Show - - -- - 1 ' 7:- - - - i - -'- ---- - -: - - - - - 4- - : - I an 4 I Tire Inqpectionq Avo:d that rush - 1 last-minu- te February 2g Vol t - 11i undermileage rauon- 116- - No ''1') )fr Ex-Preside- WASHINGTON Feb 7 CIP)- -- d N rubr-siol- ed work and second-han1441 are not rationed itt the A srno time announcement s made that manufacturers will ordered to stop making evening ppers men's paten t- - leather e shocs and many nes of special aports wear in :ler to make the best use of the tner supply Advance NVarning In contrast tr) advance publicIty previous rationing undertakza the shoe order was promul-tefrom the White House witht advance warning either to the men "at 2:30 !7iiic or business time Sunday rr eastern d went into effect a half hour two-ton- :-e- ter rationed salem start Tuesthe No 17 stamp of sugar- ffee ration books will be used :ery such stamp will be good for e pair of shires until June 15 en a new stamp will be desigy -- :ted Officiala said the nation still s a large stock of shoes and Voning was instituted to prevent areirg and to provide as liberal ration as possib:e First announcement was made the White House by James Byrnes director of economic Labilzation who said that shoe !1ition1ng was inevitable because e submarine menace limits imrta of h:dea and because the rrned forces are taking about one1-rof the availab:e supply of One hundred soldiers )le loather 'e explained wear out 17 pairs of 1 oos a month yrett Restricted Besides rationing he said the pply of leather Naoli be conaerved v manufacturers "to the ettertial types of shoes": by all colors except white :Jr:net:eg k town brown and army rus- er: by eliminating decorat4ve 1 g leather traps ard other wasteful ty:es: I:mitirg the use of heavyloty 'leather to work shoes: limit'rg ladies' heels to not more than inches in height and pro- Oitztng civilian boots more than h'eh As apeoitoc examples of "less eitserta1 shoes" slated for discard for the doration Byrnes listed -rrcary sport shoes men's patent formal eve- leather shoeft rorg s:ppers mens sandals metal eo:f shoes " who promoting the public a GI mll -- 11Gre exeql- 1a! 11' "f Ahocg BYrnes Amid in being nskid the ithfe Indotry -develop war model or utilitY of atandard quality tvTf e rf 5171 pleasng design at a reason- &tie rrtroa i 1 Seek New Model In addition the industry will urged to seek a rew model tsrg little or no leather which 7-n- without rationing- b‘ sold - $1 Ineir usual quotas of Pcono r'' to prevent the industry fnern st ifting tn more expensive rnrwje!s on profits rnight be rn i - 17Z t: f 10 larrer n-- e three-p- ration a work 'ike this: metriher of a hothicohold he ert!tled to buy one pale of of approximately shoes in a feeroorths' The first period ends 1ne 15 However withn it lamso that fy coJpons may be pooled Nanertit partinu!arly can use some exf the 'ter rations to suprement ch:ldren or a couTons f wornan could buy more shoes than her husband El-er- lik-- :1 - 17 N Stamp First To start with coupons from the sarne boo'k iised for sugar and colfe-e rm first sroe stamp is No Loc-a- l :T ration boards in additi-ft have Authority to issue meet shoe speral fcertificates tomothers vicexpectant r fre or theft policemen t:7T rr otrrr persons whose work w-it- ti7red shoes will be ra- -- Pliilatlelphians' Plan h 1 tcrct:rIrA tCourr12 PLeven) Pr Twn) iNss The Weather - i 1 Ad t K For Salt Lake City and vicinity: - 4 ' il i 11 :1 ' i '' 'CZ1-- i 4 li II t P2'I'd''' if mC0u0n1: rt and Monday with the mountains :le r5S9 military authorities) Price Five Cents To Do Away With Forms Gets Support WASHINGTON Feb 7 (NI — When the actual writing of tax legislation begins )ou-g- o probably late this week the house ways and means committee will consider a proposal to remove the necessity for millions of taxpayers ever again after this year to file federal income tax returns Their remittances would be made through current earnings de cluctions representing their exact tax obligations with no involved calculations on their part Arguments on the Ruml plan to cancel 1912 tax obligations over- shadowed other phases of pay-as- You go during the first week of public hearings A majority of the 25 committeernen indicated oppo- sition to all-ocancellation but definitely indicated a willingness to compromise by granting some abatement on last year's obligations in arriving at a current pay- ment principle Got Cordial Reception No witness got a more cordial reception before the committee than a young tall black-haire- d lawyer from Philadelphia Clement J Clarke Jr Clarke who said he represented no organization proposed aplan "which will make it possible for approximately 20000000 taxpayers not to bother with filing art income tax return after the return for the taxable year 1942" This could be done he explained by weekly semimonthly or monthly deductions from earnings under a "lump-suallowances" system by which every taxpayer would be given a $240 minimum deduction in lieu of deductions for taxes Inter-ap- e eat charitable contributions and pay-asNVh- en -- I -- 1 I 11 iIG-RA- STATUTE MILES KIROV' L GORKI MOSCOW oc 0 FATEZI1 -- 4q oeKURSK BEIGOROD -' "2 United States forces have DNIEPER0-4- 1 established a strong position at PETROVSK Titi one-hamile west of Marov0SSA 170 on the northwest coast of Guadalcanal island Patrol opera- Irt tions are progressing satisfactor- k( -- VORONEZH dOSH KHARKOV fr‘M-Zbe- t 7-N ( Premier Will Speed Report on Talks With Roosevelt Inonu ° Mt' EVA Don tfr LONDON Feb 7 MMATORSKA YAsTACitGnAD ROST9Vtilf- - Cv"'F''i ily" Big Question Unanswered The communique made no mention of the widespread sea and air actions reported all last week between Japanese and American foroes in the Solomons area This left unanswered the question of whether the operations had ceased' or whether they were still moving toward the climax which Secretary Knox said Saturdayvvas indicated by the nature of the maneuvers in progress Discussing the land action a navy spokesman described Marovovo as being five miles west of Cape Esperance which is believed to be the center of enemy operations and about 25 miles by air from Guadalcanal air field the base of the American forces It is a station of the Melanesian mission situated on high ground and including among its buildings a church hospital and several dwelling houses Expedition in Wilds There was no information available as to the means used to establish the position of Titi It would have been accomplished either by sea or by land The belief in informed quarters here was however that it was ac(- To Production ut pay-as-you-- go sea-Mo- Chinese Guerillas Kill 300 Japs nl AZOV ALS)p ILTIKHOREISK i NOVOROSSISK :::::::::: SEVASTOP- OL- '''''' TUAPSE Black Sea MOZDOK MAIKOP C:!? GROZNY N 0 Map shows Russian developments: J Solets storm gates of Rostov from south 2 Capture Azov on Don river 3 Occupy Fatezh and Goshtisheva cutting road between Kursk and Orel and slicing rail line between Belgorod and Kursk 4 Capture Kramatorskaya to control rail line between Rostov and Kharkov L: t high (11')- --In t ' 2 - r : ' c ---- four-engine- '' 1 I 26-da- RAF Scatters Allied Forces British Eighth Army Poises for Assault On Ronnnel Troops 600-- 4 Allies---(Officia- By Associated Press LONDON Feb 7— SCattered targets in the Rhineland were attacked Sunday night by R A F planes whose main mission was while the big reconnaissance bombers mined German-controlle- d waters—probably the Skagerrak Baltic and French channel coast A large number of mines wax laid centering attention on the allied campaign against the strained German transportation system In daylight forays Sunday over northern France and Belgium fighter planes damaged a number the air of locomotives and barges ministry announced Four planes were lost in all operations including one fighter in Sunday's sweeps Rail lines already are under sustained persistent attack and the lack of rolling stock has forced the Germane to rely more and The more on coastal shipping mines dropped in the narrow channels around the north of llitler's are expect"European fortresses" ed to harry that means of communication The Germans sent four Focke Wulf 190 bombers over a town in southern England Sunday killing several persons trapping others and damaging a number of buildings in the shopping district full-dre- Press fighter Cruiser Sttnk Nazis Claim (al Page Two) (Contiouel 4Co1imn Four) 40-- 6- British Ministers Pledge Unity in African Tangle ALLIED HEADQUARTERS tions in north Africa Discussing delicate north African politics and negotiations between Generals Henri Giraud and Charles De Gaulle Murphy declared that neither the United States state department nor the British foreign office had offered any objections to the appointment of Marcel Peyrouton as governor general The appointment of Algeria has been widely criticised because of Peyrouton's former at- tachment to the Vichy regime General (Indicating Giraud's reshuffling of the north African regime is being extended to- the military command a Reuters dispatch to London from Algiers Sunday said it was expected that General Koeltz would succeed General Alphonse Juin as comniander in chief of French forces under General Giraud General Juin is a former Vichy commander in chief that - In north Africa Enemy Origin German high comcommunique said Sunday had sunk a British Dido class cruiser of the in the eastern Mediterranean and 20 allied merchant vessels en route to various war zones The bulletin broadcast by the Berlin radio and recorded by the Associated Press in New York was without confirmation in allied quarters The period covered was not specified Of the merchant vessels the high command said 16 were fully laden transports and tankers totaling 102500 tons and four were transport sailing ships "in convoys bound for England carrying goods for the African and Russian A special U S North Africa Feb 7 UP—Robert Murphy United States minister and Harold MacMillan British resident minister declared at a joint press conference Sunday there were no differences between them or their governments on political ques- 1 :--- :'-:- I ss LONDON Feb 7—Allied forces in Tunisia harassed the axis with short jabs by land and air in spite of continued bad weather Sunday as the British Eighth army closing in from the east was reported readying itself to deliver a knockout blow against Marshal Erwin itommas African corps Near njebel Mansour an important height 20 miles southwest of Pont du Fahs which the Germans recaptured Friday after losing it in midweekBritish troops dug in and checked a further German ad- would deal with the political situYR nce ation in French north Africa While the weather limited 'air Conflicts partly Cleared activity to brief strafing sweeps The differences between the folboth British and American ground of General Henri Honore lowers all small sorties continued patrols along the Western Tunisian front Giraud and General Charles De R A F Hurricane bombers es- Gaulle had been cleared sonwhat corted by Spitfires shot up a num- by the appointment of Fighting ber of 'German trucks in a low French sympathizers to several level attack southwest of Pont du high places in the Giraud regime This move was reported to have Fahs while American n stemmed from the meeting beaxis antiaircraft silenced planes l'44g44 Two) (('nnt of northeast miles gun position lf) Column rWo) German-hel- d Faid pass and burned two vehicles on a road in the same a rea The Algiers radio reported that General Sir Bernard L Montgomery was piling up great stores of war equipment and resting the striking force of his Eighth army Fl 1 10-da- l) By Associated : newly-conquere- In Tunisia Bombs on Rhine Targets Harass Axis Planes Drop Mines In Nazi Waters To Harass Shipping t mand nazi - U-bo- fronts" It declared that three additional vessels had been damaged by torpedo hits Belgorod New Threats Develop Orel Kursk were threatened by gradual encirclement by Russians advancing on either side of these places Colonel General Nikolat Vatutin's columns pushing across the Donets also threatened the encirclement of Kharkov and Peigorod from the south but these forces had not penetrated so far to the west The battle for Rostov which had been the main supply base for nazi troops in the Caucasus already has bcen joined with an artillery duel raging across the Don river dispatches from the front to Moscow said Rostov an ancient city grown under the soviet regime to a metropolis of half a million is located on the high right bank of the Don and the special communique's announcement that the left bank of the Don had been cleared showed the triumphant red armies were now ready to battle again if neeessary street by street to throw the Germans out They did this once before in the opening stage of their 1941-4winter offensive Broadens Hold on Sea The fall of Azov broadened the soviet hold on the Sea of Azov and deepened the peril of German troops in a narrowing sector to the south in the Caucasus Seizure of Kramatorskaya deepened the Russian wedge into the line between Rostov and Kharkov and further disrupted the Germans' supply lines to those two main bastions of defense If this drive should develop into a southwestward smash it could go I 1 - ' - t I : r i - ! 1 - ' :--: '' I F - 2 ewl (Column Par e) T 1 a-- (continu1 '2 - -- g 1 's : - Two) dif 1 !agologgsprympfevwftlmotrinifiworw --- t 0 - ' E west of Rostov fell in a decisivo attack "thus liquidating the last center of resistance of the enemy on the left bank of the river Don" the communique recorded here by the soviet monitor declared Even as the siege of the pivotal Caucasian city began other soviet columns captured Fatezh 35 miles northwest of Kursk cutting the high road between Kursk and Orel and stormed into Goshtisheva to slice the railroad line between Beigorod and Kursk Plunge Into Ukraine The Russians also plunged 125 miles into the Ukraine occupying Kramatorskaya 125 miles northwest of Rostov to sit astride the vital railroad between Rostov and Kharkov The midnight communique reported capture of a number of populated places north of Kursk apparently in the same area as the advance that general carried spirits and glowing with health Winston Churchill returned triSunday from his 10- umphantly e air tour of north Africa and the middle east and droveclirectly to No10 Downing street to prepare his report to the nation on his conference with President Roosevelt at Casablanca and with President Ismet Inonu at to Fatezh Adana The Russians also were reported Wearing the slate gray uniform pushing in strength westward of an air commodore the prime deep in the Ukraine and the midminister stepped jauntily from communique announced the his special train at Paddington night fall of a number of populated to be Mrs station greeted by among- them Protopopovka Churchill practically the entire places and Grushevakha PetrovskayaBritish official family and the the latter two only 25 miles east the diplomatic corps including of the Kharkov-Crimea- n railroad Turkish ambassador Husein Rauf In the fighting north of Kursk Orbay said war bulletin the GerChurchill landed at an English mans the launched a counterattack an in in the earlier day airport it was beaten of with 300 American-buil- t Liberator bomber but nazis killed and 280 taken prisd the same type of oner in he made which plane virtually Oglenskaya about seven miles y all the long trip which southeast of besieged Rostov also carried him to French north Af- was taken the latter communique rica to Cairo to neutral Turkey reported d to Cyprus and to Smash Forward Trippli "I feel splendid" he greeted Elsewhere the soviet offensives friends "It was a perfect flight" continued to smash forward with He refrained from making any more populated places encomformal statement passed and losses inflicted on the German 'defenders Report Awaited The German radio meanwhile More light is expected to be that the 'evacuation of shed on the subject of allied na- reported the between the Kuban tions strategy when he makes his Rostov and region Taman peninsula to commons soon report was carried out withy on his meeting with Mr bridgeheads out and all war enemy pressure" alRoosevelt which the president was in time or removed material ready has announced resulted in an iron bound agreement to wring installationsofdestroyed Kramatorska3ra put "unconditional surrender" frpm theCapture Russians on three sides of the the axis of Slavyansk The allied world also was hop- large railway center is nine miles only Kramatorskaya details of ing for additional of Slavyansk while BarvenChurchill's talks with President south 27 miles west of Slavyansk Inonu the formal kova Although was captured Saturday meetstatement issued after their a The Russians thus were ing said only that their talk dealt little over 30 miles north only of the with the British pledge of maxiDonets basin inmum aid to Turkey's "defensive vastly important of Stalin° dustrial city security" commentators have The thrusts to Fatezh and Goanhailed it as forging another link In the ring of allied steel being tisheva established soviet spearheads between three major bases drawn about Germany and Italy which the Germans have held since Observers expressed belief that Churchill's report also probably the fall of 1941—Orel Kursk and 000-mil- - t 770 Bussia—(Official) By Associated Press LONDON Feb 7—Russian troops have stormed to the gates of Rostov from the south liquidating the last enemy center of resistance on the left bank of the Don and scored important continuing successes on three other fronts a special Moscow 'communique announced Sunday night t Azov on the Don 15 miles south Churchill Gets Home From Air Odyssey ( 50-mi- le 17T: i Surge Ahead on Other Fronts 200 0 La '1 Soviets Crush Last Resistance On Left Bank of Don RUSA - U LEM By Associated Press ii WASHINGTON Feb 7—United States forces have outflanked the Japanese on Guadalcanal island VNOVGOROD the navy announced Sunday to establish a strong new position 1 PUSSA KALININ about five miles west of the enemy 1 1 p command center at Cape Esperance VELIKIE RZHEV The operation apparently carLUKI ried out without Japanese resistance was assumed here to have -- V VAZMA Involved a 40 to overland porsweep around the enemy-hel- d SMOLENSK tion on the northwestern hump of TIJL A the island Navy communique No 274 said: "South Pacific: (All dates are REL' BRYANSKi Pledges do Fight on Bars m tioke-)7(- - Tax and savings legislation is being delayed Those who cite these claims want a general tightening up of administration policy preferably by intervention of President Roosevelt who they said has been too busy with military and international affairs to give much time to the problem Labors demands were voiced recently when C I 0 President Phillip Murray and A F L President William Green said at the White House that their men needed much higher wages because the cost of living was rising About the same time John L Lewis demanded $2 a day increases for his Oontintied on Page Four) miners and the railroad unions (Column Four) spoke up for more pay Smaller labor groups have petitioned for Increases from the war labor board and in some cases obtained them Parity Meaning Clouded As for the farmers after a bitter fight in congress the office of price administration got authority to put ceilings on farm prices at parity levels There then arose a other iternm about the meaning of controversy WASHINGTON Feb 7 (UP)-- The S210 flat allowance plus parity The administration insists The executive board of the Conexemptions for dependents would that the amount of government gress of Industrial Organizations make it possible to collect a per-t- o benefit payments must be deducted night announced that the son'n exact income lax liability in figuring parity Farm groups CSunday I 0 Will initiate conferences in deductions not be should done through earnings and every war industry in an effort to say that on Pimp Svien) on Page Seven) (coonniert (Continued C0i1111111 eliminate absenteeism and other t Column TWO) Three obstacles to all-oproduction The board also presented a tax program which would ease the burden on low wage bracket work by abolishing the 5 per cent "victory" tax and establishing collections It calls for rates increased however sharply Times-Sall and that in general the difExelipive: N Y in all bracketa over $3000 Indorses Lake Tribune ferentiation between nonwar and filing of joint returns by husband WASHINGTON Feb 7 — A WEI r expendituresis not accurate and wife and provides for stepped-u- p 3 of the That the failure to list all sweeping indictment corporations levies t $109000000000 anticipated expenditures makes The board opposed the Iluml tax presiden in be will which meanit the 1109000000000 figure budget "forgiveness" plan on the ground since total disbursecharged that nonmilitary items ingless it favors higher income groups are concealed among the war ments may exceed this amount and announced that C I 0 Presiexpenditures and that certain by "billions" dent Philip Murray will testify The joint economy committee anticipated expenditures which against it Monday before the house will send the budget ever the it was learned further also is ways and means committee to $109000000000 figure are not considering recommending The board representing 40 inmentioned at all is being pre- the senate and house appropriaternational unions and 5000000 tions committees that a careful pared by the Byrd committee n closed a three-daworkers committee sources revealed be made of how the servstudy to C I 0 nine by referring A tentative draft for a deice charge on the vast public vice presidents the question of tailed analysis of the 1944 budgA belief is indebt is carried social security coverage extending et Is being prepared by staff dicated that some of this service In a resolution adopted unanimembers of the joint committee charge is carried in the proposed mously the board declared "labor on reduction of nonessential fedbudget as a "war expense" a must take the initiative" in achieveral expenditures This draft theory which if substantiated ing "a more effective utilization of will be completed in time to the joint economy committe man power" serve as a guide for members of would challenge both senate and house appropriThe exact amount of the budget sent to congress by the presiations committees before they take action on the bill dent is $108903047923 of If it follows its present outwhich $4124000000 is carried as nonwar expenditures lines the analysis will condemn This non-wthe proposed budget submitted total is 3458000000 less to congress by President RooseCHUNGKING Feb 7 UPS— than the estimates for nonvvar velt on January 11 on at least expenditures in the current fiscal Chinese guerillas operating in the seven specific grounds These year The entire budget which coa stal region between Klangsu may be summarized in the folcontemplates an increase of and Shangtung provinces are rein federal re$16000000000 lowing general classifications: ported to have killed some 300 L That in numerous respects in recent operationsi ceipts to be raised by imposiJapanese tion of higher taxes compulsory the budget is "misleading" and which included the dynamiting of "tella only part of the truth" savings or both is the largest aonmixed troop and passenger train2 in United States history That certain nonwar items the Lunghan railway Januare included as war expenditures ary 31 Copyright by N Y Times ut LJF lf products 3 Enforcement of price controls has not been fully effective 4 uss y fi pens : Sie e of fin tisv huitildego1 returned WASHINGTON Feb 7 Some government economists expressed belief Sunday that the nation faces a new crisis in the fight to hold down the cost of living These experts whose views might not necessarily jibe with those of superiors who actually administer the antlinflation programs make these points: 1 Labor is actively demanding higher wages 2 Farm groups are organizing to demand higher prices for farm (10--- 0 Ton 1k 1 : 1- 'bombed enemy positions on Kolombangara island in the New Georgia group "(B) During the evening Dauntless dive bombers (Douglas) with Wildcat (Grumman F 4 F) escort bombed Munda on New Georgia island All United States planes I! grees: minimum temperature- 36 degrees (Issued by permission of W ' O 4- Ntax2: temperature ir--rn east longitude) "1 On February 6: "(A) During the morning small groups of Unted States planes Economists Cite Demands By Groups on Congress ar rersons who buy shoes by mail ho'iid inclose their ration stamp the order A htiyer wants to return Pew &reNrs tn the store can r et ' Senators Thomas Fiankhead (D) Alabama and others especially those from farm states have been discussing the advisability of limiting appropriations to hold down the size of the army and navy They contend it would be dangerous to put more men in uniform than the country could supply and point to the necessity of maintaining at least some of the country's civilian economy The house military committee likewise is considering a bill limiting the size of the army along with other measures which would establish a rigid system of precedence for inducting men Into the armed services—all single men first then married with no dependents followed by those with dependents Establish New Position West of Jap Center y t!-s- er 175 v V''' 0' Senate Committee Prepares To 'Challenge '44 Budget war production boNrd will regulation designed to manifAuturers tn keep mak- e (7?I'''''- Automatic Tax Experts Fear Gains Favor Crisis in Of Lawinakers Living Costs w--er —rches i - d rbe In for:-- is:-)- i t nt Senators determined to keep the size of the fighting forces in scale with the nation's abiPty to feed and supply them looked Press By !WASHINGTON Feb 7—The hopefully Sunday for support from Herbert Hoover The for&uddenly put shoes mer president is to testify on the problem Monday before a senate ler rationing Sunday Sales appropriations subcommittee "I think that whatever Mr prohibited Monday the ra- Hoover says will carry a great ning starts Tuesday deal of weight throughout the e ration is three pairs a year country" said Senator Thomas (D) Oklahoma of the subcomevery man woman and child mittee "He studied the prob:t members of a family may pool lem of very thoroughly :r coupons so that some may when hesupplies was food administrator In the last war And he's not :y more if others buy less no rationin g covers sill shoes Involved with the government now Most of the testimony we itaining any leather and all have received so far ham been shoea but not alippera from men who are taking orders ' baby shoes or atorm from the government" ar such as rubbers and arctics r &1 Alf' - 4410kt - 7 r $ - Country"s Opinion on Holding Army's Size to Economic Scale 'Surprise Order !Puts Plan in Effect Tuesday 1 I t71' Senators Seek Hoover Aid Yanks Seize In Move to Limit Draft Base on Think Can Sway Guadalcanal on ation List S - I tf v III Salt Lake City Utah Monday Morning February 8 1913 'Ilhoes :0 --- 117 I S Places - 4 J ing regu:ations 1 - ' - for "B" and "C" Inspections classes are to be completed by 1: 1 i$C1T1 by your tires Inspected now havIrg kill ' ta- - |