Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 September 1942 — Page 1
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FORECAST: Thunderstorms this: afternoon and tonight; somewhat cooler through tomorrow forenoon.
VOLUME 53—NUMBER 163
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Russ Fight
Coast Man Heads G. A. R.
{John S. Dumser of Oaldand, ¢ Cal,
is: the new commander-in in-chief of
the Grand Amy of the Republie.
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Delegates Return Home With. High Praise for City Hospitality.
By ARTHUR WRIGHT The Grand Army of the Republic saluted its “farewells” to Indianapolis today as comrades of '61 returned to their home cities and delegates “wound up” business of the 76th national encampment, : Some left yesterday following the colorful parade. Others came “just| for the pardde, because none of ‘the . boys . would .miss it for anything.” Indignapolis took its “bows” today as an outstanding convention city. It was the fifth encampment held here and praise of Hoosier: hos#pitality was lauded through the several convention headquarters.
'Dumser Is Elected
A repyesentative of the Wisconsin Department Fife and Drum corps from Milwaukee voiced the encampment’s sentiments: . “Some cf our group have been members of the G. A. R. 45 years, and we found Indianapolis to be the most hospitable city ever to he _our host.” The outstanding business of the closing | session was election of officers. ‘John 8S. Dumser, ‘Oakland, Cal, replaced George A. Gay of Nashua, N. H, as commander-in-chief. Others elected were; Senior vice (Continued on Page Four) *
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Jane Jordan. 18 Millett ...... 17 Movies erssnee 10 Obituaries .. 7 Pegler eessne 16 Pyle escessse 15 Questions ... 16 Radio sccveee. 24 Mrs. Roosevelt 15 Side Glances 16 Society .. 17, 18 Sports .... 20, 21 State Deaths. 7 Stone 16 Voice in Bal. 10
Amusements.. 10 Ash essssasse 20 Clapper sveces 19 Comics .. 24, 25 Cramer ...... 9 Crossword '.. 24 Curious World 25 Editorials ... 16
Fashions .... 18
Financial .... 13 Forum ssscae 16
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In. Indpls..... 3 _ Inside Indpls 15
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Funete Sam Not Fussy on Scrap
IT. ‘MAY NOT Tava occurred to you, but when-Uncle Sam says he wants scrap metal he also means: Beds made of brass or iron,
electric cords (they contain copper wires), window. screens made of brass or copper, bath tubs, old license: plates, andirons, grates and pokers, ornaments (metal ash trays, bowls, statues, vases, etc.) and toys (sleds, ice skates, roller skates, etc.). You'd be surprised how easy it is to get 52 pounds. That's how much each of us have to pitch in.
LET'S NOT ADD FARM LABOR GOSTS--FOR
Clears Up Point at issue
Over Inflation Bill.:
WASHINGTON, Sept, 17 (U. P). —Presidéent Roosevelt today conferred with congressional and government leaders in an effort to head-off farm bloc attempts to write a new parity formula into pending anti-inflation legislation. The president told the conferpes that he does not went farm labor costs included in the computation of parity. His Labor day cost-of-living message had been interpreted by various members of the congressional farm bloc “as meaning that he desired such a revision. After a full-dress conference
‘ jfamong the president and his con-
gessional and government leaders, Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley (Ky. said that the presi-
- {dent had cleared up a “perfectly
honest misunderstanding” on a
{phrase of his message whieh led to
introduction in the house of legislation that would have established a new and higher parity base.” Barkley said the misunderstanding came from a line in Mr. Roosevelt’s message which said that calculation of parity should include the cost of production, including “the cost; of labor.” ‘ A ‘great many people,” Barkley (Continued on Page Four)
Huge Sturgeon On Willkie Menu
KUIBYSHEV, Russia, Sept. 17 (U. P.) —Wendell Willkie, who arrived here today, will be guest of honor at a recetpion tonight in the American embassy, : - Plece de: resistance will be a six-foot sturgeon caught in the Volga river yesterday.
of diplomatic missions, Soviet off-
clals and famed Russian ante
‘ling and direction of the coming
| course of history.
; RT| plying war materials to Moscow. Soviet view that the time has come
ALLIED DELAY MAY BE FATAL, SOVIETS FEAR
Churchill. and Stalin at Variance in Views;
. Morris Reports.
By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign Editer LONDON, Sept. 17.—The epochal battle of Stalingrad has sharply revived the question of the tim-
allied offensive blow from the west.
It has brought out sharply Soviet fears that delay will not only vastly prolong the war but Shange the
The net result of the recent weeks| of allied discussions and Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s visit to
clearly: Premier Josef Stalin wants an iron-clad agreement to launch an
mediately, Americans—without rejecting a 1942 invasion—failed to reach an agreement in line with the Russian desire or an adequate substitute for it.
Soviet Wants Action
This would not prevent an allied offensive on France tomorrow morning, if such were the allied plans. Nor does it mean there will be any apie | Weakening of co-operation in sup-
“But it Jeaves no doubt of the
for the allies to defy any difficulties and face the longest struggle to come to their aid. At the same time there was no indication that the urgent and forceful Soviet declarations of the necessity of allied intervention in Western Europe to relax pressure in the east had changed the secret war plans of Britain and the United States. Arrival of Wendell L. Willkie in Kuibyshev today brought the possibility that the Soviet position might be re-stated to him. Mr. Willkie is in a position to present to the Russians the American views on the critical issue.
People Expect It
It has been emphasized that the second front has nothing to do with the Russians’ unweakening determination to fight on to victory, but it might outweigh ‘and erase the rogress already made toward inutual trust on the global battle fields and collaboration in the post-war world. As far as the present phase of the war is concerned, it appears that the British and Americans have made up their minds that the best way to overcome difficulties and win the war is not likely to change, in ‘a major sense, as a result of eastern front developments. It should be emphasized that Britain and America were never publicly pledged to open a secund front in 1942, nor has Moscow ever claimed that they were. . The most of the Russians have said is that the Soviet people =
pect it. On the other hand, it is known that British and Americans have given the. frankest explanation of the possibilities and forces available to the Russians, in order to avoid any confusion or misunderstanding.
JAPS NOW 32 MILES FROM PORT MORESBY
Main Forces Battling on South Mountain Slope.
Moscow may now be summed up|3®
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1942
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Anglo-American offensive in Europe! : on the greatest possible scale im-|: but the British andj:
‘morning,
Mrs. Eugene Goodson awoke this. morning shortly - before 1 e¥lock and saw the shadowy figure of a tall man standing Be ho ib of her monwoia
Ae
jumped "Out ‘of bed, ran to a desk and grabbed 4 38-caliber
revolver.
‘The man fled through the
Goodson apartment, No. 8 at 1555 Broadway. As he leaped down the backstairs, Mrs. Goodson fired twice. On .the first shot, the burglar
The second hot lodged in a ‘tree outside.
Heroine of the Home Front
Mrs. Eugene Goodson and Stephen . . . Stephen was hungry this
“ler husbands, tpe-Sop-piok burslar who sticks
as usual,
The man got away. In the screen door of the stair--way leading up to the Goodson's upstairs apartment we three
Roles... Police think the fan: Wes
A ick h screen doors aad : up. e burglarized at least eight homes Monday night. : “You can bet your life we are going to put that revolver uncer the pillow now,” Mrs. ~ Goodson said ‘this morning. Her husband, tired from his work in a war plant, didn't awaken during the shooting. Was she scared? “Yes,” she said.
Faulty Switch Blamed in Rail Crash Fatal to Three
A faulty automatic switch was blamed today for the wreck of the Big Four’s Southwestern Limited which cost the lives of three Indianapolis trainmen near Charleston, Ill, ‘yesterday. Several passengers and a railway mail Clerk were injured when the limited sped through the switch and crashsd head-on into a train of oil cars on a siding. -The dead:
THOMAS’ T. CAIN, 67, of 832 N. Bancroft st., the engineer.
Last time, Police Officer Samuel Izsak was on the other side. Now, though, he’s an American and he’s going to fight on the American side. He's enlisting in the U. S. army and will take his final physical examination Tuesday. For three months, when the Germans were trying to win the world that other time, Officer Jzsak was in the trenches of the Tyrol mountain front, battling the allies in general and the Italians in particular, Of course, he lost. He was a native of Chicho Poene,
City Officer Proud to Fight With Americans This Time!
MARSHALL J. HOOTEN, 5, of 17 N. Tacoma ave., the fireman. WILBURT W. WATJEN, 26, of 810 Buchanan st. a railway express clerk, Among the injured was: Benjamin H. Hardy, 1512 N. LaSalle st., the railway mail clerk, who received several broken ribs. None of the passenger coaches overturned, but three oil tank cars burst into flames shortly after the collision. The blaze was brought (Continued on Page Four)
Austria, and he was drafted into the Austrian army when he was 17. For nine months he served in the Austrian infantry, trying to win the world for the kaiser-—with only defeat at the end. ; The beaten Austrians started for home, and Samuel Izsak was with them. “No king, nobody, everybody for himself,” said Officer Izsak today at his traffic station at the corner of Virginia ave. and Washington and Pennsylvania sts. “Like all the rest, I hung orto " {Continued on Page Four)
When He tion in the navy recruiting office.
|| ana musicians.
Navy Officer Sees Double Calls for Keith
hundred young men from all over the state stood at atten-
yesterday. They were 3.18 2
GERMANS NOW
- ahead of them.
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NES SET FIRES IN RUHR:
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9 MILES FROM CITY'S CENTER
Every House a MachineGun Nest, Army Paper
Says; Nazis Gain.
By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent The battle for Stalingrad raged in the streets of the Volga city today with the Soviet army making plain its determination to fight for every inch of ground so long as any defender remains alive. “The Germans are now fighting like devils,” the Soviet government newspaper Izvestia said. Reports from the eastern front indicated the Germans were fighting their way slowly forward into Stalingrad, . despite huge losses. Moscow said the Nazis had a foothold in the northwestern outskirts of the city, nine to.12 miles from the center of the metropolis.
450,000 in One Sector
An estimated 450,000 German and Rumanian troops were smashing at the Russians in that sector and it was believed the total Nazi force engaged in ihe Stalingrad operations was about one million men. A Red Star dispatch made plain the Soviet high command’s intention to defend every street and building of Sealingrad, even if the city should be isolated. Red Star advanced the military opinion that successful defense of a city such as Stalingrad could be carried out indefinitely so long as the defenders’ détermination holds out. The German high command, continuing its policy vof caution with regard to Stalingrad, merely reported’ that the battle continued “without cessation.” Other Nazi propaganda agencies, however, made specific claims of advances deep into the city. Report Von Bock Ousted Hewever, from Stockholm came rumors that Adolf Hitler was dissatisfied with conduct of the battle and that he had replaced Field Marshal Fedor von Bock. Another Stockholm report said continuous rain was soaking the battlefield but was impeding the Germans only to a minor extent. From Switzerland, another floating point for war rumors, came reports that Hitler . was to make a big announcement within 24 hours, presumably of the fall of Stalingrad. Russian dispatches said that the Germans already had made - one dangerous penetration and almost drove into the city before they could be ‘hammered back. Repulsed House by House The penetration was in the crucial northwestern sector. The Germans established themselves in the basements and garrets of buildings still standing and tried to halt the Soviet countec-attack. ' The Russians took each house separately, killing the Germans or making them retreat. The Russians claimed success in their offensive west of Moscow, saying that the harracks, airport and outskirts of Rzhev, the key city on
Lieut. Gen. Rittau, commander of the Nazi 129th infantry division, was killed on this front, the Russians said.
HITLER 1S 3 WEEKS LATE, STOWE SAYS
Anticipated ~~ Stalingrad’s Fall Before Sept. 1. .* By LELAND STOWE Ct BL TB AR MOSCOW, Sept. 17.—Hitler is already at least three weeks behind schedule in his capture of Stalingrad, and the smoke-begrimed, ruined city is still resisting desperately. Ye It is more than six weeks since the Nazis first crossed the Don within 50 miles of Stalingrad and with comparatively open steppes
At that time, some foreign cbservers in Moscow felt that if the
that front, were in Soviet -hands.|}
around of military figures, the. in-
fire—Japanese .fire—under all this smoke.
a little in Russia and North Africa. If the axis is to beat us to a second front, only Japan can really make it possible.
PRICE THREE CENTS
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ie On the War Fronts
(Sept. 17, 1042)
RUSSIA: Germans battle way into Stalingrad from foothold in northwestern outskirts; Russians claim capture of Rzhev airdrome west of Moscow.
AFRICA: British make big daylight air raid on Benghazi, smaller attack on Crete. Advance in Madagascar continues while negotiations for armistice are under way.
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PACIFIC: Navy says marines hold
two Jap cruisers. Heavy U. S. attack on Kiska traps and damages three submarines and sinks two mine sweepers. New Guinea battle rages 32 miles from Port Moresby.
WESTERN EUROPE: R. A. F. raids Ruhr, probably in heaviest attack since 1000-plane bombings of May and June.
U. S. SETS BACK JAPS IN-PAGIFIC
At Kiska, Cruisers at
Solomons Damaged.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (U. P.). —American forces have delivered new setbacks to the Japanese at both ends of the far-flung. Pacific battle Lud. drive ") islanids and inflicting shattering blows on ships. planes, shore facilities and men in the Aleutian islands. Eight enemy ships were blasted by American planes at Kiska island in the Aleutians, two of them being sunk. From Guadalcanal came the cheering news that navy and marine corps dive bombers have damaged two Japanese cruisers while marine land forces not only are holding their positions on that main American base in the Solomons but have dimjnished the initial ferocity of the Japanese counter-attacks which started last Saturday. (Very roundabout dispatches of the Swedish telegraph agency from Japanese-held Shanghai said thau 4000 Japanese troops had retaken the Guadalcanal airfield after a “ferocious tank battle” lasting eight hours and that fighting for Tulagi harbor was ‘still indecisive.”) American reports on developments) in the Pacific war theater were in two naval communiques issued last (Continued on Page Four)
JEWETT IS- NAMED.
+ Charles W, Jewett, former mayor, today was named assistant Marion county Republican chairman by Henry E. Ostrom, an. Mr. Jewett, long a leader in Republican politics, was fhe pfimary campaign manager for Gen. Robert
ground in Solomons and damage *
Eight Enemy Ships Blasted
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DECLARE RAID SINCE JUNE 5
In Air Grows.
(The Coming Battle of Germany, Page 15) i
—A “very strong force” of more than 700 Royal Aig Force bombers smashed Gers many’s industrial Ruhr lasg
today.
ing the 1000-plane raids of the early summer.
volved last night.
Ruhr, heart of Germany's war ine dustries, and several “very large® conflagrations still when the pilots left tor home.
Heaviest Loss Since June
Last night's loss was the heavies$ in the R. A. F's current series of attacks and the biggest since the 1000-plane raid oh ‘Bremen on the of June 25-26, when 52 bombs s were lost’ from the German submarine the week, and concentrated instead on industry and communications. Despite the heavy losses, aie circles considered the results of the raids “very satisfactory” in view of the huge devastation wrought. Air circles made no attempt te minimize the night's losses. German planes sought to strike back at Britain in daylight raids today. Three times, German planes flying out of a brilliant sun, tried to cross the Dover channel, bu$ were intercepted each time. Radios Berlin said the R.A. F, had attacked targets in the Rheniske Westphalian area of western Gere many. It admitted damage was caused and said 37 British planes had been shot down.
Ninth Raid of September
Although the British loss in the Ruhr raid indicates that at leas$ 780 planes and possibly more pare ticipated, it was pointed out thas other factors, such as bad weather conditions,” might have increased the loss disproportionately. With little more than half the month gone, there was reason to believe that September would estab lish a new level for sustained powen in the R. A. F.’s offensive. Although there have been no 1000-plane raids since May and June, the first 16 days of tember have seen nine heavy raids against principal Gere
H. Tyndall, the G. O, P. nominee
Today’
(Louis
man cities, the great port of Bremen twice beihg bombed.
s War Moves
By Y.3 YY OECHSNER United Press Centril European Hauages
F. Keemlia is on vacatie
' The axis partners’ are fanning up a good deal of smoke about threatened new war moves. Reports are being allowed to circulate that Hitler | will soon make a momentous announcement:
Gen,
Shunroku Hata, Japanese commander in China, in a Tokyo broadcast warns of an impending fusion of
Japanese cabinet. mental in nerve war (the scurrying
tentional indiscretions about troop concentrations, and such) and it still seems certain that there is
It definitely will be the duty of
The “guess which” activity with
action in the East Asian and or Hirohito is reported to have had an important
{the axis smoke
wars. Emper« ference with the
Add to all this many more of the familiar menacing hints fundae 4
There are many political and mile itary factors involved — weather, communications and internal weaks nesses in: both countries potentially under attack. Large Japanese forces
are available in either Burma for
use against India (though naval
strength would, be of even greater H importance here) and in Manchue =
those factors a better case can made of the Japanese “settling sce counts with the Soviets” than for “freeing the people of India.” | With fighting in the stretts Stalingrad at such a pitch that sot decision seems imminent there, # ought to see more clearly thre the near fut The ouicome of {current Jap
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centers, pounded mercilessly during
LONDON, Sept. 17 (U.P).
Many fires were started in the
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