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Fans Whoop Welcome to Indians . .
The sun-tanned Indiana
OFFICIALS JON BIG RECEPTION
Mayor and Governor Are Set for Opener at Victory Field Thursday.
By EDDIE ASH The hometown Indians are home. The 1942 diamond gladiators received a gala reception at the Union | station on their arrival from the sunny south and they stepped right into more sun, much to the delight of the athletes. After a welcome from the fans at the station, the players hopped into fire trucks and got a ride through the downtown section to the east steps of the state house, where they were greeted by Governor Henry PF. Schricker and Mavor Reginal H. Sullivan. Both the governor and mayor paid tribute to baseball and told the to get out there and bring home the bacon. Old Timer Optimistic Ed Kepner, who has missed only one local opening day game in the last 43, spoke on behalf of the fans and predicted a revival of interest in the game in Indianapolis. Ti» governor said his arm is in swell shape for tnat opening day! pitch Thursday and the mayor told
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the boys he had a fresh supbly of [o; wi) take part in the program—) wen
chewing tobacco on hand to help
him catch the governor's curve. and blue who'll be admitted free.
The players were introduced by} Bert Wilson, WIBC : nouncer, American association umpires held their annual pre-season “skull practice” here today and received their orders from President George
M. Trautman of the league, :
Carry Eight “Umps” The league is to carry only eight officials this year. These are George Johnson, starting his 28th
lis Indians pulled in late from Florida today, but they weren't too late for a throng of fans who greeted them at the Union Station. Members of the Chamber of Commerce athletic committee arranged the home-coming and many other baseball enthusiasts jammed the station and added to the rousing reception. The big fellow (second from right, first row)
sports an-!
rival.
is Manager Gabby Hartnett.
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Play Ball! | BUYING POWER ee | | That Jarrah You! ~ BRAKE SOUGHT our svsma
Major League Season Starts Before 200,000 Fans.
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent
i NEW YORK. Apnl 13 —Demo- | { 1
ture of American and Australian troops under a single command here is teaching the soldiers of both countries some new tricks.
The American signal corps
Roosevelt at Work Today On Inflation Control
Plan Like Canada’s |
{ WASHINGTON, April 14 (U.P).| —President Roosevelt is working today on a program designed to stop inflation by the most complete control of American economic life ever | proposed. High government officials said the plan, in its broad principles, is similar to that in efrect in Canada soldiers and sail- and would give the government ors, will attend power to control prices, rents, the 1942 inaugural on the eight wages and savings. It would freeze major league fronts. Every ball wages, general prices and rents, in player and fan alike is pledged to defense areas, as of a date yet to do his part in the main job ahead. be determined. Already 76 major league players! The major problem yet to be are wearing army khaki and navy solved is the control of excess purblue including, among others, Hank chasing power. Present plans are Greenberg, highest salaried player to divert it into savings—either in the game's history next to Babe compulsory or voluntary purchase Ruth, who gave up a $50.000 salary of government bonds. The decisto serve his country. ‘lon is up to Mr. Roosevelt, * = Ready in Two Weeks WE SNING DY Crone oh Wh. given: eftriain wai feature a patriotic and militaristic ihe program, now taking form after
motif. Old Glory will float in the weeks of studv. would breeze, bands will blare martial within two Ey Ye ABNOR
tunes and military and naval lead- | Approval of manufacturers as > ] : as consumers and labor i i to say nothing of Yanks in khaki ounted upon since it wil Agi brace virtually all phases of national economy.
adjustable shoe spikes for ¢limbing telephone poles and stringing field wires. They found the Australians still moving a long ladler from one pole to the next. “You're out of date,” said one American signalman who looped his safety belt around a telephone | pole and climbed to the top, using | his spikes. ¢ “Okay, let's see you work now,” said the Australian linesmen. The moment the American | raised: his: gloved hands to the | wire he came whizzing down the pole with a velocity which nearly set his workpants afire. An Australian linesman rsn his hand affectionately down the grain of the telephone pole: “We make our poles from jarrah wood. It's one of the hardest | in the world.” |
cratic America opens the baseball season today without taking its eye off the ball in the big game itself— licking the axis. The Yanks are favored to win in baseball and on the battlefield. More than 200,{000 persons, including many
MILLIKEN BEQUEATHS ART GROUP $100,000
Climaxes Series of Gifts by Mrs. Landers’ Father.
The Art Association of IndianOne of the major problems vet apolis today received word that it to be solved is how to control ap- is to receive a gift of $100,000—a proximately $15.000.000.000 of excess bequest of the late Walter L. Milli‘purchasing power—money for which | ken, father of Mrs. Fisk Landers No consumer goods would be avail- of Indianapolis. able under the wartime program. The gift is the largest since the May Try Voluntary Savings original one of $250,000 from John
: Herron, which made the associaIf prices and wages are frozen at tion possible. present levels, and consumer lux- Today's gift is the culmination
uries are restricted; there would be of a series from Mr. Milliken in
The Giants will admit 2100 soldiers and sailors to today’s opener at the! Polo Grounds and every day therelafter. Other clubs will do likewise. Basebalis. pledge to contribute 10 per cent of its earning power (Continued On Page 16)
THOUSANDS WATCH
us .Old Chief Meets New
Manager Hartnett (left) met an old-time Tribe pilot on his ar-Twenty-eight years ago, in April, 1914, Jack Hendricks blew in from the South at the head of that season's band of Redskins, Jack piloted the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds. of
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Report Hitler Threatened Occupation of All Territoy and Puppet Government to Force Changes in Cabinet.
By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign Editor
Vichy France moved a long step closer to the axis and to a break with the united nations today when Pierre Laval returned to power as vice premier in the cabinet of Marshall |} ‘Henri Philippe Petain. Laval appeared almost certain to have won his long] battle not only for full co-operation with Hitler but to wrest! power from the hands of the old marshal. The German radio said that Laval was expected to be-i
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‘come “actual chief of the French government” and that Petain would surrender some of his broad powers as chief ‘of state to Laval although the latter will be responsible to him. | Diplomats in London believed that Petain submitted to ‘appointment of Laval under Adolf Mitler’s threat to set up a ‘Nazi puppet government in Paris and occupy all of France.
HINT JAPS LOSE PLANE CARRIER
Expect Shelving of Petain
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Pierre Laval , , . named as Vice= Premier of France at insistence of Germany, it appears likely— many observers believe—that he, instead of Marshal Petain will dictate Vichy’s future course in connection with the war.
| Report Flying Fortresses! Knock Out Big Vessel At Rabaul.
Laval had declared privately that he would return to the cabinet only as the moving power in the French government and it was believed that-—under pressure from Berlin—~he forced a far-reaching deal which eventually will a BRYDON ya shelve both Petain and Vice Premier Admiral Francois DarGEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD-| lan, although the latter ostensibly retains control of the QUARTERS, Australia, April 14— French fleet, Allied bomber squadrons attacked Laval’s restoration to power Japanese bases again today after throughout the allied world. a series of raids in which a direct The United States may be compelled to break off relahit was made on an enemy ship tions with Vichy if the arch-collaborationist attempts to at Rabaul. ‘deliver the nation to Adolf Hitler's war bidding and turn
United States flying fortresses the French people against their former allies and friends. bombed the ship at Rabaul in what ! ¢ officials describeg as an attack that : Allies Face Grave Threats { would do much to compensate for the most recent British naval loss in the Indian ocean, (This indicated that the ship was!
stirred grave fears!
If Laval proceeds to give action to his avowed support |, of Hitler, these threats were immediate:
1. Surrender of France's immobilized fleet of more
British lost the aircraft carrier! Hermes in the Indian ocean re-! cently.)
New Raids Made Today
New raids were made on the Japanese base at Lae on northern New Guinea coast today after damaging attacks yesterday on Lae and Koepang. “One enemy fighter was shot down and two others probably were destroyed and a fourth damaged during yesterday's operations at Lae and Koepang,” the communique said. “United States and Royal Australia air force planes scored bomb hits en the airdrome and anti-craft positions and also on a group of three grounded enemy bombers.”
Direct Hit on Ships
allies’ naval strength is badly reduced. German forces threatening to launch a spring offensive in| Libya toward the Suez canal. | East.
coast of Africa, along the allies’ Indian ocean route of communications and supply.
as Dakar within easy striking distance of the Americas. Seeks German Advice
newed demands | American
[regard
2. French African aid to Marshal Erwin Rommel’s [nothing sitior tained 1t will result in disaster.
FRENCH ISLES
SEIZURE ASKED
Demand Made in Congress
After Reinstatement Of Laval.
WASHINGTON, April 14 (U. P.),
—Pierre Laval's reappointment to
he Vichy cavinet today brought ree in congress for seizure of all French erritory considered necessary for
the U. S. war effort.
“History will prove,” Rep. Charles
a Japanese aircraft carrier since thei than 100 warships to Germany at a critical time when the|. Pasdis (D- Pad) od the house
that our present position with to France has netted us If that position is maine
“No policy of appeasement can be
successful. Therefore, I call on the 3. Vichy attacks on the Free French positions INEOveImment to take possession by | Africa along a vital route of U. S. supplies to the Near sary to the prosecution of the war.”
orce of all French territory necese
Mr, Faddis, an influential membep
4. Japanese seizure of Madagascar off the southeast of the military affairs commiitee, spoke after Rep. Ed Gossett, Texas
| Democrat, (Philippe Petain’s moves to reinstate 5. Surrender of submarine bases to Germany, such|Laval “treachery” that will place | the “blood of American soldiers who ldied in the first World war on the {head of France.”
called Marshal Henri
On several previous occasions,
The fact that Laval prepared to leave Vichy immedi- when Vichy appeared on the verge ‘ately for Nazi-held Paris—and that the formal reshuffling of 2 ie OSL Aone with Germany, Moss seed . i : . wis .., influentiai ‘Marshal Petain’s cabinet was delayed pending his return, co domurded the seicure of och
members of congress
The attacks on Lae and Koepang | —indicated that M. Laval’s first move was to obtain the prench possessions as Martinique followed the Rabaul raid on Sunday German government's advice as to the direction of new in the Caribbean and St. Pierre and
when Australian fighters protected | jn liey ; the American flying fortresses as| T YENCh DoCY:
Miquelon in the North Atlantic.
season in the league: Bill Guthrie, starting his 33d season in umpiring;
Hal Weafer., Jim Boyer. Bill Mc- : — ey : : Kinley, Frosty Peters, Bill Kelley Florida Spectators Join in and John Wiethie. The last named Rescue of Crew. Voluntary savings may be tried at first.
is a new member of the staff from JACKSONVILLE. Fla. April 14 -
the eastern league. Of last vears staff Bob Austin is in the navy, Leonard Curtis is (U. P.) —An axis submarine attack . in the army and Paul Genshlea is on a medium sized American mer- Hitler fo Mass D Di Oo-or-Uie
doing defense work at Curtis- chantman, in which 19 of the 43 By EDWARD
no place to spend the $15,000,000,000, except through “black markets” that
That's where the voluntarv or a savings program comes
Wright. crew members apparently lost their] To lives, was witnessed by thousan@sj IRAN BREAKS WITH JAPAN nc the shore of a small east]
TEHRAN, Iran, April # (U. P). coast community Friday night. —Iran severed diplomatic relations Some civilians commandeered row- | With Jagah wie. | boats to help in rescue work. | The torpedoing of the vesel and|
TIMES FEATURES itoday. The smaller ship was torON INSIDE PAGES | pedoed before dawn Thursday. | Thirty-nine of the crew of 40 were saved and brought to Jacksonville. Men In Service 5. As the ship which was attacked Movies 8 Friday night caught fire, citizens plete in wartime and that data on Music ........ 8 who ran to the shore reported they Japanese strength is definitely Obituaries ... 3 also could see the burst of gunfire limited. Pattern . 15 from the submarine. But they believe that the aggresPegler . 12 The shore area was blacked out, sive-minded consultations of Gen. Politics 4 but not until 40 minutes after the George C. Marshall, American chief Pyle .... attack. of staff, and Harry L. Hopkins in Radio ........ 10 Air raid wardens, auxiliary police London must be based on preparaMrs. Roosevelt 11 and members of the home guard all tion to meet 5000000 enemy troops Serial Story... 19 went on duty immediately. in the European sphere and at least Side Glances . 1: ati 12000000 Japanese in the active Homemaking . 15 Society ... 14 TODAY'S TEMPERATURES | Asian theaters of war. In Indpls....... 3 Sports ... 16 |... 08 Jom Wwn 5% Against these axis armies are Inside Indpls. 11 Stage m. £9 11am 61 pitted allied forces whose strength Jane Jordan.. 15 State Deaths .m. 50 12 (Neen) . 62 [cannot be disclosed, but it was Johnson ..... 12 War Quiz .... 11° cm ...% 1pm... 6 | (Continued on Page Seven)
which emphasize, however, that Alley Oop ... 6 their information cannot be com-
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Editorials ... Fashions Mrs. Fergusen 12 Financial .... © Forum 12 Funny Business §
memory of his wife, Mary Bybee Milliken, herself an artist and for
board of directors. | Mrs. Landers is on the board of | directors, and chairman of the Her‘ron Art school committee.
7 Million for ttack This Year
W. BEATTIE
United Press Staff Correspondent | LONDON, April 14—The uni tions grand | of a smaller American merchant- aimed at Sreskin and I world-wide En {man were announced by the navy which responsible British sources expect the enemy to throw 7.000.000 ‘men, 30,000 tanks and more than 10,000 first line airplanes. i That estimate of the enemy strength available for an all-or-nothing drive this summer is gleaned from a realistic survey by military sources
What has Hitler got for the axis 1942 offensive? The enemy strength which united nations military leaders must combat this summer is estimated by responsible military sources in the following dispatch, summing up the outlook for what many ob. servers believe may be a decisive year of world conflict.
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the allied fliers fought
| One bomb made a direct hit on | the Japanese ship near the stern, a (second fell so close that a great jcolumn of water was thrown over the ship. One pilot said he saw the ship afire as he left.
BEW GIVEN POWER
WASHINGTON, April 14 (U. P)). —President Roosevelt today vested in the board of economic warfare, headed by Vice President Henry A. Wallace, responsibility for importing strategic war materials and building up supplies of them. ~The order appeared to give the BEW much, if not most, of the power now exercised by the defense supplies corporation, one of the agencies under Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones.
CHARGES PACTS HURT U. S. WASHINGTON, April 14 (U, P).
navy-0| 8 . fighters and anti-aircraft fire from Hitler were so serious that Washington diplomats specuwould create a form of inflation. years a member of the association’s | shore batteries. : 2 p
OVER WAR SUPPLIES
—John Henry Lewin, special assist- | real power, ant attorney general, charged today | that licensing agreements between French relations with Germany and turned over to the Germans is anyGeneral Electric Co. and the Krupp with the other powers, including body's guess, although on his recGerman steel firm have put this na- the United States. ition at a disadvantage compared!the interior, he will direct the na- jhe can. with jts enemies in the use of tung-| tional police and will be head of sten carbide, an important war ma- important internal matters, with that France will now make an im-
The possible repercussions of Petain’s capitulation to
lated that Franco-American relations would be re-ex-amined. London's military and diplomatic officials were] “on the alert.” The official announcement at Vichy said only that Laval went back into power as vice premier in charge of foreign and interior affairs—the two key offices of the government—lveplacing Vice Admiral Jean Franc Darlan who is anti(Continued on Page Seven) - » ” 8
Today's War Moves
By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press War analyst
The return of Pierre Laval to power in France has the gravest implications for the united nations in the expected axis offensive this summer. It is impossible to appraise exactly what the new set-up will be, but to anyone who has followed the recent course of events and the information which y has leaked out of Vichy to Switzerland and elsewhere, it seems probable that Laval, and not Marshal Petain, will dictate France's future course. Petain retains his title as chief of state, but it may be only a nominal one, with Laval, tool of Germany, exercising the
As foreign minister, he will direct| Whether the French fleet will be
As minister of ord, Laval probably will do it if
It is almost certain, however,
(April 14, 1942)
VICHY; Pierre Laval, arch-chame pion of collaboration with Gere many, restored to power as French vice-premier and minise ter of interior and foreign affairs in Vichy’s capitulation to Hitler's threats; allies alert to any French military aid to axis.
BURMA: Japanese press forward upon Mandalay and Minbu oil fields with reinforced mechanized columns and screen of planes.
KUIBYSHEV: Soviet cavalry thrusts deeply into German positions around Leningrad; ane nihilates 9000 Germans in nine days; Russians report 1000 Gere man planes destroyed in month against loss of 314 Soviet planes,
AUSTRALIA: American flying forte resses score new successes in ate
bases including Rabaul, Lae and Koepang, setting Japanese ship afire,
LONDON: Luftwaffe raids eastern coastal districts of England,
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