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"Had Wives With Them

THE PRISONERS had a rank odor about them,

That's one way the Germans keep these con-

--seripted Russians fighting—they have thoroughly sold them on the belief that we will shoot them as soon “#8 they are captured.

Below us there were big fires in the city, and piles of black smoke. Explosions were going on all around

‘us. Our own big shells would rustle over our heads and explode. on beyond with a crash. German 200- = mmm. shells would spray over our heads and hit some- ‘ “where In the tdwn behind us, Single rifle shots and -machine-pistol blurps were constant. 2

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{| De Gaulle’s Visit

WASHINGTON, July 12.—De Gaulle's visit with

the President has improved American-French rela- But it falls far short of recognizing De Gaulle to , the extent that he would be able to control post-war, by The essence of American policy is that the h people, once free, shall have the right to If De sincere advocate of a post-war plebiscite, applaud this American policy. One weakis that he can’t ‘seem to make up his mind whether he is the legitimate representative of the old republic or the leader of a revolutionary new republic. His Algiers regime—with its legislative body of doubtful powers, its extreme censorship, and its emphasis

Gaulle and the committee of libprovisional government. Apparently respected this wish, and steered away from which has made him so angry in the past. to have received some of the substance facto recognition. His agents are being dealt civil representatives in local affairs in the y area of liberation, and his appointed mili- -

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DAYTON, O., Tuesday —1I left Poughkeepsie yesterday afternoon and reached Dayton, O., this morning. I am spending part of the day visiting Wright

Wants Truth Known

ONE OF THEM CAME up to me and said, almost

belligerently:

“Why don't you tell the folks back home what this is like? All they hear about is victories and lot

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Appeasement Gesture Made "To Conservatives and

Southern Faction.

By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, July 12.~President Roosevelt's advance acceptance of an inevitable fourth-term nomination by next week’s Democratic national convention apparently assures a conservative-New Deal battle royal over selection of his running mate. Vice President Henry A. Wallace's associates are hopeful that the President will announce publicly he would like to have him again on the ticket.

Policy of Appeasemen t

But the power of compulsion Is gone. Mr. Roosevelt deliberately sacrificed it when he announced

SECOND SECTION _

of glory stuff. They don’t know that for every hundred yards we advance somebody gets killed. Why don't you tell them how tough this life is?” I told him that was what I tried to do all the

that they had done all the fighting. = That wasn't true at all, for we have other divisions that have fought more and taken heavier casualties than this one. Exhaustion will make a man feel like that. A few days’ rest usually has him

yesterday that he would accept the nomination if offered and serve if elected. .

f | He thus will be unable to repeat] time. This fellow was pretty fed up with it all. Hel, 0 ¢00y of 1940 when he threat-

said he didn't see why his outfit wasn't sent home, ...4 ¢5 refuse renomination unless given his vice presidential choice."

party members who are numerous,

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smiling again.

Inside Indianapolis By Lowel! Nussbaum

heard as a woman and her young daughter walked out of Block's: “But you aren't married yet, and I can

still spank you!” “Oh, yeah?” ...

member of the public service commission, is resting Mr. Barnard is recovering received in a recent auto accident. He received word several days ago that his son, Lt. Wilfam O. Barnard, was missing after an air raid over

Waldron Lake, Mich.

THE OLD REMSTER estate, between 42d and 43d sts, west of Boulevard pl, a block square wilderness in the heart of the city, is about to give way to

progress. Twenty-eight 5 and 8-room brick bungaare to be built on the property by the Corydon

Weidlich says he hopes to get started on ouses within a short time. The houses, selling $6250, are to be built around the old 19mansion now on the grounds. Plans call for old house into an apartment building the building plans gave a chill to half

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Test Will Come in Acts

WITH DE GAULLE'S insistence that France shall have a voice in the peace settlement and organization, and especially in relation to Germany, there should be no dispute. Indeed, America more than any other foreign power is anxious for a strong French democracy to form the keystone of a peaceful and pros-

perous Europe.

Of course the test of the many fair words spoken ef has been accepted by Eisenhower as in . :

freedom, is precious. We believe President Roosevelt has treated it as such. We hope the same can be said

for De Gaulle in the future.

By Eleanor Ruvsevell

nese aggression, is now past and though other people have already noted this date, I want to say a few words about the significance of the fight which China

is now making.

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their gardens until the last—probably in the gardeners involved is Virgil new superintendent of schools. . . . looking for a washing machine for

alert for an overseas call. They clothing clean, but can’t take the to a laundry because their orders momentarily. The boys say the machine 't have to be in good shape. They can fix it, . have a machine you aren’t using help the service men, phone the several southern

By Ludwell Denny

has been a very hard fight of late, with Japan in all the strength she can, and trying to

determined and angry. Under these circumstances, it will be difficult to charge Mr. Roosevelt with forcing Wallace upon the party a second time even if the vice president is able to make the

obtain the bare majority of votes

many days. And Wallace apparently is reconciled to Mr. Roosevelt's 1944 campaign tactics. vice president pondered the House fourth-term acceptance - ment for several hours and a statement approving Mr. velt's action but concealing his desires and ‘intentions.

Acceptance Hinted

“The statement of the President today, I am sure, will not only be

of people who believe in him in the United States,” Wallace said, “but also to the hundreds of millions in East Latin America and the rest of the allied world. “I have talked with many of these people and I believe I know exactly how they feel.” Despite his failure to mention his personal plans or desires, Wallace has informed friends that he will accept the nomination if tendered. He is regarded as an active candidate.

Party conservatives are determined to beat him but are weakened so far by failure to agree on a single opposition candidate. They want a man who will be “safe” in event he succeeded Mr. Roosevelt in his fourth term. Revolt Considered The White House strategy obviously is directed toward minimizing the rebellion in the South, However difficult it might be for southern Democrats to refuse to support the Democratic ticket on election day, there is no doubt whatever that delegations are prepared to put on a spectacular anti-administration demonstration at the Chicago convention. Mr. Roosevelt's plan seems to be to avoid an open challenge to those elements insofar as he can in the hope that the vigor of their convention protest will be eased there-

Nomination of a southerner for vice president might appease the South. Nomination of a border state man—Governor Robert 8S. Kerr of Oklahoma, Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky or such— would not make much political sense because it is assumed that any suecessful Democratic candidate will carry the border states. If big political capital is to be made of the vice presidential nomi« nation, it should go to some popular figure in the mid-West where elections in the past three years have shown the administration to be in trouble, War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt would appear to have a case in arguing that he

on the ticket. . But what the anti-Wallace forces at the Democratic national convention will be looking for is a ‘| vice presidential nominee who will be “safe” in the event Mr. Roosevelt is re-elected and dies in office. Many Southern and mid-West Democratic organization men have had more than enough of the New Deal- tic coalition and they want a man on the ticket who would end it. It is notable that Barkley’s name figures prominently among those which would be suitable to many of the men who are against Wallace.

7TH WARD GOP PLANS FIRST GET-TOGETHER

First of the summer outdoor get-

most of divided opposition and}

a great relief to the tens of millions|

might make Indiana safe if he were!

Indianapolis T imes ;

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12,1944

BY EARL RICHERT

atorial nomination.

Willis whose term expires then. geek renomination.)

RULES REVISED BY STATE GOP

Selection ‘of National Committeemen Taken From

Delegates’ Hands.

The G. O. P. state committee yesterday changed its rules to prevent any recurrence of “surprise” elections of national committeemen and placed the responsibility for selecting the committeeman directly in the hands of the state committee. The change was a direct result of the election of Robert W. Lyons, Indianapolis, chain stores attorney, at a “quickie” meeting called by State G. O. P. Chairman John Lauer here June 2. (Mr. Lyons later resigned because of controversy resulting from the election.) Mr. Lauer at that time said that the meeting was called under a “rule not yet adopted” by the state committee. Effective in 1948

The new rule provides that the state committee shall elect the national committeeman and national committeewoman. These two officers previously had been elected by the national convention delegates. This change will become effective in 1948, leaving untouched the present committeeman and committee woman, Ernest" M. Morris of South Bend and Mrs, Cecil Harden of Cov-

ington. Most party leaders believed that the change in selection of the committeemen would result in closer cooperation between the two officers and the state committee than had

The new rules provide that the committeemen shall bé thosen at a meeting of the state committee called by the state chairman with at least five days’ notice after the state convention. (Notices for the Lyons’ meeting were sent out on the morning of the day the election was held.) The G. O. P. state committee also changed another rule yesterday to provide that the delegates-at-large to the national convention shall be selected by the state committee. This appeases the women's group in the party which had protested because the small group that controlled the recent Republican state convention had failed to include a woman as a delegate-at-large.

Urges Continuing Committee

* In the past, the delegates-at-large

had been selected by the group controlling the state convention who could easily get the convention to approve their choices. Another new rule adopted provides that the national convention committee members shall be elected at a meeting called by the national committeeman with at least five days’ notice. Mr. Morris outlined a plant at yesterday's meeting whereby a continuing committee of 100 members will be set up who will donate $100 aplece annually to the party's coffers. ’ Dates for district campaign organization meetings were set in eight of the 11 districts: First district, July 26; second, July 31; third, July 27; fourth, July 24; sixth, Aug. 1; ninth, Aug. 10; 10th, July 28, and 11th, Aug. 9.

BERR.ES PREVENT SCURVY

WASHINGTON, D. C~Strawberries are a rich source of vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, which prevents scurvy.

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A SURPRISING amount of “fringe” talk at the Republican state committee meeting here yesterday centered. on the 1946 G. O. P. sen-

And the talk wasn't in favor of Republican Senator Raymond E. (Most of his friends expect him to

The talk concerned James M. Tucker, who was defeated by Homer BE. Capehart for the senatorial nomination at the recent state conven-

tion, and Capt. William E. Jenner who was handed the" short-term senatorial nomination at the convention, The Tucker talk came from the district chairmen who went to bat for him in the recent convention and the Jenner talk came chiefly from the Capehart crowd. Both groups, it appeared, like Senator Willis as an individual, but they aren’t impressed with him as a United States senator, feeling that their respective choice would make a better candidate and senator. The district chairmen friendly to Mr. Tucker seem more interested in getting the groundwork laid for the campaign two years hence than Mr. Tucker has himself. . The defeated candidate has been living quietly at Paoli since the state convention and has declined

to make any comment whatever

on his future political aspirations, if any.

” = 2 Mayor’s Race Eyed ALSO ALONG the long-range line: The regular G. O. P. organization in Marion county is grooming City Council PresidentJohn Schumagher for the mayoralty contest in 1946. They figure that the city hall crowd will back City Controller ‘Roy Hickman, Some regular organization leaders are predicting that the city hall's Victory organization will be disbanded as a party harmony move for the fall campaign. Mayor Tyndall himself has announced that he is all-out for a G. O. P. victory this fall and that as far as he is concerned the bitter Republican primary battle is forgotten.

Reaction “in Theaters

IT DON'T MEAN anything, but politicians’ &lways wateh-the theaters after political conventions for public reaction to newsreel pictures of their candidates. Here in Indianapolis there have been several instances in which a picture of Governor Dewey drew more boos than applause, while a “following picture of President Roosevelt signing the G. I. bill of rights brought uproarious applause. From such towns as Marion and Muncie, however, there come

WALLA BACKERS EXPECT NOD SOON ‘FROM ROOSEVELT

Vice President Remains Silent While Fight . Over Second Place on Party Ticket Mounts.

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, July 12.—Backers of Vice President Henry A. Wallace say they expect President Roosevelt to announce shortly that he prefers to have Mr. Wallace as his running mate again. They say that Mr. Wallace will issue no statement until

LAFOLLETTE TO [ft rem

the Wallace indorsement to come within 48 hours. It may

Seeks Parley With State G.0.P. Leader He Sought To Remove.

Times Special WASHINGTON, July 12. — Rep. Charles M. LaFollette, Evansville Republican, announced today that he will go to Indianapolis for a conference with Republican State Chairman John Lauer, whose ouster he once asked for because of the Klan-Lyons incident. Mr. Lauer had defended Robert Lyons, one-time Ku Klux Klan secretary, when Mr. LaFollette demanded his removal as Republican national committeeman. Mr. Lyons withdrew, however, and Ernest Morris, South Bend, was retained in the national committee post by re-elec-tion at the recent Chicago convenntion. Up for re-election himself, Mr. LaFollette said he will leave for Indianapolis July 21 and hopes to confer there with Mr. Lauer, Ralph Gates, G. O. P. gubernatorial candidate, and Homer Capehart, who is running for the U. S. senate. After spending the week-end in

‘| Indianapolis, he will return to his

home in Evansville and begin his eighth district campaign, Mr. LaFollette said. He recently gave Governor Thomas E. Dewey a hearty indorsement for the presidency and was one of the first “Willkie Republicans” to do so. In seeking renomination in the primary, Mr. LaFollette announced that he would abide

stories just the reverse.

by both the national and state Republican platforms.

Partisans Leave Forests -

To Join

By DAVID M. NICHOL Times Foreign Correspondent MINSK, July 7 (Delayed) —Out of the swamps, pine forests and distant villages where many have lived for as long as three years, the partisans are pouring back into this ancient White Russian capital. The partisans bring with them amazing accounts of their activities during the Nazi occupation, for Minsk was the birthplace of the guerrilla movement. Most of these new arrivals have not seen their city since the days when they left three years ago to escape German persecution and carry on the underground fight. They are rejoining their comrades who remained in the city organizing slowdowns and sabotage and providing invaluable information about German plans and dispositions. Just as the magnificent Russ army stand at Stalingrad rallied the entire country to superhuman efforts, then came the maximum period of growth among guerrilla units behind the German lines. By September,

"Up Front With Mauldin

Russian Armies

1942, these became an integrated army and reached almost maximum strength

Gen. Maj. Vassily Kazlor, who had partisan detachments in the Minsk region, said that there alone these numbered 70,000 persons under arms with a similar number of active sympathizers who formed a reserve. Fifteen per cent of the number were women, he said. From that fateful September until the late fall of 1943 the guerrillas controlled large sections of White Russia outside the principal cities. Their garrisons were often isolated except for radio contact and could forage for food only in force. In some areas, guerrillas even main-

or village soviets. Made Own Arms

As the front moved westward and entered White Russia the density of the German troops increased. Partisans were compelled to move deeper into the forests and swamps to continue their raids, but preserved their strength for the final offensive during which they provided guides, for the Russian army, harassed the retreating Germans and sometimes even captured cone siderable settlements. themselves. Moscow sent some arms, but the partisans constructed shops where they manufactured many of their own. } One of the institutions whose existence is least known to the outside world was the “guerrilla court of honor” which tried traitors discovered within their own ranks or captured in villages and farms in the course of operations. Copyright, 1944, by The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Daily News, Inc.

FOR T0 BE PLAGED IN NOMINATION JULY 20

CHICAGO, July 12 (U. P)~—~ President Roosevelt's name will be

sible candidates, the night of July 20, according to a tentative schedule adopted by the national comVice . presidential nominations

3 (will be made the same evening if

time permits,

July 19, and

he will run, they say.

be made in some such manner SEE LAUER HER as the President used in announcing

Whether the President's statement, if one is made, will be strong enough to stop the Wallace ouster movemeAt: remains to be seen. For

crats now are joining in the anvil chorus of “Wallace won't do.” “Inept” is the word they used to describe the vice president's ad« ventures in politics. McNutt Willing to Run Should Mr. Wallace not make the grade, he would have no trouble getting a “certificate of separation” from the war manpower commis= sion. For War Manpower Chair man Paul V, McNutt will be in Chicago and he would be glad to step into the vice presidency which he practically turned over to Wallace, upon Mr. Roosevelt's insistence, in 1940. The New Dealers boom for Supreme Court Justice William O, Douglas is already reported to be a “bust,” with Thomas G. “Tommy-the-Cork” Corcoran now casting a kindly eye toward Speaker Sam Rayburn (D. Tex.). The story is going around that Undersecretary of Interior Abe Fortas made a sounding trip to the west coast to find out how Douglas stood and all he learned was that politically Justice Douglas is the man nobody knows.

Barkley Mentioned

Since the supreme court has been bickering so much, some Democrats . think that a justice from the Roosevelt majority on the bench would not be any better than Wallace in adding weight to-the ticket. They write off two million votes if Wallace runs again. Senators mentioned for second place include Barkley of Kentucky; Truman of Missouri, and Thomas

tained collective farm organizations

_ National Chairman Robert E.||

of Utah. Administration men mentioned most often are War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes and Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones. John G. Winant, U. S. ambassador to Great Britain, also has been mentioned. But the Democrats say that if it isn't Wallace they do not want any other former Republican on the ticket. Now a New Dealer, Mr. Winant is a former Republican governor of New Hampshire. After the fourth-term press conference yesterday, Vice President Wallace had a long luncheon with the President. His supporters say that was all to the good and they just were polishing up the green light. Mr. Wallace didn't peep.

MILLER IS VISITOR AT FAIRGROUNDS

Maj. Gen. Lester T. Miller, chief

forces service command, visited the specialized depot at the state Fair Grounds yesterday, complimenting Indiana and its citizens for a fine fair grounds and an excellent warehousing job. The general and several aids were guests of the depot in a program held under the direction of Lt. Col. R. Walter Evans, commanding officer. The post would hold its own with any permanent depot in the United States, Gen. Miller said.

STATE POPULATION DIPS

Indiana’s population declined by 29,878 persons between April 1, 1940, and July 1, 1943, the census bu~ reau in Washington reported today,

| This was a decrease of 0.9 per cent,

the smallest proportionate decrease of any state except Ohio.

HOLD EVERYTHING

both old-line and New Deal Demo- '

of the supply division of the air