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VOL. LIII No. 150 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1943
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Battle South
Of Leningrad
Is Reported
Nazi Radio Indicates
Reds Take Novgorod
As Thaws Slow Fight
By The Associated Press
LONDON, April 28 (Wednesday) -
A new spurt of fighting on the long-
idle front south of Leningrad wa
reported by Moscow today soon afte
German radio accounts suggested
Soviet capture of the important piv-
otal base of Novgorod.
The Russian midnight communi-
que, recorded here by the Sovie
Monitor, said Russian gunners de-
stroyed six German guns, silenced
two mortar batteries and demolished
ten blockhquses and dugouts yester-
day on the Volkhov front. Volkhov
is midway between Leningrad and
Novgorod
Germari Forces Repulsed
In the same general area on Mon-
day, numerically superior German
forces broke through and captured a
Russian town, but were thrown back
by a Russian counterattack before
they could consolidate their new
position.
The German indication of Russian
capture of Novgorod, 100 miles
southeast of Leningrad, came in a
Berlin broadcast description of an
eastern front war map, which also
showed the Russians had driven to
the very outskirts of Taganrog, 42
miles west of Rostov on the Sea of
Azov.
Field Guns Captured
The midnight war bulletin report-
ed a company of German infantry
was wiped out on the central front
west of, Moscow in a Russian attack
that also destroyed a mortar and
three field batteries and left several
enemy firing points in flames.
In this action, Russian artillery set
fire to several enemy dugouts, forc-
ing out a group of Germans who
were cut down by mortar fire.
Two Senior Men
Awarded War
Service Honors
De Preister, Johnson
Cited as Leaders in
Campus War Projects
Coral De Preister, '43E, and Rob-
ert Grant Johnson, '43, were cited
by'the Executive Committee of Con-
gress yesterday as the two unaffili-
ated men on campus who have done
the most for the war effort.
Norton Norris, '43, president of
Congress, announced the choice and
stressed the large amount of work
each of these two students has done
in the various war projects of the
University.
De Preister, who is now stationed
in the West Quad in the Advanced
ROTC barracks, is president of the
Bomber Scholarship Committee. Un-
der his direction the committee,
whose purpose it is to provide schol-
arships for those students returning
from the armed forces at the term-
ination of the war, has raised a total
of $11,000 which has been placed in
war bonds.
He was formerly president of the
Abe Lincoln Cooperative House and
Recording Secretary of Sigma Rho
Tau, honorary Engineering speech
society.
Johnson is now stationed in Cali-
fornia, having been called by the
ERC last month. He was on the
Executive Committee of the Man-
power Mobilization Corps and direc-
ted many of its activities. The sugar
beet project last fall in which 350
students traveled to the Thumb dis-
trict was under his direction. He
was also in charge of the Big Ten
Conference which considered man-
power problems.
He served for three years as Fresh-
man orientation advisor, and was a
member of the Union and Interna-
tional Center Staffs.
A plaque bearing the names of the
two men will be hung in the offices
of Congress in the Union. Each
year for the duration of the war ad-
ditional names will be added in rec-
ognition of service to the war effort.
tassen Resigns To
o on Naval Duty
ST. PAUL, April 27.-(P)-Harold
E. Stassen, Republican, the nation's
youngest governor, resigned his office
U. S. Planes
Blast Italy
And Islands
By The Associated Press
LONDON, April 27-The Possibil-
ity that the Axis may be sending
heavy aerial reinforcements to the
Mediterranean battle theatre, per-
haps to combat an impending Allied
invasion of, Southern Europe, was
- seen here tonight in the wake of vio-
s lent American bombing attacks on
r Italy and nearby Italian islands.
Drop 250,000 Tons
U. S. Flying Fortresses, winging
nearly 1,000 miles round trip from
bases in North Africa, made their
t longest flight yesterday to bomb the
Grosseto Airfield 80 miles northwest
of Rome, and American Liberators
from the middle east dropped 250,000
- pounds of explosives on the Bari air-
drome on Italy's southern adriatic
I coast.
"It is obvious they wouldnt be fly-
Iing nearly a thousand miles just for
the ride," informed quarters said.
"There must be something special
there in the way of targets."
With German air power stretched
tightly by the American and British
day-and-night offensives in Western
Europe and by rising Soviet strength
in the skies over Russia, any major
shifting of Axis planes southward
would be fresh evidence of Hitler's
determination to hold on in Africa to
the last possible moment, regardless
of the cost,
Italian Asks Hitler
To Attack U. S.
By The Associated Press
An Italian General, smarting un-
der the fierce aerial lambasting given
Italy by American fliers, has called
upon Hitler to launch Axis air at-
tacks upon the United States, the
German radio declared last night,
shortly after unusually heavy U. S.
raids on Italy were announced.
The time now has come to supple-
ment submarine warfare with Axis
and Japanese air attacks, and Hit-
ler's "word that enemy attacks
should be answered bomb-for-bomb
should also be put in practice against
the cities and factories of the United
States," the general said. The broad-
cast, quoting a Rome publication, was
recorded by the Associated Press. Al-
though the signal faded at that
point, the general's name appeared to
be given at Pecere.
Noon Is Deadline for
Aptitude Test Forms
Noon today is the deadline to ob-
tain application blanks and admis-
sion forms for the repeat aptitude
examination to be givenat 7 p.m.
tomorrow in the Rackham Lecture
Hall.
Any freshman, sophomore, or jun-
ior who missed the first all campus
aptitude test given two weeks ago is
eligible to take this test.
Students interested should obtain
from the War Information Center
Office in the League an application
form and an admittance card by
noon today. No further requests will
be honored after that time.
Navy Plane Crashes
OAKLAND, Calif., April .27.-(P)-
Six men were reported burned to
death and several others injured to-
night in the crash of a large naval
transport plane in the Oakland hills.
Oakland police said ambulances
from Oakland and San Leandro had
removed 10 injured to hospitals.
Britain Opens
Soviet, Polish
Negotiations
U.S. Participation Seen
In Attenmpt To Patch
Diplonmatic Breaches
By RELMAN MORIN
Associated Press Correspondent
S LONDON, April 27. - Britain
opened negotiations toward patching
up the differences between Soviet
Russia and the Polish government-
in-exile today and there were strong
indications that the United States
was participating in the intensive
effort to restore diplomatic relations
between the two Allies, severed last
Sunday by Russia.
U. S. Ambassador John G. Winant
was called unexpectedly this after-
noon to No. 10 Downing Street, of-
ficial residence of Prime Minister
Churchill. His visit was followed im-
mediately by a conference attended
by Churchill, Foreign Secetary An-
thony Eden and Wladyslaw Sikorski,
the Polish Premier.
Official statements, which were ex-
pected to be issued by both the Brit-
ish and Polish governments were not
immediately forthcoming. A press
conference in which Premier Sikor-
ski had been scheduled to explain the
position of the Polish government in
the dispute was cancelled after news-
papermen had assembled.
It was indicated on good authority
that there would be no official pro-
nouncements until some progress is
made toward a solution.
Nazis Admit Inciting
.Russo-Polish Break
BERN, Switzerland, April 27-()-
Berlin spokesmen smiled at press
conferences today and on behalf of
Nazi Germany willingly accepted
credit for the break in Russian-Pol-
ish relations, it was reported here
tonight.
Nazi publicity on the alleged Polish
troop massacre in Russia has served
its purpose, the Wilhelmstrasse de-
clared, and a commentator added
that Germany had not the slightest)
interest in the Poles but wanted only
to show up the Russians and Anglo-
Saxon Allies.
Chileans Plan
South American
Alumni Club
The University of Michigan will -
have its second Alumni Club in South
America when Chilean students on
campus organize the "University of
Michigan Club of Chile" May 21, Ed-
ward Franzetti, former president of
the Latin-American Society, revealed
yesterday at the annual banquet of
the Ann Arbor U. of M. Club.
"We are aware of the fact that the
kind reception granted to more than1
20 Chilean engineers who came to
the University two months ago not
only involves the opportunity to
complete our professional education,
but also means the desire of bring-t
ing the youth of the Americas to a
better understanding and a closer
cooperation. The University of Mich-i
igan Club of Chile will do its part
in order to accomplish this goal, he
said.
The main speaker at the annualc
banquet which was held at 'thet
Union, was Grove Patterson of theI
Toledo Blade, who discussed "After
Victory What?" Arthur Stace, edi-
tor of the Ann Arbor News, was thei
toastmaster. More than 150 attended
the banquet.t
Allies
Drive
Of Tunis, De
Showdown II
Destruction For The Axis
Within
stroying
nminent
23
Miles
80 Tanks;
in
Tunisia
French Press Nazis in Pont Du Falis,
Medjez-El-Bab Areas; Yanks Regain
Ground at Djebel El Azzog Battle
By The Associated Press
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, April 27.- French
troops have smashed to the outskirts of Pont Du Fahs, their high command
announced tonight as the German defenses on the Tunisian bridgehead
gave way slowly both at that key Axis supply base and in the Medjez-El-Bab
area, and front dispatches indicated that the critical stage of the great
battle was near at hand.
Advancing in numerous sectors in the face of fierce opposition, Allied
forces pushed the Axis line back to within 23 miles of Tunis and presumably
were even closer to Bizerte.
Ten miles west of Mateur, however, American infantry which attacked
the Djebel El Azzog were forced to fall back under heavy counterattacks.
"But even these troops were able to
eCoccupy the DJebel El Aired in the
area south of Jefna, itself due west
of Mateur.
Will Serenade French Drive Hard
French Goumiers, driving into
Pont Du Fahs from the southwest,
were reported continuing their pres-
sure on the retreating enemy in
mountain terrain strewn with land
Program 1 o Consist mines.
Of Group Singing and Other French forces along the
bysrMediterranean in the north, who had
~eyectons Chorus been reported within six miles of
Lake Achkel and about 23 miles from
a
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Moing over rough terrain at Washington, an Army M-12, which
combines high fire power with mobility, plows through a dense thicket
on a hillside, smashing trees in its way. The M-12 mounts a 155 mm.
gun on an M-3 chassis. It can hurl a 95 pound projectile 10 miles with
enough wallop to knock out fortifications or a heavy cruiser.
SEND SOME BOYS TO CAMP:
400 Student Salesmen To Cover
City in 23rd Tag Day Friday
More than four hundred students cured from dormitories, sororities,
will volunteer their services for an fraternities and various organiza-
hour by selling tags for the twenty- tions, will work in couples in order
third annual University of Michigan to cover the campus and downtown
Tag Day Friday, Pete Wingate, '44, section adequately, Bunny Crawford,
and Helen Kressbach, '43, co-chair- '44, and Lorraine Dalzan, '43, chair-
men of the drive, said today. men of the post organizations, indi-
Stationed at twenty-five campus cated.
and downtown posts as well as at the $1,500 Is Goal
soldier's barracks in the late after- Fitehudddolrhega
noon, the students will be on hand F for ths yehundrive ould send 3
from 8 a.m. till 4 p.m. selling tags fortsya r's.drive , ouldFseNd
to send boys from the larger cities boys t camp for a month Pro
to campfoamot'vatin Menefee, chairman of the faculty
The students, who have beense- committee, said.
The camp, located near Pickney,
AdmiralsJserves a double function in that it
provides young boys with a vacation,
Expansion Checked and it furnishes an opportunity for
La K educators, social workers, and group
leaders to make a first-hand study of
NEW YORK, April 27.-( )-Ad- some problems of maladjusted youth.
mi-Chires fthe.UntedoStatesFlet, During the last three years this
deCaredonigthaUnitetatepansiocamp hashbecome an important
decJarae setoigh sthnt the pa si onhd training field for psychiatry and so-
of Japanese foices in the Pacific had ciology counseling; it also furnishes
"In December of 1941, King told a an excellent chance for students to
dinner meeting of the United States learn how a camp conducted for re-
Chamber of Commerce, "we were ap- medial purposes is run, Dr. Edward
prehensive-both the military and W. Blakeman, counselor in religious
the civilian population-whether the education, said.
Western Hemisphere would be in- Experimenting Conductedj
vaded. We don't worry about that Nine University professors are on
now. The expansion of the Japanese the faculty committee for Tag Day,
forces has been checked.'' and eleven businessmen and judges
The Admiral's declaration followed from Detroit are working on securing
closely on others from Washington individual donations
officials who said in speeches that The two drives held on campus last
the Army is far from its needs in year during the spring and summer
basic equipment for its fighting men terms netted $2,300 for the camp
and about 5,000,000 additional work- fund.
ers must be found and trained to
meet production goals in munitions
and other essential war industries by
fhnPost -War Panel
"It's Spring Again in Michigan"
will be the theme of the All-Campus
Serenade to be presented by the Var-
sity Men's Glee Club at 8:30 p.m.
tomorrow on the library steps.
Students, faculty and townspeople
are invited to the program which will
consist of group singing of Michigan
songs interspersed among special sel-
ections by the glee club. Some of
the songs in which the audience will
participate'are "When Night Falls,
Dear," "The Bum Army," and "Mich-
igan Men."
The All-Campus Serenade is being
given in place of the Varsity Men's
Glee Club's annual spring concert
formerly held in Hill Auditorium.
"The glee club feels that Michigan
songs haven't been given a very good
showing during the last few months,"
James Frederickson, '44, publicity
manager, said.
The Christmas sing on the library
steps was the last formal appearance
of the Varsity Men's Glee Club.It
is handicapped this year by the
shortage of members. However, in
spite of the fact that the chorus has
dwindled, the singers have managed
to give about a serenade a month
at the various dormitories and soror-
ity houses.
House Group
Passes Trade
Pact Bill. 14-11
WASHINGTON, April 27.- (IP)-
The administration's request for a
three-year renewal of the reciprocal
trade policy cleared its first hurdle
today, with the House Ways and
Means Committee voting down Re-
publican proposals that Congress
assume veto powers over negotiated
treaties and otherwise restrict the
administration's authority.
The committee's 14-11 vote for
renewal sent the measure to the
House for considerationnext month
af ter tax problems are cleared away.
In turn, a 14 to 11 vote rejected pro-
posals that would:
1-Give Congress 90 legislative
days in which to veto any foreign
trade agreement.
2-Restrict the program to two
years.
3-Grant American producers the
right to appeal an agreement to the
customs courts if they could show
that trade concessions granted any
foreign country worked to their dis-
advantage.
4-Hold tariffs to a level where
goods could not be imported at less
than cost of production in this coun-
try.
Nelson Admits He
Delayed Octane Gas
Bizerte, advanced another three
miles towart the 'great naval base
and captured prisoners and consid-
erable material, the French com-
mand announced.
American forces in this area were
advancing in the region west of Lake
Achkel, which at its western shore
is only 171miles from Bizerte.
Nazis Abandon Dead
In the sector between MedJez-El-
Bab and the Mediterranean, the Axis
rear guard was reported falling back
so rapidly before the thrusts of the
American corps of Lieut. Gen. George
S. Patton Jr., that the enemy had no
time to bury his dead.
There, Patton's men were storm-
ing the strongest Axis elevAted posi-
tions in the northern Tunisian sec-
tor-Green Hill and Bald Hill.
RAF Bombers
Rip Duisburg
Shower 1,350 Tons of
Bombs on Ruhr City
LONDON, April 27.-(V)-Th RAF
blasted Duisburg with approximately
1,350 tons of bombs in one of the
heaviest raids of the war last night,
the British announced tonight, leav-
ing that great industrial and trans-
port center of the German Ruhr a
vast carpet of seething flames.
For45minutes, the Air Ministry
news service disclosed, Britain's big-
gest bombers dumped an average of
30 tons of explosives and incendiaries
every minute.
British airmen also were busy
closer to home today. Swooping out
of the sun at near mast height over
the Channel, Whirlwind bombers and
fighters bombed and machine-gun-
ned enemy shipping, seriously dam-
aging and probably sinking one me-
dium-sized ship and sinking a con-
verted yacht and barge. The Air
Ministry said one enemy fighter was
shot down.
UMW Balks at
WLB Mediati'on
As Work Halts
By The Associated Press'
The threat of a paralyzing, full-
scale soft coal strike hung heavily
over the nation last night as the
United Mine Workers' policy commit-
tee bitterly denounced the War La-
bor Board and the number of miners
who had already quit work in un-
authorized walkouts mounted to over
28,000.
The UMW committee virtually
closed the door against consideration
of its wage dispute by the WLB-
the agency set up by the government
to handle wartime labor issues-by
the vigor of its language in a re-
cne ena of ragas j
'AND THEIR CUP FLOWETH OVER':
U. S. War Supplies Fill Russian Stores
(Editor's note: Clyde Farnsworth
and George Tucker, Associated Press
war correspondents, have transmitted
the following first-hand description of
the movement of war supplies to
Russia by way of Iran.)
By CLYDE FARNSWORTH and
GEORGE TUCKER
SOMEWHERE IN IRAN-Amer-
ican war material is reaching Rus-
sia via the Persian corridor faster
than the Russians can take it.
Their warehouses and freight
yards are glutted.
docks, rail centers and great as-
sembly plants, and saw the fruits
of the extensive effort that has
transformed the Persian plains
and plateaus into a vast conveyor
belt over which move planes, tanks,
armored cars, raw materials, ex-
plosives, trucks, jeeps and guns for
Russian soldiers.
We saw Russian officers in smock
blouses and black boots, guns
strapped to their hips, rub their
hands and kick their heels together
as Mitchell and Boston bombers,
fresh from American factories,
tives out of barges onto dockside
tracks to help in movement of this
mass of materials northward over
hundreds of miles of difficult ter-
rain.
We saw Americans, sweating on
this delivery job without equal,
struggle against the handicaps of
adverse geography and climate.
They are working in exhausting
heat, stifling dust, knee-deep mud,
snowdrifts, blizzards and driving
rain in their place and season. At
the same time they must combat
the hazards of strange diseases in
Meets Tonight
Demiiocracy by Force?'
Will Be Discussed
"Democracy by Force?" will be the
topic of the last in a series of weekly
panel discussions sponsored by the
Post-War Council to be held at 8
p.m. today at the League.
Prof. Wesley H. Maurer of the
,journalism department, Prof. Hessel
E. Yntema of the law school, and
Dr. George Kiss of the geography
department will make up the panel.
Hobart Taylor, '43L, will act as stu-
dent chairman. Norma Lyon has been
in charge.
The panel will discuss whether or
not the Allied nations should attempt