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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1942-07-24
Csl. politik ". j. Klofac zemrel
We SVEN "a. roce.

Pc dlOuhe a tezke nemOci v
DobT1kove zemrel cesky novi-
mar a politik Vaclav Klofac.
Do okupace Ceskoslovenska
I'll temeT vyhradne Dobf1ko-
We.
Vaclav Jar. Klofac sc naro-
dill FL. zaT1 1868 v Nemeckem
Brod6, kde vystudoval gymna-
SUM a stall Sc pax redaktorem
"Narodnfch listG" v Praze. V
"Albu csl. Representative" z r.
1926 O mem stoj1:
"Projev socialne-demokra-
tickle delegace ma rfsske rade
I've V1dni) prot ceskemu stat
n1mu pravu, ktery tehdy znac-
ne poboufil narodne uvedome-
e casti ceskeho delnictva, vnu-
XII mu myslenku, ably tyto vrst-
Wy zorganisoval pod praporem
narodn1m.
'Zalozil stranu narodne del
nickou, pozdeji narodne social
nj, jej1mz vGdcem z1stal az do
dnesn1 dolby. Byv zvolen roku
1897 do rakouske Tisske rady,
v6onval svoji pozornost zalezi-
tostem armadn1m a zahranic-
MIN, haze vzdy energicky a ra-
dikalne stanOvisko ceske.
"Take V delegac1ch vystupo-
val vzdy v tonic sm6ru. Jest
5amozTejmo, re vojenske kru-
by rakouske hned pc vypove-
zen1 valky (1914) mu venova-
ly svoji pozoronst a uvrhly jej
do vezen1, kdez setrval neko-
TX rOkG G914-191O.
"Po udelen1 vSeobecne am
nestle zacal znova pracovati v
revolucnim duchu a byl jednim
Z pfednich cinitel1 Narodniho
vyboru. Pred prevratem ode
'jel S ceskou delegacf do Swear
a pc navratu sv6Teno mu orga-
nisovan1 naS1 branne moci, KITE
re proved We smyslu novych
nasich pom6rG, c1mz 81 ziskal
jako prvn1 ministr Narodn1 O.
brany znacne zasluhy O zakla-
dy naS1 branne moci."
Phi vseobecnych volbach 1920
do senatu Narodn1ho shromaz-
den1 ceskoslovenskeho byl po-
vOlan do tohoto a zvolen mis-
topTedsedou senatu. Roku 1925
byl znova zovlen senatorem a
V tonic trade setrval az do
roztrhani Csl. republiky. Byl
tez pTedsedou senatu v letech
1886.
Jeho vliv ma vyvoj ceske a
csl. politiky byl znacny. Doka-
zoval take, re socialismus ne
sm1 byt jen otazkou nasycen1,
ale re k socialism, a k lidskos-
tt treba vychovavat. Tvofil syn
thesi socialism, idealistickeho
a socialism,, ktery nenf extern
sivnf, nybrz intensivn1, kultur-
nj. Jeho tyden1k "MasarykGv
lido, ktery zalozil, pracoval v
tom smeru.
Klofac take hojn6 cestoval
a dvakrat navStivil i Ameriku.
Pc prve prijel S vypravou Ces-
Ike obce sokolske v Praze ma /.
slet slovanskeho sokolstva ro-
ku 1909 V Chicago, 90 druhe
s vypravou Csl. oboe sokolske
ma .slet csl. sokolstva r. 1921
rovn6z v Chicago. V Americe
sc mu l1bil svatek "Den Ma
tex" a pax vztycovaani statni
vlajky, coz pomohl zavesti v
Ceskoslovensku. jake zurnalis-
ia napsal sta clankd do r1z-
nych casopis1 i politicke bro
Jury a vykonal ma sta prehna-
SEX.
Krajanka obeti vybuchu.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Six Convicted
as Nazi Spies

New YORK. Mar. ms - sis
members OF Nazi spy ring. con-
victed by a federal jury in the first
espionage trial Of the war. today
faced 70 years imprisonment.
Kurt Frederick Ludwig, master
mind OF the ring. and his FIVE fell
low defendants were found guilty
Friday after the juror deliberated
two hours and AZ minutes They
will be sentenced March 70 along
with Lucy Boehmler and Hans
Helmut Pagel. who pleaded guilty
and face similar terms.
Tho defendants received the va
dict with mingled emotions. Paul
r. Borchardt the German major
on parole" stinened IN hts chair:
Helen Pauline Mayer. Brooklyn
born secretary, sat tense and later
wept on her way to a cell. blond
Frederick Schlosser swallowed
hard Ludwig. a sharp-faced man
drew his lips tightly together:
Irene Froelich. nationalized citizen
who was drafted last year but con-
tinued to serve his fatherland.
blinked. Karl Victor Mueller. &C.
year-old machinist, maintained a
stolid composure.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Allied Defenders in Java
Split by Japanese Column;
Communication Seuered
Jap Losses

London. Mar. 7-lNS-Three
months to the day after the Jap
sneak raid on Pearl Harhor
British newspapers estimated
today that Japan has lost ap-
proximately 1000 planes In the
Far Eastern war
other japanese losses We're
listed as 30 warships. 70 trans.
ports and many thousands OF
lives.
In addition, 80 Jap warshipe
and a. transports We're report.
ed damaged,
on the other side OF the
ledger. tho new spapers pointed
out. Japan in three months has
oyer-run an area more than
half the size OF Europe with a
population Of 10000 600 peo-
pie
Furthermore. the Japs have
deprived the United Nations OF
AZ per cent OF the worlds tin,
50 per cent OF the rubber, threa
per cent OF the oil and ga per
cent OF the Quinine, the news.
papers estimated.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Fight Developing Over
Continuation of Dies Group

Washington. Mar. 7-lNS.-A ma
'jor fight over continuation OF the
Dies Committee shaped up today as
two congressman announced they
will lay before the House "documen-
tary proof that the committees
famous yellow paper was. in a
large part plagiarized from Amer
lean and japanese publications.
The yellow paper" issued re-
Gently by the Committee on Tn
American Activities. detailed evi.
dence Of Japanese espionage and
asserted the evidence proved that
plans we're made long ago to attack
Pearl Harhor.
The committee. meanwhile. has a
bill pending % extend its life from
next April until January. and oppon-
euts plan a finish fight against this
to cause expiration OF the group
next month
Those who charge that much Of
The report was gifted bodily from
publications available TO the gen
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Two Persons
Killed, Many
Hurt in Crash
Munitions Truck
Explodes

Selma. ~ c., Mar. up At
least two persons were killed and
approximately 100 were injured,
some critically. when a transport
truck loaded with munitions crash.
ed into a car at a highway inter.
section near here today and was
blown to bits.
The explosion did not occur until
nearly an hour after the accident.
The truck caught fire after the
crash and while volunteers and fire.
men were trying desperately 10 ex.
tinguish the flames it blew up.
Flames shot 300 feet into the air
and debris was blown p quarter Of
a mile in all directions.
The blast set fire to a roadside
hotel and several other nearby
buildings. wrecked homes within
a radius OF several blocks and shat
tered thousands OF window panes,
many Of them miles away.
The two known dead we're iden-
tilted as George Stroup. Gastonia.
n. C., and Cecil Propst. New Hol-
land, N. c. Propst is a state 1sh
and-game warden Witnesses said
the two men ignored warnings
and drove down the highway past
the burning truck just as It ex.
ploded.
At least 2s persons were remov-
ed from the Hotel Talton, near the
intersection. before it was con
sumed by flames which followed
the blast. Firemen said they saw
at least three bodies in the ruins
OF the structure. Many OF those
removed had been injured.
Gerkin's Tavern, beside the high.
way, collapsed from the force OF
the explosion, and several persons
were injured there.
The truck. owned by the Highes
Transport Co. OF Charleston. S. C.,
was carrying al Dad Of black pow.
der and hand grenades on Army
consignment according to the
drivers, Del Carter and Raymond
O'Neil Avery. Avery was injured
slightly.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Federal Agency to
p Have Authority
on Contracts

Washington. Mar. 7-INS-Sen.
James NJ. Mead (D) n. Y, today
said the path is just about cleared
for action which will bring several
thousand small factories through
out the nation into TIE national
defense program.
Essence of the plan !" govern
ment agency which will have auth
ority TO make contracts in behalf
OF groups OF small manufacturers
and a federal agency which will
finance them.
Donald NJ. Nelson, director OF
War Production, has approved the
program I'm principle, and a final
decision is expected early next
week. II would be followed by
legislation
The program now is embraced
in a bill drafted by Senate bank
ing subcommittee. which is de-
signed to conform 10 ideas ex-
pressed by Nelson, who said he is
anxious TO bring more factories
into the rapidly-expanding war pro-
duction machine.
lone trouble has been" explain
ed Mead. that the small business
man hasn't been able to bid be-
cause he may not be able to do
complete job, because he hasn't
the finances, and he is unable to
lay a plan before authorities.
The plan now is to have an
agency which will have authority
to make contracts. It would not
do the work. but instead would
ask a small factory. or group
Of factories, to undertake the con.
tract
The Senate group believes that
It has finally found the answer to
the problem OF what TO do about
the small factory owner, after two
years OF Investigations and de-
mands upon the Administration
for action.
Since the proposed legislation,
which includes setting up a deputy
under Nelson to guide the program,
and a Sl00,000.000 finance agency.
is backed by a bipartisan group
in the Senate. legislation is likely
to win approval once Nelson vs.
satisfied with details OF the pro-
gram.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Seen
in Plant Fire


Las Vegas, New. Mar ms
Fire which swept through the ad
ministration building OF Basic Mas
nesium. Inc, last night. burning it
to the ground, was bluntly attribut-
ed to sabotage today.
l.. G. Mcneil. president of the Me
Neil Construction Company, the
concern which is building the ma
tons largest magnesium plant for
Basic, asserted that there was no
question but that the fire was de.
liberately set.
He said that the fire was started
outside the building at a point
where a strong northwest wind
would sweep the flames through
the wooden structure.
The building blazed fercely for
two hours and although all Las
Vegas fre-fghting equipment was
rushed IL miles to the scene, it
was a complete loss.
II has an H" shaped wooden
structure, with one wing occupied
by the Office staff Of the Basic
Company and the other wing &C.
cupied by the administrative and
engineering staff OF the Mcneil
Construction Company.
Hundreds OF sets OF drawings and
thousands OF dollars worth OF Of
fee equipment were lost in the
fire. However, 1t was said that
the construction company has dup
licate sets Of the destroyed draw.
ings.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Urges
Labor to Help
US. to Victory
Labor S War he
Asserts

Washington, Mar. 7-INs-Or.
ganized labor today had the warn.
ing of ClO President Philip Murray
that the war is "labor's war" and
that nothing must be allowed to
interrupt war production.
Pledging labor's support to the
production goals set by President
Roosevelt Murray said that wa
must continue to be leaders in the
demand for more production and
for every step necessary to win the
war"
Il am again calling the attention
Of our unions and our membership
TO the solemn agreement, to which
We have voluntarily subscribed that
there shall be no strikes or lock-
outs and all disputes shall be set
tied by peaceful means" the clio
leader said in broadcast This is
our commitment to our President
and 10 our country.
81 call upon all our unions. their
officers and their members to exer-
else the utmost patience and toler.
ance in adjusting all disputes.
There has not been single
authorized strike in war industry
since war was declared and oil AZ
forts Of the Clio and its unions
have been directed to ending at
once such minor incidents as have
occurred.
These Incidents have been few
and of the briefest duration. but
they have been grossly inflated and
misrepresented by selfish propa-
gandists for the purpose OF promis.
ing anti-labor legislation"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Students Riot
i'm Mexico CITY

Mexico City, Mar. 7-AP-Two
persons were killed and ten wound
ed in street fighting marked by the
use Of knives. pistols. rifle butts and
tear-gas bombs rs police and 5000
striking college students clashed
here last night.
The dead were Police Sergeant
Adolfo Ponce. who was found with
dagger in his heart, and Virginia
Marq- ez. 1S-year-old hotel employee.
who was struck in the stomach by
a stray bullet.
Eight students were wounded,
three by bullets A fireman and q
woman pedestrian were the other
casualties.
The fighting developed when OF
ficers sought to halt students marcn-
ing upon President Avila Camacho's
palace to demand dismissal Of Edu-
cation Minister Octavio Veiar Vaz-
quez. They declared his administra-
ton was too conservative.
Down with Vejar Vazquez," was
the student rallying cry.
ANAt NtAC llAAit al tSASs LdNtI lut
students were permitted to gather
in front OF the presidential palace
for addresses by their leaders. The
demonstration was a phase OF a stu
dent strike which has tied up six
colleges and arts and crafts schools.
The ministry OF education had is
sued a statement yesterday saying
tL5 strikers were deceived by agita.
tors. Police Chief Miguel Martinez
blamed the demonstration on 'Trot-
skyites."
Nejar Vazquez. former attorney
&c leral, succeeded Luis Sanchez
Ponton. a minister of decided left
list tendencies. several months ago
and many teachers and ministry EN-
ployc of the Sanchez Ponton fol-
lowing have since lost their jobs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Navy Tells of
Loss of Three
More Vessels
Seventy-five Men
Believed Dead

Washington. Mar. 7-AP- The
loss Of three more merchant vessels
and probably rs seaman has been
announced by the navy
The 2,s50-ton motorship Left was
torpedoed somewhere in the Allan
tic, bringing TO So the total OF mer-
chant vessels sunk by Axis raiders
along the Atlantic and Canadian
seaboards. Fifteen men OF the Lett
are missing and believed lost. There
were ten survivors.
In addition TO the torpedoing, the
Navy announced two ships as over
due and presumed lost" They were
the 2677-ton American freighter
Norvana, which operated out OF Bal
timore, and the 5,335-ton. Panaman-
unregistered tanker Olympic,
which listed her home port as Los
Angeles. The normal crews OF the
two vessels totaled so men.
The Navy confined its announce
ment TO the assertion that the yes
sells were believed lost. and mari
time quarters speculated that they
might have been victims OF subma
rine operations.
Survivors Of the Left, which was
controlled by the Norwegian Ship
ping and Trade Commission but op-
Grated under charter TO an Amer
ican company. battled a raging sea
for SO hours after the torpedoing
before they were picked up.
One man was believed killed in
the explosion. The other IA were in
a second lifeboat. and the two craft
became separated in the storm.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

Washington. Mar. 7-INS-Chal-
longing Price Administrator Leon
Henderson statements concerning
the rubber shortage, Elliot f. Simp-
son, New York independent rubber
dealer. today asserted there is
enough scrap rubber available in
the United States to take care of the
nations civilian needs for the dura.
ton of the war
Simpson, a director OF the Drex-
sage Rubber Company. OF n. j.. one
of the largest Independent rubber
firms in the country. has turned
over an 1S-page document on avail
able rubber supplies to the Senate
Committee lnYestigs ting National
Defense.
Il was astounded at Leon Hen
derson's statement concerning the
rubber shortage situation" Simp.
son said. There is absolutely no
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Small Factories TO be Utilized
Plenty of Scrap Rubber For
Civilians Claim of Dealer

need for the government to con.
slider the requisitioning OF tires
from private civilian cars in order
10 meet defense needs.
81 can only assume that Mr.. Hen
derson's sources OF information are
incompetent. There are millions Of
tons OF scrap rubber available in the
United States. The amount avail.
able is sufficient to meet civilian
tire retreading needs for the dura.
ton of the war.
Mr.. Henderson states that the
retaining facilities Of the country
would permit the reclaiming OF only
about 100000 tons of rubber per
year. He apparently overlooks the
fact that these facilities can be in
creased TO a million tons or more
by the simple process Of refixing
the machinery now installed in rub.
Der manufacturing plants and in
secondhand machines available in
dealers stocks.
"A source OF scrap rubber avail
able in this country which no one
in the government has mentioned
are the crepe soled rubber shoes
There are between $4,000 900 and
50,000,000 pairs of crepe soled shoes
in the hands of the American peo-
pie
These shoes. II reclaimed. would
produce enough crude rubber to
provide for the retreading of pas
senger cars for the next ten years
under the new methods Of process.
ing.
There has been terrible short
sightedness in Washington concern.
ing the rubber situation. There is
plenty OF wild rubber available IN
the Western Hemisphere to meet
America s needs If someone had pos
sessed the foresight to buy it up 70.
the government"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
In
Burma Causes
Jap Losses
Conveys Reported
EnrOute to
Australia

Java's Allied defenders were re-
ported split today by a Japanese
column which swept lis miles from
It's Rembang beachhead 10 the In.
dian Ocean. a maneuyer intended to
sever all communications between
key bases at Bandoeng and Soera-
baja.
Tokyo advices broadcast by the
German radio said invasion troops
striking across the waist of the 622.
mile-long island had reached the
south coast. The Dutch announced
yesterday the Japanese had reached
Jogjakarta. only IS miles short OF
that goal
The related battle OF Burma pro-
yided a momentarily brighter pic.
ture.
Camouflaged tanks and fresh
Scottish soldiers Joined in a British
counter-attack which cost the Jap
anese 60 dead and other casualties
yesterday in the Pegu sector 40
miles north OF Rangoon. the British
said. a communique from Rangoon
last night said the situation re-
manned unchanged and essential
services were functioning as usual
In the semi-deserted capital.
achievements On Way
While Java apparently was cut
or from its last hope OF sea-borne
reinforcements through Japanese
destruction OF the south coast port
OF TJilatjap. the London Daily Mail
last night printed a dispatch from
one OF its correspondents saying
great conveys OF ships. carrying
American troops. pilots. planes.
tanks and guns" we're heading
through the Southwest Pacific.
The dispatch was from Walter
Farr, who the Mail said was as.
signed to the United States Pacific
fleet. and was datelined at sea Fri
day. Farr said the American troops
would not only help to defend Aus
tralia but ARE taking with them
large quantities OF materials TO %
used to build the foundations for
great offensive against the Japan.
ese."
Defensive demolition work has
been carried out at Soerabaja. tho
once powerful naval base on Madu.
ra strait at the eastern end OF Java,
and heavy operations are already
IN progress about Bandoeng. the up
land site Of the United Nations mil
itary headquarters in the west.
Blaekout At Bsndoenq
A full blackout was in force at
bandoeng, artillery rum bled north
OF the city and government officers
burned their records in preparation
FOR the showdown in which the Jap
anese seek the last bastion Of allied
strength in the western Pacific
north OF Australia.
Military observers said Jungle
covered slopes around the 2.400-foos
plateau upon which The city il sit.
usted we're impassable for guns,
tanks and other heavy equipment,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Negro Aviators
Graduate Today

Tuskegee. Ala. Mar ZAP --
First graduates OF the advanced
flying school here. who will form
the nucleus OF the first all-negro
squadron in the L. s. Air Forces,
were told today that 1T appears
more and more plain that this war
will be decided by air power"
The speaker was Maiden
George +. Stratmeyer, commanding
officer of the southeast Air Corps
training center. who told the new
pilots that the school from which
they have just graduated is n
sound step forward in the nations
war effort"
The elias here was one OF several
10 receive wings" and commits
sions as second lieutenants at adj
vanced schools throughout the cen
ter, one Of three such centers in
the country
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Lewis Seeks
Dairy Union

Washington. Mar 7-INS-John
l.. Lewis, president OF the CLOS
United Mine Workers Union, dis
closed plans today to begin or
ganization OF dairy farmers on a
nationwide basis In what was re-
garded as an attempt TO build w
the biggest and most powerful sin
gle labor union in the United
States.
Informed labor circles In Wash
ington believed also that Lewis
was making long.range plans to
again assume a dominant position
in the Gro, or II necessary. split
with II and set up a third labor
group in opposition TO both the
ClO and ALL. Asked pointblank
II he was planning a third party"
in labor's ranks. the shaggy brow
ed Lewis replied
No comment"
Lewis simply announced that two
Independent dairy farmers unions
had voted TO become part of-not
the CIO-but OF the UNIV. The
organizations were the Dairy
Farmers Union OF New York, which
claims $4,000 members, and the
United Dairy Farmers OF Michigan.
which claims 5400 members. In
the future, IL will be known as the
United Dairy Farmers, District so.
United Mine Workers OF America.
Delegates from the two unions
continued meetings today in wash.
ington 10 elect officers and set the
amount OF dues. probably on a per
capita instead Of per COW basis.
For some time, 81 was known that
district 30 Of the Mine Workers had
been organizing dairy farmers.
charging dues on the basis Of how
many head OF cows the farmer
rv.ucd
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Three Dead i'm
Tenement Fire

New York. Mar. 7--AP-At least
three persons were burned to death
early today in a tenement fire on
the lower West Side and an un-
determined number were injured
Seven persons were taken to st.
Vincents Hospital.
Firemen said they were unable
to determine Immediately whether
any more persons We're trapped
in the four-story building, located
at 239 W. 10th ST.
First reported were that the
flames started on the first floor
and quickly ate their way upward
through the old structure.
A mother leaped out OF second
story window with her baby IN
her arms and both were injured
seriously.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Officers Still Make
Further Investigations

To aid officers in completing in
vestigations which might lead to re
covery of additional loot taken from
Ypsilanti homes. Ypsilanti Daily
Press today is again Withholding
details until all angles can be
probed. This course may make it
possible for more owners of the
articles to recover their losses. The
story will be released at the earliest
possible time.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

e7al public are Reps Eliot CD
Mass. and Marcantonio tAL). y. Y.
Eliot cited a portion OF the vel
low paper which said COMMITTEES
Investigators with great difficulty
obtained a japanese handbook on
American naval strength. Eliot said
that he obtained this book from the
Library Of Congress, adding that
il has been in general circulation TO-
years.
The Massachusetts, member also
alleged that a map OF the Pacific
which the committee said was evi-
dence Of japanese plans TO attack
Hawaii was published Jan ]. 1885.
by a popular Japanese magazine
king
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
YOUTH FAILS TO HALT

Traverse city. Mar 7--AP-P Pa.
trolman Carl Routsong shot and
killed Joseph Thomas. IS as the
youth fled from the rear OF a drug
store. Routsong said he found
Thomas leaving the store with his
arms full Of merchandise He saia
Thomas failed to halt when ordered
TO do so. The officer said his frs.
shot was In the air, the second hit
the youth In Tho head.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07
Congress Today

(By Associated Press)
Senate
In recess.
House resumes debate over cuts
in agriculture appropriations (meets
noon, EWTl
YESTERDAY
Senate
In recess.
House
Cut $4,000 from agriculture ap-
populations