Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 215, Decatur, Adams County, 11 September 1941 — Page 1

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OOSEVELT TO DISCUSS WAR CRISIS

fclS SUFFER ■ERE LOSSES pN RUSS FRONT ( oiinh r-Attack# EKtrd \n'u< • fro-" L"’' n 3'' ,d ” HEX m« !»»’ sutu-en rains ■»..• , bolt »" ’ '’”9 ,Mt o' t*e metropoli* K w -ftt the cb calm be ■lai « 'O"t re-h* *y»tem »• and YH^K. *"" 1 _l lll...inter attack , * BK with ||Mi uh k 12 11l ;.. ..-niral front. K~ i; .hM:-..uml villages. , n^K. Mtariru It-.t in -,., 7. .. <;.'. --I <-|M>tted that .. : i Finland JffiH- a ~ i-h ■ .w ild •> Arctic i ■Mt !.. IIS,'! 1-1 > io .. .uid iHimliaidtni ■Ha '■■ ■■ iitinued MH • ■ *-*k- 111 ‘O- Oe.l of I.iki ' 1‘•• du.- north |M- .... |;.d army • ' I C him an ord ’he NH ''-■ t thi army id that |M* ' |||M 'b.. en.-iny and ■ ■ 'l •••♦•n iiiCi< t • '• '•■ ■ An entire ‘'i' about l.tMto ■ ••' ■”■ 1. .. I'd m tin- lust action HR '.'•■ii •• fighting '" in pragma* on the ' ' when- itnWin. »-r<- ilaimed ■B '•■■’Ul.l' ■ han a*«atill* gW*'" h.iu 1 .,,. u , 1 |. ,t,k» jmns and ■B ’" l! ' I ' i i •■■ respondent nV*" l o '• .■•idiom The GerHB "’" ,|y '""‘‘k* l ' up ftfith |^H_ •""* ’ •k-'fitH.sr i.intinnnl day r.ii F4r|F thhb«." M M * S Condition Slightly Improved B 1 ini> ’“"I I' -11. Velez was Hb to4ajr by thf * mending |B' ,4 '‘ a■!•». \d,*ni» county me|M ”- t-e fairly satis|H n »hr, w as wounded In a ■Mr'** ' ‘ rynli.. Auitu«t to be mu,.), worn( , ■H »yr lint the |>hy,leian Mated ! "‘■'" a<rm normal and 10 '>e reeoverlnx ln '* r, ''> hatt ‘teen ahown in IKIMM 4 " lnn ’ l; "“ ' h *‘ Os K/v..^ 1 ;. IM '» i»e&»»ry \ " , r ’ wu "»r Harry ha * bleated that the w "" 1 ' 1 ’•* called to In- ' 2 0,1 f ' r ” d ,, di'«' > inorder ifcj?/J URC ’•'*°'no !■ OCRAT ™ermo m eter 00 *’ m ’ * ft- $6 IHtOu c _ 70 I Km ’’ "• It I I *’ 71 WIMI. *" d p Hd.y, I ■ * **rmtr Friday.

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Survived Sinking I C 5 $1 Richard ttarratt Richard Starrett. JI. of Alexandria. Va . wan one of the aeamen aboard the American freighter Steel Seafarer which wa« «iink by an unldentlfi>*d plane In the Red aea. All hattd» alma id were eared according to the male department. SEESPEEOUP ONWIMK Long-Range Defense Master Program To Speed Production Washington. Sept. 11. — (UH — Defence official* predicted today that the projected long-range de fenae maater program announced by the aupply priorltle* and nlloration board will speed up American war production and increase war aid for nation* fighting the Axla. SPAR ha* orderwd It* eiecutlva director. Donald M. Nr-iaon. to initiate Immediately a «ur»ey of the I "full acbeduleu of both military and | civilian requirement* a* far in ad-1 vance a* powlhle." When the «urvey ha* been completed. Nelnon will compile the material eatimate* and exiatlng plant rapacity for weighing by the aupply board. Nelson and other de fen»e chieftain* long have advocated the move In order to plan an Intelligent long-range d<fen»e and foreign-aid program 81’AB aaked Nebon to make a aurvey of requirement* achedulea, both military and civilian, on the following two levela: 1. A detailed outlining of both civilian and military needa. includ Ing procurement acbeduie* fur army, navy and air force item* and good* acheduled to be *hlppc-d abrad under the lend-leaae and de fenae aid program*. 2. Both the military production acbadule* and the *tatem«nt* of civilian requirement* are to be broken down into achedule* of the raw material*, labor and machinery neded for their production. SI’AB pointed out that there “muxt be one authority to develop the official requirement figure* of both levela.” It held that otherwine “there would be confualon” because the many part* of the requirement picture must be develop(CONTINUBf) ON PARK TWO) MERCUHY DROPS INTO M SO'S Cool Weather Continues With Warmer Weather Predicted The mercury allpped to the low Wa thia morning a« the cool *pell continued In Decatur and community for the aecond conaecutlve day. In comparison with reading* in the 60s yesterday morning, the Decatur Democrat thermometer at K a. m. today recorded 62 above, after falling to the 60 mark earlier. Prediction* of fair and cool weather indicated that the low temperature* would be prevalent throughout the day ( and night, except for the afternoon rise caused by a warm aun. The early morning foroca*t. howevnr. foretold of partly cloudy but warmer weather for Friday. The aurprialng temperature* thia morning caused many Decaturlte* to don coata, jacket* and sweater* for the Unit time thl* eeason a* they made their way to work.

LATEST JAPAN MOVE SEEN AS AID TO PEACE Emperor Takes Direct Command; See Possibility Os Peace Tokyo, Sept. H—tUPl Bmperor Hirohito today look direct command of Japanese army headquarter* and moved to assure close army collaboration with Premier Prince Pnmimaro Konoye'a government, which appeared to be trying to keep Japan out of war even If that meant drifting away from her Axis tie*. Major development* in Japan'* effort to cope with what Konoye ha* described a* the most serious crisis In her history were: 1 The war office e*labllshod a new defense general headquarters under command of (len Otoao Yamada Yamada I* personally responsible to the throne and Irecome* virtual generalissimo of the army, superceding previous emphasis on general staff control. 2 Konoye appointed Fumio (Io to succeed admiral Nolmmasa Huetsugu a* chairman of the central co- | operative council of the imperial I rule assistance association whi< h I replaced Japan's former political parties. J. The emperor gave great prestige to the caplnet and inipliclly gave his approval to find a solution ot Japan'* problem “.'hort of war” by entertaining It at luncheon “In appreciation ot the outstanding service* they (the minister*) have rendered to the state." (. Newspaper*, continuing to temper their criticism of the Unit(COWTINUKD ON FAQ! FUUffi) BRITISH STAGE RAID ON ITALY Tons Os Bombs Hurled Bv Royal Air Force On Italy Ixondon. Sept 11—lUPi —Brltlah bombing plane*, extending their great aerial offensive to the heart ot Industrial northern Italy, burled tons of Itombs on the Turin Royal arsenal during the night and left great fire* burning n their wake. I- was said authoritatively today. ft was the heaviest raid ever made on northern Italy. Bomb* were rained from giant British Jong range plane* on the arsenal, on the (Ireat Fiat and Caproui aircraft and motor work* in the Turin area, and on othe rtargets In the vulnerable Mllan-Cenoa-Turin triangle which Is Italy's main source of heavy industrial and aur supplies. To make their ra'd, the British plane* flew I.tWO mile* over France and along the 8wJ«» border and hack. Big formation* which included some of the heaviest bomber* In the royal air force took part in the raid. It waa construed a* an implicit warning to Germany that with the lengthening night* German eastern a* well as western cltiea were coming within‘British bombing range, and also a* a warning to Jealy that the winter would be a hard one. To emphaailo the altered situation in the war in the air. last night wa* the *econd straglht night in which no German piano was reported over Great Britain. There had not been such a two-day lull since March 24 and 25 Chalmer 0. Porter Reported Serious Chalmer 0. Porter, former Decatur resident. I* reported seriously ill in the Huntington hospital, following an appendectomy a week ago. His condition forbid* visltorr. Judge Fruchte Acts As Special Judge A Jay circuit court jury found Ralph Baughman of Portland not guilty of a gambling charge, filed against him for having pin ball machine* in hla possession Judge J. Fred Fruchte of the Adams circuit court sat as special Judge in the criminal cj.sa.

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Register Monday For , Training Program W. Guy Brown, principal of the Decautr junior-senior high school, announced today that he ha* received a number of pamphlets outlining course* In the defense engineering program, which will lie held here tbl* Winter. Registration will be held at the high school Monday evening, starting at 7 n’doi'k Purpose of the program. a federal project, is sponsored here by the Rotary club, the schools and Purdue university. There I* no charge for the classes, which provide skilled training for Interested worker*. UR6EDELIVERY OF li. S. AID luiGuardia ('alls For Delivery Os Aid To EngDocks Chicago. Hept. 11-(CP) Mayor Florello Mguardia ot New York called last night for delivery of American aid to Great Britain "D. <> D Kngland - delivered on the dock* of England" He told a defense day audience of 20.000 that the United Mate* waa not neutral toward the European conflict but had taken a "decided stand against the Axis" through its chosen representatives. "We never do thing* half way." he said. "If we say we are going to help someone, we help them. "And if we have declared our 1 stand track of Great Britain against the Axi* powers. If we have appropriated billion* of dollar*, the American people intended as rongress 1 mu*t have intended that material should reach where it can do some ’ good and not the bottom of the sea. "It wa* not intended to In* F O. B New York, but D. O. D Eng land." He said ’hose who sougjtT to I t change the nation'* foreign policy gave "(omfort and aid to a potential enemy" who would (relieve the nation wa* divider) 1 Daniel Roop Rites Saturday Morning Funeral service* for Daniel O Roop, Blue Creek township school teacher, who died late yesterday at the Adam* county memorial hospital will Ire held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the Roop home in Blue Creek township Rev Kenneth Timmons will officiate. In addition ■ to the survivor* listed yesterday, a sister. Mrs. Iran Reynold*, is living. i o Berne Man Im Fined In Portland Court Dore* h. 1-ehman. of Berne, was fined fl and costs in justice of peace court at Portland after pleading guilty to a charge of reckless driving, filed against him a* result of a truck-auto crash last Saturday night In which his car crashed Into the rear of a loaded tomato tru<% Mhman also agreed to pay for damages done to the (ruck in the sum of fid.

Small Business Men Gather To Clear industrial Future

Chicago. Sept. 11.—(L'PI—From the grassroots of the middlewest today arose a swelling cry for aid and guidance from email business men. official* and labor leaden, faced with the prospect of unemployment and creeping Industrial paralysis due to the priorities of defense economy. They began coming into Chicago today by airplane, train and automobile to attend two big meetings aimed at clearing some of the uncertainties which cloud the nation's Industrial future as It girds for total armament. Some 600 small business men, typical of the 145.000 industries in the nation which employ an average of 112 persons per plant, open the program with a "prime contractor personal contact clinic.” For two days they will meet the "big fellows" with huge government contracts across the counters of scores of smsll booths set up in s hotel ballroom It will work this way: a little

BRITAIN GIVES RUSSIA FULLEST AIO-CHURCHILL Defends Government Member# Against Sabotage Charge# Ixmdon. B»pi II—(UP) Prime minister WlnatiHl Churqhlll defended hl* government memie-r* against charge* of sabotaging aid to the Hoviet union today amid bitter communist cries of "blackguard" and "dirty lie" In the house of commons. The debate arose when the prime minister defended l-t. Col John T. C. Moote Brabaxoti aircraft production minister, against charges by Jack Tanner, head of the engineer* union that Moore-Brabazon had expressed hope Russia and Germany would destroy each other. But the shout* of "dirty He" came when Churchill accused communist William Gallagher of taking orders "from a body outside this country." Gallagher vainly demanded a withdrawal of the "insulting remark." Churchill said that Moore-Braba-xon was working hard to aid Russia against Germany and was renponslide for sending hundred* of British fighter plane* to the Hoviet Union and he expressed regret that the minister's word* had been conrtnied by Tanner as Indicating anything else. Gallagher, who w*» supported by laborite Emmanuel Shinwell, asked Churchill If he were aware of the deep and bitter feelings of trade unionist* In almost every factory In connection with Moore-Brahe-zon'* statements Churchill said that public vers(CONTINUBD ON IPAOE IHKEE) CRIME TO BE SERIESTHEME Sermon Serie# On Crime At First Evangelical Church "Crime does not pay." The prevalence of crime in the world today I* the occasion for the presentation of a serie* of dlscuaslon* on the theme. "Crime" This pre sentation will be made at the Munday evening service* at the First Evangelical church during the next three week*. The minister ot the fburch. Iter. Geo. 9. Loxler, will make the presentation. The several phase* of the general theme will be presneted a* follows: Sunday. Sept. 14--" Crime it* Cost.” Sunday. Sept. 21 — “Crime—its Cause*." Sunday, Sept. 2* - “Crime Its Cure." The presentation will lie preceded with a devotional service In which the congregation will participate. Following the presentation opportunity will be provided for the asking of questions and general discussion. The general public I* invited to the services, which will begin at 7:20 o’clock.

fellow with equipment for small pre< talon screw work will shop around until he comes to a prime contractor with that sort of work on hi* list of need*. The big fellow will tell him how much of that sort of work he need* to have done to handle hi* big order for electrical switchboards. Doe* the little fellow have the right tool* and Jigs? How big ta hi* plant? How many men doe* he employ? How soon can he out the work and how much will it coat? The small industrialist will ask for blueprints and specifications and calculate hl* costs. If everything works out he will have accomplished a big step In getting hi* plant over onto a defense economy basis. Continuity of work will be assured for a long time and he won’t have to worty about getting priority ratings on materials tor non-defen*e manufacture (CONTIXUID OX Patti nv«T

President To Give American People Cold, Hard Facts Os Grave International Crisis

HUNDREDS OF PLANES SPEED TO RUSSIA AID Britain Send# Hundred# Os Fighter Plane# To Aid Red# Bv United Pres* The royal air force swept the »kle« of Europe today In an olfen*lve against the axl* that found llrlllsh war planes pounding northern Italy in a huge attack and speeding "by the hundred*" to the aid of Rti*«la on the ea*tert> front Britain's air offensive coincided with significant and far-reaching moves In Japan whereby Empernr Hirohito actr-d to take Japan • army out of the direction of the aggressive general staff and under the direct control of a moderate responsible only to him lie a< (■oinpanied thl* step with a move to reinforce the prestige of the cabinet headed try Prince Furnltnaro Konoye. as opposed to radical element* eager to push Japanese expansion regardless of whether It mean* war with the United State*. Britain or Russia. Ixmdon revealed that the British have dispatched hundred* of hurricane and spitfire fighter plane* to Russia and that many of these plane* already are In operation against Germany In the east. First Ixmdon dlspatchn* did mt state specifically whether RAF Itersonnel had been sent into BusI sla to fly the fighter planes against I the luftwaffe. But It seemed likei ly that the British would not gamble their best aircraft In the hand* of Hoviet fighter pilot* unfamiliar with these machines Nor did Ixmdnn reveal the route by which the RAF plane* had been sent Into Russia. It seemed likely, however, that the plane* went In I with by the long northern route to Murmansk and Archangel and by the southern route to the transCaucasn* from the middle east The British air offensive against Italy opened with a rush For the first time since last Jan 12 Hr!!!*!! long-range liomher* made a I.6tH)tnlle round trip flight from base* In Britain to attack the heart of industrial Italy, the great cities of Genoa Turin and Milan The British planes blasted at the Flat and Caproni work* mid the royal Italian arsenal and were reported to have set great fire* In what was described officially as the heaviest attack of the war on Italian objectives At the same time bombing squadrons from middle eastern base* again attacked Sicily, concentrating on Me*l«na Almost nightly attacks HXIVTfNUST, ov I'ior **IVW) o POWER SERVICE IS DISRUPTED — Poor Quality Os (<»ai Blamed For Low Steam Pressure Electrical nervice In thia city was again momentarily disrupted thl* morning for a period ot about 25 minute*. Poor coal which failed to keep up steam pressure In the boiler at the municipal plant wa* the cause of the disruption. Martin J. Mylott, city light superintendent stated The flrat teat of the new 5.4 WW kilowatt turbine at the plant, which wa* to have been made this week, will probably be delayed until next week because of the abundance of work at the plant. Mr. Mylott stated. Following It* t«at and approval the new turbine will carry the entire load at the plant and the three smaller turbines, now In uw, will be repaired and cleaned to be kept for uae In emergencies. The present turbines have l.Mb, 2.000 and 2.000 klloiwati capacities, respectively.

Rail Strike ( ailed A st)lk*- of the five o|M>raiing railroad brotherhood* ha* been called sos Hrpieiniiei 15th. E F Whitney i (above) provident of the railway, trainmen, announced The strike! actually cannot take place for fi» !day» after that date, under provi I ,•10)1* of the railway labor ai t I—«nt ; i Friday. n<m-operating union*, emi bracing fnm.ooo members. «et Hep-1 itemher lllh a* the strike date. URGE LENINGRAD CITIZENS DOIT Germany Warn# —By Leaflet# -Of Intent To Bomb Ruthle##ly Berlin. Hept. 11 (UP) - Th- j high command, in leaflets dropped , by German plane*, ha* f ailed mt I la-nlngrad'» J. 000.000 people to sur render or suffer the came fate a* Warsaw, competent Nail quarters mid today. The leaflet* Were reported to have warned that. If the civilian population contlnuwd to participate In defense of the Hoviet aeeontl city, the luftwaffe would open all out day and night atta< k* and subject la-tliilgrud to ruthless Ixnnbard men!. Air and Infantry attack* on lam Ingrad thus far. Nail informant* raid, have been directed only against ’ old cxarlst period fort*, water and ga* works, power stations, arm* - factories, and warehouse* on the outskirts of the city Big blase* in large factories, food and supply warehouse* hi ix-nin-grad'* outlying district* were said by usually well-informed Naxl quarters to have covered the city with a black pall of smoke a* the Germans continued Incessant shelling and air bombing of military objectives. German fliers were quoted as saying that in recent night raid* on Ix-nlngrad they found th. city ! spread out like a vast map In the I brillant moonlight, it wa»admltt-| rd. however, that the city's air de- | fensea were extremely powerful. On th.- central and southern | i front, German military dispatches reported increasingly strong HusI sian counter-attack*, but asserted , > that they were beaten off. In the j 1 north, dive-bomber* were said to be raking Russian defensive piwlGoli* relentlessly. A frontier dlnpatch claimed that communication with Leningrad by way of the Neva river had been cut and that the last remaining singletrack railway line along the shore* of Ixrke Ladoga now was in German hands. "" - o " . i — Vertebra Fractured In Fall Wednesday The condition of Alphu* Deßolt, city street department employe who wa* severely injured yesterday was reported by the attending physician to he fairly good 'oday at the Adams county memorial hospital. The attending physician stated that more X-ray* would be taken today to determine the exact extent of the back Injury he suffered in a fall from a ladder Examination ha* shown at least one vertebra fractured and possibly twior three, the physician stated.

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Broad<a#t Tonight Will l’rc#cnl Full Picture Os Nation’# Standini; In War Situation. TO SPEAK AT 9 Wa»hington. Hept II (UP) I'uoially trustworthy source* said today that President Roosevelt’* world wide addre** tonight w.ll declare that the United Htates will take whatever action I* neceaaary to protect shipments to Iceland The President also I* expected to express American resentment over the German submarine attack last week on the U. H destroyer Greet which wa* enroute to Icemnd and over the sinking ot Hl- U. 8 freighter Steel Seafarer In the Red Sen. The Greer, which w.i- unharm ed. was carrying mad to I 8 forces in Iceland. The Steel BeafarI er wa* carrying lea-'- b-nd supplies i tj the British fori. < in the near ea«t These indication* came after a I White House conference at which . .Mi Roosevelt went over with congressional leader* of Irotu parlies the pronouncement of foregin affair* which he will make at D p. tn CUT tonight. Conferee* declined to dlocus* detail* of the speech, but -aid that no legislation was Indicated One person who attended the conference* said the speech wa* •'not very belligerent." White House secretary Stephen T Early said the sp.-ech would give (he people a rold. factual ind up to the minute statemen' of American : position in the war in plain lanI guage that would leave no que*. | tion* unanswered. ! Pick up early ■'The speed) Will meal) Wh.'lt It «aya," Early *ald "It will be written In Englivh English that will not need tra.islatiott " The address. Early said, will be "complete and all covering" on all 1 developments up to the hour when !Mr Roosevelt goes on th.- );<dio network* Early “aid that the text of the 1 iHHi-word address had been virtually completed thi* morning but ■ pointed out that it was subject to ! modification as a result of a coni ference with <-ongresi*onal leader*. "The conference with the leader* I of Irofh parties might produce *ug'gestions. addition* elimination* i and so olt that will effect the . speech." Early «ald Early said that Mr Roosevelt gave the congreslsonal group a complete preview of the addlesThere Is a tendency to discount earlier ape. illation that the president would ask modish alhm m repeal of the neutrality act <'ongtession.il leadei- lu-llevi-that If the president ask* for re“rotmNUKD on PAGE THKKU) FARMER DIES LASTEVENING i Alfred Sprunger Die# Wednesday Night After Long Illness Funeral services for Alfreil Hprttnger. 01. prominent M mioo township farmer, who died last evening at his home, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clo. k a" the Cross Reformed church In Berne. Burial will be In If M R. E. cemetery Death followed an Illness >f four year*. Surviving, lu-side* the widow, R(d>erllna. are nine children: Arthur. Vernon and Irvin, all at home; Mrs. Florence Mo»er. Mr*. Goldie Liechty. Mrs Gertrude Wulliman. Mr*. Ruth Sprttngar. Mr*. Anna Rich and Mrs Vernella Yoder. all of near Hein. Two brothers. AH»-t and Hiram; a half-brother. Lev ill of Berne; three sisters Mr*. Edwin Gllliom. Mrs Nellie Battrngattner both of of Berne, and Mrs Alfred Hprttnger of Fort Wayne; a half-sister Mr*. David Lehman of Monion township al»o survive.