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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-11

world, men and women STUN
Bile and fall. Shall we stop
our advance because of per-
sonaI calamities inevitable as
sunrise ."
"Firelei loves flowers" |
thought. "They would be
sign that I stood with her"
! bought flowers, and with
them l tiptoed TO her bedside.
How could ! ever forget the
joyful relief on her face when
she saw me? A long time we
looked at each other, holding
hands. not saying word.
Firelei spoke first, after a
long. radiant smile.
WIRE TO RETURN
"You have come back" she
said.
/ talked of many things that
| knew would please her. And
then / asked:
"Why did you do it,"
II thought you'd never come
back" she answered softly.
II have learned how IL feels
to die
Day after day l fingered in
Antwerp. Firelei's recovery
was like the coming of Spring.
A wire from Wollweber re-
minded me that it was No
vember. the stormlest month
of the year.
Return without delay" the
wire said.
81 must 90" / told Firelel.
"Soon 1 shall be well enough
TO follow YOU" she said hap
ply. ut will be good to share
life with you"
"AU our life we will be com
rades," / said.
The color in her cheeks had
disappeared. Her face looked
thinner, harder, more deter
mined.
~ have changed my mind,
she said II had much time to
think. The day l come to
Bremen you must make me
member OF the Communist
Party"
inadvertently I recoiled.
knew that it was not her ac-
ceptance of bolshevism, but
her love for me. which brought
her 10 this decision.
"In Bremen you will meet
nv mother" | said.
IL am glad" Firelei smiled.
"She and l will be friends, i
feel sure"
GOERING MEETING
Captain Goering, Hitler's
right-hand man, was sched-
uled TO appear as the main
speaker at a mass meeting OF
-the National Secialists--'In.
Bremen.
The chief Of the anti-Nazl
division of the Communist
Party. the ruthless Heinz Neu-
mann. gave the command TO
break up the. meeting. Our
local leaders summed tins
duty. perhaps because they
learned to respect Goering's
storm troopers. AS a new
conner. | was delegated to do
the Job. This was part OF my
new assignment.
A hundred picked men from
the Red Front League were
placed at my disposal for the
Goering affair. They were
fearless young roughnecks,
one and all. We had a special
leaflet printed for distribution
at the meeting. under the
headline:
Ten questions Nazi Goer-
ing fears to answer"
detailed my men into
groups of five and instructed
them TO mingle with the crowd
in the hall and 10 go into ac-
ton at the shout:
"The National Socialists are
neither national nor socialist
Each man was armed with a
black Jack and brass knuckles,
and a batch OF so leaflets
The meeting was 10 begin
in the Kasino, the largest hall
in town. A steady stream of
men and WON en- flowed
through all the streets leading
10 the Kasino.
TRAYS BREAK OUT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-11

NOV Paraguay is figuring in the news
y in a large way. If somebody asks
suddenly what is the difference between
Paraguay and Uruguay are you prepared
TO answer? q. Dispatch says Edward
Price Richards, of Los Angeles, registered
for the draft but was excused from military
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-11
Walter
Winche|I
Actor Sidney Biackmer
Squelches Critic
BY WALTER wINCHELL

TyHE Retort Wonderful: Sid.
L ney Blackmer, the actor,
delivered a radio speech over
a Hollywood station the other
night, in which he answered
Lindbergh's argu en- I s.
Among the calls that followed
the broadcast was one from
fellow who violently de-
nounced Blackmer.
you are no American"
the caller screamed. "my
family has been here for Ave
generations!"
"Yeah." squelched Black
mer, my family met them
when they arrived-and at the
time they complained about
the type of immigrants who
were coming over"
CARTOON Material: A Nazi
~ overhears a conversation
between two of Secretary
Huifs aides and gleefully
sends the punchline to his de-
coding office. to wit:
awful news, but awful. I
just drew the Washington
Senators In the $40 pool"
SOUNDS LIKE Him: After
landing the role of stooge TO
Bob Hope in Louisiana Pur-
chase" Make Rosenbloom
started shopping for a new
house. One he looked at was
John Barrymore's in Beverly
Hills. While rambling through
Make said:
"What stories these old
walls would teli--if I would
only listen"
\ DID Picturesque Reporting:
"A The best description of
the Russianazi tangle. with
both sides out-bragging each
other in their communicates,
is the New York Times Ed
win L. James phrase:
"The war Of the type
writer's"
FOR THE Record: II. I.
Phillips and many other ad-
mirers of a billboard slogan in
Miami land elsewhere) have
testified that il is the best
patriotic slogan they ever en-
countered. 10 wit:
"America - Love II Or
Leave IT,
From this column in the
n. Y. Mirror of Sept. ID. 1896;
THE T.. 8. A. would he
better place to live In II all the
people who didn't like II would
leave ito the rest of US who
love -''-'---a'.---'----'.-aa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
4 Nazis Planes Felled

The air ministry also revealed
that Spitfire fighters range d
through northern France today on
an offensive sweep in which three
NaZi fighters were shot down.
Later this afternoon another Spit
fire patrol shot down German
bomber over the English Channel
Boulogne. from which an inva-
sion attempt might be expected
to be launched, was battered for
more than an hour. Special At
tention was paid to port facilities
and Nazi shipping. IT was claimed.
Quiberon, on the Brittany coast
south of the U-boat base of Lori
ent. and a U-boat base itself were
British targets. Naval barracks
were bombed here. the Raj planes
diving to within so feet of their
targets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
BRITISH By LAND
L i q "a

The strategy military observers
expect the British to use for the siege
of Tripoli, Italy's biggest African
base, the loss of which would mean the
collapse of all Italian militarism in
Africa. Because the Bengasi-Tripoli
route. (some 400 miles) has insufficient
water to support troops in force, the
British might send fast-flying mech
anized column intended to reach
Tripoli at the same time as Free
French mechanical column from the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Letter From Malta

An airmail better which recently
passed censorship and contents Of
which we're made known here 10
International News Service indi-
Gated that large-scale preparations
are under way IN the island.
he letter written by a Maltese
Resident IF tiTe island 70 a relative
in New York and dated early in
February. said in part:
Our men are called TO the
colors and are happy about a
chance to get even for the Ital-
ian bombings. We are crammed
for space. Soldiers everywhere,
ready for action transports
and all kinds Of craft are
busting In and out. Utmost
secrecy prevails, hut II looks
like we are in the center of
operations.
we are well protected and
do not mind the bombings very
much. when they do arrive
these days, they beat them hack
In q hurry as we have many,
many planes here.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

Sicily and the African mainland
is only 200 miles from Tripoli-
less than an hours flight for the
hundreds of Raj fighter and
bomber planes which have been
poised at their secret underground
airports on the Maltese Islands
Malta, Coco and Comino.
BY sea, transports could ne
gotiate the distance in a dusk-to-
dawn overnight voyage and mod.
ern fast naval craft could make
the trip in much less time.
Preparations for a sea attack
on Tripoli are said to be behind
the sudden halt called by Gen.
Sir Archibald p. Wavell, supreme
commander of the British forces
in the Middle East. to the spec
tacular advance of his troops
against the retreating Italian
army in Libya.
Turn to Sea PoWer
With nearly 400 miles of desert
British position in the Gulf of
Sidra. below Bengasi, and the
Italian defense lines at Tripoli,
General Wavell is said to have
decided on the wisdom of majo
sea attack, utilizing the might of
the Mediterranean fleet to cover
the transport and landing of an
eXpeditionary force directly at
Tripoli or its environS.
Axis efforts to bomb Malta from
the air have been unsuccessful
so far as any important military
damage is concerned, according TO
word received here. One conf
dental dispatch direct from Malta
indicates the Italian air force
dropped nearly 1900 bombs on one
of the Maltese Islands in an effort
to strike one of the secret airpOrts
and succeeded only in killing two
fishermen and IL goats.
The Maltese people. to whom
MussoiinE used To make oHeTtures
in an effort to stir them up
against Britain, have become uni
fled behind the British. especially
since the Italian aerial attacks
which resulted in mostly civilian
casualties.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Free French to Help

Cooperating with such a large
scale attack from the sea. 1t was
pointed out, the British will prob
ably send a small, fast-moVng
mechanized unit across the 400
mile desert stretch from the Gulf
of Sidra TO Tripoli and another
mechanical column of the free
French" forces moving up from
remaining italian stronghold in
Libya.
Only enough water for small
unit could be supplied along the
400-mile desert stretch. II was
explained. thereby ruling out any
laree-scsle land offensive with
masses of troops. However. even a
mechanical column from the east
and another from the south would
prove effective in helping larger
force arriving by sea 10 capture
Tripol. il was said.
Britain has been quietly amass-
Ing troops. transports, planes and
mechanical ornaments at Malta
and steps have been taken to pro-
tect men and equipment alike
from air raids. Thousands of crack
Australian shock troops have been
quartered in Maltas remotest re-
gions. conveniently close TO the
ancient catacombs of the island
which afford excellent shelter
from air raids
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
British Due to Launch Sea Blitz
On Tripoli From Base on Malta
Large : Scale Push
Expected to Open
in Two Weeks
In,.ruatlen.l Ner, ssrvic. Win.

WASHINGTON, March brit.
ain will resume the initiative IN
the Mediterranean war theater
with a lightning stroke by sea
probably from the island strong
hold OF Malia-against the rem
nants Of Itsly's Llbyan army IN
Tripoli. neutral military observers
predict today on the basis of word
received here indicating large
scale British preparations al
Malta.
Such an attack, aimed Al quick
knockout blow 10 eliminate COM
pletely the Libyan front without
the. perilous desert march. which
q large-scale land offensive from
present British positions IN the
Gulf of Sidra would necessltate.
Is expected 10 be launched within
two weeks-hefore Hitler's widely
advertised Spring offensive gets
into full swing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Petain' S Radio Talk
Avoids Indo-China

ST. ETIENNE. France. March
1.-UNS) Marshal Henri Petain.
French chief of state, discussed.
reconstruction problems in a radio
broadcast today. and carefully
avoided mention Of the Indo-
China-Thailand dispute.
Petain appealed to worker and
employer alike 10 cooperate with
him IN plans for social recon-
structiOn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Map by Detroit Times Staff Artist

South and an overseas expedition
(Anzacs and some of $4,000 modified
Maltese) from Malta. The Royal Navy
and the Royal Air Force would CO.
operate with incessant- bombing and
Smelling of the coast and the city.
British warshps and the already-sown
mine fields would cut off all hope of
Italian help. The grand strategy:
quick capture of Tripoli would release
Britain's Army of the Nile for other
work-may be a drive in the Balkans.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Shortage OF Workers

SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico, March
1.-INSD Many construction
workers have been brought from
mainland United States IN meet
building boom now under way
IN the tnited States Territory of
Puerto Rico but the Insular De-
partment Of Labor reports a short
age of skilled construction men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

ranean harbors by the British
navy. disclosed last week, is said
to be directly related to British
strategy pointing toward spec
tacular sea invasion of Tripoh TO
crush the remaining Italian forces
there and free the British expedi-
tionary forces for use elsewhere.
perhaps in the Balkans or to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02

bolster Turkeys defense of the
DarIienelles.
With the network of mines
designed to imnobiliZe Axis sea
power in the Mediterranean, Malta
becomes a fortified oasis from
which the British forces can move
pretty much at will, with air
attacks the only menace.
This strategic island between
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
3 Alarms in London

Iuftwaffe bombers were active
over numerous areas of the British
isles in a series of thrusts which
brought three air raid alarms in
London up to l a. m. & p. m.
Saturday. Detroit time), with the
third still in force. Only slight
bombing marked the early raids
in which the drone of enemy
bombers could be heard above the
thunder of antiaircraft barrages.
Elsewhere, the Nazi raiders
dropped whistling bombs in SOUTH
eastern coastal areas. struck at
the midlands in scattered raids and
roared across the eastern coast at
several points. Northeastern Scot
land also was under attack with
a number of casualties reported.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Raj and Nazii
Bombers Swap
Gripping Blows
Willie | m S h aven Hit
by British Raiders;
3 London Alarms
BY THOMAS c. WATSON
Init News Service star Correspondent

init news servfre stan torrespondent
LONDON, March 2.-(Sunday)
Britain and Germany traded
heavy bombing blows last night
and early today in sharply inten-
sified aerial warfare which saw
Royal Air Force squadrons follow
ing up Friday nights furious ham,
mering of the great Nazi naval
bases of Wilhelmshaven and EN-
den with fire raids" on the in
vasion coast and German industrial
centers.
While the skies over the French
coast glowed with the flames of
burning Raj targets. a German
radio broadcast picked up in Lon
don Just before midnight stated
that British bon1bers were raining
incendiaries and high explosive
bombs on German territory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Call 10000 Maltese

In addition. nearly $1,000 NAL
tese troops have been called to
the colors and will participate in
the expected onslaught against
Tripoi IL was stated.
Widespread mining Of Mediter-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-02
Rout Maxi Raiders

British night fighters drove off
Nazi raider in eastern England,
it was reported, while anti-aircraft
fire repealed a group of luftwaffe
bombers attacking north coast
town. Some bombs were dropped
in each area. but with little DAM
age, according to reports.
A Nazi fire blitz attack on a
town in southwestern England was
reported unsuccessful with all fires
doused by alert rooftop watchers
before they could gain Roadway
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-18

Mrs. M. J. Walsh and Ann Walsh, wife and daughter of our well known and genial City C erk were returning passengers } Nome last evening on the Columia We are glad to report Ann is improving in health.
 Mrs. Vim. C. Hamilton was an arrival on the Columbia last ev- enirg to. visit her brother Thos. o. Givan and Mrs. Givan. Mrs. Hamilton wh ois a resident of Seattle will remain in Nome un til sometime in September
 Among other prominent pas sengers arriving on the Colum- bia were: Mrs Tillie Stangroom, mother of Stewart Stangroom, representative in the 1941 Alaska Legislature.
 Mrs. R. s. Ludwig, nee Teddy Johnsen, and baby son, to join Mir. Ludwig who is connected with the U s S R J M Go. Joan Johansen accompanied her sis ter.
 Miss Nora Johnston, sister of Johnee Johnston, from Vancou- yer, B. C, to spend the summer visiting.
 Mrs. Carl Anderson and child, niece of Mrs. Jack Devine of the Lincoln Hotel.
 Mrs. C. s. Glavinovich and three children, to rejoin Carl Glavinovich, of the U s s R & M Go.
 Mrs Leonard Smith, wife of Representative to the Alaska Leg iSlature, w. Leonard Smith.
 Mrs. Garnet Martin, wife of Garnet Martin of the L s s R & Mo. Co.
 And Mrs. J. s. Robbins and three children, wife of J. s. Rob bins, manager of the Arctic Circle Exploration Go. at Candle.
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-18
SEARCH BEGINS FOR MISSING AIRPLANE

Archie Ferguson, head of Fer guson Airways in Kotzebue, wir- ed Fairbanks yesterday he was sending a plane to the section between Nulato and Unalakleet to search for two-place Taylor craft flown by James $. Robbins.
 Robbins, member of the Arctic Circle Exploration Company op- erting at Candle, was flying the small ship from Fairbanks to Candle, where Sam Srafsky, own CT of the plane, is employed. He left Nulato at 3 pm Tuesday for Unalakleet and has been un-re- ported since.
 Word of the beginning of the search was received by CAA In- spector E B. Fred" Gentry in Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-18

A Meeting was held at the City Hall Wednesday evening, Mayor Andersen presiding, for the purpose of discussing the formulation of civilion defense.
 Governor Gruening and J. J. Ran, Assistant Director of Civil Defense, outlined the various as poets of the proram. The Chief Executive said, Tt seems to me that here fire prevention is most important and protection against possible air raid"
 It was suggested that each home should have at least one fire eXtinguisher and this should be supplemented by buckets of sand which are very useful in putting out incendiary bombs. A ladder for each house would also be of great assistance.
 Civilian Defense consists of first, the revention of sabotage; second, the combating of sabot- age; and third, the protection of the community. Consequently the first step is to find out what requires protection in the way of pubic utilities, and next who are the ones to do the job. As result, Mayor Anderson appoint ed Garnet Martin as Chairman of Civil Defense for Nome, and named as Assistant Chairman A. A. Ryan, Principal of the Nome Public School. They will appoint the heads of the committees list ed in a general outline presented to them by the Governor and J J. Ryan.
 A not of reasurance was sound ed when Gov. Gruening stated that as soon as the Army is able to get around to it that some anti-aircraft guns will be sta toned here.
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-18
Bishop Fitzgerald Here

Bishop w. J. Fitzgerald, CO., adjutor bishop of the Catholic Church in Alaska, was an arrival in Nome today via PA Electra from Fairbanks, to call on Fa- ther Joseuh McHugh of the Nome parish.
 The bishop is on two-months tour of Alaska missions. He next intends to travel to the sites of seven Eskimo missions. These are Pilgrim Springs, headed by Fa- ther Edward Anable; St. Michael and St. Margaret's at Chaneliak; Father Martin Lonneux; St. Mary's at Akulurap, Father Paul 'O'Connor; Mountain Village and Marshall, Father George Endal; and Holy Cross, Father Frank
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-18
WIEN ACTIVITIES

Pilot Mckenzie came in from Fairbanks with three passengers:
 J. Connie Hyder
 Anna Martin
 Cecil Wells
 Pilot Bob Long made a trip to Council with the following: Lois Ost to Bluff; Mort Sullivan. Bill Brookins. and Bob Lyle from Council and Alvin Polet round tripper.
 Pilot Long also made a trip to the Kougarok with freight bring ing Father McHugh to Nome from Pilgrim Springs.
 Pilot Lund and freight man ager Harry Lewis left for Teller this morning at 1000 a. m.
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-18
Airways News
PAA Activities

A PAA Electra arrived Nome today from Fairbanks, Captain Savory and lst officer Walton, with 191 pounds of mail and the following passengers: Curt Reisinger
 Mrs. Leslie Weldon Roy Bassett
 Bishop Walter Fitzgerald Miss Edna Ann Stosley On the reutnr trip the plane has as passengers:
 Chas. Thornton
 E M. Gustafson
 Louise Mann
 Jce Thomas
 Curt Reisinger
 Mrs. Weldon
 Jerry Sullivan
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-18
NEWS ITEMS
COLUMBIA ARRIVED THURS.

The Alaska Steamship Colum- bia arrived in Nome roadstead last evening at 10:30 p. m. with 50 first class passengers and 97 steerage. The steerage names, not having been printed, will be in Mondays issue of The Nugget.
 The. Columbia is scheduled to sail for Seattle tomorrow morn ing, p
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-18

Governor Ernest Gruening was a passenger with J. J. Ryan, As sistant Director of Civil Defense in his amphibian plane whiaE lfet Nome for Kotzebue yester- day. It was anticipated that they would probably proceed to An chorage from the northern city.
The Nome nugget., 1941-07-18
MIROW ACTIVITIES

Pilot Sasseen is on his way to Nome from Anchorage with pas sengers and express.
, 1941-10-29
UE member
receives bonus

Here is an example of the bene-
fits that UE organization has won
at Harris Seybold-P Potter! Robert
Meuller, a UE member, has re-
ceived a bonus amounting to a
full months pay. AS an enlisted
man in the armed forces of our
country, he was given this bonus
through the efforts of the negotia-
ting committee, backed by the
demands of the membership.
To the hitch mixers of Harris
Seybold-P Potter! You have an
opportunity to share in real
Union work. The Union has
proven it's worth in every way.
Make HsP 1000 UE, the UE is
1000 for you!
- PUNK for Cromwell! -
, 1941-10-29
Go can
benefit
MGR workers

In and around the shop this
reporter has talked to men from
every department, and finds the
biggest thing in their minds is
what the CLIO can do for them.
The first thing these men should
do is to come to one of our open
meetings where they will have a
chance to ask all the questions in
their minds and get the correct
answers. The next step is to con-
tact the men in other shops and
see why they dropped out of the
company union and signed with
the Go. The third and last step is
to weigh the facts in their minds
and come to their own conclusion.
If these steps are taken they will
find the CLIO ranks far out in front
of the company union in every
respect.
In the first place these men will
find that the meetings are run by
the members and cannot be over
ruld by the executive board like
in the EIU. In the second step the
men in the other shops will tell
them that the CLIO is so far ahead
of the company unions in working
conditions, seniority, and the
wages paid that they could never
think of any other Union.
The third step is entirely up to
them, and if they are open-minded
we feel sure that by weighing the
facts they see and hear, that they
will soon sign up with Local 807
UE-CIO of the MGR.
, 1941-10-29
Members
help asked
BY George Custenborder

Cooperation from the organized
workers in Dayton is one of the
things needed most at MGR. Our
men and women are laboring
under the burden of an imitation
union that is aided and abetted
by management in coercing and
intimidating them in their search
for real collective bargaining.
I ask the help of all of you!
Workers who are enjoying the
hours, wages, and working con-
ditions gained by organization
must aid us in our fight! Contact
any worker that you know at MGR
and tell them of the advantages
you have gained. y
Local BOT of the United Eec-
trical Radio & Machine Workers
at MGR needs every organized
workers help"
, 1941-10-29
0 DELCO
Does II
pay to pay
YOUR dues?

The Welfare Committee of Local
755 wishes to point out to the
membership the advantages of
keeping your dues up to date.
The following members who are
on the extended illness list have
been receiving their sick benefit
checks regularly from the Welfare
Committee of Local 755.
Herbert Yates of Department
SO, Cap" Stubs of Department
SO, Herbert Meyer of Department
86, John Fenlon of Department SO,
MILFORD Bowersox of Department
81, Franklin Broadstone of De-
partment 80, Betty Mae Rice Of
Department "a, Richard Rupe Of
Department Is, and John Zugelder
have all received their extended
illness benefit checks from
Local 755. They were eligible
for the Welfare benefit by having
their dues paid to date. Therefore
it is to your interest as a member
of Local 755 to keep your due:
I'D to date.