Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 December 1942 — Page 2
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UD PLEDGES
ARMY OF 300000
French Leader Appeals to A
In Government
merica for Arms in Question-| 8 = - Answer Interview, Assures DeGaulle a Voice
of North Africa.
By WALTER LOGAN
(Copyright, 1942,
: ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, NORTH AFRICA, Dec.| ‘24 (Delayed).—Gen. Henry Honore Giraud, heroic leader ‘of the French fighting forces in North Africa, pledged himtoday to work for Cooperation or consolidation with the
Bl French.
He promised the allies a French African army of 800,000
men and a fleet which would include the squadrons at Alexandria, Egypt and else-
ait int. ie Bebaatid by January to be receiving from the
"United States the planes and tanks
which the French need above all to take their full part in a fight in
. which he proposes to take his afmy
along with those of the allies into
. Europe for final victory.
“Asked if there was any comment he would like to make regarding
the political situation in France ‘or
“which France
Africa, he replied: ? _ “I am a soldier.” ¢ Then in a special “message to
America he appealed for the arms “so desperately”
needs. “Prance had the fullest confidence in America,” he said. “I pray that America will have the same confi-
‘dence in France.”
Giraud took out time from his endless military duties; which include not only the active direction of the French forces now fighting beside the allies, in Tunisia but the organization of a new and powerful army, to write down himself in blue pencil the answers to questions sub-
mitted by the United Press.
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The questions and Giraud’s answers follow: Q—Is the spirit of the French troops in North Africa as high as it always has been in the past—and in the war of 1914? A—Yes. Q-—How many French troops can
Northwest Africa put into action? ally
A—Three hundred thousand. Reply Reserved
-Q—Are French troops coming from the Dakar region as well as North ‘Africa and other parts of the world? A—Reply reserved. (Giraud wrote a question mark beside this question.) Q-The Prench army always has been. famous for its artillery. Is Stitiery a prime requisite and are t the French in Tunisia now using artillery to exceedingly good advantage? A—VYes Q—How about’ fighting: ‘planes? We saw the Lafayette Escadrille flying (American Curtiss) P-40 planes. Are they pleased with the performance of these planes? Are important French’ flying units at present in action or do they expect to be soon? A—Most certainly. We shall appreciate still more of the newest types of fighters.
Q--Will the French forces be ready to fight beside the allies in the invasion of Europe? A—Yes. ; Leaders O. K. Interview -Q=Regarding strategy, without revealing military information, can you say whether it would please the troops more to invade Italy or France? A—Reply reserved, (Giraud wrote another question mark opposite this question. The process of obtaining the
; Giraud interview left no/room for
doubt that it had the full authority of allied leaders. The questions were
* first referred to the French intel-
which in turn - submitted them to Giraud’s close collaborators. ‘The collaborators ordered the into examine the authen-
ticity of this correspondent’s
credentials. Then Giraud sat down and wrote his answers. He sub-
mitted his answers to his aides, who
‘Phen United States
submitted them to the intelligence. and British censors were called in to approve and the interview was issued
. them, [through allied headquarters.
REPUBLICANS GIVEN
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the Washington Township RepubJean elub. He is a Mason and
~ served four years in the navy in ~ world war L
~The newly appointed coutt bailiff was a deputy under Bert Thurman, former revenue collector, and
is G. O. P. committeeman of the 14th precinct in the 2d ward. An
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DARLAN KILLER PUT TO DEATH
Imperial Council Likely to Name Giraud Successor To Admiral.
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this condolences. Mrs. Darlan kissed his ring. After the service the coffin was carried down the cathedral steps by sailors. A band played “The Marseillaise” and then ‘a funeral march. The hearse was surrounded by a motorcycle escort and the procession “included cars of the officials. It was not announced where Darlan would be buried. , Thousands of Frenchmen, whose Christmas had been turned into a day of mourning, filed past Darlan’s casket throughout yesterday along with thousands of American and British soldiers. The French imperial council, whose members including Giraud, assembled at Algiers by airplane from all over French Africa, held a preliminary meeting last night on the succession problem as the courtmartial condemned Darlan’s assassin to death.
Confession Is Claimed
the sentence the council said textu-
“A court-martial of the 19th military district met today (Friday) at 6 p. m. to try the assassin of Admiral Darlan. “The court-martial condemned the assassin to death and the sentence will be carried out tomorrow morning. “The assassin, who was caught in the act, made a complete confession. He insisted he acted without accomplices. “The assassin, whose name is being kept secret for reasons of mili-
ality. = Inquiry revealed that .his mother is Italian and is now living in Italy. “Several letters between the assassin and his mother were seized but their contents threw no light on the .case or the actual circumstances of the crime.” The council’s statement was issued from the headquarters of Gen. Eisenhower who returned to Algiers from a tour of the front as soon as he learned of Darlan’s death. As soon as he had arrived, Gen. Eisenhower authoriZed the following statement: “Gen. . Eisenhower . has. conveyed his deepest sympathies anfl regrets to: Madame Darlan. As So as Gen. George C. Marshall, clilef of the general staff of the United States -army, had been advised (at Washington) of the assault on Admiral Darlan and ‘prior to hearing of his death, he had promptly cabled that he was grieved and shocked by the news and said that Admiral Darlan had rendered service of vast importance to our armed forces. Giraud Assumes Control
Darlan died of two wounds, one in the mouth, the other in a lung, caused by bullets from a 25 caliber pistol which the assassin fired in a corridor of the government b ing as Darlan was about to enter his office at 3:30 p. m. Thursday. Giraud was advised while on an inspection trip of the French army and at once assumed responsibility for maintenance of order. (Madrid reported that the assassin was a member of ‘the French fascist militia of the Paris collaborationist leader Jacques Doriot.) Yves Chatel, governor general of Algiers, assumed charge at Algiers pending Giraud’s arrival. Gen. Nogues, Governor General Boisson and other leaders arrived by plane. . A series of conferences was started in which Gen. Eisenhower joined. -
Sultan Sends Message
The sultan of Morocco sent Gen. Nogues a message: “On learning of the painful news of the assassination of Admiral Darlan we addressed fo you very sad condolences, which we ask that you also convey to Gen. Bergeret.” (Gen. Jean Marie Bergeret, former Vichy aviation minister, who escaped to North Africa, was Darlan’s aid.) Giraud visited “the flag-draped casket in the government _house chapel. He snapped % siiute before the casket,- on which lay Darlan’s ad-
| miral’s hat, beneath the tricolor]
then knelt in prayer and laid a wreath before, the casket.
Aide Issues Statement
> Four guards, | representing the : stood
round the casket with drawn swards
all day. fa While Darlan’s body lay in state
5 en un] ‘his aide, Gen.
J.P) Lai
In its communique announeing | § :
WMDZ Jr. will soon be on the air. No call letters nave yet been issued for the Indianapolis police department emergency headquarters but the John Guedelhoefer ‘Wagon Co. finished it on time to make it almost a gift for Christmas eve. The mobile tractor-trailer unit is equipped to function as an emergency police headquarters radio station. Painted the customary blue with the shield on the side, it will be stored at some pojnt not adjacent to the regular headquarters or the radio station.
Costs $4000
Deputy Inspector Robert L. Batts, head of police radio, and his assistants are at present installing the radio and telephone equipment. The unit measures 35 feet 10 inches in length and eight feet in width and cost approximately $4000. Designed to be used in dire emergencies, the unit can be dispatched to the scene. At ‘that point it can plug ih on a telephone cable and handle all calls as if they were going through the regular police switchboard. It would, also be able to run up
Unit Equipped to Handle Evyrgencle: ‘at the Scene
The tractor-trailer police department emergency headquarters will soon go inte ousiation. Inspecting the new unit are (left to right) Patrolmen Arthur Jines and Andy Beller and motorcycle, men James R.
|anapolis, died Thursday
COWARDLY AT
104 emergency vehicles. Communication can be maintained With police radio cars and motorcycles, \fire department cars, city ambulances, gamewell traffic signal repair units. sheriff cars, the military police of Pt. Harrison and Camp Atterburv and the police of Beech Grove,
Not to Be Diverted From . Africa Objective.
"HULL DECLARES]
Asserts Chief Thing Now Is
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, who went before movie cameras for the first time two years ago, have displaced Mickey Rooney, fourtime box office champion, as. the movies’ biggest money-maker, polls of exhibitors disclosed today. The polls were made by the Motion Picture Herald and the Showman’s Trade Review. Both placed Clark Gable, now in the army air force, in second place. The Herald listed the next eight in this order: Gary Cooper, Rooney, Bob Hope, James Cagney, Gene Autrey, Betty Grable, Greer Garson and Spencer Tracy. The Review published separate lists for actors and actresses. The actresses were ranked: Betty Grable, Greer Garson, Dorothy Lamour, Judy Garland, Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Rosalind Russell and Lana Turner. The actors after Abbott and Costello and
Kise R. McCormack ur vived by Wife, 2 So 1, Four Grandchildre: .
Kise R. McCormack, grand on of one of the first settlers of Igdia; the Methodist hospital after a rnort illness. He was 66 and lite at
4012 Graceland ave. For the last 16 years Mr. I ¢ Jormack owned and operate fhe Economy Tailors and Cleans s. 413 N. Illinois st. Born at DD: nille, he went to Jamestown wiei a child and moved to Crawfor isville in 1917. He came here in 19: 5 A past master of the Jam: siown Masonic: lodge, Mr. McCo back took part in Masonic event: 14Té and at Crawfordsville. In 1820 his grandfather, 'smes McCormack, moved to a spit on| White river where it is now c ossed by Washington st. The sit: has been commemorated by a n a‘ker which reproduces a rough log chin he built there. A son of Mr. McCormack, " ’i bur McCormack, was formerly (on-
Gene Autry, Cagney and Tracy.
POSTS BOND IN
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 38 (U. Py —
Gable were Cooper, Rooney, Hope,
DEPUTY'S DEATH
SOVIETS ATTACK
Area; Advance in
Other Sectors. (Continued from Page One)
to the Ukraine, the Russians were now. slashing into the rear of be Tre German detachments. Abandon Heavy Guns
They captured 560 men In a single unit in one of these forays, the noon communique said. Yesterday, the Russians on the middle Don had captured 4000 prisoners in a single group, in ade dition to 3000 others, and a special communique reported that the enemy were now abandoning new hesvy guns just arrived at the front. They had brought their nine-day total of prisoners to 49,700 and yesterday alone they captured 78 guns in the middle Don fighting. Their gains up to midnight totaled from 84 to 118 miles.
. Urge Guerrilla Activity
From Moscow, the Ukrainian gove ernment, Premier Josef Stalin, the
| Speedway City and Crows Nest. Contact also can be made with the
state police. First Aid Station
To the rear of the trailer is a first| ™ aid station equipped with two bunks,
first aid:equipment and an inhalator. Atop the unit is a high pow-
ered directional public address system and four powerful floodlights. All electric power is supplied by a
2000 watt gasoline. driven engine. With all; equipment in use, the power generator is strong enough to run light into a darkened building. Where regular power is ‘available the unit can make use of it. Ordered in December, 1941, construction was delayed due to priorities. Prior to building, Police Chief Morrisey contacted several war production plants to secure opinions on the Advisaliiiy of the unit.
According to Inspector Batts, the
opinions were unanimous in ap-
its antenna and communicate with
A Weekly Sizeup by the
Staff of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers
proval.
WASHINGTON
Washington
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E | days before he was killed, in which ji | he said:
tary security, was of French nation-{
ing? In one of its reports it said “these agreements are taking shape as key instruments of national policy, the first of our concrete steps in the direction of affirmative post-war reconstruction.” Congress wants to/learn what we've ‘been committed to. ' ¥ 4 2 # =
Brazil's Rubber Unimportant YOU'LL BE DISAPPOINTED if you count on any great amount’ of Brazilian rubber to help the shortage here. Natural rubber production there is about 25,000 tons annually, and that’s about the limit for the duration, Washington is convinced. Reason—Great physical difficulties. Natural rubber areas are isolated far in interior. Trees are widely scattered so that production per acre is small. Cultivation requires enormous amounts of labor which is hard to get. Mexico also experiments with growing hevea rubber; will have 25,000 budded trees ready for distribution to plantations within the next six months. This is a long-range gamble. Will get no rubber from it for eight years. But: » Development of other South and Central American sources of critical materials will be intensified in coming months, far beyond .1942 efforts. Newest expedition south is after mica, under aegis of board of economic warfare, ss ¢ ® 2 2 ® Washington still worries over Moscow’s continued insistence on maintaining arms-length attitude toward other united nations. One of . Admiral Standley’s major assignments for 1943 will be to try to overcome this, bring about a more friendly atmosphere. 8 ss a »
Work for Corner Loafer?
LOOK FOR PRESSURE to put the “corner-loafer” type to work in farm labor next year. Some government officials are advising farm groups that taking such action locally may be way to avert hard and fast manpower controls. And some farmers in Maryland and Virginia talk about asking the government to organize gardeners and maintenance men it hires for public parks and grounds into mobile farm-labor force. They say it could wipe out all shortages Within a hundred miles of the capitol. " » 8 » 8 ® Look for revelations in the next few weeks about causes of factory ahsenteeism. One large industrial firm says absentees are ‘most prevalent among these groups: Hillbillies from the South, girls without family responsibilities, people newly off WPA, boys under 20.
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Government departments face a worse going over from congress than ever before when appropriation committees get « their new aud’tors. Auditors will take assignments ‘from the committees, go into: the departments and dig around for answers. When approprisjons are requested, department heads will have to justify them against the testimony of the auditors, who'll be looking for waste and inefficiency. ; ® 2 ” ” * 2
But watch for a surprise from the navy department when the campaign against bureaucracy gets well under way. In contrast with some agencies, which congress says are overstaffed, navy will show it hasnw’t hired all the civilian help ws entitled to—and this total runs into four figures. : ‘ss = vo s » = j Stabilization Director Byrnes will try to compose differences between the war labor board and the railway mediation board over jurisdiction in the railmen’s pay boost case. A joint board with representatives of both agencies is a possibility;
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British Want Army Kept Down. git BRITISH REPRESENTATIVEE in ‘the’ United States concurred in—and reportedly helped assemble—recent an committee report asserting that a U. _ army of 7,500,000 is the largest that can be properly equipped and maintained. These same representatives urge. more emphasis by this. country on war production, less on fighting men. 8 =» Po. » . 5 Dou eo fo poo sem of atoning fo sat bles Mah 1. Diffoulties Ausep piling: up. 4 z= » Sed EE ee Postal workers’ organizations plan to demand substantial pay increases when congress considers a substitute: for the stop-gap pay. bill passed hurriedly in the days of the seaseh. ‘Spokesmen say congress doubl them, granted nothing to postal workers who go Soipétatory time Of Sor SAYEGRY, Wak, and little ih employee groups. &
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Good Word for Tugwell
“| Pearl Death of Chicago and Mrs.
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Gen. Henri Honore Giraud’s assumption of authority in French North Af was planned as a temporary ure, capital observers said. The question of Darlan’s political successor was still open. Giraud is believed to be acceptable to the Fighting French organization and to some of the Vichy-appointed colonial officials who swung to the allied side with Darlan. But other of the officials have never proclaimed their allegiance to Giraud, although they apparently did not protest his military leadership of French forces. Fighting French headquarters here remained silent on the developments in the confused North African picture since Darlan was killed. But Fighting French leaders were expected to protest if. any of the Vichy appointees—such as Resident Commissioner Gen. Auguste Nogues of Morocco or Gen. Pierce Boisson of French -Africa—bid for the post of high commissioner,
. Da kar Radio Heard
* The only statement from ea French source on the situation came from the Dakar radio, heard here by the federal communications commission. The radio quoted a statement made by Darlan only a few
“It is to be hoped that all Frenchmen will unite for liberation of France. No one is my enemy Who fights against Germany . . . whether this unity be achieved under my leadership is unimportant. this union be achieved immediately is now essential.” The Dakar radio called the statement a “political will,” and added: “That message will be heard; the blood of Admiral Darlan will not have been shed in vain; we will unify ourselves and carry on the war of liberation.” : Some quarters believed this might indicate a willingness on the part of French colonial officials to arbitrate differences - with - the Fighting French under Gen. Charles de Gaulle. It might possibly mean, they said, that a commission including members of both|2 factions would be worked out to exercise political powers in the colonies. | In congress, the few members re-
That
pressed regret over Darlan’s assassination,
MRS. M. L. LAYCOCK DIES IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. Minnie I. Laycock, 715 E.|e McCarty st., died this morning at the Embardt Memorial hospitali 7 after a month’s illness. She was 69. - Mrs. Laycock was born in Waynetown. Her husband, Edward L. Laycock; died in 1934. She was a member of the Seventh Presbyterian church; Val-
bors of Veedershurg, and the Marjon county chapter of American War Mothers. Survivors are a son, Marvin Johnson of La Grange, Ill; watomie, Kas.; two sisters, Mrs.|® Myrtle Barker of Urbana, nL, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be ~conducted by the Rev. Ira B. Stock’ at 2 p. m. Monday at the Bert S. Gadd
nected with the film business ! ere. He is now in the theater bu i ess in East Chicago. Buren \icCormack, another son, has ben ase sociated with the Wall iiceet Journal in New York for s varal years. "Survivors, in addition to. th: two sons, are the wife, Mrs. Louell: [ae McCormack; four grandchi den, Philip A., Jack H., Susan and . & nes McCormack; a sister, Mrs. Will Crosby of Indianapolis, a ¢ & brother, Tom McCormack: of (1 ve
| cabinet and the Russian Communist ¢ party, informing the Ukrainian peo ames Dwyer Released, ple of the break into Hitler's “Eu‘land ‘women to intensify guerrilla
Groninger Continues _. {activity, “preparing for the com- « |plete liberation of their native
Case to Jan. 8B. = lland.”
J Joseph Dwyer, held on a “The Ukraine was and will be vagrancy charge in connection with! o io¢ country” the appeal said.
the death of Deputy Sheriff Bernard Martin was released today The noon communique reported
under $2000 bond. The case was continued until Jan. 8. ‘Dwyer appeared before Judge Pro
‘|west of the Red army's bulge into” the rich Ukraine, guerrillas in a
ropean fortress,” appealed to men’
land, O. 3
Marion Craig
st., died yesterday efter 0 stricken while at work at © x Washington st. A resident «’ dianapolis 30 years, Mr. Crai born in Martin county. H: been employed at the Ray Fi billiards hall. * Funeral services will be at 2 1 Monday at the Indian Creek ¢ 1 near Williams with burial fc] ing near Williams. Three sisters, Mrs. Bessie > and Mrs. Eunice Craig of Ini apolis, and Mrs.- May Wier .of Williams, and a brother, Bern ¢ Craig of Bedford, are survivor: .
Mrs: Sarah Ann Runyar
Mrs. Sarah Ann Runyan, §) 2517 Brookway st., died yesterd her home. She was born in Vit; ‘and had been a resident of In i apolis 75 years. Last rites will be read at 2 Monday in the Jordan funeral ! ¢ Burial will be in Washington. F cemetery. Survivors ‘are, 2 daughter, A
Runyan, Evelyn Carr and Prank E. Wei all of Indianapolis.
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Communiques
MacAETHUR COMMUNIQT E ' (Issued Friday, Dec, 25) NORTHEASTERN
ong of defense in this yy It cente s Gairopa Point and extends approxin 3 one mile east along the coast, in between five hundred and six hw a It is a prepared and fbr If . We now 2a
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SECTOR— NEW G! +. Buna area—On the ‘icf, gai Tan 's main e Br str ve at his Just ne
ail when a gasoline stove exploded at
Tem Taylor Gronninger in municipal court 4. Martin was found .dead in the 1000 block of W. New York st. yesterday morning, victim of a shot gun blast. Reveals Dispute
According to Dwyer, who lives at 853 Parker ‘ave, Martin came to the home of Miss Lillian Fitch, 26 of 1030 W. New York st., where Dwyer was visiting and asked to He sald that after (a dispute between {he two men, Miss Fitch's ‘brother, Arthur, cdme downstairs. with a shotgun. “Dwyer. told police he took the gun and went outside after Martin. Miss Fitch said she was watching from the porch and that Martin started to draw :a revolver, Dwyer fired one shot,’ wounding Martin fatally in the right side. Dwyer and Miss: Fitch both sald they did not know Martin was a deputy sheriff. Mrs. Edith Maybrey, 24, 1120 W. New York st. identified Martin as] === the man who had, tried to enter
use the telephone.
raid on a'German batallion headquarters killed 11 ‘enemy staff officers and _70 men. 2
SERVICE CORPS CALLS . FORMER OFFICERS
All former commissioned officers in any component of. the army,
|| navy, marine corps or coast guard
are urged to communicate immesdiately. with headquarters of the Indianapolis officer procurement district, room .416 Federal building. Capt. George H. Doane, executive officer in charge of the’ office, said
to former commissioned officers and in some cases the need is urgent. Former officers whose applications are on file need not communicate further. Each application is cone sidered in . accordance with * the terms of requisitions issued by the war department.
any time of the day or evening or ‘on. Sundays and holidays,
that several classifications are open’
rk|her home earlier in the evening.
| Methodist ‘hospital yesterday for
Martin lived at 1053 Hosbrook st.
$500,000 YULE FIRE .| WRECKS: POTTERY CO.
KOKOMO, Ind, Dec. 26 (U. P.).| | ~—Offcisls of the Kokomo Sanitary| Pottery Co. ‘estimated today that] g fire, which swept through the plant
work roughness, dryness, soreness, chap whenal else fails nds; Fase; Eh ro Foot
day, caused damage of more than $500,000. The fire was believed to have started from a bursted kiln. | BURNED IN BLAST Exie Meredith, ‘41, was treated at
df burns on the face and arms received
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Open Fifth Front i Front in Factory |
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that in the Kharkov area, 150 miles %
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daughter, Mrs. Roy Terrill of i :
ol the coast. NEW BRITAIN, Gasmata—Our bombers atacked and sank a 500 - » transport. if! interception, one was downed and ¢ damaged and forced out of the fight. had no losses. Cape Gloucester (AY the western & ¢ New Britain isl aiiacked the aif field. attacked carts vessel lestroyed a medium: ii:
Kavieng—Nine ¢ ¢ fighters “niercepisd | a, allied 1» cc najssance unit.
these downed and two ners damaged &0d probably destroy
ISLANDS—An allied } il) bombed an enemy tanker with he Pd own results. NORTHWESTERN Rr TIMOR—Our attack planes strafed & .¢ ny installations near Fueloro, starting 1r-:. AROE ISLANDS—¢
In the Arafura > 8 — et aad]
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An allied reconnaissance nit. at Resiioyed an enemy seap seapland
* COMMUNIQUE 230 (Issued Deo. 26).
SOUTH PACIFIC (AL, dates are BE: tongiiudes
i» 8 - 3r t= direct hits were scored 1 a large transport (or Sarge ship) and se eal near-hits fell close to three small « ships. A force of enemy fighters off, But did not attack our bombeis
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