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‘MARINES HOLD 10 BLUEPRINT’
S. Entries on Credit Side of Battle Ledger,’ Auckland Reports.
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anticipated, since the marines have been’ able to develop and hold their positions. g According to reports here, land fighting of great intensity is continuing. - U. 8S. Has Sea Advantage
- At Bea, however; it was understood there have been a series of Isolated engagements rather than a8 grand naval battle in the oldfashioned sense. « It is not believed here that the . Japanese naval forces in the Solomons were equal in size to those of the allies. The main job of the American warships was understood to have been to lay down a covering barrage on Japanese positions as the Americans went ashore. - However,’ the Japanese were believed to be moving naval reinforcements challenge the Ameri arships.
“Trap” for Jap Fleet?
Whether the American battle plan contemplated the possibility that the Japanese would gamble on _depleting their naval strength in the Bismarck archipeligo to rein- ~ force the Solomons was not known. Nor was there any indication whether the American naval forces were strong enough to cope with large Japanese reinforcements. : It was thought possible by some quarters that Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghermley, commander-in-chief of American forces in New Zealand, may have been “deliberately trail-
James R. Newkirk, Ft. Wayne
(left) and Carl' M. Gray, Peters-
burg, discuss policies they will adopt as president and vice president,
respectively, of the Indiana State Bar association. into the region to| conceded today at the annual one-day meeting in the Hotel Lincoln.
PRICE CHARGES LOOSE TALKING’
Tells Lawyers . There Is
Their election was
————————————————————— would have to receive indorsement of members of the bar of the district in which he proposéd to sit. Attacking the present ‘system, the lawyers’ . committee. charged: “So long as the political managers can ‘lead the people info a disregard of the judgment and recom-
‘ mendations - of the members of the
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bar and other citizens who appre-
_| ciate ‘the importance of the sub‘1 ject, -there is little hope for much
improvement in judicial selection. It is the’ judgment of the commit-
ing his coat” in order to entice|unless, as a part of his self-disci-|tee that the only hope lies in somé
large Japanese battle formations into combat.
A Battle of “Firsts” Only Ghormley or his chief, Admiral Chester Nimitz would be able
to disclose the truth or falsity of that speculation.
pline, he remembers always that the enemy is listening and is thankful for even the smallest scraps of military information.” Defends Free Speech
In defense of “free speech,” Mr.|.
method of: selecting and electing judges other than by political machines.” The committee recommended a campaign of education on the subject by providing speakers for service clubs and public meetings. Slated for : president on indorse-
However, it was believed that| Price told the lawyers that “none|{ment of the nominating committee
Ghormley is too old a hand at naval warfare not to anticipate every possible contingency.
of us can ever forget for a moment that one of the things we are fight-
was James R. Newkirk of Ft. Wayne. Carl M. Gray of Petersburg was the only recommendation
The Solomons battle is regarded|ing for is freedom and that the|as vice Plegitiont,
here as a “battle of firsts.” It is the first time since the war started that the United States has used battleships in an offensive action. It is the first frontal engagement of Japanese and American task forces.
Takes Time to Mop Up
It is the first Ameri¢an offensive. It is the first American offensive use of amphibious marines. It is probably the first American employment of parachute troeps in history. It was believed here that unless there is some major break in the next 24 hours that the fighting both ton the land and at sea will continue into next week.
INVASION TENSION RISES " LONDON, Aug. 14 (U. P.).—Increasing tension was reported to- , day in the Nazi occupied territory Stretching from the North Cape to the Pyrenees, where thousands of German troops reportedly have been placed on a “second front” “alert.
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war would not be worth winning if destruction or even permanent impairment of free speech became the price of victory.” Carl Wilde Speaks
The lawyers’ part as the “balance wheel of public opinion,” was outlined by Carl Wilde, retiring president in his address which . con=cluded the morning session. The lawyers were ready this afternoon to launch a campaign for non-partisan election of court judges. The plan for “removing politics” from election of judges was to be presented to the afternoon session by Louden L. Bomberger, of Hammond, chairman of the committee on judicial selection and: tenure. The committee, in its report already submitted to President Wilde, asked permission te co-operate with the legislative committee in preparing a bill for presentation to the forthcoming general assembly,
Program Is Outlingd
Charging that a proposal that]:
“selection of a judge should be on personal merit and not because of political affiliations” failed to reach the “two leading political party” conventions after -submission to their advisory and resolutions committees, the bar association committee repommended: “If anything is to be done at the coming session of the general assembly, it will have to be because of efforts made by lawyers and other influential citizens, regardless of political affiliation, who believe in the principles for which we are contending.” Under the lawyers’ plan, a judge
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quarters.. If, after studying the record, state
draft’ officials believe: that the imamte might make" a: good. soldier, they will indorse the record and
send it on: to the commanding officer . |of the induction station.
The induction station officer has the final say. If he approves, the state draft -headquarters then will be notified and draft officials in turn will notify the clemency commission.
Waits Call at Home
The clemency commission then give the inmate both a parole and a suspension of parole. . (The army will take no one on parole.) The inmate will then go home and, if he is not already registered, will. do. so with his local draft board. He will send a letter to his local board immediately requesting classification and induction. and waiving all appeal rights. From there on, he will be treated as any other registrant. He will go home and when called will go to the induction station with other -registrants in a regular manner,
Can Be Sent Back
If at any time, the inmate fails to report to his local board and ask for immediate induction he can be sent back to- prison by.state officials. And if he: fails to pass the final physical examination, it will be up to the state welfare department. to decide if his parole suspension should ‘be revoked and - the -state clemency: commission -to decide if his parole should be canceled. Several other states have similar systems in effect for taking prison inmates with good records into the army. 2 Governor Schricker - recently has suspended ‘paroles for several men already out of prison so that they could join the army or navy.
lby reason -of assertions that the
apparently around Lake mans 1 Seliger, 215 miles northwest of Mos-| Black COW. : army n Shoot Down Transports Hussin Sine The Russian high command’s i noon communique, describing strong] . FIE Russian attacks on the fronts north| NEW of the ‘Caucasus, said that in one{a short unidentified fare of the northwest- ties afi - moved hundrec
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