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VOLUME 54—NUMBER 121

Mussolini's Fall

By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, July 30.—The allies are believed to be revising their strategy in the light of the Italian situation for a spectacular drive to come to grips with Germany

this fall and possibly end the

European war by Christmas.

There is no allied statesmen who allows himself to voice hopes for such a speedy conclusion of the war but it is obvious that military fundamentals call for fullest possible exploitation of the opening which Italy has pre-

sented the allies.

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FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1943

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Both America and British officials warn against use of the 1918 parallel for comparison with the present situa-

tion. They point out that beaten in battle whéreas the

Germany in 1918 had been present German army is as-

sumed not to have been beaten. But a careful examination of that argument shows that it is not necessarily valid. Actually the German army had not been beaten when the crackup started in 1918. As late as July of 1918, Germany still was capable of

% ‘Grandmother at 31, and Proud of It

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Mrs. Arnold Chandler, 18, of 100512 S. West st, holds the grandchild, Jimmy Chandler, 15 months, Mrs. Chandler has been married two years. Jimmy's grandmother has been married “18, going on to 19 years—

almost all my life.

LOWRY SEEN FOR

POTTENGER’S JOB

Parks Head Ready to Quit; First Major | "

Shakeup of Tyndall Regime Looms After Patronage Outburst.

By SHERLEY UHL James E. Lowry, landscapist and horticulturist, today reportedly was slated to succeed Lloyd A. Pottenger as city park superintendent in the first major personnel shakeup of the Tyndall administration. Mr. Pottenger, the object of the city patronage committee’s extreme displeasure, said he would tender his resignation in the event he did not receive notification of his

dismissal.

The ouster of both Mr. Pottenger and Thomas Johnson, superintendent of park maintenance, was demanded yesterday by the city hall patronage committee on grounds that

the two officials had diverted their political sympathies to “outside” factions, or certain elements thereof, renounced by the Tyndall administration. Both Mr. Pottenger and Mr Johnson received their appointments under the Tyndall regime. The move marked the first major attempt at city hall to carry out patronage committee threats to “purge” municipal departments of employees favorable to litical powers other than the all ree. It also touched off a powderBe of factional and personal tengion that has kept the park and recreation department in a state of

7 unrest for the past two months. "Mr. Lowry is the choice of Charles

W. Jewett, city patronage head. Now with the Eagle Creek Nursery Co., he is the son of James Lowry, /park superintendent under Mr. Jewett's regime as mayor from 1918-22. A graduate of the University of filinois, Mr. Lowry, according to Mr. (Continued on Page Two)

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father, Nelson Craig, 301 N. Tacoma ave, who previously had been notified that his three sons fost in service. Also listed as Jap prisoners were Bob Stuart Seashols, brother (Continued on Page Three)

STORM DAMAGE NEAR MILLION

Twenty-five Are Injured in Charlestown Twister,

w None Seriously.

CHARLESTOWN, Ind, July 30 (TU. P.).—Property damage was esti« mated at between $500,000 and $1,000,000 today as the result of a tornado which twisted through Charlestown last night. At least 25 persons were injured in the storm, but none was reported in critical condition. James Oltner, 17, Jeffersonville, was in the Clark County Memorial hospital with a skull fracture, but was expected to recover, Clark County Sheriff Charles Dunlevey said that “it was a wonder that no one was killed in the tor. nado—the twister surely did plenty damage.” Dunlevey said early reports of three fatalities in the storm were circulated after a mortician took three bodies to a funeral home. All three persons died before the storm, of natural causes, he said. Red Cross disaster workers, state police and units of the state guard worked through the night clearing debris and helping linemen restore power to the city which was plunged into darkness during the first few minutes of the storm. The Pleasant Ridge federal housing project was hardest hit. The storm twisted through an unoccupied section of newly-completed (Continued on Page Two)

FIGHT RUSS TO DEATH

MOSCOW, July 30 (U. P).— Orders to fight to the death have gone out to German tank and infantty forces counter-attacking desperately in a so far futile at-

fronts,

Lady Astor Fined $240 for - Violation of Rationing Rules

Astor, American-born member of parliament, pleaded guilty at Bow court to a sum-

“If it is not too much, perhaps

ng to the summons. The letter came into the the board of trade in

one would be possible,” she wrote,|

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mounting the most dangerous offensives on the western

fronts.

elimination of the whole eastern front.

The German position had been strengthened by

Outwardly the

Germans presented a facade of impregnability. But in 1918 the allies’ peripheral attacks—most simi“lar to their present strategy-—finally began to bite into

the German satellites. The fatal German weakness which

attacks finally exposed the was the inability to continue

to supply the army and maintain its far-flung battle forces.

0.10. TO SEEK $100,000 FUND

Will Spend Most of It Backing Friends for

Congress. By EARL RICHERT

raise $100,000 from its 140,000 members for use in the 1044 campaign,

ity. Practically al! of this money will be used in the congressional and U. 8S. senatorial races to support candidates whom the C. I. O. regards as friendly. nce the C. I. O. has very few members in four of the 11 congressional districts, the union leaders will confine their activities to the remaining seven. Support Ludlow Of the congressmen in the seven districts in which the C. I. O. expects to play a major political rols only three are scheduled now to receive support. They are Congressman Louis Ludlow (D. Indianapolis), Ray Madden (D. Gary) and Charles La Follette (R. Evansville). The four congressmen whom the C.1.0. hopes to beat are all Republicans: Forrest Harness, Kokomo; Raymond Springer, Connersville; George W. Gillie, Ft. Wayne, and Robert A. Grant, South Bend. The four congressmen in whose re-election campaigns the C.I1.0. expects to take no part, also all Republicans, are Earl Wilson, Huron; Noble J. Johnson, Terre Haute; Gerald Landis, Linton, and Charles Halleck, Rensselaer. In the senatorial race, the C.I1.0. will make no decision until the parties nominate at their conventions next summer.

Watch State Races

The C.1.0. expects, too, to take a part in the state races, particularly the governor's, but not to such an extent as in the congressional and senatorial. C. I. O. leaders say that their members will not be apathetic in the next election as they were in the 42 election. They say that the union members are exercised over the Smith-Connally anti-strike bill and realize that unless they exert their influence at the polls, “dark days,” as they term it, will be ahead for organiged labor. First concrete steps in preparing for the "44 campaign will be taken at Kokomo Sunday when the C. I. O. will form the United Labor League, the vehicle to run the cam-

1] The organization will be directed by the various C. I. O. leaders in the state. A prominent role in the ization’s political activities be played by Powers Hapgood, regional- C. I. O. director, who repottey was instructed by C. I. O. dent Philip Murray when he was here last week-end to lay aside all other activities for the political

After the organisation is set up, the Indiana Federation of Labor, the railroad brotherhoods and the United Mine Workers are to be asked to join. The union's present plans call for

FOR ‘44 DRIVE

The Indiana C. I. O. intends to]:

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Peace Maker

Capt. Philip C. Lewis

While American troops are pounding away at the axis-held northeastern corner of Sicily, Capt. Philip C. Lewis of Indianapolis is helping restore peace-like conditions in the captured portions of the

island. * gd He is a civilian affairs policg offtcer in AMGOT, the military ™mment organization set up by the (Continued on Page Three)

HOME FRONT BIG ISSUE FOR 1944

FDR's Broadcast Brings Rapid Answer From

Senator Taft.

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, July 30—-Two viewpoints as to what constitutes patriotic conduct on the home front

are taking form and likely will become a major issue in the 1044 presidential campaign. President Roosevelt, in his address Wednesday night, hinted strongly at what the administration would like the home front to be and to do. One hour later Senator Robert A. Taft (R. O) was on the air expressing an exactly opposite viewpoint regarding home-front tactics. The administration viewpoint, expounded most loudly recently by Vice President Henry A. Wallace, is for the people to play “follow the leader” in political and economic fields as well as in war activities. The other viewpoint, as expressed by Senator Taft, is that the people, through congress, will do their own deciding about what is best in political and economic fields, with the returned soldiers sharing in such decisions. “You have heard it said,” President Roosevelt scoffed, “that while we are succeeding greatly on the (Continued on Page Three)

URGES 3-MONTH

POST-WAR PAY FOR VETERANS

Roosevelt Also Proposes 26 Weeks’ Unemployment

Compensation.

WASHINGTON, July 30 (U.P.) — President Roosevelt announced today that he will send to congress

: la broad program for post-war de-

mobilization, including one provision for payment of three months compensation to members of the armed forces when they are discharged The program, announced by the president at his press and radio

conference, was worked out by a committee appointed last year to plan for post-war readjustment of civilian and military personnel. The president said he thoroughly ro of the objectives of the report, but that he was not giving a blanket indorsement to the actual details, He said these would have to be determined by congress, Mr. Roosevelt disclosed barest outlines of the recommendations in his speech Wednesday night. Further details were contained in the report he made public today.

Lists 6-Point Program

The program for those to be demobilized from the armed forces included these points: 1. Three months’ furlough at regular base pay, not to exceed $100 a month, plus family allowances. 2. Beyond that time if necessary, 26 weeks of unemployment insurance for those registered with the U. S. employment service, 3. Special aid and counsel on readjustment and rehabilitation. 4, Special provisions, including tuition and allowances, for those desiring to continue their education. 5. Credit to veterans for old-age and survivors insurance for the time spent in the armed forces. 6. Opportunities for agricultural employment and settlement for a (Continued on Page Three)

NAVY BLIMP IS LOST IN DUEL WITH U-BOAT

WASHINGTON, July 30 (U. P.). ~The navy blimp K-74 was shot down in the Atlantic during a battle with a surfaced German submarine, the navy announced today. It was the first of the navy's nonrigid airships to be lost in combat in this war, All but one member of the crew were saved. Normal complement of the K-class blimp is 11 officers and men. The one casualty, listed as missing in action, is Aviation Machinist's Mate 2-c Isadore Stessel, son of Samuel Stessel, Brooklyn,

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The Man Who Wasn't There

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The British finally made and the flimsy German outer

Spurs Hope For War's End By Christmas

headway against the Turks structure began to collapse,

starting with Bulgaria in September and running quickly through Turkey, Austria and Germany itself. Collapse of the whole German structure required about three months from the start of the allied offensive July 19. The German army today may not have been beaten in Russia but it has suffered casualties and losses compar(Continued on Page Two)

BADOGLIO PEACE FEELER HINTED: ‘NO REFUGE FOR DUCE’--F.D.R.

BULLETIN BERN, Switzerland, July 30 (U. P.).—Rebellious Italian troops were reported today to be defying orders to fire

on peace demonstrators at

sporadic violence neared 200.

strike continues in Milan.

Milan, where casualties in . It was reported a general

Report from the Italian frontier said a mob stormed the Cellari prison at Milan, liberating hundreds of political prisoners, as the disorders spread through northern Italy.

Roosevelt—

President Warns the Neutrals Not to Offer Asylum.

WASHINGTON, July 30 (U. P.).—The United States and Great Britain today pointedly urged neutral nations not to give sanctuary to Benito Mussolini or any other “war criimnals” which the united nations are determined

to bring to justice. =a President Roosevelt enunciated this nation’s views in a formal statement. And the British government officially indorsed his declaration. Citing rumors that Benito Mussolini and members of his “gang” may attempt to take refuge in neutral territory, the president warned that the United States would “regard the action by a neutral government in affording asylum to axis leaders or their tools as inconsistent with the principles for which the united natoins are fighting.”

Fled to Holland

When Germany broke up in world war I, Kaiser Wilhelm II fled to neutral Holland where he was given sanctuary until his death, at 84, on June 4, 1941, Under news conference questioning as to whether this government would be willing to deal with the government of Marshal Petrio Badoglio of Italy, the president said he did not care who we dealt with in Italy as long as it was not a (Continued on Page Two)

British Plaster Hamburg:

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British Cabinet Meets J

Hurriedly; Allies Pound. ‘Boot.’

By UNITED PRESS | The allies pressed history's | greatest air offensive today with another smashing blow at Hamburg, drove on to coms plete the conquest of Sicily, and bent an ear for a cry of

“enough” from Italy. British cabinet. members were

summoned from bed in the small” TF

hours today for an extraordinary meeting, presumably concerned with the Italian crisis. London dis= patches hinted guardedly that Mar« shal Pietro Badoglio’'s new govern= ment may have floated its first peace balloon. Raid Naples Area

There was no slackening of the allied campaign against Italy in the interval of the new Rome regime’s preoccupation with peace proposals and warnings, the latest sounded by Gen. Dwight D. Eisen= hower. Flying Fortresses from North Afe rica struck within 50 miles of Rome at the Viterbo airdrome. half a dozen fires and touched off one gigantic explosion. Other raiding formations flew against the Naples area. Marauders attacked the Aquino airdrome near Naples, and on Monday night Brite ish Wellingtons bombed Monte Cor« vino Ravella, 30 miles southeast of

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Seventh Raid in 120 Hours

LONDON, July 30 (U. P.).—Hundreds of giant British bombers, pushing an offensive to erase Germany's biggest port and second city, dropped well over 2000 tons of explosives in the seventh raid in 120 hours on smouldering, devastated Hamburg last night. Twenty-eight bombers were lost in the 45-minute saturation assault, during which bombs plummeted down on the hapless city of 1,682,220 inhabitants at the rate of more than 50 a minute, The assault, carried out in what the air ministry said was ‘very great strength,” boosted the ton-

Allies Bite Deep Into Sicily

nage of bombs dropped on Hams burg by British and American planes since Saturday night to ap= proximately 7500—equal to the total weight of bombs dropped on London during the entire 1l-month “blitz” from September, 1940 to July, 1941, American medium bombers sent the greatest air offensive of all time into its seventh day today with a daylight raid this morning on a German airfield at Woensdrecht in occupied Holland. Informed sources estimated that pyramiding Anglo - American air power has loosed at least 13,500 to.8 {Continued on Page Three)

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Defenses: Air Blitz Mounts

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, July 30 (U. P.).—Allied armies bit deep into the center of the axis last-ditch defense line in northeastern Sicily and smashed enemy front and rear bases with mounting aerial attacks today in apparent preparation for the final all-out offensive to drive the re-

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into the sea. A big scale blitz against the narrowing axis bridgehead was indicated following small gains by

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Etna and hit at targets on the mainland. Earlier R. A. F. pilots reported indications that the Germans are withdrawing units of the 15th panzer division facing the American drive across northern Sicily. The airmen, returning from trips over the German rear areas, said scores of trucks are moving back and forth along the roads, going east packed with troops. The trans ports heading west are empty. The reports coincided with othe front advices that the enemy ap points in the hills. ; far the Americans have been in Raliane. who were

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