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Titular Bishop

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-Boat Attack

NLRB MEMBER REVEALS SPLIT

FEENEY TOGIVE LEAGUE GIVES RUSSIA

WITHIN BOARD

Leiserson Tells Inquiry He Sought Scalp of Aid for | ‘Irregularities.’ |

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (U. P)) — The House Committee investigating | the National Labor Relations Board today made public a memorandum from Board Member William M. Leiserson calling for dismissal of NLRB Secretary Nathan Witt and accusing Mr, Witt's office of proced- |

i moned the owners and bartenders

{of the law to his office tomorrow |

ural irregularities which “smelled.”| Committee Counsel Edmund M. Toland distributed photostatic copies of Mr. Leiserson's memorandum while Mr. Leiserson was summarizing a prepared statement defending the NLRB's record but admitting some shortcomings. The Leiserson memorandum dealt with a Board case concerning the Todd-Johnson dry docks. “I do not recall agreeing to any such decision as this,” Mr, Leiserson said in a memorandum to Chairman J. Warren Madden and Member Edwin S. Smith on July 24, 1939. “Don’t Want to Participate”

The Very Rev. John F. O'Hara « + + plans Christmas visit to mother here. |

NOTRE DAME'S HEAD HONORED

The Very Rev. John F. 0’Hara Among Those Elevated in Consistory. |

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this majority opinion. ported orally were different from the facts here recorded, “I do not want to participate in this case at all. It is too old, and there are the usual irregularties in procedure characteristic of the secretary’s office. “If I could trust the findings of the fact in the case I would agree with the Chairman's position.” Mr. Madden asked Mr. Leiserson to amplify his charge of “usual irregularities” ana Mz. Leiserson replied that he "had in mind the irregularities in the following cases which were called to your attention: Chrysler, Consolidated Aircraft, Universal Pictures, Alpena Garment, ‘Chicago Malleable and General Electric (letters of protest against procedure by both pattern markers and machinists organizations).”

Asks Specific Details

Mr. Madden then asked for specific details about the alleged irregularities. 1 To this, Mr, Leiserson replied on July 27: | “I have nothing to add to my

memorandum of July 26 except to,

say that I agree with your statement at the conference Wednesday afternoon that the Universal Picture case ‘smelled.’ “I think it is time we looked around for a secretary who understands the administrative duties of the job and sticks to them.” Mr. Toland then handed to reporters minutes of the NLRB's July 28. 1939, meeting in which Mr. Leiserson made a formal motion that Mr. Witt be relieved of his duties because the secretary's "manner of handling certain cases made it impossible for him to have confidence in Mr. Witt's ability to perform his duties impartially as between various parties who appear in cases before the Board.”

Action Not Disclosed

The copy of NLRB minutes did not disclose the disposition of Mr. Leiserson’s motion. The minutes said by Mr. Leiserson to his colleagues, in writing, just before he left the meeting to catch a train. Approximately 150 spectators including Board officials and former Board Member Donald Wakefield Smith were present in the House caucus recom as Chairman Howard W. Smith (D. Va.) began the inquiry. Reps. Harry N. Routzohn (R. 0.) and Charles Halleck (R. Ind.) were the other committee members present. Rep. Smith said that the other members—Reps. Arthur Healey (D. Mass.) and Abe Murdock (D. Utah) —would be present tomorrow

No ‘Essential Disagreement’

Mr. Leiserson’s prepared statement declared that the Board was aware of “many deficiencies, of troublesome mistakes, doubtful policies, and weaknesses in organization and personnel.” He said that there was “no essential disagreement” among the three NLRB members on cases involving charges of Wagner Act violation. but that the members do disagree (Continued on Page Three)

MYERS WILL HEAR ANDERSON’S PLEA

Criminal Court Judge Myers was to hear arguments this afternoon on pleas of abatement filed by Dan R. Anderson, grocer, to indictments charging him with filing false relief claims, The pleas were filed Friday when

Anderson and four others indicted!

the Grand Jury relief

in its Center probe were ar-

by Township raigned. Anderson's attorney contended the indictments were faulty because the Grand Jury allegedly had been drawn improperly and that technical errors had been committed by the Court Clerk.

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VATICAN CITY, Dec. 11 (U. P.). —His Holiness, Pope Pius XII, today, imparted directions to Cardinals regarding their stand in their respective posts throughout the world in face of communism, neopaganism and similar trends away from the church, unimpeachable informants said.

It was understood that the Pope! especially deplored the danger that communism and atheism might spread in Europe as the result of the Russian-Finnish war, The Pope named Cardinal Lauri Camerlengo or Chamberlain of the Church. New Camerlengo Is 73

In his speech to the 27 cardinals present, the Pope spoke in Latin, it was said. He appealed to the cardinals to combat the spread of communism and neo-paganism. His remarks, it was said, were along the line of his recent encyclical deploring political trends whith led away from the church, | Cardinal Lauri is 75 years old, He! had served as a chief penitentiary. He was made a cardinal in 1926. Pope Pius had served as camerlengo until his election as Pope. The Most Rev. Francis J. Spellman, Archbishop of New York, was named bishop ordinary for the Army and Navy diocese, which has charge of the Catholic chaplains with the American armed forces.

O'Hara Given Appointment

The Very Rev. John F. O'Hara, president of Notre Dame University, was named titular bishop of Milasa and appointed auxiliary bishop under Archbishop Spellman for the Army diocese. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albert Lewis | Fletcher, Vicar General of the Little Rock, Ark, diocese, was named titular bishop of Samo and appointed to assist the Most Rev. John B., Morris, Bishop of Liitle Rock. The resignation of the Most Rev. Vincent Wehrle as bishop of Smarck, N. D, was accepted and the Very Rev, Joseph Raith, Vicar General, was designated administrator of the Bismark Diocese.

Rev. John F. 0'Hara To Visit Mother Here

The Very Rev. John F. O'Hara, president of the University of Notre Dame who today was named titular Bishop of Milasa, will spend Christmas here with his mother, Mrs. Ella C. O'Hara, 3164 N. Illinois St. Neither his mother or other members of the family have been officially notified of the honor bestowed upon Father O'Hara. He is now in California on a combined business and pleasure trip. He is to return to Notre Dame about Dec. 15 before coming here for Christmas.

CITY ENJOYS MORE ~ OF INDIAN SUMMER

Early Fall Temperatures Expected Tomorrow.

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Another attack of Indian Summer, probably not as pronounced as yes-| terday’s is due for tomorrow in Indianapolis, the Weather Bureau predicted today. Tonight the lowest temperature will be about 33, the Bureau said. There may be showers tomorrow night. | Under vesterday's brilliant skies.

Indianapolis turned out in early fail in an Indianapolis heme as de-! feelings. The scribed by the one most affected— understand.

comfort to walk and to ride. highest temperature yesterday was 39 at 2 p. m,, which missed the Bureau record by 6 degrees, It was 63

aged 21 degrees above normal yesterday. There was a grass fire reported in the Road.

SENATOR OPERATED ON i WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 1(U. P.) — | The condition of Senator Hattie Caraway (D. Ark). who underwent an operation last night for an ab-| dominal ulcer, was reported as

“satisfactory” by emergency hospital shoes. They came home with warm up headquarters for Clothe-A-Child front of {sheep-lined coats, now shoes, caps, at 206 W. Maryland St. asd a staff|

‘sued after his investigators told him

22 TAVERN MEN

FINAL WARNING

Action Taken After Rumor ‘Heat Is Off’; 6 Nabbed |

Over Week-End. |

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Sheriff Al Feeney today sum-|

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in the 22 Indianapolis taverns he] termed the most flagrant violators

for a final warning. | He said the summonses were is-|

there were rumors around the city that the “heat is off and that liquor law violations would be overlooked. The action followed a week-end in which deputies and City police co-operated in a series of raids that resulted in the arrest of six persons and the confiscation of eight slot machines,

Confers With State, City Police

Sheriff Feeney said his “final warning” to the tavern owners was undertaken after conferences with) City and State police and Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan. He said that previous notices had been sent the operators and that for more than a week they had shown “every evidence of obeying the law, “Some of the proprietors told patrons that the ‘heat is on’ and that it would be better to lay low for a few days: that they would notify patrons .when things had cooled off.

Nazis Retrieve a

“No Further Warnings”

“My investigators sav word is making the rounds that everything is okay again, so I am going to acquaint these operators with the type of violations for which their places are noted. “No further warning will be given

right are German sailors retrieving

Mere Trial Balloon,

| { Here is one of the first actual pictures of a German U-boat preying | upon a ship since the start of the European war, British tanker explodes after being struck by submarine shells,

LONDON, Dec. 11 (U. P.).—ReAn unidentified ports circulated in several European

24-HOUR ULTIMATUM; NAZIS DENY PEACE BID

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War at a Glance

| LONDON—Reports of new peace offensive by Germany cause little surprise in view of international developments. BERLIN—Germany denies reports of new peace move and describes them as diplomatic trial balloon. |HELSINKI—Finland continues to hold back the Russian forces on

Finns Halt Invaders For Fifth Day in Isthmus.

Berlin Replies To Reports.

BULLETIN

GENEVA, Dec. 11 (U.

Crew members of the submarine watch the tanker sink.

later picked up by the Norwegian steamer Ida Bakko,

Tanker Plunges to Watery Grave

capitals today that Germany had| Karelian Isthmus. started a new peace move through GENEVA—League Assembly meets [ Italy. | to consider Finland's appeal for The reports were entirely un-| aid in War against Russia. ; confirmed and it seemed that the NOC Russia ig Lo Yecoponly authority was “Italian quar- Re Buy De age, res Byss ters” at Geneva, where the League i : 0 demand. compensavon of Nations Assembly was called into| fOr losses. : 2 session today to consider Finland's ROME—Conferences with military | appeal against Russian aggression.| experts indicate Mussiolini in- | In Berlin an authorized source| tends to strengthen frontier forces.

{denied the reports and said that a 2 8 {such talk was regarded as a diplo- KI BETS

| | matic trial balloon, HELSIN | . The only really circumstantial re-| Credit of $10,000,000 to Be

| port of the alleged peace move was | published by the Brussels news- | Used to Buy Food and Other Supplies.

Lifeboat

Government, | Concessions Mentioned

The Soir’s version was that the alleged German proposals involved Finland's prompt payments on considerable concessions to the Al-/ World War debt installments | lied war aims in exchange for Allied brought dividends today when the | collaboration in halting the spread| United States extended $10,000,000 of Bolshevism in Eurcpe. [in credit for purchases of surplus | According to the Soir, Poland! American foods and other civilian | would be restored within its “racial | supplies needed by Finland for her [limits,” including some areas held war with Soviet Russia.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (U.P.) —

At the a lifeboat abandoned by survivors,

'by Russia as well as Germany. Ger- |

and it is up to the taverns to clean up and stay that way. Naturally, we intend to co-operate with City police as heretofore.” Tipped that a tavern keeper had sold liquor yesterday and had boasted he was “city-arrest proof,” Sheriff Feeney asked for police aid and visited the place in the downtown area. The place was closed, he said.

Chesapeake St. Man Held

City police accompanied the sheriff's men to the home of Nick Solomon, 505 Chesapeake St, where, they reported, County Detective Roderic Rae Jr. bought a half pint of alleged liquor. Sergt. Ralph Chambers, of the City Police, arrested Solomon and charged him with liquor law violations, City police arrested Dorothy Hoeger, 28, of 5516 W, Washington St., proprietor of a tavern, 1000 block W. 16th St, after they reported finding a 17-year-old girl drinking there Saturday night. They also arrested the girl's escort, and sent the girl to the Juvenile Detention Home. | City police reporied the arrest of two men when a raid in the 100 block, E. Ohio St., disclosed alleged | illegal sale of liquor. The men were] Clay Ryman, 228 E. Wyoming St.,| and Roy Sprinkle, 2455 Shelby St. Slot Machines Seized

Leslie Lewis, 115 W. New York St, was charged with violating the liquor laws when police alleged he was illegally drinking whisky in a tavern in the 1500 block W. Mich-

igan St. last Saturday.

Slot machines were reported

| seized at places in the 700 block of

King Ave. and 3300 block of Wilcox St.

42-HOUR WEEK ASKED AT SANITATION PLANT

Representatives of 60 sanitation plant workers asked the Works Board today to consider a 42-hour week for the men who are now working 48. Louis C. Brandt, Board president, said the Board would take under advisement the plea for shorter hours which was made by John Bartee, State Industrial Union Council secretary. The workers are members of the State, County and Municipal Workers Union, Local 32, C. I. O. affillate. Mr. Bartee told the Board that the workers seldom have a holiday, that the six-day work week was not | in conformity with State and Federal policy and that greater efficiency would be achieved with a re-

| duction of hours.

Don Zin, union organizer, said that the reduction was being requested without a decrease in pay. |

Happy

This story's a year old, but it's! as timely as tomorrow's news. It is a graphic 1938 Christmas scene

the mother of four boys.

boys down to Clothe-A-Child. I

{on Dec. 10 in 1889 and again in 1918. couldn't go because I had just re- dren, Nevertheless, temperatures aver-/ turned from the hospital where I those

had had a serious operation. | “The boys’ dad took them down.

4700 block Brookvilie [It would have done your hearts is a year old but so vividly engraved {good if you could only have been on her mind she still can't capture ‘here when the children came home! all of it in words.

They all wanted me to see what they got all at once. proud! own children! “They * went sweaters,

Such fine clothing. down in no caps and just tennis)

sympathy, but to let you know how “We received word to bring the mothers feel who are so

So happy and scene—be a silent partner in the! Really, I didn't know my Christmas family. raggedy Child campaign is for.

many would keep a corridor through | to Danzig.

| It was asserted, in these rumors, !

‘ that

national

any negotiations would be based on the restoration of an independent Czechoslovakia, except for the German-speaking Sudetenland area which was ceded to Germany at the Munich Conference,

Austrian Plebiscite Hinted | A plebiscite would be held in Aus-| tria—a free plebiscite under inter- | supervision, wecording to the reports. It was said in this connection that Germany was confident Austria would vote to stay in Ger- |

{ | many.

Na ER 3 N Ac— SR Times-Acme Photos.

The tanker plunges to its watery grave as the submarine dives and | moves away in search of another victim, All photos were ta ken from the deck of the U-boat.

Viennese Composer Dies

At Opera’s Last Chord

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (U. P).—Dr, William Grosz, Viennese composer and conductor, died a musician's death last night. He was at the piano at the home of a friend, Werner Liebman, play-!

ing the accompaniment for the final trio of the opera “Der Rosen-|

kavalier.” Gathered around him singing, were Irene Jesner of the Metropolitan Opera, Hansi Book and Risi Book. rr YS ae | The singers

9 KILLED, 3 HURT IN WHITING BLAST

Men Die Cleaning Pipes in Chemical Plant.

reached the final words of the trio, “—In God's {Name.” Dr. Grosz’ fingers struck the final chord, then slid from the keyboard as he fell back into the

tack. He was 45. He had abandoned his native | Vienna and turned from classical to popular music in 1933. He was best | known in this country for

WHITING, Ind, Dec. 11 (U. P.). popular songs, among the best sell- | —Two men were killed and three ers of recent years—"Isle of Capri,” |

injured today in an explosion at the | “Red Sails in the Sunset” and “HarCarbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp. hor Lights.” plant, In Vienna, where he had studied The dead: Frank Hepp, 46, Ham- | under Franz Schrecker and had mond, and Sam L. Campbell, 47 conducted the Vienna opera in the East Chicago. The injured: C., p, Performance of his first opera, Leibert, Whiting, and Walter Kaminski and A. D. Sulicz, both of Calumet City, \ The explosion occurred in a room in which alcohol is converted into an automobile anti-freeze mixture. H. D. Kinsey, plant superintendent, said the men had just gone to work cleaning pipes. He believed an accumulation of carbon in the pipes | may have caused the explosion.

as a classicist and it was a classic that absorbed his last few minutes {of life, Lately, he had turned to movie music writing. Only a few days ago he had signed a contract with Warner Bros. Pictures. His most recent songs were “Tomorrow Night” and “In an Old Dutch Garden.” His wife, two children and mother | survive,

Mother Writes “Thank You’ for Four Sons Dressed by Clothe-A-Child

hose, gloves, pants, shirts and un-:is on duty between 9 a. m. and 5 derwear. All brand new clothing. |p. m. daily. There are three ways “I won't attempt to tell you my you can participate: I can’t. Now don't mis-| 1. If you wish to shop with a not writing for| child personally, you can call this city’s most popular telephone number—RT_LEY 5551—and make an appointment to meet a child at our headquarters. 2, If you want The Times to act for you, mail a check to “Clothe - A - Child.” Experienced shoppers will do the rest. 3. Or you can join with others in your office, club, church, fraternity, sorority or lodge. Select a treasurer. Then call us up and tell us how manly you want to clothe, If you cannot participate directly, The Indianapolis Times has set remember the Mile-O-Dimes in Ayres and Kresges on W (Continued on Page Three)

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unfortunate | can’t clothe their own chil-| and how we appreciate what | who can are doing for them.” So write an Indianapolis mother! this year about an experience that!

they

You can participate in such al

of some Indianapolis! That's what the Clothe-A-

singers’ arms, dead of a heart at-|

“Spanarelli,” he was better known |

|L. Murphy

As part of a Polish settlement, according to the reports, the White ' Ruthenian and East Galician area would be declared independent, in| order to form a buffer state in the area where Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Rumania |

| would meet. |

It was said that Italy, under anv such agreement, would obtain a Balkan zone of influence and the right to pursue its “aspirations” in the Mediterranean. Usually reliable quarters in London said, that the reports caused no| surprise here because of the latest international developments. | The United Press Geneva Bureau had reported that Geneva was “overrun” with Germans, Italians and Russians, who were holding private | | meetings in hotels and talking in| “marginal” conferences with some! delegates to the Assembly. Germany is no longer a member |of the League. Italy's membership expired at midnight last night, by | (Continued on Page Three)

MILK BOARD STUDIES ACTION ON PRICE RISE

The State Milk Control

Board

: : : i eX at i d | was in special executive session to- Court ruled that evidence developed

'day in.an attempt to reach a final decision on its recent “emergency order,” raising the price of milk in

a quart celivered. The Board reviewed the evidence | presented at two recent stormy hearings at which several civic clubs and women's organizations

protested the raise. |

| The decision considered by the Broad is whether to make the price |increase permanent or reduce it [to 11 cents a quart.

BOY FRIEND SLAYS GIRL, TRIES SUICIDE

CHARLES CITY, Iowa, Dec. 11] (P.P.).—A 14-year-old girl was {clubbed to death today by her 17-year-old high school boy friend. | The victim was Dorothy {president of the freshman class at | Colwell, Iowa, High School. Her assailant, Warren Blewitt, president | of the senior class, attempted to commit suicide by taking poison, but will recover, authorities said.

NOMINATE BATISTA

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 11 (U. P). —Five coalition parties, including the Communists, nominated Col. | Fulgencia Batista, Cuba's “strong man, for President in the Feb. 28] election last night. In accepting the nomination, Col. Batista said he would respect the rights of his opponents, if elected, and he urged his followers to “for- | get the bitterness and rancor of the past troubled decade.”

LANDS SAFELY IN TREE HYANNIS, Mass, Dec. 11 (U. P)), —When his airplane motor stalled just after a takeoff, Attorney Henry swung - over nearby woods, glided to a perfect landing in a treetop and climbed down un- | hurt. »

| the credits,

Carter, |

FIVE CUBAN PARTIES |

Federal Loan Administrator Jesse H. Jones announced last night that established with the approval of President Roosevelt, would be extended through Federally owned Export-Import bank and the RFC to the FinnishAmerican Trading Corp., an American firm organized by Hjalmar J Procope, Finnish minister to the United States. Simultaneously, Mr, Jones announced that the RFC and the

| Export-Import bank also were con- | sidering extension of similar credits | to Norway, whose normal sources of

supply have been disrupted by the war, Announcement of the loan to Finland came just five days before the next installment on the Finnish debt is due. On Dec. 15 Finland will, as usual, pay its $234,000 payment, regardless of the war. The money has been in this country for several weeks. However, President Roosevelt has announced that the Treasury will place the money in a special account and that he will ask Congress to authorize use of the money for relief of Finnish civilians and refugees.

WIRE-TAPPING HI BY SUPREME COURT

Ethyl Corp. Wins Review in Trade Restraint Case. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (U. P).

—The United States Supreme Court today imposed an almost absolute

ban against using in criminal cases

evidence gained either directly or indirectly from wire-tapping. Acting in two cases, the Supreme

from clues obtained by tapping wires

and evidence obtained by tapping |

telephone conversations taking place

three Indianapolis from 11 to 12 cents in intrastate commerce can not

rightfully be criminal courts. | The high tribunal had already ruled that actual evidence obtained

by interstate wire tapping may not

admitted in the

| evidence, direct and indirect, in | both state and Federal courts. The ccurt also: Agreed to review the finding of la New York Federal District Court that the licensing system of the Ethyl Gasoline Corp. constitutes a | restraint of trade in violation of the anti-trust laws. Refused to review the action of the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals

|in New York in reopening a patent

case in which former Federal Judge Martin T. Manton allegedly (sold his judicial influence.

—And the Boy Liked That, Too

A 10-YEAR-OLD curly haired Indianapolis boy today furnished Juvenile Court with a brand new problem and Judge Wilfred Brad-

shaw said he doubts if he could |

solve it.

Two months ago the lad was re- | ported truant from school and |

was picked up by police and taken to the Juvenile Aid Division. He liked it. Shortly thereafter he was truant from school gain, and made straight for the division. He was then taken to the Juvenile Detention Home, He liked that. He ran away from school again —to the Detention Home and was brought before Juvenile Court. He liked that too. Now he is back, having the time of his life, and Judge Bradshaw doesn’t know what to do, : :

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be introduced as evidence at a trial. | The Court's decisions appeared to place a bar against tapped-wire |

P.).—A special League of

Nations committee tonight

will send an ultimatum to the Soviet Union giving her 24 hours in which to agree to withdraw her troops from Finland and particie pate in a peaceful discus- | sion of Finnish-Russian problems.

By WEBB MILLER

United Press Staff Correspondent HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 11.-= |Finland, awaiting the outcome of | its appeal to the League of Nations for support against Russia, and a

|broadcast appeal to the civilized (world for aid, held back attacking Russian forces in the Karelian Isthmus today for the fifth successive day. The Russians are reported to be (moving up reserves for a frontal attack on the Mannerheim Line, (The Finnish artillery has been busy 'bombarding the Russian lines to im= pede the movement of munitions and men to the front. | Tentative Russian attacks, with [tanks leading the infantry, have | been beaten off and the Finns seem to be digging in for siege fighting, (confident that the Raissians cannot break their line,

Planes Fly Over Hanko

The Finnish Legation in London {said bitter hand to hand fighting continued on both banks of the | Tailapi River. The Legation added {that the announced Soviet blockade

of Finland is operating but said no '

Finnish ships have been reported ‘mined or torpedoed. | Ten Soviet planes flew over the | fortified port of Hanko, on Fin= land’s southwestern coast, causing a 45-minute air raid alarm today. One bomb was believed to have fallen into the water. Meanwhile the full Soviet demands on Finland, made in Moscow before the outbreak of war, were published for the first time in a Finnish “white book” today. They included ace cording to the “white book” a demand “to make it possible to block the Gulf of Finland with artillery 'on both coasts to prevent enemy warships and transports from entering the Gulf.”

Claim Russians Captured

In the Arctic Circle, Finnish counter-thrusts aided by extreme cold and disrupted communications lines were reported to be taking a heavy toll of Russian casualties. A Finnish officer said that several thousand--one estimate was 9000— | Russians had been captured between the towns of Savukusuki and Kusanvo, which is one of the cold- | est regions in Finland. Finns withdrawing before superior { Russian forces destroyed all houses {and supplies in one broad sector and the Russian troops suffered the greatest hardships, the Finnish offi cer reported. He said they were unable to advance at some points because of exhaustion and lack of food and shelter due to disrupted supply trains,

Counter Attack Reported

‘Stockholm reports said that the Finns had counter-attacked north of Lake Ladoga and had recap= tured the city of Suomussalmi. The [reports were not confirmed. Suomussalmi is 20 miles inside Finland on the Mid-Finland front and 105 miles east of the Gulf of Bothnia. It was apparent that the Russians sought to advance northwestward along the south side of the Lake system, and thus cut into the heart |of Southern Finland. | An official spokesman said that (more than 100 Russians were (wounded in a fight north of Lake Ladoga. Four surrendered, the | spokesman said. They said that | (Continued on Page Three)

LOCAL HOG PRICES

DROP 15-25 CENTS

| By UNITED PRESS

Hog prices at Indianapolis were 15 to 25 cents lower today, bringing the top price down to $5.50. New York stocks were steady after earlier losses ranging from fractions to more than $1. Steel shares wera | enitesh, Chicago utility stocks were strong. London railway and [tin securities were firm. Wheat [2 more than a cent at Chicago,

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