Show 5ays P"' The Weather - F R Williams Burley Idaho Grocer: "Germany lives to fight we must fight to live Buy bonds" ' r1 i 1ff" 11 41? 41 I t Q" t ‘ 111)' ' V ti - - ties) I Price Ten Cents Salt Lake City Utah Sunday Morning August 30 1942 115 No 138 Vol -- ok t 514 For Salt Lake City and vicinity: Little change in temperature Sunday Maximum temperature Saturday 77 degrees minimum ternperature 54 degrees (Issued by permission of military authori- 1 - - -- ri 'I :j Li dogioWoommoaim LL ir4166 Inagaim f Nation Curbs Auto Travel By Senators EyeT War Ta:: GA All Incomes One-Thir- d WASHINGTON Aug 29 — An average reduction of more than in motor travel highway throughout the country and a sharp drop in state gasoline tax revenues due to conservation of tires gasoline and motor vehicles was Indicated Saturday in a report by the public roads administrationA 356 per cent decline was reported in the number of vehicles counted ar 202 points on highways in 21 states last month as compared with July 1941 Utah's reduction was 324 gasper cent while its cut in comoline taxes paid in July pared with the corresponding month last year was 854 Allied Planes Raid Clear Across Reich BUKA I '1 By Asociated Press WASHLNGTON Aug 29 — An emergency war tax designed to reach practically every individual who makes an income no rnatter how small was reported under consideration Saturday eight by treasury and congressional officials Details of the plan were not ready for publication but there were reports that the senate finance committee would be asked next week to increase by at least 11500000000 the $8137000000 which would be taken from individuals in taxes under terms of the new revenue bill already approved by the house Conjecture centered around a form of gross income tax possibly levied at the source which would tap a field of $38000000- - 00 in annual income which some committee members contend would not te reached by the bill as it stands Launch Furious Attack Upon Oceupied Lands 1 :: BOUGAINVILLE ' L L imii MILES 1 ""CHOISEUL - I v SHORTLAND Al t I ftz United Press :4: By ::: VELLA LONDON Aug 29—A massive allied air attack upon Germany and LAVELLA: German-hel- d "':: NEW -Europe was in progI STA ISABEL I i ress Satbrdaynight with the bomA G EORGI bardment assuming a pattern not I adoC W4d unlike that of the great luftwaffe assault on Britain just two years 464'11 ago MALAITA FLORIDA The royal air force was carryoffensive of but the the brunt ing i::c7aTULAG RUSSELL g American flying fortresses and squadrons of American air force fighters were playing an increasingly important role MARAMASIKE Blast Belgian Airfield CUADALCANAL-'- '' For a span of 60 hours allied I planes had been plastering nazi targets from the coast of France to the 'mountains of Bavaria the heavy industries of the Ruhr and the distant Polish port of Gdynia For the eighth time American SAN CRISTOBAL flying fortresses Saturday atI tacked a target on continental Roosevelt Drafts Europe and carried out their mission without the loss of a single 4 RENNELL Two Speeches plane The fortresses escorted by fighters blasted the German airdrome Antlinflation Plan dive bombly damaged another after patrol planes at Wevelgheme near Courtrai in Map flows locality where American to a smaller destroyer The action was Guadalcanal fire seized from ers newly operating that many Belgium and WASHrNGTON Aug 29 (UP) bomb bursts reported announced by the navy Saturday had landed on the airbase sunk one large Jap destroyer and bad —President Roosevelt is working target On their return journey they this week end at the triple task were attacked by enemy fighters of writing two important speeches but beat off the nazi planes withand reducing his new out loss Some of the German airprogram to a final draft for craft were seen to be badly darn-age- d announcement on Labor day but their destruction could His plan of action against rising not be confirmed living costs will be completed next Bursts Shake Coast week with 'final decisions steml) By Associated Presi American ming from a series of conferences squadrons CHUNGICING Aug 29—Japanese forces in Kwangtung with top economic officials of the joined with British fighters in DES MOINES Iowa Aug 29 n a d representatives "diversionary" sweeps while the (UP)--Tgovernment astonished army gen- province in south China are in flight before a new strong Chinese of civilian groups such as agri- flying fortress attack was under erals administered the oath of of- offensive 40 miles north of Canton Chinese dispatches said Satculture and labor way commissions and awarded The president's first address is fice as the high command confirmed earlier reports that Starting before daylight Saturscheduled for Monday afternoon day R A F fighters Hurricane Saturday to the first officer can- urday night when he will dedicate the new fighter-bombedidate graduating class of the the valuable air bases at Chuhsian and Lishui in Chekiang provand light and on Pace Five) WOrrtell'S auxiliary army corps naval medical center of Bethesda ince had been wrested from the invaders Two) (Cr' was during a review which Md in observance of the 100th It The Kwangtung offensive began Mapreceded the 1graduation that anniversary of the founding of with Chinese recapture Ulio A Genera1 bureau of medicine and surgery Thursday adjutant jor and the of said the Central of Major army general Pakong Lives to Save Work General Frederick E Uhl com- Chinese news agency With the There the president is expected mander of the Seventh service com- Chinese in hot pursuit the Japa- to point out that while millions mand expressed frank amazement nese fled defrom the towns have since to are of dollars at the progress the W A A Cs had being spent made In only 41 days of training of Kutungshan Kweitouling and comparable stroy life in this war to save the sums are being spent There were 436 in the graduat- Nangchanngau and still are withlives of our forces ing class WASHINGTON Aug 29 the Can- The address will be broadcast The W A A Cs were at their best drawing southward along — Norman H Davis the Ur) agency railway internationally to American men during the paraie Their ranks said of the American chairman and the president's afloat never wavered as they marched Associated Press By Chekiang-KiangOn front the announced Sat-t- o Cross Red a talk will be the climax of the reviewing stand their corn- past MACARTHUR'S Chinese north the the GENERAL the Japanese that urday radio program which will include out their backs straight and munique said Chuhsten and Lishui refused to had Australia chins government broadcasts from navy medical sta- HEAD QUARTERS with their khaki skirts swinging within easy air range of both for a safe passage reingrant on fronts tions the fighting Sunday Aug 30—Japanese were recaptured Friday military precision food to neutral Japan carry ship forcements were reported Sunday "I've never seen anything like morning 8111 Address Youth and medical clothing said Uhl General news said the Chinese to where It' plies to American prisoners The president's biggest speech a have reached Milne bay Atintra''When the first company came also captured Sungyang last im- war in Japan of between battle heavy on an be will address of the week first reaction was to ap- portant Japanese stronghold in my by he asserted JaFurther solHans and invading Japanese on than salute" Thursday to an international rather southern plaud even to Chekiang province declined has pan addiers roared into its fifth day youth conference here This im"It was outstanding" General and that a general Japa- with a Cross Red nish the coast while the fresh an be to is dress up fighting Ulio said "Many of our soldiers nese withdrawal northward ap- expected names and of the list out area in and broke the Kokoda review of them I would do well to portant and to be in progress from that dresses of its prisoners sector of New am very proud toemulate the war and may throw new light in the be a part of area Both ref usal a Davis on the president's hope for a post-w- e Guinea The Chinese communique apthis" were violations of in charged was the first r world (This report with the generals were parently based on earlier informaStanding the international treaty covshort-wavesome d of in time land the Mrs Oveta Culp Hobby director tion said the Japanese garrison at The youth speech will be fighting such situations ering area which is 180 of the W A AC s and Colonel Don Sungyang was "facing annihila- throughout the world and Japan he said did permit C of the tion" special arrangements will be made miles north of Milne bay) commandant Faith such A shipments on vessels a for American youth serving with communique said Japanese W A AC training center Press dispatches said Changshii- which have the armed forces on foreign duty cruiser and eight destroyers taktan of Chuhsien miles five east "I was never more proud than American andexchanged Japanese nato hear the president's remarks ing advantage of bad flying I am today" Mrs Hobby said also had fallen in the course of Bonet& adSatentered Milne weather p his Between Chinese mopping-ubay preparing "Weren't they wonderful?" operations Another shipment is to go dresses Mr Roosevelt will super- urday night and may have landA Japanese garrison at Suwvvast the From green parade on a second such forward ed some troops At any rate it same is war vise completion of the in theater the ground at Fort Des Moines the Davis said vessel change was anin said this be will which ground fighting program moved to an elm shaded "facing annihilation" said the graduates decisector continued with "no nounced Labor day in an explanawhile press dis(Continued on Poteo Seven) communique (Column Six) added that Changshutan tory message to congress fol- sive results" patches 'five miles east of Chuhilen al: advantageous position in readiness "Our planes are cooperating with lowed by a "fireside chat" that the ground forces and have inready had fallen in thep course of- for future action" night flicted heavy damage and casualthe Chinese mopping-uopera(This explanation was attriblitConferences Planned ed to the press section of the Bons ties" the communique said "An Mr Roosevelt has indicated that enemy destroyer was spotted de(The Tokyo radio mentioned the Japanese army in central China the force which began the big conferences during the week will spite the haze of bad weather and Japanese reverses for the first drive May 15 time asserting that on August 19 Chekiang-Kiangbe conducted in general terms was attacked probably damaged!' forces on the Chekiang- - with the aim of seizing potential The fighting In the Kokoda Japanese particularly when he talks with 29 Colo DENVER (ID— Aug A F L President William Green area near Buna was described as Kiangst front "commenced read- - air bases from which Japan could and C I 0 President Philip Mur- "enemy thrusts" all of which were Lieutenant General George H justment of their battle line in be bombed and establishing an to secure a more militarily rail route to conquered Singapore said to have been repulsed Brett commander of the allied air ray forces in the southwest Pacific flew to the 'United 'States from Australia recently in what his pilot asserted Saturday night was a world's record time of 36 hours and 10 minutes bombers at the same time CAIRO Egypt Aug 29 UP— In dealers' stockpiles or conWASHINGTON Aug 29 UP) The disclosure was made by —The nation will have sufficient sumers' storage as a result of Major Frank Kurtz who accomsmashed at shipping in Tobruk United States medium bombers coal to "meet all needs" the the summertime A R and harbor leaving at least two naval and British a and staff panied General Brett office of solid fuels coordinator campaign" at blows hard have struck ships on fire and one or two men enlisted planes of nine officers and Without desiring to raise opreported Saturday adding that others damaged axis supply shipping and centers consumers must continue to timism to such a point as to to Denver on a surprise visit SatThe raid on Tobruk one of the where reinforcements were beInduce delays in ordering Gray urday place orders early and store fuel of the axis in General Brett said emphatically ing assembled for a new battle as rapidly as the mines can supsaid he wished "to dispel fears principal harbors was was described as a the are Africa soon north it "our in cold that New avoid if and would it probably reported pilots expected ply expressed they England large-scal- e The whole attack homes next winter other sections that a shortage best in the world" Saturday night waterfront was left ablaze and "I say that without reservaThe U S bombers cooperatwas in prospect and that perHoward A Gray acting difires could be seen from Salum sons who were faced with converector of the office notified tion"t he continued "They have ing with British naval planes 70 miles away Some of the rting-heating equipment from covered themselves with glory in bombed an axis airport in the El Secretary of the Interior Ickes fires were near naval fuel instaloil to coal would not be able to action against the enemy in more Daba area Friday night that "the greatest amount of R A F heavy and medium lations coal in history has been placed obtain coal" ways than one" 0110-- lies--(Off- icial) 4- - sharp-shootin- oral Nation's Chief fy:aps Vital Policy Talks -) 1- - United house-:Approv- ed 060 As outlined previously by Chairman George (D) Georgia this would embody the assessment of a small percentage tax against the gross receipts of a business after certain specified deductions for labor and materials costs See Sales Tax Demand Several committee members said It appeared obvious to them that unless the treasury proposed some alternative there was going to be an almost overwhelming demand for enactment of a sale a tax Senators Byrd (D) Virginia: Vandenberg (B) Michigan and Taft (Rh Ohio said they regarded a stales tax as inevitable if the full Sg700(X)00 increase in annual revenues sought by the treaaury wai to be attained Senator Brown (Di Michigan said that "unquemtOmably" a situation wall ariaing where the committee would have tn accept a skates tax or find some other'new means of raising money if it wax riot to fall short of the treasury's demands' This situation has been made more aciite by a treasury proposal to etit approximately $660000000 off the potential yield from corporation taxes by altering rates and providing new relief measures The treasury suggested that nor rnal and surtax levies on corporations 'be raised from the 45 per cent Iin the house bill to 55 per cent and that 90 per cent excess profits tax be retained but if offered to IlmA the tax any corporation would have to 'pay to 80 per cent of its net income Pro ides Credit Share The treasury proposal Included a provision for a credit of 12 per cent of the tax paid by a corporation which it could use under certain restrictions to reduce its debts or could put into bonds for - 4 1 postwar rebates Most committee members were favorably Impressed by the postwar rebate proposal and liked the so per cent over-a- ll tax limit Several including Senators Danaher t411) Connecticut Vandenberg and Taft expressed opposition to the 55 per cent rate on normal and surtax income an opposition George indicated he shared r Dies 29 (4") BOSTONAug —Judge Herbert L Standeven a member of the board of trustees of the Christian Science Publishing sodied early Saturday at his eety home here WAACs Gain Praise of U S Generals fighter s China--(Officia- wo rs JapanRefuses Safety for Nippon Force Advances To Milne Bay Mercy 'Vessel ton-Hanko- w Allies---(Officia- l) te si sup-Centr- al - fur-Frid- ay ad-peer- ed full-fledg- Lae-Salama- Lae-Salama- ex-ya- ng anti-inflati- on Australia U Record Set S st all-ord- - Fuels Director Allays Fear of Winter Coal Famine 'buy-coal-no- Join British ht Raid on Rommel Bases U S Bombers w' -- : ' IIt ' t t fsk er By United Press iat) S marine and naval forces have WASHINGTON Aug reconcompletely smashed every desperate Japanese attempt at quest and are now powerfully established on six islands of the Solomon group after three weeks of furious fighting the navy — announced Saturday night In a special communique the navy said that American positions in the strategically situated archipelago northeast of Aus tralla were "sufficiently well es tablished" to warrant publication of the first detailed account of the united nations' first major offensive in the southwest Pacific Accompanying the navy communique was the report of a marine Russians Beat Off Attacks On Stalingrad that corps officer who declared would the erstwhile enemy bases now "serve as bases for united nations air sea and land power" 'Rolling Back 'laps' "The process of rolling back the d report Japs" his said "has begun in earnest" The navy communique disclosed tha t the marines "specially trained and fully equipped" captured five 'islands and important parts of a sixth in three and a half that days of fighting so terrificforces counterattacking Japanese were for the most part completely "annihilated" The captined islands include Guadalcanal yehere the marines enemy captured a nealfy completedTanamair field Tulagi Gavutu bogo Makambo and portions of Red Troops Gain In Drive On Kalinin Front - Chinese Troops Hurl Japs From Kwangtupg Area States--(Offic- 29- -11 - anti-inflati- on (ra 6 Leathernecks Capture Six: Parcels Of Land From Nipponese Now Maintain Stroll° Positions META N Tin (a 4 P5 !Savings System Hinted There was some indication also that a system of postwar savings lfor individuals through bond purchases might be combined with the proposed new levy The breadth of theilield in which additional individual taxes could be imposed was indicated by estimates that only 27000000 of 54- 000000 persons who receive income annually would be subject to regular levies under the bill The treasury was understood to have suggested a somewhat similar gross income tax on corporations to replace the capital stock and declared value excess profits levies which the committee voted out of the bill Friday for an estimated revenue loss of $75000- - Church-Leade- STATUTE ) Ft 200 100 0 one-thir- d' Seek Alternative To Sales Levy In New Proposal ericans Rout Where U S Fliers Attack Foe's Destroyers GREEN SOLOMON IS Russia--(Offici- al) navy-approve- - By Associated Press Aug 30 Sunday —The red army forcing the Germans to pay heavily for every inch before of ground Stalingrad fought stubbornly Sunday against strong German assaults while northwest of Moscow their soviet comrades advanced in the Kalinin Florida " 'Mopping up' operations" the sector and reported crossing a said "have continued river communique The soviet midnight communi- to date" The communique did not list all que did not acknowledge any German advance on Stalingrad either enemy or 'United States losses from the northwest or the south- Major General A A Vandergrift west the two critical areas of com- commanding the marine landing bat It simply said there were no forces reported however that "material changes" in the fronts American casualties "while severe were less than at first believed and Nazis Claim Gains by no means disproportionate to (Berlin radio said the Russians the results achieved" were fighting "tooth and nail" for every single bunker in the Stalin- Plane Toll Increased claimed that addiThe attack started early on the grad area Itwere made both here overcast morning of August 7 In tional gains and in the Caucasus but acknowl- two days the Americans with dive edged that "soviet resistance re- bombing aircraft planes and ship mains very stiff" and shore antiaircraft batteries ("Counterattacks which the had shot down 71 enemy planes- -in both regions two more than previously anhave launched show how strong they actually still nounced are" the report said) From August 7 to August 27 The soviet communique said that as revealed in previous communi"stubborn fighting continues" ques the Americans or northwest of Stalingrad and that damaged 18 Japanesedestroyed inships "the enemy regardless of losses cluding one battleship two aircraft keeps on attacking our positions" carriers at least five cruisers five or deFierce Battles Rage destroyers one cruiser unidentiof and four ships stroyer On the other Stalingrad sector fled type the northeast of Kotelnikovski night's communique Saturday en"fierce command high reported in listed only two United States dewhich took place gagements and one unloaded trans12 enemy tanks were destroyed stroyers as damaged by the enemy but port and two companies of Infantry added that an abortive Japanese were wiped out" naval attempt to disrupt AmerGersaid the Berlin radio (The the night of mans continued to blast Stalingrad ican supply operations in damage "resulted August throughout the day with "extraor- to the enemy and to our forces" and bomber dive During the first stages of the dinarily strong 4 bomber formations") Ernest J King In the CaucasuS south of Kras- battle Admiral in chief of the United nodar soviet troops "fought de- commander had announced damfensive engagements and repelled Statestofleet two United States deon age Palms Six) (Continued a transport—the and (Column Four) stroyers same presumably as were mentioned in Saturday night's communique Single Cruiser Lost King also however listed a cruiser as sunk The only other mention of a lost cruiser came WITH THE ALLIED FORCES subsequently from Australia in an IN THE WESTERN DESERT announcement Australian nigwasthesunk Aug 29 —The anticipated axis cruiser Canberra offensive in the Egyptian desert the fighting in the Solomonsduring appeared Saturday night to have Second Lieutenant H L Merilbeen postponed perhaps because lat marine corps public relations of' the strong Russian counter- officer at the battle scene gave attacks west and northwest of a vivid description of the bloody Moscow d fighting with knives It is considered possible here rifles and grenades between the that the Germans weak in the air doomed Japanese defenders and In Africa in recent months had the attackers planned to fly several hundred 'Not one of the hundreds of to to back their up planes Egypt on the island surrenJapanese unable been have and land forces he dered" "They had to to do so because of developments be blasted reported each out of position" in Russia The Japanese fought from small At any rate the desert remains and caves he said until quiet and the moon is fast wani- dugouts were slain In one instance ng- The major activity is con- they Japreported a cornered tinuation of the allied air offensive Merillat his two comanese murdered comagainst axis formations and panions and then "turned the gun munications on himself" esare South African squadrons said that The pecially active in attacking enemy within 12communique hours of their first bombers with by positions light on 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