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I State Journal Receives daily the complete news reports of The Associated Press, The United Press and The Intermational News Service. EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR The National Observer The News Behind The Day's News of the contract for 200 scheduled to be THE cancellation built at Andrew Jackson Higgins' New Orleans yard reflects credit rather than criticism on the marine branch of American industry. The makers of the wooden bridges across the sea, especially the Kaiser interests on the west coast, established records which nobody at Washington dared to dream of or blueprint. When these miracle men cut the construction period for one 10.000- Liberty freighter from more 200 to 105 days, it was believed that the millenium had arrived. That of time was hailed as basic, and the general program as well as all future supply requirements was estimated in accord with this tempo.

Not even Edgar Kaiser, son of the famil: head. began to chip off a few weeks from this table in his Oregon plants did the maritime commission see any cause for concern or for revamping its charts. attributed his achievements to It superior executive and managerial He was, in reverse, "the ability. ugly duckling" of the flock. Then the California companies controlled by the same people hit 8 similar rate of speed.

The fever spread to rival gulf and Atlantic coast corporations. Freight cars overloaded with materials steel, engines, be lumber, rerouted from one spot to another in a dizzy manner because of these premature and surprising demands. Now it is figured that number of days from laying the keel to final launching can be reduced 10 35, which obviates the need for spending new millions and using scarce items on additional ways. Admiral Emory S. Land believes that the quota of 28.000,000 tons for 1942 and 1943 can be met without further expansion.

Debate ANOTHER decision factor to call a contributes halt to growth" in the the shipbuilding industry. While high officials do not care to discuss it publicly. they concede privately that the steadily mounting submarine sinkings force a revolutionary shift may, method of moving troops and supplies to the United Nations' far-flung fronts. Negotiations have not progressed beyond the "conversational and exploratory the Kaiser-Higgins plea that they be permitted to change over to the construction of fleets of "flying fish." But it is feared that surface vessel production. no matter how swift, will never be able to catch up with losses from the U-boats.

Although figures are secret, almost 2.000.000 tons of United States merchantmen have gone to the bottom in western waters since January 15. So the cry arises for concentration on sky freighters. The immediate problem is to determine how much material shall be divided between airliners and the old-fashioned 10,000 tonners. For obvious reasons no boats above that size now are being constructed by the United States. The transition from water to the clouds.

especially if ground-based transports are favored, raises numerous other problems for both war and postbellum period. Fields. runways, repair shops and loading platforms must be enlarged extensively. A greater force of mechanics, handlers and plane crews is needed. Our present airport structure was not built with such a load in mind.

The significant fact of the back-stage debate and studr is that the ancient tem of logistics "getting thar fustest with the mostest men." and keeping them supplied has collapsed under the Axis onslaught. Indignation finally admits CORDELL HULL post-Pearl Harbor of Japan has proved an utter failure. His complaint about enemy mistreatment of American prisoners and internes apparently signifies that Uncle Sam henceforth will wage war with bare knuckles. The secretary of state's attempt to alleviate the normal brutalities in a conflict with the Hawaii attackers had puzzled many close observers. But it was well intentioned and soundly based.

To the last he had hoped that the fight would be conducted under fairly reasonable rules. For this reason he had Doolittle refrain from bombing the imperial palace at Tokvo. Mr. Hull feared such a D.OF might provoke retaliation against business men and captives. He declined to encourage "revolt br fire" in Korea.

He deprecated anv mention of atrocities. and softpedaled the news that no neutral foreigner has been allowed to set foot on the Philippines since the Corregidor surrender. But now it appears that the old man's patience has been too sorely tried. His new attitude represents the disappearance of one more illusion held since he took office almost a decade ago. His feudist heart is aflame with indignation.

This wrath accounts for his tirade against the Nips and his sideswipe at a figure whom he otherwise admires the non-resisting Mohendas K. Gandhi. Defense MEMBERS of congress are becoming increasingly provoked over the tendency of press and public to assail them for their errors of both omission and commission before and since December 7. But recent outbursts disThe solons seized the editorial plaved a tongue check pose. castigation as 8 means of laying the blame for the unfortunate See OBSERVER -Page 6 STATE JOURNAL LANSING, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1942 -18 Pages Reo Employes Sworn as City's First 'Lady M.

Four women members of the Reo plant protection force, first of their sex to be sworn in here as civilian auxiliaries to the military police of the United States army, are pictured above. Left to right, they are Mrs. Hazel Lincoln, Mrs. Evelyn Marshall, Mrs. Hilda Hill and Mrs.

Myrtle Blecha. They are part Reo's protection force of 61, all of whom have been sworn in. The articles of war, forming the basis of military law, was read by Lieut. A. E.

Vallier, in charge of the Lansing ordnance office, after which plant protection members were sworn in individually. This is part of a nation-wide program applying to industrial plants engaged in war production. Under this procedure plant protection members continue to work under the same direct supervision a as before but are subject to military law. Petrillo Defends Canned Music Ban Effective Tonight NEW YORK, July 31 (AP) The manufacture of "canned music" by 138,000 union players ceases at midnight tonight by order of President James C. Petrillo of the A.

F. of Federation of Musicians. On the eve of his ban on making recordings for radio and other public use-which he says comprises 95 percent of the music heard in the United States and Canada-Petrillo broke a long silence last night to defend his action. "Our order is not changed," he told newsmen in making public a letter to Chairman James Lawrence Fly of the federal communications commission, who has said he would look into the recording matter and also into Petrillo's cancellation of STORM KILLS ONE AT THREE RIVERS Invalid Woman Dies When Her Home Collapses as High Wind Sweeps Town THREE RIVERS, July 31 (AP)-An invalid woman was killed and two neighbor children were seriously injured when their homes collapsed about them in the midst of a terrific wind and rainstorm here last night. Mrs.

Emma Peters. 75, was found dead in the yard of her home. A timber had fallen on her head. She had been lying on a couch when the wind tore the house from its foundation and demolished the home next door. The injured neighbor children were Dee Royce Minniear, whose legs were broken, and his sister, Bonnie, who suffered fractured ribs.

When the wind wrecked the Pehome, Mrs. Peters' husband, George, was in the basement and escaped unscathed. "I came up to find the house blown away," he said. storm, at about 6 p. caused extensive damage in the north section of this city of 7,000 population, the county seat of St.

Joseph roofed and many trees were uprootcounty. a Several buildings were uned Damage ran into many thousands of dollars. The roof of the Methodist church was torn off. with a 60-squarefoot section of it being blown three blocks. It fell in the downtown.

The parsonage, occupied by Rev. John Bowker, also was unroofed. No one was injured, however. A large maple tree, felled by the wind. sliced the home of John Timplin in half.

The home of Raymond Linsley, president of the First National bank, was unroofed. In neither instance were any injuries reported. Damage also was caused to the Nidy Plating Works, a store, and two garages. SEND-OFF CEREMONIES PLANNED TWO MORNINGS Send-off ceremonies for selectees leaving for army service from draft boards No. 2 and No.

3 will be held Monday and Tuesday mornings at 9:45 o'clock instead of in the evening as previously announced. The ceremonies, first to be conducted by the USO for soldiers leaving by train at this earlier hour, will be held at the Union depot. USO officials also disclosed day that Rev. William S. Carpenter who was scheduled to address selectees at the ceremonies, would be unable to speak due to illness.

Officials said a substitute speaker would be announced Saturday or Sunday. The Weather (0. Weather Borean it) Rather warm and humid Friday thundershowers. aternoonniekitha Saturday. (Weather Data, Page Nazi Sabotage Plotters Lose Court Appeal United States Supreme Court Rejects Prisoners' Claim to Right of Habeas Corpus; President's Authority to Demand Military Trial for Germans Upheld WASHINGTON, July 31 (AP) The seven alleged Nazi saboteurs lost today in their effort to escape jurisdiction of President Roosevelt's military commission by appeal to the supreme court.

Chief Justice Stone announced that the court denied the prisoners' motion to file writs of habeas corpus. Only seven of the eight accused saboteurs sought the writ. The court's opinion found: 1-That the charges preferred against petitioners on which they are being tried by a military commission appointed by the order of the President on July 2, 1942, allege an offense or offenses which the President' is authorized to order tried before a military commission. "2-That the military commission was lawfully constituted. "3-That petitioners are, held in lawful custody, for trial before the military commission, and have not shown cause for being discharged by writ of habeas corpus." The opinion then said: "The motions for leave to file petitions for writs of habeas corpus denied.

"The orders of the district court are affirmed. The mandates are directed to issue forthwith." The court's announcement explained: "The court has fully considered the questions raised in these cases and thoroughly argued at the bar, and has reached its conclusion upon them. "It now announces its decision and enters its judgment in each case, in advance of the preparation of a full opinion which necessarily will require a considerable period of time for its preparation and which, when prepared, will be filed with the clerk." The military commission trying the eight prisoners heard the opening of final arguments today. Attorney General Biddle and Col. Kenneth C.

Royall, who had argued the case before the supreme court, came to court, however, to hear the decision, after the commission took a two-hour luncheon recess. Biddle said arguments before the commission might be finished speedily and the commission's verdict go to the President next week. Royall, however, said he did not know whether proceedings could be wound up that soon. The commission set 1:30 p. m.

for a resumption of the arguments. Before the court were tions, submitted in the prisoner's brief thus: "1-May the petitioners (six of whom are enemy aliens) maintain See SABOTEURS -Page 4 SPEED MACHINERY FOR SOLDIER VOTES State Department Certifying Candidates to Counties Week Ahead of Time The department of state disclosed Friday it is cutting corners in order to speed primary ballots to Michigan men in the armed forces, and it indicated that if there is any delay it will be the fault of county election officials. Gus T. Hartman, deputy secretary of state, said certifications of candidates for the state and national tickets would go out to the county clerks Monday so that they could act at once to print primary ballots. Staff members said they were more than a week ahead of their usual schedule in getting the certifications into the mail.

Hartman disclosed also that the department has prepared an cation form which it sends soldiers and sailors who write asking for election information. Thinks 40,000 Could Vote "The request usually would be forwarded to the county, city or township clerks at the place of residence." Hartman said. "but by sending out application from this office we save one mailing and rethe chance of delay. We also duces sending the men in the services who write in full instructions as to how to proceed with absentee voting." Selective service officials have estimated that a maximum of 40,000 Michigan men in the services are close enough to their homes to be able to vote on time. US-16 Crash Injures Grand Rapids Man James J.

Doyle, 33, of Grand Rapids, was injured in a two-car collision at the intersection of Airport road and highway US-16 shortly before 5 o'clck Thursday afternoon. Doyle, who suffered head lacerations. was removed to St. Lawrence hospital, where his condition was said to be good. State police who investigated said Doyle was driving along highway C.

Chase, whose address was given US-16 when a car driven by Russell the Porter hotel, skidded on the wet pavement into a concrete abutment and Doyle's car. Chase was unhurt. $1.98 Moccasin sale, STATE TO JOIN AREA BLACKOUT SET FOR AUG. 12 Order from Chicago Executive Office of Plan For Three-State Test FURLONG PAYS HIS FINE The executive office Friday received a request from the commanding general of the sixth service command at Chicago that a test air raid blackout be conducted over all of Michigan south of the OceanaBay county line on the night of Wednesday, August 12. The test was ordered for 11 to 11:30 p.

m. on that night and will cover Illinois and Wisconsin. James Denison, director of information for the state defense council, said instructions were being rushed to all local defense agencies Friday afternoon. Asked by General The request for the Michigan participation in the blackout came in a telegram to Governor Van Wagoner from Col. B.

B. Freud, acting regional director of the sixth civilian defense region at Chicago. It said: "At the request of the commanding general, sixth service command, S. O. you are asked to conduct a test blackout on August 12 from 10 to 10:30 p.

m. Central War time, or 11 to 11:30 Eastern war time in the following areas: Michigan Citizens Corps Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, inclusive." Seven more violators of last Sunday evening's test blackout here were arraigned before Judge Louis E. Coach in municipal court Friday and all paid fines of $13.35 each. Furlong Pays Fine Lieut. Col.

Harold Furlong, administrator of the state defense council, headed the list of blackout violators Friday, after having been served with a warrant earlier in the week for a light left burning in defense council headquarters on North Grand avenue. Others who paid their fines Friday were: Dr. Henry Gregory, 218 West Maple street; Edward Beltz, 1315 Edward street; Mabel Speelman. 1000 West Barnes avenue: Lester Stanton, 330 Isbell street: Bethel Box, 408 Beech street (smoking cigaret), and William Metz, 408 Beech street (smoking cigaret). GEORGE A.

BRADLEY DIES IN HOSPITAL Retired Chief of Plants for City Light Board, 70, Helped Build System George Bradley George A. Bradley, 70. of 227 North Chestnut street. who for more than 20 years served as chief of plants for the board of water and light commissioners, died Friday morning at St. Lawrence hospital of a ailment from he heart, had suffered for the past three years.

Coming here from Milwaukee, Mr. Bradley was in charge of operations of all water pumping and ing plants of the city for over 20 years. He was retired by the board last January 1. Otto Eckert, general manager of the municipal power system, paid tribute to Mr. Bradley Friday, declaring he contributed largely to the success of the system's operations during the last two decades.

Erected Power Equipment Born in New York city on March 17, 1872, Mr. Bradley entered the field with the Allis Chalmers Manufacturing company of Milwaukee and was with that concern for 25 years before coming to Lansing. He was erector of powplant equipment. let He was a member of Lansing Lodge No. 33 F.

and A. Capitol Chapter No. 9, R. A. Lansing Commandery No.

25, Knights Templar, Elf Khurafeh temple at Saginaw. DeWitt Clinton consistory, and the Engineers club of Lansing He is survived by the widow, Eva M. Bradley, a brother, William F. Bradley of Rock Island, and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Bradley of Denver, Colo.

Funeral services will be held in the Colonial chapel of the Estes-Leadley funeral home at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. Lansing Knights Templar will give their service and interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. THREE COUNTIES GIVEN MORE COFFEE AND TEA WASHINGTON, July 31 (P)-The war production board granted more tea and coffee today to three Michigan counties Macomb, Oakland 12.5 percent, and Wayne 15 percent. The increases apply both to and coffee. The three counties were among counties in the nation and the District of Columbia to be given increased quotas because of population increases of more than 100 percent within the last year.

HELD IN WATCH THEFT Frank C. Miller, 18. a Lansing truck driver. was arrested shortly before midnight Thursday by state police on a charge of having stolen a woman's watch. He was to be arraigned Friday in Clinton county justice court.

Soviets Rush Trainloads of Men to Front Reinforced Defenders Slowing Down German Push West of Stalingrad; New Troops Hurled Immediately Into Battle; Situation Below Rostov Deteriorates MOSCOW, July 31 (AP) Armored army rolled into the shell-torn steppes of the day, bringing up fresh reinforcements for the already had reported checking the German of Stalingrad. The new troops were rushed the battle which has raged for a week in the the Don, front dispatches said. But while the Russians there were said to Nazi advance, even thrusting it back at some uation below Rostov continued extremely FIND 64 LACK AUTO STAMPS Stage Drive Here to Enforce U. S. Use Tax; Violators Mainly Out in County Sixty-four motorists from Lansing and surrounding communities were picked up here Thursday as violators in a check on auto use tax stamp purchasers.

The enforcement drive was conducted by federal internal revenue officials in conjunction with the Lansing police department. The day-long drive was carried on two points in the city, officials said, one survey being conducted throughout the morning on East Michigan avenue near the city dar street in the afternoon. limits and the second 00. South CeFred Anderson, deputy collector of internal revenue at the local office, who headed the check-up said Friday that a majority of the violators were residents of surrounding communities, mainly in Ingham county. One in 20 Lacks Stamp He said practically every violator declared he had been negligent in purchasing his new stamp.

Anderson added that approximately one out of every 20 cars checked had no stamp. Only one motorist attempted to avoid the "blockade," Anderson said, adding that when police apprehended him they reported he had a bottle of liquor in his car. Police said, however, that the seal on the bottle was not broken SO no action was taken against him. He said that disposition of the cases of these violators had not yet been determined, adding that if it warranted prosecution would be carried on in federal court and if wilful neglect were proved the drivers could be fined $25. Deadline for purchasing the new stamp was July 1.

The use tax stamp must be purchased by every motorist using an automobile. The stamps are still on sale at the main post office. Mr. Anderson was aided in his survey by S. A.

Whitsitt and M. S. Cone. both deputy collectors from the local office. Week's Rainfall Nearly 2 Inches; More Probable Rainfall during the past week totaled 1.78 inches to boost the July precipitation to more than an inch above normal, the United States weather bureau station at East Lansing reported Saturday.

The weatherman said rainfall for the month has totaled 4.33 inches, which is 1.32 inches above normal. Precipitation during the past 24 hours totaled .65 of an inch. with thundershowers again predicted for Friday afternoon. Cooler temperatures were forecast for Friday night and Saturday morning. Lack of Car Trade Reduces Sales Tax Michigan sales tax revenue for July fell below $7,000,000 for the ond time since May of 1941, the state department of revenue reported Friday.

Total collections reached $6.860,000 or $573,000 below July of 1941. The department said the decline came in receipts from automobile sales, which fell from $1.167.944 a vear ago to $256.084 this month The department said the figures indicated business conditions in the state are healthy. Where to Look Bedtime Stories 8 Believe It or Not ....14 Comics 14 Crossword Puzzle 14 Daily Patterns 8 Dorothy Dix 8 Editorials 6 Health Talks 6 Just Before the Deadline -1. Looking Over Lansing 14 Markets 15 Radio .15 State Deaths 3 Society 9 Sports 13 Theater 12 Vital Statistics 15 Weather 3 trains of the Red Don bend todeferiders who onslaught west straightway into great loop of be holding the points, the sitgrave, with the still able points south of WORKERS QUIT, PLANT IS IDLE Production in Motor Division Of G. M.

Factory Halted By Demonstration PONTIAC, July 31 (AP)-C. I. O. unionists seeking support in a jurisdictional dispute with the A. F.

of L. over organization of grocery clerks today forced the closing of the Pontiac motor division of General Motors corporation and sought by use of pickets to close all of Oakland county's food stores. War production in the G. M. division halted when employes refused to pass picket lines this morning.

A C. I. O. leader said 3,000 Pontiac workers would join in a mass demonstration. First violence of the day was reported at noon when stones were thrown and fighting broke out between C.

I. O. pickets and A. F. of L.

men guarding a meat truck making a delivery to a chain store on North Perry street. None of the participants was reported seriously hurt. Originally involved in the dispute were only the independent grocers. members of the Oakland County Food Dealers association. After A.

F. of L. unionists picketed their stores early this week, they voted to sign contracts with the C. I. O.

Then A. F. of L. teamsters refused to make deliveries to the C. I.

affiliated stores. Today the C. I. O. placed pickets at all stores, regardless of affiliation, seeking a complete closing of the county's food sources.

The C. I. O. union leader said today's demonstration was intended to convince state and federal authorities that what he termed a "blockade" of food deliveries by the teamsters should be lifted. Tucker P.

Smith, regional director of the United Wholesale, Retail and Department Store Employes (C. I. said the Pontiac workers responded to an appeal to join a parade designed to convince state and federal authorities that an A. F. of L.

"blockade" of food deliveries to retail stores should be lifted. Members of the Retail Clerks' union (A. F. of have been seeking to organize employes of independent food stores in the Pontiac area, and have enlisted the aid of F. of L.

teamsters in shutting off deliveries to all stores whose owners have not signed A. F. of L. contracts. Smith estimated that 3,000 Pontiac workers would join about 1,000 retail store employes in today's demonstration.

Smith said approximately 250 of 345 independent food stores in the Pontiac area were closed today for See PONTIAC-Page 4 Start Moving County's Vast Piles of Rubber The huge task of removing small mountains of scrap rubber from Lansing and other Michigan cities to the nearest scrap depot at Cleveland was started Thursday, according to Francis E. Cutler, manager of the Standard Oil company here and county chairman of the scrap rubber drive. The job of moving the rubber will require some time as the Cleveland depot is limited as to the amount it can accept at one time. Michigan. for example, may not send more than 10 car loads of scrap in any one day.

Fifteen truck loads will be sent out of Lansing immediately and this is the only place in the state from which trucks are taking loads directly to Cleveland. Firemen Loading Trucks The trucks, each carrying from 20,000 to 25,000 pounds of rubber are being loaded here by firemen, who are donating time on their off days, by boys from the vocational school and by city employes. Mr. Cutler urged citizens to be patient if they see. rubber piles for some time to come as the job of moving all the scrap to Cleveland cannot be accomplished over night Hourly Temperatures HOURLY TEMPERATURES 69 11 a.

m. 15 m. 69 12 noon 78 8 a. m. 20 1 m.

80 9 a. m. 72 2 p. m. 81 10 a.

m. 73 Journal temperatures. Weather bureau temperatures. 9 JAP BOMBERS ARE DESTROYED broadcasts by the national Interlochen, high school orchestra at Mich. Regarding the school band concerts, the union chief wrote that the music was taken off the National Broadcasting company network at his union's request because "the broadcast is intended commercialize the Interlochen camp." "Interlochen," he wrote, "is a commercial proposition, while in public schools the country the children receive their tuition free.

The fees paid by some of the pupils (at Interlochen) exceed $400 per season of eight weeks. This, in my opinion, puts the school squarely on a commercial basis." In explaining the recording ban, Petrillo charged in his letter to Fly that the federal government was "protecting" radio stations, advertising agencies and record makers in a "combination" against his union. "In so far personally concerned," he wrote, "and as long as am president of the A. F. of I shall encourage such action (the recording ban) on the canned music situation until such time as these people who are getting rich on our services while our people get no money see fit to employ members of the American Federation of Musicians." Petrillo told newsmen that half a million juke boxes in this country and Canada had thrown about 8,000 musicians out of work and that several thousand more had no jobs because of 500 radio stations "which do not employ a single live musician." "Why," he asked, "should all big revenues go into the pockets of these radio stations, officials and others without paying one dollar to the musicians?" "At this moment there is no change," in answer to a question whether he would rescind the union ban in compliance with a request by Director Elmer Davis of the office of war information.

Despite the ban, he said, his musicians will continue to make recordings and transcriptions "for the armed forces of the United Nations and any records requested by the President of the United States." ANTI-AIRCRAFT VICTIM LONDON, July 31 (AP) London's newly reinforced anti-aircraft barrage caused the death of one resident of the capital early today as the gunners blasted away at enemy planes. A heavy ack-ack shell hit a house and exploded, killing a man and injuring a woman lodger. Allied Airmen Give Foes a Sound Beating in Battle Over Port Darwin GENERAL. MACARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Australia, July 31 (AP)-In the biggest outburst of aerial warfare in the Australian area since the Coral sea battle, Allied airmen destroyed nine of 49 Japanese raiders over Darwin yesterday, set another enemy transport aflame off New Guinea, shot up her destroyer escort and downed one enemy fighter and possibly another in that area. Allied fighters tore into the attacking force of 27 heavy bombers and 22 escorting Zero fighters over Port Darwin, knocking down seven of the fighters and two bombers at a cost of only one defending plane.

The Japanese formations were completely broken up in this Allied performance, described by a headquarters communique as a piece of "brilliant interception." Daylight Raid The big raid upon the northern port came in the afternoon after a light, ineffective morning attack. In other thrusts at the commonwealth, nine high-flying Japanese bombers made the first attack of the war on Port Hedland, small freight port southwest of Broome, in western Australia, causing slight damage and one casualty, and made a futile, single-plane night attack on Horn island, in the Torres strait. Keeping up their own offensive operations, heavy bombers pounced on the destroyer-escorted Japanese transport 100 miles off Gana mission, Papua, and scored five direct hits, leaving the vessel spouting flames visible for 30 miles. Then the destroyer escort was machinegunned from low level and her anti-aircraft guns silenced. The transport, described by today's communique a medium sized cargo vessel, was the fifth enemy ship damaged or sunk since the Japanese invaded the Papuan peninsula last week.

Heretofore one transport was sunk and two others and a destroyer were hit by Allied bombs. Allies Lose Three From all yesterday's operations three Allied planes were missing. For the first time in several days Allied headquarters said there was no ground activity at Kokoda, inland village midway between Gona mission and the Allied base at Port Moresby. The latter was attacked by three Japanese night raiders without damage. 'Skip Stop' Plan Effective Sunday The new "Victory Stop" schedule of the Inter-City Coach Line company, designed to conserve rubber and equipment in keeping with the war conservation program, will be launched Sunday, patrons the bus line were advised Friday James E.

Gibb, manager company. A complete schedule of stops, authorized by the city council, is carried on Page 4 of Friday's issue of The State Journal. Second Front Preparation Is Thrown Into High Gear By ROBERT BUNNELLE LONDON, July 31 (P)-The quickened pace of British and American offensive preparations in this theater and the constant conferences of Allied war leaders were viewed in London as indications that the Russians have made it plain they think time is ripe for a diversionary action against the Germans in western Europe. Discussion of such action was lent urgency by reports from continental sources of new German attempts to capitalize on Russia's situation and drive a wedge between the Allies by separate peace feelers. Russians in Trouble? said Soviet Ambassador Ivan Maisky is to have given a frank appraisal of Russia's military condition in a closed all-party session of members of parliament yesterday.

On the same day, Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet ambassador to Washington, visited the White House. While some persons believed London and Washington had been given to understand that Russia would bel admittedly to roll on at the Don. (The German that its forces had er Don on a 150-mile some of its miles south of the portant railway chevka captured The Soviet armies were fighting under their leaders and press to "die but to live up to the Russia's greatest past, the latter a day by Joseph Stalin Dispatches from front south of ansk said the further ground and threat developing 15 miles south of sea of Azov. Although there that the main Lieut. Gen.

D. T. been thrown into Star reported that battle-roving Soviet Bashkir ern slopes of the Germans a heavy night attack. Led by Col. Mingaly a veteran of 25 years erations who lost charge, the ha of the warriors were said to have mans out of a losses.

Red Star said the Bashkir cavalry Don bend battle. It was there that ported repulsing in a see-saw battle west of Kletskaya, Stalingrad. where hurled flying walled by tanks From the Voronezh sians also reported Germans in fighting on both sides of Field Marshal used the phalanx attack to strengthen for Stalingrad, but said it resulted Red Gains Fresh Soviet also in the bitter but the Red army in a Caucasian Rostov. There the Germans high command said crossed the lowfront and that spearheads were 113 river, with the imstation of Kushby. a Nazi division.) along the Don exhortations of the Soviet don't retreat" and traditions set br warriors of the theme set yesterhirself.

the hard-pressed Rostov and TsimlyRussians had lost reported grave between Bataisk, Roster, and the was no indication Caucasus army of Kozlov ret had fight, Red in the Don bend. cavalrymen. from the on the westUrals had dealt the blow in a surprise Shaimurator, of military ophis life in the descendants of Ghengis Khan driven the Gervillage with heavy a full division of had joined the the Russians rethe German attack south and south80 miles from the Germans wedges of troops into the fight. front the Rusrepulsing the for bridgeheads the Don. Fedor von Bock or faring wedge the Nazi bid Russian accounts disastrously." Reported gains were reported battle of Voronezh, lost ground again engagement below were support- See MOSCOW-Page 4 NASH PRODUCTION NOW ON SCHEDULE Reveal All Plants Meeting War Quotas; Quarterly Profit Far Under 1941 The Nash-Kelvinator corporation, operating plants in Lansing, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kenosha and Racine, was reported Friday to be up to schedule on all war materials now in production.

All plants of the corporation are being converted to war work. In Lansing Cedar street propeller plant is in operation with three shifts working day and night, while a second propeller plant on Mt. Hope avenue is expected to be ready for production 1943. It was pointed out that early next year the production level of NashKelvinator is expected to be more than three times the greatest normal peace-time scale. The corporation reported Friday for the quarter ended June 30.

the third quarter of its fiscal rear. a net profit of $811.047. This is after all charges, including provision for income tax, and compare with $672.360 for the previous quarter. and with $2.606.589 for the correspondinz quarter of the previous fiscal rear, according to an Associated Press dispatch. In the nine-months' period net profit after taxes is $2.368.562 as compared with $3,734.240 for the preceding year.

content with raids on Germany and big-scale commando forays, provided war equipment can be delivered to the Red army on the required scale, a guarded dispatch from Moscow today suggested strongly that the Russians would not be satisfied with merely an aerial "second front." Some observers were of the opinion that a land diversion in the west and solution of the Murmansk supply route troubles might be identical-establishment of bases in Scandinavia to provide air protection along the bomb-blasted Arctic voy course. Offensive planning was said to be taking into account the danger that too long a delay in action might force the Russians to use up their reserves so that they would have no striking power an Allied victory drive got started. Responsible foreign sources with continental connections said they had heard that the German high See FRONT Page 4 Boys Throw Stones At Chief's Station Two young Lansing boys picked wrong target for stones early Thursday evening when they started breaking the windows of a gasoline station at Regent and East Kalamazoo streets. The station belongs to Chief John F. O'Brien of the police.

The boys, aged six and eight rears, were reprimanded first br investigating officers and, presumably, later by their parents. 1.