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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1941
Page
1
Edward C. Wayne Greer argues the Greer incident tests American foreign policy while a Japanese paper predicts German defeat. He notes General Winter looms on the Eastern Front as the conflict evolves.
The Greer incident 200 miles southwest of Iceland spurred a wartime clash over who attacked whom. Germany blamed Roosevelt for ordering American gunfire, while the U S defended the Greer as acting on lawful high sea business. Public mood shifted from isolationist plots to backing the President amid a tense Atlantic confrontation.
Four American pilots joining the British air forces were drowned when the vessel they crossed from Canada on was torpedoed. Seven survivors were rescued. A German submarine commander surfaced, spoke with the survivors, and denied firing the torpedo.
Arrival of a second tanker load of oil at Vladivostok without Japanese interference coincides with tougher UK and US stances toward Nippon. A Japan NewsWeek piece foresees Nazi defeat in year three of the war, reflecting a milder Japanese view and growing doubts about the Axis alliance.
Amid conflicting reports the defense of Leningrad continues with Russian resilience evident as German casualties exceed 1.5 million claimed by the Allies. Moscow reports intact defenses and counterattacks while Finns claim confusion and the city is described as in flames by some, highlighting gritty resistance.
In Kearny New Jersey and Quincy Massachusetts two cruisers were launched to bolster Americas two ocean navy while a third keel was laid in Philadelphia. The 6000 ton Kearny speedster reportedly reaches 43 knots with secret features boosting speed. San Juan, similar to Kearny, launched at Quincy with details withheld. The launches push total ships beyond 388 as battleships North Carolina and Washington remain floating. The active fleet lists 15 battleships 6 aircraft carriers 37 cruisers 168 destroyers 112 submarines.
The fortress bombers, Britain calls them Fortresses, are four motor bombers translating the Stratoliner into war use. The United States placed a $337 million Boeing order and other contracts to Douglas and Vega to produce them in volume with interchangeable parts. They fly at 40 000 feet, carry huge bomb loads, and routinely reach Berlin, sometimes fighting off multiple Nazi interceptors.
Baltimore officials revealed that the Portuguese freighter Mello, docked after loading 1,000 gallons of lubricating oil in Baltimore, was seized at Norfolk for export without license. Captain J C Martins faces U S presidential proclamation violation charges as investigators warn a broader racket may be underway with 75 ships at sea and insufficient customs staff.
The article notes a forthcoming additional billion-dollar lend-lease allocation to buy farm products for England, export and home use. It details a nationwide campaign led by the Department of Agriculture to guide farmers on what to expand or curtail, including milk poultry pork fats and meat, with meetings in Salt Lake City Chicago New York and Memphis to mobilize producers.
The seven member SPAB defense program board includes Henry Wallace as chairman and Donald Nelson as executive director. Members are William Knudsen, Sidney Hillman, and the secretaries of war and navy Stimson and Knox, plus Marty Hopkins and Leon Henderson. Eight top figures face the nation’s largest production task.
The army’s canned vegetables would form a stack nearly 9,000 miles high, per the department of agriculture. Secretary of State Corder Hull received an apology from Japanese ambassador Kichisaburo Nómura for taking Hull’s hat by mistake.
In Washington the Institute for World Organization meets at American University with many League of Nations figures present. They seek reasons for the League's failure and aim to propose practical postwar reforms to build a working new world organization.
A soldier writes from a training camp describing a mock war with flag signals to indicate danger zones and firing conditions. He notes disputes over outcomes due to umpire decisions, stifling heat, dust, and longing for letters from home. He mentions Iceland hopes and party talks on prohibition.
A dramatic artful inclusion in wartime morale, Frederick Osborn of New York is appointed head of the army morale branch with brigadier general rank, replacing Brig. Gen. James A. Ulle. The civilian appointee, 51, Princeton alum and author of Preface to Eugenics, signals a shift from showmanship to steady moral rebuilding amid concerns over enlistment and birth rates.
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