Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 December 1941 — Page 2

tl LONG. HARD WAR

Tokyo Reports Capture of Chief Town on Mainland Of Hongkong.

By UNITED PRESS While Japan added to her claims of successes in the Pacific war today, Premier Gen. Hideki Tojo, in & broadcast recorded by the United

y " and said Japan should be prepared for a long, hard war necessitating sacrifices.

Tojo said that - its. history of years e Japanese Empire never once has drawn the sword self-defense and in the

cause of righteousness.”

“I am convinced that in the end “Japan’s

right will win,” Tojo said. triumph means triumph for com-

mon prosperity in the Far East

and triumph for the new world order.” Sinking of the U. S. battleship Arizona, 32600 tons, at Hawaii, and a large British destroyer off Malaya were among the claims. Tokyo asserted alsc that Japanese fnvasion forces had captured Kowloon, chief town on the mainland of Hongkong colony and were moving up artillery to attack Victoria, the capital, on Hongkong Island across the harbor. Report Malaya It was asserted that a British gunboat and three merchant ships had been sunk by Japanese Navy planes at Hongkong. A communique reported that Japanese. forces had occupied the international settlement on Kulangsu Island, up the coast from Hongkong. Communiques on the Philippines asserted that Japanese forces had occupied the “southern part” of Luzon Island and that Japanese planes had destroyed 19 American planes in attacks on Manila air air fileds yesterday. Tokyo said that additional Japahese troops had been landed on the Malaya Peninsula and commented that British forces were but weakly resisting a Japanese advance toward Singapore. A Tokyo radio commentator said American armament industries would collapse soon “as the United States has lost communications with the western Pacific, which supplies them with raw materials.” Other Propaganda Another bit of propaganda for Japanese civilians was a statement by the newspaper Nichi Nichi of Tokyo that it had “learned” in Shanghai that the United States

had “officially” told the British Em-|3} pire it was no longer in a position to|} send war materials to Great Britain] FM

or the Dominions, Japan admitted tacitly, however, than an heroic American Marine detachment, aided by construction workers and Pan-American Airways workers, continued to hold out on Wake Island, the four-mile long coral outpost 2000 miles west of Hawaii, Imperial headquarters, in its latest communique, said Japanese fleet units attacked the island Thursday and that “military objectives” were damaged heavily.

CUMINGS QUITS AS I. U. GEOLOGY HEAD

Retirement of Dr, E. R. Cumings as head of the Indiana University

logy department was announced |ed aa Tp ve to Hawaii a year ago. They were

today. Dr. Cumings, former acting dean of the I. U. graduate school and author of numerous papers on geology and paleontology, requested he be relieved of duties as department head to continue as professor of geology. Dr. C. A. Malott has been named acting chairman of the department. Among other staff changes, it was announced, leaves of absences have been granted Prof. Josephine Piercy of the English department and Prof. W. W. Kellogg of the psychology department.

PUPILS TO GIVE PLAY AT WARREN CENTRAL

Warren Central High School mugic students will present a play, “The Night Before Christmas,” at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday at the school. Those taking part are Geo Moyer, Eileen Pollard, Betty Alice Clark, Marilyn Gleason and Albert Cory. Dorothy Brown and Carmen Featherstone will sing solos during the show and the Madrigal Club chorus will sing carols. The senior chorus will close the program by singing the “Hallelujah args” from Handel's “The Messiah.”

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One of the first Indianapolis organizations to subscribe to a major defense bond purchase was the Indianapolis Druggists Association. The executive committee of the organization voted to purchase $4000 bonds at a meeting at the Indianapolis Athlétic Club yesterday.

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The Indianapolis Retail Druggists Association buys $4000 defense bonds. right), are W. C. Freund, B. M. Keene Jr, Wayne Warrick, Larry Heustis, Russell Manring, Will Rossiter; seated: Frank Lobraico, Chris T. Iverson, president; Albert C. Fritz, secretary-treasurer, and

The action came only a few hours after the Indiana Defense Savings Staff Committee launched a Statewide campaign to make every man, woman and child a purchaser of bonds and stamps. Eugene C. Pulliam, executive chairman of the Indiana committee, said

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plans have been made to surpass Indiana's subscriptions to Liberty Loans during World War 1. A defense bond mass meeting, expected to draw 15,000 workers from

all counties, will be held at the Coliseum soon, Mr. Pulliam said.

In the War Zone—

LOCAL MAN AT PEARL HARBOR

Ensign Hendricks in Navy Four Months; Two From Here in Hawaii.

Ensign Morris Hendricks of 547 Tacoma St. is at Pearl Harbor. A i graduate of Butfr. ler University, where he’ was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, young Hendricks followed a 30-day training cruise to Panama with three months of training for the Navy at Northwestern UniverHendricks . Sity. He has been in the service four months. Mr. Hendricks was assistant speech instructor for a year at Butler following his graduation in 1940.

Reports She's ‘Fine’

Mr. and Mrs. George Rice, 4825 Park Ave. today received information from their daughter, Mrs. Ann Marie Bradley in Hawaii, that she was “fine.” Mrs. Bradley and her bushand, Ensign William D, Bradley, attendPurdue University and he went

married in Hawaii Oct. 1.

Safe Near Honolulu

A one-word cablegram Wednesday and a brief note today have informed Patrolman and Mrs. Harry Irick, 714 8. Noble St. that their son-in-law and daughter, Maj. and Mrs. Edward Fox, are safe near Honolulu. Maj. Fox has been stationed in the Adjutant General's office at Hickam Field for the past two years. Mr. Irick, who is a veteran policeman and secretary of the Police Peision Fund, received the cable Wednesday. It said “Safe.” Today the letter arrived via clipper, telling Mrs. Fox’ parents that both were uninjured.

= CLAIM AXIS TROOPS

ENGIRGLED IN LIBYA

CAIRO, Dee. 13 (U. P) —Axis troops which fled the Tobruk-El Adem areas have been encircled at Ain El Gazala, 40 miles west of Tobruk, British general headquarters for the Middle Fast, said today. British main forces were continuing their advance westaward and northwestward from an area south of Gazala, “In Gazala itself enemy forces in defense positions now have been encircled by New Zealanders and they are being attacked in a general area southeast of Gazala,” the communique said.

Likeness to Japs

Worries Chinese

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13 (U. P.) —Chinese residents, worried because of their physical resemblance to Japanese, decided today to wear lapel badges identifying themselves as Chinese. The China War Relief Association of America announced 50,000 badges bearing American and Chinese flags were being issued. In addition, windshield stickers and cards for stores and automobiles are being issued to Chinese.

FIGHT T0 60 ON, LITVINOV $AYS

Envoy Informs U. S. Reds Will Smash Hitler Into Destruction. (Continued from Page One)

to plunder all countries and enslave their peoples.”

“I am sure a complete understanding exists or will be arrived at on which country shall place its effort in each sector and will be based on mutual interest. We are all together in one boat against national infamy and barbarity.”

Litvinov described the development of the Russian-German war and said that Hitler is “soaring to his doom.” He pointed to German High Command protests that Russian troops “don’t surrender according to the rules and the population doesn’t heil Hitler's new order. Instead they destroy headquarters and ammunition trains.” Litvinov asserted that for four and one-half months the Soviet Union has had to bear the full force of the German military machinery supplied from occupied countries while the Russian supply line had to be fed from shifting and disrupted manufacturing centers,

No Lack of Manpower

The Soviet naturally would have welcomed any assistance which would have drawn away some of the forces of the Axis to “give us 2 moment of respite,” he said, adding that his Government had never demanded a land offensive by Britain since it took into consideration the danger of a premature invasion attempt. The Red Army has no lack of manpower, he asserted, but because of production delays occasioned by the removal of factories it does need material. President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull, he said, had assured him that supplies would be increased rather than decreased as a result of America’s entry into the conflict.

QUEEN PLEDGES AID WASHINGTON, Dee. 13 (U. P). Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, as well as King George VI, of Great Britain and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of Nationalist China, has assured Président Roosevelt of co-operation in this eoun-

try’s war against Japan.

Indianapolis housewives have

stores to “stock up” on A survey today disclosed that

thought that food prices would The situation was described as “spotty,” with an occasional per son buying 100 pounds of 43 but for the st part there has been no increase in retail food bypine noted in Indianapolis. same condition was diss gluten in & nation-wide United survey which found the nations retail food buyers calm and confident. Some cities reported increases in purchases of sugar and flour a sugar rationing and food Yucues d War I, of tea, can! rice and spices from the Orient and of pineapple from Hawaii.

But grocers across the nation said sales were mal, that there were no unusual increases and that they were

sugar an individual customer Ralph W. Olinstend of the U. 8

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that thereis plenty of food in this grocery

1939 when Europe went to war. At that time many skyrocket, and

City Housewives Confident Food Supply Is Sufficient

taken President Roosevelt's word try and have not flocked to

the situation is different than in le evidently tries.

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Department of feuiture told a meet of New food deals ers Fday that no food shorts ages were anticipated even if the Government should continue its

for Britain” mn. Administra« a

OPA spokesman said. Government authorities said the 0 we i

BULGARIA JOINS

Blow at Turkey Feared; Vichy Resists Attacks On Its Ships.

By UNITED PRESS Bulgaria declared war on the United States and Great Britain today, the German official news agency said in a Sofia dispatch. The Berlin radio, heard by the United Press in Lodon, broadcast the dispatch. The Bulgarian Parliament had privy called into extraordinary session. Significance was attached to the of Turkey's delicate status as a neutral allied to Great Britain.

Nazi Forces Massed

Germany has massed important forces in Bulgaria within striking distance of the Turkish frontier and the Bulgarian Army has been fully mobilized for many months. Axis sources made much of British attacks on Vichy French ships, and Vichy itself said that “measures have been taken to insure that such cowardly attacks cease.” The Vichy statement was read in the light of reports that Germany and Italy are seeking to get control of the Vichy fleet and Vichy naval bases in Africa. Vichy's statement on “measures” was issued apropos the sinking of the steamship St. Denis, on its way from Africa to France, off the Spanish Balearic Islands by a submarine it believed to be British.

Capture French Steamship

Italy and Spain reported that British patrol boats had captured the French steamship Formighy, 2166 tons, and taken it to Gibraltar. An Italian official news agency dispatch from Santander, Spain, reported that an unidentified airplane had attacked a French steamship. It was announced that the Japanese Mikado, in an exchange of messages with the King of Ttaly, had expressed “my full confidence in the complete and final success of our countries for the achievement of a néw order.”

‘BREAK’ ON HOOSIER ARMY CAMP WAITED

COLUMBUS, Ind, Dee. 13 (U. P) —Interest sharpened here today in the proposed construction of the 50,000-acre Army eantonment in Johnson and Bartholomew Counties as preparations were reported in progress for the purchase of land for the project. Since early last summer, when the War Department began surveys ing the area for a possible camp

site, rumors of an actual construetion date have been recurring. Now, reports from a usually reliable aus thority indicated that a “break” on proposed camp would come within the next few days. Ralph Franker, attorney in charge of title clearance on land for the eamp site, said most of that work was finished and that actual purchase of land eould begin at once if the War Department or dered construction to proceed. However, the real estate departs ment of the cantonment survey headquarters reported no new inray Rigid or Area Headquarters at Columbus, O.

IN WAR ON U, 8,5 > t § [offered

156 MORE SHIPS

Measures for Greatest Construction Program in History Drafted.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (U. P) — The Senate Naval Affairs Committee

the Axis powers on the high seas by increasing thé Navy's combatant strength by 30 pér eént—or 900,000

tons. P priations, however, will be lime to 300,000 tons since the Budget Bureau has advised that more cannot be handled “at the present time.” One of the largest programs in shipbuilding history, it entails the eventual construction of 156 vessels to bring the total fighting strength to 3949480 tons. The over-all cost has been estimated only at “much more” than $3,000,000,000. The Navy would be allowed complete flexibility in the types of ships to be constructed. Chairman David I. Walsh (D. Mass.) announced yes= terday in proposing the program to a startled Senate, however, that it may include seven or eight new battleships; six or seven aircraft cars riers, 27 or 28 cruisers and some 127 destroyers and submarines.

Would Offset Losses

He said it would offset “whatever losses and dimunitions in fleet strength were incurred in recent op= erations at Honolulu.” The Administration has confirmed the loss of “one old battleship,” a blown<up destroyer and damage to other vessels in Japan’s attack. He ttoduced | the bill as hats on (D. ,) of the Affaj ite

fate authorizations and ap-

came a few moments before A om, unanimous vote of 4 = 1,350,000 supplemental defense bill funds for the Army and Navy. Approximately $2460,000,000 the House- Ba version, the measure was sent to conference.

Closed Hearings Set

Immediately after passage, Senator Walsh announced that hearings on the new Navy bill would start before his committee early next week. Rep. Vinsen said his group would consider the bill in closed sessions beginning Monday. The new program would augment the present two-ocean Navy cohstruction program scheduled for completion in 1945, and present the following picture of present and future U. 8. fleet strength: Two Ocean Tentative

Pro- Pro(x)Built gram gram Total Geile # 8 8 oF Sn ii] of i Carrie 11 Bor? or Destroyers 170 193 about 80 about 442 Submarines .11 about 47 about 238 (x)As of Oet 1, 1941. U. S. GREWS BOARD WASHINGTON, Dee. 13 (U. P). —The Government, having tight= ened its custody over 12 French ships, including the liner Norman= die, withheld a decision today on formally requisitioning them for American use. Coast guardsmen and marines supplanted the French crews of the 12 ships “as a matter of necessary protection to the crews and vessels.” The Justice Department last night said the French erew men had been taken to immigration stations so their passports could be checked. They will then be released on parole. The Government wanted to make certain the ships would not be sabotaged by anyone as were German and Italian vessels before Coast Guardsmen could take them over last spring. Maritime officials said they “have not reached any conclusion” on the proposal to formally requisition the ships. The Commission has had the power to requisition them for some time, but has refrained from doing s0 to permit maintenance of rela= tions with the Vichy government on as friendly a basis as possible. French vessels and their tonnage are: New York-—Normandie, 83,432; ¥t. Royal, 3485; Ile de Noirmoutier, Thupev and Mont Everest, 5120. New Orleans—Angouleme, 2451; Michigan, 6419; and Touraine, 65890. Los Angeles—Vannes, 2600, and Wisconsin, 8062. Ban PFrancisco==Alencon, 2327. Canal Zone—TIndiana, 5751. Mobile—Sheherasade, 13,467.

TOWNSENDITES MAP U. S. DEFENSE ROLE

Walter F. Bossert, Liberty (Ind. attorney, has been appointed chairman of the Townsend Clubs’ survey to determine how best members of the organization ean aid in the national defense. In a bulletin announcing Mr. Bos« sert’s appointment B, J. Brown, In. diana director, sald many Towne sendites are skilled and able to serve in different ways—on the farms, in the shops and in the offices, thus relieving younger citizens for duties in other fields. The ag of the various clubs will survey the ilities of their members, irteen vice chairmen were

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The place of Indiana history in the pattern of world events was the focus of discussion at the Indiana History Conference today. Bringing together Hoosier historical societies, history teachers and historians from leading Midwest Universities, the Conference opened yesterday at the Hotel Lin= coin. It will close at 6:30 p. m. today with the annual dinner of the Society of Indiana Pioneers at the Claypool Hotel. Oné of the principal morning speakers was Dr. Otho Winger,

.| Manchester College president eme-

ritus, whose address, “The Place of Local History® in These Days of World Interest,” keynoted the day’s session,

Luncheon Meetings Held

Other speakers this morning were Miss Marie Johnston, Wayne high school teacher; and Prof. Kenneth M. Btampp, University of Arkansas history department. Both addressed the Indiana His tory Teachers’ Association. Mrs. Sadie Bacon Hatcher of Ft. Wayne presided. Both the Teachers Association and the Society of Indiana Pioneers held luncheon meetings. A general session was held at 2 p- m, with DeWitt S. Morgan, City Schools superintendent, presiding. The meeting of the Whitewater Canal! Association was held at 3 p. m. At the same time, a medical history session was held at the State Library Building, with Dr. Mark H. Mothersill, Indianapolis, presiding. U. 8, Fatefully Involved

Addressing a general session at the Lincoln last night, Prof. Frederic A. Ogg, University of Wiscon= sin, predicted that the world erisis may turn out to be more profound and revolutionary than most people suppose. “Despite the Atlantic and Paeific oceans,” he said, “the United States is permanently and fatefully involved. Basically, there is only one Euro-American or Western oul ture and whatever happens to it in Britain or France or Germany

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Indiana's Role in World Events Topic of Parley

Ft. | countries stand “on a friendlier basis

by the Indiana History Conference,

is more than likely, in the long run, to happen to it here” The economic and social changes in Indiana during the Civil War were outlined by Prof. Stampp.

“Indiana prospered economically,” he said. “Agriculture flourished. Shortage of labor improved the bargaining power of workers. Rail« roads and other commercial enterprises made handsome profits. “The old agrarian economy was being destroyed by the dynamic spirit of industrial capital and Indiana marched with the" nation toward a new economic era.” Addressing the History Teachers Association, Dr. A. W. Cordier, Man« chester College history professor, said that U. 8. entry in world war has occurred at a time when American relations with South American

than at any time in the 20th century.” “In the current American involve= ment,” he said, “the South American countries may be depended upon to give sympathetic co-opera« tion to the American Government.”

Recall Rail Pioneering

In a paper read to the Teachers Association, Miss Johnston described the development of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, one of the earliest transportation links between western Michigan and northern:Indiana and the Ohio River regions. “The History of Medical Educa tion in Indiana” was presented this afternoon by Dr. Burton D. Myers of Bloomington, dean emeritus of the Indiana University School of Medicine, The final conference address will be given by Louis A. Warren, Ft. Wayne, at tonight's Pioneers’ dine ner. His subject is “The Lincolns, Hoosier Pioneers.” Emsley W. Johnson, Indianapolis, will preside.

ORDER STORM WARNINGS WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (U.P) = The Weather Bureau today ordered northeast storm warnings displayed from south of Block Island to Cape

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FACTORY BLAST

Bodies of 4 Victims in lowa Explosion May Never Be Recovered.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Dec. 13 (U. P.)~Deaths from an explosion at the Burlington Ordnance Plant ap= peared fixed at 10 today by an ane nouncement that the bodies of four vietims never may be recovored. Five workmen died instantly in the blast which demolished one

buil and shook the $50,000,000 plant five miles west of here yesterday afternoon. A sixth died at a hospital today. Of 52 working in the building, 26 were injured.

Blast Force Terriflo

Lieut. Col. K. F. Adamson, come manding officer, said four men “never may be accounted for” bee cause of the force of the explosion. He said the names of the missing would be announced after further check of the 7000 workmen, The victims were among & crew of 52 working in a small threestory building. The structure was used to melt TNT before it was mixed with other ingredients for 81-millimeter trench mortar shells. Lieut. Col. Adamson said he had “no idea” of the cause of the explosion but he expressed doubt that it resulted from sabotage.

Extra Guard Set Up

A three-man board of inquiry from the War Department at Washington was expected to arrive this afternoon. Meanwhile, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents inspected the plant. State patrolmen guarded nearby highways while regular guards policed the plant. Althought the explosion was heard 10 miles away, it failed to damage other buildings on the 20,000-acre tract. The plant was incomplete, but three of its four production lines were in operation and work oontinued on two of the lines. The explosion halted work on the third for an indefinite time.

CLOSE STATE OFFICE OF AMERICA FIRST

Immediate closing of the Indiana headquarters of the America First Committee has been announced by Merle H. Miller, chairman, following a statement from Chicago by national directors declaring that the organization will be disbanded. Mr. Miller said, however, that several activities of the committee will be continued by its members. An American Red Cross unit ore ganized by the group will continue to operate, as will committees within the body which have been supply. in gSunday night dinners at e Army, Navy and Marine Service Club, and recreational programs at Ft. Harrison.

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