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VOLUME 53—NUMBER 276

TUESDAY, JANUA

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| CHURCHILL-'BIG A.E.F. ON WAY’

“The Yanks Are Here”—the second A. E. F. lands at a northern Ireland por.

Aircraft Carrier Sunk By U. S.; 30 Enemy Ships Bombed.

By JOE ALEX MORRIS

United Press Foreign Editor Fierce counter blows by the fighting forces of the United Nations continued today to block Japan's march of conquest. The Japanese offensive appeared to have made little <¥ no progress, except for slight gains in Malaya. In the Philippines, the hardfighting Yanks and Filipinos under Gen. Douglas MacArthur clung grimly to their positions on the Bataan Peninsula as two American fighting planes shot down three of the invaders’ dive bombers and damaged a third in a “thrilling encounter.”

Gallant Stand in Bataan

Gen. MacArthur also reported that two U. S. motor speed boats also had boldly challenged Japanese dive bombers and damaged three. These actions against great odds,

TAVERN BURNS Smellable Smog AT FLACKVILLE oe’ =

INDIANAPOLIS had a “grayDamage to Largest Build-

out” and an “industrial gas at- | tack” this morning. ! J. H Armington, head of the

Weather Bureau, . called .it a i i i is “smellable smog.” ing in Community Esti Shoppers and office workers

coughed and sneezed. Autos and street cars were operated with headlights burning. Stores, restaurants and offices also had their | Flackville lost its largest business| hghting systems going fuil blast. | building early today when fire of an{ Mr. Armington said the war- | unknown origin destroyed the two-| time tempo of industrial plants in | story frame and stucco structure| the city and the practical ab- | housing Brownie’s Tavern at Road| sence of a wind accounted for the 52 and W. 30th St. smog. Mrs. Sybil Steubing, one of the] co-owners of the building, esti-] mated the loss at more than 320,-|

mated at $22,000.

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KILLED AS CAR

CRASHES POLE

Warman 14th Traffic Victim

"Of Year in County: Driver Arrested.

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Mrs. Rozetta Talley Melson, 29, was killed today and Mrs. Margaret

Talley Pride. 39, a relative by mar-

riage, was injured critically when an auto in which they were riding struck a street car pole at Kentucky and Oliver Aves. The auto, driven by James Bures, 30, of 844 N. Capitol Ave., was demolished. The driver was arrested on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of

alcohol. The accident occurred at 1 am Mrs. Melson, who lived at 1714

covered partially by insurance, moved in. Mr. and Mis. Claude |

owners said. Stonecipher, one of the new ten- Shipnes Again Chosen

000. Roscoe Brown, tavern proprie- FUND HONORS tor, fixed his loss at about $2000. * The building and tavern stock were MRS DOWNEY 8 | Two apartments over the tavern — were vacated recently and had been re-rented, but the tenants had not, G€1S 22d Member Award; ants, had moved some of their fur- i nishings into the apartment. They To Lead Campaign. were destroyed. The name of Mrs. Brandt C Downey today was inscribed among

Prevent Flames’ Spread

Hall Place, was the 14th traffic fatality of 1942 in Marion County. Her mother, Mrs. Gladys Worland, prostrated with grief, was placed under the care of a physician. En Route to Visit Sick

The body of Mrs. Melson was

‘Ithrown more than 80 feet by the The injured woman lay 42

impact.

The fire was noticed shortly after | those of 22 persons who since 1924 feet from the pole when police ar-

4 a.m. by a passing truck driver who

notified the Fire Department. Fire-| ; i ic Hen were unable to check the | Member Award of the Indianapolis

flames but kept them from spread-| Ciel Suna.

i he } 3 { ing next door to the home of Mrs. Peacher Association work and| Stuebing.

Mrs, Steubing. who owned the|OUnder of the first Mothers’ Club ; . OU : JIE, i t C . ist | building with her two brothers! vo MR NR a

. bpd Church, received the award at the] Richard and Robert Higgins. both), na) Fund meeting in the Marott! of Indianapolis, was awakened by |

: Hotel last night. ! light from the flaming structure | >

{| Stanley W. .Shipnes, general] She called the Fire Department,|.hairman of the Community Fund | but learned that the fire had al- campaign last fall, was chosen

| again to lead the. 1942 drive. Ailing Mother Moved Mothershead Honored |

Her mother, Mrs. Ida Higgins, 71.! Wilson Mothershead, vice chair-! who is ill from a heart ailment, was man in the 1941 campaign, when moved to the home of a neighbor. | the workers went over the top of Mr. Brown said that the fixtures| their $688,500 goal by raising $700,and stock destroyed were worth!000, again will be vice chairman. about $1500 and that his son, Clar-| Harry S. Danna also was made a ence, had just installed a new pin-| vice chairman. ball machine and phonograph Arthur R. Baxter formally preworth $400 which were lost. Twen-| sented the Honored Member Award ty-five dollars in cash also was hid-| to Mrs. Downey. den in the tavern. “Qualifications for election are Firemen believed that the fire numerous and extremely weighty,” | originated in the rear of the build-| he said. “They inciude unselfish ing where the hot water plant was devotion to our civic life in general. located. They include a persistent and con- | sistent outstanding effort over a| (Continued on Page Two)

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LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6 a m, . 38 arm... Is... 8 Hew, 8 IBILL FOR WOMEN'S | mW, ... 42 2 ( . |. , sam... 1pm .4 | ‘ARMY IS APPROVED : WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (U. P.).| TIMES FEATURES —The House Military Affairs ComON INSIDE PAGES mittee today favorably reported a bill for creation of a volunteer . women’s army auxiliary corps for Alley Oop .... 6[Millett ....... 13|service in noncombatant posts. Clapper ...... 9/Movies .. .... 11| Chairman Andrew J. May (D. Comics ....... 17 Obituaries . 4, 18 Ky.) said the Committee had apCrossword .... 16 Pegler . 10 proved the measure unanimously! Editorials .... 10/Pyle .......... 9jand without change from the form| Fashions . 13/Questions .. 9, 10{in which it was introduced and Mrs. Ferguson 10 Radio 8 indorsed by the War Department. Financial 6 Mrs. Roosevelt 8. The bili authorizes the President Forum ....... 10 Serial ... .... 17/to determine the size of the force Homemaking. 13|Side Glances . 10, and limits enlistments to women In Indpis. 3| Society .... 12,13 [citizens between 21 and 45. Inside Indpls.. 9{Sports . .. 14, 15] An initial uniformed force of Jane Jordan... 13|State Deaths.. 4 12,200 is planned.

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Mrs. Melson’s husband, Paul Melson, said Bures, a friend of Mrs.

Mrs. Downey, a leader in Parent-| Pride, was taking the women to

1709 Lambert St., where the monthold son of Mrs. Betty Foster, stepsister of Mrs. Melson, was critically ill. Mrs. Pride's home is at 428 N. Alabama St. The mother of Mrs. Melson lived with her daughter, and Mr. Melson at 1714 Hall Place. Mrs. Melson, a native of Frankfort, had lived in Indianapolis for 18 years. She was employed as a film inspector by the Vitagraph Co.

2 CREWMEN DEAD IN STATE TRAIN WRECK

Erie Passenger Rams Into Freight Near Bippus.

HUNTINGTON, Ind. Jan. 27 (U. J). — Two train crewmen were killed early today when an eastbound Erie passenger train smashed into the rear of a freight train near Bippus, Ind. Huntington police reported those killed were passenger engineer Herman Kessler and fireman William Young, both of Huntington. No passengers were injured, police reported. When fire broke out in the wreckage, fire apparatus was summoned from Huntington, North Manchester and Bippus. According to police, the wreck oc-

jcurred when the freight failed to

clear the main track as it pulled into a siding to allow. the passenger to pass.

BRITISH STRIKE AT BERLIN "BERLIN, Jan. 27 (Official Broadcast Recorded by the United Press in London).—Theé official news agency reported a British air thrust

at Berlin during the night,

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| Hess Hoped for Churchill's Fall

| LONDON, Jan. 27 (U. P).— | Prime Minister Winston Churchill | disclosed today for the first time that Rudolf Hess, Nazi No. 3 who few to Scotland and Janded on a farm last spring, hoped to overthrow his government. He said that Hess believed that there was a “Churchill clique” and that if he, with his irresistible Nazi logic, could weasel his way into the “clique,” he could undermine and overthrow the Government. Then, he said, Hitler would have offered a “magnanimous” peace.

U, S., ENGLAND POOL SUPPLIES

3 Joint Boards Will Make Assignments to Push Victory Effort.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (U. P.).— President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced in a joint statement today the creation of a mammoth

pool of American and British munitions, shipping and raw materials. Three joint boards have been set up to merge the combined war resources of the two nations “to further co-ordination of the United Nations’ war effort.” They will make Great Britain and the United States partners in vital fields of supply in addition to joint military and naval operations. The program was a result of Churchill's recent conferences with Mr. Roosevelt.

Form Supreme Command

While not designated as such by the White House announcement, ‘the three boards—combined War | Materials Board, Munitions Assignments Board and combined Ship‘ping Adjustment Board—will constitute a supreme Allied supply command. Members of the boards were not named. Representation will be confined to British and American members. The White House said the board members would confer with representatives of the Soviet Union, China and such others of {the 26 United Nations as necessary “to attain common purposes.” The White House description of (Continued on Page Two

ON YANKS’ LANDING

DUBLIN, Jan. 27 (U. P.) —Prime Minister Eamon De Valera of Eire protested today that the United States and Britain had failed to consult him regarding sending | American expeditionary forces to | Northern Ireland. Eire is separate from Northern Ireland but the Eire government does not recognize the “partition of Ireland” and always refers to both Eire and Northern Ireland as Ire-

DE VALERA PROTESTS

which came during a relative lull in land operations, were of minor importance, but appeared typical of the gallant stand of the defenders. On the East Indies front, the American and Dutch air-naval counter offensive apparently had crippled the Japanese sea-borne invasion of Balik Papan, in East Borneo, and the southwestern Celebes coast. The exact toll of Japanese ships sunk or damaged in attacks by the Allies in Macassar Straits still was uncertain, but a total of probably 30 ships or more had been reported bombed.

Sink Aircraft Carrier

Batavia sources today listed 28 enemy ships definitely sunk or damaged in the four-day battle. Latest reports told of a successful U. S. submarine attack on an enemy aircraft carrier, which was reported sunk. Of the total of 30 ships lost by the Japanese, the American sea and air forces are credited with the destruction of 9 to 11 Japanese ships, and repeated torpedo hits on other Japanese cruisers. destroyers and transports. . Washington observers estimated the American attacks in the Indies had cost the Japanese 12,000 men. Dutch forces which had accounted for about an equal number of ships brought possible Japanese losses to about 25,000 men, it was estimated.

New Malaya Landing

Latest sinkings brought the total of Japanese ships sunk by the United States since the start of war to 51, including 13 naval vessels and 38 transports. In Malaya, Japanese landing forces made a new landing, under heavy British bombardment on the east coast in the vicinity of the strategic town of Mersing, near which a battle was raging about 50 miles from Singapore, British troops battled the Japanese north of Jem Luang, near a river mouth eight miles south of Mersing. This indicated the possible loss of Mersing. The landing had been preceded by an attack of British bombers on Japanese warships off Endau, about (Continued on Page Two)

CHANEY ASSIGNED

No Leaves for a Month, AEF. Told

Doughboys Disappointed, but the Quarters Are

Good, Food Getting Better.

By C. R. CUNNINGHAM United Press Staff Correspondent WITH THE A. E. F. IN THE BRITISH ISLES, JAN. 27 — The doughboys of the new A. E. F. wasted no time today in making preparations for carrying the war to enemy soil. Transported across the submarine-infested Atlantic without a single loss, they settled down to work, preparing for expected German air raids. They got their first bad news when they were informed that there would be no leaves for at least a month. But meantime they were living in good quarters and eating plenty. The smooth arrival of the American forces yesterday, it was disclosed officially. was due to long-standing advance arrangements made by Maj. Gen. James E. Chaney, who today was named ‘“commanding general of the United States Army Forces in the British Isles.” With 17 American generals and staff officers, he “has been in the United Kingdom since last May 15, studying British military and air technique and laying plans

quietly for eventual operations in event the U. S. should become a belligerent.” according

to a stateinent from his headquarters here. His chief of staff is Brig. Gen. Charles Bolte. Brig. Gen. Russell Hartle, who was in command of the troops which arrived yesterday, “is junior to Gen. Chaney,” the statement added. Meanwhile, refreshed by their first night's sleep on land in many days, the doughboys manned antiaircraft guns about their scattered points and eagerly cieaned their new Garand rifles. Many were still chuckling over a broadcast last night by Lord Haw-Haw, the British traitor broadcasting for the Germans, I was in the barracks last night when Lord Haw-Haw reported solemnly that the entire convoy which had brought them from the United States had been destroyed. The barracks resounded with the laughter of the “victims.” The new AEF wanted to know when it would get a crack at the Germans. They were ready and eager to go, and to them their station as the first Americans in the European war zone in this Second World War was only a stepping stone to action. on ” ”

Maj. Gen. James E. Chaney . . . chief of A. E. F. in Britain.

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Thousands of Letters on Way

Already, thousands of letters were on the way home from the infantrymen, artillerymen, engineers, medical corps men and others who arrived at a northern Irish port yesterday and trudging out along the country roads in the moonlight, spread out in camps already prepared by the British army and ate their first meal ashore—vegetable soup, stew, rice, date, pudding, coffee, bread and margarine. Fresh from their Middle Western homes and the maneuver battlegrounds of Louisiana and the Carolinas, the sons of the men who had fought in France and Belgium talked of little but the possible fields of action. Their talk, as I heard it, showed that they did not care where they were going as long as they got in action. They were getting acclimatized today in this island which lies 400 miles from the German .guls along the Dover Strait and 500 miles air line from Germany itself. Tired but glad to be ashore, the Yanks marched singing to their camps. Most of them threw themselves on the beds already made for them, and took a rest before dinner. After dinner they played cards, made friends with the girls in the army canteens, and began asking about the prospects for the immediate future. “Is it this wet all the time?” “What's all this stuff about rationing?” “What's this about a cigaret shortage?” ‘Can

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T0. AEF COMMAND!

Has Been at London Post: |

Aviation Expert.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 27 (U. P.). —An expert airman, Maj. Gen James E. Chaney, today was placed in command of the American Expeditionary Forces in the British Isles. The first major units of these forces landed yesterday in Northern | Ireland. ’ Gen. Chaney, 56, has been stationed in London as the head of the Army section of the U. 8. Military Mission. A former assistant chief of the Army Air Corps, he previously had been particularly active in modernizing our air defenses since the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939. Like Maj. Gen. Russell P. Hartle, who is in direct command of the troops landed in Northern Ireland, Gen. Chaney is a native of Maryland, having been born in the town bearing his family name. He is a

land, although Dublin has no jur-

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West Point graduate of the class of 1004.

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YANKS WILL BOMB GERMANY; BATAAN DAREDEVILS LASH FOE; ALLIES CRIPPLE JAP OFFENSIVE

Agrees to Dominion Demands for Part In Strategy.

LONDON, Jan. 27 (U. P.). —Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons today that big American forces would follow the first expeditionary force to the British Isles and that American planes would bomb Germany and defend Britain, He said the United States and British navies were “in most ine timate union” in both the Atlantic and Pacific. Opening a three-day war debate, one of the most important of his

career, Mr. Churchill told of his visit to Washington and said: “When I left President Roosevelt he gripped my hand and said: “‘We will see this thing through to the bitter end whatever the cost may be.”

Agrees to War Council

He announced that he would form an Imperial War Council, as Australia and other dominions had demanded, and of Australia’s pleas for aid he said: “Everything in human power we can do or can persuade the United States to do will be done to help Australia.” p Mr. Churchill warned the House that great blows must be taken by the Allied nations in the Pacifie but he added:

Hopes Built on 1943

“I believe we shall presently ree gain naval command in the Pacific and begin to establish effective superiority in the air. “Later on—in 1943—we should be able to set about our task in the Pacific in good style. “I have never ventured to predict the future I stand by my original program of toi, tears, blood and sweat.” It was in a reference to the ar= rival in Northern Ireland yesterday of the first A, E. F. of World War II, that Mr. Churchill said that very considerable American forces would follow “as opportunity serves.” “Numerous American bombers and fighters will take part in the defense of Britain and American bombers will take part in raids on Germany,” he said.

Pays Tribute to MacArthur

Amid ringing cheers, Mr. Churche ill paid tribute to: “The splendid courage of Gen, Douglas MacArthur and his troops in the Philippines and to the Dutca for playing one of the main parts in the Malayan battle.” Mr, Churchill said he had are ranged with President Roosevelt for Pacific councils in London and Washington, the London council to be an empire body.

Feels Weight of War

Australia and New Zealand want the entire council to be centered at Washington, he added. and he had asked President Roosevelt for his views. He had hoped to ane nounce the President's reply but it had not come. Mr. Churchill spoke in his most blunt and forceful manner and he said at the outset that he would demand a vote of confidence from the Commons in order to leave no room for anybody to say that he had been afraid to do so. “I must confess,” he said, winding up an 84-minute speech, “that I feel the weight of the war upon me even more than in the tremene dous summer days of 1940.

Asks ‘Encouragement’

“Therefore I feel entitled to ask the House for its encouragement. “It is because I see the light gleaming behind the clouds and broadening upon our path that make so bold now as to demand a declaration of confidence as gm additional weapon in the armory of the United Nations.” Mr. Churchill said there had been an enormous jump in British war production and American production had increased even more. “In 1943 we should be able to move across the oceans armies two, three or four times as large as the considerable forces we are able to

handle at sea at the present time,”

he said. He said there had been blunders and shortcomings in the Far East and that he took the responsibility,

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