M. Marrli |,<. ( AI' > v p!« a- I «ir ]• i*!*•»• in t :-i1 . urivi i" i'ir.t fur ttiorv (ntijxM ami oi'iiiial |»lras for r«\i\al il rar->liarii!jr plans iliortl. rtl (inlay in tin waki* uf vi - t« nlay s ut I ir ■ uf |»ricu a«l n unlcr tutting (h ' Imm'K 11-»5i«»•!"* wi i'kly jra.-u 1 u<■ •i .11 ronjrlily fn-rn about tlirii* ' Hi1 ar.il «»nr luilf jral |i ii an I iii'!injr 11n* plea-nr.' ,|r,\'iH' ii. I'l l't »•(ivi- Monday. Tl«r >.:ii>ii' illy tin- rr;l.'r—-ii> I U it«<•••!*' In H'i- I'' I intisl— i. .•riVtlivi-. a sriMip nl' iiiili'|irn (iriii rM.iil nasi* ini- «l alrrs limn c.i^lrru r lii's is jit" t:'-i -• | i , < H\\ :i!i 'lC II \ liri ii !« :!ii <•: : i i I fir • ■ w as 11 IV I H ii l«"-'ili<- 1 i |. (l Hi • f *t r.vulial \vi her I in* I A EC Sales Show Slump l.\i!i\.".!i. M i rli li> -- < ,\ 1 • > • Tin 'i l.u nt lie- In .ilcd Sl.jlH. 1 ft'.* !*• liiir ti'4 !•"«■:»: u:i: v. nr ;■ :!n urr ii* i i'il' Miili'r 'I:.' .• i.: .1 im \ "n .S' !(• Al!l* i> .i il IVjiiMcl ! '(liiV. <; iijuo ilc< were i i: iipprnxi •| 'y i'l | MM ri'Hl. Jltt! i)lil. il «.»•>:i • • . ': rnH ning ; inisram. Tin ' . ' v.«- I in'.it r<|ll •! • *i ■ i'il* .1 .iv. in i:: S;i|f i-itin:*:: c • ill!.!' ■ itu-lud-"!: lit-»i.'..it. i:.iu .■ .ti.;>.\ tin. 1..V»: I.-- . -i.'i.i ij't |5: \ h. s »'i10 Vai i—. • i. litm»: Wil • . I - »: VVs • v 111 I' i . mi..'M'I. hi i) ruoss i i m» \V;i.. M.uli (AIM V-.IIII I! M T11 ■ T T: • «i I» •■it •! lit Ihi* ii ifht'i: h in rcKimi 11 I'm1 \iii,,r" ■ II 1:iI I : . . i ll N'.ill C iill • i ■ .i.i - ii -i ri'i>i < ii'i-fiii? ni ■ I I "II Hi Ihi ' il ' I "i ' v ■ ! tin ti.Mll r r lur SI.' ».'1*111.01111. Running Battles With Submarines Reported on Both Sides of Atlantic Wavliitit'.ln'i M.irch is i M'i - Iliiiiniir; li.illlcs lirlurcn miI> • Miline |i,iHis .iniiM).iii'.lis .n:.iill>l .; vlii|>|iiii!'. in (hi- norlll \ I l.iiiI•«" 1 » mi linlh ■ lie. • >1 I'K' iieiMii <• III ' I ' I1 ■! ' III llirili'l I .I i. : wiill 111'' »• 1< .11 1 At V;.v| t'mi- !"-!> >;its wrir •n n | i. \ , th' i.- 'I •' ' 'I I'.v iiliiid i .• • ; I \ »•> • ■'. - i'i I Hie IwM'" rltlr'n:: ,I 7!' 'ini:r !»;i'lV t*is1 ii • i"li. 'i Ik- Priti l, .idmii II * (' I ,t . Ill : [ if '•» 1 | 'li' ' .I'i "!'• < Miv••(lid lint i\»r;.|>e with III : I'M! j;i|\ |< nil ill I ,:|.» < •riii« 11 The ( i.jisJ CJiuinl ■ litter <*;•!«)» J ' " iMini'ieil. flicll -il ;iikI siirK • • i'! dicmy Kiilmint nr iiittl depth* •X'fnlMfl 1i\ c iijliofM i;1 .1 (| ; ioli.' ! «hl Jviflt .111 lltldtMVCU W'otl IMH'k jdjolll "l-M -Accl, ., Tl,.. N.H \ .11(1 Cmn|.liH| w.i- diiliiiigcd • •' " ' "'I |i • ' with the . ifl "> "tiH*" V< 1 f (ho iNllflc". V '. i !> .il'l'• [' fuirnte r . ■ iiWc 2 • nftc: ■ .i iiil «pno iHtwrnl '•>" d m. '»!: i\vn find \V« hiitft ii 11 it " ' win i'i; ii hurt i'<«' w!ked "tit • :• • i i, whiI. i The (!i i'tinc *<•• 1 t > iiini """C lhf> 111li fury ni i ip . under-*-' ffidm il: „ I ■ rhofcC < I II , llpt'l <•- I' I ' " lMi'H ll\ .-nil ii. Amcrlcim and Frcnc c !; rJ *h'l»s and HAF plane* * • P " ,!1 liit' buttle iiiiiioiiiiccd I'.v Lu;(l"!). Nazi Trouble Sccfs ^ eliic IKUO['5 h;,\| . ... ordered into tho Savoio M . jil tiio French Alps, to sV::t trench patriot armies. Thru • .v.is {'lanes wore shot down ncarTi: ,n kv r rench guerillas. Radio A! . , , reports n general strike in T ., factories and riots in i.voi..; IMI1 :c:; iifcaitse of German rir .. labor decrees. ^ VC *3 Tt f* 7 i r fiW Orders Shift General Patton Heads U. 3. Forces in West 1 unisia, Replacing General Fredenali Allied Headquarters in .Nortii Africa. March 18—(AIM—ticn cral Dwight 1). Eisenhower re placed Major (leneial l.luyd K. I'l cdi'iiall today Willi I.ieiilcu ant General George S. I'.iituti. armored iorcc specialist, as cam inandcr ol I nitcd States Iroap. in the western Tunisian sector. <« :u>:al I'alto:;, called I:!• •<»<1 and Hills' ;:.s « :i«• ■•! the rn'.l o!fcn ive (jciiri .! i'i tile A my. is u :: ii tli- i here a.s the ouM'iiidinn American armored ; iree executive • ince !iie deal!: .•; M..jor (•eiu-ral .\dna !«' ('Italic. m August. I!t-il i Till (li.-patcii did not h. .tti> out Imined uli'ly liter new imsiiiiuneni >■: Hi- cdt-tiall. u'ii v.a m e n. iT ;.iki i'! Ana i ic.ill ti' M.p i:i we 1e:n I . in ia ;.t the tin.e <>| |he axi lire- .1; T!i: ■ -ii: in iiiid Felon :\ and liie ■ ui)srr|iieiit allied eouttler offensive.) i*.ilt-tji. nominated a. a lieii'enanl Lieneral only a week aj;o ! -day l>y l'ic.-(ic:it Konscvell. :s a \ eteran nl to yi ai in tlie Amy. Hank Officers Are indicted After Closing Shelby. M.i rill IS— i.M'i—I. S. ( mni'.iiv inner .IiiIiii I'. Mull I Mifil Miirranls l»(l.i> lm three <>l ln-i.il> .mil iiiic limner nllii i.il m the I'.ink ill' itl.uk VI'miii1.1 i11 ;i( ISI.irk Mountain w liii-li u.is rlih eil .illei'. St.ile It.inkint: t nminis - inner (itirttey I'. IIiikiI .immune eil. >h00 wa> ilisi'iiveri'd. I h >. e named i!i l;n warrant-. wci > : V II my i'liu!;i-. Cil lli'.'l. .1, nil's I {arret t ml r.i-:. •fi. I'.ml M.ie . I)mkl;i'e|iw. .mil |{"l>< i' I li'.ir I' «■»•. .i i«>nnw l» I;e< |H*r. now ?i tin- Univ. |)i i:ii-t Ati I > I. II ill" (*11 "IN' rt*ri>iniiKii e |>"li i)lr lur tin- failure uf Hit* ISank i>l ISInek M I nt <11 Tl. The untie the .• |>j> > i»T n ent after e >nle r.tijj !\v telephone with tin- jKilic-ftor. ..ml -..:il in- had uiirlercd "viflnrnti* |>ro*eriiUon • all |>cr.-c -lis" 1 f| ( l|fj |-" i| t \v:JI lie placed til ri'l'fivi'i'.hln, ' w.i linn iliee'l Ii -re I • ri i>• liy (In ncy I' t it • r mm >.»n ner n* bitntc*. iiflcr rwcivinit rofwrtu "f <-\ ;.T.:ncr- >t t.'Jf state banking dopn:t (Continucd on P.iKC Six) Climaxing 30-Mile Drive In Tunisia I Yanks Capture Gafsa '■» n ** M K X IT A Allied Bombers Smash At Rabaul 392 Bombs Are l)rcpp£(i &p Bass i'ires and Explosions Are touched Oil; 1 ojo Yells Japanese biluation Is berious | (/»'*/ 'I'll) i. ...(//»'• (I I'll*::) j L.« la ral .\IucAriuur':« I In adq'iai U"' unlay ri purled a iiiasninj.: a.s-anil i n tin- mj; Jap jane.se ill ka^iii.. New liri I lain, in wliii-li ii.i r.- plastered i lii' ainlrir.i- wjiii -Mj. in.inks, j l.\!!i!t■ Dimit I lilted .Nations air : .. :i :;..a;;-.ed ; n i a< my iiutlu.tt i! ii.i i\as i.ils:i>el\vatil. jusi ii. m.- liu.-i- ytv-'ii-ruay. P uciied I ,i many lire* ami explosions i :i •! liirtiu r crippled Japan s aerial M'.'iki.i:-- power in tii • | otttinvest i'aeifie. .Mramvlii'c. a Tok.vu liroadr.i t «;>>• l'iriiiicr T.ijo a> w.irniiiR .l.;|:.i'i il'jl "lilt* x\ar >il:ialiou i> tiri-ii:i:ii!S nsnrr M-rimis"—a eo'.l tovtinn iiKilnliiii'il l»> Secretary Kno\ sla.i'iiu'id in New York la-1 iiuhl thai Japan lias lost 1 .K-'i* .OHO Ions i'i shinpinr. or iiiic lliii';l nt l.er tonnage at I lie lit'KiniiiiiK ot Hie war. ••'I'll' I'UMnv t<> victory i .in.-1 Knox We ■. , .■ i .i i ii ji i I v. hero „• .• . .1 ul Ini strui-alo will !•«•. Tl f Ti'U.v : aid Preniiei 'I j i wxiilil 1 >•.■ ;!i>»!: i "ii rdinar.v new wart :• < j* : i *lay and iiiiiiouikt III ill' . 111..(.I'll "I .1 IxMI'll •'! a<| t«i tin.' .lajia iM.' eaoi it tt> ((*i ml ill'led mi I'a lie Si\ ) FORMER BUNDISTS l.OSE CITIZENSHIP V • V , I;. M;,,,!, I( AIM Ki <1 «-1.■ ] .1 lia* .Iniiii Ir.'.ht loiln ran • • • • eilizi-n hi|> i»l Krilz Klllnt, finm :i • 11'-Ii.ii le uler il t11• l 211 • ■ • ' v • :i 11 in ii.'ii.. I'.il /alum |irn (•••• i • . were |'M: 'led I i rrl mi •I'ii: \ • i i' i- .11 eili/ n 11i|> mirier . 11 it I . P. ;lr' dee "ii in vv 11 iclt lie den itiii d till- (ii'i'iii ni A'ni'iiran IhiihI an hi Amerie.'in oriian /a t ion. "I a el entirely jtisli' i"! in li'iil i l: e i i . il l |iie |»• e> nf the im we ■ mi A me iean ami siibvor 'ive." .Imlee Hi i;lil'« d ei-i >ii : aid. 11 li"i • !;• I l"ii '\\ . Ii .WI'Ve.\ III..; . . IllHM'sllip II t' 1 ■ I *1*11(1 would he . nilit*ii-nt up-ii w*iiI'll ti ba.-e led ::ne I he e i ill• Babsim Asks Farm Relief Shortage of Labor And Equipment Poses Serious Threat To Food Production IMK.i K \V. ISAKSON ('(ipyricli! !!'>::—I'lililKliris I'i Mulin.il Kurc.ili. Klit*. Itjili-i ti 1':.| U. .. M.iivh lis— I• \ '■ ii. .vf I": Victory H;ir iitid ; «ir;iws cIomt my : • Mali: n i ' • r "i »• mi (!c s ojh- | I'l;, t'.IVII ' . \ |l|-H(lllctioi1 i ; fiM it i I.itld I ;i. Iltl'll jlttrCCM* 1 till ■ : !:rr |»."(luiiivc . cfi re V. ' it -:!<• «m liciv. ii■ tit-f. I ii(l\ i>o iill who . n I • 11.!" >-iit>-i-tcii(-c nilr dii , !' !•> vi iii: seed or • H Ml'" ovrr liny. !, .Mt.iuiicN of Farming I }i;i\-f • i"niwn <>vrr Ihc iimn i(. |- it .| mi III- Will fl'l I H'l'ifl j,,ii ..•! it ittlc liom? ti ;i«'t. In tho rotimr « l I tie iimmer ho will nilgai ;i :■ (I • M.V whole umc Vegetable* (CYutili ; d on Page Six) TO ACCOMPANY WALLACE CN LATIN-AMERICAN TOUR VICE FRESIOENT HENRY A. WALLACE will bo areoir.paii.'cri on his t :r of seven Latin-American countricj by, kit to riuht: Lanrcncc Duggan. adviser on polilUM relations tor tlic Stale Department; James D. LoC'ron a!id Hector Lazo, as.-.istant director m rlu. -1• «t tiic Oll'ict of Kxpurls. Wallace, shown seated, 13 lu arrive at Sail Jo»e, Ccjta Ilita, n.i Muich 1.., .. . . v •!! conciuilc the iuui at Bogota, Col. {Inlcrnatioual) Analysis Is Expected To Show Seriousness Of Food Production Problem for 1943 \V:»v!iii:!;i'in. 3I:ir«-lt Is—<.\i'i —The li'iicrul crop i r|iii"liiK hoard •ill! i-Mimatr 1% «• IIIK! iM t.'.nis ill ;i i riini I liiumr rinv v. lii'S -iiiiiild kmc I in- 11.iii 11 1 .111 tilt- : i I jllst hi*u -rrimis (In- limil t>i iilurliiMi |irnt>li>iii i. and luiu 'iitiih inim- rj\ li;ins may lia*r to inline tlicit* nri Mlllltltillll Tin- <■ 1 • ill I.,. I,. .• i i, port I ruin xiinat) l.v » • . HUT- in .i:' " "I Hi" r ii : s v ii hii\'c hud ■! t>x|K.*iM -. • irtiii The !•••; • II In- relc ■■ I time V. v 'ti !. I. Mlfl .I'll .. ;• |," .ill ! ii U ii < lion fine ..ml . hf>rt:i:*<- I'm! I.'ii I ■ ill 1111 * I .■! • lunil it • !•*< mm I in,..I Sl-t |.y S . A . , V. Jirrt cull li'i . rent the* in- (I i lives! n"k. «i I M>l >111-V' II' .1: ' I T'!. • m<- • rron jicie 'c .- ii IIUJ. Tin- < r • flnalji •••'!!. • i I"!' I Kill ;■< i tiers "I ■ n " "fl I ie .1" i or ricic ■ i;« > Hum Till' 1 !•: •(I ;i\ :H> ;n-i ecu below l;i i M siiou \\i» sai.i: Kin.-f. n. \! cli !8 - (AIM TI. third nil .1.1 ('InIn f;i1 ' ifl >ho\v ,-,i * vv !l lie hi 1 1 i* Awji J; i '*i| :i in .•! .! • X. I'iirroti • 'I • nj.i.v. VFATIIER foil MMMII ( \I50I IN \ 1'i.vsililr I it: Ii I rain .mil dtl//lr casl purlin" llii« aflPi-iHuni .mil in soul Ii iwrllmi tonight.' Patierami Appeals fo-r Service Law 1 hree Raids Made On Kiska K ;l: v. til ;<11. i 'i SI V*urn*4 %./ o *\,.f n ' v :•/, i'. Of W .;>i 'i'cli Casualty I - f* Wit! Appal! V i y ,'ipiincr, General \Va.il .^ays ai 'E Award Ceremony \ .! M.nrlt IS— | • \ I" • — I'.t i- i < .1 ■ 11 11111-:i II. W.'il* hi im -.111.1 i! m ii l.iii' mm \ icr nt I. • \i iu\ IikIji r.iut'nni-il .i 'ii "•■mill; hi- M-lf > .1 < i !ii <) ' . .P .. .Inn; l!lr \\ ;tr lli I nlilr i i'ii I' • | ri'ii; I ill' «'.l II ill*. Ilsl ; I'I,• ill 11^." "lie m , .. \ \ -mi.. w;:r in: t ' <• v . i\' iy mil .1 1ii.iI J.-lflU'lS "li t N ■ : .1 :'i. CI'. I'll) ill\ I I . »«-v c, "I l ilt <' . "A. vrt v.i • i.l Ki'i'M hurt ■ I" Hlf |>l ll • • •• ,| ■ IK I tlNII'v i' A • : .11' l life mi the iiglitilli: 1'rtni!" .'.nil permit "a inure en nil a!i!v distribution nl burdens" at home. A< • *i 'i c A ?.t. Wiirt.-wnrth ' :i t■ t 1 aliii wnmi'll ill!" ... * >11 Jl«l»f. !.«• 1- lcl till- Sctl w ;i in- -iiiui • ! '.i • i . ii i .> •" .■;irl jjn. ■stri!i nl univ i r^.il war service. . ni . ."n ' • tap a man i i 1 ' M'll'i I . ii t i I iKfit I .' l|V- ll • N'l'll (ill .1 jilt ulr." c. ii : .-<• iiiidniini'ralic li» ; . •; ..it :t \v.»>. an 1»» 1<>;i(i ,tt ;> rpliino if flay ;•«• i ••.-Sibil-." Ill !. ■ . »iv .•»>". "I do not • '• i . • lit- c"iiiiniti'(l: I . niiy lielievc thai tvt until i i r i. i •!> -« il it ct rrv man anil i . t • >■ tn rcn iMoll. will ■•i- all "lit win ••••i i- ..it \ iind nl Inch \vi- i.n- i .Mi il'lc." »!<• mi ■ '• ■ i«l r«*\ i-ion nl lea i' ' i ii i • . tiiiir \v;ir ■ !• "it: t '(lay •i- i v tin- i wi'ikc-fs in • . I In (I |||| \ . I ur- I -!• til ili-.ll - w •• • <• i ■ problems I ' ' i II •' .i St i it-- ,l|ipr.i\ od it- i- i .: r -iMtiiil farm w.iikot> hem n« arm#. nt>onMif< "t the • • W ni-w :|t I.ill ii'diealed a m-iiil .i\'i- .iiilinu •- in pro-peel. W..,.hamli.n. March IK —(AIM - nine IV !fii.i: l coin. ' ' ' i ■ i- >!".ii«-l and 10 frtaj'ii/ t" tin- rani; of lii'iilonatti colo •i :t' • il ! il.iv liV M - ii. (' p ■ .i■ ■ ill) : .iter . 'i •••• • el nrltirifd: lie:-. II ItaniH-lun. ul Kin.-lon, N. c. Mareth Line Offensive Under Way Strategic Nazi-Held Air base Recaptured On Centra! Front; Other News oi War a in central Tunisia. cliirii»xiujr a "•••-mile drive. while "U tin1 southern front a ilerlin l>n>ad ca.-t s; ii! (n in ra! ' i;' l». L. Mont ginnery's 1 irit i~m «i; h11• army was storming the Alareth line with four tank ami infantry di \ isions. A linlletin I loin General Dvvight I). KiM'iilumi'r's liead (limrters said allied positions were improved in the northern sector ol' the (i(t mile long Maretll line limit "iiollt during the niKlit■« of Mareli Hi 17 and during yes terday." This was the lir-t authorita tive allied statement tending to confirm Gorman reports that the itritish eighth army iiail latini-h ed a grand assault against the "little .Magiuot" defense line in southern Tunisia. "In the ttiih, oi.r |»;iti-f.Is wore lictive, inflicting lo.-irtOs .-i• the cn e.ny." the war I ml let in fa:.i«-i«i Utile i•]»!>■. 11 ■ i ii the.:' . i. ,i|i| no >»f Gal.-a. Ki. .Ill ; II, (i: iMlehrs 1". S. Ir>">|i>. - ; > 1 it- !•':e:ich dil.iriinc were 1> :-n.:in Hie asi; ,*;.irriM'i! i>! Ga!~.t twelve mile- away en n rosicl leading to the Gull' of Giilies and Ihe Maretii line. A l!nl..-!i iifi'adia.-t -:iid l.euteii ant Gene ..I Anderson*.- I>r.-t army troops .struck •ill in Iwo counter a«* lacks in I'tf :i ■rlliern * eel or yeslcr day. m:ik ^ ".-'•me headway* 'again I axis loree wh eh h (I overrun French [•'•Ml •" ' '• 1 (;> i ! •nr. I • an v.cr< • • . i the 111 I- - 1 . ' He llll .l>l Well- 1 . iin > d 1" ■ 1 ■ "i i. Tin' •• Ill litissi.i. Sin irt ili>p.ili !ii"< ri'P'.rtrd lli.it .1 «i«.inlii tank 'ut llr. fotiuht iltldrr >kir- ;»livi* nil I li.i/i anil liril aiinv I»iiiiiIiim> a'.ii fiulittrr i»lani->. \\a» lauinr, in thr HnlirK rivrr \allry lirl-.w Kliurkm ti>;la* as Ihr (airman* *-(i*p|X" ill llirii" »-nr l'ark «iffrilsivi\ l>i-)iitr '.lie v mli .1 • 'mm i-i.'ir.-ii 1 I.V,| !)', I • ' . : \ Ihi • 1 : ■ \\ :i\ t :• Iff ' .1. >111111 *1 ; I .111 i • |Mir:.it • I-, t 22 «• • i'h\vi\-t <•: iln- ri!y. Soviet light ImmluT pi itw . known iis "tan!; i>;i.-!i'f>" Immmiim' nl tin.';' ami.. pi.:i iiu i,nun.n v. < • i. in* ed Inllictinji great l".s.-r.~ mi (IcriiMii 1 links. On tin- mural front. tin* So \ irl mill «l.i v ri»iiiimnii<|iii' i f |iiilir c inci : i.;• oti Die banc from tlic north, Kouth .iihI ra.-t. Tn Hie north. in the I