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FOR TO SPEAK ON MANPOWER
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Second Front Discussion Is’;
Also Expected in Talk “At 9 Tonight.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (U. P). ~President Roosevelt's radio speech
: tonight will be sweeping in con-
tent, including the manpower Situation, the question of military service for 18 and 19-year-eld youths and the second front problem, the White House indicated today. Mr. Roosevelt planhed to devote almost the entire day to work on his address, which he will make at 9 p. m. (Indianapolis time). His one conference was ~ with Lewis B. Hershey, selective service director, and Manpower Commissioner ‘Paul V. McNutt. Presumably he called them in to go over sections of the speech dealign with the increasingly urgent
- manpower problems. Some quarters
predicted meantime that the president within the next few weeks wo ask for passage of legislation/to draft the 18 and 19-year-, 4) : " May Talk on 2d Front
‘White House Secretary Stephen
T. Early, noting newspaper stories that described the speech as deal-
ing primarily with manpower, said|
Mr. Roosevelt would “cover mor than manpower—there is selective service, for example.” “How about the 18-19-year-olds?” Mr. Early was asked at his press conference.
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there,” he said. ‘asked
front to relieve German pressure
on Russia. Army Needs Younger Men
“I think you will ‘construe what]
he says &s applying to a second front,” he said. Manpower authorities said that the need for more young men in the army is pressing and that action on lowering the draft age definitely is
after passage of the tax bill Saturday, gave senators permission to leave the city for the next two weeks. Barkley Expects Delay “Beyond that, I'm not able to make any predictions as to Jmpogtant legislation to come before us,”
he said. “We all know that just around the corner is the manpower
age for draft service. Just when
do not know, but I feel sure it will
Barring unforeseen emergencies and accidents, they will not come up before then.” Meantime, it was reported unofficially that the selective service system soon may issue a “work or
would accomplish the same end as national service legislation.
REPORT NAZIS LIFT NORSE EMERGENCY
. LONDON, Oct. 12 (U. P).—A Norwegian government spokesman | thro said today that Nazi occupation suthorities in Norway lifted a six-
heim at 5 a. m,, but German, troops continued to patrol the streets. A partial state of emergency still] was in effect in other districts north of Trondheim; the spokesman said,
and. ‘the population in the areas| .
which have been marked by sabotage, widespread ‘arrests and executions during the past week continue under strict surveillance. . Reports reached London that the
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CHICAGO, Oct. 12 (U. P.).—~De~ tectives searching: for Roger Touhy, former Chicago gang leader, and six convicts who escaped with him from an Illinois prison, joined Ft. Wayne, Ind. police today to investigate a threat against the life of a Roman Catholic clergyman. ‘ State’s. Attorney Thomas J. Courtney sent the squad of detectives from « Chicago after Msgr. Thomas: M, Conroy at Ft. Wayne told police there he had received a telephone threat yesterday from ‘a man who lisped: “This is the Touhy gang. Stay We are going to get you today or tonight.” Report Banghart Seen Although police planned to check the incident ‘closely, they admitted the call may have been made by one of the gang to throw them off the trail or by a “crank or prankster.” - Reports have .been received that some of the fugitives have
as Knoxville, Tenn., Sturgis, Mich., and Dubuque, Ia. At noon Chicago police received a fresh tip, that . Basil: (The Owl) Banghart, most ruthless of the escapees, was driving. a ‘powerful car through the tough gang’s northwest Chicago haunts toward Wisconsin. City police got. a detailed report fronv a filling ‘station that greased a cream-colored, mud-spotted 193" Lincoln Zephyr ‘that the man driving it resembled photograps of .Banghart ‘and that the car contained at least one machine gun. JPolice put three motor squads the trail immediately and tigh
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HITLER DOOM SEEN NEARER ‘BY CHURCHILL
‘Remarkable and Solid’ Gain in Allied Power
Is Announced.
EDINBURGH, Oct. 12 (U, P.).— Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared today that allied. striking power has. grown remarkably and
fore him the “shadow of slowly and remorselessly approaching doom.” Churchill made no forecast as to when the second front would be
serted “the day is coming” when accounts “with Germany will be settled. Hitlev’s victories, said the prime minister, have proved ‘stepping stones in ruin” while “our defeats are but stepping stones to victory.”
Winant Also Speaks
U. S. Ambassador John G. Winant told the assemblage that the fate of the united nations now rests “with the soldiers of- Semocracy, » Churchill asserted: That there had ‘been solid and remarkable developments in allied
That allied air superiority was in-
the . greatest tonnage -of bombs dropped on Germany during those months.
Reporfs Troop Arrivals
United States troops hag arrived in Britain during August and Sep.
“whining under the — and increasing impact of British bombing » a ‘
That submarine warfare still was the allies’ greatest problem, but “there is no reason” why it should not be solved by offense, defense and replacement measures of Britain, Canada and the United
“No Weakness, He Pledges
He warned that thet pited nations. had reached. a: somber moment of ‘the war, but id “that the situation definitely had improved in the last two months. - Commenting on the German chaining of British prisoners, and Britain’s retaliation by chaining German prisoners, Churchill pledged: “I say that to show weakness of any kind to-such a man as Hitler is only to encourage him-to further atrocities, and you maybe assured that no weakness will be shown.” He charged that Hitler has or-
“divert eyes from his evident failure so far in the vast second campaign in Russia.”
SEEK BROADER POWER TO SEIZE MOTORCARS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (U. PJ). —Senators. Robert R. Reynolds (D. N. C) and Sheridan Downey (D. Cal), said today they ‘will introduce tomorrow a new bill to give President Roosevelt broad authority to requisition automobiles. They stated their bill would give a big boost, to the sc.ap campaign. \ ‘The - measure would authorize a $500,000,000 - appropriation for the
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Chiang Kai. Shek Hails Plan To End Extraterritoriality :
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CHUNGKING, Oct. 12 o. Py Generslissimo CHIang Mal Shee do clared today that the willingness of America and Great Britain to aban-
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ITLER SHIFTS ATTACK TO CAUCASU
Sige Gun of Civil War Goes Back Into Battle
(left), secretary-treasurer of the Monument board of control, and ‘Alb ert A. Henry, Monument custodian, bid it farewell in behalf of the thousands of Hoosiers who have seen it in the basement since it was p laced there shortly after the Monument was completed more than 30
8 Billion Tax Bill Near Vote; Victory Levy O. K. Expected
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (U. P.).—The long-debated $8,000,000,000 tax bill was near enactment today, but congressmen and tax experts agreed
years ago. (Story on Page Two.)
GOUNTY DIMOUT SET FOR FRIDAY
Whistles and: Sirens to Be Used as Signals; Total Blackout Next. This Heme it will be county-wide
are to be dimmed out or shaded in such a manner that they will not be visible from the streets. Herbert 'R. Fletcher, -chief air warden of the city, said that shoft blasts from “whistles and sireris: will be sounded at 9:30 o’clock and that an air horn atop the Merchants bank building also will be used. The . county-wide rehearsal is in preparation for a total blackout. If ‘officials feel that the *dimout is sufficiently executed, they will notify army offigials . that Marion ‘county is prepared for a blackout. The army then will conduet the blackout rehearsal, during which all lights of ‘every kind will be doused.
ALLIES BOMB GONVOY AND DOWN 18 PLANES
Lost Only 1 Craft in Action Over Mediterranean.
CAIRO, Oct. 12 (U. P.).—American and British bombers and fighters, in one of their biggest days over the ‘Mediterranean, blasted a convoy, damaged a schooner, and shot down 18 axis planes yesterday with only one allied loss. Heavy American bombers attacked an enemy convoy south of Crete . and scored two direct hits on one of ‘two large merchant vessels and shot down three Nazi
planes, United States army headquarters announced. The air force announced that its fighters based on: Malta repulsed five attacks by enemy air fiéets. ‘The axis sent 69 ‘bombers
that the really tough tax problems which the treasury is preparing.
had been left for the next tax bill
House acceptance of the senate’s 5 per cent victory tax, levied on the earnings of all who make more than $12°a ‘week, was forecast as senate-
NEW. DAYLIGHT
“RAID GOING ON=:
Harnover Blasted ‘Sunday; New Bombs Used:in Lille’ Attack.
LONDON, Oct. 12 (U. P.).—The roar ‘of many - airplanes, ‘heard high’ above the clouds above the southeast coast, indicated today that allied planes had started another major daylight attack on enemy occupied territory. A few squadrons flew low enough to be seen, but the others, out of sight, were heard for more than an hour without cessation. Royal air force bomber planes attacked . several places. in. western German by daylight yesterday, including Hannover, while fighters made sweeps over ‘the . St. Omer and . Abbeville = areas. of oosupieq France. . As Hannover, 150 miles west of Berlin, is at the edge .of the gigantic: Berlin defense area, it was probably that Berliners spent anxious hours in air raid shelters. .
The Evening News reported today that = Consoliated : Liberator . and
day, dropped new liquid air bombs exceeding ‘ong Wn- in: (Weight.
POLL TAX BATTLE. . NEAR HOUSE VOTE
WASHINGTON, ‘Oct. 12° (U. P.).— The long, bitter legislative fight to
abolish the poll tax as a requirement for voting in federal elections—a
house ‘conferees prepared to adjust differences over the pending bill. Chairman Walter PF. George (D. |Ga) of the. senate finance commit~ go 5 ‘said ‘he s' with the house tomorrow and | complete work this week on the hig tory-making measure. Chairman Robért L. Doughton o. N. C.) of the house ways and means committee indicated that it was a question of - accepting the senate’s victory tax — designed. to raise $3,650,000,000 annually — or finding the lost’ revenue elsewhere, with no apparent place to turn but a ‘sales tax, ' which neither house has approved. The senate passed the bill Saturday, 77 to 0, but left several important questions for the next tax bill.
BOYS OF 14 LYNCHED BY. MISSISSIPPI MOB
Hanged to Bridge _ Near Meridian.
MERIDIAN, Miss., Oct. 12 (U. P.). —The lynching of two 14-year-old Negro boys was disclosed today when their bodies were found at a river bridge, about 35 miles south of here. The Negroes, Charlie, Land and Ernest Green, both of Shubuta, were | taken from the Quitman jail yester-|. day by a mob of irate, unidentified
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NEW NAZI BOMB Is NO SURPRISE TO BRITISH
LONDON, Oct. 12 (U. P.).—Ger-
ubber Chief Defies Cotton ors on Rayon Ruling
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PETRILLO WINS IN FIRST TEST
Federal Judge Refuses to Grant Injunction to End Record Ban.
CHICAGO, Oct. 12 (U.P.).—Federal - Judge John P. Barnes today
to start’ ‘confer=| dismissed a motion by Thurman W.
Arnold, assistant “attorney general, for a temporary injunction preventing James C. Petrillo’s A. ¥F. of L. musicians union from enforcing a ban on the making of transcriptions and recordings. .
Judge Barnes denied‘ the motion, which Arnold ‘argued personally, on the grounds that the case between the government and Petrillo and his. American Federation of Musicians was a labor dispute. Judge Barnes delivered his ruling without hearing the ‘arguments of Joseph A. Padway, attorney for Petrillo and his A. F.' M.
Arnold Yo File Appeal
Arnold had sought the temporary injunction to prevent Petrillo from keeping the 140,000 members of his union. from making canned music, pending outcome of a government
ing the Petrillo ban. Immediately after receiving Judge Barnes ruling on the temporary injunction, Arnold announced that he would appeal: to the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. * Barnes ‘said ‘he ‘would wait ‘three days before filing the order on the temporary injunction to: allow "the government time to file ‘any opposing motion it desired. Petrillo, who was in court, said the ban “still stands” and that the next move is up to the companies.
BRIEF WAIT URGED IN ASKING FOR TIRES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (U. P.). —Office of price administration officials today advised motdrists not now eligible for tire replacements not to apply for tires until the na-tion-wide mileage ravioning program goes into effect, Nov. 22. Under the new program, which was announced by Price Administrator Leon ‘Henderson . Saturday, the government will attempt to keep each of the nation’s 27,000,000 cars “rolling for essential purposes”.
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suit for a permanent injunction lift- :
GERMANS HALT MASS ASSAULT
ON STALING
Peril Not Ended, Mosce Warns; Battle Grows
On Terek River.
By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent Moscow dispatches indicat ed today. that the German are shifting the weight their main offensive from t battered city of Stalingrad to the approaches of the Caus casus oil riches. The Soviet reports made evident that fighting at Stalingrad h entered a lull but emphasized th no decision had yet been reach in the battle which started 49 d ago. German pressure was increasing
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along the Terek river which said by the Russians to run red with the blood of Nazi and Ruman= ian troops slain in futile efforts to breach the river line. Marshal Semyon Timoshenko’s relief column, having been slowed for several days, made addition progress toward Stalingrad, cap ing several good Nazi pesitions. The Nazi high command claime that little action was going on al Stalingrad except for German ars tillery fire, which was said to § pounding shipping on the Volga a railway line east of the river,
Big-scale Nazi frontal assaults Stalingrad—once under attack by & million - men, 2000 planes snd 000
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capture of the ruined city, ‘whit had cost an ‘estimated 250,000 de wounded or imprisoned Germ was “no_longer necessary.” Soviet observers believed that tl greatest campaign Hitler will e be able to undertake had suff a 'great moral and military’ but they were not certain that he. : was not. regroup his forces - geo the city. Russian repos said that lines on the Terek river wel
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Berlin called the Terek, “the ag cursed stream where so much German blood has already been shed.” : ‘Checked in Batum Push
The fs Moscow communique that the Soviet troops had re tured some positions lost in first shock of the new Nazl atta on the Terek. A major battle sald to be developing there. The Germans met no more cess in a desperate effort to ¢ from the Black sea naval base Novorossisk, which - they captu three weeks ago, down the cos i road to the oil port of Batum. THES counter-attacking Russians in that area surrounded the garrison of one axis-occupied village and wiped ¢ 6000 men, according to Moscow. The Germans were also said | have lost 1200 men in a vain effor to recapture an important hill miles southeast of besieged Stall
grad, far to the cold north.
HOOSIER DOWNS ONE OF 33 JAP PLANESA GUADALCANAL ISLAND, Sep 20 (U. P) (Delayed). —Within tf last 24 hours the United States & force knocked out 33 Japane planes without loss. Twenty-four of the enemy p 23 out of 25 bombers and one | of 18 escorting zero fighters, we 8. Kennedy of . Tem Haute, Ind.) was credited with ging one of the bombers.
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