Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS muddy terrain slows drive in italy As nazis strengthen mountain posts germany rushes troops to bolster broken defense lines on red front EDITORS NOTE when opinions are arc express expressed ea in those these columns they are thole thoe ot of western newspaper unions news analysts and not necessarily of t this 5 newspaper I 1 released by western newspaper union 7 vp I 1 wa 4 J gj 41 1 11 marines are shown hauling rum mm rifle through mud to new position on tropical rendora island in the central solomons known as long toms these mm field pieces soon went to work to hurl shells into jap posts seven miles away ITALY new difficulties to add to the allies difficulties in italy heavy rain has slogged clogged the countryside and new burdens have been imposed on the lines of communication muni cation bringing supplies to the front because of the inability of motor vehicles to operate over the muddy and mountainous terrain the allies are relying increasingly on horses burros and mules but they are finding it hard to obtain them since the germans took most of these animals out of southern italy or shot those they could not take and the fighting french have been unwilling to give up the horses etc they have in north africa for fear of breaking up their mounted units encouraged by allied difficulties nazi marshal kesselring reportedly has reinforced his army fighting a dogged delaying action in the rugged country after retreating from the volturno river line the germans took up positions on the 2500 foot high massico ridge where they were expected to make another stand before dropping back to the mountains farther north try to maintain morale on october 17 1918 germanys germanas Germ anys general eric ladendorff Luden dorff declared the tension of the individual man has reached a degree which cannot be increased not long after germany cracked under the strain and steely dynamic general ladendorff Luden dorfE dorff fell apart with the rest today germanys germanas Germ anys hitler goebbels and goering remember 1918 and the nazis are working feverishly to hold up the peoples morale against the allies shattering air attacks hitler has ordered the construction of underground concrete hospitals in battle zones as well as first aid posts and auxiliary hospitals in the cellars of the most solid buildings newspapers are carrying on a concerted campaign to educate the people in treatment of eye injuries caused by the heat smoke dust glass splinters and phosphorus clouds generated by bombing raids HOME FRONT meets labor leaders answering labors complaint against the stabilization of wages in the face of 5 per cent increase in the cost of living since last year president roosevelt promised and CIO leaders that the retail prices would be rolled back through producers or processors subsidies met with the labor leaders even as there were rumblings gs of discontent among the railway unions unions over wage raises the non ing railway union was kicking because economic stabilization director fred vinson had set aside an eight cents an hour pay boost recommended om orn by a government mediation board while the operating railway unions claimed they were insulted by another mediation panels award of a four cents an hour increase after they had asked for three dollars a day in hearings before the war labor board alabama and eastern coal operators objected to a new contract between illinois operators and the united mine workers which would boost daily wages between and by increasing the working day to 8 hours including all travel time to and from the pits RUSSIA nazis darkest hour As russian troops poured across the river and promised to trap german soldiers from the rear word came from berlin that the nazis admitted they faced their darkest hour upon the shoulders ot of hillers Hit lers army fell the gigantic task of blunting the russian drive before it could roll southward across the southern Uk raines broad plains and trap the germans from behind while they held the line against other red forces attacking from the front As the german lines sagged the nazis were reported rushing thousands of troops from the crimea immediately to the south in melito pol german and russian soldiers fought in the streets of the ruined city aith mith enemy machine gunners operating from charred buildings to delay the reds advance both sides sustained heavy losses in in men and materiel bi big n three meet behind the high walls of dussias Rus sias forbidding kremlin U S secretary of state cordell hull british fore foreign ign minister anthony eden and soviet foreign commissar molotov started conferences designed to bring their countries closer together in the military political and economic fields while molotov was expected to raise the issue r f of the U S and P W britain opening a second front in western europe to draw off some of the german divisions facing russia in the east it was said hull and eden would attempt to persuade the reds to reconsider their demands for postwar annexation of the baltic states and parts of poland rumania and finland As the conferees met top to it was announced the bottom U S britain and can hull eden ada had entered into a molotov bolotov new e lend lease agreement with russia promising her additional dit ional food and military supplies this winter A HOUR WEEK for more production to meet the demand for record production the war manpower commission ordered 71 different areas to go on a 48 hour week and advised others to prepare to shift to the longer work period to make up for the shortage of manpower the determined on the 48 hour week to get more production per person previously the 48 43 hour week had been in effect in 40 out of 71 areas where the had declared a labor scarcity existed now the remaining 31 areas must go on the longer week in the other areas t the he saw the possibility of a labor shortage if such a shortage impends im preparations will be made to meet it before it occurs to interfere with production the 48 hour week already has been instituted in such industries as logging nonferrous non ferrous mining and smelt ing and iron and steel in the headlines accustomed to returning to darkened cells incorrigibles of georgias state prison were surprised to find their quarters ablaze with light one night and radios 1 available the changes were in line with governor ellis eilis farnalls Ar nalls sweeping prison reform marked by legislative action to ellis arnall ban whipping and shackles and liquidation of the dreaded chain gang camps when 93 year old civil war vet frank AT frary died in denver colo recently it was discovered that he had been carrying in his vest pocket for the last two years A retired conductor from the burlington railroad frary had converted securities into cash two years ago and kept the money wrapped in brown paper in his vest pocket up to his death awen ty six relatives share in his estate SOUTHWEST PACIFIC japs build air bases while they are slowly being squeezed out of the solomons and central new guinea the japanese are feverishly constructing a string of bomber and fighter bases on the celebes islands and the dutch east indies to the west reconnaissance by allied planes reveals that the japs have laid many new concrete runways in these territories ri and are laying up stores of supplies in warehouses spread around these air centers apparent purpose of these air bases is to thwart any move general macarthur might make against the rich oil quinine and tin lands of the indies from australia to the east or lord Mount batten might make from india to the north WORLD WAR II 11 toughest yet japan is building more planes than we lye are destroying and she has not as yet called all of her eligible draftees or young men between the ages of 17 and 20 U S military experts p erts told congressmen in secret session sion because the japs have soldiers massed within striking distance the allies would be confronted with difficult problems of defense in case russia granted the U S bombing bases in siberia the congressmen were told the military experts declared that the germans were concentrating their fighter planes on breaking up allied bombing formations and that in many cases the german pilots were purposely colliding hii with th our big sky fortresses GOLD U S holds two thirds of the worlds gold supply of 33 billion dollars the U S holds 22 billion dollars or two thirds while the british empire controls almost four billion dollars of the remaining gold supply over four billion dollars is in the hands of germany and japan as a result of their conquests germany itself possesses no more than 29 million dollars of gold while japan has million dollars so south uth american gold stocks approximate one billion dollars interest in the gold supply heightened with indications that the U S and britain intended to make the precious metal the basis for world currency after the war with the value of all money being founded upon the gold reserve behind it SCHOOL BILL killed in senate following adoption of an a amendment by senator william langer N D against racial discrimination W in the use of funds the senate killed the 17 million dollar public education bill under terms of the bill states would have received million dollars in federal funds for school uses during senator william the war and langer million dollars in additional permanent grants major portions of the money would have gone toward increasing teachers salaries in introducing his amendment senator langer said some states would not apportion the money equitably for the benefit of all races despite senator langers assertion the negro teachers association and the national association for the advancement van cement of colored children supported the bill |