Show n Mneeded in the nation's war effort In Salt Lake county- out- lee- - - side Salt Lake City tin cans will be collected from schools Monday and Wednesday For further information call your salvage headquarters Telephone Ext 41 4: -- i i I : IC tt: k! NA t 1()i I Or 1 1 y s at 1 'To Dt" ' I '' k ) 13 i '1 11 ' k k' k: - ty ti I :iiJ-19: 0 t ' !s:r i' i 4 C—G3-2-4-----'1- -- iN' I The Weather i For Salt Lake "City and vicinity change in temperature Maximum temperature 40 degrees minimum Saturday 21 degrees (Issued by permission of military authorities) i —Little Sunday t -- I 1 4 f - i i t Price Ten Cents Salt Lake City Utah Sunday Morning November 22 1912 No39 Vol 116 r f----- ' L 47 p ti'1 I 1 I A - i ---- 1 ' 1 --- rl I 1 I I 1 0 it - i C S MIMMInit TLL'EMI t 0 ot 1 1 5 ' 7' F 1 1 k' 1 1 ! I 1 If 1 t 1 I 1 1 i i I Lehman governor of New York named by '1' ' :: - ) :i " — President Roosevelt to direct program '' C:r - f I Lehman the White House said about resign as governor of New York on or about December 3 to December 3 the take charge of foreign relief and announcement rehabilitation operations under the ' 1 cc:'- -' i -- 44 !'''' :- It ': 4: 4' - k - :- :- ::: :: - :' - : ' - i 1 f:i1:: !:': '4-:- I ' (! '- - :!: $ I ' :i i ' r- - 1--- l':--c- :c:-—:- 4" '' k- --' 7 f': '':::'-- 2 ' ' - A4 71le -- 4' ' ' ::': '' I 4 1Paor ' :t''' 4"--- ' - 4- :' state department His work it was said will be to supervise distribution of food &aid - - !CVr 4 4 t: P '1:':"--- ' ! ISl 1! ':: t Foes of Gas Ration Edict work of organizing American the activities of the united nations in furnishing relief other assistance to the victims Quiz Jeffers of war the areas reoccupied by forces of the united nations par- - an-- in Lehman's appoint-Irne- nt assures that this country play its part in such efforts" Quantities American plans as they have thus far been worked out are that American relief supplies in vast quantities shall follow united nations forces step by'cRep as they fight their way into regions now dominated by the enemy President Roosevelt already has ordered that food and other sup- plies be distributed through lend- lease among the inhabitants of north Africa who until the united nations moved in had seen their train metala and other resources deripted in Germany's behalf Lehman's appointment end ed d speculation on what important war post the president would find for him Belief that w-i- ll Ii - ou t To Nictima of Governor l' 4' i '' 4 ' : : ' 1 r:L Hub of Army Engineer Unit Rubber Director Tells Congressmen Headquarters Here WASHINGTON Nov 21 UPI— Rubber Administrator William M Jeffers assured a congressional group Saturday that he meant no reflection on them when he protested that opposition to nationwide gasoline rationing was being financed "by people who shoLld know better" but gave no assurance that he would delay the program beyond December 1 for further study He was called before the committee after several members of the antirationing bloc—largely composed of congressmen f rom western and southwestern Li S L Becomes Merged Division Will Establish No Insult Intended WASHINGTON Nov 21 CIFI—A reorganization of the engineering divisions of the army engineers to make their boundaries coincide with those of the nine army service commands in the United States was announced Saturday by the war department An order by Major General Rey-bol- d chief of engineers making the reorganization effective December I gives formal effect to changes which have been in effect since the engineers took over the construction duties of the quartermaster corps about a year ago The principal change announced Ile would receive such a post has was the merger of the Saturday protested dated from his refusal to become states—angrily western divisions—north Frithree far in York New Jeffers' sneech a candidate for reelection as gove rmo n day assailing opposition to the ra- Pacific south Pacific and mountain—into a single Pacific division In his new job Lehman will tioning with was two For hours he closeted headquarters at Salt Lake direct relief distributions far greater than those which former Presi- In executive session with the com- City As part of this change the dent Herbert Hoover supervised mittee discussing the speech and Denver engineering district was as administrator of Belgian relief rubber problems and upon emergi- shifted from the mountain division Missouri river division before this country entered the ng- was asked by newsmen: "Did you succeed in pouring oil The engineers still will have 11 last World war divisions but two of them—the From a quantitative standpoint on the troubled waters?" "There was no need for pour- lower Mississippi valley division Lehman's work probably will rank "Our rela- headquarters Vicksburg Miss and in scope with Hoovers wartime ing oil" he replied were tions amiable" the upper Mississippi valley di1917-1- 8 as adminisin food job Johnson (D) vision headquarters St Louis— trator Representative in whose office the ses- are concerned solely with navigaOklahoma Term Expires January 1 sion was held agreed that Jef- tion and flood control work The nine others coinciding with Lehmana term sta governor nor- fers was "courteous and gave us lot of information" the service commands have charge mally would expire January 1 a Johnson when hie Republican successor reported that Jeffers of all military costruction nrojects "has assured us that he meant no in their territories in addition to Thomas E Dewey will be inauguon Pa ce Four) (Contiono-(CJonnued on PFice TixelveY rated Lieutenant Governor Charles (Column Tol Coiumn Two Poletti of New York will serve as governor from December 3 to the end of Lehman 's term wide-sprea- In the course of time as united tations troops smash closer and eloner to the heart of the axis Lehman will be called upon to supply the hungry populations of France Greece Czechoslovakia Po lend and the Balkans niese populations aggregating at least 1500(10000 persons have gror-increasingly hungry in the three years since nazi hordes swept over most of Europe and Into Ruania Lehman's operation& however will extend also to Asia as the axis partner of the Orient is pushed back inland by island toward Japan proper New Guinea Java the Philippines Malaya Burma and vast nreas of China presumably will ewme eventually within the scope of his task Diplomatic NVeapon As head of this nation's relief operations Lehman will be armed with an important diplomatic weapon in areas where axis influence may still persist after the axis is expelled Lehman 64 has been governor of New York since 1932 In the last World war he wax promoted through the grades from captain in 1917 to colonel attached to the general staff in 1919 He became assistant director of purchase storage and traffic for the war department "in d was awarded the ellstinguished service medal in long-pendin- - ow-- 0- B eteaguereq 'ri ) :: ' ::' g tax bill But Senator Byrd (D) Virginia chairman of the joint congressional economy committee told reporters that "this is certainly no time to give $300000000 to the states when the federal government needs every dollar for the war" Pepper indicated he thought the money angle of secondary importance Sponsors of the bill declared that the war would curtail local revenuee available for school purposes since rationing would reduce income from state sale taxes and restrictions on motoring would cut the collections of gasoline and motor vehicle license taxes Further they said d the salaries of teachers must be advanced to overcome low-pai- a - 1:Pc '::: ' !: - -- - - caPiiii: - H::::::!:: 13 I Z ERIE!::: v' - "ri - - "T h e federal government would dictate our school systems and tell us how to run them" he said "That was the story of federal aid for building highways and it would just be the same story in the schools" Byrd said the federal government already had relieved the states of many financial burdens and asserted "there isn't a state in the Union which isn't able to educate its own children" "The treasury cannot afford not to have the money" Pepper declared "The education of the people is one of the most important obligations we have" The announced purpose of the bill is to reduce inequalities of educational opportunities in public schools The money would be apportioned on the basis of the number of children 5 to 17 years of age in each state and also on the total net income of Individuals in the state i' c'ep GO f of - - 7: ' :i :kwnr ' :! EL MARIA :: :: ' ::: :' r -' vir illettlrOr : egb- -o ':l: '' on Pane Twelve) (Column One) Fire Brigades Galore Answer False Call JERSEY CITY N J Nov 21 lin—Seven fire companies responded to an alarm at an apartment house Friday night Smoke was pouring from windows and many residents were making ready to leave when firemen found Charles Errice rolsting green coffee in the kitchen of his 1 their recent defeat there See New Attempts Observers were convinced that despite their preoccupation with the growing battle in north Africa command must try somethe apartment in but there Erriee was as surprised es the thing new n 147 Two) (Cow firemen (Column Five) r-t- 14 :: -- TallooMAOld : ' ::: x :: ' ':!'-'-1413u- :':" I t ': I v k ial) ( 1 ) 1 P I i I 1: i t I f 1 f ' 1 I t ? ' f i troops i Allies Move Eastward A steady stream of men and materiel was moving eastward as far west as Casablanca against the Germans and 'titlians cut off from all retreat except by sea or t t r 010 The allied main forces Were pro- bridge Then the Germans dug In and the reports said the French Imviolently assailed mediately their positions Nazis Form Defense Arc The German defense arc around Bizerte with its three main airfields and Tunis with its important military airdrome was believed to run somewhere east of Tabarca on the north coast to Hammamet southeast of Tunis At the nearest points the allied advance forces have been reported within 30 miles of both Bizerte and Tunis It was reported that the Germans have patrols constantly on the watch behind their contacting lines apparently on guar d against a French uprising in that sector Proallied French forces w e r said to be In control of Gabes on the eastern Tunis coast thus effectively blocking any connection between the Tunisian axis armies and Marshal Rommel's harried soldiers in Libya A brief communique issued by the allied headquarters said that "are advanced units in Tunisia maintaining contact- with t h enemy" but gave no details of the : e fighting That the nazi's hope of establishing a rear dobr of retreat for ot Marshal Erwin Rommel in Libya had gone glimmering wtall already seen In a broadcast by the Berlin radio quoting allied sources in Spanish Morocco that allied columns of Lieutenant General K A N Anderson's British First army had reached the area of Hammamet southeast of Tunis on the rtimmood - i ii l l 1 Mediterranean Would Complete Circle Occupation of Hammamet by the Investing forces would complete the encirclement of the nazis on the landward side of the tip of Tunisia and leave them no alternative but to fight it out in the arc they had chosen to defend The German radio also Spitfires Haunt Stratosphere To xis Planes xis Planes fast-contracti- ng range German reconnaissance ships which have been equipped with two powerful engines and dean enormous wing-spa- n them above to the lift signed ceiling of any existing fighter-Whethey appeared over England this summer possibly with light bomb loads they were n reported that a Fighting 'column was moving up from the south of Tunisia aiming to strike the coast at Sousse bees low Hammamet Thrown back and badly mauled when they sent out three columns French-America- - n able to fly away with photogranhs unchallenged The middle east command gave the three pilots permission to tale up Spitfires in an attempt to intercept the s !! to impede the advancing Britis'a and Americans two days ago tha nazis had dug in on a line estimated to be about 30 miles bovt from Tunis and Bizerte whilo their air force struck desperately - rs TVe1) (('onu4-- eii tertluran Three) 4 Ju-S6- - I gressing methodically for the kill' despite intense air attacks and violent air battles Reports from the allies headquarters indicated that the British American and French spearheads had seized the crossroads and driven the Germans back The gain in this struggle included a 'I l'N t air ' LONDON Nov 22 (Sunday) (UP)—A - British Spitfire h a s risen to almost 500Q() feet— more than nine miles high— over the western desert to shoot down a German reconnaissance plane of special high altitude design the sir ministry disclosed SR birda y Two other pilots of the middle east command have reached only slightly lesser heights in a perilous fight against bitter cold And lack of oxygen to intercept Junkers 86 planes long- - 7 I nent fight against the main body of British American and French 4&$--"- "'' toldwarniamaswaheambastasetollmmuedl t t - ::: : ? E 1 ill-fat- A - 1 bFriligilt it5P:n ghrrsottushirnIfdyriocgmartoeawidllnithegdaitfnotrcihneetefnhisgeiahtdytE TUNISI A award—in a ceremony before 30000 officers and bluejackets Lieutenant Hall a hero of the battle of the Coral sea and a pilot t U S S Lexing- aboard the toe-'tort at the time of its sinking was conto receive man the the only gressional medal at the ceremony which saw more than a score of naval air heroes from Pacific battlefronts half of them enlisted men receive lesser decorations from the hands of Rear Admiral :f t Ralston S Holmes Eleventh naval 44i district commandant ":' ''''''' :: ::' ' His citation read: "On May 7 he dive bombed an enemy aircraft carrier thereby to the destruction contributing on May 8 as a member of the he antitorpedo plane patrol attacked enemy planes in the face of heavy enemy fighter opposition destroying three of them "Badly wounded he nevertheless :'" succeeded in landing his plane His the engagement safely after indomitable and aggressive spirit and his will to come through at all costs against tremendous odds ' with utter disregard for his perconsonal safety is attested by his duct on this occasion" Other presentations made before Rear Admiral C A Pownall Lieutenant William E Halt commander fleet air west coast W'ins nation's highest milrepresenting the Pacific fleet itary award for part in sinkwere: of Japanese aircraft caring Navy cross: U James H Newrier 's ell Atlanta Ga Lt Hugh W Nicholson Campbellsburg Ind: Lt (JG) Lawrence G Lt (JG) W A Austin Stevenson City Kan: Paul Smiths (CQ) N Y Ala: Lt (JG) Elmer Maul Eaton Traynor(Gontinup(1 on Pig Two) Colo Lt Tom B Bash Kansas (Column Two) Allies--(Offic- r 1 i 1 n-az- i : - - Contimtti I 6 :: r - icals and allied products cotton manufacturers dyeing and finishfootwear iron and ing textiles steel and their products leather logging machinery meat products metal mining nonferrous metals nonmetallic and their products mining and quarrying Petroleum coal and natural gas products petroleum and natural gas production planing mills professional and scientific instru(- l 1 By Associated Press LONDON Sunday Nov 22— -A French assault on German dugouts in the hastily erected defense arc around Tunis and Bizerte with the result still undetermined and the capture by allied advance units of an important crossroads in the Tunis area were reported early Sunday from north Africa where powerful allied forces are moving rapidly to smash the beleaguered axis Tunisian troops Utahn Receives Nation's Highest Military Award By Associated Press MOSCOW Sunday Nov 22— German assaults intended to better the nazi position in the Caucasus after the smashing Russian victory before Ordzhonikidze have been consistently hurled back by Russian units and at least two companies and a battalion of the enemy have been annihilated or dispersed the Russians reported early Sunday The soviet midnight communique announced that in the Mozdok area (in the same general sector where the Germans were beaten) one soviet unit in one day repelled three enemy attacks "Annihilating some two companies of enemy infantry" Smash Bat talion On that cold Caucasus front the communique added "soviet artillery and mortar fire dispersed and partly annihilated about a battalion of German infantry" Russian reports Saturday said the German command appeared to be reforming its shattered lines southeast of Nalehik in the Caucasus for a new blow at the Russians Nazi infantry supported by tanks and Rumanian Alpine troops struck back at the Ordzhonikidze defenders but these counterblows along the Nalchik plain and in the foothills of the Caucasus mountains were uniformly repulsed the army newspaper Red Star declared Many more dead were reported added to the losses of 5000 suffered by axis troops in I ' ' ' 17'Zir--(::'-:::::- irde 41f"i(ej - L) French Assault Nazi Dugouts Roads Captured - :: -- :: tern" e H i al) 1 1 :: A Russian---(Offici- I 1 T - - - lir WLB Consigns Russians Hurl Nazis Back Wage Pleas To Area Heads In Caucasus 'c' ''''''''' c-C4:alli ATC 11 Mediterranean British—(Official) (Continliod on Paco Two (Column Four' k '""" 4111111k ercise any control Over local schools which receiy0 aid but Pyrd declared that "passage of this bill will inevitably lead to federal control of the school sys- i - li - i - aJ the lure of high wages in war industry bill The provides that no United States official shall ex- ) rect' DéfenH ' Aral-Ertcit T w- o e y Cities GOV-MA- mately 8000000 wotkers in 29 major industries was given by the war labor board Saturday to directors of its 10 regional offices The industries are those in which the board has applied the "Little Steel formula"---th- at workers may receive art increase of 15 per cent in wages since January 1 1941 In these industries" the board said "the regional directors will have authority to pass upon requests for general increases in time rates up to 15 per straight cent above the levels prevailing on January 1 1911" The industries all of which the board said were engaged in essential war production are: Abrasives aircraft automobiles chem- 1 I L - p- L -46 Geais 77 11 i :: som- i I ::: WASHINGTON Nov 21 Authority to rule upon requests for wage: increases for approxi- I ioza - " ::: (ContInutd nn Faze Four) (Column Two) 16--46 ri i - ‘L1 116e - " ' e-- op :!IP Tunis By United Press — LONDON Nov 21 The royal odTAIBARKA: ff air force blasted the industrial city BONE '" TUN I S 4p of Turin—seat of Italian arsenals LETARIF bomber factories and munitions "" oi Nit plants—with the heaviest bombing 044011 raid yet delivered against Italy ' MOP: In this war a raid reminiscent of C ' :''E' but not comparable to some of the EMFIDAVILLE - :::7:':4' ViHommoms-1000 bomber assaults upon GerS'OltiSE man cities A lt MA It was understood that between 200 and 300 bombers mostly four' N ILAI ROUAN ' ""' Saturday iii::::F The land advances west of the engined planes participated in the mmoiA ' SellCA TE SESSA airport followed the annihilation raid ::'i:::::'::: announced Friday of 750 Japanese Mass of Flames SOU KNENCHIL A ::: east of the field and the dispersal — The intensity of the raid which of a like number into the g AP left Tu r in a mass of flames jungles of the interior 2:::' :::f:: shrouded in vast billows of smoke riPLIAPIA ::: s Drive NVestward was Indicated by an authoritative 1 0-statement that a single bomber ::: ::: Striking against enemy patrols ' bombs on Wednesday (island time) army group dropped 54 two-to- n of incendiaries :::: troops and marines drove west- and 110000 pounds APIA in cone hour FRU:WYE ward beyond Point Cruz five miles onitthe citytheallsecond on tl '''!:''''i':::::: Turin raid m1' H'": beyond Henderson field Thursday in 48 hours and the 1500-mil- e SeNt - -- Int they achieved another ''advance flight from Britain was aided by '°'''of our outpost line" but the navy 77: '' '1' There were thick did not make it clear in what good weather clouds ' under the bombers all the m'mATtttocCIATtiNt:ittS sector this second advance was way to the Alps and bright moon' made Conditions were faThe communique also disclosed light above also for interception and new raids by U S air forces In vorable 0 soi the air ministry said German ITO TRIPOLI attacks on Buin important Japa- fighter s?Tuyt Ams were in over action planes nese base on Bougainville island the French coast and far into to the northwest American fighter France but had little success Closeup map of the Tunisia battle area showing principal planes added three Japanese Zeros Three bombers were missing towns roads and railroads to the toll of enemy air losses in that area announced Friday mak- Rome Admits Heavy Damage ing the total 17 The Italian war bulletin broadcast by radio Rome admitted that Box Score Given successive waves of R A F This brought the total number bombarded Turin and causedplanes "imof Japanese planes destroyed since mense" damage to central portions the Solomon islands campaign of the city It reported three started August 7 to 613 according planes shot down one of them by to unofficial tabulations Total fighters and said the civilian U S losses have not been an- night Hiawatha Man on Board Lexington suffered a loss of 29 population nounced but according to the dead and 120 wounded When Sunk Decorated navy they have been relatively The British used heavy and medium bombers for the assault light The communique reiterated Sec- In which the 11 A F diverted its atCitation Tells of Blasting Enemy retary of Navy Frank Knox's an- tention from Genoa scene of renouncement Friday that naval cent raids Stirlings Halifaxes SAN DIEGO Cal Nov 21 UM—Lieutenant (JG) William losses inflicted upon the Japanese Lancasters and Wellingtons parin a furious slugfest between batin the bombing ticipated E Hall U S N R of Hiawatha Utah Saturday was awarded the Dense smoke from the many tleships last Saturday night were in addition to losses announced fires made observation of results congressional medal of honor—the nation's highest military Senate Prepares Fight on Plan To Vote 300 Million for Schools WASHINGTON- - Nov 21 — Proponents of a federal program to allot $300000000 a year for aid to schools urged Saturday measure that the be speedily enacted in view of curtailments in state revenues caused by the war but economy advocates promised a fight Senator Pepper (D) Florida said he hoped the measure could be called up Monday after the senate takes the cloture vote which is expected to kill the anti-po- ll I h man-killin- P ::- 4 iSt: En(7- i tn F ' - medical supplies and clothing other necessities in north Africa and other areas from which the axis has- been—or will be—driven U I By United Press WASHINGTON Nov 21—Unit1 ed States troops on Guadalcanal i are steppingup their drive to g the expel Japanese from that most ''' important of the Solomon islands g follow-u- p and in a of last week's shattering naval victory have advanced their lines ' in the area west of vital Henderson airfield the navy announced -- I :'- L-Ai- 0 - AMMO f f t land-fightin- :! a : s de 71 ENV ISI ' - ss-1- the e) 1 1Wit" -- Italian Arsenals Plants Hit in Heaviest Attack Advance Lines In Area West Of Key Airfield i k7::rA --e 1 e ': ! 3 L 'f 1 Iii Soloinons Turin Aflame Ei :0 to-th- e i H' ' ' : 0 11 By United Press relief to nations WASHLNGTON Nov 21 — liberated by Governor Herbert H Lehman force of arms will direct a gigantic program of from axis yoke American relief to nations libLehman rated by force of arms from will resign as the axis yoke the White House governor of announced Saturday New York in § 0 I To Lehman ''- :"-' War "Governor Lehman” the White House said "will undertake the i t Herbert ::F:-i--rl of American A I I He'll Succor Hungry Nations U S Forces Mighty RAF '''' Push Ahead Raid Leaves To Axis Victims I-- I I Vast Relief Job Goes U S Supplies - 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