Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 15 February 1943 — Page 1

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k Proposes [lease Os Men labor Areas B - L o r Discharge Os Lire Units Tn Ease Lnpo**er Shortage tafcitfiun. Feb. 15 (UP) - C,.. soldiers may be musterE to reinforce the labor batE on the home front. E ranking official- of the E sa « are speaking favorably E.„ to discharge entire unit* training discharge them E-evly and send them to Eo( acute manpower shortthe army apparently is L lO go through with such Eymfin- if congress approves K Lg bloc members In congress |«Mlstently advocated farm Lx, for soldiers who know |w handle a plow and a hayL 'he army says no to that I Army officials have told lirMte military affairs comL. that it would be impossible tack over everybody in the L snd pick out those who L be valuable on the farms ■th? army’s plan to muster out L anils, no distinction would tad* between trained farm tat or those in other occupata says senator Johnson of tado. is the wrong Idea. Actar to Johnson, a white collar tar may be the most patriotic jin the world, but he'* not jueful to a farmer except as |m labor. tanwhil? l.iiror groups demand ■ seniority rights lie respected ■ men are forced to go to j jobs because of the 49-hott: ■ ruling The president prevB had urged protection of the k of workers who leave jobs ■ l:4g service for war work ix>m- groups now want some k more definite —• guarantee It th* other side of the labor k. a house committee want* ■k* away overtime pay for men Ku a Ixhour week The B small business committee. b report to the house, recomMi a law that would permit a Ib work week before overkb paid kt whatever the working man B th* treasury will want Ils B In fact. Secretary Morgenk l» going on the air tonight Ite! everybody to be sure to kianm* tax returns by March I H* wants to emphasize that l*ti th* first quarter of 1*42 B Mat lie paid, regardless of I sutrame of the pay-as-you-go bmal« now before congress. tai time of the secretary’s ad ►» To r»«s I. Column i> ■ — ■

ate Bulletins Wsteington. Feb. IS— (UR) <*•■«•« State* airmen have ***« Jepeneae position* on *"• '• th* Aleutian* and the Solomon*, and *** leered hit* on an enemy ••'ip in the Shortland •*« area. The widoapread ““•• were announced by * *a»y thi* afternoon. * ‘•""’’unique report* that plan** were shot in the Aleutian* * i* the Solomon*. Sight piano* were loot. **• *»rfc. Fab. IS _ (u p)_ ’••‘Oent Riete Ryti hae been a* president of Fins Thi* i* announced by * r ‘""'*h radio. Balloting •" progreee but Ryti I* * u received th* ma *f the ko factorial Oration Form •Tonight’s Paper Tk» Of!(!*! food declaration X* * kleh ®««t be presented ’’dtteens register for War _ *• No. j on February « N sad St may be found fu?*** of Might's Daily T ' l * ton la to J*’*’ ,r »tn the paper com tu „. fs ' l * 4 *•>» aod taken to ‘sliding where the sZr’y** conducted on th» I Ik * 7* TWa form and War Lnii z* 1 fc* ll •* ?•* *■* raSMiareag.

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Annual Boy Scout Campaign Opened Here This Morninq The annual campaign for funds fjr the Hoy Scouts wu launches! In Decatur this morning The drive I will continue until Friday, when all' reports are to Im- made to Herman 11. Krueckxberg, drive < hairman. The campaign Is being conducted by volunteer worker throughout the city. 0 ~— Axis Forces Break Through American Lines Two Enemy Columns Advance Almost 20 Miles In Tunisia By United Press /Axis forces have broken through American line* in central Tunisia and advanced almost 20 mile*. Two enemy columns—consisting of over 50 tanks, infantry and mobile artillery are- converging on the big American base of Hbeltla. DM* miles inland from the east coast. A heavy battle is in progre* on the flat tableland 15 miles east of Sbelllu, with an American armored division fighting furiously to stein the enemy j advance. Another American force, caught between the Axis columns, launched a desperate counterattack, suffered considerable losses, and then withdrew westward toward Hbeltla to Avoid entrapment. Large formations of dive-bomb-ers are supporting the Axis attack, which began at dawn yesterday. The enemy struck simultaneously from two direction* A German force, headed by one of Marshal Rommel's panzer division*, lashed out westward from strategic Faid Pas*. 60 mile* Inland from the east coast port of Sfsx, and overwhelmed American tank and artillery defense* to advance IS mile* before nightfall. i At the same time an Axis force largely composed of Italians drove ■ 10 mile* northward from Maknassy. threatening to outflank the ■ American position at Gafsa. main i Allied base in south-central Tunisia. Berlin radio is claiming the capture of Sldl Bou Zid. an American i bastion half way between the two ■ converging Axis column*. The Axis drive seriously disi rupts the Allied position in central i Tunisia. It apparently ha* foreI stalled the expect*! American I ’hrust towar dthe east coast to I trap the Africa corp* in the Mari eth line. The Africa corp* at present is • withdrawing In good order toward the Mareth line and British

tljthth army force* are pressing In close pursuit. The opposing armies have not yet clashed In a large-scale flaht In Tunisia Hut | the British are neariug Benaardane. an important junction SO miles west of the Libyan border. Rules For Return To Standard Time Emmert Rules State Return Is Legal Indianapolis. Feb 15 — lll*' Attorney Genera! J*me« Emm* rt cf Shelbyville ruled today that In diana may constitutionally return to central standard time That opinion Is in response to a request from Republican It presentatlve A. B Thompson of Not!' l I Vernon, who ha « introduced. “ I measure to abolish -nt lea.t'iurrna the summer months -the federally deerred central war time In Indiana and the rest of the middle * Emmer: say* the federal tew the subject doe* not eiclude d«yl- . ation* by state poverrimentu Mlchlgan already has moved ba<B 1 5e dock one hour -nd m-yeral ; other .Ute. are cmuiderlM >liter legislation In another rulinf t, day Emmert 'I "(Tvn Te Cel*- «

| Two Big Axis Cities Bombed By RAF Planes Milan And Cologne Heavily Attacked By British Planes The RAF has carried out punishing night raids on two of the biggest targets in Axis Europe. Italy’s gr at industrial city <f : Milan and the Rhineland city of I Cologne were blaoted by huge I fleet* of bombers. The naval base I of Hpezla. 52 mile* soutli of G noa. also was attacked tor the second time tills month The air ministry says II British bombers were lost In the two raids. Berlin claims eight were she t down over Germany and the Italian* claim two British plane*. The atta< k on Milan was the 11th of the war. Tile British armada was so large that It took three hour* to fly ov» r Lake Geneva in Switzerland. The returning pilots say they scored numerous liits on important aircraft and munition* factr rle*. Rome radio says heavy damage w.-.e done at Milan to numerous building* and that 16 person* were killed an I 22-1 hurt. Rome gives no account c.' the damage at Spezia but reports one person killed. Clouds obscured the targ-t* at I ( til gne. which was attacked for ! the 113th time since the war began. The British were after German facj tori>-r making U-boat parts and I equipment. A tremendous weight of bomb*, including two-ton block I,listers, was dropped on Cologne The huge attack* came wit bin 24 hours of Saturday's two great raid* tn the U-boat base at (.orient, France. The RAF dropped a thou*(Turn To Bags 1, Column Tj O 23 Youths Registered In Selective Service Local Draft Board Issues List Today Twenty-three youths who became 14 years of age registered ter selective service with the Adamo county draft board during the , month of January. They were placed at the bottom . cf the sixth registration list, according to their birth-lay*. Following is a list of thus - who i registered: , 11S50 Glen Albert Gregg. 11X51—Richard Eugene Walters. 11X52 Roy Junior Taylor. HUS Menno H Ficher. I 11X54 -Charles Eugene Jone*. 11X55—Walter Fed Knlpstein. 11x53-A David Franck* Terveer. 11X56 Robert Edward Heimann. 11x56 A—John Martinez. 11X57 Gareth la-e Wiederkehr. lISX Herman Don Brown i 11X5!) Lewis laiwi II Hchnepp. .I lis6<) Arthur Landis. 11X61 -Don Harold Baumgartner. 11X62 Morri* Eugene Brunner. 11*63 Kenneth Jerome Wittwer. 11*64 Gerald Eugene Morningstar. 11*65 Christian William Franz. 11x66 Thomas Edwin Lengerich. 11X67 Jehu Jacob Htlmrlch. Jr. 11X6H James Max Hunter. 11*69 Mile* Conner Jone*. 11X70 Walter Albert Kukelhan. Q. ■ ■ —— Refuse Reouest For I Incentive Payments I I ' Washington. Feb 16 — (IT) — i The house arglculture appropriatiota) committee ha* turned down i President Roosevelt's request for i siW.Md.flM to finance incentive [ I payments to fanners. The money would be paid to farmer* to raise • Irish and sweet potatoes, beans- • sorghum, flax and certain vegetables. i The committee voted six to one - against the presidential request. ‘ Theodore Droeqe Funeral Tuesday l Funeral services for Theodore r Droege. who died Saturday mornIIM•« hu ho ®* fo ’ r " ll ** “® rth • of Decatar. will be held at 2 p. ■ r Tuesday at the St. John * Lutheran - church. Rev H.fbert • Burial will be in the church ’ cemetery.

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And Now, Marines Go Feminine / ■r jME T wMI •! al i Along with the army, navy and coastguard, the marine* finally set up a woman's auxiliary to relieve office men for <• unliatant duty. Head , of the new corps Is Major Ruth Streeter, seen being sworn In by Navy Secretary Frank Knox.

Defeatist Attitude Noted In Merchants I Threaten Bottleneck In Rationing System Indianapolis. Feb. 15 (I'Pi State OPA director James Stricki lind nay* a defeatist attitude > mcmg a minority of Indiana merchant* and consumers threatens to provide a bottleneck in the new I point rationing system. With the , latest rationing program only two weeks away, Strickland makes this ’ observation; > "The tendency of a few to throw up their hands and say. 'll can't lie done' Is like a trad apple in the barrel.” OPA field representatives re . port that such an attitude exists They say the complaints are especially noticeable among small , merchants and consumers who' have been accustomed to conducting their business on a simple i basis. Strickland Issues the reminder f that the British have used the point rationing system successfully for three years. He admits that the plan involves a tremendous amount of extra work and bookkeeping Hut he adds that point rationing was devised to insure every person a fair share of available food. In the case of mer- < hants, he explains, it will keep many In business who would be unable to obtain supplies Til a market which permitted rocketing prices and cornering of merchandise. -- o — Opinions Issued By Supreme Court Rules For American Musicians' Union Washington, Feb IS.—(UP) — The supreme court has decided that the refusal of the American Federation of Musicians to make i ecords for radio and juke-box use ii not a violation of the anti-trust act. A federal court In Chicago previously had dismissed the govern ment's complaint, citing the Nor-ris-LaOuardla act which prohibits the issuance of Injunction i in labor disputes. In appealing, the government raid the case raised new questions of law. One. it said. Is whether a union may demand that an employer hire tn-n for usele»< and unnecessary work. Another is wheth-1 era union may use organised i coercion to eliminate competition. A third is whether a union may ‘ compel employers to combine with it. to compel third parties to pay for useless and unnecessary work And a feurth is whether a union may combine with a network to • prevent amatepr musicians from making radio performances Th- court handed down several other opinions of general interest l( reused the plea of Louis Buchalter and two associates fcr clemency The three are under sentence to die tor the "murder. Incorporated" slaying of Joseph (Twrn To Page kCdsasT)

Severe Cold Weather Again Hits Decatur For the second consecutive night, the thermometers in Itecatur dipped to the zero mark Sunday in the latest cold wave to hit the city. Ijm: night a low readigg of two below was reported, while at * a. tn. the Hally Democrat thermometer registered exactly zero. ily noon It had climbed to eight altove and the weatherman had promised the mercury would go still higher late thia afternoon — but down again tonight. The mercury first started downward Saturday night, falling to at least the zero mark before Sunday it stayed i down around 10 above all day Suu day. 0 Township Leaders To Meet On Wednesday Red Cross—Salvage Drive Is Planned Harve LaFontaln-. sal ■'age chairman for Adams county, is calling a meeting of men m-ighborh od lenders of Jefferson. Wabash, and Hartford townships to meet in the auditorium of the Geneva high school at 7:JO p m W<dhwtday. to get started on the lied Cross salvage drive. Sc rap metal, rags, rubber and grease can be donated to the Red I cr. ss or sold to the farm, rs aei count. William Ehrsam is arranging fee/ truck-; to call at the farm for the salvage material. Lyman Hann will 'urnish the lied Cross supplies Every man an I woman will be given a chance to Join the lied Cross. The n> ighboihood leaders of Jes ferson township are: Ralph ChrisI ly. chairman; John ,M Amstutz. Chao. Abnet. Edward I) llenlmc her. Wilbur Rgker, Victor liollenbaehcr. Joseph llaumgartnc-r, Itilfus Hoze. John A. Corey. Chester Halma. Brayton Pyle. D A. Rumple. Harley Reef. Elmer Stuber. Will Smitley, Harley Tumble-son. Roy Duff. Jesse Teeters. Wm. Davis. David Moser. Jos ph Fogle. Vernon C, Miller, Frank orndref. Martin Murphy and L. O. Farmer The neighborhood leaders c f Walia sh town-chip are: Leon Neuenschwander, chairman: David Amstutz. Edwin Affolder, Ell Augsburg, r. Dale Affolder, Chas. Armstrong. Daniel Huckey, Edwin Bixler. Ray Butcher. Hlyvan Bauman. Harry Brown, Alva Fenstermaker. Hay rnond Fields. Eugene Farlow, Rob(Turn To Page t. Column l> —a "■ Humerickhouse Girl Reported Critical The condition of Martha Lou i Humerickbouae. •. daughter of Floyd Humerickhouse of near Willshire, Ohio, was reported 1 extremely critical late today by Adams county memorial hospital attaches The child was badly burned about tha face, arms and body at her home on January 20 when flamca from a paper which she had thrown into a stove ignited her clothing Hospital attacheu have held little hope for her recovery' at any time since the accident.

Huge Battleship Richelieu Heads Squadron; To Fight With Allies Against Axis

Fall Os Kharkov To Russians Is Expected Hourly Five Russian Armies Smashing Defenses Os Nazi-Held City By United Pre»» Five Russian armies are drilling their way through the defenses of Kharkov The fall of the great city Germany's most important base east of the Dnieper river is expected almost hourly. Fierce tank battle* are ragihg on the approach)-* to the city, but the Germans appear to be making only a rear-guard stand. Ixmg troop train* are reported moving west to Kiev, evacuating the German Kharkov garricon over the single rail line remaining to the Axis, troop* The fall of Rostov ami Voroahllovgrad lit the Donets basin ha* released thousands of Russian troops for an assault on Kharkov and for offensive operations farther west. Unofficial report* from Sweden say the Russian* have broken into Staiino. a big industrial town northwest of Rostov And British report* say Russian artillery I* shelling Taganrog, west of Rostov on the sea of Azov. The German high command admit* that the Russian* are throw ing reinforcement* into massive encircling and break through operation*. And Berlin say* the Ger mans are in the midst of so<-all<-d 'detaching movements" in the Donets bend—ln other words, a retreat. The London Evening Standard lias a Berne dispatch saying Hitler lias given up supreme command of the German armies. He Is said to have entrusted field marshal Von Mannstein with the task of salvaging something out of the Russian campaign. And military observer* say there are indications that the German general staff lias decided on a new line of defense -based on Riga. Kiev and Odessa about 2XO miles west of Kharkov. The Red army is following up yesterday's capture of Rostov and Voroshilovgrad swiftly. The Rus rians have passed through Rostov and arc racing along the coast of the sea of Azov to Taganrog, the great fishing center. A Brlilsh broadcast (recorded by ÜBSI *ay» Taganrog and the route of the German retreat are being shelled by long range Russian gun* The Russians are drawing tight (Turn To F»ge I. Column Z> . Three Youths Escape Injury In Accident Lamp Post Bowied Over In Accident Three Wells county youth* <* caped serious injury and possible electrocution late Saturday nigh*, in an auto accident al the corner of Fifth and Monroe afreet*. Ennis Reinhard. 26. of Craigville. suCfered a head injury and was taken to the Adam* county memorial hospital for treatment Ja<k UUus sen. of Bluffton and a third youth, who was not identified escaped injury The car driven by Claussen, as ter colliding with sn auto driven by a Michigan resident, bowled over a lamp post on the south we*: corner of the intersection. The car caught fire temporarily from the ' hot" electrical wire* In the post 4>*ae. All three youths jumped from the auto without be ing burned or receiving « B electr ■ cal shock. A number of ornamental lamp* in that rleiaity were extinguished beesuae of the accident Officers Robert Hill sod Roy Chik-ote lave* tigated

American Bombers Blast Rabaul Base Japanese Base Is Heavily Pounded By Ulliled Press Rubble and ruTii strew the Jap anese base of Babaul this morning th<- aftermath of one of the heaviest air raid* of the Pacific war. Giant American Iters flying fortresses ami liberator* smashed the big enemy ha»e on New Britain island in four waves Sunday morning. For three hour*, the American plane* shut tied back amt forth over the ba*** in formations 30 strong More than 50 tons of high explosive* plummeted down on Rabaul not much by western Europe standards, hut a terrific weight of bombs for the far eastern theater. Plane* from General MacArthur’s command also struck new Idow* at Japanese bases in the northern Holomon*, blowing up supply dumps anil plane dispersal area* on Bougainville island Billy Mitchell bomber*, with fighter escort, raided Lae. one of the two retnaiuitiK Japaneae base? in the Huon gulf area of New Guinea The other enemy base on Houn gulf Halamauau —l* threatened by an Australian ground drive that I* making rapid headway through the jungle* The Aussie* (Turn To Page 2. Column II O —— Indiana Assembly To Hold Night Sessions Republican Leaders Plan Night Meetings Indianapolis. F.-li 15 (UP) Ixmdera of the Republican majority said today that night session* of the Indiana general assembly w II lie held regularly during the remainder of the present legislative meeting in an effort to hasten ad jouirnment However, there will Im- no »e»sion tonight in order that sched tiled hearings on the local option bill and a measure to atallsh the state clemency commission may Imconducted The majority floor leader of the -<-nate, Thurman Bidffinge of Mar ion. say* that he has conferred with house speaker Hobart Creighton of Warsaw in regard to additional session* to clenr the crowd ed legislative calendar. Senator Biddinger declared that Creighton I informed him that the lower house do«M not plan to hold Saturday I sessions -hut will work at night if necessary to keep pace with the assembly calendar. Biddinger called a session of the I senate last Saturday morning but waa forced to move for a receas j when less than the nantbor of member# required for a forum reported I Blddinger criticized the absent »»:» I ator* for their attitude He said that the lower house ha* acted upon measure* vital to the war effort but that the upper house liaa not done so Biddinger reminded the legislator* that he and hi* fellow lawmakers had agreed to complete the general assembly as quickly a* possible when the session IM-gan He added: "Ho far. in the opinion of our (Turn To Fags 1. ColuoiU S> TRMPCRATURK READINQ OKMOCRAT TMCRMOMCTKR ■ 00 a. m. 0 10:00 a. m. 5 Noon ■ 2:00 p. m. 12 3:00 p. m. 16 WEATHER L>gM snow th)* sftsrnaon and tonight. Enow flurries in satrosno north portion Tusaday forsnosn Rising tsmpsratur* th ( » afternoon and early tonight.. bocoming colder late tonight and Tuesday foronoon. Moderately strong winds.

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French Admiral Soys Several Other Ships Already In Action With Allied Fleets New York. Feb. 15 (UPI. A Frenc h naval squadron. h« adt-d by the monster icultleship Ricbolleu. has reachc-d the United Htates Tin- 35,1)00 lon Richelieu, pride of the Flench fleet, will underg.i repair* at New York before putting out to sea again to join Allied navies in a grand campaign t > trump Adolf Hitler's submarine ace. Th- Ric helieu was e curled across the Atlantic from Dakar by the French crnlser Montcalm, the large- destroyers FanUwque and Terrible, and an American naval task force. United Press correspondent John Mecklin. almard a ship in the- convoy, say* severe storms lashed the- fleet during the* Atlantic crossing. Announcing the- arrival of the warships. French vice admiral Raymond Fenard declared In New York that virtually all the- rest of the- French fleet not scuttled at Toulon is fighting for the- Allies. The- Richelieu dropped anchor in New York harbor late- Thursday night, in plain view of thousands of ferry pa»*en)ter*. but announcement of tis arrival was held up at the- recpiest of the li.ivy department. Admiral Fenard says the- Richelieu and her sister ships will he refitted, e-qnipped with new anti aircraft gun. and put in flghtlnz trim to keep ope-n the Aliieel ?<> i lanes to Africa The Richelieu, wbh h mounts eight 15 inch gnus and 15 six inch guns, was disabled ley British aerial torpedoes at Dakar in 1910. It was made- seaworthy in Dakar drydocks after French West Africa joined the United. Nations cause several weeks ago Admiral Fetiani says several other French warships already are In action with Allied fleets. Fenard *avs his ships will fight tinder the- French flag. Inti will operate* according to orders of the Allied high command Tile French admiral, whe> escaped German dutches ley dashing out of Brest harbor wh.-n Freneccollapsed in 1940. says the scuttling of the French fleet at Toulni had !»e<-n planned In detail sincethe armistice He adds "There- was never any Idea of giving French ships to the Germans.** The Richelieu |* on* of three battleship l - three heavy cruisers, six light crni«er». one aircraft carrier and nine de-stioyei? under the command of general Henri Giraitd Giraud Is Fren< h military and civil commander in chief In North Africa, a* distinct from thelighting Fronch forces of general (Turn To Psge !, Column 6) Gandhi Fast Starts New War Os Nerves India Leader Shows Signs Os Weakness P. on*. Indi*. Fob. 15. — (UPI — Mohandas Gandhi ha* started a war of nerve* with the British government hy the simple expedient ed refusing to eat Gandhi'ti fast, no* in it* sixth day. has shatpened the line between the government and Indian nationalists wifo are demanding a national government for India. The Aacetlc leader I* showing sign* of slight nausea and weakness, and appeal* for hl* release are pouring in < n Lord Linlithgow the vk-eroy. Gandhi wa* placed In cuoEnement In the Aga Khan’s palace last fall when hr and other Indian load«r* were arrested Authorltlea held them responsible for a series of outbreak* of anti-Brltish feeling. Observer* believe Gandhi'a war of nerves will not succeed in forcing the government to drop nny of it* measure* for suppression of the antl-Brltl*k quit India campaign The governor* of Madras and central province* are la Me* Delhi (Tara Ta Pag* < CetaaM