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Three times winner of awards of merit, Select List of Ohio Papers. Haflxt (Limps THE WEATHER Some light snow. Not so cold late this afternoon and tonight. OUR FULL LEASED WIRE OF THE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE GIVES US COMPLETE STATE, NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS Volume XXXX. Number 226.12 Pages.

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Thursday, December 17, 1012. 12 Pages. Four BRITISH COUP CUTS ARMY IN TWO New Congress Will Test New Deal REVERSALS SEEN May Revoke Salary Ceiling KILLED IN ACTION Earl H. Mann, 31, above, has been killed in action while on duty with the U. S.

Navy, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Mann, 227 1-2 West Third street, Dover, were informed by the Navy Department yesteraay. The notification gave no details and did not reveal the theater of action in which his death occurred. He had enlisted in 1940.

BRITAIN AND DARLAN AGREE By WILLIAM S. NEAL I.N.S. Staff Correspondent Washington, Dec. 17 and anti-New Deal Democrats today foresaw a strong likelihood that the new 78th Congress will reverse the past tendency to grant powers to President Roosevelt. With the new Congress, which con venes on Jan.

6, containing 50 more Republicans than the one which adjourned late yesterday, the balance of power may shift from the administration to a bi-partisan coalition. Whole-hearted support of the war, but a tendency to challenge New Deal reforms and to carefully limit grants of power, was expected to spirit of teh next con. Admiral to Retire Af- May NuUify Salary Limit Sen. Robert A. Taft (R) Ohio, said that there is a that the $25,000 salary limit order of the President will be nullified by the new congress along with other acts challenged as usurpations of congressional authority.

wUl'Tift inclined to grant powers necessary to carry on the war but will be disinclined to grant, other unnecessary broad grants of said Taft. Losing Momentum and Initiative PUNCH DWINDLES Soviet Troops Get New Implements ter War Africa To Help Win War BY WILLIAM WADE I. N. S. Staff Correspondent London.

Dec. 17 the heels of a declaration by Admiral Jean may be some restrictions Francois Darlan that he would retire on the power to fix to private life after the liberation of Taft proposed a revamping of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation w'hich has expanded at a rapid rate as a result of the war and now has France, Britain was reported today to have reached a working agreement with the former Vichy defei.se chief who now Ls high commissioner of the borrowing authority of over French Colonial Empire in North 000 000 seems to me we should revamp the RFC so wTe will know where we said Taft. are two or three things in which it is engaged, which to me to be beyond its legal Transportation Affected While the price control act authorized payment of subsidies to producers only, the RFC is subsidizing transportation, Taft said. The RFC issue is expected to be raised early in the next session when a bill to increase its borrowing power by $5,000,000,000 is pressed. The possibility that action of the administration in using subsidies to hold down prices may be challenged in the next session was seen in a warning given the senate by Sen.

Scott Lucas 111., a strong administration supporter. Lucas voiced the view that the nation generally would oppose widespread use of subsidies. The alternative in the milk situation, he said, is an upward revision of price ceilings. Africa. A Madrid dispatch to the Daily Mail quoted reports from Algiers stating that the agreement had been achieved through the intervention of Gen.

Henri Honore Giraud, commander of French troops fighting against the Axis in North Africa. Darlan Recognized The agreement, it was said, does not constitute recognition of any permanent governorin. rights of Admiral Darlan, long known for his coolness to the British. It does recognize, however, de facto posi- tion which lie attained through an agreement with American Lieut. Gen.

Dwight D. Eisenhower resulting in the capitulation of Algeria and Morocco following the landing of Allied troops in North Africa. It was stated that under the present arrangemen. everything is subordinated to the common purpose of organizing North and West Africa to win the war. By NATALIA RENE I.N.S Staff Correspondent Moscow, Dec.

17 the Soviet army pushed ahead relent lessly with its twin offensive on battlefronts west and south of Moscow, unimpeachable military information from the fighting zones today proved that German forces gradually are losing both momentum and initiative. although their capacity for skilled resistance is far from broken. Latest official communiques reported Russian recapture of five inhabited localities in the vicinity of Rzhev and the smashing of a German attempt to break through in the Velikie Luki region. But competent military analyses of the immediate outlook had even more significance. Nazi Fortunes Waning These reports, particularly from; the central Stalingrad front, showed that the Germans are trying obstinately to repair their badly shattered fortunes by fiercely resisting the Red army advance.

Severe fighting rages inside Stanlingrad and to tlie north and south of the city. Desert Hopes of Taking Army Intact Into Tripoli Shattered TWO DIVISIONS, EQUIPMENT TRAPPED Axis Withdrawals In Tunisia Reported- Fighting Is Limited TOULON- -TOMB OF A FLEET Air view of inner hmbor of Toulon, made before the French scut-! tied 75 per cent of their ships there, shows portion of fleet berthed safely Letters Indicate. battleship Strasbourg, which was scuttled, cruisers, cruisers, D. destroyers; de.sti overs. AIRPORT NOW NAVALSCHOOL Cadets Get Wings Tomorrow Pilot Harry Clever, manager of Tuscarawas County i announced today that municipal air port at Schoenbrunn has been dc signed an official i training school by the U.navy But stimulating news that repeat and that In the future the ground ed German counterattacks at Ver-, and flying courses previously open to I khne-Kumsi, a Cossack village south both army and naval pilots will be DEPUTY Davis, west, of Stalingrad, had failed en-, limited to naval nnn 136, Port Washington, above, limited to naval students oniy.

tirey proved to Moscow observers) Effective December 15th. the 20 that the Nazis have lost their B5 cadets being trained at mentum and now are unable municipal airport were placed on ac auneh successful counter attacks, duty by the navy and will be paid he battles at Verkhne-Lumskl; $75 a month in addition to tie lr as seveial days and nights with iceep and allowances lor uniforms. enemy seemingly successful 1 upon completion of their courses QrwUct 6 himself into fhcjhere, yie cadets will be transferred to the Iowa State pro flight Mans started some flank attacks and the enemy would Wings been glad to flee bu he was unable Eighteen cadets at the airport to escape from the powerful pincers will be presented with their silver being executed. wings at special ceremonies to be The large Soviet pincers, which! held tomorrow at 9 a. m.

-Lie pre was drawing the Germans into a ssentations will be made by represen death embrance from the southwest i tatives of the American Legion from and northwest of Stalingrad, was this city and Dover. All military working slowly as any big pincer op- training received by the cadets ha eration must, considering the ter been supervised by Chark. Kaiser rain. German fortifications and re- and Walter G. Findley of Uiis city distance.

Then there are always and W. C. Brucks and Nei on numerous pincers within any large Millan of Dover. The cadet training here Is spoil On the central front, the Red sored by Muskingum college a .0 Tit army is gnawing through the most carawas County Aviation, Inc. Mr.

powerful German defense lines Clever said the local field is opcr- strung out in depth. The German atect under U. S. navy department defense itore is most active and! orders and indicated that the cla.sv most stubborn and is combined with now limited to 20 w.ll NO CH ANGE IN DRAFT SET-UP Ohio Organization to Stand Columbus, Dec. 17 atloiu of selective service will I and there will no changes clue inclusion the esrrvlce system In the War Manpower Commission, Col.

Chester (roble, state draft chief, was info)med from Washington to day. The Information proves groundless i.ii.i 1 rumors to the effect that MaJ. Iwrn appointed slnTlII wmM to succeed King I). Hiller, Uhrlch villc, who was cully named clerk of courts. Davis formerly here.

WILL AVENGE NAZI CRIMES placed as national unit! chief, and that military men now directing TVlce would la- replaced by civilians. Col. Goble also announced that paid selective service jKusoiinrl would be given a holiday 011 Christ iiitts, but tla- New Year's Day, as well as the after Christmas and New- Yeai would he "regular woik mg MORE SOLDIERS TRANSFERRED The War Department announces the following transfers from Fort Hayes, Columbus: Noel L. He ter, Uhrichsville, to 363rd Engineers, Camp Claiboume, La. William Bradley.

529 Depot street, Dover, to Keesler Field, Miss. Delbert S. Wenger, Uhrichsville, to Fort Bragg, N. C. HULL APPEALS TO DE GAULLE Unity For Allied Cause Asked Washington, Dec.

17. of State Cordell Hull today issued an indirect appeal to Gen -u Charles De Gaulle, leader of the Training Uhrichsville, to Fighting French movement, to for- rh i. xt ew Orleans. f0r tjie of the war i i his differnces with Admiral Jean Darlan in North Africa and cooper- Uhrichsune. Luther R.

Sudduth, jn a unified effort to achieve Leo J. Conley, Dennison, to Camp victory ever the axis. maneuvering of reserves. Reds Get New Implements At the present time, the Red army command is emphasizing the great importance for the Red army to immediately fortify any line taken so as to be able to not only attack en emy fortifications but to be able to resist enemy counter attacks. The Russian infantry has been supplied with necessary implements to build fortifications in the frozen winter earth.

be increased in the near future RUBBER CZAR RAPS CRITICS OVEREXPAND U. S. PROGRAM Barkeley, Texas Russell E. McCreery, 121 Superior street, Dover, to Camp Crowder, Mo. Cedric S.

Carroll, 515 Sterling Avenue Dover, to Camp Van Dorn, Miss. OFFICERS OF POLICE LODGE RE-ELECTED Offiers of the Tuscora Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police, were all reelected at their annual organization meeting last evening as follows: J. David Craig, president: John D. Blake, vice president; Casey Craig, conductor: Alex McIntosh, inner guard; Garriwn Groh, treasurer; Edwin F. Allman, secretary, and Chester A.

Stemple, Chester N. Truman and Clyde B. Morris, trustees. The lodge voted to pay the dues of Its members drafted into the service. Without mentioning Gen.

De Gaulle by name, Hull told his press conference that the most Important thing now Ls that every per son in sympathy with the cause of te United Nations and every group of individuals should strive to unify their efforts in support of the allied military cause until final success. Washington, Dec. 17 (INS) The ProciucUon board officially ad jean mitted today that the $18 500.000,000 construction program was this year as It announced that facilities will close In a 21 page report on pro duction in 1942, the WPB stated that is likely that there will remain in each field some over Resents Insinuation Controlled Washington, Dec. 17. (INS) Blunt, spoken William M.

Jeffers, the rubber director, today de clared 1x1 ore a congressional com mitt.ee that walk out. of the if the time ever conies when of you senators can point your finger at me and say i con trolled by By WILLIAM TIIF1H I. X. S. Staff Correspondent Washington, Dec.

17. HNS) Led by the United State- Britain, and Russia, the governments of II conn tries, and the French national com mltt.ee, today strongly condemned policy of cold blood ed of the Jew 111 Europe, and warned that the Nazis shall not retribution for their A released bv the state department said that attention of the protesting governments has lyeen called to numerous that German autHorith in Nazi ruled not content with denying the mo elementary lm man righto to the now carrying into effect oft- repeaterl intention 1.0 exterminate the Jewish people In TTioso condemning ndi pci In addition to the three major allied powers and the French committee, the governments of Belgium Czechoslovakia, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, and Yugoslavia. HEATING STOVE SALES FROZEN HERE TONIGHT All new coal and oil burning heat ing stoves are frozen a of midnight ASK 48-HOUR STEEL WEEK BY J. C. OKSTKEICHEIt international News Service Foreign Editor Field Marshal Krvvin HomimTs hopes trundling defealed Axis arnix more or less intnet into the of western Tripoli or Tunisia were Masted todav hv a hriU haul Ih ilish coup which hopped his retreating into I wo pieces and paxed Ihe was lor Ins ulliiuale Iti I ion.

i Sinking swiftly and hiking the enemy entirely by prise, (icn. Sir Bernard Law Montgomery sent a "mile a armored corps streaking soil III into Ihe Libyan deserj below LI Aghcila and then hroiighl il hack In Ihe sea al Wadi Ini, Ihe head ol a dried up stream on Ihe coastal road sixty index to die west. Ha thereby thrust a shaft of steel betwecu advance forces, last reported 150 far I her west in the vicinity of Hirte, and the hard pressed rear guard which had been able to olio only dcMilto It Ion to the British Eighth relentless purault. Two lliviaioiin Trapped Trapped on t.lie desert coastal road, with their own blasted and damaged equipment an additional handicap, wcra the German OOtU light division, part of the 13Ui ai mored division and transpoi All now are 111 ft between Montgomery a advance force and the balance of the British aimy of the moving forward as rapid ly as Ible to catch up with Itom mell and destroy his tattered rcm mods. sweeping detour south from El Aghella, through swamps, bouldci Jn wn sBehhr.

of desert and dried up river that. quagmires with each sue 1 esslve 1111 Ilf a 11 one of Die mud drama tic of desert warlaie. There 1 little question now but that Montgomery and bis mi 'parlor in Cairo, Gen. Hlr Harold It Alexander, have complete con trol of situation. trapjgd Nazi forces can I dealt with In a numliei U.S.

BOMBS HIT JAP WARSHIP New Nip Airfield tacked 7Q) Day Enemy Believed Plaif ning New Thrust BY A. BORS I. H. orreapondent Washington, Dec. 17 battle for the central Bolomona on Unlay as Yankee dive damaged a Jap destroyer or erulsef in an attack on the New Georgia aregj while Army flying fortresaea down 12 7x fightoll planes in the same vicinity.

The renewed Japanese activity, I Kir tod In a navy communique, IndL cated Uiat the enemy attompU of was. mg to push supplies and Eighth Army can mee It menl.s the Munda area to holdl frontally, with 11 im certainty it will their Installations for a possible aW be annihilated ha pie reni guard conimniuk-i bus mi i accraa to r.upplU VViVK! Director Makes Plea Clveland, Dec. 17 (INS) A 48 hour wee for worke rs In the indii wa requestod today by the regional war manpower ermimlsalon at the tlr.st meeting of the area WMC. Inc tea mg the present 40 hour week would eliminate im ic asc cl ml gration I workei Ilobert (JcxkI win, regPKiaJ W.VI^/' director, and fo rMiat. rca the 48 hour pro po al has be put Na tlonal WMC help relieve tin- shortage.

The pe ak working force throughout the country for 1943 will be approx I mutely WMC aald. Indus i.ai workers number 000 000. Or It call ft. to the mere of rle an and British dive bomb era wi.lle the bulk of the Eighth Army desert route up through Wadi Matratln regain the coat road and whip out after Itomiried and de via tlona may yet to made suirouial and Ban him ill pcison. while retreat still Is fast, it Is being tac against Guadalcanal, 145 the souttieust.

Attack Island Daily It was the seventh day of AinerU ran attacks against New group In the central whera the hpponese have to rn an airfield and a ba.se* for against, American forces in the ern Solermons. '17 1 ere been enemy aeai air activity in the Guadalcanal area since the Nipponese defeat irg Imped by allied bombing attacks. a )finp of of 1 RESIGNS AS STARK COUNTY PROSECUTOR Stark County Prosecutor A L. Bai theimeh of Canton formerly of NEWCOMERS BANK TO PAY DIVIDEND Payment of a ten per cent dividend from the trust certificates at the Oxford bank at Newcomerstown was authorized today by tfhe trust committee. Distribution will begin immediately.

The Ohio state banking department approved the payment, the second since the funds were ordered held following the bank holiday In 1933. TECHNICIAN QUITS Mrs. Mary McLaughlin of Uhrichs villc, for the past four years chief technician at Twin City hospital, Dennison, has rescued, effective, 15th, it -was announced yesterday. H'-r successor has not yet been na med. Jeffers made his statement after tonight, county rationing ixnirriH Ms.igned members of a senate agriculture were notified today by official- of toklng over hi, 0 subcommittee criticized him the Office of Price Administration.

'oirimon p.eos on failure apfKilnt agricultural ex Hereafter, only those substituting perts to a commission now in Rue coal heating equipment for oil burn resignation. to study methods for making ers, those replacing old i 0 -h, was made to permit 'he syntheti: rubber. those needing equipment for He jbviouly thought of heating ent.ial will be committee Inferrerl that be .1 fjerrnitted tbuy new stoves, being trol led by non agricultural Tlie order does not affect, tOVes. Interests in planning the nation rubber program. UP FOR PAROLE Fred Howell of New Philadelphia, who sentenced to Ohio penlten tiary on non support charges 1 st Jan uary, w-jll be eligible for parole from the London Prison Farm after Feb ruary ftt, 1942 CITIES WIN ROUND WITH LABOR BOARD BUS TUMBLES OFF FERRYBOAT The resignation, effective wa made 1 court to na liai'theinieh lire In the pro leading aspirant tor the office It Deane McLa.ughllu of Ma.snlllon who i.a.s 11 a jno.

'cutor for six ais. COURTHOUSE HELPS BUY XMAS BOXES A special contribution of $20 to windows of a York help to I to fifteen feet below given the Dennison can 17 (INS) fought! OI oucm ter Point, Va Dec. 17 (INS) City nine governments today had won their their way out of fight to retain control of their own town bound bus labor matters as the war labor board the surface of the York to Canteen on was rnado ruled that it, lacked power to enter day aftor the vehicle fell off a ferry the courthouse today a city labor dispute. pulling out of its slip Employes of the courthouse, at tor Establishing a precedent, the One of 30 passenger aboard Hie vs, salesmen and a. men in board ruled that It could not take bus v.as drowned All were courthouse have contr.bu’ed each jurisdiction in disputes involving at naval mine depot mar Yoik week to the Canteen sirae the city employes of New; York town The bus was raised by naval, and have paid In iince Dial uiae NewArk, N.

and Omaha, Neb. 'rescue 28. causing the name sort mad that contributed to the rear guard The qdliton voiced In Uii.s yesterday that Montgomery would to wane extraord.naiy mea ures lest Rom ni' with Hie bulk of his mat up" In little i Maginot line of Tunisia until ln forcemeti'A have to lecGved No layman ould boj k- Ut anticl pato the tactics of MVb a. and trie battle general as Mont goinery lri field But the gue.vs was hazarded might detach a iiiiill out heavily armoied and fast moving attack force to overtake axis and prevent him from swinging bis annv much fur hei to the weal 111 one plere. Koutl Perilous '17)18 I now- done Every mile he travels Rommel now ap 1 within range al fighting planes operating from Tunisia while as the British Eighth Army to the west, own planes nearer and M-r 'o ever thinning curtain of movable steel that made 1 Afrlka Koips Ihe arbiter of desert warfare Meanwhile, American and Brltiah; ftnmp ion and fighting plane, mam tained pre against, axis positions along e.i/*ern coa- t.

of of Tunisia A.s Rommel horteria gap to-iv-een his army and the that a waits hbn to the we he slmultaneou ly the totweea him and Ameri- 13 15. This fact 1 1 a.s led Navy men to cast a porslble new against, American positions in Pacific. MAY TAP 1943 MEATQUOTAS Wickard To Issue der Today Wool ling ton, Dec. 17 administrator Wickard today wffl sue an order enabling meat to draw on their 1943 quotas to vlate severe in war throughout the country, agricultural officials dlaclosed. It wa explained that in such crowded war centers a.s Detroit, folk, and others packers have hau.st.ed their quotas and have been unable to sell meat for civilian Officials said that the move will al so be taken to meet Increased demands for meat during the holiday season.

may odious, but Rommel to in tlie tion Slsv phas and Tantalus rol 1 ed Into one Every mile he covers brings him closer to safety at, tin same time aafety is and ex (Continued on pago 12i MUST REGISTER BABES 30 DAYS AFTER BIRTH They must register young days for rationing. County rationing board and I announced today that new But must, be registered for sugar within 30 days after birth tor they cannot thereafter be registered..