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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
CHAPTER 81

A man engaged in political
underground work learns
punctuality, no matter how
small me Importance of the
undertaking at handwriting
people were apt to attract the
attention of passers-by or OF
unseen watchers. a few MN
uteS of waiting for someone
often caused the questioning
and arrest of those who
waited.
We never waited longer
than one minute; when the
expected comrade did not ar
rive al the end of that time,
an often painfully maintained
contact was disrupted. Com
radeS kept their residences
secret from each other; only
the all-important liaison men
and couriers were in posses
sion of the vital addresses.
DOES NOT RECEIVE
In my various secret quar-
ters. | never received visitors.
] took care not to- attract the
attention of nefghbors by
burning a light until late al
night. | moved quietly, enter
ing and leaving my quarters
only after the street and all
nearby windows had been
scanned for watchers.
With the friends with whom
l lived / agreed on signals
and signs TO indicate safety
or the presence of danger. A
fiowerpot on the window sill
meant:
"You may come In; all is in
good order y
A disarranged curtain
warned:
Keep away. Danger"
When walking along the
street. always kept far TO
the right. thus making II
more difficult for raiders
speeding by in automobiles to
discern my face. Before turn
ing a corner or entering a
house, / made sure that no
Shadowers logged me.
Schoolboys and young girls
were used especially by the
Gestapo for small-time spying.
The wives and SweetheartS of
arrested men or of fugitives
were completely isolated by
the Party. for they were the
favorite objects OF GeStapo
surveillance.
l never accosted another
comrade in the presence of
strangers: unless we had ar
ranged in advance TO meet
each other, we gave no sign
of mutual recognition. OF the
highest Importance became
the so-called "conspirative
minute: two or more under
ground workers meeting clan
destineiy spent the first min
ute Of their meeting on agree
ing as 10 what was TO be said
10 the police in case of a sud-
den raid.
The drinking Of alcoholic
beverages became a strict Ia
boo. A Communist caught in
a love affair with a girl who
was not a Party member was
inevitably expelled from our
ranks. More than one girl had
been unmasked as collabora-
tors of the Gestapo.
CRAFTINESS NEEDED
Such were the fundamental
rules Of our underground ex-
istence. RecklesSneSS, flighti-
ness had no chance for sur
vival. Bravery alone was not
enough. neither was loyalty.
Only crafty dissimulation, ag-
i
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11

afieat, and i'm condition to
strike out of the dark.
The Gestapo attacked with
wild, smashing blows. There
was little cleverneSs in their
initial methods. 1t took many
months before this instrument
of terror developed the pa
thence and skill and deadly
routine which made later un-
foreground assignments in
Germany a ticket TO certain
humiliation.
Three days after the big
man-hunt began in Hamburg,
julius Emmerich, who acted
as courier between our secret
press aboard the Bochum and
the "activist" units in the
harbor, did his Judas work.
1t happened shortly before
dawn. The ships Waterman
lay asleep in his cabin amid
ships. Willem, the tugboat
captain, and Popovics, the
steadfast Rumanian reVolu-
ZIONIST. had just finished their
night s-wefk-ef- printing an
underground paper, The
Searchlight. They were wait
ing for julius Emmerich to
take the printed matter to
the waiting group leaders for
distribution.
Emmerich did not appear.
Instead, PopovicS, who had
come on deck TO look for the
courier, saw five or six men
crawling over the deck Of a
steamer which was moored
alongside the Bochun1. Popo-
WIGS ran TO rouse the watch
man. The Waterman came
forward and challenged the in
truders who n d-already
leaped aboard the Bochum.
Raise your hands," was the
answer ne received. "Stand
still or we shoot"
Guns in hand, the raiders
spread over the decks. Popo-
vics yelled through a ventila-
tor into the hold.
UEIaa Eastann"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
Walter WincheU
On Broadway
(Mr. WincheH is on vacation)
Rv Den porb.r
BY Dan Parker
Sports Columnist and Editor

MARITIME W. (Bl TO his rcaders) CORUM, the Of q
~ the the AEF vaanty with
the 26th Division in France ype goe the boxing
the first HhHee New York. bringing beloved
Hawaiian harp here from San Francisco
Bob Considine Fairgrounds champion
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
CRAFTINEsS NEEDED

Such were the fundamental
rules Of our underground ex-
istence. RecklessneSs, flighti-
ness had no chance for sur
vival. Bravery alone was not
enough. neither was loyalty.
Only crafty assimilation. ag-
gressive cunning and steady
nerves could keep our STATS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
POPOVICS JUMPS

II was 100 late Tor WHEN
TO escape. He made a pathetic
attempt TO heave overheard
the packages containing the
treasonous Searchlight. The
invaders caught him.
Popovics jumped into the
harbor, with guns cracking
behind him. While swimming,
he stripped off his clothes. He
got out of the reach of the
guns by swimming behind
ship which was anchored in
the middle of Waltershof Ba-
sin.
He finally reached a Greek
freighter, shouted for help.
and someone lowered a bow
line. The Greek sailors sup
piled Popovics with clothes
and helped him ashore. The
Rumanian repaired imme-
diately TO my apartment,
where Firelei. who had never
been arrested by the police,
still lived with our baby. Fire
lei knew where to- find me.
The Gestapo.worked swiftly.
Before noon, 7S members of
our "activist" brigades were
rounded up. The Waterman of
the Bochum refused to answer
the questions of the Gestapo;
he escaped by jumping TO his
death from a fifth floor win
dow of the Police Headquar-
tiers.
Willem. after two hours of
beating with chains, told the
Nazis all he knew. BY night
fall j had received detailed
reports on these events. and
ordered all comrades whose
names and addresses were
known by the captured men
to change their quarters with
out delay-if they could. For
most of the militants Of the
rank and file were already
homeless and penniless.
During the night, with the
help Of Firelei and several
couriers, / strove to rebuild
the remnants of my organiza-
ton. That was a difficult task,
because the arrests contin-
ued all through the night.
and there was the constant
danger of laundering into
house at a time when il was
being ransacked by the Ges-
tapo. Every unknown face.
and be il ever so friendly,
gave rise to the question:
who are you? Friend:
Foe? Can I trust you or will
you betray me-"
BY morning we were dead
tired. Physical exhaustion
and nervous straing defied all
stimulants.
CAN'T GET SLEEP
IL feel like walking
corpse" Firelei told me, at
tempting a brave smile.
"Where can we sleep"
II don't know" / said.
Jan, what a shabby life we
are leading. Sometimes I
think that all our efforts have
no purpose" Firelei said
bitterly.
You are tired"
"Yes, tired"
II shall find q place where
you can Sleep" l promised.
First I have to 60 and
rescue our SON." she said.
BE careful"
IL will"
We agreed TO meet in a
small restaurant in the Barn.
beck district. / arrived there
at the fixed time. Firelei did
not come. / waited hour after
hour. half mad with anxiety.
Firelei did not appear. / bor-
rowed a bicycle and rode TO
the Schaarmarkt. where the
apartment in which we had
lived through so many happy
hours was located.
From the street I saw that
the windows were open. Books
and papers were being thrown
through the windows. They
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11

male mosquito IS q peaCedul' H'iie l'ilo"
intent on minding his own business
When you drive an automobile - miles
an hour YOU use one-fourth more gasoline
than if driving at 30 miles an hour.
A wife must be referred to as bride
until after the first year OF marriage IS
over Now take the first year of your
marriage: was il difficult time?
Ii usually is, but then think Of all the
fun YOU have in later years thinking of
things that happened the first year.
YOUNG woman Of Manhattan starts her
Il communication TO this department.
You adorable dope"
Is that a knock or a boost? Oh we'll,
guess IT'S better than being just plain
dope.
What do you want for dessert to-
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the Side
By E. V. During


pressing lorcy seldom rants success,
Whist the respectful. Ike The Greek. sits dopr
.ifd rqsies years siege before oHe tora
Nicholas Rowe.
WHEN f Kpnc female of the species IS more
w deadly than the he could have been referring to
rosauLtoc lcmac MOSQUITO that does he biting the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11
Out of the NIGHT
By JAN VALTN

were my books and my
papers.
Storm troopers in the street
collected them and slowed
them into the back seat of a
car. At respectable dis
lance from the house, groups
of men and women and few
children stood gaping in
silence.
To them a house raid was
already a familiar sight. 1t
was Z o'clock in the morning.
From behind, a hand tap
ped me on the shoulder.
saw a familiar face. 1t be-
longed TO a functionary of our
street unit. He motioned me
to follow him. We slipped
away.
FIRELEI is SAFE
"Comrade Firelei Is safe"
the comrade said.
where Is she? She came
here TO get the baby"
BE calm. You'll see her."
He led me through several
dingy streets and finally into
a Well-kept- tenement house,
| found Firelei in a small
apartment where IN ildren
romped noisily. She was
sitting on chair IN the
kitchen, holding a handker-
chief against her lips. A
robust, red : armed woman
tried TO comfort her.
what happened?" I de-
manded. "Where Is the
chih:"
Haltingly, Firelei told me
what had occurred She told
it in a tone of unbelief. al
most of self-accusation.
She had gone to our apart
ment where she had found
Jan, the child, peacefully
sleeping in his cradle. For
some time she had stood still
and watched the little face,
careful not TO disturb him.
She had put some milk on the
range to warm, had taken a
hot shower, and had lain down
OF the bed with the intention
on resting for a few short
minutes. Then, against her
will, she had fallen asleep.
A sudden ring at the front
door had awakened her, She
had lain still and held her
breath, fearful that the baby
should wake up and cry.
open up" a voice had
barked outside.
Then the door crashed
under a powerful blow. Some
one moved cautiously through
the vestibule. An instant
later a thick-set young man in
gray overcoat and a gray
hat stood in her bedroom.
The man had a Mauser in his
hand. He did not take off his
hat.
WANT HER HUSBAND
Good morning." he said
my name Is Teege. ! wish 10
have a chat with your hus-
band"
Hes not here. Who are
you?"
"Geheime Staatspolizei."
81 am alone" Firelei said.
my husband has gone away"
where to-"
81 don't know. To France,
perhaps"
The Gestapo man looked
around the room. Then he
said: II don't believe you.
Get dressed"
WHY"
"You are coming with me-"
"Where:"
you'll see. Now dress
yourself"
Firelei thought quickly. 81
have nothing on" she said TO
the invader. II cannot dress
when you're I'm the room. You
must step into the next room
until I'm ready"
Gestapo Agent Hermann
Teege hesitated.
"Wie Sic wolIen," he said.
He lifted the child out OF the
cradle. With the still sleep
ing baby in his arms, he
stepped into the living room.
81 better take care OF the
little onestill you are ready"
he announced.
Firelei now acted In wild
violation of her own nature
She leaped out of bed. slipped
on shoes and coat and tip
toed to the second bedroom
door. which led into the vesti-
bule. In the other room, the
Gestapo man was telephoning
A nearby storm trooper sta
ton. requesting the assistance
of a Understanding detach-
ment.
Firelei reached the front
door and bolted down the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-11

IERE pleasant little that will give
day. 1t numerical puzzle designed spell
fortune Count the letters the
of letters is subtract II the number than
add The result number Start the upper left
hand of the
right message
the checked figures give
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-17
Deaths Drop
in This Area

Although a holiday from death is
welcomed by the community. this
years shortage of funerals will pre-
vent any major improvements being
carried out at the Ypsilanti Gene
terry. George NJ. Wortley, secretary
of the. board, said today.
Local undertakes and members
OF the cemetery association alike
have commented on the curious
drop in the death rate for the first
quarter of 1871 as over the first
three months OF last year, Mr..
Wortley said. The rate has fallen
by so per cent. with a resultant
drop in sale of cemetery lots.
Whereas several dozen lots had
been sold by this date in 1910. less
than 25 have been asked for so far
this year.
The usual cleaning and grooming
OF the grounds for spring will con-
tinue for the next six weeks, Mr.
Wcrtley said, but the indications
are there will. be no available funds
for improvements This sets the
cemetery Identification program
back about one year, he pointed
out.
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MANUF ACTURERS

CONTINUED from Page One)
which to put their facilities to
complete use.
Further they are expected to EN-.
ploy mass productive methods
through a revolutionary plan Of
communal pooling, already embrac-
ing 1874 communities and predicted
for operation in more than 1000
communities within the year.
These facts, still in process Of
detailed compilation, will be pre-
sented next week to William S.
knudsen, head Of the Office OF Pro
duction Management. as a contri.
button toward speeding defense in:
dustries to an efficiency level
unequalled in history.
They are the outstanding conclu.
sions drawn by officials of the Ma
tional Association of Manufactur.
ers from a three months census of
factory facilities.
Walter B. Weisenburger. execu-
tive vice president OF the NAM,
commented; Washington authori.
ties have indicated they expect to
place in excess OF $4,000, 900 900
worth of defense orders during l941
Defense contract service Off.
Gals as well as O.P.M. executives
are aiming at stimulating the farm
ing out subcontracting procedure
TO the extent that 50 per cent of
these orders will reach the contrib.
utory small manufacturer"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-17
LEGISLATURE

Continued from Page Onel
Of the utilities tax in computing
the school aid program.
Launches Campaign
Budget Director Leo ]. NoWicki
launched a campaign to sell" the
legislature on the project which
he said was necessary TO place lhe
welfare program on sound finan-
cial basis. He already has con-
ferred with Sen. George p. Nc
Callum, Ann Arbor Republican tax
expert. and other legislators on
the project, and has discussed
with them revision of the intangi.
bic tax act TO increase the source
Of income by $l2,OO0,O0O annually.
McCallum is known to oppose
the present levy. holding that 1t
is unfair and discriminatory, and
hopes to remove its ceiling and
make adjustments necessary TO
raise its efficiency to the Ohios
acts standard of $4,000, 600 an
nually The Michigan Act returned
less than 100000 through April
l.
Rep. Maurice f. Post. Rockford
Republican and chairman of the
House State Affairs Committee to
which the Decker-H Handy, Bill was
re-referred Wednesday. said the
committee would tack on an
amendment proposed by Rep. Co
lin l.. Smith, Big Rapids Republi-
can. which would empower three
man commissions. representing
the public, labor and company, to
supervise elections taken to auth
orize a strike.
Post said the amendment would
prevent "unscruprlous labor lead.
ers" from calling strikes alleged
to be illegal.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-17
LIVESTOCK

Detroit, Mich, Apr. 17-Cattle-
Wednesday receipts. $50. Choice
to prime yearlings. dry-fed. SIG
70; good to choice yearlings, dry.
fed. SOON; fair to good yearlings,
dry-fed, 5000; good to choice
heavy steers. dry fed. $109ll; real
choice kinds higher. Fair to good
heavy steers, dry-fed, 5000; good
butcher steers and heifers, $50
9.75; fair to good steers and heif-
ers. $500; common butcher cattle,
s697.50; best cows, 81 a 7.50;
good butcher cows, s6.25 a SIS;
cutter cows, $5.75@6.25; Gamer
cows, s4.5095.50; old rims, $4.25
down; best light butcher bulls.
$7.75Qs.25; best heavyweight boil
ogna bulls s7.75@S.25: mediumw't
bologna bulls. $7@7.50; light
common bulls. 1907; stock bulls.
$64S; good to choice stockers and
feeders, sS@l1; common to fair
stockers and feeders. IS q $50;
mixers and springers, $60@90.
Extraordinarily receipts, $50.
Best. $l2; fair to good, $40 q Il;
seconds, IS q $50; culls and
common, $507.50.
Sheep and lambs-We dnesday re-
ceipts, 1850; best lambs, s1O.756
Il; fair to good s9.50Q1050; sec
onds, 5000; best sheep. $500
I; heavy fat sheep, s4.5O@5.50;
culls and common, $2.50Q3.5O.
Hogs-Wednesday receipts, 1,450.
Good and choice 200-230 lbs, $3.50;
good and. choice 10000 lbs, sS.75;
good and choice 23O-250 lbs, $50;
good and choice 250-270 lbs, $S.45;
good and choice 27O-30O lbs. $685.;
heavies, S00-325 lbs, $500; heavies,
325-350 lbs. $50; heavies, 350.450
lbs, IS; roughs, s725@750: lights.
G,25@z5o pigs $z-759S; pigs.
S.75; stays, $3.50.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-17
Damages Result From
Traffic MiShaps Here

Several accidents caused per-
sonal and property damage in this
area during the last "a hours.
Mrs. Arthur NJ. Beaudry and
Jack Beaudry. 1929 E. Michigan
Ave. sustained bruises and shock
when car driven by Arthur Beau
dry was struck by one driven by
Duane Fox, 1119 w. Cross St., as
Mr.. Beaudry was turning into his
driveway late Wednesday. The
injured persons refused hospitali-
Zation.
Knees Laeerated
Mrs. Donald Bennett, %, Detroit,
suffered lacerated knees Wednes-
day when a car driven by her hus-
band crashed into the rear OF one
driven by Milton Feldman, Detroit,
on Plymouth Rd. near the Ann Ar
Dor Trail.
Goes Into Ditch
While driving on olga Ed. near
Tyler Rd. Wednesday evening
Robert Nichols, Romulus, lost con-
troll Of his car which went in the
ditch.
Two Collisions
There were two collisions at the
intersection OF N. Huron St. and
W. Forest Ave. here. The first.
about 3 p. m, was between a car
driven by Charles Dickerson, 235
Summit ST, and a truck driven by
a Hickman yelling Co. driver, De-
troit. Both vehicles we're damaged.
The second crash was at 12:45
this morning between cars piloted
by Robert Banks. sol Ann St., and
by Gerald Bennett. 43412 Cherry
Hill Rd. Police said Mr.. Banks.
who was driving west on W. Forest
Ave, did not stop for N. Huron
st. which is a through street at
that intersection. Mr.. Banks was
locked in county Jail on reckless
driving charges and was fined $25
by Justice A. NJ. Vandersall.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-17
Funeral to be Friday
For Charles MaIeitzke

Last rites will be conducted Fri
day afternoon at ! 80 in the Much
Zig Chapel, Ann Arbor. for Charles
Maleitzke. who passed away Tues
day evening. Rev. E. c. Stellhorn.
Ann Arbor, will officiate and burial
will be in Highland Cemetery, this
city.
Mr.. Maleitzke was born in Fow.
lerville, Feb. 81, 1873. He had re-
sided in Ann Arbor since 1914 and
had been engaged as a carpentry
contractor. He married Miss Ida
Thumm, Ypsilanti, Nov. 2, 1888,
Surviving besides his widow are
one brother, Henry, and a sister,
Mrs. Henry Huschke, both OF Fow-
lerville, and several nieces and
nephews.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-17
Legal Notices
SALE or REAL nsrArE

STATE OF MICHIGAN. Tie Pro-
bate Court for the County OF Wash
tenaw.
at the Probate office in the City Of
18th day Of April A. d. 1891.
Present. Hon. Jay G. Pray. Judge
Of Probate.
In the Matter OF the Estate of
Marie L. BrsAksy. Deceased.
James X. Breakey, Jr., Executor
OF said estate having filed in said
Court his petition, praying for lie
ense to sell the interest OF said es-
tate In certain real estate therein
described, for the purpose of paying
debts, charges and expenses.
II Is Ordered, That the 7th day of
May A. d. 1871. at ten o'clock in
be and is hereby appointed for hear
ing said petition and that all per-
sons interested in said estate appear
before said Court. at said time and
place, TO show cause why a license
TO sell the interest OF said estate
in said real estate should not be
granted -
1t Is Further Ordered. That public
notice thereof be given by publica-
ton of a copy OF this order. for three
successive weeks. previous to said
day OF hearing, In the Ypsilanti
Daily Press. newspaper printed
and circulated in said County.
JAY G. PRAY. Judge OF Pro-
A true copy
Nora o. Borgert, Register of
Adv. 1901
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-17
GREGORY SERVICE
To Be IN SALINE
FORMER RESIDENT PASSES AT
HOME NEAR ANN AR6oR;
RITES SATURDAY
Especial to the Daily Press)

Especial to the Daily Press)
Saline, Mich, Apr. 17-Clarence
H. Gregory. So. a former residen.
of Saline, passed away Wednesday
afternoon Sabout 5 o'clock at his
home, 1895 Dexter Rd., one half
mile west of Ann Arbor where he
had lived for six years.
Mr.. Gregory was born November
), 1877, in Saline Township and
was the son of James L. and Mar
tina Rawson Gregory.
Surviving are two sisters. Mrs.
Edward Every, Brooklyn, and Miss
Anna Gregory, Long Beach, CAL;
two brothers, Melville and Charles,
Ann Arbor; three nephews, one
niece and three cousins.
Funeral services will be Satur.
day afternoon at o'clock in the
Lockwood Funeral Home, Saline.
Rev. Emil Shelter, Ann Arbor.
will officiate and burial will be in
lakewood Cemetery, Saline.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-17
THE WEATHER

Ypsilanti and vicinity: Gradual
~ clearing today Friday partly
cloudy and warmer; gentle to mod
crate southerly winds.
Temperature at 1880 a. m. today,
So
Temperatures Wednesday; High
est so; lowest A; mean 50.
Temperatures one year ago to.
day: highest so; lowest SO; mean
~.
Temperatures this date in the
past IS years highest Sc in 1896;
lowest 10 in 1875.
Relative humidity Wednesday:
1870 a. m. IS percent; 80 a. N.
Sc per cent; 1870 p. m. 81 per cent;
7:30 p. m. 81 per cent.
Barometric pressure at l.50 a.
m. today: station 2912 inches; sea
level 29.79 inches.
Precipitation in the last is hours
ending 1889 a. m today, 80 inches.
The sun sets today at 7:15 p. m.
and rises tomorrow at 5:47 a m.
The moon rises tomorrow al 1884
a. m. and sets tomorrow at ll:52
q. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-17
Frenchman Offers
His Nation Bases
(By Associated Press)

San Francisco, Apr. 17-AP-
Vice Consul Paul Bibily. who con-
tends he is the only legal represen.
tative of the French Republic in
the United States, offered the Unit
ed States Government Tuesday
the use OF all French naval and
military bases in North and West
Africa and Indo-China.
Bibily, who has steadfastly re.
fused to comply with Marshal Pc
tain's order to resign his San
Francisco post, told the Chronicle
he had made the offer in a tele.
gram to President Roosevelt.
He said he offered the bases on
the same grounds that the Danish
minister to Washington. Henrik de
Kaufman, gave the United tates
access to naval and air bases in
Greenland.