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LONDON, May 31 (U. P.).—The French naval squadron of at least
eight warships interned a \Alexan- |.
dria since. the fall of France in 1940 has joined the allies, a foreign office ‘spokesman said today. The action gave promise of boltering allied naval strength in the
Mediterranean and further neu-
\ tralizing the harbor-bound Italian ‘fleet at a time ‘when American, ‘British and French forces in North Africa are ’ preparing for an expected invasion of southern Europe. The foreign office spokesman said the squadron had come over to the allies of its own free will after nego- | tiations conducted by Gen, Henri Honore Giraud, French commander in North Africa. Giraud kept the ‘ British government fully informed of his progress, the spokesman added. i Battleship Included
. The French squadron, under the command of Vice Admiral Rene Emil Godfrey, includes the 22,189-
* ton battleship Lorraine; the eight-
inch gun cruisers Buffren, 9938 tons; Duquesne and Tourville, both 10,000 tons; the six-inch gun cruiser Duquay Trouin, 7249 tons; three destroyers and one or more sub-
7" marines.
There probably will be some delay “before the ships can be made battle‘worthy again. Breech locks were removed from the guns when the warships were interned and only
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ditional French officers and enlisted men may be en route, The foreign office spokesman’s announcement followed a Vighy radio report that the squadron had gone over to the Fighting French. Naval circles at first were dubious, since the Vichy station in the ‘past has broadcast several such reports which proved false. Starvation Denied
The spokesman denied the Vichy assertion that the French naval men at Alexandria were “starved into submission.” The action left the pnly French warships outside French mainland - parts not under allied control the
- 22,146-ton aircraft carrier Bearn,
the 5886-ton cruiser Emile Bertin, both at Martinique; and the 6496ton train uiser Jeanne d’Arc at Guadeloupe. These hate been immobilized, however, under agreement between the United States government and Admiral Georges. Robert, Vichy governor of the French, islands in the lesser Antilles.
: Sailor Attends
Own Memorial
PHILADELPHIA, May 31 (U. P).—Seamay William -Harry Mayer, 22, placed 2 wredth yesterday at the base of a monument at what was to have been his own memorial service. He returned home Saturday, a few weeks after he had been listed as missing in agtion, surprising
"the American Coast Patrol, Inc,
sponsor of memorial services for Mayer and three other seamen.
~The committee, nonplussed for a
time, asked him fo take part in
the ceremony. After he placed the wreath, he accepted a gold star which had been prepared for presentation to ‘his. mother. . Shoying it in his pocket, Mayer, ‘who twice before had beén listed @s dead or missing, said to his mother: “¥oull never need this, “mom.” ————————— {ee START NAVAL TRAINING . SOUTH BEND, May 31 (U. P).— A new group of 1289 trainees arri at the U. S. naval reserve midshipmen’s school at Notre Dame university today to begin a threes month course for ensign | commissions. wa . : }
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WAR WORKERS REMAIN ON JOB
Pay Tribute to Dead, Keep Shoulders to. Wheels For Victory.
Indianapolis observed the Memorial Day holiday today in the best
war plants going. This was in accordance with the holiday work program adopted by war workers throughout the county for the duration and urged here by Governor Schricker, who asked that war production schedules be maintained. : However, most downtown stores were closed, as were banks, the city hall and court house. At the state house and federal building, and in all federal war agencies, regular week<day schedules were observed.
Pay Tribute to Dead
Solemn tribute was paid to the dead yesterday with special services in churches and cemeteries, a parade and grave visitation marking the day of the gallant dead of the Civil war, Spanish-American war, world war I and world war II. And the day itself symbolized the living and the dead. Sunny skies denoted life as the annual parade made its ways through downtown streets. : Then an overcast sky changed the scene to the “valley of the shadow of death” and rain epitomized the “yale of tears.”
Speedway Deserted
The lighter side of Memorial day was missing as Speedway enthusiasts, shorn of the 500-mile classic, remained at workbenches and assembly lines in war plants. Included in the ceremonies was a patriotic program at Monument Circle under the sponsorship of the Marion county council, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
REPORT PRESIDENT OF CHINA IS DEAD
Lin Sen’s Duties Taken ~. Over by Chiang.
By UNITED PRESS Lin Sen, 79-year-old president of China since 1932, is dead and his duties have been taken over temporarily -by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, the Melbourne radio said today in a broadcast recorded .by the federal communications commission. | Melbourne said Lin's death was announced in a Chinese communique. Lin, who was born in Foochow in 1864 and educated in America, was a ‘comrade and co-worker of Sun Yat-sen, father of the Chinese republic. ST He lived in California for years, but returned to China after the 1911 revolution and became a senator in the first parliament.
Donna Honors Heroes, Too
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Little Denna Lee Collier of Beech Grove saw her first parade and Memorial day services at Crown Hill yesterday when she accompanied her grandfather, J. F. Stevens, 1904 Southeastern ave. is a veteran of.the Spanish-American war,
Mr. Stevens (Other photos, Page 3.)
Hoosier Heroes
Sgt. Griffith
M osiiy in East A rica
Missing T. Sgt. CARL B. GRIFFITH, husband of Mrs. Myla Frances Griffith, 1130 N. Arsenal ave, is
ported missing in “action in the European and North African theaters of war. Sgt. Griffith has been missing since May in the Middle East
Africa section, after serving with the army air corps more than a year. Mrs. Griffith received her last letter from her husband on May 14. Sgt. Griffith is an. aerial engineer on a B-24 bomber. He had been in Africa about a month, and Mrs. Griffith had been informed he ‘was going on a mission on May 1. He received his air corps training at Keesler field, Miss., the Willow Run plant in Detroit, Mich.; (Continued on Page Five)
$9,000,000 - FREED FOR FLOOD REPAIRS
8 States to Share Funds Released by FDR.
WASHINGTON, May 31 (U. P). —President Roosevelt has authorized use of $5,000,000 to $7,500,000 of federal-aid highway funds for emergency ' repairs to roads and bridges in eight flood-stricken midwestern states, the White House announced today. The president instructed Maj. Philip B. Fleming, federal works administrator, to proceed immediately to carry out what he described as “this” urgent program of emergency work” in Illinois, Oklahoma, n-
‘diana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska and Mississippi. The states will have to match the federal funds. :
RUSS GUNS SMASH LIGHT NAZI THRUST
MOSCOW, May 31 (U. P.).— Massed Soviet artillery and ma-chine-gun fire smashed a smallscale German attempt to force the northern Donets river below Balakleya in the Ukraine today as the lull continued all along the vast 1800-mile front. Despite German . cldims of an abortive Soviet offensive in the northwest Caucasus, Russian reports insisted that only sporadic fighting of local significhnce was taking place there, as in the northern section of the Dohets basin, west of Rostov, west of Kharkov and in the Orel and Bryansk areas.
SEES JAP ATTEMPT TO INVADE W. COAST
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ATTU MAY BE BASE IN RAIDS AGAINST JAP
Key Enemy Strongholds Within Bombing Range
Of Conquered Isle.
WASHINGTON, May 31 (U. PJ). —With all organized resistance on Attu island crushed, American forces were in a position today to launch direct attacks on the Japanese Dr wany " The strategy may call for cleaning out the beleaguered Japanese garrison on the nearby island of
the enemy’s home bases is made, but in any event the day is approaching when the Japanese people again will feel the weight of allied bombs. : Japan’s North Pacific naval base at Paramushiru is only 724 statute miles from Attu—within the range of American medium ss well as heavy bombers. Tokyo is 2009 miles away, and it is conceivable that the Japanese capital one ‘day will get a going over from long-range American bombers based on Attu. The bombers could fly dfi to bases in unoccupied China. : A The collapse of organized resistance on the westernmost of the Aleutians first was announced in a Japanese broadcast yesterday. A navy spokesman here said he presumed that only small bands of enemy - snipers remained to be cleaned up, and Col. R, Ernest Dupy, chief of the war department’s news division, said that the “battle of
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| Attu is won.”
Kiska, where the Japanese have built their principal base, is between Attu and the present American base on Amchitka island. Attu is 198 statute miles to the west, and Amchitka is 72 miles east. ' Japanese shipping will find it risky business to try to supply ‘the garrison of perhaps 10,000 men on Kiska. The Japanese had started buildng an airfield on Attu to. accommodate bombers, and U. S. forces are expected to lose no ‘time in getting the field into shape,
Air Support Lacking
Observers believed it may be a matter of weeks before the last snipers are liquidated on Attu. They are well supplied with food and ammunition and ‘are. well entrenched. : In what apparently was their last large-scale attack, a navy communique reported that U. S. troops cap(Continued on Page Five)
MIDNIGHT STOPPAGE AT MINES POSSIBLE
U.M. W., Operators Quarrel As Truce Near End.
WASHINGTON, May 31 (U, P.).— The threat of a work stoppage at midnight tonight hung over the nation’s soft coal fields today as representatives*of the United Mine Workers and the bituminous operators met again to discuss portal-to-portal pay and other issues in their contractural negotiations. Labor circles believed that U. M. W. President John L. Lewis might extend. the truce once more if the negotiations show signs of progress. Thus far, however, little headway seems to have been made since the negotiations were resumed here after they -broke down in New York and the war labor board intervened. The question of how much a miner is to be paid for his traveling time from the moment he enters the mine until he comes out—por-tar-to-portal — still was the issue about which most of the argument centered. “Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes is expected to step in again and ask for a further extension of the truce if Lewis does not take the initiative and order one.
A RUDE AWAKENING NEW YORK, May 31 (U. P.).— When Mrs. Mary Brock awoke she was lying in a courtyard three
her bedroom with a
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Namesake ‘Gives’ Mauri Checkered Flag
.- ‘When Mauri Rose. flashed “across the line a winner two years ago in the annual 500-mile classic
he saw the familiar black and white checkered flag as he whipped by. But he never saw a race flag such as held by the two-year-old above. But then she never saw a.race. She arrived in Indianapolis the day the track closed for the duration. Fans of the classic, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Kirby, 135 W. 28th st., weren't
there when Rose won. Mrs. Kirby was having a baby and they named her Mauri Rose Kirby.
P. S. The checkered material was borrowed from a neighbor who was making a play suit for her child.
BYRNES ON AIR AT 6 TOMGHT
Congress Waits Clue fo His Position in Dispute Over OPA.
WASHINGTON, May 31 (U. P.).—~ James F. Byrnes makes his first public radio address tonight as director of the new office of war mopilization, and government officials and labor leaders were waiting to see whether heywould drop a hint as to the tack he will take in the current fight between congress and the OPA. Advance announcements said that Byrnes, who will speak from 6 to 6:30 p. m. (Indianapolis time) from’ his home at Spartanburg, 8S. C, would deal only with production matters, but many members of congress felt that he soon would have to take a hand in the sizzling battle between and congress. From h Republican and Democratic members of theshotise and senate have come demands that OPA be reorganized. Many congressmen propose to strip it of most of its important functions.
Charge Complete Failure '
The Republican food study committee of the house said that the OPA has been “a complete failure and the sooner we recognize the fact the more likely we are fo bring a measure of order out of chaos.” ~The OPA plan to. use subsidies to roll back the prices of butter, meat and coffee has aroused the anger of farm bloc members of congress. Price Administratof Brown proceeded with plans for the subsidy program, however, announcing that beginning June 10 the OPA will pay 5 cents a pound to creameries for all butter manufactured after June 1, That is.designed to save consumers 5 to 6 cents a pound on butter when retail stores put the roll-back into effect about June 10. Labor leaders defended the OPA,
charging that big business and farm
organizations are trying to eliminate price control.
CHILD, 3, SCALDED Josephine Duarte, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William C. D , 1685 W. Market st., re-
On the War Fronts
(May 31, 1943) By UNITED PRESS
AIR WAR: R. A. F. hits new monthly record with 13,000 tons ‘of bombs delivered; German raiders kill 35 children; American planes make twin-strike on Italy, hitting Naples and Foggia.
RUSSIA: Air fighting rises with Soviet reporting 2069 Luftwaffe planes shot down in month.
PACIFIC: Chinese stop drive toward Chungking; MacArthur's fliers raid Wewak with 13 tons of bombs; Americans prepare conquered Attu as possible base for attacks toward Japanese mainland.
7 KILLED IN STATE; U.S. TOLL ONLY 78
National Safety Record Appears Certain.
Seven persons met death in Indiana in week-end holiday accidents—two in traffic, two by drowning and one each by electrocution, a fall and fire. i A new holiday. safety record for
death toll for the Memorial ‘day week-end stood at 78, as compared with 350 killed last year. This year
a result of miscellaneous agcidents: The dead in Indiana inelyded Mrs. Adele Wright, 69, who was injured (Continued on Page pi A
the nation seemed certain as the|afire.
38 persons were killed in traffic ac-| cidents, 12 drowned and 28 died as!
RAF SETS NEW
Drops 1 3,500 Tons on Reich In May; Nazi Raiders Kill Children. LONDON, May 31 (U. P.)—The R.A.F. reached the end of May today with a new record of approximately 13,500 tons of bombs dropped on Germany in an intensified preinvasion aerial offensive during
the last 30 days. ! The R.A.F.'s big four-engined
ing Saturday night's 1500-ton as sault on the chemical and industrial center of Wuppertal, but a similar assault tonight would brin the bomb tonnage for May to the 15,000 mark, . » British Typhoon bombers carried on the offensive yesterday with a daylight attack -on- the Mondeville steel works near Caen in northern France and, a raid on an enemy convoy off Flushing, Hollahdh * Direct hits were scored [Of steel works and adjoining railways and one ship in thé convoy was set Supporting Spitfire fighters ‘shot ‘down four Focke-Wulf fighters out. of- 12° in a dogfight near Le Havre, Fifteen German fighter-bombers, seeking token retaliation for the devastation being wrought on their homeland by the R.A. F. bombed a southwest. coast resort town (iden3 “(Continued on Page Five)
New Bingo Sf
Reports were current today’ that large-scale bingo games are. being operated at an establishment, Jicar the Municipal airport’ just outside the city limits. E78 A Sheriff Otto Petit said he would not make any raid until some cifi-| zen signs an affidavit. Prosecutor Sherwood Blue agreed that that was the proper procedure. : . ‘The sheriff said that he had reports that week-end dances were being held at the place, but no complaints or reports of bingo
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friend's) * wife ‘was spending too much time and money at the casino. / Sheriff Petit termed the matter “a hot potato.” ~~ He said-bingo is a “touchy” matter because it’s played by many solid citizens: who are not regular gamblers. > He said that regarding reports that the casino was frequented by persons driving automobiles. ne 'B and OC gasoline rationing cards, the Office of Defense La - close it.” 5 Prosecutor Blue agreed that a raid
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‘More Than 100 Flying Forts
Attack Italy for Second Time in 3 Days. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, May 31
(U. P.).— America’s giant. bombers attacked an aircraft
| factory, airdrome and shipping in the Naples area and
an air field at Foggia, 80 miles to the northeast in shattering twin raids on the Italian mainland yesterday, allied communiques announced to-' day. : Moré than 100 Flying Fortresses flew over Italy for the second time
in three days to bomb Naples. One formation battered the harbor and marshalling yards, sinking a 320foot merchant ship, setting fire to a tanker, hitting an oil Storage depot and the dock area. : : Other formations attacked the*. Pomigliano aircraft factory and its adjoining landing grounds. Still: another attack was matie on the ‘Capo di Ching ‘airdrome outside Naples. " While bombing the Pomigliano area, eight or 10 enemy aircraft challenged the .American bombers and in the Capo di Chino raid 30
In the Capo di Chino raid, among those credited with vietories was Sgt. Maurice F. Har vey of 853 N. Rural st, Indianapolis, Ind, according to today’s United Press dispatch from North
axis fighters tried unsuccessdrive ‘Fortresses away. nes were destroyed without loss of a single Fortress, al« though some bore flak scratches. More than [0 Liberators of the Middle East command scored direct hits on the hangars and barracks at the Foggia air field. Many enemy planes, including heavy bombers, were destroyed on the runways and buildings were left burning. Smoke was seen rising from oil reserves. American Mitchell ‘and Marauder medium bombers and Lightning and Warhawk fighters raided muchbombed Pantelleria island in daylight yesterday. British Wellingtons had attacked the little five-by-eight« mile island in the Sicilian harbors on Saturday night. /
several strafing missions in north« lern Sardinia. In the Gulf of Aran< chi six ships were damaged. Rail. roads marshalling yards and other targets were bombed in and near’ Chilivani, Alghero and Bonorva. It was disclosed that at least 20 planes were damaged or destroyed. on the ground in the Pomigliano raid. : 4 (The Rome radio announced that gix allied planes had been shot down in the Naples raids and nine in the Pantelleria attack. Casual ties in the Naples bombing were placed at 58 killed and 351 injured and in the Sardinian raid at five killed and 10 injured, according to the Italian announcement.)
planes destroyed on the ground, 14 enemy aircraft were shot down yes~ terday to bring the 11-day bag to 416. On'y one allied plane was lost, and the pilot was saved. Thirty-six allied planes have been lost in the last 11 days.
CHINESE HALF JAPS IN- CHUNGKING DRIVE
CHUNGKING, May 31 (U. P) The spearhead of a Japanese fensive aimed at opening the rc to Chungking appeared to have k broken today. : Chinese communiques said stra gic Yu van, about 30 mi south of I had been recap tured after the rout of the Jap 18th division, which suffered casualties.
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