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call for the services of Dr. Marts and although it means a loss to our State, we are proud to carry on Pennsylvania's tradition of co operating in every request made by us by the armed services. "Pennsylvania," continued the Governor, "will miss the capable and untiring leadership which Dr Marts has given in building up a State wide civilian defense organization that is unsurpassed in the Nation. We are justly proud (Please Turn to Page 14, Col. 1) Girl, 12, Found Dead in Blood Soaked Bed New York, Jan.

20, (AP) The body of a 12 year old school girl, her bead smashed, was found to day in a biood soaKed bed in a West Side apartment, and police said she had been raped and slain. Police said that near the bed they found a hammer which they believed was used to kill the child Martha Punt. Stif er Tests Face Boxers in Golden Gloves With hard bitten victories be Mm the unauthorized work stoppage now is confined, issued the warning as thousands of miners, increasingly resentful of what they regard as the government's unwillingness to ne gotiate their grievances immediately, voted to stay out I M. J. Kosik, District 1 president, Marts Resigns Defense Post For War Duty Dr.

A. C. Marts resigned today as executive director of the Perur sylvajiia Defense Council to be come a captain in the United States Coast Guard Reserve and undertake an important new as' signment for that service. Governor Edward Martin an nounced the resignation effective February 1 at a special meeting of the council called as one of his first official acts in office. Of ficials said the meeting would consider a successor to the direc tor but was not expected to fill the $10,000 post immediately.

Martin told the council the Coast Guard "has made an urgent declared that "the majority of mine workers should not suffer because of the action of a small minority." Expulsion from the UMW would prevent a man from working in the mines under the closed shop agreement between the union and the operators. tsut among the lz.uuu miners still on strike, angry mutterings of "let the troops come!" were heard at meetings at which strike ballots were taken. Aan Kxatz, president of one revolting United Mine Workers' Local, bluntly declared: I dont see why the govern ment doesn't give the men the as surance that it will look into their grievances without the threat of force:" President Roosevelt served notice yesterday that the strikers (Pleace Turn to Page 7, Col. 2) Democrats Fail To Confirm 2 Martin Aides Refusal of the Democratic minority in the Senate to con firm two of Governor Edward Martin's Cabinet officers today left the Highways and Public Assistance Department; in charge of appointees of the outgoing admin istration of Governor Arthur H. James.

Approval of all other Cabinet officers was given by the Sen ate, following the inauguration of Martin, but GOP leaders were forced to table appointments of Highways Secretary John Shroyer, Shamokin dress manu facturer, and Relief Secretary Samuel Y. Ramage, III, Oil City note! and oil man. Senator Weldon B. Heyburn, Republican floor leader, said he saw "no reason why the two cab please Turn to Page 7. Col.

1) Church and Pastor to Share in Estate Bethlehem Lutheran Church and its pastor, the Rev. Dr. hind them, the cheers of the Martin Grove, are to reneivp Sinn crowds still rattling in their ears each under terms of the will of and the classic tournament of champions just a little more than a week off, gladiators eagerly are awaiting the stiff tests which face them at the semi final matches in the Golden Gloves meet at the Palestra tomorrow night at 8.30. Some new faces are booked to take part in tomorrow night's show, according to Nobe Frank, director of the annual ring exhi bition sponsored by the Harris burg Telegraph. And from the time of the first bell's clatter until the end of the show every bout will offer rainbow color and plenty of hard punching.

Sub novice and open division ranks alike promise duels jam packed with' thrills tomorrow night. Mr. Frank reports that 23 have survived the eliminations in the sub novice class, while 16 in the open division have earned the right to take part in the semifinal matches. Officials predict the largest crowd of the tourney series to (Please Turn to Page 7, Col. 5) GOLDEN GLOVES TICKETS ON SALE Tickets for the Golden Gloves tournament are now on sale.

The semi finals contest will be held at the Palestra tomorrow at 8.30. Reserve seats, priced at $1 may be obtained at the Telegraph Building, Room 112. Reservations may be had by calling J. R. Shef fer, Telephone 2 4111.

General admission win be on sale only at the Palestra tomorrow night. Knuckled down to the serious business of charting a war course lor Pennsylvania'. shiD of State The 63 year old retired Army otiicer took over command of the State Government just as sun teams parted rain filled clouds and ended a dreary drizzle that forced inaugural ceremonies in aoors. Although Martin is just starting his four year term, already legislative machinery has been set into motion to grind out part of his major aims "co ordination of all our efforts to assist in a speedy winning of the war" and planning for our post war ac tivities'as stated in his inaugu ral address. The Republican Executive was assured full support on after war planning by the Democratic minority in the General Assembly vmch has added its post war bill (Please Turn to Page 14, Col.

3) Nazis Confess Terrible Losses In Red Attacks Hard to Bear Bern, Switzerland, Jan. 20, (vP) The Nazi press in en deavoring to explain the Ger man reverses on the eastern front is admitting the su periority of Russian resources and material. The Berlin correspondent of the Neue Zuercher Zeitung quoted the Vbelkischer Beobachter, Adolf Hitler's newspaper, as telling the Germans at home that they "should see how difficult is the fighting on the eastern front." The Russians, the newspaper said, have "more soldiers, more guns and more tanks than a year ago." Under the heading "The Trag edy of Stalingrad," the Basler Nachrichten said the show in that sector might have a few more scenes, but it was the last act and 'the tragic outcome for the Ger mans could no longer be doubted." Allied Strength Admitted Sketching the battle of Stalin grad, the newspaper said the Germans now must reckon with the loss of more than 20 divisions and with a defeat greater than any suffered in this war. They will recover from this defeat, it said, as their adversaries have from their defeats, but it will cost them more. The newspaper explained that in fighting men as well as ma terials the Allies have greater reserves than the Axis nations (Please Turn to Page 14, Col.

7) Senator Seeks to Scrap State Parole Board Scrapping of the new State Parole Board and a return of its duties to the Pardon Board was asked by Senator H. Jerome Jas pan (D Philadelphia) in a bill introduced in the Senate today. Under the measure, parole of prisoners would be back in the hands of the State Pardon Board and the Attorney General, a member of the board, would be empowered to name a supervisor of paroles and field agents. Food Firms Indicted on Anti Trust Charges Kansas City, Jan. 20, (JP) The Safeway Stores, and the Kroger Grocery of America were indicted today by a Federal grand jury on charges of violating the anti trust laws.

Flynn Denies Mrs. Alice Weaver, il filed for probate in the Dauphinl LliargeS KaiSCCl county courtnouse. The estate, consisting of $8000, goes to herj A JJl daughter, Mrs. Rose Ferguson, 319lHain5l Xlllll Cumberland street, also named executor. Abram L.

Heagy, Harrisburg, left a $2350 estate to his widow. Mrs. Mabel G. Heagy, 401 Reily street, who applied for letters, a son ana a daughter Martin Begins Serious Work On War Bills Governor Edward Martin aided by experience born of 45 years military service. today Washington, Jan.

20, (JP) Ed ward J. Flynn, minister designate to Australia, told the Senate For eign Relations Committee today that when he swore in the late Arthur Flegenheimer as a special deputy sheriff of Bronx county he did not know that was the real name of Dutch Schultz, the gang ster. Earlier an assistant secretary of state tesified that Flynn's experience as Federal commissioner for the New York World's Fair helped equip him to discharge the duties of minister. Flynn, testifying at his own re quest, offered denials to all spe (Please Turn to Page 7, Col. 7) Man Held For Court on Additional Charges Lmwood Carothers, 28, 519 Brown street, held yesterday un der bail for court on an assault charge today was held un der additional $2500 bail for court on a charge of robbery by assault and force.

Chief Oscar Blough reports that Carothers is charged with beating Mrs. Pearl Sheehy, 1132 South Cameron street, December 31, arid robbing her of $85 in cash at her home. 2 Jap Planes Shot Down Calcutta, Jan. 20, (JP) RAF night fighters shot down two Jap anese bombers last night when a small number of enemy aircraft raided Calcutta for the seventh time, it was announced today. Big Day Raid, ggggl TELEGEAJP BIKES' "W.SARDINIA MESSIN 9 mV PALERMO TUNIS: SOUSSE iKAIROUAN TUNISIAIS HNazisBassed London, Jan.

20, (JP) London was bombed and machinegunned today the largest German day light raid since the Battle of Brit ain, and preliminary reports in dicated that at least 11 of the attacking planes were shot down by British fighters alone. A school was smashed and set afire, and from its wreckage workers recovered many bodies and dug into the debris for others believed killed or trapped alive. i wenty tour children were killed in this school alone, authorities said. len children and six women were killed when one bomb smashed three houses, making London death toll at least 40. Two sections of the city were bombed and some homes were The Germans attacked under cover of 50 to 100 fighters who patrolled the channel.

It was esti mated that 25 to 30 fighter bomb e'rs struck inland across Kent and Sussex. They were engaged by (Please Turn to Page 7, Col. 4) British "Soften Up" Jap Burma Positions New Delhi, Jan. 20, (JP) British bombers continued to "soften up" Japanese, positions in Burma yesterday with raids in the Rathe daung area and on the village of Fadali on Akyab Island, a British communique said today. As the Germans gave indica tions of pinning their hopes more and more on an ever increasing fleet of submarines, which many Allied leaders rate as the great est menace to the United Nations, demands were heard in Britain i MALTA JIT1 1 mm RAGUSA.

I WWf Mediterranean aea i TACHIUMET 1 JLSK" ,5, if elgatrun STATUTE MILES ES THREE WAY ATTACK IN AFRICA Arrows indicate a three way attack being pressed by the United Nations against the Axis in northern Africa: The British 8th Army pushing along the coastal area westward toward Tripoli; the French forces of Gen. Henri Honore Giraud, mdving in from Algeria to come upon Axis held territory from the south; and Allied forces in the Tunisian region, which clashed with the Axis northwest of Kairouan. The Parole Board was created' ff by the 1941 Legislature but itslJOndOll OUlterS operaiion was neid up until last! June. The system has been set up under direction of Chairman Dr. Louis N.

Robinson, Philadelphia, to supervise paroles of all prisoners except short term and capital cases. French Hurled Back 7 Miles in Tunisia; Chutists Raid Algeria Allied Headquarters in North Africa, Jan. 20, (A3) Axis tank forces, in an apparent attempt to divert pressure on Marshal Rommel army retreat corridor to Southern Tu nisia, have smashed seven miles into the French held Allied positions southwest of Pont Du Fahs. Simultaneous with this dis closure by the Allied headquarters communique, an official French announcement said German para chutists had been dropped in Al geria, presumably near the capital city of Algiers. Officfal offers of.

cash and clothing coupon rewards for their capture were published in the Algerian press. The German tank column under General Von Arnim slashed through the French Tunisian posi tions in a drive along the road from Pont Du Fahs southwest toward Roba, about 28 miles away. To the north of Pont Du Fahs, an Allied headquarters spokes man said, "every Axis soldier who has advanced to the west side of the road running between Bou Arada and Goubellat" had been cleared out. "We hold the high ground to the southeast of Bou Arada," the (Please Turn to Page 7, Col. 3) Warden Quits AsCo ordinator In Defense Split The resignation of John B.

War den, as Harrisburg County De fense Coordinator, was accepted today by Mayor Howard E. Mil liken. Coordinator duties will be assumed by Mayor Milliken with Karl Peters as assistant coordinator, until action is taken by the for faster freighters to tne boats. An unofficial British estimate was that Germany is building from 15 to 20 submarine a month faster than naval observers here believe the Allies are sinking them. The German radio meanwhile boasts to the world that the new boats are able to stay longer at sea than the old ones and that they are getting torpedoes, supplies and even new crew members from large "mother boats." Germany now is reported to be Members Urge Use of Pool By Soldiers OverWeekends Opening of the amusement facilities of the Y.

M. C. A. to soldiers in Harrisburg on Sun days as one means of solving the entertainment problem is being advocated by many of the members, it was learned today. Many of the officers, fit was said, are in favor of opening the swimming pool gymnasium, bowling alleys, etc.

At present these are closed. The Y. M. C. A.

provides a social period on Sunday afternoons during which the soldiers can visit, enjoy an open fire, play checkers, dominoes, etc. The shower baths are open. Both members and othars pointed to the fact that the entertainment of the soldiers is a community problem. The Y. M.

C. A. is a community institution in that part of its support is drawn directly from the public through contributions to the Community Chest and Council. The annual appropriation to the is $16,490.80. Given Public Aid A citizen, who is interested in providing wholesome entertain ment for the visiting soldiers, said today: "For the life of me I can't un derstand the attitude of the board of directors of the Y.

M. C. A. The organization is partially supported from public funds and for that reason should go put of its way to help solve community prob lems. The entertainment of serv ice men in Harrisburg Sundays is quite definitely a community (Please Turn to Pare 7, Col.

5) Russians Push. Only 79 Miles From Kharkov Moscow, Jan. 20, () The Red army pressed ahead day with mounting force on its two newest offensive fronts, toward Kharkov in the Ukraine and along the newly opened corridor to Leningrad, and the Russians declared that the Germans had been unable to hold a successful de fense anywhere along the bat tleline. In their push southwest of Voronezh, where the Russians were within 79 miles of the big German base at Kharkov, Red Washington, Jan. 20, (JP) Lend lease shipments to Russia have included more than 3200 tanks, almost 2600 planes and 81,000 military vehicles, Lend Lease Administrator Edward R.

Stettinius said today, adding that they still were not enough and some had been lost en route. The figures were as of January 1, 1943. star reported a "large enemy force" encircled and said the pace of the Russian advance was in creasing. In the north the army news paper declared that two power fully fortified Nazi garrisons were under heavy Russian attack one described as the "main strong' hold" in the Volkhov sector south (Please Turn to Page 7, Col. 6) 4FL Appeals to FDR to Halt Hearing Miami, Jan.

20, (JP) With a warning that production will suffer, the American Federation of Labor executive council has ap pealed to President Roosevelt to halt a hearing on labor practices at three Henry J. Kaiser shipyards, Both the National Labor Rela tions Board, which is conducting Harrisburg Dauphin County De the inquiry at Portland and fense Council in appointing an the Congress of Industrial Or other person for the position. ganizations, which instigated an Other assistant coordinators ap investigation, came under fire in pointed are William R. Zoll, J. the council's telegram to Mr.

Max Smith and William Murray. Roosevelt. Hitler Increases Boat Fleet To Menace Allied Shipping London, Jan. 20 (JP). In an at tempt to keep the tremendous output of Allied war factories from the battlefields, Adolf Hit.

ler was said by British naval ob servers today to be maintaining zuu boats of his fleet of per haps 500 at sea all the time. outrun i building boats by prefabrica tion in much the sane way as ireignters in tne united btates Parts are being made all over Europe, it was said, and assem bled in great bomb proof caves and concrete pens in French Bay of Biscay ports. Most of the submarines met in the Atlantic are of the heavy ocean going type of 1060 tons or more with a surface speed of 18.5 knots and a better than ordinary underwater speed through the use of nickel instead of lead in storage batteries. Allied Headquarters in Aus tralia, Jan. 20, (JP) Allied ground forces have cut the last garrison of Japanese on the Papuan peninsula of New Guinea into four isolated groups after capturing the vil lage and point of Sanananda, an Allied headquarters com munique said today.

Heavy casualties were inflicted on the Japanese in the bitter fighting and only 27 were taken prisoner. Some of the Japanese were reported wandering in the swampy jungle country. The only remaining enemy re sistance was from two Japanese pockets on either side of Sanananda point and wo more on Sanananda road leading to the beach. The Japanese attempted to aid their apparently doomed ground troops in the Sanananda sector by sending a group of bombers over the battle area to attack Allied troops, but the effort was unsuccessful, the communique said. Four enemy bombers raided the Allied base at Milne Bay, but without effect, it was reported.

Meanwhile, Allied medium bombers raided Japanese supply dumps at Lae, New Guinea, start ing many fires, and other Allied aircraft attacked Japanese in stallations on Timor, on the Kaie Islands and at Gasmata, New Britain. A small Allied vessel was re ported torpedoed and sunk in Australian waters with the loss of two lives. It was the first time an enemy submarine was reported in Australian water in several months. Owners Appeal Assessments On Properties Appeals of four property own ers were heard today by Dauphin County Commissioners as hearings started in the courthouse in connection with triennial assess ments of the county. The board told all appellants complaints would be studied and they would be notified of the action.

H. W. Crouse, agent for Mrs N. C. Hale, Susquehanna town ship, told commissioners he thought an error was on county records as to the acreage of Mrs.

Hale's property. He said she was assessed $7500 for 68 acres, while he claimed she has only 43. He pointed out that in giving a section of land for Cameron drive several (Please Turn to Page 7, Col. 8) Eden Hints RAF Will Bomb Rome London, Jan. 20, (JP) An implied promise that Rome will be bombed by the RAF "as heavily as possible if the course of the war should render such action convenient and helpful" was voiced by Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden to the House of Commons today.

He was asked if he had informa tion that there were a military camp and armament factories in or near Rome. Eden replied affirmatively. Then he was asked whether Rome was an open city. "I think," he answered, "that the Prime Minister made it plain last that we have as much right to bomb Rome as the Italians had to bomb London, and we should not hesitate to do so to the best of our ability and as heav ily as possible if the course of the war should render such action convenient and helpful." Tojo Reported 111, Jap Diet Recessed New York, Jan. 20, (JP) The Office of War Information said the Tokio radio broadcast a report today that Premier Hideki Tojo is ill, and that the 81st Diet would be recessed until January 27.

HARMSBUKG COLD Founded 1931 CXin No. 16 14 PAGES Daily Except Sunday. Entered as Second Clasj Matter at the Post Office, at Harrisburg HARRISBURG, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1943 Only Evening Associated Press Newspaper in Harrisburg. News Around the Clock SINGLE COPIES THREE CENTS mmuKu Mm eF Warned I Union Chie fsNo ti fy 12,000 on Strike To Heed FDR Edict Wilkes Barre, Jan. 20, IP) The United Mine Workers served notice on striking anthracite miners today that they face dishonorable expulsion forthwith if they refuse to obey President Roosevelt's order to return to work by noon tomorrow.

The UMW Executive Committee of District 1, to which 3 1 Yanks Mop Up Enemy Forces Near Airfield Washington, Jan. 20, Wiping out of 1032 Japanese in five days of battling on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomons was reported today by the Navy in a communique which told also of the bombing of a Japanese cargo vessel at Shortland Island 300 miles to the northwest. The heavy casualties inflicted on the enemy in the land action were part of a series of actions in which ground forces fought slowly forward against stiff enemy resistance. For the most part they could be described as mopping up engagements to clear Japanese groups away from Henderson airfield. Allies'Reduce Japanese Garrison In New Guinea 445 Ships Sunk To Menace Supplies Japanese Need New York, Jan.

20, (ff) Slashing steadily away at Japan's vital and long extended supply lines, Allied submarines, warships and planes have destroyed at least 445 Japanese naval and merchant ships, and reports from Axis sources indicate the Nipponese are facing a serious shipping shortage. With their conquests sprawled over more than 5000 miles of the Pacific Ocean, and their ship production unequal to match the pace of their sinkings, the Japanese apparently are turning desperately to Ersatz means of (Please Turn to Page 7, Col. 4) Jury Convicts Soldier of Manslaughter Convicted by a Dauphin county iry of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Mrs. Mabel A. Harris, 73, last October 1, Private Sieve Gosciski, 28, Washington, who had been stationed at Carlisle, awaited his attorneys' decision on whether to ask for a new trial.

The verdict was returned late yesterday after the jury had de liberated for five and a half hours. District Attorney Carl B. Shelley had asked for a first degree murder verdict. Court of ficials said the penalty for volun tary manslaughter in Pennsyl vania is a maximum of twelve years. Unless a motion for a new trial is made within three days, the soldier will be called for sentence.

Jail authorities said the soldier was a bashiul and modest pris oner, and told them he was very much pleased with the verdict. The body of the elderly woman was found late in a dark court yard at the rear of 5 and 7 North Front streets. Testimony showed she and Gosciski were together earlier that evening in a taproom, and he admitted going into the alleyway with the women. 'He denied, however, that he killed her. Mother to Tell Of Daughter's TripWithActor Los Angeles, Jan.

20, (JP) The mother to whom Peggy Larue Satterlee, willowy and demure, tearfully related her story of alleged seduction aboard screen actor Errol Flynn': yacht followed the brunet night club entertainer to the witness stand today in the actor's trial on three counts of statutory rape. Mrs. William Satterlee, the mother, and Peter Stackpole, cameraman for a national picture magazine, were summoned to. testify as prosecution witnesses upon completion of Miss Satter lee's. cross examination.

Speaking in a voice so low her words could hardly be heard at (Please Turn to Page 7, Col. 8) They Ride 'Em Denver, Jan. 20. Sale of horse meat for human consumption would be made illegal under a bill introduced by State Senator Curtis P. Ritchie of Pueblo.

His battle cry: "Out here we don't eat 'em, we ride 'em!" U. S. WEATHER Abbreviated Wartime Forecast (This Information must not be oroadcast by radio). Sunrise 8.25 a. sunset 6.1 p.

m. Harrisburg and vicinity some what colder tonight, diminishing winds. High yesterday 44; low last night, 13; river tomorrow feet..