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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23
CAFE RENDEZVOUS

On the eve Of Hegener's eX-
petition 10 Germany I had a
rendezvous with Cilly in a
cafe near the Odeon. She
was in a state OF great agita-
ton, Her habitual sang-froid
had given way 10 chagrin. and
crashing helplessness. Over
glass Of rnod. she
clutched my arm talking
rapidly.
This Wilhelm PECK. He's
80 anxious to wear Ernst
Thaelmann's boots that he
considers everyone who comes
out alive from Germany as
personal affront. He IL afraid
OF having me work In the
central committee. He thinks
I'm a spy for Ernst tWoll-
weber,. He's afraid I'll col
lect material against him for
the day Ernst comes out OF
Germany"
Cilly loved Wollweber. Her
mind was essentially un-
political, but she was a Com
inunist, unquestioning and
unflinching in the execution OF
her duties.
Now ! saw the woman In
her break through the armor
Of discipline. Her dark eyes,
her whole chic slimness was
in a mutinous uproar.
Like many other Comm
tern operatives, she had
vague but deep-rooted fear Of
a sudden call 10 Moscow; no
one was ever sure whether
such a call did not mean
final farewell 10 the stormy,
yet pleasant, life abroad.
II will speak TO Comrade
Jensen" I told her. He can
inform Moscow that he needs
YOU for a temporary assign
ment."
do, please. / shall be
grateful"
Jensen conferred with
Ulrich. The S-Apparat-the
Comintern's espionage defense
department--was in need OF
capable fem e assistants.
Cilly was detailed 10 the unit
Of Michel Avatin.
Among the delegates who
had come from Germany was
Bror Nystreom, a Swede by
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23
Out of the Night

birth, but a citizen OF the
Soviet Union. He had worked
In the industrial espionage
Apparat Of Hans Kippen-
berger. as a specialist for the
Siemens Trust. the electrical
and steel combine.
From Nystroem I learned
the whereabouts OF Firelei.
Once more she had become a
fugitive from the Gestapo.
From Berlin she had been
transferred 10 Dresden. in
Saxony, and from there. after
a raid, she had fed 10 Stettin.
Bror Nystroem gave me an
address In Stettin.
you may write her." he
said. at IL q good address,
rs addresses 20 nowadays"
I wrote a few harmless lines
on a postcard. giving the
address of a French worker
in Montreuil, and mailed the
card. Four days / waited.
They were days OF cruel tor
ture. Then the answer came,
in the handwriting that was
so familiar. II was a pitiful
cry for help. I telegraphed
Firelei all the money had in
my possession.
From the telegraph office I
rushed TO the branch head
quarters OF the Western Secre-
tariat in the Rue Lafayette.
An imperturbable secretary re-
'ceived me. l demanded 10 be
contacted with one Of our
executives.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23
THEIR IDYLL ENDS

Birzinsch wandered a little
way off. pretending to look
for mushrooms. We were
alone in the dim twilight
under the beeches. I looked
into Firelei's eyes. They shone
like stars.
Now we are together
again." she said softly. IL
am 80 glad, so glad! shall
never let you 90 away alone
again :"
All night we moved east
ward through the black woods.
BirZinsch took the lead
Toward morning he halted
until we were abreast of him.
Now you can have a good
embrace" he said happily.
I'VE are in Belgium"
Again life promised 10 be
like a song. We reached Ant
werp, and for a week we lived
in a garrett above a foundry,
oblivious of the outside world.
The insistent clamor made by
the Western Secretariat ended
our clandestine vacation.
I'VE are going to Paris" I
announced.
II have always wanted to
see Paris again." Firelei said.
We journeyed to Paris,
crossing the border afoot, for
Firelei was still without a
passport. In Paris, Walter
Ginsburg procured for her a
passport in the name of
jeanette Languinier, a native
Of ST. Nazaire. Thus equipped.
we travelled on to Strasbourg
and Basic.
We were In Strasbourg
when the news reached me
that the chief Of the Gestapo
espionage in Flanders. lila
Raikoff-The Ox-had at last
been xecuted by Michel
Avatin and his aides. l
learned the details of this
execution later. partly from
Avatin himself and partly
from Cilly who had helped
him. but mainly from Com
rade Anton. the Antwerp liai-
son man, who had collected
the reports.
CILLY AWAITS
Four had been assigned to
do the job-Avatin, a Belgian
named Rose. a tubby little
Greek from Thessalonike, and
then Cilly. They found that
The Ok was hard TO catch.
He knocked about town in
taxis and made his confer
ences in cafes flooded with
light.
Avatin and Rose kept on
his heels. The tubby Greek
prowled around the water
front 10 watch those who
walked in and out of The
Ox's quarters.
And Cilly. dressed In gowns
that were like silk in the
rain. slipped drinks in the
cafes, doing her utmost 10
induce The Ok 10 ask her for
a favor. After a week of this,
Avatin became impatient.
He wanted Cilly TO get The
Ok drunk. then TO take him
for a nocturnal promenade
along the river. But The OK
did not drink enough. and he
never walked out of the reach
of bright lights and police
men. So. when he took Cilly
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23
On the Side
By E. v. During
The frmest purpose Of lOoman's heart
To well-timed arttul fdttery may yield.


Above observation class with designation of the female
susceptible to faery
And clever hatery. We make
benefit male cIen who think
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ter's leadership. the "activists"
went out next morning TO
raise the required money by
collections aboard the ships.
BY nightfall nearly 400 Belgas
were in my hands.
81 need one volunteer TO
20 with me to Germany" I
said.
Birzinsch volunteered. We
left Antwerp the same night.
arriving In Verviers. Belgian
town facing the German from
tier, at 4 in the morning. A
guide from the local Com
munist unit led US along
smugglers' paths to the out
skirts OF Aachen, a five-hour
march through dense woods.
We reached German soil with
out encountering a single
frontier guard.
GNAWED BY DOUBT
In Aachen we parted. Bir-
zinsch took the larger part
OF the collected money and en-
trained for Cologne and
Berlin. From Berlin he would
90 10 Stettin. waited in
Aachen.
All day I wandered through
the quiet, clean streets, avoid
ing the center OF the town,
turning into doorways at the
approach OF storm troopers,
and during the night l lay
hidden in the woods. l
neither ate nor slept.
The minutes crawled like
malevolent and infinitely slow
animals. The day went by,
and the night, and another
day and another night. i was
tormented by many gnawing
questions:
what had happened to
Birzinsch? Would he find
Firelei? Where were they?
When would they Gomez"
Countless times / asked
myself these questions.
Each time a train arrived
from Cologne, / lowered in
the vicinity of a teamsters'
restaurant where we had
agreed TO meet. And FINALLY
they came, Birzinsch with
look of unreasonable triumph
on his stole Baltic face, and
walking at his side was Fire
lei, in red-and-white Sum-
mer dress and a gay handbag
dangling from her wrist.
/ wanted. 10 rush at them
with a shout of joy. but 1 held
still and let them pass. And
then / followed them slowly
until we had reached the edge
of the woods.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23

IERE pleasant little that will give you
day II Is numerical puzzle designed to spell
fortune Count the letters first II the number
OF letters 10 subtract II the number less than g.
add The result number Start at the upper left
hand Of the and check of
numbers left right the letters under
the checked figures give you. e'<o
By
Evening star., 1941-09-02
10 Pct. Gasoline Cut
Ordered by Davies
For This Month
CurtuiIment Means
IS Pct. Reduction for
Driving Public
Earlier Story on Page AL

Earlier Story on Page Ar
BY the Associated Press.
A 10 per cent overall curtailment
of September gasoline deliveries to
retail outlets in the East, which
would mean an estimated Is per
cent cut for "non-essential" motor
lists, was announced today by Ralph
Z. Davies, acting petroleum CO.
ordinator.
The rationing program for this
month is substantially the same as
that in effect during the last two
weeks of August.
Needs of commercial, agricultural
and emergency vehicles will con-
tinue to be met in full and this, Mr.
Davies said, would cause Is per
cent reduction for private motorists
The supplies of all Eastern retail
outlets will be reduced by 10 pei
cent under the July consumption
Mr.. Davies estimated this would
provide in September the same
amount of gasoline as was con-
surned in September last year in the
II Eastern States and the District
in the face of an anticipated II pei
cent increase in demand this month
as compared with a year ago.
Mr.. Davies previously had told g
Senate committee the percentage
cut was imminent.
Also Petroleum Office sources hao
indicated the September program
would entail an overall Is per cent
cut in supply, with possible cur.
tailment up to 25 per cent in supply
to essential consumers.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Ballots Being TabuIafed
In Poll 10 Call Rail Strike
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. O. Tabulators
in the hotel headquarters of 10 rail-
road labor organizations counted the
ballots today of some 100000 men,
bers who have voted on whether to
authorize a strike on the Nations
major carrier systems.
Decision to take a strike vote was
reached August by leaders of five
operating and IA incorporating
brotherhoods after the Conference
Committee of the railroad manage
ments rejected the unions demand
for wage increases.
Brotherhood officials said it was
not yet definite when the counts
would be finished and announced
but it appeared likely it would be by
next Friday.
Mediation conferences have been
in progress here since August IA, but
the National Railway Mediation
Board has made no announcements
and, therefore, there has been little
indication of what progress, if any,
has been made.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
u. S. Officials Leave
For Santiago PorIey
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSS.
Departure of Federal, State and
civic officials for the Second Inter-
American Congress of Municipalities
in Santiago, Chile, September Is to
81, started today with Jacob Crane,
assistant co-ordinator of Defense
Housing, leading the Washington
group.
The congress is designed to stimu-
late commercial and cultural rela-
tions between the American repub-
lies and to discuss municipal prob
lens.
Government officials include
Daniel w. Hoan of the Office of
Civilian Defense; former Senator
James P. Pope, Tennessee Valley
Authority director and former Mayor
of Boise, Idaho, and C. E. Rightor,
chief statistician of the Census
Bureau.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
|Vichy Envoy TO Protest
Stories Accusing Him
OF Anti-U. 5. Activity
Henry-Huye Charges
Plot to Injure Accord
With America
By BLAIR BOLLES.

CASTOR Henry -Haye, the French
Ambassador. announced today that
he will protest to the State De-
partment against a series of news
paper stories accusing him and two
colleagues at the embassy of car
rying on anti-American propaganda
and of attempting to get secret in
formation in this country that would
be of benefit to Germany.
The Ambassador said that the
series of stories-Which were syn
dicated by the New York Herald
Tribune-was part of a plot carried
on by certain Americans and
Frenchmen" in an effort to cause a
deterioration of relations between
Vichy and Washington.
M. Henry -Haye. who held spe-
cial press conference at his embassy
in order to answer the accusation,
said he had notified his government
in Vichy of the stories and had sent
to Vichy a telegram digesting the
accusations leveled against him and
his colleagues.
Denies All Charges.
He denied every charge contained
in the three newspaper stories and
sutytantiated his denial with eX-
plicit information tending to dis
prove completely the truth of every
charge brought forward
He noted that Charles Brousse,
press attache at the Embassy, had
been accused of maintaining contact
with the press attache and the
counselor of the German Embassy
here. The Ambassador said:
'tMr. BrousSe like myself never
has held any meeting with any Dip
lomat of any country with whom
France has no diplomatic relations.
Vichy has no diplomatic relations
with Berlin.
He noted that Georges Bertrand
Vigne, counselor of the Embassy,
had been linked with certain alleged
irregular uses of money made avail
able to the Embassy. The Arnbas-
Sador said that the counselor had
sent some money to his mother in
France and that the British authori-
ties in Bermuda had held up the
dispatch of the money across the
ocean.
The Ambassador said that Jean
Musa, who figures in the newspaper
(See HENRY -HAYE, Page 2-X0
Evening star., 1941-09-02
; Soldiers Die,
3 Critically Hurt
In Truck Crash
= the Associated Press.

RAINELLE, w. Va, Sept. O.
Three soldiers returning to Camp
Lee. Va. after a week end furlough
were killed and three others were
critically injured today when a
truck overturned on U. S. route so
and tumbled q men against a rock
studded hillside.
William ]. Stieger, 25-year-old
selectee from Louisville, KY. died
instantly of a broken neck. Albert
Alvin Johnston of Louisville and
Roscoe Burnette of Cincinnati, Ohio,
died shortly before noon in an East
Rainelle hospital.
Critically injured were Ernest w.
Ohr, spine fractured; Philip Wayne
Scott, fractured skull, and John Bar
nett, fractured spine.
DIR. G. c. jackson, superintendent
of the hospital, said their condition
was extremely serious.
Wilbur Sailer of Louisville, identi-
fed by State Police Sergt. Marley
Locke as the driver of the truck,
suffered severe bruises.
The other Is men, all from in or
near Louisville or Indianapolis, Ind,
were held for treatment.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Night R. A. F. Attack
Follows DayIong
Raids on France
Heavy Explosions Heard
Across Channel and
Dover Strait
Earlier Story on Page A-3.l

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-The R. A. F.
launched another heavy attack on
the German-held coast of Northern
France this evening after its day
time assaults had filled the skies
with planes from breakfast to tea
time.
Heavy explosions rumbled across
the Channel and Dover Strait to-
night from seemingly an air attack
as vigorous as it was strong nu-
merically.
Then the planes turned home
ward, some skimming the waves
and looming up just in time to clear
the chalk cliffs of England.
In the morning and afternoon
raids. the planes passed one an
other coming and going with the
regularity of railroad trains on
busy tracks.
British planes attacked an enemy
supply ship off Dunkerque, leaving
the vessel "enveloped in smoke
during the morning attack, an Air
Ministry communique said.
The attack ship was protected by
six anti-aircraft ships and four
E-boats, the ministry said. One of
the attacking Blenheim bombers
was missing, and two German Mes
serschmitt fighters were shot down,
the account said.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Spurned Profits
On Burma Road,
; Experts Say
81 the Associated Press

BY the Associated PRESS.
GUAM, Sept. 2.-Three Americans
on their way home from China re-
ported today that Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek had offered to let
them operate transportation on the
Burma road as a private enterprise
if they would stay to supervise car
rying needed war materials to the
republic.
The three-Daniel Arnstein, Mar
co Hellman and Harold Davis, all OF
New York-said they were offered
unlimited profits if they would ac-
cept the proposal. but they refused.
"We wish no profits from the Chi
nese crusade" they added.
While in Chungking, advising the
government on transportation prob
lens, the three said, they underwent
40 bombings. They are flying home
by Pan American Clipper, which
arrived here today. d.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
; Children Burned Playing
With Firecracker Powder

Three children were injured this
afternoon when they set fire to some
firecracker powder in the rear OF
3546 Thirteenth street NV, accord
ing to police.
They were Nancy Baxter, 9, and
Darnell Sherry, 7, both of 1856 Thir-
teenth street NV, and Nancy
Thompson, 9, of 3546 Thirteenth
street NV. They we're taken to
Emergency Hospital where their
injuries were said to be not serious
Police said the Sherry boy told
them he and the two girls had
broken open some frecrackers and
poured the contents into hole in
the ground Then they set fire to
the powder and it exploded, shower
ing the children with pebbles, police
said.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Four More Seized by F. B. |.
As Spies Enter Guilty Pleas

of conspiracy to act as foreign
agent without registering with the
State Department.
Max Albrecht Blank, 38, Ger
man citizen, formerly employed by
the German Library of Informa-
ton; guilty to conspiracy to act as ar
agent without registering and inno-
cent to the charge of transmitting
defense information.
Gustav Wilhelm Kaercher, 35
who worked in a New Jersey power
plant, and George Gottlob Schulz,
54. a United States citizen born in
Germany, who was employed at
German American bund camp in
New Jersey, guilty to the charge OF
being unregistered agents of a for
eign power.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Mats Obtuin Pitcher
From Springfield Club

President Clark Griffith of the
Washington baseball club today an
nounced the purchase of Pitcher
Early Wynn from Springfield, Mass,
of the Eastern League. Wynn, a
young right-hander who has won
is games and lost 9. will report to
the Mats Immediately.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
RS the Associated Press.

RS the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Four more
members of an alleged espionage
ring rounded by the F. 3. I. two
months ago entered guilty pleas
today before Federal Judge Marcus
B. Campbell in Brooklyn.
OF the 33 persons indicted, IA now
have entered guilty pleas to one or
both of the two counts of the in
dictment. The 10 remaining are
scheduled to go on trial tomorrow
Those pleading today were:
Everett Minister Roeder, At, who
was employed by the Sperry Gyro-
scope Co., where Army bombSights
are made; guilty to conspiracy to
transmit defense information to
Germany and innocent to charge
Evening star., 1941-09-02
al Soviet Flyers Coming
To See u. ). Plane Plants
Earlier Story on Page A-3.)

Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
BY tre Associated Press.
The War Department announced
today that Russian military mis-
sion en- route to this country via
Alaska was purely technical mis-
Sion," coming here to observe
American aircraft at the plants al
which they are made.
officials said the At Russian air.
men who flew to Alaska in two fly.
ing boats, would visit a number oi
American aircraft factories but the
itinerary was not disclosed. The
visitors will confine their activities
to observation and will not engage
in training.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
u. 5. 10 Step Up
Defense Pace,
President Says
Increase in Spending,
Use of Small Plants,
Extra Shifts Pledged
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

President Roosevelt told a press
conference late today that the pace
of the Nations defense and aid pro-
grams will be stepped up by ex-
penditure of ever increasing sums
and the turning out of more mill
tary products.
A major factor in achieving this
objective of increased production,
he said, will be increased utilization
OF small existing plant facilities
with new emphasis on keeping fac
tories running through second and
third shifts daily.
In his Labor Day speech yester-
day the Chief Executive declared
that it is imperative that we
achieve infinitely more" on the pro-
duction front.
New Fund Request Soon.
Mr.. Roosevelt would offer no esti-
mate today on the additional funds
to be sought, but said that new
overall appropriation request would
go to Congress soon. In advance of
this request there will be one other
marked specifically for financing
the lease-lend program. He did not
indicate how much this would in
volve, either, but said he hoped to
have the figures ready for presenta-
ton to Congress early next week.
Questioned about several refer
ences other than those pertaining
to production in his speech of yes
terday, Mr.. Roosevelt refused to
amplify with the explanation that
the words spoke for themselves.
AS for the contemplated stepping
up of spending on the war effort, the
President said it must be done for
reasons of national safety.
Orders Placed for Half Total.
Funds now available have been
allocated almost in full, he said
with orders placed for more than
one-half the total. The remainder
should be obligated within the next
80 days, he added.
1t has become evident, Mr.. Roose-
welt acknowledged, that there has
not been sufficient distribution OF
the production effort among smaller
factories. This condition is in proc
ess of correction, he added.
Also becoming available, he went
on, are existing plants which have
bean mead for y,nr,,oal ni,yiJ;oY, ,1r1
duction, but are now facing suspen-
sion of operations because of priori-
ties on materials. Efforts will be
made to divert such plants to mill
tary manufacturers.
Three-Shift Objective.
Regarding hours and employment
the President said there is an in
creasing effort to keep the plants
operating through second and third
shifts daily. The objective, he said
is roughly to have about 60 per cent
Of defense production employment
on the so-called first shift, about sc
per cent on second shift and the
remaining 10 per cent on the third
shift.
Most production facilities require
several hours out of each "a fol-
maintenance and repair work.
To questions of whether he hac
yet answered the personal message
transmitted to him last week from
Prince Kenoye, japanese Prime
Minister, the President said infor.
nation must be sought from the
State Department.
Evening star., 1941-09-02

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 R.-
Stocks steady; aircrafts lead
modest advance Bonds mixed;
corporates advance slightly. For
eign exchange inactive.
Cotton firm; trade and COM
mission house buying. Sugar
higher; active trade buying in
world futures. Metals steady;
steel operations slightly lower.
Wool tops improved; local and
trade buying.
CHICAGO.-Wheat higher In
sympathy with soybeans and cot
ton. Corn steady with wheat.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Six Injured as Police Disperse
500 Pickets With Tear Gas

were intimidated and jostled by the
pickets.
Later, five men were arrested for
violation of the city's anti-picketing
ordinance.
Strikers said the firm discharged
five shop stewards and refused to
accept a consent election to deter
mine bargaining privileges.
The strike was called by the c. I.
O.-United Electrical and Machine
Workers of America.
Robert j. Cannon, vice president,
said:
"Our A. F. L. agreement is old,
but still legal The c. I. o. has been
trying for eight months to push over
forced recognition without vote
We're not listening to them until
they 60 to the N. l.. R. B."
Evening star., 1941-09-02
81 Nazi Divisions Lost
In East, Russians Claim
sy TIE Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-The Brit
ish radio quoted reports from Mos
COW today as saying that Germany
had lost 81 divisions, either deci-
mated or so battered that they have
ceased to exist as military units, on
the Russian front.
1t listed these as II armored di-
visions, 81 infantry divisions and 8
divisions of "Schnelltruppen" speed
troops. The broadcast was heard in
New York by N. B. G.
The 81 divisions would be made up
of possibly $4,000 men. Russians
declare that these and other German
units have suffered a total of 2,500,-
900 casualties, including 100000
dead, in the campaign.