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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21
President Urges Congress
to Enact Legislation to
Keep Selectees in Service
Auto Accidents
Take Huge Toll
In Washtenaw
Injured in
Ann Arbor Crash

Traffic crashes in Washtenaw
taxed hospital emergency wards
and took a heavy toll in property
damage owe the week end
In one collision on Jackson Rd
at the Ann Arbor city limits abou'
$50 o'clock Sunday evening IL
men were injured. bringing into
action several physicians. passing
motorists, sheriffs officers. am.
balances, and the complete emer-
gency services OF 81. Joseph Mercy
Hospital.
The cars. which collided Al What
must have been considerable speed.
were driven by Herbert Talberg.
20. S777 Grand Ave. Detroit. east.
bound, and by Louis Casey. u.
colored. 4l53 W. Warren Ave. De.
troit. w%est-bound. Both vehicles
were virtually demolished by the
impact.
In Mr.. T~alberg's car we're three
men from a CCC camp near Pom
tisc: Joseph A. Wojciechovski. 90;
William Brown. IS: and Joseph d.
Grabski. II. The extent OF their
Injuries is not known. but they
remain at the hospital today.
With Mr.. Casey. who sustained
critical head injuries, were six
other Detroit negroes. all In sery.
ice at TT. Custer TO which they
were returning after a week end
leave. They are James Gwin. a..
1929 Scotch Ave: Kenneth Jack
son. "a. 24s Medbury Ave: William
Walker. 2s. 3445 Waterloo St, who
sustained a broken collar bone;
Griffin Chappelle. %. 1922 Nc
GraY- ST. Leo E@Mhite, q. 2se
Garfield Ave-: Andrew Spears. p.
523s Burroughs st. Mr.. White and
Spears were discharged from
the hospital this morning. having
sustained minor decorations. They
said they had no idea as to how
the accident was caused. having
been asleep at the time. They
awakened in the hospital.
soldiers Help
Another a containing five white
soldiers en- route 10 TT. Custer
stopped and gave what sheriffs OF.
ficers today termed Invaluable
first aid" at the scene. The group
was directed in this work by the
driver. Corp. William T. Sevald.
5Oth Field Artillery. The others
were Pvts. George L. Snyder. Ed.
sill Logan. Jack Head, all from
Oak and members OF a medl.
regiment in the Quartermas-
ter Corps, and Doyne l.. Jackson,
Pontiac, Of the It'll Engineers.
Traffic choked Jackson Ave.
from w. Huron st. for a half mile
beyond the scene Of the accident.
and also adjoining roads. necessi-
hours OF work by officers to
untangle II as night fell.
Has Narrow Escape
One motorist. Richard r. Kinney,
30, Albion, ran out OF gas while
waiting in the traffic jam. and
emptied a can be carried with him
for emergencies into his gas tank.
be was able to drive ahead
10 a nearby gas station and on
into the drive noticed that
his right door was open and his
mother, Mrs. Mary Kinney. 70. had
to the pavement. He stop.
ped and ran back to where she lay .
unconscious in the middle OF the
highway with the now fast moving
passing closely on both
He summoned aid and re
moved her to ST. Joseph's Hospital
where she remains today. He did
Soc ACCIDENTS-paoae
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21
Life Expectancy
in l.. S. Increased

by International News s|erslceI
Washington. July Zl-lNS-U. ;.
citizens are living longer lives to-
day than a decade ago. despite the
perils OF high.pressure living. the
Census Bureau reported today.
And lest the men feel pretty good
about II. the Census Bureau warn
ed that women are OUTLYING the
men.
The average span OF life noV is
s2.5 years. an increase or 80 years
over a decade ago. and f2.5 years
more than at the turn Of the cen
fury.
Women today average 64.5 years
and men sos years. the bureau re-
ported Improved living condi-
tons and advances in medical
science we're given as the reason
for this new lease on life.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21
GERMANS ASSERT
ENTIRE DIVISION
Of REDS KILLED
Fifteen Thousand Claimed to
be Annihilated on
Dneiper Front
RUSSIANS CLAIM NAZl
CARNAGE ALSO HEAVY
Moscow Has Raid Warning
But no Incidents;
Fight Violent
tBy Associated Press)

Wy AeSOOidtcu FTecsy
The Germans declared today
that Adolf Hitler's invasion armies
had annihilated an entire Soviet
division-about $4,000 troops in
fighting around Mogilev. on the
Dneiper River front guarding Mos.
COW. while the. Russians also re.
ported heavy carnage inflicted on
the Nazis IN the 80 day old strug-
gle.
Authorized quarters In Berlin
said that more than 1000 Russian
corpses Uttered the Mogilev battle
field, and that several thousand
Red Army troops were taken pris-
oner.
The unit, described as complete
ly destroyed" was said to have
been organized from the remnants
of five other Soviet divisions.
The Germans said extremely bad
weather was hampering their blitz-
krieg style Of assault.
Mogilev lies 20 miles southwest
of Smolensk, where the Germans
have driven a salient to within
230 miles of the Soviet capital.
A Reuters British news agency
dispatch said Moscow had a As
minute air raid alarm beginning
at 10 a. m. No incidents were re.
ported.
From the Kremlin, Premier
Joseph Stalin's high command re-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21
Fight Against Forest
Fires Resumed, Brief
Respite Given by Rain

lBy international News Service)
Missoula, Mont, July bins
Given a brief respite by scattered
rainfall. weary crews prepared to-
day TO resume their battle against
400 fires in the heavily-timbered
forest lands OF western Montana
and northern Idaho.
Showers swept the twc-stats
area yesterday. bringing welcome
but only temporary relief to the
Ere fighters. Thirty four additional
blszes broke out because OF lightn-
ing and two others were started by
careless campers. The u. s. Forest
Service headquarters In Missouia
said most OF the new 6res were
confined 10 less than q quarter.
acre.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21
Youth Accused
as Saddist i'm
Death of Girl
Second Body Ten
Miles Away
CBy United Prs.s)

Boston. July 2l-UP- Author.
ties charge a ls year old boy today
With the sadistic murder Of a is
year old girl. They ~sxonsratsd him
OF the death OF a 10 year old girl
who was slain by similar methods.
He dragged Constance Ship into
the parsonage Of the Baptist
Church at Reading, a Boston sub
urb. last week and there attacked
her and beat her 10 death. they
charged.
But, they insisted. he had moth.
Ing TO do with the death OF
Frances VI. Cochran whose mutt
lated body was found "A the woods
near SwampScott 10 miles from
Reading. She too had been At.
tackled and beaten 10 death.
Miss Cochran's body was found
Sunday; Miss Ships body was
found Saturday night. Police vent
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21
LaGuardia Launches
Pot, Pan Campaign

New York, July 21-lNS-A ma.
tional campaign to collect 5000, 900
pounds OF aluminium IN the form OF
pots and pans was launched today
by Mayor F. H. LaGuardia. national
director OF civilian defense.
The campaign, designed to meet a
shortage OF the important defense
metal. was undertaken by the Office
OF Civilian Defense at the request
OF William S. Knudsen. c%o-director
of the Office of Production Manage
ment.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

- thAANa
Washington. July 2l-UP- Ad.
ministration officials said today
that the United States is seeking to
make peace between Generalissimo
Chang kai-Shek and Chinese Com
munist forces so as to prevent Amer
lean aid to China being used in q
civil war.
These officials said civil peace Is
one OF the major missions OF Owen
baltimore who arrived In Chung
king from America last week TO
act as political adviser TO Chang.
baltimore. comparatively IN.
known In this country but who has
great prestige In the Orient, was
hired by the Cbuugking government
on the recommendation OF President
Roosevelt. who conferred with him
before he left.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

Officials here are apprehensiye
that the clashes between Chisng's
Kuomintang coalition and the Com
munists will lead to a serious disin-
%tegration OF Chinese resistance to
the japanese.
Lattimore's first task. IL was re-
ported, will be to seek a formula
which will guarantee that neither
faction will use arms against the
other.
Would Aid Russia
With United States production In.
creasing. ample war supplies soon
will be available 10 China. Az IN.
tensive Chinese offensive against
the Japanese would be OF great as
sistance to Russia. in the event
RECTTAL-tonight s .. m, Pease
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

Japan moves against Siberia. A
Chinese offensive also would pre-
clude a Japanese drive southwark
T. A. Bison, an expert on Far
Eastern affairs. reported for the
Foreign Policy Association that un.
less efforts are made to reduce toe
friction between the Chinese fac
lions the danger Of an open split,
followed by widespread civil war,
will continue 10 exist"
The prosecution Of civil var
on this scale" he said. would
gravely prejudice the chances Of
China's success In the var with
Japan. Under existing world condi-
lions. II would also seriously affect
the interests OF the United States"
auditorium. Mrs. Adams. Mrs. Gray.
Adv 71f
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21
Conference Sought on Car Slash
P. Roger Cleary Named
to College Honor Post
&C. p. Radiophofo

CURED two years college education,
Announcement was made OF a
gift Of books amounting to 5000
from individuals and groups.
New equipment for the girls
lounge and women's room was
purchased with 5000 from the
Women's League OF the college.
The equipment included mirrors
and chairs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21
Today in 1916

CBy Associated press)
July 81. i9l6-Allies report lull
on western front from somme to
switzerland.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

HONGKONG, -AP- A Euro
pean observer reported today that
a fleet OF is Japanese military
transport vessels left the mouth Of
the Canton River, South China,
yesterday for an unknown desti.
nation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

TOKYO, -AP-Premier Prince
Fuminaro Konoye and his newly
organized cabinet conferred at the
palace today with the army and
navy high command on coordina-
ton between the armed services
and the goyerpment.-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

CLEVELAND. -AP- Jerome
Kern's symphonic version of the
SHOW Boat" will be given its
world premiere by the Cleveland
orchestra in october, It was re.
ported today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

MOSCOW. -AP-The Moscow
radio reported today that a Ger.
man submarine in the Black Sea
had sunk with all hands after col
lision with a Bulgarian mlnesweep-
er off the Bulgarian port Of VAR
ma.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

ROME-INS-Derailment OF an
I1-car special train carrying Ita-
Ian workmen to Germany was an
nounced officially today as officials
pressed a vigorous Investigation.
Thirty workmen were killed and
so injured when the train leaped
the rails near Como San Giovanni.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

MEXICO CITY-AP- Mexican
Labor Leader Vincente Lombardo
Toledano proposed today confis-
cation of all German and Italian
property and credits in the Amer
icas as n step in a program he
submitted to halt an alleged trend
toward economic domination Of
Latin America by North American
capitalism.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

BoSTON-INS- Maxi Germany
has subsidized several schools In
Colombia TO spread teachings OF
Eaziism. It was charged today by
Joseph II. Spear. son Of Rear Ad.
miral Ray Spear. Postmaster Gen.
eral Of the United States Navy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

Continued on Page Six)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

NEW YORK-INS-Wendell l..
Willkie, 1910 Republican presi-
dental candidate. planned to fly
to Los Angeles today to address
mass meetings there and in San
Francisco In a eoast-te-eeast demon
stration Of national unity behind
the governments foreign policy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

REcITAL+tOniEht 5 /. m Pease Auditorium. Mrs. Adams. Nh. cray
Mr. Lindegren. Adv. 71
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

See sLAYINGs-Pags s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

~MOSCOW-INS-A 22.car Ger
man munitions train was reported
today to have been blown up near
Fresov, Czechoslovakia. Soviet dis
patches said Al soldiers and three
officers were killed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

BERLIN-AP- Germans report
ed today their aircraft sank two
freighters totaling 1000 tons and
a speedboat in English waters over
night. and acknowledged "a few
civilian casualties" in a renewal
of Raj bombing Of western Ger
man cities. A dozen British raid.
ers we're declared downed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

See ACCIDENTs-Page s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

ToKYO-UP-The Domei News
Agency reported today from Jo-
hannesburg that several hundred
Japanese residents OF the Union Of
South Africa are hurriedly prepar-
ing TO leave. They will sail on the
steamer Manila Maru. which is
due at Durham, South Africa,
Saturday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-21

BOGOTA, Columbia-AP- Pres
ident Eduardo Santos coupled an
attack on Nazism with reassuran-
ces to the United States that Col
ombia intends to e the nearby
Panama Canal may never be at
tackled or damaged from our ter.
ritory." The canal constitutes for
Colombia an essential communica
tons route. the interruption OF
which would cost us enormous
damage he told a joint session OF
Congress.
The Ely miner., 1941-07-10
FIELD DAY:
For Britain

AS the Germans, led by Hitler in
person, turned their backs on Eng
and, the British were having an
aerial field day, running day and
night air raids with minimal losses
in men and ships and dealing out
terrific blows to Nazi and occupied
territory.
But the Britisher in the street
was not satisfied. There was grow
ing demand for invasion of the Nazi-
held lands. This spread far beyond
the ''man in the street" angle when
one general suggested that the time
had come for shit and run" attacks
on coastal points as a sure method
of wrecking the Nazis' entire build
UP for an attack on the British isles.
The general, ]. F. c. Fuller, said
he understood the British had am
phibian tanks, and that if they did
have them, now was the time to
use them in cross-channel invasion
attempts. =
Not only were the British having
field day in the air from the
bombing standpoint, but their fight
ers were active, and the British fig
ures on German plane losses for the
war passed the 1000 mark, and the
destruction rate was claimed to be
close to $50 week at present.
The prevailing spirit in England
was one of aggressiveness-the peo-
pie want the British forces to hit
and hit hard, and many of them ex-
pressed the opinion that, strong as
the air raid arm is, they want some
attack on land, also.
The Ely miner., 1941-07-10
MORALE:
The Mental Side

AS to the propaganda releases,
which contained much more space
and information than did the official
news, there was every indication
that both sides in the Russo-German
war believed strongly that the 9TH
er's inner morale was weak.
There were dozens of stories from
Russian sources telling of Nazi sol
diers and aviators laying down their
arms, saying, "we don't want to fight
against the Communists"
The Germans, on the other hand,
did not make such claims, but took
the line of telling the world what
brave and foolhardy fighters the
Russians were, and by telling stories
of Stands to the death" to paint the
picture of an army suffering defeat
after defeat, and letting its soldiers
fight even inside of burning build
ings until all were killed.
The purpose of each of these types
of stories was to impair morale.
This caused many observers to
feel that the outcome of the war
might wen nlnSe on a preacn In lne
morale of either side.
This was conceded to have caused
the Russian breakdown during the
World war, which resulted in the
bloody revolution that removed the
czars from command over the ma
ton, and brought Bolshevism into
being.
Most felt that the Russians would
have more stomach" for this war
in which their nation pledged to
non-aggression by its basic tenets,
was being invaded by the very
enemy that had pledged itself to de-
stroy the Russian system of govern
ment.
The Ely miner., 1941-07-10
Perhaps His Neighbors
We're Only Keeping Time

Wilkes had a serious complaint
to make to his landlord.
"It's the people in the fiat above
mel" he stormed. "They won't
give me a minutes peace. This
morning at one o'clock they were
jumping up and down on the floor
as hard as they could. / won't
put up with such behavior. It's an
outraged"
The landlord looked sympa-
thetic.
''They woke you up, presumed"
he inquired.
The victim shook his head.
''No. hadn't gone to bed"
"Ah! You were working Later"
eyes. I was practicing on my
saxophone!"
The Ely miner., 1941-07-10

impression you are making on them,
and too little of the innate qualities
that your manner represents. Charm
is an elusive thing to describe, be-
cause it means very real qualities,
it means heart, soul, mind, char
acter, training, self-discipline. With
enough of these things any woman
is equipped to face life and its
changes confidently; she KNOWS
she will find friends, win the man
she wants, make a success of her
self.
Cultivate Charm.
But in your case I wouldn't worry
about these casual and temporary
conquests. Ignore them for the time
being, and devote yourself to the
cultivation of charm. Get interest
ed, genuinely, in life, and life will
get interested in you.
Charm means personal freshness,
pleasantness of manner, alert un-
derstanding and sympathy for
everyone about you. 1t means that
when you are sitting at your desk,
idle for a moment between tasks,
you are half-smiling; it means that
you keep up with your reading on
current topics and keep away from
tactless controversy and loud-voiced
expression of opinion. II you hap
pen to be made Of crusader stuff
that is of course something else
again; crusaders rarely have
charm.
To attract the man you like to you
make no visible effort. But when
ever you get chance to speak to
him have something to say that will
Immediately draw his attention
from the fact that he and that rath-
er standoffish Miss Brown are actu-
ally talking together. Years ago a
certain shy little member of my
family used to start off to dances
after asking me seriously: '"Tell me
three things to say to my boy"
Think of three things to say to yours.
If it is only, Weren't you caught
in that downpour yesterday" or,
"Is this new time schedule going to
mean you have to take an earlier
train from Pelham" or "Did you
hear the nice news of the Smith
baby?" it will answer the purpose.
And if, after a monosyllabic reply
you have to begin again, plunge in
courageously. "My sister and I
were in Brooklyn when that storm
started, my mother lives over there.
You know, in the Library neighbor-
hood. We live in town, but Mother
expects us every Saturday." and
so on, easily and carelessly, just as
if you were talking to a woman, un-
til he picks up the conversation
again.
Act Observation-Disclosures.
If the shy woman, who feels stiff
and tongue-tied with men, could only
remember that talking to a newly
met man is just like talking to a
new woman acquaintance, her whole
manner and attitude would change.
Girls like Pamela never dread meet
ing other women; they know that
their approach will be friendly and
unembarrassed. Try that same
friendly lack Of embarrassment
upon the man you want to attract,
Pamela; try it on all men. And at
the same time deepen your own
character into kindness, interest, un-
derstanding of those about you, and
by the infallible magic of charm you
will not only get your man, but
everything else you want in the
world.
The Ely miner., 1941-07-10
REDS:
Fighting Hard

In spite OF empty cO1nInunlQueS
from both Russian and German
sources on the progress of the war
on a 2,000-mile front between the
two former allies, one thing was evil
dent, that the Russians were fight
ing with all their might and main,
but that they were being relentlessly
pushed back before the fury Of the
German mechanical onslaught.
Bit by bit and piece by piece the
picture began to be seen, despite
the fact that both sides were bar
ring war correspondents from the
scene.
The huge front was divided into
four general parts, the far northern,
the northern, central and southern.
On the far north there was no
discernible activity. This was the
part which Germany hoped to in
wade by means of her occupation Of
Norway.
The northern front really began
with the Finnish-Russian border,
that part of it which lies to the
southeast and separates old Finland
from the road to Leningrad. Here
the fighting was severe, but appar-
emily was mostly in the air. An
other portion Of this front lay some
what to the southwark, and included
the states of Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania, and the Germans NOV
ing from East Prussia, were invad-
ing these territories only recently
taken over by Russia, and were slow
ly forcing the Russians back into
their own territory.
Here the fighting was extremely
severe and the Russians were fore
ing the Nazis to advance slowly,
where at all.
The greatest Nazi advance was on
the central front, with the rail CEN
ter of Minsk, reputedly "life-line"
of Russian supply between south and
north armies, as the prime apparent
objective. Here the Germans were
claiming their greatest successes,
and on the basis Of meager dis
patches, they had indeed covered
the most mileage in this district.
Yet most observers believed the
Ukraine, the southern front, was the
one the Germans coveted most. Yet
it was on this front that almost no
advance had been made, the Rus
slams claiming to hold the Prut
river, which was still considerable
distance from old Russian territory.
Thus the old Nazi "pincers tech
nique'' was evident, as it was OBJ
vious the Germans were trying to
divide the Russian defending armies
into two parts, and drive southwark
to surround and encircle the Ukraine
defenders, and to do the same via
the Baltic states with the northern
defenders.
The Ely miner., 1941-07-10
PLANES:
In Syria

Enthusiastic reports were begin
ming to come from Australians in
the R. A. F. in Syria and northern At
rica concerning the performance
and maneuverability of American
built planes.
These reports constituted an oddi-
ty, however, with regard to the
bombers and fighters. From north
ern Africa came glowing accounts
of the performance of Martin-built
bombers on the ever growing
strength of Britain there.
The bombers were fast, the sights
were unusually good, and they were
wreaking havoc with Nazi and Fas-
cist planes in the air and on the
ground.
The Curtiss-built Tomahawk fight
er planes also came in for unstinted
praise, not only on the North Afri-
can front but in Syria as well.
But the Vichy French had the
same Martin bombers that the Free
French and British had in Syria, so
it was Tomahawk against the U. S.
heavier planes there.
The reports of victory were still
optimistic in Syria, however, the
airmen reporting that the Toma-
hawks shot down the U. S. Martins
quite as well as they did the Junk
ers, Heinkels and Capronis in Az
rica.
"The fire power of these fighters
is terrific and they have all the
speed you want" said the pilots.
The Ely miner., 1941-07-10
Signal Code

The International Code of Sig
mails, adopted by all nations for
marine communication in 1884,
uses 40 flags, 26 alphabetical, 10
numeral, 3 substitute flags and an
answering pennant, says Golfers.
Although no more than four or
five flags are usually hoisted at a
time, at least 375,000 messages
may be transmitted with them, all
being visible through glasses, in
clear weather, for a distance OF
five miles.