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NOVEMBER 22, 1942 POUGHKEEPSIE SUNDAY NEW YORKER PAGE SEVEN Taft Urges Industrial Manpower Action in Congress Wide World Features In 1922 Benito Mussolini gave birth to Fascist Italy. He would, he vowed, become a modern Caesar, restore the grandeur and empire of ancient Rome, change history centuries, and make his name respected feared by all the world. Today, twenty years later, as the Allies mass in Africa for a possible invasion, his people are hungry, apathetic, discouraged; his empire is near collapse. Here are highin the career of the man who would be Caesar: Mussolini reached power as a in Italy. At first his program was to crack down on crime and make ing thousands of soldiers swear Does 20th result of chaotic post-war conditions appealing and popular.

He began trains run on time. Here cheerloyalty to him. Six 'Missing' Men Battle Way Through Japs in Jungle Thrilling Story of Americans' Flight Told by Young Private on Return with enemy troops, five Marines staggered through our front lines Their story is one of days without food, constant contact with the enemy, our own shell fire bursting around them, and a grim battle with the jungle itself. Half starved, exhausted, dirty, cut by thorns and brambles, the six were given a royal greeting by tonished comrades. "Where'd you guys come from? We thought were dead.

How'd you get back in?" "Well, we just prayed and kept moving. And, believe me, we did a lot of praying." The speaker was young, private class, Richard Hollinger, USMC, of York, acclaimed the of the saga by his five fellow wanderers, pharmacist's mate second class, Homer H. Berry, USN, Roanoke Rapids, N. Private Cecil A. Bazzell, USMC, Thomaston, Private George E.

Safley, USMC, Mineral, Private EdC. Rothman, USMC, Hartford, and Private Mathew C. Constantino, USMC, Rochester. Platoon Cut Off The six were members of a 46- man platoon on outpost duty in noman's- land beyond our positions on the night of Oct. 24, when Japanese forces attacked to the west of our positions in an attempt to recapture our air feld.

When the Japs moved up into position, they swarmed around the platoon, cutting it off from our lines. Two men were killed. Thirty-one men, including ten wounded, got back to our main body during the night. The six who came in today were among the 13 previously listed as "missing in action." Let Private Hollinger tell the story: "When the Japs came in around us it was very dark, there was a lot of shooting going on, and we couldn't tell what the score was. So we decided to camouflage ourselves and lay down for the night.

were an awful lot of Japs. At least a battalion moved right by us and almost tripped over us a couple of times. They moved ahead with fixed bayonets. There wasn't any moon, but those bayonets were shining like flashlights. "There were a lot of them who weren't armed, too.

They were carrying heavy bundles on their I shoulders. One of them put his bundle down to take a rest and the fellow behind him kicked him in the pants and made him pick it up again. Shot Two of Patrol "We got through the night all right and when it got light we saw that the Japs had thinned out, so we decided to move. We hadn't gotten very far when a four -man patrol spotted us. We shot at least two of them." "Dick (Hollinger) guy that shot them," Berry interposed.

"He had a Springfeld and it sounded like a machine gun he was shooting it so fast." "Anyway, they were shot," Hollinger continued. "We wanted to get their rice rations but there 50 many Japs around we didn't dare take a chance. "Later, while we were crossing through some heavy grass, one of our planes flew right over our heads. We tried to signal the pilot with white mosquito net, but he didn't see us. "Then our artillery opened up.

Shells fell all around us. Luckily, none of us got hit. "After the shelling stopped, we started moving again. We went through five empty Japanese bivouacs. These had apparently been abandoned in a hurry, because there were helmets and rifles and food and stuff like that lying around.

"We bedded down for the second night with the Japanese all around us. We: could heard them talking and moving around. During the our artillery opened up again Bazzell was hit in the shoulder with shrapnel, The Japs must have been hit plenty, too, because they started screaming and yelling. and a Navy pharmacist's mate 'to safety this morning. was a heavy barrage and lasted long time.

Japs Camouflaged "Next morning we started along jungle trail, when we heard a racket up ahead. We hid in the bushes to see what was minute later five Japanese, camouflaged with leaves to their uniforms, came down the trail with a heavy machine gun. When they had passed, eight Japs came up the same direction we had been going. They must have been trailing us. "We didn't have a compass and we were completely lost but we kept on the move all day.

We had to go 50 cautiously that we covered only about 200 yards before nightfall. "There were still Japs all over the place, and shortly after dark the artillery opened up as usual and poor Bazzell got hit again. In the hand this time. Berry bandaged him up. It sure was a good thing we had a corpsman with us, We were pretty well cut by thorns by this time.

"Berry ingeniously cut up a ingeniously cut up a rubber and made sippers out of it so we could drink the rain water out of those big jungle plants, There was about one swallow to a plant. He tied a little piece of gauze over the end of the tube for a filter. Waded Down River "Things were pretty quiet after the third night. We made about two miles through the jungle on the third day and didn't see any Japanese. There wasn't any shelling that night, either.

Anyway, none that hit near us. "The fourth day we made good time, wading straight down a river and sleeping on the river beach that night. morning we started wading again. Along about 10 o'clock we heard some people moving in front of us and thought at first it was more Japanese. We sure were glad when we saw it was an Army patrol.

They treated us to some Army iron rations and led us back in." Asked if any of them felt like being evacuated to a hospital base to get back in shape, Hollinger replied: no! All we want is something to eat and little rest and then we want to go back after them. You know," he added, apparently as an afterthought, "it's a funny thing. a lot of guys say they think about home and their childhood during a time like that, but all I could think about was the cooks back in camp making pancakes. I sure have developed a love for pancakes." BY SERGEANT JAMES W. HURLBUT.

Marine Corps Combat Correspondent Distributed by The Associated Press GUADALCANAL-(DELAYED) -After five harrowing nights and four equally terrifying days spent in infested Rites Conducted For George Rand, 50 BUFFALO (AP) Funeral services were held yesterday in North Presbyterian church for George F. Rand, 50, president of the Marine Midland corporation and Marine Trust company, who died Thursday. The Rev. Robert M. Minto, ter, opened the services with prayer and the Rev.

Charles H. Stewart, former minister of the church, said in prayer: "We thank God today that amidst all the distractions and discouragements of our human life, there still are those who live life nobly and 'on its higher levels. We thank thee, ties of more which bound too, for those, qualiour friend to us by indissoluble ties of affection. "His generosity, his cheerfulness, his capacity for friendship and unfailing loyalty to his friends; his deep and tender affection for wife and children, for home and loved ones; his a humility, simple and sincere: for all these and much besides, we thank God in our sorrow today." Burial was in. Forest, Lawn, cemetery.

American warplanes are fitted for specialized combat at one of a dozen or more highly-secret Modification Centers throughout the country. End of rising HITLER as his tool, Germany and then Japan in anti-Cominpact. In 1937, after seeing Hitler in GerMussolini thought he was senior partner. fugitives from slavery, in a grave on the Plains New York community near here. It was as Timbucktoo, died Thurs- the services, to sing the age of 102.

hymn, "Blow Ye May, Epps for the first time Blow," as he and his memorial services at Brown's' at Brown's burial in In the thirties, LITTLE CAESAR sprouted, defled the Nations, Invaded Ethiopia. speeches he defled. the EPPS DIES AT 102 LAKE PLACID -(AP)Epps, a Negro who knew ist John Brown of Harpers when Brown aided Negroes, CAESAR League of joined In tern world. many, of them northern Lyman known Abolition- day at Ferry, Last many' missed for raditional A merican hristmas Little Caesar? Mussolini soon found himself Hitler rescued him in Greece occupied Italy. Here stands ally--with a Nazi general of Abraham Algeria his custom, at of iron ore Brown's favorite and manganese.

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1867 THE HOME OF GOOD CLOTHES Tel. 6070 71 Declares Move Needed at Once Military Control Of Problem Opposed (AP) DeWASHINGTON control industrial mands be retained in civilian manpower instead of allowing it to pass hands authorities came from to sources in Congress yesmilitary -partisan to "take the bit terday. Urging Congress Taft (R-Ohio) in its teeth," that Senator, ought to be declared at once to establish forthcoming control over nacentralized and to end the contion's workerta now existed. he read into fusion Taft recent told administrative moves some that appeared be leading military control of mantrend result he said he would optoward pose power, vigorously. Pepper (D-Fla) of the Chairman labor subcommittee investisaid he also was Senate opposed to having military augating the problem flatly dictate disposition of thorities civilian workers.

would be a case of the tail "That the dog." Pepper declared. wagging all, the Army represents only small sector of the whole population." Pepper said his of subcommittee the counex- pected to Industrial leaders this week hear several bill which would centralize try's on a not only of manpower but control material resources in a single absorbing the duties super said are being carried out agency, he by author of a measure which 28 different government bureaus. Taft, would establish a new manpower commission with broad powers, ASserted that If Congress did not act it might be too late to avoid A soon manpower "muddle" which would seriously threaten the war effort. "Things are just drifting along," he said. "There is no national policy either for the military draft, for deferment of essential workers or for the placing of trained personnel where it is needed most." Taft said he had heard reports that Arthur J.

Altmeyer was planning to leave his post as executive director of the War Manpower commission and devote all of of of of of of of of his time to his duties as chairman of of of of of of the Sodal Security board. This made it appear, Taft said, that some move was underway to shake up the present organization and possibly pass control to the military authorities. Altmeyer, asked by newsmen about the report, declined to discuss it. Chairman Paul V. McNutt of the Manpower commission turned aside questions about reorganization, pending a possible formal announcement.

Cub Pack 12 Given Charter Horn Makes Presentation Here Robert J. Horn, president of the Dutchess County Council of Boy Scouts, presented the charter to Cub Pack 12 at the ceremony of conducted Friday night at the First Congregational church. Certificates and pin swere awarded to the 11 members of the pack and, for the first time in this city, two women were given Boy Scout Certificates in recognition of their new duties as Den Mothers, Members of the pack, which is under the sponsorship of the First Congregational church, are Robert Ackerman, Robert Beneway, Richard Elderkin. Hardison Geer, Luclen Geer, Paul Hadden, Robert Long. Robert Liversage, Ronald Rothkranz, William Schuerman and Prank Schiba.

Den Mothers who received certificates are Mrs. Raymond A. Wood and Mrs. Harold Geer. The ceremony was opened with an introduction by Troop 12 Scoutmaster Raymond A.

Wood, followed by prayer offered by Dr. Philip Allen Swartz, pastor of the church. I The investiture was conducted by Royal Parry, cub master and closed with the singing of America. Speakers who were introduced, in to Mr Horn were Henry R. Bollinger, chairman of the commiton organization; Walter C.

Forse, Scout executive, who presented new credentials to the members of the pack; Howard G. Sackett, chairman the mittee and Theodore leadership training com- Smith. Last event on the program was showing of motion pictures on the Philippines. Robert Stoutenburgh and are the Den Chiefs Kenney They of the pack. are assisted box by Robert SincerDen Robert Elderkin, assistant and Chiefs.

Woman's Body Found Mutilated body -The mutilated YORK, 41, of Mrs. Mary was Ellen Jackson, several of found nine early yesterday by they her children after had told their "mother had not been father that night." home all York County said the Coroner L. U. Zech head been woman's severed arms, and legs and in a field scattered near her home in Monaghan with township. The torso, covnearby the cellar burlap bag, was found in a blood- of the Jackson -stained axe lay nearby.

home. A 0. Zech said the Jackson, learned woman's of the husband, tragedy A. when he returned employment from his place of at York range in The Jackson children yesterday age from three to 13 years. Mean Nurse's Aid Class to Start Interviews Taken Tomorrow Interviews for the day time Nurse's Aid class which will: begin the second week in December will be held tomorrow from 2 p.

m. to m. at 50 Market street, Civilian Defense headquarters, by Mrs. Clifford J. Nuhn and Helen Troy.

Anyone interested in applying for this class is welcome. Elizabeth Sang is instructor -and is now holding an afternoon class at Vassar college and an evening at YWCA. Another evening class will begin probably In February. Miss Troy 'yesterday said, "The response and enthusiasm shown by the women of the county for this course is very gratifying. Seventy have already completed training, 40 are taking the course now, and it is expected that the new class will have 20 members." URGES FARM UNITY the silent partner, and in Libya, then IL DUCE symbolicat his back.

produces large quantities as well as zinc, mercury slang for a girl or dame Is CHICAGO-(AP)-President Edward A. O'Neal of the American ferm bureau contends that unless farmers are powerfully organized after the war, can expect to be "ground between the upper millstone of huge corporate monopolies and the nether millstone of huge, monopolistic labor organizations." O'Neal expressed this belief in an address prepared for the annual convention of the Illinois Agricultural association..