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CONTESTANTS FOR MISS Four eye-filling reasons why be a to select Miss America 1942 at the annual beauty pageant at Atlantic City. Posing in Philadelphia are (left to right) Jo-Carroll Dennison (Miss Texas), Peggy Maley (Miss Atlantic City), Betty Brunk (Miss Chicago) and Lucille Lambert (Miss California). Miss Lambert is a Santa Ana girl. Jap Forces Break Through Pass In Pacific Advance By HAROLD GUARD United Press Staff Correspondent SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sept. forces have broken through the Owen Stanley mountain pass in New7 Guinea, and are advancing down the southern slopes toward Port Moresby, the great Allied advance base on the south coast, less than 50 miles away, United Nations official quarters reported today.

Allied advance troops holdingj7 the narrow mountain gap havej been enveloped and are falling) back on the main defense lines) Axmder the weight of a persistent Yanks Hit Shipping Rommel Plans to Russians Check Nazi Frontal Make Stand Drive on Stalingrad and Volga On Desert Front River Line; Kill 310 Germans CAIRO. Sept. Ameri can and British heavy bombers; were reported today to have at-1 tacked Axis shipping in the Med-1 iterranean ds Marshal Erwin Rommel sought to pull back the remainder of his desert forces from the south end of the Alamein line. DAYLIGHT RAID A communique reported that American bombers carried out a daylight attack upon the enemy supply line across the Mediterranean in cooperation with heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force. The bombers reported a direct hit on a merchant ship and a near miss on a tanker.

A formation of Spitfires yesterday afternoon shot down three Messerschmitt 109's over the battle attack in which it was believed, the largest enemy forces so far engaged in New Guinea are operating. ENEMY AIR ATTACK The most serious threat to date to Port Moresby, which is 375 miles from Cape York at the northeast tip of the Australian continent, was combined with the first enemy air attack on Port Moresby since Aug. 17 and "Ing of troops In the Milne Bay area at the southeast end of New Guinea who had driven Japanese landing parties into the jungle. It was indicated that the bitterest and most important fighting yet seen in New Guinea was in prospect as enemy advanced toward the Allied main defense lines on the south side of the Owen Stanley mountains. MOVE INLAND The enemy had moved stealthily inland from their base at Buna and the Gona mission on tlje north New Guinea coast, occupied July 21, to the Kokoda area just on the other side of the mountains from Port Moresby.

They had reached Kokoda with almost no opposition, because des(Turn to Page 2, Column 5) LET US TELL 'EM ABOUT IT Use The Classified It's Direct Got something you want folks to know about? You can reach the most people for the least money through the columns of the Register classified section. Register Want AJs Rhone 6121 Americans Rout Japanese Troops In Solomons WASHINGTON. Sept. land and air power blasted away today at scattered Japanese forces which gambled heavily with troops, ships and planes in a effort to reinforce their isolated patrols in the southeastern Solomon Islands. Disclosing the latest enemy attempts to regain lost footholds in the strategic Solomons, the Navy reported yesterday that U.

S. planes bombed and strafed fleets of small boats, destroying many of them and causing loss of Presumably, the Japanese succeeded in landing some reinforcements for their shattered forces. (Turn to Page 2, Column 6) State Admission Day Tomorrow Getting along in years, but still in her prime as the Girl of the Golden West, California will celebrate her 92nd anniversary of statehood tomorrow. Observance of Admission day locally will be restricted to the closing of city, county and state buildings and offices, as well as banks and other financial institutions. The Register will publish on its usual schedule.

Santa Ana postoffice will maintain its regular service. Both Santa Ana parlors, Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West, also Grace parlor, Daughters of the Gokien West, at Placentia, will join in the celebration of Admission day at San Diego tomorrow'. The Ana parlors will be represented by a float being prepared by a committee directed by Chairman Walter Gisler. area, with credit for one victory Russian artillery and armor going to Flight Lieut. J.

H. Cur-: jia(j jaid down a of ray, Dallas, a member of the; fire that the Germans could Royal Canadian Air Force, the not penetrate. Attack after at- RAF new's service reported. lack were thrown back with BULLETIN MOSCOW, Sept. Defenders of Stalingrad were reported firmly regrouped toda.y against reinforced German shock troops seeking to enlarge a newr and dangerous salient in the western defenses by non-stop attacks and southwestern lines also held overnight on battlefields stained with blood.

MOSCOW, Sept. Russians have cheeked a frontal drive on Stalingrad and the Volga river line, killing 3000 Germans, semi-official dispatches said today. Despite the wildest efforts, the Germans have not budged South-: west of Stalingrad in 96 hours. Great, new forces of tanks and 1500 dive bombers and fighter planes had created a perilous situation yesterday, but frontline dispatches today said massed JepanRussia Break Is Seen The exploit of John James Power (above), USN, of New' York City, in diving almost to the deck of a Jap aircraft carrier in the Coral Sea battle to be sure of scoring a direct hit with a bomb, was cited by President Roosevelt in his radio address to the nation last night. Powers is missing as a result of his dive-bombing attack and was awarded the Medal of Honor by the President.

FIRST PHASE OVER heavy losses. The first phase of the fall bat-1 FIERCE FIGHTING tie of the Nile was over. Rommel had taken a beating but it was indicated that he was now preparing to make a stand and any tendency to gloat over his reverses was discouraged by British military leaders who expected him to try another offensive soon, as he had staked his reputation on breaking through to Suez. The front was quiet after a week during which Rommel had attacked with all his power and, ft was finally revealed, had reached a point only 15 miles from the vital coastal road from El mein to Alexandria before he met the main w-eight of the British Eighth army and suffered a setback. PATROLS ACTIVE communique said that there was nothing to report on the southern sector yesterday, that patrols were active in the central and southern sectors Sunday night and that at least six enemy pjanes had been destroyed yesterday for an Allied loss of one.

This indicated the extent to which (he fighting had subsided. Dispatches, however, gave the impression that by means of a rear guard reinforced by strong tank units, Rommel was trying to maintain a bridgehead in the Allied minefields where he had made his first days ago. He had established posts around the Himeimat peak at the south(Turn to Page 2, Column 8) CONTINUES the area west of Stalingrad, fierce fighting the Soviet noon communique said. being repulsed, the Germans threw in new forces supported by tanks and for several hours tried to break through. All attacks were repulsed.

Six disabled tanks and more than 200 Germans remained on the battle Last Soviet commun- (Turn to Page 2, Column 5) CHUNGKING, Sept. 8 (AP) circulated in foreign circles here today that Japanese Ambassador Nao- take Sato had presented recent to Russia which the Soviet found unacceptable, and that as a result a break into open conflict between the two nations was expected at any moment. These reports did not specify what suggestions Japan was alleged to have made. They were said, however, to have been laid before the Russians since tlfe resignation of Shigenori Togo as foreign minister last week. Harry Bridges Goes Baseball Scores 'All Out' for War LOS ANGELES, Sept.

Bridges takes a boiled view of the war. He says the issue for Americans is or be and urges against part-time prosecution of the war effort. is toe much part-time fighting, part-time thinking, and part-time working in this declared the state CIO director at a dinner of 500 CIO members lasf' night. is no kill or be killed. Lalior knows life is at stake, and while there still are mistakes to be rectified, the workers should be given credit at least for being on the way toward total war NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 000 000 4 2 Brooklyn 100 210 10 1 i i Wilkie and Phelps; Head and (Ai Owen, hard- New York at Philadelphia.

postponed, weather. AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis 000 130 00 Detroit OOC 001 00 Sundra and Ferrell: White, Trout (8) and Parsons, Riebe (3). (First Game) Boston 302 202 17 3 Washington 300 206 18 2 Jud, Wagner Brown Ryba and Peacock Convoy: Scarborough, Car- rasnuel and Early Congress Awaits Inflation Bill From President (Text of President talk to the nation will he found on Page 7 of Register). WASHINGTON, Sept.

Prentiss Brown, who managed the original price control law' in the Senate, announced today that the banking committee would begin hearings either Friday or Monday on legislation demanded by President Roosevelt for stronger control of prices. WASHINGTON, Sept. lAP) demands for statutory control of wages came from members today as an aroused Day Of Action At Hand, Churchill Roosevelt Reveal By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent America and Britain today put Adolf Hitler on warning that a Allied offensive will hit Nazi Europe at a moment of the United Nations own choosing. Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the White House breathed confidence in the Allied war potential and indicated plainly that the day of increasing offensive action is at hand. Churchill was careful to give no hint of where and when the Allied might will strike, preferring, he said, to let Hitler worry about that question.

The White House attitude was the same. Churchill and the White House spoke at a moment when reports Mediterranean, Churchill reveal- from war fronts around the world is in position to carry on had assumed a comparatively op- for good many thanks timistic trend in contrast with to the arrival of a big Allied the dark succession of setbacks, convoy of three weeks which had formed a backdrop for convoy which suffered important so many of the Prime but not excessive losses, Church- addresses. ill said, in view of the results. But Churchill emphasized that From the fighting fronts came a time of hard fighting lies ahead reports that the United Nations and his statement was echoed were at least holding their own. by the White House.

Both, how- Moscow reports said that the ever, left no doubt that a second -terrific German drive on Stalin- front in Europe is coming and grad still was being held with that the decisions to open that fair success despite the front have been agreed upon by Britain and America. Churchill expressed confidence in the imperial position in Egypt where he said the defenses now are in shape to hold for months ahead and that developments may be awaited with good heart." Malta, kev to the central whelming Nazi superiority in men, fighting machines and aircraft. Both northwest and southwest of Stalingrad the Germans have been unable to gain for about 96 hoursA Russian reports indicated. A new dangerous Nazi drive was launched on the west(Turn to Page 2, Column 2) White House Reveals Conferences On Early Opening of Second Front (Second Game) Boston Washington Butland and Early. 001 001 Peacock and iFirst Game) Cleveland 20 1 020 23 Chicago 000 000 00 Poat, Perme and Desautels; Lee and Dickey.

'Scorched Earth' Used By Japs In Policy China CHUNGKING, Sept. 8 (UI ruined areas have been forced to Central News Agency reported etreating apanese cayy foodstuffs for enormous dis- 21,000 anti-Japanese youths were adopted an utterly policy along the tdnces to meet their demands. entire length of the Chekiang Kiangsi railway, destroying every city and village, reliable sources declared today. Prior to their retreat, Japanese soldiers looted the entire countryside of foodstuffs, destroying what they were unable to carry thereby creating an economic crisis which the Chungking government is attempting to solve. Chinese soldiers operating in the I killed in communities along the Enemy forces attempted also to railroad, destroy to the last vestige the net-j Chinese observers said the fact work of communication routes, in-; that the Japanese still held the eluding railway lines and high- important rail air center of ways.

Air as those at Kinhwa indicated enemy forces Yinshan, Chuhsien and may attempt to use this base as a were mined and attempts, springboard for future operations made to blow up great concrete.in the event Chungking troops runways. Reports reaching Chi- successfully rehabilitate the dev- nese military authorities indicated, astated area and restore bases for however, the program of destruc-ja possible aerial offensive against tion did not attain full success. I Japan itself. By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON.

Sept. White House today revealed a secret conference among British and American military and political figures in London under circum- Congress awaited introduction of stances indicating early opening of a second front against a legislative blueprint for Presi- Gerijiany. dent drastic new pro gram to stabilize living costs and prevent inflation. Mr. statement that (Turn to Page 2, Column 3) vita! military decisions have been the President British chiefs of staff and with told the public last night in a Prime Minister Winston Church- fireside chat about 10 hours be- Stephen T.

Early, Mr. Roose- fore announcement of the London secretary, was a member of conference. due time you will party but to meet with know what these decisions Brendon Bracken, British minister and so will our enemies. I can Df public information, say now that all of these deci- Second front speculation bloom- sions are directed toward taking partly because of this sentence the tkc announcement; General George C. Marshall.

these conferences the whole Army chief of staff, Admiral conduct of the war was thorough- Ernest J. chief of naval ly canvassed, and, with the ap- operations, and Harry L. Hop- proval of the President, the nec- kins, representing Mr. Roosevelt, essary decisions regarding mil(Turn to Page 2, Column 2) Yankee Forces In Galapagos WASHINGTON, Sept. of State Hull said today the United States had estab- in July in London with hshed bases in the Galapagos; islands, with the consent of the; Ecuadorean government.

The secretary, discussing world! affairs in response to numerous! questions at his press said the establishment of the bases the Galapagos primarily con-! cerned the Navy department but; that it could be assumed no such! steps would have been taken witji-j LONDON, Sept. These specific details fitted into out a friendly agreement with) Prime Minister Churchill told the what Churchill termed a eontm- trend in the favor Storming oi Dieppe Preliminary To Bigger Action, Churchill Says Ecuador. War Department Okays Louis Bout BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Sept. (AP) The War department annrounced today that Joe Louis and Billy Conn 1 meet in a heavyweight championship fight Monday, Oelo- ber 12. House of Commons today that the storming of Europe at Dieppe was the pre-: suice report and with a to bigger undertakings complete accord between Britain and that army in Egypt) and the United States on waging is stronger actually and; global war.

an accord which he relatively than it ever has has existed since the end of Britain, he reported in a war July, summary to the reconvened par- sea also, he gave cheering liament, be confident in our news with the report that, though ability to maintain a successful losses still are heavy, they had defense of Egypt not for days or dropped so sharply that they are weeks but for several months at a rate than (Turn to Page 2, Column I) Jap Forces Begin Advance In New Guinea LATEST WAR NEWS FROM FOUR GREAT WIRE SERVICER international News Service Toe Associated Press United Press Associations Vride World TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1942 37TH YEAR NO. 242 Ann fkqjster MOST CONSISTENT NEWSPAPER WORLD TIME TABLE AT 12:00 NOON IN SANTA ANA. IT IS: 9:30 a.m. Hawaii 10:00 p.m. Moacow 3:00 p.m.

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