davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-29
Churchill Sees
Invasion Sept. |

Continued from Page One)
ton, but steadily and as fast as
possible we are working into a
total war organization
"Our American friends and
helpers are making a great eff
fort in a common cause. Our
duty in TO satisfy our American
friends that there Is no muddle
and that they are getting value
for their money.
I'VE welcome their criticism"
Churchill rejected demands 70
of minister Of pro
duction. The present production
he said is functioninl
perfectly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-29
Reds Make Hash
0fNdziSlhedu|e,
Downs Is Told
BY KENNETH DOWNS
Init News service stan Correspondent

lSTANBUL. Turkey. July %
Germany has lost az least 60OC
armored vehicles and 100000 mer
already in the Russian campaign
according TO private advices reach
ing a well-lnformed foreign mill
tary expert in IStanbul today
while IL il still too early 10
see clear signs Of a catastrophe
for Germany on the eastern
'front.'" he told this corre-
spondent. II can state a. an
absolute fact that Russian re-
sistance has completely upset
German calculations and thrown
her whole war plans out Of
gear.
IL am In possession of positive
information that months ago
when the German high com
mand was ordered TO assess
the possibilities of Russian
invasion, the German military
attaches In both Moscow and
Ankara estimated that Russian
resistance would be broken In
three weeks.
"They further estimated that
the whole campaign could be
terminated within a maximum
OF six weeks"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-29

announced today.
The state will
plates for 1912.
pounds of steel,
less than for l94l
department 1891
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-29
State 10 Save Steel
In 1912 Auto Plates

LANSING. JULY 29.-Michi-
gan'S 1912 license plates will be
smaller than usual 10 conserve
steel for national defense, Score
tary of State Harry +, Kelly
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-29
AIDES on THE SPOT

"They reiterated this opinion"
my informant continued. when
asked again just before the bal
loon went up In June.
81 would not want TO he in
either of those generals shoes
today. Particularly because
Count Friedrich Werner Won der
Schuienburg. German ambassa-
dor to Moscow, and other MEM
bers OF the German diplomatic
staff In Moscow took n much
more cautious line.
.They definitely advised against
Invasion"
Despite the fact that Germany
had boosted the strength of her
armored divisions from about l.
at the start OF the war in 1889 &c
80 in June of this year. Russia
had still greater armored force
this high ranking officer declared
Russia had Is armored army
corps and 81 armored brigades
equivalent to So German
armored divisions" the officer
continued.
1T was unquestionably the
greatest armed force In the
world.
Numerically, the Russian air
force equalled the German luft-
waite also.
I'VE estimated Russia's first
line air strength at $4,000 planes.
The Russian aircraft industry
has 5000 factories between Mos
cow and the Urals a region
that IL so far not menaced.
1.-THE Russians were in the
midst of a chsngeover In fight
Ing planes when the invasion
started. The changeover was
calculated 10 be finished at the
end of September.
'While the 'blitZ' attack
seriously handle appel the
changeover. many of these new
craft-I-lS's-are I'm action and
production Is going ahead.
400-MILE SPEED
these cannon-bearing night
ers do better than 400 miles an
hour and are about NJ good as
anything In the world. They
are particularly effective against
armored columns.
1.-THE Russians are equally
well equipped in artillery, small
arms, transport, etc, and can
muster an army In bigger force
than Germany.
THE great German advantage
lies In her seasoned and skilled
troops, and above all her incom-
parably brilliant staff.
But geographical conditions
and poor communications over
terribly lengthening lines will
put even this staff to the most
cruel test Imaginable.
"The time element IL begin
ming 10 take on the shape Of a
nightmare The Germans must
finish the Job before the October
rains or they are sunk"
RUSSIAN MORALE GOOD
Smolensk at the moment, the ir
formant said. is the most impor
tant key in the campaign.
"WeIl over a million men are
engaged there in history's great
est battle" he said
AS long as the world Is per-
mifted to read German acknowl-
edgments Of Russian counter
attacks. II can be- certain that
the Russian command has the
situation In hand and that Rus
sian morale Is good.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-29
Debate
Opens Oh
.TaX hill
BY GRIFFING BANCROFT
Int'i News Service stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON. July 29.-The
House today opened debate on the
record new tax bill ana prepared
to receive presidentially-backed
price control legislation.
A strong bipartisan group on
the floor of the lower chamber,
seeking 10 have the revenue meas
ure thrown open for various
amendments. launched a struggle
against the gas" rule covering
debate on the So 500, 900, 900 bill.
Sponsors o. the measure, mean
while, pleaded for its passage with
out change, warning hat additional
tax bills will be Forthcoming and
pointing out that these can embody
the amendments sought in the
present legislation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-29
AMENDMENTS URGED

Among amendments urged for
the tax bill are proposals TO lower
the income tax exemptions in order
10 bring in millions of new tax
payers, and stroIg move 10 de-
lete the provision requiring
husbands and wives to lie joint in
come returns.
Although declining 10 make
known exact details o. the pro-
posed price control bill leaders
outlinndIt as follows
II will give the administration
power 10 freeze" throughout the
country commodity prices which
start 10 spiral as result of the
defense program II also will per-
nit ceilings on rents, by regions.
in oYercroWded defense areas. II
VIII provide however, that farm
prices cannot be set below 100 per
cent parity, and II will include no
control over wages
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-29
REPORT ADVANCE

In addition, it is said here,
several major spearheads have
punched forward.
1t was claimed that at Vyazma,
east of Smolensk on the road 10
Moscow. one of the spearheadS al
ready is operating.
A great half-circle pincer in the
Leningrad area is being closed, IL
was stated, while around Newell,
one of the greatest of the iron
rings is beginning TO crack.
1t was estimated that at least
'26 Soviet divisions arc trapped
inside this ring-a total Of about
half a million men.
South of Kiev. German authori-
ties said. the Soviet Ukraine
forces are being decimated inside
number of iron rings.
In North Africa, il was said
Italian and German reconnolterinG
troops pushed deep beyond Sollum
driving back British patrols and
Selling valuable data
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-29
Last City Taken
InBessarabia
Berlin Reports
BY PIERRE j. HUSS
IntI News Service stan Correspondent

BERLIN. July 29.-The last
town in BeSsarabia
was reported captured today as
German authorities confidently
predicted a spectacular defeat for
Russia. with the slaughter. cap
ture or dispersal of millions of
Red Army troops.
The BeSsarabian town was Ak
herman. an important harbor on
the Black Sea which was de-
clared taken by German and Ru-
manian troops under command OF
Rumanian Premier Gen. Ion An
tonescu.
Military quarters announced a
night air attack lasting several
hours on Moscow in which large
fires were set.
A forerunner Of the anticipated
German authorities
indicated. was yesterdays high
command statement that the fight
ing in the SmolenSk area is prov
ing a virtual fiaSco for the Red
armies.
II was claimed that in dozens
of iron rings the SovletS are now
being crushed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-29

make 2261.0 900
using 2.94l.000
287 900 pounds
1t will save the
Evening star., 1941-03-05
British Cut BuIgor Relations,
Warning Sofio War Is Near;
Admiralty Calls for More Ships
Bottle of Atlantic
Now Opening, Says
Alexander in Plea

BY the associated Press.
LONDON, March 5.-A. V. Al
exander, first lord of the Ad-
miralty, told Commons today
Britain needs many more ships
and great numbers of men" to
fight the triple German menace
of submarines, long-range bomb
erS and surface raiders in "the
battle of the Atlantic now open
ing"
But to a members question as TO
whether Britain had told America
what we require even more urgently
than airplanes and money is ships
and still more ships" he was silent.
The so American destroyers trans
ferred to the British Navy last year
have already done good work, he
told the House,
Alexander made his remarks in
asking for a token appropriation Of
f1O0 (about $4,000. The House agreed
without record vote.
Although this would be the
amount on the appropriation bill, it
authorizes the Admiralty to spend
huge sums, the exact amount of
which would be kept secret.
Never Had Such Need.
Never in the history of our sea
power have we had such need Of
hundreds of ships and men," Alex
ander said.
ITO reinforce the fleet I ask un-
hesitatingly for many more ships,
for great numbers of men and for
great quantities of stores to equip
them. *''
In facing the battle of the At
lantic now opening, we need every
ounce of our workers energy and
ever increasing production"
He assured Commons that "the
great body of the fleet of August,
1899, remains intact" and said ships
coming into service in 1941 would
of themselves make up formidable
force judged by almost any other
naval powers standards"
He warned, however, that by gain
ing French bases the German sub
marines are now close to their At
lantic hunting grounds and German
aircraft "are enabled to prey upon
our conveys far out at sea-"
U. S. Planes With Fleet.
Alexander said American air.
craft are now in service with the
fleet air arm and many more are
yet to come During the course of
the year we shall receive from
America a great reinforcement of
ordnance and stores which will go
to swell the fighting power of our
fleet"
In reviewing the naval opera
tionS, Alexander credited British
submarines with sinking something
like hundred enemy warships and
supply ships"
He conceded that ION one or two
occasions a raider has encountered
a convoy with inferior protection
and has inflicted relatively heavy
loss"
Evening star., 1941-03-05
Delaware Judge Frees Sc
OF 50 in Blue Law Cases

BY the Associated FreSs.
WILMINGTON, Del, March s.
Declaring that Sunday newspapers,
corner drugstores, neighborhood
stores, restaurants and automobile
drives are modern necessities, !"
Judge Hendy r. Isaacs today freed
56 of SO persons charged with vio-
lating Delaware's two-century old
blue laws.
The other 13 were fined So each.
The defendants were among more
than 500 arrested Sunday in what
Attorney General James r. Morford
described as 100 per cent enforce
ment" Of the old statutes. He said
today they would be more rigidly
enforced next week end despite
Judge Isaacs' action. Mr.. Morford,
who contends the old laws either
should be enforced or repealed,
ordered the arrests after the State
House of Representatives voted
against a proposed liberal Sunday
law providing for local option.
"rEe Lords day must be pre-
served" said Judge Isaacs, but
the stream of life today is lot
different from when these laws were
enacted. A lot Of things that were
unusual then are now a part of our.
ervery day life.' :
Evening star., 1941-03-05
Syria Reported Stirred
To oAct Against British
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, March 5.-Italian news
papers today published dispatches
from Beirut, Lebanon, stating that
Syrian authorities might take
measures against alleged attempts
of British agents to stir up revolt
among native tribes along the
frontier.
The articles asserted the British
were offering bribes to the border
chieftans and also were distributing
large sums of money among the
Arab tribes in the interior of Syria
in an attempt to profit from differ
enceS between some elements Of
the Syrian population" and the
French authorities.
They reported French war vet
erans leaders had appealed to their
members to remain calm in "ths
present critical situation"
The newspapers added that Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Eden, while
in Ankara, Turkey, had sought to
gain Turkeys aid in British action
against Syria, but that the overture
met with cool reception"
Evening star., 1941-03-05
Widow OF Architect
Is Discovered Dead
In Burning Apartment
Quartet, After Breaking
Down Door, Finds Body
OF Mrs. jean Dee Moran

Mrs. Jean Dee Moran, 60, was
found dead in her burning apart
ment at 3072 Q street NV. this
morning.
The body was discovered by
neighbors who broke into the apart
ment after two maids said the door
was locked and that they smelled
smoke.
Sergt. Dewey Guest of the homi-
eide squad said that Mrs. Moran's
body was lying on a studio couch
which had burned down to the metal
frame. The wall around the couch
was badly scorched but nothing else
in the room was burned.
Sergt. Guest said he had estab-
lished that Mrs. Moran smoked and
that it was possible that she had
fallen asleep holding a lighted
cigarette.
Firemen quickly extinguished the
blaze. The flames did not spread
from her second-foor apartment to
the rest OF the dwelling.
Igor Cassini, newspaper columnist,
who lives on the floor below Mrs.
Moran, said two cleaning women
knocked on his door about 10 O'Clock
and said they could not get into
the Moran apartment and that they
Smelled smoke.
They found the apartment full of
smoke, Mr.. Cassini said, and dis
covered Mrs. Moran's body.
He said that her sister, Mrs. Helene
Graham, had come to visit her at
9 am, but had gone away after
knocking on the door and failing to
arouse Mrs. Moran.
Her husband, the late William Ed
ward Moran, who died last year, was
a prominent architect. Mrs. Graham,
who is connected with the Thrift
Shop and is owner of the premises,
was summoned at once.
Evening star., 1941-03-05
| Mrs. Roosevelt
BoIks at Hat
Remuneration

Mrs. Roosevelt refuses to be reg
imented in the matter of hats.
She admits it would be much less
trouble to Standardize hat styles, as
suggested recently by Secretary of
Labor Perkins, but Il think it would
be very dull"
In discussion on Nine Perkins
suggestion at her press conference
today, Mrs. Roosevelt was told by a
Labor Department spokesman that
the Secretary was only trying to
control wild" hat styles.
who is to say what's wild?" asked
Mrs. Roosevelt. Cant we be al
lowed to choose? I'm all for free
dom"
She said she understood the Secre-
tary was attempting to prevent
sporadic employment in the millinery
industry by Standardizing styles for
all seasons, but added she didn't
think it would be possible to keep
hats from going wild las long as we
ladies want them"
Evening star., 1941-03-05
Turks Await Reaction
To MESSAGE From Hitler

ANKARA, Turkey, March (P.-
Turkish military. preparations con-
tinued at a quick tempo today as
the whole nation waited for the
governments official reaction to
Adolf Hitler'S message to PreSi-
dent ISmet Inonu.
The message, according to quail
fed informants, said the Nazis
wanted to look after Turkeys in
terest and well-being," but official
quarters expressed belief it would
have little effect on Turkeys pro-
British policy.
Some observers said the Germans
we're merely trying to make certain
that Turkey would not enter the
war.
The Turkish cabinet met yester-
day shortly after the five-man Ger
man mission. bearing the message,
arrived by plane. Field Marshal
FevZi Cakmak, chief of the Turkish
general staff, attended the session
to hear the message read and to
discuss it.
Evening star., 1941-03-05
By ]. A. O'LEARY.

The first actual progress made
on the British-aid bill in more
than two weeks came early today,
when the Senate adopted after
brief debate two committee
amendments limiting the life Of
the measure. There was no dis
sent on the vote.
The first committee proposal clari-
fies House language ending the pow
ers conferred on the President on
June 80, 1943, or on any earlier date
the two branches of Congress may
see fit to fix by passing a concur
rent resolution.
The second amendment fixes June
30, 1916, as the time limit on the
revolving fund. Up to that date,
any money received from the coun-
tries to be aided could go back into
the appropriations from which the
aid was furnished.
Further action on amendments
was interrupted temporarily to per-
NIT Senator White, Republican, Of
Maine to speak briefly in support
Of the bill.
Tobey Urges Direct Loan.
Earlier, Senator Tobey, Repub-
ncan, of New Hampshire had spoken
against the Iease-lend bill, urging
instead direct loan to Britain.
Senator White, only Republican
member of the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee supporting the
bill. told his colleagues he believed
that if the United States faced
Hitler with boldness and with firm
ness" the Nazis would not attack
this country.
Senator White. while noting that
there were risks" in the program
of aiding Britain, said he believed
the bill gave greater assurance Of
peace than is to be found in vacil-
lation and timidity."
| Any President, he continued,
might commit errors of judgment
or indiscretions that would involve
this country in situations making
war almost inevitable. But. he
added, he saw nothing in the legis-
latior to add to that danger.
Boldness and Firmness Urged.
If Hitler had wanted to attack
the United States, Senator White
added, he had plenty of excuses in
the transfer of destroyers to Great
Britain, the sale of merchant ships
and the furnishing Of planes and
| other war equipment, adding:
Had he seen advantage in assault
upon us, he would have done so in
the hour of our military unprepared-
ness. But with every passing hour
and with every aid we give to Eng
land, he finds himself more fully
occupied upon the other side of the
Atlantic and he must recognize that
as we have grown stronger he has
In a relative sense grown weaker.
Il cannot believe that if we face
him with boldneSs and with firm
ness he will attack our country and
we do not propose to attack his
The Foreign Affairs Committees
of both Houses recommended the
concurrent resolution method of
enabling Congress to withdraw the
powers now being conferred on the
President, because such a resolution
does not have to be signed by the
(See BRITISH AID, Page A-4O
Evening star., 1941-03-05
Survey Is Planned
To Map D. {. Needs
Created by Defense
New School Facilities
Vital, DR.. Studebuker
Tells House Group

Studies to determine what addi-
tional community facilities Wash
ington needs because of its in
creased population due to the ma
tional defense program will be made
shortly, Frank Bane, director of
State and local cooperation for the
National Defense Commission, said
today.
The surveys will be made by a
community planning expert famil-
lar with the requirements of this
section, Mr.. Bane said. This expert
might be I. c. Bower, city manager
of Fort Lauderdale, Fla, who is
now estimating such needs around
Virginia defense centers, including
Arlington cantonment. Fort Belvoir
and Quantico; or perhaps Roy Bra
den, city manager of Greenbelt,
Md, at present engaged in a SIM
liar study in two Gulf Coast States.
These men will be available at the
conclusion of their present assign
ments some time this month, Mr..
Bane pointed out.
Findings of such a survey. he
said, would be co-ordinated with
recommendation regarding school
facilities made by the Office of Ed
ucat1on in cooperation with local
and State school authorities.
Passage of Bill Urged.
Mr.. Bane, John w. Studebaker,
commissioner of the Office Of Edu-
cation, and representatives of the
National Defense Commission have
appeared before the House Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds
urging passage of an administrations
sponsored bill that would provide
supplementary appropriation of
$3.50 100000 for community facilities
in defense areas unable to supply
these facilities without Federal aid.
These facilities would include recre-
alton and community center build
ings, sewage disposal systems, streets,
school buildings and similar con-
struction projects.
Testifying before the committee
today DR.. Studebaker asserted that
there is very definite need" for new
school facilities to accommodate
population increases in localities due
to the defense program. He said it
is the definite responsibility of the
Federal Government to provide these
basic needs when the local areas are
unable to do so.
The defense program is expected to
bring at least 1882 additional fami-
lies and $500 more school-age chill
dren to Washington by September /,
according to estimates of the Office
of Education.
And to provide educational facil-
tiles for these newcomers, the Office
of Education has recommended to
the committee that approximately
2,825 900 be authorized. This sum
(See SCHOOL FUND, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-03-05
British Are Prepared to Launch Offensive
Against Germans in Mediterranean Area

gasi. Both British and Germans as
sert this was only a small encounter.
Both say the German patrol was
merely harassing unit. Neverthe-
less it shows the possibility of in
creasing Nazi activity there.
German planes are operating
along the British occupied Libyan
coast They are operating from
bases in Tripoi and they are inde-
pendent of the italian air arm, al.
though sometimes italian planes go
along with them. But no longer
are these Nazi squadrons acting as
a mere iron spine for the italian
air feet.
So far most Of this German air
activity over Africa has been linn
tied to immediate frontal attacks.
The Nazis have done little base
bombing behind the lines in this
area. This indicates that the Luft-
Evening star., 1941-03-05
BY JAMES ALDRIDGE.

CAIRO, Egypt, March N.ANA.,
BY Radio The Germans entry
into Bulgaria has brought the Medi-
terranean pot to boil The Eastern
Mediterranean is set for battle as it
has never been since Napoleon got
the dust of Egypt out of his eyes.
Your correspondent has just fin
ished taking look at the four cor
nerS of the Eastern Mediterranean
and what have seen is a stage set
and ready for one of three possible
acts.
Looking from the western end at
Malta to the eastern end at Suez the
stage appears like this: In the Malta
corner the Germans claim to have
entered the Mediterranean land bat
tie area. On February % the Ger
mans say a motorized patrol met up
with O British patrol west OF Ben
Evening star., 1941-03-05
British Minister
In Belgrade Sees
Premier CYetkovich
Urgent Conference ASKED
On Enjoys Return
From Athens PurIey
By the Associated Press.

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, March
5.-British Minister Sir Ronald
Campbell held an urgent conference
with Premier Dragisha Cvetkovich
and Foreign Minister Alexander
Cincar- -Markovich today after flying
back from a secret trip to Athens to
see British Foreign Minister An
thony Eden.
Regent Prince Paul today was at
Castle Brdo, in Slovenia, few miles
from the German border, while the
German Minister to Belgrade, Viktor
Won Heeren, was at zagreb.
Diplomatic quarters said they
heard the Minister would escort the
regent across the frontier into Ger
many tomorrow for a meeting with
German Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop regarding possible
Yugoslav adherence to the Rome
Berlin Toxic alliance.
belgrade yesterday heard re-
ports Prince Paul would go to
Berlin tomorrow to confer with
Adolf Hitler. German spokes-
man in Berlin denied these re-
ports)
1t was reported Sir Ronald had
received emergency instructions
from Mr.. Eden for use in the event
the German Army entered Yugo-
slavia in the near future.
Crowds of British nationals, mean
while, as we'll as persons having
Dutch, Belgian, Polish and Nor
wegian passports, jammed police
headquarters here this morning
seeking exit permits to leave for
Turkey via Salonika, Greece.
Greek authorities were reported
making special facilities available to
speed departure of refugees through
Greece to Istanbul.
Yugoslavia continued calling up
reserves in specialized branches Of
the military service.
Placards appearing in Belgrade
ordered all men of classes from 1890
to 1920 living in the capital to report
to the Military Council and have
their mobilization papers checked.
This ordinarily is a procedure to
prepare the country for possible
mobilization.