OFFICERS PROMOTED

Grey River Argus, 23 November 1942, Page 3

OFFICERS PROMOTED

U.S. War Effort [Aust. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Vice-Admiral Halsey, who commanded the American Fleet m tne recent successful action against the Japanese off the Solomon Islands has been promoted to the rank of Admiral by President Roosevelt. Rear-Admiral H. K. Hewitt, who commands the naval forces engaged in the North African expedition has been promoted to Vice-Admiral. Brigadier-General James Doolittle, who is in command of American air forces in the North African expedition. has been promoted to MajorGeneral.

MR WILLKIE’S NEW LINE TRIBUTE TO BRITISH FORCES (Rec. 9.30) NEW YORK, Nov. 21. Mr Wendell Willkie, addressing, the British War Relief Society here said: “The British are playing down their part in the North African campaign, in order to give an extra lift to America. It will be written L ll history that it was General Mont-o-omerv’s magnificent aility at tbf Alamein that/ made possible everything that America is now doing in North Africa. When the war is over the story of Britain’s part in North Africa yesterday and to-day will be one of the noblest sagas in history.” ~ Mr Willkie said that at a Kremlin banquet, he had praised Russia s matchless courage, but had also called attention to the same matchless courage on the- part of the British during the blitz. NEW WAR WOUND TREATMENT. NEW YORK, Nov. 20. New methods of treating war wounds have resulted in an astounding reduction in the death rate, declared Rear-Admiral Mclntyre, Navy Surgeon-General. The United States Navy was losing less than 1 per cent, of wounded at Guadalcanal- comparea with 7 per cent, during the la'st war. Applications of sulfa injection and blood plasma on the battlefields and swift . aerial transportation to hospitals were largely responsible. RECORD loan. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Rising war costs are forcing the United "States-Treasury to borrow 90 000 000.000 dollars in December. This is the .largest borrowing operation ever undertaken in the,world, declared the Secretary of the Treasury (Mr. Henry Morgenthau) at a press Co He Gr added that 344,000 salesmen are soliciting war bonds and are trying to add at least 9,000,000 more regular bond buyers. WHAT AXIS, LEADERS KNOW. NEWVORK, Nov. 20. “From information I ,. ha . ve Personallv received, I know that the GerX 'SIS realise that the war is lost but they do not know how io tell ’ their people,” declared Mr. Otto Tolisohus, former “New York Times Tokio correspondent, in a speech to the '“New York Times” annual business luncheon at Detroit. i Mr. Tolisihus added that the Nazis in building their New Order on the idea of a superior race, corned the Japanese but the German people were unable to accept the concept and ior that reason the Japanese are « much tougher foe.