If You Obey That Impulse to Pray for Ram for the Umpqiia Valley, Toss in a Few Extra Words for a Howling Blizzard for Russia to Bog Down the Blitzkrieg r THE WEATHER r By U. 8. Weather Burew Partly cloudy tonight with oc ' Qraslonal light showers. Tuesday fair. Little change In tempera ture. See page 4 for statistics. DRAFT EXTENSION Will congress comply wltH President Roosevelt's request, as printed In today's NEWS-RE-VIEW? And what will be its ac tion on his request for authority to seize defense materials? Keep) your eye on this paper for the answers. , VOL. XLVI NO. 89 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY. JULY 21. 1941. VOL'. XXIX NO. 287 OF THE EVENING NEWS M WW rn N EMI IflMES m mm i' V Jfo Tlie . k Vays By FRANK JENKINS DECAUSE the future of every human being In the world will be affected by what happens there, the eyes of the world are fixed today (as they have been for weeks) on the German-Russian war front. The picture is still confused, but is clearing a little. Op E Germans appear to have advanced to Smolensk, which (your map will tell you) is half way to Moscow. Berlin (DNB, not German high command) says: "Nine million soldiers on the eastern front are waging a "tremendous struggle for a decision." DNB says the red army has thrown in its last reserves. If Berlin reports can be trust ed at all, the typical German method of advance is still work ing. That is, panzer divisions break through and then mop up resistance points loft in their rear. Several such mopping up enter prises are described in today's (Thursday's) German reports. OT HE front Is nearly 2,000 miles long, but . if it can be broken in the middle and Moscow taken it seems likely that all of Euro pean Russia will fall to the nazis. Trills probability lends interest to a statement made in Lon don yesterday (Wednesday) by Ivan Maisky, soviet ambassa dor: "Should Moscow fall (a catas trophe he says ho does not be lieve will occur) we'll fight on, supplied by factories and indus tries hidden in the Urals. "The British have a song: 'It's a Long Way to Tlpperary.' well. It's a long way to the industries which will maintain the red army against Germany a long, hard way by air or land." 9vi AISKY added that for years Russia has been dispersing her industries vital to war ef fort over the whole of her vast (Continued on page 4) American Home Guard Unit, in Mimic Attack, Scores Victory Over British Regulars Defending Vital Airdrome LONDON, July 21. (AP) The British army's plan for de fending air fields probably will be reviewed as a sequel to the maneuvers in which a score of middle-agetl American business men captured the heavily man ned general headquarters of a brigade defending an Important airdrome. J The feat was accomplished In a fog and rain yesterdav despite the presence of from 300 to 500 British troons with full equip ment, Including bren guns and heavy machine-guns. The attacking Americans were aided by "fifth columnists." In cluding a golfer and man who simulated drunkenness. They rushed the headquarters to cap ture maps and secret documents and dismantled the switchboard. Umpires estimated their losses at only 10 men. The British guardians were troops from some of the oldest and most not ed regimpnts of the empire. The Americans, residents of England commanded by Gen. Wade Hampton Hayes, scouted the scene of the attack thor oughly. With details of the airdrome efense complete. Haves led Darachutlsts" in the attack and althnueh the British gun defend ing that particular zone onenpd fire, most of them were official ly declared to have survived to reach cover. Armed with tommy-guns, re 3 JO INDECrFE BLOWS Soviet CI? I , Smolensk Not In Foe's Grip Germans Report Further Mop-Up of Trapped Units; RAF Deals Hard Blows By the Associated Press A German military spokesman declared late today that a "big, destructive battle is in progress east of the Stalin line" presum ably in the Smolensk sector guarding Moscow and other nazi sources reported the anni hilation of an entire soviet di vision in bloody fighting around Mogilev, on the Dnieper river. Dispatches from Moscow quot ed private soviet advices as say ing that Smolensk, key city 230 miles from the Russian capital on the Mlnsk-to-Moscow motor high way, was still in red army hands despite a German claim to the contrary. A nazi spokesman compared the situation in the 30-day-old conflict with nazi, successes on the western-front in June, 1940, after the turning of the French Maginot line. Authorized quarters in Berlin said that more than 4,000 Russian corpses littered the Mogilev bat tlefield, and that several thou sand red army troops were taken prisoner.' " '"' ' " The unit, described as "com pletely destroyed," was said to have ben organized from the remnants of five other soviet di visions. The Germans said extremely bad weather was hampering their blitzkrieg stvle of assault. DNB, the official German news agency, said numerous so viet divisions were encircled in the region north of Vitebsk, on the central front, and that Rus sian troops had suffered heavy casualties in vain attempts to break out of the nazi ring. Soviet Stories Contradict Soviet dispatches from the front gave a different picture, citing numerous Instances of fierce Russian defense and re porting that in one sector, a red tank unit smashed through a screen of German armored forces to scatter a large concentration of nazi infantry. From the Kremlin, Premier (Continued on nage 6) volvers, tear gas and hand gren ades and with the rain increas ing to lower visibility, the Ameri cans rose from their positions and rushed a sentry guarding a gap in the wire. He was overpowered and rul ed dead. The Americans poured through the gap, tossed tear pas bombs through a window and knocked down a door. While half the guardsmen watched over the staff, others dashed upstairs to seize maps which they said would be Invaluable In actual battle, or ders and other army documents. "We had to give them back their maps and orders," an American chuckled, "so they could continue the exercise." The Americans, organ ized months ago and regularly drill ed, made up the only home guard unit participating in wide spread maneuvers, of which the successful attack on the air drome headquarters was one phase. Some of them paunchy, they gathered to enjoy the spectacle of British officers being trussed up. The British protested that the attack "came too earlv." The Americans quoted field orders showing that they attacked at the first moment permissible un der regulations governing the maneuvers and said "the Ger mans will not wait either." The Americans withdrew whistling "Yankee Doodle." R. A. F. Eaglets to - Snappy, nattily-dressed flying cadets of the British Royal Air force march in formation at Lot Angeles upon their arrival for a 20-week advanced air school . training course with Uncle Sam. Fifty were In this group, , Two Girls Found Slain; Schoolboy Held in One Case SALEM, Mass., July 21. (AP) A fifteen-year-old schoolboy pleaded innocent today on a charge of murder in the mutila tion killing of Constance Shipp, 15, of Reading, while police ques tioned a suspect in a second at tack slaying, that of pretty 19-year-old Frances M. Cochran, whose body was found In a thick et off a lonely "lovers' lane." In Woburn district court, Ray mond F. Woodward Jr., Reading, burst Into tears when he was he!4 without bail for hearing July 31 in the Shipp case. Even as the Woodward boy was being brought to court, police methodically searching Salem woodland In the Cochrane case, found a young man asleep in a parked car, near where her body was found, and took him into cus tody. Police found the Shipp girl's body in the parsonage of the Reading Baptist church, during the absence of the pastor and his family on vacation. An anonymous telephone tip led police to search the woods off a lovers' lane near the Salem Swampscott line yesterday, where they found the ravished body of the Cochran girl. The Shipp girl disappeared last Tuesday while returning to her home after a shopping trip to a store. The Cochran girl droped from sight Thursday after alighting from a bus in which she rode to wards her home In Lynn from her work as a bookkeeper In a leather concern. Truck, Trailer Burn, but Driver Little Hurt A logging truck and trailer, be longing to Ralph Rlchter, Camas Valley merchant, was completely destroyed by fire after being wrecked Friday. The machine, driven by Ben Buzzard, got out of control while descending a steep grade and was overturned. The driver escaped with only minor injuries. The truck and trailer both burned after rolling down the grade. The truck was covered by insurance, but the trailer was not Insured, Richter reports. WKilAZI-DUSS Try Wings In U. S. Spain, Portugal On Hitler "Schedule" Advice Indicates WASHINGTON, July 21. (AP) Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state, said today that the United States had In formation that Germany was planning new steps of aggression against remaining Independent countries in Europe. Ho made the statement at a press conference but did not go Into details. His comment aroused speculation, however, on the pos sibility that he meant that Spain and Portugal might be due for attacks. At the same time Welles dis closed that the United States had promised full suport to Bolivia in the event that an international incident arose from an alleged at tempted nazi coup in that country and from the ordered expulsion of the German minister there. LA PAZ, Bolivia, July 21. (AP) A number of prominent Bolivians. Including former Tl nance Minister Essenssoro, were under arrest today In connection with an alleged nazi plot which police said had been smashed hy the timely action of President Penaranda, advocate of. close co operation with the United States. Ernst Wendler, German minis ter, was ordered expelled from the country. President Penaranda said he had documentary proof that the minister had attempted to meddle In Bolivia's domestic affairs. Fssenesoro was described by police as head of "the nationalist revolutionary movement." That organization was dissolved auto matically with proclamation of a state of siege. Four newspapers, two of which were mentioned In Washington's axis blacklist, were suspended by the government, and three newsnaoermen were among those arrested. Hundreds of Turkeys in Oregon Killed by Heat ST. HELENS. July 21. (AP) Last week's heat wave killed 700 turkeys at the Loren Jo!n son ranch near Scappoose, he re ported herp today. The birds would have been readv for market within 10 davs. Another Scappoose rancher, Fred Havellck, said he also lost sever al hundred turkeys. Varm Spell Lingers; Fire Danger Eased For Tonight; Linn County Timber Region Blazing Continuation of warm weath er was forecast today by the weather bureau, following a maximum reading of 95 at the Roscburg station Sunday. The current hot weather, which brought with it electrical disturb ances causing an estimated 125 fires in wooded areas, failed to produce serious storms over the week-end, and, as a result, condi tions were reported to be fairly good today. Humidity Sunday was 30 per cent, which being above the haz ard level, aided fire fighters In handling the few small fires still being mopped up following last week's storms. No fires In the county, It is reported, have reach ed more than two acres In size. partly cloudy weather, with occasional light showers, is fore- cast for tonight, ; with . Tuesday,! (Continued on page 1) I SAW By Paul mi ALICE CLAYTON AND TED ROADMAN, ace members of the Umpqua Archery club, In attend ance at the club's Six Gold meet held Sunday In Coles val ley. It Was attended by repre sentatives of archery clubs In Coquille, Cottage Grove, Eugene and Roseburg. Other members present and competing for various awards ind prizes were: P. J. Davis, Charley Sands, Laverne Murphy, Henry Burr, Earl Ullrich, For rest Lemley, L. L. Daily, John Stone, Kenneth Clayton, Alton Hebard, Ella Henry, Lois Mode, Kathryn Roadman, Kathryn Ull rich and Gertrude Hebard. Small wonder Dan Cupid Is such a deadly little cuss, consid ering the weapon he uses a bow and arrow. At anything short of a hundred yards I'd about as soon be shot at with a rifle as with a bow and arrow In the : L: -Ir ', , n 1 COMBAT Nation Tosses Aluminum In Defense "Pot" Roseburg Joins in Giving Old Metal to Government For Planes and Tanks Collection of aluminum was started here today by volunteer workers, operating under the di rection of the Roseburg Woman's club, which is sponsoring the canvass for the city of Roseburg. Members of various women's or ganizations are participating In cooperation with the woman's club committee, headed by Mrs. William Bell. A'Very ready response was re ported by solicitors who were ac tive today. The main drive will get under way Tuesday, and all residents are urged by the coun ty defense council to give every possible cooperation to the can vassers. In the rural districts the drive will be conducted by granges and women's organizations. After each community has been can vassed and the aluminum collect ed, the i material will bo brought to Roseburg and prepared for gftipmeyt to .. a Pacific .coast (Continued on page 0) Jtnkin NewB-novlew lnoto and KnKravlnfr. hands of a competent archer. The arrow travels with startling speed and with extraordinary accuracy. I was told that the world's re cord for distance achieved by a bowman Is 517 yards approxi mately the distance from Deer creek, on North Jackson street, to the Masonic building at Cass, That's further, I'll warrant, than old Chief Lose-hlsshirt, of the native Umpquas, could shoot an arrow, after first having car ried it over half way that Is, If he could have been persuaded to carry anything as heavy as an arrow, In the first place. I think one of these days I'll go In for archery. It's fascinat ing sport, affords fine opportuni ties for exercise and the mem bers of the local club, at least, enjoy some exceedingly pleasant picnic lunches. I know I'd draw a mean bow at any lunch. mm ' .cart u .v-y i irti h 'Mir; rvaft, f-.'.'---. t rt V-Fcr-Victory Campaign Pts Nazis on Defense LONDON, July 21 (AP) A British Broadcasting company executive asserted today Britain's "V-for-Vlctory" campaign to raise an underground army against Germany was the "first pitched propaganda battle of the war" and the British uppurently "are winning It." The executive, European News Editor N. F. Newsome, said the V drive was one of a series of experiments to test the readiness of peoples of occupied countries to accept leadership from Lon don. "There will be other things to worry the Germans," he added. Newsome said there would be other leadership experiments "until one day we feel able to give the word to the underground army in Europe to go over the top for us in the final offensive." Britons claim a "V" army of millions are mobilized through out German-occupied nations in a whistling, tapping, sign-painting campaign aimed now at nazi nerves. Newsome said the best Indica tions of how the Vlctory-V was catching on came from the Ger mans themselves In a "feeble counter-attack" by attempting to embrace the V as a symbol for the old German word "Viktorla." The British, he added, are turn ing this against the nazi propo gandists by broadcasting word that, since the German govern ment approves of the chalking up of V-slgns, nobody need hesitate about joining the campaign. Nazls.Trylng Comofjaick. ., ' (The' German -nfdlrr- broadcast today a 500-word account of how signs hod appeared throughout occupied territories, attributing this to "the tremendous Viktorla campaign." The broadcast was recorded In New York by CBS, ("The German motto," It said, " 'Viktorla for Europe' has tak en Holland, Belgium, Norway, the protectorate (Czechoslovakia), the government general (Poland) and France by storm." (In the various territories, It cited the use of V on official cars, trains, street cars, banners, pam phlets. ("Pins of the German symbol have been distributed for the Red Cross" in occupied areas it said. "Thus the German Viktorla cam paign is off to an excellent start.") Britons Insist the proper Ger man word for victory Is not "vik torla," but "slog." Lew Fields, of Noted Vaudeville Team, Dies BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 21. (AP) Lew Fields, 74, halt of the famous vaudeville comedy team of Weber and Fields, is dead. Fields became 111 Thursday and died yesterday. The girl-shows which he and Joe Weber staged and starred In often featured noted players of the day. Lillian Russell, David War field, Dewolf Hopper, Fay Tern pleton and Willie Collier were among the stage figures who ap peared In Weber-Fields comedies. Fields' son, Lew Fields, Jr., Is a scenarist and has written sev eral plays. A daughter, Dorothy, wrote the lyrics for a number of songs and in 19.10 she won the academy award for the best lyrics, for "The Way You Look Tonight." Plane's Crash Into Bay Kills Four Occupants SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 21. (AP) The pltinee nf n commer. ciul cabin plane Into Mission bay 10 minutes after lis takeoff here, killing four men, Is under Inves tigation today by aeronautics au thorities. The fall occurred Saturday night. Robert Young, 3(5, Los Angeles, and Walter Van Orden, 43, Pasa dena, members of a Los Angeles Insurance brokerage firm, char tered the plane after missing a regular airliner. Killed with them were Alfred D. Higgins, 28, of La Jolla, the pilot; and his fribnd, Willis J. Drydal, 18, of San Diego. Year More Of Service Plan Of President Danger to II. S. Growing. Army Standard Should N Retained, Congress Told WASHINGTON, July 21. (AP) Declaring that America was In "Infinitely greater" dan ger than a year ago, President Roosevelt asked congress today to authorize extension of the one. year period of active service In the army of selectees, national guardsmen and reservists. Unless the extension is grant, ed, Mr. Roosevelt said, the na tlon will be taking a grave na tlonal risk and disintegration of, the army will be under way with in two months. Responsibility for maintaining thn efffnipnf'v nf thnt nritiv. thn chief executive said In a mess age to congress, rests solidly with the legislators. Mr. Roosevelt dramatized his request by trying an Innovation. He transcribed the 'message on records so that his words might be broadcast to the nation and the world. The president emphasized that conditions had changed since a 12-month limitation was placed a year ago on the service of sel ectees, guardsmen and reserv ists. ,.' Situation More Grave "Today it Is Imperative," ha said, "that I should officially re port to the congress what the pnncrrosd ..ilndmihtedlv' k.n n w i! That the International situation is not less grave but Is far more grave than It was a year ago. , "It Is so grave, 'In my opinion, and in the opinion of . all wh,o are cbriversant with' tjigs-faets,. that the army should ' be maintained in effective strength and with out diminution nf Its effective numbers In a complete state ot readiness. Small as It is In com parison with other armies, It should not suffer any form of disorganization or disintegra tion." Would Avoid "Traglo Error" Therefore, he said, It would be taking a grave national risk un less congress were to make pos sible the maintenance of the pres ent, full, effective strength of the army during the coming year and give training to as many ad- (Continued on page 6) Oregon Drownings Total Four Over Week-End my tne Associated rressj Drownings claimed the lives ot four persons In Oregon yesterday, and one other died of week-old Injuries. Two Donna, Ore., brothers, William Scott, 16, and Lloyd Scott, 6, plunged Into a swimming hole) in the Mohawk river near Eu gene, and failed to emerge. Another Lane county swimmer, Ruth Martin, 13, Springfield, dis appeared In the Willamette river three miles below Coburg. Lifeguards at Seaside Sighted Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Lyle Port land, In difficulty far out in heavy surf. Before they could give aid, Lyle, 33, was washed to sea. His wife was rescued. Injuries from a fall off a 40 foot cliff while fishing a week; ago proved fatal to Fred Hill, 51, at Marshfleld. Lightning Bolt Kills 2 Soldiers, Hurts 2 Others ' DENVER, July 21. (API Two young army air sergeants were killed by lightning yester day on a knoll overlooking Den ver's municipal airport where thousands had gathered to wit ness an air show. Sgt. Henry Levin, 19, Phlla delphla, and Sgt. Dwalne Moore, 19, Brunswick, Neb., failed to re spond to respirator treatment after more than two hours' works by rescue squads. Two companions, Corp. Marvin Levin, brother of one of the vlo tlms, and James Winkler of Deli ver were Injured by the lightning bolt. The four had crowded un der a pine tree to seek protec tion from a pelting rain which accompanied an electrical storm.