0 'ri itg IDaitit 'Wveather Light Rain VOL. LIII No. 19 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, OCT. 25, 1942 Gopher Field Goal Beats Michigan PRICE FIVE CENTS 614 * *. * * * * * * * All-Campus Scrap Drive * * * To Ope ~~* * * 'n omorrow Minnesota Holds Manpower Corps Set For Work Houses To Join Salvage Contest; Pennants Will Be Given To Winners Junk Collection Day Is Set For Nov. 3 Hustling campus coeds will climb into Oshkosh overalls and PEM-con- ditioned University of Michigan males will give toughened arm muscles a chance to do some real work for Vncle Sam tomorrow when an all-out This Is What Will Win War Get out your girdle, baby. This is war. The Manpower Corps is going to concentrate on collecting metal and rubber. Forget paper for the time being and hang on to your fat supplies, These two items will be gathered later. BUT-- Golf clubs, old rifles, radiators, wash-pails. and lawn mowers are among the things that are wanted. Toss in allyour old typewriters and metal ashtrays. Dig all the beer-cans out of the wastebasket -and if the wastebasket leaks, throw it into the scrap-pile too. LOOK FOR- Keys, clocks, scissors, flat-irons, bath-tubs, license plates, key- chains and don't forget the kitchen sink. Bicycles, tricycles and wagons which, have plenty of metal in them. BECAUSE- One flat-iron equals two steel helmets or 30 hand grenades. One electric iron has enough metal for five 37 mm. anti-aircraft shells. An old wood or coal kitchen stove will yield ten four-inch shells and ten stoves will make a scout car. One old set of golf clubs can be converted into a 30-calibre ma- chine-gun. A refrigerator by itself can be over-hauled to come up with 12 45-calibre sub-machineguns. AND WHAT'S MORE- Everything and anything can be used for something. scrap and salvage drive directed by the Manpower Corps starts rolling. The drive will last for one week. And the poject-most gigantic ever attempted by students in the his- Turn To Page 2, Col. 3 Silence Maintained By OPA On Tea, CoffeeRationing WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.- ()- While maintaining silence as to pros- pects of coffee rationing, the Office of Price Administration announced tonight that sample copies of its new universal ration book were off the press. Mass printing of 150,000,000 copies of the ingeniously prepared books, designed to handle any ration pro- gram which arises, will start in a few days on "almost all the printing pres- ses in the United States capable of turning out the books." War Ration Book Number Two will be in the hands of the public, OPA We're Sorry ... Censor Trouble We're sorry-but Hoe Seltzer's action feature about his experi- ences on the high seas this summer can't run today. "Life On A Con- voy" contained such sensational information about ship losses that we thought we'd better send it to Detroit for a quick check-up. And high Navy officials there are still thinking about it. They promised to have it back to us by press-time early this morning but the information was evidently more important than it appeared at first sight. As soon as we get the column back, we'll print it. British Egyptian Drive PenetratinDefenses Coordinated Land, Sea And Air Attacks Launched By AlliedCommand; U.S., Airmen In Action By DON WHITEHEAD Associated Press Correspondent CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 24.- The Brit- ish Eighth Army cracked through German Marshal Erwin Rommel's Alamein Lin 1 before dawn today, front line dispatches said tonight, after opening the long-expected Al- lied offensive with the aid at sea of a roaring fleet of new type American- made light warships and American airmen in the thick of the desert bat- tle. What is likely to be the decisive battle for the Mediterranean was joined with the Axis forces of Marshal Erwin Rommel last night in the light Effective Use Of American CollegesUrged CHICAGO, Oct. 24.- (JP)-Member schools of the National Association of State Universities adopted a resolu- tion today declaring that its member schools "in placing their plants, per- sonnel and youthful man-power un- reservedly at the service of the coun- try trust that' a coordinated and au- thoritative national man-power policy may' promptly allocate and utilize these with the greatest possible effec- tiveness." The resolution was presented to the association by a committee appointed by the Association's pres- ident, Dr. Alexander G. Ruthven, president of the University of Michigan. Its adoption was unani- mous. The resolution asserted that the state universities have "plant, per- sonnel and student man-power which must be selectively utilized and mobil- ized to serve our nation at war and beyond the war." This program involves establish- ment of enlisted training corps in colleges and universities to be com- posed of high school graduates or those with equivalent preparation, who meet competitive standards up to quotas determined by the armed forces. These men, the resolution said, would be in uniform, "regularly paid and provided with subsistence, thus enabling students no matter what their economic circumstances to se- cure that training which will prepare them to serve their country most effectively." - Dr. Herman G. James, head of Ohio University at Athens, O., was elected president for the coming year, suc- ceeding Dr. Ruthven. Jap Auxiliary Hit At Rabaul HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL MACARTHUR, Australia, Oct. 25., (Sunday)- ()- A large Jap sea- plane tender was believed destroyed at Rabaul, New Britain, by Allied bombers, the high command an- nounced today. The seaplane tender was one of the targets picked out by a flight of heavy bombers which again struck at the harbor of Rabaul where Jap ships have concentrated, presumably for an impending assault on American-held of a full moon when Gen. Sir Harold Alexander's Allied Army moved for- ward along the front 80 miles west of Alexandria. Allies Have Air Superiority Advices from advanced air bases tonight said Allied airmen already ap- peared to have clear: cut superiority in the air space even before the outset of what doubtless will be a tough, bloody struggle. Joining with the army and the air forces to make the attack a three- element, all - out offensive, naval forces of Britain's powerful Mediter- ranean Fleet timed a slashing bom- bardment of Rommel's advanced sea- side base at Matruh, 90 miles to his rear, with the forward surge of guns and tanks. Speedy Ships Used Reports from Alexandria, British naval base, described these as sleek, speedy "Mediterranean" Greyhounds" which dashed close inshore-so close they could see planes over the inland landing fields and poured round after round of shells into Axis installations. Catching the enemy unawares, the seacraft met with no response from shore batteries and escaped a three- hour aerial bombardment later with- out casualties and with only minor damage to one boat, it was announced. The British were chary about giv- ing details of -the first day and night of an action in which it was their ob- vious objective to shove Rommel back from the Nile doorstep. Secret Objective To observers it seemed that a lar- ger, secret objective might be to open the way on North Africa's sands, al- ready bloodied by the battles of sev- eral advances and retreats, for a blow at theAxis in its European strong- holds by clearing 1,000 miles of the southern shoreline of the Mediter- ranean. The official communique said only that fierce fighting developed im- Turn To Page 8, Col. 3 Rickenbacker Is StillMissing HONOLULU, Oct. 24.-(i)--Three days of intensive search by all avail- able Army and Navy sky and sea forces failed to uncover a trace to- night of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, American war ace of World War I, and the crew of a big Army plane that disappeared over Hawaiian wa- ters. Searchers hung their hopes on finding Captain Rickenbacker and his crew of perhaps nine men, float- ing on life rafts that the plane car- ried. This type of aircraft sinks quickly. But aviators in the Pacific war have been picked up from simi- lar rafts weeks after their planes have gone down. t Senate O.K.'s 1811l9 Draft ByLandslide Year's Training Specified Despite President's Plea In O'Daniel Amendment Bill Will Not Pass Until Fall Election WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-()-The Senate passed the 'teen age draft bill tonight but hedged it with restric- tionswhich were highly unacceptable to the President and the military authorities and which appeared likely to delay its final enactment. In voting to lower the draft age from 20 to 18 years, the Senate stip- ulated that selectees in that age group should not be sent to combat overseas before they had undergone a full year's training. This amendment, by Senator O'Daniel (Dem.-Tex.), was adopted 39 to 31. Farm Help Deferred Another amendment provided for the deferment of mei of any age "regularly engaged in an agricultural occupation or endeavor essential to the war effort," so long as they re- main in that work and until satisfac- tory replacements can be obtained. This rider, by Senator Tydings, (Dem.-Md.), carried 62 to 6.. Working past the dinner hour, the Senate then rejected several other changes and passed the bill by a vote of 58 to 5 with Senators Bulow (Dem.- S. D.), Clark (Dem.-Idaho), Johnson (Rep.-Calif.), Nye (Rep.-N.D.) and Shipstead (Rep.-Minn.) voting "No." The measure now will go back to the House and probably later to con- ference for an adjustment of dif- ferences. The House is taking an in- formal recess until after election day Nov. 3 and it appeared unlikely that the bill could be enacted before then. Volunteers Unaffected The O'Daniel amendment stated simply: "No person under 20 years of age inducted under this act shall be placed in actual combat duty beyond the territorial boundaries of conti- nental United States until after he has had at least one year's military training following his induction." Army officials said the amendment would not affect 18 and 19-year-old men who previously had volunteered and now were members of the armed forces, nor those who volunteer in the future. President Roosevelt opposed any restrictive amendments in a letter. yesterday to Senator Gurney (Rep.- S. D.), author of the Senate measure. Similar appeals had been made by Secretary of War Stimson, Secretary of the Navy Knox and Gen. George C. Marshall; Army chief of staff. Condition Of Danish Monarch Is 'Serious' STOCKHOLM, Oct. 25. (Sunday)- (P)- A special bulletin issued in Copenhagen early today said King Christian X, who was injured last week when he fell from a horse, had taken a sudden change for the worse and was in a serious condition. The 72-year-old monarch had been reported improving rapidly since the accident, but about 7 p. m. Saturday night his heart developed an abnor- mal action. His physician administered a stim- ulating treatment which resulted in a slight recovery, but his condition was regarded as serious enough to warrant a special bulletin. Showing more of the form which made him the outstanding sopho- more halfback, in the Big Ten last season, Michigan's Tom Kuzma cracked the Minnesota line to tally twice in a losing battle. His passing still lacked the accuracy and dead- liness of 1941, especially that 14-0 victory over Northwestern, when he tossed two touchdown aerials. His Efforts Failed I Ltte Brown Jug Wolverines Lose Ninth Straight In Long Series; Tom Kuzma Nears 1941 Form By BUD HENDEL Special to The Daily MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 24.-The Little Brown Jug isn't coming home this year. A hasty drop-kick field goal that came when there were only four seconds left to play in the first half gave Minnesota a well-earned 16-14 triumph over Michigan in Memorial Stadium today to keep the famous and highly-prized Jug intact here where it has rested for eight long years despite all the efforts of great Maize and Blue elevens. Another powerful Michigan aggregation tried to succeed where the others had failed today, and the story of its failure can be written only in * * * Cthe terms of a comeback fight by a truly magnificent Minnesota team and a heartbreaking attempt by a From Press Box game band of Wolverines. Minnesota, fighting all the way, de- served its victory. Behind by seven By MIKE DANN points with only five minutes remain- MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 24.- Gopher ing of the first half, the gallant Go- Coach Dr. George Hauser, was prob- phers rose to heights seldom equalled ably the happiest and tiredest man in on any gridiron to snatch their tri- Memorial Stadium when the game umph from what appeared to be cer- ended. tain defeat. In the locker room after the clash Gophers Strike Fast Hauser said, "I bet I aged ten years As the 55,000 homecoming specta- this afternoon, but it was worth it. tors implored the golden avalanche to Now I know why my good friend Ber- begin its mighty uphill roll, the Go- nie Bierman went to the Navy-it phers struck at the heretofore im- was to get a rest." pregnable Michigan defense to tally Wiese Is Blue ten quick points and take .a 10-7 half Bob Wiese, Michigan fullback, felt time lead which they never relin- extra blue about the game. Not only quished to the plucky Wolverines. did his team lose, but over 60 of his Until then the contest had been all relatives had journeyed from James- in favor of the invading Michigan town, N. D., to see him play. -Bob's gridders. Fired with an intense will to leg is still far from good and he will win and prepared to battle the Go- Tickets On Sale For Marriage Lecture S'eries Ticket sales for the 1942-43 Mar- riage Relations Lecture Series will be- gin at 2 p.m. tomorrow afternoon in the Union and League. Tickets will continue to be sold un- til 5 p.m. both tomorrow and Tues- day and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. both evenings. Attendance at the lectures, the first one to be given at 8 p.m. Wed- nesday in the Rackham Lecture Hall, is limited to junior, senior and grad- uate students. Identification cards must be presented when purchasing a ticket and must be shown with the ticket in order to be admitted to .the hall. No ticket may be bought by proxy nor are tickets transferable. None will be sold at the door. Women are to obtain tickets at the League and men at the Union. Dr. Ernest G. Osborne of Teachers College, Columbia University, will of- ficially open the series Wednesday evening with a talk on "The Histori- cal Background of Marriage." Dr. Norman R. Kretzchmar, of the obstetrics and gynecology department of the University hospital, will give the next two lectures, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3 and Friday, Nov. 6, on "The Anatomy and Physiology of Reproduction" and "The Medical Ba- sis for Intelligent Sexual Practice." The concluding lectures will be given by Dr. Margaret Mead, of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. She will address the group on "Courtship and Pre- Marital Relations," Tuesday, Nov. 10, and on "Marriage in War-Time," Wednesday, Nov. 11. RAF Makes First Day Raid On Italy LONDON, Oct. 24. (Sunday)- ()- A large force of RAF Lancaster bombers made the first British day- light attack on military objectives in Milan, Italy, yesterday, it was author- itatively stated here early today, sev- eral hours after the Vichy News Agen- cy charged that British bombers had machine gunned a town in the Unoc- cupied Zone of France. E 1 l z E { be lucky to participate in scrimmage by the middle of the week. Dropkick Was Impromptu Bill Garnaas' field goal was not the result of any elaborate Gopher plan- ning. With but five seconds remain- ing in the half and the ball of the Turn To Page 6, Col. 6 Navy Relieves High Ad miral Of Command' WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-(P)-The Navy removed Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley from the command in the Solomon Islands today and gave to Vice Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr., the task of directing the develop- ing battle to hold American positions there against the Japanese bid to recapture them. The change-the third South Pa- cific command shake-up of the war- came after a campaign which had cost the Navy three cruisers, five de- stroyers and five other vessels, and at a moment when the enemy was massing its forces for a powerful attack. Ghormley's removal was announced without official comment, except that he would be assigned to other duties, the nature of which would be re- ported later. Making it known that Halsey would take command, however, the Navy noted that he had "conducted car- rier operations in the South Pacific area last spring with distinguished success," and pointed out that he received' the Distinguished Service medal last February for his raid on the Japanese-held Gilbert and Mar- shall Islands. Have Another Beer, Joe .. . Some people around these parts obviously don't know what the score is. Last night from eleven to mid- night The Daily phones bothered hell out of the night editor. Cheery- beery voices from a "Liberty Street tavern" wanted to know: "Whuzzis? We won the game . " At press-time We have narrowed it down to these alternatives: Led by the Wolverines, s';udent cheer organization, a "meet the train" delegation will meet at 2:30 p.m. today at the Ann Arbor sta- tion to greet the bloody but un- bowed Michigan football team. Bunny Crawford, '44, of' the Wol- verines, urges that all students be present when the team returns in order to insure a warm welcome. pher juggernaut with every known maneuver, the storming Wolverines reeled off a touchdown the first time they had their hands on the ball and seemed to be well on their way to Michigan's first victory over Minne- sota since 1932. Garnaas Kicks Goal But the Gophers, fighting the white-hot Michigan fire with a blaze all their own, refused to accept the defeat and came roaring back to establish themselves as worthy suc- cessors to the mighty string of Min- nesota crews. Their victory was a team victory, but if any one man could be singled out for praise above all the rest it would be Bill Garnaas, a brilliant quarterback who sparked the Gophers on their touchdown drives and kicked the field goal that proved the deciding factor. As in the loss to the Iowa Seahawks, Michigan's woeful lack of reserves worked against a Wolverine win. Of Turn To Page 6, Col. 4 Rbeds Repulse Heavy .Drive On Stalin grad MOSCOW, Oct. 25. (Sunday)- (A)- The Germans threw two freshly reinforced infantry divisions, eighty tanks and "large" air forces against Russian positions in Stalingrad yes- terday, the Sodet midnight communi- que said today, but after bitter hand- to-hand fighting the Nazis were thrown back with heavy losses. The new attack, launched after freshetroops were brought in to re- place nearly 10,000 which the Rus- sians said they had killed in two days, was directed at the factory district in the northern part of the battle-torn city. In this area alone, the communique said, more than 1,500 Germans were killed yesterday and 17 tanks de- 6,000 MILE ROUTE TO VICTORY: How Our Planes Reach Middle East (ti By ALFRED E. WALL Associated Press Correspondent LONDON, Oct. 25. (Sunday)- United States and British aircraft by the thousands have been delivered to the Middle East during the past two ing to the front with fighters carrying extra fuel tanks for the longer hops. Starting from a great, still expand- ing west coast assembly base, each journey takes 24 hours' flying time, exclusive of stops at landing fields landing areas from dense jungles. Western keystone of the service is I harbor town which had only a small airdrome when the program was launched two years ago but now has one of the largest and best equipped