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Burton r7 n' 7 Weather Report Manner, light rains Sunday Sua rim iff 6:03 4 FINAL Sunday, November 29, 1942. No. 209 On Guard for Over a Century 112th Year Jr (la Cnd 13 Cents) en rn rn UUVJ imli 1 rn Mr? be few 7 rij JuUzivyJu ltj Li nl Our Wounded Don't Cry They Smile New Drive Hailed After Don Victory Kcv Factory Section of City Falls: Russians 90 Miles fremi Latvia Br the Anclated prrft MOSCOW, Nov. 29 (Sunday) The Russians announced today that a surprise offensive on the northwest front had killed 10,000 German troops, routed five divisions, "liberated more than 300 populated places" and broken wide gaps in German fortifications less than 90 miles from the old Latvian border. A special communique issued by the Soviet said that the Red Army had broken through to a "strongly fortified defense zone of the enemy" and that in the area of the town of Velikie Luki, which is 90 miles from Latvia, "the German front has been broken over a distance of 30 kilometers (about 20 miles)." The Russians have, in fact, pushed on to the west of Velikie Luki, for the communique said the rail line between Velikie Luki and Novosokoliniki, 25 miles to the west of that city, had been broken, as well as the line from Velikie Luki to Nevcl, 35 miles i 1 ''i Llii jM NORTH AFRICA ON WAY TO WA SHINGTON HOSPITAL weeks ago to the day that they Invaded French soil The World Today i (Nov.

ion) Free Press readers with relatives or friends in the nation's fighting services abroad can keep them informed of world events by clipping and mailing this dally feature to them. THE WAR Russians disclose big advance in new offensive on central front, with heavy losses inflicted on enemy; major victory on Don front also announced; Stalingrad factory area recaptured. Allies hit Axis hard on land and sea in North African campaign: British submarines sink nine Axis supply ships crossing Mediterranean; first American wounded from North African front reach the United States. Allies hope portion of French Fleet escaped scuttling at Toulon as one submarine reaches Spain. Vichy reports British invasion of Reunion Island, east of Madagascar.

American airmen pound Jap bases in Northern Solomons; patrols repulse Japs on Guadalcanal. 25 YEARS AGO TODAY Violent artillery fighting was In progress on the Flanders front in the region of Paxschendacle. NATIONAL AFFAIRS Congressmen oppose making Secretary Ickes labor czar. House leaders agree to peek early action on war-powers bill sought by Administration. Government orders war plant to reinstate and unions not to persecute Jehovah's Witnesses.

Senate Committee may investigate meat shortage. IX MICHIGAN Three boys drowned near Pon-tiac as thin Huron River ice cracks beneath their weight. Republican leaders in State Senate will meet Tuesday to plan strategy and work out organizational details for 1943. IN DETROIT OPA announces local ration stations will be open Sunday for B- and C-card applicants, and for late A-card applicants on Monday. Law enforcement agencies will combine to check amounts of gasoline in dealers' tanks Tuesday and Wednesday.

Stores' shelves will be well stocked with coffee Monday, if buyers do not purchase more than their actual needs. President Arroyo Del Rio of Ecuador visits Detroit war plants, and is guest of the State at a dinner in the Hotel Book-Cadillac. Transportation experts hope that share-ride programs and staggering of working hours in factories and stores will avert a major breakdown of Detroit's public transportation when rationing starts. FINANCIAL Biggest borrowing operation in history starts Monday with every citizen urged to support victory bond Factory employment hits new high to lead Detroit business indexes. Farm and Labor conditions now best in American history, Leon Henderson reports.

Stocks Sluggish buying helps peace stocks; leaders move irregularly. Bonds sell unevenly. Grain Early gains lost in closing hour. Z3 All in U.S. GellingCall to Colors Immense Program to Use Everyone Able to Turn a Hand lo Winning the War Br the AtwieUted t'toi WASHINGTON, Nov.

28 Every able American, from kindergarten age up, will be getting some kind of training by the end of 1943 In the Nation's effort to win the war and the peace. The "midnight oil" will burn not only for youth normally in schools, but for millions of men and women who, through the exigencies of war, will have to adapt themselves to nevv ways of living and working. At least 5,000,000 women, for Instance, must receive production training over the next 13 months, for many of the women upon whom Industry Is depending for Its new labor supplies never hae worked outside their homes. Increasing numbers of men will go into the armed forces; city youths will be trained to plow fields, milk cows, raise chickens en farms. High school boys and girls will be trained to do janitor service, work in stores, do housework and take care of children.

Tiny youngsters will drill for air-raid protection. WORK FOR HANDICAPPED Even the physically handicapped, capable of working and free from defects that might endanger theirs or another's safety, will be taught to be useful. The Office of War Information reported today that approximately 15,000,000 American women, of! less than 23 per cont of the total female population, have paying jobs and that only 4,000,000 of them are doing war work. This compared with the total of 11,100,000 working in 1940 and the estimated 18,000,000 women who will be working outside their homes by the end of next year, the OWI said. In 1010, 1,100,000 were doing work Involving national defense-, OWI said, predicting that by the end of 1943 the number of women war workers would rise to 6,000.000, or 30 per rent of the expected total labor force of 20,000,000 In war Industries.

The OWI also noted that thd Nazi Government had made an about-face in policy regarding women workers. Germany as earlv as 1939 sidetracked her prejudice against Turn to Page 3, Column On Inside Pajjes Fart One Amuse'ts 10-11 Sport News 1-5 Stafford 2 Van Coeverlr.g 5 Ward 5 Part Three, Autos Aviation Bingay Calendar Classified 12 12 6 5 14-20 Diarv If, N. Y. Letter 8 Crossword Editorial Eddie Guest Fratemala Gardens 14 6 6 9 14 Sunday Fiction Society l-lt Washington Gas-Ration Slationsto Stay Open Will Hear B-C Picas Sunday and Monday; A-Card Seekers May Apply Monday Also Frrparations for gasoline rationing, which becomes effective Tuesday, went into the final phases Saturday with OPA officials announcing that the 40 area rationing stations would be open Sunday and Monday for the acceptance of applications for aixl cards. Cm Monday the stations also will be open for the accommodation of those who failed to apply for their A cards, according to K.

T. Broadwell, State gasoline rationing officer. The hours of registration will be the same, from noun to 9 p. with the exception of the Coolidge School, which will open at p. Broadwell said.

COMING SLOWLY OPA also issued notice for those who have applied for extra-ration cuds not to be unduly alarmed if they do not. receive their cards before rationing starts. liroadwcll pointed out that nn hardships ivfre expected, inasmuch as the first eight coupons in the ration bonk are redeemable, any time In the period up to Jan. 21. With drivers using' their cars fnr essential purposes only, the "2 gallons will provide sufficient fuel for travel until the books for additional rations arrive, Broadwell said.

Again on Saturday the OPA officials diclaimed the truth of rumors that gasoline stocks would be frozen. The rumor, which had been widespread Friday, led motorists to rush to gas stations to fill their tanks. Any freezing of the gasoline supplies, the officials said, would seriously affect the war program and nothing of the sort was contemplated. However, gas stations were prepared for an unusual rush of business over tho week-end and Sales were expected to totat about four million gallons. of the stations, normally closed Sundays, ere planning to remain open lo accommodate their customers.

Stock supplies were believed sufficient to take care of the de-maud. Helping to spike the rumor that gasoline supplies would be frozen was the OPA announcement that a check of gasoline stocks and storage capacities would start Tuesday. The work of checking the supplies will he done by OPA field staffs and the police departments. A. D.

Rucgsegger, chief State enforcement attorney, said that State Police, county sheriffs, municipal police throughout the State, inspectors of the Detroit Weights and Measures Depart-Turn to Tage 5, Column 3 Boston Fights 5-AlarmFire; ManyTrappciL Bj the AiMlrintrd PtfM BOSTON', Nov. 28 An explo-smn-fed fire which hurst smone merry-makers in a Back Bay, mghtcluh, the Cocoanut Grove, h'dled at lrst 15 and injured of others tonight. Hve alarms were sounded for blase, and all available police cars and doctors vcrp summered. 11:03 p. m.

five alarms had hreri sounded, as firemen, police, soldim. sailors volunteers prilled to dispatch the injured In Police Supt. Edward Fallon ordered ambulances 'illed from surrounding communities. Witnesses said that they be-wed about 200 persons were in lh? night club, at 17 Piedmont, there was a burst of flame followed bv an City Hospital reported Its ea-icdies overtaxed anrl t.wn nriesfs pa there administering last rites. Dense, smoke handicapped serv- police and others in re- "IS the injured.

MT. CLEMENS, Nov. 2S whieh broke out in a food ltl the Denver Building ignt threatened to that structure and the 'Ung Tingle Building in Mt. Clemens. Sol- Self riilc helnd letrrns a 1 of Ifl.niio which the blase.

British Sink 9 Ships Off Nor th Africa Subs Also Damage 3 Others Along Axis Supply Route; U.S. Presses Land Drive Br the Asfinehited Prfwi LONDON, Nov. 28 Nine more Axis supply ships, including a tank carrier, have been sunk in the Mediterranean by British submarines fighting attempts to rush men and provisions to German and Italian troops now forced back within 15 miles of Tunis. Announcement of this destruction of Axis ships and supplies came from the British Admiralty at the same time that enemy sources described the mounting scale of the Allied assault on the North African siege ports. DESTROYER DAMAGED In addition to the nine cargo vessels sunk, the British reported they had damaged three other supply ships and an Italian destroyer of the Trione class that was escorting the relief convoy.

The date of the sinking was not given. Among the ships sunk was a large twin-funnelled passenger liner which was intercepted off the coast of Sicily. Another was a small tanker laden with ben-ilne. A second tanker which previously had been damaged by aircraft was found burning and was sunk by torpedoes, the Admiralty said. The tank-landing craft, of medium size, might have been trying to reinforce Marshal Erwin Rommel's Africa Corps at El Agheila.

It wa torpedoed off the coast of North Africa near Tripoli. Others of the sunken ships were loaded with food stores. NAZIS LOSE 10 TANKS Meanwhile, an American communique reported a Nazi counterattack at Tebourda, only 15 miles west of Tunis, repulsed with the loss of 10 enemy tanks. "The enemy Is generally on the defensive In the Tunisian area," the report continued. "In an effort to delay the progress of our troops the enemy is attempting to blow up bridges, roads and railway lines." Allied night fighters were re ported to have shot down four Axis bombers that attempted to raid Algiers last night.

The Paris radio had reported earlier that British, American and French forces of the army enveloping the last-ditch Axis garrisors in Tunisia were attacking violently and had driven several wedges into the Nazis' defense lines. The broadcast also said the Allies had infiltrated into Axis lines in the Mejez El Bab region, a tactically important communi- Turn to Page 4, Column 2 V.ofM.Ties for Third by Beatingloiva Michigan went into a third-place tie with Illinois in the Big Ten standings Saturday by defeating Iowa, 28 to 14, at Ann Arbor, in the Maize and Blue's final game of the season. The victory left the Wolverines with a record of three victories and two defeats in Big Ten competition. Less successful were the other two Michigan teams which wound up their home schedules Saturday. Michigan State concluded its season by playing 7-7 tie with Oregon State at East Lansing, and the University of Detroit bowed to Oklahoma A.

33 to 6, in its next to the last game of the season. For complete results and de scriptions of these and other games see the sports pages of this newspaper. SATURDAY'S SCORES Michigan 28 Iowa Michigan Slate 7 Oregon State Okla. AAM 33 Detroit Ohio State Illinois N'avy Indiana Holy Cross Georgia 41 low a Cadets 20 Camp Grant 14 Army 51 Fort Knox 55 Boston Coll. 31 Georgia Tech HOTEL FIRE ROUTS 100 TERTH AM BOY, N.

Nov. 28 fAP) One hundred guests were routed from the 250-year-old Hotel Packer early today when fire swept, through the two UT'er floors of the four-story brjrk frame ytnietur. Thr?" sailois were injured. AMERICAN1 CASAI LTIES IS It was only three Congressmen Oppose Ickes as Labor Czar Taking Pot Shots at Trial Balloons BY CLIFFORD A. FPEVOST FrPp PrfS Washlneton Burma Htlontil i'rett Buildinc WASHINGTON, Nov.

28 The manpower situation, crux of a bitter feud between the services and civilian administrators, remained unsolved today as the White House continued to send up "trial balloons," and congressmen took pot shots' at them. The "trial balloons" were labeled "Ickes," "McNutt" and "Perkins." For several days there have been rumors around the Capital that fo the first time since coming into office in 19,13, the President planned a considerable shake-up among his Cabinet advisers. FEELER FOR REACTION These rumors led observers to believe that President Roosevelt was seeking to obtain from i.he public some reaction to the plan to switch Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes to the Department of Labor; to make Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins chairman of the social security board, and to hand to Paul V. McNutt, chairman, of the War Manpower Commission, the secretaryship of the Interior Department.

First reaction of Capitol Hill was that Ickes would not make a good secretary of labor, which job, under the proposed transfer of powers would also make htm czar over all manpower of the country. Opposition to Ickes In the House was openly expressed hut. this branch would have nothing to do with his confirmation, a task which rests entirely with the Senate. Rep. Roy O.

Woodruff, Michigan Republican, chairman of the Turn to Page 8, Column 2S by in of southwest of elukie Luki. The regular Soviet communique Issued shortly after the special victory announcement reported that the defenders of Stalingrad have "entirely recaptured the factory area" In the northern selon of that battered city. "Our troops In the area of Stalingrad overcame enrin resistance and continued their offensive In previous directions," the regular war report said. Saturday's communique had announced further victories in the Stalingrad sector, asserting that the Red Army had hurled the I last German forces back across the Don River west of Stalingrad and had wheeled eastw-ard in a mighty drive to smash the Nazi Army before the besieged citadel. HAIL VICTORY The Russians, who usually broadcast their communiques without fanfare, announced the central-front victory with jubilation and singing.

All programs were Interrupted. The radio announcer then repeated several times that "this is Moscow calling" In a particularly triumphant tone and followed It by reading the recital of victories slowly and emphatically. Songs were sung over the radio after the text was read. The Germans already have broadcast that heavy operations i were in progress on the north west ffont, hut the Russians kept silent until the paen of triumph earlv todav, GAIN'S SUMMED UP In sum, the Russians announced these victories in their new offensive while the Red Army was cutting deeper into the German lines In the Stalingrad fighting: About 10,000 enemy dead left on the battlefield. Four infantry divisions and one tank division of the Germans sent reeling in utter rout.

More than 300 populated places' liberated. Three key rail lines broken: The line from Velikie Luki-Novo-sokoliniki and Velikie Luki-Nevel lines and the road frsm Rzhev to Vyazma, 75 miles south of Rzhev. The German front blasted over a distance of 30 kilometers (about 20 miles) in the area of Velikie Luki. The enemy front broken in three places west of Rzhev, which is 125 miles northwest of Moscow and 140 miles east of Velikie Luki. An advance in all indicated directions over a depth of from Turn to Page 4, Column 7 Salem team In the Piedmont League, are listed on the roster as catcners, but they also will help out with the coaching duties when necessary, Zeller said.

In saying Baker would not be the manager next year, Zeller offered no explanation. He merely said that Baker would be released, and that officials of the Detroit club will give him "any desired assistance in making a favorable connection elsewhere." This wa3 regarded in some quarters as an indication that Baker and his former bosses were ready to. part on reasonaly good terms. Since Baker had been anl O'Neill hired by almost everybody but the ball club weeks ago, confirmation failed to cause a great stir among the faithful, Saturday. It was an anti-climax and in these times the public seems in ar Raker hns been manager of the Tigers since 103S, when he Turn to irst Spurt Pas French Sub Takes Haven at Barcelona Hope for Escape of Other Craft Rises BY EDWARD BEATTIE Press Correspondent LONDON, Nov.

28 Arrival at Barcelona of a French submarine from Toulon bolstered hope today that more submarines and perhaps surface units had escaped the scuttling of the French fleet and might join Allied naval forces in North Africa. The submarine, which was given 24 hours to leave Barcelona or be interned, was the first French warship know definitely to have es- caped Toulon. It was believed that, rather than undergo internment, it might attempt the run down the Spanish coast to Gib raltar, 550 miles away, or cros3 to any one of several Allied ports in French North Africa, the closest of which is Algiers, 260 miles due south. Radio Vichy reported tonight that three destroyers were intact in Toulon. Two persons w-ere killed and 27 were wounded in the fighting in the Toulon fortress, the broadcast said.

Allied authorities, taking hope that other fleet units might have escaped, announced that they were prepared to assist any French warship seeking haven from the Axis. British warships cruised likely areas of the Mediterranean in Turn to Page 4, Column 5 Churchill Goes on Air Today Br the Associated Pre LONDON, Nov. 28 Prime Min-ister Winston Churchill will make a world-wide broadcast tomorrow on eve of his sixty-eighth birthday. The broadcast is scheduled for 9 p. m.

(4 p. Detroit time). The Trime Minister, who so often has come to the microphone with bad news, will be able to paint a brighter turn in world events. He probably will touch on Allied operations in North Africa, the defeat of the Nazi Africa Corps in Egypt and Libya, Rus- sion successes and the scuttling of the main French Fleet at Toulon. All four major American net works announced that they would carry the broadcast.

BULLETIN Thousands of persons watched firemen extinguish a blaze In a Shell Oil Co. gasoline tank car on the New Yoik Centra! Railroad tracks near Pleasant and Deacon Saturday night. The crew nf the Detroit firehoat in fhp P.nr.rr Rier ioined firemen on a doen other pieces of apparatus in bringing the hla.e under control. InjuredYanhs Tell of Fierce AfricanBattle Hj the Aisoclatril Prri AN EAST COAST Nov. Returning casualties from the United States Navy's amphibious forces that participated in the African landing operations Nov.

8 told today how one soldier was buried in the sand for 30 minutes a bomb explosion and how quickly dug trenches shielded the Americans from French planes' strafing Oliver Gustafson, 25 years old, seaman second class, of Bessemer, who suffered shrapnel; wounds in the leg hen a hand I grenade he picked up on a beach exploded, said that "French planes Domoea us ami sirarea us wnn machine guns while wc were in the trenches, but no one was killed." Bl'RIED SOLDIER SAVED The unidentified soldier burled the sand was dug out and revived In the trenches. Lying in an adjoining bed here was John R. Cornwell, 21, seaman first class, of Widewater, who suffered a broken leg when an enemy plane strafed his landing boat within 715 yards of a North African beach. These two were among a number of casualties brought here Friday. It was announced In Washington earlier that 94 wounded American soldiers had arrived there for treatment in Walter Reed Hospital.

Twenty-one others were in a group which had landed Thursday at an East Coast port. Most of the arrivals at Washington were able to walk, but some were stretcher cases. From none, however, came a murmi1" complaint, and from most came cheery grins and joking comment. Gustafson was a member of the crew of a ramp boat that landed Turn to Page 4, Column 6 P. Calloway, who was shot to death as he knelt in a rice field and begged for bis life.

As the execution time drew near, Toni Jo. 26 years old, a former prostitute who was married to another killer, Claude (Cowboy) Henry, admitted she was "scared inside." She had spent a sleepless night, talking with a deputy sheriff, and she had begged not to be left alone. But the slender woman was composed when she sat down in the chair. Sheriff Henrv Reid, bent forward and asked If she had any last word. "No," Mrs.

Henry replied. She smiled at the executioner as he deftly fastened the electrodes. She mumbled a few words to him. then gripped the arms nf the death chair. i Father Wayne Ilicliard stood before her, offering consolation, I Turn to Pace Column 3 O'lSeill Replaces Baker as Manager of Tigers Toni Jo? 'Scared Inside, Dies ior Callous Murder BY CHARLES P.

WARD Jack Zeller, general manager of the Tigers, Saturday confirmed a report that has been in circulation for months that David Delmar Baker will not manage the Tiger next season and that Stephen Francis O'Neill, manager at Beaumont last seasoa, will be at the helm in his place. In announcing the release of Baker, Zeller also announced a shake-up in the coaching staff of the Tigers, an event which usually follows the selection of a new manager by a big league bail club. Coaches Mervyn Shea and Jackie Tighe will be given their unconditional releases, and Al Vincent, manager of the Buffalo club of the International League last will Iw the only coach engaged in their places. Paul liariH, former nianauer of the Atlanta cluh In the Southern Association, ant! Al Unscr, 1 fanner manager of (tie Winston- 1'nttwl Pr LAKE CHARLES, Nov. 28 Toni Jo Henry, wearing a freshly cleaned black crepe dress, walked to the portable electric chair In the Parish Prison shortly after noon today, smiled at her executioner, and died for the mur-dor of a Houston (Tex.) salesman who had given her a lift in his car.

The second In Louisiana to die for murder, and the first to be electrocuted, Toni Jo was pronounced dead at 12:13 p. m. Teti minutes earlier she had walked calmly down a flight of stairs accompanied by her spiritual adviser. A handkerchief was wadded tichtly In one bund. A flowered kerchief covered hor bald head she had Iwvn shorn of ber long black hair, despite ber vigorous pro-lesls.

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