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VOLUME 54—NUMBER. 39

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NAZI ATROCITY ‘LIES’ BLAMED

"Failed to Query duery Moscow on Troop Slaying Charge,

Molotov Says.

LONDON, April 26 (U. P.).—The Boviet union today broke off diplomatic relations with the Polish govgrnment in exile, the Moscow radio announced, charging that the Poles had “taken up and stirred up in every way” a false Nazi propaganda charge that Russians had. slain about 10,000 or 12,000 Polish troops \n Russia. : ‘The Polish soldiers actually were killed by the Germans when they occupied the Smolensk area, the Soviet note to the Poles said.

The Russian note charged that] ;

the Poles and Nazis have contact and an ‘agreement to carry on “a hostile campaign” against Russia. The: Soviet action—culminating a eontroversy with Poland over posiwar frontiers—was the first formal break in the united nations diplomatic front.

Says ‘Explanation Unsought

“The Polish government not only did not oppose the mean slander against the U. 8S. S. R: but even did not find it necessary to approach the Soviet. government with any _ ‘questions on the matter or ask Or: any explanation,” the. Russian

ganda in an effort, to snatch Soviet territory in: the Ukraine, in White Russia and in Lithuania.

regrettable.” > London Is Surprised

‘A very. clever piece of German propaganda has had its effect,” one source said. “These countries have had their differences before and we are hopeful this latest unfortunate happening can be patched up. “We will constantly work to this end. ” British sources, however, seemed" to be surprised by the extremity of the Russian action. The Russian action climaxed steadily worsening relations between the two countries, especially in regard to the alleged slaying of the Polish troops in 1940. The Poles contended that some 8000 Polish officers were never accounted for and asserted that the Nazi allegations were so detailed $hat an investigation was necessary.

| WASHINGTON, April 26 (U.P). A state department spokesman; in response fo questions, said today the department had learned “with regret” that the ‘Soviet union has

“severed diplomatic relations with

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she Polish government in exile.

© BARKLEY IN HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, April 26 (U. P.). ~Senate Democratic Leader Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky is at the naval hospital at near by Bethesda, Dr. George W. Calver, congressional physician, announced today.

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Jordan ...... 12 Millett ...... 10 Movies ...... Obituaries ... 10

Amusements. . 8 Ash -......... 14 Comics ...... 17 Crossword ,.. 17 10 -10 9 17

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In Indpls. . Inside ‘Indpls. >

War Living.. 3, 5

The, Guy . Who Did It —

Gen. Sir Bernard i; Mont-| gomery, the man who broke the axis in Africa, has lived up fo every promise, . His ‘amazing genius has sparked E- the biggest allisd victeries of

‘road Co. returned ‘after a one-day

{i three-man panel r would = study the controversy and make recommenda- : | tions for a settlement.

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MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1943

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LEWIS DEFIANT,

~Order to Submit List ~ For Panel. WASHINGTON, April 26 (U. PJ):

'copl mniers beeame more’ acute.

~The United Mine Workers’ presi-. dent ignored a WLB request that

he submit by 9:30 a. m. BE. W.'T. (8:30

~m. Indianapolis time) today alist of nominees for a board panel: to consider. the stalemated - soft-coal, wage-hour negotiations. le 2 Meanwhile, new strikes were ‘re~ ported in the western.Pennsylvania bituminous fields avhere 125,000 U. M. W. members were said to be incensed over developments in. .contract negotiations which started two and-a half months ago. At noon it was estimated that about 8000 miners had joined the Pennsylvania walkout. . 1350 Quit in’ Kentucky : In Kentucky 350 miners struck at Twiler and 1000 more at Kenwir, | the former group insisting they| would not return until an Appalachian agreement is signed. In Alabama 4500 miners ‘employed by the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Rail-

strike but 1100 others refused to work at Republic "Steel Sompany’s Sayreton coal mine. ) The WLB stepped into the case last week and announced that'a

Lewis. has demanded $2-a-day wage increases. Such an increase

board’s little steel formula. WLB Chairman William-H. Davis|

Mine Chief “Ignores WLB. ‘Opinion . in British sources de-| RATES Si oe scribed the break as “tragic and|’

—John L. Lewis.snubbed the ‘war. labor board again foday and: the: danger of a strike of 450,000. soft-

would be impossible under the| ) .|a week-end buying spree.

previously had said ‘that the board (Continued on Page Two)

Honfagion ‘chairman ‘ot the board of MarnionHerrington Co., Inc, mounts “a ‘tank ts address workers at plant ceremonies as the bugle Replages | the: > factory, whistle.

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FORTY. MILLION 5 APRIL L BOND GOAL

County Already N More. Than -$1,000,000 Over. Quota.

+ ‘Mafion ‘county has’ topped its sec-

ond -war loan quota by more than|

a million’ dollars, but is not content. ‘It's determination to increase its bond buying. to almost six million dollars worth - ~ more than the amount ‘ asked. ‘The county invested $35,124,680 in bonds in the April campaign. The goal was $34,060,000. Now Co-chairmen William G. Griffith and Robert A. Adams predict that by the end of this week

purchases will total 40 million, The county went over the top in

- There were. some _ sizeable block purchases, but most of the buying

"was in smaller denominations.

. . * Despite the arrest of nearly 1000

Olpersons in scores of vice raids in

the past three months, police squads

charged 92 persons with violating: the gambling and liquor laws. Of the 92 arrested in raids on 16 places, 36 persons were charged either with keeping gaming houses or gambling in them. The remainder were charged with violating the liquor laws in blind tigers. Among the places raided were thej:

Roll Hoss of 25 E. 62d st., proprietor of the Dells, was charged with

firs of these "be-liseping. a gaming house, and ‘Vern

Hutto, who worked there, was ehatged with gaming, =

went out during the week-end and]

92 Arrested Over Week-End:; Raids to Go On, Says Beeker

Dells, tavern at 42d st. and Fall Cl Creek blyd., and a well-known pri- |" vate club in the 500 block of Miley WI Ran at

was raided ‘again’ Saturday night; and 12 persons in the place were arrested on gaming charges. Prosecutor Sherwood Blue sought to-have the place permanently padlocked. in: an injunction case in criminal: court last fall, but evidence

on. activities in the place was lack-|

ing. ‘“Racketeers in Indianapolis seem 40_dig 8 bard death, but the raids I coytinge. 45 loug as i takes 40

The question of whe gets ibe bugler up is no longer strictly a military affair. are ees, to Tight) « (Charles EB. Glover and John Wilermood,

Noble : ‘Baisgh, war. ‘worker, pa

Arthur ave. and Ges. Winwright o

‘Quction- line. .

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Day af N armon-Haringlon. To Start With Flag Salute

5 BY; VICTOR PETERSON.

It will be with a salute to the

Co. plant from now on. “Through these gates march the new, battle cry.

Klett; chairman of. the labor management ‘committee. At. the inaugural ceremonies today the Ft. Harrison color guard raised. the American flag to the

tune of the national’ anthem then

buglers summoned the Workers to their tasks. ‘Workers Play: Bugles Tomorrow the plant: guards take over the flag raising and the workers. will be called to their jobs by bugles: played by John ‘Wiltermood and Charles E. ‘Glaver;’ fellow employees. The plant color. guard, under Capt. Sam Sweeney, will consist of Eugene Lobb, J. L. Crawshaw, F, J. Cler and H. I. Dailey. . And the bugle sound for the various lunch periods and the strains: of the military retreat will be heard as the shifts end. Inside- the. plant the. workers are again reminded that’ America is at War. ~~ Name: Aisles tor Heroes

All aisles along“the: long -produc-

_|tion lines ‘are now streets, courts

and‘ avenues named for America’s heroes. MacArthur ave. and Gen. Wainright st. intersect. Guadalcanal st. is a long line of production to further destroy ‘the enemy. - The roads on the plant grounds are sims ilarly named. Col. A. W. _Heérrington, chairman of the board, addressed the workers this morning from atop a tank which came off | ‘the line. ; He urged the . workers -to, buy bonds: and more: bonds. . As “the meeting ‘ended, Edward Austermiller, - 2242 Coilege ave, stepped forward -and laid $100 on

the line for bonds, For starting the

of bugles that workers march to their jobs at the Marmon-Herrington

h The new parade-to-work plan is under. the direction of William H.

‘Ispring offensive against Leningrad,

i amen and trolley operators, trans- _-{ portation facilities serving in .in-

: Entered: ai Second Class Master at Postofiice Indianapolis, Ind. Issued daily except Sunday.

ile ed Polish Regime

Bugle Replaces Whistle Production Soldiers March to Work:

Replacing the whistle

J DENIES RANGER

WAS TORPEDOED

Navy Refutes N: Nazi Claim

That Aircraft Carrier Blew Up.

WASHINGTON, April 26 (U. P.). —The navy today denied that the U. ‘S. aireraft carrier Ranger had

{north Atlantic, as reported by the | g Berlin radio.

lige she “Rapee: nofi any,

| official said.

the Inferscetion: of Macst. ashe goes down the plant pro-

flag. and. a quick step to the strains

soldiers “of production” is the plant's

REPORT U. S. NEARS BREAK WITH FINNS

Procope Already Advised, : Stockholm : Hears. -

STOCKHOLM, April 26 (U. P.).— Unconfirmed reports spread through Stockholm today that the United States has informed Finland of its intention . of breaking off Sipios matic relations. Informants : said the uv. 8. state department called in‘ the Finnish minister, Hjalmer J. Procope, and told him of the American government’s decision about the time the department. ordered all but three members of the Helsinki legation to Sweden. ? (State department officials in Washington said they had no information on the Stockholm reports.) American diplomatic quarters in Stockholm disclaimed knowledge of the reports. Military observers in. Stockholm | linked the American action to reports that Germany in the. last several weeks had made new strong demands on -Finland for ‘greater military and political co-operation. “These sources believed that the Germans particularly were anxious to induce the Finns to join in a

attacking from the north while the Nazis moved in from the south.

i ARBITRATE BUS DISPUTE © JOHNSTOWN, Pa, 26 (U. 'P.).—After a one-day ‘of bus-

{of trumpets, {claim that the Ranger exploded and

The German -radio, with fanfare had broadcast the

sank in the North Atlantic: early

: yesterday ‘after a U-boat had scored

four torpedo hits on it. The German statement said tre'mendous flames shot up from the $20,000,000, 14,400-ton carrier and that ’it blew: up and sank. The mavy spokesman declined to make’ ‘any other ‘comment about the :ship: or: give any ‘clue to its whereabouts.

Reported Guarding Convoys

The German broadcast ‘said the cafrier was sunk” with “more than 1000 nien and 50 planes aboard,” but gave no indication whether this was supposed to be merely the .ship’s normal complement. or the actual number of men! and planes that were lost. According - to . “Jane's Fighting Ships,” the Ranger had a complement of 1788 men, including flying personnel, - and carried 72 aircraft, comprising four bomber - fighter squadrons and the remainder amphibians. - The special Nazi communique; datelined as usual ‘the “fuehrer’s headquarters, ” said .the Ranger was guarding the convoy lanes across the Atlantic when it, was torpedoed. The commander of the U-boat, one Von Buelow, was said to have been awarded the oak leaves. to the knight's insigne of the iron cross for his. exploit.

"FORD STRIKE ENDS WINDSOR, Ont., April 26 (U. P.). —Approximately 15,000 workers returned to their jobs at Windsor plants of the Ford Motor Co. of Canada today, ending a four-day stoppage that disrupted production efforts of the Dominion’s largest war contractor.

To the Man

The man in the street today spoke his piece about robes for judges. A "barber; a cabby, a waitress, a fireman and a bartender—theyre all in favor, but with -certain helpful hints of their own. Spurred on by Judge Emsley Johnson Jr. of - “nq slacks”. fame,

perior courts met today at the Columbia. club. Judge Johnson reiterates he isn't “fer or again” robes. He says he just ealled the meeting at the Columbia club for matters of general interest to the judges and that robes happen to be one of the questions to be. considered. But onto the man in the street—

PRICE FOUR CENTS

KNIFE-WIELDING | YANKS CAPTURE | FOUR KEY HILLS

Tanks as Aerial

driving down the last 25 mil Bizerte today. -

the Tunisian campaign. British 1st army tanks main armored strength of the

short period, shattering axis volcano-like onslaughts.

Germans Re

3 p .-carirer has ‘been ‘sunk Jor eam. in any ocean,” 4. navy

‘British 1st Army Chews ¥ Chews Up 20 of 44 Nazi

Tempo Reaches

New High for Campagin.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, April 26 (U. P.).—Tank-riding, knife-wielding allied fighters were

es of the roads to Tunis and

American infantry swarmed over four strategic heights ; near Mateur under the thickest blanket of aerfal support of

methodically chewed into the Nazis, knocking out 20 of the =

44 tanks the enemy threw at them. The increased aerial bombardment drew ringing cheers from our front line troops—twice during a short period there were 72 allied bombers over a single target in a

trenches and hill positions in

el Backward

Eye-witness dispatches said the aerial show resembled

: : the Cleveland air races. been torpedoed and sunk in ‘the

The Germans were reeling backward before the Amer-

ng cautiously, fo. avoid jraps.

M’'NAIR WOUNDED BY MORTAR FIRE

‘Serious but Not Critical,’ Says U. S. in Revealing

Details.

WASHINGTON, April 26 (U. P.). —Lt. Gen. Lesley J. McNair, commander of U. S. army ground forces, was ‘severely but not critically” wounded by shell fragments in Tunisia last Friday, the war department announced today. One fragment penerated McNair's helmet and inflicted a scalp wound. Another caused a severe wound on his shoulder. McNair-—who once exhorted his soldiers to “kill. or be killed”--will be removed from the front in the next day or so and probably will return to the United States soon for further treatment, it was said. He will be incapacitated for several weeks, during which time Lt. Gen. Ben Lear, commander of the second army, will exercise temporary command of the ground: forces with headquarters in Washington.. “Gen. McNair was at a forward observation post in northern Tunisia observing the attack on enemy positions by .elements of an American division,” the war department announcement said. “This post came under heavy enemy mortar and artillery fire. The general was struck by shell frag-

Robes for Judges? Listen

the jurists of Marion county su-|,

ments, one of which penetrated his (Continued on Page Two)

in the Streef—

but they certainly should not be black, which is too, too unattractive. . . . I would suggest something in a gay floral pattern.” ‘Oral Teter, a barber: “I wear a robe when I go home at night and it helps me decide tough problems I have in cutting some people’s hair. « « If robes will help them arrive at weighty decisions, then they certainly ought to have them.” Capt. M. J. Hyland, a fireman: “The county ought not to spend any money now unless it's absolutely necessary. . . . We might be able to dig up some. black firemen's coats around here—if the judges are bound . and determined to wear them.” * Prank Deig,' 4 bartender: “Please, please understand that this is a great ‘and weighty matter for the

ican advance northeast of Beja, but the Yanks were advanc-

“It's just like having two Bokers in a ring. Naturally the guy that’s getting it on the chin évery toufid is going to

= |start bicycling. So far, we have been able to reach out and- slap the enemy right on the button every time.” Radio Algiers said that 64 axis tanks were knocked out after the e¢nemy threw its main tank reserv in Tunisia in defense of the road Pont Du Fahs.

ALLIED HEADQUAKTERS, North Africa, April 26 (U. P.).— The axis lost 66,000 men killed, wounded or captured in North Africa between Jan. 1 and April 15, exclusive of losses in naval actions, it was announced oflcially today. The axis also lost 250 tanks captured or destroyed on the battlefield, some - 3000 vehicles and 425 field guns, the anouncement said. ps The personnel losses included] } 36,000 prisoners, the remainder of the casualty total being killed or wounded,

It was obvious that the battle for Tunisia was shaping up to an im portant if not decisive stage. British infantry, tiredeand grimy are firmly fixed in the crust of main German defensive ‘positions’ covering Tunis and there is 6: shelling of enemy positions as the tank - battle - continue opposite: thé: key junction of Pont Du Fahs. The 20 enemy tanks destroyed tos® day helped the British 1st toward its goal of reducing dwindling strength of the panzer division to a point where no longer can take the offensiy (Continued on Page Two)

On the War Fron

April 26, 1943

AFRICA—Allied armies advatios. | r all key sectors of Tunisia # tighten clamp against Tuniszerte fortifications; United 8 2d corps captures strategic hill west of Bizerte while British an French troops seize axis positios west and south of Tunis.

AIR WAR-—-Bad weather British bombing fleet after figh ers smash at Nazi communies tions in. France, Belgium coastal waters. )

RUSSIA—Nazis and Soviets re group armies along Russian for major offensives soon as ground dries; Red f seizes initiative: in ne Caucasus after breaking G offensive and improves its tions.

AUSTRALIA — Japanese i

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