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R.A.F. Makes Big Raid On Berlin, Threatens To Bomb Rome

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BRITISH FALL BACK TO NEW LINE

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‘We Bowl the Nazis Down Like Ninepins but Still They Come’ AXIS TROOPS IN

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| R : | Elite of German Army Slaughtered at Foot of Mt. é TN EGYPT SUFF ER fr 7 - | TR Olympus as 'Blitz Men' Are Thrown Into bk ) . | 3 4 | od Battle With Suicidal Abandon. pt a By RICHARD D. McMILLAN * Lo H EA y Y | () \ \ ES

United Press Staff Correspondent

WITH THE BRITISH IMPERIAL ARMY AT THE e J mr —————— GREEK FRONT (Via Athens) Noon, April 17.—(De- o : Lo, layed) .—British and Greek troops have consolidated their = | [Nazi Gains in Greece Costly, English RENE

defense line and they now are slaughtering the elite of the I Lo German Army as it rushes in with reckless, suicidal Jugoslav Armies Surrender at Noon;

abandon. ; Por r ‘D1 ? orts els New Australian and New Zealand fighters are supported mouth Feels New ‘Blitz.

by British artillery which is destroying truckloads and busloads of German infantrymen. German shock troops, marching beside and sometimes ahead of the tanks, carry- Tr Ceriraiaes L : ; : obruk eye-witness story sub- g, are being mowed down by Allied et : ‘ ing sub-machine guns, are being m down b) william Philip Sunms

————————— -— — - — i} ) BH ; FEE EET EAE sb srt bares Eta " i machine guns in the valleys below snow-covered Mt. Olympus, mythical E 3 . sh Sui eyes terveny No U.S. Convoys, | abode of the ancient Greek gods, whose sides echo the roar of the Labor .............. vs secetanianinainnn . a battle and the noise of passing swarms of fighting and bombing planes. : : | Other war and defense news .......... ress sssre ra | 2

Barkley Claims The rugged roads and passes are almost clogged with the bodies

! of strong. bold, arrogant German youths who called themselves “blitz Ro : By JOE ALEX M CITY RAILWAYS WASHINGTON, April 18 (U 0 men.” and the wreckage of the guns, tanks and trucks which sup- R Ri United Press Foreipn JURRIS P.) —Democratic leader Alben W. | "- 0 ported them. r $a | : t————— | oo |

On Today's War Front

2 3 War Moves German planes use “criss-cross” tactics, fiving 500 feel, veering sharply, then reversing themselves.

Barkley of Kentucky told the | But the Germans keep coming in such masses, a British major told German armies led by picked “blitz men” pressed allied Senate today that Navy Secretary a me, “that our troops find it humanly impossible to fire quickly : ‘Apel [orces back to a new defense line in Greece today as Great

ir | | Frank Knox had authorized him | | enough to stop them all.” 3ritail Cc (1S 1 1 I Directors Consider Public to say that American warships FDR Opposes Payroll Levy 7 ws [ein accepted the Avis allan i ’ finish fight in the ar over Europe's belligerent capitals.

Utility Operator a had not convoyed munitions ships | vibe ‘ . y Op S To Meet Need for Blitz Men' Are Boys in Teens The Royal Air Force, using big four-motored planes

Ch ‘ S and that such convoys had not ase § successor been authorized. Cut : ; oy ane JERE NEE P shh { 1 The battle is on a scale comparable to the blitzkrieg in France. 5 pA an r ® “ . . a Sietisted Basi | 3 4 Billion. Germany has thrown into it, heedless of the cost, at least three ©%: ak d new super-hombs, unleashed what the British described

Senator Barklev answered Senaarmored divisions, picked Austrian alpine troops and brigades of the as the heaviest raid of the war against the center of Bera

Harry Reid. nationally known tor Charles W. Tobey (R. N. H), ublic u g ~ an ~ON - v i to he “rel le in- TAS NGTON i 8 (U ‘ : Thev selves “blits public utility operator and con- Who claimed to have “reliable in WASHINGTON, April 18 (U.P) youthful Hitlerian shock troops or “blitz men,” many still in their They call themselves blitz men.” lin, and the British Govern t declared that its 1 teens, recruited from Hitler vouth organizations and distinguished by |” : - ’ > R rovernment declared that its bombers

sultant. may be named president formation” that convoys had been Corporations and individuals—

of Indianapolis Railways. Inc. to authorized “about one month ‘particularly in the low and middle lightning flash symbols and individual numbers on their sleeves ARVESTER Hl would strike at Rome if the Axis powers carried out Berlin - i

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succeed Charles ago” and were now operating brackets—today faced the prospect N . T | . : : A : o one can really see a battle of such magnitude as this. The . - “ai W. Chase, it was Senator Barkley said that Sec- of paying 25 to 50 per cent higher storv of it would contain the individual experiences or impressions of threats to homb Athens and Cairo, ul t retary 0x and Admire arold taxes Par : . " is it | mt de % nt : "i —————— learned toda) retary Knox and Admiral Harold [taxes on this year's income and on countless thousands of men. Here arc a few I obtained from: he British officially denied ———————

Mr. Chase R. Stark, chief of naval opera- cigarets, gasoline, and other taxa- ih : ap as GF wr rv came a ; : ' | troo had | who had held tions, had “unequivocally and ble commodities beginging July 1. waves nae an "They SL ry pa mw ; | RAISES WAGES that their attack on the Nazi pr, lines west and A A y y frallyv ant dred me | av res y v y pu hh Bec Se gL io # } rT tid re 34 ¢ ‘a + : i . Ads ) nd ie » the presidency! emphatically Horie me to say Presigent ROSEY elt today °X° lines deep. We mowed them down but they advanced in such masses | capital was in reprisal for, The Allied witharawal to a new nine years, sub-| that not a single ship, American Prost aversion to a sales or a pay-' troops found it humanly impossible to fire quickly enough. Then | Se ~ this week's record bombard-|?nd shorter line in Greece was dae foreign, ne Tun ong Ios Jo Ag A es of raising de-| {),. tanks came to meet our tanks, which out fought them but were | . i ard=l made gradually, according to ® nation a week been convoyed from one place to fense revenue, an attitude that . cio in numbers. While the tanks battled in the passes, German S I Th d in State ment of London. communique issued at genera} ago to become another and that no authority fitted with that of most Congres- i d hi di santly loving evera ousana In a ; | headguarters in Cain : president of the | has been given for such convoys.” |siona] fiscal experts. | planes dive-hombed and maChmne-sunned mecessanly, employing a The Royal Air Force and British | 1¢2dd 1S in Cairo.

Chicago Surface The President said that he dig] NCY Criss-cross pattern. Meanwhile the Austrian alpineers scaled To Share 5 Cents an | patrols, meanwhile, reported they o fa the communique saidy

the mountain peaks.” : had inflicted heavy losses on Axis “the German advance has been Rue Hour Pay Boost. troops in the Tobruk and Solum |COSUYy one.” The German communie

Lines not know now what means will be _ - -1 . f A Directors o f \ used to raise the money but that : Reid Indianapolis PRINTING BOARD he will make a statement to the "Too Tired to Tell’ Socio SL isIALcR, The Bt rig inn a Ir. Reid Railways wh ° " people on the tax problem soon | Several thousand International ans In Serials reece, Te Vs, . | A British tank officer: “We have | Greece had been very “costly.” of terials in Greece,

Harvester Co. employees in Indian- | “mrp Nazi offensive into Greece| Official sources gave no details rae

are expected to take action on a Presumably he will emphasize the AO " . ir an- need for sacrifices t e y { been fighting six days and nights | ‘ ; srs : at nual meeting Tinratay, are under. AUDIT 1S SOUGHT defense. E OTD Yay aul to hold these passes, insuring the | Pons Richmond and Ft. Wayne coincided with Greek withdrawal 8arding the new and shorter defensq stood to be giving Mr. Reid strong isi bg a 10} ¢ _ will reseive pay boosts under a 5 from virtually all of Albania and line. ; Stood RR aes ; 3': Billion Asked | withdrawal of our troops from the increase an- | Italian advances as far as Porto| If the line were straightened bee

consideration for the post. [cents an hour wage

. . —_ Erowine an ¢ yoni | | Edda, on the Albanian coast. (low Trikkala, 150 miles north of Mr. Reid, who came here from The Administration has asked en JugoSiav Irontier ares. Our regie | by the company at its y iti tions | i New York last November to form New G. 0. P. Head Reports Congress to raise $3444,000000 a! id | ment has had Josses but 1 am so | Chicago offices today. I Tre BE tu Ds on Non. in Ee nt at Ser] S D t year In new revenue-ihe largest [sufficiently Aware of War tired I can't give a clear account | Announcement of the increase ef- hae ED nar Te ir of Larissa. POSNRHL YM cY RO is ere Daas | me epariment oy ee estod thas aout be roeed| Implicati Here | of just how we have carried out |fective as of last Monday, was made | ficing huge numbers of men in| London admitted that the situae oF lis Railways properties for the | Records Missing lin three ways: oe. mpilications rere, our job right now.” by the firm after a discussion this| steady assaults in the rugged passes tion was serious. A spokesman said Epos 2 3 $ . {A qeneral I. He Says A member of another tank unit: |Mmorning with Hon bargain ms around Mt. Olympus and on the there was no point in disguising that | . A g 2 s yi . | i : t a ants where | er i | fac ) ickly He is a former resident of In- Cooper C. Clifton, new Republic- | all existing levies by one-quarter to | “The worst tank fight was at a ore vet | oer Of We Hetense line, ese, fact Eo he Ried smuely oa dianapolis, serving from 1917 to an head of the State Printing One-half of present rates. | WASHINGTON, April 18 (U. P.).| Grevena where we went in to help |company officials said. An increase ported that ip ae) tines P: e F ur) § 1927 as president of the old Inter- Board, said today that he would ask| 2. New “nuisance” taxes in addi- _ pasident Roosevelt declared to-| the Greeks, using light cruiser | "0 0 plants is ihe subject of | Paras ; hlagnre state Public Service Co. of Indiana, for an immediate audit of the hon hy increases in old ones. | day that the American public does | tanks. One of our squadrons | negotiations between the union bar- | y 1 , 1) rds records by tate G 4 3. Reduce Tr $ x - y i 's wi a break. | : : ipo. predecessor of the present Public board's records by the State Board equced credits and exemp fought six hours without a break. |gaining committees and the coms

Service Co. of Indiana. of Accounts. tions In, Income tax schedules. not appreciate the extreme serious-| We faced lanes of enemy tanks pany tiie . ih ‘ "he Administration's goal is to \ ar its i long the roads, which [F< : Headed Many Utility Firms | He said that since he took office ihcrease anticipated Federtl VERE ness of the European war and its i Do car tracks, I | Approximately 42,000 manufactur- | r oves O ay He left here In 1927 to become jase noneh he hid found thit},y one-third ifptications eoncerning lite jn ihe don’t know what the odds were ing department employees in the | lef n 192 X > few” department records! ne : ni $ " Ini ; 7 p president of the National Electric le rs Win gen records; present spending plans call for United States. but they were greatly against us. | United States are affecied by the| : By J. W. T. MASON Dr 3 ~ o> “Or it y= . : * ¥ ban 2a, i reas BD 7 = Power Co. New York City, continu- /,, bE pny a the outlay of $19,000,000.000 in the Public awareness thus far has __, The enemy also inevitably used jpfente. Ermipioydes gn oo hou United Press War Expert . ¢ Ss fo mMted material ise ear innil > a ” _ . : y § ce WOrk wil] receive e # ing in that position until 1932, when |" wp prac 20 PUR LOE fiscal year beginning July 1. The been inadequate, although it is| dive bombers and fighters, and in |lV and piece work Will rec The German strategy in forcing the Brit he organized his own company, Har- presumed when I took office Treasury estimates that existing : between the tanks. the enemy | 9-cent increase, while salaried non- he German strategy in forcing the British and he gel pi hi oF, con pany, Has that the Printing Board books tax rates will bring in $9.23 000 gradually increasing, the President would shoot out in armored motor- | managerial employees in the plants Greeks to withdraw from’ their Mt, Olympus defense 3 0. i 2 ) . ‘ vl . = eI, &8d, 000, s 2 : : i 3 "AUB PC ’ 3 y 3 Th» firm served as consultant for would be audited at once as is leaving a deficit of some $9777, Said at a press conference, cvele units so that we would have | Will receive comparable increases. line is the reverse of what it was during the nN” il 3 al nsuitant Saale IER" Rared ya ry hey ‘ AIA} - . yh ’ V 3 DX i eh Th a y a i . Q wR b er : mm . . : various utilities and operated util usually cusiomary when a aepari- (Continued on Page Four) He refused to answer a question! to face every kind of warfare the I'he company’s announcement Sshiting last spring in France. At that time the . ti MAAR bli mp nie CHT iment changes ands ywevar. |. die — ; ; X : : said the wage increase was “given WB yermans concentrated their main efforts agains ity properties held by banks. From |*. ..: nges hands. However, as to whether Allied reverses in mind of man could imagine. We said the wage incr ' Foe i fl i c orls agsinsh nothing has been done about th shot our wav out without losing a primarily in order that the em- : anks and by bending back the Allies’ extremes

1937 until last October, he was presi- : : : i : : . !* and 1 want everything straiphtencd wings, compe he center retreat oi dent of the New York State Electric d 1 want everything straigphtenc i 10 8 ompelled t enter to re‘reat to avoid out before we get too far along, |

! | Greece Inkde Alferics's position single tank, and many enemy |bloyees might participate in the es ] & Gas Corp { more critical in the great struggle. | tanks were smashed bv our fire.” present upward movement of wages, Mr. Mason being surrounded. +i : he said The President made clear that] An Aussie soldier: “We bowl caused by the current national de- At the beginning of the present fighting in

Mr id, a native of Johnstown : : : : : Li rar i ; v Ry RO his Ol Den ri Succeeds Beadle 10 Vi he is broadening the war aid pro-| ‘em down like ninepins but still |fense activities, in the various in- Greece, the Germans started to duplicate these tactics. They failed, , \ LILY careel } gram under the Lend-Lease Act so! they come’—a phrase I heard dustries in which the company is however, to make progress, more especially in the extreme eastern

around the turn of the century with Mr. Clifton was appointed head

the Fulton County (N. Y) Gas & of the Printing Board under a : . . A 2 Laas i “a < st - 1 it * » » ” 1 y S 0 . & : S 5 - - — rr — Electric Co., with which re remained |G. O. P. “ripper” law pessed by the its ruggle with the Japanese 1p because of heavy German losses,

: Th ti " tik ; i Empire. He said that speciiic . {inflicted in the narrow mountain! been pierced but not, sufficiently for intil 1906. n that vear he an ( segisiature e uceeeded ras h . : | " unt associates purcha ed te Park Beale White es “a Demo- Opening Carelinnies Due 14 Suthorisa lens for sid 1a Cine have Plavies Riv Sleup C, l, 0, CHIEF ASSAILS nesses around Mt. Olympus. By|the Germans to separate the Greeks ‘ ’ i S K p, i itestown, ¢ - ; ™ y i g iwp oo " ef : { fn iti Versaillés (Ky) Electric Light Co. lorat, ‘Mr. Beadle could not be Start at 6 P. M. been made, but he was not certain An intelligence officer who had throwing reinforcements into action |from the British.

) : mater: ; " S ; against the Greeks, just west of the| It is apparent that the fury of of which he later became sole own- |p a ‘ : : whether materials actually have questioned some of the German 8 aT ) ur eached for comment todav. | begun moving toward the Far East. | British positions, the Germans |the German attack is being aimed

as to send material aid to China in| scores of times. engaged.” | sector, where the British held fast. That plan seems to have been given

er. From 1912 to 1927 he was presi- | < Weikel ho s ed ac assists (Photos, Page 19) prisoners 1 saw passing to the rear \ns | ! ! Gus Weikel, who served as assisi g seemed to have hoped for a quick |predominantly at the British. Along

dent of the Kentucky Utilities Co ant to Mr. Beadle, said that an em | The President professed complete| jn trucks: “They are young and oh A : ro] ara ; In the intervening vears, he has audit was customary when a de... Lhere was a feverish whirl of ac-|igncrance of a conference reported-| arrogant. Many of them are only (decision, since Berlin simultaneousiy | the western part of the front, which

wiry Yhap . : Tm av i rats Iv i Ii p > WOrS FORTE y began announcing that the British reaches its extreme positions in Ale held the presidency of 15 other util- {partment changed hands and was UVity today in the Manufacturers (ly opening at Singapore today| 19. They were recruited from the bay ¥ i e ity firms and a director of many welcomed by him “% Building at the State Fair Grounds among naval and diplomatic re-| Hitler youth organizations. One Repressive, Murray Says were being surrounded. [bania, the Germans have shown less

, | i) ; ork ; ; th : ¢ : i The Germans did succeed inactivity, apparently leaving most of others, | “As for missing records’ he said. 2S Scores of workmen, garden club | resentatives of the United States,| of them had been in Paris. He | 1 ns suce : i He has offices in the Electric there may be some. I wouldn't say mocmbers and exhibitors made last- | Great Britain, Australia and the| broke down, incidentally, and told In Letter to Author. [joking Tile indention fie ine) ae SO er Se A IEE | | ’. ’ . | DC C ob » , 0

Ruilding and lives at 4511 Broadway. | Co” minute preparations for the formal Netherlands East Indies. us everything he knew.” : Ecc or ure ® ha missing records” he saiq |°Pening of Indianapolis’ 20th an-| The President also refused to an-| Instead of using their dive | WASHINGTON, April 18 (U. P.). British Middle East Headquarters wishes to demonstrate his power of ROOSEVELT SEES REFUGEE |, (ook office he had ad cau” nual Home Show. |swer a question as to whether the| bombers to do the work of artil- |—President Philip Murray of the State that the British and Greeks|attack, above all else. First, he had WA NO Oa hpril 18 (U.P) (Continued o p HER SV" The opening ceremonies will start| Army's organization of a Civilian | lery, as they did in France and |Congress of Industrial Organizations are “gradually withdrawing” to a|the British hurriedly embarking for _Antanas Smetona, the refugee] enlinued on Pate Pour) promotes to Ste Yonigts “oir | Observation Corps for airplare spot- | the Low Countries, the German |today denounced the pending Vin-| shorter defense line. The wording a return to Egypt; then, he withe president of Lithuania, conferred | Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan as the ting might infer that there is dan-| fliers here are spreading out in |son Compulsory Mediation Bill as suggests that the earlier front had! (Continued on Page Four) with President Roosevelt today and | guest of honor. ger of an air attack against this| waves, in what are called “arma- |@ determined attempt “to impose * a 8 > + said after the meeting that the fu- -. In the presence of a group of spe- | country. da” tactics. The bombers range |upon the country certain preconture hopes of “unhappy Europe” rest cial guests, a bugle corps will give, He said that experimental organi-| over the Allied lines night and ceived anti-labor and repressive KORITZA = x SALONIKA

with America. | MORE RAIN COMIN the signal for raising the Flag. Mrs. | zation of civilian observers in New {Continued on Page Four) legislation.” Harold Hayes, president of the Gar-| York had worked very well and the — ee ~ Mr. Murray, declaring that or-

den Clubs of Indianapolis, will snip Army was pleased. In that instance, | U. S. TROOPS GO TO BERMUDA ganized labor had not been given DEATH a colorful ribbon permitting the he said, civilian organizations over| NEW YORK, April 18 (U. P.).— Suiriclent Se to appear in opposi- : . guests to enter the show itself. |an area between the Mohawk River | The United States Army transport |'on to the measure, stated his . ' * Near Inch in Last 24 Hours: Nest on ihe Program. to be broad- and Lake Champlain functioned ef- | American Legion sailed today with ew in a letter fo Chairman Carl mes to all men— {cast by from 6 to 6:15 p. m.|fectively in spotting “enemy” air-|the first contingent of American |©- Vinson (D. Ga.) of the House Co Cooler Tomorrow. (Continued on Page Four) | planes. | troops to be sent to Bermuda. Naval Affairs Committee. Mr. Vinee smitten — son is author of the bill, which the

committee reported favorably yesNot by automobile un- || Tam .... 6 11am

noose 1 Waiter With Swastika Branded on His Arm [ity move seselre: joss someone fs carer | pam omar 7 Says He Recruited Men in U. S. for Nazi Army [Times Features

less. Nearly an inch of rain fell from| 7 p. m. yesterday to 7 a. m. today IF as April ran true to form with! RIVERHEAD, N. Y, April 18 (U.! Valianski’s undoing, sheriff's of-] Valianski's arrest on charges that ON INSIDE PAGES showers and thunderstorms for the P.).—Authorities said today that ficers said, was a Swastika brand he overstaved his time after enter-

Everyone in Indianap- benefit of gy hoyers, More of the Bruno Johannes Valianski, 31-year- on his arm. The brand was noted "€ the country 1% months ago. | 36 Mrs. Ferguson 20| . ‘ same are predicted for tonight and 13 wajter, had confessed under following the waiter's arrest some A representative of Sheriff Jacob Clapper ......19 Obituaries | olis drives carefully to- HOmorIoy he Weathey Buregh. questioning by Federal investigators 10 days ago on a minor robbery S. Dreyer said Valianski, who qoniee 7" 22 pole out . 1€¢ Bureau Iurthermore sald (hat he was an agent of the Ger- charge. At first he said German claimed to be a native of the once! nr nccword 18! Ouest day, by midnight this that it will be cooler tomorrow ,... Gestapb commissioned to per- seamen had placed it there but later Free City of Danzig, denied he Orusword gi Guestions pe Ln RalLEOADS it will have passed aleeFnigon and night which will be ade German-Americans in this told questioners he cut it into his had committed or directed any acts Financial asi Review of | city in contrast to higher-than-norma! area to return to the Reich and Skin himself with a razor blade be- of sabotage against United States Fivnn : I Week | MAIN ATTACKS temperatures of the last few days. fight. cause he admired Adolf Hitler, | defense industries. | Forum "20 Mrs. Roosevelt 19 | BY GERMANS 35 Lightning struck the Indianapolis He was quoted as saving he Still later, however, Valianski Valianski was said to have ad- Homemaking 25 School News 12! MILES Police Deparment s Laat tower at arranged for their return by way Was quoted as saying the Swastika mitted he was in the Panama ip Indpls _. 3| Serial Story ..35! 50 ate and Washington Sts. yester- of Japan. was branded on his left arm after Canal Zone prior te his coming to : es..20| © A : Pr . | Inside Indpls..19 Side Glances..2 "DEATHLESS DAYS" Sa} and WND2 Sas off the air for, “You got me two months too he joined the Gestapo. Long Island. Fimo 23 Society | : 2) wo minutes w SW -over » i Ki wi inv i diss ‘ _ eal 3 was Re , lle a switch ver | Son, yalianski | wes quoted as The investigation started by dis-| As a cloak for his activities, h¢|Johnson «+s0+.20 Sports ....30, 31; This map shows the defense line from which the British and Greeks 2 agen covery of the Swastika resulted in'eat a job as waiter in a hotel Movies ...... 29' State Deaths 14 were forced today and their nrohahle new “shorter” line, d

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