Weather ig Fair. l'flirigan 4:Iait Editorial "Expulsion" Gases Reviewed.. VOL. Li. No. 4 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1940 Z-323 PRICE FIVE CENTS Nazis Have Missed) Time For Invasion, Defenders Believe WillkieUrges U.S. Support For England Assails For To 'Aimbitious Exposing C Aggressor N Few' ountry ations, Africa May Become War's Main Theatre; Germans Strike Twice In Night Shrapnel Bombs Used In Southeast LONDON, Oct. 3. -(Thursday)-(P) -Despite a series of eight Nazi air attacks within 24 hours, certain Brit- ish military circles expressed the be- lief today that the time for an at- tempt at invasion had passed for this year, and that the main theatre of the Battle for Britain would be transferred to Africa. In the early morning hours a hea- vy and growing anti-aircraft bar- rage rose over central London, beat- ing back at the second German air raid of the night. The assault ended a period of un- easy quiet'that had followed an ear- lier attack-the shortest of the war -which began around dinner-time and ended after several bombs had fallen. Chamberlain To Relinquish Position Soon Candidate Centers CampaignIn Ohio By WILLIAM B. ARDERY J CLEVELAND, Oct. 2.-(A)-Wen- dell L. Willkie charged tonight that the political theories and ambitions of a few men had exposed the Unit- ed States "to the aggressors" and urged aid for Britain even at a sacri- fice of speed in building up Ameri- ca's airfleet. Until the people have an adequate defense system "they don't want any more international incidents," Will- kie declared in his first campaign address in this politically-pivotal state where he formerly worked as an Akron attorney. In arguing that the nation is un- prepared, Willkie said that in 1936, "an elect'on year," the ratio of de- _nse expmnditures to other spending dropped to its lowest point. "There were other, more attractive ways to spend the money" he assert- d, adding: "I say that we are now exposed to the aggressors because of the poli- tical theories and the political ambi- tions of a few men." Declaring "the defense job that lies ahead of us is appalling in mag- nitude," Willkie said, "we can not make ourselves strong by a patch- work method." In his foreign policy outlined, Will- kie asserted: "I would continue my efforts to aid the heroic British people. I would aid the British even if it meant the sacrifice of some speed in building up our own air fleet. I would do so because the longer Britain held out the more time we have in which to prepare ourselves." Pre-State Pep Rally Friday To Fete Yost Sportswriter Mill Marsh, Signia Delta Chi Guest, To Give Short Address 'Grand Old Man' Will Present Talk The bands will play and the boys will shout and the Michigan gals will all turn out to cheer themselves hoarse at the pre-State game rally at 8 p.m. Friday in Yost Field House and to blare a thunderous farewell to Fielding H. Yost, the "Grand Old Man of Football" who will retire this year. One of the features of the evening will be a short address by Mill Marsh, sports editor of the Ann Ar- bor News, who will be a guest of Sigma Delta Chi, honorary national journalistic fraternity. The whole affair will be sponsored by the University "M" Club. The pep rally preceding the Mich- igan-Michigan State game has come to be an annual affair on campus, frequently culminating in general good fellowship riots and unhappy meetings with professors the morn- ing after. No riots are guaranteed, mind you, but one can expect al- most anything. Fielding Yost will speak before the rally, a farewell speech to a campus with which he has been associated for nearly forty years. He began his career on this campus and led many a Michigan football team to victory before becoming Athletic Di- rector of the University. The University band, under the di- rection of Prof. William Revelli, will be on hand to play and to amplify the noise over the ,public address system. A good time and a bare-tooth ea- gerness to be at State's collective neck is guaranteed to all. His Hit Started Rally 1 N Derringer Is Routed By Five-Run Attack In Big Bengal Second Inning; Greenberg Starts Winning Rally With Hard Single By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CROSLEY FIELD, CINCINNATI, Oct. 2-( )-The powerhouse of the Detroit Tigers switched on a shocking five-run rally against Paul Derringer today and crushed the Cincinnati Reds, 7 to 2, in the first game of the 1940 World Series as a crowd of 31,793 stricken Rhineland fans looked on aghast. The ease with which the Tiger sluggers swept over the heroic National League righthander with five bunched singles in the second inning took all the sparkle out of the remainder of the game and the crowd was hardly awed by the triple and home run that Rudy York and Bruce Campbell hit in succession in the fifth inning. Buck Newsom, the giant, glowering righthander who set the pace for the Tigers in their prowl to the American League championship, backed up the hitting of his teammates with an eight-hit pitching job that kept the feeble Reds shutout except in the fourth and eighth stanzas. It was as uneven a struggle as any test between two champions could be. In the big second inning ten Tigers went to bat as Derringer desperately ewsom Hurls Tigers Do Victory Over Reds, CampbellIBlasts Homer German Bombs Loosed With nearly all the rest of coastal England under intermittent bom- bardment from the air during the daylight hours, German shrapnel bombs were reported loosed for the first time-on a southeast town.. There were several casualties. German artillery shelled 'the Do- ver coast from across the English Channel tonight, supporting with a heavy bombardment the almost ceaseless attacks of the Nazi air force upon all England. Six times up to nightfall great squadrons of bombers and fighters had swept in toward London; six times, said the Air Ministry, they had been beaten back-" . . . inter-+ cepted and broken up by our fight- ers." Then, early tonight, they came again, one group flying in over the northwestern suburbs to loose upon the city the 26th consecutive nightly assault, while another sought to break through heavy gunfire from the southeast. Batteries In Full Voice London's inner defenses, the anti- aircraft batteries, opened up in full voice to keep the attack away from the center of the city. Several bombs fell and then suddenly the raid was, ended-the shortest early night raid since the beginning weeks ago of major- aerial warfare on the city. An unnatural quiet fell, but the, people were not convinced that it would last. They stayed on in the air raid shelters. All along the coastal areas-south-, east and southwest and over Wales as well-the day had been noisy with a series of sharp, desperate engage- ments in the clouds. By early evening, it was officially announced, at least ten German raiders had gone down to destruc- tion, against one British plane ac- knowledged lost.- But despite all this, despite the magnitude and angry persistence of the assault, certain British military circles said it appeared certain now that the time for an attempt at in- vasion had passed for this year, and that the main theatre of the battle for Britain would be transferred soon to Africa. Germans Report Raids By British (By The Associated Press) BERLIN, Oct. 2.-The German command, disclosing that fighter planes are now taking over many of the jobs normallyassigned to bomber craft, sent heavy squadrons across the Channel today in continuous as- saults from Britain. DNB, the official German news agency, reported tonight that Lon- don was under almost ceaseless bom- bardment, and that targets along the Thames River, in eastern and south- eastern areas and across the country to the Irish Sea, were attacked heav- ily. Great fire damage wrought by Bri- tish attacks in western German cities was acknowledged, but it was said to have been confined to "numerous apartment houses." Anti-aircraft fire was declared to have forced abandonment of the Bri- tish night assault upon Berlin, al- NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN 1 * * *1 LONDON, Oct. 2.-G)-Old and1 ailing former Prime Minister Cham- berlain, the man who made the ill-1 fated Munich agreement of Septem- ber, 1938, will resign shortly as Lord2 President of Council in what may become a sweeping readjustment of the Churchill cabinet, political circles1 reported tonight. Lord Halifax, holdover Foreignf Secretary of the Chamberlain gov- ernment, also may go, London circles said, with Anthony Eden mentionedi as his successor. The same reports said Labor Min-< ister Ernest Bevin probably would be-t come a member of the war cabinet -giving it a strong socialistic tinge. Bevin is one of the nation's leading laborites. The reshuffle may als involve Lord Beaverbrook, Alfred Duff-Cooper, Herbert Morrison and Arthur Green- wood, all members of the present cabinet, who may simply swap jobs, the reports said. Chamberlain, who stepped down as Prime Minister last spring after the failure of the campaign in Nor- way, has been recovering from a re- cent operation. Approaching 72 years of age, he is still very weak and in need of rest,k friends said, and has been unable to relax in constantly-bombed London.- Lord Halifax, tall, gaunt Foreign1 Secretary, succeeded to that position when Eden split with Chamberlainc over the pre-war appeasement policy.t Eden now is Secretary of State fort war. Of the others mentioned in thet discussion of revision, Beaverbrook now is Minister for Aircraft Produc- tion, Morrison is Minister of Supply, Duff Cooper is Minister of Informa- tion, and Greenwood is a Minister Without Portfolio. U.S. Branded As 'Ignorant) Italian Paper Designates Nation Spain's Enemy ROME, Oct. 2.-(P)-Premier Mus- solini's own newspaper criticized the people of the United States today as1 "the most ignorant of the white race" and hinted strongly that Germany' and Italy are counting on Spain to offset American and British influ- ence in Latin America. Just how Spain would play her part and the precise role she would have in the new Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis remained unanswered, however, as Spanish Minister of Government Ramon Serrano Suner wound up a series of Rome-Berlin conferences. Commentator Mario Appelius, writing in Il Duce's "Il Popolo di Roma," bitterly attacked the United States, England and France as great enemies of Spain and its history. "The people of the world have two wishes," he said. "First, to free them- selves from English domination; and, second, to free themselves from the plutocratic tyranny represented by the United States. ° lT.a nn nr m. o~rPf f -m n nri c Spain Will Remain At Peace Pending Collapse Of England Franco Fears British Blo Starvation-Incited Dis By KIRKE L. SIMPSON1 The Battle of Britain roars on amid an exchange of lethal and 'ver- bal bomb blasts by the belligerents; but Spain has voted to stay out. She is not convinced that her Nazi- Fascist friends have yet licked John1 Bull and his navy. That is the crux of the war news on the political front. It has mili- tary potentialities far deeper than the mere matter of Spain's future role in the struggle. It could go far toward reshaping the course of the war either in thetWest, or in the Mediterranean theatre. France Afraid Of Position London, Berlin, Rome and Madrid are agreed in saying that Spain is to keep out, even if they do not agree- as to the reason for her continued non-belligerency. The most obvious ex planation is General Franco's ap- prehension that an air-tight British blockade of Spain would invite star- vation-bred disorders that that could unseat him as military dictator. He has no intention of stepping in to grasp at the Axis-proffered Gibral- tar prize until it is far more certain that Britain has been beaten. As the nation in Europe occupying the best ringside seat to observe the Battle of Britain, Spain's indicated decision to stay out of it is an im- portant development. It means Brit- ain faces only a two-front, not a ckade orders Will Mean Serious Of Revolution three-front attack this winter. There is not going to be a siege of her Gibraltar sentry-boxat the west- ern outlet of the Mediterranean. It could be attacked by land only from Spain. That, added to rising doubts that Hitler will dare to invade Eng- land in the near future, is as cheer- ing for Britons as a draft of their famous brown October ale. Yet they cannot dismiss the inva- sion danger entirely. If Hitler loses confidence that Italy, with what additional help he can supply, can crack Britain's hold on the eastern gateway to the Mediterranean, the Suez Canal, he may be forced to risk invasion despite ever-mounting odds against success. Italian Drive Stopped Autumn and winter are the sea- sons of military hibernation in all schools of strategy. To military minds, an Indian summer attempt on England would be an evidence of German desperation, not strength. A few days' repeat-performance of summer weather in mid-October would hardly suffice for as big a job as invading Britannia, who still rules the English air in daylight, in addition to holding sway on the waves. Yet Spain's non-involvement also must be reflected in changed factors on the other possible winter front, the Eastern Mediterranean. The Italian advance in Egypt seems al- ready desert-stranded, far from its goal at the Suez Canal. With the Straits of Gibraltar open and inva- sion of England definitely off, Brit- ain could easily reinforce her sea and air power in that sector, even ship additional troops to Egypt. Gargoyle Contest To Close Friday Three awards of one dollar each will be the prizes in the Varsity Vi- gnette contest now being conducted by Gargoyle, campus humor maga- zine, for its initial issue of Oct. 15, Dave Donaldson, '41, Editor in Chief of the nuhlication, announced yes- HANK GREENBERG CAA Requires Future Service In U. S. Army Course Of Pilot Training Pledges Seventy Students To MilitaryTraining Seventy University of Michigan college students will begin a program; of civilian pilot training here this week with a promise that they will enter military service when they have completed their college studies. The program is the 1940-41 ver- sion of flight training provided by the Civil Aeronadtics Authority. Ci- vilian flight training was given at the University last year, but this is the first time that the enrollees have been required toi pledge themselves to enter military flying at the end of the CAA training. Two courses will be offered, a pri- mary one for beginners and an ad- vanced course for those who com- pleted the primary training in 1939- 40. Primary training involves four hours ground work and four hours flying instruction each week. In- struction will be given at the Ann Arbor airport under the direction of nine aviators. Prof. E. W. Conlon of the Univer- sity aeronautical engineering depart- ment said today that the pledge to enter military service is merely a promise to join some branch of the U.S. Air Corps at a date to be self- determined by the student. He called it a "gentlemen's agreement," which the University or government would be unable to enforce if necessary. Professor Conlon pointed out, how- ever, that students within the con- scription age limits, 21-35, would be immediately eligible for flight train- ing if drafted. Union. Offers Ticket Resale Service Will Be Repeated For All Home Games If you're in the market for foot- ball tickets to the State game this Saturday come visit the Michigan Union's Football Resale from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the travel desk in the Union Lobby. Headed by Robert Sibley, '42E, of the Union staff, the resale will buy and sell all ducats other than stu- dent, faculty or "M" club stamped tickets. Tickets will be sold at full price only and the brokerage service of the Union is complimentary. Persons wishing to sell tickets must bring them to the travel desk where they will receive a receipt for the pasteboards. This receipt must be shown at the travel desk 3-5 p.m. Monday through Friday next week to receive cash payment or tickets if unsold. This is the fourth year of opera- tion for the resale whose service will be repeated for all of the re- maining home games with Illinois, Pennsylvania and Northwestern. Extra Funds Now Available For Awards Scholarship funds amounting to an additional 1,030 dollars over last year have been made available this semester through combined efforts of Dean Lloyd S. Woodburne, Prof. Arthur Van Duren, Prof. Arthur Smithies and the Student Senate, it was announced yesterday by Rob- ert Reed, '42, president of the Sen- ate. This sum has been distributed to seven students in varying amounts on the basis of need and scholarship achievements. At the latter part of last semester the Senate began, making plans to interest alumni groups throughout the country and service clubs in the state in the idea of providing money for scholarships. These plans were undertaken at the suggestion of Prof. Smithies, honorary Senator, Who recognized the need for more scholar- ships. This drive among the alumni and service groups was described by Reed as the Senate's biggest project this year. "We have set a quota of at least 1,000 dollars for the year," he said. Plans are being prepared by Uni- versity officials for recognizing the system of granting scholarships. The Senate is also taking an active part in this reorganization. In addition to this activity the Senate will sponsor in conjunction with the League, Union and Michi- gan Daily, the Michigan Forum which is the name of a series of pub- lic debates that will feature student leaders disputing the political, eco- nomic and social issues of the day. The Senate will present as usual this year, four parleys during the fall, winter, spring and summer. tried to stem the tide and finally had to give way to Whitey Moore after all the runs were in and only one out. Hank Greenberg, who was hand- cuffed all the rest of the afternoon, led off the bombardment by smack- ing the first pitch into the left field coiner for what would ordinarily have been a double, although Jim Ripple sent him scurrying back to first with a tremendous throw. Goodman Hits Double In the fourth inning, when Cin- cinnati chalked up its first run, Ival Goodman slammed the first pitch into center field for a two-bagger and scored two plays later on a sin- gle to right by Jim Ripple. In be- tween Buck McCormick popped up and afterward 40-year-old Jim Wil- son, the Reds' starting catcher, grounded into a double play. The Redlegs' parting gesture in the eighth started when Werber dou- bled between McCosky and Camp- bell, advanced on Mike McCormick's grounder and tallied easily on Good- man's line single to center. Cincinnati managed to get run- ners on base in all but two of the other frames, but were held helpless as Newsom snuffed out little rays of hope one by one. Mike McCormick doubled in the first but never got of f the bag. Eddie Joost, the slim little second baseman, who was subbing for the injured Lonnie Frey but was not expected to make his bat heard, singled with two out in the second and again to lead off the fifth when he got as far as second by Bartell's dropping catcher Sullivan's throw. Baker Removed In the ninth Baker, who had taken over the catching duties after Wil- son was removed for a pinch batter in the sixth, singled with one out but was forced at second on the next play. Newsom, besides keeping his hits spaced, gave up only one base on balls, thisgoing to Buck McCormick with two out in the sixth. The Reds made fine fielding plays occasionally and most of their hits were clean and sharp. But there was not the slightest continuity in their (Continued on Page 3) Poll On Conscription Will Bie Taken Soon What the campus thinks of mili- tary conscription will be the first inquiry of the Bureau of Student Opinion this fall when it' resumes active operation this week under the new tutelage of Frank Bender, '43. Bender succeeds James Vicary, '40, who was instrumental in organizing and disciplining the past work of the Bureau. Vicary has left school to accept a position of similar char- acter in private industry. Following the poll on conscription it is intended to conduct short range nanl ann cntsinno f current na- U*S. Experts View Nassau Defense Sites NASSAU, Bahamas, Oct. 2.-()- Military experts from the United States, looking for sites to aid in hemisphere defense, made a 500- mile survey flight today along the string of rugged islands and intricate waterways that form this British colony. Five of the 11 Army and Navy officers inthe party-headed by Rear Admiral John W. Greenslade and Brig.-Gen. Jacob L. Devers- flew direct from Miami to Nassau. They received the good wishes of the Duke of Windsor in a 15-minute conference at Government House, then, accompanied by Colonial Sec- retary W. L. Heape, sped to Eleu- thera Island less than 100 miles away to join the other members of the commission. Today's survey flight of expora- tion was designed to carry the offi- Accident Fatal To Striedieck Young Son Of Professor Killed By Cave-In Five-year-old Daniel Striedieck, son of Dr. and Mrs. Werner Strie- dieck, of the German department, was killed Tuesday when a sand cave in which he was playing collapsed and 'suffocated him. Information which led to the dis- covery of the boy came fron two friends with whom he had been play- ing who were questioned by Dr. and Mrs. Striedieck when the boy failed to return in time for dinner. He was found under about two feet of sand. Oxygen treatments at the University Hospital proved unsuccessful. Daniel proved nimself a hero last June when he rescued his younger brother from drowning at Lake Mor- rison. Surviving are the parents; two