Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 March 1942 — Page 6

FOR VICTORY USED

AS SLOGAN IN 1917

" TULSA, Okla. (U. P.). ~The slogan V for victory was used in the last war. Phil W. McMahon of ‘ Tulsa can prove it. Mr. McMahon has collected propaganda posters from all over the world. He has placards from every nation that was engaged in the last world war and now has started collecting new ones from the present conflict. : The V for slogan was Used by the allies in 1917, but then it was a flag, the collector said.

=e————— © Three Sisters

THUMBING RIDES VIEWED AS PERIL

Senator Quotes Valtin in Seeking Free Transport

For Service Men.

WASHINGTON, March 19 (U. P.). —Senator Prentiss M. Brown (D.

to introduce a bill to provide free transportation for soldiers and sailors on leave to eliminate hitch-hik-ing and thus guard them against “exposure to the wiles of spies and fifth columnists.” The quoted words belong not to Senator Brown but to a man who used to be a journeyman fifth columnist himself—Jan Valtin,

Mayor Is Impressed

Night,” in which he portrays himself as a former member not only of the Comintern but also of the Gestapo, wrote Senator Brown that he considered the practice of thumbing rides by service inen to be “dangerous.” The one-time German communist also took up the question with Mayor George Welsh of Grand Rapids, Mich., where he recently spoke, and Mayor Welsh, too, wrote a letter to

Mich.) said today that he planned |:

Saves Seamen

PERIL RECALLED

| U. S. Warships in Action

During 3 Sub Scares, Writer Says. ; (This dispatch was released by the censor some time after Mr. Caswell’s arrival in Australia with an A. E. F. convoy.) By DON CASWELL’

United Press Staff Correspondent. WITH A. E. F. IN AUSTRALIA,

Valtin, author of “Out of the

Looking like something out of another world, Capt. S. Kronhaus of Los Angeles demonstrates his life-saving suit for seamen, The rubberized water-tight airtight suit can be zipped on in less than two minutes and will keep the occupant warm and afloat indefinitely.

§ | March 17 (Delayed) —I crossed the {| Pacific with an American expedi-

tionary force convoy that zigzagged its way over many thousands of miles and three times witnessed

| | counter-blows by U. S. naval forces

against possible enemy submarines. The three submarine alarms might have been due to a big fish rather than a submarine, officers on our ship ‘pointed out, but on each occasion the escort vessels immediate-

en route. Each time, our guns were ships

trained on approaching until they were definitely identified as

WASHINGTON, March 19 (U. P.). —Arthur ‘MacArthur is only four but he’s a real MacArthur, a soldier like his father and his grandfather. Perhaps Gen. Douglas MacArthur

when he was a lad of four—he got his baptism of fire when hostile Indians attacked his father's army barracks. That was 58 years ago in New Mexico. But today Arthur, safe “somewhere in Australia” with his mother and father, could boast of an experience topping that. in

- 2 Months at Corregidor

It's the story of thundering planes instead of war whoops; shellfire and bombs instead of muskets and

in Manila bay with his mother for more than two months, while Japa-

Suls pounded it from across the y.. { Gen. MacArthur removed his wife and son to Corregidor from Manila before the city’s occupation by the

has told his son the story ef how—|

Japanese on Jan. 2. The suite in

minute of the flight. Perhaps Arthur is too little to realize how big an experience he has had. Maybe it was fun for him. But his mother, dark-haired and attractive young wife of the new united nations commander-in-chief in knows what it means for and her son to reach Auswalis, away. irom besicged Corregior.

in Australia merely mentioned that “he was accompanied by Mrs. MacArthur and son” as well as officers of his staff, but behind those eight

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Famous Dad

words lies the story of an army wife who stayed at her hushand’s side and shared : Their son was born in Philip pines, where Gen. MacArthur took his bride immediately after their marriage in New York in 1937. Traveled Widely Mrs. MacArthur, younger than the hero of the Philippines, was the former Jean Faircloth of Murfreesboro, Tenn., a daughter of the Old South whose father left her a large inheritance. She had traveled extensively throughout the world before her marriage.

: TSG NEWS .

DUE BY LATE 43

Freighter Production Now On Schedule; 142 Keels

Laid in Year.

WASHINGTON, March 190 (U. P.) ~The martime commission, describing the work of American shipyards as the “greatest emergency shipbuilding effort in history,” today announced that its production

Gen. MacArthur, who met his bride-to-be while en route to the Philippines, had been married previously. His first wife was socialite Louise Cromwell, stepdaughter of multi-millionaire Edward T. Stotesbury. They were married in 1922 and divorced seven years later. The

first Mrs. MacArthur is now the wife of Lionel Atwill, actor. After his second marriage Gen. MacArthur told newspapermen: “This job is going to last a long

time.” .

the senator urging action. The senator said he would turn over both letters to the FBI. Valtin told Senator Brown and Mayor Welsh that he had investigated the situation personally, with the aid of his wife—who is young and attractive—and had discovered that it was not difficult to get sol-

diers or sailors to say things better left, unsaid. Troops Kept at Home,

Soldiers Off Guard Halifax Says.

Urging that service men be Pro"| WASHINGTON, March 19 (U. Se wxpoure. to the|P)—Great Britain today is sendwiles of spies and fifth columnists,” |ing 80 per cent of all her war pro-

Valtin said in his letter that: duction and every soldier for whom I ns ems 15 hivging Ejate io fevse to regard him as a friend and a overseas, British Ambassador Lord patriot; they feel a natural obliga-|Halifax said last night. These figures were presented by

tion and become, frequently, unguarded in answering questions or|the ambassador in a radio speech commenting on their knowledge| = —....;ine the British war effort.[and listened for enemy submarines. concerning military or naval facts ‘|Near Australian shores aerial paand affairs within the scope of their|He said that many of the figures|, = o34ed to our constant reduties and observations, he used were new. They were made | connaissance. But most of the way “While one spy would not, in all| public with the approval of Prime|we relied on under-water detectors probability, glean anything of im- Minister Winston Churchill. for protection against enemy submarines. Dusk and dawn were the 43,357 Civilians Killed periods when we were on most in-

portance from one enlisted man, yet many spies working in co-operation and reporting to a common center Lord Halifax refuted assertions |tensive guard. gould supply many bits of informa-| yo. Britain was keeping most of An Amusing False Alarm on which, when patched together, her land forces at home with the might reveal military or naval in- isd 5 . At night, the convoy rippled telligence of utmost import to the statement that of the estimated enemy. 3,500,000 troops there, 2,000,000 are|darkly through black waters, using : home guards, who are part-time (only spot blinkers for communicaAxis Aware of Peril soldiers and part-time war workers. |tion. One amusing ‘night alarm “To my own certain knowledge,|Only 1,500,000 regular troops sup-|was caused when a young naval ofand of my own experience,” Valtin|plement the home guards as a de-|ficers tying a shoe lace accidentally added, “I know that similar methods |fense against the German invasion |kicked the whistle switch’ setting are practiced by European govern-|threat, which, Lord Halifax said,|off an automatic fog horn which ments and constitute a highly im-|could not yet be ruled out as a pos- [caused ‘the convoy momentarily to portant source of information.” sibility. scatter. To guard against such leaks, Val-| Of the casualties suffered by Em-| Life boats hung constantly from tin wrote that ‘axis nations “provide|pire forces up to Jan. 1, Lord Hali-|davits and life rafis were slung either free transportation or trans-|fax said, 70 per cent were by troops|over the side or loose on deck. portation so cheap as to be almost|from Great Britain. He said Brit- |Lifebelts were compulsory apparel. free to soldiers and sailors on leave.” |ish civilian air raid casualties were |Curtains replaced doors that might

BRITISH POWER SENT OVERSEAS

Only 1,500,000 Regular

friendly. The slowness of our voyage Was

in sharp contrast to the lightning speed of American airplane communications now in Australia. But the American operations here are based on the safety of these plodding convoys which are bringing the men and materials of war to Australia by round-about routes. Saw Only One Island We were at sea more than three weeks. Only once did we sight an island in the distance. Our convoy chafiged course many times, necessitating a complicated system of maneuvering to maintain formation. Our transport changed engine speeds 40 times within an hour on one day. ; Escort warships bustled around our flanks. Sometimes they stopped

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Mayor Welsh's letter said that Valtin had “tried it out, putting his wife in the back seat and letting her do the visiting so that it would not be professional.” “The amount of information they got out of the boys they picked up,” Mayor Welsh added, “was amazing.”

2 DIE IN GUN BATTLE

ERWIN, Tenn., March 19 (U., PJ). —Sheriff Blake Head, 39, of Unicoi county, was killed and two of his deputies were wounded last night in a gun battle with a retired mail carrier who took refuge in a woodshed at his rural home and attempted to fight off the officers. The mail car-

rier, Robert Love, 70, was killed.

'|E. G. Peabody; vice president, Wil-

43,357 killed and just under 50,000 injured.

9396 Planes Downed

Lord Halifax estimated that allied air squadrons together with the fleet air arm had brought down 93906 German and Italian planes in the war up to Feb. 1. At the same time, he said, new bombers with greater speed and flying range will be able to bomb industries in the heart of Germany, despite the shortness of summer nights, he pointed out. One bomb now in use, described as the “block” bomb, weighs two tons and can demolish a whole city block, he said. Britain now is spending 60 per cent of the national income on the war effort, he said. He reported that more than 6000 firms are making the essential 8000 parts for tanks, and that one-fifth of the entire population of the united kingdom has been shifted to war work, necessitating moving from their former homes. Additionally, 1,000,00 women have gone into munitions plants, he said.

HUNTER SPEAKS T0 CONSTRUCTION UNIT

Floyd Hunter, executive director of the Indianapolis council of social agencies, was to address the Construction league at noon today. A Power & Light Co. film was to be shown by Ross Brown of the company. The following nominations have been made for the year starting April 1: President, A. R. Moses and

liam E. Mohler, Kenneth Lancet, E. L. Foster and J. L. Jones; secretary, Earl White and R. K. Zimmerly; treasurer, S. E. Fenstermaker; directors, John Kelley, John Sohn, Hugh Fatout, V. C. Dougherty, Thomas Murray, Hugh Bremerman, J. W. VanBriggle, Lloyd Allen, J. E. Mattingly, L. J. Rybolt, E. C. Warrick and Walter Kelly. Serving on the nomination committee were G. A. Reed, chairman; James H. Carnine, Charles Hagedon, R. J. Badollett and E. D. Pierre.

AUTO KILLS FT. WAYNE MAN PFT. WAYNE, March 19 (U, P.)~— George H. Seabold, 73, died last night of injuries suffered yesterday afternoon: when he was struck by an automobile here. It was Pt Waynes fourth traffic fatality of

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Teeth in Stomach 3 Years, He Learns

By Science Service CHICAGO, March 19.—Half a lower set of false teeth lost three years ago by a Detroit dental patient was found recently—in the patient’s stomach. According to a report in the current Journal of the American Dental association, the patient was even more surprised than surgeons who removed the teeth. : He told physicians he had dropped his lower set of false teeth three years ago, breaking it into two pieces. He had picked up the pieces, fitted them together, and put them back in: his mouth. Sometime: later he noticed one section was missing, but he never thought he had swallowed it. eR Pain from an infected appendix brought him to the hospital, where the missing teeth were discovered by X-Ray and removed by surgery. The patient recovered. His teeth were covered with a “peculiar ebony-like coat-. ing. All jagged and sharp edges had been rounded off by this coating and the crevices filled in,” the Journal report by Dr. David F. Heron, Detroit dentist, states. “Whether this (coating) was an attempt on the part of the body to cover the sharp. edges by a method such as is used by the oyster in forming a pearl or merely the result of the action of hydrochloric acid on the wulcanite of the denture-base is speculative,” Dr. Heron adds.

NAZIS DRAFT FARM HELP BERLIN, March 18 (German broadcast) —Reichmarshal Hermann Goering yesterday appealed to the German peasants to produce more this year than in 1941. The lack of farm labor will be met by drawing on the occupied eastern territhe gynks of war MANUFACTURER SHOT MIAMI BEACH, Fila, March 19 (U. P).—L. P. Bonfoey, 57, wealthy Quincy, IL, chemical manufacturer,

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