Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 August 1942 — Page 1
Home Was Never Li ke This!
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_ FORECAST: Continued warm and humid tonight and tomorrow forenoon,
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1942
Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice, . Indianapolis, Ind. Issued daily except Sunday.
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ON SPEEDSTERS
Accident Provention Chief Acts Because. of School Police Shortage.
A shortage of policemen for school ‘details this fall has resulted in an intensified drive .against | speeders and reckless drivers, Capt. Leo Troutman of the accident preyention bureau, warned today. Capt. - Troutman * said that mechanical devices, stich as warning signs and street matkings, would have fo be employed to warn motorists to be on the lookout for school children. He said that the department was “extremely short” men as many had retired and
“gone into defense jobs and others
were entering the services. - A new stop-and-go light has been installed at 12th’ and West sts. for Crispus Attucks high school, Capt. Troutman said. It will’ be turned off each day at 5 p. m.
_ Speed Arrests Climb
Another new light has -bgen set up at Harding and Washington ats. and th the co-operation of Indianapolis Railways, street cars will stop there but passengers can not get off at that point. _ The. gradual increase in speeding by motorists is indicated, Capt. i said, by figures obtained by his department which revealed that 1211 speeding arrests were recorded for the first 25 days of this
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| Report Japs Use ‘Floating Isles"
CHUNGKING, Aug. 27 (U. P.). —Floating islands, possibly made of bamboo and large: enough for warplanes to land on, ‘are being - used in the Pacific by the Japan“ese, a spokesman for .the Chinese ‘ military office said today. Chinese intelligence agents have photographed the islands, the spokesman ' said. ‘They are used as refueling depots and rest stations for planes and pilots.
|LISTEN, AUTOISTS--
BETTER GET WISE
If You Have No Use Stamp, “This Will Halon
Motorists: - ‘ If you don’t have your use tax stamp, here's what's going to hap‘A state polcieman will give you a “ticket,” similar to the king you'd get for speeding. The ticket will order you to appear before a United States commissioner at a. certain time. If you don’t show up, a federal agent will be on your trail. . - “The commissioner won't be able to fine you. Hell bind you over to the federal grand jury for indictment. If you're indicted, the case will come before ‘Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell. The use tax act carries penalties %a $25 fine, 30 days in Jail, or
Federal District Attorney’ B. Howard Caughran says the governs ment is through writing letters, leaving notices and coaxing. * And we get it from usually re-| liable sources that the court won't be inclined to be lenient because the use tax act is. a war measure and the government is not. sympathetic with war measure -evaders.
' STEAL GAS RATION BOOKS + TAUNTON, Mass., Aug.:27 (U. P.). '~Burglars ransacked the Taunton
thousands of miles of arivin, i was Miscovesex wuay. ; ;
‘RAISE ARMY AGE LIMIT i
© WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (U.P). dh
I. 5, LAUNCHES HUGE WARSHIP
‘Ready for Invasion of Continent or Japan,’ Says Knox Aid.
BROOKLYN ‘NAVY YARD, New York, Aug. 27 (U. P.).—The battleship Iowa, mightiest dreadnaught in the fast-growing American fleet, was: launched today, seven months ahead of schedule, perhaps “to.take part in: that final climatic operation of.all the: war—the invasion of the|continent of Eurohe or the island of Japan.” The prediction of the Iowa's ultimate career camé from Ralph A.
Bard, assistant secretary of the -
navy, who spoke a few minutes before the 45,000-ton battleship slid into the East river, christened by Mrs. Ilo Brown Wallace, wife of the vice president and a native of Iowa.
Five More on Ways
The launching ceremony was witnesses by 10,000. ‘of the Brooklyn navy yard’s 30,000 workers and several hundred official guests. who included Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the president, aid Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia, of New York. The Iowa is the first of six superbattleships ‘to be launched. Five | more-—~New Jersey, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois and Kentucky—are being built in other shipyards. The Iowa's keel was laid on June 27, 1940. Most of the Iowa’s specifications are secret, but it may be revealed that her main battery will be of 16-inch guns. ‘She is 830 feet long, 100 feet shorter than the largest ocean liner.
1 isn’t nice to say this but the;
plain truth is that hundreds “of folks in Marion county are reneging|
.{ on the men in uniform.
‘We—you and I, the little fellow— ‘are falling down miserably on the
| —Secretary of War Henry L. Stimthat
son announced today has
‘north Burma blazing with bomb-ired
|| buildings on the ground.
U. 5. BOMBERS HAMMER JAPS
IN LASHIO RAID |
Correspondent Sees Ruin|§
Spread by Attack on Bufma Road City.
Dr. KARL ESKELUND Copyright, 1942, by the United Press WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE IN CHINA, Aug. 26—9 P. m. (Delayed) ~1 flew today with American bombers and fighters in a big attack on Lashio which left the Japanese base in
fires. It was one of the biggest attacks yet carried out by the American air force based in China. I rode with one of our planes as we took off from a secret China base and flew south through heavy
rain high over the ald Burma road|
‘which twisted beneath us like a yellow snake. {
Fear Attack on Kunming
We swept in over Lashio just as the sun broke from the clouds and before by enthralled eyes our bombs slipped down in the bright sunshine | and exploded amidst the Japanese
We left Japanese military ule,
raid of which ‘this correspondent|bui ~~ {planes, today was enjoined in fedHteral district- court from f **ileged dealings in the “black market” {of the steel industry.
was an enthralled witness. - Intelligence reports had revealedi the concentration of 10,000 new Jai anese shock troops at Lashio for an offensive on: ‘Kunming, at the : end of ‘the Burma road, and the , United ‘States army air force
went into action. Fifty Feet Above Ground
While the great bombing planes attacked - from high altitude, : the fighters, in imminent danger, darted in through a hail of the big plane's bombs to attack with machine. guns at ground level. Japanese military buildings all over the Lashio airdrome burst into flames. Barrack grounds and fields were left strewn with Japanese dead and wounded. The bombers took care of Lashio city while the fighters attacked the airdrome, sweeping in at 50 feet (Continued on Page Seven)
REPORT JAPS FLEE 2 CHEKIANG BASES
‘Bomb Tokyo’ Sites Seem Almost Undefended.
CHUNGKING, Aug. 27 (U, P.).— The Chinese central news agency reported: toda, that the Japanese have begun to withdraw from Chuhsien in the interior of Chekiang province which the Chinese hope to use as a base from which to bomb Ja,an. The bulk of the Japanese garrison at Lishui, another “bombTokyo” base about 50 miles up the Wu river from the oprt of Wenchow, also has withdrawn, the agency reported. Only skeleton Japanese forces were said to be left. to meet Chinese onslaughts on both cities. The Japanese looted and set Chuhsien afire before withdrawing. There was no information on the situation at Kinhwa, about 60 miles northwest of Chuhsien, the third principal city which the Chinese ope ia, Jecapiiire 4 a base Zor {raids on Japan.
We' re Reneging on Our Fighting Ver 3 War Bond Sales ( g in M
Many. people, sccondiog to the| throwing te burden at: mestink]5 Co i LE
convenient; They aren't really making sacrifices to buy the tos and omipmen
sued against the concern by Judge {Robert N. Wilkin on the complaint of attorneys for the office of price “administration which charged Kaiser with paying above-ceiling prices for steel from the Builders Struc- companies the publication of ‘a spetural Steel Co. of Cleveland.
der against the Cleveland concern at the same time and set Sept. 4 as the date for a hearing. OPA attorneys will ask that the injunctions be made permanent.
Kaiser company with buying more
vestigation into the black market in steel,” he said. instructed us to ‘pull mo punches.’ We are not through but we are stopping each violator as we find
complete report from Cleveland,” he said.
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Bags 'First' Nazi
The first American air force fighter pilot to shoot down a German plane is Second Lieut. Sam’ E. Junkin, above, of Natchez, Miss. The U. S. pilot, who bagged a crack, new Focke-Wulf 190 during Dieppe raid, was shot down but rescued by allied naval craft.
ACCUSE KAISER IN STEEL BUYING
Plane Builder Charged With Biggk Market L Dealing;
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-A temporary injunction was is-
The court issued a restraining or-
Bought 500,000 Pounds The OPA complaint charged the
than ,000 pounds of steel from the Cleveland concern at prices estimated at $5210. above ceilings. Kaiser also paid an‘ estimated double freight rate to California on account of shipments in “split” carload lofs, it was charged. OPA regional attorney: James C. Gruener said that the Kaiser company, in purchasing steel on an illegal market, “has branded itself as a scoff-law participant in the illegal transactions” charged against the Cleveland company.
“In its eagerness to snatch steel]: from the other steel-famished war industries by paying profiteer prices, enabled the Builders Structural Steel Co. to violate the law.”
“The president asked for an in-
“Leon Henderson
“black market”| operations came as surprise,” a spokesman for Henry J. Kaiser said today.
“a complete “We are endeavoring to get a
“Apparently, the case is based on
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FIGHT INRZHEV NAZIS SLOWED AT STALINGRAD
16-Day Attack Breaks Two German Lines on 70-Mile Front.
By LELAND STOWE
| Copyright, 1942, by The Indianapolis Times
+ and The Chicago Daily News, Inc.
MOSCOW, Aug. 27.— Russian troops have broken into the northern section of Rzhev and desperate street fighting is now going on for possession of this important railroad junction west of Moscow. Battles are being fought from house to house as the Germans have transformed virtually every building into a pillbox or artillery position. Nevertheless, the Red army units, riding the crest of their first successful offensive since that against Kharkov the middle of May, still are wresting bits of towns and fortified terrain from the Germans.
Front 70 Miles Long
This is the latest phase of the Russians’ 16-day-old offensive west of Kalinin, during which they have
-l routed six German infantry, one
tank and two motorized divisions and seriously battered two more enemy tank and three more infantry divisions: Operating on’ a 70-mile front the Russians - have’: thrown back the ‘Nazis from: entrenched pasitions: to}
These are the resiuilis of a “sem cret” offensive just west of Moscow of which we have been hearing rumors for many days. The Germans’ hold on Rzhev itself and, as a_ consequence, upon the: equally strategic Rzhev-Vyazma railroad segment now is revealed’ as seriously jeopardized in today’s army organ. Red Star report, which ac-
cial army communique revealing the success of the offensive. If appears clear that the Nazis already have been robbed of a large number of their most vital strongholds for any direct autumn offensive against Moscow. ° It was believed here that Russian resistance was stiffening on the perilous Stalingrad front, but not because of the growing northern offensive. : Nazis Ignore LoSses Resistance on the Stalingrad front was stiffer, it was said, because ‘as the ‘battle developed over a progressively smaller ‘area, Soviet artillery fire and the power of big tanks could be concentrated, and, hence, was more effective. The situation was compared to that at Moscow late last November, where the German advance slowed for the same reason: the closer it got, and was finally stopped. Dispatches said the baitle for Stalingrad had reached a new in(Continued on Page Seven)
PLANES DARKEN SKY OVER FRENCH COAST
Operation ~Surpaseel Only
By Dieppe Raid.
LONDON, - Aug. 27 . B)— Coastal observers reported today that the Royal Air Force this afternoon carried out one of its biggest he |SWeeps over northern - France in
The operation was gxceeded only
us by the recent Dieppe attack. some purchase made: for an "ol
reported that scores of
an average depth of 15.to 20 miles, ured.
Moresby . U. S. tomers bidst lauding forces
‘WAR COUNCIL
IS OPTIMISTIC;
‘Some Dispersal’ of Nipponese Forces in Pacific Battle Is Announced; Foe Makes
New Landing in New Guinea
By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent
Allied forces cariied the fight to the enemy on the three critical battle sectors of the war today—the southwest Pa=
cific, the Egyptian desert and the flaming Russian front,
From the Solomon islands and New Guinea to the key
bases of Burma and wide areas of south China the Japanese were under attack by land, sea and air.
Members of the Pacific war council, meeting with Presi= dent Roosevelt today, viewed as a “real” gain the successes to date in the Solomon islands where large Japanese task
forces are of three islands.
attempting to challenge the American conquest °
The council spokesman reported there had been “some ;
continue for many days. believed at sea with the fleet.
grican victory —
making.
.., Air Forces in nit Role Ww Zealand “reports exuded ‘confidence that
dispersal of the Japanese forces.” Reports from New Zealand, headquarters for Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley, commander-in-chief ‘of the ° American forces in the Solomons, indicated that the en= counter may have reached a decisive phase although it might Admiral} - Ghotniey himself is
ig E80 i aim
equal in.its implications
those of po Coral sea. and Midway—seems to be in the
- The New Zealand dispatch emphasized that air forces are playing a dominant role in the vast scattered sea ene
gagements raging over the area of hundreds of miles.
munique which broke sharply
‘Tokyo—displaying unusual reticence and conservatism 3 in its claims concerning the Solomons—issued a brief coms |
with the usual ebullient pat- :
tern of Japanese propaganda. . Tokyo Admits Losses
For almost the first time in a Japanese naval battle report Tokyo did not claim the sinking of major American - fleet units. Instead, it said that two American aircraft car-
riers, one large and one of medium size, had been damaged
and that damage had been inflicted on an American battleship of the Pennsylvania 33,100-ton class. At the same time Tokyo admitted the loss of & a destroyer and damage to a small aircraft carrier. American navy communiques have reported 13 Japanese ships—including a battleship, three aircraft carriers, several cruisers. and transports—damaged and 33 Japanese planes. downed with a loss of four American planes. No statements
on damage—if any—to American ships has been made. °
Yesterday's communique oo»
(Aug. 27, 1942)
SOLOMONS—Reports indicate Selomon battle may have reached decisive phase although will continue for some time. Belief expressed U. S. may score another victory comparable with those of Coral sea and Midway. Tokyo claims two American aircraft carriers and a ph damaged.
AUSTRALIA — USTRALIS = Japances lang ai on. tip of New Guinea.
‘sinking a transport, six landing] barges and possibly a cruiser. One enemy destroyer damaged.
CHINA--U. 'S. planes raid Japanese
anese are re withdrawing from Chusien and Lishul,
On the War Fronts.
Japanese land at ;
Burma base at Lashio as Jap-|b merica : Japanese in an attempt to the ho
on narrow front before o | the city. ‘In the north:
of Raev. tna, great tack.
EGYPT—IA ations | ert front soon will
RUSSIA—Red army forces. massed| . slow axis forces within 3 miles] Red army fights’ fn the outskirts counter-at-|:
reported merely that news
from the Solomons was “encouraging” so far, and that part of Hie J apanese attacking force had ‘withdrawn.
Operations in the. theater of Gen. Douglas MacArthur were broadening. A small Japanese invasion force was landed at Milne bay on the southe east tip of New Guinea undef devastating low altitude allied air bombardinent. Sink Troop Transport The allied planes sank an ene troop transport, damaged and sibly sank a cruiser, damaged a debarges
A few hours after the on