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SUNDAY STAR, WASHING TON, D. C, JANUARY 11, 1942. Unusual Step Taken |0ccupied NationsPlan By Germans fo Deny Reports of Unrest Measures Coincide With Admissions of Gravity Of Situation in Russia (Continued From First Page.) Fuehrer, showed that the winter campaign in Russia is written off by the German leaders as lost. In every available quarter, mean- while, the German Army launched a recruiting drive in the hope of building a fresh force for tthe planned spring offensive. Highly reliable advices sald that because of German losses and the need for a far greater army in any new push, this drive had spread into Bulgaria, the occupied Baltic States and even into Norway. Attack by German Paper. The recruiting campaign, per- haps, prompted the German paper in Norway, Deutsche Zeitung in Norwegen, to attack Sweden for not aiding Finland and for banning exportation of clothing which Ger- mans in Sweden wanted to send to the Russian front. As far as the internal German situation goes, it is known here that the fisst great German failure in the east inspired feelings of con- cern and unrest at home. However, the correspondents who were called from their beds to hear telephoned denials of reports of an imminent state of revolution said it was quite apparent that there was no evidence | of such a thing in Berlin, and the best information obtainable else- where is that no organized effort to revolt exists or is likely to exist soon. Yet, the correspondents expressed surprise that the drastic form of denial was deemed necessary in the Wilhelmstrasse. In making its denials, the Foreign Office blamed the reports on British | and American sources. Today the Berlin radio, quoting the Berlin cor- respondent for the Rumanian news- paper Timpul, said that “rumors of | growing dissatisfaction in Germany | = * * were launched in the hope of in- | fluencing the forthcoming conter-‘ ence (of American foreign minis- ters) at Rio de Janeiro.” By in-| direction, the broadcast said the | rumors had it that machine guns | ‘were mounted on the roofs of Berlin | hotels, adding that Rumanian jour- nalists in Germany could them- selves see that this was not true. Try to Convince People. survivors go up the side of the SNATCHED FROM DEATH AT SEA—British sources describe these pictures as depicting the nar- row escape of a torpedoed ship’s survivors, who clung to rafts for 15 days with no food and only 2 gallons of water before rescue. Above, crew members of the rescue ship watch the rafts. Right, rescue ship —A. P. Wirephotos. as excessive” had in the past proved the cornerstone of German victory. Meanwhile, German newspapers made no mention of the important towns which have been recaptured by the Red armies. From the soldiers themselves came this typical note, contained in a letter home from a German anti- aircraft battery commander: “All our conversations and thoughts here on the eastern front are centered about one and the same subject: Home leave . .. things were different last year . .. it is better not to have any illusions about home leave . . . thus nobody will be disappointed.” Russian (Continued From First Page.) positions anywhere along the vast front. The line-straightening excuse for the Nazi withdrawals has now been replaced by this talk of the “fluld front,” according to word reaching | here from Berlin—and even this ir- regular line seems doomed, the Brit- ish feel, since the Germans do not conceal the fact that the Russians continue their assaults, often attack- Maij. Eliot Urges War Cabinet With 8 Fields Represented Wallace Is Declared Logical Choice For Important Role of Co-ordination elements remain to be dealt with; of these, by all odds, the most im- portant is production. Solved Problem for Britain, The necessity for placing the By MAJ. GEORGE FIELDING ELIOT. ‘The basic conditions of this war are two: 1. The ergmy has the initiative due to a superiority in weapons and is trying to gain a decision while that superiority continues to exist. 2. Our immediate task is to stave off decisive defeat in any part of the world until such time as our superiority in resources has been translated into superior fighting power. ‘To do thic. we need organization— both inter-Allied organization for the co-ordiaation of our common efforts, and an internal organiza- tion in order that the united effort of the whoe Nation may be effi- clently and swiftly harnessed and directed tovard the attainment of victory. Experience has shown time and again that the organization of a nation for war must possess cer- tain well-defined characteristics. antire productive effort of the Nation under a single officer of cabinet rank possessing adequate authority and freedom of action seems al- most beyond argument. In Britian, the long struggle to obtain a min- istry of supply went on for years. before such a ministry was finally organized in 1939. The same arguments were used against it that are being used now | against a similar organization here. All those who have to do with the present agencies concerned with the matter appear to regard proposals for a ministry of supply as & | criticism of themselves. It is time | to set aside all such considerations and give the Nation the organization it needs in order to become, in fact as well as in name, the arsenal of freedom. should act as vice chairman of the war cabinet, and should be the| President’s first deputy, with the power of final decision in all mat- ters save those of the very first importance, for which the President should reserve his time and powers. The Vice President should in par- ticular be given authority to re-| organize, transfer and even abolish existing agencies and bureaus in order that each member of the war cabinet should have under his direct by Col. Lemuel dens. Bolles to Answer Queries | On Air Raid Regulations Persons who are uncertain about air-raid regulations and emergency prefautions may have their ques- tions answered at 8 pm. January | 20 at Gordon Junior High School District civilian defense director, and Clem ent Murphy, chief of air-raid war- Bolles, Pledge for Post-War Punishment of Foe Representatives of Nine Countries Will Hold Meeting This Week By the Associated Press. LONDON, Jan. 10.—Representa- tives of nine countries occupied by Axis armies will meet next week and pledge themselves to bring final Justice to officials of Germany, Italy, Hungery and Rumania who are re- sponsible for hostage executions, mass fires and seizure of property in conquered lands. Informed quarters pointed out that the pledge will require the gov- ernments now residing in London to start compiling a huge “blacklist” of Nazi and other officers to be brought to trial after the war. These quarters said the govern- ments of the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Norway, Czecho-Slovakia, ‘Yugoslavia, Greece, Luxembourg and the Pree French Committee will agree at the meeting to punish all officials for any violations of the Hague convention of 1907 which Germany signed. Whether the trials will be held by an international court or by the countries concerned will be worked out with other details of procedure at later meetings. The United States, Britain, Rus- sia and China will send observers to the meeting, it was announced, but they will not take an active part, the conference being confined to governments whose countries are ac- tually under Axis occupation. The meeting is not connected with the inter-Allied governments coun- cil, in which Britain and Russia hold membership. and fish drying are the principal industries of St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands, according to the Department of Commerce. 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(Copyright, 1942, New York Tribune, Inc.) w '“ 1'“ GII |.‘ dividuals, the greater must be the Propaganda Agency. an evrol degree of fieedom of action Which | here should probably be a secre- Will Pay High Price Mr. Dietz, WO. 8401 4221 Connecticut they are allowed in the discharge with | H (e A mlonea, i the dhcharet | vy o “mformaton 12 aeut win Evacuafion Group Named ik By California Governor eral limits of the missions assigned | anq™ to direct an American press them by higher authority. }urvice in Allied and neutral capi- By the Associated Press. There must be an adequate and | ;.1 He need not necessarily be & (It was Dr. Dietrich who, last October 9, announced that Soviet Russia was militarily finished as Villages Being Burned. s commi recail- the Tesult of Hitler's “last great The fleei.:g Germ:ns, according to ggz::lmen » including the fighting | this"ynder the secretary of S;IOOI\::‘:‘{ tionnrl;ueph':gly{o? gll:ck\:n.xl’on :f 3 5 B R decisive” battle of 1941 at | Moscow dispatches, are burning vil-| We do na now have an organi- wrfare, or prumi;;”;;bl:‘e’t e- | Californians from danger areas in '“'“"H!’ Sale of Discontinved Models Bryansk and Vyasma, a line now | lages, dynamiting bridges, dams and | zation whizh fulfills these require- \“ r;gg:: sela"f ‘;fim emergencies. ?"‘:.‘::; threatened by the Russian coun- | highways, and leaving groups of | ments althaugh there are signs that | Pl_}"m members of the war cabinet| The !Govemor said g\euhwns no | Nig'lr:'s'an"l' u.'l“- e -’ss teroffensive.) aut ic ril il | we are meving toward one. The | i reason for alarm and that the Army | i omatic riflemen in ambush in should have full authority within Westerns Diefonss: Bainiennd Bt Mf’ Desks! “c Sesenen “, Echoing Dr. Dietrich, the portant Deutsche Allgemeine Zei- |sive—a reversion to tactics they had | tung said the toughness of the Rus- | sian enemy and the cruel Russian | winter “necessitate the last grain of | physical and moral courage from | our soldiers.” Increasing information from reli- able sources tells the story behind all this. Brauchitsch’s Plan. It is that the Nazi Army troubles began when Hitler impatiently over- | from the German invaders,” the 32::}5 g; g‘;‘:‘é‘; :o‘s:;(ércgge .g‘s!?ss: fi?;&?tfij‘fififffififi :yr,: Mapat, A Niree ruled his then commander in chief, | account added. inform and assist him, as does any | chief of staff and the chief of naval 1015-Soventh St., N.W. | .o .nioin Field Marshal Walter von Brau- chitsch, who presented a plan for withdrawal to the Berezina River, nearly 400 miles west of Moscow, before the real winter set in. The Fuehrer insisted on pressing ahead. Von Brauchitsch resigned and other officers declined to take the responsibility for a winter struggle on the icy Moscow ap- proaches. Hitler himself took over the army command. But by that time it was too late. Winter set in in full fury before the construction of barracks was begun in mid-December. The continued Russian offensive forced abandon- ment of a number of “winter quar- ters” which, Berlin dispatches have admitted, were modeled after Rus- slan peasant huts. Subsequently, the German bases were moved much farther back than had been planned. Riga dispatches have told of the commandeering of all available houses, buildings and rooms for the German military, despite the presence of typhus in that Latvian area. Today, a German agency dispatch saw fit to deny that® Germany 1s building a defense line on the Oder River—well within Germany, par- alleling the old Polish border. Snag in Turkish Offensive. Pernaps equal in importance to the stalled German drive in Russia were indications that Nazi plans for political or even military pres- sure on Turkey have been seriously delayed if not completely disrupted. One traveler leaving Germany for northern Europe said that plans had been made to press the Turks into the Axis fold this month. The Russian counterinvasion of the Crimea delayed this and now any major overtures to Turkey must wait. Observers took note that Dr. Diet- rich's article, entitled “The Battle for the Future and the Fate of Ger- many,” not only sought to assure the people that Hitler would lead them in an effort to thrust aside the Russian difficulties but took cognizance of criticism concerning German armament, saying that any position or any village,” the order said. to endure during their six months of advance. The Moscow radio broadcast a Tass account reporting that Gen. Zakharkin's troops “annihilated nearly 600 German soldiers and offi- cers and captured trophies,” in a one-day action on an unspecified sector. “Twenty-two villages were freed Surrenders Reported. A Tass digpatch broadcast by the Moscow radio said that “hundreds of soldiers of the Fascist armies” have been surrendering to the Rus- sians recently without resistance. Until recently, the broadcast add- ed, prisoners were taken only in fighting. An Izvestia correspondent said the Russian forces which recaptured Majoyaroslavets prevented all Nazi attempts to re-establishing a defense line. “One unit alone,” the corres- pondent declared, “liberated about 30 populated places and advanced 20 kilometers (12.5 miles).” Pacific (Continued From First Page.) donment of Subic Bay and the sec- ondary naval station, Olongapo, which is situated on it. Some were saying that Gen. Mac- Arthur's men still had their major battle ahead of them, a last-stand fight on Batan Peninsula, with the evacuation of as large a force as possible to Corregidor Island a last resort. This rocky fortress, which com- mands the entrance to Manila Bay, and prevents the Japanese from using it as & naval base, lies just off the end of the peninsula. 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Considering merely the question of obtaining men of national sanding and ability, it | seems essential that they should | have the support and legal sanc- §1on of calinet rank established by aw. The war cabinet—the staff which is to direc1 and co-ordinate our na- tional effoxt under the authority of the President—should be as small as possible, the smaller any such body is, the more quickly and ef- ficiently i functions. It should, however, aclude a representative of every necessary element of the national eJort, in order to obtain full co-ordnation of power. These elsments are as follows: 1, foreiga affairs; 2, finance; 3, Army; 4, Navy; 5, production; 6, economic warfare; 7, shipping and :rlnsmwun, and 8, civilian de- ense. From the first four we get im- mediately four necessary members of the war cabinet, the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, War and the Navy. Four other necessary S A STARTS JAN. 15th With a Native Faculty and SCH SPECIAL CLASSES 1128 CONN. 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