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VOL. XLVI NO. 153 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, I94I.
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GERMAN SURGE i J WARD MOSCOW
PROCEEDS OVER 'MOUNTAINS OF DEAD'
Encircling Of
City Seen As
Plan of Drive
Reported Nazi Offer of
Armistice to Russians
Denied in High Sources
By the Associated Press
Russian frontline dispatches
conceded today that Adolt Hit
ler's invasion armies were still
advancing "over mountains of
German corpses" in the Bryansk
sector of the D-day-old battle for
Moscow, and simultaneously the
British radio reported a new
threat developing almost due
west of the U. S. S. R. capital.
The BBC said na.l troops were
striking toward the upper Volga
town of R.hev, 125 miles west of
Moscow, thereby stretching the
main soviet defense line into a
270-mile arc through Vyazma and
Bryansk to Orel.
The Germans reported "for
ward progress along the entire
front" and said one "kettle" of
soviet resistance after another
was being wiped out. - ,
Armistice Reports Nailed
OAs the battle raged violently
oward a climax, but still without
a clear-cut decision, reports circu
lated widely in Europe that Ger
many has offered an armistice to
Russia.
A non-axis informant with
highly reliable connections said
the terms had been transmitted
through Japan and Bulgaria and
that Russia was giving them serl
out consideration because of her
critical situation.
Authoritative Russian quarters
in London, however, said "there
is not one vestige of truth in the
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In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
tUT of Maine and into Quebec
which is an interesting ex
perience. Entering Canada anywhere
else doesn't mean much, because
anywhere else the boundary be
tween Canada and the United
States is just a geographical line
separating two political divisions.
In the Far West, it means little
more than crossing the border
between two states.
Entering Quebec is different.
kUEBEC is French.
'rench
than a century before the out
come of the battle on the Plains
of Abraham, on the heights of
the city of Quebec's citadel, gave
its sovereignty to England.
After more than a century and
a half of government by English
Canada, Quebec REMAINS
French.
One suspects that a century
and a half hence it will still be
French.
ERENCH
the language of
Quebec-
-both city and prov
ince.
Not just casually the language
it is really so. In the cities
and alone the main highways, of
course, English is generally un
derstood and is generally spoken,
after a fashion. But when the
people speak among themselves,
they speak French.
The highway signs are in both
French and English the French
at the top and the English be
neath. In the cities all traffic
signs are printed in both French
and English.
In the stores of Quebec and
Montreal, the signs are In both
languages. In most of the stores.
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RAAF Flyers 800
In San Francisco some of the 800 flyers and gunners of the Royal Australian Air Force wave
from the decks of a ship which brought them from Sydney en route to England and, they said, "to
"Berlin." A majority will fly across the Atlantic ferrying bombers, and once on the other side will
fight with the RAF. ,
Rejected Draftees
To Be Made Over
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (AP)
A program with an immediate
objective of rehabilitation of
some 200,000 men rejected in the
draft because of physical or men
tal deficiencies was announced
today by President Roosevelt.
He told a press conference a
question of building a stronger
race of Americans in the days to
come was involved.
The chief executive cited fig
ures showing that 1,000,000 men
had been rejected when examin
ed for induction into the army
under the selective service act.
Of these, he said 100,000 were
turned down because they lacked
the requirement of the equivalent
of a fourth grade education. The
remaining 900,000 were rejected
for various physical or mental
defects, with dental ailments top
ping the list with 188,000 cases or
20.9 per cent of the total.
Of the 900,000, Mr. Roosevelt
said, "about 200,000 can be com
pletely rehabilitated and made
available for general service in
our armed forces."
Fined $50 for Shooting
His Cow With Shotgun
SALEI Ore., Oct. 10. (AP)
For shooting his cow with a shot
gun, A. Russell Smith, Salem
farmer, was given a 30-day sus
pended jail sentence and a $50
fine in Salem justice court Thurs
day. Smith, against whom
charges of cruelty to an animal
were preferred by the Marlon-
Polk Humane society, told Justice
Felton that the cow persistently
broke out of pasture. She car
ried buckshot and wounds for
some time, society representatives
sail!.
Navy Day Broadcast
Slated by Roosevelt
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. (AP)
President Roosevelt announced
today that observance of navy
day on October 27 would be broad
ened so that it would be a day to
observe total defense also and
that he would make a radio ad
dress on the occasion.
He told his press conference he
expected to make the speech at a
navy league dinner here.
Strong In U. S. "Headed For Berlin"
British Smash at Nazi
Supply Line Off Norway
LONDON, Oct. 10. (AP) The
British fleet air arm, operating
off Norway, has smashed heav
ily at Germany's supply route to
her forces on the north Russian
front, the admiralty announced
today, saying that four supply
ships were hit and one of them
abandoned by Its crew.
The admiralty called this
sweep, launched at dawn Wednes
day, "further successful action"
by the British "against the ene
my's supplies and sea communica
tions with his troops on the north
Russian front."
The fleet air arm carried the
attack to German objectives on
land also, destroying electric
power pylons on Grond island,
the admiralty said.
Non-Defense Building to
Be Cut 60 Pet. in 1942
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. (AP)
Non-defense construction In the
United States will have to be cut
about 60 per cent next year be
cause critical materials must be
allocated for military and naval
needs, experts of the office of
production management declared
today.
They Issued this forecast on
civil building prospects quickly af
ter the supply priorities and al
location board had prohibited the
use of such vital materials as
steel, copper, bronze, brass and
aluminum on construction pro
jects not deemed necessary to na
tional defense or to public health
and safety.
TODAY'S
TOP
ODDITY
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(By the Associated Press)
BELLEVILLE, 111. Taverns of
fer hard boiled eggs a cent each
but they still cost the customer a
nickel. Signs itemizing the extra
charges read:
Hard Boiled Eggs 1 cent
Defense Tax 1 cent
Rooster Service 1 cent
Wear and Tear on Hen 2 cents
Four U.S. Fliers
Killed in Britain
LONDON, Oct. 10. (AP)
Four American pilots serving
with the RAF were killed while
flying in Britain recently, It was
learned authoritatively tonight,
Those killed, all of whom were
in the American Eagle squadron,
were:
Acting Flight Lieutenant A,
Manedoff, 30, Thompson, Conn.
Pilot Officer Hugh Harrison
McCall, 24, Minneapolis, Minn.
Pilot Officer Roy Neal Stout,
Jr., 25, Kansas City, Mo.
William Joseph White, 21, To
peka, Kas.
An authoritative source said
that the fatalities were due to an
accident, but he declined to say
how it occurred or where in
Britain.
Reprisal Execution in
France Hoists Total to 74
PARIS, Germa n-Occupled
France, Oct. 10 (AP) German
authorities announced today that
the 74th person had been shot as
reprisal for attacks against the
German occupying forces. He
was condemned to death for Il
legal possession of firearms,
It was said also that 15 militant
communists had been interned at
Amiens. This raised to 45 the
number of communists sent to
concentration camps in that de
partment In the last several days.
Army Flier Dies When
Plane Dives Into Sea
HAMILTON FIELD, Calif.,
Oct. 10. (AP) An army pursuit
plane returning from night man
euvers crashed into the ocean 1,
000 feet offshore last night, kill
in,; tlii.' pilot, LI. Donald U.
Stoebe, 23, of Cucamonga, Calif.,
the army reported today.
The crash occurred off Ten
nessee Cove, several miles north
of the Golden Gate.
Storm Destroys Church
Built by Volunteers
SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 10. (AP)
Volunteer labor built the Four
Square gospel church here last
summer and now the pastor, the
Rev. James H. Taylor, wants
more volunteers. The church blew
down in a heavy wind storm,
Army's Tank
Output Faces
Union Strife
Tie-Up of Plants in Ohio,
Michigan Threatened by
AFL-CIO Dispute
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10--IAP)
War department officials said
today that the bulk of the army's
tank production was threatened
with Immediate stoppage by a
jurisdictional dispute involving
the Spicer Manufacturing com
pany at Toledo, Ohio, and Its sub
sidiary, the Hillsdalp (Mich.)
Steel Products company.
,A?r. nnd CIO unlops are In
volved in the controversy.
The Spicer company makes
about 70 per cent of the trans
missions for all the army's tanks
and also for most of the half
tractor and "Jeep" combat ve
hicles. The Toledo concern reported
that unless there was a settle
ment It would have to halt work
tonight an transmissions for the
military vehicles and that mntc
rials were on hand for about a
week's further manufacture of
parts for the tanks.
Spicer employes about 2,200
workers.
The Toledo plant was said to be
Involved In the dispute only Indi
rectly. It has a contract with CIO
Automobile Workers union.
Rioting Closes Plant
The Hillsdale company, how
ever, has a contract with the ri
val AFL Automobile Workers
union, which recently won a la
bor relations hoard election there.
Despite the AFL victory, the
dispute between the rival unions
continued at Hillsdale, and riot
ing this week resulted In tem
porary closing of the plant at the
request of local officials.
The Toledo plant was Involved
yesterday when, officials said,
the CIO put Into effect a second
ary boycott at the Spicer plant,
serving notice that workers
there should not handle any of
the parts of the Hillsdale plant.
Several freight cars of parts
from Hillsdale were said to be
unloading at Toledo today.
CIO Steel Workers
Ignore AFL Pickets
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 10.
(AP) CIO steel workers crossed
an AFL picket line at the huge
Fairfield steel works today to re
sume partial operations of all
major units of the giant Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Co., plant which was closed yes
terday by a strike of electricians
and machinists.
As limited production was re-
(Continued on page 8.)
Communist Victory Would Threaten
World With Ruin, Seattle Bishop,
Opposing Aid to Soviet, Tells AFL
SEATTLE, Oct. 10 (AP) In
the face of an American Federa
tion of Labor executive council
recommendation for aid to Rus
sia, the Catholic Bishop of Seattle
warned todav that a communist
victorv would threaten the world
with disaster.
The most Rev. Gerald Shaugh
nessy, s. m., asserted In an ad
dress prepared for the fourth
day's session of the AFL conven
tion: "I solemnly warn you, mv
friends of the labor movement,
that not In the wildest dreams
and accomnlishments of the
Goths and Visigoths and Huns of
ancient davs . . . was there ever
such a totality of death and des
truction as almost inevitably will
crush this earth if. In our zeal
to overcome one enemy of freei
dom, we raise on high as the win
ner the steeled and triumphant
arm of conquering communism."
The bishop said he smoke with
specific reference to "what I und
erstand to be a fact that this con
vention Is going on record as fav
oring all-out aid to Russia."
The reference was to generally
predicted action on a recommen
dation of the AFL executive coun
Southern Asia, United States Forming
Economic Pool That Will Completely
Shut Off Axis From War Supplies
MANILA, C.-t. 10 (AP) Hen
ry F. Grady, President Roose
velt's special economic represen
tative, said today he had received
assurances during a comprehen
sive tour of southeastern Asia
that the axis would be shut off
completely from the world's larg
est storehouse of war materials.
He told a press conference that
officials of the Philippines, China,
Malaya, the Netherlands East In
dies, India, Burma and Ceylon
had pledged their efforts for In
creased production and expedited
deliveries to the United States
and Britain of several strategic
materials.
Grady also reported:
1. The United States probably
will increase supplies of Industrial
machinery and war equipment to
southeastern Asia while guaran
teeing the absorption of any In
crease in production that may re
sult.
2. China within a few weeks
will have an "effective" alrforce
composed entirely of American
planes.
3. Throughout southeastern
Asia, excluding Thailand, there is
no indication of appeasement to
ward Japan.
4. Japan will be unable to put
the Burma road out of commis
sion without a land invasion,
which is Improbable.
Grady said the United States
and southeastern Asia were es
tablishing vast economic pool
which the axis could penetrate
onlv through mlHtnrv force.
This ftlso means the collapse of
any peaceful prospect of Japan'
Ex-Cons Held In
Golf Star Killing
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 15.
(AP) Two ex-convicts were
held today as suspects In the slay
ing of Marlon Miley, 27-year-old
nationally known golf star, and
her mother at a fashionable Lex
ington, Ky., country club, Septem
ber 28.
Sheriff Ernest Thompson and
Police Chief Austin B. Price of
Lexington started for Port Worth
after receiving a telephoned de
scription of the men last night.
Detective Captain A. E. Dowell
of Fort Worth said Thompson
told him "they're the men we're
looking for."
The men who gave their ages
as 32 and 43 signed waivers of
extradition.
They were arrested Wednesday
by detectives, whose suspicions
were i aroused by a Kentucky li
cense on their car. Police Iden
tified the license number as that
of an automobile reported stolen
from a Louisville night club op
erator. cil. The council's annual report
proposed that, although Russia's
communist regime Is Inimical to
the interest of democracy and
"without the slightest pretense
that the United States and soviet
Russia are friends or can be
friends," practical military self
interest dictates aid to the enemy
of nazl Germany.
Calls Soviet "Frankenstein"
Far more dangerous than the
fifth columnist threat, Bishop
Shaughnessy declared, "Is the
communistic propaganda army
which I shall christen the sixth
column" a "Frankenstein monst
er .. . which bids fair to finish
the destruction of pitiful Russia."
The bishop continued:
"Frankenstelns monster I fear
is abroad in our land today, that
monster of communism that bids
fair to finish the destruction of
pitiful Russia which1 thought she
had found freedom from Czarlsm
only to learn that man's Inhu
manity to his fellow man Is a far
more bitter lash than the most
inhuman despot can devise.
"I pray that the choice of lab
or may always raise Itself against
the Trojan horse of communism,
against the sixth column that be
guiles our unwary citizenry."
Chinese Score Great
Victory at Ichang
CHUNGKING, Sa t u r d a y ,
Oct. 11. (AP) Chinese mili
tary headquarters announced
tonight that the Chinese
armies driving eastward along
the Yangtze river had captur
ed Tchang, Important port
which has been the western
most outpost of Japan's Inva
sion. The announcement, shortly
after midnight, let loose a
wild celebration In this war
time capital, with thousands of
firecrackers shattering t the
night calm. Newsboys ran
through the streets with ex
tras, i
Chinese leaders declared
that .the Ichang victory (not
yet conceded by the Japa
nese) was China's greatest
since the battle of Talerhch
wang In southern Shantung
province In 1938, when the
Japanese drive was halted
with heavy losses.
'co-prosperity" sphere, he added.
as well as Anglo-American victory
in tne year-old economic war
with Tokyo In southeast Asia.
Grady said Japan was obtain
ing at present an unimportant
amount of rubber and tin from
Thailand, but that Thai officials
were stiffening their attitude to
ward Nippon.
He said he was Amazed at the
extent! of military preparations
in tne area no covered.
District Eagles
Plan Meet Here;
State Head Billed
The cooperation of the Fimles
lodge with the national defense
effort will be told by Chet Law
son, state president, when he ad
dresses the southern Oregon dis
trict meeting of the Eagles at
the lodge hall here Sunday after
noon. The two-day meet will open
with a dance In the aerie hall
Saturday night, sponsored by the
L,aaies Auxiliary.
Sunday morning at 10:30, the
opening meeting of the conclave
will be held with all lodges of the
district expected to have repre
sentatives, Dr. H. B. Scofleld,
chairman of the arrangements
committee said this morning.
At 1 o'clock the Ladies auxili
ary will meet. All visiting Eagles
arc invited to bring their. ladles,
Dr. scofield said.
A large class of candidates for
Initiation will bo presented to the
assembly at 1:30.
The general meeting of the con
clave will be held at 3 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, the featured
speaker to be Lawson. Marsh
field, Coquille, and Eugene lodg
es have notified local Eagles of
ficials that they will be represent
at at the assembly by large dele
gations. Other aeries In the dist
rict Include Medford, Grants Pass,
Klamath Falls, Bend and Lake-
view.
A street parade will be held at
4 p. m. with drum and bugle
corps and drill teams of both the
men1!! and women's organization
participating. Other units are
also expected to participate In the
parade.
The free venison banquet at
the local lodge hulldlng will be
the highlight of the Sunday pro
gram at 5 p. m. The committee
In charge said today that they
have seven hunters In the woods
seeking buck for the banquet.
U. S. Fliers Win British'
Cross for "Gallantry"
LONDON, Oct. 10 (AP) Two
American fliers In the RAF's
eagle squadron were cited by the
air ministry today for courage In
the air war against Germany.
Both received the distinguish
ed flying cross for "gallantry In
operations" yesterday, the first of
the American squadron to be
decorated.
Proposal To
Exclude Help
LostJ62-21
Ad-Out Battle Against .
Neutrality Act Revtsioo
Impending In Senate
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (.API
The house refused today to spe
cifically exclude Russia from aid
under the $5,985,000,000 lend-,
lease appropriation.
By a standing vote of 162 to
21 the members defeated an
amendment by Rep. Rich (R-Palj .
to provide that no part of the'
fund would be used for the bene
it of the Soviets. '
Rich said he wanted something ',
In the bill to prevent President
Roosevelt from "transferring one
cent" of the fund "to any nation
which practices communism." ';
Democratic speakers replied
that while they too loathed com
munism, Russia was opposing I
Hitler and Rep. Faddls (D-Pa) as-
sorted:
"Whether we like to admit It
or not, we owe a debt of gratitude;
to Russia."
Sponsors of the appropriation
have said repeatedly that present
plans did not call for aid to Rus
sia under the pending legislation.
The house easily defeated a
series of amendments, starting
with the rejection of an attempt-
to cut SIQO.OOO.OOO from a SI .190.
000,000 fund for ordnance, sup
plies and ammunition. .... ,
President Roosevelt, answering
a press conference query, declare
ed today he had no reports at all
which would Indicate that Russia
had reached the point In her re
sistance to Germany where she
might have to accept an armis
tice. Asked whether he had any
knowledge of how a letter In
which he had promised premier '
Joseph Stalin all possible Ameri
can assistance had reached Ber
lin, Mr. Roosevelt said he had a
hunch, but did not elaborate.
Congressional opponents ot
neutrality law revision decided
today they would have to wage
an all-out fight against President
Roosevelt's request fpr authority
to arm .shipping, even though
some In their ranks were not
dead set agalqst the Idea of put
ting guns on merchantmen.
The big objective, Senator Taft
(R-Ohio) explained, was to pre
serve the law's existing provisions
prohibiting American-flag mer
chatmcnt from operating in com
bat zones or voyaging to bellig
erent ports.
However, he said, many oppo
sition legislators had come to the
conclusion that unless a substan-
(Continued on page 8.)
Sutherlin Man
Badly Wounded In
Shotgun Mishap
Suffering from an accidental
wound from a shotgun, Martin
Lloyd, well-known rancher of
Sutherlin and former mayor of
that city, is at Mercy hospital
in Roseburg. Accounts of tha
accident said the shotgun was
discharged while Mr. Lloyd was
crawling this morning under a
fence. The leaden load struck
him in the side and emerged
from the abdomen, according
to first reports received, and
his condition was said at noon
to be critical. Mr. Lloyd was
rushed to the hospital shortly
after the accident by tha.
Stearns ambulance.
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