Greeley Daily Tribune from Greeley, Colorado • Page 1

Italian Albanian Army Collapses; Graziani Force Is Annihilated; Worst Raid of Year on London Greeks in Tepelini After RAF Raids; Nazi Greek Attack May Be Hastened (Associated Belgrade, Yugoslavia, March 20. soldiers and some of their Albanian comrades-in-arms crossed the frontier into Yugoslavia separate points (or Internment today, both groups reporting "rapid disintegration 1 Italian forces in the war with Greece. The flight of the soldiers Into Yugoslav Internment, rather than continue the fight, coincided with the' second report of the day that Greek troops had entered Tepeleni In the wake of a terrific RAF bomb Italians In tattered unl- Japs Are Said Ready To Send Army toSiam (Associated PrefJ) Saigon, Indo China, March 20. Widespread reports. Gigantic Docks on Thames Scene of Worst Damage By Nazi Raiders War Summary Press) German warplanes whlcli tlic Associated Press has er den), and destruction been unable to trace to their source said today the Japanese were planning within the next two weeks to send 100,000 troops from Hainan Island across Middle French Jndo- China Into Thailand.

After traversing Indo-Chlna. the reports said, the Japanese either would proceed to Bangkok, go toward the northern border of British Malaya or turn northeast toward "eVe'Sld'o th. Burma border in an attempt to border near Podgorica. Their story was much the same as that col' OI me A a i lapse morale. headlong "is" over the Burma road.

London overnight, dropping 10,000 incendiary bombs and many high explosive missiles In a 6-hour assault which Nazi pilots declared left great "Holds ol fire" in the world's, largest metropolis. Berlin and hundreds Nazi raiders blasted the empire capital tn an "unprecedented far exceeding Coventry-" Two I a i a Supply Ships Sunk Three British submarines pouuc ing ou Italian convoys sank two heavily-laden supply vessel "al. Prevent, the movement of military 0 st certainly" destroyed another. toward the Adriatic coast The Locond repor? of the a or or tu A move Ja an eltllcr orH or south in Thailand would constl- (sUll unconfirmed from Athens or Rome) that Greek forces had en- Burma in the north and the Malay tered the central front, town of and the Singapore base to Tepeleni was received from Yugoslav frontier In early evening. This report quoted "travelers" from the Greek town of Phlorina.

Nazis May Invade Greece Quickly Reports that great numbers of British troops had lauded at Salon- and scored hits on two crowded tvoop transports, one of which "It Is considered certain was cuin- a threat to British territory--jpietely destroyed," the a i a announced today lii London. The (sinking of the two supply ships, of ahout 2,500 tons each, not attack China without crossing the south. (Japan could from Thailand Burma. Thailand has no Chinese frontier. (This i a presumably the strict censorship TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED More Oiled Roads Are Planned In Weld If Maintenance Cash Available, Commissioners Say a ika, Greek Aegean seaport, evoked the French Colonial government froin German diplomatic quarters, at- Saigon.) the declaration tonight that Adolf! The reports Hitler's armies in Bulgaria may were given de credence here by perBons regarded "move at aoy moment" against Greece.

Turkey was said to have massed 100,000 men on her frontier facing! the German army of occupation i Bulgaria as a precaution again Ft any N'azI move. More than 1,000.000 men were re- competent to Some observers here suggested this might be Thailand's way of off Japan for territorial the undeclared border warfare between Thailand and Indo-China. Jt was also remarked that the ported reliably to he under arms In Yugoslavia, which has been dickering over German demands that ehe join the Rome-Berlin-Axia. Only 6 Italian Vehicles Escape Lotirton, March ministry ol information said today the British army of the Nilo had established a "world's record lor speed in action" and had killed or captured tho "whole army of 150,000 men" which the Italian commander, General Hodolfo Graziani had assembled in North Africa for the invasion of Egypt. "It is believed that two tanks and four armored cars escaped" GrazFani's force, the ministry said.

added that the British had suffered less than 2,000 casualties. The ministry used the Libyan campaign nnd ths long marches in Somaliland and southern Ethiopia tJ3 point up a declaration that German army never had been called ilpoii to an opponent as the British army of 1 The swift advance in Somaliland and Ethiopia, said, was a "far more remarkable performance than that ol the a a feat of endurance by men and machines. Italian defense in Africa were "really strong" and the Italian soldiers "courageous," the ministry said, but "the fact is that the British were too good for them; Britain lias learned by its reverses." Tho losses at Dunkenue were serious at the time, tbe ministry, said, "but today a new army is armed with capons Infinitely more "various and more powerful" which involve new method? and new tactics. I a i a Warship Alexandria. Egypt.

March Italian warship identified either as a cruiser or a largo destroyer was" sunk by torpedo planes in a series of damaging attacks on shipping at Valona and Durazzo, Albania, on the nights of March 15, 1C and 17. a British naval communique said tonight. Cairo, Egypt, March the RAP dive-bombing and machine-sunning Kalian hiU positions, British land forces are driving forward In their slego of Cheren. Erltrean city, "in spite of heavy enemy counter-attacks." it announced officially today. "During yesterday's flghting the Italian casualties were particularly heavy," a CHO war bulletin said.

The high command. that in southern Ethiopia "our forward movement 13 continuing satisfactorily." udder! that at recaptured Her- beta, capital of British Somaliland, six guns and more than 200 Italian prisoners. Including 13 officers, had been takcrij. Thornberg Case Is Continued Thursday Case of Melvin Thornburg, 51, arrested March 13 after an Investigation by state humane officers and sheriff's officers, was continued mjtil next Monday, after taking of some before County Benjamin A. "Woodcock Thursday rooming.

Thornburgh Is charged with contributing to juve- nllo delinquency. TJie family lives southeast ol lone In which, was described In court Thursday as a chicken house The building lias two rooms, bul the family lives In one room with one window. ThornbuTgh's two children are not sent to schoo: regularly, It was stated. Court will continue Its Investigation Into the circumstances of the case and will ascertain whether the children, a boy, 9, nnd daughter, 12, are neglected children. Mra.

Thorn burgh and the children have been placed In.a hospital was credited to the 1,090 ton Triumph. The third supply ship, of.3.- said to have been hit ique. attack on the convoyed 000 tons, by the Un by th The transports was carried out by tli a i Utmost and Its torpedo hits were declared to have been followed by very violent explosion and it is considered certain I a at least one of the transports WHS completely destroyed." (Janes Fighting Ships, world authority on war vessels, does not list an Utmost or Jjnlqnc In Its 1939 edition, indicating that lliese arc new editions to Britain's sub- a i fleet.) The Triumph Is a sister ship of the submarine Tliutis, which sank Keenesburg Cutoff Among Projects in Tentative Plans About CO miles of secondary state highways, in Weld county will be oil-surfaced i summer adequate funds are provided In the state highway 'department's maintenance county commissioners said Thursday. Tho set-up is for the state highway department to pay for half cost of Ihe oil. Oil for surfacing costs in tho neighborhood of $SOO per mile, or $-100 for the county and $400 for the slate.

County lays the oil. Hoad beds have been constructed and in most cases are properly settled ready for oiling. The Keenesburg cut-off road, 20 miles long, is on the oiling program, provided slcllc highway de partment engineers decide tliat all of the roadbed has settled sufficiently to make oiling safe. Twenty-two miles of oiling this summer are scheduled on htiitn 14 from Wyatt to Briggsdale for which roadbed is ready. Other oil- ported a i i be a Japanese retaliatory move against the British empire forces now on 1 In June, 1939.

In the Irish sea with Thailand's southern border, in the loss of 98 men a i has Malaya, guarding tbe land approach to Singapore. ing projects include milc.1 Wage Scale On Beet Work Is Announced Washington, March 19. Minimum wage rates for the production of the 1941 sugar beet crop will be the samo as in effect last year with minor exceptions, tlic agricul ture department announced today. Kansas, which formerly was a separate dtetrlct, was placed In a district comprising Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota and south ern Wyoming. The effect of change was to Increase tlie rate for each hoeing in Kansas by cents an acre.

A second change set up hourly as well as piece rates for the districts comprising Ohio. Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming and Kansas. The hourly wage rates for Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and blocking and i i 40 cents; hoeing, 35 cents and topping 451 olapse before this conflagration been raised and reconimissioned 3 the Thunderbolt. Greeks Tepeleni On the Albanian war front, an unconfirmed dispatch a i Belgrade said tbe Greeks had finally entered Tcneteni--the scene of hitter fighting for a weeks --and captured numerous Italian prisoners. In Athens, a Greek government spokesman made no mention of the fall ot Tepeleni Itaelf.

but asserted that Greek fire had withered seven attacks by close-vanked fascist troops and that ravines south of the Vlosa river iii the Tepeleni sector were littered with Italian dead. Preparations for the "battle of tbe expected German Invasion of Greece from Bulgaria--moved ahead at a feverish pace. More British at Salonika Reports from tbe Greek frontier town of Gevgelia. Yugoslavia, said "great numbers of British troops" landed yesterday at the port of Salonika, Greece. Berlin dispatches to the Yugoslav Tress that both the Turkish north of Windsor, four mites west of Johnstown, one mile nctir Mead and miles on Highway 52 to close a gap in the i i on this connecting link between 85 at Furl Lupton and highway 87.

Work on No. 52, however, will he an all county Job. The reservoir road to Johnstown is not scheduled for oiling this year as tho bed will not be settled. County also lias about 25 miles of seal-coating to be done on secondary state roads this year, cost ot Inch is borne by the county. This cul-coiitlug will require about 3,100 allons per mile.

reat Western To Talk Scale With Growers southern I and Yugoslav (juestions have been "settleil" i explanation -and declared: "Tho Greefc question is already settled. Only a short time must cents. The hourly wage rates for Nebraska, Colorado, a a Wyoming and South Dakota -blocking and i i 40 cents; hoeing, 35 cents, and topping 45 cents. The piece rates for the nine slates will be the same as last rear. Today's wage determination af- all oT the i a sugar beet area except California for which wage rates were announced in February.

The sugar control net requires producers, to become eligible for benefit with minimum wage rates established by the secretary of agriculture. Called to Los Angeles by I S. J. Neely of 1522 i avenue- left Greeley Thursday morning for Los Angeles, where he was called to tbe bedside of his mother, Mrs. F.

J. Neely, a former Colorado resident. Mrs. Neely was seriously Injured an automobile accident Wednesday evening, while she was returning to her home after attending a mid-week church service. Mrs.

Neely suffered frac- i tbreaiened to engulf other Balkan states will ha ex ting uished," This could bo taken two ways: 1. That Nazi pressure has driven Greece into seeking an "linnorrilile. peace' 1 with her wobbling Italian foe. 2. That a quarter of a million a troops, now passed on the Creek-Bulgcu'iMii frontier, would at tempt to Greece by Blitz krleg violence.

Worst London Raid of Year In tho i assault on London- -the British capital's most via (Continued on Page 9) botb. legg and Internal lures of Injuries. York Bishop Dies In East Word was received here Wednesday of the death of York at New Haven, Conn. Death was due to a heart infection. Mr.

Bishop was the son of William J. 2020. Eighth avenue, Greeley druggist. W. J.

Bishop had been with his son 'at New Haven for several Funeral services for York Bishop were at'P'eora, 111., Tuesday. The deceased was a graduate of Greeley high school' and of tho University ot Illinois. He had not lived in Greeley since graduating from tho university. He was a district executivo for the Firestone Kuhber company. York Bishop la survived by his wlfo and by two children: Rohhy, 6, and Betty three months old, by his father, W.

J. Bishop of Greeley; by a brother, Charles Bishop Oreeley nnd 'by fc brother, Bishop ot Oklahoma, 6 Battle Cruisers Claimed New Type In New Navy Bill (Allocated Prcsa) Washington, March 20--The sen ate approved a $3,440,990,644 nava appropriation today after uphold ng a house-approved provision pre venting purchase by tho canned beef from Latin-American countries; The measure, largest peacetim naval supply bill, goes back to th house for action on amendments The senate rejected on a tie vot of 32 to 32, the action of its ap pronriatlons committee in deleting from the measure a provision which has been in effect severa years tho navy to chase only American livestock am" agriculture products. As approved by the senate, llv bill carried $1,515,000,000 for ships lo fill out tho two-occui fleet, Including for construe tion of sir battle cruisers of 20 000 to 25.000 tons, .1 new type surface Ureadnaught. A total of was pro vided for new airplanes, three fourths of which would be coniba craft. Tho senate wrote Into the hill provision limiting; Jo 3 per cen commissions that might he pal on the purchase or sale of Inn acquired under tho measure' terms.

Knrltcr, tlie senate complete congreflslonal action on two bill authorizing nava public works program, Incltidln developments at Guam, Samoa am newly acquired British bases. $18.50 for British Kitchens flreeley Association of Life Underwriters lias contributed fIS.CO on the roving kitchen to be sent to JJrUiah civilians, according to a report by Oscar Deck. This amount lias been mailed to Denver and will be added toward the $-1501 being raised by contributions from life insurance (talesmen over tho state. Denver lias raised $1100 to date. Would Extend Sales Tax to Liquor Trade fAssoclatc.l I'rrssl Denver, a bill to extend the Colorado two per cent pales tax to all retail and wholesale liquor was reported out today by the house i a committee, Itep.

Harry Sanhnrg A i rhnti'inan or the committee 1 said the hill would he 11 companion measure to a bill exempting nil property involved in trades, chiefly auloino- hlles and machinery, from the two per cent tax. Under Colorado's old nge pension amendment, S5 per cent oC the aak'a tax on liquors would go into the pension Fund, providing a replacement for Ihe tux reduction lhal would result from the cumpimion measure, as the amend me tit requires. Snnhurg estimated the exemplion of traded propurly would reduce sales tax revenue by $500,000 year. He paid lie did not how much sales lax on liquors would hring The house passed ou i reading a $15,000 biennial appropriation the predatory a i a mul on second reading, a $25,000 Representatives of Great Vcstern Sugar company will come Greclcy Saturday lo i onferences with the contract committee of Ihe Mountain States Beet Irmvcrs a i association rc- the 19-11 grower-processor for beets. The conference will open at 10 i.m.

it was announced by W. n. Gross ol Severance, chairman oT the States Beet Growers Mur- celing association. Other members Next 5 Battleships Of U. S.

Are To JSe World's Greatest a i a 20. -Naval experts in the house said today the next i battleships to be built under the two- ocean fleet program would be from 60,000 to dread- a the world's largest. Representative Maas (RM senior i i member of the house naval committee, said he had been in- the super-battleships would be of 58.000 "treaty" tons but when a and armored i a approximately 65,000 tons. Maas added that he understood the ships were a the seven for which the a let contracts last Sept. 9.

Earlier i week, the navy i to discuss the matter on the that It was a i i a secret. niaas laid It was logical to assume that the new ships would be named the Ohio, Maine, New a i and i i a a because those names had been assigned to the ships to be next. Second Draft Registration Being Planned By a E. Bo mar l'reM i i i March Quiet advance preparations are i a for a second selective service legislation day, allho only a small percentage of the lft.404.000 men who en Octohor have hccu iii uniform. The second registration would War Department Says, Barring Gravest Emergency, Guards To Be Demobilized After One Year Doctor First Slate Witness Piiehlo, March of the IjuUct that ouL Jifti of Mrs.

Mary C. Dasher, woman of the Burnt i dtsErlct sou I liens of I'uelilo on Feb. 17, wan slightly a Dr. C. N.

Caldwell. I'ut'blo coionor, testified a at the trial of George and Frank Walker, brothers aecuflud of the slaying. House Votes $7 Billion Bill By 336 to 55 Washington, Mwch 1'resi- dent Jtousevelt sent to the senate toduy post master nominations Inc i Col 01 ado--Palisade, i i C. Hnljfti- i i I Handy, Odin H. i a i E.

Sykes; a Etliel II. Unrctutk. New Mexico--Reserve, Knltl D. a i Roy. Mary Y.

Hay. Wyoming--Hiiggs, I a U. erty. he for men who have reached i I LJy vote of 33C to 55, the house tip- proved the $7,000.000,000 appropria- i help to Knglnml i and sent It nn to the a where tbe leadership has hopefully arranged ior its passage by next Tuesday. I Whilo the house was i i down opposition amendments, lead- I Ing senate democrats had drawn up plans for shoving the measure 1,200.000 will have come of biennial a fur Ihe Colo- population experts i anil thus So fur as could lie seen, opposk- of the type which would delny Full Strength of Army Will Be Attained in June By John M.

High tower i Washington, March army a i disclosed today that, barring the gravest emergency, svar ileimrtmfiiii had ile- rfik-il trj fliMiioblllKc i i i a i cmniJleltun of their year In federal aervice. Tho fliinirj policy also will apply, Et was said, to the thousands of men who havu or are to he I (tic army for a year's i i urnler the selective service net. Reports a circulated in recent weeks a the Hiiard'o tlmo or active service might he extended six months or evon a ypar, In view rjf worhl comtltlons. It wn.s understood a somy a i a Uuard a tliis IL-IJ Aliening of the a i i period. The war a has been i the riucslioii for somo time, Cotigri'i'siorial iipprovuL would In! iujfiiflsaiy tn pxlouil training pwiuds.

i i ctrcnm- strinces. The army's decision against requesting any extension in the service periods was because the primary iHirjioso of the- present peace- i rlofoiiKn i Ions was tt a i nimibm of men 33 possible. Therefore, the huni forces will lie tu i i of 1.115,00ft men hy tho i i of fresh selective scrvico riitotiiR anrl a i i a three year I i i i i i i iii regular army. The of will be riling to present platis. The a tlieii will 1)0 composed of nbont 500.000 refiu- arp.

300.000 to 375,000 guardsmen ind 600.000 or inn re selective ser- rado geological survey. Tho hotiSG completed action on two senate measures, one to place interstate bus niter the Colorado workmen's compensation program, and the other to change the scale ot i paid tbe Colorado state employes' compensation and to provide for exemptions for state employes called up far i i a duty. 100 Ne-eded for Town i i Three house bills were passed on i reading. Quo would require 100 persons, instead of the present 32, to SJRII a i i asking for the Incorporation of a gives the stale liquor licensing a i broader power in rejecting applications for licenses anil in regulating the of of the contract committee are Rob- sold. The third sets up new ert nrowjji of Johnstown, John D.

I lions for cooperative a i MS- Clark of Loiigmont. J. Biirtholo-' sochitlons and provides an annual mew of Sterling and T. Ii. Park of a a of for tho state "ort Morgan.

Harry Clark, presl- director of markets nnd fur an assistant director of markets. Teller county would be exempted from i for set 1 vices of water commissioners, except on lent of the association, is an ex- i i member of, the contract com mittee, Who will represent the sugar company at the Saturday meeting not a Imt it was expected that Frank Kemp, prcdidi-nl ot Great Western, would he among those coming here from Denver. Sugar company lins proffered a contract the same as last yoar. Announcement Wednesday by Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard thai he had revised upward the '41 estimate sugar consumption by 235,072 loiia, fir.uiw about per cent, increase in acre- iu continental hect sections, It was being calculated here Thursday. The mainland hcet Htate.s have their allotment increased by 39.20G tons, dispatches state.

A per cent increase, translated in terms of acrca would mean an increase ot about 3,400 acres In Colorado and a 2,500 acres in Great Western territory in Colorado. In Weld county It would mean an Increase of around 1200 acres In the county acreage quota which previously had been Ret. at 49,864 for 1941. Telegram received al the Mountain States Beet offices here Thursday )jy J). K.

I'ulliam, a member of the association's legislative committee, who testified, along with Fred Cummtngs, before the senate finance committee, said that Cum- uiings would remain in Washington i Saturday, but that Pulliam was starting home. They argued in their testimony that continental producers would be apportioned any deficit in sugar quotas which I might arise it Philippine sugar producers could not deliver their quota. Pulliam staled that passage of tho bill, sponsored by Senator Adams, looked probahlo in the senate, hut that final action was dependent upon the state department's attitude, Secretary of State Hull will he out of Washington for ton more Prospect ci passage- of the bill In the house are not so encouraging, Pulllnm wired. Presbyterian Brotherhood Meets Friday Brotherhood ol First Presbyterian church will meet nt the- church Friday for a dinner, to bo followed by a talk on Greeley's history by Mrs. Mabel Ma 113 It.

Goorgo Adams nnd K. C. Maims are din- 7ier chairmen, per diem basis when such services are declared necessary, was ap- pro vr-d by the house oil second reading. Old Powder Blows Up In Burning Refuse at Hercules Kcnvil Plant Kcnvil, N. March An explosion at the Hercules Powder plant at noon today rocked the country for miles urouiul.

The shock was tell In MorrUtown, 10 miles away. State police said they had ceived a report that the explosion was slight and there was no Injuries. It happened on the "burning ground," where refuse is destroyed, Observers some of the old powder apparently exploded. be subject (o military service. Selective service head quarters officials said today only general consideration had been Riven fav to the next registration, advance similes were being made.

the. seleclivi the president service, act, i set the date nnd tills 13 not considered i to be before Augusi or Senlenihei. Enrollmont of Ibe new 21-year- 1 olds was exuected (o he far less lormlilahlc a Ibe task of rcgis- ncilon on the bill by extensive SPIS- ate speeches, bad all but vanished. But, as always in Ihe senate, there I was still possibility of such speech iiuikiiig. And Hen tut 1 Nye i (H- N.D.) and Senator Taft I each had several amendments to ppropriatlon bill would pro vide (ho financial for tho tw.

It would make nvallable for the purchase of war i to IMS sent Greece, or Icrir.K all men between 21 and 35 to trl i may decide to re- out In sfst attacks from Germany. Italy inclnslvB which slncle dav last numbers Involved are much lu wolll 'l provide, am cr. Hie i i a machinery has items. $1,343,000.000 tor leen tested, and Its operation Is TMd i anininnilion; enerally (or lilt nloGt Of more iinmediiile urscriry, how- iiiodcrn weaiKm. Iho were m-oposals pcnilhiR in I 000,000 for a oriRress to alter the a ases i automobiles: $023.0 would provide, among other for that moat Indispensable moilcrn weapon.

Iho airplane. itncl armored tuiuiijuum-a, $629,000.000 for ships and water craft In general; for building factories to produce such L'quipmcnt; nnd for repairing ami (he vessels of belligerents In American i useful of i i regislra- A Ihs long battle over Ihe ILOIL of all inc-n lintwWii 21 and 35, lease-lend hill itself, all Ibe a Incluslve, tho American legion has i were an old story wlu-ii spon.qored a bill to Imiil i i appropriation bill came to liability to men between IS and 2fi. house. In addition, the adminlslra- su list a tally, as a transition a i a a i of tho liean phin of universal i i a service for men a a i a as they reach a specific ase, such as Some srleclive service officials lion w.ns in easy have, i i a favor the 21- i a i io-25 age I a command of the William Kruse Dies Wednesday Weather Local for 24 houra ending 8 m. Thursday: high 71, low 34.

Colorado Mostly cloudy with showers and. snow west portion tonight and Friday, and northeast portion Friday; colder Colorado valley tonight and east portion Friday. a a a cloudy to cloudy tonight and Friday; i change in temperature. Wyoming Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with showers or snow fiouthwcst portion i and south portion Friday; colder southeast portion Friday. New Mexico--Increasing 'cloudiness tonight i showera over continental divide Friday; partly cloudy with central mountain range westward; colder ex- U'enio west portion late Friday.

Nebraska: Mostly -cloudy, occasional light rain or drizzle west and central tonight; Friday cloudy, occasional light rain east and rain or drizzlo changing to snow and colder west. Temperatures: Amarlllo, 6D-37; Chicago, 45-32; Denver, 6S-39; El Paso, 07-13; Kansas City, 0141; I.OH Angeles, GG-54; New OrlLvma, 57-51; Oklahoma City, GS-ll; I'hoenlx. 80-50; San Fran- claco, 6D 47; Washington, 46-35. William C. Krusc.

71, of 924 Fourth street. Tor a years a (armor In Pleasant Valley norlli- oast of Cireelcy, died here late Wednesday nftornoon. Mr. Kniso was born nt Mfir.se- burg, Germany, lie came to Colorado from North Dakota. Hie wife.

Mrs. Anna Kruse, died here In 191S. Mr. KrusG IB survived liy 12 children: William Arlhiir. '200 Hear Carr Score AVA in Address Here Governor Ralph L.

Curr warned about 200 luncheon club members Wednesday night that if the federal Arkansas Valley A i legislation, now pending before congress. is passed, this state will be stripped of all its control over its rivers and Earl. Mrs. Marlon F. Wilson, Mra.

A. K. Hollck, all of Oree- Icy, Harry C. of Kersey, Charles of Worland, Albert of Ovid, Mrs. Clifford a of i Los Angeles, Mrs.

Henry Ulrich of and Otto Kruse of Elko, Nov. There are 10 a i There are four brothers surviving: Charles, Ernest and Herman Kruse of Greeley mid Paul Kruse of California. Funeral service for Mr. Kruse will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Mncys drawing room, with interment at Linu drove. streams and that Colorado a Navy Studios British Request for Repair Facilities at Yards Washington, March 20, The navy was assembling large flotilla of patrol boat i for Britain today, and at the same Elmo studying quest for yards to keep tho present fleet in will be deprived of their right to make a living.

The governor, who spoke before combined dinner meeting of local service clubs at the Park Congregational church, said tbat under the proposed AVA, Colorado Irrigation water would be given to people who do not need or deserve it. He contended that even tho most (Continued on Page 2) Sen. Johnson Here Tuesday an a i a re- uso of American i i trim. Tho patrol ships Mosquito Ixiats, submarine chasers, trawlers and converted yachts--would represent tho first installment of naval lease-lend One unofficial cstim.ito was that at least 150 light crntt were oil the list that shortly. would b9 transferred United States Senator E1 u.

Johnson will deliver the main address at tho Weld county Jackson Day dinner nt Park CongrfRntional church al 6:30 p. in. next Tuesday night, David J. Miller, Weld county democratic chairman, a Thursday. Ahont 200 are expected to attend the dinner ararngentenls for which are- being made hy a committee of which Lee J.

Wesl la chairman. Among the guests will bo county chairmen for the democratic party' In three other counties. Morgan, Ed ITcUslern; Larimer, W. E. Runge, and Adanis, Dr.

J. W. Becanso of the limited space available for the dinner, reservations Kliould- ho maclo early, Chair- I man West' urges. i a KtKinl i milking ni 18 divisions, will i a he etui of their year's service next September. Washburn Sentenced To 60 Days in Jail rani V.

Wasliburn, -11. of fSiantk 1 a was sen- lunced to serve i days In the Jail when he iilcniled guilty before Justice E. 0. KiiRlish on a charge or nedt larceny. Washlmrn a i shop-lifting an electric i a Urceley store Saturday a I wife, who was arrested with him by Cireulcy ixilh'e Monday at a tourist camp here, also told police a her husband hail stolen articles from two other Oreeley "(ores Saturday afternoon.

I I jrosscssion also was i i a of merchandise- which, Mrs. Washhui-D paid, her laisbnml had In and i before Ihey ruiu'Iied (Jroe- ley a Tow days They were oti thoir If) Alhnquetiue, she said. Mrs. Washhurii admitted a she sold articles she knew her a hud stolen, but who denied any ht-i'self. was si ill hold at the city Inil Thursday.

Terms for Leasing Of Bases Decided Press) London, March 21). A well-ln- fornu-d butirce said today tho United Slates ami llrenl Hrltain had agreed on delalla of the leasing a a liases to the United States and prubnbly would sign ail agreement in a few days. British and American experts have been discussing the terms of the agreement since the United. Stales turned over 50 destroyers to Britain last summer In exchange for western hemisphere bases. Carteton Convicted Gohlen, March Jack Carleton, 54 old Arvada tavern keeper, was convicted of first degree murder tonight in the slaying of TJndersherlft C.

B. Kugato ot Jefferson county and tlie district court jury fixed life imprisonment as the a Fugate was sbot Oct. 11 as ha entered Carleton's tavern after a shooting fray in which Arthur (Red) Marcum, formerly employed as bartender, had been wounded. Boys Start Weed Fire Boys a i with matches started a weed fire Wednesday afternoon Just west of Eleventh Avenue near the C. S.

tracks between first and second streets. Firemen wcio called nnd used water from their booster tank and hand pump cans to put out the fire which was being fanned hy a stiff wiad. Reports Thtft from Car J. King reports the articles from his car parked at Garden City. His report to police said worth of groceries wore taken, a flashlight, tools, blankett and a $3 In hardware.

a a Airport Contract Awarded (Aisociklftl Trrsl) Washington, March The war department announced a award of a 358,919 coniruct tor construction of air-navigation facilities at the La Junta, airport to Dwlght II. Ilardman, Alton, Koo..