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IUGE AMERICAN ARMY IN IRELAND lEPORT PUBLISHED ON TOKYO AIR RAID

■es. Roosevelt tpecorates Leader ■Of Bomber Squad

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Two Japanese Transports Are Hit By Bombs Allied Planes Whip * Biq Japanese Plane Force At Moresby Melbourne. May 19—(VP)—Allied Itotnldng planes have hit and probably sunk two Japanese troop transport* at Koeputig. in Timor Island 360 miles northwest of Australia and have soundly beaten the biggest Japanese plane force ever to attack Port Moresby. Alli*<l base in New (Juinea. Gen. Douglas -MacArthur announced today. Attacking enemy shipping in Koepang Harlsir, the American and Australian plane crews scored direct hits on both transports and it was believed unlikely that they had survived. At least 67 enemy planes attacked the Port Moresby urea yestor day. seeking to relieve pressure of Allied plane attacks on Japanese bases and possibly to soften the sone for direct attack. Thirty-four bombers, escorted by 16 Zero fighters, tried to attack the ■Port Moresby airdrome. Voniion firing American fighter planes went up against them and shot down one heavy bomber, dam(Turn To l‘a<e 1, Column 21 Severe Rationing Os Food In Italy City Workers Fare Worst In Shortage (The writer of the following dis patch was In Italy when the Attis declared war on the Vlilted States She Is now tn Lisbon, wailing to return home with other eichauged American correspondents and dip lomaftM By Eleanor Packard Lisbon. May 19 — (I’Pi — Italy has a trying time supplying !•» own and Gorman armies with foo<k( and attempting t« keep civilians from grumbling too loudly The slogan of the A«l« I* that the army must eat first Hence hungry civilian-, who can t pay Iniolieg p, I. • - .1 ' Benito Mussolini boasted four. years ago that the Fascist cam palgn to make Italy self suUlcleiit had resulted in the country pro during M> percent of Its wheat needs In those days the Italians ate as much wheat bread and spaghetti as they wanted Now. with the self-suticlem y ■ program in full force, there I* j severe rationing An Italian Is ' allowed only 65 grama of uncooked spaghetti and from 150 to <56 grams of bread daily. Both spa- * ghetti and bread are dark brown. 1 the result of an admidure of corn ' meal, potato flour, bran and other ingredients which are not named ' As a result. Italian bread la not < more than 30 percent wheat Spa J ghetti Is about 50 percent wheat < When bread rationing was Intro- ’ I (Turn To Paa- 3. Column Si Eckrote Child Dies Late This Afternoon Larry Eckrote three aod one- ’ half year old eon of Mr. and Mrs. « Waldo Eckrote of this city, died at I 1:15 o’clock thia afternoon at the Adams county memo ria! hospital. ' Death waa attributed to ti’tercular < aieaUigitla The body was removed I to the Black funeral home j<

Leader Dead hi Patrick J. Boland Death lakes Patrick J Boland of Pennsylvania. Democratic whip in lhe house of respi esentatlves. at the age of 62 Boland, elected to congress in Iftlu. died of a heart attack in his Scranton. Pa., home. Decatur Graduation Exercises Thursday Commencement To Be Held Thursday Niqht Kitty nine seniors of the Decatur junior-senior high school will Imgraduated Thursday night in the 61st annual commencement exercises at the schmd auditorium The program, which will open al H p tn., follows: I’riM-esshiiial. "laind of Hope and Glory." Invocation Rev. G. T. Ilosselot. Music "The Kerry Dance" “Sing. Smile. Slumber" “if My Songs Had Wings Glea Club Address “Not Good If Detached" ('. W. Otto, secretary, Lansing Chamber of Commerce. Presentation of graduating class lirlm ipal W. Guy Brown. Presentation of diplomas—-Carl C. Pumphrey. treasurer Decatur school board. Benediction Rev. Carey R, Moser. Recessional -”D. H. S " Glee club selections will be In charge <>f Miss Helen llaubold. supervisor of music in the public schools. The commencement exercises will be followed by the annual senior prom tn tne auditorium. The Graduates Following la a complete list of the graduates: Academic Patricia Lonlse Raughn, Mildred Irene Blythe. George Richard Buck(Turn To Pag* *. Column O —— -0— ■ Vandals Are Warned By Sheriff Miller Vandalism Reported To County Sheriff Sheriff Ed Miller today istuied a warning to pranksters, presumably young people, whe have been engaged in a vandalism practice throughout the rural sections near Deeatur. Eour homes near Decatur were damaged last night when the pranksters threw rocks against tln-m and shattered windows. One window was broken at the Richard Thieme borne, two at the Charles Longenberger and William Alfatber home*, the latter tennanted by Ray McMichaels, and three were broken at the Charles tlurdgc home. Hberlff Miller stated that tire tracks and a description of -be auto were secured in each case and that upon apprenhenslon charge* would be filed. He said that a mallciou* trespass charge was one of several which could be placed against persona engaging tn snch practices. This Is the third outbreak of this type in the county and authorities cannot be expected to show any leniency to offenders in the future, the sheriff stated

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, May 19,1942.

Importance Os Opening Second Front Stressed Emphasize Need Os Second War Front Against Germany London, May 19.—(UP)—The importance of opening a second front with a "great attack on the enemy in the west" and an Invasion that will “go through to stay." was emphasized today in the opening phase of a two-day war debate in the house of commons. Deputy Prime Minister Clement It Attlee emphasised that Allied strength was Increasing every I month 'more American troops have i arrived in North Ireland I hut he i declined to make any prophesy in > regard to when or how a second I front might be opened. Arthur Greenwood, laborlte, said the Allied blows in the West- must be harder than the recent commando raids. "What the people wish to know | Is that the government is determi ined to deliver a great attack on the enemy In the west." GreenI wood said. “A second front Is a deliberate I attempt at Invasion of territories held by the enemy. When we do gain a foothold on the continent r next lime, we must go through to stay and strengthen our hold on tlu> territories now over-run by Hitler." Attlee told l-ommons that the Japanese had suffered a severe ‘ check In the battle of the Coral I st a and that Britain would run any risk to aid Australia, but he decline to be specific about a second front In Europe other than to say that "we shall change ... to the (Turn To ■ Page 2. Column 1> - -- i RAF Attacks Japs In Western Burma r - Enemy Barqes And River Boats Hit i . New Delhi. India. May 19 (UP) Royal air force planes, resuming attacks on Japanese posi--1 tions In western Burma, bombed Akyab on the Bay of Bengal and stafed enemy barges and river boats In the ('hindwin river area r yesterday, an India command com muniquu said today The attacks along lhe Chlndwin ' centered In the area north of Kalews, about so miles from the Indian frontier, along the route followed by British Imparlal forces In their retreat toward Assam I State. It was the second straight day, the British planes had attacked’ Japanese marges and river bn*t> along tbo Chlndwin. In this area| the enemy Waa believed to be j concentrating forces for a possible drive across the Indian frontier. (The Japanese official news agency Dome! reported that Japanese planes battered warehouses and trains yesterday in their first (Turn To Page (. Column It Auxiliary Police Unit Up To Quota Police Chief James Borders announced today the addition of five men to the city’s auxiliary police unit of civilian defense, b.-laglug the total up to quota of 29. The new members are: Orel Campbell. Calvin R. Bteary, John Brlttaoa, Kenneth Runyon and Ed ward E. Hower. The uatt meets each Monday night. Soys He's Oldest Cyclist In City Jeta Deßolt of fUhtrmeyer street, lays claim to being one of the old cyclists in the city Mr. De- ' Bolt, now M years of age. rides bls . < bicycle to and from town each day He has been riding a bike for a- 1 bout SO years, be paid II

| Charge Jap Treason I r .- x sBSS> sVi ■ 3WF' ! wL • t Ken Inukai According to German broadcasts the Japanese minister of justice has announced an Investigation by Jap state poller disclosing cv! dence that Ken Inukai. a meinber of the Japanese Diet and eldest son ol the late Premh-i Tsuyoshl Inukai. had given away Infoun.i Hon on secret matters. The senior Inukai was assassinated In years ago by young military terrorists. Decalur High School Annual 1$ Published 1942 Edition Os Rovelings Released Acclaimed one of the moat unique in the history of the acliool. the 1942 edition of the "Raveling*." annual publication of the Decatur junior-senior high school, has been released. "Sammy Mouse from Our S< h<M»l house" acts as a |HM-tl(-al escort escort through the Institution, showing by picture and vense the various activities and studies. Athletics, curricula, class division activities, musical deparlmeuts. art, dramatics, faculty these and others are Included In the edition. Unusual photos of faculty members in their own homes, action athletic photos, pictures of club, drama and music activities are featured. B' b Yost served as editor In chief of the publication. With la>l« Baughman as assistant. Other members of ih«- staff were: Vann Linlger. Joan Cowens and Manfred Melchl. business managers; Max I llcare, Don Liby, photograph editors; Robert Foreman. Peggy MrAlhaney, snapshot editors; Ed Moser and Mildred Blythe, typing editors; lx>ls Frank. Bernlece Barber, (Turn To Page I. Column Xi Consider Broader Control Os Wages —...» .. Government Leaders Are Studying Plan Washington. May 19 — (I’P) — Chairman Wllltam Du vis of the war labor board said today that a committee comprising four high government officials is cons.dering whether to ask President Roosevelt for "directive order" broadening the field of government control of wages JXsvta said it is clear that if an Inflationary wage spiral Is to be prevented, some control, either voluntary or governmental, must be maintained over the 96 per cent of the wage demands that now are setled by direct negotiations and never reach the board under present conditions. The committee consists of chairman Paul M'-Nott of the manpower commission, secretary of Übor Frances Perkins, price admin Istra tor Leon Henderson and Davis. "Thli committee in to decide whether any further directive order from the president is necessary and. If so in what form to handle wage disputes that neve,- come before the war labor board." Davis aaM.

Thousands Os U.S. Soldiers Arrive In Northern Ireland Rarin 9 For Attack On Nazis

Would Ban Sales Os Liquor To Soldiers Prohibition Drive Opened In Congress Washington, May 19 — (UP) Prohibitionists began a drive in congress today for enac'ni'tit of legislation prohibiting the sale of liquor to men in the armed forces. ( A Committee headed by Rep. Jos- • eph Bryson. D. South Carolina, 1 was auth<*ized by a bipartisan group of representative* and senar Rors to press for action on liquor I legislation. Several bills pending In the senate and house deal with tbo subject, but committee* to which • they have been referred show no r inclination to act on them. Approximately 25 members of the house and three senators Arthur Capper. It. Kansas. Lee O'Daniel, D. Texas, and Josh Lee, D , Okla attended a luncheon yesterday at which the committee was appointed to head the new drive. Hep. Carl Hees R . Kansas, one of those who attended the meeting. ro|M>rt«d that "feeling Is running high among the people for the enactment of legislation along this line.” Some Prices Frozen Washington. May 19 (I'Pl - ' Price* of certain beverages sold in restaurant*, hotel* and burs were i added today to the list of prices controled in the freezing order 1 which went into effect yesterday. I In an interpretation of the order J (Turn Tu Pag,- Column O .■ — 0 K. C. Nominations Held Monday Night I Elect New Officers On Monday, June 1 ' Joseph Koorn. Sr., Prank Gilllg and Frank Heimann were pominatI ed last night for the office of grand knight of Decatur council, Knight* of Columbu*. They were named as candidate* for the post during the nomination of officers held annually. New officers of the council will bi* named June 1. the next meeting. Following Is a list of th* other offices and the men nominated for each position: Deputy grand knight: Jared Reed, Fred Schulte and Casper Miller. Chancellor; Leo Gilllg and Leonard Myers. Recorder: J. H. Barth and Richard Kiting Treasurer: William law. Jr. and Mark Colchin. Avocate: Florian Gelm<-r and Ben Elting. Warden: John O'Shaughnessey, Fram is Costello and Luzeiue Uterick. Guard. Francis Gelmer, Theodore Zayner. Walter Heimann and Wil- 1 Ham Miller. Trustee; lose ph Murphy and I>an Niblick. —O-■ — Joint Rotary-Lions Meeting Thursday The Decatur Rotary and Lion* 1 club* will hold a joint meeting at 1 • So o’clot k Thursday evening at the Masonic hall la thi* city. 1 Guests also have been Invited from 1 the Geneva Boosters club, the 1 Berne Chamber of Commerce and ' AAA committeemen. E A. Hang Fort Wayne manager for tbe Research Institute of 1 America Inc . will speak on "Buy- 1 Ing In war time " His address will < give tbe background for priorities 1 and price ceilings All members I of both service clubs are urged to attend. ’

Germany Hurls Mere Boys Into Russian Battle Untrained Reserves Used In Desperate Battle In Russia Moscow, May 19 (UP) The Red army today reported the capture of a "large populated place" I at the approaches to Kharkov by | sabre wielding cossack cavalry and I said untrained German reserve* I many of them mere boys — were being thrown into the line* In a vain attempt to halt the Russian offensive. The Germans were said by the official army organ Red Star to l><* using Rumanian troops as cannon fodder, "driving" them into battle at the spearhead of the counter attack with the German* moving up on the flank* and lhe rear. The German Infantry was *#M to be refusing to undertake attack* without heavy support of tank*. "A considerable part of the enemy infantry consists of untrained Infantrymen brought from France or mobilized in Germany and the latter include many soldiers only IK or 19 years of age." the Red Star said The German* were sending new masses of tank*, planes and para chute troop* into repeated and desperate counter attack* along a curving 100 mile front when- the Russians were said in a noon com miinlqne to be advancing steadily, crushing all resistance Fleets of German tanks and infantry units were being drawn into trap* inside the Russian lines, which HWlftly closed around lhe enemy force* while Red army gunners opened up with murderous fire. The Nazi ((Minier attack* were spearheaded by lank* in fleets of| 50 io 200, scores of which were said to have been left in blazing wreckage by the Russian fire The cossack cavalry, supported by tank* wa* said to have driven th*- German* back across a strale glc bridge near Kharkov The Germans blew up the bridge and I niaMsed artillery and trench mor , tars against lhe Russian* whili j lhe ctMMcks htiriiedly threw a I pontoon bridge across the river. | (Turn T» Page 1. Column II — 0 Legion Memorial Services Sunday Annual Services At Nuttman Ave. U. B. Plans for the annual memorial service of Adam* Post No. 43. to be held Sunday morning at the Nuttman Avenue U. B. church were announced t(Mlay. Tbe service will begin at 10 30 a. m . with Rev. Luke Martin delivering the special sermon. Floyd B Hunter of lhe Legion I* acting as chairman of arrangements for the service, which will be attended In a body by veterans. First World War veteran*. Span-ish-American War veteran*, auxiliary members of both Organixationa and especially men In service who are home on furlough are invited to attend They are asked to meet at the Legion home and be ready to leave at lo 15 a. m The color squad tn charge of Commander Charles Weber will lead Ike members lo the church The service will be closed with tap* by a 1 .eg lon bugler

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Great Convoy Reaches Ireland Stations To Train For Invasion Os Nazi-Held Europe With the United State* Army In Northern Ireland, May 19 (I’Pi Untold thousand* of American soldiers filled northern Ireland invasion training stations today after blasting an unchallenged path across the submarine Infested Atlantic In one of the greatest conI voys on record They had come, with their own light and medium tank*, big guns, gun carriers, jeep* and trucks, lo join the British army in an InI vaslon of the German-held continent under the offensive strategy of i the American general staff, and : they were ratin’ to go i A* the great sprawling convoy, row on row and line on line of ship* of all tonnages. Illoveil eastward in lhe early stages of Its voyage, a thunderous salvo ot depth bombs told the troops that the I'nited States and British war ship* accompanying them were commanding Adolf Hitler'* reptilian U-boats to keep their headi down. From then on. in a voyage much of which was made through thick, leaden fog. the crossing was quiet and. it was said authoritatively, was one of the least >-xclilng on record. Toward the last, great German Focke Wulff planes which for month* had taken a toil of Atlantic shipping, made their challenge, according to unofficial r*-|H>rts But the troops never saw them. British coastal command plane*, operating hundreds of miles „ut at sea. drove every raider off before It eVen aaiiie ill night „f the convoy. Ho effective were th*- escorting warships that not a submarine showed Its periscope and every ship In the convoy arrived safely, to hang up a record In size for convoys to northern Ireland in thi* war and to prod dose to the records for Allanite convoys of all lime From the sidewalk* of New York, from the middle West, fioin the mountain* of Kentucky and Tennessee, from all parts of a nation of nS.mstJkM) people, the (Turn To Page 1, Column 4) u IWur Bulletins —— Berne, Switzerland. May 19. — (UP) —Tension between Italy and Pierre Laval’s new French government over Benito Mussolini's territorial demands has reached a erttioal phase and an early showdown Is anticipated. advices from Rome indicated tonight. Vichy. France. May 19.—(UP) — Anti-German aboteura last night dynamited and destroyed an important section of the railroad between Nantes and La Rochelle, it was revealed today. Ottawa, May 19.—(UP)—The sinking of the Canadian Pacific liner. Empress of Asia, by enemy action was announced today by naval headquarters. The *htp. one of the most ■usurious in ths VancouverOrient service before the war, was sunk at Singapore, but its lose had not betn revested earlier, the announcement said. TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 9 00 a. m. M W:00 a- m. go Noon M 2:00 p. m. „ 70 3:00 p. m. 79 WEATHER Somewhat eeoier this after-