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THE WEATHER Nebraska: Scattered thundershowers In west and north central tonight and in the east and south central portions ihursday forenoon; slightly warmer in central portion tonight; rising temperature in east Thursday forenoon. Lincoln: No decided change in temperature today and tonight. THE LINCOLN STAR Telephone 2-1234 Police Number 2-6844 HOME EDITION FORTIETH YEAR LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1942 16 PagosFIVE CENTS RADE IS OFFERED BY INDIA AID FEELER I Senator bf I iootball tfor. former Resolution Promises Full Co-operation When Independence Gained BOMBAY. Aug.

all-India congress party working committee drafted today a resolution recommending that Mohandas K. Gandhi be given full powers to lead a civil disobedience movement if Britain rejects a demand for Indian independence. Also presented to the committee was a proposed resolution which, if accepted by both the working committee and the whole committee meetiqg here Friday, would pledge the party to armed resistance of any Japanese aggression against India. This draft resolution stated that an independent government for India wholeheartedly and unreservedly declare itself on the side of the united nations, agreeing to meet the Japanese or any other aggressor with armed The new draft was described as designed to meet and criticisms which followed the British disclosure yesterday of the draft of a resolution by Mohandas K. Gandhi which stated the first move of an Independent government probably would be to negotiate with Japan.

(A British broadcast, heard In. New York by CBS, said Gandhi fVonlinuod oa Eight) South Americans Are Really Gooc NeighborsofU.S. Yoder Says Here Americans, both the common people and the leaders, have come to have a genuine friendly feeling toward the United States since Pearl Rev. Howard W. Yoder, superintendent of mission schools in Lima, Peru, told the Star Wednesday.

remains for us to return this friendship, learning to appreciate and know our southern neighbors. We must abandon any sophisticated ideas which we may have and accept them as our front door he added. In the states on furlough since March, Rev. Yoder, a native Kansan, is lecturing at young institutes this summer. This week he is conducting a class on American at the Epworth League institute, meeting at Nebraska Wesleyan university.

Understand Our Motives. According to Rev. Yoder, South Americans used to consider their northern neighbors as brusque, uncultured and dry but in the last few years, through the interchange of ideas and visits and helped by the Hull good neighbor policy, they have begun to understand our motives and feelings. Rev. and Mrs.

Yoder lived in the Andes mountains for five years before going to Lima, where they have four church schools under their supervision, with a total enrollment of 2,200 whites, mixed, and pure-blooded Indians. They are to return the fk'st part of the year, leaving their three children in this country. Senator Reec Loses Bid For Governorship KANSAS Congressmen In Four States Weather Polls Tests (Br AatocUted PrcM.) Congressmen in Virginia, Kansas, Missouri and West Virginia successfully weathered tion tests in primary day balloting. Unofficial tabulations In the contests in which the chief issues were labor and pre-war foreign policie.s, gave victory to only two representatives who faced democratic opposition; to Senator Arthur Capper, veteran 77-year-old Kansas republican, and to Gov. Matthew M.

Neely of West in his battle with former Gov. H. G. Kump for the democratic nomination to the U. S.

senate. Twelve representatives won re- nomiilation in Missouri, Richard M. Duncan, veteran democratic congressman, defeating former Circuit Judge Ferd M. Frankenhoff after an early neck and neck face. Ploeser Has Close Call.

Rep. Walter C. Ploeser, St. Louis republican, also had a close contest in beating out six opponents in a campaign based solely on his pre-Pearl Harbor voting record. Five other incumbents won handily and five more were without Nomination fVontinued on Eight) Your Star Merry-Go-Round Serial Story 3 Nebraska ........4.

5. Social News Here in General News Editorials .............10 Comics .............11 Circus Fire Pictures ............12 Radio ............12 ....12. 13 Want Hitler Stabs Deeper Danger To Soviet Oil Treasure Grows I Sharp Turn General Bradley Flies To Moscow Is Native Nebraskan MOSCOW, Aug. Gen. Follett Bradley, former commander of the first air force.

United States eastern defense command, has arrived in Moscow on a special mission to Intensify American aid to Russia, it was announced today. Bringing a letter from President Roosevelt to Premier Stalin, the general reached Moscow last night, piloting his own United States B-24 bomber. His trip by air from Washington took ten days. am here to facilitate any possible way to make aid to Russia more he said. The general, 52, is a native of Nebraska.

Cargo Plane Output Being Stepped Up GEN. ARNOLD THE WEATHER V. S. Weather Bureau.) Lincoln and vicinity. No decided change in temperature today and tonight.

Nebraska' No decided change In temperature today and tonight; scattered thundershoweri In west and north portions tonight. Nebraska Scattered thundershowers In west and north central tonight and tn the east snd south central portions Thursday forenoon; slightly warmer tn central portion tonight: rising temperature in east Thursday forenoon. (Lincoln Airport Readings.) 2 30 p. m. Tues tt 3:30 p.

......87 4:30 p. 5 30 p. 86 7 30 p. ......84 6 30 p. ......86 6:30 p.

7t 9 30 p. ra .....75 10:30 p. 11.30 p. 12.30 a. m.

Wed 68 I 1:30 a. 3:30 a. 3 30 a. m. 4:30 a.

5 30 a. 6:30 a. 7:30 a. 8:30 a. 8:30 a.

10.30 a. m. .62 .63 ,63 .63 ,.64 ,63 .70 .72 .75 11:30 a. ..........78 12:30 82 1:30 p. .............88 2:30 p.

.87 Highest temperature, a year ago today, 93; lowesi, 73. Sun rites. 6:37 a. tats. 1:39 p.

m. Moon rises, 1:37 a. sets, 3:40 p. m. Long Range Bombers are Being Converted To Carry Freight WASHINGTON, Aug.

Gen. Henry H. Arnold, chief of the army air forces, told a senate military subcommittee today the output of cargo-carrying planes was being stepped up in an all-out program. believe the program now developed represent an all-out effort, taking into consideration the present status of tools, facilities and raw Arnold testified, believe it is possible to get more tools, facilities and raw materials, but they are not in sight I at he added. Engine Allotments Increased.

Gen. Aronld said the ratio of engine allotments to transport planes during the econd half of this year would be 21 per cent of all multi-engined bombers and 30 per cent of all bombing planes with comparable range. In the first half of 1943, he said, the ratio would still be 21 per cent of the rnulti-engined bombers and 24 per cent of all bombers. This would be stepped up in the second half of next year to 32 per cent of all the bomber output. He disclosed the army now is using some of its long range bombers for cargo transport work and said plans are under way to divert a certain percentage of bomber construction to long range cargo planes.

he said, we are not as worried as some people. We can always use bombers for carrying cargo, but we cannot use cargo planes as Wants Balanced Air Fleet. Chairman Lee (D-Okla) asked the army air chief directly if he TCoatlaaod oa Eight) How Lincoln Cares For Its Needs Federal contributions to Lincoln's advancement from 1935 to 1941, inclusive, amounted to $1,964,286. During these years the city spent enough more to bring the total for the period to $3.174,708. Of the federal expenditures $502,080.91 went to the parks for Improvements and other purposes.

On the same there were 34 of city spent only $127,118.14. The smallest expenditures wereO 1935. That year the city spent $21, and the federal government $168.56. Of this the federal contribution was $114.91 for planting tiees, and $53.65 w'ent to grass The $21 also went to the latter purpose. In other years tfce disbursement records show that the money went for landscaping, dams, zoo, water distribution, club house, Havelock park, cutting out dead trees, watering, roads, at Oak Creek park for lakes, skating ponds, comfort stations, lake development at Fourteenth and Harrison streets, and drainage.

Other work included planting trees College View, and at Antelope park. No More Federal Aid. Now, the federal aid has been eliminated. Hereafter all park operations must be carried on with only the money that can be raised i by taxation. The sums allowed by the council for each of the last seven years, follows, along with the percentage of the levy collected, as the council cannot permit spending more than is paid in; Taar AllawaS Per Can! 1985 ...............1 77.5M 19M 74.S4488.89 I0S7 83 84 1988 W.I80 loss 84.76 88 1941 Federal contributions.

and the sums paid by the city on the same projects, for the seven years follow, the in the first column: ...........8 31.0» Xtst 8.748 13.904.34 44.64«.0t ..................45.897.58 IMi li.l*JS.lS 143357.7« 82.841 88 44375.M NAZI PLANES AGAIN ACTIVE OVER ICELAND Lighthouse REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 5 planes have attacked a lighthouse on tiny Grimsey island, a half-mile off Hol- mavig on the northeast coast of Iceland, United States army authorities announced today. The lighthouse is operated entirely by Icelanders in a region known as The army announced Monday that a lone German raider bombed and machine-gunned a military installation on the southeast coast of United States-garrisoned Iceland. There were no casualties or damage. That was the fifth instance of German aerial activity over Iceland.

Poised for its mission of destruction over selected industrial centers in Glermany, this big four-motored British bomber is seen at an airport somewhere in England. Incendiary bombs are being loaded beneath the big plane. For Worse In Caucasus Hundreds Of Axis Parachute Troops and Small Tanks Landing Behind Lines Of Retreating Reds (Bjr tha Asaociatad German mechanized columns thundered deeper Into tha Ckxucasus today, on the road to Russia's vast oil treasures, and hundreds of nazi parachute troops and even small air-bome tanks were reported landing behind the lines in an attempt to paralyze soviet communications. German military dlspatche.s saidOKuban river along a 60-mlle front. Adolf SS (elite guard) troops had captured Kropotkin, 125 miles below Rostov on the railroad and oil pipeline from the Caspian sea, and had reached the William Morrow Dies; Prominent Nebraska Lawyer SCOTTSBLUFF, Aug.

5 Morrow, 68, prominent Nebraska attorney, died at a hospital here Wednesday after a long illness. He came to Scottsbluff in 1906 when this now flourishing western Nebraska City was confincll mainly to a principal dirt thoroughfare, a Burlington railway depot and a few adjoining streets. Morrow was a native of Constableville, N. and the son of Thomas Morrow, pioneer farmer. He attended the University of Nebraska where he was graduated In 1903.

He practiced in Denver for three years before coming here. He was elected Scotts Bluff county attorney in 1907 and served one four-year term. Until two years ago he was a law partner here of his brother, Thomas. Prominent Dentocrat. Morrow was active in the democratic party, and was a delegate to the national convention in 1932.

He served also as chairman of the county democratic central committee. He was married to PhHomena Congdon at Scottsbluff in 1912. They have three children, Mrs. John Rasmussen of Omaha; John P. Morrow, now in the FBI training school at Washington; Mrs.

Anthony Haggle of London, England, now living here with her small daughter as a war refugee. Mr. Haggle is a wine broker in London. Another brother, Dr. Frank Morrow, lives at Columbuj, A nephew is Edward Morrow, Omaha newspaperman.

Dworsky Fined On Two Counts Operating On Sunday Through power of attorney, Ralph Dworsky, operator of the United Army store and the Lincoln Army and Navy store, pleaded guilty to admitting persons for bUshTMs on Sunday August 2, in Municipal court Wednesday aft- ernoatu Dworsky was fined $25 and costs on two counts by Judge Fisher. Two additional charges filed for the same alleged violation on July 26 were "continued to Assistant City Attorney Allen Wilson, who brought the prosecution under the ordinance prohibiting business on Sunday, said, upon inquiry: defendant has promised not to violate the ordinance again. Should complaints be filed, however, then he will be tried on the counts of July Kansas G. 0. P.

Governor Nominee Former Nebraska Football Ace Andrew Schoeppel (pronounced Shepl) who succeeded in gaining the republican nomination for governor of Kansas over Senator Clyde M. Reed, former governor of the state, is a former University of Nebraska footbail player. An energetic western Kansas attorney from Ness City who resigned as chairman of the corporation commission to run for the govemoship, Schoeppel, played end and halfback on Cornhu.sker teams from 1920 to 1922, while he attended law school. A big man with close-cropped wavy hair, Schoeppel was born on a farm near Claflin, Nov. 2, 1894.

When he was five, his parents moved to a Ness county farm near Ransom. Following his graduation from Ransom high, attended the University of Kansas for two years before coming to the University of Nebraska. He won all-Missouri Valley conference recognition and also was recommended by Walter Camp for national honors. During the first World war, he was in the naval aviation service. Schoeppel met and married Miss Marie of Tilden, while a student at Nebraska.

They have no During his recent campaign for the nomination, he visited 103 of the 106 counties. Nearer to the Oil Fields Two Sets of Triplets Bora Withon 12 Days SYLVANIA, Aug. of the second set of triplets in Screven county in twelve days prompted the Sylvania Tele- phcme, newspaper, to issue its first extra edition in its 62 year history. By I. E.

LAWRENCE Wednesday, AugustH, 1942 I WAS not so much what the cables relating to the battle for Russia said Wednesday, as it was the Implication which gave a new. dark, and grim tone to battle for survival. Once again Von armies were driving ahead toward the east and toward the south. Once his legions w'ere pressing forward after it seemed, earlier in the week, that the reinforcements brought up by Marshal Timoshenko had turned the tide. a NEAR TO own communique the naiis clearly were driving nearer to the riches of the Caucasus, with Maikop oil fields, producing seven per cent of enormous oil output, the first objective.

Moscow conceded a 50-miIe advance by the nazis southwest of Salsk but worse, the Russian munique also admitted that Marshal forces had been driven back from the Don river on the Tsmilyansk sector, midway between Rostov and Stalingrad. The significance of that is the sole remaining railroad line, connecting the Caucasus with Stalingrad on the Volga, was only 21 miles away. The Germans must be dangerously near to it, tf they already have not succeeded In capturing it, and with its capture the cutting off of supplies for Stalingrad and the acquisition of rail facilities for the drive on Stalingrad. a CHURCHILL IN the German communiques exultantly proclaimed their victories In Russia, they also heralded an unconfirmed visit of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill In Moscow. They said Churchill had gone to Moscow for a conference with Josef Stalin, to plead with him not to negotiate a separate peace with Germany.

Washington took unofficial cognizance of the German report, but laughed at the nazl claim that the purpose of the visit was to plead against a separate peace by Russia with Germany. If Churchill did go to the Russian the was was to discuss co-ordination of allied plans against Hitler. a WEAPON TURNED UPON and his generals found one of the weapons of modem mechanized warfare turned upon them by Von Bock in the battle In the north Caucasus. Huge numbers of nazi parachute troops, equipped with automatic rifles, machine guns and small appeared behind the soviet lines In such force as to cut deep into the defenses and to compel two new withdrawals by the Russians. Moscow admitted that General Fedor Von strategy of infiltration by crack troops from the air was bringing him excellent results.

These superbly- equipped aerial troops, dropping to the earth in groups from 100 to 150, punched holes in the Russian defenses. It was Russia which first brought out parachute troops in modern warfare. a a SECOND in its latest communique told of the new Russian line at Belaya-Glina. 50 miles back of where the fighting flamed Masses of Italian. Hungarian, and Rumanian cannon fodder along the broad Caucasian front which Von Bock had hurled recklessly Into battle were mowed down, but the parachutista back of the line, particularly those tank landing near populated points or a railway station, created panic among the Inhabitants, and necessitated Immediate diversion of (VoadatMd oa Eight) Warren Pershing Now Lieutenant FORT BELVOIR, Aug.

(AP) Pvt. Warren Francis Perishing, son of Gen. John J. Pershing, was commissioned a second lieutenant at the engineer school here today. Gen.

George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, and other notables LT. WARREN PERSHING. attended the ceremonies marking the commissioning of several hundred officer candiciates, but the 81- year-old General Pershing was unable to attend. Lieutenant Pershing planned to visit his father later in the day at Walter Reed hospital, where the general was reported in fair health, considering his age, but it and avoiding any excitement such as he might experience in seeing his son get a commission.

The nazis said axis troops were continuing of defeated Russians on a broad front. Rubs Fleet Assists. Soviet dispatches still declared that the main struggle was raging far to the north of Kropotkin and gave no inkling that the nazis had advanced so far to the south. Red Fleet, the soviet navy newspaper, said Russian in the Sea of Azov were shelling German troop columns and frutsrating riazi attempts to move sea-borne reinforcements into the battle south of Rostov, Red navy guns were credited with sinking an undisclosed number of German ships. A German spokesman declared that the position of the Russian Black sea fleet was more and that about 70 small red navy gunboats and motor torpedoboats in the Don river estuary had been A Dangerous Route.

He said the red fleet was evidently seeking refuge in flight from the Sea of Azov, but the Strait of Kerch has already become a dangerous route for escape which can only be utilized at night with any hope of Italian torpedoboats were credited with sinking a soviet cruiser in the Black sea. advance of German and on Eight) WHAT'S NEW WILLIAM E. JOHNSON, formally withdraws from the first district congress race. He was recently commissioned in the navy. Page 2.

THREE NEBRASKANS DROWN, two in Omaha and one near Nebraska City. Page 4. CORN CROP UNHURT In most sections of the state during tha recent hot spell but the crop needs rain badly now. Page 5. Essay On Carrier Boy Role In War By Hal Schwamb Is Given National Recognition for a prize- quite a bit of work, It? No winning essay by Hal Schwwmb, matter how hard it is the car- 16, Lincoln Star carrier and son of Mr.

and Mrs. Elmer H. Schwamb, 1122 street, Is to appear in the September N. B. A.

Supplement, according to information received here. Commenting on the essay, the pi e- b- lished by the ewspaper Boys of America, Ind i a a 1 is, says: an interesting word -picture of the part newspaper boys are playing in the war effort, and their reactions to that role, we believe this essay to be one of the most human and worthwhile we have had the pleasure of since carriers took over the added task of war stamp sales. In fact, few editorials we have read in the larger American newspapers even approach the fine attitude and the logical reasoning found in this Doing Work Gladly. Writing on the carrier role in the war, Hal says: Hal Schwamb. in everything, church.

riers and other workers are doing this work gladly. myself, carry papers and sell defense stamps regularly and I know how much work it is How much do we get for doing this job? We get the privilege of living in a land that is FREE Oh! Yes! We also receive medals for every so many stamps we sell and believe you me we carriers are mighty proud to wear them. the Newspaper Carriers of America are sacrificing many leisure hours and giving out with some real work so that the Front Line may be advanced against the who would to enslave and rule the world. The next time you see a defense stamp seller who is a paper boy think of what I have tried to tell you and salute him In your heart for he is a "Carrier For essay previously won third prize in the annual essay contest held at Lincoln high under the sponsorship of the Colonial Daughters of America. He has been a Star carrier since November, 1940, is a topnotch route salesman, and has to date sold $845.60 worth of 10-cent war stamps.

A Boy Scout, Hal belongs to the First Christian.