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U. S. 0. DRIVE 6AINS HEADWAY Chairman Reports Enthusiastic Response To Drive Here Clljr chairman Kd flatter reported enthualaatk* reapouae from all In* vlted workera In the t'SO campulltn which will open here Ttn*aday mornitiK in the effort to ralae tVe-atHr'a quota of IttSd aa Ita ahare of the county'* goal of |IM4. To help put the drive over the top in the whirlwind campaign of two daya. Adam* Poat No. 43 of the American l«eglon voted a lAn contribution to the fund. Advance dona t lona to the I'SO iwuae now total ahont s2on. Mr. Hauer aald. and he egpreaaed confidence that IWatur would do ita ahare and come up to expectations In the city-wide canvass to he made next week. Factory workers throughout the city are supporting the drive with patriotic fervor and enthusiasm and excellent results are expected from various groups of employe*. Literature and buttons have been distributed lo all workers anti ev*ry person Hated In last Thurada/’a paper arrepted the apia»lntm;-nt made hy the city and county chairmen. Herman Kruec keberg. county chairman, beamed with enthusiasm when he related how fine the response waa In the several towns In Ibe county The rural sections have shown an unusually fine attitude toward the Pnlted Service Organistloii. which offers facilities and entertainment to the soldiers and sailors stationed at various bases and training camps throughout the country. Por those who might he missed In the canvass and for persons In the rum I areas where solicitors will not make a house-to-house solicitation, gift boxes will be placed In the First Stale Hank and the ftslly Democrat office. Chairman Hauer received an additional shipment of I'SO buttons 1 la.*t evening and every donor will |he given one. signifying that he | has eontrlbuted to the fund. The I'SO embraces all former service organisations, including the YMCA. the National Catholic Cone munlly Service. Ihe Salvation Army, YWCA, the Jewish Welfare Hoard and the Natloiml Traveler's . Aid Association. DEATH CLAIMS MRS.PETERS Funeral Services For Mrs. John Peters Monday Afternoon Funeral services for Mr*. John Peters, well known Preble township lady who died late Friday, will be held Monday afternoon at j t:3O o’clock (CDT) at the Magley Kvangeltcal and Reformed church. The Rev David Orether will officiate and burial will lie In thO| church cemetery. The deceased was born In Preble townshlpp November 13. !**♦. <be daughter of William and Llxata Jillgemann. She was married to John ; H. Pelers on February 3, 1910. Death was unexpected, although she had been In falling health for ] 1 the past two years. Surviving, beside* the hualiand. j are s brother. John Hllgemann of | Preble township, and two alatera. Mr*. Fred Peters of Wells county and Mrs. Bd Reppe-t of Decatur. The body will be removed to the I residence from the Zwlck funeral I home thla afternoon and may be j viewed after 7 P- tn. until lime for j the aervlcea. Indianapolis Child Killed In Accident Indiana poll*. July 19 — Charles Neal. 14 montha. of Indianwpolla. waa killed and alx persons were hurt Friday In an automobile collision on state highway 97 south weat of here at Valley Mills. The cars were driven by Charles’ father, Curtia Neal, and O. C. MehrIng of Indianapolis. Neal and Mehrlng auffered broken riba and Mra. Neal a broken arm. Two other sons of the Neala. i George. 3. and Curtia. Jr.. 5. and Henrietta Scheensburger of Indianapolis, with Mehrlng. were cut and bruised. Accident Victim’s Funeral On Sunday Funeral aervlcea for Mr*. Robert Hurst, of near Vara Crui. who wma fatally Injured when struck by an automobile near her home Thurel day evening, will be held at the ' Jonaslioro Predbytertan church Sunday afternoon at I:SQ o’clock.

R.A.F. Pounds Rotterdam In Daring Day Raid kh :> • ~TI - ’ IS ' fti -lif £r t j-sj i The harbor of Rotterdam In German-occupied Holland Is seen undergoing a daring daylight raid by royal 9lr force airmen, Smoke columns at left Indicate where bombers scored a direct hit on oil storage tanks This photo was radioed from London.

SHERIFF RAIDS j ILLINOIS JAIL Political Row To Sheriff Raiding Taylorville Jail Taylorvllle, 111., July 19 -4UJ&— Sheriff Virgil Kira guarded his county Jail xealuuidy loday because It was filled with gambling devices confiscated In his sxe raid on Ihe city Jail. He feared retaliation. Kira Is a Democrat and state's attorney Tom Sweeney Is a Repub (lean. Sweeney, charging Kira was remiss In his duties, depul lied spe rial officers who confiscated 120 slot machines and other device* from a storehouse and took them to the city jail. The sheriff then marched lo Ihe city Jail with 12 deputies armed with axea and sledgehammer*. ! Justice of the peace D. B. Noonan I had Issued a warrant, signed by i James Farney. owner of the storehouse. charging chief of police Bd 1 Zempke with Illegal possession of gambling devices. Zempke refused lo surrender | keys to the Jail cells. “You’re under arrest.” Kara said. ; ”Oo gel ’em. boya.” The deputies battered the locks ,off the Jell cells and returned to j the county Jail with three truck- | load* of slot machines and Zempke. “We left the Jail In a mess,” I Kira said, ’’but we got what we were after." Sweeney had the charge against Zempke dismissed. His office said Kim’s warrant was Illegal because | there was no property right In gambling devices. j The aherlff said he Intended to hold Ihe machines until Illinois attorney general George F. Barrett told him what lo do. “He'* a Republican.” Kira said, •‘but 1 think he’s more broadminded than these local fellows. ’ " f News Os The World By United Praia | Berlin. — A high command com- | muniqne said today th«» German and Rumanian troops had forced a crossing of the Dniester river at several points on the Odesaa front and that German and Finnish troop* were driving to the north ahore of Uke Ladoga on the front north of Leningrad. London —Fierce fighting continued throughout the night In the I’olotak. Nevel. Smolensk and Bobruisk areas of the Leningrad and Moscow fronts, the Moscow radio broad cast of Ruaata’s afternoon war ! communique said today. Tokyo. — Inspired comment on Japan’s new militaristic, nationalistic cabinet Indicated today that for the moment at least It would pursue an Independent foreign policy without over-empbaelilng Japan a role as Germany'* ally. London — Sir Archibald Sinclair, air minister, aald today that Britlah Blenheim bombing plane* had sunk ! 300.000 ton* of enemy shipping and damaged as much more In the last five months. Social At St tW» Church Sunday Night The Young People’s Society of the St. Peter’s Lutheran church will hold an Ice cream social Sunday night. The program will start ■t 9 p. m.. and will Include bowling. darts, music, other games and recreations. Attendance prises will be awarded.

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Decatur, Indiana, Sat urday, July 19, INI.

Loses Groceries During Rainstorm A touch of humor was Injected into the storm Friday afternoon at the expense of a bundle-burdened male shopper, when he tried to cross Madison atrent at Second at the height of the downpou- of rain. One bundle of groceries dropped from his arms and when he finally retrieved the 'bundle without losing one In his other arm, a loaf of bread got away. Despairing of rescuing the loaf and sutimitting himself to farther soaking, he let it float •’downstream” In the guuer on Madison street where loaded sewers permitted a river of water to rush past the manhole*. SCOUTS ASSIST IN DRIVE HERE Aid In Picking Up Old Aluminum For Nation* al Defense Boy Scouts of Legion Troop 63 today started Ihe distribution of cards to residents living In the third ward of the city, officially opening the national defense drive for aluminum in Decatur. The cards ask that the residents have their old aluminum ready on the front porch or In the front yard for the Boy Scouts and city trucks to pick up. Pickup will be made In the third ward, embracing the north aide of Monroe street and all north of that point on Tuesday. Monday. Scouts of Rotary Troop 61 and Lions Troop 62 will dlatribute the cards in second thlr first wards. The pickup In the second ward, Including all homes between the south side of Monroe street and the north side of Adams will be made Wedneeday. Pickups hi first ward, covering all homes from the south side of Adams and south will be made on Thursday. The Boy Scouts and city trucks, under the direction of Sant Butler, street commissioner, will start the pickup each day at 7 a. m. Any person who la mlaaed has been asked to call 117, D. Burdette Custer, and their aluminum will be picked up on Friday. Mr. Custer Is chairman of the drive hi Decatur. The aluminum will then be taken to the pen at the Decatur Super Service station, from where It will be shipped to national headquarters. o Reject Daylight Time, Cruelty To Animals Hamilton. Bermuda. July 19 — (UP)—The assembly has rejected daylight saving time because M believed it would be cruel to animals. Farmers said daylight aavlng time would deprive their animals on an hour’* sleep each night because. not knowing man was playing with the clock.--they’d go to •leep at the same time. The assembly then defeated the proposal, 26 to 6. oTKMPKRATURB READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 1:00 a. m 60 10:00 a. m 63 11:00 a. m — 66 WEATHER Fair tonight and Sunday, aomewhat warmer Sunday aseapt near Laka Michigan.

STORM CAUSES SOME DAMAGE Driving Rain, Hail, CauHC Minor Damage Friday Afternoon Lower temperatures this morning followed a driving ram and hailstorm late yesterday that created some danmge throughout various section* of the county. The lightning which accompanied the storm struck one home, causing a fire, and blew out several fuses in utility transformers. The hard rain which later changed to hall reportedly did some damage to corn- crops In the county. South of the city some corn was reportedly laid flat by ibe rain and hall, while east of here Ihe sweet corn was damaged but field corn escaped. High winds that accompanied the storm also resulted In minor d.image. blowing down small time limbs here and there. As was expected following the hailstorm, the mercury slipped six or seveu degrees and this morning at 9 o'clock the Dally Democrat thermometer registered So above 111 comparison with usual readings of 66 or higher for the same hour earlier tills week The dashing rain for a lime flooded city streets Friday sfiernoon as overtaxed sewers were unable to carry away the surplua water. Williihire Plans For Homecoming Plana are being formulated for the annual homecoming to be held Sunday. August 3. at the municipal park In Wlllshlre. O. Tentative plans provide for a union religious service In the morning and a miscellaneous program of music and oUter entertainment for the afternoon. A basket dinner Is scliedul- ■ ed for the noon hour. Ofllrerw for the homecoming are: A. F. Paaswater. president; John Knott, vice-president; Kale Detter, secretary, and Mr*. M. K Beam, treasurer. WILLKIE URGES NATIONAL UNITY ; Asks Crowd At “Beat Hitler” Rally Not To 800 Lindbergh New York. July 19-4UJ&-Wen-dell L. Wlllkie appealed lo the crowd at a “beat Hitler” rally not to boo Charles A. Lindbergh or Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D.. Mont. “Let’* not Ik»o any American cltlien." he said. "We come here tonight, men and women of all faiths and parties, not to slsnder our fellow cMlxens. We want all of them. We come to promote, unity—not discord. Let’s all save our boos for Hitler.” The 1940 Republican presidential candidate, commenting on Lindbergh's request for a presidential Investigation of charge* made against him by secretary of Inter-! lor Harold L. Ickes. Issued a statement criticising the administration attitudes toward Its critics. “I hope.” he said, "that the administration will dlacontlnue Ita constant and bitter attacks on Individuals. companies, and organisation* which may disagree with It. Democracy should fuucstoi. through; orderly and thoughtful dlscusston.” j

Red Army Fighting Furiously Against Terrific Offensive By Germans On Moscow Front

ONE KILLED IN GAS EXPLOSION At Uml Four Others Injured In Oklahoma Explosion ftemliiola. Okla.. July 19-Kxplo-I stmt of a hatlery of l.WOfl- barrel I gasoline tank* desirnyed a refinery last night, blew an unidentified woman from her bed and killed her and burned at leant four person* The exploding tank* at Sinclair’s No. 12 plant, olie mile southeast of Bemlliole. sent flames more than 2,909 feet Into the air. I’nofflclal estimates placed damage at more than 32.iHit.000. The tmdy of the woman waa blown from her home into a nearby creek by one of the first explosions which followed a fire. Hhe was about 75 year* old and hedfaet. Burned critically were Prank R. Vaughn. 3*. and C. R Haskins. 37. j both refinery employe*. Herbert Holt, first captain from nearby Shawnee, said the hlate was expected to burn Itself out He sold It was not known how many of the 30 gasoline tanks had exploded and that danger of further explosions kept firemen ala distance. Fire fighter* concentrated on efforts to prevent spread of the fire to the more than 50 houses In the vicinity and to 19 producing oil wells within a quarter of a mile of the plant. The chief engineer at the plant said the fire started when a gasoline pipe broke and shot the highly Inflammable fluid Into a fire pit. Heat from the fire was so Intense It could Ik* felt a mile from the pkmt. PLAN MEETING FOR DRIVERS School Bus Drivers To Hold Meeting At Indianapolis Plans for a school bus drivers’ meeting to be held one day of the annual Indiana state teachers’ Institute at Indianapolis on October 23 and 24 were announced today. Announcement of the meeting was made by John M. Doan, of this city, president of the Indiana state , trustees' association, following a conference of officials In Indianapolis Friday. Those who took part In ihe conference Included: Mr. Doan: D. Clement Malan. state superintendent of schools: Burt Nlghteschler, president of the state bus drivers’ association: Robert Wyatt, execu- | live secretary of the state teachers’ association: Don Rtlvers, state police superintendent, and state j health hoard representative*. The bus drivers' meeting will Im held to further a safety and public health program. Umler the new legislation, bus drivers will lie required to attend the meeting. Mr. Doan stated. j Announcement was also made of a seventh district trustees’ meeting to be held Wednesday at the court 1 house In Bloomington. Mrs. Jane Anderson Funeral Here Sunday Funeral service* for Mr*. Jane Anderson. Decatur centenarian, who died Friday at the home of her daughter. Mr*. W. H. Foughty. will be held Sunday morning at 10 o’clock at the Foughty home. Rev. (’■arejf R. Moser, pastor of the First Bsptlat church will officiate. The body will then l>e taken to Warsaw, where service* will ho held In the First Bapti*’. church at 2 p nt. Sunday. Burial will bo in the Sycamore cemetery, west of Warsow. Mrs. Anderson was the county's oldest resident and one of the few persons In the state 100 years of age or older. o Playing In Street, Boy Killed By Auto Indlanapo’os, July 19 —(UP)—An automobile killed Terrance William King. 4. as he played in the street near his home here. The driver, Mr*. Ottve Gallagher, 46, of Indianapolis. was srreeted on a charge , of driving on the wrong side of the street.

PROPOSE BONUS FOR SELECTEES Sen. NorriH Suggest* Bonuk To Those Serving Beyond Year Washington, July 19 —ll'P) — Ben. George W. Norris. Ind . Nob., suggested today that a (Minus Im given selectees who volunteer for service le-yond the first year of training. He made the proposal aa congress considered a war department recommendation that selectees, national guardsmen and reservist* h<- retanied in service for duration of the emergency. ”1 very much dislike breaking the contract we made with those boys." Norris told reporters. "After all. we told those boy* *hat they would only he in the army for a year.’’ ”1 believe we could very well offer them a bonus to re-enllst after their first year of service. Os course, I believe most of (hem would re-enllst anyway, if their services were needed ” Ben. Hherldan Downey, I), Calif , yesterday urged the senate military affairs committee, which Is considering the legislation, to provide a bonus of S3O per month for selectees and national guardsmen who serve beyond the first year. - o Italian Ace Killed As Airplane ('rasheK Rome. July If—Lieul.-Col. Arturo Ferrartn. 46. one of Italy’s most noted pilots and one of the first flyers to cross the Atlantic, was killed in the crash of a new type of experimental plane. Tol. FertHrln participated In the World war. flew from Rome to Tokyo In 1921. competed in the Schneider cup race* In 1926. 1927 and fl-w from Rome to a point near Natal. Brazil in 192 S for what was then a non-stop distance flight record of 4.445.92 miles. Lightning Strike* Cottage Second Time Klkhart. July 19 Guy Nolan, wlto has a cottage on nearby Heaton lake, produced an exception to the old rule that lightning never striker, twice in the same place. Three years ago a bolt ran down a steel clothesline to the cottage. Today another one ripped down an old radio aertal to break two windows and start a small fire. o Colored Evangelist To Speak At Monroe Rev. Roy Johnson, colored evangelist of Bpettcerville, Ohio., a student at the Fort Wayne Bible institute. will speak at the Monroe Friends church at both morning and evening services Sunday, also at the taJiernacle in the afternoon. Services will be at 10.30 a. m., 2:30 and 7:30 p. m. FLOWER SHOW ON FAIR WEEK Garden Club Arranging For Event To Be Held July 30, 31 'Plan* for the annua! flower show, held in connection with the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Bhow are rapidly nearing completion. The show will be held this year on Wednesday and Thursday, July 36 and 31 and will again be located in the corridor* of the county courthouse. The Decatur Oorden club Is sponsoring the show. Entries will be limited to rexldents of Decatur and vicinity, Cash prises are to be awarded the winners of Ihe various divisions, of wliteh a complete list Is to be announced next week. Judges have also been contacted and are to be announced early next week. This flower show is an Interesting sidelight of the fair each year with hundreds of persons attracted to the show to see the prisewinning exbtbit*.

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Nazis InaiHt Key City Os Smolensk Ik Captured In FierceKt Battle Os War With RuKKia. TROOPS ADVANCE Moscow. July 19. — tl’P) —Tho Bed army was rt ported today to be fighting furiously against a lerrlllc Nail off>-nslve In the Bmoleiisk direction and that key city on the road to Muecow was Indicated by the Russian high command to be sllll ill Russian hands. The German attack In the Smolensk area. It was idlcated. is one of the flercest launched since the Nail attack on the Soviet started. Great battles were raging simultaneously to the northwest on a 100-mile front In the Polotah-Nevel region. Here Bovlet force* fought from positions west of the Dvina river from Vitebsk to the Leningrad railroad. .South, In the Bobruisk region, it seemed that the German#— stalled by a stiff Bovlet counter-attack — have been unable to advance lo the Dnieper river. The Germans had started a ferocious new drive in the Nevel area, on the Vltehak-Lenlngrad railroad 60 miles north of Vitebsk, and the other battle tenter* were the Polotsk sector between Nevel and Polotsk. the Polotsk sector Itself, and the Smolensk and Bobruisk areas, to the south. There was nothing of Importance on other sector* of the front, the communique said. Husslsn planes continued to bomb German armored units and airports heavily, the eommuniqu* said, and destroyed 32 German planes yesterday. Casualties were reported to be heavy on both sides 111 the day’s first communique which told of the Nevel drive and said there waa lighting also In the pskov-porkhov (Leningrad! sector of the front. it was Indicated that the German* had sought vainly to break the Russian line. Captor* Smolensk Berlin, July 19. — lUPi —A high command communique said today that German and Rumanian troops had forced a crossing of the Dniester river at several points on the Odessa front and that German and Finnish troops, “breaking Russian ■resistance,” bad driven to the north ahore of latke laidnga. on the (root north of Leningrad. As to the lighting In the great theater, the Moscow front, the high command repeated the statement made lu a special commuuique last night that Smolensk had been captured and that the "break through of the strongly fortified Stalin line north of the Pripet marshes bad been extended over Smolensk.’* I The GermanKumaulati general headquarters on the Bessarubiati front had announced yesterday that German-Hunianla troopa bad reached the Dniester at several points, Ihe uearest of which Is 90 miles from Odessa, chief port of the Ukraine. German Finnish troops operating north of Lake Ladoga have been driving, somewhat slowly, toward the Leningrad Murmansk railroad, which extends up Into the arctic. Os operation* against Russia, the high command. In a communique issued from Adolf Hitler’s beadquarters, said In full: "German and Rumanian troopg from Bessarabia bare forced a crossing over the Dniester at sev> eral places. “As already announced by a apse* lal communique the break through of the strongly fortified fortifl d Btalin line north of Ihe f»rlfx-Rj marshes has been extended ovetj Smolensk. Smolensk, itself, ten, aclously defended by the enemy, was taken July 16. German military quarter*, ex, pressing Increased conviction *' -)t the Germans were closo to a ffrea| victory, doubled that tne KUw»»s would be able to get reinforcements to close the "gap" In the Bttioleusk area of the Moscow front. O' Savinjfs Director Tips W ith Stamps - Boston. Mass, July 19 — Tho United States treasury’s field dlrec* tor of defense savings practice* what he preaches. Gale F Johnston told newsmen today that instead of passing out cash tip* he hands out savlngq stamps books, each bearing a 36, cent defense sump.