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VOLUME 53—NUMBER 181

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1941

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LEGION PAPER ASKS UNITY ON

DEFENSE ISSUE

‘State Department's Chief Says ‘Misunderstanding’ Caused “A. E. F.’ Row.

“The ‘Hoosier Legionnaire, official] :

publication of the Indiana Department of the American Legion, came off. the presses a week early today with an appeal for “100 per cent unity” on Legion policy. Yesterday a group of Legionnaires filed incorporation papers of an organization to be known as “The Legion Rank and File.” The ‘incorporators said they felt the . action taken at the reeent Legion National Convention -indorsing the foreign policies of President Roosevelt “did not represent the true sentiment of the rank and file of Legion members.” One: of the incorporators was Tod “Whipple of Portland, unemployment officer of the Guy Ayres Post which Jast_week voted “no” to the following question: “I indorse the 1941 plank of the American Legion for another A. E. »n”

- Explain Purpose of Action

.. Department Commander W. Carl ‘Graham said today his office has no ‘intention of stifling free thought ‘among members of the department. ' “We want Legionnaires and the general public to read and understand fully the resolutions adopted at Milwaukee,” he said. “We did not vote for or even discuss a second A. E. FP” “He ‘said that when it was apparent: that there “were “misunderstandings and misconceptions” of the content and intent of the reso~

Cadle Accused

E. Howard Cadle

N. SIDER FILES ASSAULT CASE

Claims Evangelist Struck Him During. Argument After Auto Crash.

E. Howard Cadle, businessmanevangelist, today faced an assault and battery charge in Municipal Court as the result of an argument following a minor auto accident,

The affidavit was filed by Philip Fishbein, 3720 N. Meridian St. Mr. Fishbein, who was a witness to the accident, accused Mr. Cadle of

Mr. Cadie’s attorney, William -H.

‘striking him in the’ face.

Remy, says Mr. Cadle doesn’t deny striking Mr.-Fishbein, but the rea [exceeded by $225.

lutions as expressed by the Port~|sons for doing so are in dispute.

nd action, a special edition of the epartment publication - was prepared to inform Legionnaires on .the|“exact purpose” of the resolutions. This edition also contained a front page editorial which said in part: “The American Legion must have "100 per ‘cent unity. Unless this unity is achieved quickly and maintained with diligence, the Legion’s part in the grim, all-important battle to reserve ‘The American Way of fe’ will be minimized.” # It also charged that a movement “to influence” Legionnaires against Milwaukee action, if successful, would contribute to disintegration and permanent injury to the Legion. “And rallying around this insidi- " ous attack upon the Legion are all the foes who would destroy our organization and the high, patriotic ideals for which it has fought.” Resolutions Printed : The editorial said that Legionnaires have had “scant opportunity” to study the resolutions and have had to depend on “sketchy, hearsay

and sometimes biased” newspaper]

comment for their information. The resolutions which have resulted in the intra-Legion"contro-versy adopted at the convention are: “We have confidence in and pledge ‘our support to our Government, our President, our War Department and our Navy Department. “Our present hational ohiective is the defeat of Hitler and what he stands for, and all diverting contro= versies should be subordinated to the main objective. We: for unity on this national objective. Want ‘Strong America’ We e want America strong e ough to met any possible attack it arrives and to turn the enemy back so that our homes remai

figh United States, we insist upon prepared to do the: fighting ou of the United States.”

. The Legion office aiso sald hat the New Castle post last voted down by a vote of 70 to 5 a motion to condemn the Milwaukee resolutions, “The Legion Rank and File incorputation papers were filed by ClarE. Benadum of Muncie and Mr. ge vy Frank M. Porter and Werome B. ‘Hurrle, all of Portland.

PARACHUTE SPY DOOMED ‘MOSCOW, Oct. 8 (U. P)—A German spy, K. Preuss of Koenigs‘berg, who landed by parachute, was sentenced to death today by . the Moscow military tribunal,

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Meet After Crash

“Both. Mr. Remy and Alex Asch, ad for Mr. Fishbein, agree at Several days ago (Mr. Asch says last Friday) Mr. Cadle was riding in his chauffeur-driven car west in Miami St. and as it crossed Alabama St. it was struck by another driven by a man whose name was reported to be “Telfrey.” om there on the y rise differ, r. Remy’s understanding of the affair is that Mr. Cadle and Mr. (Telfrey got out of their cars and were discussing the accident when Mr. Fishbein “came up and called Mr. Cadle a hypocrite and said something about Mr. Cadle’s mother.” At this, according to the story, Mr, Cadle swung at Mr. Fishbein's face. Shortly afterward, Mr. Remy said, Mr. Cadle told Mr. Fishbein he Wags sorry a'moment after strik-

Mr. Asch’s Version

* The version’ related by Attorney Asch is that after the accident, Mr. Cadle with pencil and paper in his hand was wilking’ around asking spectators: if they had seén the accident. According to Mr. Asch, Mr. Fishbein was questioned and replied: - “Yes, I saw the ‘accident and the way you cut across Ala’ (Continued on Page Five)

MAUDE DARRACH'S WIL IS CONTESTED

Nieces, Nephew’ Seek Share In $1,000,000 Estate.

A suit gontesting. the will of the late Mrs. Maude H. Darrach, who left ‘an estate valued at more than lone million dollars, was on file in Probate Court today. pr The. action was brought by five nieces and a nephew who were left out of the will that bequeathed Indianapolis and Florida properties to more than a score of other relatives, friends and institutions. The will also bequeathed $50,000 to the Indianapolis ‘Library and smaller sums to the Old Bethel Methodist Church and the. berland Baptist: Church. The plaintiffs are children - of Mrs. Darrach’s three. brothers who preceded her in death. They are Stella Huntington Whitmarsh, Maude and Marian Huntington, daughters of the late George Huntington; Grace Huntington Macé, daughter of the late Milton Hunt-

living

{| brothers, Edwin C. RS and

John Taffe Huntington, were. left $10,000 each while a brother-in-law, Charles Darrach, was left ome, The nieces and nephew stated that they are entitled under the aw,

7/to share in the estale along with

other relatives. TODAY'S ToMrERiTORS

FUND WORKERS REPORT GIFTS OF $111,204.25

16 Per Cent of $688,500 t Goal Is Reached in “First Report.

BULLETIN

ported at their first meeting today at the Claypool gifts totaling $111,204.25 or 16.1 per cent of the goal. It exceeded last year’s first day pledges by one-tenth of one per cent.

The 3000 Community Fund workers today were expected to report that about 15 per cent of their $688,500 goal has been pledged. They were to hold ‘their first report meeting in the Claypool Hotel. The 22d annual drive opened Monday with the slogan “Be Glad You Can Give.” The Special Gifts Division was to set the pace at the meeting this noon. Approximately $110,000 was subscribed at, the first report last year and Stanley W. Shipnes, general chairman, predicted that a similar amount would result from the first efforts this year. W. C. Griffith heads the Special Gifts Division which began its work several days before the - campaign opened officially. This year’s goal is the same as last year’s which was

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Campaign — Opened Monday, ends Oct. 23.

Goal—$688,500.

GUERRILLAS BATTLE ON 75-MILE FRONT

Slavs Capture Germans; Norse Rail Line Cut.

. By UNITED PRESS Heavy fighting between Jugoslav guerrillas and German-Italian forces as well as spreading guerrilla operations in Norway were reported by Moscow today. The Jugoslav battle was said to be raging along a 75-mile line in the shape of a spearhead from Valievo to Sabac to Obrenovic. Sabac is 40 miles west of Belgrade. Tass, the Russian news agency, said that Valievo had been surrounded by guerrilla fighters, who were reported to have captured “several hundred Germans.” An official German news agency dispatch from Belgrade reported that 30 persons at the town of Tschurpurija and two at Jagodina had been executed on charges of

| | “membership «a Communist gangs.”

The RusSian radio reported that in the spreading guerrilla activity in | Norway the Oslo-Eidsvold railway line had been cut ‘and several German soldiers had been killed. Following the blowing up of the bridges on the railroad and the cutting of telephone and telegraph

' lines along it, the Germans had] taken hostages among persons. who

lived along the line and threatened to execute them if the sabotage continued, the Russians reported. A Stockholm newspaper reported that 22 additional Oslo trade union leaders had been sent to the. German concentration camp at Grini.

FEET AREN'T MATES

CAMP ROBERTS, Cal, Oct. 8 (U. P.).~The civilian shoes that | Private Clarence J. Hoffman of | Wilmont, Minn., has been wearing Sines his induction i Sistatded ay. supp departmen ~|finally presented him with a regulation. pair to fit him: 10% .C for me right foot, 8% EE for Lis left.

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By RICHARD LEWIS As tightly organized as any po-

Community Fund workers re-

Nurses Meet

Miss Lillian Adams, 1229 N. Pennsylvania 8f., who is one of the officials of the Indiana State Nurses’ Association, opening its convention at the World War Memorial today.

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DEFENSE THEME OF CONVENTION

Public Health Lo Losses Now Sure to Be Offset, Dr. Ferree Says.

It may be that some public health standards will suffer during this emergency, but out of the effort will come improvements that will more than balance the losses, Dr. John W. Ferree said here today. The Indiana Director of Public Health was addressing the annual convention of the Indiana State Nurses Association as it opened in the World War Memorial audi-

fortum: Ferree, Dr. Logan Hall, Meridlan Street: ‘Methodist: Church pastor; Dean Ralph Noyer, Ball State Teachers College, ‘and Mrs. Eugenia Spalding, R. N. Catholic University, all addressed the group.

through Friday, and the theme is defense. Some of the most important persons in public health and nursing in the nation will speak. Dr. Ferree told the nurses that they should not be too discouraged if some: of the nursing, and public health standards drop a little while Ihe. country is battling to arm itse “Out of this emergency, just as out of nearly every emergency, will come - gains ‘not only in public

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2" GET LIFE: TERMS IN HOLDUP. SLAYING

Two Negro youths received life sentences in Criminal Court today in connection with the holdup slaying of Chester Rose Witt in his grocery at 1430 Brookside Ave. two years ago. One of them, Albert Kirk, 2, had pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge and was on trial when he ‘interrupted the trial with a plea of guilty to second-degree murder. The other defendant, Tgram Rich-

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The convention will continue

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Congress to Get ‘Message Urging Neutrality Revision Tomorrow.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (U. P).— President Roosevelt tomorrow will ask Congress to revise the whole neutrality law and an effort will be made to have the House pass the first part of the revision—to permit arming of U. S. merchant ships—by

the middle of next week.

This was decided upon today at a conference between the President and. leaders of both parties in Congress. Mr. Roosevelt will state to Congress, leaders reported, that revision of the law to permit arming of U.S. merchant ships and to, permit them to go into “combat zones” "from which they now are barred is urgently necessary.

Seeks Speedy Passage

The principal effect of the present combat Zone provisions are to prevent American ‘flag ships from going to Halifax and to the British’

Immediately after receipt of them message tomor-|

row, bills will be introduced in both

House and Senate to permit the arming of merchant ships. The Administration leaders will attempt to have this passed in the House with the utmost : The bill then will be considered in the Senate. As leaders outlined the strategy, if sufficient support develops an effort will be made in the Senate to expand the legislation to cover the other principal recommendation which will be made by the President—removal of the combat zone prohibitions.

Cites Sub Warfare:

Legislative leaders said the President would stress the urgency of arming merchant ships immediately, stating that the Nazi . submarine warfare in the North Atlantic endangers American vessels operating o Jeslann and other American

ry “will also discuss the neutrality law generally, however, and advise Congress that itis his opinion that other sections of the Act, particularly Section 2 banning American ships from combat zones, should be eliminated. He will say that this phase is even more. vital in the long run than the arming of merchant men, the leaders reported. Congressional ‘circles gave the. joy pression that, the Administratio was confident it could obtain switt

prolonged, it woyld ‘be postponed for the time being in favor of action only to arm the merchant ships.

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Guardsmen Can Forget Poll Tax

‘The 2300 officers and men in the Indiana. State Guard do not have to pay the State poll tax, Atty. Gen. George Beamer ruled today. In an opinion t6 Lieut. Col. John D. Friday, acting adjutant general, Mr. Beamer said members of active milly ate exemipled by law from paying the poll tax ix and thst the Indiana State Guard. can considered as active militia since

Iwas formed to replace the National

Mayor Drafts Army to War on Smoke; Fon ~ Precinct Workers to ‘Educate’ Public];

COMBAT ZONES|

Gary Steel Plant Closed Again 3

“unlawfully,

# Indicted ®

George S. Viereck

GERMAN AGENT

SEIZED BY U. 8.

Viereck Charged With Failure to Reveal ‘Divers Facts’ On His Activities.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (U. P)— The Justice Department today announced the indictment of George Sylvester Viereck, a registered agent of the German Government, for allegedly failing to set forth “divers facts” about his activities when he

Fegistereq with the State Depart-

me. “viereek, ‘long a pliblicist Yor the German cause, was taken into custody in New York. A sealed indictment was returned yesterday by a District of Columbia Federal Grand Jury which conducted an investigation of foreign agents and ‘propaganda,

Charge Facts Withheld

The indictment, on five counts, was unsealed shortly after Mr. Viereck was arrested. Convietion would carry a maximum penalty of $1000 fine and two years’ imprisonment on each count. Mr. Viereck was charged with wilfully, feloniously, and knowingly” omitting from his registration statements material facts regarding his activities as a German agent. The first count alleged that in his registration statement of Sept. 26, 11939, he failed to state that between July 1, 1935, and that date he advised, consulted and ‘informed “divers persons” on matters relating to political interests, public relations and public policy.

Claim Gifts Omitted

If also alleged that he wrote and edited articles dealing with political subjects and had them printed and distributed to magazines and ‘newspapers under fictitious names. Another count alleged that when Mr. . Viereck filed a registration statement last : Oct. 25 ‘he ‘again omitted to state that he confributed large sums of money to deiray the expenses ‘of the Make Europe Pay War Debts, Committee and the Islands for War Debts Committee. These funds, the indictment alleged were used ‘to disseminate by mail, under Congressional franking privileges, speeches’ and public ad-

elsewhere by present and former members of both House and Senate.

JAP PAPERS RENEW ATTACKS UPON U. S.

Charge Manila Conferences Prove Warlike Attitude,

TOKYO, Oct. 8 2) Javanese be ewspa; y broke a 0 Re wspapers apanese-American relations resuming their attacks on the United States. ' The ‘newspapers said last week's

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MOSCOW FACES DANGER, URGES BLOW IN WEST

Berlin Press Reports Timoshenko’s Army Encircled but Russians Battle Hard; Red Fleet Asks Britain to Attack.

By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor

Adolf Hitler’s all out offensive broke through the Easte ern Front in a great “battle of encirclement” against elite Red armies defending Moscow today and brought new Ruse sian proposals that Great Britain strike decisively at the Axis in Western Europe.. The Germans claimed “i destruction of the bulk of the Russian central front armies was assured, while Mos cow admitted that some Panzer forces had broken through but said they were meeting savage resistance that had forced Hitler to throw in his reserves because of huge losses. The seriousness of the German threat was emphasized, however, by renewal of suggestions in Moscow’s Red Fleet publication that the time was ripe for the British to under take military action against the Axis in Western Europe, which was reported weakened by the mustering of some 3,000,000 troops and “virtually the entire Luftwaffe” on the Eastern Front.

130 Miles From Moscow

Both Moscow .and Berlin reported the most intense hand-to-hand, tank and artillery fighting in the Vyazma sector, only 130 miles from the Russian capital, and around Bryansk, some 210 miles to the southwest. But the Red Army also claimed important gains on the Leningrad front and the Germans said their push into the Donéts war in< dustrial basin continued after “destruction” of the Russian defenders. On the basis of reports from both capitals it appeared that the Vyazma battle might go far toward deciding suc cess or failure of Hitler's bid to break the Red Army and reach Moscow before winter, The Nazi. High Command said that “several” Russian. armies had been encircled in this sector due west of Mos« cow on the Smolensk railroad. This indicated a gain of 70 or 75 miles in the six-day offensive. The Berlin press went farther, apparently on official instructions, and said that the greater part of the best armies of Marshal Semyon Timoshenko had been trapped and faced swift annihilation, Russians Still Fighting - If these Berlin press reports are confirmed the posis tion of the Red Army generally, with the possible exception of Leningrad, would become desperate and the abandonment of Moscow would seem certain. It was obvious, however, that the Russians still were fighting furiously as an organe = ized army and that the encirclement either was comparae tively weak or not yet complete, : This much was indicated by the High Command’s spee cial communique, which was made over the. German radio with a ceremony used previously only in ‘announcing the fall of Paris or Belgrade or the capitulation of an. entire country. This made it clear the Nazis expected a victory of great magnitude. | The outcome, therefore, would depend on the ability; of Timoshenko to fight his way out of the trap or on counter« attacks to break the Nazi encirclement maneuvers for the first time in this war. — Moscow war dispatches left no doubt that the Red: Army. was throwing everything into the battle. Tanks and artile lery smashed against the German spearheads. Hand-to-hsnd fighting raged along the fluid front linds. Infantrymen with bottles of gasoline and grenades left hundreds of enemy, "mechanized vehicles in wreckage. Bridges were blow up and, the Russians reported, river were choke ” with enemy bodies. :

Russia Faces Real Crisis.

y WILLIAM H. STONEMAN Copyright, 1041, A eT NLIMAN eo.Daly News, To. LONDON, Oct. 8.—One of the grimmest crises of the entire war and, in the estimation of the British, one of the grimmest crises of ths present century has developed as the Germans, in the eighth -

yl es, | their great offensive on the Eastern Front, continue to batter their way

on toward Moscow, Kharkov and Rostov-on-Don, key to the Caucasus Confirmation from Russian