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Show WEEKLY MEWS ANALYSIS Nazis Wreck Northern Italian Ports To Hamper Future Allied Operations; United Nations Formulate Relief Plan; U. S. Issues Current Casualty Figures (EDITOR'S NOTE: When opinions are expressed In these columns, they r those of Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) Released by Western Newspaper Union. ' RUSSIA: Attack Last Railroad Russia's last north-south railway came under the attack of Red troops as they pressed forward on a 7U mile front west of recaptured-Kiev. As the Russians drove e railroad, other forces of their army continued attacks on Nevel Jess than 50 miles from border in the north, and on Knvoi Roe in the south. At Krivoi Rog, the Germans continued con-tinued to hold open an escape corridor cor-ridor for the last columns of Nazi forces pulling out of the huge bend of the Dnieper river, where early Russian attacks had threatened them with encirclement. Crossing into the eastern Crimea from the Caucasus, strong Russian forces drew up for a major attack on the 75,000 German troops reportedly report-edly massed in the huge Penf' guarding the Black sea. The Nazis held their ground at the north en. trance to the Crimea. TIRES: Continued Shortage Although production of synthetic rubber if expected to total 818,000 tons in 1944 compared with 233,000 tons this year, only about 30 million tires will be manufactured to meet needs of essential users of cars, light delivery trucks, taxis and farm vehicles. ve-hicles. Ordinarily, 50 million tires are made a year. Tightness in the civilian tire supply sup-ply will prevail because of military requirements, scarcity of manpower to operate fabricating equipment, reduction in the peace time inventory inven-tory of tires, shortage of rayon cord for heavy duty tires, and the cut in crude rubber imports. To obtain maximum use of present pres-ent tires, the rubber manufacturers' committee counseled drivers to preserve pre-serve their tire carcasses, or bodies, for recapping by protecting the waU and not running down treads. Further, Fur-ther, the committee advised low speeds, adequate air for tubes, and proper alignment for wheels and axles. Homemade Penicillin One of medicine's most precious cures, magical penicillin, is being Allied Pact Seated around conference table from left to right, U. S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull; Russian Foreign Commiisar Vyacheslav MolotoT, and British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden, sign historic pact in Moscow, calling for League of Nations to preserre postwar peace. Said Hull: "We agreed upon a broad, basic program of international co-operation. The program contemplates the hastening of victory . . i the preservation of peace, and the promotion of human welfare . . Ml produced at nve cents a plateful" by Dr. Julius A. Vogel in the kitchen of bis Pittsburgh, Pa., residence. res-idence. Properly equipped, any doctor can grow his own supply. Dr. Vogel says. Plant physician for the Jones and Laugh- ITALY: Destroy Ports Italy's northern ports of Leghorn and Pescara were blocked by Nazi demolitipn squads to render them useless to the Allies, for future operations, op-erations, or In the event Gen. Dwight Eisenhower attempted landings above Rome to trap elements of five German divisions holding out in the mountainous country to the south. Principal action in Italy centered on the Fifth army front where Lieut. Gen. Mark Clark's mixed British and U. S. forces were edging edg-ing forward at the mountain passes at Mignano, to gain the long, level valley leading to Rome. Once General Clark's warriors burst through at Mignano, they still will have to buck elaborate Nazi mountain fortresses farther up the valley at Cassino, which stands some 60 miles from Rome. Because Allied Al-lied troops must clamber up rugged slopes in the face of entrenched enemy en-emy machine gunners and mortars, and U. S. artillery must rake whole mountain sides to clear out Nazi posts, progress necessarily is slow. Fit Italy Into War To get Italy functioning on the side of the Allies, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower -established a control commission headed by Maj. Gen. Kenyon Joyce, formerly of the 9th service command. Purpose of the commission will be to fit the country's agriculture and Industry into Allied war plans, and to regulate Italian governmental administration. ad-ministration. To prevent any political party from establishing its hold over the country through military force, the commission will control Italy's revived re-vived fighting services. Advising the commission will be the U. S., British, Russian and French committee on Mediterranean affairs, and Greece and Jugoslavia will be included later. WORLD RELIEF: Allied Plans Assembling in the east room of the White House, representatives CROPS: Weather Helps Profiting from favorable weather, the 1943 corn crop was estimated at 3 billion, 85 million bushels by the department of agriculture oh the basis ba-sis of conditions November 1. This compared with last year's record crop of 3 billion, 175 million bushels. bush-els. With October weather good and without widespread frosts, the large acreage of late corn reached maturity ma-turity in Iowa, Missouri, northwestern northwest-ern Ohio, and parts of Michigan and Indiana. Checking summer drouths, rains perked up late corn in the South Central states. Record yields were In prospect for the Northwest. Other crop estimates for 1943: Wheat, 835,816,000 bushels; oats, 1,-148,692,000; 1,-148,692,000; barley, 330,212,000; rye, 33,314,000; flaxseed, 51,486,000; soy beans, 206,017,000; rice, 69,019,000; potatoes, 469,092,000; sugar beets, 7,-239,000 7,-239,000 tons, and peanuts, 2,681,955,-000 2,681,955,-000 pounds record highs for rice, potatoes and peanuts. Hogs Crowd Markets Chicago's sprawling stockyards teemed with over 60,000 live hogs after a high three-day shipment of 128,500 head, which compared with 85,552 for the previous week and 66,-418 66,-418 for the same period of 1942. As a result, packers paid the "floor" of $13.75 for only the heavier weights out of the 200 to 275 pound range on which the government has pledged price support. Packers obtained ob-tained many bargains in classes for which no "floor" has been constructed. con-structed. So called "floor" prices were high on the flooded market, equalling the lowest tops since last December. SOUTHWEST PACIFIC: At Japs' Rear Pursuing his policy of pinching off Japanese strongholds In the Southwest South-west Pacific by cutting off their communications, com-munications, Gen. Douglas MacAr-thur MacAr-thur has established U. S. forces to the rear of the enemy's important forward base of Buin on Bougaln- trillo Iclonri in tho Qnlnmnni Dr. Vogel m stee, corporation, Vogel has used his penicillin to treat external infections, with complete cures effected in more than a score of cases. CHILD DELINQUENCY: Supervision Needed During the last year, delinquency among 'girls has increased 38 per cent and among boys 11 per cent, Katherine Lenroot, chief of the children's chil-dren's bureau of the department of labor, declared. With 5 million women with children chil-dren under 14 years of age working, work-ing, and many fathers in service or sleeping days, a general weakening in home supervision is a contributing contribut-ing cause for the delinquency, Miss Lenroot said. More than one million more women will be needed in industry in-dustry this year, she reported. Other factors of delinquency, Miss Lenroot asserted, are lack of school facilities in war-expanded communities, commu-nities, and the increase in child labor la-bor to five million thU year. "There would be little juvenile delinquency de-linquency today if children were from 44 United Nations Na-tions signed an agreement for the relief and rehabilitation rehabili-tation of Europe, with each country providing supplies to the limit of its capacity. Of the 46 million tons of food, seed, fuel, clothing, raw materials, machinery machin-ery and medical supplies that will be needed for Euro- s . A, J With U. S. marines and doughboys dough-boys standing astride the Japs' communication com-munication lines leading to Buin, they were in position to strike against the enemy supplies, and his main body from the rear. Bougainville is the Japs' last important im-portant holding in the Solomons, and apparently they were determined to take advantage of the wild nature of the humid, tropical isle for another long, delaying action. U. S. CASUALTIES: Total 120,967 U. S. casualties totaled 120,967 for almost two years of war, with the army reporting 89,648, and the navy 31,317. Of the army casualties, 12,841 were killed, 30,263 wounded, 23,952 missing and 22,592 prisoners. Since the landing at Salerno, September 9, the U. S. suffered 8,556 casualties in Italy, with 1,295 killed, 4,764 wounded wound-ed and 2,497 missing. Of the navy casualties, 12,548 are dead, 5,542 wounded, 8,999 missing, and 4,228 prisoners. Of the nearly 7,700,000 men in the army, about 2,500,000 men will be serving abroad by the end of the year. pean relief during Herbert the six months fol- Lehman lowing the war, the U. S. will furnish nearly 9 million tons, Great Britain 3 million tons, Europe 29 million tons, and other regions 4 million tons. Congress will appropriate the funds for American participation. Slated for appointment as director direc-tor general of the relief and rehabilitation rehabili-tation administration was former Governor Herbert Lehman of New York. Purpose of the administration is to tide over distressed people of reconquered areas until they can put their factories and land back into production. treated as as much of an emergency as armament production," Miss Lenroot concluded. LEND-LEASE: British Aid Up to last June 30, British lend-lease lend-lease assistance to the U. S. totaled 871 million dollars, of which the major ma-jor share consisted in supplying base facilities, barracks and hospitals hos-pitals for American land and air forces In the United Kingdom. In-complete In-complete figures indicated assistance assist-ance to date has topped one billion dollars. Not included in the accounting the British said, was the cost of food furnished on the fighting fronts where no adequate records could be kept, and the value of information and experience gained in battle and relayed to the U. S. army and in-dustry. in-dustry. The British assistance does not include in-clude lend-lease granted the U S by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India, who operate under separate agreements. On August 25 President Roosevelt reported U. s' lend-lease assistance to Britain alone totaled nearly 4 billion dol-lars. dol-lars. BUILDING In the first 12 months after the final armistice there will be five and a quarter billion dollars spent on private construction, according to a survey of the nation's building needs. About 84 billion will be expended ex-pended annually between 1947 and 1951, the report estimates. Residential building will reach its high point before 1950, and din to a low in the middle 1950s. Commer cial, industrial and community build ings will total over a billion dollars' a year between 1947 and '51. CIVILIAN GOODS More "transportation equipment farm machinery, tools, washing ma chines, refrigerators and other household essentials" will be forth coming as rapidly as decreasing mil itary needs permit return of fao tones to production for civilian use' Donald Nelson, chairman of WPB gave this assurance recently ' Bernard Baruch is beginning pro. cedure to put factories back on peace-fame work as fast as war con-tracts con-tracts can be terminated, Mr 3 son said. |
