Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 September 1941 — Page 3

YOUTH AT HELM OF RUSSIAN ARMY

Marshal Timoshenko, Head of Defenders on Central Front, Is. Only 45; Men Have Good Equipment And Know How to Use It.

By WALLACE CARROLL Press Staff Correspondent

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WITH THE RED ARMY

—For six days I have been touring the Yelnya and’ Yartsevo sectors of this front, living with the men who inflicted on the

German Army its first defeat

As the result, it is possible to give for the first time

since the Russian maneuvers

Russian Army really looks like. It is no heel-clicking army, no army of blustering top

J sergeants and rasping colonels who stopped learning about war 20 years ago. It is above all a young army. Marshal Semyon Timoshenko, commanding on this front, has reached the highest rank at 45, an age at which even able men are lucky to be colonels in some armies. One of Marshal Timoshenko’s leading officers, Lieut. Gen. Vassily Sokolovsky, is 43. Many captains are

in their middle twenties. The men|

too are young. Most of them appear to be under 27. Have these young officers and men got the initiative demanded by this war of lightning tank thrusts and air attacks? My guess is that they have. Initiative Encouraged ‘This is the only army which encourages individual initiative by publishing the exploits of obscure gunners, tank men and aviators in the formal daily communiques, which appear in every newspaper in the Soviet Union. . In the underground club houses behind the front line, where officers and men spend their rest periods, I have heard political commissars encouraging men to recount their - exploits to arouse a spirit of emulation in their units. The commissars themselves seem mostly young men and one of their jobs is to single out young officers and men who show enterprise and daring, and push their promotion. This Army is well disciplined. A non-commissioned officer still addresses the head of his division as “colonel comrade,” but he salutes smartly when he does so. Other reforms introduced by Marshal Timoshenko after the Russo-Fin-nish war still apply — separate messes and club rooms for officers and men and the obligatory execution of officers’ orders without the right of appeal.

Plenty of Rifles

What about equipment? The infantry looked as well equipped as that of any army in the world. In the last war many Czarist troops never held a rifle until they reached the front line and obtained one from a wounded or killed comrade. Army has plenty of rifles and knows how to use them. The Red Army training puts much stress on sharp-shooting. At the international shooting competition at London in 1937, with 212 teams from 28 countries participating, the Russian team took first place. Next year it took the first six prizes. The infantry also seems to have plenty of good automatic rifles and I have seen some shock troops with tommy guns very much like American ones. There apparently are plenty of heavy and light machine guns. Reports were spread during the Russo-Finnish war that Red troops were dressed like scarecrows. They were completely false. The Russian soldier wears a servicabe uniform. Most soldiers wear long brown overcoats, well cut and made of heavy warm woolens. Some

ON THE CENTRAL FRONT.

in this war.

of 1936 a picture of what the

said to be well-suited to the Russian weather. Most of the troops have strong leather knee boots and they never hesitate a second to plunge into the deepest mud, which does not seem to slow them at all. Other men have valenki, high felt boots, and warm puttees. All troops wear helmets which, like the German ones, go well down in back to protect the neck. Officers Well Equipped The: officers also are well dressed and well equipped, with pistols, field glasses, compasses and leather map cases. An amazing number of officers and men carry the Russian version of a famous German camera which costs more than $100 in the United States. This army of the central front seems to have plenty of artillery. The Russians call artillery “the god of modern war” and they have taken great pains to produce good guns and good artillery officers. On the battlefield of Yelnya I have seen the devastating accuracy of the Russian artillery — German trenches smashed in every few feet, the winding road behind the German lines ‘holed every three or four yards, and the German artillery positions looking like punch-boards. Until I saw the endless forests of Russia I wondered why the Red Army maintained such large cavalry forces. Tanks and motorized units cannot strike through these dense woods of pine and birch but must stick to roads and clearings, and infantry must move slowly and cautiously. The Red horsemen, on the other hand, move through the forests like phantoms. You see these cavalrymen everywhere behind the front, guns slung across their backs and capes flying in the wind. It is said that they have proved especially valuable in delaying actions, checking the advancing Germans and then mounting and escaping, They also are intended for use with tanks in cleaning up ground after the tanks have broken through. I have seen a number of Russian tanks which seem fast and heavily armed with cannon. Books Are Plentiful Education, welfare and entertainment of Russian troops seems given at least as much attention as in any other army in the world. Much educational work, it is true, is directed at making officers and men good Communists and a substantial part of the Red Army library of 25,000,00C volumes, consists of Marxist literature. But in a dugout library within the sound of the guns I have picked out Ibsen’s plays and ‘ Heine’s poems translated into Russian. I do not know whether the conditions I found on this front exist on the fronts of the other armies, which have been on the defensive since the beginning of the war, and I have no means of judging the reserves or the strengih of the transport: system on which the central army depends. This army has learned a lot about

have short quilted coats which are

war in the last three months.

B.E. F. Report Premature’

WILLIAM

By Copyright, 1941, by The aris Times and The Chicago Daily News, Inc. LTNDON, Sept. 27—Reports that a British expeditionary force is

already on its way to the Caucasus

bald P. Wavell were described in Lendon today as premature. While it is neither confirmed nor denied that such an expedition may be sent to assist in the defense of the Baku oilfields, it is said to be incorrect that large forces of men and tanks already are pouring through

Iran by railway. Gen. Wavell, it is further stated, had definitely planned to visit Teheran on his way to India from London but his presence there does not necessarily mean that anything sensational is under way. Such an expe-

considerable time to organize and Sodant possibly rea yet. I Mr. Stoneman was not indicated how long such an expedition would take to organize and just why it could not have been prepared between the time the British decided

.|no comment: on possibilities in the

H. STONEMAN

under command of Gen. Sir Archi-

to go into Iran and the present moment. All the British morning newspapers today indicate by the way in which they play the reports that they expect some sort of expedition and wish to anticipate it in their news columns as much as security considerations will allow. Authoritative sources which deny the specific rumor that the expedition is already under way make

immediate future. Everybody knows that Gen. Wavell discussed the whole matter when he was in London and everybody knows that Mr. Churchill’ is inclined to help the Russians, even at considerable risk, but it naturally cannot be revealed whether the two men really decided to go ahead with the Baku idea.

HOLDS-MOSCOW

Nazi Regiments Crippled In Counter-Attacks.

MOSCOW, Sept. 27 (U. P.).—Radio Leningrad asserted today that Marshal Klementi Voroshilov had thrown new forces into the defense of Leningrad with the result that many German regiments had been crippled or destroyed in counterattacks. : One crack German regiment from Hamburg suffered heavily, the broadcast said. It was indicated that Voroshilov had been throwing fresh - troops inte the battle for several days and that this explained the increasing reports of vigorous Russian coun-ter-attacks and the apparent fail ure of the Germans to make additional gains.

Deny Warships Out of Action

Ivan Lebedev, chief of the political department of the Baltic fleet, asserted in a broadcast from Leningrad that the battleships October

Revolution and Marat, which the Germans said they had put out of action, actually were joining with other warships in laying down a curtain of fire on the German lines along the coast near Leningrad. The communique in describing

front said that in one counterattack of local nature the Russians destroyed five German guns, - six mine throwers, 20 trucks and a large quantity of other war materials and killed nearly 500 Germans. In another counter-attack, it was asesrted, the Russians captured three German tanks, many machine guns and other automatic weapons and a wireless station, and inflicted heavy casualties.

Claim Rumanians Routed

Wednesday Russia asserted that the 13th and 15th Rumanian divisions had been. routed at the approaches to Odessa. Today's communigue gave details. It said that the Russian infantrymen and marines, who had. been landed by_ships of the Black Sea Fleet behing) the Rumanian lines made a joint attack on the Rumanian divisions while the warships and airplanes joined in a bombardment. It was asserted that the operation was completely successful and that the Rumanians lost at least 5000 to 6000 men in killed, wounded or captured including 2000 killed.

AUTO DEALERS SEE NEW CARS

1942 Line of Oldsmobiles Shown at Preview in Murat Temple.

The 1942 line of Oldsmobiles was shown for the first time to more than 350 dealers and their salesmen in the Indianapolis territory at a luncheon meeting yesterday in the Murat Temple, Along with the show of new cars, visiting dealers and salesmen were presented with the 1942 sales and

advertising campaign 0. Oldsmobile. L. C.' Burnett, Indianapolis zone manager for the division, praised the dealers for their loyalty and co-0p-eration during the 1941 model year. He also presented the five leading salesmen of the zone, Vern Porter, Deacon Miller, Frank Johnson, A. J. Senefeld and Floyd Hargraves. The three outstanding dealers in a recent used car campaign also were honored. They were J. B. Chauncey of North Side Motors, Inc, here; Herschel Webster of

Elwood. R. L. Myers, Oldsmobile assistant|; general sales manager, headed the factory officials who took part in an afternoon meeting. Others in the meeting were M. J. Seaton and C. W. Meade of the factory sales promotion department. Mr. Burnett presided. Guests attending the preview included E. N. Trago, branch manager of General Motors Acceptance Corp.; E. C. Zehe, assistant branch manager; Robert Emrich, General Motors public relations representative here; Max W. Hofmeister, manager of the General Exchange Insurance Corp, and V. E. Welo, branch manager for General Motors Holding Corp.

CHANGE LIBRARY SCHEDULE

The business branch of the Public Library, Meridian and Ohio Sts., will return to its winter schedule Monday, Library officials said today. The branch will be open Sally, Saves Sunday, from 8:30 a. m. to p. m, :

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record

County City Total 1940 ....coc00000 39 59 98 1941 Loocnnerneee A 50 97

Sept. 26— Accidents ... 29 | Injured ...... Arrests .... 494 | FRIDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic Fines

Violations tried tions paid peeding 34 32 $595 — driving. 1 6 2 Failure to stop at through street. 2 Disobeying traffic ’

Drunken All others ee sven 34

: Totals sssescnne 85

MARRIAGE LICENSES These lists are from official records in ‘ the County Court House. The Times, therefore, is not responsible for errors An names and addresses.

Cannon, 33, To The en L. Mitchell, 23,

Robert C. H “Rs Fong , o 2618 2 Son ak 18 ittand, Tad ox

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1310 N. of 3454 Guil-

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J. Emerson; Julia M. Ruth, 23, of 334 Park-

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rge J. Masceluk, 21, of, ia River; Maude “Hardin 26, of 505 E. Earl F. Williams, 19, of 713 x. Delaware; Gwendolyn A. Newton, 18, of 1 Robert F. Rogers, 23, of Su En Mary D. Dugan, 23, of 2318 N. Dearborn.

Norbert Goetzinger, 23, of 140 8S.

+ Charles E. Sowers, 22, of 1824 nt; Ruby Knight, 21, R. R. 1, E24 oy chal 30, of 1730 S. Dela.

Woe, fuk Cummins, 23, of 44

Gondiet, Bo 37, of 2223 N. ns, 0! Coy Ale ~ “3 of Hi exander, Berwi Dorothy" B. Kurtz, 26, of 4216 Rockville Rd sham, 2! , of 3111 N. Meridia: Virginia nia L. Gross, .. Anderson, Ind. sity Medical’ Beier. Fler fidiana Bedwell, 26, of 111 E. l6th. * we» Robert L. Dawson, 21, of 2028 E Betty J. Adams, 19, 'o Charles D. Lon Johanns J. 3%, Plere Basil Fo: Ww. Lambert, Ei Whi

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BIRTHS Girls

Anna DeYoung, at Cole: Marie Warren, at St. Vincent's. at St. Visesut's.

Louis Haehoon B Ramona Kin ng Lawrence, Gladys LeFeber, at 8 .cen iver, Olive Keith, at Methodist. erbert, Grace Rarverger, at Methodist. Elizabeth Webber, at St. Francis. Mary Blankenship, at St.

Ray, Olive Knapp, at St. Francis. ae nneth, Dorothy Winegar, at

na enry, Lottie Kirsch, at 1106 Church. Beatrice a, at 441 W. 28th.

Horry, Ropork

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Harris ’ cho-pneumon uster

Jessie Clark, at 712 8. winols Nam Edith Matesick at 1966 cosines, Martha Scruggs, at 208 5 a

Boys Leonard, Jennie Brickens, at City."

Delbert, Peggy Baston, at Coleman. will argaret Houchins, at St. Vincent’s. Donald, Marvel Perkins, at St. Vincent's. Earl, Suz uzanne Larsen, at St. Vincent's. J. Don, Geraldine Gray, at Methodist. Charles, Cie Harvey, at Meth William, Betty Chil 5, a Methodist. William, wary Yates, at St. Francis. Woe, ed Harden, at 4809 W. oriie, Theodora Lewis, at 2930 Martin-

Nestal, Patricia Stinson, at 518 Birch Irwin, Nonie Robinson, at 411 Douglass.

DEATHS Jacob Roley, 60, at Central, cerebral hemorrhage,

Charles E, McGinni 1 Methodist, peritonitis. 5, 87, at

ho ron Sherm: terioscleros:

chronic hice, 87,

at Methodist, bron--H. Dar migral’ Tnsuticien Daiden, 47, at 2328 N. Capitol, Zelma Miller, 55; ‘at 332 N. Walcott, carway acute eardiac dilatation E. t Tio N. Gale, cerebral on hage, gl Fora, 055, 139 8. Keystone, mitral Mary yETances Belford, 72, at 1242 8.

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"LENINGRAD LINE |

Soviet Radio Reports Many

stubborn fighting on the Leningrad|

a great role in world history.”

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Howard B. Reene, 53, at Methodist, bron-{gasto, rman Worland, 54, at Veterans, ar- B Charles je "Vollmer, 58, at 527 Lockerbie, Enel m

Alfred M. Chr istian, 68, at 2166 Broad- [Miami

Li AL Williams, 76, at 714 Douglass, mitral &

JAPANESE NOTE YEAR OF PACT

And Germany.

TOKYO, Sept. 27 (U. P).— Admiral Teijiro Toyoda, Foreign Minister, said today that Japan, Germany and Italy should renew their determination to surmount whatever difficulties are in their paths. Toyoda spoke at a luncheon in observance of the first anniversary of Japan’s alliance with Germany and Italy. Guests included the German and Italian ambassadors, the Rumanian minister and the Hungarian charge d'affaires.

“Japan, Germany and Italy are steadily making great strides toward construction of a new order| in Europe and East Asia,” Toyoda said. “Our constructive efforts will still be confronted by many difficulties and therefore increased efforts will be required. But I am firmly convinced that the accomplishments of these three powers—making their alliance the basis of their diplomacy —in co-operation in the brief period since their pact was signed will play

Few German Flags To observers, Japan’s part of the observance of "the anniversary appeared unenthusiastic. Toyoda’s| statement was regarded as lukewarm, and the Government had forbidden private observances by nationalistic elements. Only a very few German and Italian flags were to be seen, though many Japanese flags were flown, and squadrons of army bombing planes flew over Tokyo, apparently as part of the observance. Diplomatic quarters regarded as significant an editorial in the newspaper Asahi on the anniversary. It said that in welcoming the anniversary Japanese looked forward to its bright future. prospects but at the same time were fully aware that it was Japan’s own strength, its own endeavor and its own selfreliance by which the country could deal effectively with turbulent world conditions.

WARNING ISSUED BY HEAD OF OPTIMISTS

Eldon S. Dummit, Lexington, Ky., president of Optimist International, warned against the wrong kind of optimism in -his address to members of the Indianapolis Optimist Club yesterday in the Columbia

Mr. Dummit advised against feeling smug and secure from danger because of the width of the ocean. He quoted Marshal Petain of France, who said that misfortune came to his people because they demanded more than they gave and wanted to spare themselves effort. Declaring that Optimist clubs are constantly striving to develop optimism, to promote patriotism and to aid youth, Mr. Dummit said that healthy optimism is the kind that does not ask for favors, but accepts the hard facts of life.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. S. Weather Bureau

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: Cloudy and warmer tonight; tomorrow, light rains and much cooler in evening.

Central Standard Time Sucrrise...... 5:37 | Sunset..

5:35 eee.Bt

. BARO 6:30 a. m....30.18 Precipitation 24 hrs. ending at 7 a. m. Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Deficiency since Jan. 1

MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Increasing - cloudiness jonjeht | toriowed by light -rain tomorrow and in northwest portion tonight; warmer tonight, much cooler tomorrow afternoon and night. Ilinois—Increasing cloudiness, light rain tonight and in east and south portions tomMOTTrow; Harmer in south and east-central portion tonight; much cooler tomorrow and tomorrow night; southerly winds 20 to 30 niles er Jour this afternoon. Low higan—Increasing cloudiness followed Ly light rain tonighy and tomorrow; warmer in southeast, cooler in extreme north portion tonignt, Cooler tomor30 miles per hour this afternoon. Ohio—Increasing cloudiness and somewhat warmer: tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy and warmer followed by showers and cooler in northwest portion. Kentucky—Fair, not so cool in west and central portions tonight; tomorrow increasing cloudiness and warmer.

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M. Sta Weather Bar Temps Aen Tex. ie Cldy 29.84 59 smarck, N.

Emmett luler, 63, at City, cerebral] Ti

apoplexy,

7.96] Air

Frenchmen still defy the Nazi conqueror. They attack Germans, sabotage industry. above described the figure in the center merely as “a French patriot.” The scene is the Vincennes military camp, Paris. Two Germans blindfold the condemned man, who is lashed to a pole. At left, a firing squad stands at attention. Whemofficer at right commands, they will kill the Frenchman.

The tragedy is over. The Frenchman’s body slumps—ropes prevent it from falling. The German officer turns away, his job done. Reprisal executions of Frenchmen are increasing in Sccupled France. The Nazi explanation: “Aggression against Germans.”

The photographer's caption on the dramatic photo

Nazi Bullets ..a French Life... Photos Portray Execution RATTLE OF KIEV

ENDED-HITLER

Claims 650,000 Russians Seized; Nazis Plan for Winter Campaign.

BERLIN, Sept. 27 (U. P.).—The German High Command said today in a special communique issued from Adolf Hitler's headquarters that the battle near Kiev had been cone cluded. The communique asserted that five Russian armies had been dese troyed in the battle and that only weak remnants of them had been able to withdraw. !

Claim 3718 Cannon

In the battle, it was asserted, 665,000 Russians were taken prisoner and 885 armored vehicles, 3718 cane non and an incalculable amount of other war material was captured. .

In addition to 665,000 captured,

2 | the Russians suffered an equal number of casualties or missing in

BLUES SAY FINAL VICTORY IS NEAR

Capture of Shreveport, Marking End of Games, Predicted.

By UNITED PRESS

The Blue Army claimed today that advance forces of its Second armored division had entered Shreveport and that the fall of the city was expected soon, ending the Army's greatest peace-time maneuvers. Leon Kay, United Press corre-

blitzkrieg and is now with the Blue Army of Lieut. Gen. Walter Kreuger, said that the Reds had been encircled by the Blue column which entered the city from across the Sabine River in Texas. Meanwhile the Red forces—the Second Army of Lieut. Gen. Ben Lear—were massed on the southern front. ‘Richard C. Hottelet, also a United Press war correspondent, said that

signed is about 40 miles in front of Shreveport where it was expected to make a final stand. He reported that the Reds expected support from a suicide corps of 131 parachutists that had dropped 120 miles behind the Blue lines. But Mr. Kay's dispatch revealed that if the Red parachutists had expected to disrupt the Blue ‘advance by attacking Blue headquarters, they were to be disappointed. They dropped only five miles from Eunice, but Blue headquarters, to keep up with the rapid advance of the troops, had been moved forward out Ci Eunice before the Reds arved.

SCHOEN EQUIPMENT MAY GO TO STOUT

It is reported that the equipment at Schoen Field plus a couple of training planes will be moved over to newly completed Stout Field sometime next week. There has been considerable mys-

"| tery surrounding the actual in-

tentions of the Air Corps regarding use of the Guard airport upon which $1,300,000 has just been spent in improvements. Some quarters say the field will remain the home base of the 113th Observation Squadron, a part of the 38th. Division, . when the squadron returns from active service. From o| other sources it is rumored that the Corps has more pretentious plans for Stout Field. The new administration and hangar building will not be completed for several months yet, but the new runways can be used now.

r= : . ® To Salvation. The Salvation Army of . Indiana bade farewell last night to Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Bertram Rodda at a

dinner of tribute in the Claypool Hotel,

Col. Rodda, who has commanded the Indiana division for the past four years, has been assigned to new duties in Chicago. He will be field secretary of the Chicago office, which controls Salvation Army operations in Midwestern states. At the same’ time, Col. and Mrs. Rodda’s successors were introduced to the 300 diners. They are Brig. and Mrs, Thomas Leech, of Chicago. Brig. Leech has been in charge of the Salvation Army’s training school in Chicago, and also served as Chicago's divisional commander. Both Col. and Mrs. Rodda were presented. wrist watches by PF. E. Schortemeier, president. of the Indianapolis ~ Advisory Board

and

spondent who covered the Balkan

the Red Army to which he is as- to

Farewell Dinner Pays Tribute

amy, _ lg.

Tars Puzzled by Bums’ Reception

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (U. P.) — The most puzzled people in town are a group of British sailors who passed through—or rather, tried to pass through and Central Terminal Thursday night when the Brooklyn fans were greeting the beloved Bums. They saw the crowd carrying signs reading: “Camilli for President; F. D. R. for batboy.” Three things the sailors wanted to know: (1) Who is Camilli? (2) What is a batboy? (3) Was the crowd trying to start a revolution and overthrow the Roosevelt Administration when it painted the sign, “Camilli for President?” ] :

WPA PLANS TO RAISE WAGES 10 PER CENT

“WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (U, P.). —The Works Projects Administra= tion made plans today to raise WPA wages by 10 per cent and increase the number of work relief recipients in the face of one of the greatest industrial booms in American his-

ry. Dislocation of non-defense industry due to priority control over scarce essential 1Inaterials is the cause of the anticipated upward trend of unemployment when winter sets in. Higher WPA wages are necessary, officials explained, to keep a subsistence level on a par with the rocketing cost of living.

SECOND EVANGELICAL TO INSTALL PASTOR

The Rev. W. Franklin Lahr, newly elected minister of the Second Evangelical and Reformed Church, will be installed officially at a worship service at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow by members of the South Indiana Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church. Dr. Ralph Holland, vice president of the Synod, will conduct the installation service and the Rev. Norman Schultz, association president, will preside, assisted by the Rev. Ernest Piepenbrock. The Rev. Robert Kuebler will give the charge to the minister and the Rev. William - Nelson will - present the charge to the congregation. Dr. Howard Baumgartel will represent he Indianapolis Church Federation. Music will be presented by the church choir, directed by Erwin Muhlenbruch, organist.

CLIPPER OFF AT NIGHT NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (U. P.)— Pan-American Airways’ American clipper made the first night takeoff a trans-Atlantic flying boat had ever attempted last night. :

Dr. S. Grundy Fisher gave the invocation, and Harry V. Wade introduced Fred Shick, deputy secretary of state, who spoke for James M. Tucker, secretary of state. Other speakers at the dinner were Commander Ernest Pugmire of Chicago, commissioner of the central territory of the Salvation Army; Arthur H. Sapp, Huntington attorney, and Adjutant D. T. Hamilton, representing Indiana officers. Charter members of the Indianapolis Advisory Board of the Salvation Army were presented plaques by Col. Rodda in recognition of their work. The board consists of Mr. Schortemeier, Mr. Wade, Judge James Collins, Harry Yockey, Dr. W. A. Shullenberger, Joseph Gardner, Frank Flanner and Louis Borinstein. Dr. Shullenberger gave the benediction for the dinner, which was arranged by Ike Riley and: Lewis

‘ |association members at the outing.

KENDALL, RAIL ENGINEER, DIES

Big Four Employee Served As Brotherhood Officer . For 25 Years.

Funeral services for Robert Kendall, 59-year-old railroad engineer and lodge officer, who died Thurs-

at 1:30 p. m. Monday in his home, 1839 W. Washington St. The Rev. C. G. Baker will officiate. Burial will be in Washington Park Ceme-

tery. Ahly Mr. Kendall was for the past 25 years secretary-treasurer of Division 143, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and belonged to Centre ge, F. X A. M, the Shrine, the Scottish Rite and Harris Lodge, I. O. O. F. He was a member of the Washington Street Presbyterian Church. With Road 38 Years ‘Mr. Kendall was born near Seymou, and came to Indianapolis 40 years ago. Two years later he became an engineer on the Peoria & Eastern Division of the Big Four, which position he held until his death. ‘He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Merle Kendall; a son, Stanley Kendall, who is a fireman on the same railroad, and a grandson, Robert Stanley Kendall, all of Indianapolis. Pallbearers at Mr. Kendall's funeral will be Lon Weaver, Lee Harvey, Joseph Martin, Everett Clark, Carroll Livingstone and Charles Walker, all of whom are Big Four engineers.

6.0. P. EDITORS MAKE PLANS FOR OUTING

Peter Grant, radio news commentator, will deliver the principal address at the annual fall outing of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association which will be held at French Lick, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. After speaking at the editorial banquet Nov. 1, Mr. Grant will make his regular news broadcast over Station WLW from the dining room of the French Licks Springs hotel. William B. Hargrave, Rockville, president of the association, said that-Mr. Grant’s appearance will be one of the few times in the history of the G. O. P. editorial organization that the main speaker has not been an active politician. Ralph F. Gates, state Republican chairman, will be the speaker at a luncheon at noon on Nov. 1. Mrs. Hargraves is in charge of arrangements for entertaining wives of the

N. Y. RITES HELD FOR G. HALL ROOSEVELT

TIVOLI,” N. Y. Sept. 27 (U. P.). —President and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived here today for burial services for G. Hall Roosevelt, only brother of the First Lady. The Presidential special was met by a hearse at this little Hudson

day in Long Hospital, will be held;

what Nazis said was a terrific blow to the fighting power of the Red Army in the Ukraine. Thus, the High Command said, a victory had been won which was “unparallelled” and of which the best use was being made. . Military informants said in Bere lin that the Russian Army. in the Ukraine was engaging in a series of counter-attacks to feel out German strength and determine the points at which a new German drive could be expected.

Plan Winter Campaign

In one of the few specific Gere man admissions that winter came paign in Russia was now assured, a military spokesman told the ofe ficial news agency: “Even if the season is already most advanced everybody realizes that even during the winter relaxae tion of pressure against Soviet troops by the German Army can not be expected.” A Hungarian communique dise closed that the Russians were stil} trying to push across the lower Dnieper on the Hungarian sector of the front. There was almost no news from the Leningrad front but here, also, the Russians were reported to be counter-attacking “u “unsuccessfully.”

from Helsinki today that Finnish troops had smashed eastward .on the Far Northern front i the Wie Sea, occupying Kandalaksha report was not. officially confirmed

Firemen Arrive : Before the Fire

THIS WAS A CASE of bringing, the fire to the firemen. When they answered an alarm at the Meridian St. side of the’ Merchants Bank Building yestere. day, they watched, with hundreds of pedestrians, smoke seep from. around the iron cover of a side walk elevator. Then, very slowly and very mae jestically, the iron cover gracefully opened up and. the elevator ape

A, afire and smoking.

trash and return it to the con= tainer. Then they placed it back on the elevator, and again, very slowly, it returned out of sight. beneath the street. ‘

WIBG ASKS TO RAISE POWER 5000 WATTS

Radio Station WIBC has peti

Commission for permission to ine crease its daytime operating power from 5000 to 10,000 watts. Granting of the petition would make WIBC the most powerful sta= tion in Indianapolis, according to station officials. The station “will use every pos sible effort to secure the necessary authority from the Commission, be= lieving that central Indiana is enw titled to the fullest facilities pos«. sible,” officials said, WIBC is the only radio station in central Indiana permitted under Federal regulations to increase its power beyond 5000 watts on its present - frequency. Station WIRE recently petitioned the FCC for permission to trade frequencies with WOWO at Ft. Wayne and in= creased its wattage to 50,000. If granted, the increased power could necessitate expansion of facilities at the station costing around $25,« 000. WIBC is owned and operated by the Indiana Broadcasting Cor= poration.

FSA TURNS DOWN .° I. U. EXPANSION HERE

Times Special ASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—Ree quests for $4,872,657 in defense building grants for the Indiana University Medical Center at Ine

qualified” to share in the $150, 000,000 defense welfare fund proe vided by the Lanham Act, it was learned today. The ruling came from the Fede

turn-down will be announced shorts ly by the Federal Works Agency, with which - the project requests were filed.

. ALONZO JOHNSON DEAD Alonzo Johnson, 63, of 419 8, Holmes Ave., died last night at City Hospital of injuries received las Saturday night in a tavern at 202 S, Holmes Ave, Police have arrested one man, charged with vagrancy, n connection with the death.

DRY CLEANING

Valley town which is the ancestral home of Mrs. Roosevelt’s family. The flag-draped coffin was removed from the train and taken to the cemetery where the parents of Mrs. Roosevet are buried. The funeral party was limited to the immediate family and a few close friends.

City-Wide

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