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VOLUME 52—-NUMBER 250

By ERNIE PYLE N ENGLISH COASTAL TOWN (By Wireless). —So at last we are here. Yesterday evening the phone rang in our hotel room in

. Lisbon. We were told to be at the marine airport this morning.

And

don’t think I didn’t get all a-twitter. Our almost two solid weeks of waiting were drawing to an end. There had been times when George Lait and I saw ourselves withering away in Lisbon; growing halt and decrepit, and finally dying a good Portuguese

death.

Now that we were-leaving, we decided not even to go to bed. We ate dinner, and I don’t know why 1 didn’t have nervous indigestion from the excite.ment. We paid our bills, and distributed our tips,

and packed our bags.

Each of us left a small suit

case in Lisbon in order to cut down the weight. 1 carried my excess. possessions in a white sugar-sack which a boat steward had given me And so today I arrived in England carrying a

Ernie Pyle

small yellow bag, a typewriter, and & “kngtted-up sugar sack over my shoulder.

If England had an

Ellis Island I certainly weuld be in it tonight, a

typical immigrant.

At the Lisbon airport our baggage was weighed,

our passports were inspected, and the conients of our bags examined.

2-DAY GRACE PERIOD GIVEN

DRIVERS HERE

Chief Warns, However, That Charges Will Be Filed in Case of Accidents.

By EARL RICHERT Indianapolis motorists will be given two or three days of grace . after the expiration of the Dec. 31 deadline for the purchase of 1941 license ‘plates and drivers’ licenses, Police Chief Michael PF. Morrissey said today. L However, any Pe involved in an accident or arrested for any other law violation during the grace period will be charged with “failure to have a 1941 license plate” and

“failure to have a 1941 driver's license,” he declared.

Chief Morrissey said he thought|

the two or three days’ grace should give motorists “a chance to get themselves together.”

‘Many Are Confused’

“Many persons are confused about the license deadline,” he said. “Some

think the a Srigried ~ t eir plates. |: ibis Be ay will give them

and ar The beg or a final chance to get their plates and drivers’ licenses.” The chief said that after the brief ‘ grace ‘period ‘the law would be strictly enforced by Indianapolis police. He said he was sure that if the public understood the matter correctly it would be anxious to get the 1941 plates and licenses before the legal deadline. He pointed out that a motorist’s insurance rights might: be jeopardized by having 1940 license plates should he be involved in an accident after the first of the year. Most insurance contracts stipulate that the motorist must comply with the laws governing motor vehicles.

No Drive Planned

Leroy J. Keach, Safety Board president, said today that “as far as| this department is concerned, the matter is simply routine. There will be no drive of any kind. If would be better for everyone to comply with the law.” With the: tag purchase deadline only four days away, rumors still persisted that Governor Townsend might extend the deadline at the last minute to perhaps Jan. 15. owever, the Governor has repeatedly declared that the Dec. 31 deadline would be final. He said yesterday that State Police would not be ordered into cities and counties

whose local officers have declared]

* that they would give motorists a “reasonable” time for purchase of the plates.

Drivers Face Charge

State Safety Director Don F. Stiver has announced ghat the officers will enforce the law, and it is believed likely that those motorists having old plates who are involved in highway accidents or arrested for traffic violations will be charged for not having 1941 plates and licenses. Governor Townsend in refusing to extend the tag deadline this year, as he has in years past, explained that the employment situation made . it unnecessary.

Republicans declare, however, that

it is a move to give the $350,000 fees derived from sale of the plates and licenses to Democratic license tag branch managers.

NEW YEAR'S SALES . OUT, TAVERNS TOLD

Hugh ‘A. Barnhart, chairman of the Alconolicc Beverages Commis- - gion, today warned-tavern operators that no alcoholic beverages may be sold from, 1 a. m. next Wednesday, New Year's Day, until 6 a. m. ‘Thur < da; Excise police will be on duty throughout the holidays, with instructions to Feport all violators, he added.

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Mickey Is Tops

Mickey Rooney « + + He’s box office favorite.

TRACY IS NO. 2 MONEY-MAKER

Theater Men Put Gable Next, Then Autry, Power, Cagney, Crosby.

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 27 (U. Py. — Mickey Rooney, the cigar-smoking toughie of Mickie McGuire two-

reelers 15 years ago, has béen voted the nation’s foremost box office attraction by theater men for the second consecutive year, the Motion Picture Herald reported today. The magazine polled operators of 12,000 theaters, and Mr. Rooney received 4350 votes... The result was split among his opposition—some of the handsomest actors and prettiest actresses in Hollywood. Mr. Rooney, - moreover, - carried Judy Garland withe him from relative obscurity in 1939 to No. 10 money maker this year. Spencer Tracy, who was fifth in 1938 and third last year, was second choice this year, largely because of his role in Edison the Man.”

Gable Is Third

Clark Gable was voted the third most popular star. He is the only actor to be one of the top 10 attractions since the poll was started eight years ago. He rose from fourth place in 1939, largely because of his performance in “Gone With the Wind” and “Boom Town.” For the first time since Will Rogers was listed among the foremost. a cowboy actor found a place.”Gene Aufry was the nation’s fourth choice. : Fifth place’ went. to Tyrone Power, the No. 2 choice last year and No. 10 in 1938. James Cagney advanced from ninth place to sixth.

Crosby Shoots Forward

Bing Crosby made a thumping comebaek as a money maker in seventh place. Although Mr. Crosby’s pictures are consistent revenue producers, he failed to make the honor roll in 1938 and 1939 after running fourth to Shirley Temple in 1937. The veteran Wallace Beery was back among the big money makers for the first time since 1936. He was eighth. Bette Davis, the only feminine star chosen this year in addition to Miss Garland, was ninth.

118 DRIVERS. FINED $396 BY WNELSS

Five Injured as Auto Hits Safety Zone Guard.

One hundred eighteen traffic law violators yesterday paid fines totaling $396 in Judge John L. McNelis’ TMunicipal Court, one of the “heaviest” traffic days in several months. Forty-six were convicted of speeding. Meanwhile, Miss - Dorothy Bess, was taken to Methodist Hospital with a possible skull fracture following an accident at Geisendorf and Washington Sts. She was the most seriously injured of five who “were riding. in a car that crashed into a safety zone guard. Eiroy Pearsall Jr., 19, of 40 Ridgeview Drive, driver of the auto, said he did not see the rd

guard. - . Elijah West, 64, of 4968 W. 15th St., is in a critical condition at City Hospital after walking into a moving car at 10th St. and Pershing

1 Ave. last night. Hospital attendants

said a ‘door handle of the auto

‘his chest and eollapsed| ted their

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~ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1940

XX are allowed only 44 pounds on this flight. Between us, George Lait and I were seven pounds over, but the excess charge was

only $2.20,

It was cold and eerie in the dimly lighted airport building. along We walked up and down to keep warm, until finally the We followed the crew along a pier, and at

the river. captain said “Let's go.”

the end of the pier got into a motorboat. We could make out dimly the shapes of two. big flying boats at

anchor. the door. The plane was a four-motored

of Pan American Airways but not as big as

She was camouflaged.. The

As our boat eased up to one of them, we jumped through It was like going aboard a warship.

boat, bigger than the Baby Clippers the regular Clippers. cabin was partitioned into three

compartments, with smoking permitted in the rear one. There were 11

of us aboard, all men.

I had supposed that these planes were stripped of all . peacetime travel comforts to save weight, but not so. The seats were deep and

comfortable, the floor ‘was carpeted, and there was a table in front

of each seat for eating and writing. The steward gave us blankets.

The engines were started, the door closed, and we taxied far

out into the river. It was very dark. We could see the lights of the

city on each shore.

DIRTY SHEAR LOSEY SAYS OF PRESS STORIES

Plans to Publish Pelley’s Books, Resents Reference To Klan Tieup.

Carl Losey, president of the newly formed Fellowship Press, Inc., today accused the “metropolitan press” of a “dirty campaign - to smear a legitimate business venture.” Mr. Losey, a former state policeman, said he could not understand the repeated newspaper references to his one-time Ku-Klux ‘Klan connections, and to his business dealings with William Dudley Pelley, former leader of the Silver Shirt Legion of America, a reported Fascist organization. Mr. Losey said the Fellowship Press, which is being housed in a remodeled factory at Noblesville, is to publish a national ‘magazine for businessmen and books by Mr. Pelley. Buys Pelley Equipment

_ Printing equipment in the plant

was purchased from Mr. Pelley and

moved here from the plant at Asheville, N. C., where Mr. Pelley’s former national magazine, Liberation, was published. “I don’t understand what all the shootin’s about,” Mr. Losey said, “and I'm getting sick and tired of it. “When I got ready to start this publishing company at Noblesville, I tried to answer all the questions of the press, since everything was open and above board and there was nothing to hide.” Mr. Losey denied a newspaper statement to the effect that he had learned that Dies Committee investigators would be here and ‘at Noblesville tpday to investigate his new business venture.

Welcomes an Inquiry

“I haven't heard anything of ths sort,” he .said. plasters the. plans of. its .investigators in the. press, .I.don’t. see how the" investigators - ever. get . to talk to anyone.” He added, however, that he would “welcome such an investigation; it would .give us an opportunity to prove what we have contended all along—that this publishing business is not connected with the Silver Shirts or any other organization.”. It was announced in Washington Saturday that the committee would make an investigation of the publishing firm. Mr. Losey said he had no knowledge of reports that “emissaries” of Mr. Pelley had tried to get D. C. Stephenson, former Ku-Klux Klan] Grand Dragon, to become the na-| tional leader of the Silver Shirt Legion of America.

Denies Organization Link

“It sounds. pretty silly to me,” Mr. Losey said. “I don’t think Stephenson and Mr. Pelley ever met.” . He repeated previous statements that the publishing business has no connection with the Klan, Silver Shirts or any other organization.” Mr. Losey said. Mr. Pelley’s temporary residence in Indianapolis has been for the purpose of making arrangements for publication - of some of his writings.

U. S. TO LAUNCH SHIP

VALLEJO, Cal, Dec. 27 (U0. P).— The $12,000,000 submarine tender Fulton will be launched at Mare Island Navy Yard today, 19 months ahead of schedule.

“If the committee]

'If I'm —

Governor Townsend . . . willing : to serve Government.

PARTIES SPEED BILL DRAFTING

Meoicerisatin Measure May Be Completed Tomor- ~ tow by G. 0. P.

Both Democratic and Sepufiionn leaders resumed- legislative activity today, speeding up the final draft-

ling of bills for introduction during|

the first few ddys: of the General Assembly. The Republican committee of attorneys announced it would complete by tomorrow final drafts of the State House-Reorganization bill that is expected to wy Democratic Governor-elect Henry F. . Schricker of most of his powers. Democratic: minority leaders of both houses met this afternoon to complete final drafts of their platform bills. . Senator Roger Phillips of New

/| Albany is Democratic floor leader

of the Senate and Rep. Winfield K. Denton is minority. leader of the Lower House.

The Republican’ majority Steering|

Committees are expected to be called into caucus again Monday to ratify the final drafts of the Reorganization Bill. Last Monday the Committee formally approved the preliminary drafts which proposed five separate. executive divisions of state government, giving Mr. Schricker ‘a majority voice In y pally one 0 them.

SPRING- N- WINTER T0 REMAIN AWHILE

Temperature May Decline Slightly Tonight.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6am... 4 10a m. ... 46 7a. m... 46 Ham ul 8a m.... 46 12 (noon) . ~:

9am... 46 1pm... Our springtime winter will continue tonight and tomorrow. and there may be occasional rains, the ‘Weather Man predicted today. It will be slightly colder tonight but tomorrow there won't be much change in temperature from today, he said. It will continue to be

cloudy, too. At 6:30 a. m. at the Airport sta-

tion, the temperature, 44, was 15 degrees above normal.

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind.

NUDDENLY the melors roared, and spray blinded the windows. We ran a long time, surging through the water, until finally we felt her break free. The windows cleared and the shore lights dropped farther and farther below. The hot exhaust rings of the motors shone dra-

matically red in the darkness. At last, at Tong last, we were on

our way to England.

The flight was absolutely without excitement. It might have been a flight in peacetime. Everyone on the plane immediately went to sleep. I slept for a little while, but curiosity got the best of me and

from daylight on I stayed awake, Dawn found us over the ocean,

with no land in sight. I had been

told the flight would take 10 hours, but we picked up a howling tailwind and actually came through in less than seven hours. Time didn’t

drag at all.

Five hours out, I went through the ‘plane and every passenger was asleep. As far as I could observe, not one person ever spoke to another

during the trip.

There were seven ‘Americans aboard, one Swiss, and three Englishmen. I don’t know who any of the others were or why they were there.

You don’t get too nosy in wartime.

The steward served coffee and sandwiches, and later fruit. Then _

he came around and blacked out the windows so the passengers couldn’t see out. This was done by putting a section of frosted glass over the regular Windows, with rubber suction cups.

HIGH DEFENSE POST IS HINTED FOR TOWNSEND

Capital Reports He May Be Asked to Serve as FarmLabor Liaison Man.

Governor Townsend may. be assigned an important role in the defense setup in Washington after he retires ‘as chief executive of Indiana on Jan, 13, it was learned to-

day. It was reported in reliable quar-

| ters in Washington that he would

be asked to serve as liaison man between farm and labor groups, working in the Agriculture Division of the National Defense Advisory I h .Governor Townsend said today he had no comment to make on the report, but added that he was going to Washington Sunday on defense matters. and that he was scheduled to talk with Chester C. Davis, head of the Agriculture Division of the ‘| Defense Council on Monday. He'll Serve if Needed The Governor said that if “they should point out where I could be of value in the defense program, I _| would serve. “That's the only sort: of position 1 would consider taking. I would prefer going back to. my farm. but

I would take the position, if I am

needed.” The Governor said he was going to Washington to discuss the matter of Charlestown, Ind, being designated as: a national defense area so that WPA funds could be used on town. projects without.the 25 per cent sponsor's contribution. ‘In Washington, it was said that Governor Townsend's new job would be to aid in establishment of better understanding between labor and the farmer. It is reported that the request for Mr. Townsend's apopintment to the liaison post came from labor groups and was made directly to Sidney Hillman, labor member of the Defense Advisory Council. Davis Meets Governor

Mr. Hillman, it was said; talked to Mr. Davis about the matter and Mr. vis met ‘the Governor at the recent banquet of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Baltimore, Md., and there broached the subject .to him. Mr. Davis is also a member of the Federal Reserve Board governors. Governor Townsend is rated highly by both union and farm groups. During ‘his four years as Governor, he consulted frequently with representatives of both groups on governmental policies and placed

many of their members in high

positions. Several years ago when -he was organization director of the Indiana

Farm Bureau, he worked out that

organization’s first program of co-

3 operstion ¥ with labor.

JUST A MARITAL KNOT, BUT WHAT A TANGLE

ABERDEEN, S. D, Dec. 27 (U. P.).—Virgil Schense, 24, today was his father’s brother-in-law. He also was the uncle of his three brothers and three sisters who are all nieces ‘of his wife and also her sisters-in-law. - His wife was her sister’ s daughter-in-law and her father-in-law’s sister-in-law. She also was her husband’s aunt. Give up? ; : Mr. Schease married - Dorothy Nelson, Frobes, N. D., who was a sister of his father’s second wife.

A Run in Her Stockings Costs Lady Mend! Her Rating Among 15 Best Dressed Women

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (U..P).— Mrs. Harrison Williams, datighter of a Kentucky horseman, today wrested the title of the -world’s best dressed woman from two duchesses—the Duchess of Windsor and the Duchess of Kent, who, though they tied for first last year, received nary a mention on the 1940 list of style setters. This year's list, selected in New York as the new fashion center of the world, was voted by a

ers and designers. Instead the customary 10, they chose 15. best dressed: women, but the Duchess of Windsor, who has long ranked in the top three, and the, Duchess of Kent, now in uniform, were Ce to have permitrobes to deteriorate

Among the missing was Mrs. Antinor Patino, the “tin -princess,” who was number one choice in the Parisian selection of 1939. Lady Charles Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe) though long rated among the first 10, this year arrived in New York as a refugee from Paris

them and lost her style standing. Mrs. Williams, wife of the utilities magnate, has long been rated

|as_one of the world's best dressed, group of 50 stylists, fashion writ-. of

last year as No. 8, the ‘year before as No. 6. Her. clothes budget yearly is reckoned one of the largest in the world, her favorite jewels: are emeralds and she once appeared in a glass dress mounted over a gleaming pink Spe ; ‘The! list of 15 best dressed fol

wearing ' stockings with runs in

2. Mrs. Ronald Balcom. 3. Mrs. Thomas Shevlin. 4. Mrs. Byron Foy (the former Thelma Chrysler). ‘5. Countess Haugwitz Reventlow (Barbara Hutton). . 6. Mrs. William Paley, wife of the radio executive, T. Mrs. Howard Lynn (of Chi-

cago). ; 8. Gladys Swarthout, the singer. 9. Ina Claire, the actress. 10. Mrs. Gilbert Miller, wife of - the thea producer. 11. Mrs. La of the-si ger. ‘12. Lynn, Fontanne, the a 13. Mrs. 8. Kent

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FINAL | HOME

“PRICE THREE CENTS

5 At Last We Are Here!’ Ernie Pyle Reaches ‘An English Coastal Town’

T= lets in light “but. prevents you from seeing out. I presume : this is to keep passengers from seeing convoys in the water below. -

But the joke was thai the steward blacked out every window ex-

cept mine. Either he ran out of frosted panes or else I looked so old. he thought I was blind. A At any rate.I ‘sat ‘there and stared out the

window. the whole trip. Land came into iow on the

left. "It ‘was datk brown and bare,

a high, ragged coast. I thought it was Ireland.

We flew along this coast for

five passengers got very sick. Somehow I escaped that. We passed only, two ships, both small.

an hour. The air got rough, and

One of them flashed a’

signal to us with a blinkér. ‘We never saw another plane. i Suddenly the pilot throttled down his motors and we started losing altitude. Then I realized wé had not been flying along Ireland r but along the coast of England itself. :

We landed far out from shore other camouflaged planes. resting

water there was that familiar long ripp. Honestly, I felt like a character in a dream.

among a lot of boats at anchor and on the water. As we struck the sound. 3 ‘The long journey

from America was over. We had actually arrived. But it’ didn’t seem.

really true at all.

Any moment I expected to wake up ‘and find myself still bet mn

those perpetual walls of the Hotel

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Europa in Lisbon.

BOMBS FIRE LE HAVRE:

U. S. STUDYIN

MAKE 500 P

4-Man Defense Unit Debates Calling on Auto Industry.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (U. P.).— President Roosevelt said today that a C. I. O. plan for utilizing the automobile industry to produce 500 pursuit planes daily is being considered seriously by the new Supreme Defense Board. ‘Mr. Roosevelt added that the plan, drafted under the direction of Walter P. Reuther of the United Automobile Workers of America, involves questions of technical management which require further study to determine whether it is feasible. He said that if something concrete can be ‘worked out of the Reuther plan, it will be a real contribution to national defense. ]

Referred to Big Four

The plan was handed fo Mr. Roosevelt Monday by C. I. O. President Philip Muray. Mr. Roosevelt said it had been referred to the new four-man office for production management headed by William S. Knudsen and including Labor Leader Sidney Hillman, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. Meanwhile, scattered but impressive Congressional proposals for an immediate American peace movement were-preludes to a. showdown on methods and extent of short-of-war aid to Great Britain. President Roosevelt will present his plans in a fireside chat Sunday

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night and a message to Congress.

on the state of the union scheduled for on or about Jan. 3, the first day of the new session. Influential members of Congress are raising the peace issue in statements which roughly outline the pattern of debate to come on American aid to Great Britain. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg (R: Mich.) is the latest advocate of a peace move. He was preceded by Senator Millard E. Tydings (D. Md.) and Senator Burton K. Wheeler (D. Mont.). . None of them indicated anything but hope that Great Britain would win the war, but, they seemed uniformly alarmed regarding the possibility of the United States becoming mvolved.

Wants to Question Envoys

Mr. Vandenberg, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, also propesed that Joseph P. Kennedy and William C. Bullitt, resigned Ambassadors to London and Paris, be summoned before that group to tell what they know of the European situation. Mr. Bullitt, still apparently high in Administration favor, has spoken forcibly for greater ald to Great Britain. Mr. Ken(Continued on Page Three)

FLOOD POST GOES TO KIRK MPKINNEY

Realtor Succeeds Kortepeter On County Beard.

E. Kirk McKinney, real estate man and Democratic leader, today was appointed to the Marion County Flood Control Board by Mayor Reginald Sullivan. He "succeeds Carl Kortepeter,|. former county WPA director, and will take office Jan. 1. “Mr. McKinney is an old friend and a competent business man,” the Mayor said. “I appointed him to the board because the boatd needs a businessman since ‘it is composed of engineers.” City Engineer M. G. Johnson is

president of the board and Pino J. to

Pogeian: is the county representative Mr. McKinney formerly was a member of the Board of Works and was a director of the Home Owners Loan Corp.’ here.

REPORT ITALIANS DROWN STRUGA, Jogueiavse Dec. 27 (U. P.) .—Frontier itches Led of Italian

"| today that a number of

Calls on Tlons

Ivan Maisky Ambassador to ‘London, fo usian ‘among the first callers on | Anthony Eden .as* he takeg over - Foreign

Ofice.

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Hospital Is Attacked: ‘Sea Raider Shells : Pacific Isle.

By JOE ALEX MORRIS - United Press Foreign News Editor

German bombs crashed inte a hospital not far from Lone don today, injuring a nurse

|and three patients, and Royal

Air Force planes roared off from the British Isles to hurl explosives on the invasion {coast of northern France to break an unofficial three-day

'|Christmas truce,

" The 'Brifish attack extended as far south as Bordeaux with its greatest fur on Le Havre where, according to the Air Min." Thged mo for five | hangars at ‘a nearby fo aif the was claimed. me, :

Wonder at Next Hitler Move - ‘The British Air Ministry issued a

BUSINESS BD ON THE AVENUE

Shootings With. Policemen Doing the Walking.

diana Avenue last night.

tion of Negro ‘night life.

outbreak when two were shot and

more than a dozen arrested, Police Chief Michael F. Morrissey said: today ‘that if a current investigation shows that a shakeup is needed in police personnel on Indiana Ave, there will be one. But not otherwise. * An extra patrolman on foot ‘was added to the Avenue patrol last night and the Chief said the same would go for tonight. IV's the first time since the murder July 6 in or near Joe Mitchell's tavern that the patrol has been. doubled.

happen on the Avenue,” the Chief sa This afternoon Hugh A BarnHart, State excise director, was to meet with the State Alcoholic Beverages

gators’ reports on the avenue liquor situation. ! Three person: who were charged with disorderly conduct Christmas night in front of the Oriental Cafe were fined $1 and costs- and the cases of the others arrested - were continued until next ménth.

ple “unable to give proper account of themselves.” None, however, was arrested on the Avenue. Three men and thiee women were arrested in a home in the 700 block of W. 25th St. in a raid by excise: men and City police. All six|, were charged with violafion of the beverages act and one vioman with unlawfully sanying a loiged gun.

PREVENT LEAP FROM CRANE [INTO FLAMES

CLEVELAND: Dec. 27 (U. Pe Police and firemen and fellow employees worked for three: hours: toSay before they. could oulg devise a trick erited workman at Steel Co.,

cab high over Hating coke stripped off Wareatene ‘to. i ” for and’

Things Slow to a Walk After

Business was mighty bad on in“The law” was roamilig up and down the street and not many cared to venture into the bright light sec-

Following the Christmas - night|

“You never know what's going to

Commission to study iis investi-|

Meantime, police arrested 15 peo-|

"Corrigan McKinney who had locked orate

detailed report on damage inflicted to German industry and transport in the sustained R. A. F. offensive. Particularly grave damage was claimed at Berlin, Hamm, Munich, Hamburg and ‘Gelsenkirchen, - in addition to Le Havre. . ! Today’s raids followed an attack by the German long range guns on the French coast with the ‘Dover area as their target. Meanwhile, oa question asked - a London newspaper, “What is Hite ler planning now?” was typical of the confusion today in Europe's war. Speculation grew that the widee spread and conflicting reports ‘of German troop movements from the Black Sea to the English Channel may camouflage an imminent Nasi lightning stroke in some unexpected direction. Tavasion Fears Ease

The Germans admitted that the British had bombed airdromes, harbors and cities in the Nazie occupied area of France. They claimed that no military damage was inflicted but that civilians were. killed and injured. ‘British fears of immediate ine vasion appeared to have eased somes ; what. There 'was some belief in London that the severity of the R, A. P. may have again. “disrupted” Adolf Hitler’s aE ! ‘However, it was believed the ree sumption of bombings of north France by the R. A. F. last night stemmed from British determinae tion not to give the Germans a long breathing spell .in which ine vasion preparations could be come pleted. : Other developments included: From Melbourne came a report reminiscent of the World War days when German sea raiders roved the South Pacific. Australian authoris ties said that an “enemy” raider, hoisting the Japanese flag, had been shelling: the speck-like island of Nauru in the Gilbert group, pm (Continued on Page Three)

wes CLAIMS DUCE INSISTS | ON BARDIA’S DEFENSE

* CAIRO, Dec. 27 (U. P.) ~Premier Benito Mussolini has ordered that Bardia, easternmost Italian port in Live, be defended at all costs,

at Bardia fights off RR heavy British attacks. ane

Getting Ready for The Legislature—™"

in about two wees, Indiana Legislature will cone vens. During: the 61 session an estimated

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