Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 August 1940 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, AUG. ®

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIVES —

NO DESIGNS ON Alert B AMERICAS, SAYS

DUCE'S EDITOR

Axis to Limit War to Europe, | He Says, as Italians Tackle British.

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territory were a general and a nhumber of other officers and soldiers who had been taken prisoner. The British claimed to dominate the eastern areas of Libya and Cairo communiques indicated confidence that any Fascist offensive could be| repulsed. At Cairo, the government | indicated that big scale fighting was expected immediately by arranging to declare Cairo a “holy city” and | thus seek to preserve it from aerial hombardment by announcing that it | would not be defended by military forces. Fascist aerial forces, apparently | operating in advance of ground at-| tacks, bombed the British camp at Sollum, the railroad lines at the big | naval base of Alexandria and also] attacked Marsa Matruh, according to the Rome communique, which reported a Sunderland type British plane shot down by Italian fighters)

Nazi troops invading England will be storming a mighty fortress, All vulnerable coast points are heavily fortified. Ronald Adams (center), chief of the Northern Command, leads his staff in inspection of Northumbrian coast defense works,

Above, Lieut, Gen, |

Between the storied hedgerows of rural England roll tanks on ceaseless patrol, their rumble and clank

drowning out the tinkle of bicycle bells, heretofore the countryside’s loudest traffic noise.

Many rugged,

stone cottages, like those in the background, have been turned into minature forts, housing machine gun

and tank gun units that command the roads and fields,

near Tobruk, the Italian naval base. Furthermore, the Italians struck again at the main British oil supply base of Haifa, in Palestine, reporting that a refinery had been destroyec and large fires started.

British Front “Quiet”

On the European front, the war | continued in the air change in regard to the threatened | offensive against the British Isles.| German planes were reported by | the Nazi High Command to have| bombed British air fields in Wales, | the Great Vickers Armstrong airs | plane factory at Chester and a mu-| NEW nitions factory at Swansea, while 8 puitish single German naval vessel was said to have sunk 30,000 tons of British shipping British raids on military objectives in Holland and the Reich continued. German planes dropped in-

SHIP TORPEDOED

Deny Rumors GF Child Refugees Bound for U. S. Were on Board. If Mussolini really has planned an loffensive on such a stupendous)

YORK, Aug. 7 (U. P.).—The scale, he is tak-| motorship Accra was report- | ing risks that ed reliably today to have been tor- are out of keeppedoed off the Irish coast. ing With the First reports were that the 9337- cautious. coh = ton ship might have been carrying servative wav British child refugees to America, Ttaly has hitherbe “auf Fat ialc s hit | cendiary bombs on Scotland this on us Wes rR UI ere to been active in| morning but the last 24 hours has| ‘ti was believed that a statement the war. The been unusually quiet as far as air regarding the Accra might be is- great desert unattacks on Britain are concerned. |guec tonight in London. der Egyptian The Accra was built in 1926 by RoE that Harland & Wolff, Ltd, at Belfast | BN Ran | Pirst Lord of the Admiralty A. V. gs, the elder Dempster Lines, Ltd. To Vi ey Alexander said in a speech at Lon- Mr. S - don that Britain was well prepared I 0s OF TepisHy wis Liverpou, tary death trap to meet attack by any method or WASHINGTON. Aug. 7 (U. p), for thousands of vears. There are from any direction and that meas- _ The State Department said today [WV bases in the area and these are ures had been adopted to defeat the {hat it had no information which NOW heavily guarded by British German attempt to blockade the would confirm or deny rumors that [OTCeS. British Isles by air and U-boat the British ship Accra had been The natural approach toward the Britain is beating the German torpedoed while carrying refugee Nile for the Italians is along the blockade by “unremitting effort and [children to this country and Can- Mediterranean coastal road, within new methods,” he said. adn range of enemy warships. Reports In the Far East, travelers at Muritime Commission and Coast that a British fleet has been orHong Kong reported that Japanese Guard officials likewise disclaimed dered to proceed along the coast warships and about 18 transports khcwledge of the reports. shows quick British preparation to

were moving southward from the] Formosa Island area, but there was RO

labsence of water,

Indo-China Threat Hinted

Mason

der flanking fire.

ladvance toward the Nile would be |

of the Libyan frontier.

only

no indication of their ot nashon. Speculation was aroused as whether they might be headed French Indo-China, where the | French officials were said to Nave taken a “stiffer” attitude agai possible Japanese demands for aval OTTAWA, Ontario, Aug. 7 (U.P) bases. ~The Canadian Parliament ad- the northern section of the desert. Japan was reported planning | journed today until Nov. 5 after Sir It ales is the terminus of the coast drastic government control of all|Lyman P. Duff, deputy governor railway, running to Alexandria, foreign schools—in which about 80) general, had given royal assent to nearly 200 ‘miles farthest east, Americans are instructors—as part the mobilization act, which provides ’ . of the nationalistic campaign and | for compulsory military training for on the grounds that some foreign |all Canadians between the ages of schools were hostile to the Govern-|18 and 45. ment’s Boel: The mobilization act also provides for conscription of man power for defense of Canada and for conscription of wealth and industry in the event of a greater national crisis.

BRITAIN MAY ARM BOAT MORGAN SOLD wr) me REPORT U. S. FEARS Bric Goverment nt www wv! GREENLAND SEIZURE

May by | to have sailed for an unnamed! NEW YORK, Aug, 7 (U. P.).—The port. It was believed that the ves- presence of the heavily armed Coast <el was headed for Canada, where Guard cutter Campbell in the waters | it probably will be fitted with guns of Greenland and the departure of and camouflaged another cutter, presumably for the A rumor that the vessel might same destination, gave rise today to he hound for Bermuda to transport reports the Government feared a the Duke and Duchess of Windsor possible attempt by Germany to esto the Bahamas was denied by tablish air bases on the Danish pos-

British O Helis. session, . The Campbell, stocked with pro-

[visions for a vear's stay, if neces- | SEEK TO SAVE MARTEN sary, is on the east coast of Green- | WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (U In an attempt to save the marten, la year. It carries heavy guns anc a once a common fur animal but now battery of anti-aircraft guns, unbecoming rare, the Fish and Wild- usual equipment for a Coast Guard | life Service is conducting studies in cutter, The cutter Northland quietly Idaho seeking some measure to pre- \reoutfitted and re-equipped, left serve the animal. Brooklyi: Navy Yard yesterday.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 7 (U. P). Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway,| which carries only freight and doesn't own a passenger car, reported to the Interstate Commerce Commission a passenger revenue for June amounting to one dollar and eighty-five cents. That was garnered when two men made a trip in a freight car from Brunswick to Dresden, O. During all of 1939 the road reported passenger revenue of $34.22 from fares between Cleveland, Adena and Toledo.

FISH FRY BEGINS The 10th annual fish fi'y will be

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 343-foot vacht Corsair, British Government last

[Creek Civic League today through Sts. Amateur contests and a baby competition will ‘be held. Henry C Matthews is general chairman and J. B. Mehaffey, master monies. Mrs. Anna Owens is presi|aent of the league.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Indianapolis Camera Club, 110 E. Ninth 8 Nn.

nm “Beta Theta Pi, ha AY Cotta Lambda Chi Alp Alumni cinoma. Russet Cafeteria. noon omer Dupee, 60, Indianapolis Motor Transportation Chub, general paralysis Tne, Fox's Steak House, noon. Labor's Non-Partisan League for Marion County. Rubber Workers’ Hall, 203 8 Noble St.. night

MARRIAGE LICENSES (These tists are trom official cecords in the County Court House. The Times therefore, is not responsible for errors 'n names and addresses.)

Maude E, Dumas, 45 at 1225 Bdgemont acute myocarditis

Blanche Cox, 66, at 628 N. Temple

Here Is the Traffic Record gs, DEATHS TO DATE County City Total 2 35 57 eg 46 iL Aug. 6 19 Accidents 1 Arrests

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at Central

FIRE ALARMS

Tuesday L. 8. Avres & Co., watehouse: rR Ok and 10th, ventilation x 1 American Lead Co. 16 E 251 ih, loss unestimated M. Senate and 16th, mute, umes ten 32. P

flue, $2 5:02 P. M.-Spring Mill Road and 83d. house and garage. lost unestimatad.

1939 1940 18 1:33 P.M.

Injured 0

Dead TUESDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines tried tions paid N 20 76

¥ 17

2 Lob, joss —1348 Commerce, sparks from 24. 1301 Englis

1301 English West, Betty

Marvin A. Grimsley, Geraldine L. Howard, 18, William White, 21, 1301 Ward, 19, 525 Birch William Galambos, 25 4003 Broadway. 1460 E. 88th. Cleve-

Lore RBlumka. 198, land 23. 1518 N. Dear25, 944 N. Dear-

Violations Speeding Reckless driving 8 Failure to stop at through street Disobeving traffic signals Drunken driving All others

OFFICIAL WEATHER

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INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Fair ftonight and tomorrow: somewhat warmer tomorrow,

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Oo Charles Spellman Jr., born: Ruth '‘M. Carpenter born Thomas R Rasmussen, 20 1131': N Jefferson; Thelma A. Lambirth, 30, 1366 N.

Ewing Norman Thayer, 30. 2830 N od Jersey. Madge Stein. 33, 3756 xfor 31 N04 “Oakland; 23. 343% E. 10th.

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MEETINGS TODAY

Claypool

BIRTHS Girls Alma Horner. at Methodist at Methodist at Methodist f, at Methodist. iilfams, at

Lions Club, luncheon Hotel noon Young Men's Discussion Club, dinner, Y C. A. 8p. Mm Alumni

noon

Roy m Ovid. Ruth Leonard, Jack, Marian Toobin, Frank, Magdalene Stump Benjamin, Catherine Vincent's Justine, cent’s, Clarence, Ruth Williams, at St. Vincent's i Elizabeth Harvey, at Bt VinWillis,

| Elizabeth Byrd, Sons of the American dori. Spink-Arms Hotel,| Walter, Lucile Goodman, at 1021 8. West, | Flovd, Mary Roney, at 15¢ W, Richard, Rebecca ich, at 2036 Allvord. | Othar, Lois Darnell, N. Tremont |

James, Sadie Ratliff, at 1064 Roache Charles, Dorothy Harding at 1061 Tremont, Jesce, Bertha White, at 936 Indiana, Svdney, Arvadia Cordon, at 320': ol | ginia,

Associntion, luncheon,

Purdue Hotel Severin, Twelfth District, American Legion, eon, Board of Trade, noon sigma Alpha Epsilon, of Trade, noon ! Indianapolis Real Estate Board, Property Man Dvn, luncheon, Canary o tage, noon Indiana Society, Revolution, luncheon, noon Delta Theta Tan, luncheon, Seville, noon. | Co-Operative Cub of Indianapolis, | Wncheon, Columbia Club, noon | Tndians _ Motor Traffic Juncheon, Hotel Antlers, noon Junier Chamber of Commerce, Canary Cottage, noon Forty- Plus Club. meeting, Chamber m luncheon, Columbia Club,

unch- | n MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana -- Fair tonight and | somewhat warmer tomorrow Minots Fair tonight warmer tomorrow Lower Michigan—TFair tonight morrow. warmer tomorrow Ohio-~Fair. continued cool tonight; [morrow fair, slowly rising temperature

Kentucky—Fair tonight; {ly cloudy, slightly warmer

luncheon, Board Lorraine Urbanecie, at St. Vine

at 217% Geisen- | and

Association, Station Amarillo, Bismarck, Chicago Cincinnati Slew eland

| Denver “ | Bod Age City. Kas ... | Jacksonville, Fle s | Kansas City, Mo. .... Little Rock, Ark ... Los Angeles . Miami, Fla ay Minneapolis-St. “Paul New York

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Bovs Lyda Paino, at Coleman Pauline Stier, at Coleman. Thomas, Ethel Redmont, at , Francis. John. Jewel Coffey, at St. Francis, Charles, Ruth Ozment, at St. Francis Don, Esther Knowles, at 3063 Wood Harry, Martha Willis, at 708 Favette, Bdgar, Anna Harris, at 155 Blaine,

DEATHS

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MEETINGS TOMORROW Indianapolis Real Estate Board, Washington, no

Adertising Cod. of Indianapolis, apolis Athletic Club hh, Sigma Chi, Board of Oil Club, Hotel Severin. noon, Military Order of the Purple Heart, national convention, Claypool Hotel, all day.’

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REPORT BRITISH Today’ s War Moves

By J. W. T. MASON United Press War Expert rts of an Italian offensive against British forces in Egypt show but with no! as ~ only frontier encounters in difficult desert regions. The Suez Canal | is nearly 500 miles east of the Egyptian-Libyan boundary. To reach that objective, across the sandy wastes of much of the in- | tervening territory, would require military skill of the highest order and [maintenance of extremely difficult lines of communication because of the

'place any Italian invading force un- important centers to defend Soma - | liland, though this could be done by | lin cate of emergency, but that they

The first objective of an Italian |the sea route,

‘the small Mediterranean port of Part of British Somaliland would | ‘Mersa-Matruh, about 150 miles east | doubtless have a moral effect on the | It is the Italian people, but even the seizure! source of drinking water an of the entire country would not be Army can use which hopes to cross strategically disconcerting

ONE RAILWAY EARNS Tomato Picker

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held by the Tibbs Ave. and Eagle

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¢. LILY LANGTRY'S 2D

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| Lily” divorce from her first husband, Ed. |

LEGION WILLING TO GUARD HOMES

Kelly Suggested Plan, but President May Have

\ Other Ideas. The defenses of Mersa-Matruh, considered the outer key to Egypt, | The President's plan for using extend for 50 miles and are strongly [American Legion and foreign war constructed and heavily manned. veterans to take the place of NaWere the Italians to avoid this ob- | tional Guardsmen in case of need stacle to their advance and attem to penetrate the Egyptian emp: has not caught the Legion unawares, farther south, they would find only |its officials said today. camel trails, wholly unfitted for the | They said that as long ago as transport of a modern army. early in the summer National ComWhen it is said that the Ttallans oo ue. Ravmond J Kelly had have “invaded” Egypt, that does not | offered just, such services to Presimean the Egypt of the Nile, but the | ant Roosevelt on the part of the far distant western sandy stretches. joo. "0% p I ee a yasion dats Cn, ts The Tegion is said to have studied ficulties of a desert advance, it is Some form of home protection plan ; X : “in case the ordinary protection

militarily inept to describe the operation as a march on the Suez 'Ne Natiohal Guard--was removed to fighting fronts,

Canal. » “Whether or not our study would

The Ttalian offensive Somaliland showe more effective fall in line with the plan the Presi‘dent has in mind is another ques

operations. The frontier terrain is 91 > . easily crossed, but once within the tion.” one official said. "Of Re we territory, there are mountain de- understand that the President : fenses that offer obstacles to a deep not as vet received the results br an penetration. ‘The British may not Army study on the situation consider it advisable to divert any | Officials said they did not know

large number of troops from more lexactly what form the protective super vision of the Legion might take

in British |

assumed it would entail some type of encampment by LRigion posts

LUCAS BALKS AT PLAN T0 SELL DESTROYERS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (U.P) Senator Scott W. Lueas (D, Ill) said today that he would not approve | Gen. John J. Pershing's proposal to sell 50 over-age destroyers to Great | Britain until he is convinced it [would not weaken United States’ | defenses. | Semator Lucas, a member of the Naval Affairs Committee and sup{porter of Administration defense Ipolicies, said there was a ‘very real danger” that American war ships sent to Britain would fall into Ger'many's hands “If Hitler should ever we would have need of hoat and canoe we could hands on,” he said.

LECHE AND 3 OTHERS FACE INDICTMENTS

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 7 (U Former Governor Richard W. Leche land there others prominent in [Louisiana and Texas oil circles today were under charges of taking part in a bribery conspiracy Orleans Parish District Attorney IJ. Bernard Cocke filed bills of in[formation late yesterday against

HUSBAND DIES AT 68 Leche; Seymour Weiss, former New

LONDON, Aug. 7 (U. P).<8ir Orleans Dock Board presiaent; Hugo Gerald de Bathe, 68, second Freeman W. Burford, wealthy Dalhusband of the late Lily Langtry, Nas, Tex. independent oil man, and | died of_ pheumonia ih Southern A. ©. Glasgell, Shreveport, Bond was - oi at $5000 each. France three weeks ago, according

i> "one or Britains odes. and BLUE AND JEFFREY GIVEN G. 0. P. POSTS

wealthiest families. Sir Hugo married the “Jersey | in 1899, after she had won a Sherwood Blue, G. O. P. nominee ward Langtry, after 14 years of liti- for Marion County Prosecutor, has gation. been selected as the candidates’ repHugo de Bathe was 27 when he resentative on the advisory board of married Miss Langtry, and she was the Republican Central Committee 47. She died in 1920 at Monte The committee, at a meeting last Carlo. Tn 1931, Sir Hugo secretly night, hamed George R. Jeffrey, married, Mme, Hanius of Denmark. former U. 8. District Attorney, as The heir presumptive is Chris- campaign manager for all the G. O topher de Bathe, his ‘hephew. P. candidates

Occupation of any considerable |©

to the! British. Occupation of British Somaliland would not give Italy any advantage

over Red Sea shipping.

School Is Hel

FRANKFORT, Ind, Aug. 7 (U. | P) —Something new in education was inaugurated here yesterday when 300 persons gathered to attend a tomato-picking school at a local canning factory, The instructor was J. E. Diekerson of Indianapolis, federal supervisor of tomato grading This season's tomato harvest starts this week and the students were seeking to qualify as trained pickers, “Skilled pickers are required because growers market their crops by United States government grade, Quality, not quantity, nets them the most money,” Mr. Dickerson said.

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The War Moves to Africa

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8. WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. ™.

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| wigns of an attack from across the

Nozi ‘Invasion’

Is Just for Fun

ROME, Aug. 7 ®. PHr=A German U-boat landed members of its crew on the Brite ish Tsles “just for fun,” Cesare Rivelli, correspondent of the newspaper Messagero reported today Rivelli, who said he was aboard the submarine, wrote in the newspaper: “We were navigating about the surface off Scotland when Wwe were attacked by a British seaplane which dropped bombs forcing us to submerge. A few houts before dawn we came up to the surface for repairs and saw the British coast about a mile away. The =ailors begged the captain to permit them to land, which he finally did, and they stripped and swam ashore, where they remained half an hour exploring the beach and surroundings.”

DRAFT WAIT TO JAN, 11S URGED

Cums Tak Is Heard Amid Senate Debate of Guard Measure.

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thing similar was admitted by Senator Morris Sheppard (D. Tex), chairman of the Senate Foreigh AfCommittee, and Majority Alben Barkley (D. Ky). It

fairs Leader

some |

June Quarter Net $44,600;

was believed the same view was held |

by Senator James F. Byrnes (D. S.), the behind-the-scenes man for the Administration on this issue,

Committee Urges Action

The Senate committee in a majority report warned that “it is too late to train men after emergency is upon us.” that “reasonable prudence” demands an “immediate and substantial increase” in the nation's armed forces. The minority report had called foi a fair trial of the voluntary method of enlistment, The Senate is still debating hill to give the President authority to call out the National Guard. The Guard bill, under a limitation of debate obtained late yesterday by Senator Barkley, is expected to get Senate approval today, possibly with a limitation that wouid prevent the citizens soldiers from being sent to South countries The conscription would follow tomorrow The debate that has concerned the Guard question only incidentally, and has been devoted largely to anticipation of the ganeral conscription issue. There

S. ‘National producer of steel in the country, to-| day

ritons Make England One Vast Fortress

From hundreds of control towers along Britain's east coast and inland, sharp eves constantly scan the sea and the sky, alert for

English Channel,

3-MONTHS GAS PROFIT TRIPLED!

= comprising

By-Products Sales Almost Equal Meter Income.

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lieu of taxes, Another $25,000 is to be paid to the Civil City before the end of the year. These tax payments are made out of net profits. On June 1, the utility retired $00,000 of its bonds, bringing the total retirements thus far to $283 = 000, and leaving outstanding $7,717.000 of the original issue. Ah additional $152,000 in bonds will fall due for retirement on June 1, 1941 As of June 30, current assets were listed at $3.526,751, a gain of $297. 384; current liabilities were $317,031, a gain of $45062 while accrued liabilities were $2,274,021, a gain of nearly $460.000 The increase in accrued liabilities represents the lease payments due tor the period on the lease of Indianapolis Gas Co. properties. While the lease is in litigation, the lease rental is being paid into an escrow fund. This increased accrued liabilities figure is offset by a special deposit on the asset side of the ledger

CAPACITY REACHED BY NATIONAL STEEL

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 7 (U. P) = Steel Corp. fifth

announced its iron and steel

producing facilities were operating at complete eapacity.

the |

American | bill |

began Monday |

has been a snarling personal row |

Sherman Minton and Rush D. Holt D. and a pointed lecture by

between Senators (D. Ind.) WwW. Va.,),

Senator Wheeler to Senators Claude |

Pepper (D. Fila), Josh ee D. (Okla) and Scott Lucas (D. Tl), on their “denial of free speach” to Col, Charles Lindbergh,

Republicans on Sidelines

The outhumbered Republicans have stayed out of the guariels= a reminder of the Supreme Court fight of 1937 when they refused to make it a party issue and waited successfully for the Democrats to settle it themselves President Roosevelt injected a new angle into the defense program with plans for home defense units to act as local protective forces if and when the National Guard is ordered into active duty. During a conference at Hvde Park with Governor Herbert © Lehman of New York, the problem of replacing the various state guards when they are called to active serve ice was thoroughly explorad, Mr safd, Their conversations dealt primarily with the need of the 48 states for defense units for local when the Guard is no longer available for this work The new home guard units probwould be formed with World War veterans as a nhueleus, lhe said Under present plans, Mr. Roosevelt would call out 55.000 of the 242 « 000 Guardsmen for extensive trains ing in modern military methods as

[s00n as Congress grants him the aus [thority

Many of the militiamen would be used as instructors for the conseripts, 900000 of whom

All Returned

SAN FRANJOISOCO, Aug. 7 (U, P) ==Shreve & Oo. San Francisco Jewelers, said today that Tive

| pieces of jewelry, valued at $27,000

and stolen from Treasure Island night had been returned intact through the mails. The jewelly was stolen from display case in the ‘lobby of the

| Cafe Lafayetteat the Golden Cate

International Exposition. A

The 100 per cent rate was reached

the | With the blowing in of an addiIt asserted tional blast furnace at the corpora- |

the Hanna Furs which mers

tion's subsidiary, nace Corp, Buffalo. N. Y, is devoted to production of chant pig iron

‘Mighty Smith’ Too Noisy Now

GREENSBURG, Pa, Aug. 7 (U P.) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the praises of “The Village Blacksmith” tnany, man) vears ago Today the grand the Gayville Smithy. The grand jurors indicted the blacksmith, Davis 8S. Sukay, oh a cherge of maintaining and caus ing a common and public huisance The prosecutor was I". Jablonski, a Gayville beer distributor, who said that the ring of hammer on anvil combined with smoke and cinders from the blacksmith shop, annoyed and discomforted the Rood Villagers of Gay ville

jury indicted

Strauss Says:

underfoot!

They're short they stay up . . . neat and trim!

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HAY IN THE WAY OF U.S. ARMY IN N.Y. WAR GAMES

| | 70, 000 Younes Maneuver With Signs as Weapons And Blocking Way,

| OGDENSBURG, N. Y., Aug. 7 (U, |P.) =Farmers hurried their haying [today and almost 70,000 troops {mobilized in this area for the First | Army maneuvers had a direct ine [terest in this pastoral job so far from their profession of

[removed arms. | The answer is hundreds of “off limits” black on orange signs nailed (up all through the maneuver area, This means “keep off” in Army language and the signs will remain up until the hay is in, maneuvers or no maneuvers, Wet weather has de» layed the haying but authorities are hopeful that it will be finished within a week, leaving the crippling “off limits” signs up only on orch= ards, truck patches and felds of corn, More Troops to Come

Rations were issued last night ta 66.334 officers and men, the Nations {al Guard and Regular Army units the First Army All [were in position for the annual exe loreises, except certain artillery, air [ports and specialist troops who will arrive next week before the four days of sham battle between | Blacks and the Blues begins on Aug. 19. | Tdeut. Gen. Hugh A. Drum and his division and regimental coms manders were all pleased with the mobilization of diverse units from [12 states and the District of Cos [ijumbia, almost without incident, [Generally speaking, motor convoys | made better time and kept prompter schedules than the troop trains, [which seldom were on time. wo

Weapons Are Lacking

Tonight beginning at 8:15 o'clock exercises will be held in the Stadi= um of St. Lawrence Unversity at Canton, Gen. Drum's headquarters and headquarters for the 417 ums [pires who will judge the mock wan, formally opening the maneuvers, Gen, Drum is expected in his ads dress to set the pattern which doubtless will be based on lessons learned from the present war To pattern these maneuvers on modern lines will be most difficult, however, because of the lack of modern weapons and equipment and the greenness of a large part of the troops. Of Regular Army troops, only the First Division has adequate modern equipment and the stream= lined organization vital to a swift war of movement. The National Guard regiments, of which about 40 per cent of the personnel are at their first eamp, will simulate thw [equipment they haven't vet seen, much less handled. Neatly painted sighs “this is a 37-millimeter anti tank gun” will be placed in some instances on a piece of iron pipe mounted on a frame. In other ine stances the sigh alone will indicate a weapon

DEBATE USE OF U. S. SHIPS FOR REFUGEES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (U. P)., The House today takes up legisla« tion te permit evacuation of refugee children from Great Britain on American vessels | The State Department has estis mated that about 1000 British chils dren already have been brought te. the United States in British shipss and that another 1400 will arrive within the next five weeks Lord Lothian, the British Ams bassador, informed Rep. Thomas C. Hennings Jr. (D. Mo.), recently that 50,000 British children are available” for removal by Amers ican ships At present the neutrality law bars (American vessels [ro mEuropean "war areas

SWITCHMAN KILLED NEAR LAFAYETTE

LAFAYETTE, Ind. Warfiel A. Holquist, 48-vear-terday when he was struck by an eastbound Big Four passenger train near West Lafayette He had just finished taking the flags from the front of hiz engine when the accident accurred, Tt is bes (feved that a steam pop-off valve [prevented him from hearing the aps proach of the other rain

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