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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05

Overthrow

LONDON. April 5.-GNS)--A
m Hilary coup d'etat has over
thrown the Iraq government OF
Seyid Taha AL Hashimi and sup
planted II with a new nationalist
regime under Rashid ALI Al Cal
lani. who Immediately deposed the
regent Enir Abdul Ilah. on charges
OF treason. Bagdad dispatch said
today Ii was reported the rieposed
regent. who ruled in behalf Of the
5-yeaf-oid King Feisal II. had fled
the country.
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DROVE AROUND PLANT

They took cars and ran them
all over the factory. Others
took electric trucks and went
for iov rides. Some of them
took sheets Of steel and made
long knives Of II In the furnaces.
Three fellows who wanted TT
get out of the plant made a raft
and we're about to cross the
Rouge River when they saw
some Go guys on the banks.
That scared them and they
turned around and went back
Tho man said cicarcts sold foi
30 cents n package in the plant
and that most Of the lights in the
buildings were out.
Governor Van Wagner sax
that workers employed ON con
gfTUCTTOH UI The aIfplane motoi
plant within the Rouge plants
boundaries will not be issuet
passes to 20 through the pickle
lines.
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Cites France

NEW YORK. April SIMS
France was diSunited during
the time when she should have
been making preparations for
war because Of communism and
strikes. according 10 Theodore
Rousseau, former president OF
the American Club OF Paris
81 hope we can understand
that lesson" Rousseau told the
French t-its.s4a 4al.-4.4Zl- Commerce.
Elf we don't we're sunk. :
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Arraign
More i'm
Bribery

Continued from Page One)

Ntf 80 OhNJ
dent and general manager of-ti1e
Liplnan Construction Company
second half of the contracting
combine.
Oscar Abel, Detroit attorney
named by Hamilton as bribery
agent for the Smith-Lipman COM
panies.
S. Brooks Barron Detroit at.
terneyr also named by Hamilton as
a Smith-Lipman agent.
John Gottron, Detroit manufsc.
turer's agent accused in the
Dingeman Indictment of being the
man who paid $1,000 of the Smith
Lipnan bride money TO Dingeman
DR.. Lyle c. Ling. deputy count,
coroner.
Sam Bernan. a salesman for the
Rsisler Corporation of New York
a heating equipment firm.
The a. Smith e. Co.
The Lipman Construction Com
pany.
The Raisler Corporation.
The Huron Portland Cement
Company, 1925 Ford Building.
Named as co-conspirators are
Albert J. O'Connor, sales man
ager for the Koenig Coal and Sup
ply Company, said by Hamilton Il
be the go-between between himself
and the Smith-Lipman company
and named as a go-between in the
indictments of the three council
men.
Albert J. Rooney, vice president
and general manager of the Huron
Portland Cement Company.
Thomas Murray. an employc o.
the cement company.
FREE on $1,000 BONDS
Barron, Ling and Gottron have
already been arraigned and arc
free on $1,000 bonds for examina
ton April Is.
Counsel for Adel informed The
court that he would appear today
The Huron Portland Cement Com
pany Informed Judge Cotter tha'
company attorney would alst
appear today.
Ling. who has been a deput!
coroner for eight years. was sus
pended by Coroner Albert a
Hughes. The warrant accuses Linz
of taking 81 900 from Hamilton t.
use his friendly influence to per
suade Councilman. James Garlicl
to vote for awarding the contrac
to the Smith-LipTan Company.
81 was deepIy shocked to hear
of the indictment of Ling"
Coroner Hughes said. II have
known him all his life and we
are friends. pals. An indictment
il not proof of guilt but under
/ the circumstances I have noti-
fled the board of auditors that
he Is suspended"
SPECIFIC CHARGES
/ Charges involving the remainini
defendants were as follows:
Abe Smith, Seymour Smith an
Lipman are accused of setting u
/ the bribery fund and conspirinI
TO bride the councilnen.
Abel and Barron are accused o
acting as go-betweens in tn
bribery of Hamilton.
Gottron is accused Of being a
agent of the Smith-Lipman com
pany in the alleged bribery =
Dingeman.
i Berman is charged with bein
the agent of his employer, tn
Raisler Corporation, in the briber
of Ewald. The warrant states tina
BerTnan regularly paid Ewal
sums ranging from $500 to $50
until a total of 800 had bee
paid him.
The Huron Portland Cemer
!. Company is accused of agreeing I
rebate five cents on each barre
!, of cement furnished 10 the Smith
, Lipnan company. lin furtheranc
|, of the conspiracy
The Raisler Corporation is Al
cused of furnishing the aiiege
: 81 500 Ewald bride money.
/, The Lipman Construction Con
: pany and A. Smith G. Compen
: arc declared 10 be the firms tbs
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Report Big Flee
Off Gibraltar
International New, Service Cable

International News service Cable
ALGIERS. April 5.--A dispatch
today from Algeciras, Spain. stated
that a British battle feet headed
by the 37,400-ton battle cruiser
Renown and accompanied by four
heavily loaded troop transports
had left The Gibraltar naval base.
There was no indication as TO
the direction taken by the battle
feet, whether it sailed into the
Mediterranean or the Atlantic. The
presence or the aircraft carrier
Ark Royal. a number of cruisers
of the Sheffield class, seven de-
stroyers and two submarines indi-
Gated that joint naval-military
expedition might be under way
according to French naval circles.
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az. ]. THOMAS.
President of JAW"

Among the early evacuees from
the plant last night was a youth
who was in the rear axle depart
merit from Wednesday night until
Friday He described conditions
inside the plant as follows:
we didn't get anything TO
rat hut bread and coffee until
Thursday night, Then we got
lots OF good cats. \ lot of men
were going crazy about the
niaee
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AdOWa
Falls to
British.
international New. s.rvie. osbi.

CAIRO, April 5.-Occupation OF
the Ethiopian city OF Adowa by
British troops was announced by
authorities in Cairo today.
tAdowa. center of a rich agri-
cultural area, was the scene of
a crushing Abyssinian victory
over Italian forces on March /,
1896, when the Italians lost 4 500
white and nearly 5000 native
troops
Capture of 1900 Italian troops
by British forces advancing or
Massawa, also was announced.
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PEACE EFFORT RUMoRED

MADRID. April 5.--(INSl-The
possibility of a mighty effort TO
achieve peace. either by Pope Plus
XII or by some nation not too
compromised BY her own attitude
was limited today by the Rome
correspondent of the Catholic
paper "Y. A" II was suggested
that the negotiations might win
the support of the United States
and Japan.
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New Peace Offer
Sent Axis by
Yugosldvia
By ,DFSIDER GELEJI
4 New, service star Correspondent


BELGRADE. April 5. - While
military authorities rushed fna
war preparations. the YugoSla'
cabinet met today in an eleventh
hour attempt TO preserve peace
with Germany and Italy.
Without announcement or any
previous notice. Premier Gen. Du-
san Simoyic and his cabinet held
a session that lasted from l. 81
e.-s,,--tfs4.iill Is % al
When the meeting broke UP II
was reported a new note had been
dispatched Is Berlin and Rome,
expressing anew YuEoslavia's de-
sire to avert a conflict with the
AXIS powers.
(In Berlin a German spokeS-
man indicated that such a ness
age would change nothing. Dip
lomatic relations between Ger
many and YugoSlayia b ave
practically ceased, II vas
Bta+rrf-f
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rowing bands of thugs armed with
iron bars and other weapons
who were living inside the plant.
r. J. Thomas. president of the
auto union, conferred with Dewey
on this and in the afternoon
Dewey and the governors special
mediation commission met with
company officials and evolved a
plan 10 remove the men from the
plant.
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FROM yICHY TO LONDON

LONDON. April 5.-GNS)-v.
X. Wellington Koo. noted Chinese
statesman and now envoy to the
Vichy government. VIII succeed
Quo Tai-Chi as ambassador to
London, II vas understood today.
The latter has been named foreign
minister of the Ghungking gov
ernment,- -----
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ar Notes
BACK IN BERLIN

BERLIN. April 5.-tINSl-Jap-
anese Foreign Minister Matsuoka
was back in Berlin today fro m
Rome. He is en- route back 10
Toxic after conferences with Axis
leaders. Matsuoka conferred with
Hitler and Foreign Minister Rib
bentrop. He will depart for Mos
COW tonight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05

fofd service department III IT.
fusing 10 Leave the plant.
Dewey declined 10 comment on
the UNION S statement.
Returning to the conference
rooms, = Dewey, Governor Van
Wagner and the members of the
mediation group began a series Of
telephone conferences with union
officials and Ford representatives.
These continued for four hours
and Dewey then reported that the
union agreed 10 60 ahead with the
negotiations.
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ITALIANS FEAR A BLOW

italian forces In Albania have
established q defense line north OF
Tirana, the Albanian capital. as a
precaution against possible war
with Yugoslsyia, 1t was reported
today.
tSorne recent reports have
stated that if Yugoslavia goes TO
war with the Axis powers. the
Yueoslav army may first strike
against Italian forces IN Al
bania.l
Danger OF a general Balkan war
was considered intensified by an
order from Gern1an-controlled
Sofia directing Bulgarian residents
of Yugoslavia TO leave this country
today. The German and Italian
coionies-except for skeleton legs-
tion enthusiastically have departed
The Bulgarian legation in Bel
grade received instructions to-
day 70 leave Belgrade tomor-
row, according 10 reports r.
ceived in Budapest. These adj
vices said all Belgrade schools
were closed and that children
attending them have been
evacuated TO the south.
Trenches and Notifications seefe
rushed 10 completion around key
Serbisn defense points.
II was understood on reliable
authority that both Greece and
Turkey have promised fullest pos
able aid 20 YugoslaWs the moment
- - tttrtfs- 1t1ft tTfrff F7<frSztFsi
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TIE sun WI 81 a. a. N t'dav
and uses tomorrow 81 6sua n
Ire mon WH rlss fndAF ~ l. Is
2. n and tetH tomorrow a. 2s44 a. n.
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would not attempt TO open the
plainly
fTe JAW attorney told the
c6urt yesterday that he needed
Certain testimony" from Henry
and Edsel Ford for his motion.
Judge futile tartly replied he did
not keep the Fords on hand and
that he wasn't interested at all
in the demand for their presence.
Goodman then obtained SUBJ
penas for both Fords and for
Harry Bennett, Ford pefsonnet
chief, and United States Marshal
John J. Bare tried all day to find
them to serve the subpenas with
out result He was to continue his
efforts today.
Meanwhile. the first few days of
the strike had brought shower
of applications unemployment
COMPENSATION into the offices of
the state unemployment compen-
sation commission. Officials said
eight to ten thousand applications
had been received and that they
expected a large share of the
Rouge plants $4,000 workmen
would file during the coming week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05

disposed 10 give me negotiators a
day or two more
Although threatening for a time
10 collapse completely. separate
negotiations between Stale and
federal mediators and Ford and
UAW-CIO officials we're 70 con-
tinue today n the Slatler Hotel.
The threatened hreakof Of ne
eofiafionS came last night after
the men nov in the Ford plan re-
fused 10 leave m RESPONSE 10 a
personal appeal by Dewey.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
Axis Transports
In Libyd Rdided
By British
BY w. r. SAPPHIRE

init news service stan Correspondent
CAIRO. April Striking back
in an attempt to impede the adj
vance OF GermansItalian mecha-
nized forces. British dive bombers
were revealed today 10 have
heavily attacked Axis motor trans
port columns in the Mefsa. Bfega
area. about 100 miles south OF
Bengazi, the east Libyan naval
port abandoned by the British
Thursday.
This raid obviously was staged
to cover the withdrawal of British
imperial forces north of Bengal
to strategic defensible areas in
the J e b e A * ar Mountains,
shielding Derna.
The British were concentrating
advanced elements" north and
east OF BepgaZi, il was announced
as an official British military
spokesman limited the first great
Anglo-Gernan battle is in the
making. He declared:
I'VE will allow the enemy 10
continue to penetrate eastward
until he reaches a point where
We are satisfied NE can-gixe-
hattie with the assurance OF
success"
PROTECT SUEZ
Reliable military sources mean.
while revealed that Axis mocha.
nlzed units in this sector outnum-
Der the British. more than 10 TO
one, but the British nevertheless
VIII make formidable stand
somewhere between Bengazi and
Derna to prevent Egypt and Suez
from becoming inperiled.
Nearly 1000 German tanks
were c IS i la { e d TO have been
hurled into the Nazi-led Axis
campaign, bolstering Mussolinfs
mechanical forces which had been
decimated by the victorious Brit.
ish blitz push that carried Brit
aims imperial conquerors across
all eastern Libya 10 $50 miles be-
yond Bengazi before the Axis
counter-offensive began.
British quarters claimed there
was definite evidence that the
German tanks now in action in
-Eshya- had been transported across
the Mediterranean in French as
well as Axis ships that moved
through French and Spanish ter
ritorial waters 10 reach Tripoli.
CLASH RECALLED
This recalled the Anglo French
clash off Algeria last Sunday
when British warships sought TO
halt and search a French convoy.
I An Raj squadron. striking far
behind the advancing line of Ger
manhattan mechanical troops. hit
the Tripolitanian seaport capital
Of Tripoli for a second conseeu-
tive night in what was officially
termed a successful raid"
Italian and German air attacks
on an Raj launch and two Brit
ISL minesweepers off the Mid
Mediterranean island fortress Of
Malta were beaten off without
loss.
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Du(eF|iersBom
Greek Troops

@f""'"~' +'N"' D''''~O NN'N
ROME. April ). - The Italian
high command today claimed Fas-
cist warplanes b o m b d Greek
troops on the road between ko-
rita and Pogradec. Albania. set
ting motor trucks afire.
ATHENS. April 5.-GNS)--Thc
Greek high command communique
announced that British bombers
raided the Italian Albanian base
of Berati. scoring direct hits on
military buildings. Greek ground
troops and artillery were active,
IL was claimed. Several prisoners
were taken.
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PUSH MOBILIZATION

Despite the new gesture on be-
half Of peace, which some circles
regarded as an effort 10 gain time.
Yugoslavia rushed the final stages
Of military mobilization
All possible measures wire 4 a
to meet German attack which
may be launched at any moment.
All Yugoslav frontiers were
closed with the exception OF that
fronting on Greece.
Military authorities began re-
QUESTIONING automobiles.
The situation has become Sc
serious, il was reported, that
United State Minister Arthur
Bliss Lane is making contact with
the Yugosiav foreign office ID
times a day. Principal subject of
these talks is the question OF
American material aid 10 Yugo-
slavia. which has been promised
BY Washington if Yugoslayla IS the
Victim of aggression.
The American military attache
IS maintaining continuous contact
with the Yugoslav war office.
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PLEDGE FROM BENNETT

Dewey declared he had received
personal assurance from Harry II.
Bennett, head of The Ford -srrv'rcr'
department. that the company de-
sired that the men who have been
in the plant since the strike be-
gan leave the buildings
Dewey pointed out that II was
very difficult problem 10 get
the men out of the plant and
through the union picket lines
safely and=ti1at- beti, stiles =natist
pledge their fullest cooperation.
This, Dewey said. was done at
the afternoon meetings.
The men, il was decided would
leave the plant in DSR buses
from gates facing on Schaelel
road. The union Withdrew al
pickets from Schsefer road anc
reduced the size of its lines or
Miller road.
At 6 p. m. Dewey and the mem.
bers of the mediation commission
went to the Ford plant 10 tel
i the men that they could leave the
building without fear Of injury.
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lned m the negotiations.
NO ONE TOLD DEWEY

saw I'm the papers," he said.
Company representatives never
said anything to me about such
sabotage"
State police and Dearborn Off
GERS said they had not been adj
vised OF any sabotage. John )
Bugas, head of the Detroit Fbl
office, who worked at his office
until midnight. refused comment
The company. however, in addi'
ton to its charge of damage 10
defense work dies, also said two
of ten furnaces in the open hearth
mill have been badly damaged, re.
quiring months of repair work
The company also said 900 tons OF
steel had been dumped on the
floor of the building
The union, in its telegram TO the
war secretary denying sabotage
said:
II learn from the press that
/. 4. CapixIi, counsel of the Ford
Motor Company has stated TO
you that Ford Workers have
caused damage to valuable air
craft dies in the Rouge plant.
BRANDED AS FALSE
This Is n complete falsehood,
deliberately and mallciOusly
made In an effort To poison pub
lie opinion against patriotic and
Iawabiding workers who have
long suffered from serious grew
ances.
NO property nj any time has
been damaged by the Ford strik-
ers. Despite attacks on our men
by thugs inside the plant, our
union has voluntarily supplied
maintenance men for furnaces
and the power house at the
Rouge plant so that no equip
ment would je injured.
I'VE have offered to send all
defense workers into the Rouge
plant, an offer which the Ford
Motor Company has not ac-
cepted.
"Capizzi has not dared TO SUBJ
nit his yiciously false charge TO
the state local and county law
enforcement officers here. l
shall demand that an official in
vestigation be made by the au-
tharitles at once so that the
Gapizzi allegation MAY be eX-
posed a untrue.
HtSu iIIvitF n most thorough
Investigation By the federal gov
arnnfpnf
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We arc nnhcihi We VIII w
abb 81 get tine men out OF the
plant by tonight he declared.
Although the matter OF the
-ufarr urrurairt>- took III, -efeat
deal Of yesterday 5 meeting, Dewey
said that he also discussed some OF
the unions demands with the Ford
representatives. lie refused to
elaborate on this statement, but
declared.
THE situation II now the most
hopeful that il has been since
We started negotiations
The governor said.
Continued progress rests
squarely on the shoulders N the
company and the union he
SAID. Theirs Is the RESPONSE
hiiity of committing no acts
that viii disturb orderly and
peaceful mediation around a
conference table
Questioned on the alleged Sabo-
taee Of dies, Dewey declared that
rnu subject tf1as never been mem
TONED IN the negotiations.
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OFFERS DEFENSE WORKERS

Replying TO an earlier company
charge that ii MAS Interfering with
national defense work. the JAW
yesterday issued a statement that
the company's protestations are
completely insincere.
The union declared h at OH
Tuesday it had told the Office OF
Production Management and the
governors mediation board II was
entirely agreeable to all defense
workers and necessary mainte-
nance men entering the struck
plant TO carry on their duties.
Subsequently, it said, when the
company presented list of per-
/ sons il felt should enter the plant
at once, it listed no defense work.
linen. although 1t asked that serv-
Ice men company police. Strong
arm and spy forces be permitted
TO enter.
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RIVERS GUARDED

(Another DNB dispatch from
Budapest said a heavy Yugo-
siavian tank division was re-
ported 10 have taken up positions
between the Danube and Drau
rivers southeast of Fuenkirchen.
Cali roads and bridges along
the Yugoslav border were said
10 have been mined. with engi-
neer corps ready for action"
Reports direct from Budapest
said a heavy YuEosiavian mech
anized division had been eeneen-
-trated only 30 miles from the
important Hungarian town of
PEGS, and that the Yugoslav-
Hungarian border h d been
closed by the Belgrade govern
ment.
TN Budapest street lights
were partially dimned durin;
the night as precaution against
any sudden air attack
Reports received in Belerad
said strong German forces wer
moving south and west throug
Hungary. Rumania and Bulgari
10 take up battle positions alon
the Yugoslav borders.
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CLERKS SLEEP AT OFFICE

Because OF the press OF bust.
ness, clerks of the American lega-
ton slept last night in the lega-
ton building TO be on hand for
any emergency.
The government suspended all
commercial traffic on Yugoslav
railways and along her stretch OF
the Danube River TO make way
for troop movements.
Trains and river boats were
conmandeered by the high COM
fnand for transport of soldiers and
war supplies.
Peasant militia units were called
up to reinforce the army of 1.500,-
900 men. Police halted all pas
senger trains.
Authoritative circles In Bel.
grade said II WIS no longer cites
ton of whether-but when--the
Tazis would attack
tThe official German news
agency DNB reported from Tag
reb that German consuls in the
Yugoslav towns of Split and
Sarajevo have returned to the
Reich and that the Italian consul
general returned to Italy from
Belgrade.
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AFL MASS MEETING

In announcing the AFL federal
unions mass meeting, scheduled
for tonight at s o'clock in the
State Fair Coliseum. John Murphy
the unions organization director
said.
I'VE will give our membership
full report on the situation,
and then we'll decide what's
what. Several groups have been
ctamering to march against the
CIO picket lines and go back to
work.
Il am going to advise against
this, for think the matter can
be settled cody and peaceably.
But l represent the men and IL
they insist on such a move,
will lead the march as their rep
resentative."
At Fort Custer the 5th Division
which had been given an alert
order - rumors said because II
might be ordered TO take over the
Ford strike continued 10 stand by
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Dewey then returned 10 the
hotel and announced 10 newspaper
men that there was danger Of the
negotiations being broken off be-
cause of the failure Of the men
10 leave the plant. pointed
out that the union had demanded
the plant evacuated in order 10
protect the JAW maintenance
men.
Meanwhile the union issued a
statement charging that the 1.500
men were acting on orders OF the
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SEES HOPE BY TONIGHT

We arc hopeful NE will be
abr 81 get tine men out OF the
nlanl BY tonight,' be declared.