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MINNEAPOLIS STAR J0U1NAL THE WEATHER Continued Warm Temperatures Midnight to Noon U2 II 21 31 4 51 9101112 64 63 61 59 59 58,56 56 58 64 69 72 69 i i i 1 I i i Highest year ago, 69; lowest, 48. MINNEAPOLIS, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1943 Vol. LXV No. 152 Price 3 Cents gJSlS 5 On'l ElMhr Oidbamdk World. Mother Asks 'Kidnaper' to Let Her Know Boy Is Safe tUMi' tn.i.

Mi' Learae mi rS. i -A IF -My Move for Allied Ordered to Flee 4 lull' 1 Vf iiA Ajti mn MR. AND MRS. HEESCII WITH MISSING BOY'S TOYS AND PENNY BANK Tragedy appears to have effected a reconciliation between estranged couple. i A- F-.

5 v. i i if ilr-irTtntlhr- in rii mni i (JIRI.S AS WKI.L Help battle Amix-IhIM I'mi Wlrriliolo AS BOYS FILL AND PLACE SANDBAGS ON LKVEK flood waters of Illinni.r river, BrardMoun, 111. 282 Axis Planes Wrecked in 3-Day Allied Air Blitz Pre-invasion Offensive Surges Ahead; Site of Next Blow Chosen By United Pre The Allies' pre-invasion air offensive, designed to crush the first line of European defense, surged on today. New wreckage of enemy piled up on bases in Italy, Sicily, Sardinia and Pantelleria as the three-day toll of Axis planes destroyed in 4he. assault -against southern Europe outposts soared to at least 282.

Farther north, Berlin was subjected to its third suc Japs on Attu Broken itx'ltttKktlUttflUtUtttt jiuiuit'ttuiMi lift 4 Ice Follies in Train Wreck Empire Builder Is Derailed in Idaho Nine coaches and Pullinans of the. Great Northern railroad's Empire Builder were derailed last night near Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, 113 miles east of Spokane, and 200 passengers escaped serious injury, railroad officials said today. The train was reported to be carrying members of the east of the Shipstad and Johnson Ice Follies, including a number of Minneapolis residents, Mho recently completed a showing in Minneapolis. Only the locomotive and two rear coaches remained on the tracks, officials said. The train was bound for Seattle.

None of the cars turned over, however, and passengers slightly injured were either shaken up, cut or bruised. Track and ties were turned up the length of six or seven cars, officials said. Officials said the passenger list was not available today. Crews were expected to have the train realligned sometime today. Into Three U.

S. Planes Wipe Out Church and One WASHINGTON (IP) American forces on Attu island have slashed remaining Japanese troops there into three in nitv Action by Soviet Is Surprise International Revolt Bureau Ended MOSCOW (LP) The Communist International, which! had as one of its basic principles the fomenting of world revolution, was dissolved today by the action of its own lead, ers who directed followers to join hands In the common fight against HlUcrism. The surprise action of the Comin. tern executive In asking Its centers In all parts of the world to cease their duties, came in the midst of daily-Increasing cooperation be. tween Soviet Russia and her allies.

The committee said the forms, methods and regulations of tha Comintern have become obsolete and In some rases have actually hindered workers of the world In their battle against Germany and her satellites. The action was embodied in a resolution adopted by the Comln. tern executive committee which stated simply: "In countries against the Hitler-He coalition, the sacred duty ot all Ihe masses and primarily that ot Ihe vanguard of worker consist In all-out support of their govern ment s' war efforts In order to rout the Hitlerites as quickly as possible and secure friendly co-operation of nations on a basis of equality." Many foreign observers in Moscow saw in the decision one of the niont significant gestures yet toward complete co-operalloii among the nations whose primary objective is the defeat of naJsni. Explaining the aclion, the committee's resolution declared there was no lime now for a formal con- Repudiation by Russia of Communist Ties in the United States Essential to Understanding Between Two Nations, Says Westbrook I'cgler. Editorial rage.

vention of the branches throughout the world in wartime, and recom mended they cease their duties. (Allied sources in London, greet ing the Russian announcement aa a major Soviet move toward United Nations solidarity, pointed out that dissolution of the Comintern did not break up Communist party organizations outside Russia but eut them loose from any guidance and direction of Moscow.) Action of the executive commit lee of Communist International, which had directed the internation al workers movement in many lands, released its several section! to devote their full energies toward winning the war against the Axis. The Comintern presidum'a resolution was submitted to foreign members for ratifies- i Moscow Continued on Page Three PARTY AS BODYj NOT AFFECTED, SAYS BROWDER NEW YORK UP) Earl Brow- der, secretary of the Communist party in the United States, declared today the Mos cow resolution dissolving the Communist Inter nationale had no effect on the American party as a body but only affected its policy. Interviewed by telephone at his Yonkers, N. home, Browder Browder said the party's view of the resolution would be outlined later by statement from party headquar ters in Manhattan.

We have been disaffiliated front any international organization for three years," Browder said. Floods Background of the Comintern Ry t'ullft I'm The Comintern was organized in Moscow in March, 1919, and was known as the Third International to distinguish It from the more conservative Second International which was formed In 188!) and was more or less disrupted during the World war as the working classes of various combatant countries supported their own governments. The First International was founded by Karl Marx In Germany In 1862 as the "International Working Men's association." It was dissolved in 1871 The Comintern fostered the view that capitalist classes never would yield power without physical struggle, making it necessary to form a small, compact and resolute party in each capitalist country which would ba prepared to overthrow Ihe government at the exact moment when it had acquired sufficient mass support to ensure success. Thi conception was opposed bitterly by the trade unionists and lulor politicians who organized the second Internationale and who contended that a democratic electoral parliamentary machine was sufficient to gradually and peacefully bring about common ownership. As Soviet Russia became more and more absorhed in its own problems of establishing a socialist state, the Comintern became noticeably less active internationally.

The late Leon Trotsky, clinging to the original doctrine that Russia could not establish a socialist slate except in company with socialist uprisings in capi-lalist countries, broke away from the Third International and formed a Fourth International. Trotsky preached that revolutions are necessary in all countries. New Trial Denied Convicted Traitor DETROIT M') A new trial for Max Slenhan. convicted as a traitor for helping an escaped prisoner of war, was denied today by Federal Judge Arthur J. Tuttle.

Judge Tuttle ruled newly discov ered evidence set forth by Steph en's counsel was not material to the result. Nazis Splutter: Connected With Invasion Plans' Hjr linltrd Prrnf Caught off guard, the German radio came through two hours after Moscow' announcement of the dissolution of the Communist International with the Na.l comment that the whole affair is somehow connected with plans for an Allied Invasion of Europe. 6,500 Sirens, Church Bells Warn Periled City; 100,000 in Other Areas Homeless BEARDSTOWN, ILL. (INS) The sounding of sirens and church bells today announced the zero hour had come for flood-threatened Beardstown and all its 6,500 residents must evacuate. The agreed upon signal was given just as the Illinois river climbed up the town's concrete seawall to the all-time record high of 28.6 feet.

Authorities expressed fears emergency sandbags and timber packed on top of the wall would not hold. Earlier women and children and the infirm were ordered to move out by the city council. The new alarm found Beards-town largely an "upstairs" community. There were few first floors occupied. Even tavernkeepers moved their slocks to upper floors and opened impromptu bars.

Many families left during the night, hurriedly piling up their choicest possessions atop their automobiles. Convoys of army trucks, school buses and slate trucks assembled to evacuate the However, authorities predicted many of the men would stay behind to continue fighting the flood. 100,000 Homeless in Flooded States By Amoclatrd I'tpm An army of soldiers, engineers and civilian defense volunteers stood guard today along a 100-mile front of the mighty Mississippi river, choked by flood waters from scores of tributaries, ready to meet the imminent dangers from the ever-rising "father of waters." From Alton, southward to Cape Girardeau, some Floods Continued on Page Three Weather Balmy, So Is Writer! Weather verging on perfection was due to continue its reign here today. Yesterday was warmish, the mercury going 1o 81 degrees. The night was coolish, with a low of 56.

The sun was bright, the air was balmy and the happy song of the yellowhammer could be heard trilling from the peach bough. How'm I doin', Jackson? The weatherman predicted continued warm this afternoon and tonight and said nothing else that being sufficient. In the state, he anticipated continued warm today and tonight, light rain in the west portion tonight. Happy little character, isn't he? However, Johnson, who stands something like six feet two, with beef to correspond, executed a flanking maneuver and threatened a break-through until the battling soldiers sounded the tocsin. As reinforcements there appeared Sgt.

W. K. King and James S. Vinyard and Glen Fal-linger, soldiers bivouacked in nearby rooms. They, in turn, flanked Johnson.

While they were holding him for Detectives Eugene Bernath and Eugene Dougherty, Johnson essayed power politics, offering them healthy slices of the $230 he was lugging in his pants pocket to turn him loose. The soldiers Tragedy Reconciles Heesch Couple Mrs. Ellen. Heesch, con vinced her son, Terry, 4, who disappeared Wednesday, has been kidnaped, today appealed to the kidnaper at least to let her know the child is safe. As police appeared stymied in their dual program of search, and after tracing by bloodhounds last night failed to reveal any definite clue, Mrs.

Heesch, who had been staying with her three small children at the home of Mrs. Charles Hanson, 4200 Linden Hills boule vard, added up points in favor of her theory that the boy was not drowned in. Lake Harriet, but picked up and taken away, pos sibly from his own back yard, by a man or woman. Meanwhile, the tension and tragedy of the three-day search appeared to have effected a reconciliation between Vernon Heesch, the father, and his attractive wife. He stayed at the Hanson home last night, and had abandoned, at least for the present, plans to go to Canada for work on the Alcan highway.

The couple had been estranged for several weeks before Terry dis appeared. Mrs. Heesch said she has re-ques tioned some of the children wno claimed to have seen Terry on the Lake Harriet shore shortly before he disappeared. She said all of them admitted they were not positiw of the identity of the boy they saw, and some admitted they nevf had seen Terry betore and only believed they recognized him from newspaper pictures. She said she believes all these witnesses are mistaken.

She said further the boy had a fear of the water and she did not. believe he would go to the lake shore. She discounted stories mat he had been seen with a dog, say ing he had never had a dog and had a shyness toward animals. Heesch, meanwhile, did not share his wife's views. Because of the actions of bloodhounds used in the search liist night, he is Inclined to the view the boy drowned in Lake Harriet.

Bloodhounds were brought here by George Brooks, La Crosse, at the request of Mrs. Heesch. In several runs the dogs each time followed the scent from the Han son home to the same point on the lake shore, the edge of the canoe dock. In further searches along the shore dogs failed to pick up another trail. Near Fiftieth street and Lyndale avenue however, where the boy was reported seen yesterday in company with a heavy-set man, the dogs, after first failing to get Lost Boy Continued on Page Thre Nazi Escapes From Camp in Arkansas LITTLE ROCK, ARK.

UP) A 28-year-old German war prisoner has escaped from a camp near Fort Smith, the FBI announced. Fred Hallford, agent-in-charge, said the escaped German was Karl Schnlngenheuer. He described him as five feet, nine inches tall; 143 Remnants Village, Leave Only Other Building today, and the final phase of island to American control listed in a communique as Chkhagof Ihe island, Chichagof valley, which and Ihe northern shores of Lake harbor, center of the enemy's Chichagof army planes yesterday, Ihe navy attacked Japaneite liiHtalatlotii at Kahili and fiallale in the Shortland Island area. Hits were scored on the runway and enemy searchlight position at Kahili." Today's report on the Attu bat tle followed a declaration by the Secretary of Ihe Navy Knox iate yesterday that the campaign was successful and had already cnlched the stage of mopping up. From today's communique, how ever, it was obvious that the mop ping up Involves some stiff fight ing, since the Japanese were In rough country and capable of put ting up stubborn local resistance.

Yanks May Choke Off Jap Source of Fish WASHINGTON CP) American conquest of the western Aleutians, some authorities said today, proh abiy will prove to be a serious slab at Japan' food supply by bringing important north Pacific fishing grounds under the guns of Ameri can patrol ships and planes. These strategists said a campaign to close huge fishing grounds to the enemy probably will be one of the first moves of the American north Pacific command as soon as forward positions In the western Aleutians have been secured and developed. LITTLE EFFECT SEEN HERE BY COMMUNISTS Minnesota Communist party office, 10 S. Tenth street, said the dissolution of the Third Interna tional ordered by Moscow will have no effect in Minnesota and little, if any, throughout the United States. Party spokesmen here said the Communist party in Minnesota has not been affiliated with the Inter national for several years.

On the Inside Editorial Page 4 Radio Page 6 Theaters Page 9 Sport Pages 8, 6 Comics Pages 8, 9 Markets Page 10 Church Page 14 cessive night raid by Britain's new, speedy Mosquito bomb ers. Other British planes laid mines in enemy waters overnight while Mosquito intruders attacked rail way targets in France and Whirl winds sank two ships out of a five-ship convoy off the French coast. The after-dark attacks followed up yesterday's daylight raids by American Flying Fortresses on im portant sources of German U-boat strength at Wilhelmshaven and Emden and carried into the tenth night the aerial offensive which many sources expect to turn soon into a death-blow attack against Hitler's Europe. Meanwhile, the British injected new mystery into the war of nerves against Germany as London disclosed the RAF's fleet of four- engined bombers has been virtually idle since the night of May 13, de spite perfect raiding weather. Speculation centered on the possibility they were being held back to await the green light for an even greater as-sault on Europe, or even being reserved for use in an Allied invasion of the continent.

A British war leader said the site of the next blow at Italy and Germany had been chosen and that it might not be the Mediterranean. Detail? of the various operations follow: Mediterranean Allied bombers and fighters slamming into Europe's Mediterranean, "under-belly" shot down or destroyed 96 enemy planes. (Three additional enemy fighters listed belatedly as destroyed Thurs- Air Action Continued on Page Three Hit Nazis Often and Bring War's End, Says General LONDON UP) Major Gen-eral Follett Bradley, inspector general of the United States army air force who wan an observer in yesterday's Yank raid on Wilhelmshaven, said today that "when adequate forces are available to hit Germany in sir or eight place at once the war will be brought to a speedy He rode in the Flying Fortress "Wham Bam," piloted by Capt Russell Schleen of San Francisco. groups, the navy reported the campaien to restore the is now under way. The three enemy areas were harbor at the northeastern tip ot runs southwest from the harbor, Nicholas, which is southeast of the Attu village, presumably the harbor position, was wiped out by reported, and a fuel depot and other installations were set afire.

The three remaining group of Jhoh are being ImraxMed ly low-flying American fighter planes. Attu village, only the church and one other building have been left standing. But. the Japanese were still showing plenty of fight. On Thursday night, one enemy unit succeeded in penetrating our lines.

It was annihilated. The same night, a strong enemy position on a ridge in the SaranaMassacre bay area was crushed "neutralized," the navy said. The navy's announcement followed a Japanese boast that a real fight "from now on" was developing on Attn. On Friday army Liberator heavy bombers resumed their aerial offensive against the main Japanese camp area on Kiska island, 200 miles east of Attu. Reporting activity In the South Pacific, the navy said: "On May 20 21 during the night Liberator heavy bombers didn't want any.

Bernath and Dougherty got him. Records at police headquarters revealed Johnson, known to the nether-world literati as Slim the Barber, was sentenced to prison in Sioux Falls, S. for burglary, was tried for murder and acquitted, was sent to Stillwater prison for grand larceny and sentenced to a 20 to 40 year hitch in Colorado for grand larceny. Further, police learned he is even now wanted in St. Paul as a suspect in a $500 hotel prowl.

Johnson today was charged by Bernath with third degree bur. glary and a quick trial will be sought before troops are moved out of this area. SLIM THE BARBER CAPTURED Sound Military Strategy Wins Loop Hotel Battle rpHE MILITARY STRATEGY of having plenty of reinforcements immediately at hand paid off in the Battle of the Vendome in the early hours today. The loser was Lawrence (Slim the Barber) Johnson, 42, Russell hotel, who today reposed behind the pearl-grey bars of the city clink while officers pondeied the multiplicity of his aliases, including Ben Johnson, George Gotch and Thomas Coleman. Troops which first contacted the adversary were James F.

Gibbs and E. B. Rigney, quartered at Vendome hotel while attending technical school here. They said they discovered Johnson in the art of invading their territory and immediately deployed for action. Jp pounds, blue eyes, blond hair, rud dy complexion.

The man has a wound scar on the right arm and speaks very little English, Hallford said..