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'Oil' all sectors of the El Alamein front for the first time, was reported today to have driven back the Axis center in violent fighting mounting steadily in intensity. United States four motored bombers joined the RAF in smashing anew at Tobruk, Ain El Gazala, Salum, Fuka, Matruh and many other Axis air and supply bases Tuesday night, British air sources said. A communique from Auchuv leek's headquarters indicated that the British assault had pushed stoutly resisting enemy forces from some of their positions on the El Ruweisat ridge and that the gains had been consolidated. To the north and south the battle apparently still was raging (Please Turn to Page 4, Col. 1) Recess Called in Trial of 8 Nazi Saboteurs Washington, July 23.

The trial of eight alleged Nazi spies was in recess today at the request of attorneys, the first week day preaK in the secret proceedme: jsince the opening July 8. TT RAF Bombs Burma New Delhi, India, July 23. (JPt. The RAF announced today that praKan coastal areas in Burma ana three steamers on the Kala pin and Mayo rivers in Burma were bombed yesterday. To Rent Rooms Quickly Call 24111 bur phone and door bell so a Jingle Jangle Jingle" when vou Mace your "Room For Rent" Ad in tie Telegraph.

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CXII No. 173 22 PAGES 55. 6) is Menaced Three Sides By Tank Drives Invaders Press Anew Toward Stalingrad and Lower Don to Isolate Caucasus By Associated Press Moscow, July 23. Soviet Russia faced her gravest crisis in the ld month old Crerman Russian war today as Nazi armored columns closed in for the second battle of Rostov, speared anew toward Stalingrad and pressed upon the Lower Don between those cities in an effort to isolate the Caucasus. Not since the Mongols were driven from Southern Russia 562 years ago had there been such a threat to the military security of the nation, observers said.

Red army men fought bitterly to stem the invasion tides, aware that the Germans were more than half way along on drives which might split the Russians' southern and trans Caucasian commands. Rostov was menaced from three I 1 sides at Novocherkassk, 20 miles llUIIIIIIUl Along Center At El Alamein British Attack in All Sec tors For First in Desert Battle By Associated Press Cairo, July 23. General Sir Claude Auchinleck's Army of the Nile, attacking simultaneously on northeast of the city; from the north by a large force, including Italians, striking from Voroshilov grad; and from the west by Axis divisions which wintered at Ta ganrog, 40 miles away. Similarly a three directional threat developed, against Stalin Berlin, July 23, (ff). German troops yesterday reached the outskirts of Rostov on the Don, gateway to the oil rich Caucasus, and are continuing their advance, Nazi military quarters reported today.

grad, 250 miles by air northeast of Rostov. The central and most ad vanced column was astride the (Please Turn to Page 7, Col. 3) Democrats Ask State Opinion On Army Vote Lawrence Reports Wide Divergence of Understanding on Ballots David L. Lawrence, Democratic State chairman, reported today a "wide divergence of opinion" concerning the administration of the law governing absentee voting oy persons in military service and asked Attorney General Claude T. Reno for an opinion.

Lawrence asserted "thousands of Pennsylvania men and women will be disfranchised at the coming November election due to the technical construction" of the law. The chairman referred specifi cally to a sertion providing that those in the armed forces cannot apply for votes more than 50 davs. or less inan 3U, before an election (Please Turn to Page 4, Col 3) Hull's Radio Talk to Be in 9 Languages Washington, July 23. retary of State Hull's report on the progress of the war over the four major radio networks at 9.30 p. Eastern War Time, tonisht will be rebroadcast by NBC in nine languages.

MATTHEW H. TAGGART Taggart Found Dead in Home; InsuranceChiefl 111 State Commissioner, 63 Believed Victim of Heart Attacks By Associated Press Sunbury, July 23. Matthew Huston Taggart, Pennsylvania in surance commissioner, was found dead today in his Northumberland home. He was 63 years old. Col.

Taggart, who was named to the State position by Governor James when the latter took office in 1939, did not respond when called this morning by his mother. Mrs. Sarah Taggart, with whom he lived. His mother said he had been in ill health for some time, suffering irom heart attacks and declared death was probably caused by one of these attacks. In addition to his mother, he is survived by a sister, Mrs.

Laura Burg, of Northumberland, who is visiting in California at the pres ent time. 9 Youths Held For Blackout Law Violations Accused of Refusing to Go Indoors During Carlisle Test Carlisle, July 23. Nine bor ough youths, 15 to 18 years old, were arrested last night for viola tion of the Borough Blackout Or dinance. They posted $200 bail each for a hearing before Justice Wil liam Dosh. Former Sheriff Ira L.

Dunlap, sergeant of the volunteer police. saia the nine refused to, go indoors on his order during the blackout, and made "so much noise thev could be heard two blocks away." When they refused to obey a sec ond time Dunlap called the police car ana haa them arrested. Charges of disorderly conduct and violation of the ordinance were made (Please Turn to Page 4, Col. 7) Baby's Head Injured in Fall From Crib In a fall from his crib today. David T.

Jenkins, 11 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. John N. Jenkins, Duncannon, R. D.

1, suffered a possible fractured skull. He was brought to the Harrisburg Hospital for treatment. Little Old Tub Mothers Lumbering Big Cats In Aleutians Defense Story of Brave Deeds Under Conditions 25 Far From Favorable Unfolded to Show New Historic Chapter By KEITH WHEELER (Copyright, 1942, by Chicago Times, Inc.) Aboard S. Seaplane Tender in the Aleutians, June iieiayeai xne wina is a wild 70 knnt. mIp hnrlino ii wmicc dps across me Day, ana tonignt no planes will be in me air neitner ours nor thp The battle of the Aleutians is not vet over.

The Jans aic ami in iviSKa. But tonight it's all rieht to re. lax a little and consider how things have been with this un glamorous little tub and her brood ol lumberin PBY Catalina flvine Doais. She's a little ship, old and cramped. Once she was a four piper destroyer but they ripped out half her power plant and used jvuk HABKISBURG SHOWERS Founded 1831 ENEMY LANDS ON PENINSULA NEA MORESB Foe Puts 1500 Men Ashore Despite Terrific Attack By Mac Arthur Planes By Associated Press General MacArthur's Headquarters, Australia, July 23.

The Japanese, in the first aggressive thrust toward Australia since their smashing Coral Sea defeat, have gained a new foothold on the Southeast New Guinea coast, 100 miles across from the vital American and Australian garrisoned Allied outpost of Port Moresby. Under a terrific bombing and strafing assault from Al lied planes, the enemy put ashore a force of between 1500 and 2500 troops Wednesday at Gona Mission, near Buna on the Papuan peninsula coast 150 miles southeast of Japanese held Salamaua. General MacArthur headquarters announced that this landing, in an area where there are no Allied forces, cost the Japanese heavily in casualties, a large transport and a landing barge sunk and a seaplane shot down. The Allies lost two fighters. Greatest Sale Proves City Loyal and True $110,000 Invested by Shoppers in Bonds and Stamps on First Day Harrisburg's Greatest Sale roll ed into its second day today with everybody apparently following the slogan, "Buy a Share ot Freedom." Thousands of shares were bought yesterday in Harrisburg's retail district as the businessmen turned their full attention to the sale of War Bonds and War Stamps.

James K. Bowman, chairman of Jt 1 5 1 me Dona ana siamp materials committee announced, following a careful check up by telephone last night, that "well over 000 worth of Bonds were sold during the first day of the sale." The Stamp sale is estimated at $10,000. Enthusiasm was high during the first day and was being (Please Turn to Page 19, Col. 7) State Rescinds License Edict To Lemoyne ire and Police Protection Restored in Auto Tag Dispute Fire and police protection was restored Lemoyne within a few hours yesterday after notice was sent Walter Eby, secretary of the borough, and to Policeman Luther L. Fraelich, that the driver license of the policeman and that the license plates of all borough trucks, including both fire trucks, were to be lifted arid returned to the State Department of Revenue, L.

E. Baker, Lemoyne solicitor, announced today. The State revised its ruling after a conference with Solicitor (Please Turn to Page 7, CoL 7) How to Spot A Jap Ryan and Terry of the Pirates have been in China for a long time. They have become expert on the differences between the Chinese and the Japanese races, which to casual occidental eyes may appear indistinguishable. They are now ready to explain these differences in detail Artist Milton Caniff admittedly is one of the most talented and painstaking draughtsmen In the Comic strip field.

Tomorrow the Harrisburg Telegraph prints a full page of information concern ing Japanese characteristics. On Jthis page Ryan and Terry will tell iriease mm i tou Zi I HOW TO SPOT JAP. TEILEGRAPM HARRISBURG, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1942 Allied airmen first spotted the small, southbound Japanese con voy picking its way along the island dotted New Guinea coast before dark Tuesday. They at tacked immediately, scoring hit3 on the transport which later 3ank, and resumed the assault when the (Please Turn to Page 7, Col. 4) Darkened City Alert to Danger In Raid Test Few Violate Regulations as Lights Are Extinguished and Business Stops Harrisburg and Dauphin county, along with all other sections of Pennsylvania passed through an other air raid and blackout test last night and today Civilian De fense officials were high in their praise for the cooperation shown by residents of this area.

While air raid wardens detected some violations during the half hour period, it was said today there were not as many as during earlier tests and that they were not so flagrant. The test really got under way at 8.40 p. m. last night when a yellow signal was flashed by the (Please Turn to Page' 19, Col. 8) Highspire Man Informed That Brother Is Lost Last Word From Roque Hugendubler Received From Bombay, India Roque Hugendubler; brother of Jonas Hugendubler, Highspire, has been reported missing in ac tion by the Navy.

The last message received from him was a cablegram from Bombay, India He had been in service on a tanker according to his brother, and vis ited in Highspire last year while (Please Turn to Pace 4, CoL 4) Nazis Raid England as Fog Grounds RAF London, July 23. A number of civilians were killed by a single German plane which came in low to drop a stick of bombs in the shopping center of a coast town in daylight today. One direct hit wiped out a family of six, Another bomb split a house squarely in two but its occupants escaped without a scratch. Hotels and other es tablishments were smashed. Other enemy planes were over East England and the East Mid lands today.

The RAF did not attack Germany last night, presumably beoause of bad weather lover the continent. as. TrucksHauling Bootleg Coal Ruled Outside Control of PUC Superior Court Decide Fuel Handlers Are FJot Common Carriers BOARD DECISION UPSE By Associated Press Philadelphia, July 23. The State Superior Court ruled in effect today that bootleg coa trucks are not common car riers, as defined by the Pub lie Utility laws, and thus do not come under the super vision of the PUC. The decision reversed a ruling by the PUC that all truckers haul ing coal from mines to breakers or for sale to consumers must ob tain permits.

The commission had ruled that a trucker who sells to the breaker was considered a con tract carrier and he who hauls dl rect to the homes was a common carrier. The court's ruling was on appeal by Francis, Eugene and W. Allaman of Shippensville, Clarion county, against whom the PUC had issued an order following complaint of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and eight other railroads which transport coal in Pennsylvania. State Orders Appeal Made On Parole Rule Attorney General Carries Test on 1941 Act to Su preme Court Attorney General Claude Reno today ordered an immediate appeal to the State Supreme Court from a decision by the Delaware county court holding Pennsylvania's new parole law unconstitutional. The act, passed by the 1941 Legislature, set up a five member board to relieve the State Pardon Board of much of its duties.

Four members of the board have been appointed and it began function ing on June 1. "I have instructed Deputy At torney General M. S. Depierio, who is assigned to service with (Please Turn to Page 7. Col.

2) Filipinos Balk Japan's Effort To Pacify Isles ighting Continues With Invaders Admitting 'Co. Operation', Refused Washington, July i3. Continu ed resistance against the Japa nese in the Philippines is dis closed by a study of Japanese broadcasts, the Office of War Information reported today. A systematic house to house search for firearms, radio trans (Please Turn to Page 4, Col. 5) Only Evening Associated Press Newspaper in Hsxrisburg.

News Around the Clock SINGLE COPIES THREE CENTS Iini (Qufliiraeai U.S.NcwyFights Nazi Raiders in North Atlantic Safe Crossing of American Ships Lands Thousands of Fighting Men in North Ireland By Associated Press London, July 23. Rear Admiral Robert C. Giffen, com mander 'of a U. S. naval task force with the British fleet, disclosed today the force had been in action against enemy aircraft.

Units of the American force have had flurries with planes but so far have not brushed with enemy naval craft, he said, adding that no severe damage has been suffered. "Everything is all right so far, he said. Treasury Asks Huge Increase In Tax Levies Additional Income Assess ments With Cut in Ex emptions Suggested By Associated Press Washington, July 23. Sec retary Morgenthau called for a two and one half billion dol ar boost in the tax bill today with a warning that only bold war taxation could bring America a sound economic uture. He appealed to the Senate Finance Committee to increase the House approved $6,271,000,000 tax measure to a minimum of $8,700, 000,000.

Substantially, the ad ministration asked the same revenue from the same sources proposed to the House months ago. He pointed out that since these proposals were made, the schedule of war spending for the cur rent fiscal year has been stepped up by $14,000,000,000 while the House sliced about $2,400,000,000 from the revenue measure. Compared with the House meas ure, Morgenthau asked new indiv idual income taxes be boosted (Please Turn to Page 4, Col. 6) Stewart Made Health Chief; Cabinet Filled Appointment by Governor James Comes as 62nd Birthday Present Appointment of Dr. A.

H. Stewart as Secretary of Health enabled Governor James to take up his duties today with a complete cabinet for the first time since July, 1941. Appointment of Dr. Stewart yesterday came as a birthday present on the sixty second anni versary of the Indiana county na tive. He succeeded Dr.

John J. Shaw, after whose death June 24, 1941, Stewart directed the department as acting secretary. Paid $7500 (Please Turn to Page 7, Col. 7) Todays War Picture Lack of U. S.

Ships Seen Back of Delay in Aleutians BY DEWITT MACKENZIE Public concern over the continued Japanese occupation of Aleutian Islands appears to have mounted rapidly during the past few days, and increasingly one hears the question of just why it is that the invaders of American soil haven't been evicted. Representative Coffee of Wash And Alaskan delegate Dimond, ington added fuel to the fire yes terday when he demanded that forces be sent to oust the Japs immediately. He declared that the linvadexs intend to occuov who haa complained that we are being too complacent in this mat ter, says he has received reports inches. The American fleet units were operating "in. the north against polar bear or something," before the United States entered the war, Admiral Giffen disclosed.

Official arrival of the task force was on Easter Sunday morning, April 5. Morale of the men in the force is fine and "the kids love their jobs," he declared. Some of them are due in London soon for their first leave in more than a year. Huge Convoy Crosses Sea United States "Army officials permitted the disclosure today that (Please Turn to Page 7, Col. 2) Jury Indicts 6 City Men In Tire Plot Harrisburg Woman Also Will Stand Trial For Conspiracy Six Harrisburg men and one woman will stand trial in Federal court at Williamsport on charges of conspiring to defraud the government through illegal purchases and sales of automobile tires.

Indicted yesterday by a Federal grand jury were Ben W. Wolf, John H. Dinger, Charles H. Dinger, Lawrence A. Wolf, James H.

Hutchinson, Lino A. Magnelli and Marvin Grove. The seven also were accused of conspiring with W. H. Speakman, in securing a large number of tires and tubes which were disposed of to persons not properly certified.

Another mdictment charged Ben Wolf, trading as the Fisk Tire Service Company of Harrisburg, (Please Turn to Page 4, Col. 4) Invasion Secret Is Closely Held By Associated Press London, July 23. Amid agi tation on both sides of the Atlantic Lfor quick establishment of a sec ond European front to ease German pressure on Russia, Sir Stafford Cripps implied publicly today that the British government has some operation of this sort in mind. But whatever is decided about a 1942 offensive, Sir Stafford, Britain's Lord Privy Seal and House of Commons leader, gave the House to understand that the government would not "entrust the secret even to 615 people" the members of Parliament. TODAY'S FEATURES: Amusements .21 Woman's Page 3 Social Page 6 U.

S. WEATHER Abbreviated Wartime Forecast (This Information oroadcast by radio). mutt not be Sunrise 5.57 a. sunset 8.ZH p. m.

Harrisburg and vicinity Slight ly cooler tonight with possible light showers this afternoon. High est yesterday, 86; lowest last night. 63. River, 4.2 feet Friday. Rain fall in last 24 hours totaled .97 1 I Eastern Pennsylvania Slightly (Please Turn to Page 2r Col, 5).

'cooler tonight..