The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, November 11, 1942, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text33; U (Lee Story Yzz Pae,,CcIsr:a vTwo) Dimoui f Wednesday's rnnset, 1:4 1 PA, Thnrsdar's unrise S:C7 ajn. Weather: Mondiy's max. temp. 4S, mla. SI. Hir er Tuesday 3.1 ft By army request, weather forecast! are withheld and1 tessera- tun data delayed. I- Complcto YeaH find m newspaper eaa give more real satlsf&e Uoa thaa roar local morn In paper, with Its WORLD NEWS plot nous COM- UUNITY NEWS. PCUNDSD IC21 ,rn:TY-crcorn teas Satan. Oregon. Wadnasday Morning Norcmbe 1L -1S12 IMcs) Sc. HUES ne (D) f r. r " : ; , : . I , ! - ; : j ; 1 ! ! ( - LJ ' ,11 i k N' I vs 1 i iM't. A;; 1 !; '!' A Oik VrWf rN OCS i; p mill 1 TOiypra ; (Goraitirol ScTDcTD m African CeEc;; - - 1 ' I fc. i . , f . . i - Armistice Features Parade f ; Exercises Slated At 11; Veterans Plan Events - Armistice day's silver anni versary and its first observance with the nation again at war will be a banner event in Sa- - lem, with veterans organiza - tions active throughout the day and the general public sharing in the major attractions; the parade at 10 a.m., the patriotic exercises at the Victory center at 11, the Salem-Eugene football game at 2 pan. on Sweetland field and the American Legion dance in the armory at 8 pan. , ' I! : Officers of the Federated Pat riotic societies, in general charge of the day's program, promise that the parade will be the longest and most interesting Armistice day procession in Salem since the largely spontaneous "Hang the Kaiser" parade on the actual Armistice day in 1918. Participa tion of troops and mobile equip ment will be the highlight but all patriotic, civic and fraternal or ganizations have been invited to take part. ; .j;-. v Because of the large number participating in 'the parade, spe cial arrangements for a mass for mation r in . front pf .the Victory Center for ib patriotic exercises have been ' made. Inodeitallyr If the weather is unsuitable for out side exercises, they will be held In the Capitol theatre. - H -. 1 Speaker at these exercises win . be Mai. Gen. Gilbert R, Cook, ; commander of a division at Camp Adair whose platform ability already has won recog nition in Salem. Col. Carle Abrams will be master of eere- monies. Special music by the v band and the American Lesion auxiliary quartet will be Jn-; eluded in the program. Wreaths . will be placed about the doush boy monument by the War Mothers, and flowers by school . ' children. Rev. D. Strain will . Mead In the invocation. - Football has become an Armis tice day tradition in Salem and two ancient gridiron enemies will meetwhen the Salem and Eu gene high elevens clash. i; . Events chiefly for veterans will be the American Legion past com manders' breakfast at 9 ajnl the .Veterans of Foreig n Wars and auxiliary flag raising at 0:15 at the VFW building, cooperative lunch eons by r both veterans' organiza tions, the VFW at their building and the Legion at Fraternal tem ple, at noon; in the afternoon from (Turn to Page 2) ! FR, Pershing To Observe ! Dedication WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (JF) President Roosevelt and Gen. John J. Pershing will lead the nation in observance of Its first wartime Armistice day ' WMinnulir traditional cere monies at Arlington National- :- cemetery. v: Vr: With American forces again engaged fat combat, this time on . two widely separated fronts, the Chief Executive has called upon the nation to rededleate Itself to the task of "winning this war -and building a Inst peace." ; , Accompanied ;,,:b y t General. , Pershins. who eommanded the American expeditionary forces fa the last war, Mr. Roosevelt wCl place a wreath on the tomb ' - of the unknown soldier and then make a brief address In the nearby amphitheater at Arling tea which wCl be broadcast. The President told his press c --rerence Tuesday that Gen eril Pershing's acceptance of Uj Invitation to participate In the ceremonies had made fclm very' happy. Host of official Washington will cbserve the f tradidtional two-riBie silence t 11 wa en the Job, although banks wUl le closed and some Washington c Tiers" will maintain skeleton laims 'Know' Avers Allies Planned to Take France LO ND ON, Noy 11 (AP) Cerma n " troops were reported speeding through unoccupied France Wednesday toward - Mediterranean area ' at which Adolf Hitler said American and British troops ; proposed- landings as a sequel to the AEF coup in north Africa. LONDON, Nov. ll-;p)-Adolf .Hitler in announcing his de cision - to i send his troops into unoccupied France Wednesday granted a long-standing request of the Vichy government that it move its seat to Versailles. : "From now on nothing stands frthe way of realization of their requests, made earlier, to come to Versailles- to govern -'France from therejfhe said h his let ter to Marshal Petain. ' ' Whether Petain would make such a move now, however, was unknown. , ; 'A Paris broadcast quot ed Hitler as saying "We have known for 24 hours" that allied ' attacks were planned upon the French fleet, C o r s i c a and the French mainland coast. He said British and American strategists had "regard to the weakness of the French forces in those parts." "In these circumstances," Hit ler said, "I felt compelled to order the German army immediately to march through the unoccupied zone and this is now being done and to march to the point aimed at ; by - the Anglo-American land ing troops." , , -" ., ,; ... - His order to the troops was an nounced in a letter to Marshal Petain and it evidently spelled the end of the impotent Vichy regime in which the French hero of Ver dun : shared command - with the collaborationist Pierre Laval, Fighting Frenchmen here said. The Fighting French said it probably meant also that the axis would attempt to seize the Vichy: fleet 1 based at Toulon. : The order ended the artificial ; division of France, which had existed following the nation's collapse in June, 1940. It was the 24th anniversary of the first World war armistice. The Paris radio announced, the order in a broadcast by a nazi military spokesman which was re corded by Reuters. - It took the form of a lengthy letter from Hitler to Marshal Pe tain, the aged chief of state who succeeded L the captive Admiral Jean Darlan as the commander of Vichy's armed forces. "We have known for 24 hours that it Is the intention of our en emies to direct the - next- attack against Corsica, which Island they will occupy, and. against the south of Fnncc," Hitler was quoted. 1st add HITLERl 49 P iv ' have given this order) with one single aim and that Is to re pel an American and British landing." . . "I have given the order to the troops to look after the interests of France," the letter went on. The German government desires as far as possible in collaboration with the French army to protect the African possessions of Euro I pean powers." -V:iV': k- TThe German soldier as much as the French soldier would pre fer to work peacefully side by side with his wife and in his home. (Turn to Page 2) ound 40 NazisU. May Soon Raid From Africa; Russia Quiet LONDON, Novi rlMThe probability that allied bombers soon will attack Italy from new North African bases was re ported Tuesday coincident with news that the RAF had raided Hamburg and other targets in northwest Germany in force Monday night for the first night assault on the reich since Octo ber 15. , The air, attacks j on Germany and nazi -occupied i territory re sumed a round-the-clock sched ule as RAF and Boston medium bombers plastered the Le Havre docks for the second successive day. - ; .'. ;' About 200 Spitfires and United States army airforce : squadrons protected the Bostons, and machine-gunned German targets be- tween Cherbourg and Le Havre. The air ministry , reported that 15 attacking aircraft were missing from Monday nights operation, indicating that the 83rd battering of Hamburg since the war began was on a fairly large scale. - CAIKO. Nov. lO-KrVBrttala's grimly pursuing : Elghu .pounded on at the Mtered r-m- aants of the axis ; Africa corps inside the Libyan border Tues day, threatening to wipe out the last of Field Marshal. Er win Kommell'a forces i even before - the Americans could close In on them from the west.: British armor racing to cut off the widely fleeing nazis was ex pected to skirt Halfaya Pass in an effort to pin the survivors against the coast, and Tuesday night it was thought probable the pursu ing tanks were roaring along in the vicinity of Tobruk, whence the British were ousted ignominously in Rommel's push-last June. One body of nazis, caught per haps by road blocks as their com rades plunged across into Libya, was being engaged along the coastal road inside Egypt, between (Turn to Page 2) Adolf Benito Meet Pierre LONDON, No v.i 10-(P-Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini were reported in a huddle with Pierre Laval in Rome - Tuesday, night, urgently pondering j some desper ate', counter-stroke j to offset the smashing American coup in north Africa which exposed all southern Europe to allied attack. ; . The desperation of the situation facing the axis chieftains and their puppets was emphasized by Prime Minister ; Churchill's out spoken declaration j Tuesday that the north African action was only the preliminary to a grand assault upon them. " i ; Official confirmation of the re ported Rome meeting was lacking, but the so-called architects of the "new : order" had enough prob lems to justify a conference and a long one. , ' - Gas Ration Postponed WASHINGTON. N o v. 10-flP) Gasoline rationing in the 31 states not now under ration: control will be postponed from ' November 22 to December ? L OPA announced Wednesday, while ! Secretary of the Interior Ickes .warned that a cut in ' the four-gallon value of ration coupons in the east may be necessary. i, : ' ; f j . I . j ; : .... The postponement of rationing in the west and mid-west is neces sary because of hitches in the dis tribution of coupon books and forms over the country, OPA said. Ickes issued an extraordinary ap peal to eastern motorists, stating that unless civilian consumption is cut voluntarily to the Irreduci ble minimum, he could "see no way , in which we c a n supply enough gasoline to maintain the present value of coupons.' British Advance Past Axis Bead in Egypt In hot pursuit of the retreating Afrlka Korps, a British anti-aircraft gun and towing vehicle advance rapidly over an Egyptian, battlefield fat the current campaign. In this official British photo, a a?ead axis soldier lies along the roadway. Japs Oathumbered Battle for Oivi Near Decisive Stage; " Enemy Battered f WASHiisGTON, r rirov :1-W) The Japanese will have an in creasingly difficult! time from now on In reinforcing their troops on Guadalcanal island, Lieut. Gen. Thomas Holcomb,' marine corps commandant; predicted Tuesday upon his return from an inspec- tion trip to that distant Pacifii battleground. American army and marine forces defending the Guadalcanal airfield already outnumber the enemy on the island, Holcomb said, but the Japs have been send ing in ' reinforcements .totalling about : 900 men every other day, "Trying to stop their reinforce ments! is like' punching a feather bedV'the 1 general said, "as they just send in morel .' But I think things are shaping up so that there will be more interruptions to these reinforcements in future. ne did not sajj how the "in terruptions" would be brought about whether by heavier air or naval action or a combina tion of both, but he was clearly confident that the position of United States forces on the strs teglc Island would steadily im preve. j -xv.v M Talking with reporters at a press conference held by Secretary of the Navy Knox, Holcomb gave one of the best descriptions of condi (Turn to Page 2) Precautions Ready in Schools I Salem school directors will recommend to the city council that the next two appointees to the city's summer (recreation pro gram committee be members of the council. Discussing the mat ter at Tuesday night's "council meeting, directors agreed that re cently the committee, designed to represent both bodies, has had a school board cast. ! v-. v- - 'All" city schools! are now pro vided : with ARP boxes, wooden containers, - holding sand and emergency fire-fighting materials, Supt. ! Frank. Bennett ' told ; the board. Still lacking are the stir rup pumps, : reported completely manufactured except for the rub ber hose. ; :.. wJ i Somewhere in the shuffle, the school system has lost the me chanical drawing teacher who was, supposedly ready to enter into a contract last month, Bennett said, explaining that hej had written to notify the man of his election, had expected him to arrive November 2, had wired him upon his failure to report and; had; heard nothing else, but that be believes a new possibility' has been discovered Meanwhile, Department Head George Brant teaches the classes, the superintendent said. T Solomon This picture was sent by radio from Cairo to the US. Associated US Troops Leave for Africa fTTT-f IT -f. " , ' Carrying full packs," American troops board a transport at an em barkation point somewhere In Xlreat , Britain, their destination : French North Africa. This picture was! sent by radio from London - - to the US. (Associated Press photo from US signal corps.) Governor Proclaims Day For Thanksgiving Gov. ' Charles A. Sprague, - in compliance ' with action of the United States congress in fixing the last Thursday in November as the day for national Thanksgiving, Tuesday !" issued a proclamation designating, that day as Thanks giving day in Oregon. ' ' - : The proclamation reads: ' ' , The continuance of peace is us ually hailed as a principal cause for a nation's gratitude. This year that source of thanksgiving is de nied us. In the year past the Unit ed States has become involved in a great and terrible war, a war in which the existence of the nation is clearly at stake. In this situation we still may find much to be thankful for. The nation is meeting the test of war with courage. ' Our people ' make the - necessary sacrifices without hesitation. The youth in our armed forces -are bearing the burden of battle " with inspiring bravery. There is generating a deeper loy alty to our country and to its foun dation principle of human free dom under alw. ' We should indeed be grateful that, the American people prize liberty above, life, and -war in the cause of justice above a craven peace. ;..-',. There are other reasons for pub (Turn to Page 2) r4 n Allied Fleet At Gibraltar Vt j by th Associated Press ' i pLONDON, Nov. f 10.-R e p o r t s from France Tuesday night said another powerful fleet of United Nations warships and a great number of merchantmen; are ga rnering at Gibraltar, while throughout European waters "and in -: the Atlantic naval activities were Reported on a. vast scale. V Reports from th' continent said some of the vessels of that portion of the 'French fleet stationed at Toulon had. slipped off into the Mediterranean. There was specu lation' as to whether they were heading for the vicinity of Bizerte in Tunisia, through which Amer ican '. land forces proposed to ad vance! on what is left of Field Mar shal Erwin B o m m e l's force in Libya, '--J;.: - The German ''high command ' made sn unscr? orted announce ment that axis submarines and planes had destroyed three al lied shls, Including a cruLer (Turn to Pae 2) Gathering . CJ ran.. Captiuuredl? ... j, . . ....... 'j ' . , . . .. V , . . (GieBlbyTiimigagi Casablanca Pounded, Near -Fall; US Forces Ficht ; IhreelJays Without LONDON," Nov. 10(AP) ary armies wiped out effective resistance along SOOrniles of Africa 8 western Mediterranean' coast Tuesday with con quest of biranv AleriaV second city, and a German report said the bey; of; Tunis had granted President Roosevelt's re- ' quest for the passage of American troops to axis Libya. On the!? Atlantic coast the resistance of Casablanca, chief city of Morocco, was fast and air assault by US Rear Adm. II. E. Hewitt's heavy war ships and dive bombers and from American armored columns which had Infiltrated the cny s i - eastern suburbs with tanks. Rabat, the normal seat of French power in Morocco, on the coast above Casablanca, evidently Was isolated and evacuated by the ! Vi chy commander, G e n. Augusts Nogues. i -' Hence it appeared that in a matter of hours the United States armies' would be in effective con trol of all French North Africa, save for eastern Algeria and Tu nisia. V-- ' V "e1 V-' American contingents evidently were well on their way to Libya, eitfcet, through Tuhis or around it, although the report of the . bay's acquiescence 'was, received . with some reserve here, lest it be mere ly an attempt to; justify the move ment of axis troops into Tunisia. Deep in ' the desert' from . con quered Algiers, American col umns were 'reported s t r i k 1 n g southeast toward axis Tripoli, in tending to by-pass the main de fenses of Tunisia and deal finally with the German-Italian enemy in Africa. ,H I -vvV; :--5':--"-." -1, ' By WES GALLAGHER : : US Correspondent With t& AKT .In Airica - - ' ALLIED HBA DQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA. Nov. 1. -iJP)-Unlted SUtes air, forces ander Brig.-Gen. James H. Doe little, operating from four cap tured airfields, aided in the cap ture of the: strategic- port and naval base of Oran Tuesday. . The airmen gave air cover to a British naval force under Com. T. H. Troubridge, a direct de scendant of one of Nelson's cap tains, who hammered the port from the sea side.'. X.. - "We have started a vigorous at tack to end : resistance," a head quarters spokesman .said soon aft er the attack began at 7:30 a. m. Assault tanks soon infiltrated into the outskirts of the town. These tanks, supporting the com bajt forces of Mai. Gen. Lloyd R. Fredendall, started their simul taneouus attack, from the east and west. One launched its drive from near Cape Nero ElUibir on the west and' reached the city limits, three miles from the starting point, in two hours. " ." f .7 .- - : - i- .- f- ' .1- Seven miles east of Oran an other elite- combat team started driving directly on the city and sent an offshoot directly to the west. This side column pushed aside a French flanking force and engaged in a sharp fight when the French began ai heavy counterat tack at La .Mactak.'.-'.-rX5 , The ' naval forces destroyed all light French naval forces which attempted to ' Interfere with landings, and ' won high praise in dispatches from Gen. , FredendalL "Xr :, .:X?' UV American soldiers, . dog-t I re d and grimy after three days of steady marching and fighting; proved their hardihood by smash ing forward, with the final punch necessary to end the battle and open the big port to allied convoy- lityliz x: 'vJ After the ' tank column broke into the city, the French asked for an armistice and Brig. Gen. Oliver crossed the lines and arranged the . capitulation. The isolated French posts in the interior were not cut off - and probably must t now eventually surrender after this amaring gO- hour campaign : which has siven to the allies nearly 600 miles of (Turn to Page 2) Sleep United SUtes expeditlon- crumbling under all-out naval Doolittlc Men s Control Sides US PUots Bomb and Strafe French j in North Africa ;::V ' r -. ' A By JOHN A. PARRI3 tJS War Correiipondetit with the ACT Dwu-oated -Pr Tb AsocIitd Pres WITH TIIE 12th AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS IN ALGERIA, Nov. 10 United States pilots fly ing British Spitfires and support ing American ground forces clean ing up pockets of French resist ance have in the past 48 hours , destroyed at least 15 tanks and 25 troop, lorries. The pilots "strafed French 'gun positions for the second successive day after the capture of this ah drome Sunday when an armored force seized 800 prisoners, none of whom offered any resistance. The pilots had not slept for 4 hours. They are yoang men from, Florida, Alabama, Iowa, Ohlot New Hampshire and Tex l as tend their Job has been to prevent French armored col rnmns from reaching this air-. "drome. ' j ' . Brig. Gen. James H. poolittle reached here Monday and as sumed command at the 12th air force headquarters. His presence greatly cheeiedfour (Turn to Page 2) Petain Ousts Darlan, Who May Aid US By the Associated Press T LONDON, Wednesday, Nov. 11 Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, aged chief a of-the" French sUte, ousted: Adm. Jean Francois Dar lan as commander-in-chief of all French defense forces Wednesday and reports persisted that Darlan, now disclosed officially to be in American custody at Algiers, may be negotiating to swing France back into the war on the allied side. ; - "M , , -, Tichy Is in a state of panic, said the Daily Herald Wednesday morning. tr The Berlin radio broadcast angry comment, saying much needs to be explained about the circumstances under which Dar lan agreed to an armistice at Algiers. . As these strange speculations stirred warring Europe the Daily Mail published a report that "an important annou ncem en t" ' would be made simultaneously in Lon don and Washington some time today. : -..-- ; No authoritative source would confirm whether an announce ment of unusual import was in the offing. But it was noted that while it was announced Darlan was captured by American forces, an amplifying statement called him a "guest" of the "American commander and emphasized thrt he -was being treated with a ca nity commensurate with Lis achievements and standing lj e naval officer.