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#2] VOLUME 53—NUMBER 65
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TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1942
LL BRITAIN T
U. S. Commanders Arrive: Men, Planes,
I've Been
‘A Gasoline Famine’
Mr. Lewis, Holder of An A Card, Gives EyeWitness Account of Rationing in East.
Through
(Richard Lewis, Indianapolis Times amusement editor, took an automobile trip through the East for his vacation. Arriving home, he wrote out his impressions of the gasoline “famine” belt.)
By RICHARD LEWIS GASOLINE RATIONING in the East has plucked
hand.
automobiles off the streets and highways like an invisible
After nearly two weeks of rationing, gas tanks filled in frantic rush on the eve of rationing are registering near the zero mark on
thousands of attomobile gauges.
Eastern motorists are depending on
their ration cards for gas—and they don’t get much.
So they are “saving” their cars. The populous highways of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York carry only light traffic now. Everywhere, the flow of traffic has diminished to a trickle, » . » Many Doubt Strict Rationing to Last
PEOPLE'I talked 'to seemed to
think gas would be available after |
June 30, when the seven weeks’ “trial” period which began May 15 ends. Motorists have & hard time believing that strict rationing will last, A Many believe ‘that Eastern gas rationing is simply a test to determine a fair rationing program for the entire nation. I saw the first -gas in the nation’s history go into effect Friday, May 15, I was able. to:get. some ides oft npact of: rationing in what the most densely populated motorist section ‘of the world. : You are introduced “to rationing on the Pennsylvania turnpike ‘at ‘the valley village of Somerset, Pa., 66 miles east of “Pittsburgh. The “last-chance” fill‘ing station at the roadside lpoked something like a family picnic being held in a used car lot. » » f J
The Man in Big Car Envies Little Fellow
MOTORISTS WERE waiting in’ a long, double. line to fill their tanks on the border where Western Pennsylvania ends and ra-: tioning begins. Men and women, tourists, salesmen, soldiers, truck+ ers, walked about on the graveled (Continued on Page Five)
BERLIN HINTS SEA ATTACK
BERLIN, May 26 (German. Broadcast Recorded by United Press in New York).—Germany, Japan and Italy have adopted a joint plan for an “intensified naval offensive on all oceans” against the United States and Great Briiain, a government spokesman said today.
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WHAT AMERICA IS FIGHTING FOR—
After the war, what? Vice President Wallace, in a recent speech before the Free World association, vividly por“frayed. the “people's “revolution | on. the march." His outline of « the pattern for the world of tomorrow d a growing wave . of ow Saul nd a for the full ‘text ‘of his address. °* As a service to its readers, The Yims loday prints this
‘Une “that vacant room upstairs over to | aywar industry worker.
Typical of incidents occurring in the gasoline-starved east is this picture. A free-lance photographer, embarrassed by the dirty looks and the indignant stares of
onlookers, posted the sign ‘on his automobile. ‘awlomobile. bumper:
20 S. MAY SEEK " PRIVATE ROOMS
Existing Facilities Must Be Used for War Workers,
Planners Told.
By. EARL RICHERT
Within the "next, few. months, Sam may ask you te-turn
That is, of course, if “you live in a community congested by the influx of workers to defense plants. This was the highlight of a paper prepared by Jolin B, Blandford Jr., national housing administrator, which was read before the National Planning Conférence at the Claypool hotel today by Earle S. Draper, president of the American Insti-| tute of Planners, “In the congested localities,” Mr. Blandford said, “we must crowd existing housing full to the feasible limit and’ build no more new houses than we can help. “We hope we will not have to resort to billeting, nor otherwise to arbitrarily invade people’s homes. “But we believe it is advisable and feasible to ‘place into existing (Continued on Page Six)
SCHRICKER DELAYS GAS RATION STAND
‘Checks State Needs Before
‘Expressing Views.
Governor Schricker said today that he was studying the “pros and cons” of proposed gasoline rationing in the Midwest and that he was
g|8oing to “wait a little bit” before
taking a stand on the matter. A group of representatives of various Indiana industries are protesting against the proposed rationing, contending that it is not necessary now and the governor said he had received indirect pleas from citizens of other states to join in a protest movement. “I want to find out a little more what our people think about it,” the . chief executive said, “and I want to find out what our needs are.” ' He said he was vitally concerned about what would happen, if gas rationing comes, to those persons who have to drive long distances to work.
WASHINGTON, May 26 (U, P.). —War Production Chief Donald M. Nelson said today that the ODT’s plans for nation-wide gasoline rationing were expected to be presented at a WPB meeting this afternoon. : ‘Deputy Petroleum Co-ordinator Ralph K. Davies earlier told a house interstate commerce subcom-
| mittee that the rubber situation “demand”
workers and that be operated it rE ney Ee
GECIL BROWN'S
SLUR AROUSES
HOOSIER ANGER
Radio Charge That State Is Lacking in War Fervor Brings Protests.
Cecil Brown, the radio reporter left town last night, a trail of indignation behind him. : Hoosiers were sore about a remark he made yesterday over an international hookup. He said, in effect: “Indiana doesn’t know there's a war on.” Then, according to several listeners who protested later, he compared the patriotism of Indiana to that of Texas and South Carolina, inferring that Hoosiers were sadly lacking in war fervor—and also a ‘little stupid. Mr., Brown made his charge against Hoosiers in CBS’ international hookup of foreign corre--spondents, “The World Today.” He spoke from the studios of WFBM here from 5:55 to 5:58 p. m., but the. program was not carried locally. ' Spoke on ‘World Today’
Among those who today said that Mr. Brown must have had his journalistic impressions twisted: wa¥ Eugene C. Pulliam, state chairman of the war bond drive. “What is patriotism, anyway?” Mr, Pulliam asked, “Shouting in the streets or buying bonds, volun{teering and preducing war materials 24 hours a day? “I don’t know ta whom Mr. Brown could have been talking here, unless ,he was talking to himself in a hotel [rem “Everyone knows that Indiana organized the first state defense council in America, leads the nation in sales of war bonds and its record for volunteers in the army, navy and marines is among the best in the nation.” Shortly after the broadcast yesterday, Will Hays, Hoosier motion picture figure and chairman of Indiana’s defense eouncil during the i first World war, called Mr. Pulliam! from New York. Mr. Hays, who also was a leading
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On the War Fronts
(May 26, 1942)
/LONDON—U> S. military: mission .including top air experts, tank and infantry strategists arrives, rousing speculation of impending “second front” assault on continent by masses of U. S. and British planes.
MOSCOW—Battle of Kharkov enters third week in knock-out struggle with Russians on defensive along 155-mile front; Soviets report 160,000 Nazi casualties in 10 days of fighting.
MELBOURNE — American-Aus-tralian planes, battling ‘monsoon ! rains and Japanese fighters, heap bombs. on Jap-held airdromes at ‘Rabaul and Lae on northern invasion islands.
‘CHUNGKING—Chinese hu'l back Japanese from two to.nine miles from gates of Kinhwa, provisional capital, of Chekiang province, stalling Jap drive to isolate free China from her allies:
PERTH—Ringleader of Australian fifth column accused of plot to . \assassinate “distinguished general” and set up Nazi-type government. -
NEW DELHI—R. A. F. spokesman promises “full scale” aerial offen+ sive against Japanese bases in Far East as soon as sufficient longrange bombers are avallable.
By ROSEMARY REDDING
The establishment of centers to care for children of women engaged in defense industries was urged this morning by the board of the Indianapolis Council of Women. The organization's welfare committee will begin an immediate investigation of the possibilities for setting up child care centers, It was proposed that the centers be estab- | must lished in residential districts in‘habited, in the main, "by defense
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Guns Ready MIGHTY YANK ARMADA OF AlK SET TO STRIK
‘American Military Commission’s Conference | In London May Foreshadow Invasion . . Thrust to Relieve Russians.
By EDWARD W. BEATTIE United Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, May 26.—A mighty air armada born on the «5
Lead U. S. mission to England , . . left, Rear Admiral John H. Towers, chief of the navy: bureau of aeronautics; right, Lieut. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, chief of the army air oorps.
SUB CRIPPLES U. S. DESTROYER
10 on Old Ship Missing; "Report Capture of Axis U-Boat Off Brazil.
The 1090-ton World War-type de- | stroyer Blakeley has been damaged
by a torpedo from an enemy submarine in the Caribbean sea, the
navy announced today. The Blakeley reached port: with 10 members of her crew reported as missing and six injured. The injured men have been hospitalized and next of kin of both injured and missing are being notified. Report 2d Sub Sunk
Meanwhile a second axis submarine was reported to have been captured by patrol planes - off
| Brazil's northeast coast in the ac-
tion that resulted in the earlier sinking of one U-boat. Brazilian and United States naval] and military officials professed to have no knowledge of the capture. The U-boat reportedly came to, the surface and displayed a white flag. The sinking of a German sub-’ marine Sunday off. Brazil was reported yesterday. A Two or: more American bombers dropped a surprise load on the raider.
_ Latvian Freighter Hit
In Miami, Fla., survivors revealed that two axis torpedoes had sent a medium-sized Latvian , freighter to. the bottom in West Indian waters, but-that for the sixth time .in. his career, Capt. Axel Blom, .a 68-year (Continued on Page Six) :
MEN WITH FAMILIES
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 26 (U. P.).—Men with dependents may feel “reasonably safe” that they will not| be calied for military service" this vear, ‘according to Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, natibnal selective service director. “The American family must be nurtured and protected, but it must not be a refuge for those who don’t want to serve their country,” he told the institute of war problems at Harvard last night. Earlier in the day, Gen. Hershey indicated that men’ from 35 to 45, including those ‘with. dependents, may be drafted for essential war work and said they “would do well to visit the U. S. employment office
now.”
Mrs. Donovan A. Turk, the council president, pointed out that the number of women employed in, local defense plants has increased materially during the last few months and that before the war is ended, many more will be needed. “Our established day nurseries,” Mrs. Turk said, “already are taxed was to capacity. Their splendid work _augmented. by other pubFie NE nhations and citi-
a ioe credséd.
i a ‘by the na-
Japs Using A New Bomb
MELBOURNE, May 26 (U. P.).—Allied' bomber crews reported today - that Japanese fighters ware using a new bomb which explodes in the air and ‘scatters shrapnel. The ‘enemy fighters race ahead of bombing planes, climb about 1000 feet above them, Ahid- release” a pear: bonib; trying to time it to exWeds on the bombers flight
“a
oF pilot said the first time he saw one drop, he thought the. enemy plane was dropping a spare tank. The alliéd pilot banked to avoid: the missile and saw it burst directly in his previous flight line, giving off dense white smoke and a “heavy shrapnel blast. Anpther pilot, a heavy bomber man, said an enemy Zero fighter gave him .a pear drop. It exploded just behind his | plane’s tail.
HINT AXIS SQUEEZE
FOR. VICHY WAR -AID
Reports Say. Hitler Permits
Duce fo Press Demands. ' By UNITED PRESS : . An. axis plot .to. squeeze. the utmost war co-operation out of ‘Vichy France and to block any threat that the French: fleet might go‘ over to the united nations was reported today in private advices. ; Italian Premier Benito Mussolini
took the leading active role in|’
HINTS DEFERMENT OF te
the axis strategy, reportedly mass--300,000 Fascist troops on the French frontier and sending a second note to Vichy demanding Corsica and Nice and calling for great- | er Italian privileges at Tunisia. But Hitler was understood tof have given the Fascist premier a| free hand against Vichy and to be putting new ' pressure on Pierre Laval, the pro-axis chief of government, to submit quietly before any move could be made to get the French fleet beyond Germany's grasp. The threat that French warships would join the allies has been Vichy’s chief lever against axis demands and Hitler was said to be concerned lest an outright attack by Mussoilini’s massed troops should result in an effort to carry out ‘that/ long-standing threat, regardless of Laval.
Centers to Care for Children of. Mothers In War Work Urged by Women's Council
000 members, will co-operate in every way possible with representa-
tives of the established nurseries, and other groups in an effort to|;
find a solution to the problem.
.“Women who are parents of sefiall : children are anxious to serve their v
country by accepting employment in ‘defense industries. They hesitate, however, to leave their youngsteps with “hired help,” if any can he Shiaitied, or 14 a neighbor to
RUSSIANS HOLD KHARKOV LINES
Beat Back Waves Waves. of Tanks
In Nazi Offensive ‘on
: Southern Front.
By JOE ALEX MORRIS "United Press Foreign Editor
|" The Russian arinfes—on ‘thé de-
fensive slong ; the 155-mile ‘Kharkov front-—reported : that ‘waves ,of attacking’ German troops and tanks were being ‘“smashed by an "iron wall of, our, troops intrenched. in captured positions” ‘around . Kharkov. : THe" position of the Soviet forces on the Ukraine front was obviously serious as the battle of. Kharkov entered its. third weék, with the |. Nazis ‘on the offensive. But Moscow maintained that ‘the Russians still were holding their positions and breaking up persistent big-scale German . counter attacks on their southern flank, Hardest’ fighting was m0 miles south of Kharkov, where the Rus-
sians said- they’ hurled ‘back fierce 'Nazi attempts to cross a strategic ‘river. ‘Soviet on Defensive :
The Russian. army. organ- Red Star
said that more than 2200 Germans
were killed in savage fighting when the enemy, supported’ by tank fleets and, dive-bombers, sought .to .cross the unidentified’ river on the 25mile southern flank between Izyum and Barvenkova. (The Donets and Oskol, rivers join near Izyum and .a branch .of the Donets curves down, aoum Barvenkova on the west): The Moscow Sommuniaue : today, (Continued on Page. Six)
HINT HITLER TIFFS “WITH Hs GENERALS
“Pm Renin. War Parley. | Reported Called.
MOSCOW. May-26 (U. P.).—A
Today's War Moves
Tass agency dispatch from - Stockholm today reported that Adolf Hitler has summoned a conference of his- leading generals to 'inform them that he will “not tolerate” their demands thai he step aside
as commander-in-chief of the Gerre- man armed forces. Hitler was sald in. the Stockholm dispatch to have left Berlin again,
following his sudden return to the
capital from the eastern front Saturday, to meet the generals at his headquarters in the east. Hitler became commander-in-chief early last winter after re-
assembly lines of America is ready to strike directly at ‘the axis, Great Britain was assured today as two ranking United
ing plans for an offensive in western Europe. oH
American planes, ammunition and fuel are in readiness 2 for a huge American air expeditionary force in co-operation with the R. A. F. offensive against the continent, it was understood after the arrival of Lieut. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, chief of the U. S. army air corps, and Rear Admiral John H,
Towers, chief of the U. S. navy bureau of aeronautics. It was indicated that air attacks would be merely the first . direct plows planned for American expeditionangs forces in Europe. Hold Whirlwind Conferences
The presence of Maj, Gen. Dwight 1 BD. Eigenhowe tank expert, and of Maj. Gen, Mark W. “Clark, infa a specialist, in the American mission was regarded as fores shadowing plans for early participation of United States forces in commando raids on the axis-held European coast and perhaps an allied invasion thrust designed to relieve the hard-pressed Russian armies. The American officers bolstered this speculation by: a whirlwind; séries of conferences in which they were under stood to have seen ior arranged to see Prime Minister Witte. ton Churchill, Lord ‘Mountbatten, the leader of the ‘British. commandos; Air Chief Marshal’ Sir Charles Portal and. other British war leaders. "It was regarded as especially important that he American mission was made up of active commanders who would be directly responsible for field operations. British tsources said that this permitted the forming of a sort: o* super board of command for direct action.
Pressure for Invasion Grows
There was no official hint as to whether the: presends: 4 of Gen. Arnold and Admiral Towers meant the Spectieg up of preparations for big-scale offensive blows in the but British sources pointed out that the position of the F army on the Ukraine front was grave. It was said that the next week or two might show whether an allied invasion attempt this summer was essential in order to weaken Hits ler’s armies on the eastern front. : : In any event, it was ¢mphasized, the présence of a growing A. E. F. and the building up of American air forees in the British isles presents’ an increasing threat to Hitles in the west and forces him to immobilize a large force of troops needed on the eastern front. Pressure for invasion action, however, is stil] mounting in England and Leslie Hore-Belisha, former war secretary,
~ |said in a speech’ today that a second front might end the
war this year: if the allies are: ready to seize the: be {
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By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press War Analyst * Developments in Russia may force the united-na« tions to ‘open a second front in Europe, ‘but competént London observers are convinced that unless conditions on the Russian front get a great deal worse ' | thian they are now, the allies will not be stampeded into action before they are fully ready. "CThé arrival of a Unifed States military ,
ey ain swags t ha