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The union times., 1941-11-15
GREETINGS TO sIKORsKY MEN!

GREETINGS TO sIKORsKY MEN! ORGANIZED labor throughout Connecticut greets the
 efforts of the of Machinss bring the benefits of organization already enjoyed by l5OOOO throughout nation, employees of the Vought-Skorsky plant in Straford.
 We have doubt that the in the Stratford plant will choose the Machnists Union they fully quanted all the One hundred and fifty thousand aircraft workers can't be wrong
 With the exception of the in the Hamilton Standard Propeller West Hartford Connecticut aircraft workers enjoying the American Standard of Living and the work ing conditions for the LAM membership nationally The present drive will recy this situation by ending not snIy with Voughtsikorsky vctory-but also with covering 3OOOO employees throughout United Aircraft.
 LABOR VIEWS THE NEWS
 Mississippi have built lO8Ofoot dam BIacwaer Creek the newspapers reported early this week By the you read this private utility representatives will be the spot seeking 99year lease rights An army private has landed s52OO sculpture contract US. government Which he will make half as much money congressman who think $50 month is enough for any soldier.
 Only 70 days left Gas written) Christmas, and you shop almost time you're able look the prices in the eye.
 LITTLE LUTHER "T UTHER' said MT. Dlworth, Chow much milk do you ~ drnk?"
 "A glass breakfast, at unch another when get home from school. at dinner. Sometimes twO.'' 'That makes quart better, and hope will keep Milk you know, builds strong teeth and healthy bodies In times like these to country to keep in the best possible health.'
 That sounds like you have been reading the advertise of the New York Department of Agriculture father "Wel yes, have splendid publicity campaign, might is unfortunate that of citizens do not take this message heart The per capita consumption of milk far below what it should be-
 You don't suppose that the prices have anything do with it, do yOu?'
 "Hardly The difference of few would deter parents from the purchase of SO vital a food.''
 "Lets figure father Milk in lots of cities up Sc quart, which 84c week for family of four if everybody quart day. Now if the family has of S2OOOO the increase would take only Onefth of per of the income; but the family has income alone would absorb 42 of the total And 15c quart, the milk bill would up 2l6 of the income"
 very alarming statistics, Luther but let member that the American standard of living better than you make appear Fortunately very few of people exist on less than $2O week."
 On the contrary father the most recent evidence Is that 47% of the population is in that class.
 "Come, Luher do confuse the issue by quoting from irresponsible agitator"
 y Statistical Abstract of the US published by the Department of Commerce don't think the depart irresponsible, and afraid isn't doing any tating at aH.''
The union times., 1941-11-15

If you have faith in your Union be faithful to the Union Label.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Planes Attack Convoy

German bombers. meanwhile
delivered a dive attack on a large
British convoy in the North Sea
sinking one merchant ship OF
about 200 tons and Seriously
damaging three others. the Berlin
communique stated.
The London admiralty Fri
day said the convoy escaped
damage and casualties and a
British patrol vessel shot down
one attacking German bomber)
Thus. Germany claimed an
added 1880 tons of Britishs ship
ping had been erased in a day.
1t was further declared officially
that six British destroyers have
been sunk in the first 10 weeks
of 1871. as compared with only
eight sent TO the bottom in the
first seven months of the war.
German dive bomber and fighter
formations Friday again ire
peatedly and successfully" at
tackled military targets on the
battered British island of Malta
in the central Mediterranean. the
high command announced. A tor
pedo depot was said 10 have been
blown up by heavy caliber bombs
followed by an extensive fire. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Million Mustered

Nearly 100000 men. mean
while. were mustered into the
YugoSlav army which even so was
still only about half modified
Other military precautions also
were taken 10 guard against any
surprise development that might
affect Yugoslavia security in the
midst of the tension cngendered
by the German army movements
through Bulgaria
tThe London Evening Stand
ard reported from Belgrade that
most of The YugoslaV troops
were being massed along the
fortified lines adjoining the
northern frontiers bordering on
Germany. Hungary and Italy.
This dispatch said the south
and central Serbian areas were
''swarming with maneuvering
Yugoslav troops. guns, tanks and
airplanes" y
The present mobilization. begun
before the current Balkan crisis. Is
the biggest in Yugoslavia's history
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Targets Switched

rfitiniglfftt Ger
man attacks quoted down some
what and al 1886 a. m. the all
clear sounded. But continuous
waves of raiders were reported
high over the Thames estuary at
that hour. indicating that the
Luitwatfe may have switched tar
gets. At the same time. south
eastern coastal town reported il
had been bombed but suffered
little damage.
These raids followed in the wake
OF increased daylight activity in
which at least four Nazi planes.
one of them a huge four-metored
Heinkel bomber, were shot down
by Spitfires.
Today'S attacks marked wider
use of the new NaZi four-motored
Heinkels, ii was revealed. Hereto
fore, most of the daylight raiders
have been light fighter-bombers
depending upon their speed and
maneuVerability to escape the
SpitfireS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Hit Flying Boat

German fighters shot down a
British bomber and combat
plane over the Maltese port OF
Valetta. after which they swoopcd
low and set fire to a big British
Sunderland flying boat at heI
moorings, il was claimed.
(The Italian high command in
Rome announced the German
planes dumped many ions of
bombs" on British bases in
Malta. The British said mo ma
terial damage" was wrought on
Malta airdromes. which were the
principal targets. and one British
plane shot down several Nazi
bombers which had already been
badly damaged by ground gun
fire.
The communique claimed wide
spread havoc" was inflicted or
hangers and barracks in solo luft.
waite attacks Friday against air.
dromes- in southland middle Eng
land.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Times stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON. March S.-De-
troit is TO be one of nine cities
from which the federal govern
ment. Nemploying a new force of
super SleuthS. will direct its
checkup of alien registration, it
was learned tonight.
Members of the new enforce
ment organization. Tor which the
country is now being combed to
get the best men possible, wiz also
have the responsibility of watch
ing for espionage and subversiye
activities among the cow1tTy's
alien groups.
Atty. Gen. Robert II. Jackson is
expected TO- exercise direct control
of the force. J. r. Espinosa. ace
investigator in various govern
mental agencies since 1922. has
been assigned the task of building
il. and will command it under
direction.
The nine regional offices, includ-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
to Check
On Aliens IN Detroit Area

ing that in Detroit. are 10 be
opened within a month or six
weeks. The Detroit office may
have jurisdiction over western
New York as well as Michigan.
under the new setup.
The new anti-alien-enemy or
ganiZation is to be known as the
Special Inspection Service of the
Division of immigration and Natu-
radiation.
ESpinos as requirements for
agents are even higher than those
of the FBI. He is trying to find
200 men who are linguists. law
yers, and experienced detectives.
The first lot found-21 of them
are to begin a months intensive
training here Monday.
Espinosa and other department
officials declared the new agents
will not be witch hunters" Their
purpose will be 10 protect aliens
who arc trying 70 &c good Amerf-
cans.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Deny Cabinet Split

Foreign rumors that the Yugo-
slav cabinet is critically split on
the question of Germanyis pro-
posals were described officially as
absolutely unfounded. II was
stated there is no prospect that
the Cvetkovitch cabinet will fall
For the present. Yugoslavia APP
pears 10 have successfully lodged
entry into the ltalo-German-Japa-
nese new order alliance to which
all other Balkan countries. save
Greece, have attached their sigma
lures.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Night Club Demolished

Meanwhile. Nazi high explosive
bombs of the heaviest caIiber tore
huge craters in several sections
Of the capital or leveled homes
and buildings indiscriminatek. &
popular night club was demolished
by a direct hit and an unknown
number OF patrons trapped in the
debris. 1t was feared several cas-
ualties had been inflicted here.
Rescue squads dug number OF
persons, including a baby, .un-
seatched from the ruins OF a blocI;
Of homes.
A number Of pedestrians were
killed and others injured when a
bomb burst in the roadway in one
section of the capital. a munich
pal lodging house was bombed and
damaged but II was not believed
casualties had been suffered.
Several casualties were reported
in another section of the city
where block of dwellings was
demolished
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Nazis 10 Sian
Pact tuesday
With S|dvs
Non-Ag gfession to
Be Pledged, Civ e S
Road to Greece
International News S~rvi-s- siYie

- International News S~rvi-s-e attic
BELGRADE, March S. - Yugo-
slavia and Germany will sign a
non-aggression pact in Berlin
Tuesday, it was authoritatively re-
ported tonight.
Yugoslavia will thus avoid out
right membership in the Axis
japanese camp but Will neverthe-
less achieve a diplomatic under
standing with Germany.
The declaration was expected TO
be similar to the non-aggression
pact between Yugoslavia and Italy
and will close the last gap uphold
ing HitIers anticipated move
against Greece and perhaps
Turkey.
II was expected Yugoslavian
Premier Dragisha Cvetkovic and
Foreign Minister Alexander Gin
car-Marcovic will 60 TO Berlin TO
appen ID the Yugoslavian sigma
lures.
THE diplomatic expert Of the
London Sunday Dispatch re-
ported that Prince P5attfii tit, head of
the Yugoslav regency, had sent
a personal message 10 a high
parsonage in England. pronis-
ing Yugoslav will not adopt an
anti-British policy. but saying
the virtual enlightenment of his
country would not permit il TO
pursue any anti-German course.
THE writer also said the
Yugoslav government had con-
veyed To Sir Ronald Campbell.
British minister in Belgrade.
Measuring information regard
inc Turkeys attitude
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Pledges Required

II is reported the President
would require the British to pledge
TO take large quantities of surplus
farm products. including cotton,
meat. wheat and tobacco. In adj
dition, the British are to be re-
quired to give this government
huge quantities of tin. rubber and
other essentials of war.
Reports were that the United
States will trade 40 destroyers
and 10 light cruisers on a loan
basis" for three or more British
battleships, including perhaps the
new King George V, which would
be added to the Atlantic squadron.
The British also were reported
ready to send a number of dis
abled warShips to American naval
wards for repair.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Mosquito Fleet
Sinks II Ships,
GermansClai11]
U-Boat, Planes Get
6 More in Day,
Berlin Says
Information. New. 81, Vice cable

BERLIN, March S.LGermany
biggest motor torpedo boat attack
since the war began was declared
tonight to have sunk y British
ships. including two dcSiroyers
bringing to Is the number Of
enemy vessels reported destroyed
within one day.
Putting out from bases on the
Nazi-occupied western European
coast. a "wolfpack' Of German
mosquito" E-boats executed a
spectacular rad on shipping along
the southeast coast of England
last night. sending 10 the bottom
10 merchant ships aggrcgatlng
$500 tons and the two escorting
destroycrs. it was claimed.
(The admiralty in London Fri
day night admitted the sinking
Of the 1.375-ton British destroyer
DAINTY }
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
International News Service Cable

LONDON, March S.-Rapid de-
struction of an Italian submarine
that tried to attack a British con-
voy in the Aegean Sea was an
nounced by the admiralty tonight
The communique said the 590-ton
Fascist U-boat Anfitrite attempted
to torpedo ships of the British con-
voy Thursday, but was "immedi-
ately sunk by our escort craft"
CThe Italians admitted the
sinking of medium warship
in the Mediterranean with loss
of part of the crew.
The S-year-old submarine nor
mally carried a complement of Al
officers and men. 1t was assumed
all members of the Anfitrite's per-
sonnet lost their lives.
Nothing was divulged concerning
the size or destination of the Brit
ish convoy. but it was apparently
journeying through waters near
Greece when attacked.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
All Return Safely

All of the fast-trayeling E-boats
were stated to have returned
safely from their bold eXploi,
which. according TO the German
high command. involved attacks
on strongly protected conveys
and battles with British warships
Two of the merchant vessels
sunk by the Nazi torpedoes were
described as Large oil tankers.
one of which displaced 5000 tons
This sortie by the elusive little
E-boats in the dark of night fol-
lowed a heavy attack by a Ger
man submarine on strongly
protected" British voy. pre-
sunabiy in the North Atlantic
Drawing depth bombs the U-boat
quickly sank five armed British
merchant ships totaling 80 00f
tons. the high command asserted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
to Finish,
Greeks Told
Axis Peace Refused
by Athens Radio
By 4. r.. ANGELOPOULOS
Init News Service stan Correspondent

ATHENS, March 8. Greece
proclaimed through the govern
ment-controlled press and radio
tonight her determination to fight
thee death against any German
invasion ard her rejection of all
proposals that she bow to an Axis
peace with Italy.
In an open letter TO Adolf
Hitler written by Georges Vlahos
director of the newspaper Kathi-
merini. the German troops massed
on the Bulgar-Greek frontier were
defied with declaration OF
Greece's resolve TO continue her
struggle.
Read over the official Athens
radio and therefore bearing the
governments stamp of approval
fine open letter declared:
After having taught the
whole world how to live. Greece
must now show II how 1T ought
To die"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Dyndmiter MtNdmara
Dies in Prison at So

SAN QUENTIN PRISON.. Cal.
March S.-UNS)-The life term
TO which he was sentenced in 1911
ended today for James B. McNa-
mara. SO. convicted bomber of the
Los Angeles Times Building in
which y persons were killed.
Mcnamara died this morning
in the prison infirmary, a week
after he had undergone an opera
ton to remove an internal growth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Beat Nazis to DraD

The President will be empowered
Immediately to sell. lease. lend or
transfer up to 81. 800, 000,0 worth
of the United States military ma
chine as il now stands.
Convinced that every hour
counts, the President in the past
two weeks has bent every effort 10
have the ways creased for launch-
ing the program at high speed and
beat Germany to the draw in the
Spring campaign.
The final vote in the Senate
came at a dramatic moment, when
Germany'S luftwaffe was bombing
London in the first big-scale at
tack of many weeks, an attack
some observers in the capital
regarded as the opening thrust in
that Spring blitzkrieg.
II came just one month TO the
day after the House passed the
historic measure by a 26O-to-165
vote, and 81 days after the Presi-
dent laid ii before a stunned Con-
gress. where 1t was significantly
stamped H. r. 1776.
The showdown also came in 4
comparative rush with opposition
forces first wavering and then fall
ing back in near disorder under tho
suddenly applied administrators
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Report Plea to Turkey

reports from Budapest and
Belgrade said the Greek minis
ter in Ankara had asked
whether Turkey is prepared to
intervene and help Greece. in
compliance with the 1888 Greco
Turkish military aid treaty for
the preservation of the Thracian
frontiers)
As If expecting Germ n
invasion at any moment, Gen
Alexander Papagos. Greek COM
mander-in-chief. was reporte
moving reinforcements of veteran
troops, including the famed short.
Skirted EvzoneS. into the Rhodope
NJ o untain region of western
Thrace and eastern Macedonia.
Il Vas estimated that nearly
100000 of these seasoned warriors
were already established in defen.
Sive positions. most of them alone
the MetaXaS Line fortifcation.
the west bank of the
Struma River. which runs south
from Bulgaria TO the Aegean Sea
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Rooseve|tS SET
To Turn Over
Vast Material
Warships, Freighters,
Planes, Tanks, Food
to Follow Bills OK.
BY CECIL Il. DICKSON
yai'l News Service stan Correspondent


WASHINGTON, March s. =
President Roosevelt is prepared to
speed aid to Britain by turning
over a 81, 900. 0OO,0 900 worth of war
ships, freighters, airplanes. tanks.
guns. ammunition. food and other
supplies Immediately after he
affixes his signature to the lease
lend bill, high officials disclosed
today
Within-the week. it was re-
ported. ne will ask Congress for
S., O0O, O00,O0 in cash and $780,
600 600 in contractuaI authority
for aid to Britain, and may issue
a proclamation placing the nation
on an emergency basis as a step
10 further speed production for
both national and British defense
The billion dollars worth of war
material NAV be turned over at
once under the $1,000, 100000 limit
placed on the amount that can be
disposed of defense equipment on
hand and for which appropria-
lions have been made.
1t was authoritatively. reported
the request for additional funds
for British aid will be over and
above the SOS, goo, 000, 600 national
defense program. although all
material made for the British is
to be also adaptable to United
States use.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
1000 Prisoners

As If 10 illustrate the Greel
resolve 10 fight on, the high com.
mand late tonight announced the
capture of more than 1000 Itai-
ians in the second day of Hell
lenic offensive in the central Tepe-
leni sector OF Albania This
brought to nearly 2,100 the two
day total of prisoners taken by
the Greek troops.
In his challenging letter TO the
German fuehrer. which was passed
by the Greek military censorship
Nlahos warned the Greek people
that a Nazi invasion is at hand
He wrote:
a formidable armed state
with population of $4,000, 900,
which is struggling to set up a
new order that we believe to be
based on immortality, intends to
cross the Greek frontier.
W THE army at Greece's dis
posal, whether large or small,
will defend Thrace, II the order
il given. as ii defended Epirus
twhere Italians were elected
What else can il do? Greece
will fight. Greece will continue
to struggle and her sons will
continue to die, il need be-"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
London Fights Off
Fire Blitz" in
Heavy Attack
BY GEORGE LAIT

Init News service stan Correspondent
LONDON. March 9.-(Sunday1
An army of half million volun-
teer fire-fghters last night and
early today defeated a furious
German fire blitz" air raid on
London in which repeated waves
Of luftwaffe bombers sought 10
duplicate the blazing terror Of last
December which left historic Lon
don structures charred ruins.
Manning roof tops and other
points of vantage. this civilian
army braved a rain of high explo-
sive bombs and machine gun STRAIT
ing TO pounce upon incendiaries
and extinguish them with stirrup-
pump and sand before fires could
get started
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
By REAR ADMIRAL cLARK HI WoopwARD U S. NAVY

by ional
o a o In o
NEW YORK March SJudgHe from the latest reports of the
rapidly the Balkans than probable that
this article the light of daythe gpropheed
Balkan may have become reality.
Germany has dozen fully equipped divisions massed
Bugarias GreeTurksh frontier which constantly being
ented addition the established
defenses immediate This together with
Hitler Turkey
and Yugoava indicates that the and critical situation
is rapidly drawing head
Turkey has indicated what her reaction would be in
Germany should and probably will definite
stand until Russia makes known position Yugosiavas
endeavor her independence
that she will take sides
she ready friendship and nonaggresSion with
Germany.
Such would definitely assistance
in Greece is attacked by
1t therefore, that Greece must bear
manys might for the alone little Immediate help
be given by Britain and this mostly by
There British available
those in Africa and it be possible them the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
To Create Council

Under the act. he will create
a special advisory council COM
posed of Secretary of State Hull,
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau. Secretary of the Navy
Knox and Secretary of War Slim
son. which is TO work through w.
Averell Hartman, British air ex-
pediter. and defense Co-ordinator
Harry L. Hopkins. with he office
of production management and
tho defeuSo commission
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Rabaut Asks Food for Europe

WASHINGTON. March s. = A
bill TO create a commission 10 dis
tribute food TO European war VIC
Tins has been introduced by Rep.
Louis Rabaut of Michigan. and
today is awaiting consideration by
the House of Representatives.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Admits KiIIinq Girl

SOUTH BEND. Ind. March s.
ms Police today announced
that Joseph Domorad. 1S. had con-
feSSed numbering EStelle Feinberg
New Haven. Conn high school
girl. on July ). 1887.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
Continued on Page 12)
Sink Italian Sub In Attack
On British Ships in Aegean

CThe italian editor. Virginia
Gayda, has twice reported that
Britain has begun transferring
troops ffeH North Africa TO
Salonika. Greece, but the Greek
government has officially denied
any British troops have landed
at Salonika.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
What Next in BaIEans?
British Ready to Send
Warships to Black Sea
When Nazis Strike at Greece, Turks
Will Permit Fleet Through Straits
to Harry Nazi Bases

In an analysis of the theaer now shaping in the
Balkans, Rear Admiral Clark Woodward Americas
will probably take. Dubious with
large land force them much immediate help he
reveals that the event of German attack the British fleet
10
and aircraft through the Dardanees the Black Sea
and attack German bases Bulgaria
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-09
McNary Backs Bill

The vote, marking an end to the
1S-day bitter struggle, showed a
marked cleavage in party lines.
already revealed in the tumultuous
debate. Ranged in favor of the un-
preeedented measure were 49
Democrats, 10 Republicans and
one Independent.
Among the Republicans was
Sen. Charles A. McNary of Ore
gon, vice presidential nominee in
the 1910 election, who thus took
his stand with Wendell L. Willkie,
who headed the ticket and split
his party wide open by Pumping
tirelessly for the measures pas
sage.
Voting against were II Repub-
licans, ID Democrats and one Pro-
gressive.
Through the long last hours Of
the battle. every seat and every
inch of standing room in the gal
leries was packed by an array Of
spectators from almost every walk
of life.