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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
Flying Hicks Father
Loses Bar License

Fred Hicks, father Of the Flying
lIickSes. who for years chartered a
plane for their aerial vacations,
today found himself without a
license 10 operate his Stag Bar at
1904 Springwells avenue.
His Class & license was revoked
by the liquor commission S Lansing
headquarters pending a final hear
ing December % for allegedly sell
ing liquor on Sunday and having
gambling equipment in the bar. He
was charged with selling a Sunday
drink 10 patrolman and having
numbers equipment in his posses
sion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
Buys YuIe Tree,
Stricken in Car

Within a few minutes after
Leonard ]. Dowd, 50. OF 2906 East
jefferson avenue, purchased a
Christmas tree for a family cele-
bration, he was found slumped
over the wheel of his car at 621
Conner avenue.
He died within two hours after
being admitted 10 Receiving Hos
pital. Attendants said death re-
suited from a stroke.
Five-year-old Betty Clark Of
1920 Grove avenue, was killed
when she dashed ino front of an
automobile driven by Leslie p.
Ropes, 81, of 2650l Ross road.
EfV0nia Township, in Grand River
avenue. near Middle Belt road.
Vincent KoScielniak. 81, of 1881
Kilbourne avenue, died in Saratoga
Hospital after he was struck by a
Gratiot street car at Loretto
avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Ns-7a Nos -. Anne TaoacE. ~
"a - "a -. VA Marg'-E -.
Arnold i@~t' - Georgia Medina q
amos F.1san" 20 Nta,t Jar'tE
~ 10 tfeE'iy IT, q, b'faihy
J her, Eqonavaara 20 Irene Hsloerg
Gnar,e. , Vote - Ann Elshy -
I' Ter selee1 Jr - Asrgars' Ho.Es -
Scr C'ipmt~ - Marion Inns ~.
(. % burt' 70. Betty Hirk.e j.
4lhnry Hea'.ey - Grace F.rby. a.
HaSfy <anle,fay 60 June s's', ~.
lohn cain. 20 Be''y BaaEhmar -.
sirmlrt Mrooss vssa. a., Louise KasaIn.
So 10
Pe,er S. Mor,au- a7 LuaHe - Masssy.
char.e. Bu-a Jr os Mary R-.ea o.
y A % ~.''''
EsrIe " ' Ta.a 81 A'5 Ma Ts,iss'I fr,5srcs
Clarence Ks-es p. Dorothy Ku.en.,b
lame, " jeffrey 90 rfa. rra.rsn %
Arthur SIX j. .Gersa'ir. ra-rtsr =.
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Henry Sy,grerski o. Ctarta-,e pt.4.y
IS
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claude yefsr 20 caa-..ns Arper. q
solomon Ds.urec- - Geneva = Johnson
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lander Haa.. n Sc k,gs =,
James Wvs' go. Jessie BYarIpsf 81
Jlnr = Fctssr n Lena Tersre 20
Joseph = serz 2s shirley Graham is
p.Iix st1r.er,r, w. "a ,57 5,.,1' ~ ~
Kenneth Tucker 20 NarV Hrhf "a
RoDer, ! Hayton is Lois .. Thompson
Harold N rlv % Jea, NcTq.er eo
Joseph Rlfsa - NHs Murphy. IL
''S woman "a'S-e'''e tucson
NsrtIn Van lf,er.am. 90. na4efir. Under.
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cha-.e, Woodward. 80. B.rrs-a,ne cron.
g. rs %eo,a, yhr.o 10 pa,n y s,.,a
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Hsr3y o S4terts1n. 20. Wir.frei Dun.
v.g'o, Ts,r,r % ror.,s Kg-z,r 90
Ralph Bowie Dr.. ~. Loretta Tlrhe 81.
WlI liam ssl ie :, ir .s'y wa.r'S S "a
George MtsreH. j. Irene Iayaa. -
man 40
Edward B.askiewicg. Is. Cecilia Gosc.nski
-
Joseph Paw Davis -. Frances Knspp. u
Ralph sears. 20 Mauel sears -
y,ber, rsrr,.' se. 49, Tte.r..b ~
Henry Riee 20 May Bnrks. ~ 49, '''
f,bn sgs1atyrslf 90 rsos f,-arsat 90
charles walden. 20 Msr.0n Brs.s.er -
.t.eIrge E-ty6, rr o., Nsx.-. p,. n
Il 10 y N'''"' ~ a. maine ''''.''''
Xavier = Treda q. Elaine ghsshar -
clarence A par,cr ~. Eve',n F'n,s, Il
sam iafata. -. Hazel Jones Is
Jasper Struggle. rs. Mary Bella Jackson.
2S
Walter Dumas 80 kathryn McFlhsrey, %
Herdest II Bickham ~ Violet White %
Guttfried A Nulzcschke. 81. Henrietta
GlssIng, IS
Thomas j. Rorira, %. Cecilia Sovo'py %.
stanicy J. GoWrpnsk., - virginia Nlel-
guckL 20
Charles o N"l. p Jane Walton. 81
kenneth "e.sau1. IL Laura Mae Pierce.
10
Waiter H. Hess %. susanna Sunderhaft
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
Beatty Zoo Lion Dies,
Third Uprising Victim

FORT LAUDERDALE. Fla,
Dec. - (UP).-A 35O-pound fe-
male lion died yesterday at the
Clyde Beatty Zoo here, the third
animal TO die in an uprising which
cost the life OF a 25-year-old at
tendant.
The lionesS was attacked by
three tigers while the animals
were being put through their PAGES
by Beatty before a Sunday after
noon crowd of spectators. Beatty
SAID the animals had been ION the
muscle" since an attendant, Wal
lace Ayers, was clawed 10 death
Friday by tiger which later was
killed by a bear.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
Gambling Records
No Help 10 Couple

Previous gambling records did
not help Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde y.
King when they appeared before
Recorders Court Judge w. Mckay
Skillman and insisted that gam
bling in their home AT 653 West
Palmer avenue, was just social
gathering of friends.
King "a, was sentenced 10 pay
SIS or serve 80 days in jail and
his wife, Ruth, 40. also was found
guilty and ordered 10 pay SIS or
serve 20 days. Eight other men
and four women were given suS-
pended sentences by the court.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
Wife S Suit Hits
Tassie HOLDINGS

a divorce suit injunction today
tied up Or. Ralph y. Tassie'S re-
puted realty holdings Of sos, 900.
Tassie is owner Of the Saratoga
General Hospital
According to tho complaint OF
his wife, Mrs. Mildred TaSsie, the
physician threatened 10 evict her
from their tavern-lodge near Ago
nae. Her action was a counter-Suit
TO a divorce bill filed by TasSie.
An earlier decree in favor of
TaSSle was set aside.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
Mother S 10Th Child
To Be on The Doctor

LOCK HAVEN, Pa, Dec.
(UP).-If the stork makes It's
twentieth visit 10 the home of Mr..
and Mrs, James Roy Hill, medical
services will be free Of charge DR..
T. +. Teah, attending physician at
birth Of the Hills nineteenth child,
boy. told the proud father that
the next one is one me"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
Death lotites


AARON-Dec. B. Helen, beloved wife Of
Peter; dear mother OF Phillip. Funeral
Wednesday. 30 a. m, from A. H. Peters
Funeral Home l2O57 Gratiot Ave, and
. a. m. a. Assumption Grotto Church.
GODFREY Mathew Milton, Dec. u. be
loved husband OF Abel dear father Of
Adelaide and Mrs James Nogel Funeral
from residence 1867 Maybury Grand.
Thursday a. s 80 ST. Vincent De Paul
Church, a. m. Rosary Wednesday eve
ming al p. m. Bay Gay papers please
copy.
LAMBERT Dec - Anna. beloved wife
Of George. dear mother OF Mrs. Clarence
Forester, Elmer and George Lambert Jr /:
grandmother OF four grandchildren. Funeral
service Wednesday, p. m, at residence,
1879 Bradford.
SCOTT Harrison John. Dec 70 1892 age
81 Of 1921 French road beloved husband
~ Mrs. Sena VI Scott father ~ Mrs. Shir-
ley L. COopersmth. Services Will be held
Tuesday, D. m. at the Gordon c. Crabb
funeral home. Gratiot AZ Outer drive. Burial
will be In Mddlevills. Mich, Wednesday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
Eddy Donates Accordion

Los ANGELES, Dec. CUP).
J. Nelson Eddy, singer and movie
star. donated his pet alligator
sized accordion 10 the United
States Marines in a drive 10 Sc
cure musical instruments for the
armed services.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
GA>E>-mnicN. INDr>rRi,r

I, o. f.1lFNH. Oxygen. medical l.scs
Wall Chem. .g.a Division. IuIq West
ifaHd boulevard. Ia. 1917.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
OIANIK~-piCkIr. DlINIRY
COAL AND CokE-DELNERIEs

COAL OS CREDIT
BORN, 1920 " CHICAGO H0 s-c2
PEOPLES COAL COMPANY - Koqpers
stokcr pea. Semet-Salvay coke K0pper's
P9can11tas. $500 Nevada TN. 2.ll7H.
CONSULT tsr enlarged P-tI l-tf. 1855.
mss ln TIE hts sunday Time. Want AT
St,'tHHt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
BUMDI>G ALTERATIONS

cHlNSEYs b1H' repaired Hogse-ra'sinr
posting Cement u NIX" Guarantee
workmanship TW 2-Nuli
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
Sayoezt .Se4uzcp DEAQczdW
-@ AND BUYERS GUIDE
ApYERTIsING nISPINY
ATTICs tONVTRTfD MO INCONTS

CARLSON MISUNDERSTANDING displays
posters 1909 Brush street. Telephone
Randolph sl.i
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
RRIlk. oLNILNT. NIIooO RAsLMENTs

CONSULT the ENLARGED Real estate list.
iass ia The bis sunday Times Want Ad
Section
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
ASHING MACHINE, SwEEPER RErtIR

ALL MAKES repaired. rebuild
Hnieed Vnrkmanship. reason
estimates Murray Of51.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
BI0NaLE>
lCNCIES all sizes Crosse Point Blcy
c.e lJlUI MACK Avenue Tuxedo 2-425O
BOILERS INSTALLED, WELDED

BOILERS paris installed welded Brandt
Brothers. o5U5 West Lafayette. Vine
u..sF f.F4-E
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
INSULATION

O. D. HOLMES COMPANY - Insulation
Storm sash 1914 PiersJn, Evergreei
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
ICE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
INSULATING ENGINEERS

ICE sKATISG-Si Nightly except Tuesday.
Afternoon skating Saturdays Windsor
Arena. jI2 McDngsaIl Windsor J-3471.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-15
EXCEPTIONS

To Rent Rooms, Housekeeping
Rooms Board and Room, Children
10 Board, Home for Aged. Invalid.
Situations Wanted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21
AUSTRALIAN OFFICERS

Australian officers who will
serve as working members of Gen.
eral MacArthur's staff are Col.
II. F. II. Durant and Lieut.. Col.
John Rogers, o. B. E., M. c.
Lieut.. Col. ]. M. r. Sandberg Of
the Royal Netherlands East In
dies army also is working with the
general staff.
The headquarters spokesman
said that General Macarthur had
decided not to name a deputy su-
preme commander, and il was
taken as a foregone conclusion
that Australian Gen. Sir Thomas
Blamey. chief of United Nations
ground forces, who nominally is
second in command anyway,
would take over MacArthur.s post
should any such necessity arise.
Major General Sutherland was
MacArthur's chief of staff in the
Philippines, while Brigadier Gen
Ieral Marshall and Colonel Will
loughby now fill the same posts
in Australia as they held under
Macarthur at Corregidor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21
SalaIllaua
Bombed
by Allies

ENERAL MACARTHUR
HEADQUARTERS, Australia
April II (UP). - Gen. Douglas
MacA thur announced in his
first United Nations general head
quarters communique today that
United States and Australian
planes had damaged hangers, a
headquarters building and a fuel
dump in a raid on the japanese
invasion base at Salamaua. on the
north New Guinea coast, yester-
day.
Macarthur said that, In a raid
on the Rabaul invasion base in the
Bismarck Islands Sunday, Allied
planes had made direct hits on
ships, wharves, an airdrome run
way and installations and had shot
down one japanese Navy-O fighter
and probably damaged another
They faced strong fighter opposi.
ton, he said.
The communique added:
Netherlands East Indies
Our aircraft executed a success
full night reconnaissance Satur-
day with bombing attacks on
satellite airdromes In this area"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21

On this vital matter Mr..
schram says:
"Our people hare learned
by bitter establishment
and costly mistakes that
there are no substitutes for
our productive processes.
NostrumS, no matter hoio
fancy the packages they
come IN, do not york. 1t
ougurs 1OeH for the future
that zoe hare gained thus
experience the hard Way.
1t ought to put as on our
guard When the planners
seek again to tempt us INTO
easy paths.
"To those of you ,cho are
wondering tOhat you can do
to protect our system of
Initiative from the dangers
to which / haze alluded, let
me say this: We have nit
messed IN the last felo
months a remarkable DEM
.OnStrdtion of the pOWer of
public opinion IN this coun-
try. The people are IN re-
volt against inertia, against
incompetence, against de-
featiSm and against those
forces and Influences that
jeopdrdize their cherished
institutions"
This the warning of a far
seeing patriot and an expert
enced business man.
The people have reveale.
they are fearless.
They stand ready to give t.
the limit In men, money an,
creature comforts to PRE-
SERVE THAT WHICH HAs
GIVEN THEM THE SPIRIT
OF SACRIFICE.
And that Is LIBERTY
liberty of speech, liberty o
the press, liberty of movement
and liberty to buy and sci
and plan as individuals with
out the interference of
cOmmufascist state.
Let us finish this work w,
are in-and then take up tn,
tried-and-true AMERICAN
WAY again. a.
BENJAMIN DE CASSERES
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21
NJ Arthur Picks
Staff in Pacific

IntT News Service stan Correspondent
GENERAL M a C A r T H u RS
IN AUSTRIA
LA. April 21.-The basic organi-
cation of the Southwest Pacific
command was virtually completed
today With the naming of officers
who will be members of the staff
of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's gen.
eral headquarters.
A spokesman for General Mac
Arthur disclosed that Maj. Gen.
Richard Sutherland had been
named chief of staff and Brig.
Gen. Richard Marshall deputy
chief of staff.
Assistant chiefs of staff include
Col Charles Stivers, Gil. in
charge of personnel.
Col. Charles Willoughby. ca,
intelligence.
Brig. Gen. Stephen Chamberlin,
G-3, operations and training.
Col. Lester Whitlock, Ga, sup
ply.
Col. Burdette Fitch. adjutant
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21
US. Yields
Panay Is.
Positions

WASHINGTON, April 81 (UP).
o u numbered American-Filipino
forces have withdrawn from two
positions on the western side OF
Panay Island after inflicting Sc
we're losses on the enemy.
But they ARE continuing their
resistance and are exacting q
heavy toll OF enemy casualties"
the war department said.
The defenders were forced to
give up some of the Philippines
richest sugar producing land only
because of heavy assaults launched
by the japanese without apparent
regard for their own losses.
The Japanese made little prog
reSs in their continued efforts TO
blast Lieut.. Gen. Jonathan M.
Wainwright's Manila Bay forts
into submission with dive bomb
ers and heavy artillery.
FORTS DIVE BOMBED
The dive bombers turned on
Forts Hughes and Drum. But the
communique said most of the
bombs dropped 'harmlessly in the
water" No damage or casualties
was reported at either fort.
Previously enemy dive bombers,
for the first time since Bataan fell
April 8. had roared over Corregi-
dor. causing some damage and
casualties.
japanese artillery attacks on
Corregidor and the other forts.
which earlier in the week saw the
enemy blasting away with nine
inch guns for the first time.
"lessened somewhat late yester-
day." the war department said,
and the damage inflicted was not
great"
The American forts answering
fire against Japanese batteries on
leither side OF Manila Bay has been
tremendously effective, according
to previous communicates. Many
Ienemy guns have been silenced
land numerous troop and truck
concentrations. first on Bataan
and then on the Cavite shore, have
been broken up by Wainwright's
ARTILLERY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21
Too Much Confidence
Lands Man in Court

Archie T. Jackson Allen, "a, of
Louisville. was place on six
months probation by Judge George
Murphy today, after ruefully ad-
hitting that he had covered too
much ground" when he boasted he
could lick any one in a tavern at
1896 Trumbull avenue.
Patrolman Howard Mckee of
the Trumbull station was in the
tavern. He arrested Allen for car
rying a blackjack.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21
ADVANCE ON FINNS
Car Weight Taxes
Net 100000 More

LANSING, April 81. - With
more cars licensed in Michigan
this year than ever before despite
|rationing, Secretary of Sta t e
Harry F. Kelly announced weight
taxes for the first quarter were
up more than 100000.
He turned over to the state high
way department S17,026,330 for
the period ending March 81, as
compared with SIG. 787, 1886 a year
ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21
0PA Denies Request
For Scrap Metal Rise

LANSING, April II (UP).-Gov.
Murray D. Van Wagner said to-
day that the office of Price Ad-
ministration had refused to in
crease the "at-the-gate" price for
scrap metal picked up at farms.
The price was recently increased
from 80 TO 35 cents a hundred
weight and the governor had asked
for a Ascent gate price.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21
Britain Warned Pope
Against Jap Envoy

LONDON. April Il (UP).-An
official spokesman said today that
the British government had
warned the Vatican. before II sc-
Icepted the credentials of a Japa-
Inese envoy, that acceptance
would be widely interpreted as
being the result of Axis pressure
and conformation OF Japan's
Itreacherous and unprovoked at
tack"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21
Huge Air Fleets
Blast Murmansk
And Leniingrad
90 Planes Used
in One Attack;
Crimea Also Hit

MOSCOW, April p QNS).-
Dispatches from the fighting areas
disclosed today that Germany has
undertaken intense air attacks
along the entire Russian front, at
tempting particularly heavy raids
against Leningrad and the Arctic
port of Murmansk.
The Nazis were reported to have
sent 90 planes in two waves
against besieged Leningrad - 30
craft in the first wave and double
that in the second.
Anti-aircraft guns and planes OF
the Soviet Baltic fleet air arm
broke up the formations, 1t was
said, and little damage was caused
by the bombs which were dropped
RAID CRIMEA
In the extreme south, IL was
said, 18 Luftwaffe bombers raided
a town in the Crimea Peninsula
Eight of the attacking craft were
reported brought down.
A supplement to the midday
Icommunique said a battalion OF
German achievements in Poland
had mutinied against their officers
while en- route to the Russian
battle front.
Red army ground forces were
said to be breaking up strong MAJ
Icounter-attacks and continuing
their advances.
Occupation of an important key
defense position by Russian troops
on the central front was an
lnounced. Some 1900 Nazis were
reported killed in this encounter
The position was presumed to be
somewhere near Smolensk, 23C
miles west of Moscow. Russian
troops were reported within Is
miles of Smolensk.
ADVANCE ON Firms
Russian troops were said to be
making continued local advances
on the Finnish front. Much war
material and foodstuffs was re-
ported captured on the Karelian
Isthmus.
Accounts of extensive air fight
ing said at least 1000 German
planes were destroyed durin &
March, while another 500 had been
smashed during the first two
weeks of April.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21

: VICHY. France, April 81 (INS) &.
.-Officers and men Of the French
fighting forces were charged today
by their new commandments,
Admiral Jean Darlan. TO rely on
me as rely on you TO follow the
honorable way and defend our en-
pire under the high authority OF
Marshal Petain."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21
REFUSED TO HELP

hEr OSED ~ HE'LL
In their st. Nazaire killings, the
Germans ordered the sub-prefect
to choose 20 OF his fellow towns
men to face a German firing
squad.
He refused, so the Germans
picked their victims themselves,
including a prominent labor leader
named Blanchard.
Laval went to Paris by motor
car from his Chateldon chateau
near Vichy.
Laval left two hours before Ad-
miral of the Fleet Jean Francois
IDarlan gave his first order of the
day to the powerful French fleet
which he still controls as COM
Imander, in chief Of the armed
forces, responsible not to Laval
but to Marshal Henri Philippe
Petain.
MAY TELL U. s. POLICY
1t is believed that Laval on his
return from Paris would make a
public statement on foreign policy
with special reference to French
American relations in view of the
limited States war with Japan anc
1.-THE Axis nations with which Laval
in a declaration of policy yester'
day. aligned himself and his
regime.
Fernand de Brinon. Laval's gen.
eral delegate to the Germans. wepi
TO Paris Sunday and announced
that Laval, though maintaining his
headquarters at Vichy. would visit
Paris frequently.
radio Moscow asserted on
the basis Of trustworthy Swiss
advices that members of Lavals
government believed Marshal
Petain would retire soon for
rest" and reports had come
from Paris that Petain would re-
tire permanently and transfer
all power to Laval.
(Moscow said French patriots
continued their fight against the
Germans and had blown up an
ammunition dump near Bou-
logne, April 6. Patriots had cut
telephone cable and killed Ger
man sentries also, Moscow saidO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21
PORT MoREsBY BOMBED

MELBOURNE. April II (INS),
heavy japanese bombers,
escorted by at least six fighter
planes, today bombed Port
Moresby.- New Guinea Island, ac-
cording TO a report from an ad-
vanced United Nations base.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21
Laval Forced
Way TO Power
By Tricks, Bluffs
New Viehy Overload
Committed by Scheme
to Attack Free French
BY United Press

The behind the-scenes story OF
how Pierre Laval tricked and
sbluffed his way back into power
IN France was disclosed for the
first time today in private adviceS
10 the United Press.
Committed to an eventual at
tack on the Free French terri.
tories especially along the vital
Allied supply route in Africa.
Laval apparently was aided by
Hitler or Nazi agents in schemes
and threats that broke through
whatever resistance still was left
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21
Publishers Open Sessions

NEW YORK. April 81 1NS).-
The fifty-sixth convention of the
American Newspaper Publishers
Association opened today at the
Waldorf Astoria.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-21

in S5-year-old Marshal Henri
Philippe Petain.
The keynote of Lavars scheme
was a threat that all Of France
faced Nazi rule under a gauleitel
in Paris. That the Gestapo would
take owed from the German occu-
patton authorities. and that Ger.
many. Italy and Spain would
permanently take over most OF
France.
These misunderstanding Hill
er's urgent efforts to bolster pre-
cautions against an Allied in
yasion in the west-took effect al
Vichy so quickly that Laval and
Hitler were caught off guard. adj
vices to the United Press said.
These advices also said that 9S
per cent of the French people
detest Laval's pro- German policies
and that terrorism and harsh re-
pression-already spreading In oc-
cupied France--can be expected to
increase.
This deep hatred. il was said,
might again make Laval the tar
get OF an assassin's bullet, such
as the attack upon his life at Yer
sailles last summer.
Laval was quoted in the private
advices as claiming he would
never, for his part, phecipitste q
break In relations with the United
States.
BRITISH-U. 8. WEDGEe
This statement, like others made
by Laval in the last two years,
might indicate that the new French
chief of governments bitter
hater Of everything British, as
shown by his radio speech Monday
will be the instrument Of Ger
man attempt to drive a wedge be-
tween Britain and America.
From his statements as con-
tanned in the private advices, in
Guiding protestations that no u
boat bases would be surrendered to
Germany, IL appeared that the
next few weeks might produce for
the French people some conces-
sions from Hitler in an effort to
win support for Laval.
Then, II was believed. any prog.
ress that might be made to over.
come the French peoples hatred
would be followed by the real Naz
demands which the Allies fear
perhaps a demand for French mill
tary aid.
Laval was said to be pretending
that Adolf Hitler will give hin
more latitude in pursuing peace
full relations with the Unite
States than was given Petain.
OPPOSE INTERFERENCE
1t was added that he was pre-.
pared to give guarantees that nc
French island or other part of the
French empire would be used a.
submarine bases against the Allies
But at the same time he wai
quoted that he would tolerate
no Allied interference il he begar
a fight TO take over Free French
territory.
Informants pointed out that I
Vichy attack on Free France
especially in Africa, would be o
Invaluable aid 10 Germany ant
italy and would align Vichy il
fact IL not in theory in war agains
the United Nations. with whom
The Free French are allied.