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GERMANY

| World Future in Balance As Hitler

N the Far East, Japan is already crouched ready to spring on whatever territory she thinks she can get away with. in especial French Indo China, Hongkong, Singapore and other areas.

By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Times Foreign Editor VY SHNaron Sept. 16.—Today as England braces herself to resist invasion, which is expected to begin literally at any moment, it is not too much to say that the future of the whole world is teetering in the balance. Not only is the fate of Europe involved to an extent bevond any precedent known to history, but so is the fate of Asia, Africa, North and South America and the islands of all the seas. That Adolf Hitler must make the try is regarded by military men and diplomats bere as certain. He has boasted so long of what he will do to the British that failure to attack now would be as bad for his prestige as defeat in battle. If he tries and fails, it will almost certainly spell the beginning of his end. He could not possibly get ready for another major attempt before next spring or summer, by which time British and American spokesmen agree it may be forever too late. But if he succeeds in getting a firm foothold in England, there will be set in motion a tornado which, before it ceases to blow, may change the whole face of the globe. Spain, with Nazi and Fascist backing, may be counted upon to retake possession of Gibraltar.

| WILLKIE CAMPAIGN ‘OPENER’ AWAITED

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Coffeyville Broadcast First Major Addres Drive, Edged by New Charge That Roose-

velt Has Broken Down Democracy. By WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE

United Press Staff Correspondent ABOARD WILLKIE CAMPAIGN SPECIAL EN ROUTE TO COFFEVVILLE, Kas., Sept. 16.—Wendell L. WILLKIE charged today that President Roosevelt had contributed to the world crisis by failing to restore pros-

s of

perity in this country.

The blunt accusation was a prelude to Mr. Willkie's|

first major broadcast of his

campaign at Coffeyville, Kas., RAYBURN NAMED at 4 p. m. today. Three na-| tional radio chains will carry HOUSE SPEAKER Carrying his vote quest into

Missouri and Kansas in a series] of back platform appearances, the | Republican Presidential candidate declared that a strong domestic economy is as essential to national defense as guns and airplanes “Franklin D. Roosevelt has con-! iributed greatly to the collapse of | lemocracy in the world by failing ! strong economy in Amer- | Willkie told a crowd oreet him at Pleasant

the speech.

Texan Succeeds Bankhead Expected to Rule With Friendly Hand.

By MARSHALL M’NEIL Times Special Writer WASHINGTON. Sept | amiable, short-statured the baldest—and one of Mr. Willkie, his voice almost com- level—heaas in Congress p a 24-hour rest in| Speaker of the House today. Kansas City and the treatment Ol} The advancement of Rep. Sam three specialists, said thal if he is Rayburn of Bonham, Tex., from the elected it will be his purpose to SO! : revitalize business and industry and post of majority floor leader to that on Jie this nation so strong that “no!of Speaker. just vacated by the dictator will ever seek to strike.” death of William B. Bankhead of “Ac the candidate appeared on the Alabama, was approved by the platform he called upon t he House ~vowd to stand a minute in silence out of respect \ a william B. Bankhead (D, Ala.) and | “strong” tradition—the tradition ‘he late Glenn Frank of Wisconsin, followed by the only other Texan : of the Republican Plat- ever to hold that exalted job, John He characterized | N. Garner, now Vice President. Inand distinguished deed, “Cactus Jack” is credited with having heiped make Rep. Rayburn 0 nominee majority leader. As for the succession to the ma(Continued on Page Two)

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chairman form Committee, both as eminent figures.

was one of the candidate saw physicians had ordered rest because of the condition of his voice | Mr. Willkie said he hoped that | Mr. Landon would make some back | nlatform addresses for him today and Mr. Landon indicated that he would be pleased to do so Mr

Traveling with the 194 date of the Republican Party Mr. Landon, former Governor of| came to Xansas City from his Topeka home late yesterday and Willkie in the] hotel penthouse suite he and his 10 STAY DAY OR TWO family occupied. ! He the few persons vesterday. His precarious | About Same, Too. LOCAL TEMPERATURES 0.93 Ham . 69 .m. .... 60 12 (moon) 71

was Alf M. Landon, the 1936 candi- | Kansas and a wealthy oil man, FAIR CITY WEATHER conferred with Mr Willkie's Voice Weakened Temperatures Will Remain complete | L551 10a... TO . m. 65 1pm . 74

Mr. Rayburn, many of his friends to the late Speaker believe. will make a Speaker in the

TALY will almost certainly push her drive against Suez, via Egypt and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, expanding the new Roman Empire clear across Africa from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean.

The Mediterranean and Red Seas would thus become mere Axis lakes and the rich oil regions of the Near and Middle East, now mostly British and French, would fall to Hitler and his Italian henchman. Italy, in all likelihcod, would also invade Greece, while Jugoslavia might suffer the fate of Rumania by losing some of her present territory to her neighbors. Turkey would lose control of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles, either entirely or through having to share them with the stronger Axis powers and their Communist partner in Moscow. Russia, which country always plays jackal and picks the bones when there is a kill, would receive compensation, perhaps at the expense of Turkey, Persia and India. She covets Bulgaria, too, but it is doubtful if Hitler wants her thus astride “his” Danube” or if Mussolini would relish her as a next-door neighbor. Corsica, Tunisia, Nice and Savoy might at last be taken over by Ttaly. Italian mobs have long been shouting those names as part of the Duce’s demands. The African colonies of Britain, France and Belgium are regarded by the Axis partners as their legitimate loot.

British East Indies are

Philippines are in jeopardy.

dark indeed. That leaves ouiside only

capable of defending itself, of the world.

minent.

Poor China, of course. would be left more than ever at the mercy of Nippon, while the outlook for Australia and New Zealand would be

the Western United States, Mexico, Central and South America, but are they outside? In the Western Hemisphere only one country of the entire 22 is Upon the United States, almost alone, would fall the difficult and dangerous task of holding at bay the rest

Nor is the danger academic. It is not only real but may be imIf the London Government is forced to move to Canada, and if it brings along what is left of the British fleet and continues the war from this side, we should be forced to fight alongside Canada if she were attacked or else go back on an alliance and abandon the Monroe Doctrine which, for 117 vears, we have boasted we would defend.

Waits BRITAIN FEELS INVASION PERIL LESSENS DAILY

‘Raids Ease After R. A. F. Brings Down 185 Planes Over London; Long Range Guns

The Dutch and Also British Burma, Even the

danger.

Hemisphere—Canada, the

Stage Channel Duel, By JOE ALEX MORRIS

WALLACE TALK "HERE DELAYED |

Candidate to Attend Rites. For Bankhead, Speak in

| | " | City Next Week. By NOBLE REED | Henry A. Wallace, Democratic] {candidate for Vice President, 10- | day canceled his scheduled speech | here tomorrow night in order to ate | tend the funeral of Speaker William B. Bankhead. ! Democratic leaders announced that all campaign demonstrations originally planned for Mr. Wallace's | appearance here would be postponed | until next week i The scheduled noon banquet at which Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard was to have heen the principal speaker also was | canceled. Mr. Wickard will at-

tend the Bankhead rites.

Speaks Next Week

| State Chairman Fred F. Bays | sald the same program that had been planned for tomorrow will be | arranged for sometime next week | with Mr. Wallace delivering his | major midwestern radio address at | Cadle Tabernacle. Mr. Wallace flew. from Des | Moines, Iowa, to Washington today | for the state funeral and will go to Jasper, Ala. for the home rites. More than 1000 tickets had been sold for the noon banquet tomorrow and Mr. Bays said they would be good for the banquet next week. Meanwhile, party leaders were pepped up to a new high following their opening campaign rally at 'French iLick during the week-end when Lieut. Gov. Henry F. Schricker, candidate for Governor, made his keynote speech, pledging expansion of Democratic reforms in Indiana Urges Free Textbooks

of the Council.

ey! That Bomb Is Here Again

POLICE WERE called to Cily Hall today on the complaint that a suitcase, mysteriously lying near the door on the first floor, might be an infernal machine, { Tt was taken to headquarters | and X-raved. Hooks and eves and | hairpins were all that police could see. They opened it and found it was a woman's overnight bag There was no identification,

GALE MAY MISS + ‘EASTERN COAST

Due Southwest of Nova Scotia; Warnings Are Still Out.

NEW YORK, Sept The Weather Bureau

that a tropical storm in the Atlantic would reach a point southwest of | Nova Scotia late today or early tonight and that “no dangerous winds] or tides are expected on the New England coast.” { “But,” the Weather Bureau! warned, “this is still a dangerous (storm with winds of whole gale force 100 miles east and southeast of Nantucket, Mass, and caution is advised vessels in its part.” The center of the storm, with] winds of hurricane force prevailing Steel shares led tine stock market lover a small area, was last reported | higher in quiet trading today. Gains |about 250 miles southwest of Nan- ranged from fractions to more than tucket. $1. Demand was atiributed to inStorm warnings continued from dications that the British had at Block Island, R. I., to Bast Port, Me. | least held their own during | High winds and heavy seas battered week-end and to favorable U, S. | vessels off the Long Island and New business news. Jersey coasts and sent small craft At Chicago wheat was to to cover, ‘cent higher with the September The 5609-ton Swedish freighter selling at 75': cents but corn was Laponia radioed that she was dis- | unchanged to 3% cent lower, abled by the hurricane about 300 | =" tie miles east of Cape Hatteras and | NEW COMET DISCOVERED that she was leaking badly. Two | CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 16 (U Coast Guard cutters were dispatched |p) —Discovery of a new comet of the last seven years and said he from Norfolk and the President | the 13th magnitude was reported towill spend the last week of the Roosevelt, nearest vessel to the La-|day at Harvard Observatory. It was ‘campaign in Indiana, making ponia, radioed that she was going placed in constellation Cyaus in (Continued on Page Three) to the freighter’s assistance. ‘the northern coalsack

Mr. Schricker promised: 1. To sponsor legislation for free | texthooks in public schools without additional taxes. 2. To seek revision of the Gross Income Tax Law to lighten the tax burden upon small businessmen or other groups that were being too hard hit by the tax. | 3. To effect new economies in | State administration and put the {government on a “wholesome” basis. 4. To help the Federal Governiment spread old-age pensions over the entire nation on a broader basis. Mr. Schricker said “we will not go into the gutter” for campaign ‘material this year and lashed out] ‘against any alliance with “big money” interests seeking to back the Democratic campaign. “We have reason to believe that there will be some big money back of the opposition this year,” he | said.

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STOCK MARKET UP

Fighting Spirit of Britain Is Favorable Factor.

McNutt Pinch Hits

The Governor candidate shared the speaking platform with Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt, who was the pinch hitter on the program for U. S. Senator Sherman Minton. Mr. McNutt paid tribute to the New Deal accomplishments during

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Dr. Glenn Frank, Son Die in Auto Accident; ~ Nominee Is Pinned Under Car as It Skids

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GREEN BAY, Wis, Sept. 16 (U,

154 State Draft Boards Are Selected

These men—members of a special defense committee—lost no {ime in preparing Indiana for “consecription day” under direction of Governor Townsend (seated at right). Standing (left to right) are Thomas R. Hutson, State Labor Commissioner: Clarence Jackson, executive secretary of the State Chamber of Commerce: Raymond Townsley, Indiana National Defense Council vice president, and Alex Gordon, labor member Anson Thomas of the Indiana Farm Bureau is seated at the left.

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STEEL ISSUES LEAD |.

| Defense Council, { ernor’'s personal supervision.

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (U. P.).— |

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United Press Foreign News Editor German bombers returned the attack on London today but left Britons wondering whether Adolf Hitler would attempt an invasion of the British Isles or resort to a campaign of ceaseless bombardment. The invasion for which Britain had been prepared over the week-end turned out to be another mass air attack on the British Capital which the London Air Ministry said ree sulted in a record-breaking toll of 185 Nazi planes shot down ‘in the biggest battles of the war. And today a dense fog rolled up the English Channel Coast where British and German long-range guns had duled briefly in the Dover-Calais sector.

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Eleven Wounded at Dover Eleven persons were wounded in Dover but none was killed in the brief exchange of fire between the German and British heavy batteries. Soon thereafter weather conditions on the Channel already misty and rainy-—got worse, The ceiling was zero and it was impossible to see more than a hundred feet out over the grey channel waters, The break in a long period of good weather was regards ed hopefully hy British experts, who believed that Hitler's massed invasion forces could not successfully approach Britain without the aid of powerful aerial attack on specific objectives. The danger of invasion was definitely not regarded as ended and the Government obviously intended to emphasize the peril in order to: 1. Be prepared for any eventuality. 2. Keep the people keyed up for a possible emergency, 3. Give the impression that Hitler will have suffered a ‘tremendous defeat if an invasion is not attempted.

R. A. F. Keeps Striking Power On the other hand, the failure of the Germans to ate tempt an invasion probably would mean that the Nazi High Command had decidea to continue and intensify aerial ate tacks over a long peried in an attempt to bomb Britain into submission,

= Sporadic but stiff aerial onslaughts continued today,

Governor to Send Names t0 with bombs crashing in the London area near theater and Roosevelt, Who Will shopping sections ana with Nazi planes ranging over the : south and northern parts of England. Appoint Officials. One factor was plain. The R. A. F. had not been wiped (Another Story, Page Three) | out—a condition which even German have By EARL RICKERT | gested is logical to expect before the great invasion attempt Less than 48 hours after Congress is made, passed the first peace. time Conecn.| Emphasizing the striking power of the R. A. F., the aan selecting the personnel for 15¢ London Air Ministry reported that its planes again bombed

Duh, Sods I Hoosiers... ilitarv objectives in Berlin during last night's attacks over 1 hw, me ‘Ces Y . The work was begun in the offices Germany and German-held territory.

of Governor Townsend by a special | . . committee of the Indiana National Italians Drive Into Egypt der Wie Ges; “Further heavy attacks” were reported on concentras tions of war supplies, barges, shipping, dockyards and ports at Hamburg, Wilhelmshaven, Antwerp, Fiishing, Ostend, Dunkirk, Calais and Boulogne. Britons had waited for an invasion over the week-end, ‘Tides along the coast were high, the moon was nearly full, ‘Before these conditions coincide again the equinox will have passed and the English Channel and North Sea are likely to be heavy. The Italian offensive has started in Egypt. Italian forces were reported from Cairo to be crossing the border from Libya with the occupation of Sollum. Rome said the next objective was Marsah Matruh, on the coast, Italy admitted that a “de facto” state of war existed with Egypt but said that “legally” there had been no war ‘declaration.

The Italian offensive had been expected in Britain to (Continued on Page Three)

Today's War Moves

By J. W. T. MASON United Press War Expert

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The Draft Board members are being selected from lists of names submitted to the Governor by county clerks. Each board will have three members. All boards are to be nonpartisan. The committee also studied the names of attorneys submitted by circuit court judges throughout the state to serve as appeal agents. Each judge submitted the name of a Republican and a Democrat in his district. An appeal agent will serve with each draft board. The committee was scheduled to continue meeting until it has comspleted its work. The names selected will be sent to President Roosevelt, who will appoint the various officials The names of five members of appeal boards in each Congressional district probably will be chosen later this week. Lists of names for these jobs have been submitted by the Indiana Farm Bureau, the State Chamber of Commerce, the State Labor Department, the Supreme Court and the Indiana State Medical Association. Members of the special commit-

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Clapper Comics Crossword Editorials Fashions Financial Fiynn Forum Galiup Poll... in Indpls..... Inside Indpls. Jane Jordan.. Johnson

AID SENT TO SCHOONER WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (U.P). The Coast Guard cutter Wood14 bury was dispatched from Galves10 ton, Tex., today to aid the fishing 4 schooner William Hays. which re11 ‘ported it was in distress and that two of the erew were dead.

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Landon, who controlled the Kansas ers to swing his following to Mr. The Weather Bureau said generally New Deal propaganda. the Repub- normal for today is an average of Mr. Willkie indicated that he, t00.! day was a mean of 67. but the for the important speech at Coffeypractice includes keeping the | ISITS COAST BASES Mr. Willkie after the candidate’s nox arriv ‘ 5 > 5 Knox arrives here today after an an extra minute over the name, p rnard listened t r. Will- a v Dr. Barnard listened to M |Hawaiian defenses and the United and many will shed a tear. ‘motored consolidated patrol bomber career of the noted educator, forBy cutting short his Hawaiian pyblican policy committee, who was (Diego naval base and other stra-| . pr, Frank's son, Glenn Jr, 21, 10 Wednesday morning in order t t ins Soa) g 0 at- man, was injured. The son was a Their automobile, speeding to a 15 skidded on the gravel shoulder, and

delecation at the Philadelphia con-| This swell weather is going to vention, was one of the first lead-! continue at least through tomorrow. willkie. fair. And there won't be much Mr. Landon said that “despite | change in the temperatures. The lican campaign has not lost anyi67 degrees. The mercury was off a ground.” bit yesterday. The normal for that would speak at station stops despite | mercury scored a mean of 61. ihe advice that he save his voice iii id bi “ ville Dr. Harrv D. Barnard of KNOX BACK IN U. S., Beverly Hills, Cal, whose regular | voices of many movie stars in tip-| SAN DIEGO, Cal, Sept. 16 (U top condition, flew here to examine |p) _ gacretary of the Navy Frank P.) .-—Wisconsin voters will pause oice failed him Saturday in Illi- TEP TG ; . > fover-night flight from Honolulu| Glenn Frank, when they mark their ns. where he spent a week inspecting primary election ballots tomorrow, kie's husky voice, prescribed com- | (Continued on Page Three) [States batile Reet. Sudden death in a skidding auto- | He returns in the same four- mobile last night cut short the that took him from San Francisco | mer president of the University of + 9 . 1 : a i ‘to Honolulu last week. Wisconsin and chairman of the Re- | visit, Col. Knox will be able t0|seeking the Party's nomination for spend two days touring the San|y, § Senator. He was 53. , tegic military posts here. He|griver of the car. also was Killed planned to leave for Washington|and Theodore Stumpf, their house o tend Thursday's Cabinet meeting. reporter on the Madison State S——————— mags Journal. {campaign engagement, failed to (take a sharp curve near here, turned over 10 times. Dr. Frank was crushed beneath the car. i

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a physician's care at their home.

Election officials said printing of ballots for Tuesday's primary was completed and Dr. Frank's name would appear against six other Republican candidates. If his name should receive a plurality, said, the State Committee would name a nominee. Dr. Frank became the center of

national discussion when he was| AND YOU

ousted as president ot the University of Wisconsin in 1937 after stormy hearings. He blamed then Governor Philip F. La Follette for the ouster. During the present campaign, Frank had promised to “stamp out La Folletteism.” After leaving the university Frank became editor of Rural Progress, a magazine for farmers published at Chicago. A short time later the Republican National Committee named him chairman of a

Dr Glenn Frank . . . auto failed

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A funeral from Wisconsin's Capi- nor Julius Heil to proclaim state committee to draft a party pro= |

No decisive results are being obtained by the continuous German air attacks against Great Britain, nor is the outlook favorable for any ber of Commerce; Raymond Towns- | spectacular turn of events in Germany's favor. ley, defense council vice president; | Italian military commentators now expect Germany to delay “des Thomas R. Hutson, State Labor | cisive” operations until next spring and they frankly admit the lack (Continued on Page Three) lof important German progress against British resisting power, The realistic attitude of Italian = - ” newspapers is in keeping with the 4yian natural caution that forms the basis of the Italian school of | Strategy. It is possible to in-

Bureau, Clarence Jackson, exec utive secretary of the State Cham-

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leaders to look to their strength for next spring's opera= [ tions. By that time British airplane { production plus the additions from { America should be superior to the | German output, Bark soa) |terpret the bold 3 | Facing this future condition it is attect me: Roman com- KE p {apparent that Germany's heavy That is the leading |ments as an in- [losses during the present attacks question ot the day. Tha [timationto Ger- | against Great Britain cannot cons providing {ha |Many not to ex- { tinue indefinitely with safety. The . Alen ~ |pend too much |Ttalians appear to understand this answers in a question-ana- air strength fact, for they have not the impets The third |against objec- uosity which rage excites in the tives that have Germans and they do not unders no major mili- rate British competence and tens tary value, such as the bombing of |acity. London. Having no such intensified feele The time has come for the totali- (Continued on Page Three) ¥

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