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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
City Protests
State Tax Plan
Time, stan Correspondent,

LANSING. Aug. 1S-The state
board OF tax equalization today
considered a protest Of Kenneth
J. McCarren. Detroit city assessor.
who contcnded that Detroit would
lose from $500 900 10 $1,000 600
annually uHd er the proposed
equalizcd valuation
McCarren asserted that the
state tax commissions proposal
would cause continued migration
of Detroit industries to neighbor-
ing Macomb and Oakland coun-
tics where assessments are lower
Take look around the
state" he suggested "If YOU do,
therell be- lot of red faces
here"
The board which heard repre-
scntatiVcS Of - counties protest
tho plan. Will rcconvcnc Thursday
10 consider a 30-day recess while
Wayne County agents dig up the
facts on tax values IN the state. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
Pointe Woman Guilty
OF Obscene Speech

Found guilty OF using obscene
language in the presence of a
younger person. Mrs. Blanche Nc
Kenna. SO. of 1410 Roslyn road.
Crosse Pointe Woods, was put on
probation FOR a year today by
Justice Victor II. DeBacke. on the
advice Of the state probation de-
pdrtment.
Mrs. McKenna was found guilty
after months of neighborhood dis
Sension in which she was accused
by neighbors of swearing. squirt
ing water on children and in gem
eral making life miserable for her
neighhors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
Woman Found Dead;
Police Open Inquiry

Police today are investigating
tho death Of Mrs. Frances Kned-
gen. p, of 1869 Third avenue. She
was found in her room with silk
stocking tied around her neck and
fastened 10 a bedStead.
Friends told police she had been
worried and respondent over the
condition of her husband, who is
seriously III in a hospital
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18

init comfortable living this winter
in room temperatures ) 10 Is de-
grees below normal.
He urged dictators of women's
fashions TO glamorize ski suits for
home, office and factory wear as
they would hide feminine
'longies."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
40 MPH Speed Limit
State Police Act to Set Up Traffic Control Zones
in Two Weeks TO Conserve Rubber

Kennedy and State Police Commits.
sioner Oscar G.. Olander without
consulting the legislature.
"While traffic has decreased
along with the speed, the state
Is still without authority to curb
the high speed driver" Kennedy
said. $50 Tar We have received
wonderful cooperation from bus
and truck operators as well as
the average motorist."
The projected new regulations
would be in line with President
RooScvelt's request for the l0-milC
limit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
HEARS SIREN

"Then the police siren sounded
and he turned around and ran
down the alley. I chased him
for a ways and threw a cinder
at him. ! think I hit him on the
foot"
HeySer rented the garage last
Friday police said. and parked a
stolen automobile inside il. He
told Mrs. Gordon that he was CO.
ing 10 Washington on government
business and wanted 10 get his car
off the streets.
1.-THE car was too big for the
garage" Mrs Gordon said THE
man who rents the other part of
the garage couldn't get the door
open. because this car extended
too far out"
Not knowing where 10 locate
HeySer, the GordonS took the
license number OF the car and
asked police TO locate the owner.
Police found il was stolen car
and assigned Irvine TO watch for
the thieves.
The car was stolen Friday from
Rulliare Of 5536 Eastlawn
avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
Rabdut Is Endorsed
By Trainmen' S Union
special 10 TIKI DETROIT TIMES

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1S-The
Brotherhood of Railway Train
men has endorsed Louis c. Ra-
baut for reelection as congress-
man from the Fourteenth Michi-
gan district, Rabaut announced
today.
The congressman said he <was
so informed in a letter from Mar
tin II. Miller. national legislative
representative for the labor or
ganiZation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
"Naw. I'm not a cowaTd-I'm
iuss mad at the army!'

Thus today Francis William
Cook, %, explained why he re-
fused 10 appear for a draft exam
nation at Bakersfield, Cal He is
now IN the county Jail, where he
was placed after being brought
back by the FBI TO Detroit, his
home.
This II n lot OF fuss over
nothing" he said today. I'm
willing to join the army now.
What I'm sore about Is that they
wouldn't let me join IL long
time ago"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
Claim u. S. Ship Sunk

ROME. Aug. Is (by official Ital-
ian wirehss) (INS).-The Italian
high command claimed today that
the American ship California"
had been torpedoed and sunk in
the Atlantic by an Italian sub
marine
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
z U. S. Fliers Killed in Canada

OTTAWA, Aug. Is (INS).-
Two American members of the
Royal Canadian Air Force have
been killed while on active service
in Canada, it was announced to-
day. They are Leading Aircrafts-
man Francis II. Plate of Bennett.
Ia, and Leading Aircraftsman
Truman Dewitt Peale of Palestine,
Toy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
Mayors Headaches
Manpower Lack Sets City Aides Nearly Crazy
May Recall Pensioned Employees

zens have been hired" said the
mayor.
ALL CITIZENS FIRST
Before we've reached that
point well give jobs 10 citizens
with wooden legs and no ears"
So Sublette said okay Then the
mayor warmed 10 his theme.
THE fact Is" said the mayor,
"if there's "A manpoWer shortage
it's because your department has
been doing too little too late"
Sublette said:
That's because every time we
try 10 do something 10 ease the
situation somebody stymies US"
"All ever hear from you"
said the mayor, els that they're
all out OF step but Sublette. |
think you are unnecessarily
alarmed about this manpower
shortage. Look at the police
commissioner. He thinks he's
going to get men when he needs
them"
GALL OTHERS CRAZY, .
"Then the police commissioner
Is crazy" said Sublettc.
There YOU are" said the
mayor. "EyerybOdy's crazy but
you"
But I didn't say even wasn't
crazy" said Sublette, indig-
nantly.
THAT does a." cried the
mayor, jumping up, The meeting
ended.
Hectic days. brother
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
IDENTIFY DEAD MAN

When police arrived, Irvine
gaSped:
II killed one, but the other
got away"
The dead man was identified by
finger prits as Warren r. Heyser,
AZ, of Youngstown. o., who had a
long police record and was await
ing trial on a S35,000 pay roll
holdup charge in Youngstown.
lrvine's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Irvine, with whom he lives
al 437 jefferson court. were al the
hospital as transfusions were given
the wounded poll He is be-
ing KEEP under an oxygen tent.
An eyewitness 10 the gun battle
was Hugh Jarboe, y. of 2427
Fisher avenue. son of Patrolman
Durham jarboe Hugh told police
he heard four shots as he was rid
ing his bike in the alley. He
jumped Off his bike. and saw Pa
trolman Irvine take the second
man into the house.
a few minutes later, a man
came running around the house
and came right towards me hid
ing in the alley" Hugh said. "As
he saw me, he aimed his gun at
me. then turned IL around In his
hand like he was going 10 hit
me"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18
Officer Fights
For Life After
Killing Suspect
PatroIman Near Death
as Result Of Gun Battle
With Alleged Car Thief

Patrolman Harry Irvine 35 who
killed one suspected automobile
thief and captured another after
he himself had been shot and
critically wounded, today was con-
coded a fighting chance for life by
doctors at Harper Hospital
Irvine was shot as he attempted
10 arrest two men who went to a
garage where a stolen car had
been discovered the previous day
Stationed in plain clothes in. the
home Of Arthur d Gordon, S126
Durand avenue. the policeman was
watching for thieves who might
return 10 strip the car
zone Of them started shooting
at me when l entered the ga
rage" Irvine. said II felt a
thump i'm my abdomen. but !
fired three shots at him and saw
him fall. Then started chas-
ing the other one"
In spite Of his wound, Irvine
wFestled with the other man and
oyerpowered him. He took him
into the Gordon home, TO call
headquarters, but the prisoner
broke away and ran out the front
door
Irvine gave chase. He ran
across the street after the man,
then followed him back into the
Gordon yard. There he collapsed.
The man he had been pursuing
a black haired, dark conpteXioned
man of about 25 ran through a
vacant lot and was last seen flee
ing down Kercheyal avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-18

zens have been hired" said the
mayor
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17
Say Marines
Have Gained
0bjettives
Sydney Reporter
Cites First Big
Win Over Jops

LONDON, Aug. II Up -
Selwyn Speight, the London
Stars correspondent in Sydney,
Australia, said today that de-
spite the cautious tone of unit
ed nations communicates lit
seems clear the Allies have al
ready won in land, sea and air
operations in the Solomons the
greatest victory yet achieved
against the Japanese"
Attributing Washington reluc-
lance to give details on the Solo,
mons action to security reasons,
Speight said it was reasonable
to assume" that the U. S. Ma
rines have achieved their major
initial detectives.
"This has apparently been
done by Selling control of Tu-
lagi Harbor and of the big air
base on Guadalcanal Island
which was nearly ready for use
by the Japanese when it was
taken," he said.
When American and Austral-
ian fighting planes are able to
operate from that field in SUBJ
stantial number the Japanese
will have lost all chance of dIiv-
ing them from the island, he as
serted.
That stage may be very
near" he added.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17
EIoise Epidemic
Fatal to Five:
70 Infected

DETROIT, Aug. IL (P) -
State Health officials and staff
doctors today sought the source
o. an infectious diarrhea germ to
which they attributed the deaths
OK five patients and illness of %
others within five days at Eloise
County Hospital.
Hospital officials said the dis
ease had endangered 1900 pa
tients in the william, j. Seymour
hospital units but that its spread
was believed checked. They
suspected there might be q car
rier of the germ in the kitchens
and that the Institutions water
supply also would be checked.
The dead. all from Detroit,
were: Frank Smith, 81; Joe
Briskorn, 50. and Bruce Elliott,
IL, who died Friday; and Will
liam Strell. So. and Frank Rein
hart, Sc, who died Saturday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17
Dynamite Yarn ExpIodes
in Detroit Labor Circles
Bsterins Life Nag Story Irks
Jeffries and Labor Leaders

that on the Detroit Street Rail-
ways last year, in three years.
1.-THE whole story in life is
scurrilUus, with Ist ,nough half
truths o ,lpress anyone who
doesn't tell ar thing about the
real miracle of machines that
have been performed; nothing
about Chrysler tank production,
nothing about what Ford has
done in making airplane en-
gines X X X"
Thomas, eclaring there have
been a few isolated strikes in
the automobile industry. but not
one-tenth the number there were
before Pearl Harbor," added
that there is lefinite common
purpose between labor ant' man.
agement al Detroit to maintain
about VIZ production.
YELLOW MAG?
Jeffries said he didn't think
Detroit would take any official
See LIFE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17
Bandit Dies
in Gun Duel
Detroit Officer
Also Wounded

DETROIT, Aug. 17-R)-An
unidentified bandit was killed
by a uniformed patrolman to-
day in a gun battle in which the
officer himself was wounded. A
SECOND bandit, at first captured
by the wounded policeman, es-
capped when the officer collapsed.
Patrolman Harry Irvine, as
signed to watch a private garage
on the tip that stolen automo-
bile was housed there, was fired
upon by two men who entered
the gal age and saw his uniform.
Irvine returned fire, according
to Inspector John o. Whitman
of the homicide squad, one of his
bullets striking one of the band
its in the head.
Irvine was shot through the
abdomen, but collared the Sec
ond bandit and took him to a
nearby residence where he call
ed for a drink of water and call
the cops" Then he collapsed and
the second bandit fled.
Irvine's condition was report
ed grave.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17
pfobc Shooting
Of Woman, 26
Visitor Shot in
Ex-Mote's Apartment

Found seriously wounded, in
the apartment of her former
husband, Timothy Peltier, SO,
of % Franklin, Mrs. Vina Ger
oux, "a, of Windsor, was in a
critical condition today at ST.
Joseph's hospital.
Police Chief Arthur I. Rosso
said that Howard YAK, 20, of
119 Grand, found Mrs. Geroux
lying on a bed in the apartment
with bullet from a SO calibre
revolver in her left breast. The
gun was on the floor three feet
away.
Rosso said that YAK heard the
shot just as he entered the apart
ment. He was to drive Mrs. Ger
oux to Windsor,, he told Rosso,
and became alarmed when she
did not leave the apartment af-
ter he had driven her there at
Gas p. m. yesterday.
Mrs. Geroux had been a guest
of her sister, Mrs. Margaret
Baker, at 90 Scott boulevard
for the past week. Rosso said
that Peltier, who was not in his
artment at the time of the
shooting, had been arguing with
his former wife at the Baker
home earlier in the afternoon.
YAK quoted Mrs. Geroux as
saying hated Peltier while the
two were driving from the sis
ter's house to Peltier's apart
mcnt.
Rosso said Mrs. Geroux is
now married to a man known as
Tiny"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17
Woman Says
She Shot Man
But Victim Names
Roomer in Home
Who shot Sam Lisiluk?

Who shot Sam Lisiluk?
Mrs. Anna Buraitis, SO, of
1890 Williams, Clinton town.
ship, told Deputy Sheriff Leon
Kandt that she shot Lisiluk, So
years old, through the chest at
10 pm. yesterd ~, but Lisiluk
named Mike Koz, So, a roomer
in the Buraitis home, as his as
sailant.
While sheriffs deputies con-
tinue their investigation into the
shooting, Lisiluk, a war work
er employed in Detroit, is in q
critical condition at st. Joseph's
hospital.
Summoned to the Buraitis
home by woman who tele-
phoned I've just shot man"
deputies found Lisiluk lying in
a pool of his own blood 10 feet
from the front door.
Kandt said that he and other
deputies later found Mrs. Bur-
aitis wandering in the neigh
borhood. He said she showed
them a 80 calibre automatic
which, she said, she had twice
fired through the screen door
at Lisiluk. The gun was secret
ed beneath mattress.
Kandt quoted the woman as
saying she had lived with Lisi-
LUX until four weeks ago and
See SHOOTING-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17
Adrian Rail
Crash Fatal
Two Troinmen
Lose Lives

ADRIAN, Mich, Aug. 17-P)
"A westbound Wabash railroad
passenger train struck north
bound New York Central freight
train at a crossing near Raisin
Center, eight miles northeast, of
Adrian, today, bringing death
to two trainmen.
j. A. Henrick of Peru, Ind,
engineer of the Wabash train,
was killed instantly and Herbert
Altman, also of Peru, fireman,
died at 1880 pm. (ewt) in Blk
by hosp al As;r.oD, So: ~ -.
Altman received severe steam
burns.
First reports were that none
of the MORE than 100 passengers
on the Wabash train were in
jured. None of eight passenger
coaches left the .ails.
The passenger train, enroute
from Detroit to st. Louis, struck
about the middle of the 15-car
freight train which was enroute
to Jackson.
The Wabash locomotive slic-
ed through a box car, splinters
of which were spread for about
800 feet along the right-of-way.
One coal car on the freight train
was overturned.
The passenger trains locomo-
tive turned on its side, block
ing the double-track line, and
the baggage car was appended
on top of one of the coal cars
in the freight train.
The Wabash roadbed was torn
up for 400 to 500 feet.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17

LONDON, Aug. II --(P -
The presence here of Brig. Gen.
James H. Doolittle, who led the
United States Army air force
bombers in the attack on Japan
last April ID, was disclosed for
publication today.
Doolittle, it was indicated au-
thoritatively, will not be attach
ed permanently to the American
Air Command in the European
theater.
This was his second special
wartime mission to Britain. He
came here in 1941, before the
United States entered the war,
as member OF a mission head
ed by Lieut.. Gen. George Brett,
now Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
air chief in the southwest Pacif-
ic.
Doolittle's arrival was tight
ly guarded secret until after he
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17
Governor Would
Guard County;s
Water Supply

Governor Van Wagner today
asked that additional funds for
protecting the water supply be
allotted to Macomb County and
the surrounding metropolitan
area of Oakland and Wayne
counties, and that funds also be
given Sault Ste. Marie for addi-
tional hospital facilities.
For the former project, the
Governor asked $4,000 from
the State War fund to employ
four chemists and purchase
equipment to allow periodic
tests of the metropolitan area
water supply as a protection
against pollution by saboteurs.
Declaring that he has learned
of a serious problem" relative
to Sault Ste. Marie hospital IA
cilities, the Governor asked for
$4,000 for an emergency casual
ty hospital unit of so beds to be
established at the Chippewa
County poor farm south of the
city.
He asked for an additional
81 900 to equip five mobile cas-
ualty stations at Sault Ste. Ma
RE and 5000 each for single sta
tons at st. Ignace and Macki-
nav City. The equipment can
be fitted into chests and trans
ported to the scenes of bombing
incidents, the Governor said.
The only hospital in Sault
See GOVERNOR-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17

pitched together for the final
fighting-training partnership.
Two firsts at the enemy's ex-
pense were logged for Major
Claremont E. Wheeler of San
Jose, Calf. and Capt. Glade B.
Bilby of Skidmore, Mo.
Wheeler fired the first shot at
an axis plane and Bilby, who
flew a fighter bomber in a big
show at dawn Friday against
the airdrome at Fuka, dropped
the first bomb.
Second Lieut.. Jack S. Wilson
of Benton City, Wash, may get
credit for half a German plane.
Wilson was the first American
flier shot down but as he STEP
ped out of his damaged fighter
inside the British lines the
Messerschmitt which had attack
ed him also was seen plungins.
A Lieutenant Whitaker of
Tennessee let 60 several bursts at
a Messerschmitt but did not
claim to have hit IL.
See AIR F0RCES-Pase .
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17
Lathe on Truck
Kills Motorist
Warren Township
Crosh Proves Fotol

Struck on the head by the arm
and roller of a lathe machine
that protruded two it,, six inch
es from the side of trailer
35-year-old Detroit man died
early today in Saratoga hospital
few minutes after the blow
knocked him unconscious at the
wheel of his car.
Prosecutor 1v.n A. Johnston
promised a thorough investiga-
ton into the unusu' accident
which proved fatal to Victor
Kelly, 1!O59 Linhurst. Due to
appear before Johnston for
questioning is Daniel A. Spreck-
sell, 81, 3715 Moran, Mount
Clemens, DIR n Of the truck.
Warren township Patrolman
James Ryan said Kelly was
driving sout]' on Hoover road
near Eight Mile. His wife, Pat,
33, was in the front seat and
their two small children we're
asleep in the rear.
OBSTRUCTS TRAFFIC
Ran said Sprecksell was
driving truck and trailer in the
opposit. direction. On tn e
trailer, which, Ryan said, is eight
feet, eight and oi,e-half inches
wide, were five lathe machines,
the first of which uded two
feet six inches from the side of
the trailer.
Ryan said the steel arm and
roller from tie first machine
struck but failed to pierce the
Windshield on the 1T side Of
Kelly's car. The ',rm I'd roller
then demolished the left, venti-
lator window, -truck Kelly's
See LATHE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17
Stor-in-CircIe to Rise
Above North African Skies
American Pilots Go Through Dress
Reheorsol for Intensive Combot

CAIRO, Aug. II - R - The
star ina circle of the United
States Army Air Force is almost
ready to put on its own fighter
show in North Africa's skies.
The dress rehearsal - days
of intensive training of Amer
lean pilots as flying comrades
with desert-wise Raj squad
rons - is over.
When the Americans 60 back
into combat, they will fly the
newest American pursuit planes,
with their own insignia. in
complete United States air force
fighter squadrons.
u. S. A. A. F. bomber squad
rons already are in action.
The fruits 81 air battle, sweet
and bitter, were shared by the
Americans and their British and
South African mates in camps
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17
Defense Area loileFeT
Faces Prosecution

DETROIT, Aug. 17-N
Prosecutor William Dowling O.
dered a warrant charging 0om,
Polazzola, -. with loitoring e
a defense area.
The charge is q misdemeonogs'
under a 194l act. Polazolla 40
arrested Sunday when fol1n
with two hunting dogs IN 10
weeds across the Rouge rive
from the U. s. Naval SofviGr|
school on the grounds q ~
Ford Motor Co.
Polio, quoted him % soy1q(
he was training his dogs and z
not notice the no treepoo1
signs.
II was Wayne eounty1 4
prosecution under tie sen1Qn0
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17

DETROIT, Aug. 17-(R-De-
troit's mayor and leaders of its
union labor today took torrid is
sue with an account of this citys
performance in the war produc-
ton effort published in the cur
rent issue of Life Magazine.
Mayor Edward j. Jeffries and
r. j. Thomas, president of the
co United Auto Workers, con-
tended that the five-page lead
article, entitled Detroit is dyna-
mite" had unjustly impugned
Detroit patriotism.
I'll match Detroit's patriot
ism ag; inst that of any other city
in the country, declared Jeffries
last night. Why, anyone who
lives here knows . haven't had
a major labor dispute, except
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17

LONDON, Aug. II - W.D -
Japan admitted directly today
that United States Marines had
effected landings at an inspect
fled number of points in the
Solomon Islands. Japanese prop
agandists disagreed, however, on
the significance of the first
American offensive in the South
west Pacific.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17

LONDON, Aug. IL - (P -
Aneta, Netherlands New s
Agency, quoted q Soviet infor-
nation bureau report from Mos
cow today that a heavily laden
German troop train collided with
another train at a station near
Groningen in the Northern
Netherlands. causing serious
damage and suspending traffic.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17

TOKYO (frOm Japane e
brOadcasts), Aug. II - (P) -
The war office announced today
that Lieut.. Gen. Jun UshirOku,
hitherto chief of staff of the
Japanese armies in China, had
bcen named Commander in
Chief of Central Defense Head
quarters in Japan and raised to
the rank of General.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17
Pottery Worker 10 Spend
Week lends in BasiiIe

Joseph Gross, Al, Armada,
will spend the next three week
ends as a guest of Sheriff Jacob
F. Theut in the county Jail.
Gross, pottery worker, heard
Justice Donald j. Parent pro-
nounce the unusual sentence
Saturday after he pleaded gull
ty to drunk driving. He also lost
his drivers license for q year
and paid costs.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-17
-IOIOtOV Elevated

MOSCOW, Aug. II - U,P) -
The Supreme Council o. the Sow
let today appointed Foreign
Commissar v. Nj. MOlOtOv first
among Is vice-presidents of the
Council of Peoples C0mmisSars,
almost the equivalent of the
premiership which Joseph v.
Stain retains.