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0 IN THREE PARTS 40 PAGES All THE NEWS Alt THE TIME largest Home Delivered Circulation largest Advertising Volume Part I GENERAL NEWS 13 Paget Timei Off" 202 West First Street lot Angeles 53, Calif. Timet Telephone, Number MAdiion 2345 TRUE INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM LIBERTY UNDER THE LAW DAILY, FIVE CENTS WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1943 CC VOL LXII Hoover Urges F.O.R. Warns nemy on Gas; City, Navy Clamp Lid Reforms on Zoof-Suif Warfare Invasion Near, Says Churchill on Sporadic Clashes Follow Rioting; Police Patrols Tour Battlegrounds Food Front Nine-Point Program With Wickard Acting as Chief Demanded Allies Winning U-boat War, New Threat of Retaliation Hurled at Axis RAID ON ITALY ISLE REPULSED, SAYS AXIS Commando Landing at Lampedusa Foiled and Allied Ships Sunk, Enemy Announces UluitraUd on Pag Throughout tense hours last night the zoot-suit war was held to sporadic clashes by a combination of strong police patrols and a Navy order listing Los Angeles as a restricted area for men of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Nearly 1000 uniformed and special officers took up as Commons Told LONDON, June 8. () Winston Churchill, as though raising at last the bright sig NEW YORK, June 8.

(P) A demand for consolidation of all authority over food pro WASHINGTON, June 8. fll PI ProciHnt Rnncovelt His. LONDON, June 8. (P)-Rome and Berlin reported today I ffV-v, iho Ay- nmvpr duction, with the Secretary signed positions throughout the downtown, and East Sidei sections of the city at dusk. Others patrolled the streets inj that British commandos assaulted the tiny turtle-shaped arp makin preparations that island of lampedusa Monday night and were repulsed ml indjcate th rpsort tQ the first attempt of Allied forces massed North Africa anfi cruising cars, keeping a throng of sight-seers moving.

Crowds were dispersed almost of Agriculture as food administrator, headed a nine-point war food program outlined tonight by former President Hoover. Mediterranean. warned the Axis armies and nal that will send the invading Allied armies plunging forward, told the world today that amphibious attacks of "a peculiar complexity and hazard on a large scale" are very near at hand in the European to invade Italian soil in the Allied military and naval quarters were silent on enemy accounts of the operation which as soon as they gathered and few youths in zoot suits were seen as groups of soldiers nnvoH thrniKrh thp flistrirt with theater operations already if true appeared nothing more than a minor-scale probing for bigger blows to come. Despite the attempts of the Italian and German high commands to magnify the action, it was regarded in some London quarters as possibly only a fore "fitted into their proper place in relation to the general war. peoples in Europe and Asia that such action would be countered by the Allies immediately "by the fullest possible retaliation." He pledged that the Allies will not resort to gas warfare unless the Axis powers do so first.

If they turn loose on mankind "such a terrible and inhumane weapon," he added, "we promise to any perpetrators of such crimes full and swift retaliation in kind, and -I feel obliged now to warn the Axis All is in readiness for this D.X.B., official German news agency, said it was a "serious effort" by about, five companies of commandos, and the German communique said it was an attempt to occupy the seven-mile-long island "by a coup de main." Force "Wiped Out The communique implied that the attempt had gained at least some initial success by declaring that the forces which landed were wiped out. Asserting the attempt had failed "100 per cent," D.N.B. said "if the Allies by this attempt intended to test the resistance of Italian troops when they are de Over 600 Nisei at Posfon Found Openly Disloyal About f30 American-born Japanese over the age of 17, now at the roston (Ariz.) relocation center, were found to be openly disloyal or of questionable loy-ally to the United States, the Dies subcommittee learned at its hearing yesterday in the Federal Building. Of that number, 450 Amer grand assault, he made clear in the watchful" eyes of men looking for trouble. Sailor's Xosp Broken There was little violence reported after dark.

One sailor, Harold Tabor, 32, was beaten by a group of zoot suiters at and Graham streets and treated at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital for a broken nose. George Lorigo, 19, of ,9533 Wilmington was arrested on a battery charge in connection with the assault. Lewis D. English, 23-year-old zoot-suit wearer of Sit K. Fifth a vigorous ann neariening report to Commons in which he The former President, who recalled his own experience as World War I food administrator, said in a broadcast speech at a meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation that a program such as he outlined would be "the only road that leads to the defeat of inflation, to decreased hardship in our homes, to assured support of our Allies and to peace for mankind." Cliangc Needed Declaring that drastic changes in the national policy would be needed to meet a decline in food supply in the face of a demand that "is dangerously rising," Hoover said his program would the "only one course which will clear up this muddle of uncontrolled food prices, local i runner of a scries of widespread, operations which might precede the main strike.

Landing Attempted "The enemy attempted a landing on the 'island of Lampedusa," said the Italian communique, as recorded here in a SLASHED Donald J. Jackson, 20, sailor, who was attacked by zoot-suit gang. declared the Allied submarine is getting better and position better by the day and suggested, fending their home soil, then Txt and hlghlighU of Mr. Churchill'i address will found on Pag 8, Part I. was arrested by Officer R.

F. President Hints Additional Taxes ican-horn answered "No" to the) question: "Will you swear al-! although throwing this out with legiance to the United States! his customary conservative Brady for carrying a 16-inch razor-sharp butcher knife "for protection" and a 16-year-old lad was taken into custody for carrying an iron bar and a knife. M.P.'s Tatrol in Group qualifications, that the prospec broadcast. "The attempt was carried out by British units. It was promptly repulsed by our defenses which sank several enemy naval vessels." German broadcasts considerably amplified this account of the attack on Lampedusa, a barren bit of desert 120 miles south of Sicily and 70 miles east of the Tunisian coast which is reported to have been the original uninhabited isle of Shakespeare's "The Tempest." tive defeat of the U-boat might the Italians have stood the test in a brilliant manner." Lampedusa, one of the Pe-lagie group, which includes Lampione and Linosa.

ia the southernmost of the Italian stcp-pingstones clotting the Mediterranean between Tunisia and the European mainland. It is about SO miles south of the air track which Allied bombers have been Turn to Page 6, Column 3 May Be Needed mean the moral and actual de and forswear allegiance to the Emperor of Japan or to any other foreign power?" The balance of the or ISO, gave a qualified answer to the question, such as "I'm neutral" or some other evasion. Th Uxt of Mr. Hoover's address, in large part, will be found on Page 13. Part I.

Military police patrols roamed feat of the Germans. Proud and Confident the streets on foot and In jeeps WASHINGTON', June. 8. (JP) augmenting the work of city -armies and the Axis peoples, in Europe and in Asia, that terrible consequences of any use of these inhumane weapons on their part will be brought down swiftly and surely on their own heads." Full Retaliation In such an event, he said, the Allies will visit the "fullest possible retaliation on munitions renters, seaports and other military objectives throughout the whole extent of the territory of such Axis country." It was Mr. Roosevelt's third and strongest antigas warning since the war began.

Aside from Its plain-spoken purposes his gas warning wan The Prime Minister stood President Roosevelt todav said profiteering, black and stifled faim pro- police. Many women and gir famines, markets proud and confident before Com he Intends to sign the pay-a strolled the sidewalks with sol mons reflecting, as he had put it in another connection, that dier escorts and the bars were you-go tax bill soon and hinted at a new administration request crowded with servicemen await "mellow light of victory" which he saw playing over1 the Allied for additional taxes, possjbly Ing the sound of a police whi. tle or a scuffle. Only a sprinkling of sailor Mussolini Girds Fleet for Invasion by Allies heavier excise levies on cigar He advocated: Consolidation of all authority over food production and distribution under "one single responsible administrator." 2 Decentralization of work' under State, municipal and county administrators, because "in no was seen, however, as the ban ettes, tobacco and whisky, oi'rietifc by Rear Admiral P. YV Xisel Total WW Among the 630 there were" 60G men and 21 women.

The meiv at Poston who were born in the United States and who are now over the age of 17 number about In all there are about 11,000 American-born, or Japanese at roston, counting them In all ages from habies up. Not many are much over 30. The information was given the committee by Ralph M. Gel-vin, associate director at Boston for the War Relocation Au At the same time he did not Ragley, commandant, of the 11th exclude, the possibility of com fvaval District, went Into effect other way can farmers' and ccn ptilsory savings as a means of Admiral Baglcy Issued the sinners' needs be adjusted to our closing -what was termed an In "precautionary measure" as result of clashes between Navy flationary gap In the economic yarious local conditions. More Man Power LONDON, June, Expecting that the heaviest United Nations invasion thrust in the Mediterranean will be pushed through Sardinia and Corsica, Premier Mussolini is understood here to be concentrating his strongest naVal system.

The pay-as-you-go 'ta men and the youths. The official Navy announce measure imposing a 20 per cent An increase of farm man power to levels higher than be Japanese Warned of 100 Years War BY THE UNITED TRFSS Eiji Amati, head of the. Japanese board of information, was quoted by the Tokyo radio yesterday as saying that Japan must win the war this year or "it will remain for us to do so during the next 100 years." The broadcast, to Japanese areas was recorded by Federal Communications Commission monitors. It said the occasion for A a u's "instructional address" to the information board was Japan's imperial receipt day. thority.

withholding levy, he intimated Adriatic and Ligurian seas, and with no' necessity to patrol the North African coast, the United Nations, it is believed, can mass three full battle squadrons to take care of Mussolini's fleet. The morale of the Italian navy is known to have grown steadily worse since the Battle of Matapan. There, and in the Battle of Sartivento, the Italian crews cracked as soon as the British navy's metal began to burst over them. The gunners mcnt described the sailors as acting, in "self-defense against the rowdy element," and defined fore the war, and planting of "-10 t.clvin told the committee will not be adequate to wipe or million acres more in l'Jll squadron in ports of the Ligu-rian Sea. lie is reported to have regarded as another move in the strategy of bringing heavy pres sure on the populations of Axis countries at a time when th full impact of Allied Invasion forces is about to be exerted.

Repoits Heard In a blunt statement given out at his semiweekly press conference, he said that from time to time since the war that the administration at Bos the order as applying to all Navy than this year." ton was veiy much surprised at out the gp. Plan Made for July 1 personnel except those granted 4 Addition of great amounts the number of Nisei who said special authorization by com of agricultural machinery to ordered his navy to fight gun to gun with the 'powerful Allied forces when, they move Into these waters to open a bridge "No" to the question. manders of naval stations in The Treasury, he told a press handle the additional acreage, replacing the one-year supply of uelvin was on the witness conference, is getting readv to stand all day. The committee this area. Military Tolice Active head on the strategic islands.

put the new withholding tax machinery which he said was consists of Representatives John Italy's battleship strength Is measure into effect July 1. used up "through suppression of There was no similar action by Costello, chairman, Karl now believed to comprise the manufacture. Tne request for more taxes Mundt of South Dakota and me Army, aitnough military po 000-tonners. Impcro. Roma, LH- 5 Abolition of the svstem of will be made before Congress lice were again acting in close Herman Eberharter of Bcnnsyl torio and Yittorio Vcneto.

This retail and wholesale price ceil recesses for the summer, he in vania. The hearing will be con heavy armor is supported by cause and gave to the members the most confident review in co-operation with naval shore patrols. dicated, but added that he was ings, so that price fixing would begin "as near as possible to tinued today Avhen other of not. ready to sav whether the three modernized and rehtton battlewagorts of the favour class, the years of his war leadership. Under conditions of the Navy finals at Boston are expected the fanner," with profiteering $16,000,000,000 in taxes and com Telling of an American-Brit to be called.

Ifi first-class cruisers and prob controls by regulation of trades pulsory savings recommended ish strategy and unity of war were thrown into a panic. Their marksmanship, even with their heavier caliber guns, was some of the worst in modern naval warfare. Under Xazi Trodding But Mussolini and his henchmen ever since El Alamein have been under ceasless Nazi prodding. They are believed to have so purged and stiffened the crews that the biggest naval battle of modern 'times can be anticipated as the opening phase of any invasion of the Islands or ably 45 destroyers. proceeding frcm there on Dared on 'Stop' Llt to Congress last January is be started there have been reports one or more of the Axis nations "were seriously contemplating use of poisonous or noxious gases or other inhumane devices of warfare." "I have been loath to believ that any nation, even our present enemies, could or would willing to loose on mankind such terrible or inhumane weapons," ha said.

"However evidence that tha Axis powers are making significant preparations indicative of 6 Establishment of a farmers' ing boosted. ine question on loyalty was Sub Losses Heavy The Italian navy's loss in sub purpose "brought into full focus and punch" in the Washington negotiations recently concluded with President Roosevelt, war committee on prices, and Later, Chairman George of the part of a general questionnaire bandonment of "so-called pari Senate Finance Committee dis which was submitted to the marines is known to have been ties for the war. Japanese by the W.R.A. in ef heavy, and experts would be closed that he and Chairman Dough on of the House Ways forts to determine who could be Churchill thus proclaimed that the time of decision is now at hand: Simplify Rationing surprised if they are able to order, commanding officers are given the right to grant liberty to Navy men on travel status, to those working at posts within the city and to men residing in the area. They can also allow liberty to men in special cases, such as illness or family responsibilities, and to men on leave from other zones.

"It's entirely up to the judgment of the station commander," a Navy spokesman said. "However," he added, "it is advisable for all Navy personnel to stay off the streets and out of and Means Committee had talked leased from the center to 7- Simplification of rationing muster more than 70 to meet an Allie attack. work on the outside. There with Secretary Morgenthau bv "decreasing the number and about the possibility of a new With all enemy cratt driven Has Good Hopes "It is evident that amphibi variety of articles rationed," ex Turn to Page Column 1 the Italian mainland. Copyrtsht, 1943, by News Syndicstn Co Ine.

tax bill and would confer with behind the mine fields the; elusion of nonessential food from him again June 15. ous operations of a peculiar rationing, and balancing con- CITY GOES FIVE umplion to production through complexity and hazard on a large scale are approaching. Oppose Sales Tax Surprise Japanese Attack rationing. The President asserted he DAYS WITHOUT "I can give no guarantee any 8 Establishment of war com thought -everybody- realizes Ave have a gap in savings that mittees in all processing and dis- TRAFFIC DEATHS on America Declared Near more than 1 have done In the past of what will happen Yet all the same I have good ribution trades. They should be causes a change in prices.

There cannot be any economic change BY LOR.AMA K. FRANCIS given major responsibilities in keeping the flow of food moving to the right spots. hopes that neither the Parliament nor the Congress of the in the country, he added, except Times Staff Correspondent The Korean spy system re such an intention is being reported with increasing frequency from a variety of sources." He said gas warfare had been outlawed by the general opinion of civilized mankind and that this country had not used such inhuman weapons "and I hope we never will be compelled to use them." We Won't Use Gas First He said categorically that "we shall under no circumstances re-sort to the use of such weapons unless they are first used by our enemies." Then, reiterating in substance last year's to Japan, he said: "I want to make clear beyond WASHINGTON, June 8. An to closl? that gap by taxes or United States will find them 9 A oi a of subsidies, theaters and cocktail lounges." VnrfMt Spreads For the first time during the development of street rioting over the last few days, the unrest was reported spreading to Long Beach. Folice there last night encountered a mob of some 400 sailors which had formed near Ocean Blvd.

and Pacific Ave. and came surging into the compulsory savings. which he termed "delayed aggra- selves ill-served by 1 heir forces, whether in the British-Isles or ported that Japans "surprise fleet" is now concentrated in Mr. Roosevelt made it plain Imminent attack upon continental America, and a German gasoline shortage which has forced the Nazis to draw upon their ation which would not stop on tne A mean shore. that he still opposes a general sales tax, remarking that such a inflation.

More than once he made it levy hits the poorer people. reserve supplies, were reported today by secret agents operating plain that this coming offensive, grand though Its conception, For five days there have been no traffic fatalities in Los Angeles, and Deputy Chief of Police Bernard R. Caldwell set about analyzing the situation to discover why. Yesterday he reached the conclusion that additional supervision of traffic made possible by working traffic officers on overtime shifts has slowed down traffic and reduced the number of accidents. The -policy will be continued as a test, Caldwell' said.

Not all excise taxes are a in the Far East. sales tax, however, he added. He or near Nemuro Harbor, on the northeastern coast of Hokkaido, south of the Kuril Islands. Japan's Navy Minister Shina-da has expressed fears for the Pacific situation if Japan's surprise fleet "waits too long" to attack the American coast, It was reported. Turn to Page 8, Column Confirmed, at least in part, by Air Hospitals Carry 30,000 said England had increased ex a high official source in wash ci.se taxes on cigarettes, tobacco and liquor, yet Britishers were ington, the report claims that an emergency executive meeting tneater section.

In one theater they caught and mauled Stephen I). Amador, 21, of Wilmington. Amador, res-cued by police, said that he is a shipyard worker and that his Turn to Piige Column 4 all doubt to any of our enemies contemplating a resort to such DOCKWEILER SON REPORTED TAKEN CHICAGO, June 8. The of the Nazi party Tokyo organ consuming about as much to. bacco and liquor as before.

He said this was an excellent way of closing the gap. riving hospitals of the Army Air ization, the Imperial Rule As ''orces have carried .10.000 seri sistance Association, was called desperate and barbarous methods that acts of this nature committed against any one of the United Nations will be regarded as having been committed early in March for a discussion ously wounded men out of com bat zones with only two deaths of the over-all situation, A so-called' "surprise prece IN THE 'TIMES' TODAY WEDNESDAY JUNE 9, 1943 in transit. dent" established at. the meeting against the United States Itself and will be treated These hospitals of the air, was partially confirmed by Unit Mr. Roosevelt declined to dis ed States sources.

This was the something new in war, are one reason for the low death rates of Into Illegal on-Chaplln case. Grand jury looks oral Ion rharges In Page ,1, Part appointment of Lieut. Gen. Shi cuss forthcoming military operations in Europe or elsewhere but there was accumulating evidence zuchi Tanaka as second in com American wounded. These records were given at the American Medical Association house of delegates today by mand under Gen, Hata in the "Japanese invasion army on the American continent." Tanaka, according to recent Japanese Rrig.

(Jen. David N. W. Grant, chief flight surgeon of the Air reports, has been relieved of his THE CITY'. Zoot war caiison Navy to bar men from Los AnRolea.

PaRe 1, Part I. Toston official reveal 0.10 Nisei at ramp openly disloyal, Pae Part I. freezinR reRulallon to he more atrlrtly enforced. Page 1, Tart II. Mot-her aulclde and son.

it, wounded In weird death game. Page 1, Part II. Council moves to give city employer $20 per month Increase. Page 1, Tart II. Douglas plants' unionization poll brings out record worker vote.

Page A. PRISONER BY JAPS Reported missing in action in the Philippines for more than a year, Lieut. Comdr. George V. Doekwei-lcr, son of Isidore Doekwei-ler, yesterday was reported to be a prisoner of the Japanese.

According to information received by the family from Admiral Ernest J. King, the 40-year-old naval officer's location of imprisonment has not yet been made known. Young Dockwciler was graduated from Annapolis in 1021. He was on duty at Cavite, P.I., at the outbreak of the war and later was moved to Corregidor and finally to Ccbu. He was captured on Negros Island, the report News of Lieut.

Comdr. Dockweiler's imprisonment was received, by hi? wjr Jeanne. THE WORLD'S WAR FRONTS LONDON Churchill declares all is in readiness for grand assault against Continent. Page 1, Part 1. A FK 1 CA Axis report British commando attack on Italian island of Lampedusa, Page 1, Part 1.

RUSSIA Nazis claim 5.10,000 Russians slain in 45 day Western Causasus' battles; Germans repulsed below Kharkov but city of Gorki again pounded by planes. Tage 7, Part 1. CHINA Threats to Chi-nesc rice bowl declared removed. Tage 9, part 1. SOUTH PACIFIC Mac-Arthur planes rake Jap ships and air bases.

Page 9, Part 1. command In the Philippines where he was "In a position to HADIO. rRe 12, Pnrt I. comics, ruiffi 20, rait ir, WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES. Vaiff-n and 7, run It.

rtZZI.K. Thr 20, rart IT. MOTION' riCTtnKS AND TIIM-ATETtS. Tagp 14 snd 15, Tart I. BinTHSV DEATHS AND MATt-WAGE NOTICES.

Thr 12, Pnrt 1. riCTOTtlALi PAGE. Pur B. FINANCIAL, rrorit Inking ron-tlnurs an gtock niHi-krt (Irpiex-Jdnt. Commodities lower.

Oil nw. Page 18, Part I. i THE SOUTHLAND. tniprrlHl Valley carrot jrrowera fare huge loss. Page IS, Part j.

PPO.rtTS. Ansel wallop Seal, to 1. Taje 9, Part II, Forces. Gen. Grant said that helicopter planes are being built experimentally to pick wounded right out of the woods and fields on the fighting fronts.

learn American invasion 'offensive tactics' in the Southwestern Pacific." Supervisors adopt new prt'Koonl property assessment plan to Increase revenue. Page 2, Part II, THE WEST. Warren algns Allen Land Act. and teachers' salary hills. Pape 2, Part I.

GENERAL KASTflV. Hoover presents food control program to nation. Page 1, Part I. New mine negotlntlons result In breakdown, Page 10, Part WASHINGTON. President sav he Intends to lgn tax hill and hint at new levies.

Page 1, Tart I. Prices on fresh vegetable believed next on ijollhsck list, rage A. legislation to build up war service bonus' fund Introduced In House, Tage 3, Tart I. Armed forre ahould have ono more men, expert sayi. Page 3, Part 1.

that momentous military undertakings were at hand. Talks With Marshall Gen. George C. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff who returned only yesterday from a mission to North Africa, conferred for more than an hour with President Roosevelt and it was speculated that they went over the final plans for the Imminent Allied invasion of Europe. Commenting on Churchill's starement today that the Allies were preparing to launch "amphibious operations of peculiar complcxitj'," the President said, "I should say that was a con Regarding the asserted Ger man gasoline shortage, far eastern espionage agents reported that.

52 military British Bishop Dies LONDON. June 8. -WV-nt; and naval men and 10 govern Rev. John Francis McNulty, ment officials from the Home Roman Catholic Bishop of Not- REMEMBER. THIS Too much contentment produces termites, too much hornets.

tingham, died tonight. Dr. Mc land Foreign Ministry were died to a meeting at which (this report was a principal i topic. 1 I Nulty was nominated a bishop 8 to fore Arnr jm drub Stai-it, Pari II. in 1932.

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