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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
u. S. Gets
Dutch
Shipping

LONDON, June 6 (UP).-All
ships controlled by the refugee
Netherlands government were
requisitioned today for the use of
the United States government.
Peter A. Kerstens, minister of
commerce and industry for the
Netherlands government in exile,
announced that the ships will be
held under charter TO the British
war transport ministry until six
months after the war.
The charter was negotiated
through the transport ministry in
behalf of the United States, the
agreement being signed between
Averell Hartman, United States
lend-lease representative In Lon
don, Lord feathers OF the British
transport ministry and Kerstens.
Announcement of the decree,
made through Aneta. Netherlands
News Agency, said the ships would
be placed at the disposition Of
the American authorities.
Netherlands officials EN- p h a
sized that the action did not mean
that the government had taken
of the fleet but merely
would control its use until after
the war when the ships would be
returned to their owners.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06

NEW YORK. June s (INS).-
Two British youngsters revealed
today how two ships had been
torpedoed from under them within
week in the Atlantic.
Already experienced sea dogs
at the ages of IS and II. respec-
lively. Victor Haggith and Frank
Mcmillan finally arrived safely at
an easter port after two sinkings.
two lifeboat trips and two rescues.
Neither of them saw the SUBJ
marine that sank the first ship. a
Norwegian vessel on which they
were working as crew members.
I'VE just felt the torpedo rs
IL crashed Into the starboard
side" said Haggith. ut shook
us mp quite q bit and put q
pretty big hole In the ship"
After five days In q lifeboat,
during which they narrowly
weathered a gale. they and other
a Dutch ship. which was tor
pedoed the very next day. Three
days later their lfeboat was
spotted by another ship and they
were picked up.
Navy officials did not reveal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
British Attack {;
RommeI Forces
At Knightsbridge
Seek to Exferminafe
Axis Spearhesd or
Drive II Back in Libya

CAIRO, June 6 (UP).-British
have opened An attack
on Axis forces in the Libyan desert
west of Knightsbridge, % miles
southwest of Tobruk. apparently
10 exterminate them or drive them
back westward through two gaps
in the British mine fields. British
headquarters communique said
today.
The communiQue said British
and Indian infantry, supported by
tanks, launched the attack last
night.
"In Its initial phase, the attack
was successful and fighting by
armored forces followed all
day." the communique said.
"Our air forces are cooperating
with our land forces. Details
are not yet available
KnightSbridge and its vicinity
was the farthest eastern advance
of Col. Gen. Erwin Rommefs ill
starred offensive. He reached il
by penetrating British mine fields
then met and was stopped by inn
Iperial troops using American-made
tanks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
Meek Typisf
Bags Two laps
But mot Belonging at Gun Pos+)
He's Afraid to Report II to Pilot
BY PAT ROBINSON
Init News Service staff Correspssdest

care about danger because he did
not know the meaning OF the word
fear.
Anyhow. one day Johnny turned
up with an order transferring him
to a combat crew. There is deep
suspicion about how Johnny got
that order but in view of Johnny's
record, nobody is asking questions
BUT HE DIDN'T TELL
They put Johnny on the rear
gun and when the plane returned
from q dogfight over Lac, Lieu
tenant Krell claimed no Zeros be.
cause Johnny said nothing. krell
learned about ii only when the
other planes on the mission saio
they saw Krelrs rear gunner
shoot down two Zeros In flames.
Krell questioned Johnny about
IL.
Johnny said:
"Yes, 1 got two, but l was
afraid I'd get hell from the
squadron commander for shoot
Ing without orders"
The squadron commander tolc
Johnny that he'd better take ou'
some insurance and Johnny agreed
until he discovered he'd have Il
pass q physical examination. Their
he decided he didn't want any In
surance because he couldn't pas
the eve and hearing tests.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
sTUKAs KNOCKED OUT

BRITISH BATTLE HEAD.
QUARTERS IN LIBYA, June {
CINS) Air Vice Marshal Arthur
Cunningham said today that hall
of the German Stuka dive-bombers
in the front line fighting in the
desert had been destroyed.
up TO Friday" he said, 1--WE
have knocked down about 80
Stukas, which i have reason to
believe Is a big proportion OF the
Stuka strength.
"In the last couple OF days
the Stukas have shown every
evidence Of preferring not to
fight but to turn tall rs soon as
our Kittyhawks, Tomahawks
and Hurricanes appear"
Cunningham said that the Royal
Air Force played a large part in
relieving the Free French troops
under assault at Bir Hacheim.
despite the lethal density of
anti-aircraft fire the Raj diving
almost to ground level and
strafing the enemy, enabled our
troops to relieve the Free
French at Biz Hacheim," he
said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
JapLossesHeavy
Near Chuhsien

CHUNGKING, China, June 6
CINS).-Japanese ground forces,
despite support of bombers and
heavy artillery. suffered 5000
in the vicinity of Chuh-
sien in heavy fighting Thursday,
the Chinese high command an
nounced today.
Sanguinary fighting continued
around Chuhsien, strategically i'm
portant because of its big airfeld
and its location on the vital
Hsngchow- Nanchang railroad d,
both terminals OF which are in
Japanese hands.
A Japanese attempt to cross the
Salween River north of Chenan-
kai on the Yunnan front was said
to have been beaten back.
TOXIC, June 6 (UP) tJapanese
recorded by United
Press in New York).-Japanese
forces repulses stubborn enemy
in Chekiang Province
and advance Japanese units COM
pletely occupied the Chuhsien air
field this morning, the Toxic ra'
dio said today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
DetrOit-Libya
Fly Tank Parts TO Aid
Defeat Of Rommel $.

Tank parts were flown from
Detroit to Libya within the last
month to aid the British in de-
feating General Rommers panzer
force, Col. Richard Z. Crane,
deputy chief of the Detroit ord
nance district, revealed today.
The parts were ordered on a
recent Sunday in telephone call
by the British Purchasing Com
mission in Washington, Colonel
Crane said.
The following day a British Off
Ger arrived here to expedite the
parts shipment and that same day
the parts were packed and rushed
with a motorcycle escort TO a fly
ing field here, where they were
loaded in a plane and flown to
Libya.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06

Reds Blast
NaZi Bases
In North

MOSCOW, June 6 (INS).-
to protect convoy routes
from America and England. the
Red army air force has blasted
German airdromes in the Muir
mansk area. a Soviet communique
announced today.
At least 40 German planes were
destroyed on the ground in three
raids, the communique reported.
Although the communique gave
no details, it was assumed that
the German bases were those from
which Nazi bombers and torpedo
planes have been launching at
tacks on Russia bound conveys.
In another heavy attack on a
German airdrome on the SOUTH
western front the Russian air
force reported destruction OF 43
Nazi planes. Two Soviet planes
were lost.
The midnight communique, re-
porting on the fighting OF Thurs
day, said action was limited TO
local engagements.
Renewed activity was reported
from the Karelian front opposite
the Finnish border as Adolf Hitler
completed his conferences with
Baron Mannerheim. commander
in-chief of Finland's armies.
RUSSIAN snipers are taking a
heavy toll of German soldiers
and officers in the Donets Basin,
said a dispatch TO the British
Broadcasting Company from its
Moscow correspondent. In the
last two months ssh Nazis
have been killed by sharpshoot-
ers, the BIC correspondent
said J
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
Giant Convoy
Safe in India

NEW DELHI, India. June s
GNS) The largest convoy ever
to leave Britain arrived safely at
a number Of Indian ports early
last month, it was revealed today.
The convoy was so large that no
single port could accommodate it.
The reinforcements included in
fantry, artillery, mechanical units
and shock troops. some OF them
veterans Of fighting in France and
Libya.
American-built Kittyhawk
fighter planes and giant American
tanks were included. Some of the
fighters already have gone into
service.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
Congress Sets Date
For Macarthur Day

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Con-
gress today formally designated
June Is, 1912. as Douglas Mac
Arthur Day in honor of the hero
of the battle of Bataan Peninsula.
and all of the officers and men
of the American and Filipino
armies who served there under
him.
The action was inspired by a
stirring editorial published Sun
day, April 10, by the Milwaukee
the Wisconsin newspaper
of Mr.. William Randolph Hearst.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
i. ). Bonnbers
Raid Ranqoon

WASHINGTON, June 6 (INS).
As the eyes of the nation cen.
tered on the battle of the Pacific
today. the war department re.
vealed that American air fighters
had struck a sharp blow at the
japanese at Rangoon, Burma.
Heavy United States bombers
made a daylight raid on Rangoon
Harbor yesterday, attacked docks
and shipping, and shot down two
of II enemy fighting planes and
perhaps another. One of the Amer.
lean bombers failed to return.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
TOkiO's Threat

TOXIC, June 6 Japanese
broadcast recorded by United
Press at San Francisco) A radio
commentator, discussing President
Roosevelt's promise of retaliation
if Japan persisted in using poison
gas against the Chinese, said that
Uncle Sans boys will be given
a smell of their own DUPONT gas
which the Japanese captured at
Guam
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
Negroes Are Eligible
For Phi Della Kappa

NEW YORK. June 6 (INS).-
Negroes today are eligible for
membership in Phi Delta Kappa.
the national professional educa-
tional fraternity.
By an overwhelming vote the
fraternity approved an amend
ment TO eliminate from its consti-
tuition the clause which barred
membership 10 any but white
males.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
HITLER MISSION FAILS

MOON. June s (INS).-
Adolf Hitler gained no satisfac-
ton when he requested Finland
TO change its tactics on the Rus
sian front from defensive engage
ments TO offensive thrustS, dis
patches from Stockholm said
today.
Hitler went to Finland Thurs
day, ostensibly 10 felicitate Field
Marshal Carl Gustav Mannerheim
on his seventy-fifth birthday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
COP Quits Marcantonio

NEW YORK. June s (UP).-
The Republican Party of New
York County tManhattan) will
not endorse Rep. Vito Marcan-
tonic for reelection because at
looks as if Vito Marcantonio
were receiving his instructions
directly from the Kremlin and
should run on the Communist
ticket Republican County Chair
man Thomas J. Curran said today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06

SOMERvILLE, Mass, June 6
tINS).-Ralph Allen. 4S, died at
Somerville Hospital today, victim
of burns suffered when a high
pressure torch hose shot a spray
of flaming oil Is feet into the air
at a war plant. Seven were
burned during the blaze that en-
sued. Fifty-six other workers fed
from the plant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
Bomb Proof Windows

CAPETOW South Africa.
June 6 (UP).-Two members OF
the Capetown University staff said
today that they had discovered an
inexpensive method of making or
binary window glass withstand
the explosion of 500-pound bomb
10 feet away. They said process
would be made available TO the
limited Nations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Few
of the terrors of modern warfare
have been so exaggerated as the
effects of the use of poison gas,
gas warfare experts said today.
They said President Roosevelt's
warning that the United States is
prepared to retaliate If japan per-
sists in using gas does not presage
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
PREPARE FOR GAS

LOS ANGELES, June 6 1NS)
In a move to afford protection
in any eventuality." all emergency
casualty stations in Los Angeles
City and County today began in
stallation of poison gas decon-
Examination chambers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
The Facts About
Germany Today

UNCENSORED. The story
Of Germany NOW as
viewed by Hugo speck. In
ternatiOnal News service re-
porter, just freed by the
Nszis starts MONDAY
In The Detroit Times.
Read about the Germany
Of today. as seen by Speck
BEFORE DURING
and AFTER his lnternment.
What affects will Raj
bombings have on the morale
Of the German people"
IL an immediate collapse OF
Germany likely:
What - the food situation
in Germany?
Why has Hitler failed In
his effort 10 make a bread
basket out Of Russla's rich
Ukraine:
Hugo Speck will give the
answers 10 these and similar
questions starting Monday In
The Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
Raj Bombers
Slash at Ruhr
War Factories
Daylight Raiders Take on
as Night FIisrs End
Round-fhs -CIoek Trick

LONDON, June 6 (UP).-Wave
after wave of Raj planes speeded
across the English Channel today
in attacks on Northern France,
maintaining the tempo of Great
Rritain's week-long devastation
offensive" by more than 5000
long-range bombers and hundreds
of fighter planes.
The day shift Of the Raj went
into action as more than 800 four
motor bombers returned from the
third night assault on Germans
industrial Rhur in five days.
TAKE UP JOB
There was scarcely a pause be
tween the night bombing and the
daylight sweeps. which began witt
the same determination as Fri
days daylight attacks by close tc
] 900 planes.
Squadrons of fighters accom-
panying smaller groups OF bomber
began attacking at dawn. As soor
es one formation returned another
set out for the targets in enemy
occupied territory.
LAST night strong bomber
forces attacked IN objective In
the Industrial district Of the
Ruhr," the air minister commu-
niuue said of the night raid.
"ThiFteen Of our aircraft are
missing"
LOSS TOTALS 166
The total British losses in ont
week thus were brought to l66 ou'
of 5000 or more long range bomb
'ers engaged.
For the first time since the his
tory making offensive started. Ger
many failed to make retaliation
raid.
Planes based on the Mediterran
can and Middle East bombed
Naples, Italy's third city, in wave!
and, by admission Of the Italian
command. started fires.
The air ministry mentioned thai
Whirlwind fighters had been ir
action yesterday. and then re
vealed for the first time that these
lplanes now were equipped will
-four cannon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
MEANING OF WARNING

poison gas.
MEANING OF WARNING
There is little inclination to be-
lieve that the United States would
persist in matching gas attack
with gas attack. However, what
the Presidents warning appar-
emily means is that when special
circumstances favor the use OF
gas the United States would not
hesitate to use. it If japan con-
tinues to use IT.
Such opportunities would arise
more frequently in static warfare
on land.
Mr.. Roosevelt's warning focused
attention on the fact that the
United States is not bound by
treaty or agreement not to wage
gas warfare. 1t implies the inten-
ton not to initiate that type OF
warfare.
That is in line with the British
position, as expressed recently by
Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
The office of facts and figures
today released the text of Chi
nese broadcast declaring that mo
less than 1000 gas attacks" were
made by the japanese during FIVE
years of war.
The broadcast. the OFF said.
was further proof OF President
Roosevelt's charge.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
4 Allied Subs
Sunk, laps Say

TOXIC, June 6 (by Official
Japanese wireless) (INS). - A
communique of the imperial Japa-
nese high command claimed today
that japanese naval units had
sunk four enemy" submarines in
waters adjacent 10 Japan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
RULE OF TERROR SEEN

WASHINGTON. June 6 CUP).-
The office of facts and figures, in
an Interpretation of foreign broad
casts, said today that Hitler is
leaning closer 10 complete occu-
patton and a rule of terror" in
France TO prepare defense
against a threatened second front.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
Lehman to Get Degree

CINCINNATI, June 6 (INS).-
Gov. Herbert II. Lehman OF New
York was to arrive here today to
receive an honorary electorate
from Hebrew Union College.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
ying, inhumane type o

a terrifying, inhumane type of
warfare.
The predictions that the popula-
ton of great cities can be put TO
death at one stroke have little
basis, they said; no system of gas
warfare is that effective.
FEW TIMES TO USE GAS
Actually. under the type of long
range warfare between the United
States and Japan. these experts
could envisage few situations
where gas could be profitably used,
that is. could be used as effectively
as other means of attack.
Expert opinion holds that on a
long range aerial raid, for example,
far more effective results could be
obtained with high explosives and
lincendiaries. In fact, use Of them
would yield returns Of several
times more military value than
gas.
The reverse would also be true;
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
SUBS SHELLS SINK SHIP

NORFOLK. Va. June 6 GNS).
After drifting on the Atlantic
for seven days. survivors OF a
small British merchant ship ar
rived at East Coast ports today TO
tell how their vessel had been
sunk May u by shellfire from an
enemy submarine.
No torpedoes were fired by the
submarine.
All as members of the crew
were saved. e landing at one port
and II al another.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
SEEKING FOOTHoLD


II was believed that the success
of land based planes against naval
units, especially battleships, so far
in the war, showed that United
States land based bombers, with
the aid of feet units and carrier
planes, could hand the Japanese
fleet blow from which il could
not recover.
But while there was an oppor-
tunity TO cripple the enemy fleet,
il was realized also that the United
States still faced a serious threat
TO its own security.
There was no telling, 1t was
said whether the present engage
ment foretold a desperate enemy
on Hawaii itself.
Experts suggested that the fleet
thrown back in the Midway zone
had intended to destroy Midways
defenseS by carrier-based plane at
tack so that a big invasion force
could be landed there, as a first
step at least.
Midway in Japan csc hands
d provide a land base for
Japanese bomber opera lion s
against the United States fleet and
Hawaii, 1,149 nautical miles to the
southeast.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06

SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA.
June 6.-You can't tell book by
its cover and you can't tell a fight
ing man by his looks.
For instance, take little Johnny
Foley of Chicago.
Johnny isn't much over 5 feet
tall and ne won't scale over lilo
pounds dripping wet. He's got a
narrow little face, a receding chin
and the mildest, meekest DISPOSE
ton in Uncle Sans army. But put
a machine gun in Johnny's hands
and he's q terror.
There are two Jap Zero pilots
who could testify TO that-if they
were still alive.
BAGGED 2 PLANES
Johnny got those two planes or
his first mission as rear gunner
for bomber pilot Lieut.. Walter
Krell of Berkeley, Gala n {
thereby hangs a tale.
Johnny is one of those speed
marvel typists, so naturally the,
showed him into a clerical job ir
the air corps. But Johnny is
born fighting man and his Irish
blood boiled when he watched
combat crews going off on fighting
missions and heard their tales o.
glory.
Danger? Shucks. Johnny didn'i
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
SEEK TIGHT CONTROL

Obviously this was an effort 10
control more firmly the men who
might organize and lead guerrillaS,
fighting almost as efficiently be-
hind and among the Germans as
real armies. II was recalled that
the Germans had taken Dutch
officers as hostages in case OF
attempts against Germans.
The German radio loudly denied
reports of the alleged deporta-
ton" of 100000 Netherlanders to
White Russia.
II was true. the radio said, that
some criminal Jews have been
sent TO former Russian territory
to work. The Germans frequently
use Jew" and criminal" as
synonyms for any one who does
not approve their handiwork.
80 CZECHs SHOT
Thirty more martyrs were shot
ut Prague and Brunn yesterday,
making a total of 297 killed in
reprisal for the shooting of Heyd-
rich, No. 2 man of the Gestapo.
Among them were the secretary
of the Prague Chamber of Com
rnerce and his wife, a leading
Prague banker, two university
professors and a Catholic dean.
reports reaching London said.
Radio Prague broadcast that
special courts in Prague and Brunn
had condemned. so persons to
death and that they had been exc
cutcd. but did not reveal the
charges against them.
In France. members of Jacques
Doriot's militant Fascist organi-
zation demonstrated against Jews
in Paris and Nice.
In Paris, they invaded a syna-
gogue while 20 Jews were praying
In the fight that followed "a
considerable number on both
sides" was wounded, dispatches
from Vichy said.
In Nice, Doriot's followers
threw bricks through the windows
Of Jewish stores.
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197 Cze(hs Die
In Ndzi ReprisdIs
For Heydri(h
Jittery Germans Move
70 Block Stab in
Back by sth Column
BY JOHN 4. PARIS
United Press stan correspondent

LONDON, June 6--The Ger
mans. Sull executing innocent
Czechs for the assassination OF
Reinhard Heydrich. TO-DAY were
trying 10 suppress potential NTH
column they fear will stab them
in the back the moment an Allied
invasion begins.
Occupation authorities ordered
all Belgian commissioned and nom
commissioned officers and reserve
officers TO register between June
s and 13. Those failing 10 do so
will be severely punished, the
Germans said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06

"Your Own Horoscope, by
Frances Drake, IL one Of many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
SERIOUS THREAT SEEN

There was no indication in
NimitZ' communique whether the
United States naval forces eX-
pected a new and possibly decisive
battle with the Japanese fleet. and
the question was left open whether
the japanese might essay another
attack.
Official announcement first that
japanese battleSnlpS, apparently
several carriers and certainly a
feet of troop transports were in
VOWED IN the action Indicated that
the Japanese had concentrated a
biz force.
Whether they wanted TO take
Midway or 90 farther toward
Alaska or the United States
Canadian coast remained unknown.
il was believed here that I'M
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-06
Rescue Ship Sunk
Two British Boys, Is and II, Reach U. S. After
Vessel That Saved Them Also Is Torpedoed

how many lives were lost In the
two sinkings.
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Jap Invasion Fleet
Routed by Us Planes
a raise J
Continued from Page One)

doubtedly big United States bomb
ers, as well as smaller planes based
on Midway. had struck smashing
blows at the Japanese fleet.