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"3T ijr Ki i i 1T i -L A ffi s' i- VOLUME CXVI PRICE 5 CENTS WICHITA KANSAS SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 13 1942 NUMBER 73 IRfiKOO MARINE PATROLS WIPE OUT EI1EMY Several Companies Mop Up on Japanese Bases in Guadalcanal Area HAZIS MAY SKIRT CAUCASUS TO REACH CASPIAH American Units Frustrate All Enemy Attempts to Gain Hew Foothold SHIP SHELLIIIGS FUTILE Dive-bombers Flean-while IPound Foes in I Gizo Island Area CHURCHILL HARDS HONOR Big Boynbera Are Seen as Increasing Factor in i Attacks ori Reich 11 1 1 I 1 11 By KIRKR SpIPSON (Wide World War Analrct) Prime Minister war review ringing with confidence ultimate United Nations victory an stem with warning to Hitler of events In the making had one other angle of special Interest and sig nlficant to this writer It was reference to the dramatic story American- Flying Fortress planes and their American crews as it is being written in deeds of skill and valor on both sides of- the world States fair force) day light bombings is a new and in creasingly -important factor and there is n9 doubt both in accuracy of high-level aim and in mutual! defensive Churchill sale new possibilities of air war fare are being opened by our (Continued on Page 20) NOTE: -The iitt (curt-ant at Waiblutn rcleawS Smtardmr the feltewiae arreaat ef a aiariiie aa-lrl aetiaa la tha Salanwaa arrittea he a aiariae caras eanbat carresaendeat) awnuamuMa By SERGT JAMES HURLBUT GUADALCANAL Aug 19 One of the most determined aqd effective patrol actions yet attempted against the Japanese forces remaining on Guadalcanal has just been completed Col Whaling of Washington directed the action in which several companies of marines drove down on Japanese concentration points1 and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy The plan of attack was as follows: Company commanded by Capt William Hawkins of Bridgeport Conn moved along the beach road that -leads from Kukum Company commanded by (Continued on Page 20) IS ext Fifty Days Replete with War Economics' Polities NEW PRICE CEILINGS Claim Ihe Atieniion and Study of the Food I Producers TOPEKA 12At Ihe KAN Sept beginning- of i i (AP Sept German forces today were driving southward from captured Novorossisk along a coastal Sluided arrow (A) indicates possible Nasi push to the Caspian sea by skirting: the Caucasus mountalnXif jtjieMozdok area (B) the Red army repulsed Nasi efforts to expand their bridgehead across the ferekriver Stalingrad held fast THE EDITOR SPEAKING: i 1 I Experts say those Flying Fortresses will change the fortunes of war in behalf of tlie Allies And they are till i the week Kansas as a whole gave new consideration to the economic element in the war situation following I President notice to congress about plus-parity farm prices and following also local discoveries over the state of farther development of shorteg -n farm help The first concern of Kansas continues to be not economic however biit martial with1 every indication currently that while the economic rlement'will gain more prominence in the immediate future along with the element of politics -both elements will remain subordinate to the overshadowing all-out war effort on which this commonwealth is concentrating with might and main The mobilization of more and more of its youth and support in food armament and finance keeps Kansas working up in the collar under ihe conviction that no time is to be lost In reinforcing the armies in- Asia and in Africa and in preparing for the coming second y-front which the Invasion of Europe will set Up In the meanwhile reactions of an economic nature due to the war are claiming more attrition than they did during the Spring and Summer and pending price-control action in Washington promise to a excite an increase in their -consid- eration in the next fifty Dy common consent a part of the tilde available in the month of October will be given to the political campaign with organiza Report Only Southwest of City Have! Foes Made Dent Since Friday HALT ATTACKS I NEWEST Russians also Deal Heavy Blow Germans in: Leningrad Region r- MOSCOW Sept 13 (Sun The Rusaians have fallen back from one point southwest of Stalingrad before the massed blows of German tanks and motorized troops but' elsewhere the Soviet legions are holding their own in bitter-end- fighting which has cost the Germans at least 10000 men killed before the city in the last few days i- Another 5000 German soldiers have been killed' or wounded in sharp fighting on the Volkhov front southeast of Leningrad where the Germans were reported hurled back Hie Russians revealed the first dent since Friday in their positions before Stalingrad in the following stark phrases in the midnight -communique: Southwest of Stdjjngrad tense fighting took place-with enemy tanks and mechanized troops Soviet forces evacuated one inhabited 1 As the greatest and Undoubtedly the bloodiest battle of this war went into its 19th day the Russians announced they once -more bad stopped the Germans on the critical area west of the city where the Germans advanced in frontal a sa ults last week until their war machine was halted Friday Wave upon wave of German soldiers the Russians said agaih the invaders were numerically superior to the dashed against the Russian defenses In continuous attacks without gaining ground- the communique revealed I Repulse Nazis The communique declared: Fascist troops are continuously attacking our positions troops are attacks launched by the numerically superior German Southwest of Stalingrad it was officially reported 6000 Germans have been out in the last five days west of Stalingrad about 4000 Germans have been killed The communique did not mention the northwest sector where the Germans have increased their pressure in the last day or two With the city 'of Stalin perilously besieged from-three sides it was disclosed that another area of sharp fighting has developed far to the All Attacks Stopped I the area of Sinyavlno a railway town on the west side of the Volxhov river below Leningrad the Russians said the Germans have (Continued on Page 20) BAN EMIGRATION -PORT AU PRINCE HAITI Sept 12 A government decree today prohibited emigration of Haitian workers In wartime because mobilization for military sendee or1 agricultural expansion may require every able-bodied man DRIVE IN MADAGASCAR IS NEAR TANANARIVE French Claim British Have Suffered Heavy Losses in Action Thus Far Predict More Opposition 1 LONDON i Sept British forces pushing inland Dram the landing on Madagascar were reported only 70 miles from Tananarive today after a 130-mile advance but French reports said enemy had been engaged en route with "very heavy losses -inflicted and that the going would be tougher over 200 intervening barriers before the capital' The reported by the first communique from the British East African command said the drive had carried to the great bridge over the Betsi-bokd river but that a concurrent overland advance from the north had been slowed by the French destruction of bridges! -French Blake Stand The Vihy troops mostly concentrated Outside-the capital made their stand at the confluence of th4 Xkopa and Betslboka rivers (Continued on Page 20) ARIZONA INCUMBENT PjLES UP LARGER LEAD a i i 1 Carl Hatch Holds Margin in Senatorial Race Over 2 1 Demo Oppohenta: ALBUQUERQUE Sept 12 First scattered returns from primary elections sent Sen Carl Hatch lhto a long lead over two Democratic opponents and gave Johzr Dempsey former undersecretary of interior better than a two to one margin over Bryan' Johnson in the contest Eleven scattered precincts from the state's voting districts in the Democratic senatorial race gave: Hatch 760 Robert Putney 79 Dr Clarke 265! Sixteen 'precincts gave: Dempsey 1438 Johnson 457 I WILLKIE TO BE GUEST DF IRAQ G0VERHMEHT BAGHDAD IRAQ Sept (JF) Qvam Sultaneh on behalf ot the Iraq government will give si banquet and reception tomorrow night for VYenidell Willkie President special representative Willkie who arrived today after Visits to Egypt Turkey' Lebanon and Palestine dined with the regent tonight SENATE COMMITTEE STUDYING FURTHER TAX BILL CHANGES Treasury Informs Finance GrQup Their Action Has Added Only $830000000 Proposal of House WASHINGTON Sept (P) Members of the senate finance com mlttee told by the treasury toda that their action on the tax bill had added only $830000000 to the annual revenue provided by the house indicated they might consider further Changes in the levies on individuals1 With a reopening of the tax schedules which4 already have been tentatively adopted sales tax advocates hoped to revive a levy of this type and there were indications that a modified version of the Ruml pay as plan might be considered Calling a meeting the committee for Monday Chairman Georfce (D-Ga) told reporters the bill still was open to -last-minute changes (Continued on Page 20) WILL MOVE 4400 Japanese inland 4 mm Army Plana Relocatiorion Utah and Arkansas Sites Beginning This Week SAN FRANCISCO Sept Transfer of about 4400 evacuated Pacific coast Japanese to two new inland relocation centers one in Utah and one in Arkansas will begin next week the army announced today Col Earl Bendetseh chief of the wartime civil control administration In charge of evacuation said transfer of 4200 Japanese at Tanforan assembly center would begin September 15 and continue at the rate of about 500 a day until September 22 These Japanese will go to the central Utah relocation center near Delta Utah An advance party of 200 left September 9 An advance party of about 200 going from the Stockton assembly center the Rohwer relocation center in Desha county Arkansas 15 miles northwest of Arkansas City will leave Stockton September 14 No dates of destination for the remaining 4000 Japanese quartered in the Stockton center have been announced Both movements represent the initial transfer of evacuees to the Utah and Arkansas centers each of which has a capacity of 10000 persons' FOR TWO RUNS AHD UMES USLWTflRY cine on easounE MSE OVER CCUI3TRY 1 Price Administrator Henderson Asks Motorists in Un i i rationed Areas to Place Selves Under Mileage Control Until Setup for Nation Can Be Arranged 1 i WASHINGTON Sept Price Administrator Leon Henderson tonight asked motorists in unrationed areas to place themselves voluntarily under this same gasoline and mileage rationing controls now1 in force in the 17 eastern states t-1 BOMBER WITH JEN ABOARD IS MISSING IN MOlINTAlf AREA Tucson Ariz Fieltf Calls for- Search 1 Return Route Lies Across Western Kansas TUCSON ARIZ jBept Officers of field reported today that a B-24 bombing plane with eight officers and two enlisted men aboard was 24' hours overdue in returning from a flight mission I Col Lowell Smith commanding officer at the field said the plane went to Omaha Neb on a navigation training flight and left there lomeward bound 1 at 11:57 Thursday Tbje return route was hrough the western comer of Kansas southeastern part of Colorado and thence across New Mexico and Arizona to Tucson Colonel Smith broadcast a rpquest persons along or near that route notify the nearest military authorities of any formation concerning a plane in distress Names of the crew were withheld LINEMAN IS KILLED AT SALINA AIR BASE SAUNA Sept Glenn dcClung 25 lineman employed on he Salina army air base construe ion project was electriclzed today Coming in contact with a high voltage "wire while working ion a pole 1 0 feet from the ground Mc-Clung was knocked to the ground reached a and was dead when -he Salina hospital McClung was the first fatality among thousands pf men employed since early summer on the air base and a nearby army contonment A resident of Ottawa Kan McClung If KANSAS DEAF MUTES ENTER WAB PROJECTS Twenty Workers Graduated from State Training in Essential Work TOPEKA Sept Twenty deaf mutes trained ta electrical assembly work have been employed by an airplane company on war work Mrs Irene Meeker state social welfare! board member reported today She cited their employment as an example of the success of a program sponsored by the state uo- cational rehabilitation service for training physically handicapped persons for war work The mutes-took a course atr the national defense training school in Kansas City and when all 20 en-rollees completed their wprk last month they were hired in war Jobs Nineteen other handicapped persons took a -course at Wichita In blueprint reading and material! estimating Sixteen completed the work and 14 have been hired by the Boeing Aircraft company Two others are waiting to be called Harry Dawdy vocational rehabilitation director said employers in each case been satisfied with the employes which the training provided? 1 LINCOLN AUTHORITY DIES LOS ANGELES (Sept Dr Francis Durbin Blakeslee 96 author of of Abraham died today As a youth in government service in Washington Dr Blakeslee had frequent contact with Lincoln' A retired minister he wgs chaplain of the National Lincoln fellowship 4-r WASHINGTON Sept 12 (AP) Continued effort by the Japanese to dislodge United State forces from the Solomons have cost the enemy 15 bombers and five fighter planesin addition to previous losses- the tivy announced today 1 Enemy destroyers have Joined the Japanese aircraft in an effort1 to oust the marines from the Guadalcanal and Tulagi area but their shelling has causedno damage On three days September 9 to1 114 enemy bombers escorted by Zero fighting planes roared over Guadal- canal United States fighter planes bagged five bombers and four Zeroes in driving back the first group of 28 attacking bombers On the second day 27 bombers attacked and four were shot down Smash Jap Buildings The third raid included another 28 bombers with the fighter' escorts United States fighters shot down six more bombers and one fighter American dive-bombers were active September 11 against -enemy installations on Giza island of the N6w Georgia group: They sank a small enemy surf ace craft and did considerable damage to buildings T)ie action was reported in navy (Continued on1 Pago 20) motorists be Curtailed to a genera) average of 5000 miles a year To further the tire conservation program President Roosevelt made public today a chart showing tha Continued on Page 20) i (Continued on Page 2) LABELS RAF STRAFING UF TRAINS MASSACRES AMBERIEU UNOCCUPIED FRANCE Sept Marshal Pet a in told" workers of this railroad renter in Ain department today that RAF strafing of trains in the occupied zone were and said his heart rises up at the thqught of them The Weaiher KANSAS Somewhat cooler In sbutheast Sunday Few showers extreme northwest OKLAHOMA change In 'trmprrature Sunday except some-- what rooler in extreme north Fry srattrred thundershowers afternoon In northwest MISSOURI Somewhat cooler In northeast and southwest on -Sunday Few widely scattered showers central and southwest 1 SWATS HOMER Declaring that it would be ievera weeks before coupon ration books could be printed to! carry out the nationwide gas rationing recommended by the Baruch rubber committee Henderson cautioned that and every day that passes up til the cut is made we Americans are wasting one billion tire miles in unnecessary On Equal Footing His I request followed other lndt cations from OPA that the national rationing plain when placed In eP feet would put the rest of the country on an equal footing with lie east as to the amount Of gaso-ine allowed motorists Easterners receive a basic ration of approximately four gallons weekly with supplemental allowances or motoring deemed essential The committee headed by Bernard survived by the widow land aiBaruch which investigated the daughter I her situation recommended that VICTORY FOR ST LOUIS CARDINALS RUSSIANS LAUNCH OFFENSIVE UN LENINGRAD FRONT SHORTAGE OF LABOR AFFECTS CANNERIES Indiana Factories Facing Shutdowns Following Demands of War INDIANAPOLIS Sept An acute" war-born labor shortage threatened shut-downs today for a dozen canneries and enormous losses In bumper tomato crop With the army depending on the Hoosier state-first in national tomato to fill vast service contracts army supply officers started a speedy canvass of the situation WPA officials placed a statewide list of workers at disposal of packers many of whom were buying large Advertisements in metropolitan newspapers appealing for workers an emphasizing a call for women WPA aid thwarted shut-id owns for at least' eight packers in i the Indianapolis vicinity -R Edward Hayes employment service district- manager said The Indianapolis and possibly other employment offices will operate Sunday and canneries In the area will provide truck! transportation to land from jobs i Hayes said Marshall Vogler Indiana war oard chairman of the USD A said the situation is more critical in Indiana than any1 other state 'with Maryland and Delaware scaring Indiana's plight to a lesser degree Other farm leaders said there are more picked tomatoes periled by rotting' today than any Other time in the history Vogler said Indiana's tomato acreage this year was more than greater than last year Meanwriile Gov Henry FSchrick-er issued an appeal to housewives and all other available to apply for work art the nearest cannery The governor also appealed to school officials to release older students to work as pickers Some schools throughout the state already had contributed hundreds of pupils for the record' tomato pack i I (AP WIREFHOTO)--Sept Red troops are' reported today attacking in the Volkhov iiver sector (1) about 60 miles from beleaguered Leningrad The Soviet attacks near the Sinyavlno (1) railway station began several days ago but first announced last night Shaded ares roughly indicates approximate NeV YORK SrpL (AP Cardinal third Baseman George Kurowskl trots in home after slamming a home-run drive (dotted line) Into Ihe lower left field stands scoring Walker Cooper and himself for the two runs which beat the: Brooklyn Dodders 2 tol In Ebbets field here today Cooper and Johnny Hopp wait to give Kurowskl the glad hand The victory brought the Cardinals intol a tie with the Dodgers for first plsce in the National league pennant race I extent of German occupation I i.