Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS nazis nazi s put homeland to torch tor i ch As russians sweep L nto into reich yanks gain in drive on manila released by western newspaper these union columns eol ninna they are r those ho of f EDITORS when are expressed and not dot in necessarily of this newspaper new paper western newspaper New paper unions union no diw I 1 a alyf analysts A 1 enst A Z 0 0 A alwyd d 5 SIJ MIN IV cal 0 0 1 MIN I 1 0 oo 00 BEING 10 to 20 divisions Divi ions GERMANY IA WESTERN FRONT s 00 division Divi ion 0 0 oft AS a 0 I 1 60 D 0 V FRANU ir 00 oo AUSTRIA I 1 HUNGARY ITA yugoslavia aam allied zes germany from three directions map As hue pincer esquee squeezes indicates disposition of nazi broo troops ps with majority concentrated in east EUROPE reach reich having severed the rich agricultural province of east prussia from germany the red tidal wave of upwards of men rolled clear up to the eastern border tf of the reich itself with the nazis desperately pera tely trying to check the drive biggest threat to the reich lay la in the russian advance on silesia the little ruhr of southeastern germany where red columns closed in in on the rich coal zinc and iron resources and the industrial centers built around them once able to produce about tons of coal annually during the height or of her conquests defeats in both the west and east coupled with severe aerial bombardment are said to have reduced germanys germanas Germ anys output to around tons from silesia northward the germans fell behind the pat hat forested banks of the oder river in an effort to check the russian tide relying on defenses reportedly in the making as far back as two years ago when the nazis foresaw the probability of being forced force d to fight alone reaching the river the e russians boldly exploited their ini initiative tia tive throwing armor across its frozen expanse and bitter fighting raged as the germans attempted to contain their bridgeheads fanatical resistance having given no quarter during their invasion of russia the ger mans asked doneas none as the red tidal wave swept onto their own soil with the army putting their own villages and factories to the torch to deny the reds the use of any facilities meanwhile thousands kl of german himmler refugees streamed back toward the reich from east prussia and war province which hitler took from poland after the batters lat fall in 1939 further straining the already burdened transport system As the german army fell back women and children were hoisted onto tanks and other military vehicles and carted to the rear rushing to the eastern sector home front commander heinrich himmler was given sweeping powers to complete the organization of the peoples army the sturm for military as well as labor service evacuate civilians and industrial du facilities and conf confiscate isgate or dispose of personal property hold in west I 1 despite the seriousness of the russian attack the germans continued to resist allied pressure in the west in strength as they once again found their backs to the important industrial rhineland As the enemy pulled back into the siegfried line reconnaissance showed extensive nazi troop movements inland with conjecture that the high command was sending reinforcements to the east but even as the shifts were being made the germans themselves expressed concern over a new allied drive in the west with claims that general eisenhower sen hower was massing troops above aachen meanwhile the british maintained their pressure against german ines above aachen while the U S a and nd 3rd ard armies having ironed out the belgium bulge proceeded to bunc punch h to the reich border in alsace to tle the southeast the germans continued to harass general patch s ath army extended by the original withdrawal of elements of the erd 3rd from this sector to relieve reli e ve the threat of the belgium breakthrough PACIFIC sight bataan with mountainous bataan hovering ahead in the distant haze U S motorized elements followed by the division swarmed onto dark clark fields airdrome 40 miles above manila eager to avenge the gallant yanks who stood their ground so steadfastly on bataan in the early weeks of the war the advancing U S troops encountered but little stiff opposition but farther to the north on their left flank their comrades faced strenuous enemy resistance it was here that the japs continued to put up their stiffest fight from entrenched mountain positions in an effort to check the yanks drive to cut off their forces on the northeastern neck of luzon As the americans creeper forward against the embattled japs U S warships were called upon to train their big guns on the enemy fortifications also being heavily pounded by field artillery MANPOWER channel workers even as congress considered work or fight legislation for men in the 18 to 44 year year age group the war manpower commission tested a new voluntary plan for channeling employees from unessential to essential industries in pennsylvania new jersey and delaware under the new plan the number of workers unessential plants can retain is reduced j with men released then offered suitable jobs in essential industry if they refuse to accept the united states employment service will not give them a referral card necessary for obtaining work elsewhere under the work or fight legislation shaped by congress workers in less essential jobs would be asked to shift to more critical employment by their local draft boards with the latter then ordering them to transfer if they failed to act volun voluntarily Y physically fit men violating the order would be inducted into the army while the physically unfit would be liable to fine and imprisonment CLOTHING shape controls in an effort to increase the output of more essential apparel like W work ork clothes I 1 childrens children S wear and underwear the war production board revealed that it would grant priority assistance to manufacturers producing such goods from cotton wool and rayon at the same time the office off ice of price administration announced plans for reducing present cloth clothing ing prices from 6 to 7 per cent by fixing costs at the average level leve I 1 of the first half of 1943 in reporting its plans OPA said that better than cent rise in the nations clothing per bill from 1939 to 1943 threatened the whole anti inflation program although the effect of the program will eliminate luxury clothing medium priced apparel along with essential grade will continue to be made it was said a id quality of cheaper garments will be controlled to provide maximum serviceability ice ability CABINET CHANGE wallace bucked asked roosevelt when president jesse jones for his resignation make as to secretary of commerce of henry appointment way for the wallace he precipitated a political first turmoil which saw the senate consideration of a proposal take up billion to divorce all of the multi dollar lending operations from 01 the considering the 0 department before confirmation of the ex vice dent the veco reconstruction Tl long ong at the head of and it corporation st finance before its incorporation subsidiaries horation po many ration ration into the commerce depart depart ment to In 1942 bluff big businessman mr jones made no bones about the fact that he thought only f an expert encee businessman with traditional american ideals of free enterprise should be entrusted with the handling of billions of dollars of go government vern funds aballa available ble for credit and its huge investments in factories facilities ta cili 01 ties etc upon being apprized of his nomination lank mr wallace long the bellwether of new deal liberalism and favorite of the CIO declared the department of commerce and federal loan agency provide an opportunity for int intelligent ellige nt work in behalf of the producing and consuming public roughly the job is to promote a maximum of national employment by private business government must accept the duty of seeing that all men in health have jobs RATION COUPONS find fakes breaking into a west side apartment in chicago ill early in the morning government agents found 5 fake red meat coupons worth points d distribution of which would have thrown the whole rationing program out of kilter and necessitated the issuance of new books valued at at the prices at which they were being sold to meat markets and restaurants in chicago and elsewhere the coupons coup 0 ns 00 janes james aputo polito and gaetano polito polite were but a part of a total with an estimated worth of points in the possession of a nationwide ring of co counterfeiters counterfeit u arte rte ers OPA officials said I 1 held on bail apiece were alien gaetano polito and his wife in whose apartment the fake coupons were found and sons james 22 and gaetano jr 19 both medically discharged war veterans twice convicted for operating a still the elder polito who said he was a cook at a north side cafe has a minor police record WAR FREIGHT emergency control with severe winter weather continuing in the northeast with temperatures pera tures in many parts of new york and adjacent states down to 32 degrees below zero and blizzards piling up snowdrift snow drifts st temporary stringent regulations were maintained on rail traffic in 10 states both east and south of the great lakes in an effort to move war freight although originally permitted to move into the congested area live stock and poultry fresh and fr frozen zen meat coal and coke were later temporarily pora rily barred from shipment along with less essential civilian freight passenger service also was curtailed in the original regulation requested by the office of defense transportation and voluntarily complied with by the railroads the restrictions were expected to serve as a model for fol future regulation of rail traffic in in emergencies to provide f for or the movement of goods for overseas shipment and necessary material tc vital industrial plants JOB PLAN full employment goal in 1 the 11 first see legislative proposal to r provide full employment in the postwar period four de democratic rno c batic senators introduced a bill under tinder which the he president would be empowered to furnish full employment it if private industry failed in the goal ast sponsored by senators gators murray mont wagner N y thomas thom utah and omah bill would oney wyo the require the president estimate to t possible employment by bv government and industry and then institute each cn year yea measures 1163 3 for tak ing up any slack k these th according to pro Ps visions ions of the bill measures could include for e apropo encourage ing private invest menta or a federal gram primarily spending pro consisting of construction the of public works |