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Weather Report
Occasional light rains and continued quite cold
today and tonight; gentle winds. Temperatures
today—Highest, 44, at 10 am.; lowest, 39. at
8:30 am.; 41, at 3 pm. Full report on A-30.
Closing N. Y. Markets—Soles, Page 21.
NIGHT FINAL
LATEST NEWS AND SPORTS
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90th YEAR. No. 36,000.
WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1942—FORTY-FOUR PAGES. x
Washington
and Suburbs
THREE CENTS.
Elsewhere
FIVE CENTS
ADMIRAL DARLAN TAKES CONTROL OF DAKAR
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American Casualties in Africa Placed at Total of 1910 Men
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1,600 in Army
List of Losses;
Navy Toll 310
Figures Cover Those
In Landing Operations
Through November 12
By NELSON M. SHEPARD.
United States Army and Navy
forces suffered total casualties
of 1,910 men in the initial land
ing operations in North Africa
from the morning of November
8 until cessation of hostilities be
tween the Americans and French
in Morocco and Algeria, the War
Department announced today.
Most of those reported missing,
the Army said, probably were
drowned.
Disclosing that the casualties were
“exceedingly light” for operations of
this kind, the communique listed
1,600 killed, wounded and missing
among the Army forces and 310
among naval forces.
Reports were based on listings
made by commanders of task forces
to Lt. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
supreme commander of Allied forces
in North Africa, and do not cover
any of the French losses.
350 Army Men Killed.
The Army losses included 350
kill?d. 900 wounded and 350 miss
ing. The Navy losses included 10
killed. 150 wounded and 150 missing.
Gen. Eisenhower reported that it
is probable that most of those re
ported missing were drowned dur
ing the extensive landing opera
tions at 14 points.
The major Army losses, the com
munique said, were suffered in the
capture of Oran, Algiers and Casa
blanca in Morocco. Only few losses
occurred in the fighting around
Algiers, the capital.
Heavy French Toll,
In his last report, Gen. Elsenhow
er stated that the French in their
co-operation with our movement
into Tunisia had suffered heavy
casualties on November 9. The re
port on American casualties, a War
Department spokesman said, does
not include losses in subsequent air
raids or operations in Tunisia.
Heavy fighting with Axis forces in
that area has been reported but no
word of losses has been received
here.
The naval losses especially were
light, it was pointed out, in view of
the widespread landing operations
during the early occupation of
French North Africa.
In each case it tyas said the next
of kin will be notified by telegraph
as soon as casualty lists are received.
After that the lists will be released
for local publication. According to
information at the War Department
the loss of 1,910 men occurred be
tween the period of the morning of
November 8 and the afternoon of
November 12 when resistence by
French armed forces ended every
where with the exception of a few
isolated localities.
French Death Toll
Is Placed at 490
LONDON, Nov. 23 (JP).—'The Mo
rocco radio tinight reported that the
official list showed 490 French were
killed from November 8 to Novem
ber 10 during the period of Allied
operations against French forces in
North Africa.
The wounded totaled 969. includ
ing 72 officers, the broadcast said.
Among the dead were 59 officers.
Pilot in Crash Killing 12
Enters Not Guilty Plea
E> th* Associated Press.
SANTA ANA. Calif.. Army Air
Base, Nov. 23.—Second Lt. William
N. Wilson, charged with man
slaughter as the result of the colli
sion of his Army bomber and an
airliner—a crash that killed 12—to
day pleaded innocent at the opening
of his court-martial.
Witnesses who saw the mid-air
collision a month ago near Mount
San Jacinto were to be called by the
10-man board.
Senate Approves,
Then Rejects
Liquor Ad Ban
The Senate this afternoon passed
a bill prohibiting liquor advertis
ing in the District and then with
drew its approval of the measure.
It was reached on the call of the
unanimous consent calendar and
when no one objected, the presid
ing officer declared lt passed.
A moment later Senator Guffey,
Democrat, of Pennsylvania moved
to reconsider the vote, explaining
he had planned to object to its pas
sage, but did not hear it called.
At the suggestion of Minority
Leader McNary of Oregon, Senator
Guffey’s request for reconsideration
was granted by unanimous consent,
which put the bill back on the calen
dar of unpassed bills. Even if pas
sage of the bill had not been
rescinded, Senator Guffey’s action
in moving to reconsider would have
prevented it from going to the
House for action on Senate amend
ments.
In addition to banning liquor ad
vertising, the bill would extend the
' dry zones around churches, schools
and certain other institutions from
•DO to 600 feet.
U. S. Forces Continue Advance
On Guadalcanal, Navy Reports
Still Maintaining Secure Hold on Isle
In Face of Stubborn Jap Resistance
By CLAUDE A. MAHONEY.
Fighting their way westward
in the face of “stubborn enemy
resistance,” United States forces
on the west flank of Guadal
canal are continuing to advance
slowly, the Navy reported in a
brief communique today.
The last report had indicated
that Army and Marine forces had
advanced about 1 mile west of the
Matanikau River, about 5 miles
! west of Henderson Airport.
No other ground activity on the
, island was reported in today’s com
| munique, but the Navy said that
j our aircraft, based on Guadalcanal,
> had "carried out continuous attacks
on enemy positions" west of the
river.
Enemy Slowed Down.
Today’s communique indicated to
observers that enemy action seem
ingly has slowed down, and pos
sibly has been devoted to attempts
at reinforcements of the territory
west of Henderson Airfield into
which our marines and soldiers have
been advancing. The last advance
before the one mentioned today was
for a distance of about 5 miles and
ended at Point Cruze.
This was the first communique
since Sunday’s notification that a
new count had showed that a sev
enth destroyer was sunk during the
night action of November 14, in
which the United States also lost
two cruisers and the Japs lost 28
vessels and received damage to 1#
more.
Today’s communique was the first
account of air action since Novem
ber 12, when our ships destroyed 30
out of 31 attacking Japanese planes.
U. S. Position Still Secure.
Indications are that the Japanese
are not yet ready for another full
(See PACIFICTPage 2-X.)
Late News Bulletins
Allied Planes Continue Tunisia Raids
Allied fighters are carrying out offensive aerial sweeps
over Tunisia and continue to provide cover for both British
and American troops operating in that area, according to a
War Department communique issued at 4:15 p.m. today.
Nine Axis aircraft are known to have been destroyed by
Allied fighters on November 19-20-21 during raids over Ger
man-held positions, the communique stated, in addition to
nine other planes previously shot down,
U. S. Bombers Raid St. Nazaire Base
LONDON UP).—United States bombers, supported by RAF
fighters, attacked the Nazi U-boat base at St. Nazaire, France,
this afternoon, it was stated authoritatively.
U. S. Opens Probe of Contract Frauds
BOSTON ifl’).—1The Federal grand jury in Boston today
began a Nation-wide investigation of war contracts frauds
involving the abuses of priorities by manufacturers and con
tractors, with more than 40 witnesses here summoned for
questioning. The alleged war frauds involve manufacturers ,
in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York,
Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky and California.
Algiers Bombed by Axis Raiders
ALGIERS, Nov. 22 (Delayed) (£*>.—Axis raiders bombed
Algiers intermittently during an hour-long raid tonight. It was
their third appearance in as many nights over the city and
vicinity. Anti-aircraft batteries cut loose with an earth-jarring
barrage at the raiders.
(Earlier Story on Page A-l.)
President of Ecuador
Greeted at Airport
By Roosevelt
'I Am Glad to See You/
Executive Says to
Visiting Chief of State
(Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
President Carlos Arroyo del
Rio of Ecuador arrived this aft
ernoon at an airport here and
! was greeted by President Roose
i velt and several members of his
I cabinet and a distinguished
| gathering of diplomatic and
military officials.
Following brief ceremonies of wel
come, the visiting official and Presi
dent Roosevelt left immediately for
i the White House, where President
j del Rio will be an overnight guest.
"Well, welcome to Washington,"
declared President Roosevelt as he
warmly grasped the hand of the
visiting cfcief of state. "I am glad
to see you.” *
President del Dio responded briefly
as he stepped aside to stand with
President Roosevelt beside the
White House car. President Roose
velt introduced him to Capt. John
McCrea, the President's naval aide.
Seeing Capt. Colon Eloy Alfare,
Ecuadorian Ambassador to the
United States, next in line, Presi
dent Roosevelt called out: "Hello
captain, I am glad to see you.”
The visiting dignitary then was
introduced to top-ranking American
cabinet officers, officials and mili
tary leaders.
Honors due ^a visiting chief of
state were rendered in a picturesque
ceremony. As the plane landed,
three Americans, Secretary of State
Hull, George T. Summerlin and Col.
Lewis R Parker, United States Air
Forces, advanced to welcome the
visitor at the plane. When President
Del Rio set foot on the airport he
was greeted with a 21-gun salute.
He was then escorted by Secretary
Hull and his small group to Presi
dent Roosevelt waiting beside his
car.
Markets at a Glance
NEW YORK, Nov. 23 UP).—
Stocks lower; war shares again
sold. Bonds mixed; secondary
rails in supply. Cotton weak;
hedging and commission house
liquidation.
CHICAGO.—Wheat lower; De
cember liquidation. Corn lower;
only moderate shipping business.
Hogs steady; top, $13.70. Cattle,
steers,- yearlings steady; not
much choice cattle arrived.
Military Police Halt
Five-Day Rebellion
Of Interned Japs
Pro-Axis Group Caused
General Strike at
Poston (Ariz.) Camp
Bs the Associated Press.
PARKER, Ariz., Nov. 23.—A
five-day rebellion at the Poston
Japanese Relocation Center,
which followed the jailing of two
men on charges of assault with
intent to kill, was ended today by
military police.
W. Wade Head. Superintendent
of the camp—largest of the centers
to which West Coast Japanese were
evacuated—said the revolting group
flew banners bearing Japanese char
acters last night and played Jap
anese martial music.
“A small, but well-organized pro
Axis group took advantage of the
situation to seize control of the
largest of the three Poston units
and create a general strike,” he said.
The recalcitrants had been bar
ricaded in the community jail since
Wednesday. They forced their city
council to resign. Mr. Head said,
and had caused a stoppage of all
work in unit No. 1.
Mr. Head said about a third of
the 20,000 Japanese in the Poston
camp were affected by the work
walkout. He gave no details of the
methods used by a “strong force” of
military police in quieting the Jap
anese but indicated there was no
bloodshed or damage to property.
Two Motormen Are Held
In Two Traffic Fafalifies
(Earlier Story on Page B-l.)
Two Capital Transit Co. motor
men were held by a coroner's jury
for Municipal Court action under
the Negligent Homicide Act in con
nection with two recent traffic
deaths involving street cars.
The operators were Paul B. Wise,
25, of the 700 block of Kentucky
avenue S.E., who was held in the
death of William H. Wooden, 70. of
121 Twelfth street S.E.. and Fred J.
Crenshaw, 60, of 1429 B street N.E.,
held in the death of Milton Ack
man, 56, of 904 K street N.E.
Mr. Wooden, 98th traffic victim of
the year, died Saturday of injuries
received two days before when he
was struck by a street car near
Ninth and D streets NJS.
Mr. Ackman was a passenger in
an automobile which was in colli
sion with a street car at Ninth and
East Capitol streets September 29.
The inquest was postponed until
today to await the recovery of the
driver of the automobile, Bernard
P. Shields, 63, of Hyattsville, Md.,
who was also Injured.
TREE CLIMBERS OF GUADALCANAL—Note the split-toed
shoes, helpful in tree climbing, worn by these Japanese snipers
captured on Guadalcanal Island by the marines. Perfectly
willing to pose, these prisoners combed their hair, straightened
their caps and smoothed out their uniforms for the photog
rapher. —Marine Corps Photo.
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* * * AND THE BOYS WHO BROUGHT THEM IN—Marching
out to meet the Japanese on Guadalcanal, these marines, car
rying full pack and battle gear, make the most of a short rest
period. Shortly after this picture was made the Leathernecks
came to grips with the enemy and emerged victorious after
bitter fighting. —Marine Corps Photo.
Senate Probers Open
Gasoline Rationing
Hearings Friday
Westerners Advised
By Truman to Obey
New Regulations
Bv the Associated Press.
Senator Truman, Democrat, of
Missouri said tod£y the Senate
Defense Investigating Commit
tee would open public hearings
on gasoline rationing Friday and
advised Westerners to obey the
Nation-wide rationing rules
which go into effect December 1.
In the meantime, the House In
terstate Commerce Committee dis
cussed the gasoline situation at a
closed session, preparatory to call
ing witnesses.
Senator Truman said he believed
that if the newly affected areas
would “go along” with the program
for 10 days, that would be sufficient
time for the committee to lay the
facts before the public.
"Gasoline rationing throughout
the country is necessary,” Senator
Truman said In an interview. “It
is not to save gasoline. It Is to
save rubber. The idea is to keep
the Nation's can rolling as long
as possible.
"What we want Is to eliminate the
• (See GASOLINE, Page 2-X.)
Nimitz Wishes All Hands
'Round Trip' on Pacif ic Voyage
Admiral Mixes Whimsy With Orders
To Destroyer Screen Crossing Equator
Bs the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the
head man of America's slugging
and victorious Pacific Fleet,
knows how to spice his advice
with a little whimsy:
The 12th naval district said today
it had a copy of an order from the
admiral to his men, entitled "Mem
oraundum From King Neptune to
Destroyer Scree.” and signed ‘ Davy
Jones, by direction, C. W. Nimitz.”
“On this occasion of your nth
crossing of the Equator,” it said, "I
want to wish all hands a round trip.
To achieve a successful round trip
may not be easy. From what I read
in the papers, I believe the area
where you are going is lousy with
Jap submarines and small torpedo
beats, in addition to a battleship or
cruiser here and there.
Tells How to Build Morale.
“These little fellows have done
and will do their dirty work at
night. The only offense against
them is prayer and you. The big
ships will do the praying, which
leaves you to do the work. To sink
them you must find them in the
dark. You have sound, RADAR
and lookouts. All three of these
can be just as good or just as bad
as you make them. * * •
“You cant make a sound man
listen, or a lookout look, or a
RADAR man radiate .information
by getting tough or putting him on
the report. You’ve got to instill
morale—an eager desire to do the
job not well, but perfectly.
“To this end the captain and
officers must camp on their trail—
explain, discuss, persuade, cajole,
practice, test, teach, check and dou.
ble check.
Little Orphans Back Home.
“Tell them about the little or
phans back home who’ll never say
‘daddy’ if he doesn't keep on his
toes. If you haven’t any youngsters,
tell them about mine—and those
who’ll never be bom, for lack of a
father.”
“Instead of having the captain,
navigator, officer of the deck and
junior O. O. D., all demanding the
range and bearing of an aircraft
carrier,” he continued, "let one of
them keep demanding the range
and bearing of something else—even
a pixie. Anybody can recognize an
aircraft carrier.
"These people (the men, not the
pixies) should be drilled, trained,
exercised and urged 24 hours a day.
"You have enough officers on
watch to do it, and it may prevent
your wife from squandering your in
I surance on gew-gaws and bric-a
brac.”
U. S. Not to Occupy
Martinique Under
New Agreement
Robert Retains Control
Of Possessions in
Caribbean, Hull Says
Bs the Associated Press.
Secretary of State Hull said
today that a satisfactory agree
ment covering all French pos
sessions in the Western Hemi
sphere had been reached with
Admiral Robert, French high
commissioner on Martinique.
As a result of the agreement, Mr.
Hull said, there was not likely to be
any necessity for American occupa
tion of the French Caribbean pos
sessions.
The Secretary of State made it
clear that the agreement was
reached with Admiral Robert as the
ultimate French authority in the
Caribbean, entirely independent of
the Vichy government in France.
French Not Joining Allies.
The agreement did not imply, Mr.
Hull replied to questions, that the
French possessions were signing any
declaration of membership in the
United Nations when asked at his
press conference about London re
ports that the French West Indies
(See MARTINIQUE, Page 2-X.)
Important Area
Under Potential
Allied Command
Former Vichy Leader
Makes Announcement
Of Acquisition
By the Associated Pres*.
LONDON, Nov. 23.—Admiral
Jean Darlan, the former Vichy
defense chief who went over to
the Allies three days after the
American and British expedition
landed in North Africa, an
nounced on the Algiers radio
tonight that Dakar and all
French West Africa was now un
der his command.
French West Africa had placed *
Itself "freely under my orders.” he
said.
The Allies thus appeared to have
scored a bloodless victory which not
only removed the most dangerous
potential Axis threat to the Western
Hemisphere but also put at the dis
posal of the Allies vast resources. ,
large native manpower and a large
strategic area connecting North
Africa with Fighting French ter
ritory in the heart of the continent.
The Algiers broadcast followed
by a few hours a broadcast from *
Dakar, which was heard by the
Canadian Broadcasting Co., an
nouncing that the French governor
general there had put the military
command of his post under Admiral
Darlan.
This appeared to confirm the state
ment made by the former Vichy de
fense chief.
Defended by 50,000.
Dakar is the most important
French naval base of the West
African coast and recently was re
ported by Fighting French forces to
be defended by 50.000 or 60.000 men,
as well as considerable numbers of
tanks and planes and a naval flotilla
which includes the 35,000-ton battle
ship Richelieu.
(In area French West Africa
is the largest unit of the French
Empire, covering 1.815.768 squate
miles, and besides Dakar includes
Senegal, French Guinea, the
French Sudan. Dahomey, Ivory
Coast, Mauretania and Niger. -
The population totals about 15,
000,000.
(Already this great territory
was sandwiched between two 4
French areas which have thrown
in their lot with the United Na
tions, the Morocco-Algeria strip 1
to the north and Equatorial
Africa to the south.) <
Text of Announcement.
Darlan's announcement, as re
corded in Vichy, was:
“Inhabitants of French Africa, I
have this evening good news to an
nounce:
"French West Africa has placed
itself freely under my orders. There- ,
fore, French West Africa remains
faithful to the person of the mar
shal. (Darlan insists that he is act
ing under Marshal Petain's au
thority.)
“The high commissioner of
France in French West Africa
Gov. Gen. (Pierre* Boisson, and
Gen. Barreau, commander in chief
of the land, sea and air forces, thus
have joined those eminent leaders, ,
Gens. (Henri) Giraud and (Auguste)
Nogues and Gov. Gen. (Yves) Chatel
(of Algeria).
“Inhabitants of West Africa: We
are on the right road. Follow me
with discipline!
“Vive la France!’’
Strategic Naval Base. 4
The prospective acquisition of
Dakar by the Allies was by far the
most important result of the blood- '
less coup in French West Africa.
This strategic naval base once 4
was called by President Roosevelt
“an Atlantic fortress” against the
Axis. The Vichy French said they ,
would defend it “against anybody
clear to the end.”
In fact, the strongly fortified base
repulsed a landing attempt by the
Free French in 1940 to account for
Vichy's only military victory since •
the fall of France.
With Dakar under Allied control
the Axis Is bereft of a potential
starting point for an offensive west
ward against the Americas.
Only 1.860 miles from Recife,
Brazil, the base possesses one of the
best harbors in Africa—the largest
In the colony of Senegal, of which
It is the capital—and adequate,
modem docks and equipment.
Its airports are modern with new
facilities for handling air passengers
and freight. It has an excellent
water supply, the climate Is health
ful, the transportation good
Governor General Boisson di
rected the successful defense of
Dakar against the ill-starred Free
French expedition in 1940.
Late Races
Selections and Entriea for To
morrow, Page 2-X.
Bowie
SIXTH RACE—Purse. *t.(WW>: allow
ances; C-year-olds; l mile and 7n yard*
Uncle Billies (Gilbert i 0.70 4.30 " oo
Happy Guess (Rudert) 8.80 S'OO
Challedonna (Renick) 430
Time. 1:48',. *
Also ran—Dr. R. Young. Top Bcraeant
BoM' Salute. Battle Flame Flag. MU* o*.
SEVENTH RACE—Purse. Sl.OOO: claim
ing; 3-year-olds and up; 1A miles
Whl..riUn1(C*IV"" 14^° 840 8-70
Wheat <Mora) a on s an
Sparrow Chirp (Tammaro) 5 "o
Time. 2:04. u
.Also ran—Belay. James Pal. stand
Yankee '^buck. Strolling Don. Uvalde.
. EIGHTH RACE—Purse. *1.000: claim
int; 4-year-olds snd up: 1*4 mile*
KiOi WJPfKSSSi 1810 ™ ™ «•*>
K>pi Torch (Keiper) 6.90 & 70
A Tlme, 1
Ruasfa Afghanistan.
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