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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18
Torpedoed Ship
Survivors Land
international New. service Cable

AhifahtAAAHHNi sNFNN NFNNhF AhUf
REYKJAVIK, Iceland. Oct. Is.
Twenty-nine survivors Of an I'M
Identified vessel torpedoed and
sunk by a Nazi U-boat in the At
}antic west of Iceland were landed
I'm ReykjavIk today all suffering
from exposure.
The SURVIVORS declared they
passed Ia days in an open boat.
far 10 The west Of Iceland. before
a British patrol plane spotted
them and directed a trawler to
their rescue.
They said 81 other members of
the crew were aboard another life
boat this one equipped with a
motor but that they had no news
of them.
Their vessel became separated
from its convoy. the Survivors de-
clared. and was torpedoed and
sunk by the U-boat while proceed
ing alone
Although they gave no exact
position the statement that the
vessel was sunk FAR 10 the west
of iceland would indicate that the
attack was in waters declared
within the American defense zone.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18
Factory Area
Of Moscow
Hill, NdziS Say
Berlin Reports
Stain Ready TO
Flee by Tonight
BY PIERRE J. HISS

Arus~rrvtrv -+uH 4 correspondent
BERLIN Oct is While Ger
man artillery hammered Tire west
.ern approaches Of Moscow NazI
panzer scouting forces nosed into
the outlying industrial arc $
around the Soviet capital toda ,
according to military authorities
in Berlin.
At the same time they said
armies Of no less than 100000
German soldiers convergcd closer
around Moscow from three dircc-
tions to "paralyzc the city as the
seat Of the Soviet regime
Panzer scouts and luiiwaGe OBJ
servers reported 20 Bcrli. that
Moscow already is in the thrucs
o. its last desperate defense
measures
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18
Center | IS iirHnl,
Russians Assert

INTERNATIONAL news service able
MOSCOW, oct is. Russia's
high command today announced
new setbacks for the German in
vaders on the Moscow front and
claimed tho Russian evacuation Of
the Black Sea port OF Odessa had
been conducted ia perfect order
Savage fighting sull ragged ON
the broad plains west OF Moscow
as massed Russian armies hattlcd
furiouyly to stem the constantly
pressure of German mech
anized forces there.
But the high command in its
midnight communiquc declared
that on tho central front facing
the mensccd capital the Red army
beat off several fierce enemy att
tacks'
tRecapture OF Orel 200 miles
south of Moscow. was claimed
by the Russians today, accord
ing to London broadcast The
BIC quoted a Russian war cor
respondent as reporting
C"The town of orcl was re-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18
CLAIM NEW GAINS

German auihorities claimed deer
panzcr thrusts southwest Of Mos.
COW baggcd some industrial plant.
and partially crippled light and
water Supplies
They also said Premier Josef
Stain sC0untgy estate al Borodlnc
has been in German hands for sew
.cral days
German troops were declared &c
he pouring past Borodino and
MoSaisk. where they apparently
IpIeTced Inc S0Vict lines. and nov
ARE asSaulting a still heavier belt
lof Russian forts.
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Continued on Page Five)
Hull Given Decree

ALBANY oct lS-GNSl The
board Of regents OF The University
OF the state OF Now York today
conferred the honorary degree OF
doctor Of laws upon Secretary of
State CordclI Hall a, symbol of
om affection and esteem Tor q
great American statesman"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18
Essays Urge Vote
Hitler Denies Ballot to People in Europe, Pupil
Points Out in Support Of Campaign Here
BY SHANNON coRMAcK

THE people over in the other
countries In Europe can't vote
because of Hitler; 80 that's all
the more reason why we should
vote"
Morris Peltz Of 1905 Clairmount
avenue. an ll-year-old student at
the CroSman School. cited that as
one Of the reasons he is going 10
make sure his father and mother
vote on next election day. Novem-
Der 4
At the Crosman School. under
the direction OF Mrs Noreen
Shulcr. the director OF social
studies. the children have been
studying government Just as they
have in hundreds of other Detroit
schools Like the other schools,
they will have their own election
on November 4. and they are all
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18
2 Destroyers Sunk in Atlantic---Berlin
10 Cargo
Ships Also
Claimed
IniernatlanBI -NeMz -serlIcs -ElEl4

international -NeMz- srrAlca-E aLIs-
BERLIN, Oct is - The high
command announced today that
German submarines had sunk 10
merchan, vessels and two destroy
ers in running battle in the
Atlantic Ocean.
British authorities in Lon
don refused TO comment on the
laiesi-nt fac periodical gran
dose German claims
The communique said that In a
battle in the Atlantic. which con-
linued fef several days. the
U-boats sent TO the bottom mcr-
chant ships which totaled 60sege
tons and which included three
tankers.
The announcements said tbe ships
were attacked while being con-
voysd from The United States to
England upon entering the Ger
man-proclamed blockade zone
The deStroycrs were said 10 have
been sunk in a battle that oc-
CURED al night
The high command also an
nounced 7Bat "a Gerr7ar yubma-
rine had sunk a British patrol
boat Off Gibraltar.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18
He says, in part;

"The dufc, the oudocitg
md teHacity ~ the amer
leans has made c.eccii6nt
use Of crerythia0 that ma
ture care them, theg haze
exploited an nj their nat
ural resources Further
more, the political and
sociol structure Of tho
country has resulted ~
those resources bariHg becn
utilized to bruig about the
rceH beiag Of an enormous
pambcr Of people -. There
is no place N the worid
'cheyc material realth IS 50
odcqpatclg Subdirided.
:" The people Of the
IHited states merit the po-
Hticoi and sociol structure
uhich hcy hare crcotcd ~
order to reach their degrce
Of civilization.
when other forms of
Government aia4t Ae atte 10
erhibit such results from a
material and cultural point
Of uiec and dorm through
the different classes Of the
people: lcben other forms
Of government mag be able
TO create among their peo-
pic that sentiment Of Dig
nifty; 7chca they may be
able To prore that hcy can
maintain ordcr IN some
form that has nat brolrcd
Continued an Next PAGE CoI ,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18
IN THE /
NEWS

October 10, 194I
Mr.. William Randolph Hearst,
San Simeon, California.
Dear Mr.. Hearst:
TT Is fortunate for America
that we have an Industrial
plant and spirit capable OF
producing nightly for defense.
Maintenance OF the spirit oil
American enterprise which created
this Industrial plant Il OF vital i'm.
portance.
IL should be remembered that
this plant was produced by private
enterprise, and that the incentive
was profit.
Nor should any one sneer nj
the word profit.
Out OF the profit Of private en-
terprise comes wherewithal TO pay
for defense, for government, and
for the savings which provide the
capital for further enterprise and
progress.
i Am not one TO endorse prOfi-
teering. a. you know. In times
like these no one must profit un-
duly, especially at the expense OF
national security. But I am think
Ing OF profit In its better sense
10 bring benefit. or good. and TO
provide incentive.
III profit is suppressed TO the
point where II eliminates iHeeR-
tiSe. there Il real danger of weak
ening the creative American spirit
and of the deterioration of ma
tlonai morale.
Profit is not exclusively the re-
ward of the so-called barons of
business. but j. participated In by
all society.
have just been reading an ar
tieie BY DIR. Federico fiHedU,
written for Ia Nacion" OF Buenos
Aires on his return home from an
exhaustive tour OF the United
States.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18

CANBERRA. Australia OCT 1s
ms Australian Prime Min
lister John Curtin summoned
meeting OF the WAT cabinet today
prior to holding full cabinet
meeting 90 discuss The Far East
crn crisis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18
LUFTwAFFE ACTIVE

Another panzer unit was re-
ported stabbing northwest 10 join
hands with the Nazi forces moving
east from Kalinin. in a maneuver
designed to close the wide Russian
avenue Of escape and begin the
siege OF Moscow
The luftwaffe also was declared
to be pounding Moscow $ ap~
LnontLunoL ~ Do 49,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18
WILL ALL VOTE

They will all vote at the school
polling booths and they are just
as determined that their parents
Will vote al the city's booths.
1t is through the children at the
.Crosman and other schools that
the Detroit Times program, APP
proved and supported by the Boarc
of Education. is being carried out
The program is aimed solely al
getting out Nhe vote on election
day IL is not concerned with any
party or candidate. in fact no
mention either oral or printed oi
any party OF candidate is being
iCoutinupd on PAGE Eourl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18

Ikeenly interested In Tho qualifca-
tons Of the various candidates for
office.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18
All Night Rains
Hint Treacherous
Field at Evanston
NnRTHMEsIERn
BY BOB MURPHY

EVANSTON. Oct. Is. - How
good is Tom Kuzma of Michigan
That is a question that likely
will be answered long before dusk
today in Dyche Stadium when
Michigan and Northwestern collide
in the No. l contest of the nation
this week.
Northwestern rules a to 5
favorite due to it's sparkling array
of backs that includes such stars
as Bill Decorrevont, Otto Graham.
Ike Kepford, Don Clawson, George
Benson and others.
But there is one thing the pro-
fessional betters can't answer.
Neither can the Northwestern
team, nor the Michigan coaches.
HOW GOOD is KUZMA?
As this sophomore star goes to-
day against the Purple Wildcats.
so likely will go Michigan. 1t is
no secret that Michigan,s attack
for this game has been built
around Kuzma-the passing and
running and punting.
LINE is EXCELLENT
In front of him is a line that
appears to be one of the best in
the land. In the backfield with
him are excellent blockers in
George Ceithaml and Bob West.
fall. On the Michigan bench, Itch
ing for action, will be such speed
artists as Davey Nelson and the
surprising Don Robinson.
But when all is said and done
IL is Still Tom Kuzma who carries
most OF Michigans hopes today.
1t is quite load of killing pres
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18
InlrrnalIonaI -. str,Iee cabIe

TOXIC. oct Is Premier Gen
flideki Toto whipped together
new cabinet OF action today anc
announced Japan viii continue tc
seek settlement Of the China
incident and creation OF q "pIos.
pcuity phcrc iu-Ea,t Asia
Toio said the present Far East
cn crisis can be- overcome bs
speedy execution of smtabl,
measures.
The new premier issued his dee.
lara'ion of policy after the new
"var cabinet held BE-, FIRST meet
ing The declaration was broad.
cast To- tho nation
GIVEN FULL POWERS
Endowed with FUN powers tc
lead the nation into new military
adventures, Tojo told the japanese
population:
Japan will continue TO con-
tribute 20 world peace hy exc
cution of her basic policy of
bringing about settlement of the
China incident and creation OF
prosperity sphere la East
Asia.
"Internally Japan must con
Solidate her wartime struc-
ture, while externally she must
strengthen her ties with the
treaty nations"
trh.s evidently wa. refers
cnce To- Germany aua la.y 20
which Japan is tied by the AAls
tripsrtlte pactl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18
"The new cabinet is vested
with powers for direction of the
nation toward peace or war
TAXES BIG JOBS

Significantly assuming bro a d
power, for himself TOTO personally
took the important war and home
ministry portfolios.
Tie thus took charge of The or
tces from which Japan, war
effort would be- directed on tbc
fighting and home fronts
The general opinion az japanese
authorities was that ToIo bad
formed "a wa cabinet
Retention o ioW cIv.au, WHO
continued on Next Page. Col. .
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Continued on Page IO)
The Weather
HotRLY rENrrRArIREs

The sun vii set a. 5.4s D. n today.
and rise tomorr3w at see a. M
The moon viii set today 81 45IP n.
and rise tomorrow a. 5.zs q. H.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-18
Seeks q Peace fHa China
Premier Toto Picks Jap Cabinet and Pledge,
Settlement Of Far East Dispute

The Japan Times Advertiser
organ of the foreigf2ofice. com
mented
appointment of a profess
sional soldier as premier i n
logical choice at time when
Japan j. imperiled by encircic-
mcni of hostile powers.
Meanwhile the navy ministry
announced Admiral Kosmro
Ottawa who. served as navy min
lister IN the previous konoyc gov
eminent has been appointed a
member OF The Japanese supreme
war council
Only a few minutes after com
position of the new ministry
which succeeds The Konoyc gov
eminent. was announced the
japanese news agency
Domei announced:
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Evening star., 1941-09-20
Seattle Paper, Knox Critic,
Grotified by New Policy

SEATTLE. Sept. 20 (PJ.-The Post
Intelligencer, outspoken critic Of the
Navy Departments relations with
the press, expressed qualification
over the new Navy publicity policy
which allowed publication today of
news of II British warships being
in American ports.
The newspaper, published by John
Boettiger, son-in-laW of President
Roosevelt, said in a page-one edi-
torial that it always has felt that
publicity regarding the presence Of
British warships in American repair
yards could only serve the most
helpful purposes"
In the presence of the Warspite
and its crew in our midst lit is al
Bremerton, Wash, across Puget
Sound is an eloquent demonstra-
ton of the aid which America is
giving to Britain, and could not but
inspire people to a wholesome re-
allZation of this pact.
Evening star., 1941-09-20
7 More Americans Lost
Flying With Canadians
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 20
Seven airmen whose next of kin
live in the United States were named
today in the Royal Canadian Air
Forces 10th official casualty list
which reported 54 men dead and
missing overseas and in Canada.
Dead and missing since the out
break of hostilities total 760.
The American casualties and theil
next of kin included:
Killed on active service overseas:
Smith. William Henry, Sergt. Mrs
w. H. Smith mother, Evanston
Ill.
Missing after air operations over
seas:
Park. Thomas Hill. Sergt; Mrs
J. Park mother. Jersey City. n. J
Malkemus, William R. Sergt.
D. Malkemus CfatheD, Knoxville
Tenn.
Killed on active service in Canada
Percival. Loriman Samuel. f1yine
officer; Mrs. V. P. Nickel mother
Oakland, Calf.
Seymour, John Paul, leading air.
craftman Mrs. z. Seymour Cmother
Topeka. Kans. Seymour was killed
September Is. near RathWell, NAM
Shand. William Simon, Lac; Mrs
R. F. Shand mother, Kerrville
Tex CShand was killed in same
crash as Seymour.
Drowned in Canada:
Holt, Charles Ray. Lac: no nex'
Of kin listed. H. Ferguson tfriendD
Portland Oreg.
Evening star., 1941-09-20
Community Chest
Seeks More Workers
For This Years Task
Bigger Force Needed
To Contact Thousands
Of New Employees Here

More Metropolitan Unit workers
to contact thousands of new down.
town employees is the urgent need
of the Community Chest campaign
this year. according to John A.
Reilly. president of the unit.
Because Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties this year are to
be considered as part of Washington
in the Chest campaign November l3
to 27, Mr.. Reilly said, organization
of enough volunteers to contact the
entire population has been difficult
In particular, he said, I'VE shall
need more Metropolitan Unit VOL
unteers to find and reach the thou
sands of new people in town."
Two other units, the Advance
Gifts Unit, which reaches wealthier
glvers, and the Group Solicitation
Unit, which contacts employees of
larger busienss firms, were reported
by their chairmen as ahead of last
years organization record. Richard
H. Wilmer heads the Advance Gifts
Unit and A. G. Neal, Group Solici-
tation
Predicting that many local firms
this year will enjoy more profit. even
after accounting for increases eX-
penses and taxes. than they have
ever known, j. Clifford Folger, gen.
eral campaign chairman, declared
success is in the air"
Although the Chest heads expect
a hard campaign. he said, they have
been encouraged by good business
here and by returns from other
cities showing 7 per cent increase
in total pledges.
Evening star., 1941-09-20
War
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fected a iuncture which surrounded
four Soviet armies east of that great
city, and to be marrying the Rus
slams by land and air in a pell-mell
rush toward the industrial Donels
Basin and its chief city. Kharkov.
Acknowledging that the reports
of German successes probably con-
tain some truth" the London source
said it was strongly doubted that ali
encirclement move could encompass
so wide an area or that the Russian
forces were being chopped up piece
meal as the Germans insisted.
The Russians pointed out anew
that their traditional strategy was
one of planned withdrawal and held
that loss of Kiev would be no in
superable tragedy.
War Front Shapes Up.
With the 18th week of the Ger
man-Russian invasion ending today,
the front shapes up roughly as
follows:
/. In the northwest, the Germans
are hammering at Leningrad with
increased pressure, but the Russians
show no sign of diminishing their
fierce defense.
2. In the center, the Russians are
carrying out counterattacks directed
at regaining Smolensk, but the
Germans attach little Importance
to these assaults.
3. In the southwest, the Germans
claim to have entered Kiev and cap
tured the railway junction city of
Poltava. 80 miles west of Kharkov.
The Germans in declaring they
had trapped four Russian armies.
estimated in Berlin as totaling at
least 100000 men and perhaps many
more, east of Kiev said they were
annihilating them.
Combats persisted during the
night along the entire front. the
Soviet communique said.
Fifteen hostile planes were de-
clared to have been DESTROYED by
Evening star., 1941-09-20

which the ship may have been en-
gagged shall not be published.
"(F) That, in general, no informa-
ton will be disclosed which might
be of value to the enemy.
News BY Agreement.
after the presence of a ship has
been released by the Navy Depart
ment further publicity may be re-
leased locally by cooperation be-
tween the commandants of the
naval districts concerned and the
senior British naval authority in
that locality.
In case of doubt as to the ad-
visibility of certain types of pub
licity the matter will be referred by
the local authorities to the U. S.
Navy Department and the British
naval attache in Washington for
consideration.
Access by the press to British
vessels berthed at U. S. Navy yards,
or in restricted waters, will be
granted only upon the initiative of
the British commanding officer con-
cerned and will be subject to the
existing local regulations applying to
Evening star., 1941-09-20
Pre-TriaI Of Cases
Begins Monday in
Preparation for Term
District Court to Open
New Session Oct. 7;
Disposal Record Set

Preparatory to starting up on Oc-
tober for the fall term, District
Court on Monday will begin VIM
moving down cases in the Pre-Trial
Court to strip them to their essen
tials and get them ready for actual
trial. Presiding in Pre-Trial Court
will be Justice Oscar R. Lut ring,
who has had that assignment the
last court wear When the regular
fall term begins. Justice James M
Proctor will take over this work.
Justice Jesse c. Adkins will pre-
side in Motions Court, beginning
Monday for a tWo-Week assignment,
and will also handle criminal mat
ters. Justices Jennings Bailey and
Daniel w. ODonoghue, who have
been on their summer tour of duty
in the court, officially terminated
these duties yesterday.
Wyoming Judge Ends D,dies.
Federal Judge T. Blake Kennedy
of wyoming. who has been sitting
here temporarily to aid in relieving
a congeSted calendar in Criminal
Court No 2 of District Court, Off
cially closed his duties here yester-
day. While the original order said
that Judge Kennedy would be here
the entire month of September,
Judge Kennedy said that he found
that he would not be able to sit here
longer because of other duties.
The two criminal courts that have
been sitting since September , have
disposed of 166 cases. most of them
by pleas of guilty This is conSid-
cred record Judge Kennedy. sit
ting for II trial days. is credited
with disposing Of 10 cases-53 guilty
pleas being recorded from defend
ants on the Gay of trial and % being
obtained on the day of arraignment
making total of rs guilty pleas in
Criminal Court No. 2. He has had
18 actual trials, mostly of short
cases.
222 Criminal Cases Pending.
Justice ODonoghue. who sat for
10 trial days, disposed of 63 cases
"a pleas of guilty being obtained on
the day of trial and Is on the dav
of arraignment-a total of 80 guilty
pleas. Justice O'Donoghue had
some trials that took as long as two
days each He presided at 10 trials.
The District attorneys office nolle
pressed some cases, assigned to both
courts, making up the difference in
the figures for the total. Chief
Clerk John j. CLeary of theDiStrict
attorneys Office said that 222 crimi-
nal cases are now pending on the
calendar.
Judge Kennedy let it be known
unoff1cially, it was said. that Defend
ants who pleaded guilty would be
given lighter sentence than those
who went to trial, putting the Gov
ernment to extra expense. When he
sentenced some of the dcfendants,
Judge Kennedy told them that they
had pleaded innocent. gore to trial
and been found guilty by the Jury.
thereby meriting harsher sentences