Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 September 1942 — Page 7

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force when it ‘started its attack against the Solomons in August and it was believed that if a naval en _@agement had not already been -started, it certainly was in immediate prospect.

generally does not mean close-range trading of punches but rathér longdistance aerial fighting, which can

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mons engagement. : - One Jap Warship Hit It was known that the United States has been reinforcing its land forces in the Bolomons to repulse any enemy landing attempts. One defending shore battery scored hits on|a Japanese warship which was shelling American positions on Guadalcanal Saturday hight and early Sunday morning. That brought to 20 the number. of Japanese ships sunk or damaged in the battle of the Solomons. One -of the most dangerous thrusts by the enemy-—-an attempt to recapture the Guadalcanal airfleld—was beaten off by the ma.rines during the early hours of Monday morning That airfield, scooped out of the jungles by the Japanese, is being used by American airmen and is one of the keytones in the defense of the posions won in the Solomons. 164 Planes Shot Down Alr action the Solomons has been among the most furious of the war, but, attested by the fact that American fliers have shot down at least 164 planes since operations began there. a little more than a month ago, the Japanese pilots appear inferior. There is little doubt here that the Japanesé are determined to rewin the Solomons no matter what e cost. One story often heard in “the southwestern Pacific is that Hirohito had sworn to recapture the Solomons or give up his throne. Regardless of the authenticity of

fact that from them Ameridan forces can move against important enemy bases at Kieta, Rabaul, Truk and New Guinea.

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A British Tommy gets a close look-see at this busted and battered tractor in the African desert. It was once used to draw jhe 88-mm. Nazi gun in the background. The whole outfit, which included accommodations for the German gun crew, was made scrap by direct hits of crack British artillery gunners.

Wrecks like this one are not unusual sights on the Egyptian front, where allied airmen and soldiers

have successfully checkmated Rommel’s drive on Alexandria and the Suez.

Crowds Cheer Parading 'Boys in Blue’;

One Veteran Dances 'Jig' in the Circle

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Fred Hasselbring, commander of the 12th district, American Legion; Fred K. Myles, past department commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Ralph Gregg, national judge advocate, American Legion; John R. Ruddick, national treasurer, Apgerican Legion. Then came the colorful United States marine band in full uniform and led by Capt. William F. S8an-

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First of the grand army group, Charles H. Perry, the chief of staff, was next, followed by the official escort—100 uniformed Sons of Union Veterans reserves. Leading the reserves was Albert C. Lambert, com-

Union Veterans of the Civil War. The reserves were under command of Capt. 'C. LeRoy Stoudt, acting chief. of staff.

The public will have an oppor- |

band—free of charge—at 8 p. m. tomorrow in ‘the Fairgrounds coliseum, It is the final event on the 76th national encampment of the G. A. R. and the first to which the public has been invited here this week.

The civil war musicians were in front of ' the car which carried George A. Gay, 94-year-old commander of the G. A. R,, the national officers and past commanders in chief. The Grand Army departments followed in this order: Illinois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New. York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maine, California and Nevada, New Hampshire, Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa, Colorado and Wyoming, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, Kentucky, Arkansas, Utah, Idaho, Oklahoma, Indiana. The Grand Army parade and the military secfion—which followed shortly after the civil war veterans—were without floats oR order of the encampment officials. The parade call ordered: - “All caricatures, impersonations of Lincoln or Uncle Sam or other characters, and undignified exhibitions of any kind will be excluded from the parade. Floats of any sort are prohibited.” The five allied groups were not in

the parade in line with the tradition

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of restricting the G. A. R. march to veterans of the civil war. Lining the route were those auxiliary organizations, the National Woman’s Relief Corps, Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and the auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans.

Forms at War Memorial

The G. A. R. parade formed at the war memorial and the reviewing stand was on the west side of the federal building. There Governor Schricker and other dignitaries were joined by Comm. Gay, national officers and past commanders in chief when the line of march reached that point. The four divisions of the military parade started from Pennsylvania and St. Clair sts. Col. Walter 8. Drysdale, commander at Ft. Harrison, was the reviewing officer. The

| groups came as follows:

First Division

Detachments of the army, navy and marines and the home guards.

Second Division

United Spanish War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Order of the Purple Heart, Jewish War Veterans, Rainbow division, other world war veterans’ organizations, Sons of Veterans of Foreign Wars, U. 8. War Veterans—N., I. W. C.

Third Division

Eleventh district American Legion drum and bugle corps followed by American Legion. posts.

Fourth Division

American Red Cross, War Mothers, Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary, Salvation Army, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. Tonight the G. A. R. and its affilfate groups will hold a camp fire meeting in the English theater at 8 o'clock. Highlighting the meeting will be reminiscences by veterans of the civil war. Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator of veterans affairs, will be the speaker. The encampment will close tomorrow with election of officers by the G. A. R. Committees and executive groups will be in session throughout today and tomorrow.

Report Registrants

Veterans registered so far at the G. A. R. convention, with others yet to be signed, were reported today by Arthur C. Bennett, official

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registrar, as follows in the ogfler named: Truman H. Parsons, 99, Stratford, Conn. William W. Nixon, 96, Jewell, Kas. John 8S. Dumser, 94, Oakland, Cal. Thomas Ridenour, 97, Crestline, O John W. Miller, 97, Oseo, Wis. John R. Bennett, 97, Waynesfield, O. August Moreau, 96, St. Louis, Mo. Orin 8. Pierce, 95, Minneapolis, Minn. Oliver E. Castle, 95, Los Angeles, Cal. Isaac W. Sharp, 94, Warsaw, Ind. Charles H. Perry, 93, Minneapolis, Minn. Charles Wingrove, 97, Clay Center, Kas. James R. Chapman, 95, Scranton, Pa. Ira Stormes, 96, Salt Lake City, Utah. Robert T. Barret, 96, Delaney, Kas. John W. Smith, 102, Santa Cruz, Cal. Martin J. Warner, Rapids, Mich. A. T. Anderson, 97, Washington, Pa. Albert G. Jones, 95, Boise, Ida. The Rev. Joshua C. Pearce, 97, Denver, Colo. Theodore A. Penland, 98, Portland, Ore. George W. Johnson, 94, Kansas City, Mo. Francis Brown, 100, Ransas City,

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Orlando LeValley, 94, Caro, Mich. Milton H. Myers, 101, Park Ridge, 11]. R. Richard Graham, 97, Madisonville, Ky. Barney Stone, 94, Noblesville, Ind. William W. Meadows, ‘95, Castleton, Ind. James H. Lewis, 102, Chicago, Ill. John P. Fair, 99, Mankato, Kas. George H. Jones, 93, Oxford, Me. , Lyman E. Butterfield, 94, Manchester, N, H. Richard E. Coleman, 93, Lincoln, Neb. Eugene Owen, 94, Grand Rapids, Mich.

BIKE-BUMPER TANGLE FATAL

SOUTH BEND, Sept. 16 (U. P.). —Samuel Kingery, 12, was injured fatally yesterday when his bicycle became hooked to the bumper of a car driven by Mrs. Elsie E. Cox, 63, of Kokomo. Mrs. Cox lost control of the car and it careened against a building, crushing the youth, A pedestrian, Mrs. Grace Caldwell, 54 of Granger, was injured seriously when struck by the automobile.

STATE FIRM GETS CONTRACT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (U. P.). —Carl Myer & Co., Campbellsburg, Ind, was awarded a construgtion contract in the $100,000 to $500,000 cost bracket for clearing, grading, grubbing and paving in Jackson county, Ind.,, the war department announced yesterday.

INDIAN RIOT TOLL HIGH .- NEW DELHI, Sept. 16 (U. P.).— Recent rioting in Bihar province has caused more than 700 deaths in clashes between rioting mobs and police and regular troops, and more than 1000 injured, a government spokesman told the central legislative assembly today.

MERCY SHIP NEARS FRANCE

VICHY, Sept. 16 (U. P.).—The Red Cross mercy ship Mount

H| Everest is due in Marseilles today dior tomorrow with enough con-

9,000,000 children in unoccupied

France.

WICKARD HAS RATION POWER WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (U. P.). ~Price Administrator Leon Henderson today delegated to Secretary of Agriculture Claude R! Wickard authority to tation farm machinery and equipment.

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Brown Forms New Pension Group When Relieved as

State Chief.

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organizations behind one old age pension plan to be agread upon at the meeting. “If the so-called pension leaders that have been living off the fat of the land think more of their organizations they will fight national meeting,” Mr. Brown d. “But if they reaily want to get pension increases for the old persons they will join with us.” He said he hadn't decided whether to call the national meeting before or after election,

Wants Congress to Act

“Since we can have only such pensions as congress gives us, why not everybody unite just for old age pensions, then we shall be certain that congress wil act—and when the subject reaches the floor of congress we can - present the Townsend plan and any or all plans with the full knowledge that the best should prevail,” Mr. Brown said. Mr, Brown asserted that the formation of the new organization was not a revolt against the Townsend organization but merely the formation of a purely Indiana society to protect the old age pension gains already obtained here and to get others. He estimated, however, that approximately 90 per cent of the persons now connected with the Townsend movement would join his organization. (Pension plan leaders estimate there are approximately 400,000 persons in the state either members of, former members or

.|friendly to the Townsend plan.)

New Leader From West

Arthur Baker, former state director of the Townsend plan in Colorado, has been sent here by national Townsend headquarters to succeed Mr. Brown. He could not be reached today for comment. Friends of Mr. Brown believe that the plan for shifting him was evolved by persons in national Townsend headquarters with the express purpose of forcing the state leader to quit. It is well known that Mr. Brown has been at odds with national headquarters over questions of policy. Mr. Brown said he felt it imperative to remain in Indiana to protect old-page pension legislation passed by the ’41 legislature and to work for more legislation during the coming session. :

Hold Voting Power

The last legislature increased maximum old age pensions from $30 to $40 a month and removed the legal provision requiring the placing of liens on property of persons receiving old age assistance. . Political leaders in both parties are following developments in the old-age pension group split with much interest since in the past the Townsendites have held the balance of power necessary in various sections of the states to elect the canddiates they indorsed. Mr. Brown said his organization would enter into the political fight this fall and indorse those men whom it was believed would work far old age pensions. Most of Indiana's G. O. P. congressmen have been supported in the past by the Townsendites.

2D FRONT DEMANDS RENEWED IN BRITAIN

LONDON, Sept. 16 (U. P.) —Many military. observers believed today that the fall of Stalingrad could not be long delayed, and the clamor for a second front, which quieted after Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s visit to Moscow, rose again. The News Chronicle said the fact that nothing could be done in the west now to affect Stalingrad’s fate

second front less urgent, but more sO. The Communist Daily Worker asked “When?” in big letters on the front page. It editorially charged that “Munichites” were sabotaging the opening of a second front.

POSTOFFICE TO WHEAT FIELD

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (U. P.). —Postmaster General Frank C, Walker today issued an order permitting all postal employees to aid in the harvesting of crops throughout the country, with or without pay, so long as such work should

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> At least two torpedoes exploded amidships ir the carrier, sending up & billowing reddish smoke in the chill afternoon sky. The Yorktown lurched over on her portside, listing 20 degrees. Her crew, veterans of the Coral sea where the Lexington was sunk, abandoned her at dusk so that our victorious fleet could resume its relentless pursuit of the Japanese navy. They swarmed down from the sloping flight deck on ropes, looking at a distance like bees deserting their hive. Some leaped directly into the oily water. About 100 liferafts were thrown around the carrier. Destroyers picked them up. Many sailors and officers were in need of quick medical treatment.

BRITISH ADMIT SUB ATTACK ON CONVOY

LONDON, Sept. 16 (U. P.).—Official circles admitted today that axis submarines had made a heavy attack on an allled convoy in the Atlantic, but. denied claims that 19 of the ships had been sunk. “There has been a heavy U-boat attack on one of our Atlantic convoys,” a spokesman said, “but the Germans’ claims to have sunk 19 ships are nowhere near the truth. They are bloated to the bursting point.” (The German radio announced that Lieut. Comm. Rolf Muetzelburg, submarine ace and holder of the knight's cross of the iron cross, with oak leaves, had been lost in the battle.) *The German announcement that Muetzelburg’s U-boat still is in action probably means that the submarine was forced to crash-dive leaving the commander on the bridge,” the spokesman said. “That is indicative that the convoy’s escort vessels were right atop the submarine packs.” )

BAR ‘HAM’ LICENSES

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (U. P.). ~The federal communications commission today discontinued the issuance of amateur radio station licenses or renewals. The commission said the action had been taken

4in view of the many difficult ad-

ministrative proslems which have arisen. ’

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First aid given by dostiover crews kept a majority alive. \

Five Torpedoes Fired

: But this was war and some had to Jammed as they were on the destroyer. decks, they shivefed in the cold Pacific air. They died from their wounds and were buried at sea alongside their carrier. The last time I saw the Yorktown she was a gray ghost in the misty evening. We steamed off after the Japs, leaving the carrier to be reclaimed at our leisure. But fate had other plans for the Yorktown. A Jap submarine approached near the carrier as she lay dead in the water several hundred miles off Midway yesterday afternoon. The sub fired five torpedoes at point blank range.

Own Charges Injure Yanks

LONDON, Sept. 16 (u. P.) ~The British East African command reported today that the “remaining French forces” between Ambanja and Maromandia have surrendered. Maromandia is a Madagascar ' port about 40 miles south of Ambanja in the northern part of the island. The announcement followed by less than an hour a broadcast re= quest by the French -governor of Madagascar, Armand Leon Annet, for an armistice. The British communique said that allied ‘troops were now “over halfway to the island capited.”

Two of the torpedoes struck thé carrier on her starboard side. Another two slammed into the destroyer Hammann ‘which was circling the stricken warkhip. Most of the Hammann’s crew

stroyer’s depth charges exploded as she disappeared beneath the water, and many of the men were critically injured by those explosions. The Yorktown remained afloat throughout the night, but filled steadily with water through her crushed sides and bottom. This morning she went down. That was part of the price o American victory in the battle o Midway. <

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