sible break with Russia, as Tojo takes over duties of foreign minister. Last Jap troops wiped out at Milne Bay. Sept. 2 Rommel troops make 10 mile advance at one point against British lines. German tanks cut Red lines at Stalingrad. Sept. 3British Navy fliers blast. Rommel lines, forcing retreat from previous forward points. Sept. 4 Rommel defeated and forced to retreat in attempt to crack Allied lines in Egypt. Chinese troops, aided by U. S. air support, advance in Kiangsi province. Sept. 5 Red Army, showing amazing recuperative powers, rallies and forces Nazis back at Stalingrad. Russian, RAF fliers pound Germany from east and west. Japanese occupy islands in Sunda group northwest of Australia.Sept. 7 President Roosevelt asks Congress for enactment by Sept. 8 Jap troops within 50 miles of Fort Moresby, New Guinea, after breaking through pass at summit of Owen Stanley Mountains. Rommel continues to retreat in Africa. Sept. 9 Germans drive wedge into Russian lines at Stalingrad, threatening early capture of giant steel center. Sept. 10 Gasoline rationing certain as Baruch committee reports; 35 mile an hour speed limit to be set. Rains aid Russians at Stalingrad. Sept. 11 Hitler orders all out drive to take Stalingrad. Australian troops halt Jap drive toward Port Moresby. Sept. 12 Russian troops halt Nazi drive at Stalingrad. Sept. 14 Wage, price control bill introduced in Senate. Russ bayonets halt Germans at Stalingrad. JAP PLANE OVER U. S. Sept. 15 Oregon forest, fire blamed on incendiary bomb from small Jap plane. Rear Admiral John K. Towers named command of pacific Fleet Air Force. Sept. 16. Navy anounces sinking of U. S; plane carrier York town at Midway battle on June 4. Marines hold back Jap attacks on Guadalcanal. William Jeffers, president of Union Pacific Railroad, named U. S. rubber czar. Sept. 17 Street fights rage as Nazi forces pierce Stalingrad lines. German radio claims that Stalingrad has ceased to be a solid block of resistance. RAF fleet of 800 planes attacks Ruhr valley. Japs within 32 miles of Port Moresby. Sept. 18 Russians counter attack at Stalingrad as Germans begin assault with heavy artillery and parachute troops. Sept. 19 Russian reinforcements hurl Germans from vital position at Stalingrad. Sept. 21 Stalingrad defenders hold on to city as big German guns pound steel center. Sept. 23 British desert patrols strike German supply centers 500 miles behind front lines in Egypt, as U. S. bombers raid Bengasi. Sept. 24 U. S. Destroyer Jarvis and auxiliary transport Little sunk by Japs in Solomons. Russians regain several strong points at Stalingrad. French garrison in Madagascar capital surrenders to British. Vern Haugland, former S. L. newspaperman found alive after 47 days in New Guinea jungle. Sept. 25 British claim great Arctic victory as Russianbound convoy is attacked by German air and submarine forces. Sept. 26 Office of Defense Transportation orders nationwide 35 mile an hour speed limit as rubber conservation measure. Stalingrad defenders regain whole blocks from Nazis. Japs fall back in New Guinea to end threat to Port MorSeby. Sept. 28 U. S., Canadian planes blast Jap bases in Aleutians. Sept. 29 Russian counter drive batters Nazis on 50 mile front. Sept. 30 Hitler pledges to take Stalingrad. Russians admit situation unabatingly grave. Nipponese troops driven back through vital pass in New Guinea. October Oct. 1 Russian forces break f through German defensive positions to relieve Stalingrad pressure. Oct. Virtually all wages and farm prices fixed as of Sept. 15, and Supreme Court Justice James F. Byrnes is appointed as economic czar. Oct. 5 Jap reinforcements reach Solomons, but U. S. Marines hold firm in positions near Henderson airport. Oct. 7 Australian troops recapture strategic pass in Owen Stanley mountains in New Guinea, ending threat to Port Moresby. Russians continue to drive Germans back near Stalingrad. Oct 8 German broadcast indicates Nazi intention to abandon Stalingrad battle. Japs quit two islands in western Aleutians. Oct. 10 Britain and U. S. assure China that her postwar sovereignty will be free of fetters of extraterritoriality. Oct. 13 U, S. Marines make new gains in Solomons battle. President Roosevelt launches move to lower draft limit to 18 years. Oct. 14 Reds launch counter drive in Stalingrad. Oct. 15 Army troops reinforce marines on Guadalcanal vast enemy fleet. reported apporaching Solomons. Oct. 16 Showdown battle starts for Solomons. Both sides forecast long struggle. Oct. 21 German drive on Stalingrad weakens. President Roosevelt, receives largest tax bill in nations history, increasing income, excise and corporation taxes. Oct. 22 American Marines and soldiers repulse first major thrust by Japs on Guadalcanal. Oct. 24 Britains Eighth Army, aided by U. S. air forces, launch major drive against Rommel in Egypt with blows by land, sea and air. Vice Admiral William F. Halsey placed in charge of South Pacific Fleet, relieving Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley. Eddie Rickenbacker reported missing in the Pacific. Oct. 26 Allies block German counter attacks in Africa, widen holes in Rommels lines. Panic hits Genoa as British continue heavy bombing attacks on Italy. Oct. 27 Japanese continue furious attacks in Solomons, but Americans hold firm. Navy announces sinking of U. S. Aircraft Carrier Wasp on Sept. 15 Allies make new gains in Egyptian war. Oct. 30 British make new advances against Rommel. Ominous quiet, covers Jap fleet operations in Solomons. Oct. 31 Jap fleet withdraws from Solomons and Secretary of Navy Knox announces that; U. S. has won the first round of the Solomons battle. November Nov. 1 Seven Jap warships damaged or sunk by U. S. forces in battle near Guadalcanal, with U. S. losing a carrier and destroyer. Nov. 2 Japs flee on Guadalcanal; Allies take Jap airbase at Kokoda in New Guinea. British continue to drive Rommel back, pinning Axis forces in land sea pocket. Nov. 3 Republicans make strong gains in general election, with Thomas E. Dewey winning New York governorship, and many Congressional seats changing from Democratic to Republican. Nov. 3 British announce smashing victory in Africa, with enemy in full retreat. Nov. 6 British announce that 40.000 Italians were trapped in African rout of Rommels forces. British forces complete Madagascar clean up. Nov. 7 American and British troops invade northern Africa, landing in French Colonies along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, as the long awaited second front is opened. Nov. 8 Algiers surrenders to U. S. troops, while virtually all other important ports and cities capitulate or are surrounded by Allied forces. British forces continue to chase Rommel westward. Nov. 9 Admiral Jean Darlan, captured by Allies, orders end of resistance by French and offers cooperation with U. S. forces in African campaign. Nov. 11 As U. S. notes a somber Armistice Day, Hitler orders Nazi troops to seize all of France, leaving only Toulon, where French Fleet is anchored, unoccupied by German troops. In eastern Africa, Allies pursue Rommels troops into Libyan Desert. Nov. 12 U. S. British troops move toward Tunisia as Nazis rush armed forces to that area. French Fleet pledges to guard Toulon.