Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 October 1941 — Page 15

"AFTER CALAIS]

tanks, ¢Stukas and artillery until only 47] Jere left. to slip back to. British #

£4 band of 3000 Brith and. 80 ch. troops held the tdwn from ne night of May 22 when it landed tii May 27, 1940. Today the tish War, Office said: that the fee opr

, Dunkirk was in no small measure hdue to “the fortitude and sacrifice of the defenders of Calais.” pv Calais was panicky. The Ger{médns were driving toward the city.

plans for a permanent Indianapolis Culver Club.

Indianapolis alumni of Culver Military Academy met yesterday ‘with Academy officials fo perfoit ‘Left to right, seated, Col. Allan Elliott, assistant superintendent of the Academy; Col. Edward Greg ory, superintendent; Norman Perry Jr, Club president; Milt Campbell, and Vernon Shellar;. standing, Leonard. ‘Campbell, ‘Dave Braden and Kirby Wyte, members of the Club’s organizing committee. The meeting Was’ ‘held at the Indianapolis Athletic Club.

I Hospital trains with wounded pulled into’ town. Refugees clamored for ‘space on ships across the channel .fo Britain. At intervals ‘ long range German artillery dropped shells in the harbor.

Destroyers Offer Help

The war office report on Calais Said that the Calais force was commended by Brigadier C. Nicholson. “Two British destroyers. stood off--shore to give what aid they could At intervals British, planes flew over. Nicholson established two lines, one Outeide he main sity ang Sne efen e old city and citadel,| . the inner’ core of Calais, where he NEW YORK, Oct. 22 (U. P.)— planned a last ditch stand. Wendell | L. Willkie, in a statement Ph S Sets ia to Spe a linelindorsed by 123 prominent Repubns where the big RAF evacuation was *Ilicans in 40 states, demanded today starting. But hardly had his forces |that Republican Congressmen work Janded when ° their first patrols for the repeal of the “hypocritical ‘found that the Germans had .beat and degrading”. Neutrality Act and them to the road to Dunkirk. It remove the “ug ugly smudge of obstruchad been cut and; tank patrols|ive isolationism” from the party. sent .out to force a way Of ‘the Administration was deNever returned, manded & “forthright, direct interCut Off From Dunkirk Nations) pocy” i Pam pnd im "Nicholson, the war office Med ate gelution Son us put two brigades on his outer de-| nr Willkie prefaced a message fense line with » company of Quéen|gemanding repeal of the Neutrality Victoria’s Rifles on the road toward| pct with a statement, which said in Dunkirk win swall Josons at BL : "Risbani near the Dunkirk Road an at Sandgatte, a little resort town “Need Forthright Policy” four miles west of Calais. “The requirement of America to- ~ By May 24 it was evident that the|day is for a forthright, direct inter“Calais force would be unable to|national policy, designed to encomclear a road to Dunkirk and hard|pass the destruction of totalitarianfighting was under way along fhe|ism by whatever means necessary. -Whole. outer defense line. German|This policy should be presented to artillery shelled the city, starting|us by our elected leader frankly and ‘big fires and cutting water mains. |not by doses as though we were children. 7+," 200 Tanks Attack Town “Equally important is a sane, just, Early in the afternoon 200 Ger-|firm and immediate solution of our man tanks advanced. Only six|labor-industrial relations to the end British tanks remained in action.|that the utmost of production can By 3 p. m. Nicholson reported that{be brought about. his outer lines could not be held] “The Republican party by loyal, long but the Germans ran short of | constructive opposition is the inammunition and he got a breathing |strumentality through which these “spell. objectives can be forced to accomThat night Nicholson fell. back |plishment.”

OPEN GOP DRIVE ON ISOLATION

123 Prominent R Republicans Back Willkie Plea for Neutrality Repeal.

‘to the inner lines, holding the Calais citadel against the full weight ‘of attack by two full German Pan-

Signed by Leaders Mr. Willkie called attention to the

zer divisions. The Luftwaffe joined |fact that the statement was signed the attack and a final wireless mes-|py several Sovermory 8 oa important,

sage from Nicholson about 4:30

guns, food, water and ammunition. "His men were tired but they hy still fighting. Three hundred of th

n .p. m., reported he was short of Reb Be

They included:

Mayor Fletcher Bowron of Los|

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©! Angeles; former Governor Raymond E. Baldwin of Connecticut; James Douglas, assistant secretary of the Treasury ‘in the Hoover adminisLoria, Allen White, Kan- - sas Gov. Leverett Saltonstall ual hefore midnight Saturday| f Massaumaetis; Gos. Buren E. “Every hour you continue to exist Stassen of Minnesota: Gov. Robert 4s of greatest help to B. E, F. The|Q. Blood of New Hampshire; Mrs *@overnment therefore has decided|Dwight W. Morrow of New Jersey; that you must continue to fight.|Cyrus McCormick, New Mexico na3 We have the greatest possible ad-|tional committeeman; former Gov. 'miration for your splendid stand.”|Gifford Pinchot of ‘Pennsylvania; No .reply ever came through.land numerous national committeetish planes observed the fighting|men from other states, including

rifle brigade, isolated on a quay, ‘rejected a message to surrender and “fought another 20 hours.

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day Sunday as the Germans|{Mrs. Grace B. Reynolds of Indiana.

gradually overran the town. Mon-| day morning, May: 27, British observation planes saw no sign of British troops still fighting. That night a British naval parol slipped ‘into the outer harbor in response to a flashlight blinker and took off 47 Jnen, The defense of Calais had en e

FOLEY ELECTED AS COUNTY A. 0. H. HEAD

" William H. Foley was elected "Marion County president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians at the organization’s biannual meeting in the Hotel Severin last night. Other new officers elected were ‘Frank J. Curran, vice-president; Daniel J. Cangany, financial secretary; John F. O'Connor Jr. recording secretary, and Charles P. Fisher, treasurér. Mr. Foley succeeded Ned Corcoran.

PROBLEM CHILD GETS CHAIR

CAMBRIDGE, P) ~Raymond L. Woodward Jr., 16-year-old “problem child,” was sentenced today hy dle Io me elgc. tric chair during the wi of Jan. 25, 1943, for the confessed mutila~ tion murder of Constance Shipp, 15, his Somer 5 Sunday School classma ]

FEARED BIOFF, SAYS 'WARNER AT TRIAL

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 (U. P.)— Harry M. Warner, presidént of Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc. believed it was “good business” to maintain friendly relations with William Bioff, but, he said, he also considered two bodyguards necessary when he was, late in making a $20,000 contribution to Bioff. He denied yesterday at the trial of Bioff and George E. Browne on a charge of extorting $550,000 from four motion picture companies, that their friendship had been more than superificial Bioff is West Coast representative of the International Alliance ‘of Theatrical Stage Employees. Browne is presien Having . testified that he “feared Wdily harm” if he did not pay up,|

‘| Warner said he was late in 1937 in paying the final $20,000 install-| .

ment on his company’s annual $50,000 tribute to Bioff. He finally paid the $20,000, he said, after Bioff had told him “some people in Chicago” were dunning

) him for it.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 (U. P.)— The Federal Bureau of: Javegigation and police concluded today tha Fritz Gebhardt, who tried last night to crash the hotel suite of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, is. a harmless farmhand looking for. a thrill, and let him go. He had spent a hard night, sleepyeyed, his hair ruffled, - why he ‘had tried to see the Duke and Duchess. Police said he had told them he was after an interview for a newspaper in Vienna, which, he said, his mother edits. The investigation revealed ‘that Gebhardt, 18, short and had crashed’ a reception the Duke and Duchess gave for n men yesterday on a lower fioor of the Waldorf-Astoria. How he got in * was not ‘determined, because guests were admitted only by. invitation. 2

to theip suite on the 29th floor. Gebhardt got into an elevator, which contained several detectives, and followed them. Detective Joseph McCarthy grabbed him on the 29th floor and demanded his credentials. He told McCarthy he was a pérsonal. press representative—he did ‘not ‘say for whom-—and that he wanted to in-| terview the Duchess. ‘McCarthy and other detectives took him away. Police denied that he had obtained ‘admittance into‘ the suite. Searching him, police found some

Judge Flanagan to Outline Alien County Plan for 40 Leaders.

Appellate Judge Dan C. Flanagan,|. who as chairman set up Indiana’s most effective Republican organization in Allen County, will outline the program in an address to Marion County Republican club presidents a dinner next Monday at the Hotel Washington. Leaders ‘of 40 G. O. P. organizations have been invited by County Chairman James Bradford to ate tend. Harry Yockey, attorney who recently was named co-ordinator club activities by Mr. Bradford, be one of the speakers and may suggest a permanent organization of the groups to work with the County committee in next year’s campaign. This is another of the series of unity = sessions which Chairman Bradford has announced to stir up enthusiasm in the party. Other speakers at the meeting will be Mrs. T. B. Wright, County vice chairman, and Emsley Johnson Jr. speakers’ director.

SCHRICKER TO SPEAK TO LOCAL REALTORS

“Indiana’s Part in National Defense” will be discussed by Governor Henry F. Schricker at the Indianapolis Real Estate ' Board luncheon tomorrow in the Washington Hotel.

defense worz of course cannot be revealed since they are military secrets, the Governor will discuss the important part our State is taking in‘ the defense program.

16 OBJECTORS RELEASED WABASH, Oct. 22 (U. P).20f-

objectors’ camp announced today that 16 men, all over 28, have been released under terms of the amended Selective Service Act.

278 More Inducted at Ft. Harrison Today: Post Designated as Examination Center

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Farmhand, Seeking a Thrill, Tries to Crash Duke's Suite

The Duke and Duchess returned]

BOP CLUB HEADS

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While many details of Indiana's ;

ficials at the Lagro conscientious]

tracts . which .they said bore ‘the stamp of the Ameri¢a First Comt{ mittee and a long document—apparently a biography — written in German. longhand. He said he worked on. the farm of Paul Milemore, Northport, Long Island. He and his father, Paul Gebhardt, who works for the Bethlehem, Pa., Department of Public Works, are both American citizens. His father said in Bethlehem: that Gebhardt had a “pleasant ality,” but he ‘did not: cof some of his actions. Mr. ‘said his sons mother was in Aus- ,| tria, but he did not know whether inferior

| Charge America Is Taking

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Advantage of War to Encircle Japan.

fect an encirclement of Japan. The ultra-nationalistic newspaper Kokumin said the United States was profiting by Russia “defeat” and “plotting craftily to use Siberian

The newspaper Chugai Shogyo asserted that because of Russia’s neutrality treaty with Japan, the large Soviet forces on the Siberian frontier should be moved to the European front. Their retention in Siberia, it said, “evokes doubts a to the Soviet's intentions.” Imperial Wedding Simple Nichi + Nichi’s columnist, Soho Tokutomi, said it was impossible for Japan to construct a new order in East Asia by “shaking hands with Britain and the United States.” Cannon Roared a 21-gun salute today while Prince Mikasa, younger brother of Emperor Hirohito, and Yoriko Takagi, daughter of Viscount Takagi, were married at the Kasi-Ko-Dokoro, Japan’s most re['vered shrine. . Although. the entire ‘nation cele- -| brated the nuptials, the ceremony was of utmost simplicity because of emergency conditions. The bridal pape Jowery was sald to be “far

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TOKYO, Oct. 22 (U. P.) —News-|

ed States and Russia are taking ad-| vantage of the war situation to ef-|

3 4The annual, luncheon” of. the

right) Justin Marshall, Mrs, M. D.

Association will be held Friday at noon in Hotel Washington. Chairmen in charge of

all of Indianapolis. Dr. Roy H. Turley is association president.

Gold Room of event are (left to Miss Sibyl Weaver,

* Central Alumni the the the and

Cummins,

Train Carries Truck a Block, Driver Only Slightly Hurt

Charlés Burton, 52, Mitchell, Ind.

way tracks at Kentucky Ave. at 340 a. m. today. Freight train

No. 81 picked up the truck and Mr. Burton and carried them a city block before it could stop. Mr. Burton still was in the wreckage when the train halted and was rushed to City Hospital. It was discovered that his condition was fair and that his major injury was a broken shoulder blade. Mr. Burton was charged with drunken driving and failure to stop for a railroad signal. Stanley Sivicki, 40, of the U. 8. Veterans’ Hospital here, drove his truck - into the front of an empty store room at 558 W., Washington St. last night, wrecking both truck and the front of the building. He

a trperia) matriages.”

drove a truck onto the Belt Rail-|J

extricated himself from the wreck-

age and discovered he was uninured. :

He was charged with drunken driving and having no lights, Harry Williams, 50, Mooresville, is in a critical condition in Methodist Hospital today of injuries received yesterday in a car-truck crash at Road 36 and 62d St. Joseph Woods, 24, R. R. 14, Box 622, was less seriously injured.

SHOOTS WIFE, ENDS LIFE

ANSVILLE, Ind. 300k 22 (U. P.) FVaNevI Hedges, 54, shot himgelf -to death today after shooting and critically wounding his wife and beating two of her daughters on the head, police announced, Mrs. Hedges, 43, was shot in the stomach. The two girls, Billie Joyce Canfield, 11, and Mary Helen Can-

Ametioan Traveler Fears

Severe Winter as Nazis:

~ Drain ‘Supplies.

| ISTANBUL, Oct. 22 (U. P)—An

have no corn meal or flour due to small crops, bad weather, and

‘heavy German purchases.

Many Balkan authorities expect the winter to be the worst since - that of 1919 when thousands starved because of the dislocation and dise order following the World War.

Italians Grumble

"The Germans, the American sald, are making every effort to obtain the entire wool stocks of the Bale kans. In Rumania, government ore ders: have been issued sequ Sey even ' the shearings of individ peasants with only one sheep, Sheepskin caps, the standard pease. ant dress in Bulgaria, Jugoslavia and Rumania, have disappeared, They have been gathered by the Germans for the Eastern Front. The American said Balkan offie cials and businessmen who have been in Italy told of substantial grumbling and dissatisfaction there, Italians are saying, that if they had only stayed “neutral” they

field, 14, were not hurt badly by the clubbing,

would have made their fortune by trading with both belligerents.

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