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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-03
Senior Officer
of Ndzi Staff in
.Libyd Captured
Cunningham Starts
Attack on Panzer
Units Near Tobruk

BY w. p. SAPPHIRE
Int1 New. Service stan Correspondent

Init News Service stan Correspondent
CAIRO. Dec. capture of the
senior staff officer of the German
fAfrica corps in Libya was an
lnounced by British military head
quarters in Cairo today in COM
lmunique which also said the fight
ing has decreased.
Earlier il had b G n9 reported
that Gen. Sir Alan Cunningham'S
eighth army. regrouped and re-
inforced. had launched bl oW
against German. Gen. Erwin Rom
mels remaining pa ger forces
near Tobruk.
Cunningham rcorganlzed ms
forces after Axis units had broken
through the corridor connecting
Tobruk with British inland forces
dislodging British troops from
Sidi Rezegh and Bir-el-Hamed and
detecting a junction at Zaafran
six miles northeast Of Sid Rezegh
tThe official German news
service. Dienst Aus Deutschland,
declares that the British often
sive in Libya already is failure,
and attributed a large share of
credit TO a concentration OF
Nazi submarines in the Meditef--
ranean which was said 10 have
prevented the British fleet from
threatening the German-Italian
see flank.
ITALIAN SHIPS SUNK
However, in London the
British admiralty announced
that a squadron of British sur
face ships in the Mediterranean
had sunk a heavily laden Italian
tanker, munitions ship and
destroyer. At the same time the
Greek admiralty in London dis
closed that a Greek submarine
with the British feet had sunk
a southbound 3.000-ton italian
supply ship off Crete.)
The British branded Italian
and German claims of marked
successes in Libya as wild anc
totally unauthentic."
British authorities said they be-
Ilieved Rommel personally led the
German units that pierced the
corridor leading to Tobruk anc
liz is known that the highest Brit
ish officers are leading the British
armored divisions participating il
the swirling desert dog fight"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-03
A Suggestion:
Send the TIMES
TO Your Boy at Camp

HERE ARE THE ARMY
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Evening star., 1941-10-04
Kiwonis to Emphasize
Value of Free Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. Oct. 4 (R).-
Kiwanis International Clubs have
been called upon by their president,
Charles S. Donley of Pittsburgh, to
renew their efforts to educate the
people in the value of free press
IF you would know the value of
newspapers, you need only ask your
self what would happen If We should
suddenly be without them" DON
ley said in statement issued
through the National Newspaper
Week Committee of newspaper as
sociation managers.
I'VE, in Kiwanis. are indebted to
our newspapers. not alone for the
great contribution they have made
to our way of life. but for their help
in assisting Kiwanis to carry out
program of service.
Every one of us realizes the i'm
portance of newspapers in keeping
America the way it is. Others may
need to be awakened. Let us urge
every one of our clubs to arrange for
a meeting between October | and 8
to recognize properly the news
papers in each community"
Evening star., 1941-10-04
By GOULD LINCOLN.

If President Roosevelt can OBJ
tain freedom of religious worship
In Soviet Russia and make it
stick, he will have done a won-
derful thing. 1t will be so ac-
claimed throughout the world by
those who believe in freedom
and especially by the people Of
this country. Certainly it would
appear that, at this juncture,
Russia would listen to him. To
put 1t practically, the Stain gov
ernment could afford to trade a
bit of religious freedom for guns
and tanks and planes, and the
good will of many Americans.
1t may be that religion and Com
munism don't work together. but
it does seem Stain might try it
out.
AS the President said at a press
conference last week, the Soviet
constitution does mention reli-
gious freedom-thought not Just
in the same way as the Constitu-
ton of the United States.
1t might be well to compare
the language In article 124 Of
the Russian constitution-quoted
Evening star., 1941-10-04
ChiIlum Heights Citizens
Oppose Wafer Rate Boost

Opposition to any increase in
rates in the District was voiced by
the Chillum Heights Citizens Asso-
citation last night at the first meet
ing of the current civic year.
Objections were also made to any
proposal to abolish the schoolboy
safety patrol. as has been suggested.
and to the operation of pin ball
establishment on Kennedy street
NV, between Third and Fourth
streets.
The association reiterated its plea
for funds in the 1943 District bud
get to erect fire engine house
In the Chillum Heights area.
Word was received by the secre-
tary of the association from the
office of the National Capital Parks
that triangular park bordered by
North Capitol street, New Hamp-
shire avenue and Longfellow street
NV. was being improved.
A nominating committee. consist
ing of Frank JOY. chairman; A. w.
Cline and M. F. Finan was ap-
pointed by President David w.
Gabelein, with elections to be held
at next months meeting.
The meeting was held in John r.
Keen School.
Evening star., 1941-10-04
Hitler Reveals Nuzi Secrets
Speech DivuIees Questions the Germans
Are Asking by the Answers He Gives

The question: Can We believe
the high commando" The answer:
"Yes-look at the record of VIC
tories"
The question: Can we cope
with Americas fabulous industrial
strength and wealth." The reply:
I'VE have enough guns piled up to
beat anybody. Those fellows merely
talk of spending billions, making
wonder planes, invincible tanks. We
work and deliver the goods
Boast Of Slavery.
Add to that a vehement assurance
that the Germans are supersoldiers
and superpeople and the Russians
are animals" and surprisingly
blunt boast that the rest of the
continent is laboring in the role Of
servant TO the German master,
there YOU have Hitler's latest speech.
1t is permissible to wonder how
that last declaration: owe place the
whole continent in the service of
this struggle went down with the
conquered people who today are
struggling to the knees and striking
back with their bare hands at Ger
many from Brittany to the Ukraine.
Today. however, one has rare
opportunity to turn away from Hit
Ter and the hates of Europe and
to look for a moment on a develop
ing indication that mercy and hui
man honor have not been COM
pletely demolished overseas by the
conflict of Titans.
If it still is possible to stop the
tide of slaughter on the English
Channel battle-ground long enough
for 5000 wounded German and
British prisoners to cross the watery
line of battle on their way home,
then there must be some hope for
the future of the European.
Millions will pray with the fam
lilies of the wounded men that this
humane operation goes through.
despite today's delay. There is no
more wonderful news in war than
the word: Hes coming home!"
Evening star., 1941-10-04

In this column September 6-the
following language is found:
Freedom of religious worship
and freedom of anti-religious
propaganda is recognized for all
citizens" The Constitution of
the United States says: Con-
gress shall make no law respect
ing an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof"
L. S. Obeys Constitution.
This language is found in the
first amendment to the ConSti-
ton of the United States, sub
mitted to the States by the First
Congress m 1889. along with nine
other amendments, known as the
Bill of Rights" They were
promptly ratified. In article s
of the Constitution there is found
also: But no religious test shall
ever be required as qualification
to any Office or public trust under
the United States"
The language and spirit of the
Constitution have been lived up
to in this country. 1t is very
clear, however, to any student of
modern, very modern, history
that such has not been the case
in Soviet Russia so far as free
dom of religious worship is con-
cerned The accent has been
placed entirely on the phrase
freedom of anti-religious prop
aganda and to such an extent
that hundreds have been killed
for their religious beliefs. There
is no blinking the facts. Re
ligious freedom has not f1ourished
in Communist Russia.
However, as the President has
pointed out, the constitution of
Soviet Russia does recognize free
dom of religious worship. All
Stain has to do, therefore, is to
assert his adherence to that con-
stitution and see that it is lived
up to. This seems like a small
price to pay.
There are other concessions
that the President might well
obtain from the Soviet govern
ment. One of them is that it
cease to attempt to undermine
the governments of other friendly
countries, among them the
United States. 1t may be that
Russia will be in a frame of mind
to Join in a brotherhood of
friendly nations after the war is
Evening star., 1941-10-04
This Changing World
Optimistic Communiques From Moscow
Declared Merely Headline Victories

the Persian Gulf and Vladivostok.
are more or less free from attack.
but they are much farther off
from sources of supplies In Brit
ain and the United States.
There is no question that the
Germans have failed in their
original plan to pulverize the
Soviet armies. But a good deal
Of concern is being expressed In
American military quarters re-
earding the ability of the Rus
slams to provide the fighting
forces with The necessary war
material from the West.
Khark0v Holding Out.
Although Odessa is still intact,
communications with the Black
Sea are severely handicapped
Thus, even if the Turks were
willing which is stAl doubtful
to permit Allied vessels to go
through the Straits, there is no
place where they could unload
supplies for Russia. A German
feet composed Of small sub
marines and deStroyers is based
on Constanza in Rumania and at
Varna and Burgas in Bulgaria.
These units could be very effec-
Evening star., 1941-10-04
Commence
Grand Maneuvers
In Indo-China
Zero Hour for Southern
Asia Seen at Hand;
Pressure on ThuiIund

Bv the Associated Press
SAIGON, French Indo-China.
Oct. 4-Imperial Japanese units
stationed in French Indo- China be-
gan grand maneuvers today as
many observers expressed belief the
long anticipated zero hour for
Southern Asia was at hand.
Details of the size and equipment
of the forces were barred by the
censor, but it was disclosed that the
troops. tanks. trucks and other
equipment involved were sufficient
for a full-dress campaign. The ex-
act location of the war games also
was kept secret.
Meanwhile there were indications
| of growing diplomatic pressure on
Thailand, with whom Japan long
has sought an agreement.
japanese quarters here stated
frankly that such an agreement was
one of the most important objec-
| tives in Japan's southern march and
said they hoped it could be achieved
peaceably.
The Toxic newspaper Asahi de-
clared in a Bangkok dispatch that
Thailand was fast assuming a pro-
British tone because of British DO
litical Vaccinations which it said
included massing of troops at the
Malaga and Burma borders. eco
nomic pressure and British -Ameri-
can propaganda.
"Thailanders are being made to
believe the establishment of a new
world order is impossible to ma
terialize,' Asahi declared Thai
landers are led to cooperate with
Britain and the United States and
led to believe these nations will
never be defeated"
1t said that as result Thai troops
had been massed on the Indo-China
border and the Bangkok government
was issuing declarations that it
would defend Thai territory.
In Toxic, meanwhile. Premier
Prince Fumimaro Konoye was re-
ceived in audience this morning by
Emperor Hirohito.
The British Malayan radio in Sing
apore broadcast report that the
japanese had made a new grab in
Indo-China." and seized all ware
houses, buildings and stores in the
dock area of Saigon. which would
be logical place for the start Of any
japanese sea thrust against the
British stronghold at Singapore.
The broadcast said the Japanese
were expected to use the warehouses
to store munitions and military
equipment.
The japanese Domei news agency
reported that Chinese troops re-
Gently killed one Indo-Chinese Of
f1cer, wounded four soldiers and
robbed train in A border foray
near Laokay, in the north of Indo-
China. The Domei dispatch was
from Hanoi, Indo-China.
Evening star., 1941-10-04
California Checks
65,000-Acre Fires
As Winds Decline
BIozes Cousine Domoee
OF Million Are lncendiory,
Forest Service Says

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 4.-Smoke-
smudged and weary, an army Of fire.
fighters arrsyed across Central Cali
fornia looked today TO the promise
of moderating temperatures and de-
clining winds for help in checking
man-Set fires which already had
devastated an estimated $1,000 acres
of timber and brush.
Probably 1900 men were on the
firelines. Eleven ma jor fires had
been checked by late last night. but
another six still were out of hand
Damage appeared to be mounting
well above the sl,000,000 figure
which foresters offered yesterday as
a preliminary estimate. At least
Evening star., 1941-10-04

tive considering the short dis
tance between the new Axis bases
and the ports which are still
securely in the hands of the
Russians. And Marshall Bud
yenny's army needs equipment
desperately.
The principal German drive is
still in the South with the i'm
portant industrial center near
Kharkov as its immediate objec-
tive. According to the latest in
forma ton. the Nazi forces are
only IS miles from that city.
Marshal Budyenny is using the
best forces he has to defend the
town. But he has lost so many
tanks. heavy artillery and planes
that it is doubtful whether he
will be more successful than he
was at kiev-unleSS more troops
from the Causasus. well provided
with modern equipment, reach
him in time. The British and
the Russian general staffs are
fully aware of the importance Of
keeping the Germans from eX-
tending their conquest of South
ern Russia. They are also fully
aware OF the difficulties facing
Marshal Budyenny. Nobody here
would be surprised if within the
next few weeks, the new British
Northern command in the Middle
East were to order portion of
its troops stationed there to move
into the Caucasus to replace the
forces which Marshal Budyenny
needs to defend the threatened
positions along the Don River.
Evening star., 1941-10-04
By FRED vANDERSCHMIDT.

Adolph Hitlers winter help"
speech was in one. respect a most
revealing pronouncement. The stud
led phrases laid bare an evaluation
of the German state of mind after
two years of war by the man who
most of all needs to know 1t.
In the speech the Fuehrer has un-
dertaken to answer the questions
Germans are asking each other.
The spoken questions have not come
out of Germany, but within the
Reich they must be thunder of
whispers. 1t is possible to go through
the speech and list the questions by
reading the very answers.
The Questions and Answers.
Here are some notable examples ::
The question: Why did we 90 to
war?" The answer repeated again
and again by Hitler: Il did not
want it, but Churchill did"
The question: Why did We have
to fight Russia? Why didn't we finish
first with England?" The answer
In August and September of last
year the months in which the r.
A. F. saved England) l found out
that l would have to use my whole
air force to beat England; 1 could
not do so because Russia stood at
my back, ready to stab me at such
moment"
The question: why did you not
tell us that Russia was not our
| friend and ally?" The answer: ANY
hint would have cost the lives of
hundreds of thousands of our SOL
diers. l would have lost the element
of surprise
Made a Mistake.
The question: Why has the Rus
sian war lasted so long?" The an
swer: Il made a mistake and did not
realize how thoroughly the Russians
had prepared to destroy us. But
everything has gone according TO
plan and We have at last struck the
telling blow
Evening star., 1941-10-04

From the few reliable reports
received in Washington it is OBJ
vious that the Germans are fol-
lowing the same tactics they used
against Marshal Budyenny's army
at Kiev. They expected Lenin-
grad to fall when the first frontal
attack was launched some 10 days
ago. When the Nszi high COM
mand realized that this opera
ton would be too costly, it REIN
forced Gen. Won Leeb's command.
These new forces are employing
wide enveloping movements and
the squeeze strategy they have
used since the beginning of the
Russian campaign.
Arms Being Unloadrd.
In the meantime. the Finnish
Nazi forces in the north are re-
ported to be preparing serious
drive toward the railway connect
ing Leningrad with the Arctic
ports of Murmansk and Arch
angel. In the last few weeks i'm
portant consignments CT arms
and ammunition have reached
Archangel from the United States
and Britain. These are being un-
loaded and are soon expected TO
be on their way to the front.
There is only one railroad, how
ever, which can convey supplies
from the White Sea port 10 Len
ingrad and parts of that railroad
are close to the theater of op-
erations.
According to the latest avail
able reports, the Finnish-Nazi
forces are also preparing a drive
toward Lake Ladoga. IF they sue
ceed in occupying the strongly
fortified junction at Petrozavod
one of the three lungs through
which Russia must breathe would,
be choked. The remaining two,
Evening star., 1941-10-04

paper readers, so that if or when
the time comes, they will be justified
in taking over and destroying free
newspapers, either by regimentation
or economic pressure.
after that they will destroy the
free enterprise which the news
paper protects.
Il say to you gentlemen that the
mind of the American public is be-
ing conditioned to accept the aboli-
ton of our right as newspapers to
print the news without distortion
and our right to comment on the
neWs-our right to take sides and to
be vigilant in our watchfulness for
the preservation of the American
WaY"
Evening star., 1941-10-04
The Political Mill
Religious Freedom-for-Arms Trade Suggested
As Practical Move StuIn Should Consider

ended, and to drop the idea of
world revolution aimed at win
ming Communist control every.
where.
The American people have no
more love for the Communist idea
than they have for Fascism or
Nazi-ism. Communism is just as
foreign to the ideas of govern
ment and of free enterprise and
freedom. generally, as practiced
in the United States. The Presi-
dent might have pointed to an
other article of the Soviet con-
stitution, article 1876, which guar
antees the right of the people to
organize in trade unions. But
a trade union in Soviet Russia is
government affair-and has no
more relation to the free trade
unions of this country than black
with white.
The Russian government today
is making a desperate fighter
rather the Russian people and
the Russian armies are making a
desperate fight-to keep from
being included in Hitler's new
order" for Europe, to keep the
Nazi heel off their necks. 1t is
making a gallant fight. But it
was not so long ago that Russia
was attacking little Finland, seiz-
ing part of Poland, making an
agreement with Hitler and Mus
solini that virtually gave Hitler
the "go" signal for the present
war. 1t was not so long ago that
Communist activities in this
country were under way. with
subversive tractics, espionage
and all that goes with such
treacherous forms OF activity.
Within a short time-probably
next week-Congress will have
before it for consideration and
action the second lease lend ap-
preparation bill, authorizing the
expenditure of $4,000, 100000 to
aid Britain and other nations
fighting the Axis powers.
Threats have been made that
an amendment will be offered,
first in the House and then In
the Senate, to bar the Soviet gov
ernment from participation in
these huge sums of money-that
is, from receiving supplies under
the terms of the Lease-Lend Act.
Opponents of the Presidents
foreign policy have relied on the
hatred of Americans for the
activities of Communist Russia,
and particularly for their hatred
of the prosecutions practiced in
Russia against religious worship
Evening star., 1941-10-04

Biggest Of the States blackened
areas was in Yuba County, where
two fires burned over more than
II 900 acres.
The utter tragedy is that all these
blazes were man-set." United
States Forest Service spokesman
said. There has been no lightning
anywhere in the State
Evening star., 1941-10-04
Outing Of Cub Scouts
In Park Here Called Off

The annual Cub Scout Palava,
scheduled to be held today in Rock
Greek Park, has been Cancelled at
request of the Health Department,
Boy Scout headquarters announced.
1t was explained the action was
recommended as precautionary
measure, because the outing would
have brought together Cubs from
all sections under jurisdiction of
the Nationad Capital Area Council,
including areas in which numerous
infantile paralysis cases have been
reported.
Evening star., 1941-10-04

one death was laid to the wide
spread confagration.
The most obstinate fire vas in
the Los Padres National Forest
along the cost south of Monterey.
In Tuolumne County. Joe F Mas
tig. IS, employed at lumber camp.
died from overeXertion while bat
tling a 3,400-acre blaze on Straw
berry Peak
Evening star., 1941-10-04
Foes Might Be Stymied.

Foes Might Be Stymied.
Perhaps the Presidents present
step-his intercession for the
freedom of religious worship in
Russia and for the churches.
through the American Ambassa-
dor to Russia and through Averill
Hartman, heading an American
mission to collaborate with the
Soviet government on aid against
Hitler, will bear fruit in time to
stymie attacks by the isolation
lists, to some degree. But whether
they do or not, the President will
be given credit for having tried
to bring about better conditions.
For the present the American
people should understand that
the policy of this Government
toward the Russian government
is one of aid through the supply
of military equipment, intended
to defeat Hitler.
Evening star., 1941-10-04
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

ny WINS ht~ = A4ND &<s~O
High administrative quarters in
Washington are expecting more
bad news from the Russian front.
The Soviet armies are still put
ting up a remarkably heroic fight,
but their resources are running
out. The present optimistic COM
muniques from Moscow and Lon
don are essentially correct. Mar
shall Voroshilof1's armies are
valiantly resisting the enemy and
are making daily "sorties" from
beleaguered Leningrad. But these
are more skirmishes than battles.
They look very encouraging on
paper, but when the losses of the
enemy are taken into considera-
tion-a few hundred killed here
and couple thousand casualties
there-it becomes evident to
trained observers that these are
headline" victories rather than
important offensive accomplish
ments.
Evening star., 1941-10-04

II may look tnaC
way. but in the
end 1t may prove
10 be one Of
those odd cir
r,umstances that
fortuitously be-
comes a con-
/ r u c t / V e
achievement.
It has not been
the & a | n o / ! c
groups alone who
h av e b e e n
shocked at the
1z;Aet
Evening star., 1941-10-04

semi-colons, are
as fine a set of
rules as any one
would want.
I have studied
them and been
S u b ] ected to
them and I
don't b eltevs
that even such
" IL KIN oW
thinkers as Man
Mountain Dean,
the Dizzy Deans
tpere ct dlS1. and
Evening star., 1941-10-04

opinions OF the Drtters this their not
necessarily The Stars Such presented in The
Stars effort to give all OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1941-10-04
McLemore
Navy Censors Make
One Minor Error
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4-The rules
Of censorship laid down by the
Navy Department, with Secretary
Knox manning the commas and
Evening star., 1941-10-04
Religious
Remark Nav
Clear Skies
Discussion Could
Soften StoIin's
Attitude
By DAVID LAWRENCE,

Did President Roosevelt make
mistake in answering a question at
his press conference about freedom
Of worship in Russia? On its face,