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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1942
Page
1
A columnist examines why Moscow guards Soviet wartime details. He argues Russian restraint stems from strategic aims and seeks methods to align the Anglo American bloc with Moscow toward winning the war and the peace. He notes the challenge of quoting officials and hints at continuing analysis.
Prime Minister Churchill said Britain would withdraw reprisal measures if Germany agrees to stop shackling British and Canadian prisoners. He cited violations of the Geneva convention over 1,376 prisoners taken at Dieppe on August 19 and said Berlin had been urged to desist. The move follows Germany’s claim of tying up Britons and Canadians seized in Dieppe and Sark Island, with Britain retaliating by fettering an equal number of Nazi prisoners.
Allied mountain troops in New Guinea clash with Japanese near The Gap in the Owen Stanley range north of Myola, with forward elements reporting progress as the trail from Templeton's crossing drops 5000 feet over 12 miles. Air activity declines as medium bombers and attack planes sweep Buna transit routes and Japanese installations.
Wendell Willkie left Edmonton by plane early today on the final leg of his round the world journey as personal representative of President Roosevelt, heading toward Allied countries.
Senator George of Georgia says the treasury must accept a retail sales tax if tax levels in the revenue bill are to be raised further. He chairs the joint conference on the bill and demands a definite plan combining compulsory savings with taxation, with a study due by December 1.
Washington report says Axis agents in Chile aided German submarine commanders by relaying ship movement data via a secret radio. The confession tied Chilean and Argentinan bases to hostile activities against American republics. President Rios postponed a planned U.S. visit after the accusations surfaced.
A British source says Germany is shifting to defensive warfare on multiple fronts. He cites Nazi statements and Hitler’s concessions on facing Russia, while noting possible local offensives against Leningrad, the Caucasus, and Egypt as part of a broader defensive posture.
MOSCOW Oct 13 German forces renewed efforts to attack Stalingrad with Italian support noted as Russians counterattack into Mozdok area. Red Army claims minor penetration and steady defense as new Messerschmitt 109-G fighters fly over the city.
Congress moves to lower the draft age to 18 and 19 with House hearings planned to start at 9 a m EWT tomorrow. Speaker Rayburn and Majority Leader McCormack organize a fast schedule aiming for a floor vote by Saturday. Generals Hershey and Marshall, and War Secretary Stimson, expected as witnesses. Senate plans four to five hearings weekly starting tomorrow.
Washington commentator RAY TUCKER argues that U S food supply depends on land front in Europe and that Hitler plans to seize cattle, wheat, and dairy from conquered regions. He warns the United Nations must feed occupied and liberated areas while supplying Allied troops.
Willkie issued a prepared statement from Edmonton asserting he will address remarks by officials about his second front in Moscow after returning to the United States. He described gathering material on war aims during travels across Africa the Middle East Russia China Siberia and Alaska and said he would report back to the President and the American people. He noted he avoided replying abroad to avoid personalities and that he aimed to uphold the United Nations leadership as he prepared to depart for Minneapolis on the final leg of his globe girdling flight.
U S Army Flying Fortresses attacked the Tobruk supply harbor while British fighters repelled a second day of German Italian air assault on Malta. Malta’s defenders claimed a record daily destruction of Axis planes, with five British fighters lost.
London reports RAF bombers attacked northern Germany last night with moderate scope and two bombers lost. Germans claimed several attackers shot down and a Copenhagen Berlin broadcast said three raiders were shot down on Danish soil after crossing Germany. The British warn French civilians to stay clear of German bases and coastal zones as Allies prepare for joint operations.
Secretary of War Stimson urged the House Military Affairs Committee to expedite legislation for drafting 18 and 19 year olds. He argued youth vitality and rapid mobilization are essential to build a more efficient and ardent army than Europe and Asia can produce, warning that our survival is at stake. He stressed dereliction if he did not voice this urgency.
Navy reports Marine offensives on Guadalcanal yielded many Japanese casualties. The communique notes 45 Japanese planes destroyed, damage to two light cruisers, and two U.S. planes lost during operations on October 9 and 11, including attacks north of New Georgia Island and Rekata Bay targets.
A Seaboard Air Line locomotive boiler exploded near Hoffman, wrecking northbound train No. 4. Engineer J A Robertson, 56, of Hamlet, was confirmed dead and Fireman J L Trafford, also of Hamlet, was missing and presumed dead. Witnesses said at least one other worker may be buried among six cars and the locomotive.
The Navy seized Triumph Explosives plants in Elkton Maryland and subsidiaries Milford Delaware and Sussex Ohio. The White House announced the FBI arrested Josef Ben Decker J A McCambridge and Reginal Gregory on bribery charges tied to service fees. Government control entrusted to Commander A B McCrary. More arrests expected as audit findings unfold.
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