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Weather night. Temperatures :::-e? lowest, 27, at 7 2 18 Fuel oll consum; eent of alictment 1of periog cading s Closing N. Y, Markets—Sales, Report perature today, not quite so cold to- today—Highest, 41, at 3 am, Full report on 4 be 4 per January 4. Page 13, 36,012. S e A o o B o s e o ¢ Foening Star WASHINGTON, D. Ao o WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION (., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1942—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. x B NIGHT FINAL LATEST NEWS AND SPORTS CLOSING MARKETS Elsewhere g FIVE CENTS and Suburbs THREE CENTS. Podr g gk q «t ALLIES LOS Roosevelf Backs Pay Boost for E TEBOURBA; BIZERTE RING HOLDS: Army Suspends * Induction of American Airmen In Far East Hit Japs Hard By the Associated Press. | NEW DELHI, Dec. 4 (Delayed).— | Although the 10th United States | Air Force is still “in knee pants” WarDepartment = Admits Fall of 5 U. . Employes 20 Per Cent Raise Would Be Given For Longer Hours By J. A. O'LEARY. | The White House today threw its support behind the new war- time pay bill for Government employes, calling for a straight | 20 per cent increase for a longer | work week, instead of premium pay for overtime. The word that the bill is “in ac- cord with the President's financial and administrative program” was Teceived by Chairman Bulow of the Senate Civil Service Committee in letters from Budget Director Harold D. Smith and Harry B. Mitchell, president of the Civil Service Com- | mission, Administration officials suggested | only one amendment, the effect of Wwhich would be to suspend during the war the law that gives postal employes compensatory time off or overtime for Saturday work. The| Budget Bureal called this amend- | ment essential to bring about uni- | compared with American air units in other war theaters, it did a man-sized job in November, Brig. Gen. Clayton L. Bissell declared to- day. | _Gen. Bissell, who commands the | United States air forces in Incia ‘and China, said his men had made 21 heavy raids on Japanese in- stallations during the month—in- | cluding 10 on targets in Burma and Thailand in which 150 tons of bombs were dropped. During the same period not one Finns Admit Death 0f 12,000 Russians Held as Prisoners Legation in Switzerland Says ‘Considerable Part’ Were Wounded By the Associated Press. BERN, Switzerland, Dec. 5.— Men Over 38 May Discharge Some If They Can Help In War Effort The War Department today suspended the induction of men | 38 years of ,age and over until | further notice. Formerly the ‘maxlmum age for Army induc- | tion was 45 years. | Explaining that it may be neces- | | sary “to waive this suspension from | | time to time,” the War Department | | declared, however, that if this be- | | comes necessary every effort would | be made to secure the required men | from “other than essential war in- | dustries or occupations.” The 38-year limit would be waived, the announcement indicated, only when the Army is unable to obmin‘ needed skilled men and technicians‘ from ordinary sources. Some to Be Discharged. Today's order also makes pro- vision for the honorable discharge of men now in servite who are 38 ! years old or over if they are qualified otherwise to assist in the national form treatment of Government per- | The Finnish Legation said today | war effort. sonnel, since the new pay bill sus- that about 12,000 Russian war | pends the Saturday half-holiday law for other establish 48 hours as the work week during the war. | Those Affected. The bill would apply to all em- ployes in the executive, legislative | and judicial branches of Govern- | ment, except heads of departments, | elected officials and workers whose | pay is adjusted by wage boards in | accord with prevailing rates in local- | ities. The 20 per cent increase, however, would only apply to that part of a salary not in excess of $2.900. | The Budget Bureau estimated the cost of the measure at $270.831.000, after making allowance for savings | resulting from the longer work week and the discontinuance of existing overtime pay for thousands of per annum employes in the War and | prisoners out of 56,000 captured employes in order to by the Finns had died since the | outbreak of war in July, 1941, until July of this year, but that the number of deaths among prisoners still held had now de- creased. - The legation's statement was made in reply to reports that 20,000 had died of hunger. “A consider- able part” of those who died, the legation said, were victims wounds suffered before their cap- ture, In addition, it asserted. 70 per tent of the dead were “already en- feebled by hunger and by long hardships and succumbed to ail- ments of the digestive tract and stomach, as well as epidemics.” Now, it added, the situation has of | The action was taken as a result of experience gained during the last three years. This experience indi- cates, it was pointed out, that men | older than 38 are psysically less able to withstand the rigors of present- | day combat and that many can | make a more effective contribution to the war effort in industry. In passing the 'teen age draft amendment recently, Gongress re- since they registered, of liability for military service. Discharge Procedure Given. Other provisions set up in today's order are: Soldiers must voluntarily request a discharge in writing to his immediate commanding officer; | his usefulness to the Army must be secondary to that of industry; a dis- charge also may be obtained on presentation of satisfactory evidence that the soldier will be employed in an essential war industry, includ- Navy Departments. i“rapldly improved” and the death The Budget Bureau pointed out. however, that the bill also lengthens the basic work week by 20 per cent and will go far toward eliminating inequalities in Federal pay schedutes. The budget director’s report said “It is our understanding that this bill has been introduced in lieu of any further extension of the au- thority to pay overtime compensa- |, tion to per annum employes in the War and Navy Departments, and also as a substitute for S. 2666, the uniform overtime pay bill, the pro- visions of which had previously been reported on favorably by the Bureau of the Bud_et. | Policies Outlined. | “S. 2913, if enacted, would give expression to the following policies: } “1. Federal employes covered by the provisions of this act would re- ceive additional compensation amounting to 20 per cent on not | more than $2,900 of their earned basic compensation. This means | ghat the maximum additional com- Pensation which would be payable under this provision would be $580 per_annum. “This increase is to be compared | with the additional compensation | which thousands of employes in the | War and Navy Departments have | been paid under the overtime pay | statutes, which amounts, for a 48- | hour week. to 21.6 per cent of their earned basic compensation. It should be noted also that there is no upper | salary limit on the present overtime | authority. | “2. Overtime compensation would be paid only to those Federal em- | ployes whose wages are fixed and adjusted from time to time in ac- cordance with prevailing rates by wage boards or similar administra- tive authority and to those groups of employes, such as inspectors (for | night, Sunday and holiday work) and postal employes (for work in excess of eight hours a day), for | whom specific legal authority for payment of overtime compensation nad previously been enacted. Per annum employes, especially in the War and Navy Departments, some of whom have been eligible for overtime compensation for work in excess of 40 hours per week, would " (See PAY BILL, Page 2-X.) President Signs Bill For Soldiers’ Uniform Fee Newly commissioned Army officers will receive a $250 uniform allow- ance, instead of $150 as in the past, under a bill signed by President Roosevelt. The uniform allowance—-for cap- tains and lesser officers—still will fall short of paying for minimum initial requirements for clothing and personal equipment, a study of price lists indicated. A compilation, based partly upon quartermaster price lists and partly on anticipated control of prices for wool uniforms, carried a total cost of $260.50 for essential re- quirements for an officer. This list included both summer and winter uniforms, but only one of each, and such accessories as insignia, a fold- ing wash basin®and bucket and a &leeping bag. Army sources speculated that un- der the new allowance some officers who previously received $150 for their initial purchase of uniforms might be eligible to claim $100 ad- ditional now. The new law grants the $250 allowance to every officer who was on duty April 3, 1939, or thereafter, Officers holding ranks higher than curve is “sharply lower.” Difficult conditions were encoun- tered at the beginning of the Rus- sian war because of the number of prisoners the Finns had to deal with, | however, that no soldier will be dis- it was explained. Some prisoners charged unless a suitable, trained died of exposure and wounds before | replacement is present and avail- their capture but not one death | able. could be attributed to lack of food The provisions governing di: after the Russians were made pris- charge are subject to revision or oners, the Finns insisted. They add- | revocation at any time, the depart- ed that prisoners received the same ment declared. Furthermore, it was diet as the Finnish people insofar as ! pointed out that the mere accept- calory content was concerned ance of an application for discharge Initial difficulties now are being should not be considered as a prom- overcome, the Finns said, and the ise to release any individual. Ac- ing agriculture. Explaining that each case will be considered on its individual merits, the War Department made it clear, assistance is needed and welcomed ment said. that the soldier’s request whenever it may be forthcoming will receive consideration. Late News Bulletins McNutt Heads New Manpower Setup President Roosevelt late today issued an executive order transferring the selective service system to the direction of Paul V. McNutt as chairman of the War Manpower Commis- sion, and greatly extending his powers over employment in civilian industry. The order also banned voluntary enlist- ments in the Army and Navy after today, except those who already have applied. (Earlier Story on Page A-1.) Franco Hopes Nazis Will Crush Russia MADRID (#).—Generalissimo Francisco Franco, replying to congratulations yesterday on his 50th birthday from Adolf Hitler, today sent a telegram expressing the wish that ‘“‘your arms triumph in the glorious undertaking of freeing Europe from the Bolshevik terror.” Notre Dame Trails, 0-6, After Quarter CHICAGO (#.—The Great Lakes eleven marched 72 yards from the opening kickoff to score a touchdown on Notre Dame today and led the Fighting Irish by a 6-0 score at the end of the first quarter. Dove blocked Smith’s conversion kick. Free French Seized by Axis in France BERN, Switzerland (#.—French police in the former free zone arrested 299 De Gaullists and other Axis opponents last month and interned another 107 in an effort to suppress growing insurgent movements, reports reaching Bern said today. Germans Order Danish Army Disarmed LONDON (®.—A Moscow dispatch to Reuters quoted Stockholm reports today as saying Gen. Hermann von Han- necken, commander of German troops in Denmark, had or- dered that the Danish Army be disarmed. Another dispatch, broadcast by Moscow and credited to Tass, said the Aalborg garrison already had been strlppea of its arms and that the Germans were seizing all Danish military equipment. Man Hurt by Locomotive John Herbert, 72, of the 3100 block of E street S.E., was injured this afternoon when struck by a southbound loco- motive while crossing the railroad track near his home. He was taken to Casualty Hospital, where he was treated for head cuts, back injuries and a possible brain concussion. Chocolate Santa Clauses Fall As Latest Victims of War By the Associated Press Use of chocolate in manufacturing novelties such as Santa Clauses, Valentine hearts, Easter bunnies and eggs was prohibited by the War Pro- duction Board today. The order be- comes effective December 15. Explained WPB: “By giving up such items, the chil- dren will provide additional break- fast cocoa and chocolate bars for their soldier brothers, who are fight- eaptaincies receive no uniform al- lowances. ing the war; for their fathers and mothers, some of whom are working in war plants, and for themselves.” In peacetime, WPB said, choco- late novelties were sold principally for decorations rather than their nutritional value. WPB added that it was found advisable to eliminate such products to conserve cocoa for military and civilian items such as breakfast cocoa and candy bars. Cocoa beans, from which choco- late is made, are imported. Grind- ing of these beans is limited to 60 per cent of grindings in the cor- responding quarter of 1941 OSWEGO, N. Y.—FOUR SAVED—Coast Guardsmen rescued 1our‘ comrades who took refuge on this ice-sheathed breakwater-in the sized, drowning six men. Price Confrol Moves Threaten Co-ops, Dairy Unit Says ‘Distressed’ at Lack Of Program to Aid Food Production | Russian captives in Finnish shands ! lieved men, who had become 45 Bsthe Associated Press CHICAGO, Dec. 5—The Na- tional Co-operative Milk Produc- ers’ Federation was on record today condemning many Gov- ernment policies relating to the dairy industry and farming gen- erally, and expressing the “supreme desire” of farm organ- izations to contribute their full share to winning the war Noting that changes in agricul- tural regulations were ‘“‘coming out of Washington almost hourly,” the Federation at the conclusion of a three-day meeting yesterday adopted 19 resolutions, the first of which charged executive departments had | | “given little heed to repeated dec- | larations of Congress relating to | agricultural co-operatives.” Cites “Maladministration. This was followed that “the demorali istration of the price-control system of OPA threatens the very existence of the co-operative movement."” The representatives of the co- | general situation has improved, but | ceptance merely means, the depart- OPerative dairv industry from 41 States in a resolution on production planning to win the war, said they | were “distressed and disappointed” |over the lack of “a clear-cut, de- | pendable program on the part of Government to enable producers of war essential products to accom- | plish the task of producing neces- | sary foodstuff.” | “Industry,” continued the resolu- tion, “has its iniquitous cost-plus guarantees; labor has laws and the administration guaranteeing high wages and short hours. Agriculture has not asked such special unwar- ranted privileges during wartime; rather it asks only a guarantee | against sudden price declines ma- nipulated by Government purchase | | programs. Agriculture needs sub- stantially higher prices as a cure for ‘too little too late.'" Opposes Wage-Hour Laws. The Federation also voted to op- pose any legislation designed to | place farmers under “the onerous | | compulsions and restrictions of the | wage - hour-national-labor-relations |laws.” or to place additional taxes on farmers as employers under the | Federal-State social security sys- tem. Another measure opposed the freezing of farmers and farm hands ,on the farms, charging such action | would reduce farmers to a state | | of “feudal peonage,” while the group | also voiced disapproval of “legisla- tion vesting unlimited discretion in the President or his designates to repeal, suspend, or modify tariff, im- | migration and import-export restric- tions. The Federation expressed | confidence “in tiwe integrity and | patriotism of Congress to deal in- telligently and swiftly with individ- ual situations calling for changes in | restrictions.” All officers, headed by President John Brandt, Litchfield, Minn., were re-elected. {0DT Considers Action To Limit Truck Trips By the Associated Press. | The Office of Defense Transporta- | tion is considering the possibility of | limiting truck trips as a means of saving mileage, ODT disclosed today. | Spokesmen said the possibility wasi advanced by Director Joseph B. Eastman, but that no conclusions had been reached. Both the railroad | and trucking industries were report- | ed generally to be opposed to thel proposal. A one-way limit of 300 miles is be- ing discussed, but it was pointed out that this figure was being used merely for discussion, and that some other might be decided on should ODT issue a restriction. Norwegian Corvette Sunk () —A Nor- communique an- nounced today that the corvette 4 Four Coast G ua}dsmen Better After Wreck in Icy Lake Boat Capsized as Men Were Returning ! ; Six Perished : Bill to Use Schools Lake Ontario harbor here yesterday, after a patrol boat cap- Three are shown still on the wall. From Rescue Mission (Earlier Story on Page A-8.) | By the Associated Press, OSWEGO, N. Y., Dec. 5.—Coast Guard officials said today four men hospitalized after immer- sion in the icy waters of Lake Ontario, as the aftermath of a rescue mission resulting in the death of six comrades, were “all right” and soon would be back on duty. Two of the men, John Mixon, 30 chief boatswain's mate, Grand Ma- rais, Mich., and Fred L. Ruff, 32 motor machinist, ‘first class, Erie, Pa., were in the boat. returning from landing two relief men on a light- house. which was smashed against a 10-foot, ice-sheathed breakwater yesterday The motor of the 38-foot patrol launch stalled, and an anchor failed to hold in the heavy seas. Capsizing of the boat threw eight men into the water, crested by 15-foot waves, six | of whom drowned, including the res- | cued lighthouse crewman who had been marooned at his post for two and a half days. Mixon and Ruff managed to reach the breakwater, where they were ex- posed for nearly an hour to a frigid wind, an experience that also befell Coxswain Sanford Gregory, 22, Ty- ler, Tex., who was plunged into the lake when a skiff, from which he sought to toss a safety line to Mixon and Ruff, was hurled up against the wall. Andrew L. Cisternino, 21, Syracuse, seaman, second class, was hospital- ized after he dived into the chill waters in a vain effort to recover the body of the station’s command- ing officer. Gregory's companion on the skiff, Coxswain John Black, 21, Brooklyn, escaped a serious wetting. A patrol along several miles of beach is being maintained M hopes of recovering the bodies. Mason, Keech VSupporI‘ As Nurseries Officials Urge Passage In Testimony Before District Committee BULLETIN. Chairman McCarran of the Senate District Committee promised a subcommittee hearing this afternoon that he would “rush” the District nursery school bill through his committee and on to the Senate floor. (Earlier Story on Page A-14.) | Commissioner Guy Mason and | Corporation Counsel Richmond B. Keech told a packed audience | in the Senate District Committee | room this afternoon that they | were in complete agreement with | the sections of the Randolph bill which would open public schools for use as nursery schools. Mr. Mason and Mr. Keech were testifying at hearings before Sen- | ator Capper’s subcommittee of the District Committee. Stating that yesterday's liquida- ' | tion of all Works Project Adminis- | tration projects before February 1| made the section of the bill which restores WPA nurseries to the Dis- trict “unnecessary,” both Mr. Ma- | son and Mr. Ketch asked that this section be struck out. i In answer to questions by Chair- | man McCarran of the District Com- mittee, Mr. Mason stressed that the measure would not involve addi- tional expenditures by the District government other than possible costs of heat, light and custodial service. He said funds for opera- tion of the nursery schools for chil- dren of working mothers in the Dis- | trict could be obtained from the Lanham Act fund of $300,000,000. Mrs. Izetta Jewel Miller, regional | supervisor of the war public serv- ices for the Washington area, was| called to the stand by Senator Cap- per to explain details of financing nursery schools from Lanham Act funds. | Other Federal and local officials | waiting to testify were Mrs. Thelma McKelvey, War Manpower Commis- sion; Mrs. Basil Manly, Voteless District of Columbia League of | Women Voters: Miss Dorothy Pearse, director of the day care ad- ministrative office of the OCD Child Care Committee, and R. L. Haycock, assistant superintendent in charge| of elementary schools. Markets at a Glance NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (#).—Stocks irregular; price variations small. Bonds narrow; selected rails ad- Montbrettia had been sunk by enemy action. vance. Cotton steady; trade price | Targets Second Day 90-Day Ban Proposed On Auto Driving for | Pleasure in East New Englander Urges | Closing Shows, Schools, 4 Other Buildings | (Earlier Story on Page A-1.) By the Associated Press A 90-day suspension of all au- tomobile pleasure driving in the 17 Eastern Seaboard States was proposed today by Joseph White of Boston, New England member of the Oil Advisory Committee, Mr. White, appearing before a group of New England Congress members disturbed by the fuel oil ' situation in their area, first called for the 90-day driving ban for New England alone. Later, he told re- porters he believed it should apply to all the Eastern States. | Other steps advocated for New England by Mr. White, whose com- mittee is headed by Petroleum Ad- ministrator Ickes, included: : Confiscation Proposed. | Close up all non-essential oil commercial, non - essential office | buildings and churches and schools Confiscate “hoarded stocks of oil and reallocate it to essential users. List the types of buildings burning oil and starting with non-convertible hospitals +as most essential, by process of elimination close down oil-burning buildings in a systematic | manner, starting from the bottom of the list. { Joint non-political action by New England Mayors and Governors and | members of Congress “to force the same drastic action on all East sea- | (Continued on Page 2-X, Column 6.) | RAF Bombs South Burma| By the Associated Press NEW DELHI, Dec. 5—RAF Wel- lington bombers bored through low | clouds last night to attack Japanese | objectives in Southern Burma, an area which has been the target of heavy blows in a continuing British and American aerial offensive. River shipping and military con- centrations have been under day- light attack for two days in Western Burma, & British communique added. Football Scores % Tunisian Town Third Furious Nazi Attack on Other Key Points Broken (Earlier Story on Page A-1.) Axis forces have captured Te- bourba in Tunisia from the Allies, a War Department com=- munique said this afternoon. ® | However, Allied armies have _wwonge | broken all Axis attempts to | crack the United Nations ring south of Bizerte, reports from | Allied headquarters in North Africa disclosed late today. The Axis armies defending the ap- | proaches to Bizerte and Tunis have vainly thrown a third furious as- sault against American-British lines | reaching from Tebourba to Mateur, the report said. It added that the Allies continue to hold vital roads and communications in the northern coastal zone of Tunisia. No Reports on Losses, While it gave no reports on cas- Henderson Asks ICC To Cancel Increase |1 v o In Railroad Ra'es that the fighting was heavy and that —A. P. Wirephoto. Allied forces apparently were con- | solidating in the regions outside Te=~ bourba, The communique added that enemy mechanized and infantry units had forced their way into the key point of Tebourba, which is on the route to Tunis. Units of Lt. Gen. K. A. N, Ander- son’s 1st Army have been regrouped on the heights dominating the town, the communique went on Nazis Lose 33 Tanks, The African headquarters spokes- man said a series of violent tank battles was flaming in the hills fac- ing the Tunis-Bizerte sector and reported that the Germans had lost 33 tanks since Tuesday. Anti-Inflation Program Is Held Jeopardized as Carriers’ Profits Soar Price Administrator Leon Hen- derson today petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion to cancel the freight and passenger rate increases granted to railroads earlier this year. The action would save approxi- mately $500,000,000 in yearly trans- portation costs, Mr. Henderson's petition estimated. He asked dis- continuance of the rate increases on the ground that railroad earnings have improved markedly in recenc months, and that the increases jeop- | ardized the anti-inflation program. | The railroads were allowed to in- crease passenger fares 10 per cent per cent March 18. This action was permitted by the ICC with the un- derstanding that it might be re- viewed at a later date if develop- ments warranted. Mr. Henderson, explaining that he was acting on behalf of James F. Byrnes, Director of Economic Sta- bilization, said the time had come to re-examine the rail rate structure Ceilings Brought Big Saving. He pointed out that the railroads had saved more than $600,000.000 during the first nine months of the ar because of price ceilings which ad been put on commodities they urchased. Their profit position, he said, was improved not only by this saving but by a marked increase | in income. Mr. Henderson's petition said that net railway operating income for the first nine months of 1942 was 692 per cent above the same period in 1941. He gave the dollar income for this period in 1942 as $1.524.767.- 289—$355.968,791 more than the comparable figure for the entire year of 1941. He said that even if the ICC had not granted the rate increase re- quested by the railroads earlier this year their net income would have been approximately 424 per cent above the corresponding figure for 1941, when lower rates were in M-‘ fect. He pointed out the rates charged by railroads are often critical ele- ments of costs incurred by pro- ducers and distributors. These cost: | heated buildings — theaters, small Of course. are passed along to the consumer and.Mr. Henderson con- ended that the rail rate increase " (See RAIL RATES, Page 2-X.) Youthful Prisoner Escapes U. S. Marshal Bythe Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va. Dec. 5—Robert Tew, 16, a Federal prisoner, is being ought after his escape from the United States marshal's office here today. Tew, arrested by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on a charge of theft of a motor car, had been arraigned before United States Commissioner Harry A. Brinkley and ordered held in $1,000 bond for his appearance before Judge Luther B. Way December 14. Florida-Bound Girls Are Halted In Richmond Two Washington girls, aged 12 and 11, who set out for Florida yes- | terday, were on their way back home | tion was ended by Richmond police. | The young travelers, Regina Marie | Napier, 12, and Nancile Jean Brock, 11, were reported missing yesterday | afternoon from their home at 1433 Columbia road N.W. They had taken $70 and a suitcase. Their parents decided they were heading for Florida and Richmond police were notified to be on the lookout. They were. Mrs. Dorothy fixing and hedging. today after their Southern vaca- |, The fall of Djedeidda miles northwest of Tunis, was acknowl- edged. but the Allied spokesman said the occupation of one village |or another in the shifting melee was of little importance. | Two_ daylight air attacks were made By the Allies yesterday on the docks of Bizerte harbor. Bombs | February 10, and freight rates 6 from Flying Fortresses hit a ship, a warehouse, oil tanks and a rail- road station. This area also had been subjected to a severe bombing Thursday night. The RAF reported from Africa that its bombers, with the same persistence. bombed Tunis and Bizerte airdrome again while Amer- | ican medium bombers struck at Axis sea communications at Bizerte. At Bizerte the 12th Air Force, in- cluding P-38, twin-motored fighters and Spitfires, shot down three Ger- | man fighters for Allied craft yesterday. Additional information showed that the Ameri- cans accounted for three other Nazi planes on December 3. Sky Battles Raging. American and RAF fighters con- tinued sweeps over the battle area, | but communications gave only a | fragmentary picture of great sky battles raging over struggling ground forces, Late reports disclosed that Col. Edson Raff’s force of Americans and Frenchmen fighting in Central Tu- nisia took a town yesterday by direct assault in which French use of their | famous 75s played a decisive factor, a headquarters' spokesman said. Axis Chain of Air Bases Gives Present Advantage LONDON, Dec. 5 | nesian struggle at the moment {is largely a battle of supply lines with those of the Allies so long and so harassed from the air that consid- erable time is required to build a | powerful fighting force, a British commentator said today. He noted that the North African | campaign has been under way only | a month, which, he said, was hardly |time to expect major battle suc- | cesses in the extensive maneuvers ‘ involved. | As a comparison. when British forces moved into France in 1939 | it took half a month to get men and | equipment off the transports and up to position though no opposition ex- | isted at the time. | . At the moment the Axis unques- | tionably has the advantage of a | chain of air bases built up in ad- | vance. These include extensive | facilities in Sicily and probably the only first-class air bases | of Bizerte and Tunis, | mentator said. | Inland air fields in the region | which the Allies control are little more than landing places which require much conditioning and sup- plying to transform them into first- class bases. the com- 'Late Races Earlier Results and Entries for Monday on Page 2-X. Charles Town FIFTH RACE—Purse. year-olds and up; 4' Flying (Cornay) Marandan (Dufford) Roman Boy (Turnbuli) Time, 0:30 ran—County Clerk. Faiconia, Tos Owaller, Never mome. New Orleans By the Associated Press. 500: allowances; furlonss 800 3.80 3.00 5320 300 240 Als: Transit, iflo{fl.l claiming: 240 FIRST RACE—Purse. 4-year-olds_and upward: Mismark (Basham) i Wise Decision) (Clingman) Ten) Brock, mother of Nancile, went to Richmond to bring the girls home. Yesteryear (W: Time. 1:13 room. Prince Wavgo, Hutoks. Sudden Thasehr o utoks, Sudden Thought: Com; {4 Happy Choice. Two Piy. e the loss of one « () —The Tu- * in the area