Show MT2t E a ys flVy Thomas Insurance Agent: C A "Insure in sure insurance Buy defense bonds" Vol The Weather 1 145 No 139 degrees (Released by permission of military authorities) Sen Taft Urges Uniform Soviets Hurl Selective Service System TTazis Back At Stalingrad Press Robert Taft ervice Vote ill Faces lore Delay By United WASHINGTON Aug 30—Senator A (Ft) Ohio Sunday night called for a uniform national selective service quota system to make certain that no local board is forced to draft men with dependents while boards in other parts of the country have ample reserves of eligible single men He said a nationalization of the draft quota system will end widespread discrepancies in the treatment of registrants which are "inevitable" in the present system under which the state is the basic unit in determining quotas "The whole system ought to be put on a national basis" he said in an interview "No married men ought to be of eligible single men are drafted" drafted until all Selective service officials have recommended a pooling arrangment among local boards within each state to assure the drafting of all eligible single men before induction of married men Taft held however that in the interest of fairness the pooling should be done on a nation-wid- e rather basis than state-wid- e Conference to Take Up Poll Tax Issue By Associated Press WASHINGTON Aug 30-‘ Ingressional leaders laid plans inday to send the service men's Isentee voting bill to a senate-rus- e conference committee for sposition of its antipoll tax ature but the controversy oused by thisprovisiont made 'e fate of the measure uncer- - rés-eTv- es in Sponsors of the bill propose move Monday to send it im ediately to Conference without irther debate in the house but lis action might be blocked by single member delaying until a quorum of the )use could be assembled Many embers have left the capital lring the current informal cess "There is no doubt we can pass ie bill with a poll tax amendent if we had a quorum in town" id Representative Ramsay (D) 'et Virginia its sponsor "We in't pass it without a quorum U S Turns Stock of Silver Into Charnels of Industry Aug - Russia--(Offiela- l) By Associated Press MOSCOW Monday Aug 31— The Russian defenders of Stalingrad have hurled back all German attacks and struck counter-blow- s in some sectors a communique said Monday while the red army made new gains on the Moscow front and in a new offensive the German spearhead pushed back aimed at--- the Grozny oil field in the Caucasus Soviet troops supported by Volga marines and armed peasants launched counterattacks both northwest and southwest of Stalingrad inflicting heavy losses on the enemy particularly on an Italian battalion which was said to have lost 70 per cent of its men The Moscow radio announced that soviet troops had recaptured One populated place northwest of Stalingrad after they had fought the Germans "street by street and d' WASHLNGTON Russian Forces Advance on Moscow Front Recapture Point Treasury Reveals That Entire Supply Of Nanmonetary White Metal Will Be 'Lend-Leasefor Urgent War Uses on Price Five Cents Salt Lake City Utah Monday Morning August 31 1912 o con--aerati- For Salt Lake City and vicinity: Slightly warmer Monday Maximum temperature registered Sunday at Salt Lake City 77 degrees minimum temperature 48 30 UP)—Summarizing its efforts to house by house" "Toward the end of the day" the announcer continued "the Hitlerites began to retreat leaving hundreds of officers and men in the streets Another unit of the red army drove the Germans from near by hills thus obtaining a commanding position over the whole make silver available for urgent war uses the treasury reported Sunday night that its entire stock of nonmonetary silver 1350- to industry and that it 000000 ounces was being "lend-leased- " had made no foreign silver purchases since November all locality" ports going to industrial users Earlier reports said the Russians To the same end the delivery had driven the Germans from two ecause opponents can block that domestic silver ac- settlements on the distant apof newly-mine- d wove by demanding the attendproaches to the city quired under forward purchase MObCOW nce of a majority of the memFront and contract has been postponed s On Moscow front which exthe statement said that the treasury oil Tax Issue about 70 miles from Rzhev "two of the largest silver refiners tends to north the Russians said The poll tax amendment adoptare already taking advantage of theirtheforces had made a new cross1 33 20 to senate after the by and are deliver- ing of a river (presumably the this postponement (11-- -30 WASHINGTON Aug 7Airited debate provides that solnewly-mine- d domestic silver Volga) and were now fighting on ers and sailors may vote with-w- it Treasury proposals for a new war- ing to industrial users"- The refiners the west bank Another crossing was announced Sunday paying poll taxes even though time tax on individuals—a "spend- were not identifiedIn the Caucasns where the Gerieir home states require them ing tax" calculated to yield upNew Ceiling II a mans had pushed a slender wedge qualification of voting Poll ward of $5000000000 annually— Set axes- a r e levied in Tennessee Meanwhile the office of price along the railway to the area of will be laid before the senate fiwrkansas Mississippi South Caro- nance committee ordered into effect Prokhladnenski about 50 miles administration ChairTuesday na Georgia Alabama Texas and man new a ceiling price of 45 from the Grozny oil fields the Monday said George (D) Georgia cents an ounce for imported bul- Russians also counterattacked and irginia G Sunday 35375 recaptured an unidentified village Brown director of the Edgar to tighten the brakes lion The former price was Whether this was a general ofA preliminary announcecents :atonal Negro council said the- on Designed revenues boost to and inflation was made or a local attack was not fensive increase of ment the rovision would affect some 400beyond the $2400022 by the state depart10 negro servicemen and hailed substantially Indicated The communique mereAugust 000000 estimated y ield yearly as the first concrete step taken tinder rates voted by the house ment following negotiations with ly said that as a result of stubcongress to enfranchise thou-an- the new levy would impose addi- the government of Mexico whence born fighting our troops broke the resistance of the enemy and Ills tional taxes on practically all per- most imports come of southern negroes "The purpose of the increase" occupied an inhabited locality" launched a campaign sons rganization more annual with WOO than o bring absent representatives I said the 0 P A announcement "is It added that nine German tanks ncome to permit the Mexican government were destroyed and about a batark to the capital to vote on it one of the united nations to levy talion of German infantry killed Some proponents of the poll tax Outlines Proposal the new gains emergency tax equal to Announcing vaiver oppose sending the bill to As outlined by George to report- a7 special cents an ounce on its silver in northwest of Moscow the high onference immediately lest the ers the proposed spending tax onferees eliminate the provision would be levied on the total of all lieu of other production and ex- command said: bottle up the measure indef- money paid out by an individual port taxes and to provide a larger Cross River return to the Mexican silver innitely during the course of the year in dustry to stimulate production "On the western front soviet excess of certain specified exemp- thus lelay Unavoidable of troops fought for the river crossthe output increasing tions Mexican silver available for U S ings By the end of the day our Senator George (D) Georgia Although George said he was troops crossed the river and conanking member of the elections not conversant with all the de- purchase for war industries" tinued fighting on its western ommittee predicted that whether tails there were indications that Authorize Itaae Price bank" I- not the bill goes immediately 10 as as be rate the high On the Stalingrad 'front the o conference Simultaneously the 0 P A auit now contains so per cent might with graduated thorized a base price of 45 cents communique said "fierce fighting any controversial features that increases possibly in the higher brackets an ounce for domestically-refine- d northwest of the city It could not become effective in of expenditures It would be im- silver bullion made from imported continued" (Continued on Page Four) elections November iime for the (Column Four) all over above and other posed domestic reores thus The senate further amended the levies in effect and proposed fineries to permitting now a consumers to on pass bill to make it applicable to pri- in the new bill he said an price increase of 9675 cents imrnaries as well as general elections ounce on silver contained in for senators representatives and Make Deductions ores and concentrates This 7residenst41 electors and opened To compute his spending lia- ported silver also will be subject to the he way to absentee voting by a taxpayer would figure his Mexican tax States service men any- bility income for the year taking net "The fiscal needs of the Mexican where in the world The original into account all the deductions and have been greatly ingovernment bill confined the plan to those WASHINGTON Aug 30 (UP) he customarily is al- creased as a result of its exemptions war efUnited stationed in the continental lowed in determining his income fort" the 0 P A said "In the past —President Roosevelt will address States tax taxes on silver have been one of the nation Monday In the first of These changes also were conWhen this amount had been ar(- the major sources of revenue of three war and sidered controversial The important scheduled speeches on Page Six) Contirued the Mexican government" Column Two) which will be climaxed on Labor navy departments vigorously oppose voting by men outside the day by announcement of his new United States because it might antlinflation program reveal troop locations to the en The speech Monday afternoon states: In most the southern emy Democratic primary is of much will be in dedication of the new greater importance than the gennaval medical center at Bethesda eral election Md in observance of the 100th 30 to give aid and comfort to the anniversary of the founding of the WASHINGTON Aug axis to coddle and protect Hitof jusnavy bureau of medicine and (UP)—The department ler' fifth column" tice Sunday night was asked to The federation asked that a surgery Beginning at 230 p m Salt Marinvestigate Representative special grand jury investigate Lake time the address tin Dies (D) Texas chairman "relationships that may exist will be broadcast internationally between Martin Dies and any or to American men afloat fitting BELFAST Northern Ireland of the house committee on on all" of the list of 28 which inanactivities 30 tiPt—The into a program which will include charges government Atig cludes George Sylvester Viereck nounced Sunday the commutation of "shielding" axis agents broadcasts from navy medical staWilliam Dudley Pel ley Gerald B The request was made by the of the death sentences of five tions on various battlefronts Winrod James C True Edward young Belfast men members of National Federation for ConstiJames Smythe William Kullthe outlawed Irish republican tutional Liberties in a gren Eugene Nelson Sanctuary Orson Welles' Voice army who had been convicted of documented pamphlet outlining Robert Edward Edmonson and Dies' alleged activities in prokilling a policeman in Easter disHold-U- p Charles B Hudson orders Scare tecting enemies of the 'United The pamphlet charged that Brings States The sixth man Thomas H VViDies far from exposing their In a foreword to the book lLams 19 will be hanged WednesINDIANAPOLIS Aug 30 UPI— activities "repeatedly allowed Orson Welles who once excited the Federation Chairman George day it was announced them to utilize his committee as nation with a "Men from Mars" Marshall charged that "for four a forum for the airing of their broadcast excited a few folks years Dies and his committee have through a vigorous camWhen She Got There proaxis views" Dies it conagain Sunday night tinued protected some of them A youngster walked into a gasoof diversion and suprespaign line station as Welles shouted sion obscured the activities of The Oven Was Bare by "superficial investigations" which "whitewashed" them or "Hand over your money!" amid the nazi network the fifth column in tbe United States" DENVER Aug 30 (—Mrs a crime skit tuned in on the boy's by "suppressing important eviW S Kelly fixed up an elegant R ec ailing Vice President dence on their activities" or by portable radio Grover Turner in roast seasoned it judiciously and Henry A Wallace's recent statethe rear thought his partner was "allowing them to evade compliance with congressional subput it in the oven Then she ment that "the effect on our being held up and ran for help Four squad cars and two detecjoined her husband in the front morale would be less dangerous penas" room The document charged that tives responded to the alarm reif Dies were on the Hitler payFive minutes later she revisited roll" Marshall said Dies "must Dies is guilty of "perennial barlayed via police radio The "holdthe kitchen The roast was gone not be allowed to continue his rages against all supporters of up" was one of the quickest and the oven door was open So campaign against unity and vicdemocracy and opponents of "solved'' in police history—to Turwas Lte back door ner's embarrassment fascism" tory He mlist not be allowed Spending Tax Plan Nears Senate Study - — - -- - ' 40:s- aALibl "0t 0pariOsè S Fr 0 1 711 il 1Q-hi-Unt- - Chinese Drive Perils Japs' Kiangsi Base - Defenders Recapture Lungyu in Chase Of Fleeing Nipponese C hina— (Official ) By Associated Press er on Fags Five Column Three) - ds 1 - F D R Speaks To U S Today - Group Charges Dies Shielded Axis Agents Asks US Probe Eire Revolutionists Get Leniency 10-min- ute 52-pa- ge 00-- Mediterranean At the same time British submarines were reported to be taking a heavy toll in attacks on convoys trying to get reinforcements oil and ammunition through to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel whose expected offensive in the direction of Alexandria and the Nile delta appeared to be fading with the waning of the desert moon Shell Repair Base At the same time a Reuters British news agency dispatch reported that a British force of destroyers rained shells on Rommel's tank repair shops and stores at El Daba on the Egyptian coast early Saturday morning rfrhe first word of the raid on Antikythera which the Italians call Cerigotto came from the Italian high command which said a "small enemy unit" made a landing attempt on the night of August 28 but "fled on the quick intervention of our defenses" About Five Miles Long The island is about five miles long and from one to three miles wide has a population of only a few hundred and lies just south of Kythera southernmost of the Ionian islands Rocky and barren it is almost midway of the distance between Greece and LONDON Aug 30 (UP)—Russian bombers lashing out at least 900 miles from the eastern front set 91 fires in Berlin Koenigsberg and Stettin Danzig Saturday night the Moscow radio announced and it warned the German people that they could expect longnights of terror from mighty allied air raiding forces this win- The Berlin radio admitted that explosive and incendiary borins crashed into outer districts of the German capital Saturday night It said the Russian raiders came in at great height and dumped their bombs at random over a wide area of east and central Germany Berlin also reported that British fliers killed 26 persons and wounded 56 with a machine gun (Continued on Page Four) (Column Three) British--(Official) By Associated Press LONDON Aug 30—A mysterious commando-styl- e raid on the tiny island of Antikythera between Greece and Crete and a hot 24 hours of air action directed against Sicily from reinforced Malta indicated 'Sunday that the British once more were striking strongly for the initiative in the By Associated Press MOSCOW Aug 30—Soviet airmen pounded Berlin and other cities of central and eastern Germany Saturday night starting 17 big fires in the capital and at least 31 lesser ones the government announced Sunday night Nine heavy explosions were reported Koenigsberg in east Prussia and Danzig and Stettin were also attacked the government said In Koenigsberg 29 fires were reported eight of them large ones and six big explosions were noted by the soviet raiders Lasts Three Hours Swedish reports said the alert in Berlin lasted three hours Other results of the aerial operations were these: Danzig—Eight fires and four heavy explosions Stettin—Six fires and two heavy explosions All soviet planes returned safely to their bases ter Admits Damage o 60-mi- le Crete An authoritative source here said "it is not unlikely that some sort of landing was made" but added he would not be surprised "if we never heard of it officially" "There may have been ed some-(Continu- t ao on Page Column Five) lour) British Destroyer Survives Attack by 50 Dive Bombers ABOARD A BRITISH DESTROYER OFF THE EdYPTIAN COAST Aug 30 by more than 50 Stukas this LT4--Att- acked British destroyer fought her way back to port Sunday under one of the fiercest most intensive attacks made upon any warship in this war Hundreds of bombs fell about het as nazi and Italian planes operating from bases near El Alamein droned out of the sun dropping stick aft blinding dive-bombi- I er stick of high explosives and g her decks Even the nazi shore batteries joined in the fight in an assault unparalleled since the bombing of the aircraft carrier Illustrious The officers and crew of the destroyer went - through one of the longest days of their lives a firing thousands of shells in tremendous concentrated barrage trying to keep off the planes which zoomed down in g roars peeling out machine-gunnin- spine-chillin- of the sun handed out at MacArthur's headquarters with smiles all around announced that the "Milne bay area is rap- idy being cleared of the enemy his losses have been heavy all his heavy supplies and equipment including tanks were lost" The first word of victory said the Japanese still left in the Milne bay area on New Guinea's southeastern tip were being rapidly reduced in the narrow confines of the peninsula north of the bay Some Japs Escape General MacArthur said some remnants of the Japanese "were probably saved from destruction by evacuation by naval warcraft under cover of darkness" (Presumably they left on the Japanese cruiser and eight destroyers reported to have entered the bay Sat- urday) The communique disclosed that the allies were fully prepared for the landing in the jungle mud of the point of land some 225 miles southeast of Port Moresby and began attacks on the Nanchang 420 miles from the nearest point on outskirts after pursuing enemy the Australian mainland units northward from Likiatu 12 Surprise Attack miles south of Nanchang After telling how the Japanese Japs Counterattack had at!ailed in three Heavy fighting was reported tempts to move on theprevious allied major In progress near Lientang nine base in New Guinea the communimiles south of Nanchang which said: que the Chinese captured Thursday "His latest effort was to Japanese reinforcement's launched the right flank by a surpriseturn ata counterattack Milne tack at bay Thus the Chinese were present"The move was ing their greatest threat to Nan- however and preparedanticipated for with since the chang Japanese captured great care seWith complete 1939 27 March it the was crecy position occupied (The Japanese and their German our forces and converted into bya allies meanwhile broadcast official point reports belittling China's successes strong "The enemy fell into the trap in Chekiang and Kiangsi province with disastrous results to him" and declaring that the Japanese The general's spokesman who offensive launched last May had handed out the communique smilsuccessfully achieved its objective ingly said "That's all for now of preventing any possibility of the There is no amplification united nations establishing air communique" But it told of this plenty bases for raids on Tokyo Australians Victorious Battle by Night The soldiers who fought the Jap(However the Chinese already anese to a standstill and then have recaptured the three major threw' them back in Milne bay's bases for raids on Japan—at treacherous ground and mud were Chuhsien Lishui and Yushan) veterans Australian and militia The Chinese high command commanded by Major General on Page Three) Cyril Albert Clowes an artillery (Column Three) officer wearer of the distinguished service order and a veteran of the middle east campaign- - with the Australian imperial forces They were the communique said brilliantly supported by American and Australian air " units The Japanese landed last WedCopyright New York Times CAIRO Aug 30—In a sequel to nesday and the bettle was joined the Spitfire successes over the immediately the allied forces in western desert and Malta south their ambushby African pilots flying American-bui- lt Each communique indicated that Kittyhawks and Tomahawks the trend was inconclusive as the proved Saturday that even these bitter struggle raged in the veteran machines can beat- axis jungle and on the shore but sudAt least denly Monday there came the spefighters occasionally nine enemy machines — Messer- cial announcement of victory schmitt 109s and Macchi 202s— were either damaged or destroyed Tells of Attempts started For the first time General Macduring the dogfights which ADff over British naval units the Arthur gave a report on the eneshifted my's efforts to capture Port Egyptian coast and which to an inland zone Only one Ameri- - Moresby which would be a prime lt machine was lost Invasion base for moves against This engagement was only a Australia y few hours outside of the "This operation represents anperiod dunng which well over 20 other phase in the pattern of the axis planes were destroyed or dam- enemy's plans to capture Port aged by Spitfires during two bat- Moresby" the communique said tles with enemy machines This is "This citadel is guarded by the in addition to the normal attrition natural defense line of the Owen of axis bombers and fighters which Stanley range "The first effort was to turn goes on day by day its left flank from Lae and Salamaua (where the Japanese landTrain-Aut- o ed last March 8) which proved impracticable He then launched an attack in large convoy force - - Russia—(Official) CHUNGKING China Aug 30— g Chinese soldiers are of Nanchang suburbs storming the in Kiangsi base Japan's major and have or months 29 province rail-rivthe city of recaptured in eastward their' Lungyu pursuit of the fleeing Japanese in Chekiang province the Chinese reported Sunday night A high command communique officially stated that the Chinese Hard-drivin- Soviet Airmen British Troops Raid Isle Start 48 Fires in Berlin Near Greece — - Allies--(Offic- ial) A special communique m Continued la By Associated Press GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS Australia Monday Aug 31—Outguessing the Japanese and smashing them in a carefully prepared ambush Australian and American forces have hurled back the Japanese spearhead thrust into Milne bay and thereby have saved Port Moresby for the fourth time General Douglas MacArthur announced today Former Ambassador Declares -Nipponese People Prepare To Sacrifice All for Empeyor WASHINGTON Aug 30 (JP)—A solemn warning that the Japanese will fight "with all the force and power at until they are utterly crushed" and their command are sacrifices that great necessary by Americans to avoid a stalemate was delivered Sunday night by white-haire- d Joseph C Grew the former ambassador newly returned from Tokyo From' the background of his 10 years' service in Japan Grew declared that "we are up against a powerful fighting machine a people whose morale cannot and will not be broken even by successive defeats who will certainly not be broken b economie hardships a people who individually and collectively will gladly sacrifice their lives for their emperor and their nation and who can be brought to earth complete defeat in battle" only by This ominous report delivered in an address prepared for the Columbia Broadcasting System and constituting Grew's first public utterance since his return on the Grips-hollast week was lightened only by a declaration that we could win the conflict through "the exertion of our maximum capacities individually and collectively in a war of offense" At the same time Grew gave his official confirmation to the accounts of atrocities reported by returning newspapermen and others including a detailed account of the "water cure" administered to three elderly American mis(- me MacArthur Bares Defeat of Foe's Fourth Attempt to Capture Strategic Port 'Moresby Grew Warns U S Japan Crushed Will 11 C29 it seemingly formations never-endin- g - - U S Airplanes Star in Fight can-bui- 10-da- Crash Kills Three Men against its rear "This was repulsed and dissipated by air and sea action in the Coral sea "He then tried to pierce the center in a weak attempt by way of Buna Gona Kokoda subjecting himself to extraordinary airlosses bfecause of the extreme vulnerthan an hour of his exposed position" Simon Pascua 31 and Eugenio ability Then came the thrust against mess 32 third attendants Lopez Milne 30 Cal RICHMOND Aug (UP) — Three men were killed Sunday when their light coupe collided with a Santa Fe streamline train at San Pablo avenue grade crossing in Richmond Santa Fe traffic was tied up for more bay class U S N were killed instantThe communique's mention that 40 S Untalesco Faustine ly and other heavy supplies tanks to been the believed have Vallejo on the jungle abandoned were driver died in Richmond hospital (Continued on Pare Three) a short time later (Column iota) j '' g 2 |