/ RUSSIA The news of the Russian war Is favorable for the Soviets at the north of the Great bend of the River Don; and te unfavoralfe to the south of that loop made by the river. In the northern / s6ctor "the R©d Ariny reports the be&ting back of heavy German attacks in day-long battles, one assault after another repelled with heavy losses. The Russians tell of smashing a Nazi battering ram. This is described as a mass of tanks and Infantry hurling Itself forward by sheer weight of men and metal — a direct pounding something like a medieval battering ram crashing open the gates of a castle. The Nazi assault was made in a critical feector at the north of the big bend of the Uon, the battering raa aimed at the all-important city of Stalingrad on the Volga. The attempt failed - with the Soviets imlxl doing a bit of battering or ramming on their owr.account. To the south of the Great bend the Russian forces have again retired. Moscow spea.cs of the Germans being In overwhelming force - an outnumbering preponderance'of men and guns. The Russians admit 1 the south of the town of Bataisk. that they h've made a withdrawal =«nth of German-held "ostov. The Soviet This place Is fifteen miles south o s - - w- - i arissiA » 2 retreat as described would not be very great - but the Germans claim huge advances. Berlin states that Its war machine has driven one hundred and twelve miles south of the Don -- that deep into the Caucasus. ^The Germans claim that Russian resistance is broken in that sector. A If their story be true, they are pushing rapidly to the nearest of th< Caucasus oil wells. { YUGOSLAVIA The news about guerrilla warfare in Yugoslavia paints an ever larger picture of the tough time the Axis conquerers are y' having. A statement from London today declares that the patriot army of General Mikhallovitch has become so formidable that it has been able to capture a strategic port on the Dalmatian Coast. The Serb guerrillas .seized the town anl.hBld It. V At anotherpolnt they raided a.^aluable fixu bauxite mine — bauxite being the all-important ore of aluminum. They defeated a garrison of Italians, and wrecked the mine. There*s even a rumor that the Serbian Guerrilla Army Is getting war planes. The United States is said to have negotiated a Lend-lease agreement with the Yugoslavia Government in London, and as a result General Mlkhailovltch is acquiring bomber squardons to help him in his guerrilla fight. This account is supported by word that the Axis rulers of cities in Cr^ia have ordered air xali raid shelters to be constructed. Jll of .l.l» crflnly bombing planes. 1 <1 AIR BATTLE There was a thrilling air battle along the coast of the English Channel today. British bombers flew over to attack the t Nazis on the ground -- a formation of Boston light bombers^ American I >. t made planes. They were escorted by British fighters. German flghtlty t ^ I took off to intercept them and the sky was full of whirling A planes, diving and zooming in the acrobatics of air battle. The R.A.F. shot down eleven of the enemy, and lost eight fighters of their own — £pltfires. All of the bombers returned safely, after having dropped high explosives on their targe^tg, 5 ^ lANDHI Out In India Mahatma Gandhi uttered a refuial today — Gandhi has been doing a lot of refusing of late. Be was asked about a plan that has been proposed to settle the question of India — and avert the campaign of non-violence and non-cooperation that the Indian Nationalist party has decreed. It has been suggested that the United States, China and Soviet Russia should pledge the Indepenience of India after the war - Should guarantee the promise that Great Britain is willing ,0 a Cl... ro™i w «>• ...e „ C.U off - .M«h is .oh.dol.a «■ P*!!" '"I' “ Today the question was put to Gandhi, and he said — no. Qe as serted that the question of the United Nations guarantee does not figure in -the plans of the Indian Na tlonallst party. TRe? freedom right away The Mathatma argues : f4itude is not based on any that his attitude mistrust of Great Britain*a promt se of independence after the war. He says that the question is freedom right away. flAUDHI - 2 And this he explains In the following xk soothing words; "India as an Independent power wants, if at all possible, ,to-i>l^-a independent power wantsr-i4^t'^ril--peeetbij;^^o play a decisive part^ In thw favor of the Allies," says he. So that’s the latest from the little brown man In a loin cloth, who for years has been so curious a figure -- arousing some ridicule and a good deal of respect among the peoples of the west, fow^thet ^andl becomes an Increadlngly perplexing problem. If not a dangerous menace. PAMROn CAMNQN Therea lot of talk about secret weapons these days. and here’s an account of something strange and novel which is said to be in action in the Philippines — a bamboo cannon. •V# -fColonel Carlos Romulo, I who was aide de camp to General UacArthur In the Bataan^eeapaiy*. aoiKiiA nas been on a recent secret mission for UacArthur, and reporting on this he states that RUimptiu Philippine guerrillas recaptured three northern’provinces of the Island of Luzon from the Japs. The guerrillas swept dovm in such force that e ^-hoiiah It is not certain whether they chased the Japs right out 6 ,b. P»lllppl..,Jr..g.l.r. .till ». tPr.. ,r.«PP...! IP., .re .iii.tr .i.p« »' —«>«■»» .. W 10 . pool 0..1 of W“‘“’ ...ppn th., .r. 0.1.P .11. «o~l .«00' ““ ” * t,l.lnl„ of »’** • .. ,1. <lo.ro4t .l.<«t .orthlns, of cannon, but it really . ^4 1 In the bamboo tubes, ^^wdur. The Filipinos put machine oil U ''^pouliar cannon in such fashion that and have a way of firing the p ,*• tilth a tremendous noise. Sounds a stream of flame shoots out ^Ith a like a cannon. RAMbQQ CAJtNON . 2 With this bamboo artillery one Pbilllplne guerrilla band captured a town* They sneaked close to the enemy position and opened a violent fire of bamboo. The Japs thought it was a whole battery of cannon in actlonk, and took it on the run. jr.EUTIASS Here is a late statement about the situation* in the Aleutians:*How many Japs are in the Islands that they have seized? Not more than ten thousand-said a Navy spokesman late this afternoon, He also spoke of reports that enemy forces were In the Prlbilof Islands — north: of the Aleutians, The Navy has no evidence of the truth of this - no reason to believe that there are any Japs in the Pribilo^tsl«ftdfe MIAMI The Army is taking new precautions along the Coast of Florida -- on guard against any further landing of Nazi spies and saboteurs. This afternoon Brigadier-General Evans, Commander of the Florida sector, announced that armed military patrols had been increased on both the east and west coasts -- and beaches are forbidden to civilians at nigfit. In fact he intimated that guards along the Florida coast might shoot first and ask questions afterwards. Daytime, however, is okay saboteurs Today’s action by tne Supreme Court presents an element of ^ novelty and drama quite In keeping with the dramatic importance of the case of the Nazi saboteurs. 1 A decision by the highest tribunal consists traditionally of tro things — the verdict itself and an opinion discussing the constitutional meanings of the judgment handed down. They go ^gether — nearly Always. Today, however, we were given one ^^^ng, the verdict -- but not the other. The full opinion is fithheld — to be given later. And this Is without precedent in/recent The verdict llself upholds the Government one* hundred percent.j It states that the Military Commission'trying the saboteurs Is Constitutional. The President had the wartime power to appoint It. tried with full Constitutional The Nazi Secret agerts are being t.. Tit .f ..t... it or ....oi... ..... .r t«. •”* /• The Commission will » pass judgment upon them. But there is more are sweeping implications that in the war. These will expre to It all than the mere verdict. There the power of the President in the full opinion of the ! saboteurs - 2 court — which is to be given late^ Thla document of large scope, apparently_ something that takes time* The Court speaks of it in these words -- "a full opinion which necessarily will require a considerable period of time for its preparation," In other words, the Court hands down its decision quickly — with a promptness that is called for in the case of the trial of saboteurs. This done, the Court will exercise mature deliberation in laying down 0onstltutional principles with regard to the Presidential power's In wartime.' The History of the Supreme Court presents a sequence of important opinions. The court for a aamtiijt century and a half ii has Issued state papers of the highest rank in the development of Constitutional law - and the full opinion is to be given in fhe case of the saboteurs may very well . i^The Nazi agents will^meanwhile go to their constitutional principles brought up * «re being deferred by the Supreme Court, by their sabotage attempt ar decision upholding the gS ^ While the Court was handing down it Which be one of these Judgment — while the larger sabotage - ? the Military Commission, the Commission was in session again — after a recess of three days. Prosecution and defense were making their final statements to board of army officer judges. The report is that the prosecution today asked for the death penalty for at least seven of the eight saboteurs, We hear that leniency may have been proposed in the case of one of the Nazi kgen^ — George John Dasch, who is reported to hbve confessed fully and acted as a witness for the Government, Attorney General Biddle today stated that the Military Commission would decide upon its verdict and transmit this to the President either late tomorrow or ^unday strike At Detroit a strike was settled late tdls afternoon - labor disturbance that had a paradoxiaal sound. Grocery store clerks walked out, and that shut down two bi^ war production plants. It happened like this"^ There was a jurisdictional scrap between grocery store unions of the A.F. of L. and the <^.I.O. that led to a C.I.P. grocery strike, ^ow did this sffMd effect war production? What have potatoes and onions to do with the fabrication of armament? Wel^C.I.O. war workers walked out In sympathy with the grocery store strike* And that tied up a general motors plant and a war production factory of the Baldwin Rubberxa company* Yes, it was a parade* — but now the grocery strike has been settled, and so the armament plants can go on producing war supplies* CARGO PLACES Chief of War Production fionald Nelson made a statament today concerning a much discussed plan to build a giant fleet of cargo planes. He referred to the proposal made by Henry Kaiser, West Coast shipbuilder, who says that he will turn out huge transport planes in his shipyards. Mass production of five thousand giant sky craft capable of carrying immense amounts of material. :y There has been a lot of debate about this, with some folks doubting the feasibility of building aircraft in shipyards. Today Donald Nelson of the W.P.B. stated the following ; k "The War Production Board," said he, "Has been keenly aware for som< time of the necessity for more and bigger cargo planes. To this he added that the W.P.B. is much! interested in the Kaiser Shipyard aircraft Building plan, "ut it depends upon whether such a program could be instituted without disrupting the present schedule Of Mlllfry .ircr.rt construction, ■micli,' «« ^ n. our nu.0.r in. ..r ...cntW." K it I* •«»■« »■> «“ tUpl.M wo. door .not lnt.rt.ro .Itn .«• «l»>t.r> .Ircr.n >»<.« protr.., Knltor .111 said Donald Nelson. ft WOMEN In addition to the WAACS we now have the waves. The expression WAAC Is made up of the Initials of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. And jave stands for Women’s Naval Reserve Corps — though not by way of initials. A Naval officers feel that a nickname should be bestowed upon the feminine unit of the Navy. However, the Initials of the Woman’s Naval Reserve Corps won’t do — WNRC. flow can you pronounce that? ^ U) H c, So the officers said — call them waves. That sounds nautical, and could stand for "Women app<4ited for voluntary emergency service." There Isn't any such formal title, but never mind. Waves_thiai thew are — and long may they wave, at least for the duration of the war. The new commander of the Woman's Maval Reserve Corps Is to be Or. Mildred McAfee, President of Wellsley. She will havet — rank of Lieutenant tha Admiral of the waves. and will be sworn in tomorrow : - ComiTiander, ana wij-j. HKANDLER i! News froni Kentucky tells of a swiping pool that threatens to get a Senator iuto hot water — although the water In the pool Is refreshingly cool. Senator Happy Chandler is running for re-election, and it would appear that one item of the happiness of Happy has been a limpid pool perfect for a plunge on a hot Kentucky day. Some A charge that the swimming convenience was donated to the Senator by a war contractor. The Chandler opponent in the Senatorial race clalme that in the (instruction of the pool there was a violation of priorities. One demand Is that the Senator remove the metals fr«i his swimming pool and turn them over for use in the war effort. em g the metals, I suppose, would eliminate the ladder^^d^^^^^^^i=Sa» 4-4 ncr lot of polltlcal ructloos in All of which is creating a lot o p effect on tomorrow's election for Kentucky, and it might have an (r^ Senator, which in turn might alter the Governmental set-up in r 4-ho war — all because the course of the war Washington and perhaps influence 4 4. ^hat said - that if Cleopatra’s - ^ ^ Who was it that saiu of a swimming pool. r.HAMDLER - 2 nose had been a quarter of an inch longer the whole course of