Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

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A Paper For The Home
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
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37TH YEAR, NO. 2^-44 PAGES
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 1943
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YANKS TRICK GERMANS
Lewis Tl^reatens Nationwide Coal Sfrili^e
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23,000 Ready Series of To Quit Work
In Illinois
Strikes Is. Sweeping the Country
\Picture of a Fighting Man
By IMTED PRE8S
A series of strikes awept the na¬ tion at tha week's end, highlighted by a diapuU beLween the War Labor Board and the United Mine Workers which threatened to para¬ lyse coal production and affected war Industriea.
The coal threat came at a time when labor controversies already had closed soft coal mines in the Pittsburgh. Pa., and Birmingham. Ala., areas; caused shut-downs of war  plants   at   Detroit.   Cleveland.
Freezes Ail Jobs in Louisville Area
May 9e Tipoff On UMW Plans; WLB Gives Lewis Until Wednesday; Army May Act
.,.,.. .      ¦, ni   /iTtiv   *'¦'¦   P'^nt"   »'   Detroit,   Cleveland, fjrsi   comprehensive   stabilization
VNasilington, April £4 (Lf)  Uma,  O.,  and  Windsor,  Ont.,  and or^pr  issued  bv the  WMC.   The
—President Roosevelt and tlie affecUd     production     through     a order   affects   an    area   with   a
War I.^bor Board tonight won."¦*"»P'"''*'''>" *''¦"'* at Johnstown population   of   almost  600,000.
a preliminary round in theii P^^^^^d^y., developments:
show-down fight with John L. i.—The WLB issued an order I Lewis, but the danger of a that aoft coal production continue Criopling nationwide coal "uninterrupted" until contract ne- atrikP  remained gotiations   are   compleud  between
StriKe  lemainea. ^.^^    operator,    and    the    United
A few liours after Mr. Mine Workers. The order implied Roosevelt ordered Lewis to that should the union call a strike, end a 12-dav strike at tlie P'-"'^'" Rooeevelt would act un- V 1      V     T     _i»~t   .n.f    I.- <'«r his wartime powera.
Newark,   N.   J.,   plant  of   the j,j^ „lnera u strike Celanese    Coi-p.    of    America,     2.~ Workers at the Celanese Cor- .sonie .VIO United Mine VVorkei  poratlon of America plant at N'ew-
Louisville, Ky.. April 24. <UPi — War Manpower Commiasion authorities here announced to¬ night that all male civilian workers in both essential and non-essential industries in this area, will be frozen to their jobs  at  midnight  tonight   in   thc
In i.ssuing the order. Area WMC Director Harry H. Hans- borough jr. said it was the "first such broad scale freezing under WMC   order   in   the   nation."
"Although women workers are not included in the order," he said, "all female workers who possess such skills in industry which previously were deaig¬ nated as critical will be gov¬ erned bv regulations covering skilled   labor."
I ators   that   23,000   anion   members would stop work st midnight, April
30, unlesa an agreement is reaclied I by that time.    Edmundson said he
had been "reliably informed" that "apeclally tralhed troops" would in-| vade the Illinoia coal fields next! week. Army offlciala in Chicago said there was nothing to substan¬ tiate the report.
Meanwhile, while the Northern Appalachian negotiations had reased, the southern operators met Saturday with union representatives to continue contract negotiations. The  old  contract  terminated  Mar.
31, but  the  30-day   truce  was   ar¬ ranged to permit time  for further negotiations. Continue PitUburgh U'alkouta
At Pittsburgh, striking miners at five captive mines producing coal for the war-important steel indus¬ try acheduled meetings to discuss prospects of returning to work Mondsy. Walkout in a sixth raine was averted while about , 3.000 miners were affected in the other walkouts, all ot which sre baaed on  local   issues.
At    Birmingham.   Ala.,    approxi-
nienil)ei'.s at tiie plant voted to mJ*;h^\.-'"J°''p'°i?'^^^^                     militarv occupation of the  plant if mately 4.500 UMW membera failed  i...„i.     1..    ,.«»U     xi^nJ.... Monday   after  President  nooseyeit .     k        i ,.,„,»   /-,   „.„-i,   .nrinv   in   the
BEEF AND LAMB WILL COST LESS AFTER MAY 17
New OPA Prices Go in Effect Then; Cut Is 1 to 3 Cents
Sweden Again Protests German Attack on Sub
go    hack     to    work     Monda>   ™;> jXi^T^wrs! United Mine  the  workera continued their ^¦^'^- ^^Z":^:) t'^: ZnL^Cct^ ilo' n^orning. Worker, pre.ident. to end a 12-day o"t. "h   R-nrn-d   Pom™^ In   orote.^
Bul  ther.  were  Indications   that  strike  of hi.  member,  there.    Mr.     3.    Ray Edmund^on, Illinois UMW ""^   R»llro««i  Company  »»   prote.t the  roal   miners  might   not   «wln^ , Roosevelt   inferentially   threatened president, notified niinois coal oper- j (Continued on Page A-14)
into   line   aa   readily   aa   did   their —_—__—^ ¦ ....
fellow-unionist, at Newark and a possibility of military action to prevent a walkout.
The WLB, undertaking to aettla stalemated soft coal contract nego- tisiions, ordered Lewia to keep the mines open.
A. the government acted, how¬ tver, more than 7.000 miner, struck in Pennsylvania and Alabama, and al Springfield, Ul., State UMW President Ray Edmundson notified operators that 23,000 Union Mine Workers would stop work at mid¬ night, April 30. if no agreement ha.s beon reached then. i.Vl,00A May Follow Auit
EdmundsoMs action, it was fear¬ ed, might be the tip-off on what Lewis plans for the remainder of the 4,''iO,000 bituminous  mine work-
Here'a a .tudy of a real fighting man.   He'. CoU)nel Christadoulos
Uigante., commanding "Sacred Squadron" of the Briti.h Sth Army
in Tunisia.   Squadron ia composed entirely of officera who escaped
from Greece to join Montgomery's fighters.
Threatens to l&kt Armed Reprisals; Removing Axis Mines
By JACK FLi;i.^CHER
Stockholm, April 24. (UP) — Sweden tonight delivered a second sharply-worded note to the German government protesting a Nazi at¬ tack upon the Submarine Draken and ordered its navy to "take mea.sures"   against   any  belligerent
Ship Full of Dynamite
WARNSU.S.TROOPS Ureatens New Yorlc Area
OF INVOLVEMENT WITH IRISH REBELS
Sunk in Deep Water After Catching Fire At Jersey City Pier
Washington, April 24  (UP)   -The "l.^ ,. _, ,      ,       *        Offlea of Price  Admijustration an- vcssef caught"violating the neutrai-
The craggy-browed Lewis, mean- nounced today  that beef and lamb  .^^. ^, 3^.,^^,^ ^-aters. while, kept hia own counsel in New p,icc. effective May 17 will be one      .^he  note,  delivered  through  the Z     ?,"" »*''*^i'"f   comment   on ,„ ^^ree cents a pound lower tlian Swedish   minister   to   Berlin    reas- r:\*'" ''''*^7»''''"^" °'^r" *'': previously   planned,   and   that   the ^^^.^^^     a    previous    charge    that \\LB,.    On  the  baai.  of  hi.   pa.t ,,„,p„r,ry   ceiling   price,   «t    on j,^^,^ neutralitv   waa   violated
''u    !'i;"'."u''     .1.       "m^   In7"«'v- „,.,„   ,r„h   vegetables    last   Feb-  ^^.^^„    ^„^    ^^^,.^^^    merchantman able th4t he will_continue^ to  def>- ^unry will bc extended  indefinitely.   Altkirch fired upon the Draken.    It
Sixty-day   ceilings   on    tomatoes   ^^^   protested   against   the   laving snap beans, carrots, cabbage gtcen ^jQ^^^^^^^ ^^,^^_^ .^g^^|.|^^^^^^^
'""«»*.   "¦'''«¦     ^'r. ,   lettuce and  ..pinach, .ict feh.  Skipper Face, Diarlpline
Roosevelt   promised   further   action 03   ^.j]] continue in effect, the OPA      gimuitancou.«lv    it   was presumably    mnitary    occupation ^^^^    ^„^^¦^^   »   permanent   schedule  ^^^^^   j,,^   skipper
the governmenta machinery for re¬ solving   labor   dispute.. In     the     Celaneae
Jeraey City, April 24. (LT)—A large cargo veaael loaded with explosive, caught fire at a Jersey Cit.v pier ahortly after 6 p m. to¬ day but waa towed into the deep water of New York harbor and sunk at 9:09 p.m. before it could explode.   As the  flames spread,  fire  fight-
w, ,,   .     »    11    0.1     ,im>    ij,.„vi *"   opened   the    .hip',   cock,    to Belfast,    April    24,    lUP)—Hugh g^um, ^,^
McAteer.  chief of staff of the out-      _ -.'.... .      ,
lawed Irish Republican Army who     Seven   fire   fighting   vessels,   In-
has  a  price   of  3,000   pounds   (112.- eluding   two   from   New  York   City
IRA Leader Dares Price on His Head To Make Address
000)  on hia head, made an audari
and   two   from   the   Coaat   Guard.
before a meeting of answered the two alarm blaze.
of tho struck plant    if the strikers
can  be  established  by   the govern-  ^^j^^   geven.-sscn.   possibly
of   the   Draken,
will   be
ves-
..    ,       .  oua appearance
as   aisciosed  ^^,j jr^ ^^^ tonight and warn- So fearful of the consequences of
ed the United States that its troops a possible blast were officials that
.stationed in Northern  Ireland were residents of Bayonne were put un-
..1 ..»= 1,=- „ .. ,    .„ lol., ...,,   1,-  l'»»>le  to   become   involved   in   hos- Her air raid restrictions and Staten sel rcachee port to explain whv he   ...... ...   ..     . . .    r,      ui;
....:,.J   ¦,„   V,    „,..:   .u.   -...„i.   tilities wifh the Irish  Republic.
The IRA men .eized control of a was rerouted.
movie hoase in the nationalLst area Warning Broadcast
of Belfast to hold a meeting com
War Brings Need Of Easter Lesson
Boston, April 24. (UPi William Cardinal O'Connell, Archbishop of Boston and dean of the Calholic hierarchy in America, said to¬ night that "in these days of national trial we need the lesson, of courage and hope which the grest feast of Easter teaches."
"If we are to conquer aorrow and adversity .we must follow ever more closely the example of Christ and His Blessed Mother," the Cardinal aaid in his annual Easter mes.sage. "We must face suffering with courage, accept it with resignation to the will of God and through His grace and holy assistance conquer It."
\P att on'5 Army Sttiited Secretly For Smasli Attack
Thou»and% of Troops, Vohicleg Moved from Soutit to Nortli Rip Deep Into German Lines
By VIRUIL PINKLEY
L'nited Press Staff Correspondent
AlUed Headquarters, North .\frica. April 24 (UP)— American foices storming into the Battle of Ttmisia on • new front ha%e pushed the Germans back six miles southwest of Bizerte while to the south British armies advanced up t» seven miles and seized key anchors of the powerful Axia defenses, the .Vllies di.sclosed today. *
Tens of thousands of American troops and thousands of vehicles^, shifted secretly from South to North Tunisia, ripped into the German lines, capturing three dominating hills, and holding them against violent counter-attacks.
(A German broadcast said .\merican troops are forming the extreme southern wing of thc British First Army and their objective is Pont Du Fahs. railroad town and important road junction about .'tO miles south- southwest of Tunis. .\ny .Americans in action there presumably would bc units left behind in the northward move.)
(A P'rench communique broadcast from Algiers said French troopa had advanced some 12 miles eaatward along the northern coast within the last few days.) ^
An official announcement revealed that the Allies had captured a German document signed by Col. Gen. Jurgen vott Arnim as commander in chief, suggesting the possibility thai
Marshal   Erwn   Rommel   had   left". ''^ •"   '^ "^ •
Tuniaia and .aylng hi. "present '"» "»• A'riks Korps on the south- whereabouts and new appointment, •«»t»rn coasUl flank. eens«lldat*4 if any, ars unknown.' inewly  won   poaitions   some   seven
The    all-out    Allied    of fensive 11^1'!!'!;i:'^»L''nfi<i«r"'i.»'«'i;T.*?' against   the   last  Axia   foothold   in
Africa was supported by a tremen¬ dous aerial onslaught, in which bomber, and fighters flew more than l.SOO aorties and dumped Lhe greatest tonnage of explosives ever loosed on Tunislsn soil by daylight.
A. the Americaius were lunging eaatward on both sides of the Sed- Jenane-Mateur road, the British First Army knocked out 16 Cierman tanlu, stormed and occupied moei of Long Stop Hill, which dominate- the road to Tebourba and Tunis and captured (TOubellat in the sec¬ tor aoutheast of Medjez El Bab.
The British Eighth Army, pound-
along the shore road to Bou Ficha. Fighting of exveptional violene* raged ail along the 110-mile ara clamped against the estimated 200.^ 000 German and Italian troops la the shrinking bridgehead.
Troops of Lieut. Gen. Oeorge 8. Patton's Second Corpa charged into battle on the northern front at dawn Friday after their sensational transfer from the Guetar .ector for to the south. At the dawn sero hour the United Statea infantryman attacked in the rugged hills north of the road to Mateur, 20 miles -southwest of Bizerle, hurling their (Continued on Page A-10)
.stored.   When   it   became   apparent isVanYferry se7vire'from"New"YJrk ."'" \,^* ""'"" ^.''"''' "°'  be con-
¦^ t milArl        ant I ner      nnl i<-ia      nntvt vw^ lanl <.>»ik_
have   not    returned   to    their   jobs „-,V„t   ,„   co-operation   wilh   repre- ;.-„';;;^,„~-;.;r;j;;j-';, '-¦-'-;;  ^j by noon   Monday. .sentatives of the fruit nnd vegetable
In the coal dispute, the WLB i„du.stry. wsited .IB hours nfter the attack In.i.trd that miners and operators j^^^, j,tanip». Now Valid before reporting it to Stockholm, .ont nue ;un,nterrupted produe- ^„ij The German reply to the first tion pending a settlement w"h At «« """L* '"""^ ^ j ,„ Svvedi.sh note of protest--which ary wage adjustments to be retro- red Hamps E r. u, " «"" artivp  to March  ^l iRationBook   No.   2   will   be   %«¦.«  -- -...-,..„—   .„....._. ...
_. wiarcn  ,ii. ... ,u..„. „» mi..t   i-hcese   hut- government    i-harsed   that   Sevens-  . . , . . , .
The WLB also declared, however. f<"- P"'^'„''".'" "' J^u and oils' dur- sen   did   not   display   the   .Swedish  ^"'^ ^'"   searching  since  his  es-   holds   where   the   explosives   were (Continued on P.ge A-10
thst if the miner, walk out. it will    «¦•¦• !;a""«'» ""h, fata and oil.s dur   ^^^^ ^^^^^ „ccosled bv the Altkirch   ^"P«   'fO"   B*''"'  Pr'^on  in J.nu-	
hslt  it.s  efforts  to  decide  the  case Ing   Ma>. ^^^   ^,^^^   ,^p   provoked   the   attack   "¦">'•   'PPeared   with   James   Steele
on  its  merits.    In  that event,   the     E  sUmps  become valid  at  mid- ^^   "aggressive   movements ' «"""   «>'  'hree  men  who broke  jail
dispute would go to the President, night tonight and will be good for    • ...^^^^   Swedish   government   has «'"'' him.
with the possibility thnt the Army the rest of April and through Ma^^ ^^j^^ed the removal of mines which      ^"t*" ''•*<' statements and disap-
j,jj   if,   Sn-edish P'sred after the audienre atood in one-minute silent  tribute  to the
Great African Air Drive Chases Naxis from Skies
trolled,  acting  police  rommissloner Louis Cost uma ordered thi. warn¬ ing   broadcast   over   all   local   ata- --...„,.„ ,     Reports   to   police   said   the   flre  tions:
will   be   valid was  not acceptable to the Swedish r;*I"°""rf the Easier rebelhon of gtarted   in   the   ship's   engine   room      'A large vessel ia aflre conUlnlng "^' - ^'"''    McAteer, for whom the police   anrt spread .wiftly to No.  4 and 5 explosive..
War  Kammary
would   take  over  the  mines  If  no The other stamps, in  block,  of  16 'Continued on Page A-14) ' IContinued on Page A-14i
Jurisdictional Strike At Celanese Corpa Ends
mile   limit ment ..'.id.
Suppo.edly   taking   but   a   minor at   the   atart   of   the   Battle   of   El part   in   the   final   phases   of   the  Alamein  (Page A-«). Tunisian    campaign,    and    believed
have   been   found    aid   in
territorial waters within the three .     ..,   .     ^
an   official   announce-    ""'n *ho died for Ireland.    At the command  "Dismis.,"  the IRA men
Threaten   Amied  ReprUaN l*" ^^^ '""'«
"Swedish n.ivHl    -essels also have Hollywood Atuff
been    ordered    to    take    measures The   IRA   seizure   of  the   cinema  a   remarkably  secret   move   to   the lerdays reports told of the greatest
ships    belonging    to    hei- was   accomplished   with   Hollywood n^rtii and led a slashing drive into ''"ncentration of ajrpower yet uxed
h nre caughUn theatrlcalism.    The    film    .suddenly..       „                ,.     _    _      ..^     .,„__   in Tunisia.    Some l.bOO sorties were
Keeping the air full of Allied holding a small sector m the south, pianes proved another great factor Gen. Patton's American army made  In the North African success.    Yes-
again.st
ligerent powers whirl
Heaviest Attack of Entire Campaign Smaslies at Axis
By PHII. Al LT
Allied headquarters. North Africa, April 24. lUPi Hundred, of Allied planes unleashed the greatest air offensive of the North African cam¬ paign yesterday in support of American. British and French troops tightening the trap on the Axis in Tunisia.
At almost every minute of ths da.v formations of fighter, and bombers roared ut from main airfields to hammer enemy strong¬ holds   and   roads,   or   .ailed   home
only to pick up more gaMUne ani ammunition. .^lade l,aaa Sorties I When the la.t bomb had dropped and the final machine-gun burst fired, the log book, ahowed that more than 1.500 sortiea or aingle- plane flighu had been made—a North African record. The bomb chart, ahowed the greate.t tonnage of explosives ever dropped In Tunisia during daylight had been heaped on  the enemy.
The Luftwaffe, faced with tha same kind of tactica with whleh It had Kourged the AlUe. In France almoat three years ago, wa. virtually driven from the akiea. Allied pilota operated without meet* ing much opposition. The shynsee (Continued on Pags A-lOi
the    German    lines    as    the    Allies
the act of breaking the bsn against -stopped and the lights went on. The
military   action   in   Swedish   terri-   audience saw a number of heavily made read}  to cose in on  lums, Newark. N. J., April  24.    (UP)—      The company had contended  the ^p^y ¦.                                                              ai-med     men    with     guns    pointed Five  hundred  striking   members of dispute     curtailed     production     at      ('a   London   broadcast   heard   by  spread around the hall and stand-      Another    trick,    called    the    best
Di-stricl   M,   United   Mine  Workers, many plants dependent on celanese United Press at New York said the  ing at exits. since   the   Troy   Horse   of   the   an-  „_.,,.j
faced with a presidential threat of auDDlies   and   reoorted   llaat   "more announcement also w arned that the      McAtee   walked   in  briskly  while cients.  waa   revealed   to   have   been      P
made and the skies were swept of
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played by Montgomery on Rommel
military CK-cupation of a Celanese than half of our employees are at Corporntion of America plant, voted their jobs despite the present try- unanimously   tonight   to   return   to ing   conditions."
thel^r jobs at thc war factory here ^^^.-^ ^^.^^ ^^^ availHbIc for com- «'   . .JO a. m.  Monday. ment on his union'a action.   District
.Smiling   as   they   emerged   from j,, j,„ contended  that   its views  in «  union   meeting, the  atrikers   said ^j^^   jurisdictional    fight   have   not they   had   voted   to   end   picketing ^^^^ heard by thc government, in their jurisdictional dispute with ,._. _ ___j    »_.„.., fh«    T...-,     ... .    .        I      lnlon Senda Anai.er
""    Textile   \\ orker.   of   America
•no., winner of a National Labor      In   reply    lo    the   White    House
delations Board collective bargain- >""'*«'•   ordering   an   end   to   the April    24. ,'o  „,  „, h.d
inr   ripri.inn Strike, the union said in a telegram; captured   a   German   document   in- weeks that Rommel hacl ,,,..._ ^ . .
The vote ended the 13-day strike      '"^Ve   interpret  your   telegram   to dicating that Marshal Erwin Rom- aia.    Some said he had been called have been drawn, troop and equip- which   was    marked   by   President mfan    that   our    compliance
Rommel Believed Cone
Captured Papers Show von Arnlm Now Commands
Axis plane:i.
Great uncertainty still surround % Finland   nnd   Sweden.     The   laltc
ts protesU to Germany for firing on a Swedish submarine. Movement of American diplomatic represenUtlves from Helsinki hinted a severance of relation. (Page A-IO). I
Fly hSOO Miles fo Raid Jap Ba$e in East Indies
Allied Headquarters, North Africa reliable   propaganda   sources,   have effect  on  the outcome  of  the  < los- (UP)   -The    Allies    have cropped    up    repeatedly   in    recent Ing phases of the Battle of Tunisia
-     ¦ left Tuni-     The   Axis   defense
From Gen. MacArthur'a head¬ quarters in Australia came a com¬ munique telling of a flight of 1.500 mile, by American Liberators to make a heavy raid on the main Jap hase at Kendari, Celebes, in the lines   already Dutch  East Indies.
Bomb Kendari; Lone Liberator Downs 5 Zeros
John    L.    Lewis'    UMW.    to    .top 8"^   orderly   processes   for  the  ad- ,t  ^as   announc
r.ckctmg   Hnd   return   to    ^ ork   by j"'''^'^,''"    °'    '"'    '"^'X^r^    "l     '^^'^  ^/'^li^  ^ r.oon  Mondpv Local   12.666   processes    which   we captured    the
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The Russians indicated they had
with rnel has left Tunisia and Col. Gen. back   to   Europe.     Only   yesterday ment   dispositions   made,   und    the stalled   the   spring  offensive  of the
P.ooseveitT .t!'rl'^?iV.. X^A^li'.^T'riH,^ your directive carries  with it your Jurgen   von    Arnim   now   is   com- one   auch   aource   said   he   vv.as   at enemy's replacement problems con- Germans in the Caucasus.  They re-
trirt    SO    th.nr.Lh.n    hV.n.v,   nf personal   assurance   that   the   legal zander in chief of the Axis armicf, Adolf Hitlers headquarters prepar- tinued   regardless   of   who   was   in   norted   the   Axis   forces   had   been
¦T'.    me   catcn-ail    Drancn   or t ^   _„j._,..       »„  ,i,.   .h. ,.        ^^pj   officially   today, ing  to   Uke   over   command   of  all command.    Whether   it   is   Rommel  "bled white' by hea\-y losses (Page
First Armv  recenli.v Axis   forces   in   the   Mediterranean or   von   Arnim   or   somebody   el.se, A-lOi. document,    dated zone. the   command   cannot   change   the      In America the big war newa was
have   sought   and   which   were   de- March 19. which was signed by von      Another  report said  Mar.shal Al- overall  battle   plaji   worked  out   by John L. Lewis' apparent determin- nied. will  be made  available  to  us Arnim a.s general officer snd com- bert Kesselring of the German air Gen.    Dwight   D.    Eisenhower   and ation   to   carry   his   feud   with   the immediatelv througn your offices "    niander   in   chief.    The   announce- force   had   been   put   in   command Gen.   Sir   Harold   R.   L.   G.   Alex- Prewdent    to   a   showdown    which The   Drc^identisI   threat   of   mill- ment   bv   Allied   ISth   Armv   Group of   Axis   land,   .sea   and   air   forces ander. threatens a nationwide coal  .sirike.
lajv   occupation   of   the   p'.ant   had He.idqu.irters   Faid   that   Kommei's in this area. The fact that the captured docu-   He   failed   to   show-   up  at   a   WLB
been  forwarded  to  John   L.  Lewis, "present whereabouts and new  ap-      Whatever    the    reasons    for   von ment was dated March 1» preaum-  meeting   yesterday   and   haa   been UMW   president,   after   Wayne   L. pointment.   if   any.   are   unknown." Arnim Moise   public member of the  War No other detail, were made avail- or    Romi—
I a bor Board   had   -ecrived no sat- ahle   immediately. document revealed the aetual line- was made public.
iJfartinn in his pie 1. with the union May  Get  New  Command up—they   were   regarded   in    mili-|    It wa. recalled  that many  Umes  IlUnoi. and there were other amaller
to end the .trika, '   Rumors, many of them from un- Urjr circles a. likely to hsve little'
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being   placed   over   Rommel ably afforded ample opportunity for given  until  Wednesday morning to immel.    departure — if    thea  thorough   investigation   before   it  deride.    Meanwhile, a UMW leader
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ssid  2SO0  were  ready  to  atrike   in
iwalkouta.
Gen. Ma,.Arthur's Headquarter.. Auatralia, .Sunday, April 25. (UP)— American Liberator bomljers. in a l.'iOO-mile raid into the heart of Japanese air power in the Nether¬ land East Indie.s. dropped 21 tona of bomb.s on the Main Japanese base at Kendari. Celebes destroj- ing hangars, shopa and grounded airplanes.
The attack "practicall.v wiped out" the workshop and repair han¬ gara and destroyed at lea-st five twin-engined plane, parked on a runway, heddquarlers nocm com¬ munique snnounced. All our planes returned safely.
Five of the 20 enemy fighter planea that tried to intercept th* bombers were shot dow n in combat and another probably was destroy¬ ed. Innumerable small fires were started   around   tho   Kandari   air¬
drome, whil* great firas risible far TS miles followed exploaions la Ika maintenance buildings.
It WBS the Allies' biggest raid Ml Kendari,    Japanese  'base    la   tka N'etherlsnds   Eaat  Indies,  a  hea4> quarter, spokesman   announced. Bomber Downs 5 Japa
In another raid, a single AWai bomber shot down five Zero fightw* at Wewak. New Guinea, another Japanese base from which an an- ticlpated Japanese -turk might ba launched, the noon communique ta' ported.
The attack at Kendari was ma4a at dusk Saturday ay the big feut^ motored Liberator, and it was a Liberator, on reconnaissance work near Wewak, that shot down tka five Zeros.
Twelve oi th* Japanese fightar* attacked the lone bomber and In the next 30 minutes the AlUed gun« ners knocked do«-n (ive. the munique said.
A single Liberator sigfaud a voy   300   miles   north-northwest   ef We-wak. frequent target of 1 frooa the MacArthur