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TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR HENDERSON, Ν. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNO ON, DECEMBER 17,1941 'l b1',-sSkpt%kundat.,crnoow FIVE CENTS COPY * — ^?s Score Agoinsl Japan Reverses Admitted In Russia By Nazis German Communique Is Gloomy German People Given Inkling That Tide of Conquest Has Been Thrown Into Reserve; Russians Claim Great Successes. ι i!\ The \ssoci '.tori Pros.ι liussia proclaimed a series of i smashing ne» λ ietories in the war with Germ.un today. antl fur (lie first time Adolf Hitler's j hii;h roiiimanil acknowledged tli.it t!i«· tlrrmii invasion armies were "shortening their lines" along the Soviet front and « ere hard pressed on the defensive in norm Africa. ! .<■ extent nf the German retreat . ι. ί fi t ! 11· win île 1 .liilii-mile iiu.-.ian : ttleline '.v;is highlighted b.v a Brii broadcast reporting that all com ,locations between Moscow unci 1 :j;-bes'.eged Leningrad had been ι ι tablishad. So'-iot dispatches said the Red ■ · were pushing a va t counter ι ■ cn-ive from Leningrad to the : . h·ί·; m a. capturing hundred, of \ il ia·.-, and town in one sector alter . · ithcr. and that in some instances Ciii .ans weie running without ■ 'glit 1·: perhaps the gloomiest nazi com iiictue oi the entire war—giving '·.·· Gei man people at least an ink-! 1 g that the tide of conquest has .■ t en thrown into reverse, the high and ι eported In the course ot transition from aggressive opérations to stationary irtare for tin· winter months, nec ■ aiy improvements involving the ii ii tenmg of lines now are belnu '· tematically undertaken on various ect'»rs ot the eastern front." But Soviet dispatches pictured the Germans in headlong flight, l>\ no means effecting a strategic withdrawal, with a Moscow com muni(|iie declaring: "The fleeing enem> is being pursed and annihiilated by our forces." Ked army torces who re-capture>l t .l'egic Kalinin said they found it German troop had built tour 1 ι red plank beds m house.- through-j • tc tin Kalinin /.one. "evidently in ■ ι.ding to -pond the winter there. Moreover, the official Berlin radio. (Continued on Page Two) Japanese Use Nazi Planes I ."tidi>11, Ι)ι·ι·. 17 (AIM The air m-! i y news service declared the I ■ pant·..e an using both Mossereh mitt and 1 10's — German filler plane- ill the air battle ol Alaiaya. M I·.-I OU is a single-cngined plane • d the MK-Illl i.- the twin-engined. I'"'ill can l>e usee, as bomber.-. I'hc .Japanese previously had been •poiiwl manlacturlng lighter planes I'.i-ed ι.η Mes-crschmitt models but 'here had been it" indication before that they possessed planes made in ( <ern m ny. 'T' ra< · 1 wo 1 rains Are Wrecked .lelfi ison City, Mo., Dec 17. —(AIM The west bound Κ dv Flier. pa. ■-'•nger train of the Μ ΚΙ. ciaslv π head-on into the standing eastbound I'hei four miles north ol here early t"day. kilbng three trainmen and Mi ming live other railr I employee-. No passengus were hurt serioii-lv A FIJI agent said he believed the wreck the result ol a eleai accident Dalhait, Tex, Dee 17 (AIM — cars of the westbound Kock Is land pas enger train dcraiK d at N'aravisîi. 5β miles southwest of Dal hait today, injuring four persons, i'he train was the California» on the Chicago to Lo- .\ngeles run i' '"It I )a 11 m t ;it I ι ϋΓ) ρ m ("ST and di'i olnd it,.Ί*ο than an hour later. Hailroad otlicial- said eight cars ni the ι }-c;n* Iran, ■arrvinc approxi mately too p.'is'.cng ι l'a- ed saten •aer wh.ii apparently ν ι a bi "kw Vol I hç> ÎPrïirlinillfi Γ- ''-H 1h< Ira·.' and >n* caj· turned ~ fr Heads Jap Fleet Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto In command of Japan's combined fleet is 57-year-old Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a stronc advocate of combined air and sea power. A vet eran of the Russo-Japanese War. he was spokesman for the Tokyo N'aval Command at the London Naval Conference of 19.'il. ( Cent nil l'resê) Labor Meet Convenes Labor, Management and Public Represent ed in Effort to End W ork Stoppages. Wa-I.higton, Dr. 17. I ' )—Mon teprt senting labor, manag. nient and t.a· pl.. 1.1 nut heio'todaj m an el' ! ι ι' 'a ι work oui an agreement lo prevent all work stoppages m war· v ι ta i indu ■ ! rio Si ! ; it' g verm.lent (iii.irtcrs lorr i.i-l cr a ' .· η ο! a now médiat ion agmiv. |,aUcied oil tin.' 191 ί! \\\.: lab· r I.'·•..rd. In calling the conference :n an en deavor t> end striki.- da: ng tile war on:i rKfiH'v. President λ oil mad il elear tluit lu1 would In r.a: islicd Willi nothing ·!. ·: : "I ..nani nioii.-. agreement. l'he r, ·ηΙ( ι unci c· n\cnc.i with de finite mil .el ι ·ιι I r· 11 lia l'rc.-idcn1 Tnv\ weir tolfl that 'here . h. 'iild b η. ' hi sitat 'in on the p;irt ol either la:.mi or indie try lu aecept a a b..-ir eoiidaion thai there -hould be no in terruption ol production by labor dis IΗ ι U lor the duration. 'I'lie coi : : ei enee al.-o had b I ire it a new labor peaee oiler Iroin the American Federation of Labor, lu * déclara ι η ι w ai l iiu laour η· 1 iey the Λ 11 . < s t e :.. loti ; h · ■ ·.■·..· mm.! tot!, l'iuigrt "1 liai, -trial ι >ι gain· zations ai a lu let pu l'agi a| : w hic did imt directly ment mu tlu· t'K but w hieh .-aid that I a b ι a rn al η had no place in the wariane picture CIO officials indicated that the; . , π'd an.-wei this appeal il al te today'.-, conference convened. Pelley Trial Continued V hrvi Me. I).·.· 17 ( Λ Ρ ) Su !1 « ί I'M' ( · > ι J γ t Jiidî'c /.ci) V. NcttU1 c<-ntinucfi today until January 1!) lu h ιηι; ι η thr rasos ol William Duci ley Prllcy. Silver Shirts loaclor \vh 111 · ■ ( ■ - .»L". -ni m uni' ci ο and re ν«-<;Ρι··η ! .-impended cntonce ι another Policy. w h·» · j · | m ■ · ι rod π mint wit hi- ( *( » ι j ? » ( · I, , ι nup n'ti'fl in I i).*î • » Γ \ ι * > I ; 11 i η g Hi·· -1.111 · - · · < ■ 11 ί ι î i < - - I. ι \ j and "I iial. ι ·· f ι "111 * I ' ι lout ινρι « · «η I tatjojis." Up '.ι- -rnt'Mirrd t » on j to h\ η yrar> in the spciji it ip.-> l.r I \ i* > 1. » 11 · ι case hut tho judgment w.i j u>ppndoH 111 » « » 11 j i\njoni < ί I'm : 111 r I upon condition ni ^ηιγ| Ι·»·'μ^ κ» I Tu f ]■>·= ('1^91 «Ί-Γ I ) Γ :jΛ Γ ·' f'M* lU'l£ • λ <\V"·ί*ί " - earî Compromise Draft Bill Predicted Measure Expected to Provide for Men From Z(f Through 44, Inclu sive, to be Liable to Cal! fer Military Serv ice. Washington, Dec. 17.— (ΛΡ) — Well informed congressmen said today that pi-ndiug draft exten sion measures in the House and Senate might be compromised to provide for active military serv ice for men from 20 through 44 inclusive. Legislation chcdulcd for lions:* debate today put a floor of 'il. below which men could not he inducted. I>ut a similar Sen ate bill would permit the selec tive service system to dip down to those lit or older—as re quested by the War department. Many members expressed tiv.· pinion thai the two chamber- would pas the bill in those divergent tonus aid that a ι ι : 11 Senate-Η ;iise c.in : ence committee would compromis, at 'JO. Strong administration pressure, tinging tior. .strongly worded 1 'etler 111 ni i're-idi nt Roosevelt en dorsing the 1!) through 44 age limit. ! was being e\ ι ted however, in be half of the Senate bill. Both measures call for the registration of men from Ιίί through til inclusive, which, in cluding Hit· 17.500,000 alread> registered, would affect an esti mated 41.000.000 men. ] Time were indications that tin I major light over the legislation in j the House would involve the age I limit for active serv ice. Other amenri ί incuts may be ottered, however. 1 which would preelud ictive mili tary service lor men undei 20 unless they had been trained for at" least twelve months Still others were designed to direc' the War <1 partinent to induct mar ried men whoso wives or other de pendem ts are not entirely dependent upon them. Tire Sale Ban Is Extended W.i hinKtnn, Dec. IV. (API Ol'M > >l'l it'i;i I. said today t h : 11 the prolubi tinii ni' manut'aeture and salt" <>t nu Iouh'ImIc 11IX·.-. and tubes, except id I ill t ■ 11 > defense ord'.Ts, wnuld be ex tended until the first week in .lan iai y. I'll· nri|*inal ruder, effective De cember 11. a- tn have expired Dc ι .-mber and was described a.- pre liiainar.v tn direct ratiimiiiK nl tire: m civi lian eun-1 liners, NAZI SABOTAGE PLOT THWARTED l>urno. Aires, Dre. 17. (AP) A j German plot to halt tho export ot Bolivian metals to the United State. by sabotaging railways running to the Chilean j>orts of Ariea and Anto lagasta ha; been thwarted, according j to information received heir today. It also was learned that the Holi\ ! ian gov ernment has imposed a rigid I censorship, but whether this was con ; nected with the reported na/.i plot ; was not clear. I ___ LA TIN ΝΑ TIONS ACT TO EXTEND TANGIBLE AID Aids Chinese in Air I.ifut. Col. Chcnnault Lieut. Co). Claire 1.. Chcnnault, noted U. S. army pilot, will direct a Chinese aerial offensive against Jap anese bases w hich, military sources declare, might now be expected "any time." The 51 year-old Texan became air force advi-er to (;. η. Chiang Kai-shek early this year. Censorship Plan Talked Early Says Outline of Flan Expected by Time War Powers Bill is Passed. Washington, Hit. 17.— (ΛΙΊ — Stephen Karlv, White House sec retary, said today 111.· Rifveni nienl hoped to have the roush outline of a censorship plan read.v for President Roosevelt's approvrl In the time Me war powers hill reaches hiui from ( onsress. Κ.,ι lv .lid an ; 11 i ν i ory c mmiuii: Ire t-iitni»': <'d id V.iv Pre ident W'rd line. Attorney Cïenei d fiddle. IV !· master General Walter, and Lowcil Mctlclt. director ol the ι»ΐ:;»·ι· 1 ?4ι ·\ oi il η · 111 report-, had Iron v. oil. - ing mi various plan* for some time and that they u oultl be .-;uin, dti d tn l.iry ii I'rice. newly appointed ι· ι : - soi ship director. I'l' ci ... expected here Friday to lake ι·\ "f his ni'U dutie.· . lie had I been granted a leave "! absence ι xccitive editor ot tt:e Λ .ociaied i i're -■ The censorship setup will be dii Icrent from that created in 19). ■under (leurre Creel, Karlv said. Gov ; ernment department- and agencies will continue to I- -tic pre.-- reh as';. ' as at present, hut tlio e hoani'S the war will be approved lirst by £taic of Siege Declar ed in Argentina; Mexi ican Congress Consid ers Request to Aid L-eit tîçe I foop Move ments. Fueneis Aires. Dec. 17.— ι Al'i Λ ->»αα· ο. snge in .\r;< ntina and K.Ui.w ijiijws m .tic\i(".) and ( en i.u. iintitt-a to give I in· I niied S.a.rs i.iu lhle aid >.» war toda.v marked L-atni America s con li dik...oab In iirmi>piierc soli da ι .ty. Λ. 111 !. V G 1 ) :} i U ν ■. 1 » » i η ι a I ! \ ! i 11 - i\i. ,, ... . Μλψν'ι.Ν and new · .licencie ol the gov eminent - decree oi a λ ;i I.' i)l sa^e, or Jt : cd t n e : η î« · "au >i.i.η 1'rom comment ni the décret or make biased ο. 11.» ! :e.it.s»ns vh .ci: η ..y pi.turb tije ;a.;;eai tranqa,.. ν 111 the country l ne ann.iiiiM -i purp»» e o! tla decree was t > e.u . . . » .ι 'inU ·. na tiunal pruii.isfs cm:, -ted by tia. republic in recent l'an America! ci >n Pyrenees." In Me xiro. congress consid ered 1'resident .Manuel \vila C'aniaclio's request that foreign troops he allowed to pass through Mexican territory and foreign ships and naval planes be stationed in .Mexican waters and ports. Λη oi t icia 1 announce ment made it clear that [ . S. troops, ships and planes were meant. The 1 Hited States al read\ has granted Mexico per mission tt» pass troops through its territoiN to guard Lower (aliiornit. Represent.it the Centra American ! < ees \\ «m·,· ; vited by tin· c ; : ·,·: office to meet and ν r a' . :m:!e< Central A· re presented at a late, <. American republic.· · R ·! .T.i neiro. Southeastern Coast Cities Have Blackout ! Charle t· ϋΐ. S ( · Dec. 17. (ΛΙ'Ι ί Thi · < »til!i»·. . 1 ' ■ .· . -VI i fit ι. I turn, ri ,|| ι l!u . I : i : ; !.. ' ! ! ι, I and civilians took . : 1.1'a -ί > » · 11 *. \ ο piecau I tif.ll- a&a ill I .1 ■ · : U 1 ; 11 ed ; 11 : raid. ()η order '»ί lire 1) ι i ici inîereeptoj ciiinnijind. aelν.ίI raid > · 1 ui ' m; I were carried ont ,ί i r,i ί ; ; aa i i> · po ible. -irens .-creamed . · » ι the ,ip π Djifiï ι.·Γ ;ι !;ιικ'· and. !,.·-· ! · ! i ι ο.· l'ai I in.ι; i ni < · a dark any , «4iit> .! Ihe three ci t if ( '1 .. !« ■ ■ 1 < ί. \V : mington, N. C . and Savannah, ci.ι \\ vMlî ollt. Four ρ î a * c l;! - ·: · : .·· -nt v, c··» I smashed in Wilmingt η and a ïrmv ! \v ι nd· >\v \\ ;< - >ir,.i Ί a ·< i here, a on. ι : - I ently, police said. over-/.ea "i j cil i/.en> Λ : « » χ ; dr « ·. va> an < · H· I hero on .i chariot ·>! d; ·■ «rdtTly ou j duct. Police .-aid lu· tided to i h i> cab during lia1 blackout. ΜΐΛΤΗΪΚ ιοκ soi; ι il < \κοι.ι\.\ l'air .nul cuiller ι<>11 inliι. ffflPP/M DAYSi&r TR'VA-frj POR^ Thl? TRE£ / j Embezzlement,Laxity Charged I In State Revenue Department Kaleigh, Dec. IT.—(AP) —Revenue '! Commissioner Λ. .1 Maxwell said 11 today that a warrant charging em bezzlement had been sworn out at ' I Hendersonville against Carl Fi lmct, 1 ! a deputy revenue collector. An audit, Maxwell said, disclosed a shortage <>f S3.954.70 m Fel . met s accomiTs. ) Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. Bv ROB THOMPSON Ral ich. Dee 17.—The State Oe r priifment of Revenue is in the first throe- < t an investigation of em J-»f ? r I ρη ι 11 f »iirj .4 j Ipj^ed *1 *1 V r\( >UP_ *?" ΊΓ1Λ·Ρ.. 'h'Ch "'Τ XV "lysry H?) - pieced' tiled I :.. up. One m;m, IH-p it\ ('"mtni.ssitiner ··! Revenue C'lareni'e Speed, already ha been arrest d and is und"i Imik awaitin.H trial it ei :rges t>f cinh·//.! ίηκ several II and dollars. Another ,n ι · · · : ν be ι\pectcd u a day or 1\\ ι e rding to Comm.'s sionar Λ I M ,\well Govern, ι J·r<· ighton. who is push ing the iinesiijjali 11. lias In aid tlia both Kneed and Hie man scheduler I for indirtnvnt have reported tha 1 others were equally as guilty. Hi "will ii"l 1»' nrpriscd" it sinulai ■ aetn>n i. tint tal. rt i'h regard t· ,Cmti or. Pa^e Γα α) Jap Sub for Three # * Λ** "» 111-11- i- "Μι.· of the tiny siiomarines used by the Japanese in the sneak raid 011 IVart liai : r. The -ubmer» ibK's atv built to be op. rated by thrt'c r.i ι.. Sccrrt'iry of the Navy Knox »:i id t h t i c .Ta| - sub mar is ufit s;, Κ ut llauaii. Chinese S u c c e s s fui Attacks North of Hongkong Compel Shift of Rein forcements. C hiiiigkiiiK. Dre. 17.— (ΛΡ) — Chinese. forces were reported tonight to have* delivered suc cessful attacks north of beseig ed Hongkong· compelling the Japanese to shift reinforcements to eope with a Chinese threat to their rear in the Tamshui a rea. s about 28 milt s north oi .( ici «il H «ngkong ci . . ι > : · (i K«'wlcun penin *:.·· .ar.r distance !.' : : - Κ,. \\ I · > π :;ι i !>-";r i. . . .. : . id Japan'; m otia sou tli ι.; Si. 90 PERSONS KILLED IN FORMOSA QUAKI Tokyo '(Of 1 ici;i : r,, , ι up ■>: VP Dir. 17. Om : 'y ι >c ι s.in> u rc k: . « ι ici hi · .1 tin.· ninnufi# η .,ί ··;«; tli ;tiicni Foim· ... :! Λ total lit (312 houses wore raze! i î !ic; c ν .) . c damage t<# ι ail . » r..l . 1 c··! 11 '11 π rations, th - · ι > add i. !: .-.lid the principa dan age to eon η uni cat ions was ex } in vd to ho t ; . red ciί ι rim; tl:c da> Japan Has Plentiful Pood Supply \\\; 17 ΛΓ .Japai : ")n ! Γ : · vd S : ; i Î 0 and (in·;:1 !'» u : I <d w ' ! food and- b«v «· : 1 r,<·· . iple dit « » t h r people - w : ! ι. M !·. : oar ' starvation from tia\I » : « ·» . ige, Λ m *i culture department «ilir..»l> >aid 1 day. Japanese !i\o mainiy un ce. who. and ii>h. Keports ·»ι r;<v .horla.m have appeared in the pa>t two year hut ' U e re arc i ndieal ions t!i m1 wei iM ι dated t< · aeeustonι the nation t a ration .>y:-lem and to permit gov erimnjnt accumulation of roserν -toeks fur an emergency. 1 port; of rim in t#$0 were ft la ι :·.·· t ('· ι ι curd Th ι y« ο ' envj r ♦ 1,1 if. . I , t '» in II'III.IIIHI I .11 .In 1 \V onlv 11 r I> t I >-.- -1 »c » 1 h *i η I - » 'τ-o h* κ: ' Sub Attack News Gives No Details Japanese Alarmed at Reported Presence of Submarines in Japan ese Waters; 26 Jap PI a nes Downed at Vigan. < B\ I hr Press. . Japan look alarm toda> at tin' reported presence ol Ml I . S. submarines operating in Japan ese waters, even as Vdnura! Tlio.mas ('. llarl. commander of tltc Asiatic fleet, announced that \merican submarines had gone ί into action for the first time in the eleven-day-old conflict and scored success in two or three attacks. 1 . >. \rm> headquarters i ·> Manila reported also that at least iti Japanese planes had been de stroyed yesterday at Visan. ΙίΟΟ miles northwest of Manila, where the lapanese still main tained one ot their three toe holds on l.u/on island. Admiral H.ifi "s cryptic statement ι did imt identity the victims of the I Anienean enunter blows -whether J Japanese warships m merchant crall -- m the locale nl 'lie sinkings. It seemed plausible, howi'ver. that the United States was tightening a bliv...uu .ιιικΙ the mikado's den.se j i\ -populated ι land cnvpirc. In Washington, a Y\ ai depai tmonl ' -i ι : : ' ι u ti u ι di>t!ii ·. d '.I Japanese . hf iiiig .·: Kalinin;. on tin- Hawaiian I island nl' Maui, as hav ing damaged 1 i.nly a concrete loading platform nl .1 pineapple company. About ten shells wcie lired. the e. un : 11 un it) Lit said, I ·.■. ; lu hi 1 a single casualty. In tin· Philippiii'n theatre, 'ht Wa. [department reported "110 discernante 1 enemy activity daring the p.isl L!4 hours," and said there was "noth ; ing !" repnrl Iron: other areas." Meanwhile. British hcadquar j ters in Singapore acknowledged that Japanese troops have land ed in Sarawak 011 the northwest coast of Borneo, British-protect ed domain of the "white rajah." Sir < harles Brooke, w ithin ,100 miles bombing range of Singa pore itself and (>00 miles lrom Manila. Japan'e.-e warships, bombers and land batteries also were re))orted ■ mlently poundum lege - bnutul Hongk. ng. H: tain s erond greatest stronghold 111 the Far Kast, and Heuteis d.-patch said Japanese Inrccs had st'i/ed the Portaguese island of (Continued 011 Τ1 : t· Two) Allied Plans Coordinated ι. i . . r \v a·· fιn '.>ia\ ' · ill! tcp had . ■ !.. · Hi iti-h. ! ..»·»··>nl . th P:v dont l; 'n-rvclf. I ] ι · ; 11 ! for v.. >rld ι·. ι it* j-l rategylui i t that Britain had not asked Russia 1· ■ df i-ia: c ν ; ..η .1 apan. i ■ ι ah· ι 'ι ' ■ ι " ι ■ ι:adc !\v ; : ■ >· un .:· : : ! I y Seal ( Ml I : Λ1 ' .< '< 1. a r —i m la r«< I V (i. .'I'll ' ' 1 . ' . Ill's 1 |. .11 I if CC I"P l J eration among anti-axis allies. I I jaw said that ( \i:\. had lull legal I - lat il - a - . 1 h Ι,-ih ally Nazis Active In Bulgaria Γ.· . S . lam ι De '7 < AI'i C ' n.· . i<· ; 1 i ( i> ;. . ' ;· : : iî ;11*ν ae | 1 ' \ ί ! y ι :. Bn'uan.:. · ' e· Hier] r. t ■ » Γιι ι - | ki y. co . plod will·: pi » 1: or - v-an e- >1 on e . wa> r«-p< a ted · Euro 1 peau press dispatches today. F ri i ' :. C '1 î ; a I Sivi eîarv il·' ' i< ■ ί I Platon - planning to go to oeeup: 1 Frenee. tilt to Berlin wit!: ,ιϋ exper* - >1 11 u Fi · ru*1 Atriean admnistra 1 l'ii toward the (.'lid of the week, in l ; l· rmed - « ; : re- ι · ·.' I e ! \ . ir! V :n · Admiral .lean Parlai} : expeeted ϊ·» ;< Λ1' -w t · a s > i ι m t h I.·' , . a S\». · e ■ newspaper ινρ^ι ici! l'nMimaiii» > the- e conlιίίίη'ο wi'ic connected with Parian's nient \ -at t<» Italian η Foreign Minister Connt C'iano. The Ankara. Turkey. eoi r -pon 1 - e ent o| the Neuc Zurrrhcr. > Su i » Κ I|0\N spaper. ,·Ijr| ajltV'ld ν nrr l> U}£ enlarged 3 Π d inri'ra rd m P'i - x 'J r t _j "j 1 ' '.it r* ί ilh t r j ■ : 11 ι . : t 11 ♦ ' · ··.' · ' t ! »rr.
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