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SATURDAY, JULY
3, 1943
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is Hr HOLD these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
ereated equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit
of Happiness. , .. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm
reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge
to each other our Lives, our Fortunes,
and our sacred Honor."
~The Declaration of Independence,
‘One World®
By Wendell L. Willkie
CHAPTER SIX
THE SOVIET UNION covers an enormous territory, bigger than the United States, Canada and Central America combined. The people are of many different races and nationalities, speaking many languages. In a Siberian republic called Yakutsk, I found some answers to some of the questions Americans ask about Russia, Yakutsk is a big country. It is twice as big as Alaska. It has not
many people, only about 400,000 now, but it has resources enough to support a great many more.
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The Soviets have begun to develop this country, and what I saw |
of their efforts seemed to me far more important, to the world and to America, than the political debate which has been carried on, both in Moscow and in New York, for so many years. The first September snow had already coated the airfield when our Liberator bomber landed at Yakutsk, capital of this republic. A man stepped forward from = the small group standing at the edge of the field where our plane stopped. “My name is Muratov,” he said «I am president of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Yakutsk Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. “1 have instructions from Mos-
Raymond Clapper in AFRICA
Raymond Clapper, after visiting Sweden and England, has arrived in
FIREWORKS READY AT VICTORY FIELD
Old-Fashioned July 4th Is Sponsored by Legion.
FIREWORKS DISPLAY Where—Victory field. When—Tomorrow, 8:30 p.m. Tickets — General admission, 55 cents; reserved seats, $1; children under 12, 35 cents; service men, 35 cents.
Gates open at 6:30 pm.
Special buses to leave Circle regularly.
What may be Indianapolis’ last fireworks show for the duration will be held tomorrow night at Victory field. Since the start of the war, production of pyrotechnics has been minimized. Its powder content has found places for more useful celebrations on fighting fronts. Tomorrow night's show, however, (Continued on Page Two)
Would Myrna Loy by Any
{Holiday Travelers
# RECORD HIGH
Pack Trains and Busses; Roads Normal.
The volume of train and bus travel out of Indianapolis for the long July 4 holiday reached record proportions today-—but no one was left behind. At principal points from New York to St, Louis there were reporte of jammed rail and bus terminals and of many persons with
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tickets being unable to find even standing room on carriers, Such was not the case here, The Indianapolis Union Railway reported that pre-holiday traffic, much of it identified as “vacation,” began as early as Tuesday and has been heavy all week, Long lines formed at ticket windows, but were moving rapidly. During peak hours when train departures were most frequent, 11] ticket windows were in operation. Officials said that they have had only isolated complaints of ticket holders being left behind. Everyone was getting on, service men first, but trains were jammed and many had to be content to stand. P Busses Packed Rallroad officials said that elvilians are showing greater co-oper-ation in giving preference to men in uniform. Travel of servicemen is exceptionally heavy because of holiday furloughs and leaves. At the bus terminal, crowds packed the depot. A spokesman for the Greyhound lines said that] “servicenien come first,” but everyone was being taken care of, Seven | agents were on duty at ticket win-! dows, State police reported that motor travel was not much greater than normal, because of the gasoline shortage and response to State Police Superintendent Don Stiver's plea to Hoosiers to “stay at home.” Also keeping down motor travel was an OPA warning that resorts would be checked for violators of gasoline rationing. Motorists stood the chance of being questioned and having their ration ecards checked.
Marinés Led Off On New Georgia
ADVANCED BASE, South Pacific, July 2 (U. P.). (Delayed) .-— Tough, hand-picked United States marines from Guadalcanal landed on New Georgia island several days in advance of invasion and had the situation in hand for the full-scale allied operations to drive off the Japanese, it was revealed today. When invasion came, the marines already had fanned out into the green jungles on vital patrols, won over the natives and set up a | defensive vigil holding a beach- | head. It wasn't as spectacular as it sounds because opposition was practically zero but it was a hard, necessary job that made it simple for the fellows coming later. The marines found the Japanese plenty jittery and apparently on a futile look-out for such operations. Enemy planes buzzed about the dark skies while the marines huddled in landing craft slipping across the narrow no
man’s sea between islands.
cow, from Comrade Stalin, to take care of you while you are here, to “show you anything you want to
North Africa. In his first
dispatch
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from allied headquarters there, which appears on page 9, he says:
may care to ask.
Finds Good Library
1 THANKED him and explained that we were stopping only briefly as there was still time that day to cover the next thousand-mile lap of our journey. “You are not going on today, Mr. Willkie,” he replied, “nor probably tomorrow. “The weather reports are not good and it is part of my in(Continued on Page Two)
"Here the war seems far tougher than it did from the vantage point of either England or Sweden. . .. It seems to me that the cracking of : Europe will require the hardest ground action as well as the heaviest bombing that can be undertaken."
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5 ARMY FLIERS DIE IN LOUISIANA CRASH
SHREVEPORT, La., July 3 (U. P.).
Amusements . 16| Men in Serv.. Ash Lass . 13|Millett ....... Churches .... 5 Movies Clapper 9, Obituaries Comics 15 | Pegler Aeraain Crossword . 15 | Pyle \ Curious World 7 Radio ..... r ‘Editorials . 10 Ration Dates. 3 Financial 4 | Real Estate .. 11 Forum . 10 Mrs. Roosevelt 9 14|Side Glances. 10 Health Col 3|Society .....6, 7 Hold Evryth'g 9|Sports .... 12,13 In Indpls. ... 2|State Deaths. 11 Inside Indpls. 9 Wartime Liv.. 3 Kidney ees. 10(Joe Willams. 12
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BULLETIN
WASHINGTON, July 3 (U. P.). —The senate today voted 39 to 33 to liquidate the national youth administration by next Jan. 1 as demanded by the house, . ;
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8 air base [fliers were Killed last night in a
Names of the men have not yet
Other Name Be as Beautiful?
By MILDRED REIMER From the role of Mrs, Charles on the radio to the wife of “The Thin Man” on the screen, Myrna Loy, one of America's favorite actresses, is now telling
wounded soldiers and sailors how § peautiful their girl friends look. Though she is recognized as Myrna Loy by screen fans, she is really Mrs. John D. Hertz Jr, assistant to the director of military § and naval welfare in the North At- & lantic area of the American Red § Cross. Today the red-haired actress made a special trip from her home in New York to Indianapolis for the Red Cross nurses rally this after-
Nora
‘noon at the Ball residence, 1232 W. | Michigan st.
Speaking on “Nurses, Your Country Calls!” Miss Loy urged women § to serve their country as nurses, a task she considers much more important at the present time than acting. Her appointment was an experiment in New York to find out what the wounded men in army and naval hospitals in that area liked in the way of entertainment, but mainly to build morale. “The men are very easy to please, she said, “and it's difficult to find out what they like most.” Getting celebrities from various (Continued on Page Two
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Little Margaret Alice Marple, 3713 BE. Market st, saw her daddy for the first time this week when he came home on a 15-day fur lough from the U. S. navy. He is Machinist's Mate 1-¢ Raymond Marple who has been in the Seabees for the last nine
months, When Margaret Alice was born seven months ago, Maschinist's Mate Marple was stationed in the North Atlantic. Over anxious to see his first child, all he could say upon his arrival was “She's a little angel.” Husband of Lucile Marple of
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the BE. Market st. address, he at« tended Washington high school and has been in the navy one year, He is a brother of Mrs. Shirley Funk, 120 8. Belmont st, and Pfe. Harold Marple, stationed with the army in North Africa,
ITALY POUNDED | IN RECORD RAID
3 Big Airdromes Blasted By U. S. Bombers From The Middle East.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, July 3 (U, P.).—Nearly 100 American Liberators, pacing allied bombers on a punishing new series of raids designed to smash axis de-| fenses, dropped more than 200 tons | of explosives on three of the main airdromes in Southeastern Italy yesterday, it was announced today.
The raid on the Italian airdromes was the biggest ever carried out by U. 8. Liberator bombers based in the Middle Bast. The enemy again tried to bomb the Liberators in flight. Only three of the big bombers were lost in the entire operation, A communique from the 9th U. 8S. air force at Cairo said that the Liberators sent more than 400,000 pounds of high explosive, fragmentation and incendiary bombs hurt. ling down on the air bases at Lecce, on the heel of the Italian boot, af Grottaglie, the principal airfield for the protection of the Taranto naval] base, and San Pancrazio.
Down 12 Enemy Planes
The Lecce raiders ran into the first sizable opposition reported over Italy in several days, shooting down 12 out of a force of more than 40 enemy fighters, including Messerschmitt 109s and 110s. Allied bombers from Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle’s Northwest African strategic air forces, pushing an offensive to cripple supply ports on Italy's island outposts, dropped block-busters on Palermo, Sicily, and Cagliari, 8Sardinia’s largest port, Thursday night. Simultaneously, R.A.F., bombers (Continued on Page Two)
Hoosier Heroes—
PVT, PAUL J, KELLY PRISONER OF JAPS
Was Reported Missing; Now Held on Philippines.
Prisoner PVT. GAIL JACKSON KELLY, is reported to be held prisoner by the Japanese in the Philippines. He is the son of Charles Kelly, Elwood, and the nephew of Mrs. Florence Masteryanni, 3147 BE. Washington st. The family received notice a year ago that he was missing. Pvt. Kelly entered service in
1940 and went abroad in October, (Continued on Page Two)
WAC IN ARMY NOW
WASHINGTON, July 3 (U, PJ). —They're going to be in the army now and no longer will it be Auxiliary Smith or Jones. And it will be WAC instead of WAAC. When President Roosevelt signed the new WAC bill into law, he officially blue pencilled the word “auxiliary.”
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WASHINGTON, July 3.
—-Latest confirmation of axis
jitters comes from the Balkans, Inside dope is that secret axis meetings were held in Salonika this week, with hurry calls to the Bulgarians,
Rumanians and Italians to attend.
Purpose was to dis
cuss ways and means of meeting the menace of invasion in
that area.
Nazi Marshal Kesserling, air commander in the Mediterranean, is
sald to have presided over the meeting in Greece,
Von Papen, Nazi
ambassador to Turkey, was to have made a full report on the Turkish
situation, but at the last minute
sent an emissary instead. It was
thought desirable not to attract too much allied attention to the axis
palavers. Another clue to axis anxiety: word is that the axis has increased forces by 50 to 60 divisions in the ” ” ”
Invasion Still Weeks Away
Moscow denials to the contrary, its western and southern European last two or three weeks, o ” 1] ?
MEN ON CAPITOL HILL who think they know say invasion of Sicily, Sardinia, is still four or five weeks off. They say much more
softening from the air is indicated heavy price,
; that even then we're apt to pay a
Another tip from same source: Don't look for our side to start moving across the channel until the airmen are attacking targets along
the coast day after day. Germany and France. n ” ”
THERES ANOTHER reason
So far they're still bombing the interior of
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for our unexpected success in the
battle of the Atlantic besides increased use of airplane carriers, de-
stroyvers and escort vessels.
It's the breakdown, amounting to almost
complete deterioration, of Nazi ability to provide trained crews for
U-boats.
Our military leaders know how long it takes to train our subma-
rine sailors, know the Germans can't do it much faster.
As one in-
formed congressman puts it: “Hitler has just got down to the bottom
of the meal barrel.”
Some quarters think this factor is more important
even than our bombing of U-boat pens.
WORKING alliance has been
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formed between Senator Frederick
VanNuys (D. Ind.) and WMC Chairman McNutt's Indiana organization. Outlook is for the senator to seek renomination with McNutt support, battling the forces of Governor Henry L. Schricker (who also
has an eye on the senate) and Democratic State Chairman Fred Bays.
” Elmer Davis
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will stay as OWI chief despite knifing of funds for his
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4 Smokes a Penny—That's What Your Cash Buys Yanks
(List of donors, Page Three)
One penny will buy four cigarets for a fighting Yankee overseas. That's right. The Times Overseas Cigaret Fund does it in co-operation with the major cigaret makers. The fund's July drive for at least another million cigarets to add to the nearly seven million it already has provided, is under way now, And it's off to a fast start. In two days Hoosiers contributed, in all amounts, $427.87 to buy 171,148 cigarets for men on far-flung fronts who might otherwise be without a cigaret to relax after a tough task. : The employees of the gross income tax division top today’s don=
ors. They sent in $50 to providé
20,000 smokes. That means the gift from the division will be ac-
knowledged by a sticker on the shipindividual
ment. The name of Any
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or group contributing $50 or more is placed on the consignment just so the boys will know who the smokes are on. With thousands and thousands at points all over the globe, Hoosier donations for cigarets have provided for Hooslers—some from right here in Indianapolis. For instance, here's one card of thanks: “Received your gift of cigarets and surely did appreciate them. No matter how small a gift is, us fellows surely appreciate it so just keep ‘em coming and us fellows will keep rolling ahead. I am from Indianapolis myself. My address there is 1523 Central ave.” It’s from Pvt. James L. Staggs. This recipient was doubly lucky. He says: “Thanks very much for the smokes, but what I would like to
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JAP WARSHIPS ROUTED IN RENDOVA NAVAL CLASH
ENEMY PLAN TO SHELL NEW BASE BALKED
Attack Follows Raid by Zeros; Allies Gain in New Guinea.
(Map, Page Two)
Ry UNITED PRESS American warships quickly broke up a Japanese naval counter-attack against Gen, Douglas MacArthur's new Southwestern Pacific offene sive today while allied jungle fighters pressed their attacks on New Georgia island and Salamaua at opposite ends of the 700-mile are of attack toward Rabaul,
Although there were unconfirmed reports ‘that the Japanese were massing new naval and alr forces for large-scale counter blows, the navy communique issued at Washe ington today sald that the first naval action arose from the attempt of seven encray warships to home bard American positions on Rene dova island, adjacent to the main Jap air base on New Georgia in the Solomons. Zeros Also Attack
Three Jap light cruisers and four destroyers attempted to shell Amere lean positions, apparently trying te knock out our base from which Munda has been heavily bombarde ed, but United States warships charged in and forced the enemy to flee “in short order,” Jap zeroe escorted bombers also attacked Rene dova but caused little damage The Jap task force apparently was trying to prevent consolidation of American positions on Rendova for the anticipated assault on the Munda airfield, five miles across the channel, The navy said that as the Japa« nese ships began the shelling of American positions on newly-won Rendova our surface forces moved in with guns blazing. The Japae nese force retired in haste, No fure ther details were received by the navy. Several Died on McCawley
The brief encounter between the surface ships occurred early this morning (Saturday night in the Solomons), The navy also reported that later information now reveals that seve eral members of the crew of the transport McCawley were killed in an aerial torpedo attack which pre ceded the sinking of the ship by a Japanese submarine after landing troops on Rendova, Meanwhile, American and Auge tralian jungle forces on the north New Guinea coast extended patrol operations around three sides of the Japanese held port of Salamaua, and at one point could see the enemy base from the high ridges near Francisco river, Think Garrison Diverted
While the attack from Rendova island and from southern New Georgia {sland continued against Munda, the allied forces in north New Guinea were getting set for die rect assault on Salamaua. Details were lacking on the proge ress of the American push up the southeastern arm of New Georgia island toward the Japanese air base at Munda, 30 miles away, but i$ was known that the Americans were meeting stiffening resistance, Reports of strong enemy resiste ance indicated the Japanese may have diverted some of their gare rison from the Munda area in an attempt to halt the American june (Continued on Page Two)
Zero Hour Here, Axis Radio Cries
LONDON, July 3 (U, P.).— The allied Middle-Eastern command, as part of the gens eral Anglo-American preparations for an invasion of Europe, has taken over direct supervision of well-armed guerrilla armies in Greece, a Cairo dispatch reported today. Axis broadcasts continued to insist that the ‘zero hour” for invasion was sometime today or tonight. The Nazi Paris radio was heard broadcasting that “it is no longer a question of days or hours, nor even perhaps a question of minutes,” To be “first with the news of invasion,” the Paris station sald, it had sent reporters to “all points where the AngioSaxons are likely to try to land in France.”