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1 aMwM-Bsa--MB-aaBV GREATEST o) CENTS PAY NO MORE! THE WORLD'S NEWSPAPER VOLUME C. NO. 157 (KEG. TT. S.

PAT. OFFICE. COPYRIGHT 1941 BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.) WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1911. 34 PAGES THIS PAPER CONSISTS TWO SECTIONS SECTION OJJB AND SUBURBS THREE CENTS rv o) LlVi Order Sent OX'S WARLIKE To War? With What? MAYBE HE CAN'T SEE THAT FAR AHEAD, BUT HE'S ON THE WAY TO THE WOODSHED (An Editorial) Local Boards Innniiro ni noTrn U. S.

AID TO RED BJffiMRBN HIT BY LINDBERGH The news of the German army operations in Russia should jar this country into a realization that our own defense efforts have been byV.S.Chief subordinated to other purposes and used as a means of promoting an invasion of Europe for non-American reasons. OH CAPITOL BY CHESLY MANLY. Chiracs Trihans Press StU.l Washington, D. July 1. Defer We read of the sensational successes of a great war machine, functioning with the precision of perfectly equipped and perfectly co ment of all draft registrants who have attained the age of 28 years without having been inducted was ordered today by Brig.

Gen. Lewis B. ordinated parts, on land and in the air, at a time when we are reading of the maneuvers of our own army, operating with imitation weapons, with junior officers unversed in fundamentals, and with the senior Armies Home, Keep Quit or Be Ousted, officers totally unprepared to meet the requirements of modern war. He Demands. Wheeler Urges.

Ilershey, acting selective service director, in a telegram to all state draft directors. The contrast should make every American stop and think. Gen. Ilershey said he was requested Where we could have had a well armed army large enough for self-defense we have a fairly large, partly armed organization, loaded down with untrained draftees and at the best partly trained National BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. by congressional leaders to take ac I Chiracs Trihus rnsi ftsrri.

Washington, D. July Seer tion postponing the Induction of men Guardsmen, and incapable of any real military effort in modern war 8 years of age and older pending ar tary of tne Xavy Kno, fare. The old men who want, war are sticking pins in the maps to tion by congress on legislation to ac find a place where they could land part of this so-called military force complish that purpose. A bill passed by the senate gives as a sacrificial token. Preparation has not been for defense but for war propaganda.

the President discretionary authority to defer the training and service of ton speech yesterday urging dispatch of the navy overseas ta fight Germany, coupled with reports that the secretary already has sent our wa ships Into a shooting war with Nazi submarines, caused The industrialists are doing their best to give the country the guns, tanks, planes, and war materials it needs, but the manufacturing effort has been subordinated to the attempt to alarm the people. To create a crisis which does not exist, hardships are imposed on business. The all men who become 28 without being inducted. The house military affairs committee amended the bill to make such deferment mandatory. The bill is on the house calendar for debate San Francisco, July 1 Special.

Charles A. Lindbergh told an anti-war massmeeting tonight that Aaerici should not ally hersell with any European country nor fight for any way of life except her own. And the worst alliance the United States could make would be one with Russia, he warned. I would a hundred times rather see my country ally herself with England, or even with Germany with all her faults, than with the cruelty, the godlessness. and the barbarism that exist in soviet Russia," the noted flyer declared.

"An alliance between the United States and Russia should be opposed by every American, by every Christian, and by every humanitarian In this country." Calls for Strong Defense. "The only sensible thing for us to do," he declared, "is to build an impregnable defense for America and keep this hemisphere at peace." withdrawal of materials is disorganizing manufactures and it is pre paring the way for a consumers' panic. on July 8. Order Effective July Senator Walsh. We are still safe behind our navy because Germany has no fleet, a verbal explosion on Capitol Hill Gen.

Hershey instructions apparently provide for the deferment of only those men who became 28 today. but our navy expansion is halted while our navy yards repair British ships. That may have its good side. It will give the old men of the today. Senator Burton K.

Wheeler IC. navy department a chance to learn something about naval air forces. anti-interventionist leader. July 1, or prior thereto. Selective service officials said they would not ap- issued an excoriation of Knox la ply to men who become 23 after to- which he said that if the charges are Proxy voices for the White House declare for war at once while the Nazis are engaged with the communists.

Hitler's war with Stalin is said to be the providential opportunity for the United States to day. true the secretary should be removed The telegram indicated also that from office by impeachment, if neo essary. throw itself into the conflict. The people who say this mean that it the pending bill, as it now stands. is an excuse for an insane act.

would defer only those men who became 28 on or before July However, Walsh Denounce Knox. Senator David Walsh D. Mass-L Chairman Andrew J. May ID, Ky. chairman of the senate committee oa of the house military affairs commit NEWS SUMMARY naval affairs, denounced Knox for urging undeclared "open warfare" tee said the bill would defer all men who reach their 28th birthday at any just like the "lustful and ruthless dictators." Walsh intends to call time without being inducted.

of The Tribune And Historical Scrap Book.l Wednesday. July 2. 1941. 'No War' Votes Lead, 7 to 3, in New York Poll Gen. Hershey's telegram follows Lindbergh's address, delivered at an America First meeting in the Civic auditorium, was broadcast over a ration-wide radio network.

Senator Worth Clark Idaho and Actress Lillian Gish also spoke on the program. "The America First committee never has accepted communists or Fascists In its membership," Lindbergh said. "We accept no foreign way of life and no foreign ideologies. But the idealists who have been shouting against the horrors of Nazi Germany are now ready to welcome Knox before his committee for inter "Congressional leaders have now rogation in connection with Senator publicly stated that there is no dif Wheeler's resolution calling for aa ference of opinion as to the merits of the age provisions of the bill to defer men who have attained the age investigation of charges that American warships already are CghUrj German submarines. CmriiM.

IML Sy T. CWcsf Tlttas. WAR SITUATION. BERLIN Germans take Riga; Bomb SmoIen.sk on way to Moscow, rage 1. of 28 years on or before July 1, 194L Representative Hamilton Fish tR- Mail More Cards Here MUMUW Germans checked on Depends on Bill's -rassage.

N. Y. asserted Knox "should be im Minsk front, Reds report. Fage 5. Congressional leaders have re LONDON Gen.

Wavell shifted from quested the deputy director to take peached" if he puts our navy into a shooting war without the approval of The constitution vesta the house with the power of impeach middle east to India. rage 10. 1 Germans Capture Riga; Bomb Smolensk in Moscow Thrust immediate action with respect to the MARION TALLEY WINS A DIVORCE VICHY Red envoy held to guaran deferment of such men. tee French envoy's return. Fage 11.

"As bill is now written, men who ment and the senate with the fun tion of trying an impeached cficiaL have attained age of 28 on or before WASHINGTON. Selective service chief halts drafting July 1 will be subject to discharge Knox's Boston speech also was con of men over 28 years old. Fage 1. if inducted on or after July (Map on page BERLIN, July 1 OP). The soviet One hundred thousand more cards were mailed yesterday to voters in The Chicago Tribune poll on this question: "Shall the United States enter the war to help Britain defeat Hitler? By noon tomorrow all of the 257,484 cards will have been dispatched to citizens in Cook county and nine downstate cities.

The cards are sent to every tenth voter on the official registration lists of the communities included in the polL demned at a meeting tonight cf some 40 anti-war senators and representa Based upon such requests, and Secretary Knox warlike moves Takes Dig at Britain the statements made that the age blasted on Capitol hill. Fage 1. naval base of Riga, capital of Latvia, Also Granted Custody of tives, who charged the navy secretary openly advocated plunging the coun provisions of the bill will be passed was captured by the German Baltic armies today, while other Nazi forces substantially their present form soviet Russia as an ally. They are ready to join with a nation whose record cf cruelty, bloodshed, and barbarism is without parallel in modern history." A War of Confusion. America is not likely to enter the war, Lindbergh asserted, if the people cf this country understand the facts behind the interventionists propaganda and refuse to be misled by Intentionally aroused confusion.

The longer the war continues, the more confused its issues become," he said. "The murderers and plunderers cf yesterday are accepted as the valiant defenders of civilization today. We have been asked to defend the English way of life, the Chinese way cf life, and now the Russian way of life. I ask you, is the Russian way of life our way of life? Are we now to be responsible for the policies of try into an undeclared war without the consent of congress, In violatica and the retroactive provisions for dis Her Daughter. I fhlrsco Trihans I'reas Kervtre.

HELSINGFORS. Finland, July 1. The Finnish newspaper Ajan Suunta today published a strongly wordod editorial asking Great Britain if charge, you will inform selective serv of the constitution. penetrated deep into the central Russian front, the high command announced tonight. Whether Riga, a ice agencies in your state that the induction of such men shall be post Published Reports Cited.

The charges that Knox already his city of more than 375.000 inhabitants. (Picture on bach page.) I Copyright: 1941: By the New York News.) poned for a period of 30 days pend was heavily damaged was not indi Los Angeles, July 1 Special. New York, July 1. Stay-out-of-war ing final action on the bill. sent our warships into action axe based on published reports that three cated.

After seven weeks of court litiga House committee adds 10 more taxes to mounting list. PageS. DOMESTIC. Don't war to aid soviet barbarism, Lindbergh pleads. Fage 1.

Stay out of war voters take 7 to 3 lead in New York poll. rage 1. Marion Talley wins divorce and custody of child. Fage 1. Expert finds American army far from combat efficiency.

Fage 4. Gov. O'Daniel of Texas beats New Dealer in senate race. Fage 11. LOCAL.

First two prisoners sentenced under new parole law. Page 2. votes in the New York News' post In the event the bill is not passed It was captured after two days of American aircraft carriers, six tion here Songstress Marion Talley such men will be subject to induction stroyers, and three cruisers have just today won a divorce from Adolph fighting by forces which had overrun Mitau, 40 miles to the southwest in the normal manner upon the ex- card poll seized an immediate 7 to 3 lead over those who think this nation should pitch in with England against piration of the period of postpone- completed the convoying of SO Brit- The seizure of Riga, into whose Eckstrom, voice teacher, and exclusive custody of their 6 year old daughter, Susan, over whom the menL" ish merchant vessels from Bermuda to the east coast of Africa. the Nazis, as the first batches of returns in the state-wide referendum suburbs Nazi troops had fought their way on June 29, established a solid her conception of self-determination means that small nations must ask England's permission against whom they may and may not fight. Finnish-British relations became strained when Britain blockaded Petsamo harbor.

The Ajan Suunta said these relations have become worse because of a campaign by the British press against Finland for resisting bolshe-vist attacks. The paper pointed out that the British government and the British press commended Finland for resisting soviet aggression during her last war and profusely "promised aid which failed to arrive. Stalin as well as for those of The Wheeler resolution of investJ- couple have waged a bitter battle for 23,379 REGISTER HERE German front southeast to Dvinsk. were tallied today. gatlon is based on this report and many months.

German troops were in pursuit of the others that American warships have A total of 2,963 citizens in three Superior Judge Ingall W. Bull, In Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek? Fight the Whole World? "Judging from Europe's record. If we enter this war, we can't be sure The youth of Illinois, young men retreating Russians. been engaged in battle with Nazi who have reached the age of 21 since areas borough of Manhattan and Albany and Ulster counties cast the submarines. granting the divorce and custody of the little girl, rebuked the husband for bringing certain charges against Claim Enormous Red Losses.

At the Russian center German mo whether we will have Russia or Ger When the navy department was initial ballots on the question: "Shall many for a partner by the time we the draft registration last Oct. 16. poured in thousands into local selective service boards thruout the state yesterday to register for army service. Miss Talley and said it was extremely the United States enter the war to asked today whether these report are true the answer was: "No torized troops reached the Berezina river on the way to Moscow, and regrettable that this "innocent little help Britain defeat Hitler?" Com finish it. We don't know even whether we will end up with France or Eng child in the years to come must bear bined results were: Parolee killer's fourth victim dies of his wounds.

Page 2. Police seize Max Caldwell, deposed czar of retail clerks' union. PageS. Air line tells plan for 314 day short cut" to Buenos Aires. PageS.

Deaths and obituaries. Fage 24. SPORTS. DiMaggio ties Keeler's record; Yanks win two. Page 21.

Tigers whip Sox, 5 to rout Smith in ninth. rage 21. Cook county's 180 local boards re land on our side. It is quite possible Reliable newspaper columnists." the brunt of the testimony developed military spokesmen declared that the Red armies were rapidly being broken by enormous Russian losses. Luck, about 100 miles northeast of ported that they had registered a total of 23,379 young men.

Of these. during this action." that we would find ourselves alone f.rhtine the entire world before it Yes: 861 votes, or 29.1 per cent. No: 2,102, or 70.9 per cent. 696,011 Ballots to Be Mailed. said Senator Wheeler, "have cpenly charged that the navy, under Co2 Lwow and about 75 miles east of the Ahead of the panzer columns and Tays Visit to Child.

19,518 were enrolled by the 151 boards was over." German-Russian border. Knox, has already started a shoot Judge Bull, who had previously within the city of Chicago, and the While the returns gave a strong infantry the air force struck devastat-ingly at Russian communications. "Winter before last," he said, "when ing war. Other information has come The Berezina river, which the Nazis remaining 3,861 were signed up by hint as to the trend of public opinion Russia was fighting Finland, the in made a personal call on little Susan, watched her play with her dolls. to me to the same effect.

reached on the central front, is east There was a heavy two-day air as the 29 suburban boards. Selective on the crucial issue now confronting terventionists demanded that we send sault on Smolensk, railway center 200 miles northeast of Minsk on the main Advocates Congress Action. "If this is true. CoL Knox ought heard her practice on the piano, listened to her childish prattle, pro of Minsk. It is a tributary of the Dnieper and a milestone on Napoleon's retreat from Moscow.

Napoleon man service authorities had predicted the county's registration would be in the Uncle Sam the results so far represent only a comparative handful of the 696,011 ballots being mailed to road to Moscow. Smolensk is about to be asked to resign. If he refuses. nounced her "a very sweet little neighborhood of 27,000. Ray Brownell takes lead with 70 in Western amateur golf.

Fage 21. Man's Man is just that in winning Arlington sprint. Page 22. Cards beat Pirates, 11 "to 7, as Mize drives in five runs. Page 23.

aged to cross it just above Borizov but 250 miles southwest of Moscow. In the then congress should act. This Is na child, one who is well worth fighting voters from Montauk Point to Niagara Downstate Figures. with enormous losses which marked the dissolution of his army. time to have as the head of our great for at any time." Falls 1 in each 10 registered for the south German planes interrupted traffic on the railway between Odessa, all possible aid to Finland.

Now, when Russia is fighting Finland again, they demand that we send all possible aid to Russia." "The entire record of this war is Continued on page 6, column THE WEATHER The 181 boards in other counties of the state reported that they regis- The judge in announcing his deci 1940 Roosevelt-Willkie election. navy an irresponsible, erratic individual, to say nothing of one who makes IT he Russian command acknowl Black sea port, and Tarnopol, in the sion said that in his opinion charges tererl 19.376 voune men. edged that the Germans had reached Ukraine. New York City workers whose yes and no crosses went thru of immorality and made Murmansk, Russia's vital Arctic out the vicinity of Bobruisk, which is on The total registration for the state promises to tne peopie wnen eta was 43.743. as comoared with the confirmation by the senate only ta by the husband were unsubstantiated the tabulating machines during-the the Berezina 90 miles southeast of violate every promise in less than a and untrue.

let, 'also was heavily punished from th air. day significantly were 4 per cent 000 which had been estimated for the EDITORIALS. Hi Yu, Comrade; Mr. Henderson Meets the Farm Bloc; West Point Material; The Happy World of Arch Ward; Parking Lot Delays. Page 13.

FEATURES. Crossword puzzle. Page 6. Book news, reviews. Page 8.

Minsk, and about $00 miles southwest year's time. stronger for entering the conflict WXENESDAY. JCXY 2. 1941. state.

Announcement of the total reg of Moscow. It seemed strange, the court added, that a "normal father who had the best interests of his child at heart. than those in the two upstate coun Germans Cite Successes. Aside from the advance to the Bere istration was made by Paul G. Arm "CoL Knox should resign or be thrown out of cface." Secretary Knox read the Wheeler Try to Get Out of Ring.

ties. strong, state selective service direc zina at the center, these were other Miles behind this central sector, two wouid have consented to the pre Before the referendum ends, about tor. There is a slight discrepancy be Tribune Travelers' guide. Page 14. sentation of such charges without 357,000 blank ballots will go upstate tween totals for Chicago as an soviet armies said unofficially to number about 500,000 men still strug charges against him and replied ta an inquiry that he had no comment to make whatsoever.

News of society. Page 17. and 339,000 to registrants in the five nounced locally and those announced sufficient evidence to support Miss Talley In Tears. Chicago daylight lime. Ssnrise.

6 19. Sunset, 8.29. Moon seta at 1J6 a. m. tomorrow.

Man. Saturn, and Jupiter are moraine atari. Venus ia the frecmr atar. CEICAGO AND VICINITY: Partly cloudy acd much cooler Wednesday; Thursday lair and rather cool: moderate northwest and north winds Wednesday. HXINOIS: Partly cloudy and considerably cooier Wednesday; Thursday lair with mod gled fiercely to smash thru the ring Radio programs.

Page 24. city boroughs. Voters Add Their Comments. successes 1n what was termed an un-halted march to the east: a. To the north, on the Ealtic front a crossing of the Dvina river was forced on a wide front between Dvinsk and Riga, and soviet counterattacks were smashed.

for Chicago in Springfield. rrogram Runs Smoothly, which the Germans had forged from Miss Talley, seated in the court Day by Day on the Farm. Fage 27. COMMERCE AND FINANCE. Bialystok to Minsk.

room as the judge announced his The registration of the new 21 year This vast ring is now broken down Chevrolet will use own plants on The fierceness of the prowar and anti-war dispute raging across the country was dramatically illustrated by hundreds of fervent comments olds proceeded smoothly thru the day. Nowhere was the enrollment marked big plane engine job. Fage 25. into three smaller ones and German artillery and warplanes are steadily findings pressed a handkerchief to her lips as the court mentioned Susan's name, and burst into tears when the final award was made. To e-Tito temperature.

TEMPERATtRES IS CHICAGO Tor 5 hours ended a. ni. July 2: United States acts as Britain's bank thru gold buying policy. rage 25. pounding at the entrapped Russians.

with the hustle and bustle which characterized last Oct. 16, when 2. To the south, on the Polish front. Red troops were in flight eastward on both sides of Lwow, base of a drive on the Russian Ukraine. An unstated written on the postcards and in let a.m.-.TOilO a.m.

.8014 p.m.. .89, p.m. .85 Cost of living bound to rise," says friends she said she had always felt ters accompanying them. Typical of A total of 322 soviet planes were destroyed today, the German news Senator Walsh said that the Knox speech asserting that "now is the time to strike" with our navy "ta clear the Atlantic of the Germaa menace" carries "shocking implira-tions. roints to Official Position.

If his utterances." said the Massachusetts senator," are in accord wita the views of the President, then congress and the country have bee a grievously misled. If the Impassioned declarations in which the secretary of the navy indulged axe not conso 4 a a.m..F2 1(1 p.m..4 I-" 1,016,000 Illinois men appeared at registration offices to affix their signa that she would be vindicated "and the reactions were these: price administrator. rage 25. Schram takes over post as head of stock exchange. rage 25.

number of soviet divisions were surrounded behind the town itselL A "yes" voter: "God help us If agency, DNB, reported. Capture Chutists at Base. tures to army draft cards. now that it is all over Im very happy and shall devote all my time we don't help Great Britain." STOCKHOLM, Sweden. July 1 VP).

Want ad index. Pag 28. Those In retreat were clogging the highways, two or three columns often and energies to my child." A "no voter: "Why should we Included among the new enrollecs were all aliens between the ages of 21 and 36 who entered the country since registration day last October. At the same time the court issued sacrifice our youth to appease Euro trying to use a single, road and pro pean diplomatic mistakes?" viding massed targets for devastating German parachute troops were reported in dispatches reaching Stockholm to have landed at a Russian naval base at Baitiski, Estonia, today. The dispatches said all were cap Under the selective service act they Total average net paid circulation MAY.

1941 attacks by the German air force. an order enjoining Eckstrom from bringing similar action in this "or any other court touching upon the matters Involved in the current liti 6 a.m.. 59 84 15 p.m.. .8 11 p.m. .82 'a 1 p.m.

..87 Midn't. .80 2 p.m. .87 p.m. 8 la.m..9 a.m. 3 p.m.

.68 3 p.m.. tS7 2 a.m. .66 1 Highest. Lowest. tCnofficial, 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

Tor 24 hoars ended 7:30 p. m-. July It liean temperature. 79 degrees; normal, 71 degrees: July excess, 8 degrees; excess since Jan. 1.

40S degrees. Precipitation, .13 ct an Inch; July deficiency. .10 ci an inch; total since Jan. 1, 15.35 Inches; deficiency since Jan. 1.

.99 of an inch. Xelatire humidity. 7:30 a. 82 per cent: 1 :30 p. 66; 7:30 p.

64. wind velocity. 18 miles an hour from tie southwest at 8:07 p. m. Detailed weather report on page 26.

also were required to report for pos- nant with the views cf tls corsaasd- Th German radio reported that me poll which win come within a fraction of 1 per cent of what the result would be if all voters in the state actually participated will give sible army duty. three German tanks, cut off and bat DAILY tured. gation." 1,000,000 tling against heavy odds, captured the Miss Talley, in testimony given dur in oxcest of er-in-chief, then surely he is subject to censure for being so disregardful of the proprieties and the obligations that his office imposes upon him. He on page 7, column LI Baitiski, opposite Hango on the Finnish shore, guards the south side Statistics of the selective service registration in Chicago yesterday are aiven in terms of wards and local Washington officialdom its first straight from home foreign policy ing the many weeks of litigation, had of the entrance to the Gulf of Fin city of Luck yesterday. The radio said that a burning bridge collapsed just after, the tanks crossed it to enter steadfastly denied accusations con THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE decision by Mr.

and Mrs. John draft boards on page 20. tained In the action. Public on a state-wide scale. land, sea approach to Leningrad..

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