatches which told of bitter fighting for every inch of the thawing Russian battleground A Tags dispatch from Moscow said antiaircraft gunners on the Kalinin front in the region south of Lake Ilmen shot down a Junkers-8 plane numbered 6719 "released from the factory February 26 1942" "A few days later" the dispatch continued "antiaircraft gunners of the same battalion shot down three more planes released from the factory in March 1942" The appearance of these brand new nazi planes seemed to be another indication that Hitler is constrength he can centrating all the possibly spare ononthe eastern front Page Two) (Continued (Column Five) Jap Planes In Dogfighting Over Burma - AVG Bags Twelve U Alert By United Press CHUNGKING' April 9—Reinvolunteer American forced group fliers have roared back into the battle of Burma delstroying 10 planes and damaging two others in a mass dogfight with 20 Japanese a "Zero" not single fighters in which was lost an American plane A V G communique announced Thursday night The battle was fought over the Burmese town of Loi Win the communique said and was the first challenge to Japanese all-o- ut Kai-shek- 's - -- 1 air superiority over Burma battlegrounds since the invaders offensive launched their against cities and airports in tha t theater early last week The strength of the A ' V G and force — American-mad- e American-flow- n planes fighting Chiunder Chiang nese banner—was not disclosed But to ring up such an impressive score it must have been the considerable indicating A V G had received substantial reinforcements to offset the loss of fields and equipment in the Japanese raids 1 tion in the north African sands the admiralty announced the sinkItalian cruiser by ing of 10000-to- n a British submarine in the central Mediterranean on the axis' vital supply lane to the battlefront Naval observers said in London that loss of the ship which sank eight minutes after the torpedo explosions left Italy with only two of the seven 10000-to- n cruisers she had at the outset of the war of fighting Despite the flare-u- p In the desert with the Germans and Italians throwing in "quite strong forces" informed sources saw no tangible evidence thRt 'a large scale offensive was taking form British military observers said the axis units might be trying to set up strong forward points to guard their badly battered airport at Martuba or simply were feelof British ing out the line-u- p troops opposite theic positions Japan Reports Bataan Quake SAN FRANCISCO April 9 (In —An intensive earthquake rocked the whole of Bataan peninsula during final stages of the battle a Japanese news dispatch from Bataan intercepted by the C B S short wave listening station de- clared Thursday night The dispatch transmitted in code was from a Domei (Japanese news service) correspondent and was dated "with the Japanese on Bataan April 9" The main force of the said the dispatch "lasted five minutes causing Filipinq huts to crumble and several landslides" and air Brigadier General Patrick J Hurley now minister to New Zealand had been given the special mission of sending in supplies Several shiploads arrived but for every supply ship that reached Corregidor an average of nearly two was lost Because of those which ran the gauntlet successfully however the army of Bataan never lacked ammunition although it had been on short rations for weeks The end was foreseen Wednesday apparently for Stimson said that President Roosevelt then sent a message to Wainwright (Continued on Pas Three Column Two Troop Loss in Bataan Battle May Prove Nation's Largest WASHINGTON April 9 (AP) —The final battle of Bataan appeared likely Thursday to be recorded as numerically the heaviest reversal ever suffered by an American force in a single engagement with a foreign foe Qualified military historians said no American force as large as the 36833 effectives last reported to be still fighting the Japanese had been destroyed in a single battle of any of the nation's foreign wars beginning with the Amer- jean Revolution Losses of General John J Pershing's victorious American expeditionary force were heavier in killed and woUnded e offensive but this was a in the final 1918 some four months Heavier losses over extended campaign also were suffered in the Civil war but not against a foreign foe Meuse-Argonn- XI Os Blast at Corregidor TOKYO (From Japanese Broadcasts) April 10 (A')—The United States stronghold of Corregidor just off Bataan peninsula in the Philippines was raided twice Thursday by Japanese bombers and tons of explosives were unleashed on military installations a Domei dispatch from "the Japanese army air Envoy to Return base in Bataan" reported Friday WASHINGTON April 9 (UP)— A Domei correspondent also reported that details of conJohn G Winant U S ambassador ditions of surrender of 60000 American and Filipino troops on to Great Britain said after a conference with President Roosevelt Bataan peninsula had not yet been disclosed Thursday that he plans to return "Nor is it yet known" he added "whether Japanese forces to London next week or moon hare decided to accept terms" thereafter tern-No- r" til) tt t Exhausted Americandl'ilipino Army Enveloped by Hank Attack Made Heroic Three Months' Stand Many Utahns Believed Stationed on Bataan :L 1: s::: 0 0o" ‘ p— it iss '' i 4 I) rMI 160111::1:T:!:::iiF) tt i Zt - 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B ATA A N ))iLef" :s 1 9 - British—(0ffielal) car-He- rs t 1 0 tl foi 67) 4 c 671 firz Planes Sink Two Heavy Cruisers In Indian Ocean planes have blasted the British heavy cruisers Dorsetshire and Cornwall to the bottom- of the Indian ocean thus virtually opening the way for an invasion of India The Ganges basin now is left undefended at sea save for light forces observers declared as the admiralty announced the loss of the two heavier warships Other British communiques reported that the Japanese bombed the Ceylon naval base of Trincomalee Thursday morning and that several allied merchant ships had been destroyed by combined naval and air attacks in the Indian ocean thus making ominously apparent the scope and strength of the Japanese thrust across the Bay of Bengal Torpedoed Bismarck The 9975-to- n Dorsetshire—whose torpedoes supplied the coup de grace to the German battleship Bismarck in the Atlantic last May —and the 10000-to- n Cornwall apparently were seeking the Japanese naval squadron whose carriers launched planes against Colombo on Sunday "Aircraft from those very found them and destroyed them before they were able to close to gunnery range" declared one London source The date and place of the sinkings were not given but a Japanese radio announcement said the cruisers were destroyed in operations up to April 7 The British announced that more than 1100 of the crews had been saved indicating that the action either was close to shore or other fleet units The cruisers normally would have carried a total of about 1400 men Claim Smashing Successes The broadcast Japanese cornmunique also claimed destruction of 21 allied merchantmen and severe damage to 23 others in the Bay of Bengal An announcement from New Delhi said only that several ships had been sunk and that 400 to 500 survivors had been landed on the coast of Orissa Indian prosifnce Aircraft alone were mentioned in destruction of the cruisers but It was apparent that a strong Japanese naval force including aircraft carriers was on the prowl in the Bay of Bengal It was assumed to be operating from the Andaman Japanese - occupied on ri well-inform- House Frowns United States senator" Plant corporation on Senate Bill the subsidiary tion Finance corporation turn operates under the commerce To Curb Profit Jones department The Defense Is a of Japs Destroy Tr i I k ' |