Show ' 4tt-- ft J I : k t i -- ' "11411t Badge of Honor! : 4 A Red Cross badge is a badge of aid and mercy in peace and even more so in war Subscribe now—today '1 - I II z t T t (7N7 i AO" ti ( ff ? k 1 1 ' - le7 y KT LThittlee cWhaenagthinertem A 4t' ' 7 ' ei:211 : i "1 i 1 1 1 't - t ti I I I ilk ! and vic e- a widely scattered light IruLaltoknflurries in mountains temperature Sunday in Salt City 51 degrees minimum 34 degrees (Issued by permission of - day I 1- - 1 ? - i r ' I - military authorities) t S 146 No 145 Vol airzr 1 i' ' 1 11' 1 Price Five Cents Salt Lake City Utah Monday Morning March 8 1943 3 t A - 0 HAL ' I (liver 38 11 - 0 L' I r '"' Order Requires Transfer Into Regular Classes 4-- I-- A 3-- 4-- A H 1" 4-- H 2-- AAAAA - - qt L'-- s'' 71' n C- -' By Associated Press WASHINGTON March 7—A special committee studying all phases of the man power problem at the request of President Roosevelt was said in art authoritative quarter Sunday to be agreed that the present military goals-1080- 0000 men in the armed forces by the end of this year—must be retained The committee was asked by the president to determine finally the number of men and women needed by the armed forces industry and agriculture and to lay down a program to supply them It is headed by James F Byrnes economic stabilization director Other members are Bernard M Baruch chairman of the war industries board of the last war Harry Hopkins confidential assistant to the president Admiral William D Leahy the president's military adviser and Justice Samuel L Rosen ' 48-ho- ur g-- C non-ferro- 48-ho- ur 48-ho- 'should be left unfilled" 2 Any man with farming experience now in other work is to get farmer deferment If he returns to farnaing before he is notified to appear for induction 3 A farm worker in danger of losing his deferment through failure ot meet production requirements must be referred to the county farm war board and 30 days must be allowed for his placement in another farm job before he can be drafted 4 County farm boards may request the deferment of farm workers or appeal draft board rulings It the worker himself or his employer does not act Example effect of Sunday's order is Illustrated in this case: Mr B who is 40 and classified is told that he will be reclassified under circumstances which hint of a possible military call Mr B is single and in nonHe knows that essential work he is due to be reclassified (H) Then If drafting of were resumed he would be one of the first to go But if he gets a farm job by May 1 however Inexperienced he IR he is promised a classification of all which would make his drafting much more unlikely If he were married his taking a farm job would snake him The text of the new order an 4I Pato Four) (oontilott Column Mr ) GIN-Th-e 4-- I-- A 2-- C 3-- C 4 c I' iikr' Lo L' Li Special Committee Favors Force of 10800000 Men - 3-- ye man of the New York supreme court long a presidential aid Stephen Early presidential secretary said the group was organized by Byrnes specifically for the man power study with no Intention that it would become a war cabinet or that its meetings would continue after It completes 'its recommendations In the first phase of its work the committee called before It at the White House last week Chairman Donald M Nelson and Executive Vie President Charles E Wilson of the war board Chairman production Paul V McNutt of the war manpower commission Major General Lewis B Hershey of selective service Secretary of Agriculture Wickard the food administrator Isador Lubin of the bureau of labor statistics and various officials of the United States employment service Early said it has now completed its interviews with gov-so-call- ed - (Continued coo Column Page Four) Three ur Factions Determine To Augment Postwar Policies Navigator 'Gives Vivid Details Of Sea-Ai- r Duel - By Associated Preng WASHINGTON March 7 —A ac(The following plan to make the Pacount of last Wednesday's air cific an American lake after the attack on the Japanese convoy war was unfolded Sunday Repat the entrance to New Guinea's resentative Magnuson (D byWashwas Huon gulf written for the ington) chairman of a house naval Associated Press by Captain W subcommittee studying acquisition S Royalty of Peoria 111 naviof "stepping stone" island bases a which in Mitchell bomber gator He announced that the subcomscored a direct hit on a transmittee already has received in-a port As he left the spectacuof cooperation in its promise scene saw five ships vestigation lar Royalty of defense needs from Three Japanese light the - state burning department through cruisers seven destroyers a Assistant Secretary Breckenridge dozen transport and cargo ships Long and from the navy departand 102 planes were destroyed ment during the battle of which he The master plan Magnuson outpresents One phase) lined in an interview envisions use of the Pacific bases both for comBy Captain W S Royalty mercial trade with the orient and SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUIN- as "filling stations" for a big Pafor we've learned our EA March 6 (Delayed)—We took cific fleet lesson—we aren't t going to scrap R 7 flig-hS a in No of off Ships again" about 8:30 a m We had heard He said that the subcommittee's several reports as to what the conbe to determine voy consisted of Naturally every- first task would one was a bit nervous in antici- just what the navy needs in the way of bases what it has now as a pation We knew from previous experi- result of development during this done to ences that there would be Zeros war and what must be for their American insure rights we the also but ships protecting post-wa- r use to we some were knew have "We know some of those we for top cover After the way these need and we aren't going to have have shown themselves in to worry about how we are going the past two or three months it to them—we'll just take them" made us feel fairly safe from the he get said referring to the Zeros Japanese air and naval Our planes were the first flight bases in the mandated Gilbert and over the rendezvous point which Marshall islands was some distance from the convoy's last reported position south Must Determine Ownership of Finschhaten We circled around "In the cases of others however waiting for the rest of the planes it will be up to this committee to in the coordinated attack needs with the correlate the As we made the first circle we work of the navy's state department in could see coming over from the opening up discussion to see that mountain's an almost unbelievable are met In some cases there number of planes A number of they are islands which we need in which were getting into formation the sovereignty is disputed in slightly above us Below us three others there are the claims of were al- private ownership" seperate flights of ready in formation and beginning Mr4rmtron knows at first hand to circle Below also were a great many of the islands which fit into number of Beaufighters and the future pattern of deall in formation more or fensenavy's As a youth he shipped on less cargo vessels on Pacific voyages As a lieutenant commander in the Concentrated Flight naval reserve he served for six A few thousand feet above I months last year with the Pacific counted a number of in for- fleet mations of twos threes and fours He declared that there is nothing It Wag the most Concentrated in the committee's plan designed flight of aircraft any of us had to "force or coerce" friendly powever seen After we had circled ers into giving up Pacific possestwice all the planes started for sions but expressed belief that "arthe convoy at once Our flight rangements can be made on a senfollowed two flights of three sible equitable basis" each "But" he added "I see nothing About 30 miles out we saw some to convince me that it won't be ships of the convoy Nearest to up to the United States to mainus as we came closer were what tain peace in the Pacific after the seemed to be two cruisers and war And what's the use of going three destroyers These ships were to the peace table with indefinite and plans about what we will need to making violenton maneuvers on Seven) raze 0- (Eyewitness) eye-witne- predicting its passage Senator O'Mahoney (D) Wyoming announced he would attempt to write in a definition of necessary farm workers to prevent abuse of the exemption by draft dodgers Committees have a busy week ahead of them A house ways and means subcommittee is expected to hand to the full committee Monday inthe plan for a come tax collection The program would cover all of the nation's income taxpayers with a pay-as-you-- ss far-reachi- 's 's well-develop- ed lend-leas- lend-leas- another nation Spon- m - 7 t- TT r - t A-2- 1 14:j I IPIP 71 0: A i 's 's (ContIntert (column rive) Page (Continued column Se en Seven) ) U S Fliers Hit Yank Airmen Jap Bases Iii Solomons sors of the proposal said they had U S—(Official) in mind British relations with By United Press India 3 A stipulation that a definite WASHINGTON March 7 — e amount of the material American warplanesthlasted Japa(Continued on Pag Seven) (1jOILIMEI Four) nese positions at five Solomon island bases Friday and Saturday and the enemy retaliated with a single raid on Tulagi island in which two men were killed the navy announced Sunday There was no mention of furprovision under which wage and ther activities by warships which salary earners would pay a with- bombarded enemy positions at holding tax of 20 per cent (conMunda and Vila Friday night and stituting both income and vicsank two Japanese destroyers tory taxes) The senate war investigating Those sinkings brought to 62 the committee has scheduled hearnumber of Japanese vessels lost ings Monday and Tuesday at in the Solomons area since last which Henry J Kaiser Andrew Jackson Higgins and other August U S losses are 30 vessels ship builders Will be questioned Sunday's communique said our about the methods they use to aircraft bombed enemy installapromote efficiency in their tions at Viru harbor on the southyards ern coast of New Georgia island Chairman Truman (D) Missouri in announcing the hearFriday and it was possible this ings said "The committee bemay have been a prelude to the lieves that the greatest contribution which can possibly be action by American warships made to the man power program Early Saturday morning a large is the efficient use of the emforce of planes bombed and strafed ployes that we now have and enemy positions at Munda but we desire to have these outThis results were not standing producers explain the was the eighty-fift- h reported on this raid methods which they have used base so that other producers can obair Important enemy tain the benefit thereof and go Later Saturday big Liberator and do likewise" bombers made the longer run to Formation of a senate small the Shortland and Bougatnville isbusiness subcommittee to inveslands area and battered enemy inthe stallations at Buin Kahn' and Baltigate "the supply lines of Mahome front" with Senator Isle Firea were started in the bombed areas loney (D) Connecticut as chairman was announced by ChairThe JRp raid on Tulagi 20 MEM Murray (D) Montana of miles north of Henderson field on the full committee Senators Guadalcanal was made the night Scrugham (D) Nevada and of March 5 and 6 The number of Taft (11) Ohio were appointed enemy planes participating was not disclosed subcommittee members aNi-o- lend-leas- -- dsb- -1 l- i- - 11 -0 ne ! --r : —d IL a ei i di 11 00- -1 Russian--(Officia- By United rress LONDON Monday March 8 —Capturing towns and villages at the rate of three an hour against stubborn enemy resistance red army shock troops are sweeping on toward Vyazma last bastion of the great German offensive line which for 17 months had threatened Moscow Russia reported Monday A second powerful striking force advanced southward from Luki railroad the Rzhev-Veliki- e slashing into the Germans relentlessly headed for the Moscow-Vyaz- railroad ma-Smolensk In a midnight communique broadcast by the Moscow radio l) threat to cut off the Ger- man line of retreat Russia's Sunday midnight communique reported the capture of 74 inhabited places in the drive on Vyazma from captured Gzhatsk 36 miles to the northeast against determined Ger- man stands South of the Rzhev-VelikLuki railroad where the red army is driving down on the strong German defense line east of Smolensk the Russians Sun- -' day captured more than 20 inhabited places according to the ie Sunday's midday Russian communique reported the capture of 20 inhabited places in the drive from Gzhatsk on Vyazma and several dozen others in the advance pointed toward the railroad behind Vyazma It was indicated that Marshal Grigori Zhukov and Artillery Marshal N N Voronov were personally directing the Vyazma drive under Premier Josef Stalin newly named marshal of the soviet union The Russians were using the same closely coordinated strategy and tactics which had won them their victories of Stalingrad and the Don river under the same men Germany admitted the loss of Gzhatsk Sunday in a high command communique which said:' "In the frame of our movements according to plan the city of Gzhatsk was yielded to the enemy without fighting after having been completely evacAll enemy attempts to uated Interfere with German disengagement movements failed" A military commentator fol(Continuod on rare Two) Two ) - Cothron Britons Jam Luftwaffe Hits Towns on Square to Aid War Fund Britain's Coast Savings Stamps Plastered on Bombs for Hitler ouLONDON March 7 sands of Londoners and American soldiers too from a crowd of about a million pushing through Trafalgar square bought savings and plastered them stamps Sunday d on two bombs in the square "for delivery to Hitler" The biggest London crowds since the coronation packed the square in a great rally to buy say- ings stamps and certificates In the second day of the capital's "Wings for Victory" week The govern- ment hopes to raise $600000000 in the week At one time an estimated 100- 000 jammed into the square in which a big Lancaster bomber veteran of many raids on Germany had been set up The lions at the foot of Nelson's column disap- peared under the swarm of (7)--Th- 500-poun- neath the Lancaster Soon the bombs were covered with stamps six thick in places They ranged in value from six- pence (10 cents) to five shillings ($1) and the purchasers canceled them with such messages as "with love to Hitler" Buyers Who put stamps on the bombs lost theirvalue but the government prom- ised that the stamps would be delivered along with the bombs to Allies (Official) Germany The government's ''take" In Trafalgar s9uare and other London centers during the day was believed to have been a record but the official figure will not be avail- -able until Monday night press association said Saturday $120000000 worth of stamps and certificates were sold - Nazis Machine Gun Bomb 11vo :Areas lit'AF Blasts Europe WM British—( Official) By Associated Press LONDON Monday March 8—A few German raiders flew up the Thames estuary early Monday to drop heavy explosives in the greater London area and put the capital under an alert for the second time in a week The explosives fell in the counties surrounding London causing some casualties and later incendiary bombs were dropped at four widely separated spots on the southeastern English coast Fifteen or more German FockeWulf 190s raided a southeast coast town Sunday causing casualties with machine gunning and scoring hits on a large hotel a bank and Fighter-bomber- s a store also struck a south coast town causing casualties and damage Two of the raiders were reported shot down Saturday night was the first time since February 24 when the R A F opened its all-oaerial offensive against the axis with a raid on Wilhelmshaven that British or allied bombers were not over ut the continent Unfavorable weather was believed to have kept the heavy bombers on the ground Allied fighter squadrons swept across the channel Sunday afterft noon however and fire was heard at Folkestone ill the vicinity of Calais on the French coast directly across the channel Dr Paul Joseph Goebbels German propaganda minister praised residents of Berlin in a message Sunday for their behavior during the R A F raid on the capital last Monday night which he admitted caused "great damage" the Berlin radio reported anti-aircra- 4 Giraud Repudiates Vichy Lau) Ousts Persecutors of Jews northwest of Australia British Spitfires in action only a few weeks shot down their eighth Japanese plane in the Darwin sector and a Liberator bomber crew bombed the enemy cargo ship in Stephant strait along the northeastern New Guinea coast Although the extent of the damage was not determined the ship was ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH' AFRICA March 7 Henri Girtud Sunday repudiated all decrees sued by Vichy since the armistice and "liquidated" the entire government bureau having to do with restrictions on Jews At the same time General Giraud civil and military commander of French Africa re- ated all decrees of the Vichy government eral seen to reduce speed The strongest Japanese aerial reply was made upon Goodenough Island in the D'Entrecasteaux group off the Papuan coast but no damage or casualties were inflicted the communique said Allied bombers were active over a wide area Two flights of medium units bombed and strafed Toeal in the Kat islands "causing further heavy damage and many fires in the waterfront area" Heavy bombers scored direct hita on the runway of the Japanese airdrome at Gasmata New Britain The 8000-to- n Japanese ship WFI sighted in Stephan strait off New Guinea the communique asid A I moved from office M Bouny director of a government department for allowing to be published in the government gazette two decrees affecting Jews which were signed by Marshal Petain and dated October 19 1942 An official statement by Giraud in effect officially repudi Giraud has gradually been 2-- ' 1-'-1' Two Soviet Armies Storm Vyazma Vital Nazi Bastion and to spend less upon themselves Londoners lined up to buy stamps and then stood in line again tostick them on the bombs set be- By Associated Press ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA Monday March 8— Allied airmen struck at a half dozen Japanese positions over a wide front in the southwest Pacific Sunday bombing an 8000-to- n enemy cargo ship off the New Guinea coast and shooting down a lone reconnaissance bomber off Darwin Australia a communique announced Monday The acceleration of aerial acsea tivity following the Bismarck airvictory found the allies hittingwestdromes and buildings on the ern end of New Britain the Salamaua sector across the straits in New Guinea and the Kai islands AA (71' AR 4'F-4- i 7 -- humanity Speakers urged the crowds to buy more certificates and stamps Bomb Jap Convoy Ship t: il f P-4- Debt Limit Farnt Labor Bills Face Congress This Week WASHINGTON March 7 (1P) —The house this week will take up the bill increasing the statutory debt limit with the administration set to fight the amendment by Representative Disney (D) Oklahoma which would wipe out President Roosevelt's executive order limiting salaries to $25000 after taxes The amendment approved by the ways and means committee would provide instead that salaries above $25000 be pegged at their prewar level and that salaries which were below $25- 000 before December 7 1941 may not rise above $25000 now The senate is to take up Tuesday a bill by Senator Bankhead (D) Alabama establishing blanket draft deferment for farm workers with Bankhead House Members Seek Absolute Ocean Security 's WASHINGTON Marc 4 7 (in —The lend-leas- e act will reach the house floor Monday with all factions agreed on the necessity for its continuance but with prospects of controversy over attempts to write some postwar foreign policies into the law The measure calling for a new lease on life for the act until July of next year will be debated for three days in the house It emerged from the house foreign affairs committee with a unanimous vote of approval and Indicawithout an amendment tions are that it will fare as well in the senate committee But regardless of the committee action Capitol Hill expects efforts to change the legislation during its consideration in an attempt to use America's aid as a bartering point for postwar considerations Among the amendments likely to be offered are these: 1 A requirement that any final e aid besettlement of tween this nation and its allies be submitted to congress for approval 2 A clause to prevent use of e material to subject any any people to the control or domi- nance-of r' 110 P-3- war-extend- : ° c ! t 1-- A I 7TIL: U S Unfolds C Captain Tells Of Attack Plan to Get 7r 0 0 On Jap Ships Pacific Bases 71 McNutt Clirts House Begins Qiieration of Lend-Leas- e Week Debate Today 3-- A B 1- 1jilt- - 14 Several million men will be affected by the order a spokesman for the selective service said The action has the effect of establishing an order in which men over 3S would be inducted "if and when the armed forces determine military they can be usedas inthethewar man establishment" power commission put It are to be reThe men In classified on the same basis as younger men but with special "H" Some will thus be designations (H) (H) (H) put in This proceand similar classes dure the man power commission explained In a press release means that men "who have no cause for deferment other than age will be placed inclass 1A" 48-Ho- ur Merely Subdivialon The "(H)" designation denotes parmerely a subdivision of thea man Admits Solution ticular draft class Thus classified 1A (H) actually would To Problem be in class although he would not be liable to immediate inOffers Complications duction like another man in that class lacking the additional (H) rating WASHINGTON March 7 (UP) There was no indication from "elective service or from the war —War Man Power Chief Paul V or navy departments as to whether McNutt said Sunday night the this actually foreshadows a call national work week policy to the colors for men over 38 who are technically eligible for military was applied first only to 32 labor service to the age of 45 Senator shortage areas because man power Wheeler (D) Montana and some is not a single 'national problem other members of congress have but a "uetwork of local problems" urged that single men over 38 be "Its solution must be tailored to drafted ahead of younger fathers fit the needs of many different but the army opposes this A chief aim of the new order is communities" he said in a nationto induce men over 33 to go into wide radio broadcast that He said another reason for limfarming The 33order providesnow or who farms any man over who takes up farming by May 1 iting the order to those areas was aSall be reclassified promptly into that local organization of the war the farm deferment classes c if man power commission is well adIf married if he single and meets the other farm deferment vanced there and that the governOther men over ment favors heavy reliance on dequalifications 33 are to be put into the regular centralized handling of work-wee- k draft classifications "as soon as problems poszible after May 1" "If we answer all the questions Order Not Clear from Washington" he said "many The order did not make it clear of them will not fit the special whether it would be too late after local problems Moreover the reMay 1?for a man over 38 to get gional and area officials could a farm job and a farm deferment have no real authority since they The apparently intended inference would be bound by all the detailed was that he ought to do it by answers Washington had given" is roughly the beMcNutt said placing of the lumltay 1 which the of heaviest season of bering and metal inginning week fitted farm work dustries on a Four other new selective service in with the W M C's program of regulations were issued Saturday adapting its policies to the spenight designed to keep agricultural cial needs of production "As rapidly as we are sure that workers on the farms They provide: other industries can make the 1 When a man is granted de- necessary transition to a ferment for farm work local week they will be added" boards have "no further discretion" and must keep him deferred If this makes the local board unable to meet its quota for the armed services the military call 1-- A 1AT ' i fly Associated Press WASHINGTON March 7— Men over 38 lost their special draft classification Sunday Selective service ordered local boards to put no more 38 to men in class to and transfer men now in that classification into the regular classes (such as not actually to draft etc)--- but them 45-year-- -7 7 Di 1 L'eL 'f co -- -7- 71 e r- 't f 3 4‘w 4 -7-- re- laxing restrictions on Jews and has assured 'them relief from oppression On February 6 when he assumed the new title of French civil and military commander in chief and dropped the name and political characteristics of the Imperial council established by the late Admiral Dar Ian Giraud promised relief for oppressed Jews in French Africa The new war committee which he established announced that it would continue the policies developed early in February VaICTI discriminations against Jews were relaxed and some political prisoners were released ::'111 ' yl 0 'IL ' -s : : 4 t t Allies (Official) By Associated Press - ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA March T —Marshal Erwin Rommel's first two thrusts against General Sir Bernard L Montgomery's Eighth army bounced off the British defenses in southern Tunisia in a welter of blood and twisted tank wreckage but the Germans continued to press the 5 I attfck throughout Saturday and Sunday and there are no indications that the battle has ended The nazi field marshal failed to achieve the "surprise" he planned on Saturday in his first major attack against Montgomery since retreating nearly 2000 miles front Egypt and his rebuilt Africa corps suffered "very heavy losses" in men and material an allied com- munique said Sunday At the same time the First army snatched the Initiative from Colonel General Jurgen von Arnim at least temporarily in northern Tunisia scitUx intense patrol activity which saw more than 100 prisoners captured Pichon which American patrol forces occupied Sunday now is in a sort of no man's land as the German artillery is firing into the town from the hills to the north Allied forces have withdrawn a mile west of Pichon but patrols go back and forth through the town itstlf Mils Assault Fails At the other end of Tunisia the violent fighting broke out Sunday when Rommel struck" out with a heavy force from the hills mouth of the Mareth line at dawn and Anglo-Americ- an later with a direct frontal assault by mixed German and Italian forces but the axis troops failed to dent the Eighth army's position It was understood that the Atrcia corps ran directly into a massed artillery barrage which left the battlefield littered with dying Germans and flaming tanks There were no late reports on the details of Rornmers losses but In the very early stages of the bat- tle the Germans lost 21 tanks compared with none for the British "The Germans yesterday launched two violent attacks supported by large infantry and tank forces 1 t - t ' 1 - t against the British Eighth army at the Mareth line in southeastern Tunisia" an allied communique reported "Both attacks were effectively held" Rommers attempt to slam the "back door" of Tunisia in the allies' face cost him heavily both in tanks and men the war bulletin said and "every attempt to - I trate our Lines failed" British Losses Light British losses were declared to have been "negligible" g and the i---: I Eighth army's strength for the expected assault on the Mareth bas- tion unimpaired (Both the German and Italian high commands reported only "local actions" in southern Tunisia The Berlin broadcast recorded by the Associated Press said axis scouting parties had "advanced far Into enemy territory" and that fighter planes had attacked allied tank detachments and motorized columns "with visible success" B dispatch from Bet-tak(A D said the Germans had Cape Serrat which juts into the Mediterranean 38 miles west of the Bizerte naval base in a thrust at the allied left wing This statement was not sponsored by the nazi high command) -- a" 1 f - en k British Take Prisoners Fierce fighting between opposing patrols was reported in proggress in the wild hills north and south of the British First army's new positions at Temara on the road from Mateur to Tabarka in Allied patrols northern Tunisia captured hundreds of prisoners the f' — communique said German attacks which caused the British to abandon the town of Sedjenane two days ago and take up new positions on the heights seven miles westward were reported to have "diminished in r i - intensity" The communique said "we have regained the initiative" Field reports from the sector however said the Germans occupied high ground in "some strength" and had brought up artillery to shell roads behind the British positions t -- t - f - - - 4 - A - - 7: : I 4 ( - 1 I E i Germans Suffer Big Losses in Thwarted Drive emo- 4 |