Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1942 — Page 7
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At Dakar, Alexandria, Reports Hint.
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¥ § that By 10 a. m. that day not a single French warship was afloat in the hirbor.
[Iwo May Be Salvaged
In zddition to the vessels which fell undamaged to the Germans, two large battleships—the Dunkerque and Strasbourg—are in salvageable condition, Col. Knox said. Even though the Germans should be able to make immediate use of the ships which escaped destruction in Toulon, the allied acquisition of Dakar and 32 or more French vessels in that West African base would more than offset the German
There also are 11 French warships in Alexandria, which the allies are expected to put to use. Their crews The French have four other warships, including the aircarft carrier Bearn which are demilitarized at Martinique. It might also be possible for the allies to get these into service.
Advantage Is ‘Negative’ Asked for comment on Dakar, Col. Knox said the agreement with French authorities there “brought with it quite a number of French ships.” He said the strategic advantages, however,” are “largely negative, in that we can now deny any use of the port to the enemy.’ “It's a very good.port, however— a good base,” he added.
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of a better name. It had as its symbol the candidacy for national chairman of Werner Schroeder, national committeeman from Illinois who hdd the active support of Senator Taft and previously had been black-balled by Mr. Willkie as the respresentative of the Chicago Tribune-Senator “Curley” Brooks wing of the Republican party. After trying in all-night huddles at the hotel to get Mr.. Schroeder to withdraw, the Willkie forces rales
One Battleship Included
The number of ships in the West African harbor was not known here, but they were believed to include the 35,000-ton battleship Richelieu, completed in 1940, three 7600-ton cruisers, Gloire, Montcalm and Georges Leygues, three 2569-ton destroyers, Fantasque, Malin and Terrible, 12 submarines, three mine sweepers, 10 corvettes, other light vessels and a large number of merchant ships. The Nazi-controlled radio Paris claimed that the Dakar warships already had been turned over to the Fighting French—a highly unlikely development in view of the deep split between the adherents of Gen. Charles de Gaulle and those of Admiral Jean Francois Darlan in Africa.
Allies Get Three Subs
Not all ships which survived the Toulon scuttling fell into German hands. Four submarines out of a total of 19 in Toulon escaped, three
of ghem joining the allies, the|::
fourth being interned in Spain.
Col. Knox listed these ships as nn afloat and apparently intact in .Ger-| |
man hands: Two light cruisers,
stroyer leaders, and two gunboats. Also apparently intact were four submarines under construction, making a total of 15 warships intact at Toulon,
damage or destruction. Damage Is Listed
* Listed as scuttled and lying either with decks awash or on their sides were: Twenty-one destroyer leaders, five destroyers, two gunboats, one net layer, one cargo ship, cruiser and the demilitarized battleship Condorcet. ' Also listed in various stages of damage were: ; Battleship Dunkerque—Awash in drydock. Battleship Strasbourgh—Aground on ‘even keel. ‘Battleship Provence—Stern very low in water. Commandant Teste (seaplane carrier)—Severe list to port. Two heavy cruisers of the Suffren class—Very heavily on fire when observed. ne One light cruiser—Very heavily on fire, - Heavy cruiser Algerie—Aground and possibly on fire. ; Two submarines damaged. One submarine, attempting to escape, hit a mine and sank. Of 19 submarines that were seen
at Toulon Nov. 26, none now are visible. Tigh t are unaccounted for. SCIENTIST’S CONDITION FAIR
LOGANSPORT] Dec. 8 (U. P,) — Dr. Lauhenze Harris, Chicago, na-tionally-known research scientist in pathology, was reported in .a “fair” condition at Cass County hospital today. Harris suffered a heart attack last night while addressing the Cass County Dental association.
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the demili-| tarized battleship L'Ocean, three de-| three destroyers|
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lied behind a “dark horse,’ Frederick E. Baker of Seattle, 34-year-old public relations and advertising man, who is serving only as acting national committeeman from his state in place of the committeeman absent in the service. He was unknown to most of the committee members when he was put in the race to stem the tide set in motion by Senator Taft.
Wants to Beat the New Deal
The young man got (40 votes. on the first ballot, and so did Mr. Schroeder, with scattered support for Mr. Spangler, Frank E. Gannett, the publisher, and Barak T. Mattingly, national committeeman from Missouri, On the second vote, the young man picked up three votes, getting 43, with Mr. .Schroeder dropping back to 38. Fifty-one votes was necessary to elect. The Taft forces saw they were beaten and with the aid of the
Meehan Missing
Col. Arthur W. Meehan
On the first anniversary of the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor, Mr. and Mrs. 8. S. Clement received word from the war department that their son, Col. Arthur W. Meehan, is “missing in action.” Col. Meehan was one of the army fliers who participated in the destructive bombing attack on Wake Island after the Japs finally conquered it. In September, he was awarded the distinguished flying cross for a “dangerous mission over enemy territory.” Mr. Clement said he received a wire from the war department last night, announcing that Col. Meehan was missing. No details were given, he said. Mr. and Mrs. Clement reside at 115 S. Belmont.
Received Transfer
They last heard from him about a month ago when he advised them of a change in army post office numbers. Shortly after that they got a letter from San Francisco from a friend of Col. Meehan’s, who advised them he had been transferred
| from Honolulu to Australia.
The friend said that Col. Meehan was “very happy” about the transfer, because it meant heading a larger command. Col. and Mrs. Meehan and their two small daughters were in Honolulu when the Japs struck. Shortly after the start of the war, Mrs. Meehan and the girls returned to Newburgh, N. Y., Mrs. Meehan’s formre home.
Graduate of Tech
She also was advised last night by the war department of the loss of her husband. Col. Meehan was graduated from Technical high school, attended Indiana university and was graduated from the United States Military academy at West Point. While at the academy, he was a star cuarterback on the varsity football team and after graduating from
[there he acted for many years as
a scout for the team.
Rep. Joseph W. Martin (right), retiring chairman of the Republican national committee, presents to committee members the new chairman, Harrison E. Spangler of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Willkie Wins Half-Victory In Party Vote at St. Louis
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Spangler supporters, forced a recess, at which the Schroeder backers made known their intention to switch to Mr. Spangler. It took a little time to pacify everybody, to mollify inflated egoes, but when it was all over, Mr. Schroeder and Mr. Baker both took the platform and withdrew most graciously, in true Republidan harmony style, and the stocky, ruddy-faced Mr. Spangler was led to the platform and elected by acclamation. He did not take his election, he said, as a personal tribute to hiiuself, “but you've done it in the spirit
defeat the New Deal. I started after that animal in 1932. I hope in 1944 I can be in there at the kil” Those sentiments provoked loud huzzas from. -the assembled Republicans gentry, including the furcoated lady members.
Spangler Is No Liberal Mr. Spangler left no doubt about his hatred of the New Deal and all its works. Mr. Willkie had beaten Mr. Schroeder and the “isolationists,” again, as in Chicago last April, he had ested Senator Taft, who gave evidénce at this meeting of having a very deep-seated dislike of Wendell Willkie. At the April
of trying to do what you can t0|.—
meeting, Senator Taft had stuck his neck out, asked for it and gotten! it, full on the chin.
But in the compromise on Mr. Spangler, Mr. Willkie can not be!
wanted. In addition to the defeat of the isolationist, he called for
policy, and Mr. Spangler, who is a lawyer in Cedar Rapids, can hardly be called that.
‘Isolationism’ Disavowed
On foreign policy, the committee reaffirmed its support of the resolution adopted at the Chicago meeting last April declaring for collaboration with other nations after the war, and disavowing isolationism which was part of a general resolution on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
This anti-isolationism resolution was sponsored at the Chicago meeting by Mr. Willkie, over the opposition of Senator Taft, who called it a “great mistake.”
The senator, himself, presented the resolution reaffirming the Chicago declaration yesterday, but made no reference whatever to what he had said about it last spring, nor to the hard fight he had made at that time to defeat it.
2d Alarm Real:
There Is a Fire
IT WOULD happen only about | once in the lifetime of any fireman, When firemen answered an | alarm at the Pennsylvania hotel, 947 N. Pennsylvania st. with extra pumpers and extra crews as they do in any hotel fire re-
gardless of how small, they discovered it was a false alarm.
Just as they were leaving, a second alarm .came in for the Ambassador apartments at Ninth and Pennsylvania sts., only one block away. It looked suspicious, but firemen, with sirens screaming, went to the next corner. Flames destroyed furnishings in the apartment of Mr, and Mrs. E. C. Saunders in an upper floor of, the Ambassador before firemen exe tinguished them.
Communiques
MacARTHUR COMMUNIQUE (Issued Tuesday, Dec. 8) NORTHEASTERN SECTOR: tent a fgnting YE Gena » 1 jniopmiee | : ce - tors. Our su medium and dive |
. Supportin bombers successfull et t! defensive positions Yq Asa omy
mations of hostile medium bombers an dive bombers with fighter escorts ian ed to raid our rear areas during the day. | Our fighters intercepted and downed a total of 18 enemy planes, including six! medium bombérs, five dive bombers and seven zeros. Our losses were negligible. Lae: Our medium units and hters bombed and strafed the runway and disDorsal. eas, destroying at least two ens on’ the groun - ot were not obs z ed. 2, Complels re ND—Kavieng—Our bombers attacked the narbor ai storage dumps and starting fires wharves and docks. encountered b
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ARMED FORCES | OUTLINE NEEDS
McNutt Meets Chiefs of
Staff in ‘immediate At-
tack’ on Manpower.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (U. P.)— War Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt meets the joint chiefs of staff of the army and navy today to determine their basic manpower needs as a prelude to an “immediate attack” on the overall manpower
problem.
Once army and navy needs are|
determined, the availability of workers for war industries will be definitely known and the program of placing them where they can serve most effectively will begin. Mr. McNutt promised yesterday that action would be swift and said that from now on the total population was being considered as a “national pool” from which the needs of the armed forces, industry, agriculture and essential civilian activities will be supplied.
Some Recruiting to Go On
Voluntary enlistments in the armed forces of men between the ages of 18 and 38 already has been Both the army and navy hereafte 11 jointly draw upon seservice for men in that age bracke The navy will continue voluntary enlistment of 17-year-olds, while both can seek the services of men over 38 with certain needed skills, although general induction of men over 38 has ended. Navy Secretary Frank Knox said at his press conference today the’ new manpower order will not affect the size of the navy or its operations. He repeated an earlier announcement by Mr. McNutt that selectees will be given an opportunity to ex-
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Led by a marine (which is nothing so unusual), these Pearl Harbor “revenge” war bond buyers
lined up at one of the bond windows in the Indiana National bank yesterday. D. Moore, Selma, Ala. stationed with recruiting office here, invested in four $18.75 bonds.
The marine, Sergt. F. Backing
him (left to right) are Abraham Borts, 3022 Park ave, who holds up his $18.75 for a “revenge” bond that he’s buying for his cousin in the air forces; Zachary Schreier, 2127 College ave, and Miss Helen Baker, 321 Berkley road. The postoffice and its substations, banks, theaters and stores that issue war bonds reported a land office business in “revenge” bonds on the first anniversary of Pearl Harbor. A report of sales for the day is being compiled,
press their choice of service among the army, navy, marine corps and coast guard. This choice will be given some weight when the se1ectee is assigned to a branch of the armed forces. Mr. McNutt predicted in a speech earlier yesterday that by the end of next year 30 per cent of all war jobs would be filled by women. But he set aside recent reports that a national registration of women, either voluntary or: compulsory, would be held soon. There are no
at this time, but we will continue to register women by areas, he said. As one of his first acts, Mr. McNutt ordered that the selective service system continue operations as presently constituted. Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey will remain as national director. His meeting with the joint chiefs of staffs was the first step in a program McNutt outlined for his press conference. Others include: 1. A request to congress to remove restrictions on expansion of the U.
transfers of workers. 2. Development of more uniformity in actions of local selective service boards, including possibly new appeals machinery. : 3. Arrangements for draftees to express a choice of service into which they wish to be inducted, although final assignment will depend upon the need of the services.
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WARD'S REJECTS
WLB PROPOSAL
Turns Down Board Phrase ing Over Compliance With FDR Order.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (U. P.).==
Montgomery Ward & Co. of Chi=
cago today rejected a compromise proposal of War Labor Chairman William H. Davis in the
company’s dispute with the Whole
sale & Retail Clerks’ Union (C, L
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bership clause in a contract.
. The board went into executive session immediately to draft am executive order dealing with the ;
situation. The current phase of the dispute dates to Nov. 5 when WLB issued a directive designed to settle the controversy. This among othep things, provided for the mainte= nance-of -membership clause. Mont«= gomery Ward rejected this phase of the order until President Roosevelt on Nov. 19 directed the company to comply with the order “without further delay.”
The company later agreed to do this but insisted on inserting a phrase in the contract indicating that the union membership pro= visions were being put in the cone tract only under duress and “bes cause the president of the U, 8, as commander-in-chief in time of war has expressly ordered that they be included.” Last night Davis proposed = modified phrasing that the clauses in controversy were included, “after protest, in compliance with an ore der of the president.” : The company representatives were given until 9:30 a. m. today to decide whether they would accept this phrasing. At a stormy session the company representatives re=
fused to comply.
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