Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 August 1942 — Page 8
{By LOUIS F. KEEMLE : "United Press War Analyst Informed military men doubt the soundness of the theory that the American offensive in. the southwest Pacific is intended to divert Japan. from. an “attack on Siberia. ; "They still expect the Siberian attack, and soon,
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ars military operations as it will ‘be this ng conditions will not continue much beyond September. - Japanese intentions can only be guessed and they may have other |
that region is as suitable now. for ‘year.
Ans—India, -for instance. But operations against India will not be
feasible until the end of the mon-
The Japanese have lost the initiative in, the south Pacific and it is
i an outcome seems improbable, in view: of the long and careful preparations which must have “preceded the attack. + The Japanese, therefore, unless they are to remain static ‘for the remainder of the summer, must look
“Two developments support the “fheory that eastern Siberia will be
‘the next battle ground. One fy.the Gernmian smash in the. “Caucasus ahd Don-Volga ares, hich has fared so well that there seems little chance of an upset this ar. That means Russia will be unable to divert any strength to the ‘Far East to resist a Japanese attack. The other is Japan's concentradion of land and air strength in “Manchoukuo, along the Siberian
hive the bulk of their strength massed there. The latest information is that there are 25 to. 27 divisions in Manchoukuo, two or tl of which were moved in during the past few weeks.
Unlikely to Shift. Plans
Japanese divisions vary in size, some being 15,000 men and others
specialized units, they probably have no fewer than 500,000 men and per] ps as many as 750,000. In addition, their air strength in Manchoukuo- is estimated at 1500 combat planes, ‘bombers and fighters. Unless the fensive in the south forces them to divert a large part of this force,
any plans’ the Japanese. may have with respect to Siberia. The action in the SolomonAustralian area is primarily aerial and naval. . Japan needs little in the way of naval support for an attack on Siberia and can maintain . the ‘bulk of her fleet in the
border.
south, except for what is needed in Aleutian operations. :
Bumper Corn Crop Is Due
: Despite Corn
Despite extensive damage from. corn borers, Indiana today .appeared likely to reap a bumper corn crop this year, according to bureau of agricultural economics . figures. ~ L. M. Vogler, state AAA chair- . man, released bureau figures estimating Indiana’s 1942 crop at 45 ‘bushels an acre, making a total yield of 194,322,000 bushels for the state. 3 He. warned, however, that “nos body can tell exactly what the born borer damage is going to be. Every-
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thing points to heavy damage next year.” Mr. Vogler said that present estimates are “only a guess.” Horace E. Abbott, Marion county agent, warned that if farmers take the glowing prospects this season to mean that the corn borer threat has been over-emphasized, “they're ‘apt to head into. something disastrous” next year. Mr. Abbott estimated that the early corn crop in the county has. been damaged 25 per cent and that
fields which would have yielded. 80 |
bushels an acre now. will produce only 60. Late corn, he said, will be damaged only about 2 or 3 per cent, the same as estimated for the state. RN Earlier, it had been estimated that 98 per cent of the early corn in the county was damaged. It was) explained then that the 98 per cent] did not mean a total loss, but that 98 per eent of the stalks had ‘borers in them. Mr. Abbott predicted today that
‘the late corn yield in the county
would average 65 bushels an acre, but said that “some flelds won’t have more than 25 bushels an acre.” : “On the whole, weather has been| very:favorable for. corn,” Mr.-Ab-bott : said, adding that two thirds of the county crop was not planted until the first of . May, a factor which undoubtedly lessened borer| damage. The state estimate of 45 bushels an acre represents a 13 bushels-an-acre increase over the average for the last 10 years, Mr. Volger said.| The state estimate is 15 bushels above the national prediction. ~ “Above-normal amounts of corn will ‘go a long way toward fattening pigs in our state, where hog production is up 17 per cent,” Mr. Vogler said.
ELLIOTT SERVING AS
HEAD OF WMG GROUP
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Aug. 11 (U. P.).—Edward C. Elliott, on leave of absence from Purdue university as president, is serving as chairman of a special committee formed by the war manpower commission, university officials revealed today. Officials said Elliott is directing
gram to utilize university and college facilities to provide a continual supply of trained personnel for the Srned forces and for war indusries.
the committee by Paul V. McNutt, manpower commissioner. . Other members on the committee are James- V, Forrestal, undersecretary of navy; Maj. Gen. Lewis B: Hershey, national selective service director; G. H. Door, special assistant to the secretary of war: Arthur 8. Fleming, member: of the \U. 8. civil service commission, and Wendell Lund, director of the WPB labor production division. ~ McNutt, Elliott, Hershey and Lund all are native Hoosiers.
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