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MI. FROM TUNIS ONSENTENCES More Pits Closed; WASHINGTON. 60,000 Men Out. WLB gives up; sends soft coal dispute to Roosevelt. Page 1. French Sever Road Mystery veils quiz; one witness War man power commission won't tell name. Page l. 2 Hour Debate Ends plans to ease job freeze thrnout Crush Japs or face a 20 year war, nation. Details on page 3L Near Pont Du Fahs. lllrs. Eula Smith. Sen. ChanJler warns. Page 3. in 105·27 Victory. More fuel oil assured some types of homes. Page 8. Washington, D. c, April 28 [Spe- (Map on page 4.) claIl.-Unable 00 cope with John ALLIED HDQ. IN NORTH AF· DOMESTIC. BY GEORGE TAGGE. RICA, April 28 ()p).-The British 1st Illinois house passes parole reform [Chicago Tribune Pre •• Service.] L. Lewis and his' miners, the war army threw in a powerful assault bills, 105 to 27. Page 1. Springfield, Lll., April 28.-A two labor board announced late today- today against an axis mountain po- Bombings may speed end of war hour struggle in the Illinois house that it is referring to President sition only 21 miles from Tunis-the in Europe, Briton asserts. Page 4. today ended in a Roosevelt the critical soft coal wage Djebel Bou Aoukaz commanding Tests by army prove most of U. S. 105 to 27 victory controversy, in which a full scale weapons are the best. Page 5. for the Connors- open stretches of the valley leading strike has been threatened for U. S. building 5 merchant ships Rennick p a n ole down to the Tunisian capital- Saturday. White House action was daily, says Land. Page 6. bills which would while American troops completed not expected until tomorrow. the storming and capture of three LOCAL. give trial judges The board, which the President Important hill defenses on the route Valiant is the name for Valeria, the right to im- to Mateur and Bizerte. a war work ace. Page 1. pose minimum created to handle war time labor French colonial forces, which had Barrington Boy Scouts sell $400" and maximum Issues, said it was taking the action swept forward 15 miles in three 000 bonds to buy bomber. Page 1. sentences in because its own orders and appeals days of what official reports termed Crew admits violating rule in criminal cas e s . have been ignored by Lewis' United ••magnificent fighting," were beat- fatal train wreck. Page 2. The senate, Mine Workers. In addition to defy- E. J. Schnackenberg. which has passed Ing at the outskirts of Pont du Fahs Keep nation free against day of Ing the board, Lewis has snubbed it In cooperation with Brltlsh armored the bills, Is expected to concur in victory, Rep. Dies urges. Page 2. twice recently and the UMW policy columns striking from' the north- Deaths and obituaries. Page 20. technical addiiions made by the committee yesterday denounced it west. FOREIGN. house. Won't Tell His Name. in scathing language and asked its To the south the French have driv- The bills would eliminate the cur- Reveal Tokio reprisal massacre of The woman, a Mrs. Eula Smith, removal from the case. en a column southeast of that axis rent practice whereby a judge as- Chinese civilians. Page 1. stood on her constitutional rights Other Cases Recalled. base despite heavy enemy artillery sesses an indeterminate sentence "How We Bombed Tokio ": Thrill· and refused to answer questions. With more than 60,000miners al- fire and cut the main road, the and the parole board fixes the length ing eyewitness story; Page 2. The surprise occasioned by her defi- ready idle, 130 pits closed, and more French communique reported. of time served. Under the new bills, Report Giraud and DeGaulle wlll ance of the congressional committee mines shutting down almost hourlY'. [Capture of Pont du Fahs would judges would fix the minimum and meet in week. Page 3. had scarcely subsided when a man, there was talk of the possible use open way for allies to split axis maximum terms and the parole New howitzer proves itself In called to the witness stand, refused of troops as guards to protect those armies. Story on page ,g.] board determine the time of release Tunisia battle. Page 5. even to tell his n arne, and an- who might want to work. within these limits. 8th Army Also Advances. Sikorski answers Russia; Moscow nounced: It was recalled that in two other Debate was heated as opponents Along the southern end of the cries "treachery," Page 7. ••My wire has been tapped. I have labor defiance cases which the WLB fought the plan, first submitted to front Cen. Bernard L. Montgomery's been told by high New Deal officials referred to the White House-both. SPORTS. the legislature in 1937. Legislation :British 8th army was reported also that I am going to be framed and Incidentally, involving the UMW- Indians beat Sox, 2-0; Cubs whip passed that year was vetoed by continuing to advance, making the persecuted. My attorney has ad- the President ordered workers to Cards, 4·0. - Page 27. Gov. Henry Horner, and similar TOKIO REPR·ISAL Scouts Buy/~lane to Rip Axis; greater progress along his left. Vised me not to answer any ques- return to their jobs and implied Anxiety wins Dearborn handicap bills narrowly missed passage in [Germans mass great number of tions." that continued disobedience would at Sportsman's. Page 27. 1939. guns against British 8th army. This man responded to a subpena result in armed intervention to as- Braves' Ryan beats former Giant 1937 Law invalidated. SLAYINGS.BARE'D Gir{!?aes:'Bit' in 3 War.]obs Story on page ,g.] mates, 3 to 2, with homer. Page 29. issued to John Monroe. One of the sure protection of company prop- In 1941 the legislature enacted a The 1st army's attack on the Dje- Detroit defeats Browns, 4 to 2, in questions asked him was how it erty workers. bel Bou Aoukaz carried to about 400 home opener. Page 29. law with the mlnimum-maxlmum happened that his automobile bore In the present trouble, UMW lead- sentence feature, limited by a clause ers have asserted that the growing yards short of the crest in the in- EDITORIALS. 'Their Good Deed Farms, Flies, Works I a congressman's identification plate. empowering a state board to change walkouts are unauthorized but they; Itial operations. States Across the Sea; Unlawful 1_------..: __11 Tag Is Morrison's. the penalties. The Illinois Supreme Massacred Chinese' in pointed out that Lewis had not for· [Planes and guns open way for Government in Illinois; Accumulated Some time in the early future, ene- (Picture. on page 12.) The witness refused to answer, court invalidated the statute on bidden them, British drive. Story on page ,g.] Supplies. Page 18. mles of the United States in some un- Valeria Mitchell is known around but Rep. James H. Morrison [D., the basis of this clause. Confronting the President are two To the north the American forces FEATURES. Yank Landing Areas. designated the- Waukegan as the triple threat girl. La.I later volunteered the informa- Today it was stated that the ad- ater of war will major points-the mine union's re- of Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. Radio programs. Page 21. One typically busy day in her life tion that the plate was his. Rep. made important progress in the mlnlstrative agency had used its reap the harvest fusal to submit its case to the WLB Friend of the Yanks. Page 11. explains why. Out of bed at 6 a. m., Morrison said that at one time he power to alter sentences only six of one American and its demand for wage increases thrust toward Blzerte. Picture page. Page 12. San Francisco, April 28 (JP).-Jap· she 'shakes out her brown bobbed had borrowed the witness' car after times during the year the law was Boy Scout troop's without regard for the" little steel '. Yanks Capture Three Hills. '!'.heInquir'g Camera Girl. Page 13. anese troops have slaughtered every hair, climbs into a pair of dunga- his own had been damaged, attached in operation. traditional good formula, The three hills captured by the Front Views and Profiles. Page 22. The new bills received long study man, woman and child in the coast- rees, and sits down to breakfast in the tag, and neglected to remove al areas of China where American deed when the it later. Would Cripllie Production. American 2d corps all command the Society news. Page 23. to guard against any upset when her farm home two miles northwest flyers landed after bombing Tokio, $300,000 bomber The inquiry, which many on Cap- Overshadowing these issues, how- road to Bizerte. Crossword puzzle. Page 28. the plan is tested in the high court, Barrington Boy of Waukegan. itol hill predict may rock official ever, was the immediate question of One of the hills, called Dardyss, Speaker Elmer J. Schnackenberg Secretary Henry Morgenthau said Day by Day on the Farm. Page 30. Scout Troop No. By 6:30 a. m, she is out in the Washington as it extends further whether Mr. Roosevelt could avert was captured in an American charge [R., Chicago], co-sponsor of the ortg- tonight. CARTOONS. 21 showers down barn, feeding the herd of 25 cows a crippling halt in the production thru a shoulder-high tangle of gorse inal bills, worked out the details Morgenthau said his information into war contracts, beg a n in a , Page 8; Harold $100,000worth of her father, Frank, Lithuanian born of fuel necessary to keep the wheels and runty trees. The other two with Rep. Frederick W. Rennick, [R. was contained in a cablegram re- routine manner. H. Ralph Burton, Teen, Page 8; , Page bombs. Roy Wilmerine. farmer, has assigned to her keeplng, general counsel for the military af- of war production turning. were stormed and seized by two col- Buda], who shares basic authorship ceived from Generalissimo Chiang umns in a single operation. The 10; , Page 14; Little Or- Kai-shek, He read the message at a In six montlis the 29 members of fairs committee, called Albert Ben- [Chicago area coal supplies suffi- with Sen. William J. Connors [D., She milks five of them, carts the fall of these hills wrested from the phan Annie, Page 24; , gathering of war loan workers here. the Barrington troop, under the milk into the house, scampers into nett Fey, the manufacturer's repre- cient only for "short strike,' De- Page 27; Smilin' Jack, Page 28; The Chicago]. Nazis their most formidable defenses Recalls Executions of Yanks. leadership of its scoutmaster, Roy her room and by 7:45 is standing on sentative, of East Orange, N. J., to tails on page 8.] Gumps, Page 29; Terry and the Pi- Follow No Party Lines. on the approaches to Mateur. The secretary of the treasury Wilmering, have sold $400,000 in the road waiting for two girls in a the witness stand. Scarcely veiling the threat of a rates, Page 29; , Page 41. Party and geographical lines [Story of Yanks' attacks on hills spoke of the horror with which the war bonds. car sharing club to pick her up. Fey, a youthful, smlling,lIttle man, general work stoppage by 600,000 COMMERCE AND FINANCE. meant nothing today. Voting for the appears on page ,g,] nation a few days ago learned that Its original goal, set last Novem- Hoids Down War Job, Too. identified himself as a former rep- miners, Lewis has declared that in Boeing profits slide as sales mount bill were 20 Republicans and 20 Dem- ber, was $300,000to purchase a bomb- the absence of a new work contract Reporting on yesterday's air oper- some of the American flyers cap- At 8 a. m. she sits down before resentative of the Narragansett Ma- during year. Page 31. ocrats from Cook county, plus 48 er, which the army promised would by Friday midnight-when a one ations, the allied command told of tured by the Japanese had been exe- her comptometer at the Johns-Mans- chine company of Pawtucket, R. 1. Small packers urged to fight reo G. O. P. members from downstate, be named for the troop. When this month contract extension explres- a day of ••intensive activity" in cuted. ville Pro due t s corporation war He testified that he had arranged a strictions on business. Page 31. aided by 17 downstate Democrats. amount had been raised, the boys tha t miners ••will not trespass on which the tactical air force main- "Now, with a deep sense of shock plant in Waukegan, where she has subcontract by which his firm was Job stabilization plan relaxes ban Opposition likewise was divided. company property." tained ••heavy attacks on enemy and anger," he said, ••I must bring voted to sell $100,000more for bombs. been working for one year. At noon to make 2'h million dollars' worth on worker shifts. Page 31. ••These blll- have been considered Lewis is asking a $2 dally wage troop concentrations, gun positions, you further news. I have here a When one of the troop members she grabs a bite of lunch and goes of gun mounts [mountings for can- Calumet region starts 48 hour thoroly," Rennick told the house. increase, a basic wage of $8 a day, tanks and transports. Direct hits cablegram which reached me this contracted measles and couldn't go to work again. Off at 4:30 p. m., she non] for the Ford Motor company. work week Saturday. Page 31. ••In the senate they were passed payment for underground travel. were scored on many targets and morning. It comes from Generalis- outside his home, he sat all day at is back on the farm at 4:45. This contract, he said, was later fires were started." Want ad index. Page 33. by a vote of 49 to 1. The house ju- simo Chiang Kai-shek. Let me read the telephone, still selling bonds. canceled, the Narragansett company and unionization of minor bosses. dicial practice committee recom- In dungarees, she milks 12 more Bomb Enemy Air Fields. it to you: His father, not under quarantine, failed to renew his contract as its The operators have contended that mended them unanimously. cows, looks after a flock of 200 chick- " , After they had been caught un- delivered the bonds and collected representative, and he is now suing they are not free to grant such in- A communique also announced ••Judges who have heard all of ens, cleans out the barn, does a few bombing attacks on enemy air fields THE WEATHER awares by the falling of American the money. other odds and ends. the Narragansett firm for $125,000 creases under government regula- the evidence are in a better position tions based on the ••little steel Of both in Tunisia and Sardinia. bombs on Tokio, Japanese troops at- Praised by Gen. Aurand. After the late farm supper, she in commissions on other contracts. THURSDAY. APRIL 29, 1943. tacked the coastal areas of China, formula-which allows a 15 per cent The Cairo-based 9th United States 1======[Continued on page 14, column 1.] The result of their drive evoked hurries to the Waukegan airport Check Copies Exhibited. air forces announced during the day where many of the American flyers the warmest praise from Maj. Gen. for her one night a week ground increase above the level of Jan. I, Sunrise, 5:49. Sunset.7:47. Moonrise, 4:08 But the calm of the hearing ended 1941-because miners two years ago that Italy's Bari airdrome on the a. m, tomorrow. Mars is the morning had landed. These Japanese troops H. S. Aurand, commanding general school course, learning meteorology, when Rep. Clifford Davis [ D.,Tenn,] received a raise exceeding that sum" Adriatic coast had ••practically dis- star. Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter are CANADA RATIONS BEER slaughtered every man, woman, and of the 6th service command, who navigation, airways rules, engine con- produced photostat copies of checks evening stars. Strike Called Mutiny. appeared" under Monday's attack child in those areas-let me repeat said yesterday: struction, theory of flight. The class signed by Fey. The questioning was CHICAGO AND VICINITY: Much warmer: -these Japanese troops slaughtered Luther Harr, bituminous coal con. by American Liberator bombers. light showers in afternoon ; thundershow- IN MAY 'AT 36 PINTS "I have been informed of the im- lasts until 11:15 p. m. It is mid- [The Berlin communique said: " In ers in evening; winds becoming fresh. every man, woman, and child in pressive record made by the Boy night before she, is abed. [Continued on p:1ge 16, column 1.] sumers' counsel, a federal office, de- clared in a statement that a ••gen- Tunisia the enemy carried out local ILLINOIS: Warmer; scattered light show· PER PERSONMONTHLY those areas, reproducing on a whole- Scout troop of Barrington, Ill., in Also Finds Time for Fun. ers in extreme north; showers and tnun- sale scale the horrors which the eral strike would be little short ot attacks against several sectors of the derstorms in north and west in evening. selling war bonds at an average rate "Of course, that day comes just [Chi.ago Tribune Pre •• Service.] world had seen at Lldlce [Czecho- mutiny. western front. All attacks were reo TElIIPERATURES IN ClIICAGO. of $13,796 per member in a drive ones a week," she explained hur- TORONTO, Ont., April 28.-A beer Slovakian village wiped out by the Secretary of Labor Frances Per- pulsed in 7t:eavyfighting. Bomber and For ~4 boun endlne 2 a. m., April ~9: started last November. They ex· rledly. "On other nights I go swim- rationing system which will limit Nazis], but about which people have kins also took a hand in the dispute Stuka formations took part in the 3 a.m .. 46 9 a.m .. 43 3 p.m .. 64 9 p.m .. 54 ceeded their original quota of $300,· ming, dancing, bowling, or to the ~III m 1II111!.!: 4 a.m .. 44 10 a.m . .45 4 p.m .. 57 10 n.m .. 52 purchasers to 36 pints a month been uninformed in these instances. tonight when, in a letter to the operations and bombed enemy de- 000 to buy a bomber and went on to movies-but I have no •steady' 5 a.m .. 44 11 a.m .. 47 5 p.m.-61 11 p.m .. 51 comes Into effect in Ontario on May "No Code of Decency." UMW, she asked that all work stop. ployments and columns. The har- 6 a.m .. 44 Noon •.. 49 6 p.m••60 Midn't .. 60 raise $100,000 more to buy some beau," 7 a.m, t42 1 p.m .. 52 7 p.m .. 58 1 a.m .. 49 17, Liquor Board Chairman St. Clair ••'The dastardly e x e cut ion of pages "cease at once," She defend- bombs for that warplane. It was a On nonschool nights, now that bors of Bone and Philippeville again 8 a.m .. 42 2 p.m .. 54 8 p.m .. 57 2 a.m .. 48 Gordon announced today. The board these American flyers, who were e(~ the WLB and expressed confi- -Higb. tLow. fine •good deed'· for those Barrmg- evenings are long, she manages to were raided."] hopes to divide the supply on an taken prisoners of war, has made it dence that the board could consider For ~4 hours endlne 7:30 P. m., April 28: ton boys and I want to commend make herself really useful around Changing equitable basis and eliminate a clear to all Americans that we face the case "with fairness and intelli- Mean temperature. 56 degrees; normal, 51; their action, not only to Boy Scout the farm, planting, weeding, cultivat- UNION SLAYING "black market" in beer. It does an enemy who knows no codes of gence," April deficiency, 30; deficiency since Jan. troops thruout my service command, ing, or harvesting. On Sundays 1,11. not affect the sale of beer in tav- law or decency. The only language Your In announcing that it was turn- SUSPECT TAKEN but also to organizations of adults." she goes to the airport for flying Precipitation, none. April excess, .42 of an erns. which such an enemy understands ing the critical matter over to the inch; deficiencz since Jan. 1. 21 of an Ceremonies Bonor Troop. lessons. She and her brother, Frank, An individual ration coupon book Is that of the weapons of war, and President, the WLB said it was act- AFTER SIX YEARS inch. The bomber hasn't come off the 24, owned a small plane but it was Address? will be issued to applicants who in the bond campaign which you ing in accordance with its estab- Cragin police were notified last Highest wind velocity, 23 mile. per hour. assembly lines yet, but the $400,· commandeered by the government OTIFYthe Tribune or your Relative humidity at 7 :30 a. m., 70 per produce their national registration are pushing for the war effort our lished practice in cases of defiance. night of the arrest in New York 000was turned over to army officials recently, N Newspaper Carrier and City of Charles Cain, who had been cent; at 1 :30 p, m., 56; at 7 :30 p. m., 55. cards. These cards will be stamped people wish you all success,' " The board statement reviewed the (Official weather table on page 11.1 last night in ceremonies in the Cat- Her main ambition is to become the Tribune will be delivered sought since 1937in connection with as a control to prevent more than "We have work ahead of us," Mor- to your new address without various steps and actions of the con- low theater at Barrington honoring a ferry pilot. the fatal shooting of John White, an one book being obtained by an in- genthau said. "Certainly, if the missing a single issue. troversy beginning with the ope. dividual. Each unit in the book the troop. Present were more than "I don't think I work very hard," Ing of negotiations between tne organizer for the United Automobile Japanese will take special pains to 800 persons who had bought bonds NOnCEI If you have a lOc-a- 7""~aet"""""'''' will cover the purchase of one car- Valeria asserts .•• Except when I go month Tribune Accident Insur- miners and the operators in New. \Vorkers, a CIO affiliate. Cain also march into a Chinese village, whose from the Boy Scouts. MARCH. 1943 ton of six pints. to school or have dates, I get to ance Policy, be sure your sub- York on March 10 and concluding was a CIO agent. only crime is that of offering sanc- The army sent to the theater, as Sale of the entire monthly quan- sleep by 10. I think I'm healthy. _ scription is continued or insur- with the board's appeal to the union The shooting occurred Oct. 19, MIL, tuary to a handful of American fly· a treat for the boys, a 10 foot model ance will expire. 1937, in a union hall at 5948 Grand tity at one time will not be per- Just look at me," to halt the walkouts . ••• ers, and wipe out that village to the of the plane-to-be, With the troop's avenue. The specific reasons for the _eI 935,000 mitted, not more than 12 quarts at last harmless child-we no longer People who can look agree. For Hew Residents of Chicago "This request," the board said, shooting were never fully revealed, one time being sold. Unused cou- need to ask what the Japanese would name emblazoned upon it. those who can't look, she cited these _ desiring the Tribune delivered. :: ••has been ignored. The board is, but presumably concerned an In- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE pons will become worthless in a do on marching into a city like San [Story of Chicago area's war loan statistics: Age, 19. Height, 5 feet 5'1.1= phone SUPerior 0100. :: therefore, referrIng this controversy. ternal union row. month, Franclsco.," drive appears on page 9.] inches. Weight, 138 pounds, iiiIII 111111111111111111111111111111III III IlliG to the President."

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