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THE INDIANAPOLIS ros : Miner Reporting (BRITISH STRIKE rae toot AT FOE IN LIBYA

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Marshall and British Discuss Offensive; Hopkins Pushes Plans for Speeding Supplies

LONDON, April 9 (U. P).—Gen. production minister, and other offi- promised German spring offensive, | George C. Marshall, United States cials concerned in war production.| which bade to be the most ferocious ‘chief of staff, conferred with the, British commentators emphasized | I the history of the world. (chiefs of Britain's navy, army and|ihat Gen. Marshall's visit oso] Both the general and Mr. Hopkins air services today as he and Harry that the United Stat Z nn [EOVE their hearers the impression L. Hopkins, lease-lend adwinistra- : Ales was prepar- that the problem was both to hit

tor, began their tasks of aiding if) 1N8 for the offensive thorughout the Hitler hard where it would hurt organizing allied defense and of-|

business manager, has received Roar at Gibraltar. : (world on both military and diplo- most and to make absolutely sure | matic fronts, ¥

'That’s Belief of Many in nis commission as lieutenant in CAIRO, April 9 (U.P).—British| fence against the axis on a world (that any allied offensive would be Hints A. E, F. Expansion

| the U. S. naval ; Empire forces, in a swift hard count- scale. successful.

Capital After Studying | reserve and wil ler-thrust, struck back today at the] Gen. Marshall opened his major ION POST LOSES

i report for active Marshall Statement. duty April 16 to By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS \axis forces pressing out from they] Conterentes at a private luncheon]

national executive committee here April 30-May 1. an Atlantic port Scripps-Howard Foreign Editor Bi WASHINGTON, April 9-—-Un- All Britain waited eagerly for de-! ——FACTORY METHOD | : . i velopments in the conferences of LEG | positions between Derna and Tobruk! >, » closely guarded Savoy hotel ;;o american chief of staff and| ‘on the Libya front, and took a num-|

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| Ray Murphy of New York City, national director of the program, reported that more than 2700 inC structors have been graduated from | . : i eight legion schools in the first! Lieut. Miner month of the training program. : | usual importance is attached HATTERS | : boot OHI . | Indiana state private dining room. | President Roosevelt's close adviser,

resignation to the hoard of diWASHINGTON, April 9 (U. P.). secret mission to London and his | —Thomas J. Qualters prepared to- hint that American expeditionary

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Many believe it means that British and American troops will soon [pe in line against the Germans, most probably somewhere in Russia. This, of course, is only a guess. To effect a landing in Norway,

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admittedly be a terrific job. Even the Nazis have recoiled from the | gigantic, though lesser, problems involved in the reverse process of invading England. Face Great Difficulties Before the united nations can in|vade western Europe, the experts |agree, they must win command of | the air above the English channel {and hold it—permanently. | Not only vast numbers of troops, but equipment, including thousands lof tanks, will have to be transport{ed. And, suppiies and munitions must be kept moving in a steady | stream. | To get to Russia, American and British troops and material would (have to be transported enormous distances across perilous seas, but

Ba once on the other side, there would iS | be places to land and positions

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all-out offensive toward the Caujcasus as soon as the thaws permit. {The heaviest fighting would be southward. from the Moscow sector. Big Task in North Russia | North of Moscow, however, the Nazis still would try to capture Leningrad and cut the Murmansk and Archangel railway lines. over which flow supplies from America and | Britain. If the British and Americans could assume the chief responsibillity for hoMiing back the enemy in this vital northern area, it would help the Russians enormously. For if the axis succeeded in cutting off Russian supplies via the Red sea and Persian gulf, the one [remaining gateway way of the Arctic ocean.

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| CINCINNATI, O, April 8 (U. P). —FBI agents held 12 enemy aliens in custody today and confiscated contraband short wave radios, guns, cameras, ammunition and binoculars found in their Dayton and and Springfield homes.

| STARK GIVEN NAVY STAR WASHINGTON, April 9 (U. P). | —President Roosevelt today pre- | sented Admiral Harold R. Stark | the navy gold star in lieu of a seecyond distinguished service medal for | “exceptional meritorious service” as lchiet of naval operations,

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THE IMPORTANT DAYS ON BATAAN

11 Most Significant in Japs’ 4-Month Siege for

Peninsula. |

WASHINGTON, April 9 (U. P) — | Here are the important dates in the

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ber of prisoners. The British struck at troops trying to establish a strong point, possibly a jumping off place for an attack in force, between Timimi and El Gazala. Another British column engaged an enemy force in the Sidi Bregisch sector. Axis radios reported a heavy cannonade at Gibraltar for 20 min-

{utes during the night.

Malta was under almost continuous aerial attack. Reports said the Germans and Italians lost nine planes shot down, six probably shot down and eight damaged for a total of 24. Here the tense situation was marked by the arrest of former Premier Ali Maher Pasha under regulations concerning the security of the state.

{four-month battle of the Philip- 3

| pines:

DEC. 10—First landing of Japa- | {nese troops confirmed by the war | department,

8 | DEC. 29—Manila is declared an

{open city, but is bombed neverthe- | | tess JAN. 2—Japanece enter Manila (after American and Filipino forees | [concentrated for a defense of Bataan peninsula. JAN. 21—American and Filipino troops counter-attack, retaking some | lost territory and inflicting heavy casualties, By the end of January, Gen. | Masaharu Homma had arrived on Luzon with heavy reinforcements.

JAN. 26—Another American offensivé re-established the Bataan lines, driving the Japs back as far as five miles. Shortly afterward Gen. Homma was reported to have committed suicide to atone for his failure to take Bataan and Gen.

Tomoyuki Yamashita. the econqueror of Singapore, took command.

MARCH 17—Gen. Douglas MacArthur was appointed commander of united nations forces in the Far Pacific and arrived in Australia.

MARCH 22—Deadline for the sur-' render demanded by Yamashita. He received no answer,

MARCH 28—Japs break Bataan line after many assaults, but it was restored. |

APRIL 5 Jap shock troops make! gains they were able to extend the next day.

APRIL %Y Defenders forced to withdraw to new positions during the night. Japs immediately start (their heaviest assaults, i : | APRIL 9—American and Filipino east flank is beaten back and the physicallv-exhsusted troops cannot hold the enemy onslaught. Bataan is “probably overcome.”

PAIR FACES DEATH IN KIDNAPING CASE

CINCINNATI, O. April 8 (U. P).| —A federal grand jury today considered indictment under the Lind-| bergh kidnaping act of George, Shimchuk, 25, and Joseph D.! Hepburn, 22, of Chicago, who econfessed they kidnaped Mrs. Mary | Jacobson, 33, of Calumet City, Til. and held her prisoner in her car during a 300-mile drive to Cincinnati. The men pleaded guilty to the! kidnaping charges when arraigned! before U. 8. Commissioner J. Paul Geoghegan yesterday. They were {bound to the grand jury under $10,000 bonds and faced a possible death sentence if convicted. The jury ‘also will consider charges they violated the Dyer act covering interstate movement of a stolen car. Mrs. Jacobson came here to testify. . Found bound by her silk

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|Sir Dudley Pound, Gen. Sir Alan | | Brooke and Air Chief Marshal Sir! | Charles Portal. Others were chiefs of staff of the navy, army and air force; Maj. Gen.| [Sir Hastings Ismay, chief of staff) {to Prime Minister Winston Church-| {ill in his capacity of defense minis-| ‘ter; Capt. Lord Louis Mountbatten, | personal aid to King George; Gen. | [James B. Chaney, commanding | United States forces in the British! Isles, and Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley, United States naval observer.

Talks With Staff |

Opening his first full day in London, after his dramatic arrival with | Mr. Hopkins in a U. S. army bomb-| er, Gen. Marshall conferred with, members of his own staff. | Mr. Hopkins planned to confer, in company with W. Averell Harri-| man, United States defense liaison] chief, with Capt. Oliver Lyttleton,!

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rence : The alcoholic beverage commis- ~ “Won't you find it rather cramp- gq, today revoked the liquor permit ing over here?” a correspondent : . : asked fof the Indianapolis American Le“We intend to expand into Eu- Bion post 13, 46 N, Pennsylvania st, rope,” Gen. Marshall had said. “We Selling after hours was charged.

ae be cramped when we 8° Commission officials said this was here.” : ] ffi \ SH the post's secon flense. within the first econd offense

It seemed clear ls : : few hours of their visit that the| The commission fined the Indian-

mission of Gen. Marshall and Mr. apolis Labor Temple association, 45 Hopkins centered on the great allied | Virginia ave, $100 and suspended problem-—how to beat Hitler and|its liquor permit 30 days and fined do it quickly as possible. George Dougherty, operator of the It was understood that the talks Old Homestead tavern, 1158 W, 18th would cover every present and st. $50 on similar charges. potential fighting front in the world| It also suspended for five days and Mr. Hopkins had commented the liquor permit. held by Pete that matters to be discussed with | Thomas, operator of a tavern at Churchill would extend into the!522 N. Illinois st., charging violat-post-war period. ing of the fair trades act. The , Mr. Hopkins had emphasized that | commission officials said that he the first task was to give Russia!sold an item for 65 cents which supplies with which to face the

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