I l t e i t c 1 0 1n L . i coun . r . ~ - ~ ~ cl rat ion o C· iro is v or 1 '1' n h iastic . amen p rom tly t o the o ci 1 nounc e nt to v r io mber of Con reas, n d k d t m t t ey t OU --o:bb ...... ,t-~-~ ~ t o th ~ 'I a i g " m • ~ b th a r 1 e ad er s of re t Britai , he U ni ed S t te and China 1 tn lgypt.. hat bot h t 1 de al th t she ha s aine :;;:,1;;:;:~ ! A~ W!l8 to trip J apa n o f r empire, F=;;,-~, many years~ the fi18b ~efini.4e eiaie ■ en~ ey Typical o f the con ressional applau e was the com me nt iven b y spe ake r am Ray burn• of th e Lower Bou e. • A nation like J apan · it· in o rdi nate ambi tions l d d . t . ,, ..i. • ~ • d for or om1n a 1on1 •11• 0 ■ 912 • r sa1 e , • should ed back into tr.a Ja p an and k pt there. be p u opinion con~IA ,. The c ief lin of dissentin • :, r. .- C e #:AJ G, or i , 4 • ft \., .. . se .c. , 1 • • • • l 0 • l U ~ c r 1 n ,.; o ~ r t . in e o 0 t a nator J o e of r qui nt. ~h at ver ~ =is- o to a n be yon th t,• ad ed, • is entirely JUStifi d y r treac rous a n uma n c n uct." In ot r he i!{t 4ccord in [a.i-Sbek, anythin itself to 0 s, t e m r tri p in 0 he ey ave acq ire is not enou to t, e enator. I do not ~ nowA1'•A ltt1~ essrs. . oosevelt and Churchill had in ore, but the Cairo declaration the matter of•ter itory.1fAnd t J ps of un1s ent Cbian mind does limit e state ent, as issu d toni g ht , is o t notable--since it presents a et of clear and definite ter s of peace to be impos e d The kind of eace t o be a e ~ · ith Germany ~ i s u nd e r ~ iscussion, n is up in air. P e c condit· o n to b mpo ed o n It ly, orm r u:r n y - - 3 4 d no n 0 . ' u t . 1 0 i l iti , s. ut 0 . t r . · t o ljaa t - t 0 be .. U.f ict o n J , a to lose ver t n ~ey a v seize sine 1 9 5 , . en th y st rte on _,ueir lun rin c re e r by g rabbin t e island of Formo a rom hina. Th e Chinese ar to et Formosa '-'ck nd everyt ing else t ey ave lost to Japan s._nc e t .en. Iorea is to be set free. An the Jape • W"ll bed prived of the islands they have gained as A result of World · ar Number One, those immensely Strate ic isles t a t stretch out into the Pacific. 11ond t e s e t t i n g ~ of those ter- ritorial terms, the pronouncement issued by Roosevelt, Churchill and Chiang Iai-Shek c o n c e n t r a t e d ~ ~ ~ ~~~------.;-- the plan to defeat Japan~t t1'A:y\. he three ar leaders expres ed this determination in relentless and even contemptuous terms, and their declaration \ I as b a ck e d up b • th e Pr ese nee at C a iro.:. <:I f t e top- o st m i 1 it · - r y c o n d r f ort P U n ited ti o n s, t,'4t r 1 n th Ci ic ', r --Like or Lo&Ai o ib t en , G n 1 ti. ll · ell , ne 1 Chennault- not r a , ·imitz r en r a l ac A r h u • One oi nt o inf r nee i afx t h is-- --t£R th ~ i en em . a sis , on mi ..., h ty s rok of ar A to be url b the co mb i n rces of th United Nations a ainst t h e r ar-ea te n ene y. T .. e i h militar leAd rs ere busy plannin. And e may su p pose from th i s t t t h e Al li ed leadershi~elieves that the defeat of Nazi Germany il l not be long eelayed. The Churc il -Roosevelt policy has been, fr o m the be inning, to beat ffitler first. ~nd they must be of the belief t . t the defeat of R·tler is in sight, if they figure th a t it~ time to get around to the subject of the .J4tRs in an all-out ·a y. The meetin g of the chieftains in g ypt •as a s p e ct a cu 1 ar Ii f f a i r , , it h a 11 th o s e fa m o us figur son the Alli d ri ga thered in one place and moving a bout in c o n feren ces a nd discussions. Te J o n l i n ry · • a i n o r f t ' 1 ~ o u l t r t c t · n a l y r o 1 · n tr ble cordon o naJ tro s t o nti- a ircr f b tt r1 ~nd 1r rnid L 1 r . O n u in . t in ,' a a v : it of ime ini ter nd t=. r s ·aent to t e Pyr mi ~.J Sf~. hoever •oul go to ypt without taking a look at -4 ~et~ .. :~J.t ·onal touriats, es rs. Churchill and Roo ev lt were shown arDund -~ • A---~ by a professional guide Ad ragoman . They had the 7 _ , P a ~ Dragoman of E gypt, a long-time veberan J - explain ~ he Pyrami sand the phynx to tourists. And he ga ve t em the works, reciting all of his usual oration, the same one that he 1 ad sp 0 led a thousand -,L-, : a . ~ ~ ~ 4,"' time:1-an~)l, U l ~ :,ii ■ i:t?Z--!.lt if) ~ . tit - • -- • ---c..R..+: .,...,....,,,. ~ " " ' - - v • / Today's announcement from Cairo tells us • that the Pr im . inister, the Gen alissim o and t h e r side t have gone to e t talin, t ou t e "" n o j r _ r t 1 t 0 i ~•txa b ·n st ed ~ - till~tl8-- tMn . , t;:t;e. c , . /" e . i - u in of t , e C iro co ference 1 • o r no. ut the re ort brea in of n s i e op n toni ht itb angry recr i in ti n·. 'Phe wh-eh 1,h ing :;a-e ,,_.,,eeei la e e -ke,,4 e. t, lank seer n-. On Tuesday t e C · iro declaratio~ m e public toni ht. issued t o t e ne s services--with t e mot em . h t·c instructions that i t • snot to be released until 7:30 P. • t Eastand artime, ednesday, ~ce ber first--toni ht. The•••••••••••* Am rican press observ d the injunction scru ulously but the tory was broken by R uters, the I eat British ne s a ency, on Taesday--r : i h~ after the declaration asp s . ed dut,wiih ettelt poMti,a,-e.. w.atil Ue Mlee..ec M ~ Sot epe o d every editor (;l.rl,J ~ c . ~ ..... _,..,.. A~~ /\ i n t e U n i t , tate ·th the ocum . nt on i desk , V ,,,,_... (_ n n t i sto · y ~ 0 t ly C u t nd bro C t t ~ nt or. - 1 s n u u ur ar u nt t t e i 0 t ut ere tol b presi e tial eor e a ry Ii ■ ~xiaxia t ve Early th t t e st·11 coul ot pub li t official announce- m nt. ere) Tbeyt\.az ■.A o ev r, per itted to as along the accounts pick up fr t uropean radio, ic meant th t most o . ·t e ,e1e ble to put out was from the enemy side. e sme in ritain · ere on the same bot-sot too, because the Reuter•s dispatch wa~ rele sed by the Lisbon Branch of th a t reat British news a ency, hich meant thAt the ••ziix••• word as pasced around on the continent. ut the London -ceneor wo d not allo it to appear in Gre t Britain. To nj ht in \' ' ashin ton, lmer avis ~ • ~ ~ ..... C - · - - ~ _ _ _ ......,. _ _ _ ot ' 0 t y ut r~ roe d 0 y t ' i'iti n a enc ex lained t br k·n 0 t r 1 clo ure of t C t' . t t 1 t ion-- n or 0 X n " t r ult 0 on eou Journ li tic nter rise by th ut r's ur au Ch' n Lisbon .. • To this vi toni ht y i h sarc sm, "It s · nter ri e ' t a t eve y erican d·tor cold have fndul ed in had h , anted to. They all had the a vance -rirf- __..._,~ ~ . official c o ~ on t eir desk!!,• I t +a a-••• l f ' ~ C t h ~ g ; ; e n t th t t ere ere no restrictions on the tory breaking in Lisbon. -rhis excuse,• -.ii - . . . n li a Davis__.. likewise r jects ·th the state ent th t the official restriction applied verywhere. '',:hey h ~ o n it before,• b'l! said angrily toni ht, •and e endeavor to see what we can do to make it ~ sure it is not repeated.• . nd avis c t out a urt er lint in trese ords: • ritis censors i i ht h ve sto ped C ---------~ ~ , it~ -;..._~nd t t to inv lv r1 ish ' s e n s o r ~ t torm ro • und b re · ak i.n of t • e rele e, the r oft e Ciro Conf · rence. ture &iwaiagx ■ fxtk disclosure • n t h\,; m n 0 e V n 0 t 0 n s to n m t 0 ex loit i I s n t l' Sovie di ch , h V t st th a t the ed Army fo c ~ s a e still int ct, in s ite of the Ger an advance Further north, Russian successes are reported. Sov· t troo driving ra idly to ard a p e C '-1 1 d hlobin, us ia. Th t's 1n t~e I ..., _ ___. .... _.__, - r o G ' n Zh o in i s ribed as t junct·on oin for thee route along hich two bundr d n ifty thous n G ns are retreating. - . .. - ' .... ------ ' .f2'7 cf:t-0'\Vl i: ~ ' - eu;pi.a, waiaa \weft+,1 fou1 tho asoua tOHE of explosi tea- W O?"Q l . u p 'l a ~ ---- ....... . . - -- - .. ..... :s. - F~•• "' ~ • • - y l . L In I 1 , the British i[hth lrmy is still dri i on - af e t ei r · -throu h on ~ t n J-five . ·1e front. The latest reports are that ~ General Montgomery's troop ~ are ithin fifteen ailea of the trsnsve se hi , hway across the Italian peninsula to Bome, the hi hway that terminates at the i ■ portant harbor of escara. The Geraans are launching desperate counter-attac s, but these ,re described as beins of the rear guard variety - not major blows • . . t Nlere atteapts to keep the Nazi retreat tro ■ becoming a rout.-fl••eYer, apokea■en •' Allie• •••••••r•e1a giwe, of th end. The I -------- T o ~ y in a h i n ton th c u l t y f i ures he c o n ues of the G. l be rts were a n n o unced. previou d ays, the inti ma tions ·have been that our losses w e r e heavy, and now the fi e ures bear this out - especially cons i dering the•••~•• brief tiae of fighting, only seventy-six hours. The total number of Aaeric a n fighting aen ki l ied ■zx••• or wounded was three thousand, seven hundred and seventy-two, ao1tl7 marines. The number of killed was one thousand and ninety-two. ana iae 111e ancl,ed'. How did the Gi lb erts com.are with Guadalcanal? On Tara•a atoll alo n e, in a mere seventy-six hours ot fighting, our losses were almost as high as they were on Gu dalcanal during the weeks of savage struggle Th r . is ne from C i n ~ toni h - th t r fro · h'ch oo of t n _ef t unnot·ced because of ~ ·ti . v n t · in othe th res of battle. The ~ Chines e t\inflicted heavy de£e ton the Japs in Hunan P rovince and h e rec a tur d t h e ~ of Ch a ngteh, after onft the most ferocious strug les of the China War. r dia • I R LM .......... __._ ........... a;Th y s n ut Am n a S di b liner { . " i G 0 ,br· · in homet lve hund d an thir y-si A_ ric ns. The GRIPSHOLU put into · ew Y h bor to y,. n men and women laughed and cheered nd pt - to see their home shores again- after nearly. t o year of captivit in the hands of th Ja s. Some of them had never se~n these home shores before - American nationals 1 ho had been born and raia 4 in the Far East. Ibey all sang w1and that I love•, - - - the GRIPSHOLI ringing with the strains of •God Bless America.• l'keze -wera afficial ppecaat.ieM, e.a \here •••• Wae laai \ie ■ e \he 8BIPBH8LI b1uugh\ re,atriabeo w a ~ e One of the returnin Am~rican repatriates ia Berna d Covit, who was United Press correspondent at Manila. Be as in a Japanese prison camp •~en Batan fell, and tells of info~mation that he received concerning the American troops ca tured at Batan. The Jape marched the ■ through anila streets, and Bernard Covit passes along the following account: • "The Americana were thin and feverish looking, unshaven and in r ed clothes, many without shoes or hats - as th . y w l . eo under a hot sun and ere prodded by cruel Jap ua ds. When a man fell to the ground,• th h h ount order o son, whe c l e t there by the Japs, that no as i t nee be given. a. ihis,' 1 '..:..t--l,.. I( 9'W - ex 1 ined, was done to humili te the Americana before the Filipinos!' The Filipinos, however, disregarded Japan••• warnings, an ■ any of the ■ tossed cigarettes to the Aaericans. •Jou could see,• the story concludes, •bow the Filipinos felt - bow loyal they were.• At St • . au , inn ot , , th polic have been co . ronte . h peculiar detect·ve prob em - the se rch fo1 the b ue d e~s. It a 1 cam about because ■I ~ tJw.-._,. an arm~c~de~drc ed of his ~ 4 ~ . ••• li•ely te •e, The ere&me ef Seie\ g, W ~ape•~ he alw•r• ••• ai1 wife ia the •••e 4:reae, this of a kinti; i• il••t.. \aat ■ ae a1uer had. I~ wa8 a ~lue &Pe&&; •••• ~••••••a.. He Jsati 11eve1 lsefore ••e• Ile• is• aartbiaa 5tai1'e Cade O. I. Rupert was on his way to his air base at Santa Ana, C lifornia, and hap ened to stop ott at St.Paul. There he was passin along the street, ~hen in a shop window what did he see? That same blue dress . , the dre m dres,. tl-e tho-.sgat lte ■ 'Ht halfe 9:• and Mna. ~ t . & ~ ~ hat could be more perfect as a -::fo,1 ""'-;" C ~ ~ Christm s ift}._ But t e store was closed t the time, and ar y travel re u ations carried the c· et on his way ------- to th cific coat. Out t e ir base he rote to the St.Paul o ic an asked them to look up the dre s. Unfortunatal he co 1 Jn't r ember the nam of the store. •You see,• . he rot , I sin St.Paul for only t o hours but the store wa a block and ah lf from the train station • • The dress,• he continued, "is~blue, trimmed in gold, and crossed over the chest in a belt-like effect. I it,• he explained, •because the dress looks like the one he wears in all my dre~ms.• ... Be asked the po ice to buy the dress and send i to his wife for Christmas, and for the purpose he enclosed a ten dollar bill - explainin that the price he saw on fin; ii-iue½r f.in;!cltiy m n ill envy that, seeing the r dre m dress for his ife riced at five Ninety-Five! _-~---- ; . ~ : - 22 i. ¥ q s A • · · - - - ~ - 1