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p r . •* . / f ' ^ M , , : " •'••^••f?*r V ' "4* •*„ *. V %•. - T. ^ •; jlx «.•***& • . »* ' ^fciifiii' i'- x *;' »-«•• -f :'t .._ v • -*-- :'•>?!: f.i . - AP. • . . V , mm x&xm m, WORLD'S GREATEST NtWSPAPER ;*f &* nmt yji- -frlttf-d VOLUME CI.--NO. 45 NOVEMBER & 1942. peice TEN GENTS > " 5,118 IAPS DIE HI SOLOMONS IN 3 MONTH FIGHT Army Gains East of Air Field M: '«*. 0\ rmi '* • 'W, Mi •Jh> J£» ' * /#» U' jS-r #?* %> ~^&rl •5 (Map* «it po|* t.) Washington. D. C, Nov. 7 W>.- American soldiers, marines, air and - >val forces have killed at least 5,188 VPanese in tbe Guadalcanal-Tulagi ,-ea of the Solomon Islands since the Invasion began three months ago today. The total of Japanese dead was announced by the navy in a communique which also reported that 369 enemy planes had been destroyed, in the South Pacific during October. Ineluding these, the total of Jap planes destroyed since the beginning of the Solomons campaign as reported In navy communiques stands at 529. An earlier communique announced that army troops had made an east* ward advance on Guadalcanal in what appeared to be a drive to slash All the eastern arm of a Jap pincer movement against the American held airfield. This* account also disclosed that light Japanese attacks on the Aiherican western flank Thursday night [Guadalcanal time] had been repulsed, and that United States aircraft were continuously bombing and strafing Jap troop concentrations and Supply centers. 27 Bomber* Attack Xante. Hie Japanese renewed air attacks on American positions Thursday, when 27 bombers and fighters came over but caused no damage. It was the first air attack there since Oct 29t The navy statement summarizing Japanese killed gave a breakdown of the total which reflected clearly the periods of most intense action in the hard fought campaign for control of the strategic jumping off place in the South Pacific. During the latest period of Intensive operations which began Oct. ?2 and continued thru the 27th. a total of 2,000 Japanese were killed. In severe fighting the night of Sept 13-14, when the enemy made a major effort to take the air field, 500 Japanese were killed. 1,000 Killed In Occupation. On the morning of Aug. 21, after the Japs had put ashore a. force of 700 troops near the mouth of Tenant river to strike at the airfield from the ea»L €70 Japanese were killed. The 30 pot. killed were captured. Of the remaining 2,018 in the total j>f 5,188 dead. 1,000 were killed during American occupation of positions on ..-the islands of Tulagi, Gavutu. Makambo. and Tanambogo Aug. 7 and & The rest, 1,018, were killed in various actions including aerial strafing, naval bombardment of enemy held areas, and minor skirmishes, snipings, and small scale engagements. The estimates not included would cover, for instance, the enemy troops killed in the northern Solomons by aerial bombardment : The navy said that the figure 5,188 was arrived at by "an actual count of enemy killed in actions ashore, and does not include estimates of those killed in enemy controled areas "v#§«re no count could be made." Drive 4 Miles Inland. " The American advance to the east* ward across the Malimbiu river made against light resistance, placed United States lorces not more than four miles Inland and roughly paripllel to the north coast of the island, where the Japs have established •round Koli point a beachhead from which to strike at the American east fiank. „ Today's communique gave a better 31acArthiiy§Circles Net^ Guinea Japs GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Australia. Nor. 8 (Sunday)--(AP).--American combat troops are in action near Buna, vital Jap base on the n$rth New .Guinea coast. Gen Douglas Mac- Arthur disclosed today. Buna is /the base from which the enemy loosed In midsummer a drive over tortuous mountain trails, which got within 32 miles of Port Moresby before it began backtracking late in September. ' MacArthur reported that the allies, whose ground forces have been pushing the Japs back across the Owen Stanley mountains, now control all of Papua except the Buna-Gona beach area on the north New Guinea coast as a result of the secret American movement. Transported by Air. "American ground troops in force, transported by air from Australia during the last month, have penetrated central and northern Papua to the vicinity of Buna," a communique stated. "The allied forces now control all of Papua except the beachhead In the Buna-Gona area." Simultaneously, Gen. MacArthur disclosed that the allies have occupied Good Enough Island to the northeast of -New Guinea, to an obvious flanking movement. Another surprising development was a thrust around the eastern end of New Guinea from Milne bay where Jap troops landed in July only to be pinned against the sea and Slain or forced to their ships. Auseiea Fight at Olvt "Units from Milne bay," the communique said, "have now completed clearing remnants of hostile forces from the Islands to the north and have occupied adjacent strategic points." While this disclosure was being made, Australian ground forces atlll GEN. DOUGLAS Mac ARTHUR. were meeting fierce resistance at Oivl where the retreating Japs are making a stand. Today's communique said the Australians maintained constant pressure and were resorting to their hitherto successful tactics of local encircling movements in efforts to dislodge the defenders. The Jap units at Oivl are those re» treating after their summer drive against Port Moresby. Oivl Is 35 miles south of Buna, and the communique Indicated the enemy there had been flanked by the American troops and now Is menaced by Yanks to (he north and Aussies to the south. PEN H 1001,000 ROMMEL MEN; QOTWEfflllOO tffifc British Tanks Smash 2d Axis Stand. Yanks Bag 45 Planes War's Biggest Convoy Takes Yanks to Africa ARMY AIR TRANSPORT USES THE TRIBUNE TO MAINTAIN MORALE • V Indication than usual of the geographical extent of the battleground. The American line runs, it now appears, .between Point Cruz on the west and Koli on the east--about $2Vj miles. From these two points the /line -shifts roughly in .a semi-circle to project the strategic air field from at- •,eck from the jungle to the south, iouthwest. and southeast. 9T* \pain and Portugal Given U. S.-Britiih Guarantees LONDON, Nov. 8 ISunday].--'The nited States and British ambassa-| ors in Madrid and Lisbon have given guarantees to the Spanish and Portuguese governments that the Integrity of their territories in Africa will fee respected, it was reported here arly today. Such guarantees affect panish Riff and Portuguese West LONDON, Nov. 8 ISundayl-W).-- Possibly the greatest invasion armada assembled in Europe since the start of the war undertook the Invasion of French North Africa today in the first large scale action in which the United States has participated on this side of the Atlantic. A force of 24 warships, transports and freighters, followed by the great battleship Rodney and a heavy air escort, were reported by the German news agency DNB to have left Gibraltar Thursday night A possibility that four aircraft carriers accompanied the attack fleet was seen In axis reports. German broadcasts said the Furious, the Argus and another unidentified " flattop " had been observed in the harbor at Gibraltar, and a later Vichy report said four carriers were seen there. In addition to the vessels which set out eastward into the Mediterranean, DNB said, at least 100 other ships waited at Gibraltar. 40 Merchant Ships, Among the 125 originally there, the German reports said, were six cruisers, one auxiliary cruiser, 26 to 28 destroyers; four submarines and one monitor. To transport men, equipment and supplies there were two transports, one of them large, and possibly 40 merchantment and 12 tankers. The remainder of the vessels were not identified. Later, Rome said, another big convoy of troops and supplies entered the Mediterranean under escort of seven destroyers and numerous speed boats and was reinforced at Gibral tar /by two cruisers and an aircraft carrier. The landings electrified Loudon, which had been tilled with rumors that something "awfully big" was brewing for this week-end. The foreign office announced that -his majesty's government subscribe in full to the policies and ideals of President Roosevelt's statement" announcing the arrival of American troops in French Africa. "Fighting French" sources expressed keen gratification at the announcement. One official said: "We welcome the allied move to liberate I French territory and particularly any move to liberate the real fighting France." An official British statement said: "In a broadcast to Frenchmen the President of the United States has announced the arrival of American forces in French North Africa. The Army Air Transport command has requested THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE to supply it with six copies daily to be dropped off at points where Amer- L ican troops are' stationed in the Pacific; as an aid to maintaining good morale. THE TRIBUNE received the request together with papers in 13 other cities, New York, Philadelphia. Washington, Boston, Detroit, Cleveland, Kansas City, St. Louis, Miami, New Orleans, Denver, San Francisco, and Seattle. THE TRIBUNE complied Immedia tely with the request of the Army Air Transport command. The .transport command Is responsible it the delivery of essential supplies to fat flung bases in the Pacific, serving as a swift supplement to the slower sea transport. CAIRO, Egypt Nor. ? (AVAmerlcan flyers have shot down 45 enemy planes against a loss of 6 of their own In the middle east from Oct. 1 to Nov. 8, Maj. Gen. Ajiwls H. Brereton's headquarters Enounced tonight. In addition, the announcement said, the Yanks have seriously damaged an uncalculated number of tons of enemy shipping and knocked out 4 number of tanks and other motor vehicles. Only yesterday they destroyed a large tanker at Bengasi and hit a medium merchant vessel at Tobruk. Tighter and medium bombers were continuing to harass with* drawing axis forces west of Matruh. (Map mii pmg* 9.) CAIRO, Egypt Nov. 7 (^.--Approximately 100,000 men of Marshal Erwin Rommel's axis army of 140,000 were reported captured or plumed down In pockets far behind the swiftly moving Africaa front today as the BUttsfrrtUi army swept on toward the XJbyan border after smashing * tfce CSermsn. armored force l&lts second atHnpML stand. Disregarding tbt thotiflffids of foot soldiers left In the dusty tiwlnssh of the battlefrant Lieut Gren. Barnard Montgomery's British and American tanks tore Into the disorganized flanks of their main prise the battered remnants of the German armored divisions--west of Matruh In an effort to eliminate them entirely. They already had caught up with this fleeing force one* and sent it Into headlong; harassed retreat a second pose Is to free French territory from the threat of occupation by the axis, and that the united nations are doing all they can to Ins'pw m sound future well v restoration of the ideals, sraertb*, and democracy of all those who have lived under the tricolor. He has Issued an appeal to all Frenchmen to help toward the execution of this great purpose and to hasten the day of peace. Supported by BAF. His majesty's government. subscribe in full to the policy andideals of the President's statement The United States' action was un> dertaken with the full support and collaboration of his majesty's government and the operations of the United States forces are being, supported by units of the royal navy and the RAF. "His majesty's government have but one desire in relation to France, arid that is to hasten the day when Frenchmen everywhere will join together to restore the independence and greatness of France. "The operation initiated by the united nations in North Africa marks a step forward toward that day. Capture Irks 2 Officers 'Just Looking* mt War CAIRO, Egypt Nov. 7 Two high ranking Italian officers captured in the Egyptian desert fumed and fretted today because, they explained to their British captors, they sent to the front as observers of British methods and net aa combatants. "This is an outrass," one of them "Sa has esplslned that their par- General Spars fimsnlt. Montgomery spurred his men on to swifter pursuit of the enemy with the admonition that the "battle just won Is only the beginning of our task." The British object apparently was to harry Rommel's men con* stantly ao they could not rest or re* group their shattered forces. Montgomery's observation was contained in the following order of the day to the 8th army: X feel sure that the battle we have just won Is ohly the beginning of our -task. There Is much to be dona yet and It will call for supreme effort and great hardship on the part of every officer and man. "Forward then to our task of i» moving the Germans from north Africa. The Germans began this trouble, and they must take the consequences: They asked for It and now they will get it Let no officer or man relax, let us drive ah«ad Eastward, destroying the enemy wherever he Is met" 2M08 Today's communique ^announced that the counted prisoners totaled well over 20,000, and unofficial reports said six Italian divisions Ian ^additional -80,000 men] as under lock and key, for they had bqen, abandoned without "transport food, or water In the hasty Rommel flight at positions near the A1 Alamein line, 104 miles east of Matruh. The Ashore from Huge Armada . BY WE* GALLAGHER. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Nov. 8 (Sunday) -- AP.--American soldiers, marines, and sailors from one of the greatest naval armadas ever put into a single military operation swarmed ashore today on' the Vichy controled North Africa shore before dawn, striking to break Hitler's hold on the Mediterranean. First reports reaching allied headquarters said that American assault parties had made successful landings near two main objectives, but official quarters warned that it probably was too early to evaluate these advices. Lieut. Gen. Dwifeht D. (Ike) Eisenhower, supreme commander of the huge forces involved in the operation, worked thruout the night directing the first great American blow at the axis. Included in the forces were, crack combat troops, Rangers (air borne units), and the cream of America's air men. Largest Ever Attempted, British naval and air force units supported the American landing forces, who were preceded by a snowstorm of leaflets and a radio baiYagepxomiting th*Franch that the United States had no intea* tion of setting French possessions and only sought to prevent axis infiltration. It undoubtedly was the longest overwater military operation ever attempted, with hundreds of ships in great convoys coming thousands of miles under the protection of British and American sea and air might I came on one of these convoys. Fighting-fit American soldiers and airmen, who did not know their destination until a few hours before scrambling into assault targes, crowded the ships to the very funnels and were guarded by aircraft carriers, racing cruisers, and destroyers. Sail Thru Stoma for Days. Our big convoy arrived at its destination with the split second timing of a subway train, despite storms for many days at sea and danger from planes and submarines. The entire operation was car' ried out with the delicate synchro^ nization of an expensive watch, justifying the months of careful planning by Lieut. Gen. Eisenhow- Eisenhower's Order Washington, D. G, Nov. 7 W.--The war department tonight gave out the following proclamation by Lieut. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower which was broadcast to French to the people of North Africa: Here Is a communication of the American Gen. Eisenhower, commander In Chief of the forces new disembarking In French North Africa. This is one of the general staff officers who ipselrs to you. This <w*«!«runiration of the highest Importance Is adled to the French armies en the land, sea, and air In North Africa: Frenchmen of North Africa, the forces which I have the honor of com- .manrtlng come to you as friends to make war against your enemies. Coast en Rhadthipi This Is a military operation directed against the ItalianGerman military forces In North Africa. Our only objective Is to defeat the enemy and to free France. I need not tell you that we have no designs either on North Africa or on any part of the French empire. We count on your friendship and we ask your aid. I have given formal orders that no offensive action shall be undertaken against you on condition that for your part you take the sam* attitude. To avoid any possible misunderstanding; msko the following sigir By day, fly the French Tricolor and the American Hag, one above the other. I repeat, by day, fly the French "IYicolor and the American flag, one above the other, or two tl repeat two] Tricolors, one above the other. By night tarn on a searchlight and direct It vertically toward the sky. X repeat, by night turn on -a searchlight and direct St vertically toward the sky. Gives Orders to "Moreover, for reasons of military security, we are obliged to give you the following orders. Any refusal to follow them will be interpreted as a proof of hostile Intention on your part Here are the orders: "To all naval and merchant marine units: First, stay where yon are. [Otattaned oa page S. &] THE WEATHER BUHDAT. Movanaaa a. tass. SnnriM. 7:33. SanKt. 6:37. Xoonaat. 6:10 p. m. ifamuT, Mara, afed V«nu in Ux moraine lUn, CHICAGO AND VICINITY: LUU* flbaa<« !a ttmperatvi*: santl* winds. ILLINOIS: SUchUy wanner central •outh porlioni; occailooal light 4risala aavthaaat portioa today. namaaTo aas n ancaoo Vet S* km aaiai at t a. a, KM. It SUT...<0) SIA.,3013p.m......S 3 »»ja..«S ...SI 10PJB..4S ...SO llp*a..44 7pjn......44S7l MMat-tM Spa...40 Sua..41 «P.». s pjB...soI; 6 pjn.. .481 43 .t3S 10 aja..4S 6aja...3S UajB..43 e aja...SS I Noon... 48 7ajn...3Sl 1 pjn.*B3 Sa.aa...38' 3PA..S3 •HIck. tLow. tUnoffldtf midnl«bt-S a. aa. Vac *4 km at 1M p. M, NOT. ft Mean temperature. 46 tfasraaa; November defldeoor, IS ezceaa tfaea Jan. 1, SSS Hiehaat «M valoeltr. S I Medal tattoo. of an lack; aaaaaa atnea Jaa. I. LU MMS atfettn hamUitr at 740 _ _ :: east: •* 140 p- m„ OS; at fse 9> ah.fi. ~ tsMseaaeasWt er and his BfplpfcAinerican supreme command. Land «t Several Places. Landings wereMSiade at numerous places simultaneously, altho they were hundreds of miles apart, participated in by eager young men from every state in the Union. To a man, their reaction was' "we don't want to fight the Trenoh if it can be helped but, boy, we hope to tangle with those Nazis/ At dawn low flying American planes roared over French cities dropping white showers of leaflets. They were signed by Eisen hower and contained a message from President Roosevelt calling on the French to accept the American action calmly and peacefully. At the zero hour khaki clad soldiers stumbled into their square nosed assfcult boats in the darkness, under the protecting guns of shadowy warships, while farther out to sea planes roared over the speeding car tiers and disappeared In the YANKEE TROOPS' ENTER MOROCCO AND ALGERIA LIEUT. GEN. EISENHOWER. Secondly, make no attempt to scuttle, your vessell 'To coast guard units: Withdraw from the neighborhood of your caa» non and your stations. "To aviation units: Do not take oft All airplanes must remain la their usual places. "General orders: Ztt general.;you must obey all orders glvtn to yon by' my officers. " We come, X repeat, u .^dmj^itot as enemies. We shall not>b«.tae flnt to lire. Follow exactly th* orders which I have just given yon* Thus, you will avoid any possibility of « conflict which could only be useful to oar enemies. Wo summon yon as Comrades tO the «nmw«mm Ogh* the Invaders of Stance, The war has entered the phase of liberation." Sends Meessga from EO. t. Gen. Elsenhower broadcast to "all the people In Morocco and In North Africa," a message In behalf of President Roosevelt "Help us and the day of a world of peace will be established." tbe President's message said. 66 Vive La France!" Cries F.D.R. Help Us: Roosevelt WathingtoHi D. Nov 7 Of).--Tfce feet of tht address broadcast by ffresidsnf Rootevtlt, la Frmwh, to th* FrsacJk people, foUow: "My friends, who suffer day and night under the crushing yok* of the Nasi* I speak to you as one who was with your army and navy in France in 1918. "I have held all my Ufa the deepest friendship for the French people --for the entire French people. 1 retain and cherish the friendship of hundreds of French people In France and outside of France. I know your farms, your villages, and your dtles. I know your soldiers; professors, and workmen. I know what a precious heritage of the French people are your homes, your culture, and tub principles of democracy in Fiance. I salute again and reiterate my faith In liberty, equality, and fraternity. No two nations exist which are mora united by historic and mutually friendly tiea than the people of France and the United States. "We Bepdsa Quel Invaders." "Americans; with the assistance of the united nations, are striving for their own safieVkure as well as the restoration of theideals, the liberties, and the democracy of all those who have lived under the Tricolor. -We come among you to repulse the cruel Invaders who would remove forever your rights of selfgovernment your rights to -religious freedom, and your rights to live your own lives In peace and security. We oosse among you solely to defeat and rout your enemies. Have faith In our words. We do not want to cause you any harm. ™ "Vivo La Asm XtaraeUa!" •We assure you that once the menace. «f 0ennany «td Italy Is f moved from you, we shall «utt fenr territory at once, "X am appealing to your realism, to your self-interest anT We'U Fight: Petain LONDON, Nov. 8 ISunday]--W).-- The Vichy radio said-today that Mart shal Petain had sent President Roosevelt a message expressing his " astonishment and sadness" at learning of "the aggression.of your troops against North Africa." Petain said that the reasons given bv the President for the landings failed to justify them and added: France and Its honor are in vOlved. We are attacked and we will defend ourselves." Would Defend Empire. "You give to your enemies Intentions which do not exist in reality,' the aged Vichy chief of state added. I declared to you that we would have defended our empire in case of attack. You also knew that we would have defended from any aggression, whoever attempted It You know would keep my word. "I had, In asking for an armistice, preserved our empire^ and It Is you, acting In the name of a nation to which so many remembrances and ties unite us, who are taking such painful Initiative" Petain said he had Issued orders dirwtlng that active defense ures be taken. Appeals, te gwrhmwii The Vichy government Issued this communique: "We appeal to Frenchmen not to allow themselvesjtobe swayed by foreign broadcasts. The government will keep you Informed of events taking place. "The answer of Marshal Petain to President Roosevelt shews to every one their duty. Discipline, calta and unity -re necessary. "Admiral Darlaa [chief of the Vichy armed forc^i la on the spot Franco haa known other difficult thim and will face this one Inflicted op us by a nation for which every Frenchman had respect Car honor requires it" "Do not obstruct Z Msg of W this great purpoea. "Help us where yon are able, my Crienda, and we shall see again the glorious day whan liberty shan reign again Roosevelt Says It's Second Front BULLETIN. LONDON, Nov. 8 (Sunday)-* (AP).--The Vichy radio reported% that a landing attempt was car* ried out by British troops off Algiers shortly before dawn today after a violent bombardment. Some allied speedboats were re« pelled with losses, the radio said, adding that calm prevailed in the city. Other landing attempts were carried out in other points of North Africa* including Oran, it* was stated* Ofap M *ag* 8.) Washington, D. C, Nor. f ' (AP)w--Powerful American expeditionary forces are landing on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts o£ the French colonies in Africa in the first big-scale offensive of the war. under the Star V Spangled. Banner. An electrifying announcement of the action, obviously aimed a{ wimiing complete domination of the dark continent and reopening the Mediterranean sea for tho united nations in conjunction with the victorious British drive westward from Egypt, was made in _ announcement tonight by Presi-™ dent Roosevelt and a simultaneous communique from the. war • department The White House statement said the purpose of the move was two-fold: 1. To forestall an axis invasion there, which " would constitute a direct threat to America across^ the comparatively narrow sea from western Africa." Called Second Front. 2. To provide " an effective second front assistance to our heroic allies in: Russia." Thus the axis had an emphatic answer to its attempts to " fish for information " by broadcasting counts of heavy allied troop con* voys escorted by warships mistering at the Rode of Gibraltar tft recent days. The troops apparently <wcKB some of those which have been concentrated in the British Utel for some time, itching for action ^ as they went thru battle training. They were commanded by Lieut^ Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, commander in chief in the European theater, whose headquarters had been in Britain. ^ 4>ka French to Help* 1 t Germany Gets Ward of Landings; No Comment New York, Nov. 7 UP)---In the tot Word from the axis on the American w<wnp in French Africa, the Berlin tonight broadcast a report which appeared to be repeat of American and Eisenhower broadcast a fttessage to the people of French North Africa on behalf of the President, assuring therii that^ " we come among you solely to destroy your enemies and not to harm you," and issued a proclamation instructing them how to cooperate. To signify codperation, the general directed that they fly the J French tri-color and the Ameri- . can flag, one above the other, or two .tricolors by day and shine searchlight vertically into the sky by night He also directed French naval and aviation units to remain idle. Eisenhower's message indicated that the troops were pouring ashore in Morocco, which h*a both Atlantic and Mediterranean ir a. -r