Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1942, Page 2

Two Extra Pages In This Edition Late news and sports are covered on Pages 1-X dnd 2-X of this edition of The Star, supplementing the news of the regular home delivered edition. Closing N. Y. Markets—Sales, Page 18. 90th YEAR. No. 35,688. ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Readers Prefer The Star The circulation in Washington of The Star in the afternoon,and evening is more than twice that of any other newspaper. Telephone National 5000 and delivery at your home will start immediately. g Htar : WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1942 U. S. Army of 3,600,000 Men This Year Planned by Stimson; In Sub Attack Air Corps 32 New Divisions Of Infantry Part Of Expansion By NELSON M. SHEPARD. Secretary of War Stimson an- nounced today the Army would be expanded from 1,700,000 men to 3,600,000 by the end of this year. This vast increase, authorized to lay the groundwork for the 1943 victory effort, will necessi- tate doubling the air combat units, doubling the armored units and adding 32 additional triangular divisions before the end of this year. Secretary Stimson also outlined at & press conference, other measures being taken to increase various units of the Army for combat pur- poses and the launching of a gigantic construction program to house the rapidly expanding personnel. He made it clear, however, that the expansion plan does not follow exactly the procurement program announced by President Roosevelt, since a great deal of the equipment is going to other nations allied to the United States. 2,000,000 for Air Corps. Plans already being made ahead of time for the larger expansion of the Army in 1943, Mr. Stimson stressed, are based on the same bal- | anced requirements the Army has tried to follow in the past. By that he meant that the ratio of such units as the air forces. armored. in- fantry, cavalry, etc, will be main- tained much as at present. In the expansion of the Army, the air forces will play a very large part, he said. While the present program of air combat units will be more than doubled, the War Department 1s lowering the age of aviation cadets to 18 years in an effort to speed up the enlistment of 2,000,000 additional men for air crews and ground forces. In addition, the new Army pro- gram calls for a tremendous in- crease in the number of enlisted men who can attend officers’ train- ing schools after four months’ pre- liminary training. Starting with a program of 10.000 last July, Mr. Stimson reported today 90,000 en- listed candidates will be given a chance now to try out for commis- sions as second lieutenants. It was expected that at least 75,000 of these qualified men will be commis- sioned during the current year. Mr. Stimson said the Army is now proceeding to put into effect the augmentation in its strength which President Roosevelt has authorized. 32 Divisions of 15,000. The 32 new triangular divisions. all infantry, will consist of about 15.000 men each. A large propor- tion of these divisions will be mo- torized to provide for rapid move- ment. There will also be a con- siderable increase in anti-aireraft. engineering and other special units of the Army. Owing to wartime re- strictions, he did not designate the number of additional combat units of all kinds that will be required. Authorization for 50 or more military police battalions also is in- cluded :n the program to replace recruits now guarding Government property In every section of the country. The men so replaced will be able to return to their active training duties in existing units. The Army training centers also will be expanded. Mr. Stimson said, to provide for the huge number of replacements and trained men needed for the 1943 objective pro- gram. The present strength of the Army is estimated at approximately 1,700.- 000 men. The addition of units now being organized and the vast ex- pansion in the air forces, Mr. Stim- son said, is expected to bring the total enrollment figure to 3,600,000 during this year, or rore than double ‘ne present strength. 50 Days Ahead of Time. Mr. Stimson said that the new divisions to be created will be or- ganized 50 days ahead of the plain laid down in the pre-war mobiliza- tion program. The earlier mobili- sation plan, worked out during peacetime, created a time schedule which provided that the first three reserve divisions would be organ- ized 160 days after the date of mobilization. “If we take December 7 as our ‘M-day,’ the first three divisions we are now organizing will be created 80 days ahead of schedule,” Mr. Stimson said. The commanders of the new divisions already have been assigned and training units assembled. Re- quirements for three divisions of 15,000 men each will be ready by March 15, he estimated. Such a tremendous expansion of the Army as now contemplated will require a great deal of new con- struction for housing purposes, the War Secretary pointed out. Nine new camps, each accommo- (See ARMY, Page A-6.) Delivery of Night Final Edition The Night Final Edition of ‘The Star, with two addi- tional pages of last-minute news, is delivered through- out Washington and nearby suburbs, together with The Sunday Star, at 85c per month. . This edition gives the latest developments of the day in International, Na- tional and Local news, with complete Financial Reports. Special delivery is made between 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. daily. A Will Add 2,000,000 Red Tape, Selfishness, Greed \ Slow War Output, Senate Told Blame Rests on U. S. Agencies, Labor ‘ And Management, Committee Peports By the Associated Press. | The Senate Defense Investigating Comrmittee charged today and one in her starboard, was that American war production had been nhampered seriously by months of official bungling, labor selfishress and management greed. In a report covering its studies< —_— - during last year, the committee ac- cused Government agencies of slow- |ing war output by a mesh of | “bureaucratic red tape” and de- | clared: | 1. That after two years of frantic effort America has too few planes | |to allow adequate flying time for | | pilots and that many of them are | | “mediocre.” | 2. That dollar-a-year men on loan from industry were actually lobbyists ‘ |for their former employers and | | | should be eliminated. | | 3. That the automobile indus- | try had been allowed to continue | civilian production virtually un-| checked throughout 1941, with no real conversion to military produc- tion even attempted. | 4. That a concerted effort should be made to use all the facilities of small manufacturers in defense production. | 0. P. M. Shake-up Asked. Expressing full confidence that the war could be won if proper ! remedial steps were taken, the com- | mittee asked a reorganization of the | Office of Production Management to | do away with the “dollar-a-year” officials. This recommendation was already in type Tuesday when President Roosevelt announced re- organization of the war production system, with Donald M. Nelson, for- mer mail order executive, at the helm. l Made public by Chairman Tru- man, the report warned that: “Carelessness and inefficiency have already cost us a great deal and, if continued. can cost us much more, even though in the long run we will win the war because of the sheer extent of our resources.” The committee said prospects for l?rili;h Are MiI;ing 1 Singapore Bridge, Japanese Assert | | Armies Are Driving Into Johore, Nippon Claims; | Defenders Reinforced £ tke Associated Press. Japan’s invasion armies were pictured by Tokio headquarters today as driving into the rain- lashed jungles of Johore state, less than 110 miles north of Singapore, while British and Dutch planes fought Japanese raiders in a fierce battle over Singapore itself. Johore state is the last defense bulwark before Singapore. (Axis claims, often issued with propaganda motives, should be credited only when confirmed by American or Allied sources.) A Domei roundup of Japanese claims said British authorities at Singapore have begun to mine the causeway bridge connecting Singa- pore to Johore. Domei also quoted foreign reports as saying that British forces de- fending the “Pownall line” extend- ing about 125 miles across extreme lower Malaya were moving up re- inforcements from Singapore for “a last desperate defense” of Singa- pore. Landing Below Singapore Reported. Exchange Telegraph said in Lon- don it had recorded a Rome broad- cast which quoted a Tokio report that Japanese forces had landed on an island of Rhio archipelago, just ' south of Singapore. | The report also said Japanese | forces moving down the eastern coast of the Malay Peninsula had outflanked the town of Endau, just north of the Johore-Pahang bor- der, and that its fall was immi- nent. Endau is about 100 miles north of Singapore. The Rhio archipelago is a group of Dutch-owned islands at the east- ern end of the Malacca Strait be- | tween the southern tip of Malaya | and Sumatra. The northernmost of the Rhio group is separated from Singapore only by the narrow Sin- | gapore Strait. The largest and most | | exposed, Rho or Bintan, is about 40 miles southeast of Singapore. | Rail Junction Claimed. | i A bulletin from Imperial Japa- | nese Army headquarters said Japa- | nese troops advancing down zhe} | west coast of the Malay peninsula | | crossed the border into Johore state | last night, capturing the strategic J (S8ee MALAYA, Page A-6) | i | Willkie Denies He'll Act {On New War Labor Unit | By the Ascociated press. | NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—Comment- | | ing on Washington reports that he might be one of a panel of umpires | to aid the new War Labor Board in the settlement of difficult labor dis- putes, Wendell L. Willkie declared yesterday “there is nothing to it.” | The 1940 Republican presidential | candidate refused to elaborate. | | Stephen Early, White House press | | secretary, announced Tuesday that [ Mr. Willkie’s name was on a list of | persons from whom the umpires to | l supplement the new War Labor Board would be selected. ,‘ SELATOR TRUMAN. future aiplane production were “‘not too geod” and added that radi- cal chang’s in methods must be made to neet the military demand. Appareitly, there never has been and 1s nct now any real planned and co-oriinated program for the productior of aircraft,” the report said. Plane Purchases Criticized. “Our services (the Army and Navy) have merely purchased what the manufacturers had to offer instead o planning to use avail- able faciliies to produce what they needed a maximum capacity.” ‘The conmittee reported that the Army anc¢ Navy, “always * * * ex- tremely reluctant to accept and develop n:w iceas,” were tardy i adopting multiple machine guns. bullet-pro)f gasoline tanks, modein gun turre's and other wartime avi- ation developments. “On the drawing boards we have many Hgh - performing - pursuit ships,” the report sald. “But in January, 1942, very few will be pro- duced whch can be considered bet- ter than mediocre, and there will be no loig-range pursuits, a type so vitally needed for our present operation:.” The committee complained that 19 “favor:d manufacturers” of air- planes had received the bulk of orders and loans, with 60 other air- craft conpanies unable to get any substantitl contracts. In askng reorganization of the O. P. M. the committee said that “the practice of diffusing responsi- bility, commonly referred to as ‘the old arm) game,’ must not be tol- erated.” ‘t said that as of January 5 there vere 255 dollar-a-year men working for the O. P. M. and 631 others enployed without compen- sation. “Lobbyists” Protested. Becaus: they dealt “with matters involving the class of clients by whom they were formerly employed and by vhom they naturally expect to be enployed in the future,” the report s:id, they could be termed lobbyists “in a very real sense.” “The <ommittee believes that the Governmrent should not continue to accept tie loan of dollar-a-year and W. O. C. (without compensation) men by companies with so large a stake in the defense program. * * * “No man can honestly serve two masters.’ In a separate section reporting evidence of lobbying for Govern- ment coitracts, the committee said that oftn contractors seek “to take unfair aivantage of their Govern- ment” sy attempting to purchase influence which they fail to get, and added: “The oOractice is difficult to ex- pose aid eliminate, because the businessmen who are duped by it hate to admit that their avarice led then to attempt what they thought was bribery of Government procurement officers.” Observing that the defense pro- gram has been handicapped by un- necessarv strikes, the committee re- ported ‘nat there was currently less obstructon from this source than in an esrlier period. It added, how- ever: “Labo, as well as industry, must assume -esponsibility for the meager production of defense articles. Both labor axd industry have been too (See DEFENSE PROBE. Page A-6.) Two Men Los 0ff New York Torpedoed Tanker Still Afloat; ¢ 38 Rescued. | BY the Associated Press. { NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—Disclo- 'sure that an enemy submarine ‘had circled a Panamanian tank- | er just off Long Island, exploded | two torpedoes in her port side made today by Navy officials in detailing the closest approach of | actual warfare to the Nation's East Coast. | Rear Admiral Edward C. Kalbfus. | commander of the Newport Naval | | Base, disclosed that the attack by | an unidentified submarine on rhe; | tanker Norness had resulted in the | death of two men—revising an | earlier Navy estimate. He said 38 officers and men had been rescued |and were in ‘“good shape.” i The Norness was still partially | afloat today—her bow sticking al- | most vertically out of the water— !and Admiral Kalbfus notified the | Navy Department that the vessel | | constituted a menace to navigation. | 100 Miles From Harbor. | The torpedoing occurred at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, just 60 miles south- east of Montauk Point, Long Island, little more than 100 miles from New York Harbor. Navy officers told the story of a methodical attack in which the submarine first discharged a tor- pedo into the port side of the fuel- oil laden tanker, swung about and fired another torpedo into the other side, and then returned to send a | final “tin fish” into the port side of the stricken vessel. Admiral Kalbfus identified the two dead men as Kaare Reinertsen and Ecil Dremseth, both apparently Norwegians. as were most of those rescued. None was an American citizen. Some of those picked up by a fleet of rescue and attack vessels that sped out from Newport and the New London naval base after the stricken tanker was spotted by a patrol plane vesterday were taken from near freezing water. Others were in lifeboats and six were cling- ing to a life raft. Tanker Still Afloat. “The men had been wallowing around in the water for some time in fuel oil.” Admiral Kalbfus said. and explained that there were no interyiews with survivors because his first concern was their health and comfort. “I wanted to make them as comfortable as possible.” However, all but two or three T (Bee TX‘NKVEf!;iPrlkje A8 l Dies Launches Probe Of Suspected Nazi Group | BY the Associated Press. | The House Committee on Un- American Activities began an in- quiry today into the National Work- ers' League of Detrott which Chair- man Dies termed the source of all Nazi and Fascist propaganda in the United States. Mr. Dies said the committse would hear about 50 witnesses behind closed doors today and tomorrow. He refused to disclose their names or the specific nature of the in- formation he sought. “We have seized all papers. corre- spondence and files of this organiza- tion which we believe to be the source of all Nazi and Fascist prop: ganda throughout the count: Representative Dies said. “We found $1200 in $100 bills in their files and are informed that they spent $7.000 last month alone. The organization has operated secretly out of Detroit and has been very well-organized.” Representative Dies said the league appeared to be an “executive committee” of 500 persons selected from organizations he identified as follows: The Organization to Defend Con- stitutional Rights, the Crusading Mothers of Pennsylvania. the Protestant War Veterans of the United Stetes and the Silver Shirts. Mr. Dies said he probably would have no comment to make on the hearings until all witnesses had been examined. MC Kellar W|thd raws " large quantities of hand grenades | Objection to T.V.A. Dam By the Associated Press. | Senator McKellar, Democrat, of | Tennessee advised President Roose- velt today he was withdrawing his | the enemy, who is intrenched in | opposition to construction of the | strong positions, taking advantage | Tennessee Valley Authority’s pro- | | posed Douglas Dam on the French Broad River near Dlndrid(’ ‘Tenn. Senator McKellar notiffed the President by letter of his decision, | which cleared the way for imme- | diate congressional passage of a| $15.000,000 avpropriation to finance initial construction of the dam.| Lindbergh Will By the Associated Press. Charles A. Lindbergh will not return to active duty with the Army Air Corps, Secretary of War Stimson said today, but for the present will engage in technical resear:h on a commercial proj- ect in which the War Department is directly interested. The Secretary told his press confeience that Mr. Lindbergh. forme'ly an Air Corps Reserve colonel, called on him Monday to ask whether he could be of any use to the Government or the War Department. “I tld him.” Secretary Stim- son stid, “that we were always glad ty receive information, help or acvice from any one who thougat he could be of service, Do Research | On Technical Project for Army | and I asked him what he thought | he could Go most usefully. “He replied that he thought for | the present he cou'd be most use- | ful in the line of technical ex- | perimentation.” | The next day, Mr. Stimson | said, Mr. Lindbergh conferred | with Lt. Gen. H. H. Arnold, chief | of the Army air forces, and Robert A. Lovett, Assistant Sec- retary of War for Air. “All that I can say now,” Sec- retary Stimson concluded, “is that he decided, with our approval, to devote his time for the present to a technical commercial project | in which this department is di- { rectly interested. I think that covers all that can be said at this time.” ¢ 4 e ‘Return of the Professors’ MESTI @ U Means Associated Pross. ~ T THREE CENTS. Russians Open Furious Assault On Mozhaisk Savage Battle Shapes Up as One of War's Most Important BY the Associated Press. Russian shock troops were re- ported smashing in a direct frontal assault today against 100,000 Germans massed at Mo- zhaisk, 57 miles west of Moscow, in what appeared to be one of the greatest and perhaps most decisive battles of the war. Mozhaisk is the keystone of the dwindling German defense corridor on the Napoleonic road from Moscow | to. Smolensk. The British radio said that a sav- age battle was raging at the gates of Mozhaisk and that “one key posi- - | tion is said to have changed hands “l]\‘ll‘/’l, ’ Corregidor Defenders. Shoot Down Two of | Nine Jap Bombers | Gen. MacArthur's Troops In Batan Holding Good Positions, Army Says American anfi-aircraft fire from Corregidor Jsland shot down two out of nine heavy Japanese bombers that pounded the Manila fortress today in a renewal of air attacks, the War Department reported shortly after 11 o'clock today. Gen. Douglas MacArthur's ground forces along the Batan front were resisting aggressive attempts by su- perior Japanese forces to make in- filtrations all along the line. The defending United States and Philip- pine troops are holding good posi- tions, the communique said. and. though greatly outnumbered. are rendering & good account of them- selves. They are holding their lines “with courage and determination,” the communique reported, ‘There was nothing to report from other areas in the Philippines. where the Japanese yvesterday were said to be establishing new bases at Mindanao and southward. The air attack on Corregidor Island caused only slight casualties to the American forces. Damage to forti- fications was reported as negligible. 40 U. S. Combat Planes Destroyed, Japs Claim (This_dispatch_was se enemy country. whose m leasing news is apt to be Axic claime showid be credited only when confirmed by American or Allied sources.) TOKIO, Jan. 15 (Official Broad- cast) «P.—Imperial headquarters claimed today that 40 United States Curtiss combat planes were de- stroyed in a Japanese aerial attack vesterday on Denarpian Airfield in Western Luzon. (This may be Dinalupihan, 12 miles northeast of Olongapo . where the Batan Peninsula widens into the Luzon main- land. That would indicate that Gen. MacArthur's forces have not been dislodged from defense lines guarding virtually the en- tire peninsula.) In a review of other operations in the Philippines since the fall of Manila imperial headquarters said: “War prizes taken as a result of the battle of Manila up to Janu- ary 12 include 130.000 rifles, 4 artillery pieces, 50 machine guns. 674.900 rounds of ammunition, 500 motor cars, 70 railway carriages, 91 vessels, a large quantity of gasoline and large amounts of food. clothing and other supplies. “Japanese forces which attacked American troops south of Hermosa beginning January 9 now are press- ing the enemy southward, capturing and sneezing gas en route. Strike Southward Since Jan. 10. “The main Japanese force has been striking southward since Janu- ary 10 and at present is attacking of the difficult terrain west of Mataban. “Part of the Japanese forces oc- cupied Olongapo (naval base on Subic Bay) on January 10, captured Grande Island January 12 and took two heavy guns in the fortress ere.” Japanese submarines operating in Netherlands Indies waters sank four | ships, while a naval surface squad- ron captured three cargo vessels, an imperial headquarters com- munique said. At the same time, it announced that Japanese naval units in eo« operation with air forces sank two enemy submarines January 9. Air-Raid Alarm The Office of Civilian Defense for the Metropolitan Area has asked The Star to publish for the information of the public these air-raid signals for the entire region, including nearby Virginia and Maryland: Alarm—Five short blasts at half-second intervals, sounded three consecutive times, a total of 15 blasts. All clear—Three long blasts of one and one-half seconds each. Morning Rush Hour Establishes Bus, Streetcar Record An all-time record number of streetcars and buses in service during one rush-hour period was operated today by the Capital Transit Co., its officials anrounced it operated 1583 vehicles. in- cluding 722 streetcars and 871 buses. Company officials said this exceeded by 51 vehicles the previous high record reached December 31 They added recent cold weather and the tire rationing system probably brought additional riders to streetcars and buses, Almost Incessant Raids . On Malta Continued BY the Associated Press. ‘ During the morning peak load, CAIRO, Jan. 15—-A continuation Axis aw raids on the British Mediterranean throughout Tuesday night and yesterday was re- ported today by the R. A. F.'s Near of the almost Incessant stronghold of Malta East headquarters. Without stating the number of they caused “some damage to civilian raids. a communique said property.” The communique also reported that R. A. F. bombers attacked an enemy merchant ship escorted bv a destrover in the Central Mediter- vesterday and “clouds of ! smoke were seen coming from the | merchantman after the attack had been pressed home from a low levei.” ranean Army Air Corps Chief's Office Reorganized By the Associated Press. A complete reorganization of the office of the Chief of the Air Corps, to speed up procurement and main- tenance of warplanes and the train- ing of pilots and technicians. were announced today by the War De- partment. The reorganization. already officials. Maj. Gen. Walter R. Weaver re- mains acting Chief of the Air Corps. and as such is responsible for all | functions of the air forces except the activities and use of combat units. Red Cross Gets Cottage Roosevelt's Mother Used BY the Associated Press. | WARM SPRINGS, Ga., Jan. 15— President Roosevelt has made avail- able to the Meriwether County Red | Cross, the use of the cottage of his | mother, the late Mrs. James Roose- } velt. ers for the armed forces. the Red Cross. ef- fected. did not involve any major shifts in ranking personnel, but consisted largely of a rearrange- ment of duties assigned to various | The small frame structure, a block and a half from the “Little White House,” is being used as production | headquarters by the Red Cross. The | Meriwether County chapter is turn- ing out surgical gowns, children’s flannel gowns, and socks and sweat- The President’s mother used the Axis source just returned cottage several years ago. President Greece told friends today that Field Roosevelt offered it to the Red Cross | Marshal Seigmund Wilhelm List, in a telegram to Mrs. C. E. Irwin, | German conqueror of the Balkans, wife of the surgeon of the Warm | reappeared at Springs Foundetion, chairman of | after an absence during which he the Volunteer Special Services of Daylight-Saving Bill, Moving Time Up Hour, Goes to President | Congress Conferees Agree To Let La Guardia Run | Civilian Defense | B3 the Associated Press Congressional action was com- pleted by the House today on legislation for universal daylight saving time which would ad- vance all clocks one hour. The measure will become ef- fective 20 days after President | Roosevelt signs it. It was passed by the House with little debate. | The Senate acted yesterday. | In another legislative compromise | Senate and House corferes agreed vesterday on a‘bill to vest control of the civilian defense program in Mayor La Guardia of New York City and to give him $100.000,000 for the werk. house conferees abandoned their ! contention that the program be ad- ! ministered by the War Department and Senate conferees agreed the House-imposed limitation of the " appropriation. The House's original action giving control over the money to the War Department followed heated orgu- ment over the New York Mayor’s ability to hold two big jobs at once. The House and Senate approved _also a compromise version of the $450.000,000 defense housing bill. It would authorize expenditure of $300.000.000 for housing and $150.000.000 for community facilities in areas where a shortage has been created by an influx of defense workers. Christénberry Is Given Approval of Committee BY the Associated Press. A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee agreed unanimously today to rec- ommend confirmation of Herbert W. Christenberry to be United States district attorney at New Orleans. Chairman McFarland said he and Senators O'Mahoney. Democrat, of Wyoming and Austin, Republican, of Vermont “went over the evidence and carefully examined it. failing to find anything substantial enough™ to merit disapproval of Mr. Chris- tenberry, whose confirmation was opposed by the Louisiana Associa- tion for Clean Government. Senator McFarland added that a written report would be submitted to the full Judiciary Committee. which might not meet before Mon- day. and that the report would not be made public before that time. The association, of which Samuel Ballard of Houma, La.. is president, contended that Mr. Christenberry was a “dumniy candidate” for city judge in New Orleans in 1932, that he acted as “a political spy” for the late Senator Huey Long and that he divulged confidential in- formation to Long supporters while in his present capacity as first as- sistant district attorney. Gen. List Is”Reported |Seen at Salonika | By the Associated Press | ISTANBUL, Jan. 15.—An informed from Salonika recently underwent an op!rltion for appen- | dicitis. | Foreign. | Kota Bharu srea. . | National. Summary of Today’s Star tax stamps on sale in District. Page’ B-1 Captors find whole Salum area con- | . C. heaith officer asks $712011 to verted into fortress. Page A-5| | Gas reported used by Jap troops in | | Page A-13 | meet war problems. Page B-1 Land acquired for K street via- duct. Page B-1 Planning Commission studies war building and housing. Page B-1 | 1 Argentine-U. S. talk held belore{sm'“ clearance program temporarily | opening of parley today. Page A-1| D. | Senate rejects move to delay shift| of U. S. agencies. papers, magazines. abandoned by A. D. A. Page B-1 . C. may tax nearby small loan agencies. Page B-1 Page A-2 preckinridge Long aids Mile o' | Price issues censorship code for news- Page A-3 Dimes campaign. Page B-1 Five rescued, two die in Army, Miscellany. | bomber crash. Washington and Vicinity. Child asphyxiated while playing with | Nature's Children. gas stove, q Page A-4|Army Orders. 5 Page A-4/ After Dark. Page A-14 Page. B-2 Page B-2 Page B-9 Page B-12 | Marriage Licenses. | Births and Deaths. several times Other Red Army forces, slowly closing a giant trap around Moz~ haisk, were officially reported to have recaptured the town of Medyn, 35 miles to the southwest. This meant "that the Germans now had only a 70-mile-wide escape route | from Mozhaisk, with Soviet troops pressing down from Volokolamsk in the north and Medyn in the south. Volokolamsk is 35 miles north of Mozhaisk. New Drive Toward Taganrog. £ bulletin from Adolf Hitler's high command, tersely noting “defensive battles” on the Moscow and Lenin- | grad fronts, acknowledged that the Russlans were making a new drive along the Sea of Azov toward Tag- anrog, 40 miles west of Rostov-on- Don. The offensive was termed “‘unsuccessful.” Msrshal Semeon Timoshenko's Rec Army of the south has launched sharp attacks against German-held Kharkov, great industrial center of the Ukraine, and Taganrog, it was reported in dispatches to London from the Russian front. It appeared to be a concerted effort to precipi- tate a new w'iolesale German with- drawal on the soutnern front. Loss of Kharkov and Taganrog would force the German Army in most of the Ukraine to fall back to new position-, ¥ The MosCOw newspaper Pravda reported that guerrillas around Ta- ganrog, heartened by the approach of the Russian Army. were “ine creasing their activities and are a constant menace to the Germans.” Red Army Landings. Other advices to London told of Red Army landings on the coast of the Sea of Azov in & maheuver de- signed to threaten the German rear and harass the enemy's already weakened supply lines. The Berlin radio admitted that Russian reinforcements for the new battle of the Crimea were landing at Feodosiya, on the Kerch penin- sula, and said German flyers had bombed large Soviet shipping con- centrations, disembarking troops and war materials of all kinds. The Nazi high command said three Russian ships were damaged by bomb hits. In the north, on the Leningrad front, German assault troops were reported to have destroyed 20 Soviet pillboxes and their gun crews in driving a 600-foot-wide breach | through Russian lines. This im- plied that a Nazi counteroffensive | had been launched in the Leningrad area. Eastern Bank Cleared. By contrast, the British radio re- ported: “The Russians have now cleared almost the whole of the eastern bank of the River Volkhov, southeast of Leningrad. and captured a village on the west bank about 65 miles from the city.” A possibility that Hitler's east- ern armies now have reached a winter line which they would seek to hold at all costs was seen by some European observers in the fact that Berlin newspapers. for the first time | since the retreat from Rostov began November 29 are again mentioning specific combat zones. Half Dozen Soviet Attacks. A dispatch from the Swiss-Ger= ,man frontier said the Deutsche All- gemeine Zeitung spoke of a half dozen Soviet attacks on German po- sitions from the central sector south- ward to the Sea of Azov—northe " (See RUSSIAN, Page A-4) Estate of $2,214,254 Is Left by Bolton BY the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Jan. 15.—Chester C. Bolton, Cleveland industrialist and five-term member of the Heuse from the 22d district, left $2314,254 at his death, October 29, 1939, a trust agreement filed today in Pro- bate Court showed. After deducting $373.879 for Ped- eral inheritance taxes and other ob- ligations, the net estate was placed at $1,699,822 by officials of the Cleve- land Trust Co., trustee. All Mr. Bolton's real estate and personal property and one half the residue go to his widow, Represent- ative Frances P. Bolton. Their three sons—Charles B, Kenyon C. and Oliver P. Bolton—each receive one- third of the other half of the resi- due. Other bequests included: $25,000 to Delphic Club Graduate Association of Harvard University, where Mr. Bolton was graduated with President Roosevelt in 1905. A $150,000 trust fund was set up with one-sixth ef its proceeds to go to the Delphic Club and the remainder to be di- .vided among Cleveland charities and Trinity Episcopal Cathedral here. | Nazis Execute Two in Paris | VICHY, Unoccupied France, Jan. 15 (#)—Lt. Gen. Ernst von Schaum- berg, German military commander in Paris, announced today that two more Frenchmen had been executed there by German firing squads for {llegal ponunx of arms.