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Show rNlM ittWaN YSl * By Edward C . Wayne Waynei I I i f W WlyWl lyWl < li ( WVi ? r , i . , , Armyn NAZM Claini Sm * hing of Soviet Army n fcs- fcs fcsfi - fi s . wi i ? a i ? sL mNr 1 * . ? Front ; - , ( y % Tj/ Tj Tjm / m > ? Tyi ; 'fc fc ' ? ? ijS.flr ijSflr . " * jt-rt jt rt - . . jte ' - 1 - J Jc c aa t ) aPr , k OustedBy Reeimc Friendly to United States , ' i fi wr . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . : tf m'Jrio1i mJrio1i < ' ' cK -Wi.1faI Wi.1faI cKWi.1faI - an r 1 " tlw .1 1 ( , . th . . : . .r r . : . . . . . .f f rt " H " III . .r r . ( : n i-ed i ed : ' laas . - < T ; W.sfra Wsfra : . r . : N ' : ws ; : : a ; r Uatoa nn nnIII : QplBLEOf QplBLE qi\MBLE qi MBLE \ ; , -Of Of - O.llt Ollt , . Eastern $ tern Front Frone Frontfiitler 1inUer > fiitler ' " * dramatic drarnatfc announcamenithat announcement announcementtb tb t t"events "eventa eventa "events events " of normous enonnou . Impor Imporiance Importanca iance " would take placa place on the th eut- eut eutem ait aitm - em m front waa wa followed foUowed closely by bywhat biwbat ] what many observer observers * and analysts analystsat analyUof at military mUitary tactics called caUed tha the great- great greate.t great-e great e - - e.t et . t gambi aan'tble aantble ' * in the th history of war- war warfare war.fara warfara war.faraThen - . fare fare'Iben ' Then 'Iben Iben from trom the tb Nazi high command commandcame commandcam came * the th word that in their opinion opinionthe opinionth the last Ia t effectlva etrectIve Russian Russlall forces torce . on onthe onth the central front had bead been .mashed mashed . .mashedand mashedand and ' last army group eroup * . are ar * bem beingWiped . wiped out . * ' An initial InJtfal campaign campalp which hadbeen bad badbeen been planned tor a month or Ie laaa . . to to71eld toyield 71eld Lanlngrad Leningrad , Xlav KIev and Mo.cow Mocow Mo.cowbad Moscowbad . bad bean been going loiDe on fo for more mor * than 17 17weeks 11week weeks * and the Ui * yield bac bad baen been JOevTbo.lgh Kiev JOev KievThough Though Tbo\.lgh Tbo.lgh Tbo .lgh lgh \ . knocking knoeltlnjr on em the til * door * . 01 01I 01Lenlnirad olLeningrad I Lenlnirad , , entry had bad bn been * * denied deniedand , ancl thar there * wer were * many matO ' raporta reporta thatthis that ' thi . naw new plan of 01 mUet HiUax'a HiUaxa ' , to storm stormMoscow 1 1Moscow Moscow from tram a betnnJn beglnninc , , dlstance dlstanceI dlstanceot distantof * I ot betW between en 1(0 10 tlSO ( and 200 milea mUes would wouldcall wouldcall call for tha the abandonment . , for the thepre.ent thaprasent pre.ent preent . . , of 01 attampta attemptt to take e the thenorthern thanorthern northern matropoUj metropolfJ , i . iTha Tha The obaervar ob.erver oberver . * . . , at tho th .ame ame * . ama tJme tunathat I Ithat that they quastlooad questioned thai tho good 1004 .en.e en.e ene . aensaof . ' nt tha the all-out all out - - campa campaign for Moscow Uoscow.admitted Uoscowadmitted , . admitted that It 1l WUe Hitler , . waa was to throw throwan throwall an hi * . available avanabllt forcaa torce . Into a bUb bUhon ; , on the central fr front t . , Tirooshenko 1imoahenko , aman men would have haT * to t fall back . . but butwhether butwhathar whether Hitler Bltler could coutd count on drlv- drlv drlvIn driv-tax driv tax - In , all aU tha the RuMtana BUlllllana out of weataxnIluaaia welltern wellternBuslia Buslia bafora before wtatar winter they ballairedto beUeYedto beUeYed to ba be dubloua In tha the extremefI extreme fI ' fIThere Thera There waa was a general leneraJ . teellnl fe lin | In InMoscow InMoscow Moscow that tha the attack waa was spurred apurradon spurredon on by deaparation de.peratlon deperatlon . , . that Hitler mUer wal walfeellnl waifeeling feellnl tba the effect eftects * of tha the unreal unrest back backof backof of the eaatem eastern front . , and baUaredha belleved bellevedhe he would have to have bav * a bif big Ru- Ru Rusian Itus-alan Itus alan . - - sian victory befora betore winter ao so that thathla thathi hla * front-line front line - - force torce * . could ba be re- re relJeved re relieved - lieved lJeved to clean up tha the mesa mess In oc occupied occupled cupied Europe , .tea tea . steadily becoming becomingwOrle becomingworsa wOrle a aa . winter approached . . Aa M usual whenever a Germandrive German Germandrive drive waa was announced there ( her * were werethose werathose those who believed belleved It might ba be . acloak cloak for . something .omethinl omethinl elseSome alsa else alsaSome Some auggasted BUCle.ted BUCleted . that tha the tlrst tlrstIpearhead firstspearhead Ipearhead to ba be driven forward forwardnorth . , north of tha the Saa Sea of 01 Axov Asov , . might be baa . cloak for tor a water-boma water boma water-borne borne - - attack a"ack aack " onthe on onthe the Caucasus oil oU fieldsIf fields fieldsIt It If this were wer * trua true , . however , the theRed thaReds Red . on the fighting &htinl htinl & lines wera were bad- bad badly badly - * ly fooled for tor they reported a gen cen- cen ceneral general - eral central German attack ot otgreater ofgreater greater ferocity than any so tar eX- eX eXperienced ex experienced - periencedTWO perienced TWO BITES : Or Just One ? Just as many papers wera were ask asklog askIng log editorially why It was waa that con congress congross gress was following fonowlng the plan of what 8en . CBL Tom T Connan Cwaaally , . left ( ( left I ) and Rep RepCharles BeyCharles Charles Eatw Eaton of f New Jeraey Jersey al'e ale al'edlOWD ar ' * dlOWD srw aefr before * * eBterlBg entering the ( h White WhiteIloose Walt * Iloose as members 01 a bipartisan bipartisandelegation | delegation delegati from fr * a Capital Capitol Hill roD som sommoned mnraeal moned t to * alscao discuss with the rresldeathis President Presidenthis his BlaMS plans far for congrenlonal c i > fresal * al chang caanc-ra caanc ra - . In ! the DaUon atl M a S aftrallty neutrality law Both Bothmt'o Bathmea mt'o mto ' are ar * member members * of f the for farclsrnrela lcn lcnrelations relations > tlM * cwmsalttp commUtee * 10 ! their respt'c resptc respt'ctlve reapecUva ' tlve branches br nchc of { oagrraa congrl'u congrlu oagrraathey ' they called A B-C B C - - legislation or the thepro theprogram pro am it If voting for or ag\inst ag inst aginstnm ( ' \ iinstBill nm A when everybody concerned concernedknew concernedknew knew tha that t Bill B and Bill C t\\ t t0 tother twoother \ 0 other steps were In the offing the theWhite theWhite White House brought them a newsample new ample sample to chew over overThis This was the question of the al alteratlon alteratlon teratlon of the the- theneutrality - neutrality act actThe The press was informed that the thefirst thefirst first congressional 'White White ' House CO1 CO1ference coiterence ' " ference on the bill was \ whether hether it itwould itwould would be advisable to take two bites bitesout bitesout out of the cherry or only one on bitesI I Wo Woi.id Woiid ' . it it , , they discussed be ad adI advlu advis I vlu ole to settle the question ofarming of ofal'nllng al'nllng alnllng ' merchantmen and extend extendlog extendIng log the right to American merchant merchantships merchantships ships to go to British BriUsh ports porta sepa separately separatety rately or both at onceWere once | Were the question Que.Uoo QueUoo . decided in the1rst tha the > \ first 1\rst 1 rst method congressmen congreslmen asked to tovote toII II vote on Question A A . . whether wbether mer mer- merchantmen merchantmen - chantmen should be armed . . would wouldknow wouUknow know full well that tola tb queaUon queaUonwould questionwouU would be b * todUaolubly indlUolub11 linked with withQuestion withQuestion Question B . , of ! waetarr whether thay the7 should shouldallow shouldallow allow merchant Ihtp skips . to . sail .aU aU Into IntoBr1Uah intoBritish Br1Uah porta-but porta but part - * but this thla que.tlon quetlon que.tlonwould questionwould . would not Ka be before betore tkem them . . PANAMA : Coup d'etat detat d'etatThree ' Three presidents within the spaceof space spaceof of a- a . afew - few hours was tha the news Irom Iromthe fromtha the republl republic * of ot Panama a as . poUtical poUticalel politicalalemants el D1ent8 favorable to the democra democrade democraCles de . oust ousted d Arnulfo Arias ArlaB , pro Nui Nuipresiden Nazipresident presiden\ presiden presidenand \ and set up then their * new gov government govamment govammentIn ernment ernmentIn In tha the bloodless coup d etat eta\ eta etaEr \ , , Er Ernesto Ernesto nesto Jaen Guardia former minis minister minister ter to Mexico took over tha the duties dutiesof dutiesof of president as 81 Arias flad Oed to Cuba by byaJrplane byairplane aJrplane A cabinet waa was then theQ tormed tormedGlJardla formedGuardia GlJardla resigned reslarned as president and andBicado andBicado Bicado Adolfo Adollo da de La Guardia tor tormer tormer mer miaister minister of government eovernment and andjustice andJustice justice was wal elected president presldeQt by the theaw theDew Dew aw cabinet cablneL cablneLReports . Reports were that tha the coup wa wasprecipitated . precipitated by the recent action of ofthe oftba the Arias ArJas reel regime me in ruling rulJng that Pan Pan- PanamareciBtered Panamaregistered - ama-registered ama registered ama-reciBtered reciBtered - ships could not car car- carry carry - ry arm arms . for protection against BUbmarine sub- sub BUb- BUb submarina - - | marina marine attacks attacka A cabinet rulingthis ruUng , tbJ . rei regulation 1lation was ordered as the theU thaU U S waa was considering arming annlng Ib Ibown Itsown own cargo ships shipsRED RED AID : Wtn WIns $ Support SupportDespita Despita Despite tha the fact that PresidentRoosevelt President PresidentRoosevelt Roosevelt had been conceded to tohave tahave have stirred .Urred Urred . up a hornet's hornets ' neat nest wJth wJthhJs witkaia hJs pronouncement about Soviet Sovietsayraai sayraai M'ron Mron ) ' C Tftylar Taylor , . Pl'e.lclent Ple.lclent Plelclent Pl'e.lclentRoosevelt rraslJartRwasaTeIt'a rraslJartRwasaTeIta ' . Roosevelt ' . yeraasmi persoDal eav T y ta 10 tho thoVatican tkaVatlcai Vatican . , to Is ylcturei pictured axtertug uterine the theWhite tarWalt White * Douse Ha upon Us his return ret m from fromRome fra franeane neane Rome Befara Before leavlag leavlne the &be be & Vatican VaticanTayler . , Taylor Is said * al ta to hara have had bad a . lenctbY lenctbYIDtervlew leagtkyiBtcrrlew IDtervlew with wltb tha tbe y pope * a a and al ItVA It wasreswrted \VA VA \ . rep rted that tbat this tbIa waa was & the &be be sakject sobJect of ofhis atUs his licBsslaii discussion with tha the rresHert PresldenL . Russia and religion rellgion the bouse of ofrepresentatives ofrepresentatives representatives , even while wbUe the thepress tbapress press battle over the subject was wasraging waaraging raging put Its 0 It . K . on a plan to togive togive give cash aid to Russia in additionto addltlODto addltlOD to material helpThis help helpThis This had been regarded aa . indica indica- indicative indicative - tive of the tenor of house thought thoucht OIl OIlthe ailthe the subject of at helping helplnC tha the Reds In Intheir Intheir their defena defense * of their homeland , . an anattitude anattitude attitude that had been echoed la In the theAmerican thaAmerican American Federation of nt Labor con COD- COD convention CODventlon - | vention ventlon . This group . , while assailing assallina Com- Com Communism Com-n-iunlim Com n iunlim - | munism - as such , completely en endorsed endorsed dorsed the sanding sending of . aid e.id eid to Russia Russiain In Increasing increasinc QuanUtiesThe quantities QuanUties quantitiesThe | The house action cama came wheja when . . In Indlacussfon indiscussion dlacussfon of a blU bill which wouM would in- in increase In-cress In cress - crease * the RFC lending lendJnc power to abillion . billion and a half halt Representative RepresentativeSmith RepresentativeSmith Smith of Ohio said ha het underatood underatoodRussia understoodRussia Russia wasn t going to gat get any aD ) " of ofIt ofIt It but be b * wanted to make dOubly dOublylure doublysure lure so 110 offered a probJbitive probJbitiveamendment prohibitiveamendment prohibitiveamendmentALUMINUM amendment ALUMINUM : A Decision Decl.Slon DeclSlon DecisionIn Decl.SlonIn . In an opinion that required 8 gcourtroom % courtroom da dai : ) s to dictate . , Judge JudgeFrancis JudgeFrancis Francis Caffey of a New York fed federal federal eral court ruled that the govern government government ment had bad failed to prove Its chargesof charges of violations under the Shennan ShennanAnti SbermanAnil Anti Trust act by the Aluminum Aluminumompany AluminumC ( ompany of America AmerJca Thus ended encled endedt encledr t r e of the longest trials In U S Sh ShsUry h sk ry with ALCOA the apparent apparentWiler apparentwi Wiler ler on all point points ) Inasmuch as asthe asthe the eovernment government failed to prove Itsens Its that It ItI itv 'us us ( ' Judge Caney Catrey said \I I \ , . uld be contrary to tha the public in inI interest intercst terest to dissolva dissolve or enjoin ALCOA . . I , An Interesting : part of tha the court s soi 01 nion nJOn was tha the statement that It Ital itai al pears that there exists in this thisc c in mtry try adequate supplies of baux bauxt t ( ore are of aluminum alumfnwn ) and water waterp ! p wer available avallable to anyone There- There Therefore There-tore There tore - - ! fore he said 881d . , anyone is and has hasI hasbeen I been able abl * to go into production ot otI otvlrgLD ofvirgin vlrgLD aluminum aJumlnwn since the last ofALCOA of I ALCOA - S patents ran out In 1909- 1909 - . I HUMAN : ! i Interest Tale TaleThere Tale1bere , There 1bere was probably no human In Interest tere.t teret . story in the news which bad badi badtha i the depth of poignancy of ot the aOOr aOOrI abortlv I tlve * exchange exchance of at German and Brit Brit- BritI British . - I ish prisoners of war-seriously war seriously warseriouslywound.d war - seriouslywounded wound.d woundd , . men , women and childrenboth children childrenI childrenboth I both combatants and non nOD com comI combatanit cornbatants cornbatantsTwo I batanit batanitTwo Two hopeful ships ips laden with an anunmentioned anmunantloned unmentioned number of ot Gennan Gennannationals Germannationals nationals bad had lain at Newhaven Newhavenready , , ready to set sail san tor a port still to tobe tobe be selected wbera where these ships would wouldpick wouldpick pick up such British citizens asGermany as asGermany Germany would releaseBut release releaseBut But tha the ship ships . did not sail sail . . and andimaginaUon andImagination imaginaUon painted the anxiety and andheartbreak andheartbreak heartbreak aboard those vessels vesselsemoUons vesselsemotions emoUons undoubtedly shared by an anequal anequal equal equalor or greater number across the thechanneL thechannel channeL . channeLTber Tbara Tber rera ere rumors that the Nazis Naziswere Naziswere were demanding the Inclusion of ofHess ofHess Hess This was waB promptly denied deniedby deniedby by England Enlland . , who said that his name nameWa namewas Wa . not Dot even mentioned.Sudden.l7 mentioned .Sudden.l7 Sudden.l7 Suddenl7 . Suddenly . it was avident evident that the thewhole thewhola whole plan had broken down Germany Ger Germany many , Britain said , , had broken faithGermany faith faithGermany Germany -Germany - waa was holding out for tor a a.wap aawap .wap wap . of ot areal even numbera qumbers whereas the thecovenant th thcovenant covenant bad had stated , , the British as as.erted assorted .erted erted . that tha the exchange exchanae would be bewithout bewithout without rcferenca reference to rank or num number numbara numbaraSome ber . Some day a historically |
