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Adm. Nimitz Challenges Jap Fleet To Fight Reveals American Strategy Is Drive To Coast Os China Uy United Pre** An American drive straight to the coast of China to th" official I Allied strategy to checkmate Jai Pan. Admiral .Nimltz reveals the main ' objective of hi* trail* pacific drive ia to get bases in China for the final defeat of Japan. From those banes -says the admiral American airmen will blaat the Nipponese homeland as they now are > pounding Germany. Nltnitz challenge* the Jap fleet to try and stop hie force*. He say* ••Wo are ready to meet them at any time and are very opt Im let ic regarding the outiome.” The navy commander-in-chief In the Pacific (back from an Inapectlon tour on conquered Kwajalein atall — indicate* that come 10thousand Japs on other big atolls In the Marshall* will lie left to starve while the Americano drive WMt ward. Those Japs he says -won't both(Turn To Fags 3. Column I) Indianapolis Man Guilty 01 Murder Man Convicted Os Killing Young Girl Noblesville. Ind.. Feb. 9.—ll'l*l — The Indianapolis service station perator. who was convicted of Bratdegree murder charge* by a Hamilton circuit court Jury yesterday, await* sentence by Judge C. M. Gentry. Rusaell Kraus* was found guilty of the fatal shooting of 15-yearold Ijurn Ida Smith, an Indianapolis girl who was his companion on an auto ride last March. The juty deliberated less than three hours before returning a verdict and recommending life Imprisonment for Krauss Judge Gentry indicated that be would pronounce sentence within a few days. The trial was Krauss' second I The jury last fall failed to agree and was discharged. Krau*e denied shooting the girl in his testimony at the second trial The state <■ ntended that the fatal shots were tired near Hobbs Station in i Tipton county Mia* Smith died in an Elwood hospital Kraus* and the girl were accompanied on the ride by her older slater and an army private. o Receives Ruling On Candidates Filing Only candidatea to the e’a'e conventions will have to file petition*, according to a ruling received today from the etale hoard of election commissioner* by Clyde O Troutner. county clerk. In the past moat candidal'* have ffled petition*, although the law| requiring it had been repealed Thia was done to eliminate any P"* ebbility of failing to qualify for technical reason* Another ruling announced by the board to that precinct committeemen with or without opposition, are not qualified to serve on an I election hoard

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Subsidy Question Back In Spotlight Stop-Gap Measure Expires Feb. 17 Washington. Feb. 9 — tl’Pi — Tho hotly contented food subsidy Hue.l lon ha* moved back In the' senate for the mart of a show-j down fight. Administration force* have begun the fight for President Roosevelt's '.cont of food law.” which ne say* must l»e panned to main’aln economic elabllixut ion But on the other side of the fence in Senator Bankhead of Alabama. leader of 'he subsidy-hating fatm bloc, who predicts his antisubsidy bill I* heading for victory. Bankhead believes the senate might be ready for a vote Monday His bill would ban subsidies— Including the so-called price rollbacks on meat and butter — after June 30. Practically the same bill was paused by the house hack li> November. The stop-gap measure to continue both the commodity credit corporation and sitbsidie* expires l-ebruary 17 The Mechanics Educational So elety of America ha* been threatened with drastic governnioiti ’ < turn To Page S. Column i» Speculate On Bills : At Special Session Assembly Session May Be Prolonged Indianapolis. Feb S -tl’Pi—The speculation c.ntlnue* around num etou< bills which may be introduced at the special of the Indiana general assembly Both Democratic Governor Henry Schricker and his Republican assistant. Lieutenant-Governor Charles Dawson, agree that the session should be confined to the passage 3f legislation facilitating the servicemen’s vote. However, political observer* say that the Republicsncon’.tolled assembly wishes to gain a little attention to counter the governor's wide publicity regarding his plan for soldier voting. In the background, the G O. P f<rc»s are aaid to he working on the draft of a bill which would forgive the poll tai for men of the artned forces and pr'ovlde them a refund of monies paid to their county treasurers The 1»43 lefts laturs didn’t get around to exempt Ing rcldletu from the poU tai. Roceipts of IU payment must be iTara Ts Fags 1, Calnmg W

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140,000 Britishers Prisoners Os Japs London, Fob. 9 -(UP) - Foreign j »ecretary Eden says that some 140.000 British empire national* are prisoners of the Japanese. Ho made thin statement at a meeting of commons. 0 American Casualties 01 War Now 150,478 Casualty Lists Are Announced By OWI Washington. Teo » — (UP) The office of war information reports tha' announced casualties of the United States armed forces since Pearl Haibor total 150,4*8. These Include 34.179 dead 51.292 wounded. 34*43 missing, and J 0.261 prisoner* of war. Os the prisoners of war. 1.936 have died in prison camps—mostly In Japanese-occupied territory. These death* are those that have been officially reported hy 'he enemy. Thousand* more have died in Japanese camps. The figures do not include all the Filipino casualtie*. ___ Army casualties a* of January 15 totalled 112.0 W —of whom 18.137 are dead and 25.339 missing The army Nffurs* include 1t.500 i Philippine scout* — «f whom 469 1 were killed. 747 wounded and the | remainder assumed to lie prisoner* o> wa. The navy listed casualties up to •oday totaling 3*44* Os these 16.042 are dead. 3.353 wounded. 9.407 missing and 4.346 are prisoner! o> wa..

U. S. Nurses Display Bravery, Carry On Despite Bombing

With Allied Invasion Forces Sooth of Rome. Feb S tlTi A week an newsmen said that ’he Ansfo beachhead was no pla< e for women Nnrnes nt the evacuation hospital there had been shelled and bombed until the tension was be- | xfnning to tell. But when the real crisis came the nurses met II with unparalleled courage As war correspondent Kenneth IMson telle It the nuroes had had about all they could stanl Lieutenant Heen Talbot cf Hrs ' Moines. lowa, chief nurse was one of the moat jittery. Newsmen agreed that she bad been through too much Then the German bombs hit the hospital - killing 2« soldiers and three nurses and wounding more than M persons And Ueutenan' Talbot, withe nt a moment 's health |

Labor Leaders Urge Tax Measure Veto I Two Leaders Urge Roosevelt's Veto i Washington. Feb 9 (I'l’i The newly passed |2..333.000.00<> tax bill Is In the news again. Leaders of two, national organizations have asked President 1 Roosevelt to veto the bill, which the president has called ''unrealistic." CIO president Murray denounces the bill as "a betrayal of every principle of wartime taxation." And he adds that a veto would lie to the best interest of our national economy and morale." At the same time, the president of the National Farmers Union -James Patton calls on the president to renew his dgh' for a 5in.5M1.000.8D0 tax measure. As Patton put It. "we believe the people of thia country are ready to back you in a light for a realistic 1 tax program " However, a spokesman for Republican members of the house ways and means committee warns that if Mr. Ronaevelt vetoes the measure, there will be no new revenue bill at this session of ccngress. (Turn Tn Paa* I. Column 4» OCarpenters Union To Meet Thursday The Decatur carpenters union will meet at union headqqartera Thursday evening at * o'< lock The monthly business meeting will be held, followed by refreshment*. All union carpenters are invited to at•end. .fl

tlon. took charge She gathered the nnrses and supervised Bret aid treatment. She took care of the wounded and the dead had the debris carried away And correspondent Dison nays: "Ute last night they were sstlll working. Nurses from other units came up and volunteered to help But these tired, st. ne eyed Veterans insisted on caring for their own. "Hundreds of soldiers who toy wounded in those tents never will forget bow Helen Talbot and her gang of spunky girls diecarued their fears, postponed their grief, and did their jobs when the chips were down ” Optai ns vary as to whether the hospital was the victim of a delib- > erate or accidental attach | (Turn Te~Pags *. Column I)

Major Counter - Drive Against Allies Below Rome Claim Os Germans

Two Russian Armies Drive On Black Sea Threaten Collapse Os Eastern Sector Os Nazi Salient By I’niled Press Two Itii-sian armies are driving toward the Black Sea ports of Kherson ami Nikolaev with mounting fury The*«« twin forces, which already have captured Nikopol are threatening to collapse the whole eastern sector of the Nazi salient in the llnieper bend. They already have Ir dated the mining center of Krivoi Hog from thr ide-. With the whole left bank of the lower l>niepr-r ill their hands, the thlid and fourth I'kraiiiiau armies have joined for a powerful new drive toward the Black Sea. The fourth army forced the lower Dnieper at Nikopol. And It's e« , peeled to do it again lint miles to| the southeast for .1 frontal assault | on Kherson, in the Dnieper • estuary. Tin* army killed I.'.ihio Germans. captured Z.oim others and routed up to lOO.ium more in wiping out Hie enemy bridgehead across the Dnieper from Nlkopd Hussla along with the I'nlted (Turn To Pag* I. Column 4> Boy Scout Banquet Held Tuesday Night 140 Decotur Men, Boys In Attendance The annual Decatur Boy Scout banuet was held at the K of P. borne in thto city Tuesday evening. | with approximately 140 men and | boy* of the city in attendance The meeting opened with invocation by Rev. Robert Hoevel. followed by group singing led by Dr. , Fred Pa’terson. with Mi«s Helen Haubold as accompantot. Scout leader* and guest* pnwent were introduced by Clarence Ziner who presided a* toastmaster. A Boy Scout court of honor wa* thr'if held, conducted by W Guy Brown, chairman of the Decatnr court. Second < la*e badges, presented 1 by Rev Hoevel. were awarded to the following Boy Scout*: Neil Thomas and Norman Stingily, of troop 61: Victor I orter and Byford Smith, of troop «2 Merit Iradges. presented by W F Beery, were awarded to ;he follow- ■ ing: Jeweph Daniel. Herman An ! dress. Richard Wemhoff. Itavid Moore and William Freehy. all of troop <1; Roger Knapp. Hole r! • Boknecht. Roger Gentis. Jam** Cowen* and Medford Smith, all of troop <2 Star Scout badges, presented by A. R. Holtbou»e. were awarded to David Moore of troop «1. and Med ford Smith and James Cowen* of troop it. The l-ife Scout badge, presented by Rev G. <> Wilton was awarded to Roger Knapp. R L. Van Horn. Scout executive ' of the Anthony Wayne area, wa* the principal speaker The 14cout lewder urged the enrollment of more boy* in Scout work particularly in rural communities. Mr. Van Hom streaaed the splendid work 'hit Boy Scout* ar* doing m many phaaro of aid u> th* (Tara Te Pa«s A CU4ua*n I)

House Rejects Senate Plan On Soldier Vote Refuses Amendment Permitting Federal Ballot To Soldiers Washlng'on. F«b. !• tl'l’i The hoil*e has turned down the senate pas-cd amendment for a federal soldier-vote ballot. A* a result, the miichsll-pilted hgislation has lieen sent to a conference committee. But with the Republican - Soic Item Democrat coalition in the house solidly agZnst any federal ballot, not much Is expected from the conference. House conferee* are three to two in favor of .1 purely state's rights bill. Washington observer* say a hopeless deadlock may result. threatening final passag • of Illy new sy-'etii of voting by members of the armed force*. On the labor front. AFb memj her* of the war labor board have, formally requested that the WI.B 1 recommend that the little steel 1 wage formula be discarded. The A Fl. nieinliers filed a petition asking the board '<> request President Roosevelt to modify that part of the hold the-line order which limits wage adjustment.*. The labor representatives asked that employers be allowed *o apply any new formula without Wl.l appioval. Meanwhile. an Independent ' union ha- pro|Mised a nation wide ; organization to help white collar workers. The Federation of We»t inghouse ludepi-ndetice unions representing li Westinghouse plant* ha- proposed a national • union to eliminate basic pay dlf ferences be’weeti hourly and sal- , aried employes Former ambassador to Japan ' Joseph Grew has added hi* »np port to the campaign pleading for 1 national service legislation. H>< say* a labor ai t would crystalize mt determination that Japan never again will threaten world < peace. Grew told the senate mill’ary affair* committee that there e»l» « I far too much optimistic, wishful thinking and complacency among xir peapb- He added that ItltMxi.' i «weat amt tear- will be out por (Turn Te Paa* I. Columa 4) _——, ■■■ ip. - Hope Abandoned For Girl Cave-In Victim Pennsylvania Town Scene Os Tragedy Pa. Feb. 5 — (UP) — . Rescue worker* have abandoned • hope of finding Ju*l Ann Fulmer alive. They have removed 2'hh» tons of earth and rock from the mine cave- . in which awallowwl the two-year-old girl y<*'erday a* *he walked down the street with her aunt and broth er in Plttaon Sixty trained coal miner*, helped by two power ahovad*. dug into the bole, piling the earth into th* street, whet* a highway depart ( menl balldozer kept leveling the mound* of earth and rock Mayor John Reilly aay» there to bo hope that the child Will be found alive He say* two more cav»-msl have occurred in the pit. *ndang»r ing the resegen*.

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No Confirmation By Allies; Americans In Heavy Assaults On Town Os Cassino BULLETIN An Advanced Command Po»t in Italy. Feb. 9.—(UP)—American air power war hurled into the battle cf Caaaino for the fir*t time today. Five formation* of attack plane* divebombed German qun position* in the hill* overlooking the town. By I'lilted PresGermany < lairns it hits launched a major counter-offensive against the Alile- below Rome. The DNB news agent y says Nazi troops are driving into tho 100 square mile beachhead from three direction*, and lha‘ the British and American line* have le-.'U broken In several placeAnother Nazi news agency claim* shat a British division is being evacuated by -ea None of this is confirmed in the latest Allied communiqne. It ■ays only that enemy troop* a:» cotl'itltllng to probe Allied post lion*. And It make* no metilion at all of a major Nazi attack However a headi|i:arter* -|M>kesman says massed German artilI lery has ojiened up with .1 terrific barrage. And a dispatch from I'nlted Press war correspondent Reynold- Pa< kard says savage Ughilng is in proxies* Packard say* Allied line* twice bent under the weigh' of German onslaughts Bir they snapped bac k and lice German* lo»t their hard won gain*. American medium bomlcet* have joined the battle for the beachhead They struck yesterday in two waves at ('isterna. wheie the German* were reported massing troop* and tank- for a counteroflensivt Returning crewmen say the attac k w.c highly successfill The Germans may be a*tacking on one front in Italy, but the American* aie attacking on anotht'niied Pres- war correspondent Dana Adam* Schmidt says American tank* and infan'rymen have started a full-scale assault on the embattled town of Cassino. Already they are said to have occupied a numlter of buildings in the city which had lieen converted I mto miniature fortresses One American armored column struck !■ the town along a mountain road from the northeast. Another dropped down on it from the hills 1 to the north tin the American-' left Rank. British milt* of the fifth army : have edged forward a mile and a i half from their bridgehead across ! flie Garigliano river Across 'he peninsula, bitter patrol clashe* (Turn To Pago A Columa 6) BULLETIN J«*a Brinker, 97. who resided at th* corner of First and Jefferson streets in this etty. died shortly before 3 o'clock this afterneon at the Adam* county memorial hospital. ■- — o TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 3:00 a. m. .. 22 10:00 a. m. .... .. 26 Noon .. 12 2:00 p. m. .. .. 38 3:00 p. m. .... -42 WEATHER Fair, slightly colder tonight: increasing cloudiness tomorrow with ram or snow in north portion and ram m south portion beginning thio afternoon or evening; net so cold tomorrow, with mcroMing winds: lew 1 temperature tonight 15 to 25 degrees: high temporature tomorrow 30 to 37 degree*. ,