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J the little nation.

> “largely has its newspapers to thank

‘Budapest heard talk-again of a drive

“TOLL HIGH IN FIERCE SUB NAZIS BOMB

Greeks Continue Gains in Albania, Athens and Rome Indicate.

(Continued from Page One) cluded attacks on objectives in Nor-

way, Denmark and occupied France,

the British Air Ministry reported. Coastal command planes . bombed the German submarine base at Lorient and the docks at Brest. American-built Hudson Lockheeds attacked the harbor works at Kristi d, Norway, and other British “aircraft blasted the gas ‘works at Esbjerg, Depmark, causing a big explosion. ; The Air Ministry said that attack on. Wilhelmshaven has as its chief objective the Marinewerft shipyards, one of Germany’s most important. A large fire was started by a Sigwes of incendiary bombs and five bomb bursts were seen among the works between Kanal Hafen and Tirpitz Hafen, the British said. The Marinewerft includes six drydocks. Many warships, including submarines, are: built there. The Royal Air Force attacked the German submarine base at Lorient, France. Other points bombed were Brest, Kristiansand, Norway, and Esbjerg, Denmark.

Nazi Press Attack

The German attack on the Swiss was led’ by the excellently informed Frankfurter Zeitung. Jt was couched in the sort of language which German newspapers sometimes use as & preliminary to a pressure drive against a neutral nation. There was no hint, however, whether the Nazis proposed to use anything stronger than words against the Swiss. Swiss Called Lackeys The Frankfurter Zeitung attacked the Swiss as lackeys of the British, captioning its article “The Swiss at Churchill's Service.” It claimed that never in the history of Swiss independence had greater bitterness toward Germany been displayed by

“Switzerland,” said the newspaper, (Continued on Page Three)

that things have gone so far. If they will not change this for the sake of truth and journalistic decency, they should at least have the intelligence to do so.” ; The Swiss press took note of the attack, warning the public that suddenness of the Nazi campaign “deserves to be stressed.” At the same time returns from-a plebiscite held yesterday showed that the Swiss by a vote of 70,000 had rejected a new plan for compulsory military training of Swiss youth.

ltalo-Greek War

‘There was no indication whether the Swiss flareup was connected with Balkan reports which revived talk of a German or joint GermanItalian offensive to recoup the Axis situation in Greece and Albania.

against Macedonia and Salonika through Jugoslavia or Bulgaria or both and reported that Jugoslav and Bulgarian. representatives might go to Berlin shortly. Shiro The arrival of many “tourists — presumably German — in Albania and in Bulgaria was rumored. At the same. time British experts in London warned that the Greek push inta_ Albania probably would slow down now, because Italian reinforcements were coming into action and Greek troops were reaching flatter country where Italy’s mechanized; equipment could be employed mo: effectively.

Greeks Occupy Pogradec

The Italians spoke of repulsing fierce Greek attacks and inflicting heavy losses on Greek attackers, particularly on the western front close to the Adriatic. There was no mention from Rome of any offensive action by Italy. . . Athens said the Greek troops were driving ahead after ofcupation of Pogradec, scoring successes on the central front and in the region of Premeti, northeast of Argyrokastron. A report ciyculated last night that 7000 Italians had been taken prisonér and that an even larger numper had been killed or wounded in fighting on’ the Albanian front, but confirmation was lacking in official sources.

Ramon Serrano Sunner ... Spain’s Foreign Minister signs financial pact with Great Britain,

was indicated that the figures were for Sunday’s fighting only but official statements so far have failed to support the reports.

War at Sea

Wireless reports picked up in New York indicated an attack by a German submarine on a British convoy about 400 miles west of Ireland. The messages indicated that five ships had been torpedoed or attacked by the submarine. The British Admiralty reported the 1090-ton submarine Triad overdue and presumed lost. ; The Italians took neutral correspondents to an unnamed naval base where they were shown two battleships and three cruisers which were said to have participated in the sea battle with the British off Sardinia. These ships apparently were undamaged. The inspection was designed to counteract British claims of damage inflicted in the battle.

Rumania

Premier Antonescu appeared to have gained the upper hand over Iron Guard radicals in Rumania by his speech yesterday at Alba Julia, promising that Rumanian claims on nsylvania never would be abandoned. The speech at Alba Julia, capital of Rumanian Transylvania, was made during. the celebration of the 22d anniversary of the reunion of that province with the old Rumanian kingdom. Rumania’ got the province after the World War, but Hungary now has the north part back through the mediation of Germany and Italy. Many Iron Guardists went from the funeral of. their “martyred” founder; Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, held in Bucharest Saturday, to the celebration at Alba Julia to hear Antonescu tell them pointedly: : “I've suffered for you; fought for you; it is my right and duty to demand obedience from you.”

Mass Suicide Denied

Among ‘the rumers circulating elsewhere in the Balkans which were denied-in Bucharest were: That the Iron Guardists who massacred 64 followers of abdicated King Carol at Jihlava prison last week, starting a reign of terror, had committed suicide, en masse. That a revolt had broken out in Bessarabia against the Russian army of occupation. Rumanian officials said only one

German motorized division was in

Rumania and that it was separated into training units.

Far East

In the Far East Hanoi reported troops had occupied Bandong, an island in the Mekong River which marks the boundary between Thailand and French Indo-China. Bangkok said that Thai troops had repulsed a French attack on Trat in’ South Thailand. Chungking reported that Chinese troops had killed 12,658 Japanese in smashing a Japanese attack along a

The unconfirmed report put Greek

150-mile front in Hupeh province.

SOUTHA

losses at:a much smaller figure. It}

MPTO

Five British Ships Torpedoed While 400 Miles West Of Ireland.

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= Kilgerran Castle, of 276 tons, reg-

istered out of Swansea, which reported it was bombed 25 miles off Kinsale Head, on the south coast of Ireland. . Two other ships were. reported attacked by submarines in distress calls heard by Mackay i#iere. They were: i 1. A British vessel giving: the call letters: KKIF, attacked yesterday. 2. The freighter Victoria, of 1641

| (tons, owned by the Isle of Man

Steam Packet Co., attacked and torpedoed not far distant from that of the - vessel giving the call letters GKIF “which had been attacked earlier. > Meanwhile, in London, the Admiralty reported the loss of the destroyer Sturdy, 905 tons, the 33d British destroyer admitted lost since the staft of the war. It carried a normal complement of 98 men.

Nazi Freighter Silent

No further word had been received from the German freighter Rhein which slipped out'of Tampicq, Mexico, last Friday and yesterday tried to contact Mexican radio. stations. Tropical radio heard her signals. There was no indication whether she was in trouble. She left Tampico with the German freighter Idarwald. The Spanish steamer Motomar which had reported herself in distress off Newfoundland yesterday morning, messaged Coast Guard division ‘headquarters in Boston that she had “cleared” her trouble. In Callao, Peru, the 4833-ton German freighter Hermonths, there since Aug. 30, -1939, seemed preparing for an attempt to run the British blockade. The captain was said to have requested the authorities for permission to depart for Hamburg.

CHINA MAY OBTAIN AMERICAN PLANES

. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (U. P.)— The United States was expected today to follow its additional financial assistance to China with attempts to help her acquire war materials in this country. : China is particularly eager to obtain airplanes for use in protecting the Burma Road—its “lifeline”— against Japanese bombers. Officials said there was a good chance that a way may.be found to make some Army combat planes of doubtful “first line” value Syallsie to China. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. appeared today before a joint. meeting of the Senate Banking and Currency Committee and the House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures to answer questions on the Administration's new plan for $160,000,000 of additional credits to China, ¢ Preceding Mr. Morgenthau, Secretary of State Cordell Bull appeared

as a surprise witness. B=

DIES TO GIVE REPORT TO COUNTRY TONIGHT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (U. P.).— Chairman Martin Dies of the House Committee on un-American activities will seek an interview with Attorney General Robert H. Jackson today to discuss ways and means of combating Fifth Column activities. +Mr. Dies sald he had certain definite” ideas he would present to Mr. Jackson on how the Department gould, aid his committee in its eff to publicize espionage and sabotage moves. Mr, Dies is scheduled to speak tonight over the Blue Network of the National Broadcasting Co. from 6:30 to 7:00 (Indianapolis time). His address will be entitled “My Report to the Nation.” He said he would discuss changes he has proposed in he Government’s methods of fighting Fifth Column activities, and ask the public to support his plans for continuing tne committee’s investigation.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record County City Total 89 ove AO 52 92 I reece arn 48 85 131 —Nov. 30 & Dec. Joe njured ....-16,| Accidents ... 52 e ... 0 | Arrests 48 SATURDAY TAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines tried tions paid 0 0 $0 3 0

1 2 M1

Totals ....o0..0 21 17 $66

— MEETINGS TODAY - : Scientech Club, Board 0 rade, moon. aypool Hotel, noon. Service Clap, Ciayneo Club, 54462 E. Waist fae Realtors, Canary Cottage, B

Sire Dame Club, Board of Trade, noon.

, Board of Trade, 6 p. m. Bopas ¢ Trade. Board of Trade. 6 p.m.

noon. tern Association of Retired Rs a iend Postal Clerks—Big Four uilding. 2 p. m. Cen Chapter, American er a ociation, Hotel Washing-

F! ington, Ny & Ce, st : Joseph Infirmary, p : :

Violations Speeding Reckless driving.. Failure to stop at through street.. Disobeying traffic signals Drunken driving. all others ....... 15

0 55 11

Hote Se eis Ea Inspectors’ Association, | 247

Hotel Sere rutual Cas jalty and Juncheon, Hotel Washing i. Salesman’s Club, . Hotel ~ Washington, nsurance Adjusters,

12:15 p. m. Casualty I Hotel w inE pois Acelbent Prevention Counoil, Hotel era "Club, Hotel Washington, % p.m. ; 3 Bin ciny TOMORROW Rotary Club, Claypool Tptel, noon. X's Menls Cin Oiness, “Board. of Trade, -Arms Hotel, noon. nS oR Lincoln, noon. Universal Clu lumbia Club, night. University of Michigan Club, Board of Trade. MOTs Columbus, K. of C. Clubhouse, eran Service "Club, Canary Cottage,

none Paper Credit Group, Wm: -H. Block

Co., morning

Indiana Committee for National Defense, sn’s meeting, Hotel Lincoln, noon. ontemporary Club, Clay-

LMM. Bureau, Claypool Hotel. Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays, Claypool Hotel, 1

0 a. m. 7 Alpha Delta Omega, Hotel Washington,

polis pool Hotel, 7 Convention

LCI, Bdiapayolis Taxpayers’ Association, Hotel ashington, 8 p. m. u Exchange Club Board, Hotel Severin,

noon. | American Chemical Society, Hotel Se-

verin, noon, Whist Club, Hotel Severin, 1:30 p. m. Implement Dealers’ Association, Hotel

Severin, 2 » m, , Indianapolis Medical Society, Indianapolis Athletic :15 p. m.

Club, 8:15 - MARRIAGE LICENSES (These lists are from offieia: cecords in the County Cours House. The Times therefore, is not responsible for errors in names and addresses.) . '

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Georg: H. Johnson, 44, Hotel Washington; Mary E. Roark, 21 of 55 E. Raymond. Herbert F. Kottkamp, 24, of 1610 Leonard; Eula R. Brittain, 21, of 1330 Lexing-

on. : y Joseph E. Cohes, 32, of 1701 Barth: Ethel M. Pruitt, 23, of 1018 Bellefontaine. Ralph L. Cleveland Jr.. 26, of 115 W. 33d; Martha J. Miller, 19, of 3102 N.

Capitol. ger OG. mell, 27. of 3354 College; Jane Seward, 22, of 3343 N. New Jersey. Er .” Boiccurt. 22, Beech Grove: Dorothy Hill, 18, R. R. 5. Box 5 Hugh Flynn, 28, of 851 N. Rural; Dorothy A. Keene, 26. of 2134 Central. Paul E. Day, 21, of 1635 Ludlow; Vera M. Privette, 18, of 1202 Finley. Raymond Butsch, 19, of 2141 8. Delaware. Delores Burns, 19, of 350 N. State. Herinan F. McBride, 23, R. R. 3, Box 930: Dorothy M. Inlow, 18, R. R. 20, Box

247, Gus P. Bisesi, 33, of 2243 E. Garfield: Dorothy H. Snyder, 33, of 144 Buckingham

Roy Tyree. 32, of 1439 St. Peter; , 1. Gardner, 18. of 1751 Burlisne Jo

BIRTHS

_ Twins, Boy and Girl Edward, Gertrude Colvin, Fry Coleman. 7 Girls whee Joseph, Gertrude Holzer, at St. Francis. George, Alliene McClellan, at St. Fran-

cis. Walter, Marie Church, at City. James, Frances Wade, at City. Lowell, Alberta Wade. at Metniodist. Raymond, Noris Swinford, at Methodist a Eavard, Roseanna Sheffer, at Marion, Sarah Turner, at Methodist. Chester, Rosie Pearson, at 511 W. 17th. - Ernest, Jessie Holson, at 433 awathsa. “ Wallace, Edna McGee. at 122 uglas. iam, Christine Sowders, at 616

New Yor! Boys

“Tr University Alumni, Indianapolis Raloh rothy Ross, at St. a Club, 6:30 p. m., £0 Rel Ft, Frances Dickerson, at Cy. ’

SU, |

Webster, Catherine Landrum, at City. Glanness, Esther Roberts, at City. . Jeff, Hazel Deckard, at Coleman. Geraldine Spaulding, at St. Vin-

Lucy Armfield," at St. cent’s,

Earl, Evelyn Daugherty, at Methodist. uinby, Inez Bennett, at Methodist. bert, hy liam

Wi Paul, rm Harold, Helen Lester, a Albert, Rowena Buchanan, at Patrick, Ethel Roberts, at 509 % Lloyd, Viola Taylor, at 309 N. Davidson.

DEATHS

Nera N. Bandy, 66, at 839 Taft, cerebral hemorrhage. . John Lee Illenworth, 2 months, at Riley, marasmus. : : Terry Geise, 46, at St. Vincent's, cardiac

dilatation. : orge P.. Rhoads, 44, at Methodist, cerebra, fap plexy. ~ Bertha, E. Hurt, 41, at City, peritonitis. Albert oo Guersey, 73, at Methodist, arteriosclerosis. Carl C. Weiss, 64, at St. Vincent's, coronary occlusion. arry egraff, 72, at 3057 Washington Blvd., arteriosclerosis. Ellen Agnes Griffin, 78, at 1608 Broadway. cardio renal disease. : Alice V. Hinkle, 85, at Methodist, cerebral apoplexy. 2 yoyo! Ann .Scyphers, 5 months, at 5237 W. 15th. spina bifida. Elizabeth Bracken, 83, at 1022 Warman, ie Been "75, at 1730 W. Morr aude Ballenger, 75, a . Morris, cerebral -thrombosis.

marasmus. Mount Vernon Foster, 72, at 1244 N. Illinois, coronary occlusion. Voli Kepfer, 60, at Long, rheumatic Rose, Frankowitz, 43. t. Vincent's, acute dardiac dilatation. 3t 5. Vincenbs Jeanette Bonaparte, 65, at 943 W. Walnut, hiynertension, Charles Richard. Slaughter he at 3633 E. 17th, arterios 5 Rta a tn

n L. Long. 50, at 348 W. it, cerebral hemorrhage. at 348 Regent,

FIRE ALARMS YESTERDAY

ing house, sparks on roof, $10 loss. = St., residence,

10:25 A. M.—412 E. 10th spake on roof, $10 loss.

defective smoke pi P..M.—629 E pipe

efective sm

HE) Pp;

M.—2026

dente, sharks on 2550 3 Joss. Bt . 3 . M.— 2 noi vr - ment and business Yioat cause nko,

$5 loss. : E 3:30 2 M.—3054 Meridith St., residence, smoking furnace.

TODAY

. ren U- S. Weather Bureau.

Eric Ronald Fleming, 2 months, at City, in

5 6:11 A. M.—518 N. Alabama St., room-|Ghicago

M.—-907 E. Market St., resi- 3 . 8t. Clair St., resi- L

Martindale A 1- | Lo H a ale Ave. residence and print shop, defective stove, $35 |;

tho. | 10SS. ] Metho- | "3.96 P. M.—2842 Northwestern Ave., resi- M

5:56 A. M.—138 W. 10th St. 3 shop, cause unknown, loss not aig Ww

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Tour of American Gibraltar . May Take Him to Fleet Maneuvers. :

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It comprises air, army and naval facilities on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland. Its purpose is to prevent an invader from attacking by land and water routes down the St. Lawrence Valley or by air directly against the New England states, New York, Pennsylvania and the great Mid-Atlantic industrial

area. About midway between that base and the island bases protecting the eastern entrance to the Caribbean lies Bermuda, another British area where sea and air facilities have been leased. ‘ But the backbone. of canal defense lies in the West Indies where Mr. Roosevelt probably shortly will be cruising, The area already is under constant air and surface patrol by the United States Navy with some Army Air Corps participating. The air patrol of the area from Florida to the northern coast of South America appears to be divided between two flying units, one of them probably based in Florida, and the other one, it has been established, basing at Puerto Rico. A patrol also operates out of the Panama - Canal zone. : From Puerto Rico, naval planes daily fly southward, flying over Martinique, a French island, and stopping at St. Lucia and Trinidad, the latter British islands where the United States has leased bases. Trinidad is just off the coast of Venezuela.

Martinique French Outpost

Martinique is the French outpost which is in thé news because the Franco-German armistice caught a big airplane carrier, the Bearn, in the harbor there and :100 or so American built planes which had been intended for shipment to France. There are, in addition, two big hydroplanes in the bay. Great. Britain wants that airplane carrier and those planes, but the French Government at Vichy refuses to give them up. The planes, meantime, are out:-in the open, protected only by canvas coverings over the motors. : From all parts of the western Caribbean defense area comes reports of large marine concentrations. It is estimated that marines with the fleet in Guantanamo "Bay number around 7000 although estimates are as low as 2900. ; The cruiser Omaha with a train of destroyers steamed into San Juan, Puerto Rico, within the past fortnight and it was noted that there were: many marines aboard. Supply ships.are pouring materials into Puerto Rico which will be the strong point of United States defense of the canal. . A full infantry division is being brought down from the United States.

‘No News of Patrol Force

There is no definite information on the movements of the United States Naval Patrol force. The Atlantic Patrol numbers about 125 vessels but only about half of them are simultaneously at sea. It was estimated a fortnight ago that 30 to 40 United States warships were concentrated at Guantanamo Bay at the. eastern extremity of Cuba. These ships—and perhaps others— will participate in this week’s fleet mar.euvers. ' All naval vessels in the Atlantic now are organized as a patrol force under command. of Rear Admiral Hayne Ellis. The force includes three battleships, the New York, Arkansas and Texas, an undisclosed number of ‘cruisers, destroyers and submarines. The potential trouble spot in the West Indies is Mo i Yhether yrouple actually will develop is a matter of pure - tion. Ln - i But the primary purpose of the development of Puerto Rico as the central strong point of a chain of insular naval, air and land bases is protection of the channels by which an invading force would have to approach the Panama Canal from the east. So long as the United. States fleet is ‘strong enough to maintain a real battle force in only one ocean, it appears certain that the major fleet concentration will remain in the Pacific. 5

EX-PUBLISHER DIES LA PORTE, Ind., Dee. 2 (U. P.) — Joshua A. Chaney, publisher of the La Porte Argus from 1900 to 1924, died here today after a short illness. He was 63.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Mostly

ing fair tomorrow; lowest temperature tonight 20 to 25 degrees; colder tomorrow. Sunrise 6:49 | Sunset . ATURE =Dec. 2, 1989 6a m....... 48 1p Mm....... BAROMETER TODAY 6:30 a. m....30.33 :

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m.~ . Total precipitation since in. 3m eg 9% Deficiency since Jan. I 10.8

* MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana: - Cloud ight, ht, north portion this ad rh AR becoming Brio orfows Narmer in extonight: much colder tomorrow. = =

a west portion

Illinois: Cloudy, li : afternoon and Year & Sow mn hed this

in north por-

tomorrow, Lower Michigan: Most! \ colder tonight and’ tomorow. hy ood

sional light snow. ] : Ohio: Cloudy with ligh in north portion ad and

Sraly fair, colder in east and Soutn for-

Kentucky: Cloudy, con a night: TL OMOITOW cloudy tine OU portion. . Th WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M.

Station " ‘Weathe . Temp. Bismarck, y S071 — ON. sviosases 7

colder

SECRET PORT TO BOARD CRUISER

cloudy and. continued cold tonight, becom- |

oming | old infant.

0 - 31 [siderably

James M. Tucker (lef{) was

GUARD INQUIRY OF CRASH OPENS

3:Man Board to Make Its Report to Chief of Army Air Corps.

A three-man National = Guard board composed of flying officers today formally opened a series of hearings as part of a two-way government investigation into an air

crash which Thursday cost the lives of three’ fliers, including a Guard pilot. » The victims of the accident—one of the worst in Indianapolis aviation history—were buried following funeral services yesterday. Lieut. Robert Shank, pilot of the Guard plane, was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery after services at the Conkle Funeral Home. Services for Hapold King, Hoosier airport instructor piloting the small training ship, were held in Shirley Brothers Central Chapel, with burial in Washington Park Cemetery.

Stout Heads Board

Willard Kenneth Mount, CAA student flier, who was with Mr. King, was buried at Crown Hill following services at Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary. ; The Guard investigating hoard is headed by Maj. Oliver Stout, commander of the 113th Observation Squadron. Other members are Capt. Matt Carpenter and Capt. Earl Sweeney. : The 'Civil' Aeronautics ‘Authority, through Daniel Moulton, local CAA inspector, is carrying on a separate probe into causes of the accident. Maj. Stout said that results of the Guard inquiry would not bs made public ‘but will be forwarded to the chief of the Army Air Corps. Army regulations forbid release of findings of military investigating bodies.

Eye Witnesses First

Eye witnesses of -the crash, which occurred in a field near W. 30th St. and 'U. 'S. 52, are scheduled to be among the first: to testify at the hearings. At least six persons reported they saw the: mid-air collision between the heavy, fast Guard combat ship and a small Piper Cub trainer, as they maneuvered to land at the Hoosier "Airport. / Results of the CAA investigation will be made to the national Air Safety Board at Washington, and eventually will be released to the public.

POLICE WATCH. FOR GRAB-BAG THIEVES

Thieves who loiter in alleys and make grab-bag raids on delivery trucks are in for a lot of police attention during the Christm shopping season. \ Capt. Leo Troutman ordered traffic policemen to “take a look into alleys when {traffic isn’t so heavy on your corners.” All persons found in them and unable to satisfactorily explain their presence will be charged with vagrancy.

HOOSIERS GET CONTRACT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (U. P). —The War Department today awarded a contract totaling $77,330 to Griffels & Vallet, Inc, Detroit, and Charles W. Cole & Son, South Bend, Ind. for architectural and engineering services at a shell loading plant to be built at Union Center, Ind, -

some unknown way to the spread of the disease was strengthened. He found, from perusing State Health Board statistics, that during the week ending Nov. 9, which was abnormally warm, the number of cases reported in the State jumped from 11 the previous, cooler ‘week, to 24. The next week, when cool weather returned, only 9 cases were reported. ro He found that the oldest: patient was a 37-year-old man, who is on the way to recovery, and that the youngest patient was a 5-monfhs-

During the epidemic, Dr. VanNuys said, the National Foundation for the Prevention of Infantile sent. epidemologists to

Paralysis | Riley Hospital from time to time.

The material they collected now is being sifted and analysed at headquarters laboratories and ‘anything may happen. ‘ * . 3 They meed most to know, of course, what causes the disease and ‘how it is spread, two vital things which remain complete aryst The work of the scientists is considerably hampered: because of the war. The supply of monkeys, upon

i . |which experiments must be worked 3% land checked; has been cut off. Cer-

specified

di 4

tain types of monkeys of

‘| The reclamation” work on the

group that was paralyzed this sum-

mer has begun. It is a tremendous

James L. Tucker (right), as Richard T. James (center)

sworn in today for a second term

Mr. Mason abandoned, at least

possible to overwhelm British air power. : ; a There is no doubt that some British war factories have been damaged by the night assaults, but at the worst, from Britain's standpoint, the consequence can scarcely more than some delay of the time when the Royal Air Force reaches numerical parity with the Germans or: surpasses them. The essential Jcontributing factor to the

ain in the air is the speed: with which American factories can produce planes.

Coventry ‘Worst Hit

" This is more important than the damage being done by night raids on British cities. Night bombings, at worst, demolish industrial plants by accidental hits, since to the invisibility of the targets is added the great height at which the planes must fly to avoid anti-aircraft fire. Emotional descriptions of the destruction caused by bombing British cities, ‘which the British censorship allows to be cabled abroad, are relayed to Germany, They undoubtedly. stimulate German expsctations of victory and probably add confidence to the German aviators. But if the results of the bombings are examined ‘realistically instead of emotionally, the consequences become far less disquieting. Thus, the maximum damage measured by

|area was done at Coventry. Yet,

the civilians killed by the:Coventry raid were scarcely three-twentieths of 1 per cent of the total population. ah iy In an§ land battle losses of this inconsequential, proportion, would be less than in a small skirmish. The fact that civilians, instead of soldiers, are the sufferers in the night bombings of Britain produces emotionalized- reactions wholly disproportionate to the actual results. : Last month more than 1000 persons were killed in Britain by motor car accidents, due largely to the blackouts. This is four or five times

it passes almost instantly out . of memory . : French Damage Recalled

During the last World War,

numerous French cities suffered far} more damage than have British] | cities in the present war. Artillery| fire works much greater havoc than}.

do bombs. Not only is it more intense and more continuous but also artillery shells may travel a cons

but once.

molished by bombing attacks. The damage is always limited. But, in

World War fighting.

‘Britain by the German raiders is so much below what France suffered in the last war that it is hopeless

arysteries,

for the Germans to expect a collapse of British morale. :

Most of the Year's Paralysis Victims Show Improvement

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paralysis will regain about one half of the muscle control he can expect by the end of the first year. Duripg the next year, he wil regain about one half of the remaining. control he can expect. | , There is no way to tell now how

patients can expect to make, because the disease does not attack the muscles directly, but the nerve cells in the spinal column which control the muscles. y These nerve cells which have been killed by the disease are dead and cannot be revived. Whatever muscles they control will forever be useless. El : But those nerve cells which were not quite killed may regenerate and assume: once again control of the muscles. The only way to tell which nerves are dead and which may regenerate is to wait and see. That is why the surgery on 1940 ‘paralysis will not be undertaken for two or three years. No surgery will be done until the doctors are certain nothing but surgery will help. Surgery is ‘used to make the best of a bad. situation. It is used to strengthen , but contributes in no way to the

muscles whose nerve months are ahead for Riley “Hospital. A large number. 5 in ‘the state.which

brought there for ,

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looked on. Later Mr. Tucker swore in Mr. James

War Moves Today

| Intensification -of indiscriminate terror bombings of British cities is causing considerable financial oss to Great Britain, but is not weakening :the ritish war effort to any major extent. No6 diminution is apparent in the strength of the Royal Air rce; whosé annihilation always has been the main objective of the German air offensive. | | Indeed, by confining their attacks so night visitations, the Germans may be said to have 'for the time. being, their attempts to gain mastery of the air.by destroying Britains aviation defenses. attacks, when targets become visible,

increasing strength of Great Brit- in

-| employees . of the local department

the bombed dead of Coventry. Yet,|

siderable distance through succes-|| sive structures, while a bomb strikes |

No British town has been de- |

France, many towns were destroyed | and. made uninhabitable by. the}

Yet French morale was not af-|

fected during that tragic time. The} damage now being done in Great

much of a recovery most of the 1940}

as Secretary of State by his father,

United Press War Exvert

largely to

Only by daylight ‘would it ‘be even theoretically

WELFARE BOARD HITS "STATE DOMINATION

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the local board iz not functioning as the actual head of the County Welfare Department. It should have the responsibility of hiring and fir-

Sheriff Al Feeney, a board member, pointed. out that prospective

are given examinations by the State Board, local board members having no opportunity to, go into the history of the persons they employ. The local board, should have the right to set up its own examinations and run its own affairs, he said. Judge Cox added that the present system permits non-residents of the county, who are unacquainted with local problems, to establish residence here and “qualify for work in our. department and then go out and handle our problems. ° a |“The shame. of it is.that the loca board is forced to accept all responsibility for the department, but can’t protect itself by actually governing itself.” © || : ; [Miss McFadden, who ‘was in. the filing department when she was dismissed, was ordered assigned to the accounting department, in which she previously had worked and for which she had taken an examination under the Merit Law. | Mr. Neal told the Board 'that he had been misinformed about Miss McFadden by a department head. The Board ‘decided to" take action

Two Are Hurt Critically = In City Crash.

County, In Indianapolis two pers sons were injured critically in one. crash. " The dead: hoo . CARROL deJONG, 49, Chicago,

| killed Saturday when a train struck:

has car at Swaningion, Benton County. . His bride, the former Miss Alberta Weber, Indianapolis, was. injured seriously. : ; JOHN WOOLLEY, 20-year-old CCC enrollee and former resident: of Peru, killed’ when the car in. which he was a passenger cpllided: headon with a transport truck north of Roanoke. Des in Head-on Crash . FRANKLIN B: MOZINGO, 56, of Rushville, killed in a headon crash with a stolen truck on State Road 44 near Rushville. Police charged Everett Cregar, 20, with vehicle take ing and said that Richard Frazier, 17, driver of the truck, would be

involuntary manslaughter. ; CAPT. WILLARD REDDISH, 46, a retired army officer, killed when his car was struck by a train yess terday at a crossing near Riche mond. od

SON, -20-months-old daughter of

mobile driven by her mother crashed into a concrete abutment near their home. . JEANNE MARIE HAWORTH, 16, of Kokomo. She died yesterday of injuries received Friday when the car she was driving collided with one driven by Fress Bowland, 50, of Bunker Hill, ‘at the intersection of Indiana 18 and ‘U.'S. 31 near Kokomo, =

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WILLIAM SPARR, 53, of Mishae waka, killed when his car skidded

near South Bend. GEORGE KNOELKE, 56, killed while walking near his home, one half mile east .of Bryant, He ape parently was the victim. of a hit-run driver. ROBERT HOCKETT, 19, of Richmond, killed when the car in which he was riding plunged off U.

night. - Qritically injured were:

Blanche Pettit, 30, and Thelma

Carty St., whose skulls were fracs tured when their auto struck a tree in front of 6512 E. W st:

Hospital. ; 3 3 9 Ernest Owens, 21, of 3244 Schofield Ave. received hip, leg and head injuries when his car struck a utility pole in the 1200 block E. 30th

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