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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25

here am convinced that II is
true"
He was accompanied during IN,
day by Ernest KanZler. WLB chic
here. and O. L. Hunt. GM vic,
president. He was shown the
Ford plant by Henry and EdSe
Ford and Charles + SorenSen
Ford vice president.
GIVES REASON FOR TRIP
Explaining the reason for hi.
trip, he said:
"As a member OF Parliament.
I want to make a speech report
ing to the people of England on
the United States production Of
war materials. I'm we'll salts
fled with what I've seen"
Churchill remarked of his OK.
periences in Egypt that he be.
lieved Neither the English noi
the American tanks l have seen ir
action are as good as the Ger.
mans best tanks. However.
think they are rapidly becoming as
good The Allied tanks have
needed more firing power"
Young Churchill little resembles
bis famous father, and smokes
eigaretS rather than the cigars for
which the prim e minister is
famous.
Travelling with him was II r.
Knickerbocker. noted war cor
respondent with whom he covered
the Spanish War. He IS 10 fly back
TO London soon in a bomber.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
3 OTHERS ARRESTED

A rho tBf continued then
drive against dangerous enemy
aliens and those suspected as
SabotcurS. eight other arrests
were made in New York City yes.
terday while IN adjoining New
Jersey an undlSclosed number OF
arrests were made.
Mnzniak,S- case WAS the subject
.ot a PREPARATIONS suit by the United
States government against Ger
many after the last war II was
charged that ne deliberately set
the munitions plant fire while
acting as an agent Of the German
government.
WoZnlak was never appre-
hended but German officials in
1880 produced a statement which
they said the fugitive had made
in which he denied both the
charge that he was German
egent and that he was responsible
for the outbreak Of the fire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
Sdb0teurs Trial
In Final Stages
Photo BY Times staff Photographer

WASHINGTON, July % GNS).
Military trial of the eight Ger
man saboteurs enters its closing
stages today with two Of the spies
yet TO take the witness stand be-
fore prosecution and defense at
torneys complete their cases and
place the Nazis' fate in the hands
of seven gold-braided generals.
Statements of the commission
on progress Of the trial we're be-
coming more cryptic and vague.
Some Of the generals on it were
reported to be piqued over the
fact that those attending the trial
were allowing some information
TO leak out despite the fact all
had been sworn TO Strictest Sc
crecy.
Others were reported to be
netiled over letters from the
American public protesting over
the way the trial has dragged out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
Meat Shortage
Is Felt in City,
Retailers Report
Bacon Hardest TO Get,
Beet and Pork Scarce,
Grocers. Butchers Declare

Although the larger packers are
inclined 10 minimize the possibility
of a Detroit meat shortage, the re-
tail grocer and butcher agreed
today that il isn't n possibility al
all-it'S here,
eve no longer ask what a
customer wants." said one mer-
chandiser who reported he'd
called six firms before getting
filled one-sixth OF his order for
pork.
I'VE tell the customer what
ne can have"
Particularly hard hit. according
to a cross section of stores, is
bacon. The stringency on beef has
become manifest only during the
4asEttpe- weeks. ------
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
los, Needs No Glasses

ADAMS Mass. July y up.
Mrs Margaret Wilson was able
10 read her newspaper without
tho aid Of SpcctdcleS today As she
observed her 105th birthday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
MYSTERIOUS MISSION

On "wednesday. the commission
carefully noted that the first. Sec
ond and third >aboteurs had tesu.
fled
Thursday tho trial was recessed
while the defense attorneys went
on mysterious mission inter-
viewing New York witnesses.
FRIDAY morning the statement
OF the commission merely said
certain defense witnesses had
testified.
At the end Of Yesterdays hear
ing, the generals suddenly an
nounced that the sixth defendant
took the stand in his own behalf. "
NO mention was made whether
the fourth and fifth defendants
had testified
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
'Jdif Inmates
.Shun Brothers
WhoWon' tFigh1
ltaIy-Lovine Iannos
Get Lonesome Cell
Which Housed Stephan
BY JANE sCHERMERHoRS

The Ianno boys-Gino, Guido
Antonio and Altelio-who don't
want TO fight for the United States
and who refused to register in the
draft. are in the lonesome Tor
Axis cell at county Jail today.
1t is the first cell on the ground
floor Of the Jail and il is there that
Max Stephan. another of the boys
cooled his heels while waiting trial
for bad faith with this govern
ment.
The lonesome cell is by no
means the choice Of the AXIS kids
instead it's existence grew out OF
snobbishness on the part OF other
inmates of county Jail.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
DSR Strikers
Appeal TO Civil
Service Board
20 Dismissed, File
for Hearings; 80 Out
Of 40 Lose at Inquiry

Many of the wildcat strikers
dismissed by the four-man DSR
trial board witt appeal their cases
to the Civil Service Commission, it
was indicated today.
/ Donald J. Sublette, secretary OF
the Civil Service Commission, said
that 20 of the 128 probationary
employees who took part in the
strike Of July II. and were dis
missed without hearing, have filed
applications for hearing before
the Civil Service Commission.
Meanwhile, the trial board
hearing the cases of the regular
DSR workers fired because or
their strike action adjourned until
2 p. m. Monday after upholding
the dismissals of Sc out of 40 cases
they have heard so far.
ONLY ONE ACQUITTED
Only one man out Of the 40 who
have paraded past the. board has
been found not guilty. Three cases
have been postponed while the
board gets further information.
Yesterday, the board heard IS
/ cases, fired 13. One man. Gus
Lenear of 341 Belmont avenue,
told the board that he was absent
i because he had given blood
TRANSMISSION the day before and
was too weak to work. Members
.of the board withheld judgment
until his story could be checked.
Strikers are charged with in
subordination. absence without
leave. melting to riot. sabotage of
the war effort and individual in
reference with the regular opera
ton of the DSR.
TYPICAL CASE HEARD
Typical of the many cases heard
was that of Carl Mass. AZ, of
S638 Georgia avenue, who has
been a DSR employe Is years.
when 1 got TO work at the
Shoemaker barns" Mass told
the board, "there was a picket
! line there and the fellows said
there was strike. Well,
hadn't been to a union meeting
and didn't know what was going
on so just went home"
Raymond Byrne, chairman of
the trial board. replied:
You could have inquired
from some one I'm authority.
You're an old employee and YOU
failed us in our hour OF need.
Dismissal upheld"
APPEAL CHANCES CITED
Rodney Baxter, DSR general
-. counsel, pointed out that dis
missed men have several avenues
of appeal open to them. They can
appeal to Fred A. Nolan. DSR
general manager; to the Civil
Service Commission, 10 the City
Council if they are ex-service
men, and to the Circuit Court.
i Those who were found guilty
and refused reinstatement yester-
day were:
Arthur f. Chesley of 141S7 APP
poline avenue; Fred Samp of 1904
Gallagher avenue; Edwin Hard
acre of 1924 Longacre avenue;
Robert r. CruZet of 3493 Town
send avenue; Sam A. Milano OF
1858 Orleans avenue; George
/ Truchen of 1883 Trowbridge ave.
niue, Hiram Whirlow of 2764
Second avenue; Curtis Turner of
2941 Kenilworth avenue; Edward
Draw of 1921 Lyman place; Ches-
ter Valentine of 2317 Van Dyke
avenue; Roscoe Wilson of 1922
] Crane avenue; Howard Eastman
of 3033 Springle avenue and Mass.
i -----------------------------
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
Hitler Given Worninq
He'd Cut His Throat Now if He Saw Willow Run
ChurchiI's Son Says After Viewing Plant

eff Adolf Hitler could see VIII
low Run, he'd cut his throat
right now"
This was the emphatic-if some.
what wistful-conclusion Of Capt
Randolph Churchill, son OF
British Prime Minister Winston
Churchill, after spending a day in
a whirlwind tour of Detroit's wal
plants.
Thirty-two years old. with a
shock of graying hair young
Churchill spent yesterday seeing
Willow Run and Rouge war plants.
the Chrysler Tank arsenal, the
Packard Motor Car Company and
General Motors Allison engine
plant as we'll as its Arms for Vic
tory exhibit in the GM building.
ENTHUSIASM UNDIMMED
He was wearing a heavy brace
on his back. the result of a
crushed rib he suffered in Egypt.
and during the long day there
were times when he was obviously
in considerable pain. But neither
pain nor WEAKNESS could dim his
enthusiasm for what he had seen.
II heard In ashingto
whence he flew here in an
army bomberl that the automo-
tive companies had solved their
production problem" he said.
And after visiting the plants
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25

Onlookers smiled supercllIously
10 each other.
They all knew better than that
Yesterday, the OCD in Wash.
ington blandly announced that
hereafter fire bombs should be eX-
tinguished by a solid stream OF
water
This is the equivalent Of the All
corps announcing that the nc"
bombers are being redeslgned tC
look like Wilbur Wright's first
kite.
Glenn c. Richards. OCD director
here. reacted promptly and en-
phatically
Until we are convinced the
solid stream il better. We viii
continue to teach Use of sand
and spray and sand" he said
adding that every one he had
talked 10 IN England Who had
first hand experience with tire
bombs agreed-spray was best
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
Jef-or-Sproy
Bomb Debate
Spuffers On
Detroit Experts Still Wary
of Solid Stream; Lands
Sticks 10 His Guns

In New England. they argue
about whether clam ch ow d c 7
should be made with cream or
with plain water.
On the West Coast they argue
about the relative merits of treat
ing a steak with olive oil or rock
salt.
But in Detroit, Mich, they argue
about whether you should put out
a fire bomb with fine spray Of
water or solid stream.
And, brother, do they argue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
ONE BIG DON'T

When Detroit set up It's civilian
defense organization, there was
one thing impressed on every last
air raid warden. and they in turn
impressed II on the people in Their
blocks. II was:
DON'T TURN * s OLD
STREAM OF WAFER On
MANESIUM FIRE BOMB, USE
A FINE SPRAY
Public demonstrations Of fire
bomb fighting were held The
routine invariably included a dem
onstration of what happened
when you used a stream, not a fine
spray. The bomb immediately
started showerlng flaming sparks
around the vicinity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
CANT GET PROMISE"


you can have my meat bust
ness" said a grocer.
"NOt only do have 10
scramble all day long 10 get
some meat TO sell, but I can't
get promise for tomorrow or
the next day. No company seems
10 know what's going to happen"
Chain stores were apparently :
bit better fixed than the small in
dependents, but here, too, were
complaints of uncertainty and cur
tailed operations
Packers Outlet had a more OF
less typical story
I'VE have always kept a week
10 10 days supply of meat hang
ing" according 10 an official.
This was safeguard against
any breakdown In deliveries.
Now, we're on day-to-day
taSis."
Chain store executives along
with small storekeeperS reported
army and lend-lease buying had
cut normal supplies but empha-
sized price ceilings as even more
UNDER CEILINGS
You can't blame the farmers
for holding out for the highest
prices they can get" said a rep
rcSeniative Of Kroger'S. AT the
same time, we're operating under
ceilings and there's a definite
limit on the price we can pay"
kroger'S IS getting only about
20 per cent of its normal pork
supplies and beef has -nntlceahlY
frightened this week 10 reduce
stocks to about IS per cent
An agent Of c r Smith. who
described the retailer helpless
m existing circumstances, ex-
pressed hope that the recent re-
classification of beef by OPA
might be Of some assistance on
pork he believed the situation may
become worse.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25

WIN h'Nis hnC thhtt soy tiiN
prisoners,
But, of course. the Ianno boys
have one another for company as
they await trial.
Returned 10 jail after yester-
days brisk court scene in which
Federal Judge Frank A. Picard
literally hit the ceiling when the
boys protested they couldn't fight
against their mother country. they
wait nov for August 3 and-theif
trial
"We1l get to the bottom OF
this matter" said Picard, land
In the meantime your bond Is
$4,000 each"
The fanno boys don't do much
talking. They are sullen, little
men who look at each other most
Of the time They were so silent in
court, answers had 10 be pulled
from them. that Judge Picard
wondered If there wasn't one
better versed in English who might
be appointed spokesman.
"Oh, all the boys speak ex-
cellent English and they under
stand every word your honor is
saying" their counsel, Albert L.
Carlins assured the court.
Around town, Detroiters were
getting h e a e d up over the
brothers, who boosted they came
here to earn American money 10
send il all back TO Italy. In the
County Building. 1Caspar- ]. Lingo
mans office was recalling a De-
cember day in 1888 when the third
brother, Antonio, 26, applied for
his first American citizenship
papers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
HEAR FROM TONY AGAIN

They didn't hear from Antonio
again until after Ttaly's entry into
the war. He walked in and threw
those same papers on the counter
Here" he said. az don't
want these things. want TO
give them back. l don't want
to fight in any war"
Antonio was told he couldn't
give back the papers and when he
became insulting about Americans
and the United States the late
Edgar Fitzgerald almost pitched
him out of the County Building.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
STILL ABOVE THAT

Eve might crack safes, we
might murder, we might steal
hut we're still above associating
with heels like that" say the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
DO AS WE SEE FIT

Asked If the local Office could
disregard the new Official nStruc
ton. issued by OCD Chief Jane,
NJ. Lands, a local OCDcr replied;
"We will do here as We see
tit. This is the Detroit OCD Of
flee, paid for by Detroit"
Lands in Washington was asked
how about this
THE Detroit Defense Coun-
Gill;" he replied stlllly. has. of
course, the Legal right TO teach
anything IL wishes. But il will
do a great disserNice 10 Detroit,
Its citiZenry and its industry If
IL arbitrarily refuses Ia avail
Itself OF the latest scientific in
formation on methods Of ~
tinguishing incendiary bombs
developed not only by the OCD
hut also by the United states
Army. the British and NeW
Zealand.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
II YOU put 1T OFT

A late starter ia lee -4l.ss.44F47ntlt
Capt Don : Leonard state com.
mander of the citizens dCIcnSC
corps. climbed up ON the fence anc
Straddlcd n As a matter of fact
said Captain Leonard every
method Of putting out FIRE hOmf
is a good one. depending on tho
circumstances, and especially d
YOU Eut tr1U TT tt77r-r--1 Mt ! It
explained
Island should he used when
the bomb falls on concrete, tile
or any material IL cannot burn
through while being smothered.
2-"The spray method should
he used on single bombs where
the solid stream would cause the
bomb to explode burning frag-
ments onto inflammable mate
rails.
3-"The jet or stream OF
water should he used on con
centration Of several bombs in a
small area, or on one bomb i'm u
place where scattering of bomb
fragments won't increase he
fire hazard"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-25
But oNLooKERs SMILE

onlookers smiled superciliously
The Nome nugget., 1942-01-09

pur, capital of the Federated Malay States and second city of British Malaya. The communique announced the withdrawal and said it was made necessary by Japanese penetration at the low CT Perak defense line and added We suffered some losses in guns and transport"
 The new defense line is south of the Slim River, a Bernam trib utary dividing Perak and Selan- gor Province. Slim River is 50 miles north of Kuala Lumpur and 200 miles north of Singapore Even this state. the communique indicated, might be imperiled by Japanese forces which infiltrated earlier, down the coast to the Kuala Selangor area, 35 miles northwest of Kuala Lumpur.
The Nome nugget., 1942-01-09
Island Defenders Brace Selves for Heavy Jap Attack

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 {P) - The War Department said the de lenders of the Philippines are bracing themselves for large scale general attack" by the Jap anese invaders. With General MacArthur personally directing the fighting, the men have drawn together north and west of Man fla Bay. It was reported that the morale and determination of the U. S. and Filipino troops was high, and it was declared they will continue their resistance with skill and courage"
 The War Department said there was fighting of varying intensity" in all sections of the Luzon front, but the lack of en- emy bombing and aerial machine gunning recently indicated that
The Nome nugget., 1942-01-09
Tokyo Paper Asserts Jap Army Will Invade US.
Allied Submarine Operating Within 100 Mi. of Tokyo

TOKYO, J9n. g (P) - Pene- trat.on by an enemy sub within hundred mics of Tokyo was d d;scIosed by Imperial Headquar- ters when it announced the tor pedoing and damage to a 2,200- ton Japanese freight. the Unkai Maru. The number one sub at tack occurred early yesterday off the coast of Japan near the Izu Shichito Island group which lies south of the entrance 10 Yoko- hama and Tokyo. All the crew was saved. The nationa ity of the attacking sub was not given, The ship was stated as severely dam aged.
The Nome nugget., 1942-01-09
Louis Picked To Beat Buddy Baer
 in Fight Tonight

NEW YORK, Jan. g lPD - Buddy Baer, having been guilty of knocking champion Joe Louis clear out of the ring in Washing ton last spring, probably will pay for his sins with interest tonight in Madison Square Garden. This time the towering Californian faces a perfectly conditioned and fight-keen Louis, impatient to wipe out any stigma which might have attended his victory over Baer last May, when Buddy was disqualified by refusing to come out in the 7th round. The fight is set for ' pm. PSF.
 So impressive were the negro $ workouts, that bookmakers are offering only one to six odds that he will be successful in the 20th defense of his world title; and to 2 that he stops Baer inside of Is rounds.
 A crowd of about 10000 is ex- pected to contribute more than S100000 to the Naval Relief So- ciety.
The Nome nugget., 1942-01-09
Nazis In Africa Start New Retreat

UNDATED. Jan. 8 iF) - Hit ler's tattered North African arm- ies started a new retreat on the West-bound road to Tripoli, the British announced. British spear heads are now operating 600 miles from the starting point of their drive in Libya.
 A bulletin from the British headquarters said the Axis fore eS, which failed to give battle at Agedabia, 90 miles south of Bengasi, are falling back under cover of a blinding sand storm. The communique said that Brit ish mobile columns are in pur- suit, slashing at the Axis Hanks and rear.
 More good news came from the Soviet battlefront as Russia'S s armies were officially reported to have advanced to within 40 miles of the Vyazma-Bryansk line, al which the Germans had been ex- pected to dig in for the winter.
 Soviet dispatches said that Rus sian troops have driven a wedge more than half way through the Nazi defenses on the central front, ranging to four and one half miles deep. and including a system of camoufaged dugouts, heated by stoves and covered by six and seven tiers of logs.
The Nome nugget., 1942-01-09
Penetrate De-
 lenses of Z jap- Held Cities China

CHUNGKTNB, Jan. g lP)-The Chinese reported that their fore es penetrated the outer defense of the two most important Japan ese-held cities in south China, Canton and Ynghang, capitals of Kwantung and Kiangsi provinces The Chinese claimed successes in half a dozen other fronts in central China and announced that while fresh expeditionary forces awaited only the word to enter British Burma, troops al ready massed there are taking up designated positions" mostly in north Burma.
The Nome nugget., 1942-01-09
Pacific Coast Ship. ping Back Normal But On Alert

SEATTLE, Jan. 8 (P) - Indie at'ons Of at least a temporary subsistence of the submarine men ace off the Pacific coast was seen in an offical 18th Naval D.s rict statement which pointed out, however, that America and Can adian patrols will remain vigil ant and active. Merchant vessels and traffic time are being return ed 10 normal, the statement sad, after rather ineffective sub marine campaign off the Pacific Coast by enemy undersea craft in Puget Sound areas, British Columbia waters and off the Col umbia River. A continuous pat rol inshore and offshore by sur face craft and aircraft was and is beng rainta.ned by the Navy"
 The presence of enemy surface craft in the vicinity of the Aleu- tionS on December 31 was indie ated. Merchant vessels in Alaska waters were warned into the nearest ports on December 29, 1ue to the suspected presence of Jap vessels" the statement said.
 Civilian reports that bodies of Japanese fiers washed up on the Oregon coast proved unfounded the bull etin sad.
 The statement also disclosed that the Federal Communications Commission has reported the pos sibility of unknown radio sta tions are sending messages to the enemy. A strict monitor system is being maintained in Alaska & the United States. "The locations of such possible stations are be- ing withheld from publication" the statement added.
The Nome nugget., 1942-01-09
Russians Break Seiges Leningrad And Seyastopol

UNDATED, Jan. 9 f4ol - Rus sia'S armies are declared to have virtually broken the long-draWn s:eges of Leningrad and Sevasto- pol. Soviet dispatches reported that East of Leningrad, the Ger man now have lost everything they were able to capture in the past three months.' This would indicate that the invaders have been thrown back and the east ern arc of the s.ege ring of the defenders of the old Czarist cap it8l is once more in direct com muHication with the rest of Rus sia. At one stage of the siege, the German command asserted that Leningrad was completely iso- lated from the south. the only outlet being a precarious passage across Lake Ladoga.
 AdVlces reaching London re- ported that Red Army storm troops are now battering the Ger mans in wave after wave of san guinary four-day battle at Pow ensta, at the mouth of the Stalin Canal. While maps failed to show Poventsa, presumably it $ a vil- lage in the vicinity of Schuesel- berg, 25 mics east of Leningrad, where the Neva River flows into the Stalin Canal. The Canal it. self links Russia with the Baltic and Arctic waterways system and extends hundred miles westward from Lake Ladoga.
The Nome nugget., 1942-01-09
Paper ] Asserts Japanese Will Invade |. s.

TOKYO, Jan. g ttP. - The Jap. aa Advertiser, governH,e e0t organ declared that once a Japanese landing iS made on the Ameri- ean continent, Fl il be a simple matter for a well trained and courageous army to sweep every thing before it. The contention that the United States cannot be invaded is as much 8 myth as that the Maginot Lines could be taken or that Singapore and Pearl Harbor are impregnable."
 The paper said the Navy all ready has taken the war to the shadow of San Francisco and
 h3f air attack alarms sounded in many coast cites bringing panic among the frightened cit izenry."
 Il was pointed cut that the United States was invaded in 1912, and added that now with the American Navy badly crip- D cd as a resul. of the Japanese victory at Pearl H5rbor it IS within the realm, not alone of poss biI.ty, but of probability tha. the armed forces of this country will land on the Ameri- can continent