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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
Sigma Sigma AIumnee TO Give Records

SIGMA SIGMA ALUMNAE. graduates of Wayne Uni
very and members Of the first sorority to be founded
there
OF which the aforementioned. and vastly efficient
Mrs. Gardner was first president.
Plan during the forthcoming year to establish
fund for the placing patriotic photograph records
in the cty's schools. 10.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26

bride. of Donald Hoag Uf-
finger. =. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Justin Uffinger of Summit,
n. j.. -.
About the middle of
June. -.
Their announcement. -.
was made. at a merry
cocktail party. at the Mar
tins. =. just recently.
Mr.. Uffinger. :. was grad
uated from Cornell. is a
member of Zodiac. and of
the famed Quill and Dag
ger. -.
RECENTLY re elected
general chairman of the eve
ming group. :. of Fort Pont
chartrain Chapter. -.
Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution -.
For the forth c om ing
year -.
Is Mrs. Delvan Charles
Gardner. who also has been
re = elected. i. to the secre-
taryship of the Women of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
Miss PoIIack Sets
Date for Wedding

MISS SELMA POLLACK,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Pollack of Virginia Park, has
named May 81 as the day of her
marriage 10 Jack Winston, son
Of Mrs. Celia Winston of La Sale
boulevard.
= The ceremony will be per-
formed by Doctor Fisher at the
Book-Cadillac.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26
Smith COLLEGE Clubs Annual Meeting

WEDNESDAY. at Orchard Lake Country Club. -.
The Smith College Club. will have it's annual meeting
" and election of officers for the following year..
The luncheon is to be held at O'clock.
And Mrs A. NJ Stirling. of Kensington road is in
charge of reservations.
AS well of transportation arrangements.
There will be swimming and tennis. for those who
crave sports after the meeting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-26


She's in addition. been chosen
During the current months organization elections.
president of Sigma Sigma Sororitys Aumnae
OAR Group Selects Meva Hammer
THE EVENING group. of Fort Pontchartran Chap
ter
Which this year devoted its major activities caring
for INDECENT children.
The support of the D. A. r. approved schools 80.
And the gift of portable victroas and the
USo
Plans 10 continue these projects into years
work. and has chosen these officers lead the group.
Vicecharman Meva Hammer.
Secretary. Elizabeth Austin
And Elizabeth Payne.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
As He Wished

Some of the military pomp and
splendor that Gustav Gartner
Baetcke loved will be present
Monday when the veteran aviation
officer OF the last world war is
buried.
The Pittinger Post of the
American Legion will conduct the
burial in Brighton and one of his
two sons now in service, Maj.
Philip Baetcke, will attend. The
second, Maj. Berndt Baetcke, is
somewhere defending the cause
of freedom for which Baetcke, the
last commandment or the Michigan
Military Academy at Orchard
Lake. fought quarter of CEN
fury ago.
Baetcke, 81, widely known
realtor, took greatest pride in the
fact that his boys had followed
him in mixing military service
with business.
Philip, an attorney, is now at
tached to the Army Inspector
General Office in New York.
Berndt also was an attorney and
a former deputy of probate court.
Funeral service will be at the
Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 1915
Cass avenue, at 1:30 p. m
Monday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Russians admit:
Nazis Gaining at Kursk
Despite Heavy Losses
Casualties Run
Into Thousands;
Lose $50 Tanks

MOSCOW, July lSunday
UP).-The Russians acknowl
sdged a new retreat in one sectol
yf the 150-mile Kursk front today
where heavy battles ragged a.
masses of German tanks and in
antry pressed forward despite
osses of thousands OF dead anC
$50 tanks.
The fall Of SevaStopol had APP
barently permitted the Germans e
throw strong reserves into then
lhree-pronged offensive between
kursk and Volchansk on the south
tentral front.
Berlin military quarters were
quoted by International News
Service as having broadcast
Saturday that Sevastopol IS a
heap of ruins, It's harbor crowded
with the wrecks of sunken war
ships and merchant vessels.
Hardly a building in Sevas-
topol remains standing, these
sources said. No factory, dock
or shipyard escaped the terrific
German barrage. Only the
cathedral remains intact amid a
field of ruins. All forts and
fortresses have been reduced TO
y1,hhln
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
IA SeIe(tees
Can Join Navy

Selectees in Class Ia can Join
the navy up until the time they
actually are indicted into the
army, Lieut.. Byron f. Flechtner,
navy recruiting officer here. ex-
planned today.
Lieutenant Flechtner said that
wide misunderstanding on this
point has come TO his attention
through men who want 10 enlist
in the navy.
Eve have sent letters to all
men recently classified I'm Ia
explaining their privilege Of
electing the navy If they
choose" the lieutenant said.
Selective service boards have
co-operated with the navy in sup
plying the names Of men who have
been put in la.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Hopkins Will Be Married
In White House July 30
Continued from Page one)

sons and a daughter. would be
present for the wedding.
"Sure. Absolutely. They're
scattered all over, but I guess
they can scrape up the carfare
for an occasion like this. They
probably will send me the bill"
Military Secret
To prove there was no embar.
rassment on the reportorial side
Hopkins was asked whether a
honeymoon trip was contemplated
"Sure." he said. "Oh baby,
! we're really going to do that up
+. right"
He insisted. however, that the
honeymoon itinerary was a mill
tary secret"
"All 1 need II a haircut and
I'll be ready" Hopkins said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
u. 5. and Jap Filters
WAGE China Air Battle

CHUNGKING, China. July a
ICUP)-A powerful japanese aerial
offensive resulted in a furious air
battle over Human Province-per-
lhaps the greatest plane clash of
the WARMTH at least five enemy
craft shot down. reports said to-
night.
The newborn United States air
force in China, replacing the
American Volunteer Group on In
dependence Day. challenged the
Japanese to battle and got a swift
answer. Details of the battle were
lacking.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

spoke her first word after looking
at her fiance for confirmation.
July 80"
at will be a very small we'd
ding" Mrs. Macy volunteered.
''WiIl the President give the
bride away:" was the next ques-
ton.
"No, / don't think So" Mrs.
Macy said with a smile. II think
l. will be my brother-in-law,
Nicholas Ludington."
Hopkins then, 10 hide his own
embarrassment, undertook TO chide
some Of the male reporters OF his
acquaintance present, charging
that they were more embarrassed
than he and didn't even know the
proper questions TO ask. He was
given an opportunity to talk.
He was asked whether his chill
dren by former marriages. three
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Americans Toll
To Make July 4
Deadly TO Axis
Millions Spend Holiday
Working Arms Plants;
Accident Decrease Seen

Millions spent the first wartime
July a in "a years toiling in war
industries so Americans may again
celebrate the anniversary Of their
independence in peace.
Hundreds of thousands of Ameri-
can soldiers, sailors and marines
faced the enemies of democracy on
the seven continents, and they, too.
unrelaxing their guard, observed
Independence Day.
But for other millions OF Ameri-
can civilians, July a m c an a
weekend holiday, restricted by
the shortage of rubber. and. on
the eastern seaboard. gasoline ra-
tioning
The National Safety Council in
Chicago said that in one way the
gasoline shortage was blessing
that probably 25 20 30 per cent
fewer celebrants would be killed IN
accidents. But the council esti-
mated that $50 would die over the
nation from traffic, fireworks and
miscellaneous accidents and by
being drowned today, Saturday and
Sunday. Five hundred were killed
on the 1871 July 4 weekend.
Generally. July quota deliveries
had restored gasoline tanks In the
East TO something like normally.
but motorists still were restricted
by ration cards.
Railway and bus traffic was UNI
usually heavy Thousands poured
out of New York City and addi-
tional thousands poured in. Hotels
reported that they were damned.
For war production workers who
gave up their holiday, Undersec-
rotary of War Robert p. Patter-
son and Undersecretary OF Navy
James V. Forrestal had this mes
sage of encouragement: They pro-
duced today enough bombers for
second raid on Toxic, enough
guns TO equip batteries OF field
artillery and tanks 10 supply a
battalion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
u. 5. Filters Bomb
.Ndzis in Europe
Continued from Page One)
The damaged engine burst
nto flames.
Flies Damaged Plane

Kegelman was flying at meal
zero" altitude at the time, the
official communique declared, anc
his plane struck the ground. dam
aging the starboard wing anc
knocking a large hole in the fuse
lage.
Despite this perilous landing or
enemy soil, Kegelman managed tc
get. his plane back into the all
almost Immediately.
THE pilot recovered control
and after leaving the target area,
one engine was confronted with
intense fire from an anti-air-
craft tower" the communique
continued.
HE dove directly toward the
tower, firing front guns. The
tower ceased firing. Continuing
home without further incident,
he landed with one engine In
flames, the starboard engine
having died out on the way
back"
Kegelman received the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for dem.
onStrating superior airmanshir
and extraordinary gallantry anc
GOODNESS in saving the lives Of his
crew"
One of the two missing Ameri.
can ships still was under contro
when last seen. The other was
definitely shot down by enemy
.anti-aircraft fire.
The flight was made without
fighter escort, American army
headquarters revealed in the Off
.cial account that said consider
able damage" was inflicted against
enemy aircraft on the ground and
against airdrome buildings al
Alkmaar, Valkenburg and Hamm.
stede.
Casualties among the German
personnel of the three air fields
attacked were noted by the raiding
American and British fliers.
At Hammstede, $50 German air.
men in full flying kit were caught
flat-footed as if on parade and
were seen scurrying in all direc-
tons under heavy machine gun
fire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Violent Fighting

Violent fighting ragged through
put yesterday on the Kursk from
north of karkov, communlqut
said. adding:
'In one sector in this direc-
tion our troops reiterated and
occupied new positions"
The Russians also were continu
fng TO give stubborn battle in The
|Volchansk and Belgorod sector:
northeast Of Karkov.
But the Germans were suffering
such losses that the Soviet army
organ Red Star said they were In
danger of petering out in heii
drive from Kursk.
A Russian communique revealed
Saturday that Hitler's Hungarian
allies were helping him in his long
|heratdfd| summer offensive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
War Bond Breakfast
Nets u. ). S2,139,63C

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July
(UP).-The nations first million
dollar war bond breakfast" held
here Wednesday, resulted in the
sale of bonds with a maturity
value of 81, 1860, a final tabula.
ton showed today.
The breakfast was a $1,000.
bond-per-plate (minimum) affair
War savings staff officials sale
that. of TBS pledges. money hac
been collected from all but % tC
date. Similar breakfasts will be
held over the country July II, each
with S1,000,000 goal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
u. 5. Bund Chief
Caught as Spy
(Continued from Page one)

Continued from Page One
fectcd his escape into the gulf
where il was theorized he hoped
to make a rendezvous with a Ger
man submarine, but the alertnesS
OF Mexican government authorities
dashed his plans.
II was said that his capture
unquestionably would be a major
blow 70 Nazi espionage and sabo-
tage activities on this continent.
international News Service
quoted Gen. Miguel T.. Martinez,
Mexico City chief of police, as
saying that KunZe had been in
contact with several known Nazi
agents.
Twenty persons, including
night club hoStesses, were re-
Gently arrested on charges of
aiding spies in fHeliHg sHbma-
rines in the Caribbean
Brought here from Vera Cruz
two days ago, he was held incom-
|municado in a prison cell while
his IDENTITY was established
through fingerprints rushed TO the
IFBI in Washington.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Enlisted in 1889

Roberts attended school at Cen
trial and Northern high schools
Highland Park Junior College and
received a Bachelor of Science de-
gree at the University of Michigan
in 1898. He joined as naval re-
serve cadet at Pensacola in 1889
because / wanted to learn how
TO fly"
His lieutenancy rating was re-
ceived only five months after be-
ing promoted to lieutenant, junior
grade. a step usually taking years
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Filler, Hero at Midway,
Visits iii Mother Here

all the time for six months and
we were all a little bit frightened
up from Il. I've been In all the
scraps except the Coral Sea-"
\ Roberts was flying in front the
sea TO the Pearl Harbor base De-
cember 7 on a routine scouting
flight at $50 a. m. when he flew
through a formation of Jap planes
obviously out of ammunition.
He said he was actually forced to
pull up" to keep from hitting one
of them.
He said:
81 didn't take notice Of them.
When 1 got back, I discovered
we'd been attacked. There was
the whole show, with murderOus
anti-aircraft fire. did manage
TO land my plane on a field
despite being forced down."
Japs Not Super Pilots
The crying need of the navy
today is faster planes, Robert:
said. The Jap ZeroS can outper
form any plane the navy can pu
into the air. can outclimb anC
outrun the navy ships. he said
although army planes are faster
than the Zeros.
The Japs aren't super pilots
or suicide pilots," said the lieu
tenant.
1.-THE reason we are 30 sue
cessful against them IL because
their planes are not rs well
armored as ours. This n no
criticism OF our planes because
we like the greater protection
and would be loathe to give II
up"
Roberts said our naval strength
| in the Pacific has been more thar
replaced since Pearl Harbor ant
our naval successes are "almoS
miraculous"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Two Earth Tremors
Recorded at Fordham

NEW YORK, July GNS).-
Two series of moderate earth
tremors were recorded today by
the Fordham University seismo-
graph.
The first series of earth shocks
occurred last night at 10:00.51
D. m. and at 10:06.59. Epicenters
of the quake were about 200
miles from New York.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
u. 5. Tells Employers
No Creed, Race Bars

NEW YORK, July a (INS).-
Under a ruling effective today,
employers using facilities of the
United States Employment Serv-
ice no longer can bar workers be-
cause of race, color, creed or de-
scent. Penalty under the order is
removal of the employers name
from USES rosters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Nazis Report Break

sTn the Kursk sector, a unit
commanded by Partenov killed
several thousand tenemy) Off
GERS and men, most Of which
were from the ngaria n
cerps,' II said. 'In the same
flghting our unit set afire 6S
German tanks. On another sec
tor, several dozen enemy tanks
were destroyed and n large
number Of men put out OF ac-
ton.
aOur aviation In air combat
destroyed Is planes.
On the volchansk direction,
our troops are resisting with
great courage and beating of
numerous enemy attacks.
German mechanical forces II
the = Kursk-Kharkov area hav,
made a gigantic break through
the Soviet front" in the direction
of the River Don. Berlin militar,
quarters said.
Russian tank power had com
into: its own, Red Star reported
and hundreds of big tanks wer
dueling on the 135-mile front, par
between Kursk and Bel
gorod, which is so miles northwes
of Volchansk.
The Germans. a special corr
munique said, had hurled 10000
soldiers and more than 400 tank
and 900 planes against Sevastopo
The final assault, which tn
Russians said had ragged cease
lessly for Is days, cost the Ger
mans $50, 900 men and officers G
which at least 5000 were killed
In the eight months that tn
Germans had besieged Sevastopo
they lost 300, 900 men, killed an
wounded, il asserted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
36-Hour Strike Ends
AT Bethlehem Steel

BUFFALO, N. Y. July a (INS)
Seven hundred members of the
United Steel Workers of America
(CIO) returned 10 work at the
Bethlehem Steel Companys Lack
awanna plant today after a &c.
hour strike.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, Is one of many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Reported Killed d,
Then Missing.
and Finally Safe
BY JOHN GARIEPY

Shot down at Pearl Harbor and
recommended for the Distinguished
Flying Cross on two occasions, a
27-year-old Detroiter came home
Saturday to find his mother i'll be-
cause he alternately was reported
killed, missing and then safe in
the battle of Midway Island on
June 4.
A navy dive-bomber pilot, who
has been promoted TO lieutenant
since the Midway battle, he is
Wilbur +. Roberts, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar +. Roberts of liz
Monterey avenue, Highland Park
This is his account of his partici-
patton in the Midway fracas:
eve got a report that there
were two Jap carriers and some
battleships near by.
Left All Burning
"The dive-bombers and torpedo
planes went out. We found three
carriers and when we left them,
they were all burning.
give of our planes, including
my dive bomber, started hack TO
our carrier. We were attacked
b. Jap fighters on the way.
Some of our planes were forced
to land on the water because
they were out of gds.
II was low on gas myself. i
landed on the first carrier I came
to. It wasn't my own. j never
got back to my own.
"Then the carrier was at
tackled by Jap dive-bombers and
torpedo planes. Some damage
was sustained including my plane
which had some of Its controls
burned off.
THAT ended my participation
In the battle"
Lieutenant Roberts is on 30-day
leave after which he will report [,
San Diego for land duty and ad
vance carrier training.
"a lot of the boys were given
furloughs," Roberts said. WED
been out on the Pacific fighting
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Trial Of 8 Spies
Landed by Sub
Due "Wednesday
All Face Shooting
by Firing Squads;
BiddIe Speeds Plans
BY FRED MULLEN
United Press star Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July 4.-Prepa-
rations for the trial of eight
Nazis-who, If convicted, may face
American firing squads instead Of
Hitlerism plaudits-for the abor-
tive sabotage mission that brought
them across the Atlantic by SUBJ
marine neared completion tonight.
Neither the time nor the place
Of trial, before a military commits
sion appointed by President Roose-
welt, has been announced. Indica-
tons were, however, that the trial
would open Wednesday.
Atty. Gen. Francis Biddle and
Maj. Gen. Myron c. Cramer, judge
advocate general, are preparing
the prosecution. Col. Cassius M.
Dowell and Col. Kenneth Royal,
named by the President to defend
the saboteurs, are studying the
evidence against their Clients"
1900 Convicted
Biddle took time off from his
preliminary labors to reveal to-
night that nearly 1900 persons
had been convicted since Pearl
Harbor on various charges of sub
versive and disloyal activities.
In a report on the internal Sc
curity program of the justice de.
partment, he said AZ persons had
been convicted of espionage, 10 OF
sabotage and nine for acting as
propaganda agents Of hostile for.
eign powers.
Numerous others are under in.
dictment and awaiting trial.
Avert Hostile Acts
Biddle said certain preventive
work by the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation - which captured the
NaZi saboteurs before they wert
able to carry out any part Of their
grandiose scheme of destruction
and the work of other divisions oi
the department had averted much
hostile activity which might nor,
'tn.aIIy be expected in time Of war.
He said no single large scale act
of sabotage has occurred and nc
serious depredations by organized
fifth columnists. He warned, how.
ever. that mo false sense of secur'
ity should be derived from these
: facts"
Among the 1900 convictions, the
outstanding espionage case wa:
that of Frederick Joubert Du
quesne and his 80 Nazi confeder
ates who were sentenced in fedora
court at Brooklyn, N. Y, January
". to prison terms ranging up tc
20 years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

He was questioned rcientiessiy
by both Mexican government Off
Icials and attaches of the American
embassy.
Private sources meanwhile re-
vealed the story of his attempted
escape. carefully planned over
nearly a month and involving at
least one trip which Kunze made
from the coast to Mexico City.
Kunze arrived at the little fish
ing village of Boca Del Rio. 10
kilometers south of Vera Cruz.
almost four weeks ago. He went
under the name OF Alfonso Graf
Cabiedes and apparently spoke at
least some Spanish.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
LiUed HumbIy

He said he had come there to
live because he was suffering
heart trouble and had to get down
TO sea level. He took an unpre-
tentious room in the humble
Hotel Progreso.
Quietly he started negotiations
TO buy a launch. He came to
Mexico City and shortly returned
with considerable cash.
He bought a 20-foot fishing
boat with six-cylinder gasoline
engine for 1000 pesos tabout
5000 and got a carpenter to help
him fit it out and paint it.
Then Kunze bought supplies
enough for q long voyage, includ-
ing % cans of coffee, 10 cans of
condensed milk. chocolate. soap,
beans, fruit, fish, meat, rice, -four
nearly 200 pounds of food.
He also added so packages OF
cigarets, some cans of oil and
grease and about 200 liters of
gasoline besides two empty bar
rels and 450 liters of drinking
water.
Evening star., 1942-01-11

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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-03-06
Editorial = Proposition A

Seattle has learned much this about the daily lives
and work of her police and remen generally known be-
fore.
Speakers urging citizens to vote yes the payraise
Proposition A. next Tuesdays ballot heard not
only that Seattle police and remens wages lowest in
major cities this Coast butt
more.
Policemen worked 416 hours Sc days overtime last
Neither they firemen paid for overtime work.
Both firemen and policemen work about the
Der of hours The police 8hour day and remens 12hour
day they must work that long, least every working
day.
The pay averages 43 cents hour for first year
in each department. 1912 cents hour for fourth year
that being the maximum.
New revenue from population, in various taxes
paid from buildings and Seates share of the state
sales tax increased per cent last summer and other
funded state leves taxing officials say will than pay
the wage-rase asked
The Northwest Enterprise joins the Seattle Postnte
gencer Seattle Times and Seattle Star urging adoption
of amendment Awhch would increase the
pay of the police and remen of Seattle $4,000 per month
Under any conditions the increase asked is not only
fair but moderate Supposedly they work IL hour
shift but subject to call at all hours with increase in
pay.
In private employment the increase would be granted
request
Both jobs hazardous neither leaves home with
surance will return No city boasts of finer Fire
Department than Seattle
The laborer is worthy of his hire.
ALI citizens should with good grace vote for the adoption
of Proposition A.