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CHAT BY THK ; EDTZOS " The American Peace Mobilization, Mobil-ization, one of the most vociferous voci-ferous organizations working against the national policy of aid to Britain, and which has opposed most of i the steps taken to aid the democracies, has suddenly plunked for allr out aid to aircountries fighting fight-ing the Axis. - - This is the organization which for 40 days kept an annoying an-noying picket in front of the White House in. protest against national foreign pol icy. The picket was with drawn just before Hitler moved against Russia. This is the : organization that was against lend-lease, and which lauded the Stalin regime, as a "great neutral in the conflict because as such it might exercise a great in fluence for peace. But now it suddenly believes that the United States should no long er preserve any such Olympic impartiality, but should get in and pitch against the Axis (which is certainly the same Axis it was before it attacked Russia). It was frequently said that the American Peace Mobiliza tion was Communist-domin ated. In view' of the record both before and after the in vasion of Russia, what do you think? oOo Wise and Otherwise One strike that always has a fine chance of succeeding is when you strike out for your self. . ., . The world gets along lots better when people are shaking hands instead . of Jie.ads The iioneyjnflaiLi& over when it is discovered that it is cheaper to cook Sunday dinner at home. . Who remembers the good old days when Vichy was known principally for mineral water. . MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairs J Bm pin 1 o) Murdoch Confident Utah Steel Plant Expansion Sena t o r Confers With Provoans About Water Naval Intelligence Bars Applicants Ap-plicants Not 4th-Genera-tion Americans ; "Labor Scouts" Plague Defense by Luring Skilled Men From Plants Tbwnsendites Gain Sympathetic; Hearing Via Social Security Probe ; USO vs. British Aid is Latest Social War of Washington Dowagers. Confidence that Utah will land a large steel expansion project was expressed by Senator Abe Murdock in a conference with Provo city and chamber of commerce officials at the C. of C. offices here Tuesday afternoon. , En route to Salt Lake City after spending' a few days at hla home in Beaver, following hla return from Washington, Senator Murdock Mur-dock stopped here to check up on Provo's ability to furnish ample water for the proposed $57,000,000 steel project at the Columbia Steel company works. Pointing out that the OPM officials of-ficials seem to have some doubt about the water supply. Senator Murdock said he had received a message from his office- to check that angle thoroughly while here. Jacob Submits Data E. A. Jacob, ' Provo city engineer, engi-neer, invited by Clayton Jenkins, chamber of commerce secretary, to present data on the water situation situa-tion at the -conference with the-senator, the-senator, submitted a detailed report re-port showing there is ample water available, Senator Murdock immediately im-mediately wired the entire report to Washington. J; Mr. Jacob's report showed there are 81.1 second feet of culinary and municipal system (pressure) wa- ter, and 72 second feet of surface water for - industrial uses, available. avail-able. -This does not include Utah lake waters, which are available for non-consumptive uses, such as I- cooling or condensing, it was pointed out. Detailed Report The engineer's report was detailed de-tailed as follows: 1. Culinary pressure system, (a) Gravity supply, springs in Provo canyon- (works constructed) 20 second feet, (b) Deer Creek (reclamation) 8000 acre feet or 11.1 second feet. This is equal to 20,000,000 gallons a day and will supply 50,000 population. 2. Irrigation and power . water. City mill race, 16.50 second feet; miscellaneous water, 2.50 second feet; east drain, 3 second feet. Total available at Sixth South (Continued on Page Three) Assured J J , SENATOR ABE MURDOCK Robinson Wires Assurances Of Project Approval WASHINGTON Wendell Will-kie, Will-kie, first-generation American, came within four million votes of being- elected president. William Knudsen, born in Denmark, is director di-rector of the OPM. Sidney Hill-man, Hill-man, born in Lithuanita, is associate associ-ate director of the OPM. But despite their fame and eminence, emi-nence, not one of these national leaders could get into Naval Intelligence. In-telligence. " k Reason is that no matter what the ability, experience or proven loyalty of - a native-born citizen, he Is barred from service in Naval, Intelligence unless he Is a fourth - Keneratiour American. There is no law or Navy regulation regu-lation setting up such an extreme restriction. In fact. Navy brass hats are very careful not to admit iU existence in writing. But like the unwritten caste rule-that bars enlisted men in the Navy from l-rmanent commissions, so this invisible in-visible but ironclad barrier operates oper-ates to keep all but a select class out of Naval" Intelligence. : How the system works is shown in the following- specific case: A crack Washington newsman who is .a; native-born'' American v. ith a law degree and knowledge of two foreign ' languages, eager to serve in the emergency, applied for a reserve commission In Naval Intelligence. His recommendations were of the . best. But an he got was a courteous run-around. - Finally after writing, a letter direct to Secretary Knox, the new-(Continued new-(Continued on Page 4, Section 2) 20-88 SESSION THURSDAY? Following a luncheon session at the Hotel Roberts, Thursday,' at 7 p. m.- members of the' Provo 20-30 club will. eo. to the Deer. Creek project for a first-hand Inspection in a body." " . .. Thompson Case Argued In Court The suit in which Scott Thompson, Thomp-son, ex-Provo city fire chief, asks reins tatment to his former posi tion as fireman on the classified civil service list was in progress in Judge Dallas H. Young's Fourth district : court today, de fendants in the case are the city commission, civil service commis sion and several other city officers. It was expected testimony would be completed early this afternoon with final arguments by the re spective counsels late in the after noon and Thursday morning. Provo city contends Thompson was removed as chief for cause by the city commission December 2, 1940. Counsel for Mr. Thomp- nn laima h ivu nnfr and (Vtulri Vnot have been removed for cause, . - out, 1 nompson was - asaea lu resign as chief following an auto accident in which he was involved November 29, 1940, While allegedly alleged-ly violating the' city ordinance. -r- 1 sr8 Fears 'that'- the proposed ' S57. 000,000 steel expansion - project at Washington were allayed today oy J. W. Robinson, congressman from Utah. In a telegram replying to a wire from the Provo chamber of commerce, Mr. Robinson said prospects for approval of the project are bright. The chamber of commerce had wired the congressman as fol lows: "Strong rumors , here that we are in danger of losing appropriation appro-priation fpr new j steel plant to Colorado group who are working hard to establish plant there. We appreciate good work you have already done and request you to check status of ; this matter with RFC and wire report back.". Mr. Robinson's telegram said: "Have been assured by men who should know and who make de cisions that plan as originally proposed will be approved. Delay caused by getting an overall pro gram before final action on any project." A telegram similar to that' sent the congressman .was sent to "Senator "Sen-ator Elbert D. Thomas by his friend, T. N. Taylor of Provo at the direction of the chamber , of commerce. No answer had been reported today. -,; U. S. BR1TIS NAVIES PLAt COOPERATION - ; j, Churchill Reveals Plan nt I nrniM1)! rirtn " i In Commons By EDWARD W. BEATTD5, JR. s LONDON, July 9 U.R) t-The t-The British and United Stales navies will co-operate in "the most dangerous waters' pf the north Atlantic to, insure American supplies destined, for forces on Iceland 'and protect pro-tect British convoys: to Enfe-land, Enfe-land, Prime Minister" Winston Churchill hinted uV the house of commons today. Churchill announced at the same time the British forces at Iceland, estimated to number 80,000 men, would be retained there to cooperate co-operate closely with the United States forces stationed ion the island. is-land. 1 Provisioning Required-Churchill Required-Churchill pointed out tlat United States forces at Iceland would require provisioning; and re-enforcing re-enforcing from time to time. 1 "These consignments of American Amer-ican supplies for the American forces on duty overseas for the purposes of the United States will of course, have to traverse the most dangerous waters and cs we have a very large traffic constantly con-stantly passing through these waters wa-ters it may, I dare say, be found mutually advantageous in practice that the two navies - involved II A Russian Side of War First Radioed Picture From Moscow ... n H - - . y l n . s VV ) V ' I JJ & ' ft . fo) A (fin waters." he said. Important Event ' Emphasizing that United States occupation of Iceland was 6ne of the most Important events of the war, Churchill said, it was carried out "in pursuance of the purely American policy of protecting;, the western hemisphere from the Nazi menace." "Seizure of Iceland by Hitler, would have been of the greatest advantage to him in bringing pressure to bear on the United States and Britain," he added. In reply to a question whether the prime minister had any information in-formation regarding the situation in Iceland, Churchill replied: "The military occupation of Iceland Ice-land by forces of the United States is an event, of first-rate (Continued on Page Three) Here Is' the first picture ever received In the United States direct by radio from Moscow. According to Red sources it marks the first action of Russians against Germans in their struggle a Russian motorcycle unit ." if route to the front to meet the Invaders. Picture through kca communications, py Acme. -- -- Germans Criticize United States for Occupying Iceland By JOSEPH W. GRIGO, JR. J ahouldassIsTTach l Y.t- V, I J Willkie Confers With Roosevelt; Calls For North Ireland Bases -WASHINGTON, July 9, (U.R Wendell L. Willkie, after ggHJ"lJRbd . President. Booseelt, today calk ed for establishment of American bases in northern Ireland. At a press conference following his meeting, with the president, Willkie, stressing thats- Idaho Man, 69, Sent To State Prison JEROME, Ida., July 9 0IB Judge T. Bailey Lee today sentenced sen-tenced James J. Robertson, 69-year-old Jerome - handyman, to serve two to 10 years in the Idaho penitentiary on a charge of voluntary vol-untary manslaughter, v reduced from first degree murder. Robertson was convicted of fatally fa-tally shooting Stanley J. Casto, 29-year-old WPA worker during an argument April 19. He admitted admit-ted the slaying, but claimed it was in self defense. , Robertson was charged with murder in the first degree. A district dis-trict court Jury of 12 farmers re duced the charge to manslaughter. Icelandic Business Men Welcome Arrival of United States Forces REYKJAVIK, Iceland Icelandic Ice-landic business "men looked forward for-ward today to Increased trade as the result of American - occupation occupa-tion -of Iceland, and welcomed the prospect of important economic relations" with the United States. pied the fortified Russian , town of Salla, informer Finnish territory terri-tory near ' the Finnish-Russian border on the Arctic front. BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND VICHY TRENCH LINES, IN SYRIA . American-m a d e fld'ht!- nlnnpj icdftv lvl . all! Ad forces: against Vichy French7 po- j sitlona on the road to Beirut in I the most telling- offensive of . the war in Syria. ? T- ; BUENOS AIRES. The newspaper news-paper La Prensa said today it had learned from authoritative sources ; that Peru,'-'' using J equipment equip-ment recently v imported - from Japan, is making -intensive military mili-tary preparations against Ecuador.; Ecua-dor.; . ;;y- reported ' today by the -official DNB news agency to have-occu- QUrro, Ecuador Fighting be tween Ecuadoran, and - Peruvian troops, in disputed' border; terri tory . has ceased,- it was said or- BERLIN German troops were Lficially . today. Both countries, stm accuse the other of starting snooting. the PAYSON ASICS FOR ARMORY A delegation from the southern south-ern part of Utah county Tuesday conferred with the state board of examiners 'and armory board at the state capitol, asking Immediate Immedi-ate construction of an armory at Payson under authorization of the state legislature. The legislature appropriated $75,000 for armories at. Payson, St. George. Pleasant Grove, Leal, Vernal and Murray but did not specify which should be buUt first, it was pointed out. r W. G. Williams, adjutant general gen-eral of the national guard, urged that Payson receive first consideration. consid-eration. Payson has one of the oldest units of the guard and when it returns from active service serv-ice with the U. S. army it will have additional equipment which will have to be housed, he said. General Williams was asked by E. E. Monson, acting governor, to ascertain whether payson could make a contribution toward the cost of an arm&ry and if WPA help could be obtained. Senator Francis S. Lundell of Benjamin headed the Utah county delegation. This Day . . born ;.: - Girl, to Clifford and Dora Uoon Riley of Fillmore,: this morning. ' Boy, to Henry and Helen Thomas Thom-as Watson, Tuesday. J Coming Events ' Klwanls, Thursday, .7:30 p. nv Hotel Roberta. Interclub meeting with Price. No meeting Thursday noon, ----' -- '- . velt has stabbed it in the back by occupying Iceland at the moment It was fighting to free the world from' threat of Bolshevism, and emphasized he would have is bear responsibility for his action. , Nazi agencies said the president had brutally violated the sovereignty sovere-ignty of a small nation, but said the' thoughts of all civilized per- Lspns would be with Germany in its struggle against Bolshevism in behalf be-half of the world. German comment on the occupation occu-pation of Iceland was delayed, but it came finally in a flood. .The first, statement was that the American, action was a purely aggressive, one which indicated President Roosevelt's intention of establishing . direct contact with the European war. '."Roosevelt will have to bear the consequences how that he has de cided to enter the war zone," a spokesman said. '.'Roosevelt, has consciously entered en-tered a battle area where there is sharp shooting," said the Boersen Zeitung. : "The responsibility lies with him." A broadcaster said over the of-(Continued of-(Continued on Page Three) - HIKERS AWAIT TREK TO TIMP . With the flowers, waterfalls and vegetation more beautiful than ever, hikers who make the long trek up the winding trails of Mt. Timpanogos at the annual Tlmp hike Friday . and Saturday are due for a real treat, according to C. J. Hart, general director. v Plans for the hike are nearing completion, according to Mr.Hart. It is expected thousands of persons per-sons will attend the pre-hike pro gram Friday evening at Aspen Grove, with over 1000 persons climbing Mt. Tlmp early Saturday Satur-day to obtain Summit club badges, A new feature this year is the ''Timpanogos Summer Ski Clas sic" slalom contest slated at 8:30 a. ' m. Saturday at the Tlmp glacier, and the "Glacier Sit- down Slide Race" to be run off at 10 a. m. According to Guy F. Christen sen, first aid chairman - for the hike, CCC Company - 5713, Provo Camp MA-1 will set up two first- aid stations, one at Aspen Grove and one at Emerald Lake. The Work wUl be under the direction of Company Commander Robert W."1 Pershing and Doctor Sidney Cohen. vr - : Jasper Snow, first aid instructor instruc-tor for the Red ' Cross and official offi-cial of the Provo Amateur Radio club has been - named assistant chairman of first-aid and safety. The radio group will establish a short wave radio set-up between Provo city and Mt. Tlmp for use rm 'teaser" emergency-' calls are necessary, Chief Christensen saia. he was Speaking entirely on his own responsibility, said: "The protection ol Iceland in my judgment is the first step in a. series of similar steps that should shortly be taken. "The matter of the particular places to be occupied is a technical techni-cal question upon which I do not pretend to be an expert." Later, when asked , whether establishment of American bases hi northern Ireland should be included in-cluded among those steps, he replied: re-plied: "Yes." defense measures. Willkie, the outstanding Republican Repub-lican supporter of Mr. Roosevelt's foreign policy, came to the White House for what was described as a discussion of "the full international inter-national situation.' "The president discussed the in-ternatonal in-ternatonal situation .at treat length," Willkie said. "He talked much about Iceland and also talked talk-ed about the Russian situation." He said, however, the question of pledging his support for Mr. Roosevelt's1 specific international moves did hot arise during their conversation. . As for reports he might be -drafted" into a federal job, Willkie Will-kie said: "I certainly do not want to. There was no discussion of any kind on that subject at bur meeting." meet-ing." Willkie disclosed he will appear on the west coast later this month for two . addresses before mass meetings in. which he will reiterate reiter-ate hia demands for continued and intensified assistance to Great Britain and her allies. He is to speak at Los Angeles, . July . 23 and at San Francisco on July 25. FRANCE SEEKS ARMISTICE IN SYRIA FIGHTING NO CLUB MEETING There will be no noon luncheon of the Soroptimist club this month, the Thursday session having been postponed, announces the president, presi-dent, Mrs. Ina C. Brown. The regular dinner-meeting will bs held the evening of July 31, Instead of July 24. Further announcement an-nouncement will be made. VICHY, France, July 9 OLE) France, through United States diplomatic channels is negotiating a n armistice v with Great Britain to end immediately the war in Syria, a government communique com-munique said today. The negotiations, authorized by the Vichy government, were started start-ed at Beirut on Tuesday by Gen. Henri Dentz, the commander in Syria, the communique said. Dentz acted through the United States consul-general at Beirut after more than a month of fightfng against Briiisli and Free trench forces. Fighting had continued ' to the last minute, earlier dispatches reported, re-ported, with the British capturing Damour, only nine miles from Beirut, and pounding hard at the Vichy forces to speed end of the conflict. (In London, Prime Minister Churchill said "we welcome the negotiations and trust they will reach a speedy conclusion," Churchill said. "Pending any formal for-mal arrangements being made the muitary operations muse, of course continue with unabated vigor. "Need I hardly say how glad the British government will be to see an end brought to this distressing dis-tressing conflict in which nearly 1,000 to 1,500 British; Australian and Indian solders who volunteered volunteer-ed or joined the army in order to defend France have fallen killed or wounded under . French bullets as a result of the lamentable confusion con-fusion into which the affairs of so many good people in so many parts of the world would have been thrown by the victories of Hitler's armies.") NAZIS LEAVE MANY DEAD-It! DEAD-It! RETREAT Russian Counter - Blows Blast Two Motor- . ized Regiments BY HENRY SHAPIRO - MOSCOW, July 9 (UJO The Red army reported today the German forces driving to . ward Moscow on the central front had been hurjed back in retreat, and, the axis army? in the extreme south had been routed in the Falciu sec-" . tor and driven . back across the Pruth river into Rumania. The Germans left "hundreds of . dead" on the field as they re- - treated westward in the Lepel sec-" tor, the war communique said." -after Russian counter blows had smashed two enemy motorized, regiments (probably 6,000 men)" and destroyed four heavy and light batteries and a large quantity of anti-aircraft guns. Regarded Important . .. (The report of triumph in the Lepel sector was regarded as of greatest Importance because the-nazi the-nazi advance , there had been one of the strongest of several drives .' toward Moscow.) . . r All alcng the front, the war" communique said, the Red army . held up or turned back the Ger- man forces, in severe . fighting," especially in . the Sebes direction near the Latvian border, while the Russian - air force .pounded at nemy-hftnna;' fflrdromes '--and! bases, destroying 102 -. German planes and losing 10. , . Both reports of German , forcea were driven back in the Lepel area and along the Rumanian frontier were regarded as indicating indi-cating the fury with which the Red army now is striking back at the enemy after-having; held up the main nazi advance on the. central (Moscow) front for about -six days. .' ': v. '.;-: '; Furthermore, it was the first time the 'Russians had said the-, Germans 1 had ."retreated" west- : ward from any position. they had. won In the offensive against the Red army, although on previous occasions there had been frequent gains and counter-gains in a fluid form of fighting. Counter Attack Staged S '"' The communique did not indi- ' cate that the Germans had fallen- 1 back in disorder -on the central- front, but bn the Pruth front it. was stated - the enemy had been caught in a counter attack and had dropped their arms and fled back to ' Rumania. : These were described as German and Ruman- ian troops. , ' In the far north, Ihe Red army-was army-was 'reported fighting strongly against German-Finnish thrusts-both thrusts-both toward Leningrad on x the' Karelian isthmus and ' in , the Arctic toward Murmansk. The enemy ' apparently had failed to make , any appreciable advance'" through former Finnish territory ; toward the- great industrial r clty of Leningrad.. - There was heavy fighting last night at Polotsk and Lepel on the central front and in the Novograd-. Volynsk sector of the southern or Ukraine front. ' -- Faithful Sheep Dog Takes Care Of Flock After Master's Death , HARLOWTON, MonU July 9 (HE) For nearly a week after his master died, Bert Locker's -faithful sheep dog took care of - the flock entrusted to his care, it became be-came known today. :; - "S ; Locker, 56, was .found dead by his ; employer, M. C Singleton, when he called at the sheep camp on a routine Inspection t trip. Locker, who was hired by Singleton-July- 3,. apparently, died of a heart attack that day, investi gating -officers said after examining exam-ining the body. . ' .. The dog had scratched holes more than a foot deep and several feet ; long on each aide of ; the body in an apparent attempt to arouse Locker. Unsuccessful, the dog then . took over, care of , the flock until help came;' Little was known of Locker here except that he had been employed as a sheepherder on ranches in this district for 10 .years. So far as known, he had no relatives. ; SCHOOLS TO AID TRAINING PLAN The board of education voted Tuesday night to place all avai aUe shop facilities at the disposal of the vocational training program which has been extended recently to Include ail " WPA and NY A workers. Dr. J. C. Moffitt, superintendent, sup-erintendent, reported today. v The board granted - a year's leave of absence to Wayne Mo Intire. Lxon Junior high school instructor who is pursuing studies : towards his" Ph. D. degree at the University of California. - ? Luther K. Stewart was retained as' piano tuner for the district at a' fee, of $2.50 per . instrument. . r Dr. Moffitt reported - to the board : that the school building renovation program is progressing ' on schedule and expects it to be -completed . in plenty, of time before be-fore the opening e schools in the falL ' . " ; . . - The board has been advised that male teachers ' over 28 years old will be deferred from selective service, as already announced la tae press, ' - -7. - A |