25 Jul 1942
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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1942
Page
1
Former United Press manager in Japan reveals Japan's war aims and the Pearl Harbor decision as viewed from inside the enemy leadership. Editor notes this is the first time the inside story is presented after internment.
Berlin reports heavy combat along the Don front with Rostov and Novocherkassk under attack. German claims of Rostov and Novocherkassk captures contrast with Soviet counter offensives near Briansk and Voronezh as air support from American-built planes assists the Red Army.
A round up of 11 enemy aliens uncovered 100 aerial photographs and bomber maps developed in Germany showing vital targets in New York and New Jersey. The images included the George Washington Bridge, Hudson banks, factories, reservoirs and waterworks. maps of South and Central America were also found.
Naval air units bombed Axis tanks and motor transport southeast of El Daba and airfields near Ala Mein and El Daba. One Junkers-88 fighter attacked, but the British crews returned safely after tough combats, describing the scene as like London’s Piccadilly Circus under flares and tracer.
The article reports heavy Allied air and naval action in the Pacific and Mediterranean. U S Army bombers hit Tobruk Bengasi and Suda Bay in weeklong raids while RAF destroyed or damaged over twenty Axis planes. In New Guinea MacArthur says Buna Gona area nearly cut off after five raids with transports sunk and ships withdrawn under naval protection.
The Navy announced that U S submarines in the western Pacific sank a modern destroyer, a tanker, and three cargo ships, with another medium cargo ship damaged and believed sunk. The report marked the first such communique in weeks on western Pacific operations.
Washington July 25 President Roosevelt may use decrees to curb inflation without new legislation. House members voiced confidence he has authority under war powers and price control laws to act if needed while calendars clear and no major proposals pending. Leaders urged no message to Congress, anticipating delays and extended recess.
Former United Press manager recounts Japan's six months mobilization plan to break off talks with Washington if U S supplies did not meet their demands. He notes a six month deadline and a calculated surprise attack before Kurusu in Washington.
French police and SS troops rounded up 15 000 to 18 000 refugees from central Europe for relocation to camps in Upper Silesia. Families were split as men were sent to Compiegne, women to Nancy, and children to Paris facilities. Several police resisted, triggering arrests and a brief revolt in Paris.
Exiled Czechoslovak president Eduard Benes urged a Western second front in Europe in 1942. He warned Germany may offer peace by Oct. 15 if a decisive Allied victory is not achieved, and he favored taking action within three months to hasten victory. Communists in Britain are distributing leaflets as the Front section notes.
Soviet Marshal Timoshenko has conducted orderly withdrawals along a broad front south of the Don as German pressure grows. The crisis could influence the war's outcome with Russia possibly mustering a strong force south and southeast of the Don. Observers see a grave but not desperate position as Stalin defends the Caucasus gateway and oil routes.
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover asked the public to aid in capturing three German saboteurs linked to the eight tried in Florida and New York. Posters with photos and details were distributed, focusing on Walter Kappe alias Walter Kappel Joseph Schmidt and Rheinhold Rudolf Barth who trained for sabotage and were ordered to strike American war industries.
The piece notes Nazi and German broadcasts tone toward Soviet resistance in southern Russia and Rommel's advance toward Alexandria. It argues Berlin remains cautious despite battlefield gains, highlighting a shift to caution amid false bravado and internal doubts about key objectives in the Caucasus and Egypt.
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