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ARMY'S OWN STORY
Nazis Penetrated Bitolj Gap Without Resistance by Disorganized Jugoslavs; Greeks Collapsed Before April 14, Leaving B. E. F. ‘On Own.’
LONDON, May 8 (U. P.).—The British Army's own story of the fight in the Balkans, from the moment of the German attack on Jugoslavia and Greece to the last dramatic hours when the British, Australian and New Zealand Expeditionary Force embarked on the beaches under fire, was told today. It made it plain that the stand against the Germans was doomed from the start. It was charged that the Cvetkovitch Government of Jugoslavia had disposed the Army— only partly mobilized—with| political, not military consid-| 2nd PY Sorte Stain along erations, in view; that the!
| Kozania. At the same time Greek and British forces Mackay's mixed British and Anzae ' Soba 4% abel oh ope could sorce. which had suffered considernot join their line along the Jugoslav frontier;
able losses, withdrew down the Kothat the zani Valley behind the new line and Jugoslav Army could not even make a fight to hold the vital!
{the armored forces moved to Bitolj Gap, and that the Germans
poured through
Grevena. “The line from the sea alg the Aliakmon River was held by im|perial troops while the high ground to meet on thelglong the Kozani Plain was held frontier only a force of Greek by two Greek divisions. These two frontier guards. SivISions were heavily engaged by + Ab i hah the enemy. Meanwhile enemy forces It disclosed that Greek resistance advancing down the Kozani Valley had completely collapsed before, were engaged by our forces at April 14 and that from then on the Servia and Sufteres heavy losses. is ” iohary ras] The ireek ivisions, having " E h et tana y Pe we (fought valiantly under overwhelmalone to fight its way back. ling conditions, suffered very severe War Office Tells Story (casualties and now almost ceased | St The story was told in the follow- | gant. and. rane lores, Tne ing official War Office communique: parce was accordingly threatened “At 5:45 a. m. April 6 the Ger- and a further withdrawal was necmans crossed the Bulgarian-Greek essary. Accordingly the withdrawal frontier. There was no warning orto the Thermopviae line south of ultimatum but the German attack Lamia was ordered. had been awaited for some time! Imperials Withdraw and the Metaxac Line, which runs| “The Imperial Force now had to
along this frontier, was manned bg Withdraw without further aid from |
three Greek divisions. “The Germans came across the frontier at five points—down the] Struma Valley to the Rupel Pass,| over the Nevrokop Plateu, toward| Drama, toward Komotine and from|
Svilengrad down the Maritsa Valley. 8ade was ordered to Kalabaka, at| : “Elsewhere the Greeks success-|!he head of the railway from the Perkins to resign said that “it is
fully withheld the initial German Scuth, in order to cover our left|becoming increasingly obvious that
attacks and inflicted heavy caualties. “Our plan was to make the high ground west of the Vardar Valley our main defensive position and delay the Germans on the Metaxas Line. mum damage on the enemy and in eastern Macedonia and Greek Thrace, but if necessary to withdraw from that part of Greece which lies east of our main defensive line, including Salonika. It was expected that there would be an! opportunity for orderly withdrawal! of the Greek forces in this area. |
We intended to inflict maxi-|
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Jugoslavs Unprepared | “Simultaneously with the attack] on Greece the Germans also invaded Jugosiavia, which though| partly mobilized was not ready for war, “Although the Cvetkovitch Gov-
the Greek army. The Greek corps which had been fighting with our troops could do no more and the rest of the Greek army was away beyond the Pindus Mountains. “On April 14 an Australian bri-!
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flank withdrawal. On April 15 al New Zealand brigade took up a! covering position north of Tyranvo.| The same day a small New Zealand | force which held the eastern en-|
|trance to the Peneios Gorge south| that it appears that as long
Mt. Olympus was heavily en- |
gaged by a greatly superior enemy force and driven back. Next day two battalions of the Australian
(brigade went to its support. This|United States “do not understand (Small Anzac force of about a bri- hor appreciate the dangers” besetjeade fought two German divisions|ting this country, and “do not fully
in the Peneios Greece. (This meant | odds of at least four to one.) Its losses were heavy but the withdrawal was secured for our right | flank. “During the {ollowing days our | forces withdrew to the Thermopylae | position under very heavy enemy
in the new positions. The New | Zealand division held the right, to| the sea, while the Australian divi-|
|velt to make available to Congress {bombing and by April 20 we were | and the people “a full and complete
ernment had been overthrown, the sion hel & tripartite pact which Markovitch| “The Hien or vo heer. (the Foreign Minister) had signed Army and the Anzac forces pl yed had not been repudiated by the an important part in the plo Simovitch Government and, as was | Undoubtedly it inflicted very yr A the case with Greece, no ultimatum (casualties and the Germans teen or other warning was given, The [selves testified to the accuracy of disposal of the Jugoslav forces ap- our shooting. y pears to have been governed not alone by military but also by politi- | Contact at Thermopylae cal considerations and inadequate, “By this ti i forces had been allotted to the|the aren eo oi rs that south of the country where the real |longer. The Greek Government | recognizing this, requested on April
threat lay. This disposal was placed by the Cvetkovitch Government 21 that the United Kingd ! : 2 om a and Simovitch had no time to re-| Empire contingent Which had a. sent to its help, should be with-
vise the plans. “Consequently the Germans were|drawn from Greece. The German able to advance rapidly up the) forces which had been held up for Strumitza Valley past both sides of |some time bv gallant rear guard Lake Doiran and down the Vardar action in the Penios Gorge had d through Larisa and Lamia
Valley. They reached Salonika on | passe and were in contact with our forces!
the evening of April 8. “But the rapidity of the German |in the Thermopylae position. advance in Jugoslavia held a yet! “Meanwhile other German forces Skoplje and| freed from any threat to their rear
more serious threat Veles were reached April 8 and it|by the capitulation of the Greek were rapidly coming!
was evident that the Bitolj (Mon- Epirus Army, reatened. How se- south from Ioannina through Arta
astir) Gap was th rious this was is seen when one|and Agrinion (near the Gulf of! and constituted a threat!
considers the disposal of our and|Corinth) {to the rear of our position. April
the Greek forces. {22 the New Zealand brigade was ac- |
Greeks in Albania “By far the greater part of the|vtordingly withdrawn to a position | Greek army was in Albania, some (on the pass south of Erythrai to| 30 or 40 miles away from the Greek Cover the withdrawal of the refronti®r, with its left flank on the Mainder of our forces to embarka-| sea and its right flank on the Jugo-| tion areas, ard on April 25 the last! slav frontier. Two Greek divisions|of the forces in the Thermopylae and Imperial troops, all under the!bosition withdrew behind Erythrai ~ommand of Sir Henr’ Maitland and began to embark from various Wilson, who in vurn was under Gen. beaches in Attica, Argolis and PeloAlexander Papagos (the Greek com- bonnesus, mander in chief) had taken up a! “The difficulties of this embarkastrong natural line of defense run- tion and the degree of success) ning from the sea near Katerine achieved were given in an official through Veroia and Edessa to the communique yesterday.” Jugoslav frontier. “A British armored force was out| east of this line engaged in demolition work and similar activities] The force under Wilson was there- | fore opposing the Germans along Here Is the Tr a front of 60 to 70 miles on the east while on the west the main bulk| of the Greek army was opposing 1940 the Itaiians along a front of similar 1941 length. Between the two the mountains of southern Jugoslavia , idents formed a barrier pierced by the A a This frontier was by Greek mountain |
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N Bitolj Gap. manned only *. guards. “By the evening of April 7, the disaster to the Jugoslav forces was apparent and the threat to the Bitolj Gap had become a reality. A small] reserve under a brigadier, consisting | of a machine-gun battalion and some medium artillery was formed near Amintaion south of Phlorina.
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IN INDIANAPOLIS
0 Use of Navy to Guard War Aid Asked in 5-Point Foreign Policy.
More than a milllon American Legionnaires were on record today as advocating: 1. The use of the U. S. Navy to insure safe delivery of aid to Great Britain and her allies.
2. Resignation of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins.
3. A frank statement by Presi dent Roosevelt of all facts of immediate danger to the country.
4. Legislation outlawing strikes and lockouts during the present emergency. 5. Voluntary co-operation of organized labor, all citizens and authorities in foregoing defense work stop) and the ousting of all disloyal individuals and elements from defense industries.
Avoid Use of Word ‘Convoy’ In the forms of resolutions, these statements of policy were adopted yesterday by the National Executive Committee, which represents the leadership of the 55 American Legion departments and 11,722 posts.
Although the word “convoy” did riot appear in the resolution calling for the safe delivery of materials to Britain, the text left no doubt of the meaning. The resolution stated as a premise that “we believe that practical and necessary aid to Britain and her allies requires that war material, food, and medical supplies be delivered to them,” the resolution concluded: “We earnestly urge the President of the United States as Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the nation to employ such units of the U. 8S. Navy and auxiliary forces in such a manner as in his judgment may be required to insure the safety of American vessels and their crews by guarding them against attack from any source.”
Lack of Confidence Cited The resolution asking Secretary
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there is a growing lack of confidence on the part of the American people in the abilities of the present Secretary of Labor . . .” and
(she) is in office there will continue to be trouble in defense industries.” The Executive Committee charged that because the people of the
comprehend the full extent of this emergency which threatens the safety of the United States and its people” the people have lapsed into peacetime complacency. To correct this situation, the Committee called upon President Roose-
statement of facts which constitute immediate danger to this nation.” The resolution said such a state-
the complete protection of the
Point te 19-Year Stand
The demand for legislation forbidding strikes and lockouts during the emergency was based, the committee said, on its 19-year-old stand for universal service in time of emergency and that “no private rights transcend public safety.” The resolution asking for the vountary co-operation of all peoples and organizations in stopping strikes and expelling all individuals and elements seeking to overthrow the Constitution of the United States from defense industries was hased on a plea for self-sacrifice in
The committee also adopted a resolution urging the Department of Justice to criminally prosecute anyone wearing an overseas type of cap contrary to law. It pointed out that some persons participating in a strike at the Ford Motor Co. plant April 2, wore caps resembling the overseas cap. and this, it said, was a violation of the law. The Committee adjourned night.
I'RREATENS GREYHOUND TIEUP
CLEVELAND, May 3 (U, P).— The Amalgamated Association of) Streetcar and Motor Cecach Operators (A. F. of L.) today authorized a “protest walkout” effective tomorrow over wage grievances wlich| would tie up operations of he’ Pennsvivania Greyhound Co. as far cast as New York and west to
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otorized columns advancing in the south of Greece pass wrecked trucks lying along the roadside where they were abandoned
“TOKYO TO ADOPT STERNER POLICY
Deals With ‘New Phase of World Situation’; Sent To Hirohito.
TOKYO, May 3 (U, P.).—A de~ tailed new program of diplomatic policy intended to deal with “a new | | phase of the world situation” has been drafted by the Government and submitted to Emperor Hirohito t | for his imperial sanction, it was © | understood today. } Disclosure of the new program, . {which follows Japan's neutrality treaty with Russia, coincided with a sudden surge of Nationalist de= mands that. the Government pro= ceed at once to harden its policy toward the United States and Great Britain and launch its came paign of southward expansion. The Domei News Agency reported that Foreign Minister Yosuke Mat= suoka, who negotiated the Russian pact, submitted the foreign policy program this morning.
Frank Views Exchanged
Upon his return from the palace, the Agency added, Matsuoka ate tended a liaison meeting of governe ment leaders at which Prince Fue
FCC APPROVES TELEVISION USE
Full Commercial Operation Set July 1 as Industry Sets Up Standards.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (U. P).— The Federal Communications Commission has announced that full commercial use of television will be permitted after July 1.
The Commission’s move was based upon a substantial agreement in the television industry on engineering standards. The Commission had authorized limited commercailization of television on Sept. 1, 1940, but withdrew the order before its effective date on the contention that some manufacturers had attempted to proceed without proper regard for standardization.
Industry in Agreement
In its report yesterday the Commission said that the television industry is “entirely in agreement that television broadcasting is ready for standardization.”
The commission has adopted, in substance, the standards proposed by the National Television Committee, a group representing various manufacturers of television equipment, “This go-ahead signal fulfills the Commission's promise of last year that as soon as the industry's engineers were prepared to approve any single system the committee would consider full commercialization.” a statement issued by the Commis sion said.
Alleviate ‘Key’ Problem
“The approved standards alleviate the problem of different receivers being required to ‘key’ into varying competing transmission systems. The standards take cognizance of recent outstanding improvements in synchronizing signals which contribute materially to a more reliable operation.” The standards fix the line and frame frequencies used in the transmission of televised pictures at 525 and 30, respectively, The Commission pointed out that the 525 lines provide for greater detail in the pictures than the 441 lines advocated a year ago. The Commission fixed 15 hours a week as a reasonable minimum for program service, In order to thwart any tendency toward monopoly the Commission ruled that no more than three television stations may be under the same control.
U. S. PARACHUTISTS TO GET EXTRA PAY
The Senate Military Affairs Committee today voted to pay $50 a month extra to enlisted men and
in the Army's parachute battalion. Basic Army pay 1s $30 a month for privates. The House had passed a bill to add $100 a month extra to commissioned officers in the parachute | service, The Senate group amended
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BIRTHS Girls . Owen, Margaret Jones, at St. Vincent's. Herman, Dorothy Schnepf, at St. Vine cent's, Forrest, Nell Smith, at St. Vincent's. Sytvan, Margaret Stafford, at St. Vine cent's. Spencer, Mabel Hansing, at St. Vincent's. James, Pearle Eskridge. at Methodist, John, Winifred Tyrrell-Baxter, at Meth-
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DEATHS
Jersey, arteriosclerosis, Eula Griffy, 65, at City, diabetes. Elsie Cooper, 31, at Long, pulmonary embolism
Next morning Gen. Iven Mackay (of the Australian Imperial Force) was| sent with his divisional headquar-| Totals ...... ‘e ters, one artillery and one antitank regiment and an Australian MEETINGS TODAY brigade—less one battalion—to aug- gh tderal Crate Meeting, 7:30 p. m., . hi 5 ive | SEVEND oteil. ment this force, Which remained nh Indiana Poetry Society, the Amintaion neighborhood to washington. await the Germans. Gideons Association, 7:30 p. m. Hotel Allies Outnumbered Washinglos. hicle Empl es Post Office Motor Vehicle Employees, meeting, 8 P. m., Severin Hote “Preparations to meet the threat| Ei Lilly & Co., meeting, all day, In. Pe \ R | dianapolis Athletic Club through the Bitolj Gap were made ee Te Renublichi Voion, only just in time. On April 9 the iuncheon, 12:30 p. m.. Claypool Hetel. s ared south of Florina | arm Selman: apps oy MARRIAGE LICENSES and hotly engaged Mackay’s force Aen tats. art Hom olf a during this and the next day. The] in the Counts tours House The Times Imperial Force inflicted heavy cas- therefore, > hot responsi tor errors in ualties on the enemy but it became res. apparent that a stand could not be! made indefinitely against the greatly] t M. Bennett 19. of 858 N. Gladsuperior German numbers. Sone: Florence G. Gibbs, 19, of 222 8. “On April 11, therefore, the im-{_ Bere, A Phillips, 37, Slo “ Ni Reville; 8 n S rm . y <9, Of . K. perial and Greek forces began to “GR i MSR & 0 Nr Benille: withdraw to a new line which Tan| Nancy M Lyons, 45, of aul cunt 5 ; : tiervan, 26. s . on the 3Ca wy omyonl TAVIS § SIor 26 or RR. 8, Bek ympus northwest to Serviz, ce 360. ; ror! 1 . h 43 southwest along the Aliakmon River npiparet I. Wait 51, ot BB 1.
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Mary Jane Yarvan, Russell Jackson, 48, at pyelitis.
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INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST —' Fair ftonight; tomerrow partly cloudy and slightly warmer.
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cloudy and slightly warmer. Ilinois—Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer in northeast portion tonight. Lower Mishizan__Pattly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; warmer in north portion tonight. WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M.
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Postal Duties
To Every Section of Nation
Anyone who thinks being fourth of new buildings and a multitude of
assistant Postmaster General is one
Take Myers
mimaro Konoye, the premier, Gen, Hideki Tojo, War Minister; Adm, Koshiro Oikawa, Navy Minister, and the chiefs of the high command were present. “Frank views were exchanged,” the agency said. It was learned that Gen. Eugen
MARBLE PLAY
OPENS MONDAY
Sectional Entries Set Record
other details. Just attending dedications of new
Ott, the German Ambassador, had conferred with Vice Premier Chu chi Ohashi.
of those Washington “soft SNAPS” pederal buildings and additions from should ask Walter Myers. He knows Maine to California would be enough
otherwise. to keep a lively man Busy. Mr. Myers Mr. Myers, who left Indianapolis/ as a dedication coming up at Ham-
4 _./mond soon, and at New Castile a year ago to assume that post, Was| May 24 and Boonville May 30.
back home on a combined business| He has to go to the West Coast and pleasure trip. [in June to attend postal conventions Accompanied by several Post-|in Utah, Nevada and California. At office Department officials, he came San Francisco, he has to try to here for the inauguration of the|straighten out a situation in which
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and employees of telephone companies in Indiana will attend the
Col. Dean M. O. Ross of Butler UniverSs Telephone Co. Pitcher of Chicago, and Tom Collins,
Wednesday afternoon and continue through Thursday night, when officers will be elected preceding the annual banquet, at which Mr. Collins will be the principal speaker.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (U. P) — |
||of controversy between the two re-
new South Bend, Peru and Indianapolis Highway Post Office at 4:25 a. m. today. As fourth assistant Postmaster General, Mr. Myers is kept busy traveling around the country for dedications and straightening out problems here and there. In explaining his duties. he pointed out that the first assistant handles the postmasters, the second handles railway and air mail, the third handles postage stamps and postal savings, and everything else falls on the broad shoulders of the fourth assistant. The former Indianapolis attorney's duties include management of something like 5000 Federal buildings and postoffices, including such details as fuel and the custodian force; operation of mail trucks, making leases, supervising construction
| mail trucks are charged {oll for use of the Golden Gate Bridge. | Mr. Myers, Democratic candidate | for Mayor here in 1925 and for U. S.| | Senator in 1928 and 1932, still main- | tains his home here at 4165 N. | Pennsylvania St. In 1931 and 1932, he was speaker of the Indiana] House of Representatives. He was accompanied here for the Highway Post Office inauguration by Albert G. Biedenweg, superintendent of motor transport; Floyd Williams, of the Department of Quarters, and John Hardy, railway mail superintendent. The new Highway Post Office, a huge bus equipped inside for sorting mail en route, is the second to be established in the United States. The first was established between Washington, D. C,, and Harrisburg, Va.
500 EXPECTED AT TELEPHONE MEETING
Newest devices invented for telephones will be exhibited at the Indiana Telephone Association's convention at the Claypool Hotel next Wednesday and Thursday. William H. Beck, association manager, said more than 500 executives
sessions. Some of the speakers will include Roscoe Turner, speed flier,
Indiana Bell Louis
ity; J. F. Carroll, president;
Kansas City newspaperman.
Business sessions will start
Warner's Aid Better Today
THE CONDITION of Joseph Deutschle, aid to Commander Milo M. J. Warner of the American Legion, was reported at Veterans Hospital today to be improved. Mr. Deutschle was stricken with appendicitis at Legion Headquarters yesterday while attending the meeting of the National Execu-
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tive Committee Physicians said that he will re« main under observation.
EX-STAFF PRESENTS
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Marian College To Crown Queen
Miss Margaret Rose Foltz, Marian College senior, will be crowned Queen of May at college servs ices at 3 p. m. tomorrow, Miss Foltz, a member of the Assumption Church, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Foltz, 1030 Blaine Ave. The Queen's attendants will be Marie Rapia A SR ARR and Mary Alice " Mallen, of In- Miss Foltz dianapolis; Rose Mary Mackinaw, of Steubenville, O., and Rosemary Glazer, of Cincinnati, O.
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TYNDALL NEW AUTO
Gen. Robert H. Tyndall drove into Indianapolis yesterday from Camp Shelby—a private citizen after 44 years of Army service. Waiting to greet him was a brand new coupe—a token of esteem from his fellow officers in the 38th Division which had been under his command until his retirement last Thursday. Retired automatically on his 64th birthday, the General informed his friends that he is “in the best of condition” and retiring from the Army . does mot mean that working for his country is at an end. A drive around the block to try out his new car and a quick business trip to Legion headquarters yespreceded a birthday party with family and friends. Back home after being in command of 60,000 men in Uncle Sam's new Army, Gen, Tydal believes heartily that the draft age should be lowered. He believes that the selectees should be 18 to 21 years, or
PANAMA-COSTA RICA | END BORDER DISPUTE
| SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, May 3 (U. P.) —The Costa Rican Congress will begin discussion May 5 of the new boundary treaty between Costa Rica and Panama.
The treaty, ending many years |
publics, defines the common fron-
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‘No Justice,’ Sighs Allen as
Jury Orders
SEATTLE, May 3 (U. P).—Mrs, Margaret Gable said today $10,000 was less than she had expected for having been scorned by Jay C. Allen after 30 years of passionate courtship and promises of a wedding, but “when you've been through all I've been through, you'll just have to
‘|learn that a woman has to take
what's given her.” Mrs. Gable is 58, white-haired and plump. Mr. Allen, a T2-year-old, wealthy attorney, has highblood pressure and other ailments of advancing age. She sued him for $250,000, charging he had broken his promise to marry her. A jury of eight women and four men, which heard plaintif and defendant describe their affair in lusty detail for 10 days, last night awarded Mrs. Gable $10,000. Mr. Allen was grieved.
rovides for free naviga-|troit, who studied voice under Prof. he Sixaola and Yorquin|Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of
25 at the most. “No one who is 26 or over should be drafted,” ne said. Owner of two Indiana farms and facing a growing list of “must” engagements, the General believes he'll find little time to relax.
STUDENT STILL LIVES BOSTON, (U. P.).—Boston University's oldest living alumnus is the Rev. James E. Jacklin, 94, of De-
the telephone.
$10,000 Balm
| “There ain't no justice,” he de[clared. “I suppose it might have {been worse; who cares about $10,000?" “I still don't hate Mr. Allen Mrs. Gable said. “My suit was the only alternative to his refusal to marry me.” Her attorney had pleaded: “Allen has taken everything a woman can give. Nobody wants you when you're, old and gray.” Neither was in court when the verdict was returned. Mr. Allen hoped he could get a new trial on the basis of insufficient evidence. He said the jury apparently had awarded Mrs. Gable the | $10,000 for his indiscretions, rather than broken promises.
son, Jay Allen Jr. is a foreign cor-
Mr. Allen's wife died in 1034, His|
A dispatch to the newspaper Yo= miuri from Shanghai alleged that signature of a Chinese-British mili« tary pact was imminent. It ree ported that Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, the British Ambassador to China, had arrived at Chungking yesterday to sign the pact. Under the agreement, the dis« patch said, British officers will be sent to train and strengthen the Chinese Army and Britain is to send a “vast amount” of war supe plies to China, including airplanes and machine guns. 12-Hour Day Legal The newspaper Ashahi reported reached 48 today. This is , [that the cabinet was planning to sections than nd vor. Tiare | extend hours of labor in the ship= time high for Indianapolis. [ude ines) cause of an ex 1 | panded ship-building program. The sectional games—each school A 12-hour day is legal at present but an increase in the length
and community center is a section —will be played off betweer - . k Ween Mion of the working day may be decreed in extraordinary circumstances.
day afternoon and Saturday, May 17. Winners of each section will
compete for district honors at four games on that day. The winner of Thirty-six Decatur Central High School seniors last night received
each district tournament will enter the finals May 24. their diplomas during exercises at the school.
Final Plans Completed The graduates are:
The winner of the tournament. William R. Amos, Mary Elizabeth
the City champion, will represent Indianapolis at the Scripps-Howard Arnot, James L. Barker, Geraldine L. Breeden, William E. Butler, Ava
Regional Marbles Tournament at nelle Carraway, Norma L. Clifton,
Asheville where he will also enjoy a Ruth W, Cornett, Donald Dalby,
four-day vacation, all expenses paid. The Asheville Tournament winner James O. Dillon, Marcia R. Dillon, James H. Dortch, Katherine J.
For City; Compete for Asheville Trip.
By RICHARD LEWIS More than 5000 Indianapolis boys | and girls begin shooting marbles after school Monday for the City Championship, a four-day trip to Asheville, N. C., and a possible vacation at Wildwood, N. J. With the public schools yet to be tabulated, the number of sectional entries in The Indianapolis Times-City Marbles Tournament
will represent the Middle West and South in the Scripps-Howard National Tournament at Wildwood, July 11. Finals plans for the tournament were completed by the committee at City Hall yesterday. The committee decided to hold the district semi-final games at Brookside Community Center for the East segment of the Citv: Garfield Center for the South; Rhodius Center for the West and the Fall Creek and 30th St. grounds for the North.
Dyer, Mary Evelyn Frazier. Elizabeth L. Gibson, Juanita M, Johnson, Margaret A. Kollman, Harold T. Losh, Betty L. Marshall, Peggy I. McBride, Irvin McCray, Robert V. McGahey, Ida Mae Mc= Gill, Verl F. Minton, James K. Moore, Evelyne R. Pruitt. Robert E. Remster, Martha J, Richardson, M. Marie Shanklin, Max L. Shanklin, Lloyd D. Siefker, Clara Jo Walters, Naomi E. Wale ters, John Wyatt Jr., Marjorie L. Westerfield and Francis Mauer.
S. BEND TAVERN MAN IS ROBBED OF $1060
SOUTH BEND, Ind., May 3 (U,
Semi-Final Listings
Sectional entries received to date have been classified in the districts for the May 17 semi-finals as follows: Brookside—Paul Haagsma, The Rev. Fr. Richard Langen and Ray Reid in charge: Brookside, School 26, Irvington Area, Little Flower. Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Philip Neri, Holy Cross, St Francis, Chris-|P.).~Three gunmen held up Antian and School 15. drew Fuchs, South Bend tavern Garfield—Merle Neese and Ger- | proprietor, yesterday and escaped ald in charge: English Ave. Boys’ | with $1060. Club, Mayer Chapel, Beech Grove.! Mr. Fuchs and his brother-ine Communal, P. A. L. Club, Ray St.|law, Joe Ecker, had obtained the Community Center, 8S. Keystone| money from a bank to cash Stude= Ave. Community Center, South Side | baker Corp. payroll checks. They Community Center, St. John's,| Were accosted and threatened with Holy Rosary, St. Catherine's, Sacred | death after they had driven inte Heart, Holy Name, St. Patrick's and |& garage at the rear of the tavern. School 31. One bandit held a neighbor, Vice Play at Rhoiius tor Beehler, at bay during the
holdup. Rhodius—James Reed and Oscar |= White in charge: Lauter Boys’ Club, St. Rita's, Lockefield Gar-| dens, School 63, Municipal Gardens, | Rhodius, Eagle Creek, Holy Trinity |
Assumption and Fayette St. Center, |’
Fall Creek and 30t1 St—Hugh| McGinnis and Herman Holiday in
charge: North East Community Center, Kirshbaum, NYA Center, 21st St. Center, Corinthian Baptist | Church, First United Brethren | Church, J. T, V. Hill Center, Northwestern, SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, St. Joan of Are, Holy Angels, School 76 and School 2. Winner of the sectional tournaments will compete in these districts for the semi-finals, Watch The Times for additional sectionals.
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