Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 May 1942 — Page 3

GOP UNDECIDED 0 STATE SECRETARY

' Injured

Tucker Supporters Hint Surprise Choice for Post; Emison Ouster Causes Auto License Bureau Fir-

ings; Hint Capehart for Senate.

By VERN BOXELL With the Republican state convention little more than a month away, the forces now directing the party’s affairs still have not settled upon a candidate for the top office—

secretary of state.

There were candidates galore around the Claypool hotel yesterday as the G. O. P. state committee, with 15 new faces in the 22-member line-|

RE-ELECTION OF

up, unanimously approved the program of State Chairman Ralph Gates. But the supporters of James Tucker, two-term secretary of state,

admitted they still had not decided!

‘Democrats Make Only 3!

upon his successor. They indicated,

however, that a cnoice would he made soon, possibly this week, and that their favorite would be a surprise. Patronage Involved

Because of the state-wide patronage involved in the auto license setup, the secretary office ranks as the most important to be filled on the state ballot this year. Through this patronage, Mr. Tucker and Burrell Wright gained control of the state organization last summer, and therefore should be able to nominate their choice for the office at the June 18 party convention here. Maurice Robinson, Mr. Tucker’s securities commissioner, long has Leen considered the choice of his chief for the office, but recently Mr. Robinson said he would prefer a nomination to the supreme or appelate court.

5 Candidates Mentioned

Mr. Tucker has indicated that he will not force the secretary "post on his deputy and that another candidate will be found. To date, five possible candidates have been mentioned, but not all of them are acceptable to the Tucker group. R. Lowell McDaniel, who directs the license setup for Mr. Tucker, is reported to be one possible choice. : Two state representatives, both from the second district, also are in the list of possible starters—Rep. Hobart Creighton, poultry farmer, and Rep. Glenn Slenker, attorney.

Jenner Not Interested

Edwin O’Neel, Hagerstown publisher who was ousted as 10th district chairman earlier this week, is another whose name has been mentioned. Larry Crosby of Bluffton is

. reported to be gaining strength

around his district. William Jenner, president pro tem of the state senate last year and unsuccessful candidate for the governor nomination in 1940, is reported not interested in the nomination. It is said that Mr. Jenner may enter the army soon. . © While everything appeared serene on the surface at yesterday's committee meeting, there were decided repercussions to the successful fight of Homer Capehart, industrialist and farmer, in ousting Ewing Emison, seventh district chairman for 22 years.

Capehart Backs Gates

It was Mr. Capehart who moved that the re-election of Mr. Gates as chairman be made unanimous. Meanwhile, however, two of Mr. Capehart’s supporters were losing their patronage jobs under Mr. Tucker because of their support for the new district chairman. Downald E. Bowen of Bloomington, Monroe county chairman, was removed as co-manager of the auto license bureau there, and Mary Hicks, an Emison supporter who was beaten for county vice chairman, was given full control of the bureau.

Aikin Discharged

Howard Aiken of Sullivan, whose wife, Mrs. Leona ‘Aiken, was named Mr. Capehart’s vice chairman, was discharged as an auditor in the state motor license division ‘here. Another candidate who reportedly was affected by the Emison ouster was George Henley, a leader in the 1941 legislature who is considered a leading candidate for attorney general. Mr. Henley’s friends supported Mr. Capehart. Meanwhile, reports from southern Indiana persisted that Mr. Capehart has his eyes on the ‘1944 U. S. senator nomination, and that the district chairmanship is a stepping stone. His supporters believed that

if any opposition to the present state party leadership develops, it|ex:

will revolve around Mr. Capehart. Other candidates for 1942 nominations mentioned at yesterday's

BAYS EXPECTED

Committee Changes in District Meetings.

Five new Democratic state committee members will begin two-year terms Saturday, when the party's leaders meet here to organize for the November election. Fred F. Bays, state chairman, appeared certain to be re-elected, along with Charles E. Skillen, secretary; Mrs. Edna Bingham, vicechairman, and C. U. Gramelspacher, treasurer. Only three changes were made in yesterday’s nine district meetings. William Hillenbrand, Batesville manufacturer, succeeded State Purchasing Agent Lawrence Reeves of Columbus in the ninth district, and Harry Baldwin, Anderson mayor, took over in the fifth district from Van Garrott, Frankfort, who withdrew because of ill health.

Change Made In 10th

Mrs. Robert Allen, Hagerstown, was named 10th district vice chairman, succeeding Mrs. Mabel Young of Muncie. The other changes were made last Saturday, when Ira Haymaker, Indianapolis, became 11th district chairman succeeding Albert Deluse, who has joined the army, and Joseph Goin of Gary succeeded Chester Foster as first district leader. Mr. Hillenbrand was a leader in the successful fight of Roy Huckelberry ,Salem, for the Democratic congressional nomination in that! district, while Mr. Goin supported Ray Madden in his successful fight to unseat Rep. William Schulte: in Lake county.

The New Committee

The new Democratic committee includes: FIRST—Joe Goin of Gary, chairman; Katherine Patton of Gary, vice chairman. SECOND—Charles E. Skillen of Winamac, chairman; Mrs. Margaret, Afflis of Delphi, vice chairman. THIRD—Edward Doran of South Bend, chairman; Miss Florance Smith of La Porte, vice chairman. FOURTH—Joseph Suelzer of Ft. Wayne, chairman; Mrs. Anna Grady of Lagrange, vice chairman. FIFTH—Mayor Harry Baldwin of Anderson, chairman, and Mrs. Nancy Schaefer of Hunington, vice chairman. SIXTH—Ura Seegar of West Lebanon, chairman; Mrs. Lawrence Arnsman of Lebanon, vice chairman. -SEVENTH—Mayor A. B. Taylor of Vincennes, chairman; Miss Tella Haines of Sullivan, vice chairman. EIGHTH—Ernest Weatherbolt of Cannelton, chairman; Mrs. Louis Koerner of Jasper, vice chairman. NINTH—William Hillenbrand of Batesville, chairman, and Mrs. Eudora Kelly of Nashville, vice chairman. TENTH—Frank Unger of Farmland, chairman; Mrs. Robert Allen of Hagerstown, vice chairman. ELEVENTH—Ira Haymaker of Indianapolis, chairman; Mrs. Kathryn Coleman of Indianapolis, vice chairman.

meeting were Paul Dowell, Madison, and Wilbur Royse, Indianapolis, for two of the four appellate court seats, and Russell Robins, Richmond; Paul Bloomington, and Judge Paul Wetter, Indianapolis, for clerk of the supreme court. State Auditor Richard James and State Treasurer James Givens are ted to be renominated without opposition, but there may be opposition te Dr. C. T. Malan, super-

Three new Republican district Claypool yesterday. Seated are

left),

chairmen and the “dean” of the

group talked over party problems at their first meeting in the

Homer Capehart (left), seventh

district, and James T. McShane, first district. James Fulton (standing of the fifth district is now the committee veteran in point of service, and Alfred Norris, 10th district, is another newcomer.

They called him John (Mow ‘em down) Bookwalter, because of his excellent work as G. O. P. state treasurer. When he retired yesterday, the committee gave: him this power lawnmower.

Another “dean”

greeted three new co-workers ‘as. the state

committee re-elected Ralph Gates state chairman. Mrs. Grace Double (seated right), fourth district, has served longer than ‘any of the

state’s viee chairmen.

She’s shown with Mrs. Leona 'Aikin

(seated

left), seventh district, and (standing) Mrs. Mabel Sites Fraser (left), second district, and Mrs. Fern Norris, 11th district.

WASHINGTON, May 14 (U. P.). —The war department was ready today to take in its stride organization of a “petticoat army.” Organizational plans for the wom-

en's army auxiliary corps, which will enlist women for noncombatant service with the army, have been completed. They will be put into effect as soon as President Roosevelt signs the bill authorizing the WAAC. War department officials said plans would not be revealed until Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson names a director. Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, Houston newspaper executive now attached to the war department’s public relations bureau, was believed to be the leading candidate, The director, or highest ranking member of the WAAC, will have the equivalent rank of a major in the army. All members of the corps will wear uniforms fo be provided by

Plans Completed to Enlist First ‘Petticoat Army’ Units

war department. Several designs are now under consideration. Officers originally will be drawn from selected personnel meeting specific qualifications. Later, enrolled “privates” will be given an opportunity to go to an™ officers’ candidate school. At the outset, the corps will be organized into companies composed of four officers and 250 enlisted women. "Fhey will be given—in the words of the army officer—“unly a sufficient amount or purely military training in’ order to move these units to and from places and conduct them from one point to another in an orderly and systematic manner.” They are going to be taught discipline and a certain amount of close order drill, Initially, the war department plans to organize 50 companies with an over-all strength of approximately 12,200. Eventually, the WAAC may be expanded to a force

Couple on Trial, Charged With Sending Scurrilous.

Matter in Mails.

New Castle's “battle of postcards” wound up in federal court today. For nearly a decade a number of persons there have been receiving anonymous, and not always complimentary, noies through the mails so that all, especialy the postman, could read. Vaughn M. Wilkinson, New Castle’s assistant postmaster, and his wife, Lucy, are now charged with sending scurrilous matter through the mails. They have admitted sending postcards to their church pastor, the Rev. Robert Beck of the Christian church, and to Chester Cassity, a filling svation operator. They also are charged with sending a card to an 82-year-old elder in the church interring that he was “misconducting” himself, but the Wilkinsons deny this.

Appear as Witnesses

The pastor, the elder and Mr. Cassity appeared as state's witnesses in the opennig of the trial today before Judge Robert C. Baltzell. The prosecution must prove that the cards are “scurrilous.” The one received by the Rev. Mr. Beck said: “It takes guts for you to ask people to tithe when you only give $2 a week from your salary.” The card received by Mr. Cassity read: “It is too bad you are injured and cannot work. When did you?” The Wilkinsons said they have had nothing to do with the postcard sending that residents claim has been transpiring for about 10 years.

COLLECTOR ROBBED OF $125 NEAR HOME

Herman Rudy was robbed of $125 in insurance collections early today as he parked his car in front of his

home at 312 E. 17th st. As Mr. Rudy got out of his car and walked down an alley at his home, a man described as “tall and with. a nickel-plated revolver” held up ‘the insurance man, took his

intendent of public instruction.

money and walked away.

of 150,000.

POSTCARD CASE Organizations REAGHES COURT

Stamp Club to Meet—The Indiana Stamp club will meet at 7:45 p. m. tomorrow in the Antlers hotel.

G. A. R. Ladies Plan Party — A card party will be sponsored at 8

{p. m. Saturday by the Ladies of the

G. A. R. at 512 N. Illinois st.

G. O P Women to Meet—A noon, covered-dish luncheon, followed by the monthly business meeting, will be held tomorrow by the Lawrence Township club of Republican Women at the home of Mrs. William H. Dickey on E. 46th st.

G. A. R. Ladies Sponsor Party— Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic will sponsor a card party at Ft. Friendly at 8 p. m. Saturday.

Pilgrim Shrine 12 will sponsor a card party at 2 p. m. Tuesday at L. S. Ayres & Co. Mrs. Lula Cox is general chairman.

Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War will meet at 6:30 p. m. Tuesday at Ben Harrison camp, 512 N. Illinois st. The initiation of candidates will be held.

HOOSIER €APTAIN KILLED

NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 14 (U. P.) —Capt. William H. Bloss of Muncie, Ind. was killed instantly near here early today when the army jeep he was driving crashed into the rear of a large truck ans overturned into a roadside ditch.

Home Defense Bulletin

From Marion county and Indianapolis offices of civilian defense World War memorial, 431 N. Meridian st.

] Here’s what to do in case enemy bombers attack and you ‘are away from home: 1.If you are driving, pull over to a curb or parking space * immediately. Turn off lights, lock your car and walk to the nearest shelter. 2.If at work, follow the posted instructions of your or- | ganization. 3.If on a public conveyance, follow the instructions of the person in charge. Remember—wherever you are —don’t help start a panic!

IN INDIANAPOLIS—VITAL STA

| Here Is the Traffic Record FATALITIES

County City Total 21 29 56 29 46

-—May 13— Accidents .... 32 |Arrests cores 10 | Dead Cases Convic- Fines Tried tions 12 Reckless driving. 6 3 Failure to stop at through street. Failure to 4550p at

3 4 All others ...... 25

Total ......... 57

MEETINGS TODAY

South Indiana Synod of Evangelical and Reformed churches, conference, St. John's church, all day. Indiana Bankers’ association, convention, Cla aypool hotel, a ay. P.E. O.s sisterhood. state SoHYSRtion: war

Construction League of Indiananelis, luncheon, 231 N. Pennsylvania st., noo Defense meeting of Plymouth union, Figat Son Sfational church, 16th and Delaware Pp

Caravan club, luncheon, Murat temple,

a, 1h Theta Pi, luncheon, Canary cot-, Beokbinders union meetin, Hotel Severin, 7:30 p o 5 , lunchnoon

sl avsrtising ety ‘of Indiana Indianapolis Athletic club, oo club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, noon.

MEETINGS TOMORROW

P. E. O. sisterhood, state convention, war memorial, all day. Northeast central section, American association of university women, conference, Elaypoal | hotel, all da; * Indiana Federation o conference, Claypool poten all day. Methodist pital nurses alumnae, dinner ri, Co Habis club, night. Brideen Ber Be A Brass [> olis A etic club, noon. Mothers’ club of Kappa Kappa Gatma, luncheon, Butler chapter house, 1 p. Mormon male Sharus city concert, Y. W. C. Exchange club, os Hotel TN verin, noon. Indiana Whist club, meeting, Hotel Severin, 7:30 p. m. .

Sigma Chi, luncheon, Board of Trade,

uhivesiby women, Loi

chon fo tor Charles D. J

of Si Lake Rt.

Phi Delta Theta, luncheon, Canary’ cotptimint club, luncheon, Columbia club,

PO nitne council Llegkors buses, advisory comm un anapolis Ayllstic club, no

meeting of Riverside Methodist ist church 8 Boy Sco

. MARRIAGE LICENSES

These lists are from official records in the county court house. The Times, theref

Park ut troop, 2444

names d addresses. on, od U. 8S. army; Evelyn “of 33 Fa;

LIE i 2 3, %, of 724 Blak

Set ith or f 2604 Botilev m o Nein, 23, of 1075 we

Herbert L. JoveL, 21, of 6572 Belletone; Minnie Carlisle, 20, of 922 E.

, 20, of 1042 N. Pershing; 8, of 1321 N. Warman f 645 E. 31st; Mary 1m, Box 500.

Sm th, * 27, "of 4702 ‘Washington A. Stamper, 24, of 1312

Stagsdill, 41, :°e Danville, Ky.; % 26th.

Lottie Rady 44, of 3455 Ww . & Miami Beach,

m H Trou ps Mary Bet Bidhum, 24, of 625

pa Sigma, Tusicheon, Canarl cottage,

is* not responsible for errors im |p,

TISTICS

Girls Paul, Rita Head, at Methodist. ervin, Irene Winters. at Met Side, Jisgens fi Ju 1680 Mn net y ena Hutton, a Charles chert, a Meth a Ir i, Dorothy smi § St Vincent's. mi

3 City. Boys James, Dorothy Wade, a City. George, Mary acke, at St. Vincent's. William, Maigaret oes. at St. Vincent's. Furner, Ruth Honsher, at St. Francis. William Mary Maclhtsze, at St. Prancis. Everett, cC St.

rmick, at

Welky, Helen Rooks, at Methodist. Fr. Emma Urick, at Method George, Doris V. ter, ? Methodist. Billy, Betty Dobbins. at Methodis Orville, Helen Dewey, at Methodist.

DEATHS

Nora Hall, 49, at 1108 S. Kenwood,

preum, fia Fars 3 a Alexander, 61, at 2456 Bluff Road, vascular renal.

Ha airy’ L mings, 70, at Stubbins Hotel, |

BOARD RECEIVES

‘PLEA FOR PARK

Citizens in Southwest Area

Seek Tract at Minnesota And Belmont.

A delegation of more than a score of southwest Indianapolis civic leaders appeared before the park board today and asked establishment of a new park at at Minnesota st. and Belmont ave. The delegation, representing the Parent - Teacher association of School 46 and the Southwest Social center, complained that their cqmmunity never has had adequate playground facilities. Spokesmen for the delegation said there are between 6000 and 9000 children in that area and that the closest playground is Rhodius park, more than a mile away. The site proposed for the park is a 30-acre trace of land which has not beén in use. Park board members took the request under advisement, pending surveys and investigation of the property, which is privately owned.

FORMER LOCAL MAN DIES SAVING OTHERS

Philip C. Shera, former Indianapolis man, lost his life in an effort to save others when the tanker he was on in the :Atlantic was torpedoed recently, co-workers who landed at an Eastern seaport reported. After the tanker was torpedoed, Mr. Shera, an el eer, stayed below to cut the ship’s engines, W. J. Hess, an oiler working with Mr. Shera, said. A son, Philip Shera Jr., is living in Indianapolis with his grandmother, Mrs. Scott P. Matthews, 603 E. 32d st. ‘He is a sophomore at Tech high school. Mr. Shera, who was 37, formerly was employed by the Marmon Motor Car Co. and the Ford Motor Co. here. In 1925, he married Sarah Elizabeth Matthews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott P. Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. Shera moved to Columbus, O., several years ago and Mr. Shera joined the merchant marine five years ago. Survivors, in addition to the wife and son, are his father, George M. Shera, Oxford, O., and two brothers, Munns Shera of the U. S. army and Caleb Shera, Chicago.

14 INITIATED INTO MARSHALL SOCIETY

Thirteen Butler university students and one faculty member were initiated into the Alfred Marshall society yesterday in services at the Hotel Riley. Norman E. Isaacs, managing editor of The Indianapolis Times, spoke at the banquet following the ceremonies. Those students initiated were upperclassmen in the business administration college who have maintained a 2 grade average. They included Winston Noiret, Jack Alboher, Morris Boyce, Harry Ashman, Hyman Cohen, Isadore Cambhi, Mary Hartman, Theodore Jenkins, Richard Hudelson, John Porter, Frank Kottlowski, Myron Simmons and Eva Lou Wise. The faculty member was Dr. Harold B. Baker, economics professor. The annual banquet of Kappa Tau Alpha, national journalism honorary, will be held at 7 p. m. Tuesday in the Canary Cottage. New pledges who will be initiated include Helen Ruegamer, Betty Gordon, Patricia Bridgins, Jeanne Gass, Harold Darmer, Beth Meyer and Donnie Douglas.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. S. Weather Bureat |

(Central War Time) Sunrise ...... 5:30 | Sunset ....... 7:52

TEMPERATURE

on since since Jan.

The following fi shows the temperatares in other cit

Precipitation 24 hrs. end: Foal precipitati

Clifford K. Elliott, 72, at 3737 Suther- Shicase

land, sa

bral hemorrhage. Mark Crunk, 40, monia

at City, lobar pneu-

Frank C myocarditis.

rcoma d Roush, 71, at 2040 E. 34th, cere- Cl

C. Richard, 80. at St. Vincent's, |I c

Mary Taylor. 75, at 1877 Shelby, strepto- | Miami, Fl

N. "William Cole. 74. at Methodist, coronary | N

8. Gibbs, 75, at 111 E. 8t. Clair, |O

Today's War Moves

By LOUIS F. KEEMLE

United Press War Analyst

Adolf Hitler's spring offensive, if the ‘Crimean drive is the start of it, is not going “according to

plan.”

While the Germans made progress in the Kerch peninsula, Marshal Semyon Timoshenko has started a powerful drive in the Kharkov region of the north-

ern Ukraine.

the eastern front. theirs, not Hitler's.

The Russians

The Kerch attack being a localized

affair, it hardly fits in with the picture of a general German offensive on

have said that the offensive will be

Timoshenko’s move shows clearly that he has not

dug in to await a German attack. From the tone of the Russian and German communiques, the Kharkov drive is on a major scale. Berlin admits that “our troops are fighting defensively against attacks by strong enemy forces, supported by tanks.” : This tends to offset German progress in the Kerch peninsula, so that mid-May finds the Germans in no better position than they were during the long winter. The Germans may reach Kerch, but they did that once before, only to be hurled back.

A Big Question Mark

Moreover, the Russians still hold Sevastopol and the surrounding area in the southwestern Crimea. That maintains the base of the Black sea fleet, which would be an important factor in repulsing a German attempt to cross the Kerch strait into the. Caucasus. Thus the Russian situation remains very much a question mark. Timoshenko, a stubborn man and an able strategist; stands in the way of Hitler's expected drive

casus region. American military observers believe it will be necessary for Hitler to drive past Rostoy due eastward to Astrakhan at the mouth of the Volga, and thence down the western shore of the Caspian sea to Baku.

In No Mood to Collapse

Baku oil is a lubricant of a quality Hitler needs most, even more than the oil of the middle eastern fields. The suggested route involves a peneration into Russia which would be a more severe campaign than any Hitler has undertaken since he invaded the Soviet Union last June. Unless Timoshenko’s army collapses, the success of Hitler's drive is at least highly problematical. Timoshenko’s present attack indicates he is not in a collapsing mood. Trouble in the Arctie

‘South Russia is not Hitler's only problem. Military observers believe that he will have to bolster Finland, which is rapidly weakening and has not been able to block the flow of allied supplies = southward from Murmansk and Archangel.’ It is of primary importance to Hitler to block that flow. His submarine and aerial attacks from Norwegian bases have not succeeded in doing it. The best the Finns could do was to prevent use of the Murmansk railroad to Leningrad. But a connecting link, not shown on maps, has been built below Murmansk to join the line from Archangel which runs down to Moscow. Blitzkrieg Expert Busy To get at this life line, Hitler would have to move into Finland in force. Some observers believe he may take the easiest route, which lies from Norway across Sweden in the general direction of Murmansk. However, if Hitler decides that Swedish resistance would make it too costly, he could move by sea across the narrow gulf of Finland. German army men were interested in recent private advices about Gen. Emmanuel List, Hitler's blitzkrieg expert who was sent to Norwey. At latest reports he is, or was, in Latvia, causing speculation on whether he was organizing a northern drive from both sides.

WARREN GOP CLUB HEARS 3 NOMINEES

Members of the Warren Township Republican club heard four addresses, three by Republican nomiunees, at their meeting yesterday in

* {the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Glenn

White, N. Flowing Well Rd. The speakers included Otto W. Petit, sheriff nominee; S. L. Montgomery, assessor nominee; Bernard L. Curry, nominee for trustee for Warren township, and Ray Lewis, past president of the Irvington. Republican club.

2 DIE IN TEXAS HOTEL FIRE

WICHITA FALLS, Texas, May 14 (U. P.).—PFire swept the sevenstory Texan hotel today, killing two persons and leaving several unaccounted for. Of 40 guests in the hotel, 10 were injured, but OwnerManager ‘Dick Levy could not ac-

Mercury Out of Hiding May 18

By Science Service WASHINGTON, May 14.— Monday evening, May 18, shortly after sundown will be the best chance in many a moon to see the planet Mercury. The little planet will be found ‘trailing the sun and will set about an hour and a half after sundown. The sky’ will not be quite dark, but if the air is clear down to the horizon the planet should be visible, looking like a medium-sized first magnitude star but without twinkle, Mercury is always close to the sun and most of the time is lost in the sun’s rays. Every 116 days it reaches its greatest distance east of the sun and can then be seen in the twilight after sunset. But not all of these occasions are as good as the one that will occur this May 18.

JAPS DRIVE ON IN SOUTH CHINA

{Fate of Yunnan Provinoe,

Possibly Chungking, ~ Now. in Balance.

CHUNGKING, May 14 (U.P) Fast-moving Chinese units have '

{severed Japanese communication {lines at three strategic points in northern Burma,

but reinforced enemy columns have regained sue periority in China's Yunnan prove ince, a military. spokesman said Wei day. Joined by thousands of reinforces.

ments along the Burma road in ) southern China, the Japanese cole

umn had branched northward and: was now attacking the city of Tengchung, about 90 miles north of the

vealed.

Japanese communications lines, |

it was reported, now are cut bee

tween Lashio, in Burma, the Burma

road’s southern terminus, and

Wanting, the border town, 116 miles

to the north; between Lashio and Bhamo (a distance of 100 miles), and between Bhamo and Myitkyina (a distance of 75 miles).

Battle for China Starts For the Chinese, the batile of

Burma frontier, the spokesman re (HR

<i va

i od veiriel i ¥

Burma now has become the battle En

of China. Military quarters ade mitted that the fate of Kunming, provincial capital of Yunnan prove ince, and possibly of Chungking ite

self, may depend upon developments

in the Yungchang sector. It was conceded that the Chinese

situation now is as grave as a week

ago before the enemy advance cole

umns were beaten back with an i!

estimated 4500 casualties. An all-out defense of Yungchang was expected.. It has been an ime portant base for the American vole unteer group and Chinese pilots operating against the advancing

enemy. oi

: American Bombers Busy

An A. V.‘G. communique, Yee vealed © that American bombed and strafed the main aire drome near Hanoi, Japanese-occupied French Indo= China, Tuesday afternoon. Fifteen enemy planes, including bombers and one large transport, were

burned on the ground and 25 were

damaged. New Delhi reported that Amer

ican bombers, based in India, under

Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton, staged

an attack Tuesday on the Japanasee held airdrome at Myitkyina in northern Burma, scoring several direct hits and setting fire to parked

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350 $4 $5 $6 7.50 $10 12.50

THE STRAW HAT

SEAS OPEN .

AND MEN BY NATURE INSTINCT, LOGIC,-HABIT AND THE EXERCISE OF WISDOM ARE PUTTING THEIR HEADS INTO

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THE DOBBS SAILORS are

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THE DOBBS BODY. HATS. are 3.50, $5, $6, 50; $10

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