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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Aroff Guilty,
Court Indicates

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. II
.(UP).-A general court-martiafs
findings on the charges against 1t
Commander Maurice n. Aroff
were being prepared today for re-
view by Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox.
The findings were not made
public and will not be until Knox
has passed upon them. Naval pro
cedure differs for courtS-martial
defendants found guilty and those
found not guilty. EXoneratcd de-
PENDANTS are informed in open
court of the verdict. Defendants
who are convicted hear the verdict
after the court room has been
cleared. and nothing is announced
until the findings have been re-
viewed This last procedure was
followed when AroffS trial ended
yesterday.
Aroff was charged with accept
ing an automobile from singer
Tony Martin and cuff links from
two young officers for facilitating
their acceptance by the navy. He
was charged also with falsehoods
and with enlisting men who lived
outside the naval district 10 which
Aroff was assigned.
I He faces a maximum penalty OF
Is years in naval prison.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Allies Holding,
Curtin Asserts

MELBOURNE. Australia, Aug
Il INS) Although the Japa
nese are cou nteratta nj
strongly in the Solomons, we are
holding our ground, Prime Minis
ter John Curtin said today.
After reading a communique is
sued in Washington by Admira
Ernest j. King. commander-in
chief of the United States feet
Curtin said
admiral Kings announce
ment indicated our gains so far
have greatly outweighed our
losses"
Then he added:
Communication are over
taxed and there Is delay in
receiving news Consider
able losses must he expected"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11

plans for development of the areas
she has taken, there has never
been a mention of a specific Ger
man share in the spoils. Nor have
the Germans been permitted any
hand in the economic reorganiZa-
ton of occupied China.
The German ambassador. Maj.
Gen. Eugen OFT, got in an embar-
RAISING position when two reput-
eddy close German friends we're
convicted at trial of spying for
Russia and sentenced 10 death.
Subsequently the sentence was
committed 10 life Imprisonment
but OFT again drew official dis
pleasure for substituting several
secret societies whose members
tried 10 influence Japan's war poll
cieS.
Otis embassy personnel of more
than 300 also irritated the Jap
anese, who believed most of the
men were spies. Finally OFT.
seeking to regain Japanese con-
fidence. made a goodwill tour of
the country in April, praying on
his knees al pagan shrines and
making more than 100 speeches.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
LsGuardia Rally Speaker

Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia oI
New York will be the principa
speaker AZ the Second Front
Now" rally at 7:30 p. m, August
q. in EcorSe Park under the spon-
Sorship Of the Downriver C1C
Council. Other speakers will be
Leo krzyeki president of the Ma.
tional All Slav congress and vice
president of the AmalgamateC
Clothing Workers. Congressman
John LeSinSki. Walter Reuther
vice president Of the UAW-CIO
and August Scholle, president o
the state Go.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Flying Boats Get
HdIf-Hearted OK

WASHINGTON, Aug. II 1NS}.
The green light was on today
for shipbuilder Henry J. Kaisers
cargo plane construction program
but the signal flashed by the
War Production Board was pale
version. still carrying no assurance
of contract.
WPB Chairman Donald NJ Mel
son said he had gwen the West
Coast miracle builder two let
ters authorizing him 10 submit
plans for building 500 Martin
Mars flying boats and designs of
Kaiser's proposed 200-ton flying
boat.
a WIPE spokesman explained
that the letters were not letters
OF intent which. 10 war contrac-
tors. are the same as signed con-
tracts
Navy air authorities were re-
ported unwilling 10 give Kaiser a
letter of inInni for fear he cannot
carry ont his plan 20 build giant
cargo planes in Shipyards without
upSetting other combat plane pro-
ducfiOn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
WILL NOT COLLAPSE

As The result or his visit here
from KuibyShev, where the diplo-
matte corps has had its headQuar-
tiers since soon after Russia was
invaded, STANDBY has received the
impression that the Russians rea-
lie the seriousness of their situa-
ton but do not think developments
in the North Caucasus and before
Stalingrad are decisive.
They are convinced that the
Red army Is intact and will re-
main intact" he said. THE
Russians may continue to with
draw hut there il not the slight
est indication that they have the
slightest intention of quitting"
Standby said he had not heard
any complaints by Russian au-
thorities regarding Allied delay In
starting a second front, but he
added that the Russian people
were naturally disappointed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Soviet Leaders
Confident Army
Won t Collapse
Forces Expected
70 Fall Back Even
10 UraI Mountains
Bv VI. y. HANDLER
ni,ed Press stan Correspondent

MOSCOW. Aug. ll-Russia is
convinced that MS army viii re-
main intact and that If il loses the
North Caucasus it can stand in
definitely on the Nolsa or, If nec-
essary, in the Ural Mountains
Admiral William H. STANDBY
United States ambassador. said
today after a talk with Foreign
Commlssar NyacheSlav Molotov
STANDBY saw Molotov yesterday
and informed him that Mai Gen.
Follctt Bradley President RooSe-
velt'S newly arrived special envoy
had brought Premier Josef Stain
a letter from the President.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Governor 10 Speak
AT I'd Front Rally

Gov. Murray d. Van Wagner
will be one of the speakers at the
.CIO-sponsored rally for establish
'ment of a second front Thursday
at 5 p. m, in Cadillac Square, il
was announced today by President
Tracy M. Doll of the Greater De-
'troit and Wayne County Industrial
Union Council.
Choruses and dancing groups
representing countries attacked
by the Axis, UAW-CIO President
r. J. Thomas, President Joseph
Curran of the National Maritime
Union and Doll will also appear.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
CHUTISTS WIPED OUT

The Communist n c w p pc r
Pravda again reported that the
Germans we're dropping PARACHUTE
lists in the rear Of the Russian
lines as other units Of machine
gunners attempted TO infiltrate
through the Russian advance
posts. All of the parachutiSts were
destroyed. the dispatch said.
Describing the German efforts
to break through the barriers pro-
tecung Stalingrad, the front line
dispatches said that great tank
battles were in progress in both
the klestkaya sector, northwest
of the Volga war center, and near
Kotelnikovo. on the main railroad
southwest of the city.
1t was admitted, however, that
the enemy finally had penetrated
the Soviet positions in the Klet-
skaya sector.
Soviet dispatches said that in
one engagement a German wedge
on The Kletskaya front between
masses of Soviet artillery. which
prevented the enemy from spread
ling out after a break-through
Then Russian infantry attacked
German machine gunners with
bayonets as Soviet tanks CO.
operate in counter-attackS
against the wedge.
In the Caucasus sector, dis
a NJ
still were defending the Maikor
oil fields, despite Nazi claims that
the fields had been captured. but
the German pressure in that area
appeared TO be increasing and may
be irresistible. The dispatches
repeatedly mentioned superior
enemy numbers.
Around Maikop, it was believed
the Russians were fighting almost
in sight of the derrickS of theil
valuable oil fields.
At Krasnodar. Armavir and
Maikop. the Germans followed the
same tactics: Infilterations of
Itommy-gunners. flowed by
strong tank assaults on, narrow
sectors to split up Russian de-
tachments and drive them back.
The Russians were counter-at-
lacking everywhere but were be-
ing forced to retire under the
weight of German superiority.
Krasnodar is go miles northwest
of Maikop; Armavir. 55 miles
northeast.
The noon communique said the
Germans. continuing their attacks
at Veronezh. on the north stretches
of the Don River, drove at the
positions of one Soviet unit. The
Reds repulsed the attack, broke
into an inhabited locality and were
fighting the Germans from house
to house.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Army Signal Corps
To Seek Recruits Here

Officers of the United States
Army Signal Corps will be at the
Hotel Statler. Thursday. Friday
and Saturday 10 interview appli-
cants for enlistment in the corps
and for civil service jobs under
the corps direction.
Applicants must have two year,
OF college or the equivalent in radio
experience The Jobs pay Sl,80(
a year and up. The applicants viii
be sent 10 a special electronic'
school,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Throat EaSed
Doctors Take Can Opener
From Girls Larynx

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. II (INS)
-Four-year-old Sharon Bell, who
was flown 10 Philadelphia from her
home in Vancouver, 3. C.. was
reported in fine condition at
Temple University Hospital today
after the removal of a key-type
canopener from her throat
At SharonS bedside were her
aunt. Mrs. Eileen MuchiSon. who
made the 2,500-mile trip with the
child. and the father Police 1t
Gordon Bell
Attaches said the operation
difficult because the canopeneI
had shifted its position, was per.
formed by DR.. e--L Jackson Jr.
son OF the founder of the hos.
pitalS famed bronchoScopic clinic
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Hospital Blasted
English Mental Home Hit Several Patients Die;
Nazis Send Out New Type Bombers

's5unSeH pue 'pueIsu7 lSsepnos
on the south coaSt)
The Daily Express said that il
was believed the Germans, as a
surprise, used Focke-Wulf 100
fighters in the early morning raids
IN an effort 10 elude British night
fighters, which have taken a ter.
rife toll Of DornierS and Heinkels
IN recent raids.
An air ministry official said that
Focke-WulfS easily could be usec
for showerlng Incendiaries on OBJ.
JeCtNCs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
z Reasons
He Has Wife, 8 Children,
Wants to Join Army

FLINT, Aug 11.-Graham Ball
Jr. Of Flint sees no reason why A
wife and six children should keep
him from becoming.a soldier.
The government, he calculated
today. would pay him SIP a
month as a private and depend
ency pay for his family This. he
said. would approximate his pres
ent wages in a local factory
Commencing h S patriotism.
Balls draft board suggested that
he apply for officers training so
that his seven dependents might
be better supported.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
New Army General
Michigan Graduate

Theron Dew. Weaver Michigan
born, today was one of the colonies
promoted to brigadier general by
order of President Roosevelt.
General Weaver was graduated
from University of Michigan in
1916 with a bachelor of science
degree. He entered the army in
1917. He is 40 years old.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
MarIene Dietrich
TOPS Bond Sellers

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. II (UPl.-
Actress Marlene Dietrich won
recognition today as the nation $
leading war bond statesmen when
the treasury department awarded
her a special citation for her re-
cent bond-selling tours.
A treasury representative an.
nounced the film star had sold
more bonds than any other single
person in the United States. He
did not divulge the amount.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11

LONDON Aug II GNSl a
number OF persons were killed and
several others injured carly today
when a mental hospital IN East
Anglia suffered p direct hit By a
bomb dropped from a Nazi raiding
plane
Incendiarics and high explosives
we're dropped on towns N south
east and south England a, well as
East Anglia.
Tho NAH radio broadcast
from Berlin HAT ne luftWane
had attacked Colchester, IN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Ships Ahead OF Schedule

TERMINAL ISLAND, Cal,
Aug. II GNS) The launching of
the 10.000-ton Liberty ship Peter
Burnett yesterday marked COM
pletion 200 days ahead OF sched-
.ule, of tho California Shipbuilding
Corporations initial contract for
| So such vessels.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Price Ceiling on Heels

WASHINGTON. Aug. II GNSl
Price ceilings for rubber heels,
effective September /. were an
nounced today by the Office Of
Price Administration. The maxi
mum prices for mems attached
half heels range between 40 cents
and 50 cents a pair. depending on
grade, and women's Cuban heels
between 30 and 40 cents.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Nazis in France
XIII 93Hostdges

VICHY. France. Aug. II INS) i.
--Ninety-three more Frenchmen
have been shot, German authori-
ties disclosed today in Paris, where
new outbreaks of violence were
reported recently. II was one of
the largest group of hostages 10
face German firing squads.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Laval Fears
Coup, Calls
Police Aid

STOCKHOLM, Aug. II (INS)
The newspaper Svenska Dag
bladet reported from Vichy today
that Pierre Laval had called uT
achievements of police anC
troops TO protect his pro-Nazi GOV
eminent against a rumored coup
d'etat.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Marines Battle
Jdpsin So|omons
REGISTERED q. S. Patent once
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Japanese back with severe casu-
alties from positions they had
prepared for a long defense.
Allied planes Of General Mac
Arthur's Southwest Pacific forces
maintained a furious 24-hour-a-
day offensive over a 2.700mile
front from Timor Island, north
west of Australia, 10 the Solo,
mons, on the east, in support OF
the Allied naval and land forces
seeking 10 retake one of the Japa-
nese conquestS in the South Seas.
Medium bombers struck heavily
at enemy shipping off the south
coast of Timor, damaging heavily
by three direct hits an enemy de-
stroyer, setting fire to a medium
cargo ship with three more direct
hits and probably sinking a
smaller cargo ship with two hits.
They did this without the loss of a
plane.
Another fleet of medium bomb
ers heavily attacked the big Japa-
neSe base of Rabaul in the Bis
marck Islands east of New Guinea
and northwest of the Solomons,
starting fires among airdrome in
stallations which they saw so
miles away as they flew home
ward, and destroying one enemy
bomber which got in their way.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
SWEENEY OPPOSED

In Ohio Representative Martin
L. Sweeney, Democrat, was OPP
posed for denomination by Michael
Feigham, who charged the in
.cumbent with isolationisn.
United States Senator John
Thomas, Republican, who is seek
ing denomination in the Idaho
primary. was charged with isola-
tionism by his two opponents.
State Senator John Sanborn and
Pressly Horn.
Glenn Taylor. grooming politi-
clan and former isolationist who
now is an administration sup
porter. has four opponents in the
Democratic senatorial race. Three
of Idahos pre-war isolationist
congressman are seeking re-elec-
ton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
TULAGI OBJECTIVE

"The objective" Admiral King
asserted. sis To expel the Japa-
nese from the Tulagi area and
10 make use of that area for
our own purposes.
"The enemy" he continued,
"have been In process OF consoli-
dating their positions, In which
their purpose has been not only
TO deny them to us but TO use
them as a base of offensive OPP
erations against our positions
which cover the line of commu-
nications to Australia and New
Zealand"
What our own purposes" vii
be, Admiral King did not state
but there is little dispute tina
once the Solomon Islands are re
gained. they can provide thu
springboard for further retakinl
The invasion Of the Solomon
Islands is under the immediate
command of Vice Admiral Rober
Lee Ghormley and under the gen
eral control OF Admiral Cheste
w. Nimitz, commander-in-chief o
the Pacific fleet.
Details have been few and faI
between, because. according L
Admiral King. our operating
forces are employing all available
communications in the conduct
of the invasion and cannot SPAR
them TO give results.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Reds Swamped
In Caucasus by
Tanks, Retreat
Soviet Units Hold
in Maikop Oil Area
as Nazis Surge On
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front were serious. inasmuch as
they showed the enemy rapidly APP
preaching the Black Sea coast
apparently attempting 10 cut off
the Novorossisk naval base some
65 miles from Krasnodar, but the
danger TO Stalingrad also was
greatly increased following two
weeks of heavy fighting, in which
attacks had been repulSed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
u. s. Throws
Tanks Into
SoIomons
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but said il could be stated that
"a large number of enemy planes
have been destroyed and surface
units put out of action.
Heavy fighting" he stressed,
els still i'm progress"
The size of the force Slashine
at the Japs could be reckoneo
from Admiral Kings statement
and two communicates which the
navy has issued in the last four
days.
on Saturday the navy an
nounced that its units had taken
the offensive lin force" On Sun
day the navy stated the Austral'
ian units were participating and
yesterday il was disclosed that
United States marines and Ser
tain of the forces under General
Macarthur were also engaged
in the operatiOnS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
SUPPORT NAVAL FORCES

The pattern of the Allied bomb
ing attacks showed clearly that
Macarthur aerial forces were
supporting the Solomon Islands
forces of Admiral Chester W.
Nimitz, commander in chief in the
Pacific, and Vice Admiral Robert
Lee Ghormley, commanding in the
South Pacific, by preventing the
japanese from reinforcing the gar
rison under attack at Tulagi.
II was indicated that the enemy,
sorely pressed, might be starting
reinforcements from as far away
as Dutch-Portuguese Timor 200
miles from the battle scene.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
FIGHT FOR GOVERNOR

The fight for the Democratic
nomination for governor of New
York between Atty. Gen. John j.
Bennett and United States Sena-
tor James Mead was only in-
directly affected by todays pri<
mary. Delegates TO the state
Democratic convention, which will
choose the nominee, are unop-
posed
The real fight between Bennett.
backed by Postmaster James A.
Farley and Mead, supported by
President Roosevelt. will come on
THE convention floor August 10. Z
The isolationist issue also W,
used by opponents Of Represent
tative Harry B. Coffee. who is
seeking the Democratic senatorial
nomination in Nebraska against
six others. United States Senator
George w. Norris has declined To
run. In 1886 he ran as an Inde-
lpendent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Fish Confident
OF Nomination
Despite WiIkie
War Issues Dominate
Polls in Ohio, Idaho
Nebraska and Arkansas
BY International New. Service

War issues dominated the po-
litical scene today as voters OF
New York, Nebraska. Ohio and
Idaho went to the polls in state
primaries while in Arkansas the
electorate balloted in a run-oft
contest.
National interest was focused
on the holly contested battle or
Congressman Hamilton Fish. New
York Republican. for renomina-
ton against three opponents.
Fish, attacked for his pre-Pearl
Harbor isolationism. was confident
of winning in spite of the declara-
ton of Wendell l.. Willkie that
IFish's designation would be harm
full 10 the Republican Party na@
I tionally.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
HOLD AT ALL COSTS

'.astly al the moment Alaska
4 the Aleutians are definitely
e area the japanese want 20
'ize for attack against the
'estern Hemisphere and again
II al costs this must be held. and
he japanese must be thrown out
their toe-hold on western
leutisns.
The way. in which this world
ide war front and AL Of us
italy important problems are
oeing handled by the United Ma
lions should give complete faith
and confidence 20 every citizen
OF the democracies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-26
TWO PLAINTIFFS
 GIVEN DIVORCES
Local Man, Seymour WOm- an Granted Decrees By
 Judge Booth

Two divorces based on charges of cruelty were granted by Superior Court Judge John Rufus Booth yes terday afternoon. One new divorce action was filed in the court.
 William c. Feltrnan of Waterbury obtained a divorce from Vivian Vel- ma Feltman, also of this city. He gave Oct. 31, 1930 as the date of marriage and said his wife has been intolerably cruel since Jan. 1, 1887. He was given custody of a minor child but rights of visitation were granted to the defendant. The ac- ton was llnconteSted.
 Genevieve PolonSky of Seymour was granted divorce from Stanley Polomsky of Derby in another un- contested action. The petitioner claimed her husband has been in- tolerably cruel since June, 1888. She was granted custody of a minor child ana an alowance of s per week for its support. The couple married Nov. 25, 1887.
 Joseph Cappella of Waterbury has filed divorce action against Mary Josephine Mocciolo Cappella, also of this city, claiming he was deserted April T, 1889. The couple married July ', 1917 and has four children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-26
LIEN CERTIFICATES
 PLACED ON RECORD
Tax Collector Takes Action Against Delinquent
 Property Owners
CHESHIRE NEWS Cheshire Phone 334
 Hubert Rigney

Cheshire, Sept. 26-About 75 lien certificates were filed against de- linquent taxpayers on Cheshire property by Tax Collector Dunne S.. Bristol. The final day for payments to escape liens was Sept. Is and the number of liens placed this year was about the same as other years.
 A collection of tin cans will be inaugurated on October 10 when a bin will be erected at R. w. Hure property on Maple avenue. All of the tins must be crushed and cleaned. Nothing but food cans will be accepted and paper must be re- moved from the tins. No collections will be made but residents are asked to save the tins now and deposit them in the bin when it is erected.
 Today Grand Masters day will be observed at Masonic home in Wallingford when the annual get together marking the 47th anni- versary of the founding of the house will be held. The exercises start at 1:15 and all Masons and Eastern Star members are invited to attend.
 Francis J. Close, son of MT. and Mrs. George H. Close of Ridgewood place, who has-enliSted in the naval air corps, expects to be called within short time.
 The first fall meeting of the New Haven Wheaton college club was held at the faculty club in New Haven on Tuesday. Among those attending were Mrs. Harry Thorpe and Mrs. Jimmy Guilford of this place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-26
Early BI0ck-Out
 Surprises Borough

Especial fo The Democratl
 Naugatuck, Sept. 26-A sur- prise test bIack-Out at 5:sO this morning, the first ever in the borough at such an early hour, OccasiOned considerable cOn- fusion today. The @aIerfS was given out at B:10 a. m, the whistles sounding for the black-Out at 5:S0.
 The aII-cIear signal was given at 6 o'clock.
 A great many defense indus try workers who report at 6 o'clock were caught by the black-Out. Many of them were obliged to remain at their homes until 1t was over. Others were driving to work at the time and were stranded there for the black-out period.