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Miss Neptune Witts First Race At Bel 8 E1 IK iyj Spcrts Stocks a Cenls Vol. (il No. HAivrjAioiUi s.vTUitow. iii.n 1(1 Pact's "5)1 TnTT I LIU JV II I I 111! AiVUU 3 I MLB; gWnuwuijiia- The War Ports Three Suspects Confess Scheme Unhurt, Says 4 '4 i 3 In England Survey IBy the Associated Pret-i Aug. 3 A fantastic a crude conning tower, civirf Milwaukee.

1 -9 I By fh Associated Press 4 The battle for Bntain has resolved i-Mif into a ronf.a centering largely -n the English Channel and the North tea and upon the ports and harbors bordering these waters, through which passes of Britain's and Germany's peacetime shipping. Military secrecy hides the full effect ft rival British end German blows, by air and sea. but the British an dropped in this region severals weeks ago, but there has been absolutely no damage to the port or port facilities." Dovfr "You might have thought from the size of Hint big raid last Monday a lot of damage had been done, but that's not so. They aimed almost altogether at shipping. I went around the harbor after the raid, but no part of the harbor or the harbor walls were hit.

A couple of bombs dropped back of the town some time ago, but there I fins, and oxygen tank. The youth said tie intended to pic up the extortion money as it was dropix'd from an airplane out ovrr Lake Michigan under a plan outlined in a letter to Davie, and then submerge and make his getaway. The "tin fish" failed to subrr.er? during a test last Saturday night, however, the youth told police, ar.d the submarine plan was abandoned in favor of another scheme whereby a motorcycle courier with the 100,000 was to go to a designated spot and receive directions to a further designation before handing over th money. The arrests, made yesterday morning and last night, came after four letters signed "we" had been delivered to Davie, bombing and $100. 000 extortion plot which contemplated use of a tiny, homemade submarine for a getawav has been solved, Detective Lieut.

Arthur J. Burns said tody, with the arrest of three young Mil waukeiuis. Burns Said the men admitted participation in the scheme and were detained on an open charge. He added that the police would submit them to further questioning before esking the District Attorney to issue warrants. Burns gave the names of the trio, arrested yesterday, as: Walter Paul Minx, 23-year-old ornamental iron worker; his brother.

Kurt Frederick Minx. 27. and Daniel Caiter. 28. Admits Planting Bomb Detective Lieutenant Eugene O'Gor-man said Walter Minx admitted that he made and planted a bomb which exploded harmlessly in a northside nouncement that tixe great uerrnan has not been any damage in the town fort of Hamburg now practically is in ru.ns emphasized the major attention itself." Bristol Reports Normalcy bases.

paid to coastal Despite the daily German raids on Bristol "Shipping at Bristol docks is quite normal. There definitely hasn't been any damage to the docks." Portsmouth "We get plenty of raids here, but Portsmouth is so i The ironworker, builder of young 4 9rt strongly defended they haven't been able to get at us." 4 Sears Roebuck Co. store last July 24. He also admitted, O'Gorman re Cardiff, Wales "We have had sixty the submarine, told reporters thai the money, enclosed in a strong box, was to have been dropped from ths airplane when two white blinker lights were flashed as a signal. "I was going out about ten miles into the lake," the young man said.

"I planned on taking enough oxygen to last several, days if necessary. I was going to attach a waterproof electric cable behind the submarine, with clec- ported, sending a series of letters to Store Manager Rowland H. Davie demanding $100,000 undet threat that "a bomb 200 times larger will go off at your southside store, besides your own life will be in danger." The extortion plot, with angles out- rivalling even most far-fetched de raids in Wales in all, a good many alarms in Cardiff, and we have heard a good many bombs drop. But I can tell you that aside from a daylight raid several weeks ago there has been no damage to docks. Then one bomb hit a ship at the docks and killed six people.

Shipping goes in and out as usual." Fleet Quits Gibraltar? tective-thriller fiction, was solved after; trie lights on two little floating cans. police found a scrap of ornamental These were to be the signals, which I ports, a poll of them by the London bureau of ti Associated Press noosed they also had escaped seri-cus damage from the attacks. Here is what Br'tlih coastid correspondent- reported in the poil: Folk stone "You, can take "it from me there hasn't been any damage to port. There is no shipping going jr. and cut, but the reason is that all car ordinary trade is gone." 20 Killed At Plymouth Pi "The re lu.vt- been forty-r.

i I i aid.s around here in the last month nnd about twenty deaths. Some house have been tot, but mostly the have in country dis-t-ictf where they are aiming at military ve.5." Southampton "Tro re haven't been eal ht re f. six weeks. There hs been no military damage and none lo port facilities." Emnbubui "There have been raids and one dock was hit at Leith. but no damage has been done to hurt shipping, which is a little slow, due to other war considerations than air raids" Glasgow Objectives Escape Glasgow "Not a ingle coastal object, has been hit.

They've been scat-r bombs over towns nnd field.s." THEN THE TWISTER STRUCK This whirling funnel was photornplicd jusl before it roared into' Dawson, X. D. Two persons were killed, many were hurt and buildings were to rn to pieces. The' tornado was half a mile away the photograph was snapped. iron wire, similar to that used in the-eould flash on and off from the sub-trigger of the bomb, after sifting marine.

through a quarter-ton of scrap iron "When the plane dropped the money I was going to pick it up. submerge and travel westward toward the Government pier (on the Milwaukee lake front). While under water I was going to put the money inside an inner tube, which I would then mend with a vulcanizing set. Then when I got close to the pier I was going to sink the sub and swim in on the tube." Joh nson Replies: It The Same Old Purge' and filings in a shop formerly operated by the youngest man. The submarine, a flimsy seven-foot-long contrivance made of sheet metal, was discovered in the youth's basement.

Light enough for two persons to lift onto a trailer, it was powered by two storage batteries and an automobile starter motor, 'and equipped By the Associated Press Grenoble, France, Aug. 3 Le Petit Dauphinos published a dispatch from Japanese Roundup By British Protested London, Aug. 3 (fP) An unconfirmed report that all Japanese ships sailing for Britain have been ordered to make for Lisbon, Portugal, was relayed here today by Exchange Telegraph, British news agency. The agency said its information was received from the Berlin radio. Tangier, Spanish Morocco, today that the British fleet at Gibraltar sailed IBy the Associated Press west into the Atlantic yesterday to "My real acquaintance with Mr.

aid in the defense of England. Roosevelt began when I fought for him in 19.12. Had I followed him in his attempted packing of the Supreme The dispatch said the fleet divided into two groups, included five submarines, seven "destroyers, two plane Washington. Aug. 3 Senator Hiram Johnson, of California, a Republican, asserted today that President Roosevelt had used "(he same old stiletto" in declaring yesterday that Johnson could not be considered a liberal or progressive Democrat.

A reporter at the President's press been confined to Court and his veiled and un-American three Hill Damage LVtKKKL "Sort deeds leading us down the road to war carriers, three cruisers and bombs were 'auxiliary ships. and dictatorship, I would have been a perfect l.beral and progressive, and Sports Birds Pound Toronto Hurler For Four Runs FIRST GAME ORIOLES 010 210 20 TORONTO 000 010 0 fSpeciol Dispatch to The Evening Sun conference vesterday said that Johnson. German what glory would be mine! His Record Washington. Aug. .1 The Japanese Government formally objected today to the embargo recently announced by President Roosevelt against exportation of aviation gasoline to rounlries outside the Western Hemisphere.

IBy the Associated Press London, Aug. 3 Britain followed tipjnese relations if the arrests were made the arrests of many of her prominent i for political reasons. British Claims My record of thirty years is, open who supported Mr. Roosevelt in 1932. was a candidate for renomination on the Republican, Democratic and Progressive tickets.

He asked the Presi for everyone to read. It is my treasure ci No man, however exalted his position. aims dent for comment. Mr. Roosevelt re shall, with impunity, attack it.

subjects in Japan with an Empire- Ambassador Shigemitsu was reported "The people of California would not highly regard me, and I would be wide roundup of Japanese today, in to have demanded in an interview with Foreign Minister Lord Halifax that the without self-respect were I a mere cluding the two London representa 'yes' man. I never have been and I British Government release the two Toronto. Aug. 3 In an endeavor to check the lowly Leafs, who have caused the Orioles no end of trouble this season. Manager Thomas sent never will be.

tives of the powerful Mitsubishi and Mitsui banking interests, but authoritative sources here insisted the British "I make no issue with the President plied that he did not think anyone could consider Johnson a Liberal or Progressive Democrat in the year 1940.) Five Run On Both Tickets Johnson made this formal comment: "Mr. Roosevelt's carefully planned and affectionate attack is no surprise, but in fairness he should have stated that all the candidates for United States Senator, and there are five of them are running on both the Republican and Democratic tickets. upon matters of opinion but I insist Italo CheLini to the mound for the action was not retaliatory. The arrest here last night of Satoru Birds in the opening game of their twin engagement this afternoon. By the Associated Press London, Aug.

3 German bombing planes stabbed repeatedly at Britain in broad daylight today, continuing a series of scattered raids which had ranged from the southeast coast to Scotland under cover of darkness. Several were injured by bombs dropped in one Welsh town, but damage was said to be small. Nazi planes also appeared over southwestern England during the morning. Bombs Kill 16 Pullets Four high explosive bombs fell near on matters of fact that the record shall be kept straight. "This is just the same old purge, the ries and then move to Newark few five games before returning home.

First Inning ORIOLES Collins singled to right Collins stole second as Newsorre fanned. Corbett walked. Howell fiied to Bell. Etten popped to Clifton. runs; one hit; no errors.

TORONTO Chapman singled right center. Clifton sacrificed, Chehr.i to Etten. Tyler popped to Newsome. Latshaw walked. Tipton struck out.

No runs; one hit; no errors. Second Inning ORIOLES Chapman threw nut Nacel. Benjamin singled to left. Makihara and Shunsukei Tanabe, London managers of Mitsubishi and Mit Chelini, after a slow start, has won same old sham expressions of regard his last four games and is now rated and affection, the same old stiletto." sui, respectively, and the arrests of Japanase subjects in other parts of the as the Birds' leading twirler, with a ten and six record. Joe Kracher went British Empire were coupled with behind the bat for the visitors.

unconfirmed rumors of the uncovering Toronto has taken nine of the six of a widespread spy ring branching Willkie, Aides Map Campaign At Parley teen games played to date, and Pilot from London throughout the empire, a vnlage in east ocotlancl, destroying a chicken and killing eighteen Tony Lazeri gave Pat McLaughlin, a notably Canada, Australia and Burma. right-hander the task winning the Reprisal Denied Reports of the alleged spy ring, pub By the Associated Press third straight from the Flock, McLaughlin has won three games and lost nine. Tommy Heath was his re lished here without specific reference to the arrests, said the members of the ceiver. Colorado Springs. Aug.

3 Wendell Willkie conferred with Republican organization leaders today and said he was getting his ring had been allowed to operate in peace "until they were involved hope After the game today the Birds will go to Rochester for a three-game se- lessly." campaign "geared up and ready to The parallel between these accounts By the Associated Press Berlin, Aug. 3 German sources today said that during July their armed ices shot down 250 enemy airplanes end sank 260.000 tons of merchant and tuns of war vessels. In addition, tons of commer-f shipping were badly damaged, and Ti5tX) tons of war vessels damaged, these sources declared. The 25. WO tons of warships include r.ne 10.000-ton cruiser, one sux.i.ary cruiser, two destroyers to-g 2.200 tons, two submarined totaling 2.000 tons, two patrol boats totaling tons, it was averted, and some tmaiier boat.

Four Cruisers Damaged The 55.00 tons of damaged war ves-f included four cruisers totaling ons. eight destroyers totaling tons, four patrol boats totaling 1.20O tons, and other vessels such as sweepers. British shipping suffered heavily Ji om U-boat end air attack authorized quarters close to the rman high command claimed today. These sources said the east coast rf England, the mouth of the River Thames, railway junctions and centers were targets of severe They claimed two British Blenheim V.r.n.tx-:s were bi ought down off the coast and ai other outside the German-held French poi of Lellavre. A German U-boat, returning to its reported sinking a total of 117,000 of shipping, including three Tankers totaling 56.000 Hons.

The German high command reported the sirJcir.g of seven armed British rrs ere ham ships, including three tankers in a convoy, totaling 56,108 tons, by a lone Nazi U-boat during a long-cirtance cruise. The communique said the subma-ifjie, commanded by Lieutenant Cap-vn Kretschmer, also sank the British destroyed Daring, in addition to its total of 117,367 tons of British mer and the Japanese action in arresting Kracher singled to center, benjamin going to third. Chelini grounded Clifton, whose throw to Chapman forced Kracher, Benjamin scoring. Collins singled to left. Chelini stopping at second.

Newsome singled to left. Tipton's throw-in held Chelini at third. Corbett filed to Tipton. On run; four hits; no errors. TORONTO Chelini dropped De-jonghe's pop fly.

Bell forced Dejorghe, Newsome to Corbett. Heath fanned. McLiughlin popped to Corbett. Nj runs; .10 hits; one error. Th ird Inning ORIOLES-Howell to left.

Etten singled tit center, Howell stopping at second, Nagel hit into a doubi play, McLaughlin to Dejonghe to Latshaw. Benjamin fired to Tipton. Britons in Japan on charges of operat businessmen. The two were understood to have been arrested under the aliens order of the defense regulations, which gives the Home Secretary power to deport aliens or order their detention. The Home Office, however, refused any comment this morning.

A spokesman at the Japanese Embassy said: "We are flabbergasted at the action which has been taken." He added that Ambassador Shigemitsu, in addition to lodging a protest, had asked full details of and reasons for the arrests. Pro'-British, He Says The spokesman described the two men as "very pro-British and very sympathetic to Britain." "We cannot possibly imagine anything on their part to invite suspicion or give the impression they infringed on the regulations of this he said. "We hope everything can be settled satisfactorily," he added. First news of the arrests of Makihara and Tanabe was relayed to London in news agency messages from Tokyo, where Makihara's wife and daughter, the latter born in London, are staying. (Tokyo newspapers said today they regarded the arrests of Japanese citizens by British authorities as being in retaliation for arrests of Britons in Japan on suspicion of espionage.

The newspapers issued extra editions with London dispatches reporting the arrests. The Foreign Office declined comment pending receipt of official reports from the Japanese Embassy in London.) Makihara was arrested at 8.30 last night by two plainclothes policemen who arrived at his house half an hour M'Neill Wins ing a spy ring were considered significant even though British authori treasurer; John Hamilton. Martin's executive assistant, and Gov. Harold E. Stassen, of Minnesota.

Willkie declared that clubs formed in his belfiilf "are in harmony with the regular Republican organization." Martin said he came here to discuss "budget, campaign itinerary and campaign policy" with Willkie. Martin said that "things look extremely satisfactory" at present. The appointment of Edward J. Flynn as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Martin said, "is all right with us." Willkie had remarked that the appointment of "Boss Flynn, of the ties stoutly insisted there was no element of reprisal in their action. start with a bang." Chairman Joe Martin of the Republican National Committee, who headed the group of visiting party leaders, attended a press conference with Willkie shortly before midnight last night.

He advised the nominee that "if the election were held today he would win." "What about tomorrow?" a reporter asked. Martin said he believed-sentiment for Willkie would "continue to increase." Before the arrival of the Republican Delivered By Envoy The Japanese Embassy registered a IBy the Associated Press Southampton. N. Aug. 3 -Don pullets, but no other damage was reported.

In pre-dawn raids over Scotland more than fifty incendiary bombs were dropped. Other areas visited by the raiders during the night included the midlands, southeast England and the Bristol Channel sector. Joint Communique Issued A joint communique issued by the Ministries of Air and Home Security said: "There was some enemy activity during last night, and bombs were dropped in northeast Scotland, the midlands, southeast England and the Bristol Channel area. "No substantial damage is reported except from a town in the Brfstol Channel area, where some bombs fell in a residential district, damaged a church, a school and other buildings and caused a few minor casualties." More Anzacs Reach England Arrival of more Australian troops in England to reinforce the thousands who came in mid-June was announced today by the Dominion's office. The announcement, which failed to disclose the number, said the men left Australia the latter part of June and and reached England during the past "strong protest" with the British government at the arrest of Makihara and Tanabe, the two most prominent McNeill of Oklahoma City overwhelmed Frank Kovacs of Oakland.

R-A fi.T K.I Jr. finale! Japanese business-men in London. i No runs; two hits; no errors. Bronx, speaks for itself." Japanese Ambassador Mamoru Shig- of the fiftieth annual Meadow Club tennis tournament. emitsu personally went to the British Foreign Office with the protests strategists, Willkie told reporters he Kovacs, who yesterday trounced would make clear his position on con against the arrests of Makihara and scription in his August 17 acceptance Bobby Riggs, the national champion, never had a chance against McNeill, the clay-court king.

McNeill kept the Tanabe, TORONTO Nagel threw out Chapman. Clifton singled to center. Tyler fouled to Kracher. Latshaw flied to Howell. No runs; one hit; no errors.

Fourth Inning ORIOLES Krai walked. Chelini bounced a single over second. Kracher stopping at second. Collins bunted to Warning Sounded Lord Halifax told the Ambassador pressure on all the way, frequently Martin told reporters the status of Ernest T. Weir, chairman of the Republican Finance Committee, had not been decided and that some readjustments might be made after today's conferences.

Republican headquarters will be in Washington, but additional offices will be maintained irif New York and Chicago, Martin announced. Among other things, Martin and Willkie discussed operation of the Hatch Act restricting political ac breaking Kovacs' burning service and address at Elwood, but added: "If the President wants to ask me any questions in the meantime, I shall be glad to answer him." Discuss Itinerary In addition to Martin, those here for today's conferences were Henry P. scoring a steady stream of placements. the arrests were made on the same grounds of "internal legal considerations" by which Japanese justified recent widespread arrests of Britons in Somewhat below yesterday's McLaughlin wn wild to third. Cr lini reaching the unranked Kovacs frequently I Kracher scoring Japan, it was reported.

quarreled with the ball boys and! third and Coh.ns taking second. Aew-frequently delayed play. In the third jsome flied to Tipto Chelini scoring set he staved off match point foui -after the catch. Chapman threw out Shigemitsu was understood to have Fletcher, national committee counsel; pointed out that there would be an Charles P. Goodspeed, party treasurer; chant ships sent to the bottom.

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