Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 June 1941 — Page 9

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WASHINGTON, June 28—Everyone will find it

to follow the German-Russian war

.- closely, because it is one of the great struggles of all “time and because the lessons learned from it will be

Therefore it may be helpful to pass on some miscellaneous tips which come to me and which I find useful in trying to understand what

is taking place.

“important to us.

Germany is on the offensive

and therefore has the advantage of the initiative over Russia, which is fighting defensively. The German Army is not trying to “capture” any particular place. It is trying to smash the Russian Army. Once the Russian Army is - destroyed, then all Russia is open. Even Siberia, except possibly the a Far Eastern provinces, would fall ' German lap. It would be necessary only to

\ “control the Trans-Siberian Railroad.

~The axis of the German advance is roughly the

. Nine running from Warsaw to Moscow. That is the

i area to watch. We have little news as yet from : ‘there because that is the heart of the struggle and

developments will be slower to unfold.

Russia Elects to Stand

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| Little attention need be paid to the news from the

flanks—from the Finland area in the north and from Be bia in the south. These are the wings, and rapid movement back and forth may be expected.

"Russia had the option of standing up in immediate

+ appear to have elected to stand their ground. Some

* think that will prove a fatal blunder. ~~ ‘The Germans have 167 divisions in the whole campaign, with about 6000 airplanes. The Russians

~ have 165 divisions in the west with about 4000 air-

es; The first struggle is to get control of the air. planes are, surprisingly enough, understood about equal in fighting ability to the German

By Raymond Clapper

planes. The Russians are inferior in maintenance and reserves. Information which, although coming from’ German sources, is believed .to be reasonably reliable in this instance, is that the Russians are using their planes badly, with inferior tactics and. poor ground work. The Germans claim to have caught much of the Russian air force on the ground as they did the Polish air force. Whichever side gains air command will have an enormous advantage. Germany has allowed herself three months. She must complete the main operation before October when the heavy autumn Jains will mire the whole black-earth country in western Russia.

Japan Attack Unlikely

As to the Far East. Japan is not expected to attempt an attack in Siberia. Japan has 11 divisions in Manchukuo facing 52 Russian divisions in the two Far Eastern Red banner armies. Japan has too much army tied up in China to take advantage of this golden opportuiiity to grab. Vladivostok and the Far Eastern provinces. > " Incidentally, if Germany wins, and takes control of all Siberia, it would bring German influence: to within 30 miles of our own soil in. the Bering Sea. That could be averted by supporting the Russians in the Far East. This is nothing to be alarmed about but it is nothing to be overlooked. Germany is using only about half her Army in the Russian campaign. Of Germany's 260 divisions, perhaps 100 are still defending the French coast. Britain would need 200 divisions to think of an invasion of the continent. It is simply out of the question any time soon. : . If Russia holds off the Germans, it will be the surprise of the whole military world. If Germany wins, then she may be regarded for all practical purposes as. impregnable on the continent. ,In that case, the main object of the United States and Great Britain .would: be to prevent Germany from coming out of the ocean. Germany must be kept landlocked at all costs. The ocean highways must be blocked to her. If the ocean roads are not held, then we become the landlocked nation. And that wouldn't be any fun at all.

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Ernie Pyle is on vacation. He will be gone about one more week.

Inside Indianapolis (4nd “Our Town’)

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; “Easley.”

. PROFILE OF THE WEEK: Easley Rutland

Blackwood, insurance executive, mathematical genius, self-educated scholar, and internationally famous

_' ‘bridge player. Easley Blackwood was 38 last Wednes-

_ day and his friends noted that he had scaled down

his 5 feet, 10-inch frame under the 200-pound mark by a typical Blackwood system—counting calories scientifically. He happens to be allergic to exercise, save for a bit of tennis now and then. His hair is black and flourishing, but he is starting to glory in the few gray hairs now sprouting. He has had a complex on looking too young ever since he first started to work as a boy of 17 and he grew a mustache as + soon as it was physically possible, Susie It’s. gone now. He is almost comSletely unconscious of clothes and he has frequently Fbeen described as resembling Willkie. As a matter of ® fact, he does, from the uncombed locks to the

wandering necktie.

or A Lot of ‘Easleys’

.} HE WAS BORN in Birmingham, Ala., and mathe-

mathics were pie for him’ even as a child. Once in high school his math teacher took ill and Easley actually taught the class for a couple of months.

As soon as he graduated from high school he went

to work-for the Metropolitan Life Insurance-Co. and

after a few months in the office they did an unusual

thing for one his age. They put him on a debit, (a je) the smallest in the “city. “In a few years it was the largest debit in Birmam and policyholders’ babies were being named asle At 22 he was an assistant manager in . Baltimore and at 26 he was a manager. He’s been in ynapolis nine years and today stands as one of

2 this city’s most energetic and most admired men.

He made up his mind early that he was going to be

_ a well-read and well-spoken person. He insisted that

{ wife correct his language no matter where they pe or with whom he was talking. And she still does,

| a . gven though he has a magnificent vocabulary.

Pow't You Dare Move! ! THE FAVORITE ENTERPRISE around the Black-

wood hom Easley does the reading aloud its. peacefully. If she stands

Aviation

er PUBLIC DEMAND for a. separate, .autonomous air force is growing. Numerous bills in Congress propose legislation to this. end. This pressure for

; “modernization of our national defense system into a

three-way set-up—Army, Navy, Air—is soundly based Fogo ; on the records of air-power’s vicro tories over land and sea elements. Standing against this tide are the reactionary political blocs in Congress -and their counterparts in the Army and Navy. The most successful air force in Europe’s war is the German outfit, which 'is autonomous and upon which no land or sea commander dares to lay a hand. - This air force was planned and organized and is commanded by experienced airmen, freed of interference by the older services. Experienced in England and in France were not free to their abilities or vision in the creation of force comparahle to the German. _

"Airmen Handcuffed

.. Experienced Mérican. airman are not free to turn their visions .of American airpower into a reality. They are hampered by the tight reins held by the en-

i treziched ‘powers in the Army, in the Navy and in

Those who hold this power over our airmen are d men who know of alrpower only what they have

VIy Day

PORT, Maine, Friday.—I have just received lly delayed communication from my Congress- , the Hon, Hamilton Fish. His letter, addressed p the people of the 26th Congressional District in York State, ihterests me very much. He suggests : in the first paragraph that “an undeclared war is an -invention and creation of totalitarian nations, and a negation of democratic processes and our constitutional foym of government.” Nowhere in the letter does he seem to suggest that, this being the case, and we being a peaceloving people, we may find ourselves the victims of an undeclared war, whether we like it or not, even if we le adhere scrupulously to the “democratic . processes.” es in this courteous note, a postal card

United States should: the war....... avin out of the war......” asked to do is to check one of these sign my name or not, as I like, and rewithin three days of receipt. nd from a newspaper item which I read, essman has received an overwhelming that the United ‘Stafes ‘should stay That seems to me fairly’ natural. in the matter, I sh

should we see it,

up and moves around she gets a dirty look. He reads with a giant dictionary on one side and two sets of the Britannica on flanking walls, Whenever he runs across a word he doesn’t know, they stop right there and look it up. For relaxation he likes to listen to music. He has a collection of some 2000 phonograph records, collected over a period of years, mostly symphonic. He has no particular liking for jazz, except a la Gershwin.

He smokes one cigaret after another, using one of those long holders because the doctor advised a filter for him. He only goes to the theater when he’s dragged but he enjoys an occasional movie if it’s good. :

An. Author, Too

HE HAS A MIND that can best be described “like a bear trap.” He is particularly good in rough-and-tumble debate and was one of the stars of the Butler forum discussions this last winter. He is probably best known for his bridge prowess. He invented what is known all over the world as “the Blackwood convention”—the 4- and 5-no trump informative bidding on slam hands. He introduced the convention several years ago with his long-time friend and partner, Dr. Louis Segar; the pediatrician. Not long ago he got a letter from the editor of Good Housekeeping, who had misplayed a slam bid. Result: A 500-word article. by Easley Blackwood ‘in the September issue. Right now, too, the finishing touches are being placed on a book on slam. bidding which will bear his hame. The publisher, we hear, already has orders for 8000 copies.

A Little Easley, Too A

INTERESTED IN anything which has to do with mathematical possibilities, he studied roulette last winter, arrived at the conclusion that no matter what system you used it was a losing proposition, Perhaps you remember his article on it in Esquire. One example of his genius with figures came a couple of years ago when he decided to take an advance math course at Butler. He needed ‘calculus. He didn’t have it. But in two weeks time had mastered calculus completely and was going ahead. But of all these things, he is proudest of another fellow—Easley Rutland Blackwood Jr. He's 8 and looks exactly like his father. : What’s more, he can «lo long division, square root and so on. : Yes, another one.

@ ® o By Maj. Al Williams been told, or what they learned while riding as passengers in airplanes., Why did the French dare to take part in a war when they lacked even the semblance of a real air force? Why did the British steadfasily refuse to recognize what was going to happen to trench warfare, or to seapower machinery when, attackeqd

by a strong air force, until the disastrous results of actual combat showed them the ghastly light?

No Secret About It

The answer is plain. The political, naval and military leaders would not listen to their airmen. British Army and Navy leaders planned the selfsame army and naval forces as have been planned by our own Army and Naval leaders. The British Admiralty, aided and abetted by the British Army, has been fighting the semi-autonomous Royal Air Force ever since the end of the first World War, seeking command of England’s airpower. R. A. F. people have told me repeatedly that they had to devote about 80 per cent of their energy to defending the autonomy of their own branch ‘against the intrigues of the old services. They were never able to exercise the jurisdiction so vital to the development of a new weapon and the vast resources necessary to make it effective. : There’s no mystery about how the Germans built their gigantic airpower. The formula is an imitation of the formula that made America great—pick the right men for a job and free these men from interference by those who are not experts at that job.

By Eleanor Roosevelt

answer whole-heartedly that I did not wish to enter any war anywhere in the world. But it seems to me that my Congressman has over-simplified the question which confronts us at the moment. We would like to stay out of war. The people of Norway, Holland and all the other countries in Europe, even France and Russia, and Germany itself, would probably have liked to stay out of war. But that wasn’t ever put before them as a choice. The war was suddenly upon them. In some cases, their government in the form of a dictator decreed it so. In othefs, because they woke up one morning and found soldiers of an enemy government marching down their streets. : ; I 'can think of a number of questions, Mr. Congressman, which you could have asked your constituents that would have been more enlightening to them and to you. Just as a suggestion, why not ask: “Shall. he ‘U. S. allow any enemy nation to obtain possessions which may menace, under modern conditions of warfare, the ‘safety of the U. 8.?” or: “Shall we accept restrictions on our trade or the abrogation of our’ right to travel in ‘neutral waters throughout the world?” - : : We have always been a proud and independent people, Mr. Congressman. As.a woman, I pray for peace not only now, but in the future. But I think we must look a little beyond next week if we expect to ensure an independent U. S. A. to our children. ‘There is such a thing, too, as the moral values of a.situation, and I do not think we are a nation that has given up. considerations for right and- a8

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U-BOAT PERILS SHOW DECLINE

Hitler Boasts, Berlin Figures Reveal.

By DAVID M. NICHOL

BERN, June 28.—Not long ago, in Berlin, ranking Naval and military officials and representatives of the Propaganda Ministry were escorted through police lines that kept back a curious crowd into a big theater near the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church; for the premier of a new film, “U-Boat Westward.” As a preliminary, a sailor chorus sang one of the deep, rhythmic marching songs which the war has produced in Gemany. The verses of this one, dedicated to the submarine fleet, ended variously, as “We are the Menace, We are the Hell, We are the End of England.” The German High Command, in spite of Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's own threats and the propaganda which was built around the dreaded boats, tell a somewhat different story. Submarine sinkings of merchantmen are serious enough, but they appear to be declining relatively, compared with the damage which Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering’s Luftwaffe has been inflicting on tke English supply lines. Highly Significant "If this be true, there are far-reach-ing implications. Convoys—groups of ships proceeding under armed escort—are most secure against submarine attacks but are like goldfish in a bowl for the aerial hunters.

hand, while providing some protection against submarines, are far more effective against other aircraft. : Last November the total was 7,200,000 tons, of which the Germans said the U-boats had sunk 52 per cent, the surface raiders 25.3 and air force 22.7. Month for month a5 with a I! arity too great to mere coPo submsarines and aircraft have alternately been credited with the lion’s share of the number of

sinkings. Leaders Lost They show a general forward trend in the proportionate share of sinkings credited to the U-boats and an upward trend for Goering’s aviators. While their toll is terrible enough, the submarines apparently are not fulfilling the awesome predictions which Fuehrer Hitler, Propaganda "Minister Goebbels and others of the Nazi leaders: made during the winter months. From the German communiques there is no way of telling what has happened. Two submarines probably ‘would be lost in an attack on a well-guarded convoy, in the belief of neutral experts, but the Germans have admitted only a few. A second problem is the question of the leaders. Only three of the German commanders, Prien, Kretschmer and Schepke have been credited with more than 200,000 tons each. Their combined tonnage represented about 15 per cent of the total sinkings credited to the entire submarine force. Two are lost and the third is a prisoner. How many submarines Germany actually has is one of the Reich’s most carefully guarded ° secrets. Like everything else, submarine production has been speeded up, “rationalized,” and put on assembly line methods, until the output may ‘now have reached almost one a day. The figure one hears most frequently is in the vicinity of 300.

TAX COLLECTIONS AT NEW NATIONAL HIGH

WASHINGTON, June 28 (U.P) — June income and excess profits tax

the highest level in American history, the treasury announced today. Total receipts thus far in the fiscal year amounted to $7,528,713,439—about $500,000,000 over the budget estimate. a Collections of income and - excess profits taxes, thus far in the fiscal year total $3,464,219,517, compared with the June 25 total last $2,117,622,298. Total expenditures so far- this year amount to $12,467,491,715, leaving a net deficit of $4,875,326,676.

ROTARY HEARS PROFESSOR professor of government at Indiana

University, will address Rotary Club members at their meeting Tuesday

Sinkings Fall Off Despite]

Patrolling airplanes, on the other|

collections have reached $900,751,819,|

year of|

Dr. Ernest M. Linton, associate|.

"The Indianapolis

Defense Dema nds Speed Marmo

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SECOND SECTION

n-Herrington Expansio

21,000 Hoosiers, 21 Since

Last Fall, Are Expected To Register.

| ' Tuesday ' morning at 7 o'clock,

21,000 Hoosier young men will begin a day-long march to draft registrae

* tion centers to sign up with Uncle

unit almost completed.

another unit of fast production.

By DR. GEORGE GALLUP

Direstor, Amersesn Institute n PRINCETON, N. J., June 28.—Ru-

mors of peace between Germany and England are almost certain to be revived if Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union is: successfully con-. cluded in the next few weeks or months, . The majority of - American voters interviewed just before the outbreak of the NaziSoviet conflict expressed overwhelming opposition to the idea that Britain should try to arrange a peace with Hitler even if she were permitted to keep all her empire intact. One of the main reasons given by the majority is that “Hitler's peace promises couldn’t be trusted.” Those on the minority side argue chiefly that any kind of peace would be better than the “senseless”; slaughter in Europe in which “no-

body : . The question: . “If peace could be obtained today

. | on the basis of Germany holding the

countries she has conquered so far, and with Britain keeping the British Empire as it now stands, would you be in favor of such a peace?”

The results:

No % cess 62 Undecided .......

Women interviewed in the survey were much more in favor of the peace idea than men. Only 24 per cent of men interviewed thought Britain should make peace with Germany now and 34 per cent of the women thought so. A survey conducted in April brought results closely resembling today’s. In that study 29 per cent of voters with opinions on the subject thought Britain should try to get together with Germany to work up some sort of peace terms, while 71 per cent thought Britain should go on fighting. “Hitler's word isn’t worth the breath it takes for him fo puff it out,” exclaimed a 39-year-old longshoreman in Détroit in today’s sur-

vey., “Hitler can't be trusted,” is an-

HOLD EVERYTHING

62 Per Cent Oppose Peace, Even if Britain Keeps Empire

other comment typical of the majority. He'd turn around and wipe off another couple of countries in no time.” Among those who think the peace idea should be given a try the most typical comments are that if some kind of peace can be made the United States won’t have to worry about getting into the war, that Hitler could administer the affairs of Europe better than anybody else and should be given a chance at it.

0. K. WATER CO. SALE OF STOCK

P. S. C. Hears Plan to Release Geist Estate Common to Public.

The Public Service Commission [today approved a plan whereby the C. H. Geist estate of Philadelphia will sell 225,000 shares of common stock in the Indianapolis Water Co. to the general public. The sale and distribution of the water company stock would be advantageous to the company and its customers and to the public generally, company officials said in their petition to the commission. The stock transaction provides that the Geist estate shall turn in its 500,000 shares of common stock to the company and get back 300,000 shares of Class “A” common stock and 200,000 shares of Class “E” common stock. Of the 300,000 shares of Class “A” common stock, 225,000 is to be sold to the public. Class: “A” stock will be preferred over Class B, dividends being paid on that stock first. Company officers told the Commission that necessary steps for the registration of the stock with the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission at Washington are being taken. : Each share of both classes of the new stock is to have a par value of

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noon in the Claypool Hotel. His Ject will be “Qur Changing World.

N. i. - Kong

1. The Marmon-Herrington Co., Inc., makers of powerful trucks and light tanks for national defense fis continually building new additions to the already massive plant at 1511 W, Washington St, Here is one

2. Under construction now are this unit and two others. As their powerful praducts roll off the assembly line, over head and on every side, workmen scuttle back and forth making the plant’s floor space larger. 3. Defense caution forbids the technical description of the buildings, although an announcement of their future use is expected in a day or two, Here the spiderweb of steel girders forms rapidly to house

INTERNE GROUP TO GRADUATE

Methodist Hospital Awards Diplomas Tonight; Seven To Enter Army.

Graduating -internes and: resident doctors. at Methodist Hospital will be awarded diplomas and keys in ceremonies. tonight at the Columbia Club. Dean Irving Cutter of the Northwestern University School of Medicine will . Dr. Ross Ottinger will present the diplomas and Dr. John G. Benson, hospital superintendent, will present the keys. Once graduated, the men will scatter to all sections of the country. Seven will enter the U. S. Army, three will have residence in other cities, eight will stay on the new Methodist resident staff, and others will enter private practice. Those entering the Army are Dr. Edward R. Schumacher and Dr. Edgar A. Garland, who will go to the air base at Charlotte, N. C.; Dr. Herbert ‘'O. Chattin to Mobile, Ala. and Dr. George T. Mitchell~to Albuquerque, N. M. Others entering the Army are Drs. Earl P. Knisely, John Carter and G. W. Ritteman. ’ Go to Other Cities Those who will have residences in other cities are Dr. Jack D. Hull, Lahey Clinic, Boston, Mass.; Dr. F..O. Lamb, Children’s Hospital, Denver, Colo.,, and Dr. Lintner E. Clark, Roper Hospital, Charleston, 8. C. ] Dr. Alvin T. Stone will be assistant to Dr. Harold Seaman, Methodist chief res‘dent. «Others who will be membeys of the resident staff are Dr. Rcbert H. Rang and Dr. James Creed, pathology; Dr. Harold Miles and Dr, Jerome A. Graf, anasthesia; Dr. Myron H. Nourse, urology; Dr. Perry A. Campbell, surgery; Dr. Lowell R. Johnson, neurology. Residents graduating and entering private practice are Drs. William C. Stafford, Reid L. Kennan, George K. Hammersley, Robert R. Brown, Maurice Mentendick and William H. Lane. Infernes. who will enter private practice include Drs. Harry Edwin R. Eaton, Fal D. Eidson, Paul R. Engle, ur N. Jay, William R. Kirtley, James M. McIntyre, Robert B. Miller, Berwyn H. Moen, Edmund . H. Schweitzer, Herbert M. Snodgrass and W. Mitchell Taylor. New Interne Staff Members of, the new interne staff who, took over today and their colleges are as follows: Indiana University——James . Kaler Jr. Weiss, Charles F. Deppe, Carl C. Kuehn, DeWitt W. F. Schmidt, Morris C. Snyder, Charles H. Klamer, Roy V. Pearce, Roland L. Reppert; University of Iowa, Herbert P, Friedman and Clyde L. Boice. Ohio State University, Nathan E. Headley; University - of Michigan, John R. McNicholas and Robert ‘E. Medlar; Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Norris Morey Beasley; Medical College of South Carolina, Charleston, Furman -T. Wallace; University of Illinois, William P. Marshall.

V. F. W. TO PARADE, HEAR COL. TURNER

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, June 28 (U. “P.)—The program today for the State convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars included a giant street parade and an evening address by Col. Roscoe Turner of Indianapolis, famed speed flyer. Some 3000 delegates were ex+ pected to participate in the program and attend a business session for the adoption of resolutions. Elec-

tion of

Jasory Brown, Loren].

Sam for Selective Service. These are men 21 years old who were under age for registration last fall,

In Indianapolis and Marion Coun= ty, the young men will register at Tomlinson Hall at Delaware and Market Sts. A corps of 150 volun teer registrars will be there all day from ya m, to 9 p. m, eut, Col. Robinson Hitche Indiana Selective Service Pony informed Selective Service Headquarters in Washington today that all registration arrangements have been completed in the State, ; Arrangements have been made with the State Police to make quick delivery of registration supplies to any local board which might run out of registration cards of certifi« sales during the day, Col. Hitchcock Approximately 20,000 youn siers are expected to an 8 ose registration cards. The cards are pink. The only alteration on .the card since last fall is a larger space for the registrant’s address so that Jhere a be no question of the oo), area in which he re« Special registrars have been - pointed to register men in hospltels or those who are ill at home and unable to come to the registration place. Men who are ill should therefore notify their local boards SAT gk ig ie, ] ave been sen - cient supplies according to the hone estimates we could make,” Col Hitchcock said. “But in case an emergency should arise any place the State Police will be able to bring - additional supplies within a maximum of two hours.” At the close of registration Tuesday night, cards will be counted a Sais Headquarters will be imorme Tesis ay d of the number

U. S. PURCHASING 45 BABY LOCOMOTIVES

WASHINGTON, June 28 (U. P.) — The War Department disclosed toe day that it is purchasing 45 “midge et” gasoline locomotives for shorte haul work. ,- The locomotives are said to be as easily operated as automobiles. They weigh 20 tons each and are able to pull trains of 15 loaded freight cars at 15 miles per hour on stand ard-gauge tracks. . The Army already has 25 of hese engines working at construction points. They are described as especially geod in moving tank cars

airfield gasoline storage points.

BOY DROWNS AT ELWOOD ELWOOD, Ind. June 28 (U. P). —Jackie Riley, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Riley of Ele wood, was drowned late yesterday while swimming in the Municipal Pool at Callaway Park. Pool officials believed he suffered a cramp.

TEST YOUR

1—For what precious metal is the Klondike region famous? i

Coudersport ice mine? 3—The short rein from bridle to saddle to keep a horse's head up is called a ¢---kr--n? 4—Where did Lee surrender to Grant at the end of the War Be« tween the States? - . ; 5—Sound will travel through a vae« uum; true or false? i 6—What are the names of the Thien Sars ae the niddhame —- sta the ni 0 “Gopher State”? . 8—Who holds the ‘record in league baseball for the : most home runs in one season?

Answers 1—Gold.

2—Pennsylvania. 3—Checkrein. ! 3 A—AppomaioR Court House, Va, ; aR

False, 6—Annette, Emilie, Cecile, and Marie, : T—Minnesota. 8—Babe Ruth, ® 8 = ASK THE TIMES Inclose a 3-cent stamp for

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2—In which state is the famou§