Olean Times Herald (Newspaper) - October 29, 1941, Olean, New York Weather Forecast Cloudy and continued cold Thursday cloudy followed by occasional Slowly Sun Mta Sun tiMi VOL No 255 TIME ERALD Edited for Southwestern New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania Traffic Record I IMI CITY 1 1 57 1 3D Injured 59 1 Accidents 1 43 1 Injured Ml 0 44 311 Daily Entered Matter N Y WEDNESDAY EVENING OCTOBER 29 1941 FINAL PRICE THREE CENTS To Mak rican L fn KG ID DC This odd and eerie sight enlivened scenery as British Army Medical Corps camouflaged two bearers and a casualty in practice rescue work Reds Grab Initiative Near Moscow Drive Forward With Attacks I tilled Editor Armed forces ol the Soviet Union have seized the tive on six sectors of the cow front and have driven forward in sharp counter at- tacks Russian reports claim today One of the actions was described at a counter of- fensive Berlin reported of Soviet on Isthmus leading to Crimea Reich forces were also said to have forced their way closer to Rostov at the head of the Caucasus Heavy handicaps on the Moscow where vigorous counter attacks in progress were admitted by the Germans Berlin propaganda taking a tact warned that hard ing in storm and bad weather m cold and snow lies ahead and there was little news irom the fighting front ex- cept reports of terrible weather which nad bogged down the Nazi The Nazi High Command ed that the Russian defense lines on the mile wide Isthmus which links Crimea to the mainland have been broken in eleven days fighting m which Russian prisoners were seized and thirteen tanks and 309 guns captured or put out of action ENEMY German troops it was asserted were pouring forward onto the Crimean in pursuit ol the beaten enemy London dis- patches admitted grave concern for the fate of but ed out that the Soviet base of has strong defenses and should be able to hold out lengthily is the main base of the Red Banner Black Sea fleet and the Russians were believed to have a torce of a battleship five cruisers twenty-seven destroyers fifty motor torpedo boats and fifty submarines there Tins naval force would be forced to withdraw to less well equipped bases on the Georgian coast if the Germans Crimea The Russian position in the Donets region remained critical The Germans still were believed to be ten or fifteen miles from Rostov where Semyon Timoshenko was striving ately to mass strong reserve forces London believed his task was complicated by the losa of most of the heavy equipment be- longing to the southern Russian forces originally commanded by Marshal Semyon Budenny and by loss of communications and con- tact between units of forcea before Timoshenko took over command CONTINUES At Kharkov claimed as cap- tured by the Germans several days ago Russian reports said that fighting still was in progress and London believed that a battle for the city had not yet been ed despite the German claim The weather appeared to be playing a major part in the parent Soviet turn for the better the line that beaten but be in and heavy Northern France Airports Raided British bombing planes fought a northerly gale during the night to penetrate far into Geiman tory attacking wide areas over south and southwest Germany the Air Ministry said in a communique today Docks at Cherbourg on the French invasion coast also were bombed and of the er command attacked over northern France the said All planes including those of the bo command who took j part in the German raid returned j safe the Ministry asserted Havoc fighters American built Douglas took part in the drome inids the Ministry said Six fires were slatted at m drome near Abbeville which bombed three times two hours the Ministry said Late News Briefs KK DIVIDEND Jamestown plant will pay Us eis i twenty pei cent dividend of then sei vice bills the Public vice Commission today The Commission estimated that dividends would total compared to in K WASHINGTON The United States sending to as its chief diplomatic tive a service cci who is for Ins direct and methods George L who served lor tuo yea is as head of the division of tlir Slate Department has been as to the embassy m lin AGAIN Franz Von airplane pilot who escaped from the United States recently after arriving there as a fugitive from a camp m Canada has been shot down and again taken pi by the ish tellable Geiman today Moves In War Itv F Of The Desk Aid From South for Russia Steel Industry Strike Forecast CIO Steel ers Organizing Committee official today that a strike at all plants of the Bethlehem Steel Company imminent unless s wage agreement is and signed within a sonable time Julian R International representative emphasized that union employes at the in suburban authorized their international officers to call a walkout unless an agreement is reached with no un- oue delay Bruce said the workers wore restless as the company continues to stall in negotiations the union in New York City the past five weeks PICKETS NEW A N t pickets a nested at the Mills today fighting more than 200 union who marched to the iery company to work The pickets members of the Federation of Hosiery Workers Union CIOl weie being booked charges of the peace and inciting a not EXPENSE Frank C Re- publican candidate for State Comptroller spent 02 in his campaign the Court of Appeals cancelled the election the of State's office said today Moore's expenses covered three airplane and tuo r SAVINGS State of the Finance try told Germans by ladio night that the government soon would decree an iion savings tem under which Germans will be invited to give the government their savings until the end of the war in return for partial ity from taxes Russia Gets First Call For Guns Ordered Originally For U S Army WASHINGTON Russia has first call today on planes tanks and guns which had been ordered originally for the United States Army The Army will have to claims for prior delivery on much of tins equipment it has on order so there will be no delay in carrying forward the aid program authoritative said Some officials believed that so far as aircraft is concerned the new procedure may delay the equipment for the eighty-four combat are posed for the Army Air Force However they said it would not hamper the training of personnel Although no official disclosure been made of the details of the program developed at the Moscow conference of Soviet and United officials Mid these among the 3 That United States aid to Britain will not be curtailed as the result of the program to ply Russia with uar materials 2 Britain will of its own arms production to sia 3 That it will be an open end program making it possible for the to augment the list of their present requirements There haa been no disclosure of how Russian aid will be but an official suggested that present ury and Reconstruction Finance loans against future deliveries of Soviet gold and raw be continued fora while There is a good chance that some of new funds now available may be to help the thr of- ever that Mr hss not yet made auch a The renewed drive on the Crimea suggests another man pincers move this time directed at tlic Caucasian oil fields The northern arm is the duvej Rostov and the j Don Despite the it seems to he making progress in the face of fierce Russian resistance and the British tear the fall of Rostov may be near The latter is the point south to the oil fields 200 miles away Presumably the would thrust from theie in two South the oil center and cast Astrakhan on the Caspian to cut off the Caucasus liom contact with the rest of Russia CIUMKA The southern aim would be the Crimean i waids the Stunt ol which connects the Sea of Azov with the Black Sea The strait IB only lour miles from the heart ot the Caucasus it would put the Germans within about 100 miles o The claimed today that the Russian detente lines on the Isthmus which connects the Guinea with the mainland have been broken and the Russians me evci the same claim was made mx ago the Crimea fust was threatened Tne peninsula is a prize for three accessibility to the Caucasus its naval base of and lie Kerch noil ore deposits ind cal plants at its end Lois of the latter would be another in- blow to Russia Odessa having Russia's Black Si a naval base Its loss would be a considerable handicap to the wan fleet which is the sole rier to any Gorman in- vasion aimed at tlie Near East loi titled It was the scene of the of when it took tne Fiench and Turkish lies eleven months to i educe Sebastapol lies south ol Die mountain lange which divides the peninsula Bven if it held out loi months it would be no to a of the to the mainland If the German ment succeeded its object won I be to invest the oil and 1 gup on the noi th of the mountain lange whn li nmi liom the Black the Caspian i I This raises the tion ol what Britain may do the me deeply coined over keeping the oil fields out of German hands They aie also over pi the Germans from establishing selves HO perilously to the Near and the road to India The Germans would have the barrier of the Caucasus Mountains to overcome They might attempt to along the to Balum on the Black Sea and Baku on the Caspian as well as an encirclement by sea has been persistently in days that Gen Sir bald of the Indian army is prepared to his forces alongside the in the defense of the Gen Wavell has close to men under his command The best stand from the point of defending the Kast would be south of the mountains Gen Wavell was led to have been m recently discussing with the Russians ever if it is necessary to save the oil fields a British expeditionary might fight with the the mountains to Cat plan would choke oft bur would open to flank Ural aid comet an ol distance freight car shortage A I SOVIET RUSSIA Caspian ports need sponsion to handle expected 3000 tons of war aid doily SYRIA Gulf port facilities railroad be 109 improved to handle increased aid traffic German Attacks Thrusts British Thrusts Oil Pipelines Aid route from U S Arrangements Provide Better World Program When Conflict Ends Turkey Is Ready For Sacrifices Jen i.Miiet Tin kev today In i- on 01 i holocaust and all t 111 nut mi Met ue a staged 111 Hi IMh of Ri public suii temble snuggle is the wiy to boini pu 101 U the M i In In oui woi k 111 i norm il Despite ill ot oui we thil nil tile e ol 1 HIM We Mild I line Wolk 111 M I'll 1.11 ms Hid III J H t I Malf C nt Un- day to have asked Great Brit- ain to make all British bases availably for American use after the war The part of a broad by the United I to and China in ith j to provide guarantees I tor a better after tlie war i doctrines in addition to 01 bases to which the j United States has asked Britain to subscribe were to Remmal ol excessive trade inter- national commercial relations use ot law t U nt commodities to protect sis ol nations and inten j people I to aid and con- to development must me and t uas understood haa i been to subscribe to ths but has not been to make any bases or oi bases available to the in M I i mint in south bv Russia also look or aid in the lonn n t loops ind supplies aid cunic soon il I ills must be I Urn ol supplies vm t peak K boi I H s in the But bo had j his Mayoi as and i i abli and James A inei IJi inoi leader i fit it i a- Mate i i hm n an a i an Jugoslav Slain i it Victoria Cross For Australian CANBERRA Minuter John Curtin today that Private J H Gordon of Australia who handedly captured machine Run nest in the Syrian campaign after five of his comrades were killed awarded the toria Crow for conspicuous lantry After comrades died Gordon crept beneath a stream of fire then four with hU bayonet and taking DM pott Conference May Be Labor's Final Chance For Voluntary Cooperation iu O i 1 Willkie Supports C i rr j ini ii of the u s I met John L Is Ol Ld VI lew houis lie dls- the impasse in the i steel captive coal mi lies I Wendell L U with Roosevelt at mil mght White House yo h The meeting between tlie i luef of the Mine and i impawn in the official win is ol M I1 H L i'.u.tidiii All Roosevelt's special who tin to tlie Vatican nt the -ist yeai flower Hotel The may be one ol labors ties during the er v tu HO to tlu table Thf meeting between uid Mr was announced by the White House a half hour alter the is meeting Stephen T the said William 11 of the Mediation Board also attended that meeting No of Lewis union Unit the last night no details explaining I hat ho tonld not say how long Taylor nnd Davis with Mr Hoose The last Taylor nnd he said Die thril to ailed the arid n he could come m foi a talk The President yes and that is it happened There wai no there was nothing we tried to Axis Powers Out Squeeze Play NKW to work a squeeze on the United States in the Pacific Ocean and a showdown light with Japan able according to Arthur Menken American reporter nnd lecturer after a around the Far East LI no question that we will have to fight the Japanese sooner or later find I believe that lie is almost nt hand Ken Mid I hope that this country tin negotiate with Japan but I am afraid that will never be We are being squeezed on both now by the Axis and our la the Pacific the will weak Ji I the v hose sped b was ixl by i spoke liom at the 1 w us i Negotiations on this program j between tne States and liom i he nU to the two oi lend-lease tne with ods oi un ar now being sent m of the beer here that the niw it will be U not im- the j to get full m i The is Most ol tile 1 loops nig to make sine latins benefits will from tins gieat outlay ol and In the the United to implement d unite the Churchill AI hint ic peace declaration Tlic has asked for the to use British bases n pait DI long-range amis Tne il of bases would i e watched nv the Japanese who have said in i Uie pai ide i j ps i bin nl u 1 British Soldiers Escape Benghazi -i in and have i- it the 1 H -one ami K tw Tho ironi Sui rev R i Rome nnie 111 hi uai v itu i mie until ne s with loin I hi n Mom an il oi I a tni twi they fled In botti s nl ej a map tmn com- taken the ton nt a fountain pen They lost it and found the Min as a tint hey u ould con- it n cause ot a it u Me to v Thr States i not sub- lor the lease tii b But this wishes to accompany an for of ti f ebt at least with the Old will not be permitted in New Senate Leaders To Resist Effort To Complicate Neutrality Battle tne any battle i with WASHINGTON jo i iv ti ti to i lie Art lev ike Although some j of the opposition i on policy were expected to 1 dealing with the labor situation Sen Burton K U Mont leader ot the opposition he would oppose it He said he wanted to limit the decision to the tion of policy After two days of debate Wheeler poll that moie than 0 would he MM against the of Neutrality Act provisions bat ring from and trom combat added in com- to the House approved ship He added that the poll showed five or six doubtful 1.11 A jonly of the The speaking Joi today not but Gei P X D and M Wis weie j the and either Walter K D or Sens Josh Lee D Okb and bet I D n Utah to peal for its I Roosevelt's con- remarks on the destroyer and badly aged off Iceland were expected to m Senate debate He the was helping in a hunt lor attacked a when i The tentative plan now 15 tr tlu post-war conduct ol in Nations Af the it was that such ns o and arrangements for international added It that Britain the proposals as a tor discussion while the of Chum has reported it- in full uith the American plan See let try of State Hull asked yesterday at his press about tions He dul not them in detail hut he said various worked out Payments Save Employers Cash who state unemployment insurance con- as far back as the which bv making delinquent i open her The Kearny incident Senate debate when Sen Charles tobey R X H asked o the Re- lations Committee to ports in the that Admiral Harold R StaiK Chief Of Naval that it was convoying the time before Nov IS ployment Insurance Director ton 0 said Loysen that ual act of 1941 who Mate to up by Nov is and thereby obtain for cent of tax
