Y it 4M1 43aittj Weather g Continued Cool VOL. LII No. 6 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, OCT. 10, 1942 PRICE FIVE CENTS Wolverines ace Iowa France * * Blasted -By . Giga Seahawks ntic . S. Here Aerial Today Attack Soviet Forces Stop German Advance East Of Stalingrad Defending Armies Crush Nazi Thrusts To Volga; Penetration In Kalmyck Region Threatens Reds Russian Guerrillas Fight Behind Lines By HENRY C. CASSIDY Associated Press Correspondent MOSCOW, Oct. 10. (Saturday)- Stalingrad's defenders were reported officially today to have smashed two German attempts to break through to the Volga eastof the city, but dis- patches said a new threat had devel- oped in a Nazi advance across the arid Kalmyck region toward Astrakhan on the Caspian Sea. The midnight Russian communique did not mention th Kalmyck area south of Stalingrad after the govern- ment newspaper Izvestia told for the first time of a German penetration there. Nazi seizure of Astrakhan at the mouth of the Volga would spare the Germans further costly losses in frontal attacks on Stalingrad and at the same time control that vital Rus- sian communications artery.. No Evidence Of German Claims There was no immediate evidence here to bear out the German radio report that the Nazis were counting on their artillery and dive-bombers instead of their infantry lhenceforth in the battle to reduce Stalingrad,. Nazi infantry still is attacking the city, but if It Is withdrawn it would be a tacit admission that the Germans again had miscalculated the strength of Soviet resistance as they did in the battle for Moscow last year. Russians Would Welcome Artillery As far as an artillery duel at Stalin- grad is concerned the Russians prob- ably would welcome it for Soviet ar- tillery still is referred to here as "the god of war," and always has given a good account of itself. Both tank-supported German ef- forts to crash through Stalingrad to- ward the Volga were crushed on the city's outskirts, the communique said. One German infantry company was wiped out, it added. One Red Army unit fighting in the same general area, a workers' settle- ment in the northwestern outskirts, was reported to have killed 300 Ger- mans in breaking out of a German ring which had been closed on it for several days. Positions Are Stalemated Northwest of Stalingrad where a Soviet relief offensive has sought to ease the pressure on Stalingrad, the Russians "fortified their occupied po- sitions and on separate sectors en- gaged in battles of local importance." Thus, as Stalingrad entered its 47th day, of siege, the general position was one of stalemate, the communique indicated. But on a sector of the northwestern front, presumably near Leningrad, the Russians acknowledged that Ger- man infantry supported by 30 tanks had ousted the Red Army from two populated places after losing ten of their tanks and suffering heavy cas- ualties. War Work Halted As Union Disputes Rules OnSmoking DETROIT, Oct. 9.- (P)- A dispute over smoking by war workers in the Chrysler Corporation's Jefferson Ave- nue plant partially halted operations today, and management and union leaders disagreed over what hap- pened. A statement issued by the Corpora- tion, describing the affair as "definite sabotage against the nation's war ef- fort," said 400 employes who started smoking on the job "simultaneously U.S. Moves To Abolish ExterritorialityIn China State Department Displays Its Readiness To Forfeit Privileges For Better United Nations Relations By WADE WERNER Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.- To an embattled China on the eve of its na- ticnal anniversary, the United States tonight announced its willingness to abolish promptly by treaty the system of extraterritorial rights it has enjoyed in that country for nearly 100 years. Great Britain, the State Department added, "shares this government's views and is taking similar action." The United States decision was communicated to Chinese Ambassador Wei Tao-Ming by Sumner Welles, Acting Secretary of State. Welles told the Ambassador that the United States plans to present a draft treaty to the Chinese Government for its consideration in the near future. n This treaty would provide "for the Willkie Evades Jap Bombing in North China President's Representative Takes Shelter In Ditch As Shells Burst Nearby -BULLETIN- CHUNGKING, Oct. 10., (Satur- day)-- (?)-- Wendell Wilkie per- sonal- representative ofPresident Rhos velt on a.tour of war fronts, left China yesterday, flying home- w ard., WITH THE CHINESE ARMY IN NORTH CHINA, Oct. 9.- (A')- The Japanese have failed again in what appears to have been a determined effort to get Wendell Wllkie. Thirty-five Japanese planes bomb- ed ;the Honan Province City of Loy- an' yesterday and machine-gunned a railway coach on a siding there which evidently they believed was the one carrying President Roosevelt's per- sonal representative on his tour of the North China battle zone. But Willkie wasn't in it; it wasn't even Willkie's car, although it was painted the same blue as the special sleeper which had been used for part of the journey on the Lunghai Line. Willkie did not learn oftthe attack until he had finished his tour of the Chinese front lines on the south bank of the Yellow River, where he missed enemy shelling by only a half hour. The fact that the raid was the first of large scale in that area for a num- ber of months indicated that the Jap- anese were out to get China's dis- tinguished visitor, who remarked: "I am complimented that they pay me so much attention." Comment On Wilkie Refused By Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-()-Pres- ident Roosevelt refused today to dis- cuss where or to what extent Wendell L. Willkie represented the White House on his tour of battle areas, say- ing that it would be used politically as it already had been treated last week. Planes 'Bomb Japanse Held KiskaIslands WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.- (I)-The Army Air Forces dropped 15 tons of bombs on the Japanese base at Kiska Island last Tuesday, the Navy an- nounced today, indicating that a sys- tematic campaign had been under- taken to reduce to rubble and ruin this last enemy stronghold in the Aleutians. The Navy communique said that the Tuesday raid was carried out by the Army's B-24 "Liberator" bombers escorted by P-39 "Airacobra" and P-38 "Lightning" fighter planes-all operating from the new advance air base in the Andreanof Islands. immediate relinquishment of this country's extraterritorial rights in China and for the settlement of re- lated questions." Abolition of the extraterritorial rights would have little immediate practical effect, in view of the fact that the most important areas in which those rights were enjoyed now are occupied by Japanese troops. From the point of view of China's nation aims, however, such voluntary relinquishment of century-old rights would be of immense importance, not to speak of the lift it could be expect- ed to give to the Chinese fighting morale. Achievement of "absolute equality" among the nations through' abolition of extraterritorial rights and related privileges has been one of the aims of nationalist China since the revolution which overthrew the Manchu Dynas- ty in 1911. Tomorrow is the 31st anni- versary of that revolution, which gave birth to the Chinese Republic. The principal extraterritorial right exercised in China by the United States under various previous treaties has been the right to maintain a United States Court for China. Under this right, Americans in China were subject, not to Chinese courts, but to American courts with jurisdiction over both civil and criminal cases. Other extraterritorial rights grant- .ed Americans included the privilege of holding land in China under leases in perpetuity. The State Department disclosed no details of the proposed treaty. House Group' Debates Lack Of Manpower WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.- (I)-Pro- posals all the way from a "till the soil or fight" order to cash subsidies to farm labor confronted the House Ag- riculture Committee today as it set about writing its answer to one of the war's most pressing economic ques- tions: "How you going to keep 'em down on the farm?" Meanwhile, empasizing the urgency of the farm labor situation, 15 farm state Senators petitioned Selective Service to freeze dairy and livestock workers on the farms for the next three months, to prevent "irreparable injury" to food production. Still another proposal was con- tained in a bill introduced by Senator Taft to create a new Office of Man- power Director with authority oVer recruiting for the armed services, in- dustry, agriculture and other occupa- tions. The present war manpower commission would be abolished. Raid Hits Industrial Network 100 American, 500 Allied Planes Stage Greatest Single Daylight Assault Bombers Smash GermanOpposition By WES GALLAGHER By The Associated Press WITH THE U.S. BOMBER COM- MAND IN ENGLAND, Oct. 9.-More than 100 American Fortress and Lib- erator bombers with an escort of 500 Allied fighter planes made the great- est single daylight aerial attack of the war on Hitler's industrial and trans- port system today at Lille in Occu- pied France. The raiders directed by Maj-Gen. Carl Spaatz Commander of the U.S. A. A. F. in the European 'theater, smashed factories and railroad yards against strong Nazi opposition and came home with only four of 600 planes missing. Liberators Pas First Test In operation beside the battle-test- ed Fortresses were the American Lib- erators, triumphatly passing their first tests in this b#tte zone. Both are four-motored planes. The raid vwas greater than anything thrown by the Nas. against England in the dark days of the 'Battle of Britain, before the Luftwaffe called off their daylight attacks-and con- centrated on night raids. The official communique announc- ed the great Allied fighter escort knocked down at least five German fighters today in widespread aerial dogfights but no attempt has been made so far to total up the number shot down by bombers. Liberators Get Nazis The Liberators alone claimed an unofficial total of seven Focke-Wulf 190's destroyed. American airmen in the raid told this correspondent that Nazi fighters, including Reichsmarshal Goering's proud yellow-nose squadron, had ma- chine-gunned the crew parachuting to earth from one crippled Fortress. The greatest American aerial ex- ploit of the war came two days after the warning from the United States Army by radio to the French people to move away from factories produc- ing for Germany. Turn to Page 2, Col. 5 Portrayal By 'Squirt' Gripes Former Great Don't believe them when they tell you the great never come back. Gerald H. Hoag, manager of one of the local theaters, was standing in the lobby last night when he was ap- proached by a tall, athletic stranger who had just seen "The Pride of the Yankees." "Who's the little squirt playing my part in the show?" the stranger began the conversation. "Who are you?" Hoag demanded. "I'm the first baseman who didn't feel good one day so Miller Huggins told a college kid by the name of Gehrig to sub for me," was the an- swer. Hoag looked it up and found the stranger's name-Wally Pipp. He was visiting his cousin Russell in town. Captain George Ceithaml (left) and Forrest Evashevski will meet. today in a role of instructor vs. studentwhen Michigan faces the Iowa Seahawks. Ceithaml understudied Evashevski while the latter was blocking the way for many Michigan victories. Evashevski will be acting captain for the Seahawks today and will start in his familiar signal- calling position. Roosevelt Disregarded: Senate Votes To Keep Present Social Security Payroll Taxes WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.- (A)- Disregarding a direct appeal from Pres- ident-Roosevelt, the Senate voted 50 to 35 today to continue Social Security pay roll taxes at their present rate, instead of doubling them on Jan. 1, 1943, as originally planned. During the day, Mr. Roosevelt addressed a letter to Chairman George of the Senate Finance Committee saying the increase-from one to two per cent Pals Face Each Other In Tilt Today Will Clash In Week's Big Game each on employer and employe-wast necessary. It is "not only in accord with the necessities of the Social Security sys- tem itself," he said, "but at the same time would contribute to the non-in- flationary financing of the rapidly mounting war expenditures." Senator Vandenberg led a success- ful fight against the proposal, assert- ing that Social Security funds already exceeded the legal minimum. He pre- sented figures to show that a Social Security Tax of one per cent would yield as much revenue next year as the Treasury had originally expected to derive from the two per cent rate. Earlier, the Senate adopted a five per cent "victory tax" levied on all incomes of more than $624. The tax, effective Jan. 1, 1943, would be de- ducted from pay envelopes and salary checks and paid directly to the gov- ernment by the employer. It would be collected in addition to the usual nor- mal tax and surtaxes. The House has yet to approve the levy. In his letter, President Roosevelt said the obligations arising from ben- efits to be paid by the Social Security System justified the increased rate. "A failure to allow the scheduled increase in rates to take place under present favorable circumstances," he said, "would cause a real and justifi- able fear that adequate funds will not be accumulated to meet the heavy ob- ligations of the future and that the claims for benefits accruing under the present law may be jeopardized. "This is the time to strengthen, not to weaken the social security system. It is time now to prepare for the se- curity of workers in post-war years." Chicago Gang Wounds Guard In Jail Breal Terrible Touhy Mob Flees Illinois Stateville Prison In Spectacular Escape JOLIET, Ill., Oct. 9.- (w)- Seven convicts, including two top men in the old "Terrible Touhy" gang, fled from Stateville Prison today, leaving one penitentiary guard shot and wounded and another slugged. Four of the escapees, led by Roger Touhy, 44, ringleader in the gang that once ruled Chicago's northwest side, and Hugh Basil (The Owl) Banghart, 41, Touhy lieutenant, made their breakc in a spectacular dash across the prison yard during the afternoon exercise period. They fled in a small green sedan parked outside the penitentiary. State police with "shoot to kill" orders were heavily concentrated on highways leading toward Chicago and one such detail tonight fired five shots at a speeding light car which dashed through a road blockade out- side of Elmhurst, Ill., about 35 miles north of Joliet. The automobile was I headed west, toward Rockford, and outdistanced pursuing officers on Route 20. A checkup showed three other mis- sing, possibly escaping in the confu- sion attending the flight of the Touhy quartet. Touhy and Banghart were serving 99-year terms for the 1933 kidnaping of John (Jake the Barber) Factor. A prison source which declined to be quoted directly said Touhy, Bang- hart, James O'Connor, 35, and Wil- liam Stewart, 43, were exercising when they turned on a guard and slugged him, seizing his pistol. Tomorrowu .. . New DailyService Tomorrow's Daily will bring you a "paper-within-a-paper" for your friends now in the armed forces of Teams Will Enter Contest With Hopes Of National MythicalChampionship Victor Will Zoom Into Top Position By BUD HENDEL Daily Sports Editor A fighting Michigan eleven and a bruising band of Iowa Seahawks, two great football teams with the path to gridiron glory and greatness clearly envisioned before them, will square off in Michigan Stadium at 3 p.m. today. They'll pit power against power, speed against speed and courage against courage in the outstanding game of theembryonic season and the tilt which well may be the top fray of the entire year. Both teams enter this battle with blazing hopes for the mythical na- tional championship, sporting un- defeated, untied records. Players and coaches of both are acutely aware that today's clash will either knockthem from their lofty perch or zoom them into the top position of the nation's rankings. Sparse Crowd Today A sparse crowd of less than 30,000 fans is expected to witness the kick- off, a surprising factor in light of the importance of this contest. None- theless, Ann Arbor is the nation's football capital today. Today's game will be the first in history between these two powerful rivals, but not between the two rival coaches, Fritz Crisler of Michigan and Bernie Bierman of the Sea- hawks. Crisler has seen his Wolver- ne teams go down in defeat only five 'imes since he came to Michigan our years ago, and on four of these occasions Bierman's mighty Minne- 3ota Gophers dealt the paralyzing blow to Big Ten title hopes. This fray will be the last for the Wolverines before they inaugurate :heir Conference schedule and their bid for the Big Ten championship, facing Northwestern here next week. Championship At Stake But today it will be the national championship at stake, and for this Trucial battle Michigan will be out weighed and outmanned. Whether or not they will be outfought and outplayed will be decided in the Stadium. The battle will be in the nature >f a homecoming for four of the Seahawks, to say nothing of Bier- man who tasted his sweetest success here in the Michigan Stadium. The four who return to the turf which saw them star in their college days while playing for Michigan are quar- .erback Forrest Evashevski, end Har- ln Fraumann and tackles Forest Jordan and Bob Flora. Evashevski has been named act- ing Cadet captain for today's battle, and he will start at the signal-call- Turn to Page 3, Col. 1 Allies Smash Japs' Bases In Aitr Raids HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL MAC ARTHUR, Australia, Oct. 10 (Saturday)- (A)- The largest force of Allied heavy bombers yet hurled against a Japanese base in the south- west Pacific dumped 60 tons of ex- plosives on Rabaul, New Britain, scor- ing direct hits on jetties, machine shops, supply dumps and other objec- tives, it was announced officially to- day. Not a single Allied plane was lost in this and other devastating raids throughout the island area above Australia, the communique said. On the ground Australian patrols i IFC, PAN-HEL GO ON OFFENSIVE: Homecoming Displays Tabooed Michigan's Interfraternity and lian-Hellenic Councils made another contribution to the "abandoned for the duration" list when they decreed yesterday that colorful homecoming displays in front of fraternity and sorority houses are strictly taboo. pected that this year fraternities will spend at least this amount in stamps. In addition, Fauver said, any as- sessments usually made on house members for homecoming dances are to be used in the purchase of war stamps. Beginning next week, the two Greek is within the rules of the contest for a house to add bonds sold to itself toi its total.E Although the abolition of displaysI had been suggested by the UniversityE War Board and campus leaders, the decree was voluntary on the part ofs the Greeks.