Horrible Atrocities By Japanese Barbarians
London officials accuse the Japanese army in Hongkong of wholesale outrages including bayonet killings of 50 British prisoners, rapes and murders of women, and turning a district into a brothel. Eyewitness accounts confirm a reign of terror similar to the Nanking atrocities, with general denial of Red Cross access and blame placed on the Emperor and Japanese government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anthony Eder
House of Commons
Hongkong
Crown Colony
Eden
Many Refuse To Make Income Tax Deductions War News Markets Hover
Treasury officials paid hundreds who filed income tax reviews in days past refused deductions to pay more taxes for the war effort. Treasury approves deductions to equalize burden. In New York war news handicaps stock market with bids for rails motors and aircraft, some blue chips sinking to new lows amid slack dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washion
Treasury
New York
Board Clerk Leaves for Court Stenographer Post
Claude S. Hahn, chief clerk of local Draft Board One since 1940, resigns to become court stenographer of the Montgomery County Circuit Court. The board accepted the resignation. Hahn will start next week. Parsons Newman, board chairman, noted Hahn previously served as stenographer for Frederick County Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude S. Hahn
Draft Board
Selective Service
Montgomery County
Hahn
Parsons Newman
Frederick County
U. S. Freezes Prices of Pork Products
The government set a temporary ceiling on wholesale prices for about 90 percent of pork products including ham and bacon effective March 23. Prices paid to farmers are limited for dressed hogs and pork cuts, with OPA ready to curb retail margins if needed. The action aims to curb living costs amid hog prices at Chicago levels near 13.75 per hundred pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
OPA
Chicago
Duce's Fleet Is Hit Again
British torpedo bombers set fire to an Italian cruiser, two merchant vessels, and a destroyer in the Central Mediterranean. An RAF communique said the attack targeted an enemy convoy escorted by Italian fleet units. Attacks on Rhodes Leros Piraeus were also reported with limited details.
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Cairo
Mediterranean
RAF
Rhodes
Leros
Piraeus
Athens
Tim Uielian
Samos
Jap Light Cruiser Shells Port of Cebu
A Japanese light cruiser shelled the port of Cebu in the central Philippines. Only slight damage was inflicted on the city according to War Department brief communique No 141. No other ground or air activity reported in Bataan or other areas.
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Washington
Cebu
Philippines
War Department
Bataan
Spring Thaw Delays Nazis New Offensive in Russia
London reports the spring thaw slows German plans to launch a major offensive before late April or May. Swedish sources note melting snow could open ground later. isolated attacks may occur earlier. Russian reinforcements move southwest of Lake Ilmen as Leningrad siege battles continue. Berlin admits loss of Yukhnov and fronts shift four miles.
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London
Russia
Kerch
Donets
Hitler
Red
Lake Ilmen
Khelm
Leningrad
Voshkov
Lake Ladoga
Reorganizing 29th Division at Fort Meade
Fort George G. Meade reports Major General Leonard T. Gerow states the 29th Division will complete its reorganization within days. The unit shifts from square to tri angular formation to gain mobility and firepower with two field artillery battalions reassigned and infantry adjustments.
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Fort George G. Meade
Leonard T. Gerow
Gerow
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia
Richmond Blues
Petersburg
County Man Promoted To Rank Of Vice Admiral
Washington March 10 Rear Admiral R R Waesche Thurmont Md commandant of the Coast Guard was nominated by President Roosevelt today to be vice admiral.
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Washington
R. R. Waesche
Thurmont, Md
Coast Guard
Roosevelt
Indians and British await early India policy decision
London and New Delhi report cabinet debate over India's dominion status as war pressures mount. Cripps pushes for immediate dominion parity with other dominions while Churchill may back a postwar or wartime gradual grant. Indians warn only full independence acceptable, with Jinnah warning of revolt if Moslem interests harmed. About 77 million Muslims and 240 million Hindus are affected.
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London
India
Britain
Stafford Cripps
Commonwealth
Canada
House of Commons
New Delhi
Churchill
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
al- India
Moslem League
Jinnah
Hitler Fears Russian Invasion Of Germany
London reports Hitler shifts to a spring general offensive from Leningrad to Rostov to blunt the Red Army. German worries include a potential breakthrough through the Baltic States if Leningrad falls, with reserves being poured into the eastern front and youths drafted from factories.
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Loberto
Bunnelle
London
Adolf Hitler
Leningrad
Rostov
Russia
Germany
Baltic States
Hitler
Red Army
Staraya Russa
Moscow
Eastern Front
May Cut Use Of Gasoline
Washington reports Petroleum Coordinator Ickes described the eastern oil situation as very acute and said measures might be taken immediately. A program of limited supplies for filling stations and night closings could be used, with speculation of a 25 percent reduction in gasoline for stations and fixed gallon limits for motorists. A 17 state eastern industry committee proposed action in the petroleum emergency caused by sinkings and tanker diversions, though the report was not released publicly yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ickes
Maine
Florida
District of Columbia
Gulf Ports
Atlantic Seaboard
Missionary Warfield Held in German Camp to Receive Honorary Degree
Rev. Gaither P. Warfield, a former Fredericktontown missionary to Poland, is interned by Germany after the invasion of Poland. The International Red Cross provided word of his status, and Dickinson College plans to honor him with a Doctor of Divinity degree in absentia. Further inquiries are directed to the Prisoners of War Information Bureau in Washington.
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Gaither P. Warfield
Poland
Rockville
Washington, D.C
Warfield
Dickinson College
E. P. Carson
Dickinson
Mr. Warfield
Methodist Foreign Mission Board
New York City
Warsaw
Germany
United States
Prisoners of War Information Bureau
Office of Provost Marshal General
Washington, D. C
Young To Return To Control Ofc & O
Cleveland March 194 Control of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway system is expected to return to Robert R Young New York financier who heads Alleghany Corp at the April annual meeting Of the 13 directors only Young President George D Brooke and four others are expected to hold over Brig Gen Leonard P Ayres chief of the War Department statistical branch and Alan P Kirby president of Alleghany were added to the board to fill vacancies and five others friendly to Young are expected to be named next month
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Cleveland
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway System
Atne
Robert R Young
New York
Alleghany Corp
Young
George D. Brooke
Leonard P Ayres
War Department
Alan P. Kirby
Alleghany
Allied Force May Seize Madagascar, Vichy Island
London reports unofficial quarters discussed a possible Allied occupation of Madagascar to block Japanese expansion. They note Madagascar’s strategic Indian Ocean position, a reported six week Japanese mission, and Kerguelen Island naval base as a factor in any move. Madagascar, France’s largest colony, lies 250 miles off Africa’s east coast with Diego Suarez harbor and Tananarive rail link to Tamatave.
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London
Madagascar
Indian Ocean
Africa
Singapore
South Indian Ocean
Kerguelen Island
Desolation Land
Capetown
Kerguelen
France
United States
Chicago
Dallas
Tex
Greenland
New Guinea
Borneo
Mozambique
Mozambique Channel
Diego Suarez
Tananarive
Tamatave
Stilwell Named Chinese Chief Of Staff In China Theater
Chungking March 10. Chinese government spokesman announces Lieut. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell named chief of staff in the China theater under Chiang Kai Shek. China plans a military mission to Washington and exchange of diplomatic representatives with India. Stilwell arrived March 4 on a special mission for President Roosevelt.
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Chungking
China
Joseph W. Stilwell
United States
Peiping
China Theater
Chiang Kai-Shek
Washington
India
Stilwell
Roosevelt
Nelson's Second Talk To Be Made Tonight
Washington March 10 War Production Director Donald M Nelson is to deliver a second production drive speech tonight from 11015 to 1030 p m The talk will report on start of the production drive and outline a program for management labor councils in every war plant to speed conversion and retooling A spokesman said some disappointing figures will be presented on idle tools and machines that could be put into production
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Expenditures Of Great Britain Growing
London march 10 introducing a supplementary vote of credit for 250000008 pounds for war needs, Sir Kingsley Wood told the House of Commons today that Britain's expenditures were two and a half times greater than two years ago.
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London
Kingsley Wood
House of Commons
Britain
Italy Faces Possible U S And Britain Invasion Plans
Stockholm dispatch reports Italian newspapers fear a joint American and British offensive aimed at Italy. The plan, per Fascist press, would seize the Mediterranean and clear the path for a direct assault on Germany. The Rome correspondent notes the Fascist stance and precautions.
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Stockholm
Italy
Rome
Stockholm Tidningen
Mediterranean
Germany
Mary
Blackouts Of Md. Shore Lights Asked
Annapolis, March 10. A request for immediate total blackouts or elimination of Maryland shore illumination was sent Governor OConor today by Linet Gen H A Drum First Army commander. Drum said sinking coastwise shipping under darkness makes immediate steps imperative. He noted any shore illumination silhouets passing vessels to enemy observation and urged cooperation to remove lit signs and shop windows along waterfronts. He added that open lighting of piers beaches highways and waterfront streets is dangerous. Drum advised silhouettes of ships at sea are easily seen from shore. Corps area commanders are coordinating with the Navy on a survey to determine required measures. OConor said state officials would act quickly to comply and that the Atlantic coast may soon be permanently blacked out to cut enemy attacks on merchant ships. The governor conferred with Maj Gen Milton Reckord and Maryland will comply in the near future.
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Annapolis
Maryland
O'Conor
H. A. Drum
First Army
Drum
General Drum
Corps
Navy
Atlantic
Milton A. Reckord
Third Corps
Prepare For Rationing Arrives For Local Plan
Box upon box of sugar rationing material stacked in the Clerk of the Court's office signals imminent government rationing. A Ra tioning Board member cautions that final plans are not yet announced while awaiting complete program details. The Clerk will store supplies until distribution to public school teachers. 50 boxes of rationing sheets and about 109000 consumer instruction copies arrived from the Office of Price Administration.
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Tere
Office of Price Administration
May Shift Millions Of Women To War Work
Washington March 10 An official war inventory of the nation's human resources declares millions of women must move from housework to munitions factories as war industries expand. The Census Bureau survey notes the male labor force cannot exceed 2,000,000 additions and that to enlarge total labor supply, millions of women must enter the workforce. It identifies 15,600,000 housewives aged 18 to 44 as the principal reserve for additional war labor.
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Washington
Bureau of Census
England
Japs Land Third Time On New Guinea Island
Canberra reports Japanese forces made a third landing at Finschhafen on New Guinea 60 miles east of Lae as Australian air raids hammer Japanese concentrations and Port Moresby. British Burma forces vow to fight on alongside Chinese allies amid operations around Rangoon and Pegu. Dutch East Indies officials plan continued resistance from abroad without a separate government.
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Canberra
Australia
New Guinea
Finschhafen
Lae
Salamaua
Port Moresby
India
Commonwealth
Sydney
Vichy Denies 40 Warships Transferred to Germans
Authorized circles in Vichy France deny a Tass dispatch claiming 40 French warships including the Clemenceau battleship and a large cruiser had been turned over to Germany. The report said an agreement provided gradual transfer of much of the French navy.
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Vichy
France
Tass
Cairo
Clemenceau
Deed Recorded for 135 Acre Johnsville Farm Sale
A deed was recorded in the clerk's office today transferring a 135 acre farm in Johnsville district from Mr and Mrs Harvey P Conner to Mr and Mrs Carl R B Ingling for about 136 500 in consideration.
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Johnsville
Harvey P. Conner
Carl RB. Ingling
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Nanking
Red Cross
Maltby
C. M Maltby
International Red Cross Committee
Biarme
Spa
U. S
Duce
Port of Cebu
Berlin
Yukhnov
Ugra
Vyazma
Smolensk
London Dairy Herald
Losmine
Privy Seal
Commons
Drew Middleton
Rev
G. P. Warfield
Vichy Island
Nelson
Great Britain
U.S
Gen. Drum
Island of
Burma
Pegu
Rangoon
Rangoon-Prome
Bakir River
Rangoon River
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Aneta
Dutch East Indies
Netherlands
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