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A Paper For The Home SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Weather Monday: Cloudy, wanner. Sunday: Fair, warmer. 35TH YEAR, NO. 27—48 PAGES WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, MAY 4. 1941 PRICE TEN CENTS BRITISH BATTLING WflTH IRAQI AT VITAL PERSIAN GULF PORT Admits Confession of Dynamite Murders in Scranton Was Hoax Vichy Doubts Convoy Rumor \lehy, May .S. (I P)—American enihaasy oWciala and the French admiralty aaid tonight they had no eontirmatlon of reports that Lnlted Statea war auppllea have been shipped to Suci In American freighters undei t. 8. naval convoy. They douht»-d that the reports were correct. War Summary Ex-Convict Used Detective Story Magazine Idea to Get Publicity Louisa, Ky., May 3. (UP)-Dis- trirl Attorney M, J, Eagen of Scranton, Pa., said today that Dwight O, Thome, 30-year-old ex- convict, admitted today his "con- fesKiort'' of the dynamit« murder •i,.' ¦»¦-fiws.-itvrtir- •bro..'ijr and sister wa.s a hoax, Eagen, who haa doubted Thome's story from the firat, indicated that he would not a.sk Kentucky author- itie,s to return the su.specl lo Penn¬ sylvania, "However, he gave some side¬ lights on the crime that I would like to look into before he is turn¬ ed loose," Eagen said. The Scranton prosecutor came here at the request of Louisiana authorities after Thome said he rigged the dynamite trap which killed William Rebhorn, 19, a»d his sister, Lola, IT, son and daughter cf Dr, E. H. Rebhorn, Scranton health director, last November, iiUrs All "Detaila" Thome said he had placed four sticks of dynamite in the Rebhorn family autnmobilc a few days after he was released from the Ohio state prison farm at London, Ohio. A fellow-convict named "Bancroft" had offered nim $2,000 to kill Dr. Rebhorn, acocrding to Torne's orig¬ inal statement. Today, however, he said he had read about the case in a crime de¬ tective magazine and that his "con¬ fession" was false, "I <lon't know why I made up that slory" Thome said. He "confessed" the crime when arrested for vagrancy here this week. His home ia in Pittsburgh. .Thornc also admitted that he was tTi> Kaye O'Toole who "confessed"' lo the kidnapping of the Malison boy in Seattle at the time he was picked up al Saylersville, Ky., on suspicion, in 1937. This fraud was 'xposed by agents of the federal bureau nf investigation frnm the Louisville nffice after O'Toole had hern held for several da.ys. Thome, who was grilled for nearly two hours by District Attor¬ ney Eagen. Captain George Donald- i son of .Scranton detectives, and Sergeant Charlea Santee of Penn- | aylvania State Police, said he waa | in Pittsburgh all the time for a ; month nr morc after his release on parole from the Ohio State Pen¬ iteniiarv nn Nov. 1. 1940. | Stole From HU "Mother The intprrngaticn also developed that he left home in March because he stole $29 from his mother, tak¬ ing the money from under her pillow while she was asleep. He took a bus to Paintaville. Ky., and remained In that locality until re¬ cently, Jusl before leaving Paintavillc last Monday, Thorne said, he con- reived the idea of "confessing" to the crime. He made notes of the names of the people mentioned in the atory. but he claimed he des¬ troyed the notes aftPi; making the "confessinn." Sheriff Fyffc found a reward notice in 'rhnrnt's pns- iCnntiniied nn Page A-22) Like '17—Imt Just to Sell Tickets This Time With a tent ycl up in Public .Square recalling the call for volunteers in 1917 manned by two sergeants from the 109th Field Artillery and the local groups aiding valley contingents the purpo.se is to .sell tickets for the Eastern League baseball game to be played Tuesday after¬ noon in Artillery Park by the Wilkcs-Barre Barons and Sprlng- fleld. But the purpose of the game Is to turn over the receipts In purchase athletic and recreational equipment for the lOUth F. A. and Company A, 103rd Medical Regiment, now serving at Indian- town Gap, AU proceeds, with the 1 xceplion of the .M.'iO needed to 'iring in SpringPipId and pay league dues, will go to these regi¬ ments. Pictured above, left to right, ;re: Master Sergeant Oscar R. ,Sears of the 109th; M, H, Cal- lender, cashier of the Wilkes- Barre Deposit and Savings Bank: Kdward F, Smith, associate scsrc- tary of the Chamber of Com¬ merce; Miss Ruth Brem. Girl Scouts; Captain Robert A. Stull: Col, Thomas H, Atherton; Staff Sergeant George Hargrcavcs of the 109th, A parade will precede the game on Tuesday, forming at 2 oclock at the corner of West River and .South streets. It will be led by mounted State Police and mount¬ ed Wilkcs-Barre Police and will include the 109th F'A Band, Drum ;nd Bugles Corps of Post 132 of -American Legion, Junior and .^enior Red Cross, with the .luniors dressed in the varied uni¬ forms of their service: American Legion and National Commander Milo Warner, Mayor Loveland ,ind city council. U.s, Planes Can't Save Britain Says Lindbergh Insists Plan to Beat Nazis in Air Is of Dreamers and Impossible; Finds America Misled Like France WILLKIE FAVORS St. Louis, May 3. CUP) Charles A. Lindbergh said tonight that "no matter how many planes we build in America and send tn England, we cannot make the British Isles stronger than Germany in military aviation," Before Great Britain could gain supremacy in the air, the flier as¬ serted, "eilher we would have to capture other air bases on the continent by armed invasion or an internal collapse would have to take place in Germany," Lindbergh addressed a "rally against war" sponsored by the St. Louis cliapter of tlic America First Hammer Liverpool Again; Moon Helps Nazi Planes Six Shot Down; Many Trapped as Shelter Is Bombed London, May 4 (Sunday) (UP) - Swarms of German bombers ham¬ mered Liverpool and the Mersey¬ side shipping area with high explo¬ sives and thousands of incendiaries for the third successive night and Britiah night fighters were credited early today with having downed six raiders. The drone of raiders overhead sounded for hours as the Luftwaffe renewed the monthly "Battle of the Moon " Reversing their usual tac¬ tics, the raiders opened the attack with a rain of high explosive. Other raiders, following later, unloaded thousands of incendiaries. Liverpool Homes Hit Mum houses were demolisheil and damaged by the explosive hnmh.s dropped during the early stages of (he attack and il wa.s feared many persons had been trapped iii,sidc. Thou.sands of fire- In Today't lame Classllted B_ll Kdltorial >iovie» "¦;;;¦ Polities Radio Sports (;—'J A—111 A—W •B—I , •!»—I Social A—15 Story B-«'! bomba fell on residential areas of Liverpool, which was bathed in brilliant moonlight. The bright moonlight, allhough aiding the raiders, also helped the night, fighters in picking out their targets. The bag last nighl and early today brought to 12 the num¬ ber of raider.s destroyed in the first three night.s of the month. While the main assault was thrown al the Merseyside in a continuance of the Luftwaffe's "blockade bombing" a northeast coast lown also was hard hit. High¬ flying raiders, harassed by fierce anti-aircraft fire, dropped high ex¬ plosives and incendiaries, and a public shelter. In which 200 per¬ sons had taken refuge, suffered a direct hit. •I Dead. .Miin.\ Trapped Two were reported killed, several Injurpd and many trapped. Morc than 100 had been rescued early today as digging continued. Bombs caused a number nf casu¬ alties at a nearby town where the raid still was in progress early to¬ day. Raiders also attacked towns on the east, southeast and ,aouth coast, causing damage and casu¬ alties. The all-clear was snunded in the London area early today. There was litlle action over the British cap¬ ital. One German plane wa.s .seen In explode in mId-aIr, causing a great flash Ihat Illuminated the country¬ side for milea arc^nd. Committee. Other speakers were j Sen. Bennett Champ Clark, D., Mo,, ' and Gen, Robert E. Wood of Chi¬ cago, national chairman of the committee, "The area and geographical posi¬ tion of the British Isles," Lindbergh continued, "make it impossible to base enough aircraft within them to equal in strength the aircraft that can be based on the continent of Europe. ¦ "If you look at the map, you will ,see that the European continent forms almost a semi-circle around the British Isles. British objectives are now much more accessible to German bombers than German ob¬ jectives are to British bombers." I. S. "I^d to Disaster" I Lindbergh charged that the United Stales was being led to dis¬ aster and asserted that the Amer¬ ican people "have never been ac¬ curately informed about the prog- ' ress of the war." t Claims that American and Brit¬ ish aircraft production soon will surpass Germany's are not true, he said, adding: "Germany has a head start, and from the standpoint of research j and productioi' alone, it will re- I quire years lo overtake her. I do not say it is impossible, but It cannot be done in a few months, aa so many people seem lo believe." "The be.st way to defend America U by keeping our armies on our own soil." Lindbergh said that intolerance, hatred and confusion of war were creeping steadily closer to the United Slates, j "I feel this more keenly because : only a few days ago I resigned my commission in the Air Corps," he added. He resigned, he said, because President Roosevelt left him no ! honarable alternative. Lindbergh declared that "this situation arose becau.se I, together with millions of American.s, believe that our country should not enleV the war in Europe: while the President, and many with him, believe we should take part in that war, ".Misled" aa Waa France "Briefly and bluntly." Lindbergh said, "we in America are not In a position tn wage war abroad sue- | cessfully at this time." | The flier devoted the major part : I of his speech to a discuasinn of | I (Continued on Page A-22) I Says Shipments Must Get Through; Navy Denies Rumor Washington, May 3. (UP)-Wen- dell L. Willkie has informed Presi¬ dent Roo.sevelt that he favors out¬ right United States naval convoy of British arms and food shipments rather than the present plan ex¬ tending the neutrality patrol to create a "safe channel" at least half-way to Britain, This became known tonight only a few hours after a usually well- informed official told the United Press that the Atlanlic patrol has been ordered to "avoid shooting at all costs short of getting sunk." regarding that reported order, an authorized nav.v spokesman would nnly say that "we have no com¬ ment to make on that one," The 1940 Republican iircsidential candidate was said to have told them that full-fledged convo.vs or perhaps .some more modern plan of ; escorting vital consignmcnUs safely : to western and northern British | ports must be evolved to prevent the goods from being sent to the bottom .of the sea by German raidcr,s, i Deny Red Sea Convoy j The navy meantime issued a brief statement denying that it has en¬ gaged in any convoy work. In con¬ nection wilh reports that some American merchant .ships had ar¬ rived at Suez under United States convoy through the Red Sea route recently reopened to American ' shipping, the navy said: "The Navy Department statea that no United States Navy ships are employed in convoy duty." Willkie, who came here for a din¬ ner with newspapermen who cov¬ ered his campaign lasl fall, told reporters that the Battle of the At¬ lantic is so serious thai more steps must be taken to Insure that British cargoes reach their destination, | Asked whether he meant convoys, ! he replied: "If I were President of the United Statea, I would call in the army, , (Continued on Page A-22) 1 By HARRIS4).\ SAI,I,SBl RY Adolf Hitler ia expected to ad¬ dress the German Reichstag, meet¬ ing in one of its increasingly rare session.s, Sunday night, and may redefine the Nazi attitude toward the United .States in view of ex¬ tension of American naval patrol activity. The statement by Hitler Is ex¬ pected also to contain another "la-st appeal" to Britain tn make peace as a pro-Nazi uprising in Iraq threaten.s to uu.sttlc the Arab world and jeopardize Britain's vital posi¬ tion in the rich Middle East. Ger- maius also moved towards Morocco, occupation of which could nullify Gibraltar. Britain was moving forcefully to nuel! thr uprising in Ir.iq. Hos- tiliti's /iiineiir.".d..to J}i,./^.rj.ter£d ^. Ihe Habbaniya airdrome, but Lon¬ don snurces disclosed that British and Iraqi fnrces had clashed at Basra, Iraq's only port of entry for British rc-enforcements. More important than the imme¬ diate hostilillcs were the implica¬ tions of the Iraq embroilment. Berlin openly was cheering the pro-Nazi government of raahed Ali Al-Gailani and doing what it could to stir up Arab trouhlea for the British in other Middle Eastern countries, notably Syria, Palestine, ' Tranajordania, Iran and .'iaudi Arabia. German radio reports assiduously spread stories of growing trouble In Syria where the British suspect the (icrmana ma.v suddenly arrive by air in a hop-skip pincers attack upon Suez. Turkish radio reports said German planes had been seen flying in the direction of .Syria. The Germans also reported rioting in Syria and great sympathy anions .Syrian Arabs for Iraq — factors which might provide an excuse, if one were needed, for I Nazi entry, Germans were talking optimlatic- ! ally of the possibility of starting a "holy war" among the Arabs, deigned to unsettle the v.hnle em- ..pjre ill the Middle Eaat as far as India. However, it was recalled that repeated efforts to launch "hnly wars" by the Arabs have never. In recent times, succeeded I in creating a united Arab front. In North Africa, the British beat off new Axis attacks on Tobruk and repoited the sinking by the RAF of an enemy destroyer and merchant ship. British air attacks were centered on Emden, Bremen and Hamburg. The Germans con¬ centrated again on Liverpool. Expect Hitler to Warn U.S. in Address Today Fighting Goes on Near Baghdad to Save Oil Fields British Strire to End Threat Before German .Aid Can Arrive; Turkey Reports Nazi Planes on Way to Syria as Berlin Hopes To Steam up .Moslem 'Holy War' By l-'RKDKHK k Kl H London, Ma> 4 —i>unda,>). H P)—Briti«h and Iraqiil forces har* riaahed at K»Kra, Iraq port of the Peralan t.ult, it was learns! early today. Iraqi forces were aaid to have heen driven off hy British air bombiiiK and nrtillery firp, Basra, Iraq's only aea nutlet, haa been uaed hy the British to land troops and war iimteriala. Fighting was aaid hy an official rrport to he still In progress at the Habhani.Mi aircrnme, near Bagdad, where a number of Rnyal Air Force planes were destroyed and some British casualties were suffered. The ministry ot information reported that the Iraq artillery bnmbard- ment of Habbaniya was resiimeil thia morning despite an RAF attack ivhiih silenced some ot the Iraqui guns. Protecting Oil Fields The British were resisting strongly, hoping to reduce the threat to the rich Mosul oil fields before German aid can build up a new major fighting front in thp Middle East. The ministry of information re-*' — ported that thp Iraq air force made May Make Appeal For Peace with Report on Balkans Berlin, May 4. (Sunday) (UPi The German Reichstag will meet at 6 p, m, tonight to hear a gov¬ ernment (itclaration which reliable quarters said early today will be made by Adolf Hitler, (The Reichstag meeting, it was believed, might be the setting for another appeal to Britain to make peace or for a redefinition of Ger¬ many's attitude toward the United States,) Hitler was expected to address the Reichstag and review the suc¬ cessful southeastern campaign, as he did after the Polish and western campaigns, (After both campaigns. Hitler called on Britain to make peace.) Silent on Details First official news of the meeting was contained In a brief announce¬ ment banner-lined b.v all morning newspapers. It did not say where the Reichstag would meet, but it was expected that the sessions would be held as usual in the Kroll Opera House. (Foreign newspapermen in Ger¬ many usually are not permitted so far in advance to report that Hitler is to deliver an address or give the place where it probably will be made.) As a preliminary to the expected speech hy the Fuehrer, the high command probably will issue a spe¬ cial communique today revealing German claims of losses in men and maierial inflicted on the enemy as well as German losses. Hitler's expected speech probablv will not be confined entirely to a review of the Balkan campaign. , Observers pointed out that with the inrreaiiiiifr importance of Ger- I man-United Stales relations it would not be surprising if Hitler outlined the Nazi attitude toward lhe latest U.S. "war agitation'' de¬ velopments, particularly extension of patrol activity, ! 1 It was not believed he would touch on the Iraq situation, since , developments aro not yet clear, it was said. j Rarely .Meets I (The Reichstag meets larcly un¬ der llle Nazi regime, usually to hear an address hy Adnlf Hitler). It was annouiKPd that the reich- ,stag .session has hpeii called for the purpose of hearing "a declar¬ ation by the Reich governmenl." The session will be broadcast by all German radio .stations. It was .said reliably- but il could not be con¬ firmed officially that Adolf Hitler will address the .session. There had been no meeting ot the reich,stag since July 19, 1940 when the campaign in France at ^ an end -Hitler spoke before the assemblage and made "a last ap¬ peal" to the British tn join him in "a common sense " peace, | German 'Tourists' Get Passes to French Morocco By RALPH HEI>/.E.N Vichy, May 3. (UP) A report circulated In Vichy tonight that the French governmenl haa agreed to allow "German tourists" to enter t'lench Morocco and that Germany is pressing France to launch a drive for recapture of the "Free French" colonies in Africa as the French contribution to Franco-Grrman "collaboration." According to reports whioh could not be confirmed in official quar¬ ters, Fernand de Brinon, the 'Vichy government delegate al Pari.i, already has signed 1,800 visas to allow the "first nllotment of German civilians'" to go to Morocco, -t' day morning. Since the German occupation, no French newspapets have been publishing Monday morning editions. IContinued on Page A-22) As described here, there has been a ban on German "tourist" travel to Morocco and the present action merely gives the Germans what were described as "equal rights with the Americans, the British and other foreigners " II is esti¬ mated, however, that the total of British in .Morocco is 800 and the number of Americans 200, Want African Colonies ' Al the same lime, according to information here, the Germans are insisting that the French take action at the earliest possible mo¬ ment lo attempt to recover the French colonies in Africa now in the hands of the adherents of Gen, Charles de Gaulle and the British, These colonies comprise French Equatorial Africa and are employ¬ ed, the Germans hold, aa a corridor for movement of.British men and .supplies across Africa toward Egypt. It was not staled here what the Germans are offering the French in return. However, it was hinted that important developments In the field of Franco-German "collabor¬ ation" arc underway as a result of the sudden resumption of conver¬ sations in Paris today between Vice Premier Admiral Jean Fran- cnis Darlan and Otto Abetz, Adolf Hitler's Paris envoy. There was no indiialinn of the nature of the developments but a sign that they are expected swiftly was seen in an unusual order is¬ sued to tho staffs of French news¬ papers. The newspaper staffs were ordered to repnrt for wnrk tomor¬ row to Issue special •dilions Mon- f.n unsuccessful atlempt lo raid the British airdrome and said there was no infoimation in Ixindon to justify Ihe Iraqi claim Ihat the British have attacked Ruthah, an important airdrome in Western Iraq. Reports that British tanks were destroyed in action around Rutbah were characterized as untrue, A ministry statement declared; "During the last few days the Iraq government has posted troops around the British airdrome al Habbaniya, Trenches were dug and guns mounted on the edge ot the desert plateau overlooking the airdrome. A request that these troops withdraw waa mrl by the dispatch of further forces. "Early in the morning of May 2 hostilities broke out, the Iraqi ar¬ tillery opening fire point blank upon the airdrome. Habbaniya is an RAF training center and as a result Ihe aircraft there are largely training machines. The canton- mpnl which houses a ground staff and a small guard of Assyrian levies is unfortified. Raid Repulsed "Al lording lo latest reports re- reived, a number of our aircraft were destroyed on the ground and ; some casualties sustained. Our' aircraft took aclion and a number of Iraqi guns were silenced by our bombing. Yesterday afternoon the Iraciii airforce attempted to raid the airdrome but wilhoul success. "Frida.v night passed quietl.v hut the shelling started again this morning and fighting Is still in prngress. "As regards the Iraq claims to have occupied oil svejls and all air¬ dromes In the country. It should be pointed out that these have al¬ ways been In Iraqi hands with the single exception of .Shaiba air¬ drome near Basra where, la far as la known, no hostile aclion has been attempted. (A Radio Ankara broadcast heard in Zurich cleamed that Ger¬ man airplanes had been sighted in the (Jiilf of Adalia. flying toward Syria from the direction of Italy's base on the Dodecanese is! ,nd of Rhodes. Ankara quoted Radio Iraq as claiming that Iraqi troops have penetrated British defenses in the southern sector of the Hab¬ baniya airdrome). Berlin Reports -New Threat A report hy Radio Berlin wa-s heard here, claiming that Ihn Saud, ruler of Saudi Arabia, has concen¬ trated strong forces at Oqaha. just across the Arabian border from Great Fires Reported RagingThrough Hamburg Berlin Admits Raid; Claims 10 Million Tons of Shipping By HO.MKR JK.NKS London, May 3. iUP)-The Air ministry reported today that Royal Air Force .squadroik, ;,ic.>.iinaoly using powerful new : ¦.ipcr-iionib.s, had started great fires In the har¬ bor and indu.strial ceiilcr.ii of Ham¬ burg during raids that bla.sted tar¬ gets nn the European coast, in¬ cluding Rotterdam and Emden. The British bomber pilots report¬ ed big fires broke out in the Ham¬ burg area Immediately after their attack. "Great damage was done to docks and industrial quarters," the Air •Ministry .said, adding that the crews of Briti.sh planes clearly saw solid blocks of masonry to.s.-icl into lhe air high above the smoke. Al Emorn the Britisii hoinhs were reported to have started fires, while the attack at Rotterdam was centered on oil stores. En routa to Hamburg, the Brit¬ ish squadrons encountered German nighl fighter planes which tried to intercept them near the Frisian Islands. "The bombers shook off the en^my and kept on their course lo "There Ihcy had to piece aucces- "Thcer tlity iiad to pierto .succso- ivj concentrations of anli-aircraft fire before they went methodically to work." 1 Report Ships Hit ' During daylight hours Friday, it was understood nn good authority, two enemy .supply ships of aboul ,¦100 tons each were attacked off Ihc Dutch coast. One was set afire and the other was believed immedi¬ ately sunk. From all of these oper. atioiKs, the British said, tour British bombers failed to return. The air ministry announced that the pilot of an American-buill Douglas DB-7 had shot down an enemy bomber while flying only l.OOil fed over an airdrome in Northern Franco last night. iThe British have been reported using the nB-7 plane as their Num¬ ber One night fighter, since it Is 1 (Continued on Page A-2:) Transjordania, In a move which may menace the Britsh bases in Transjordania from the south. There wa-s no confirmation bert of German radio reports quoting an alleged communique of Ihe Iraq government which a,s.serled that Iraqi planes heavily bombed Hab¬ baniya airdrome, dcstrn.ving 38 Britisii planes on the ground. The Iraq planes were reported to have dropped 30 ton.s of bombs. Radio Berlin ns heard hera claimed that "encirclement of the British troops al Basra is pro¬ gressing according lo plan " The radio claimed that many Indian troops were surrendering to the Iraqi without resistance. Sir Kinahan Coriiwallis, British ambassador to Iraq, cabled today that the Baghdad situation waa tense hut quirt and Ihat no inci¬ dents had ncciirrcd sn far, BritMi ^\ant ,Speed However, llie Rrilish were mak- every effort to apply force to the Iraq silualion a.^; quickly as pos sihle. It is known here Ihal Ra'lnd Ali Al-Gailani. the prn-.Vazi prem¬ ier whn won pnwer in a coup d'etat about a month ago, haa appealed for German assistance. The prospect that Nazi fighting forces may be flown into Iraq, probably through .Syria, impelled the British to take strong measures despite the strain on their alread.v overtaxed miiilary resources in the .\fiddle East. A report that .3,000 or morc Brit¬ ish troops had ber-i dispatched from Transjordania across the Iraq frontier In the direction of Ruthah wns heard here tonight in a Radio Berlin brnadcaat which quoted Radio Baghdad aa ita source. The Berlin report claimed that 3.000 British troops from Haifa and other forces In Transjordania had been moved Into Iraq. Germans Pleased by ~^ RevoU nf .Arabs By .IA( K FLEIW HF.R Berlin, May 3 lUPi—German sources tonight viewed the Iraq hostilities wilh unconcealed satis¬ faction and suggested the possi¬ bility of similar uprisings in Iran (PersiaI and Afghanistan aa part nf a sp eading Arab "Holy War" against the British, The question of German assist¬ ance to Iraq went unanswered and it could not be confirmed that ths Iraq government had appealed for aid. Informed Nazis declined to confirm or deny reports that Ger¬ man planea are flying toward Syria , from the Dodecanese Island of I Rhodes. They aaid il was "poa- ' sible" but declined further com¬ ment. Talk of "Holy War" K'BS in .N'ew 'V'ork, li.stening to almnst a running commentary by the German radio on Iraq develop¬ ments, heard Berlin say that Rashid Ali Al-Gail li has joined hia troop* in the field and that 800 Indian troops at Basra deserted to tha Iraqi. Berlin aLao claimed that Turkey owuld lake a non-belliger¬ ent attitude toward the British- Iraq hostilities.) An official news agency report from Istanbul exclaimed that many j Moslem clergymen and radio ora¬ tors already are talking nf a "holy war" against Britain. Tribal lead¬ ers were said to be flocking Into Baishdad and placing their fighting men al the disposal of the govern¬ ment. A blackout of Baghdad waa ordered and air raid protection strengthened. Another German news report from Istanbul asserted that a new (Continued on Page A-22) Dispatches front Euro¬ pean countries are now subject to censorship.
Object Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Issue | 27 |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
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Month | 05 |
Day | 04 |
Year | 1941 |
Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Issue | 27 |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Creator | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1941-05-04 |
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Location Covered | Pennsylvania - Luzerne County |
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Contact | For more information, please contact the Osterhout Free Library, Attn: Information Services, 71 S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. Phone: (570) 823-0156. |
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Full Text |
A Paper For The Home
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
The Weather
Monday: Cloudy, wanner. Sunday: Fair, warmer.
35TH YEAR, NO. 27—48 PAGES
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, MAY 4. 1941
PRICE TEN CENTS
BRITISH BATTLING WflTH IRAQI AT VITAL PERSIAN GULF PORT
Admits Confession of Dynamite Murders in Scranton Was Hoax
Vichy Doubts Convoy Rumor
\lehy, May .S. (I P)—American enihaasy oWciala and the French admiralty aaid tonight they had no eontirmatlon of reports that Lnlted Statea war auppllea have been shipped to Suci In American freighters undei t. 8. naval convoy. They douht»-d that the reports were correct.
War Summary
Ex-Convict Used Detective Story Magazine Idea to Get Publicity
Louisa, Ky., May 3. (UP)-Dis- trirl Attorney M, J, Eagen of Scranton, Pa., said today that Dwight O, Thome, 30-year-old ex- convict, admitted today his "con- fesKiort'' of the dynamit« murder •i,.' ¦»¦-fiws.-itvrtir- •bro..'ijr and sister wa.s a hoax,
Eagen, who haa doubted Thome's story from the firat, indicated that he would not a.sk Kentucky author- itie,s to return the su.specl lo Penn¬ sylvania,
"However, he gave some side¬ lights on the crime that I would like to look into before he is turn¬ ed loose," Eagen said.
The Scranton prosecutor came here at the request of Louisiana authorities after Thome said he rigged the dynamite trap which killed William Rebhorn, 19, a»d his sister, Lola, IT, son and daughter cf Dr, E. H. Rebhorn, Scranton health director, last November, iiUrs All "Detaila"
Thome said he had placed four sticks of dynamite in the Rebhorn family autnmobilc a few days after he was released from the Ohio state prison farm at London, Ohio. A fellow-convict named "Bancroft" had offered nim $2,000 to kill Dr. Rebhorn, acocrding to Torne's orig¬ inal statement.
Today, however, he said he had read about the case in a crime de¬ tective magazine and that his "con¬ fession" was false,
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Month | 05 |
Day | 04 |
Year | 1941 |
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