Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 136, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1944 — Page 1

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AVAGE FIGHTING SPREADS IN NORMANDY

K Pursue ■en German fly In Italy Iflman Retreat Is SHorganized Rout N.ipl.Allied to army to«^^K ; ■ WM de 4 ... . tile way by •a . Well' — Up bridges | . . 'll- til p> I .!., \ .| fL-.-ing enemy. ' 500 Amer the Riviera - I drove tip tip- ■.,■• r !i • A 1Hr.,.,'..- li'oog the Claud Bracclano. HM'. "1 miles up the mail) ' en. highway to the outClvita Castellano. capturField Marshal Albert former headquarter* >i below that town, aeotuly. British Bth army I infantry, joining In the led northward along the I of the Tiber to seize Hondo, Saint' Angelo Roidotiia. and Montana, all niies beyond Rome. our main lines the Allied sas reported continuing I pace, with only the Bth umiia encountering any resistance. an in the German ranks be point where even batmmanders appeared to r | ' i with their generI and were attaching their ■Eh' amloiii to whatever high ’’;.-v .oiild Hod -'Troops Hi.in tn different Nazi j »< r.- among the hag of -*•!'( up in the patch of drive. ■■4B'iai \'i.<l announcement B* Nazi- now were "in a con , V "I disorganization." Hth army began to fall li'tli army continued to withdrawing action th»- Sabine hills east of ,HE ,rtn y troops smashed 1 ~lff •in my opposition to ' Subiaco. ?•> miles east of 9B>Pi'al. J-iine, four miles to : ”" 1 Vallepietra. sev«*t of Subiaco. t-to-r.,1 German retreat “®Gff :h " eastern Appenines ,, t |h( . 8a(1({r(( MM" To p **- l. Column «) ■tribes Return Os Bunded To England Praised By ■bounded Soldiers Iktdiey Ann Harmon M?. ' ,| " ll * ar correspondent I bßi- tJ"" Porl ' En * Ju " p * ” * I" ,b * other end of J* - the return of the bearing the wound. the hoys Who didn't and the Mw ,i,/ t ! <>11 They come back 18, »«»lnlng their K r,e| «l bandages. K* i “'•<! "till on their r lh, ' m the Invasion Is «: the assault „„ wa|k . "nT L° <<tCh 8 ,ew WOT^a ,h “ n,or ’' Htthtly |K<. »» he hobbles off with a |Kr ° n * hand “''<l his K i". ,he kne « B* iu>« k* IM * ache " •” he says rlghl ' herp *,vflKtlr,.. ul|p l" flying around w »th arms jif n »*m. r"<£u£rir

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Residents 01 Bay eux Welcome Liberators First French Town Captured By Allies (Editor’s note; Here is the flmt eye-witness dispatch from the Hist town In France to be liberated It was tiled by Richard I). .McMillan veteran United Press war corres’ poiident who Is now with the invasion armies after covering the Mediterranean campaign from KI Alamein to Italy), Uy Richard D. McMillan Bayt-uz. Allied Front Line Norinandy, June 7. (Delayed) (UP) I toured the Allied front in Normandy all day today and entered this historic town of Bayeux with the first allied troops who occupied it at midday. It was a scene of rejoicing as the populace Went wild and dashed through the narrow streets throwing flowers and crying. "God eave the king. We've waited for this day. On Io Paris!" The streets were blocked with cheering men. women and children. The Trf-Color and Union Jacks hung from the windows. Cases threw open their doors and pianists began to play Brltleh and French patriotic tunes, as the crowds danced. shouting "Vive Tommy Vive Apierlque." It was a scene of mingled war and peace through which I passed as I drove a jeep into the Interior along part of the front line and then back again to the Allied coastal base. After a dusty, dreary morning the sun burst through and the skies cleared. Havoc was wrought by Allied naval and air bombardment, which had wrecked some roads and many hamletr which the Germans had used aS hindquarters. Some villages were entirely deserted; in others some civilians remained and rushed out with clutch Ing hands, screaming for joy. (hie village woman. Madame Andre Nicholas told me: "Oh! The Germans were really wicked. They took everything we had. .Recently Rommel came to this* village on a visit of German coast defenses. The Nazis turned out in force. Rommel told them 'these positions are impregnable.' We knew he was lying because (Turn Tn Pare I. Column 4) —' o Eisenhower Praises Conduct Os Invasion Lauds Cooperation Os Navy, Air Arms London, June B—(UP)—«Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower said at in advanced command post today that 'tMy complete confidence in the abilities of the Allied armies, ntvies, and air forces to do all they are asked to do has been completely Justified." “In the early landing operations which always are largely naval, the two Allied navies together with element* of naval units of the United Nations coder admiral Ramucy—have excelled in the high standard of their planning and their execution any prior venture in which I have seen them engaged." Eisenhower raid. "The long and brilliant campaign conducted in the past months by the combined air forces, including the command* of air chief Marshal Harris, General Gpaatz, and air chief Mamhal Lelgh-Mallcry. was an eosentlal preliminary to under(Turn To Pago I. Column ») Germans Report Reds Launch New Attacks London, June I—(UP)—The German DNB news agency said today that Russian troops have launched at attack on a broad front north of lasi in Romania and heavy fighting Is In progress. The .broadcaet, Intercepted by NBC monitors, said the Red army had thrown tanka and rifle unite Into the battle in an attempt to recapture nowly-won German positions in the lasi sector. There was no immediate Indication that the Soviet assault was part of a general pffenalvp timed to coincide with the Allied Invasion, and today's Moscow communique reported only that Soviet forces were counterattacking north and northweet of lasi.

First Invading Yanks In Dash For French Shore I Hr D A * 0 KaMBTI Sr ‘Mr Ei 11l B je» * X'-' |l IliilllMLflS, "»■ 'MI «*• -Iriiliiiflf ' liWii n.... ~ AMERICAN SOLDIERS afoot and in jeeps are shown above making their way through the surf toward the French coast in background. This picture was l iken from Inside an LKT which carried them across the English channel. This is a U. 8. Army Signal Corps radiophoto.

Donation Made From Estate To Cemetery Blue Creek Township Cemetery To Benefit A donation ot 85(H) to the Blackstow cemetery association ot Blue Creek township from the estate of the late Amanda Ayers, was announced today by John W. Tyndall, executor, and G. Remy Bierly, attorney. Th- cemetery Is located adjoin. Ing the Spring Hili Methodist church in Blue Creek township, but Is a separate organization. The donation comes directly from the Christian Restoration Society, of Cincinnati. Ohio, to whom the bulk of the estate was given by the Will. Miss Ayers died Muy 23. 1943, and her estate is being closed to. day In the Adams circuit court. She left a will, which was signed December 31). 1927. The will ordered ail just debts be paid first.. Then it ordered a suitable monument, to cost not more than |WO, be erected over her grave. All of her pictures and frames were given to Berton E. Ayers. The remainder of the estate was gvlen to the ChrlsUan Restoration Society. The net value of the l Turn To Paas I. Column I) Says Vaunted Nazi Defense Wall Myth , Noted War Writer Tours Coast Area (Editor's note:—sin this dispatch written for the combined Allied presM. Richard D. M<(Mllian, famous United Presa war correspondent, reports shat a tour of al least one French coastal area convinced him that the vaunted German "West Wall" was a myth.) By Richard D. MuMlllan United Prroa was correspondent I Representing the combined Allied press). With The Allied Invading Forces France, June B.—(UP)—Our tanks are rapidly widening a great bulge Inside the Atlantic wall 1 have just completed a tour of the front line covering nearly 34» miles. We have captured town* and villagap and the whole countryside Is lieflagged with Union Jacks, The Stars and Stripes and the French Tricolor. Crowds are cheering the British and other Allied troops, shouting "Bravo Tommies, we know you would come. We have been waiting for you. Now we will kill these (Turn T« Pagw 8, Column 4)

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Ships—By Initials If you are confused by invasion dispatches which list various types of landing ships, just memorize this partial list of official initials by which our landing s|)ips are known: IJ4D landing ship, dock. LST Landing ship, tank. IXT(L) binding craft. Infantry (large). IZ!VP binding craft, vehicle, pert sonnet. LUM(3I landing craft, mechanized (Mark Hl). IX’T(l) binding craft, tank, LCT(S) Ijanding craft, lank (.Mark V) IX’T(6) binding craft, tank (Mark VI) LVT Landing vehicle, tracked (unarmored) IX'S(R) Landing craft, support, small. LUM lamdlng ship, medium. 0 Four Army Flyers Killed In Crashes Greetfvllle. Tex., June 8-(UP) — Two separate plane crashes within 35 minutes claimed the lives yesterday ot four army flyers stationed at Majors field, the field's public relations office announced today. The dead Included: Second lit. Charles A Yatzik, 38, Detroit, .Mich. Cadet Newton J. Heaton 21 Hoopeston 111.

Sgt. Richard Teeple Killed In Airplane Crash In China

Technical Sergeant Richard J. Teeple. 22, a chief engineer iii a bomiier attached to General Chen, suit’s China Liberators, son of Mr .and Mrs. David 11. Teeple, 512 Short street, this city, was killed in an airplane crash. May 28 somewhere In China, according to a message received by the par. ents from the war department last night. The message read: "The secre. tary of war asks that 1 assure you of his deep sympathy in the loss of your son, Technical Sergeant Richard J. Teeple. Report re. celved states he was killed May 28 in China In a plane crash. Letter follows. UHo,. the Adjutant General." lIU death brought to 21 the number of honored dead of Adams county youths who have died or were killed In action In World War II In the service of their country. A member of the army since August 21, 1942, Tech. Bgt Teeple went overseas last, June. He was graduated from the aerial gunnery school st llarllnger, Tezas, a year ago and was made a staff sergeant on the hash of hla excellent schol. as tic grades In the specialized training school. He ranked fourth

Fort Wayne Planning Mahurin Homecoming Plan Gala Welcome For War Ace Sunday Fort Wayne, Ind., June 6 —(UP) -Fort Wayne planned today to give Maj. Walker M. Mahurin. cne.tlme leading ace of the Euro, pean theater, an official home, coming Sunday. June 11. in con. junction with the opening of the Allen county fifth war loan drive. Mahurin, who has 21 aerial vic. tories to his credit and who wears, among other medals, the dlstln. gulshed service cross, will review a parade in which civic, fraternal and industrial organizations of the county will march along with considerable personnel and mater, ial from Camp Scott and Baer Field The flii-r. who arrived home quietly amid the excitement of D.Day, then was scheduled to go to Indianapolis to aid In the open. Ingot the Marlon county fifth war loan drive. Allen county's quota for the drive was set at the largest yet assign. <■<l to it. Broadcast Monday Indianapolis June 8— (UP) — Maj. Walker Mahurin of Fort Wayne, Indiana's leading war ace (Turn Tn Par* 8. Coloma "I

highest in a class of several bun. dred men. Later, he was promoted to technical sergeant. The parents did not know ex. actly how many flying missions he had to his credit, but believed it was near 60. A buddy of his recently returned to the United States and wrote to Mrs. Teeple, (Turk To Pads 3, Qgluma «)

First Invasion Phase Completed; Nazis Send More Men Into Action

Mokmef Airdrome Is Captured By Allies Biok Island Field Is Taken From Japs ■ •. Allied lleadquartert, Southwest Pacific, June 8. — (UP)—American sixth army troops who captured Mokmer airdrome on Blak Island, drove westward toward Borokoe airfield today under the support of an Allied air and naval bombardment. The U. 8. forces overcame the final Japanese resistance at Mokmer on Wednesday after a column circled through the precipitous hlllti and palisades and surprised the enemy from the rear. With coastal fbrcea attacking from the front, the Japanese were routed completely from the area to give the Americans complete possession of the airfield, less than #OO miles south of the Philippines. Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s communique said the Americans suffered only light losses in concluding the 11-day campaign, which began with the Invasion at Rosnek village on May 27. The final thrust into Mokmer represented a mile and a half advance In two days of fighting through stubborn enemy resistance, particularly snipers and machine gun nests, which were pounded continuously by Allied air and naval forces. Although the landings on Biak, which MacArthur previously said for strategic purposes marked "the end of the New Guinea campaign." were made without lose, the drive inland met stiffer opo|Mition and at one time was delayed for more than a week until reinforcements were brought up. After completing the conquest of Mokmer, the troops immediately struck out toward Borokoe airdrome, one of the two remaining enemy fields on Biak. and a head quarters spokesman said the Americans were nearing the airstrip. Destroyers and Liberator and (Turn To Psge (. Column t) o BULLETIN New York. June B.—(UP)— James A. Farley, chairman of the New York state Democratic committee, resigned today severing the last official tie of a national political career that started with his managing Frankin D. Roosevelt to the presidency in 1932. U. S. Casualties In War Total 217,131 Figures Are Listed By Army And Navy Washington. June 8 (UP)—The U. 8 army suffered 2.879 casualties In Italy during the three days preceding the fall of Rome, secretary of war Henry L. Stimson sail today. He told a presa conference that total U. 8. army casualties in Italy through May 3o stood at 67.M9, of which ».NI were killed wounded, and 9,011 mteslng Thia compared with a total of SS.lfiu on May 27 n announced by Stimson ff! a press conference a week ago. Ktlmaon also announced that army casualties in ail theaters for the entire war through May 21 totalled 171JM, of which 28.952 were killed 88,779 wounded. 40.084 missing and 33,543 prisoners. This computed With the 181.113 total as of May 8. announced by Htlmson two weeks ago A na»vy casualty list released today showed 46,773 announced casualties among the navy, coast guard and marines. J his Included 19,802 killed. 12,253 wounded 9,268 missing and 4,482 prisoners. The two statements revealed a total of 217.131 announced casualties among all U. 8. aratefl forces, an Increase of 10,904 above the figures announced two weeks ago,

Neutrality Policy Affirmed By Pope War Correspondents Received By Pope By Eleanor Packard Vatican City, June 8 (UP)—A firm policy of neutrality, regard less of what power controlled Rome, was assured last night by the H<dy Bee. and Pope Phis in a message to Allied war corns poiidi-iits urged them to make peace the ultimate motive of their writings. In an official declaration from the Vatican, the Holy See express, ed confidence that it would be able to continue its spiritual ac. tivily in the world through regu. lar free contacts with Its repre. sentatlves and expected that Its efforts "to relieve every human misery will suffer no obstruction In their development." The pope, speaking in English at an unusual reception in the Vatican throne room, told the correspondent* they should write In favor of a peace “that will en. sure to one and all those condi. tlons that are necessary for them Io live In a manner befitting the dignity of their human nature." "Let the ultimate guiding pur. pose of your writing be peace." ho added. "War may lie and should be only a means to peace." The pope was clad In white pastoral robes, white cap. and crimson slippers of the prince of the church as he received the correspondents. The pope spoke for 10 minutes, after which he walked through the room, addressed each person Individually and gave everyone an autographed picture of himself (Turn To Pag* 9. Column 8) - - o Naval Experts flail Value Os Battleship Play Vital Role In Invasion Os Europe Washington. June 8 -(UP) The vital role played in the European Invasion by thre> aging U 8. bat tieships the Texas, Arkansas, and Nevada <wan hailed by naval experts today as completely blasting earlier predictions that th*, capital ship would be displaced by the aircraft carrier. tamlbajrted at Pearl Harbor and ignominiously bested by Japanroe air power off the Malay peninsula, the battle ship has come back to prove ftself an almost indispensable weapon In amphibious warfare. It is one of the best friends a foot soldier can have when landing on enemy shores. Without battleship support, the landings at Attu and kteka in the Aleutians. In the Gilbert and Marshall Islands, would have proved far more costly In American blood. But it was in the invasion of the French coast that thte once friendloss hunk of steel won new respect even from those who once shouted that It had been completely displaced by the carrier. The Texas, Arkansas, and Nevada. all obsolescent by moderu standards served as Jloatlng heavy artillery platforms to pave the way for the landing in France They poured a terrorizing hall of steel and explosives into the Nazi fortifications. blasting many of them into (Turn T« Pegs X. Column 8) TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m 59 10:00 a. m. 68 Noon 70 2:00 p- m 74 WEATHER Partly cloudy In south and cloudy with showara or thundsrstormo in north portions tonight and Friday; gowiswhat warmer In south portion toniaht and Friday.

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Allies Attempt To Isolate Cherbourg Peninsula; Report Caen Is Captured Alliwl .Supreme Headquarters, Loudon, June 8.- (UP) - Allied armies haw "completed successfully" the first phase of the Invasion of France, it was announced officially today, and have swdnx Into the batUe to destroy German mobile reserves moved into the assault areas. The United Nations radio at Algiers reported that the Allies had captured Caen, key transport hub nine miles inside Normandy and«l7 miles southeast <*f occupied Bayeux. but confirmation was lacking. The fighting In Normandy now Im spreading, and is especially savage In many sectors as the Germans throw In more and more armor. the latest word at Allied supreme headquarters revealed. Germany's famous 21st Panzer division, which the Allies destroyed several limes in North Africa and the Mediterranean theater, only to find it reformed, now ir, opposing the invasion forces in the BayeuxCaen area of Normaudy. The Allies were striking out beyond captured Bayeux In an apparent attempt to isolate the Cherbourg peninsula and win the big port at its tip. one of the beat in northwestern France. Air sources revealed that Allied planes already have begun to operate on airstrips in the assault area, big transports moving In supplier and evacuating casualties. The completed first phase of the fighting was described offit tally as the securing of a foothod on the continent and the defeat of the German coastal troops In the as <iault areas. , The second, now in progress, is the elimination of German mobile reserves brought into the battle zone. The third, still to be fought, is the battle against the Nazis’ strategic reserves which may be moved in to counter the invasion forces Engagement of the German strategic reserves "is necessary before a material advance can be hoped for," an official summary of the situation said. The battle in France was revealed to have expanded markedly from the original combat area as the Germans threw in masses of tanks and crac k Infantry in an effort to stem the Allied advance before the beachhead becomes a major base and Cherbourg is cut off. With the 21st Panzer division already in action, fighter-bomber pilots reported that Mark VI Tiger tanks were moving'up to the front. Allied air forces maintained strong and steady pressure all day In support of the American, British and Canadian land armies. Some 1,000 Flying Fortresses and Liberators paced the thousands of planes in action, hammering bridges, rail targets and airdromes far beyond the beachhead Americ an Marauders and Havocs hit rail targets in the Cherbourg peninsula, and (Turn To Psas 8. Column 4)~

Wijr JUNE 12tk JULY 8<» HONOR ROLL employe* of the*e Adam* <oun. ty firm* have joiu<««l the tight by accepting Fifth War l»an quota* In advance of the opening of the drive: Kocher Lumber A Coal Co. <l. Remy Rierlv Harry Fortney'* Shoe Shop Adam* Theater Flrat State Bank The Schafer Company Mollenkopf Farm equipment Central Sugar Co., Inc. Saylor* Motor Co. Adam* County Official* and ’ employe* Cort Theater Bellmont Trucking Co. Maater Feed Store Central Soya Co., Inc. Pumphrey Jewelry Store The Decatur Caatlng Co. Divaltu Dauwctal Co,