Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 158, Decatur, Adams County, 5 July 1944 — Page 1

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AMERICAN TROOPS DRIVE ON IN NORMANDY

Troops Battle Slowly Onward In Italy = American Soldiers Breaking Into Outer Defenses Os Livorno Roate.July s.—(UP)—American roops Broke into the outer defenMNtof Uvorno today and battled forward slowly through a network >f German minefield!, concrete pillboaoa aad giant field guns astride he coastal road 12 milea south of <4|MMMM>ap<>rt FaaW|k»vliiK Yankee patrols l»y---i-issed the principal German defeuadd lwi'l slashed their way up the react toward Castiglloncello, I® miles south of Uvorno, but said the main weight >f theHkmerii an assault was being baßed against Roalgnano, two milea to the southeast, where pow- " «rful fturm;i u forces had dug lii for i deatS Hand. AmeHcaii tanks and Infantrymen Tweed their way into the outskirts Isis RoMjftiano 'yesterday under a •form at gunfire from the surroundtU>M hills rThe >hizie entrein hed behind deep gtfßefieids and barbed wire, tumednoastal guns, antiaircraft •uttcrim and even giant 17-centl motor ttnnon against the attacktrs. laying a flaming curtain of tire «ver therein ire battle area. >•/; Nazi reinforcements were report'd stwoifeing down from the north md it Was indicated that the onZmy intended to make a major „«taa£jjn Roslgnano and along a 33■■tsfljffiilb extending Inland through IWMUB *° the hills above Caaoie IFooKsn miles inland. American roopo* aonsolldaled their hold on iHontaauiin and pushed on toward VoHom. miles to the north<sL Bi liter fighting also raged in , he Casplc D'Elsa area, where U. 8. forces&cuted the town after al‘nost lour days of bitter, close quar_era fighting. and sent tank patrols -tffirtkMr® to block enemy reinfaHMMhts moving down from the French troops on the American lghl||biik pushed on three miles iortitKf Siena along the Siena’iureu® road, while British Bth farther east cut the highway at a number >f |MKs. capturing Castelnuovo 8H miles east of Siena. At Bk < enter of the peninsula. Bth army forces smashed ' for gains running to more miles, capturing town ater tfA in a two-pronged drive on Oußnohimn advanced up to the vest ape of the Cbiana valley to aßtmfan Important five way road qMMffi only fl’e miles southwest <'*MM|o. Clvltelia. five miles to -he west. Monte San Savino. Palazbilveto. and Rapolano also ell to fate British. - A spbnd British force fought its (Tail To Pegs 6. Column I) : our Minor Accident Zictirns Treated Here FwiObnlnor accident victims were fiffijHiover the holiday at the AdadHKinty memorial hospital and James Brown, of 35 Jghn street, received painful about the head, face nd when a car in which he «a Mdl ■ near Wren. Ohio, Tues ay Krning. struck a telephone ole md he was thrown partially browo Ike windshield. ’Mnft Mitchel of route an Decahis hand In < omblne hila Working on the Tom Noli »Th Monday evening about 8:30 cloewHe suffered seven contuama ahd lacerations. Danny Shockey, dt,B3<i North Ninth street. Destar. all down Tuesday afternoon, his knee on some gravel, stitches to close the Emenfhlser of route fell from a car on hick ke was working Tuesday afand cut a deep gash on the high also requiring stitches 0 TOUperature reading democrat thermometer Wow— rw • ••• 68 W:fl» a. m. 78 F' m * -•— - *3 mBB wk atm kb •and continued warm it and Thursday.

Nurses Wade Ashore In France . MA w L —flr w BL i gSfi < w J I • ' k, K ''Ttk rMrl - Mr . FIRST AMERICAN NURBEB to land In France are shown above walking up from the surf after wilding ashore. Underfoot is a traction mat laid by U. 8 army engineers to permit passage of the vehicles over the soft send.

U. S. Bombers Strike Double Blow At Europe Attack Axis Europe From Both British And Italian Bases London July S—(lTP) —American alrj»ower «truck a smashing double blow at Axis Europe, today, sending some SOO heavy bomber* and fighter* against Nazi target* and a wide belt of northern France, Belgium and Holland while other four engined raider* struck from Italy at Toulon and the Bezler* railway yard* on the French Mediterranean coast. Another large force of Allied bomber*, presumably American, streamed out arrow* th- British East coast at C p. in. this evening, beading toward the southeast and flying at a great height. The ItaltaindMsed bomheiM included a relatively small group of Sth air force flying fortresses and Mustang fighters which landed lit Italy last week after concluding the war'a fit st England Russia Italy Shuttle bombing of the continent. The shuttle raider* blasted Beziers and then went on across France to return to their British bases, completing a 7.000-mile flight that liegan on June 21 when they l*omft>ed he Ruhhtnd oil refinery in eastern Germany and landed at secret fields in Husiia On June 36 the fortresses and (Turn To Pass I. Column »> oFarm Bureau Women To Buy Clubmobile Collection Is Made At Bureau's Picnic The free will offering taken Bunday at the county farm bureau picnic at Berne toward the purchase of a Red Crota clubmobile amounted to 1120.05. Mr*. Harry Crownover, county leader, announced today. The women's organization of the farm bureau has as an objective, the purchase of a clubmobile for use on battle fronts throughout the world. An outflt costs 15.500. fully equipped. Following Governor Bchrlcker'a address, the 4-H club girls took up a collection and the money received will be used toward the purchase of a clubmobile. A letter from Cpl Paul Glendeeing, former of Geneva, now stationed in England, is reproduced in thia Issue of the paper, which tells of the popularity of the Red Crees rlnhmnhilee in that engntry and how they are used In Italy ahd France.

$56,000 In Stolen Jewels Recovered 'lndianapolis, July 5 — (UP) — Mr*. Martha E. Smith, a telephone company attendant, wasn't worried today afxhit receiving a reward tor the return of M 6.000 worth of stolen Jewels which she found in a telephone booth during a routine check. She said that it was in ■'line of duty.” The gem* were in a purse stolen from Mrs. 'Marguerite Jackson White Monday night and were in a secret compartment. The thief took a change purse containing >lO but overlooked the valuable jewelry. ' Will Take Bids For Repair Os Bridges County To Receive Bids During August Bid* for the repair of three bridges in Blue Creek township, which were weakened with the dreging of the ditch and heavy rains, will be received early In August. Thurman! Brew, county auditor said today. Engineer Ralph Roop filed an estimate of 116.000 on the Urgent of the three bridge improvement* and Is preparing plan* and estimate* on the other two, which will be filed with the commissioner* next Monday. Al! three bridge* will be conFructed m repair Jobs. Heretofore the county appropriated 127.941 for one new bridge, on which the estimate for repairing the /pan, including new abutments and approaches i* |16,'«0. The unused fund* will be resppraprlated along with additional money for the other swo bridge*. The county council will be called about July 21 to act on th- appropriation request*, which will then be submitted to the stats tax board for approval. If state approval la given, the commissioner* will advertise for bids at the early meeting In August. The bridge near Salem is closed to traffic The bridge Itself ha* sunk down about four feet. William Ehnsam, county surveyor, stated. The three project* will exceed 526.000 in coat It is believed. Court House Dome And Coping To Be Painted A contract is being prepared by Feed L. Lltterer, county attorney, employing Everett Melton to paint the court house dome and -oping around the clock face*. Mr. Melton has agreed to do therwork at >3 and hour. iMelton was the steeple jack who repaired the flag pole two weeks ago. For his work he received IM 25 including the painting of the pole and cupola. The Cvauly commissioners decided to complete the paluGitg of the dome, the contrast of the utspainted part showing the need of a dress',ng up.-

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Saipan Battle In Final Phase; Sink Jap Ships Captured; U. S. Fleet Strikes 650 Miles Os Tokyo Pearl Harbor, July 5.— (UP) — l The campaign to wrest Saipan from the Japanese entered the final phase today as new strikes wore reported against the Vongi and Volcano Islands. 850 miles from Tokyo, by u powerful U. 8. naval task force which sank or damaged six enemy ships, including four destroyers, and knocked out 104 planee. (A Japanese communique, broadcast by Tokyo radio and reported by FCC. acknowledged that "powerful" American forces, supported by tanka, planes and warships, steadily was penetrating the Japanese positions on Saipan and said "confused fighting is taking place here and there.") U. 8. marines, driving up the west coast of Saipan, captured Garapan, the first Japanese city to i fall to Americans in the Pacific, . and Tanapag harbor while other ground forces advanced along a line all the way to the east coast to squeeze the enemy into a nine square mile area at the northern tip of the island. Fall of the Marianas' admtnistra- . five center and the important land i locked harbor came as Vice AdI mirai Marc A. Mitscher's carrier • task force hit the Bonins and . Volcanos with waves of plauea i and tons of sheila from the guns * of crulserz and destroyers. i The task force, which struck the island groups of Japan's inner defense line for the second time in a month, opened the new attack on Sunday by raiding Iwo Jima. key Island of the Volcanos. The American fliers shot down 1 39 enemy planes and probably 16 othery while 24 additional planes were destroyed on the ground in the initial attack. On Monday the American forces, with cruisers and destroyers Join ITurn Tn Paw* 1. Column 1> | o War Bond Purchase Thursday Good For Theater Admission Co-operating with all America's theaters the Adams of this city, will hold a "Free Movie Day" on Thursday. July 6. Any person who buys a war bond on that day will he admitted free. Many programs on national radio network will be broadcast tonight to announce and publicize the plan. The idea is simple—all you have to do is to buy a bond at the bank or poatofifee on Thursday. Then show the bond or your receipt for the same with rhe date. July 8. stamped on it. to the cashier at the Adams and will lie admltt.ui free to ass Kay Kyser In “Swing Fever." O? you can leave your order for a bond at the theater Thursday and you will see the show without charge <As a result of “Free Movie Day." the motion picture industry hopes to give enough impetiM in the closing days of the fifth war loan to push the sale of bonds over the quota.

Hitler Warns Germans They Are Fighting For Very Existence

London, July 5.— (UP I f— Adoi Hitler, In the grimmest speech of his career, warned today that Germany was fighting for Ita very existence and acknowledged that the Allies have far outstripped the reich in war production. He told German arms and othor war production loaders at his headquartern that “this gigantic struggle for the fate of the German nation io deciding the future of many generations to come ” "1 know that unheard of strength, nerves and determination are necessary to survive tn such times as the present," ho oaid. “But I also know that the guiding star of all our actions is the one unchangeable principle that wo will not capitulate, however great the dlfacuities that face os'* In what amounted tn a doepeflite appAl to bls people to keep hghtIng despite defeats and overwhelm Ing odds, Hitler called on everyone

I U. S. Submarines Sink 17 Jap Ships - Nine Supply Ships Sunk By British Washington, July s.—(UP)—The sinking of 17 more Japanese ships, including a light cruiser aftd destroyer, by American submarines was announced today by Becreiary of Navy James Forrestal who said the campaign against enemy shipping would be accelerated by the U. 8. advance Into the Marianas islands. The navy disclosure followed an admiralty announcement In Ixmdou that British submarines had sunk nine Japanese supply ships during recent far eastern patrols, making a total of 26 Japanese ship losses reported today by the Allies. Forrestal estimated that between one third and one-half of an estimated 7.<»0®.000 tons of shipping possessed by the Japanese at the start of the war has been destroyed by American armed forces. At the same time, Forrestal told a news conference that "completion of (he Rai pa n operation may be expected with confidence" and that there is evidence of disorganization among the Japanese defenders. He warned, however, that the “main battles are still to come” In the Pacific. But U. 8. forces have, he added, approached the point where they can force the enemy "to stand up and fight." Forrestal said he had no illusions that >e fighting the enemy will do when cornered will Im* anything but bitter and costly. "The final battles vary likely will come on land." he continued. "The war in the Pacific goes well but it is still a iong war." Producing a chart of merchant losses by the Japanese. Forrestal pointed out that the last few quarters have brought a rising trend In enemy ship losses. “Our attack against the lifelines of the Japanese empire progresses with mounting success, even though some of our submarine skippers have begun to complain about the scarcity of targets." Forrestal commented. Cily Water Supply ' Is Back To Normal Lift Sprinkling Bon For Local Citizens The water supply In the city cistern has been brought back up to normal and citizens may begin a sparing use of it for sprinkling, the I water department reported at the regular meeting of the cily council Tuesday night. However. If consumption be comes too great and the water in the cistern begins to drop it will be necessary to re-lsaue the ban on lawn sprinkling, members of the water department said. The department also recommended the purchase of the Teeple prop i erfy east of Decatur for the use of i new wells which can be turned di-' rectiy into the city’s mains and eventuaßy be used as a . Ue for a municipal water softening plant. The teat well drilled on the property Is now producing in excess of 280 gallons per minute and the probable production will be <Tam Ts Fa— 6. Cohusa 8)

I to emulate his forcea at the front, I where "our gallant soldier* are ac- - compllshlng what seems impossible and do not ohrlnk from tasks which i seem Impossible to carry out." ' "If you will look to thia heroism, you will understand my unshakable faith." Hitler said. “Victory will reward us for everything the individual has sacrificed, tor all the ; troubles which we have had to shoulder, and for all the blood sacrifices made by families." The speech, reported by the German transocean and the DNB news agencies, was regarded here M the , gloomiest and most foreboding ever made by Hitler, exceeding even that following Italy's capitulation last year Though he did not mention the Allied Invasion of France the Anglo-American victories in Italy and the Rod army's break-throughs (TuraTe Page t, Column t)

Americans Smash Into Vital Transport Town During Fierce Battle

■ SIOO,OOO a Day for Three Days! That’jt a lot of money in any man's country, you might say, but bond sales will have to average that amount for the next three days if Adams county is to ' meet its Fifth War Loan quota of $1,473,300 by Saturj day night. i With actual sales of $1,065,374.50 to date, and alkx-ations and payroll credits of another SIOO,OOO to Im* made, this county lacks approximately $300,000 of , going over the top with the Fighting Fifth, Theislore (iraliker, county bond chairman, announced today. "To keep the county’s magnificent record clean and I to show the men from this county who are fighting and dying in France, Italy, the South Pacific and China, isn’t there some way we can meet the challenge and sub--1 scribe our share of the loan,’’ the chairman pleaded, i The bond drive closes Saturday, although purchases 1 made during the month will be credited to the Fifth ( War Loan. The ignominy of defeat faces the county for i the first time since the outbreak of war and patriotic citizens were called upon to help erase the possibility of ‘ the odium attached to failure. Individual sales are $448,396, quota $600,000. Corporation sales are $606,978, quota $873,300. ' Are we Backing the Attack?

! Contract Is Signed I For Building Sewer l , Yost Company Bid I Accepted By City I —— i The city council Tuesday night accepted a bid from the Yost i Construction company to build a sewer along Ninth street a* requested by the General Electric company. When the bid was first consid. ered by the council it was rejected because It included a provision calling for an additional sum for repairing the black top street after the sewer had been install, ed, which would have made the total cost over the estimate However, the council adjourned in continued session and was able I to contact Cat Yost after the reguI lar meeting and re.negotiated the ' bld. so that the Yost Construction . company Is now to dig the sewer and cover it with dirt and gravel, for the estimated cost of the project. The city will do the black topping after the ground ha* settled. On this basis the contract was slgn-d. The amount of the final contract was *Z.l4P.3f>. The city engineer filed hi* plan* and *peclflcatlona for the proposed Johnson street aewer. which runs , about IlM) feet from the Intersec. tion of West and Elm streets. The , estimated cost was 1222. The , council will receive any objections or remonstrances at Its next regu(Turn To Pture t. Column *) ' o Persons In Service Buy $8,700 In Bonds County's Service Men And Women Aid Fighting to maintain their country’s freedom and Independence with their hard-earned dollars as well as with their lives. Adams county men and women In the armed services have purchased 12.700 in bond* thus tar in the fifth war loan drive. Theodore Graliker. county bond chairman, was advised today "These men and women have given up the comforts of home their former earning* and potential earning power In these day* of big Income and wage* to fight for their country. In addition, they have deducted from thlelr nominal pay checks amounts tor the purchase of bonds They are doing more than their part and we folks back her* on the home front should meet the challenge and subscribe oar share of th* loan." the chairman atatad Adam* county lacks approximately *200,000 of going over the top. (Tarn Te Page 5. Celuraa 1}

Nazis Evacuate Kowel Area To Advancing Reds Soviet Forces Roll Forward; Evacuate From East Prussia London. July S—(UP)-Berlin reported today that the German* had pulled out of the Kowel area of old Poland 171 mile* *outheast of War*aw. and Stockholm dlspat. che* *aid German civilian* were being evacuated from part* of East Prussia toward which the Red army wa* rolling at a rate of a inlle an hour. The German high command ac. kllowiedged the lo** of Kowel, the last strong point ea*t of it* Bug river def-n»e line in that sector, and supplementary Berlin comI menl Indicated a sizeable piece of territory had been yielded to the Russian*, giving them a spring board for the lower arm of a pin cer* push against Warsaw. A Bern dispatch to the Rtockholm newspaper Dagbladet said the Nazis had begun removing civilians from the border region of East Prussia, and 15.000 already had moved westward out of the Immediate path of the Russian force* some 150 mile* to the east. Many East Prussian families have arrived In Austria, the Stockholm advice* said, but a majority of the evacuees were going Into eastern Germany because of transportation difficulties. Another Swiss report relayed through Stockholm said 40.000 evacuee* from Poland and thBaltic* — mostly German farmer* and official* — were hurrying toward Koenig»berg. capital of East Prussia. By the same account*, the German* began the evacuation of Latvia, with many engineer* and technical experts already out of the country from whose border the Russian* were only 10 mile* away. (Turn To P*»» t. Column 7) 'O'' Order Vacant Lot Owners Cut Weeds The city council Tuesday night took action In which it notified the board of health to order owner* of vacant lot* to cut the weed*. It was reported that the efty employe* are now engaged in cutting weed* along the city *treet*. Dr, James Burk, secretary of the city board of health, announced today that the weed* should be ent on or before July 19 or they will be ent by the city street department and charged to the property owner*

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F Railroad Station In La Haye-Du Puits Is Captured; Violent Battle In Streets Allied Supremo Headquarter!, taudon, July 5 (UP)—American xhock troop! drove into the French transport center of lai Haye-Du Pulta today, captured the railroad Htatlon and were Hlazhing forward in violent afreet tlghting within 300 yards of the center of the ahell.acarred town Gen- Dwight D. Elsenhower'! headquarters confirmed front report! of a savage liattle at close quarters In the streets of lai HayeIht Puits. and said th.- Normandy town was invested from the northwest, northeast and south, east. United Press correspondent James McGlincy. reporting the penetration of the vital town in the west coast sector of the lower Uherlxiurg peninsula, said other American forces were driving in from the east and west, threaten. Ing to trap the German garrison unless It gets out quickly. The American right flank along the coast advanced two miles, McGlincy reported, while the lighting front spread to the area due west of Carentan where U. 8. forcea made limited progress yes. terday before a German counter, attack nudged them back. Al the other end of the Nor. mandy front, Canadian troops who had seized most of the Caen. Carpiquet air fleid were forced by German pressure to reorganize their positions. A headquarter! ! spokesman said they now were 6oa | yards west of the airfield hangars, which were In enemy hands. Several German tanks were knocked out and some prisoners taken In the heavy battle raging around the Carpiquet airfield. A front report said the Canadians and Germans were facing each other across tne ruluet runways, but the town of carpiquet was firmly in Allied nands. Although the 'atest reports to headquarters said only that the Americana were fighting their way through the streets of lai Haye-Du Puits, some quarters felt that the town might already be in U. 8. hands, since it :s a market town of 1,300 through which a man normally could walk in io minutes. Field dispatches said that the attack which resulted tn the penetration of the town began thia morning after a German counter, thrust was repulsed during th.night. Allied planes blasted the defenses in front of the town and artillery laid down a thundering barrage. The Americans swarmed In along the main road Into the town, running between two dominating hills captured in the last two days. By noon the spearhead was past the rail station and (Turn Tn P*«s 1. Column 4) -"— Salvage Pickup In Preble On Thursday City Truck To Moke Paper, Can Pickup Phil Sauer, city street commissioner. will extend the "good neighbor" policy to the community of Preble, be announced today. Waste paper and tin cans will be picked up there Thursday morning The people of Preble have been se patriotic ae any in the county, but for some reason they had I wen overlooked in the schedules to pick up paper and tin cana. One of the citizens last week reported to city officials that cans had been saved at her bouse until tehy ha druated. The matter was referred to Mr. Sauer, who had a delivery of cinders to make at Preble Thursday. Mr. Bauar Immediately made arranxetnentl tn e(ck nn the paper and cans and raturn them to Doeotiir when the truck came hack People of that village are requested to have their paper and tin caas piled in front of their bunles Thursday morning.

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