| Show F1 4 V More Metal in Is needed the nation's war e---- effort In Salt Lake county outside Salt Lake City tin cans will be collected from schools Mon- 4 14 Ext ''' 1 i4lte----) ri day and Wednesday For further information call your salvage headquarters Telephone 41 I - 4fl' IN - 1 r LI -TT r) CI 71117Y7 csi - ' Ak ati 1 i I ii a (rn (1 I 1 t 10:0 1 ''ka J 1 71(7) 1 Plan Resolution To Simplify Mass of Reports By Associated Press WASHINGTON Nov 22 — Senator Vandenberg (R) Michigan Sunday called for "a little rnore of faith" and "a little less of straitjacket" by the government in its dealings with the people and announced that he and Senator Byrd will introduce a resolution intended to simplify "the vast amount of 'paper work' which national defense regimentation now involves" (D)-Virgini- so-call- ed The resolution will direct the congressional economy committee which Byrd heads to investigate handling of reports and questionnaires in all government departments Rnd to recommend remedial legislation for the next congress meeting in January Little business will remain for the closing weeks of the present congress after a senate vote Monday which southerners confidently predict will kill the billasto aeliminate poll tax payments voting qualification in elections of federal of ficials WASHINGTON Nov 22 tin—Compulsory loans to the government will top the agenda of the new congress Chairman George CD) Georgia of the senate finance committee said Sunday adding that congress should take the initiative in the matter if the treasury and other agencies are not ready with a program shortly after the first of the year '4We have got to have compulsory loans to help finance the war and to guard against inflation and the sooner we get started on the problem the better" George told interviewers There have been Indications that James F Byrnes economic director has taken a leading part in attempting to assemble a compulsory savings program which would have not only the backing of fhe treasury but the federal reserve the budget bureau the office of price administration and other agencies directly interested in controlling inflation Estimates of the total amount to be covered by such a program have ranged upward to $15000000000 a year with reports that it would involve such stiff increases in levies as to take about 30 per cent of the income from citizens in the low earnings brackets George made it plain that he intended as far as possible to see that taxation did not become unbearable for individuals and corporations That might involve he added some readjustment of present high tax rates to compensate for the expected heavy compulsory savings demands P A Studies Rick's Rescue Rule to Halt Reads Like Buying Rush Illovie Theme Regulation Called Only Way to Stop Foot! Iloarding Survivors Adrift on Raft Eat Raw Fish Seagull 'Legislative Turkey' "This bill is the biggest legislaPEARL HARBOR T H Nov WASHINGTON Nov 22 ()11- -tive turkey I ever saw and after administration of 22 office The (2P)—The rescue of Captain Edprice we give it the axe tomorrow we regula- die Rickenbacker and six comcan have a real Thanksgiving" is studying an antihoarding an official was the way Senator Ellender tion for householders g panions after more than three to curb disclosed Sunday (Di Louisiana said it weeks at the mercy of weather comother and foods of Senator Bilbo (13) Mississippi and waves in tiny rubber rafts on widefound who took a leading part in last modities which it has the south Pacific was told in weeks filibuster against the meas- spread heroic chapters here Sunday be to seems get"The hysteria ure likewise said he was "cockThe tale of death suffering and the point where we are starvation sure of victory" ting near staved off with the hep The vote is on the question of forced to consider the ratiaing raw and seagull was of fish of things that otherwise wouldn't to Pearl Harbor from an Imposing the cloture rule which have to be rationed" said the offi- brought in the south Pawould limit each member to one atoll somewhere identified not be could hour's debate If the necessary cialHe who where the rescued men were saw an antihoarding regula- cific first majority is not attained tion brought to safety and hosas the only answer to the Majority Leader Barkley of Kenpital treatment up of canned foodstuffs and tucky has agreed to drop consid- piling enRick Never Doubted but observed that eration of the bill for the rest of other items would a such regulation forcing But at no time during the ordeal the session be a problem since 0 P A has no did Ricicenbacker doubt that he lAttle c:banee idea of sending sleuths into private his companions would be res- cued The spotting of one of the Barkley and other advocates of kitchens and cellars little rafts by Lieutenant William the legislation have admitted Might Deter Buying F Eadie pilot of a searching navy frankly theys have no chance to On the Other hand making seaplane the night of November muster of the senate illegal would bring home 11 was merely a vindication of on their side Senator Connally hoarding to consumers the seriousness of the famous flier's death in the ilD) Texa& leader of the opposioffiGolden Rule his "own religion" tion predicted the vote would be overstocking and overbuying would deter feel and cials probably When the big army plane in split about evenly and "maybe housewives from buying just be- which Rickenbacker was flying on we'll even get a majority" did an insnection for Secretary of The full houseways and means cause their neighborswould include War Stimson trip The went down for lack regulation committee will meet Tuesday to mechanism providing that when- of fuel October 21 the eight men crnsider legislation asked by Presi- ever an article was brought under in the plane took to the rubber dent Boosevelt to facilitate warhouseholders would be lift rafts rationing time interchange of persons flietheir supply of The three rafts became sepa- rchandse and communications with required to declare A sub- it and hoarders would be deprived rated the afternoon of November the other united nations ration coupons to bring 9 said Lieutenant J a m e s C committee Saturday approved a of enough to a level with everyone Whitaker 41 of Burlingame Cal down them bill containing about what he penalty for false swear- Meanwhile one of the party 3erasked It set a limit upon the else toThe the government ranges up geant Alexander Kaczmarczvk of stay of aliens admitted under sus- ing to S10000 fine and 10 years im- Torrington Conn had died and pension of existing laws WAS buried at sea Senator Pepper (D) Florida prisonment Household supplies under one Whitaker said he and his rift announced that he would press for on Pare Three) (Contintle (Conitonrt on Pnee Right) t Column on a bill which would grant Column Three) action Three) 4 panic-buyin- ds two-third- a year federal aid to e:ernentary and secondary schools The mony would be apportioned under a formula which would take account not only of the number of rhildren in each state but the total net income of residents Police Arrest Hospital Cooks In Oregon Mass Poisoning Remilt Appalling SALEM Ore Nov 22 Sta te police Sunday arrested two cooks at the Oregon state hospital for the insane where 47 patients died last week of poisoning Under orders of District Attorney Miller Hayden police held Mrs Mary O'Hare chief cook in custody and placed A B McKillop assistant cook in jail Both were arrested without in announcing his and Byrds projected resolution said in a statement that if the economy committee were to total all questionnaires reports rules and regulations "which have converged on American business and 'upon the American people in a period of three months I venture to say the result would be too appalling for even government itself-- longer to tolerate" We cannot escape large and government controls in this hour of crisis- - he added "I am not speaking against them am speaking for their greater far-reachi- popularity through their greater simplification" The number of reports and questionnaires he said -- often hampers the war effort by diverting energies that should be more productively applied" -It often involves" he continued wealth inquisitive detail seem frequently to have far less to do with the war effort than with the ultimate nationalization of the American system of free enterprise L would of 1 tst Ats 1 4 i 141i i 1st I 0 it 11 II I 1 Sunday 44 degrees: minimum tem(Issued by peraturc- 23 degrees permission of military authorities) - Price Five Cents i I 1 1 warrants The district attorney sal4b he was preparing a charge of involuntary manslaughter against obMcKillop and a charge of structing public justice against Mrs O'Hare The arrests followed questioning in which State Police Captain Walter Lansing said the cooks admitted they sent a hospital patient to a basement storeroom to get powdered milk with which to prepare scrambled eggs The patient George A Nosen 27 Medford Ore who volunteered to enter the institution last August went into the all-nig- ht wrong storeroom and brought back six pounds of roach powder Lansing said The poison resembles powdered milk and McKillop told Lansing he mixed it in the scrambled eggs without noticing the error Lansing said that amount of poison was sufficient to kill 12- 000 persons It made more than 400 patients ill but because of the overdose many were nauseated and their lives probably saved thereby Lansing said after the patients became ill Mrs O'Hare and McKillop asked Nosen to show them where he got the powdered milk Nosen led them to the can of roach poison Mcllop told Lansing adding that they were afraid to talk after that Dr 'John C Evans the hosIt pital superintendent said was a terrible error It was strictly against hospital rules for a patient to have a key to the storerooms but" he added "it was not a criminal act so far as I can tell" -- ! 1 1 71 ch Russian—(OI11(gal) By United Press - 20-mi- le le Pace cContiniiP(j Coiumn Two Five) Italians Rock On Ver"C of National Panic t— By Associated Press Facing complete disaster In Africa and possible Invasion at home their cities pounded and blasted by allied bombs and policed by more and more German troops Italians appeared on the verge of nation-wid- e panic Sunday night Dispatches from half a dozen European cities all pointed to Approaching crisis for the regime of Mussolini Italy which went to war for a quick victory in 1940 appeared to be facing sudden defeat now A total of 60000 German "tourists" were reported infiltrating the peninsula to bolster collapsing while Propaganda Minister Alessandro Pavolini felt compelled to ask Italians voluntarily to evacuate large cities if their presence in them was not imperative Aerial bombing experts in London surveyed photographs taken above Genoa after the raids of November 15 and since and declared the port has been made useless as an effective axis supply channel for months to come Milan and Turin also have felt the blows morale (Continnel on Page Three) Column Five) Cologne Women Lead Riots LONDON Nov 22 the Belgian news agency in London said Sunday it had received authoritative reports of recent German riots led by women in d RhineCologne the land city (31)---Inb- el much-bombe- LLZ1 0 e te9 7 k 11 I El gritis veterans waiter Nazis Art tore(' Column a T unisla e Reinforced Armies Drive Wedge Throutrh to Mediterranean Sea U S1Planes Blast Airfields Bases Aliies—(Otticial)—By Associated Press LONDON Monday Nov 23 — Veteran British soldiers who have fought German tanks before in Europe have met and savagely mauled a :nazi armored column in Tunisia while their newly-gaine- d French allies have stoutly beat down two German assaults on their positions a communique from the north African ifront reported early Monday The official report gave further evidence of the rising tide of battle the German and beating against Italian hold on the Tunisian cities Associated Press ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA Monday Nov 23—Allied bombers have sunk a Japanese destroyer which apparently was attempting to land troops at Buna the enemy's base on the northeast coast of New Guinea where Australian and American forces are closing in the high command said today Despite this aerial pounding which was carried out in darkness and under adverse weather conditions the Japanese apparently succeeded in landing reinforcements the communique said Meanwhile ground forces steadily drew tighter their lines about the Buna beachhead where the Japanese have their backs to the sea They were aided by an allied heavy aerial unit which strafed the Buna airdrome and wharf from low altitude destroying a grounded Jap bomber and inflicting casualties on personnel Nineteen enemy planes were destroyed either in air combat or on the ground in operations extending from Buna to Lae farther north of the New Guinea coast The text of the communique: In the "Northeastern sector—New Guinea—Buna-Gona- : : the Glinea—Buna-GonaIn Northeastern sector—New closare steadily face of heavy resistance our ground troops Enemy of the position on sides in dwindling all enemy's ing naval forces under cover of darkness and adverse weather A British Atiny Draw's Close To El ALthella Pursuit of Rommel Forces At Steady Pace Attacks Set Big Fires in Rangoon Mandalay Crippled Destroyer Went Dawn on - Way to U S Base 4 U S—(Official) By Associated Press By Associated Press Nov 22 — The WASHINGTON 22— bigThe Nov NEW DELIII Amerian of additional States United of sinking gest formation bombers ever sent into the air can destroyer in the great naval from an Indian base teamed up battle of the Solomons was anwith the R A F to cascade many nounced Sunday by the navy tons of bombs upon Rangoon Man- bringing the total of American dalay and Toungoo major cities in losses in the action which smashed U 4' fficial) Burma during raids which cut wide destruction swaths of fiery through enemy targets A British communique issued with one from simultaneously American headquarters emphasized the "increased scale" of aerial indicatoperations in this theater could be ing that more such blows allied of The resurgence expected recent talk of activity recalled an invasion of Burma to free that vital link in the land supply route to China American pilots of the Tenth air force set the pace in a Friday unnight assault on tonMandalay of explosives loading ton upon on railroad yards repair shops and a big warehouse They encountered enemy only weak and ineffective aircraft and not a single chnllenging enemy plane Like the British raiders they all came home safely The 11 A F concentrated Saturday night on the Mingaladon airdrome at Rangoon the Burmese capital and chief port snd Toun(Japanese-occupie- d week-en- d on Pare Three) (Column Two t Continued a Japanese invasion armada to two light cruisers and seven de- stroyers The officers and crew of the destroyer were rescued by another ship and no loss of life has been reported a communique said The destroyer was damaged by an enemy torpedo during the night battle and sank the following evening en route to an American naval base The text of the navy's communique No 198: "South Pacific: (All dates below are east longitude) "1 Information has just been received that a U S destroyer which participated in the night action of November during the battle of Guadalcanal (November was damaged by an enemy torpedo and sank the following evening as a result of this damage while en route to a U S base 2 The officers and crew of the destroyer were rescued by another destroyer No loss of life has been 14-1- 13-1- reported" not want to stay in the war cabinet because of the technical work attached to his new post Other ministerial changes included: Llewellin was made resident minister in charge of supply matters representing the minister of production at Washington Major Oliver Stanley member of the service committee and former war secretary became colonial secretary Viscount Cran borne whom Stanley replaces as colonial secretary becomes lord privy seal but does not enter the war cabi- net axis-occupi- Convitiped oil (Column Pnce Two) Three) 5 Cripps Leaves War Cabinet To Be Aircraft Minister LONDON Monday Nov 23 (A—Sir Stafford Cripps left the war cabinet as lord privy seal Sunday to become minister of aircraft production it was announced officially early Monday Herbert Morrison retaining his post as home secretary and minister of home security succeeds Sir Stafford in the war cabinet and Anthony Eden forassumes Sir eign secretary Stafford's post as leader in the house of commons Sir Stafford replaces Colonel J J LlIewellin as minister for aircraft production It was explained that he did By Associated Press 22 — Mobile Nov CAIR armored formations of the British 8th army pounding around the curving shores of the gulf of Sirte Sunday were reported 35 miles from El Agheila which offers Marshal Rommel's whipped Africa Zest chance to stand and corps itseu t east of Tripoli it fight This was about midway between El Agheila and Agedabia- - where the British overtook the axis rearguard Thus the 8th army was maintaining the steady clip maintained since the Germans and Italians took to their heels at El Alamein some 725 miles to the east 20 days ago Even- if Rommel does get to Tripoli he probably will be under allied bombs making any attempt at an escape by sea an adventure fraught with peril NS'on't Find Rest That he :won't find any rest There was indicated by the going-ove- r given Tripoli Saturday by American Liberators in the latest of a series of punishing blows One ship—which might have been waiting to take some of Rommel's Africa corps out—was left spouting smoke the mole was blown sky high and bombs were planted squarely in a warehouae The Italians acknowledged some dead and injured from this raid Bad weather prevented allied airmen from keeping up their deadly assaults on Rommel's remnants but British and American medium bombers got in some heavy licks against the naval base at Bizerte in Tunisia the first to be delivered by planes based in the middle east Two German planes were shot down off Tunisia and an antiaircraft ship damaged Previous air blows against Tunisia from this direction had been delivered from Malta (Dennis Johnson British Broadcasting corporation correspondent in the middle east said in a broad(- 0' Allied Airmen Navy Reveals Bomb Three Sinking of Burma Cities Ninth Warship Week-En- d British--(Offici- al) — (Continued on rage Three Column Four) 000-- 0 I I -- - MOSCOW Monday Nov 23— Germany's Stalingrad salient is coming under a pulverizing Russian onslaught which has killed more than 15000 nazi troops recaptured the Don river stronghold of Kalach and rolled up soviet advances of 40 to 50 miles the red army reported Monday Shortly after the announcement of a tremendous offensive against both flanks of the German salient tipped by Stalingrad the Sunday midnight communique said the Russians were forging rapidly ahead south and northwest of the city heaping success on resounding success Slay 14000 Nazis A special communique Sunday night said the red army smashing through the German lines had slain 14000 enemy troops and captured 13000 prisoners in the opening phase of the greatest offensive it has started since last winter The capture of Kalach on the east bank of the Don 40 miles west of Stalingrad and with it the railroad towns of Krovomuzginskaya (Sovietsk) on the line 10 miles southeastward and Abganerovo 32 miles southwest of Stalinrrad ort- the main Caucasus railway had cut nazi rail communications with their forces east of the Don bend Lists More Victories The midnight communique listing more Russian victories on both German flanks said another 1000 nazis were killed northwest of Stalingrad and 5000 more captured south of the city The initial impact of the soviet a Gargantuan nutoffensive cracker clamped on the tottering German positions in and behind a blasted Stalingrad breach in the nazi lines northwest of the city and a gap in those on the southern flank the high command revealed Six axis infantry divisions and one tank division were "completely routed" and heavy losses were inflicted on seven infantry two tank and two motorized divisions the first announcement said On Sunday our troops waged owl 13-mi- T i277 Bombers Sink Destroyer Landing Japs at Buna iv-ala- -- T : 1 Red 01141111(4a Kills 15000 Retakes 0400- 0 1 I Senators Map Sen George Urges Drive 'Russ Smash S Loans U For Forced Nazi Foes on Fight At Stalingrad 'Paper Work' l'a I 1 For Salt Lake City and vicinity: Little change in temperature Monday Maximum temperature- Salt Lake City Utah Monday Morning November 23 1942 1 Vanderburg 1 :I I 6" f 52:00000000 : t) The Weather ! ' t 47 Vol 146 No 40 two-thir- t Former Envoy Warns Japs BERLIN (From German BroadNov 22 (P) — Admiral KichisaburO Nomura Japanese ambassador to the United States when war started in the Pacific was quoted in a Transocean disas warnpatch from Tokyo Sundayunder-rating ing his people "against the enemy" "He was under the impress that many Japanese are prone to regard the whole situation as very simplen and are reckoning with an easily-wovictory" the German news agency said in a report on an article by Nomura published in the Tokyo newspaper Yomiuri "But this is a war on which the nation's existence depends" it quoted him as saying "and one which can only be won by the greatest possible faith in victory one should never rely on the enemy not coming but should always be prepared for his Transocean said this was the first article written by the former ambassador since his return from the United States casts) con-ing- " of Tunis and Bizerte While these advance guards are feeling out the enemy a steady stream of assault guns and tanks Is flowing eastward for a decisive blow The communique issued late Sunday night at allied force headquarters in north Africa briefly described the action which occurred Saturday as follows: One of the British advance units inflicted heavy damage on a German armored column Tunisia yesterday French Forces Attacked "French forces were attacked by the Germans in Tunisia This French force Is one of those which have disregarded a Vichy order not to oppose the axis occupation of Tunisia Two vigorous attacks were unable to break the French resiitance in spite of relatively severe losses" The communique also announced officially that French patrols are operating "far to the rear of axis advance positions" and that American Flying Fortresses and pursuit planes shot down or destroyed nine German planes In a raid Saturday on the Tunis airport A spokesman at the allied heada voiced quarters meanwhile warning that the Germans have entrenched themselves well in Tunisia with "large air forces and there will be severe fighting before they are ousted" Action Increases He said that the allied action around Bizerte is "growing heavier" The allied forces have driven a firm wedge across the narrow waist of Tunisia and reached the Mediterranean at two points Giving the axis merely a taste of what is to come American Flying Fortresses and fighting 'planes which were flying against the Germans for the first time struck a mighty blow from the west against Tunis air field while waves of other American d bombers the Liberator left a devastated trail at the Libyan base of 'Tripoli in attacks from the east To complement the allied aerial assault American and R A F medium bombers blasted at Bizerte from the east twin-motor- ed four-motore- B-2- Attempt Infiltration In desperation it seemed the Germans were reported endeavoring to infiltrate through wedges driven thrbugh to Gabes and Sousse—lines which heretofore had been anchored on the Mediterranean only by proallied French The Germans were said to' be attempting to filter through in attacks from the north and the south probably to establish contact between their beleaguered Bizerte-Tuni- s forces and the remnants of Marshal Erwin Rommel in Libya Unconfirmed broadcasts from radio Morocco said German troops which had come from Tripolitania where Marshal Rommel is Ethiggling to escape with his Africa corps had infiltrated west of Gabes while reports from allied headquarters in north Africa said other Germans had attacked toward the south from the Bizerte-Tun- is area The radio report said the French had routed- and severely handled some of these small armored - parties Attack at Five Points Meanwhile the Americans and British were said in field reports received at their north ' African to have attacked the headquarters German-Italia- n arc of fortifications about 30 miles outside the naval base and capital in at least five different places The radio report declared that allied forces had captured the rail(ContiTmert ntl Pare Two) (Column Four) - |
