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PAT. OFFICE. COPYRIGHT 1939 BY THE CHICAGO TEXBUNE.l SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 16. 1939.

28 PAGES tsISSS8 PRICE TWO CENTS tSm SI lafffe Images as French Army Advances in Saar Valley IT OUGHT TO BE EASY FOR US, THEN GERMAN FLYERS Keep America PRESIDENT MAY AGREE TO HALT GALENTO STOPS NOYA IN 14TH; BEARS WIN, 30-21 Out of War, Is I'M ON BORDER I CAN LindberghPlea II" IU DRIVEN BACK AS THEYSTRAFEFOE KEEP OUT!" NEUTRALITY ACT ANCHUUO OF fi Chicago Tribune Press Service. Washington, D. Sept. 15. CoL Charles A.

Lindbergh, noted flyer, to night broke a I Tony Galento stopped Lou Nova in the 14th round of their scheduled 15 round fight in the Philadelphia Municipal stadium last night. The Chicago Bears won their opening National Professional Football league game from the Cleveland Rams, 30 to 21, last night in Soldiers' field. long self-imposed rule of silence to make a plea that goun Qut FOCS Of Nonaggression Pact Fight Rages Over Heads of Troops. of war. Embargo Repeal.

Expected Soon. 1 If we enter fighting for democracy abroad, we may end NEWS SUMMARY MOSCOW. Sept. 15 (). Soviet Rus BY CHESLY MANLY.

Chicago Tribune Press Service. Washington, D. Sept. 15. There by losing it I On Other Fronts at he of The Tribune And Historical Scrap Book.

Saturday, September 16. 1939. sia and Japan today agreed to an armistice in their vestpocket war on the Manchukuan outer Mongolian border. Diplomatic quarters saw the warned. Although the ality act are increasing indications in Wash ington that the Roosevelt administration has abandoned the so-called cash and carry scheme for revision of the embargo against shipment of arms to nations engaged in war and greement as a possible forerunner to a nonaggression pact.

was not mentioned specifically, Lindb ergh's speech, which The agreement to end hostilities Col. Lindbergh. will seek outright repeal of the neu on the rrontier Detween Japanese trality act when congress convenes in special session next Thursday. was broadcast over the three major networks, was regarded as a dominated Manchukuo and sovietized outer Mongolia was announced by Tass, soviet official news agency. Jap-anese-Manchukuan and soviet-Mon Such action not only would accom strong appeal for its retention.

He plish the administration's declared thereby set himself against1 the pol purpose of supplying munitions to icies of President Roosevelt, who has the Anglo-French alliance but also golian forces have been fighting intermittently on the disputed frontier since May 11. summoned a special session of con gress for revision of neutrality legis would permit those countries to obtain credit for their purchases in the United States in circumvention of the lation. Troops Hold Positions. The announcement said the armi BERLIN Germans smash way into ring of forts around Brest-Litovsk; siege of Warsaw goes on. RIGA, Latvia Warsaw defenders fight German tanks with primitive fire bombs; Lwow defies Nazi demand to surrender.

LONDON British claim navy has destroyed a number of German submarines; thousands of tons of contraband seized; new conscripts called. PARIS, Sept. 15 OP). French war-planes were reported tonight to have defeated an undisclosed number of German planes which were bombing and strafing French troops in an effort to halt their general advance on the western front. The French and German planes clashed so low over the lines, it was said, that advancing troops almost could distinguish the faces of the pilots.

Text of Army Statement. Following the aerial battle the general staff issued this communique: We consolidated the positions conquered during the preceding days and His Active Service Ended, WAR SITUATION. Armistice ends Russian-Japanese war in far east; nonaggression pact expected. Page 1. French report defeat of German air fleet in battle.

Page 1. Roosevelt may attempt to repeal entire neutrality law. Page 1. German officer calls war in Poland a massacre. Page 1.

Britain claims number of successes against Nazi U-boats. Page 2. DOMESTIC. Lindbergh pleads for America to stay out of war. Page 1.

Aquitania, bringing 1,633 from Europe, is two days late. Page 5. Louisiana boss and four aids sent to prison for fraud. Page 7. LOCAL.

Former Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman of Illinois dies in Florida. Page 1. One killed, seven hurt as drill strikes dynamite in new city water tunnel. Page 1.

Creating and equipping field army would help meet America's need for. Johnson act, which prohibits loans to war debtor nations. stice would begin at 2 p. m. 16 a.

m. Lindbergh, who has inspected the Chicago daylight saving time tomor armed machines of European powers, was recalled to active service here Faces Same Opposition. The neutrality and noninterven row. The respective forces, under the agreement, will maintain the po by the administration five months sitions they held at 1 p. m.

today. ago to publicize the national defense A commission of two Japanese- tion advocates in congress say they will oppose repeal of the whole neutrality act just as vigorously as they would oppose substitution of the cash, expansion program. Only yesterday he ended his active service and was Manchukuan and two soviet-Mongoli an representatives will be organized relieved from duty by the war depart to establish a frontier line, ment. He would not have been in a and carry scheme, for its embargo on shipments of arms, ammunition The agreement was reached in ne- position to criticize the administra otiations between Shigenori Togo, and implements of war to belligerents. tion while still on active duty.

Japanese ambassador to Moscow, and It was the flyer's reports on the Senator William E. Borah, LR. Ida Vyacheslav Molotov, soviet premier strength of the Nazi air force which and foreign commissar. ho, leader of the declared in a radio address last surprised the world and led directly artillery. Page 5.

Shortly after the agreement was to the 300 million dollar air expan Mayer Kelly urges party to fight to made public the appointment of Con- sion program in this country. night that repeal of the law unde? the present circumstances would be keep America out of war. Page 5. ar If we take part Copyright. 1939.

by The Chicago Tribune. stantin Smetanin as soviet ambassador to Tokio was announced. Sme Senator Lucas promises he'll fight unneutral and that repeal as part of Lindbergh said, in pleading for strict to keep America out of war. Page 6. tanin has been serving as charge neutrality, "we must throw the re Additional bond deals in McGarry's d'etifaires in Tokio, where Russia has an announced plan to supply arms to one side while withholding them from the other would constitute intervention in the European war.

sources of our entire nation into the court brought to grand jury's atten been without an ambassador since L. Y. Sherman, tion. Pate 7. Hit Dynamite June 5, 1938, when Mikhail Mikhailo- conflict.

Munitions alone will not be enough. We cannot count on victory merely by shipping abroad several Five robbers get $3,600 pay roll Senator Borah received more than NORTHWEST WIND DUE LATE TODAY TO ROUT RECORD HOT SPELL vitch Slavutsky went back to Moscow, at Naperville factory. Page 9. thousand airplanes and cannon." Nonaggression Pact Expected. in Tunnel; One Locker room episode mars Kenil- 3,000 telegrams in response to his speech proclaiming that the only issue presented by President Roose Echoes Warning of Others.

One quarter, unofficial but usually worth day at country club. Page 18. Former Illinois Senator, Dead reliable, expressed belief that a non In those words he echoed the warn- velt's DroDOsal to rerteal the arms Showers and cooler winds were on aggression pact between the two na Killed, 7 Hurt ing of nationally minded statesmen embarg0 whether the United States Deaths and obituaries. Page 18. SPORTS.

Phils rout Dean, 9 to 6, then Cubs tions already had been signed and that revision of neutrality legislation is ready to enter the European war. might be announced tomorrow. is the first step toward America's en the way last night from the northwest. Forecaster A. Donnel predicted this relief would reach here win, 6 to 1.

Page 15. Ever since the signing of the Ger trance into war. One worker was fatally injured and Lawrence Yates Sherman, wartime Few Disagree with Him. The first 500 telegrams examined by Athletics use home run to defeat In setting himself against the United States senator from Illinois and White Sox, 3 to 2. Page 16.

man-soviet nonaggression pact on Aug. 24, Germany has been trying to the senator contained only three that seven others were hurt seriously in a dynamite explosion early today in a water tunnel under construction 185 one of the men Van Horn upsets Wayne Sabin in President, Lindbergh asserted that the people of this nation must not nromote a reconciliation between late today, breaking the most severe September heat wave ever recorded in Chicago. He expects tomorrow to be much cooler. tennis quarter-finals. Page 17.

Moscow and Tokio. feet below the surface at Stewart ave be misled by foreign propaganda who had a leading hand in de-f a ting ratification of the Ver- EDITORIALS. Just a Little Bit of The The signing of a nonaggression nue and 90th street. into believing that our frontiers lie in Europe. This was interpreted as For the fourth successive day yes pact between Russia and Japan would Twenty-three men were in the shaft Fallen Pound; A Significant Election.

be considered another diplomatic tri at the time. In addition to the eight a direct reference to Mr. Roosevelt's purported declaration last spring at umph for Fuehrer Hitler. who were taken to hospitals, several were unfavorable to his stand. On this basis his office force estimated that the total of more than 3,000 were favorable in a ratio of more than 100 to They came from all sections of the country, the south having the smallest representation.

It was learned today that some of the congressional leaders of the nonintervention forces have been approached by administration emissaries and asked whether they would a i 1 1 peace treaty, died last night in Daytona repulsed a counterattack, inflicting losses on the enemy. "There was strong reaction from enemy artillery and his aviation on part of the front. Our pursuit planes repulsed enemy planes delivering an attack against our first lines at a low altitude." Dive Low on Advance Lines. From the brief description of the air fighting in the communique it was apparent that German planes dived low on the French advance lines, raking them with machine gun fire and forcing them to dig for cover. French pursuit planes roared out from airdromes behind France's Maginot line and fought off the German ships.

Dispatches from the front indicated German forces were retreating slowly from advance positions all along the northern flank. The Germans were reported to be using the full force of their airforce and artillery in an attempt to stop the French. At least three full Nazi divisions were reported fighting to hold the strongest advance defenses of the German Siegfried line along a 12 mile front before the great industrial city of Saarbruecken and to the east of that city. Saarbruecken's defenses hold the key to the center of the active front. French Strength Not Announced.

Although there was no official information, the French were assumed to have thrown as many if not more divisions Into the fighting in this sector. The only official indication yet given on French strength was a communique which announced a week ago that one division had taken part in the conquest of the Warndt forest terday the mercury shattered records. It reached 99 degrees at 2 p. a record for Sept. 15 and for so late in the year.

A wayward lake breeze, There have been intense efforts suffered minor cuts or shock, but did a ioint meeting with members of among Nazi officials to stave off what the senate and house military affairs 3each, where not require hospital aid. Anton Tro-her, 42 years old, 3005 South Spring committees that America's first line was feared might be British efforts toward some understanding with he had made his home in recent field avenue, the foreman, died soon discernible only along the shore, prevented the mercury from going higher. of defense is the Rhine. after the blast. Page 8.

FEATURES. Crossword puzzle. Page 2. Book reviews. Page 10.

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H. Cabell retires as president of Japan. years. He was su Calls Oceans Our Frontiers. May Be Blow to China, Lack of appreciable rain since Aug.

years old. He had support outright repeal of the neu One need only look at a map to Patching up of the Russian-Jap 23 has given northeastern Illinois a been in ill health The tunnel, a city project, is 14 to 18 feet in diameter, and runs south from 75th street. Drilling and blasting has been going on for some time. The see where our true frontiers lie, anese auarrei nroDaDiy win nave for some time. Lindbergh continued.

What more a tremendous effect upon Japan's severe autumn drouth, damaging pastures, truck gardens, and stunting late corn. The ex-senator tunnel entrance is at 85th street and campaign in China. The Soviets have was a political fig could we ask than the Atlantic, on the east and the Pacific on the west? No, our interests in Europe need not been more or less openly supporting Stewart avenue. Drill Strikes Explosive. the Chinese with materials.

Lawrence Sherman, Armour Co. and G. A. Eastwood succeeds him. Pare 19.

ure in Illinois and in the nation for be from the standpoint of defense A Russo-Japanese agreement also senatorial heights in his fight with There was a freak touch to the ex Stocks spurt in last hour after de many years, in 1316 he was the Our own natural frontiers are is expected to deal a blow at the Brit other senators against ratification of plosion. In some manner a stick of clines. Pare 19. ish foothold in Asia and might possi enough for that. state's favorite son candidate for the Republican presidential nomination.

dynamite, used for blasting, fell into Wheat futures lose early strength bly affect American interests in the If we extend them to the cen the Versailles peace treaty because it embraced the covenant of the league of nations. and close with small losses. Page 19. a section where drillers were working. far east, observers here said.

ter of Europe, we might as well ex Entered Senate In 1913. Mr. Sherman entered the United John Benning, 38, colored, 3638 Ellis parkway, one of the drillers, struck Japanese troops garrisoned in Man tend them around the earth. An The former senator was born in chukuo have had repeated border ocean is a formidable barrier, even Miami county, 0 but moved to Illi 1940 model Plymouth and De Soto automobiles out today. Page 19.

Montgomery Ward attacks validity of wage and hour law. Page 21. Want Ad index. Page 22. the explosive with his drill.

clashes with soviet-Mongolian troops for modern nois with his parents in 1859. His There was an Immediate blast that States senate in March, 1913, in the place of William Lorimer, who had been elected but was unseated. Sherman was elected for the full six year along the winding 1,000 mile frontier. Lindbergh declared that the pres shook the tunnel, and hurled the work early Illinois years were spent in and near Macomb. He began law practice Rpnorts of these skirmishes have ent war in Europe is not one in been vague except for occasional com ers to the ground.

Troher, nearest the dynamite, suffered most. Benning, next nearest, was protected by the muniques from Moscow or Tokio or term in his own right in 1915. He scon established himself in the senate as a brilliant orator, with strong area alone. The area lies west of there, and at 28 he became city attorney of Macomb. In 1897 he was elected to the state house of representa THE WEATHER trality act, as an alternative to the cash and carry scheme proposed by the administration at the last session.

Under the cash" and carry plan. American munitions would be sold to all warring nations which could pay cash for them provided they were not transported on American ships. If the neutrality act were repealed. American vessels could transport was munitions and the purchasing nations could make their own credit arrangements with the American manufacturers. Favor Britain and France.

Administration supporters concede that either plan would avo? Great Britain and France, since the British blockade would prevent any American munitions from reaching Germany. Administration supporters argue, however, that a more plausible ap, pearance of neutrality can be maintained for outright repeal of the law. than for the cash and carry scheme, which they concede is designed patently for the benefit of the 'nations controlling the seas. Repeal of the law would permit circumvention of the Johnson: act because that statute applies only to loans by the United States govern- ment to nations that are in default which civilization is defending Itself, as propagandists would have American people believe, but simply one more of the age old quarrels arising dispatches from the isolated front by heavy drill. Saarbruecken.

The Germans were said to be fight neutral correspondents. convictions and a flair for caustic tives and was speaker from 1899 to Fortunately there was little inflam SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1939. Some of the engagements were re 1903. In 1905 he was elected lieutenant epigrams. within the European family of na mable material in the shaft.

Other Chicago daylight time. ported so extensive that planes, tanks It was this ability as a parliamen tions, wise, according to firemen, the ex ing a dogged rear guard action to cover their main forces falling back toward the Siegfried line. Local counterattacks held up the French and mechanized forces took part tarian as well as his oratorical tal Sunrise, sunset, 6:58. Moon sets, 8:56 p. m.

Mara, Jupiter, and Saturn are night plosion might have resulted in governor. Resembled the Early Lincoln. During his early political years Mr. The latest struggle, he said, makes it necessary for America to make the Bombing raids were engaged in by luminaries. heavy loss of life.

There were no ents which enabled him to help befuddle administration followers of CHICAGO AND VICINITY Fair and contin for hours until reinforcements ar- Sherman physically resembled the both sides. Soviet-Turkish Ties Improve. ued warm until lata Saturday, followed by Continued on page 2, column 2. heavy loss of life. Summon Inhalator Squads.

President Wilson on several import beardless Abraham Lincoln of pre- snowers ana cooler, mostly moderate south rived. The attack was stopped and the announced forward march of the to southwest winds Saturday; Sunday gen ant legislative matters. civil war days, and he capitalized on Workers ran to the entrance at erally lair and considerably cooler. ISTANBUL, Turkey, Sept, 15. The uncertainty and anxiety in Ankara about the possible bearing the Rus- In March, 1919, he, Senator Rob his looks to the delight of newspaper 85th street, and called for help.

GERMANY JAILS SOAP French was resumed. Made Through Shell Screen. The French were said to be advanc- ert La Follette of Wisconsin, and Senator Joseph France of Maryland, Police ambulances and fire depart cartoonists. He was married twice. Both wives died.

uulijnuis: Generally lair and continued warm Saturday, except showers and cooler northwest, and extreme north by afternoon or night; local showers Saturday night or sian-German nonaggression pact might have on Turkish-soviet rela ment inhalator squads hurried to the HOARDER 18 MONTHS; led a Jlibuster intended to keep ing through a screen of shells laid by Sunday In south portion, generally fair scene, and removed the eight injured tions seem to have disappeared. He left the senate in 1921 and moved to Florida in 1924. He engaged in the banking business in Daytona hv German artillery on a 40 men. They were taken to St. George': It is believed the Russians informed FIRST CONVICTION aunaay in norm, considerably cooler.

TEMPERATURES IN CHICAGO. For 24 hours ended 8 a. m. Sept. 16: mile sector extending from the and St.

Bernard's hospitals; The Rev. the Turks they; are just as anxious Beach from 1924 to 1933, when he re Moselle river on the extreme north, William Gorman, fire department President Wilson in America for an extra session of congress and thus prevent him from returning to the European peace conference. Wilson refused to call a special session. One of the effects of the-filibuster was 9 a.m.., 80 where the front touches Luxemburg, 3 p.m. 4 p.m as the Turks are to prevent, trouble in the Balkans and the Black sea BERLIN, Sept.

15 (ff). The first chaplain, administered extreme unc on their debts to the United States 9 p.m.86 10 p.m..84 11 p.m. .83 .78 ..76 ..75 ..74 t73 to a point two miles beyond Saar .96 .98 .92 .94 .89 tired. From 1916 to 1924 he was Republican national committeeman from Illinois, and delegate at large to the national conventions of 1920 and 1924. 3 a.m.

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tion to those who appeared more conviction under wartime regulations government. 10 a.m..85 11 a.m. .92 95 1 p.m.. .98 2 p.m.. "99 5 p.m., 6 p.m.

7 p.m.. area, and, that if aggression took bruecken. dangerously hurt. 1 a.m.. 81 against hoarding of staples was re place against any Balkan nation they to block army and navy appropria .74 8 p.m..

.88 Dispatches from Brussels, Belgium, 2 a.m.. 80 The injured are: Howard Parrish, ported today from Hamburg. the Soviets would oppose it. Highest. Lowest.

tUnofficlal 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 1754 North Washtenaw avenue; Ed tion bills. Critic and Foe of Wilson. For 24 hours ended 7 :30 p. Sept.

15: said the Moselle valley fighting proceeded aU day with intense bombardments. Terrific gunfire was heard at ward Haas, 7355 South Morgan Mean temperature, 86; normal, 66; Sept Tried in Summary court on charges of hoarding soap and other laundry articles valued at 70 marks about $28, 53 years, was Mr. Sherman was an admitted street; John Englic, 2522 South Trum RFC Could Lend Money. Jesse H. Jones, federal loan administrator, has asserted tha Johnson act would not prevent the Reco3-' struction Finance corporation or the Export Import bank from making loans to American manufacturers for the purpose of financing exports of excess, 136 excess since Jan.

1, 743 rt! mvragm met paid circulation AUGUST. 1 939 deg. critic and foe of President Wilson, bull, avenue; Otto Halbe, 10652 Ave the iMxemburg frontier, where inhabi Preciptation, none. Sept. deficiency, 1.51 In.

He described the as an tants were annoyed by fumes from sentenced to 18 months imprison Total since Jan. 1, 23.40 ins. Deficiency nue John Crenshaw, colored, 538 East 41st street; John Thomason, autocrat," and a usurper of au WAR PICTURES. Turn to the back page for the latest pictures of the German invasion of Poland. Most of them were brought to America by plane and sent to Chicago by Associated Press wirephoto.

Also on the back page two diagrammatic sketches of a submarine. DAILY since Jan. 1, .91 in. ment. exploding shells.l Relative hunudty at 7:30 a.

71: 1:30 thority." To Wilson, Mr. Sherman 6548 South Peoria street, and the 950,000 The communique from the general p. 30; 7:30 p. 46. tern, everv German receives one stick munitions or anything else.

The loass became one of "that little group of driller, Benning." Charles F. Harris, xcs ml Highest wind velocity, 10 miles an hour staff indicated the French line was moving steadily toward Saarbruecken, willful men, representing no opinion of shaving soap every five months he said, would be extend-and about miartpr-nound of laun-1 ed to the American manufacturers the junior engineer in charge of the shift at the time of the explosion, from the southwest, at 1:08 a. m. Detailed weather table an pace 21.1 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE but their dry soap a month. laaA not to the foreign governments Probably Mr.

Sherman, reached, his was not hurt. Continued en page, 5, column 2,1 Ragweed pollen count, 37 ganules per cu. yd,.