Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 May 1943 — Page 11
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. REPORTS MOVE
~ ON MARTINIQUE
U. S. Naval
Axis Says. Force in Caribbean Islands.
Br UNITED PRESS
British West Indian troops were Yesterday the "ok r, railroad yards, | United Press Staff Correspondent being sent to Dominica today as gin ee Es are Fores oF LONDON, Nay 13 den 6 unconhrmed ast verte sd files, Su Brg wl belle bea ee and eis Mintle United States naval forces were| Numerots Giuect hits were scorcd op dent Roosevelt and Prime Minister
moving against the French islands the attack. Fifteen enemy aircraft were
and Guadeloupe, which lie on either side of Dom-
of Nartinique
inica.
At about the same time that the British radio announced a detach-
ment of Barbados troops had embarked for Dominica “in connection
with the Martinique situation.” the |
German Transocean news agency last night broadcast a report that
the Americans were “about to at-|
tack” the French possessions. Termed ‘Baloney’
A reliable source in San Juan, Puerto Rico, told the United Press that the axis report was “pure baloney.” This same source suggested, how-
ever, that the United Svates might |
be planning to aid a representative 4 of Gen. Henri H. Giraud. head of the French provisional government in North Africa, in taking over Guadeloupe. “The two French islands will be unable to defend themselves against the United States invasion, especially since French warships which fled to Martinique after Frances defeat have been disarmed by reaquest of the United States,” Transocean said. The dispatch from San Juan said that the United States might be considering giving help to Admiral Batte, former aide to Roberts. in establishing an administration over Guadeloupe under the Giraud banner. Batte at present is a guest of the U. S. navy at San Juan.
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TERDAY the British Ist army contin the thrust southeast Vranas,
CHURCHILL LIST
556 Th Bi ct Lema c . | g a Er Gu Sony’ rod Polish, French Problems to an S: a TOOPS 1 : ; Ji gna ih amie: dre Going mokew| Bg [igoussed With FDR, | Tn the north. the American 2d ‘corps
has completed the count ol isoners. The total prisoners taken by e corps and their ch allies in this battle now comes to 3%,
By HARRISON SALISBURY
of
the various targets during the course | Churchill,
destroved in combat. Fighter-bombers at- conference n utacked Shipping and the harbor mstalia-| fe , Will try to find tol tons at ntelleria. Bombs were seen tions to ‘the difficult Polish and | to, burst am a number of | ves- | cels and LS Sere darted in be Sock ck | French problems in addition todearea on the ni of May 10-11. um | ahd Tight bombers of the tactical air termining the time and place for force attacked ‘enmemy positions on ‘the | Cap Bon penintula. Attacks Wm this area {and on ‘the enemy te the northwest of | Enfidaville - contin esterday and se-
| vere damage was infiie by the end of | the ar
y creasing urgency due to their ten- |, By the end of the day lack of suitable |aeov to strike a discord in rela- ¥ y s a n BEN Bate over “riba ont ey tions the United States, of May No-lL. From all thew operations | Great Britain and Russia at a mo- | mone Of our Aircraft is missing. ment when all three powers are bending their major efforts to achieve cordial collaboration. The French problem was re{garded here as especially urgent because many months of effort by all countries concerned have failed to achieve unity between Gen.
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| SOUTH PACIFIC (all dates east Tongi- | tude):
| tions at Kahili on ville istand
and at Shortland island. .
of army fv ts | heavy bombers bombed Fant in
| Fires | started at
Kehili, but results of the] Henri H. Giraud and Gen. Charles attack on Shortland island were hot observed. De Gaulle, (b) Later in the morning & force of Dauntless (Dovglas SBD) dive bombers, Solution Necessary and Avenger (Grumman i
\ bombers, escorted by Wildcat (Grumman | Fer) and Corsair (Vought FiU) attacked Japanese options at | as on mena Tsabe! Malt, barges release of France from the Nagi mn seaplane were stra an e sesplane wae on Bre conqueror, it is recognized in both | cH 1 yo es red from 4 these operational attacks American and British quarters that | iste a solution must be found in order to avert major difficulties once the |
NEW PASTOR TO PREACH 1 avert major sifu
The Rev. Richard Dempsey, or-| Some American quarters, it Is dained this week to the ministry belived, have beconie increasingly
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preach his ordinagion sermon at 8 sharp anti-American tone in some
Presbyterian church. He is a grad-| The French situation is parallel vate of the MeCormick Theological with that affecting Russo-Polish seminary, Chicago, and has been relations. called to the pastorate of the Pres. byterian churches of Ladd and Ar- Effects Are Great
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quarters feel that it does not help the united nations’ cause generally for one of its units, such as De Gaulle, to adopt an attitude which is regarded as at least uncordial and described in some quarters in even blunter terms. However, it is not considered healthy for the United nations to allow the De Gaulle-Giraud issue to smoulder indefinitely, especially since it is bound to confuse the French people. The psychological effects upon France probably would be resounding if the controversy could be settied at once. The Russians regard the Polish refugee government as anti-Soviet and complain because it has been | given refuge on British soil and financed by British funds.
- Discuss Italy
The Russians feel that with the major issue of winning the war at. stake, the allies should not allow themselves to be diverted by what they regard relatively minor questions. The Washington conference also is expected to take up the question of establishing a new Italian re- , |eime once Italy is knocked out of the war, Other political problems involve the Jugoslavs, who have engaged in a medium-sized dispute with Russia regarding Gen Draja Mike hailovich. It is presumed that Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill may examine the Greek political situation with the same idea in mind, namely that of ironing out all possible conflicts before allied troops arrive.
BUTLER AWARD GOES | TO DAVID SCOFIELD
David Scofield, Butler senior, has been given the Vandaworker award presented annually to the outstanding Butler university bandman, New officers of Kappa Kappa Psi, band fraternity, are: Paul Harder, president; William Jeffries, vice president; Charles Reimer, secre
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invasion of Europe. | Both questions have assumed in-| |
Fokaws maximum effort in preparation for |
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| beaches of the Bon peninsula,
raid is not disclosed until the men sit down and brie fing is under way.
artist Carol Johnson shows vou how these fliers get their instructions, at a “briefing.”
ANAS NARA
A major factor in the breath-takingly quick capture of Birerte and Tunis was the terrific preliminary pasting given these axis strongholds by allied airmen, in which the fighters and bombers of the U. 8. Army air forces played a leading part. And they are continuing to harry the foe toward the last-ditch | In the sketeh, above, made at an advanced North African air base, NEA
Objective of the From their squadron leaders, the
fliers learn their mission for the day, are given their routes to and from the objective, their speed and
altitude. Briefing over, the fliers hop inte jeeps and head for the ai day Carol Johnson was sketching at this base, the “big boss,” Maj. Gen, dropped in for a visit
Geneva Pact Bars Harsh Treatment of Prisoners
This tc the second of four articles on prisoners of war, It describes
what happens when an American is taken prisoner, where he goes and
what he does,
By DICK THORNBURG Times Special Weiter | WASHINGTON, May 12.--Since one object in taking prisoners is to | get inofrmation about the opposing army, the first person an American prisoner meets tafer his capture is an intelligence officer. The prisoner is bound by international agreement to give his true name and his rank or else his regimental number. Obviously, intelli-|
gence officers try to learn anything else they can about the prisoner's
army, bub the international law which requires him to give certain by the detaining power on approxi | information also protects him mately this scale: (in American against being required to give more money) $20 a month for licutenants, | than that unless he chooses. $30 for captains, $40 for majors and | Under the Geneva convention no, above. corecion may be used on prisoners| peanwhils, at home their own | to oblain information about the calary accumulates to their credit. | olin a if Ppl or country. ajlotments to the families are con- | soners who refuse answer may tinued. hat ER Within certain limitations as to | tageous treatment. | type of work and hours, privates | The firet few hours of capture are ro be required to do work outside | apt to be the m ost dangerous an q the camp. In the camp they police | unpleasant for a prisoner, due to ve Evans, uke beds, Sak the heat of the conflict, the fact hey do arm or road woik, | that men’s herves are keyed up ang Sometimes for private persons. For | their emotions high. that work they are paid, not mueh, | Let's take the case of some Amer | but something at least. They cans | jeans captured in North Africa, hot be worked excessively, nor do After questioning they are sent out Work directly connected with the of the battle zone to the seacoast War. and from there to Italy by boat. Some are taken to Italian internment camps, some sent straight
SHESHEN Sonam any. The. prisoners elect representa Given ‘Capture Card’ | tives who may make protests about At the first camp, a transient unfair treatment or unsatisfactory camp, the prisoners are given a conditions. They are visited by “capture card” furnished by the representatives of the international International Red Cross. | Red Cross committee and by repre This bears the number and postal sentatives of the protecting power, address of the camp, and on it the the nation selected to look after prisoner is permitted to write his) the interests of a belligerent in en rank, name, and condition Of emy territory. The Swiss are our health. It may be addressed tO rotecting power, and in our counanyone he chooses, usually of course| try the Swiss are the protecting to his next-of-kin. These cards are ,,wer for the Germans and Italians. sent, postage free, to Geneva snd Prisoners are permitted to write then forwarded to the addressee... joc two letters and two poste This system provides a double eheck| .., 4c o month, and in some cases on the list of names forwarded 0 ye ymper is more liberal, the prisoners of war information) bureau, in Washington, by the de-
juning SuyRrImen: through the ,.. cans taken prisoner by the d Cross at a.
Name Representatives
Noncommissioned officers may be | required to do supervisory work.
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tary: Harry Monroe, treasurer: Marvin Sweeney, editor. Mr. Scofield is retiring president. New members| pledged to the organization are Jon Rouch, George Zainey and Robert | Seeger.
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have not been able to arrange for J Javea : Hie shipments. Even if Americans held
by the Japs are given the standard He lives usually in a barracks of food and living conditions set by the
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dormitory. The food is scanty and not very good. But he receives, | through the Red Cross, an 11-pound ‘box of food once a week to supple ment his rations.
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That package contains: (all ounces) 6 of liver paste, 16 milk ‘powder, 16 oleomargarine, 8 cheese, | 12 corned beef, 8 salmon, 4 sardines, 12 prunes, 8 sugar, 4 chocolate, 1 salt and pepper, 7 lunch biscuit, 12 pork sausage, 12 orange juice concentrate, 4 coffee (soluble) and 4 soup. Also three packs of cigarets. A package costs $3.50, including transportation, Our government does not want our prisoners to be objects of charity, and it reimburses the Red Cross for packages sent to military prisoners. Packages sent to civilian internees are paid for by the Red Cross. The packages are sent without names, and in care of a representa tive of the international Red Cross committee. The representative hands them out, and in each parcel is a card for the recipient to sign demonstrating delivery. The loss of these packages through accident, theft, etc, has been less than 1 per cent. Get Varying Diets
| These packages contain sufficient (food to bring the prisoners’ rations {up to a satisfactory diet. Additional | packages from relatives and friends are therefore not necessary, though welcome. Prisoners are fed varying diets in Germany and Italy, depending on the type of work they do—hard work, more and better food; light
work, less food and not so good; no work, scanty food.
Geneva convention, they are still far below our own standards. The state department is making every effort to work out an arrangement with the Japanese for sending packages to American prisoners held in the Philippines, Formosa, ocecupied China, Japan proper and other places, but so far these efforts have been unavailing. The Japs refuse to let a relief ship across the Pacific, and there are not sufficient transportation facilities to send the material around the world the other way, via the Siberian railroad to Manchuria and thence to Japan or China.
NEXT: How to Write to a Prisoner.
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ROMMEL NOT AT FAULT-HITLER
Fuehrer Says General Was Ill and Not to Blame in
Tunisian Debacle.
LONDON, May 12 (U. P.) .—Adolf Hitler, in an attempt to absolve Marshal Erwin Rommel of blame for the axis North African debacle,
announced today his favorite Nazi
general was sick in Germany at the Sir Bernard L. Mont-
gomery launched his El Alamein offensive last November. A special announcement from the Fuehrer’s headquarters said Hitler had conferred on Rommel the oak leaves with swords and diamonds to the knight's eross of the iron cross —the highest decoration for gallantry in Nazi Germany. The communique added “the Fuehrer wil give him a new task as soen as his health is completely restored.” Explaining why Rommel was abe sent from his post when the EI Alamein attack was launched the communique declared: “The long stay in Africa had so seriously impaired his health that medical treatment, postponed again and again until then, no longer could be avoided.”
MOSCOW, May 12 (U, P) —Russian artillerymen, hammering at the northeastern approaches to Novo-| rossisk, smashed 17 dugouts and
Germans from a position in the Kuban bridgehead, the Soviet mid- |
day communique anonunced today. Russian big guns have been blast
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ing at axis fortifications guarding ‘the Black sea port for two days, (slowly driving the enemy back from | [its most important stronghold on | the Taman peninsula. | (Nazi controlled Radio Paris said that Russian troops, using motor launches protected by smoke screen, landed near Novorossisk and gained a foothold.) In the fighting northeast of Novorossisk, the Red artillery destroyed four German guns and blew up a supply dump, Much war material was said to have been left behind by the retreating enemy in this area. The communique reported the following from other fronts: Western Front—One company of German infantry was wiped out and
Russians Pounding Steadily | Toward Nazi Black Sea Base
six artillery and two trench mortar batteries were destroyed. Sievek Area (southwest of Orel)== Seventy Germans killed, more than 30 trucks destroved and big guns
left 112 enemy dead in driving the silenced.
Volkhov Front (south of Lenine grad) = One hundred Germans killed, seven dugouts and six block houses destroved by artillery fire. Leningrad Front--Two enemy ine fantry companies wiped out, several prisoners taken, and enemy dugouts blown up by hand grenades,
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