davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-08-05

as it does on whether you are
discussing the question with an
"isolationist" or an "interven-
zionist"
The American people have
been fed on the suggestion that
1t is possible to win this war for
the democracies without our ac-
tually getting into the battle.
1t is an appealing idea. No one
likes to think of American boys
dying in battle. 1t is an idea not
dissimilar to that which enabled
a dance hall operator in a
Western frontier town, years
ago, to get his music free
through the simple expedient of
erecting his own hall a few feet
from another dance hall, so that
his patrons could hear the music
played in his competitors place.
He did the building, but that
was all.
Axis Feels Same Way.
1t happens that this idea of
staying out of actual war, for the
United States, Is appealing also
to the three Axis nations. None
of them, up to this time, has
wanted to drag this country into
war. 1t could have been done
overnight, could be done any
day. 1t is not in Hitler's book
to take on the United States until
he has overrun. Russia and de-
feated Britain, or at least defeat
ed one of them. 1t has always
worried Japan to think of battle
with the United States while al
ready engaged in a long, hard war
with China, with possible war
with Russia in the offing.
Americans are great gamblers.
They are gambling now for the
highest stakes perhaps in their
history. They are placing their
bets on the ability of Britain and
Russia and China to turn the
trick against the Axis powers.
1t may be a good gamble. If it
fails, however, the country will
be faced with the need of doing
its own fighting.
The Choice for Z. S.
The choice lies in the hands of
the Nation to enter the war now,
making use of its Navy and the
men it has trained so far, and its
air forces, or to continue to go
ahead with its preparing for
war, hoping that the democracies
will hold out until this country
is so we'll prepared that no
nation or combination of nations
would dare to attack this coun-
try.
No one knows, of course, how
Evening star., 1941-08-05

son Of Tobruk grows more enter
prising day by day in its raids on
the italian besiegers. while report
has it that the major part Of the
German aircraft and troops have
been withdrawn from North Africa.
This may or may not be true, but
1t is certain that the enormous ditfi-
cuties Of supply and maintenance
are having their effect on the Axis
forces in Libya, and that these difn-
culties are less for the British.
The heat Is still very great In the
Evening star., 1941-08-05

| DOWN, now Iney MAI. q. Fielding Eliot.
seem to be trying for Kiev, with
prospects as yet uncertain, though
somewhat more promising than
elsewhere.
1t is too early to assess the real
wsrth of the high commands claim
of great accomplishments in the
Smolensk sector.
Meanwhile, however, the German
people are feeling the war more
and more severely.
In Eastern Germany, hospitals
are filled with wounded; hospital
trains arrive daily at the principal
railway stations; private homes are
being requisitioned.
In Western Germany the scale Of
the British air offensive increases
almost day by day, and the unfor-
tunate oficer upon whom rests the
final decision as to the ALLEGATION
of fighter squadrons between east
and west must be q distracted and
harried man.
Throughout the occupied regions,
rumor brings word OF the STRINGS
Of revolt. requiring stern measures
for which there is available decreas-
ing means as the Russian fighting
absorbs more and more troops.
Chances Of British Landing.
These are grave problems. They
are now intensified by rumors of an
impending British offensive by land
as well as air, and it may be well to
check over the possibilities in this
respect, just as the German staff
must check them over in its
perplexity.
The most immediate of these re-
ports refers to the Far North-the
region Of Kirkenes, Petsamo and
Murmansk. 1t is suggested that the
establishment Of a British beach,
head. expanded as means permit, in
this area would be . thorn in the
side of the Germans, a threat which
could not be neglected. and might
become a means of sending supplies
on considerable scale to the
Russians.
This sounds attractive, but there
are many difhculties to be overcome.
Every British strategical problem
seems to get back, sooner or later,
to a question Of shipping.
Many Difficulties.
In this case the distances are con-
siderable; it is, for example, 1,700
nautical miles from Liverpool to
Murmansk, about the same from
Iceland to Murmansk. To support
an expeditionary force in this
northern area Ito say nothing of
sending supplies to RUSSIA would
require a large allotment of ship
ping.
The line of communications would
be extremely vulnerable to the at
tack Of German submarines, aircraft
and surface raiders operating out of
Tromso, Narvik and other Nor
wegian ports.
The actual communications with
Russia would be limited to the
Murmansk and perhaps the Arch
angel railways, and 1t is hard to see
why at least the latter cannot be
used anyway, without any British
expeditionary force; while the
Murmansk railway is likely to be
Evening star., 1941-08-05
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
Japan has become entangled
in her own rope. She is now
about to find herself bound hand
and foot and soon may be gagged.
But before this happens she is
being given every chance to dis
entangle herself.
This is the policy the United
States is following toward Japan,
according to those who are
quietly planning the next moves
on the Far Eastern checker
board.
Freezing Of Japanese funds
here and in Britain, with all its
important implications, was q
mere shot across the bow.
Evening star., 1941-08-05

western desert; 1t begins to dimin-
ish with September, though really
good campaigning weather does not
arrive until November.
However, Italy remains as she has
always been-the weak end Of the
Axis, and an attack on Italy must
always seem attractive to the mas
ters Of British grand strategy If
means can be contrived to get at
that country.
(copyright, 1941. BY New York Herald
Tribune)
Evening star., 1941-08-05

oenUcQ 1enOerp
smashed bump
er, side = swipe
and turnover
from Key West
to San Fran
cisco.
Neither ou
nor I nor any
one we know has
ever been in the
wrong in a
smashup.
Just thin k
back and see II
this isn't trlle
Evening star., 1941-08-05

III i I S e l ]. IN
creasingly, t h e
pressures of in
ternal m or al e
and e x t ern al
prestige are de-
manding of the
G e rm a n staff
that they pro-
duce some sort
of token victory.
Last week they
apparently tried
for Leningrad
a n d b o 8 8 e d
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between the ad-
ministration and
the House Ways
and Means Com
mittee. To put a
$4,000, 900, 900 tax
bill through the
House, however.
after sew ver !
weeks of consid-
Grafton by the
Ways and Means
Committee is no
small achieve
m e mt even
though one i'm
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Church to Give Supper

The annual supper OF st. Marks
Episcopal Church at Fairland, Md,
will be held between and pm.
Thursday at the church. Chicken
and ham suppers will be served and
proceeds will be used for the benefit
Of church work.
Evening star., 1941-08-05
BY MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT,

The German attack on Russia re-
mains stalled by Russian defense
after six weeks of f1ghting-a fact
of tremendous military significance
Evening star., 1941-08-05

rHE opinions OF the rers on this page their opn not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions are presented tn The
readers although opinions be contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1941-08-05
Tax Action
Passes Buck
To Senate
Senators Seen
Less Susceptible
To Pressures
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

The hot weather and multiple
,ty of pressures seem to have affected
the otherwise serene and peaceful
relations which hitherto have existed
Evening star., 1941-08-05
The Political Mill
Choice for U. 5. Held to Be to Act With Allies
Now or GombIe on Facing Axis Alone Later

much impressed the Axis powers
would be by Americas prepara-
tions If and when they should
overrun the rest Of the world.
Probably not too much impressed
to undertake by every means
possible to break down this coun-
try. economically and militarily.
The isolationists insist that all
this country has to do is to arm
and it will be completely safe
from any attack. They might
add that the country would have
to continue as an armed camp
indefinitely.
The interventionists- - those
who would have this country
enter the conflict now-take a very
different view. They see Hitler
and Mussolini with their hands
overfull with fighting Great Brit
ain and Russia. They see. Japan
in a more or less desperate situa-
ton economically because of the
long war with China, which shows
no sign of ending. To them the
only wise thing is an attack
now on these potential enemies
when they are already overex-
tended.
Hitler Approves Isolationists.
Obviously, the isolationist idea
of staying out of the war is just
what Hitler desires. If he had
any other idea, he would have
gone to war with this country
months ago. Instead, he has
sought to impress people in this
country with the suggestion that
the last thing he wants with
America is war.
He has had every kind of prov
ocation to deliver attacks on
American ships, for example. He
has sunk only one-and that
may have been a mistake. Any
way, he was obviously glad 1t
created no more of a stir in this
country than it did.
Japan has played the game
close to the board, inching for
ward only when she believed that
she could do so without precipi-
tating actual war with the United
States. She is inching forward
again, moving south into Indo-
China and on the move into
Thailand. These moves are po-
tential threats to American in
terests in the Far East and to
the Philippines and possibly
Hawaii.
Action Against japan.
The administration, however, is
now taking definite steps to clip
Japan's wings economically and
to bring such pressure to bear
that she will find herself con-
fronted with all the difficulties
that a war with the United
States would entail. The strong
stand now being taken by this
country in the Far East may
bring a showdown at any time.
The fact that the American
battle feet is in the Pacific has
Evening star., 1941-08-05
McLemore-
Discusses the Most
Dangerous Man in US,
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

The most dangerous man In
America is that mysterious "other
fellow" who causes all the automo-
bile accidents.
He is to blame for every collision,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
S Planes Down,
Z Red Ships Hit,
Berlin Claims
Leningrad Isolated
After Nazis Seize
Moscow Railroad, Say
Germans; Push Near
Inlernallonal New. ser,Ice CahIe

BERLIN. Aug. IS German air
raids on Russian detectives, in
which % Rod air force planes
were shot down in aerial combats.
two Soviet auxiliary cruisers were
damaged and heavy losses were in
ncted on Red army troops, were
in Berlin today.
a communique said the luftwaife
raided railways in the BryanSk
and Chernigov area. destroying 35
Russian machines in ensuing COM
bats.
Other planes repeatedly scored
several hits and severely damaged
the two auxiliary cruisers south Of
Ochakov in the Black Sea. render
ing the vessels impossible 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
Philippine
Exports
CNrlseal

WASHINGTON. Aug IS. In
two actions designed further 10
strengthen defense. Pres ,cnt
Roosevelt today issued procla-
nation extending the export con-
troll system over all military
supplies. and an Executive order
authorizing special treatment OF
vessels carrying defense supplies
The proclamation placed under
export licensing control all mill
tary equipment and machinery.
tools, materials or supplies neceS-
sary 10 their manufacture or
operation which had not prey l.
ously been placed under such
control
Practical effect Of the procla.
nation the White House an
nounced viii be 70 limit the
expectation from the Philippine
Islands OF the items referred to
but 70 permit them 20 flow freely
from the United States.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
Aluminium Campaign
Nets 22O,738 Pounds

With the din and rattle Of met
ropoltan Detroits drive for ma
tional defense aluminium receding
in the distance officials of the
drive today estimated they had
about 22o73S pounds Of it piled
high on their hands in a yard at
and Michigan avenues.
Howard - Crowell executive
secretary OF the drive in this sec
Nor SAID tho aluminium came
from Nacomb Oakland. Monroe
and NU,h'Cnaw counties as we'll
as Detroit MichiganS total
p0m1H-e Ea thcrcd is about 100000
pounds with ll6l4s pounds as
Dc'roits snare. all of which goes
zoo The Michigan Council of De-
f.u~C.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
NEW PROPOSALS

New proposals recommended in
the report included:
Assignment OF special attache
representing the American OCD
at the United States Embassy in
London.
Provisions for paid full time
employees necessary for a skeleton
civilian defense set-up.
Exemption of policemen and
fremen from military service.
Erection of a national testing
and experimental research labo-
ratory dealing exclusively with
problems of civilian defense
Making Of "completeplan faEz
building OF shelters in vulnerable
areas
Plans for evacuation or pro-
lection OF children in danger
zones.
EarmarkinC Of buildings that
could be reqmSitloned in emer-
gcncies for civilian defense pur-
poses
Detailed plans for air rad
signals. and provisions for the
duplicating and safe storing OF
vital records.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

Defeated.
Reds Say

STOCKHOLM. AUG. 2S-An
unsuccessful German attempt 10
size the Estonian island Of OeSel
with a parachute army was re-
ported in a Soviet broadcast heard
i'm Stockholm today Most Of the
parachutists were captured, 1t was
said.
6eSei ami the island Of NaTgOe
were bombarded ty German artil-
lery. il was said. While the Rus
sian forts were unchanged, many
farms were ploughed up by shells
Nargoe has a large Swedish
population.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
Defense Mission
Asks Nationwide
Fingerprinting
Would Help Identify
Casualties in Event
of Attack; 2 From
State on Board
International new. service wire

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S. 49, A
special American mission sent 10
England 10 study civilian defense
i'm the British Isles today recon-
mended that the entire popula-
ton OF the United States he
fingerprinted for identification Of
casualties.
Members Of the American mis-
sion that made the study i'm Lon
don are Capt Donald S Leonard
Of the Michigan State Police;
Harry M. Prince, New York HouS-
ing Authority architect. Glenn c
Richards. secretary Of the Detroit
Department Of Public Works:
Mai Frank NJ. Roessing, Pitts
burCh director of public works;
Arthur w Wallander. New York
City deputy police Inspector. and
Or Huntington Williams. Balti-
more commissioner OF health.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
folk speak from
a little more first-hand
- information than the

New Deal Missionaries do.
At any rate the question
of Russian resistance will be
decided in a couple of
mOnths"-and when il is de-
cided the danger of America
entrance into the war will
diminish to a minimum.
Either America will not
NEED to go in or it would
not do any GOOD for Amer
lea to go in.
With America out as a pos
sible war participant, peace
would undoubtedly be made
in LESS than "a couple of
months" and the United
States could return to its one
time traditional policy of
minding its own business,
providing for its own defense,
looking out for its own well
fare. and not being run
snobbishly and stupidity in
the interests of royal refugees.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
Lakes Ship Aoround

SAULT STE. MARIE. Aug. IS
The Great Lakes Steamship
Companys steamer. f. L. Kulas.
which passed through the locks
loaded with ore at . a. m today,
is now reported to he hard aground
at Little Rapids cut IN the lower
st. Mary'S River. She evidently
ran aground during the heavy fog
which has prevailed through the
river region since 3 a. m. Tugs
have gone 10 her assistance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
Motorists Warned
To Gel New Plates

Before going on that Labor Day
holiday motorists who still have
.half-ycar tags today we're advised
ia Obtain their fglI year licenses
The old tags VIII be outlawed
Monday.
More than IS 900 Wayne County
motorists sun are without plates.
All Offices OF the secretary Of
state in Wayne County will re-
main open today and tomorrow
until 9 p. m ami on Saturday
evening as long as necessary.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
u. S. Chart

r1sgi1s and NiCInIty! Increasing cloudi-
ness ana slightly warmer today Friday
occasional rain. Highest temperature today
about "a lowest tonigh, IS, highest FRI
day Is. Gentle variable winds. mostly
southeast 10 south.
Lake forecasts tnoon 20 midnigh, today:
Erie and St clair. wind southeast 10
south, 10 10 IS m. p n. fair. Huron.
WIND southeast and south, 10 70 Is m. p.
partly cloudy
Temperatures Wednesday: Highest. TOi
lowest 81 mean, 81
Wednesday, Z
Relative humidity Wednesday. 3Oa M.
SO 80 a. m 76's, 1880 .. m. a.,
80 p. m, tsG.
The sun sets today AZ T.i3 ?. m and
rises tomorrow At $50 a. m.
The moon sets tonight A. 10 50 o. m
and rises tomorrow at las m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
PERMITS MODIFICATION

In addition. the regulation per-
rits flexible modification or PRIOR
tiles as changing conditions in
this country and in the nations at
war may require Defense orders
must be accepted, II was pointed
out. not only When they prevent
or delay delivery Of nondefenSe
orders, but also when they inter-
fere with previous defense orders
with lower preference ratings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
Lone Filler Kills Z
In Raid ON Finn Town

HELSINkI. Finland. Aug. 2S.-
UNS) The town Of Porvoo on
the Finnish coast, today counted
a toll Of % dead and so wounded
after a lone enemy plane, flying
at a great height, dropped several
bombs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
DFFF\SE FIRST

-- fi---f---- 5-i-+ - fttAt
business firms must accept defense
orders offered lhCm even ii aC-
Csptarrr- OF these orders viii pre-
icnt -deLLa-A,= deliveries ef
nonocfense orders II means.
-Nas explained. that business as
usual is out the window and that
the nations entire productive ca
paCity IS going 10 be geared 10
turn out var materials for the
United States, Great Britain
China and Russia
Firms or individuals not COM
plying with the new order could
be deprived Of materials necessary
10 their manufactures. which
could force them 20 shut down.
sr1G-t,-t7t+ttii l,+e-i..- tppa-A-e+44s
Imprisonment, a $1,000 fine or
both.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
Pacific EIiqht Record Set

HONOLULU Aug 2s--tINSl
a new California 10 Hawai-
commercial plane speed record Of
- hours. 81 minutes was chalkco
up today for three Douglas DC-I
TRANSPORTS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

think that Russia will
~ hold out"
But whether our sympa-
thies he prO-Russian or not
we must realize that New
Deal war predictions have
not been particularly accurate
up to now.
Indeed. they have been al
most childish in their mac
curacy and futility.
Americans do not like TO
hear unpleasant truths any
more than the British did.
and on that account Lind
bergh, who speaks them inn
politely, is not universally
popular at this crucial mo-
ment.
But that frank and far
seeing gentleman who warned
the English clearly and
confidently Of Germany $
strength and Russia's weak
ness has now plainly eX-
pressed his unbiased American
opinion according to press
reports, that Soviet defeat
is only a matter of weeks as
far as the major military
action is concerned"
The Lindbergh opinions.
whether we like them or not i,
at least possess the merit of
having been obtained by in
vestigatiOn on the ground
and having been verified by
events 10 date.
And his standing as an en-
pert and as a capable and
loyal American had never
been questioned until he de-
liNered views and predictions
that some of us do not
approve.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
IN THE NEWS
CONTINUED from Page One)

his family probably wont
get food. >
Allen JOhannen, American
born Red from the state OF
Washington, whose father
went to Russia as a consult,
ing engineer, cOrrobOrated
Doyle's statements.
JOhannen is a nOncommis-
stoned officer in the Russian
Red army.
an cEcr again." these
American born Red soldiers
chorused.
An nc hope for is to
get back to America
Any Of us coming home
Ito RUSSIA asa released
prisoner wouid be shot M
mediateiy.'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

To Keep EN- Flying" YOU
must Keep on Buying" Defense
Savings Bonds and Stamps reg
lIlarlN.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
NOW HOPPING UP

They declared broad path had
been cleared toward the sources of
the DniePeF and VolGa Rivers and
that hopping up operations are in
progress east OF Velkiye Luki--
the region where the mass Of the
Soviets 22nd army was said to
have been destroyed in A bloody
battle between Lake linen and
In addition, il was asserted, an
even greater catastrophe IS now
overwhelming the armies Of Soviet
Marshal Timoshenko below Gomel.
When this is ended. German au-
thoritieS said. the German armies
will he in position to sweep deep
inland.
Berlin officials anticipated that
German moves over
great sections of the battle front
will soon be under way despite
wet weather.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

either fall in the next month
or two or will not fall at all.
If Leningrad is occupied
and the Ukraine Oyerrun by
the enemy. Moscow will be at
the mercy Of the enemy
forces advancing along rail-
roads from the north and the
south, and Russia's eagle will
he a cooked goose.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

tut similar views. based
u on intimate experience,
have been expressed by
other AmeriCans-or at least
Americans bOrn--Who were
captured by Finnish troops
from the Red army and who
predict the early collapse of
Russian resistance.
One Of theSe-keijo DOYLE.
from Pittsburgh, said accord.
ing 10 dispatches:
Tic Rad nymy copot
ho'd an much longer
Il fgbt b,co0sct must
or br shat from be-. td.
"PoIiteoI o6icu,S pcIr
oiw0v brid rs uttL
'oodCd D.s'1'y.
Noug mcp uoc lHrI
for tcS totiug n Single
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
RAILROAD RAIDED

BomberS raioed the Saporoshie-
Pavfograd railway, setting the
Slavgorod station on fire and
wrecking five trains, the commu-
nique said.
Heavy losses were Sald to have
been inflicted on dense Soviet
columns retreating eastward from
Dniepropetrovsk.
foday'S communique Of the Ger
man high command gave few de-
tails of the operation. 1t said.
Cooperation on the entire East
ern Front are continuing ac-
cording 10 plan.
Fast of -Saifa, German and
Finnish troops annihilated two
divisions. Only weak contin-
gents succeeded In escaping,
leaving their entire war ma
terials behind.
German forces shot down
100 Soviet planes, while Hun
garians accounted for 10 and
Italians for g."
Reducing Russian man-power
division by division. German
declared today. Chan
cellor Hitler's armies on the east
ern front have hammered out new
bases above and below
Smolensk on the central sector OF
the front.
Military quarters said in Berlin
that the next move is expected 10
be A drive eastward in wedge
formation :
Informed m Hilary quarters
claimed German troops had
reached the Leningrad Moscow
railway. completing the isolation
Of the entire Leningrad industrial
region.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

"a gnest temperature yesterday 1903 de-
grAes A. Phoenix AriT
loves, temperature lss' nght-5s dc.
sfees, az Traverse cry, Micn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

NUR New Deal statesmen
4 think that Russia will
hold out"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

Beautifully styled coats tai
lorsd in quality materials In
terlned for sStrs ~srmth
against chilling winds Charge
u tomorrow and pay later.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

Exceptionally fine values Colorful
prints or plain colors Choice Of
pretty styles. Buy several at this
saving.