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prchill And Let leaders [Conference ■ Russians Announce IJX Are Holding ■ firmAao.nst Nazis I lur 17 (VPI-Prlme ■F* u ‘ «in<t»n Churchill “ n<l fcXln have held . soar day Kt ..( »»r M,moW C fc U .a* noted whh emphahv a number of ■ fjjsry < .maunders from ■fv conference waw ■*„. a* having reached a K*“important decisions but Earned here that there was ■* Ilon of ‘ dwi * io " "*7" B*Li front In Europe- the inK rs lhe continent which the C; pr ,.. ha* l-een demandK,. h m.r.K-lna rigor during V ~ ivo week*. Kuio-Amerl. -tn military chief* KTrticlpa”' l I" th.- dlscuMlon. KJ minted ott ‘ here - < ‘“T“ ■ . intern command*. shan command* In western ErnltAd State* was repre Kuj »i the discussion by w. E, ■ Harriman and American K, piloted the plane* which Byiit the Anglo-American party ■ ttMla I Dfoioi ahed Oil Walla ■ , Aug I*— <UP> —The announced today that K »,rc firmly holding against German offensive south E of Stalinxrad and that the K were hastily bringing up Em-), because «f 'heir heavy E, Soviet high command. Eh last night announced the Edonment of Maikop and Its Ekbbed o') ***••• *P° k> * mor< * Efolly of th.- situation around Einiitov-ki 90 miles southwest ■ Bulnutrad and the Volga river E than It had In days. ■ft* German* previously had Exi;e<| their forces, brought up E-th and started an all-out Km to take Stalingrad, ImportK because of it* heavy IndusLt ind cut the Volga river line L tiovlef noon communique did Kt tty whteher this effort had Eri. but ft asserted: Fssrtbeaat of Kotelnlkovski. L>' troop* repelled several Lay attacks and are firmly Lmuk their positions. The Lar having suffered heavy 100L In recent fighting. Is hastily L. up reserves." I Last midnight's Soviet comLaßse said the Germans had Imtrited Russian outer defenses ■ the Kistskaya front. 75 miles irhvett of Stalingrad. The |k>j communique said only that i«ri»t troop* "waged defensive iitcM" southeast of Kietskays ■nag the night I The midnight communique also Id mid that the Russtens had ■ferrd a second setback within ■ boars in the Mlneralnye Vody IM miles from the oil wells ■ Crony in the north Caucasus, he noon communique said Rus I iTsrs To Pngs 2, Column 4) War Bulletins I Us Franciece, Aug. 17— II UP)—The Tokyo radio today I Mssdcast voice message* I 'r»m three American war pelspw*. Including Pvt. F. C. |*ck Linn Rood. 21, South •hitley, Indiana, captured at Wske Island. Peed's message wee adttvaoed to hie father, tarn e ‘«d. and said: "I am a war !,| w«r tn japan until the •» r io over with. Tell every- "•« hello and that 1 hope to you one of these days. - * I **•«« Aires. Aug. 17— I -FJ—The newspaper vfitica •*d today that the 44fi1 ton freighter Baependy ms Seen sunk off the Brazil * *** *"d that between * aae übo Brealllan troop* •*1 down with the vessel. "he newspaper reported * »hs Ship, which wa* built • ’•**. was serving so a *•* transport between ooast- • pen* ’•MFffRATURI READING ■WOCRAT THCRMOMCTKR *2 I**-"- «7 7* .._ 74 , • F * «0 ’•MW.. B 4 s, . WEATHER r , "”** change In tempera * sfernoori end tonight, •bower* in couth ’•"toe this efterweon.

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Bottles for Bonds r ftfr ' Milk bottle* have Joined the War Ronds campaign. A message In red. white and blue will pour from every bottle. urging milk drinkers to Buy War Bonds. A treasury department messenger. Jane E. Austin, shows how vitamins have been Joined with victory. Describes Rehearsal For Solomons Attack United Press Writer Tells Os Rehearsal (Joe Jamr* Custer, Unitsd Press war correspondent with the Pacific fleet, gives In the following dispatch a vivid pre-vision of the way the Putted States navy opened the battle of the Solomon islands. (En route to "somewhere." the fleet In a dramatic battle drill, rehearsed the attack It was to make tn America's first great offensive in the Pacific war.)

By JOE JAMEfI CUSTER With the United States Pacific Fleet, on the Way to Battle —(UP) — (Delayed)—The Pacific fleet Is steaming to battle somewhere in the Pacific after s flaming dress rehearsal which almost knocked a tiny Island off the map. It was plowing along, the destroyers out ahead of the mammoth ships which are the backbone of the fleet, when the reconnaissance planes roared over to make their report For the purposes of the rehearsal. It waa approaching Its objective and the planes had scouted the enemy fleet disposition* and shore strength: Orders flashed through to gun stations and the range finders went to work. The gun* were trained "Commence Bring!" came the order. * In an Hwtsnt the great batteries were sending their shells hurtling and whistling into epsee, straight (Turn To Page 1, Column 4) H. S Heckard To Speak To Lions H. R. Heckard. assistant county agent leader, will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday evening Lions club meeting. Dr. N. A. Bixler te In charge of the meeting. Mr. Heckard'* discussion will have to do with the prevention and control of rural fires He will give the statistics on the annaal number of rural firns, the causes and monetary toes. He will then discus* a plan being offered through neighborhood leader* whereby each farm owner will be encouraged to check bis farm premises tor all kind* of fire hazard* If the farm owner will eliminate the fire hazard*, the chances are that many firs* will be eliminated and therefore reduce toeaee. Pires srs bad st any time, but worse now than aver before because replacement of lire losses will call for material that I* needed In the war effort

Order Limitation On Bus Services ABC Company Among Three Lines Named Washington. Aug 17.—(UP) — The office of defense tranaporta tion today issued »• order placing limitation on bus service between Fort Wayae. Indianapolis and Terre Haute, effective August U The order directed the Indiana Railroad company, the ABC Coach Linaa. lac., sod the Pennsylvania Greyhound lines—serving central ladtana—to honor each other's tickefs and pool facllltlee. PenMylvania Greyhound wa* ordered to limit operatlcm between Indlnnapolts sad Terre Haute to through sehedutes extending beyond Terre Hsute The Indiana order will result tn saving 44 *O4 miles a month. ODT said.

Probe Riderless Blimp Mystery On West Coast Observation Blimp Crashes; Seek Two Officers Aboard San Francisco. Aug. 17.—(VP) — Naval authorities sought today to unravel the mystery of a riderless blimp while crews searched ashore and at sea for two men known to have been aboard. The ob»ervaflon blimp crashed yesterday on a street in suburban Daly City after scraping housetops and losing one of its two high esploslve depth charges. The two crewmen left their parachutes neatly wrapped in the blimp’s gondola. Their lite raft still was In place. It was assumed both men were wearing their "Mae West" life Jacket* which would keep them afloat If they were In the ocean. A spokesman said the navy was completely without clues as to what had happened. "Any speculate ns au to what happened Is Just that—speculation." the spokesman said. The blimp was engaged In a routine offshore patrol. It carried radio but no messages were received to indicate that the craft was in difficultly. Reports that men were seen parachuting were received from various sources but none was confirmed. Ida Ruby, telephone operator who was riding horseback near the beach, saw the blimp drifting In from the ocean. She s£*.d she watched It with binoculars and was "quite sure" she saw three men in the gondola. The navy said II had confirmed that only two men were aboard, although there were three parachutes In the racks. "It wn drifting in toward the (Turn To Pag« t, Column 4) 26 Men Leave For Induction In Army Lieut. Pruqh Speaks To Contingent Today "This golden opportunity—your great adventure. Not only make the best of It but make the most of It." Thus spoke Lieut. Charles M Pntgh. army chaplain at Camp Rheiby. Ml**., and former local pastor this morning In a farewell address to the 24 men who left Decatur for active service with the U. S. army at Camp Perry. O. Rev. Prugh. home on furlough from his duties at Shelby, was invited to speak briefly to the men before (hey boarded the bus “There are two ways In which men commonly enter service." he •aid. "The one is with the thought that ‘I will make the best of it. - much as if you were entering the dentist chair. This is not the proper altitude Not only go In with the Idea of making (he best of It—but make the moat of It. "This Is your golden opportunity You will have the opportunity to study, to travel and to learn to know men If you take the right attitude you will have accomplished almost the unbelievable before you come back." Lieut. Prugh asserted “Each man must have one thought — 'the success of armed force* depend* upon me’ Thia thought in the mind of each man will assure that success " The men who were accepted by army esamlners at Toledo. Ohio armory on August J. went to Fort Wayne by ABC bus and from there to Camp Perry by rati The neat group, those who were accepted In the contingent on August 7. will leave Friday mom Ing An unusually large crowd was on hand thbi morning to witness the departure of the men Mai Smith, named acting corporal by army officiate at Toledo, was in charge of the contingent, all of whom were home on 14-day furloughs after being accepted. - ——» Library Board Budget Unchanged For 1943 The Decatur library board's proposed tai levy for IMJ Is the same a* that In effect this year The rate sought Is sta rests in Decatur and three cento on the 1100 in Waahlngton township The two levtea will produce approximately MM" »5 The budget total* |S.«4« and was prepared by John B Parrteb. secretary of the board

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, August 17, 1942.

Strikers On Job At Cable Plant B Former strikers at the Bayonne. N. J . general cable company are seen back on their Job* following the Navy's serture of the *tru< k plant after the men refused to follow the war lalmr board's order rhat they return to work. Navy spokesmen said that the 900 worker* will receive wages prevailing at the time of the strike which was called when the wage hike they demanded was refused by the war labor Izoard.

Grew May Be Hamed Assistant To Hull Japan Ambassador May Gain New Post Washington. Aug 17 — (UP) — Ambassador Joseph Clark Grew, returning soon on tTie exchange ship from Japan, was reported today to be slated for a Job as •pedal assistant to secretary of state Cordell Hull to advise on far eastern affairs. A precedent exists In the case of John Van A. Mac Murray. former ambassador to Turkey, who Is now serving a* special assistant to Hull The 62-year-old Grew already has notified the department of his wish to cooperate In the war effort. Unless President Roosevelt delegates him to a special assignment, he Is scheduled to take over most of the department’s advisory work on the far east. Grew will report to the president and Hull after be arrives on the exchange liner Grlpsholm later this month, may next take a short rest on his New Hampshire farm, and then is due In Washington for hl* new duties. Several publisher* have asked Grew to write a book on hl* experience*. The ambassador has kept a detailed diary since he started hl* diplomatic career at Cairo in 1904 and has copious material, particularly on Ameri-can-Japanese relation*. Events have Justified Grew'* record during his lu years in Tokyo. Grew continuously warned of Japan's militarism and It now can l»e revealed that on at least three occasions he advised the United Htates to guard against a possible surprise attack. The first warning came from Grew in January, 1941. when the embassy In Tokyo received Information that when and If Japan (Turn To !•*«» J. Column 3) Q Dependency Payment Bill Up To Senate Provide* Immediate Dependency Payments Washington. Aug 17 — (UP) — The two bilk vitally affecting men nerving in tbs armed force* and their dependents are scheduled for senate coaslderatton today One is the house-approved bill providing for Immediate paymen' of dependency allowances to families of service men. Bporoored by Rep John Rankin. D.. Miss.. It would remove from the service men's dependency act of 1»42 a prohibition against payment of the dependency allotment prior to Nov. 1. The second bill before the renate would extend to nil service men stationed in continental United fftoteo the privilege of absentee rsglrtra tion and voting in the elections "back borne". It already has bouse approval Senate sponsors of both meas ores bare Indicated they would seek action during today - * session Advocates of the allowance bill said they wonld demand tbe presence of a qaornm If that should (Turn Te Fags 3, Columa 3)

Three Are Uninjured As Auto Hits Ditch Three persons escaped Injury Saturday evening at 5:30 o’clock when a car driven by Mr*. Kathleen .Macke, 1009 E. Wayne street. Fort Wayne, went into the ditch one-half mile south of Berne on federal road 27. Mrs. Macke told Sh—lff Ed Miller, who Investigated, that when her car started skidding she drove toward the ditch to avoid striking another can The vehicle struck a telephone pole and a fence, and wasebadly damaged. Her husband and daughter were riding in the car. o Plans Are Furthered For Youth Festival Two-Day Festival Here In September Further details were announced today for the youth festival which will be held In Decatur Friday and Saturday. Reptember IS anil 19 The festival Is sponsored by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, replacing the annual street fair, which han been abandoned for the duration of the war. All youth organizations of the county will be encouraged to take part In the festival, including 4-H clubs. Boy Bcouts and Girl Hcouts. A parade Is being planned for each of the two days, with William Bowers as chairman A pet slock pstade. with suitable prizes, will be held Friday, and all school children oi the county will be invited to participate In the Saturday parade Prizes will bo awarded in this parade for banners and poster* urging purchase of war bonds and stamps, collection of scrap metal, and food production. 4-H club pigs and lamb* will lie housed al the county garage but a building ba* tint been obtained yet to house the girls' 4-H club exhibits and the Boy Hcouts' exhibits The 4-H king and queen will be crowned Friday night, afte.- which Dallas Brown, county emergency corps commander with hi* fir* warden organization, will stage a aeries of demonstrations. Including handling of a fire bomb. Also on Friday evening, the 4-H cluh sewing project will present a public dre*a revue, with Mrs. Rudy Meyei, county club leader m charge. Following the revue. Rev George O. Walton will lead community singing Adolph Bultemeler of Preble township has been named chairman for ths horse pulling contests. A lightweight contest will be held Friday morning and the heavyweight contest Saturday morning

Friend Funerol Rites Tuesday Afternoon Funeral service* fcr Ml** Marie Anna Friend. 31. whose death occurred late Saturday at her home north of Bluffton, will be held Tuesday afternoon al 2 o'clock from the Rsbebolh Methodist church. Au burn, according to word received here by a brother. Royal Friend. A short service will be held at the Friend home at 12 o'clock The funeral party will then proceed to Aabarn. Burial will be in Ronetown cemetery. Auburn

U.S. Marines Consolidating Solomon Islands Positions; Great Naval Battle Underway

Army Airplane Crashes Fatal To Twenty Men Ohio Sergeant Is Hero Os Crash On Eastern Mountain Peru. Mas*.. Aug. 17.— (UP) — Sgt. Robert l>*e of Columbu*. 0.. made himself a hero when the army transport In which he was flying crashed in fog against Peru mountain Saturday night, eiploded and burned, killing 17 of the 20 men aboard. The army said today that he was critically burned, but he climbed cut of the wreckage and dragged two of hl* buddies. Pvta. Alonzo L. Pearson and James Fern of Abingdon. Va.. away from the fire. They, also critically burned, and Lee, were the only survivors. Lee dragged two other passengers out. but they were dead. He fired his revolver three times to signal for help, then walked three milea to the nearest highway and led state police back to the scene. The crash, which occurred between 9 and 10 a. tn. Saturday, was in a forest so dense -that soldlera. civilians defense workers, police and physicians had to hack a trail through the underbrush to bring out the wcunded and the bodies.

The plane, on a routine mission from Pope Field. Ft. Bragg, N. . had left Mitchel Field. N. V. early Saturday night. Mru. .Margaret Bishop, an airplane spotter In Peru, was one of the first to notify army headquarter* in Boston of tbe crash. She Ilves abcut three miles from the mountain and said she heard the plane fly over shortly after 9 p. m. .Mrs. Bishop knew It was In trouble, because It wa* flying so low In the fog. and went outside. Soon she heard it crash. Officers from Westover Field. Boston, under Col. A. A. Price, were (Turn To Psge 4. Column 7) - - —■■ Wertzberger Rites Are Held Saturday Brief funeral services were held Saturday afternoon for Raymond Wertalierger at the St. Mary's Catholic church. Out-of-town relatives who attended included: Brother Maurice. C. S. C., of Notre Dame; Pvt. Francis Wertzberger of Camp Shelby. Mis*.; P F. C. Richard Wertzberger of Camp Chaffee. Arkansas; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coffee and Seaman H-rbert Welker of Chicago. Lawrence Helman of Carthagena. Ohio; Brother Howard C. S C„ Brother Kenneth. C. 8. C„ Brother Luke. C. S C.. Brother Allen. C. 8 C.. and Brother Cassius. C. 3. C.. all of Notre Dame;; Mns. L. T. Kintz and family of Fort Wayne and Mr. and Mrs. Frsnk Kueber of Delphos. O a " ' . Mrs. Ferd Stauffer Dies At Hospital Berne Woman Dies After Short Illness Mrs. Katie Stauffer, 42. wife of Ferdinand Stauffer and life-long Adams county -esident. died this aternoon at 12:24 o'clock at the Adams • county memorial hospital, where aha was taken Bunday from her home in Berne. Death was caused by pneumonia and heart dlsaa»e and followed an Hines* of four days. She was horn In French township June 3. 1440. the daughter of Peter and Barbara Roth-Klopfenstein. She was married December 29, 1903 For X yearn she resided one mile south of Coppess Corners, moving to Berne 11 years ago. flarviving. beside* the busband, are three slaters: Mns. Joha Rich and Mrs. Fred Mathy* of near Berne. Mrs. Harsh Beery of near Fort Wayae. and a brother. Sam Klopfenstein of Howe Funeral srev'ces win be held Wednesday afternoon at I N •' clock at the home and 3 o'clock at the Crow Refomned church with Rev. C. A. Schmid officiating. Bur lai will be la the M A E ceme tery. _

Collect Waste Fats To Aid War Effort Form Organization For Adams County Mrs. Leonard Saylors, county of women activities of civilian defense, today announced the formation of a country wide organization for the gathering of waste fats, which the government needs in the manufacture of explosives. Meat markets and grocery stores with meat counters have been designated as the official fat depots. Housewives are requested to deliver the fate to their meat market or grocery store. Official stickers designating the stores have been posted In the respective place* of busine*s. Mrs. Say lore said. The following chairmen were named: Mr*. Walter E. Myer, Hartford township; Mr*. James Briggs, Geneva; Mr*. Rena Zehr and Mr*. ('. F. Bauders, Berne: Mrs. Gladys Chamberlain, Decatur; Mrs. Harry Crownover, Pleasant Mills; Mrs. Ervin Stucky. Monroe; Mrs. Leo Kirsch, Monmouth; Mrs. Herman Girod. Salem. With the launching of the campaign. a list of "Do" and “Don't*” were Issued, explaining the handling of the fate.

Four Things To Do 1. Save all your waste cooking fat* Save pan drippings from roast ham. beef, lamb and poultry.' Save broiler drippings from steaks, chop*, veal and bacon. Save deep fata, whether lard or vegetable shortening, from fried potatoes, fish, doughnute. etc. 2. Pour Into clean, wide-mouth-(Turn To Paas 4, Column 4> Says Price Ceilings Cause Meal Shortage Packing Executive Speaks To Dealers Chicago Aug. 17-<rP>- George A. Eastwood, president of Armour and company, said today that a rising demand for meat, stimulated by the combination of price celling* and Increased purchasing power, will aggravate the nation's meat “shortage " Addressing the national association of lndepend«*nt retail meat dealer*. Eastwood said the principal cause of the so-called shortag-* is the combination of price ceilings on dressed meat and an IncreMe In the average individual'* income ■Because of the two factors, he Mid. tbe law of supply and demand ha* ceased to function normally. •’With nearly everybody Working and with record high wages belna paid and with many item* of normal commerce off the market, people are spending a larger than usual portion of their Increased income for meat," he said. "The demand is steadily rising and the available supplies, even though they are large, will not permit everyone 'o have all tbe meat he wants. So we have tbe phenomenon of what looks like a shortage of meat when the volume going through retail stores I* close to a record." Eastwood said that "before the days of price ceilings" the increased demand would have resulted In higher prices, which in turn would have lessened the demand "Thia price ceiling thing to our biggest headache at tbe moment," he said. "The regulations are the most complex aad < umberaome that (Turn To Pa«« 2. Column 1) Appropriations Are Approved By Council The county council. In special session touay allowed the appropriations asked for. totaling (5.275. A transfer of (2.421 54 in the county highway fund to pay the coun ty's asseMmmt on the Stengel drain was also allowed. Other appropritaions include (*'*) for county civilian, defense. (2.500 for furniture and fixtures for the new couxty Infirmary and (l.flOfi for commitment* at the Irene By ron sanatorium There are seven patients at the sanatorium The regular meeting of the council will be September fi.

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Control Os Seas Off Northeast Australia At Stake In Series Os Naval Battles General MacArthur's Headquarter*. Australia. Aug 17 —(UP) — American marines were reported steadily consolidating their Solomon Islands position* today and it was believed a series of naval engagement* rivalling those of Coral Sea and Midway st Ilf were In progress. At stake In the naval warfare Is control of the sea* off northeast Australia, on which depends the ability of the Allies to maintain the necessary flow of seaborne supplies to the fighting Americans In the Solomons. Somn experts believed that when the full story of the naval engagement* becomes known, it will rank as more important than either the Coral sea or Midway liattle* as a test of naval power In the southwest Pacific. (An Auckland dispatch reported that land fighting In the Solomons had developed Into a knock-down, drag-out encounter but doubted that report* of the capture of "thousands" of Japanese prisoners were correct. Auckland quarters tended to minimize the extent of naval engagements fought thus far). « It wa* noted here that If the Allie* are to maintain and develop the Solomon islands positions as an offensive base for a pincers attack on Rabaul. they must control the sea lane* leading northeast from Australia. The Japanese command has hail the advantage of operating on an Interior line of communication* from the north, which gave them a marked initial advantage. This was believed to account for the delay the American force* have encountered in narrowing the extended Japanese tetlfaefr Into the Holomon*. I Action intensified portentfously today over the entire Australian zone from the Solomon Islands to the great Japanese northwestern base on Timor Island, only &00 mile* from Darwin. defense stronghold of the entire north continental coast Tension mounted here as the days passed without definite news. it was believed that the marines had a firm hold on the Tulagl area In the southern Solomons. Including Tulagl. the swampy shore of Florida, the Atolls of Gavutu and Makambo oft the Florid* shore, probably the Kukum air base on Guadalcanal Island and possibly a lieachhead on .Malaltl island east of Florida. There were Indications that the navy, supporting the marine*, was now able to base seaplane* If not load planes in the Tulagl area But there were Indications also that the Japanese. In a des|*erate attampt to draw attention from the successful marine landing In the Solomons, and if possible to divert strength from that area, in'ght lie girding for a drive on Port .Moresby, the Allied base on the south coast of New Guinea, and that they might even try a land attack on .Darwin, the chief Allied base In northern Australia. Gen. Douglas MacArthur's (Turn To Page 4. Column 1) 1943 Monroe Budget Submitted By Board Levy Unchanged At 40 Cents Per SIOO A 40-cent levy has been proposed for the town of Mcnroe In the 1*43 budget submffted today by the town board Thin is unchanged from the present 40-cent levy The 40-cent levy would raise 4421.70 cn a total valuation of 120&.424 The comparative statement shows that 1741 11 was collected in 1*42. 1754 03 In I*4l and 1444 34 In I*4o The general fund budget totals 11.471.70. Added to this amount te 43*9 *9 making the total funds required (1.471 44 Added to a July 31 balance of (355 12 is an amount of (340 72 for taxes to be collected yet this year and (450 lx fees, for ■ total of 11.345 44. leaving a deflclncy of IMS 44 Added to this la the amount of 9315 M for an operating balance, thus setting the total amount to be raised by the k -y at (Ml 70. The street feed shows (141241 (Tara Ts Pm* K Ceiama U