Zanesville Signal, The (Newspaper) - July 7, 1942, Zanesville, Ohio THE ZANESVILLE SIGNAL VOL No 55 TUESDAY JULY 1942 TWO CENTS r TANKS BATTLE ON N FRONT Rommel's Army Falls Back in Egypt New Zealanders Use Bayonets in Surprise Attack ting allied land and air attacks today broke up several Axis columns and forced General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel to make a protective on his southern flank in the Egyptian desert below El Alamein As Axis and Imperial forces sparred for positions on a shifting the British appeared to hold a limited initiative and the battle for Egypt seemed about to move into its second and perhaps decisive phase Front reports said Rommel unwilling to join battle and presumably hoped to force a delay to regroup his forces for a new major eastward thrust Imperial headquarters announced that several Axis columns had been broken up and that attacks ere being pressed against the enemy southwest of a El Alamein communique said Rommel's forces their southern flank toward the west on indicating that Axis was edging back to toe t its position British and United States heavy bombers struck again at the Axis supply base of scoring direct hits on shipping and starting numerous fires It was reported that New land frequently using bayonets in moonlight hac stabbed behind the Axis lines and thrust toward the coast between El Alamein and El 30 miles and may have been sible for Rommel's maneuver and United States heavy bombers carried out a raid on hits on enemy shipping and starting several the communique said The Allied air forces were ing onslaughts on the front and rear of Rommel's forces but this was the first heavy bom bcr raid in daj light against the Axis supply base The British battle groups In action on the El Alamein sector dispersed small us they pressed thei advantage with the air of strong reinforcements of all reach ing the London heard unconfirmed ru mors that Field Marshal Erwin the axis chief had been killed or wounde in action Friday but well informe sources denounced them as pur spread by persons The backed by i air new artillery am a of Genera Lee tanks had straightened ou the axis bulge in their El line RO miles west of Alexandria At nn dispatches said were the Germans and Italian nov oast of a point south of El Alamein to the salt hops arriving con m the British uer Turn to Page Throe Sweet Swede Unaccountable Hollywood kept Swedish Signe Hasso without contract two years without putting her in a cently her on New York cast her in leading roles Fatal To Albert Duff Albert of near New died Monday evening at hospital from injuries Saturday when a team lorses ran throwing him be- neath the wheels of a hay wagon Mr Duff sustained a broken sack The accident occurred near his home when thunder caused the earn to Mr Duff was thrown rom the hay wagon and th passed over his body He was preparing to haul a load of hay when the accident occurred Mr Duff a lifelong residen of Union township and was the son of Oliver and Mary Cummins Duff He was a member of the Nev Concord Presbyterian church Surviving are his two Mrs Reed of New Route and Mrs Alice of and one Ellis Heed Funeral services will be held at at S pastor of the New Concord and Rev J C of officiating Rev Mr Wilson is Mr Duff's cousin Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill The body has been removed to the home from the Speck funeral home at NPW Concord Federal Men To Enforce Use Tax Here Safe of Stomps For Autos To Be Checked Special officers today were assigned to the of- fice of the collector of internal revenue to assist with ment of the federal auto use tax it was announced by Adolph deputy collector who maintains headquarters in the postoffice The special agents w ill check automobile registration lists to de- termine the number of motorists who have failed to obtain the new use stamps which became on July 1 Persons found guilty of ing their cars w the new stamps will be liable to according to Horn The federal he vides for a fine of and a tence of 30 days in jail upon con- viction Horn said that special assigned to the Columbus internal had discovered that First Flag Olive e m p 1 o ye at Gruen Watch company in holds nation's first per flag Firm won it because more than of its payroll now goes into war with employes 100 per cent several hundred motorists in Franklin county had failed to comply with the law and had not obtained the stamps Motorists who stamps for their have purchased automobiles are obliged to affix them to the shield or to some other part of the car where they will be m plain sight Knox Assure China 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon he home with Rev Henry Reds Blow Up Forts By Remote Control I The Rom radio said in a broadcast today tha tho Russians had up th Maximum Gorki and Inkerman forts at the fatten naval base of Sevastopol through remote wireless control It not explained whether the Russians fot the Nazi conquerors to occupy the forts be- fore they were blasted Similar Instances of Soviet In- have been reported by the Axis In ono instance it ro- latod buildings abandoned by Russian staff officers up tho occupying Nazis turned on water faucets Argentina Gets German Apology BUENOS AIRES For- eign Minister Enrique in- today that neutral tina was satisfied with the German government's promise for full in- for the of the Argentine freighter Rio cero on June only 120 miles out of New York announced that the Nazi government deep re- over the torpedoing and con- tended the submarine was unable to recognize Argentine tion marks on the vessel He said Germany of f ei ed In- because of friendly relations existing cen many and The German government's note said neither the captain nor other officials aboard the submarine able to recognize the Rio Terccro be- cause of the vessel's failure to observe rules for identifying ships of neutral nations The foreign said another note was sent yesterday to repeating its previous statement that the Rio Tercero vas identified properly German government has n formed Al gentina that new means adopted insure identification of Argentine boats under all tions and made all future confusion m this said of War Henry L Stimson nd Secretary of the Navy Frank m the first joint order he day of this today sed China that American armed would fight until the nese are expelled every oot of Chinese The addressed the armed years ago today the im- erial Japanese government a brutal and unprovoked attack on the people of China adequate arms and ther the soldiers of China have nevertheless continued h eir gallant resistance for five rears Today they are fighting w ith and a courage that are an inspiration for all defenders f democracy on every front the members of the army nd navy of the United States their in China and with them in the Rubinoff to Wed Texas 22 Dave Rubinoff reported today that ho was to marry old Martice Ashby of Wichita Tex i The twice-married who is 44 Miss Ashby as red haired who doesn't dance and doesn't and simply a home Rubinoff Is in Cincinnati follow ing a United Service appearance at S C COMPOSING type operators and one machinist were slightly Injured today when an accumulation of escaped gas ex- in thr composing room of the Baltimore Bridges Appeals Deportation Order SAN ry west coast labor leade who was ordered deported by U S General Francis last June today sought from Biddle's order in an amend ed petition for a writ of corpus filed in federal court Filed through his attorneys newest petition claimec that Biddle was and and gave Bridges no op for a hearing Columbus Man Named To Succeed Knisley COLUMBUS Governo today appointed George L of auditor statistician of the state industrial commission for 37 as public representative on the industrial commission to succeed Clarence II Knisley effective Juno to campaign for the nomination for governor WASHINGTON 29 Sund Leaders Conspiracy to Draft Charged ney General Francis de- claring that is war and we vill fight with ery weapon at our today announced 29 leaders of the German- American Bund in eight states had been indicted by a federal grand ury m New York city as part of he war against potential f teurs Twenty-six of those in- national officers and cipal leaders of the were of conspiracy to the draft while the same 26 and three others were accused of con- to violate the alien tration law of 1940 Announcement of the indictment was made simultaneously in New York and Washington as military authorities m the capital prepared for the secret military trial morrow of eight Nazi saboteurs landed in this country bv German Biddle referred to the capture of the saboteurs who were landed here by submarine in his statement commenting on the indictment of the German-American Bund bers Biddle said indictments comprised another in the intensified campaign against the potential saboteurs The indictments of the Bund leaders were returned by the same grand iury which indicted hardt Wilhelm head of the German-American Bund Those indicted were officers and in New New Plan White House Wedding Dr O'Neal New City Physician Dr Margaret M of Brighton assumed the duties of city physician yesterday replacing Dr Forest D Adams who recently resigned to practic at O Formal appointment of Dr w ho has served as cit school physician for several 3 ears is expected to be made by Tom V Moorehead within a fev The position pays a I Washington and the of jrm determination to expel aggi essor from y foot Chinese An of the the war department ib an er of an exceptional nature cannot be classed en tly in the ordinary series of 01 routine The order owed a message from Roosevelt to Chinese Generalissimo promising that he United Nations would fight China until justice and are established throughout Jie and a message from of State Coidell Hull year The appointment has presented ji serious problem the as a shortage of physicians now exists m the city This is partially due to the fact that several active local physicians already have enlisted m the army medical corps and others plan to follow in the near future Dr O'Neal is a graduate of Denison university and ed her medical degree at Western Reserve university She is the daughter of Mrs Eugene of 549 Brighton boulevard The position of city physician involves of indigent sons both at home and at the municipal cunic conducted at city hall Dr O'Neal Is active In the of the Y WC A and the local branch of the American tion of University Women forma the Bund was of new charges latest indictments The 26 indicted for conspiracy to defeat the draft maximum penalties of fine or five years or both The same 26 and the three ers accused in connection with the alien registration act also face maximum penalties of a fine of or two years im- prisonment asserting that shall not Wage Compromise Ordered by WLB WASHINGTON The war labor by a vote of 6 to today ordered the tion and stabilisation of wages in nine New England textile plants The three employer members of the board dissented The affecting about f printers and bleachers was issued in connection with a dispute between the nine plants and the Federation of Finishers Printers and ers of which had asked flat 10 cents an hour m- in wages The companies had offered the union an increase of 5 rents an hour Under tho WLB the to workers receiving base rates of cents per hour or less will receive a those receiving 63 cents will ro- an increase of six and those receiving more than 65 cents will receive an increase of five rents an Discover Youth is From Navy Dallas W Payne of near who had been held here on charges of auto has been absent without leave from the naval station at Va since last Jan it was learned today Payne w as arrested by state highway patrolmen on June in Marietta He was in possession of an automobile owned by Carl of 2352 Maple avenue The car had been reported stolen fiom this city the day before The youth guilty to a charge of auto theft ed in municipal court and was held to the grand bond Captain of es Edgar and Detective Ivan Penn day took the youth to Pittsburgh 5 Years in China Costly to Japs CHUNGKING Japan has suffered more than casualties and lost planes in 14 battles and rilla skirmishes m the war against the the Chinese national military council announced today as Sino-Japanese hostilities entered the sixth year In a special filth anniversary ivar the council said the Japanese included troops killed and wounded In were captured and pieces of war booty seized The report said Japanese where he will be turned oxer officials to Eisenhower Advanced To Lieut General WASHINGTON Maj Gen Dwight D cently appointed commander of MAX DIKS COSHOCTON Funeral will bo hold P C loader in ton business and circles for many of Licking who diod RESIGNS WASHINGTON The White House today announced the of Robert H as assistant secretary of American forces in the European theater of war today was nominated by President for promotion to the rank of lieutenant general At the same time the president sonl Eisenhower's nomination to tbo he named Brig Gen Thomas T for promotion to the rank of major general Handy er as assistant chief of staff for tions Suspenders To Rubber Campaign Mao CoU in has piece of to give to tho scrap collection campaign A man her pocket hook and She him She grabbed him bj tbe penders but he kept running and left her with nothing but a piece of tho suspenders Cool cool tonight troops and about now were Japanese in China proper The booty included lery machine guns rifles and tanks Lorries and automobiles A military spokesman said the figure for Japanese casualties was conservative and that it ed only troops of Japanese Japanese troops presently immobilized in China proper in elude 30 infantry divisions and casual army or roughly over he said figure does not include those en emy forces now in Japan reached her greatest mill tary strength in China in when she employed 37 divisions o more than men agains Generalissimo Chang the spokesman said The report covered the five year of war beginning with the skirm ish for control of the Marco Pol bridge over the river nea m 1937 This marked the beginning of a figh that has spread out over the rich est and most populous regions o driving an estimated 50 Chinese from their home along the coasts to bleak regions capital of General Chiang's cele the uar anniversary wit displaying largo ban nors expressing determination 1 the Japs back to the is lands BACK TO WORK O Garbag collections wore in today after settlement of a of 64 collectors and plant Tho men return to work under former wag scale pending submission of thei demands for a hourly in crease to a labor Reds Admit Situation Is Grave Nazis Advance In South Russia At Heavy Cost MOSCOW Huge masses of German tanks day had reached the western bank of the river Don and were waiting for the arrival of troops before attempting to cross the broad stream The situation on the southern Russian front was admitted to toe Soviet planes took to the skies in blasting at German con- centrations of tanks and troops All bridges across the Don were destroyed by the retreating Soviet forces The Germans were ing repairs to enable their troops to cross Harry President Roosevelt's right hand and his Mrs Louise smile for the cameras at the White where they will be married July 30 Patriots and Axis Troops on 2 Fronts UNITED Mounting unrest presaged new outbreaks in occupied Europe today as passive resistance gave way to guerrilla warfare in France and insurgent occupation forces from mountain uges in western Montenegro Advices reaching Lon don de- scribed guerrilla sorties against the German army m occupied of to be prise blows against the occupation army while French patriots ex- their campaign of matic sabotage of power munitions supplies and cations Reports of these spreading ties followed charges by the Nazi controlled Pans Soir that plots and intrigues were hatching domestic n France The Soir warned that the chief of Pierre Lav would strike and if to prevent such further activities The French guerrillas were credited with attacking a German convoy northwest of Paris and destroying a number of Several casualties re- ported during the ensuing battle Between guerrillas and convoy guards The Patriots also were said lo have blown up a large electric plant and attacked an enemy Turn to Page Five WAR BULLETINS LONDON erous were started in a town on the northwest of England early today when German raiding planes ped hundreds of incendiary bombs Correspondents in Ulster and British authorities in said they had no knowledge of reports circulated abroad that an attack bj planes had been made on the east of northern Ireland A subsequent official an- in London said there had been no raid on Ulster any time during the night Allied Convoy Blasted Official German The greater part of a convoy of 38 ships bound for Russia has been destroyed in far northern a special announcement from Adolf Hitler's headquarters claimed today An American cruiser and 28 merchant ships were said to have been destroyed by German bombers and submarines m a running battle which started July 2 has been absolutely confirmation from any reliable source of these German claims The process of making gant claims is a familiar Axis in the hope of gaining Attacks were said to be con- against the remainder of the which was dispersed It also was claimed that a largo had great tle is raging against an Axis of- fensive by massed airplanes and infantry in the Voronezh or of the Don river dis- patches reported but the nas paid a frightful price in casualties and Red army tanks are battering forward in a flank attack from the north The gravity of the situation at the important railroad town of Voronezh the Germans claimed to have was emphasized in Soviet dispatches telling of powerful enemy thrusts behind smoke screens and aerial bombardment But the Russians also reported huge German losses and Izvestia said that 247 road carloads of German wounded already had been moved westward from the Kursk sector The army publication Red Star said that the Germans were at- tempting to cross an important river the under a of artillery fire but that Russian assault planes had destroyed many and in low-level attacks Russian the dis- repeatedly broke up enemy formations and the battle fields carpeted with German The extent of the Russian ter attacks from the North was uncertain but dispatches said that the first phase was successful reports acknowledged that fierce fighting was still in progress against tank in the Orel indicating that Marshal Semyon vv as attempting to launch a full scale se e The claimed the capture of Voronezh and encirclement of large Russian forces The Russians also tacked in a neighboring forcing the enemy to regroup and attempt a new drive toward a large inhabited point commanding a vital strategic road and number of American seamen been rescued from the water taken prisoner The running battle was said to have taken place een the North Cape and 300 to 400 miles from the northern Norwegian coast The special announcement de- A large Anglo-American voy in the Northern Arctic was at- tacked by German bombers and submarines with the greater part destroyed convoy consisted of merchant aircraft provisions and by heavy enemy naval formations heavy enemy nav al formations destroyers and corvettes bombers sank an cruiser and 19 merchant totalling tons Sub- marines sank nine totaling 70 400 tons remainder of the convoy was dispersed and is being ed further aircraft rescued a number of American seamen were taken The Soviet noon communique re- ported heavy fighting throughout the night west of Voronezh and southwest of Stary The communique also reported severe fighting on the Kalinin northwest of Moscow It said 25 German tanks were ed out and men were killed on one sector Two hundred mans were killed in another en- two Germans tanks and Turn to Page Three who oast Recorded hj United in Now Japanese forces in mopping tions the Chinese army occupied a point miles northeast of the mj base at in tral Trans- news agency reported today In a dispatch from Shanghai A small TJ merchant has been torpedoed in tho i areas and MJ rv i v o rs hav e landed nt an east coast ed Crash Near Toledo Fatal to Pilot was killed last night tho plane ho piloting crashed on a farm near Toledo Witnesses said Selvey apparently maneuvering for a larding the piano went into a dive It plowed ground three feet into the Ohio Ranks Fourth In Rubber Salvage WASHINGTON Ohio stood fourth among states m tho volume of collected m the salv age e from June 15 through July Chairman R Jr of the Petroleum In- dustry War counsel reported to President Roosevelt today Texas and Illinois led Ohio in that order Ohio tions totaled tons The Ohio per capita collection of 4 17 pounds ranked in the nation West Virginia's 3 070 tons was among the states in and its per capita collection of 3.23 pounds was Need New Auto Then Turn in Old One WASHINGTON after July 15 must turn in an old part for every new piece of automotive ment they the war production board ruled today The blanket affecting proximately replacement for virtually all types of motor covers production of new parts as well as the in requirement WPB explained that the parts to be produced resent the minimum required to retain tho efficiency of the motor transportation tem The order also provides that no now part may be sold to a con- sumer to replace one which can be reconditioned Vehicles covered the general order include passenger medium and heavy buses and vehicles It covers tiie last half of this vear and supersedes all pi orders relating to spare parts Keep Record of Auto Stamp Serial Number Automobile owners were urged today by U S Internal Revenue Collector Harry F to a of the serial number of jour use tax stamp and protect the stamp as a thing of Kills Common-Law Suicides PA J Weber killed his com- wife and committed cide today after forcing his way into her hotel police ed Weber shot Lorene June 29 three firing a shot into Ins own cheat Police said Miss a and native of Weber had been having domestic S I i ff i J
