Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 October 1941 — Page 23
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Manewers Show. British Army Stil Cannot. Kem Up|
Sominiiarins in Fast Action; Without
R. A. F., Foe
y WILLIAM STONEMAN Copyright, 1941, by- The i Bhi Times and The Chicago.
WITH THE “GERMAN ARMY” IN ENGLAND, Oct. 9._1f it were not for the Royal Air Force and the Home
Could Roam.
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Guard, an invading German Army equipped with panzer S88
divisions and several divisions of infantry could roam Engleast one week, and at thel
land, spreading havoc: for at
end of that time would still exist as a fighting unit.
It would be able to do so because the British Army itself * is still slow on the. pickup and incapable of massing armored guiding their activities once they are beyond the |
units or.
range of ordinary motorcycle If maneuvers mean any-
thing, that is the lesson provided by the grand anti-inva-sioh exercise staged across . the countryside north and - west of London during the
last six days. In this grandiose bit: of military stageplay, involving hundreds of| - thousands of mei and thousands of. ‘mechanical vehicles, it was the job of the invading “German forces” to strike westward Boros East Anglia, | draw off and an- _ nihilate the troops defending the London area, and then to stab the force defending the south coast of England while further Ge
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VIERECK TELLS ‘LOVE’ FOR U.S.
German Agent Will Face ‘Arraignment on Five Counts Tomorrow.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9 .(U, P.)).— Having protested his “love” for the t0| United States and put up $15,000 bond to get out of jail, George Sylvester Viereck today prepared to go tol Washington, where he must answer a Federal indictment charging that he did not give the State Department a complete list of his German propaganda activties. He will be arraigned in Washington tomorrow. The indictment charged that Viereck, 56, had failed to. disclose that he helped to distribute litera-
“head-on collision and at the
time to get around ‘into the Ge
mans’ rear, cutting them off fr the east coast of England and sev ing their communications. In or to prevent confusion, the H Guard was excluded from the g
Both sides were handicapped
were not allowed to leave the roa Lost Armored Units What happened during the days of battling was that the invading force crossed East Ang and Bedfordshire, actually threatened Oxford and then lost most of its armored units in a clash with ‘a British Panzer division. If also lost an (infantry division to the Canadians, who had managed to surround it, but then before the British forces were able. to - follow through or to move in from behind, the invaders had extricated most of their infantry and the remnants of their tanks and retired to a defensive position where conceivably they might have received reinforcements from the Continent. Although the course the Germans took seemed to invite encirclement and disaster, the British forces moved too slowly and too blindly. Here we saw Just exactly the same thing we saw in Flanders (May, 1940), when for days on end we did not know where anybody was or what he was doing. Granted full use of the home guard and the R. A. F., the net result would undoubtedly have been different; the Germans have not attempted invasion because they have | not been able to cripple the R. A. F. and it is everybody’s opinion‘ that the R. A. F. would probably defeat an invasion attempt.
-| denounced
that: man blood and I oppose the desperate and despicable attempt to cata-|ie 4202 Ww. ¢ pult this country into Europe’s war.” Stegemoller, 1030" Roena St.;
undisclosed Congressmen, when he registered as a foreign agent with the State Department in 189. Other charges . included accusations that he had financed groups to distribute pro-German and anti-
.| British propaganda.
Conviction on any of the five counts would make him liable to a $1000 fine and a sentence of two years in prison. U. S. Commissioner Isaac Platt the mild-mannered Viereck as the “top-ranking German propagandist in this country,” and set his bail at $20,000. However, Federal Judge Samuel Mendelbaum reduced it to $15,000 and a surety company posted it. He issued a statement asserting “I am an American of Ger-
William Powell Maloney, special|y
assistant to the Attorney General, 206 N.. said Viereck had received “as mueh | if as $40,000” in one year from the|Geor German Gonvernment services.
for his|m
All-W oman Corps Formed on Coast |¥
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9 (U. P.).—This city has completed formation. of its first all-woman corps for civilian. defense. It is an air raid army of 1050 members and it is being. highly trained in every detail of detecting and signaling to a central station the approach of enemy, * planes. Volunteers of all classes were §0 numerous ‘that some could not be absorbed into the corps.
ture sent out under the frank of{-
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ARMY CALLS 45 MEN IN COUNTY
Report at Ft. Harrison as Part of 3109 Hoosiers Wanted by Oct. 28.
Forty-five men from Marion County today reported at Ft. Benjamin Harrison for service in the U. 8. Army. They are part of the 3709 Indiana selectees to be delivered at the induction center there by Oct. 28 in the 16th selective service call. They are:
Samuel Meko Jr., 1227 Park Ave.; Gerda Gayle Wise, 55 N. rman Ave.; Ge orge Washington Browning, 4 let Raymond. Edward Peltay, 8. Den hiiso William Richard 4409 w. Morris ‘St.; Geo Robert Bec Muncie, Ind.; Lewis Doyle Fields, 301 N. Lynhurst Drive; George Talmadge Crane,
74 N. Holmes Ave. SS Slcolnt JO Joseph DashTis ¥
Ww. William Melton
t Watson McD, James Nicholas Marianos, ay Ave.; James Kugens John2316 Georgetown ; Maurice Michael Fitzgerald, 1128, Belmont Ave: rge R. R. No. 3, Box 315; Eugene Frederick ribelar, 1140 N. Alton Ave.; mer Wr ht Spaulding, 5006 W. Raymond St. ilbur hur ed, Piaineld: Max Johnston Curbeaux. 6104 'W. Washington St.; Andrew Sarvich, 334 Lockburn 8t.; Robert Courtney i 2115 Miller 8t.; Eug Dalzel Brownsburg; Woodrow Andrew Fin alkerton; Ernest Eddie. Di 811 Wes! ik, Ave, tgomery, 501 S. Alabama St.; outs “Bogen. 1242 Bridge 8t.; Sires iss, 515 ng : 5 n 801 Division a lb! Ave; Harold
gine Jonson, Jexin aston on aves ie
James Clay anor Tose Division Se Robert ester Jacobs, 1630 ‘W. rris St.; William Douglas Stewart, 809 Division St.; James Wilbert Lyons 1423 Oliver Ave.: 3 George Thomas Powell, 1529 Kappes St. Slaymon Richard Watson, 209 Blake Bt : Jigher J) Douglas Arterburn, 320% Virginia
EX-WHITING MAYOR DIES WHITING, Ind. Oct. 9 (U. P.).— Walter E. Schrage, former Republican leader, banker, and onetime mayor of Whiting, died last night from a stroke. He was 56.
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Vast Russian Forces Battle Nazi Trap West of Moscow
By WILLIAM H. STONEMAN Copyright, 1941, by Thy Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Daily News, Inc. LONDON, Oct. 9.—Vast Russian forces are now partially or completely: encircled southwest of Moscow and fighting als to extriemselves in order to assist in the defense of the capital itself. With the evacuation of Orel, directly south of Moscow on the main line : to Kharkov, the southernmost of .
the three drives launched by the Germans on the central front now threatens Tula, the last important town south: of Moscow. The central drive, which is directed from the Smolensk area toward and through Vyazma, is moving on toward Moscow. Between these two drives are large portions of Marshal Semyon Timoshenko’s force which includes the cream of the Red Army and. has so far formed the first line of Moscow's defense.
Russians Outnumbered
Somewhat farther north, but forming part of a triple thrust at the capital, is the third advance moving on Rzhev, directly west of Moscow. The Russian admission that the Red Army is outnumbered in this area seems to exclude the
possibility of an effective counteroffensive or encirclement of the armored forces which the Germans
- | have pushed on through the Russian
front. It will be a near miracle if the Russian forces are able to hold together, to regroup themselves and to smash back before the Germans are at the gates of Moscow. Recent German statements about the costliness of attacking defended cities make it questionable whether the Germans will concentrate on attacking the capital until and unless they have managed to destroy the armies to the north and south. If Timoshenko’s armies are destroyed to a large extent and the Red Air Force badly crippled, then complete
appear- practicable. Capitulation Unlikely
Moscow’s defenses have been greatly strengthened but it lacks the natural defenses of Lenifigrad and might be more open to attack. Before such an attack could come it is presumed that the Russian fighting forces would have taken up their stand on the Volga to the north and east in order to continue fighting into the winter. Bad weather, continued fighting by pockets of Red Army troops behind the enemy front, and difficulty in communications would assist the Russians in holding such a front. The Russians have made plans for the worst possible con.tingencies and their capitulation— without which the Germans cannot really win the war—is still as inconceivable’ as it was a month or
| two months ago.
In the Ukraine the Germans appear to be meeting heavy resistance between Poltava and Kharkov, one of their principal objectives, but they have certainly scored an important success farther south in the direction of Rostov. Here two German drives, one eastward along the coast of the Sea of Azov, and one moving southeastward from Zaparozhe toward Mariupol, seem to have resulted in the entrapment of Marshal Semyon Budenny’s Ninth Army which had been attempting to relieve pressure on the Perekop Isthmus. Bombers Used Effectively
The German offensive is being
expedited by the use of the greatest
force of Stukas and high level bombers ever employed by the High Command. By using scores of
,| emergency airdromes 20 or 30 miles
behind the lines, the Luftwaffe has been able to rush forces-from one part of the front to another ‘and to avoid disruption of ‘all its landing facilities through Russian bomber attacks: = Rostov, one of Russia's most. important rail junctions and the end ‘of the pipeline from Baku, is understood to have been heavily dive-bombeds although it is. still 100 miles from the front. The desperate appeal to Britain to strike at Germany in the west, voiced by the Red Fleet, organ of the Soviet Navy, is regarded as a serious reflection on Russia's situation. It was made clear to Stalin right at the beginning < of the war that Britain's action in the west must be limited by material considerations. While it is possible for ‘Britain to strike heavily at Germany from the air, snd this hw | heen. done, it is impossible for o anything on land which would really relieve pressure on the Eastern Front. Whether the desperate situation of Russia may force the’ British to do something desperate, for their part, remains to be seen but it must be. doubted.
A LONG WAY TO JAIL
SHANGHAI, Oct. 9. (U. P.).—The United States Court of China today sentenced Sam Titlebaum, former U. 8. deputy marshai here, to two years in McNeil Island Federal
Penjisnuasy Jn avo 12 counts
encirclement of the city, followed | by assault on its defenses, might |}
Directors for 10 Named. by|
Schricker; Others to Be Appointed Soon.
§ltion in each of*Indiana’s 92 coun-
ties was taken today when Governor
%|Schricker appointed defense direc-
SR
‘Passenger ships, coavertal lal tovun. eaiapuster ter Susilifics Yor. Shipimatd sataes ei aperts, bit 3 machine gunner keeps his gun aimed for any surprise attack. His buddies are playing deck tennis.
HINT NAZIS USE "SPOTTER’ SUBS
Observers Believe Convoys Watched on U. S. Side, . ‘Attacked Later.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (U. P.) — Belief was expressed in informed quarters today that Germany may be ‘using long-range submarines a few hundred miles off the Atlantic Seaboard ‘to “spot” Britain-bound convoys which later are attacked on the other side. Observers suggested: that by such strategy the Germans might be trying to avoid a fight with the U. S. Navy, which protects the convoy routes as far as Iceland. ° Spotting submarines, it was believed, might try to operate with-
in a few hundred miles of known shipping points, and try to maintain contact with German intelligence in the Unifed States, as well as with Berlin. Thus, it was pointed out, they could then gather data on size of the convoys, speed, and other factors to “tip off” their home headquarters. Germany then could order out its
250 tons and carrying 23 men, which would be able to operate from Norwegian and French bases, well within their limited cruising range...
tiny submersibles, displacing only| -
_ | tors for 10 counties. g ts for other counties
are expected to be made soon. The county defense directors will
{have charge of co-ordinating local
civilian defense’ programs. They
LaGuardia of New York. : Directors Listed * Directors’ appointed today are: Greenfield physician and surgeon.
tiring ' president of the Chamber of Commerce. Lawrence County—William In-
an
: |galls, Bedford insurance man.
Monroe County—W. E. Brown, Boomington auto salesman. Bartholomew County — Clarence Thompson, Columbus - - postmaster and former president of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce. Clark County—William E, Wilson, Jeffersonville, Clark County superintendent of schools. Fayette County--C. A. Parker, Connersville Public Sefvice Co, manager. Floyd County—H. Scott Pickens, New Albany banker and manufacturer. ; : Grant County—W. A. Jones, Fairmount contractor.
Jackson Lauds Workers
Greene County—John A. Watkins, Bloomfield publisher and former state commander of the American Legion. The defense directors will serve without pay and for the duration. of the emergency. Most of them are Legion members. Clarence A. Jackson, State civil defense director under whom the county directors will work, declared that “it- is our opinion that the offices of county, town and city defense directors during the critical days ahead will be the highest civilian honor that will come to men and women in their particular communities. The responsibility is commensurate with the honor.”
Picket Collects Old Bill, Interest
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 9 (U. P.)>—Ed Cloys, a retired filling station operator, waited more than two years for a former customer to pay a $17.08 bill. Today he picketed the customer’'s home with a sign reading, “Won't pay his just debts.” e hours later Mr. Cloys had
his $17.08 plus $2.37 interest.
_ The first step toward establish- 3 lment of a civil defense organiza-|
will be a part of the civilian de-|: {fense organization headed by Mayor
Hancock County—Dr. C. M. Gibbs, | INE La Porte County—Ed Westphal, re- | Michig
John Cz (pronounced as it’s spelled), farmer of near Cleveland, shows one of his Halloween specials—gourds and pumpkins grown in metal molds so kids can have Jack-o'-lanterns without a lot of carving.
1600 STUDY FOR DEFENSE WORK
Classes Sponsored Here by Purdue and U. S. Are Still Open.
Approximately 1600 men and women are enrolled in Indianapolis defense training classes sponsored jointly by Purdue University and
the U. S. Department of Education. Registration for the classes continue through this week. Industrial safety—which has been split into nine classes—is the most popular of the score of courses offered, according to Paul M, Fifer, district representative of the U. 8. Department of Education. There are seven sections in engineering fundamentals, six in production engineering, four each in elementary electrical engineering and production supervision, three in elementary metallurgy, and, two each in elementary industrial electronics, jig and fixture design, time and motion study, stress analysis, fundamental gear Sesigh and theory of structures. Among the special conrses offered here to meet local needs are chemistry of powders and explosives; sewage disposal, gear geometry, electronics, steam and power plants,
Woman Worker Claims She
ule Heiress to Big Estate in West. | LOB ANGELES, Oct. 9 (U. P.).~
|Lucy Fay Bales, blond and pretty,
continued at her work in a local
packing plant today while lawyers sought to prove she was heiress to a $5,000,000 estate.
If their assertion is true, she will
filed a claim for the estate after Mr. O'Dea died three years ago.
Known as Bachelor
Angeles real estate, but Miss Bales
‘Isaid that he was her father. Her
mother was Mary Crane, an actress, Superior Judge Ruben 8. Schmid6
ants to T4 when he received an anonymous letter from a
the little millionaire, shortly before
his daughter. The writer said the daughter's name was Lucy Fay Bales. Two days ago Miss Bales read a news-
appeared in court.
but I can’t be sure yet,” she bl then fled. reds Returns to Court
who said that she was “without doubt” Mr. O’'Dea’s daughter. Shortly after her birth in Calie fornia, she said, she was sent to
Convent in San Antonio, Tex.
told him the convent sisters “free quently corresponded with Mr, O’Dea regarding her support, and she once received a four-page letter from him.”
convent when she was 19 and mare ried H. B. Welch, a Texas rancher, Six years later she separated from
to work Immediately in the packing plant, where she still is employed,
DOUBLE BIRTHDAYS
‘FLINT, Mich, Oct. 9 (U. P.).— This news may upset a lot of birthe day celebrations. Hurley Hospital authorities today discovered that
birth date to children born just before or just after midnight. For seve eral years their clocks have been inaccurate due to faulty synchroni=
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They said that the 35-year-old packing house worker actually is * the daughter of the late Michael Francis O'Dea, a multimillionaire,
be the closest of 400 “relatifes” who
He had been known as a bachelor ‘|for the 50 years he dealt in Los
had reduced the number of claime
“close friend” of Mr. O'Dea’s who said
his death had asked aid in finding
paper account of the letter and “I may be Mr. O’Dea’s daughter,
She returned to court yesterday with Attorney E. Llewellyn Overholt,
Mr. Overholt said that Miss Bales :
Miss Bales ran away from the -
him and came here, where she weht
they may have assigned the wrong
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Holdenville, Okla, to live with her = grandmother, Mrs. Lily Crane, and
that when she was a little older she was entered at the Good Sheperd
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