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Your Newspaper—A Bulwark of Liberty ENDICOTT DAILY BULLETIN Today's Weather Colder PRICE, THREE CENTS TWELVE PAGES ENDICOTT, N. Y., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1942 VOLUME FIFTY-SEVEN. NO. 56 Air Chief Arrives in Solomons RAF Planes Blast Genoa In Heavy Raid on Italy • • • • • • • • • U. S. Fliers Smash Jap Supply Skips • Landing on the Guadalcanal airport in the first Flying Fortress to arrive at the field after it was taken from tbe Japs by U. S. ManneB is Rear Adm. John McCain, aeronautics chief of the South Pacific area. Now the Nipponese are gathering all their available forces to make an all-out attempt to recapture the strategic air base. This is an official U. S. Marine Corps photo from ^ewi of the Day News reel. Mrs. Roosevelt Given Royal Reception After Flying Atlantic Ocean # London, INS—The world's most travelled lady—Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt— Bet foot on British soil for the first time since V the war began today and received immediately the highest accolade in the Kingdom. King George and Queen Elizabeth were on hand to greet the President's smiling wife in person as she stepped from her train at Paddington station after flying the Atlantic King George's first words to Mrs. Roosevelt were \I hope you left the President in .good health \ It was probably the first time .. in history that the sovereigns ot K ' Britain had extended a personal welcome to any arriving woman visitor except a reigning queen. Also on hand were United States Ambassador John G. Wi- nant and members of the British cabinet, including Foreign Sec retary Anthony Eden. There was little at Paddington station itself to Inform Mrs. Roosevelt of the damage this <tf capital suffered in German's two full-scale futile attempts to bomb London into submission. This great terminal escaped any ser ious damage in the \blitz'* at tacks, but there was evidence of the raids in the streets she tra versed enroute from Paddington to Buckingham Palace, where she and her secretary, M a I v i n a Thompson, are to be official guests. When she stepped from the train. Mrs. Roosevelt was wear ing a long black coat trimmed with blue fox fur and a cherry red hat trimmed with green feathers. The time and place of her ar rival had been kept secret. But a fair-sized crowd was on hand regardless, having been attracted by the stream of official cars proceeding to the station in the early afternoon hours. Among the spectators were a number of American soldiers, «m who gave Mrs. Roosevelt a re- ' sounding cheer as she stepped from the train. King George, dressed In the uniform of a marshall of the Royal Air force, was the first to & reot Mrs. Roosevelt, who at leir last meeting at Hyde Park, N. Y., introduced his majesty to the unfamiliar delicacies of Am erican hot dogs. He shook her warmly by the hand and then stepped aside as Queen Elizabeth, who wore a black coat and black velvet hat, stepped up to renew an old ac quaintanceship. The three stood chatting to gether and smiling for several minutes. King George then in troduced Eden and others of the . dignitaries present. Less than five-minutee after her, train had pulled in, Mrs. Roosevelt was seated in a royal limousine and on her way to the palace. ^ Japs Release 4 More Names To Red Cross 0 London, INS — Japanese mili tary spokesmen today increased to eight the number of U. S. air force men they claimed were taken prisoner after the raid on Tokyo last spring, according to a Japanese broadcast heard by Reuter's (British) news agency Yesterday the Japanese named four American airmen of the Tokyo expedition as prisoners. Names of the American pris oners have been' given to the Red -Cross representative in Yokohama, tbe Tokyo report stated. Announcement that the additional men are held, Tokyo said Was 'made to contradict the statement by U. 3. officials that all-planer -participating in the T,ok70 raid, except one forced Defenders Of Wake Interned • Pearl Harbor. INS—All of the Marine corps officers who direct ed the gallant defense of tiny Wake island, American Pacific outpost which succumbed to su perior numbers of enemy forces Dec. 23, are in a Japanese in ternment camp in Shanghai, it was disclosed today The news that the 14 officers of the First United States Ma rine battalion are alive in Shang hai was revealed in a letter re ceived from Maj. Bryghte 0. God- bold, of Auburn, Ala. The let ter was sent to Major Godbold's fiancee and made public by Brig. Gen. Harry K. Pickett, command ing general of Marines in the 14th naval district. In the letter Major Godbold listed the names of the Wake island Marine officers and one Navy medical officer, LL G. Ma son Khan, of Galveston, Texas. The list included all the officers, exclusive of air force officers, who participated in the battle of Wake Island from Dec 8 until its fall on Bee 23. Heading- the list WHO I.t Col James P S. Devereaux, of Gov ernors Island, N. Y., who com manded the Marine defense bat talion that was overwhelmed by the Japanese. Nazis Decide To Get Tough • Vichy, INS—Nazi occupational authorities have decided to \get tough\ with the French workers who do not offer themselves for forced labor in the Reich. If eligible workers do not present themselves at places designated for enrollment force will be used by the Nazi army of occupation, an announcement stated. (French workers have gone on strike in a number of areas in protest against the Nazi impress ment orders', according to reports - to London and Berne. As a result of resistance of the workers to the German enforced labor pro gram, it. was reported that Ger many had agreed to extend the time limit to Nov. 30. Pierre La val, Vichy chief of government, was reported today to be in Paris in 'conferences with Nazi officials preparatory to a trip to Berlin.) Labor Board Recommends Pay Increases «Washington, INS—A War La bor board panel today recom mended wage Increases ranging from four to six cents an hour for 31,000 maintenance employes of Ford, Chrysler and General Motors. Under the recommendation, are authorised to make the in creases i n the normal' process' of collective bargaining, \but are Americans on Alert Against New Attacks # Washington, INS—Amer ican airmen from Australia and the Solomons today hammered at Japanese troop, supply and ship con centrations in a desperate ef fort to stem Nipponese moves to recapture the Gua dalcanal airfield. U. S. Marines and Army troops remained on the alert, meanwhile, against attacks bv land or sea after repulsing a \minor\ enemy thrust against their western flank by reinforc ed Japanese troops on Guadal canal. In the Guadalcanal area, Army, Navy and Manne corps fliers were blasting nearb> enemy points, while long range bomb ers from Australia continued their attack on the Japs in the Northern Solomons. A communique from Gen Douglas MacArthur's Australian headquarters disclosed that 10 tons of bombs were dropped on enemy shipping at Buin in the Northwest Solomons by Allied, fliers in the face of strong anti aircraft fire. The \minor\ enemy assault on the defenders of Guadalcanal was interpreted by war analysts as a \feeler possibly in preparation for the long anticipated all-out offensive to capture the vital air field—if the big drive\ is not already under way Some observers said that the Japanese may be intending to wear down American aerial de fenders on the island before risk ing more warships and large numbers of planes and troops in a frontal onslaught against the L' S. positions. Whatever the Japanese aims were, the enemy obviously was proceeding more cautiously than he ever has in the Pacific con flict This caution no doubt was duft to the heavy toll exacted from the enemy by L' S Arm>. Navv and Marine corps pilots, most of whom have been based on Guad alcanal. Since the present Nipponese offensive began. American forces have destroyed 96 enemy flgbter* and bombers and have sunk two Jap vessels and damaged at least eight others. Tbe Jap tolls for the entire Solomons campaign stood at 353 planes. 10 ships sunk, three probably destro>ctl and 46 damaged This does not Include damnpe believed to have been Inflicted by bombers from Gen MacAr thur's command tn tbetr attacks on Nipponese ship concentrations and bases tn the Northern Solo mons. Tbe Navy In Its latest com munlque said tbat \our aircraft continue active In seeking out and bombing enemy troop anil supply concentrations on Uuadal canal.\ It was also in this communique that the Navy disclosed tbat American forces on Guadalcanal had repulsed a \minor\ thrust against their western flank on Oct. 20. Tbe situation remained tense, nevertheless, because tbe Amer ican and United Nations attacks from the Australian and Guadal canal airmen have failed to dis perse tbe enemy's potential sea and land striking force in the Solomons. America's continued Success tn the Solomons depends on the ability of her PacJflo fleet to keep the forces there supplied aud leiufoiced. Accord lag-to l.ln- _ dersecretary of Navy James V Forrestal. this Is \one of the most difficult tasks undertaken by any Navy in the history of the world.\ So long as U S. planes can take the air from Guadalcanal, there Is no doubt that the Nip ponese offensive will move slow ly. If at all. It was recalled that most of Japan's lightning gains In the Philippines, Malaya and the East Indies were made while the enemy had little or no aerial opposition. Nazi Aides to Get Mass Trial • -Chicago, INS— Federal Judge William J . Campbell today denied separate trials for the six Chi cago persons 'accused of treason in assisting and harboring Herb-\ ert Haupt, executed Nazi spy -and saboteur. Allies Urge Creation of War Council • Washington. INS — Establish ment of a supreme United Na tions War council to plan major strategy of the war against thp Axis is being urged strongly to day in certain Allied diplomatic circles in Washington. There is growing evidence that some of the Allies, including Rus sia, China and the Netherlands, feel they are not being accorded a sufficiently important role in the planning and direction of uni fied grand strategy The Soviet and Chinese govern ments particularly are under stood to feel that there is ton much of a tendency on the part of the United States and Great Britain to make the formulation of strategy an Anglo-Saxon af fair Although a Pacific war council exists in Washington and London, and military or naval represents tivcs of all the United Nation*; participate from time to time in the joint staff talks, some of th*» Allies regard this procedure as chiefly a medium through which the United States and Britain ex plain decisions which they ha\e already made. Russia, China, the Netherlands, and to some extent the refugee governments of Greece and Yugo slavia, all believe there should bp a supreme Allied war council at which political as well as mill tary problems relating to major strategy could be decided on jointly. The.se Allies feel such a method of procedure not only would en sure a greater degree of har monlous unity among the LniteH Nations, but would lead to a sin gle strategic plan of action Tbe Soviets, for example feel that the misunderstanding which has developed over the question of opening a second front in Eu rope this year might have be*»n avoided if there was closer mnr dinatibn in the planning of Allied strategy. .Maas Sounds War Alarm • Washington, INS—Rep Mel- v in J Maas (R) Minn, who saw action with U S forces in the Solomons said today that no per son on Guadalcanal has had more than two hours of unbroken sleep in recent weeks and warned that \we are not now winning the war \ Maas. reserve Marine Corps Colonel, made these assertions at a labor conference of naval civil ian employes at which he called on the nation to exert a \hercu lean effort'* to win the war \We must destroy the enemy at his own bases.\ Maas told the group. The Congressman explained that he recently returned from an extended visit to the Southwest Pacific and that he was with the first group that landed in the Solomons. He said he saw the Japanese in action there. \We are not now winning the war,\ Maas said. \We can win it but we must make a herculean effort to win. The Japs have a warlike attitude while we have one of peace.\ He pointed out that the Japa nese attitude was offensive while ours, was defensive and added that \defense does not Stop ajr*- gressors.\ Nazis Forced On Defensive In Stalingrad # Moscow, INS—A unit of Nazi shock troops, cut off from its sup porting tanks, was torn to shreds in Stalingrad today and forced to retreat. • The Nazi command sought des perately to rush up fresh re serves as resurgent Soviet troops forced the Germans on the de fensive at several points within the war-torn citv The Red Army High Command Issued a communique at noon in which it was stated that the Nazi infantrymen separated from their tank units suffered terrifically heavy losses before they fled in retreat. Charging forward aeainst the Gorman lines northwest of Stal- insrrad. the communioue said. Red armv troops caotured an impor tant height. A Herman assault on one sector of this front was re pulsed. Russian defense forces im proved their positions in several «>f Stalingrad's streets white the Germans battered down within captured blocks of houses against the onslaught of chill winter storms and successive counter- asKauIts by Soviet units. The Germans began rushincup reserve forces to the citv from distances as far as 200 miles in the hone of stemming the revital ized Russians who took advan tage of the onset of heavy rains and chill winds which bogged down the Nazi mechanized forces to launch a series of counter-as saults. The hieh command said that German units which had driven a wedtre into Soviet defense posi tions in the Mozdok area of the Caucasus were cut off and anni hilated \Further German attacks were repulsed with heavy losses,\ the communique said Considerable patrol activity was reported*on the northwestern front and Soviet artillery batter ies were said to have destroyed man\ Oerman firing points. Naval Force in Indian Ocean # London. INS — A formidable British naval force, including three battleships and an aircraft carrier, is operating in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Afri- .ca, the Evening News declared today. It was assumed, the News said, that the capital ships were accompanied by an escort of cruisers and destroyers. The British task force was said to include the 31,100-ton War- spite, the Royal Sovereign and the Resolution, 29,150-ton battle ships, and the 23,000-ton carrier Illustrious. (The London dispatch gave no hint of the objectives of the strong British naval force. The fact that the British censor pass ed the dispatch indicated that the squadron probably was no longer in the area mentioned as the ad miralty is notoriously close- mouthed about fleet dispositions.) 3 Wardens Killed # Kingston. N. Y, INS—Three air raid wardens were killed and two others were in a critical con dition today as the result of a collision that occurred while the wardens were driving to their -posts--in-4«st-»»i!''\ raid test . Johnson Opens Bitter Attack on Draff Bill; Early Passage Seen •) Washington, INS—Sen. Hiram Johnson (R) California today launched a bitter attack on the 16-19 draft bill in the Senate aa Ad ministrator leaders conceded the possibility of a close vote on an amendment to require one year's training before youths are sent into combat. \It is an infamous thing to take these 18 year-olds to do the work of men,\ Baid the veteran Main Stem Flashes • Patrolman Floyd Avis just freshly returned from a week's vacation which was spent mainly in watching the interesting do ings of a Rodeo in New Jersey ... So', following the ponies again, eh Floyd? Joan Johnson fluttering her way along the Main Stem on the daily exit from U.-E. and greet ing passersby in a \hall-fellow\ manner and a bass voice that bordered on a rumble. Pvt. Joe Hulsixer Informing; this department, via one of those letti-ra that come for free, that he _ Wasting, no time in listening to defense attorney's arguments, Judge Campbell overruled a mo- got Bob Miller's address through our recent appeal arid of how he's making plans t o take a gander at Seattle from Mfc^Raniera loftr jerch... Hi'ya /JoW' '• 1 ; '* ' By \Barney\ French— AIra Volkay looking about as bright and sparkiy as tbe bright lights under which she works at her new duties in the electric office . . . The usual smile and gracious manner are a regular part of the daily \make-up.\ Charlie (Poataan) Wllliasaa confounding his fellow mail car riers at their recent annual meet ing by proving to be the only one present with the \technique'* necessary to tap a keg . . . But he didn't quaff the beverage. There** LaatWt firing the males along the avenue an eye ful^ of a little bit of alright aa t alifornian. \These children are our children and they have a right to their span of life, just as we have had our chance.\ Johnson, a member of the Naval Affairs committee, re ferred to an order Issued yester day in Great Britain subjecting 18-year-olds to military service, but said Britain has prohibited sending men overseas until they are 19, while New Zealand pro hibits overseas duty until soldiers reach 21 Senator Taft (R) 0., who is sponsoring an amendment to limit the lowering of draft age to 19, then read a statement that British youths can't be sent over sea until they are 19 Johnson exclaimed \We'll send our boys of 18. of course, of course. It is a splendid example of the United States do- George F. Johnson Improved Today, Physician Says # Condition of George F John son, co-founder and chairman of the board of Endicott Johnson Corp., seriously ill since last Wednesday, his 85th birthday, when he suffered a heart attack, is slightly improved today, ac cording to Dr. Edward M. Jones, his physician. Endicott's beloved first citizen suffered a second attack Monday, but since that time has rallied appreciably. Dr Jones reported. ng^ its duty L \ Declaring that World War No. 1 was a \breeze\ compared to the present war, Johnson said. \Here we are just at the be ginning of the war and we are snatching soldiers from the cradle.\ Sen. W. Lee O'Danicl <D)., Texu, proposed an amendment to the 18-19 year old draft' which would scrap the 40 hour weeR—Hying in war work and ban overtime pay for the duration. The explosive issue developed as the Senate resumed debate on the draft measure and Demo cratic Leader Barklev voiced the hope that the bill will be passed today. The O'Damel ammendment would provide that until the end of the war \no provision of fed eral or state law which limits or restricts hours of employment shall be applicable with respect to employes of an> contractors who are engaged in the perform ance of work directly or indi rectly necessary for the fulfill ment of any contracts jetween such contractor and th» United States \ The bill specifically directs em ployers producing goods for com merce to pay the same rate per hour regardless of the hours worked by employes. American PlanesBomb Enemy Port Two Held for Holdup Here • Charged with holding up John Formato. 1902 Watson Blvd.. at the point of a gun and taking his watch and {60 in cash after forc ing him to drive them toward Binghamton early today, two Binghamton voung men were placed in the village tail this aft ernoon to await grand jury ac tion. The men are Martin Agricola, 12 Second St. and Edward L. Fiato. 68 Pine St. Chief of Police Leroy E. Wike brought the two back to Endicott at noon today after he and Binghamton police had questioned them in Bingham ton. According to the story Formato told Sgt. John A. Knapich, the two men came from Binghamton this morning in a taxi and arrived at the home of Fonnato's father. Stephen Formate's. 1908 E. Main Si. about b:lU aTTC They knocked on the door and asked to see him. Then, Formato said, they stuck a gun in his back and ordered him to drive them back t o Binghamton in his own car Enroute they took his watch and money and dumped him from the car. Formato notified Sergeant Knapich at village police head quarters and a message was sent out to Binghamton police to ap prehend the pair. Police quickly picked up the men, and recovered the car, watch and money. No further de tails concerning the holdup were made available. 5*f§« Hits Press % Gen. MacArthur's Headquar ters In Australia, INS —American fortress bombers, main taining their relentless attacks on Japanese shipping concentra tlonB In tbe Solomon Island*, unloaded another 10 tons of ex plosives on the enemy -held port of Buin on BouRalm ille inland it was announced in a comtnum que today Hea%y weather prevented ob servation of results of tbe tuid Despite heavy enemy ground ne fenses all Allied planes returned safely to their bases For tbe first time tn several weeks the Japanese stru< k ai Port Moresb> the Allied base on the southern shore of New Guinea A weak formation of three bombers carried out the attack which roused no casual ties and no damage Australian ground forces dm Ing against tbe Japanese on lb** north slope of the Owen Stan ley range In New Guinea con tinued their slow advance des pite heavy rains which made operations difficult Fighting was repotted north of Eora creek the last natural barrier to the main Japanese base at Kokoda less than nine miles distant The Japanese are expected to make a stand at Kokoda which is approximately midway between Port Moresby and the enemy base at Runs on the north tip of the Papuan peninsula of New i.uinea. she tnppea gaily along in an outfit employing- red so effective ly. . . . Red frock, shoes, bag, hair bow* and even a dash of at ••\her coat\. .Tola, rural • UfcnlHi, N. C INS— Assist ant Attatiktr General Wendell today charged the press, rwtm. mmi • —gailnn _ with pnb- blsmgd law ts>a». — i • i—f ilnta llZBBjBynEnBMr *sghT'1Vf '*i •fiiiwnt officials., officials particular ly piwacators, for a part of the \great harm\ caused br th« \mis- UmmigM esisaa - jwbllcitT^ Axis Planes Hit by U.S. 0 Cairo, INS — X nited State* medium bombors yesterday scored at least two direct hits on grounded Axis aircraft, and American fighter planes shot down one of a group of 30 enemy 109's. according to a communique lasued today The communique said \Enemy landing grounds yen terday were the targets of me dium bombardment and fighter aircraft -of ttr© desert arr Task force of the United States Mid die East atr force \Our medium bombers were escorted on the desert sweep by fighters of our own and the Allied air forces. \At Jeaat two direct hits were observed on grounded enemy air craft. \Many bombB were seen to ex plode among dispersed aircraft. \Our fighters shot down one of a group of 30 109' B which attacked our bomber formation U. S. Hits Coal Mines in China • Chungking, INSr-A smash- ingly successful American bomb er attack Wednesday oij.the Japa nese-held Linsi coal mines near Kuyuen in Hopei'prp-rince. strik ing near the solar plexus of Japa- -rrese—po wer -in occupied Wo. ... China, was disclosed in a U S. Armv communique today \All our planes returned their bases.\ •to Two Italian Cities Feel British Power e London, INS — Genoa, principal port of Italy, Was heavily bombed during th* night by Royal Air force planes which carried out a long-range assault from England, the Air Ministry announced today (An Italian high command communique broadcast from Rome said that the RAF raid assumed notable dimensions'* and admitted great damage had been done in Genoa. The Italians said that industrial Turin also was attacked.I The term \heavily bombed'* used in the official communique indicated that a strong force of RAF planes participated in the operation Thp raid was the seventh con ducted by home-based British bombers against the large port in Northern Italy and probably will prove to be the heaviest yet made. Raids against Northern Italy from Britain have been infre quent due to the tremendous dia-* tances involved in a round-trip flight Attacks delivered from home bases mean that the I{AP planes must travel distances of from 1,200 to 1,500 miles. Last night's assault wan car ried out in bright moonlight. All of the British bombers iw turned from the raid. Bntons, on hearing of the heavy assault, anticipated that the coming winter months may bring heavier attacks than ever before against Italy In support of this view they pointed to the He\elopment of the bomb-carry ing capacity of the RAF's four- engined bombers. ft was the first assault to be made against a target in North ern Italy by home-based British bombers since last April 12. Genoa the chief port of Italy, lies approximately 625 air miles from I^ondon and involves a roundtno of roughlv 1.200 miles for bombers attacking from Eng land Situated on the Gulf of Genoa, the port in the capital of the province of the same name. The greater city has a population of more than ROR.diMi The oort has been used by the Axis as a clearing point for troops and supplies sent to Vorth Africa On the night of April 12-13 Genoa was bombed by home-based RAF planes which also attacked Turin A simultaneous attack w as made bv other British bomb ers that night against industrial areas in the German Ruhr and Khineland and also against the Mazi-held port of Havre in France. Ten bombers and one British fighter were lost in those operations. A number of radio stations on thp continent along an air route which would have to be followed bv bombers striking from Eng land went off the air early in the night. Geneva, Switzerland, underwent two air alerts during the night, usuallv a reliable indication that raiding forces are winding their wav toward Northern Italv. One alarm lasted for R6 minutes and a second was in effect for 86 min utes. The Pans Toulouse and Vichy radio stations also went off the air simultaneously Wren the alarm was sounded in Vichv at 9 10 p. m the city's anti-aircraft guns blazed into ac tion. Intense gunfire was said to have ,been heard at Lyon. Capture Story Is Related • Detroit, INS—A missionary returned from China told today how four American fliers who she said participated in the bombing of Tokvo last April 18 were forced down in Japanese occupied China and later captured although friendly Chinese sought to help them The possible capture of four American fliers after the Tokyo bombing was admitted in Wash ington yesterday by Secretary of War Stimson. The missionary. Miss Coral Houston, indicated the Americans Would have reached safety- -if it had not been for the headmen of _ihe- reprisals, informed the Japanes* ' of the escape attempt. The' head men were later'killed by their\ own people, she sai'di
