Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 August 1943 — Page 3

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"RAF HITS BERLIN |

+7 Axis Capitals Rock Under Rising Frenzy of Allied Air

Attacks; Milan, Turin Stagger Under New Blows. (Continued from Page One)

against Italy dropped tremendous loads of explosives on to the northern industrial centers of Turin and Milan. #Thus, within the short space of a few hours, the allies served notice that they would bomb Rome and the rest of Italy with increasing might until it surrendered ard at the ‘same time were ready to launch shattering attacks on Berlin. Exercising the same precautions to avoid hitting church and historical monuments as they did in their first raid on Rome July 19, the Flying Fortresses confined their precision

bombing to the San Lorenzo

yards while the Mitchells and

Marauders hit the Littorio yards. The first wave of American planes arrived over the Italian capital shortly after 9 a. m. and other waves swept I i the Eternal City for at least two hours. P-38 twin-engined Lightning fighters escorted the all-

American formations.

Italian radio reports of the Pope’s visit to the bombed areas said he went to the Appio and Penestino districts. On

_the Piazza Lodi, they said, he

on the steps of a church and turned to Vatican City.

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knelt and prayed with a large

*.crowd. Again at the Piazza San Giovanni Laterano he knelt

recited prayers. Then he re-

oh Arsenal Is Attacked

Rome broadcasts said the alarm sounded at 11 a. m.,

and anti-aircraft batteries went into action at once.

Waves

of bombers flew over at great altitudes at intervals of half

an hour, the report said.

The night raids on Milan and Turin, northern Italy’s two largest cities, were carried out by a two-hour procession of four-engined Stirlings, Lancasters and HAlifaxes that sent hundreds of tons of bombs cascading on to some of the most important arms factories in Italy. The brunt of the assault was borne by Milan, site of the Pirelli rubber and plastics factory, the Bianchi motor fac-

¥ tory and scores of other war

plants, but the air ministry said a “strong” force also attacked the royal ‘arsenal and

other objectives in Turin. “Weather over northern Italy was good and first reports show that both attacks were well concen- { trated,” the air ministry said. Debris still cluttered the streets of Turin and Milan from Saturday night's raids when the formations arrived last night. A German broadcast said the rumble of bomb explosions could be heard as far “away as Bern, 130 miles from both Milan and Turin. There were no details available of the raid on Berlin but it was a « grim reminder to the inhabitants /that “the nights had lengthened ; sufficiently for the R. A. F.s night yaiders to make their city a regular port of call. ; A German broadcast said a “few” planes bombed “scattered points” in Berlin but caused only “insignificant damage.” It was the first raid on Berlin since the night of May 21, after which the shorter periods of darkness made it impractical for the R. A. F. to attack the city. Berlin now has been raided 68 times since the start of the war.

‘Unparalleled Blows’

Fighters and fighter-bombers also participated in what appeared to have been a night of unparalleled ‘blows against both end of the axis, damaging at least 19 locomotives, shooting down an intercepting night fighter and bombing airfields in France, Holland and Belgium and wrecking a minesweeper and an enemy torpedo boat off the French coast. ' Thirteen bombers were lost in

-- the raids over Italy and Germany,

but all fighters and fighter bombers returned safely. Significantly, the record night raids followed close on the heels of yesterday’s heavy daylight attack by American Flying Fortiesses on Gelsenkirchen, Bonn and Wesselring in western Germany—another indication of the rising tempo of the allied serial offensive. Swiss reports told of vast, spread- * Ing conflagrations racing through Milan and Turin, turning the sky a rosy glow easily visible from the Swiss side of the border. - Possible targets at Milan, which the air ministry said was “very heavily” attacked, included the Caproni aircraft works, Breda arm-

~_f ament plants, Alfa Romeo auto-

mobile and airplancgtihe works, the Isotta-Fr. motor works and the Marelli magneto works. Fiat Works at Turin

beside the royal "arsenal, the huge Fiat airplane engine works, the Lancia transport shops and the Montecatani chemical works. Both cities are important ‘communications centers. The loss of only 13 bombers durAdy the night, of whish most prob. ‘ably were shot down during the 1200-mile round trip flight to Italy, was taken as an indication that Ttaly's anti-aircraft defenses have leanne di - It was the 10th attack of the war|p "on Milan and the 30th on Turin. ; German planes struck back feebly ' by dropping a few bombs in a coastal district of East Anglia that CEE

stood in the streets and Aven dud cheored lash Hight 99 8

BODIES OF BOYS FOUND IN { CANAL

Floated 30 Bel Since Tragedy Wednesday;

Services Set. (Continued from Page One)

‘boat by Robert Dwyer. and George Rustler of emergency car 5. The boys’ bodies had drifted 30 blocks—from 49th st. to 19th st.—

in approximately 40 hours. Police explained that the swiftness of the canal current in the center would account for the bodies travelling. almost a block an hour. ‘The body of the Emery youth was sent to the City morgue to be held for an Oaklandon undertaker. Services - for young Richards will be held at 3 p. m. tomorrow at the Flanner & Buchanan mortuary with the Rev. Stanley Mahon of the Bellaire Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Crown Hill. Survivors, besides his parents, are grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. Scott Richards of Indianapolis, and a great-grandmother, Mrs. Rose L. Buzzard of Trevlac. Services for the Misner boy will be held at 10 a. m. Monday at the Flanner & Buchanan mortuary. Burial will be in Kokomo where the youth was born. He had lived here six years. In addition to the parents, survivors are a 3-year-old brother, Jon; a grandmother, Mrs. Mary Smith of Kokomo, and a grandfather, John Misner of Tampa, Fla. The drowning occurred about 3:30 p. m. Wednesday. According to an eye-witness, Jack Stone, 610 W. 41st st., who was fishing along the canal bank, the Misner boy waded into the water first and stepped into a hole. As the rapid waters started carrying the boy downstream, another youth entered ‘the water. When the second youth started struggling, the third boy attempted fo rescue his companions and all were swept under the waters.

CREEL PLEADS FOR ‘FORGOTTEN MEN’

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (U. PJ). —Representatives of governments-in-exile are Washington's “forgotten men,” ignored alike by President Roosevelt and Office of War Information Chief Elmer Davis, George Creel, chairman of the committee on public information in world war 1, said today. Writing in the current issue of Collier's weekly, Creel warned of growing “fear and suspicion” among the exiles and called on the president to “make available some time ‘{for their ambasadors—enough, at

clusion.”

SOLDIER FACES TRIAL FOR MURDER OF GIRL

CLAY CENTER, Neb, Aug. 13 (U. P.) —~Charges of rape and ‘first degree murder will be filed against Pvt. | Joseph Mac Avoy, Brooklyn, N. Y.,

least, to give them a sense of in- |g,

Wallage Grimes ”.

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and France and was reported missing since July 25. The 21-year-old soldier entered the army in June, 1942. He attended Tech high school and formerly was employed by LinkBelt Co. He is the husband of Mrs, Margaret Jackson, 1210 Pleasant st., and the brother of Pvt. Woodrow Jackson, now stationed with the army in Hawaii.

” FJ os GEORGE FREDERICK ZIPP, ship’s cook 2-¢, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Zipp, 124 N. Miley ave., has been reported missing in action in the South Pacific in a telegram received this week from , the navy department. Yo 8 = Prisoners FOUR HOOSIERS are among 143 soldiers held prisoners of war by Germany, the war department announced today. They are 2d Lt. Thornton H. Baker, son of Ben Baker of Newcastle; T. Sgt. Robert P. Little, son of Mrs. Anna M. Little of Vincennes; S. Sgt. Guy E. Smith, son of Mrs. Pearl Smith of New Albany, and S. Sgt. Jack C. Webb, son of Mrs. Josephine Webb of Boonville.

MRS. E. L. HEGECOCK DIES AT HER HOME

Mrs. Eunice Louella Hegecock, an Indianapolis resident 26 years, died this morning at her home, 1540 College ave. She was 80. Born in Michigantown, Mrs. Hegecock lived there until she came to Indianapolis. She was the widow of John Wesley Hegecock. Survivors are three daughters, Miss Margaret R. Hegecock and Mrs. Gladys M. Crim of Indianapolis and Mrs. W. H. Smart of Belmont, Mass.; two sons, Ralph S. Hegecock of Detroit, Mich., and John G." Hegecock of Chicago; three sisters, Mrs. Bess Kelley of Los Angeles, Cal.; Miss Laura Whiteman, and Mrs. Daisy Blanch of Michigantown; three brothers, Charles, Ernest and Harry Whiteman of Frankfort; two granddaughters and two grandsons. The body was taken to Flanner & Buchanan mortuary.

KURILE BLOW HINTS INVASION OF KISKA

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feeling here that an American invasion of Kiska is impending. If, as many believe, Kiska is to be invaded, it would be important for the North Pacific command to know what the Japanese have in the way of naval and air strength in the Paramushiru area. It was recalled that during the early stages of the Attu campaign, the Japanese twice sent land-based bomber formations against the American invasion forces. These bombers were believed based in the Kuriles. Whatever the motive of the latest attack, it was definitely not an isolated or “eccentric” operation. Adm. Ernest J. King, commander-in-chief of the U. S. figet, emphasized in a recent interview that the American forces. in the Pacific are not engaging in any eccentric operations and.that every move is part of a concerted plan for the defeat of the Japanese.

BRADLEY HEADS PRINTERS H. G. Bradley of Indianapolis was elected second vice president of the International association of Printing House Craftsmen, Inc., yesterday at the conclusion of the organization’s three-day convention in Memphis.

Sqf. Jackson Fails fo Come Back From Raid on Hamburg

“George F. Ziop

Honored ; WALLACE E. GRIMES, seaman 1-c in the naval reserve, has been commended by the commander of the South Pacific area and South Pacific force for “meritorious conduct in action” in the Solomons, the navy department announced today. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace O. Grimes, 333 S. Temple ave, and has been in the naval reserve since Nov. 26, 1941. The citation given Seaman Grimes read: “For meritorious conduct in action while serving on board a destroyer-transport which was badly damaged during an engagement with Japanese forces in the British Solomon islands area on Sept. 5, 1942. On the morning of the attack, after Grimes had been landed on the beach, he refused to be treated for exposure and immediately commandeered landing boats in which he made two trips to the scene of action to rescue shipmates floating in the water. His conduct was in keeping with the highest traditions of the naval service.” | Seaman Grimes, who is 18, has not been home for 19 months. He attended Tech high school before joining the navy.

ANNUAL LEGION PARLEY OPENS

Committees to Consider Role of World War II

Veterans Today.

The role of the world war II veteran in the American Legion will highlight the opening day of the 26th annual legion convention at the Claypool hotel today.

Among resolutions to be introduced in committee’ meeting this afternoon will be one seeking to enlarge the scope of services of the legion to veterans of tlie present conflict. Introduced by Harry R. Hall, state service officer, it provides for paid legion service officers at Indiana army camps to enroll men being discharged. Over 1000 already have been enlisted. A resolution against relocating Japanes in Indiana to “hold jobs our boys might have after the war” also will be introduced. It asks that the army take over rehabilitation work from social workers. Other committees will meet this afternoon and tonight. : Mayor Tyndall will welcome the legionnaires tomorrow and Gov. Schricker will speak Sunday. The legion auxiliary, with headquarters at the Hotel Lincoln, will hold meetings tomorrow at the

Pacific Situation Best Guess As Subject of FDR and Churchill Talks.

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such a conference. 2. Canada, the locale of the latest Churchill-Roosevelt meeting, is as vitally interested as the United States and Great Britain in the outcome of the Pacific war. It has a long Pacific coastline, 3. . Earlier this week, President Roosevelt. met with the Pacific war council. The time of the RooseveltChurchill meeting has not been announced, but he presumably discussed the forthcoming conference in general terms with the council members, especially if it is to deal with the Japanese war. One Major Flaw

to be, one major flaw in it was President Roosevelt's press and radio conference remarks of last Tuesday. He admitted then that no Soviet representative would attend the conference, but that did not mean he wouldn't be awfully glad to have them present. Those who argue that the conference will deal with the Pacific war, contend that the president's remark is not’ inconsistent with their speculation. They say that it has_been no secret that Great Britain and the United States would welcome the assistance of Soviet Siberian air bases to the Japanese homeland. Thus, they say, Mr. Roosevelt would be awfully glad if the Russians attended the conference, especially if it is to plan offensives against Japan. A Plan for Future ‘The - discounting of reports that the conference in Quebec was for the purpose of planning something new and big in the way of an allied offensive in Europe -this year— maybe a knockout punch—was based on the fact that such offensives are not planned or prepared on such short notice, There is always the possibility that an internal collapse in Germany might hurry things along, but in general there was little basis for belief that the conference would be planning operations for the immediate future, although plans previously formulated would be reviewed. It was pointed out that the occupation of North Africa came Nov. 7, 1942, five months after it was planned by President Roosevelt and Churchill at ga conference in Washington the previous June. The invasion of Sicily, begun July 10, was planned at the Casablanca conference in January of this year, six months earlier. That would seem to establish

betwé@l. the times major offensive operatio cuted. On that arbitrary basis the Churchill-Roosevelt meeting in May of this year should produce an offensive or offensives-by October, or thereabouts, while action initiated during the current discussions would come to light next witner.

SGT. CROSSLEY SETS PACE WITH GUNNERY

LONDON, Aug. 13 (U. P.).—Staff Sgt. Donald W. Crossley of Wellsburg, W. Va., held the lead in aerial gunnery records for U. S. fliers in the European theater today with 11 confirmed enemy planes shot down and one probable. Crossley got two and the probable yesterday during the flying fortress raids on Europe. It (TT SRE eT FINN ENVOY LEAVES BERLIN STOCKHOLM, Aug. 13: (U. P.).— The Finnish minister to.Berlin has

nouncement in the Finland capital

World War Memorial building.

said today.

Campbell Still

mum on their threats to resign en masse if Mr. Campbell is not unseated. This design was termed a “hot issue,” in view of the fact that the job-distributing body has virtually reigned supreme in the realm of departmental politics. Two weeks ago, Park Superintendent Lloyd Pottenger and Park Maintenance Superintendent Thomas: Johnson “abdicated” at the insistence of the patronage committee.

in.the Ring

In Battle Over Patronage

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terday’s meeting with the smiling remark that “everything's lovely.” But patronage committeemen are not so sure. They resent Mr. Campbells previous friendship with the county G. O. P. organization,

tion. They also resent the fact that Mr. ‘Campbell is’ at odds with Otto Abshier, Republican victory organization secretary, who, the board president charges, “spends too much time collecting political funds for

Mr, Campbell emerged from yes-

the administration.”

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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, like many other celebrities, finds it difficult escaping the autograph hunter. Here Mr. Churchill, attired in his siren suit, yachting cap and smoking his ever-present cigar, reaches from the train that brought him to Quebec and signs the autograph book of a Canadian fan.

POWER CUT, HOMES

(Continued from Page-One) sey st.; John Fishback, 6020 Evanston ave.; Alfred’ Kendrick, 2208 Yandes st., and Mrs. Dora Marksbury, 328 W. South st. : The rear of the Schupp home was badly damaged by fire that was started by a bolt of lightning and several boards were ripped from the Marksbury residence. Damage to the other homes was slight. Power lines were snapped at 25th st. and Northwestern ave. Moore ave. and Rural st., 3100 block, Central ave., and at 1200 S. Belmont ave. Tree limbs littered the streets in many sections of the city and during the height of the downpour about 10 p. m. streets were flooded several inches deep over the sidewalks. High winds broke a large plate glass window in the rooms occupied by the Shaw-Walker Co. in the Circle Tower bldg.

DAMAGED BY STORM!

Stalin's

ilence and Puzzle

Of France British Problem:

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her Russian’ problem arises from what she doés not know and can’t figure out. ] ® 8 8

Terms Not Specific + BRITAIN'S twenty-year treaty

“of alliance with Russia for the

war against Germany and her ‘axis partners, signed on May 26, 1042, calls for collaboration and mutual assistance during and after the war, bans any separate peace, disavows territorial grabs, and pledges the two nations to organize for the security and economic

| prosperity of Europe after the

war. All of which, like the terms of the Atlantic Charter, is more high sounding than specific. Aside from repeatedly urging America and Britain to join him in the job of killing Germans, by opening a second front in Western Europe, Stalin has talked little and played a rather lone hand. He has shown a keen dislike of conferences and commitments. He has made obvious his belief that Russia has more than pulled her weight in the allied boat, and that he feels no obligation to either Britain or the United States because of what he has received under ‘lend-lease—and he has received a lot from each country. His attitude is that Russia furnishing the manpower, has killed a lot of Germans with British and American made tools, for the common advantage of all the allies.

Stalin Silent

LONG FAMOUS for their aloofness, the spectacle of British statesmen trying to be pally with Uncle Joe is a bit suggestive of efforts to make a house pet of a porcupine. Having allowed the word to circulate through the Russian press that Russia intends to hold the Baltic provinces despite the no territorial grab in. the British treaty, Stalin has adopted a policy of complete silence. While they do not pretend to have him figured out, the British not only have. a great respect for Stalin as an operator, but a considerable liking for him. They especially admire his effectiveness in eliminating German armies. In addition they have not yet gotten over the emotional thrill that came when Stalin relieved the tension on England, by forcing Hitler to employ his largest force in the East.

” » ” Need Co-operation

THE IDEA seems inescapable that Stalin himself will be the chief factor in determining Rus-

“partner.

sia’s European boundaries at the tT

‘close of the war, possibly

‘brace the Baltic provinces, a subs

stantial part of Poland and small | sections of Finland and Rumania. When the question is raised ¢ how such a program would square with the Atlantic Charter and the Four Freedoms, the practical Brit= isher raises his eyebrows and ) counters with: ; “Who is going to stop Stalin a he decides that Russia's future boundary is to approximate her old strategic line of 1914, prior to world war I? Does America want the job?” The British accept it as a tact that there can be no permanent’ peace in Europe except a peace in | which Russia is a co-operating = It is believed that, with * her need for tremendous internal development, a lasting peace will be as much desired by Russia as by any other nation, hence th British policy appears to be one of not borrowing trouble.

Stress Russ Attitude WHILE IT may be wishful thinking, there is a disposition to take seriously Stalin’s dissolution

of the Comintern. It is recalled that his break with Trotsky was credited to Stalin’s belief that success of the Russian revolution was not dependent on world revolution, ! Stress is laid on the persistent re= ports that Russia is swinging away from the pattern of the old bol= sheviks and is steadily reverting to capitalistic practices. This fur= nishes a comfortable, even though not a very well documented idea to cling to for the present. An extremely well informed Englishman expressed the British attitude toward communism ay follows: “Adherence to the tenets of communism by a Russian falls ens tirely within the bounds of pa= triotism because to support coms | munism in Russia means support and maintenance of the national

government. In contrast adherence

to the principles of communism ! by an Englishman or an American | means advocacy of the overthrow of the established and accepted government.” Meantime, there is little or no worry over the possible develop= | ment of communism in England, | The recent cold and emphatic |

turndown by the British Labor |

party of the Communist party's | plea for admission is accepted as | proof that British labor and its leaders are as much opposed to ' communism as is British capital.

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