Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 April 1942 — Page 5

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TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1042

U.S. SINKS TOTAL OF 125 AXIS SHIPS

Meanwhile, in 4 Months of

2-0cean Warfare, America

Has Lost 83 Vessels, Mostly in Atlantic; Sea Struggle Costly to Japs.

WASHINGTON, April 7 of two-ocean naval warfare

(U. P.) —During four months American armed forces have

sunk 125 axis ships, mostly Japanese, a compilation of com-

muniques revealed today. Since Pearl Harbor the U

nited States has lost 83 ships,

80 of which have been victims of axis submarines in the

Atlantie—46 merchant ships, guard cutters. stroyer and a cargo ship ran! aground in a violent storm off Newfoundland. In retaliation, the United States has sunk at least 21 axis submarines and undoubtedly damaged others. (Seven others were sunk in the Pacific)

Costly te Jap Shipping

The war in the Pacific has been costly to Japan in shipping, and the United States’ most potent weapon in the naval war in that area has been the submarine, The navy department announced late yesterday that American submarines have sunk three more Japanese merchant vessels in western Pacific waters. Two of the enemy vessels, “heavily-laden™ tankers, were sent to the bottom in waters near the Caroline islands. The lone submarine that sank them was fired on by one of the vessels but escaped unhurt, the navy said. The third new Japanese vessel sunk was attacked in Japanese home waters. No further details were given. 200 Sunk or Damaged

Those sinkings bring to more than 200 the number of Japanese ships sunk or damaged in the last four months. Of these 104 have definitely gone to the bottom. The United States in that area has lost only 10 merchant ships, two army ships, two tankers and 17 warships, including a submarine sunk in a collision off Panama. Although only 104 Japanese ships are reported officially sunk, the number probably is much greater than that. In many cases submarines successfully torpedoed

watch the results, while bombing planes have had to return to their bases without knowing definitely whether a ship went down,

Army Sinkings Listed

An unofficial compilation of army communiques lists the following enemy losses in the Pacific by army bombings: BATTLESHIPS: damaged badly. CRUISERS: Two sunk; two damaged. |

One sunk; one

Another de-| —

two destroyers and two coast

AIRCRAFT CARRIER: damaged. MISCELLANEOUS: Nine sunk. An unofficial compilation of navy communiques lists the following enemy losses in the Pacific by naval forces: BATTLESHIPS: One damaged. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS: One sunk; one believed sunk; one damaged. CRUISERS: Four sunk; four believed sunk; eight damaged. DESTROYERS: Nine sunk; five believed sunk; seven damaged. SUBMARINES: Three sunk; one damaged. AIRCRAFT TENDERS: One belicved sunk; three damaged. MISCELLANEOUS WARCRAFT: Four sunk; two probably sunk; one damaged. NON-COMBATANT VESSELS: 72 sunk; 27 believed sunk; 36 damaged. (These figures do not include the great number of Japanese ships sunk by Dutch and British ships in the Pacific, or the merchantmen of allied nations sunk along the east coast of the United States by axis submarines. The allied nations in the Pacific probably. sank almost 100 Japanese ships, while 116 merchantmen of all nationalities have been sunk in the western Atlantic.) Here are some American losses in the Pacific: Toll Taken by Navy

One battleship, one cruiser, seven destroyers, three submarines, one gunboat, one aircraft tender, one minelayer, one target ship, two tankers, two small army ships, and

One

one miscellaneous type.

In addition, 10 U. S. merchant

ships were torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific, and the liner President

Harrison was captured by the JapJapanese ships and were unable to}... Pp a

A number of other ships

were damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The communiques reveal that

navy forces have sunk or damaged 135 Japanese ships, warships and 72 non-combatant ships. Army forces have sunk or damaged warships and 41 non-combatant ships.

including 56 71 ships, including 28

American submarines have sunk

29 ships, probably sunk 11 others land damaged 11 more.

Here's a box score of Pacific sink-

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NAVY. MARINE CORPS

OPENED TO NEGROES]

WASHINGTON, April 7 (U. P.. —Secretary of Navy Frank Knox announced today that the navy, marine corps and coast guard would accept Negro volunteers for enlistment for general service in the reserve components of those services. Mr. Knox told press conference questioners, however, that Negro and white crewmen would not be mixed. The entire crews of some smaller vessels—harbor craft, auxiliaries and possibly destroyers — will be composed of Negroes. They will be commanded by white commissioned and petty officers, he added, because it takes many years to train officers.

Two Mothers Here Honored By Golden Rule Foundation

By the unanimous vote of the American mothers committee of the Golden Rule foundation, Mrs. Felix

IT. McWhirter, 1512 N. Meridian st.,

and Mrs. Leora E. Teetor of Hagerstown were chosen “associate mothers for 1942” yesterday at New York. Mrs. William N. Berry, Greensboro, N. C., was selected “American mother for 1942.”

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Tutoring School Head Who Won Over Paralysis to Talk Here Friday.

Francis M. Dunford, founder of the Midwest polio association, who earned his way through seven year’s college training despite the handicap of infantile paralysis, will address the Indiana rehabilitation league at 7:45 p. m. Friday at 3001 N. New Jersey st. Mr. Dunford was awarded the master’s degree by Washington university and studied a year at the Robert S. Brookings graduate school of economics and government, Crippled in his early °‘teens, Mr. Dunford financed his education by tutoring, scholarships and fellowships. At present he is head of a tutoring school in St. Louis, Mo. On the day following his address, Mr. Dunford and Mrs. Dunford will be entertained at a dinner given by league members active in a recent club project.

RUSSIAN TANKS BAFFLE NAZIS

Enemy Guns Fail to Halt ‘Super’ War Machines At 150 Feet.

KUIBYSHEV, April 7 (U. P).— Twenty Russian “super” tanks drove into point-blank fire from German anti-tank guns withoyt suffering serious damage, the newspaper Pravda reported today along with official reports that the Russians had recaptured 30 more villages. The encounter between the oversized tanks and the axis anti-tank guns occurred on an unidentified sector. Pravda said the enemy guns were fired from 150 feet. German medium tanks, manufactured this year, did not fare so well against Soviet fire, however, and it was reported that of 23 of the newest type sent into action in one sector, eight were destroyed. All reports recently indicate that use of tanks is increasing and that battles between great tank forces can be expected soon. Aerial activity also is on the increase. Reviewing the war in the air, the Russians said they had destroyed 415 German planes and lost only 84 of their own in the eight days ended last midnight. From the increasing number of enemy planes destroyed, it seemed that the Germans were trying to take the initiative in the air and were taking a terrific beating.

BRITISH HONOR YANK LONDON, April 7 (U.P.).—Lance

the royal air force, today was awarded the British distinguished flying cross. Wade, a native Texan, jnow is serving with the R. A. F. in the Middle Bast. He carried out 54 operations against the enemy,

PARIS SCIENTISTS SEIZED VICHY, April 7 (U. P)—A number of professors and scientists have been arrested in Paris, it was learned today, but there was no information of the number held or the cause for their arrest.

Mrs. McWhirter, the mother of four children, is the widow of Felix T. McWhirter, who was a member of the DePauw university faculty.

Her children are Lieut. Comm. Felix M. McWhirter of the ninth naval district commandant’s staff, president of the Peoples State Bank, vice president of the U. S. chamber of commerce and director and past president of the Indiana Bankers’ association; Mrs. Frank E. Hutchins, | speaker on Christian missions and world traveler; Mrs. Thomas B. Scoggins, Nashville, Tenn, former national Y. W. C, A. traveling secretary. to colleges, and Mrs. Henry BE. Ostrom, director of the Indianapolis Federation of Clubs public relations and head of public relations for the state superintendent of public instruction. Mrs. Teetor is the widow oOf| Charles N. Teetor, founder of the Perfect Circle Piston Ring Co. She is the mother of five children. Mrs, Berry is the mother of 13 children and is secretary treasurer

has one son in the army and two

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of her husband’s coal company. She|

MAYOR ACCUSED IN GREENCASTLE

3 Ex-Policemen Charge He Put City Employees, Funds to Own Use.

GREENCASTLE, Ind, April 7 (U. P.).—The Greencastle city council today opened an investigation of impeachment charges filed against Republican Mayor W. D. James by three former city policemen who allege the mayor put city

employees, funds and equipment to personal use. The council, made up of four Republicans and one Democrat, received the charges at their regular meeting last night and indicated they would take action on the evidence against Mayor James at their next meeting April 20. Complainants in the proceeding were John Brown, Charles Bergen and Logan Woodrum, all former members of the local police force and all allegedly dismissed at various times by James,

Seven Specific Charges

They made seven specific charges: 1. That the mayor required firemen to leave their posts at fire headquarters to assist in wrecking a building owned by him. 2. That James used city trucks in hauling debris and wreckage from the building. . 3. That James removed an old bathtub, which was city property, from the fire station to his farm. The tub had been replaced by shower equipment in the firehouse. 4. That the mayor ‘used a city sewage department tank truck to haul sewage to his farm for use as fertilizer. The former policemen charged that James paid nothing for the sewage despite the fact that there was a waiting list of persons who wished to buy it for similar purposes and that he paid the driver who hauled the refuse to his farm from city sewage department funds.

Claim City Truck Used

5. That he used city trucks to haul gravel for use on his own property. 6. That the mayor permitted department tank truck.

7. That police officers were or-

certain gambling establishments known to be operating in the city. Mayor James’ term expires this year but he is seeking the Republican nomination in the primary. Two other Republicans also are in the race for party yomination.

KEEP BUSSES ROLLING IS CONVENTION TOPIC

SOUTH BEND, Ind, April 7 (U. P.)—The Indiana Bus Operations association opened a two-day meeting here today to hash out the puzzling program of supplying transportation systems to match accelerated war industries. Officers of transportation systems from all over Indiana will gather for the seventh annual convention to find methods of keeping busses rolling for the duration in face of tire shortages and overtaxed facilities.

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Eight Navy Fliers Go Through Ordeal of 72 Hours.

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 7 (U. P.) —Here's what happened to eight U. 8. navy fliers—seven of whom lived to tell the tale— in the space of 72 hours: Escaped from their flying boat which was shot down in flames off northern Australia by nine Japanese fighter planes, Drifted in a rubber dinghy until they were picked up by an American merchant ship, which a short time later was sunk by Japanese dive-bombers while racing to tke aid of another ship. Escaped in lifeboats crowded with panic-stricken natives, rowing for four hours Before sighting land. Walked miles in search of a settlement and later were bombed by a Japanese flying boat while being picked up by a rescue ship. BABCOCK TO HEAD TYNDALL SPEAKERS Charles D. Babcock, local attorney, today was named head of the Tyndall-for-Mayor speakers bureau and began drawing up a series of meetings for Maj. Gen. Robert H. Tyndall, candidate for the Republican nomination. Charles Jewett, Gen. Tyndall's manager, announced the appoint ment and said the campaign would be in full swing within a few days.

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