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Show THE PROGRESSIVE OPINION Cranky Tank WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Strong Allied Forces Solidify Gains As Violent Fighting Rages in Tunisia; Russ Shatter Nazi Stalingrad Lines; Japs Lose Strongholds in New Guinea (EDITOR'S NOTE: When opinions are expressed in these columns, they are those of Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) Released by Western Newspaper Union. 1 TUNISIA: Rising Tide The tide of battle was rising even higher against the battered Axis forces in Africa. Veteran Brit-ish soldiers, familiar with the Nazi type of warfare, inflicted heavy damage on a German armored col-umn in Tunisia while French allies battered down two German assaults on their positions. A communique from Allied force headquarters in North Africa an-nounced that French patrols are operating "far to the rear of Axis advance positions" and that Amer-ican Flying Fortress and pursuit planes shot down or destroyed nine German planes in a raid on the Tunis airport. Even as the advance guards were testing the enemy's strength, a continuous flow of guns and tanks made its way eastward for the decisive blow, a However, a spokesman at Allied headquarters voiced a warning that the Germans are well entrenched In the Tunisian cities of Tunis and Bizerte "with large air forces and there will be severe fighting before they are ousted." He said that Allied action around Bizerte is "growing heavier." The Allied forces had driven two strong wedges across Tunisia, reaching the the Mediterranean at two points. Rommel's Race Mobile armored units of the Brit-ish eighth army were reported 35 miles from El Agheila, which of-fered Marshal Erwin Rommel's tat-tered Africa Corps its best chance to make a stand. But Rommel knew he would find no rest from Allied bombs. Bad weather prevented Allied air-men from maintaining their deadly attacks on the retreating Germans. A British military commentator pointed out that "If the Axis armies still are planning to make a fight of it, it certainly will be at El Ag-heila ..." He said there was con-siderable evidence that the Axis forces were close to exhaustion aft-er fleeing across North Africa at such a fast clip. But he added that Rommel apparently had received some tanks which had been left at rear line repair stations. LAVAL SCHEMES: For Axis Alliance Climaxing a long series of moves by the Vichy government, Dictator Pierre Laval revealed that his French government is seeking an open alliance with Germany as "the sole guarantee for peace in Eu-rope." OFFENSIVE: Russia Moves Por weeks there had been little important news from Stalingrad ex-cept that the Soviet forces were holding their positions within that stronghold city. Then a special communique from Moscow told of the beginning of the Russian drive which was to rip open two wide gaps in the Nazi lines ringing the city and then push the Germans steadily westward, away from the Don river. First reports of this struggle said that 15.000 Germans had been killed in its opening phases and that the Nazis had retreated 40 to 50 miles. Also 13,000 prisoners were taken, said the Russians, while even Ger-man sources were admitting that their troops had been forced to take new strategic positions further away from the Don. This latest campaign began just three months after the Nazis began their siege of Stalingrad and during that time they had often claimed it for their own. Now the Russians had the initiative and for the first time were meeting the Germans on a basis of near-equali- of manpow-er and equipment. Front line dis-patches said that these forces were taking the enemy's full measure by outfighting and outgeneraling him in all sectors. This Russian victory was looked upon as one of great importance by military strategists, many of whom claimed it would have a direct bear-ing on the whole outcome of the war. For most, however, it was too early to make such a claim definite-ly. A more complete report of the Nazi losses had to be heard from a neutral source before such reason-ing could be accepted. One thing was clearly evident: the Russians had been taking ad-vantage of the long lull in the fight-ing by carefully preparing their op-erations. Further, this campaign was timed to harass the Germans just as the British and American forces were blasting their full strength at Tunis and Bizerte in the North African theater. NEW GUINEA: Japs Lose Destroyer The battle in New Guinea had been hard. Despite the loss of a destroyer, the Japs had succeeded in landing additional troops under cover of darkness. But that didn't prevent the Allies from closing in on all sides of the enemy positions at Buna. Dispatches from the battlefield re-ported that the Jap destroyer and Corp. Bernard J. Kessel, Brook-lyn N. Y., was one of the crew of a General Grant tank which went on a rampage, ramming: and destroying guns and 50 motor vehicles in Oran after being separated from their unit. They penetrated the city hours before other Allied units en-tered, emerging without undue mis-hap. Such stories reflect the morale of TJ. S. troops now fighting the Axis in North Africa. COMPULSORY LOANS: Congress May Decide Legislation in the' new session of congress will be topped by a plan for compulsory loans to the govern-ment, Sen. Walter F. George (D., Ga.), chairman of the senate finance committee, said in an interview. George commented that congress should take the initiative if the treasury and other agencies are not ready with a program shortly after the first of the year. Various estimates of the amount covered by such a program range up to 15 bilhon dollars a year. Re-ports indicate it would involve such pronounced increases in levies as to take almost 30 per cent of the income from citizens in the low in-come brackets. As far as possible, George said, he intended to pee that taxation did not become unbearable for individu-als and corporations. He pointed out that the legislation might involve some readjustments of present high tax rates to compensate for the ex-pected compulsory savings demand. BRITISH CABINET: Shake-U- p In an unexpected shake-up- , Sir Stafford Cripps stepped down from the British seven-ma- n war cabinet to become minister of aircraft pro-duction. Capt. Anthony Eden took over Cripps' leadership in the house of commons while Herbert Morri-son, minister of home security, re-placed Cripps in the war cabinet. Just why Cripps left the cabinet was not immediately made clear but for some time he is known to have disliked certain phases of the war effort and it is felt he may have left because he could not agree with In his first speech since being in- many actions of Winston Churchill's vested with full political powers by Marshal Henri Petain, Laval said that "It is in the interests of France and peace in the future that we are seeking with Germany a reconcilia-tion and an entente. It is to try to save our territory and our empire that we are following this policy..." Laval, the Quisling of France, rid-iculed Allied promises to return the two smaller craft were sunk by medium bombers. Other medium bombers supported ground troops by bombing and strafing the enemy. Some Australian units managed to get into Buna itself for a short time, inflicting heavy damage be-fore retiring. American forces were said to be threatening the Japanese from three sides, apparently sever-ing the enemy communications to Gona, 12 miles northwest. U. S. dive bombers blasted the Jap air-drome at Buna with more than 100 allied aerial sorties in one day, aimed at softening up the enemy base for a knockout blow. The destroyer sunk in late action was the third warship the Japs have lost at Buna. Previously when a reinforcing Jap fleet appeared and attempted to land help, Allied bombers sank a cruiser and a de-stroyer, forcing a third destroyer to flee. From Washington came word that an additional American destroyer had been sunk in the great naval battle of the Solomons in This brought the total of American losses in the action, which smashed a Jap invasion armada, to two light cruisers and seven destroyers. The Japs lost 28 ships, 16 of them warships and 12 transports. ft ii ,. advisers. That there were stronger motives in the action was the belief of many observers who pointed out that this was a bad time politically for Cripps to disassociate himself from Church-ill. British successes in Egypt and elsewhere in Africa have given much strength recently to the Churchill government. Other sources claimed that Cripps had been want-ing to get out of the cabinet for some time but had refrained from doing so previously to save embar-rassment for Churchill. When Cripps left and Anthony Eden took over his leadership in commons, many British citizens saw a further grooming for Eden to some time succeed Winston Churchill as prime minister. AIR ACTION: Hits Japs While the Jap has had plenty oi reason to feel the impact of United Nations' airpower in the Southwest Pacific, until a few weeks ago he had been getting off fairly comforta-bly in Burma and China. But now a new air offensive in these areas seems to be taking shape. Both the Chinese and American bomber com-mands are taking part in it. Two Chinese bomber squadrons countered a Jap drive in Central China by blasting munitions ware-houses and an airfield near Shasi This air force gave needed strength to the Chinese ground forces which were putting up stiff resistance to an aU-o- Jap attempt to push them out of the area. Meanwhile, in Burma, the largest force of U. S. bombers yet to attack the Japs there, blasted the railway center at Mandalay. Enemy de- fenses were reported weak and large fires in warehouses and in the railway yards were started. BUTTER: Frozen One-ha- lf of all cold storage butter reserves in the 35 principal markets of the United States has been aside for the exclusive use of fed' eral agencies upon order of the War Production board. The move was taken to a butter for the armed forces dT, lend-leas- e requirements. War dt. mands and increased civilian con sumption were said to be remrZ sible for-th- e shortage. " Dr. Roland Vaile OfW , Civilian Supply ta WasSng that present prospects indicated n Zt rationing would not be necessary However, he urged housewives conserve butter by using othfer fart and oils for cooking. The order by bakers, ice crmta ers and others using cold "tor butter he said. B, ruary increased production is pected to meet demands. ex The nation's reserve butter has shrunk 'V,' 60.000,000 pounds, lowest sc. esb DICTATOR LAVAL "In the interests of France." seized portions of the French em-pire in the future, pointing to the British possession of French Can-ada and parts of the West Indies long ago. 'On the other side of the world," Laval continued, "Japan, an old na-tion by its history and a young one by its dynamism, has just taken from Britain and the United States immense territories, treasures and raw materials. "It is with complete independence of action we are choosing this course. I am convinced Germany will be victorious." METEOROLOGY: Offered ar Olds A new program offering training leading to commissions as meteoro-logical officers in the army en-forces, particularly to the 9 age groups was announced in Chicago by the University Meteorological committee, representing five univer-sities',,' ? '1 c: n To be eligible, a man must be between 18 and 30 years of age with a high school diploma or its equiva-lent. He must have completed a high School course in trigonometry, ana-lytic geometry and college algebra. The course will include training of 12 months for high school graduates and six months for college freshmen and sophomores. Men will be paid $50 a month plus $2.35 a day for ra-tions and quarters. Advanced training will be given at the University of Chicago, Uni-versity of California, California In-stitute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and New York university. BRIEFS: SILENCE: December 7, 1942, first anniversary of Pearl Harbor, will come and go without any spe-cial message from President Roose-velt. A White House announcement said that the President will not de-liver an address on that day, "nor take official notice of that anni-versary." Rather it is felt that De-cember 7 should be observed "as a day of silence in remembrance of a great infamy." BASES: President Arroyo Del Rio of Ecuador revealed that his country was the first in South Amer-ica to give military bases to the United States on that continent. DUKES: As a projected Austrian volunteer unit of the U. S. army began its development three of the royal archdukes were reported to have offered their services. They are brothers of Archduke Otto, pre-tender to the throne, who is presi-dent of a military committee or-ganizing the unit. GUERRILLA: In Washington, Ruth Mitchell, only foreign woman ever admitted to the Chetniks, Serb guerrilla unit, opened a financial aid drive to help these continue their fight against the Nazis. DEATH: Former premier of the Union of South Africa, Gen. J. B. M. Hertzog, died at the age of 76. He had lost his post after the outbreak of the war in 1939, when his pro-posal for strict neutrality was voted down by parliament. Previously he served 16 years as premier. on THE (HOME FRONTS CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT RAZOR BLADES KENT BLADESSF of Mrs. Spears' series of i booklets, shows how this contains grand ideas for r,,!?ne' 6 ' lap. old silk stockings and -' Booklets are 10 cents each. Add,1 MRS. 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NOTE' Smart cushions also may be made by combining smaller pieces of silk with cording and other finishes.: Book 4, (Naturally you want to be sure the gift you send your service man will be appreciated. According to recent surveys, cigarettes are foremost on the service man's gift list with Camels first of all accord-ing to Post Exchange and Canteen sales records. If he smokes a pipe, send him a pound of the National Joy Smoke Prince Albert Smok-ing Tobacco. Special holiday gift wrappings make these gifts par-ticularly attractive. Take your choice of the Camel Christmas Carton or the Camel "Holiday House" of four "flat fifties" (200 cigarettes either way) or the pound canister of Prince Albert. Your dealer is featuring them as gifts sure to please. Adv. How To Re.j Bronchitis Creomulslon relieves promrl-- v cause It goes right to the seat of rl trouble to help loosen ana fv "i germ laden phlegm, and aid na to soothe and heal raw, tencr ?r' flamed bronchial mucous mP branes. 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Great gift favorites for past Christmases, of course, have been Camel cigarettes and Prince Al-bert Smoking Tobacco. Remem-ber the men in the service, too. Camels and Prince Albert are big favorites in all the services. Deal-ers are featuring Camels in the Christmas Carton or the handsome "Holiday House" box of four "flat fifties" (200 ciga- rettes). Also Prince Albert in the pound canister, all wrapped and ready to give. Adv. . SiH For You To Feel Well 24 hours every day. 7 days every Week, never stopping, the kidneys filter waste matter from the blood. If more people were aware of how th kidneys must constantly remove sur-- plus fluid, excess acids and other waste matter that cannot stay in the blood without injury to health, there would be better understanding of tchy the whole Bystem is upset when kidneys fail to function properly. Burning, scanty or too frequent urina-tion sometimes warns that something is wrong. You may suffer nagging buck tche, headaches, dizziness, rheumatio pains, getting up at nights, swelling. Why not try Doan't PUIbI You wftt be using a medicine recommended the country over. Doan't stimulate the func-tion of the kidneys and help them to flush out poisonous waste from the blood. They contain nothing harmful. Get Doan't today. Use with confidence. At all drug stores. i hTPstJlB i ami iTi J ; PEWTER may be cleaned with brass polish applied with a soft cloth. If the pewter is to be used for foods, wash it in hot water and Buds, f rinse in hot water and dry. SOAP JELLY may be used for shampooing upholstery or small rugs, for washing painted turaiture, woodwork and walls, for lingerie wash-in- g and hair shampoos. TO WASH NYLON CURTAINS, squeeze ' tnem in a mild soap and water solution. Rinse in Juke-war- water and roll in a turkish towel to " remove moisture. They need not be ironed. F I PINS AND NEEDLES are made of vital -- wartime metal so have pincushions or special re-- ceptacles for keeping them. SHARPEN NEEDLES with an emery bag tor longer service. u Y WASHABLE materials for slip covers ri a IT that the guarantee of washability car-e- s statement as to resistance to shrinkage. Li WE WANT TO BUY Office Furniture Safes, Cash Registers Cafe Equipment, Typewriters Adding Machines, Calculators Filing Cabinets, Desks. Complete Business of Any Kind. Surplus Stocks of Merchandise of Any Nature. Intermountain Merchants Supply 66 E. 4th South Salt Lake City ll S Victory Vegetables m You can grow them at 10 home with Chemicals. Act Now! Write! I m1 R. L. FARRAND I 1 818 Third Ave. I 3 Salt Lake City, Utah II Send name, address and 50e f for pamphlet White Fawn Flour Leads Them All Ask your Friendly Grocer W.N.U. Week No. 4248 SALT LAKE WNU W 4842 h! VOUR visit on u maw X mdc doubly eoioy- - IB tf l 11 bU by yi ','. 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This, of course, makes it lighter, and so it floats to the surface, because its mass must remain the same. If water did not expand when it turned into ice the seas and lakes would be permanently frozen, ex-cept for a few feet of water at the top, for only the surface re-ceives the heat rays of the sun, and ice that had sunk would never thaw. No Joneses Move to a new town and for a while you do not have any Joneses to keep up with. 0 High Thunderstorms hunderstorms sometimes extend to heights in the air well above 30,000 feet. Mother of Misery Employment, which Galen f "nature's physician," is so tial to human happiness that lence is justly considered".' mother of misery. Robert E Mankind's Concern In faith and hope the world r" ' 4 disagree, but all mankind's r. 1 cern is charity. Pope. HUOUSEHOLD Linoleum is something new in wall coverings. It is durable and easily cleaned. Candied grapefruit and orange peels are always tasty additions to liquid sauces to be used over baked or steamed puddings. Eggs beat up best when allowed to stand 10 minutes in room tem-perature about 72 degrees. " When rolling out the last of the doughnut mixture roll in a few currants, cut dough in small fancy shapes and fry in the usual man-ner. These will please the chil-dren and the grown-up- s too. When your feet are hot and tired, bare them and stand in the bathtub without the stopper being in the outlet Let cold water strike the feet with force for a short time, then rub them briskly with olive oil. A tip for pumpkin pie: When making a pumpkin pie and the pie is nearly done, carefully draw it to the edge of the oven and then sprinkle lightly with grated yellow cheese mixed with shredded nut meats. Return to the oven and when the pie is done it will have a delicately flavored crusty top. Lacking in Feeling He who has felt nothing doe;: know how to learn anyth::;- - . Rousseau. An Economist Take care to be an economist in .prosperity; there is no fear of your being one in adversity. . Enlightening Men Men are best made free by en lightening them. |