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35TH YEAR, NO. A2~-44 PAGES
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 1941
PRICE TEN CENTS
FDR Says U.S. No Nearer War To Seek New Appropriation
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Nazis Plunge ISO-Miles
Blitz Attacks Strike into Heart Of Ukraine Province
SORTAVALA TAKEN
Moscow Drive Gains; Luftwaffe Hits At Port of Odessa
By JOSEPH W. OKIOO J*.
Beriln, Aur 1« 'in»)—Oermany claimed ImporUnt gains tonight in • nsw offensive on ths eentral front sgalnst Moscow, a drivs frem Finland towrard Leningrad and a blltt sd«juL'* ssUmated at ^^g||t: IM miles in seven days ef furlaus fighting toward the great Indus¬ trisl heart of tha Ukraine.
On the northern front Helsinki Afficislly reported that Finnish forces had captured the important railroad town of SorUvala, en the shore ef Lake Ladoga, after heavy fighting, while two German col¬ umns south of Leningrad wsrs d«- srrlbed as fighting their way north¬ ward on both sides of Lake Pelpui.
The army ef Gen. Karl Rudolf von Rundstedt in tha Ukraine thrust three spearheads against the Russian army of Marshal Semyon Budenny. a millUry spokssman said, in an effort te split up. en¬ circle and crush ths Russian main strsagth in the south. Odeaaa wdar Air Attack
The firat spearhead, including a Rumanian force, was said to have smashtd southward along the Dniestsr river and to ba menacing ths Black Sea port of Odesss. which U under hsavy Luftwaffe attack.
Tha second drive went southward •lang tka Bag rtrap fraa* tha di¬ rection af Umaa •«llJ|» *!?«rtlM* as threatenint Mtf Tliifctr naval base ef Nlkdasv, slsa under air attack.
The third Oerman eelumn struck aeuthesstward frem the Umsn sec¬ tor and after occupying the Krivol Rog iron ore area Is now "appar¬ ently threatening" the big indus¬ trisl sector of Dnepropetrovsk, en the Dnieper river bend, the spokes¬ man said.
Bach ef these eolumns haa gain¬ ed as much as 150 miiss in ths last week snd at least one haa gained ISO mllss, the spokesman aald in elaborating unofficial reports thst the Russians were being encircled, battered by bombardment, and pur- aucd by air as they sought te evacuate Odessa or cross the Dnie¬ per to set up a new defense line.
The German communique last Saturday rsported the most ad¬ vanced fighting in the Uman sector, south ef Kiev. An advance of 180 miles from thst area would put the. Nasis probably within W to M miles of Dnepropetrovsk. Bndemy'a Pasltian •VritteaT
The position ot Budenny's army wss dsseribed as "astremsly crit¬ ical."
In addition, the spokesman said a nsw offensive on ths central front has  sUrted  north   of  the  Pripet Marshes and already has brought i "psrtial success."    It was claimed j thst en this front the Oermsns had | succeeded at soms poinU in over-; running  the  Red  Army  positions' (Continued on Psge B-4) '
President Arrives in U, S, After Sea Conferences
Japs Hold American Citizens
Deny U.S. Nationals Right to Sail Home On Liner Coolidge
HULL IS WATCHFUL
Reciprocal Repatriation Foreseen Between Nippon and U.S.
By JOHN A. BBHSHMANN
Washington, Aug. 16 (UP)—New strains wrre plaeed tonight en taut Japanese-American relations by the Tokyo government's action in keep¬ ing American citisens in Japan as vlrtusl hostages.
Ths SUte Department announced thst the Japsnese government hss refused   to   permit   ths   American
Heady to Ask Congress For More Billions fo Boost Lease-Lend Aid
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LONDON SAYS
Moscow Conferences Expected to Pool All Needed Supplies
Roosevelt Confers with Hull Todayf May Not Address Congress or Nation To Report on Churchill Conference;  , Prime Mitdster Promises England Witt Defeat Nazis Regardless of the Costi Expects Russia to Hold Until Spring
By T. F. REYNOLDS ^
Rockland, Me., Auf. 1«  (UP)~PreRidcnt Roosevelt nn
turned  today  from   hia   historic  conference  with   PriaM|
Minister Winston Churchill to report complete Anghi-ABMC*
By EDWARD w. BEATTIE JB.     ''*" understanding on developments throughout the worii
London, Aug. i«, (UP)-Authori- *"* *» resssure the nation that the United States is no nesrw
tative British and Russian sources,
reacting  optlmlstlcslly  to  reports
from the Eastern Front and frank-
' ly  Jubilant   over  the   forthcoming
Preaident Roosevelt, left, waves to admirers yetterday in Rock¬ land, Me., aa he arrived in the United SUtea  following the  IS-
day sUy at aaa during which ha held the historie conference with Winston Churchill, England's Prime Minister.   With the Presi¬
dent are Hsrry Hopkins, right, and Captain John R. Baarf'all of tha U. 8. Navy.
REDS SAY RNNS' AHACKS SMASHED i NORTH FMNT
Soviets Contest German Advances In Street Fighting
Moscow, Aug. 17—(Sundsy). (W) —Red Army forces, locked in furi¬ ous battle with Oerman and other Axis troops along the entire 1,800- mile front, were reported todsy to have smsshed big Finnish at¬ tacks In the north and to be exact- I ing a heavy price for Nazi ad- I vances in the south.
An evening communique report-
I ed heavy flghtlng along the whole
I front and claimed that S5 German
i planes  had been destroyed  In  the
past 4S  hours.    Twenty-five  I^s-
sian planes wers admitted lost.
Dispatches from the front indi¬ cated that the Russlsns were sban- donlng some cities while flghtlng bloody rearguard actions which were causing heavy casualties among the Germans,
Offlcial communiques said that especially fleree battles were being fought at the southern end of the l,SQio-mile front where the Ger¬ mans have driven deep into the Ukraine.
"Fighting goes on In every street and en every housetop," one report from the front ssid.   "Seldieri and (Continued on Page B-4>
Russian Press Hails New Anti'Nazi Bloc
Stalin Promises to Hold Conference Wit^B>i>irii» W8. Offldals Soon; Reds Would Welcome AmencaTPlines
Notfurnal Worker Proves Star of Annual Homs Trader Convenflon
Almond, N. T, Aug. 1«. (UP)- Ths chant of the auctioneer died out en the 21fl-acre farm of Presi¬ dent George Kame late today and approximately 1,000 horses were led away by new owners as the 14th annual original world's horse traders' convention eama to a close.
Despite muddy fields caused by several days of rain, some 3,000 persons attended final day activ¬ ities as skies cleared, A carnival- like atmoaphere prevailed through- nut the auction as M-year-old tobacce-chawin' Kame . acurrled hither and yon cloaing laat- mlnutc    deals    for    himself    and
Kame explained that "sometimes the beys bring along some pretty sorry looking critters. When you have to back 'em up to a fence to keep 'em from fallInK over, it's time to adopt strict measures."
This year's meeting of the horse- trading clan brought representa¬ tives from as far west as Illinois and featured horse-racing for the flrst time in the convention's his¬ tory. The lone governing rule was "no poker playinK out in the open."
Deals averaged from $5 to f20. The luper-Hnlesman proved to be Joe Scott of Oiaian, N. Y., whose engineering of 27 deals from sun'
President Roosevelt said Satur¬ day night that hs and Prime Min¬ ister Winston Churchill had reached a complete understanding on joint Anglo-American action In any eventuality on any of the con¬ tinents, and in London and Moa¬ cow belief grew that the Uniteil States would become the watchdog of the Pacific.
The Britiah snd Russian eapitala hailed jubilanUy the news that "high representatives" ef Great Britain and the United SUtaa would confer "at the earliest pos¬ sible moment" with Premier Josat V. SUlin In Moscow, and British and Russian spokesmen said the new three-power rapprechemAnt would apell the doom of Adolf Hit¬ ler and his Axis allies.
But while the British and Rus¬ sians grssped at diplomatic an¬ nouncements, the Germans took comfort in military communiques asserting the success of Axis arms all along the eastern front frem the Finnish sector to ths Southern Ukraine. Advance on All Fronts
The Germans  aald  that  a new offensive   was under way  on  the central  front  and  that   ImporUnt advances  hsd  been  made  on the ,       .-,,,.. road   to   Moscow.    In   ths   north,
serv ce of England the entire pow- j they .aid, Finnish forcea captured fr li J"»."'.'"f.'.""*='''""y "' "'" I the important rail Junction of Sor- ""'*•" " ' " ""•    "¦' '— 'tavala on the north shor. of Lake
latest types were widely  uaed  In
highly effective raids on Oerman
centers . . . measures like extensive
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War  Summary
By HKMBT BHAPIBO
Moscow. Aug. K. (UP)—Josef V. Stalin Joined tbe Soviet Union with Oreat BriUin and the United SUtes tonight in an unprecedented drive to build a war machine that will deatroy Hitlerism and the press cited American warplanea and the American naval patrol system as of viUl imporUnce in the spreading struggle.
Stalin's welcoming of a message from President Roosevelt and Prima Minister Churchill proposing a war aid conference of high ofllelals In Moscow and his promise to "Uke every messure In order that this
conference  may bo  held  as  aoon#	
as possibis" coincided with a series of sUtemenU in the offlcial Rus¬ sian press hailing the new bloc against Nasism as uniting the re¬ sources of the three nations against the Axis.
"Hitlerite Oermany is now facing a front of ths world's three greatest powers based on active collabora¬ tion and support of all freedom- loving peoples." the newspaper Pravda said, while Itvestia Joined In a call for quick translation of the Roosevelt-Churchill action into practical measures. Press Stresaaa VX. Bole
In this connection, the press em¬ phasised that American warplanes were playing an ImporUnt role al¬ ready in the British aerial offensivs and that the United States Atlantic patrol systsm and ths occupation of Iceland had besn ImporUnt fac¬ tors in the battle of the Atlantic.
(In London, it was believed that methods for assuring a steady flow of warplanes to Russia to bolster the hard-pressed Red air force would be an important sub¬ ject at ths Moscow confsrence. The Russian press comment paid spe¬ cial attention to the role of Amer¬ ican-built planes but did not di¬ rectly discusi prospects of getting American warcraft to Russia or to the possibis rote of a United States patrol system in the Pacific to aid In keeping open the supply lines to Vladivostok.) Pravda's Comment Stgnltleant
In this connection, a Pravda edi¬ torial appeared significant.
The Lend-Leaae Act placed at the
liner President Coolidge te call at  three-power conference in Moscow, a Japanese  port and take aboard j predicted     tonight     that     Anglo- approximately   100   United   States : -_,.,,,.„ a—. -.    ..,—    ......<....•<»..
citisens desiring to rsturn to their  Americsn-Sov.et    wsr    production homeland. would smash Nssi (Germany.
This   development  overshadowed !    Soviet sources declared that Ger- for ths moment the vastly accele- : man offensives were being repulsed rated plana for fuller and faster aid | •» the way from Lake Onega on to BriUin and Russis. Thess plans   the included virtual discard ef previous
additional Und-lease sstlmatea in favor ef a broader and bigger pro¬ gram. Congressional leaders expsct President Roosevelt to call for such a program nsxt week sfter his re¬ turn from ths historic sea confer¬ ence with Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
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In furthartace et ths expanded war aid prolrram. Lord Beavsr- ^rook, the British miniiter of sup¬ ply, tslked for IS miautSs with Ssc¬ ratary ot Stste Cordell Hull. Lord Halifax, the British lunbatsador, accompanied him.
Shortly after this visit the State : Department Issued a formal state- I
ment  t»|«'  ''J|*'J. "»•'''!:??,,."!!: I Russisn reporU said would be held verting to Japan the llMr Coolidge , ^^ ..^^^ ^^^,1^^^ possibi* moment,
Finnish front to the sector west ot Kiev and admitted Nasi successes only in the southern Ukraine where, they asserted, the situation, although coafused, is "everywhere under control." StaUa Bendy «* Confer
Stimulated by these reports and by Soviet Premier Josef V. Stalin's prampt acceptance of the )oint pro¬ posal of President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill for a conference on long-term war strategy    In   Moscow,    spokesmen
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actual involvement in the war than before.
The President held a brief press conference aboard tl yacht Potomac when it tied up at Tilson's Dock hero 3:20 p. m. (EDT) after a 13-day voyage during which lli conferred several times with the British Prime Miniat«ir during a secret rendezvous at sea. He left immedistcly far Washington, where he was expected to arrive tomorrow.
Mr. Roosevelt indicated tiiat he had been apprehensive the Potomac mlRlit be attacked by a submarine wlien lier position off Rockland became generally known last nigiit. He said; lie was annoyed to learn that his secretar.v, William Hassett, had disclosed the point of liis arrival, but was rt>» lieved to find fog off Rockland this morning.
aieek Campaign Prevented Previous Meeting
Emphasizing the need for joint British-American esi. tion of present world trends, Mr. Roosevelt said that he planned to confer with Churchiltihree months ago. but ti the campaigns in Greece and Crete had intervened. jno.con    .   Hcn.c.     ^'»' RoosevcIt indicated that Churcliill had declared the asserted that rn^-Axia fwrce8'"had determination of Britain to defeat Adolf Hitler's regime ne
now produced an alignment power- i matter what the COSt.
S:iUtrt'mlritaTmic^nV"'''     Mr. Roosevelt said he planned to confer with Secretary of| British sources believed that one State Coidell Hull tomorrow, but did not indicate Whether
of the first topics on the agenda  he would report on his conferences^ in  ths  Moscow  conference,  which | with   Churchill  in  a  specisl  mss-
ssge   lo  Congress   or   In   a   radio
address to  ths  nation.  Permitting
Shan^l Th^sd^ -^'^ Ameri- j ^-^. ^.'^ ^IjUTlriS CSfSlI ^ K^ ^^^' """ ''"""^' '"
rmVt"Mract::!.mldlter.?h:!P'-"  to  reinforce  the   Red   Air
plans of thil group of Americans | "*!, ' , .        , ^ ^       ^ ,^
" '.      •^-       — .. I    Russia I most urgent need, it was
(Continued on Psge B-4»
gains in the Ukraine. They said that the situation, although con¬ fused, wss "everywhere under con¬ trol."
But, however, the sctual fighting is going, British snd Russisn sources bslieved that a long-term production entente was building up among ths United States, Britain aad the Soviet Union which event¬ ually would destroy the Nazis.
In Moscow, following Stalin's prompt accepUnce of the Church¬ ill-Roosevelt proposal for an Imme- diaU Anglo-American-Soviet con¬ ference, Russian spokesmen said tho "thrse greatest nations in ths world" definitely were united against the Axis.
It was predicted in London and Moscow   thst    the    first    request
ssid,   is   warplanes   to   offset   the oonstant attrition of her own com¬ bat  craft  iM   unremitting  fighting along a ],8uj-mile front. See Production Assured
In addition to planes. It was bs¬ lieved, AnKlo-Americsn production will be called upon to supply a long list of other weapons and mate¬ rials which, in ths present sUge ot the war. may most effectively be used sgalnst Germany by the Russians.
The Moscow conference, in which "high represenUtives" of ths United Ststes and Great Britain will set st the sams tabls with Stslin, will result in a three-power pooling. It was believed here, of in¬ dustrial, military snd naval re¬ sources potentially greater than anything Adolf Hitler and his allies can ever hope to achieve.
The United States' role, in addi¬ tion to that of industrial fountain
"If you give the country an ex¬ ceedingly  correct   picture  I  won't have to go on the radio." No Lend-Lease Aid for Russia
The   first   positive   development I ;¦p„^  jj,, ji„,e ^^ jocale et upon his return to Washington, the \ meeting President indlcsted, may be -  "-   '
eight-point peace aims dratted himself and Churchill, both natii would  continue  to aid  the as much as possible.
The   press  conference  gava United SUtes ths first direet ture, from the American point view, of the unprecedented at  ses   with   CSturchlll.     He
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a re quest to CongreM for an appropri¬ ation of billionx of dollars to sup¬ plement the originsl $7,000,000,000 lend-lease bill. Soviet Russia will not receive aid under this appro- priaton, he said, simply because the SovleU have money to pay for materials.
He prsised the stand of Russia against the German war machins and indicated he expected the SovieU to hold out through the win¬ ter. He said that while Russia has not been asked to subscribe to ths
At the President'a side during the conference was Harry L. Hopkla4{ the lend-lease administrator,
Mr, Roosevelt said bs was givi close study to the question of Ing Congress for sddltional appropriations.    He  Indicatsd   tlii time is drawing nearer when request actually will be made. Oreat Britain, U. S. t'nified
The   complete   understandtai
achieved by CSiurchlll and hlmsw;
the   President  appeared  to Imply,
(C^ontinued on Page B-13)
Even Scf€fic« Now in Agreement It's Good Idea fo Gef in Ouf of Rain
Rulsla would mske o   the UnUed   hesd. will become increasingly ap-
United States," tt said.   "American
and mors bomber planes.
In both capitals It was predicted also that the United SUtes' role would becoms more and more ap¬ parent not only in the Atlantic, where the American patrol Is al¬ ready an effsctive weapon, but also In tbe Pacific.
British aources felt that the United SUtes fleet would maks Japan more bautiously in her ef¬ forU to aid Oermany than she otherwiss might, and Russians were hopeful that the United States would Uke sUps to guarantee de-
' and  In   the  maintenance Axis   power   in   the   Pacific,
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"J^J  ¦J"'"*'.', "?''  !'*  '".¦'"'¦'' Ladoga after taking possession of i livery of war machines through the and food are flowing to England.      ' __
"It is no longer a secret that pow¬ erful   American   bombers   of   the
other   hoss   traders.    All   msnner i set to sunrise one day was sn all¬
ot steeds were trotted to the auc tinn ring while the auctioneer praised their merits and forgot their de-merits In an effort to get srtion from the bidders. A Limit to Everything
Meanwhile, a Humane Society representative kept a critical eye on proceedings. In between ejec¬ tions   of   tobacco  Juice,   President
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time convention record. Scott's tradings were .strictly of the noc¬ turnal type. He almnly won't trade during the day and works nlghta exclusively. Becomes an Event
The annual get-together began as a smsll enterpriae 11 years ago on a three-quarter acre tract of land. Since then It has grown many times over and last year attracted a record attendance of 25,000 per¬ sons. The number was cut In lialf this year because of the inclement weather but, according to Kame," "the enthusiasm of the traders made up the difference."
Tn recent yeara Ksme's Idea has inspired others to mimic his con¬ vention, hut none apparently enjoy similar appeal.
British Claim 5 Vessels Sunk
Cairo, Aug. 18, (UP) —BritUh bomber and torpedo planes in two raids on Axis shipping in the Mediterranean scored hits on at least seven merchantmen and one destroyer and probably sank flve vessels, it was reported to¬ night.
Rome. Aug. 16. (UP)—British planes last night made another raid ou Catania, Sicily, dropping incendiary and explosive bombs, . blasting civilian reslflences and killing or injuring a number of persons, the Italian High Com¬ mand   said   today.
An offlcial announcement said that three persons were killed and 20 were wounded, 14 seri¬ ously, during the raid on C^Unia.
the   lake's   entire   western   coast | Soviet Paeitio port of 'Vladivostok, from Sortavala to Kaekisalml. | approachea  to  which are  through
In the south, where the Germans j Japanese controlled waters, have made their greatest advances | Meanwhile, it appeared that into the industrial heart of the' Japan might be moving to bolster Ukraine, Nazi sources said thst a Germany's efforts with action of three-prouKcd drive was menscing some kind on Russia's eastern Odessa and Nikolaev, Russia's frontier. In Shanghai It was re- major Black Sea ports and naval ported that Japanese troop move- bases, nnd the Industrial center of ments in Manchukuo had increased Dnepropetrovsk. j to   the   point  whers   that  country
Inflicting  terrible  losses  In men | was virtually closed to foreigners, and  machines  as   they   drive  for-  and it was said that the Japanese
ward, the (^rmans are amaahing southward along the Dniester to¬ ward Odessa, following the Bug toward Nikolaev and driving from the Krivol Rog iron region toward Dnepropetrovsk, it was aald.
German claims of a 1811-mile ad¬ vance from the Uman region would put them with in 30 to 40 miles of the rich Dnepropetrovsk area.
The Russians claimed they had amashed a big-scala Finnish drive and declared the Red Army, fight¬ ing on streets and housetops and from ambush, was making the Or-
srmy practically had taken over Manchukuan railroads. Japan has I an estimated 400,000 troops in the i region opposite the Amur river j boundary between Manchukuo and { Russia and Is conaUntly adding te I them, it was believed. i
In Washington the State Depart¬ ment disclosed that the Japanese government had refused permission for the American liner President Coolidge to call at a Japanese port for 100 American citizens desiring to return home, The .IaoRni»se. It appeared, were holding the Amer-
mana pay, a tremendotu price tor leans as virtual hostages.
servers predicted.
British authoritative spokesmen admitted the miliUry situation in the Ukraaine was serious but aaid thst if Marshal Semyon Budenny couid withdraw his forces to new defensive positions east of the broad Dnieper without losing too much malerial, the Russians rould continue to make the German ef¬ fort tremendously costly. Report Finns Stopped
Russisn quarters, mesnwhile, as¬ serted thai the Red Army had smaahed Finnish attacks west of Lake Anega and German assaulLs in the Kholm area 150 miles south of Leningrad and 225 milea west northwest ot .Moscow. Heavy losses I Continued on Page B-4)
Bubonic Plague Hits Saigon
Singapore, Aug. IB. (UP) — Offlcial reports said today thot bubonic plague had broken out at Saigon, capital of Frenrli Indo-China, now under Japanese millUry occupation. A quarai'.- tlne of Saigon has been imposed, it was said.
Bubonic plague is a pestilence In which suffcrcra arc afflicltd ¦with fever and chill!', prorlration and buboes. Buboe.^ are inflam¬ matory 8wrllin?s of a lymph gland, especially In the groin. It caused  terrifir destruction of life
in the Middle Ages.
New Vork, Aug. 1«. (UP)— Science, a relative newcomer on thia planet, got around tonight to endorsing the ancient folk belief that it's wise to come in out ot the rain.
What man has always aasumed turns out to be scientifically sound and pscked with demonstrsble truth, according lo Dr. P, L. Bel- laschi, research engineer for the Westinghouse Company.
Summing up eight years nf scien¬ tific experimentation. Dr. Bellaschi reported:
"It pays to come In out of ths rain if you want to dodge light¬ ning."
There may be other good, sound reasons for coming  in  out of the
beaches;   don't   ride   bicycles horses;    keep    away   from wstsr tanks and hills; take sHal In large  rather than, small bi Ings;    avoid    wire    fences,   pi] stoves, chimneys, attics, open wl dows and machinery;  If you're an automobile, stay in it. Doctor RIeks Life j,^
A colleague of Dr. Beilaschi, Gilbert D. McCann ot East PII burgh, Pa.   risked bis life to date  ths  last  rule.    He  sat la steel-topped sedan while man- bolls    ot    3,000,000-volt    llghl crashed repeatedly against it. lightning   streaked   harmlessly the ground and Dr. McCann not teased.
Dr. Bellaschi might have another recommendation tor avi
rain, but Dr. Bellaschi confined his „ n.     i
research to thunderbolu, relying on  Ing lightning: go to California. the assumption -perhaps non-scien-      For   some   resson   California tific-that   people   really   do  "want i the safest sUte In the "«»•" to dodge lightning." I lightning.    The  national llghtal
400 Americana Killed Yearly Those who do not may ignore Dr.
Bellnschi's  findings and  taite  their
place   among   the   400   Americans
killed each vear by discharges from : rain-filled skies.
1 In his quest for scientific sanc¬ tion of a rule ot conduct which i even the cavemen obeyed. Dr. Bel- t laschl produced more than 40.000 { experimental thunderbolts In hU I laboratory al Sharon, Pa.   He also
made a case history study of more
than   100   lightning   fatalitiefi. Out of  his  labors  he  distilled  a
few simple recommendations lo be
followed   when   the   atorm   clouds
gather and rain begins to fall. His
major    findine    wss:    "Ot    under
.''heller   as   qiiirt<ly   «s   possible."
Others  inrlndfd; Keep  ott  the  goU  courses  and i,
i toll   is   three   persons   kiUsd ' y*ar   out   ot  every   1,000,000. only five of California's 6,000,000 I habitants    hava    been    killsd thunderbolts In the last 10 ye
As a matter of fact, lightniog ' not the great killer you may ' thought It. According to the Un States    Bureau   of   Census, chancea of being struck are one in 338,100.
But It's still a good Idea to In out of the rain. Beienee so.
Diapatchea from Euro-^ pean countriea are lew aubject   to   eenaoraMftt
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