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VOLUME 53—NUMBER 107

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NAZI PINCER PERILS LENING

FORECAST: Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature.

MONDAY, JULY 14, 1941

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

& Casey's Closeup of War—No.

‘Some Things

Can't Forget’

The Comical Sitzkrieg, the Wild Adventure, the Gay Incompetence—and Slaughter.

This is the first of Robert J. Casey’s notable series of his expériences through 22 months of the current World War II.

By ROBERT J. CASEY Copyright, 1941, by The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Daily News, Inc. DO YOU REMEMBER how the Australians sang, “We're off to see

the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz,” as they swung into the mad,

assault on Tobruk? Do you remember the white Hoods on the gunners of the Valisnt the day she was dive-bombed near Crete? . Do you remember the panic-stricken child and the playful dog who ran from the machine-gun spray in the road near Versailles? Do you remember the night at Royan when a Junkers 88 hung like a black cross on the face of the full moon and the horizon was bursting with the stars of far-away bombs? Do you remember the young woman fleeing :afoot with her four babies in the bedlam of the retreat out of Tours? Do you remember the kids whe rode down out of the Alps with you on their way to the senseless murder of the Loire?

The _Sitzkrieg—the science of war produced nothing - like it. Here

, French troops are keeping a watchful eye on the Rhine.

Do you remember how you tripped-over a time bomb in Piccadilly? Do’ you remember the white-hot glow in ‘the ‘sky above the East * End? Do you remember the sad little wreck of - St. Clements .., . “oranges and lemons, the bells—"? ~ Do you remember how lovely the flowers: were and how soft and warm the air at Hindshead in early August? Do you remember. . Do you remember.

War Ends—For the Moment'—

THE WEIRD PEAKS of Capetown are softening in distance and a gray rain. Cairo and the Middle East—just around the corner as Journeys are computed nowadays and hereabouts—fell back just about 1,000,000 miles when the ship turned her nose toward New York. And across two years of outraged recollection you look with no particular surprise or concern upon bulletins of another one of those campaigns in Syria or the stark announcement of a new shambles in Russia.

. Do you remember?

Everybody on the edge on the comical no man’s land had ball ammunition but nobody used any.

. Whatever betide or whatever may be ahead, this war for the moment at least is finished. You can ignore the communiques, you can quit worrying ‘about wool-witted censors and uninformed military spokesmen. You can concern yourself with who's leading in the National League and when will we be able to get corn on the cob? And you can forget all about the war . . . or at least that’s the theory of it. It seems a little presumptuous to recall any of those events that seemed important a year and a half ago; a year ago—or even six months ago. There isn’t much You can say, for instance, about the collapse of France that everybody doesn’t know about. (There was a lad at my table on the President Hayes who could. tell me all the ramifications of politics and economics that had led to the debacle, things that neither I nor possibly Reynaud and Gamelin had ever heard of.) Everybody has suffered vicarious anguish in the Battle of Britain and has read until weary of the fighting in the western desert. Old war correspondents, like old soldiers, should know when the time for talking has passed and the time for silence has come. : And that, too, is a bit of theory. You- «can’t help talking SUoys things you can’t forget.

® x = s = = FROM ALL THE phantasmagoria of blood and suffering and sacrifice and heroics and slaughter and gay incompetence and wild adventure there stand out six events, or rather series of ‘events, with Which you will probably bore everybody you know until the day you die: The half-forgotten “Sitzkrieg”; the May 10 attack ‘and the battiing (Continued on Page Three)

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EXPANSION OF CITY HOSPITAL

Included in Million-Dollar Civilian Defense Projects For Indianapolis.

Plans for the expenditure of nearly a million dollars in civilian defense projects in Indianapolis, including expansion of City Hospital, were reported underway today at

City Hall. Representatives of the Defense Public Works Administration, which has established offices at City Hall, were to meet this afternoon with Mayor Sullivan to discuss the hospital expansion. Members are George A. Sheehan and George D. Mogle, construction engineers, who have been assigned to Indianapolis, Speedway City and Burns City, by the Chicago regional office of PWA. The engineers said they could not comment on the extent of the proposed City Hospital expansion, but it was understood that the Federal agency considered the hospital a strategic institution and was willing to spend a large amount of money to expand it.

Other Projects Secret

Dr. Charles W. Myers, hospital superintendent, and Dr, Herman G. Morgan of the City Health Office are to take part in today’s meeting. The other projects are to be discussed at later conferences, it was said. The nature of these projects and the priority with which they will be

engineers. - City to Get ‘Fair Share’

Mr. Sheehan said that $150,000,000 in PWA funds has been allotted to the agency for immediate expenditure throughout the nation. Indianapolis, he said, would receive a “fair share of it.” The engineers established their office on the third floor of City Hall early last week and have been preparing plans quietly for the City Eiospvial expansion and other projec The City two months ago authorized a $250,000 expenditure for installation of new elevators and remodeling work at the hospital, but this has no connection with the expansion plans . of _the Federal Agency, it was said.

LIGHTS ON 84 SAFETY TONES ARE PROPOSED

Traffic Engineer Loer Cites Four Deaths.

Recommendation that the Works Board immediately install combination warning-flood lights on 84 safety zone abutments at 47 intersections was submitted to the Board today by Tryffic Engineer James E. Loer. Mr. Loer said the present red warning light at the concrete abutments are inadequate and that poor | lighting has resulted in four traffic deaths in the last 18 months. The proposed lights would be suspended from a standard rising out of the abutment. They would illuminate the zone with a strong white light on one side, and warn the oncoming motorist with a bright red light.

SUN TO STAY HIDDEN

LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6a, m ...63 10a. m. ,... 80 7am ...65 11am. ., 81 8a. m. ... 68 12 (noomn).. 83 9a. m :.. 73 1p m . 84

Today and tomorrow will be as much alike, meteorologically speaking, as two , pees in .a pod of clouds. Skies are to be partly cloudy and there will be * little change in temperature.

O’DANIEL VICTORY 0. K.'D AUSTIN, Texas, July 14 (U. P). — The State Canvassing Board today declared W. Lee O’Daniel officially elected to the United States Senate to fill the unexpired term of the late Morris Sheppard.

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Vice: Probe Promised

A grand Jury investigation of gambling and liquor law violations was promised today by Prosecutor Sherwood Blue. He is shown (right) here conferring with B. Nelson Deranian (center), deputy prosecutor in charge of the Grand Jury, and Charles Stevens (left), who appeared before the County Liquor Boafd today to protest renewal of a tavern

‘|ferred with Mr. Blue this morning.

license in his neighborhood.

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7A Grand Jury Yavestigation ¢ of Blue in his vice clean-up campaign.

charged one of the - taverns ‘with selling liquors without . a proper license and the other with selling after hours and on Sundays.

On the Prosecutor’s request, the

of co-operation with his office and to supply him with a record of applications for license renewals’ two weeks in advance. Mr. Blue said the lists would be checked against records of law violations in his office. “Legitimate tavern operators want to see the liquor laws enforced and they are entitled to that protection,” the Prosecutor told the board. The Grand Jury will be called soon to study evidence collected by investigators from the Prosecutor's office. Deputy B. Nelson Deranian, in charge of the Grand Jury, con-

“There are several ways of accomplishing our program and we intend to use all of them,” Mr. Blue added. Investigators and members of the prosecutor’s staff were reported active over the week-end. Padlock proceedings, already used (Continued on Page Two)

FISHER BODY FOUNDER IS DEAD AT AGE 63

DETROIT, July 14 (U. P).— Frederick J. Fisher, automotive body

pioneer who was onetime director of General Motors Corp., died today of -a heart ailment. -He was 63 years old. ¢ A carriage-maker by trade, Fisher founded the automotive body concern in 1908 that still bears his name. He remained as its president until 1924. He became a director of General Motors in 1921 and was vice president at the time of his retirement in 1934.

What 'Yoo-Ho

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tion in these United States of

America. Lieut. Gen. Ben Lear, who stirred

another when he recently made a contingent of soldiers march 15 miies for yoo-hooing at some girls in Memphis, hasn't heard a word about it. : Upon his arrival here today Gen. Lear, a tall poker-backed threestar dignitary whose eyes twinkle as he talks, was asked if there was anything new on the controversy. “I haven't even heard of it,” he said, with a laugh. “Were you a little surprised at the controversy you stirred up?” he was asked. “I still haven't even heard of it,” he insisted Then he turned the tables.

You've heard ghout it, haven't you?” he asked.

Jane Jordan. 1'State Deaths

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Board agreed to work out a system|

There’s something ‘seriously wrong | with the system 6f news disesmina- |

up the whole country one way or|

‘About that time a representative (Continued on Page Two) :

Blue Protests Two Licenses;

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Applications

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“gambling and liquor law violations

and the co-operation of the Marion County Liquor Board in cleaning up tavern conditions were announced today by Prosecutor Sherwood

Appearing before the liquor board today, Mr. Blue protested .the renewal of two tavern licenses which were under consideration.

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VY § SAYS

Senator Back in Capital With ‘Plan’ to Oust Internal Revenue Collector.

Times Special

WASHINGTON, July . 14.—Senator, Frederick VanNuys- arrived here today ‘with fire in ‘his eye and a statement that he has a plan for ousting Will H. Smith as internal revenue collector of Indiana. Senator VanNuys, who has been visiting his constituents back home, said there is “unanimous demand that Smith be ousted as internal revenue collector.” : “I have a plan,” he said. “I expect to take active steps this week and obtain favorable results.” Senator VanNuys - seemed particularly irked that Collector Smith recently appointed Wray. Fleming as deputy administrator; of the Defense Savings Staff of Indiana, a $4200 a year job. Senator VanNuys was instrumental in gettilg Mr. Fleming fired from his position as customs collec tor here some months’ ago. Senator VanNuys also said he will see Vice’ President . Henry Wallace this week in connection with the demand of some Hoosier farmers that 49-cent-a-bushel penalties be lifted from wheat grown in excess of marketing quotas. He had intended .to interview Secretary of Agricnlture Claude Wickard, also," but the secre is on his vacation.

o' Business?

I+'s All News fo Gen. Lear

GOERING, NO. 2 NAZI, REPORTED UNDER ARREST

Placed in Concentration Camp by Hitler, Moscow Radio Reports.

By UNITED PRESS ‘Radio Moscow said today that Field Marshal Hermann Goering, Nazi No. 2 and chief of the German Air Force, was in disgrace. In a broadcast picked up in New

it said information had been received from Stockholm that Goering had vigorously opposed the German war on Russia, that Hitler

had called him a coward and’ had called on Field Marshal Erhard Milch to take command of the Air Force, and that Heinrich Himmler, chief of the Nazi secret police, the Gestapo, “asked for permission to bring Goering into a concentration camp.” The Moscow radio said “Hitler on the eve of the German attack on Soviet Russia had a great discussion with Goering.” “Declaring that the Geran. aviation, already extremely weakened during the last campaigns in the west and southeast, will not be able to stand up in the German onslaught against Russia, Goering declined every responsibility. “Hitler called Goering a coward, said that he himself would take over the responsibility, and called on Milch. “It is a fact that the name of Goering does not appear any more in the German newspapers. It is| réported that Himmler: has’ asked | for permission to bring Goering into a concentration camp.”

No Word Since June 2

Goering and Himmler are old rivals for police power. The Exchange Telegraph of London picked up a Moscow radio broadcast in the Dutch language which, it said, reported that Goering was already in a concentration camp ional Broadcasting Co. picked up in New York this morning a French language broadcast from the Sydney, Australia, station, quoting the British Broadcasting Co. that Goering was already in a camp. Goering has been little in the news for many months. On June 2 he issued a special order of the day to the Air Force asserting that its work in Crete proved Hitler's words that “thére is no unconquerable island.” Report Moscow Move

At the start of the war Hitler made Goering his official heir. Rudolf Hess, the Nazi Party leader who flew to Great Britain in circumstances which still are mysterious, was made second heir. The Berlin radio last night reported that the Russian Government was about to flee Moscow. It said the United States Embasuy- had left Friday: and that the British Embassy already had moved. Moscow communications continued functioning normally after this broadcast and London said the German report was only a piece of propaganda as it was in constant communication with the Embassy at Moscow.

HIGHER MILK PRICE PLEA BEFORE BOARD

Producer Groups Seeking Immediate Increase.

Representatives of three local milk producers’ associations were to

appear before the State Milk Control Board this afternoon to present evidence in support of their petition asking for an.immediate increase in, the price of milk from $2.50 to $2.80 a hundredweight. The associations contend that a price increase should be granted immediately because of increased production costs and that a public hearing should be held later to determine whether the price increase should be made permanent. The increase, if granted, would

result in a rise of 1 cent a quart in

the price of fluid milk to Indianapolis consumers. In their morn-

y | ing session, Board members named

“What do YOU hear about it?| %

0. J. Stunkard, Brazil, as vice chairman. Lieut. Gov. Charles M. Dawson is chairman of the board.

"HOGS AT 4-YEAR HIGH

Another record in hog prices was made here today when a top o

‘$11.85 was paid at the stockyards.

This resulted from advances of 35 to 50 cents over Saturday’s prices and was the highest since October, 1837. Increased demand from the public as well as Government buying for the Aimy and for Lend-Lease

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gates of Kiev.

FINAL HOME

PRICE THREE CENTS

ays ‘Secret Reasons’ Require Army Term Extension

MOSCOW, KIEV IN DANGER T 00, BERLIN CLAIMS

“No Truce’ With Nazis, Churchill Says After Fight-to-Finish Treaty; R. A. F. To Pay Back ‘in Full.

War News on Inside Pages

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By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent

German accounts claimed today that Nazi foreds are driving on Leningrad in a pincers movement, have blasted clear the path toward Moscow and are converging at the Moscow said that no appreciable change had occurred on the fighting front. The German and Russian communiques provided the extremes of contrast as Prime Minister Winston Churchill

pledged Britain to “no truce or parley” with Hitler and his

of the Stalin Line.

f| Germans had brokén through and

regime.

He promised that the ever-

growing power of the Royal Air Force would rock Germany as hard or harder than Nazi bombs have shaken the

British Isles. . The picture of operations on the 1800-mile Russian front as presented by the opposing communiques was as follows NORTHEASTERN FRONT-—-Ger-mans claimed to be smashing toward Leningrad from the Lake Peipus region while Finnish troops | W launched a second drive from the Karelian Isthmus. Russians said no appreciable change since yesterday when fighting was in progress around Pskov. CENTRAL FRONT-—Germans reported advances toward Smolensk from Vitebsk, 80 miles to the northwest; Smolensk - Moscow railroad heavily bombed. Russians said no appreciable change since yesterday's report of heavy fighting around Vitebsk. SOUTHERN FRONT — Germans claimed to be across the Dnieper and standing outside Kiev, capital of the Ukraine. Russiahs claimed no appreciable change since yesterday's ‘report .of fighting in the Novograd Volynsk area, 125 miles east of Kiev. The accounts of the DNB official German news agehcy asserted that

crashed through as much as 40 miles beyond the Stalin fortifica= tions. Some doubt was cast orl this

claim by the known. fact that the _

Stalin system is not. a continuous series of forts, but a scattered series of bunkers and POR extending deep into Russian terri : Ghurchill-spoke-in . Conddent, aggressive tones. He revealed that

“in the past few weeks” sirice the

start of the Royal Air Force offensive upon Germany a weight of British bombs equal to about of all those dropped by the L waffe on Britain since start of the war has fallen on Nazi objéctives. This weight, he promised, grow and grow and grow as Britain gains greater strength in the .alr with the arrival of more and more American-built long-range bombing planes The Prime Minister's pledge of “no truce or parley” placed in coms«

mon language the joint declaration

of Britain and Russia, announoed yesterday, that they would fight to the end against Germany and sign no separate peace. He declared that the sympathy of British hearts goes out to the Rus~ sian people “in their valiant struggle.” Russia was enthusiastic over the signing of the treaty. Pravda, the Government newspaper, called it a “tremendous consolidation of fortes waging war against the Fascist monsters.”

at some points Nazi troops had

Insists on Lon

The Legislators . met with Mr. Roosevelt and Gen. George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, at the White House to discuss the latter’'s recommendations that selectees, national guardsmen and reservists be retained for the duration of the emergency. One of the conferees said that the President was advised that while there was powerful opposition to retaining selectees, Congress probably would approve legislation to keep the National Guard and the reserve officers in service.

This conferee said that the Congressional group made it clear they

Today's War

a |latter part of last week, the Germans apparently have started their big offensive against the main Russian defenses and hope to end up by taking Leningrad, Kiev and Moscow. It 1s possible that they have thrust spearheads through the outer parts In speaking of “breaking thrcugh” the line, however, it is well to keep in mind the nature of the line. It is quite different from the French Maginot cr German Siegfried fortifications. The Maginot Lines for instance, was strong but not deep. It con-

forts and emplacements. Once the

encircled the line from the west they were behind the defenses and

sweep to The Stalin Line, if it can be called a line, consists of small forts, pil boxes ang gun Smpiqemente A

|sisted of massive steel and concrete | SS8TY:

there was little to impede their, Paris.

ger Term

WASHINGTON, July 14 (U, P.).—President Roosevelt and Army Chief of Staff Cien. George C. Marshall today told Congressional leaders of both patties of the necessity for holding selectees in the Army for more than a year of service on the basis of secret information compiled by the intelligence services of the armed forces.

were not arbitrarily opposed to

Marshall's recommendations bus felt that it was unwise to create an issue in Congress which might ree sult in a serious setback to the Ade ministration’s defense policies. Speaker Sam Rayburn, who sat in at the White House meeting, said that Mr. Roosevelt and Marshall

covered the same general ground

which Marshall discussed in a cons

ference with House leaders last week, regarding not only the re= tention of existing Army units but. (Continued on Page Two)

Moves

By United Press War Experts ! The Germans again insisted today that they have “broken (4 the Russian defense lines to a depth of 60 miles at many points, although a Moscow denied that they really had made substantial gains. 3 Comparison of the two communiques indicated that the Germans are making an intensive drive in the north, center and south and that the Russians are resisting furiously. After a short breathing spell in the

sdapiad so a Sow reyeat, position y position. If the Russian Army remains intact—Hitler hopes, of course, to smash it—the Germans may have to fight every foot of the way with heavy losses. As Hitler advances, his communications probs lem wil] become more and more ficult. The Russians probably : destroy everything useful in ch path as they withdraw.

The Russians apparently hope hold out for months, extending war to winter and continuing. tg fight from behind the Urals # nest , Britain's signature of mol past, with its pledge of no te peace, obviously was de= pe AR a BR their Time and manpower, winter late on, are three facters favoring Ri sia. Her army, while not as well trained or equipped as the Germ is much larger. She has or can 3.000000 or [moro men into the]