Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1941 — Page 3

FOR U.S. AND RUSSIA

History Will Record How Two Countries Went to War To Assure Ultimate Defeat of Berlin-Tokyo Forces.

By CARROLL BINDER Foreign Editor of The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Daily News

The year 1941 will forever occupy a prominent place in the pages of history for in that year the American republic and the Soviet Union joined forces with the British, Dutch and other nations determined to prevent the world from being dominated “for the next thousand years” by a coal-

tion of militarists centered in Had the Axis succeeded in keeping the United States

and Russia from fighting until the British and their allies had been vanquished, totalitarian dreams of world dominion conceivably could have been realized. The AXis might have attained such strength that neither the United States nor Russia individually or collectively could have withstood Binder the aggregation ~ of military and economic might directed against them singly or simultaneously. Length of War Uncertain The collaboration of the United States and Russia with the British and others who have been resisting the Axis for 28 months assures the ultimate defeat of the Berlin-Tokyo combination. The preponderance of manpower and productive resources of the anti-Axis forces over those of the initially better prepared, more ruth- . Jess and more reckless Axis forces and the determination of the free-dom-loving peoples to resist engroachments on their freedom is bound to prove victorious in the jong run. How long it will take to accomplish this victory and how much efiort the defeat of the Axis will entail none can say. That we still have a long, hard struggle ahead of us was made clear by Winston Churchill whose prescience during the past five years and high responsibilities lend great weight to his forecast of 1943 as the year in which the Axis foes will “assume the initiative upon an ample scale.” And Americans whose business it is to follow such matters share the British Prime Minister's estimate of the magnitude of the task ahead. Collaboration Is Key The time required for defeat of

mutual trust and aid permanentachieved the campaign will be shorter and less costly than if each country persists in safeguarding its own prerogatives and assets, unmindful of the common need. If individual political and mili-

consideration of victory there will be fewer battles and tie results will | be infinitely more satisfactory.

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Dispatches indicate encouraging progress towards close AmericanBritish - Chinese - Dutch collaborahis principal military, naval and air advisers broke precedent by coming

Berlin and Tokyo.

INVENT 41,000 DEVICES IN "41

One Enables Bombs to ‘See’ Target; Use Sun’s Rays for Cooking.

By Science Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—More than 41,000 inventions were granted U. S. patents during 1941. Among them were: A firing device for shells and bombs, that “sees” the target it is approaching and detonates the explosive charge at the most effective distance. A device utilizing the sun's rays both for cooking and for refrigerating. Teli for airplanes that finish flush with the surface, thus leaving no projecting rivet heads to increase and resistance. Bulletproof safety glass three inches thick, capable of stopping bullets of 50-caliber machine guns to protect flyers in war planes. Ultra-high frequency discharge to promote the required reactions in oil refining. ‘Chute Made Safer

Replacement of silver by antimony as an alloy of the copper used in airplane radiators. A new plating process that makes possible stainless plated silverware. A more rapid method of producing provitamin D from vegetable and animal fats which promises to relieve the shortage of cod liver oil. A new method of making armor plate by fusing a hard-face plate to a tough backing, instead of case hardening one surface of mild steel plate. A parachute that opens more quickly and with less shock to the parachutist and also prevents spinning while descending. A new kind of flying boat that can make a forced landing on rough water without upsetting. An improved form of airplane

no intention of doing) the Allies would be forever in its debt for the

But Russia, despite huge loss in equipment productive capacity and

Germany and Japan. If the suspicions and antagonisms of 23 years can be overcome in the Kremlin, London and Washington and the fullest co-operation be achieved between the three governments and fighting forces the war will be won far quicker than otherwise. Eventful as 1941 has been, 1942 promises to be even more eventful. Despite his recent reverses Hitler still retains a great capacity to

tator may be expected to take desperate chances to gain the great stakes for which he is playing.

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AVIATION GAINS OF YEAR LISTED

Flying Boat Capable of Crossing Atlantic and Back Is Launched.

WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 31.— Advances were notable in the field of aeronautics during 1942. Here are

some of the achievements: The Northrup “Flying Wing" housing motor and personnel within the airfoil and with radically new control means, was successfully tested. The world’s largest flying boat, capable of flying non-stop across the Atlantic and back, with a 200-

Martins XPB2M-1, launched, and named “Mars.” The world's largest bomber, the 212-foot wingspread, 82-ton Douglas B-19, took to the air. High-Flying Fighter A 2000 horsepower single seater interceptor plane, powered by one 14-cylinder motor, was produced by Republic for the Army, its mission being to climb fast to sub-strato-sphere altitudes and attack bombers with its exceptionally strong fire

in the air for a short time in the United States, Airplane factories were reorganized to operate on a mass-production basis and airplanes were manufactured for the first time by assembly of sections and parts made in scattered plants of automobile and companies.

Notions ot War, Dec., 1941

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highlighted by entry of two of a

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major more countries by Germany,

powers—the United States and Russia—and several

Italy and Japan. The world enters

area, involved in conflict. Only Nazi to “invade” Britain was Rudolf Hess

JAN. 1S First U. S. troops embark for | Newfoundland. JAN. 18 Secretary of War Stimson declares U. S. is in grave danger of invasion. JAN. 20

Roosevelt takes oath for third term. JAN. 30

Hitler threatens to torpedo U. 8. ships carrying British aid.

FEB. 15 Ttaly requests U. S. close its consulates at Naples and Palermo. MAR. 6

U. S. requests Italy to close Detroit and Newark consulates.

MAR. 11 Roosevelt signs Lend-Lease bill. APRIL § Germany invades Jugoslavia. APRIL 10

U. S. extends protection to Greenland. APRIL 18

Jugoslav army surrenders. APRIL 23 Surrender of Greek army reported. MAY 4 Roosevelt announces U. S. is ready

_| to fight for freedom.

MAY 10 Rudolf Hess, No. 3 Naz, lands in

Scotland. MAY 20

Germany invades Crete by air. MAY 24 Bismarck sinks the Hood. MAY 26 Roosevelt orders new draft registration for July 1. MAY 27 . Bismarck sunk by British fleet;

Roosevelt proclaims unlimited national emergency.

JUNE 1 British quit Crete. JUNE 14 Roosevelt orders freezing of all

_ {Ttalian and German assets.

change his course when he is approaching too close to lightning. A method of preventing air locks in fuel lines and accumulation of gasoline vapors in fuel tanks was developed as a modified centrifugal

JUNE 15 Italy freezes all U. S. funds.

JUNE 16 Roosevelt orders closure of German consular and propaganda offices In U. S.

JUNE 19 Germany and Italy order U. S. consulates closed. JUNE 22 Germany invades Russia. JUNE 25 Finland declares war on Russia. JULY 7 Roosevelt announces occupation of

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JULY 21 First U. S. troops arrive in British

Guiana. JULY 2¢

Roosevelt freezes Japanese assets. JULY 26

and navy Into U. S. forces.

IN INDIANAPOLIS—VITAL STATISTICS

Here Is the Trafic Record ou County City Total

® TUESDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines

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Men's Discussion Club, dinner,

A. 6p m . Alumni Association, luncheon,

Purdue Hotel Severin, noon.

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Pie Cus. meting. Chamber of Commerce, 7:30 p. m. noon.

MEETINGS TOMORROW

Modern Language Association of America, convention, Claypool, Lincoln

Luther E. Sutherland, ary LI Neston 16 a

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: Anna Katherine Rice, 54, at City, aortic

Sowders, at City. Purr, at City. Corman. ot 100 Cor-

Paul, Mae Pratt, at 2225 Howard.

DEATHS , 9 months, at James Lewis Kenley, at $3¢ E. 20th, iam Gardner, 51, at 8301 E. Wash-

at Blake, cardio

Fivecoats, £3, at 1633 CarWoodward, 61, at Meth , at Long, malignancy Holmes, 76, at 3105 Ken8. at 3015 Sheldon,

Significant Dates of 1941 Show Steps Leading to War

AUG. 4 U. S. formally pledges all-out aid to Russia; Japanese ship sailings to U. S. suspended. AUG. 14 Joint U. S.-British statement reveals that Roosevelt and Churchill met at sea; eight-point peace program promulgated. SEPT. 4

U. S. destroyer Greer attacked by U-boat. SEPT. 9

American-owned ship, Sessa, sunk. SEPT. 11

Roosevelt warns that U. S. warships would shoot Axis naval units on sight. SEPT. 12

American-owned ship, torpedoed.

Montana,

SEPT. 29

Britain, Russia and U. S. open Moscow conference. OCT. 17 U. S. destroyer Kearny torpedoed.

OCT. 21 American-owned freighters Lehigh and Bold Venture revealed sunk. OCT. 27 President Roosevelt declares “the shooting has started.” : OCT. 31 U.S. destfoyer Reuben James torpedoed and sunk. NOV. 4 Navy tanker Salinas torpedoed. NOV. 8 Litvinov succeeds Oumansky as Soviet Ambassador to U. S.. NOV. 7 U. S. Senate amends Neutrality Act to permit arming merchantmen. NOV. 13 House votes Neutrality Act amendment to arm merchantmen. NOV. 17 Roosevelt signs Neutrality Repeal. NOV. 24

U. S. takes over protection of Dutch Guiana.

NOV. 26 Kurusu and Nomura given statement of U. S. Pacific position. DEC. ¢ Domei says U. S. Pacific terms impossible. DEC. 8 Roosevelt appeals Yo Hirohito for peace. DEC. 7 Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Singapore and other U. S, British

outposts. DEC. 8

U. S., British, Australia, China, Free French and many Latin American countries declare war on Japan; Pearl Harbor casualties “nearly 3000”; Thailand yields; Germans abandon Moscow drive. DEC. 10 Japs sink British battleship Prince of Wales and cruiser Repulse. DEC. 11

U. S. declares war on Germany and Italy; Jap battleship Haruna sunk.

DEC. 15 Knox reveals battleship Arizona sunk at Pearl Harbor. DEC. 16

Japs reveal Guam occupied Dec. 12; Congress gives Roosevelt war

DEC. 17 Admiral Nimitz replaces Kimmel as Pacific Fleet commander-in-chief in Army-Navy shakeup. DEC. 22 Prime Minister Winston Church-

ton. DEC. 24

Wake Island falls to Japanese. DEC. 26

a U. S.-British world offensive in

‘ald Pierce,

C Prime Minister Churchill predicts | ¢ 1943 in historic address to Congress. |

WAR TO MUFFLE U.S. FUN MAKING

Air Raid Wardens to Mingle With Crowds in N. Y.’s Times Square.

By UNITED PRESS America welcomes 1942 tonight with whoopee parties sobered by grim reminders that the nation is at war. In many cities the lid was off for a celebration that “may be the last big New Years for some time.” But air raid wardens will mingle with the throngs in New York's Times Square, where the new year traditionally receives its most uproarious greeting at the stroke of midnight. And three hours later when 1942 reaches the West Coast, it will find lights dimmed and gaity muffled lest the cities serve as landmarks for enemy bombers. Mayor La Guardia of New York, National Civilian Defense Director, set the keynote for most cities when he announced three would be no restrictions in New York because “it may be the last big New Year's for some time.” However, the Mayor appealed to the merrymakers to forego the usualy noise-making customs, “that might cause confusion in the peoples minds.” San Francisco and Oakland, Cal, barred downtown street celebrations and called on the citizenry to “celebrate New Year's eve indoors.” Theaters and night clubs were open, hoping for capacity houses. Los Angeles, Sacramento, Fresno, San Diego and other California cities took similar precautions. At Seattle, the Second Interceptor Command prohibited outdoor gatherings. Sirens and other noise-making devices were outlawed in West Coastal cities and at Philadelphia, New Orleans, Mobile, Ala, and other points to guard against confusing them with air raid alarms.

SPANISH WAR CAMP TO INSTALL HEADS

William A. Weaver will be installed as commander of Major Harold C. Megrew Camp of the United Spanish War Veterans at 8 p. m. Friday at Ft. Friendly. A. D. Porter will be installing officer and W. C. Oren master of ceremonies. Other officers who will take office are Norman Johnston, senior vice commander; Harry Krause, junior vice commander; Robert Love, officer of the day; E. L. Miller, adjutant; Frank Gray, quartermaster; Charles Fay, trustee; George .O. Houser, patriotic instructor; Thomas Robbins, historian. Dr. John A. Pfaff, surgeon; Donchaplain; Charles T. Schilling, officer of the guard; John H. Love, quartermaster sergeant; Andrew J. Soots, sergeant major; Louis Mackey, senior color sergeant; Chris Newmsn, junior color sergeant; Horace George, sergeant of the guard, and Sam Plasket, chief musician.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

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Indiana—Cloudy, intermittent light sno this afternoon and tonight; aay tonight,

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Cloudy with occasional light smow this afternoon and tonight; colder tonight with lowest temperature about 20.

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Standards for “enriched” white flour were announced by the U. S. Food, Drug and

Cosmetic Administration, to become effective Jan. 1, 1942, and production of this flour and of “enriched” bread made with such flour, or with high vitamin yeast or with ordinary flour plus added amounts of nicotine acid, thiamin and iron was starved. “Cure” of gray hair in humans by daily doses of a member of the vitamin B complex, para-aminobenzoic acid, was announced in a report of more than 300 cases, believed to be the first scientific announcement of cure of gray hair in humans.

Burns Healed Faster

Influenza A virus was photographed, for the first time, with the aid of the electron microscope which showed it to be one of the smallest disease-causing substances yet isolated, a spherical particle il millimicrons in diameter, For the relief of high blood pressure improved kidney extracts, renin from kidneys of animals other than that being treated, the enzyme, tyrosinase, and a new surgical operation were reported as promising but still in the experimental stage, with a five-year-progress report of an older surgical operation showing striking prolongation of life for patients with malignant hypertension.

First announcement of sulfadiazine spray treatment of burns showed that it promoted healing of burns more rapidly than any other method of treatment, reduced infection to less than 2 per cent and will to some extent eliminate need for plastic surgery to efface scars and correct deformities. Evidence indicating that domestic barnyard and wild prairie fowl constitute a reservoir of the viruses of equine encephalomelitis and St. Louis encephalitis and that mosquitoes carry the virus was reported.

FIGHTING DISEASE

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Advances of Science During Year Include Enriching of Bread for Health and Discovery That Vitamin Restores Gray Hair.

(Copvright, 1941 by Science Service) WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-—Man’s war against disease resulted in significant progress during 1941. Bread was enriched with vitamins to enhance American morale and health. Vitamin therapy gave hope of restoring and preventing gray hair. The sulfa drugs continued their conquest of diseases and proved effective in treating burns. New methods of spread of encephalitis and infantile paralysis were discovered, which may lead to their conquest.

STRIDES NOTED IN ENGINEERING

Way Is Found to Locate Airplanes by Means of Radio Echoes.

By Science Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—Reports of progress during 1941 should be read with the realization that many important technical advances, both military and industrial, have been made but not announced due to the secrecy necessary for Ameri can defense. . A method of locating airplanes by means of radio echoes reflected from them was perfected and put into war use. Some equipment developed by American scientists in one year’s defense effort saw trial under actual war conditions. A new 30-caliber carbine with cartridges only half the weight of the 45-caliber pistol cartridges was adopted by the U. S. Army widely to replace the old- pistol.

One Film, Two Pictures

Radio antennae that send out transmission in a searchlight beam instead of broadcasting it allowed 50,000 watt modern transmitters to send to foreign areas the equivalent of 1,200,000 watt transmitters with older type aerials. A new method was disclosed of making = stereoscopic pictures by making two pictures on one film and afterwards viewing them with polarizing screens. Million-volt portable X-ray equipment was put into industrial use radiographing boiler welds and steel castings.

Possibility that infantile paralysis may be spread by flies appeared in a report that the virus of the disease had been isolated on two occasions from flies caught in the vicinity of excreta from infantile paralysis patients during infantile paralysis epidemics. Largest encephalitis epidemic on record in the Western Hemisphere occurred in the northwest during the summer of 1941, attacking more than 3000 and killing nearly 10 per cent of those attacked.

Cancer Studied

Encouraging results with vaccination against encephalitis and from the use of human convalescent or hyperimmune animal serum were reported in Russia. Studies suggesting that the infantile paralysis virus invades the body through the mouth and alimentary tract, rather than through the nose and olfactory nerves as previously believed, were reported. First trials on human patients of gramicidin, germicidal substance from soil bacteria, showed it to be effective in empyema from pneumonia, sinusitis, bladder infections and staphylococcus infections in wounds. Sulfathiazole and sulfapyridine offer a four-to-one chance for cure of gonorrhea in men within five weeks after beginning of treatment, findings in eight clinics showed. Possible advances in cancer treatment still in the experimental stage, included use of radio-stron-tium for metastic bone cancer; a concentration method of radiotherapy for resistant cancers of mouth, larnyx and pharnyx; castration and female sex hormone treatment for cancer of the prostrate gland; blocking blood circulation to increase skin resistance to irradiation therby enabling use of larger doses; and, in mice only, so

"far, use of lithium or boron-con-

taining dyes to increase destructive action of neutron rays.

Extensive telephone networks | were arranged and tested to send | warnings of hostile aircraft to central points and to order squadrons aloft for defense.

Lengthen Radio Circuits

cates visuglly the direction of an airplane from the antenna was put into service. Direct radio telephone circuits to Lisbon and Panama were opened, radio telephone service was made available to coastal shipping along all of this country’s coast line, a radio telephone system which sends 12 channels on g single transmitter was established. A coaxial cable with an ultimate capacity of 480 conversations was put in service between Stevens Point, Wis.,, and Minneapolis, and an 800-mile television transmission was demonstrated through this cable. A new | high-fidelity telephone circuit for radio programs that will transmit sound vibrations up to 15,000 per second was demonstrated.

Sound Control Effective

Sound control in the theater was demonstrated by which voices and music emanate from space, humans speak with animal voices and sounds are made as desired. Copper-plating of permanent magnets used in electrical meters was shown to shield them from demagnetizing effects. Dr. Edwin RH. Armstrong, Golume bia University, was awarded the gold Franklin Medal of the Franke lin Institute, for his achievements in radio, including invention of free quency modulated radio.

DEFENSE FUNDS VOTED KOKOMO, Dec. 31 (U. P= Howard County’s Civilian Defense Council will operate in a full-time capacity from now on, aided by a $2900 appropriation passed by the

Kokomo City Council.

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