Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 149, Decatur, Adams County, 24 June 1941 — Page 1

J XXXIX. No. 149.

■(AT BRITAIN M RUSSIA TO I Unit JOINTLY |[d<n I*' ll ' < <»”«m<»ns Os "I rtar To Finish On J Nazi Germany < lune 24 'UP: Great ,iul Soviet Russia are ■r'■iniHinl <l'l '<> fight Xa«l , flnl«h foreign «.•< v ,!hony Men annonnoxl .. . '*•• ItOIKe of < Olli today ■T .... .a: materiel rind moral \norha to •'overwhelm U «l| S'.izl |M»wer" ha- been ME- .-..) i'iew Eden I .. r ha* given a**iirun< *•« .h. intends to maintain n IH' . -. ~-lve position and Tm mL bar promised that het gK,, > »ph Great Britain I* Inta, t ! he *tn'<*lllenl of I’nlt .. policy a* outlined by ii v of stale Sumner T'.l.ti referred to the re. ■,> Loliiloll of I'lllted State* KJohn Willant !n th*-*<- - few day* Inic.-d the fie. I, |K . ,nd a«stlnin< of <<m Ml . ■ I .. n-smlng «n|>|ioii hom jM, fi lend* both ma'ei ■ i: ..| noral the volume of which no , whelm resistance and the Natl power." ■U' h liked lip Welle*' slate defense against Hr sill hasten the Nazi fileh downfall. |9 Ur 'A,n.n>t brought it* also a j|K> , : . \p;e* ion of the det.ltn of hi* great country to aid the part to which w.- a* a 1.-di. .it' d «he *.n.one irrevocable purpose to |H)Urh 'he prime minister tw > |MI"- -I-' I pliikoil IK once again de.'tm-tlon of llitierixm and Nazi regime." Men Mid ■ v i • ate like thia our thought* in heartfelt sympathy to |Kt p.p.h ,|||e« Once again their |Kg! i« a battlefield Once again |Hb> ■ |.i ,ple suffer for no fault of |H|ta.-<>* Tile Polish people hate |Ku a hud history. By their cour In the time of unparalleled -hey have earned and th-y ed.ern their freedom That a* our pledge " ■ Th- Polish government in exil--had offered to forget I:* with the Soviet* if Unwin fotmally abandon the If*3'» treaty with Germany re-tore the pre war Polish ■seller ■ Eden * reference* to Wlnant cheered by the chant Iter Mfer.-t ambassador Ivan Mai-ky ■k*in the diplomatic gallery M Th.-, announcement* meant ■ 1 That so long a* Russia re-■h-.-d from glnacking Finland ■to Finn* would leave It tq Ger'o make any attack on Hum■to through the Karelian htthmu* Baltic danger point ■ l That on the British and Rua ■ho flank* In the Cauca*u* Tur ■*? would be friendly It wa* im 'J OW . s , nN PA(IF rHttKK. Starts Hiring I In Struck Shipyards ■ San Francisco. June 24 <UK ■to I' S Navy took over direct of machL'iista for struck San ■toacioco shipyard* today despite ■r-'-.’. f rom | B f H>r loader* that ■*h action wa* “strike break J Tbere WM no ru*h for joba. how ■«*r when civil aervice mediation ■“M. aupervliied by navy officer* y >r> up at major yard* tiffed , i’T a Jfi-day Grike of AFL and jf lo tnachitihita for higher wage* double time for overtime lUNDCONCERT I HERE TONIGHT |Bt Joseph School Band I To Play Weekly Concert Tonight ■.J 11 * St - Joaeph school band will for the weekly band concert H " evening at 8 o'clock on the ■ house ramp. Sellemeyer. director, anB, ***** following program for ■ conceit: | ’wch “Aline." Bennett. ■ '“t dance—"Oyral." Bennett. ■ a. rc, ’~‘’®J r to t «®.” Bennett. |nui«r r, " r ‘* ~ ‘■° oWen Crescent.") I Streak." Eisenberg I “Pandora." Eisenberg., I J*’*" • trombone tipper. I *^ h ~" F °T Gay," Huff. I wrenade— "Dan Cupid " I ** rch ' , Thunderer." Sousa I “htr Spangled Banner."

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SYRIA CAPITAL FALLS BEFORE ' ALLIED FORCE Delayed Dispatch Reveals Fall Os Damascus On Ijist Friday 'By Henry T. Correll) • With the Free French force* In • Itainamu*. June 21. il>elay«d» — > ■ tl'Pi The capital of (’yrla fell InI to Free Frenc h hand* shortly lie. • fore 2 p. m . today The mayor of the city formally surrendered the city to t'olonel J Philibert Collet. Half of the Vinhy army'* general , staff at Ihimascu* have been taken ( j prisoner and Free French and Hrlt- • . | l«h Imfrerlal force*, noting friction . vetween Syrian and Vichy official*, i hoped for a quick end to the Syrian | . campaign. ' The Syrian native government • broke all tie* with Vichy delegate* • and granted a general amnesty to 1 all political prisoner*. Some had ■ Ireen nerving a* much a* 20-year sentence* for autl-French activity. ' ■ Vichy official* apparently had i disregarded the mayor's pleas that ■ Damascus be declared an ..pen city., i to spare it from shefllng or bomb- ■ ing however, not more than elgh.' 1 or nine British shells landed in the h city. These were aimed at military Objectives, although one or two fell short, causing altout a dozen clvl-! ' Ilan causaltles. The decisive'battle for D.maTcus . wa* fought on Friday when a crack j unit of Indian troop* penetrated i the western suburl. of Mezza They fought a one-sided battle with more than 25 French tank* which endr-' , cled their position. Board To Receive Bids Here July 1 i The county commissioners on 1 July I will receive bid* for grocer-1 les. bread and tobacco at the conn-1 ty infirmary for July. August and Septemlwr. The bids will be taken' i at 2 p. m. on the taiiove date. CHANGE ROUTE i OF HIGHWAY 33 I Federal Road 33 Is Rerouted Over New ByPass Here Rerouting of federal road 38 I through the city of Decatur wa* made this morning with members of the state highway crew changing me road algu*. Beginning today, road 33 will turn west off Second street at Monroe and proceed west on Monroe ( to the hy-pas* of federal-road 27. There it will turn north, proceed north on the by pass out of the city along with federal road 27. The changing of the route of road 33 returns the maintenance of North Second street from Monroe street north to the corporation limits bac k to the city. It will also return to the county for maintenance the stretch of road from the northern corporation limits through Monmouth up to the junction of old 27 with the new by-pass, north of Monmouth. Itoade 33 and 27 signa on North ' Second street, north of Monroe street, were to be removed by the highway crew before the close of the day. This change will undoubtedly in--1 crease greatly the traffic on Monroe street from Second to the bypass. as federal road 33 has become one of the more highly traveled routes In this territory. The increased use of road 33 haa been at- < trlbuted greatly to the fact that It Is the only improved, angling route from eoutbern Ohio to Chicago. The change takes away the last heavy traffic from North Second street. Federal road 27 was routed north on Second street out of the city until the by pass was completed this spring. o Appeals Court Rules On Strike “Violence” Chicago. June 24 — (UK — The U. 8. circuit court of appeals ruled I today that strikers resorting to • unprovoked violence'' are not pro- ' tected by the national labor relations act. , The court Issued Its ruling on a. petition of Wilson and compsny to set aside a national labor relations board order finding J. Evanson and Sons. Camden. N. J., sosp manufacturers guilty of unfair labor practices. The soap company Is owned by Wilson and Co., meat i packers.

Here’s Beginning of Nazi Invasion of Russia “*■**•••»••»«•’•■•■■■■■■■■■•■•■■■■■B*waw^Baaas«««aassMawsuwagw^HjH(mu^»«w**o»«ais^w*e*a*asaw«w* , .ar , German soldiers In a rublier lioat are pictured above as they crossed the Bug river, borderline between Germany and liussla. to begin their Invasion of Soviet soli. Note the demolished wooden bridge In background.

HEAT WAVE TO RE COHTINUED No Immediate Relief Forecart For Decatur And Vicinity In the face of a blazing sun and a "generally fair" prediction from the weatherman. Decaturlte* *aw but little hope of a respite from the latest beat wave for at least another day. A* the men-ury again zoomed upward thl* noon, the weatherman's daily report said "Generally fair this afternoon and through Wednesday; not much change in temperature." H was thia last that shattered all hope*. Not much change proNkably meant temperature* In the SO'* again late thl* aflernoon and Wednesday afternoon. After climbing to a new record of »6 Sunday afternoon, the inerI cury did It* best again Monday—• I but wa* atltle to reach a top of only »2. 'With the Dally Democrat thermometer at 8 a. m recording 70 degrees -one alarve the reading for the Mme hour Monday — and t Ttroliing mtn blotted out for only wcond* at a time by a stray cloud —|t wa* evident that Sunday'* maximum mark was again in danger today. To add to the dl»comfort of the (WNTINTJED ON FAGB THREE* 0 Forbid Americans To Leave Italy Rome. June 24 —(UP)-- American* will lie forbidden henceforth to leave Italian or Italian occupied territory without special authorization by the government. It wa* announced today. AlM»ut 1.000 American* in Rome and S.noo In all Italy wers affected. 11l wa* estimated. 0 .— —— NO OBJECTIONS FILER TO DATE Board Os Review In Session To Hear Any Objections — Citizen* of the city of Decatur who have abjection* to personal assessment*, if any. will be heard Wednesday by the Adana county board of revled. The day has been designated by the tioard for hearing residents of the city. Up to a late hour today no one bad entered an objection to per sonal assessment before the board. Today has been designated as the time for residents of the six southern townships to swear. No objector* appeared yesterday from the six northern township*. Taxpayer* from Berne. Monroe and Geneva who have objection*. If there are any. will appear before the ward Thursday. Other work of the board is nearing completion and Its session will be closed the end of th* month. The board Is composed of auditor Victor H. Eicher, assessor Ernest Worthman. treasurer John W. Blakey. W. F Beery, and Mrs. Maude Baumgartner.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, June 24, 1941.

Over 250 Can Pa** Through Tertina l*ane More than 250 car* passed through the testing lane on Madison street Saturday and Monday. Inland Ripley, manager of the event, announced today. Most of the car* were found to l>e in perfect shape, a* far a* light*, brake* and wheel allgment were concerned. Many cooperated In having defect* corrected and then passed through the testing Jane again, obtaining a stamp of approval. Mr. Ripley thanked all those who assisted In making the safety moveUletu a BBCCOM. MORE MARRIAGE PERMITS GIVEN Marked Rise In l**uance Os Marriage License* I* Noted A marked rise In the nnnilier of marriage licenses. iMUed In the offices of county clerk Clyde (). Troulner. has been noted the past few days. This has been attributed for the most part to the customary a ppm I that June, commonly known as “the month of brides." hold*. No less than 13 license* were Issued over the weekend and up to today by attache* of the clerk'* office. Following is a list of those to whom the pei-mlt* were granted: Thomas Guy Hunter. Tipton and Adah Mhlere. Bluffton. Ralph M. Gribble. Pennville, and Berniece M Tharp, Portland Edward Sprunger. Bertie and Helen Balsiger. Berne. Arthur Hcheiderer. Decatur and Fay K. Martin. Decatur James E. Beltler. Berne and Evelyn Habegger. Berne. Richard Gelmer. Decatur, and Roreinary laitigermaii. Decatur. Simon M. Schwartz. Berne and Elina E. Steury. Berne. Reuben S. Girod, Bente and Anna M. Schwartz, Monroe, route one. Arnold Erxleben. Decatur, route one and Dorothy Marie Miller. Decatur. route one. Joseph E. Hllty. Berne, route (CONTINUED OH PAGE HIX)

TODAY’S WAR MOVES

Adolf Hiller opened three potential paths to victory and one to defeat when he struck at Soviet Russia. The first phase of the biggest offensive in Europe's war today indicates the minimum and mazimutn objectives which the German high command has set up prior to every new military thrust. Roughly outlined, these objectives are: I—The1 —The destruction of the Red army as a military force within a few weeks- possibly a month—so that Germany might shift her armed forces back to the western front In time to attempt an invasion of the British Isles while riding the crest of a victory over the Soviet* and before American aid to Britain can reach a peak. »— It a quick victory proves Impossible. the conquest of the vast resources at Soviet Russia (cereals, oil. minerals) by the end of this summer so that this source of supplies may be organized by German

. r REGISTER FOR ' DRAFT JULY 1; Second Registration To Be Held Over Nation j t Next Tuesday « t Washington. Juns 24.— U— K wsr dspsrtmsnt aipsctsd t today to ack congress shortly t for legislation authorizing re- I tsntion of ooms aslsctses bs- t yond their one-ysar training 4 period and expansion of the army by another 100.000 to a i total of nearly 1.800.000 men. i Th* proposals wsr* r*v*al*d < by GM. G*org« C. Marshall. | chief-of staff, in a press confer •ncs. Previously the war department had recommended to President Roosevelt that ths national guard unite under mobilization be retained in federal service. Final plans for the second •elective service registration, to be held next Tuesday. July 1. were an- j nounced today by Ralph E. Roop, chairman of the Adam* county draft Itoard. As chairman of the lioard. Mr. Roop will also serve a* general chairman of the registration. t The registration will Im* done at I only one place the Adam* county , draft board office in the Decatur, < public library building. ' i Registration will Im* conducted, i continuously from 7 a. m. Io !• p tn.. « with registrars' working hour* < staggered to efficiently handle all registration*. All youth* who have become 21 1 ,| years of age since the flr*t regis- , tration on October Ifi 1840. will be , required to regl*ter. Men over 21 , and under 31 who for sone reason i, did not register In the first registration will also be required to , CONTINUED ON PAGE THREB) 1 , 0 |) Andrew* Funeral Rite* Wednesday Funeral service* for Willi* A. ' Androws. of Monroe, who died Mon- 1 day morning at the Irene Byron ' sanitarium, will be held at 2:45 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at home and at 3 p tn. in the Monroe ' Friends church. '— - .

efficiency as a bulwark against a long and costly war with Britain, supported by the United States. 3 - The organization of European support for a crusade, led by Hitler. against Communism with a view to laying the groundwork for a negotiated peace. Pio-Nazi government* of France and Spain already have heralded such a move and. if the Soviet* are close to destruction at Nazi hands, the German fuehrer may even hope for a drastic change that would revive the spirit of appeasement In Britain. Any of the three developments as well as a military deadlock In Europe would be a victory for the Nazis. Ail of them must be weighed tn the gamble taken by Hitler, who has usually "gambled" on sure things. But Hitler went further this time and perhaps indicated that he really was gambling. He shared the ~(CONTINUED ON PAGB FIVB)

Germany Claims Huge Armies Driving Into Russia Defense Lines Along Extended Front

REPORT REVOLT IN LITHUANIA Berlin Reports Entire Red Army Corps Has Mutinied Berlin. June M—(VP)— > Rsdlo Kaunas was quoted by high l.lthuanlan sources today as reporting that an entire Lithuanian army co -ps in the Red army had mutinied and gained control of the Lithuanian capital after Moody fighting. The llthuanlan ver«lon cf devel opments in Lithuania was that a proclamation of independence had lw»en broadcast at noon and that the robei. proXierman forces appeared to l»e gaining control. (Previously, there had been reports of uprising or threats of up risings against the Soviets in all three Baltic states - Lithuania. Latvia and Estonia -but these lacked confirmation. Stockholm beard that an outbreak in Estonia had 'been put down by the Red army. , The three state*, which had once I contained strong German minor!- ■ ties were Incorporated In’c Soviet Russia last year and Moscow yes ■ terday reported mas* meeting In all three supporting the Soviets In the war against Germany.) According to Lithuanian source*, radio Kaunas Mid that the Lithuanian rebels .battled the Rud army I force* in the streets of Kaunas isut 1 there was no mention of whether German forces patriclpated. The new declaration of Lithuania independence was Mid to contain two articles. The first proclaimed Lithuania a free and Inde- | |M-ndent state The second annuunctCONTINLKI) ON PA OK KIX) 0 BRITISHBLAST CHANNELCOAST Aerial Assaults By Britain * Are Nearly Continuous Ixjndon. June 24-tUPi—Towns along the channel coast trembled today under the concussion of gigantic explosions from th- French | coast a* Royal Air Force planes resumed an offensive against Ger- , many and Oarmanqtccupied area* which n>»w seemed almost continuous day and night. The explosions started at dawn, just as a great fleet of long range Iromblng plane*. Including new four-motored craft, returned to home bases after having blasted western and northwestern Germany ) during the night. Hours later, towns on the southeast coast still were shaking from the bombs exploding on the French side of the channel. British plane* had attacked the I invasion coast almost continuous- ‘ ly yesterday and last nigbt and. in their great sweeps over northern France, had shot down 20 challenging German planes with the loss of only five of their own number. German planes which once came by the hundreds 'o strew destruction and death over Britain, were little in evidence. 0

Electric Generator In Navy Yard Explodes Vallejo. Calif.. June 24-<UZ Six men were Injured last night when the Mare Island navy yard eloctric generator ezploded and set fire to (he powerhouse, navy spokesmen announced today. The navy said the explosion wa* accidental and that there wa* no possibility of sabotage, The powerhouse was only slightly damaged but Mare Island was "blacked out" all night a* a result of the accident. ■ — o *~ TEMPERATURB READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m >. 70 10:00 a. m. - 75 Noon 81 2:00 p. m — »0 1:00 p. m »2 WEATHER Generally fair this afternoon and through Wednesday; not much change In temperature.

JAP INVASION 1 IS LIKELY IF RUSSIA LOSES Experts Forecast Invasion Os Siberia If Germany Wins Washington. June 24 (UP JiilMii may Invade Siberia If Russia collapse* under Germany's attack, well informed quarters predicted today. These sources said Japan w.nild take no definite |>oslllon until the test of Nazld'ommunlst strength become* derisive, and that meanwhile, practically all danger* of a Japanese movement against the Dutch East Indie* or Singapore had vanished The Russo-German clash brought the war technically almost within cannon «hot of the western hemisphere. It Is less than 30 miles from the tip of Alaska to the tip of Siberia just south of the Arctic Circle. But for all practical purposes the war scarcely touches that part of the Soviet I'nlon lying near the I'nlted Slates. A Japanese sortie Into Rll>erla would bring the conflict appreciably nearer the United States In the Pacific, although Japan presumably. would strike at Vladivostok. which lie* 1 800 mile* south of the point where Alaska and Asia almost touch. Washington la alert to any Indication of Japan's Intentions The word "appeasement" has been used srornfully since the signing of the Munich accord, but the United States at least seems to hope to mollify Japan by permitting shipments of oil and materials. It is recalled that In hfs May 27 fireside chat. President Roosevelt avoided reference to Japan while lambasting the other axis partners. Withdrawal of Japan from the axis would be a diplomatic victory for the democratic powers, which rate the Moscow Berlin break as a potentially favorable factor But there are some misgiving* al>out the Soviet I'uion'a ability to repulae the German drive. Some military experts here said It was conceivable that a German blitzkrieg could flatten Russia In a month. But. they said. Germany must win the Russian campaign within three months or encounter very severe difficulties. The greatest of these probably would be the weather. Vaat open spaces and freezing weather huve been Russia’s classic protection agalnat Invaders Rep. Melvin J. Maas, R . Minn., who goes to duty as a colonel in the marine corps air wing next moath. took a grave view of the situation, expressing Iwllef that a Russian defeat would be tantamount to loss of the war for Brlt<CONTINtJEI» ON PAGE KIX) COURT ISSUES CERTIFICATES

13 Birth Certificates Have Been Issued Under New Method iA total of 13 birth certificate* have been issued In the otfice* of county clerk Clyde O. Troutner since the Institution of the new method, a survey disclosed today. Under the new method, application I* made at the clerk’s office, notice I* given through legal publication. and evidence is presented before Judge J. Fred Fruchte. in establishing the date of birth. If the petition I* granted by the court, the applicant is furnished with a certificate. In addition to the 13 certificates Issued, probably a score or more of petition* are now pending before the court. Foltawing Is a list of those to whom certificates have been granted: Margaret Louise Thornton. Doru* Alexander Stalter. Harry Floyd Poling. Melverd Russell. Herbert Itadd. Ruth Knittie. Hubert Junior Zerkel. Homer Luzerne Llby. Raymond Isaac Walter*. William Virgil Hendrick*. Walter Jennings Krick. Chalmer Hershal DeHolt. Oscar Harold Heller, Emma M. Guenther Lankenau

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Soviet Hiifh Command Sayit Line* Are Holding Faxt Except In Few Sector*; Report Rusk Attacks. DETAILS LACKING By United States Germany clalmod today that Adolf HHler'a blitzkrieg leglona are punching Into lied defense lines and Into Russia but fr >m Ankara came a report that Soviet armies have launched their own blitz-style attack. The Ankara report -attributed to sources cloow to the axis gave no details but said the Red army. Imitating Nazi tactic*, haa launched attacks along many polnta of th« l«l<MMnlle front. No such <qw*ratlons were mentioned by the Soviet high command which had Mid that Russian lines were holding except at Brest Lltovsk and at two point* oppodte the ea*tern I'nissian frontier. Berlin continued reticent on specific details of the vast attack and warned «orreapondenla against speculating on the progreM of the Nazi advance or the points at which German forces were advancing. There appeared to be general agreement, however, that the Germans are developing three main sectora of operation*. The first Is against the Baltic states from east I‘himlh The Germans Insist that a revolt ha* broken out In Lithuania which Is aiding their cause The second is In the central Polish sector with Brest Lltovsk the focal point. This drive Is ezpected to branch out In a two pronged affair, one heading northeast toward* Minsk and the other prong smitheast toward Kiev. The third sector Is that In Rumania where one German force Is at'mnptlng to move on Kiev from northwest Rumania while another Nazi column, aided by Rumanian troops, la pushing into Re*«erabls. The British and Russians made rapid progre* in coordinating the military cooperation Foreign secretary Anthony Eden, told the house of common* that agreement ha* been rsached on collal>oratlon between Britain ami Russia to fight the wur to the finish and that renewed assurance* of Increased aid :ro*''iWKD nw r»nr thrzzi — . ....——- War Bulletins Norfolk. Vs.. June 24—<U.P> —The Finnish ship Hzmtntrlund docked here today with 45 survivors of two vessels—one Dutch, the other Belgtsn —which were torpedoed in midAtlantic early this month. The Hammerlund doeked shortly sfter noon. One of the survivors was injured snd some of the others were suffering from eiposure after having spent more thsn a week in lifeboats in the open sea. Stockholm. June 24—:U.P* — Press message* from Helsinki tonight reported that Tallinn, capital of Estonia, wa* being I ravaged by great fires, apparently started by German air attacks. » ___ Berlin, June 24—(U.W—The German offensive into Russia was reported by the official news agency today to have knocked out two Red army r divisions, destroyed 100 tanks and made “obvious" the failure ' so far of the Red army to halt Nazi blitzkrieg power. The progress of the offensive was described by the Nazi* only In general terms of "deep" I advances into Russia and I “great" success according to plan. ) —— I Helsinki. June 24—'UK—German troops were reported to- ( night to have smashed across , Lithuania to within a few miles ( of the Latvian frontier in a . push towards Riga. Latvian capital. It was reported that Nazi forces have occupied the last 1 city in Lithuania on the main highway that lead* to Riga. Budapest. June 24 — <U.R> — 1 Hungary broke diplomatic relation* with Russia last night but it wa* said authoritatively today that the government planned no further diplomatie or military action.