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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
Tut Willie appeared some.
n how quite gentle and
sub uled after the

|DUT Willie appeared some
n how quite gentle and
su b ued after the
measles.
And it was not the measles
w hich had wrought the
change i'm Willie either.
The. AddisOns had a very
lovely little daughter with
long golden curls and beau
tiful blue eyes.
Willie did not want to lose
caste with this littlO angel SC
he did not do anything he
should not for quite awhile
OF course, he did surreptit.
Ously make faces at Mrs. AID.
|dison's small, shivery, watery.
eyed, black and tan dog and
throw 1t into spasms of terror
under the sofa.
But that was a mere baga-
telle in Willie's repertory OF
mischief.
On the whole Willie was
painfully and portentously
well behaved until the first OF
April came along.
Then Willie felt that some
thing ought to be done to re-
lieve the monotOny of this
serene household and to pre-
vent himself from degenerat-
ing into a sissy.
90 WHEN everyone was
- out of the Addison house
- or duly occupied within
Iit, Willie shook what money
he had out of his bank, saun
tered forth, and bought a hall
"a dozen bengal lights at
fireworks; shop.
Bengal lights, as everyone
KNOWS, fare up in red fire and
hay at a little distance every
SD &blance of q considerable
confiagratiOn.
Willie then borrowed a hal
>sdozen tin pie plates from TIT
AddisOns' cook and hid tn,
lights and the pie plates under
the bed in his pleasant ant
peaceful corner room.
Willie was very cheerful a
dinner that night inward,
contemplating the POSSIBLE
ties of the evenings develop
ments.
He. allowed himself to b'
April fooled quite frequent!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21

300-mile front. according to dis
patches from Stockholm, con-
|ferred with commanding Soviet
generals and received what was
described as a satisfactory"
account of the Russian military
position.
While the German drive on
Moscow was reported stalled. the
Russian midnight communique adj
mitted German legions and their
allies were nfenacing the southern
flank of the DeHetz basin on the
front.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
Murmdnsk Free,
Soviet Reports
international News Service Cable

LONDON, Oct. 21.-The Mos
COW radio was quoted by Reuters
News Agency today as announcing
that German troops had been
forced by Soviet counter-attacks
to withdraw entirely from the far
front west of the ice-free
Arctic port Of Murmansk.
The Germans, it was stated. left
mountains of dead and large
Of booty"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
$1,000 Slain
By BuIgdrians,
Greeks Charge
Five Regiments
Of Germans Move
Into Northern Greece
In,srnatloa. Nsw, servioe wlr,

LONDON, Oct. u. - Massacre
Of at least 5000 Greeks by Bull
garians in recent attacks on towns
and villages. in northern Greece,
was charged by the Greek govern
ment in exile today.
Five regiments of German troops
have been moved into the area in
an effort to restore order, the
government asserted.
Bulgarian troops failed in their
efforts TO quelf disturbances by
the spirited Greeks. who refuse to
abandon their anti-Nazi activities
despite the cruelest prosecutions,
IL was said.
The exiled government revealed
that the revolt Spread'to the prov
ince of Drama recently following
the shooting of Greek hostages
rounded up by the Bulgarians on
charges of spreading terrorism.
EXECUTE $4,000 GREEKS
Although virtually unarmed, the
Creeks killed $50 Bulgarian sol
diers and seven Germans, il was
claimed. But in their bloody
sweeps through Greek villages. the
Bulgarians were charged with the
brutal execution of at least $1,000
Greeks. Most executions were in
the Kavalaa district and Drama
province In Macedonia.
The Dutch government in exile
reported that Netherlands prisons
were over-taxed because OF a great
wave of arrests following recent
anti-Nazi demonstrations. T h e
Lloyd Hotel, in Amsterdam, has
been taken over as a temporary
prison.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
u. 5. Amity Talks
WithJdpsGo0n
International News service Gable

TOXIC, Oct. Interpretations
between Japan and the United
States in Washington have not
been broken off completely. a
spokesman for the new japanese
government of Premier Gen. Mi
deki TOTO announced today.
The spokesman gave no details
of the negotiations. but the Jap
anese press stressed the apparent
desire 10 continue the CONVERSE
tionS so long as. there Is the posi-
bility Of an amicable solution.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
Driver Fatally Hurt
In Safety Zone Crash

Hans Leaf, &c. Of 1888 Robins
street, was fatally injured early to-
day when his auto struck a safety
zone on Chcne street at Gratiot
avenue. Police reported four wit
nesses said his car was travelling
between So and 60 miles an hour
without lights. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
Auto Crash Victim Dies

MONROE, Oct. q. - Injuries
received when his auto crashed
into a guard rail over a Telegraph
road viaduct caused the death Of
John j. Klemmer. "a, of 302
Haltiner street, River Rouge.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
MA Group TO Hear Kaye

Orin w. Kaye, state admins
traitor Of the NYA. will discuss
Out Of School NYA Programs"
al . luncheon meeting Of sponsors
Of The NYA which will be held
Friday noon al the Tappan Inter.
mediate School.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
Roosevelt Talks
With Aides on
Kedrny Attack
Harriman's Report
From Russia. Japs
Also Subject Of Meet
BY GEORGE DURNo
Intf News Service staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON Oct. 21.-
Grave problems affecting Amer
ica's future international relations
awaited President Roosevelt's at
tention as he returned to Wash
Iington today from a long Hyde
Park weekend.
Immediate White House confer
ences have been called to consider
such major problems as congress
sional action on revision OF the
neutrality act in light of the tor
pedoing of the u. S. Destroyer
Kearny; aid to hard-pressed Rus
STA in view of a three-hour report
from w. Averell Hartman, chief
OF the u. s. Mission to Moscow;
and Japan's latest potential chal-
lenge to the status quo in the
Pacific.
Waiting TO file into the oval
room study shortly after arrival
of the President were the so-called
big four congressional leaders,
plus Senate Foreign Relations
Chairman Tom Connally. of Texas.
LEADERS CONFER
Vice President Wallace, Speaker
Rayburn, Senate Majority Leader
Barley and House Majority
Leader Mccormack joined in the
discussion of weekend moves by
Republican senators to repeal the
neutrality act in its entirety in.
stead of limiting action to the
House proposal merely TO permit
larming of merchant ships.
Hartman, chief of the American
mission to beleaguered Moscow,
was on the presidential engage
ment list later, as was John ID.
Biggers, u. S. lend-lease liaison
man in London. Both men re-
turned from Europe late last week.
Hartman spent three hours with
the President at Hyde Park yes
terday in a suddenly called con-
ference, and then few by navy
transport plane to Washington for
still further discussions with Off
Gals of the state, war and navy
departments last night.
II reported to the President
I had great confidence In the
situation" Hartman reported as
he boarded Assistant Secretary
of the Navy James V. ForrestalS
naval transport IS miles south
east of Hyde Park.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21

Matthaei said he also offered
TO lease the land 20 the Holley
company If IL would build a plant
spit&hle 20 the needs of the Metal
Products Company. After the
war, Matthaei said he would pur-
chase the plant. less depreciation.
The Holley company also turned
this down. he said -
However. that is approximately
what viii happen under the seiz-
ure, except that the Holley COM
pany will get first chance TO buy
The government will build the
plant and -arH IL and The land fef
the war emergency. When IL is
over, the Holley company will be
given first chance 10 buy. govern
ment officials said. II IL does not
wish TO. the plant can be sold "a
any other bidder. officials said
II. James Middleditch, personnel
manager Of the Holley company
said:
The purchase ~ the land IL
business matter between Mat
thaei and the government. We
have nothing to do with e. The
government II building and will
own the plant" N
The Holley company is making
military aircraft parts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
KEARNYs SISTER SHIP

NEW YORK. Oct. 21.-QNS)-
The u. S. S. Bristol, a sister ship
of the ,torpedoed Kearny, will slide
down the ways at the Brooklyn
navy yard tomorrow, navy officials
announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
ASSESSMENT SHOWN

Asked what the land is assessed
at, Matthaei said that has nothing
to do with the matter. Records OF
the city assessors office show that
all the land owned by the Ameri-
can Metal Products Company on
Linsdale, approximately 6 acres, is
assessed at $11.360.
When the American Metal Prod
ucts Company planned TO buy Fhe
land in dispute. Matthaei said he
appealed TO the Holley company
for help. -
But they refused and / had
TO scrape up the money myself"
he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
US. Land
Seizure
Appealed
lContinned from Page onel

(Continued from Page One)
tried to purchase the
land from him last Spring.
81 paid $4,000 two years ago
for the acre Of land that In
cludes this plot" 4Matthaei said.
81 offered the half acre 60 the
Holly company for $4,000. They
refused TO buy IL. 1 didn't want
10 sell the land, because we may
want II for expansion ourselves,
but ! was willing 10 do 50 for
national defense"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21

<<T THIN X zoe had
better send Willie
dol0n TO his grand
parents" said WilIie's papa.
They don't seem TO care
Whqt he does"
"WeH, he has not done
anything rery G1oful lately"
said Willie's dear mama
who was always making ex-
cuses for him.
That's Just it," said
Willie's papa. He is prob
ably sauing mp his deUiltry
fer some particularly IN 4
suitable occasion"
Well, anyhow, Willie got
taken to the Addisons and
was told to be on his very
best behavior - which was
never too good at any time.
The Addisons were very
sweet to Willie.
They gave him a lovely
sumptuousIy furnished corner
room all to himself. o.
And he promptly had the
measles in IL.
But Willie got well in due
and the health officer
lifted the quarantine of the
house and everybody was
happy again--almost.
Willie's Pa was q little con-
about what might
happen next.
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IN THE NEWS
Continued from Page one)


and reserved his retaliation
for q later hour.
After dinner there were
quiet games In the parlor
and Willie was so well-be-
haved that Mrs. Addison's
little watery-eyed dog eventu-
ally ventured confidently out
from under the sofa and even
stopped shivering.
a T LENGTH everybody
~ retired for the night.
\ Willie waited until he
was sufficiently sure that
everybody was asleep and
then dragged the pie plates
and the bengal lights out
from under the bed-arranged
the bengals on the pie plates
and set off the fireworks.
Then he opened the door
and shrieked down the silent
halls of the sleeping house:
FIRE! Fire! Fret"
Then he shut the door,
locked it and awaited events.
He had not long to wait.
Hurrying feet were heard
coming down the hall.
Anxious voices exchanged
questions:
"Ho,o about the fre?"
Where is it?"
I'm Wulie's room" ooh,
my" What shall Ue do?"
Break doaCn the door"
"Get some Wdter." "CdU
the police"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
Russians Hold,
Battle $1,000.
German Tanks
Strategic Town
Reisken by Soviet.
London Reports
CONTINUED from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
drive against the Russian capital
now a fortresS-the newest Rus
sian high command war bulletin
indicated the fighting still is in
progress in the same sectors
where it ragged all day yesterday
FIERCE IN THREE AREAS
Fighting during the night
was fiercest In the Kalinin,
M0Ehaisk and MaloyarOslavetz
sectors" the new Russian bulle-
tin said .---------
The British radio reported to-
day that Russian troops have
recaptured Mozhaisk. west of
Moscow. and have checked the
Germans, according to a broad
cast heard in New York by CHS.
Mozhaisk is one of the main bas-'
tons remaining on the direct
route, to Moscow. It's recapture
by Soviet troops has not been
officially confirmed)
The Russian CTass) news agency
said Soviet troops commanded by
General Mosmenko had launched
an offensive against town identi-
fed as *" which was ITEM
porarily seized 5y the Germans.
/, On the Mozhaisk sector. said
Tass. large enemy forces launched
an offensive in an attempt to ad'
vance to the east"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21

ing TO do with Willie during
the reconstruction period.
They had all been invited
TO stay at the home of the
AddisOns while this work was
going on. Nv
And the Addisons had a de-
lightful place on Mob Hill and
were exceedingly nice, quiet
people.
And Willie might have been
nice in some ways but nobody
had ever accused him Of being
quiet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
HUNGARIAN JEWS SEIZED.

BUDAPEST. Hungary. Oct. 81.
-INS)-The mass arrest of 300
Hungarian Jews on charges OF dis
seminating enemy propaganda
and ''inciting dissatisfaction" was
disclosed here today. The prisoners
were taken TO a concentration
camp, the newspaper Hetfoe said,
adding that radio sets and tele-
phones had been confiscated from
numerous Jews and non-Jewish
unreliable elements"
SHANGHAI, Oct. 21.-(INS)-
A japanese soldier was shot today
in tire Nantao district, the "olc
Chinese city" adjoining Shanghai's
French concession. Chungkins
terrorists were believed respon'
sible.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
TOBODY knows W h a {
\ the Addisons thought
y about the Joke.

~1s e.AO IOh0e
Whatever they said was
said in the polite privacy of
their boudoirs.
Wfllie's m a ma was SO
pleased to find her darling
boy alive that she did not say
much of anything.
But .Willie's papa did not
seem to be so pleased.
He took Willie by the scruff
of the neck and sOlicitously
inquired:
We're you very 1Cdrm in
that rooneWhile the fire 1Oas
going on, WiHie?"
NO, papa, I wasn't yarn
at ALL said Willie.
We'll" said papa, laying
Willie across his knee bot
tom side up, you're going
to be alarmed noW, son,
Where 1t WiU do you the
most good"
| But with all his pretense Of
severity Willie's papa never
did warm Willie as he de.
served.
If he had done so Willie
might have, grown up to bt
O -cdIuunutsf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
n KEANW HILE tn e
V bengaIs were flaring
Az - u1~ys<JJx, 81 A. -


V bengals were flaring
Az wildly and the red
light glinted i'm the crevices
above and below the door.
The smoke drifted into the
hall.
The door resisted all efforts
to break 1t down.
"Get a ladder and reach
the WindOw from the laiUn,
ordered Mr.. Addison.
"Try to put the fire oft.
In any case rescue Willie"
Willie should have been
contrite at this concern for
his safety.
But, no. He danced about
In the highest glee, hugely
enjoying the situation until
finally some firemen actually
did arrive, climbed the ladder,
pried open the window, and
turned the hose on Willie and
his fireworks.
The cook had rung up the
alarm. =
Then Willie unlocked the
door and joyously explained
that he was only perpetrating
% little first of April joke.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-21
SEVERE LOSSES
IN THREE AREAS

"a heavy tank battle ensued,"
the agency related, "and Mt tire
mendous sacrifices the enemy
advanced several kilometers, but
finally was halted by bold Rus
sian counter-attacks."
A supplementary military bulle.
tin said that TO the south, in the
0rei sector, the Soviets were re-
sisting attacks and inflicting
severe losses on the Germans.
The Soviet high command an
nounced that repeated assaults by
gigantic fleets of German tanks
had been smashed on the blood
soaked Moscow approaches"
British airmen and fighting
planes were said to have plunged
into a furious defense of the be.
leagured Russian capital.
THE Vichy news agency re-
ported from Moscow that evacu-
alton of Soviet administrative
offices from the menaced capital
Is now complete. Part of the
government was transferred to
Kuibyshev (Samara). $50 miles
east of Moscow, while the re-
mainder went to Kazan, 500
miles east of Moscow.
The dispatch said it has not
yet known which city. will be
headquarters for the supreme
Soviet presidium, the Commu-
mist Party executive secretariat
and the Comintern.)
FIGHT TO STANDSTILL
According to the latest high
command communique, the Ger.
man panzer divisions unleasheo
their heaviest attacks. of the wal
at Moscow's defenses, but were
fought to a standstill about 81
miles west and IS miles south
west of Moscow.
Russian resistance stiffened ano
the fighting reached a new peak
of violence as Premier Josef
Stain repeatedly left Moscow ir
a powerful arrnored train ano
eruised westward for a tour oi
the front lines.
While German shells and bombs
peppered the ground around him
Stain toured up and down the
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QueenThanks
Americans
for Aid

OLONDON, Aug. IL - Up -
Queen Elizabeth, broadcastipg
to the United States for the first
time In two years, last night
thanked American women for
their aid to Britain fighting in .
cause she said was common to
BOTH nations.
I'VE shall not forget your
sacrifice" she said. The SYM
pathy which inspires 1t springs
not only from our common
speech and the traditions which
we share with you but even
more from our common ideals.
ITO you tyranny is AZ hateful
as it is to US; to you the things
for which we will fight to the
death are no less sacred. And, to
my mind at any rate, your gen.
crosby is born of your convic-
ton that we fight to save q
cause that is yours no less than
ours-of your high resolve that
however great the cost, however
long the struggle, justice and
freedom, human dignity and
kindness shall not perish from
the EARTH"
Only now Is Britain marshall
ing the full strength Of her en-
pire for victory, she said, and
Through these waiting months
q heavy burden 10 being borne
by our people,"
American canteens, ambu-
lances and medical supplies are
easing the suffering of British
men and women and 1.-THE
warmth and sympathy of Amer
lean generosity has touched be-
yond the measure the hearts of
all of us living and fighting in
these islands," she added.
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Dollars q Day!
The Sea Wolf Thrills
Jewel Theatre Crowds

tain. From this incident, Van
Weyden learns q new side of
Larsen's character. Far from
being angry about what Van
Weyden has written, he is pleas
ed to be the subject of analysis.
Van Weyden also learns Lar
sens carefully guarded secret
that he is subject to periodic
headaches which are followed by
partial temporary blindness.
Mutineers on the ship make
an unsuccessful attempt to MUIR
der Larsen, and after that life
aboard "The Ghost" becomes
even more UNDESIRABLE for Van
Weyden, Ruth and Leach. They
escape from the ship on a life
boat, and drift helplessly about
the ocean. When their supplies
are exhausted TREY sight q ship.
1t is THE Ghost" and it's sink
ing. Leach slips aboard, in a
desperate attempt to get some
water for Ruth. When he doesn't
come back, Van Weyden and
Ruth follow him aboard. Van
Weyden goes to the captains
cabin, finds him leaving one Of
his attacks of semi-blindness.
Van Weyden finds out that Leach
has been locked UP In the galley.
Larsen draws . Rhn on Van
Weyden as he starts to leave.
Then. with the boat sinking more
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Curtain Falls
ON Little Eve

oBELMONT, Mass., Aug. H.
an = The curtain that doesn't
rise again had fallen today for
Little Eva"
Funeral services were hell. for
Mrs. Z. ]. MacDonald. %, who
claimed to ~ the first to play
the role Of Eva In the memorable
Harriet Beecher 8 we play
Uncle Toms Cabin"
Almost 90 years ago, she play
ed the part at the ole museum
in Troy, N. Y, and the perform
ance was somewf ut OF . family
affair, what with her father
George c. Howard, playing "St.
Clair" her mother a. "Topsy,"
her uncle n "Gumption Cute"
and her cousin, George L. Aiken,
being adapter OF the novel.
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1lI Sss 1sssp = psnieipsts
& T., / ~ y lSas Sspesmbss War Genes

Corps supply; Capt. John J.
Sailors, group adjutant and
ST.; Capt. Albert l.. LeDuc.
c o m m . n ding Headquarters
Squadron; Capt. Harold H. Jep-
son, commanding / st Mater,el
Squadron; 1t. S. Q. Schsmbcr;
adjutant and supply officer,
Headquarters Squadron; 1t.
TORY c. Crest, LIST Materiel
Squadron, technical supply and
mess office; Capt. A.. S. Young,
S-4: 1t. G. j. Albrecht, trans.
portation officer; Capt. Jay F.
Camel, surgeon; and 1t. Will
lam r. Freyvogel, squadron en-
gineer.
LEAVE THIS MONTH
It is expected that the group
will leave Selfridge Field late
this month.
This will be the hrst time the
Third Air Base Group. whose
Hornets Nest" insignia long
has been familiar to Mount
Clemens folk, has left Selfridge
Field for extended field exer-
cises on such . scale.
Col. Seller, announcing man.
euver plans to the group, said:
CITES FINE RECORD
This group has had an ex-
cellent record and reputation IN
the past and it Is expected tina:
our good record will continue.
On these maneuvers we want to
show our superiors that we are
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