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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-09

radio. She won the stellar role in
the show and movie version of
Show Boat
She went TO London and scored
a hit there, then went on 10 repeat
her success in Paris. But it was in
nightclubs that her real fame was
won and she. returned to sing in
them time after time, never fail
ing TO score success.
She WAS married last Jttfy 27 TO
Lloyd Johnson. wealthy Los An
geleS automobile dealer He was
at her bedside all during her i'll
ness and at her death.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-09
FIRST TORCH SONG

Her career was a fabulous one.
Born in Danville, Ill, in 1900 she
went to Chicago as CHILD. worked
in a Chicago department store and
then as a manicurist before OBJ
tanning work as a singer IN
cabarets.
Dark haired and blue eyed, she
rapidly won attention. Perched on
a piano in the thin beam of a spot
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-09
TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS /:

We very happy to advise you that the
comp1i Of affairs wi tn Of employees
affiliated WI tn the uni on has been cab1y
settled to the sati sfaction Of all ooncerned.
We are exceedingly regretfu1 that
unable TO serve customers WI tn usual
courteous and ent service during this trying
period; and WI sh to express at this
appreciation Of your patience and cooperation.
We trust that fri endly relations may
continue IN the future as In the past and you may
be assured that will endeavor you at
all times to the very best Of ability.
Assuring you again Of appreciation Of
your patronage and cooperation, we beg remain,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-09
Campfire Girls Convene Here
To Map Participation in Defense

Fire Glls. whereby the girls plan
bus and prepare an adequate mea.
for a family of four at a cost of 81
Detroit Camp Fire groups
have found the meal provided
for 81 an New York City costs
Sll0 here
She stressed the Importance OF
certifying the family through
proper nutritious
HELD MOST IMPORTANT
when times like the present
come and we find many Of our
young men ineligible TO defend
their country because they have
been fed improperly. we know
we have fallen down on our
Jobs as homemakers,' Mrs.
Roosevelt said
During the broadcast the First
lady interviewed Margaret Mon
eth. II of Mclean. Va. Camp
FIRE girl on the activities of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-09
Helen
Morgan
Dies
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Of the curtain Of the Wilson
Theater with the plaintive query
OF why Was I Born
The legion Of Detroit Helen
Morgan admirers will also recall
her many return trips here, a
revival of Show Boat, more
recently in George Whites Scan
dalS" and then her night club APP
.pearances at the Club %, Blossom
Heath and the Bowery.
Certainly no star WAS ever more
popular with Detroit audiences
than this girl. the only one in the
world who ever made hit at the
piano by not playing it.
Her generosity was a byword.
She never turned down a friend,
and if there was a benefit in sight,
she'd play it. Once she gave her
songs away for five benefits in one
week here and if she had any
weakness IT was for laughter and
for being a good fellow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-09

Gen. Hugh s. JOhnso
"America's Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for, the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
Axis Raid
On Egypt
Repelled

CAIRO. Sept. 15.-Fierce fight
ing between British mechanizec
troops and two Axis armored col
umns around the Egyptian-Libyar
frontier. east of Tobruk. was re-
ported today by the Middle Eas'
command.
The enemy columns were saic
to have come across the frontier
and 10 have penetrated some
miles" but were thrown back with
heavy losses by the British.
tAn italian communique from
Rome told OF fighting around
Lake Tana and claimed that
Axis forces had won signal
victory there, dispensing a large
concentration Of British troops.
(The Italian communique also
mentioned fighting and artillery
action around Tobruk, claiming
further Axis successes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
Worse Than LuffWaffe
Eagles Ace With RAF Is the Lone Florida Filler
in a Squadron With IL Colifornians
BY MERRILL MUELLER
Int1 News Service stan Correspondent

LONDON, Sept. 15.-The first
American Eagle squadron fighter
ACE" finds life on the ground
more hectic than battling the lutt-
waite. he told me today.
Big Bob Mannix, 23-yedr-olo
handsome Daytona Beach Lad
whose clever handling OF his pit
fire "Orrice' has resulted in five
confirmed and two possible VIC
tories over Nazi fighters, explained
it this way:
Its helluva life on the
ground-being the only guy
from Florida in a squadron cor
tanning IL Californians.
"My life on the ground 10 ne
argument after another with
one or more of these palool<as
about Florida and California
oranges, grapefruit. women and
climates A"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15

earns them the title Of the Mutt
and jeff OF the squadron. Bob
is dark. feet 1-inch tall and
weighs 1s5 pounds.
He is lean and hard, with zig
hands,
THE OTHER EXTREME
Little Tommy is blond. 5 feet
4 and weighs only l25. Gus says
Tommy weighs so little that Some
day his Spi,fire IS going to fly
away with him. -
Tommy may be little. but It's
bad news for the Nazis who make
passes AT him
Two Messerschmitt 1875 made
passes last week AT Tommy and
Bob got them both, while Big
Tom" Wallace ran up behind and
blasted another.
It's the same on the ground.
They call Bob man and he calls
them lugs. They argue like rad
until some stranger pitches in.
Then-look out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
TIE CARED naught fol
II books as a rule, and
- - uayer learned IN smell


But he had a genius for
mathematics and mechanics
and the technique of war.
He also loved to work with
his hands and to make the
things of which he read with
his chest of tools.
As he grew older he had a
carpenters bench brought TO
his fathers old home at Pre-
,ObrazhenskOe and took lessons
In carpentry.
And then a forge was built
and he learned to be a smith.
And then masOns' tools
were secured and he prac-
tised being a mason.
Moscow was searched fol
instruments and machinery
and for skilled craftsmen who
could teach the young czaI
how to use them.
All this at Is years Of age
and at his own desire.
Meantime Sophia ruled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
Finn Peace
RuIn1OrS
Denied
International New. scr,ic. oabI.

HELSINKI, Finland, Sept. Is
Foreign Minister V. A. Tanner
denies rumors that Finland is
seeking peace with Russia, al
though asserting that his country
is Germany's ally only "by acct
dent and is not a participant in
the World War.
In radio address. the foreign
minister said, discussing peace
rumorS:
1--WE have no confidence in the
Kremlin. There il not the
slightest doubt that the Soviet
Union will lose against Ger
many. and therefore nego-
tiated peace between ourselves
and Russia would mean Moth
ing"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
BLACKOUT CONDITIONS

The battle" got under way al
one minue after midnight. The
battle line extended roughly from
Shreveport. on the west, along the
Red River to Alexandria. La, on
the east.
Hours before the battle sigma
was given, advance units of both
sides moved forward through the
might under blackout conditions
Reconnaissance troops and obser'
walton planes preceded the masseo
forces, spotting strategic spots a
which river crossings could be
made.
Behind them came the infantry
divisions and the artillery support
Both sides were sparring for ar
Opening during the early hours.
Although General Lear main.
tanned strict secrecy regarding his
plan Of battle, it was the consensus
of military experts that he would
try 10 steal the initiative from
General Kruger. throwing w
pontoon bridges and establishing
bridgeheads- across the river.
Inasmuch as there are few gooc
roads north and south, General
Lear can hardly inject the surprise
element into the situation. Hi:
tank outfits need good roads so as
TO move fast and il is regarded a.
"a certainty that General Kruger
will have stationed strong forces
10 block the main north and south
highways.
Shreveport and Alexandria, the
biggest cities in the area and stu
ated at opposite ends Of the battle
line. may be imperiled by either
or both armies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
Rome Posters Rap Roosevelt

ROME. Sept 15.--Anti-Roose-
welt posters appeared on buildings
in the heart of Rome today few
hours after Virginia Gayda,
for Premier MusSolini,
asserted Italy and Germany were
resolved not to provoke shooting
incidents with the United States
Naxxy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
BABY's RECORD

lunched with Bobs runnerup
the baby" of the squadron, Gus
Daymond, 20, of Los Angeles. who
has rung up one Nazi bomber
three confirmed fighters and two
possible fighters, and with their
flying companions. Little Tommy
McGurdie. q. of Pasadena. and
big Tom" Wallace Of Los An
geles, who is %.
Mannix's wing mate, McGurdie
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
Bay City Gas Well
Swept by Fire Again

BAY CITY, Sept. Is The Bate.
son No deep test well Of the
Gulf Refining Company is afire
again and is consuming between
5000 900 and 100000 cubic feet
Of natural ga> daily. The well
which is TIT fee, deep. was tho
scene OF q disastrous fie last Dc.
Cember.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
BULGARIAN ACTIVITY

In Bulgaria the death penalty
was authorized for persons con-
victed of sabotage. espionage and
serious profiteering."
"a French news agency dis
patch from Sofia also reported
that the Bulgarian cabinet had
called up the entire 1921 army
class. and the 1922 and 1923
classes. other than students)
Reports TO Stockholm from
Oslo said between $50 and BOO
labor union leaders in and around
Oslo have been arrested.
The reason for last weeks
declaration of a state of siege
around Oslo was mass strike
lin the Oslo district in which 10000
workers participated. The strike
was begun by metal workers.
In addition. it was reported
German occupational authorize:
clamped down virtual martial Law
on the southern Norwegian towr
of Skien, imposed curfew and
arrested 50 residents. leVying
fine Of $4,000 kroner on the com
.munitV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
XXTHILE wandering and
w rummaging along the
wharypS Of the HauZa.

Nhat NNH VI wv - ohsehi
Peter came one day upon a
century old derelict 5 p
which had been one time sent
by Queen Elizabeth to Ivan
the Terrible.
This ship he learned how to
repair and rebuild.
Then he built, with the aid
of two Dutchmen and sCHie
peasant workmen, a new ship
on Lake Neutrality-suspicious.
il largely with his own hands.
This new boat started Peter
to dreaming Of Russian
navy and of the sea and of All
outlet to reach the sea.
And Peter. by hard work,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
international New. Service oabI.

LONDON. Sept. 15.-Reports OF
anti-NaZi outbreaks in Yugoslavia
and widespread arrests of labor
union leaders and professors in
German-occupied Norway flooded
into London today.
A Reuters (British) dispatch
from the French frontier" said il
was reported on good authority
that many persons were killed and
injured when a bomb thrown by
unidentified persons destroyed part
of the central post office at the
Croatian capital of Zagreb. ~.
Earlier the London Daily Tele-
graph reported from Zurich that
Axis troops and Yugoslavian pa
triots" fought a battle in Here
govina in which at least 1000
German and Italian soldiers were
killed.
This same dispatch said four
time bombs exploded in the Tele-
phone Exchange headquarters at
Zar~?b, injuring a German major
and Is other persons.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
Reds and Blues
Battle in South
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test of the greater hitting power
of the smaller second army against
the mass power of the less mobile
but numerically superior thirt
army.
Weather conditions during the
first few days of action may have
a decided effect on the outcome OF
the battle" Wet weather would
greatly slow up the Reds mechan'
lied forces on the swampy ter
rain as both sides move forward
toward the Red River. which sep.
arates the two armies. The Reds
today moved southwark, the Blue:
Inorthward.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15

America faces an emergency.
Every citizen j. urged 10 assist
10 the utmost OF his ability by
buying Defense Savings Bonds
and Stamps.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
Suicide F|iers'
.Ba|k Ndzi Drive
On Baltic Base
Germans Lose
10000, Equipment
Aboard Transports
international News Service Cabs

STOCKHOLM. Sweden. Sept.
15.-A second German attempt 10
land a huge force at the Soviet
Baltic naval base OF Kronstadt
has been repulsed. the Russian
radio said today. stating that the
effort cost the Nazis 1900 men
and valuable equipment loaded
aboard transports that were
rammed and sunk by Red Suicide
fiiers."
This sea-borne assault on Kron-
stadt. which lies on a fortified
island 20 miles west OF Leningrad.
was staged Saturday night. ac-
cording to the Russian radio an
nouncer, who said II fully-laden
German ships were sent to the
bottom of the Gulf OF Finland by
Russian living bombs.
VOLUNTEERS FOR DEATH
The living bombs. the an
nouncer explained. consisted Of
old planes iammed with high
explosives and manned by pilots
who volunteered TO plunge 10
their deaths.
The pilots, II was added in this
strange account given over the
Soviet wireless. dived down 10
crash squarely upon the decks or
sides of the German transports,
causing tremendous explosions
i which the Russian fliers per-
ished along with their prey.
Twelve such volunteer pilots.
the radio said. gave their lives 10
sink II of the NaZi transports.
each of which was heavily loaded
with troops, munitions. tanks and
other equipment. They were
credited with rebuffing the Ger
man attempt to seize kronstadt.
The sea-borne German expedi-
ton, similar TO one made Friday
night but larger in scale, was ac-
companied by a big feet OF luft-
waite planes that were immedi-
ately engaged and declared 10
have been sent into scattered
flight by Soviet fighters, based on
kronstadt. Terrific air battles
ragged, but the Russian radio an
nouncer said the Reds lost only
II planes those flown by the
suicide pilots.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
RAILWAY REPORTED CUT

Sixty miles of the railway be-
tween Sarajevo and the Serbian
frontier were reported TO have
been cut.
TN a broadcast heard in New
York by MIC the Vichy radio
reported a major disaster of
the express train TO Bordeaux
at Angouleme.
"a dispatch from Helsinki
said Finnish authorities were
still trying TO trace bomb that
blew up a ship laden with ex-
plosives in HelSinki Harbor Sat-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
Russians Yield
Railroad Town
On Dnieper
But Claim Advance
10 Within II Miles
OF Smolensk
Interpational >e~, service can,

MOSCOW, Sept 15-Tho SoyIe'
high command admitted the loss
Of Kremenchuc ON tho lower
Dnicpcr River today bur claimed
success on other sectors Of thC
Russo-Gcrn1an battle line
A supplementary military com.
munique stated
I'm the course Of many en-
counters, Colonel Schiikov's de-
tachment destroyed more than
10000 German officers and men.
zoo enemy tanks, 100 guns. 500
motorcycles and hundreds Of
automobiles.
"a few DAYS ago more than
100 aircraft battled over Lenin-
grad. The, Fascists again were
routed. losing : planes.
Withdrawal Of Russian forces
from KremenchuC, an important
river port End railway center los
miles southeast Of kiev. was an
nounced in the regular midnight
communique.
This announcement said the city
was abandoned after stubborn
fighting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
was learning how to make his
was N"S "
dreams come true.

dreams come True.
When Peter came back
from his shipbuilding on the
lake, his mother desired him
To be married.
He was sixteen now, and he
must have an heir.
Natalia had chosen as the
bride for her son a well bred
girI-just out of the convent
large, blonde, beautiful,
dumb.
~ ETER adOred his mother
and was submissive tn
her wish.
But Eudoxia did not appeal
to him.
She knew nothing about
ships.
Besides she had no life and
ginger" like the girls along
the wharves.
So the wedding was barely
over when he deserted the
kremlin and his young bride
and went back to his bOat
building and his boon eompaH
ions-his army.
Sister Sophia was getting
disturbed about Peter.
He was tall-siX feet, nine
inches-and strong and pop
ular. And had a way Of get
ting whatever he wanted.
Brother Ivan was g0inp
duller and binder.
She herself was getting to
be an unattractive old maid.
She turned to the royal
guard once more.
This time to rid herself OF
/ Peters growing influence.
The guard was to march al
midnight to PreObrazhenskoe
and destroy the young car
~ ETER was warned in
time.
He sprang from his
bed in his night dress, ran t.
the stables, took horse ant
rode all night to the monas
!, terry of Serge Troitsky which
had sheltered him in his child
hood.
!. Sophia had missed out.
She sent the patriarch Il
|, the monastery to reasSur'
? Peter. She said she meant M
harm.
The patriarch stayed at tin
monastery and gave his sup
port to Peter.
The church was with Peter
The people were with Peter
The royal guard deserted t.
, Peter.
Sophia called hystericall,
, upon her supporters.
She had none.
| So when Peter issued al
ukase ordering her into seclu
|, sion i'm a nunnery, she went
And stayed.
Not long after. Ivan die
, and Peter became the sol
, ruler of all the Russias.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
RAJ Wing Aids
Hartman
Reaches London
Soviets' U. S. Envoy
Will Accompany Him
to Moscow Farley
BY GEORGE LAIT
~ Naws Service stan CoTTespondeni

NDON. Sept. 15.-With a
complete Raj wing already in
Russia for action against the luft-
waite, Britain and the United
States pushed forward today with
plans for sending still more help
TO the embattled u. S. S. r.
w. Averell Hartman, leaSe-lend
IeXpediter, arrived in London after
a transatlantic flight aboard ar
American-made bomber and began
making final arrangements before
departing for Moscow, where he
will head the United States dele
CATION to the forthcoming Anglo
American-Russian conference al
Moscow.
Junior members Of the Amer.
lean delegation also are in London
They crossed the Atlantic aboard
a b m b + with Constantine
OumanSky, the Russian ambaSSa'
dor to Washington. who will ac-
company them TO Moscow.
Announcement that an entire
Raj wing already is in Russia
caused intense speculation in Lon
don. This centered chiefly on how
large an aerial establishment Brit
ain intends TO send to the eastern
front and how many American.
made bombing and fighting planes
will participate in the RuSso-Ger'
man conflict.
PILOTS AND MECHANICS
According 10 the air ministry
the group already in Russia in.
Icludes planes, pilots and ground
personnel.
Though the exact number of
squadrons comprising wing is
a military secret in wartime, il is
known that such a unit. CORE
spending roughly to a group in
the American air force. is COM
pletely self-contained organization
fully equipped with planes, pilots,
and ground personnel including
maintenance crews.
Official confirmation OF the ar
rival of the first British fig ing
unit to reach Russian soil in this
war, bore out reports heard in
London a few days ago that Raj
Spitfire and Hurricane fighters al
ready were taking part in the de-
Tense of Leningrad against which
the luftwaffe has unleashed
major blitz.
PREDICT MORE AID
Predicting increasingly direct
British military aid TO Russia avi-
alton circles said Raj squadronS
will prove Of high value TO the
lSoviets primarily because the
British fliers. apart from the per-
fected qualities of their equip
ment. are familiar by combat eX-
perience with the characteristics
of German planes and airmen.
Following this disclosure the
admiralty revealed a heavy blow
by carrier-b borne British naval
bombers against Germany's sup
ply route TO the northern Russian
front, stating that 2,000-tor
Nazi supply ship had been sunk
and vital shore targets damaged
along Norw northwestern
coast
Such long-range operations, now
facilitated by the British expedi-
ton to the Arctic Norwegian
Archipelago of Spitzbergen, serve
still another purpose. the safe
guarding of the northern route of
British supplies to Russia via the
ice-free pot Of MurmanSk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15

For the Inside News" Of
Washington. Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column in the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-15
Reading on Trial
In Policy Case
Hss,.'.rit : rs',r, nm,s
I'm nutty about
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bers and policy games to operate
in the city beginning Jan. l, 1885.
Defendants, witnesses and jurors
filled the supervisors room of the
County Building. where the trial
is TO be held, and OVERLOOKED into
the corridors at the scheduled
court opening this morning.
Much of the confusion was
caused because many of the de-
PENDANTS and witnesses in another
conspiracy indictment, the So
called handbook case. also were
present. When it had not yet
been decided which case TO try
first. subpenas for both trials
were issued today.
The defendants and witnesses
in the handbook case were sent
home and more than 90 members
of the jury panel, from which a
JURY is to b eselected. were sent
10. dBl9AllSS~ COtlI T. INIIll.
JURY CHOICE NEXT
Defendants were then seated in
alphabetical order in the specta-
tors seats in the supervisors
room, the largest in the building.
The number of defendants will
make it impossible for more than
a handful of spectators to get in
the room.
Selection Of a jury is to begin
as soon as Judge Pugsley can
finish hearing all the defense and
prosecution motions being brought
before him. Because of the num-
Der of defendants and the chal-
lengeS allowed them il is ex-
pected il will take a week TO pick
a jury. fhe trial is expected to
last three months.
Among the defendants in the
case are Frank Dombecky and
Arthur Ryckman. former police
inspectors; IL former sergeants,
four detectives and ID patrolmcn.
NAME RONBOROUGH
John RoXborouGh. co-manager
of Joe Louis. heavyweight champ,
and Elmer Duff Ryan, alleged
front man. for a racing service
company. are also on trial
Originally there were 135 in
dicted, but many arc in hiding or
cases against them have been dis
missed
Principal witness for the state,
il is expected will be Raymond
w. Boetcher former police tnspec-
tor and self accused grgafter and
payoff man who claims he paid
Reading $1,000 month, Frahnl
81 800 and kept 5000 out of $4,000
allegedly paid every month by
/ Everett I. Watson, rcputed policy
and numbers operator and also a
defendant.
O'Hara said police have not yet
succeeded in locating all the Wit
nesseS scheduled 10 appear.
Deputy Superintendent Siska IS
expected TO be the most important
of the newly endorsed witnesses.
An Inspector Of the Grand River
precinct. he was credited with be-
ing in charge OF the one precinct
free of ploicy houses.
America faces an emergency.