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flatly Limes Winner of award of merit, Select List of Ohio Pa pen, 1941, THE WEATHER Conslderablt cloudless tonight. Friday mostly cloudy with local shower and probable thunderstorms. OUR FULL LEASED WIRE OF THE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE GIVES US COMPLETE STATE, NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS Volume XXXIX. Number 92, 10 Pages. New Philadelphia, Ohio, Thursday, July 17, 111 II.

10 Pages. Three CenU. DR A NAZ PUS HiWARD sov CAP 1 1 1 I rn Uncle Sam Shows 243 Count 'Em Navy Ships Patrolling Two Oceans MARSHALL 0 AU0 II 0 nil lc ri ui HZ SOLDIERS STRATEGIC CITY REFUSE HI 1 STRIKE AT ILEUS OHIO U.O. IN DANGER Reds Claim Enemy Tank Outfit Destroyed Invaders Report Red Losses Heavy U. S.

FEARS JAPANESE MOVEMENTS Germans Capture Red General Finns Bomb Artillery, Troop Concentrations BY INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE Claiming major progress along the Napoleon road to Moscow, Germany reported today that Adolf Hitler blitz forces have captured Smolensk, about 223 miles from the Soviet capital. Russian communique issued Thursday afternoon (Moscow time) was silent regarding Smolensk, whereas an earlier announcement had admitted heavy fighting in the Smolensk region. The latest Soviet high command statement said merely that heavy fighting occurred during the night in the region of Pskov and Porkhov far to the northwest of Smolensk and that there were no important developments on other fronts." first armored division of the U. S. Army in review as blitz force cele And there are more where these came from, for array is only a part of the Men and machines of the brates its first birthday, division.

UNIONS STAGE RIOT: THREATEN HOLIDAY Cleveland. July 17. (INS) Critlciz met to discuss a Jurisdictional fight ing the CIO and A. F. of L.

for between rival warehouse and dls fighting in the streets to settle tributiou unions of the CIO and A. their disputes, Mayor Edward Blythin F. Cf and a meeting was called today told union leaders that "order for tonight by the CIO to consider cannot be restored unless the unions calling a general labor holiday In leave each other alone and settle Cleveland. War Machines MILK PRICES GO UP IN NORTHEAST OHIO The one cent boost of milk prices throughout northeastern Ohio will not immediately effect Tuscarawas county. The one cent increase to 13 cents a quart went Into effect in Stark county and the Cleveland dis trict today.

The Increase is blamed on a poor feed crop a serious shortage of farm labor and heavy demand for evapor atari mill timnln ated milk to supply the needs of Great Britain. ICKES ATTACKS BRINGPROTEST Lindy Asks FDR For Apologies Huntingtcn, N. July 17. Col. Charles A.

Lindbergh today made formal protest to President Roosevelt because of attacks upon him by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes and asked an apol cgy irom that cabinet member secretary Ickes in a New York address last Monday charged that Colonel Lindbergh was a mcuth piece of the Nazi party line in this country and repeatedly characterized Lindbergh as "this knight of the German In his letter to the president. Col onel Lndbergh declared flatly he is not connected in any way with any foreign government and reminded Mr. Roosevelt that his decoration by the German government occurred while he was carrying out the re Quest cf thft Amprirnn Rmhaiwrinr Germany WhitI Hou5C r.fnsed mm. ment 0u tne letter of protest trAsiHnHai RtmVif Early, disclaiming that the letter had crossed his desk, remarked nevertheless, that he would not have commented "even if I had seen it." Washington, July 17.

(INS) Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes today called upon Col. Charles A. Lindbergh to return to the Nazis the medal he had received from the German government as the cabinet officer again attacked the famous flyer for preaching "appeasement and disunity" in the United States. "If Col.

Lindbergh was an upstanding American," Ickes declared their differences in conferences." "If these men would keep their hands off eacn otner," Biytnm samy there wouldn't be any trouble. There are peaceful ways to nettle disputes of this kind me mayors siaiemens came as the Cleveland Federation oi ioor YOUTH FIGHTS LOCALPOUCE Kicks Out Window of Patrol Car Lloyd Mowls. 19, married and liv ing at 202 Fourth street, this city, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L.

Mowls, was in the county Jail today unable to pay a fine of $50 and costs and a city police car repair bill of $14.60 assessed against i him this morning by Mayor A. H. Williams for being drunk and disorderly yesterday at 3:45 p. m. during a running and riding battle with police at his home.

The encounter, which began in a first bout with his father when the latter attempted to restrain him from taking the elder Mowls" car and the young mans own clothes, ended in the city jail where Police Chief E. H. Gintz had to resort the second time with force to subdue the prisoner. Washington, July 17. (INS) The navy's air chief, Rear Admiral John H.

Towers, today advised Congress that naval planes are now patrolling both oceans, and that this protec tlve effort has been extended to the Philippine Islands where only yesterday it was announced that mining of two harbors, Manila and Sublc, has been completed by U. S. forces. Admiral Towers significantly indicated that the naval patrol duty in the Philippines and other Pacific areas is not "just practice work." He stated further that not only are naval planes patrolling the oceans, but that American made planes are "doing patrol work all over the world." The statement came as Towers urged the House naval affairs committee to approve a bill authorizing naval expenditure of $300,000,000 to develop its bases many of them on outlying Pacific and Atlantic islands. STRIKE CLOSES BRICK PLANTS 3 Sllgarcreek Factor ies Idle Company Unions Ask Wage Boost Three Sugarcreek brick plants, employing about 300 men, were idle today as a result of a strike called yesterday by independent union employees seeking a general increase to wages.

The men are asking civases of 10 cents an hour Jn day work rates and a 12 per cent increase in piece work rates, it was reported. A counter proposal offering Stents an hour for day work was made to the committee representing the men this morning and will be presented at a meeting of the employes this evening. The plants under strike are the Finzer Bros. Brick The Sugarcreek Clay Products and the Shepfcr and Moomaw Co. A mass meet in sr was held at Win.

klepleck Grove last night and a conference with the manufacturers, headed by Charles Finzer, president ox we nnzcr Bros, plant, resulted. Harry Gardner of Sugarcreek, an employe of the Finzer plant, is presi. dent of the Sugarcreek Clay Workers Council, which includes employes of all three plants. Ciot Injunctions Early in May the three plants, along with the Stone Creek Brick were granted injunctions in common pleas court restraining members of the United Brick and Clay Workers of America from picketing the plants when the A. F.

of L. organization sought to bring employes into a strike against other clay plants in this section. At that time, all three contended in court that they contracted with their employes in January. The Finzer plant employes approximately 160 men, the Sugarcreek plant 60 men and the Shepfcr Moo maw plant, 70 men. COUNTY HAS 1ST SMALLPOX CASE Dover Victim Worked In Canton The first case of smallpox In Tuscarawas county in several years was reported today when the home of Joseph Seikel of Route 3 Dover was quarantined by the county board of health because a son, Michael Seikel, 27, an employe of the Timken Roller Bearing at Canton, is ill.

Seikel was sent home from work yesterday by offlicals of the company and when his case was diagnosed as smallpox the county board immediately notified the Stark county health officials. The local board also ordered five members of Seikel's family to be vaccinated immediately to check spread of the disease. NABBED IN RAVENNA FOR NON SUPPORT Arrested in Ravenna today by Sheriff John Mcintosh, Donald Gorman, formerly of Uhrichsville, was lodged in the county jail awaiting arraignment before Probate Judge J. H. imneck on a charge of fail ing to support a minor child.

Expect Quick Election Order HEARING ENDED Company Willing To Hold Vote Efforts to end the nine day old strike at the Hilrr Bros. Co. at Newcomerstown. which has placed nearly 1.200 workers in idleness, failed yesterday at the conclusion of a National Labor Board hearing in common pleas court. Company officials and attorneys held two conferences with officials of the SWOC local at the plant but were unable to reach an agreement which would permit the men to re Officials had sought to reach an agreement penuiiiR uuironw 01 trie national board's decision on application of the SWOC local to be certified as bargaining agent for the men.

At the NLRB hearing here yesterday both company and SWOC officials announced they would consent to a labor board election to determine bargaining agent for the workers but the AFL local objected on grounds that it already has a contract with the plant manage ment. H. A. Burrls, president of the AFL local, denied that he had stated his union mould turn In its charter it the feWOu abie to completely organize the workers but witnesses for the SWOC, I. W.

Abel of Canton, CIO orennizer, and W. M. Ncal. president of Local 2391, both said Burns had made the statement in open meeting. Burrls also testified that only about 15 members of the AFL local took part in negotiations for the unions contract which was signed with the company on April 6.

Pre vious to that time the union had an oral contract with the company, i the AFL contended. Meyer Bernstein, SWOC attorney, pointed out that at no time was the AFL able to prove more than 390 members at the plant although two labor board elections were held. The SWOC had presented Trial Examiner Max Johnstone with cards ahowing the local has 912 members at the plant. Abel, Neal and W. E.

Mullens, vice president of the SWOC local, testified for the SWOC and Burrls and George Edgerton of Cleveland, international organizer, testified for the AFL. At the end of the all day hearing company officials said they would cooperate in event the na tional board orders an immediate election and said that about 1,000 workers, exclusive of watchmen, gatemen, clerical and office workers would be eligible to vote. Trial Examiner Johnstone will turn his findings over to the national board and a quick decision is expected, perhaps by next week. The company was represented at yesterday's hearing by Ralph W. Bell of Cleveland and Norbury C.

Murray of Newark, N. both attorneys, and Al Heller, general manager of the Newcomerstown plant. Attorney James Glenn, a native of Coshocton but now of Washington, D. represented the AFL and announced it would request the national board for permission to file a brief in connection with the case. SOVIET FLANK IS IN DANGER Position Critical In Ukraine London, July 17.

(INS) The main German forces battling in the Kiev area are threatening to turn the Russian flank and filter into the kraine, a reliable miltary expert told International News Service today. Possibility of a break through in the Ukraine is the greatest danger to Russia, he said, in comparison with which the Leningrad operations are but a sideshow. Tlie battle, however, is far from over. Russian resistance, according to latest information received in London, is becoming increasingly stubborn ana is proving a surprise even to those close to Soviet mlTltary preparations and strategy. Abundance of local supplies has played an important role in aiding 'the Russian defense.

Seeks Unlimited Draft Army FEARS ATTACK Would Extend Term of Draftees By WILLIAM S. NEAL I. N. 8. Staff Correspondent Washington, July 17.

UNSt Declar ing that the national interest has now been in period for the past two months. Gen. George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, today asked congress to authorize a draft army of unlimited size. Appearing before the senate military affairs committee In support of legislation to extend the service of draftees, national guardsmen and reservists beyond the year for which they were originally called, the general hinted at the possibility of America being attacked by a foreign foe, but denied that the war department is considering the formation of a second A.

E. F. The general did not detail in Just what manner the peril to this nation's security has increased, but it was approximately two monhs ago that Hitler completed his conquest of the Balkans and the eastern Medi erranean. Speed Is Urged Hie immediate problem. Get.

told the committee, is to enact legislation keeping the army intact. But, he added, the present congressional limit on having 900.000 draftees in service at one time should be lifted. The legislation to keep draftees in service. Gen. Marshall said, should be enacted by August 1, adding that the army must soon begin to pull troops back from Alaska and Hawaii unless the legislation is passed.

Sen. Austin (Ri VU asked Gen. Marshall if his statement that the nation would be endangered by refusal of congress to keep the army intact applied to lifting the 900,000 limit. "I think it would said Gen. Marshall.

"I must say this, though, that the twelve month limitation at the moment is the most serious." WHEAT STRIKE ISTHREATENED Ohio Farmers Take Firm Stand Columbus, July 17. (INS) Threats of a wheat strike rumbled through Ohio farm areas today as Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard ad vised grain growers that penalties for exceeding AAA quotas must and will stand. First hints of a strike "to starve out the nation" were given in Day. ton by I. E.

Baker, president of the Farmers Protective Association. He had just addressed a meeting at Germantown, of farmers protesting the penalty of 4) cents a bushel for crops in excess of quotas. At the same time, Wickard an rwered a telegram from Rep. Frederick C. Smith of Marion, stating: "If farmers are to continue to receive loans they must restrict the marketing of wheat.

"Otherwise the government's investment in commodity loans would be unprotected. "Without penalties that restrict excessive marketing, the loan program would have to be abandoned. Without loan support the markets would undoubtedly collapse." Rep. J. Harry McGregor (R) of Ohio abo joined in the wheat picture today urging support fcr a bill that would permit farmers to raise all the grain they needed pro vided the volume above quota is fed to stock and not placed on the mar ket.

He contended that Ohio farmers did not know when they sowed their wheat in the fall of 1940 that some agency would arbitrarily change their quotas before harvest time and cause them to pay a cash penalty. KILLED IN FALL Findlay, July 17 (INS) When he fell down from tne sixth floor of an addition to the Ohio Oil Co. building now under construction, Thomas Palmer, 50 year old carpenter, was killed. The action followed a riot at noon yesterday at the steel ware house of Paterson Leitch in Which more than 30 persons were in jured. CIO leaders said that a general labor holiday would result in more lhan o5 000 orker.

aikinff off their jebs in a "demonstration of strength" of the CIO in Cleveland. The fight at the company ware house started after a group of A. F. of L. leaders went to the plant following a meeting of business agents.

They talked with company officials and asked them to cease operations until the NLRB took action on a request fcr an employe election. A group of CIO workmen was forced to lock themselves in the plant when nuts and bolts started flying and men began wielding heavy steel angle bars. Four men were treated at hospitals for head injuries. SUIT FOLLOWS FATAL WRECK Charging negligence, Mildred P. Decker, administratrix of the estate of the late Henry Decker of Route newcomerstown, loaay niea suit in common pleas court for $10,000 damages from the Pennsylvania nauroaa ana me esuiwj vi uic crossing in Newcomerstown whew the car in which they were riding was struck by a Pennsylvania railroad passenger train.

The petition alleges that the train was traveling 45 miles an hour, 20 miles an hour over the lunit set by a village ordinance, and also alleges that Taylor failed to observe the watchman's signals. Vernon Lee and J. S. Hare represent the plaintiff. PARTITION SUIT Anna L.

Aulenbacher of Route 3, Massillon. filed suit against Orrin D. Aulenbacher of Massillon and seven others for partition of Frank lin township land. J. C.

attorney. i i Accordingto the Germans the Russians defended Smolensk at "all cost" while the German casualties! H'Ava farm aA svl (r aU Ian In its account ofthe Russo German war, Moscow claimed that a German tank battalion retreating from Roga chev had been surrounded and des troyed. Berlin said German forces are gaining ground continuously in the Smolensk area and are "breaking the resistance of strong Red rear SOVILs SAY ITALIAN SOLDIERS IN REVOCT Loivfcin, July 17. (INSH Tbe Exchange Telegraph (British) News Agency today quoied the Moscow radio as reporting a revolt has broken out among Italian troops scheduled to be dispatched to the Polish Iron tier. guards In this area one German division alone was said to have cap tured more than 1,000 Russian pris oners, including the chief of staff of a Soviet d.vision, and to have seized numerous guns, tanks and trucks, tity Captured Berlin also claimed German and Romanian troops yesterday captured Kishinev near the Dniester river on the southern front.

The announce ment said most of the Russian de while the remainder were captured. German authorities declared Soviet efforts to rally Red army reserves and stage flank attacks against the Germans had "failed dismally. Fighting between Britain and Germany was confined to aerial warfare. The R. A.

F. followed up its blister ing attack on Rotterdam yesterday with heavy night raids on Hamburg and other objectives in northwestern Germany. Four British bombers were lost. Raids Are Light German raiders durmg the night bombed eastern and southeastern England but the London air ministry said casualties and damage were small. Meanwhile, hi Washington, Ameri can diplomatic officials were pessimistic regarding possible rapproache ment between the United States and Japan as a esuli of the Tokyo political crisis.

It was believed that a Japanese cabinet of predominantly militarv this Will blast what slenrl exist that peace can be maintained in the Pacific, Helsinki, July 17. (INS) Widespread successes by the Finnish air force in bombing enemy artillery and troop wucemrauons were reported today in an official communique which credited Finnish fighters and antiaircraft batteries with shooting down 136 Soviet planes since the start of hostilities. Eleven Finnish planes were lost, it was said. NEGRO IS BOUND OYER IN NEWCOMERS THEFT William G. Ransom, negro, Route 5, Zanesville, was bound over to the Tuscarawas county grand jury under $1,000 bond when he was arraigned before Mayor Earl Treasure of Newcomerstown on a charge of breaking and entering and gvand larceny in connection with the burglary of a Newcomerstown service station early Monday morning.

Ransom pleaded n.t guilty to the chsrges despite ths fact tiat he was caught hi the act by Patrolman Denver rteed. KONOYE WILL FORM CABINET Promises To Remain In Government Hint No Changes In Jap Policies BY JOSEPH DYNAN I. N. S. Staff Correspondent Tokyo, July 17.

(INS) Premier Prince Fumimaro Konoye today agreed to form a new cabinet to sue cced hU own "signed ministry the official news agency Dome! an nounced there would be no funda mental change in Japan's domestic or foreign policies. Konoye accepted an imperial command to form a new cabinet, and received pledges of cooperation from the war and navy ministers. i As Konoye conferred again with Emperor Hirohito and political con sul tat ions among government lead ers continued without a halt, Domel said "What consequences will result from resignation of the Konoye cabinet with regard to International policy remain absolutely dark for the time being and hence it Is Impossible to make any predictions. "It is pointed out merely that neither domestic nor foreign policies wul iundamentally change, regard less of how the coming cabinet constituted." Matsuok Is Out The political situation precipitated by yesterday's suden cabinet resigna ton left Japan faced with the choice of all out cocoperation with the Axia powers and war against Russia or a continued policy of caution. Meanwhile, for the time being at least, Fore'sn Minister Yosuke Mat suoka, who was responsible for the tri partite pact with the Axis powers and the neutrality pact with Russia, was removed from the political scene.

Matsuoka, who returned to Tokyo three months ago from a tour of. Europe during which he signed the treaty with Russia, was ill at home but sent his resignation In writing to Konoye. As Koynoye, who remained acting 'Premier on orders of Emperor Hiro hito, sought to settle the cabinet cri sis, political and military leaders debated the course Japan should follow. HOPKINS TALKS TO CHURCHILL London, July 17 Harry Hopkins, President Roosevelt's special emissary to check up on Britain's urgent war needs, arrived here today. Immediately following his arrival, Hopkins went into conference with Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

The president's special envoy flew to Britain aboard an American built bomber which formed one of a large fleet. All the planes arrived safely. i After talking with the Prime Minister. Hopkins attended a meet ling cZ ttie war cauhat Police were summoned to the late Conley O. Taylor, Newcomers Mowls home where it was said 1 town hardware merchant, young Mowls was threatening to! Both Decker and Taylor were resort to a gun.

When Chief Gintz killed Feb. 13th at the River street on 1 chosen and that arrived upon the scene, father and son were battling. Lloyd's dash inside his home to carry out his threat to obtain a knife to resist arrest, was successfully resisted by Chief Gintz. During the excitement the prisoner's mother leaped on the back of the police chief when the latter pinned the youth to the floor. Two youths assisted Chief Gintz in transporting Mowls to jail, but they were not able to restrain the belligerent prisoner from inflicting damage totaling $3 on the side of the police car with his feet and from breaking a glass in the car costing $11.60 to replace after he was inside the patrol car.

At the jail, young Mowls again resisted Chief Gintz when the latter locked him inside a cell. STAGE SET LOTTERY IN By ARTHUR F. HERMANN I. N. S.

Staff Correspondent Washington, July 17. (INS) Eight hundred little salmon colored capsules held the center of the stage today as the nation prepared for its second peace time daft lottery which will inform the country's newest crop of manhood tonight when they will begin a year's service with Uncle Sam. High government executives, army and navy commanders, congressmen and even draftees themselves will start drawing from the famous gold fish bowl at 7 p. m. EST.

Thry will classify in order the 750,000 youths who have reached FOR NATIONAL WASHINGTON 'he would ago, regardless of how, where, or when he got it." A son. who has been named John Leslie Regula, was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Jonn A. Keguia, Route 1, Stonecreek.

DRAFT TONITE draw the first capsule. Under the formula to 'sift" the new registrants into remaining rolls of their local draft boards, all per ofimirai uncster isimnz. uuici, imvm bureau of navigation, Sen. Reynolds tD) chairman, house military tary affairs committee; Rep. May (D cahirman, house military affairs committee and 12 represen organizations have returned the decoration I the age of 21 since the first draw I inc last Oct.

29. Tonight's drawing will be com Dieted in about two hours as coiv trasted with more than 16 hours re (sons who have been assigned this quired to draw the 9,000 numbers number will be the first one inte in the October lottery. I grated into local rolls. The honinflammable capsules will Assistant Secretary of War Rob. be poured into the bowl shortly be ert Patterson, Gen.

George C. Mar fore drawing time and stirred with1 shall, army chief of staff, RearB Ad a naddle nmriP from a rafter Indenendence Hall, Philadelphia After being blindfolded by Col. Charles Morris, U. S. retired, who officiated in the World War draft nnri the first ooacetime lot fC.

srntarv nf the Naw Knox'tatives of veterans wili dip into the big glass bowl afld tContinueli on Page Nino.