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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
IN THE NEWS
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and announced their S-pOint
condensation of Mr.. Wilson's
1i-point proclamation, the
proposition would not have
rated more than the ordinary
body type Of newspaper, nor
more than the ordinary,
single column headline.
We all know that this old.
worn out proposal had lost
not only its point, but IFS
fourteen pOints-that il had
been tried out before and had
failed before. and that il
would fail again.
That alien nations would
agree Ia accept Americas 3
points or II points or rs
points n long a the war was
on and they needed Americas
aid, but would disregard them
all when the war was over,
and would dcride us for being
saps and simpletOnS-gud-
geons caught for the seeapd
time with the same artificial
bait.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
Bob 0akman Fine
On 8tst Birthday

Robert Oakman. veteran real
estate operator and one of the
city'S most colorful personages,
today celebrated his eighty-first
at the family home, q
West Milwaukee avenue. Oakman
has been i'll but told friends today,
I'm feeling fine now and taking
the world as il comes"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
.Soviets Blast
Dam
To Trap Nazis
BY JAMES r.. BROWN
Init News Service stan Correspondent

LONDON, Aug. Turning IN,
upper reaches OF the Dnieper Rive
into a treacherouS torrent and il
lower stretches into lake of mud
the retreating Russian army ha
dynamited and destroyed the S110,
100000 American built Dniepe
Dam. according TO reports reach
ing London today.
German spokesman in Berlin
denied that the dam had heen
wrecked. Actually, they said,
fast-moving motorized German
columns frustrated destruction
OF the dam and occupied the
western side of a second water
power keypoint at Zaporosch.
CAS- result the spokesman
continued, the entire Dnieper
system has been saved and will
be ready for immediate use after
a few minor connecting locks"
which the Russians blew up,
have been repaired
Destruction of the dam, Symbo
Of Soviet achievement and larges'
water barrier outside the United
States. repeatedly was carried on
with the explicit permission O
Premier-Dictator Josef Stain, anc
accomplished a fourfold objective.
4-FOLD PURPOSE
cit made navigation impos-
Sible for scores of miles above
DniepropetrovSk as the pent-up
waters rushed southwark.
cit flooded vast areas in the
b End OF the river and thus
formed fensive bulwark
against the advancing Germans.
IT kept the Nazis from using
the dam as a bridge across the
Dnieper.
cit rendered useless for
long time TO come the rivers
hydro-electric plant and the in
dustrial facilities which depended
on the dam for power.
A Daily Telegraph dispatch from
Stockholm said that the greal
dam was blown up under order.
from Marshal Semyon Budenny
Soviet commander of the south
following telephone conference
with Stain in Moscow.
For the dam raised the level OF
the stream some 200 feet. thereby
holding back countless millions OF
tons Of muddy water.
The Dnleper dam was completed
in 1882 under the direction Of the
late Col. Hugh l.. Cooper. an
engineer. II was run by
American-made machinery. and us
early operation was supervised b.
r. +. Robinson Of Kewanee, III.
1t was the biggest power devel.
opment in the world until tho
Boulder. Grand Gouiee. and Shasta
dams in the United States were
built.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
Raj Armada
Strikes at Reich
International New. service east-

International News Service tshi~--
LONDON, Aug. PA virtual
armada Of British warpiancS
droned over the southeast coastal
town Of Margate today and
streaked out over the Channel To-
ward Holland and northern Ger
many.
For half an hour the drone Of
their motors sounded as squadron
after squadron passed overhead at
such great heights that only an
occasional plane was visible CLINT
ing in the sunlight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
Mail Late, Kicks Postman

NEW YORK. Aug. y. GNS)
For kicking Murray Handler, q
postman. who delivered letter
late. Irving Sper. a., was under
$500 bail today pending a hear
ing on charges Of felonious as
sault.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
British Report
Reds Desperate
At Leningrdd

NEW YORK. Aug. 21,-Accord-
ing 10 the dispatches of British
correspondents in Moscow which
were passed by the Soviet censors,
the situation at Leningrad is "des-
perate." CHS reported from Lon
don today.
German troops are flooding
toward the city from several
points, it was reported.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
NAZIs SAY 8 DOWNED

BERLIN. Aug. 81 $50 GNS) --
Eight British fighter planes were
shot down in fights over the Eng
lish Channel during the morning.
an official announcement said this
afternoon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
BLAST SICILY, LYDIA

ROME. Aug. 2l.-QNS) New
British raids an the Sicilian port
of Augusta and the Lybian harbor
OF BeRgazi were disclosed today
by the Italian high command a
communique claimed now British
attempts TO push out Of the be
leaguered Lyblan stronghold OF
Tobruk had been repulSed.
For the Inside News" Of
Washington. Follow Paul Nal
Ions Column I'm the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
VOrOshilOv Asks
United Defense
International News Service Cable

MOSCOW, Aug. 81. - Striking
from three directions. German
forces have battled their way into
-tt1clnappruaChes 10 Leningrad."
Marshal Klemcn1 voroshilov sd-
mitted today in an eleventh-hour
appeal TO the city's inhabitants 10
defend Lcningrad Ito the last"
Fighting on an immense scale
also was reported from the south
central and -ukralnlan fronts.
I'VE can and will stop the
bloody horde which IL threaten
ing the Soviet" said Marshal
Noroshiov, former defense COM
NISSAN and commander nf-tha
Russian s4p+-ef- the north.
"Leningrad will not be the enc
my's"
Soviet armies "stubbornly bat
tied tho Germans in five major
sectors, The early Russian commu-
nique said today. CenterS Of fight
ing were Kingisepp. Novgorod.
Staraya Russia, Gomel and Odessa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
Tut certain emotional
II Americans do get. ex-
cited about il.

Tut certain emotional
u Americans do get. ex-
cited about il.
Milo j. Warner, commander
of the American Legion, de-
clares that the invasion Of
Russia by Germany has not
made Russia a friend of the
United States"
Commander Warner further
says that lit is crystal clear
that the Communist Party in
tends to use the present war
in Europe to build a total
tartan dictatorship i'm the
United States"
Senator Clark of Missouri
has said:
"Once nc crnWl into bed
NTH Bloody Joe (StdIin)
no restraints WjH be pos
sibIe on the spread of Conn
mu0ist propaganda IN the
United States.
Then an truth the lend
lease bill WjH hare become
the LENIN lease bill"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21

hNNhts @PibNNN P
like Wilson'S IA points,
and make il look like some
thing new and good when you
produce il magically and ma
iestically on the high seas out
of Neptune's high hat, but
YOU cannot make il actually
any different from the old,
visionary and discredited ex-
pertinent that il was and is.
You can galvanize a dead
duck. but YOU cannot bring il
TO life.
And there is nothing to get
excited about when you are
presented with a defunct duck
which looks alive but smells
very fishy.
Finally, there Is nothing
new In the declaration of the
President and the premier to
give all out aid to Communist
Russia.
Our free and cOnfiding
democracy recognized Com
munist Russia years ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21

90. FELLOW citizens,
- there is nothing new in
- the money YOU ardu-
Ously contributed To defend
your democracy going to sup
port the evil principles and
cruel policies of the worlds
greatest enemy Of democracy.
There is nothing new in the
war materials. YOU labOriOusly
provide TO protect your own
territories and liberties, going
to aid the bloodiest Of tyran-
MES conquer the territories OF
free Finland, and rob the
small republics Of Latvia,
IithuaRia and ESthOnia of
the liberties for which they
are fighting and dying.
There is nothing new in en-
enlargement of Russian az
gression, and the submission
of American liberty and
security To the foul cOntagiOn
of Russian class communism.
is nothing new,
therefore, i'm the Roose-
elt-ChurchiII message
to Joseph Stain from the
high seas which says:
I'VE hare taken the pp-
portunity 0forded By the
report OF Mr.. Harry Hop
kinS on his return from
MoscOW TO consult together
as TO hOw best our two
countries can help your
country IN the defense yoH
are making against Ndzi
attack.
WE ARE AT THE
MOMENT COOPERAT-
ING TO PROVIDE YOU
WITH THE VERY MANI
MUM OF SUPPLIES
THAT YOU MOST UR-
GENTLY NEED.
A L X K A ID Y VI ANY
SHIPLOADS HAVE LEFT
DIR SHORES Nd
MORE WILL LEAVE IN
T II + I'M NJ + date
FUTURE,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
TIME Admiral Benso
Post of the Catholic
War Veterans. Inc. I'm

a letter 10 President ROOse.
welt, declared that:
millions Of Christians
hare died IN Russia Mt the
hands Of the present gou-
e,pmCHt rh0Se only ofCnSe
ras that they Wcre Chris
tidnS.
The HoUHg IN that God
less land hare been raised
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21

particular upon foreign
soil"
And. said Commander War
ner of the American Legion:
II UOuid rather die right
ing Hitler than lire as an
ally Of Stain"
Still, friends and fellow
citizens, there is nothing to
get excited about-if YOU do
not mind communism, and
you do not mind war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
HEAVILY FORTIFIED

Lying on the Sozh tributary Of
the Dnieper. about midway be-
tween Smolensk and Kiev, the
heavily fortified town Of Gomel is
only about 120 miles north Of the
Ukrainian capital. 1t is on a
branch rail- line from Minsk that
connects with the Moscow -Kiev
line Al Konotop and il is due east
of the Pripet Marches.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21

That is all old stuff.
Nothing to get excited
about in that repetitious
statement.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
SEQ PLANES DESTROYED

Destruction Of $40 Russian war.
planes during tho past FIVE days
vas also announced by the high
command. Fourteen German air
craft were admitted lost IN tho
same period
-Four Red troop transports total
Ing 1000 tons. two CunboatS anc
several smaller vessels used by the
Soviets in their retreat across the
Dnieper were reported destroyed
during Wednesdays battles.
Novgorod. ancient walled city
100 miles southeast Of Leningrad
forms the. spearhead Of Ger
man encircling movement designed
primarily TO cut the Leningrad.
Moscow railroad.
Narva is an important raj
center and port on the Leningrad'
TalliHH- line. 90 miles southwest
Of Leningrad on the Gulf OF
Finland
The Germans announced capture
also Of KingiSepp, evacuation oi
which the Russians announced
two days ago.
MAY ISOLATE SEBASTOPoL
The fall of Kherson. according 70
the Germans, opens the way for a
swift drive across fiat territory
toward Perekop. on the narrow
iSthmuS which links the Crimea
10 the mainland an offensive
which may isolate the important
Soviet naval base OF SebaStopol.
In the central front. field head
quarters announced earlier. parts
of 25 divisions were shattered in
a battle around Gomel.
The fighting al GoTnel and the
area north of that important rail
town. said the bulletin issued from
Chancellor Hitler's field head
quarters has ended in a heavy
Soviet defeat" opening a path for
the victorious Germans 10 the vital
Moscow-Kiev railroad, less than
100 miles 10 the east.
Given out while NaZI adviceS
told of German and allied forces
in the southern Ukraine battering
Odessa 10 a pulp and smashing al
bridgeheads covering a Russian
retreat across the Dnieper River
the communique said
Parts Of II (SovieD infantry
divisions, one motorized division,
two tank and five cavalry divi-
sions. rs well N two brigades Of
parachutist and aIr-borne troops,
have been beaten, wiped out or
taken prisoners"
HEAVILY EORTIEIFn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
CITIES LOCATION

kingiSepp is - miles southwest
of Leningrad Novgorod is 100
miles southeast Of the former capt.
tai. and Staraya Russo is on a
branch Of the Leningrad- Moscow
railway with Lake linen separat-
lng II fIOm NONEorod
The noon Communlque added.
stubborn fighting went on all
night I'm the directions Of Nov
gorOd. GOmel and Odessa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21

MIR, ROOSEVELT has
wi long ere this congrat-
ulated the Russian
government on it's social and
moral progress, and on its
murderous political achieve
meHts.
A goOdly part of our New
Deal organization Is composed
of practising Communists or
active sympathizers or fellow
travellers.
The New Deal government
has been sending machine
tools and oil and war material
TO Russia for months.
On June "a, according to
I he dispatches, president
Roosevelt pledged that the
United States will give all
possible aid To Russia"
"PrCsidcnt ROOS UetS
announce emit that the
United States WiH SiCjHg its
efforts and resources be-
hind Russia 1rds made at
his Tuesday afternoon
dune 24l Dress conference.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21

and c0Hio despite The fact
that no formal request had
pet bcen receircd bV the
American government from
the Soriet Union for United
States leHd-ieoSe aid.
THE United States, the
President f0tIB asserted.
rs GOING TO GIVE ALI
THE AID 1T CAN TO
RUSSIA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21
NORoSHILov's APPEAL

In one NJ the most dramatic
messages since Josef Stain at the
beginning Of thp war called for n
"Scorched earth campaign, Voro-
shilov told the people OF the Lenin-
grad district -
THE enemy Is attempting
10 penetrate 10 Leningrad. he
wants t0 destroy the city and
Kill It's population.
This will never be, The enemy
will never set foot I'm the city.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-21

< rot can dramatise an
\ ancient, exploded plan
- like Wilson'S ii points,
Evening star., 1941-11-23

Great Britain. China, Australia and
the Netherlands.
DR.. HUI Shih, the Chinese Am
bassador, Richard G. Casey, the Aus
tralian Minister, and DR.. A. Loudon,
the Dutch Minister, nodded their
approval of that declaration and
Mr.. Casey added: There is not a
rift In the alphabetical Lutte"
Evasive on Differences.
Asked whether there was still a
wide gap in the positions taken by
Japan and the other nations. Lord
Halifax said that he wouldn't say
that"
Il wouldn't underestimate or ex-
aggerate the differences" Lord Hall
| fax said, adding that he felt the
best chances for exploratory" dis
cussions to become profitable was
ito keep the temperature as low as
possible"
The British Ambassador empha-
sized that the discussions were still
"going on" but said no arrange
ment had been made for another
meeting Of the A. B. C. D. ENJOYS.
Lord Halifax added that Secretary
Hull had kept them fully informed
of all developments in the Japanese
American discussions.
DR.. HUI Shih left sick bed to join
the British. Australian and Dutch
ENJOYS in their study of the ia
Evening star., 1941-11-23
Hull and Kurusu Hold
3-Hour Night Farley
On Far East Crisis
Situation Discussed
After Earlier Talks
By A. B. c. D. Powers
BY LLOYD LEHRBAS,
Associated Press STAFF Writer.

japanese American negotiation
for settlement of Pacific problems
were resumed last night by Secre-
tary of State Hull and Saburo
Kurusu, Tokios special envoy, after
the situation had been discussed
earlier by the Secretary and British,
Chinese, Dutch and Australian rep
reSentatives.
The night session, which lasted
three hours was an informal con-
ference in Secretary Hulls apart
ment at the Wardman Park Hotel
and was attended by japanese Am
baSsador KichiSaburo Nomura as
we'll as Mr. Kurusu.
State Department officials re-
ported afterwards that Secretary
Hull ard the japanese expanded
their previous discussions. but that
there were no especially new devel-
opmentS and further meetings early
this week are contemplated. The
japanese had no comment.
No Hint Concerning Reaction.
The japanese proposals for peace
in the Pacific were studied fol
nearly three hours yesterday morn
ing at the State Department by the
Secretary and the four ENJOYS. but
no hint was given as to their reac-
ton. Likewise, none of the partici-
pants would give any clue as tc
the nature Of the Japanese pro-
Evening star., 1941-11-23

panese proposals, arriving after the
discussions had been in progress
nearly two hours, but remaining
behind for 10 minutes with Secre-
tary Hull after the others left.
Economic Aspects Of Situation.
While without official confirma-
ton, there were authoritative in
dications that yesterdays discus
sions had revolved around economic
aspects of the situation in the Far
East.
The United States, Great Britain
and the Netherlands have embar-
coed oil shipments to Japan, i'm
posed export restrictions on ship
ments of other goods vitally needed
in Japan's daily life, frozen ia
panese assets, and taken other
economic measures designed to block
Japan's threatened expansion south
ward.
Japan has repeatedly stressed op-
position to the economic blockade
Evening star., 1941-11-23

and Is understood to have made
proposals which-if accepted by the
United States and other powers
would permit at least a partial re-
sumption of normal trade.
A demand that the Government
make a statement on the Japanese
American situation was made in a
statement issued last night by the
National Council for Prevention Of
War. a peace organization.
THE American people want to
Evening star., 1941-11-23

brought a threat Of war to the Far
East
State Department officials said
only that the session had covered
'all phases of the international sit
uation" in which they were inter-
ested, and that there had been mo
occasion to reach conclusions at
this time"
Lord Halifax, the British AM
bassador, told newspapermen when
the morning conference broke up
that complete harmony existed in
the positions of the United States,
Evening star., 1941-11-23

know what the points Of difference
are between us and Japan" the
statement said. Our Government
is not taking us into its confidence
and vet we are told that we are on
the brink of war?
Evening star., 1941-11-23
Nazi peace Offensive
Expected Shortly,
White House Says
Worlds Democrucies
Cautioned by Early
To Be on Guard

81 the Associated Press
Cautioning the worlds democra-
cies to be on guard, the White House
said yesterday that Germany was
preparing a winter peace offensive
embracing proposals ostensibly re-
storing economic and political inIe-
pendence to continental Eurore but
actually leaving Hitler master of a
string OF "puppet states
Stephen T. Early, a presidential
secretary, disclosed at a press con-
ference that this Government had
reports of such a plan. A reporter
had asked about whether an ECO
nomic peace" was about to be pro-
posed by the Nazis.
Reading from a penciled memo
randum as if prepared for the ques-
tion, Mr.. Early said both President
Roosevelt and the State Department
had received information from GER
tain European sources that con-
ference was to be called either in
December or January "on some oc-
casion considered propitious by Ger
many"
Invitations Already Sent.
He added that invitations already
were going forth from Germany to
some belHgerentS. the Axis powers
and some neutral European ma
teionS."
80 far as our information goes"
he said the conference would be
restricted to a meeting of European
powers. That excludes, of course,
this hemisphere and I understand
also that England will not be in
vited."
Mr.. Early said the reports reach
Ing the United States Government
gave the reason for the conference
as the prospect that Germany is
going to be forced by losses and
depletion of reserves to summon
such a conference
High Sounding Formula.
@The idea he continued, is to
dress up some high-sounding for
mula of economic rehabilitation and
restoration of independence for all
European nations. carefully pro-
viding for leaving the door open for
German violations later on and for
German control of all these gov
ernments in practice; that is, what
would be essentially series of
puppet states throughout Europe,
with Germany always holding the
strings
The secretary went on to say
that "the fact that Germany is
studying such a conference is a
matter of some interest and should
be discounted well ahead of time
by people who really believe in
democracy and oppose military
domination not only of Europe, but
of the entire world
Responding to further question
ing, Mr. Early said he did not believe
the proposal had gone far enough
for reaction to be received from
nations which are supposed to
participate in the continental meet
ing.
fu>Sla IncluOeQ.
His statement that some bellig-
erents would be invited was inter-
preted as meaning Russia as we'll as
italy, and possibly Finland, Ru-
mania and Bulgaria. who are help
ing the Nazis In their attack on the
Soviets. Hungary also would come
under the category of Axis powers
The "some neutrals' mentioned
could be drawn from only five
nations still in a on-belligerent
status on the continent-Sweden
Spain, Portugal. Switzerland and
Turkey. Vichy France also might
be included.
Mr.. Early said the sources of this
Governments information could not
be revealed for "obvious reasons" ="
but he did say the reports came
from within Europe"
Evening star., 1941-11-23

The age group from IS to 19 years
now contains more persons than any
other fve-year age period, according
to 1910 census figures.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

posals 1t was the first general gath
ing of representatives of the A. B
c. D. powers whose policies, clash
ing with japanese policies, have
Evening star., 1941-01-31
Your u. S.
Income Tax
Prepared by Bureau OF
Internal Reuenue,
Treasury Dept.
WHO MUST FILE A RETURN.

For Federal income tax purposes,
widows, widowerS, divorces and
married persons separated by mutual
consent are classed as single per-
sons. These, with those who have
never been welded, whose gross in
come was $500 or more, must file
an income tax return. Every mar
ried person, living with husband or
wife, if no joint return is made. who
has gross income of So 1000 or more,
must also file an income tax return.
If the husband and wife each has
an income, and their aggregate
gross income is $4,000 or more, they
must file an income tax return.
Husband and wife living together
at the close of the taxable year may
file single joint return (even
though one has no gross income) or
make separate returns of the in
come of each. If separate returns
are filed. one may not report in
come which belongs to the other,
but must report only the income
which actually belongs to him. If
a joint return is filed, the aggregate
income disclosed is subject to both
the normal tax and the surtax. The
liability with respect to the tax on
joint return is joint and several.
A joint return may not be made if
either husband or wife is a non
resident alien.
If joint return is not made by an
agent of the taxpayers, it must be
signed by both husband and wife
and sworn to before a proper officer
by the spouse preparing the return,
or if neither or both prepare the
return, then by both spouses.
Where separate returns are filed
by husband and wife, the joint per-
sonal exemption of $4,000 may be
taken by either or divided between
them in any proportion as agreed
upon.
Husband and wife may elect each
year to file a joint return or separate
returns. Where, however, JOINT or
separate returns have been filed for
particular year. neither husband
nor wife may, after the due date
OF return, file an amended return
or returns on a different basis for
that year.