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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1941
Page
2
Moscow reports the second German offensive halted on the Moscow and Kiev fronts as German losses grow. The Soviet communique cites fierce night fighting from Polotsk to Smolensk and Zhitomir, with 47 German planes shot down on Thursday and German reserves nearing exhaustion.
Allied air ministry reports heavy four engine bombers struck Berlin on Friday night with large explosive raids. Main RAF assault targeted Hanover and Hamburg while German anti aircraft remained silent until bombs fell. Nine bombers were lost as fighters attacked northern France airfields. The raid covered 1 200 miles round trip in six hours and forty five minutes.
Berlin dispatch says bad weather and rugged roads hinder the campaign against Russia but claims German forces pursue the beaten enemy and have broken Soviet rear-guard resistance in Ukraine. It notes mopping up in Bessarabia will finish soon and reports strong Soviet attacks west and southwest of Vyazma were repelled with heavy losses.
Cedar Rapids police arrested Marvin Law 29 of 820 B avenue NE Friday for car theft. Judge Haas gave him Monday to plead. bond set at 1000. Law has previous felony convictions and was found asleep at his home after a bench warrant was issued.
Washington AP Republicans in the House Ways and Means Committee issue a minority report criticizing non-defense spending while backing the bill’s general objective. They urge cuts in nondefense outlays to fund defense and defend the nation’s credit, arguing the New Deal era records excessive wartime spending. The report notes administration spending since 1932 and calls for leadership from President Roosevelt to curb nondefense waste.
Washington report notes Lt Col Charles A. Hoss testified on horses and saddles while Col E R Householder spoke on a larger home for the war department. The two appearances on Capitol Hill appear coincidental but mirror military logistics and organization.
Saigon reports cite Japan planning to move planes and warships into French Indo China over the weekend with troops arriving midweek. Japanese naval informants say several destroyers and a cruiser may reach Cam Ranh Bay and Saigon, while Gen. Raishiro leads a small military mission to oversee defense operations.
The Penick and Ford plant will reopen Monday morning after a week’s shutdown due to a labor dispute. A six member union bargaining committee and company management reached a settlement, ratified by the AFL Local 18619 at a 7 p.m. Saturday meeting. The Chamber of Commerce and CIO representatives helped mediate, with officials praising cooperation and noting the CIO issue is believed resolved.
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles announced that Peru and Ecuador have agreed to an armistice ending border hostilities. Both nations show willingness to end the conflict at a time set by mediators the United States Brazil and Argentina.
Marx Dormoy a socialist leader and former interior minister, was killed by a bomb in his hotel room at the Relais de l Empereur in Montelimar. He had led the dissolution of Croix de Feu and other nationalist groups and had been detained since Sept 1940.
A customs delay postponed the sailing of the naval transport West Point to New York until 6 p m Sunday. About 400 US consular and other American citizens from Germany Italy and occupied territory were set to sail. The first passengers boarded shortly after 9 a m Saturday.
Harold Kenneth Sellars Jr of Council Bluffs Iowa and William Francis Bellinger of Royal Oak Michigan, army privates, confessed to an assault on Capt Woodson Jeffreys of Los Angeles after fleeing Fort Custer. They were captured in a Boone County soybean patch by farmers aided by a search plane. Jeffreys received treatment for two head lacerations.
Forecast for Cedar Rapids and vicinity shows continued heat with highs 90 to 95 degrees Saturday and Sunday. Friday reached 91, then 92 by 1 45 p m, and a 93 degree high Thursday.
Des Moines reports cooler conditions on the fifth day of a heat wave yet temperatures linger about seven degrees above normal. Sioux City hit 101 and Council Bluffs 100 while Inwood and Decorah saw 63 in the night. A small cyclone damaged two farms near Estherville and three heat deaths and four drownings have been recorded in the spell.
Tokyo acts after U S freezes Japanese assets in America. Ogura says U S action harms U S more, while Ito warns Japan risks little, but expects greater U S impact. Yokohama silk market suspends, Britain annuls trade treaties, Tokyo stock calm as steps threaten broader trade war.
President Roosevelt imposed a sweeping control over all U S Japanese economic exchanges including oil ships cash and assets in retaliation for Japan’s actions in French Indo China He also tied up Chinese assets at China’s request The order requires a Treasury license to move Japanese assets and to ship anything to Japan The move aims to curb Japan’s war effort and could affect everyday items like silk and curio shops and may influence American stock and trade dynamics The details note ships in American harbors are frozen though seizure is not declared and export of oil can be restricted depending on permission
At 1015 p m Friday two cars collided at E avenue and Third street NW. James L Phelps West on E avenue was booked for operating without a license. Charles Schneider 20 of 1235 Eighteenth avenue SW suffered facial cuts and bruises. Passengers William Tordik 21 of 107 Fourth avenue SW and Donna Barnes 18 of 128 First street SW sustained minor cuts and bruises. All were treated at Mercy hospital and released.
The British government announces it is abrogating all trade treaties with Japan as a parallel move to freezing Japanese credits. Reports say Britain will target Japanese assets in empire waters and expect China credits to be frozen with consent, aiming to curb Japanese industry.
President Roosevelt ordered the Philippine commonwealth army and navy into the command of the United States armed forces for the emergency. At Honolulu U S Army Hawaiian department troops placed on precautionary alert. The move appears aimed at Japan following Friday's U S action.
U S Army authorities said Roosevelt’s order allows almost immediate incorporation of 200000 Filipino troops into United States defense forces in the Philippines. The move would double the army available on the islands by mobilizing Philippine reserves into 12 divisions.
The text notes that Britain will freeze Japan assets and that Roosevelt moves will place Philippine armed forces on a war footing. It describes integrating Philippine troops with U S defense forces as part of a Far East emergency plan to make the Philippines the first Oriental outpost of America's defense line.
General Douglas MacArthur assumes overall command of all land and air forces of the American army and the Philippine commonwealth in the Philippines. The move, ordered by President Roosevelt, places MacArthur atop about 75 000 troops as head of the United States Army Forces in the Far East.
Five white women prisoners accepted lashes instead of losing privileges after participating in a Wetumpka prison beauty parlor riot that led to the warden's resignation. Governor Dixon said seven lashes were given to each woman by Warden Weldon after a free for all sparked by a manicure in the new beauty shop designed to boost morale. The governor reported no injuries from the whippings.
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