Joplin Globe (Newspaper) - January 27, 1942, Joplin, Missouri THE WEATHER rain tn extreme east cooler cooler I In Bouth and Central portions 01 lobe FULL PRESS REPORTS TUESDAY JANUARY 27, 1942.-TEN Final Edition Every Monday PRICE FIVE JAP AIRCRAFT SHIP TORPEDOED American Soldiers Land in Northern Ireland CONTINGENT S TO Most of Numbering Several From Middle West Regulars and THOSE ON DOCK CHEER AS MEN DISEMBARK CHURCHILL FACES SERIOUS CHALLENGE Reverses in Malaya and Threat to Australia to Criticism In Transport Escorted on Uneventful Atlantic Crossing by British and United States War Rice the Associated Press correspondent who went to northern Ireland with the E. F. contingent of this laid the groundwork for this assignment by covering American army maneuvers for the last several By BICE With the A. E. F. in Jan. 26.-(AP) thousand pepped up and to here safely today as the vanguard of United States troops dispatched to Europe in the second world Escorted safely by the United States and British their Major General P. 52, stepped ashore to the Jan. 26.- Minister Churchill tonight faced the most serious challenge to his leadership since he took because of British reverses in Malaya and the increasing Japanese threat to but observers did not believe an attempt would be made to unseat him in the three-day parliamentary debate expected this Ministerial underlings probably will draw most of the but mounting dissatisfaction may impel Churchill to demand a vote of confidence to vindicate Churchill's statement opening the debate was understood to include an account of the talks on allied a summary of good and bad war an answer to Australia's and possibly a request for a vote of has given no sign of shaking up his although it Was understood he had offered an additional ministry seat to Sir Stafford Cripps who just returned from his ambassador's post in CARRYING 17 BILLION FOR NAVY KIMMEL AND SHORT REDUCED IN RANK Whether Action Will Be Taken Against Former Pearl Harbor Commanders Is of Star-Spangled and waves of cheers from those lining the After the general came First Class Private Milburn 22 of whose father's parting words 'em Most of the huskies were from the seasoned regulars and drafted Women nurses also were in the and the navy described the crossing aa routine March Down The American troops marched down the formed ranks under the gaze of Irish and American safe arrival marks a new stage in the world and a gloomy portent for said Sir Archibald British air who welcomed welcome arrival here today reveals part of one great plan tii smash the dictator powers Wherever they may be significance will not be lost on General To General Hartle a pleasure to be There was no flamboyant The secret apparently was and the curious who had gathered on the docks appeared to sense the evident grimness of the stiff-lipped doughboys who came down the Crossing The Atlantic crossing I made with troops on a 20-year-old ship was broken only by well-disciplined deck drills in case Of submarine With me was Harrison Associated Press photographer from New who also assigned to this A. E. F. navy never lost a you the old tars reassured soldiers making their first sea No uneasiness was among the men throughout the The Irish port suddenly loomed out of the and the soldiers leaped to the Few ragged cheers could be heard from and also the identical strains of Save the and played by the Royal Ulster As our ship drew alongside the dock this band switched to the The men silently awaited their turn There were few waves of the orders were snapped and men landed in the gray chill much That came later when the town generally got word of the Besides Sir Archibald CAR DEATHS CLIMB IN S. w. mi TOTAL IN 11 COUNTIES IN 1941 IS 84, COMPARED WITH 54 IN 1940. Greatest Appropriations Measure in American History Goes to Debate Starts APPROVAL PREDICTED OF EXPANSION PLAN Legislation Intended to Give Fleet Control of Seas and Air Wherever It An increase of 52.4 per cent in motor car fatalities last year over 1940 in the 11 southwest Missouri counties comprising division No. 7 of the state highway department was reported yesterday by J. Russell division and Charles H. division safety The number of fatal car accidents on highways in the 11 counties jumped to 84 last year from the 54 total in 1940, the report 13 in Vernon The principal increases were reported from Vernon where 13 died in car accidents last year as compared with 1 in 1940; Lawrence where 16 were killed last year as against only 6 in 1940, and in McDonald county where there were 7 car fatalities as compared with only 1 in the preceding Jasper county's car fatalities declined 1, there being 18 in 1941 as compared with 19 in 1940. A surprising feature of the report was that car fatalities in Newton county increased only one last despite the great increase in the volume of traffic in that county due to construction of Camp Eight persons lost their lives in highway accidents in Newton county last year as compared with seven in 1940. On the other highway department officials were of the opinion that one reason for the large increase in fatalities in the 11-county division last year was increased traffic throughout the due not only to the Camp Crowder but also to other defense building and new business in southwest It was pointed out that the state highway patrol established a bureau at Neosho during the period of the camp and belief was expressed that the work of the troopers might have cut down the fatal accidents in the immediate camp Fast Driving While fast driving was blamed for most of the fatal not all of them occurred on the principal For of the 7 traffic deaths in McDonald only 1 was on highway 71, the principal route through that The other six occurred on highway 88 running between Pineville and the Arkansas state In Jasper there were 3 fatalities on highway 71, 5 on highway 66 and 5 on highway 14. Of the 16 fatal accidents in Lawrence 11 occurred on highway 66, and 10 of 13 in Vernon county were on highway 71. Comparative figures on the fatality record by counties in 1941 on Page 7). on page 7). Jan. 26,-(JP)-The greatest appropriations measure in United States a proposed outlay to finance the navy's aim of gaining complete control of the seas and the air wherever it was presented to congress Debate on the huge is scheduled to start tomorrow in the Congressional leaders indicated belief there would be if opposition to the naval expansion which the house appropriations committee described as The measure proposed naval outlays of in addition to previous during the fiscal year ending next June 30, and for the year beginning July 1. Tops Previous Record The new topped by the previous record appropriation of which the house authorized for army planes only last Added to vast sums already voted for this the measure would swell the 24-month navy total to The house appropriations in approving the expressed confidence that the navy's program would be accomplished unbelievable Releasing a lengthy transcript of testimony by high naval the committee disclosed the navy's belief that 1942 would be the critical year in the battle against the axis Admiral Harold R. chief of naval said the expanded production was designed to enable the navy to accomplish these four great war 1. Increase plane and ship forces to such an extent that they would hold an unquestioned supremacy wherever the navy may 2. Gain complete command of the seas by destroying naval forces of the To Assist Other 3. Co-operate with other branches of the United States armed forces and with the military forces of America's 4. Gain economic strangulation of the enemies by destroying or shutting off commerce of the foes thereby promoting unrest within the borders of enemy To accomplish the huge production navy officials emphasized repeatedly the necessity for full-time operation by Stark urged a 24-hour day and a seven-day week in all shipbuilding both government and The he has instituted a plan to boost individual and group Nearly half of the total appropriation proposal was earmarked for building 950,000 tons of 500 small craft and 1,799 miscellaneous naval vessels such as patrol and torpedo CHURCHILL CANCELS BROADCAST DUE TO COLD Jan. 26. - - Prime Minister Churchill is suffering from a heavy cold acting upon medical will not make a broadcast the ministry of information said He hopes to make a statement in commons No broadcast had been but the statement indicated he had planned to make Jan. 26.-tff)-Both General Walter C. Short and Admiral Husband E. Kimmel suffered a loss in it was disclosed upon being relieved of their commands in the Pacific following the Japanese attack on Pearl ghort reverted to major general from lieutenant officials and Kimmel reverted to rear These were the permanent ranks held by the two blamed in the Roberts commission report for of Lieutenant general and admiral are ex-officio held by them only while they filled the posts of Hawaiian department commander and Pacific fleet Whether action would be taken by the war and navy departments against either remained The White House indicated today the decision was in the hands of Secretaries Stimson and RUSSIAN ARMIES APPROACH RZHEV BRITISH TROOPS HURLED BACK 150 MILES IN LIBYA Growing Threat to Bengasi Develops From Four-Day Advance of Rommel's Axis DECISION IN STRUGGLE BELIEVED IMMINENT Japs Land More Troops On Island Off Australia Civilians Removed From Threatened Units ' Battle Invaders on New New Ireland and Craft Is Latest Victim in of Men Up to 60 for Fighting and In- tie of Macassar Strait and HIT IFf INDIES BY U. S. SUB Ranks Ordered on Indications Are It Was English Admit Situation Is Withdrawal to Suitable Defense Area FALL OF CITY NAZI STAND AT VELIKIE LUKI Jan. 26. - - Dispatches from Russia indicated tonight that the assault of - the Red army northwest of Moscow is threatening the Nazi stand at Velikie 80 miles from the Latvian and virtually has sealed the doom of the Germans In the upper Volga town of 130 miles northwest of the Soviet Highly placed Russians here said the recapture of Rzhev was at any Also expected soon was word of the recapture of some 200 miles southwest of and possibly 50 miles north of Kharkov on the main rail line to Two Armies Squeezing The fall of Rzhev would tighten the Russian claw upon almost half way down the road of Nazi retreat between recaptured by the and Two Russian armies were reported In this squeeze maneuver and in the thrust across the frozen upper from recaptured toward Velikie 40 miles farther The Russians claimed south of A Soviet communique said 16 more communities were won back under the Red flag and reported that in one sector a single Russian unit killed more than 1,000 A hint that the fight has been carried back to at the Jan. 26.-(^)-Counter-driving axis forces have shoved the British back about 150 miles in four it was acknowledged in a drifting battle of tanks which has not yet been fought to a but is a growing threat to German General Rommel's armored columns already have overrun 40 miles northeast of the scene of heavy tank fighting over the and reached a only about 70 miles southeast of the port of Reinforcements in The British thus have lost about 150 of the hard-earned desert miles between there and El the limit of their westward push around the Gulf of No attempt was made here to minimize the gravity of the sudden but neither was there any Indication of It was accepted that axis forces recently have been bolstered substantially by overseas admiralty announced in London today that British submarines had picked off four more axis ships in the sinking two fully laden a medium-sized transport and a salvage Communiques from the front were but Rommel's forces evidently had swept into territory east of seizing roads and airdromes gasoline so recently used for British Early Decision British sources declared the battle could not develop much further without a but the possibility of further withdrawals was Indicated by the fact that there is no suitable defense area until well east of where mountains limit the operations area and make it possible for guns and tank traps to come into play against Rommel's steel Jan. 26.- hurled more troops against Australia's vast island defense chain tonight as authorities removed civilians from threatened cities and Prime Minister John Curtin warned that enemy at our very Australian fighting in the hills south of capital of New Britain were reported to have repulsed 11 Japanese attacks in two days despite their Inexperience and numerical Japanese forces there were estimated to number at 10,000. Seek Place on Australian defense units also apparently were In action on the neighboring island of New Ireland in the Bismarck 800 miles off the and on Bougainville in the Solomon group to the east. The Japanese had landed at Kavieng in New Ireland and at Kieta on Prime Minister Curtin told his people in a broadcast that negotiations were under way to gain a place for Australia on the Pacific war staff of General Sir Archibald Civilians abandoned Tulagi on Florida south of Bougainville In the and also on Page 7) The Italian broadcast from declared that the British lost 239 tanks and armored 158 artillery pieces and several thousand prisoners from January on page 7) Each Person's Sugar Allowance May Be Cut to Three-Quarters of a Pound Madang and Lae on New Guinea which lies 400 miles west of New | All three cities have been bombed intermittently by the and the coastal town of northwest of was reported under Japanese aerial attack On the the cabinet ordered the immediate registration of men up to 60 years old for both the fighting ranks and industrial The enrollment of women is expected to follow Squads Are Bomb disposal squads also were organized in coastal and extended blackout precautions were taken as the threat of Japanese bombers Curtin told the nation that Australia's views on war strategy had been placed squarely before Prime Minister Churchill and President single he afford to risk its future upon the infallibility of one nor afford to submerge its right to speak for itself because of another nation's assumed claim the right to bring to a collaborating council table the same fighting caliber and the same passionate determination which is our heritage from the past and our possession in the 11 ENEMY VESSELS 23 DAMAGED Action Against Convoy Continues - American Torpedo Boat Sinks Ship Off HOUSE APPROVES PUT THROUGH BY VOTE OF 286 TO 112 AND SENT TO Jan. 26.-(iT")-Price Administrator Leon Henderson said tonight that initial sugar rations may be restricted to not more than three-quarters of a pound a Announcement was made last Saturday that rationing of sugar would begin some time in At that officials said each person's allowance would be about 50 pounds a or approximately a pound a Henderson explained that part of the capita average of 50 pounds a year would be consumed by persons who eat In restaurants and Sales for home he will have to be curtailed to the extent necessary to allow for use in such Henderson noted also that some sugar would have to be held back early In the year to meet seasonal demands for home canning during the summer months and for the winter may also be necessary at the I outset the plan to hold sales down so that existing stocks can be equitably throughout the thus Insuring adequate supplies In all OPA officials said they were not yet ready to disclose detailed plans for operation of the rationing although rationing books have been designed and printing already may have They that OPA had plans for recovering hoarded supplies even from the shelves of if and advised persons having stocks on hand to begin using them can't stress too Henderson's statement every housewife should begin now to reduce consumption of sugar in her Those who have hoards of sugar should stop buying and start using up their stocks since they will not be permitted under the plan to get more sugar until their supplies have been reduced to normal is an opportunity for everyone to make a personal contribution to the The army and navy need alcohol derived from sugar to make smokeless Saving on sugar means powder for I our soldiers and Jan. 26.-(/P)-After a three-hour attack by republicans and a few the wartime was approved finally by the house today and sent to the where speedy action was A powerful coalition led by Representative W o 1 c o 11, came within 20 votes of sending the controversial measure between senate and house to conference with instructions to revise it. The coalition to knock out a system of business licenses designed to enforce and also believed a board of review should be set up to pass on price ceilings that might be ' Attempts But after Democratic Leader of Massachusetts had asserted that those and other objections were unnecessary or the house defeated Wolcott's attempts on a roll call 209 to 189. Then members went on to pass the legislation on another roll 286 to 112. McCormack took occasion during the animated debate to say that reports that the president might veto the were but he did say he believed that additional legislation might have to be passed correct some of the defects in the present The first requested by President Roosevelt last would give a price who presumably will be Leon authority to fix ceilings on prices in his as well as rents in defense Licenses could be required for the conduct of almost any If provisions of a license were the offending party would be then the government could petition a state court to suspend it. That court after a suspend the license for not longer than 12 months and the aggrieved party could appeal through normal court Little Debate on With debate centering largely on that procedure and on the advisability or necessity for a board of review to work with the there was comparatively little discussion of another controversial section which would forbid the setting of farm price ceilings on BACK IN MALAYA ABANDON ANCHOR CITY OF BATU GROUND IN OTHER Jan. 26.-(iP)-The valiant but weary defenders of Singapore dropped back tonight along the west Malayan abandoning the anchor city of Batu but on other fronts they staunchly stood their ground against superior numbers of Japanese The loss of Batu Pahat placed the Japanese less than 60 miles from the great British naval keystone of the defense of the entire southwest The British said the town was lost after Japs Quiet on East On the east the enemy was quiet and the imperials held their lines on the south bank of the Mersing 65 miles from Perhaps the Japanese were awaiting because the Royal air force spotted a convoy of two merchant escorted by naval off some 20 miles farther Furious fighting raged near Kluang of the central front as the Japanese sought to drive farther south along the central Malayan A Sikh battalion alone killed 460 some mounted on page COOLER WEATHER IS IN PROSPECT TODAY Somewhat cooler is forecast for today in Joplin and the Despite rain and light temperatures continued mild and steady ranging from 45 to 56 The accompanied by lightning was reported in various sections of the damage was believed to have been High and low readings Sunday were 64 and 40 Maximum and minimum temperatures a year ago yesterday were 41 and 27 Hourly 1 1 p. 2 a. 2 p. p. 4 a. 4 a. ij p. ti a. 0 p. 7 a. 7 p. 5 a. 8 p. 9 a. 9 p. 10 a. p. 11 a. p 1 a. 2 a. Jan. 26. American submarine torpedoed and probably sank a Japanese aircraft carrier in the battle of Macassar strait today while surface warships and big flying fortresses took further terrific toll of an invading enemy At least 11 ships have been positively sunk and 23 others heavily battered by American and Dutch forces since the great engagement began last Friday between Borneo and Celebes Northward in the a tiny torpedo boat zipped again into Subic past net and boom defenses and heavy shore and sank another enemy duplicating a similar daring attack of last Total Damage in So fierce was the action and so brilliant the success of American supported by Dutch against the Japanese invasion convoy in the Macassar strait approach to Java that a navy communique late in the day said it was impossible to estimate total damage Inflicted by our combat but that results are It also was not ascertained whether the torpedoed aircraft carrier went to the but it was to have the communique Authorities here credited the Nipponese last October with eight aircraft carriers built and two under ranging from 7,100 to 26,900 The largest ones can carry 50 to 60 but have a normal complement of 30. The sinking of the second 5,0(X)-ton enemy ship in Subic bay brought the count of Japanese vessels definitely sunk by action since the Pearl attack to 51-or 52 if the aircraft carrier be in A torpedo boat commanded by Ensign George Cox of sank the Japanese Other officers on the raid were Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley and Squadron Engineer Edward J. possibly indicating that other boats beside Cox's were The news of victory from the Netherlands East Indies took the spotlight from two other Important developments of the An American expeditionary force of several thousand infantry and commanded by Major General Russell P. landed safely in northern At there was The sinking of the American ore carrier Vonore off the Carolina coast with the loss of 22 of her crew was bringing to eight the number of vessels attacked In the current wave of submarine warfare off the Atlantic coast of the United and to 97 the toll of the But these axis stabs at American shipping paled to nothing in the face of the terrific destruction wrought by cruisers and destroyers of Admiral Thomas C. Hart's Asiatic fleet and by seven flying fortresses of the army on a Japanese convoy seeking since Friday to thread the 90 miles off the Macassar between Borneo and Communiques from the navy department and the united nations headquarters in Java ed 11 of the on page 7), B2B 5 2189 8022
